tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74000646644288101962024-03-05T00:36:39.082-06:00The Hopper Family DramaElizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-64937361744869612512010-03-03T11:54:00.013-06:002010-03-09T15:03:31.115-06:00Another day in the life of the Hoppers<div align="center"><br />March 2, 2010<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_d0wkZ_zsjuLjzBsV8RYDXqaV80xSyrIOKhAIhOHqkms4_yFh4Eb2DurwAPnAOExuCkRx4Wp9Am2wmV0ncbX97X_0RWDt-OQZVHZ8bMnkzUvTX1s10vXtjgM0fUYTHYTi0_e6OLHy9o/s1600-h/March+2010+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468312893002306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_d0wkZ_zsjuLjzBsV8RYDXqaV80xSyrIOKhAIhOHqkms4_yFh4Eb2DurwAPnAOExuCkRx4Wp9Am2wmV0ncbX97X_0RWDt-OQZVHZ8bMnkzUvTX1s10vXtjgM0fUYTHYTi0_e6OLHy9o/s320/March+2010+009.jpg" /></a>Snow @ 5am<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, our day started off at 5am with about an inch of snow, so every school within a 1000 mile radius closed including Chandler and Maddie's daycare.<br />So I start planning fun things to do with the kids while we were stuck at home (unexpectedly) and then of course we lost power. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471603127570594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDlK9YqlHNsoFGyooHHixu0c6n0FkYUXfDuxx-4ekYKpiYUBP6srX3GCfNvV7d1Tw5Be556Ju-XL-xwEJDtiVlf2OaUq4bGuK9IitXA0KHO4CG-7Gau0GS5Q1yerMLxUE2WkDuXyPplo/s320/March+2010+051.jpg" /><br /><div>So back to the drawing board.. What do you do with two small children with, </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468852320779890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuNE1_zzCFACOw0V4tWkV0v2vaLqf2WKlO1xC_6oHb-FO6BMFjVbpR54Xy30j0ohgLUFmhgWgb0NBO_Bc96KnnyPAmmRmYmVp4Sc7PmKXLSD4yBFZUP3JebomR6sSHgDTYkVk9oZ3EJQ/s320/March+2010+033.jpg" />by this time almost 6 inches of snow on the ground and no power...Ha<br />So I broke out my acrylic paints and let them go to town on their coloring pages.. they loved it! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444470782430069378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU-hLZnFE9xsDxvDWOTsTdc4X1e613fW6FfwtHZxvd77BbiwCc6tY-muBNZCZlgPgmkN8PoGaYPAao0gkIUK4IBzmGntF0MWlNlSH1l9l9YLNv8LZfRKka9XeRw3mry42dcadVqfZSjg/s320/March+2010+104.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471145781688002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6FQ33snoTFgJaYY0e_lnigDbDfGIEMdWGYXDPTGkxExe8xEdF8TniF1eE1mvcbXNWeGA7LmfGuA95PHYPX7VmHuz7DItJ7U9cHKW5EaGvj4gbMJC5JgleWeKLk_ZUoVnNlctM-P8gpc/s320/March+2010+103.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Finally the power came back on, I made them both watch a movie and hoping they would both take a nap.. (HA! didn't work)</div><div align="center">Instead they both got their butts popped and had to sit in time out!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0YJFggrbnY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0YJFggrbnY</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Anyways, the snow was beautfiul while it lasted but I am extremely ready for Spring weather! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Til' Next Time,</div><div align="center">Beth aka the Heartbreaker<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-80048123711646197132009-12-03T10:10:00.005-06:002009-12-03T10:21:01.641-06:00Prayers and PraisesYa'll please say a prayer for my Pawpaw Charles which is my dad's dad. He's been sick for a week or so and last night began having trouble breathing. My aunt Kathy and grandmother had to MAKE him go to the ER at Memorial and they found a large "mass" on his lung or lymphnodes that is inoperable. They are going to try and shrink it because it is putting pressure on the main artery that brings the blood flow back to his heart. Right now he is in ICU at Memorial, so please please pray for my family! Thank you.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also say a prayer for Maddie, we went back to the doctor yesterday due to her still coughing after 12 days on antibiotics and she now has pneumonia! It's not that bad because of her being on the antibiotics already but now she's having to take an albuterol inhaler 4 times a day and really strong antibiotics along with mucinex. Bless her heart... she acts just fine though and doesn't seem sick at all other than the cough!<br /><br /><br /><br />Last but not least, <a href="http://bethhopper1228.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-pray-for-hanna.html#links">Hanna</a> may get to come home this week if she continues to improve! Thank you Jesus!Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-89113523562589682962009-11-19T11:03:00.004-06:002009-12-03T10:09:56.681-06:00Please Pray for Hanna<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQbQlus-r7Qw9XbIZx5jfoq1Oqbktm-_ZEe4oKlbvce8k6viJNoBWvvI_vhcgxAKrQVM3QdpyPvRB2N1pXhzJT6hgKiWmiMayT4enAiSekpGZzJ2co3Oh9qZ0FfJaNfrYINP8wQZZB7E/s1600/HannaEvans+111709.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405865647015285522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQbQlus-r7Qw9XbIZx5jfoq1Oqbktm-_ZEe4oKlbvce8k6viJNoBWvvI_vhcgxAKrQVM3QdpyPvRB2N1pXhzJT6hgKiWmiMayT4enAiSekpGZzJ2co3Oh9qZ0FfJaNfrYINP8wQZZB7E/s320/HannaEvans+111709.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Several of you may remember me requesting your prayers for one of my besties (Jayda) and her little girl, Hanna. Hanna was diagnosed with the Swine Flu awhile back and spent over a week in ICU at TC Thompson's. She was released to go home after her brain stopped swelling but she continued to have seizures. They put her on an anti-seizure medication and she was to continue following up with her neurologist over the next six months. Last week she began to run a fever and her mother took her back to the doctor and she was givin a Z-Pack and sent home. Saturday she was admitted to TC Thompson's emergency and later diagnosed as having <a href="http://www.sjsupport.org/">Stevens Johnson Syndrome</a>. This syndrome is caused by a severe allergic reaction to medication and in this case it was to the anti-seizure medication she was given from complications of the swine flu. I'm begging all of you to please pray for this family, they said it could be 2 weeks or up to even 2 months before she is well. Monday was her 10th birthday and she is a very sick little girl and I cannot imagine what Jayda must be going through right now, but I do know that God has a plan for everything. I was able to go and see her yesterday and take her a goody bag full of Hannah Montana treats for when she is feeling better, and my heart just melted when I seen her. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>****************UPDATE***********************</div><div>Hanna is still struggling with the complications of having fluid on her heart and lungs but she has improved greatly and I want to thank all of you who have been praying! They may let her come home this week if she continues doing so well!! :)</div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-63660495889357072122009-10-29T16:01:00.011-05:002009-10-29T16:13:08.710-05:00Cookin' Up A FairyTale....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMscvpvAUO6SrgNUTiqRoZZFlesEn_6ReanyudUkAcX_loxaZiNKNK9VHZMv0gUZ4Ow-hHqN_zmT-dqxu240bgLGoxx0SfdUqZWsJ6QqgEyZC4QjoKYLG2K0YVlhmyviW2xBL0ykukvg/s1600-h/October+2009+089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398131974887791858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMscvpvAUO6SrgNUTiqRoZZFlesEn_6ReanyudUkAcX_loxaZiNKNK9VHZMv0gUZ4Ow-hHqN_zmT-dqxu240bgLGoxx0SfdUqZWsJ6QqgEyZC4QjoKYLG2K0YVlhmyviW2xBL0ykukvg/s320/October+2009+089.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihih7SROT1TF0MI-uWckilXF4qkmRtkwL7rwFnLsmxe-kG-i8905oIZrs82F_dewklBsVgBwc2-7YXawXIlX-zQb2ezp-jBErSEXMOJnuxORIYJXeZq0IN1Oc0e_pMnO-HRw8xxBSjO-E/s1600-h/October+2009+093.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrTwlwjGe8tSqMJl_l6wswddYUY0m2PNF4_hTYSHAI3WRZv183U6pFMBoMhCa6ValIyQYX_QK6NvMoNZ5ixMUAHD75uprg27NYSysYJliXxVfPweRw_rjKPBMKfHI0409QhwpjwaLgts/s1600-h/October+2009+097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398131583329216802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrTwlwjGe8tSqMJl_l6wswddYUY0m2PNF4_hTYSHAI3WRZv183U6pFMBoMhCa6ValIyQYX_QK6NvMoNZ5ixMUAHD75uprg27NYSysYJliXxVfPweRw_rjKPBMKfHI0409QhwpjwaLgts/s320/October+2009+097.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjO486jSxJlYdDF9Woa7j5dHSs3hgN6pbR2f6Qo48ets7yJY6FZl7FtRSabvoGjuWzKJ9iKwy5j1I3MZnTl7L0zOahIWRQldrrrtS3Z_GJF-ex4DtluBJ0uSV3aQNktmn1Sdu7FFbKbs/s1600-h/October+2009+098.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398131405896053314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjO486jSxJlYdDF9Woa7j5dHSs3hgN6pbR2f6Qo48ets7yJY6FZl7FtRSabvoGjuWzKJ9iKwy5j1I3MZnTl7L0zOahIWRQldrrrtS3Z_GJF-ex4DtluBJ0uSV3aQNktmn1Sdu7FFbKbs/s320/October+2009+098.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Well here are the two most precious little people in my life, all dressed up for their Hallelujah Party at school today! Aren't they just the sweetest??? This is not actually what they will be for Halloween or Trunk or Treat but just some of their playful outfits that they occasionally dress up in but I thought it was cute for daycare and I don't have to worry about them totally destroying them before they get home! :)</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-24706023912795087862009-10-23T14:05:00.012-05:002009-10-23T14:40:40.815-05:00We FOUND Nemo!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWZ8t9oT7BPEKkAHbONnK2mv-Y-MBiYm4SHU_s4OdWRfkBaS3k4LsWpFAznfxaUyC3mfOdkA4IUqleajDHWyJlT6UC0g_sLAbm3ZkXrMf7kjcihmfWMA2X248YWoxVJQW5tagHGX9-cM/s1600-h/7032_1159183061598_1288415070_30503476_5678399_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395882620285109490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWZ8t9oT7BPEKkAHbONnK2mv-Y-MBiYm4SHU_s4OdWRfkBaS3k4LsWpFAznfxaUyC3mfOdkA4IUqleajDHWyJlT6UC0g_sLAbm3ZkXrMf7kjcihmfWMA2X248YWoxVJQW5tagHGX9-cM/s320/7032_1159183061598_1288415070_30503476_5678399_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#666666;">I took the kids to Disney on Ice "Finding Nemo" Wednesday nite with my cousin Amy and her little boy Andrew who is about two months younger than Chandler. They absolutely loved it! Maddie had to have a Nemo cup full of slush and Chandler picked out the Shark and poor Andrew dumped a whole cup of slush in his lap during the show! We all left wearing tyedyed clothing, Thanks to Nemo and the Shark but it's a cute little souvenir. I didn't get any good pictures of the show or the kids... but thought it would be funny to show the attempts I made! Thursday morning when I dropped the kids off at daycare, Chandler ran to his Pre-K teacher and said, "We Found Nemo!!!!"</span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT9ph0lokwqSxB52vi5xDt1uVoYhwOSdyHFnTUp2LafSjJr5TIpAlq3Enox5fD-tSTNyjNeNHgozjGUHVLG3RtGE0O7IiXVTubrE484lYgtm_3UV94Ui0Kr3y2TJMxMhPm5B1MqA-zE4/s1600-h/October+2009+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395877427325369906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT9ph0lokwqSxB52vi5xDt1uVoYhwOSdyHFnTUp2LafSjJr5TIpAlq3Enox5fD-tSTNyjNeNHgozjGUHVLG3RtGE0O7IiXVTubrE484lYgtm_3UV94Ui0Kr3y2TJMxMhPm5B1MqA-zE4/s320/October+2009+050.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDomCrVdHAtAkY5zQXOVNbdjCyRxwIxMRVvGtgmPkxJ_GfMpJWahvD3yI7EGKHL1fK3uDvu2M2IW_f1ko_y-fkAsb-hHEbNTCbr8cID8OhuwAoTwz-752mAtiVTMw-vOSuN4eBUiakz8/s1600-h/October+2009+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395874263602047314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruyIO7ETP1ZPgVoy4E_UJ_OBX2P-aHFyzCw8acjsmhNddIEo_Hk4UCO1rTZB9StKYLWBh6Y5t8PPd6kcKiXWiWtxseUmu-3LapWcFKuzApOC_-y6VbKxk-0WpZ8fbRikHXz_o6USwfkg/s320/October+2009+033.