tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53392351288398916772024-03-18T23:31:46.718-05:00Long Awaited Child...Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-86997154390710908142010-11-08T20:38:00.000-06:002010-11-08T20:38:41.686-06:00jaxson is 2!!!jaxson turned 2 on friday!! pictures of the birthday weekend will be coming soon. meanwhile... here are some jax stats...<br />
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FAVORITE FOOD: pizza (pronounced sipisa by jax)<br />
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FAVORITE TOY: a yellow cancer bracelet and a dog collar. good thing we have a house full of toys.<br />
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FAVORITE FRIEND: his cousin emry. he talks about her everyday...several times a day.<br />
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FAVORITE MOVIE: shrek and pongo & perdita<br />
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FAVORITE THING TO DO: turn lights on and off, talk about turning the lights on and off, play with addy, take a bath, go bye bye, watch a movie, and make us laugh<br />
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FAVORITE TREAT: dippin dots... he's got his mommy's love of ice cream<br />
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FAVORITE PHRASE: buh bye emry yeah which means "lets go see emry" <br />
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FAVORITE BOOK: ten friendly fish & i love you more than<br />
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We love you Jaxson and continue to be amazed at the joy you bring us each & everyday. You truly are a gift and we couldn't be prouder!! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So this is going to be a spewing post...sorry. I read a blog today and boy did it resignate with me. Ever feel like you are failing at everything? Uhh hello... that's me. I never really used to have those feelings until I became a mother. That's when I had TIME. Oh time... where did you go? I feel like I was on top of the game back then. Not so much anymore. I feel like I can't be as good of a friend, as good of a wife, as good of a daughter, as good of a sister, as good of a granddaughter, as good of an aunt, as good of a cousin, as good of an employee, etc.. etc... Man - mommyhood sure does come with some guilt, eh? Slap on being a working mom on top of it all and you have a big ole' heap of ugliness. Now... don't get me wrong here - I LOVE being a mom more than anything in the entire world. But, I have the guilt of everything else that isn't at the top of the list anymore. Is my grandma doing ok? Is she sad because I haven't called or stopped by in awhile? Do my nieces wonder where cool aunt dawny went and why I don't spend as much time with them anymore? I used to be the friend who didn't miss a birthday or a special day.... hmmm... can't say that anymore. So... reading that blog today at least made me realize that I'm not alone. I think everyone feels like that to some extent - right? And why do I keep comparing myself to the person I was before Jaxson came??? I'm NOT that person anymore. I CAN'T be that person anymore. So... my question to you... how do you make that guilt go away? Man is it consuming... help....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">P.S. my little puppy is going to be 2 on Friday! :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-11387798124745632502010-10-10T21:05:00.000-05:002010-10-10T21:05:38.016-05:00Randomness by DawnWell...well...well.... time sure has flown since my last post and since <a href="http://luchtadoption.blogspot.com/">Troy</a> has resulted to calling me out, I better get to it. I can't be outdone by him...no no no. Life is busy. Very busy. Work is busy. Very busy. I'm still working on that whole balance thing. It's definitely a work in progress. So, I don't have anything in particular in mind to post about, so I'll just give ya a little sampling of what's going on in this noggin of mine - mmkay?<br />
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<ul><li>First off - <a href="http://talkissheep.blogspot.com/">Jody</a> is going back to Ethiopia on Oct. 20th and I'm SUPER excited for her. She's going to visit the school that Meheret is at and give her a little package for us and give her some love. I'm looking forward to an update on Meheret when Jody gets back. So... keep Jody Jo in your prayers - k? She would appreciate that. :)</li>
</ul><ul><li>Jaxson's halloween costume is ridiculously cute. When I put it on him - I teared up. Yes, I'm a nerd. But seriously... just wait until you see a picture of him in it. Oh my... he melts my heart.</li>
<li>I have like no food in my house and really should be grocery shopping right now and not blogging. Eh.. oh well. </li>
<li> The 49ers are 0-4... if they do not win tonight... I am going to be mad. I really do not want a crabby husband for a 5th Sunday in a row. Seriously guys... get it together. Please. Please.</li>
<li>Last night I made some banana caramel ravioli. Delish. You must make it. So good. Here's a link to the recipe. You will not be disappointed - I promise. And if you are - well then you just are not normal. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1194911</li>
<li>Tim has been busy busy with his photography. Fall is a popular time for pictures with the leaves changing and so he is found behind his computer editing most nights. If you haven't checked out his work - you should. <a href="http://timothyprustphotography.blogspot.com/">http://timothyprustphotography.blogspot.com</a>.</li>
<li>Jaxson is going to be TWO on Nov. 5th. I know I sound like a broken record, but he is getting so big so fast. He is soooo much fun. He wears me out, but I still miss him when he's sleeping. I know you think I'm crazy, but I do. Sometimes I go in while he's sleeping and just pick him up and rock him and then put him back in his crib. Love the cuddles and love when he sleeps on me. :)</li>
<li>So... Jaxson's new thing now. Oh man. When he's being naughty (which hardly EVER happens - ha yeah right) and we are <strike>yelling</strike> talking to him in a very calm voice about being naughty he looks at us and says "how are you?" Now how am I supposed to not laugh at that? He is a stinker and a half and knows how to charm.</li>
<li>I <strike>want</strike> need to start working out. I even went and bought some new tennis shoes. So, it's a step in the right direction. I'm thinking "30 by 30". 30 lbs by the time I'm 30 yrs old. Hmm... not sure how I feel about typing that. Because now you know. And if I don't succeed I'll be a big lame-o. Eek. Ok... I said it...now I have to do it. Stupid caramel banana ravioli. I <strike>love</strike> hate you.</li>
<li>I need some good crockpot recipes. Do you have any good ones? Keep in mind that we are kinda picky eaters in this house, so don't be suggesting recipes with spinach and mushrooms and all that weirdy stuff.</li>
</ul>Alright... that's all I got. It's time for me to go check in on Tim and the 49ers and hope that it's good news. Wish me luck folks... wish me luck....Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-25891890724389420302010-09-24T18:59:00.000-05:002010-09-24T18:59:16.131-05:00winner winner chicken dinner!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank you again to everyone who donated!! We truly appreciate ALL of you!! We will be sure to keep you all updated on how Meheret is doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks so much for all of your support so far! Only a few more days to enter - don't wait!!</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A few facts:</div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li>Korah in Amharic means <span style="font-weight: bold;">"cursed"</span>.</li>
