tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90684940846042034882024-03-12T19:51:58.045-07:00Ken & Beth HowardKen & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-74912156744113540032009-06-09T16:06:00.000-07:002009-06-09T16:23:49.216-07:00Our Trip to California...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVyVCYRKco9yi-LVYr4K2DUC1-7hby5wGTNz9b6F71lC165moLU9fx4Id4tHC120pwMYCpPSnPZhqZGt-le_JiMmYNLANtvYZv7QATj8AOTrCSnWI-TKqXpbSPL9AMaMBPlq5WcBX9qJV/s1600-h/081.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVyVCYRKco9yi-LVYr4K2DUC1-7hby5wGTNz9b6F71lC165moLU9fx4Id4tHC120pwMYCpPSnPZhqZGt-le_JiMmYNLANtvYZv7QATj8AOTrCSnWI-TKqXpbSPL9AMaMBPlq5WcBX9qJV/s320/081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345469539882957618" /></a>Last week, Ken & I woke up & decided to go to Cali. We were there by 11 pm that night. We spent a week there & had so much fun! Tuesday, we met up with Ken's brother, Tom, & went to Venice Beach. We also got a little tour of the movie set where he's been working. On Wednesday, we hung out with my sister, Jamie, & her family. Thursday, we went to Disneyland & California Adventure all day with my sister & her family. Friday, we went shopping with my grandparents, then swimming, then we hung out with my brother, Slade & his family. Saturday, we went to Seal Beach in the morning & walked down the peir to show the kids where we got engaged, then we went swimming with the family & got totally sunburned. Then on Sunday, after church, we decided to head home & stay in St. George for the night. We stayed at a nice hotel & got some more swimming in, & finally got home yesterday! It was such a fun trip & it was so good to see everyone we were able to see. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSMVoYjVmRs1eFd0NxYT20LRD_ERieDKM34Vgp_fJ0okm1rsp8qJ_D5tVzUr-PmaY4UVj-hlOq19WcNuNWkJOH3CRBKN02y-KBTYcK7Hp2HQ2zWS4e6Jms34FtH8Jkg6M4N_FNDY-iWL9/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSMVoYjVmRs1eFd0NxYT20LRD_ERieDKM34Vgp_fJ0okm1rsp8qJ_D5tVzUr-PmaY4UVj-hlOq19WcNuNWkJOH3CRBKN02y-KBTYcK7Hp2HQ2zWS4e6Jms34FtH8Jkg6M4N_FNDY-iWL9/s320/077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345469534083900738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguVSGtxXFCG-DtswsxnQsJBVDKAZH_NWzjfRn6mJTiUuZ5SUmBndUKODlFmouu7uRfnu4hfxmokjFGeRB6PU8kJcNfDUNTGfKD_hPfg-l5iwtoV0I9hC-yuuA3aSVyiSdXEuRQr8KDa4g/s1600-h/061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguVSGtxXFCG-DtswsxnQsJBVDKAZH_NWzjfRn6mJTiUuZ5SUmBndUKODlFmouu7uRfnu4hfxmokjFGeRB6PU8kJcNfDUNTGfKD_hPfg-l5iwtoV0I9hC-yuuA3aSVyiSdXEuRQr8KDa4g/s320/061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345469530848380018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7EdZgDBKPLTiUAhTCErfl5ASrHoivy-KYWfLwd1UCaxd4AYvCLGXCs119Ln9YLAhUEGDMK_8WO_tKaFC4zCwiF4GDPCNdt-kKXFsWFgpSNvDfDcuKWcbBs3fFPAxZX6vuWNF66OPhsX_/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7EdZgDBKPLTiUAhTCErfl5ASrHoivy-KYWfLwd1UCaxd4AYvCLGXCs119Ln9YLAhUEGDMK_8WO_tKaFC4zCwiF4GDPCNdt-kKXFsWFgpSNvDfDcuKWcbBs3fFPAxZX6vuWNF66OPhsX_/s320/043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345469525610093842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDJ34BBaGxPw6fdtp7Z8oiGe3V5vsolJK4kRnaixQt-q4QuiX8M3Ogy0eWCmNbc-e0tLd2-9PpkVu2xKloM-p1htL0N9zvbd-6dochkg63eIJ9bMFiyE7wjnReTtoNMBIBw_SygQwg2bc/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDJ34BBaGxPw6fdtp7Z8oiGe3V5vsolJK4kRnaixQt-q4QuiX8M3Ogy0eWCmNbc-e0tLd2-9PpkVu2xKloM-p1htL0N9zvbd-6dochkg63eIJ9bMFiyE7wjnReTtoNMBIBw_SygQwg2bc/s320/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345469522810900722" /></a>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-38476290033870640242009-05-14T14:36:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:54:23.937-07:00Maeli's 3!!!...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMamehimQzTi3lIC_hLRbYSuqg3B9lC3im9ZEXjfJIRKf5VH4aF4ODyPRAjo1_PsBgF5EHzcNqG1uw7iVYaDwbXg-WWbOUECelT7cO8ei6sXSyBGhjG8m28GAh1SgA413GSXTUT6JK50e/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMamehimQzTi3lIC_hLRbYSuqg3B9lC3im9ZEXjfJIRKf5VH4aF4ODyPRAjo1_PsBgF5EHzcNqG1uw7iVYaDwbXg-WWbOUECelT7cO8ei6sXSyBGhjG8m28GAh1SgA413GSXTUT6JK50e/s320/031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335798056847951474" /></a>For Maeli's third birthday, we decided to go to the zoo. The kids had so much fun looking at all the animals. We ended up buying a family pass to the zoo, so we'll be going there a lot this summer! One of my favorite parts of the day was when we were looking at the orangutans. There was a mother in the exhibit with her baby. The baby kept climbing the ropes & doing flips, so we were just standing there watching & Kenny says, "I'm getting too bored of staring at the baby monkey". Yes, I'm glad my 5 year old knows how to appreciate things.=)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1c_Wkouys3xfrc6ysFzYYLt2JNnMYYujVplV3JGgbzGvCuZ_MI8OayIVGYo3FzGiZH7MIDNWYyGfMEFS32XgyPsRA4s3J8nW9pTGZwfHGoACBNaITssKMyD48fWqg44Zqq4QXLaMkBNM/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1c_Wkouys3xfrc6ysFzYYLt2JNnMYYujVplV3JGgbzGvCuZ_MI8OayIVGYo3FzGiZH7MIDNWYyGfMEFS32XgyPsRA4s3J8nW9pTGZwfHGoACBNaITssKMyD48fWqg44Zqq4QXLaMkBNM/s320/048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335798049607600594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrd1IwU6hrW87yt-7byZpzRM2xghJ6EQPC-1BQFqz64IYl15bmc-ymqhL0TOopsLks1F4TGOgZDGUxlIbRfmqiBRQTqcixZRSz2MD6WZYsRAMWdiv-ADSuMQ9oewT2oiJqahVlJGS5hDK/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrd1IwU6hrW87yt-7byZpzRM2xghJ6EQPC-1BQFqz64IYl15bmc-ymqhL0TOopsLks1F4TGOgZDGUxlIbRfmqiBRQTqcixZRSz2MD6WZYsRAMWdiv-ADSuMQ9oewT2oiJqahVlJGS5hDK/s320/056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335798042664452498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihp3D5mjz5nJO-DrN-OXtR0j9lRC5qEmGrRLjWOmemkzhIuyPKRnrGiQZbladbF-gqmXY1nnMLwAQB8RomvbwsAJmnsWvpFaQ-DV5CXVyFX_IOLg996jKPG7wp557LqFZhFDBywQ32hf8/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihp3D5mjz5nJO-DrN-OXtR0j9lRC5qEmGrRLjWOmemkzhIuyPKRnrGiQZbladbF-gqmXY1nnMLwAQB8RomvbwsAJmnsWvpFaQ-DV5CXVyFX_IOLg996jKPG7wp557LqFZhFDBywQ32hf8/s320/076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335798043030563682" /></a>After the zoo, we stopped at Chuck-E-Cheese's for some dinner & birthday cake. Maeli picked a Barbie cake. Kenny gave her a Barbie for her birthday & the money that grandma & grandpa Howard gave her, went towards a Barbie Jeep! Overall, Kenny & Maeli were both spoiled rotten all day, so we'll consider it a birthday success. Too bad Sadie was stuck in her stroller most of the day...not many pictures of her.