tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844601218160811722024-03-12T17:49:18.169-05:00Life with the Lloyds"For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-74940539061869806682013-03-28T15:18:00.002-05:002013-03-28T15:18:26.507-05:00Firm Halloween Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Nate came to my firm's annual halloween party and was able to really trick or treat this year. They always throw a great event with games for the kids and trick or treating, followed by lunch of hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and frozen custard. If was a lot of fun and Nate had a great time!</div>
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Checking out the pictures in recruiting.</div>
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Bowling.<br />
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Grabbing some candy.<br />
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Cutest Cookie Monster ever!<br />
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Running down the halls...with dad in close pursuit.<br />
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Such a goofy little boy!<br />
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One fun thing we did this Fall was take Nate to a little Pumpkin Patch out in Rockwall. I was able to get a good deal with a Groupon, so one Saturday in October we headed out there. The patch had animals to feed, pumpkins (of course), a hay maze and a tractor ride. We met the Leetes there and had a good family fun day! </div>
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There were animals to feed. Nate loved the goats!</div>
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Concentrating hard to give the goats a piece of food.<br />
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Brave boy!<br />
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Dad showing Nate how to hold the food in his hand with his palm open.<br />
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The Leete girls feeding the sheep.<br />
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Sweet sisters.<br />
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And the obligatory shot of all the kids...love Nate's little expression here.<br />
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Success! Cute kiddos!<br />
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M is super sweet with Nate and always watches out for him.<br />
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The hay ride was the highlight of the afternoon!<br />
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Love the expressions in this picture. Classic!<br />
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Concentrating...<br />
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Ashley and me (with a Nate photo bomb).<br />
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After the tractor ride, it was more goat feeding.<br />
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M helping out my boy. Super sweet!<br />
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Then we took some obligatory photos. Nate didn't want to hold still for the "How Tall This Fall" picture, but I finally managed to captured one that somewhat showed his height.<br />
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This was the first year we took Nate trick-or-treating. We had a blast! Nate did amazingly well. He is a fairly shy kid around strangers and not "outgoing" initially, so I was a little worried as to how he'd do with the actual trick or treating part. We envisioned holding him at the doorsteps. But no! He did great. Toward the end, he'd walk up to the door step himself, knock on the door, and say "twick or tweat," get his candy and then say "tank you." So sweet. We were so proud of him! And, once he figured out that people would give him candy at the doors, he was so excited and asked if we could do Halloween the next day as well.<br />
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S's mama hired a super cool balloon artist to make whatever the kiddos requested. Nate of course wanted a Cookie Monster and Elmo...which the balloon guy made to perfection. Nate was very pleased!</div>
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While the kiddos bounced, I got to love on baby S, who was about 3 months old. So sweet!<br />
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Happy Birthday S!!The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-29860695912493424362012-10-20T10:31:00.002-05:002012-10-20T10:31:11.165-05:00Little Gym Halloween PartyI am so behind on the blog that it is overwhelming to catch up. I don't want to not capture our every day moments though, so I figured I would start with the current stuff and gradually fill in the gaps with older posts. I have all of our pics saved on the computer, so its just a matter of slowly organizing everything and putting them into posts. Slowly but surely...just keep swimming, right?<br />
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Anyways, last night we took Nate to a Halloween Party at the Little Gym. He was so excited to go. We told him about it the night before and the minute I entered the door after getting home from work, he immediately said "par-tay...Gym...Haween." So sweet.<br />