<li>75 years ago the Ethiopian government <span style="font-weight: bold;">moved everyone with leprosy</span> to this area of Addis Ababa.</li>
<li>Approximately <span style="font-weight: bold;">100,000 people live in the slums of Korah</span> - the "outcasts" of society.</li>
<li>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">city dump</span> is located in Korah. </li>
<li>The people, both adults and children, spend their days <span style="font-weight: bold;">digging through the dump</span> searching for anything to eat or sell.</li>
</ul><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our sponsorship includes </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">summer camp where she received one decent meal a day, and then in September she started boarding school 3 hours away. This covers her room, 3 meals a day, books, tuition, hygiene needs, uniform and transportation to and from school when needed during breaks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have one more video for you. This is my little </span><strike style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">baby</strike><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> boy who is growing much too fast. But, when you watch this video... think of the kids in the previous video. Jaxson could have easily been one of those children. Just think...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As most of you know we are trying to raising $$ for our sponsored child in Ethiopia. Her name is Meheret and she is 12 yrs old. Check a <a href="http://prustlife.blogspot.com/2010/08/meet-meheret.html">few posts back</a> for more info. Little update - Meheret has now started school & and is not living in the trash dump - yay!! We just received a letter from her and a new picture, so I'll post about that soon. :)</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">As I said before... all proceeds will be going to Meheret. And yes the ipod touch is brand new and never been opened. It's just lonely and waiting for you to take it home. All of the entries will be put into a bowl and we will draw the lucky winner on Friday - September 24th. Why that day? Because it's Tim's birthday! So... click away and get it on the FUN!</span></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-35235061787334530892010-09-06T20:25:00.000-05:002010-09-06T20:25:48.535-05:00Timothy Prust Photographyhave you checked out tim's blog? what??? you mean you haven't? then you are just plain crazy. go check him out and then email him and book a session.<br />
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so.... a couple of weeks ago i mentioned there being a fun raffle where proceeds go to meheret (our sponsored child in korah). it's coming... it's coming... so... check back this week. right here. this is where all the action will be. mmmkay? don't forget now. come back.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-27666337494532806882010-09-01T22:27:00.000-05:002010-09-01T22:27:43.337-05:00When did...<div style="text-align: left;">When did these little toes...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4w_VnyWFUudgvHbJjXaGM7aSRwbVTBV_GTQM_JX1lCop0UaNmXjGHZ8q0ZP0C8D106P0IqXFZl0B2nVwbOJ2hA9K6_vvg9Te8hFwOB73w3QznkWtNUKu7pdjH2AFAvH0tPTzpXFMuNE60/s1600/little+toes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4w_VnyWFUudgvHbJjXaGM7aSRwbVTBV_GTQM_JX1lCop0UaNmXjGHZ8q0ZP0C8D106P0IqXFZl0B2nVwbOJ2hA9K6_vvg9Te8hFwOB73w3QznkWtNUKu7pdjH2AFAvH0tPTzpXFMuNE60/s320/little+toes.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-31247929585718223882010-08-23T13:32:00.000-05:002010-08-23T13:32:07.041-05:00Mondays are stoooooopid!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVm53bgSTEztgpsMbTA36mzq8Q-DxXsyJr77IYATS201J97DUD68lQmWPptEggbfFPclnSxeu1PFx9kqCownLO0pkEa-IvFrThvV-qh0i2xQhRfrKZOuC2Cjll7UeDeVGFGa8sd40Kv3t/s1600/shoe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVm53bgSTEztgpsMbTA36mzq8Q-DxXsyJr77IYATS201J97DUD68lQmWPptEggbfFPclnSxeu1PFx9kqCownLO0pkEa-IvFrThvV-qh0i2xQhRfrKZOuC2Cjll7UeDeVGFGa8sd40Kv3t/s320/shoe.JPG" /></a></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-85636702174609125462010-08-19T20:43:00.000-05:002010-08-19T20:43:00.225-05:00I suck at laundry...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So... basically I suck at laundry. There... I said it. I'm usually always behind and I tend to do laundry when it gets to the point where we are running out of underwear or something. Hey... don't judge.. just keepin it real. But, when I DO do laundry it really annoys me when I have a hodge podge of items left. A few white shirts... a few red shirts... etc.. Doesn't that annoy you? It's not enough for a full white or full color load. Ok.. so I found something that I'm lovin. Shout Color Catcher. Ever tried it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Doesn’t she look sad? I’m sure you would be too if you lived in a trash dump. That’s her reality. She is 12 yrs old and spends her days there. She’s not alone though, 130,000 are also living there. If you haven’t already read my friend Jody’s blog about her day at Korah, please do so </span><a href="http://talkissheep.blogspot.com/2010/07/korah-day-i-have-given-up-on-numbering.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. It's long, but SO worth the read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">PLEASE consider sponsoring a child. There are about 15 teenagers left waiting to be sponsored and their time is running out. Is $700 a lot of money? Sure it is. But, you are talking about completely changing their lives and giving them a chance. They’ve never been given a chance – PLEASE consider being that person for them. Tim and I are saving birthday money, having a rummage sale and we also have a fun little raffle we’ll be doing soon – so check back with us soon to get in on the FUN!! Please think about it and see if you could maybe get creative and find a way to come up with some $ to be “mom” or “dad” to one of these desperate teens!! You can read lots more on Project 61 at their website – </span><a href="http://www.p61.org/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">www.p61.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-29290559338339580482010-08-09T21:26:00.000-05:002010-08-09T21:26:16.450-05:00Like my neckace?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyamnDycuIH-PCXzgYMQ1dGaTXSX4uzgwXF0wgnTONnDI6IBaSy5oBt5Kt-HERVCmjpCjhNcxfdbZZbQJFj4JFsSvkzfTV2k8RFWudQPnumNnA-lRYvhfzb8h1evWCLzbZUMYZNsOD2vkB/s1600/Necklace+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyamnDycuIH-PCXzgYMQ1dGaTXSX4uzgwXF0wgnTONnDI6IBaSy5oBt5Kt-HERVCmjpCjhNcxfdbZZbQJFj4JFsSvkzfTV2k8RFWudQPnumNnA-lRYvhfzb8h1evWCLzbZUMYZNsOD2vkB/s320/Necklace+005.