Bronson Four

Zeke's First Birthday

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Easter

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Easter Buckets ~ Zeke is pretty excited about the candy!

Matching dresses made by Grandma Bronson

Happy Mother's Day ~ I Love Being a Mom to Emma Lou & Ezekiel

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Story time with Daddy

Got a little carried away with finger paints

My little Baker ~outfit provided by Grandma S. :)

Swim lessons with Miss Mary

Relaxing in the Bath

Zeke's Six Months

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Zeke's First Christmas

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Flappers & Fedoras

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So I am officially 30! I celebrated in twenties' style with my good, good friend Amber, whom I have gotten to know overs these last six years at TFAB (our church). Her husband is our pastor and a very great one. Ok, now that my birthday is over we can start to celebrate Christmas, finally. :)

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Happy Little Guy at 3 months

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Daddy Time

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Emma Lou Turns Two

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Emma's 2nd Birthday ~ July 19 ~ Zeke is 3 days old

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Ezekiel James is here!!!

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July 4th Wedding & Fireworks

2010-07-06T08:44:00.001-07:00

Mother's Day 2010

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Sewing Project

2010-04-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Couldn't find the perfect car crib comforter so I decided to make one this weekend. I put flannel on the front and really soft brown fabric on the back with satin binding. Emma approves. Now just need to get a crib sheet that will match.

The back

Without the satin binding.

Tacoma Zoo & Space Needle

2010-04-19T08:41:00.000-07:00

Winter Fun

2010-02-23T20:34:00.000-08:00

New snow outfit from REI. Thank you Naakes!

Hanging in the backyard with Daisy.

Riding her first bike; her favorite Christmas present. Thanks Pap & Gram Schliep! I love it!

First Baby Picture

2010-01-27T14:13:00.001-08:00

Can't believe January is almost over. We had an amazingly fun December & January. December was filled with Christmas parties, subbing, and nausea. While January was filled with trips, birthday parties, and time with friends. We also took our first weekend away with out Emma Lou. Grandma & Pap came and stayed with her. They are always chomping at the bit to babysit.

This picture was taken over a month ago of the little one, but thought it would be fun to post anyway. It has an amazingly fast heartbeat and we are very excited to find out what it is. I am 15 weeks now and feeling pretty good, most of the time. Now that I am over the worst part of nausea I am back to cooking again. Thought I would post a few of my favorite recipes:

Roast Sticky Chicken
1 whole chicken
4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup onion

Rub spice mixture all over chicken, I like to take off the skin first.
Place chopped onions inside the chicken

Put in a freezer bag for another day. When ready to cook put in the crockpot for 8 hrs on low.
This is one of Sabine's awesome recipes.

Blueberry Muffins
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup blueberries

Preheat to 400. Combine all dry ingredients. Combine all wet ingredients. Mix wet with the dry. Fold in blueberries. Bake 20-25 minutes.
This one is from allrecipes.com

Emma Lou's New Dance Video

2009-12-29T14:42:00.000-08:00

Emma Lou loves to dance & she got pretty good rhythm

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Thanksgiving Day

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Old Navy giveaway

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www.thriftynorthwestmom.com

Emma in Tutu

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Emma Lou's Halloween

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We started the day off with pumpkin pancakes for breakfast. Then ran to the store to pick out a pumpkin to carve and make pumpkin stew. We also had hot apple cider for dessert and apple crisp. Emma did do some trick or treating at Robert's work on the Friday before. She was very proud of her costume.

Pumpkin Patch

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Emma Lou's first visit to the pumpkin patch.

Emma Lou & her friend, Cade.

Walking with Daddy; way too much to see.

Last year this time we were getting ready for a trip to Palm Springs. What a wonderful vacation: tennis in the morning, swimming in the afternoon, and awesome dinners with the Booth family al fresco. This year we are staying home and my goal is to make some Harvest traditions for us. Some day Emma Lou will want to par-take in the traditional Halloween things, but our family will need to find alternatives to trick or treating. We thought the pumpkin patch might a good tradition to start. Always fun to hear what other Christian families do as alternatives.

The Cuteness Never Ends

2009-10-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

Craft Time

2009-10-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

It is a slow season for subbing and weddings right now which means lots of crafts. Here are a few:

My aunt gave me this cute little panda bear when I was about five. I gave a him a new pink look, now he reminds me of a circus animal cookie.

Emma needed a splat mat for her chair she has makes a mess. I made this from laminated cotton, it is really cool stuff and I love the avocado damask print.

We had a birthday party for my parents last month. We made over sixty cupcakes. I made this cute stand to hold a few.