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Nate was his typical self--shy at first, but slowly opened up and started running around. He had a blast and was thoroughly exhausted and ready for bed by the time we got home. I was slightly worried about fitting the party in before bed time, but Nate did great and saved his typically 2 year old pre bedtime meltdown for just before he climbed into bed. Not bad!<br />
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Overall, we had a great time with our little boy and it was a fun memory for the record books!The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-42461985628633408312012-04-12T14:46:00.001-05:002012-04-12T14:46:06.159-05:00Someone found Mommy's Lipstick!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a goober! Nate was so mad at me when I took my fun "crayon" away...I wanted to salvage what I could! This is definitely one of those "rights of passage" moments, and I am glad I was around to capture it. Cute little man!The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-47575225310837264742012-04-04T16:09:00.003-05:002012-04-04T16:09:53.021-05:00First HaircutNate had his 'First Haircut' on February 11, 2012. I resisted it for a while, but Michael thought he was getting a mullet and it was "time." Nate did okay...he really disliked the whole experience and Dad had to hold him down pretty much the entire time, but the woman cutting it was able to get the job done. It is amazing how a few snips of the scissors turned my little baby into a little boy! Of course, I saved a few of the locks for his memory box!<br />
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<li>He goes to bed at 7pm and gets up anywhere between 5:30am - 6:30am (definitely a morning person!). We'll bring him in bed with us while he drinks his milk. He may wake up once in the middle of the night for more water, but it is a very quick wake-up.</li>
<li>His vocabulary is really taken off. Here are the words I know he can say (but, he is now repeating words we say so things are growing exponentially): mama, dada, nana, papa, A-Bo (Abuelo), ball, Mol (Molly), Clar (Clare), stick, bowl, buhl (balloon), dah (that), dir (dirty), apple, uh-oh, duck, dog, hi, thank you, bye bye, cracker, exit, shoes, dar is (there it is), har go (here you go), trash, Ames (Amy), airpan (airplane), ca-kee (coffee), no nuh (donut).</li>
<li>He is picking up signs at a really quick rate as well. He loves these Signing Time videos Amy rents from the library and we watch one at least once a day. Signs he has down so far: more, please, night-night, milk, all done, eat, ball, dog, flower, baby, water, thank you, train, mom, dad, stop, want. I cannot tell you how amazing it is to have him sign what he needs. I truly think this has cut down on a ton of temper tantrums!</li>
<li>Nate loves making animal noises. We will ask him, what does a cow say? And he will answer correctly. The animals in our rotation: monkey, sheep, elephant, cow, lion, dog, cat.</li>
<li>He can make a tractor sound that is hilariously cute. He will point to the sky every time he hears an airplane go by.</li>
<li>He loves to blow raspberries on you when you aren't looking.</li>
<li>He is obsessed with trash cans. He points them out where ever we go and loves throwing things away. This is quite helpful, actually!</li>
<li>He loves to wrestle and will jump all over you if given the chance.</li>
<li>He has started singing a little. Row Row Row Your Boat and Twinkle Twinkle get him humming along.</li>
<li>He has started jumping around and loves to do his "happy feet" and dance all over.</li>
<li>He has started asking to watch "ga ga," or Yo Gabba Gabba.</li>
<li>He loves playing with the ipad.</li>
<li>He will hand you your phone, but only after pretending to say hello!</li>
<li>He loves getting into mom and dad's shoes and walking around.</li>
<li>He loves to give hugs and kisses. He blows kisses when saying goodbye and waving.</li>
<li>He gives each dog a kiss goodnight before bedtime. Molly is his favorite though.</li>
<li>He claps after hearing a song he likes.</li>
<li>He loves his bunny and bear.</li>
<li>He does this surprised face and holds his hands up and goes "oh". Kills me! So sweet.</li>
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After presents at my parent's house, we headed over to Michael's parent's place for more presents followed by Christmas dinner (everyone came over to the Lloyds for dinner). The last couple of years we've done a low key Christmas dinner, which is so nice. After a busy day, its nice to sit down to some comfort food.<br />
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And Christmas wouldn't be complete without family pics! After pics, we headed back home and all crashed. Another great Christmas in the books!<br />
