tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73382740495222321332024-02-06T21:48:58.778-06:00THE PATTERSON LIFENat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-12672092037619068812010-09-08T08:29:00.004-06:002010-09-08T08:35:50.167-06:001st day of schoolLily and Luke started school on the 7th of September. Lily is in the Pre-K class this year and Luke is in the 2 year old class. They were both so excited and had great first days. Luke thought the stamp he got on his hand was the coolest thing in the world. And Lily can already rattle off all of her classmates names. Both of their teachers are very sweet so it should be a great year. I just can't believe next year Lily will be in kindergarten! Amazing. They look so big in these pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2Pb20Dj6LIB1lX3LJpDPGEVCcZNExglyC2-4IobM7ywCvOB5m38KJEWN3ushO2PPGV6kionAjmlAmI7JfjP4YJh4ekrHcQas-Wafxd-DOkgWKNC8QrfmKfvOyPVJONDleaXaXqgOPk0/s1600/IMG_1476.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2Pb20Dj6LIB1lX3LJpDPGEVCcZNExglyC2-4IobM7ywCvOB5m38KJEWN3ushO2PPGV6kionAjmlAmI7JfjP4YJh4ekrHcQas-Wafxd-DOkgWKNC8QrfmKfvOyPVJONDleaXaXqgOPk0/s320/IMG_1476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514550640256594546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgoeIspZIiqTenoI61MzQxQ3OxKtI2RbXKFOzuRR4RRY-8G7OZTwpjpQSNGcEqSyw7As88CkND2z4fYK7LKSh0TVcu9id9NOOUMu4uZWRQjhF0DKGOUeH4C6bbtAdSypE30B0QyAmEHo/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgoeIspZIiqTenoI61MzQxQ3OxKtI2RbXKFOzuRR4RRY-8G7OZTwpjpQSNGcEqSyw7As88CkND2z4fYK7LKSh0TVcu9id9NOOUMu4uZWRQjhF0DKGOUeH4C6bbtAdSypE30B0QyAmEHo/s320/IMG_1478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514550685264403922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY1OmhdlVWtXvEEYL9_l8_Mfr3gtV_myNZMCt9Sk417SlH3UyTw0JBsR7tL-Hei4rIjfbXx5TCx6TsGQiomQhWZ7KOiDwDT9jB5H9aZnVa0XZC-XWqnFrl3u5e0kajo3Rw7QEF4l8BPg/s1600/IMG_1477.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY1OmhdlVWtXvEEYL9_l8_Mfr3gtV_myNZMCt9Sk417SlH3UyTw0JBsR7tL-Hei4rIjfbXx5TCx6TsGQiomQhWZ7KOiDwDT9jB5H9aZnVa0XZC-XWqnFrl3u5e0kajo3Rw7QEF4l8BPg/s320/IMG_1477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514550670280793666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyps7cCSKh7ZxEsKXC2VusOZPY6IO6h_M07aS1gh2988aUcj5hUf7Io1UHP2K29oklxhoclRm2IkvErupdP92oodLwS6mxamr7wg9ibciMQkK8Psi5DQvMWSn1ENsdmprMvszBj0c_b-Y/s1600/IMG_1472.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyps7cCSKh7ZxEsKXC2VusOZPY6IO6h_M07aS1gh2988aUcj5hUf7Io1UHP2K29oklxhoclRm2IkvErupdP92oodLwS6mxamr7wg9ibciMQkK8Psi5DQvMWSn1ENsdmprMvszBj0c_b-Y/s320/IMG_1472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514550663224316210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvCckxdpgbNPOilZxh1fFuiaybxBc2skP7i7Fm6VAlmxWarKM7heZL99sxaPezFJD7WoPaaVL2wTrM2YLF9F_3E59giKHEmCFJT4AtGxpHd7hi726cYoyAwqW4gueb9_OCDqqTQaexW0/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvCckxdpgbNPOilZxh1fFuiaybxBc2skP7i7Fm6VAlmxWarKM7heZL99sxaPezFJD7WoPaaVL2wTrM2YLF9F_3E59giKHEmCFJT4AtGxpHd7hi726cYoyAwqW4gueb9_OCDqqTQaexW0/s320/IMG_1470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514550653772045346" /></a>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-47392441027832927472010-08-26T20:56:00.006-06:002010-08-26T21:17:32.729-06:00Luke's 2nd birthdayOn August 11, Luke turned 2!<div><br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDm_W-QFZtXXvIPl74NanB6xuuvIowckjFo2-ocoboCqhBha4QfIPsizJIakwuBv3sDVajCYuZ2YMYGNcf0yevfKrxU84htU4ZjxpcsgLyZnixO-1EhbTN3vv5H9KSjbPEakIYXyLJlE/s320/IMG_1384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509919507728322914" /></div><div><br /></div><div> I love this little guy and his excitement for life. He is into all things boy: cars, trucks, dinosaurs, balls, etc. His favorite thing right now is "playing catch" with the football while wearing Lily's princess bike helmet as his football helmet. I guess when you're the little brother you gotta improvise sometimes. <div><br /></div><div>We did a swim party at my parents' house with family and friends. Our friend Stephanie made cute little sports cupcakes. I wish I'd gotten more pictures, but it's so crazy in the moment (you moms know what I'm talking about). We did get some video of him blowing out candles and opening presents.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAK1rrZ9PHc5jF08mH1pGFyD_2kusW9VOHPrYaX2WNDIwF0NwAo8op1P9DGo9TV0ohYaTnTMUnK11ONltRbOwYzrvGW5mqxF5IqmPZrX_uJEHJwyiJQWAayTRPoLosNcL41pNEO0V0Tc/s1600/IMG_1352.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAK1rrZ9PHc5jF08mH1pGFyD_2kusW9VOHPrYaX2WNDIwF0NwAo8op1P9DGo9TV0ohYaTnTMUnK11ONltRbOwYzrvGW5mqxF5IqmPZrX_uJEHJwyiJQWAayTRPoLosNcL41pNEO0V0Tc/s320/IMG_1352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509921857338221218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDvAPehovAX_U9PsItt5kgCIPnknTargHYyxIBXp_Ozsy_XHDTBksa5d0-QN-0buQK5vUlCf-sSgK7XTS4R4Qg72re12rywsZgixJvwGlKaPoJhyphenhyphenj5vHKysRWheFhIHW-JrWFvgLSERI/s1600/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmNncHt5qzxI4pB60S_6hXbc9NQ8_YVtHIKF2KiKwZIUcHLORr9U95_ZHOWCeF5Sn_Fol-pyXdgKZh2nIutvaCtD34nochQEiAPIaXXK2qldT6m_V6guUTA92wmOA_MMwOFX_jk5yD6o/s320/IMG_1365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509922774311350386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E2vM69etk80EXurklB7TNj2bd-IybP0eOXaKSdNIhSdrhF-9p1fblx2GZRccwzVfnLaEQmHuEdofjrOR6Kf0jtxLvqORhm2XmJ2C5PWsFDZPBPi3xE21oiJDcqN5ccJi8KLIGeH3xvI/s1600/IMG_1358.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E2vM69etk80EXurklB7TNj2bd-IybP0eOXaKSdNIhSdrhF-9p1fblx2GZRccwzVfnLaEQmHuEdofjrOR6Kf0jtxLvqORhm2XmJ2C5PWsFDZPBPi3xE21oiJDcqN5ccJi8KLIGeH3xvI/s320/IMG_1358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509922767330665394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYPEl7KdZBOjMS7y9maNJcMp6vp5JqFAPzaw9mgI8r7Y3ayMCh2DeQIwBiVAesDrECCsuW7ZfCznE8PRVbtVp7uBTzfjngPtGvgPzjpfFpDKnq70tPljgXWPcUGkAReCQXAeHk7ZMf4M/s1600/IMG_1362.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYPEl7KdZBOjMS7y9maNJcMp6vp5JqFAPzaw9mgI8r7Y3ayMCh2DeQIwBiVAesDrECCsuW7ZfCznE8PRVbtVp7uBTzfjngPtGvgPzjpfFpDKnq70tPljgXWPcUGkAReCQXAeHk7ZMf4M/s320/IMG_1362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509922760649006594" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>The morning of his birthday we filled his bed with blue balloons (his favorite color) and sang "Happy Birthday!" when he woke up. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9IkKiQX7u2l8A6WbVxgKiGeLhn-ODh-xlyt6mn6WRspVMYKlBeXvno10h2KH3DNh2ARFSt4lVAVdCivVOxxCFfNy7cy4Pn_DdJc5v9Avv_lBwWeifnAkiSFsJ4CNLVL0gLTcv3lPVLE/s1600/IMG_1381.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9IkKiQX7u2l8A6WbVxgKiGeLhn-ODh-xlyt6mn6WRspVMYKlBeXvno10h2KH3DNh2ARFSt4lVAVdCivVOxxCFfNy7cy4Pn_DdJc5v9Avv_lBwWeifnAkiSFsJ4CNLVL0gLTcv3lPVLE/s320/IMG_1381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509920646586274866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDGiEdNVLERXfku7op1-XORox9nO79kVzpV3UgAsvBmqDWAudKRPUbcuMuVbtXAyHW4ezTSAFhX5MTxSeAAIDddSwhyphenhyphen-rvgfMhKnv_W2AF0r7UZd-FlzYqSkJ5XHZesy-SZ2OL9DAy_o/s1600/IMG_1377.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDGiEdNVLERXfku7op1-XORox9nO79kVzpV3UgAsvBmqDWAudKRPUbcuMuVbtXAyHW4ezTSAFhX5MTxSeAAIDddSwhyphenhyphen-rvgfMhKnv_W2AF0r7UZd-FlzYqSkJ5XHZesy-SZ2OL9DAy_o/s320/IMG_1377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509920633840774402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKsmS_rocMUxxZ3lgR2t_gWnUYGqsEbl-9hK-UMjpVtokxXreEEHPrxv-kjldpMmGxSlfEyJOsXuTnZEZRc6BrfZTLFWPju8anw6aeQ9mTaxFpSOnKhlMLTXaosK0uc0fM64LcCF4MVo/s1600/IMG_1392.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKsmS_rocMUxxZ3lgR2t_gWnUYGqsEbl-9hK-UMjpVtokxXreEEHPrxv-kjldpMmGxSlfEyJOsXuTnZEZRc6BrfZTLFWPju8anw6aeQ9mTaxFpSOnKhlMLTXaosK0uc0fM64LcCF4MVo/s320/IMG_1392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509920659867050658" /></a><br /></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-19321257746644645812010-05-21T06:33:00.006-06:002010-05-22T17:30:17.229-06:00Lily's 4th BirthdayOn March 28, we celebrated Lily's 4th birthday! We began the day with our Breakfast Cake tradition. You can tell she's proud to be 4!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" on="" march="" 28th="" we="" celebrated="" s="" fourth="" still="" a="" little="" surreal="" that="" she="" is="" how="" did="" happen="" so="" began="" the="" day="" with="" our="" breakfast="" cake="" you="" can="" tell="" excited="" about="" her="" new=""></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoClS9i3CVUVesqIppxpOt7xIB5GCNFOR-JmOU94p9A-kgD1JfOiUqzBpfRFiX__VEr2x7e1GuHlQtiDAIGs5CZ6Y-0olU29-dPPVOIP63NYnHyLAVPrH7tnH4gMPDvqWAPZaIxhALxtM/s1600/IMG_1047.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoClS9i3CVUVesqIppxpOt7xIB5GCNFOR-JmOU94p9A-kgD1JfOiUqzBpfRFiX__VEr2x7e1GuHlQtiDAIGs5CZ6Y-0olU29-dPPVOIP63NYnHyLAVPrH7tnH4gMPDvqWAPZaIxhALxtM/s320/IMG_1047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473704456659903458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWqWgqnP4tmaYMP8Z6mWCkLOam0XQvxHm6Hxu19Nf1Xz17CdbxVoqH_11Dg4WYcg0O7mWErh9t_77lE07J72Lthe32JRIVSID-zhuCbJlpsXWBD3DABhqb-i0SH2hz-RFaexkbr1oZ6s/s1600/IMG_1050.