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindsCIN5V4-JSZcwyM5hLVrnRjO7-QSM78TKPTcx9W83xzLa6IxdeVFUu3B1141_ro9orCSvB783cKWrrLDQesy4BwM_m1cd82N36zqWzAldLoMJkftxeT413wL_KNjWyN7eJP9jRfrfc/s1600-h/October+2009+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395874116435757650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindsCIN5V4-JSZcwyM5hLVrnRjO7-QSM78TKPTcx9W83xzLa6IxdeVFUu3B1141_ro9orCSvB783cKWrrLDQesy4BwM_m1cd82N36zqWzAldLoMJkftxeT413wL_KNjWyN7eJP9jRfrfc/s320/October+2009+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDleCRKDAoPfQJi0cSWKGlkQj5nTk3WpFT5AL-7hK6sL6BSw2hXP6U6foQynbfbhyphenhyphengnBz0eZdSLgEW7jpKLi6Al9YX3U5VlgKGTfW-t4WWQ9qvNMqlNGY23vbEH3SevlLsxGDKgigN__4/s1600-h/October+2009+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395873991157719634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDleCRKDAoPfQJi0cSWKGlkQj5nTk3WpFT5AL-7hK6sL6BSw2hXP6U6foQynbfbhyphenhyphengnBz0eZdSLgEW7jpKLi6Al9YX3U5VlgKGTfW-t4WWQ9qvNMqlNGY23vbEH3SevlLsxGDKgigN__4/s320/October+2009+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aGSkPcJihNN1BMw-F4BI2y1lyaA9D4vnC4XHIQRNLiYG3p-jLN0_wV_nosKVYNsN68f9pNnphM7NidNmgSFn1atV9FSj7FvduaYebnJJ6TCiYuZDf6siD_pdBm9BB-6dvN7hlulRqHQ/s1600-h/October+2009+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395873861380230274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aGSkPcJihNN1BMw-F4BI2y1lyaA9D4vnC4XHIQRNLiYG3p-jLN0_wV_nosKVYNsN68f9pNnphM7NidNmgSFn1atV9FSj7FvduaYebnJJ6TCiYuZDf6siD_pdBm9BB-6dvN7hlulRqHQ/s320/October+2009+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-86949002219660158242009-10-23T13:34:00.009-05:002009-10-23T13:47:36.497-05:00Wall Mural<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD4X9TmyA0kg4L3lKNgVxi9c0b0nsxXciKzX7elOxpY-Z26xaY-a7VbrpXFsJzwNE1mLwdt1QtzH6WMyw42CYxEr55Q65eVHSP7dLCdQyAIT86pr9ayO_gV1Bapmbvxout-WigoxGrhU/s1600-h/October+2009+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868758370594578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD4X9TmyA0kg4L3lKNgVxi9c0b0nsxXciKzX7elOxpY-Z26xaY-a7VbrpXFsJzwNE1mLwdt1QtzH6WMyw42CYxEr55Q65eVHSP7dLCdQyAIT86pr9ayO_gV1Bapmbvxout-WigoxGrhU/s320/October+2009+058.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMArNya_Gq3LDp1eNr4lKRnedqgj70etLQybSS7YHmhwCDZeHTWeCNIDTeq7BIUsGmPA9eOklGE8ZrpDro4K2XVRnbTSlL7ot-axXrEHUmMR_yMEqD8S6uBSd6tf0p7k7hLgBW2-v_Cs8/s1600-h/October+2009+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868520856237010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMArNya_Gq3LDp1eNr4lKRnedqgj70etLQybSS7YHmhwCDZeHTWeCNIDTeq7BIUsGmPA9eOklGE8ZrpDro4K2XVRnbTSlL7ot-axXrEHUmMR_yMEqD8S6uBSd6tf0p7k7hLgBW2-v_Cs8/s320/October+2009+052.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2YT96SkilkzQGID7TRggUFBWUUs33StlyJnPxkc8zfUv1fVcQf0edXigGxbIF43CGEmBpmLZGlm-I1BYSv-dmO1yQumMzbFo8bHlxG-8iQxgdY5aJHRaZ_i_rTCHXUNtH4z8oAC_ItU/s1600-h/October+2009+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868390713988594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2YT96SkilkzQGID7TRggUFBWUUs33StlyJnPxkc8zfUv1fVcQf0edXigGxbIF43CGEmBpmLZGlm-I1BYSv-dmO1yQumMzbFo8bHlxG-8iQxgdY5aJHRaZ_i_rTCHXUNtH4z8oAC_ItU/s320/October+2009+063.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv0W5yxkOxdeSCwB4fFO3som8tFM-WQOwqe9s-Qd-1l4ioPTadBkytkX0dSD4DscYUSibtZDNjdyl7H_qchR2o5NCLs59vqzBzAwyoofagfK4L90wVT1MgDfYhuDfu6jGMuwW0HSy-Uo/s1600-h/October+2009+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868244165689154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv0W5yxkOxdeSCwB4fFO3som8tFM-WQOwqe9s-Qd-1l4ioPTadBkytkX0dSD4DscYUSibtZDNjdyl7H_qchR2o5NCLs59vqzBzAwyoofagfK4L90wVT1MgDfYhuDfu6jGMuwW0HSy-Uo/s320/October+2009+061.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIFgRtAcTPOD8kySG3VXgBPyErt81q2NvtLq3NICiM7sLuQH0XKGAakct8zpAK-O8rKe98mnN9AJS0bZzJ3vg9wKEN-muPDmESxZrAu5KdnlmmQ6t1WcyYyyxQ3K9WEGbHi4NWH3gEvw/s1600-h/October+2009+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868010549471218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIFgRtAcTPOD8kySG3VXgBPyErt81q2NvtLq3NICiM7sLuQH0XKGAakct8zpAK-O8rKe98mnN9AJS0bZzJ3vg9wKEN-muPDmESxZrAu5KdnlmmQ6t1WcyYyyxQ3K9WEGbHi4NWH3gEvw/s320/October+2009+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvEZoBjQj2ISISpm7ie21fAfEt9IR76PPvYjIDfRzhLyoOqD4FtxhJh6LmhVZ7sqVQyfBXWX1e797BVQWymVHvzOwMSDvaz8ISiiCQn7f9cGkLgUlpBE-d8FvZblCqqd9FQa23aUx9Vc/s1600-h/October+2009+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395867876284904098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvEZoBjQj2ISISpm7ie21fAfEt9IR76PPvYjIDfRzhLyoOqD4FtxhJh6LmhVZ7sqVQyfBXWX1e797BVQWymVHvzOwMSDvaz8ISiiCQn7f9cGkLgUlpBE-d8FvZblCqqd9FQa23aUx9Vc/s320/October+2009+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7B5UpnKlTsWlJyhNIaOvPxKdW4Dsiyka_9q2zoxafY_W3-6G6pnallyJNV8zczMhHK6vPZIRgGgrxgrddqNyUmwe7AbehyR-8E3DRqv_CuwPqqVYMPW_ONyU_52LzxFyJw9SlYqqHZM/s1600-h/October+2009+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395867735017225778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7B5UpnKlTsWlJyhNIaOvPxKdW4Dsiyka_9q2zoxafY_W3-6G6pnallyJNV8zczMhHK6vPZIRgGgrxgrddqNyUmwe7AbehyR-8E3DRqv_CuwPqqVYMPW_ONyU_52LzxFyJw9SlYqqHZM/s320/October+2009+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The mural is painted in Hillevi's (mother-in-law) hallway where they enter from the garage into their kitchen area. She had been begging me to do this very mural in their foyer waaaaaayyyyy up high on a big wall overlooking their stairs but i'm afraid of heights and said no. So last week she came in and told me she found a place for it and when could I do it.. ya'll know she's OCD and she meant, can you do it RIGHT NOW! I told her no again but that I would go ahead and get the supplies for when I do get the chance. Well since I'm off on Wednesdays, it seemed to be perfect! It took me about 3 1/2 hours to do the tree, leaves, bird and the words. Then last night, I went back and added the rest of the grass, a squirrel, the worm in the birds mouth and the detail to the leaves and it took another 2 1/2 hours. I must say, i'm very pleased with the outcome. And yes Hillevi absolutely loves it too! And i've already got two more murals that i'm planning on doing for some different people in the area!! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-63813547749915408492009-09-18T13:28:00.002-05:002009-09-18T13:36:34.174-05:00Flu Shot....Or Not??Let me just start by saying that my children and I have never had a flu shot for regular seasonal flu....So I guess my question would be, how important is it to you to make your children get the flu shot every year? Also, if you were in my shoes, would you still get the new h1n1 flu shot when available in october? It's questionable to me. I feel like this whole "swine flu" pandemic has been totally blown out of porportion and I don't know what to believe anymore. I'm still waiting on the kiddo's doctor to call me back with his answer to all of these questions, but I thought I would share and see what you guys thought. Thanks! :)Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-50086720850840978702009-08-31T13:10:00.014-05:002009-08-31T13:55:21.647-05:00Summer TimeI'm following in a friends footsteps and once again catching up my blog with lots of pictures.. it has been a very busy summer for us! We've been to the following places on more than one occasion over the past couple of months, first of all because the kids and I love it but most of all because it's cheap! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYsmAh8pWOHnxvHbIpiEBJ0kM_ovD1COQCd5fTDGrirUbjALvfyqxxB4xJbQFsIk5FsX9cw33pWACanQt2spnAkmvvxJdvLwJAI8UlvZmIiPSPNrfupPcYbSJ6NdHwXNo4ALXxAzYYRI/s1600-h/July2009+190.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376197682559885202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYsmAh8pWOHnxvHbIpiEBJ0kM_ovD1COQCd5fTDGrirUbjALvfyqxxB4xJbQFsIk5FsX9cw33pWACanQt2spnAkmvvxJdvLwJAI8UlvZmIiPSPNrfupPcYbSJ6NdHwXNo4ALXxAzYYRI/s320/July2009+190.jpg" /></a> Chandler and Maddie weren't too thrilled with Cathedral Caverns but it was something different for us to experience and the drive was beautiful!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1platU_Zf1IaYk5k-ocgjXedbKsm459Fz3__v152OR4XRhShhF85c0JrIg-VtI-RgL_OHoo2yfzJGhcziw2TcR_84jNJlgvb5Re80etSNps4Ps-jvS2sTSvbM1h7cj3Rd1TrN3brmhHs/s1600-h/July2009+193.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376197537135417442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1platU_Zf1IaYk5k-ocgjXedbKsm459Fz3__v152OR4XRhShhF85c0JrIg-VtI-RgL_OHoo2yfzJGhcziw2TcR_84jNJlgvb5Re80etSNps4Ps-jvS2sTSvbM1h7cj3Rd1TrN3brmhHs/s320/July2009+193.jpg" /></a> And of course Maddie loves to pose for all of her pictures these days.. such a character!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjveWGzH5R9UyRH3b9jmfE5gywSJ3vmR79UXdCXdPT_4uPQbJYXxmnVEBoPwvDELIeSBcuPamFLb3LbcMJP36yYFIjIGTpmxEYaM1T6HqbgWHSCjmPynkGa_50MPd4qCBKtwCuVSE9DZs/s1600-h/July2009+279.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376196932813720834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjveWGzH5R9UyRH3b9jmfE5gywSJ3vmR79UXdCXdPT_4uPQbJYXxmnVEBoPwvDELIeSBcuPamFLb3LbcMJP36yYFIjIGTpmxEYaM1T6HqbgWHSCjmPynkGa_50MPd4qCBKtwCuVSE9DZs/s320/July2009+279.jpg" /></a> In the meantime, i've let my hair grow out and played around with some lovely color in a bottle!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBtiIF13qeetX3bCMH8UykxsVSdDkgLQlxeOZ5z5L-MoN0YERjA6WAr3xnzSuFP-ScXW1uV_Tw7vtI-NF96YdGzcELHjTR2LMRHDf4SEmyuPk6XnOyGCF5lfMgQ4KqKMtIqhWiyzBQFk/s1600-h/July2009+328.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376195863865380290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBtiIF13qeetX3bCMH8UykxsVSdDkgLQlxeOZ5z5L-MoN0YERjA6WAr3xnzSuFP-ScXW1uV_Tw7vtI-NF96YdGzcELHjTR2LMRHDf4SEmyuPk6XnOyGCF5lfMgQ4KqKMtIqhWiyzBQFk/s320/July2009+328.jpg" /></a> Chandler has a new toy... gotta be a "John Deere"! And it helps that his favorite color is green just like his daddy! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUTw6i3dnnc0XW0JIXaa3Zaj7fCYgo6pqckS5BNAa1XiwsSrhGnbh-RVhGmIE_xDK25y4UPEg9wNY4NzMFgkGluNDy0xtGz2l_dF9m7RKbx7BBDs_8Q-LKWEWrVJi4snyMSJfHiQGsuE/s1600-h/July2009+207.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194652357564850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUTw6i3dnnc0XW0JIXaa3Zaj7fCYgo6pqckS5BNAa1XiwsSrhGnbh-RVhGmIE_xDK25y4UPEg9wNY4NzMFgkGluNDy0xtGz2l_dF9m7RKbx7BBDs_8Q-LKWEWrVJi4snyMSJfHiQGsuE/s320/July2009+207.jpg" /></a><br />Look who else loves their daddy! She's always kissin' on him and telling him how much she loves him, it's the sweetest thing!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMl15Nwiz3URwkKITkdiAWg1EDLqqHGKS-UepUp93u1nfVFibZZbGu5EZo9T8K4rvQiEkOAWNifWPNXJcXloHNe6MGFmKwC7EyDMB5mNRKVE9-VrH6jXAh3DcVGNBawdFtcpPCkRiW3gM/s1600-h/July2009+129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194124101282946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMl15Nwiz3URwkKITkdiAWg1EDLqqHGKS-UepUp93u1nfVFibZZbGu5EZo9T8K4rvQiEkOAWNifWPNXJcXloHNe6MGFmKwC7EyDMB5mNRKVE9-VrH6jXAh3DcVGNBawdFtcpPCkRiW3gM/s320/July2009+129.jpg" /></a> A little bit too close for comfort for me but after I threatened Madison's life in front of God and everyone, I was pleased with the picture.. but don't bet there will be a second!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe2jfbFZkxvNtOsFeqsKlmzy99TtJazEaXjYAnrmW9CcGHpN6yB3Ry3dwd0aDjMLqtkPcTsBLIjzwlYTRdx0RA4iGCQ7u4uk10b4XM0fiHbsjX3-0fRUKAqxCvhBSf6rUVdcYrmtQy4g/s1600-h/July2009+150.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376193903728792482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe2jfbFZkxvNtOsFeqsKlmzy99TtJazEaXjYAnrmW9CcGHpN6yB3Ry3dwd0aDjMLqtkPcTsBLIjzwlYTRdx0RA4iGCQ7u4uk10b4XM0fiHbsjX3-0fRUKAqxCvhBSf6rUVdcYrmtQy4g/s320/July2009+150.jpg" /></a> After hitting Little River Canyon and DeSoto Falls they needed a little break.. here they are just chillin on the rocks above the falls.. Aren't they too precious?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMd94f7S6qDY5KeGxT9cj1Nh8-QdCx5X217cNW8guVdOvLTdYY1jHUWWLDhcHNRrkqlGuAjmAfZEI8CeE4oQDvLsBCJpA_SXh3OLFpNjxUR03N9TxuOEtSw32p0zqiIUxXgOGU-NCF3XM/s1600-h/July2009+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376193628557933714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMd94f7S6qDY5KeGxT9cj1Nh8-QdCx5X217cNW8guVdOvLTdYY1jHUWWLDhcHNRrkqlGuAjmAfZEI8CeE4oQDvLsBCJpA_SXh3OLFpNjxUR03N9TxuOEtSw32p0zqiIUxXgOGU-NCF3XM/s320/July2009+127.jpg" /></a> I love the hiking trails at High Falls in Geraldine, AL... they make such good backdrops for pictures too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qh8jdV2mo0Ex8TGlEsYpjScKTpedlKHZxvjvGuGvHzehkT_TIR2OPPycoZ0NDn0D0Je61WpcKY4oA1ddIm0GBHBrT9VQtd0rn-h7Iurfq6COV1T4Nm9Ql7ZKseIlnDcGd1IHm2tpJHE/s1600-h/July2009+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376193354878769314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qh8jdV2mo0Ex8TGlEsYpjScKTpedlKHZxvjvGuGvHzehkT_TIR2OPPycoZ0NDn0D0Je61WpcKY4oA1ddIm0GBHBrT9VQtd0rn-h7Iurfq6COV1T4Nm9Ql7ZKseIlnDcGd1IHm2tpJHE/s320/July2009+030.jpg" /></a><br />Here's Maddie