tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74718585516578712812024-02-18T23:55:30.449-08:00The Avila FamilyThe family. We are a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together. ~Erma BombeckDanielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-42132953354479207702009-01-01T23:09:00.000-08:002009-01-01T23:12:07.666-08:00Baby Steps...Well it's taking baby steps but tonight at 11:08 I have finally managed to remove all of my twilight stuff and change my background! Yea Me!!! Now if I could just finish the last 50 pages of the Hunger Games and climb into a hot bubble bath I will be set. Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-62983042463476093632008-12-30T23:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:26:30.747-08:00Apologies To My Blog...I can't believe it has been 2 months since my last post. Are you kidding me I still have a Fall background! Lately it seems that I have had ZERO time to do anything let alone blog. I am sooo sorry blog. I really do love you. I am hoping that once Christmas is put away, kids are back in school and the New Year FINALLY begins I will have a little more time on my hands. So incase I don't get to it before this year is over I hope everyone has a blast ringing in the New Year with the ones that you love and I'll see you next year! P.S. Don't forget to make your New Year's Resolutions! XOXO!!!Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-46328408105703818542008-11-06T14:31:00.000-08:002008-11-06T15:50:09.050-08:00Crazy Hair Day<div>So last week Jace had <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">CRAZY</span> hair day at school. He was so excited so we spray painted his hair with stripes of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GREEN</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">SILVER</span>. He thought he was pretty cool stuff. After school I took a couple of pictures of him and his friend Landen.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvx2VN33b-1CemxbTHHx_3Frym7RznNjk9llV6zNj3KdgHhiiLqdjAEatdwGxtBGC0xxfe6KBVXW0cR2zBmbV79zv2Iz7Co6B7hXYVRcrDyB6Z2QTJ9vDNTtdRk4uUWzn-rjoZBTCiCPT/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvx2VN33b-1CemxbTHHx_3Frym7RznNjk9llV6zNj3KdgHhiiLqdjAEatdwGxtBGC0xxfe6KBVXW0cR2zBmbV79zv2Iz7Co6B7hXYVRcrDyB6Z2QTJ9vDNTtdRk4uUWzn-rjoZBTCiCPT/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265695136232142178" /></a></div><div>Jace & Landen (CRAZY HAIR BOYZ)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk9o-NOppTOhYWR0dDsFdg4CRPheDGIDAMpjby1gWyNygDgaBRoCQJVDBZQb1xAs9lgZdtW9nnQBw8Nm94tmUkeKlXv348swDKdg3c90QO04uvPqLYCPdA3UmcS3wdm-uNMh6aV4U9ZyB/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265695143591332610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><br /></div><div>Jace is too cool!</div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-37821762063384640112008-10-22T22:33:00.001-07:002008-10-23T01:10:54.519-07:00The Pumpkin Patch<div>Today we took the kids to the cutest little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">P</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">p</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">K</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">N</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">p</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">C</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">h</span></span></span>. It was so much fun. We got to feed the horses and goats <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">carrots</span>, the kids went on a pony ride and just got to run around and play. It was such a cute place...I will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> go back next year! Here are some of my favorite pictures of our day there.</div><div>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS5w6U5_6T94ibHVZkmh9UgScDyBHaJRkW41zXUHFu8gFawSNFpR-gslO0phdQVtXKx-hybdTmuw6p_OwejomdFkdLqSTphSoKqqFCrS5pk1JTWHK8kOJqKAZoCOjzN8VvCUQl8d2u8Zx/s1600-h/DSC_0128.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS5w6U5_6T94ibHVZkmh9UgScDyBHaJRkW41zXUHFu8gFawSNFpR-gslO0phdQVtXKx-hybdTmuw6p_OwejomdFkdLqSTphSoKqqFCrS5pk1JTWHK8kOJqKAZoCOjzN8VvCUQl8d2u8Zx/s320/DSC_0128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260253903101993458" /></a><br /></div><div>Best Buddies.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_DqeyOTJB6zfhTCv5kBXU5waC_KUg5BXTzXchvMN1DA_ZJgxc2V0FLt5wnypoEu6ptGpTbgbXtL6RvWdpcdTMoj8b1NKpIlwE-aTCERA_sRIjUu0t6yS6DHfnPoeu6qPu2Hxd9yFfErv/s1600-h/DSC_0121.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_DqeyOTJB6zfhTCv5kBXU5waC_KUg5BXTzXchvMN1DA_ZJgxc2V0FLt5wnypoEu6ptGpTbgbXtL6RvWdpcdTMoj8b1NKpIlwE-aTCERA_sRIjUu0t6yS6DHfnPoeu6qPu2Hxd9yFfErv/s320/DSC_0121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260253900123910402" /></a><div>What A Cutie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwfAooM_Vk3a_gwQpvCh9VaJDY0jOcY0sdNh0z3xRVd5cP-fxoHw4hKPkeienhDeMj5aUPvHxcgbHCGHoQgR82nUlG3s2lh-XL-yCMieakVp6TV1YkMqoTgfWFiktNhSV1bNX1dVLuUqV/s1600-h/DSC_0109.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwfAooM_Vk3a_gwQpvCh9VaJDY0jOcY0sdNh0z3xRVd5cP-fxoHw4hKPkeienhDeMj5aUPvHxcgbHCGHoQgR82nUlG3s2lh-XL-yCMieakVp6TV1YkMqoTgfWFiktNhSV1bNX1dVLuUqV/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260253896187229362" /></a></div><div>She loved this little horse swing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigOR_DeuYCOvdBFexuSlQACxC0EHRa8MwAg9_lM1DjBBT3Pza-87W8Qx2T0f2MbECealpk6VZQ1UPkp7lE7rSbfWf64IxiVqWMYllnO1eFcbfGRHXZNhiWGhL3Oon4zfKfP32GLo81R-t/s1600-h/DSC_0102.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigOR_DeuYCOvdBFexuSlQACxC0EHRa8MwAg9_lM1DjBBT3Pza-87W8Qx2T0f2MbECealpk6VZQ1UPkp7lE7rSbfWf64IxiVqWMYllnO1eFcbfGRHXZNhiWGhL3Oon4zfKfP32GLo81R-t/s320/DSC_0102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260253893770090146" /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jace</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Landen</span> on the Merry-Go-Round. </div><div>Check out <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Landens</span> Face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR34xNC5AIL5SpsglkLOG92AjAv_E5VvbzRecNLUqM6yn-zBpvBn8JZODbjAWN3FnXWeqc_YBznVwlHjgLkf2lWla8hGewnKK0noUBM6TXAjC-l6YnORCY909jKmmpj3aUs3B08XJvjeb/s1600-h/DSC_0095.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR34xNC5AIL5SpsglkLOG92AjAv_E5VvbzRecNLUqM6yn-zBpvBn8JZODbjAWN3FnXWeqc_YBznVwlHjgLkf2lWla8hGewnKK0noUBM6TXAjC-l6YnORCY909jKmmpj3aUs3B08XJvjeb/s320/DSC_0095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260253888870491330" /></a></div><div>Happy Boy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva1zOStmQzRzJ21I1bnedFnG2Fot4qa_y6fcolOwjGTz9aUX6Qo5bzL2lhS_Q8rkwB5M29fKIWmQSJNw-sxIKVWbX4AYxRxG_1QPNGONLRbbiGSCZ-n0TUvITx7GolmVh8Xa-HtoCnYIs/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva1zOStmQzRzJ21I1bnedFnG2Fot4qa_y6fcolOwjGTz9aUX6Qo5bzL2lhS_Q8rkwB5M29fKIWmQSJNw-sxIKVWbX4AYxRxG_1QPNGONLRbbiGSCZ-n0TUvITx7GolmVh8Xa-HtoCnYIs/s320/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260252728978205346" /></a></div><div>That was one big horse.