tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17956228168217702212024-03-05T16:23:22.837-08:00The Jackson Family AdventuresYou don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-78101847346706011122014-05-13T09:25:00.001-07:002014-05-13T09:25:02.403-07:00Sweet Berry Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><i>(I know it's been a very long time since I have updated this blog - over a year, in fact! 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Can someone please tell me how it is possible that our baby boy is now a year old?! It seems just yesterday we were checking into the hospital for an induction (we joke that we had to evict him or he'd never have come out) and then bringing him home and he was a little snuggle bug on my chest. Now he is a rambunctious, happy, handsome, noisy, breath-holding little toddler!</div>
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He has a great appetite and loves table foods...mostly wants to eat whatever we have on our plates. He still sleeps on his face but sleeps through the night on his own most of the time. He loves board books and pushing cars & trucks around on the floor. We truly thought he'd be walking by now, since he's been crawling since about 6 months old...but he's not. He cruises like a champ but he'd really rather just put his head down and crawl <em>really fast</em> to get wherever he wants to go...mostly to keep up with big sister!</div>
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We had a very low-key first birthday...just the four of us, some cake, and some presents. <br />
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We had a Cars birthday cake...even though he's never seen the movie. Well, he's never seen <em>any</em> movies, so...we just picked it 'cause it was a boy theme. :)</div>
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Happy birthday to Caleb!</div>
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Mmmmmm, cake!</div>
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Present time! Unlike at Christmas, he actually knew how to rip the paper and get to the good stuff. :) </div>
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Olivia wanted to give Caleb a "Build-A-Bear" for his birthday. She has one, "Patches," that I made while pregnant with her, and she wanted to be sure Caleb had a "Patches" too. His bear looks very different from hers but that's probably a good thing! He loved it! </div>
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We love you, Buddy Bear. You are a ray of sunshine, a trial of patience, a joyful noise in our lives. We are so thankful that God blessed our family with you. It is amazing to see your personality develop day by day, and we look forward to watching you grow into a terrifying toddler, a messy little boy, and an adventurous young man.<br />
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Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-73768227926955007092013-04-29T09:04:00.000-07:002013-05-01T09:06:19.586-07:00Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!<br />
Ok...so it's been a while since I've updated this blog. I know this because when I logged in to post pictures of Caleb's birthday, I found...<br />
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Our baby girl turned 5 this year! It's so hard to believe she's already 5. Such a big girl.<br />
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We had her party at a place called Jump Street this year...basically a big trampoline place. Perfect for a pediatrician's daughter, right? Cause pediatrician's LOVE trampolines! :P<br />
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It was a lot of fun, and super, super easy for Levi and I. No clean up!<br />
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She had several friends that came and they all had a lot of fun jumping around.</div>
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It was a Rapunzel theme once again this year! Olivia loves her Rapunzel. Her cake turned out very cute. :)</div>
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Her big present from Daddy and Mommy this year was a new kitty. She had to wait about 2-3 weeks after her actual birthday before she was able to bring her home though.<br />
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This is the picture we gave to her of her kitty, since she had to wait for her. She wasn't impressed until we explained it! Then she was very excited. :)</div>
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And this is Cookie! The newest member of our family.</div>
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This is how she spent the entire afternoon after we brought Cookie home. I think she likes her. :)</div>
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Our beautiful girl will be going to Kindergarten this fall. She has already started learning to read and surprises us with how well she can sight read some of her books. She is very, very talkative, and we often have to remind her to actually eat rather than talk, else we'll all be at the table for hours before she is finished. She started learning to play soccer this year, and is going to camp at the YMCA this summer. She loves to draw and to dance, and loves her baby brother. She's such a great big sister.<br />
