tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54023752155032585992024-02-06T21:14:54.263-05:00Phines Family UpdatesAmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-60801477689713205422013-12-13T15:03:00.002-05:002013-12-13T15:03:40.066-05:00Life LessonsSometimes as a parent you hope and pray that the life lessons you are trying to teach your babies are sticking. Over the last year and a half the lesson for our family has been consistent. Consistently that everything happens for a reason and that God has a plan for every event and that we should not worry over everything and just trust him. This is our way of making it through deployments sanely and this last deployment brought it to the front. It was a daily discussion in our house. This last deployment they were old enough to understand this idea and truly live by it. It is the only way we made it through this roller coaster of a PCS from Kansas because only God knew what was going to happen with us because we sure had NO idea :).<br />
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It is easy to forget when things are going good and not remember when things aren't going the way you want them too. Well JT just learned this lesson again and is a good reminder for all of us. He wrestled all season and did a great job of switching from Jitz to wrestling. He was finally getting comfortable with the wrestling rules and style and was preparing to have serious wrestle offs to make the state team. Then came Thanksgiving :)...he of course breaks his hand blocking a move that normally would do nothing. Fast forward a couple weeks and he is done wrestling for the Middle School due to not being able to compete in wrestle offs. In the mean time, he has the opportunity to play with 8th grade band at festival which requires him bringing home his instrument (not an easy task on the bus and one that Stephanie says I am never allowed to make him do LOL). This lesson has officially sunk in because he has realized that by him not being able to be on the MS team he now has time to 1. Bring home his baritone and practice, 2. go to jitz twice a week (which is his true love and something he truly needs in his life) and 3. he will still be able to wrestle twice a week with USA and I can fit my school in around all their schedules by this happening. <br />
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I am so thankful that one lesson we are trying to teach has officially sunk in. Instead of being super upset about not being on the MS wrestling team he turned around and said "Its ok because there is a reason for it." Never in a million years would I have imagined my 12 year old to tell me it's all good because there is a reason because I wouldn't have been able to do everything and you wouldn't have been able to take your late classes as easy. Praise God that my children are truly learning to depend on him and not let life's roller coaster ride get the best of them at an early age. <br />
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<br />AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-38896615489159041552013-12-11T21:41:00.002-05:002013-12-11T21:41:39.985-05:00Time to get back on track...Well it has been FOREVER AGAIN...but it is time to become a little more accountable and document this journey as time is flying and so many memories are happening. The last deployment brought so many life successes and so may new friends and so many changes, but then PCS happened. PCS...when we hear that word it presents so many emotions...it brings a complexity to life that unless you have experienced you really NEVER understand...We knew where we were going, were excited it was Dahlonega. But the roller coaster ride begins...kids have to say goodbye to their friends from the last three years. The two older kids were at an age where it broke their hearts. JT thank goodness has his friend still close by due to them retiring (only 8hrs) but Savannah (who has a really hard time making good girl friends) had to leave Brianna. This was the hardest thing I have ever had to make her do and it still brings tears to my eyes to this day. Thank goodness we went home but this was not so good either LOL...it began the downward spiral of eating habits and workout habits. We had a ton of functional fitness (aka hauling wood from the mountains LOL) but lots of down time too. Then came the time to move to GA. Everyone had a bit of an adjustment. We got here on a Monday, signed for our house on Wednesday, household goods came on Monday, kids started jitz on Monday...then school on Friday. In this process I was job hunting and found a job, but this turned out to be not such a good thing as the hours were very rough on us. Life just seemed to get in the way of eating right and working out...what was the priority for ME was put back on the back burner again.<br />
During my journey from the beginning at 210lbs to 170 lbs while Josh was gone I had so many people message and ask how I did it...message and tell me they had hit the gym because of me and because of this I realized I need to get back on track and become healthy again and show my kids that it is ok to fail but you just have to keep trying. .This was when we left Kansas. <br />
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That way people can have the option to read or not LOL. Not everyone will want to see all my food and read about all my crazy goals met like last time so this time it will be back to my blog...well along with all the fun stuff that is in store with sports, 15 credits next semester, Josh going off to classes and everything else that happens with our family (AKA broken bones lol)!!! So here we go! Back to paleo and back to Allie's killer workouts...just without her :) </div>
<br />AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-78603210140683890522012-09-10T21:28:00.000-04:002012-09-10T21:28:33.078-04:00Deployments are...I was looking up a picture on here a few days ago and read my blog from April...God has some HUGE plans for this deployment....boy was I right. This deployment has had more action packed into the last 4 months. It has brought tears of happiness and tears of sorrow, tears of frustration and tears of absolute relief. Yep this deployment has brought me to tears more time in 4 months than I think I have been in tears in the last 4 years. <br />
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Deployments are NEVER easy...deployments are RARELY fun....deployments are NOT my idea of the greatest way to spend months at a time...but deployments CAN bring changes for the better...they CAN bring absolute joy in moments...they CAN teach us so many things that the civilian world will never have the chance to learn.<br />
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After being married for 12 years I have learned so much about my best friend and husband during this deployment than I could have ever imagined. He has brought me to tears of laughter so many times over the last 4 months and I couldn't be more thankful for him. God's plan to bring us together even closer as a couple is one of the GREATEST blessings I could have ever imagined. This deployment has brought so many blessings and I cherish every single one of them. That is not saying that it hasn't been without its hardships. There have been times when I wonder if I am going to make it...there have been times when I wish my Uncle Ed lived around the corner so I could just sit in his arms and cry...there have been times when I have laid awake at night with worry over his safety...but because of this deployment I have learned that those times when I think I am not going to be able to do another 4 months...<br />
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I have learned that when I just want to sit and cry in my Uncle's arms...<br />
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I have learned that when I am worrying...<br />
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I wasn't lying when I said he had plans for this adventure. Most of his plans have definitely revolved around making sure I have to lean on him. And by being put into situations where I have no choice, I have found it is so much easier to just trust him even when it seems COMPLETELY opposite from what I think I need and want. From this craziness of a deployment I have been blessed to find some amazing friends that I would never have met, I have learned what my children are truly capable of (besides driving me crazy), I have gotten the privilege to stand alongside some amazing people and most of all have learned the hard lesson of sometimes I have to put me first and just say NO! For those of you that know me know that saying NO is next to impossible...but I am learning. I have said NO a lot in the last few weeks and am enjoying having a little breathing room because of it (which will soon stop due to fitting in some time for me to get smoked LOL). <br />
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For the kids it has taught them the lesson of patience and understanding and compassion...life lessons that don't always come easy. JT says the best lesson that he has learned is to make all his friends have a special knock....that started because of an incident that took place this summer and as we were waiting on news they kept knocking on the door...which we all know can make your heart drop somedays...so now all kids have a special knock LOL...he says that was the BEST idea ever because now he doesn't have to get up to go see if its for him, he just knows LOL....gotta love the laziness in that child!!!<br />
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Best of all, I have learned that my husband is an amazing man. He is more than I could have ever imagined and I can't wait until our family returns to full strength!<br />
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I have decided though that it is time to blog the rest of this deployment, so prepare yourself to jump on this roller coaster!!!<br />
