tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39420773570973008812024-03-05T14:48:09.510-06:00But A VaporSeeking to follow where He leads...Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-20679150873729963342013-10-24T02:21:00.000-05:002013-10-29T16:21:51.106-05:00We Have A New BlogHi there. I am so glad you stumbled across our blog. After years of allowing this blog to lay dormant we have decided to start new a new one...you are just in time. A lot has happened over the past few years. We have made some big changes and the Lord has blessed us by allowing us to live and follow Him in Mexico. We desire to follow as He leads us all for His Glory! Some days we think we know a little what that looks like, but more often than not, we realize that He has plans that far exceed all that we could hope or imagine. <br />
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<br />Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-16955858774037234592010-07-27T16:08:00.001-05:002010-07-29T12:14:43.188-05:00Our Official Blog AnnouncmentDid I bore you to death with my strand of catch up posts? Taking a break on the blog from December to July can leave for a bunch of gaps that need to be filled in. We have actually had some pretty big changes headed down the pipeline and I did not feel completely ready to share those here until a few important steps had been taken. That made it hard to write here at all.<br /><br /><br />So what is going on? We will be pulling out of our driveway on August 30th and moving to South Texas. We will be joining <em><a href="http://www.toeverytribe.com/">To Every Tribe</a></em> Ministries to receive training through the Center for Pioneer Church Planting. The training will take two "school" years to complete. We will spend 40% of our time on the "field" training in Mexico and Papua New Guinea and the remaining 60% of the time is classroom training. Upon the completion of training it is our desire to work with an unreached people group, likely somewhere in Mexico or in PNG, but possibly in a newly identified region.<br /><br /><br />Over the past 3 years we have been lead by the Lord to have a desire to plant churches in regions where no churches exist. The Lord has taken our desire to know Him and follow the path He has for us and has knit our hearts closely with His desire that all the Nations know Him. He has done this through many instruments, but in particular He has used the church we attend (Grace Community Church ), His Word, and through a class called <em>Perspectives on the World Christian Movement</em> that was hosted by our church along with 2 other local churches. We have come to see and believe that not only are people lost apart from the gospel (though we believe this to be true), but also that Jesus Christ is worthy of worship from every tongue and tribe.<br /><br />We met the founder of <em>To Every Tribe</em> when he came to speak at <em>Perspectives </em>in the Fall of 2008. After that night we made plans to visit Los Fresnos the following summer to learn more about the ministry and spend time with staff members and other missionaries. We were amazed at the way our hearts seemed to be knit together.<br /><br />The vision of <em>To Every Tri</em>be is to bring about the worship of Jesus among people who have no access to the gospel. This is achieved by earning the right to be heard and presenting the gospel in ways that make sense within the native culture. Everything <em>To Every Tribe</em> does is intentionally committed to identifying, engaging, and reaching the remaining people groups who have never heard the Gospel. Currently, <em>To Every Tribe</em> is engaged with unreached people groups in Mexico and Papua New Guinea (PNG).<br /><br />Trace has given his notice at work and his last day will be August 5th. This is one of the things that has kept me from feeling I was able to share on here what we will be doing. We have been raising support for the past several months and at our last update (at the end of June) we had raised approximately 60% of our monthly support. We continue to be awed and amazed by the faithfulness of the Lord to answer our prayers and provide for us. He is involved in the small and the large details. He is Good. We have a wonderful body of believers that are rallying around us and supporting us financially, emotionally, and spiritually.<br /><br />If you are interested in supporting us through prayer or financially you can contact me an I can let you how to do that. We will be mailing out monthly updates complete with prayer requests so please leave me your email address if you would like to be added to that group. Your prayers are invaluable to us. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.<br /><br /><br />And they sang a new song saying<br />"worthy are You to take the book and break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation." Revelations 5:9Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-25760285487909119592010-07-20T14:04:00.001-05:002010-07-20T14:23:50.765-05:00Pirate PottyFor months now we have talked about potty training. Trying desperately to get Andrew excited about using the potty. One day Rebecca got him to do this.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUH2WNKKSPG3-4TYsKSls1N6wm7ZuwNL626Zs_XL0Dm2sJfrBqTE5eFr_bQzJ28XohCTtZkbeTB9cfYDzPB-A-VVBxg7c71X2QRwZJjaZoSz7q-elO4NaC5HHEHc7cKsvWg0wdcHF_xdIh/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496067156207968034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUH2WNKKSPG3-4TYsKSls1N6wm7ZuwNL626Zs_XL0Dm2sJfrBqTE5eFr_bQzJ28XohCTtZkbeTB9cfYDzPB-A-VVBxg7c71X2QRwZJjaZoSz7q-elO4NaC5HHEHc7cKsvWg0wdcHF_xdIh/s320/IMG_0896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I was excited...hoping she was going to handle the whole thing for me. But I was wrong. That was the only day he sat on the potty for months. Then about a week ago I decided to pick up some Toy Story underwear and start trying to get him excited again. I cleared a couple days off to be at home and focus on this only, but Andrew was finally excited about big boy underwear. He didn't want to wait and I didn't want to spoil the excitement. In two days he was pretty much potty trained. We have had a few accidents, but he got it and got it fast. The trick for us was 4 things:<br />1. Waiting until he was 3<br />2. Bribing him with candy (I was shocked what a strong motivator this was for him)<br />3. Bribing him with a toy after so many successful #2's (that was a little scarier and no, I am not above bribing my kids)<br />4. The Pirate Potty book that I read to him on the potty and gave him stickers on his hat when he went. Meet Pirate Andrew who successfully is using the potty!!!! YAY! So proud of my big boy! Really not a baby! So Bittersweet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvfPVaiXFR7KOO4-0qrekazX5WmMZ97e02Qn0nA4dnAqrqy3GuvBk1PQxW_xVasT_vJJAwvXCJACGsdB8xtnUA5kfswQGAq9uh9TzV34AaMeRJ7v_qLcceEy18xnmz6uCOFbNIwVeGLXz/s1600/IMG_4158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496067151125316034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvfPVaiXFR7KOO4-0qrekazX5WmMZ97e02Qn0nA4dnAqrqy3GuvBk1PQxW_xVasT_vJJAwvXCJACGsdB8xtnUA5kfswQGAq9uh9TzV34AaMeRJ7v_qLcceEy18xnmz6uCOFbNIwVeGLXz/s320/IMG_4158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XVChfo95-9dftIQ3QtlipDXBI5SEFGOuP2Mpzm4XjrRt8ggYb3EYKgxWOr-WE25PtQ92hjEa8JN1URhjfGCDoO9T1kiVItgPyI7AzrKrFKztt36GjocH5nuqTV63qTf2alv1aAbSU6pw/s1600/IMG_4157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496067144063907106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XVChfo95-9dftIQ3QtlipDXBI5SEFGOuP2Mpzm4XjrRt8ggYb3EYKgxWOr-WE25PtQ92hjEa8JN1URhjfGCDoO9T1kiVItgPyI7AzrKrFKztt36GjocH5nuqTV63qTf2alv1aAbSU6pw/s320/IMG_4157.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-17815849141279044362010-07-20T13:45:00.003-05:002010-07-20T14:04:51.274-05:00July 4thFourth of July was a lot of fun this year. We attended Father Hearts Fourth of July Celebration at the advice of several friends and we were not disappointed. We spent the afternoon eating, swimming, and with the kids <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">playing</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">on</span> all the blow up slides and bouncy houses. Then we ended the night with a great fireworks show. Best part of the whole night might just have been how easy it was to leave once it was time. The traffic was not bad at all!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly-wPMOzOG7GfjXtFbn3XxT4ymnQUr7FApzdLnsxdog5CijpjFFfXVfm-C7EfLQK7AOMuZYXl8t3P70DMPl5foOXWsrwmJ64Xqphk_4xoBoOyEyNYx7ghFe4K86rWXrkAzOy1Gxcz4nAT/s1600/IMG_4132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496065520807677458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly-wPMOzOG7GfjXtFbn3XxT4ymnQUr7FApzdLnsxdog5CijpjFFfXVfm-C7EfLQK7AOMuZYXl8t3P70DMPl5foOXWsrwmJ64Xqphk_4xoBoOyEyNYx7ghFe4K86rWXrkAzOy1Gxcz4nAT/s320/IMG_4132.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyJYKYHxxNamPlno88TxMgqGeqpdGTrtGocYG96UbitEp2zFHSLvV2tKsM-LZQynJDMRDyCp8NUPf7LxKqj5gSWeL22pIha0YtzFVEObQhu2S8PhplWFsbd5o29H3dBxftJBN-QgKTBJ4/s1600/IMG_4133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496065513116179186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyJYKYHxxNamPlno88TxMgqGeqpdGTrtGocYG96UbitEp2zFHSLvV2tKsM-LZQynJDMRDyCp8NUPf7LxKqj5gSWeL22pIha0YtzFVEObQhu2S8PhplWFsbd5o29H3dBxftJBN-QgKTBJ4/s320/IMG_4133.JPG" border="0" /></a> Daddy and his <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">earrings</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNE2dstt16rPhmwTKE580s3xTkcWyE3K_xlgQHV66Bdrmwwtpt_0jNTQqrU4UqLZA1M6UBu_bPrfbhpYLTWLx327f13rVr9rYvjeuG6qzyb1J3wHAkYaKUFGRZKp1EIOUCPxgejrmZgTJo/s1600/IMG_4137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496065500082724498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNE2dstt16rPhmwTKE580s3xTkcWyE3K_xlgQHV66Bdrmwwtpt_0jNTQqrU4UqLZA1M6UBu_bPrfbhpYLTWLx327f13rVr9rYvjeuG6qzyb1J3wHAkYaKUFGRZKp1EIOUCPxgejrmZgTJo/s320/IMG_4137.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thanks for the glow necklaces Uncle Bobby and Stacy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII7grAUW0JUtLYz7mgGNtsu0Jo-ZZn2WtHB51xxbJfD6uuvPcG7oL6s67JiEo6wuyld8F3g-7eN-Dk5QzfmB9O9bm3wLBOIkqAhED4Ff43q6VgMRpYvCYHl3pZOYnzGgY5i0hoOOOWyku/s1600/IMG_4140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496065484313032274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII7grAUW0JUtLYz7mgGNtsu0Jo-ZZn2WtHB51xxbJfD6uuvPcG7oL6s67JiEo6wuyld8F3g-7eN-Dk5QzfmB9O9bm3wLBOIkqAhED4Ff43q6VgMRpYvCYHl3pZOYnzGgY5i0hoOOOWyku/s320/IMG_4140.JPG" border="0" /></a> Daddy and Becca<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKWT8UeH7rNGyowUjUerKmq8CdrRAjv5foIIW-1qZFE2nJiuQzl0SkYfV5tccgIg-Pda7nFidQ6ssneA0FE3SU70KvzD_j3-WU0rOSHEXjh0W-MiHn44xR7Tl4UADmJXuDR6wBZ9CBKSu/s1600/IMG_4142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496064638201270082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKWT8UeH7rNGyowUjUerKmq8CdrRAjv5foIIW-1qZFE2nJiuQzl0SkYfV5tccgIg-Pda7nFidQ6ssneA0FE3SU70KvzD_j3-WU0rOSHEXjh0W-MiHn44xR7Tl4UADmJXuDR6wBZ9CBKSu/s320/IMG_4142.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>Me and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">olders</span> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwosp7R-Kj54gDsW5UI5UTDkmpNyrH_ziE1A7eSkvIxLn_BcxpZ1HHM-_l9Y-wgPk471Uncrsd72stvmz_KXEeUipFOYBhv9SIBx-31Fx7ukewIy2Q0IHeRMgezsD-0kD0O5q3va9H3Z4-/s1600/IMG_4144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496064629196201586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwosp7R-Kj54gDsW5UI5UTDkmpNyrH_ziE1A7eSkvIxLn_BcxpZ1HHM-_l9Y-wgPk471Uncrsd72stvmz_KXEeUipFOYBhv9SIBx-31Fx7ukewIy2Q0IHeRMgezsD-0kD0O5q3va9H3Z4-/s320/IMG_4144.jpg" border="0" /></a> After we were done with the fireworks, we stopped for sparklers to do at home.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc-H9v9XZ0x28kQHhL0L4mQ9xb51ZTy10tYbhaVUvmW_aksPIt7JnhRtel2jQp7Fo_fz4mtLN158bDueaFuLBi4u-TIw7vOaPwwrRkDKDCtyjNO-2vgNMd-TPCQlTgJZNvE2md9YZw7Qr/s1600/IMG_4145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496064616026576434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc-H9v9XZ0x28kQHhL0L4mQ9xb51ZTy10tYbhaVUvmW_aksPIt7JnhRtel2jQp7Fo_fz4mtLN158bDueaFuLBi4u-TIw7vOaPwwrRkDKDCtyjNO-2vgNMd-TPCQlTgJZNvE2md9YZw7Qr/s320/IMG_4145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELv02GfZB2K8mIld3v6kT2KIQ4Ik00-gMj2CpPuRA6MCjNZtwtDUmHnpao3GsYuz5bUGMOT6FqQBEQ_PI6ZdOJG4tmVn7awPt9GAGV39mZhsPr56ELMbwtSVYeqbXcoZ5DlDK4qik1d2N/s1600/IMG_4146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496064614814193698" style="DISPLAY: block; 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We had a great time swimming in Aunt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Suzan's</span> pool, going to the zoo, going bowling, seeing Toy Story 3, and just hanging out together. </div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs9wVwXP_KjslYIfxl0hFPQxz8j2iXoXcc_ueUBJ0xH3HYMxB0Bp_ySLb7_-l5Z7qX5xu6fKK0rL2ak-llwY6TaOt5TyozSkETFbQJt7YbAfpk2JT4fqwSMIcmGJPTaMZUmfGaF1THSL6/s1600/IMG_4052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496059407050189314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs9wVwXP_KjslYIfxl0hFPQxz8j2iXoXcc_ueUBJ0xH3HYMxB0Bp_ySLb7_-l5Z7qX5xu6fKK0rL2ak-llwY6TaOt5TyozSkETFbQJt7YbAfpk2JT4fqwSMIcmGJPTaMZUmfGaF1THSL6/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Swim time in Aunt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Suzan's</span> pool<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4wZlfwFJ-1w5Zx0sL_TirK9Gg1jyrFKliA48etTStvF5duZL2JlOEpB7IAnhJsszP0GY_hUfrcyobEDJr7zoM-K8P36ImrCRIrrq-s1ph58IsYlvheGApDFUGf__FY8lgI0iSYp3E7MZ/s1600/IMG_4056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496059405566033250" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZf-cGsIInxUc1IjzMdWXO_MsPbkErcjq0OJljveJGexeVKTVm3Ruw7uvXTdm5Wc_OMFAwBwAc5erKdbxs9DATSXeHJMBAWQidCLoFHv6dXKs0T6mz1OUnzorud-ER5672mB3h8vEX2iT4/s320/IMG_4081.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aidan Getting a Turn (Andrew let <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rebecca</span> do it for him)<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496057578186303282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDlHPKSL2xykPH3Uv2eMCXgYBJJmKV4HlDYbPRVPxqWGgEi50KikSiwuFY5FvVHhX1xUZ_UNmS1b0YlyiIYbkussLN4clAuR-jlLbsO0WhDSP7aGbHhxjoA4bUS1UfxvBABA-rFq9lqgY/s320/IMG_4086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ3TU98Tp6DjUv4IPLQe1n9xsTle8PVkQ0Qy2mQpLIEcBNQ97QQHG2KOoR3o7-lhbhSEP0qMYsfBDuDYuNO8Svzy1hAnpb7dTmQ5Q-kq9M36UW1MIL2V4G9BmRGpK4KhCkVK8SZF85Tbl/s1600/IMG_4095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496057570614949282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ3TU98Tp6DjUv4IPLQe1n9xsTle8PVkQ0Qy2mQpLIEcBNQ97QQHG2KOoR3o7-lhbhSEP0qMYsfBDuDYuNO8Svzy1hAnpb7dTmQ5Q-kq9M36UW1MIL2V4G9BmRGpK4KhCkVK8SZF85Tbl/s320/IMG_4095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496056368942686562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyqtfMN_rOPHmBOq1QdK5l7TDnEX-_iElPr4lZgeF9IgBW2imx5-nZTu1VBlXXIZzSQZ8xhH8iA_PCXs2rlNTbVy6P4nWPmIXBbPioFjdemtVszUH_WP-1UgITN8h-wSkM-ny2mRoz5H6/s320/Family+picture+in+clovis.jpg" border="0" /> Gran with Aidan and Becca<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496056363960303250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH1UAfwLhMQDyOKajpgpyNFsgDOxUvSZ_pDiYahZxWIkbEf40sLYFN3J02-r6JBkOxueu6766qMn-Gpy0WZrpeLGaOiQJrM9NwN80-65rSl2BSANa6Qh8oYEjTWZofgBYDhaom-V3fvE8/s320/Gran+Aidan,+becc.jpg" border="0" /> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Suzan</span> with the 3 kids (not sure who took this picture, but please tell me how you got all 3 to look and smile...very impressive)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4eZQ7Al8pTQKMHuEjMg_BqtS0DCs6g6uFBM9Yh8kTqeV5FTzW9N7YCM9oObJvq6IRq5ITIwhyhkarxrVNz4-mtr0veOpaHBnEdmmnZTQsknrO7dcanyIDdYuraYyLTqVx-a0mhLBCX-P/s1600/Suzan+and+3+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496056356659257394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4eZQ7Al8pTQKMHuEjMg_BqtS0DCs6g6uFBM9Yh8kTqeV5FTzW9N7YCM9oObJvq6IRq5ITIwhyhkarxrVNz4-mtr0veOpaHBnEdmmnZTQsknrO7dcanyIDdYuraYyLTqVx-a0mhLBCX-P/s320/Suzan+and+3+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzuoCW-w5iUvWUFMq1BqjRN09mF049CXaT7pHh_W6haVJQ6KTfOqhfEqBm3os-gvPpLinb9fyDeiKGJyAjTwSxKGhTyIbUgG8J8Ex_YDNj-3dPwlbQdvNljrH3wzFCLvmkamKiHGQb8mG/s1600/IMG_4104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496056353276000258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzuoCW-w5iUvWUFMq1BqjRN09mF049CXaT7pHh_W6haVJQ6KTfOqhfEqBm3os-gvPpLinb9fyDeiKGJyAjTwSxKGhTyIbUgG8J8Ex_YDNj-3dPwlbQdvNljrH3wzFCLvmkamKiHGQb8mG/s320/IMG_4104.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gran and kids at the bowling alley<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2N76BLGxMCkhoe0gnsaL5iRMCqe6_qMtFr4kh99W6xYd75LOF25b_61AchrDZ1_2QD3wo5CKhqwvVt40oJk65vFv1nF05p_2n_MkustIT9hSar7TJk-Dz69bDE9qkIG2bslp35N4xzJt/s1600/IMG_4105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496056335217716578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2N76BLGxMCkhoe0gnsaL5iRMCqe6_qMtFr4kh99W6xYd75LOF25b_61AchrDZ1_2QD3wo5CKhqwvVt40oJk65vFv1nF05p_2n_MkustIT9hSar7TJk-Dz69bDE9qkIG2bslp35N4xzJt/s320/IMG_4105.