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Thanksgiving was uneventful this year, which was a welcomed change compared to <a href="http://thelloydupdate.blogspot.com/2010/12/thanksgiving-back-to-work-and-nanny.html">last year</a>! We went to my parents' house for dinner, where we were joined by Michael's parents and my sister and her fiance. We all brought dishes to contribute to the meal. I made corn casserole, green bean casserole, and two appetizers--meatballs in a tangy cranberry sauce and butternut squash tarts. The meal was yummy and Nate ate a ton. Just like his parents, he loves Turkey Day.</div>
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This was the outfit he wore to school the week of Thanksgiving. It was such a cute shirt I got from <a href="http://www.lulumcgee.com/">Lulu McGee</a>. It turned out so great...I'll definitely be ordering future shirts from her!</div>
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We brought several toys with us since we were going to be at my parent's all day. My dad especially enjoyed playing with Nate's tent and their cat loves to play with it as well! <br />
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Somehow, I neglected to get a group photo or any pics with anyone other than Abuelo from Thanksgiving. Oh well...we were all there and all pretty much focused on this little guy, so this isn't exactly an inaccurate portrayal of our Thanksgiving! We were happy to celebrate another year, and take some time out to be thankful for all of our blessings.<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving 2011!</div>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-15840230438962418742012-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-25T07:00:11.817-06:00Random Fall Happenings 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After cleaning off my camera memory card, I found a few random pics from other activities we were up to this Fall. So, picture dump it is!</div>
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S's first birthday party. Nate occupied himself by pushing around the alligator push toy all afternoon.</div>
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A couple of trips to the Arboretum to take pumpkin pictures!<br />
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Nate at some point realized he could climb into his wagon, which opened a whole new world of excitement for him. And, we got a bunch of exercise pushing him back and forth across the room.<br />
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Snack time cutie!<br />
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More pumpkin pics with his girlfriend C. Every single time we mention C's name, Nate does this gurgling C sound in his throat. So cute. These two just love each other's company!<br />
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A little outdoor photo fun.<br />
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Playing with homemade finger paints one weekend with mommy. Thank you Pinterest!<br />
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Before school one morning. Big boy!<br />
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The fabulous <a href="http://www.jbowerphoto.com/">Jonnye Bower</a> took our family pictures for Fall 2011 in anticipation of our annual holiday cards. She managed to get some great shots yet again, in spite of a very wiggly toddler. Here are a few of the shots we picked out to keep.</div>
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Halloween was so much fun this year now that Nate was a bit older. I had a great time picking out his costume. He was a skunk, because he's such a lil' stinker. It was fitting. We didn't go trick or treating and only handed out candy until Nate went to sleep, so actual Halloween was a bit uneventful. We did take Nate to my office for our annual Halloween Party though. It was a ton of fun and awesome to see all the kiddos dressed up!</div>
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I bought Nate some cute Halloween PJs that he wore for a couple of weeks before Halloween. Had to get a few pics for posterity!</div>
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Happy Halloween 2011!</div>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-13562876605669401512012-02-14T13:45:00.000-06:002012-02-14T13:45:12.573-06:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little Valentine's Day love from Nate! We sent out a few of these cards, but had to share the love on here. XOXOXO!</div>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-69510032084853237212012-02-02T13:49:00.003-06:002012-02-02T13:49:43.956-06:00School Pics 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Nate's school has a great photographer come and take pics of the kids every year. Here are his school pics for 2011-2012. They are amazingly cute, and of course, I purchased the digital files for <u>both</u> images! Nate was about 14 months in these pics, but I cannot get over how big he looks. He is such a little boy now!!</div>
