tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31604752546494703822024-03-05T21:32:39.726-08:00Set Apart For HimRejoice with us in this journey to adopt 2 boys in Ethiopia. We are asking the Lord to set apart these boys for Himself and that we may be faithful in raising them up in the fear of the Lord to be used greatly for His kingdom.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-80373701109655877462013-05-11T07:55:00.000-07:002013-05-11T08:00:41.819-07:00Jaxton - 5 months - Calendar shootOur friend, Harmony, took this picture for her calendar shoot. He, just like Joshua, will be in a sanctity of life calendar. They took 3D ultrasound pictures of him in the womb and will put those pictures alongside this picture. She did such a wonderful job! Copyright 2013<br />
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-45658206993414827752013-04-01T16:57:00.000-07:002013-04-02T13:48:45.586-07:00Jaxton 4 months - pictures <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jaxton weighs 13 lbs and 15 ounces and is 25 inches long. That puts him about 55% for height and 15% for weight. He is smiley, screechy, kicks and dances a lot and is just so delicious :). He has been sleeping through the night for about a month now which makes everyone happy! He is looking more and more like Joshua and I think they both look just like me. He looks giant in the pictures of him by himself, so I put some in of us holding him so you can see he is not that huge. I am hoping to post some Easter pictures of all the kids soon.</div>
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-62621303607765693872013-03-13T20:22:00.003-07:002013-03-13T20:22:33.666-07:00The babies are growing :) Here Jaxton is 3 months old and yes he is in a pink swing - sorry. We bought this from a garage sale before we knew what we were having because it was electric instead of battery operated. So I guess pink is the new blue - he doesn't seem to mind :) He is literally the sweetest, happiest, quietest thing. He just kicks and dances and lights up any time anyone talks to him. Gotta love his big blue eyes and finally - those chubby cheeks!<br />
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These pictures are of the goat babies with our 3 pound chihuahuas when the goats were just a couple weeks old. You can see they were about the size of our chihuahuas. The little white one in the first picture, Patriot (for New England Patriots born right before the superbowl), is the bottle fed one who still thinks he is a chihuahua. Everyone loved it when we brought him into petsmart - we got a lot of double takes. Rosey (for Rosa Parks - born on Martin Luther King Jr. Day) is the one Jacklyn is holding. She is a jumper and big and strong and has much more black on her than in that picture. They are now about triple that size. </div>
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More about our little farm later - but here are a few pictures of our 2nd baby goat that we are having to hand feed.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-61401139545645688112013-01-24T14:00:00.000-08:002013-01-28T18:52:55.391-08:00Trip to Captiva IslandJavier's company had a managers and sales meeting on one of Florida's islands Jan. 10-13. They invited the spouses to come along, so the baby and I joined him. Javi and I actually weren't together much except for lunches and dinners. One day they did end the meetings a little early so we had some free time to go kayaking for an hour. I just enjoyed my quiet time with Jaxton sleeping in and skipping breakfast, snuggling and smelling his sweet skin and just going on walks around the island or along the beach. I hooked up with the other wives in the afternoons to visit and "shop". The weather was in the 80's, the water around 70 degrees and a nice breeze all day. It was so beautiful and relaxing. The food was always an amazing buffet. Each night there was always some kind of seafood - shrimp, king crab, salmon, tilapia etc with other kinds of meat and things. But being from the desert, it is a nice treat to enjoy some fresh seafood. The last night was Caribbean theme and there was jumbo shrimp and huge lobster tails - mmmm.<br />
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Jaxton was seriously perfect on the trip. We flew for a total of 6 hours each way and he literally never made a peep besides coughing. He also never fussed at all when he was around people. (he just fussed with me when I had to put him down for a long time to shower and get ready) I think he loved being passed around and held by so many ladies and the warm weather must have just knocked him out.<br />