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandpa Bob and Becca<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNa-YFkcHiqriAeV9ZZG7EzbwbhYoy2Lldk6PmrqkLOo0iUvSYXVQpwOZrHm8oiNqsu_ZxcsWSjPlwnK_y6MG7m6ma4QhVUlR5k7b13IUziXpFv_GEx1cNwZfzWA9XcFTW-eyvPMo90tm/s1600/IMG_4113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496053941228701282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNa-YFkcHiqriAeV9ZZG7EzbwbhYoy2Lldk6PmrqkLOo0iUvSYXVQpwOZrHm8oiNqsu_ZxcsWSjPlwnK_y6MG7m6ma4QhVUlR5k7b13IUziXpFv_GEx1cNwZfzWA9XcFTW-eyvPMo90tm/s320/IMG_4113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Aidan and Grandpa Bob<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMvWrjVFdtOHTm92MGKgcPV_W5JnzCIseUZh6amppbkbnYSsDRGxBYfgJalkAIQskR3LNZIposxSa7ESSQxbbJvNYBR0iCtmxj54YeKkfrJADxjL4MRJ9FepKflt3HB42QwyzyilgYD7f/s1600/IMG_4114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496053930797347298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMvWrjVFdtOHTm92MGKgcPV_W5JnzCIseUZh6amppbkbnYSsDRGxBYfgJalkAIQskR3LNZIposxSa7ESSQxbbJvNYBR0iCtmxj54YeKkfrJADxjL4MRJ9FepKflt3HB42QwyzyilgYD7f/s320/IMG_4114.JPG" border="0" /></a> Trace and His Dad<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG8vYcjbdeMtmhcAL4fY_lJtJDbvDVY0OJ4Hyq6dgsMiGWCRCIpjU264HnG-FK2XveUxRtRWQhTSOPVp7LkIY-hFi5jRKtvLpZRd9JS3sAk2tyx8-9QuKdlGqqNZbePSc_dQRs03g8vN8/s1600/IMG_4115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496053921833308066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG8vYcjbdeMtmhcAL4fY_lJtJDbvDVY0OJ4Hyq6dgsMiGWCRCIpjU264HnG-FK2XveUxRtRWQhTSOPVp7LkIY-hFi5jRKtvLpZRd9JS3sAk2tyx8-9QuKdlGqqNZbePSc_dQRs03g8vN8/s320/IMG_4115.JPG" border="0" /></a>Trace and His Brother<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXmy0tJZqgTPRVCbMV42e1BwmWEDm8ft2VkaZVkcqedXVXj2vVb6MrJAI0-PIQyyp-QSoBLkbEiImuuOA_ATopt75Cq2mZ-327c2g9YRSrKwSDJIv-PNAJ5KkFpDiMPJyMxBCQztnlNxe/s1600/IMG_4118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496053914335838386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXmy0tJZqgTPRVCbMV42e1BwmWEDm8ft2VkaZVkcqedXVXj2vVb6MrJAI0-PIQyyp-QSoBLkbEiImuuOA_ATopt75Cq2mZ-327c2g9YRSrKwSDJIv-PNAJ5KkFpDiMPJyMxBCQztnlNxe/s320/IMG_4118.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bobby, Stacy, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Becc</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgAkofOkZrH92w6OLtoJUAxMH8U811bSwvH__Udkt20LmI5aPbobUXHPeH_UtfrHiE_qXelcBDRrCe1M-HV1NjTw5swuu7BpL3p7cw6sAO2m5SGB6Ium3JgNP53Z0_1dqVbd3abrt8U3p/s1600/IMG_4116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496053903195858002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgAkofOkZrH92w6OLtoJUAxMH8U811bSwvH__Udkt20LmI5aPbobUXHPeH_UtfrHiE_qXelcBDRrCe1M-HV1NjTw5swuu7BpL3p7cw6sAO2m5SGB6Ium3JgNP53Z0_1dqVbd3abrt8U3p/s320/IMG_4116.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thanks for a great time with you all! Looking forward to next time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-71526452460372029612010-07-20T12:56:00.002-05:002010-07-20T13:05:40.874-05:00We Love Gymnastics<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rebecca</span> started gymnastics in January. She has learned a bunch and seems to really enjoy it. Here she is showing some of her skills.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Finishing a front roll</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q3QVH-MUdIN-__sZj0CsxA6J5y0U4QFsYJCFPZdK7a9DVI_JZLIFmePGgWZmLBjXL_QehsvegKN1yd1n227qaZzujr6E93LnlO-KNCnaYr2AkeUnO2ch9OK6psVGbC47hu_b36wRqVer/s1600/IMG_0967.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496049883437506722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q3QVH-MUdIN-__sZj0CsxA6J5y0U4QFsYJCFPZdK7a9DVI_JZLIFmePGgWZmLBjXL_QehsvegKN1yd1n227qaZzujr6E93LnlO-KNCnaYr2AkeUnO2ch9OK6psVGbC47hu_b36wRqVer/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />All smiles</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2keDUY8glALvNP_r8VEUrbO1kX5qU9cPoB_99cQ5kGRTccgHvJ1lLDlWzZEEpBI1PlQQLdXdqYb-YEQf18yVs7T4zmsVIqDcvZnznk2gKQENfmWxPtJjg3_K_VFoEQN3d1Dkfm7EKVke/s1600/IMG_0970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496049876105142802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2keDUY8glALvNP_r8VEUrbO1kX5qU9cPoB_99cQ5kGRTccgHvJ1lLDlWzZEEpBI1PlQQLdXdqYb-YEQf18yVs7T4zmsVIqDcvZnznk2gKQENfmWxPtJjg3_K_VFoEQN3d1Dkfm7EKVke/s320/IMG_0970.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hand Stands<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HJwtCy5VYBjVtaNW1DfajvteekZFqspDj5a9afOW-ajrKN9IWWY2ZUMw9FN9aeppt5EAMvXH9384NBPNu9Vutr-nKJHqW7vy3MIIe4T-3iNlm4s533NL3IZQlQoKeLFfCaYJ22dCMC71/s1600/IMG_0973.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496049873191554578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HJwtCy5VYBjVtaNW1DfajvteekZFqspDj5a9afOW-ajrKN9IWWY2ZUMw9FN9aeppt5EAMvXH9384NBPNu9Vutr-nKJHqW7vy3MIIe4T-3iNlm4s533NL3IZQlQoKeLFfCaYJ22dCMC71/s320/IMG_0973.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Doing a Bridge<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoDru8elzySRVEtbkqe7e0xzLnaegxoJV6VcSsM95w8kvxMQRadak2RUzib-gOGnY6XKyPeksUdU-9CpuKsW01KlpoAR3Z9f31WaIErpV5HZn9a7UYVv1XWzoM_9sHsgtjFwpElVOBAf-/s1600/IMG_0977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496049864496311938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoDru8elzySRVEtbkqe7e0xzLnaegxoJV6VcSsM95w8kvxMQRadak2RUzib-gOGnY6XKyPeksUdU-9CpuKsW01KlpoAR3Z9f31WaIErpV5HZn9a7UYVv1XWzoM_9sHsgtjFwpElVOBAf-/s320/IMG_0977.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On the Balance beam<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4ouc5D0f1cXPBNIj1SZl7SfxfQrXeVcuPW2kPWcxZkxZotFUzlSJYZBBSftYWLcu_NGKBENfdFcgANwOroJ5pwDoBDIDzv2qIcOiScG0hnBEWBurn6466kAFtx0fP-d2MrDPZe_YqeM/s1600/IMG_0980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496049855824580658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4ouc5D0f1cXPBNIj1SZl7SfxfQrXeVcuPW2kPWcxZkxZotFUzlSJYZBBSftYWLcu_NGKBENfdFcgANwOroJ5pwDoBDIDzv2qIcOiScG0hnBEWBurn6466kAFtx0fP-d2MrDPZe_YqeM/s320/IMG_0980.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-80818266516445456942010-07-20T12:42:00.004-05:002010-07-20T12:55:06.406-05:00First Time SkatingOur first trip to the roller skating rink included some fun, laughter, a few tears, and frustration. Learning to skate is hard and trying to help two kids who don't know what they are doing is full of challenges.<br /><div align="center">Aidan actually standing on his own<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJBMvh2QD7lw7zWCHG9Fm4gXdZmc7zhHKAdsrKBYKPxLQlvWh3mOjSnFSeDagdtt1LqBwRIc2yI-N8TcYFLN3-lCkln3fhzWrw77c-80nV0tHDgiNCQVBjAzTOVh-XGdiRmREMWyt0moO/s1600/IMG_4036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496047276342527346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJBMvh2QD7lw7zWCHG9Fm4gXdZmc7zhHKAdsrKBYKPxLQlvWh3mOjSnFSeDagdtt1LqBwRIc2yI-N8TcYFLN3-lCkln3fhzWrw77c-80nV0tHDgiNCQVBjAzTOVh-XGdiRmREMWyt0moO/s320/IMG_4036.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Resting with his buddy Davis (these two have been friends since they were one)<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIblYE4AS4Ru9fooFMaNskZ33PCXEqL__WquNqVHUGl3YVOylcLoNsok69cZKAFtXNJ2-1phfxOX0KKNXRreoM8oZhjNxVa9TokAhA-InGh5JC14HSLzuxu9aDxodWmoUleUh2LkfrFW1e/s1600/IMG_4037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496047270394341314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIblYE4AS4Ru9fooFMaNskZ33PCXEqL__WquNqVHUGl3YVOylcLoNsok69cZKAFtXNJ2-1phfxOX0KKNXRreoM8oZhjNxVa9TokAhA-InGh5JC14HSLzuxu9aDxodWmoUleUh2LkfrFW1e/s320/IMG_4037.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>The Three of us, all with smiles on<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXBGizZYNB8YbvSTDLnEwJnnTW-VL9rlVygKVQHCU5zxGNSIPE8GS9J_YEG5QxV4AwffQPPqJ5CRA9PNwHYqP4ktOIJGdKmtChkw-YxB4aWN_8kh9QKLm0rQE5iIqlrQL96D0v5rfslGD/s1600/IMG_4040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496047266718618546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXBGizZYNB8YbvSTDLnEwJnnTW-VL9rlVygKVQHCU5zxGNSIPE8GS9J_YEG5QxV4AwffQPPqJ5CRA9PNwHYqP4ktOIJGdKmtChkw-YxB4aWN_8kh9QKLm0rQE5iIqlrQL96D0v5rfslGD/s320/IMG_4040.JPG" border="0" /></a> A Relay - and a break from skates...Aidan looks pretty serious doesn't he?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31B97HBJfv_CrHTHgqcPnfDTyej2xUPYIz2kTGaeqEc1rtjxH9LrKwqRBql4RwkLF1I02qvxs0oRlpQuAvIyPux_NyAKSbU0Va_k_kuuVOoaElIZgIXOm1RRltSw83VM5EUdZ0HsLR-A1/s1600/IMG_4041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496047259326822098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31B97HBJfv_CrHTHgqcPnfDTyej2xUPYIz2kTGaeqEc1rtjxH9LrKwqRBql4RwkLF1I02qvxs0oRlpQuAvIyPux_NyAKSbU0Va_k_kuuVOoaElIZgIXOm1RRltSw83VM5EUdZ0HsLR-A1/s320/IMG_4041.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Limbo time<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AwrrGTY5j7AFuH5neObbCBBQcxB3kQVvPL9tB47yU6RRlglZB1bUruz5dxg8nzMQ7AYeC3dat7VWgMedFguT65chOSnbOdCgR93or9NaXEHqFdCj2YwvcXcLqDeXSF8obbTwvaEvhYeU/s1600/IMG_4042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496047246768673682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AwrrGTY5j7AFuH5neObbCBBQcxB3kQVvPL9tB47yU6RRlglZB1bUruz5dxg8nzMQ7AYeC3dat7VWgMedFguT65chOSnbOdCgR93or9NaXEHqFdCj2YwvcXcLqDeXSF8obbTwvaEvhYeU/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In the end I would say we will try again, but we might drag dad along with us next time.Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-23820559279849822192010-07-20T12:32:00.003-05:002010-07-20T12:42:18.475-05:00Feild DayThe Tyler home school community hosts a field day every year for the kids to be a part of. We had a great time joining in on the fun this year. It was so organized and well planned and a great excuse to get a bunch of sweet kids together for a good time. All ages got to join in on the fun.<br /><p align="center">I think she is supposed to have a potato between her knees. Not sure where it went?</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tkgUe1QxKOHVjNMgnXwUr8o5_ezBQBJqs29tdX-g-6J0d7I44YUg5PMEZLjaZIYVVJRPaQm0-JBCDjBMfa43r_j42PLE_JEH-Iw0u9b4yednkqF-AUF4XSjsXKkRq67qOK08mhCIvBOB/s1600/IMG_0955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044129540157282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tkgUe1QxKOHVjNMgnXwUr8o5_ezBQBJqs29tdX-g-6J0d7I44YUg5PMEZLjaZIYVVJRPaQm0-JBCDjBMfa43r_j42PLE_JEH-Iw0u9b4yednkqF-AUF4XSjsXKkRq67qOK08mhCIvBOB/s320/IMG_0955.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Sack races<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqu0DgyweIC1YXIXvEOc0hi3qn39IGbw2SvWVhQXws7qDbXdkJSoGX9v3sIANDICIXXZi61jBfLgVLZmeP_Co6TbcmQMOf9Bz4zCHL5wch9SyjShD8i9k6kwZlnFp0ul9dh3gp22azkDK/s1600/IMG_0956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044122706237266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqu0DgyweIC1YXIXvEOc0hi3qn39IGbw2SvWVhQXws7qDbXdkJSoGX9v3sIANDICIXXZi61jBfLgVLZmeP_Co6TbcmQMOf9Bz4zCHL5wch9SyjShD8i9k6kwZlnFp0ul9dh3gp22azkDK/s320/IMG_0956.JPG" border="0" /></a> Soccer Relay (at any pace this age wants to go)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmInKbUz2JwpYc3FvLUv-hNnDw0YrPBOwcEy5fcJgKmhjlajlAvVdYBwpApg46loUgjqiO61MnmornfVQrhIKdBP3mWxHdhaUTkGtVSmWcXNfloyevCSj3QRAg8WvY1UnN-6FZVDMImdg/s1600/IMG_0960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044098923588594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmInKbUz2JwpYc3FvLUv-hNnDw0YrPBOwcEy5fcJgKmhjlajlAvVdYBwpApg46loUgjqiO61MnmornfVQrhIKdBP3mWxHdhaUTkGtVSmWcXNfloyevCSj3QRAg8WvY1UnN-6FZVDMImdg/s320/IMG_0960.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hula hoop relay<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsF8soNU6NIeLgaKGyMpOB1nvMUZ9TlgRCo0tXUEQyxz1yIgPGpk2b_3MlvEAweJsZjiZH914Knb4COTy5s0Zr2fTE27O_Btv-D0T2IDynZIDK6I-dwfceLr8CmTBNqvK7GzBXlpq2uxst/s1600/IMG_0963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044095530326034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsF8soNU6NIeLgaKGyMpOB1nvMUZ9TlgRCo0tXUEQyxz1yIgPGpk2b_3MlvEAweJsZjiZH914Knb4COTy5s0Zr2fTE27O_Btv-D0T2IDynZIDK6I-dwfceLr8CmTBNqvK7GzBXlpq2uxst/s320/IMG_0963.JPG" border="0" /></a> Fill up the bucket relay<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-hqzin1OSMkt05_bpkfesNT0K-w41dfhM-2F1bhjLddHfifwNYnCX2SFBZd32ZYjPcHw1htDfBLhn8_QeY-366Co02LwpdMlgqGXxITWnEz4M_PZDLa2A-aAFpUSp8Nh02VhcNPqGBio/s1600/IMG_0966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044081596218258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-hqzin1OSMkt05_bpkfesNT0K-w41dfhM-2F1bhjLddHfifwNYnCX2SFBZd32ZYjPcHw1htDfBLhn8_QeY-366Co02LwpdMlgqGXxITWnEz4M_PZDLa2A-aAFpUSp8Nh02VhcNPqGBio/s320/IMG_0966.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-10267415887819624092010-07-20T12:10:00.009-05:002010-07-20T12:32:45.147-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday to Andrew!It is hard for me to believe that my Andrew is 3. He is the baby and I may just always think of him like that! We had a great time at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brookshire's</span> park celebrating him with lots of sweet friends around. Get ready for lots of pictures.<br /><div align="center">Andrew and his very best friend! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8vtQvROBt21Zcg5AmXloC9Za4pfygUBKc-fADUv08_KHpO8ty9uQgl6XoO-9d5gdjQ91o9BRf5cwmSCM2l39OcINMizX6riVq12VhNwFkWXMgCzvG11I_wzNjK6-jJSw-Ha35nLVolWK/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040620947123266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8vtQvROBt21Zcg5AmXloC9Za4pfygUBKc-fADUv08_KHpO8ty9uQgl6XoO-9d5gdjQ91o9BRf5cwmSCM2l39OcINMizX6riVq12VhNwFkWXMgCzvG11I_wzNjK6-jJSw-Ha35nLVolWK/s320/IMG_0906.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>These two have such a sweet friendship. They can talk and play for hours without getting tired of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">each other</span>. Andrew loves him so much he made <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rebecca</span> add him to a family picture she drew the other day.<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU81IqkFy6wT-vTTKsh2VaVPkt1GLpGOrqh1OuIWU9OG8888tzSxCgYXAGhn1Dj8mJtAdGdzL62d33_9ecqT5cDi97BCbWOwfvnxGoSkNHSaWbiqP-TCXmgBTLYFmpfVF-8wNHa6y33l2m/s1600/IMG_0907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040398190462642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU81IqkFy6wT-vTTKsh2VaVPkt1GLpGOrqh1OuIWU9OG8888tzSxCgYXAGhn1Dj8mJtAdGdzL62d33_9ecqT5cDi97BCbWOwfvnxGoSkNHSaWbiqP-TCXmgBTLYFmpfVF-8wNHa6y33l2m/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" border="0" /></a> Andrew and some friends with the firetruck cake that Andrew requested<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLadT3FVRDbdEaz1L2aGNuRstRA7NTJi_K5D8VbeYK5U9MipfgGlNfYOlykBKzsQxdepz0fANlnQqIiAwYLicebu_4KEwYb-KvDzrPb-xLYKgJT8Jwf_PMF2a0-Fk-Xtrnf_xH7646NE7/s1600/IMG_0910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040395003316754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLadT3FVRDbdEaz1L2aGNuRstRA7NTJi_K5D8VbeYK5U9MipfgGlNfYOlykBKzsQxdepz0fANlnQqIiAwYLicebu_4KEwYb-KvDzrPb-xLYKgJT8Jwf_PMF2a0-Fk-Xtrnf_xH7646NE7/s320/IMG_0910.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y-Csf8Bspw6473D0zEo2tmVip9iEqrvhRaH81pFxCCCALK-axnRyb7swzBH4zkuSq8X6vFjBEbgLbga16mWPzn7I7WBcCjJrXFn2rIaYPNYMozk_CW2u7t3mp8kn6C8L6pnnuHbtvJq-/s1600/IMG_0913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040383818697762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y-Csf8Bspw6473D0zEo2tmVip9iEqrvhRaH81pFxCCCALK-axnRyb7swzBH4zkuSq8X6vFjBEbgLbga16mWPzn7I7WBcCjJrXFn2rIaYPNYMozk_CW2u7t3mp8kn6C8L6pnnuHbtvJq-/s320/IMG_0913.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhALNq3bTyBmgHPaJCzBasecZ_E5VLEtIh9uLPtP3SQPA3Ry_BX8dTnEzPeO9k7RhjfQXlXp66G9xdZegVu2pMXjGfJqcWlULcRQJ2Lxv3ebWqK18HTxmvt2fLTewRQ10E8Rk6IwQFO5pl/s1600/IMG_0918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040377043191106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhALNq3bTyBmgHPaJCzBasecZ_E5VLEtIh9uLPtP3SQPA3Ry_BX8dTnEzPeO9k7RhjfQXlXp66G9xdZegVu2pMXjGfJqcWlULcRQJ2Lxv3ebWqK18HTxmvt2fLTewRQ10E8Rk6IwQFO5pl/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZAZYTs3Qx_2D7imtmaFpN1zUI85pFpb4GNERrpkO77dF4Kx9dGxbpxRJkULMohyS1sUUcEZ3j96p_dj-tlTH3C64GcE_wB8IvWxzv9TiNH-1f6uBlxgUvJouKNxpg0U7E2eA74rK5yAz/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496040367254798466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZAZYTs3Qx_2D7imtmaFpN1zUI85pFpb4GNERrpkO77dF4Kx9dGxbpxRJkULMohyS1sUUcEZ3j96p_dj-tlTH3C64GcE_wB8IvWxzv9TiNH-1f6uBlxgUvJouKNxpg0U7E2eA74rK5yAz/s320/IMG_0919.JPG" border="0" /></a> Blowing the Candles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_bROabO8FglybaMSebI1Kj2DKh7GfI424vuhDuTQ055gaAw1sUe-Owx1-PJdn7bUff19-MuEpiI1lk0A-3wdRJhNk8pQUlXfq8zKMN5siqbuEhJCPREy5oeCVd0ahrltArwZ4fBLRMAL/s1600/IMG_0920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496039524805071138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_bROabO8FglybaMSebI1Kj2DKh7GfI424vuhDuTQ055gaAw1sUe-Owx1-PJdn7bUff19-MuEpiI1lk0A-3wdRJhNk8pQUlXfq8zKMN5siqbuEhJCPREy5oeCVd0ahrltArwZ4fBLRMAL/s320/IMG_0920.