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We love you, Sweet Pea. You'll always be our special girl and we are so proud of you!Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-63883079150921759252013-02-14T12:51:00.000-08:002013-02-14T12:51:35.734-08:00Disney World Adventure!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've been wanting to take Olivia to Disney World for a long time, but with all that's gone on in our lives the past few years we had never done it. This past fall we just sat down and booked a trip...and it was fantastic! We're so glad we went, even with Caleb being less than a year old. We know he won't remember it, but we didn't want Olivia to have to wait several more years...that wouldn't be fair!</div>
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So we went last week. It was so much fun. So much to do, so much to see. We have two amazing little travelers, I must say. They both did great on the planes over and back. We flew out of Austin on Monday morning, had a quick change of planes in Houston, and then arrived in Orlando in the early afternoon!</div>
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Because we booked our trip through Disney, we were able to check our bags at the Austin airport and not see them again until we checked into our hotel room! Amazing, and so helpful with 2 kiddos in tow! We also rode the Disney's Magical Express bus to our hotel.</div>
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Olivia was very excited. She thought all of Orlando was Disney World and kept looking for Mickey and the Princesses. </div>
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We stayed at the All Star Movies hotel. It was...okay, to be honest. Our room was a little small and you could tell that the hotel was one of the older ones. However, we didn't actually spend much time at all in the hotel itself, so it worked out just fine. <br />
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When we first booked our vacation, a friend of mine strongly suggested that we also book reservations for dinner and character experiences then as well. The first night we ate at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, and had some delicious African/Indian food. (We had to take 2 buses to get there and 2 to get back, but that's besides the point). While there, we saw some giraffes and zebras outside...and Olivia wasn't super impressed. "I saw those at the zoo" she said. :) Which made us start to rethink our one-park-per-day strategy...why spend a day at Animal Kingdom if she'd be bored? More to come on that, later. :)<br />
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Tuesday was our first day to spend at any of the parks, and we went to Epcot because I'd scheduled Lunch with the Princesses there. While waiting for our reservations we rode a few rides, walked around the lake and saw some of the "countries."<br />
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Here is Olivia posing in front of the lake. You can see the tower in Venice in the background. :)</div>
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Introducing: Princess Kitty! By the end of the day all that was left on her face was the crown. Hee!</div>
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Which they were nice enough to print a large and several small copies of for us! Then we sat down and while we were eating four more Princesses made their way through the dining room and to our table to say hello.</div>
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Snow White liked Caleb, too. She called him a "Prince Charming in training." :)</div>
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And finally, Ariel. (AKA, "crazy eyes" per Levi, lol) She was very...energetic! The first thing she said to Olivia was, "Oh my goodness, did Rapunzel get ahold of your face?!"</div>
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After lunch we decided to head to Magic Kingdom via Monorail. Olivia was kinda bored at Epcot and other than looking at the countries and sightseeing, there wasn't much else to do there for the kids...So off we went!<br />
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As soon as we walked into the park, a Disney worker said, "there are storybook princesses in this building with only a 15 min wait! That almost never happens!" <br />
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She met Cinderella again...it was very sweet that the Princesses all got down on her level and talked to her for a few minutes instead of just posing for pictures. She was very shy but loved talking to them.</div>
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Finally Rapunzel! She was so excited. After the pictures, Olivia went on and on about Rapunzel asking her if Pascal was at her house...I'm so glad we stopped in. Rapunzel was her #1 character to meet!</div>
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After that we saw a performance in front of the main castle...in which Cinderella was dancing along with many other characters. Olivia turned to me and said, "Wow, Mommy, Cinderella is fast! She was at lunch, and then just now we saw her for pictures, and now she's up there dancing!"</div>
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After the performance we started riding the rides. Levi & Olivia had fun on the teacups!</div>
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Caleb got bored waiting for Daddy & Olivia to finish driving the cars, so he decided to eat his socks.</div>
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Riding home on the bus that first night. I don't know the little boy alseep on my arm but he needed a soft place to land, I guess!</div>
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Wednesday we went back to Magic Kingdom. We started in a different part of the park that mroning, Adventure Land, and happened to be there when Jasmine & Aladdin showed up! She had a lot of fun talking to them.</div>