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Thanks to my mom who moved in and took care of all the kids and thanks to my sister who took a few each day for sleepovers and church and thanks to my dad who fixed some things and built a goat pen while we were gone.<br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-75446876942196302922013-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:002013-01-22T14:47:00.740-08:00Jaxton is growing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last time I posted, Jaxton was only 6 lbs. 15 oz at 6 weeks. The next day we went to the doctor for his weekly weight check and he had gained 14 oz in one week! It looks like he just needed a little more time to learn to use his new tongue. Now at 9 weeks old he is 9 lbs. 3 oz. <br />
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The poor guy has been congested on and off though. So a couple of weeks ago he started a cough and it got really bad. Twice I took him in and since his lungs were clear, they didn't want to do anything. Finally, last Thursday she diagnosed him with Whooping cough and put him on a strong regimen of antibiotics that ends today and thankfully his cough is completely gone. <span id="goog_2046954307"></span><span id="goog_2046954308"></span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-84662373721053484022013-01-08T08:57:00.000-08:002013-01-08T08:57:00.292-08:00Cousin Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-61033603781926380342013-01-02T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-02T08:00:33.161-08:00Grow Baby Grow -Update on Jaxton - 6 weeksSince I last posted, we have mainly been dealing with Jaxton's slow growth. He was born at 6lbs 8 oz. At 5 weeks he was only 6lbs 11 oz. <br />
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At 5 weeks the doctor talked about the possibility of a feeding tube or hospitalization if we could not see some considerable weight gain. 2 doctors looked at him that day. He has an unusually high palate, a somewhat tight tongue and basically like an overbite - all 3 together have made it hard for him to suck effectively. The only thing that they could do something about was his tongue, so she finally clipped it (very easy - he didn't bleed or cry much at all). He was staying latched on, all those weeks, and nursing for about 1 hour each time, so I thought he was eating enough, but he wasn't actually sucking in such a way to get much milk (I had no idea). Because of his lack of consumption, I also lost a lot of my milk supply. Those first 5 weeks he also couldn't suck a bottle.<br />
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After clipping his tongue he was finally able to drink out of a bottle much better, but he still wasn't nursing any better. I have started pumping and feeding him with a bottle and supplementing with formula. Last Thursday, at 6 weeks, he gained 4 oz. so he was still under 7 lbs. That is more than he ever gained in a week, but still the doctors wanted to see 6 or 7 oz. They said they would give him one more week hopefully to learn how to use his "new" tongue to suck better. We are really praying for a big weight increase at his appointment this Thursday. <br />
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He continues to be such a sweetie and rarely cries, but of course he still is held most of the time. Josiah just loves to hold him for long periods of time and Jaxton is really content with him. The other boys all love to hold him too, but just for a few minutes at a time. JJ and Joshua kiss him all over his head and tell him secrets. <br />
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Watch this tiny guy surprise us and end up being our 6' 4" 250 lb football player :).<br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-60994392229528652322012-11-27T18:31:00.006-08:002012-11-27T18:44:07.301-08:00Jaxton 12 days old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jaxton wasn't nursing well for about 5 days and he was losing weight-it was really stressful. I went to see a lactation specialist after Thanksgiving and it turns out he is mildly tongue tied and he has a high palate. Those 2 things combined gave him a hard time keeping suction and latching. She gave me something to sort of trick him until he matures and gets the hang of it. He is doing much better now. So if you scroll down to the previous post, I posted the birth story and lots of pictures from the birth/hospital. </div>
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So here are the many faces of Jaxton at 12 days old- If you want to compare them to Joshua at almost the same age look <a href="http://setapart-forhim.blogspot.com/2010/12/joshua-5-days-old.html">here</a>. I suggest you click on the first picture then scroll through them - you will see them a lot better.</div>
