tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207539652024-03-12T21:35:02.535-07:00our journeyGod is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him...tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-37158479776471608512011-09-07T11:11:00.000-07:002011-09-07T11:17:14.271-07:00WE HAVE MOVEDI am in the process of creating a different blog! This format will give me the opportunity to share my thoughts, the going "on's" of my family and my new found adventure. Check it out. I will post very soon as to why we are now in VA. Maybe some of you didn't know we were in NC! <br />
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Go here: http://sixschiavones.wordpress.comtony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-23499148933691304302011-03-25T11:53:00.000-07:002011-03-25T11:53:20.952-07:00things i indulge in...These days I am consumed 99% of the time with things that have to do with messes, very short attention spans, stopping one from seriously hurting them self, or breaking up what seems to be "the end of the world" circumstances. If you are a mother I know you can relate. BUT I have learned that I have to find simple things that make me feel better about myself and give me some kind of breather throughout my day. There are very few things that I have the luxury to indulge myself with but here are a few of them:<br />
I am not one to buy lots of make up and hair products but I have found one that I LOVE! It makes my skin so healthy and not to mention it isn't expensive. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNiaSuh6YnyRLvXFNygt708TFz60vTvOPrDUF7A5NsGKXFBVCyVtutOibopL70jU5H86_yK29z431FNepMtuQv6yOVTMVuBmF8WrsacD3wYdrKMUkcOsL9SsFl9tXNVmWiwT6/s1600/all-natural-makeup-sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNiaSuh6YnyRLvXFNygt708TFz60vTvOPrDUF7A5NsGKXFBVCyVtutOibopL70jU5H86_yK29z431FNepMtuQv6yOVTMVuBmF8WrsacD3wYdrKMUkcOsL9SsFl9tXNVmWiwT6/s320/all-natural-makeup-sig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The company is Everday Minerals. I found it a couple of years ago on a blog that I like to read. I ordered some of their free samples and loved it! It is completely natural. Besides being a great product their website is very chic!!! They always have promos going on so you can try something for free and who doesn't love free things!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwsaiKy3c1r8yf9wRxY6qtPRiND0H8HaA8CbZ6LZviLnm-8F4zS12xPNQYXVs75r7y7ufR8o_jiz-SHD_QlUPRkzi2sfRAl1E2z8CVOyetV79i__BYowntsYBAKyxuCSC8924/s1600/promobanner10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwsaiKy3c1r8yf9wRxY6qtPRiND0H8HaA8CbZ6LZviLnm-8F4zS12xPNQYXVs75r7y7ufR8o_jiz-SHD_QlUPRkzi2sfRAl1E2z8CVOyetV79i__BYowntsYBAKyxuCSC8924/s320/promobanner10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So... one of the other things I love to indulge in is coffee. I was not a coffee drinker until I married into the Schiavone family. I now find myself completely addicted and can not start my morning without the aroma it creates in my home and the simple taste (with added Creme Brulee thanks to my dear friends the Vernons). Our current favorite is Caribou Coffee. This brand is new to me since we moved south. I was given the "grind and brew" by Cuisinart last Christmas and love it. It truly has made a difference in the way the coffee is brewed! Not only is coffee fantastic... it makes conversation so much better!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURWCFY25UDSXhgL3xDoPbTlTAzRl8nsFos7ZG9-y2yDe8QH7stuTnGgGcPSIlm4yfuZ9VoE_e0cUvgfdKlKgwGf5UvKv4nGLZQhwUNx9RgBphI7v_Y84REOfkj9Tw7_x-F2Yt/s1600/Caribou_Coffee_Logo9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="120" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURWCFY25UDSXhgL3xDoPbTlTAzRl8nsFos7ZG9-y2yDe8QH7stuTnGgGcPSIlm4yfuZ9VoE_e0cUvgfdKlKgwGf5UvKv4nGLZQhwUNx9RgBphI7v_Y84REOfkj9Tw7_x-F2Yt/s1600/Caribou_Coffee_Logo9.jpg" /></a></div>If you ever wanted to make that perfect cup of coffee... Here are some suggestions from the makers of Caribou Cofee:<br />
BREW YOUR BEST<br />
These simple steps will ensure that your home-brewed coffee tastes as delicious as it does when we brew it for you.<br />
1. Start with fresh, whole Caribou Coffee beans that appeal to your unique taste buds.<br />
Find your coffee<br />
2. Just before brewing, grind the beans to match your type of coffeemaker.<br />
Grind Guide<br />
3. Use oxygen-bleached or metal coffee filters.<br />
4. Measure out two heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for every eight ounces of water.<br />
5. Use a coffeemaker with a slow brew time (between four and seven minutes).<br />
HELPFUL TIPS FOR GREAT-TASTING COFFEE<br />
Store your coffee in an airtight, opaque container, on the counter or in the cupboard. Do not store your coffee in the refrigerator or freezer, as it will take on the flavors that are present.<br />
Never reheat your coffee. Once coffee has cooled, the chemistry has changed. Bitter oils and flavors will dominate the taste. Reheating will further break down the few aromatics left.<br />
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GO AND MAKE THAT CUP OF COFFEE AND HAVE A GREAT CONVERSATION!!!<br />
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(the links to each of these websites are at the bottom of my blog)tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-46374951334964082762011-03-17T12:01:00.000-07:002011-03-17T12:01:20.427-07:00What is YOURS?<b>dream<i></i></b><br />
Part of Speech: noun<br />
Definition: goal<br />
Synonyms: ambition, aspiration, design, desire, flight of fancy, hope, notion, pipe dream, wish...<br />
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Today I sit here in absolute quiet... well not "absolute" quiet because I am sitting outside. So I am just ignoring the annoying dog that barks frequently. Sitting in the warmth of the sun and southern breeze... I will stop bragging about the amazing weather here in NC. I got the blessing of breaking out of the "everyday norm" today. I am one baby down (not mine, the little guy I take care of) so I am home with just my two guys. We went and ate lunch at the girls school and NOW instead of trying to get all my house work done during naps, I decided to sit and blog my thoughts. <br />
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I have had soooooooo much going on in my mind. It is crazy and at times feels like I might explode while the chaos of being a mommy to 4 and caretaker to 1 happens all around me. So I started to jot down my blog thoughts whenever one comes to mind. Because these thoughts tend to come when all of my extremities are being used for something. Actually sitting down with my laptop for extended periods of time is not a luxury I have.<br />
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So here is one thought... <br />
