tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88452595234374928472024-03-06T01:46:18.329-06:00Burkett BlessingsPraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-84611148726632423662012-01-01T23:30:00.000-06:002012-01-01T23:30:09.202-06:002011: What an amazing year!Hello friends and family,<br />
What an amazing year 2011 was! I was definitely MIA from my blog this year! My bow business BOOMED and I had no time for anything but creating bows for 8 stores (wow!!!) and many custom orders. As I reflect back on 2011, all I can say is that God has blessed me above and beyond what I could have ever asked or imagined, just as Ephesians 3:20 says. Here's a recap of our year...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>January</strong> brought some very welcomed SNOW!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack was a little unsure... but quickly learned to LOVE it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uK593KkrqMs/TwDlUUEPK3I/AAAAAAAADss/cT1YvaReokk/s1600/Snow+1-9-11+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267px" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uK593KkrqMs/TwDlUUEPK3I/AAAAAAAADss/cT1YvaReokk/s400/Snow+1-9-11+015.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also sold our home on Elmridge and God blessed our socks off with our new house just 3 doors down from my parents!!!! An answer to a year and a half of prayers from Mallory!!! (and me!)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOTS of boxes and lots of packing led to fun cardboard box houses...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>February</strong> brought another SNOW!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory lost her 1st tooth the day we moved into our new house! It was definitely a monumental day!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In<strong> March</strong> we took our annual trip to Austin for the State Basketball Tournament... our weekend of shopping and FUN!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also made several trips to the local plant farm to get our new house ready for spring!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>April</strong> was an especially busy month. We visited the Tyler Azalea Trails... beautiful as always!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory lost her 2nd tooth!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory sang with her choir in the spring program. I worked with these 2 sweet ladies in her class.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack and I accompanied Mallory's class on a field trip to the zoo...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Easter Bunny came!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vrJ9Rrnnqgw/TwDqh5l0_nI/AAAAAAAADuc/mXF_Rrhc6fM/s1600/Brad%2527s+Camera+-+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267px" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vrJ9Rrnnqgw/TwDqh5l0_nI/AAAAAAAADuc/mXF_Rrhc6fM/s400/Brad%2527s+Camera+-+042.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had Easter lunch at Nana and Papa's with all our cousins!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nana and Papa hosted an awesome Easter egg hunt!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we got to plant and water our very own flowers while wearing special aprons made by Nana!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We colored Easter eggs!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In <strong>May</strong>, Mallory dressed up as a Mommy for career day...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <strong>June</strong> brought the end to Mallory's 1st year of school. We said goodbye to Mrs. Frazier and our Kindergarten friends. :-(</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack got a fun summer haircut!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lots of fun in our little blow-up backyard pool...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory and Jack went to Vacation Bible School at our church for the first time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nana took us to the Tyler Public Library...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory took swimming lessons at the ETMC Olympic Center...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brad painted the family room...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Father's Day with my amazing Daddy at Double Dave's... </div> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And the very next day we waited for our newest cousin, Eden, to be born to my brother and sister-in-law (Josh & Amy)...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack got a BIG BOY BED!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And his room was transformed from baby Noah's Ark into a transportation theme...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the movies TWICE!!! (Mr. Popper's Penguins and Winnie the Pooh)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>July</strong> was a special month... our baby boy turned 3!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in <strong>August</strong>, our baby girl started 1st grade! Unbelievable!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In <strong>September</strong>, we went to the REL/JT football game...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my bow business exploded!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most exciting moment for me was seeing my bows showcased in a store window!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory lost her 3rd tooth (the 1st upper, front tooth) at school!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In <strong>October</strong>, we welcomed yet another cousin to our family. This time it was Chad and Tennille's baby boy, Garrett.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated as Mallory turned 7 years old on October 17th!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this was the year she got her 1st bicycle!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also celebrated Daddy's birthday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Halloween our little Cinderella and our little Golfer had fun trick-or-treating with their cousins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In <strong>November</strong>, I ended my 1st semester as a director of the 3 year old choir as Jack's 3 year old Kidz Praise choir presented their program called "The Praise Parade"...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was absolutely PRECIOUS! And, he LOVED playing those cymbals!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Jack's 1st performance with dinner at our favorite local restaurant... Whataburger! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Mallory lost ANOTHER tooth!!! This time on the bottom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally in <strong>December</strong>, we made lots of wonderful memories...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All 9 cousins...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Gavin, Macy, Eden, Scarlett, Grant, Jack, Mallory, Garrett, Micah)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My parents and I took the kids to Dallas for a shopping getaway and ventured over to the Gaylord Texan... stunningly beautiful this time of year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, we had a visit with Santa!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a cookie making party at Uncle Chad & Aunt Tennille's house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We ended the year with family at Chad & Tennille's house with pizza, Nana's yummy desserts, and Pictionary! FUN! FUN!! FUN!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was truly a blessed year! Thank you, Lord, for all your many blessings... As my favorite song says, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"things so undeserved, yet You give to prove your love for me. The voices of a million angels could not express my gratitude. All that I am and ever hope to be, I owe it all to Thee... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>To God Be The Glory</strong>".</div><br />
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<div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Labels are one of those wonderful products that I love!!! As a member of Global Influence and as a Mabel's Labels Buzzmama, I was recently given the incredible opportunity to review the Mabel's Labels Ultimate Back-to-School Combo!!! This combo comes with everything you need for back to school!</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div></div></div><ul><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">50 tag mates - Washer/Dryer safe clothing labels</div></li>
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<div></div></div><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">40 skinny-minis - Dishwasher and Microwave safe labels perfect to label pencils, water bottles, thermoses, school supplies, books, and SO much more!</li>
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I've especially enjoyed the Skinny Minis... I put them on the thermos she takes to school every day. It has been washed in the dishwasher every day and still looks PERFECT!! Labelling her folders, pencils, and other school supplies have been a breeze, too! Oh, I couldn't forget her sweater and jacket!! HOW COOL to have her name legibly labelled on the tag of her sweater and jacket!!! LOVE this!!! <div></div> <div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>All of these labels are top-quality!!! I am VERY impressed!!! <div></div> <div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>The really neat part about these labels is their versatility. You don't have to have a school-age child to benefit from these labels. They are perfect for anything you or your child owns. Toys, games, phones, cameras, dvd players, books... 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You can label it with a Mabel's Label.</ul><ul><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div></div><strong>Thanks to the awesome folks at Mabel's Labels, one Burkett Blessings reader is going to win their very own Back-to-School Combo Pack!!!!!! WOO-HOO!!! Here's all you have to do to enter the giveaway.... </strong></ul><ul></ul><ul>Visit Mabel's Labels, then come back here and leave ONE comment telling me which color and design you would choose AND what item you have that you most want to label.
