tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89941305616226378002024-02-06T23:09:19.532-06:00Keeping Up with the Jamesesthis is simply the way I hope to document the daily life of my family...in hopes that I can print it each year and save it to read when I'm in the nursing home someday.Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-22122515731515413172011-02-07T09:44:00.000-06:002011-02-07T09:44:43.607-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Snow Day!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Well, this week has been the longest in my mommy experience. Pink Eye, stomach bug, UTIs, bronchitis, snow, and NO WATER to clean up the sickness. bleh! Finally, the kids were able to enjoy the snow by Saturday, so thankfully there was still some left! It's always fun to get snow in Waco, b/c you never know if you're gonna get any next year. :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Here are the kids breaking free after many days cooped up...</div><br />
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Daddy doesn't hold anything back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm7fsS77SN26-oqdqi_V2xTnaO0uMCYryGEbimHqN3dhO0gcP23r-gKb0b-0f0Tm18HC30WyFeKjFlmRklD5el40h4mUMz5ItJafhaCsiTM3qxvjlJKO3sPD82m5DL4F6FqosZIfq2NnI/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm7fsS77SN26-oqdqi_V2xTnaO0uMCYryGEbimHqN3dhO0gcP23r-gKb0b-0f0Tm18HC30WyFeKjFlmRklD5el40h4mUMz5ItJafhaCsiTM3qxvjlJKO3sPD82m5DL4F6FqosZIfq2NnI/s320/IMG_3983.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> so, neither should Jonah...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2II4NGuMXGpecqYFBr6ao0uF9pTN2wc-aQ7vv4ZQne81W0HHOAyOnA_XZdc79kabZBAULTy1WMt8IbnecriACMqasEUFGLQeg8QwrrCx1Zwo7GLNf-UqdS5xfCa7VaD9aTif_OtzVHmyn/s1600/IMG_3985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2II4NGuMXGpecqYFBr6ao0uF9pTN2wc-aQ7vv4ZQne81W0HHOAyOnA_XZdc79kabZBAULTy1WMt8IbnecriACMqasEUFGLQeg8QwrrCx1Zwo7GLNf-UqdS5xfCa7VaD9aTif_OtzVHmyn/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ha, ha! great hit!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UccPECH2mIJlJYfg9S3wF85nTqnv4hB00tIEKCsX_qzxx2FXHrk5HqTMjff9mwIISLccMUGBFM-njBBfx7KrbnuwTBcTKztzaLSWqzQ3X5pNMurdflzvBLaBvLoEq8y6MLSazDqBLlit/s1600/IMG_3986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UccPECH2mIJlJYfg9S3wF85nTqnv4hB00tIEKCsX_qzxx2FXHrk5HqTMjff9mwIISLccMUGBFM-njBBfx7KrbnuwTBcTKztzaLSWqzQ3X5pNMurdflzvBLaBvLoEq8y6MLSazDqBLlit/s320/IMG_3986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> our little snow bunny. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXH-eAo1ktg9rT4YFv2qVfRdhnYkf-Axpx8GN4NKnfjcCBWD-8nZkzBfxTRthLE7_SN_-IWG4WFaUktiyIpCeEU9Qe-h3_Vf21ebg_Q3kyCEgUfkislXvKydhGPsowVJDwubzMK23obeS/s1600/IMG_3988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXH-eAo1ktg9rT4YFv2qVfRdhnYkf-Axpx8GN4NKnfjcCBWD-8nZkzBfxTRthLE7_SN_-IWG4WFaUktiyIpCeEU9Qe-h3_Vf21ebg_Q3kyCEgUfkislXvKydhGPsowVJDwubzMK23obeS/s320/IMG_3988.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right before the snowball hit my lens. :(</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Q0e3-6selPFwwsdXOVtZd1TIqp7tYo0RnrJ-PEJ-54RLJ82AtzXsCxNI6uy0Lq4Vl69DdccGw7zazs-lyvaB2Xqvvg61Kos8ESpHTPa8jEtL8N-DpQGZP6fB7ru-dyfzAKVcqgJcP-4/s1600/IMG_4005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Q0e3-6selPFwwsdXOVtZd1TIqp7tYo0RnrJ-PEJ-54RLJ82AtzXsCxNI6uy0Lq4Vl69DdccGw7zazs-lyvaB2Xqvvg61Kos8ESpHTPa8jEtL8N-DpQGZP6fB7ru-dyfzAKVcqgJcP-4/s320/IMG_4005.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, a great day....after a horrible week. I'm not usually a complainer, but Lordy Mercy, this week...let's just say it was a difficult one. I can handle sick kids, but having no water to clean up the, eh, sickness about did me in. When child #2 started throwing up on Thursday night, I literally prayed to God asking Him to give us water....and on Friday morning at 6:56 am, it started pouring out! We were so excited, but then a second later, a little bit mad b/c we realized the pipes hadn't been frozen all along....so needless to say a call to the water department is in store. Whatever the cause, thank you Lord for caring about the small things like our need to water in the midst of sickness!!</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-58103502931601977552011-01-12T16:39:00.000-06:002011-01-12T16:39:32.338-06:00Jonah is SIX!!Jonah is SIX!!<br />
