tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957072164413259712024-02-20T10:02:21.006-08:00Mop Top 3.0Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-62478312089157881912011-02-03T12:54:00.000-08:002011-02-03T12:56:21.841-08:00In Case You Haven't Noticed...In case you haven't noticed, I haven't posted here in about 6 months. booo... Well, I promise I am still alive! I just have been focusing on my 'new' blog, <a href="http://lilmoptop.blogspot.com/">lil Mop Top</a>. So I am basically going to stop posting here and do all my updates on the boys over at <a href="http://lilmoptop.blogspot.com/">lil Mop Top</a>. So, please join the party over there! :)Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-4857393418685973762010-07-08T18:17:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:49:50.091-07:00Catch Up!Wow- I haven't posted on here since April. APRIL!!! So this will be a catch up post and I will try to be better about posting about John...and Matthew who will be here in three weeks from today!<br /><br />John has...<br /><br />...been to the Frisco Heritage Museum<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML8Dp88e4NeoPZhHQXkavmNpGfQYy_hF7RKxeMY1idjeDIGP0laBDL_9HLDSyGQevlWOEEOqdunJJJIsTuV0iWfD2kTZTYfb0DdylVP6yPZnJ-qXz7dqBrKsZQ5DD4QDUxIMSt6HZxJRp/s1600/IMG_1643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML8Dp88e4NeoPZhHQXkavmNpGfQYy_hF7RKxeMY1idjeDIGP0laBDL_9HLDSyGQevlWOEEOqdunJJJIsTuV0iWfD2kTZTYfb0DdylVP6yPZnJ-qXz7dqBrKsZQ5DD4QDUxIMSt6HZxJRp/s320/IMG_1643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491711819422386162" /></a><br /><br /><br />...fed the ducks at the pond<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9InuUnlaC7bHrq0dQbPbt0JEqnOAN9jSEcNj6af8H4BGsz4wVtPjO6FNo6h2ZiAQbTalF4SKOXwA7Q0yAbe6jKHjDkMWHv4hBDJsz1hlBq8TxwrWO_wtU8Dv41urOZ_ZJT87HQl5JF5HL/s1600/IMG_1694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9InuUnlaC7bHrq0dQbPbt0JEqnOAN9jSEcNj6af8H4BGsz4wVtPjO6FNo6h2ZiAQbTalF4SKOXwA7Q0yAbe6jKHjDkMWHv4hBDJsz1hlBq8TxwrWO_wtU8Dv41urOZ_ZJT87HQl5JF5HL/s320/IMG_1694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491711833244626658" /></a><br /><br /><br />...been to the zoo<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJejAAHiMTZuBojAqU3Ba3feppqN7DhCeG9Zb3d5mbSOiDF9E6WWF6kRjezJC05_HSsTvhnTvt12yn6GqpgLBU5Q3qFYnqnavBzUuRm9y2EhkkusbvkQhyOSTDeU1NXYGbRC_j8Ye5t_CF/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJejAAHiMTZuBojAqU3Ba3feppqN7DhCeG9Zb3d5mbSOiDF9E6WWF6kRjezJC05_HSsTvhnTvt12yn6GqpgLBU5Q3qFYnqnavBzUuRm9y2EhkkusbvkQhyOSTDeU1NXYGbRC_j8Ye5t_CF/s320/IMG_1732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491711848350858466" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPiH2t8Zpay-nS__F2XMSiWbSBd_hAgYCN1kNzERFsFx96wymF7iV2WS8PuBeXo1WqgGrqJyCAOfIiXqhDH7agDv41mRKcKF4aLajWjRDTksrFI6oJwu147vjmibS9Dj_WvXFE7SIr65A/s1600/IMG_1718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPiH2t8Zpay-nS__F2XMSiWbSBd_hAgYCN1kNzERFsFx96wymF7iV2WS8PuBeXo1WqgGrqJyCAOfIiXqhDH7agDv41mRKcKF4aLajWjRDTksrFI6oJwu147vjmibS9Dj_WvXFE7SIr65A/s320/IMG_1718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491711841649145490" /></a><br /><br /><br />...played in the pool with Bella while Mommy and Daddy were out of town<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI2D14XzLjSLQyLyxfdVvLlmW2UilNAQ60njiPR1lFLckhpOlOyuogVR7uDzhXlRcVBeHNdBjB9ImN7speCCTuQNmrEYeCFqY-0vXh3zNpte5qkClULB7dyrQsllyMeDPmVEf6eAF8vdZ/s1600/DSCF5216%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI2D14XzLjSLQyLyxfdVvLlmW2UilNAQ60njiPR1lFLckhpOlOyuogVR7uDzhXlRcVBeHNdBjB9ImN7speCCTuQNmrEYeCFqY-0vXh3zNpte5qkClULB7dyrQsllyMeDPmVEf6eAF8vdZ/s320/DSCF5216%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491711829222388626" /></a><br /><br />...played with Daddy by the lake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBVA0cqrKvS-yHR2FZM6XdMK64dAmr10ZYhvNQMV64NZo3rHzEfd4JojxXU9il2qrd_bCTnj7pW__2h5jSOOJOL2LeLMqbtfSZwCJvDYYc8GXsvbVfNNp87Tdbs6FGJTfTqeGNWNosx1K/s1600/IMG_1788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBVA0cqrKvS-yHR2FZM6XdMK64dAmr10ZYhvNQMV64NZo3rHzEfd4JojxXU9il2qrd_bCTnj7pW__2h5jSOOJOL2LeLMqbtfSZwCJvDYYc8GXsvbVfNNp87Tdbs6FGJTfTqeGNWNosx1K/s320/IMG_1788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713172555071714" /></a><br /><br />...started to brush his teeth<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfJGe8L4T4WS8kf0QA0KOyh3K9XwhbSsjyjfMjaWOHZKbhsPVcT_1F0LRAuCVvj58GN9YM14A9Hu1pj7YBd46F-O-SkJMFIhjcQIpsK07Yuz3KsBTWcVq7OiZ-KAeqfY1nlrf5O-PcE_8/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfJGe8L4T4WS8kf0QA0KOyh3K9XwhbSsjyjfMjaWOHZKbhsPVcT_1F0LRAuCVvj58GN9YM14A9Hu1pj7YBd46F-O-SkJMFIhjcQIpsK07Yuz3KsBTWcVq7OiZ-KAeqfY1nlrf5O-PcE_8/s320/IMG_1920.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713177565834018" /></a><br /><br />...gotten a new hair do<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQrGpWJNb4AluOZjZjGfS37Nms6HjmC5mS9RL1pAMA-LmR1B3-hwOKNcbOWN4YOqS2QL4daEf-B0DgFIbiqigZMzF9s5X2uaS7FcqKGT_kxDZuwvngbqVDsSG5LCRSOdGllU3wEDEY3ZA/s1600/IMG_2027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQrGpWJNb4AluOZjZjGfS37Nms6HjmC5mS9RL1pAMA-LmR1B3-hwOKNcbOWN4YOqS2QL4daEf-B0DgFIbiqigZMzF9s5X2uaS7FcqKGT_kxDZuwvngbqVDsSG5LCRSOdGllU3wEDEY3ZA/s320/IMG_2027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713183136439826" /></a><br /><br />...been to Little Elm Beach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Bbn6qntyQpC-0Imw-T2s6HllWO8Vmy8PQKqmdS8L1hbY3C1FXevsC_qkLREghrfChYcvT06AfRTA2Ygl8gM2FPLwo8x_axagXYfSwfdK8S84Xor7Uar4AOXlFphTStnKdapnH5YqNk5X/s1600/IMG_2056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Bbn6qntyQpC-0Imw-T2s6HllWO8Vmy8PQKqmdS8L1hbY3C1FXevsC_qkLREghrfChYcvT06AfRTA2Ygl8gM2FPLwo8x_axagXYfSwfdK8S84Xor7Uar4AOXlFphTStnKdapnH5YqNk5X/s320/IMG_2056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713191872092994" /></a><br /><br />...helped with Matthew's new room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAv-YR9vWutFgVp6hEM9hAZX5ub-349lT92x3u4IV9TASKWHbuP3OQxpCy9G9TahS0i6lmQIqyOWqAWgZe4QjPFm16fqwp0sjBhQV7HsJFZWyTVIfAV_teC-UsUm2qViWcxtDxN8HbuYd/s1600/IMG_2066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAv-YR9vWutFgVp6hEM9hAZX5ub-349lT92x3u4IV9TASKWHbuP3OQxpCy9G9TahS0i6lmQIqyOWqAWgZe4QjPFm16fqwp0sjBhQV7HsJFZWyTVIfAV_teC-UsUm2qViWcxtDxN8HbuYd/s320/IMG_2066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713196536073314" /></a><br /><br />...celebrated Father's Day with Daddy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ieKi6h4v-7YI1b3KMB25wmz0YrTQX741HDX7LgcfVbsH6rFev6nbKhVn5PzXTt69duxR-Oo1dxQNhfN2uLEZ9rTmkeyjI8nlgEKY4GKcwi7B4Cs7yfGHKJEZA3vDYHn2mQ5ylTl5wqBD/s1600/IMG_2151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ieKi6h4v-7YI1b3KMB25wmz0YrTQX741HDX7LgcfVbsH6rFev6nbKhVn5PzXTt69duxR-Oo1dxQNhfN2uLEZ9rTmkeyjI8nlgEKY4GKcwi7B4Cs7yfGHKJEZA3vDYHn2mQ5ylTl5wqBD/s320/IMG_2151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491714684606985218" /></a><br /><br />...started sleeping in a big boy bed<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUCGzrTnr9YDY5nju9ACkt88Ghjdip1m8sxAdPt3Y-hitA-XIg-kBGtJDez9mVLWRhaQ-6e1SHDeoG3JjZ8mXR-jzDdPJpKVAXvheS2kl7GbomdI4cLANxJGFHky-srLpZtpS3OHwhZ2o/s1600/IMG_2173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUCGzrTnr9YDY5nju9ACkt88Ghjdip1m8sxAdPt3Y-hitA-XIg-kBGtJDez9mVLWRhaQ-6e1SHDeoG3JjZ8mXR-jzDdPJpKVAXvheS2kl7GbomdI4cLANxJGFHky-srLpZtpS3OHwhZ2o/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491714691375285554" /></a><br /><br />...celebrated 4th of July (with a parade, Kaboom Town, and going to Nana's)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj994BKU1JRg6WEmHs4ts9r3emyqjQ8GehgyrUNoC7PH5SpEzN1xSgyXcFxUsrsxJJ9skJdl0hihMc-XgfQUmZID1n0gYRm7HovCn2m6lydPqU0VAYNIggpgPt4NaLveQ03_3BOMUkRyE/s1600/IMG_2284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj994BKU1JRg6WEmHs4ts9r3emyqjQ8GehgyrUNoC7PH5SpEzN1xSgyXcFxUsrsxJJ9skJdl0hihMc-XgfQUmZID1n0gYRm7HovCn2m6lydPqU0VAYNIggpgPt4NaLveQ03_3BOMUkRyE/s320/IMG_2284.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491714694267109026" /></a><br /><br />...went to a waterpark<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgZjPCTQKUzSKkaGPfX3mGgehzhBIPjgGlOLHIlbi18ERjsliH3DJh2UWGHwc_MN5E_hocIehMjJnkifOCWn2ry2fV23CBa1INYXpC3bV2Ite1ltXHB8bVwjuTtRGBHDnm6inftrlJEA8/s1600/IMG_2260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgZjPCTQKUzSKkaGPfX3mGgehzhBIPjgGlOLHIlbi18ERjsliH3DJh2UWGHwc_MN5E_hocIehMjJnkifOCWn2ry2fV23CBa1INYXpC3bV2Ite1ltXHB8bVwjuTtRGBHDnm6inftrlJEA8/s320/IMG_2260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491714701616693266" /></a><br /><br />...went to a splash park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcsxE582F5WBGBj6MFfMIEPU8fmzGi9GeDvnDxfVyto04zIgnX2MKUvX6WjHL7czLUrh81FYGStIbHnc0SrZB4t2gZS3IBl19jRLnv9yVw5aYFAWKJg6xA-lYmhWybDdJMwTDNsX8bc7i/s1600/IMG_2267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcsxE582F5WBGBj6MFfMIEPU8fmzGi9GeDvnDxfVyto04zIgnX2MKUvX6WjHL7czLUrh81FYGStIbHnc0SrZB4t2gZS3IBl19jRLnv9yVw5aYFAWKJg6xA-lYmhWybDdJMwTDNsX8bc7i/s320/IMG_2267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491714710440911314" /></a><br /><br />...and so much more!<br /><br />John's latest antics:<br />-saying 'no' to EVERYTHING even if he really means yes<br />-LOVES Vienna Fingers cookies. He even taught himself how to break apart the cookie and eat the icing. :)<br />-buckling up Brown Bear in the baby car seat and rocking him<br />-starting to eat with a fork for at least half his meal<br />-loves bananas and finally starting to eat veggies again (corn, green beans, carrots)<br />-starting to talk a lot more...well trying to say words!<br />-runs everywhere<br />-wants us to read books to him 24/7<br />-likes to hear 'his songs' on the CD and do the movements with them<br />-doing awesome in swim lessons<br />-says 'one more' when he wants to do something again...and says it over and over and over again (doesn't quite understand the concept of 'one more'!)<br />-tries to jump, but his feet don't leave the ground...but he is so proud of himself!<br />-says 'bye' to everything such as his toys when we put them away, tv when we turn it off<br /><br />He is so dang cute and precious! I can't wait to see how he is with Matthew soon!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-65504597334727830932010-04-04T09:13:00.001-07:002010-04-04T09:35:25.771-07:00Our Easter WeekendEven though the weekend isn't over, it has been a great one so far. <br /><br />Saturday was a wonderful day hanging out at the house, doing whatever we wanted, when we wanted. No plans, nowhere to be. Awesome. Haven't had one of those days in a long time so it was perfect. I even managed to stay awake during John's nap time and get stuff done for my craft show. (I posted about it at <a href="http://www.lilmoptop.blogspot.com">www.lilmoptop.blogspot.com</a>)<br /><br />So, what exactly did we do? <br /><br />We tried to make Easter bread, but it didn't rise correctly. Well, I don't think it rose at all. We baked it anyways and it tasted pretty nasty. I couldn't even eat it, which says alot since I LOVE Easter bread! John was a great helper in the kitchen! (Yes, I was still in my pj's and my hair was all a mess. Another sign of a wonderful day!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDg5GRKh4Do7FcizcbfUmHT5rUwPfXms3qVkHAAcaoiTYqSayfvZlLQzYV3p4sJwiztUzFdVofWdg4JNAjkfQafYzzFVcEfEim2jdDIniky_fxfKyRq_FksQfgsK7IfESf8nfzEpeb4Tj/s1600/IMG_1441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDg5GRKh4Do7FcizcbfUmHT5rUwPfXms3qVkHAAcaoiTYqSayfvZlLQzYV3p4sJwiztUzFdVofWdg4JNAjkfQafYzzFVcEfEim2jdDIniky_fxfKyRq_FksQfgsK7IfESf8nfzEpeb4Tj/s320/IMG_1441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456318910741112066" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasLyLBRtIX6IA9cetsU3jLyKEl9AWe0JhMTykMNq2q7wQMeC9-9ZUJYiyxDGDAwlTV9I_SkjZ48kPHHmmbtK-DzTK3BKDD8HhAR0x9FPpwThfoENDxziQZ_h14XQANKUwDzUgZDO9yJ3T/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasLyLBRtIX6IA9cetsU3jLyKEl9AWe0JhMTykMNq2q7wQMeC9-9ZUJYiyxDGDAwlTV9I_SkjZ48kPHHmmbtK-DzTK3BKDD8HhAR0x9FPpwThfoENDxziQZ_h14XQANKUwDzUgZDO9yJ3T/s320/IMG_1436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456318903036503698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ORfy3pnSFd8pQH4RZnV_6mxd5XDRv-Mit7YJy2e4rA8yRutPUVOT7jxHDYFfApOWLN4XGFNynklougqDSbWApnShMKCWmTi1qn6gEW671k96rqVWmnhIJIC_OlXR0_Sbz2DPwiiHzBOX/s1600/IMG_1434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ORfy3pnSFd8pQH4RZnV_6mxd5XDRv-Mit7YJy2e4rA8yRutPUVOT7jxHDYFfApOWLN4XGFNynklougqDSbWApnShMKCWmTi1qn6gEW671k96rqVWmnhIJIC_OlXR0_Sbz2DPwiiHzBOX/s320/IMG_1434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456318897818131426" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoRvHBltpVNIyRqyeX79KAvVS2CQzkoRVLfnkD9Pun3ey0xK8AnZwqbp7dmGUNE68ZVpryzLxdlx_E59X3Y9MDtKyRcCaiLnVMLiCS7wE8wOEXIkW_dnWa4EKfOc8z_KenHNMioPTDxVe/s1600/IMG_1429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoRvHBltpVNIyRqyeX79KAvVS2CQzkoRVLfnkD9Pun3ey0xK8AnZwqbp7dmGUNE68ZVpryzLxdlx_E59X3Y9MDtKyRcCaiLnVMLiCS7wE8wOEXIkW_dnWa4EKfOc8z_KenHNMioPTDxVe/s320/IMG_1429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456318885581584898" /></a><br /><br />We cleaned out the garage! Well, I cleaned out my car whlie Brad cleaned out the garage. John just walked around and kept himself entertained. He did find the John Deere tractor and his boots and played with both. So cute! (Since our driveway backs into the alley, we put up some plastic fencing we had so that John couldn't run into the alley. It actually worked perfectly since John didn't try to knock down the fence and we could just roll it up when we went back inside! Who cares if it looks trashy in the meantime?