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzfCMwNfZ4GOxDAWgbdgiKyg4M1PU3fZfaisZN7X9B-VSv4k_finXryS6GgUU4lHleOcJgKYQmh1Na-xy7Bp_D0YYC-fq2E4o7TV3mWNabx9G2mJEpaiculiLW1_zZO5x6A0mvlFZVjon/s1600-h/DSC_0080.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzfCMwNfZ4GOxDAWgbdgiKyg4M1PU3fZfaisZN7X9B-VSv4k_finXryS6GgUU4lHleOcJgKYQmh1Na-xy7Bp_D0YYC-fq2E4o7TV3mWNabx9G2mJEpaiculiLW1_zZO5x6A0mvlFZVjon/s320/DSC_0080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260252719088997282" /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Jace</span> couldn't get enough of the animals.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVZOLDWT65GeSEWXrTYzm7Od6DJY67oRUR3ktdFmicijPLfWgvqTq1g4E5rEMhoLG-CuTr95ZMVAVpNziNy1n9-Zf1RGwIxxuh94WJyRlAzG_rxYHa1EV3r18Ul8N5f7vlj5QUwnVd4EX/s1600-h/DSC_0086.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVZOLDWT65GeSEWXrTYzm7Od6DJY67oRUR3ktdFmicijPLfWgvqTq1g4E5rEMhoLG-CuTr95ZMVAVpNziNy1n9-Zf1RGwIxxuh94WJyRlAzG_rxYHa1EV3r18Ul8N5f7vlj5QUwnVd4EX/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260252708976359954" /></a></div><div>This goat was a crack up. He just hopped up</div><div>there and helped himself to some pretzels.</div><div>(Glad I didn't eat any of those!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCl-I9dEReFg0MNQftO1fK669AO64Ef0QTPi7ySm0iqj8eGHOx0spcuiqtfuuclB6pitgW20JYT9L8KIAjDO6Xp1gBUQgVJ9pdjtL4t3XD0lYgXSpwT3BW1kxtDdEgXVihxMVAE9La1ms/s1600-h/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCl-I9dEReFg0MNQftO1fK669AO64Ef0QTPi7ySm0iqj8eGHOx0spcuiqtfuuclB6pitgW20JYT9L8KIAjDO6Xp1gBUQgVJ9pdjtL4t3XD0lYgXSpwT3BW1kxtDdEgXVihxMVAE9La1ms/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260252707205806722" /></a></div><div>All <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jace</span> is missing here is his 6-shooter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqooCk681ay_fxAeMkybYN7epUpxugHzr2y9GS70QR4jl3miGpIGT0Fs9TFoEISYOrk4MUPGBWGGPYNqh6YEreSvIMh6PJvFgf6An2XDXHDnuG_doR3KEbQSGKlWD9omXLrPDcYSAPHaB/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqooCk681ay_fxAeMkybYN7epUpxugHzr2y9GS70QR4jl3miGpIGT0Fs9TFoEISYOrk4MUPGBWGGPYNqh6YEreSvIMh6PJvFgf6An2XDXHDnuG_doR3KEbQSGKlWD9omXLrPDcYSAPHaB/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260251810540630162" /></a></div><div>Alexis went on a pony ride but seemed</div><div>to like this one just as much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_1k5jZ89Bf2CFRyr6k6l756wMutOCk6Rvi3sNKdNwi2TPMjMev6dcG_r2R5ybeZcrE0rPyRS0Gt2oakhFKWBTy_ezAk8oizWPBsNdumqS4oQ6LqtNp-gL_GpN6O7uYhCXNM_V-JL5U30/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_1k5jZ89Bf2CFRyr6k6l756wMutOCk6Rvi3sNKdNwi2TPMjMev6dcG_r2R5ybeZcrE0rPyRS0Gt2oakhFKWBTy_ezAk8oizWPBsNdumqS4oQ6LqtNp-gL_GpN6O7uYhCXNM_V-JL5U30/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260251804170983058" /></a></div><div>Look at me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrBYbdFgECO8M9Gfpi097X-aNuXA_cEdAnNutM-9sFae1mZB-onFHSUdQPUbrGjpJyrsdhkgGYSUlyZfjdd4ugB6zkE_fS69ASBW40d6xlYZ1en2TnFM27FjQMkOpaJHewbOZahA4lzgU/s1600-h/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrBYbdFgECO8M9Gfpi097X-aNuXA_cEdAnNutM-9sFae1mZB-onFHSUdQPUbrGjpJyrsdhkgGYSUlyZfjdd4ugB6zkE_fS69ASBW40d6xlYZ1en2TnFM27FjQMkOpaJHewbOZahA4lzgU/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260251795274716930" /></a></div><div>We love each other!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCwR362IWlvOA7oF7jV6dkOSkw7XYuSxZvu78n0XsVUwY4Jr35_YUtXmDr0PtWck2wRJjiortP9a-y20KWGCExBNCXwQkHHVCbbqCU1mYsBaN5PAvfGFK1I76EBPaOTeZ1IvvON0PlJF-/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCwR362IWlvOA7oF7jV6dkOSkw7XYuSxZvu78n0XsVUwY4Jr35_YUtXmDr0PtWck2wRJjiortP9a-y20KWGCExBNCXwQkHHVCbbqCU1mYsBaN5PAvfGFK1I76EBPaOTeZ1IvvON0PlJF-/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260251794059368402" /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ok</span> mom...just for you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JVy4UGGeCsHFOab4LDEMc5FKKvVlD51WrMLkQZ7vVpPlv5n71gJWBj8JX_Ak2AlHtNvzs_RiuxOAYcn1CgcRKPHGyzSv_Q39r_QhDvPfw_eKcCFxBEXaHRYxSjZ8uQAN4RNhCKzIKJmt/s1600-h/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JVy4UGGeCsHFOab4LDEMc5FKKvVlD51WrMLkQZ7vVpPlv5n71gJWBj8JX_Ak2AlHtNvzs_RiuxOAYcn1CgcRKPHGyzSv_Q39r_QhDvPfw_eKcCFxBEXaHRYxSjZ8uQAN4RNhCKzIKJmt/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260251789715195010" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jace</span> was so cute. When we got out of the car</div><div>he found these rocks and kept saying, "MOM</div><div>look I found CRYSTALS!"</div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-7150550765454632342008-10-21T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-23T01:09:13.360-07:00Compay Picnic<div>So every year my step-father's company hosts a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">HUGE</span> picnic for all of their employees and their families. It is a blast every year and this year was no exception. They had everything from a GIANT Titanic slide to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">cotton candy</span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">snow cones</span></span>. The kids thought they had died and gone to Heaven. There was also a K-9 demonstration that Metro put on. It was really amazing to see how obedient and strong those dogs are. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jace</span> and I participated in an egg toss. We actually made it pretty far until he tossed the egg and it splatted all over my arms and down my clothes...needless to say he was pretty bummed out. When I finally got my kids home (kicking and screaming of course) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jace</span> said, "Mom when can we go back to that park again???" My response was, "Oh, in about 364 days." Let's just say that that is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ALOT</span></span></span> of days to a 6 year old. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa. We can't wait 'till next year.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUQ42FdOiXz2hup5_U81gJolYoNGO8QMCW6b62RpMTK_LpUEJ2G8w_v1ujweoaojO94Vb8c3PopvpU_Gi93EPuW1xKSK2k1K7aKQ6m0P6XNGQlBrgodZwDoUOD9iFjRsIxd5oHYiSj8o2/s1600-h/DSC_0228.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHGFZ5djwG9pza-yHGJUfxQQ_8FF3Owfa2thO5GW5bLFT2fisR82JTxBQdMHhabsTB3X0txSWOWht4zWYq6axDMBhYzFB_iKADcVnFqlTCzct42t6VHB1_FvECm6qcDJoyG9eus3GERkR/s1600-h/DSC_0186.