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<strong><u>**Quick Version**</u></strong><br />
Thursday at my doc appointment, I was 5 1/2 cm dilated, my blood pressure was high and the baby's heart rate was low so they sent me to the hospital. The midwife came and broke my water at 2:30. I only had a few contractions the next 1 1/2 hours. I got in a hot shower and they started up super hard and 1-2 minutes apart. Javier stayed right there with me keeping the hot water on my back or wherever the pain was. At 4:30 we called the nurse because the urge to push got so strong and I was afraid I wouldn't make it to the bed if I waited any longer. She helped me in bed and checked me and I was only 6 cm but my midwife came in right then and saw how I was acting (hanging onto the side of the bed moaning) and she told me she was staying right there and she told the nurse she thought I would go quick. Sure enough, they started breaking down the bed and putting on the gowns. On the 3rd contraction since I had gotten in bed, my midwife told me I was ok to push. He came out with a splash on that one push and I didn't tear or need an episiotomy (first time ever). My midwife didn't even have a chance to get gloves on. He was completely white and slimy but good and healthy with apgar scores of 9/9.<br />
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This was the easiest healing/recovery I ever had. Besides the nursing contractions, I really didn't feel like I had just given birth - not swollen or sore or anything. The funny thing is my obliques hurt from twisting and hanging on the rail on the edge of the bed for dear life. <strong> <em>(scroll down for lots of pictures)</em></strong><br />
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<strong><u>**Detailed Version**</u></strong><br />
I had been contracting for weeks like I always do, but I also had a lot of swelling so I was on the couch a lot the last few weeks. I was still working out a few mornings a week. Friday, the week before he was born, my contractions started at 5pm again like they did almost every afternoon. By 7 pm they were 3-5 minutes apart. Finally at 2am I woke up Javier, Julia and Janae and called my mom to come stay with the other kids. I was 4 cm and 70% effaced - about the same I was in the office 2 days earlier. They monitored me and had me walk and I only changed to 4 1/2 cm but my contractions were still 3-5 minutes apart, too intense to sit or lay down and I had a lot of pressure with each one. I asked them to please just break my water, but since I was 37 weeks and a few days, they couldn't break my water and help it along either because it was just a little too early. They sent me home at 8 am and by about 1pm the contractions finally fizzled out and I could lay down and sleep. So that was about 20 hours of contractions.<br />
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Nothing really happened all week, but Thursday morning I had an appointment at my doctor's office with my midwife. That morning my feet were swelling already, my blood pressure was high for the first time ever, I had been nauseous for 3 days and baby hadn't been moving much all week. Then when my midwife's scrubs brushed my foot my whole leg jumped. She checked my reflexes and they were crazy sensitive. She then put him on a stress monitor and his heart rate kept setting off the alarm because it stayed down in the 110-115 range. It is on the very low side of normal range. When she checked me, I was at a stretchy 5 1/2 cm, 80% effaced, baby's head was lower and my bag of water was bulging. She said, "I think we need to have a baby today." I was so relieved and excited. She told me to check into the hospital and she would be there in the afternoon to break my water.<br />
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I called Javi and he was excited and left work and we ate something. I called my mom to let her know because she was taking care of all the little boys. The 5 big kids were at their enrichment school that they go to twice a week, so once Javi dropped me off at the hospital around noon, he checked them out of school and brought them to the hospital.<br />
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My midwife came at 2:30 and broke my water - big gush. They kept me in bed for a while to monitor the baby and then they let me walk around. I still didn't have many contractions, but the water kept coming and coming. So at about 3:45pm Jacklyn and Jordan were getting bored and hungry, so my mom picked them up, but Janae, Julia and Joanna wanted to be there for his birth. <br />