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Going back to the word "DREAM"... I love the words that were given as the synonyms: ambition, aspiration, design, desire, flight of fancy, hope, notion, pipe dream, wish... Those words have been such a distraction in my train of thought lately. It doesn't matter what I am doing but in the back of my mind is this thought... d r e a m... How many of us actually get to live out our dreams? I mean the kind of "dream" that you would be afraid to tell someone because of the fear of being laughed at or not even receiving a response. AND I don't mean the "dreams" that you have while sleeping! As I sit here looking into the bluest sky ever... I can't help but wonder why these "dreams" enter our thoughts and even invade our hearts anyways. Are they given to us by God or just a result of our choices in life and environment? Not sure... but here is mine...<br />
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I have two dreams... aspirations... desires... and hopes... The first is to take my whole family on a missions trip every year until they graduate from high school. Yes, I know that my children are young but as I try to grapple with what is happening in this world I realize that we are given a very "short time" on this earth. I want so much more for my kids than what "society" expects of them. I want them to see people through Jesus's eyes. I want them to see that there is a HUMUNGOUS world out there that needs to experience the love of a Savior that died on a cross for ALL people. I want them to experience different cultures... and learn what it truly means to be a servant. I know that there is a lot I can do now and even in my home and neighborhood but something amazing happens to you when you are taken out of your surroundings. I don't know if this dream will ever come true... I pray that it does... <br />
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Dream number two is one that maybe I will make come true when I am older, wiser, and free of children. You know when you have something you like to do and there isn't anything else that gives you more satisfaction (besides being a wife and mom of course)???? For me I love, love, love to be in the kitchen BAKING!!!! Lately it has been so therapeutic for me. It is funny because Anthony knows I am stressed when he comes home to find some "yummy deliciousness" sitting on the counter waiting to be consumed!!! Seriously though... my dream would be to open a bakery. One that kind of functions just like the one in the movie "Stranger than Fiction". If you have seen the movie you know what I am talking about. Ahhhh... I can smell it just sitting here dreaming of it... Cakes... pies... cookies and of course the staple to any meal BREAD. Everywhere I have lived I have wished there was a bakery that baked bread and bagels all day, not just in the morning. For this mom getting to a store in the morning is a nightmare. Not even sure what I would name it yet. I hope that someday when I do make this dream come true... if you are reading this I will make something special just for you.<br />
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What is your d r e a m???tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-46841768764103972952011-03-08T06:22:00.000-08:002011-03-10T07:23:58.387-08:00Sufficient Grace????<span style="font-weight:bold;">2 Corinthians 12:8-10<br />8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Yesterday as I was in the middle of feeling very sick... trying to make two crying babies happy... entertain a two year old and then help the girls with homework... oh and did I mention I was trying to prepare for dinner by myself since Tony wouldn't be home 'till 10 that night... I remembered this verse... it just spoke softly into my very very frustrated and screaming mind. <br /><br />HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!!!<br /><br />His power is made perfect in my weakness. My weaknesses have surfaced more than ever during this time of "another" transition. I can't even sit and write what this move has been like. Only because that post would be way too long! Tony and I stepped into the most uncomfortable unknowns when we moved to NC. Not because we wanted a huge pat on the back or any body's attention but we did it because of God's call on our life. We put every body's opinion's aside... put our "own plans" aside... even knew that we were putting our own children's wants and needs aside... Why, Why, Why?<br /><br />I have been asking myself that question more than ever. I have questioned everything we prayed for a year ago and the faith that I held on to so tightly when we decided to come here. Then YESTERDAY came... the absolute chaos that has become a daily thing in this house... AND THEN...<br /><br />Those soft words echoed in my heart and my mind... "That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Those words have not just spoke life into my weary soul but have reminded me why I even exist. To glorify the God that created me... To truly live out my life through the strength I am given when I realize how "weak" I am. God's grace is more than enough to get me through the days that are absolutely IMPOSSIBLE, like yesterday. I know there are plenty of more days like that one to come but I will pray those words in every frustrating moment.tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-64389877504826351392011-03-07T06:29:00.000-08:002011-03-07T06:46:18.590-08:00Monday Morning Craziness?Are Monday mornings really that dreadful? I am always reading posts about everyone dreading Monday mornings and just hating the start of another week. <br /><br />I have been learning some hard lessons in my life lately. The lesson of contentment has been a theme for my life! So instead of dreading Monday mornings in this house... I will find a way to be content in knowing that it is the beginning of another week that I get to raise four of the most amazing kids on this earth... to be married to an amazing man... and serve the most AMAZING God. <br /><br />I have NOT been given this life to always look back, to always find something to complain about, to always regret little things, and to always want for something more. My life... my journey... has been given to me so that I can be what God has intended for me to be.