<br />AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-67852872839710327912012-04-01T21:51:00.004-04:002012-04-01T21:57:33.416-04:00Deployment ThoughtsOn Tuesday, I will have the opportunity to speak at the Quarterly Resiliency Forum for our battalion about something very dear to my heart. Kids!!! We as adults can cope and we as adults understand our feelings more than kids so it is an honor to be able to speak on kids and how we can help them cope with deployment. Here is my draft for what will hopefully give a few someones some ideas to make it through the next nine months. <div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hey guys. My name is Ami Phines and my hubby will be going on this deployment too. I am here today to just give some ideas on how to help the kids get through the deployment. There is a lot of talk on help if we as adults need it, but hasn’t been discussed much on what to do with the kids. I wanted to pass on some ideas that we have picked up on through the years. But first I want you all to watch this….<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This is a video of my hubby reading to my kids. This may surprise some of you in this room because if you know my husband you know he most definitely is not a big old softy and if you are a scout DO NOT expect any of this to ever show up to any of you. But realizing that he is leaving behind our kids for a good chunk of time, he knows he has a responsibility as a parent to do things BEFORE he leaves to stay connected to them and make that transition as smooth as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Helping kids cope with deployment doesn’t start when your soldier actually is gone. It needs to start now with preparing them for what is to come. Depending on the level of understanding, depends on what you can tell them. How and what you tell them is different for every family. We tell our kids everything from location to job to risk, but I know many people aren’t comfortable with their kids knowing exactly what is going on and so that information will be different for everyone depending on what you want them to know. You do need to understand that the younger ones aren’t going to understand how long the deployment is going to be because their sense of time is non-existent and so having tools to use is very important to help them. This is where some of the tools I will talk about come into play. The soldier leaving needs to make sure to spend quality time with them and not start to pull away from them. If you have every experienced a deployment before you know that before the soldiers actually leave there comes a time where they will start to pull away. This is the time that it is so very important to realize that is happening and make an effort to stay attached to the kids. The spouse would be nice too, but we can comprehend what is happening whereas the kids will be even more confused and hurt and compound what emotions are going to take place. Make sure you take the time to make memories in the next few weeks that will help those kids to remain connected to you though out the deployment and make redeployment that much easier. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->After the soldiers leave, those of us left behind are left to carry on the load of both parents. How we react to the separation will project onto the kids. For us we have a timeframe. We give ourselves 48 hours to be emotional if I need to, eat junk food watch movies and be a bum. After that it is time to suck it up and it is up to me to set the example. If I am falling apart, my kids will fall apart and my husband won’t be able to concentrate completely on the task at hand. If I am holding strong then my kids will hold strong, Josh knows that I have things under control and his focus over there can be 100% and his job and safety will be that much better for it. Kids will try anything and everything while they are gone. When they were younger of course they tried the “I miss Daddy and that’s why I cut my sisters hair” routine where everything they did wrong was because they missed Dad and now we are into the what can I get away with since Dad is gone. To the Dad is gone and that’s why I did it, your response should be “Yes I am sure you do miss Dad but guess what…that is no excuse to make a poor choice and your consequence is still the same.” (and in reality for us it is much better than if Dad was here and they know it) They need to know that just because your spouse is gone it doesn’t mean you give in because they are gone or you are going to be in for a LONG deployment of mind games in which you won’t win. By keeping things consistent and keeping a routine you are giving them stability in a situation in which they have no control. The consistency is the key to making sure that they don’t see what they can get away with for long. They will test, they will push but keeping those boundaries is important. Now with all this said it does not mean that I don’t have breakdowns, because I do. It is healthy, it is going to happen, but there is a constructive way to deal with it. Do they see me cry? Sure sometimes but not all the time. Is it ok for them to cry and miss them…most definitely so long as it doesn’t become an excuse to not take out the trash or go to bed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]--> Everyone needs two people during the deployment…one you call when you wake up in the morning and think “I am done”. You call and they tell you guess what…your big girl panties are in the dryer…get them on and deal with it and it will be ok. The other person is the one you can depend on to be there at a moment’s notice. If I stop by Lindsay’s house and say here are my kids I am checking out for an hour and getting a pedicure she will say ok see you in an hour with no questions asked. You all have access to 16 free hours a month in childcare! USE IT..you can use a center or an FCC provider. It will help you to reset and stay fresh and give yourself time for yourself. It makes you able to handle those temper tantrums that much easier. As much as that sounds like I am telling you how to cope instead of the kids, that is one of the most important keys to helping the kids get through it. If you are mentally sound, your kids will be ready to go and a positive and strong attitude will facilitate a much easier deployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->As we all know, when there is only one adult to cook for (this does not apply to those of us with teenagers and pre teens and we can’t keep enough food in the house) it is sometimes hard to cook healthy for just us and the kids. But believe it or not, the healthy eating is important to a successful deployment by keeping things “normal” and keeping their bodies healthy which in turn makes for more consistent and better attitudes. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->For those of us with older kids, this probably isn’t your first and you are probably well prepared and know that open communication is the key. The fun things can still happen but since they grasp the concepts of time and deployment, open communication and ensuring they know you are there for them is the most important coping skill.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Now for the fun stuff! When most kids hear deployment if they have done it, they think UGH. But they don’t have to think UGH. Make it fun! Make new memories that happen only during deployments or separations. Find something that you and the kids love to do or steal an idea from a friend or steal some of what we do. Every deployment has brought us a new thing to add. The first deployment brought books on tape, daddy bears, Friday night living room night, and the daddy dolls and some serious travelling. The second deployment brought books on video, daddy bears, trash can countdowns, Friday night living room nights, skittle jars and two moves across country just us! This deployment brings everything from the second deployment but now we are upping the fun a little with ice cream for breakfast on Saturdays and some serious training and travelling with jiu jitsu. We tried the ice cream during NTC and I can say the fact that my kids were bummed he was coming home already tells me it worked. By making the deployment fun and doing things that ONLY happen when he is gone has given my kids something positive to look forward to instead of just dreading missing him. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Now to explain some of the fun ways to introduce to your kids to make this upcoming deployment as fun as it can be.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Trash can countdown: I found that when they were little days were too overwhelming to countdown so instead we counted down trash days. I made a chart of trashcans and every time we took the trash to the curb we crossed it off. I made some with 38 trash cans (b/c I always plan for the worst and unexpected) and there are copies in the back you are more than welcome to take. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->As you saw I had Josh read books to the kids while I video-taped before the last deployment. They can be your child’s favorite books or books that pertain to the deployment. Ours have always been We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, Daddy Promises (which is a book about A Father’s promise to take care of his child and is Christian based), and Daddy All Day Long which is a book about how much Owen and his Daddy love each other. These were just reminders to them that he still loved them and thought about them while he was gone. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Daddy Bears many of you may know about. Ours are no longer bears but bears, monkeys and puppies. They are just build a bears with a message to your child. When they were younger, right before Josh left he would hug and kiss them over and over and over. That way at night or when they were sad they could always get a hug and a kiss from Dad because the bear was holding onto them for them. They always got a hug and a kiss before bed along with super tucks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->We do Friday night living room night. We all sleep in the living room, make popcorn, and watch movies and TV. There is no set bedtime that night and that is the ONLY night of the week they stay up late. Even if they are little tiny you can still do something fun like this. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Skittle Jars: The kids all decorate their own jar however they want with paints and stickers. We add on stickers because after all having 300+ skittles is going to be a disaster and for little ones is very frustrating. I do one month of skittles at a time and remove a sticker everytime they are gone. You can use any candy you want for this, we just like to do skittles. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->For the younger kids, Daddy/Mommy Dolls are a great tool to use. A picture of their parent on a doll for them to have. These can be found at daddydolls.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Flat Daddies and Flat Mommies are another useful tool for some. Having a life size picture of Dad or Mom helps some kids cope with long term separations. You can order these from flatdaddies.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The new one for us is ice cream for breakfast on Saturdays. I wasn’t sure how this one would work but it is AMAZING when you think of it as my kids did. I was informed that it wasn’t enough because it was ONLY 36 Saturdays and so ONLY 36 ice cream sundaes before their dad comes home. When you look at it like that, this 9 months is gonna fly!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span><span style="font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"> ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Most important. You can NEVER give enough of those hugs and kisses, I love you’s and high fives enough while they are gone. They are kids, they are facing things they can’t control and in many cases can’t comprehend. They will have tantrums (from little tiny to the older and way smarter than we are age) but they NEED that reassurance that you love them and are there for them. