tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202281536771331662024-02-18T19:10:05.693-08:00The Wolff PackJen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-31278556054524069682011-11-25T17:55:00.001-08:002011-11-26T09:55:22.760-08:00Hello Holidays!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi! Long time no see, right? I am so crazy busy this holiday season with teaching and photography sessions! I thought I'd take a little break to update the blog.<br />
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This little boy...<br />
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finally decided last month to use the toilet with the condition we could visit Disneyland. So with every deposit he reminded Grammy and I of our promise. So we took this kid along...<br />
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and left everyone else at home so we could visit "The Mouse". We made it a point to do all the little kid things that the big boys would have HATED to do (i.e. Small World, Fantasy Land, a few characters...).<br />
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We even got to see this guy...<br />
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and tell him what was wanted for Christmas (darn it, I forgot to tell him to bring the Hubs a job. That's all I want for Xmas! I've been a really good girl! Yep, he's still looking).<br />
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So I am thinking seeing Santa at Disneyland means we don't have to go and see Mall Santa!!! <br />
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Toon Town was a big hit for these guys!<br />
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Last but not least, we had to visit a character that Oli needed in her autograph book.<br />
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A whirlwind of a trip for sure! We got home on Thanksgiving Day just in time for turkey dinner (Yay Daddy! The turkey rocked)! The best news of the trip...No accidents!<br />
<br />Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-3358067034549737232011-08-20T11:32:00.000-07:002011-08-20T12:26:08.571-07:00Goodbye Summer VacationSniffle! Summer vacation is over. Although, here it does feel like summer until mid-October. The weather here makes school clothes shopping interesting as all the fall clothes are in the stores and it's too dang hot to them buy!
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<br />Taking a quick break to post to the blog before heading off to my classroom. I need to put the finishing touches on my room and finish lesson plans for my new group of kindy babies. Leaving you with one last summer photo before the school year starts. Wish we could have spent more time at the beach.
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<br />No, we do not have a new dog. Kids made friends with a show dog and his owners at the beach.
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<br />Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-44347285558613189452011-07-07T09:17:00.000-07:002011-07-07T10:06:07.729-07:004th of JulyOur morning started off with a pancake breakfast at the church. No pictures peeps! I wasn't in the mood. We spent the evening with the Nelson's, Taylor's, and the Krumm's this year. It was nice that we didn't have to buy a ton of fireworks. Leave it to the Taylor's and the Nelson's neighbors to have quite the contraband stash of "out of state" fireworks to keep the man-kiddies (and their children) entertained for a long time. I swear we all smell like sulphur still!<br /><br />It was also nice not to be the mamarazzi. A few snapshots and it was good for me. Until I realized that yet again, there were no photos of mommy. I promise I was there! We'll try again next year. Honestly, it was nice to just enjoy the day and not worry about a photo-journalistic play by play. Good food, great friends, pool time, and fireworks make for a great 4th!!!<br /><br />I finally told Jared what he used to call fireworks when he was two. Hehehe! <br /><br />I am so thankful we live in this country and for the freedoms we have!!!! 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Singular Sensation...Yesiree!! It's that most wonderful time of year again where little girls dress up like hoochie mamas and wear streetwalker make-up. No not Prom, but dance recital time!!!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />A few thoughts:<br /></span><br />I have one cute little mama here! <br /><br />Make-up application...much easier this year!<br /><br />Outfit...I must admit it is pretty cute!<br /><br />Money spent...ouch!<br /><br />Outfit doubles as reflector, assistant not necessary. Look at that warm glow on her skin!