=( Bad mom...Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-57415494376127082562009-04-17T19:48:00.001-07:002009-04-17T20:02:17.239-07:00Our Visitors...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTc5AwhsIfltqxj8SFDGGN0v0wrRv-V5-iWmMlcjgJEOibgMwq2E0ibbE0FqbqrzH_M3BvMGoeG2TThDXbqAV8vqeEBvB-JIa2WBeNOn1aIrc-j_SQducKsIIzeh1ze-RtRoBQ94FagR0/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTc5AwhsIfltqxj8SFDGGN0v0wrRv-V5-iWmMlcjgJEOibgMwq2E0ibbE0FqbqrzH_M3BvMGoeG2TThDXbqAV8vqeEBvB-JIa2WBeNOn1aIrc-j_SQducKsIIzeh1ze-RtRoBQ94FagR0/s320/068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325858364623233522" /></a>The day after Easter, my sister and her family visited us on their way up to Idaho for my nephew, Charles' baptism. They got here Monday night & left Tuesday after lunch. We didn't have much time, but we made the most of it. Kenny and Charles had a blast together & got to have a sleepover in Kenny's room. The girls had just as much fun together. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maeli</span> loves her cousin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maryn</span>. After we got the kids to bed, the grown ups played games & ate junk food...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">afterall</span>, that's what I do best!=) Then, after we got our husbands to bed, Jamie & I stayed up really late talking. The next morning, Ken made cinnamon rolls & bread from scratch for breakfast. Then for lunch, we made homemade pizza & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">breadsticks</span>. I'm sure they were all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">carbed</span> out by the time they left!=) Oh, and Jamie also took Kenny to the store to buy him a gift for his birthday & they came back with Piranha Panic! He's been begging for this game since Christmas time. Jamie is definitely his favorite person right now!=)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDaoz4zxtCTDxvgW6Xm_HPOZSQ9ApSLCgly3iKBuaoDzJJL65wmSnhyY4wYBN_moekGvaciiI3QyOebUKiS61ue65VEdD2TQsIAGadtdAlTZSGk_fk68QGz5V0S5wIXgtaSg7-0LmaHzU/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDaoz4zxtCTDxvgW6Xm_HPOZSQ9ApSLCgly3iKBuaoDzJJL65wmSnhyY4wYBN_moekGvaciiI3QyOebUKiS61ue65VEdD2TQsIAGadtdAlTZSGk_fk68QGz5V0S5wIXgtaSg7-0LmaHzU/s320/069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325858364425050482" /></a>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-28322232589757489602009-04-17T19:29:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:46:44.275-07:00Our Easter Fun...<div style="text-align: center;">We had a lot of fun this Easter. Ken had to work Easter morning, so Kenny wrote the Easter Bunny a letter asking him to visit our house Saturday night, so Ken could celebrate with us. Then, after church on Easter, we headed to Ken's parent's house for some yummy food an an egg hunt. The kids had so much fun, and ate so much candy!=)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjZDlmB64_6iGHIkbkU0pb1AP_qbmoCu1QSjKl76SiEd9DNqX8r5mx_1JBhKhsKjbH6w2rw9Cr2FXl5KA_5geFBx715-Ksmc5xO-vJJJdarpwWOm_2N52qyIwyvP-5WwpzIaN12Ql2sou/s1600-h/052.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LilOcZ1xPt3sPoJCn_GkuKaiKjTrCexj1SnxJLlqYkezkSNid8fJm0GI_fcgnOa0yaDWD79sV7b9oZchjdrxANgfD3I9tvxE0sgOdrIhBY5Xw7XOIrsrmgnUQd9Y1huTbwpztkGf-waN/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LilOcZ1xPt3sPoJCn_GkuKaiKjTrCexj1SnxJLlqYkezkSNid8fJm0GI_fcgnOa0yaDWD79sV7b9oZchjdrxANgfD3I9tvxE0sgOdrIhBY5Xw7XOIrsrmgnUQd9Y1huTbwpztkGf-waN/s320/048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325854703144062658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkDFg0lIOSh2nrB_Nr2aR_myp1SrHXOv_ZCjL0TITlqmKQBKLbWWNticpHeGEMEzJlrAGgX0Po3uwgtPOrDzOlEsCFFq3h5hruOg6Vb5SJ5h5-kfjTf8hOYhnptnKYfwBIQ5HKZaTg9Ny/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkDFg0lIOSh2nrB_Nr2aR_myp1SrHXOv_ZCjL0TITlqmKQBKLbWWNticpHeGEMEzJlrAGgX0Po3uwgtPOrDzOlEsCFFq3h5hruOg6Vb5SJ5h5-kfjTf8hOYhnptnKYfwBIQ5HKZaTg9Ny/s320/046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325854693061746802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmCNTXmttYVEO7X4d82I1p_XU2F4RK85NiHgvNrpO4TfTsKk2Q8LM8aRURUdbBXnVCVACE24snStT5T_PQYCzxOw3gXOJwMJEVUL4bgL1vJ8FkEiMQFqi6g-h7R4DXvbbnq94skci8fcU/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmCNTXmttYVEO7X4d82I1p_XU2F4RK85NiHgvNrpO4TfTsKk2Q8LM8aRURUdbBXnVCVACE24snStT5T_PQYCzxOw3gXOJwMJEVUL4bgL1vJ8FkEiMQFqi6g-h7R4DXvbbnq94skci8fcU/s320/042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325854691194034722" /></a>I spent way too long on Maeli's hair, so I had to take a lot of pictures!=) She was our little Easter Princess!=)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-13676940991883777082009-03-25T14:11:00.000-07:002009-03-25T14:59:34.900-07:00My Angry Princess...<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Okay, so I know I never write much on this blog of mine, but I am in a chatty mood, so you're about to get an earful. Let me just tell you, that I think my kids are the funniest kids on the planet. I thought I'd fill you in on some of the randomness that has come out of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maeli's</span> little mouth lately...so here it goes...