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_mj6R25zaF3N-9Pv8l479R13d3X3YHYc7KLciBIi5ltZhRIsEkKAWXR6OYK3c1QcNJ4G2JEp8avjaeFXQ10WV7Bubb-HIRekjdwQBc6WFtQoDx3dKpNwOmmXKn65__VVhc8oLglPAKPo/s1600/IMG_1486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_mj6R25zaF3N-9Pv8l479R13d3X3YHYc7KLciBIi5ltZhRIsEkKAWXR6OYK3c1QcNJ4G2JEp8avjaeFXQ10WV7Bubb-HIRekjdwQBc6WFtQoDx3dKpNwOmmXKn65__VVhc8oLglPAKPo/s320/IMG_1486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456318922663902802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRcrNLEq6ppkzTP6lA8tsmx85f1DUrwwVpJmIP_GDX_oi9AnKw5vQnxu3l_Jj2hb1u41x_VM1NCGX1b3M4mPOIZHOfvDQ_yfASMj-QDU0kCd9TxSJwhmSu2Lq2ugO1lF4h4iDb_PTHHXN/s1600/IMG_1490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRcrNLEq6ppkzTP6lA8tsmx85f1DUrwwVpJmIP_GDX_oi9AnKw5vQnxu3l_Jj2hb1u41x_VM1NCGX1b3M4mPOIZHOfvDQ_yfASMj-QDU0kCd9TxSJwhmSu2Lq2ugO1lF4h4iDb_PTHHXN/s320/IMG_1490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456320186253827394" /></a><br /><br />Sunday was Easter so we cooked up a big breakfast which was super yummy. And yes, John is wearing Christmas pj's. Get over it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD0q4-EFTYqM7f3F_jbrWA9YfqzFEou55nEnBaQ9UifVzGgSXNDvGUkoEkHuKgEDR8UIZHmQLekBI2MtseIq5kRtxynZ1pTbaeNprotqKrxVOLGJYr82r5I6HknIXCZb9YR8bjenPJ9Q7/s1600/IMG_1503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD0q4-EFTYqM7f3F_jbrWA9YfqzFEou55nEnBaQ9UifVzGgSXNDvGUkoEkHuKgEDR8UIZHmQLekBI2MtseIq5kRtxynZ1pTbaeNprotqKrxVOLGJYr82r5I6HknIXCZb9YR8bjenPJ9Q7/s320/IMG_1503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456320207577124610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG4NFV9F9fUyu_v3hWLfzWLXxxGXqfVAM1-hgasvkDJk37fTl5LX1LGeK2AvFkW961xtVxtC5c2c0pqOLgTCuH4fz25zSihp-82hMZd5gXcEgRl2Gf2SrmXJJAbZg96UnOAfSfkRi8YSl/s1600/IMG_1500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG4NFV9F9fUyu_v3hWLfzWLXxxGXqfVAM1-hgasvkDJk37fTl5LX1LGeK2AvFkW961xtVxtC5c2c0pqOLgTCuH4fz25zSihp-82hMZd5gXcEgRl2Gf2SrmXJJAbZg96UnOAfSfkRi8YSl/s320/IMG_1500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456320198770735186" /></a><br /><br />Then we checked out what the Easter Bunny left John- ears and bubbles. Fun! Do you think John liked the ears?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAYxVbXLwaRRhsUufBM-W2LGcQaZV1_CcvwuE20VeIWSdLiSNfMnCaTsjwWWwwbx-XevgTlj0XaMLANgWDNqaaIUif-QqBQZy5pVbS14Il7pbTg_Z5ef2fRLx2HGPRxKDJRmsC3hdMS7b/s1600/IMG_1510.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAYxVbXLwaRRhsUufBM-W2LGcQaZV1_CcvwuE20VeIWSdLiSNfMnCaTsjwWWwwbx-XevgTlj0XaMLANgWDNqaaIUif-QqBQZy5pVbS14Il7pbTg_Z5ef2fRLx2HGPRxKDJRmsC3hdMS7b/s320/IMG_1510.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456320230999054802" /></a><br /><br />The Easter Bunny also hid some eggs outside for John and as soon as he walked outside, he knew exactly what to do. He got almost all the eggs before he decided he would rather just dump out his basket and play with the eggs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Y2FYommMeSd_neovD-6YyUlgp-buVdp7qT5KGNkijDy6v7ZNiIdVx8wPQGROucYChOetkyu9KoZH1bRMKXecnpLYuD4enc5MqcC7j4O7CQL9kNXZW-kc0vSSdy35ixCpeIoyLk-67ow/s1600/IMG_1535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Y2FYommMeSd_neovD-6YyUlgp-buVdp7qT5KGNkijDy6v7ZNiIdVx8wPQGROucYChOetkyu9KoZH1bRMKXecnpLYuD4enc5MqcC7j4O7CQL9kNXZW-kc0vSSdy35ixCpeIoyLk-67ow/s320/IMG_1535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456320249027706834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVJ2odIJ8An1gaACya7n4erp9v1QApb7lUVeM-nbjQkCAM1v4E2hqXbfBG98vM0JM6TmqYV_PGU9iPRNagZVxXggh5EGkJL4IZbsdyQ-zWxehL4GJ1zdDqgRGDPDeusmcuPUEcjkpsG6_/s1600/IMG_1533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVJ2odIJ8An1gaACya7n4erp9v1QApb7lUVeM-nbjQkCAM1v4E2hqXbfBG98vM0JM6TmqYV_PGU9iPRNagZVxXggh5EGkJL4IZbsdyQ-zWxehL4GJ1zdDqgRGDPDeusmcuPUEcjkpsG6_/s320/IMG_1533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456321035893588770" /></a><br /><br />We topped off the morning with some bubble action. The bubbles John got were HUGE and so fun! However, I think bubbles work best when you don't put your whole face through the wand. Just my opinion though. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dra8IbXLbXzqb7OkdPBw_svOH02vLqd69fCPSReUevt_nFAHlQm6FxCBuVAzUI0u9KEbZSHbX_HjoqjbnYEljLAhyGW6XPn41Q2B6HwpElGA-s8ML4bst13q2hI-tMigHpL4ZZjgbMxC/s1600/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dra8IbXLbXzqb7OkdPBw_svOH02vLqd69fCPSReUevt_nFAHlQm6FxCBuVAzUI0u9KEbZSHbX_HjoqjbnYEljLAhyGW6XPn41Q2B6HwpElGA-s8ML4bst13q2hI-tMigHpL4ZZjgbMxC/s320/IMG_1545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456321050938984546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9sQGdnXmKEfg3_H5AfoU8ErM0gb8dgvXDCGzZH4A6xo2BhCzbYk7oyZ14RXNkrExBLFm0Pl9j8nrZmYXj-L5aowGZwqjidU_uVSdB90l-VJhVq4uQ7cHNp7jt4XVN8tp1jTYo_VcYfOS/s1600/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9sQGdnXmKEfg3_H5AfoU8ErM0gb8dgvXDCGzZH4A6xo2BhCzbYk7oyZ14RXNkrExBLFm0Pl9j8nrZmYXj-L5aowGZwqjidU_uVSdB90l-VJhVq4uQ7cHNp7jt4XVN8tp1jTYo_VcYfOS/s320/IMG_1539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456321040232073234" /></a><br />So, now John is taking a nap and I think I will take a short nap before getting ready to head to mom and dad's for John's FOURTH egg hunt and some yummy food!!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-24229629623515872462010-03-09T17:37:00.000-08:002010-03-09T17:41:00.800-08:00Free Postcards!I just ordered <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/Postcards/TopDeals.aspx?AID=10692652&PID=3681763&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.vistaprint.com%2fvp%2fgateway.asp%3fS%3d2550249472&GP=3%2f9%2f2010+8%3a36%3a24+PM">100 postcards for FREE</a>! Well, I had to pay for shipping (which I did with paypal!!!) which was less than $7. So, 100 postcards for $7 isn't bad. I had read about this several weeks ago and saw it reposted today. I ordered birthday postcards so all I have to do is address them, add a little note, and put them in the mail. No excuses anymore for not sending birthday cards on time. So, to those of you in my family- get ready to recieve birthday postcards for the next 50 years or so until I run out! :)Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-77905833936744024172010-03-07T16:51:00.001-08:002010-03-07T17:04:18.218-08:00A little bit of JohnWell, there isn't much to share over here at the Brown household. Same ol' type of thing going on. And I didn't take many pictures over the past couple weeks, so I need to get back into taking a million pictures a month!<br /><br />I walked by Brad's nightstand the other day and started cracking up. He had quite the arsenol of pacifiers in case John wakes up at night. The most annoying thing is going to his room to give him his pacifier and it is lost somewhere in the dark. So Brad stockpiles them on his nightstand which cracks me up! What a sweet (and smart) Daddy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBhe9X2HkIiaguNWdXsKiaF21ykCwY_iAsBeEJLj0CNF5NLMOrlWnwQot5B-__yAu7pf31qxIJzXt3mfdOcJBzSF3hGOfr4BP1b4bDYylMZTfTggHjybxncjwLLouMMSJW8uJwW4pvRDl/s1600-h/IMG_1096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBhe9X2HkIiaguNWdXsKiaF21ykCwY_iAsBeEJLj0CNF5NLMOrlWnwQot5B-__yAu7pf31qxIJzXt3mfdOcJBzSF3hGOfr4BP1b4bDYylMZTfTggHjybxncjwLLouMMSJW8uJwW4pvRDl/s320/IMG_1096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446060414366179650" /></a><br /><br />John also got his new custom earplugs a couple weeks ago. Since he got tubes in his ears, he can't get water in them. So, we got some molded ones from the ENT to make our lives easier. I picked blue and white swirl and as soon as the words 'blue and white swirl' left my mouth, I panicked and was worried his earplugs wouldn't match his swimsuit in the summer. I mean, how can I possibly know what color his bathing suit would be when it was only February?! And are there any greater atrocities in life than a bathing suit that doesn't match the earplugs? Brad said 'oh, he is going to be one of those kids in the pool. We made fun of those kids'. great.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCVfwjdsR-pJpkKv6Zt_bFfBTRKRGmBUC61kLO6uze0HVvvfZ9zFgCDeYpGKJkNb0uztTgiwTRHDOdLFxhMbP9NViN0C2g5NoLOuSlTbJ33w_21VufPY3Q5DJ4NvVVlYBoPv9LBZd7SiC/s1600-h/IMG_1083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCVfwjdsR-pJpkKv6Zt_bFfBTRKRGmBUC61kLO6uze0HVvvfZ9zFgCDeYpGKJkNb0uztTgiwTRHDOdLFxhMbP9NViN0C2g5NoLOuSlTbJ33w_21VufPY3Q5DJ4NvVVlYBoPv9LBZd7SiC/s320/IMG_1083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446060448656799650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH-oVOq8ij173IKr9eUR2HgnFeTC14zs5AsYyUYTYO7vNNMSPRBh8uTnzWOAFcGR5gabPi7WtpaxyqrJscDkJQaENUaRij5gn0jq3u7zCoGnaqQEmPkD87q3V6DtoFHl284ciAC4f5H8D/s1600-h/IMG_1079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH-oVOq8ij173IKr9eUR2HgnFeTC14zs5AsYyUYTYO7vNNMSPRBh8uTnzWOAFcGR5gabPi7WtpaxyqrJscDkJQaENUaRij5gn0jq3u7zCoGnaqQEmPkD87q3V6DtoFHl284ciAC4f5H8D/s320/IMG_1079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446060441103881506" /></a><br /><br />Tonight we changed John into his pj's in the living room and had to try to document his cute belly. But, he is quite the squirmy kid and hard to photograph. He did seem to jump at the chance at sitting in my lap when he was naked and I was just hoping he didn't feel the urge to pee at the same moment. He is just so cute though!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj618RLnnAGWfqcx19l-l06JFuchwA2QnZ1wA6F_LrN9xy45CFqpMa97gTvt15OYOHLB6iyinFr0OIsQAwxePHubezQx2fIzj_ZgRSiSH0mHQF4rkTUxfPKwLx2Bf8mc3sUdd3YeKg9oRUc/s1600-h/IMG_1103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj618RLnnAGWfqcx19l-l06JFuchwA2QnZ1wA6F_LrN9xy45CFqpMa97gTvt15OYOHLB6iyinFr0OIsQAwxePHubezQx2fIzj_ZgRSiSH0mHQF4rkTUxfPKwLx2Bf8mc3sUdd3YeKg9oRUc/s320/IMG_1103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446060428459153522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fNnKZD5jiDkMD9SRTnFN9JPMSLqJD4RKpyK4PpmjVGvds7J9MGKytUzroGDrSW8wO7N6bKOKJBU6M25Z6UsMZtxURpg3yLvO0EfMYIWBe71KUKDyr4BzW5QYMvV6g5-WzQHl-zUxcYPB/s1600-h/IMG_1098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fNnKZD5jiDkMD9SRTnFN9JPMSLqJD4RKpyK4PpmjVGvds7J9MGKytUzroGDrSW8wO7N6bKOKJBU6M25Z6UsMZtxURpg3yLvO0EfMYIWBe71KUKDyr4BzW5QYMvV6g5-WzQHl-zUxcYPB/s320/IMG_1098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446060422111256594" /></a><br /><br />In other news, I started a<a href="http://www.lilmoptop.blogspot.com"> new blog </a>for crafts and selling my baby stuff. Please check it out! It isn't perfect at all, but I wanted to get it going before the craft show in May!!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-50981864819027024922010-01-28T18:41:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:00:29.104-08:00the big reveal!I know you have been waiting so patiently, dear readers, for the big craft surprise! Well, you will have to wait no longer! Here's the scoopity scoop...<br /><br />I decided to make multi-purpose PLACE MATS!! (WOW!! nerd alert!) I am having the family over for Valentine's Day and decided to make place mats as part of the table decoration since my tables tend to look quite bare at celebrations. So, I also thought I could make them more useful by backing them with a different holiday themed material so I can use them twice a year instead of once a year. So, I figured I might be doing Halloween for a little while since Thanksgiving is so close to John's birthday and Christmas is quickly taken up my mom and Al. So, my creative little brain headed off to JoAnn's and found some cute Valetine's Day and Halloween (60% off too!) fabric. <br /><br />Part of my Christmas present to Brad was a date-a-week jar where I put in slips of paper with things we can do together. I was getting super annoyed with us sitting on the couch watching tv and not doing anything. So now, every Sunday we pull out a slip and we have a planned activity for that week! Most of them are things we can do at home for free, or things that are super cheap...and I love it! Maybe I made that present more for me than for him. But, I digress. Luckily for me, last week was 'do a crafty project together'! So, Brad helped me cut, de-pin, and flip inside-out the place mats while I took care of the actual sewing part. He was doing this while watching some war movie, so he wasn't totally girly that night! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvEelqkwumthwdN8gPF1CMQKYw5x5B616q1wskCOwuW03rOfTKXxQafLxDocvwfyI272C-hLBY21iICWtToxW7oVIrSHT9H0WZLnTii7osQXCn3gW-nS9lj5t3sVEFMqgTcviZPzfArmM/s1600-h/IMG_0700.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvEelqkwumthwdN8gPF1CMQKYw5x5B616q1wskCOwuW03rOfTKXxQafLxDocvwfyI272C-hLBY21iICWtToxW7oVIrSHT9H0WZLnTii7osQXCn3gW-nS9lj5t3sVEFMqgTcviZPzfArmM/s320/IMG_0700.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989686244006626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF323z2Qfit8VPcGp_c6zyZ3n0Bzv8y4DXnLeZ9m0w2JDrC9cMZFSIBjtSCv646wU99voCXwoEQozGgHxp2H4pN8OXTRjZvOVRbvST6irfNWQY3SZhS8SbSCGXtikSM2MS_AMLPWhK7Hq/s1600-h/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF323z2Qfit8VPcGp_c6zyZ3n0Bzv8y4DXnLeZ9m0w2JDrC9cMZFSIBjtSCv646wU99voCXwoEQozGgHxp2H4pN8OXTRjZvOVRbvST6irfNWQY3SZhS8SbSCGXtikSM2MS_AMLPWhK7Hq/s320/IMG_0699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989676746737474" /></a><br /><br />And after million hours (making 15 of these bad boys was not really fun! After one, I was kind of regretting this little project!), this is how they turned out...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj15lb58peoXL3TGGYpunlfjNm5vfk-gD-MrBNy7VPOuvRuvsNhQ_578LwshTwXOCx0JHeEgvmpX11E-qvzNBNIc-rnvJ1to5qoTT9agdSs65j1O_A2uj5UEKeLRqd5j3Ayq5151F84F8/s1600-h/IMG_0738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj15lb58peoXL3TGGYpunlfjNm5vfk-gD-MrBNy7VPOuvRuvsNhQ_578LwshTwXOCx0JHeEgvmpX11E-qvzNBNIc-rnvJ1to5qoTT9agdSs65j1O_A2uj5UEKeLRqd5j3Ayq5151F84F8/s320/IMG_0738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989227419478354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d3RE6DF7Oahhh9aXsyTuDN5P_sVgqCFVYZ5p1RlBNUAq3Sn7fTAm7ZBjJuCvshXh12QO9xUoP5n-sGJVssUvOad_irBUZ0l01nGSfVmEsWHEXtWXYbANnExompZy63mqn3F0j16h4LGE/s1600-h/IMG_0733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d3RE6DF7Oahhh9aXsyTuDN5P_sVgqCFVYZ5p1RlBNUAq3Sn7fTAm7ZBjJuCvshXh12QO9xUoP5n-sGJVssUvOad_irBUZ0l01nGSfVmEsWHEXtWXYbANnExompZy63mqn3F0j16h4LGE/s320/IMG_0733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989220818032386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR08vauSB4FIbNME3mC7ucev0Ciz5ycexxylxEFFI_dpq0bDaqUtOCmF2jbinY8R5-6A6QG9ZdvMwmRYKTIoBX3HlPp9phZJVSkL2DxY6CQZhSvf48m2H9dKXozrwIJdgKEBadSD1VR2P0/s1600-h/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR08vauSB4FIbNME3mC7ucev0Ciz5ycexxylxEFFI_dpq0bDaqUtOCmF2jbinY8R5-6A6QG9ZdvMwmRYKTIoBX3HlPp9phZJVSkL2DxY6CQZhSvf48m2H9dKXozrwIJdgKEBadSD1VR2P0/s320/IMG_0732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989216757770674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xUybzPYK-WsSMOO8D6KY3QrqXD4KcwooBdS99mwmoCCiIjjsV1EkIDUJepNs8RiAuexP-zDMrDP-5tqm40cdgqMII8TkdRijcuLw6Fh9h2d-ZfQcncYDfC8y2A68k6mpxy1-BMvsZ2n1/s1600-h/IMG_0735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xUybzPYK-WsSMOO8D6KY3QrqXD4KcwooBdS99mwmoCCiIjjsV1EkIDUJepNs8RiAuexP-zDMrDP-5tqm40cdgqMII8TkdRijcuLw6Fh9h2d-ZfQcncYDfC8y2A68k6mpxy1-BMvsZ2n1/s320/IMG_0735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431989239200689986" /></a><br /><br />Not too shabby. They certainly aren't fancy, but will bring a little color to our Valentine's pizza dinner! They were VERY easy to make, just tedious and slightly boring.