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFnK5tnstrv54XyytiqZPo1WkAa6H3tlWDE_1cOhUg7qHKSVvUO3AjFIGqInkjoygCoyUYdATpoigLR0GLies_anxP_i0CCVYyZg4ve4CY6d2asccc7HLeUUzj7siFGPXAERR8bJZhEre/s1600/IMG_0921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496039523139210514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFnK5tnstrv54XyytiqZPo1WkAa6H3tlWDE_1cOhUg7qHKSVvUO3AjFIGqInkjoygCoyUYdATpoigLR0GLies_anxP_i0CCVYyZg4ve4CY6d2asccc7HLeUUzj7siFGPXAERR8bJZhEre/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Friends<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4D6OMzVbjj7QaB0jC6BlzwBEZePZltbx36dY7Hotz46lTeCD3sdBkfwK0YQFtY-b8G4t1zvCdIzdGfv74L9uuVME4FbMARXqGsblO5QMZs8qR_NBr3Svx5ZGe9B4MU6N9g86VqlRh6Nr/s1600/IMG_0926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496039514266453570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4D6OMzVbjj7QaB0jC6BlzwBEZePZltbx36dY7Hotz46lTeCD3sdBkfwK0YQFtY-b8G4t1zvCdIzdGfv74L9uuVME4FbMARXqGsblO5QMZs8qR_NBr3Svx5ZGe9B4MU6N9g86VqlRh6Nr/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOcqO_WLQA-_KZQasSHHVkxCR-oiLQbsLdfqcAnjcjH3K5TTOoUpY4qm32ZBe6FqxJ2s2oWxRcZzvaRtJnHwAns_8KYW9SWNLPoR6-fuyY99u1QZ6_3bQGO_bRL4Js7tdU7_9kQF-ZNXF/s1600/IMG_0928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496039506293524962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOcqO_WLQA-_KZQasSHHVkxCR-oiLQbsLdfqcAnjcjH3K5TTOoUpY4qm32ZBe6FqxJ2s2oWxRcZzvaRtJnHwAns_8KYW9SWNLPoR6-fuyY99u1QZ6_3bQGO_bRL4Js7tdU7_9kQF-ZNXF/s320/IMG_0928.JPG" border="0" /></a>More Friends<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD-z885FWZrMG6oW4U3qZ7hsNZg87hDC4mYZHP7UvSkvjnePaD_Qd6uZcSc_08sChXb6fHlYFUS3BkELCFPaCXPz1gvpSnJJ1NI9otTN2UdmS7jJ_Ob62qErohDsSKtndqmNzSrLQLrCN/s1600/IMG_0930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496039496375288370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD-z885FWZrMG6oW4U3qZ7hsNZg87hDC4mYZHP7UvSkvjnePaD_Qd6uZcSc_08sChXb6fHlYFUS3BkELCFPaCXPz1gvpSnJJ1NI9otTN2UdmS7jJ_Ob62qErohDsSKtndqmNzSrLQLrCN/s320/IMG_0930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496038613483385250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDaT16FW-ClWVcVmb-Ai0DePcJ5MVMRSUaxR5RBXZPXFFG8W0dt8ZvabcCVPRZXYUhN0sCyLtEA7pFMtOyXSSUcWH7rgxYRtpuFG-ZrMwmOATjeezyePJP-VdXycBp_NOjcyrrRY8Jhs8/s320/IMG_0931.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Me and the boys<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnhnjvlBYcSiiq-2bTONmA6MVkP9MLHYQkeWYCKUK679GSTTznYcTg1gAljxqHqmECPFDHqy5JJukd0Br-ALLFzEAPRFjlinLkHvpmbRdkPuHZ8pjYF1gqaYxtq9vD5uhCvWSXrbC-Yz/s1600/IMG_0940.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496038600996985474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnhnjvlBYcSiiq-2bTONmA6MVkP9MLHYQkeWYCKUK679GSTTznYcTg1gAljxqHqmECPFDHqy5JJukd0Br-ALLFzEAPRFjlinLkHvpmbRdkPuHZ8pjYF1gqaYxtq9vD5uhCvWSXrbC-Yz/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Aunt Traci and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rebecca</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7ED_so2ocUMRXBjyvkZz0zbtPgeRCh5fl2IuIu11W8PtVrhLMljfbDweh2-4I_h9EntkauT9L2ugV0LGlIV5O8BYlt4EnsNRd2PdaDGSn7A1U5SMAmFne2gETz56jFNXHwWDtmQk1H1T/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496038595726554498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7ED_so2ocUMRXBjyvkZz0zbtPgeRCh5fl2IuIu11W8PtVrhLMljfbDweh2-4I_h9EntkauT9L2ugV0LGlIV5O8BYlt4EnsNRd2PdaDGSn7A1U5SMAmFne2gETz56jFNXHwWDtmQk1H1T/s320/IMG_0941.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Greg with Andrew and Becca<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjxBafsN-OmyQrZ6Dk_PsoMpWnDPpEtLWSSiUCvy3fQDa8yJuZrEDuJHsv_4ZtdAJb9sJoZu7WObMsxtmEtD1h32B6eybBCacqHv1v5uU17V26Cw3QOXraxWXCsgV9OIaNwIo7qQJzFS3/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496038586392540226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjxBafsN-OmyQrZ6Dk_PsoMpWnDPpEtLWSSiUCvy3fQDa8yJuZrEDuJHsv_4ZtdAJb9sJoZu7WObMsxtmEtD1h32B6eybBCacqHv1v5uU17V26Cw3QOXraxWXCsgV9OIaNwIo7qQJzFS3/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzohIoogSJYJSct73f353HhDyAmIxeuTt4XzCgfA2_9m_BcbeC4FOYP3Yw-60la0r_oqsZ6SRdRJi_80keljcbmidqCgqGS0nwL2Gfmi1VDc6gUfqwwiz63rL0qI7gz6hyphenhyphenBYSrswqvtItP/s1600/IMG_0943.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496038583155165730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzohIoogSJYJSct73f353HhDyAmIxeuTt4XzCgfA2_9m_BcbeC4FOYP3Yw-60la0r_oqsZ6SRdRJi_80keljcbmidqCgqGS0nwL2Gfmi1VDc6gUfqwwiz63rL0qI7gz6hyphenhyphenBYSrswqvtItP/s320/IMG_0943.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center">Upside down friends<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496037735609945346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-twhrzxW00zwfkEhcpGkRfQXrAA9j5mqSKBAcXwjE6nsMjZtiEE1a5H31sFAXcFyN1xY-nIvyek-SaoHjE2nM7hAK4SCZ2TxpcCINopra6va3J8k7WalQMzoNWRnpKgsN9CuQiJy0B95/s320/IMG_0944.JPG" border="0" /> The Family<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJgMWFP6YAV8_ux3xjec0sn-TaIgDaUldzB8dOk1mY8dvaw1_OSu91zEhcKh0W7EUsDh9aq98HDuXMlI3dC70I4QY4cIZc8noQuNVGGG5SeSFiTaR2wXgmylwaCGzMWfbIPuQZAt5gvzK/s1600/IMG_0947.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496037732375091442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJgMWFP6YAV8_ux3xjec0sn-TaIgDaUldzB8dOk1mY8dvaw1_OSu91zEhcKh0W7EUsDh9aq98HDuXMlI3dC70I4QY4cIZc8noQuNVGGG5SeSFiTaR2wXgmylwaCGzMWfbIPuQZAt5gvzK/s320/IMG_0947.jpg" border="0" /></a> With Aunt Traci<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzhfczMLHndC9jyQ4YLwkTMeQe39s4olEYN-D-i5YJbqhYIdiNPJL9jN0OlNuG-xVn-_DwAyhyphenhyphenvRYZ_KrUTlxcPC12l5Cmc6HoV8kuHT041_YAyYJY3qtFRKQsn8B3ZXvaTmPp64ZtXGH/s1600/IMG_0948.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496037721433273986" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUvE7JH4DjV_zOscB6dhKANJw6nSmyB69nYfEYkEU_W3issFQrTqWUKPlF_B2i_ks4kqs1wjuwihnseVkDafCy5O5UA5Rob6XscV_vqlZt4Pk8ODtQyBlvyCZqFWiveR5uuyvQO81kK4b/s320/IMG_0952.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><p align="center">Andrew, you have an amazing ability to make us all laugh! We love you more and more all the time! Happy 3rd Birthday! Hope you have a great year! It is a gift to watch you grow up.<br /></p>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-5659340466789514712010-07-20T11:46:00.004-05:002010-07-20T12:09:57.760-05:00End of the Year Fun!To celebrate the end of the school year I took <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rebecca</span> to build-a-bear. It was a lot of fun (mostly because I got her all to myself and that doesn't happen all that often). She picked out this bunny and one outfit. It really is a cute little store.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9sjmJLW1my4BpQNZK-fcZZWeYN0XLvUJIzXGQWXvlH98MWDF8WSeXi_PhdpBJucFJqXLQKk6DexjH7JisBxKVdCp7-DmSIMKCesXhBvvnqR_qpe1ffTbgLMnlBbKfHVHH1rzRqIfbsGA/s1600/IMG_0897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496035633145419298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9sjmJLW1my4BpQNZK-fcZZWeYN0XLvUJIzXGQWXvlH98MWDF8WSeXi_PhdpBJucFJqXLQKk6DexjH7JisBxKVdCp7-DmSIMKCesXhBvvnqR_qpe1ffTbgLMnlBbKfHVHH1rzRqIfbsGA/s320/IMG_0897.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF423agSa-qNGZEsIaHwC4E44Dso5EptN3Fgy3njZr_renoKPMctjXPT99Gxfq8zNnocp__ts25-iRSK-UmwlNXEQmnCxYUHtylU_QAMz0eth2ibf0KmRcpY_70f_gGT-evIpr-2vzSzd/s1600/IMG_0901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496035620466408418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF423agSa-qNGZEsIaHwC4E44Dso5EptN3Fgy3njZr_renoKPMctjXPT99Gxfq8zNnocp__ts25-iRSK-UmwlNXEQmnCxYUHtylU_QAMz0eth2ibf0KmRcpY_70f_gGT-evIpr-2vzSzd/s320/IMG_0901.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcvojsicFdLJxYIxUiY5jMiv4gKjuiukNAt5SFJCf1Sr2UrFVCNvXuwDxp3i64pL0ECPofBFyjrqmoB-F7nYrGEW5X-trYmS4B6UbWiRRcLK60iouyYzRnu2WRLBEhFd5cvF5RBqO9Veq/s1600/IMG_0903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496035619053725250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcvojsicFdLJxYIxUiY5jMiv4gKjuiukNAt5SFJCf1Sr2UrFVCNvXuwDxp3i64pL0ECPofBFyjrqmoB-F7nYrGEW5X-trYmS4B6UbWiRRcLK60iouyYzRnu2WRLBEhFd5cvF5RBqO9Veq/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" border="0" /></a> After that we went out for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ice cream</span>! I loved our girlie time and look forward to much more time with my sweet girl!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT3gE1ovpVs0E2p6WqyomVSaJAO1Tc-0_TYyzJDsiSuxBRD4z4mqVcFgTHmuBtHYMpewrcjdUws0TGOuW70vXOvToFFgd7FntKetavWRawYZR34fSuXy7zmzu9GS_WTvVTaXAKQazsR-a/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496035610216866242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT3gE1ovpVs0E2p6WqyomVSaJAO1Tc-0_TYyzJDsiSuxBRD4z4mqVcFgTHmuBtHYMpewrcjdUws0TGOuW70vXOvToFFgd7FntKetavWRawYZR34fSuXy7zmzu9GS_WTvVTaXAKQazsR-a/s320/IMG_0904.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aidan also earned a special end of the year fun day, but his was with dad and dad doesn't usually travel with a camera. They enjoyed a great time at Fire Mountain playing with go-carts, bumper cars, and some games.<br /></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-19335393614833075842010-07-20T10:09:00.004-05:002010-07-20T10:33:09.409-05:00Rebecca's 5th Birthday<div align="center">Rebecca turned 5 in April. We celebrated by having a few friends join us for painting at Piddlin Pottery and then come over for cake and some jewelry making. We had a great time! Here are some pictures.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi_qUSId4P37vjdbyIHsBH1S1f98Cr1hkZGbW6mkm0BaY4h1sLTKlWlZ34CMW9DHWLT14V9flZW4mIwh9Ov2bAIqY1a3zQCpalCYXyznTPozccVHgUCwW0Cp476yJmss8jENMO3AByENB/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496009370949569266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi_qUSId4P37vjdbyIHsBH1S1f98Cr1hkZGbW6mkm0BaY4h1sLTKlWlZ34CMW9DHWLT14V9flZW4mIwh9Ov2bAIqY1a3zQCpalCYXyznTPozccVHgUCwW0Cp476yJmss8jENMO3AByENB/s320/IMG_0867.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Sweet Friends<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CmU7Lnjb2nRST9IOU1ktwXP7hT_J2B-GQ23KZx3jAuo5SNtmioPyAopMJflF-kQlf_zcZjJBprwuHT1IyzF3BoUHppx1oO6YJi8rFdZSu0BYWYw5OKs69tepZpoZtG6RcyFv7ViXjiG/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496008714246674882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CmU7Lnjb2nRST9IOU1ktwXP7hT_J2B-GQ23KZx3jAuo5SNtmioPyAopMJflF-kQlf_zcZjJBprwuHT1IyzF3BoUHppx1oO6YJi8rFdZSu0BYWYw5OKs69tepZpoZtG6RcyFv7ViXjiG/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" border="0" /></a> The girls and their painting</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT4MSLRHaw-5EPT0US-IakYaM_JL4E21u3xGx7ZQWX30a9Z5Gli_4gFNISxUAoT9eW1vKlsNjCHk3ZB5ygeqFjf-xpFRC-HtTY5eCO4R3UdVOC_0-vg-p4sZmmrhJrGbSyVEH0j4oRYFN/s1600/IMG_0871.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496008704567701250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT4MSLRHaw-5EPT0US-IakYaM_JL4E21u3xGx7ZQWX30a9Z5Gli_4gFNISxUAoT9eW1vKlsNjCHk3ZB5ygeqFjf-xpFRC-HtTY5eCO4R3UdVOC_0-vg-p4sZmmrhJrGbSyVEH0j4oRYFN/s320/IMG_0871.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2N5pBb2ccgSVi5nw-UkVBR-xBjzwenLtpUwaNUZfpQzZgBA3fSiPBO1w3CtbFAqzbpX-2IpniBy2C0V4GnuD2FnCEnBkPtgNFG4sVuph6l73qC-VjCLvkpqphzFwn6ZovSM0Nr1M132A/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496008698198605138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2N5pBb2ccgSVi5nw-UkVBR-xBjzwenLtpUwaNUZfpQzZgBA3fSiPBO1w3CtbFAqzbpX-2IpniBy2C0V4GnuD2FnCEnBkPtgNFG4sVuph6l73qC-VjCLvkpqphzFwn6ZovSM0Nr1M132A/s320/IMG_0872.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Cake. Rebecca gave me know more guidance than a pink theme. So I set off to find a cute cake that I could make and that would look right pink. This is what we settled on. Pink sunglasses and pink flower cupcakes.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXg5RuYl2jVWxoHd_aPgTMr6bP904nrU-nzjq-eTipFo2j3HlSEuJ4IxVeH_TpzRJ2xVsKWihVbDImTi9g6cWPIeMdLIiQO5eLjBGo39oW1MkVidYhxluOZnry_ZlvysojS6TAsq05zLb/s1600/IMG_0873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496008693507666178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXg5RuYl2jVWxoHd_aPgTMr6bP904nrU-nzjq-eTipFo2j3HlSEuJ4IxVeH_TpzRJ2xVsKWihVbDImTi9g6cWPIeMdLIiQO5eLjBGo39oW1MkVidYhxluOZnry_ZlvysojS6TAsq05zLb/s320/IMG_0873.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmmyav3C6GMGNgGwFVcNF1oh1KMQjl1EvGbuXpDTRCNJdWhZKPGJaiZ4vBfL90I74FghYSMJCzZNMGbJ3Ydd3LUyQLMMCMJi8iGF8rrCv1_lwxIgcTU7ZBZb5FzAuWxAHDG9EdHqtCyU0/s1600/IMG_0875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496008690262879074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmmyav3C6GMGNgGwFVcNF1oh1KMQjl1EvGbuXpDTRCNJdWhZKPGJaiZ4vBfL90I74FghYSMJCzZNMGbJ3Ydd3LUyQLMMCMJi8iGF8rrCv1_lwxIgcTU7ZBZb5FzAuWxAHDG9EdHqtCyU0/s320/IMG_0875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm37Bihe0Ol1IGNG-OQ1vWuI6dy2DTqH2sy8oievSTo4DlQ9W6pIysSZjg8u-5jmGYvtkJeS3PL5CvBS6mCyWWmDESDltqXfTuRYIIyJI8kQAR7rbcH0BMILhyphenhyphenT7g1Y6pUaGZ4UI09zSOb/s1600/IMG_0876.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496007895154599954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm37Bihe0Ol1IGNG-OQ1vWuI6dy2DTqH2sy8oievSTo4DlQ9W6pIysSZjg8u-5jmGYvtkJeS3PL5CvBS6mCyWWmDESDltqXfTuRYIIyJI8kQAR7rbcH0BMILhyphenhyphenT7g1Y6pUaGZ4UI09zSOb/s320/IMG_0876.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7QHWurH7KOowSlck47S_qbqdx5ehVVAvIEyoVuM_H2IVa5M9itXQFXzFIf8Ljm_Y8M5DazM-Zqd541fwKY0HD0y8jH-qNFlSRxApeXBmkJDDJVK79B9rLVKbJ67em27PO6GANgfFmU5f/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496007891172589010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7QHWurH7KOowSlck47S_qbqdx5ehVVAvIEyoVuM_H2IVa5M9itXQFXzFIf8Ljm_Y8M5DazM-Zqd541fwKY0HD0y8jH-qNFlSRxApeXBmkJDDJVK79B9rLVKbJ67em27PO6GANgfFmU5f/s320/IMG_0877.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqNRdTX_zqW0laLb0maSv8kz11frmHD1j-GPkjt8gIAQ6ZR93fZOMpzO8UMV_mpFLa8wQVKl64xenvy1Vy3sY4Pw9KDYWdYcTfmn6w5l5xJzKq5jLGyZ5d8D50kkIJX70HxUdGtT1uH6/s1600/IMG_0878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496007881995915938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqNRdTX_zqW0laLb0maSv8kz11frmHD1j-GPkjt8gIAQ6ZR93fZOMpzO8UMV_mpFLa8wQVKl64xenvy1Vy3sY4Pw9KDYWdYcTfmn6w5l5xJzKq5jLGyZ5d8D50kkIJX70HxUdGtT1uH6/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rebecca learned how to read this year so we wanted to get her a grown up bible. She is so sweet and actually reads it. She has just about finished reading the 10 plagues (totally on her own initiative). Kind of a strange place to start studying your bible. Maybe she will have a good, healthy fear of our Lord.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIb9dshiM_hwzviT3-3Uj2uyTF9Gkd9YNGyTr1T4h_bsaneUolPL4-TmdSe_pb_Bk8kMVYeWniG7qWGTM8tHRRKoF-bFdRupVMYJvnQtarx0aiQw34Tv4E5_7-WLEZWR5a4HlsTR-XGfQ/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496007871301345394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIb9dshiM_hwzviT3-3Uj2uyTF9Gkd9YNGyTr1T4h_bsaneUolPL4-TmdSe_pb_Bk8kMVYeWniG7qWGTM8tHRRKoF-bFdRupVMYJvnQtarx0aiQw34Tv4E5_7-WLEZWR5a4HlsTR-XGfQ/s320/IMG_0884.JPG" border="0" /></a>And her Pink Razor<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDq70-wHsMiVk1jxKlGqWmMcCD0fvn5DWnWwQYhg-BY4fRpAZRfuCXymSyoMkHa8AuZ1T3XQwaUVn8lDaipK8USNye_phjjVvZROzZl3aunA2cSzTQbo25e8TFxS0DDvJ7mvFW9_p0UvX0/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496007864419722450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDq70-wHsMiVk1jxKlGqWmMcCD0fvn5DWnWwQYhg-BY4fRpAZRfuCXymSyoMkHa8AuZ1T3XQwaUVn8lDaipK8USNye_phjjVvZROzZl3aunA2cSzTQbo25e8TFxS0DDvJ7mvFW9_p0UvX0/s320/IMG_0887.JPG" border="0" /></a>Rebecca, you are growing and maturing all the time. I love the girl you are becoming. You add a lot of fun and joy to our home! Thanks for being you! I praise the Lord for letting me be your mommy. <br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-891950993575761882010-07-20T09:47:00.005-05:002010-07-20T10:09:37.998-05:00Easter 2010I Love Easter. It is such a joyous time celebrating our Savior and what he overcame through His death and resurrection on the cross. There is no sweeter name than the name of Jesus!<br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Here we are doing our Easter egg hunt before church!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0PCKnM-hyXr84eMcBIMCS8c3_LKi-zoXPIRmaefvVOfgStT8gJGUE_hU5lN7AXzlr0jxWDAT8-dnQH5wJ9kMo75K6GTfB03ZZnhXjtObRNfof4oAS1MTOOkDqHtieGOZgPu0dBNPubdn/s1600/IMG_0850.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496003481558171314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0PCKnM-hyXr84eMcBIMCS8c3_LKi-zoXPIRmaefvVOfgStT8gJGUE_hU5lN7AXzlr0jxWDAT8-dnQH5wJ9kMo75K6GTfB03ZZnhXjtObRNfof4oAS1MTOOkDqHtieGOZgPu0dBNPubdn/s320/IMG_0850.