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-69687818342063569582012-04-01T21:47:00.002-04:002012-04-01T21:51:18.256-04:00Only a short while...And things have changed so drastically in our family! God has some HUGE plans for this deployment I think and is preparing us for what is to come. I am finished with FCC full time and am just subbing for now. I am looking forward to hopefully getting into the classroom sometime in the near future but with a deployment looming and school to finish who knows what is going to happen! <div>The kids have started soccer, jiu jitsu and running club! We are going to be so very very busy! I cant wait to see where life is going to take us now!!! </div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-15284849320224399522012-02-19T12:18:00.002-05:002012-02-19T12:45:10.848-05:00A Typical Week Of Play!<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">As an FCC Provider I am responsible for many kids throughout the day. I currently have 5 besides my own three and others that float in and out. In this life where kids are expected to grow up so fast, I am more concerned with letting the kids be kids and play and learn through their experiences. Our weeks are so very packed full of fun from blocks and dramatic play to outside time and circle times full of silly songs and actions and of course some amazing books! But along with these day to day activities I try to throw in some fun and messy stuff!!!</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Here was our last week (which was only 4 days LOL)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><br /><table style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; width: auto; "><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/i9ZsaH0ke6mh60AcIxrbAS6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXMtxb4_Q1DFojCMFt1jCIqfXIROKAabrbEOIg538G3AUiatdrXrduGJPtv8Tun4iJskuoHZWxZ9OnQiZaXOiCFnlEttwWlg-U0rrLI-tlE6h5Sc3FUoyrEoS7IugJD6ZvpL8iWPgf7MP/s400/photo%2520%252825%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">A little pink playdough with red glitter was made and played with for Valentines Day!</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><br /></span></div><br /><table style="font-family: Georgia, serif; width: auto; "><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/M0_tRJsjRdrooulkVNFmSS6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6eVNHEZ_IHg0V2US-CVSt6l5olr0yKSrb-UIWtBh5cyvmwID_MKDHspXfYvOlz2cbIeKoiyfp5lE61JrZ8T3yvbPQDUrKC7Y_KhCs0IIsaunIONJM6vMpWUvbLhWVf9jP4z-PBhC1wgI/s400/photo%2520%252826%2529.JPG" height="400" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span>Just a little light table play with water beads.</span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uo02jr35xllSIjBLrMdDGS6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08B4Py3nR4rhUW38Vz9Hea790e7-fT70RbLqG6m6FLmKtqfFDJ8DJ_T8-Ex_88BTi7UjTLMZP9mlmvNGZ2LsavgA9RpTLq_eFXGcIgZ1xytphy-NaCEAvQlbeaDPqbqmWXVzf9KWKvKhY/s400/photo%2520%252827%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span >Some fun Snow Candy (Maple syrup and butter boiled and then poured over snow)</span><div><span ><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RYAZiMe6NTOaV1z1leGqZy6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEHQvzCALXJPBfbm-sjdvDey5jD8liAkiVp6GLpwidmjYDgUvizeG45QLfMjw_8_DTVWL1HiJqIaCRkivyFs31FYoSjEnxo3DXcpI_PBHW51t9CRRipzyGNDyP5Hkah7OC1fFwgzGVpME/s400/photo%2520%252828%2529.JPG" height="400" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span >Some Popcorn Kernel Painting!!! </span></div><div><span ><br /></span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6K3QI_NkO_CIxr0bLfx6Ny6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyouSgk9p5N3lwh9UNkh5zafiG-qhyObSoj15GuvXKZ6ZTacHysUBTvBfIbQuilJGPru-k0Fz8i2XRA2SO5bMNtFr6FHOu8wv-Y69Bm5_zBbCWGXuuiwsu0-wZu7gPIiagXBUYqewfzjXv/s400/photo%2520%252832%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span >A tent sounded fun to them which then evolved into this....</span><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nymcrrmSiUtEolDX5gzJAC6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xwEVIxv75cY/T0EyQX6yftI/AAAAAAAAKbs/JSWZ8xOhdvQ/s400/photo%2520%252829%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FszUI4rhXiXI5fkN0FF0HS6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNX_nq5TDtS6gp_QQzOK9QMlDQ6T-f10EmfkrImw1-cDyECHu_Qea43FzCMba1JSmnDYTWJh1aV76bF4p1pvmxk_7WNt3mzT1KEkf7A-QzZEGJx38hWBXtCenWfasStbUP4T0tNXHAgH3/s400/photo%2520%252834%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span >Mining for gold and jewels (depending on which kid you asked :p)</span></div><div><span ><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bMpvmSfLahMxDaJee_dTLy6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASxcDLVqNSPl__lADpUYu7q4GyQRXwSOrY0pYxEyWTsYmPnSEDSVjV9AEq_Rt5m0j6iBWaE36VhIk4jg85NenpdGLqYH137ownd-C0Y6zyvoH_NObiMyvlHHpAnw9f97DbFesUE4yEdeu/s400/photo%2520%252833%2529.JPG" height="400" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span >Just a little puff painting taking place during the popcorn painting (we had 10 kids here that day LOL)<br /></span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/h4GMy_T4S5xmAYRyX8D4Ki6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKbNsJnF2F95WlVNLoKzLj9JIR3tGJiUK0e8GbHsJa5dPTTelAsmzKeTxd29wuExQw-yJh-0RzanMTwbYHy5s42K5DKKe1gGvlcvVMv1L1Odz1lLm8XJta8DBSF3s3-Ugqbifzy74GWqX/s400/photo%2520%252831%2529.JPG" height="400" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span >Some bleeding tissue paper art which inevitably stained my counters and tables into those beautiful colors too!</span></div><div><span ><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W_MDrONSi8HVw78qVDXSSy6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FyNg1_1MXmw_Llh1o_BoBl2InOAZHOoJQJMcl6_08mNRkZX6FRlZKjKU1i4l7ZDEu0mUpNu5dnZrYQiYPeRDkgiqwDzTbkPN6yYtbbpASsK6mJ7wnXL_8PEyqNAO0qqwcTPjoYtreg1X/s400/photo%2520%252830%2529.JPG" height="299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span >And of course we had to end the week with a beautiful day outside playing in puddles! </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Through all of this so many lessons were learned that I couldn't even begin to "teach"...instead I let them learn them as they go and get the pleasure of playing like a kid and learning lessons of my own right along with them (like only straight bleach takes out the tissue paper stains LOL). </span></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-50386779538825136682012-02-18T10:08:00.003-05:002012-02-18T10:28:47.919-05:00WOAH!!!!!It has been over a year since I blogged. Between school, work, kids and life I just didn't have the time! I have decided that it is time to start again though. We have so many changes and adventures upcoming and keeping track of them all will be an adventure in itself!<br /><br />One of the upcoming adventures is explained in this picture.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NqHQPlWQb99_g6UlrQMWky6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JDxjVlkYj4U/Tz_AsqFAJ_I/AAAAAAAAKbA/aY2XOmux7ig/s640/photo%2520%252823%2529.JPG" height="640" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Anyone that is involved in our lifestyle knows what those colors mean. It means another separation, another stint as a single mom, another time for tears to fall. But they also mean so much fun, so many new memories made, and so many new lessons to be learned!!!!<br /><br />For us a deployment brings on new challenges, new ideas, and of course a time for growth as a family and as individuals. Many of you see the major things on FB but this is a place for all those little things that make us, us and make us the Phines family.<br /><br />Now that NTC is in progress we have already started our adventures.<br />Our first deployment seven years ago started living room night! It is so much easier now that they actually watch a whole movie and snuggle instead of me watch a movie while they play like toddlers :) The second deployment brought in the trash can countdown, the skittle jar, and the new adventure every weekend. We of course did the trash can countdown even if it was only a few...the skittle jars are being decorated and the new adventures have to wait until basketball and soccer are over (well those are an adventure in themselves). This deployment we are introducing a new activity to make our lives a little more enjoyable!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JNyLeYXIVeBtkMvrDin0ry6OmIknCt5_OGyQJDyaEJk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMukbn8LhfVYjNszYW_Ybjv32d0rFp7B_r9lEilM0689Mx_NnqxXtWtPm95ZD48bC0mLAIYKbvOV-SDJ6ZgxAAwKm1vvv3I97xJT96wn8qT7DwQz0y7FYidL3DRd51KaQAKzhSvYXPdcp/s640/photo%2520%252824%2529.JPG" height="640" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103320595102377142238/BlogPics?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOa9rM38utKCYQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blog Pics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I mean who wouldn't want ice cream for breakfast on Saturdays!!! <div><br /></div><div>So as we start this blog again, be sure to stay tuned for all our adventures from deployment to FCC to sports and our visits all over the western US that are upcoming! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-84547619816939634462011-01-10T12:51:00.002-05:002011-01-10T13:12:39.860-05:00SNOW DAY!!!Well it is January and we finally have snow. I remember last winter we moved to Montana in December! Of course we came to snow and by the time Josh came home in May for R/R guess what!!! We still had snow!!! I remember thinking that UGH I am SOOO sick of the snow!!! We were just ready for summer and the lake! Well here we are a year later and we are all so happy to have snow again. There is just something about watching snow fall from the sky that I find relaxing. <div><br /></div><div>Of course I wake up this morning and no school! Then I find out NO EXTRA KIDS!!! WOOHOOO day off for all of us. We all slept in and snuggled and watched some CSI. Then it was time to jump out of bed, grab the snow-gear and head outside for some wintery fun! So glad that I thought ahead and ordered the kids stuff on clearance. I did find out that JT and Savannah REALLY need new BOGS so that is going to be taken care of today :) </div><div><br /></div><div>It was surprising to me how many kids were not outside! At home the first snow of the year brings EVERYONE out to play and not just for 5 minutes. Kids spend hours out in the snow and come inside and warm up and then head back out. I am so glad that my kids have learned to love and enjoy the cold crisp winter conditions and have found that no matter what fun can be had outside. </div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nyL6ogxB9UpQwGi-tkpp8Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJu-SYk5I/AAAAAAAADX4/t-eNkQXltZM/s400/IMG_0516.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/D4lQidGL_0sB9SVX4Y0Ylg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJwu1xeBI/AAAAAAAADYE/MLdFK65iYU4/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MjRiQurQ4US0-G_DKojNOA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJytCEKnI/AAAAAAAADYU/M0pkiC74_cw/s400/IMG_0523.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XS01zh5IM-9GePNX7DVZ9w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ0bBS_WI/AAAAAAAADYg/PFcDBItVBFI/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1z3lhDXziz6wk04sfj2big?