at Lake Winnie.. little miss brave.. her daddy taught her to hold her hands up on the miniature pirate ship to get the full effect, and without missing a beat.. she did it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHpmbrEfO_7URqS9aSpirg1UabKU-v535NVwJ4ynWCZRdRzv20MuklXDtP_VRTzPWIqCHm7lGApGNGnuFFzQFT0dRfzGvV8ojJEsxtuNhxI_ze6m07Yzrv6Idg1Y3FxF6-_K_mgZIMXI/s1600-h/July2009+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376193135845234786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHpmbrEfO_7URqS9aSpirg1UabKU-v535NVwJ4ynWCZRdRzv20MuklXDtP_VRTzPWIqCHm7lGApGNGnuFFzQFT0dRfzGvV8ojJEsxtuNhxI_ze6m07Yzrv6Idg1Y3FxF6-_K_mgZIMXI/s320/July2009+015.jpg" /></a><br />My sweet little ladybug riding a ladybug.. and in case you cannot see them, her "kids" are in the back seat and she was talking to them throughout the entire ride.. oh the imagination.. hee hee<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpRdKcd4r54EN9uFQ3eCdD9_bv8OMbVokGcxUn-Mykj3ywq3OQOv4hywIBq0jiWbw5E__1EJ6ET7cl8QKX_9e3r3KNGuXxIl9ifbqjk2_2g1n8aaBR44sLTmL8I3G8_zVLIpGzF51uhQ/s1600-h/July2009+116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376192948312995442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpRdKcd4r54EN9uFQ3eCdD9_bv8OMbVokGcxUn-Mykj3ywq3OQOv4hywIBq0jiWbw5E__1EJ6ET7cl8QKX_9e3r3KNGuXxIl9ifbqjk2_2g1n8aaBR44sLTmL8I3G8_zVLIpGzF51uhQ/s320/July2009+116.jpg" /></a> Looking over the bridge at high falls, the old bridge there was so neat and the history behind the place was very facinating..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K43z-Jf6cOjaNJ5ak3-3uLz4MEkP7Hf6Vm0QALm6w5jwAxvIGCdEPWzFr4sHpaq5sYNHz2zsZN2_cVdd8p5DqjZyerIZXLfSwXHIoDjLiId3cw5nA-XUDc7raPQVfk7_SBuSaXX234k/s1600-h/July2009+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376192573784657090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K43z-Jf6cOjaNJ5ak3-3uLz4MEkP7Hf6Vm0QALm6w5jwAxvIGCdEPWzFr4sHpaq5sYNHz2zsZN2_cVdd8p5DqjZyerIZXLfSwXHIoDjLiId3cw5nA-XUDc7raPQVfk7_SBuSaXX234k/s320/July2009+001.jpg" /></a> And I leave you with Maddie, driving off into the sunset in her lake winnie furnished boat!</div><div>I hope everyone has enjoyed the summer as much as we have but I'm definitely looking forward to the Fall, my favorite time of year! :) Until next time...</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-27024505902187723702009-06-16T09:52:00.011-05:002009-06-16T10:14:11.271-05:00New Favorite Hobby<div>It just amazes me how far things have come since I was a kid. I love that I can let the kids paint in my living room floor and not have to worry about what else they may paint other than their paper! We love all of the Crayola Color Wonder's products, and the kids do too! Here are a few pix of them enjoying their new favorite hobby! :) Enjoy! <div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347939655882933650" 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/AVvXsEjmYuuySysBWl8UgLuWqgBH90QfawOnoJCxMxvL0XaevaCaPSdhSL4HB5s255oG2NYpEautTpfhhuRtg7VWu4cH6TkVVd7YQMf6YsIxO7WgTwvsV5VZ01Pb4D2AhXhzhbfrslaNAuNdFck/s320/June+2009+081.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Can't you just see the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mischief</span>!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDquRfRiQ5UobAEqnAzyaCI3uOlHG75mmhJmQdor3QYL1OMpcvivmcJRD3B90_d64LDkFTf7TzYSn0rCXur6gyfz6UF9jL6umIJQMxMQaAFmuJoTzLGGCEUkn6-DBzGdtvwymTyU4FN8/s1600-h/June+2009+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347941020520719026" 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/AVvXsEgTDquRfRiQ5UobAEqnAzyaCI3uOlHG75mmhJmQdor3QYL1OMpcvivmcJRD3B90_d64LDkFTf7TzYSn0rCXur6gyfz6UF9jL6umIJQMxMQaAFmuJoTzLGGCEUkn6-DBzGdtvwymTyU4FN8/s320/June+2009+093.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chandler's replica of Will Turner<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_veIQdc-NJ1S8JJ4xm3QxJRE84EU92BP4_tdvfuum4r_S9D9qhFRt9BrBi1VXWswwUTcpPShcExsS7IUIqDiZpelxVUA4aXOaImdzl-x5p4MbyDF7r8uh-BmMdItqS5LJ5MA2_iUV0-E/s1600-h/June+2009+074.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAD61KWsKVVbNYye9OAL3WHF4BHKIJsIg_L6BAIY5p1hZG-c9pJ-b27_dnk3VLEK_Q_sOKEoI95VyolLP12a54flw_X_iww4Ro7iFcTJlEaXib0ncwZSqOKCNGWjCLN8dwrbT-RKvU9U/s1600-h/June+2009+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347940524119147058" 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/AVvXsEjJAD61KWsKVVbNYye9OAL3WHF4BHKIJsIg_L6BAIY5p1hZG-c9pJ-b27_dnk3VLEK_Q_sOKEoI95VyolLP12a54flw_X_iww4Ro7iFcTJlEaXib0ncwZSqOKCNGWjCLN8dwrbT-RKvU9U/s320/June+2009+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> Maddie's "Colorful" Princess<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div></div><br /><div><div align="center"><span></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyldYgCsP0yRpZT4ISJ0-HkgN50TvyFI5Kh43pedN3CxAaCGcVWMaWmEpvguuuq1jQr6u65HmTzLxaKv6jLMTtJHd4YW8VQpuFbe3UKFXnKVODaBUevqK61ORmQnILavB7V4SEdjFEfs/s1600-h/June+2009+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347942596072264898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyldYgCsP0yRpZT4ISJ0-HkgN50TvyFI5Kh43pedN3CxAaCGcVWMaWmEpvguuuq1jQr6u65HmTzLxaKv6jLMTtJHd4YW8VQpuFbe3UKFXnKVODaBUevqK61ORmQnILavB7V4SEdjFEfs/s320/June+2009+077.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9uX7ODKtpLNcVBZ69M2O-nGFOu3qee-ptjdJn3o6aKoJloIovw2hU_TSqX6H5oyvlhdwc1WBQxdo_8gDSpuyblrAZcNUYd6cd3-QzIKPoA7hOF8X1mv4cYggX_1fHXDhDu_aH_WmxqU/s1600-h/June+2009+078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347942223647236162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9uX7ODKtpLNcVBZ69M2O-nGFOu3qee-ptjdJn3o6aKoJloIovw2hU_TSqX6H5oyvlhdwc1WBQxdo_8gDSpuyblrAZcNUYd6cd3-QzIKPoA7hOF8X1mv4cYggX_1fHXDhDu_aH_WmxqU/s320/June+2009+078.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They</div><div>Love</div><div>To </div><div>Paint!<br /></div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-23386480371282900172009-06-15T15:52:00.007-05:002009-06-15T16:04:08.453-05:00Slippin' Slidin'<div align="center"> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Well, my babies have finally learned how to slip and slide on their own!