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</div>These wonderful stories are based on the Jean and Laurent De Brunhoff childhood classic elephant king! Mallory and Jack have been watching these dvd's in our car, then beg to bring them in and watch them in the house. They are captivating and cleverly teach children lessons in patience, acceptance, honesty, cooperation, teamwork, and understanding. We give these DVD's two thumbs up!!! Here's the scoop on each DVD...<br />
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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER & SCHOOL DAYS<br />
Street Date: September 6, 2011<br />
DVD SRP: $14.98 <a href="mailto:each@foundrycomm.com">each</a><br />
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First appearing in Histoire de Babar, Jean de Brunhoff’s 1931 storybook classic based on a tale that his wife Cecile had invented for their children, Babar the Elephant has, for 80 years, captivated millions around the globe. The story of the little elephant who leaves the jungle, visits a big city and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants has been captured in a multitude of best-selling books (over 12 million sold worldwide, and more than 1000 titles in print) and several animated series. This Fall, the unforgettable, family favorite, BABAR: THE CLASSIC SERIES, comes to rich life with the first releases in the eOne DVD series. Hailing from the acclaimed, award-winning HBO Family series which ran from 1989-91, these wonderfully animated stories – perfect for the whole family – follow Babar, his family and friends undertaking many challenges and adventures. The series also teaches the most valuable lesson of all: despite life's challenges, great things are possible if one never gets discouraged. As Babar says, “Long live happiness!” <br />
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Featuring four episodes that focus on the bonds Babar shares with his pals and family, in each of the adventures on BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, the Elephant King discovers important lessons on love, friendship, teamwork and understanding. In “City Ways”, Babar, alone and confused in the big city, is befriended by the Old Lady who teaches him how to fit into the human world; in “Between Friends”, Babar remembers about the time his future wife Celeste and his friend Zephir had an accident and ended up in court; Cornelius and Pompadour have a major disagreement and vow to never speak again (although the most certainly do!) in “Friendly Agreement” and in “An Elephant’s Best Friend”, Babar excitedly finds a pet warthog in the jungle, but reluctantly returns it when he learns it belongs to Lady Rataxes. (#EOE-DV-7047; approx. 90 mins.)<br />
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<strong><u>BABAR: THE CLASSIC SERIES: SCHOOL DAYS</u></strong><br />
Babar The Classic Series: School Days features four episodes about Babar’s own school day adventures as well as those of his friends and family. In each tale Babar learns important lessons on acceptance, honesty and patience. In “School Days”, Babar reminisces about his early education, when he and his friends were picked on by the school bullies because they all looked “different”; however, he soon realizes everyone should be proud of themselves because differences are what makes everyone unique and special; “Kings of the Castle” in which Babar and the rhino lord, Rataxes, are convinced to trade places for the day and they learn it isn’t easy to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes; “Every Basket Has a Silver Lining”, in which Babar’s son Pom, a towel boy on the basketball team learns a valuable lesson about not lying about his playing status; and, “Peer Pressure”, in which King Babar recalls having to make a tough decision between loyalty to friendship and loyalty to the law. (#EOE-DV-7048; approx. 90 mins.)<br />
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Many thanks to Entertainment One for allowing me the opportunity to review these dvds. The opinions expressed are my own. No compensation was given in exchange for this review.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-74747412273815263392011-08-22T10:47:00.000-05:002011-08-22T10:47:21.086-05:001st Day of First Grade1st grade????!!!! Really?!??! How is already time for Mallory to be in first grade?!?!? She was SO excited and couldn't wait for today to get here. We had fun getting ready and anticipating this big day! We painted her nails and curled her hair. I had fun making her outfit and bow. She looked so beautiful carrying her Hello Kitty lunchbox Nana & Papa gave her... just beautiful! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack was very apprehensive and wanted to go to school with her. She was SO sweet to love and console him.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ready for a great day... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8LL83u6fTzE/TlJ1c-PPo4I/AAAAAAAADqs/yRh0OLA-MTM/s1600/1st+day+of+1st+grade+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8LL83u6fTzE/TlJ1c-PPo4I/AAAAAAAADqs/yRh0OLA-MTM/s400/1st+day+of+1st+grade+018.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory and her teacher, Mrs. McIntosh </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGw_9YyDsZyjvTQgY3VVC2qL_qToeSagvbm9C8tINnikrz1WGzDC3K05tEaji4yKx1BVRZiaIGG3zXIBOAtnN1pHmJymn_-h5-T9fwTVjb-HblNgri91QlYstByK5uGaBvTMLEYZzg0E/s1600/1st+day+of+1st+grade+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGw_9YyDsZyjvTQgY3VVC2qL_qToeSagvbm9C8tINnikrz1WGzDC3K05tEaji4yKx1BVRZiaIGG3zXIBOAtnN1pHmJymn_-h5-T9fwTVjb-HblNgri91QlYstByK5uGaBvTMLEYZzg0E/s400/1st+day+of+1st+grade+019.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She walked right into her classroom and got right to work. Jack struggled with leaving her. He begged to stay! But a promised visit to the playground helped hurry him out without any significant melt downs. :-)</div> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One last hug... this picture melts my heart!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwvk-WtzcI6F-3cswIw20V6T439CZsUoh53_aagQ2wDl3_L_kSTaxiAziAUorUnvA8HScCtgXGnBGEPwnECxvHhdVAmBK5zfvackasNCQSNO-1uxUhxRMft3yKxJcPXuwXm1EPUT-WfI/s1600/1st+day+of+1st+grade+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwvk-WtzcI6F-3cswIw20V6T439CZsUoh53_aagQ2wDl3_L_kSTaxiAziAUorUnvA8HScCtgXGnBGEPwnECxvHhdVAmBK5zfvackasNCQSNO-1uxUhxRMft3yKxJcPXuwXm1EPUT-WfI/s400/1st+day+of+1st+grade+023.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">BOWS, BOWS, and more BOWS!!!</div><br />
My bow business is BOOMING! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!! I have been making bows for 6 stores all across Texas!!! The orders have been pouring in and more are on the way! Plus, my online Etsy shop and Big Cartel site has seen lots of business, too. It's amazing and such an answer to prayer!<br />
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I'm in the process of making some NEW bows, too! I have some really funky, fun bows in the works that I can't wait to share!!<br />