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXat4PXXrXBFj0Fsv0pfqJ7MpCi-BuL-JELBvHZ_kS02bGG8zj7ihmQOX_evX2AfT8-O6-B_6Vy6Swr0UVJjgRD_IrHO_Qj8e37mkpCBAkiD_IyHAHc_GmZjpqYj6cVuPGtIj_NAZSqS9/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496003494116834690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXat4PXXrXBFj0Fsv0pfqJ7MpCi-BuL-JELBvHZ_kS02bGG8zj7ihmQOX_evX2AfT8-O6-B_6Vy6Swr0UVJjgRD_IrHO_Qj8e37mkpCBAkiD_IyHAHc_GmZjpqYj6cVuPGtIj_NAZSqS9/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJyN_BhtPTM95PgeNgOOlmsz0qgmTVLOV4zLoe8vpg73_ndKRVXiGyE7Id3_3PnDVO8St0O3GEMjcH6dE07OUrlMbA4m8jS9ATajPNxfbzXltmdQ7XmVsKmczKVMw_e8jb_w3BRyWVC1r/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496003486810678930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJyN_BhtPTM95PgeNgOOlmsz0qgmTVLOV4zLoe8vpg73_ndKRVXiGyE7Id3_3PnDVO8St0O3GEMjcH6dE07OUrlMbA4m8jS9ATajPNxfbzXltmdQ7XmVsKmczKVMw_e8jb_w3BRyWVC1r/s320/IMG_0853.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbzJvpu_Qd-H2xtJG7MRlv1gkha9MW-YjpHIqzAFYC8CalkdPGLdp-j_cNEACYDnKpmh0K5GEivB51srkdJeytApQJe7uv3567q69f8UzNYH5P1eInE6JNoElD86B5ElyErRncH6LkwbD/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496001472344034674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbzJvpu_Qd-H2xtJG7MRlv1gkha9MW-YjpHIqzAFYC8CalkdPGLdp-j_cNEACYDnKpmh0K5GEivB51srkdJeytApQJe7uv3567q69f8UzNYH5P1eInE6JNoElD86B5ElyErRncH6LkwbD/s320/IMG_0856.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">And a few quick pictures outside church<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jjdfnyyakAx2OVGxlK4B4K4Z0xwZLM6Gy0wODiEWYUeNllIu-5bKtu4ap7A9ZlpXQUrgqyyb-13SibhvfqFk2hRUBDPS7yox8uBOMhFnvvq4fxYZEA0KkWQfA6qIwcg8aiH5FeN7webp/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496001468446100850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jjdfnyyakAx2OVGxlK4B4K4Z0xwZLM6Gy0wODiEWYUeNllIu-5bKtu4ap7A9ZlpXQUrgqyyb-13SibhvfqFk2hRUBDPS7yox8uBOMhFnvvq4fxYZEA0KkWQfA6qIwcg8aiH5FeN7webp/s320/IMG_0859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBQABJNwKf0lZhfXd3cRc2oBYkbRTovi8WEiiO-0DkJQ4ksx8GTh5xKv5wJxJG8bUSrJig7deLP0i-G176j45795Kp3pG2Ub_bS6QMWjEQhAWeogpqQvxsxtry4ErffW3n_ehyAGoD3mu/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496001454475958706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBQABJNwKf0lZhfXd3cRc2oBYkbRTovi8WEiiO-0DkJQ4ksx8GTh5xKv5wJxJG8bUSrJig7deLP0i-G176j45795Kp3pG2Ub_bS6QMWjEQhAWeogpqQvxsxtry4ErffW3n_ehyAGoD3mu/s320/IMG_0858.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aidan was missing a tooth so I had to get one a little closer up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo46Ef3tPgIji0ev4M-5D3fXwu6B8fA_wRITrzA9l59fQhNH78D-0rtgl6YeWOrySCc4VvfNDx5eqw3jYSnr6nMrxkZqfDt8EHEPxbf-WAlu8pdtM8w8vvWclTzIbGOdxvT0ZlhK0wWYs/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496001451041264738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo46Ef3tPgIji0ev4M-5D3fXwu6B8fA_wRITrzA9l59fQhNH78D-0rtgl6YeWOrySCc4VvfNDx5eqw3jYSnr6nMrxkZqfDt8EHEPxbf-WAlu8pdtM8w8vvWclTzIbGOdxvT0ZlhK0wWYs/s320/IMG_0863.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVfuanXm9iA14C_rGdjLLqQ3u1u7R5WZrhJyIF4btNZRty8lCpgTk5guRUe_9_Q-_A3GG9fgoQzYxc2Iy3mYiyfq3v05uzTrd0nv1H_CTknV0GciUHOsJihDs6wN0_0Sz2v7DlsxiRVyo/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496004856959355986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVfuanXm9iA14C_rGdjLLqQ3u1u7R5WZrhJyIF4btNZRty8lCpgTk5guRUe_9_Q-_A3GG9fgoQzYxc2Iy3mYiyfq3v05uzTrd0nv1H_CTknV0GciUHOsJihDs6wN0_0Sz2v7DlsxiRVyo/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I almost ended this post wishing you a Happy Easter but that may be a little overdue considering it is <em>July</em>. It is never too late to remember and rejoice in Him and the wonderful gift of salvation we can receive through Jesus! May we praise Him all year long, no matter what the calendar says. He is Good!<br /><div> </div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-36073114130580009452010-07-20T09:16:00.006-05:002010-07-20T09:43:44.656-05:00A Big Snow In Tyler - February 2010A big snow in Tyler? What does that really mean? This is what we got and we were perfectly content with it. I mean<em> any</em> snow i n Tyler is a <em>big deal</em>.
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhj9sSyTppWvWifs2MAhBVvv32dUwHkff7d35EH3JcQMc2TWZcAdLO1JC9rEHjORbNAe4OHpzLq1Iih5Trkb6x1WABzz-qUzJbqwCEDShb0Re72UVYTfkKxhc3oBLxeDJJnlAIV_EXiyg/s1600/IMG_0773.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495993030384480386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhj9sSyTppWvWifs2MAhBVvv32dUwHkff7d35EH3JcQMc2TWZcAdLO1JC9rEHjORbNAe4OHpzLq1Iih5Trkb6x1WABzz-qUzJbqwCEDShb0Re72UVYTfkKxhc3oBLxeDJJnlAIV_EXiyg/s320/IMG_0773.JPG" border="0" /></a> So we played and had a great time, but in the morning we woke to find this...</div>
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<br />Thank you Jesus for special winter treats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQrQ4iFdxbpftLVc2oxm6dr4ireINSIxiBa2sYzXvoewP2s5LQwqlYxHFWnkE2miR8QMAn-o5svpKmTkJp-2GQUQmD6o6e0Y3Jb6ZW2CAN_TzKReSWFt6Dhs4X-nd6NNR5ZnCVg7_2XjD/s1600/IMG_0807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495995288515202674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQrQ4iFdxbpftLVc2oxm6dr4ireINSIxiBa2sYzXvoewP2s5LQwqlYxHFWnkE2miR8QMAn-o5svpKmTkJp-2GQUQmD6o6e0Y3Jb6ZW2CAN_TzKReSWFt6Dhs4X-nd6NNR5ZnCVg7_2XjD/s320/IMG_0807.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-71178413768184807532010-07-20T08:47:00.005-05:002010-07-20T09:16:27.816-05:00The Olympics and A New Bike StarSince I am not a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scrapbooker</span>, I try to kind of keep up with our lives through the good ole blog. I have been terrible at this so I am going to try to catch up a bit on our last 6 months of life. These next few posts can all be labeled catch up posts(mostly composed of pictures) and hopefully will not bore you to death.<br /><br />First up is our Greek day that we did with some sweet friends after finishing up a study on ancient Greece<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We wore the Greek garb:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tAjWzJAZg0UHy7709IpfFnUcepqHqbebLab056LB24Z-qzFmUZ309aO7tP9r4tiYLdkuenQKyA1bo8k68Hd6E7tvtp4thO75CvJYEawQOoWvRIgoiPL3KIBqRSc-Gh6sjb2WltmIVK8/s1600/IMG_0760.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495991067068382562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tAjWzJAZg0UHy7709IpfFnUcepqHqbebLab056LB24Z-qzFmUZ309aO7tP9r4tiYLdkuenQKyA1bo8k68Hd6E7tvtp4thO75CvJYEawQOoWvRIgoiPL3KIBqRSc-Gh6sjb2WltmIVK8/s320/IMG_0760.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Had some Olympic races<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNcUB53vJNVHMD_aRh8blZE7Kl7ZhTX9jeBVi5dwBnIN60nbr0pW0ZtHnK4kLI3l1ueyYi_D_CUzd3JLj9k3kOEkeKy7clqQ6dZPastF4sOaLoCORzcSwfCelhOgaqLgfjyZOUNpHOBiP/s1600/IMG_0761.JPG"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495986535755019906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNcUB53vJNVHMD_aRh8blZE7Kl7ZhTX9jeBVi5dwBnIN60nbr0pW0ZtHnK4kLI3l1ueyYi_D_CUzd3JLj9k3kOEkeKy7clqQ6dZPastF4sOaLoCORzcSwfCelhOgaqLgfjyZOUNpHOBiP/s320/IMG_0761.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DTUWcUyRAs_brT3vsW7iRIf6if1nGeDUAQ8Auh9FLEDUzhvnuNaEIYKBh9ESNKYXbRgfQmbDFKyv2aD0FGheVTH7t8vYI9ysVhQyj0CZEnhP_C3dPly8x_Ohha1UdoqPKXAOMbkGZtH0/s1600/IMG_0766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495986529361602738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DTUWcUyRAs_brT3vsW7iRIf6if1nGeDUAQ8Auh9FLEDUzhvnuNaEIYKBh9ESNKYXbRgfQmbDFKyv2aD0FGheVTH7t8vYI9ysVhQyj0CZEnhP_C3dPly8x_Ohha1UdoqPKXAOMbkGZtH0/s320/IMG_0766.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">Ate some Greek style snacks, pizza, and grapes with our Olive branches on our heads<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHIybNHW2_Te0Y-fgZvOQIfU6B9u0luY_cS77HIvK-YcdBcBJ8AvMKIORNUL2c5tcbuMfNLEq6GpDqeGA5bt4Hi-IjqnNfho7oc5ZLtOnmnL9vm3n0-19ksCvTtXf6Hd6B_fj_v2zMGp-/s1600/IMG_0767.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495986521659920290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHIybNHW2_Te0Y-fgZvOQIfU6B9u0luY_cS77HIvK-YcdBcBJ8AvMKIORNUL2c5tcbuMfNLEq6GpDqeGA5bt4Hi-IjqnNfho7oc5ZLtOnmnL9vm3n0-19ksCvTtXf6Hd6B_fj_v2zMGp-/s320/IMG_0767.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">Made a Greek Warriors' shield for the boys<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH_iJj2cjet1XYjiDWr8bxPrDQoXYt7PKQ_sLrji5g5Wm08GOwSKSxBele0fS5hyphenhyphenkfp85oCfWOPUbqvNTkURKcX4L4nQX55G5czbc2Fl9f60AivSepsBZQ48CCnWokIvUoy8Es9AVMS1v/s1600/IMG_0769.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495986519431956930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH_iJj2cjet1XYjiDWr8bxPrDQoXYt7PKQ_sLrji5g5Wm08GOwSKSxBele0fS5hyphenhyphenkfp85oCfWOPUbqvNTkURKcX4L4nQX55G5czbc2Fl9f60AivSepsBZQ48CCnWokIvUoy8Es9AVMS1v/s320/IMG_0769.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> </a>And a weaving loom for the girls<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMjvip_tc4d9XehfZtmPa9J1tYmsqtSD_4yEJsLovJp1STBIaPN26GH6oZsa-x3jf2hhwqwrXgCxHaSvXIemYekWCpo6RqBWEpxQirs8ux9c8IbeZqmzAb64OzpYKpXx4qmCizm_dQV87/s1600/IMG_0772.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495986511449531490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMjvip_tc4d9XehfZtmPa9J1tYmsqtSD_4yEJsLovJp1STBIaPN26GH6oZsa-x3jf2hhwqwrXgCxHaSvXIemYekWCpo6RqBWEpxQirs8ux9c8IbeZqmzAb64OzpYKpXx4qmCizm_dQV87/s320/IMG_0772.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Another big accomplishment this Spring was little Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rebecca</span> learning how to ride her bike like a pro!<br /><br /></p><p align="center">And She is off...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghmgVMugOlEJqKMzXBuDXECIFMN-UlAC1PnjRKgcSvIw31Yi71lUU3ermRKzsNJYcWmGRLReZk5M3OtglQye_nqhz9_uv1FMkGyjuxuJ9ps24mv6nqrDf_Vow2KmjL4HACKKmzHEsmOYG/s1600/IMG_0816.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495988789419901154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghmgVMugOlEJqKMzXBuDXECIFMN-UlAC1PnjRKgcSvIw31Yi71lUU3ermRKzsNJYcWmGRLReZk5M3OtglQye_nqhz9_uv1FMkGyjuxuJ9ps24mv6nqrDf_Vow2KmjL4HACKKmzHEsmOYG/s320/IMG_0816.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXWGkGZ96IhyphenhyphenfjBYbVR_RwJzsMtKM1_BYOJbLga9-9ML9c8iqR9hdu8DpFoDYqDrq3hF2M1zpcfTqfSCi8VeKvKG9pbuol3vIcA55zaeHHmprFLE4tEcyXaF_atjl2Kp01eI2cUFa8qPI/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495988798536317394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXWGkGZ96IhyphenhyphenfjBYbVR_RwJzsMtKM1_BYOJbLga9-9ML9c8iqR9hdu8DpFoDYqDrq3hF2M1zpcfTqfSCi8VeKvKG9pbuol3vIcA55zaeHHmprFLE4tEcyXaF_atjl2Kp01eI2cUFa8qPI/s320/IMG_0817.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwJUhuS4COTlTA7knr4_rkHRqSxdXq0q_T37XNiIEi3ptgbJq_W8yX6xlXx8sePcKpRI2Yci-HP9uv_ZXnGySAwMFqWQgulnNhhl5MSfGh_ZXqWZkjmiFKdNmNgOGB7rW2MDtJuUEnYqF/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495988806382594802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwJUhuS4COTlTA7knr4_rkHRqSxdXq0q_T37XNiIEi3ptgbJq_W8yX6xlXx8sePcKpRI2Yci-HP9uv_ZXnGySAwMFqWQgulnNhhl5MSfGh_ZXqWZkjmiFKdNmNgOGB7rW2MDtJuUEnYqF/s320/IMG_0829.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the many fans of our bike star this day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEqWfMOa_fQEhSZWcWbDm9rOFzjeLlvumTnPdSfq4-x5yOjj2cOp0ynyfBfigPymlX90ViU5kzgKL7fGxXX6pWWj8_Kt0WTfsTkyIcqk8tAlQQ1-0TzzbbD00Zzw8qXagq7LTaOgNZFK_/s1600/IMG_0821.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495988787718902434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEqWfMOa_fQEhSZWcWbDm9rOFzjeLlvumTnPdSfq4-x5yOjj2cOp0ynyfBfigPymlX90ViU5kzgKL7fGxXX6pWWj8_Kt0WTfsTkyIcqk8tAlQQ1-0TzzbbD00Zzw8qXagq7LTaOgNZFK_/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" border="0" /></a> So proud and we are too! Becca is really growing up all the time. Such a joy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BImTUePa5wyJdmjIr9IrPHgxKoC9QLOs9fKeYnvQcvXf613mDf5zFr4Kq2jERU5teGqmZ0rzTkRmFn0jsSdlefhlQ3s96yqisXFBxmjmM3SgXapNBXJODOLJ20j4ZJObEl_ihrlxU9y-/s1600/IMG_0820.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495988776754648930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BImTUePa5wyJdmjIr9IrPHgxKoC9QLOs9fKeYnvQcvXf613mDf5zFr4Kq2jERU5teGqmZ0rzTkRmFn0jsSdlefhlQ3s96yqisXFBxmjmM3SgXapNBXJODOLJ20j4ZJObEl_ihrlxU9y-/s320/IMG_0820.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-84951773537872379982010-07-14T16:15:00.005-05:002010-07-20T08:47:52.930-05:00Last set of house updatesHere are a few more changes to the house. Not the best quality of all the pictures, but you can see that there has been improvement (of course that would have been hard to not see).<br /><br /><div align="center">Here is the hallway right after we moved in (everything is just dropped in that room you see).<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfk3DPzoViTBczxxnQloD3Vns4Azx-_DjpOkJ5GsMTEOIUf91YfnV8yWlKkG2vu5jt7E7VS_EpVCYAGWGElYYDtF7IFUI4R7q7PCrkYQ2GNwePCZ7TqrNR9aoj9YfXoNLXbad4J0EIdY-/s1600/IMG_3987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493878605611985490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfk3DPzoViTBczxxnQloD3Vns4Azx-_DjpOkJ5GsMTEOIUf91YfnV8yWlKkG2vu5jt7E7VS_EpVCYAGWGElYYDtF7IFUI4R7q7PCrkYQ2GNwePCZ7TqrNR9aoj9YfXoNLXbad4J0EIdY-/s320/IMG_3987.JPG" border="0" /></a>And here is the hallway now, standing at the other end of the hall. That wooden door has also been painted white, but that was not finished yet and the basketball goal is a permanent fixture in the hallway. I think it is my 7 year olds most prized possession.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE2A-guPdfRDGf1qqaLTtWBLLFWGOlwNkybdM0dHC276YINMdgweuXf9GqY3oQDZJmnidfapkHzbJI66EoNu0_8RZet0rGFKewF4Zz-am7DAVaOC9pYeNL787Jx7MkihCD5tH3gwQB9A8/s1600/IMG_0833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493878590969296322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE2A-guPdfRDGf1qqaLTtWBLLFWGOlwNkybdM0dHC276YINMdgweuXf9GqY3oQDZJmnidfapkHzbJI66EoNu0_8RZet0rGFKewF4Zz-am7DAVaOC9pYeNL787Jx7MkihCD5tH3gwQB9A8/s320/IMG_0833.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the rest of the hallway...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_5-BhIA_fszc5RM5qUrPg3SiDe33HHCDOuUGpZnwYVoFGSU9hIbuqfHOJTEQBQ6F0cuNsAIqMhUszsldRc-hYGs0z800UzCV0ezt43YKNytg4fGl3UPkFhAN0ZM442MuDCvsAQuYr8nY/s1600/IMG_0831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493878580608143522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_5-BhIA_fszc5RM5qUrPg3SiDe33HHCDOuUGpZnwYVoFGSU9hIbuqfHOJTEQBQ6F0cuNsAIqMhUszsldRc-hYGs0z800UzCV0ezt43YKNytg4fGl3UPkFhAN0ZM442MuDCvsAQuYr8nY/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" border="0" /></a>And now bathroom #1. A close up of the beautiful wallpaper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf0DrC5khUTei_ykVvH0MIFM04dQMpDDw34UyO2KwmOAWuL1qvUFuxzCy3Fg5Lj4KmYFHH8FMe6juecTqPSt4S2bVWL6ay0L_mqisiXBt3yJuD01oPJOysVgohYcuI6wTcjIRBHPm2J3X/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494119749178866434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf0DrC5khUTei_ykVvH0MIFM04dQMpDDw34UyO2KwmOAWuL1qvUFuxzCy3Fg5Lj4KmYFHH8FMe6juecTqPSt4S2bVWL6ay0L_mqisiXBt3yJuD01oPJOysVgohYcuI6wTcjIRBHPm2J3X/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" border="0" /></a>And here is another shot of the same bathroom. The lighting was horrible, I have no idea why you would box it in that way.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHyMIscEpK75sHRqO8JTAJD6tKRDaWawlgQDbPnZQMoGNHQBzP548dq76MqrTKUirFk1T-pWemG-FfOVaf80jvbeUWBGzyRiNo-moSRPmELTRUnEhnq0nH4D6Tdt8JFi0Hbfggv0c4LyB/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494119746206456178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHyMIscEpK75sHRqO8JTAJD6tKRDaWawlgQDbPnZQMoGNHQBzP548dq76MqrTKUirFk1T-pWemG-FfOVaf80jvbeUWBGzyRiNo-moSRPmELTRUnEhnq0nH4D6Tdt8JFi0Hbfggv0c4LyB/s320/IMG_0237.JPG" border="0" /></a>This was our solution:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr9iR_XSrMLkW56MjVjVvfsl04D93iajutuXlq_TB0XhjEs4Gt4S9TDn-E3CvSAs0pkfyBDEWIoXLj4wNzQxGpk9A59b9jimFWFGXiLEkRYCvUOeQuQCT3mD-YDaFxxq9nWRG6p3WsHA0/s1600/IMG_4049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493878618725588418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr9iR_XSrMLkW56MjVjVvfsl04D93iajutuXlq_TB0XhjEs4Gt4S9TDn-E3CvSAs0pkfyBDEWIoXLj4wNzQxGpk9A59b9jimFWFGXiLEkRYCvUOeQuQCT3mD-YDaFxxq9nWRG6p3WsHA0/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" border="0" /></a>And here it is once the box is removed, molding is added, and the cabinets are painted.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ71FgKCGTot8ZFybs3ifAJtu2ycEeFIbLjqMXoOVnq3fJpBYInS-sEw6JgkcNX1iW_XUTO-FURCnVYw3MG7n6t2i8VYlY5QL6EzeJu8d3tf7hyZlwDxHUTAHCoNz5Eye0_f9FMjlbPiN/s1600/IMG_4169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494123210898405538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ71FgKCGTot8ZFybs3ifAJtu2ycEeFIbLjqMXoOVnq3fJpBYInS-sEw6JgkcNX1iW_XUTO-FURCnVYw3MG7n6t2i8VYlY5QL6EzeJu8d3tf7hyZlwDxHUTAHCoNz5Eye0_f9FMjlbPiN/s320/IMG_4169.JPG" border="0" /></a> One last view:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclp6vgiUkQbAc9T2ZXB_F03FDLE3aBfzOf6TzYzIozlB4zPUF8GK89C-6PfMxccBz9NfHpefIq1Ax1RlIT42G4hLEf_WW0BgZfFqXTXcM2hBVAzRk0USwzmsusAsSW0q7hG0vFoRTPxGo/s1600/IMG_4166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494123200209182242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclp6vgiUkQbAc9T2ZXB_F03FDLE3aBfzOf6TzYzIozlB4zPUF8GK89C-6PfMxccBz9NfHpefIq1Ax1RlIT42G4hLEf_WW0BgZfFqXTXcM2hBVAzRk0USwzmsusAsSW0q7hG0vFoRTPxGo/s320/IMG_4166.JPG" border="0" /></a>Now to bathroom #2. This is a very hard room to photograph.