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Isn't it PRETTY?!?! Do you want one? Good news - you can have one too!! Troy & Amber are selling these necklaces as a fundraiser for their adoption. So... hop on over to their blog and snatch one up for yourself and while you are at it you should probably buy one for your mom too! Troy & Amber's son Silas was at Hannah's Hope with Jaxson and I'm so excited that they are in the process of adopting a baby sister for Silas. Go check out their blog - there are a few ways you can help support them. </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://luchtadoptionblogspot.com/">http://luchtadoptionblogspot.com/</a></span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvsBHIueBh_5HEAj65xlkRxStisN0CkYCt5xqtFwgLTMcc2viXPerT7xDmsnEI1gU1Hy8tnrT3cjGxvXMVBn5Ra7NC9Ex6S78JwKvkeGn1JmVbMhDe6Lbea8VRJIPAOURkzgKWYfqu2Dd/s1600/uchts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvsBHIueBh_5HEAj65xlkRxStisN0CkYCt5xqtFwgLTMcc2viXPerT7xDmsnEI1gU1Hy8tnrT3cjGxvXMVBn5Ra7NC9Ex6S78JwKvkeGn1JmVbMhDe6Lbea8VRJIPAOURkzgKWYfqu2Dd/s320/uchts.jpg" /></a></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-35433601541137012682010-08-08T21:51:00.002-05:002010-08-08T22:01:46.505-05:00The Worst Mom of the Year Award goes to....Me. Yes... *big sigh*..... Me.<br /><br />I've been laying in bed all weekend sick and this morning Jaxson crawled up into bed with me and was playing. He was climbing off the bed and decided he wanted back on. He was slipping off the side and was saying "Ep Ep", which means "help help". So I grabbed his arm that was closest to me and... POP. Just like that... the tears started coming. Something was out of socket - we just didn't know what. Oh boy did I feel horrible. He wasn't moving his arm at all and if you touched it - he would cry. Tim took him into the emergency room while I sulked at home and gathered my things that I was going to take to jail with me. Because certainly the police were going to come and handcuff me and take me away for child abuse or something... I was certain of it. The doctor popped Jaxson's elbow back into socket (doesn't it sound painful?!). Eek. Thankfully he started using his arm right away and all was good in the world again. I was so happy to see him when he came home. Jax could push every button on the tv and get into any cabinet he wanted without hearing "no" from mommy. Just for today though. Oh and I'm happy to report that I'm blogging from my couch and not from a jail cell. Phew...Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-37286330635643296792010-08-03T20:16:00.014-05:002010-08-03T21:43:49.563-05:00The Come Back Kid...<div align="center">Look who's baaaaack!! After spending the weekend in Nashville with all my adoption peeps - it inspired me to get back into blog world. I've been gone far too long don'tcha think?? AND... the blog is public again. Hoping that there are no weirdos out there. So, if you are weird - please go away. thank you. moving right along...</div><div align="center"><br />Well, let's just dive into some pictures.... mmkay? Because really... that's all you want to see. So, for those of you who don't know.. AGCI had their annual picnic in Nashville and we loaded up the car and headed out to see our friends!<br /></div><div align="center"> Off we go...<br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501359873879467138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJRzF1fhVnRfUC7heugKr5zd4rZL1k6eZWY_WJBVwPd2VD8W2ENKAofmfX6xlcQ3ujmVImopGHtbSSsrAFEMaT10-lX8HaOreGao2MSvKbnCQNEQNKG6VWc-Rs_3DEacOH79XSB0IQ1Rc/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+004.jpg" border="0" /><br />We made a pit stop in Indianapolis to see the <a href="http://tisha-myrestingplace.blogspot.com/">Alexander</a> crew! :) Hannah & Chloe are too cute! See you all again in a couple weeks!!<br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501361047076706786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbTs24wiNzl-byljnXZrj5-wtbLrGj3qGxOrI92spYvvZ_odq7a8WtBNibuK2JHvaw3w1WWXV8lvTOR5qlaZ5AK9buDOUS_IQ_AiHa8xRLONd5KkYYnuOtt3E3DbVR7Nn2pf6mU6KqUEX/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+029.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">Then we stopped in Louisville for the night...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501362306767808770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4_nhGkb_XXzpyp-biXdrkYItn6WNXHV7p0Gp5JxWBvvPO5aHv4tUIetGxJl3zvFu2F8Xw1924jag9pyT33rXpYprwTluhGKLuT1tgAU-C07f436W_Ov5oMyQ_RZ-dE3LNwujhgk7TN7r/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0659.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501361949340890498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZNZ_K59suRDapGiKcVeDV9zGKYuT2WoCNRIrphlLNqjz71xRjkaUNv6_N9kC7RgKY2GRVNWTiSN-OOxEeErnk-HcuMxTCU-0JuvRQgjk_AXjxLoUWSEJqaytxOwwKhchAthGTE9BqKKk/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0697.jpg" border="0" /> </p>Couple more hours of driving and we made it to Nashville. This happy camper loved the king size bed!!<br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501363450072952290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaCt2R4DLFnEgkv71uttYGscH9pMtbzfyWtYMg7EC0pF13WpqaYYFJKRujlohXEcaVWZBaJaqoB17cm7hM532MZUS4gVR_g4laIVYYF5DjgaFAfAUmGZgXNpLgdseUfO00aIh4IZ6S-dj/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+cheesy+smile.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">Friday night we went to the <a href="http://luchtadoption.blogspot.com/">Luchts</a> & met up with some other families. All these little ones are within months of eachother in age - SO fun! Well, Jaxson's little tantrum was not so fun.. but just ignore that. And look at sweet little Ab up there.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501363456172727234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfOupSX_agyngVayFxAdqURzU7TWexykS1l4T0FnVZCqPRWycFf6CjWAGS9h_K55e1EeIFlTSlUzT4mouqUuIUatRXUo1gYo73kkIJL8-wch92eSsD_ogUqQdDNBbcaAqHwjM7NoMqKqf/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0593.jpg" border="0" /> <br />Saturday was the picnic. BIG group. Little game of where's waldo for you.. can you spot J and I?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501364826867219618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 74px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxG8Dstl6TF_tzNGIU8cHwwhUcWwp80oQYkL9m0ry1Z7UV1wJp05deN9kULMERLpv4VFxbkdWXYuFPIbBltx7qKRk3lrw-NduAu54Dd1iqJnVdfSsI4iX8YVIcGHZTKvFwtV7hcqmSkCI/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+AGCI+group+picture.jpg" border="0" /><br />We got to meet up with lots of our "online friends". It was so nice to meet some of them in person. <a href="http://www.pratterbox.blogspot.com/">Whitney</a> is one of the sweetest people!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501364860323132194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdZOIYs1L-VCvAwyiEagHhlLsrNuSfd8HHAatNcxODzjQG-z9wRrwFDoVFDTqO1kMaspUexISElSQUlSjtGRrtop4cKkpxlqeqL9ePO-wKmjJlBARBSa4zQGyEM_73yagQMgMAa4xZTiN/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0584.jpg" border="0" /><br />Noah is a BUSY 2 year old. It's hard to get a picture of this little cutie because he is always on the move!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501364847082486066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy7h1wBFlwuVOZ99IQRFmjHoAbdjSvHMOWhZs3CWcfphv9srBVwZItMDIZ0lFWuNWR3cwWu9J2DEoZdzht2lQqKsuakDPxjOEwTZRPrnXkvScntn4Sxw-vSnCS7MvsOrAhgFSFT8q1x3M/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0427.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div align="center">Silas has some of the prettiest eyes. I always love his facial expressions.