<br /><br />So for my Monday morning... it has been glorious despite starting it by changing TWO poopy diapers. The sun is shining in my windows so beautifully and 3 out of 4 of my kids are playing quietly. Despite one staying home from school with a little cold. Micah has chosen this small Bible that I have on the book shelf to have as his own. He babbles on and on about "Jesus" thinking he is reading the words. I pray that "the Word" becomes an integral part of his life every day!tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-67141501924863079262011-03-04T11:54:00.000-08:002011-03-04T12:18:08.699-08:00Over a year later...Was my last post really over a year ago... actually almost two years now? What has happened between then and now? I can tell you I have finally embraced this journey I am on. It is funny because as I read the previous posts I have written, I can't believe how different I am sitting here in this very place I now call my home. I was never consistent at posting to this blog. I just simply love to read my friends blogs and the blogs that inspire them. I just never really felt like I had anything "inspirational" to say. But I have realized that nothing I can say will inspire except for the amazing things God is doing in "Our journey". So I decided to finally do some "fixing and updates" on our blog. To use it (our blog) as a place of contemplation, healing, and figuring out what this journey means.<br /><br />It is so overwhelming to read all the miraculous and marvelous things God does in all of our lives. I can go from blog to blog and just sit here and be amazed at His hand. I have come to the realization that reading and writing in this way can be so freeing. In a way it frees you from the bondage of your circumstances and gives you a whole new perspective. You realize that this world is so full of people just like you... on a journey. <br /><br />Our journey's are all different. Some of us get to stay in one place our whole life...or some have the opportunity to experience life in different places. Some of us experience an incredible amount of disaster and heartache... some of us just get to go through life with so much joy and happiness... Regardless what we go through, we NEVER go through it alone. This past year has been one of the most difficult times in my faith. I felt like I have been shaken to my very core and have been put in a place I never would had expected! I know now why God only gives us small glimpses of where He is leading us. <br /><br />I hope that my words in this blog bring satisfaction and honor to my Savior...tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-10276992722845767412009-08-02T18:21:00.000-07:002009-08-02T18:30:46.424-07:00Expectations!So...<span style="font-weight:bold;">MY</span> expectations for this year were this... Wanted to get really involved in our student ministry. Was ready for the next stages for our family and began putting the infant baby stuff behind us. With all of this in mind and May and June being crazy months, I didn't pay attention to one small detail! Yes, I am pregnant... I am now 13 weeks and am due the beginning of February. I am amazed that God thinks I can handle this but I am up for it. I am just in awe of having another little one when my baby is still a baby! AH! I am praying for strength and patience. For God to do something in me that will change the lives of my children!tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-38661294867511143782009-03-10T11:26:00.001-07:002009-03-10T11:41:47.452-07:00Perspective...Every Tuesday morning I take Abby to a gymnastics class at our local YMCA. I've decided to run on the treadmill while she is at class. I am thankful that I can take Micah and put him in the child watch for about an hour. When I first took her I found myself complaining... as usual. But today I received a different perspective... What I do with my time and I mean every minute of the day should not be about me. "How can I benefit" and "I should get the best since I am paying for it". My complaining list just went on and on... I am not sure why I have been so challenged lately on this part of my life but wondering if there is something God truly wants me to learn. As I walked around the Y doing my thing, I began to see through totally different eyes. Like I put on someones glasses and had to squint my eyes a little. I saw what I think Jesus sees all the time. That is people that are so lost and confused that they don't even know where to turn. People that literally have nothing but try to live like they do. I have to be honest... I am not sure I want to see this way all the time... After a few minutes my heart began to get so heavy. I don't know where this is going to lead me and what God wants me to do but I was brought to these verses:<br />"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."<br />Ephesians 1:7-8tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-68865500088940970792009-03-09T17:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:44:29.527-07:00A Life of NO complaints...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kJak9AfT5ZpCWKeNDptGm4pefYOb1r49KQ_ooSLWqelTdq71tym8cC6t9hlTU8JuDu00RiORDrqkxK3HLGJ5OdMIzlXcXoZKVfGUrs-vuRmre6ApVVCqwzXZkp9VvNZ1sEAN/s1600-h/IMG_2585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kJak9AfT5ZpCWKeNDptGm4pefYOb1r49KQ_ooSLWqelTdq71tym8cC6t9hlTU8JuDu00RiORDrqkxK3HLGJ5OdMIzlXcXoZKVfGUrs-vuRmre6ApVVCqwzXZkp9VvNZ1sEAN/s400/IMG_2585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311368992930541538" /></a><br />Is it possible or just a far off goal that can't be achieved? Today was one of those days where I could have complained all day!!! But every time I came to that point, for some reason I was reminded of the simple blessings in my life. In the past year God has done so much in my life! I have been seriously been overwhelmed. When we moved back to NY, I guess "my plans" were so different that what God had planned. I look at my relationships, the birth of a SON, the purchase of a HOUSE, and being a stay at home mom and realize none of this was in my plan. Except for the house thing... that was definitely in MY plan! I am simply overwhelmed. <br /><br />I think that is why I have come to the point where my complaining just seems so silly! I want my life and what comes from my heart to TRULY reflect the heart of God. He is stirring something deep within me.tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-52010492139837683062009-02-13T11:45:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:09:42.525-08:00The Forgotten Blog...Since I have joined Facebook, blogging has been the last thing on my mind. I am one that can not maintain anything more than my e-mail and facebook. I realized today that I haven't even been checking my blog. Juggling has never been easy for me and for most days surviving motherhood is the only task for the day. These past months have been great! The kids have been growing in so many ways! We have done work on our house and I recently became brave and changed my hair. I have had the same hair color and style FOREVER! So... after turning 30, I guess I wanted to stay "hip" (it makes me laugh to even type that word). Never really considered myself "hip". But, I love it! Makes life a little more refreshing. I am going to try and put together a post of before and after pictures for the house so you can see the transformation from "80's" to 2009! Not sure how long that will take... based on my past blogging history, it will probably take awhile. We shall see...