<br /><br />Family at home with flu...check!<br /><br />Has Oli gotten the flu yet?? Of course not!<br /><br />Please pray for us that this little girl can make it to her recital this weekend! Otherwise we will have one heartbroken little girl and one disappointed mommy! <br /><br />Dress rehearsal down, two performances to go!<br /><br />Six year olds shouldn't look like this! Correction, my six year old shouldn't look like this!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/?action=view&current=recital-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/recital-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-65722427287759265922011-06-22T19:25:00.000-07:002011-06-22T19:53:01.728-07:00Father's Day and the Cool GiftWe had a quite and relaxing day/weekend! My Aunt stayed with us for the weekend and she treated us all to John's Incredible Pizza Saturday night (thanks Aunt Patsy!)! Jack kept calling her Grandma, then she became Grandma Aunt. <br /><br />I was sick ;0( with the flu! It was gross!!! I tried to go to church and pop by my dad's. Wasn't going to happen. <br /><br />I saw a really cute idea on a designer's blog about creating an album for dad. So I took that idea and made it my own. Her's was a template album and I wasn't going to pay for it when I have my own digi skillz (although I ended up not going fancy with it). Here is the great part, Shutterfly had sent me a coupon for a free 8X8 hard cover album. Not that I wanted to be cheap, we just are really trying to watch our money. All I had to pay for was shipping.<br /><br />Each kiddo got 1-2 personal pages with a picture and a question or statement they needed to finish. The kids used a fine point sharpie to write their thoughts/statements about their dear old dad in the album. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8uYXs-SRglLTOqDHRW_g2NtxE6ekq6pg8-KV1Id7o4Yw9R4ktfHStaGCLPFx1nGIdT01sGlybL4mNQEn6TZER5IqwnT26MS0FP0Cze29lLsB1G_0sRHiy0ehJomghmjANFU2yyUv5Nw/s400/fd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621239532080760146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry the pics aren't the greatest, but I really wanted to get this post up before July. Baby girl wanted to show you all the book. She was really quite insistent.<br /><br />The hubs seriously got teary eyed when he opened and read it. Really, he did. Yay us!!! We rocked the gift this year!<br /><br />For dessert we made fresh hot brownies topped with Dewar's peppermint ice cream and hot fudge. We also got some lemon flake ice cream for another night. YUM!<br /><br />Now to figure out how to top this gift next year!??Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-64933740934760345882011-06-09T18:26:00.000-07:002011-06-09T18:48:14.002-07:00Kindergarten CelebrationI, being a kindergarten teacher, have a hard time with the idea of a Kindergarten Graduation. They are just starting a lifetime of education. ALSO, there are a few kiddos that are retained so why would we have them graduate, right? So instead, we have a "Celebration" to recognize the hard work all of our kindy babies have made. We still do a cap and gown picture for those that must have them (and yes, I did order some anyway), but doesn't a "Celebration" sound like more fun? It is!!!<br /><br />I CANNOT believe how fast this year has went by! I get a little teary eyed thinking about what a privilege it has been to have my own baby girl in my class and to watch all of the leaps and bounds she has made!! I will forever treasure this time with her and sad that it is over (really!). I also get to take all the credit for teaching her how to read (in fact all but one of my kiddos is reading beautifully-WOOHOO!). I hope that as an adult she can look back and have some wonderful memories of this time we have spent together!<br /><br />She is in the front row because she is a shorty, not because she is my baby! Do you think I play favorites???? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/kindy-grad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/kindy-grad.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This year, I introduced the class to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HarryKindergarten">Mr. Harry's Kindergarten Channel</a>. He has tons on music videos geared towards the kindergarten standards that my class fell in love with. So of course we had to add the music and videos to the program. We sang "The President", "The Number Rock", and "The Days of the Week" TV style. Lots of giggle from the parents when the kiddies would bust a move (yes, we danced too)!<br /><br />Oli and her bestie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_2231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_2231.