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501364856061744258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnwPUihMQMLNPG5bhr2_M_v0ej8DFwkVngWiD_FXwwKwzwEf8ShXmkK1V1ONuIsi8mTbOywrohDreddRCNAkI4Bz_o_LF6LvQrSdnAQxM7RG3m5hCDzqCNT4SPARBUtfw5bWQJO0Zja3t/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0532.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br />Oh sweet Zoe! This girl is cRaZy fun!! She is a HOOT!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501364833709080722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhvvOlxRdd_bKZzWORAeFUx2J7yG_FhFOOOzej7Geuj9-lmCAbhUdrqxBAeGuKDuRS_xorCRDKKaN8hjqIM0n5kazLoNk4HhCVMmG9_tgBFEewpOPxkK8R3KlkLUXo5T-E-L0Hu4JYQH1/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0571.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Jax and Finny playing in the water.<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501366897611922818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPxR2N3jUBuMwAxS3gYcKC_3QO7d-77GbG-CyV5JIAGqJIzz3OEETKdq7331Cqam70LpcM2AcYMAU0mnq80XLrNrWNQfJMniYKUdMXk6gS43ghMCoK1KHcDVH6q84kMATBNCWTUhc1v0t/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0631.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"> Tim, Pat & the kiddos in downtown Nashville<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501366900800780546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk1cT7tQ30vn4C39xYNMMsBznL2dlrUGrZVlzWfJKiSQ9fPMauvm-vg27O-ZOMq3eNDIywBAc5BYXDaYoUXzbSr9TkxMgLQGpj3F9LpHiuQ7CJxVtB0UjZ_7umbR0dahQeqpB6HOcynw3/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+057.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><br /> So... as you all know... Jody and I have been planning Jax & Zoe's wedding for like umm the past year and a half. Well, little did we know... that Zoe would just be the bridesmaid. Look 2 pictures below...</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501370602319815026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypSprPVZXGtpui4LeBwYJZbxTaaCprNXed6B4QUUBO4P5V2vLTQe47tIJCGIBf7naYAjD-FhKvzhoxxgOpeFaOWEP_ctPfu_pKUczKIcT5lzFvsw0TGKm5k0ybiGzWFHtNcCgh2rjHBFC/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+Jax+Zoe.jpg" border="0" />These 2 little lovebirds hit it off. Well, I don't think Callie had much of a choice. Jaxson LOVES Callie. And I mean LOVES. He could not keep his hands off of her (no I am not exaggerating). He wanted to be sitting on her lap, hugging her, touching her leg, standing by her, staring at her, etc... It was pretty funny. So... we'll just have to see how this little love triangle plays out.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501366913152660706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyz8MrZ-ZlVPihiT3ChlPz8hQwPAp79YdipjNTcLW_4Hap4fktxoNa3RDaYQ-vX_M1TLz1URh6ldvETv-s-jpY9-B7IK1eflkrUNt296EnODV22mF25owxGC5ksgpw1TF2SW8f47CBYXs/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+Jax+and+Callie.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://talkissheep.blogspot.com/">Jody</a> & I. Apparently someone didn't tell me to put a brush through my hair. Sheesh Dawn - get it together.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501366904985820962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpPMlULlpGVfA2Gezuy3xpM21nw3tIWMkWetSPVyntlDOiw9Ixdu1K8Lwb-jf-11h-FeVOvsOfwfmnabhgkFs-wQzuETwlailkUbK0RQrJOWsUupS3wZZ_Ob4o23VsQcnYFfgdYioHTrV/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+dawn+and+jody.jpg" border="0" /><br />Ok.. don't judge me. But, this was Jaxson's breakfast one morning. Hey... we were on vacation so whatever.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501368502136253778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2RvfATZWjWjeIL-WtC2yiuXDhWgXpqUareYZMhkvxB1hdpwAEBp3e_sQrvuiw67iSkYp_lf3WeOSoNMLD8xVgOI6gz9h515TmvmeDsN31qSMVbCXrVDwDNbII46mSgKd7uQd6DWc07Ug/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+084.jpg" border="0" />Aren't they cute?!?! Oh how I love them...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501368509961437250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh9xeUf26HN7Hq0_hW_m9s-QWKEbu2IVh7Xg75k0X1_JyWZAFeHd_8ZYQMBUveeWblwT0eFx2g69sAOGprWhc5mOQBI6tJwQSazEjOXVN6oXacUDXWTOq61um6ZZi0azgqRmkInR3Q2A7/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+086.jpg" border="0" />Sunday we went to Centennial Park... gorgeous!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369623158612594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09aOMyyR8WODrbyseqv_tiulHTgV2s6j8m4YMLp-LILjnnAW5JD_AvubBgkQ9_zAC82sp7WF8glNr4d2Uz-uuIr2s9sArL96H22l_m8rIHWhkdJaHkB4o3q7IsTgYDCHigIiZcBwsPdxY/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0927.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369632540909218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK48QOFb3vFlr2RWJKjWiqwGr8-ySWcjv0z8t68waWotQOUg9OuNmW0ggzJLM5sqzOwpWr48_DtZfzQj9B1VyLCGRvU87l4sH0rp12Exw1zurBfY-yswqBSut_b9rQkukhoz86t7EUuQwR/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0735.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369640774009826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi-hgETOnqlgYmC3IKFZcUFq4Aa4um6O1u_WnTdDLxO-U6qWC8FlFJ_LHOegMzc7TirJM8QMzhyphenhyphenVFAQuqH7ViOLiIFaWCKJoZjzQKf7RpLtqFuBRE1V5BHvRlICjmKT0USQiZz3nQX4s4/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0787.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Jaxson & Finny had lots of fun playing. They had us cracking up!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369656927950226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYbqm2QprjV4e_64hkXzhEkkuYb8yY70wGppm0sdpyHGUNlNjNdATUHK3xf_HA-XqkvYHv5NmGIOSwdSWUdix1kxNsKGi42J30YoKXdipk0o2U1sgmJISlBNC6-Hz6L2A6QBOlBjbN5DL/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0868.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">They put on a dance show for us. Finn has some serious moves...<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501370598453098674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1z5-rF1MtdKTnMRw_VvXS81OQsDQ-oTnl-LkyStONTUdW41pihjv2DmsH27449-4NVOL0_TVayjL3HuFCXXpY6XOCPjsFU5ccP20ZNSu2S3QRwJ7ZdSLyCIu_qVtUVAbLBqU9_GBd7Ee/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0855.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br /> Does it get any cuter than this??? Sweet little buddies.<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501369643635470882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgAxFX05jBalFmIRmgK0xBthvlNyKcALIwN_u9yhlvdLiTJY1TICaohn2_qkMH-fUfMcFgfG0luFalj_w2j9YVxz-7ORvQdUbIABxcs-GW3fF8jWg_Rf7PJNvNYIdLa9gsVkJakiYP06D/s320/AGCI+-+Nashville+2010_0872.jpg" border="0" />Fun night with the <a href="http://thehullsat4.blogspot.com/">Hulls</a>!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501368920795132290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKz1ffpJuHZQTR5_p42fDAt3pQczMrp62PejwZGPe1JpGcKrqtAgdaLdZZDedK-nxmIGnsPqMMOeEMe1cr_VKBlp0JSTT7Zo6pEcNX5NL70KMjLAezegAxOxQkpvhphDSnhisk4k_3YPZ/s320/Nashville+Road+Trip+2010+096.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>And that's it. That was our first little roadtrip as a family of 3! :) We had such a great time and wish we could have spent more time with everyone, but all good things must come to an end... right? Well... at least that's what they say. </p><p>(Ok... so since I was a MAJOR blog slacker - did I at least make up for it with the gazillion pics I posted?!)</p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-82618590789438876222010-06-17T20:17:00.007-05:002010-06-17T20:51:38.661-05:00well hello there...