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In the meantime, little Jack turned 3 years old. :-( I'll post pics soon. For now, I'm off to bed. These little fingers are tired! :-)<br />
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A little note.... Juice in the City is a COOL site!!! It's a site that offers daily deals in your area. If you sign up, you'll have a daily deal come into your email each morning. If you want to see what Juice in the City is all about, please click my link <a href="http://www.juiceinthecity.com/?referrer=0crg0u4khb">HERE</a>.<br />
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Now, back to the trip.... We hit the Indoor Safari Park on Thursday after lunch. The kids played and played and played!!! Oh, what fun they had!!! Here are some snapshots from the Safari Park...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory chose the zebra... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8z6FDf5HjaZtg5iVhlO-O_MIJ7fHSTW1mF5hic5_uIff2gfJ7eatofzjwybGlAhfCejqk5el8bNIEGwamFVxSIDYeTfGt5QZ_rLG6Uz60iLUSam9YeImY2jHM3GctAPjCkLgmdoRYKw/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8z6FDf5HjaZtg5iVhlO-O_MIJ7fHSTW1mF5hic5_uIff2gfJ7eatofzjwybGlAhfCejqk5el8bNIEGwamFVxSIDYeTfGt5QZ_rLG6Uz60iLUSam9YeImY2jHM3GctAPjCkLgmdoRYKw/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+016.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Micah chose the Cheetah... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDznJ4hGeINjqprSTbIunp8rU7h7Ktcs1cyFRo1wBsAWOFQO001MwKGkBCsS1XocO44DIgewSoi_HTExaFFrMOMO931IZMp_nnjNS6vSG-iGc2IIDfaUF4_dB3IaNaZrI7HEAxQlVlzjE/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDznJ4hGeINjqprSTbIunp8rU7h7Ktcs1cyFRo1wBsAWOFQO001MwKGkBCsS1XocO44DIgewSoi_HTExaFFrMOMO931IZMp_nnjNS6vSG-iGc2IIDfaUF4_dB3IaNaZrI7HEAxQlVlzjE/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+018.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Gavin rode the elephant... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3B49HwMBk5_ovZhdufMP20NLTcOGIqtRR_O0i_A80hTBijWKE7CmyLyqd3MSVm-jyfXxkk1jWwrvUQWb8hP7_QxQ5Puzl5m5XlCz8RrN0DXwnMZLTBP4pEmOMP_MitmdxKIgDgJ-elg/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3B49HwMBk5_ovZhdufMP20NLTcOGIqtRR_O0i_A80hTBijWKE7CmyLyqd3MSVm-jyfXxkk1jWwrvUQWb8hP7_QxQ5Puzl5m5XlCz8RrN0DXwnMZLTBP4pEmOMP_MitmdxKIgDgJ-elg/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+022.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each animal made it's sound as it walked... it was hysterical to watch!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Macy wasn't quite sure about it all, so she chose not to ride! :-(</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the robotic animal ride, the kids played limitless games of miniature golf...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was even a special play area for the little ones to play... Gavin especially loved it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ5Gaquw-dFQ2npX2Am2R-guMcCf7H8_KyaZ-EHMbpvdvbyYiZZunCoHM8st_xkYXD0Xu5iXz2QQX7HHxL44OZwnxCmF8cVdTDg0H9y2adb6QSUFQtfBYsNVCSffdz7hyh0hr5bdATi0/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ5Gaquw-dFQ2npX2Am2R-guMcCf7H8_KyaZ-EHMbpvdvbyYiZZunCoHM8st_xkYXD0Xu5iXz2QQX7HHxL44OZwnxCmF8cVdTDg0H9y2adb6QSUFQtfBYsNVCSffdz7hyh0hr5bdATi0/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+044.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a padded jungle gym with a trampoline, slide, and ball pit!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then they rode the train!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were tons of little playhouse towns and villages set up to play with. They explored all of these, too!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another train ride... this time only Micah and Mallory chose to ride.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was SUPER FUN!!!! And with the crazy Texas heat we've had lately, it was WONDERFUL to be indoors!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we headed to Fuddrucker's for dinner and then swam in the hotel. Mallory did her 1st cannonball and was so proud!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mommy's not the fastest finger on the camera trigger! HA!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday we went to the Sea Life Aquarium that just opened at the Grapevine Mills Mall. It was really neat!!! We stood in line for at least 30 minutes WITH our tickets ALREADY purchased!! It was crazy! There were so many people!!!! If you decide to go, I recommend you buy you tickets ahead of time, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this picture of the kids... finally one with both Jack and Mallory smiling! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was one area where you could walk out onto a glass floor that overlooked a big tank of fish. Macy laid down and watched them swim beneath her! :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vMRb-VYo5u4470K_CopbC5DDY1yrwDflMz64d1rJdh2-VvqainyhrflPvSmchlIInHoqecginJIHCOJlaCFd0rcd0xWOVGK2Ii1ERNje6ScB4hbWEngZrinulyTDeHCsNBOph6OrSrk/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vMRb-VYo5u4470K_CopbC5DDY1yrwDflMz64d1rJdh2-VvqainyhrflPvSmchlIInHoqecginJIHCOJlaCFd0rcd0xWOVGK2Ii1ERNje6ScB4hbWEngZrinulyTDeHCsNBOph6OrSrk/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+162.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory was not all about the glass floor, but I did get her to smile for me...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were several little bubble areas that the kids could crawl into and see the fish. Jack loved this!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that cool?!?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjaGoFZDLh63-bgsxKutIiLTN8CrYXuVII6o8p6oA9vIG7zeOKWxlBQxhrQ0H5WV3ZrcC6NIYfStgoPmaJpv8BbYuW7rshb2vQY1jluJCN6DXAs2YtKzSGHrvG980aDv4tqiEgsFA4QI/s1600/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjaGoFZDLh63-bgsxKutIiLTN8CrYXuVII6o8p6oA9vIG7zeOKWxlBQxhrQ0H5WV3ZrcC6NIYfStgoPmaJpv8BbYuW7rshb2vQY1jluJCN6DXAs2YtKzSGHrvG980aDv4tqiEgsFA4QI/s400/outside+play%252C+Dallas+Trip+July+2011+175.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an amazing place... so many beautiful sea creatures!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tunnel completely freaked Mallory out! It was completely surrounded by water and a glass floor. She was terrified of the sharks!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these next couple of pics of Jack. He's looking at himself in a mirror!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this one is just adorable... so sweet!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we went to Pappadeaux's to eat. It's our favorite "out-of-town" spot!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory stealing a kiss from brother..</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then Saturday, we went to the new Legoland at the Grapevine Mills Mall.... and it was AMAZING!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was probably my favorite activity of the whole trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had our tickets pre-purchased, but still had to wait in line. They had tubs full of legos for kids to play with while we waited... genius!