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I can't believe it....how is my baby SIX years old?! Somehow, it's true. I still remember his birth like it was yesterday. I wonder if I will always....I hope so. It hurts a little bit that he has to use two hands now to tell his age...I honestly want this time to freeze and him always want to sit in my lap and hold my hand and snuggle before bed. I know very soon those things will be a memory, and so for now, I will cherish every minute!<br />
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We had his spread ready for him to wake up on his birthday...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF7UeGGztKmn_-eMtGliTrNuSZGZI1Oekj2uYOuc2J57q05-TWFII_vtpPVX0P4Cvr21Y7fdfcbJ8FKL1O12XM3XWfEVxV8vmmW2vx8z7GwIuXqR-SWiXZiMJk9zAiVG77V707VoY1trk/s1600/IMG_3888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF7UeGGztKmn_-eMtGliTrNuSZGZI1Oekj2uYOuc2J57q05-TWFII_vtpPVX0P4Cvr21Y7fdfcbJ8FKL1O12XM3XWfEVxV8vmmW2vx8z7GwIuXqR-SWiXZiMJk9zAiVG77V707VoY1trk/s320/IMG_3888.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> A birthday kolache for our boy--he has a protein tooth, not a sweet tooth! :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANwiYI5Ffodn8WMa2dkP-an07CcjhKhw8wmHMUzCPaS2BIGRw8bwKvmTrJ7efW-180WFixRu-oRRqe6mWDme0N5QEDmceZuwvTbbEqaHB5vuEhLcTrD2u8gfgVfUURfsi74tTf-213mVj/s1600/IMG_3897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANwiYI5Ffodn8WMa2dkP-an07CcjhKhw8wmHMUzCPaS2BIGRw8bwKvmTrJ7efW-180WFixRu-oRRqe6mWDme0N5QEDmceZuwvTbbEqaHB5vuEhLcTrD2u8gfgVfUURfsi74tTf-213mVj/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After the new year, Jonah had a party at Chuck E Cheese with his friends....that will come at a later post. My sweet, stubborn, intelligent, tender-hearted, 110% boy--there is no way you will ever know how much your Mommy and Daddy love you. You made us parents, and forever changed our lives. Happy Birthday, Jonah Samuel!Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-56577821317402355512011-01-12T16:26:00.000-06:002011-01-12T16:26:39.926-06:00a Holly, Jolly Christmas!For Christmas this year, we spent the weekend before Christmas with Grammy and Dad G and family in Arkansas, then returned home for a couple of days before we went to Coon Creek to have the James Family Christmas. It was B-U-S-Y! <br />
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Ainsley loved getting to snuggle with Gordy G. I think it helped that he gave her bites of cookie. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On December 23, we headed to Coon Creek for Christmas. We had lots of fun, as always! It's a crazy time with so many people, but is always exciting! :) We made Christmas pancakes with Honey....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7iErZYSuVKkAKMkNKdJU94EvITSDTF91n026jeP_UMmJIQT8XGv0GNkhPiuGhJAoaDCxsF5kwEfYbayVSthleoRO4ptaT88KSus0sEp4iu3xQoXfhyphenhyphenSDsbNzOXrDSd6wwqX0VrrcwSXT/s1600/IMG_3722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7iErZYSuVKkAKMkNKdJU94EvITSDTF91n026jeP_UMmJIQT8XGv0GNkhPiuGhJAoaDCxsF5kwEfYbayVSthleoRO4ptaT88KSus0sEp4iu3xQoXfhyphenhyphenSDsbNzOXrDSd6wwqX0VrrcwSXT/s320/IMG_3722.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> had LOTS of Beyblade battles with cousins (for Jonah this was the year of Beyblades and Bakugans)<br />
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</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-22374589240417098432011-01-01T22:49:00.000-06:002011-01-01T22:49:03.704-06:00New Year, New StartWell, 2010 proved very bad for me and blogging. I am very inspired by my friends who find, or rather make, the time to blog consistently. I really want to do so this year, and in fact, that is a new year's resolution of mine so that I won't forget what is going on with my kids! Things are changing so quickly, and I don't want to forget a thing. So, I've compiled some pics from 2010 to wrap up the year, and hope to start the new year fresh with blogging.....so, forgive the extremely long post! It's mainly for my records.<br />