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHGFZ5djwG9pza-yHGJUfxQQ_8FF3Owfa2thO5GW5bLFT2fisR82JTxBQdMHhabsTB3X0txSWOWht4zWYq6axDMBhYzFB_iKADcVnFqlTCzct42t6VHB1_FvECm6qcDJoyG9eus3GERkR/s320/DSC_0186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260237516268444994" /></a></div><div>Lexi <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">LOVES</span> her Grandpa!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXoPoiXeGnIsEoWcBU1YDPp32HOm9-yXxyZnujGO11AeFXkr61YyQmYUtfuxor1zyIlBKUUIejJRrvyzlCasMpFp70JIu59Ag9Bp_Lwr0EztuoBflGQacWAn-y3OQsO2ywyVbLV8p-RrJ/s1600-h/DSC_0182.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXoPoiXeGnIsEoWcBU1YDPp32HOm9-yXxyZnujGO11AeFXkr61YyQmYUtfuxor1zyIlBKUUIejJRrvyzlCasMpFp70JIu59Ag9Bp_Lwr0EztuoBflGQacWAn-y3OQsO2ywyVbLV8p-RrJ/s320/DSC_0182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260237513202009506" /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jace</span> Jumping Away in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Potato</span> Sack Race.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u-rMUGyFfWEF5KyB9eLkd0YaR6lih4-FGZWVgyTfvG8wLHm4sVfoiDlYp79VAzYRwTtutWegR9XGi86ZldXcmhUO0SWufRPmN_1-Q4bbxoqJ7RapIwoeYr8cDZjsQp2dT96-zTYaNtHd/s1600-h/DSC_0166.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u-rMUGyFfWEF5KyB9eLkd0YaR6lih4-FGZWVgyTfvG8wLHm4sVfoiDlYp79VAzYRwTtutWegR9XGi86ZldXcmhUO0SWufRPmN_1-Q4bbxoqJ7RapIwoeYr8cDZjsQp2dT96-zTYaNtHd/s320/DSC_0166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260237502202708114" /></a><br />Got <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Cotton Candy</span>???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb3Bh0jmJtq0C3y70azbr9XSqGAHbZvuIhH-3nbbYzMDD2HiaynwKKKWWDIEl5LuxK86aatYsSMPYlp6-YPNrKVh0-8YVv1jqlLosyuwXwpTi5yip6k2LlOLzOxh_A8YZE712iSjFNMNE/s1600-h/DSC_0142.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb3Bh0jmJtq0C3y70azbr9XSqGAHbZvuIhH-3nbbYzMDD2HiaynwKKKWWDIEl5LuxK86aatYsSMPYlp6-YPNrKVh0-8YVv1jqlLosyuwXwpTi5yip6k2LlOLzOxh_A8YZE712iSjFNMNE/s320/DSC_0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260236714046971778" /></a></div><div>OK - So I loved this picture until</div><div>I realized the placement of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); ">w<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); ">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">s</span></span></span></span></div><div>balloon. My mom said she would KILL</div><div>me if I put this on my blog...Sorry Mom;)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnExFOiFfFry70xcaQPHSnCpvc84dPCMYiDrGZ6AeEYkd-ubwBxqQSji9okF47xNj0D_TQJflbyKAE6pV7GYth06H0HWwx8cDLAbVy8oV30Kh9_37EzGtFPy1xrjU9W7cCFiP4rUHlTae/s1600-h/DSC_0143.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnExFOiFfFry70xcaQPHSnCpvc84dPCMYiDrGZ6AeEYkd-ubwBxqQSji9okF47xNj0D_TQJflbyKAE6pV7GYth06H0HWwx8cDLAbVy8oV30Kh9_37EzGtFPy1xrjU9W7cCFiP4rUHlTae/s320/DSC_0143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260236721456253170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HS8nwGuaRICyqI9WOuKEJ1PJ5qb5Hv-H9PgXUqJVdg3zCHX3fgI7Y4QfSaWo8gC1QYik7Gh7c5bUms1uaci4ErdsSeqb6fflf-bwlaGrtoBIRXZaUJ97UEQ77F6obRDOMdB8XoSjCB4P/s1600-h/DSC_0134.JPG"></a></div><div>Just be grateful that this is what the</div><div>balloon turned out to be.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HS8nwGuaRICyqI9WOuKEJ1PJ5qb5Hv-H9PgXUqJVdg3zCHX3fgI7Y4QfSaWo8gC1QYik7Gh7c5bUms1uaci4ErdsSeqb6fflf-bwlaGrtoBIRXZaUJ97UEQ77F6obRDOMdB8XoSjCB4P/s1600-h/DSC_0134.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HS8nwGuaRICyqI9WOuKEJ1PJ5qb5Hv-H9PgXUqJVdg3zCHX3fgI7Y4QfSaWo8gC1QYik7Gh7c5bUms1uaci4ErdsSeqb6fflf-bwlaGrtoBIRXZaUJ97UEQ77F6obRDOMdB8XoSjCB4P/s320/DSC_0134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260236706654448530" /></a></div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Patiently</span> waiting for their turn on the slide. <div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBZPz6dxnRe93VXAU97t9cw7ko_5nrqKRwML4fJMvvAI_DSKebMryZ2mHzCTnszIXRrmRwy_ECtG9_LOJ4xFhrbsntYegVWK001NNDxcLx4IQOSeA6dEk9GO1OkBwtlEtNORe9JOxykll/s1600-h/DSC_0133.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBZPz6dxnRe93VXAU97t9cw7ko_5nrqKRwML4fJMvvAI_DSKebMryZ2mHzCTnszIXRrmRwy_ECtG9_LOJ4xFhrbsntYegVWK001NNDxcLx4IQOSeA6dEk9GO1OkBwtlEtNORe9JOxykll/s320/DSC_0133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260239976650182610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Weeeeeeeeeeeee</span>!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBZPz6dxnRe93VXAU97t9cw7ko_5nrqKRwML4fJMvvAI_DSKebMryZ2mHzCTnszIXRrmRwy_ECtG9_LOJ4xFhrbsntYegVWK001NNDxcLx4IQOSeA6dEk9GO1OkBwtlEtNORe9JOxykll/s1600-h/DSC_0133.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDizkWBabqBVwwqu2VF1GACJfHcPH8AqxdFeMrG4zvtNXrPKgfxCXs4bfV_LfjjkXzg9fQuvYlWu5-NjmnNM9r-Zh-zyQmvxiIISy1Tv8XucCih9fBq01BpMMU2JrIkEWMf2cy8RKpQA9/s1600-h/DSC_0162.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDizkWBabqBVwwqu2VF1GACJfHcPH8AqxdFeMrG4zvtNXrPKgfxCXs4bfV_LfjjkXzg9fQuvYlWu5-NjmnNM9r-Zh-zyQmvxiIISy1Tv8XucCih9fBq01BpMMU2JrIkEWMf2cy8RKpQA9/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260236726965915826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEhpZvaxXOe0Ap2H_iIGlzSxDcOssthZKT3-o9vRMSinsKARptzz90udaBNkqviDW12KMRnl-Rf0xvm6LKS0tSX2j0BwhYPqVj9kWHq_5gmwxWNAT_oddUs84dIckzh2Xc0slta1afM67/s1600-h/DSC_0215.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Heeve</span>...Ho!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEhpZvaxXOe0Ap2H_iIGlzSxDcOssthZKT3-o9vRMSinsKARptzz90udaBNkqviDW12KMRnl-Rf0xvm6LKS0tSX2j0BwhYPqVj9kWHq_5gmwxWNAT_oddUs84dIckzh2Xc0slta1afM67/s1600-h/DSC_0215.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEhpZvaxXOe0Ap2H_iIGlzSxDcOssthZKT3-o9vRMSinsKARptzz90udaBNkqviDW12KMRnl-Rf0xvm6LKS0tSX2j0BwhYPqVj9kWHq_5gmwxWNAT_oddUs84dIckzh2Xc0slta1afM67/s320/DSC_0215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260237518837944642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div>This Dog Was AMAZING!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEhpZvaxXOe0Ap2H_iIGlzSxDcOssthZKT3-o9vRMSinsKARptzz90udaBNkqviDW12KMRnl-Rf0xvm6LKS0tSX2j0BwhYPqVj9kWHq_5gmwxWNAT_oddUs84dIckzh2Xc0slta1afM67/s1600-h/DSC_0215.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUQ42FdOiXz2hup5_U81gJolYoNGO8QMCW6b62RpMTK_LpUEJ2G8w_v1ujweoaojO94Vb8c3PopvpU_Gi93EPuW1xKSK2k1K7aKQ6m0P6XNGQlBrgodZwDoUOD9iFjRsIxd5oHYiSj8o2/s1600-h/DSC_0228.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUQ42FdOiXz2hup5_U81gJolYoNGO8QMCW6b62RpMTK_LpUEJ2G8w_v1ujweoaojO94Vb8c3PopvpU_Gi93EPuW1xKSK2k1K7aKQ6m0P6XNGQlBrgodZwDoUOD9iFjRsIxd5oHYiSj8o2/s320/DSC_0228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260237524821590914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Please Don't Make Us Leave!!!