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUyqymKiPPzDD9uD_E648iedt4TIi1Dfnw41hHsLOxCVEfsn3-usvlvpY-FRq4OmA-spVdzyRVIP4J77i-PJxr9RQm8SkXvIA777_bUhWOl6Y74ovaMx7QEZBmHdkkL_HFLWWcKkAlAE/s1600/Legoland1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUyqymKiPPzDD9uD_E648iedt4TIi1Dfnw41hHsLOxCVEfsn3-usvlvpY-FRq4OmA-spVdzyRVIP4J77i-PJxr9RQm8SkXvIA777_bUhWOl6Y74ovaMx7QEZBmHdkkL_HFLWWcKkAlAE/s400/Legoland1.jpg" t$="true" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting ready to go inside... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcTQAndJz5QUzLshJwr4juaj9-5LwzRCaMP7iX4kleMjxymS2LcbZCwboCY0qX-wKEpEK8mEa8scWMdLl0lnDsgvxSusu9zJcFSq5Vl3py-kCo-xH1hNgC_992jQ26BXE5O028-BFVoo/s1600/Legoland2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcTQAndJz5QUzLshJwr4juaj9-5LwzRCaMP7iX4kleMjxymS2LcbZCwboCY0qX-wKEpEK8mEa8scWMdLl0lnDsgvxSusu9zJcFSq5Vl3py-kCo-xH1hNgC_992jQ26BXE5O028-BFVoo/s400/Legoland2.jpg" t$="true" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once inside, we were told how legos are made and the kids got to participate in the demonstration...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the demonstration, we were invited to explore Legoland. After a fun Legoland ride, we headed to a 4D movie!!! It was cool!! During the movie we were sprayed with water, spit on by a monster, and snowed on!!!! It was so FUN! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, we went into Lego's Miniland. WOW... it was incredible!!! Every landmark in Dallas was represented with a miniature lego version. Every so often, the lights in the room would dim and fireworks above the miniature Gaylord would appear and all the mini town landmarks would light up!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO COOL!!! All made out of Legos!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvvsHvmikHJn0lbBolABDmM7MXtez8E7QJayahoyxGexEYRYgS0AXuRaLtIrx7yfJp13xmxJ5mBPBBxnRncz3MX5srXkLZPfVrsw2jpvorSK2A7ex-6FE5T-FLoftkC5H2HhYxT0Ae44/s1600/Legoland33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvvsHvmikHJn0lbBolABDmM7MXtez8E7QJayahoyxGexEYRYgS0AXuRaLtIrx7yfJp13xmxJ5mBPBBxnRncz3MX5srXkLZPfVrsw2jpvorSK2A7ex-6FE5T-FLoftkC5H2HhYxT0Ae44/s400/Legoland33.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Southfork Ranch... at night! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN8dgd6nujGWoXZMTmThSsZMGe8rDqJIb-MPdszJoh6Ekb8VCnPmbU0uptwAa9aXHdq6fPN832933Ec7OK4uxwXkqrpdBczqlqPseX8fqkQDBFKrZf7wn04tTeUDW73quCuflOME3KAY/s1600/Legoland6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN8dgd6nujGWoXZMTmThSsZMGe8rDqJIb-MPdszJoh6Ekb8VCnPmbU0uptwAa9aXHdq6fPN832933Ec7OK4uxwXkqrpdBczqlqPseX8fqkQDBFKrZf7wn04tTeUDW73quCuflOME3KAY/s400/Legoland6.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory and Jack in front of the Gaylord Hotel replica... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5wKycwcXcAutNLUkl2uhlbmFl0ZWvNwjhu4iPHcqXy_Q-EjXsNb6KHPaFEY1LnE1xE-B4xO6IXdVkCvSCzl4NJtAy0Dqv6_8Y3ltExGix88xh6emENlfjqShXV-jJDWvaTD0mNdzJlI/s1600/Legoland29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5wKycwcXcAutNLUkl2uhlbmFl0ZWvNwjhu4iPHcqXy_Q-EjXsNb6KHPaFEY1LnE1xE-B4xO6IXdVkCvSCzl4NJtAy0Dqv6_8Y3ltExGix88xh6emENlfjqShXV-jJDWvaTD0mNdzJlI/s400/Legoland29.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack in front of the DFW Airport replica... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpiGpzKVXtfcO3SPgCPjikzGeTSpYkDWOJKELJ813mf_qIX9Wx5IAnM40fuXIU-Lde497bOx3XVKqUVWtUsHPvCYvNqnsG8TgKbtLnfKf4ykSRr9JbFFqopbTVIjfLnwoS6nNjUiE_iI/s1600/Legoland8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpiGpzKVXtfcO3SPgCPjikzGeTSpYkDWOJKELJ813mf_qIX9Wx5IAnM40fuXIU-Lde497bOx3XVKqUVWtUsHPvCYvNqnsG8TgKbtLnfKf4ykSRr9JbFFqopbTVIjfLnwoS6nNjUiE_iI/s400/Legoland8.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cowboys Stadium... unbelievable!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YNTuZJ6FfGaqFe1LG77QFWppaDAlDse3wBqu9ii5At1HjKTnNeuALgIKzidUoSORZkPvcSna_DyZbAThvibmgRPwFMspnbpeun2aGluu9nApp6ErbWCS2VVLFiUHTEUmOyiCK5HUZew/s1600/Legoland24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YNTuZJ6FfGaqFe1LG77QFWppaDAlDse3wBqu9ii5At1HjKTnNeuALgIKzidUoSORZkPvcSna_DyZbAThvibmgRPwFMspnbpeun2aGluu9nApp6ErbWCS2VVLFiUHTEUmOyiCK5HUZew/s400/Legoland24.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">American Airlines Center and Downtown Dallas... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfTOFcKIMvxD1599kpwqzKXQcLpGIppx_XxYKAGfSOdjBh4MdmrpZnMHoi1ww6PiEXmrx-FydhlBtzoO5o7Q0dv1CoR7t61GCN8uONMVuKNjmPBs94RmvSEJsST0k4jWQ3oGV2NSDC7o/s1600/Legoland22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfTOFcKIMvxD1599kpwqzKXQcLpGIppx_XxYKAGfSOdjBh4MdmrpZnMHoi1ww6PiEXmrx-FydhlBtzoO5o7Q0dv1CoR7t61GCN8uONMVuKNjmPBs94RmvSEJsST0k4jWQ3oGV2NSDC7o/s400/Legoland22.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Downtown Dallas... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni16irL3iyAVn8fEYXUs7zFLazB1qd78k7c74ayJaDOKfey7FRJwfoa-tr13Uv-7DKAte4S9q1DUS9r7DT2LJgEzzI9h6SZR1ldS4J-koTJFRA0QJ7rFj4Jp0ze6__uhyf50fbsNPiH8/s1600/Legoland21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni16irL3iyAVn8fEYXUs7zFLazB1qd78k7c74ayJaDOKfey7FRJwfoa-tr13Uv-7DKAte4S9q1DUS9r7DT2LJgEzzI9h6SZR1ldS4J-koTJFRA0QJ7rFj4Jp0ze6__uhyf50fbsNPiH8/s400/Legoland21.jpg" t$="true" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Southfork Ranch in the daylight... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiVUux_0Cmooe3yfh-hOg_dQYTh13NjplObnDD7gRgJZyOD9EN-lIm2Hwjwr6-PvO8E1ihk1FYgAVlAvPVYaVMojRalrWFMm0q9KLDItn0R_RLOeAqMUuiH_lvYruLyU1Hh6-nd2D6aA/s1600/Legoland18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiVUux_0Cmooe3yfh-hOg_dQYTh13NjplObnDD7gRgJZyOD9EN-lIm2Hwjwr6-PvO8E1ihk1FYgAVlAvPVYaVMojRalrWFMm0q9KLDItn0R_RLOeAqMUuiH_lvYruLyU1Hh6-nd2D6aA/s400/Legoland18.jpg" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, a life-size replica of Dirk Nowitzki!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrSuidA8kQ1KphXsJCk5oWq8kLw9kkILSE3siMVQpZDILs23P2BiEisDKasdKXfBFOxtjT5Lnd8px-Pn6XvaWh5bxhwJ7R4fWs2fqZgf6O1btjhotpPGpBDk7B3gSmstcGcseCcZ3s38/s1600/Legoland14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrSuidA8kQ1KphXsJCk5oWq8kLw9kkILSE3siMVQpZDILs23P2BiEisDKasdKXfBFOxtjT5Lnd8px-Pn6XvaWh5bxhwJ7R4fWs2fqZgf6O1btjhotpPGpBDk7B3gSmstcGcseCcZ3s38/s400/Legoland14.jpg" t$="true" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids played in a play area and Mallory and I rode a ride before leaving Legoland. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an incredibly fun vacation!!! We made some wonderful memories!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed the pics!!!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-38102046885079269122011-07-16T10:38:00.000-05:002011-07-16T10:38:51.012-05:00Winnie the Pooh<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV79dc2N2V7THC0ngLEO_ZYb5HZKf08S3aV8f15D_KLJ6bnEo0j98qGgQ2HYjEEgCzhLi4UuxWrOobf8dDnYkObr7xGiEc8jl7iV6NhULfnnZtu7CnaNslKbsVR0H5P-1rscLSnaKO30/s1600/pooh+movie.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV79dc2N2V7THC0ngLEO_ZYb5HZKf08S3aV8f15D_KLJ6bnEo0j98qGgQ2HYjEEgCzhLi4UuxWrOobf8dDnYkObr7xGiEc8jl7iV6NhULfnnZtu7CnaNslKbsVR0H5P-1rscLSnaKO30/s1600/pooh+movie.bmp" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, my mom and I took the kids to the opening of Winnie the Pooh!!! It was a precious movie!!!