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Just down the way from Be Our Guest was Gaston's Tavern. Also very fun. After a full day of rides, we stopped in for a sweet treat..LeFou's Brew!</div>
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After deciding that we didn't want to park-hop after all but would rather stay in Magic Kingdom the entire trip, we also needed to change up those dinner reservations that I'd made months ago. Luckily, there were openings in some of the Magic Kingdom restaurants, so we didn't have to leave the park at all! Originally we were supposed to have dinner at Epcot on Wednesday, but instead ate at Tony's Restaurant (from Lady & the Tramp!). <br />
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Happy family with full bellies!</div>
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After dinner we bought some Minnie Mouse ears for Olivia and had front-row seats for the parade down Main Street!<br />
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Thursday was our last day...but by then we knew where everything was in Magic Kingdom, knew what we wanted to ride, and had the Fast Pass system figured out. Olivia loved Thunder Mountain Railroad (a roller coaster) and rode it 3 times!<br />
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This is the Haunted Mansion. AKA, Caleb's favorite napping spot. We went on this ride every day, and each time we walked into the dark, he would snuggle up into our shoulders and fall asleep. It was perfect! Olivia loved it, too, and after her first initial reaction of "Daddy, let's get out of here!" she asked to go on it again and again.</div>
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Olivia's chosen souvenir: A pink sword and shield. That's our tomboy princess!</div>
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<br />Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-10038831044719464802013-01-28T07:24:00.002-08:002013-01-28T07:24:52.468-08:00A Day at the ParkYesterday was a lovely day today in Austin...79 degrees and partly cloudy. After church we couldn't resist taking advantage and having some awesome family time at the playground!<br />
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Fun on the slide! On a side note, I have a picture of her in almost the same pose, from when she was almost 2...</div>
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Silly girl</div>
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Daddy and Olivia!</div>
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I can't believe our baby boy is <strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">9 months old</span></strong> already! He's growing so fast. He's such a handsome boy...<br />
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Here he is, all dressed up for church. My little preppy boy. ;)</div>
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It's as if he's saying, "why can't I reach it? Get it!"</div>
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He's very good at standing now, if he has something to hold on to. He "cruises" (walking while holding on) very well! We keep finding him walking along the walls, holding on. He can get from one end of the room to the other in no time flat, even without crawling. I keep expecting him to let go and just walk on his own but...not yet! </div>
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We went for a walk the other day and decided that Caleb needed a hat...he looked so cute! I should have taken a picture of him in the stroller with the hat on, because it blew away the other day and now we need to find a new one...</div>
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<strong>Caleb's likes:</strong></div>
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playing with Olivia</div>
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chasing toy cars across the floor</div>
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knocking down blocks...or anything else stacked up</div>
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Food! as long as there isn't meat in it - makes him gag.</div>
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looking at his board books - he can turn the pages by himself now</div>
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<strong>Caleb's dislikes:</strong></div>
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doors that are shut</div>
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not eating when we're eating</div>
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We love you, Buddy Bear. You have brought us so much joy in the short 9 months you've been here. It's amazing to watch you grow so fast and to learn so much. You are teaching us patience all over again, in new ways. </div>
Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-64821486390326019162013-01-06T18:32:00.000-08:002013-01-06T18:32:11.042-08:00Merry Christmas 2012!<br />
I know this is a few weeks late, but what does everyone say? better late than never? :)<br />
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We hope you and your families had a wonderful Christmas holiday. We sure did! It was our first Christmas in our new house and it was fun (and somewhat challenging) to decorate!<br />
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We have a tradition, of sorts, of opening a few gifts on Christmas Eve, so that it won't be so overwhelming Christmas morning. Here's Olivia picking out a gift or two to open:<br />