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maeli</span>, take another bite...<br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maeli</span>: Mommy, you giving me a headache!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Maeli</span>: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ew</span>, Kenny, you stinky! (as she's waving her hand in front of her nose)<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: Kenny's not stinky.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Maeli</span>: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Yah</span>, he gross.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Maeli</span>, you are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sooo</span> pretty. (as I'm doing her hair <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">in front</span> of the mirror)<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Maeli</span>: Pretty, Pretty, Pretty...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Maeli</span> is a princess!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: Here's your cinnamon roll, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Maeli</span>. <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Maeli</span>: I wanna whole one!<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: Nope, you & Kenny have to share.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Maeli</span>: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Nooooo</span>! (She then gets down off the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">barstool</span> & grunts & stomps her feet. The funny part was that she was wearing dress shoes two sizes too big, so her stomping was a little less than intimidating.)<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Me: (Laughing hysterically)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Yes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Maeli</span> is my angry child, but very confident as well. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Hmmmm</span>...does that make her a brat?=) I just can't help but laugh when she has her little fits of rage. She's such a tiny girl, with tons of personality. She's outgrown naps, but we have rest time everyday. She watches a movie or cartoons while she "rests". Whenever I open her door to let her out of rest time, she has successfully messed up every single toy in her room. Today, I heard her jumping on her bed, screaming a song at the top of her lungs for about ten minutes.=) She just completely enjoys herself. <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I know that in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Maeli's</span> ideal world, she would be an only child. Everyday life for her would consist of these things...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Playing in the dirt</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Eating steak</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Walking beside me at the grocery store instead of having to sit in the cart</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Giving lots of hugs & kisses</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Jumping up & down & running in circles for hours</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*twirling while wearing a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">leotard</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Riding her tricycle while yelling really loud</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Wearing her shoes on the wrong feet</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Wearing pretty bows in her hair</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Eating toothpaste</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*Playing in the bathroom sink</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>*And Lots & lots of coloring <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If she could do these things all day, everyday, she would no longer be my angry child. She would be the happiest kid in the world. What can I say? I just love her to pieces. Without her, our house would be kind of boring.=)<br /></div></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-71473064515171083652009-03-03T19:36:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:54:04.863-08:00Our Latest Adventure...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsMgKatup7PqPXcThKeieDW3Qy1jV2qmuPxGF6S8hRuBoMSl7YrS6S15tjFR9JRZeSBcEHcJz-TLDWFSmNvAHZLzi2nYJIQABjBSzJR7K3U-kaUzVmxRkh_a_Olk-WXkf4pyKVFHiEAKf/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsMgKatup7PqPXcThKeieDW3Qy1jV2qmuPxGF6S8hRuBoMSl7YrS6S15tjFR9JRZeSBcEHcJz-TLDWFSmNvAHZLzi2nYJIQABjBSzJR7K3U-kaUzVmxRkh_a_Olk-WXkf4pyKVFHiEAKf/s320/103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309173422739898786" /></a>Yesterday, we decided it would be fun to take our kids to the Dinosaur Museum. We called up our good friends to come with us. We had so much fun! Kenny is sooo into dinosaurs right now, so he ate up every minute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQffQ4OsWGsVCiW9lA32uqCg6LvB2gSQuFh3diLJlY1rYe4w8ue9xmuWaFzULrEF-p83QNNQoB40VFfuR39X-goWzZymhZiGJciSQ75Dy06LJZ_PfUkEQGALc2wJ081bPcsTvQIIPJ782/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQffQ4OsWGsVCiW9lA32uqCg6LvB2gSQuFh3diLJlY1rYe4w8ue9xmuWaFzULrEF-p83QNNQoB40VFfuR39X-goWzZymhZiGJciSQ75Dy06LJZ_PfUkEQGALc2wJ081bPcsTvQIIPJ782/s320/099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309173417558666706" /></a>They had a little area to dig for dinosaurs, so we let the kids play for as long as they wanted, while we got a chance to rest our