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWqWgqnP4tmaYMP8Z6mWCkLOam0XQvxHm6Hxu19Nf1Xz17CdbxVoqH_11Dg4WYcg0O7mWErh9t_77lE07J72Lthe32JRIVSID-zhuCbJlpsXWBD3DABhqb-i0SH2hz-RFaexkbr1oZ6s/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473704461946192546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkkqJU07p5jHz1mAQKEE5v3XYskzlw7cm-faR8Uk9nwIdzzuFOeMCvJWJjQjVqkZQZI7HI5VKbIagxAGsdY-q-xgFTgeUKqKF_DcRq0d1eqwHGjRPEJnsPsAPD_UwFakE2N7iEnh81e0/s1600/IMG_1051.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkkqJU07p5jHz1mAQKEE5v3XYskzlw7cm-faR8Uk9nwIdzzuFOeMCvJWJjQjVqkZQZI7HI5VKbIagxAGsdY-q-xgFTgeUKqKF_DcRq0d1eqwHGjRPEJnsPsAPD_UwFakE2N7iEnh81e0/s320/IMG_1051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473705213402656658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74cyWCa3t2K7_3sDwNgByPvc6fplFsCYsrgjidPx1v-FmY7gWN553_xNwI1zq4LcaoNrtAsurEer_RqrT-V_Znz3wrAEiyLRwjbLXMBU3roTQe8dEqzkatM637H1zu-RtjJ1Bgmpu7As/s1600/IMG_1056.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74cyWCa3t2K7_3sDwNgByPvc6fplFsCYsrgjidPx1v-FmY7gWN553_xNwI1zq4LcaoNrtAsurEer_RqrT-V_Znz3wrAEiyLRwjbLXMBU3roTQe8dEqzkatM637H1zu-RtjJ1Bgmpu7As/s320/IMG_1056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473704468622616130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6CL8ow85IaqbpgkYeQ367Wl44huWmPEN18WFnDy5o3PNKF08-99KdqiPQnQIckTO0A_E9y0OvZtjC2F1n9Q-qPUR5PYXmJXyqZLnwZaYP-hNHsT_tXEp0MqBIykculobcwC4q4ImDMY/s1600/IMG_1061.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6CL8ow85IaqbpgkYeQ367Wl44huWmPEN18WFnDy5o3PNKF08-99KdqiPQnQIckTO0A_E9y0OvZtjC2F1n9Q-qPUR5PYXmJXyqZLnwZaYP-hNHsT_tXEp0MqBIykculobcwC4q4ImDMY/s320/IMG_1061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473705219971147826" /></a><br /><br />Party at the Park<br />We celebrated with friends at a park by our house. It was a beautiful day outside, but the wind was out of control. The pavillion we were in served as a wind tunnel making it very chilly. The kids stayed in there just long enough to eat pizza and cake and then headed back out to play. Thankfully it felt great in the sun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQwDfwrnO3YJzLJLtm6f1LvR6M_36boRrgLV2FcKi6ASTgbU0M8hqqB_mkP-ZnwGvcXueFHH5agTNvNmLT91O5uQRdW9caUOkU6aau_WNDbCGWQVDaCNbpBkTZQqlIues6di1CeNgJr8/s1600/IMG_0949.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQwDfwrnO3YJzLJLtm6f1LvR6M_36boRrgLV2FcKi6ASTgbU0M8hqqB_mkP-ZnwGvcXueFHH5agTNvNmLT91O5uQRdW9caUOkU6aau_WNDbCGWQVDaCNbpBkTZQqlIues6di1CeNgJr8/s320/IMG_0949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473708156953407266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4Mckz-W9Z07YJl0irnv159kVn_lZynwSp1bzc3hqfmrA9-x1IKS52V0GbaUvmNUNrwyFlf3sRkZtfs1oXExaEuuYVQpN3fym4AE2oZ4pDr3DqOc4onVS2kvaMMvISPvLo_8rTLXGRhU/s1600/IMG_0956.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbw8HqBv4EWCiGfZoypmlcoYS9OQsKTS7W7galWc3QweK4DYyAUw-fGj63Jx4bONnjIduVcjC7TTE8-q2GPp7DdP4B2SfgmgZhZmVWjIP2KGcLqnbuH68tGiJoZ-bokOuYDaNYYG5CUw/s320/IMG_0970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473709373950231618" /></a></div><div>Luke exploring the playground</div><div><br /></div><div>Family party at home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt7FXUxdPhkfKWsQ0C3UscGIWf8CPalwEV_Wd1bekA7EvIIOQaPl6lAwcsR94V0VLeIX0tDK4i0mEj6pp4QnLakx8E-ErMa_oZV4f39ItwhO2gx7al794JeBBYnSAAUECXvXxckgdjGM/s1600/IMG_1063.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt7FXUxdPhkfKWsQ0C3UscGIWf8CPalwEV_Wd1bekA7EvIIOQaPl6lAwcsR94V0VLeIX0tDK4i0mEj6pp4QnLakx8E-ErMa_oZV4f39ItwhO2gx7al794JeBBYnSAAUECXvXxckgdjGM/s320/IMG_1063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474239872623348594" /></a><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjT_NG9ArXSdJuKdRJfTSnzf34LNerPjXN3MIuYNkgOuvh2cYSE4uXGoI6yyrmFvXsniR1zJngDMHwvW2hB7-Up-VYomVmFDjn_msw7U_tuWkmvMywYaFI8qCMIFnASGzsKPHZQx2KuE/s320/IMG_1088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474234668868581330" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjT_NG9ArXSdJuKdRJfTSnzf34LNerPjXN3MIuYNkgOuvh2cYSE4uXGoI6yyrmFvXsniR1zJngDMHwvW2hB7-Up-VYomVmFDjn_msw7U_tuWkmvMywYaFI8qCMIFnASGzsKPHZQx2KuE/s1600/IMG_1088.JPG"></a>crashed on the couch post-party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgperEoEb5tMkpiyYoTSL782W5Y21WNZEUvxCFT1ASkUd1XvOYdB-cFi6vYwRjdkbjZ69C9iaz9G1xOYydQVK1j_InfSh_ThVFbYHXAyK_fLhLbz-6fKwWaJraQXGD8J78aWGj0g3nsYU4/s1600/IMG_1089.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgperEoEb5tMkpiyYoTSL782W5Y21WNZEUvxCFT1ASkUd1XvOYdB-cFi6vYwRjdkbjZ69C9iaz9G1xOYydQVK1j_InfSh_ThVFbYHXAyK_fLhLbz-6fKwWaJraQXGD8J78aWGj0g3nsYU4/s320/IMG_1089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474234663216425458" /></a><br /></div></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-34969722513661952072010-02-14T15:37:00.005-06:002010-02-16T16:11:05.824-06:00Snow DayI have never seen so much snow on the ground here in Dallas. What a fun surprise to wake up to a blanket of white everywhere. As it continued to snow throughout the day, I felt as though I were looking out the window of a lodge in Colorado rather than my own house. Didn't it break some snowfall record in Texas? It is one thing to go somewhere like Colorado and experience such beauty, but truly unique that we got to see our everyday world as a winter wonderland. The buildings and trees that I'm so used to driving past looked glorious in their coat of white. The shops that we live by felt like a ski village with the pockets of snow everywhere. This much snow was just begging us to come and build snowmen and make snow angels. We bundled up the best we could and headed out. Lily was in heaven. Luke enjoyed it for a while. But he wouldn't keep any gloves on so he was done once his hands got too cold. Here's Lily and Daddy's snowman:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqJ5jyZDOAdkkQR-AUHOPEUyVY-O0i3SEDLfliyh3kzgdW2sHhLi87Q7IsfM8vZtssgWYn1dXl3kz9tD4b8mGUnOnm0s3HdHTD7xp1pIiFZvQD9GWtYN1RUthA6ylY9T2TDVNJLcr6oc/s1600-h/IMG_0855.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqJ5jyZDOAdkkQR-AUHOPEUyVY-O0i3SEDLfliyh3kzgdW2sHhLi87Q7IsfM8vZtssgWYn1dXl3kz9tD4b8mGUnOnm0s3HdHTD7xp1pIiFZvQD9GWtYN1RUthA6ylY9T2TDVNJLcr6oc/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222377955083554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa6pMgA4k4XiDsp1I3HahYv3GmbNsjZ3V6AnZOioBwg8umSanZzCCNR-n0JOl5DqdlSN_lmXFFMvI2ZPxxU99mTl6LUdnFOeNowIO-UxokYouy9ESpDsWBjSRWterVAPVrPCeyPiCYdw/s1600-h/IMG_0848.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa6pMgA4k4XiDsp1I3HahYv3GmbNsjZ3V6AnZOioBwg8umSanZzCCNR-n0JOl5DqdlSN_lmXFFMvI2ZPxxU99mTl6LUdnFOeNowIO-UxokYouy9ESpDsWBjSRWterVAPVrPCeyPiCYdw/s320/IMG_0848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438221847357026754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1HDR7F2iDbmGAnmg39objcM-TTlWKyEBe8ntbsTzWfiv14ojMSoPLCxgdMxpfenGBhZuvVspmZyAzzAjSpVQMzE1Av_EMFh0CkTQJMpPqO1JB-6dLct0pGhigizJAJ0DgVHzumNZfuY/s1600-h/IMG_0863.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1HDR7F2iDbmGAnmg39objcM-TTlWKyEBe8ntbsTzWfiv14ojMSoPLCxgdMxpfenGBhZuvVspmZyAzzAjSpVQMzE1Av_EMFh0CkTQJMpPqO1JB-6dLct0pGhigizJAJ0DgVHzumNZfuY/s320/IMG_0863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222386863395634" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1HDR7F2iDbmGAnmg39objcM-TTlWKyEBe8ntbsTzWfiv14ojMSoPLCxgdMxpfenGBhZuvVspmZyAzzAjSpVQMzE1Av_EMFh0CkTQJMpPqO1JB-6dLct0pGhigizJAJ0DgVHzumNZfuY/s1600-h/IMG_0863.JPG"></a>Snow angels<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjSXIgALlwCyUK6Alk8-IY6KCkyFP0RH5I25PmrO8-qycN85qiOCgikPHREZXIK7jfHfcs2YQGh_40XtLDQCgriQO-hFN7EJbmhu_FvBWLdbgzWwokIGmJb5w_-IWVWSh8sbx-lD15gc/s1600-h/IMG_0876.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjSXIgALlwCyUK6Alk8-IY6KCkyFP0RH5I25PmrO8-qycN85qiOCgikPHREZXIK7jfHfcs2YQGh_40XtLDQCgriQO-hFN7EJbmhu_FvBWLdbgzWwokIGmJb5w_-IWVWSh8sbx-lD15gc/s320/IMG_0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222388990561058" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjSXIgALlwCyUK6Alk8-IY6KCkyFP0RH5I25PmrO8-qycN85qiOCgikPHREZXIK7jfHfcs2YQGh_40XtLDQCgriQO-hFN7EJbmhu_FvBWLdbgzWwokIGmJb5w_-IWVWSh8sbx-lD15gc/s1600-h/IMG_0876.JPG"></a>Luke on a cracker break<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSew-KdENHvJiei4ahd_VgeVLsiHrRaZMVgn3X-eHLAu8SwO6OiO2LF1kwKxR37fwMkTDDdKuo8XjBeWigF6o1Ob8aNEt9Wm_QugdsqhkiQf0uQnh9TmlcceQBv3QgHyLmI4_2ACU4WY/s1600-h/IMG_0868.