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And here's Caleb doing the same...it took a bit of coaxing for him to realize he wasn't going to get in trouble for ripping the paper. I guess that's what a few weeks of "Caleb don't touch!" will do to a boy...<br />
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Christmas morning dawned early this year...Olivia crawled in our bed at 5:30! We had lots of fun opening gifts with the kids!<br />
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New football? Awesome!</div>
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New activity table - so he can STAND UP and play.</div>
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New socks - in her favorite colors, of course!</div>
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Can you say "chaos?" We had to be careful or Caleb would get lost in all the wrapping paper!</div>
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Levi's parents, Joe and Melba Jackson, came to visit for Christmas this year. Olivia always loves it when her grandparents come to our house - undivided attention and captive playmates!!<br />
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Later in the afternoon we went to the clubhouse of our community and played some pool! Olivia liked to help hold the stick. She did pretty well! Maybe we'll have to play more often!<br />
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Again, we hope you all had a lovely Christmas. we are blessed to have each of you in our lives. Stay tuned for our 2012 recap, coming soon! :)<br />
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<br />Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-83935067038622550042013-01-02T19:08:00.002-08:002013-01-08T18:17:34.216-08:002012 Recap<br />
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This year our little family decided to head out of town for Thanksgiving...no traditional dinner, no cooking all day, no post-feast naps (okay, maybe we DID all take a nap). Instead we hopped in the car on Wednesday night after work and drove 2 hours south to San Antonio!</div>
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We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express about 3 blocks from the River Walk downtown. The hotel occupies an old 19th century jail, which explains the exterior and the bars on the windows! It was a very neat old building with a lot of character...<br />
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We arrived late Wednesday, just in time to put the kids to baths and bed. On Thursday, Thanksgiving morning, we went to the zoo!</div>
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At the zoo we went on a train ride around the park. lots of fun!</div>
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Truth be told, we didn't spend nearly as much time at the zoo as we were expecting to. We thought we'd spend all day there, but we ended up being done by lunch! Exploring with an energetic 4-year-old is an interesting experience...look! there's a lion -runrunrunrun - look! there's a zebra -runrunrunrun - look! there's an elephant - runrunrunrun...</div>
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So...we went back to our hotel downtown and set out on foot to find lunch by the River Walk. We ate at a very nice restaurant called <b>Luke</b> (there's actually a German umlaut on the "u" but I don't know how to do that on the computer). </div>
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It was delicious! Levi had some wild salmon, I had a filet, and Olivia had mac n cheese. </div>
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Oh, and Caleb slipped out of the stroller because we had forgotten to strap him in. Now <i>that</i> was embarrassing!</div>
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See? he's fine. No worse for wear. I don't know anyone in San Antonio...</div>
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A friend had recommended NOT taking the stroller down on the River Walk because it is so narrow...and I'm glad she did. It wasn't too crowded on Thursday evening but when we went back on Friday it was very much so. So instead, Levi carried Caleb in the Snuggli. It was so cute! </div>
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About half of the restaurants were closed that night, but we ate a yummy dinner at Cafe Ole:</div>
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I can't believe our baby boy is half a year old! Where has the time gone? I look at older pictures of him and can't believe how big he is now...<br />
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First week home - our little stink bug</div>
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<br />Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-68015743281650371252012-10-08T09:16:00.001-07:002012-10-08T09:24:35.648-07:00It's beach time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We decided to take an end of the year beach trip last weekend...Port Aransas is only about 4 hours away, so it was perfect! We spent all of Saturday on the beach. the weather was perfect! Sunny but not too hot, and the water was warm. We may make this an annual Columbus Day trip!<br />
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Sacked out on the beach...this is the life!</div>
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Daddy and Caleb floating in the water!</div>
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Olivia was the only one brave enough to touch the snake!</div>