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1InC1wga874iDfqbZ_B5cT2BRfFlRSelt3nILadW1aYP6JMUpfbSu0uy7CyvrzKq_5QkZCna1LDE4ZnXpe98ZzxIGsjQkR0AGqwxUM8PbcOzVCam2TjdNDknz2-j-bsNAxtZJcY96zXI6/s1600/IMG_3999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494123236461782946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1InC1wga874iDfqbZ_B5cT2BRfFlRSelt3nILadW1aYP6JMUpfbSu0uy7CyvrzKq_5QkZCna1LDE4ZnXpe98ZzxIGsjQkR0AGqwxUM8PbcOzVCam2TjdNDknz2-j-bsNAxtZJcY96zXI6/s320/IMG_3999.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here it is all painted and much improved.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7q9gD65wszZdnmxgWrXYTfoqeQRzsKL9_WM4JAQqWqpNnAPguA8x1ToJxfiuldtYPRoB28U_8I88eeJ6R4Z3dW1S46ki_JuB_UeQFEFPsJoIXen67jiVPDxIq5XwsXRZDz4FxYAPUvxOc/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494123226964407586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7q9gD65wszZdnmxgWrXYTfoqeQRzsKL9_WM4JAQqWqpNnAPguA8x1ToJxfiuldtYPRoB28U_8I88eeJ6R4Z3dW1S46ki_JuB_UeQFEFPsJoIXen67jiVPDxIq5XwsXRZDz4FxYAPUvxOc/s320/IMG_4170.JPG" border="0" /></a>One last view:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BpRMBdibQknYwKoKBjO6Q6dlRelgZG0pgAdrBTr9N6JIZr61QtPxZjQSt392f9rENoVoduwW28ycu9aRZYxgbLgOZEdhRKP8Z5eX_wx1HfBzv0u5EzvmR-EpQdpR4tO1HlfvXzJRxWhr/s1600/IMG_4163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494123223060212514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BpRMBdibQknYwKoKBjO6Q6dlRelgZG0pgAdrBTr9N6JIZr61QtPxZjQSt392f9rENoVoduwW28ycu9aRZYxgbLgOZEdhRKP8Z5eX_wx1HfBzv0u5EzvmR-EpQdpR4tO1HlfvXzJRxWhr/s320/IMG_4163.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lastly, here is Aidan's room. I don't have a before, but it was a pretty plain room. Here it is finished with my kids and nieces all piled in during our last visit<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Vki0yQuNOUPfup9zFk2IOvrxS9a96ayHt9QFSjuiZi7gJb5lfUscfGDJV-zCCZTJqaInAMVkqWEQjHV0A9TQS_egw0kLH_Agj_A-iT6r_tZVOBOH1QQgzhRDn4TCrCGf-wz0ma-pIM80/s1600/IMG_4051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495981151354500130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Vki0yQuNOUPfup9zFk2IOvrxS9a96ayHt9QFSjuiZi7gJb5lfUscfGDJV-zCCZTJqaInAMVkqWEQjHV0A9TQS_egw0kLH_Agj_A-iT6r_tZVOBOH1QQgzhRDn4TCrCGf-wz0ma-pIM80/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" border="0" /></a>And this is the Long Overdue picture that I never posted of the boys first night in bunk beds<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2KU1NCDPcRIgjHZPSJ1-BfVSovTGLOUPmITIKlj2qnKaSPd_Trh0gCTTOiKs-ECXURKAHvsiGjwJcdwDgzmrmyI8PIAYn6GCxQm92ijlSUTxz58fHFhLEQJ8CS2uCGLjKSHVYHrOdvgA/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495981140163254818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2KU1NCDPcRIgjHZPSJ1-BfVSovTGLOUPmITIKlj2qnKaSPd_Trh0gCTTOiKs-ECXURKAHvsiGjwJcdwDgzmrmyI8PIAYn6GCxQm92ijlSUTxz58fHFhLEQJ8CS2uCGLjKSHVYHrOdvgA/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" border="0" /></a> And sweet Andrew's first night in a big boy bed. This was taken August of last year. Can't believe how the time has flown!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKji0t1d-fIFcGyIdc-7C0QtgNKSsW0S8slSlx5uMyo85QLeoF-lTWe3ArM4JcXGaCnKEyXhJ-6kmXBwa4djwK1vOXBgWvJRQFC4wKhn9640SvSGJXbupM6DSwzOFksGXOVcplfRaClJC/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495981128012544978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKji0t1d-fIFcGyIdc-7C0QtgNKSsW0S8slSlx5uMyo85QLeoF-lTWe3ArM4JcXGaCnKEyXhJ-6kmXBwa4djwK1vOXBgWvJRQFC4wKhn9640SvSGJXbupM6DSwzOFksGXOVcplfRaClJC/s320/IMG_0287.JPG" border="0" /></a> So there you have it. Here is our little home. Thanks for checking in. I will keep adding updates to catch you up in the days ahead!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-31290507938859687272010-07-12T14:11:00.007-05:002010-07-12T17:26:56.650-05:00A Tiny Bit of what we have been up to...Hi there my dear friends! I have missed this blog of mine and I am committed to catching up a bit in the next few weeks, but since it is easier to start back with a light, surface, post I decided to post some of the changes we have made on this house of ours. We have now been here since June of last year and we have repainted every room other than one (not counting the laundry room, but that doesn't count right? I mean who wants to spend anymore time than necessary in that room). If you have any recollection we moved to this house, because it was cheaper and would help us to pay down our debt (you can read about that <a href="http://butavapor.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-changes.html">here</a>). It did need quite a bit of love though. We have tried as inexpensively as possible to give it that love and I thought it would be fun to post some before and after pics. Here they are for your viewing pleasures:<br /><p align="center">Our Kitchen the first time I saw it</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oyO3_KPyqaxaoSfRq1Lm109YeId9Rs5nHhEVoWVBiTgTXVeG67vnsSmzCj2UcbHv2SA7Z1GV8JC0Yzrp9iBZddLIGD401wm59Q-rwmxndHIAFBLPQFGmIBdRvcvtikOyVpA-Gy2DrrnK/s1600/IMG_3927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493110514197315186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oyO3_KPyqaxaoSfRq1Lm109YeId9Rs5nHhEVoWVBiTgTXVeG67vnsSmzCj2UcbHv2SA7Z1GV8JC0Yzrp9iBZddLIGD401wm59Q-rwmxndHIAFBLPQFGmIBdRvcvtikOyVpA-Gy2DrrnK/s320/IMG_3927.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our Kitchen when we moved in with new floors<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKbGgUFADDNkxCDvicEI-8tu_sgTk4vsEjnzjCy8PehIJf_dzgACRpw_KlomDyLsCb-drZLCBIXLZgK2GAv7LKQuu1sAOfVIUWBIKJs5Yjz0iMBkwZH-nfRo5LNB1hfrxkek6Fs9cX_Kx/s1600/IMG_3985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493112261527053378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKbGgUFADDNkxCDvicEI-8tu_sgTk4vsEjnzjCy8PehIJf_dzgACRpw_KlomDyLsCb-drZLCBIXLZgK2GAv7LKQuu1sAOfVIUWBIKJs5Yjz0iMBkwZH-nfRo5LNB1hfrxkek6Fs9cX_Kx/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Final Product<br />The upper cabinets are antique white and the lower are a brown.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MgXR0PD5otvH6q8npvGgRhtlT9jOk6OSSzy4KfSwRr4KiLmU8O0gHKAzFhoZ5ngxq0QNv024Lh5Nc6jZTLytspCKtB4MJpm7m4PtiD9fRyahYVzu3cYnt_1R0l4O9d6oFGq1M5ZNKo4T/s1600/IMG_4154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493112290819001266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MgXR0PD5otvH6q8npvGgRhtlT9jOk6OSSzy4KfSwRr4KiLmU8O0gHKAzFhoZ5ngxq0QNv024Lh5Nc6jZTLytspCKtB4MJpm7m4PtiD9fRyahYVzu3cYnt_1R0l4O9d6oFGq1M5ZNKo4T/s320/IMG_4154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZplYOpYA_LXZtuq4t4WI5TC0YrHgTx7zTEpuWfvQmmuuU5j5n1aiCMES_syPNAHGsDeHIxgQfS33uCFJsPTJ2wbyYzjJvtRL6tYfxTg3ZShX1GB-pTSKLsGUqoxXZkZ6jLuYaXro_lBW1/s1600/IMG_4150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493112288584451378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZplYOpYA_LXZtuq4t4WI5TC0YrHgTx7zTEpuWfvQmmuuU5j5n1aiCMES_syPNAHGsDeHIxgQfS33uCFJsPTJ2wbyYzjJvtRL6tYfxTg3ZShX1GB-pTSKLsGUqoxXZkZ6jLuYaXro_lBW1/s320/IMG_4150.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the breakfast nook the first time we saw it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK1JWABGZhXp0_VfmO7TkiTbTfBwZWDZjdZ9TYuthAI-F2PKKkyowlWDq9M8g3NL4Ict6nRmYv93tnOcMgLd2fkPt-IQBRkD8yp2rJQs3I4Q8d2vvYNC2gUY2tX6xJeRboy_C-rcQ4Eo9/s1600/IMG_3928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493110529048368210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK1JWABGZhXp0_VfmO7TkiTbTfBwZWDZjdZ9TYuthAI-F2PKKkyowlWDq9M8g3NL4Ict6nRmYv93tnOcMgLd2fkPt-IQBRkD8yp2rJQs3I4Q8d2vvYNC2gUY2tX6xJeRboy_C-rcQ4Eo9/s320/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here it is now:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIXeYVxmG2e-0KjaSKxq3UlVJ5CraKCzcW22X2m6WKUqNXsVw0Dtdim65a6hakyMMaO950-EcXSae0j4A3u7FYQgH_fJH2URtSAAJxd4-i1wiNFsz7cN06_E3Gr4JhjdeW024l9aKarWO/s1600/IMG_4162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493113868592448434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIXeYVxmG2e-0KjaSKxq3UlVJ5CraKCzcW22X2m6WKUqNXsVw0Dtdim65a6hakyMMaO950-EcXSae0j4A3u7FYQgH_fJH2URtSAAJxd4-i1wiNFsz7cN06_E3Gr4JhjdeW024l9aKarWO/s320/IMG_4162.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Living Area is connected to the kitchen/breakfast nook. Here was a prior to moving in picture:<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAe2E6h31Wy6Dn40Px4cNfeVl7iGtoc8i4NdVrYMpHeyyR-rGnZ9l7EehFe_7AA_tKuwrVn4ghV18NRZarEGiHGsS1jWkSmWTxSORIXFzGpCC-L0wAZi9iQQiq0aBZyQ7Lo2InLq-9It8/s1600/IMG_3929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493110552462095762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAe2E6h31Wy6Dn40Px4cNfeVl7iGtoc8i4NdVrYMpHeyyR-rGnZ9l7EehFe_7AA_tKuwrVn4ghV18NRZarEGiHGsS1jWkSmWTxSORIXFzGpCC-L0wAZi9iQQiq0aBZyQ7Lo2InLq-9It8/s320/IMG_3929.JPG" border="0" /></a>And the other side<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0v7uoXzoo8KnCgfy3xMJgIOE_4ObqwsmG_e-4qYzZY4GDvkAFoJqOsxTabsJgg4tbbcFglpPJ8972W3yDemnImvWiWThZKw9ytIZsINDYT-Z2wIojKqmbjIWd1wIjRaEcFNnaQlYAaS0/s1600/IMG_3930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493110561234972098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0v7uoXzoo8KnCgfy3xMJgIOE_4ObqwsmG_e-4qYzZY4GDvkAFoJqOsxTabsJgg4tbbcFglpPJ8972W3yDemnImvWiWThZKw9ytIZsINDYT-Z2wIojKqmbjIWd1wIjRaEcFNnaQlYAaS0/s320/IMG_3930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this is what the walls have looked like much of the time we have been here...that wallpaper was torture to remove!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqwn2Vy_SE2PtYppUxCrU6nEq4InvQx3rdsw404NS0iWQtKqETWBQUHOqFp2INmSOH8d4G1aeW44uDNr03OK0PXDedgfoYDt6qEJye16pDSPNbPxf2fUuw0-TMKCuzAfMAEhm2B5ncI-y/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493112278767712898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqwn2Vy_SE2PtYppUxCrU6nEq4InvQx3rdsw404NS0iWQtKqETWBQUHOqFp2INmSOH8d4G1aeW44uDNr03OK0PXDedgfoYDt6qEJye16pDSPNbPxf2fUuw0-TMKCuzAfMAEhm2B5ncI-y/s320/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is a finished picture. Of course I could list about 5 more things I would like to change, but I won't point them out. I think it is quite the improvement.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493113817694096098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUV4PrxOgVT2O8JOyU3RPHJRN7fChj-_w7tf5OFZAjIfMw9snLl8BmSv_Csid1hqMWMGH6xpz0nHLm4Du3Wa5QA_H0Y52pGaBGLwFJhmM8xb-n_QrhrY6h1SC_SOhprdfLlPELHzwssGL/s320/IMG_4159.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Here is another view<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQGMRI3vdzbbjpKp6aGynkn5kejAcQVMAQnS2HaS0vvkzdIO2_Wokq4QyIaGD6flCY_Aw7HMsOeU5RGf1z6DdjrpBWiE7EkOKMnfK09HRUGre4Bov57hUr1RpKi2sq6gRnO0DyWsUvwGZ/s1600/IMG_4160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493113827861059234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQGMRI3vdzbbjpKp6aGynkn5kejAcQVMAQnS2HaS0vvkzdIO2_Wokq4QyIaGD6flCY_Aw7HMsOeU5RGf1z6DdjrpBWiE7EkOKMnfK09HRUGre4Bov57hUr1RpKi2sq6gRnO0DyWsUvwGZ/s320/IMG_4160.JPG" border="0" /></a> And one last look<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRka9qEjH8CTFxEJUIx_EscIuaQmNJWgNAvrJIap9qu_oTZ5_Vxvk53vZKX2lxo09iAL3gyOPI1FKIt5k6qQtswbowh4NNTCvzcsIZQFk8uTbuyC0BOZPTHDdVFLujf8KVXKVZejWyvhH3/s1600/IMG_4161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493113838077361074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRka9qEjH8CTFxEJUIx_EscIuaQmNJWgNAvrJIap9qu_oTZ5_Vxvk53vZKX2lxo09iAL3gyOPI1FKIt5k6qQtswbowh4NNTCvzcsIZQFk8uTbuyC0BOZPTHDdVFLujf8KVXKVZejWyvhH3/s320/IMG_4161.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="left">Well, that is about it for this room. I still have plenty more to show you, but this will wet your appetite, right? And maybe just putting something up here will get me started once again. Look for me again...hopefully <em>soon</em>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-50371412279360647542009-12-26T12:50:00.004-06:002009-12-26T14:12:01.432-06:00But a BabeThe stockings are empty, the gifts are opened, Christmas has passed for this year (except for our Christmas celebration with Trace's family in about a week). Christmas is truly one of my favorite times of year. I love so many of the things about Christmas. The baking, the decorating, fun with family and friends, and all the tradition that gets packed into a couple of weeks. It is busy and can be stressful at times, but there is always so much laughter and joy. It is good. I also love to reflect on the Christmas story every year and it seems that Lord lays something new on my heart every time. This year it is the humility of the King! Oh, what beautiful humility to become a babe in the manger, to take on flesh, to walk this earth and appear as but a man. To die a sinners death, full of mockery, ridicule, beatings, spit, pain and suffering. May be never separate the baby in the manger from the man on the cross! Humility.<br /><br />Do we ponder the gift long and hard? The gift of Jesus. JESUS, at this name Every Knee Will Bow. This is the same Jesus, low and in a manger. A baby, lying helpless, full of need, wrapped in human skin. Holy One, Magnificent King! So much to ponder, to struggle to comprehend. Beyond my earthly abilities to understand. Who chooses this? Chooses to come. Chooses to die. To die for you and me.<br /><br />He comes as a baby in a manger, no castle for Him. He is amidst the animals and the manure. In the middle of the filth. A baby. He came this way, capable of making his entrance any way He would choose. The one who simply speaks and earth is formed. He came with no fear of getting stuck in the middle of our filth, of my filth. He became a man and dwelt among us.<br /><br />Then He grows and during His time of ministering on earth, He calls people to come and follow. To take up their cross and follow Him. The King of Kings, with no place to call home. He calls follow me, to follow him to His death. Oh what a mighty warrior, who will lay it all down for you and me. To conquer death and its grip...if only we believe!<br /><br />So I have pondered this humility this Christmas and I can't help but to ask, what does this mean for me? I am to model my life after Christ, to come and follow Him. How do I model humility? What steps do I need to take to become more like my King? To be found low among the people? To not appear great, but small. To not dwell among the Kings, but the filth, and with no sense of disgust but love. I pray that this year Christ holds hard onto my heart and teaches me what it means to become smaller so that He can become greater, so that He may receive ALL the glory. Lord show me how to experience true joy in humility. To be content to be low among the people.Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-70836349528671863542009-12-22T15:04:00.004-06:002009-12-22T16:35:13.660-06:00KARATEThe kids started taking karate early this fall. We signed Aidan up first and after one week of sitting and watching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rebecca</span> decided that she wanted to try it too. She convinced us that she really wanted to do it and we let her give it a try. It cracks me up to see my little girl decked out in her Karate uniform, but she has enjoyed it and Aidan absolutely LOVES it! I cannot overstate that enough. He thinks it is the greatest thing ever and is kicking things (or even just the air) all the time. Here are some pictures that I have been meaning to post for a while.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4pX0fkSBF1CVyFQ42YrQDIwzKZsSOgYevIm1Pb1WsrK4eoObSk8WfOmjug45v8Muy_Uh2WbSDVqtxjJvTqRpV6-qVAssRNqK6GnzKSaA17UmmrCy7ankAZC8Lwq2Ks7jTnB0wsIbpADQ/s1600-h/IMG_0293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418177336469093170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4pX0fkSBF1CVyFQ42YrQDIwzKZsSOgYevIm1Pb1WsrK4eoObSk8WfOmjug45v8Muy_Uh2WbSDVqtxjJvTqRpV6-qVAssRNqK6GnzKSaA17UmmrCy7ankAZC8Lwq2Ks7jTnB0wsIbpADQ/s320/IMG_0293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5q5j2kpFFXpfybC_c2ZdZ43HyFq5VyGh29qpxQ8-Ac1QuVbNudIjSKliSDP1RAVIiqz3U3rb6HzTLePzZpY9zGbf6UQt9doHYLHYxZJud1XQ8jHut23eEgH_spiiVlBEqsVNw_8oajlR/s1600-h/IMG_0291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418177331196759666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5q5j2kpFFXpfybC_c2ZdZ43HyFq5VyGh29qpxQ8-Ac1QuVbNudIjSKliSDP1RAVIiqz3U3rb6HzTLePzZpY9zGbf6UQt9doHYLHYxZJud1XQ8jHut23eEgH_spiiVlBEqsVNw_8oajlR/s320/IMG_0291.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aidan</span> getting ready for some sparing. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ojhDkVrnylmIPomNWAJEnkEknNhypKMRDQoY6-hbSeDgwdERK5ReTHOH6QQd3evUfsAUHILPyDVk1QjC-4PeKwHs6UqeFynSQH-W87UGZzTJ6ar5cAfAY-9WUGD42tbemJ-NkNqDJSVV/s1600-h/IMG_0663.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418177326880119074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ojhDkVrnylmIPomNWAJEnkEknNhypKMRDQoY6-hbSeDgwdERK5ReTHOH6QQd3evUfsAUHILPyDVk1QjC-4PeKwHs6UqeFynSQH-W87UGZzTJ6ar5cAfAY-9WUGD42tbemJ-NkNqDJSVV/s320/IMG_0663.