Emma's New Cheesy Smile

2009-10-09T14:01:00.000-07:00

What's a Girl to do with Spare Time & Spare Paint?

2009-10-02T18:09:00.000-07:00

Garage Redo Or Course! We had about 4 gallons of left over paint after painting our house 2 years ago. Well I put that paint to good use; no more greasy finger prints on our white door. The white board was left over from my classroom and the cute little signs were from past Christmas gifts. The workbench was a kit from Home Depot for $80, I talked (Nick) the manager at the Redmond Home Depot into giving me the floor model for $60 ( I wasn't sure if I could even put the kit together). I was so excited to show this to Hubby. He now has a place to put all his tools. It will be a great place to work on messy crafts and flower arrangements.
Does this mean that you can make me a picnic table now, honey?
Before

After: Daisy even has a cute little place under the workbench.

Homemade Dress

2009-09-23T14:55:00.000-07:00

Joani thank you so much for the homemade dress. It is so cute!
The leg cuffs on the bloomers were a little too tight, so I took out the elastic. They fit perfect now.

Emma's TP

2009-09-16T17:23:00.000-07:00

Emma caught TP ing the hallway. She is just about the cutest thing in the world. I love her to pieces. Praise God!

Happy 60th Mom & Dad

2009-09-15T19:43:00.000-07:00

Emily decided to throw Mom & Dad a 60th Birthday Party. We had family pictures taken by Alea for the occasion and had some yummy food.

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New Video

2009-09-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

I recently used up all the space on my video camera. So I haven't taken more videos since. I am still learning how to copy the videos to DVD. I guess I could buy a new card for my video camera as well, but haven't done that either. So, here is a new video of Emma Lou taken on our regular camera. The picture isn't as great as the other camera, but I think she is still just as cute except for her whining.

Micheal & Jessica's Wedding

2009-08-25T13:55:00.001-07:00

Robert was in this wedding and I got to do the flowers. More pictures on my Bend Bouquets blog under Micheal & Jessica. Here are a few that my new sister-in-law sent me. Their photographer did such a good job. He even snapped one of me & Emma Lou playing. The resolution is very low so unfortunately it can't be enlarged, but I was tickled to have someone take our picture. It is very rare these days that I get in many pictures now that I am a mom. I am sure you moms out there know what I mean. People are always taking pictures of your kids or with your kids, or you are always the one with the camera so you don't get into many of the pictures. If it wasn't for my friend Cindy grabbing my camera from me at Emma Lou's first birthday party I wouldn't have any pics with me. We moms got to look out for each other, Thanks Cindy.

And welcome to the family Jessica!

My wonderful family

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Can't say enough good things about my hubby and little girl. I am so blessed!!

First Birthday

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Most of these pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy!

First Eye Appointment

2009-07-20T08:27:00.000-07:00

Emma Lou saw Dr. Jessica Hudson for the first time on Wednesday. She said EL's eyes look normal, but her mom on the other hand will be due for glasses in the coming years. bummer!

Government Camp Weekend Getaway

2009-07-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

but, Mommy, I don't like nature

A real tree house with kiddos

We just got back from a weekend at Government Camp with the Wagners & Booths.
Here are some pictures of our adventures.
Thanks Jodi for putting this one together; can't wait for another.

Trillium Lake

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Boy, was that graham cracker good!!

Mt.Hood from Trillium Lake

And of course, the family

Hood River Viewpoint

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Smile for the camera Emma Lou!!

The Old Highway in Hood River

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Emma Lou, Bekah, & Logan

All the Chariots ~ should we send this to the company?

Jon & Nate with strollers

Sal-ha-lie Falls

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The whole crew

Nice view of Mt.Hood

Emma's First Camping Trip

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Robert had a four day weekend so we decided to go out and play in this nice weather.
We took a hike on Saturday out in the Ochoco's and camped on the Metolius on Sunday.
Emma loved camping!! She was so tired, she took a four hour nap after we came home.

Crafty Pirate

2009-07-01T15:36:00.000-07:00

I guess I should call myself a craft pirate because I beg, borrow, and steal ideas from all of my friends who are super crafty.
Especially Amber & Joani. Here are some of the latest crafts which were pretty much thrown together in one evening with
Amber while the daddys watched the kiddos.

Emma's hairbow tip ~ Wrap ribbed ribbon around a wooden dowel, secure ends with wooden clothes pin and bake in the oven at 200 for 15 minutes. The ribbon will come out curly.

Glass pendant idea from http://treyandlucy.blogspot.com

Book bag for Emma~ puffy paint and beaded ribbon were bought at the dollar store.