</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-28993359283244350092011-07-11T23:19:00.000-05:002011-07-11T23:19:52.051-05:00Bedtime Snack SillinessThe kids had waffles for their bedtime snack tonight. And they giggled non-stop! The sillies kicked in and so I snapped some pictures of their fun...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All right... let's try to have a serious one... :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweeties... oh how I love them!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-43680864743311234042011-07-07T22:46:00.000-05:002011-07-07T22:46:46.949-05:00My Little Superhero<div style="text-align: center;">Check out my little superhero... </div><div style="text-align: center;">If he's not the cutest little thing you've ever seen, then you don't know cute! HA! :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grrrrrrrr.... this is my tough guy look! LOL!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few things that have kept us busy lately...</div><br />
<div align="center">Playing in the backyard pool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs03RhFFPfVgEXePP12KK6GPm3XuTsEmUUvAUQLXRNM4PH1AqQAfYeY_Dzj3lzFYaaYKoz2pXdgYb_kE9iffSHJtGOorQIr2MqL79QlvAVthpqeKEUCVTEn-hNQHGBElAE4K9ui5IwjQY/s1600/Chad%2527s+Lot%252C+Blow+up+pool%252C+and+june+misc+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs03RhFFPfVgEXePP12KK6GPm3XuTsEmUUvAUQLXRNM4PH1AqQAfYeY_Dzj3lzFYaaYKoz2pXdgYb_kE9iffSHJtGOorQIr2MqL79QlvAVthpqeKEUCVTEn-hNQHGBElAE4K9ui5IwjQY/s400/Chad%2527s+Lot%252C+Blow+up+pool%252C+and+june+misc+009.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Father's Day with my incredible Daddy at Double Dave's Pizza.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The very next day our beautiful niece, Eden, was born. Here are Macy, Jack, Mallory, and Micah in the waiting area.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Papa took Jack, Grant, Scarlett, and Mallory for a walk in the hospital.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory started swimming lessons and is doing GREAT! We're so proud of our little fish!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There she goes!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had fun and acted silly in Fuddruckers!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We visited the public library for the first time. Mallory loves to read so this was so fun for her!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack, Nana, and Mallory at the library... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iaQ3OZJJk1FsYKcLVv0oo_WgBrh7Dtt-77erLnHkzePZpuzLocToJVHsPgeji6JRPv5WRqW21vd7JUW3TkqzfMtxgEVp0gfmpZwCQR04_bBKcRqiUYjljF87sK1ZvyvaTKxv1DnUo-A/s1600/photo+%2528112%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iaQ3OZJJk1FsYKcLVv0oo_WgBrh7Dtt-77erLnHkzePZpuzLocToJVHsPgeji6JRPv5WRqW21vd7JUW3TkqzfMtxgEVp0gfmpZwCQR04_bBKcRqiUYjljF87sK1ZvyvaTKxv1DnUo-A/s400/photo+%2528112%2529.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw the Chick-fil-A cow at the mall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We shook hands...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And gave high-fives!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had coke floats and watched fireworks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are Jack and Micah...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And all at the same time, I started making these "Toe Topper" bows along with my other bow orders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CrAzY FuN!!! :-) </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week, we got Jack a "big boy bed" and so I'm in the process of redecorating his room! It's turing out really cute!!! I'll post pics as soon as it's all done. Whew!!! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">JULY.... here we come!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it adorable?!!? Mallory plans to wear hers with some little black shorts and a red shirt. But there are so many options!!!! Right now, this bow and ALL the bows at Mandy Jane are 25% off when you use the discount code SUMMER at checkout. That means this bow is only $6!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other new novelty bows include Toy Story, Disney Princess, Minnie Mouse, and Texas Longhorns. I have a post about all of these at my <a href="http://www.mandyjaneboutique.blogspot.com/">Mandy Jane Blog</a>. Get them while they're hot and while you can still apply the 25% off code!!!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-33150741791401240342011-06-21T20:20:00.005-05:002011-06-27T20:09:55.218-05:00My Painting DisasterIt's been a long time since I posted a decorating post. It's always one of my favorites to blog about because I love decorating so much, but lately things have been busy and I haven't blogged much about anything at all. Well, last week I had some crazy events happen that definitely led to a decorating post.<br />
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When we moved into our new house 4 months ago, we weren't able to change anything. The carpet is original, the paint is original, and the wallpaper is original to the house that was built in 1997. That doesn't sound very old at all, but when you're talking paint... it's OLD.... VERY old!!!<br />
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The ladies in my Sunday school class were scheduled to come to my house this past Monday. So, all that prior week, I was working to get the final details on my decorating done. One thing I needed to do was touch-up the paint in several rooms. Thursday morning I decided it was time to get started. I went to the garage and got out the paint can that said "green" and took it into our family room. I began dabbing the small little places with the green paint. It was darker than the paint on the walls, but not significantly different. I figured it was just wet and would dry to the right color. Boy was I WRONG! The entire room looked polka-dotted! <br />
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When Brad got home at 5:00 and saw the room, he said, "Well, I guess I'm going to be repainting this room tonight." I was SO thankful his reponse was so pleasant... I expected to be grilled for the super-huge mess I had created. Fortunately, he is a master at painting and can cut-in like nobody's business. He changed his clothes and headed to Sherwin Williams for paint. We decided to use an entirely different paint color... one we had LOVED after seeing it at my mom and dad's house when they recently repainted. It's called "Macadamia".<br />