feet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7V4Nhu7f3N2rIMmUX7T_0ldfmdykJFVd2Y1mSCco_kEigMBZ8nsIIX_6EQPqIWDRd59xWcwaYIOKbKIWVwObe2gxy_tO8IDY_4y0_9IN6_sd7LIuXSTj7kHO92nE0QO4gZMUlGpBWMl-/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7V4Nhu7f3N2rIMmUX7T_0ldfmdykJFVd2Y1mSCco_kEigMBZ8nsIIX_6EQPqIWDRd59xWcwaYIOKbKIWVwObe2gxy_tO8IDY_4y0_9IN6_sd7LIuXSTj7kHO92nE0QO4gZMUlGpBWMl-/s320/091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309173411530211394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfRqMy4ivN9URqBmpepFQ7yH-8SVXmYj0dhOFUNojuLOM2aO4JGo7yazmsv0Mlb3D06ZeINi22xFfM6QZk7dOtvc76pwJtrvIzoPtBiLciro55LdSXyYKKmsy17LShQ8Cj1VdsuZ0-Fpk/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfRqMy4ivN9URqBmpepFQ7yH-8SVXmYj0dhOFUNojuLOM2aO4JGo7yazmsv0Mlb3D06ZeINi22xFfM6QZk7dOtvc76pwJtrvIzoPtBiLciro55LdSXyYKKmsy17LShQ8Cj1VdsuZ0-Fpk/s320/080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309173401045155746" /></a>Here's the only shot I have of all three kids together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuEdRa_RaMr8VZzJ5PnmJuprFdwZrWohY-Fl3SNZUDV7OYeJ8LAXpusSMO3mxxrIIet1eveTUOUDu8TBJ4UaV7e1ndYKkmlYZXPmeqBsiMBTaI4Z3OT8sYOZ6etVZMVUOoabLN-2jnRAB/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuEdRa_RaMr8VZzJ5PnmJuprFdwZrWohY-Fl3SNZUDV7OYeJ8LAXpusSMO3mxxrIIet1eveTUOUDu8TBJ4UaV7e1ndYKkmlYZXPmeqBsiMBTaI4Z3OT8sYOZ6etVZMVUOoabLN-2jnRAB/s320/109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309173394123541746" /></a>Here was our crazy group of kids, minus the two babies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMOVgLWbQ960JeK2Zq4jRw4NlWh2D11H5l94lFoAyjOmwKmwzlzyekRrWySuR_2onU4duhFb7F_dbFz-fDmbK_Z_4s2L6GslIPsEPrcyho8qMZKyGtViCs6juuq2FNsWOKwbQ0APopaYR/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMOVgLWbQ960JeK2Zq4jRw4NlWh2D11H5l94lFoAyjOmwKmwzlzyekRrWySuR_2onU4duhFb7F_dbFz-fDmbK_Z_4s2L6GslIPsEPrcyho8qMZKyGtViCs6juuq2FNsWOKwbQ0APopaYR/s320/033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309171685977391874" /></a>We also celebrated Kenny's birthday last month. He's now a 5 year old! His Aunt Amiee & Uncle Earl mailed him a gift card to the dollar store & these are a couple of the items he chose to purchase with that gift card!=) Yep, that's a grill & ginormous ears! We love this kid!Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-29026069929004592632008-11-21T08:58:00.000-08:002008-11-21T09:19:22.264-08:00More of Our California Trip...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WoBjfkpERu4s4SAUtex_pW633ZwCqbMuWROoyuAd6N4ostbBlGihKchNLGEwIG9vwxIqpb00-PTCPh5VfA0tYrogiDV-1g6J3uIu92yTAZWefA5Hhhyphenhyphen11ODSsulmQCwNPNpOff5HDd4g/s1600-h/Picture+181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WoBjfkpERu4s4SAUtex_pW633ZwCqbMuWROoyuAd6N4ostbBlGihKchNLGEwIG9vwxIqpb00-PTCPh5VfA0tYrogiDV-1g6J3uIu92yTAZWefA5Hhhyphenhyphen11ODSsulmQCwNPNpOff5HDd4g/s320/Picture+181.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271157879150870018" /></a>This was at one of the Circus Circus shows. I loved their faces!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdVscy_k1MOQVPgijF1pGQs1sXQjl6hEMwSoDwbGgzIp0LHVITkQOzLNHaJoc_L_wXQPJNGyIoSz2yOuyocPHTf6KTofkxi2DkTP6Crjg_vF-5KLLj097TSc3Fbca4AlknZntlrMDg3FK/s1600-h/Picture+244.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdVscy_k1MOQVPgijF1pGQs1sXQjl6hEMwSoDwbGgzIp0LHVITkQOzLNHaJoc_L_wXQPJNGyIoSz2yOuyocPHTf6KTofkxi2DkTP6Crjg_vF-5KLLj097TSc3Fbca4AlknZntlrMDg3FK/s320/Picture+244.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271157873143054210" /></a>Bathtime at Uncle Slade & Aunt Sara's house! This is one healthy baby! Haha.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfm3pft6ER54hD_snQMsI5twxew5DNYtjn7kL4MUs5V9IhMOpF722CgxMd5EZbGtkDeDCQ6a3kv6hBnG8GRFJIC5pKel_o_fWH60PzPhAO_FCzF91iDjiUGXt0DI3xlzWMJgG2KUSIWjW/s1600-h/Picture+248.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfm3pft6ER54hD_snQMsI5twxew5DNYtjn7kL4MUs5V9IhMOpF722CgxMd5EZbGtkDeDCQ6a3kv6hBnG8GRFJIC5pKel_o_fWH60PzPhAO_FCzF91iDjiUGXt0DI3xlzWMJgG2KUSIWjW/s320/Picture+248.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271157868338148482" /></a>Maeli & Sadie at Grandma & Grandpa Great's house. We stayed at their house the whole time we were down. The kids must have thought we moved there or something!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAYIxmWPm3CiZs-1sCftLO82DOz8Rds4iicgWgHho9OSvV9cz5sOqAtCoo9kK0Rb6vhNc74TS9FyW2TkWT47OWEtEG6_qnNSF5mHSYCA0jddHI2YFOL7SbCHBFbWDQYBjpy3gX7hJHKwd/s1600-h/Picture+237.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAYIxmWPm3CiZs-1sCftLO82DOz8Rds4iicgWgHho9OSvV9cz5sOqAtCoo9kK0Rb6vhNc74TS9FyW2TkWT47OWEtEG6_qnNSF5mHSYCA0jddHI2YFOL7SbCHBFbWDQYBjpy3gX7hJHKwd/s320/Picture+237.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271157861649395762" /></a>Kaydence & Maeli had a lot of late nights together! This is a really sweet picture...as it should be...Slade posed Kaydence, she actually fell asleep about 2-3 feet away from Maeli, but we needed a good shot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ifBBiD4jYC2nLS_jOc8Gpf6q52Vjr1kLkVihCMOhy5NzloziWon3pGgvi6qM-IkKKcCvPH48eHIzMoZKPFHMAIAN3OuSHVskLBLkM2v3QkdaYRVhk8OMx2OUiDFr1CCQpGlTQk6qqtLO/s1600-h/Picture+228.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ifBBiD4jYC2nLS_jOc8Gpf6q52Vjr1kLkVihCMOhy5NzloziWon3pGgvi6qM-IkKKcCvPH48eHIzMoZKPFHMAIAN3OuSHVskLBLkM2v3QkdaYRVhk8OMx2OUiDFr1CCQpGlTQk6qqtLO/s320/Picture+228.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271157852317544786" /></a>Maryn, Kaydence, Charles, Maeli & Kenny. We were waiting for the Bug's Life movie. Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-11483126149994429742008-11-21T08:08:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:56:18.933-08:00Our Trip to California...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2mPIQT4r6YizzAMrPmVMMnoogvHXkaS1Ipb6ivcHFSFEtnQ2HbMMzjzV3SnU7ysYq1F7ob6XaME4RHyUTYwzWO98ESoQ9uewdH_XL1txRW5SITeKRM9JCNoudXSQAlWg4haADH_nC_dz/s1600-h/Picture+257.