</div></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-66000965756069389992008-10-21T16:37:00.000-07:002008-10-23T01:09:49.775-07:00Harvest Festival<div>Last week we got to go to Jace's Harvest Festival at his school. He was so excited he could hardly contain himself. As soon as we got there I don't think he stopped bouncing for at least 15 minutes. They had tons of games, a raffle (we didn't win anything...rats), a haunted house and a cake walk. The cake walk was about the only thing Jace <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">REALLY</span></span> wanted to do. So when we finally got around to it we got in line . And it's a good thing we did because we were the last group they let in. We all got on our numbers and they played the music. After it stopped the lady just kept calling out numbers to get rid of the last of the desserts. Wouldn't you guess it...Jace's number was the very last number to be called. You should have seen him. He was so stressed out when everyones numbers were being called and his wasn't. But atleast he got something and he was sooooo super happy. We had a fun night as a family and look forward to going again next year. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1C7KFCjwcNr13nAwxc10pa9XLryOp_d9yYMcTGxsokouHL2YaW8JrrOojUAdDvTH5YJmQksGa7c15SexnutVFs7fozSIVaxzwc1PkD9GPcxOXATNlmDa8tRRFeTWczj7-ZbFw9t2bFEf/s1600-h/DSC_0116.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1C7KFCjwcNr13nAwxc10pa9XLryOp_d9yYMcTGxsokouHL2YaW8JrrOojUAdDvTH5YJmQksGa7c15SexnutVFs7fozSIVaxzwc1PkD9GPcxOXATNlmDa8tRRFeTWczj7-ZbFw9t2bFEf/s320/DSC_0116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260214737874215218" /></a><div>Jace gearing up for the cake walk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LXu-YCF7PyQ5IHslYuQxeH7d6MVuJYIf9RH5O9UULYek7Op3oFcSemkpdl1u3cx-jRSnHOjo1WH42gcRVbWSXOXfZEA9muBxS5ZyEabrdN-ebG1KhwhLoJsZlbSjiDIiJG9RaDdqCgPs/s1600-h/DSC_0112.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LXu-YCF7PyQ5IHslYuQxeH7d6MVuJYIf9RH5O9UULYek7Op3oFcSemkpdl1u3cx-jRSnHOjo1WH42gcRVbWSXOXfZEA9muBxS5ZyEabrdN-ebG1KhwhLoJsZlbSjiDIiJG9RaDdqCgPs/s320/DSC_0112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260214678435503026" /></a></div><div>He's such a ham for the camera!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmytH_WOPl31BLgq2MGaMa24tBM2Br0T4DNnGQIJtwJZL48vpm7fowXK0rXeMi4jkrTagW8fEAamgPsPNwhugRU6t4HRhLuAwEj3sYfPuxoDqBDgR8vRAJJPHWLnmj1fz_QKoSMAZPu9C/s1600-h/DSC_0106.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmytH_WOPl31BLgq2MGaMa24tBM2Br0T4DNnGQIJtwJZL48vpm7fowXK0rXeMi4jkrTagW8fEAamgPsPNwhugRU6t4HRhLuAwEj3sYfPuxoDqBDgR8vRAJJPHWLnmj1fz_QKoSMAZPu9C/s320/DSC_0106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260214666387011330" /></a></div><div>The kids loved getting on the police bike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTGBjJKdO1dQoKkBmYBPDVdaT2wxdycoUbsw_FhRNx-qD8sdHwM0QNW1wlFaIQoWeo8rvU-_z255Vdu4Hh3pL_AjEFxoHcu73C5jCzq7Gtl951GQWfZ4AgQMGU-nY4Pmb9w6GZPScgHSb/s1600-h/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTGBjJKdO1dQoKkBmYBPDVdaT2wxdycoUbsw_FhRNx-qD8sdHwM0QNW1wlFaIQoWeo8rvU-_z255Vdu4Hh3pL_AjEFxoHcu73C5jCzq7Gtl951GQWfZ4AgQMGU-nY4Pmb9w6GZPScgHSb/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260214604952491906" /></a></div><div>Jace is such a good Hula-Hooper!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLNBRfDDGkFyLX3c9V74PS1jdOA2BXSnPMLnmS88b6O2yilgNqLENKEcwb96U5NSiYVCnqT5iys6HSaXNs4rbBZEcz20wsItGxLpWRrEmOPrf-EUBe5KeZ5KehiWRE-CbquD7QB4inFfI/s1600-h/DSC_0099.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLNBRfDDGkFyLX3c9V74PS1jdOA2BXSnPMLnmS88b6O2yilgNqLENKEcwb96U5NSiYVCnqT5iys6HSaXNs4rbBZEcz20wsItGxLpWRrEmOPrf-EUBe5KeZ5KehiWRE-CbquD7QB4inFfI/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260214662657015906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Alexis on the other hand needs a </div><div>little work.</div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-7687931112002104322008-10-20T12:10:00.000-07:002008-10-23T01:12:00.630-07:00HALLOWEEN BUNCOWell we just had our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FABULOUS</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span>Halloween Bunco last week and it was<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FABULOUS</span></span></span>! My friend Alison hosts it every year and she just goes crazy! Her invitations were little boxes with a casted finger tied with a ribbon on it to remind us of bunco (super cute). Everyone was dressed up so cute and creative. Deedra and Katie, I do have to say you guys were probably the most <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HILLARIOUS</span></span> of us all. Thanks girls for a fun night and Thanks Juno (Ali) for a great bunco!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDgsVoRqDmZzj2olB8QNzogUiiPBWxGdwzMBkwxmlS1fwno_Z3u-oIYgBSwMn4x9PfT8HocHl9nEoNI5M3qvGHgArXf5VS7yOqgfAY473y4CGAbC2qDinNCg2Tmmz89Yyqx3c3Mx4EAtE/s1600-h/DSC_0083.JPG"></a><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDgsVoRqDmZzj2olB8QNzogUiiPBWxGdwzMBkwxmlS1fwno_Z3u-oIYgBSwMn4x9PfT8HocHl9nEoNI5M3qvGHgArXf5VS7yOqgfAY473y4CGAbC2qDinNCg2Tmmz89Yyqx3c3Mx4EAtE/s1600-h/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDgsVoRqDmZzj2olB8QNzogUiiPBWxGdwzMBkwxmlS1fwno_Z3u-oIYgBSwMn4x9PfT8HocHl9nEoNI5M3qvGHgArXf5VS7yOqgfAY473y4CGAbC2qDinNCg2Tmmz89Yyqx3c3Mx4EAtE/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260246227985185730" /></a></div><div>Deedra as Elasta-Girl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SGwrkLVnzAdLG3mDzjbuk9EB1MQxTmGZBEg-N_9ak_9CS8H90diqIxpsQjh_PRRpprdwFKKVhEr9PruRXXZbV0O-L5XbdR22RxbO2nNvSbFnrwKWPapmPe7Lr8WjCF7FKnTAxE-p_6Jg/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SGwrkLVnzAdLG3mDzjbuk9EB1MQxTmGZBEg-N_9ak_9CS8H90diqIxpsQjh_PRRpprdwFKKVhEr9PruRXXZbV0O-L5XbdR22RxbO2nNvSbFnrwKWPapmPe7Lr8WjCF7FKnTAxE-p_6Jg/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260246224004447586" /></a></div><div>Katie...This was her actual prom</div><div>dress from High School.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu2_ytdfTcAjzmpoTJT6QqNTRO_wUDLEbnUONWrfRNTyRMc78aSX5L5OaczwHDUp7UhHT0PYKvKjtBdsgngc6t9Li0yo5hLdTtV60PKBlPoFUTi3kYcZtQigBCgAvv-0r-93DHZ1cmWTq/s1600-h/DSC_0086.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu2_ytdfTcAjzmpoTJT6QqNTRO_wUDLEbnUONWrfRNTyRMc78aSX5L5OaczwHDUp7UhHT0PYKvKjtBdsgngc6t9Li0yo5hLdTtV60PKBlPoFUTi3kYcZtQigBCgAvv-0r-93DHZ1cmWTq/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260247321504454914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJe9ewAzFrQzpM5_gQQh0-Hfqsu5Fs6pF0x-NpxwTgzNem_RIMzk4jxTP-fVwp0U1RuvsyRGCMw9yGu1-aSXVpO_M3hZlD1rGdU9H14qXvjR2Mz0mAHVWMhoCDI3bQBErtYXp85qDiyTA/s1600-h/DSC_0061.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div>The Bunco Gang.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJe9ewAzFrQzpM5_gQQh0-Hfqsu5Fs6pF0x-NpxwTgzNem_RIMzk4jxTP-fVwp0U1RuvsyRGCMw9yGu1-aSXVpO_M3hZlD1rGdU9H14qXvjR2Mz0mAHVWMhoCDI3bQBErtYXp85qDiyTA/s1600-h/DSC_0061.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJe9ewAzFrQzpM5_gQQh0-Hfqsu5Fs6pF0x-NpxwTgzNem_RIMzk4jxTP-fVwp0U1RuvsyRGCMw9yGu1-aSXVpO_M3hZlD1rGdU9H14qXvjR2Mz0mAHVWMhoCDI3bQBErtYXp85qDiyTA/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260246211290653746" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><span>Me and Mya.