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXObpNcZhoRi8QgPgoIlYkAVvmm9XuHKkbB0PgoQH0opPfK7TKASwOB_xpoHgl1TPQUhOnQTsHKECmKf73AlqvzYHkIQFohLYUdZriZJMGetQiugK8L8sBEO-p0W5J8N28eZ8/s1600-h/IMG_2567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXObpNcZhoRi8QgPgoIlYkAVvmm9XuHKkbB0PgoQH0opPfK7TKASwOB_xpoHgl1TPQUhOnQTsHKECmKf73AlqvzYHkIQFohLYUdZriZJMGetQiugK8L8sBEO-p0W5J8N28eZ8/s400/IMG_2567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302376489985524450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR3W12S9RWsWacxdDXl9gqoQVDTJ_Vxtgj-dTdmo3ttwaPMGmra226Hjq4q3wWDDBNKm5dZ6NFPAyjfGFTvHxUDnE9N5G7RHA_WbTt_QYihEBDqiv9HaQ88JW5xVnQ_txkNtz/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR3W12S9RWsWacxdDXl9gqoQVDTJ_Vxtgj-dTdmo3ttwaPMGmra226Hjq4q3wWDDBNKm5dZ6NFPAyjfGFTvHxUDnE9N5G7RHA_WbTt_QYihEBDqiv9HaQ88JW5xVnQ_txkNtz/s400/IMG_2612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302376483642677298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6ZPoKOuMOBwWYFcXjkME8juUJpj-yL_tJPqvH16RfbNno2af_ttr2ljLsMZl1XUiTC3GCXOj4bQdH_pz3VLhNe40YHzNZefI9qdpOCJ29ZkLf0hYnULay2Y3qNfo0n5CSW4T/s1600-h/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6ZPoKOuMOBwWYFcXjkME8juUJpj-yL_tJPqvH16RfbNno2af_ttr2ljLsMZl1XUiTC3GCXOj4bQdH_pz3VLhNe40YHzNZefI9qdpOCJ29ZkLf0hYnULay2Y3qNfo0n5CSW4T/s400/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302376482442098306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10DqaDdtKt3OX5RH9x-TfykZFVrOOwUimEnBJcwaJFI0sH3Gw1Ubw5R4VltCndfbzXb-bQOs9tdwlRk9NK-myTiorz4QTqQeJSJdcTbUEgl7G_fiZnYugSisbrg-R2kP8Atnt/s1600-h/IMG_2651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10DqaDdtKt3OX5RH9x-TfykZFVrOOwUimEnBJcwaJFI0sH3Gw1Ubw5R4VltCndfbzXb-bQOs9tdwlRk9NK-myTiorz4QTqQeJSJdcTbUEgl7G_fiZnYugSisbrg-R2kP8Atnt/s400/IMG_2651.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302373774196355490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY86D27r4dGVWe_x6CRMFlrH-PSesE-USRC1ng8Vmm5Vo9RmO0s-IsaF-CgvffNPJfCErIHqgSp98y9UWWRvqv6bYfraA3TlZHI7cU_3CwFfclNUHM2n8NrcJLbT97vFdTAnDp/s1600-h/IMG_2786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY86D27r4dGVWe_x6CRMFlrH-PSesE-USRC1ng8Vmm5Vo9RmO0s-IsaF-CgvffNPJfCErIHqgSp98y9UWWRvqv6bYfraA3TlZHI7cU_3CwFfclNUHM2n8NrcJLbT97vFdTAnDp/s400/IMG_2786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302373764134175282" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-70958705605063841472009-01-07T17:22:00.000-08:002009-01-07T17:30:43.934-08:00I have to write about a special person. She was brought into our lives when we moved back to NY. She has become a part of my crazy family and loves my children more than anyone else I know. She has watched our girls so many times without asking for anything in return. I can always be at peace knowing that they are taken care of. So this is for you, Nikki... my favorite friend... I love you.tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-47351282407003168522009-01-03T12:45:00.000-08:002009-01-03T13:05:20.463-08:00Pickering Family 2008Every three to five years my (joy) side if the family takes a family photos. It is a stressful day because there a ten children and it is very hard to get them to cooperate. I think we got some great pictures...<br /><br />My mom and dad...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09-LrFUVcy8OBXDh5hqSo9oewTR-_Z25LeOftW3DxveWOywZA6wxr12v5gs1BXPEAqWtvenztyArV2iHrHq54hiLDogWOVt5fTj1f74jlEfNrTnCfmAx4MdPWBGDeRL4DMHtm/s1600-h/IMG_2483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09-LrFUVcy8OBXDh5hqSo9oewTR-_Z25LeOftW3DxveWOywZA6wxr12v5gs1BXPEAqWtvenztyArV2iHrHq54hiLDogWOVt5fTj1f74jlEfNrTnCfmAx4MdPWBGDeRL4DMHtm/s400/IMG_2483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287172397193636002" /></a><br /><br />Pickering Family<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZjbORyjoD3hHAjqR8SEsE3X78V19l4XlpZq5CAMW4GvAstRB8BE_Jb5e1rpKZjcSeiXI75wZNo9AigrUdJ3pNxWKhIBaoBMCK92UUZxf2NHf8VlYLJqnp710gZD7VmoDNeNt/s1600-h/IMG_2494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZjbORyjoD3hHAjqR8SEsE3X78V19l4XlpZq5CAMW4GvAstRB8BE_Jb5e1rpKZjcSeiXI75wZNo9AigrUdJ3pNxWKhIBaoBMCK92UUZxf2NHf8VlYLJqnp710gZD7VmoDNeNt/s400/IMG_2494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287173048394177010" /></a><br /><br />My oldest brother Matt and his family...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGHUhZ6k5t5TVIOGVHipAliq8TMm8glhLoar65DUoUr31UM6nATfWsoUid7vjwRvYumVqtjKlB0b8Mu-_w0JFqGRJ1utTBP2Vpza_g7a-UhIcCF4ogicq8UF8syeZV4bd_A8d/s1600-h/IMG_2475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGHUhZ6k5t5TVIOGVHipAliq8TMm8glhLoar65DUoUr31UM6nATfWsoUid7vjwRvYumVqtjKlB0b8Mu-_w0JFqGRJ1utTBP2Vpza_g7a-UhIcCF4ogicq8UF8syeZV4bd_A8d/s400/IMG_2475.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287173787355047074" /></a><br /><br />My sister Holly and her family...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPlMh04zIEqru_FnaHr9ylltqof_5NRTDJ1EuR6ap13xjnsJ4UdAGDgm2IlnPYfQ61kX0ct37SI1sXTjBuWvTzJTMzIfPzM_q_u094P5XsXuO4iavW0tUCcOA_6mLHWs4DZfE/s1600-h/IMG_2473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPlMh04zIEqru_FnaHr9ylltqof_5NRTDJ1EuR6ap13xjnsJ4UdAGDgm2IlnPYfQ61kX0ct37SI1sXTjBuWvTzJTMzIfPzM_q_u094P5XsXuO4iavW0tUCcOA_6mLHWs4DZfE/s400/IMG_2473.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287174349771951042" /></a><br /><br />My brother Luke and his boys...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvMT46wsYrZwn1kT8vvXGdX5fkJanWXCQA-VXAAtth-M5AA4neGYQHMWtKmeROaDkimAt9UI64_SHF9fDcBI-tmxjf1_oXd5m_q9UU8XVgkM6tdmohGj9XU4DjAbb714rCsww/s1600-h/IMG_2463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvMT46wsYrZwn1kT8vvXGdX5fkJanWXCQA-VXAAtth-M5AA4neGYQHMWtKmeROaDkimAt9UI64_SHF9fDcBI-tmxjf1_oXd5m_q9UU8XVgkM6tdmohGj9XU4DjAbb714rCsww/s400/IMG_2463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287174955055500786" /></a><br /><br />G & G with all the grandkids...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z4kzClYTPz6klzvnHEnspugHJb0QpdM6t3kTO7QcJYn96HokvNrEOsdgVL2wb9aWFsnhnBnArjessdqmQMb6C2u5i8d1E0OA5PUgAHl0dy1XOB1P5JMRG4pIyBctttwngMFA/s1600-h/IMG_2487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z4kzClYTPz6klzvnHEnspugHJb0QpdM6t3kTO7QcJYn96HokvNrEOsdgVL2wb9aWFsnhnBnArjessdqmQMb6C2u5i8d1E0OA5PUgAHl0dy1XOB1P5JMRG4pIyBctttwngMFA/s400/IMG_2487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287175652220590306" /></a><br /><br />The WHOLE family...