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ2txrDOI/AAAAAAAADY0/NhyVrO4I38A/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bfOtdsPdnYgXkRzGFdim3g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ7vJFVfI/AAAAAAAADZU/j8bye5_cM4g/s400/IMG_0539.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y6euVg9fU4uqa0huoRb6rw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ7yBMhuI/AAAAAAAADZY/CfEUSC1yamA/s400/IMG_0540.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FEBkGTryh2NhEK69ulHWDg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ8lmggtI/AAAAAAAADZg/dYxmkSbQCY0/s400/IMG_0541.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_A831Bsg_EyliOa5k_hKDQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStJ_t7i1qI/AAAAAAAADZ0/U1UufSYcwks/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Kosmo and I joined them and we had a great time! Kosmo was so happy to play! He chased snowballs, rolled all around and acted like he was a puppy again. The kids really got to giggling at him and his silly antics. </div><div><br /></div><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/79FJUP9qG-CQs4iqjINIqg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStKErB4PHI/AAAAAAAADaE/mQAvNrMdPiA/s400/IMG_0550.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Then of course it was time for some good old Snow Ball!!!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UiMrLT4KoLXTkZ8l8zHzdw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TStKHxUF_DI/AAAAAAAADaQ/nr583R3X760/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SnowDays?feat=embedwebsite">Snow Days</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-52347008898203768482011-01-01T12:31:00.002-05:002011-01-01T12:35:30.970-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!Happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2011 brings you all wonderful and fun adventures. I know that for us we have an exciting move, but that also means those sad goodbyes. We will have a double dose as the kids and I head to Montana first before Georgia but it will all be worth it!!!!<div><br /></div><div>Today we start off the New Year with total relaxation. The kids go back to school this week, Josh goes back to work and the kids return full-time! Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will have great fun adventures to share! </div><div> </div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-54153888005849548052010-12-27T20:43:00.004-05:002010-12-27T21:16:04.978-05:00WOW!Well the last time I updated this blog we were in the mode of getting ready for Josh to come home on R/R and getting ready to move to Ft Riley, KS. Now 8 months later we have had an insane amount of things happen. The kids are all adjusted to their new schools, Josh is back home in the states and working a normal Army job (after almost 5 years that was a huge adjustment), and I am fully into life as a Family Child Care Provider again. But now that we have all settled in our awesome house, made some great friends, and adjusted to life in Kansas, it is time to start planning our next move. Yes the kids and I will not have even been here a full year and it is time to pick up and move again!!! Where to is the question LOL. Well the answer is rather entertaining...most likely back to Fort Benning, GA where only a year ago I packed up my 3 kids, dog, and cat, flew my cousin down and we drove across the country LOL. Of course we may end up in Dahlonega, GA or Eglin AFB, FL but hey that is the adventure in things right??? <div><br /></div><div>We have decided that because some things are to remain unknown to us, it is in our best interest (well and the most loved plan by kids and family) that the kids and I will return to Montana to my mom for a few months (only like 3-4 this time) and enjoy the Montana spring, some lake time, and wedding season for our family again. The kids will be going in March and I will follow a few weeks later. Josh will head to Benning to report and go through airborne and then we will follow in June. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now that the future has been told the past shall reveal itself here too. The kids spent the summer in Alaska, but that is another blog in itself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Josh came home on R/R.</div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_HuEdfa34219Acrcv4xrLw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S_jGPCz9fNI/AAAAAAAAC7g/lWy9A92d8XU/s640/IMG_1324.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/RRAirport?feat=embedwebsite">RR Airport</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZxdSv-ID-_XwrlPwgccz_Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S_jGQEjXGCI/AAAAAAAAC7k/7hTZLq-BO04/s640/IMG_1325.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/RRAirport?feat=embedwebsite">RR Airport</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I_imD5rFi2ITQk_onIn8RQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S_jGRpf3nMI/AAAAAAAAC7s/X_LnS50_w9Y/s640/IMG_1327.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/RRAirport?feat=embedwebsite">RR Airport</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Sln2TMNCxjPXk-wHglKywg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S_jGTDt7GEI/AAAAAAAAC70/QX5pSPK6lIo/s640/IMG_1329.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/RRAirport?feat=embedwebsite">RR Airport</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Since we have been here we have had some great fun! One of our favorite times was the trip the kids and I took to see our friends that you all see on here quite often :) Instead of driving the 3 hours from Benning to Daholnega we drove the 7 hours from Ft Riley to Ft Carson, CO and hooked up with my BFF Margaux and her 4 kids and hubby! It is an amazing thing to have a friend not only for me but for the kids that keeps things feeling like home. We have been so blessed to be close to them almost all of our Army lives. Here was some of our adventures on our trip to Carson! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/T92mfn8GB8yMLJvqo62WnQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEZljlxuI/AAAAAAAADTU/j0-Ssj8QFmY/s640/IMG_0165.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Trip</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vsnyPwwXeFtVWfUQMhHIsA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEbMdWG-I/AAAAAAAADTc/mehhi_2qfXk/s640/IMG_0167.JPG" height="427" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Trip</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cPdET7XKC13rYpgNOeCUmg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEhQSxBkI/AAAAAAAADT4/TefcrHcLRLY/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Trip</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/brUkVMh2fHOVyLpp0WsMNA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEiUcDvYI/AAAAAAAADT8/dMeNqo6f9nE/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Trip</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C3KIz-zfhAZVHOsb1Y1-Xw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEkL4r89I/AAAAAAAADUE/Wc_9GztppDY/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Trip</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZaUdrU03nY8Y3RW23WDbCg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/TRlEoVbIByI/AAAAAAAADUc/aadyQvAjRuQ/s400/IMG_0182.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ColoradoTrip?feat=embedwebsite">Colorado Tri</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Because it is almost a new year, I decided it was time to chronicle our upcoming 2011 year and get back on track for my blog! Not to mention that before long we will be across the country from our family again and our adventures will be continuing w/out them :(AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-37830009400724237082010-04-04T02:16:00.001-04:002010-04-04T02:24:46.481-04:00Our Three Sweethearts...<table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td>Are growing like crazy and we officially have no more babies at our house!<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f0BGHKQ6kE1Yqfp8lSK8iA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IV6wx7pI/AAAAAAAACTM/CrPXqkmr0Tk/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z1XB5GMv7RDlzOxwpLYRZg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IWzP1P5I/AAAAAAAACTU/fkTiJRaVtqg/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gAWwow3f3k4ONR0xo1BxCg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IZPyehxI/AAAAAAAACTk/phybjhJAwBM/s400/IMG_1048.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZAMVwGZyUdzgyEPg1dkdLw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IdGVg3nI/AAAAAAAACT8/G_EIIt0rGWw/s400/IMG_1054.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Db1DXhwgTbLJ5b6yhZV1hA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IgARUjTI/AAAAAAAACUI/4Gyq9g13-uI/s400/IMG_1057.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5W8PZirCtA1aWJdW2javlw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S67IlPczBNI/AAAAAAAACUc/3dLvO7Za2a8/s400/IMG_1066.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/KidsInMarch?feat=embedwebsite">Kids in March</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-49418780536746936562010-04-02T15:16:00.002-04:002010-04-02T15:42:42.051-04:00FamilyI come from a large family. It is strange to some people how we function. EVERYONE but Colton (who is in the Army) and me live here. All within a couple of hours of my mom's house. Growing up there was a lot of fun to be had. As we all grew older it was like having a bunch of brothers and sisters...for me they are all little brothers and sisters as I am the oldest out of all 12 cousins. Coming home is always a reminder of what I am leaving behind. Josh just shakes his head at some of the things I do...like coming home for Morgans HS Graduation, listening to an ENTIRE basketball with play by play over the phone for my cousin (I actually didn't have a cell and ordered one just for the games LOL), not being able to even stand to talk to one of my sisters (AKA Bridezilla) but then loving spending time with her a few months later. My kids have been so lucky to be a part of this crazy life and family. Here are just a few examples of what we are all like!!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/h5d62tkrpfiR1D3QnqXg_A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4kukfg3I/AAAAAAAAC2I/CyddkGY5JMI/s400/IMG_0940.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">CIERRA'S FAN CLUB!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8n07au50_q2R2KbuSfUUMw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4jiRvfFI/AAAAAAAAC2A/PzXctPOHegw/s400/IMG_0918.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PsUnJ6ib4BKpo7eXB4aK3A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4i6mL46I/AAAAAAAAC18/wb1DzfsSN-E/s400/IMG_0917.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HnqqbI_IkFwSz7FxpzLQgw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4imBO1EI/AAAAAAAAC14/83FQBHkasIw/s400/IMG_0916.