<br /><br />The big news now is that I applied to have a craft booth at a craft fair in Keller with one of my friends. Hopefully we get accepted because I am excited to get it all organized and see how it turns out! <br /><br />And because mom will be upset if she doesn't see a pic of John, here is one from last night when we came home from the mall. He had worn himself out playing in the play area and running around like a crazy man and fell asleep in the car. I carried him inside and he was still sleeping as we tried to change his diaper! That is one tired little boy! Wish us luck as he gets tubes put in his ears tomorrow! I bet he will be talking in no time now. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxuudKuY10XZoOzAt6WnvxRRb8-XM6bMSq_yOypd6UYa6Cc0ubFBaAi8mH6ZcTpDI3WPQU_i-vaZpVd92BhWDDCbcOpXlLrSlY9amTruxft_xcYQxnSaP0WFl5NcThf72EiFcZTT9gkkM/s1600-h/IMG_0726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxuudKuY10XZoOzAt6WnvxRRb8-XM6bMSq_yOypd6UYa6Cc0ubFBaAi8mH6ZcTpDI3WPQU_i-vaZpVd92BhWDDCbcOpXlLrSlY9amTruxft_xcYQxnSaP0WFl5NcThf72EiFcZTT9gkkM/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431990412726594642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX3Vnprb5ALEW7ryI4_IoQRR7J-DJPskPcQYGnxb6QkaDFY0UM_sU8q59mNVb9x1uWzjjVTW9SRfHe7N_W3Prsnjk2krU1eIKa8olRBs5bmRakHsSSefECZ7iimXWNQccmNwfeO5415oV/s1600-h/IMG_0727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX3Vnprb5ALEW7ryI4_IoQRR7J-DJPskPcQYGnxb6QkaDFY0UM_sU8q59mNVb9x1uWzjjVTW9SRfHe7N_W3Prsnjk2krU1eIKa8olRBs5bmRakHsSSefECZ7iimXWNQccmNwfeO5415oV/s320/IMG_0727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431990418215399010" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-20150225687104133042010-01-19T18:12:00.000-08:002010-01-19T18:24:59.756-08:00Keepin' Up with the Crafts!Well, due to some sick people in the family, (why is it that Brad never gets sick with us?!?!), I didn't keep up with my workouts last week. Hopefully this week is better! But I DID make another craft today, so that has to help balance out my resolutions. Right? RIGHT?!?!?<br /><br />I made a baby blanket today for one of John's friends who is turning one. Her monster-themed party is Saturday and I found really cute monster fabric when reading through the million blogs on my reader. So I immediately headed over to JoAnn's and bought some supplies. Even though I have made a blanket before, I am considering this a 'new' craft since I haven't used ric rac before, much less HUGE ric rac! I combined some ideas I saw online and the tag blankets I made to make a cute monster blanket for Miss Meadow! It isn't quite as big as I would have liked, but it is a good size for Meadow to use as a comfy blanket when she is relaxing or watching tv. Well, I guess good parents don't let their one year-olds watch tv...hmmm...<br /><br /><br />So, without keeping you on the edge of your seats any longer, here is my THIRD new craft for the year 2010!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR6JEFpL9-0mU73VmwpNu-GvdbJKqrFHTLpcFR3z3_u7ON7J64DkG0Fb3kLVHgGIDIWEg_eF8EA7gZ_3iLJk_DG2lxeKzn4A4yHPEzyGS0NmEA145ElBnaT5uv8uZXCbsJ0K6b9oAywk8/s1600-h/IMG_0685.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641284862947266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR6JEFpL9-0mU73VmwpNu-GvdbJKqrFHTLpcFR3z3_u7ON7J64DkG0Fb3kLVHgGIDIWEg_eF8EA7gZ_3iLJk_DG2lxeKzn4A4yHPEzyGS0NmEA145ElBnaT5uv8uZXCbsJ0K6b9oAywk8/s320/IMG_0685.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqvzBRbbDimWrHxBmyn2DezzzuUXA8Tnea0UsUgkooZ2SG82RvEjAkfnLq8rxYut0SkuBWJ9zFhtX03SngU90LKTCKbW2iYqh9EKfwDatSk5E2vOmutsbet1aQvUDrsXrAGwDIVy8HQfa/s1600-h/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641290320225170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqvzBRbbDimWrHxBmyn2DezzzuUXA8Tnea0UsUgkooZ2SG82RvEjAkfnLq8rxYut0SkuBWJ9zFhtX03SngU90LKTCKbW2iYqh9EKfwDatSk5E2vOmutsbet1aQvUDrsXrAGwDIVy8HQfa/s320/IMG_0686.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqxEMHOYfc2RIGLI83OpXnUaf3-rua1lcZuJP5qJX4ZwV-8e59XTQLSeD-cCSc7udRcVBxyrHgepnWat9otgvtPOzpi-TABhNmukRNXeHdezLrxa2djkCRC-Pa4jEjpkW_W71OCQV6fva/s1600-h/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641295724800850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqxEMHOYfc2RIGLI83OpXnUaf3-rua1lcZuJP5qJX4ZwV-8e59XTQLSeD-cCSc7udRcVBxyrHgepnWat9otgvtPOzpi-TABhNmukRNXeHdezLrxa2djkCRC-Pa4jEjpkW_W71OCQV6fva/s320/IMG_0688.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Even though I posted this before, I PROMISE I am making some cute a Valentine's double-duty craft. That may be not for another week or so, but I am hoping that turns out cute! Keeping my fingers crossed....Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-89265510748097298322010-01-16T17:52:00.001-08:002010-01-16T18:09:13.212-08:00Thank You Cards...made from stuff around the house!Lately I have been 'going green' when it comes to cards. 'Going green' is also code for 'too lazy (and cheap) to go to the store so I need to make something from what I already have at home'. For whatever reason, it saves me money and I finally use the stuff that has been piling up in my closet and dining room! Bonus!!<br /><br />I needed Christmas thank-you cards and I kept forgetting to buy them when I was out. So I figured I would just make them. A couple years ago I bought Christmas party invitations that I saw on sale super cheap thinking the I would need them for a cheerleading party the following year. Well, they ended up in the attic and I never used them. I found them this year when I was packing up the Christmas decorations and put them in my crafting area, thinking I could surely find a way to use them one day. That day has arrived!!!!<br /><br /><br />I started with this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmMKu3OwHKqJr9BvQbi0csdtol2FV7JSiAUQt1ETi0phow_eMc6q3Um9EnSJLyprQOc92NHYUpqVq1dwPlR2lJ4PpDcJevUbb0PwH3FJu3H2NhQzcEU9mnGDUv56uWtEk7GXdmngR7Mto/s1600-h/IMG_0661.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427521719863661842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmMKu3OwHKqJr9BvQbi0csdtol2FV7JSiAUQt1ETi0phow_eMc6q3Um9EnSJLyprQOc92NHYUpqVq1dwPlR2lJ4PpDcJevUbb0PwH3FJu3H2NhQzcEU9mnGDUv56uWtEk7GXdmngR7Mto/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" /></a><br /><br />...and since the design at the bottom of the card was cute, I just typed up thank you notes on coordinating cardstock, glued it together, and I ended up with...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlKvH1XSIwYJKCOU4HisWsC8Cq6IBXT0HzjHiXRe4Ughvh4Ob6nVvghB9s0btoGT0aO_JKSdQkvRQ_5J27bTRPy2Hfa5GpkK1AuWTK2ZpdzPjqgjhu1q7X9IebYifVTdHEZK_G7rzfrEr/s1600-h/IMG_0663.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427524181005268994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlKvH1XSIwYJKCOU4HisWsC8Cq6IBXT0HzjHiXRe4Ughvh4Ob6nVvghB9s0btoGT0aO_JKSdQkvRQ_5J27bTRPy2Hfa5GpkK1AuWTK2ZpdzPjqgjhu1q7X9IebYifVTdHEZK_G7rzfrEr/s320/IMG_0663.JPG" /></a><br /><br />...THANK YOU CARDS!! (ummm...hi blogger, why are you rotating my pictures randomly? My sincerest apologies to my loyal readers!!) I stopped just short of adding ribbons and glitter. But only because I forgot to factor in the ribbon idea when I printed out the notes and I didn't have glitter within arms reach (remember, I said I was lazy!).<br /><br />I am hoping that I can make Miss Meadow's birthday present on Monday since I have the day off from work. We will see if I am actually motivated to follow through with that during John's nap! So, stay tuned...Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-19224773431933203782010-01-10T09:57:00.001-08:002010-01-10T10:14:27.043-08:00Resolutions Check-upWell, we are 9 days into the new year and I am still on track with my resolutions. I worked out twice last week...CHECK. We are keeping up with the budget...CHECK. Making new crafts...CHECK CHECK! Here are the projects I worked on this week:<br /><br /><em><strong>Bella's cupcake outfit</strong></em>: I saw a cupcake outfit online and it was super cute! So my first new craft of the year was to make it for Bella's first birthday. My friend came over one night and we had a little sewing party. She made the CUTEST Valentine's Day shirt for her daughter, and I made the skirt for Bella's outfit. It turned out a little shirt (or ALOT short), and maybe not as full as I would have liked, but still it is really cute. A couple days later, when school was cancelled for possible ice (HORRIBLE decision!) I made the cupcake applique while John was taking a nap. The whole project took about 2 hours, not including shopping time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NSokTK69opPadfWr8qD5SEQVage1SXOPcx7Do0oRb2u27duUW77hN5nBtVNHobbwEWGuDRK7l-zKxHjLk57k1NYSFWbg2vKUQWk1MXqOy2QCGM5kLHC43q7DcBfsm6MZsdEPJTbrWOpv/s1600-h/IMG_0632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NSokTK69opPadfWr8qD5SEQVage1SXOPcx7Do0oRb2u27duUW77hN5nBtVNHobbwEWGuDRK7l-zKxHjLk57k1NYSFWbg2vKUQWk1MXqOy2QCGM5kLHC43q7DcBfsm6MZsdEPJTbrWOpv/s320/IMG_0632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425172865759411474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCitUdgmrsFtFy2mr_ICLEaM-XIEYF8HxWNTXH1m5IBnCdUi8J8dEYUxEsJdMeGSpxBTwNuqqMcsqWXs7RKpCQuoOUkC2OlpvDyfoJ4qrolYSFCqjTTDQNkjX0uirXeb2d3RalkV9TfGh/s1600-h/IMG_0621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCitUdgmrsFtFy2mr_ICLEaM-XIEYF8HxWNTXH1m5IBnCdUi8J8dEYUxEsJdMeGSpxBTwNuqqMcsqWXs7RKpCQuoOUkC2OlpvDyfoJ4qrolYSFCqjTTDQNkjX0uirXeb2d3RalkV9TfGh/s320/IMG_0621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425172875594162082" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6OZbUOtKjxv7mkP63bp6i1yC22m3u3J_ATdhJnWWB9rgtqL0loiIMSeKMXi0YfkT_CsFRLbE5MJn-Dr2MVyjLXmk-b_DablgqdfwFGRmhkycI4fZS8T4BPticMDwE7qbDkzYlziYJ0rv/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6OZbUOtKjxv7mkP63bp6i1yC22m3u3J_ATdhJnWWB9rgtqL0loiIMSeKMXi0YfkT_CsFRLbE5MJn-Dr2MVyjLXmk-b_DablgqdfwFGRmhkycI4fZS8T4BPticMDwE7qbDkzYlziYJ0rv/s320/IMG_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425172883905365362" /></a><br /><br /><em><strong>Burp Cloths</strong></em> : I have a baby shower to go to in a couple weeks, so I decide I would give handmade presents. Part of their presents will be custom burp cloths. (I can say 'custom' right?!?! Sounds fancier!) I used some of my scrap material for the fronts and backed it with chenile. This was also a really great way to use some of my scrap material...and it gives me a perfect excuse to buy more material soon! Too bad I have used my 'craft' budget money for the next two months. :) The girl version ended up being a little fancier than the boy version. I didn't have big enough pink pieces so I had to extend them with coordinating material. It turned out cute and I really hope my friends like them! I like that they aren't the boring white cloths and they are a little smaller than the ones I have, so they will fit nicely in a diaper bag. Plus, babies prefer to spit up on something pretty...it is a proven fact. This project took about 2 or 2.5 hours which isn't bad considering I made 6 burp cloths. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdpXk5vOJ5YFU9K-BG2OeecI0ya_roM1rheOmm5bqhyICJxRnyVaIcW50fr-FMbxhacZM-O7t9bFPHKsIZOdZYzKXGeccDKaIafteZhtkKtvM3rbuj3ij7hVEHvOazNqyZO0jU-eF6ukl/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdpXk5vOJ5YFU9K-BG2OeecI0ya_roM1rheOmm5bqhyICJxRnyVaIcW50fr-FMbxhacZM-O7t9bFPHKsIZOdZYzKXGeccDKaIafteZhtkKtvM3rbuj3ij7hVEHvOazNqyZO0jU-eF6ukl/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425174224304178082" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhXAmLQcbAEU0KPwor82ZfrKw0U02rpY6cXX65yxN5bgzq8lr9NnaRiWtPXpQqUqBNVDIhgQ2yqBBuNi9icYBWC-0gB1OIrVuKZ32Hgj_TSRvBnf0tkCtUmXqe5d6Cdd9M6XsNjVObyN0/s1600-h/IMG_0642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhXAmLQcbAEU0KPwor82ZfrKw0U02rpY6cXX65yxN5bgzq8lr9NnaRiWtPXpQqUqBNVDIhgQ2yqBBuNi9icYBWC-0gB1OIrVuKZ32Hgj_TSRvBnf0tkCtUmXqe5d6Cdd9M6XsNjVObyN0/s320/IMG_0642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425174233687896626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJix7W-gYvn0yK4fq6Uly9w3J6aQAoS5OEXSCnJzd39GeUvNPGsgdQDCrHiWbNbGBBNYmRkn0Hcdf2wmC_VpNxHeF0fJ_snZ_wt9GBAbT9Ps4-qcaIUn0i3XWOAkEyiJp3GpEXYEWAjiXl/s1600-h/IMG_0646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJix7W-gYvn0yK4fq6Uly9w3J6aQAoS5OEXSCnJzd39GeUvNPGsgdQDCrHiWbNbGBBNYmRkn0Hcdf2wmC_VpNxHeF0fJ_snZ_wt9GBAbT9Ps4-qcaIUn0i3XWOAkEyiJp3GpEXYEWAjiXl/s320/IMG_0646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425174237039710674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8xc3leRV_c9gaxR3bW_hhJPQmz7_ipIvokUzmQegOj9gCHKHSkDlvNU4P1EJ8PZo100cZI39TeD6FLR93b7ed7hk6LLD1obgl6vEXTfFh4WUkhtiwNjre_cC19eTu6BMvPlbU3V9UPfC/s1600-h/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8xc3leRV_c9gaxR3bW_hhJPQmz7_ipIvokUzmQegOj9gCHKHSkDlvNU4P1EJ8PZo100cZI39TeD6FLR93b7ed7hk6LLD1obgl6vEXTfFh4WUkhtiwNjre_cC19eTu6BMvPlbU3V9UPfC/s320/IMG_0647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425174246692150594" /></a><br /><br />My next project will be Valentine's Day placemats for the pizza lunch we are having. They will be double-duty placements, so be sure to check back to see how they turn out!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-40985810285354522632010-01-03T19:29:00.000-08:002010-01-03T19:39:08.825-08:00New Year's ResolutionsHere are my resolutions for the year...in writing....so I can't get out of them...<br /><br />1. <strong>Exercise</strong>! I will excercise at least twice a week which may seem like nothing to some people, but it is really hard to fit when you have a baby (is he really a baby anymore? Boo.) and are SUPER tired from growing a baby. And seriously, when it is 7:00 at night, it is hard to get motivated to head back out to the gym. For those of you who say 'workout in the morning', ummm...I already get up at 5:30 so being at the gym by 4:30 so I can get back by the time Brad leaves for work simply will. never. happen. ever.