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At 4pm my midwife suggested I get in a hot shower and focus the water on certain spots. My contractions started super hard and close together within 5 minutes - they were 1-2 minutes apart. They became so bad and the need to push got so bad that we asked Janae to push the nurse call button and they helped me get to my bed. The nurse checked me as the midwife was entering and she said, "She said she is ready to push, but she is only at 6cm." I guess my midwife could just sense I was in transition and saw me hanging on the edge of the bed and she said, "I am not going to leave. Let's get things ready, I think she is going to go quickly." Of course I had my eyes closed and am tuning most everything out, but Javi told me during my next 2 contractions they broke down the bed and put on their gowns and then she told me to go ahead and push on my next contraction - I was completely dilated. I was on my side and he came out with that one push at 4:40 - so I went from 6 cm to the baby being born in about 5 minutes. He came out with a burst of more water and it splashed them. My midwife didn't even have a chance to get gloves on. She put him right on my chest, he cried and he was so white and goopy. I did not tear or need an episiotomy for the first time and also for the first time, Javier didn't get lightheaded (he has almost passed out at every birth). He was 6 lbs 8oz and 20.5 inches long.<br />
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From the time contractions started in the shower, to the time Jaxton was born, it was only about 30-40 minutes! It was so nice for the whole family to be rested and be awake and really enjoy the birth and first hours after his birth. Javier and Joanna stayed the night with Jaxton and me the first night. I had so much adrenaline running through my body and I was just soaking up every minute with Jaxton, as well as talking to God - thanking Him and repenting of my lack of faith and trust in Him concerning this pregnancy and this child he was giving us. I didn't sleep at all. I wasn't even tired. Janae and Julia stayed with me the second night and Grandma had all the other kids most of the time I was in the hospital.<br />
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Just born - first moments holding my slimy little luv </div>
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Janae and Jaxton minutes after birth</div>
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My wonderful midwife Ramona</div>
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Joanna spending the first night with us</div>
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Javi always loves sleeping with his babies on his chest</div>
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Jacklyn seeing Jaxton for the first time</div>
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Joshua just wanted mommy - not interested in baby the first day</div>
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Jordan and Jaxton<br />
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Julia and Jaxton</div>
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Julia is really in love with Jaxton</div>
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Big Papa</div>
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JJ loved Jaxton and wanted to hold him immediately</div>
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Grandma seeing Jaxton for the first time</div>
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Josiah took a couple of days to warm up to the baby, but now always wants to hold him</div>
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Jeremiah reacted just like Josiah</div>
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Janae helping with Jaxton the second night</div>
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<span id="goog_717018775"></span><span id="goog_717018776"></span><br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-57981632899061547112012-11-17T17:55:00.000-08:002012-11-17T17:55:08.504-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jaxton Elijah was born Thursday at 4:40 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 20.5 inches long. He is healthy, alert, nursing well and as precious as can be. We think he looks like Joshua did at birth. He has blue eyes and light brown hair. This was my fastest labor yet with only 40 minutes from start of contractions to his birth, however, I labored about 20 hours the previous Friday with no baby at the end, so I guess the Lord had mercy on me after all that :). I just got home from the hospital this afternoon, so I will try to upload and post more pictures and the birth story soon, but I wanted to share the news and post a picture of our sweet little luv.