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347661686540556322" 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/AVvXsEhu28l72AhXgA5B1DxDxevUngDFkQI6Wsty-mOksIKRcMKr00V6aDxyhTjJgd75jFQePzOdHWbLl1YWQiVcJ2jLHhAKM-06W6hSn7LJ2f-n87QqLvASaehVuR_cRir2H-5RollhmFZNkGg/s320/June+2009+198.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> Before this year when we would set out the slippin' slide, we would have to take turns throwing them down the slide! (a total back-breaker)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347661980951436690" 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/AVvXsEihore4ACq9RhgJviJPi8Wnbvbq5n2RaB5WZCaBWwtoUrsCZTTua4OaiEhyphenhyphenbQ9mDlkphT1VHoiI_u86dHsbNujx-VPshOrbU8fdZnWLbcAjiHGVZKJjfDRrRtJkUMuh5pDbM4j1jbrxwBI/s320/June+2009+206.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">They are getting so big and it just amazes me each and every day that these little angels are a part of me!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662510529415026" 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/AVvXsEivJndP4rcVfLTFHogBcE6JUz5bRa0NARguhdtajFpDgfRNAijHR2vVNjj5Z6xolTpAI5OTIGGQw_cOfF4H6Z9tIzxIez7GXB31WsQnxWVaN-piXUI8mIikn0oRMg9xHBGkfEXI28RfgsU/s320/June+2009+208.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">They can be so sweet sometimes and then when they aren't being sweet, the faces when they're mad makes me smile even more! I love them so much!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662290713791218" 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/AVvXsEgVH8Gw6lFqgXn7_T_yUgOhCjB2p2fo6RuEFQKBzaEoFwLrrVpxM0vMJ-AXcwPV9-rTpTKnqfykA5RAxenHMCbkwCkLxgdIGCCT5sx5a0hv240vZ6cSIg00jQG3W3dhfQb0lwlw1vwmnr8/s320/June+2009+225.jpg" border="0" /></span></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-32675698011183039332009-06-02T14:44:00.000-05:002009-06-02T15:28:47.955-05:00Catching Up... Part 2<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPJnoiyA4-bmWtGttV7Akk92bfEsmGl3DONn4xy4oRTxLfbeHILSFqQAXceWlhToPy98Fg_vBFoKbmuqrbtfh1hOZA0jEA0y4EZAdVV8opgY9_ymmaWTgnhmB8TNFYlZGQnQ_zaYT8Zo/s1600-h/May+2009+302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342822868765885154" 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/AVvXsEgwPJnoiyA4-bmWtGttV7Akk92bfEsmGl3DONn4xy4oRTxLfbeHILSFqQAXceWlhToPy98Fg_vBFoKbmuqrbtfh1hOZA0jEA0y4EZAdVV8opgY9_ymmaWTgnhmB8TNFYlZGQnQ_zaYT8Zo/s320/May+2009+302.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Okay, so here's part two...</span><br /><div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Me, Madison, Chandler, Maddie, My brother Andy, his wife Beth, their two kids, Kylie and Lexi, and My mother and my nephew Noah all took a trip to Disney World!! </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342825351237460978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPiOYY8eaTciZGwBtKVhEHiqpGLMmCUkjNOYiA5JBrZSaKtWV4cg5TXxlMOeo9TIVsiLr7KToVc36DoBUrqsatBKkpZ6VUWQD_GPTNUvJyg-NmuJEr4fx7C5OVBwvDi0IVkH-2MIVtZQ/s320/disney+03.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div>This is Me, My brother and My two nieces Kylie and Lexi<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342819869026461026" 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/AVvXsEiGUMwZexyuVY-gZe2ZCMOozuWJwxnsR9xb3pbhSXV0q3MKDJpWI0uG6LoSphxx1p2xogFWO-2hYgjPkcVilkDeo9v-AddTDd8HivA_fa8qJquOxxEeidAwRuyr9IKnms61pkK5SjXnaQ4/s320/May+2009+044.jpg" border="0" /> This is When We First Arrived (BEFORE)<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Well, lets just put it this way, the oldest child there was Chandler and he's only four... WE WON'T GO BACK UNTIL THEY'RE 10!!!</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342820448405385682" 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/AVvXsEjHXpG0ETlZ6-6NVm_K-SiaRvGNFXkCZqit5KhtYyiCLppV_QUJcmL8yhZfx60anq2nEcoCzcsPTWxXEIJu81a7sMabKfQ6pSLIHh99lg3F1HPBsdKa2MRQsqzQtD8koMOGvfgLMmQ2L2M/s320/May+2009+153.jpg" border="0" /> This was right before we left..(AFTER)<br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">It was 95 degrees and 100% humidity! FUN FUN! Madison said it should have been considered child abuse taking them there in that kind of heat... but we did it, and we had fun! But we were very glad to go back to the condo and relax in some A/C. Maddie went to sleep at 4pm and slept until 8:30am the next morning!</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342821683646552706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgamz_BF7eKeeH3XxKoJ5NWyZFaDsqtnMTOqsfZq8-bqDX3Ubv0ZoGYDfu2tdBDTnT8EbyilDvccMmrRaBzp8yWPKQy4hakmrOSZMZA4qtv8KNkP8UaE3DqvBeebILZ3ZV4cGJxgpO9sI/s320/disney+02.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:Courier New;">Anyways, We did have a really good time and after a few days at Disney, Madison and I took the kids over to the beach for a couple of days and we really enjoyed it as well.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342822181832587554" 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/AVvXsEh4q3KLwOl7c7yAwX_Ox95O0VEXyHQfH80XULa4X-sRMRE3KE-v6s_WstxEfccGeaQ_W8s5BhCQQthNIvFjST4IrxpJ8XU3eTyb-4-PHpS-qt_e04EkBoz7GBMHPLjyhBPnvEya7sYFhXM/s320/May+2009+235.jpg" border="0" /> Maddie the Movie Star</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342823782146812386" 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/AVvXsEhYGiubaWxfmUaqXn9QQmyCC0MP0b-DtzqMd905plkan8DLtS7pXCx93kGkqvVkPtUxiQS4y_vCUPbyU26vj-U92bBBHfXhPxPlvqt3-iDZqfA_R1teuYt58pXrn0vafDn_dtHjEWwoeQc/s320/May+2009+325.jpg" border="0" />Big Brother watching out for Maddie</div><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342825032719591746" 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/AVvXsEjQOVGCDL07g-oFFzcSjtUxFkVvyDd4_qcUGYwBOkg-3xnJbTVpkYYyfL0Px90zUMDzSvGEY_zWf4AHsiEhUf6OZXQdngl7__zb35OtaM6Qrwazp1klsDxqhUGjenIuCo1eyVoUeJo50ss/s320/May+2009+342.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342824875806038642" 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/AVvXsEhMaQmz2klKbo-WXhQQw5qPhfpOGasYrpE7tCm6dtk6Vk2Ij4ENRFrwStCkuec_3dSIhGmDJ_9XSDw5yuTuvNSCdj4FnZ58FSDDAImd6G4DK0-F8ndck91i_jNt9bJf6LHlMBRDbCSSkXA/s320/May+2009+348.