<br /><br />2. <strong>Craft it up</strong>! I will make at least one new craft a month and make a table cover playhouse for John. (like <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37333235&ref=sr_gallery_9&&ga_search_query=card+table+playhouse&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">this one </a>!) I spend so much time looking at craft tutorials online and then I never actually make them. My first one is a cute present for Bella that I am working on Tuesday with a friend. Fun!<br /><br />3. <strong>Budget</strong>! We are sticking to our budget. We took one month where we lived just on Brad's salary and it was pretty easy. So, we are going back to that so we can save up some money for when I am not working anymore. It will be nice because then I won't be eating fast food all the time now!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-63110331622548990912009-12-16T18:30:00.000-08:002009-12-16T19:14:17.423-08:00John's Birthday Party!Well, I think I am finally recovered from John's party. Too bad it is now just over a week away from Christmas and I am sooooooo far from being ready for that!<br /><br />John's birthday was a very long but special day. I was so glad to be able to take the day off of work to celebrate the big day! We started out the day with some presents and then when I happened to look out the window, it was SNOWING! What a great first birthday present for John! After breakfast (egg-free!) at IHOP and a check-up with the doctor (John is doing great!!), we had a party for the mom's group. This was a blast! We had a total of 13 babies and 16 adults at the party which made for a crowded living room! I don't think the babies minded one bit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6shobQpT1YhAD1ApwDcaI5_DY4QjB66V6o9d4Yp0W_OXU-2BG7_39PJ2Qyc2M4_3dXDD5-HMrJ7JUEbQY_EZJTPH2nm-rRnlSdM-ZhEON1E92laxn10QEv2SWIgo27eagW6x-j-gt9_r/s1600-h/542_0204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416030287301731986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6shobQpT1YhAD1ApwDcaI5_DY4QjB66V6o9d4Yp0W_OXU-2BG7_39PJ2Qyc2M4_3dXDD5-HMrJ7JUEbQY_EZJTPH2nm-rRnlSdM-ZhEON1E92laxn10QEv2SWIgo27eagW6x-j-gt9_r/s320/542_0204.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDvcvZdrpPIObPJW64BSp5k1LN6hMkFPy2rYyfE6PeZaKGrxyM2-u1WoAVa_-Fi6_J3vW-_6uCIvfBpRE7-Roetr99YQo2PYtojLrCwLAZXUtp5pCnUMlwtGVAddgbzj58RKmfE0roHuC/s1600-h/542_0236.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; 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We had lots of yummy food, had an airplane-making contest (Grandma's was the funniest...especially when Dad said there was no way it was going to fly), and great cake. John LOVED his egg-free cake, although he mostly ate the icing. John had tons of gifts- he is so spoiled by his family! Between the two parties, we still have toys sitting in their boxes. Hmmm...maybe they will reappear under the tree next week. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdX_rDv5zEcMe7W2dAmPkCSVxhWn7kgJoB8EsWpWrRuajLagkRJ_E6BvUio9CVg7h_2BfyWI5Bio_HMgdOcrqcZMMYUvSmEh5qdQj0vWCNgm0vogoJJAXgMsp5QAKd_q-4BElBpQc8byi/s1600-h/IMG_6924.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416035705912952530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdX_rDv5zEcMe7W2dAmPkCSVxhWn7kgJoB8EsWpWrRuajLagkRJ_E6BvUio9CVg7h_2BfyWI5Bio_HMgdOcrqcZMMYUvSmEh5qdQj0vWCNgm0vogoJJAXgMsp5QAKd_q-4BElBpQc8byi/s320/IMG_6924.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqhpf8ALPflgpfAzLhmZFs1bqL_w01Hj0pphSINzRLlIfV896nFmgqYTpDS2Eokm6apYQyD7wcaHv1LiyoCke3cZ7lp8503NwvI6cmuSAsP6XJbA4MVtHy_PDWyaoI7Q2KQasSx-Cr8nF/s1600-h/IMG_6883.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416035698267128434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqhpf8ALPflgpfAzLhmZFs1bqL_w01Hj0pphSINzRLlIfV896nFmgqYTpDS2Eokm6apYQyD7wcaHv1LiyoCke3cZ7lp8503NwvI6cmuSAsP6XJbA4MVtHy_PDWyaoI7Q2KQasSx-Cr8nF/s320/IMG_6883.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLi2duUWkcNxk_q_oEQ9I64eSkxd_aLHLbq73Cm27IIrkLCL5-gKr1GTLrgOcUT4ZEsJo7lX5duGONZkbm3QuYgKiXHwkXDjhC-H41cA5scGFVe2jL2zyuOWur2pHHTRuudP80J7071Tm/s1600-h/IMG_6915.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416035687260297922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLi2duUWkcNxk_q_oEQ9I64eSkxd_aLHLbq73Cm27IIrkLCL5-gKr1GTLrgOcUT4ZEsJo7lX5duGONZkbm3QuYgKiXHwkXDjhC-H41cA5scGFVe2jL2zyuOWur2pHHTRuudP80J7071Tm/s320/IMG_6915.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMAuy-bGWhq0gT-WGUxBJ53Hl6TLtsWnh593D7BIcAm26CA6Hx-MsiMhRrg3sSk5A-wAE43Ao4r6GjP7yGhkVaCvkSXyBW-uKE2D62KFzWUckOAckxh3TW5GwEWCnBh1Ttx9huF0gsdy6/s1600-h/IMG_6883.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUWVm7KURL6MHKzhI5YUmsJeAtiwt5E0FhgiNt4qg2d6fEnwO6vzwh2AjJNo7GM8dzW63Y8IvvKOLU3vLB5hYaFYVkgiHrwZ0I9uIJjG0b-GSuKExJkbSxJya6u1EmHzj_Pg4oFei52-p/s1600-h/IMG_6866.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416035677858722818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUWVm7KURL6MHKzhI5YUmsJeAtiwt5E0FhgiNt4qg2d6fEnwO6vzwh2AjJNo7GM8dzW63Y8IvvKOLU3vLB5hYaFYVkgiHrwZ0I9uIJjG0b-GSuKExJkbSxJya6u1EmHzj_Pg4oFei52-p/s320/IMG_6866.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMJpEGgZhqzT7SZgGrs057sFoy4fZuyeZx9Kos8lwrNYywyXlxpLXa985gPZdqIWpmRKGW4b5qwlrh11-iWABGirXHAgRmZNG8gh-oUBPqx-70B7Lbuw4Qlz6CZRqHOTdyr7jj_wk3OCt/s1600-h/IMG_6846.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416037092272632610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMJpEGgZhqzT7SZgGrs057sFoy4fZuyeZx9Kos8lwrNYywyXlxpLXa985gPZdqIWpmRKGW4b5qwlrh11-iWABGirXHAgRmZNG8gh-oUBPqx-70B7Lbuw4Qlz6CZRqHOTdyr7jj_wk3OCt/s320/IMG_6846.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUasoXPbTDxq9Ld4bYzZVsVkXHEtJZ6g-9W10OA4pOEDVqhfvsbI1r3Gd6gmmCE46oY-WJrCGL7TJE1DCSq1C2z5C5TbWAiSui2Ar2jxj3GjoGtrLBXsDtaCDoan5rpsqLLp2rplqy_BU/s1600-h/IMG_6966.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416037103888154818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUasoXPbTDxq9Ld4bYzZVsVkXHEtJZ6g-9W10OA4pOEDVqhfvsbI1r3Gd6gmmCE46oY-WJrCGL7TJE1DCSq1C2z5C5TbWAiSui2Ar2jxj3GjoGtrLBXsDtaCDoan5rpsqLLp2rplqy_BU/s320/IMG_6966.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Only two more days of school! I can't wait for a two week break!!!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-58940355077488325172009-12-01T19:45:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:19:32.103-08:00Birthday Set Up!I can't believe that tomorrow is John's FIRST birthday!! Just one year ago he was just a teeny tiny baby and now he is my big boy. I am so excited to celebrate the big day tomorrow! <br /><br />I have been working for a while on John's birthday. This is mostly due to the fact that I had a student teacher for the past 11 weeks and had time to kill! I am very glad I spent my time wisely (lots of lesson plans done and lots of party decorations done!) so now I am not stressed out and am almost ready for tomorrow. <br /><br />I have shown a couple sneak peaks, so here are some more full detailed decorations for John's airplane themed party.<br /><br />**John's Party Invitation**<br />I got the idea from a similar one I saw online. I spent about an hour or so creating it on the computer and just printed it out and mailed it. Very cheap! I got lots of compliments on it and it really helped to set the theme for the party.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9xZ6N159LBF_XXztYEaX9B5K6k0pD1kiyXXuajnXmfXRUQtjTRCb8EBxlTqDPyKLchLV0fLTgDyW-H3CEYge5sndsobLoLHbEl2yoaeOvLwuoZOH3bAa7jA4DRrHvjdP-dFEPHIaeTdB/s1600-h/airplane+invite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9xZ6N159LBF_XXztYEaX9B5K6k0pD1kiyXXuajnXmfXRUQtjTRCb8EBxlTqDPyKLchLV0fLTgDyW-H3CEYge5sndsobLoLHbEl2yoaeOvLwuoZOH3bAa7jA4DRrHvjdP-dFEPHIaeTdB/s320/airplane+invite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410487256221796962" /></a><br /><br />**Month by Month**<br />I had thought of making a long banner with pictures of all of John's 'firsts'. Yes I was going to totally copy Kinsey's idea! :) But I figured that would take forever considering I took pictures of EVERY first. I mean, do people really want to see a picture of the first time John had juice? So I modified and made a decorated page of a favorite picture from each month. Then I 'helped' Brad hang them up in a grid on the wall in the kitchen. It actually turned out pretty nicely! I used the tons of scrapbook stuff I already had as well as a gift card that I had to Michael's. So this turned out to be about a $40 project, but I had TONS of stickers left over from what I bought at Michael's so I could have done this for much cheaper. {Notice in the pictures that my table of food isn't set up yet, so ignore that!}<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV4FrWqsZIxmMGAFu3Ruz7qB0rHhEcY5pkzVYy3xZnLQbp531SHGQCfOScfPu6bbDUb6Bti_PdtjLftFdPL9aPiQgny4ilCLM33IdZbp4xlifoCY0WewIjEmFHkDyv_kFSwsRC_glU5Ib/s1600-h/542_0166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV4FrWqsZIxmMGAFu3Ruz7qB0rHhEcY5pkzVYy3xZnLQbp531SHGQCfOScfPu6bbDUb6Bti_PdtjLftFdPL9aPiQgny4ilCLM33IdZbp4xlifoCY0WewIjEmFHkDyv_kFSwsRC_glU5Ib/s320/542_0166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410485575114767714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1Z1SQulq01fY_M2SokbwmWZFWXSWrRO_e5AnJqJfKdfSxbBhibMNzH6mScsyUr_0t3vcgt7UjNaA1JlaLRBqzCTuY30zRyM3VyjbMvgMWlEhg11BK07Tdpcu-w_6mx8vaY9h7XSsBw8_/s1600-h/542_0168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1Z1SQulq01fY_M2SokbwmWZFWXSWrRO_e5AnJqJfKdfSxbBhibMNzH6mScsyUr_0t3vcgt7UjNaA1JlaLRBqzCTuY30zRyM3VyjbMvgMWlEhg11BK07Tdpcu-w_6mx8vaY9h7XSsBw8_/s320/542_0168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410485577366840946" /></a><br /><br /><br />**Mantel Decor**<br />I joked with Brad that my biggest problem was I didn't know where to put all the decorations that I was making! So a banner and paper airplane 'burst' adorn the mantel, along with a book and toys that my mom got John. Brad so kindly let me use one of his model airplanes as well. The airplane 'burst' was the most frustrating thing to make! I found the idea online but mine kept looking like crap. I finally made different sized planes and that seemed to make it look nicer. I am still not in love with it, but I think it is a cool little twist to the decorations! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdzPcIotFbVVgCdvkqRMYCCbGOxnICWbDG74be1B_ADS29c9xVnc_QmDzuN8_CNylammHC_awzk65EEwvNWXFHFIKpX01PZ4LuBrJ7xn4rHWKopi42D-UF2fKPHFbEu65gIxGJ81bQuyo/s1600-h/IMG_2172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdzPcIotFbVVgCdvkqRMYCCbGOxnICWbDG74be1B_ADS29c9xVnc_QmDzuN8_CNylammHC_awzk65EEwvNWXFHFIKpX01PZ4LuBrJ7xn4rHWKopi42D-UF2fKPHFbEu65gIxGJ81bQuyo/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410485582912900242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWXFZpVv1mUX4Uv2kqm1rHQhhyphenhyphen_58Q5W_TzZye-ReV6NLt75zVjzMllQfbqmZJ7xrVjfNOMTh-BXxL6WTwpbacmMT7Yr-R_DUk_szCIhxJf2hsFgluJSe9cfsIr4-CStPZ5hx2ipxXTog/s1600-h/IMG_2177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWXFZpVv1mUX4Uv2kqm1rHQhhyphenhyphen_58Q5W_TzZye-ReV6NLt75zVjzMllQfbqmZJ7xrVjfNOMTh-BXxL6WTwpbacmMT7Yr-R_DUk_szCIhxJf2hsFgluJSe9cfsIr4-CStPZ5hx2ipxXTog/s320/IMG_2177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410485592537561122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U1Yn3a19o2OXY2x1Y7W_QK48977jOQjR9ICg_qHcy3ZffwUEKGZKk8I4pVYcvb_Mkxxt6uiB0xF2ynJEKPvlkrIf9FxHKV4UtOALNbJB-4dase6fbW25ShoR4Fy3t_3QDtr9QGL2n-WU/s1600-h/IMG_2176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U1Yn3a19o2OXY2x1Y7W_QK48977jOQjR9ICg_qHcy3ZffwUEKGZKk8I4pVYcvb_Mkxxt6uiB0xF2ynJEKPvlkrIf9FxHKV4UtOALNbJB-4dase6fbW25ShoR4Fy3t_3QDtr9QGL2n-WU/s320/IMG_2176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410485587590171890" /></a><br /><br /><br />**Party Favors**<br />I really wanted to make cute little favor bags that looked like suitcases. But I am not that artsy so I just made a luggage tag for each guest and attached that to the paper bag. Each kid will get a pilot rubber ducky, a personalized sippy cup, and a little baggie of puffs and raisens. I set them up in our suitcase, even though I would have loved to have used an old bright blue hard-sided suitcase! I am too cheap to buy one from the thrift store though. :) <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzAAUBloyeZnj2QUj65iffaBRI63GshxGeBcqQpmS816hh8P7usCIxOf7QrAvSqocvvylKMraz1aKuEyY8dWYrEarpIWVXGy5ibu_V0svp918qY8D9GFwT2DRCPvwGUYum_Nn5EObaC4L/s1600-h/IMG_2190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzAAUBloyeZnj2QUj65iffaBRI63GshxGeBcqQpmS816hh8P7usCIxOf7QrAvSqocvvylKMraz1aKuEyY8dWYrEarpIWVXGy5ibu_V0svp918qY8D9GFwT2DRCPvwGUYum_Nn5EObaC4L/s320/IMG_2190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410486539275177698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQETcQzRjd8YT23u7rqp3X090YF9_XEvuBkShYW2dbSk0XUHc2maG10QTLrlXypdv5gisOiUCGn29QW47vD3qb_s2St19pOGXTVSynnMjOZf5FVqvp42Khos4RJNlvMFHQJGcdLaVjEM8/s1600-h/IMG_2185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQETcQzRjd8YT23u7rqp3X090YF9_XEvuBkShYW2dbSk0XUHc2maG10QTLrlXypdv5gisOiUCGn29QW47vD3qb_s2St19pOGXTVSynnMjOZf5FVqvp42Khos4RJNlvMFHQJGcdLaVjEM8/s320/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410486534596838530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXiW6QG5f0Qx8mhggb3O09G1V-CxQAZ-lTnuDtxAZ4yBSOJskpxqElqfoT_sSaNJ_SusK0JNPIcauVd9raNWYMpFYKujMvXBRoJ786EBodkUF9sCkDueShnu7ISSXs7egcgJCBp0kSO7B/s1600-h/IMG_2183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXiW6QG5f0Qx8mhggb3O09G1V-CxQAZ-lTnuDtxAZ4yBSOJskpxqElqfoT_sSaNJ_SusK0JNPIcauVd9raNWYMpFYKujMvXBRoJ786EBodkUF9sCkDueShnu7ISSXs7egcgJCBp0kSO7B/s320/IMG_2183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410486531331420466" /></a><br /><br />I also made little employee ID badges for each kid. It was super easy to make and it has John's birthdate for all the employee numbers. Thanks to my dad, Brad and I have been proud owners of a wing tip, but up until now I have banned that ugly thing to the backyard. However, it was perfect for our party! So, I put it on the dining room table so people could see it as soon as they walked in the door. I attached ribbon to it and hung the badges across it for the kids to get when they arrive and can wear them. Probably a little cheesy, but still cute. I figure that we can also put the presents on this table so they are out of the way!