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSew-KdENHvJiei4ahd_VgeVLsiHrRaZMVgn3X-eHLAu8SwO6OiO2LF1kwKxR37fwMkTDDdKuo8XjBeWigF6o1Ob8aNEt9Wm_QugdsqhkiQf0uQnh9TmlcceQBv3QgHyLmI4_2ACU4WY/s320/IMG_0868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222395025357746" /></a><div><br /></div></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-22362744828921619652009-11-13T09:56:00.004-06:002009-11-13T15:34:54.642-06:00sweet glimpsesThis morning was a lazy one. Josh and I got up with the kids, and he made his famous "egg creation." After eating, we switched from cartoons to music and sipped coffee while watching the kids play. Lily then told me to "be busy" so she and Dad and Luke could play farm animals in her room. I didn't take offense but rather saw it as an opportunity to get some things done downstairs. I started picking up the kitchen when the song on the ipod caught my ear. <div><br /></div><div>It was a familiar one that I hadn't heard in a while so I grabbed my mug and sat down to refresh my memory. I can remember the first time I heard it was back in college when Josh and I attended Bent Tree Bible a few times. For whatever reason, this song has always struck a cord deep within me. Maybe it's the clever phrasing of the words or the evolution of the sweet melody. I just think it's such a beautiful analogy of our lives- moving through different seasons of celebration, change, heartache, growth. I'm reminded that through it all the Lord is at the center. Just as He orchestrates every minute detail of every season change, He is also beautifully arranging the components of my life, providing purpose for each season though I may not see it now. <div><br /></div><div>On another note, this song prompts me to look for Him in what I can sometimes consider the mundane. My friend <a href="http://hollemanhouse.blogspot.com/">Kristyn</a> was sharing with me a passage from the book Cold Tangerines. (I haven't read it yet.) In it the author shares about a hectic season in her life when she was so busy racing from event to event, that one day she looked up and saw the tree across the street was the most magnificent shade of red she'd ever seen. She hadn't even noticed it starting to change and was reminded she had lost sight of what was most important. Far too often I get so caught up in the motions of my day that I fail to even think on the Lord. This is a call to see Him in His creation. When I do stop and gaze at the vast sky or admire the rich shade of red on a leaf, my heart is drawn to worship. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, through a song, I saw sweet glimpses of Him. My heart was stirred and longed to be near Him. <i>Thank you, Lord, for using your gift of music to draw me unto you. </i><div><br /></div><div>Every Season - Nichole Nordeman<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Uiy8_Oru74&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Uiy8_Oru74&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-67875096374455370652009-11-11T22:26:00.004-06:002009-11-11T23:23:57.396-06:00Luke is 15mo old<div>Luke is fifteen months old today. I'd hoped to blog more about his developmental milestones, but, like too many other things in my life right now, I didn't follow through. So I thought I'd take this opportunity to highlight my sweet boy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO32Cw2XsK8GBCgcXe4PNjwdNBmf-u8g_gz0NRDmatZ5SM5rnLaL9osHZl0um3IhkkauofyIE6xhSGRzgHd6PbYMEnaejL31QOH2XVZvlUiKhRyE5M7CIo9CrB2leiXYz0RyPNZ-JzDk/s1600-h/IMG_1110.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO32Cw2XsK8GBCgcXe4PNjwdNBmf-u8g_gz0NRDmatZ5SM5rnLaL9osHZl0um3IhkkauofyIE6xhSGRzgHd6PbYMEnaejL31QOH2XVZvlUiKhRyE5M7CIo9CrB2leiXYz0RyPNZ-JzDk/s320/IMG_1110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080097189773666" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKNhbDRmDN0jp2fRpZOiVH_l3agOyQHMziekMqGIoXDOT8BwYqHLeLR-L-HPO91IF2f0mHmUGK_HCwD5xXuLq_WHDxsb8GS7MEp_pzTGktGXdI2w2wyKBAQoE8-V9kQMYjHeuSyuZM6k/s1600-h/IMG_1193.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKNhbDRmDN0jp2fRpZOiVH_l3agOyQHMziekMqGIoXDOT8BwYqHLeLR-L-HPO91IF2f0mHmUGK_HCwD5xXuLq_WHDxsb8GS7MEp_pzTGktGXdI2w2wyKBAQoE8-V9kQMYjHeuSyuZM6k/s320/IMG_1193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080090221491586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV4NGWV8Xu1pak3ssmX5IR5VaU2AcfWUWj8wEuc-3sJm6175GE6oDpK1ryyyw6_t4YoR7cJ4zIaPuKgZBN6YDRPE1pbzKXFZNOH3H_aYuK5KP8S1Xka1PpIII-DEFJdb8r222B8BMY5U/s1600-h/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV4NGWV8Xu1pak3ssmX5IR5VaU2AcfWUWj8wEuc-3sJm6175GE6oDpK1ryyyw6_t4YoR7cJ4zIaPuKgZBN6YDRPE1pbzKXFZNOH3H_aYuK5KP8S1Xka1PpIII-DEFJdb8r222B8BMY5U/s320/IMG_1206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080084077068706" /></a><br />Dear Luke,</div><div><br /><div>Happy 15 months today! What a blessing you are to our family. Countless times everyday I thank God for your little life. Your personality is definitely coming through these days! And apart from being a sweet Mama's boy, you also have a goofy side too! In fact, today Daddy and I sat and laughed as we watched you and Lily chase each other around the house, screaming and giggling. You love to run and shake your head back and forth with your tongue hanging out until you get so tickled at yourself you usually fall down. But that hardly slows you up as you're back at it again in seconds! </div><div><br /></div><div>Probably my favorite thing you're doing right now is hugging. At any given moment, you will bee-line it to my legs and crash into them, squeezing for dear life. And I melt when I'm holding you and you wrap your arms around my neck and lay your head on my shoulder. I could stay there for hours. But you're not just partial to me, you have hugs to share with Lily and Daddy too. There's nothing sweeter than to see you and Lily embrace in a full-on bear hug. I'm praying that you and Lily will be more than just brother and sister- but best friends too. It seems like you're off to a good start there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Your big sister seems to be your hero right now. You like to do whatever she's doing. Whether it's washing your hands at the sink or sitting on the couch or reading books- you're right there behind her wanting your turn. Lily is a sweet big sister to you- most of the time. She's quick to step in and defend you on the playground when other big kids are around. Always looking out for her little "Lukey-boy." That's what she calls you and I constantly have to clarify when people ask her your name and then look confused. </div><div><br /></div><div>Walking is now old hat and running and climbing seem to be new found interests. The stairs in our new house are your peak of choice although I'm always there to bring you back down to base camp. We haven't had a tumble so far!</div><div><br /></div><div>It seems that everyday you're learning and attempting new words. Some new to your vocabulary are: wa-wa: water, ball, please, more, dog, nite-nite, bye-bye, and several animal sounds, but my favorite is "hot." Everything that is set before you regardless of its actual temperature is "hot." You point to it and say "hot" which sounds more like "ha" and then proceed to blow on it at least twice. It's so great and cracks me up every time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luke, I am so grateful and humbled to be your Mama. I pray for you everyday, that you would love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. That He would be your everything. I pray that you'd have friends to walk in deep, honest Biblical community with. And that one day the Lord would provide you with a godly wife who loves Jesus and wants to follow Him with you.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm thankful for the 15 months we've had together and pray and hope for many more to come. You and your sister stir my affections for the Lord, and for that I'm grateful. I hope that one day as a parent you can understand the joy that I find in being your Mama. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love you.</div></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-90118497030645200462009-11-01T22:10:00.008-06:002009-11-01T22:22:26.320-06:00HalloweenThis year since we are in our new house (!!!) we decided to stay in our neighborhood and try and meet our neighbors. The Rogers and Joys came over for dinner and then Lily and Josh went trick or treating while Luke and I stayed home to hand out the treats. We got a few pictures of them in costume, but they're just so hard to catch these days! Lily is a Thumbelina Fairy and Luke is a puppy dog. 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuvJUfGg5X-ClJIoHwKrCR83LVqxBnfRfy165ZoC9FBPHDmVnk0FUpEM3BS8D1rBouxeClJ3fbsR9CYAUg00WEYRpHz3mcWwWRh2bOuiukV7c9751bwXDFAv7dojRlT53R-0wo2tRw2w/s320/IMG_0458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399354844898969346" /></a></div><div>Noah (a nerd) and Lily</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AmF8SZ4W0Uz5v4YJEK5JW268BLuR59JOQbJseSHkniHuNDoJDZRBvLWHvZBroVouJNwJo-z6OkBRAVF6H1lRc0X1heiR9TqNP2cEtdGDKJhKnv7FyReb1AwIiLjq4uVsCY-DPHQ8m9k/s1600-h/IMG_0471.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AmF8SZ4W0Uz5v4YJEK5JW268BLuR59JOQbJseSHkniHuNDoJDZRBvLWHvZBroVouJNwJo-z6OkBRAVF6H1lRc0X1heiR9TqNP2cEtdGDKJhKnv7FyReb1AwIiLjq4uVsCY-DPHQ8m9k/s320/IMG_0471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399354571280153266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFsfUPW-GFABmgAXNq_wbF5Owdq9DMbOrf4NpxIgI5_MYeivAKJ_0FgfxMq3Jd2ETvvzp7Epj5bZfa7ZjrkpMs0P1EKY6hdLUAYMiauhuG0Bc7m4pgIWFVwrjHdflcFVToaJ_CXHnKSE/s1600-h/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Everything was SO beautiful. Melissa was gorgeous...absolutely striking. I was stressed out as to whether or not Lily was going to make it down the aisle. While we were trying to take pictures pre-ceremony, she was crawling under furniture and rolling on the floor. You can see that in Melissa's lap she was not happy about getting her picture taken. But when the time came for us to line up, something clicked inside her, and she did exactly what she was supposed to do! She was absolutely smitten with the ringbearer, Wyatt, which helped. He was a couple of years older and so precious. She still asks about him even a month after the wedding! But you can see that as they were walking down the aisle Lily reached over to hold Wyatt's hand! It was so sweet! 