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342826509934531762" 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/AVvXsEi8W3VfXqErJ3jhOgy3H1FlMDTG38XNpiUW6a4rb20rgriiaexTA-xclA1ZtuYEQ8w4u4LTVpVCojxOdZFnCZLM1EtOcf-eiSXU4wPsjnOqMwuaRrodz0W0fN6VW6E9z4xPLf_oP6jMfAE/s320/May+2009+401.jpg" border="0" /> Already going thru the "i'm too embarrassed to be seen in public with my family stage" :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342826762982551778" 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/AVvXsEiDC5Gn1ASWhRfqtWOaNsjnZDAi111kuBbWZK9Y0Fh4TFov-_dZ8mEfsBSYuIo-Z-7iE30l77LBCQMtTD-NCoBM8N7EQdA6muztgi2zar4x7Lboyi3oSAbRt4Hxr5rjAXhGnvNVLG_KdE8/s320/May+2009+406.jpg" border="0" />My Little Angel Napping...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">Well, I guess that's enough for now.. it's hard to pick just a few pictures to show everyone but I think I summed it up pretty well. We cannot wait to go back to the beach with the kids, they had more fun there than anywhere else we went!</span></div><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-17836039602065407372009-06-01T14:13:00.000-05:002009-06-01T14:37:43.966-05:00Catching Up... Part 1<div align="center"><strong>This is exactly why I never blog... i'm too busy... now I have a million things to blog about and don't know where to start...</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Okay so I guess i'll break this up into segments.</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">We took the kids to the park at trenton to play one Saturday and they had the best time ever! And I was able to get some cute pix of them having fun, too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuWX3Hv26cAaoktwXiXLEkUt-_iah4gV-QLeSeru3THWj5MeJCQmHrqgqEf8JANNAiF9vlfjm2OOXo0KOf2HBkgroeNCs4X6ta41TvYfkwgFAPJewCwUFPs-owU4PAuwGzrbbITjMCyM/s1600-h/April+2009+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342443065859911378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuWX3Hv26cAaoktwXiXLEkUt-_iah4gV-QLeSeru3THWj5MeJCQmHrqgqEf8JANNAiF9vlfjm2OOXo0KOf2HBkgroeNCs4X6ta41TvYfkwgFAPJewCwUFPs-owU4PAuwGzrbbITjMCyM/s200/April+2009+125.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhZFuV180bngPKo7kKy0ChVkMJ8c113v7zSkL773frPweRMADm_t_CkMHVtE-goqRcJZ_IAHBhRHLD6ISh5Hz0qiBTxiPTORBTwqHVpSyZ4EAb7FLD4SxDGOhJcwDqlpKAgFfZNwrFgc/s1600-h/April+2009+120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342443700320756946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhZFuV180bngPKo7kKy0ChVkMJ8c113v7zSkL773frPweRMADm_t_CkMHVtE-goqRcJZ_IAHBhRHLD6ISh5Hz0qiBTxiPTORBTwqHVpSyZ4EAb7FLD4SxDGOhJcwDqlpKAgFfZNwrFgc/s200/April+2009+120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">My Chandler just graduated from his class at daycare so he will be starting pre-K this fall.... (tear) (tear)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And Maddie will be graduating to the "big class" this fall as well... i'm so not ready for all these transitions!!</div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342442534904789954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkRaQk6Q7WlxfX83GcQTrw2vhZf2nQjJHps-VK6QBu2fnodEczLOXhyBJJ1WCa1ABJzWkixioJIL3agvA3ef510-VYCs3rSP4mTdVPdZQ3fip3YOuSG5Rs4oodjro1kZ-58gGkH2hLlc/s200/May+2009+001.jpg" border="0" /> I had the most lovely Mother's day! My mom came in town and we all went to church together and took some pictures of our four generations...i'm so blessed! I love my mother to death, she's my best friend!!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342444719961757906" 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/AVvXsEjimN6V4LNmWPCohrOFjR-bcKwdeRijr89a9DsF5TJaOOHxp47tqEmTHgmuWs83jBw8agEMQF0ocbMDHrCNhlVhgcYvJkqhK6C9PhWOGH1h1YO1CBnWdWvddWldcwsRn9lNjzV9zQFUiIM/s320/May+2009+023.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXBCquJiwoIDDwFUemm47a0abtV9pAjZD77_Tqe_-2RSFZrn6Tw2lmlkh9loT_Rl6yn868aW8eM86tB4gwj24OtFoCkGR_uFocONpQcfPdLXiANG0kRPMrZ1WT_ofhUkZx5UFqh0MtuM/s1600-h/May+2009+021.jpg"></a>Well that's a wrap for part 1, hopefully I can get the rest of the stuff up tomorrow.. the whole disney trip/beach trip/hangin out at the river and so on and so on....<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-10322130564662882982009-04-03T13:49:00.000-05:002009-06-01T14:42:58.228-05:00~ HELP ~<span style="font-family:georgia;">Well, as of April 15, Madison and I will be married four years! WOW, I cannot believe I have put up with him this long! Anyways, If I start rambling about how far we've come, this blog will never end, SO... I'm asking you guys to help with some ideas of things we could do for our little celebration... I have the hardest time because he already has EVERYTHING, he's such a brat! and I love Over-the-Top celebrations, and he likes the xtremely subtle things... SO.. please help me, I don't have a clue what to get or what to do! Thanks pals!</span><br /><br />Thanks to everyone for their ideas and such! We had a wonderful anniversary, we went to dinner (alone) and we went.... drum roll please.... it doesn't get any more romantic that this.....GROCERY SHOPPING!! (of course without kids) And that's what made it special... i think we spent like two hours in the friggin grocery store just looking at everything!! :) Madison and I both thoroughly enjoyed this, how ever weird this makes us!<br />Thanks again for everyone's help! :)Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-76497772913040960992009-03-30T15:53:00.000-05:002009-03-30T15:58:57.056-05:00For the Love of Song<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>My poor little maddie, bless her heart, loves to sing. She has such passion and creativity and just amazes me at some of the songs she comes up with. However, there is one LITTLE problem.... SHE CAN'T SING! I mean seriously, it's so horrible that even Chandler impersonates her in his own little mocking way. Of course I would never discourage her from singing, but if you by chance hear her singing her heart out.. just know that I warned you! :) Oh and did I mention that she wants to sing in front of the whole church congregation.... yikes... i'm trying to blow her off by not mentioning it... LOL! Pray for me and her that she may become vocally blessed overnite! :)</strong></span></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-61387600793975196502009-03-16T14:50:00.000-05:002009-03-16T15:00:35.888-05:00Maddie the Model.. ha!