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnYa0xy6hwywow5u_5TkQNxYUydcH9h8nbUE0v8V9GXGNZCHVTx47wqPRJk3X0lDJXjN8jZB5JX-5EGA59hXNiqEDy6KSUnpLx1ZRXdwP3YE3-T_DT66IIl_hr94IKr4mfNs88qYks3oM/s1600-h/542_0194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnYa0xy6hwywow5u_5TkQNxYUydcH9h8nbUE0v8V9GXGNZCHVTx47wqPRJk3X0lDJXjN8jZB5JX-5EGA59hXNiqEDy6KSUnpLx1ZRXdwP3YE3-T_DT66IIl_hr94IKr4mfNs88qYks3oM/s320/542_0194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410487237725073266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Txu1TRSUswg08FgYPlplvcpj-Gp1keuktDYNpK8zbW0H1oxK8Q9_sVSZNj9HWL10am3BSTfdk6VQ_kt6jYG8PwLU27BuEuSwQH2y-BV2_RT9IWOYgwaHonSX5MG9A4mkKzrbJcLMwM-/s1600-h/542_0197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Txu1TRSUswg08FgYPlplvcpj-Gp1keuktDYNpK8zbW0H1oxK8Q9_sVSZNj9HWL10am3BSTfdk6VQ_kt6jYG8PwLU27BuEuSwQH2y-BV2_RT9IWOYgwaHonSX5MG9A4mkKzrbJcLMwM-/s320/542_0197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410487252279852994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHK6jFzhO1AKJcLvylt0sRMBhZWFMhZKemy8sPIkYmWPN2-hnx7tufG_Mb_cbOX2SiYwGgxw7e7BBaCQoTn9ntYNN2xZrYfh7Upq-6BvpZB8cv3uAl2X3tk1HJ8U4SSFnd8hW2MblwkKI/s1600-h/542_0193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHK6jFzhO1AKJcLvylt0sRMBhZWFMhZKemy8sPIkYmWPN2-hnx7tufG_Mb_cbOX2SiYwGgxw7e7BBaCQoTn9ntYNN2xZrYfh7Upq-6BvpZB8cv3uAl2X3tk1HJ8U4SSFnd8hW2MblwkKI/s320/542_0193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410487248845831858" /></a><br /><br /><br />So, these are some of the things I have been working on for the past couple weeks (or months!). Once I set up the rest tomorrow and have 'action' shots, I will post those too. Hopefully the babies have a blast tomorrow!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-12279913573498086712009-11-23T20:09:00.001-08:002009-11-23T20:24:40.373-08:00Christmas before Thanksgiving?...and sneak peak #2!!!Brad and I took John John to the Shops at Legacy in Plano for a Holiday Kick-Off Festival Extravaganza. (probably not the real name!) Brad wasn't too happy about celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving was days away, but it was a nice afternoon out. The weather was gorgeous so it was great to walk John around and see the beginnings of the holiday season. <br /><br /><em>trying to take pictures by the pond</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiecXy-jOXS-qkbGfgHN62Bb6pZp_xlmpyWHT0ClmFAkmtwLaMTF4uAZE_8bQHpldTx33J7_YIDtMO56WTbmVZ7kyew3BVlgP0imyZZjXTHodeGs6esjyvK49lFztZUee8E00Vb9S5ygO/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiecXy-jOXS-qkbGfgHN62Bb6pZp_xlmpyWHT0ClmFAkmtwLaMTF4uAZE_8bQHpldTx33J7_YIDtMO56WTbmVZ7kyew3BVlgP0imyZZjXTHodeGs6esjyvK49lFztZUee8E00Vb9S5ygO/s320/IMG_1870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407519282840051410" /></a><br /><br /><em>trying out some musical instruments</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZDh9YpYbhDmc86XSgjSWMCzZc4BEDejqdBfInpnMxdZ8_0w5AoL0Ou9pmTJzepCJ6pt4-bFEGWzO8OIIkhOB6sBH9rI6Wtaw16bzW2_JaLmV-YH_rnuOTiUs9isAjmTF4F_E9L2SWWw7/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZDh9YpYbhDmc86XSgjSWMCzZc4BEDejqdBfInpnMxdZ8_0w5AoL0Ou9pmTJzepCJ6pt4-bFEGWzO8OIIkhOB6sBH9rI6Wtaw16bzW2_JaLmV-YH_rnuOTiUs9isAjmTF4F_E9L2SWWw7/s320/IMG_1918.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407519291880753138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpl93JYZSI80QYvkgTbMyEBvtyt8y1FdYuncKDOuihsQUEMMiVZKqzARih3O5Pp95d5IJ3rjU3h07O3VM9JHHVtt67_gVaz15NYqqEcAeA48xJS_lzAv0YoB3i_3MrcKfdtPxBZ8kstj-/s1600/IMG_1910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpl93JYZSI80QYvkgTbMyEBvtyt8y1FdYuncKDOuihsQUEMMiVZKqzARih3O5Pp95d5IJ3rjU3h07O3VM9JHHVtt67_gVaz15NYqqEcAeA48xJS_lzAv0YoB3i_3MrcKfdtPxBZ8kstj-/s320/IMG_1910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407519289508888882" /></a><br /><br /><em>petting a horse for the first time...he wasn't afraid at all!!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmyKrL1DFxxrgsh4uouDtBHZ4zsZv9InjIz2tDA-F0IT5Uos9RGMbLVvO62Qdau3cJieCUrx94EBHJGB6EEpEuhkhgd7Dy54RuKLCyFuGDthqhxADhq2R95Nhl0i0TDttnyeorgSBT6MJ/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmyKrL1DFxxrgsh4uouDtBHZ4zsZv9InjIz2tDA-F0IT5Uos9RGMbLVvO62Qdau3cJieCUrx94EBHJGB6EEpEuhkhgd7Dy54RuKLCyFuGDthqhxADhq2R95Nhl0i0TDttnyeorgSBT6MJ/s320/IMG_1964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407519296741184818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><em>loving the fountain show!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vLkJf5hFnZE9ZnmJ6DiAtwvv32fNcoa7W70KHnYJxXdiIVUYAnLNkqPlbg_Z1DTrxBMK0ZY2aH8Y7zMMT0fFs0qIrzFhcRdLekFukdlci9z00L2C6hcdpSW6f3q05Xx7qkr6ivrEwLw6/s1600/IMG_1997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vLkJf5hFnZE9ZnmJ6DiAtwvv32fNcoa7W70KHnYJxXdiIVUYAnLNkqPlbg_Z1DTrxBMK0ZY2aH8Y7zMMT0fFs0qIrzFhcRdLekFukdlci9z00L2C6hcdpSW6f3q05Xx7qkr6ivrEwLw6/s320/IMG_1997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407519300049439362" /></a><br /><br />We are just over a week away until John's first birthday party! I am just working away to get everything done but my to-do list seems to be getting longer instead of shorter! So, here are two more sneak peaks. (Al- Don't tell Bella about her party goody!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAvSasAZPLrDY6UqTo-LC-iUVnDv3BOrhIR8A9Q5f-cfgAvGhcu_pBbbNVK-fJ4vnZtA7FmJJjjptUtMpzOIIobqWdbByE64TufDy30ZQESj9LkMx4ZNgukIKQtLVrOv0_MVyaTvZDtg8/s1600/IMG_2022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAvSasAZPLrDY6UqTo-LC-iUVnDv3BOrhIR8A9Q5f-cfgAvGhcu_pBbbNVK-fJ4vnZtA7FmJJjjptUtMpzOIIobqWdbByE64TufDy30ZQESj9LkMx4ZNgukIKQtLVrOv0_MVyaTvZDtg8/s320/IMG_2022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407520569291551122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt4I2_pYbtQ04w6nDNAg0BDbQSloc0MdsQoexMnjuXM37Se8C2SVcRyDqJZYd66_XS4MYpVwf6O8gSHchUGO1n7KhN3NImMY_gDrYv0t_lwNvV6TKv-RK4uQ7TyFK7ornxMtNoWf8d7-o/s1600/IMG_2018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt4I2_pYbtQ04w6nDNAg0BDbQSloc0MdsQoexMnjuXM37Se8C2SVcRyDqJZYd66_XS4MYpVwf6O8gSHchUGO1n7KhN3NImMY_gDrYv0t_lwNvV6TKv-RK4uQ7TyFK7ornxMtNoWf8d7-o/s320/IMG_2018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407520565584045490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oOHTYk9iCOFRSEO059MpAE16b9Zwhoab_CWXGUJl8IBV26F7tQztYfQRdG4sxFVBdsCqbAyHU854B4RcMFb-1_Ozl9UU-INU_drGtCrhRRvV8u6_TK-RUgzSqkrvmpr2l3m5PAqtYo6Z/s1600/IMG_2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oOHTYk9iCOFRSEO059MpAE16b9Zwhoab_CWXGUJl8IBV26F7tQztYfQRdG4sxFVBdsCqbAyHU854B4RcMFb-1_Ozl9UU-INU_drGtCrhRRvV8u6_TK-RUgzSqkrvmpr2l3m5PAqtYo6Z/s320/IMG_2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407520559530377378" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-72822750128243415002009-11-10T19:31:00.000-08:002009-11-10T19:36:11.840-08:00Sneak PeakHere is a sneak peak of what I have been working on for John's 1st birthday. Thankfully my friend Rebecca invited me to 'crop night' at a scrapbook store and I got the majority of these pages done as part of the party decorations. I can't wait to put it all together for the big day!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyXTVQGNycnijagJpqAXH-iohF16a9Dl0FJZzF7fUSPfoX-qW18IcxpRWZZrcr23sC_yKfwGtSbhGgDNoCwzxpcLCLDYFwX2n9F3OtKbdeWA1aj5JlgLTXEdEtBf60px0eiHUij0gN5dx/s1600-h/IMG_1654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyXTVQGNycnijagJpqAXH-iohF16a9Dl0FJZzF7fUSPfoX-qW18IcxpRWZZrcr23sC_yKfwGtSbhGgDNoCwzxpcLCLDYFwX2n9F3OtKbdeWA1aj5JlgLTXEdEtBf60px0eiHUij0gN5dx/s320/IMG_1654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402684472678911746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_3-C1q8NxMrAfjz8GXef-4zFeIlFNryUaFTRsDnPMn-igQ0C0fLKOt3KWbY6kCC3QA7I9fkgp-e7TNaea2aBo7WaxrBQdhEcFr1zGQajuFhSGZBqkRWGC2XBKLS7gasNGop8xGNoTzmT/s1600-h/IMG_1652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_3-C1q8NxMrAfjz8GXef-4zFeIlFNryUaFTRsDnPMn-igQ0C0fLKOt3KWbY6kCC3QA7I9fkgp-e7TNaea2aBo7WaxrBQdhEcFr1zGQajuFhSGZBqkRWGC2XBKLS7gasNGop8xGNoTzmT/s320/IMG_1652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402684482977138754" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-23870197939635364122009-11-04T05:02:00.000-08:002009-11-04T05:14:47.954-08:00ShutterflyI am slowly but surely adding pics to shutterfly. As I type, I am uploading over 200 pictures of my precious little baby into the 7 months folder. You can understand it will take me FOREVER to sort through which pictures to add so I am adding them all and you lovely viewers can see for yourself why I simply MUST take over 200 photos per month of John. Because he. is. awesome.<br /><a href="http://www,sweetbabyjohn.shutterfly.com"><br />www.sweetbabyjohn.shutterfly.com</a><br />Don't have time to look at thousands of pictures of JAB (what?!?!?), then here is just one to tease you...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LrXYCnwM1YWiwUVlp_wJhgjkrRqVMk4e2f4md101Y3ILyVjr983p9Zb9mv8pCJiMFOfBPbwVpb5g_mXsS9TZxcisQjSkymzQvderEc8C4JzG0JUSNMRSabe2XdynoXBT5UOhu7OxHfNg/s1600-h/IMG_1094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LrXYCnwM1YWiwUVlp_wJhgjkrRqVMk4e2f4md101Y3ILyVjr983p9Zb9mv8pCJiMFOfBPbwVpb5g_mXsS9TZxcisQjSkymzQvderEc8C4JzG0JUSNMRSabe2XdynoXBT5UOhu7OxHfNg/s320/IMG_1094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400235982627367378" /></a><br />Good and bad news though...our camera is breaking on us. (overuse maybe?! hehe!) We have repaired it about a year ago when Mr. Clutz dropped it (in possibly a drunken stupor on the same night the moniker 'Mop Top' was created). Mr. Clutz reappeared with Mrs. Clutz on Halloween night and the camera was dropped again. Said camera works when it feels good and ready to take a picture. Therefore we are probably in the market for a new camera...and ASAP since John's birthday is quickly approaching and the last thing I need is the stress of not having a working camera on December 2ND!! Tears (and heads) will rolls for sure. Anyone have suggestions for a new camera?Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-38819388209531154572009-10-19T06:57:00.001-07:002009-10-19T06:58:42.664-07:00sweetbabyjohnThis weekend we took John to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch along with Al, Tyler, Bella, mom, dad, and Diana. We had so much fun! For TONS of cute pictures, go to <a href="http://www.sweetbabyjohn.shutterfly.com">www.sweetbabyjohn.shutterfly.com</a>. I will be hopefully adding more pictures from the last couple months soon. :)Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-16496346430007724252009-10-13T18:24:00.001-07:002009-10-13T18:51:54.099-07:00Where to begin...Well, I haven't posted in a couple week so I don't even know where to begin. <br /><br />The biggest news around here is that John is officially walking. Can't beleive it! Today he has even mastered standing up on his own without pulling up on anything. He just stands up and walks! So cute!<br /><br />Two weekends ago Jenny was in town so I took the day off to visit with her. I took John to meet her in Dallas where we had a last breakfast (John LOVED the eggs and potatos!) and then hung out at the pool. John had a blast in the pool with Jenny and was such a happy baby the whole visit. Then Brad and I went to the A&M game at the new Cowboy stadium with Jenny, Jeff and other friends which was really fun as well.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHg4URtXtR0fLoHtmTA0tQq66v1YxnDMas5sRQVQ5CiajCxMl8jU0vovZYpUquiQHVPzihbKryrFH972fpgiAj7yhImVsYYRty5EbzuTO3cfrVNPsNUcpFHCAoL0Bl-6UMyDf-Q-H6t5Q/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHg4URtXtR0fLoHtmTA0tQq66v1YxnDMas5sRQVQ5CiajCxMl8jU0vovZYpUquiQHVPzihbKryrFH972fpgiAj7yhImVsYYRty5EbzuTO3cfrVNPsNUcpFHCAoL0Bl-6UMyDf-Q-H6t5Q/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392263638012104194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQv7PaxBQ-5_EQqKwuglVtYsMwmEHO4WnzyqETOdkrnkXCipXq0kyrM_ajaN-BFO0mf6u1IinouT1eiipRBI_HwyVaQWPTfmX2ao3VWdpBDVewh6x9wrjgWAUU_HJBScX9BJxKTllhcFK/s1600-h/IMG_0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQv7PaxBQ-5_EQqKwuglVtYsMwmEHO4WnzyqETOdkrnkXCipXq0kyrM_ajaN-BFO0mf6u1IinouT1eiipRBI_HwyVaQWPTfmX2ao3VWdpBDVewh6x9wrjgWAUU_HJBScX9BJxKTllhcFK/s320/IMG_0303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392263622960026978" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87j3_D9wt9WBpvv-fYM5vqEUQbu3CvqLPSIGcrcxk3YDBP4-x5G98yI9DLA4OWGy3fWVmCD6xQFGGcA0Y6aNXWzbMvAefg2v6Vzl37d_x7R5lixoXOGraj8QBPWLinZ_YAcoSNNl7e1H/s1600-h/IMG_0354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87j3_D9wt9WBpvv-fYM5vqEUQbu3CvqLPSIGcrcxk3YDBP4-x5G98yI9DLA4OWGy3fWVmCD6xQFGGcA0Y6aNXWzbMvAefg2v6Vzl37d_x7R5lixoXOGraj8QBPWLinZ_YAcoSNNl7e1H/s320/IMG_0354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392265149537315698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuMg7mlmsFFx7tU_eWQ2cqaHMCYiOyB_zAl2IoCYrYQL_vCrSEIISisiuULl5FQkzdwghpu5ty5dfU6BXn-CyqQ5GwzrFr45wGoQNVN2UdQO6Ky0lnS2gdT8pMStaGtOEAQE0iswnjvW5/s1600-h/IMG_0349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuMg7mlmsFFx7tU_eWQ2cqaHMCYiOyB_zAl2IoCYrYQL_vCrSEIISisiuULl5FQkzdwghpu5ty5dfU6BXn-CyqQ5GwzrFr45wGoQNVN2UdQO6Ky0lnS2gdT8pMStaGtOEAQE0iswnjvW5/s320/IMG_0349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392265139720319410" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZxzALRQ7u79sZT1zRz5aCDPRh69Mq4bocF3dLTzV2G-qnqCwZpuGjpKJ_Wlh9G7nOCb6Q_ZTyvkVX7rpraZtC0oVRnyob6cPEcj8K77sTY0RbW1bMAn9p3zKnoq9f-TaAH9nefBajNCS/s1600-h/IMG_0346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZxzALRQ7u79sZT1zRz5aCDPRh69Mq4bocF3dLTzV2G-qnqCwZpuGjpKJ_Wlh9G7nOCb6Q_ZTyvkVX7rpraZtC0oVRnyob6cPEcj8K77sTY0RbW1bMAn9p3zKnoq9f-TaAH9nefBajNCS/s320/IMG_0346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392265132832324530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1nR9ipzsaMznjPKgr19w8qtmP8cm2poBU1qbypW8nBTThB4HQjiM-4KFrp1oVYcUHRGvqEjdSCnYEl2QkOi26pmOGOx4NIF9npoCc8MXwxqfOawBmfkMeXdY4PqOHU1O6Y5ko1a_ZgaJ/s1600-h/IMG_0337.