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2mPIQT4r6YizzAMrPmVMMnoogvHXkaS1Ipb6ivcHFSFEtnQ2HbMMzjzV3SnU7ysYq1F7ob6XaME4RHyUTYwzWO98ESoQ9uewdH_XL1txRW5SITeKRM9JCNoudXSQAlWg4haADH_nC_dz/s320/Picture+257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271144921319515954" /></a>This was our trip to Balboa. We walked around a bit...then took a stroll down the pier & ate lunch at Rubies. Then we let the kids play on the beach for a while before heading up to Dana Point. It was a fun day for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAs6WaQuuDyJmHlxvuvG_VyfTza4ZQ7qWTN_fLTKLNpli5BttRxUbcayKCrrmPPycSIWUKivjrmO8fRM3ajrbP0S9eVBCI_fe33wrlkaHbjt2UN-gctY0vmoMoi-iVyy6cICWNEM9DIZM/s1600-h/Picture+230.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAs6WaQuuDyJmHlxvuvG_VyfTza4ZQ7qWTN_fLTKLNpli5BttRxUbcayKCrrmPPycSIWUKivjrmO8fRM3ajrbP0S9eVBCI_fe33wrlkaHbjt2UN-gctY0vmoMoi-iVyy6cICWNEM9DIZM/s320/Picture+230.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271144880860117314" /></a>Yes! We got to go to Disneyland & California Adventure, thanks to my cousin's sweet little girlfriend, Leola. My sister, Jamie & her family, my brother, Slade & his family went with us. My cousin, Tiffany & her cute little girls hung out with us for a while too. Later on in the day, my Aunt Bobbie, Uncle Dick, cousin Linda & her cute little grandbaby, Kenzie, met up with us & we all went on a bunch of rides together. There were a whole lot of people we knew at Disneyland that day & we had a blast. Kenny is big enough to go on most of the rides now & he wanted to go on all of the rides with his cousin, Charles. They're so cute together. Kenny feels like such a big kid when he's with Charles! Maeli went on the Matterhorn. I probably spelled that wrong, but oh well. When she came off the ride she was biting her fingers, while saying, "Monster!" Haha. We were there from open to close & Kenny wanted to keep going. Thanks Leola!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL85fAtGHmUVV4HgOayDfKcu_5Mg0yPntM3oNfm-vnYYIhevU-ULSCzPZ6sSXposp3B-FgYglybV66x-t1ohWE6P4C9ZB5Nl5uPeirV7PrWRBW6telKlZXCNXbpHXFhkDY5zTPNA4PxQaD/s1600-h/Picture+225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL85fAtGHmUVV4HgOayDfKcu_5Mg0yPntM3oNfm-vnYYIhevU-ULSCzPZ6sSXposp3B-FgYglybV66x-t1ohWE6P4C9ZB5Nl5uPeirV7PrWRBW6telKlZXCNXbpHXFhkDY5zTPNA4PxQaD/s320/Picture+225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271144874848554866" /></a>One day, we met up with my Step-mom & little sister, Deidre, at Downtown Disney. They took us to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe & then we walked around for a while & people-watched. Deidre was so cute & funny. I can't believe how much she's grown up...it makes me feel really old! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IQXYsQtWf_JAiaHmP09DrD4cyYigvGOXzO8Cdnpq-XEE8p2z9nvBTvOdbdKH5Rl7l9IPOG7ZrulraM4NVySLqQ6ybv9a4Dob3nI_y86w9IjsF6KyyiWoQuLCM-p9PgjWgmfV75B01NV9/s1600-h/Picture+178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IQXYsQtWf_JAiaHmP09DrD4cyYigvGOXzO8Cdnpq-XEE8p2z9nvBTvOdbdKH5Rl7l9IPOG7ZrulraM4NVySLqQ6ybv9a4Dob3nI_y86w9IjsF6KyyiWoQuLCM-p9PgjWgmfV75B01NV9/s320/Picture+178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271144869897377890" /></a>My mom & Step-dad, Chad, came down to Orange County to see us while we were in town. They treated us to a bonfire at the beach. It's become an annual tradition. It was a lot of fun. Kenny was loving the water & Maeli was loving the sand. It was fun to see my kids play with their cousins who they rarely get to see. There is a definate resemblance there. I wish they got to see each other more often.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcITPjG1I0_oBZx2sBrk4PhEdoF0HAp30Y0ZEUZYejDGRmb8-4-O_KpfV1ClaIPgzCbKMKuL2SaIgB9BFNrhXyIP2WDmhgajr1Xamciiv822EDDALIJOWb6oE9_YPNUJANywlQ0fEEoIy/s1600-h/Picture+196.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcITPjG1I0_oBZx2sBrk4PhEdoF0HAp30Y0ZEUZYejDGRmb8-4-O_KpfV1ClaIPgzCbKMKuL2SaIgB9BFNrhXyIP2WDmhgajr1Xamciiv822EDDALIJOWb6oE9_YPNUJANywlQ0fEEoIy/s320/Picture+196.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271144861385010610" /></a>This was on our way down to California. Ken's sister, Julie & her family were in Vegas for the week & invited us to stay with them on our way down. It was a lot of fun. We took all of our wild children to Circus Circus & they had a blast! Amber & Kenny held hands everywhere we went & Courtney helped keep an eye on Maeli. Katie was loving holding Sadie too. It was nice to have a little help. The next morning, before we left, we walked around & went to the M&M Factory. It was a really fun stop for us. Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-71903078760091678552008-10-31T10:11:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:24:39.848-07:00Featuring Sadie...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyw3j5M0pC7hvDPnP-teFw3KUWHjGdzn-WVWruDOrAKF4x0O3s9LFagwRapvnk7UPNlMNVaXtE20qPDjuuh52PTjhO1jug43KVnK3yxa-_L_6J-yVexGMXFRFczKTvrdwXFQck4hcyOJq/s1600-h/Picture+095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyw3j5M0pC7hvDPnP-teFw3KUWHjGdzn-WVWruDOrAKF4x0O3s9LFagwRapvnk7UPNlMNVaXtE20qPDjuuh52PTjhO1jug43KVnK3yxa-_L_6J-yVexGMXFRFczKTvrdwXFQck4hcyOJq/s320/Picture+095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263368469819800066" /></a>Sadie as a bongo drum...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9wljQp7uZ0y8EQ_v_rOE4MQroRDvN9emvddjhCArEoxpWRi4AVesC3079_-VIWzXwvVnox6qc0b55R2mwfHgjZrTOhMJa47J3m9qSOviBKKv9V3Rarp4C78LUmm-W3IZaEmho_tTHUBW/s1600-h/Picture+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9wljQp7uZ0y8EQ_v_rOE4MQroRDvN9emvddjhCArEoxpWRi4AVesC3079_-VIWzXwvVnox6qc0b55R2mwfHgjZrTOhMJa47J3m9qSOviBKKv9V3Rarp4C78LUmm-W3IZaEmho_tTHUBW/s320/Picture+100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263368459023196370" /></a>Sadie on a train ride...