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January:<br />
Jonah and Ainsley really started to play (and sometimes torment) each other....such fun siblings!<br />
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what in the world?! it snowed a TON in late February and we got to build a huge snowman in our yard. It was SO fun, and was a good practice run for our trip to Montana in March.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took Jonah skiing for the first time with both sets of grandparents. It was A LOT of fun, and Jonah did great! By the end of the week, he skied some blacks! Mommy was a little worried, but he did great. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAm9ouUOuU6LZv6k_t8zYHwsIck4_g_t5Bk77AJttrObbVmkmxNiAsG7VCtlYZZAdgW8FH8ulAwT2Q8LET7m1TdmCMzLvCxJnxZomlghSQPAHvfAXjEqWvQtIxhirS13imnNO5Loj4gw_/s1600/family+ski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAm9ouUOuU6LZv6k_t8zYHwsIck4_g_t5Bk77AJttrObbVmkmxNiAsG7VCtlYZZAdgW8FH8ulAwT2Q8LET7m1TdmCMzLvCxJnxZomlghSQPAHvfAXjEqWvQtIxhirS13imnNO5Loj4gw_/s320/family+ski.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">April:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Easter! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5T831f6Tzf-bSZKNUyavoZNp_Rrjx9Fuyspn3zz3IWQpx2qFT0sUmfpeD8pOjHdg262vrhoU6FZc7rfkW5bz9ZnBv0GXbkL6hNVstNdxgthhrnS2k4byPi5QNpcZFmkoBTf3IWZnvhax/s1600/IMG_0717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5T831f6Tzf-bSZKNUyavoZNp_Rrjx9Fuyspn3zz3IWQpx2qFT0sUmfpeD8pOjHdg262vrhoU6FZc7rfkW5bz9ZnBv0GXbkL6hNVstNdxgthhrnS2k4byPi5QNpcZFmkoBTf3IWZnvhax/s320/IMG_0717.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> Ainsley liked Peeps. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">July:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent the fourth of July at the lake house, and Jonah water skied for the first time, too! We also played lots of fun games with cousins and friends, and shot of LOTS of fireworks. It was SO fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyx6M6THotBWKHWGNZEs230Pk-FORWHTpRaNXRpUoP9rjBb2xqs99VtNK52QtDdHIk282QRBrQ21mZEESL5nyrFv4Pf1axj2M2zrV0kEazsCb9XoNtpGoFj_zmMhZ3_QsY_6ZgUaU0RdW/s1600/DSC00117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyx6M6THotBWKHWGNZEs230Pk-FORWHTpRaNXRpUoP9rjBb2xqs99VtNK52QtDdHIk282QRBrQ21mZEESL5nyrFv4Pf1axj2M2zrV0kEazsCb9XoNtpGoFj_zmMhZ3_QsY_6ZgUaU0RdW/s320/DSC00117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We also got to meet Jonah's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Channon! She is such a blessing, is a wonderful Christian lady, and is a mother of boys, so is GREAT all around!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VkgIGUz42kVB_3-3jGn5zUTlJRXB2EdwWbGzpRwH21R_vBnzHe7b5Hq2y5xSu7DbkfcH0kxeeyGZlViVKtLLxBK-7-iHUiJazZGlDziYjNMwwRzD2qKcPZNkSo213wr87nnJk43Lo35m/s1600/IMG_2754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VkgIGUz42kVB_3-3jGn5zUTlJRXB2EdwWbGzpRwH21R_vBnzHe7b5Hq2y5xSu7DbkfcH0kxeeyGZlViVKtLLxBK-7-iHUiJazZGlDziYjNMwwRzD2qKcPZNkSo213wr87nnJk43Lo35m/s320/IMG_2754.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> We also went to our first BU football game of the year, and it was a great season for the Bears....finally went back to a bowl game! Sic 'Em, Bears!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR7X5I88wZURkWIELeyA-_osebY5KXm2qmChBJ0dioTmN4qHlt6OgHKrNozcA0bNSw1DVU2pvmNTc3ytIViDhY2Cl92aFtjbKIp98PgTGjUc9IusQ5NLHABYxf9Q4BnzdfnPwF7V10ASs/s1600/DSC00150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR7X5I88wZURkWIELeyA-_osebY5KXm2qmChBJ0dioTmN4qHlt6OgHKrNozcA0bNSw1DVU2pvmNTc3ytIViDhY2Cl92aFtjbKIp98PgTGjUc9IusQ5NLHABYxf9Q4BnzdfnPwF7V10ASs/s320/DSC00150.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> We (finally) took Jonah's 5 year old picture for Grammy and Dad G...and it turned out great!