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0qvHa6ZT9f3e8uxu7PH6Bgt_a5ocwkIZ6DX3H5oObE8ErYMWcIY_TIghPJqBnKkW-EGKFDqGyjRUXuBeo45GgquJ6tQSstmbknwrcFn3wkSvvitinF03hVWE5_7EIJJRjZp0/s1600-h/IMG_2507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0qvHa6ZT9f3e8uxu7PH6Bgt_a5ocwkIZ6DX3H5oObE8ErYMWcIY_TIghPJqBnKkW-EGKFDqGyjRUXuBeo45GgquJ6tQSstmbknwrcFn3wkSvvitinF03hVWE5_7EIJJRjZp0/s400/IMG_2507.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287176229542192002" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-46971053060830386092009-01-03T12:15:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:19:45.400-08:00Micah's favorite Christmas present!This is now Micah's favorite thing to do, other than eat. He loves to sit in his high chair and play. Or should I say beat on the toy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_nvomlrwysglztnLVbxwrRzNg04jZvTxO0mk8Wr7MspBpo3Rj1nASWDq5zg-RchXyonNHjIvf4RSaH5VG8Vy4Mf9aGSf96SCo1H680Tnn-RdltkwFiT1V_3HmHI_XhzwX4q/s1600-h/IMG_2423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI_nvomlrwysglztnLVbxwrRzNg04jZvTxO0mk8Wr7MspBpo3Rj1nASWDq5zg-RchXyonNHjIvf4RSaH5VG8Vy4Mf9aGSf96SCo1H680Tnn-RdltkwFiT1V_3HmHI_XhzwX4q/s400/IMG_2423.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287164500585595026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS74KUeTxZZnMacwEjZ6dxv35Qo9VgPh02KsYllS9hzJmi_shjPW7AYBiugQnq1Lj5JeqW9m4ImtCY_NZryQqcCNaPlPc2O_xwc8N1vVtyKgjRXgri8YP2cdQvl9jnHrDM9t-B/s1600-h/IMG_2422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS74KUeTxZZnMacwEjZ6dxv35Qo9VgPh02KsYllS9hzJmi_shjPW7AYBiugQnq1Lj5JeqW9m4ImtCY_NZryQqcCNaPlPc2O_xwc8N1vVtyKgjRXgri8YP2cdQvl9jnHrDM9t-B/s400/IMG_2422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287164487562490866" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-79346594769046734232009-01-03T12:01:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:13:43.008-08:00Memories from Christmas 2008...The loves of my life...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndn0qpIeaVDban5iasQsWB9m325NjVwiir5u3m_ucSs1RgDnivphmqPl4D9HIees2AmFUuum1gzloYWP7VLXFvWjkzEoCba3BEH80kuVI_UY3E4_2m6zx93XgFyius738QGD1/s1600-h/IMG_2401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndn0qpIeaVDban5iasQsWB9m325NjVwiir5u3m_ucSs1RgDnivphmqPl4D9HIees2AmFUuum1gzloYWP7VLXFvWjkzEoCba3BEH80kuVI_UY3E4_2m6zx93XgFyius738QGD1/s320/IMG_2401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287162086130074818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h8U8Jqg9NrTPLeC5cwb5XCiwwxn6bYJNo120FsOugw3AnvCv3442D_CFgrUV9_R08GZE0MulphsDhgzx30jZDEVj8yefKheLVAqTeXzsSf8oPhxM3cW6NhEtW7awirJyD05e/s1600-h/IMG_2397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h8U8Jqg9NrTPLeC5cwb5XCiwwxn6bYJNo120FsOugw3AnvCv3442D_CFgrUV9_R08GZE0MulphsDhgzx30jZDEVj8yefKheLVAqTeXzsSf8oPhxM3cW6NhEtW7awirJyD05e/s320/IMG_2397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287162075859306530" /></a><br />Priceless... Micah spits up on Cora and she didn't realize it till seconds later when she feels it on her hand!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqrQcTCRCQKkHiBA95zDz3tgCqc-SZV3a4LQT924A9qQUpl2DB7EjwmIjcG_BrsQAQ5LBdPLe_0wTQJzf91jXZ96MJwJQAhosm18_VqLsPD1rjV82lHejKN2d7i7lh627bMPV/s1600-h/IMG_2396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqrQcTCRCQKkHiBA95zDz3tgCqc-SZV3a4LQT924A9qQUpl2DB7EjwmIjcG_BrsQAQ5LBdPLe_0wTQJzf91jXZ96MJwJQAhosm18_VqLsPD1rjV82lHejKN2d7i7lh627bMPV/s320/IMG_2396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287162071786791058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFuiNDY_T7QThQM_2DzgfJQi49Z6NWpMlwY09B69RIgDGTTw0lHeKDp_VLZTszOHcuCi6GEuJMOldW5Uzp5YletS-W452MX1J48DcTKBCkz9pB_xKsuahNi8NT3WEJMN7IpRy/s1600-h/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFuiNDY_T7QThQM_2DzgfJQi49Z6NWpMlwY09B69RIgDGTTw0lHeKDp_VLZTszOHcuCi6GEuJMOldW5Uzp5YletS-W452MX1J48DcTKBCkz9pB_xKsuahNi8NT3WEJMN7IpRy/s320/IMG_2390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287162063610894530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0ije9hi0g8ntOjFrlUIS37X1NAP-DGgvT9YZI4Heu15TvtCFGIMfJ2hGGvqa_sRMyOhvASXvdPxBXG_WpCSBgoiYu0tzZLR9pTnEPr6dkENuC124rOky3cXABOk9wmgYY_2/s1600-h/IMG_2386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0ije9hi0g8ntOjFrlUIS37X1NAP-DGgvT9YZI4Heu15TvtCFGIMfJ2hGGvqa_sRMyOhvASXvdPxBXG_WpCSBgoiYu0tzZLR9pTnEPr6dkENuC124rOky3cXABOk9wmgYY_2/s320/IMG_2386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287162056170964418" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-86640563737688681882009-01-03T11:36:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:00:34.772-08:00From Halloween to Christmas... ?I have now realized that the last time I posted was right after Halloween. Here we are... just week after Christmas. I know I don't even have to say it but "TIME FLIES"! This holiday season was wonderful. Thanksgiving was great! We put up our Christmas decorations during Thanksgiving break so that we could enjoy it longer. Now the decorations sit on the dining room table ready to be put back in the Christmas bins. I has to keep reminding myself to take in every moment... This was Micah's first Christmas. He slept through most of it but it was fun to see him react to all the excitement. It is funny... even with all the emphasis on keeping Christmas simple and the reminders that it was Jesus' birthday, the famous phrase of the day was, "Are there anymore presents for me?". It was very hard to keep the girls in check with why we celebrate Christmas. Then it was my birthday... Let me tell you a story... I will make it short! Two weeks before Christmas, Anthony and I found out that we were surprising each other on the same weekend. I was surprising him with Buffalo Bills tickets for Christmas and he was surprising me with a weekend away for my "30th" b-day. So after a week of discussion as to how both of us were going to pull of our surprises... we compromised with a weekend in Niagara Falls. That way he could still go to the game. Our weekend was great. We had two beautiful hotel rooms, lots of great food, great conversation and well... can't share anymore... (hee hee) This was truly a Christmas and birthday to remember!<br />This is our living room in the junior presidential suite...