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<div align="center">Here's Brad and his lovely assistant! (Not sure why this picture is blurry. Ugh!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVfBL8l30jhFlzEYmtSgRCHWADp4z8V_dG2N8IWTf1quiYmgNig-Zlea7NC0BofmSwkP79JTPU-oMpqra8PLF5cAhNjpnsfBzlDtLMZnZGXbibzSdYO08EXCZB9LJj_hO5TlSONxMLW4/s1600/Chad%2527s+Lot%252C+Blow+up+pool%252C+and+june+misc+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVfBL8l30jhFlzEYmtSgRCHWADp4z8V_dG2N8IWTf1quiYmgNig-Zlea7NC0BofmSwkP79JTPU-oMpqra8PLF5cAhNjpnsfBzlDtLMZnZGXbibzSdYO08EXCZB9LJj_hO5TlSONxMLW4/s400/Chad%2527s+Lot%252C+Blow+up+pool%252C+and+june+misc+039.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I had a better "before" picture with more of the polka dots showing. It was really awful!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now before I show you the "After" photos, I have to tell you what happened next. While Brad was painting (he won't let me paint... I'm TERRIBLY messy!). Anyway, while he was painting, I decided I needed to make some curtains for that room. My mom and I had been looking for just the right fabric and trim for several days, but I just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. After seeing a picture in one of my old Southern Lady Magazines, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I created my own pattern, Mama helped me with the fabric and trim, and I got busy! All while Brad painted. :-) It took him 5 hours to paint the room. It took me 3 afternoons and evenings to make the curtains. I have to say I am thrilled with the outcome!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my finished curtain valance! It's 15 feet long! And it covers all three windows in my family room.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabrics are a black floral and leopard print. Here's a little closer look...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hardest part was creating my own pattern for the ties and inset pieces.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how it all came together. My silly screw-up turned into a beautiful room. Here's a finished look with everything completed.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, I just had to finish up the decorating part... I needed something to go on the wall beside the game table. I searched everywhere!!!! I finally came upon these plates and plaques at Kirklands. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I love decorating with scripture! I love for my home to be filled with God's Word and reminders of His love for me and my family. The scriptures on these plates are especially meaningful to me, so they couldn't have been more perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day while searching for curtain ring clips in Hancock fabrics, I discovered this lamp!!! Isn't that just gorgeous?!?! Would you believe it was under $10???? Really!!!! :-) I was SO excited!!! It found the perfect home on top of my buffet cabinet.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an upclose pic of my mantle. It didn't change, but I love the way the plates match the curtains and my new plates so well... squeal!!!! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's those plates again...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one more favorite decorating piece.... I got this cross collage candle sconce at Canton. I just love it!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's my completed room. I am so pleased that my painting disaster led to this! Now I've got the fever to repaint the whole house!!!! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've had a circus theme, so the worship time has been centered around that. Yesterday, Jack wasn't quite sure what to think of all this. He stood and watched with his hands behind his back and really didn't get into it. He's a kid who needs routine and doesn't handle changes very well. This was totally new to Jack!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But today, after he learned what all was going on, he warmed up to it all and really had a great time!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check him out!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-84100218570323859802011-06-03T17:56:00.000-05:002011-06-03T17:56:38.768-05:00Memorial Day Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year my sister had all of us over for Memorial Day. She had a bounce house for the kiddos and lots of fun water activities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Micah, Mallory, and Gavin in the bounce house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnniFfxGGhsAhbtt3fC0on-zj3lhj1qUqH7PqyUsaiwhVDCHRFV-J8_IANWf4yNMPoJqoZRRy01h13tIJ804w8jZK1Z2aS_8JTmmRCoRupXga7AvtBHCVP12BV-LUeDWxElopBkszlbc/s1600/bounce+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnniFfxGGhsAhbtt3fC0on-zj3lhj1qUqH7PqyUsaiwhVDCHRFV-J8_IANWf4yNMPoJqoZRRy01h13tIJ804w8jZK1Z2aS_8JTmmRCoRupXga7AvtBHCVP12BV-LUeDWxElopBkszlbc/s400/bounce+house.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack, Macy, and Gavin... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwRC2Aoq_c_ZmxH1pJcVCbHVfggiZ1Mp2Gj_9orsMXEunhneuYDBiABaKSuGOD29uW1qiOkuFN7Hq60-tGGz064vTT6PCbXr5j8tFAkNpW-uFFbfw6TJw_z4v1ewuS0HU3kDn2gH2sN0/s1600/bounce+house+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwRC2Aoq_c_ZmxH1pJcVCbHVfggiZ1Mp2Gj_9orsMXEunhneuYDBiABaKSuGOD29uW1qiOkuFN7Hq60-tGGz064vTT6PCbXr5j8tFAkNpW-uFFbfw6TJw_z4v1ewuS0HU3kDn2gH2sN0/s400/bounce+house+3.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scarlett, Jack, Grant, and Mallory... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSKjkKRtgpq7TUPROyIOSpSbG8QEo8z8SHNhaUow23s03Rlcqdu5VeCZkM6_WcmqRZ6Mj78G1rUZUtV0ypllMfSemdaexP_7XiZ0MCg6ggKFrJ4s-WzhO8RkFOujluDUW3WjUpihY-_Q/s1600/bounce+house+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSKjkKRtgpq7TUPROyIOSpSbG8QEo8z8SHNhaUow23s03Rlcqdu5VeCZkM6_WcmqRZ6Mj78G1rUZUtV0ypllMfSemdaexP_7XiZ0MCg6ggKFrJ4s-WzhO8RkFOujluDUW3WjUpihY-_Q/s400/bounce+house+4.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack loved the wagon... He loves everything he can pull or push!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmggqr54tuSFHCSB_it97bPDltmoJGWuNAw4iYB5zqToM7fzmeod-AFn5-4oxp5uAQvGUNUP2ald5lnkht49OjUw-gID0h4d2tvVSY-j_X_ieM6eG7s2N_QjxcNntBhC67vS6POKFnqA/s1600/jack+wagon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmggqr54tuSFHCSB_it97bPDltmoJGWuNAw4iYB5zqToM7fzmeod-AFn5-4oxp5uAQvGUNUP2ald5lnkht49OjUw-gID0h4d2tvVSY-j_X_ieM6eG7s2N_QjxcNntBhC67vS6POKFnqA/s400/jack+wagon.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brad helped grill the burgers... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gf5atY-YAP5wudbp3C9dnIKQuc_diDyWoc4nA-URlcDypxl8DQ6Cm1k9tP-EZOCHWIG4M-Q4hyphenhypheneV7GcDTg4p3qeyvbnfn61v4ecXUg_dcdkDAmMo6EwS6VngSdLcLuENPG12wWGhehc/s1600/brad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gf5atY-YAP5wudbp3C9dnIKQuc_diDyWoc4nA-URlcDypxl8DQ6Cm1k9tP-EZOCHWIG4M-Q4hyphenhypheneV7GcDTg4p3qeyvbnfn61v4ecXUg_dcdkDAmMo6EwS6VngSdLcLuENPG12wWGhehc/s400/brad.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the kiddos ate together at the picnic table... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3Tz_wBH3U9xn1oJ-uac82FNDBRYaKuu6M39PHIVs3Z5AhnSowu7_bfRt6FifF08Mj1KjgvNsq5NelaNoPHxQ6GUF6JKKfprOONQMXwhQX801PoSrzjAoq4WEhTVDtEgDqArIGfnk0rk/s1600/picnic+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3Tz_wBH3U9xn1oJ-uac82FNDBRYaKuu6M39PHIVs3Z5AhnSowu7_bfRt6FifF08Mj1KjgvNsq5NelaNoPHxQ6GUF6JKKfprOONQMXwhQX801PoSrzjAoq4WEhTVDtEgDqArIGfnk0rk/s400/picnic+table.