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5Lwt18jPmAIvbItYStEO30S4933e4vc-QZ02fEcejIZI1JZ7SCWBrjXMsNeXXGoE018IMmLlWoJtUQcvu1e7m49Vd_D6X757KBftQ7i0hHNC5SpYANP_9D2UQJcJeYomaz-HgpUCyB32/s1600-h/Picture+118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5Lwt18jPmAIvbItYStEO30S4933e4vc-QZ02fEcejIZI1JZ7SCWBrjXMsNeXXGoE018IMmLlWoJtUQcvu1e7m49Vd_D6X757KBftQ7i0hHNC5SpYANP_9D2UQJcJeYomaz-HgpUCyB32/s320/Picture+118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263368448253381170" /></a>Sadie with new holes in her ears(must look close to see...it was hard getting a shot without her cheeks in the way)...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM065Dpujx1o9l5fGMt8xxIuCLOVH4JGGWO5ZCsVap_krF_BKi5WugLqMp4FptEoXfRnDTj-Yo8RbZN8B1o2frLqadba5udaCe39SJT5wHlJ8NASmyBqzX1I_W6u2K9KrOTvhuV1BCuRw/s1600-h/Picture+109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM065Dpujx1o9l5fGMt8xxIuCLOVH4JGGWO5ZCsVap_krF_BKi5WugLqMp4FptEoXfRnDTj-Yo8RbZN8B1o2frLqadba5udaCe39SJT5wHlJ8NASmyBqzX1I_W6u2K9KrOTvhuV1BCuRw/s320/Picture+109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263368440570098578" /></a>Sadie playing with her toys...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D7dUM9OoIgheTZ4ZNN5v7ING3v3R_hQr7jJiYmtRFjv5N7h9w1jejBEI7jIxak9h13k1d2c7uyl7aB-QiFn-k6WYS2e6qvuMY0apRlO9sIYJIBMA7Zu3QvzaS7BoaPray6XHargCiDFK/s1600-h/Picture+144.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D7dUM9OoIgheTZ4ZNN5v7ING3v3R_hQr7jJiYmtRFjv5N7h9w1jejBEI7jIxak9h13k1d2c7uyl7aB-QiFn-k6WYS2e6qvuMY0apRlO9sIYJIBMA7Zu3QvzaS7BoaPray6XHargCiDFK/s320/Picture+144.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263368430588105714" /></a>Sadie hanging out with her favorite big sister...Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-1191855641332962502008-10-31T09:43:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:09:48.978-07:00Our Halloween Festivities...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5brY3LDatKOCpTKCPquFURfIvmLNBVYUezYgilJrqn6QSqoXY04M-E-TPVugUKte8lwzS67B2kTx7dEm2pNi9aAGqM-VLvyc0u1awtIqxVeREu6IS-ulCvA_L5LVx_ebP7X7HGEh1Y8T/s1600-h/Picture+110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5brY3LDatKOCpTKCPquFURfIvmLNBVYUezYgilJrqn6QSqoXY04M-E-TPVugUKte8lwzS67B2kTx7dEm2pNi9aAGqM-VLvyc0u1awtIqxVeREu6IS-ulCvA_L5LVx_ebP7X7HGEh1Y8T/s320/Picture+110.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361584104170658" /></a>At the beginning of the month, Kenny's preschool went on a field trip to a local pumpkin patch. It was a lot of fun for the kids. They got to go on a hayride & pick a pumpkin to take home. There were also fun rides & slides set up for the kids to play on. It was tough getting Kenny to the car. I wish we could have stayed longer, but Ken had to go to work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FiB9kRMe1EqMnZYEuzCl5G_PcM55i11mn-HsM9tyPlDgUxiKSZgUOpr0xvRb-zDShk2dC_qJtROCPj5K1tDNBR6HiqPjslmrE5Fz6xgzCCEigaL3GBS5jyI8EdNb0YwBMxZqyUGXAaba/s1600-h/Picture+145.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FiB9kRMe1EqMnZYEuzCl5G_PcM55i11mn-HsM9tyPlDgUxiKSZgUOpr0xvRb-zDShk2dC_qJtROCPj5K1tDNBR6HiqPjslmrE5Fz6xgzCCEigaL3GBS5jyI8EdNb0YwBMxZqyUGXAaba/s320/Picture+145.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361578788116802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_Q6g2j-o6Zt_8S8HjKAyxGyBDacGWItluXj9ZnSaACTVUBGtr_Z75ajghS6XB87Qes843BfeWNbVHvkhyphenhyphenlzVt2k3djZXFfF6cIYP-83s1CV_j0eVvntivuw0BBTs835NNhym1zt9n6cV/s1600-h/Picture+137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_Q6g2j-o6Zt_8S8HjKAyxGyBDacGWItluXj9ZnSaACTVUBGtr_Z75ajghS6XB87Qes843BfeWNbVHvkhyphenhyphenlzVt2k3djZXFfF6cIYP-83s1CV_j0eVvntivuw0BBTs835NNhym1zt9n6cV/s320/Picture+137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361576843990546" /></a>Our ward had a trunk-or-treat last week. There were so many people there. We only had enough candy for about a third of the kids who showed up. By the time we had finished trick-or-treating at all the cars, the kids were having a hard time carrying their buckets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWSoPiTACEcSJMbJSE7JdOoBGqlGOWbGIkdzqvJ1Nx4ftih_UzhuaSgguyNe7wW31BKqQcN_IE7R6e-gCM6RxeIPKyMauFaNTesgE4IcKhF0gQpovCG8s2MDWGUi0gK-eyMxusYpTZg0Z/s1600-h/Picture+098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWSoPiTACEcSJMbJSE7JdOoBGqlGOWbGIkdzqvJ1Nx4ftih_UzhuaSgguyNe7wW31BKqQcN_IE7R6e-gCM6RxeIPKyMauFaNTesgE4IcKhF0gQpovCG8s2MDWGUi0gK-eyMxusYpTZg0Z/s320/Picture+098.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361567520441938" /></a>We also went with a couple of cute little monkeys to their trunk-or-treat a couple of nights ago. Our kids think Halloween lasts for weeks...at least we get good use out of their costumes...plus, their mommy loooooves candy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5Vj644VCSFCNikZNZ8TNu3BQAQSnqwsA3UEI0kB6JoE3aHUsVeG0zv9HIYGOH6Rpy38tqP1dfBYU68Wayr8tUvjEfEulZzOsDiT5SfdHXB_09kpgExjcIF6AJFOsXeQSUi_IGfViIwSv/s1600-h/Picture+114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5Vj644VCSFCNikZNZ8TNu3BQAQSnqwsA3UEI0kB6JoE3aHUsVeG0zv9HIYGOH6Rpy38tqP1dfBYU68Wayr8tUvjEfEulZzOsDiT5SfdHXB_09kpgExjcIF6AJFOsXeQSUi_IGfViIwSv/s320/Picture+114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361556446276434" /></a>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-43514726343371671072008-09-19T16:31:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:51:32.821-07:00Sadie's Blessing Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAwwtCfF_yvI_x2e3ykmf6jBYahbOLdcnqgYb8JuzxzVw3ZwlrwB_nQa8vnB7diAkXwQhrJjuKsesqTE2vG2eVM_16-A9cOQQmF7vURfJxtywL5HFoBU3AsgN_s5Auq6jcfC1I_hyr2zo/s1600-h/Picture+076.