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-79756298031838990162012-11-08T14:43:00.001-08:002012-11-08T14:43:14.785-08:00Coming soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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#10 - Another baby boy! Yes, that will make 6 boys and 4 girls. We can't believe the boys are winning after the girls started out so strong! This will make 5 boys that are 5 years old and under until next July. As if our house couldn't get any louder and wilder . . .God certainly has a sense of humor. He is due after Thanksgiving, but my midwife says it should be soon. I just really can't wait for all of these contractions, swelling, aches and pains to be over and to be holding my little guy. The kids are very excited too. Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-54093786322695184302012-08-10T06:05:00.000-07:002012-08-10T06:05:00.131-07:00BubbaJoshua just loves the Trampoline. He is all giggles and so silly running around and trying to jump. Once we even found him asleep on it. All the other kids came in for dinner and we looked for him and he must have been so tuckered out, he just crashed right on the trampoline. Of course he also loves messing up the laundry as we fold it - thus the girls' undies on his head and bra for a purse in his birthday suit:) <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqCray81r3EqELV_ID1AcPhVahmqtljJiXpGi1veVk-mWudCaXaa5mk1yQdYiaeAoHhw6EDngNx3hFaKhsEQxwthLIdrJsURMvxVG9N5tNnf4esWKsvnK4jNMNZuyttn1Lgvd9-2P6FU_/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dba="true" height="301px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqCray81r3EqELV_ID1AcPhVahmqtljJiXpGi1veVk-mWudCaXaa5mk1yQdYiaeAoHhw6EDngNx3hFaKhsEQxwthLIdrJsURMvxVG9N5tNnf4esWKsvnK4jNMNZuyttn1Lgvd9-2P6FU_/s320/024.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-62030487788943200402012-01-07T14:18:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:59:38.920-08:00A few more pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjHWWJCbcsiamqOvRZM0eLND_V1bsPT_dCJlmkU53_EXwpYQTgST9VSTuj5aGEoUKyW1WZJJ6M-xMiE3fXme0zD1sSlMVd4-ktvzoozvTW9RSBu_W3xywYnZDePccbaBuLCoi9LrLr3zO/s1600/16+anniversary.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695027735392440690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjHWWJCbcsiamqOvRZM0eLND_V1bsPT_dCJlmkU53_EXwpYQTgST9VSTuj5aGEoUKyW1WZJJ6M-xMiE3fXme0zD1sSlMVd4-ktvzoozvTW9RSBu_W3xywYnZDePccbaBuLCoi9LrLr3zO/s400/16+anniversary.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXanEvQcnrV-aPKzWtzQaYErqZUhrBwt_PhpWCWlMcIppHGiFXYbXC7RNmFFK2qXZpoE3vZfVHL1RFIeXdWh3ZmJw77Rcmlx9G0sknvehN2VZ_uQH0X5vfCFUq1dN1xAmJeEy7iSg-fLu/s1600/chiqui.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 273px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695027734073136498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXanEvQcnrV-aPKzWtzQaYErqZUhrBwt_PhpWCWlMcIppHGiFXYbXC7RNmFFK2qXZpoE3vZfVHL1RFIeXdWh3ZmJw77Rcmlx9G0sknvehN2VZ_uQH0X5vfCFUq1dN1xAmJeEy7iSg-fLu/s400/chiqui.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKERxBlmizHA1w0hZq80IIoCIlq6aoJM4WYETINRzNdFORDAjEyBuK0LZsLuOY2cNljjMvvAX9tNM0e50RuwPchoe4tTnJwkSRLv9WqLwjQhrIE4M-fxI39rXaocTjntibgEJMvzGY4TrB/s1600/lalibela.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695027723239857458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKERxBlmizHA1w0hZq80IIoCIlq6aoJM4WYETINRzNdFORDAjEyBuK0LZsLuOY2cNljjMvvAX9tNM0e50RuwPchoe4tTnJwkSRLv9WqLwjQhrIE4M-fxI39rXaocTjntibgEJMvzGY4TrB/s400/lalibela.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD9vX-6IBEXUo3dkaExOicD8sPT4g7B9hYWt-LzsuLW49K_Iq7n90vqOFiyN1PTnO13Q48jKi7zWjvOa9IOd4iBOLgda_9qszwFVmGzRWfgtK9ivh8zAqpHvtQYpv2QqY9Hbj9B_qlxbq/s1600/josh+w+tp.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695027713324765650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD9vX-6IBEXUo3dkaExOicD8sPT4g7B9hYWt-LzsuLW49K_Iq7n90vqOFiyN1PTnO13Q48jKi7zWjvOa9IOd4iBOLgda_9qszwFVmGzRWfgtK9ivh8zAqpHvtQYpv2QqY9Hbj9B_qlxbq/s400/josh+w+tp.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8IbSBPgbNpZxUbuyYQXOABw-hSzBg9HxPV_ApodAvY5Xs5wBigzgQeBS7VlrlCRDrkK8JIEAQWJZdE9gNTi0UW3Ybxip9wPDtvj8DhCvV-qyW5VeSppd_XQr3FQTM_AZTBZtg5UZWrwx/s1600/janae12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695027709797787954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8IbSBPgbNpZxUbuyYQXOABw-hSzBg9HxPV_ApodAvY5Xs5wBigzgQeBS7VlrlCRDrkK8JIEAQWJZdE9gNTi0UW3Ybxip9wPDtvj8DhCvV-qyW5VeSppd_XQr3FQTM_AZTBZtg5UZWrwx/s400/janae12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>Janae turned 12, Joshua is an official toddler - into everything, we got some puppies (more pics to come) and Javier and I just celebrated or 16th and most meaningful anniversary in Tucson on New Year's Eve.