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Except Jack preferred to play and not eat... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuvY7bkdWl2YOj8K1xHkGc-BYeeFPuMHJAbRpnzDfC7a5N1RQ-bhaaYIHjI_uMtMz8Vfi7P8cA10RjPxqlvLgWF888U1ap_z45eNxrtav6tgkAIdn5R9kbJD_FnLsEIxAQoXMe35awxU/s1600/picnic+table+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuvY7bkdWl2YOj8K1xHkGc-BYeeFPuMHJAbRpnzDfC7a5N1RQ-bhaaYIHjI_uMtMz8Vfi7P8cA10RjPxqlvLgWF888U1ap_z45eNxrtav6tgkAIdn5R9kbJD_FnLsEIxAQoXMe35awxU/s400/picnic+table+2.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun in the sprinklers!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQtdOfBKdBgGJkl4iQPkFy8U3GbVdpACsqmXtrX5iG-kT5A9rumVdSVpn_TmPOsPVL8w149WhcpC96M7QKz9dX49zp1rH0Z42WTcK842ue4j8ijk8a3rYfXzbj0cTQjK_AClLflwpV2M/s1600/jack+mallory+and+macy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQtdOfBKdBgGJkl4iQPkFy8U3GbVdpACsqmXtrX5iG-kT5A9rumVdSVpn_TmPOsPVL8w149WhcpC96M7QKz9dX49zp1rH0Z42WTcK842ue4j8ijk8a3rYfXzbj0cTQjK_AClLflwpV2M/s400/jack+mallory+and+macy.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the pool.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc5xGJLAtb_vbTeueBNYsVu4sTDNKAoe35Hd0QF6zbs4eMZURc3Cwhj5E_E0be4FhMG4_SEQImXdj3zpj2UfX6L_M2vHCG7l8Fr5knWen471O-N-M_CcsP443LsZWFcUafRxH1ihq1Tw/s1600/mallory+and+macy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc5xGJLAtb_vbTeueBNYsVu4sTDNKAoe35Hd0QF6zbs4eMZURc3Cwhj5E_E0be4FhMG4_SEQImXdj3zpj2UfX6L_M2vHCG7l8Fr5knWen471O-N-M_CcsP443LsZWFcUafRxH1ihq1Tw/s400/mallory+and+macy.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All 7 kids in the pool... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNeeomEjAFHoZ7MyguZAT3EuCs3diVV7GMWT4XJAP_-8gA_40Mpz4TiHTo6sz7q0NB6nFJBP9js4y0erHaO-LUCfdN-JWcXQBvpncu_9RLjLnKUS2IvHQmvPOMUQhvhwPa53buEJzWOI/s1600/pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNeeomEjAFHoZ7MyguZAT3EuCs3diVV7GMWT4XJAP_-8gA_40Mpz4TiHTo6sz7q0NB6nFJBP9js4y0erHaO-LUCfdN-JWcXQBvpncu_9RLjLnKUS2IvHQmvPOMUQhvhwPa53buEJzWOI/s400/pool.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, they added the slide... oh my!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP-K7C1LDz29LLbTYpQXU6j606NAadtdZvjrlXyKIrZ96FzTOjN9OxBXjXSOEMqW9cXAeju72svUk_bVS2bwr9fwaLFZVF4KpLUNfaBatzVe3EfOp-sOuT2YbKsQUbU0YMA545GcDAJg/s1600/slide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP-K7C1LDz29LLbTYpQXU6j606NAadtdZvjrlXyKIrZ96FzTOjN9OxBXjXSOEMqW9cXAeju72svUk_bVS2bwr9fwaLFZVF4KpLUNfaBatzVe3EfOp-sOuT2YbKsQUbU0YMA545GcDAJg/s400/slide.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back porch spectators... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xfYjmtjWWSX2o4-KJXZvs8sonib-l7DC7csyU4NsLb4L0-gnIEWTpgtZ5G1jtkCyaEBlSC3N3qOyB-FTFs2SkjXYQr9lfMTgE3OP3gjFGfNfK0cte2BdWkJP76XAl1bgqcNUaNP7wiA/s1600/spectators.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xfYjmtjWWSX2o4-KJXZvs8sonib-l7DC7csyU4NsLb4L0-gnIEWTpgtZ5G1jtkCyaEBlSC3N3qOyB-FTFs2SkjXYQr9lfMTgE3OP3gjFGfNfK0cte2BdWkJP76XAl1bgqcNUaNP7wiA/s400/spectators.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so much fun when we all get together... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x6oLDlH_woBKkDy7OSTh2RVipIn1IwhkrzH-Wc_N7hHV8INXvNRqwqN-FIB468lxMp5oWEHijjnEHRaNtXaJIWjazHZkKG4lFpQxdmlb-5yItKwDudmSNqzeHD3nxs617wdi47wToX0/s1600/with+wagon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x6oLDlH_woBKkDy7OSTh2RVipIn1IwhkrzH-Wc_N7hHV8INXvNRqwqN-FIB468lxMp5oWEHijjnEHRaNtXaJIWjazHZkKG4lFpQxdmlb-5yItKwDudmSNqzeHD3nxs617wdi47wToX0/s400/with+wagon.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kristin, thank you for a great time!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-39497842084396196142011-06-02T23:58:00.000-05:002011-06-02T23:58:26.803-05:00Playing Catch Up!I'm here!! I'm here!!! I've just been BUSY!!!! The end of the school year has had us meeting each other coming and going! Is it like that for you, too? It's a wonderful time of year... filled with lots and lots of things that keep us busy. Here's a recap of many of the exciting things happening in the Burkett household.... :-)<br />
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Last week Mallory's kindergarten class participated in Splash Day! It began with a parade in front of the school led by a big firetruck! The kids waved their posters they had made and waved to the parents who had lined the street.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Splash Day was an all-day event filled with relay races, water slides, dunking booths, popsicles, and snow cones!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory loved it all!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids were given a treat bag while waiting in line for lunch. These cute sunglasses were a big hit!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The limbo line! Have you ever tried to limbo while getting sprayed with water and carrying a popsicle?! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The popsicles were a very welcomed treat for a hot day!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory's class got to end the day with the big water slide! It was FUN!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later in the week, we went with my parents to the local spray ground. This was Jack's first experience with it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He loved it til he got cold. Then, it was Nana to the rescue! He LOVED that part! :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After splashing in the water, the kids played for awhile on the playground.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At home we've stayed busy, too. Mallory has always been a big helper to me, but lately, her help has included helping me in the kitchen. She loves to help me cook. This particular night I let her butter the tops of the rolls. She thought she was Paula Deen!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also took a few trips to the grocery store. A brand new store in town has these WONDERFUL buggies!! The kids were in hog heaven when they discovered them!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that too cool?!?!?!?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, today was Mallory's last day in kindergarten. Ya'll, I've cried all week just thinking about it! I'm SO ready for her to be home with me again, but knowing that she won't be in kindergarten anymore has just about done me in. Where has the time gone?!?! We have LOVED kindergarten. Mallory was blessed with an amazing teacher!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today at the school party, Mrs. Frazier gave Mallory the "great author" award. She definitely loves to write and illustrate stories and she's so creative! She also received a "caring" award and that couldn't be more fitting for Mallory. I'm so proud of her!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack got a new haircut this morning. I decided to put a little gel in it and spike it up in the front. I think he looks adorable. :-) The picture has some terrible shadows, so it's hard to get the real look from the picture.