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />She's moving on to 1st grade! I am so proud of my girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_2239.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_2239.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-50964546840705924892011-06-08T15:58:00.000-07:002011-06-08T17:33:09.234-07:00Olivia's Alice in Wonderland Birthday PartyAnother epic birthday party for one of the Wolff kids! I don't know who had more fun, me or the kids? Olivia's request this year was a tea party. Since we don't drink (or care for) tea, we went for a Wonderland theme. This was months in the planning!!!<br /><br />The details:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Bday-deets-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Bday-deets-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The "Out of the Box Photo Booth" included costumes for the kiddies to dress up in. Most of the girls wanted to be the Queen of Hearts??? Maybe they didn't realize she was the bad guy?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/bday-deets-15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Olivia contends that this was the best birthday party ever!!! She is currently planning her 8th birthday party as she already has her 6th and 7th planned.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone that made her birthday so special!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-41955319273864513802011-06-08T15:06:00.000-07:002011-06-09T20:37:17.551-07:00End of the School Year HappeningsMay is crazy!!!!!! I really don't know how we made it through all of the events with our sanity intact!<br /><br />We had the big boy's band concert. They did great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kUD3NXkmwSxKYlnH7CXs5uDo_R2rKdqX_M3o5hxAEJnCPRUj81zQTn4F6BKxAizqTgkKPKp8WzTPeFM04XLUhUQK3knAJzLYMccwAH4ixqLSBZp66bfuYJ8IYnfzhSllzN6PTkDICrc/s1600/IMG_1553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kUD3NXkmwSxKYlnH7CXs5uDo_R2rKdqX_M3o5hxAEJnCPRUj81zQTn4F6BKxAizqTgkKPKp8WzTPeFM04XLUhUQK3knAJzLYMccwAH4ixqLSBZp66bfuYJ8IYnfzhSllzN6PTkDICrc/s400/IMG_1553.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615974900512990306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd27xBOU1qyKcAyOsIzNJrJgv_KEP1slpENzNarZHioTUpTmbRpL4wTV1A3joaSTB63mXoUpU-4-jcpxiTK6AuOJcqwXyTjuiByhXVHswxT7_4n4hnaIvnPzyQdCD7B4OkxL3ytCPGaY/s1600/IMG_1565.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd27xBOU1qyKcAyOsIzNJrJgv_KEP1slpENzNarZHioTUpTmbRpL4wTV1A3joaSTB63mXoUpU-4-jcpxiTK6AuOJcqwXyTjuiByhXVHswxT7_4n4hnaIvnPzyQdCD7B4OkxL3ytCPGaY/s400/IMG_1565.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615974881385708146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IO_rdGnfhMAjfkBLEukP1fvQnWNw1AJNM0G9FMn2FfmhDqvRpiItLoJSJIIbExnd43OCohqu4NuGtCoCxqUBo-idsG_YwwkICBf44buEeEJSONblINEhZbvRkzSkr10xaI8CQuLUloU/s1600/IMG_1562.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IO_rdGnfhMAjfkBLEukP1fvQnWNw1AJNM0G9FMn2FfmhDqvRpiItLoJSJIIbExnd43OCohqu4NuGtCoCxqUBo-idsG_YwwkICBf44buEeEJSONblINEhZbvRkzSkr10xaI8CQuLUloU/s400/IMG_1562.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615974884979290242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvioZjxM8erVhjcoEbnovrexOsc_qvvWbLW58HgHIN6utmanA1z8Xf7Gxorm4i1fsOnC6TxV52t_mDeguU2who2Y-cV6b-OUgGCXML7crGePKdnNxcoBHG75jsrfKVdJfzaYCQY3PV3o/s1600/IMG_1558.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvioZjxM8erVhjcoEbnovrexOsc_qvvWbLW58HgHIN6utmanA1z8Xf7Gxorm4i1fsOnC6TxV52t_mDeguU2who2Y-cV6b-OUgGCXML7crGePKdnNxcoBHG75jsrfKVdJfzaYCQY3PV3o/s400/IMG_1558.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615974893263908194" /></a><br /><br />Nick received a 4.0 gpa this past quarter<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitms4DpsLJXyn7IDDPReOwenQukIgrY4vPUqtcKp2ccPD06VvBlk19Nrpuvex1LT5xf8e-8JS_fYIgntusVAefoljETcT2mpCsNOBbxvvZhCuBleNWQdLSWa9Azh9LyFyRl4wyvIdvt78/s1600/IMG_1889.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitms4DpsLJXyn7IDDPReOwenQukIgrY4vPUqtcKp2ccPD06VvBlk19Nrpuvex1LT5xf8e-8JS_fYIgntusVAefoljETcT2mpCsNOBbxvvZhCuBleNWQdLSWa9Azh9LyFyRl4wyvIdvt78/s400/IMG_1889.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615978894640019842" /></a><br /><br />He is getting money towards his prescription sports goggles and a cell phone as his reward for all his hard work.<br /><br />He maintained a 3.96 gpa for the whole year and was honored at our school's Principal's List banquet. Way to go Nick! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBylPsev32PjXWMYw9SfV5VIZSO_W4XE5sGJfM9IRt0cNQQ4-v5RMLo_UCgXhy2bS2zQGdQxmhrzmwl55LulkuYyWzE4R8bVwE1aSyrgg8hx1LSbyaMQ1v714qwgSb9dM5T-ha0VPcyEA/s1600/IMG_2161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBylPsev32PjXWMYw9SfV5VIZSO_W4XE5sGJfM9IRt0cNQQ4-v5RMLo_UCgXhy2bS2zQGdQxmhrzmwl55LulkuYyWzE4R8bVwE1aSyrgg8hx1LSbyaMQ1v714qwgSb9dM5T-ha0VPcyEA/s400/IMG_2161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615980580749177234" /></a><br /><br />Nick and Mrs. White. We love her!