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width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefvENGR8hQ4TTHW7pGophYdgfIPh-_pU56eXOuo1OZdki-6a03qxZ3kzWZpm2tO6QJ4LkdhYndRLzlZJZoTlkmnY5_4QOskC3byxRFKvZbbjgaFmib5GIcNdJE7bnQ5-UKhhYaD9lySw/s1600-h/IMG_9791.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefvENGR8hQ4TTHW7pGophYdgfIPh-_pU56eXOuo1OZdki-6a03qxZ3kzWZpm2tO6QJ4LkdhYndRLzlZJZoTlkmnY5_4QOskC3byxRFKvZbbjgaFmib5GIcNdJE7bnQ5-UKhhYaD9lySw/s320/IMG_9791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378571327058149106" /></a><br />Luke is in that stage where he is totally intrigued by cell phones...or any phone. Whenever he hears one ring, even a ring tone play, he puts his hand up to his ear and says his version of, "Hello." So cute. My brother James and his girlfriend Krista were letting Luke play with their cell phones one afternoon. My favorite face is when the phone that he's holding lights up and his mouth opens as wide as it can go! </div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-6610504352945743432009-09-01T10:52:00.008-06:002009-09-01T11:27:02.842-06:00trains at the Gaylord<div>While our husbands were out of town a few weeks ago, <a href="http://hollemanhouse.blogspot.com/">Kristyn</a>, <a href="http://thebleeckerblog.blogspot.com/">Faith</a> and I took the kids out to see the train exhibit at the Gaylord. The kids loved it. They had free kids meals, free monkey shows and free balloon animals (although you had to endure some awkward comments from the balloon man). We got a double dose of the awkward comments when we had to revisit him to get more balloon animals since Evan threw his and Lily's off the balcony at dinner. It was a fun, and of course, crazy night. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRY9Bx6KLWbamCVROpT8JFAkIBty9igDFGbf6aetq9Lp1YCehGQD9aah_JYeeWJp5Md_lnTrkk1IL8VvoITHch2kc7Vq1yyOXSs4z7BcpNQXBlgliOohp89mLApfDJQuWkXS13C4b0o0/s1600-h/IMG_9433.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRY9Bx6KLWbamCVROpT8JFAkIBty9igDFGbf6aetq9Lp1YCehGQD9aah_JYeeWJp5Md_lnTrkk1IL8VvoITHch2kc7Vq1yyOXSs4z7BcpNQXBlgliOohp89mLApfDJQuWkXS13C4b0o0/s320/IMG_9433.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376545737571368754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbV68wTBQkrKU4EHnswoix54RqlYumu_ly0_TVpz_9_GKuNEOZmT0z3tGBvP1Z2Pp4NAJfOkXerjZQzETEIMa6FGccWk4FXigY0se-Cpw95syKHIcu2h0v_iS88yqL6XIMPjwXWMC0p0U/s1600-h/IMG_9437.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9nig-4quX0K2jqx7fvOFRxlLCevk5RZ_wHP4TCm0oc3-uqunnVbsqjpcSTZeLPCuo9Od-LSfJgsT62Sc1_HKpDedVg7Glil1AJxkfkiy1V8Fgj8mXnx8tbnvCVCRruJtriAptzZ75Zo/s320/IMG_9480.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376543969537626898" /></a></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-71871111785349767542009-09-01T10:25:00.007-06:002009-09-01T10:50:48.219-06:00flower girl practiceThe week before the wedding, Lily, Luke and I met mom and dad at the chapel so Lily could get a feel for walking the aisle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5KYde49eX1CsKPI-5-TYhvIacE48LbeIXIhddhYpbAFHsrGqlpaOvcbsXdVMvgGv2bIvZbg-at45ebNWWdRGKzRIGa7Um6MdfCIQ_lhDdBXJGegxwVoX9077-FQFqvIMVFKEGqaR6F0/s1600-h/IMG_9383.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5KYde49eX1CsKPI-5-TYhvIacE48LbeIXIhddhYpbAFHsrGqlpaOvcbsXdVMvgGv2bIvZbg-at45ebNWWdRGKzRIGa7Um6MdfCIQ_lhDdBXJGegxwVoX9077-FQFqvIMVFKEGqaR6F0/s320/IMG_9383.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376537678441527618" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5KYde49eX1CsKPI-5-TYhvIacE48LbeIXIhddhYpbAFHsrGqlpaOvcbsXdVMvgGv2bIvZbg-at45ebNWWdRGKzRIGa7Um6MdfCIQ_lhDdBXJGegxwVoX9077-FQFqvIMVFKEGqaR6F0/s1600-h/IMG_9383.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftyAk-0v1ET2x_r24wO4je-9FFk8TXc0jljATK3CdrXX6_2YK2EJvQw_7ncZyszXL7npKTtHl-Kb8n1RD-wo5vlZzPZH9uSsWezh7jrvo8H4x1A-Q1RML4JOg31LfXcO1-o_x2W0hz98/s1600-h/IMG_9422.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftyAk-0v1ET2x_r24wO4je-9FFk8TXc0jljATK3CdrXX6_2YK2EJvQw_7ncZyszXL7npKTtHl-Kb8n1RD-wo5vlZzPZH9uSsWezh7jrvo8H4x1A-Q1RML4JOg31LfXcO1-o_x2W0hz98/s320/IMG_9422.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376541109795545154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT1Q8BcYBn3FJik97D5ivatEww-cuJgLlfwODQDXXkBn9G3_bQalP7YiGQwXl-Q1zatQYTCKedqKFXscbLB2Ky8mkAoOAjduQVeA1pIQO2t-Y9lQAYGpCGBxewwpzbs5j0tMo3W7gsNo/s1600-h/IMG_9395.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT1Q8BcYBn3FJik97D5ivatEww-cuJgLlfwODQDXXkBn9G3_bQalP7YiGQwXl-Q1zatQYTCKedqKFXscbLB2Ky8mkAoOAjduQVeA1pIQO2t-Y9lQAYGpCGBxewwpzbs5j0tMo3W7gsNo/s320/IMG_9395.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376537686927005106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwuT0VjQoBd7Yal37hkFGzTUxB-vJio87DtERjFHG2eUlQ8WrYIBYCYrTViWzKLf0koMaqsd-9rQ5n3JtdYEel4R78bXFwmcIEuyrc5GjvETM8FEi6T68ujWB3OrjeQyn9IXot9wr_x0/s1600-h/IMG_9389.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwuT0VjQoBd7Yal37hkFGzTUxB-vJio87DtERjFHG2eUlQ8WrYIBYCYrTViWzKLf0koMaqsd-9rQ5n3JtdYEel4R78bXFwmcIEuyrc5GjvETM8FEi6T68ujWB3OrjeQyn9IXot9wr_x0/s320/IMG_9389.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376537695743999186" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwuT0VjQoBd7Yal37hkFGzTUxB-vJio87DtERjFHG2eUlQ8WrYIBYCYrTViWzKLf0koMaqsd-9rQ5n3JtdYEel4R78bXFwmcIEuyrc5GjvETM8FEi6T68ujWB3OrjeQyn9IXot9wr_x0/s1600-h/IMG_9389.jpg"></a>breaking in her shoes</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqLSWP7DL6bF2c_DvIRxeo2YBZv9H4CQk3hOrRS-ZjcOqZ6Kh7R1FqQ3bguhg1aLQcxJ5roPOAPjVhYAKNTzlHkVxmjn8rb0GIqshvSkDCTkO5EpmZIvvu0aLk9AVdIPMIa-6w8ZIg0k/s1600-h/IMG_9393.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqLSWP7DL6bF2c_DvIRxeo2YBZv9H4CQk3hOrRS-ZjcOqZ6Kh7R1FqQ3bguhg1aLQcxJ5roPOAPjVhYAKNTzlHkVxmjn8rb0GIqshvSkDCTkO5EpmZIvvu0aLk9AVdIPMIa-6w8ZIg0k/s320/IMG_9393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376538330525268386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbKOMWMG_JtuNjfS3DYIOkWsqEGk6_DQRY5PkG4BNJznMSmDDq6DwOPi4zcTvtJQa4alW_Pj6VT-SYZWgkW-btIMY6t6FG2bkqFZdmuROHDFNaLxDtHxlMgurNw-TH5GXPgs5kTeZLsE/s1600-h/IMG_9390.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbKOMWMG_JtuNjfS3DYIOkWsqEGk6_DQRY5PkG4BNJznMSmDDq6DwOPi4zcTvtJQa4alW_Pj6VT-SYZWgkW-btIMY6t6FG2bkqFZdmuROHDFNaLxDtHxlMgurNw-TH5GXPgs5kTeZLsE/s320/IMG_9390.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376537717140984866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgWRT29xDcic8p_03M9PXVgGIRT0HFYKy-qrJxdi_HiEmwwDhtmT6MMV3vqmpF4CipecwNNBwOeWrbPCqTJKfKFki6-eivB8CFW-fLH67XqII19J0JfYPkvBQOu9VRCNlXbsAKlYjSpQ/s1600-h/IMG_9392.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgWRT29xDcic8p_03M9PXVgGIRT0HFYKy-qrJxdi_HiEmwwDhtmT6MMV3vqmpF4CipecwNNBwOeWrbPCqTJKfKFki6-eivB8CFW-fLH67XqII19J0JfYPkvBQOu9VRCNlXbsAKlYjSpQ/s320/IMG_9392.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376538324435767538" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgWRT29xDcic8p_03M9PXVgGIRT0HFYKy-qrJxdi_HiEmwwDhtmT6MMV3vqmpF4CipecwNNBwOeWrbPCqTJKfKFki6-eivB8CFW-fLH67XqII19J0JfYPkvBQOu9VRCNlXbsAKlYjSpQ/s1600-h/IMG_9392.jpg"></a>little brother looking on</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWZtojCBT8zkZ7UNVUQQyZo_J-xkVN4E1mX0w1_DO5oeXh6dDO9Y92QffqCrBAQAqJL4YurU2pcmTgt4tPLOz7Yw_VcaHRoT-4SNmKii2UTLcUJaYsDZZKBZBNOvP9jXwMBy4NpBEAao/s1600-h/IMG_9418.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWZtojCBT8zkZ7UNVUQQyZo_J-xkVN4E1mX0w1_DO5oeXh6dDO9Y92QffqCrBAQAqJL4YurU2pcmTgt4tPLOz7Yw_VcaHRoT-4SNmKii2UTLcUJaYsDZZKBZBNOvP9jXwMBy4NpBEAao/s320/IMG_9418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376541101562121714" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTucwY02CqMtDcJv8yq_TZmmqsbIl9waTBn7ZTXmgnBJcH1XzEWdm6PrWeU9Ah9Mz6pisprCJkVs6i61rOs47ZsX9Bj3EaoLV1Oe2nl8cw5Wa2F1S-nRVrEQyuFI8pIPjyZcIlX5cEyc/s1600-h/IMG_9416.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaIqGccLppjzgymJdnCifkCMiQpMqOZmqQNqTOYVy9oH6LmvDkaDi0_rSbpSKUw3aDY_kPYhkwtOjWnHtdtY8cCbt0yx3BqbU5jvM5xZ7_3d9AoKj-B3k9QVdfFwdY_Q1H5fzlvtc248/s1600-h/IMG_9426.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaIqGccLppjzgymJdnCifkCMiQpMqOZmqQNqTOYVy9oH6LmvDkaDi0_rSbpSKUw3aDY_kPYhkwtOjWnHtdtY8cCbt0yx3BqbU5jvM5xZ7_3d9AoKj-B3k9QVdfFwdY_Q1H5fzlvtc248/s320/IMG_9426.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376541114039076786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cH_7CgnJvEAWaWR-AUr-5G65Pp7caFO647VyiAN94hCD33Twd8LCiLmiYcmKzJ9ku73y8-NehOpdrj-OGkIXix-rK2i7eOhEErCt7XBRobpbgK9KkIRSvnoRnAYltJ0zP3g_Ezh5yr8/s1600-h/IMG_9431.