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<br />The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-90530172728719411672012-01-31T12:00:00.000-06:002012-02-11T20:41:44.042-06:00Washington D.C. <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><p>In mid-september, Michael traveled to Washington D.C. for a month-long radiology conference. Every year, the 3rd year residents pick one session (out of the 4 or 5 offered each year...this spreads things out so the hospital isn't missing more than 1 or 2 docs at any given time) to go to, and spend a month in D.C. listening to lectures given by doctors from around the country. Michael was scheduled to go last September, but we were busy with our new little guy, so he went this year instead. His friend Thomas, a fellow resident, also went to the same session.<br><br><br>Nate and I flew up to spend the middle two weeks with him. I was able to arrange to work out of our D.C. office for a week, and then I took a week vacation. Ms. Amy joined us for the first week there as well.<br><br><br>We had such a great time exploring D.C. and enjoying the change of scenery. I was shocked that Nate did GREAT on the flights and overall adjusted well to being in D.C. Michael had a cozy one-bedroom apartment (<a href="http://www.thelandsburgh.com/">The Landsburgh</a>) in a fantastic location (Penn Quarter)--literally 3 blocks from the National Mall at 7th Street and D Ave. We walked and took the Metro everywhere. It was a lot of fun being urbanites for a couple of weeks!<br><br><br>Picture overload from the trip:<br><br></p></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mp3VCitc2Z8/TxbPDwXYOTI/AAAAAAAABT4/S70LAiY4loQ/s1600/IMG_1886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mp3VCitc2Z8/TxbPDwXYOTI/AAAAAAAABT4/S70LAiY4loQ/s320/IMG_1886.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching football with Daddy.</td></tr><br></tbody></table><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38Qvumwczmw/TxbO2S5xjhI/AAAAAAAABTs/wKn7xzsMa6c/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LIjVPXgrxsE/TxbRy3oNRfI/AAAAAAAABV4/gkCvZyXNnJ8/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LIjVPXgrxsE/TxbRy3oNRfI/AAAAAAAABV4/gkCvZyXNnJ8/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family pic!</td></tr><br></tbody></table><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qCDqGMlKO9E/TxbS0uRMynI/AAAAAAAABWo/dFgIDIlr_gw/s1600/IMG_1913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qCDqGMlKO9E/TxbS0uRMynI/AAAAAAAABWo/dFgIDIlr_gw/s320/IMG_1913.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nate wore his "Lil Stinker" jacket. He was too cute!<br><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EivoT6_vjdY/TxbSJ0qGIDI/AAAAAAAABWI/FTuucMJwXXc/s1600/IMG_1910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EivoT6_vjdY/TxbSJ0qGIDI/AAAAAAAABWI/FTuucMJwXXc/s320/IMG_1910.JPG" width="320"></a><br></td></tr><br></tbody></table><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67a3Taoj49Y/TxbTMsDAzRI/AAAAAAAABW8/ONx4L2b6yHM/s1600/IMG_1916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67a3Taoj49Y/TxbTMsDAzRI/AAAAAAAABW8/ONx4L2b6yHM/s320/IMG_1916.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PApLRPhkT-s/TxbTZIU3BWI/AAAAAAAABXE/x0aJfOSsCYU/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PApLRPhkT-s/TxbTZIU3BWI/AAAAAAAABXE/x0aJfOSsCYU/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8KgNtjgSx-Q/TxbToFIOkKI/AAAAAAAABXQ/-k-5UmyIdKo/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8KgNtjgSx-Q/TxbToFIOkKI/AAAAAAAABXQ/-k-5UmyIdKo/s320/IMG_1918.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br><br>My good friend from law school, Brian, and his family recently moved to D.C. Stacey (his wife) started a fellowship program in the area, and Brian actually got a job with my firm. So, while I worked in D.C., we were able to have lunch together nearly every day, which was just like old times and so fun! Brian and Stacey had twin boys in March 2011, so we got together for a play date one afternoon. Such cuties!<br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NTq6VXIQuEE/TxbT01F4bdI/AAAAAAAABXY/UeBNxnoFfLk/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NTq6VXIQuEE/TxbT01F4bdI/AAAAAAAABXY/UeBNxnoFfLk/s320/IMG_1920.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCnKR3EO8G4/TxbUCF_VVuI/AAAAAAAABXk/cXG9YIbrSD8/s1600/IMG_1921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCnKR3EO8G4/TxbUCF_VVuI/AAAAAAAABXk/cXG9YIbrSD8/s320/IMG_1921.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuUyJ-tPRuw/TxbUNYNjiyI/AAAAAAAABXs/jDlrjbj5xqI/s1600/IMG_1922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuUyJ-tPRuw/TxbUNYNjiyI/AAAAAAAABXs/jDlrjbj5xqI/s320/IMG_1922.jpg" width="213"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_vauYyhW7F8/TxbUbnkcPTI/AAAAAAAABX4/gFUimrG0Su8/s1600/IMG_1923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_vauYyhW7F8/TxbUbnkcPTI/AAAAAAAABX4/gFUimrG0Su8/s320/IMG_1923.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ahxfib37ie4/TxbUoOCeFSI/AAAAAAAABYA/9Wax59syGC8/s1600/IMG_1924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ahxfib37ie4/TxbUoOCeFSI/AAAAAAAABYA/9Wax59syGC8/s320/IMG_1924.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--LMfu6SH6mw/TxbU0XRodPI/AAAAAAAABYM/CAsbd_CHRmg/s1600/IMG_1925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--LMfu6SH6mw/TxbU0XRodPI/AAAAAAAABYM/CAsbd_CHRmg/s320/IMG_1925.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br><br>I took Nate to the National Aquarium one afternoon while Michael was in conference. For the "National" Aquarium, it wasn't much to look at, but Nate had a great time.