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247879908463132034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAwwtCfF_yvI_x2e3ykmf6jBYahbOLdcnqgYb8JuzxzVw3ZwlrwB_nQa8vnB7diAkXwQhrJjuKsesqTE2vG2eVM_16-A9cOQQmF7vURfJxtywL5HFoBU3AsgN_s5Auq6jcfC1I_hyr2zo/s320/Picture+076.jpg" border="0" /></a> A couple of weeks ago, we blessed Sadie. The blessing was beautiful, despite the fact that Sadie had a major blowout about 10 minutes beforehand. Her poor dress had a big yellow circle on the back of it. Luckily, we had a blanket to hide it. Go figure. The day before, my cousin, Vanessa, flew in. She was such a big help. We stayed up late Saturday night prepping food & chatting. I hadn't seen her since she got married over a year ago. It was so good to catch up. After the blessing, we had almost all of Ken's family over (unfortunately, his dad was out of town)& our good friends over for lunch & everything went really well. It was a really nice day. Baby Sadie was an angel all day. Later that day, my cousin, Brook, came by to visit. She happened to be in town & it was so good to see her. Overall, it was a success of a day. I'm so happy Sadie was smiling for the camera, too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvIa5iGIDd-MT58L-RPu7JCaO_i_jveLEwv6Q0g-XOslYsEoOxD0uvzHS_LS8FoXR1Gyvwc_xhVVIpopdUGEXFJ4bxkjf5OGO2H7MJBGoI-n8qQv4s_hMidPn9ZwCHp3xQUsbvaZ3JI05/s1600-h/Picture+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247879911519515490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvIa5iGIDd-MT58L-RPu7JCaO_i_jveLEwv6Q0g-XOslYsEoOxD0uvzHS_LS8FoXR1Gyvwc_xhVVIpopdUGEXFJ4bxkjf5OGO2H7MJBGoI-n8qQv4s_hMidPn9ZwCHp3xQUsbvaZ3JI05/s320/Picture+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-3558413406089065222008-08-29T14:09:00.000-07:002008-08-29T14:29:01.931-07:00The Howard Family Reunion!Last weekend, Ken's sister, Julie, hosted the first annual Howard Family reunion. We had a lot of fun. The first night we had a BBQ. The next day we hiked on a little trail in Cascascade Springs & then had a picnic. The kids had a lot of fun on the slip-n-slide later, while the moms went shopping. I was a little fearful about taking my new baby to a reunion for the whole weekend, but it was actually really nice to get out of the house and do something different. There were over 30 people at the reunion, but we all slept comfortably at Julie's house. Awww, someday......haha!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorMKdPMV57sgjKT0T1oyU1VS4izfWflaN9ARFspO816ELabOBuid7Zqgfz5GkF_bgLpLH5JIKImNagJ3pEfqs_u8DspqeDe_2uGLeMNraiqcBX4SerEaYbSw4WW8X2h5PQab81R5axAnN/s1600-h/Picture+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240051437947432418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorMKdPMV57sgjKT0T1oyU1VS4izfWflaN9ARFspO816ELabOBuid7Zqgfz5GkF_bgLpLH5JIKImNagJ3pEfqs_u8DspqeDe_2uGLeMNraiqcBX4SerEaYbSw4WW8X2h5PQab81R5axAnN/s320/Picture+051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3GITE74Cbk651_gLebMRJuAGGn7YRH7PNh-FZID4nqvTgwbisYx6iPkdY6WvMt6938cpjiZC2via_JJ6LzUSIM5bvu8p20yJ9NBj11jU22P2A6EyJTBwALlGuG2LpNNUJYlAshC0E-uq/s1600-h/Picture+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240051442367987858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3GITE74Cbk651_gLebMRJuAGGn7YRH7PNh-FZID4nqvTgwbisYx6iPkdY6WvMt6938cpjiZC2via_JJ6LzUSIM5bvu8p20yJ9NBj11jU22P2A6EyJTBwALlGuG2LpNNUJYlAshC0E-uq/s320/Picture+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPFiAh-YqrxJCkXgUPWdSMj9IbZfduq7h5265CaI7K4kXkHfdwjIAyzBJTT7c41zDNS-_Kla4EDFPpjjFJsg3L_iFN2mMR67mvPA6yzH4dO9GV0JFvXjYUQFBrLtUNEyRhNRw-hAXwVa9/s1600-h/Picture+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240051453233570722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPFiAh-YqrxJCkXgUPWdSMj9IbZfduq7h5265CaI7K4kXkHfdwjIAyzBJTT7c41zDNS-_Kla4EDFPpjjFJsg3L_iFN2mMR67mvPA6yzH4dO9GV0JFvXjYUQFBrLtUNEyRhNRw-hAXwVa9/s320/Picture+059.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eXOWIA1GPjcMleurMukkG6KLkh-ae-XkkjyIn7ehbPWqI93rd75gi8KSYML1nVkQxfBRQsK_CUiSYyHZ1Bufw3ak1fhe6LEo11EETTzbJxVOjDqbHwgiYHWd1us6McxwuringMLcrsiG/s1600-h/Picture+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240051456103527554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eXOWIA1GPjcMleurMukkG6KLkh-ae-XkkjyIn7ehbPWqI93rd75gi8KSYML1nVkQxfBRQsK_CUiSYyHZ1Bufw3ak1fhe6LEo11EETTzbJxVOjDqbHwgiYHWd1us6McxwuringMLcrsiG/s320/Picture+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-57095246764031168532008-08-29T13:57:00.000-07:002008-08-29T14:07:39.155-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_5meOr61o74MqQk9kHB2-xlvdR0P_TWuYshEyqIm_sM4yGwncqfVCAV_GgPEs-gz4vQEhbGN1ZiG1W6EjhwimsYEIvzwFrCD-bU7EIXl5p98eHIoa5UC3YnyeEU1-YFv2lG7t3RBoI1m/s1600-h/Picture+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240047645577619042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_5meOr61o74MqQk9kHB2-xlvdR0P_TWuYshEyqIm_sM4yGwncqfVCAV_GgPEs-gz4vQEhbGN1ZiG1W6EjhwimsYEIvzwFrCD-bU7EIXl5p98eHIoa5UC3YnyeEU1-YFv2lG7t3RBoI1m/s320/Picture+042.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">The other day, while I was cooking dinner, I looked up to see Maeli & Kenny running around the living room like this. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P0KP1H2kVUJ2UaEwL64e1DXu-jwWbLc3W7mtItZkEP221bJ_8yuQVwn3LJbw_Yf-LAAm0VRHZlKaDtWzJRDEHba6dPym1Z9hOma0xMbWjfzYMEfUcDbOHMmEYzjgbJsCC4j9XkKCDT3L/s1600-h/Picture+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240047649511452274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P0KP1H2kVUJ2UaEwL64e1DXu-jwWbLc3W7mtItZkEP221bJ_8yuQVwn3LJbw_Yf-LAAm0VRHZlKaDtWzJRDEHba6dPym1Z9hOma0xMbWjfzYMEfUcDbOHMmEYzjgbJsCC4j9XkKCDT3L/s320/Picture+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Then came the hats...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcA3DwUejbubgqhc-6pah4v9srejDmAeTmQ4wO4vRoRjKTIEUhFVyr2thx7ny5lIEUiap3jggBdLzboYxHk6luNHC5a80xu4XNgSnjr6tMQSccko5Te-pPsEvEg7e0rAyGM6SvtXp7wOU/s1600-h/Picture+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240047654591377042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcA3DwUejbubgqhc-6pah4v9srejDmAeTmQ4wO4vRoRjKTIEUhFVyr2thx7ny5lIEUiap3jggBdLzboYxHk6luNHC5a80xu4XNgSnjr6tMQSccko5Te-pPsEvEg7e0rAyGM6SvtXp7wOU/s320/Picture+047.