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0dxGrdfoqk7K0dBDh_Z5ptw7Mcyj5eMHckXnTTEaZt4yCDBk5pm2bFGG3xZx8PXhRYB83XPiRhOQ7Kz_JveN3cse0BkPr66XC2UgpVMRqqISEm-ZTFh6LmjOo16YoElVGc9IMhDNUZY/s1600/IMG_2164.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0dxGrdfoqk7K0dBDh_Z5ptw7Mcyj5eMHckXnTTEaZt4yCDBk5pm2bFGG3xZx8PXhRYB83XPiRhOQ7Kz_JveN3cse0BkPr66XC2UgpVMRqqISEm-ZTFh6LmjOo16YoElVGc9IMhDNUZY/s400/IMG_2164.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615980576358440418" /></a><br /><br />Kind of bittersweet for us as this was his last year at school with me. He has a few weeks to decide if he wants to go to the neighborhood school or the middle school my district feeds into. He is leaning towards the neighborhood school because they have a GATE program. I am having a little bit of separation anxiety just thinking about him not near me.<br /><br />Jared finished the year on honor roll. Yay Jared!<br /><br />We don't have honor roll for Kindy kids, but if we did, Oli would be on it. She is one of my top readers and is reading at a high first grade reading level. She is quite the smarty pants! She tells me often that she never ever wants to leave my class and wants me to be her teacher forever. Could someone please hand me a box of kleenex?!<br /><br />I am so proud of all my children!!! I am a lucky mom!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-34876317237340787962011-06-08T15:00:00.000-07:002011-06-08T15:06:26.371-07:00Happy Bday Oli!We celebrated Oli's special day with dinner at IHOP, a giant cookie, and a present. She chose to have her party at a later date so that her grandma could come. My baby girl is growing up way to fast!!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV5NpGVGiiASASjNOx71YLOq80K1o1Doaqqsxgq15nX71fBOGXYSPvmHiMzXy-ErEy0Mh_hJgWyE3mnj9bkfaH7kcXcEuijWhB8F6cvNfUJXDlg7D8SbKYJi3OYXGXfVnvW3zsKkK0SE/s1600/IMG_1570.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV5NpGVGiiASASjNOx71YLOq80K1o1Doaqqsxgq15nX71fBOGXYSPvmHiMzXy-ErEy0Mh_hJgWyE3mnj9bkfaH7kcXcEuijWhB8F6cvNfUJXDlg7D8SbKYJi3OYXGXfVnvW3zsKkK0SE/s400/IMG_1570.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615973356110217186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMaeBgbf0PPJzYJt0kqEbQBsy2V8zx36Pld1anvGT8pG0ZVF9FRHyJ2PdKjAMZUnK1uM-2ojqCoyFQg3EwqkJK6hik3l6OjjtUsH5Ufvfq9l8zUeWFrjNk-GcSeyCs-dbuGvkfm0hneg/s1600/IMG_1589.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMaeBgbf0PPJzYJt0kqEbQBsy2V8zx36Pld1anvGT8pG0ZVF9FRHyJ2PdKjAMZUnK1uM-2ojqCoyFQg3EwqkJK6hik3l6OjjtUsH5Ufvfq9l8zUeWFrjNk-GcSeyCs-dbuGvkfm0hneg/s400/IMG_1589.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615973354010582370" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-69988927378948684752011-06-07T15:06:00.000-07:002011-06-07T18:54:30.093-07:00Disneyland & California (Part III)Just a few highlights from our trip:<br /><br />Snapped a few pics while waiting for the big boys and Sugar Granny to get off of Indiana Jones ride. Aren't they cute???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/cute.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/cute.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />We assumed our trip would be chock full of rider switch passes and then we realized...Jack is over 40 in. !!! Only two rides he and Olivia couldn't get on the entire trip! Yay! Rider switch, a thing of the past!<br /><br />Yes, we took him on Space Mountain and Tower of Terror and he loved it!!! He asked to go again! <br /><br />Not only was this a first for Jack, but our shrimpy dude had a first also! Nick was FINALLY tall enough to drive his own Autopia car!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Disney-firsts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Disney-firsts.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Jared!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/jared.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/jared.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Jack and Oli were dying to see Rapunzel. We seriously waited like 20 minutes to see her. We usually wait 45-65 minutes to see characters on their turf. Jack kept yelling in line outside her tower "Ra-punzel! Let down your Hai-r!". As soon as we were let into the tower, Jack pushed past his sister and ran to Rapunzel to give her a big bear hug. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/rapunzel1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/rapunzel1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This could be a family picture, right? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/rapunzel2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 770px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/rapunzel2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Jack kept calling Flynn, Eugene. Flynn didn't get it. I think I need to call and complain to Disneyland P.R. that Eugene didn't do his homework!<br /><br />Olivia declared that she is never cutting her hair ever, ever, again!<br /><br />A quick ride on the carousel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/carousel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/carousel.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and then the teacups. I don't do teacups!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/teacup-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/teacup-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/teacup2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/teacup2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The following day was spent at California. We had a short wait for "The Mouse"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/mouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/mouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/mouse2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 770px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/mouse2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and met a nice man who had the same camera as me-SCORE! Family picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/fam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/fam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />We made Sugar Granny Ride California Screaming. Look at her face! Bwahaha! We told her it wasn't that bad! She called us liars afterwards! Score!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/granny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/granny.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Can't wait to go back!!!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-39390632822002093132011-06-07T14:11:00.000-07:002011-06-07T18:56:17.708-07:00Music in the Park-Disneyland (Part II)So here is the reason why the park closed at 4:00pm<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1218.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1218.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Shut Up!!! Right????<br /><br />Here's the kicker, They actually let us stay in the park as late as we wanted, but once we left we couldn't get back in. So if we left to go to the awards presentation in California, that's it for the day. So of course, we stayed! The only restricted area to us was the west side of the park after 3:00 pm. We walked onto every ride and saw movie stars throughout the park all day!!! I am not one to be star struck...really! I think that premier parties and awards shows are like high school proms and the celebs are the cool kids. "Look at me!!! I am so cool, Don't you wish you were me??". It just seems kind of stupid! I am rationalizing here, but at Disneyland, it's magical and quite easy to get caught up in the hoopla! People had been waiting in line to get a seat on the red carpet since the previous night. No, thanks people. I'd like to leave my seat to eat or pee.<br /><br />Around 5:00 ish the party started. Since we were lucky enough to get onto every ride we wanted (several times), we headed over to check out the red carpet fun.<br /><br />No lie! We saw Kristie Alley, Maks, and Louie from Dancing with the Stars, Jodie Foster, Steven Tyler, David cook, Blake Lewis, Lisa Rinna and Harry, the monkey from the movie, the tall guy last season on dancing with the stars who used to be married to Vanessa Williams, his girlfriend that used to be on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (we loved that show!), Joey Lawrence, Teri Hatcher, and some Disney Kids the kids knew but I could care less about.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1318.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1318.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Johnny Depp!!!I really, truly saw him!!! Now, he truly is cool! Yes, he is weird! But he in my humble opinion, does not give off the "Look at me! I am so cool! Don't you wish you were me?" vibe. So therefore, he is worth being star struck over!<br /><br />After we saw Johnny, we left because we were hungry and really needed a bowl of broccoli and cheese soup from the Wharf Cafe in California. Best broccoli and cheese soup! You must try it!<br /><br />One of the top three best Disneyland trips evah!!!!!