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can someone please tell me HOW, HOW, HOW in the world is my baby already 2?! I hate that time flies so quickly. She enjoyed a sprinkle donut for her birthday breakfast, and an Olivia birthday party at Pinwheel kids with lots of her friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF_5VFBEVzL4zC72fv4ZvPjV01fsSzL-G0onomsZX639J8YZU5kRjA6Qbo5RcthUEdpdEfyOf4q0Vf78MTDX5W1JtL6lzM4VDs_R4fcoQy2QdajzveV3BVN-BU3aQg4g8KWD45wCYT777/s1600/IMG_3267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF_5VFBEVzL4zC72fv4ZvPjV01fsSzL-G0onomsZX639J8YZU5kRjA6Qbo5RcthUEdpdEfyOf4q0Vf78MTDX5W1JtL6lzM4VDs_R4fcoQy2QdajzveV3BVN-BU3aQg4g8KWD45wCYT777/s320/IMG_3267.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> Blowing out her 2 candles. :) What a wonderful 2 years...I can't even remember what our family was like without her--she adds such a liveliness to our family!<br />
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</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-49329151135146942822010-05-10T18:38:00.000-05:002010-05-10T18:38:09.926-05:00Man, am I a bad blogger....I can't believe I can't keep up with this. Life is flying by, and I'm so busy that I'm not even writing it down. Truth be told, I ran into some technical issues posting pictures, which turned into an excuse to not post. I turned around, and it's been months since I posted. Not good....but I decided that Mother's Day would be my time to start again....writing letters to my kids about what they are up to, and what they mean to me today.<br />
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Jonah Samuel<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many days that I didn't know if I would get to hear the name "Mommy." I still acknowledge that hearing it, even when it's an angry tone, is a blessing and miracle. The Lord heard our cries, and gave you to us. Your very names remind us of the journey we went on to find you....and exactly you. Being a mommy is like letting someone take your heart out of your chest and having to trust that it will be alright.....some days its very difficult to let you climb as high as you would like, or ski as fast as you would like, or jump off things that look too scary to me. But, when I get past the fear and learn to "hold you loosely," the Lord lets me experience the joy of you and of being a mommy in every sense of the word. I love you more than you know (at least until you become parents of your own)! Thank you for making me what I always wanted to be more than anything else--Mommy.</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-46765433454822589712010-01-23T00:20:00.000-06:002010-01-23T00:20:30.883-06:00my girlso being the mom of a boy is familiar to me by now. lots of sword fights and transformers and superhero costumes. but, all of a sudden i'm getting to experience my daughter being a girl (all on her own--not by me getting to play dress up with her! :) )<br />
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She has taken to dressing up. Initially, we found her in my drawer where I keep my shall-we-say unmentionables. She had dressed up in lots of things in bright colors and had thrown everything out on the floor in a huge pile, then climbed in the drawer herself to get better access. We, of course, had to take pictures....but, we will not be posting them here! (She had also gotten into another drawer and had put on my hats and scarves....I think the apple does not fall far from the tree when it comes to my love of accessories!)<br />
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So, here are a few of my girl becoming a girl before my own eyes....I love having both a son and a daughter so much! Thank you, Lord, that I get to experience both!<br />
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J and L truly have a special kinship....It makes me happy that they have each other....and a little worried about the trouble they are going to get into together in a few years.<br />
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Here is J in his Batman mask from Gumble Dave and Aunt Ana....isn't is scary?!<br />