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-75993558308951688102012-01-07T13:30:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:17:36.684-08:00Picture updateI know it has been forever since I really blogged. It doesn't seem to fit in as a priority. Life has been hard, but God has been exceedingly merciful. So although I can't find the energy to really post, I will post some random pictures of the past several months. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<br /><br /><br />Our Joshua turned 1 in October and he is growing up and walking. We lovingly call him Gordo Lindo. Jordan played flag football, JJ was the "mascot" and Javi an assistant coach and Julia played soccer for the first time. Josiah spent 5 days in Phoenix Children's hospital with something that mimicked menangitis, but after every test and scan you can think of, they didn't figure out what was wrong and he woke up the last day able to walk and move, so they discharged us.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_0kjM999arI_EovKpjuqFsbE6Af7TxaUjNVbxpSZ-9mkEFFmtuBVuuR36l5DLEtV6OooUu5BVJeVDBf5149lqk-JOkXjy9Ua4e6zuUpt4V_t8rb1NVXp96ShLv98cQJii1rBMaJK8j0N/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695012138118087954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_0kjM999arI_EovKpjuqFsbE6Af7TxaUjNVbxpSZ-9mkEFFmtuBVuuR36l5DLEtV6OooUu5BVJeVDBf5149lqk-JOkXjy9Ua4e6zuUpt4V_t8rb1NVXp96ShLv98cQJii1rBMaJK8j0N/s400/024.JPG" /></a> Jordan turned 11. He got some golf clubs and a bag and went golfing with his dad! I think it was his best b-day ever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmWIZ4iVLrbz_BEN4RAKtkuBHiQmPhjdmSQHEt5690lMfNExBoljiy6VfoQZGifY0d6l0prF33ENjQm3A9FhzbzjfEa8EToGDDqg7jdbEe7yhOwe0vD7f7gRkYUSK9IXDO1ZTHRwdvlfl/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695012129149165298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmWIZ4iVLrbz_BEN4RAKtkuBHiQmPhjdmSQHEt5690lMfNExBoljiy6VfoQZGifY0d6l0prF33ENjQm3A9FhzbzjfEa8EToGDDqg7jdbEe7yhOwe0vD7f7gRkYUSK9IXDO1ZTHRwdvlfl/s400/012.JPG" /></a> We got a couple free bunnies in November.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZSmTsEiULmOxUN8_4KpazUBRDotbugJH7eihkGqoMfD76HOnX2qHOFW8Kk_lMvaKgOx8ezgJW0DH2l1KIRM1Q87vZNIzz62qKdWK1IFToilmVpUzq4r5ApEOnZzqk1bw268F1AAiMKHM/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592213171660658274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVF8mtFsovvUlomSKYF_VvULEGhw7cBkrGOhCLXzZHR7XjrafewckE6tr8BuL7hZHo-CF27taIkmIlO3ejNDOduqZ7zKZMt2LOZvCDNxkuOhLlsgNYS3LkpkgaEFQoG4TKhMprgcF6ivw/s400/155.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/join-us-for-one-day-without-shoes/">Join Us for One Day Withou</a><a href="http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/challenge#signup_contents" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/join-us-for-one-day-without-shoes/">t Shoes</a></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-73183663180677218972011-03-19T14:36:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:30:57.023-07:00Free day at Rawhide - Feb. 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicRyCNArLcuMCfyrn92i-yPf50cqnMmX8t6KQNbl1axCxzgmZH4OtMZKaG-4kdWM1pzLIjM95IHixQbXQjymVm5rdi-BWAeVEeJJh2rhyphenhyphencQSdC5432ff5SsbRLU6isV6VCpnQJTAWkcwX/s1600/200.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585539815629495842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicRyCNArLcuMCfyrn92i-yPf50cqnMmX8t6KQNbl1axCxzgmZH4OtMZKaG-4kdWM1pzLIjM95IHixQbXQjymVm5rdi-BWAeVEeJJh2rhyphenhyphencQSdC5432ff5SsbRLU6isV6VCpnQJTAWkcwX/s400/200.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Grandma went with all of us to Rawhide. The kids got to climb a rock wall, ride a mechanical bull, pan for gold, pet animals and Josiah, Joanna, and Jacklyn got to ride little burros. The other boys were too short :(. They all had a great time and Jameson loved the goat so much he was hugging him and didn't let go when the goat took off - so he got a little ride clinging with his arms around the goats neck :).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lnFJ3XG1VipkrfI0BJ_R3W9RoC5NRWYqSDvnqyy1uxY8XAu7A9J1D7NBuncHY9W-5YdGtvhzrUOYHtEZqbh9R6DyI11s6YzOuNXqc5-6jr4v9XN3KZQ9Iez4L9v65pDM6NuRjZ7RxhTY/s1600/254.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585539436796811330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lnFJ3XG1VipkrfI0BJ_R3W9RoC5NRWYqSDvnqyy1uxY8XAu7A9J1D7NBuncHY9W-5YdGtvhzrUOYHtEZqbh9R6DyI11s6YzOuNXqc5-6jr4v9XN3KZQ9Iez4L9v65pDM6NuRjZ7RxhTY/s400/254.