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJsw74Nd5OTH7vVWaknSF5vKG7aMRsNcdZ0vHZOL3oxXdZxaK0dbITcsGHLkEFBr2kZBwalJOZmr0scin9ntoFs5rv8G04OYXJ6FtTNqaFEcjtToLTfYZvVfiY_7lSWWrF7Ls/s1600-h/IMG_2525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJsw74Nd5OTH7vVWaknSF5vKG7aMRsNcdZ0vHZOL3oxXdZxaK0dbITcsGHLkEFBr2kZBwalJOZmr0scin9ntoFs5rv8G04OYXJ6FtTNqaFEcjtToLTfYZvVfiY_7lSWWrF7Ls/s320/IMG_2525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287159412395261074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NHe3PtQSabIYOih4g-vJZmg9NhjH60H47YILIStrfS_pQlS6-ph1i5jQARBhgIeBhyEoaY46IUzc5VkIY410M-VHTgZfBsi6qU2CqTlJ7IVaRh9rGNdPmg6FNfYRT-jzHtn3/s1600-h/IMG_2557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NHe3PtQSabIYOih4g-vJZmg9NhjH60H47YILIStrfS_pQlS6-ph1i5jQARBhgIeBhyEoaY46IUzc5VkIY410M-VHTgZfBsi6qU2CqTlJ7IVaRh9rGNdPmg6FNfYRT-jzHtn3/s320/IMG_2557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287158365288567842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIwI22nLbOzG1lpJqIkMkNMXYN4Il_JCoi7ubbuI700TJqK-nfO8d-8meEB1gtwhSPdWg5rCunyUg147TQBlAu-QFNmihDZIjclDrwi-W4aMUAWv0ZzTwEgb1uWqB3ddRmMkj/s1600-h/IMG_2539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIwI22nLbOzG1lpJqIkMkNMXYN4Il_JCoi7ubbuI700TJqK-nfO8d-8meEB1gtwhSPdWg5rCunyUg147TQBlAu-QFNmihDZIjclDrwi-W4aMUAWv0ZzTwEgb1uWqB3ddRmMkj/s320/IMG_2539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287158358004378018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBm6dDfV8F7upm7pllegpwcmAYvExl10sS9SiXePHlG_7Cgg4mdDXMGw4h-gNPrwT9tOT_I0vOkeA2OdTEZlWNpWB8yl-Ea3Gj6jv56Y1Nm1CSGVybuKju3AVeYOpRFFZ_33I/s1600-h/IMG_2521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBm6dDfV8F7upm7pllegpwcmAYvExl10sS9SiXePHlG_7Cgg4mdDXMGw4h-gNPrwT9tOT_I0vOkeA2OdTEZlWNpWB8yl-Ea3Gj6jv56Y1Nm1CSGVybuKju3AVeYOpRFFZ_33I/s320/IMG_2521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287158352336778306" /></a><br />The amazing view from our hotel room!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprg072W-wcP0wybja1y9Odjg_bZjREXTPJhuarMNOpPaH7lFiDbTs3cv0_sLfmH4kRN_3FdESnmwDlMtIH-RggMcfwzz6tJ6K-GRoRbT7Ng9Gn8LXNQo9rxxx0DiwNnCRVztP/s1600-h/IMG_2523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprg072W-wcP0wybja1y9Odjg_bZjREXTPJhuarMNOpPaH7lFiDbTs3cv0_sLfmH4kRN_3FdESnmwDlMtIH-RggMcfwzz6tJ6K-GRoRbT7Ng9Gn8LXNQo9rxxx0DiwNnCRVztP/s320/IMG_2523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287158343830831250" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-5104557718073899152008-11-22T18:54:00.000-08:002008-11-22T19:16:43.945-08:00A blurb in Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0JKuqfZgPqT7f_lVfOJOf31MOwwc1AYHMNYr8quXVGCE17aztKUFz2uSz2NlCGQkD49h6UN2eSVsTbtlVwXfgLt-00WaeeZUKB5giRKvTQ2rw4BsM4vL0zvYWDliVC3rZ_ZD/s1600-h/IMG_2170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0JKuqfZgPqT7f_lVfOJOf31MOwwc1AYHMNYr8quXVGCE17aztKUFz2uSz2NlCGQkD49h6UN2eSVsTbtlVwXfgLt-00WaeeZUKB5giRKvTQ2rw4BsM4vL0zvYWDliVC3rZ_ZD/s320/IMG_2170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271685700019572498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBrs7-kSg0JpDT1bmgOkuoezX8UmFut0F34OAtp9CFr6jsmS1vo0bRYkZB6h807pQ-fqBYo1-2Of8kAr62-5nsyyFuv6RtcUFWmiG7-O9MFXhPw-oBcto2bG1uvNbX1-7VB_2/s1600-h/IMG_2242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBrs7-kSg0JpDT1bmgOkuoezX8UmFut0F34OAtp9CFr6jsmS1vo0bRYkZB6h807pQ-fqBYo1-2Of8kAr62-5nsyyFuv6RtcUFWmiG7-O9MFXhPw-oBcto2bG1uvNbX1-7VB_2/s320/IMG_2242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271685688660272754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOL78JMsmjACNCgyiwyZQsbsgIIMl2_LnFMgqEGlGXOOOE1MAhH-AMvBf5H7_fX9DtXCAIKDX7rcPutNjjWM_da36gU7bbqEgdzZwkdbpjGU8BeVTa2Z0CZHwyBvAPUMx-C6C/s1600-h/IMG_2142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOL78JMsmjACNCgyiwyZQsbsgIIMl2_LnFMgqEGlGXOOOE1MAhH-AMvBf5H7_fX9DtXCAIKDX7rcPutNjjWM_da36gU7bbqEgdzZwkdbpjGU8BeVTa2Z0CZHwyBvAPUMx-C6C/s320/IMG_2142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271685679076949842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheFxktntLwjT6q3n9MxsbFYJxGqEmkG9tPaB9HADRyrrbTW5pj5qakgzAwg6p2qmYx2HqSW3mC5DeemmztWkn-qU9qMFlwgQdH0t7ZYju3z6fk1W_Tv0L-YqtD6tnDjvgR3WE/s1600-h/IMG_2005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheFxktntLwjT6q3n9MxsbFYJxGqEmkG9tPaB9HADRyrrbTW5pj5qakgzAwg6p2qmYx2HqSW3mC5DeemmztWkn-qU9qMFlwgQdH0t7ZYju3z6fk1W_Tv0L-YqtD6tnDjvgR3WE/s320/IMG_2005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271685674211104706" /></a><br />I have been meaning to post for about two months now. Tonight I have realized that it has actually been two months. Micah is now three months old and has become the sweetest and funnest baby ever!!! I can't imagine what life was like before him! <br /><br />The girls are loving their brother. I love to see them talk to him and make him smile and giggle. It is such a beautiful thing to see your children love on each other. Cora is a big first grader and Abby is loving pre-K. Abby just loves life! She embraces whatever comes her way. Cora is an amazing reader and I am enjoying her love of books.<br /><br />Anthony and I are doing... well... life just gets to busy! I am turning 30 in December and am for some reason not doing so well with that! I feel like life is just going to be different... I don't know...<br /><br />With that said... I am very excited for the holidays and having my girls to myself this coming week!tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-20873047577093311602008-10-03T07:20:00.000-07:002008-10-04T06:46:25.349-07:00Blessings...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRVJ10Nm9xSe5Psv9F3_eNw-ys34mmcZM0a8nTkYMdLSSzsXHBsmz4X5TjNPwPWVNOHckHXkLeprfP920KEgoLzwysjrtj8B7yIdg1fzLUirlu939EOz4SCTN46Op1dr5lL1O/s1600-h/Baby+Micah+2+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRVJ10Nm9xSe5Psv9F3_eNw-ys34mmcZM0a8nTkYMdLSSzsXHBsmz4X5TjNPwPWVNOHckHXkLeprfP920KEgoLzwysjrtj8B7yIdg1fzLUirlu939EOz4SCTN46Op1dr5lL1O/s320/Baby+Micah+2+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253294642944159906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9lziPcHANIRGDcU1Vi0Wpvm0IVD7kYuhTwHHrNOWoTkXUWOnnXgzXxWpKYKEljV6d83FOnlLLPcdMKCn4kk9Gtlw3_pi7oFk3qgxPZdst-dsaWfCZvJlYDZrg89y1BGSJaY4/s1600-h/Baby+Micah+2+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9lziPcHANIRGDcU1Vi0Wpvm0IVD7kYuhTwHHrNOWoTkXUWOnnXgzXxWpKYKEljV6d83FOnlLLPcdMKCn4kk9Gtlw3_pi7oFk3qgxPZdst-dsaWfCZvJlYDZrg89y1BGSJaY4/s320/Baby+Micah+2+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253293862863313746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExO1JjSSKfM9flZEbdJgcLqqDQ63RaqXByupRUZIRarT8KYb8wpKtd2OjlgR5oD8kQPFGPah9WKvHtUwqJtJnSa33ohmSdB5bXFjV2o0vwx79qXaKMFMnTq3VyLEzd-j_Uusq/s1600-h/Baby+Micah+2+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExO1JjSSKfM9flZEbdJgcLqqDQ63RaqXByupRUZIRarT8KYb8wpKtd2OjlgR5oD8kQPFGPah9WKvHtUwqJtJnSa33ohmSdB5bXFjV2o0vwx79qXaKMFMnTq3VyLEzd-j_Uusq/s320/Baby+Micah+2+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253293255375139026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHe70I9jnCe2dGCkKzwKzMg7IK5gFJw2E8yXpZ384wXpETxXBXEP3IBZrJvzWYmkdp7fc1D6Bh_ZVYBDA3g-eybTy-f-nmRm9oYGCtqZoiv4C8WHPUcAck410GQ38YRM05L8c/s1600-h/Baby+Micah+2+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHe70I9jnCe2dGCkKzwKzMg7IK5gFJw2E8yXpZ384wXpETxXBXEP3IBZrJvzWYmkdp7fc1D6Bh_ZVYBDA3g-eybTy-f-nmRm9oYGCtqZoiv4C8WHPUcAck410GQ38YRM05L8c/s320/Baby+Micah+2+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253291081695498626" /></a><br />Some days I get so caught up in the things we don't have, stresses of the