Bought this fabric at Wal-mart and all I had to do was sew it up the back and add ribbon for straps. Amber reminded me to measure the waist and straps on Emma before I started sewing.

Blogs for Saving Money

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www.commonsensewithmoney.com
www.5dollardinners.com
www.couponmom.com
www.moneysavingmom.com
www.freebies4mom.blogspot.com
www.savingdollarsandsense.com

My hubby saved an article in the Bulletin for me recently that highlighted all these blogs for money-saving, coupon clipping moms. Saving a buck here & there seems to help our budget; now that I am a stay at home mom.

I have checked them all out and like them all. I especially like 5 dollar dinners. I love to cook.
Freebies for mom has some great tips for birthday freebies ~ like a free burger from Red Robin or a free DVD rental from Hollywood.

Happy Saving!!

Emma's Trip to PA

2009-06-17T10:19:00.000-07:00

First plane ride ~ are we there yet!!

Emma, Mommy & Grandma Schliep headed out for a quick trip to Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania (about an hour SE of Pittsburgh) last week. We enjoyed some sunshine, shopping, and lots of great cooking from Great-Grandma Coughenour & Aunt Joyce. Oh, and Pappap & Grandma Coughenour have a swimming pool. We swam during the day and sat around talking through the night. It was so great to catch up and see our family. Emma did pretty good on the plane and I am so happy she had her own seat. Her two top teeth just poked through and she is learning to stand on her feet.

This price tag is yummy!

She wore an itsy-bitsy/teeny-weeny red polka dot bikini.

Four Generations

Great Pap Coughenour

In the pool again!

Hanging out in Great Grandma's beautiful flowers. She is quite the green thumb!

Great Grandma Coughenour is going to be 80 next month ~ doesn't she look amazing!!

Grandma Schliep, G-G Coughenour, & G-Aunt Joyce

Pappap & Grandma Coughenour were so happy to meet Emma and she warmed up to them right away.

Time to Rest

Emma & Cade at the Library

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This looks yummy, but how do I open it.

Here let me try!

I think I can get this open.

I just thought these were funny! Emma likes to steal food.

Tired of Crawling

2009-06-03T08:16:00.000-07:00

Saturday Robert & I caught Emma doing this. It seems like she just learned to crawl.

Emma

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Emma hanging out at my sister's garage sale.
She picked up a few toys while we were there.

Emma's first official hike in her backpack. We went on a walk to Cline Falls.

Kissing Balls

2009-05-20T08:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun craft I made for Emma's room. I kind of got the idea from a wedding & pottery barn.
I spent only $10

Materials Needed:
Styrafoam ball - your choice in size
Artificial plants
Wire
Ribbon
A hot glue gun

Wrap the Styrafoam ball in wire kind of like you would put ribbon on a Christmas gift- this will help you hang it later.
Add your ribbon to the top by lacing it through your wire.
Hot glue on your plants and flowers.
Let dry and ready to hang.

I hung Emma's from her shelf, but pottery barn has them hanging from the ceiling some how in a group of three.

Mother's Day in Tumalo

2009-05-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Emma & GG

First Cold

2009-04-30T15:57:00.000-07:00

I should be working in the yard right now since the sun is out, but I just had to brag about Emma's Doctor appointment first. Despite getting her first cold on Monday night she is very healthy. Hopefully we only have a few more days left of this cold; the doctor said they can last up to 10 days. The poor girl coughs constantly. She weighs a whopping 18lbs. and is 29 1/2 inches tall. She was due for one shot, but didn't cry. What a rock star!! My little tough girl.

Got Giggles!?

2009-04-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

Save me Daddy! I am not so sure about this scary dark tunnel slide.

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Emma 9 months (April 19)

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Easter Weekend

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We had a blast this weekend and wanted to share our pictures.

Saturday started off by dropping Daddy off at church to put in new speakers for the sound system. Emma & I went for a walk up Pilot Butte; it was very cold. Then we were off to Tumalo to pick up Grandma for a girls' afternoon. After coffee and scones at Starbucks, yum, we headed down to the Old Mill for a Egg Hunt. Emma was given four eggs by a nice girl, she then gave two to a little boy who had none. She was pretty happy with the playing with eggs so we hung out on the grass for awhile and enjoyed the sunshine. Then we went down to the Bronson's in Prineville for an early Easter dinner.

Hope y'all had a great Easter

Good Friday

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By the prophets, God foretold
of the sending of His Son
Who would give His life
to set the captives free.
Stepping down from His throne
and the glory He had known,
Jesus came to give His life for you and me

Yet the One who spoke of love
was rejected and despised;
He knew all too well the sinful heart of men.
Those with eyes refused to see;
Those with ears refused to hear,
as they sought a way to bring Him to an end.