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cH_7CgnJvEAWaWR-AUr-5G65Pp7caFO647VyiAN94hCD33Twd8LCiLmiYcmKzJ9ku73y8-NehOpdrj-OGkIXix-rK2i7eOhEErCt7XBRobpbgK9KkIRSvnoRnAYltJ0zP3g_Ezh5yr8/s320/IMG_9431.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376541123090693778" /></a></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-77085448913671620022009-08-31T21:07:00.006-06:002009-08-31T21:26:02.197-06:00flower girl dress fittingMy sister <a href="http://melissajeffrey.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a> got married this summer and asked Lily to be the flower girl. Lily was thrilled at the thought of wearing a beautiful dress and fancy shoes. My mother in law had her dress made from some extra fabric that came off a St. Pucci wedding dress. Here is Lily trying on the dresses for the first time. She wasn't exactly into posing for the camera so I did the best I could. The pink dress is the one she wore to the rehearsal. 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Yes! it's official- we closed today! so i'm going to play catch up over the next few weeks.Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-55593077308561645222009-07-07T22:21:00.003-06:002009-07-07T22:35:11.065-06:00necklaces from UgandaHello, friends!<br />We just got back from spending the week at Family Camp in the Ozarks of Arkansas! I'm dying to post some pictures, but I know it will take me longer than I should stay up tonight. Hopefully I'll get to that tomorrow. But for now, I wanted to post a link to <a href="http://rozells.blogspot.com/2009/07/1000-necklaces-from-uganda.html">Emily's blog </a>so you can find out about the jewelry from Uganda she's selling to help African women. Pretty cool! You can contact her directly, or let me know if you want to help!Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-16789964827840805002009-06-24T20:53:00.004-06:002009-06-24T21:31:14.471-06:00sweet luke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoE-c6Hddi_W7YQwh9GoGrJEkjNV-jQy5p9YuhlC5VL7yWQX0gSR0fbiqDS7EH9cTQDFCiEH98-iOlvvNcMheikpLI2YWEAgZf2ILFdJBlbAv0gtylXdLyLMOG-T-DF7VIZtzDtJ4liVQ/s1600-h/IMG_8024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoE-c6Hddi_W7YQwh9GoGrJEkjNV-jQy5p9YuhlC5VL7yWQX0gSR0fbiqDS7EH9cTQDFCiEH98-iOlvvNcMheikpLI2YWEAgZf2ILFdJBlbAv0gtylXdLyLMOG-T-DF7VIZtzDtJ4liVQ/s320/IMG_8024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351099753371036690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBVNZnJbmLxFBsS3NNmC3QewXCDE4uKHeVr_hal7sZxBAun1fy4ftg38PRp6plibElH4VSv4cof_a-BBhm5gGNGDjXod3RUq4r8GaV63JyHnLv2LloWnpFKSfE4NROKHAMEeepHsGpA0/s1600-h/IMG_8350.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBVNZnJbmLxFBsS3NNmC3QewXCDE4uKHeVr_hal7sZxBAun1fy4ftg38PRp6plibElH4VSv4cof_a-BBhm5gGNGDjXod3RUq4r8GaV63JyHnLv2LloWnpFKSfE4NROKHAMEeepHsGpA0/s320/IMG_8350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351099762061228946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZrWGWBoAxzZcjjCoTaVWuCG_n-zwyHEUrPtHIbJEsSRvF1hjgDF830ZDYkU5kTcmONMWBCXHXCjsXLyKBAE2r3bB4nYnWuAR53l8UHUwq0hMZjxOJh6KA6mvAYwuYil4n_CHhcote2Y/s1600-h/IMG_8358.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZrWGWBoAxzZcjjCoTaVWuCG_n-zwyHEUrPtHIbJEsSRvF1hjgDF830ZDYkU5kTcmONMWBCXHXCjsXLyKBAE2r3bB4nYnWuAR53l8UHUwq0hMZjxOJh6KA6mvAYwuYil4n_CHhcote2Y/s320/IMG_8358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351099758297531858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZL6iqduLqVhcSwnHoQCimnunWQpp796WOhSQ5CRInZ0-NPUHb0S6DiGr2fsMLj_EmdfQ8ehJmj-rN-6kRaugQokvtBqVK_l89CdvtviKNBmG3CdysvOQ7P4PwtyM8B80FZWgQwGmWdg/s1600-h/_MG_8520.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZL6iqduLqVhcSwnHoQCimnunWQpp796WOhSQ5CRInZ0-NPUHb0S6DiGr2fsMLj_EmdfQ8ehJmj-rN-6kRaugQokvtBqVK_l89CdvtviKNBmG3CdysvOQ7P4PwtyM8B80FZWgQwGmWdg/s320/_MG_8520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351098331731153058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMn8aaQ7zq3apR_cPGowrZcAHttr5kshvkGJ9NmOzXcSmnUaCKwGm-VD0sYcokUZUPxBwLZ6dsWMY4nYdH78UwiNvFkQQ3qchCEnQmQd14-2BxY8GajYVJTrKmdCHJlWlu16OupPt_ao/s1600-h/_MG_8496.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMn8aaQ7zq3apR_cPGowrZcAHttr5kshvkGJ9NmOzXcSmnUaCKwGm-VD0sYcokUZUPxBwLZ6dsWMY4nYdH78UwiNvFkQQ3qchCEnQmQd14-2BxY8GajYVJTrKmdCHJlWlu16OupPt_ao/s320/_MG_8496.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351098333954172290" /></a>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-43982381466805005102009-06-18T09:12:00.005-06:002009-06-18T09:37:03.898-06:00haircutsThe other night we took Luke to get his first haircut. He's 10 months old and has had a full head of dark brown hair since birth. It was getting a little shaggy so we took him into Cool Cuts for Kids to trim it up. He did really well! No tears! He wasn't real sure about the blue cape at first but he didn't mind it after while. His favorite part was sitting in the fire engine! I'm amazed that anybody could cut a 10 month old's hair and relieved I didn't have to do it. He was so squirmy! And she even used the trimmers at the end! The new cut looks really cute on him and makes him look older- more like a little boy.<br /><br />before<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbchyphenhyphen_VHWG5d2ubdFHEUnnsS5TBfiWgF3o4Rco4jm4Aij1iMpZtBB-khn_9Fw2MTEXPT10i-Xhyphenhyphen_wtAUeNXSngayq7kgzWzvLUrILITnmYQO4licQou5pcAIK07SVsrWaVK5Rf8xHVC6Y/s1600-h/lukebefore1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348687023521802642" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbchyphenhyphen_VHWG5d2ubdFHEUnnsS5TBfiWgF3o4Rco4jm4Aij1iMpZtBB-khn_9Fw2MTEXPT10i-Xhyphenhyphen_wtAUeNXSngayq7kgzWzvLUrILITnmYQO4licQou5pcAIK07SVsrWaVK5Rf8xHVC6Y/s320/lukebefore1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />loving the fire engine<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ8n-onAzRftZdVVPq75vHR335UwV4784Dj0SRdsygjrRcTl5ydLwzNj9WVSt9h8QzxncMmzatzxk6OXwDUw1emDVTn9IMKzh6qxK6l7eY9X8pTyfxtrGl3D2-i_9cM_zPWip7On_UJc/s1600-h/lukebefore.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348687027856729042" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ8n-onAzRftZdVVPq75vHR335UwV4784Dj0SRdsygjrRcTl5ydLwzNj9WVSt9h8QzxncMmzatzxk6OXwDUw1emDVTn9IMKzh6qxK6l7eY9X8pTyfxtrGl3D2-i_9cM_zPWip7On_UJc/s320/lukebefore.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />smiling for Daddy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlfUPUmu0o-E34ZuBL9BmUXNLxsoib2pbfrApNjvFHXxuFGJGUQDzuVKvLOJOW5Am_zCFxYK_oJfIKZUyS9v8EOdXTvzMPmV9OcJUx32AM8mRb4lGDtaFQXAKDffRhEPIUKahxtx9oTY/s1600-h/smiling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348687033648761218" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlfUPUmu0o-E34ZuBL9BmUXNLxsoib2pbfrApNjvFHXxuFGJGUQDzuVKvLOJOW5Am_zCFxYK_oJfIKZUyS9v8EOdXTvzMPmV9OcJUx32AM8mRb4lGDtaFQXAKDffRhEPIUKahxtx9oTY/s320/smiling.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />mohawk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklv2QbpoYByLGmi1rnOudx-X8n27mVPS3UkgB_x_7YFLYGst_Bm6nTBxrjnJ9MNARqOtRreyY7ONYt_CXZ_s9VAsw7YH3SK0zxOZJynKKDqkZNPXfqfIWnY7tdrzFoOzJ-VePTi0YgpQ/s1600-h/mohawk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348687034119830450" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklv2QbpoYByLGmi1rnOudx-X8n27mVPS3UkgB_x_7YFLYGst_Bm6nTBxrjnJ9MNARqOtRreyY7ONYt_CXZ_s9VAsw7YH3SK0zxOZJynKKDqkZNPXfqfIWnY7tdrzFoOzJ-VePTi0YgpQ/s320/mohawk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />after- (she was almost done at this point)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-344d0_rld3Dz0lCq6Cy3sWrjxcxrYZXFdTPC6PHyFVP_F4d5XODu0Fui79fDbjmwY4q2goTEydrCAq_JB7ddmOBErPhbDJ_HNO0I8SjTE2d8mFBDDa87h0hVNk1vuPY6HKzkGSCW8ik/s1600-h/after.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348687020818371746" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-344d0_rld3Dz0lCq6Cy3sWrjxcxrYZXFdTPC6PHyFVP_F4d5XODu0Fui79fDbjmwY4q2goTEydrCAq_JB7ddmOBErPhbDJ_HNO0I8SjTE2d8mFBDDa87h0hVNk1vuPY6HKzkGSCW8ik/s320/after.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards we went over to our friend Kameron's apartment to get Lily's haircut. Kameron is an amazing stylist whose been cutting our hair for a while, and she gave Lily some layers all over and a long bang. Lily was shy at first, but as soon as Kameron pulled out the "princess" cape and the reeses pieces Lily was in heaven. She was so cute about it! Before she went to bed that night, she asked Josh, "Daddy, will my haircut get messed up when I sleep?" Oh my, she is ALL girl! Wish I had a picture of the after, but I'm sure I'll have some to post soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8nMN3qyfwbz9bs_D4WEVdl9RcOBPJlR9GkVBpbL_CPNW8kH3mqP7SgXan0SUEkHsbV_CBg1yQHG0MKkiilzcLIOChgqtxVUYT2gKAYgbYyxT69MQa7-pXGo0sG-xq0Wz4vW1PdDVZ4/s1600-h/lilyandkam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348689191742525842" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8nMN3qyfwbz9bs_D4WEVdl9RcOBPJlR9GkVBpbL_CPNW8kH3mqP7SgXan0SUEkHsbV_CBg1yQHG0MKkiilzcLIOChgqtxVUYT2gKAYgbYyxT69MQa7-pXGo0sG-xq0Wz4vW1PdDVZ4/s320/lilyandkam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />*update: I just showed Lily this post so she could see her picture. She turned to me and asked, "Mom, is my haircut still there?" :)Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-6183866463932979112009-06-14T21:40:00.001-06:002009-06-14T22:58:18.280-06:00meeting the easter bunnyFor the past two years, Lily has been incredibly fond of the Easter Bunny. She hasn't always taken to oversized costumes though. One year we took her to meet Bob and Larry (of VeggieTales), and she wouldn't go anywhere near them. She was content to wave from across the store. But for some reason, she LOVES the Easter Bunny and was so excited to see him in Nordstrom after our playdate. She is in Heaven! and Luke doesn't seem to mind it either! <div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8ESr-DhRg9qPB0BGefzN-5CEW4mZmVbRVY6dZV5Vgxgy7F8oI_wmUq3OAM5zpXBt6XbAXmEN5kArAFDCYBfPXSoGzAygTlfCzqXKuaFNhQrOtmYedaaq1ya5Whdi6yAPedq_Tf9MVbE/s1600-h/IMG_8336.