<br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGWbZj5JD3U/TxbVAqm_10I/AAAAAAAABYU/37wU-78NWow/s1600/IMG_1927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGWbZj5JD3U/TxbVAqm_10I/AAAAAAAABYU/37wU-78NWow/s320/IMG_1927.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking out the Albino alligator.</td></tr><br></tbody></table><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OxZHlnM1msI/TxbVQMQuwEI/AAAAAAAABYg/L3vSHKvExEA/s1600/IMG_1928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OxZHlnM1msI/TxbVQMQuwEI/AAAAAAAABYg/L3vSHKvExEA/s320/IMG_1928.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5l4cjW2-6c/TxbVZ99tJxI/AAAAAAAABYo/uZREPhmLjp8/s1600/IMG_1930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5l4cjW2-6c/TxbVZ99tJxI/AAAAAAAABYo/uZREPhmLjp8/s320/IMG_1930.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br><br>We ventured into Alexandria, VA one afternoon. Such a cute town!<br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H4PSWCUOFcM/TxbVn7RkvCI/AAAAAAAABYw/7TL0S-c0TKw/s1600/IMG_1932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H4PSWCUOFcM/TxbVn7RkvCI/AAAAAAAABYw/7TL0S-c0TKw/s320/IMG_1932.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xByFayAawTg/TxbV3BW4EZI/AAAAAAAABY8/F9q-1Z1w2f4/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xByFayAawTg/TxbV3BW4EZI/AAAAAAAABY8/F9q-1Z1w2f4/s320/IMG_1933.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas and another conference attendee (one of Thomas' med school classmates).</td></tr><br></tbody></table></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br>Nate and I went to several of the Smithsonian museums while we were there. Our favorite: Museum of Natural History. We went into the butterfly room, which was so neat!<br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IPZN8pFaiuw/TxbWBe4JUTI/AAAAAAAABZE/3Rp_-EaBwGI/s1600/IMG_1935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IPZN8pFaiuw/TxbWBe4JUTI/AAAAAAAABZE/3Rp_-EaBwGI/s320/IMG_1935.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn2aBAAJRII/TxbWLivZOsI/AAAAAAAABZQ/mgZdi2niT8s/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn2aBAAJRII/TxbWLivZOsI/AAAAAAAABZQ/mgZdi2niT8s/s320/IMG_1946.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr><br><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, that's real!</td></tr><br></tbody></table><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-buFpbwJC83g/TxbWVnpkw2I/AAAAAAAABZY/jKPTBI_oBjY/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-buFpbwJC83g/TxbWVnpkw2I/AAAAAAAABZY/jKPTBI_oBjY/s320/IMG_1948.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dG8q87zBOg0/TxbWj6j9TTI/AAAAAAAABZk/ZJYM-X_vUZk/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dG8q87zBOg0/TxbWj6j9TTI/AAAAAAAABZk/ZJYM-X_vUZk/s320/IMG_1955.JPG" width="320"></a><br></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left' style='clear:both;'><br><br><br>I loved looking at all of the jewels there! 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I tried to hear the oral arguments scheduled that day, but a couple Bill of Rights cases were on the docket, so it was SUPER crowded. Even getting there 3 hours early only got me into the 5 minute line. I was able to go in, see the Court in session and sit in the back for about 3 minutes before they moved you out. 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<br />The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-80401199480815718782012-01-18T14:30:00.001-06:002012-01-18T14:30:39.771-06:00Pirate Party - Part 3No first birthday party is complete without a personal smash cake for the guest of honor!! Nate's cake turned out so cute, and he loved digging into it. It was so fun to watch him dive in.<br />
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<br />The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-45798095679974949902012-01-05T10:39:00.000-06:002012-01-05T10:39:26.836-06:00Growing Up ... Overnight!At 16.5 months, Nate has finally decided to start walking!!! He has been cruising, taking 3 steps between furniture pieces, and pushing his push toys around for months but wouldn't let go. He'd stand by himself if he was distracted and doing something, but once he realized it, out would go the hand. He'd walk holding on to one of our fingers, but just wouldn't let go. We knew he had the ability to walk, just not the confidence. And, once he decided to do so, he'd take off. <br />
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Well, a couple days after Christmas, he decided it was time. We were playing on the floor together and he stood himself up and walked about 5-6 steps to me. Once he realized he could do it on his own, he was off and now, one week later, walks all over the house. It is so funny to see this little thing toddling down the hallway by himself...we do a double take and stare in amazement every time! So much fun.<br />