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-30151565160865434712011-06-07T11:56:00.000-07:002011-06-07T12:19:36.532-07:00Music in the Park- Disneyland (Part I)A few weeks ago, Jared had the opportunity to attend the Music in the Park Festival with his school. When the family heard this year's trip would be to Disneyland, EVERYONE said they would be joining him, including the Sugar Granny! We were a little bummed to find out the park closed early, until we found out the reason why. I'll explain why in part II of the post (especially if you are star struck). Part II will be exciting and not just a boring recap of our life's events, pinky promise!!! <br /><br />We decided to go up on Friday evening rather than go on the bus on Saturday so we could make a weekend of it. <br /><br />So while the Sugar Granny, Damian and the little one's went to the park in the morning, Jared and I headed over to the high school where the competition took place.<br /><br />They did a fantastic job of course receiving excellent as their rating. But we had to hear the news the following Monday since we didn't go to the awards assembly (will explain why also in part II of post). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiaVdc0f7RYphNcWguoPRU35EoMrML0SChT6j1eX2_f6I9hbxd3u_5NgZfJB7MMSC8kSodQSDcPzmcJhuKKrlpB_crtI5Mso3Iou1B_C630npHjVtM363jAN4E3Ei5rAHG7DV3nhKwtY/s1600/IMG_1213.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiaVdc0f7RYphNcWguoPRU35EoMrML0SChT6j1eX2_f6I9hbxd3u_5NgZfJB7MMSC8kSodQSDcPzmcJhuKKrlpB_crtI5Mso3Iou1B_C630npHjVtM363jAN4E3Ei5rAHG7DV3nhKwtY/s400/IMG_1213.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615558352383676946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1215.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 464px; height: 650px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/IMG_1215.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-85389263809206422872011-06-07T11:09:00.001-07:002011-06-07T11:19:47.149-07:00Yes, it is June and I am just now blogging about Easter!How about I say nothing and let the pictures explain it all!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/easter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/easter.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/easter-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/easter-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 272px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 567px;" src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/abcmomof4/Easter-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-419648245567028402011-06-07T09:38:00.000-07:002011-06-07T09:55:06.109-07:00Jared's Drumline CompetetionHas it really been 3 months since my last post??? The end of the school year really kicked me in the behind this year! Add to my school/work commitments the photography stuff, band, baseball, and dance, well you can see why I have been absent from the bloggy. Here is a clip from Jared's PPAC drumline competition for the year. After 9 years of placing first, they placed second this year, always the school to beat. Honestly, they were robbed!!! These guys are amazing. Jared is the snare drummer on the end in red. Enjoy!!! Oh, sorry about my loud screaming!!!<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r6GT5y2PPtQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-32606993084028803912011-02-24T17:58:00.000-08:002011-02-24T18:03:32.060-08:00The Toothless Wonder!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYflKMJ9Pp1cW46z_ddTedsw6FBuCpInyLdZDs2PcVjvQxdg8KCxxCuCKeksFmeMhIvb_uNIuhs1cKHdhfP0fB6_4Y5_AQaRJh7fhJOxogEoD1OoZY2Daezbbo_GDfNd0aLwOAi3m3Qs/s1600/tooth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYflKMJ9Pp1cW46z_ddTedsw6FBuCpInyLdZDs2PcVjvQxdg8KCxxCuCKeksFmeMhIvb_uNIuhs1cKHdhfP0fB6_4Y5_AQaRJh7fhJOxogEoD1OoZY2Daezbbo_GDfNd0aLwOAi3m3Qs/s400/tooth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577441204746169938" /></a><br /><br />Baby girl lost her first tooth today!! I tried to get her to clean her room a few weeks back so I told her the tooth fairy doesn't visit kids with messy rooms. Her room is all picked and she wants to go to bed so the tooth fairy can visit. My little white lie could prove to be a good thing!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-87158847724027178572011-01-28T21:43:00.000-08:002011-01-28T22:01:25.887-08:00OMGEE!!!!! I Have A Teenager!!!!!!!Somebody pinch me!!! I can't believe it!! Jared is 13!!!! Yesterday he was in my kindergarten class. Now he is the same height as me and has bigger feet than me! I think I might cry! Before I know it, he'll be going on a mission and getting married. In the meantime I'll be looking for a third job to cover the ever growing grocery bill.