day, and just plain business THAT I forget of all the blessings! I forget that I have three healthy children, a solid marriage, a house of my own, two cars, a great dog (most of the time) and my health. I wish I would stop taking this all for granted and be on my knees every morning thanking God instead bringing Him so many requests. Life for me has dramatically changed since Micah came into this world. I am now in a new place in my life... One that I can't put into words... <br /><br />I just found a bunch of pictures from the day Micah was born that I hadn't seen!!! So here are some amazing moments from August 13, 2008...tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-59525370385686075752008-09-22T18:16:00.000-07:002008-09-23T10:57:17.922-07:00Back online...o... Since the day Micah was born and I became a mother of three... I can believe how fast the day goes by. Some days I can't even keep track of what time it is. But I have learned to just take one day at a time. These past five weeks have been a journey for me. Going from a steady routine that I could control to everything spinning out of control has made me put so many things into perspective. I was having such a hard time with the demands of Cora, Abby, Micah and Anthony. I am just one person and did not know if I could handle it. BUT God continues to whisper in my ear the I am not doing this alone. He is there when I am stretched beyond my capabilities and reminds me why I wanted to be a mom. Oh and I love being the mom to these crazy kids. I am so in love my new son. He has brought more meaning and joy to my life!<br /><br /><br />Enjoy the pictures of the past few weeks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-wT6F_wxRyRkEU2GrX2wzMZm6X4KvG6v6ZmU7qgOf5yZe6-ER2B33w9TSE_pj7CHkEwi4fsh5_M7QD6JN3_Cno3yiEeRD4opL6iYZNb1-8gkdjxNuxU2fsrTMV1uzxtDI_hJ/s1600-h/IMG_1824.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-wT6F_wxRyRkEU2GrX2wzMZm6X4KvG6v6ZmU7qgOf5yZe6-ER2B33w9TSE_pj7CHkEwi4fsh5_M7QD6JN3_Cno3yiEeRD4opL6iYZNb1-8gkdjxNuxU2fsrTMV1uzxtDI_hJ/s320/IMG_1824.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249277211024965538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L2XY4fdLuk9zXlq4gP6B0cQafqkXe18VAk7wpN3FPRVeFxbxlDtuvvmqHaN1McwcHicyk9tPFWQnOQnO4RaOzSNQ1KlXM8B1QNZ-Xy-Wq4Fv8SxTz0CMP2cFfV6_puJz19yR/s1600-h/IMG_1811.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOT-iaOfHhmd7aS19X3_q8UjQ99Vt8tv_cay1T3ZXn5uampRvpXwEquvRjBzHap_yhHBQQR-3aryMbNahBdQqaWPHb0u8WA1MoOhw0C_Btg_fX6rJgJ_fvj6q0tPN5eyUwfD1/s320/IMG_1988.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249276494506321026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_dmNidiijFo8Wx2sbMCTY00_SZn5s7c0GmU5EEYG8O8hHyJjpiU0BHLj1J0dnOi5fGC4QZMoIELeWNwR36VclypCLj75_AEjaPnR6LZjm8okU4BswhMEF8p100Gwd9QwnEw_/s1600-h/IMG_1981.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_dmNidiijFo8Wx2sbMCTY00_SZn5s7c0GmU5EEYG8O8hHyJjpiU0BHLj1J0dnOi5fGC4QZMoIELeWNwR36VclypCLj75_AEjaPnR6LZjm8okU4BswhMEF8p100Gwd9QwnEw_/s320/IMG_1981.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249276498420833954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf4oMhHAA0FACRdx80KNavHJ0O2rL-jSBsaO4YS0D_O9O8WaeB__v6rm0uRWIK6QB7lQi2rgBYzIS3DKP6XRe1AHi_hxJTRnyeRkwF6MtOmn5Ttw8VXUjlhpGzQ9hHpGlMl8S/s1600-h/IMG_1928.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf4oMhHAA0FACRdx80KNavHJ0O2rL-jSBsaO4YS0D_O9O8WaeB__v6rm0uRWIK6QB7lQi2rgBYzIS3DKP6XRe1AHi_hxJTRnyeRkwF6MtOmn5Ttw8VXUjlhpGzQ9hHpGlMl8S/s320/IMG_1928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249276496226906850" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-4860341611841837002008-08-14T07:51:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:07:11.980-07:00Micah John Schiavone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSoUE0lj1BOyOyhlgHOmXwNBiyV3LNbSGiCEIR2dLeF-9JpmAcP5Xsq34N2XtWCWc6azl96IzwnILm5xCEMM_LNvP-m_hgFseFS3l4fJdp4h-bsh5qwku5PlwdzR1swDZht4q/s1600-h/n699168307_690290_3713family.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSoUE0lj1BOyOyhlgHOmXwNBiyV3LNbSGiCEIR2dLeF-9JpmAcP5Xsq34N2XtWCWc6azl96IzwnILm5xCEMM_LNvP-m_hgFseFS3l4fJdp4h-bsh5qwku5PlwdzR1swDZht4q/s400/n699168307_690290_3713family.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234389960977240450" /></a><br /><br /><em></em><br />7lbs. 8oz.<br />20 inches<br /><br />August 13th started off to be such a quiet day. A day of laundry and cleaning... A regular checkup to see if I was progressing and little did we know it was going to be Micah's birthday!!! I was checked into the hospital at 3pm, my water broke at 5:15and then he was here at 8:39pm!!! I am sitting here still in amazement of the whole day! He is such a great baby so far... and so cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-LFx7f1AiyGlQAMeiLpIdUZmxSF3TLoRiZon_drFMYHz2WOjkBSfuIJutgBARPWtPz1OAda_W9NBRwtO2otkkxNZix75mzDZuj12JoLS0oQI9fMsR8lReuw-4lUuMV0olU9x/s1600-h/Baby+Micah+2+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-LFx7f1AiyGlQAMeiLpIdUZmxSF3TLoRiZon_drFMYHz2WOjkBSfuIJutgBARPWtPz1OAda_W9NBRwtO2otkkxNZix75mzDZuj12JoLS0oQI9fMsR8lReuw-4lUuMV0olU9x/s400/Baby+Micah+2+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234388144996024738" /></a>tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-60783976000920774102008-07-22T08:16:00.000-07:002008-07-22T08:25:23.800-07:0035 weeks and counting...So the last time that I posted I think I was still in my second trimester... I can't believe how fast time has gone and I am now less than five weeks away from being a mother of three! This pregnancy has been great so far... despite some swelling and crazy movements of the baby. I have been trying to live life abundantly even though I am carrying a heavy watermelon under my shirt. Anthony and I are in week two of NTS camp up at Houghton College. Our youth group was here last week and this week Anthony is doing afternoon rec. and helping out wherever. We brought the girls this week. They are so excited to be with us. We don't usually take our kids to youth group things but felt they would love it up here. So far so good... We are on vacation next week!!!! So, we are not going anywhere but just going to chill out and spend lots of family time. Well... since the last time I posted... Cora turned six, she got a kitten, we bought a new van, I have doubled in size and Abby now has short hair! I love life! <br /><br />(Pictures will come soon when I finally download them to my computer.)tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-35530368711877728432008-05-15T10:33:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:37:17.828-07:00Something funny...