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In addition, his comprehension and parroting has also picked up in the last week. He now repeats things that we say and will point to objects (like his nose, eyes, belly button, ears), and will even follow very simple directions (like, can you put that block in here?). He has literally grown up overnight!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> **Please ignore the bad lighting--he was walking too fast for me to get the hall light switched on before he got there. And, enjoy our goofy parent voices!</span></i>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-88977224230285146352012-01-03T15:58:00.001-06:002012-01-03T15:58:51.437-06:00Pirate Party - Part 2On to Part 2 of the Birthday Recap, which itself is part of the "Catch up the Blog ASAP" series! This post features the outfits worn on party day and the activities the little people and adults enjoyed.<br />
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First up, Outfit #1. This adorable Pirate Shortall was Nate's first outfit of the day. I couldn't get a great pic of him in it b/c he was either crawling away, eating, squirming or being inundated with all of the people! Funny enough, I'd already purchased the shortall long before I decided on his party theme from Zulily--I believe it was from Ragsland. It was the perfect outfit for Nate to greet his buddies.<br />
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Next, mommy's and daddy's outfits! I ordered us tee shirts from Zazzle to wear. Mine says "I heart Pirates" and Michael's says "pirate" with an arrow pointing up, and has a skull and cross bones on the back. Perfect partyware.<br />
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Outfit #2. This was Nate's cake smash outfit. Before cake time, we changed him out of his "nice outfit" and into his cute and cake friendly outfit. I bought this tee and matching hat from an etsy seller. I was so happy with the outfit, even if Nate refused to keep the hat on for more than 1 pic.<br />
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Outfit #3. Not technically a birthday party outfit, but this is an outfit I put him in for his 1st Birthday photo shoot. It was too cute not to share. His name is on the booty of the diaper cover. Again, this was an etsy purchase!<br />
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Finally, Outfit #4. I found some cute "pirate themed" swimming trunks at the beginning of the summer and we put them on our little guy when it was time for some water activities!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I created several different things for the kiddos to do at the party. Each activity was a stop on the treasure map. I love having a plan and something structured--this way, the parents and kiddos have fun and don't get bored!<div>
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First stop, Dig for Buried Treasure. We filled Nate's sandboat with sand, and then I scattered small toys and trinkets I purchased from Oriental Trading, along with a few shovels. The kiddos had an absolute blast digging for their treasure.</div>
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The next activity we had available was decorating a pirate picture frame. The kids were totally uninterested in this one. Oh well! This art project came in a big pack from Oriental Trading and was inexpensive, so not too much was lost.<br />
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A big hit was the Jolly Roger Tattoo Parlor. There were awesome pirate tattoos to choose from. I think every kiddo got a tattoo!<br />
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The most enjoyed activity, water fun! We had a pirate water table, baby pool and a crazy sprinkler set up. On a hot August day, these were necessities and so much fun!<br />
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Next up, its time for cake!</div>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-44131876195133685102011-12-30T08:36:00.002-06:002011-12-30T08:36:14.773-06:00First Day of "School"Nate started "school" this year--I mean, he's so advanced, we wanted to capitalize on the learning. Every 1 year old should be in school. Ha, ha...I'm totally kidding, so please don't peg me as a crazy pageant-type mom just yet. <br />
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Nate's school is at our church, which does have a great program that is always pretty popular. It fills up every year, so we are glad we got in and can take advantage of it! It's basically a mothers day out type program in terms of how it is set up. This year, he is in the infant class and goes 1 day a week from 9am-2pm. Amy, our nanny, uses this time to run errands for us, get her own appointments and stuff done, etc. It has been great for everyone! Nate loves it. His teachers are very nice, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the art he brings home every week!<br />
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Here is our little "genius" on his first day of school.<br />
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Nate was old enough this year to appreciate the coolness of this annual exhibit! And, we had a ton of fun taking him. We went the day before Christmas Eve, so things were crazy busy! The line was super long and I didn't think we'd be able to see the trains...there was no way we could handle close to a 2 hour wait. So, we decided to grab an early lunch instead. On our way out, I suggested walking back by the exhibit just to see how things were, and surprisingly, the line was so much shorter. We only waited about 20 minutes to get in.</div>