<br /><br />I love this kid crazy!!! He is a wonderful son and an excellent example for his sibs.<br />He continues to work hard and do well in school, attend scouts, and go to an extra band period every morning. But wait, here's the best part...BABYSITTING!!! Now I can go to Zumba when Damian is not home! Woot! The perks of having a teenager (there aren't many so I gotta milk this one)!!<br /><br />Tonight we had cake and he opened his card (con un gift cardo). In our not so copious spare time this weekend we'll be shopping for video games and a new backpack (RIP old one), and ordering an old school N64 game system (his bday wish, weird I know!). Love you tons Jared! I hope your day was fantastic!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-7Aghf3poZlxPqY7g-mub-bF7L4PbfrxKg6xrKd0BvhC-1tsGB8MxxiaRF9-FsnlgNbozcqlsIsvrr17sYR618uOScK7g8UU44kItptj1W1Ddkayn7BZqlz_5aVivU1fte7urXt06Po/s1600/jared-13-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-7Aghf3poZlxPqY7g-mub-bF7L4PbfrxKg6xrKd0BvhC-1tsGB8MxxiaRF9-FsnlgNbozcqlsIsvrr17sYR618uOScK7g8UU44kItptj1W1Ddkayn7BZqlz_5aVivU1fte7urXt06Po/s400/jared-13-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567482924547831890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vyINKXYsKMyy_P9Wc4bJNxo-Kq1vyxfolNHAKJ_M6SGhUjMkLM3KKRPH3qA6KyhTdYdOfnpLABZNOQdVYz8wGY_eSJt7zYUn0MxlTjiQC9uWSVtPP5DEUbjPysTYhp7Y2XLLfw0GVPs/s1600/jared-13-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vyINKXYsKMyy_P9Wc4bJNxo-Kq1vyxfolNHAKJ_M6SGhUjMkLM3KKRPH3qA6KyhTdYdOfnpLABZNOQdVYz8wGY_eSJt7zYUn0MxlTjiQC9uWSVtPP5DEUbjPysTYhp7Y2XLLfw0GVPs/s400/jared-13-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567482918133049090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1ToecufM-MsoFCT351qzzgBPWKvHo9-wyvti-S7d15rNPP1DjW91TEo8q0pCT_I6ejG4IQIoLid4ljNw85a1CPeWDSubPbJGTx5nuTqPd2X66HIoev_f_bD9Pj7HVC58Pc1X8InbHn4/s1600/jared-13-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1ToecufM-MsoFCT351qzzgBPWKvHo9-wyvti-S7d15rNPP1DjW91TEo8q0pCT_I6ejG4IQIoLid4ljNw85a1CPeWDSubPbJGTx5nuTqPd2X66HIoev_f_bD9Pj7HVC58Pc1X8InbHn4/s400/jared-13-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567482913553648098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFZDadgw4GENba2PxtCaBqtvnxNSWOmIm8QgG4SLICiwE8SlCUxGd1SlZOMEvyaZSh7EIYCwJqwUxNbjIIlAXXso19LQfu5uk6NKbd3decztbMNUVgnvd5pFO5KiQf0b5pSCxc8Q3-ac/s1600/jared-13-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFZDadgw4GENba2PxtCaBqtvnxNSWOmIm8QgG4SLICiwE8SlCUxGd1SlZOMEvyaZSh7EIYCwJqwUxNbjIIlAXXso19LQfu5uk6NKbd3decztbMNUVgnvd5pFO5KiQf0b5pSCxc8Q3-ac/s400/jared-13-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567482909700676146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkJNmkVMA5qc4MDmgOKBaw0d8M5NUrMB7NzVkCktKq10ZJglqMqJEwQ3Vum4TLZDVKLkyzNecsAWMIbOzoVLcfDxCbhJKLsw60SaizNe4jFmrxA-Q9PQG06qGxlmUThnOqzMKPZFAwNE/s1600/jared-13-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkJNmkVMA5qc4MDmgOKBaw0d8M5NUrMB7NzVkCktKq10ZJglqMqJEwQ3Vum4TLZDVKLkyzNecsAWMIbOzoVLcfDxCbhJKLsw60SaizNe4jFmrxA-Q9PQG06qGxlmUThnOqzMKPZFAwNE/s400/jared-13-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567482907024587666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK37ahycNEnTWV4a8hcnhsKS7w5aqCPRf-X58-RWgxc_5ZnM7r0hfr1mgoe5zxm2c9dskYKkxErN0Iicgmv40Ht3Lk65WkCOX9QL-eYUvjXQ8DylvxbeXPFkIT2yO0ItqEZlT8_UWziY/s1600/jared-13-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK37ahycNEnTWV4a8hcnhsKS7w5aqCPRf-X58-RWgxc_5ZnM7r0hfr1mgoe5zxm2c9dskYKkxErN0Iicgmv40Ht3Lk65WkCOX9QL-eYUvjXQ8DylvxbeXPFkIT2yO0ItqEZlT8_UWziY/s400/jared-13-9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567483214771785074" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-37677440280480654112011-01-01T14:23:00.000-08:002011-01-01T15:07:36.839-08:00Happy 2011!!!!!I'd like to tell you all that my New Year's Eve was exciting, but really it was mellow. We had China Bistro for dinner (yumm-o). Nick and Damian played Starcraft and Jared continued to make his ipod playlist. Jack played Sly Cooper(he is obsessed with that game). I had hoped to ring in the new year with some bubbly(Martinelli's of course)and had wanted to play some skip-Bo as a family. However, Olivia and I fell asleep watching Hairspray (newer version). Yes, we were the party poopers! I told Damian that my crashing out was from the sheer exhaustion of 2010!<br /><br />I vaguely remember hubby kissing me on the forehead wishing me a Happy New Year, the sound of fireworks outside and the jerky neighbors screaming "Happy F*&%^$# New Year!" We ended up having an impromptu slumber party in the front room.