</span></span></span></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI5d-Qdro1v9GfvgKFXz1mTCMqb6B-TFTyyKjcHrh6b3vzLWRPAJkRYqRS8HNpClYLcJYIcPPRQ0J0lGcEVfG1VsZWMMM3bQ0Y8jwdEyWtPoYEsdlOcOzfE-Ggy0S4rREC5JnmdW9eSWe/s1600-h/DSC_0087.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI5d-Qdro1v9GfvgKFXz1mTCMqb6B-TFTyyKjcHrh6b3vzLWRPAJkRYqRS8HNpClYLcJYIcPPRQ0J0lGcEVfG1VsZWMMM3bQ0Y8jwdEyWtPoYEsdlOcOzfE-Ggy0S4rREC5JnmdW9eSWe/s320/DSC_0087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260246234536038130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div>And A Delish Bundt Cake To Top It All Off!</div></div></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-15618554594101578552008-10-16T09:15:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:07:58.037-07:00We Love Halloween<div>So every year the kids and I decorate our front porch for the Holidays. I order a couple bails of straw from a local feed store and go to work. This year was especially fun for the kids because we put up a lot more scary thing for Halloween. They love running out the front door and making the Butler Skeleton talk. The kids are so excited for Trick-or-Treating this year. My parents bought the kids some pumpkins a couple weeks ago and so instead of carving them this early, I let them paint them. They had a blast. <br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Right now my sister and her husband are staying with us until they get accepted into dental school. It has been so nice having them here. They are a lot of fun to hang out with and help out a lot. So this fall she helped me decorate because of my back and I am so glad she did because I probably wouldn't have done it without her help. She is also soooo good at taking pictures...I am taking some lessons from her and have realized that it is something that I would really like to become good at. So here are some pictures she took of our front porch. We are all ready for you Trick-or-Treaters!!! Happy Halloween!</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHviBCYL6l7-_oXK0N-gezrMf2OKVrniapDvAGNQcM3b7StzydQxcpsf2jOn86udtBQqxQcuOuBA6TbcTkNh52vENnk_hoHeaI4HVHJSN70PPwpp06O2bhRM9cb6SJiKhoRLFlioFcHKsc/s1600-h/DSC_0244.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHviBCYL6l7-_oXK0N-gezrMf2OKVrniapDvAGNQcM3b7StzydQxcpsf2jOn86udtBQqxQcuOuBA6TbcTkNh52vENnk_hoHeaI4HVHJSN70PPwpp06O2bhRM9cb6SJiKhoRLFlioFcHKsc/s320/DSC_0244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257795516189577522" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>Trick-or-Treat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNuqHmDOsZ_AgDOCgrSYLTMF2Tx_Fpq73qlhWcSCoLte8iQ0JQZaPwrET7LTZU-uWzDZlRm8ex7yKNqw4VP0ml_1q32yH3bCia4zeU4B3zVG97XcmZN1i5b3fMmX32TVjxrlkzAtgWKvt/s1600-h/DSC_0247.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNuqHmDOsZ_AgDOCgrSYLTMF2Tx_Fpq73qlhWcSCoLte8iQ0JQZaPwrET7LTZU-uWzDZlRm8ex7yKNqw4VP0ml_1q32yH3bCia4zeU4B3zVG97XcmZN1i5b3fMmX32TVjxrlkzAtgWKvt/s320/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257795519876391426" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div>I Love This Picture.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9v9G3ty2QwD6FDUktUG94Yh3XqlDhzijm_apbVUWUm73NMAPdOHbqsU1fgcGnf2oczGZb3Ftm7CekwyAT4jz_N4sCPmuNvaBxzG8mJY0ZALOrYA9NpPYTjhvu0J95VTdMLpZkHN33jGS/s1600-h/DSC_0248.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9v9G3ty2QwD6FDUktUG94Yh3XqlDhzijm_apbVUWUm73NMAPdOHbqsU1fgcGnf2oczGZb3Ftm7CekwyAT4jz_N4sCPmuNvaBxzG8mJY0ZALOrYA9NpPYTjhvu0J95VTdMLpZkHN33jGS/s320/DSC_0248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257795527026027714" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div>My Favorite Little Pumpkin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxmsak5RHz2s4cbM_Dcy5VO7YF8-7ULMyEfXwXheeq-2jf13iPX54FVuuadgp62DPTM5uME0TaSRT8O5xwZeu_sLehmlEWz-_8Qu-vhHBi1HCv_9hDB3i5ANa2DcBcoFi1v6BkmkwP45S/s1600-h/DSC_0251.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxmsak5RHz2s4cbM_Dcy5VO7YF8-7ULMyEfXwXheeq-2jf13iPX54FVuuadgp62DPTM5uME0TaSRT8O5xwZeu_sLehmlEWz-_8Qu-vhHBi1HCv_9hDB3i5ANa2DcBcoFi1v6BkmkwP45S/s320/DSC_0251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257795531768163346" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a><br />This guy talks and moves when he senses you.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8N9mFEqtUcJPHmlwTCXtnj6GuoZEJ9-16YZ3ps4SxtaB5hQEEUukLJw4TAYBMC8zR_vY3OkEw-EIZABpj1OFpRehdvfNrEaFKIEeYtTqEqDOPP_JjGTPfJplT8huVlHvp6PRtIFnbVIA/s1600-h/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8N9mFEqtUcJPHmlwTCXtnj6GuoZEJ9-16YZ3ps4SxtaB5hQEEUukLJw4TAYBMC8zR_vY3OkEw-EIZABpj1OFpRehdvfNrEaFKIEeYtTqEqDOPP_JjGTPfJplT8huVlHvp6PRtIFnbVIA/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257797738004705570" /></a><br /></div><div>Thanks for the pumpkins Grandma & Grandpa.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ45KS9pgj12YGjkqztOFDdL6p_uPLSpwdbHeBm5pnXGNTiqBhsq5C0xT5Br51m1jXjDnW5lXNPYJzN4ZXEj1oJsojd7-Qlh54IZGRdUxYQPvB8uPLDFbGKruT35fe4SUFGILIwRukjsCs/s1600-h/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ45KS9pgj12YGjkqztOFDdL6p_uPLSpwdbHeBm5pnXGNTiqBhsq5C0xT5Br51m1jXjDnW5lXNPYJzN4ZXEj1oJsojd7-Qlh54IZGRdUxYQPvB8uPLDFbGKruT35fe4SUFGILIwRukjsCs/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257797742732442210" /></a></div><div>Jammie loves this picture...I laugh everytime</div><div>I look at the expression on her face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJkm4P0dXaSY9jVyz7dgKoUQ1TxaAgvhEbf2NMmImSOMr1F_yu7mbwjan7a7NdPcL5e_xs59Euyk4N6FqPs4qQyw3J4OBcCcdN0Eqv6bTzRznD6Rm45i1AJ_yhOFkU30B63K8_sVuENW4/s1600-h/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJkm4P0dXaSY9jVyz7dgKoUQ1TxaAgvhEbf2NMmImSOMr1F_yu7mbwjan7a7NdPcL5e_xs59Euyk4N6FqPs4qQyw3J4OBcCcdN0Eqv6bTzRznD6Rm45i1AJ_yhOFkU30B63K8_sVuENW4/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257797756896939106" /></a></div><div>Jace was very creative about every little thing</div><div>he painted on his pumpkin.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidKV7lcSwObsEFsACNCsaSCAIC6ucl-pJzfnqRCcHFC95kGFQ0EplGuymMm2VrjQCwR-o9iboXMqvEAAOfwuly5SDQj10LbEWmzxY2pnhxJY1xUSW-SFnJDTQJvsDWOfR1y_RaYxU-DYB/s1600-h/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidKV7lcSwObsEFsACNCsaSCAIC6ucl-pJzfnqRCcHFC95kGFQ0EplGuymMm2VrjQCwR-o9iboXMqvEAAOfwuly5SDQj10LbEWmzxY2pnhxJY1xUSW-SFnJDTQJvsDWOfR1y_RaYxU-DYB/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257797760690231778" /></a><br /><div>This girl is always a mess.</div></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-68938260276249334922008-10-14T09:17:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:32:40.177-07:00Alright Already You TAGGERS!!!Alright you TAGGERS! I have been tagged by a couple of you so I am going to try to combine them into one. Here we go:<div>4 Favorite TV Shows:</div><div>1. Gossip Girls</div><div>2. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Heroes</span></div><div>3. Project Runway</div><div>4. Amazing Race</div><div><br /></div><div>4 Things That Happened Yesterday:</div><div>1. Helped Alexis wipe <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">chap stick</span> off my cabinets and counters (she's such a stinker)</div><div>2. Talked to Lexi's teacher about her punching a boy at school (again... such a stinker)</div><div>3. Cleaned House ALL DAY! (Thanks for your help bunny!)</div><div>4. Had a nice family dinner (Thanks Nelli - I mean oven..hee-hee!)</div><div><br /></div><div>4 Things I Would do If I Were a MILLIONAIRE:</div><div>1. SHOP!!! (That is a given)</div><div>2. Pay off houses and cars for my family</div><div>3. Travel with the kids when they are on track breaks</div><div>4. Invest (Jammie would kill me if I didn't)</div><div><br /></div><div>4 Things On Today's To-Do List:</div><div>1. Wipe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">poopy</span> butts. (my kids, of course)</div><div>2. Return stuff to Target, Best Buy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lowes</span></div><div>3. Get the kids some new pants and pj's</div><div>4. Go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Jace's</span> Football Game</div><div><br /></div><div>4 Things I Look Forward To:</div><div>1. My children's milestones</div><div>2. Taking a bath and reading</div><div>3. Date night</div><div>4. My kids going to bed after a long day</div><div><br /></div><div>4 Favorite Places To Eat:</div><div>1. Mesa Grill (Love ya Jeremy & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Malea</span>)</div><div>2. Cafe Rio</div><div>3. Hanks</div><div>4. Red Mango </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">OK</span> Taggers, That's all I can do for one day. Sorry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Malea</span>, I am saving your tag for a different day. So I guess now it's my turn to tag so I tag...Nelli, Brittany, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Chel</span>, Mom, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Kandice</span>, Marci and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Annilee</span>. Sorry girls, had to do it.</div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-83397718771696501962008-10-13T09:00:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:25:46.629-07:00Summer Fun...Time For Fall<span style="DISPLAY: block;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;">Today was FREEZING and I have to say that I feel like summer is officially over. FINALLY! Everyone is back in school and onto a schedule. Jace is now in 1st grade and has joined a flag football league. He absolutely loves it. He wants to play tackle football but he will just have to wait for that. Alexis is in one more year of preschool and has started ballet. She is an excellent ballerina if I do say so myself. Everything at home revolves around ballet, she just loves to dance. This summer was fun and we have lots of fun memories to look back on. Here is a quick glimse of summer of '08 and look forward to summer of '09. But for now its time to think about pumpkins halloween costumes and trick-or-treating. </span><span style="DISPLAY: block;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9;"></span><span style="DISPLAY: block;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9;"><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" src="http://www.bubbleshare.com/swfs/player.swf?4350" width="372" height="307" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="border=true&size=360x270&rss_feed=http://www.bubbleshare.com/rss/474207.f39be9d78d6/feed.xml" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#ffffff" quality="high"></embed></span>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-13693626540218756932008-10-12T18:30:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:08:36.043-07:00Happy Birthday To You!Last week we celebrated Jammie's 34th birthday! Another year older Bunny! We had a lot of fun. The kids were so excited for him to open presents and have cake and ice cream while we were excited to share a night out with friends. We all met up at this place called, I Love Sushi for what else...SUSHI. It was a lot of fun. The food was good but the company was better. (and yes, all my food was cooked and all of Jammie's was raw) I got Jammie tickets to the Arizona Cardinals Football game against the St. Louis Rams in December. He is really excited. I think it will be a fun trip. Anyways...Happy Birthday Bunny, I love you and look forward to many more:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3pv13pxu_mPAvUVLYPDYCl-w2Kg6afOiPXXBvKQdN7wwy1J-9NJNpzrnAMGDRA-iSYu_Czd2zoTVYrXV0GB49PggxMm6E3A5ngmJNAFStM0YxgzdT9P46g8NzxVzRwMVRKlOVzj5tp3C/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3pv13pxu_mPAvUVLYPDYCl-w2Kg6afOiPXXBvKQdN7wwy1J-9NJNpzrnAMGDRA-iSYu_Czd2zoTVYrXV0GB49PggxMm6E3A5ngmJNAFStM0YxgzdT9P46g8NzxVzRwMVRKlOVzj5tp3C/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3pv13pxu_mPAvUVLYPDYCl-w2Kg6afOiPXXBvKQdN7wwy1J-9NJNpzrnAMGDRA-iSYu_Czd2zoTVYrXV0GB49PggxMm6E3A5ngmJNAFStM0YxgzdT9P46g8NzxVzRwMVRKlOVzj5tp3C/s320/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256452200313614482" /></a><div>All of us at "I Love Sushi"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8iTWc0s02akHAFGVfjjVp_N1QoIE3esCbUnjwg8tk7cDgHqx8MCG-tOYCHOEERX6TszG7uxMjML27s3dduHy_vvjYfEw9li5UZarpfVK9tiAJGCZ1kcvO8TdVsqJSdf7t658SWi4JNG4/s1600-h/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8iTWc0s02akHAFGVfjjVp_N1QoIE3esCbUnjwg8tk7cDgHqx8MCG-tOYCHOEERX6TszG7uxMjML27s3dduHy_vvjYfEw9li5UZarpfVK9tiAJGCZ1kcvO8TdVsqJSdf7t658SWi4JNG4/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256452207664975266" /></a><div>Happy Birthday Bunny...(And no I didn't cut</div><div>my hair, it's in a pony-tail.)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVF55-2RlV_FJNXNV8gsMq4n5LdOE7gfDx6xoJBqUbi7_ttvUGbC9Djco5o04spof_u2zJ9VHRYzoPvPbxQxUFVaGNkC931tD8VV4Auu2u37kgfS3TEGN1NMcZv0JWgzNYzvlwKLP_ykw/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256452455076340130" /><br /></div><div>We opted for 2 candles instead of 34!