<div>Ummm... it has come to my attention that it has been 2 months since I've posted. What?! I'm surprised that I even remembered what my blog address was. My brain is usually done for by the end of the day. I can't possibly think of something to write that people will actually want to read. But, I guess I better fill you in on the past 2 months. My grandpa passed away last month after a 10 month battle with cancer. Losing both grandpas in 6 months is just not fair. It's been really hard. I think about him everyday and think "how can he REALLY" be gone. I know he is in a better place and know he's not in any pain. Tim's uncle also passed away a couple weeks ago, so it's kinda been depressing over here. But, Jaxson has definitely been the sunshine for us all. Even in your saddest moment... he can ALWAYS make you smile. Oh how I love that boy. Here's a picture of my grandparents meeting Jaxson for the first time at the airport last year. He was SO proud of Jaxson!</div><div></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483919651612968114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisF36SzNn02D1E6upYlHLgE5_TIg8RqsuKaCIGpVWBJE5jXHIWiq2SPQhpE7epnr8dPmMm0QfzTf51ENc7YOb6sUt0k10U8mqfx4A21ThI5ykMWnblYeiavQHwaVdDmahEfo-4l4iAO-nY/s320/gpa.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><div>Jaxson is 19 months old and talking more and more. Everyday there is a new word he's saying. The new one today is bubble and it sounds more like bub-ol. So cute. Jaxson and Addy are still the best of friends. Jaxson would rather play with Addy over any of his toys anyday.</div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920328305321842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f0Rb4KBhSWAOj0CvLFdHps4H_qsLKz-nzXP0lZ7ayD-_XDmAioLODUvH4DJi3PsLeRBEeIhZPHuJZGsFmvf6iTjKFzDZtLLDtvEiLcNbu2tnyA2dIr273YGzdn9nYXIEeGd9mHrlZQ54/s320/buds.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Ok... some fun stuff now. Most of you should know <a href="http://talkissheep.blogspot.com/">Jody</a>, but in case you don't please go to her blog and to her etsy site <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/themamasheep">here</a>. She is going on a mission trip to Ethiopia this summer and is raising $$ for some AWESOME organizations. So, PLEASE go check out her stuff. It's cute! I have 2 necklaces and LOVE them! That's Jody in the picture below - how can you not buy something from that pretty lil face?!?!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483924548462764578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErM4Sj3uQ4Impa02wSqzhBRMczfJ6wjDf5e4HVlPRPshAuAsDXwb6UHKDEgFWoZSOQVCcfVJCdoFNtV3WIDw4r9YOsWRMi2e82ep2Mu5WijJUOudHHJfvdfGtDYveWHWb3-_IYPbUhwId/s320/jody.bmp" border="0" /><br /><p>And then Jody has this friend <a href="http://www.minus1project.blogspot.com/">Kelly</a> who I met last year when I was visiting. She is selling some cool stuff for their adoption. I am totally getting a tote... actually I think I'll get TWO totes and use one as a gift. So... go on over to her <a href="http://www.minus1project.blogspot.com/">site</a> and support them!!<br /></p><p>Ok... that's all I got. All this posting has wore me out. Ha - just kidding. Well.. sorta.</p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-86084310947333275282010-04-20T21:13:00.005-05:002010-04-20T21:53:06.107-05:00Happy Gotcha Day!!One year ago today we held our son for the first time. I can remember it so clearly. We were walking up to the gates at HH with our hearts about to pound right out of our chests. All of this love we've been holding in for so long was about to pour out... oh and did it ever!! <br /><br />We've decided to always spend Gotcha Day together as a family. So, that's exactly what we did today. We went to breakfast this morning and headed to a children's museum in Milwaukee.<br /><br /><br />We drove...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLZm-BnyWabEOkGCPqMLuNQsZA_DZuUWs6oizftwvqOuEI1UNx0Mu7rEUMD9InbsKnK0vKRVTaU8AqVN6aP_pi_Ky3PFo_030kSJtTML_1JA7S4ynFFudlbpZ09Wxj5Xonm6L_o5dksQY/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLZm-BnyWabEOkGCPqMLuNQsZA_DZuUWs6oizftwvqOuEI1UNx0Mu7rEUMD9InbsKnK0vKRVTaU8AqVN6aP_pi_Ky3PFo_030kSJtTML_1JA7S4ynFFudlbpZ09Wxj5Xonm6L_o5dksQY/s320/Gotcha+Day_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462414861533420354" border="0" /></a><br />We played with sand...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgID1u_kzw7czdgdHKK8tew-kjsfmJ_cYLjtVnTg_Nv-WzxeuECZ8JOJ8elNU0RS2oIughBMDnShDiYLgz5meng7W0HU-FD8KNPK1tzur8plnunoIUeX8nuVjFO1A7s68p1dO3R7_TlwL/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgID1u_kzw7czdgdHKK8tew-kjsfmJ_cYLjtVnTg_Nv-WzxeuECZ8JOJ8elNU0RS2oIughBMDnShDiYLgz5meng7W0HU-FD8KNPK1tzur8plnunoIUeX8nuVjFO1A7s68p1dO3R7_TlwL/s320/Gotcha+Day_0110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462414858255156770" border="0" /></a><br />Took a little boat ride...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYv1B_Q4FPB9r0DyFNDBroklJdB_qQJNIjmKeOzbX-Bx4pGj_JlIv-kBwUoaY64laifxJprdP8KI13XYF8eM7EQ_rFpPNlK35NPKqbXxInuWNHIUlxDaTMfltwuILaW1JGlSuFoLkPdvr/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYv1B_Q4FPB9r0DyFNDBroklJdB_qQJNIjmKeOzbX-Bx4pGj_JlIv-kBwUoaY64laifxJprdP8KI13XYF8eM7EQ_rFpPNlK35NPKqbXxInuWNHIUlxDaTMfltwuILaW1JGlSuFoLkPdvr/s320/Gotcha+Day_0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462414852300638434" border="0" /></a><br />Played blocks with Dad...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U2fLFAHhHnrqB6Yyzhw1mELqd_sgNBqcGPI4yMTynSsMwVZMMPLymp0hHlAls7EWBuR5NFmojaZTOi6-hlwdy2p34vrOwocESP4fFpJIGxJvvf8F1HkdOHnF4bSvQchjTM6-yZuhSeyj/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U2fLFAHhHnrqB6Yyzhw1mELqd_sgNBqcGPI4yMTynSsMwVZMMPLymp0hHlAls7EWBuR5NFmojaZTOi6-hlwdy2p34vrOwocESP4fFpJIGxJvvf8F1HkdOHnF4bSvQchjTM6-yZuhSeyj/s320/Gotcha+Day_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462414842316848514" border="0" /></a><br />Took a little break...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszZn6khsiwzQH3ZY3f8zqtkRTxWtg2B2zgvGm44kTqO83mHlqihsxygwiSTdhR2WFcr7L78qbLpSJrQjGHKEzRNA286QFmHSS6fX0PIdfaXZB-u-lSI1i0l4xBwMuSdKhzmWoBNE3drJr/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszZn6khsiwzQH3ZY3f8zqtkRTxWtg2B2zgvGm44kTqO83mHlqihsxygwiSTdhR2WFcr7L78qbLpSJrQjGHKEzRNA286QFmHSS6fX0PIdfaXZB-u-lSI1i0l4xBwMuSdKhzmWoBNE3drJr/s320/Gotcha+Day_0128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462414835812633426" border="0" /></a><br />Made some music...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqluuCoGhVX94F_3REvkSIR3Wiuu8PIQOpgj2-Q89ntNa8Qyhmec2A5yyr2hxF35OHgNzg3MGsho-wKyoBN700cE6ICaDw6vxkwa3_BrexO1MeixiBv4Bmxike67cOOeccKVPa-Z6c7G2Q/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqluuCoGhVX94F_3REvkSIR3Wiuu8PIQOpgj2-Q89ntNa8Qyhmec2A5yyr2hxF35OHgNzg3MGsho-wKyoBN700cE6ICaDw6vxkwa3_BrexO1MeixiBv4Bmxike67cOOeccKVPa-Z6c7G2Q/s320/Gotcha+Day_0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413288047931474" border="0" /></a><br />LOVE seeing my reflection and making funny faces...