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Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-18645704322147758912012-08-28T09:41:00.002-07:002012-08-28T09:41:42.836-07:00Circus Time!This past weekend we went to the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus! It was the first time for Levi & Olivia (and Caleb, obviously), and I hadn't been since I was very little. It was a lot of fun! Very loud, and a little long, but definitely entertaining. We joined our friends Carrie and Jenna (and one of Jenna's friends) there, and had a great afternoon watching the spectacle.<br />
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Eating her $12 SnoCone. She'll be eating breakfast out of that bowl for a very. long. time. It was acutally pretty cute...every time the vendors came by with something Olivia would ask, "Why aren't they giving me one?" apparently she thought they were just handing out the snacks and toys to all the kids and was worried they were skipping her! Silly girl.</div>
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<br />Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-79987349900602331892012-08-15T06:57:00.000-07:002012-08-15T06:57:31.698-07:00Happy (belated) Anniversary!This post is nearly a month overdue...but important enough to share anyway! Things have been crazy around our house. Though I'm starting to think maybe crazy is the new normal for us...<br />
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Levi and I celebrated our 11th anniversary on July 28th! We were fortunate enough to have our friend Carrie and her daughter Jenna watch our two monkeys for us so we could go to dinner at a fancy restaurant. It was a lovely time, just the two of us. We love our kids dearly and normally bring them along for everything we do...but it was nice to have an adult dinner for such a special occasion. :)<br />
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I thought it might be fun to have a timeline of pictures to share...we've grown so much together over the past 11 years and it's fun to see it.<br />
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This was in college...we look like babies!</div>
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New Year's Eve...can you guess what year? lol.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">I think he had fun. He says he's glad he did it - can cross it of the proverbial "bucket list" - but doesn't plan to do it again! Says he prefers to keep his feet on the ground, meaning sticking to running. :) Olivia says she wants to race with him next time, so maybe we can find a family fun run... :)</span></div>Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-79910475020628688142012-07-20T08:23:00.000-07:002012-07-20T08:26:04.940-07:00Caleb - 3 months!My how time flies! I can't believe our baby boy is 3 months old already! He's growing so fast. Such a happy, mellow child. He's sleeping through the night already, which is awesome! He is doing much better at daycare - we found a bottle he likes so he's eating better, and he's doing lots of fun things every day! He has lots of fun doing tummy time...<br />
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We love you!</div>Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-61188129481293100872012-06-28T08:22:00.004-07:002012-06-28T08:23:56.652-07:00We've Moved!We have been in our new house for over three weeks now, and we absolutely love it. We're still in the process of unpacking (strangely enough, it takes longer with two little ones around!) but have whittled it down to just a few boxes by now. I had so many plans in my "decorating notebook" before we moved in, and am trying to take my time and do them gradually, so that A) I don't spend too much money at once, and B) so that it doesn't look cluttered or overdone. Slowly but surely we're working on them, however, and it makes me smile every time I see the real thing instead of just the drawing in my book. :)<br />
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I love the color (sorry about the glare from the windows). It took a lot of convincing to get Levi to be okay with orange...and he still says we need a big University of Texas Longhorn symbol to complete the look...but the color is perfect with our dark furniture and cabinets. Our dining room table looks really small in our larger dining room...a new one is next on the purchase list!</div>
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This is our family room, painted a nice brown (I think the color was called "Burnt Almonds"). We wall-mounted the TV ourselves, quite an accomplishment for two people who'd never even turned on the drill they'd had for 3 years...We also bought a new coffee table from IKEA with no corners for Caleb to run into as he learns to crawl and walk.</div>
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Our room! I told Levi I wanted to paint one wall as an accent, and let him choose between an aqua blue and a deep red. I think his choice was perfect! It looks very lovely with our new furniture and the iron wall decorations. We've never had new bedroom furniture (or two nightstands) before, so this is quite a treat! I am trying to decide if I want to carry the red into the bathroom and paint one of the walls there...</div>
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This is my "family" collage in the stairway. Words cannot express how much I LOVE it. The pictures are in old-fashioned style (r<a href="http://thejacksonfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/2012/02/pictures-as-art.html" target="_blank">emember this post here</a>?), in black frames, hung gallery-style. I'll be able to switch out the pictures as the kids grow, too. Every time I walk by the stairway I smile. :)</div>