</div></div></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-48762755581826681242008-10-11T22:50:00.000-07:002008-10-14T08:58:55.113-07:00Sooo Meaning To BlogI have soooo been meaning to blog. Things have just been crazy lately. For one, I slipped a disc in my back and was in bed for seriously a week! It was awful, I could barely function. Thank goodness I have Jammie and the R.S. Jammie was awesome. He helped take care of the kids while working at the same time, juggled football practices, laundry and grocery shopping. I overheard him on the phone during all of this saying, "I hate when Danielle is down like this cause everything just goes to hell." Thanks honey...It really is a tough job isn't it. The R.S. was great to bring in meals for 4 nights, it really took a load off. Well I am finally getting back to normal but I am still a little sore. I have truly come to appreciate my health and the health of my family. I am so grateful that none of us have been stricken with disease and we are active and feel well. It is something I will try a lot harder at not taking it for granted. So now I'm back and hopefully my blog will be too. We have been up to so much so I am going to try to catch up this week. We'll see how I do.Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-66170034117697850652008-09-12T15:17:00.000-07:002008-09-13T12:29:33.821-07:00Quick Getaway...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8PSEBoVK1AA28q_YaM9HjtL6LVeMmfn4GPIRpnra688p3uP4FDXR_GZEsdrKXlKe9t9Od2vf_9wJSfweIvoSpJXuwduxV_e9wHdxXVfIgPjMnH8O7AsG3tAGe8EHX_gLlCPARzO6lKcM/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8PSEBoVK1AA28q_YaM9HjtL6LVeMmfn4GPIRpnra688p3uP4FDXR_GZEsdrKXlKe9t9Od2vf_9wJSfweIvoSpJXuwduxV_e9wHdxXVfIgPjMnH8O7AsG3tAGe8EHX_gLlCPARzO6lKcM/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245588668117712370" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This last weekend, Jammie and I took a quick trip up to Salt Lake for a friends wedding. CONGRATULATIONS BRANDON & LINDSEY! Lucky for us we got to leave the 2 older kids with grandma and just took the baby. The wedding took place up at an Inn in Millcreek Canyon. It was so beautiful and the weather was great. After the wedding we stayed at my best friend Stacie's house for the rest of our trip and had a blast. We got to have a girls day to shop with just the babies. Easy enough, right? Well it was for the most part until we tucked ourselves into the corner of the cafe to feed them. Then Mya pooped out of her diaper on her clothes and James threw up all his peas everywhere. We couldn't help but laugh, it was pretty comical. Then Later that day we went up to Park City to the Parade of Homes. It was pretty amazing, but nothing prepared us for the last house we went into. It was 12,000 sf and absolutely breath taking. Stacie and I kept trying to figure out how we could come up with 8.7 million dollars so we could move into it together. So far none of our ideas have worked out and are probably a little too far fetched. All in all it was a great trip. I just wish it could have been for longer. Now it's back to the grind. Work in the life of a mother is never done.<br /></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-70585241303722959682008-09-10T17:03:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:20:42.644-07:00To Be Young & Innocent Again.The other night I was sitting and thinking...if my kids are this crazy now, imagine them as teenagers! YIKES! So when I saw <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jace</span> I told him, "You had better a good kid to me when you're older!" His reply was, "I will be, cause when I turn 8 and get baptized all my sins will be washed away...so I will be good." How true this statement is and how sweet he is for thinking he will always be good because he has been baptized. Oh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jace</span>...if only I could could be as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">optimistic</span> about this life as you. I love how delicate and innocent a child's mind is. Everything is so simple through their eyes. I am so happy to have my children in my life to be a constant reminder to me of their innocence and purity.Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-33056068262140160682008-09-09T09:11:00.000-07:002008-09-09T14:06:05.067-07:0032...Whaaat?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnYb87mppBSjMoJ7QPQB1ezuk8M5McwGNa14uu8H2mM5iPjLqF8evY-gUugDs-b1aNUYvnE3j3H4YVEWJ3TN6gcicOISnnqbGikRMy7l65on7W_AbVCKpdCk2yt0MmF_29Eq8Ika-VABp/s1600-h/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnYb87mppBSjMoJ7QPQB1ezuk8M5McwGNa14uu8H2mM5iPjLqF8evY-gUugDs-b1aNUYvnE3j3H4YVEWJ3TN6gcicOISnnqbGikRMy7l65on7W_AbVCKpdCk2yt0MmF_29Eq8Ika-VABp/s200/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244066099383694834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sw7Ce08xhipqYdBf70LUa3YptnZQSxgMkOikkEE9Eol2-6-_LgN0eZXuUc3X-3y57-ekd3649jDHIFcDQJ9PAaK1rFFxUOY-zc68EqZNlAE75AbvDq62eCj-DuZlbu_U8gEwryWpfXKJ/s1600-h/DSC_0026.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sw7Ce08xhipqYdBf70LUa3YptnZQSxgMkOikkEE9Eol2-6-_LgN0eZXuUc3X-3y57-ekd3649jDHIFcDQJ9PAaK1rFFxUOY-zc68EqZNlAE75AbvDq62eCj-DuZlbu_U8gEwryWpfXKJ/s200/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244066108075981250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgHslCL4T4P0ZSPRMk34ZRxJgHJTq2PjrZ7xbm88W8EEu6pssQnKP7GePZJmzmxnonjuL1jrL8iuS3TXyoQGKBE57J1VQwrhGBgsjJrDE7-Z9E6mrGsBZ0egdczBH_26DmL0gh1fmEet/s1600-h/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgHslCL4T4P0ZSPRMk34ZRxJgHJTq2PjrZ7xbm88W8EEu6pssQnKP7GePZJmzmxnonjuL1jrL8iuS3TXyoQGKBE57J1VQwrhGBgsjJrDE7-Z9E6mrGsBZ0egdczBH_26DmL0gh1fmEet/s200/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244066112871268210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGGyNw9b9vYQcgnIdbzD4NVttMeII182agsCLCHpVAXqhPCqyZwIjBpkbYsHT_QJOBKQ2i26Yd6wnkUrzq3VUR3QzFg6AG2FJxOb1qK7DDRi39S4JfdOtjD6zLFRRi5tuEtLGbBKpSvP1/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGGyNw9b9vYQcgnIdbzD4NVttMeII182agsCLCHpVAXqhPCqyZwIjBpkbYsHT_QJOBKQ2i26Yd6wnkUrzq3VUR3QzFg6AG2FJxOb1qK7DDRi39S4JfdOtjD6zLFRRi5tuEtLGbBKpSvP1/s200/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244066116733238786" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>OK...32...are you kidding me! Last week I celebrated my 32nd birthday. It just seems like yesterday I was complaining about turning 30. Next thing you know I'll be 40 and have even more grey hair than I do now. (Thank goodness for hair color!) But I do have to say that it has been a good year so I cant complain. The night before Jammie wished me a Happy Birthday and I told him, "It came so fast, It doesn't even feel like my birthday." He said, "That's what happens when you have kids, time flys and you don't ever think about it anymore." It's so true. I look forward to their birthdays even more and love seeing everything through their eyes. I had a very nice day...Jammie got up and got Jace off to school for me so I could sleep in. After school he and the kids made me a cake. They had so much fun and were so excited to celebrate with me. Jammie called me later that day and told me he made reservations at one of my favorite resturants. He said I had 3 chances to guess where we were going and if I didn't guess it we weren't going. (he's such a kidder) Well lucky for me I guessed on the first try. He took me the kids and my sister and brother-in-law to Bobby Flay's Resturaunt, Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace. It was the best food but the company was even better. I am grateful to have had 32 wonderful years here on this earth and look forward to 32 more.