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8ESr-DhRg9qPB0BGefzN-5CEW4mZmVbRVY6dZV5Vgxgy7F8oI_wmUq3OAM5zpXBt6XbAXmEN5kArAFDCYBfPXSoGzAygTlfCzqXKuaFNhQrOtmYedaaq1ya5Whdi6yAPedq_Tf9MVbE/s320/IMG_8336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347412660059505698" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbywQmY-nZhZ5u-lWHd_yux74MtOMBf22pqHyXNjTeHUlVI7KALnOwUXlp72QIgNhjwKnQwOuQPIjsP9XNyoTO3HPtAk8EnejFfrYmDmsuMsAakCNtdipHdsNVVRL7C3DFwWnFWqHvhXo/s1600-h/IMG_8331.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbywQmY-nZhZ5u-lWHd_yux74MtOMBf22pqHyXNjTeHUlVI7KALnOwUXlp72QIgNhjwKnQwOuQPIjsP9XNyoTO3HPtAk8EnejFfrYmDmsuMsAakCNtdipHdsNVVRL7C3DFwWnFWqHvhXo/s1600-h/IMG_8331.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbywQmY-nZhZ5u-lWHd_yux74MtOMBf22pqHyXNjTeHUlVI7KALnOwUXlp72QIgNhjwKnQwOuQPIjsP9XNyoTO3HPtAk8EnejFfrYmDmsuMsAakCNtdipHdsNVVRL7C3DFwWnFWqHvhXo/s320/IMG_8331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347412663856892626" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBeXZp77MeQvXl8Z8WRICtscKu3YRrxzSVmJpoVOX7yrQSENLRm0fESSA6zkHox7RplDBOXJ_ivLOseitu-n22mNocvLCBOmJwcmB9smPllMSPJsV29JJuMDtIYXrXNSQA_O7ssV-Xgc/s1600-h/IMG_8337.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBeXZp77MeQvXl8Z8WRICtscKu3YRrxzSVmJpoVOX7yrQSENLRm0fESSA6zkHox7RplDBOXJ_ivLOseitu-n22mNocvLCBOmJwcmB9smPllMSPJsV29JJuMDtIYXrXNSQA_O7ssV-Xgc/s320/IMG_8337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347412666821933170" /></a><br /></div><div>The past two years we've had Easter brunch with some of our family at a hotel in the area. The hotel has an Easter Bunny at the brunch to hand out candy and greet the children. Both years Lily has stalked the Bunny for the entire meal. The other day when we drove by the hotel, she exclaimed, "Daddy, this is where the Easter Bunny lives!"</div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-18741499707952775032009-06-14T21:26:00.005-06:002009-06-14T21:46:03.713-06:00playdate with jaydenA while back we had a playdate with Jayden Ogden at the Galleria. It was so fun catching up with our sweet friends <a href="http://www.abouttheogdens.blogspot.com">the Ogdens</a> and the Iveys while the kids climbed, jumped, crawled, and wore themselves out. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI16ACUzlx5m41JzihHwyd0ZyqxiqGhZ-SXV5ez5smHTunB-P6k1OQVzd3Z4TIjcLHaaRcW5ixlHYU16jVyRDlgRg9L-Ns_NdewCZ_nbW-woqvo6irxiBmHjTDj-UfPSodGcMW3s-Kc3Q/s1600-h/IMG_8319.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI16ACUzlx5m41JzihHwyd0ZyqxiqGhZ-SXV5ez5smHTunB-P6k1OQVzd3Z4TIjcLHaaRcW5ixlHYU16jVyRDlgRg9L-Ns_NdewCZ_nbW-woqvo6irxiBmHjTDj-UfPSodGcMW3s-Kc3Q/s320/IMG_8319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347394475909333426" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYw4AIFOJ8XM-3iNIwKUtQny-n4wepY1buhSBg8kUxIXhWOdT3WFFQLw1ivW-vNKoFYp5cSikSdbrmbgejcRnS56KtImYG4pvWp10PlLEqzH_ESMhZD4AtLJZVWFxUUiJvUft3O1tLJ0/s1600-h/IMG_8316.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTZ3Xl6P37ZcRgR3REwgznRqMj-OS_v7tN5_ZrranXfipxjYkNvn22_Usm4ywj-reyovOftOkdSglmiHik9skP6RE60j1iZTiEbdjjO4wNs1fze920oq-lrp1K626WKNq7ssVZPm80hk/s320/IMG_8308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347393514884244162" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-47880742132106912562009-06-02T21:54:00.008-06:002009-06-02T23:22:52.536-06:00birthday expectationsi know it's a little overdue, but i thought i'd recap the events of lily's birthday. let's just say things didn't go quite as i planned. oh, she loved every minute of it. but of course, i let my darn expectations get in the way and mess everything up. allow me to elaborate. <div><br /></div><div>this was lily's third birthday. and this year she really "got" what a birthday is all about. another year older, party, presents, cake, etc. even to the point that no matter what store we were in, she'd pick up a random item and say, "well, maybe i can get this for my birthday..." guess i wore that phrase out. anyways, the day was approaching and i was actually planning ahead. her actual birthday was on a saturday, but her party was the next day on sunday. so i was pleased with the task lists i'd made and checked off as saturday came. (need i remind you who i'm married to?) so each year on lily's birthday, i've gone into her room the morning of, before she wakes up, and filled her bed with balloons. (i think i stole that from <a href="http://www.thekoubafamily.blogspot.com/">hillary</a>.) but this birthday i decided to decorate the night before since i had balloons AND streamers. ;) so i wrapped her bed posts in pink streamers and filled her floor with pink balloons. </div><div><br /></div><div>let me also say that our big present to her was a bike. not just any bike. the disney princess bike. i'm sure you've seen it, as all female toddlers possess it. and not just any disney princess bike. the pink one. NOT the purple one. she had made it clear. (this was funny to me because they ALL had pink AND purple on them. some were mostly pink and some mostly purple. she liked the mostly pink one- which if they weren't side by side i didn't think she'd know the difference.) still, i made sure to find the right pink (not purple) disney princess bike at toys r us and managed to keep it hidden from her. we moved the pink (not purple) disney princess bike into the laundry room for the big reveal the next day. </div><div><br /></div><div>and being the good mommy i am, i also bought a special birthday outfit for lily to wear all day saturday. a cute little pink and brown dress with a flower on the front, leggings, and a little mini sweater. SO cute. she'll love it, i thought, especially because it's pink.</div><div><br /></div><div>everything was set. i would make breakfast cake in the morning so lily could blow out her candles. delighted with myself and my preparation, i looked forward to the next day like a little child anticipating christmas. </div><div><br /></div><div>the next morning we awoke to lily screaming out, "mama! mama! mama!" </div><div>a little concerned, i ran into her room, knocking balloons every which way, to find her crouching in her bed confused at all the decor. </div><div>"mama! why is all this stuff in here?" </div><div>not quite the reaction i was going for. </div><div><br /></div><div>but, nevertheless, we made a big deal of her birthday as she climbed out of bed. and now for the first present of the day! i handed her the box containing the birthday outfit. she tore into it and then stopped when she saw it. </div><div>"what do you think, lily? isn't it cute?" </div><div>"i don't like it."</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(another</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> dagger in my heart)</span></div><div>"what? but it's so cute! and it's PINK!" </div><div>"i don't like it...it's too small."</div><div><br /></div><div>josh must have been able to sense my frustration at this point as i pleaded with my toddler to wear the special birthday outfit i had especially picked out. he said we should let it go and let her wear what she was wanted. i went into the kitchen to cool off and start making the breakfast cake. so far, i was 0-2. but that's ok because we still had the pink (not purple) disney princess bike to make a big deal of and video her reaction. </div><div><br /></div><div>at least i thought. minutes later josh came in with "that" look on his face and explained that when he opened the door to the laundry room looking for her "other" dress, lily said, </div><div>"hey, is that my bike?"</div><div>to which josh answered,</div><div>"uh, yeah."</div><div>to which lily replied,</div><div>"but...it's purple."</div><div>and so my last ounce of birthday bliss expectation was squeezed from my defeated heart.</div><div><br /></div><div>0-3, my friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>thankfully, lily wasn't bothered by any of this. she was having a great day. and so i had to confess my control issues, apologize for my bad attitude, and let go of my expectations. i was able to laugh about it later that morning, and josh and i recounted the whole thing on video. </div><div><br /></div><div>and just to top it off, the candles completely melted in the breakfast cake leaving pink rings of wax behind cause i stuck them in before it cooled. of course. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>all in all it was a great day. it just reminded me of how caught up i can get with the little stuff. my focus was on the wrong things and my hope was misplaced. Lord, help me. we'll see if He has soon - luke's one year is coming up in august! ;) </div><div><br /></div>blowing out her candles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKW5bljxo9Nl1FAKGUf29I7Y6YXueWn3XvHM1NO5sxwrBt6pQEtCegTsQDZ04Mod7WTwFyjXc_XF-I_fdHPvg9dnGxS1egTMqgdUawZiTxwvY8kai6VEfTe-e4stOp0Ev-7zTqkjhbro/s1600-h/IMG_8147.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKW5bljxo9Nl1FAKGUf29I7Y6YXueWn3XvHM1NO5sxwrBt6pQEtCegTsQDZ04Mod7WTwFyjXc_XF-I_fdHPvg9dnGxS1egTMqgdUawZiTxwvY8kai6VEfTe-e4stOp0Ev-7zTqkjhbro/s320/IMG_8147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963681057170546" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div>ready to dig in<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdxE53Ce3inbX2_Oij2wXYU0L5WA3ZlyN242DaRz8cNDSiRZMnHw7zOM7e388CzcyDL9XumnIW2nLv4t9xhyphenhyphen4TpQoBfB_tEnxxVeM39twi1TIY0wUOYFyRfg1IVh82B-ujImPbb768fc/s1600-h/IMG_8152.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdxE53Ce3inbX2_Oij2wXYU0L5WA3ZlyN242DaRz8cNDSiRZMnHw7zOM7e388CzcyDL9XumnIW2nLv4t9xhyphenhyphen4TpQoBfB_tEnxxVeM39twi1TIY0wUOYFyRfg1IVh82B-ujImPbb768fc/s320/IMG_8152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342960393213839250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>luke watching from the floor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-WCUAZWRgxzwPK-U_uCU2C11f8H92DplipFKhjeuxpVtLjSYZlMdb8_dwP9Vm-oK_SqmAGliHoK0AB9In5ecVlUNlvIoxEaGMRQAFAg7usOXHCGctx5gLBMwZALrAmMb7_KxPY5jBBo/s1600-h/IMG_8156.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-WCUAZWRgxzwPK-U_uCU2C11f8H92DplipFKhjeuxpVtLjSYZlMdb8_dwP9Vm-oK_SqmAGliHoK0AB9In5ecVlUNlvIoxEaGMRQAFAg7usOXHCGctx5gLBMwZALrAmMb7_KxPY5jBBo/s320/IMG_8156.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342960396810469602" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>loving every bite</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d66XLJzyTKTMF0M53_tmkQqPka7LWKYh-5PzIa9hdSIlZm4lqi7MG2Y9zhiy_7LOwvMPJqbqPmV1a-JGI3Wc1u4y9CK2WdNiRBWkNN8Ia1Fhyphenhyphens-5n0GrdremSjI1ojNqvTvUicdpJDQ/s1600-h/IMG_8161.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d66XLJzyTKTMF0M53_tmkQqPka7LWKYh-5PzIa9hdSIlZm4lqi7MG2Y9zhiy_7LOwvMPJqbqPmV1a-JGI3Wc1u4y9CK2WdNiRBWkNN8Ia1Fhyphenhyphens-5n0GrdremSjI1ojNqvTvUicdpJDQ/s320/IMG_8161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964449658873474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21HnUaFX5GEdbVpDjrxn8j0hD54opS4LfmN3jpZGBAb5azCw4fQqka2DUBBYKS50VilHqcEpp59L2pqfvuboLQ7Z6tPeb0UG09wkY2CHoJPbWH4UvTxGR-xh9VyVunV3Z1wZOpGcgok0/s1600-h/IMG_8158.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21HnUaFX5GEdbVpDjrxn8j0hD54opS4LfmN3jpZGBAb5azCw4fQqka2DUBBYKS50VilHqcEpp59L2pqfvuboLQ7Z6tPeb0UG09wkY2CHoJPbWH4UvTxGR-xh9VyVunV3Z1wZOpGcgok0/s320/IMG_8158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964153916711762" style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-25862078392761084842009-06-01T21:19:00.005-06:002009-06-01T22:29:54.829-06:00moving onlife has been full lately. this summer would have been 5 years in our first house. when we moved in, we always said we'd be in that house for at least 5 years and then reevaluate. i say "that" house because about 3 weeks ago we sold it, and it became another young couple's first house. crazy? yes. especially crazy because we haven't yet found a new house. looking? yes. my parents have graciously allowed us to move in with them until we find our next home. so it's as good of a scenario as it could be considering we are homeless. ;)<br /><br />the decision to sell came on fairly quickly. we thought we'd probably move in a couple of years when we started trying for our third child. but the more we talked with our realtor and loan guy (sorry, jerry, what's your title?) the more we thought we should try now with the rates as low as they are. so we thought we'd put it on the market and see what happened. within a few hours of listing it, we had a full price offer! we were excited and shocked and still trying to convince ourselves that this was really happening.<br /><br />i'm not quite sure it's totally sunk in. i mean the fact that we will never go back to that house again. there were lots of memories there. we brought both of our babies home from the hospital there. we had lily's first two birthday parties there. we had countless couples over for dinner. game nights, "24" watching marathons, cook outs, book clubs. not to mention the little things like being half asleep while hearing lily's door open, followed by her little footsteps on the laminate floor, knowing it would be just moments before she'd climb into bed with us. and transforming both bedrooms from office and guest room into nurseries when we found out we were expecting.<br /><br />my friend carri warned me of the flood of memories that would rush back as i peered into each empty room one last time. she was right. i was overtaken with emotion thinking about all the wonderful things that had taken place within those walls. but then i was struck with the thought that I could take all those memories with me; what i was leaving behind was only the sheet rock and plaster.<br /><br />probably the hardest aspect of this move is wondering how it will affect lily. that house has been all she's ever known her whole life. and in the past she hasn't dealt with change all that well. i remember when i was pregnant with luke and we were getting his nursery ready. i planned on moving the rocker i'd had with lily into his room. well, when it came time to move it, she had a serious meltdown for the next 30 minutes. so going into this i wasn't sure what her reaction would be. but she's handled it great. we've tried to really pursue her heart and how she's feeling/ what she's thinking about all this change. she says she's sad that we're moving. and she kept asking if she could take her bed, dolls, toys, etc. with her. :) so sweet. i reassured her that we'd take everything to her new room.<br /><br />i'm still not quite sure that she gets it though. just hours before we turned over the keys, we took one final walk through with the kids to say good bye. it was emotional for josh and me. we teared up again and again as we recalled with lily the fun or silly or special things we'd do in every room. it has proven to be another opportunity to teach her (and be reminded myself) that God is in charge of everything (one of our l<a href="http://hv.thevillagechurch.net/preschool">ittle village </a>foundational truths) as every night we ask God to provide us with another house. He is in charge of where we'll live next. He's in charge of the sphere of influence we'll have with our new neighbors. and the new memories we'll create as we do life and ministry in our new home. that part gets me excited.<br /><br />good bye, 2609. we had a good run.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66dHQ4q1IeLuQBD_smzHy3mGcNS7hZKmy-1_9O0ZTtLGNGOPqRSt6p7-5fKJNzNjQc-RSDwfQpmCUJP2XvXCFZiRztv1OhY5kLs6Mb2l6N1NNGw3vvJcHHIwR8Ktj76suow65_Tm2syE/s1600-h/2609timberwood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342579955813843090" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66dHQ4q1IeLuQBD_smzHy3mGcNS7hZKmy-1_9O0ZTtLGNGOPqRSt6p7-5fKJNzNjQc-RSDwfQpmCUJP2XvXCFZiRztv1OhY5kLs6Mb2l6N1NNGw3vvJcHHIwR8Ktj76suow65_Tm2syE/s320/2609timberwood.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-53944359481542372402009-03-28T21:36:00.005-06:002009-03-28T22:33:09.224-06:00Happy 3rd birthday, Lily Pat!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9guDW0Q2iBA4laOouuPper4Qx2gJvj9ip3kMke8xxeMQd5ua389f0hvpJslN2FCGlqqp6iLfE5ePV5aSoSNguj69gwG8pe_UMY1m5yn_RFRyDUL9zaw7ipkZ4nx9vbwJA2fp_46MA18/s1600-h/Patterson424.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9guDW0Q2iBA4laOouuPper4Qx2gJvj9ip3kMke8xxeMQd5ua389f0hvpJslN2FCGlqqp6iLfE5ePV5aSoSNguj69gwG8pe_UMY1m5yn_RFRyDUL9zaw7ipkZ4nx9vbwJA2fp_46MA18/s320/Patterson424.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318462407931727490" /></a><br />I wanted to jot down just a few of the special things about you that make me smile.