By a friend He was betrayed,
By soldiers, led away,
Yet for this very hour He had come.
They did not take - He freely gave;
For those He came to save,
the road to the cross He walked alone.

Yet death and darkness could not stand against His power.
He rose, victorious over the grave.
In His light we now may live,
By the grace He came to give
All who call upon His name are surely saved!

It's been a while... continued

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Emma loves the park so much especially the swings; look at that smile. Today I took outside with her walker & puppy. She had fun rolling all over the patio.

It's been a while...

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It's been a while since I have bragged about Emma Lou.

I love this picture even though it is a little blurry. She looks so tired.

Check out Emma's new toy from Grandma. Can we say spoiled? She loves to ride it around and the handle raises so she can push it when she starts walking. Don't worry she hasn't officially started crawling yet. She still does the stomach scoot.

Once again check out Emma's new jacket from none other than Grandma. You can also see something else new if you look very close. Yep, Emma has her first tooth. She got it on March 28th while we were in Corvallis celebrating Joani & her baby girl.

At the park on Sunday with the Mackeson's

Craft Blog

2009-04-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

Hey Jodi or any other Crafters,
I found a cool blog that has step by step directions for many crafts, including cute hair clips.

http://treyandlucy.blogspot.com/

The Official Logo of Bend Bouquets

2009-03-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the creative talents of Sharon at Forever Family Designs we have a stylin' new logo. Her business mainly designs adoption profiles, but I don't think there is anything that she can't design. Thanks Sharon!!

www.bendbouquets.com ~ Check it out!

Almost Ready to say, "Ma"

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We Still Miss You Daddy!!

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Emma at the Park Again!

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We are loving this warmer weather. Everyday after Emma's nap we go down to the park. She grunts the entire time she is on the swing; that means she is having fun. Oh, by the way check out her new shoes. They are pink baby Etnies with brown little dogs on them. They are so cute!! Perry & Sabine brought them back from Hawaii last summer.

And today Emma is 8 months old.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot it was St. Patrick's Day until I happened to stop at Dutch Bros. this morning. I love their coffee, but why do they crank up the tunes and then try to have a conversation with you?? They never hear what I am saying, so what is the point?

We Miss You Daddy!!!!

2009-03-16T10:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Emma from this weekend:

She sat still for a moment to get a picture while in her bouncer.
She loves the baby swings at the park.
She thinks it is funny to mess up her hat.
And she likes the colorful carpet at the library.

Scooting for the Newspaper

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Hi Da... Da ... Da,
Watch me scoot! I can't wait to see you tonight!

She said, "Ma."

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I am definitely becoming a proud mom. I think everything Emma does is so great!!

She has been saying, "Da, da, da" for about a month now. Last night she finally said, "ma, ma, ma", well it kind of came out like a "na, na, na", but it is all the same to me. I kind of coached her with some cherrios, but it still counts right??

New Foods

2009-03-09T08:40:00.000-07:00

Scooting along on her belly, Emma reaches for her daddy's newspaper and crumples it. The crunching sound brings her a feeling of pure satisfaction. Crumpling one piece after another she leaves the living room in shambles as she moves onto her toy bin, only to find that it is just out of reach. With a few grunts and kicks in the air, she moves close enough to grab the handle. She grabs the handle with both hands, but finds that it won't budge. Pushing all her body weight onto the handle, the toy bin unloads on top of her. "Ahhh," toy felicity can be seen on her face; a brimming smile. She moves her cow, bee, and rattle aside and grabs for her book. After reading her favorite book about Emma Lou Bronson she gives a few screams of irritation to let her parents know she is ready for a bath. A warm bath is a soothing champion after a long day of playing, eating, and messing her pants.

Emma days are becoming full of exploration. She loves trying new foods. And I love that; I am hoping to not have a picky toddler. I would love it if Emma just ate what we eat. I don't want to buy baby food. So far she loves avocado, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, salmon with sweet potatoes. Last week she tried beans & rice when Robert and I had a mexican night. She loved it. I ran it through a little food processor for a few seconds. She also tried applesauce. It was a little too sour for her. She will eat cereal now, only if I add peaches to it.
And this weekend she tried cheerios, she hasn't learned how to pick them up yet, but she liked the texture in her mouth.

My friend Barb gave me a Food Mill from Bed, Bath & Beyond. She has four boys and her husband is a pastor, so she knows how to stretch a dollar. With the food mill I can grind up Emma some chicken or salmon right at the dinner table or even at a restaurant.