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The kids' playroom area in the opposite corner of the bonus room. Those shelves filled up fast! I still need to paint that blonde bookshelf white...but would like to get the rest of the house put together before tackling a new project. Olivia loves this space. We often find her up there, sitting on the floor with a pile of books next to her or playing quietly with a puzzle. She's such a good girl. :)<br />
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And some 3D fabric flowers with stems and grass painted on the wall (also Nana's handiwork). It really is a very cute room. :)</div>
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Caleb's room! I love how the decal stickers turned out...and so does he! I often catch him staring and smiling at the monkey on the wall. :) </div>
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Our back porch. The kids and I bought Levi a grill for Father's Day! </div>
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Finally, the view from our back porch. Lovely, yes? We may have a small backyard but at least there isn't anyone behind us!</div>
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So that's it for now...as I said, it's a work in progress. We still have artwork to put up on the walls in some places, the bonus room to finish (my craft nook), and the guest room to decorate. But all in all, it looks pretty great and we love to call it home!</div>
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Caleb is so different from Olivia at that age: calm while she was noisy, big while she was tiny. For two babies that look so much alike (see last post!) they have very different personalities so far.<br />
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So, so sweet! I have several of these poses and I love them!</div>
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Olivia is very good with him. And he loves looking at his big sister when she stays still long enough for him to focus on her.</div>
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Part of the reason I haven't updated is because, well, we've been quite busy adjusting to our new family of four and moving and all. The other part is because I wanted to wait until all of our visitors had come so I could post pictures of them all at once. So...here you go, in order of appearance! :)<br />
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Melba Jackson - "Grammy"</div>
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Joe & Melba came in a few days after Caleb was born, so they got to see his sleepy side. :) Olivia had a ton of fun playing with Grammy...I think they wore each other out every day!</div>
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Tim & Kathy arrived around 2 weeks after Caleb was born. Can you tell his favorite sleeping position? We called him our little Snuggle Bug...or Stink Bug, depending on the diaper situation! He still prefers to sleep up against your chest like that, actually. Mommy and Daddy are building amazing arm muscles!</div>
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Mary McDorman - "Great Grandma Mary"</div>
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Jim & Mary were able to stop in for a day on their way home from vacation, which was nice. Great Grandmas have wonderful laps for rocking, and Great Grandpas are fun for big sisters to play games with. :)</div>
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Joanie & Chris came for a weekend at about 3 weeks of age. It was great to see Joanie's own little baby bump growing, too! :) They both got in some practice holding a newborn...</div>
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Di came to visit when Caleb was a month old...and since our little Snuggle Bug doesn't like to sleep for more than 10min unless someone is holding him, she was invaluable help as a babysitter while I packed up our house to prepare for moving! </div>
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Thanks so much to all who have come to visit and help us out in the first several weeks of being parents of 2! It was wonderful to see everyone, and great to have all the help! We love you!</div>Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-86962483507105608182012-05-05T16:40:00.005-07:002012-05-05T16:41:00.359-07:00Introducing...Caleb James Jackson!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's right, he's finally here! Caleb was born on Tuesday, April 24, at 6:07am. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured at 19 & 1/2 inches long. I find it interesting that both of our children were born on Tuesdays...how does that old poem go? <br />
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<dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Monday's child is fair of face</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tuesday's child is full of grace,</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Wednesday's child is full of woe,</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Thursday's child has far to go,</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Friday's child is loving and giving,</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Saturday's child works hard for a living,</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day</span></dd><dd><span style="color: #cc0000;">Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.</span></dd><br />
I like the idea that our children are "full of grace." They are certainly both a blessing and precious gifts from God.<br />