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/O3U8-NOFdjUGmvdmjxIvPg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5402375215503258599" /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DfQ_YJB5aRJqMSqTQR4GDw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2EzUdFwI/AAAAAAAACjU/XZ4NUKzqbB4/s400/IMG_0279.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DfQ_YJB5aRJqMSqTQR4GDw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2EzUdFwI/AAAAAAAACjU/XZ4NUKzqbB4/s400/IMG_0279.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_CBo3cGM3fuOz7zlNTfcLg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2GGQ9BiI/AAAAAAAACjc/4Pwg1UvqP6I/s400/IMG_0281.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WpDK3Yu_KiTY9y5_82OwyA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2NGNKXcI/AAAAAAAACkM/X5o32DG6Wu4/s400/IMG_0293.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yv0vFP9vynr4ov6GfX2qsQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2N57rG8I/AAAAAAAACkQ/s_GWaC8dnEE/s400/IMG_0294.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">LET THE FUN BEGIN!!<br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IYOD0oWsExwE4OrWS8Kj4A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2PG1AgZI/AAAAAAAACkc/9a-DZ27Mqwo/s144/IMG_0296.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lH7rlitbW8sb9dXNCRcIlg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2UQiA83I/AAAAAAAAClE/cp1UqTzemhM/s400/IMG_0306.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">MY SISTER STEPH AND HER FIANCE CURT</span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NjkEeSnMjvqRDRElwOmLqg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2V1omZ7I/AAAAAAAAClQ/tjSvToiw_B0/s400/IMG_0309.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-71NB0RT-63ly9QWpl23Lw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2XLpCpVI/AAAAAAAAClY/iG4eTDpgBFM/s400/IMG_0311.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tgOQSnELHst_r8M3gbO-6g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2Zwvw_sI/AAAAAAAAClw/L0Me-X1BOQU/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">MY SISTER CHELS AND HER HUBBY JOEL</span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FGKb9NK_CBBUfLwzdkNVTg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2jtDBnVI/AAAAAAAACm0/nLa25LDK11Y/s400/IMG_0334.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">OH THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN LOL.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7KvOFnRenf6urSR9HRfzSw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2nxl05_I/AAAAAAAACnY/Ct7057N83E4/s400/IMG_0343.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">BROTHERLY LOVE</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DK-aTd7AFgR2Glu8L6jz2Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2pYUlH9I/AAAAAAAACnk/5cHQ4G1_dkE/s400/IMG_0346.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">KACI AND HER AVERSION TO FEET...I THINK CHANT WAS HELPING HER TO GET OVER IT :)<br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/j-YBj0P4bUuJM9yggHF1XQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y25J6MhLI/AAAAAAAACpg/NWvjXeFc5Dg/s400/IMG_0377.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">CIERRA IS READY TO GO BOARDING!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tsJaXVb_QVkoNHLw3GvCcA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y3HGbjr2I/AAAAAAAACq8/uBZofInUjg4/s400/IMG_0398.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I AM PRETTY SURE UNCLE ED WAS IN ACTION HERE LOL</span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QJ35xv7sXCX42k8g6acXPw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y3Pt9Pe6I/AAAAAAAACr4/E7mEX-qO6m0/s400/IMG_0413.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">GRANDPA AND HIS KIDS!</span><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rBMPOe6ifBQgRTCG3L-Xkg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y3TZgYI3I/AAAAAAAACsQ/jpRlvj4pieg/s400/IMG_0420.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">ENDING THE NIGHT WITH MUSIC<br /></span><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/M1gwFM5dYsUKCdLO25cvcA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y3gPJhjoI/AAAAAAAACt0/QeTkUkhCYpg/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">JAKE, GRANDPA AND I</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mF3RYqq5hgQG2ZdnPwVWyQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y2WV3hxKI/AAAAAAAAClU/GXXck5_2GXg/s400/IMG_0310.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">GRANDPA WATCHING OVER ALL THE FUN AND ENJOYING HIMSELF</span>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-24869546603319867342010-04-02T15:15:00.002-04:002010-04-02T15:16:03.877-04:00Life....<div>Life has thrown lots of fun things our way while we have been living here. From a helping a new baby come into this world to watching my babies grow, to spending time with my 82 year old Grandpa and time with my cousins and aunt and uncles, sisters and BIL's and of course my Mom and Dad it has been a time of growth and reflection for all of us. Baby Emma (my cousin's baby) made her entrance into this world, Savannah did a cheering routine, JT has made lots of new friends, and Jake is starting to read. We spent a ton of time watching my cousin Cierra play basketball (her senior year) We have graduations coming up and of course a visit from Josh. Along with all the fun things, the kids have been growing like crazy! It seems like every time I turn around I am buying new shoes or clothes. The weather is warming up a little and we have even gone out on the boat. I have a feeling that before we know it, a new chapter will be starting in Ft Riley, KS, and so we are going to try to fit as much into this chapter in our lives as possible! My goal is to now keep up to date and write the story of our time here in Montana.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wXCMM8oZ-8gb1SN6vEwMiw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y32KnPZkI/AAAAAAAAC1w/mUC7DS5pGCs/s400/IMG_1150.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/BabyEmmasBirth?feat=embedwebsite">Baby Emmas Birth</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nqMz__8VQ3VWLnfd6l20Mw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4mWO2vtI/AAAAAAAAC2c/-YvjWZYOjiA/s400/IMG_0896.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/SavannahS7thBday?feat=embedwebsite">Savannah's 7th Bday</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eYcjQoNiI_as40F8kUlyGw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7YxbpLEnHI/AAAAAAAACW4/4Wy1LSWj95c/s400/IMG_0846.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TH6vM6aYVCTYD9p8QYibFQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Yxjn1lEyI/AAAAAAAACXw/CuDjL03YyK4/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SAqf4GVUz10Kt3ay32UW2g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7YxmVHbFwI/AAAAAAAACYE/2iy8wUUA_XA/s400/IMG_0865.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7AVobEz6vuTmQxKL9gmixA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7YxqaxCulI/AAAAAAAACYY/PR-RhVDVl0Y/s400/IMG_0870.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0NGaiDsNFm0Pp6N_7KykMA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7YxtwTM_hI/AAAAAAAACY0/uxnyOAjvQWE/s400/IMG_0876.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4hJMN-Vtqum7SnlDezAICg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Yx5sJQrVI/AAAAAAAACaM/lgEjn_Ckox4/s400/IMG_0897.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zr1CcT8TtA32_nqlWKWVsQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7YyIeFVf3I/AAAAAAAACbg/Y7a9kCdrjpA/s400/IMG_0917.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G6x_PS84-u0RLmmcB11oqA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Yy9DYjT9I/AAAAAAAACg4/RvEMoba0erc/s400/IMG_0998.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/FirstDayOnTheBoat?feat=embedwebsite">First Day on the Boat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C70Vla02qeGwQ9kJvnimeA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y3OMIg7hI/AAAAAAAACrs/b3pa6VqquNo/s400/IMG_0410.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasAtAuntGwens?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas at Aunt Gwens</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-klnog6D69iPb7Fbv9pLJw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4kM4GRHI/AAAAAAAAC2E/S9YeMyHaWUg/s400/IMG_0932.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8clBpVMer72WxfGJf5rdWw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S7Y4k9gc2QI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/03ZVkUubQkw/s400/IMG_0990.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/CierraBBall?feat=embedwebsite">Cierra B-ball</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-5532862097870391422010-04-02T13:52:00.002-04:002010-04-02T13:59:33.396-04:00Winter Wonderlad<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Well when we left Alabama/Georgia it was raining and not all that great. By the time we hit the midwest we were seeing a little more snow. Then we got home!!!!!! Out come the snowpant, on go the boots, hats, and gloves. Of course moving from the south to the Rockies we had no snow gear except for what my mom had saved which was enough to make it to Christmas :) The kids are now outfitted in Bogs, North Face, and Columbia. Thank goodness they have warm clothes because a lot of time was spent enjoying the outdoors! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CQlsxc4XznJckAu-AhSMTQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qrM6Yz4FI/AAAAAAAABtc/ZNgqEErfL2E/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FeIQWzPSydI1QaZKMcE4rg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qrNWiSP2I/AAAAAAAABtg/kHwEyTWzFEs/s400/IMG_0637.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mWCM1kBXmzto2Ne7CbI6kg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qrOP17DzI/AAAAAAAABtk/5njIbAAWj-o/s400/IMG_0639.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CFMDyGyUHYz17XVltRVpPA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qrPQVY4-I/AAAAAAAABts/WunYXRpVhGQ/s400/IMG_0645.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1RNVRy2_T9VOTllkNnAUcQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qwKDbGM8I/AAAAAAAABuQ/kYPO8yIErRg/s400/IMG_0481.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/e7DPO5QvDibzNT3yRwV4jA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qwPLJ05dI/AAAAAAAABuc/v8Uo0NRPLbs/s400/IMG_0484.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bBpApArRtZac8SkpNcMKHg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qwxgHKrbI/AAAAAAAABv0/piTrJuU7HYc/s400/IMG_0504.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pOOLigndOQC4j8Mh_sLEHg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qxlgGWrhI/AAAAAAAAByE/uc5uE2Cj0yQ/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/P3DcsgcQaf5JzAlZ8EtjyA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/S0qyqZIxKiI/AAAAAAAAB1A/Nrp2MUbHgJ4/s400/IMG_0581.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/Jan2010?feat=embedwebsite">Jan 2010</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-72884789248512526152010-04-02T13:29:00.002-04:002010-04-02T13:39:24.441-04:00December 2009 UpdateLots of cookies...playing...and family. One of the best decisions we have made was for me to move home! The smile on my kids' faces as they are surrounded in love is the best gift I can have.