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1nR9ipzsaMznjPKgr19w8qtmP8cm2poBU1qbypW8nBTThB4HQjiM-4KFrp1oVYcUHRGvqEjdSCnYEl2QkOi26pmOGOx4NIF9npoCc8MXwxqfOawBmfkMeXdY4PqOHU1O6Y5ko1a_ZgaJ/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392265116807995858" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sMM3-e3GgEJwI7TORTeV3PmTuRVM89qUvpXu3A2oVmVkTT3pZE5LHsNbNUWB23oCzZtT2EFsVbb58mhoSoEHE5gC9-cqLgr922IdHT869MZ6WLllQ6C1fDase19wkNMj1GOrRT3viOtN/s1600-h/IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sMM3-e3GgEJwI7TORTeV3PmTuRVM89qUvpXu3A2oVmVkTT3pZE5LHsNbNUWB23oCzZtT2EFsVbb58mhoSoEHE5gC9-cqLgr922IdHT869MZ6WLllQ6C1fDase19wkNMj1GOrRT3viOtN/s320/IMG_0340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392265102512719970" /></a><br /><br />Last weekend was 'family weekend' and we had high hopes of taking John out somewhere fun. Unfortunately he got some kind of stomach virus and was sick the whole weekend. But I am taking him to the dr tomorrow (on a non-related ear infection check-up) so I am taking him to story time at the library and going to playgroup! I am so excited to take the day off with him!<br /><br />Today Brad found four baby bunnies in the backyard right outside their rabbit hole. (and I didn't run them over with the lawn mower this time!) We took John outside to look at them, although the bunnies weren't doing too much. So we saw a whole of bunnies sitting, breathing, and licking each other. They were TINY and sweet. John was interested in them, but we obviously didn't let him touch the rabbits. We took a pic of John's hand in comparison to show how small the bunnies were. So cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraPzlX2F7fChlKHKouU77NmDiCOAjHF9L0kty-SJZZbKE1AgezrJAD0zf9KvdqkOAkfiQsCjumpQXRgdfSG30YyHcd7AEltglJYj_EPqiVLOiAbrbwpjVBt-Dr-i2btknkIROCWQ6qOgW/s1600-h/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraPzlX2F7fChlKHKouU77NmDiCOAjHF9L0kty-SJZZbKE1AgezrJAD0zf9KvdqkOAkfiQsCjumpQXRgdfSG30YyHcd7AEltglJYj_EPqiVLOiAbrbwpjVBt-Dr-i2btknkIROCWQ6qOgW/s320/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392266291868408114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjMELK29A2zixIw1YxWN2j7oVS_pfxQchykOgGpG-3GwlzOSlHHarJrGjbkkh5wEAUHq3ec_8FpryZbqCzo8Nq9_eLSW6ZXTKf6wWJkN8yeMBfhltdvLiaxiIoZiJRLTIcnI0OHI_y2fu/s1600-h/IMG_0418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjMELK29A2zixIw1YxWN2j7oVS_pfxQchykOgGpG-3GwlzOSlHHarJrGjbkkh5wEAUHq3ec_8FpryZbqCzo8Nq9_eLSW6ZXTKf6wWJkN8yeMBfhltdvLiaxiIoZiJRLTIcnI0OHI_y2fu/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392266285004916898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbqaaruA2mXt2s4f6z-pH50FQifU0YMORBLfqGE18xkeEp3F9d808pi-ZmPEqE7lCGxAjx96z5ZdEtmWq3Zl7BBNGmJ8VOY5u5p8cvYj3UcTsNFEk1C-wXc_PiJ5gvuOf1Scg2JXzodpu/s1600-h/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbqaaruA2mXt2s4f6z-pH50FQifU0YMORBLfqGE18xkeEp3F9d808pi-ZmPEqE7lCGxAjx96z5ZdEtmWq3Zl7BBNGmJ8VOY5u5p8cvYj3UcTsNFEk1C-wXc_PiJ5gvuOf1Scg2JXzodpu/s320/IMG_0416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392266270501137458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH50Q74d9PI-MzXx-2SD12d1V0bahlYHwlH91R7s4uJUirE8gdRSIADFBJaEoiyu5pdbDW46Qr6Tilq41Dqb7FRo-Wp-LD8Aeb3yxTHfsAp1GsGIAOpGuDaGcPC7AHNxgRM_4ZNVrtdCX/s1600-h/IMG_0411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH50Q74d9PI-MzXx-2SD12d1V0bahlYHwlH91R7s4uJUirE8gdRSIADFBJaEoiyu5pdbDW46Qr6Tilq41Dqb7FRo-Wp-LD8Aeb3yxTHfsAp1GsGIAOpGuDaGcPC7AHNxgRM_4ZNVrtdCX/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392266263907877218" /></a><br /><br />The next couple weekends will be filled with visits to the pumpkin patch, football games, birthday parties and Halloween parties. Almost every weekend is planned until the middle of December! John is just quite the social butterfly! So I will be posting more pictures of all our fun adventures soon. Until then, here are some cute random pics...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqatDx1fZGW5D9SzVzknriQfHIosyFHl9uxXsholKDsYf5LCJfvida9YR0drcedIaDBUq9VmKsOLiTEOIksBomHKSLitwDdXgCzIP6PQ_sqb3pYCijlHJjeDMpttDKnWNCP_qAkRQw_EJc/s1600-h/IMG_0328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqatDx1fZGW5D9SzVzknriQfHIosyFHl9uxXsholKDsYf5LCJfvida9YR0drcedIaDBUq9VmKsOLiTEOIksBomHKSLitwDdXgCzIP6PQ_sqb3pYCijlHJjeDMpttDKnWNCP_qAkRQw_EJc/s320/IMG_0328.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392263645999106322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SRY5VdFIC3WyK8ehbzuBqdF1TiIxzTu1k60bK-Z3lcs8nXLTkD4Dlx4o1OQrOZCNlaalZqhdJUlGmdVlrKlBDRttNdc9IEJaYxGjV6MVMMo4adD3M09IDNvlXk8MJi2ryxb4-O6zswDN/s1600-h/IMG_0192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SRY5VdFIC3WyK8ehbzuBqdF1TiIxzTu1k60bK-Z3lcs8nXLTkD4Dlx4o1OQrOZCNlaalZqhdJUlGmdVlrKlBDRttNdc9IEJaYxGjV6MVMMo4adD3M09IDNvlXk8MJi2ryxb4-O6zswDN/s320/IMG_0192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392263617002901378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8NAjizPVZFSlX_RhIKD-jQ100esuClyTwUvMQvrbbJw7sSikZ3WNE6HIrmBEi2_g2pW5MMuLTjh2NznC0qEPAWMMfdyvBDuVRvGpNTcg1GFyyhut4tnWKv19uH9Zv8E2ghpN42783FBj/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8NAjizPVZFSlX_RhIKD-jQ100esuClyTwUvMQvrbbJw7sSikZ3WNE6HIrmBEi2_g2pW5MMuLTjh2NznC0qEPAWMMfdyvBDuVRvGpNTcg1GFyyhut4tnWKv19uH9Zv8E2ghpN42783FBj/s320/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392263602262089138" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-9845080663763026802009-09-20T18:03:00.000-07:002009-09-20T18:19:38.568-07:00Look Who......had his first trolly ride with Mommy and Marlene!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLn6GTjBNMFTDUvwA_50FKhbXq2o6UozKxot9DwaptLV9J7hJWOWf3xUN5Hy3GuNaH4GOj94YkfaD2hk3a1OU7ANtXF0Ht8Y8SnkHYwfsQLELX7YApevktt5tYDCIJeuHxlaX8ujlw-u7w/s1600-h/IMG_0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLn6GTjBNMFTDUvwA_50FKhbXq2o6UozKxot9DwaptLV9J7hJWOWf3xUN5Hy3GuNaH4GOj94YkfaD2hk3a1OU7ANtXF0Ht8Y8SnkHYwfsQLELX7YApevktt5tYDCIJeuHxlaX8ujlw-u7w/s320/IMG_0075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723093393374946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheZkyfZZtjVZ0uWA6UY-sUCbdkX88Q-vQhg4g7tHeyyU-s4EkXToamLO-y_nr2yLQGoF_QC6m-JOKDrB7D4NbOag2mDxHw4O1uh2RT0C6PdOjWtbkQDSrLZOZPCjdO7dpSULv3ROTNrB7/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheZkyfZZtjVZ0uWA6UY-sUCbdkX88Q-vQhg4g7tHeyyU-s4EkXToamLO-y_nr2yLQGoF_QC6m-JOKDrB7D4NbOag2mDxHw4O1uh2RT0C6PdOjWtbkQDSrLZOZPCjdO7dpSULv3ROTNrB7/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723084424553202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI0fqFxLigBs_aqulQHrS3hu60yTrgTKVLAPQ1XSoTWO6aRGEbkaS3tspEiTt_XcYAvqlN7ZdzzgeX0Dqdf7AwUKghzzQBWUsKrkA5VwxWyUmwMFD0nAAdgxAl5TueTJ1hpkw4-5gGRfk/s1600-h/IMG_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI0fqFxLigBs_aqulQHrS3hu60yTrgTKVLAPQ1XSoTWO6aRGEbkaS3tspEiTt_XcYAvqlN7ZdzzgeX0Dqdf7AwUKghzzQBWUsKrkA5VwxWyUmwMFD0nAAdgxAl5TueTJ1hpkw4-5gGRfk/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723075322638546" /></a><br /><br />...started taking baths in his big boy bath tub!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHzxIerj_e2WYChbNYFDD-3AbSM9jB8Ahlc1a2ISc1ZaDiVsoMB21tWysdbR1vmjlwxP-J0LmNuU3FuHFYqfbtW8FkQ9E4PW6swbW1aQ_WwyPC6mVqmgQwZDBI-gsOceJrzBdYJYdpe4B/s1600-h/IMG_0101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHzxIerj_e2WYChbNYFDD-3AbSM9jB8Ahlc1a2ISc1ZaDiVsoMB21tWysdbR1vmjlwxP-J0LmNuU3FuHFYqfbtW8FkQ9E4PW6swbW1aQ_WwyPC6mVqmgQwZDBI-gsOceJrzBdYJYdpe4B/s320/IMG_0101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723106135511906" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI46UvkVvMZpodFjrUzkKUVb2RmV9Tx9UMdd95KE78OLZLR6foSFxct-FmA31ETdyC5Mm8aK4K7M2WyP4jkOIvgrhe5bE2aSg3GVvFor3kKUZoS6tyioDHf44VF5b52kzo71VshjRzCjai/s1600-h/IMG_0089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI46UvkVvMZpodFjrUzkKUVb2RmV9Tx9UMdd95KE78OLZLR6foSFxct-FmA31ETdyC5Mm8aK4K7M2WyP4jkOIvgrhe5bE2aSg3GVvFor3kKUZoS6tyioDHf44VF5b52kzo71VshjRzCjai/s320/IMG_0089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723100003017874" /></a><br /><br />...uses the laundry basket as a walker!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlozAU79v5vgU6NOOiyOleW-nlClqzHTfuBX9BRhO6X4erSh933oUROmyM57LjISQMlnNMJ975-_snzm7qZ4FrmZZCizpZ8cniq5jiUn-Jh7kevE7qEmepnsSO-wbpal8_beiatsQWlJu/s1600-h/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlozAU79v5vgU6NOOiyOleW-nlClqzHTfuBX9BRhO6X4erSh933oUROmyM57LjISQMlnNMJ975-_snzm7qZ4FrmZZCizpZ8cniq5jiUn-Jh7kevE7qEmepnsSO-wbpal8_beiatsQWlJu/s320/IMG_0049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383723818957294226" /></a><br /><br />...is getting curly hair!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCktr0D-rWqkwHyT6JGUBsi04ARUEjqxgGOtI_0T4tl2slH7Nt_fu1nBe21nNtANWecMn9EzbMhcH35_PTsE3OnbMxnJkRwjrz3uFFKatEu2LpEewrgqL_bQvMvhBDtxkYhaVeszRF56qC/s1600-h/IMG_0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCktr0D-rWqkwHyT6JGUBsi04ARUEjqxgGOtI_0T4tl2slH7Nt_fu1nBe21nNtANWecMn9EzbMhcH35_PTsE3OnbMxnJkRwjrz3uFFKatEu2LpEewrgqL_bQvMvhBDtxkYhaVeszRF56qC/s320/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383721843003736530" /></a><br /><br />...loves playing the piano!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzmuYNR_wvFL5h-3klyc5V02gEouvA5DCPhChaGrUaJAKGUIIXLcnU7e9D3F46ambqB-Y5Ym30hE3q3zdE9TmGotidCB7-KsASM_ec1_jsY4Ejti-f1DMV1OgU9jWfePYpXuOzgPH5GZd/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzmuYNR_wvFL5h-3klyc5V02gEouvA5DCPhChaGrUaJAKGUIIXLcnU7e9D3F46ambqB-Y5Ym30hE3q3zdE9TmGotidCB7-KsASM_ec1_jsY4Ejti-f1DMV1OgU9jWfePYpXuOzgPH5GZd/s320/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383721849985536882" /></a><br /><br />...went to his first high school football game!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x_H1IVySXapMlxiAT-q0GGYHfcaRODwPYSNnOJtfhdWRf3p-TxKz4mX3Sve02HDMlpPIns_T2_YX0t4x0xmbOHy0ftZxJCUCWauv4-KPIJfpyM4bHBZNhKeZeXCEHCc1MfR10u5OJJdG/s1600-h/IMG_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x_H1IVySXapMlxiAT-q0GGYHfcaRODwPYSNnOJtfhdWRf3p-TxKz4mX3Sve02HDMlpPIns_T2_YX0t4x0xmbOHy0ftZxJCUCWauv4-KPIJfpyM4bHBZNhKeZeXCEHCc1MfR10u5OJJdG/s320/IMG_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383721875267317138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVElwIP7AXoxbtmo5QUj-oF2d5QX8lJ4yKVFPXN3gEyXPljcLWiRYCeJ-rpysyQlk2QsKCE26_rzeFOBbZ_jhBP3vUV0oZKcEOPfpOWW7sVlx-UkMF9NmiLLHyyA7BSzxaxbdtUu7BnVU/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVElwIP7AXoxbtmo5QUj-oF2d5QX8lJ4yKVFPXN3gEyXPljcLWiRYCeJ-rpysyQlk2QsKCE26_rzeFOBbZ_jhBP3vUV0oZKcEOPfpOWW7sVlx-UkMF9NmiLLHyyA7BSzxaxbdtUu7BnVU/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383721868573077458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0ukyHUmBD0KEhk1AwYBc0F4tgBbsg6OfCJW5ryHMqxt3o3pEdkJmdXiFCmrylBZ6H8v-zGC8lNeEfgEruljV07_Bhx-cRXMlYMtcGb9HwJ5XLiT6oArr9JhkJb-S-L_dqqQPgcBe8z_Y/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0ukyHUmBD0KEhk1AwYBc0F4tgBbsg6OfCJW5ryHMqxt3o3pEdkJmdXiFCmrylBZ6H8v-zGC8lNeEfgEruljV07_Bhx-cRXMlYMtcGb9HwJ5XLiT6oArr9JhkJb-S-L_dqqQPgcBe8z_Y/s320/IMG_0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383721857630994994" /></a><br /><br />What a week for sweet baby John!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-49258098500035719792009-09-07T19:57:00.000-07:002009-09-07T20:14:25.125-07:00A First AttemptI have been planning on making John a cute outfit for a while and finally finished it tonight. I had grand plans of something wonderful, which is hard to do for a boy!! Everything I find online is for girls. However, this is what I came up with. Not quite as grand as I would have liked, but not bad for a first try!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-I4P2M09WS4E-eFFm2NCWiW4XOcnF3ApwFtubrDmcXGoiPuGvDjVUZcPV3u04ZApsuM7msBCT8bpw6nLsNgZUbCJ_o0iYu_H1-KoZUv28IFh3FcTuSjeGwOoNArS_SRfR5_dkyrYKAFF/s1600-h/IMG_9894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-I4P2M09WS4E-eFFm2NCWiW4XOcnF3ApwFtubrDmcXGoiPuGvDjVUZcPV3u04ZApsuM7msBCT8bpw6nLsNgZUbCJ_o0iYu_H1-KoZUv28IFh3FcTuSjeGwOoNArS_SRfR5_dkyrYKAFF/s320/IMG_9894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378928078096185650" /></a><br /><br />I got the shirt from Carters for about $3. I took off the pocket and spruced it up with appliques. The 'T' is my first attempt with 'reverse applique'. It is actually pretty easy but I of course made a couple of non-fixable mistakes. I can file that away for next time, but until then John's <em>garment</em> will be less than perfect. I even put in a layer of soft interfacing on the back so that it is nice and smooth for John's precious skin. I am getting so fancy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK74KLYfxNilwOeJfG5Pu1wfrhtS4kqFIW9WlpkOTuZbssgUrLlrERM2DobMaw3zquf39yWSkydS4kxSKgsWLdAq8r8qg5cTcFlRn7FlKKTUMHcJodkFQk45TeMWcTrDBYvgMSztxX_m6O/s1600-h/IMG_9891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK74KLYfxNilwOeJfG5Pu1wfrhtS4kqFIW9WlpkOTuZbssgUrLlrERM2DobMaw3zquf39yWSkydS4kxSKgsWLdAq8r8qg5cTcFlRn7FlKKTUMHcJodkFQk45TeMWcTrDBYvgMSztxX_m6O/s320/IMG_9891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378928084158498786" /></a><br /><br />The shorts are from an old pair of Abercrombie pants that I got when I was in college. I figure that I am not going to be anywhere near college-body shape in the next century, so those pants were fair game for the chopping block. Again, a couple mistakes that were fortunately fixable, but unfortunately I was too lazy to actually fix them. I haven't tried them on him yet, but I did use a pair of his shorts for sizing so am hoping they fit. (And before you think I am a total novice at sewing, the shorts aren't crooked like they seem in the picture. They are just kind of pushed up in the picture. geez guys...I am not that bad!)<br /><br />I will try this outfit with John on Saturday when we are in the privacy of our own home. If it is actually decent, then we might venture out in public with it. <br /><br />And since John is just too cute for words, here is a picture to end the post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlrYz0hKdjtkmUAs2u0pdc9B_z9_BCKfhYuUlycIhH5ByQpsHN8w_Gpv_AWstINtQ87Ff3w08P1w4pJK1qXAVZkM3VdtL7BhLKgObbNdmuND-cN5eJmhC9tB0csvgLhLitHLBE0dt8Chg/s1600-h/IMG_9884.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlrYz0hKdjtkmUAs2u0pdc9B_z9_BCKfhYuUlycIhH5ByQpsHN8w_Gpv_AWstINtQ87Ff3w08P1w4pJK1qXAVZkM3VdtL7BhLKgObbNdmuND-cN5eJmhC9tB0csvgLhLitHLBE0dt8Chg/s320/IMG_9884.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378928074107135570" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-39862510710245010932009-09-06T05:00:00.000-07:002009-09-06T05:10:54.370-07:00Lovin' the Park!We took John to the park to try out the swings again. Last time he wasn't too impressed. He must have had a change of heart because he loved it! It was so cute and he was smiling, laughing, and squealing. We will have to go more often now that the weather is FINALLY getting cooler. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf_0dbYzZQGgSAzQCw_1mMTfHbvO2So2jQGMnyhyphenhyphenFEUzLo7tqTyyQEeXKNeZjZ9hQFuXbOhcvfZBn80ZAdG6HMdoD6eqDn8dmicjy9ie_DxQ01uwsmsD229-5C0oS7qc5e025YAIyKO-T/s1600-h/IMG_9765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf_0dbYzZQGgSAzQCw_1mMTfHbvO2So2jQGMnyhyphenhyphenFEUzLo7tqTyyQEeXKNeZjZ9hQFuXbOhcvfZBn80ZAdG6HMdoD6eqDn8dmicjy9ie_DxQ01uwsmsD229-5C0oS7qc5e025YAIyKO-T/s320/IMG_9765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378324803151634642" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWxM98dXTqpQBNvNWjfQZYVSayXbAlGKp4dPcJgRAhrDWyWsqbVAHPZmWmF24-Ae7NIH9lyCpFwknycW7dFvvwCXTEbh2gworfjdSNQWYTvncw8HK6hz77ZFVVdgvk7xbZP9Qhk-amFop/s1600-h/IMG_9818.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378324203048387698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWxM98dXTqpQBNvNWjfQZYVSayXbAlGKp4dPcJgRAhrDWyWsqbVAHPZmWmF24-Ae7NIH9lyCpFwknycW7dFvvwCXTEbh2gworfjdSNQWYTvncw8HK6hz77ZFVVdgvk7xbZP9Qhk-amFop/s320/IMG_9818.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54j0jXY51-djnJ61K-Zry0kAWJ2vS6IY5AvDyyuYaJmURUg6y5kWm4IpB_g38GqME1EFu-Bq6tiWx8dsX5qk8o4Zs4u8X7mOFV8bx6jemJgVO7viBN8I6WlBayCrQHZGMFnIL4GgoNeVl/s1600-h/IMG_9788.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378324193017745890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54j0jXY51-djnJ61K-Zry0kAWJ2vS6IY5AvDyyuYaJmURUg6y5kWm4IpB_g38GqME1EFu-Bq6tiWx8dsX5qk8o4Zs4u8X7mOFV8bx6jemJgVO7viBN8I6WlBayCrQHZGMFnIL4GgoNeVl/s320/IMG_9788.JPG" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-40191699512029384572009-08-31T18:54:00.001-07:002009-08-31T19:16:36.249-07:00It's Been A While...Going back to work really cramps by blogging-style! :)<br /><br />School started last week so Brad and I took John out with us to our traditional 'Back to School Dinner' on Sunday, Aug 23. (Like the title says, it's been a while!) We went to Chili's and had some yummy comfort food.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaqF4kkam9_-lKUT5Lj34d_oEuroaQHy0HJfNYVch6LODTm6PCvIQKwk15rrIo4NeqdToknuM4ivq-gqq__fPlXMMDcz89LU9C39id9Zbb9ITsXibr1uVRdR9jbFRMe3rDahVCaNSoSJI/s1600-h/IMG_9683.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376315216842261474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaqF4kkam9_-lKUT5Lj34d_oEuroaQHy0HJfNYVch6LODTm6PCvIQKwk15rrIo4NeqdToknuM4ivq-gqq__fPlXMMDcz89LU9C39id9Zbb9ITsXibr1uVRdR9jbFRMe3rDahVCaNSoSJI/s320/IMG_9683.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUXUUkfN24WC3-E_PbVbIk02CiZI8jLXTxo1KRN4VFda0PBvDsnZaomQrX8K7u9BN2kcubhgzlCsh3-gLTrA15swpsS_PCVCywkb-68k69DOHFzrpmFWsCrvTYNfU0L0rBxq8oSZ1dQCz/s1600-h/IMG_9685.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376315226519757890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUXUUkfN24WC3-E_PbVbIk02CiZI8jLXTxo1KRN4VFda0PBvDsnZaomQrX8K7u9BN2kcubhgzlCsh3-gLTrA15swpsS_PCVCywkb-68k69DOHFzrpmFWsCrvTYNfU0L0rBxq8oSZ1dQCz/s320/IMG_9685.JPG" /></a><br /><div>My first week of school went pretty well. It was better than I thought it was going to be, so that is always a plus. I miss hanging out with John and it isn't the same spending time with him at night since he usually falls asleep on the way home, wakes up in time for dinner, takes a bath and goes back to bed. So I might get an hour or so of time with him. Not much! :( But we did buy him a walker toy that he loves. He is so cute with it! He isn't really steering it yet, but he is kind of trying. I 'race' him around the living room and he just cracks up. SOOO cute!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyumcQ0UzSmkz3gQWRiKA9xYB4RnIBVRuuJD3JVjMxCXEtqFmiFBmbY_UoGi5g3YZo1xboVK0ta1ZEh38wO_25GGh788xhnkBmMYmW0jH9o81Vcl6TlMUG8KO_-hh6U4PiKF9P02X6xWi2/s1600-h/IMG_9698.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376315235935543746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyumcQ0UzSmkz3gQWRiKA9xYB4RnIBVRuuJD3JVjMxCXEtqFmiFBmbY_UoGi5g3YZo1xboVK0ta1ZEh38wO_25GGh788xhnkBmMYmW0jH9o81Vcl6TlMUG8KO_-hh6U4PiKF9P02X6xWi2/s320/IMG_9698.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Saturday was my birthday so Brad and John took me to IHOP for breakfast, which was wonderful! John had his first pancake (can you believe I didn't take a picture of it!) but after a couple bites I realized it had nuts in it. So, I put that away and just gave him some of my plain pancakes and the rest of his fruit we brought with us. It is so much more fun to go out to eat when we can give John food while we eat and we don't feel so panicked that he might cry at any minute. (Which he has NEVER done in a restaraunt yet. What a great baby!)</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDrKAwMxA0FE0-2_IN3z7TIhAu0s_rmgHFw5zJu44tt9nL0AHfI90CYoADlk0hgRL76GW_8xvuqY9lgDWAs1biL6a0EwMirvchqajG2p87YwopmXoZg36aFW4YJ7Y85LPqEkWdHb3y_l6/s1600-h/IMG_9710.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376315240950497074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDrKAwMxA0FE0-2_IN3z7TIhAu0s_rmgHFw5zJu44tt9nL0AHfI90CYoADlk0hgRL76GW_8xvuqY9lgDWAs1biL6a0EwMirvchqajG2p87YwopmXoZg36aFW4YJ7Y85LPqEkWdHb3y_l6/s320/IMG_9710.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>After IHOP, Brad had an arts and crafts project planned for us. He put together a box form to hold cement in which we made our footprints. We also added our names, the date, and pennies from our birthyear. It was really sweet and it is now sitting pretty in our garden in the backyard. It was fun and I loved sitting outside with John while we watched Brad put it all together for us. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK-QE40PHwAO3KyjH655lVoJtxMQPBfuLQ_yP9hv735EppCznytQN2beR3kN6PVfTVCAmEJDCseozsdrZRuKinAylvsBNY_nPPUW7uLwhJUvsk9QN4Ds6h1AjtVT2EFWXPNtR1aRsBfVQ/s1600-h/IMG_9714.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376315253046835906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK-QE40PHwAO3KyjH655lVoJtxMQPBfuLQ_yP9hv735EppCznytQN2beR3kN6PVfTVCAmEJDCseozsdrZRuKinAylvsBNY_nPPUW7uLwhJUvsk9QN4Ds6h1AjtVT2EFWXPNtR1aRsBfVQ/s320/IMG_9714.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEkG8CTOd6yzKixHV4dlwaOMT-qbKBx_ARH31PQHAzT1yh2YwW0gYeaxfm4Fxb8o-L8M-KVehm7WbGJeDvtuq571L6iD_3XsaJ17d9WIaHWpnMFLokbyOMqYoeJjAJ9PqiqQNTvYp2sQ0/s1600-h/IMG_9735.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376316067168083394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEkG8CTOd6yzKixHV4dlwaOMT-qbKBx_ARH31PQHAzT1yh2YwW0gYeaxfm4Fxb8o-L8M-KVehm7WbGJeDvtuq571L6iD_3XsaJ17d9WIaHWpnMFLokbyOMqYoeJjAJ9PqiqQNTvYp2sQ0/s320/IMG_9735.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC_DZB8fvG2UG9LV-5ZTTdghBN-2oeuwWZl3IhHD_SaW9nS6P0PUyGCIm1ljHDaq_fVzCr3-1Kf-yQMy_HtutvRvuHUjxwmvqFXZ8_0YYlrQKGMzXkzlQj6GWPSWCOF6sc1P2f7J67deW/s1600-h/IMG_9727.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376316061128955058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC_DZB8fvG2UG9LV-5ZTTdghBN-2oeuwWZl3IhHD_SaW9nS6P0PUyGCIm1ljHDaq_fVzCr3-1Kf-yQMy_HtutvRvuHUjxwmvqFXZ8_0YYlrQKGMzXkzlQj6GWPSWCOF6sc1P2f7J67deW/s320/IMG_9727.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Saturday afternoon we went to one of John's friends 1st birthday parties. It was fun seeing all the people from our mom's group, especially since not only have I been missing stuff due to work, but John and I both have been sick and have missed the last couple things in the summer too. :( </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3QkiDij-2Np4TDtOhUEFGph-ruoXcUa9fIQLTDqGkuwkBs9-35oMTxBsBP62hJw6L7MGsZCdfrq59DHOcMZbnollu1dcKfJlLj9KxlvNG9kip3GTnXiL4ZgBM9KLZhjHl1Js2k5uEfEf/s1600-h/IMG_9745.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376316083625728674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3QkiDij-2Np4TDtOhUEFGph-ruoXcUa9fIQLTDqGkuwkBs9-35oMTxBsBP62hJw6L7MGsZCdfrq59DHOcMZbnollu1dcKfJlLj9KxlvNG9kip3GTnXiL4ZgBM9KLZhjHl1Js2k5uEfEf/s320/IMG_9745.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30HXKorLR-odrM2tjZqjBef9xyLa-npn9fgl1wHspavzNIba_oNxpQFoIez2u8yjYQi6SvhR1xesStXBjyovdplngiMLiMmkU-yUM2P36uFCfynhOhV_z70XfKD75GCyeVLd1ohnP0RN9/s1600-h/IMG_9742.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376316077173649378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30HXKorLR-odrM2tjZqjBef9xyLa-npn9fgl1wHspavzNIba_oNxpQFoIez2u8yjYQi6SvhR1xesStXBjyovdplngiMLiMmkU-yUM2P36uFCfynhOhV_z70XfKD75GCyeVLd1ohnP0RN9/s320/IMG_9742.JPG" /></a><br /><div>So, that about rounds out the last week! John turns NINE MONTHS on Wednesday. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the dr doesn't say he has an ear infection when we go for his appointment on Wed. </div><br /><div></div><div>To finish off the post, how cute is John crawling with his sippy cup in his mouth?! :)</div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluo9BdporeB9c5Aj9hgoxx8wziHczsJKnfkiW9PHFKa_M8-whfgudc_6Mk9mGD0wrZBRRl34Zz12QAFs8HYLgEyd1tojt1XFUOmMkQd4PXaH-TXoc__ldS21hlGWhy0mI3Ry_L0wT5cXB/s1600-h/IMG_9753.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376316093266019426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluo9BdporeB9c5Aj9hgoxx8wziHczsJKnfkiW9PHFKa_M8-whfgudc_6Mk9mGD0wrZBRRl34Zz12QAFs8HYLgEyd1tojt1XFUOmMkQd4PXaH-TXoc__ldS21hlGWhy0mI3Ry_L0wT5cXB/s320/IMG_9753.JPG" /></a>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-10582136475092800722009-08-23T07:16:00.000-07:002009-08-23T07:32:10.700-07:00We Found It!We found something that John doesn't like to eat...mom's cooking. For two nights in a row, John didn't really eat his veggies at dinner and I had to resort to giving him a bottle of formula instead. I just kind of chalked it up to him being sick and didn't want to eat. Last night I tried again to cook some veggies for him- sweet potatoes and squash. And by cook, I took them out of the freezer and heated them up in the microwave or on the stove. Well, John did not like either of those options but once we took out the Gerber jar, he perked up and ate the whole dang thing!! So apparently he loves his pre-packaged food, but not mom's cooking. Guess that means I am off the hook for cooking?!!?!? :)<br /><br />Nothing super exciting going on. John is still trying to take some steps but not really going anywhere. Of course he got sick within the first week of daycare so I am not too happy about that. Hopefully he won't sick that often.<br /><br />School starts tomorrow and I am a little worried about this year. I think that my Math Models class will take a lot of work, but hopefully having a student teacher this year will help. He/she starts in about 2 weeks and will be with me for 12 weeks. So plenty of time to get some extra help in class.<br /><br />Anyways, I am getting a pedicure with Lauren today and then Brad and I will take John to dinner for our 'Back to School' dinner tradition. Very exciting!!<br /><br />Sorry no pics today...I will be better about taking more pictures during the week but it is hard when I don't see him that much anymore! :( Here is a video to keep you happy for the time being.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9WFvw08OUtcvkoS6Q5dI0JN9awIP6mnkUmY29nfEaPrbTdUB83CikdkAxavovDb6lh0Ldx_R-56EHbj9gtw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-9483919228352734642009-08-16T10:45:00.000-07:002009-08-16T19:24:27.342-07:00Last Week of Summer!This was my last week of summer vacation and boy, were we busy!! Since I am tired and need to hit the sack early for the first night of work, this will be short and sweet! I only have a couple pictures...<br /><br />Monday:<br />Met Sharla and Sandra for lunch. Played at home.<br /><br />Tuesday:<br />Met Brad, Dad, Al, Bella, and Jeremy for lunch at SWA. John started to wave at people! May not look like a real wave, but it seems like he is moving his arm purposefuly. We also took him to see a plane in the hangar- John was interested in all the big things in there! Afterwards Al and I went to North Park Mall to see the playhouses. Playhouses were disappointing, but at least we got out of the house for a little while!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMuBwOwUf37MVN5ze6u9-D80Tnks5bDi56G-B0upuUSU2aVmixQU28qnhu5QiJolG36rlhG7CDnIqH0irHAqZygXSMA9xnUbqDBCIVF3fOs93VUTmIFtXT8f_7ltxc0DFQ3eDtceGcMPD/s1600-h/IMG_9553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMuBwOwUf37MVN5ze6u9-D80Tnks5bDi56G-B0upuUSU2aVmixQU28qnhu5QiJolG36rlhG7CDnIqH0irHAqZygXSMA9xnUbqDBCIVF3fOs93VUTmIFtXT8f_7ltxc0DFQ3eDtceGcMPD/s320/IMG_9553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749884551541506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqMK6pkhyQ7rAwdw0KhjpJC8NBRFSG96H4m5d0-cBmXSIMxPYwJflOPb4RzB8Cb90XXaaiBE_RQi3pS0QCDDprH0NIh4Le1QsSdvtGUzaijhNkdpbU8rEENOgIEszNI38sEsu9Qy82fQy/s1600-h/IMG_9551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqMK6pkhyQ7rAwdw0KhjpJC8NBRFSG96H4m5d0-cBmXSIMxPYwJflOPb4RzB8Cb90XXaaiBE_RQi3pS0QCDDprH0NIh4Le1QsSdvtGUzaijhNkdpbU8rEENOgIEszNI38sEsu9Qy82fQy/s320/IMG_9551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749876449447650" /></a><br /><br />Wednesday:<br />Went to last playgroup of the summer with mom's group. It was fun b/c there were just a couple of us there. John stood up for about 5 seconds too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wh97495PuUK1E9YN2PhZaxREUep0_i2OzlXR4HC1AkBtGbZMaTPHIwTzHT07K_QxjK-D8NrJIR3NfxPMxG2z-lh83bqXWlbknSKINqyGfIgnM-H27yab5mbhAT6mK6EVWY0nhFRIi51i/s1600-h/IMG_9558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wh97495PuUK1E9YN2PhZaxREUep0_i2OzlXR4HC1AkBtGbZMaTPHIwTzHT07K_QxjK-D8NrJIR3NfxPMxG2z-lh83bqXWlbknSKINqyGfIgnM-H27yab5mbhAT6mK6EVWY0nhFRIi51i/s320/IMG_9558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749896298370546" /></a><br /><br />Thursday:<br />Went to a storytime at Barnes and Nobles with two friends. John stood up again! After playing in the play area in the mall, we went to cheer practice to help Shelby fix the dance for Kit Kamp. John was fascinated with the cheering for about 10 minutes and then decided to climb on the bleachers. Then we met Abbie and Ashley at Starbucks. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYVMOS2N8Iqx54OYi235xmhRSZCE4Wqw-OxlZt36FjAMD9QfpOlG-6eAn9Oz9W6Tjm68VtTOC9NvxY3_zLr-NhUymuGVV16rAdiWEdlf1pHlbeGPkdSOEks0n98RH0m2D9rBf40aL4dH_/s1600-h/IMG_9563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYVMOS2N8Iqx54OYi235xmhRSZCE4Wqw-OxlZt36FjAMD9QfpOlG-6eAn9Oz9W6Tjm68VtTOC9NvxY3_zLr-NhUymuGVV16rAdiWEdlf1pHlbeGPkdSOEks0n98RH0m2D9rBf40aL4dH_/s320/IMG_9563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749914330992898" /></a><br /><br /><br />Friday:<br />Went to the Railway Museum in Plano for storytime with three friends. John liked it but got antsy halfway through. John liked the puppet dog! It was too crowded to go into the railway car so I will have to go back with Brad another day. Then the group went to Willow Bend for lunch and then the Sunflower room for new mom's meeting. John played with some new friends! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Tn4Y5bvvPUSLxMUduhw1fotkGyqfraSUNnF6qz0V6xhRIIuszAZolkRkvA2HZqBztg0T1EeQnRKmJdiMLKZQu7k6UQUNejc2Ddp2scgJchtqFV8SualWdbTc0IRO7u8GKoYHweD6kcn8/s1600-h/IMG_9570.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Tn4Y5bvvPUSLxMUduhw1fotkGyqfraSUNnF6qz0V6xhRIIuszAZolkRkvA2HZqBztg0T1EeQnRKmJdiMLKZQu7k6UQUNejc2Ddp2scgJchtqFV8SualWdbTc0IRO7u8GKoYHweD6kcn8/s320/IMG_9570.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749922491962962" /></a><br /><br />Saturday:<br />Joint celebration for my birthday and Tyler's birthday. We went to the Arboretum in the morning (so pretty!) and then to mom and dad's for a BBQ. Very fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhAO30Ed0sfPZhkELRlY_gLZq-lyu93dlOv6TnWWcMNBiThZi8BvRfmU4DgaEevMwDdm05dbvQolHdbFCxaLRIOQfUx9CAgDXeg68ecSxqb-I_97RsRXBqGjnwgzganhsmi-fBpENjWma/s1600-h/IMG_9612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhAO30Ed0sfPZhkELRlY_gLZq-lyu93dlOv6TnWWcMNBiThZi8BvRfmU4DgaEevMwDdm05dbvQolHdbFCxaLRIOQfUx9CAgDXeg68ecSxqb-I_97RsRXBqGjnwgzganhsmi-fBpENjWma/s320/IMG_9612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370751459096681618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7uwfRXD4JUz3PsN_rt52x-RDXmk8E1LVLlvgHSipZengnhp0ODPQFgvVRBYOe89EwJIxna-rUykhNXlT3hTMs5mqc2BfVANvZB3Kwej8XN_4UcX6on9RqJDu28CBlBOEXHwv-qClKvNO/s1600-h/arboretum+aug+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7uwfRXD4JUz3PsN_rt52x-RDXmk8E1LVLlvgHSipZengnhp0ODPQFgvVRBYOe89EwJIxna-rUykhNXlT3hTMs5mqc2BfVANvZB3Kwej8XN_4UcX6on9RqJDu28CBlBOEXHwv-qClKvNO/s320/arboretum+aug+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370751452738996674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe4N2kobH53Rwz3W9lrCXpU6A4EBe-Ceq8rLK-OzlbrDMqjpLSspirozfcl-jIai7SPdQrv_voSotEYDabGjGwUVYI2zZSkfjTEOmwl13wiY6Ge2Rt92_edMW3ir_1Q_rwIwJXhbQyB42/s1600-h/IMG_9592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe4N2kobH53Rwz3W9lrCXpU6A4EBe-Ceq8rLK-OzlbrDMqjpLSspirozfcl-jIai7SPdQrv_voSotEYDabGjGwUVYI2zZSkfjTEOmwl13wiY6Ge2Rt92_edMW3ir_1Q_rwIwJXhbQyB42/s320/IMG_9592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370751437876030418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrQfLNThJPf65q9_zsGrUV2PPyfH-H-o7WPOLjxhMumF5vTWX6WqmN9YsGa-LoKovC77avaK7eRPOFdLQo-6OzOYwbCmlu_W2bfUsToXGb5VKHFN9rne62eP3EqEzl9EKx1HsW9c7FBxF/s1600-h/IMG_9587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrQfLNThJPf65q9_zsGrUV2PPyfH-H-o7WPOLjxhMumF5vTWX6WqmN9YsGa-LoKovC77avaK7eRPOFdLQo-6OzOYwbCmlu_W2bfUsToXGb5VKHFN9rne62eP3EqEzl9EKx1HsW9c7FBxF/s320/IMG_9587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370751430757642210" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y-l4b7Se0h0-eDudbEoCYa8nvj6GQfErC0hL0S5a_jdl6v1rXUji-smGwDNyY28efQ0XnHjZHwKdPVw6J7hwmThCsbbVeuJiqOE2MiEHdL9fKODMX7mEHM19M9V-daLs7isAeskYECn8/s1600-h/IMG_9585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y-l4b7Se0h0-eDudbEoCYa8nvj6GQfErC0hL0S5a_jdl6v1rXUji-smGwDNyY28efQ0XnHjZHwKdPVw6J7hwmThCsbbVeuJiqOE2MiEHdL9fKODMX7mEHM19M9V-daLs7isAeskYECn8/s320/IMG_9585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370751423534310722" /></a><br /><br />Sunday:<br />Played at home, cleaned the house, went to the mall to play in the playarea and then swimming after dinner. BIG NEWS: John took his first real steps! He pulled himself up on the leg of his high chair, turned to me (sitting on the floor with him), put both arms straight up in the air, walked one full step, then fell on me with the second step! I was SOOOOO excited and I think he was too because he had a big smile on his face! I didn't think he would start walking soon, but now I am not convinced. :) <br /><br />That rounds out the week. Day care starts tomorrow and hopefully John will make some new friends!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-51926890063727824392009-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:002009-08-04T18:25:37.416-07:00Ansel in the GardenBack in May, we re-landscaped our front yard with the help of my mom and dad and Brad's mom. Although I am pretty impatient with gardens, I love looking outside and checking out new growth. With the rain we had last week, our garden has continued to expand so we took a visit outside for about 5 minutes with John...just long enough to look at the pretty flowers without melting.<br /><br />Here is the first day of planting..<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g5tARot9Rc44KVSFUxuhyghCOTNKURFnD502skTBIIiWulzCoCWmBfPha-c9c79QwgtF8yIXaGsQ3vxaUsd9xiM0AsvZevcdgd5vec30_9A9OBjGJXlaxme6Aa1FwUXB5SuM66QWD4SL/s1600-h/IMG_7534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366282560597916882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g5tARot9Rc44KVSFUxuhyghCOTNKURFnD502skTBIIiWulzCoCWmBfPha-c9c79QwgtF8yIXaGsQ3vxaUsd9xiM0AsvZevcdgd5vec30_9A9OBjGJXlaxme6Aa1FwUXB5SuM66QWD4SL/s320/IMG_7534.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDplYYxQ07I14DMNtFPl3TBIFkHFwmt7Qb-DiH1mACAwuEw0d2hObGsC8Gy-om_yimQIGK4rl7G2A5vkCjwsKZrv9sc8eAXQDkscssmiHuop40VI-vmo1UhjrVB8Fvz_QMnPGksiuJC3PT/s1600-h/IMG_7532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHdHaCWchsjLdmIODTFnLONmbKpEG4CMz0CudFAlUlGvrDrlX5eZgmJTPPs8CdgGvI91kY_y9YPXYfB7I1THF7rw76L2f78uV08Jtru-stkjr3zlvnH2sx3NA7igJeumMlWIxMFEEQ0iJ/s320/IMG_9462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366283965140423266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLRmzoyK6mvyHZT5e6RS4j3fcaMIyEKhMgWxfJPbPlT1hrrX6XfkVmJf4xkEuobX3OML5FhShy7LUf37bdB_FSjGjrEIi4HpstIztCpbcUSz1a3M0aOOA6hcTQbd8Ui2RyGYD20ewobKE/s1600-h/IMG_9487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLRmzoyK6mvyHZT5e6RS4j3fcaMIyEKhMgWxfJPbPlT1hrrX6XfkVmJf4xkEuobX3OML5FhShy7LUf37bdB_FSjGjrEIi4HpstIztCpbcUSz1a3M0aOOA6hcTQbd8Ui2RyGYD20ewobKE/s320/IMG_9487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366284339454148786" /></a><br /><br />Isn't it beautiful!?Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195707216441325971.post-21614668207564573052009-08-03T04:09:00.001-07:002009-08-04T17:14:48.333-07:00Fabulous Family WeekendBrad and I set aside this weekend to be with John all by ourselves and have a Fabulous Family Weekend. While we love the rest of our family, we really enjoy a weekend to ourselves and try to make them special! So here is what we did...and tried to do...<br /><br />Saturday morning I snuck out early to do 30 min of cardio at The Colony Rec Center while Brad had some quality play time with John after breakfast. It rained most of the morning so we couldn't do much outside. Once John woke up from his nap and had some more fun play time, we went to Sprint so we could get new phones. Fun! Then we went to Carter's to get some new clothes for John as a present from Great Grandma Brown. (See how I 'refashioned' a onesie I bought <a href="http://moptop30.blogspot.com/2009/08/just-little-applique-ing-on-saturday.html">here</a>!)<br /><br />On the way home, after a stop at the Frisco library, we took an impromptu trip to a splash park in Frisco. Thanks to my laziness, I still had Brad's new swimsuit in the car along with hand-me-down towels. So I changed into Brad's swimsuit in the car and looked really pretty with my tanktop on. The look was complete with my bra straps showing- I was just hoping I didn't know anyone at the park! We just let John play with his clothes on, and thanks to my unusual preparation, I had an extra outfit for John to wear after the fun was over. It felt really good to cool down because it felt like it was about 150 degrees out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x2Iv7BNQZaFi2VOIUHjssCjHeldeZCrhaUHsUj-OQsBgQ_ZV8QbGng5IZVfhRo716_70xn4m_ZBh6A9Fz6abEiq_fRMPGUwxqYSXq9hQgbro1j4v1og3BDicnpFu-5mwuORFtzhWg6b_/s1600-h/IMG_9397.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366236188488491042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x2Iv7BNQZaFi2VOIUHjssCjHeldeZCrhaUHsUj-OQsBgQ_ZV8QbGng5IZVfhRo716_70xn4m_ZBh6A9Fz6abEiq_fRMPGUwxqYSXq9hQgbro1j4v1og3BDicnpFu-5mwuORFtzhWg6b_/s320/IMG_9397.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4G_y5a-IcWTf5h60GEaEKdb9qTilstgI6KAipj2PSfcwtes8QwbpdjtYF-K7yjo96d7Vff-GyvllW41Nh9v9Jubz_XP95mLNfG3X5JkEY7jAIsr9IEsnsObs7i8tE25K3IVUCbDVZkQS/s1600-h/IMG_9403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366236196508663218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4G_y5a-IcWTf5h60GEaEKdb9qTilstgI6KAipj2PSfcwtes8QwbpdjtYF-K7yjo96d7Vff-GyvllW41Nh9v9Jubz_XP95mLNfG3X5JkEY7jAIsr9IEsnsObs7i8tE25K3IVUCbDVZkQS/s320/IMG_9403.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_VLtDoi5GChKXBXu-4asP3tAK9rXGc0RBl7tq3JVqvNHOgPuCWYpuoUOu5dYfICfEMcSrjGgEjlYxKqoQj_KkMzFxRdackj0dSy4SyOtNRYzDAeFp-1IQXUAtZ9tF61iRTNQhG7gvK1s/s1600-h/IMG_9404.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366236203117006322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_VLtDoi5GChKXBXu-4asP3tAK9rXGc0RBl7tq3JVqvNHOgPuCWYpuoUOu5dYfICfEMcSrjGgEjlYxKqoQj_KkMzFxRdackj0dSy4SyOtNRYzDAeFp-1IQXUAtZ9tF61iRTNQhG7gvK1s/s320/IMG_9404.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After a little din din (where we are practicing eating soft pieces of veggies- tonight was green beans) we played on a blanket outside in the backyard. It actually wasn't 1000 degrees and felt pretty nice out. John loves to eat grass...guess he hangs around Gracie too much.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkxOQFcnpKRSiefblO2tG6jW7Kno31r5cl-yVNvsJAB5GPPu63QukZHagCoDj1P4Z6qNfRgif56Y_n6M0fpTFOTdzG6raJqT31v6fCGBEoxb8uZvUK7tbhYT83akujyDC9PgrpCLr3TM6/s1600-h/IMG_9418.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366265899395859906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkxOQFcnpKRSiefblO2tG6jW7Kno31r5cl-yVNvsJAB5GPPu63QukZHagCoDj1P4Z6qNfRgif56Y_n6M0fpTFOTdzG6raJqT31v6fCGBEoxb8uZvUK7tbhYT83akujyDC9PgrpCLr3TM6/s320/IMG_9418.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEcmTMDuKQFtrEErDfoKZNSWW_ShaJmq43IKPYxyyxWuD6rlo6P6q_R6ebllmeI2xrKuT2hAL3rBVszkBVevyNvvegXouixUxKLJRPUS22sRHOuHkXjWVlboSieI6_83Hs4_r9OG77ddH/s1600-h/IMG_9414.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366265888606160098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEcmTMDuKQFtrEErDfoKZNSWW_ShaJmq43IKPYxyyxWuD6rlo6P6q_R6ebllmeI2xrKuT2hAL3rBVszkBVevyNvvegXouixUxKLJRPUS22sRHOuHkXjWVlboSieI6_83Hs4_r9OG77ddH/s320/IMG_9414.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpkcDC1JGDe9sWj_BDO-juhaqHWbWEyqtBs80d96M8XoLTNPVVw8iZDUmcbc-e6NK5KhNciYI8Ha3b_hULrU6IW_G4mHifyN3_DSW8_3OJpgddSrEXskFuWQpvQin5SoR3qs0CezwreE3/s1600-h/IMG_9406.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366265877425412738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpkcDC1JGDe9sWj_BDO-juhaqHWbWEyqtBs80d96M8XoLTNPVVw8iZDUmcbc-e6NK5KhNciYI8Ha3b_hULrU6IW_G4mHifyN3_DSW8_3OJpgddSrEXskFuWQpvQin5SoR3qs0CezwreE3/s320/IMG_9406.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our plan for Sunday was to head out to the Dallas Arboretum in the morning so we could be there when it opened. We figured we could walk around before it got too hot and look at the storybook houses that are set up. Unfortunately, I was getting sick and felt pretty badly and decided I needed to sleep and rest instead. So Brad got some more quality time with John while I was able to nap. We will try the Dallas Arboretum maybe in a couple weeks...hopefully before the end of August since it only costs $1 this month!<br /><br />So once I was feeling better, we took a trip to Walmart because we had seemed to run out of everything at our house...and because how else should you celebrate your 8 month birthday? (I had to start an 8 month folder on the computer for pictures and almost cried!) I guess Sunday around lunch is a busy time at Walmart because we waited in line FOREVER. I used that time to teach John about the world of tabloids. :) I read to him a story about Jon & Kate and he laughed the whole time! It was so cute!<br /><br />After lunch and John's nap, we took him to the mall to play in the play area. He did great and was crawling all over. He really liked being around other kids and kept smiling at everyone. His big milestone on Sunday was holding his bottle all by himself...the WHOLE TIME! We put him in his stroller as we walked around the mall and he didn't need any help from us to finish his bottle! Now if we can get him to do that while sitting up, we will be set!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjAMdQuGC3Fu1Q94oT2dij9GBwikBE2-LE4av-bJzItR4Nge_soYo4G_HPn0_yzW6Z2_HDUg5s1FAFOxPRBvW2EnaCPuHxUzRWjeN70DcYDaVuIUv_L6S-23WF7ez9jxmrUkZngFy3BUL/s1600-h/IMG_9453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366265911537367602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjAMdQuGC3Fu1Q94oT2dij9GBwikBE2-LE4av-bJzItR4Nge_soYo4G_HPn0_yzW6Z2_HDUg5s1FAFOxPRBvW2EnaCPuHxUzRWjeN70DcYDaVuIUv_L6S-23WF7ez9jxmrUkZngFy3BUL/s320/IMG_9453.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCym7el4S80gFS49srowdnoiExNirEkBmswSDTAS5JK4VpJB9kXjrKODKe-cOrTRZNzVJUtJbeoB8jtkQWF9oR9gNw8QpSt8s8wSuLPNbmeY23P5C_Fe60Z6t4WIyVtG6xGaV1AO03YVnv/s1600-h/IMG_9455.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366266197720871778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCym7el4S80gFS49srowdnoiExNirEkBmswSDTAS5JK4VpJB9kXjrKODKe-cOrTRZNzVJUtJbeoB8jtkQWF9oR9gNw8QpSt8s8wSuLPNbmeY23P5C_Fe60Z6t4WIyVtG6xGaV1AO03YVnv/s320/IMG_9455.JPG" /></a><br /><br />To end the weekend, we took John for a little naked swim in his baby pool after dinner. Then it was pjs, a bottle, and bed. He even played with his teddy bear in his crib without screaming and fell asleep on his own! So I guess a once-a-week screaming fit before bed isn't terrible.<br /><br />So, the weekend wasn't exactly what I had planned: no Arboretum, no Little Elm beach. But we still had fun and fell in love with John even more than before!Jen @ lil Mop Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553255997211787278noreply@blogger.com1