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Caleb's arrival was very smooth and without any problems, thankfully! We did end up having to evict him...we had an induction at 39 weeks. I think he was pretty comfy in there...he still curls up like a stink bug as much as possible.<br />
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Big sister is very excited. She loves to hold him, and always runs over to give him hugs.</div>
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The past week has been a bit of a blur...I can't believe he'll be 2 weeks old in just a few short days! It's been lovely being home with my two kiddos...the park in the mornings, games with Olivia, family nap time after lunch, and lots and lots of rocking chair time with Caleb. :) A few days ago we did a mini "photo shoot" and I was able to capture several really good pictures of them both...</div>
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Sweet, sweet, beautiful children.</div>
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Lovely girl, growing up so fast!</div>
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We have a driveway now, too! It will be stained a pretty brown color to match the rest of the neighborhood. We still need landscaping, too, but it's come a long way from the huge piles of dirt and broken shingles/debris that were there only a few weeks ago!</div>
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Olivia on the back porch. :) She loves exploring our new house. I'll like it a lot more when the side gates are installed and she can't wander out front by herself....</div>
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The kitchen was one of the biggest surprises this week...it's basically done! We have countertops, cabinets, a backsplash, and appliances! It's SO pretty. I just couldn't stop smiling at how well it came together!</div>
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A close up of the backsplash and our cooktop. I love the little bronze tiles in the backsplash; they add such a nice touch.</div>
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A side view of the kitchen...you can see our oven/microwave. You can also see a sliver of the wood floor in the living room (where I'm standing to take the picture), though it's mostly covered by brown protective paper. Thanks goodness! I don't want anything to scuff up our pretty floor before we move in.</div>
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Our staircase/foyer, with freshly stained banister and carpet! I love the dark wood on the white wall. Again with the brown protective paper...once we move in I'll take a picture of the actual wood floor!</div>
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Bonus room with iron railing...there's bubble wrap all over it still, which makes it look funny.</div>
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A little blurry, but this is our master bathroom. It has a HUGE mirror. I knew there would be a mirror there but I didn't realize it would take up the entire wall. I love it! It's directly across from a west-facing window, so we should get lots of natural light in there. </div>
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That's it for new pictures. There really isn't much left for them to do...some small fixtures inside (ceiling fans, fireplace mantel, doorknobs, etc.) and all the landscaping outside. It should be done in just a few short weeks! Our closing date is May 15th...we'll probably move in slowly since we have our rental house through June. I have lots of decorating plans, including painting some of the walls, and would like to do that before we move everything in...we'll see! </div>
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I can't believe it's almost done. The process went by so fast...and it was so much fun watching it develop. Levi and I both think it will be a very nice home to raise our family in...and to have guests in! Who wants to visit? ;-)</div>Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-27230788493360245932012-04-13T13:31:00.000-07:002012-04-13T13:31:20.228-07:00House UpdateOur new house is coming along nicely! It's amazing how fast it goes up. This is what the outside looks like now:<br />
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It was also the first year that I dyed Easter eggs with her. Yes, I know, it's shocking that she's never dyed eggs before...but she was always too little to understand how to be careful (and if I'm honest I was probably working...) This year, though, I really wanted to make sure it was something we did. She helped me hard-boil the eggs (she's such a big helper in the kitchen), and then we set up 4 glasses with our chosen colors - pink, blue, green, and red. It was amazing to see the look on her face when we pulled the first egg out of the blue dye - lit up with so much wonder and excitment. It was so much fun, and I wish I'd taken pictures but I was too preoccupied with making sure the dye didn't end up all over everywhere. Next year!<br />
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It was a lovely day. Hope you had a lovely Easter Sunday with your family as well!Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-71547577580074936502012-03-22T08:24:00.000-07:002012-03-22T08:24:31.749-07:00Waiting for CalebI've been anxious to take pregnancy pictures for a while now...we almost missed our chance with Olivia (we took pictures on a Sunday and she was born that Tuesday!) and I didn't want to miss it with Caleb! I love "waiting for baby" pictures. They capture such an exciting time. I am 34 weeks along in these pictures.<br />