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is one of the ways that the kids match up against one another. The object is to push the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">opponent</span> out of the designated surface area. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Gd4twM4ulmvqwjuwjatoDTA4EFoDIIKRG2zN4EkdxnwlhG9cDkiS_g4FX89aHi_aTl1d-jFbPQ9VW6vJW8R9qNEopJAfAbZ662i_HZEC0k5z-l4uv-jg6pWEcx6iZ_38NFg-e2L3mdvc/s1600-h/IMG_0662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418177318486811586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Gd4twM4ulmvqwjuwjatoDTA4EFoDIIKRG2zN4EkdxnwlhG9cDkiS_g4FX89aHi_aTl1d-jFbPQ9VW6vJW8R9qNEopJAfAbZ662i_HZEC0k5z-l4uv-jg6pWEcx6iZ_38NFg-e2L3mdvc/s320/IMG_0662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And here is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rebecca</span> sparing. Can you tell she is smiling while she is doing it. They are actually throwing punches and kicking. They spar about once a month and they get to do it both ways when they spar. This is the favorite night of the month.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxeFK6QhFs7MSldz46qhVcCXyVeh96F2vsKGijbkK4qky3vx2SqNNxT1z5eRC4I8jxeHCXo_p2XcjDThKG0zhNm3l_vw6RYB1rh8D1e9RBhonjcvUVO6jXTHTZEl1L-iP6TfmlVP4badw/s1600-h/IMG_0657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418177314247373234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxeFK6QhFs7MSldz46qhVcCXyVeh96F2vsKGijbkK4qky3vx2SqNNxT1z5eRC4I8jxeHCXo_p2XcjDThKG0zhNm3l_vw6RYB1rh8D1e9RBhonjcvUVO6jXTHTZEl1L-iP6TfmlVP4badw/s320/IMG_0657.JPG" border="0" /></a> And below is a video of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rebecca</span>. It is too cute. I intended to video Aidan but my memory card was full and I couldn't delete quick enough to make room on my camera. I will try to get video of Aidan next time.</div></div></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOzJm3fCbGKXXogvoCFw708JwgxraOochm2f0k2cTBmMDQYKNPfnf7dbeivii5ca7wa4rq_3pDqYhVTkY4Eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-25492035329808786232009-12-17T13:00:00.004-06:002009-12-17T14:04:36.495-06:00Christmas FunWell, we are full swing into the Christmas Season! We have been busy with life, but we are all very thankful to have wrapped up school on Tuesday and we will be on break until after the first week of January. We are all very excited to have a little more free time, especially with the business of the holidays. I hate how sporadic I have been in my blogging. I often write parts of post in my head, but I never manage to get to the computer with those thoughts. They are either lost before I have time or I am too tired to write when I get the chance. I hope to get better about blogging again! I miss it. Maybe this Christmas break will give me a chance to renew my energies and start writing again...or maybe I am dreaming.<br /><br />So since finishing up school on Tuesday, we took Wednesday as a day for some fun activities around here. We rented 2 Christmas movies, I gave the kids an early Christmas present from there teacher (a book for each of them) and we made these great little mangers. I found this idea online somewhere and they are perfect. They require little to no prep work and are easy to make. The kids loved them. I have always thought it would be so fun to do ginger bread houses, but we never have. This is that sort of idea, but it focuses there little hearts on Jesus which is my goal in all we do this time of year. Here are there masterpieces (be prepared to ooh and ah!):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTEyNA2w12dI_y2Wj_CPPAbhNWIanWgVZm9keBm_n4wD8NZcUUKBdlZf5J6flplJF7xOJE_REccwceeKHwuJYvg-fvg9CV6sanfMiIYjiC60V5OfUhT9_4xj8C_NGrOtqql7QkyYXh5Xu/s1600-h/IMG_0665.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416285127840547170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTEyNA2w12dI_y2Wj_CPPAbhNWIanWgVZm9keBm_n4wD8NZcUUKBdlZf5J6flplJF7xOJE_REccwceeKHwuJYvg-fvg9CV6sanfMiIYjiC60V5OfUhT9_4xj8C_NGrOtqql7QkyYXh5Xu/s320/IMG_0665.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aidan has a Joseph to the left with the green face, Mary is to the right, and baby Jesus in the manger in the middle of them. Aidan wanted hay so we crushed frosted flakes to make the hay for Jesus to lay on. The creature to the right with the green and red is supposed to be a sheep and a shepherd is standing behind him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohixMsDEazlSgfDh5gk29bCI-wCqHd0u_0OZLIHJMujLYgyCAf3RaVFJm8Ko6sT_sfqiO_S6bFj30vt2fUkuAH_m9hll16sl33nnujKSrsfoICRxdJbGI-xF_EwxWi_lg_7fIimgwPCxz/s1600-h/IMG_0670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416285117157946466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohixMsDEazlSgfDh5gk29bCI-wCqHd0u_0OZLIHJMujLYgyCAf3RaVFJm8Ko6sT_sfqiO_S6bFj30vt2fUkuAH_m9hll16sl33nnujKSrsfoICRxdJbGI-xF_EwxWi_lg_7fIimgwPCxz/s320/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rebecca has Joseph, Mary and Jesus also. She also added a sheep (with its bottom facing you to the left) and a donkey standing to the right. The M&Ms on top are supposed to make a star.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgg2HM5WYIG7ODKuLoTPoVJKtZ-PPfwfgymMUqkgtwwb_-0KO4uSwSsCTipB3917fSpChekiu6yy9ci4VZzZCsdfzt-5fbeZcHnajIyEkFRbFfSAfCDsJ-AABfjb_9-OQi9CKb-kNuilG/s1600-h/IMG_0668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416285109791309890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgg2HM5WYIG7ODKuLoTPoVJKtZ-PPfwfgymMUqkgtwwb_-0KO4uSwSsCTipB3917fSpChekiu6yy9ci4VZzZCsdfzt-5fbeZcHnajIyEkFRbFfSAfCDsJ-AABfjb_9-OQi9CKb-kNuilG/s320/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Andrew really preferred to eat the m&ms more than anything else (you can tell by his messy face), but I helped him at least get a Joseph, Mary, and Jesus.</p><p>After finishing these the kids ate them for a snack. I was having mixed feelings about making and eating Jesus, but I remembered that He refers to himself as bread and that made me feel better about it. I tried to share this great symbolism with the kids and they looked at me blankly, but at least I felt better about it.</p><p>While we were making these, Aidan asked if we have ever made these before. We haven't, but that question warmed my heart. I remember when Aidan was a little baby and I was sitting in MOPS and was hearing all these great ideas and traditions that other families had. I craved this. I wanted to create this type of family and home that would allow them to look back when they are older and remember the things we did together when they were young. To remember us being together and enjoying life together. We started a few things and we have added some over the years, but this is the first year that I am realizing that these traditions are special to the kids too. Aidan has asked if we are going to do certain things again this year. He remembers and he wants to be a part of those fun family activities. It is a great joy to have the opportunity to share these special times with my kids. We may not always get to do all of these things, but I want them to always remember us, as a family, together!</p><p>Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope you are enjoying yourself and your family this holiday season!</p>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-2566240890804815672009-11-01T08:41:00.002-06:002009-11-11T16:44:45.058-06:00BaptismTrace and Aidan both got Baptized several Weeks ago. It was a very emotional Sunday for this mommy and wife. Trace was baptized as a kid at 14 years of age, but he was not a believer. He has explained to me that he was doing what he thought he was supposed to do after talking with the youth leader at the church he was going to. He might have even been able to answer some of the right questions, but he did not know Jesus Christ. That is a beautiful thing about Christianity...it is all about a relationship. Shortly after that time Trace stopped attending church and started drinking a lot. By the time he was 25 years old he was a full blown alcoholic with nowhere else to go but to move in with his grandmother.<br /><br />Trace started attending Alcoholics Anonymous and while struggling to find anything that would help him put the pieces together he ended up reading CS Lewis's Mere Christianity. Then one day he encountered the scripture that says "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it". Right then he believed. Since that that time we have found ourselves back in the church and studying the word. Trace has felt convicted that he needed to be baptized again for a while and he did it this time (by the way, I know Trace would right this differently so please keep in mind that this is me telling his story to the best of my ability). I am so proud of him for responding obediently.<br /><br />I have talked a little about Aidan's faith journey <a href="http://http//butavapor.blogspot.com/2009/08/rejoicing-with-angels.html">here</a>. He accepted Christ as his Savior this summer and was eager to take this next step. I love the way baptism happens at our church. First Trace was baptized by our Pastor and then Trace was able to baptize Aidan. It is so special to get to play such an intimate part in your own child's baptism. I am praying that a deep Spiritual Heritage will flow from our generation to the next, to the next, and the next. This is such a beautiful picture of that kind of Heritage. During the baptisms an older man in our church who has a deep love for Jesus was privileged to stand with his two grandsons and their father and together they baptized the young boys. I can only begin to imagine the joy that would come in getting to baptize your grandchildren. God's loving kindness is overwhelming sometimes.<br /><br />Here is a picture of Dad and son before the baptism.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ddFcyUKNirCWaCSk0xhIhgLMAF7D0eYe4PA5ylUpIFW1hzfWQAzJwxdGG7Qq8bZuW1FZ5ZkCk_2F4-SW5ycQ-jwXUzvh29TrYNEh7HYED9gpRNXpoiXRviCf-NuK4qGRZzYwXsBcIyZY/s1600-h/IMG_0454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399148332425651474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ddFcyUKNirCWaCSk0xhIhgLMAF7D0eYe4PA5ylUpIFW1hzfWQAzJwxdGG7Qq8bZuW1FZ5ZkCk_2F4-SW5ycQ-jwXUzvh29TrYNEh7HYED9gpRNXpoiXRviCf-NuK4qGRZzYwXsBcIyZY/s320/IMG_0454.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And here are two in the water. Aidan is entering in the first and in the second you can barely see his head peaking over. I love these pictures (even though the quality is terrible).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ0TTUqMzFvvKTgh5huzGRf1YgCvLEp0STceV5aPm41ljhx5Y4ChnizUVhn3d6aGuPwiDybASc6Kdgi5MrgZLp4fnJfzAWEQMeV6sspVZ_KWcSShzDTlsyjKTbJuI4-TpBMsZcEdA9zNP/s1600-h/IMG_0455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399148342056537650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ0TTUqMzFvvKTgh5huzGRf1YgCvLEp0STceV5aPm41ljhx5Y4ChnizUVhn3d6aGuPwiDybASc6Kdgi5MrgZLp4fnJfzAWEQMeV6sspVZ_KWcSShzDTlsyjKTbJuI4-TpBMsZcEdA9zNP/s320/IMG_0455.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPATHjMGVeQQ_wOgqlrGN8Oz5lWwLQKsu-fYbOD_jrYDpzIMyG75rXvb4AOmHgdkTAX91yIfLZyCLrSVa8zNAM1WvFNqklZLUbqN1_FNYWyGTgs2r4AvXb6JTmoHwH3RjHogEcZMV6lSJ/s1600-h/IMG_0456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399148346294917410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPATHjMGVeQQ_wOgqlrGN8Oz5lWwLQKsu-fYbOD_jrYDpzIMyG75rXvb4AOmHgdkTAX91yIfLZyCLrSVa8zNAM1WvFNqklZLUbqN1_FNYWyGTgs2r4AvXb6JTmoHwH3RjHogEcZMV6lSJ/s320/IMG_0456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our wonderful Sunday School Class had a party to celebrate and they invited Aidan up for the celebration. This was a really sweet time for me as a mother to have other believers that Aidan did not even really know rally around our family as we celebrated. Aidan was a little overwhelmed by this detail. He could not understand why nor was he prepared to receive the attention.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99xLUZEWxIcwLsqZaldaaUs3Tn3aWrVPR_AX0RL8rDe77G7t3vR9AePEOuTRrpqp11-fJX95r4Xv2qeMK2KSafUVmoKOwSL-s9b4vkfCF_43Dh-UJJ5mTiJHu8jRwSoEjsNMmWuTx0utz/s1600-h/IMG_0460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399148350009763298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99xLUZEWxIcwLsqZaldaaUs3Tn3aWrVPR_AX0RL8rDe77G7t3vR9AePEOuTRrpqp11-fJX95r4Xv2qeMK2KSafUVmoKOwSL-s9b4vkfCF_43Dh-UJJ5mTiJHu8jRwSoEjsNMmWuTx0utz/s320/IMG_0460.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And last is a picture of my kiddos and the cousins. My brother and his family made the trip to help us celebrate with Aidan. It was a wonderful time Celebrating. my heart overflowed with gladness!!! God is good and faithful to answer our prayers. The drawing of Aidan to Him is a huge answer to prayer!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqdt7-3DUtjLkPvFlbVdLYECKGKqWbmCocs7Mfu6L1Qa8H75lp9uzJKdUUvzuv9vg67Lkm8fm-g2dRxpBeqlZDdq7_049-CbLMDuFc4RYvcN46TwlU2rR8y6e5My2E5T6nKXxgrtmZwlM/s1600-h/IMG_0465.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399148357673445986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqdt7-3DUtjLkPvFlbVdLYECKGKqWbmCocs7Mfu6L1Qa8H75lp9uzJKdUUvzuv9vg67Lkm8fm-g2dRxpBeqlZDdq7_049-CbLMDuFc4RYvcN46TwlU2rR8y6e5My2E5T6nKXxgrtmZwlM/s320/IMG_0465.JPG" border="0" /></a>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-52140833034028664122009-10-22T14:33:00.008-05:002009-10-22T15:59:34.637-05:00Happy Birthday Aidan!Last weekend was a busy one for us here in the Hagler home. Aidan turned 7 years old on Saturday and both he and Trace were Baptized on Sunday. Friday was spent getting ready for the party, making a cake, and wrapping presents. Saturday we celebrated Aidan.<br /><br />Things have been really busy for us this year with the addition of homeschooling so I decided to keep the party pretty small and we invited 3 friends and their siblings. Aidan chose to have a bike riding party and we got permission to do it at the church in the parking lot. We made name plates for the bikes and then we added two different noisemakers to the bike (bells that dangle and a paper clicker that hit the spokes as they rode). I set up an obstacle course and the kids got to each make their way through it.<br /><br />Here is Rebecca with the flag sending out our first racer through the course<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3hkUpVfj4prd9GVM7c6iEoROtvWoWdtOOZBU6LpPF3zw98NAxk8O8oOTeo_BqQE1n5jYXp_dkaL1jElEPy5_-Y_3vZOw8ljCLfYTcdsN_64E_uEBeFms0pR9AS94zmTVqoz-YDlIk-V/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395521596207691266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3hkUpVfj4prd9GVM7c6iEoROtvWoWdtOOZBU6LpPF3zw98NAxk8O8oOTeo_BqQE1n5jYXp_dkaL1jElEPy5_-Y_3vZOw8ljCLfYTcdsN_64E_uEBeFms0pR9AS94zmTVqoz-YDlIk-V/s320/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Go Davis<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QeYPxQjza8wu1EuO2KTnvfWzFt3HdZG0JaR9JwuY53N9YW8YW6Mfh1g2A49ZRUQKTTPeePwvAY8GbMR1lc4E0fXOp07O2Wy7KAFZkpohfkgIbFrmE3kOx1kyeYqVhHh3sVrmGMCNcyrv/s1600-h/IMG_0432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395521602433347330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QeYPxQjza8wu1EuO2KTnvfWzFt3HdZG0JaR9JwuY53N9YW8YW6Mfh1g2A49ZRUQKTTPeePwvAY8GbMR1lc4E0fXOp07O2Wy7KAFZkpohfkgIbFrmE3kOx1kyeYqVhHh3sVrmGMCNcyrv/s320/IMG_0432.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>And now Andrew needed a turn<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UwI2zXsc1raWZZXBrvwvTIANl4dshCwQuBz87C4ykXZyZ-XZizalVV_x_wN_Xq903JL-t2CdifzDXK3KyuW8NHIEPCAc1sUxm0bS7P5f6t94mhtCuctT2CN-g8boTJIgfLicWbieaUQO/s1600-h/IMG_0433.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395521606540005362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UwI2zXsc1raWZZXBrvwvTIANl4dshCwQuBz87C4ykXZyZ-XZizalVV_x_wN_Xq903JL-t2CdifzDXK3KyuW8NHIEPCAc1sUxm0bS7P5f6t94mhtCuctT2CN-g8boTJIgfLicWbieaUQO/s320/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />The kids had to make it through the course and then they had to drive through the silly string attacks of the other kids. This was one of the highlights for sure! Here is Aidan spraying one of his friends<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEgKs4rdbpx784Ggxh6pI28Rix__iKdnCisQXDdNh4dcPrxU50vGVbbcY2UQgVRB_EHsql1AWnCAIEHA3MZZhvT1jxHQUP_12vPsBn9hsN63wPc31ojmMaEGPhdmfLuQkEag4loMZ2qsA/s1600-h/IMG_0438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395521620056022050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEgKs4rdbpx784Ggxh6pI28Rix__iKdnCisQXDdNh4dcPrxU50vGVbbcY2UQgVRB_EHsql1AWnCAIEHA3MZZhvT1jxHQUP_12vPsBn9hsN63wPc31ojmMaEGPhdmfLuQkEag4loMZ2qsA/s320/IMG_0438.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Andrew even got covered in silly string<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovH_Jl6AO1WdDy7doNLDv_gfl-i10SAfOVyXRRSPtqmU_rrDBxp-N0gwXx9NRAricS_bNAG1G7DBnvg6sv36Z6J_n3vVKaiBDHNs9ZYtMB8-VV_qzAy9KOlD-5CgqiytJoLXrFVqRJTY3/s1600-h/IMG_0439.