Up on All Fours

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Emma made some great progress in her desire to crawl today. She can balance on her hands and knees for about 4 seconds.

Horsin' Around

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Girls Just Want to Have Fun.. and we do!!!

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Peas...Please

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7 months old

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7 months old-
Trying to crawl
Rolling both ways
Eating green beans, peas, and peaches. yum.
Starting to bang on things

Awful News

2009-02-18T09:20:00.000-08:00

Did anyone watch the news this morning on the chimpanzee attack? It sounded awful!! I am not an animal rights activist, but I have pretty strong feelings about this. Chimps do not belong in peoples' homes or on "Old Navy" commercials. They belong in Africa. They ended up killing the chimp who attacked and disfigured a lady; who is fighting for her life at the hospital. People were upset that the police had to kill the chimp. Please!!! Wild animals belong in the wild or at least in a sanctuary.

My favorite Girl in a Box

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http://curtisconnection-j.blogspot.com/

Benham Falls

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I just had to blog this picture because I like it so much.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Happy Birthday (early)

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Happy 30th Birthday to my amazing, adorable hubby.
I hope you had a wonderful time with all of our friends in Sunriver.

(Left to Right) Janelle, Jon & Little Logan, Joani(baby on the way, yet to be named), Mark, Jodi, Nate, little Bekah, little Emma Lou, Sam, and Robert.

Logan

Emma Lou

Bekah

Date Night....Kinda

2009-01-24T11:03:00.000-08:00

We went to Brett & Jessica's wedding last night and Emma stayed with Grandma. She was so excited to see us when we got home. The wedding was beautiful and I had the opportunity to do their flowers. I have more pictures on http://bendbouquets.blogspot.com

Snuggles with Mom & Dad

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6 Months

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My six month diary
I am six months old now and my parents can hardly believe it!
To celebrate my mom painted my room in different shades of pink.
I think my mom is the greatest thing in the world, next to my dad of course.
I love to snuggle with both of them.

I always wake up early in the morning and I am very happy about it.

I have started eating solid foods. I am a master of sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. I am soon to be a master of avocados. My dad would be so proud. (He hates avocados)

I have found my feet and I love my toes.

This is me and my favorite bee toy from Grandma Schliep. It is the coolest thing. (right now)

Fun Time with Mommy . . . Giggles

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Christmas Day - I love you Great Pap & Gram

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Christmas Eve

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Christmas Eve

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First Christmas Eve

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Christmas Eve- We miss you Pap & Gram

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Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

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Our Christmas card pictures and cards were put together through the creative talents of Anna of blink photography.
www.lifebetweenblinks.com

Wagner Christmas Video

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Emma's Bedtime Video

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Emma's First Christmas Tree

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Our tree and Daisy

My grandparent's tree

Thank you Great- Pappap & Grandma for the fuzzy warm Christmas dress.

Thanksgiving Day & Emma helping me open my birthday gifts.

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Blogging Slacker

2008-12-16T09:54:00.000-08:00

I have to admit that I have slacked off on keeping up on my blog. I was encouraged this morning looking at everyone's holiday pictures to get some more pictures on here. As some of you may know Emma was losing weight, but she is now gaining weight and looking healthy.
Here are some great pictures of her. I especially like the one where she looks like she wants to punch someone.

Amazing Chicken Tortilla Soup

2008-12-04T10:50:00.001-08:00

Try this recipe - super easy - super tasty!!

2 tsp. olive oil
1 medium onion
4 garlic cloves
1 medium jalapeno pepper, chopped- optional
1/2 green pepper
4 small boneless chicken breast
2 cups frozen corn
1/2 cup cooking white wine or water will work
2 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
4 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth
2 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce

Saute onion, garlic, jalapeno and green pepper with olive oil in a large pot.

Add the rest of the ingredients to the large pot and bring to a boil

After 15 minutes, remove the chicken breasts and shred (two forks work best for this)

Return the chicken to the pot and simmer for 15-30 minutes

Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream or avocado

*I usually cook my chicken in the crock pot - it takes a couple of hours, but the chicken breasts are so easy to shred.

Happy Cooking

Doctor Appointment

2008-11-25T15:49:00.001-08:00

Emma went into the dr. this morning she weighs 10lbs. 3oz and is now 24 inches long.

Starting a Business

2008-11-21T15:01:00.000-08:00

Hi my fellow bloggers!!
Robert and I have been working on starting a business called Bend Bouquets. We have just started a blog, which is a work in progress.

Check it out when you get a chance
www.bendbouquets.blogspot.com