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dElT-Hmt6SUqiMBmQeAAuA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_EkgP6mI/AAAAAAAABa0/xf_f-JKIpG0/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3fOg5VXtKGHFNkDuWg3fGw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_D7Rv9rI/AAAAAAAABaw/hQdWP7-4n_w/s400/IMG_0020.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q8kTWKGu-7BM7NXHq5dhbw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_G-3mzUI/AAAAAAAABa8/jsNNfgnNSl4/s400/IMG_0023.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K2Dy88Hh74jnivtH93VZRQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_Z2jaJhI/AAAAAAAABcU/xuUSHzIbbP8/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5oo-qj4GaiS-Z_lSQCsiYw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_cQ2mxJI/AAAAAAAABcc/IHXaZP0_044/s400/IMG_0045.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4czmqAk3yZnZ8yCgW0iwAA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzY_2UEOQWI/AAAAAAAABd8/Ue_3xkizLOY/s400/IMG_0068.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Savannah got her American Girl Doll, JT got his knife and Jake...well got everything he wanted LOL. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2Kod3K_fR5h-S596jPKSdQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzZAW9ftnUI/AAAAAAAABf0/R8vcrByk41g/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9Yf89Wfzb-CVe3Htk51mYQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzZAzjiQPBI/AAAAAAAABhg/NfnxB8QtJQg/s400/IMG_0234.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Nl6OLlwr3pxJqYpzi3X7bA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SzZBF9Eu0lI/AAAAAAAABik/hBmd7CjbEWA/s400/IMG_0270.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ChristmasTime2009?feat=embedwebsite">Christmas Time 2009</a></td></tr></table> <div><br /></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-11553271479396177122010-04-02T13:26:00.003-04:002010-04-02T13:29:14.315-04:00WOW!It has been MONTHS since I last posted. Lots of life changes happened after we put the house on the market. The kids and I are now living in Montana. We decided to move home to help the house sell...the few days before the movers came, a collapsing retaining wall was discovered. So home I came anyway. I am now headed back down next week to get the house ready to rent. With the market the way it is, we feel it is better to rent and keep it then sell it for a loss. Josh will be home soon on R/R...well in a couple months anyway LOL...I guess that is soon in the grand time frame of things. The kids are growing and I am now going to be posting LOTS of updates!AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-9496192740506019862009-11-14T19:33:00.002-05:002009-11-14T19:51:16.671-05:00Well 2 months later...Things have changed dramatically. Josh has been gone for 2 1/2 months and we are all well adjusted to him being gone. Our communication is unbelievable and we talk almost everyday sometimes 2 or 3 times a day depending on how late he stays up and if he has missions the next day etc etc LOL. It is SO much easier than last time in that sense. Josh re-enlisted indefinite on Sept 22nd and so we have 8 1/2 more years left in the Army LOL. It has been decided that we will be staying at Ft Riley, so our plans have drastically changed!<br />We have our house on the market!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_Bt_OxMfc_yR4ICUxDhrnA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SuIaZrHqCnI/AAAAAAAABKM/pPpdnLLmLgc/s400/IMG_0592.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/20091023?feat=embedwebsite">2009-10-23</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lfikySye9jX6cNOezMM22A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SuIaWl0leUI/AAAAAAAABKE/iUIzL_JAAYc/s400/IMG_0590.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/20091023?feat=embedwebsite">2009-10-23</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MmVtv43tjW_oGME5PDvMEA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SuIfBtpm0jI/AAAAAAAABK4/PfyOvXTpXLs/s400/IMG_0600.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/20091023?feat=embedwebsite">2009-10-23</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_ThJizPAJ2YtQE9o6l35Qw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SuIiPyzZ0JI/AAAAAAAABLI/IKcFlkfuLAk/s400/IMG_0607.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/20091023?feat=embedwebsite">2009-10-23</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The movers will be here on the 9th of December to pack up our stuff and the 10th or 11th to pick up. My cousin flies in on the 12th and we will start driving on the 15th or 16th to Montana. Yep thats right I am going home!!! I have always sworn that I would NEVER move home during a deployment, but this seems to be the best for everyone. The kids will be going to the school I grew up in and Savannah will have my Auntie as her teacher. My mom is right there too so it should be an easy transition. I will be able to continue my school work and have some help with the kids. We will then move to Kansas next summer sometime!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>So soon we will be living in the land of snow instead of land of heat hehehehe. </div><div>Now to leave you with picture catch up!!!!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/avW01uLoi4Zeet80w_B_eg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5dq3RY-GI/AAAAAAAABSo/fknviybdw4Y/s400/IMG_0761.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/HalloweenWeekend?feat=embedwebsite">Halloween Weekend</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r4jjLptNmMMFAzvhWmndTA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5dkvjtrmI/AAAAAAAABSQ/PE6uyB49OOE/s400/IMG_0747.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/HalloweenWeekend?feat=embedwebsite">Halloween Weekend</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BdInuqhcRjINpRJCqoa4jA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5djlaLzwI/AAAAAAAABSM/SJW9hYceHLQ/s400/IMG_0746.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/HalloweenWeekend?feat=embedwebsite">Halloween Weekend</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vKs9B3p5sKWhHOqgaRB6-Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5dtjVhGnI/AAAAAAAABS0/uarCWA8w5nw/s400/IMG_0763.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/HalloweenWeekend?feat=embedwebsite">Halloween Weekend</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OAXc39Ow0H1FRO-rOVK_WA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5RzyYS1QI/AAAAAAAABN8/zCM1V3aPgnE/s400/IMG_0821.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TheFightInOurYard?feat=embedwebsite">The Fight in Our Yard</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zd2t3KbcWXZ0F5VNRmS50w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5SDNjz1fI/AAAAAAAABOg/rdUqIoeu6gQ/s400/IMG_0830.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TheFightInOurYard?feat=embedwebsite">The Fight in Our Yard</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NOBIPHPLgU35h4-EFX5nyA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5SaebA97I/AAAAAAAABPY/tuVtpwLVjOI/s400/IMG_0843.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TheFightInOurYard?feat=embedwebsite">The Fight in Our Yard</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uMuLpoCBi_4xBq7ML4b6bQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5SjhPHs0I/AAAAAAAABPs/5FKXAalGDWA/s400/IMG_0848.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TheFightInOurYard?feat=embedwebsite">The Fight in Our Yard</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dQFzmB6Mps7_U-towd-0oQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5TGtAzKOI/AAAAAAAABRA/Esmrq9jSvTE/s400/IMG_0868.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TheFightInOurYard?feat=embedwebsite">The Fight in Our Yard</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/m0Kzm54SSvv_ckeMKi24Qw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5eEleqceI/AAAAAAAABT4/DFOwiemN6fY/s400/IMG_0790.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ALazySundayAfternoon?feat=embedwebsite">A Lazy Sunday Afternoon</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YAuO2st8OzOsQ_L-Ca2ftQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5eJrfv9sI/AAAAAAAABUE/yk8q0-U2E_U/s400/IMG_0797.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ALazySundayAfternoon?feat=embedwebsite">A Lazy Sunday Afternoon</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/e6VQBZismfjOsFtCAHM-XA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5d6nxJTkI/AAAAAAAABTc/OL5Bqnp9MEY/s400/IMG_0783.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ALazySundayAfternoon?feat=embedwebsite">A Lazy Sunday Afternoon</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yi8TpTGrLwacfcz7EcZSOQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Su5eDciywwI/AAAAAAAABT0/n-uVubwR6dM/s400/IMG_0789.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/ALazySundayAfternoon?feat=embedwebsite">A Lazy Sunday Afternoon</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-58855081023631784552009-09-07T03:00:00.002-04:002009-09-07T03:08:20.854-04:00A Major UpdateWell as some of you may know Josh is officially gone. It has been almost a full week of not hearing from him now :( We have all settled into our routine fairly quickly since he has technically been gone since April. Not being able to talk to him 20 million times a day has taken some getting used to, but I know soon he will be settled and we will establish our communication and life will move on. Communication I found is so very important now that the kids are older. He missed Savannah loosing her first tooth and still doesn't know. He doesn't know that JT and Nan will be testing next month for Jui Jitsu belts. Doesn't know that Jake has decided to actually learn his letters. All little things that shows that life really does move on without him and all in a weeks time...it makes me sad to realize how much he will really miss in a full year. <div>Anyway enough down....we have decided to sell our house!!!! Yep we decided that it was best if we try to sell. If it sells before May AWESOME..I am moving the kids home to be with my family in Montana. If it doesn't, well renting is an option and we WILL be moved to Ft Riley when Josh comes back. Living apart is not an option at this point. So we could really use some prayers that our house will sell quickly so that I can move my babies to be with their Grammy and then to their Dad (not to mention I miss living w/ my best friend LOL). So now we are busy getting the house decluttered and everything ship shape to sell. That is a lot of work for just me LOL. Oh yes and I am supposed to try and sell the drag car also LOL. That would be a HUGE help to get things rolling on the house!! Hopefully that will happen soon :) </div><div>Please keep Josh and all those guys in your prayers as they head out to do their jobs. I will be posting pictures probably next weekend as it is late and I will be busy busy this week! </div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-7274094186338121422009-08-21T13:16:00.002-04:002009-08-21T13:27:23.092-04:00Trash Fridays<table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gp6T2Rh1pwcdMP_Bzsb0og?