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</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-32104632337435032962010-01-04T18:44:00.000-06:002010-01-04T18:44:10.076-06:00J is 5, and Mommy is emotionalThree days after Christmas and 2 days after my birthday we get to celebrate our first little miracle. He was born against even greater odds than we knew at the time....and it makes us very thankful for his strong-will that he was fighting from the very beginning. :) We always have a pretty low-key birthday, as we celebrate with both families during Christmas and then have a friend birthday party some other day. I'll admit, his turning 5 has been a little difficult on me. I can't help but think about all the things that will happen this year. I have such a little bit of time with him left at home, and I'm so sad to think about how fast it went. We are so blessed to have this tender, funny, strong-willed, all-boy, crazy, loving, loyal little boy in our lives. Thank you, Lord! <br />
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Ever since he turned 5, he refers to himself as "the five year old"....as in "come here, sissy, and give some love to the five year old," and "mommy, now that i'm a five year old i need 5 pieces of candy, not 4." J constantly makes us laugh!<br />
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Here is J with his Star Wars Snuggie...it's hilarious!<br />
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Jonah loves Transformers...here he is in a Bumblebee helmet, gun and PJ's.<br />
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And here is Tinkerbell again with Dad G!<br />
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</div>We went to visit Mama Lee in the rehab hospital...and J and A loved for Grammy to take them on rides in the wheelchair. A very funny site, believe me! Here is A with Grammy...<br />
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</div>We also had a great visit with Mimmy...here she is with J, A and Gordy and Char's kids....<br />
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We had a wonderful time with my side of the family in Arkansas. J even said to KK (on our last night there), "KK, isn't it crazy how the time flies so fast? Tomorrow I have to go home!" <br />
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A fell in love with Lucy the bulldog, and she really took off walking on my birthday! Here we are before all going to dinner to celebrate my 29th birthday (and holding!) ;)<br />
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</div>Lee Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06861106654288197970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994130561622637800.post-7212626603918267882010-01-03T21:17:00.000-06:002010-01-03T21:17:15.601-06:00New Year's Resolution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTbcoPXdNlXwOb4MBPh4RGJWvnXW_ygQ5JroKB_JrhPR7EbKvGuALQmAXWNk0RWQUK4uDWboKw6I8zd2jThvBJEL7dSGaNRyoqif1wkvGIV60E1siv7RNTP4Fzdsjq80pNherxTaH08J0/s1600-h/IMG_9671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTbcoPXdNlXwOb4MBPh4RGJWvnXW_ygQ5JroKB_JrhPR7EbKvGuALQmAXWNk0RWQUK4uDWboKw6I8zd2jThvBJEL7dSGaNRyoqif1wkvGIV60E1siv7RNTP4Fzdsjq80pNherxTaH08J0/s320/IMG_9671.JPG" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've decided, despite past thoughts on blogging, that this is the year I will join the masses. Please know I'm doing this only to chronicle (for myself and for my kids to read someday) the story of our lives. I was doing so good making scrapbooks for each year, and then a second child came along....and well, we still don't have 2008, much less 2009, books. Most people who blog have quick wit, a great talent of writing, or much more exciting lives than I. Don't expect any of that here. You can expect some funny one-liners from J, however....and probably lots of stories of A doing "firsts." And for sure a lot of pictures....b/c I fully intend to print this in book format at the end of the year and count that as our yearly book. Two birds with one stone and all that.</span></span><br />
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</div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, here's to 2010 and keeping up with the Jameses. Hope you enjoy. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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