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORry_EnDBFYNkqR5W-TI3wmYlGcsql7ubDViaoIIRRbVjDUQPd4hju56gxgCTmqXQlHiax5QhaJo6PuVIgvakY3NaZDPxJ8wezbmJo3lvVGtOnA6Rqm6zZOnw5XuVfBXIY-kk/s1600-h/IMG_0606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORry_EnDBFYNkqR5W-TI3wmYlGcsql7ubDViaoIIRRbVjDUQPd4hju56gxgCTmqXQlHiax5QhaJo6PuVIgvakY3NaZDPxJ8wezbmJo3lvVGtOnA6Rqm6zZOnw5XuVfBXIY-kk/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200659998079386706" /></a><br />This picture was taken back in April on our Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach. This was the first time I realized I could use my belly as a rest. What a perfect place for my morning coffee!!!tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-70163714638634627562008-05-15T10:18:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:32:10.993-07:00What a special mother's day...We were able to celebrate mother's day this year with both families!!! We haven't been able to do this since we were married. It was a wonderful day. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4-SoyhQ6dkoyjqzP-imGkNkrvt0Qtx43aR-TbnR3xQP14sbBDx4c2r8fnuX4cHX1taNzhpBAXSw2CbZ04x6uUAgc6W4q1w7b20qQ_lrcLSYF6gmf1PO8hngIQi1Ftpams0UO/s1600-h/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4-SoyhQ6dkoyjqzP-imGkNkrvt0Qtx43aR-TbnR3xQP14sbBDx4c2r8fnuX4cHX1taNzhpBAXSw2CbZ04x6uUAgc6W4q1w7b20qQ_lrcLSYF6gmf1PO8hngIQi1Ftpams0UO/s320/IMG_0995.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200658327337108498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4ai-Tz747bAU0HmEBlFO1JJhju6UHIfRh_iSz2K6wGOcZm_Fd1ndi8LWcLuEl__t5BC0MGcp7HzWPg_IAHTf9FwtAxjCMvtaXEfh1O-3BEHzBcIrXpA6EGKqqtWSfXy0_EXd/s1600-h/IMG_0991.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4ai-Tz747bAU0HmEBlFO1JJhju6UHIfRh_iSz2K6wGOcZm_Fd1ndi8LWcLuEl__t5BC0MGcp7HzWPg_IAHTf9FwtAxjCMvtaXEfh1O-3BEHzBcIrXpA6EGKqqtWSfXy0_EXd/s320/IMG_0991.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200658348811944994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDnKlCUoR1-5e0pnfHNGNHL2DYL7hf_DuigdzRjy9UtZzPLfpO486NFVUWfU7ykFLQXcgA78dbrEMe8_6d1Mnr-9wh2Fh7KpIEmwnvObOXFY8y5rrzg-QtejrMNLi-oItRtuE/s1600-h/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzHqy06NLXrdpudP0R_7uxEBLVW6-AX7wRS5tp2dm26tvLQMLp97jgVFTHxrJT5afTwsKX5ko-g2dhlD46-FrJPGJo2W3OEMCQBGosmS7eDZLMik_wRCkyt1KSB9iDG4P8BS_/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200653053117268946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIXz4yh-hcphPMRVv7WJXDjTb-dSaqXO68kghatB11bN9zX-mRtEi1JJfstcdWfNGa8j2WDj9ZBbUSuPC-ZF1jaRf87WcK9tZ0xYF-OpDQnXmHVaEoO0nNMHanjx-ci7V6s6q/s1600-h/IMG_0943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIXz4yh-hcphPMRVv7WJXDjTb-dSaqXO68kghatB11bN9zX-mRtEi1JJfstcdWfNGa8j2WDj9ZBbUSuPC-ZF1jaRf87WcK9tZ0xYF-OpDQnXmHVaEoO0nNMHanjx-ci7V6s6q/s320/IMG_0943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200653061707203554" /></a><br />The one thing I absolutely love about my house is that I have lots of flowers!!! Tulips, daffodils, peony's, lilacs, roses, and some I am not even sure what they are called. It is so much fun to always have a fresh bouquet of flowers in my dining room...tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-54016865539100807222008-05-15T09:44:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:57:00.506-07:00Orange Conference 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-COVl3scXxWdlSqYbnhA5_8bk2r3OCvQkOCpSURE6jceCN80J3NhxdZVN26A7KfrRcTF9BBLyEi9XW5F-XGQdq5j0YHb0O2xkDhD1DtkOXzyOWug4-Vk2nPeG0AD2_hyQ3iY8/s1600-h/IMG_0924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-COVl3scXxWdlSqYbnhA5_8bk2r3OCvQkOCpSURE6jceCN80J3NhxdZVN26A7KfrRcTF9BBLyEi9XW5F-XGQdq5j0YHb0O2xkDhD1DtkOXzyOWug4-Vk2nPeG0AD2_hyQ3iY8/s320/IMG_0924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200649561308857250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfb2BTmXKE5Jzh-Gvneh2Txr5FP1_3J6cXZTIR-zJpbWyud_LdvD5IV-XI7E9xirQKCQERC_vS-pJV5uGjeWeu9cpnVCSG7VSvXRWtvcCC165ysdas-GZ3_lkDdrgjzJt5DS7/s1600-h/IMG_0878.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfb2BTmXKE5Jzh-Gvneh2Txr5FP1_3J6cXZTIR-zJpbWyud_LdvD5IV-XI7E9xirQKCQERC_vS-pJV5uGjeWeu9cpnVCSG7VSvXRWtvcCC165ysdas-GZ3_lkDdrgjzJt5DS7/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200648311473374066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTLVgdXM_X2NhY0vwbyadMf-qrnw-kVqjxuFTf_XmUygvpaCExpksOHPke6fK-zdRMaJ9kLnMZrHyNrcpKY9FzMs3BPlsnloZEb3TYByEi5NYidWtWi8TKQFJy2GTpqxqEzi6/s1600-h/IMG_0894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTLVgdXM_X2NhY0vwbyadMf-qrnw-kVqjxuFTf_XmUygvpaCExpksOHPke6fK-zdRMaJ9kLnMZrHyNrcpKY9FzMs3BPlsnloZEb3TYByEi5NYidWtWi8TKQFJy2GTpqxqEzi6/s320/IMG_0894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200648328653243266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFx8FRw4d7HoRj1z-lWg8Ytbx7fdxiPebvNTnejIyXjl8Tfcz6XbLEfHEH3p6lqAFB2StXlg5c50kzx8ZIvSw6diBSBWMiQIp5Ol7tnmV-B-fqpQC8iyprY0nTY7w6taUmvim/s1600-h/IMG_0908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFx8FRw4d7HoRj1z-lWg8Ytbx7fdxiPebvNTnejIyXjl8Tfcz6XbLEfHEH3p6lqAFB2StXlg5c50kzx8ZIvSw6diBSBWMiQIp5Ol7tnmV-B-fqpQC8iyprY0nTY7w6taUmvim/s320/IMG_0908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200648332948210578" /></a><br /><br />Anthony and I had the opportunity to go to Atlanta, GA for ORANGE! It was an amazing experience... We had a lot of fun eating out, just relaxing and visiting Northpoint Community Church. We were so blessed and God is still doing things in our lives through our experience there. It was pretty amazing to be led into worship by Steve Fee too!!! I can't wait to go back some time!!!tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20753965.post-44870067329794312008-05-14T07:52:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:09:51.311-07:00Birthday Celebration!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSBfPFtC0pj3qcO9s0pr7MEAi7U3g3HZ8oB1CreWF5KfD5AEnlZ79EymiIWYYFARrQXxzgvXyX64_WGBdRr0_eOThmA4D1JIg5qHHtFSx1ES8hnUfY0nmnZB4LMVME4T7xxUz/s1600-h/monkey.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSBfPFtC0pj3qcO9s0pr7MEAi7U3g3HZ8oB1CreWF5KfD5AEnlZ79EymiIWYYFARrQXxzgvXyX64_WGBdRr0_eOThmA4D1JIg5qHHtFSx1ES8hnUfY0nmnZB4LMVME4T7xxUz/s320/monkey.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200249420680725346" /></a><br /><br />Well, I did it... I tried to pull off a surprise thing for Anthony last night. The planned diversion was somewhat successful. When it was all over I was so happy with how it went! It was so great to have a house full of people celebrating my husband! The only problem of the evening was ABBY! She never ceases to amaze or should I say "embarrass" us! I won't write about what she did but if you are ever curious just ask me... Besides that it was so much fun though... I think we are finally feeling, after several years, like we are at home!<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Anthony! I hope it was a special birthday for you.tony and joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502904063982969466noreply@blogger.com1