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzJ_unJu5ybEw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So7YUVDAkpI/AAAAAAAAAzo/I6jkbz_qaTU/s400/Trash%20Can%20Original.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TrashCan?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzJ_unJu5ybEw&feat=embedwebsite">Trash Can</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As the next year progresses, you will see this picture on the side of my blog. Every week we will be marking an x to show one more trash day gone!!! It is much easier to count 54 trash days than 380 some days!!! Hopefully before we know it we will have a page of mostly red X's :)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/w8wkkcKgrpniktV3HkWK5g?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzJ_unJu5ybEw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So7YEdUTyFI/AAAAAAAAAzM/XExK3sngi1w/s400/Trash%20Countdown.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/TrashCan?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzJ_unJu5ybEw&feat=embedwebsite">Trash Can</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-73072747193852242002009-08-20T21:14:00.002-04:002009-08-21T13:33:22.327-04:00Montana HomeHere is where we were for 3 weeks enjoying our beautiful surroundings and "relaxing" while planning for my sister's wedding :) <div><br /></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7ozzj1980BgEDetNL-YqGA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qTcU5y5I/AAAAAAAAAkM/WzxE7CfizGw/s400/IMG_0215.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>It was a VERY cloudy day :)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AnzIImFFbHNkAjoiSQIHoQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qUAj3vqI/AAAAAAAAAkU/RYVvhylDbGc/s400/IMG_0216.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Looking out over the valley.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/O6Hbz4gC80deUOZ4UQewCA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qZjWDA6I/AAAAAAAAAk4/v0F9COQeCHM/s400/IMG_0220.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-ifLuSGni9c0UwGH424tzA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qba2CH8I/AAAAAAAAAk8/yff-jwKGLvs/s400/IMG_0231.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Just our outhouse in the field LOL<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bXLY0RAb8tBCXCjiQJQSGA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qpCkwxlI/AAAAAAAAAlk/PkSdgkna5sA/s400/IMG_0312.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Yes people still have wagons :) and use them!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1xaPHogTHegC4tPRX8Y8zQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3qqi2vRvI/AAAAAAAAAlo/G0r6pWX4rbw/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake1?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCQ5KT7iJz_RA&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The Tobacco Roots in all their glory!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rzl5fkGcPf0lFoZAKUuVGA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMevyquLjpGyaQ&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/So3umGBnjEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/TVrRdqGyXgE/s400/IMG_0559.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/MontanaTake104?authkey=Gv1sRgCMevyquLjpGyaQ&feat=embedwebsite">Montana Take 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>There is nothing like a sunsest in the Big Sky State...one of the most beautiful things you could ever experience!!!AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-74319526949580137072009-08-19T22:33:00.003-04:002009-08-19T22:41:00.060-04:00As We Face Our New AdventureI found this poem/prayer. How perfect it fits...I know as that day of actual feet leaving US soil actually arrives we will have another day of sadness. But as the time approaches we have no choice but to know that God has a plan...a plan that we can handle with his help and love. Whatever road lies ahead I look forward to the challenges and chances to lean on him, even though I will be missing my best friend and love of my life. <div><br /></div><div>Military Wives Prayer <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 21px; ">At night when I crawl into bed,<br />My lonely pillow 'neath my head,<br />I close my eyes and say a prayer.<br />"God keep him safe way over there,<br />And make me strong so I won't cry.<br /><br />It's kinda hard to be alone and<br />teach the kids when they're half grown,<br />without the strength of a father's hand<br />to guide them in this troubled land.<br /><br />So I'll need a little help from you,<br />to let me know what I should do.<br />And God please will you let him know,<br />How much we love and miss him so.<br /><br />And then I feel across the bed,<br />To where he used to lay his head,<br />and I close my eyes so very tight,<br />so I won't cry again tonight,<br />and whisper to the evening air,<br />"Good night my darling way over there."<br /></span></div></div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-8090784171855177662009-08-19T22:24:00.001-04:002009-08-19T22:30:44.261-04:00JT can...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">SKI!!!!!!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yep he learned to waterski while we were in Montana!!! </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IvDXNQ_Y660egkZFijE_3g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Soyoc3P2jcI/AAAAAAAAABg/WcpeOFPq9W8/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/LakeDays2009Montana?feat=embedwebsite">Lake Days 2009 Montana</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Uncle Ed helping him go!<div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/a37PmX3A0abY1XWLKZWRag?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SoyogGjHJDI/AAAAAAAAABs/IUU9h3JP8do/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/LakeDays2009Montana?feat=embedwebsite">Lake Days 2009 Montana</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Oh boy here we go!!!! I wish when we had learned, we had trainer skiis like those!!! </div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zvPsoPuHAK_BXRlGvjpjoA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/Soyoh3FvMGI/AAAAAAAAABw/aOBvU7sJ8aw/s400/IMG_0014.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/LakeDays2009Montana?feat=embedwebsite">Lake Days 2009 Montana</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Takes a lot of concentration :)</div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/n5Akk6G68ru3UU1cz5R4Aw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zKXlpEFt9yo/SoyolKsxUFI/AAAAAAAAAB4/RNwEbP-3ehI/s400/IMG_0016.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amiphines1/LakeDays2009Montana?feat=embedwebsite">Lake Days 2009 Montana</a></td></tr></tbody></table>WOOOHOOOOO SOOOOO Happy to finally go...and go he did...it was not fair that he had to let other people have turns. Now he can't wait to grow to start wakeboarding!!!!</div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-62527414822035291982009-08-18T12:16:00.002-04:002009-08-18T12:22:13.049-04:00It Has Been A LOOONG Time!!!Well we have had great adventures lately! We took a trip to Montana for my sisters wedding that I will post on later. The kids had a blast w/ Grammy and skiing and all sorts of fun adventures. We came home to get ready to see Josh one last time before he heads to Iraq. He came home this last weekend and we had a wonderful time spending time as a family. Our Skittle Jars are full again and Trash Day countdown is on!!!! 54 Trash Days until this deployment is finished!!!! Here are some pictures from this last weeked!<br /><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/i5uVGv9xYQymaDvluD-MJA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_JJuubB_ajD_NaRTLVRkQYlcjhmCB9AlTWMPbNhK0hS0M-gS9FgbUGdQ3RsZgvqfDsJ0izuo3jjrsRrwXmac4XfnbcLREa_vgQYRkM8aRbUcG2Pd48tsvqI5VYnNfy7m9wTkjlcrqn2Q/s400/IMG_0057.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table>LOL We had fun with this picture!!!<div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uSlvmAIpovQFSIIX--OYxQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwugOn9i_Znv0XkGJJmJp7-pEWgtOqPuxo6DswqEgDxRB9Edg5TEFDW4JYmwQKwzWOuPZexBZiXcuWx19xAkxAkmg9wzr3Vn9tqOuYfVvxD_qLxAw924fzvx4i6kmR0XGQpwnK35QW0v1_/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Daddy and his babies</div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/meLZqmNT-JR6iaco_mrFzA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Som8GhbCqSI/AAAAAAAAJoA/Tdul6EsNR5Y/s400/IMG_0061.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pv9fniuPCea-Je4oi09ULA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Som8I75KSpI/AAAAAAAAJoE/IlVZNXj0hpE/s400/IMG_0062.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WFL4pg-CMNF1te076hy0og?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UmrS9WAyHM1BPcog9drmHBxPCQlL94G7gXvCsOvd5E3Ucr6T4FpTvf75In49RUqcmFyI1LInt3D-evg1PAEPU4oGSVKQKOC6XEznTYLRrqIg7MGeekFi5NuXDFR8VO2suNiW1RFIxKjj/s400/IMG_0063.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5-22l0BPqGrzLp-WH1QWkw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Som8LsW7JXI/AAAAAAAAJoM/jUvnJfX5fkQ/s400/IMG_0064.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gZjE8lq3q8SR5Kssh93QPg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Som-XCfXfrI/AAAAAAAAJp0/CTTjz_XqjGg/s400/None.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/JoshS4Day?feat=embedwebsite">Josh's 4 day</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Finally a normal picture LOL </div>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-43543139954968930412009-07-19T17:27:00.002-04:002009-07-19T18:08:59.173-04:00Our Skittle Count Just Increased!!!Our Skittle Jars have gone back to 30 until we see Josh again. This time we will be visiting him in his new place. We will be heading to Ft Riley to say our goodbyes until RR. This was a WONDERFUL two weeks. We had so much fun hanging out and being a family. It is amazing how quickly we can adapt though. Today lie returned to normal like he had not even been here. He left at 5 AM and we were all up and moving about 9. We all returned to our previously established schedule and found that it was an easy adjustment-THANK GOODNESS!!! We will not be filling our Skittle Jars to see him b/c ...<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">WE LEAVE IN 2 DAYS FOR MONTANA!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I will be updating from Montana as much as possible but it is going to be an INSANELY busy time with a wedding and visiting :) Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our time with Josh!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Josh Playing Football w/ The Boys</span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3JWGgPF7cF-MNQ6uwt40kA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqanBASM-ho0RXxVf6jYDGyeu__xWPAK1shk0HfBAPP4lD5OLqsv-Zm-309M-94wejS_GLeXrob71aojTYBw4EwaBOQQgmRucZ9SDLYmX8AqHheYItiz9vymGx2PHyFV5VHmI_pnPaNEGQ/s400/IMG_0060.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/July2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite">July 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Josh Showing Jake How To Go Under</span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NHb80H9UYHyRU3jgFCEt2w?