<div>I love... <div><div><ul><li>seeing you pop into our bedroom each morning, bright-eyed, carrying your Dora blanket, sippy cup, and at least 3 stuffed animals<br /></li><li>the fact that you love everything pink</li><li>the way you correct me while I'm telling a made-up story</li><li>when you ask for one more hug and kiss at bedtime</li><li>hearing you sing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Annie</span> in the car for the thousandth time</li><li>how you make Lukey-boy laugh harder than anyone else</li><li>that dresses are the only form of clothing you'll wear at this point</li><li>the way we cuddle on the couch watching Nemo</li><li>when you pull your chair up next to the counter so you can help me in the kitchen</li><li>your concern for your little brother when he's crying</li><li>when you bring him toys to try and cheer him up</li><li>the quirky way you sit on the coffee table</li><li>that you use the soap dispenser as your microphone</li><li>when you surprise Daddy when he gets home from work</li><li>hearing you talk about being a princess</li><li>your inquisitive nature</li><li>when you randomly tell me you love me</li><li>your belly laugh when Daddy tickles you</li><li>that you got your mama's sweet tooth</li><li>chasing you up and down the sidewalk</li><li>how easily you make new friends</li><li>holding your hand</li></ul><div>I love you, sweet Lily. Being your mom is one of the greatest joys of my life. Happy Birthday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhETqE1ecJ9mlwrg4IHbfsuOAasTpnuk_9iZq9D7IVKFnPldUDdyGFy5hpv5S-DSL9JfnFlZhAC6F_HLfqXBo4aCSTtjON51yLsKqDnjeoQSaYIPrhg3kk9RBbH-kAiH10uWuDhYbW_RA/s1600-h/Patterson451.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhETqE1ecJ9mlwrg4IHbfsuOAasTpnuk_9iZq9D7IVKFnPldUDdyGFy5hpv5S-DSL9JfnFlZhAC6F_HLfqXBo4aCSTtjON51yLsKqDnjeoQSaYIPrhg3kk9RBbH-kAiH10uWuDhYbW_RA/s320/Patterson451.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318462708522518594" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-54290421159299014562009-03-17T22:05:00.005-06:002009-03-17T23:18:26.069-06:00leaderRecently I was faced again with a reality that I guess I've known my whole life but have always had trouble accepting: I am not a born leader. I'm just not. Now, sure, I've always prided myself in being the type who leads by example, or maybe the silent leader. I'm competent and capable (in most things) ;) But as far as being in charge of others, or taking the reigns, I typically shy away from that. Partly because of 'fear of man'- I guess I'm afraid that others will be analyzing the way I'm doing things and wishing I'd do it their way. (I know this because I'm married to one of those analyzers). And partly because I don't want to be held responsible if "whatever it is" tanks. I like the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">idea</span> of being the leader but don't feel that I'm particularly gifted to do that. I'd much rather be given a task and run with it than have to oversee or manage the whole shebang. So why can't I be Ok with that? Why can't I be content in my role? Why do I still want to be something I'm not? <div><br /></div><div>I know we're all created in God's image yet wired differently. I married one of those natural born leaders, and I rejoice in how God uses him in my life and in others' lives. So why can't I rest in the fact that He will use my "wirings" in His perfect way too? It's kind of like it says in 1 Corinthians 12: "For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less part of the body....But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose." And I would be the first one to speak up to the foot and say - "Hey, your role is important too! Don't you see that you are designed specifically for a purpose?" Yet I can't seem to swallow that as it relates to me. For some reason I don't feel like it's good enough to be part of the team. For some reason I feel like the preferred spot is the one of the leader. Hmmm. I'm sure that if I followed this trail long enough it'd lead me straight to pride. ;) </div><div><br /></div><div>My friend <a href="http://andreabowman.blogspot.com/">Andrea</a> and I were talking about this over our weekly lunch date, and she later wrote me this response in an email. It was really encouraging and something I needed to be reminded of:</div><div><br /></div><span style="font-style:italic;">Hey Nat…<br />I was reading Exodus 4 this morning and it reminded me of our conversation yesterday about how you struggle with wanting to be a leader, but that’s not really where you feel gifted. It was good because it reminded me to pray for you..but I thought I would send this particular verse to you and hopefully it will encourage you. This chapter is about when the Lord called Moses to lead the Egyptians and Moses is trying to talk his way out of speaking because he doesn’t feel adequate. And then in verse 11 and 12 it says, “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.’” So, it made me think about how the Lord can really make us however he wants…so although He may not have made you a leader, He can still speak through you to lead…but if He doesn’t ever call you to be in charge or lead anything at any point, He still is calling you to be who He created you to be and He will use that gifting to His glory. It’s just kind of cool that we honestly don’t have to worry about leading or not leading because either way the Lord is going to use us, even though sometimes it doesn’t really look like we want it to. </span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>Good word. And if I'm really honest, what am I concerned with here in being the leader? His glory or mine? My prayer continues to be that I will be secure in who I am in Christ. That I will be content in who He has made me and then be able to be rejoice in the giftings of others as well (rather than compare myself- why is that such a common theme in my heart? ugh.) Thankfully, He has promised to continue this work in me. </div>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-80360360582858737882009-03-03T21:20:00.006-06:002009-03-03T22:22:47.350-06:00AnnieI'm a stay at home mom. I love it. Before that I was an elementary music teacher. I loved that too. Well, most of it. But if you'd have asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, I probably would have said something more along the lines of "starring on Broadway!" Yes, although the reality of that life does not appeal to me in the least now, as a kid I liked the idea of singing and dancing for a living. Or maybe it was just that I wanted real life to be more like a musical! Come on, haven't you wished at least once that everybody would burst into the same choreography in the grocery store? Or we could just belt out a melody whenever we felt it coming on? <div><br /></div><div>I love and always have loved a good musical. Phantom. Les Mis (my favorite). Miss Saigon. The Music Man. West Side Story. Guys and Dolls. My Fair Lady. And the one that got me hooked: Annie. I remember going to see it at Fair Park in Dallas Summer Musicals with Weezie (a family friend.) I wore my Annie dress and carried my Annie doll. And I knew every word to every song. Still do. :) So it's been especially fun for me now that Lily has taken to Annie the same way I did. We've been watching it pretty much everyday (sometimes more than once) and listening to it in the car too! Lily is singing along, and it's so cute to hear her make up her own words when she doesn't quite understand what's being said! She even uses the soap dispenser in her bathroom as her microphone! The other day she was singing "Tomorrow" and instead of "clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow" she sang her own version, "There's a wave that's coming here tomorrow". Josh and I just laugh. Her favorite song in the car is "Hard Knock Life." She's pretty good at that one also, but she insists on yelling it rather than singing. And Josh is picking it up too. Next time you see him, ask him to bust out a little Annie. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other night I put Lily to bed and assumed she was asleep until I heard her belting "Tomorrow" from behind her closed doors. She kept singing the same phrase for probably 20 minutes so Josh and I finally got out the video camera to document this unusual occasion. I'm not kidding she kept going for so long that I finally went in there with the night vision on to see what she was doing. And she was just lying in her bed singing away. This is the first bit of video I got- I'm just standing right outside her doors filming. I'm trying to get her to sing on camera for me but so far she hasn't wanted to cooperate. We'll see! </div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgaql5i4B18cTobmm31_l4wujZI1mRH1zEW3MrFw4lWjVkudRSHe1HXjowlBp72PL3n45-PQAb1OobESTtVQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338274049522232133.post-87725636539623792822009-02-23T22:48:00.005-06:002009-02-23T22:57:44.194-06:00sibling loveMy sister just posted some cute pics of the kids on her blog...check them out <a href="http://melissajeffrey.blogspot.com/">here</a>. I LOVE having two kids. It's so fun now that they are interacting. Lily can make Luke laugh like no one else can! He gets so tickled at her big smiles and silly voices. I get tickled listening to her talk to him in her "baby voice." She likes to say, "Here you go, little Phillip." You're probably thinking, why would she call him Phillip? Well, that's what she thinks we're saying when we say "little fella." Ha! She keeps me laughing! The other day we were driving down the road and she was trying to convince me of something. After I disagreed with her, she answered, "Just trust me on this, mom." Wow. And to think she's only 3 (next month)!Nat Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663326036756688930noreply@blogger.com2