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, the kids rode the Mickey Mouse ride at Walmart today. I just love how they get along so well and love each other so much.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time is just flying by! I'll try and do better with my blog posts now that summer is here. We have Vacation Bible School next week and we're really looking foward to that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's to a GREAT summer!!!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/86/3E3F0A314C6A36741510960684EABD47.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Mandy from Burkett Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679281437881481626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845259523437492847.post-86988864720270344772011-05-23T14:01:00.000-05:002011-05-23T14:01:14.183-05:00Six Flags, Shopping, and a Weekend of Fun!<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This weekend, we (all 17 of us) headed to Dallas for our "summer" vacation. The guys all went to The Colonial Open while the girls and the kids shopped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzBLVtJl9Ar9o8mcsIfx_Vyg9QafVFjwbWq89ktIhJapp1ME-w577D0srBNRRUn0dBhVvjcNYEmMzfka1G37Htxb6d9xmifv-cpez-FJqH3Dd8GptS1uxchkuZw10bw_Zb3JGRBauf9c/s1600/photo+%252892%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzBLVtJl9Ar9o8mcsIfx_Vyg9QafVFjwbWq89ktIhJapp1ME-w577D0srBNRRUn0dBhVvjcNYEmMzfka1G37Htxb6d9xmifv-cpez-FJqH3Dd8GptS1uxchkuZw10bw_Zb3JGRBauf9c/s1600/photo+%252892%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory always enjoys trying on hats!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdWqIcDcrv1K88t7aSjUZ2lYI6ECLx_TBO_x0mW9xxYbWYFGsynWwpuZoQRouwyYcyAzdcTa17nUEmJzqaPAWJwB1Jw3prkXMkHhJKbYQt_InxxiZaM8BK1ypuLunAJd1nFfhP-fAE2g/s1600/photo+%252893%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdWqIcDcrv1K88t7aSjUZ2lYI6ECLx_TBO_x0mW9xxYbWYFGsynWwpuZoQRouwyYcyAzdcTa17nUEmJzqaPAWJwB1Jw3prkXMkHhJKbYQt_InxxiZaM8BK1ypuLunAJd1nFfhP-fAE2g/s1600/photo+%252893%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a hoot when all the "big" kids walk hand-in-hand through the stores! Here Kristin has Jack, Grant, Mallory, and Micah and she's pushing Gavin in the stroller.... needless to say, she got some interesting looks!! HA! The kids are always so good, so that is a HUGE blessing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we me the guys for dinner at Pappadeaux's. Can you blame me for not taking out my camera??? I was too busy gobbling down the food!!! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a great night's sleep, the kids all swam at the hotel. That was a highlight for them, but unfortunately Jack erased all the pictures of it from my phone. I'll have to post some of my sister's pics later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later that afternoon, we took off for Fuddruckers and then SIX FLAGS!!!! This was definitely the highlight of the trip. We all had a blast! We all wore red Old Navy t-shirts. I'll post our group picture later - it's also on my sister's camera!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismSmLL0aeTXO4rkkE-toMetVj4ZmHc7-03hGu-xQjJPlxcRHLgOBj5fruV3InXFbViS41MlwlTXOYulilolMFmy29qhCFnVeV-PwZ5BbC6Tr_w343gASJXnjW1BVC0OUbEVjAwRFsa4s/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismSmLL0aeTXO4rkkE-toMetVj4ZmHc7-03hGu-xQjJPlxcRHLgOBj5fruV3InXFbViS41MlwlTXOYulilolMFmy29qhCFnVeV-PwZ5BbC6Tr_w343gASJXnjW1BVC0OUbEVjAwRFsa4s/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+020.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory and Jack at the entrance. Mallory hadn't been here since she was Jack's age!</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yfqEm16pxjcEJK1K-iga5oMSFxpC8MS502S_iVXwDvhqh_mzpIFm7ruWKJD-0yMcxbJTHWfG0gwicnxDpZbBBgyUhWW0TL2iKfrAdfnqPz7dlQZ-LiOTVsD6RBEgxw2BWZP3kvIGnTw/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yfqEm16pxjcEJK1K-iga5oMSFxpC8MS502S_iVXwDvhqh_mzpIFm7ruWKJD-0yMcxbJTHWfG0gwicnxDpZbBBgyUhWW0TL2iKfrAdfnqPz7dlQZ-LiOTVsD6RBEgxw2BWZP3kvIGnTw/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+023.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jack and Brad on the carousel.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwLituQ5R7_KQUOjdEH_p71Th3RJx5apLdnC6QHmkkbPlKeTD3UVTTt1imAl1az7FjDTOe2GKN4sstnKDr7wqhU9hc2Hd2BrgUe_gGTSmRwvG8xE35x5FGl4MRs_bsBCPF2VUy_gSOrU/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwLituQ5R7_KQUOjdEH_p71Th3RJx5apLdnC6QHmkkbPlKeTD3UVTTt1imAl1az7FjDTOe2GKN4sstnKDr7wqhU9hc2Hd2BrgUe_gGTSmRwvG8xE35x5FGl4MRs_bsBCPF2VUy_gSOrU/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+055.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Jack's FAVORITE ride!!! He loved driving the trucks!!!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZTyMpM3OadPEgEm7PdFSvUucMVjt2f0tiAtlArlL7CzsIusaM1rzxy_AGUK_tYbTg5hSsIU4E7xh133zH-3mV7uJ7o6sUhG-UP2mZIcpx1CEh5l2Wl_SL1_abOFtvzcxEjfjuLz9lIo/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZTyMpM3OadPEgEm7PdFSvUucMVjt2f0tiAtlArlL7CzsIusaM1rzxy_AGUK_tYbTg5hSsIU4E7xh133zH-3mV7uJ7o6sUhG-UP2mZIcpx1CEh5l2Wl_SL1_abOFtvzcxEjfjuLz9lIo/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+057.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There they go around the track!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXyAYjZCT-gFN_cLhlh9odS0FkRLBWCxFHrYu_zE1VcS68L1smzH4sUAqjkDxKicJz5BNpIhSue-oFQVwvEWCMumXwEB25X7TtiHwtXYZU4tza6O3u9JCg1ZGdhi3QMSuqgTHpiuPAEE/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXyAYjZCT-gFN_cLhlh9odS0FkRLBWCxFHrYu_zE1VcS68L1smzH4sUAqjkDxKicJz5BNpIhSue-oFQVwvEWCMumXwEB25X7TtiHwtXYZU4tza6O3u9JCg1ZGdhi3QMSuqgTHpiuPAEE/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+036.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spinning cups were fun for Mallory, Micah, Grant, and Jack.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1r-32upj-xXX_BItRaH_3oWSG8yM1PPBNB0mhhZFXqB3KhLVaoM2h21XwHeaNDXs27SirkHoR-hmKD4z1vo0HKMV4e83pCFEqyQ3E2sBWURgnxfDbnIoBKOckbHXdiPK-_-NRTJS1fU/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1r-32upj-xXX_BItRaH_3oWSG8yM1PPBNB0mhhZFXqB3KhLVaoM2h21XwHeaNDXs27SirkHoR-hmKD4z1vo0HKMV4e83pCFEqyQ3E2sBWURgnxfDbnIoBKOckbHXdiPK-_-NRTJS1fU/s400/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+050.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mallory rode the "kiddie" roller coaster with Brad. He LOVES roller coasters...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNsz5Se0Ha1SN-FegQYWBJGDYbquwyKW_ZfZMNGVDeR-n4_ajfSR6QX5KjbrX3nJ7qwskGa4R1ZffnMYLQ7XslunyVjjTbC8OE54d5gYU5L3xBM9S5H_hBFah6k5KQhIqsgBVoMQeZBU/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNsz5Se0Ha1SN-FegQYWBJGDYbquwyKW_ZfZMNGVDeR-n4_ajfSR6QX5KjbrX3nJ7qwskGa4R1ZffnMYLQ7XslunyVjjTbC8OE54d5gYU5L3xBM9S5H_hBFah6k5KQhIqsgBVoMQeZBU/s1600/ladybug+bow+and+six+flags+054.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She found out rather quickly that she DOESN'T!!! Here they are coming off the roller coaster. She's got a pretty firm grip on his arm!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all had a wonderful weekend!!! Thank you, Nana and Papa, for an incredible time!!!</div><br />
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