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyexoabNmsBtt5whv5ZQX8Ib3jvGKeNZHmMEPweNll1iG5ccUStV1phXytpZs1eqWvZ3OCZU5oCmccOzo-FV8GqajLqMoOv0Px1XITCqXC1gadGsMgg4UvKyV238CclX_6UIRCU-TqLneN/s400/IMG_0076.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/July2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite">July 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">When Josh Is Home The Rules All Go Out The Window...AKA A Lake Was Formed Under The Trampoline!!!</span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Q3al_tbXilVqGcdTR1rVtg?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyUWyyGxfmjO3IToe6CvvIZjVUxYnX8NQGzCop5aG6zueRjegvwHIBPgQirA1tN413JGgkP00QPqsuXu_-ocwnaiUjGrikFr_IeD5SsI6c8_zp-wqLxeX4JLTTkjmqHv5OBZ8TYFq8Pei/s400/IMG_0101.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/July2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLfjvKbwva6Zw&feat=embedwebsite">July 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Tadpole to Frog </span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PBXkGwqnRmTrXDB3P2R8xQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ShDpJix-eKCvfF51PTaNJmpUQ05EeWvxDIQqM57e7WYZ_DoyMC5QpOTwLgR2oQJBBGZ6RNNBtf-lFt48ARQFbcYmvOcDipA_V2omifgRR1SQLg1psVKdKx582SOpZFKutYLN-UVVz7s9/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/FlatRockJuly?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite">FlatRock July</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yypoUP7k2lcsIV0CiKZawQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYm1AYhd37P6JN_dHiF9Fjk5E_k5Kr4mdw-K35n02sp-ZqiJiD68tOMKxrGwH-QjeqStY2ojmQl2FXaul4J8cm7wlvPlVQYvF-Qg-9sqPw119uoD_HCF8-z6XhZqQ7iZFk3rNBaIeupGc/s400/IMG_0026.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/FlatRockJuly?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite">FlatRock July</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watching Airplanes</span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p1fEbi0ZUA-9tWyBu4kEQw?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/SmOUjmEzOGI/AAAAAAAAJVA/x2VCN-VN--8/s400/IMG_0047.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/FlatRockJuly?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite">FlatRock July</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watching His Babies</span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jOor5rMzkMYpUT_L3cVPbw?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzu7ZAOiCyZBl5WCb9NfCip3_D_UePHzE-_LnG5zWch-FApTrUx-lJbUg6PIVJ7aagOrqDwiQV5wWvSQQCeQXfzfH-KVpXgQIxKMIDPCz8c-XYLxYO6L2UV0xzv60B70KoxEyuaY8R9Jz9/s400/IMG_0062.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/FlatRockJuly?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite">FlatRock July</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helping Jake </span><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/J2ieZsOzM3fxW-Es05Qmtg?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO-6e-BIk8faAjYU6wMeHO78QWDM5vKx1trQCFeddazxRIJ7nef6SmDx5qUBxRfmn7orPKDRAzGz9cK0a7OKmj4hWp18NKivtyfzVxJdYTmmE8xYppLxrvIYKV_BuWAeLDITi9v-9MDTU/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/FlatRockJuly?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCr9JzU1azRzQE&feat=embedwebsite">FlatRock July</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402375215503258599.post-34874950600128399082009-07-17T16:02:00.004-04:002009-07-17T20:53:27.056-04:00Off to the Beach We Go!!!!We decided that we would take a small day trip to Panama City Beach. What a wonderful time we had. The sun, the water, the laughs and the smiles all made for a beautiful combination that was a much needed distraction from the coming moments. The kids had not been to the beach since they were TINY...Jake was about 5 months old and it was winter on Pismo so no swimming in the water...it was more like this<br />Yes this is JT and Savannah LOL They were so little :)<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BB7wWxWfXaFHNMlKpgrjZQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCP2kk8yEkpC0igE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd59x6g_v3fzf1yZ4eRXnCTGYEqxdrcMLeZYozL2AAFXx1b0gkR7o15IBfyLYqYol0DAax_C3MLkvFtq31lpDLpGu224HkNsCmKvCfDJ2HklsmlcKyBS-ZkuBFDZBOgzyE-UMN5mSi2ZGZ/s400/Beach%20Pic.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCP2kk8yEkpC0igE&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This time is was hot and sunny and time for some swimming!<br /><br />Jake immediately was sat down for throwing sand after being told not to LOL.<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aXKI7OScLUJaLmF1X5ea_g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEy0_SprVeqZ2-get_Q_LtJAn6TJ21I5jRmWlvFX9gu64svdltJm5WAdc-RvR4aLtBo2GjTCcKUGcJIESu5NPrWSdVhZbUpUEkEABpGOCzdCYgsimrb-USDsGbfNbCh03mE3mtzJfD51C/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Josh sitting with Jake while hes in trouble :)<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SmazxLsHBUbKbTRkIWsW8Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5nlxBMy7I/AAAAAAAAJF8/HpGHU-9qlG0/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LjHtUykK7kVMw3pHqkZNZg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5nnvwN3zI/AAAAAAAAJGE/cgPKpA2Qf5E/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Ooops LOL Time to be dunked!<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vJQcuszffjCOfbNB32uySw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMiQQXqgvrJXRcO1iCO8-DtoyDQNg-Gex-eTzjCipye82mKQt4K4qlGV__ty2UE0Fca2x65fpldmd6IbOewN5waonL3SgARhSW3IWWUg3Vu2tvHHLWySqaspDMXUIVwPTlm23NEk8H1_S/s400/IMG_0014.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wCojrNg-s6aBiurK1dVckA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5nqLQg1JI/AAAAAAAAJGM/SmASaAtF2fw/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Catching waves together.<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0pSypd4YOVcyabFCf96AeQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBFMpLbiFd9NWCauYr0eNXFR3pzn6PeV1hKySQRW995dOl0279djyUyq-JvMZzZGFFbW4Rd8y1pmFui3nDw6-rTUI1T4UIhFJw_hkq843PwAj-BzKPKktDkHorAzbi2qTSSHw2oLq6ISM/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KeMjOxjEc9bqjpTPcejYow?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5oEUs2uoI/AAAAAAAAJHo/liSd6cXWQ_A/s400/IMG_0037.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Waiting for waves<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tda14jeFuKzTHcIpNaXhkA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX9YATYG9HDkQyhqaFEw5b_wFvhFzQWviNNNUQocs6bP36MLFn55G_60HgDiclHUeQ2D-eB4Z32ZqGFZ4eIkIHs-U8W7IySgWFAhDCBUobzjvgdIg1C9u-dPOX3G_Eus-h2vWHC0XQR5r/s400/IMG_0039.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Definitely not still in trouble LOL<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kqLpeFRFd7y4K8pMYccuOA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5oNfQGDiI/AAAAAAAAJII/lzQ1opzWAsE/s400/IMG_0045.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Oh No Its A Wave!<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/90sgFLRhK32-GlWbDd1Olg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPYMLJWrlPzvmhhrHrgqMh5Oz-qts5ywdZlJLKThF4q7WRSIMhXs-cN1GY-PlgV_WN6virkBkJeAG9g_89DJKYj8XcwSv9ViWlRiDa_qej6WXMj46w1EIx1yRQlkY-tvcDoj48idAnbC9/s400/IMG_0060.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I guess it wasnt so bad :)<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vPrjgM3ghkoLFmWIOvGbnw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5ohKki65I/AAAAAAAAJJI/uFT_nmQqb8o/s400/IMG_0061.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>HELP there's MORE<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/V4WHt78kwF6UiKweGfNcvA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09x8cP_VhW4jYD8UaVQ_Zo2svL1b4qsItnd5xqkMFc1MUxyPADPcR5Q2XSzhBgQ5KHP7qA_FIINDiJzypLlBwlAutd7a86TjdZwvh1TV8BV4wIrajAARfOR-xuPa4o_jjWOuw9d8KXWTe/s400/IMG_0062.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Well I guess we aren't afraid anymore!<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q-RoXbZd6qHG6NZi3Bzmlg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMRuQWy0kvce-i9aFA_hyphenhyphenoqF5JPAPVYQOWJeiLIVZ1LL3detcg8ioVP1LgUeWcjoldAQsQv_nfxfjXoo3FbESzUFV6duZ41MJaKZGhEItuQ-GFt1Ldz8tLrjUb8YhZETvNpJaePqTMz2a/s400/IMG_0064.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DNKLY2KOftD_7Or0f8f3AA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5pIwHveBI/AAAAAAAAJLI/ZQOR1fGuYqQ/s400/IMG_0094.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Jumping Waves<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HjSbV_DtrGEee41ZzSWE2w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfSKz7zkWK_T3ilg3sSVmkmHUzwhn57yoXKWX6l5WlmICXUV_W4F6zpbGu2moDCMf1mXVDULdtB8m4PCpneOwwDVKF2IwXder5UTP4sWoZ9WjAfksNikWVTHlusrpxMkeuuD3rzZazGDf/s400/IMG_0098.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Jake getting wet<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/raF43o8X8lYN_t6m7gG92Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik97CvmD45Y9b16yhcMUQLeIKVuhx1kJKlT99pPFiHqhLcngA01L1TcNivFLmcvFBSrj0csL9zy1AmouZMo_5-TASBn5gUo_CAlJ0kBFDE_hcaJf8Hf8DqwzGi8CbW8p_FW41xW9Plca7n/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XnJEAcYTvr0HWzz9R06cPA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi5wrsQYWVVs0EOsE4ie5hN7kE7DL_xxr9fQhSsPVfmuMkUjxM0GaEz-_QtiOuokbM3GnxB30oFFI2eNQinPGZEovtHap9bTc7gygV8X2CHBUbeT975D3eirYAWVSJkrS-7zSS6drzcVJ/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ovRZI5Qoz0F8uJn7oPr9tA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0Q9cVEk1vj6gm0wkoTjAcTfG40u5mVhruQEzyAR6ecVVl9q7LNmH2ALEkJxBx9V05EvO8GA_0yMvY6Bdjnjp9m9BsP3b3nvFjzUfNspsnNnI2DuO8v5MBCEvVR3ni2DgiXxUH4gEqnZF/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2AFM0plaWHZ44w75xote7w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5ptzoWMHI/AAAAAAAAJNQ/sZSPRAtWYXM/s400/IMG_0127.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>This is SOOO staged! I had to MAKE them sit and pretend to make sand castles<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VJnrRDpWWWFNI-kNyqbAtg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGBHBfH3Xb2qEGMo3QAezRN-KM-7X3a0B1wyoGnC2lSLGyAedfkwUnEqTKekWcsba8hFgO_Xdc1y4jRv6QH5pJHxcQYza4ZWMSe44xtpASr2MFKtEjbr7MdoN_gIZ9rpBGDYKfhY-I5z7/s400/IMG_0139.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CUkXjUVIQ8-lqNZnDfKRuw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5qMd74cYI/AAAAAAAAJO4/AQNLG-jRvUM/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eA9LMN3Vj948usdz4HXFEw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Lf3NLe-7fA0/Sl5qeEebw5I/AAAAAAAAJPs/lVqbOYmwIKE/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The end of a LONG 3 hours at the beach LOL<br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JKktLh3ZiGQU2lDMGeepYw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh041s0uVEkGVBLG149PVkL7TJ-ztY6kQ1EsRNzo9OHF0QMKgwpbFC4Sg9k68yfSOZQNOPfC1hkOoA7KpdfXa01rQf7WMpT7OAbOeO7HkMv91CQqH88Zj9iONgaPohneW5WL03OTapGnd9u/s400/IMG_0166.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/AmiPhines/Beach2009?feat=embedwebsite">Beach 2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table>AmersPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890801584596040436noreply@blogger.com4