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Nate loved the trains, and was just mesmerized watching them go around the track.<br />
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<br />On Christmas Eve, we took Nate to the family worship service, which was great. It was short, but a really sweet service. And the sanctuary was full of families with young kids, so we didn't have to worry about Nate making any noise!<div>
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My last substantive post on here was a sneak peek of Nate's first birthday party. I went with a pirate theme, mainly because, I thought it would be so cute! Little boy, pirate stuff...it just goes together! And, it was exactly as I had envisioned. Precious.<br />
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To capture everything about his party, without having a post that takes 30 minutes to read, I'm breaking things up into parts. First up, decor.</div>
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I absolutely love party planning (possible second career later on in life?? Maybe!)! And I think decor plays a big part in any event. I had a blast decorating for Nate's big bash.</div>
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I created the maps using Powerpoint, printed them off, and then made them look the authentic by tearing the edges and <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/used-tea-bag-staining1.htm">tea staining</a> them. Once they dried, I rolled them up and tied them with some twine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Treat table!<br />
We had various red, black and gold candies for the party guests to help themselves too, and a few cracker items too. This table also held the cake pops and Nate's smash cake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made this pirate ship out of Styrofoam, poster board, fabric and wooden dowels to hold the cake pops.</td></tr>
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View of the buffet table. <br />
I had a couple of pirate themed books scattered around for decoration and playing. This book was specifically <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/my-very-own-pirate-tale-personalized-book.html">designed for Nate.</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">With the food!</td></tr>
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Fruit bowl close up.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drink station with Pirate Grog and Adult Pirate Grog. <br />
I found the Ahoy cups at the Target Dollar Spot. Couldn't be more perfect!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these blocks! The "one" is from Hob Lob. I painted it red and added a ribbon to theme it out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monthly Pics from Nate's first year.<br />
I mounted each pic onto scrapbook paper, affixed it to a dowel and pushed it into each bucket (from Oriental Trading), which had a small styrofoam ball in the bottom and was covered with black mesh fabric. I added a few pirate coins to complete the look.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Pirate blow up was awesome. It came from <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/">Oriental Trading</a>.</td></tr>
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Nate's b-day gift: a pirate sandboat! <br />
Found this at Wal-Mart {dot} com for 1/2 of what it sells for at Chasing Fireflies {dot} com. Score!</div>
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As you can see, I used red, black and white as my color scheme, with a few teal touches thrown in. I decorated with a printable collection from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65145115/pirate-party-full-printable-collection">Shindig Parties to Go</a>, made a few <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to">tissue paper poms</a> to hang around, and then accented with any and all pirate goods I could find. Most items were from Oriental Trading company, Target dollar spot, or Hob Lob. </div>
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The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784460121816081172.post-36170970991511285362011-09-06T15:31:00.000-05:002011-09-06T15:31:34.596-05:00Then and Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFLbbVcCU_s/TI_S1SkpeXI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/axJiNvnEiIg/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" nba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFLbbVcCU_s/TI_S1SkpeXI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/axJiNvnEiIg/s320/IMG_0058.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ROKcJE320Vc/TmZ_katxzYI/AAAAAAAABBI/wjXnO3SfgAw/s1600/Future+Aggie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" nba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ROKcJE320Vc/TmZ_katxzYI/AAAAAAAABBI/wjXnO3SfgAw/s320/Future+Aggie.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When exactly did my baby turn into a little boy? Love him so much!</div>The Lloydshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08733318165818628162noreply@blogger.com0