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We took them ourselves but they still turned out well, I think. We finally learned how to use the timer function on our camera!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTGYblStbrQgiPb9cwFnXN-TzhBliXKjieTV7Gmetbwc0455Y5IaJ2vjwDQG3qVb1X5eXLkegThCi_SlvknUJ3N18I5RcgqWeqf8uWWeTEmEXa30Q9fAkArkUzrRZskI__bGDlG5CKMxc/s1600/DSCF0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTGYblStbrQgiPb9cwFnXN-TzhBliXKjieTV7Gmetbwc0455Y5IaJ2vjwDQG3qVb1X5eXLkegThCi_SlvknUJ3N18I5RcgqWeqf8uWWeTEmEXa30Q9fAkArkUzrRZskI__bGDlG5CKMxc/s400/DSCF0006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Olivia is such a sweetheart. She is always kissing my belly and "giving Caleb hugs" by wrapping her arms around my belly. She's so excited to meet him! </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7srXGnGows/T2j6mhv22yI/AAAAAAAAHho/FLzisO7js2g/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7srXGnGows/T2j6mhv22yI/AAAAAAAAHho/FLzisO7js2g/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture didn't quite turn out the way I'd planned...Olivia was supposed to put her hand beneath Levi's but she kept moving it before the timer would go off. so it will have to work! :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Deep thoughts about the coming addition! :P</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it might be fun to show a comparison picture, too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KCYQtZTIxwQ/R7iyQsEqEwI/AAAAAAAABLA/25WuiY-RwSk/s1600/waiting+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="353" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KCYQtZTIxwQ/R7iyQsEqEwI/AAAAAAAABLA/25WuiY-RwSk/s400/waiting+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">This was taken at 38 weeks with Olivia. Not a huge difference in size!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
Only about a month to go! We're all so excited to meet him at last! :)</div>Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795622816821770221.post-34465372702503530052012-03-05T12:36:00.000-08:002012-03-05T12:36:53.204-08:00House Update - FramingOur builder is making great progress on our house! We've been going by every weekend and taking pictures. It's so much fun! Today Levi and I had a "pre-drywall inspection meeting" which is basically a walk-thru with the builder to make sure the floorplan is right, the electrical and plumbing is in place and makes sense. You can definitely see the skeleton of the house and get a good feel for what it will look like. Last weekend when we went by we took pictures and some measurements...<br />
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The first several pictures are a time-lapse of our house going up. so fun!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-plHQHnkt4Cg/TtvQ1Q65vyI/AAAAAAAAHNk/K8FS3cAYI0o/s1600/DSCF0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-plHQHnkt4Cg/TtvQ1Q65vyI/AAAAAAAAHNk/K8FS3cAYI0o/s400/DSCF0077.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lot</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yYzCq9QZnbE/T0q4x9IXT9I/AAAAAAAAHa8/ckndrUIdC7Q/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yYzCq9QZnbE/T0q4x9IXT9I/AAAAAAAAHa8/ckndrUIdC7Q/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Preparing for the foundation</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OXo9dhR8gAo/T0q42BOfq0I/AAAAAAAAHa8/rXC1z6SM59U/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OXo9dhR8gAo/T0q42BOfq0I/AAAAAAAAHa8/rXC1z6SM59U/s400/DSCF0004.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The Stick House" according to Olivia</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6zW0STYP70/T0q48QAk3bI/AAAAAAAAHa8/A0cnkeQmKPQ/s1600/DSCF0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6zW0STYP70/T0q48QAk3bI/AAAAAAAAHa8/A0cnkeQmKPQ/s400/DSCF0023.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How it looks now! soon they'll be adding the stone and stucco...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now for a few other random pictures...</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIYeKICgwLA/T0q5ZgNNyeI/AAAAAAAAHa8/PyrBB_FNDnA/s1600/DSCF0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIYeKICgwLA/T0q5ZgNNyeI/AAAAAAAAHa8/PyrBB_FNDnA/s400/DSCF0031.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stairs! This is looking from the living room towards the front door.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xDdoJboi9A/T0q5hHY1NPI/AAAAAAAAHa8/Igi9NGu8rJ8/s1600/DSCF0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xDdoJboi9A/T0q5hHY1NPI/AAAAAAAAHa8/Igi9NGu8rJ8/s400/DSCF0033.JPG" uda="true" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our backyard and the back of the house. Look at all the windows!!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUKBgYGO5J0/T0q5q2C65-I/AAAAAAAAHa8/wa2eZ5VqD-8/s1600/DSCF0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUKBgYGO5J0/T0q5q2C65-I/AAAAAAAAHa8/wa2eZ5VqD-8/s400/DSCF0035.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from our living room. No neighbors directly behind us! We also discovered today at our meeting that we have a lovely view from the upstairs...I'll have to remember to take that picture next time.</div><br />
Soon, hopefully, we'll be drywalled and will have more pictures to share...today the builder said the house should be completely finished within 2 months! The whole process is very exciting for us, especially since we've never owned our own house before. Olivia is having fun with it too. She loves to go to "the new house" and explore.Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344302047251789919noreply@blogger.com0