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcdIjih3i1KcOtQfm4QOSttEg_rl5xFSOdSju_uyzg0fF0RZSwjK5qvqdGwJcJIGG2km8VDQ638HNsp7ajgJH4oniVw3nzPKjOolqaxBasBHGadQSJwik35Wk3wAnKTSfmO_y2Zj2XlMN/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcdIjih3i1KcOtQfm4QOSttEg_rl5xFSOdSju_uyzg0fF0RZSwjK5qvqdGwJcJIGG2km8VDQ638HNsp7ajgJH4oniVw3nzPKjOolqaxBasBHGadQSJwik35Wk3wAnKTSfmO_y2Zj2XlMN/s320/Gotcha+Day_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413283447750802" border="0" /></a>peekaboo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BPrmXvlqinxvMGej7y8gKeBupveCTQUTy422uOu-UNaApwSNnR1Jm66cLLxeQPQMvjr5OmLJLJaotJGVJij3QFy2O55NxaAVXJuNLDE9GR1EBT0vkTmUPTyfaZ_LeJyaMfrfzOWqUePT/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BPrmXvlqinxvMGej7y8gKeBupveCTQUTy422uOu-UNaApwSNnR1Jm66cLLxeQPQMvjr5OmLJLJaotJGVJij3QFy2O55NxaAVXJuNLDE9GR1EBT0vkTmUPTyfaZ_LeJyaMfrfzOWqUePT/s320/Gotcha+Day_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413275791313154" border="0" /></a><br />the star of the show... Jaxson!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGZ0WF4UICZe6qbz5tEjTYCLelPg5lLmuP89G47bg756nN9pysNg6qOyFp4raEFTMkyhX5KAbUt7Mlw2YVY5oplwhZ-l8Wcgu_n6UWS1XuUbRFALtyrUomDGZxzdP68MvQt1MszGGDnXY/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGZ0WF4UICZe6qbz5tEjTYCLelPg5lLmuP89G47bg756nN9pysNg6qOyFp4raEFTMkyhX5KAbUt7Mlw2YVY5oplwhZ-l8Wcgu_n6UWS1XuUbRFALtyrUomDGZxzdP68MvQt1MszGGDnXY/s320/Gotcha+Day_0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413266413202658" border="0" /></a><br />Chillin...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbL3G1Wx7HUgYsccazE9oU5Gw_2SqoaIJhxlENRmwqlYxH-xNp7uOiTrXtnYYRNO_aGC9cjllDnokrm9CkwAiyiUHxHsooy_U23uSQJ0uhnhqyeMhFHMA-0HSAXfBrVaKMcWSs7wtWKs/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbL3G1Wx7HUgYsccazE9oU5Gw_2SqoaIJhxlENRmwqlYxH-xNp7uOiTrXtnYYRNO_aGC9cjllDnokrm9CkwAiyiUHxHsooy_U23uSQJ0uhnhqyeMhFHMA-0HSAXfBrVaKMcWSs7wtWKs/s320/Gotcha+Day_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413256506891842" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went home for lunch & a nap (umm a nap for mom too - I was pooped!) After nap we headed to the park for some more fun.<br /><br />Jax LOVES to swing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHLryATQr3Cd3di5QOWzTM6PNpk9rt2ADQNxp-DddCV44NfRYjndj9xZFTCfJTKNnq6TEsxxGOSluQMbQhg7hDe25I4LlZEpiNmCqCvP18H3Ca1j4Q2Da-hsyvbwvUjET8ftS0Z2kuOe_/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0006_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHLryATQr3Cd3di5QOWzTM6PNpk9rt2ADQNxp-DddCV44NfRYjndj9xZFTCfJTKNnq6TEsxxGOSluQMbQhg7hDe25I4LlZEpiNmCqCvP18H3Ca1j4Q2Da-hsyvbwvUjET8ftS0Z2kuOe_/s320/Gotcha+Day_0006_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411196840436002" border="0" /></a><br />all smiles...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj35DVI-wBUA5sgegPnzKqWyQYmTe5WMRkzb0OJQfGaKyJC5hHhOMyDT8Ljdh9_4F7EONFZ5j_6YIwOKzy2PpoAYaDyoCkojCXS-HB9Gcdc_OrFEHW107oQyfHVqxsNj48kkcVC-hW1lP/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj35DVI-wBUA5sgegPnzKqWyQYmTe5WMRkzb0OJQfGaKyJC5hHhOMyDT8Ljdh9_4F7EONFZ5j_6YIwOKzy2PpoAYaDyoCkojCXS-HB9Gcdc_OrFEHW107oQyfHVqxsNj48kkcVC-hW1lP/s320/Gotcha+Day_0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411191169171538" border="0" /></a><br />mommy stealing smooches....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKOIT0O3KIYYq8x7u0nGc-U3DLcEGnWMuCLaEdoC2NXuugi83FvmAWcGP84GsbUnLOSHaainh_QU-MjSIcOgORDt3nPKQIob0fAY-DXyOGGe97VGEKPBJueNwQYQLOAOOBGkJVeUAq8Bl/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0047_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKOIT0O3KIYYq8x7u0nGc-U3DLcEGnWMuCLaEdoC2NXuugi83FvmAWcGP84GsbUnLOSHaainh_QU-MjSIcOgORDt3nPKQIob0fAY-DXyOGGe97VGEKPBJueNwQYQLOAOOBGkJVeUAq8Bl/s320/Gotcha+Day_0047_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411181471992018" border="0" /></a><br />have to go head first down the slides...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XWjKLPzVJJ0wIIq6s5QNtjyX2VJJ5x27K64iK_lg_PuG6JPbG-Rv1fiF0SJ0mC5arlSUsY4fZBTLqkVRziYsXaQ9BJdml2H_5IVUFrD56fLzNAOekeE75Y8HGHz56jZhFSq2hn_MklTU/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XWjKLPzVJJ0wIIq6s5QNtjyX2VJJ5x27K64iK_lg_PuG6JPbG-Rv1fiF0SJ0mC5arlSUsY4fZBTLqkVRziYsXaQ9BJdml2H_5IVUFrD56fLzNAOekeE75Y8HGHz56jZhFSq2hn_MklTU/s320/Gotcha+Day_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411171667161682" border="0" /></a><br />lovely :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKD6XJkL3C_oEGMDbjVq5nDwriWhR2EBan94QarYE68OCQ3_VRf0X7DgRyK6lNKV3wA3mG1kL4g87JZoAA_hKYPBvF2XeGLSj1i2H_5bFCLx6ar9Txi866BODLUSqAw1Gf7Ye4hK2XTwv/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0084_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKD6XJkL3C_oEGMDbjVq5nDwriWhR2EBan94QarYE68OCQ3_VRf0X7DgRyK6lNKV3wA3mG1kL4g87JZoAA_hKYPBvF2XeGLSj1i2H_5bFCLx6ar9Txi866BODLUSqAw1Gf7Ye4hK2XTwv/s320/Gotcha+Day_0084_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411167206266146" border="0" /></a><br />gorgeous eyes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvcW_6XfZ0ILiS_6CA2pqRdRNjuZaTXXivrcYXxDtmb0l4xxsRImRzWl-o2aoZhEF67hZcHVEeEPgO4EIxpghdavxoMf-TphhReh7X8yXRdLX7HmGMvQZNiKuw4QuY6ogmalhLcwzn90K/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0064_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvcW_6XfZ0ILiS_6CA2pqRdRNjuZaTXXivrcYXxDtmb0l4xxsRImRzWl-o2aoZhEF67hZcHVEeEPgO4EIxpghdavxoMf-TphhReh7X8yXRdLX7HmGMvQZNiKuw4QuY6ogmalhLcwzn90K/s320/Gotcha+Day_0064_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462410460886868642" border="0" /></a><br />Then we ended the day with some snuggles...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoJl4DWaKVQUBS8EWOyMTPGULEGHx7yGY7bOMC3OIfrlYJNz5S7NeXyu6OqJJV_UpNmSD76lg9B6j8eJTx9rfGipXo0hLzO_ZOiivnunVK-BGbEbo43LszFoyQra-7s0-M6PjDg4oS0LF/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoJl4DWaKVQUBS8EWOyMTPGULEGHx7yGY7bOMC3OIfrlYJNz5S7NeXyu6OqJJV_UpNmSD76lg9B6j8eJTx9rfGipXo0hLzO_ZOiivnunVK-BGbEbo43LszFoyQra-7s0-M6PjDg4oS0LF/s320/Gotcha+Day_0176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462410452422163538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWPxS2AFVancHylqjG0cAtzIYWSm9XJJ6bhCpNl-hGBk8S6MjxNrFJcS24IeYS1g2-pBNZLB09Koa28lcCakbWYQoPa5_ffs3etJr0NGiSDo-iIWsn0EsRZO7igqIZaFKUmztRsQEONeh/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWPxS2AFVancHylqjG0cAtzIYWSm9XJJ6bhCpNl-hGBk8S6MjxNrFJcS24IeYS1g2-pBNZLB09Koa28lcCakbWYQoPa5_ffs3etJr0NGiSDo-iIWsn0EsRZO7igqIZaFKUmztRsQEONeh/s320/Gotcha+Day_0181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462410449431479218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qKsLMutoft_xOcs4d6qv6aPk3bUTX_Apo7GLbT59qUHBsbx5lv108F6ZMsjf3WrGpQ8f_MK1sayIq6ktsIcbCHVA1zhPME-2D5vtXXYZphYXnLQppscdtiroR30e_qqrxcBYnzk_tZgd/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qKsLMutoft_xOcs4d6qv6aPk3bUTX_Apo7GLbT59qUHBsbx5lv108F6ZMsjf3WrGpQ8f_MK1sayIq6ktsIcbCHVA1zhPME-2D5vtXXYZphYXnLQppscdtiroR30e_qqrxcBYnzk_tZgd/s320/Gotcha+Day_0182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462410439668284722" border="0" /></a><br />and more kisses...