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395530309886380946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovH_Jl6AO1WdDy7doNLDv_gfl-i10SAfOVyXRRSPtqmU_rrDBxp-N0gwXx9NRAricS_bNAG1G7DBnvg6sv36Z6J_n3vVKaiBDHNs9ZYtMB8-VV_qzAy9KOlD-5CgqiytJoLXrFVqRJTY3/s320/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> This sweet little one road way out far making it impossible for anyone to get her...very smart girl!<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJCOhHqYu8VA-20FRO2GOqMsr3qSsgoxXIbC_pCxFmlR_AdwhEs9wnw9TFI1LdqYrHunmqyO4Yf-qSIaP_6CYNl7N_asGz80bHc9Ww6dnoWiw38-OUcJ9DCz2i2sT57VX2BlCgb9egDLI/s1600-h/IMG_0434.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395530305169181442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJCOhHqYu8VA-20FRO2GOqMsr3qSsgoxXIbC_pCxFmlR_AdwhEs9wnw9TFI1LdqYrHunmqyO4Yf-qSIaP_6CYNl7N_asGz80bHc9Ww6dnoWiw38-OUcJ9DCz2i2sT57VX2BlCgb9egDLI/s320/IMG_0434.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is Uncle Greg getting Andrew as he drives by.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6syi4ps7UAv0ohqUXlsasTnPepBd-XBZ2NEfHvDSUsS2QrXybTYwqdP1m5oCer3q-0-bIATZWXvmxDNG8etzJkqdfVa_v1sY8tvEIEmzgXhlacMmAOEzD6iDc1U4eyt7QYwz_H7C7g4u/s1600-h/IMG_0443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395523437811900242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6syi4ps7UAv0ohqUXlsasTnPepBd-XBZ2NEfHvDSUsS2QrXybTYwqdP1m5oCer3q-0-bIATZWXvmxDNG8etzJkqdfVa_v1sY8tvEIEmzgXhlacMmAOEzD6iDc1U4eyt7QYwz_H7C7g4u/s320/IMG_0443.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After the obstacle course, we took a break for an easy hot dog lunch and some cake. We are so thankful for our friends that were able to come.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdbpiK-do0RCL6Uzil06MXd6x06RbpCCjbHS1P5HunrMAqxUoBei1y7xDUCpPXtHVkq34ooY62WFgZlpdIMMLGtu0Fo0D9xhmzXvR3Zj5shBDHLmWr_g50DWiqkzE30yZQhed4fy_yY4u/s1600-h/IMG_0445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395523440587262930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdbpiK-do0RCL6Uzil06MXd6x06RbpCCjbHS1P5HunrMAqxUoBei1y7xDUCpPXtHVkq34ooY62WFgZlpdIMMLGtu0Fo0D9xhmzXvR3Zj5shBDHLmWr_g50DWiqkzE30yZQhed4fy_yY4u/s320/IMG_0445.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the birthday cake<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUe4m8oPqAJ6g4bsmykVgn1LgIjCYVFfkZxR0psze9C37MyAm7uH7n7qMW0OlAPS7UMh5tGSZpCsXNjdISC1CTisM8RnVZLShucOIhvcb25c_srLigVaBpHT9a2SY3osUbNXSBbP-Nt5/s1600-h/IMG_0430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395524163851297314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUe4m8oPqAJ6g4bsmykVgn1LgIjCYVFfkZxR0psze9C37MyAm7uH7n7qMW0OlAPS7UMh5tGSZpCsXNjdISC1CTisM8RnVZLShucOIhvcb25c_srLigVaBpHT9a2SY3osUbNXSBbP-Nt5/s320/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had too much wind so we attempted to block it with the cardboard in the back ground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw6AW9k2AoIRnP3bPSmca3Lt2AfnT5EuZaDjMKfflljvihcospAvGhpaC2xNqCjhm0ZTthm7kGg9Tpm-Ib7Kv7YEzyfmpOerw4J80dc5koQogUfGyxFFzYQT7tBLl7Ys3CNnY_1f7bs06/s1600-h/IMG_0448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395523443301505906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw6AW9k2AoIRnP3bPSmca3Lt2AfnT5EuZaDjMKfflljvihcospAvGhpaC2xNqCjhm0ZTthm7kGg9Tpm-Ib7Kv7YEzyfmpOerw4J80dc5koQogUfGyxFFzYQT7tBLl7Ys3CNnY_1f7bs06/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" border="0" /></a> And that night my brother and his family cam in town to celebrate some more. It was a great day of play and fun with Aidan. I cannot believe Aidan is 7. I know I say that every year and I mean it every year, but 7 really seems older. Aidan doesn't seem like a little guy anymore. He is growing up and developing his own personality. I completely find myself at a loss once again, but I am enjoying this stage. I love that Aidan loves to learn and is curious about everything. He loves to learn new facts about all sorts of things. Learning is simply cool at this age and for a home school mom that is super fun! I love that he is getting to a point that I can trust him more and give him a little more freedom. I love his sense if humor that is developing and even though I might not get the joke, it delights my soul to her him laugh! Aidan is such a sweet little boy. I get compliments about you all the time Aidan. You are a special boy! I love you dearly! Never forget that...I love you! I love getting to be your mommy!<br /><br />I will try to write about the baptism very soon, but I think this is all I can do for now. What a special weekend!</div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-65692146876872944262009-10-19T20:43:00.006-05:002009-10-19T22:06:23.663-05:00Homeschooling in PicturesWell, I guess you can tell that homeschooling is taking its toll! The blog has become a lower priority and in all honesty I am often simply too tired to post after the kids go to bed. I have had several homeschooling activities that I have wanted to update you with. I originally thought that each one would have its own post but since we are so far behind why don't I just catch you up through pictures.<br /><p>Trace has taken over the Friday afternoon History lesson for me. He gets off work early on Fridays and has been so sweet and wonderful to take this on. It is a sweet time for the kids and him too. I have been known to enjoy my Friday afternoons by running errands, reading a book, or taking a nap. It is a great time for me too!</p><p>Here is their first Friday with daddy. The first week we defined history and archeology. After the archeology lesson the kids went for a "dig" in the sand box.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkA_oCzwbkSTxTFI8YmkFTLi6QFeVaEDSQ7x3-HLLfzIfX5mHMNmc0m6PGfUDOcKqLEem_aSTfKH7uJM_BwoAoMMgfN6qeBwwaedHqwWTI15VwkRK7BckOf2YCfaTw5WqlEfnbBFtk4HV/s1600-h/IMG_0304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394501557095198930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkA_oCzwbkSTxTFI8YmkFTLi6QFeVaEDSQ7x3-HLLfzIfX5mHMNmc0m6PGfUDOcKqLEem_aSTfKH7uJM_BwoAoMMgfN6qeBwwaedHqwWTI15VwkRK7BckOf2YCfaTw5WqlEfnbBFtk4HV/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" border="0" /></a> They roped it off into sections and had to explore the area and see what they could discover.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpqK73V49T666qmuHACaPt0-FpyVogRgJoQNv5FajwPu21cYsdhM4DDI_Y38cVqkK24OKq63R_IA0slM2JHslQ2cQl7qks41Gto8ckpx01lKz5GipvoJ2bstW8l7tS9OIfFcU4TwJ6aZ0/s1600-h/IMG_0306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394501547445884290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpqK73V49T666qmuHACaPt0-FpyVogRgJoQNv5FajwPu21cYsdhM4DDI_Y38cVqkK24OKq63R_IA0slM2JHslQ2cQl7qks41Gto8ckpx01lKz5GipvoJ2bstW8l7tS9OIfFcU4TwJ6aZ0/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Week #1 with Dad was a success!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8Slfbj40KsVhGbsd5_FWSiJoHTsm9Oev7qG8xdLfYHhyphenhyphenyxZZr97v6uoZWHYWAf65YVmYWbNmz3vix7cJbjIizKxsXCgAU4oSTRoHtZOX5_oI0NSMajAVWDsO2IJwzlR293MNXqrG8SRY/s1600-h/IMG_0307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394501539370494386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8Slfbj40KsVhGbsd5_FWSiJoHTsm9Oev7qG8xdLfYHhyphenhyphenyxZZr97v6uoZWHYWAf65YVmYWbNmz3vix7cJbjIizKxsXCgAU4oSTRoHtZOX5_oI0NSMajAVWDsO2IJwzlR293MNXqrG8SRY/s320/IMG_0307.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are our cave paintings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE1Ll-2znOUM8vg57mO9Z5hOIL2PpvJydxgM5hTlPUOhtScEzTCBDDms2y-btYjrahN8BVD8QW8Snfn82gVZNL07H568mOQFOrBECz-8n78g0l2qTUC2pJ_F7_V1geR9ivCNSG-Kee9nr/s1600-h/IMG_0382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394503259420159858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE1Ll-2znOUM8vg57mO9Z5hOIL2PpvJydxgM5hTlPUOhtScEzTCBDDms2y-btYjrahN8BVD8QW8Snfn82gVZNL07H568mOQFOrBECz-8n78g0l2qTUC2pJ_F7_V1geR9ivCNSG-Kee9nr/s320/IMG_0382.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this is supposed to be the white crown that the Pharaoh of Upper Egypt wore. It would later become part of the double crown when Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt became one.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnPC1vJ_Eip-DG71tAZI4Rzu9wDRS3BmgqVEc_uecIiyq6V6OHSgDQ_Ji00DUD9zDh3KrdnlhC05iKNQrE5RxdmVoC-GBu79I3U8fwopXR6Sgw9prjezQcqW_hAQgpbjR22sEKjx236dC/s1600-h/IMG_0330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394501529772248498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnPC1vJ_Eip-DG71tAZI4Rzu9wDRS3BmgqVEc_uecIiyq6V6OHSgDQ_Ji00DUD9zDh3KrdnlhC05iKNQrE5RxdmVoC-GBu79I3U8fwopXR6Sgw9prjezQcqW_hAQgpbjR22sEKjx236dC/s320/IMG_0330.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a picture of Andrew just because he is cute.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio306-iL3zwJChZLn4Bz1B_rBDIU7-pxAuPqtiCll33q0S7euwVwMIB7jaDXppkgMtyMLu3vepQLgN66MpsHPVLNNUXu_UlD8GP2gHdXjAdw841iKXrYfy_Z1MYtEEuAPUIN11w30rgdfN/s1600-h/IMG_0388.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394501526616781778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio306-iL3zwJChZLn4Bz1B_rBDIU7-pxAuPqtiCll33q0S7euwVwMIB7jaDXppkgMtyMLu3vepQLgN66MpsHPVLNNUXu_UlD8GP2gHdXjAdw841iKXrYfy_Z1MYtEEuAPUIN11w30rgdfN/s320/IMG_0388.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is our attempt at an Egyptian Pyramid. We made the bricks out of sand and glue and then cut them out and arranged them to resemble a pyramid.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHJgxQun2B58kxd-6IK5jwr8cYh5i5YgNX226BUjkfv1XvShL3a56Ckd1xHSqt9HFlpG84d36yakIZxSjOCGdCUYG-_RKIx3HtqaSO32_3jgi2D64I2UCcP7mqMUhwxmjju882lE9ESwF/s1600-h/IMG_0391.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394496307450141826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHJgxQun2B58kxd-6IK5jwr8cYh5i5YgNX226BUjkfv1XvShL3a56Ckd1xHSqt9HFlpG84d36yakIZxSjOCGdCUYG-_RKIx3HtqaSO32_3jgi2D64I2UCcP7mqMUhwxmjju882lE9ESwF/s320/IMG_0391.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this is supposed to be a Sumerian seal.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrEEVzMdbgmPgSYL8LRBzh9qc1ctEw9zgwUK2RqsVDdsYXVogDTWO7yu2UYYsrE8ci8X-3oQebhsGOebqaq2Vj9aTiSq9-It9HuqxX1IhwTnO9NxPfoAlN-UY3V4M5Nm0g60ckQIvbj3V/s1600-h/IMG_0395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394496298509413714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrEEVzMdbgmPgSYL8LRBzh9qc1ctEw9zgwUK2RqsVDdsYXVogDTWO7yu2UYYsrE8ci8X-3oQebhsGOebqaq2Vj9aTiSq9-It9HuqxX1IhwTnO9NxPfoAlN-UY3V4M5Nm0g60ckQIvbj3V/s320/IMG_0395.JPG" border="0" /></a>We also made a trip to the Dallas Aquarium which was super fun. We went with another home school family that we have gotten to know. They have 3 kids also and they are all within months of my kids. It is their first year homeschooling and we are doing basically the same curriculum. It has been a huge encouragement to have someone else who is on the same page we are. They had completed their study of fish and we spent a couple weeks studying fish to help get us ready for the trip. It was a fun day! Here is Becca feeding a bird.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb0TSIxs-tXeiHwHyR_NfhfqI56wl7V5f8fSbVBUZpggdqo6ye813fNF-0XbxGJl7TR2zL-VTJPPE6bKDrVeCRjr6z4U2zVVf5woUsapZkIBUKArpnz6NNzuo_SIJl8ndifLOY7eZcP7q/s1600-h/IMG_0400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394496292821969010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb0TSIxs-tXeiHwHyR_NfhfqI56wl7V5f8fSbVBUZpggdqo6ye813fNF-0XbxGJl7TR2zL-VTJPPE6bKDrVeCRjr6z4U2zVVf5woUsapZkIBUKArpnz6NNzuo_SIJl8ndifLOY7eZcP7q/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aidan overlooking everything.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-QwIl1Nyuysc16_mGGmcoR2pW0cC7Q8qIzuY43Oy2JnksE219Hg_BIo04s5EAct03atRzs41OcHZuv4LT4_vh67OSmyrt0opVx7vzxG6-pBu28hyphenhyphengFQV9sfrMqnXuv_YwBbUNU372NJN/s1600-h/IMG_0397.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394496286271791874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-QwIl1Nyuysc16_mGGmcoR2pW0cC7Q8qIzuY43Oy2JnksE219Hg_BIo04s5EAct03atRzs41OcHZuv4LT4_vh67OSmyrt0opVx7vzxG6-pBu28hyphenhyphengFQV9sfrMqnXuv_YwBbUNU372NJN/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" border="0" /></a> The whole group of kids! I love this picture.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF49HTc1iFPrRg5OEK5MmPzKsXoaPYe1NM5Q6LX9Dq9jTYBe8EzPjLDZsbC9tppc4YTPn7ZAl7XLqOqqhMR3TpKhKCDSCZwFEA6uw-tCSyK12u4kcD-ijgGg_uIt4niObJhw0RXbVR7_t/s1600-h/IMG_0402.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394496277927140530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF49HTc1iFPrRg5OEK5MmPzKsXoaPYe1NM5Q6LX9Dq9jTYBe8EzPjLDZsbC9tppc4YTPn7ZAl7XLqOqqhMR3TpKhKCDSCZwFEA6uw-tCSyK12u4kcD-ijgGg_uIt4niObJhw0RXbVR7_t/s320/IMG_0402.jpg" border="0" /></a> All but one of the little guys.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxS3rN4fcxuqXE8XoJKkYDyBNRAkrOc0Rcxg2sBQAPyeHL_WbCAep47Yrr9CSWJcLbfGOd-qTq3CWVgvB4zhCjBVVfNPhN2MsodIX744YDnqC-JNvzXZsMlBkHjR353MD0VH43JmxhfG9/s1600-h/IMG_0410.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494662178398178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxS3rN4fcxuqXE8XoJKkYDyBNRAkrOc0Rcxg2sBQAPyeHL_WbCAep47Yrr9CSWJcLbfGOd-qTq3CWVgvB4zhCjBVVfNPhN2MsodIX744YDnqC-JNvzXZsMlBkHjR353MD0VH43JmxhfG9/s320/IMG_0410.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you haven't been to the aquarium I would say the highlight is the shark tank. It is like a tunnel and the sharks swim above you. This picture cracks me up with everyone pointing different directions but it is pretty cool to see. My little Andrew had a few moments of panic as the sharks swam overhead so we ended up watching from outside of the tunnel. He was a bit heightened the remainder of the time at the aquarium and he didn't get to far from mom. I was completely surprised to see him react like this.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClpR6nE-_YbcRB6r6N3zW3QvxLflDWpfRcmsXP4TR45Ya3hfVr5FM1ymh_vmfpIYYIjiub2l6hMvR6UUJAITBm0G3AZ2YapsOVV5SW4JqDrmk6EXPRVOsfovONUYrk2E433fko8PjDR1N/s1600-h/IMG_0420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494650513903698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClpR6nE-_YbcRB6r6N3zW3QvxLflDWpfRcmsXP4TR45Ya3hfVr5FM1ymh_vmfpIYYIjiub2l6hMvR6UUJAITBm0G3AZ2YapsOVV5SW4JqDrmk6EXPRVOsfovONUYrk2E433fko8PjDR1N/s320/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" /></a> Two of my monkeys near the penguin exhibit.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzST4OiHmR7WszKLXG8jXnlJA8z8zQ8JV3ENl3ZAr5CBoSWQnGstxxd-5DjhAobaYm-muJJFDAdtGFWOnarTH9gM3DpvUPyouim2mbFFUNzQCTYTJNgJn7ydyxjDEF5EZgPr__vFbT70-h/s1600-h/IMG_0423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494642087581186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzST4OiHmR7WszKLXG8jXnlJA8z8zQ8JV3ENl3ZAr5CBoSWQnGstxxd-5DjhAobaYm-muJJFDAdtGFWOnarTH9gM3DpvUPyouim2mbFFUNzQCTYTJNgJn7ydyxjDEF5EZgPr__vFbT70-h/s320/IMG_0423.JPG" border="0" /></a> And last here are a few pictures when we watched the Rose Parade. I have never taken my kids before (it usually falls on Aidan's birthday weekend and is just too much). This year we made a point to watch the parade. Here is Becca and Aidan.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cb2-jU1DIQbSLoI9s2aW2NNWY9miRSpYTKsTSu8ts1ywsp558iykPzqljCZxNXtcfVdWqJuZPhna2Iu3L31mawojnVrfdx3BaeHS6TGXpBE5VxGAFikIzrTzDLqJ-XZFkeCwpzPAEW84/s1600-h/IMG_0428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494632498189410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cb2-jU1DIQbSLoI9s2aW2NNWY9miRSpYTKsTSu8ts1ywsp558iykPzqljCZxNXtcfVdWqJuZPhna2Iu3L31mawojnVrfdx3BaeHS6TGXpBE5VxGAFikIzrTzDLqJ-XZFkeCwpzPAEW84/s320/IMG_0428.JPG" border="0" /></a> And Andrew the fireman. He chose this hat for Halloween and a costume came with it. Literally, that is the way it worked. He wanted the hat and he had to wear it to the parade. I wouldn't argue with someone that adorable!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7nQ0CulC1iHA57oD9SMuTOLIU7JTRLvaXRN6lyPmOLvZXN2nHAGc5zmee_0FD2952O5nLKUiTarfBNl5-HERGaGVmDJpAsKmE-qaM_sKTRbc26_7SijoFYuMjfRZXj0u9mPUaIUonf2x/s1600-h/IMG_0427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394494619091000914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7nQ0CulC1iHA57oD9SMuTOLIU7JTRLvaXRN6lyPmOLvZXN2nHAGc5zmee_0FD2952O5nLKUiTarfBNl5-HERGaGVmDJpAsKmE-qaM_sKTRbc26_7SijoFYuMjfRZXj0u9mPUaIUonf2x/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So there you have it. The last couple months in pictures. We do things that do not pertain to history or science around here, but those just aren't as fun to take pictures of. And just in case you are curious, all ideas listed about come from our history curriculum. We are using the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Story-World-History-Classical-Earliest/dp/0971412901">Story of the World </a>and I bought the activity guide to go with it. All creative ideas should be credited to the book.