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL2KzY1JxKgkerbpCT8vPTj8IfU_j1PI4zkYtuLPsO2C2V3Y-LCIOGZg16XR0Q5nsErFOx2_RC1OqWkVqufiu5_rT1AsIuCMyC273GoniaLbXpZRo2746RAtfRfoM0ASeF5k9AMzdZ4KH/s1600/252.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585538224272096834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa496AyA0mnqVDFWlUbucOlnN00Fa_Ta9eNfJzcn-mwgkLAh_e9Rm3LLr5KRWgvCWO_T6o9HtVFNDvyRr7NSvYsqkj5jmDvgO3UgX-DMMuRkDVpvUdiHTsiYZuPZR8RqQundzgXUxbiT5/s400/206.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-80061981074383415992011-02-28T22:22:00.000-08:002011-02-28T21:21:14.536-08:00We moved! (Before pictures)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90eJkFAa_cZWKKwShC4ydQCgETKBqPgtWU62txO4nHiP6U6piq6SYngBtnj82KsP7qx7nxMw8vD20lyY6vcK2hcodmer5V35BxVg4Q50Deyc-gHzF85KoLLBJHlAYnWb7mWPqvTymheFx/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976186174907378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90eJkFAa_cZWKKwShC4ydQCgETKBqPgtWU62txO4nHiP6U6piq6SYngBtnj82KsP7qx7nxMw8vD20lyY6vcK2hcodmer5V35BxVg4Q50Deyc-gHzF85KoLLBJHlAYnWb7mWPqvTymheFx/s400/007.JPG" /></a> These first pictures are of the guest <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuin8V8mSbdShuDk41mEL01t80ZhSvIA6qUfl-kjoU3m6WSGmuel5olxtBtSZstTYjnx6-TMIFpn5dRpe-JjmI9sluhOLHwp3YIO8QGotSViGaxqfTquMfuh_wuIwAOYXzLryCH0YYM9P/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 409px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578975679179932658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuin8V8mSbdShuDk41mEL01t80ZhSvIA6qUfl-kjoU3m6WSGmuel5olxtBtSZstTYjnx6-TMIFpn5dRpe-JjmI9sluhOLHwp3YIO8QGotSViGaxqfTquMfuh_wuIwAOYXzLryCH0YYM9P/s400/004.JPG" /></a>house. I think it will be awhile before we do any fixing up here.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkjWq0kdl38Q-BUeFaIo317H7ZWUgShdyzrn2RtC1FAULpf-XxgRJt_Oejf-bVkdy-NYzGC2hl4MVcrFRyUHChtky5Ejh6Edhc2Sy__yX3v0bTnF_UEqJ6QnbVwbtslUjgVxO1Fg-1mek/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578976184614245266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkjWq0kdl38Q-BUeFaIo317H7ZWUgShdyzrn2RtC1FAULpf-XxgRJt_Oejf-bVkdy-NYzGC2hl4MVcrFRyUHChtky5Ejh6Edhc2Sy__yX3v0bTnF_UEqJ6QnbVwbtslUjgVxO1Fg-1mek/s400/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJA1og63VtU_RNmFo9cguhzLi6gh6R58modpG0PSLsAKD23-ZNubn535a4o7iTjGNNFyZY05oIYvThswK7y5NQRuaMuQ0N1YR2hM3eql21TIGCwS8Enqrpz_O6iVztqpobMhETdP-LCzE/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578975684112572370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJA1og63VtU_RNmFo9cguhzLi6gh6R58modpG0PSLsAKD23-ZNubn535a4o7iTjGNNFyZY05oIYvThswK7y5NQRuaMuQ0N1YR2hM3eql21TIGCwS8Enqrpz_O6iVztqpobMhETdP-LCzE/s400/005.JPG" /></a> T<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>These pictures are of the playroom - we also haven't done much here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC1zwcpdWTo3HzzQ8NbRCIalR9qRsUrsQvBxGmi-21sHcsTVQHttdiG0Tfc3wd51A5WrvYJQuJOuX4T7pQz9TIZDPZ1Q3jwJoVIsClVkvsTvugLn4OYB1AKVHkb1vOwqC_kGDkovxeX4o/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578975672159034226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC1zwcpdWTo3HzzQ8NbRCIalR9qRsUrsQvBxGmi-21sHcsTVQHttdiG0Tfc3wd51A5WrvYJQuJOuX4T7pQz9TIZDPZ1Q3jwJoVIsClVkvsTvugLn4OYB1AKVHkb1vOwqC_kGDkovxeX4o/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DiuVhGT1tBjp-2BRoxv2HcYRPrnifDBtk5yEV4rqLQMcWQr7tPXt-3dbrWNMuyAMpSjO_dgoHJL70BUzU7i5myasmKOkadwnrYSB4BiQ6qFqM6QBY6RBGfP0Midc8z1igzI9f9snEb10/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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Also, Javier is 7 minutes from work instead of 40minutes and we are more in the center of ministry that we wanted to be involved in. In this post I will show you before pictures of the house. Later I will show you how it looks now. The location, size, garage, lot size and price were all great - but it had a lot of cosmetic issues, tons of plumbing problems and a trashy yard. It has only been 5 weeks, so it is still a work in progress and I am sure we will be working on projects for at least a couple of years. We rented out our other house to a really nice family - so that was a huge blessing too.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-41810380531229126202011-02-28T20:41:00.000-08:002011-02-28T20:41:00.222-08:00After - or should I say the house "so far"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX8UDBEhcW2NJMDbdaVRSqkR_YN3h6PhH2Aw6YnUmJO0rr996j8GGhxQi2LV2t7fmH1GXIAD8_2dVfo-hyn_5_rWwaQJ8EMLtS39W_020He-PXG_9_5bbRbE-eBLrz2jsLESDeww3_17b/s1600/kitchen.