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSwsG3n2TbRr1D5IxYt84-i4AW2BeI9bZ40td2XETgXRdEawbo6ht7AHE2jQomJK0V3F2bnFXVWhjW6_Zoy_ppm4BzBEZHG5X3kLc654nS2esITvotMpnu7QrgK7Ldz9MiPZa1SrQL2_U/s1600/Gotcha+Day_0184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSwsG3n2TbRr1D5IxYt84-i4AW2BeI9bZ40td2XETgXRdEawbo6ht7AHE2jQomJK0V3F2bnFXVWhjW6_Zoy_ppm4BzBEZHG5X3kLc654nS2esITvotMpnu7QrgK7Ldz9MiPZa1SrQL2_U/s320/Gotcha+Day_0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462410431828111042" border="0" /></a><br />Jaxson, we love you SO much!!! We had so much fun with you today and thank you for all you have given to us this past year. We are so proud to be your parents and couldn't possibly imagine our lives without you. You bring so much joy to our lives!! xoxoDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-55986114305186423822010-04-01T13:27:00.005-05:002010-04-01T13:50:46.690-05:00Oh that crazy day last year...One year ago today... I woke up with my stomach in knots, a pounding headache, no sleep, a complete meltdown the night before... I went to bed knowing that a decision was made on if Jaxson would be our son. A judge was making this life changing decision for our family. And.... we had to wait. It was all too much for me when the moment came and it wasn't pretty. I went home from work at 9:30am to drown my sorrows into my pillow. Knowing that we were going to wait a few more days to hear the outcome was more than I could handle. Thankfuly, that call came shortly after I got home that we passed court. Hallelujah!!! Oh, I can remember like it was yesterday. Go read my blog post from last year <a href="http://prustlife.blogspot.com/2009/04/oh-happy-day.html">here</a>. I was reading my posts from March last year and I remember those crazy feelings swarming all over. Stressful but exciting. Can't help but smile. It does freak me out that almost a year has past. A year. 365 days. When did that happen? Did I sleep for like 6 of those months because surely I haven't been around for a whole year with Jaxson. Crazy.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here are some pics from our happy home!<br /><br /><br /><br />Mom... I'm not going to smile...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455241460581646754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW70bLyBguVaLqmxAgNGZnHPdo4zw9jnWqfXP1v6CA88Q_zTYEx2KiRJbDrDwIfUddDT7bIufbWMXToDdyadjd8ZvgN2P2Vu3McvRyQ6aKgS9lf8rx9yuMm1dRIB6zuUZa_iRefAJhSjPT/s320/IMG_1604.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Umm... maybe I'll give you a lil smirk...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455241465643783938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DiIzqBRp8901UxwoZ7jD7i9X1oVHvr3DhJlmjNsFprHIbIGdv2tOidZ0DNpMHoT0LM5nYu_9RtNzgYmqpQBREkpj4U2VinWX9iem80oY7qHsh5u-QSgboU35_MbJrLjQDMu6fMTptmNG/s320/IMG_1605.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nah... I'm not gonna smile<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455241473922293826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70ITZzqsn-q03YeQ4bzJZjT0oOcf555pt7nYTD0Sa1r76fxwUs-M8RItHfSBtF4-88E0IZqjjC835Mfpiw47OGyjoJZ9loAU3oOaxy9x2mv8euc9F4-vqhzktn1QqGN93VmJTYdLZ4EPQ/s320/IMG_1606.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just teasin... I LOVE to smile for the camera!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455241476618024514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTmPF_JrUEAFvKdgl3WV2d9HLM472Aur4vwJpvdOiVo5f_VbNK61LevcAMMTm91bIGN1xqmiY9OuysKMk6Gz9ZzCrLYKrNTIwfLLsqxm2uoF-7pQQOQIUE4kOtt8hObP47mVdAwS6qI_c/s320/IMG_1610.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>Raise your hand if you love mommy & daddy!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ4zMXc0bE0o6rmqCFoRM_CXFsq-ZZVo2Cec9uuUPOQotYefx7rVTh5k92qQUzZsrZi2Cn-4njkNHDLntZF1Cf-VFhVo5yzM0friO4dMpDYQvEXxPnvdW6LDfVXGnmFTgwVzrAAAhrcRW/s1600/IMG_1560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455240139671211842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ4zMXc0bE0o6rmqCFoRM_CXFsq-ZZVo2Cec9uuUPOQotYefx7rVTh5k92qQUzZsrZi2Cn-4njkNHDLntZF1Cf-VFhVo5yzM0friO4dMpDYQvEXxPnvdW6LDfVXGnmFTgwVzrAAAhrcRW/s320/IMG_1560.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-88162087640602269872010-03-25T21:55:00.005-05:002010-03-25T21:57:33.448-05:00My Ethiopian Cutiedon't you want to just smooch him!?!?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaGDHirBkNROb0LDa2kUGS3Hlv-qKs9TMuGmyA8OURLH5-JGdLEyC6P967VltR0Ct04_B46c5IlvSnx9FgtL4gqyDVsz2y8oG42cZwoKKL2CM9X52VhvhRJkjcCvJkyfrPaKh5rTS7pgD/s1600/SCAN0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452770960314445074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaGDHirBkNROb0LDa2kUGS3Hlv-qKs9TMuGmyA8OURLH5-JGdLEyC6P967VltR0Ct04_B46c5IlvSnx9FgtL4gqyDVsz2y8oG42cZwoKKL2CM9X52VhvhRJkjcCvJkyfrPaKh5rTS7pgD/s320/SCAN0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-24186129220866826102010-02-21T20:26:00.002-06:002010-02-21T20:43:24.688-06:00I'm a MommyEveryday was a struggle when Tim and I were dealing with infertility. I woke up thinking "I'm not pregnant" and was reminded several times throughout the day that I wasn't pregnant and then went to bed with the same thoughts. It was a very difficult time. Now... I'm reminded ALL day long that I'm a mother.<br /><br />I wake up to Jaxson's sweet little ramblings over the baby monitor. <br />I get ready for work while he is following me around the house and pulling at me to pick him up.<br />I drive to work in my car that has cheerios here there and everywhere.<br />I sit at my desk that has pictures of Jaxson plastered all over.<br />I get little text messages with pictures of him during the day.<br />I go in my purse to pull out my id badge and pull out a nuk instead.<br />I come home to screams and hugs and kisses everyday.<br />I talk about Jaxson's poop at dinner time with Tim.<br />I constantly trip over his toys all over the house.<br />There are little tiny socks to fold now in the laundry basket.<br /><br />I have a heart that overflows with LOVE for this little boy!! I love being a mommy and love my little reminders all day long. That will never get old. Never.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-33287301300842570102010-02-10T21:54:00.005-06:002010-02-10T22:30:49.523-06:00a long overdue update... like way overdue<div><div><div>I'm ALIVE!! If any of you out there still check my blog (which I highly doubt) I'll give you an update on what we've been up to! It's been a month - yikes. Well, I'm happy to report that I have not had anymore dreams of pooping a hamster. </div><div><br />First off I'm still trying to figure out what happened to my baby because I have a little BOY in my house - no baby. He is growing up SO fast. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436836110713696834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq8kZIu_4RiKQb30YTnVwS7w0NZRVR20sAYRIGGns8zbQQuvekkJckXlYO7Elb_bnI8IgFY8RoMdofc1AJZeeM-qASi5F9wk5nLDmmQuqlUkUNKKC4s9g7czISNLYK5MkrADVLZiPHnWE/s320/jax.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Jax is now the proud owner of 7 teeth (and more on the way)</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436836488363018786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9Nw6MELP5bxJvkbMRrMpCo5_vDwg4tuAyfHQ4khcu8GY0kA7rSNCqCl0DKUpIXE9gvWZywDZXgMGbbq7AzYZLDNAfenEQ1QyBghRyI4IBKMkmvUka02XimWJHxjmNdxEcVsy1wnBr1Kh/s320/jax+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>Jaxson's favorite thing to do is to hang out in a laundry basket. He is way too cool to play with toys. His favorite things to play with are a spoon, a sock and a straw. Doesn't take much. He also loves to shut doors. If there is an open door it will be shut within seconds. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436833084113792674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPxO-Gw2eC-HTA4bShQwBtpuZEGVAgZrAeT8xYEsZEg9-pmWSE8hjqQ3vLvG7KRQOJwjHNdyQVcfv7yldesqn_GBfW5aMXyUMsZ8_yGcbxU72NXlck6XMT3XLHMa2nUJbjLv7Lf5Jdot0/s320/laundry+basket.