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">I must say, It really put a smile on my face. </span>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-54311369423047440192008-08-13T16:13:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:22:45.864-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5jMrIu0_zYalzN12YX7ks1PPjdpic1I3YJzwPhBEb_0XlxSHcJYMddjsZn6Y3CQcvUUKhocjeILkV0DQWQAskh1kk2vDmYcxfvacQZMBO_P3gOyOMsnMsnoRZQClgw5RjQEJfbpdENp5/s1600-h/100_1987.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234144682948331442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5jMrIu0_zYalzN12YX7ks1PPjdpic1I3YJzwPhBEb_0XlxSHcJYMddjsZn6Y3CQcvUUKhocjeILkV0DQWQAskh1kk2vDmYcxfvacQZMBO_P3gOyOMsnMsnoRZQClgw5RjQEJfbpdENp5/s320/100_1987.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sadie loves bathtime! This is a picture my sister took while she was visiting this month.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLGAbI49tSp1mtjeOGf_QywkfZohXGR9Z-8wsVK6BRbYggO47XYlvWpFy6IqoCMzmcU2uWdy8PoZjObalQOrxOeVnd1gBhUmwl2-YbVQrHOCx8JyB_uenOvv80rbUOEq9pBREccnzzyNU/s1600-h/100_1961.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234144686122288802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLGAbI49tSp1mtjeOGf_QywkfZohXGR9Z-8wsVK6BRbYggO47XYlvWpFy6IqoCMzmcU2uWdy8PoZjObalQOrxOeVnd1gBhUmwl2-YbVQrHOCx8JyB_uenOvv80rbUOEq9pBREccnzzyNU/s320/100_1961.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had so much fun! Jamie & her cute little kids came from California to visit. Kenny & Maeli had so much fun with their cousins! By the way, I don't know what Kenny's doing in this picture! We're having him tested...just kidding!=)<br /><div></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-52083233857221545512008-08-03T12:17:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:25:03.532-07:00Sadie Sophia is here!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMiAVfIUkDdyWcKjIHo4sBfcY9sFSN0qEogCH0j8UBfvYoS8mJF7p15emwfG0Kib68bMb7XXzDr1ZnRrrlzhuOkFLQdJ_TF6OdHgqn1NlHrSBAf_BUqaDsU-slA0ACKegnSOQogxm2iwu/s1600-h/Picture+234.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230373995299193330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMiAVfIUkDdyWcKjIHo4sBfcY9sFSN0qEogCH0j8UBfvYoS8mJF7p15emwfG0Kib68bMb7XXzDr1ZnRrrlzhuOkFLQdJ_TF6OdHgqn1NlHrSBAf_BUqaDsU-slA0ACKegnSOQogxm2iwu/s320/Picture+234.jpg" border="0" /></a>8 lbs. 9 oz. 21 inches long!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX_zu_f17z-JggCDpy3ZnnKFlkwIgcgHJXMza0ZTl4qIZ_qI5hXvG46gfZuh5sPsJr4fpuaKCzd71Bl1VAUFzFRcHYxU2I54qdAxXdGdxwC8Iv66ZSnqdVxU8eLZRWkukyk1mUvPnmxgn/s1600-h/Picture+230.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230374000725335202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX_zu_f17z-JggCDpy3ZnnKFlkwIgcgHJXMza0ZTl4qIZ_qI5hXvG46gfZuh5sPsJr4fpuaKCzd71Bl1VAUFzFRcHYxU2I54qdAxXdGdxwC8Iv66ZSnqdVxU8eLZRWkukyk1mUvPnmxgn/s320/Picture+230.jpg" border="0" /></a>We're going home!<br /><br /></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-32806273270301534282008-01-15T16:01:00.000-08:002008-01-15T16:05:55.311-08:00We're here!<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">Okay, we've decided to update our blogspot. We've been doing really well. Beth is pregnant with number three & due in July. Ken's always staying busy with work & his many other projects. Kenny's loving preschool & Maeli's just happy and active when she's not sleeping. Anyways, we'll see how this blog goes...</span>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068494084604203488.post-39391594239582722682006-12-31T18:16:00.000-08:002006-12-31T18:59:37.977-08:0012/31/06 Happy New Years<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcehA5F3o0fjKVP5q7vq3M2xFzCF99xkduYPniQTnXd5abEN0ID40CRRrXx9ttuUSs9BwVs8sMaHrlaVTbrWrn7333FUOU_ek0igloUbP5EQzkdlvDvau7MEPAhzcTFNOPQWeOHO1taYK/s1600-h/DSC00085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014891100506596690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcehA5F3o0fjKVP5q7vq3M2xFzCF99xkduYPniQTnXd5abEN0ID40CRRrXx9ttuUSs9BwVs8sMaHrlaVTbrWrn7333FUOU_ek0igloUbP5EQzkdlvDvau7MEPAhzcTFNOPQWeOHO1taYK/s320/DSC00085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjXXS4ctYrTfkCgo63BA8SKS2SfrxQLPkcXGtz3abvRW7u9A1Hyz8Ift_2otZ1zgITZ8RVZu_7DOI7DeQO20GQKrG7N43kiR2feVym-DfaRIrfqyZwkv1BxMwV2QgWsDlLPHO_C-4fp2o/s1600-h/DSC00086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014891109096531298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjXXS4ctYrTfkCgo63BA8SKS2SfrxQLPkcXGtz3abvRW7u9A1Hyz8Ift_2otZ1zgITZ8RVZu_7DOI7DeQO20GQKrG7N43kiR2feVym-DfaRIrfqyZwkv1BxMwV2QgWsDlLPHO_C-4fp2o/s320/DSC00086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pm-nSx_2PSnpzLC3tt6MkapvF-aRg6xbM2Np8ouoIBviQD2_blBPNhjUHFZ3WfNT1TMVSN_Ls2QcGQn0-2LcTP6Ql7CAp4Wkcf1olXcJ0NwiW4hNQwtCuR5q4HsDDeKf8OD5xwQBYQj7/s1600-h/DSC00089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014891121981433202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pm-nSx_2PSnpzLC3tt6MkapvF-aRg6xbM2Np8ouoIBviQD2_blBPNhjUHFZ3WfNT1TMVSN_Ls2QcGQn0-2LcTP6Ql7CAp4Wkcf1olXcJ0NwiW4hNQwtCuR5q4HsDDeKf8OD5xwQBYQj7/s320/DSC00089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBh2MuVSx3_lTKlcNuRfstXq-Nmc1DKxo2NEWBUl7lf40zwCW52NlWerW901qbTE4VqR2t_XVH7Ie1ZRjbB-OCf9Uj9RN5B3hXNY6nUX44XjhZXLbQR9jzLLakC51cg1QUGtQEAsjlqfu/s1600-h/DSC00084.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVbaOkf6Lv56IhwzHR7Z3VCzJhxHcS23ACmAwNtoXs8FhXsJqFO3DgVlk1NIyeu_Kyv7jsUOIaDWlp6dw380w6dULyinnhYEGK4clFzI5qFQR2zL0EjGseFE5s6oXHmq9DFis-VFAvrfs/s1600-h/DSC00085.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Today is New Years Eve. We are at Joy and Jerry's house. We are hanging out, eating and playing games. Grandma and Grandpa Bob & Sietske Howard came over to eat with us. Ken will be getting off work at 11:00 pm. We will bring in the New Year with a celebration. Happy New Year!</div></div></div>Ken & Beth Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007097649873409845noreply@blogger.com2