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwgiYfntj4kwECc9jPDbYP2v-XkzMtra5tJhQaBhSzZd1z0GecQBpxWx5HIKjJHFfStq72yb1yXsSwjLl-kYu-tNBdYg4RvDkzCtlbYOgdSoOUbXnboRrYUZOsTrclOHDzeR_po2Vnn0/s1600-h/March+2009+131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313877283774375202" 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/AVvXsEjVwgiYfntj4kwECc9jPDbYP2v-XkzMtra5tJhQaBhSzZd1z0GecQBpxWx5HIKjJHFfStq72yb1yXsSwjLl-kYu-tNBdYg4RvDkzCtlbYOgdSoOUbXnboRrYUZOsTrclOHDzeR_po2Vnn0/s320/March+2009+131.jpg" border="0" /></a> These were taken at Madison's dad's house after church Sunday.......<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRO4c4ZDOk79ypaLvCguendBwVns5D3EiiomkQjl4wc8leK2XSYhIhBLFNvh60FmYJcmmIoXDaFjhE-_Injy8_mDw6qeQ6-CALYgWVR1PNauifuBGWAcHl5iQBGGOJqhwU3x5vg-Uneo/s1600-h/March+2009+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313877285819430802" 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/AVvXsEjIRO4c4ZDOk79ypaLvCguendBwVns5D3EiiomkQjl4wc8leK2XSYhIhBLFNvh60FmYJcmmIoXDaFjhE-_Injy8_mDw6qeQ6-CALYgWVR1PNauifuBGWAcHl5iQBGGOJqhwU3x5vg-Uneo/s320/March+2009+128.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThERcjcBnqGFzHaUXCUGDP7ZkvpFoHh04EY0NZ5x8oClqiuSq-BQcl-7oNDSm9f62xaISTMJkizLBFrZKuWENkJgxpjE0NsvB_UAVZD8D8KSGXcyd8d0EzxTJy6sQ7J1DcDSKL59C61c/s1600-h/March+2009+127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313877279515696722" 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/AVvXsEiThERcjcBnqGFzHaUXCUGDP7ZkvpFoHh04EY0NZ5x8oClqiuSq-BQcl-7oNDSm9f62xaISTMJkizLBFrZKuWENkJgxpjE0NsvB_UAVZD8D8KSGXcyd8d0EzxTJy6sQ7J1DcDSKL59C61c/s320/March+2009+127.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5icOB3TA5G2SzvwyzfgHyKg7Km48OaDl7wO3k_G9Oj2PADFA_mSgwQYl8a-ru9gY3De5Eged3ieCghTaaUrrwE78dCfIIgeJBQWi0FADf_T0DcobKRbRLu6lpilxEUqbtdQI3gW3UKVc/s1600-h/March+2009+133.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313877270260611746" 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/AVvXsEj5icOB3TA5G2SzvwyzfgHyKg7Km48OaDl7wO3k_G9Oj2PADFA_mSgwQYl8a-ru9gY3De5Eged3ieCghTaaUrrwE78dCfIIgeJBQWi0FADf_T0DcobKRbRLu6lpilxEUqbtdQI3gW3UKVc/s320/March+2009+133.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trying to smell the flowers, lol...............<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipvfZwRh69VspUbsDQBnqzfxnDAPF2xg6lf3v3DftQ9zqSN8LPHkaLrUzJhdKnhc-LMtOcKPyfAWcgqkvh2Bi-RrGj5DMs1tm0IF0DMCC-foPjjb31zoUU4VVTrlSZNuKuSgCHLQ7Er0/s1600-h/March+2009+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313877268421792690" 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/AVvXsEiipvfZwRh69VspUbsDQBnqzfxnDAPF2xg6lf3v3DftQ9zqSN8LPHkaLrUzJhdKnhc-LMtOcKPyfAWcgqkvh2Bi-RrGj5DMs1tm0IF0DMCC-foPjjb31zoUU4VVTrlSZNuKuSgCHLQ7Er0/s320/March+2009+134.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, we had a quiet, relaxing weekend.... but I did get some good pics. Maddie was posing herself and telling me when to take the picture, so it was fun and several turned out really well!</div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-20691759869427854082009-02-27T12:16:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:24:52.503-06:00Stupid Doctor<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I'm just a little ticked this week at Madison's doctor. I know this is a blog and not a novel so I wont go into the whole Madison thing but remember him in your prayers cause right now he's really sick. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">He's got a stomach virus/flu or something.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Anyways, he went to his doctor that he goes to for "everything else" and they told him that it was just side effects of his medications, so they changed his medicine, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">AGAIN!!!</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I'm just like, <strong>WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THEY DO THIS!?!?!?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Madison hasn't even had time to adjust to his new doses and now they've done screwed it up again. Ya'll pray for me, cause right now I wanna call that doctor and tell him what I think and then i'm gonna offer him to come live at my house with my husband who keeps changing meds and see how he likes it!!!!!! UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400064664428810196.post-49554089091828740032009-02-18T14:02:00.000-06:002009-02-19T09:53:58.115-06:00My first Blog!!!! YAYOkay, So everyone knows I don't blog. I don't have time for blogging but every chance I get, I enjoy getting in here and reading everyone else's.<br />However, I had a cute little experience that I thought I would share with anyone who might read this, so here goes.<br />This morning we had just left home heading to daycare when my Baby M (2 but still my baby) starts crying and says, mommy you didn't fix my hair like T.W. (her bestest friend). I thought really quick and said, yes honey I did... remember, she wears it like this all the time. So I crossed my fingers and actually said a little prayer that T.W. would please please please wear her hair the same way I had fixed baby m's today. In the meantime, she's still crying so my husband proceeds to talk to her like she's a sixteen yearold dramaqueen telling her how she needs to just be herself because God made us all special in our own ways, and if we try to be like everyone else then we just aren't as special and that she is absolutely beautiful. By this time we were at daycare and Baby M is still saying, "I'm just not pretty!" and I of course was just laughing hysterically. If anyone would have told me that we would be having these discussions when my daughter was only two, I would have never believed them! Anyways, the husband was able to talk her down by telling her over and over how pretty she really is and by the time we walked into daycare, she was completely over it. It should be interesting to see how her hair is fixed when I pick her up... she always changes it after I drop her off so that she is matching her BFF!Elizabeth Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08787526242015633024noreply@blogger.com2