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436833090375790274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyGvOaVngIEYwxoJfGFpDbYqpj9gRDiCNd-RwQMSeVisZhCHlS3JERFRaskiNzaorLIVJ28XBF2Hz2K6Z-4_5oT3yyLdgGXiPGLpbiFfuKVrr4JpP3DXz966bqizfAR6gvYTAjMKt62YA/s320/laundry+basket+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Jaxson said MAMA for the first time on 1/16!! He's been saying Dada since May, so I was getting quite jealous and ready to hear mama. And it was WONDERFUL!! He hasn't been saying it a lot, but we're working on getting him to say it more and more.</div><div> </div><div>We also had our very good friends from Australia here for a visit so we enjoyed our time with them VERY much! </div><div></div><br />We got together with other families that have adopted or are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia. Here are just some of the cuties that were there. (3 of the babies are from Hannah's Hope)<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436836492925755538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhFT6tgwqtJDJcl9YbLx_zP-_Rt0rAsZMv49Z-pbNB5pg1m_WL13GS8WKI0-lHc4qcQyOqkf6OQ6j1hYtJF5zii9WO8f4rWw25l5YkKEW0fSDnAeD968i8E9RQOWgVOxKB5_-zzXjTywE/s320/eth+cuties.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>I finally broke down and gave Jaxson his first haircut this past weekend. It was getting out of control and I was feeling quite confident so went at it. The only place Jax would sit still was in the laundry basket of course. So, that's where I cut his hair. Hey... it worked. I do have a pic, but I'm too lazy to upload it right now so just close your eyes and imagine me cutting his hair in a laundry basket. Yep - it looked just like that. Moving right along...</div><br /><div></div>Things in the Prust house are going well. We are very ready to be done with winter and have it warm enough to chase Jax around outside. I'm still struggling with the whole balance issue. It's really hard working fulltime, but it is what it is and I enjoy my time with Jaxson that much more. He is SO much fun. He is such a complete ham and cracks us up everyday. His smile is infectious. I am still amazed at how much joy this little human has brought to Tim and I. It's simply amazing. And to top off the mushy love fest I have going on here... Jax blew me a kiss this morning for the first time when I was leaving for work! Awww! Talk about having a hard time leaving. Ugh. It was tough. But, I'm hoping for another spit blown kiss tomorrow. :) </div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-55773925025736576212010-01-07T20:14:00.003-06:002010-01-07T20:23:46.572-06:00Analyze This<div><div>Alright. So, I have had some weird dreams and wake up thinking "where in the world did that come from?" But, the one I had last week has me completely stumped. So, for all of you who like to try and analyze dreams... try analyzing this one and let me know what you come up with. </div><div></div><br /><div>So, I had a really bad stomach ache and went to the bathroom. I was sitting on the toilet... you know trying to do my business. I was having a real hard time... pushing and pushing. (Hey I'm just being honest with my dream here). So, finally "plop"... oh thank goodness. I take a little peak in the toilet (don't act like you don't look after you're done!!) and want to know what I saw??? </div><div></div><br /><div>This...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424188602006129138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJss4zOSCQMmiNmyfMRP_PiqTTzrcsozu4_zZ1NOBd60wbkA2flbb1gSWUZZhIskQ7v5sELBSf3vd8bQfAaEjOVd3hoY7KmveSJ7tbmWqO3ehsY34SaKt4f4US_JW2LbfPEE20g5rPWUu/s320/zhuzhu.jpg" /> <div></div><div></div><div>Yes, that's a Zhu Zhu Pet. I pooped a hamster. Now come one. Who dreams that they poop a Zhu Zhu Pet?!</div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-22537260995885111452010-01-04T21:34:00.008-06:002010-01-04T22:03:04.276-06:00Our Referral Day<div>Tomorrow is our referral day! One year ago we saw the sweetest little face we had ever seen. I just went back and read my post from 1/5/09 and couldn't help but get all anxious, excited and of course.... teary eyed all over again. I can remember like it was yesterday. We went into Christmas break at #1 on the boys list and #2 on the girls list. We have spent so many of our holidays sad and wishing we had a child to share it with, so I wanted that referral before Christmas last year more than anything. I knew when AGCI opened the Monday after break that our call would be coming, it just had to. And boy am I glad it did! I can't believe it has been a year, I really can't. This Christmas was amazing. Best Christmas Ever. Period. I fought back the tears several times just looking at Jaxson and thinking "wow - this is MY son". "This is MY family". We are starting OUR family traditions. Simply amazing. I remember thinking that this moment would never come... and it did, it's here and I'm living in it. I'm blessed beyond my wildest imagination. God sure did hand pick the PERFECT son for us.<br /><br />Here is one of the first pictures we saw of Jaxson<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423098777969916226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv10K6ASAENbSAKvITne90MqiaZg0MqsNUbhf-P6_oR0YFvtqdICXM9ApKBv8bh7Rbs-lrK6PXjQmqsz6W_dwHzCCodd0jRNSh_UJRb9M3E-I7dhJjkAy_9IvCxhYsWRD5cPLMasp4d48/s320/jax+2+mos.JPG" /></div><p>And here is our happy little family on Christmas morning</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423100027656919634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ2j18dLJKWIjsTQ-BJEozM9Q4pRKeTwnCWfd9VZk_oImvSIr7Fao4TadVzMUnWtWCOE5yFuinEGmKQGnKkNDYng4yNVBKYb47Bl_tReCkE7_htOS1CM8EXUnBhQvEYj9ozRnactxw-pY/s320/Picture+111.jpg" /><br />Note: as you know I made our blog private now. Tim has been wanting me to make it private ever since we came home because there are so many craziess out there and I just had been putting it off. Well, since Kristi has been having some crazy stalker problems I figured it was a good time to just do it. I feel much better knowing who is out there reading the blog. So, if you know of someone that would like to follow along, just shoot me an email at <a href="mailto:dawnprust@gmail.com">dawnprust@gmail.com</a> and I'd be more than happy to add them. And my goal is to post lots more now in 2010 - so keep me accountable! </p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-26765717670756110562009-12-23T19:33:00.002-06:002009-12-23T19:35:43.179-06:00Merry Christmas<div align="center">Wishing you a blessed Christmas!! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qUYsD0TzbJHKsUZbzDm8aDNAX5SKxcPlw2-bWrgvqpP4zMF5orrUxcnKpfxAjMFLF1T9Y47D0N7k5znmg5ozh9Ai2BC_rdDgKJBi-BJWUt-JfswtdH7tYA4na0_uT9VoJ1VzzLph9BEp/s1600-h/Christmas+09_0016+edit1_small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418610007309518386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qUYsD0TzbJHKsUZbzDm8aDNAX5SKxcPlw2-bWrgvqpP4zMF5orrUxcnKpfxAjMFLF1T9Y47D0N7k5znmg5ozh9Ai2BC_rdDgKJBi-BJWUt-JfswtdH7tYA4na0_uT9VoJ1VzzLph9BEp/s320/Christmas+09_0016+edit1_small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339235128839891677.post-17005540154658940352009-12-13T20:45:00.002-06:002009-12-13T20:56:04.845-06:00Going Private...Heads up! I'm going to make my blog private within the next week, so if you would still like to have access and keep up with us - just leave me a comment with your email address or send me an email at <a href="mailto:dawnprust@gmail.com">dawnprust@gmail.com</a>.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830005416130043440noreply@blogger.com15