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-92161635952374060922009-09-02T22:44:00.008-05:002009-09-02T23:21:35.084-05:00Tache Kick OffThis past weekend we spent some time at a Pine Cove (or "piney Cone" as Rebecca called it) campsite for the <a href="http://www.homeschool-life.com/sysfiles/member/index.cfm?memberid=199">TACHE</a> kickoff. Tache is the Home school network that we are a part of. It was a great time, and although I didn't get to meet too many new people (my kids are still much to hands on to have a ton of social time) I did enjoy the great family time. There are so many fun things to do there. Everyone had a different favorite thing. For Andrew it was probably putt-putt.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9ygXJrJsmU8tw5WSPnSmI1ghvWkNnOuLtMz4_e_qR1_18WbwdhJ5yw-qSTEmCewVvASUHcpT6yKz43GHdFoXEmwaZZvofeN4JGhjNTqhF1BOMPAkYFSZ6VdhODJ6pJCl37zA6zzyly-w/s1600-h/IMG_0310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086014256519298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9ygXJrJsmU8tw5WSPnSmI1ghvWkNnOuLtMz4_e_qR1_18WbwdhJ5yw-qSTEmCewVvASUHcpT6yKz43GHdFoXEmwaZZvofeN4JGhjNTqhF1BOMPAkYFSZ6VdhODJ6pJCl37zA6zzyly-w/s320/IMG_0310.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Rebecca loved her horse ride</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMhPP0SF5sL2htjgNwXbGstBNKP_oLiuwyPoGv0osWgjVF40rUNrqTFHwVVhCkVJtb2a6jgJtXLB83-P5AKSKywku4XI6dtSe3OVhRz3jjIJv6JrI0tBi7LyOWHAdcn_p6fUA-b1e5CBe/s1600-h/IMG_0318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086021878072082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMhPP0SF5sL2htjgNwXbGstBNKP_oLiuwyPoGv0osWgjVF40rUNrqTFHwVVhCkVJtb2a6jgJtXLB83-P5AKSKywku4XI6dtSe3OVhRz3jjIJv6JrI0tBi7LyOWHAdcn_p6fUA-b1e5CBe/s320/IMG_0318.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Aidan showed his bravery and his new swimming skills off as he jumped off the high dive. I was so impressed. He wouldn't even swim more than a few feet before the summer began and now he is going off the High Dive. I just couldn't believe it!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL42JivCetDfoyE8M4Mlr3p1m_ONB7Xj_HI3L4TriVmLp2SZ-fP3d9S0pNuFSGrSbOVSkSggGYAHapoS2P5vBbKujnVs2Wr9cq4cugKH0w-GYJTSVyJqpk_zLIYk73CNNSXsYfBvYO-aL/s1600-h/IMG_0322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086029103355090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL42JivCetDfoyE8M4Mlr3p1m_ONB7Xj_HI3L4TriVmLp2SZ-fP3d9S0pNuFSGrSbOVSkSggGYAHapoS2P5vBbKujnVs2Wr9cq4cugKH0w-GYJTSVyJqpk_zLIYk73CNNSXsYfBvYO-aL/s320/IMG_0322.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086038179893906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXaant3E6ELqFf1ViveR0yPpuQwYkyfyJxJXQk9iziexWr5zHNDSa2RmFyDXjo67kPKPrSdq2QtTe1POJuIGkYrmgCIZ-Q_VKwhJwC6_hz8rIQ7frohCboJV2I87M8uU45qC03bF8ZuOV/s320/IMG_0323.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>We all also loved the fun swings and super cool, huge tree house. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyxdISDQZIFuVNanbF0gAgfJN3C6i2Df5QUlV5qz4EGu-Y6BgLFuaXaDkPXoCuT4PYZYr0eDuTX4vaXwR-4GJNH7XKRDaq5BdCHTaHKSXGF3GqdRjJcYtDigW_ToFc6hfxI81u6Xw58o-/s1600-h/IMG_0324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377088860914488850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyxdISDQZIFuVNanbF0gAgfJN3C6i2Df5QUlV5qz4EGu-Y6BgLFuaXaDkPXoCuT4PYZYr0eDuTX4vaXwR-4GJNH7XKRDaq5BdCHTaHKSXGF3GqdRjJcYtDigW_ToFc6hfxI81u6Xw58o-/s320/IMG_0324.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4q4qKS4nWMPXrMGR-ZckR94260Qz9GO1dKoF8MWekOYMwXVOkiaC7oQvYyY9F9pyheMKT8ZwpttHgI3NooexeweM99JvDSK213df1yOGGams7tRrDjmyhgftcf8rKDhfkHyAiIvHH1nu/s1600-h/IMG_0309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377088853750797730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4q4qKS4nWMPXrMGR-ZckR94260Qz9GO1dKoF8MWekOYMwXVOkiaC7oQvYyY9F9pyheMKT8ZwpttHgI3NooexeweM99JvDSK213df1yOGGams7tRrDjmyhgftcf8rKDhfkHyAiIvHH1nu/s320/IMG_0309.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz7XYH-USZfE-p5TitJCY7e9GPdlJZNklMJnilwuFYG5KwBobVMCS5puGzqnE_wZVQnA1R3J0xVFhkykkSyaZxQYHNbQtM-dkjJ7p-ma9fkz5L3z4J_wvKOeJtO9uDmoNANxm-WfgwWSF/s1600-h/IMG_0308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377088848529422194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz7XYH-USZfE-p5TitJCY7e9GPdlJZNklMJnilwuFYG5KwBobVMCS5puGzqnE_wZVQnA1R3J0xVFhkykkSyaZxQYHNbQtM-dkjJ7p-ma9fkz5L3z4J_wvKOeJtO9uDmoNANxm-WfgwWSF/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Rebecca attempted the rock wall, but her legs were just too short to get her up. She gave it a solid effort though.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGjhjH6DriRXsUJrbo5VlcL9wkkjJ7dGa2hYPEku76NBh9jSN3oRSgWpn7SGxEQJCAz1mTfQmEiAm1OWKBWySdKXdKqQdePt3CJNG-xxNa21ukbFR4P1oZhdF5kfu96sGzwlCjNVx1pgA/s1600-h/IMG_0320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377086049118392786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGjhjH6DriRXsUJrbo5VlcL9wkkjJ7dGa2hYPEku76NBh9jSN3oRSgWpn7SGxEQJCAz1mTfQmEiAm1OWKBWySdKXdKqQdePt3CJNG-xxNa21ukbFR4P1oZhdF5kfu96sGzwlCjNVx1pgA/s320/IMG_0320.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">Aidan also took a pony ride on the trail and thought it was so fun to get to steer the horse.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuf0nDeUSuOiqNt4j_SCf4ei87_qt29t7xLaLqtNP0UMc48F7KnHyMijh4PGhPObmj0kG1zg4km9PyQ3mCDMF1BCysfxorMNLoR-Gm0rRyBMP_s5PnSMyOHgWU3QcSdgkZWxv7ThQ_t68/s1600-h/IMG_0317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377090245896376146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuf0nDeUSuOiqNt4j_SCf4ei87_qt29t7xLaLqtNP0UMc48F7KnHyMijh4PGhPObmj0kG1zg4km9PyQ3mCDMF1BCysfxorMNLoR-Gm0rRyBMP_s5PnSMyOHgWU3QcSdgkZWxv7ThQ_t68/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It was great fun!</div></div></div></div></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGjhjH6DriRXsUJrbo5VlcL9wkkjJ7dGa2hYPEku76NBh9jSN3oRSgWpn7SGxEQJCAz1mTfQmEiAm1OWKBWySdKXdKqQdePt3CJNG-xxNa21ukbFR4P1oZhdF5kfu96sGzwlCjNVx1pgA/s1600-h/IMG_0320.JPG"><br /><br /></a></div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-38843551193630308552009-09-02T21:10:00.005-05:002009-09-02T22:10:57.460-05:00Hagler Academy<div>I am way behind on my blogging! I know most of you are perfectly fine with that, but I do try to use this as a family journal and as of late this journal has been boring!!! We are halfway through our second week of school and we are not only surviving but I would say we are thriving. I have felt a sweet kind of closeness with my kids and in our home. Things are by no means perfect, I mean we have 5 people living in this house and we all have our hangups, but life is good. It seems to be the time of year when life is gearing up and things are getting busy, but there is a calm here that seems to be unaffected by the busyness. </div><br /><div>Homeschooling has helped me to focus more on home. I am doing a better job getting laundry done, toys put away, and keeping the clutter tamed. I think I feel like I have to do a better job since this isn't just home, but also school. We aren't running around frantically and the best thing of all is that there is no mad dash to be on time to school at 8:00 in the morning. I always hated that! Now if we are running 10 minutes late or have a rough start it is OK, life will go on and we will adjust throughout the day. Having so much focused time with the kids has given me the opportunity for some much needed training time to address issues of the heart. The kids seem to be closer and be getting along better also since they are not only classmates but playmates much of the time. I am so thankful for this time that the Lord has given us where we can focus on our home, our kids, and their hearts. I truly feel like this time is a gift (talk to me 4 months down the road when I am worn out and that might be different).<br /><br />I did take a few pictures to mark our first day because that is just what you do on the first day of school, right? Here are the kids in the school room. That door is a pocket door between the kitchen and school room/office and I painted it to be a chalkboard which is great fun to use.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBmLMEHSUUEcGJ-ABSucw6Tk8scnY8kXXss25qmNZ4qKY3wSCXmA7OkuvfX2hGHixWXmozPjW0gWMBYNB3icbxB9IVPdFsbs_feWk_jYI2qaQSlVXDC233FfTJDVcmhmy5RpWx3_uyhhn/s1600-h/IMG_0298_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377072456647813810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBmLMEHSUUEcGJ-ABSucw6Tk8scnY8kXXss25qmNZ4qKY3wSCXmA7OkuvfX2hGHixWXmozPjW0gWMBYNB3icbxB9IVPdFsbs_feWk_jYI2qaQSlVXDC233FfTJDVcmhmy5RpWx3_uyhhn/s320/IMG_0298_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLK3s3rSccjr1AZgqrMIOwD5lyhp2M1CA81ncPMnp7kVtEaarA_qXd7ODUFLoi8IKixAtyVmm7QGbOGtWwy7JO5FtUiq0iEIennbp4a-r3v2dW8odjQLLa5jowyrWCPWDNu3RnDVXeM-qD/s1600-h/IMG_0298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377072452365568210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLK3s3rSccjr1AZgqrMIOwD5lyhp2M1CA81ncPMnp7kVtEaarA_qXd7ODUFLoi8IKixAtyVmm7QGbOGtWwy7JO5FtUiq0iEIennbp4a-r3v2dW8odjQLLa5jowyrWCPWDNu3RnDVXeM-qD/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3fcB_QynQSvAZ_MMdsRjzR3ToTqo7wABMhTMPlj-G9S5M3CWIYr0ElGn5XTsNY7SWxibm24jEZRN_ToNdYR59TfWHTkfOMpm4C9y895mxhw1jPgxgEOE6qm19Z1lZ8dnpDJAlVuFNVNB/s1600-h/IMG_0296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377072443963710274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3fcB_QynQSvAZ_MMdsRjzR3ToTqo7wABMhTMPlj-G9S5M3CWIYr0ElGn5XTsNY7SWxibm24jEZRN_ToNdYR59TfWHTkfOMpm4C9y895mxhw1jPgxgEOE6qm19Z1lZ8dnpDJAlVuFNVNB/s320/IMG_0296.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am going to write out our school day for my own benefit(down the road)and for those of you that are interested. If you have no interest at all; this is where you want to stop reading.<br /><br /></div><div>We start our school day off at 8:30 with Bible. We usually spend about 30 minutes together in the morning and we spend this time doing scripture memory, reading the story, discussing it, praying together and singing at least one praise song. It is a sweet time together and it is a time that we simply were not finding to do together when Aidan was in school. We did try to do something simple over breakfast, but the available hours were just not long enough when he was in school and if we were running behind that went out the window. We follow that up with math, phonics for Becca, spelling and grammar for Aidan, and then handwriting. Andrew loves to be a part of handwriting time and that works some of the time (until he colors on someones paper, gets corrected, and has a 2 year old melt down). He isn't actually handwriting but he has his own "book" to work in and insists on using a pencil like his big siblings rather than crayons. When I am working independently with one of the kids the other one plays in the room with Andrew. This works most of the time, but we always have unplanned breaks and interruptions to deal with some conflict or issue.<br /><br />After handwriting we take a break for outside time and lunch. Then before Andrew takes a nap we all snuggle together on the couch and read. It is truly the highlight of my day! Andrew takes a nap and the bigger kiddos join me for a simple history or science lesson (I do mean SIMPLE!). Then they rest and read in there rooms and I get a little quiet time.<br /><br />That concludes our school day (usually history is finished about 1:00-1:30)and the remainder of the day consists of planning for the next day, doing laundry, cleaning, cooking dinner, and running errands. The biggest struggle for me right now is finding time to get to the grocery store. I just can't seem to get that done during the day and have been making late night trips after the kids go to bed. Trace and I will have to figure out the details as time goes on.<br /><br />We also have chosen to be a part of a co-op called <a href="http://www.classicalconversations.com/">Classical Conversations</a> and we have loved it so far. The kids all seem to like it, they get a morning in a very structured environment and they are learning so much! Most of the families stay after class time for lunch and playtime together and we have enjoyed having this time scheduled into our week. We go on Wednesday mornings and take off those afternoons. The style and philosophy of the co-op fits perfectly into my homeschooling philosophy so far and the material overlaps and helps tie the loose ends together. I expect many hard days ahead, but I am so thankful that this is the place where the Lord has us for this season of our life.</div></div></div></div><br /><br />And here are the pictures that the kids took turns taking with there new teacher on the first day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2ZtG6Uxriu81my2WUBn36WIomIqXhHalW1NWZV4yaafY5ty2vWMYFV54Md8mm3THYDEF-hOxazSeyQexiPnvZwapzZbz2KEmQr4M4ig2MmSovE4tj-qH8EUyI3dF5SzS9Vh-WC-PGLF/s1600-h/IMG_0300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377072469488282498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2ZtG6Uxriu81my2WUBn36WIomIqXhHalW1NWZV4yaafY5ty2vWMYFV54Md8mm3THYDEF-hOxazSeyQexiPnvZwapzZbz2KEmQr4M4ig2MmSovE4tj-qH8EUyI3dF5SzS9Vh-WC-PGLF/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZbFQde1khAt5VWdLbt7-xYWAixKTHKGX9LdcG9tvAwCGdw-wVfspiWv5CMPMHIogIpSMGxIrmV1phxMsEAmwxDBIES5rYT102jt-euGQWRYDZzLEByYzjH0ruKBM1QYRbaWp2WIpQD4c/s1600-h/IMG_0299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377072468904404482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZbFQde1khAt5VWdLbt7-xYWAixKTHKGX9LdcG9tvAwCGdw-wVfspiWv5CMPMHIogIpSMGxIrmV1phxMsEAmwxDBIES5rYT102jt-euGQWRYDZzLEByYzjH0ruKBM1QYRbaWp2WIpQD4c/s320/IMG_0299.JPG" border="0" /></a>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942077357097300881.post-73794752490943089052009-08-11T08:16:00.004-05:002009-08-11T11:51:50.322-05:00Rejoicing with the Angels!On Sunday August 2nd Aidan came home from church and shared with me over lunch that he had become a Christian. I asked him some questions then to try to understand the message that had been shared with him at church that had brought him to this decision. Trace spent some time alone with him just to make sure he knew what it meant and what it means to be a follower of Christ.<br /><br />Aidan has known the gospel, that Christ alone is able to free him from his sin, and that is why Christ died on the cross, but we were unsure that he had made a personal decision to follow. We have talked about this with him many times and have even discussed baptism, but to insure he understood the choice he was making we wanted to wait to pursue that. I think that is a hard thing to clearly see in the life of a child who grows up hearing about Jesus and all He has done for us. He has always known the right answers but when has the Lord moved in his heart to bring repentance of sin and to see the personal need for a savior. This time he made a decision and it was completely independent of us. He was able to explain to us what it meant to accept Christ as his Savior. It was so cute because for the rest of the day Aidan tried to convince Rebecca that she needed to be a Christian and that they could both become Christians on the same day. I loved his excitement and his eagerness to share Christ with others, although I am not convinced Rebecca fully understands any of it yet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZibcPCp2spVrkLJG-JiYVTt-bpM6DJi8lFiexMXyu2iZjntXaNI0XfIjMPEGTJFua6XFwogxOttQTjZV3tnib6rh8pf4GvQ4E6PJyhYPOyyDJz8jZ6gSto5Q6XP5e_IDQGUlOK8qmYZO/s1600-h/IMG_0285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368744919276610098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZibcPCp2spVrkLJG-JiYVTt-bpM6DJi8lFiexMXyu2iZjntXaNI0XfIjMPEGTJFua6XFwogxOttQTjZV3tnib6rh8pf4GvQ4E6PJyhYPOyyDJz8jZ6gSto5Q6XP5e_IDQGUlOK8qmYZO/s320/IMG_0285.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQApWpEnY5DqrVTe69QQjQs1NOpf9PDZzoXc4MzQhe6-jdFbaU6Rxb4HUfiXle0dTJfWOfH8LC7TF2V_ViULfVGB67iWv0eG-sQDk99Iz4Dfg8k5C2d3V830papOdpDAsjnvcsSDzHbPE/s1600-h/IMG_0284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368744918109360146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQApWpEnY5DqrVTe69QQjQs1NOpf9PDZzoXc4MzQhe6-jdFbaU6Rxb4HUfiXle0dTJfWOfH8LC7TF2V_ViULfVGB67iWv0eG-sQDk99Iz4Dfg8k5C2d3V830papOdpDAsjnvcsSDzHbPE/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few nights later I surprised Aidan with a cookie cake dessert to celebrate. We wanted him to know that this was a cause for rejoicing and that we were so excited that he had made this choice and we were praising God for working in his heart. After the dessert we spent some time in prayer praying for Aidan as a family. We prayed that his faith would grow and be strengthened and that he would comprehend the depths and heights of Christs love for him. I pray that he follows hard after Jesus and that his faith will be tested and proven to be authentic. It is overwhelming to know that the Lord has worked in Aidan's heart this way. I think this is the single most consistent prayer request that I have brought before my Father on behalf of my kids and to see it answered is such a source of joy. Praising the Lord for his faithfulness and the work he has done and will continue to do in Aidan's life!</div>Christa Haglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216732379533018264noreply@blogger.com8