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577112816099805202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX8UDBEhcW2NJMDbdaVRSqkR_YN3h6PhH2Aw6YnUmJO0rr996j8GGhxQi2LV2t7fmH1GXIAD8_2dVfo-hyn_5_rWwaQJ8EMLtS39W_020He-PXG_9_5bbRbE-eBLrz2jsLESDeww3_17b/s400/kitchen.jpg" /></a><br /><div>This is an older custom home on an acre with no HOA. This is the neighborhood where I grew up. The people that built this house, converted 2 of the 3 car garage into another living area/kitchenette that we use as the play room and can eventually use for bedrooms. Then they added on a 3 car garage with 5 storage rooms, a bathroom/laundry room for the pool and a guest house above that. The guest house has been used by different friends the whole time. Our hope is to keep it filled with friends, missionaries that are back on furlow and to host international students and hopefully even Ephrem, our son in Ethiopia.</div><div> </div><div>So far cosmetically, we had a guy come refinish the cabinets and one of Javier's friends put in the granite. We have a painter friend who did all of the painting, which I think made the biggest difference. My dad put up all the window coverings, new mirrors and light fixtures and Javier and Jordan have taken out at least 30 cactus and tons of dead plants and weeds. </div><div> </div><div>As you can see, we still need some appliances, fix and refinish bathroom cabinets, paint the laundry room, play room and guest house<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLAukyAHrML0KnjfQByEKzcSvRqsAahDtV5tnlmFJbDd_JvEmWU62X4YygZw7azVAGiF4-IsKaiR3b05AOoRP7g-O9B2tZVWvqjlwz-PUwa9s0iYMnLMg9Mpj9MPQl43bcUsZLddGLHfk/s1600/kitchen2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577112813110904898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLAukyAHrML0KnjfQByEKzcSvRqsAahDtV5tnlmFJbDd_JvEmWU62X4YygZw7azVAGiF4-IsKaiR3b05AOoRP7g-O9B2tZVWvqjlwz-PUwa9s0iYMnLMg9Mpj9MPQl43bcUsZLddGLHfk/s400/kitchen2.jpg" /></a> and work on the yard. Oh we have a couple of broken windows and the boys' shower upstairs still leaks - but little by little we will get this old house in shape :) and hopefully it will be used to bless others and God willing it will be filled with children, grandchildren and memories for years to come.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyU_EpGExW7_uY7ZAM2cf83g-mrx6Ur8I-obs_4wuN8DHtLFV9G9eL2FGjaLDVV2IIdxG8x1fklMFbHMX9ABDQx7C8uid_YtgFxUP71bJkiWtj9w-m2FQBSHW0K3oM4yrfIKRmN6tZOuw/s1600/Jordan.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577112813067292546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyU_EpGExW7_uY7ZAM2cf83g-mrx6Ur8I-obs_4wuN8DHtLFV9G9eL2FGjaLDVV2IIdxG8x1fklMFbHMX9ABDQx7C8uid_YtgFxUP71bJkiWtj9w-m2FQBSHW0K3oM4yrfIKRmN6tZOuw/s400/Jordan.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTF7Yn_GDkJ1aJOYe96oQvF62ediCeHZVj9UZSQKKxPiRp5wIU1yc7ANYmw9vrV9Aq98dXqsm2E0Ei-ej_jACKaO3mnVdjkIeljQG0oWdTRySEA0kOIgKTiix_vYQzx-8xTvp4w5e7qGD/s1600/jordan%2527s+room+now.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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We didn't really want to go - but the big kids begged us. Julia gave up her spot to Jordan - since it was her turn to go to something special - so I thought that was really sweet. Javi had been gone to NY for 4 days and then his boss was in town which means, he was not around at all, all week. We had several sick and I have been sick and had a migraine Friday. I really couldn't handle taking care of the little ones another day with no help, so Javi urged me to go with the big kids - so that is what we ended up doing. We enjoyed all the free food and drinks, freebie cars, hats and headsets with radios that allowed us to tune into the different cars/drivers and their chiefs. That was awesome and we made some great memories. Thanks Daddy for working so hard and sharing your perks with us.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315606530051815615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160475254649470382.post-15899617238293096582011-02-23T16:57:00.001-08:002011-02-23T17:06:06.090-08:00Joshua - 3 months - fat and happy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklas6ocLU4_bHtPhW2oByOAQ-KgUj0xIjliYOwyl4FFN0E2CX0U3RkHRzeVaQZ8zTg94PDCeg6YDKeIEZV3bmNfwniEe1unmtQIYHEv0JwL3htUBSNfK7ZLxvwMZqV-joYPFKQFkiF8ef/s1600/157.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577055925737650290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklas6ocLU4_bHtPhW2oByOAQ-KgUj0xIjliYOwyl4FFN0E2CX0U3RkHRzeVaQZ8zTg94PDCeg6YDKeIEZV3bmNfwniEe1unmtQIYHEv0JwL3htUBSNfK7ZLxvwMZqV-joYPFKQFkiF8ef/s400/157.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaJ_yjd6DUIikwmgdR1sStZrNi4NXcvmcW1UmEst8b7bP43QmCfIkX8-jUurz1rw8N7p5-dFtLTDyImkRTkVzM_RPW1DQ8q0c5AC7gDXaV4CX-hLBsh7Nig9NfQtlUD_RsrUCIFuVMBor/s1600/166.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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