<br /></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-58578779471818630622008-09-02T23:25:00.000-07:002008-09-03T00:46:57.938-07:00Midnight Sun Madness!<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>. So for those of you who don't know how obsessed I am with the twilight book series...well I'm totally in love with a vampire and a werewolf, have read the books a couple of times and have so much music that coinsides with the books that it's ridiculous...so I guess that makes me pretty obsessed. After I finished Stephanie Meyer's last book, Breaking Dawn, I was very sad that it was all over and yet satisfied at the same time with how it all came together. My only thing left to look forward to was her finishing and publishing Midnight Sun. This is the book she was writing that is Twilight all over again but from Edwards perspective. How hot is that. Well my sister called me this morning and broke the bad news to me. She told me that somebody who had a rough copy of the Midnight Sun manuscript had illegally released it on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span>. I was furious and couldn't believe that someone would do that to her. On Stephanie Myers home page she expressed how angry she was and that now she has no desire to even finish the book. It broke my heart to read this. She went on to talk about copyright laws and that just because some jerk put her work online it was still illegal to read her book. So because she didn't want her readers to feel torn on wether or not they should read it, she posted it on her website. The book is a rough draft and still hasn't been finished. Stephanie Meyer even went a step further and released the incomplete <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">play list</span> she had compiled for the book. For me, I feel like someone took something so dear and important to her and so carelessly threw it away. She had at one time said that she had to have Midnight Sun published so she could have a bound copy of it with Twilight on her desk. I hope that some day Stephanie Meyer decides to finish and publish this book the way she wanted it, because until she does I will not read it. I want to read it in full, the way she intended it to be...no matter how obsessed I may be. Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-14761619975651129032008-09-01T20:58:00.000-07:002008-09-02T00:08:12.847-07:00Baby Day :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu7aPUsj9q1prqPZ-rZbSr3EsMWGoQaR3VZxumglxQrIQmnCH8vorakE8zi51ifqC3bmeC_XPEpThpoL9JKvyzrDBFJhrH9tSjDSWD7mmBCnN20_1mM39Iym3Sx-2ifU9Uahp3LjloHt0/s1600-h/DSC_1683.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu7aPUsj9q1prqPZ-rZbSr3EsMWGoQaR3VZxumglxQrIQmnCH8vorakE8zi51ifqC3bmeC_XPEpThpoL9JKvyzrDBFJhrH9tSjDSWD7mmBCnN20_1mM39Iym3Sx-2ifU9Uahp3LjloHt0/s320/DSC_1683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241315259126616082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXV6XV-ldgVAEFowADWMB9xfHuD6YsJk61E1OcZAIoyUdbgZMTWCIClOKGvewsnClzzgnNbfLqWZBjeYNY5LQ8qEKEqpJlNOLiEZSyv6mGKD9s7KX_vHAkZ99HB6YBZJeSbYu5-QxxSrI/s1600-h/DSC_1692.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXV6XV-ldgVAEFowADWMB9xfHuD6YsJk61E1OcZAIoyUdbgZMTWCIClOKGvewsnClzzgnNbfLqWZBjeYNY5LQ8qEKEqpJlNOLiEZSyv6mGKD9s7KX_vHAkZ99HB6YBZJeSbYu5-QxxSrI/s320/DSC_1692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241315265542213314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaFGjp_Y84ThVnWSdgE0BbOSQbGYTW3sR7Kmb504c4lYwNVYmt2d9GEtg1rMitmMsAKJUlY6AlY7_-1YmyONFtK6SkqxdsoC19q7eBYuywXttnbvOTPYiWj9vCeZMm-_SV3-6GhhANhVB/s1600-h/DSC_1808.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaFGjp_Y84ThVnWSdgE0BbOSQbGYTW3sR7Kmb504c4lYwNVYmt2d9GEtg1rMitmMsAKJUlY6AlY7_-1YmyONFtK6SkqxdsoC19q7eBYuywXttnbvOTPYiWj9vCeZMm-_SV3-6GhhANhVB/s320/DSC_1808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241315272079027730" /></a><br />What an exciting day this was. Not only could I not wait to meet my little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mya</span> but I could hardly wait to not be pregnant any more. I couldn't wait for the first night I could sleep on my stomach and be able to get up and down without sounding like an old lady. We got to the hospital around 7:30 am and I was induced around 8:30 am. It was a pretty quick delivery...so quick that the Dr. made it there by the skin of his teeth. It's a good thing his office is located right next door to the hospital otherwise he wouldn't have made it. What a joy it has been having <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mya</span> in our family. The kids love her so much (sometimes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">toooo</span> much) but it is very sweet to see them smile <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">every time</span> she's around. She already has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. He can't help but be so loving every time he lays eyes on her. Having kids has really shown me that time <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">flys</span> and that it is something you can't get back. I look forward to cherishing every moment with them (the good and the bad) because one day this small chapter of my life will be over. They will all move on and have families of their own. I hope when that day comes I will be able to look back and know that I didn't wish any of it away and I enjoyed it to the fullest.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471858551657871281.post-14017310211981796702008-08-29T21:58:00.001-07:002008-08-29T22:27:35.042-07:00Oh My Goodness...What haven't we been up to?Well since I have been hounded by friends and family to get a blog going I decided there is no better time than the present. The last time I did any sort of blogging on my website was the kids 1st day of school...LAST YEAR!. Since then life is passing by way too fast. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jace</span> is now a first grader/football player, Alexis is a little ballerina, and oh ya and we added a new member to our family. Little Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mya</span> was born June 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> of this year. This past year has brought us lots of fun holidays, family vacations, birthdays and other <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">monumental</span> occasions. So to all my Blog Nazi's, this one's for you! Danielle Avilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722957165370600700noreply@blogger.com2