<br /><br />We did want to start 2011 off with a new do<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlCcX805maoLwJ2LSRWNPQUGzgKMyw24pFeiFPYeeAvvjtfn0MHPsLjxpEstgpXuHVgmftI3oWq8mMMHmfe87uC29z0u73EqHUfvVg9RdGtnLJWd9-PdeFPC0Bn9F1hMMQFncqODtlhQ/s1600/2011-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlCcX805maoLwJ2LSRWNPQUGzgKMyw24pFeiFPYeeAvvjtfn0MHPsLjxpEstgpXuHVgmftI3oWq8mMMHmfe87uC29z0u73EqHUfvVg9RdGtnLJWd9-PdeFPC0Bn9F1hMMQFncqODtlhQ/s400/2011-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557350196820504434" /></a><br /><br />and a sweet picture of my boys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-zBffC_VtyvMqbBAcgsUj9et-tQ97CyIXLkBh0Ee-Sl5EOyk5R9iai7JekIzIILasOgWHayO9eRS7nLAppr_8C_0nkq4jcWpBDovJGKZQEu8dbt1CdceNT_NZZyRDNQWUo79otDbPn8/s1600/2011-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-zBffC_VtyvMqbBAcgsUj9et-tQ97CyIXLkBh0Ee-Sl5EOyk5R9iai7JekIzIILasOgWHayO9eRS7nLAppr_8C_0nkq4jcWpBDovJGKZQEu8dbt1CdceNT_NZZyRDNQWUo79otDbPn8/s400/2011-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557352070522195762" /></a><br /><br />Well, at least my big boys were willing to humor me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5FpHCvBKi9Ah9-Wm9-YUc3zGiCWISXMO9GVmPqCFv1T6GyKeUhiBcz7elsi0FmgyBOYoAvSty0ew5-ihVwPLyjbaHuCof68GRxLsKXBgdnDRo6cKXc6YmNGY1ZyIU-LRZUrhP8HMJBA/s1600/2011-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5FpHCvBKi9Ah9-Wm9-YUc3zGiCWISXMO9GVmPqCFv1T6GyKeUhiBcz7elsi0FmgyBOYoAvSty0ew5-ihVwPLyjbaHuCof68GRxLsKXBgdnDRo6cKXc6YmNGY1ZyIU-LRZUrhP8HMJBA/s400/2011-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557352252645628818" /></a><br /><br />Olivia got a party hat also!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKz9MCDsVeZXUlSTI0lw7n4YYD6IIfeFK4PyiIVPHqUNlMkVLZkZLypqkZLw4MP0JXe-Cl2Agcqa1fE8kh4crMAPfuXAoeUYl4HfyOq1fjrK1o0Pwfw2Gf0ey08ZxIswxFa3qiabXG28/s1600/2011-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKz9MCDsVeZXUlSTI0lw7n4YYD6IIfeFK4PyiIVPHqUNlMkVLZkZLypqkZLw4MP0JXe-Cl2Agcqa1fE8kh4crMAPfuXAoeUYl4HfyOq1fjrK1o0Pwfw2Gf0ey08ZxIswxFa3qiabXG28/s400/2011-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557352910588620082" /></a><br /><br />Despite the tough times brought in 2010, there were some fabulous moments! I'll admit I won't be missing 2010 a whole lot, but I am hopeful that 2011 will be better to our family! Hoping this new year has wonderful things in store for you and your family as well!!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-37296385002701659822010-12-27T12:19:00.000-08:002010-12-27T12:50:32.776-08:00Best Christmas Evah!!!!I really think this was the best Christmas ever and the kids agree! This past year and a half has been VERY TOUGH on us all and this Christmas we are all grateful for the many blessings in our lives and for the greatest gift given, our Savior. We are hopeful that this new year will have wonderful things in store for our family (and yours).<br /><br />I have got to brag a bit. I was able to do Christmas for $500.00 this year for the kids and they got everything they had asked for! Shopped Black Friday and got some <span style="font-weight:bold;">AMAZING</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">UNBELIEVABLE</span> deals!!! Yay Me!!! Then I came across an <span style="font-weight:bold;">AMAZING</span> deal on a laptop (which we desperately needed). With all my photo editing and the kids school needs for the computer, we were all fighting for computer time. Obviously that blew the budget I had set for us. Thankful for the deal we found on the Dell laptop!! One of those QVC deals where they break the payments up into five payments. In lieu of Christmas gifts for ourselves, Damian and I got the laptop and called it a family gift for us and the big kids. Feeling a lot guilty about the purchase. Aww heck, I always feel guilty about big purchases.<br /><br />We were up at the butt crack of dawn to open gifts (thanks Olivia!). After gifts we had yummy cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Grammy and Richard treated us all to Harry Potter and snacks. It was Jack's first experience at the theater and he did GREAT!!! Although I am very disappointed with the "inappropriate scene" in the movie when Ron is attempting to destroy a holcrux. Had to have my kiddies close their eyes. Heck, my eyes were burning!!!<br /><br />Upon returning home to a messy house, Damian and I got to cooking an awesome Christmas dinner. We never disappoint with the food we make around her! Honey Baked Ham (thanks Richard!) and all the fixins!<br /><br />I think we were all in bed around 7:30 pm. <br /><br />So today we are attempting to finish straightening up the house. I am sure there will also be Nerf Gun battles, Starcraft on the new laptop, leftovers, and Glitterizing everything Barbie.<br /><br />It was a magical holiday for us all despite our many challenges! We are truly blessed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPmc9_nCHyFw2y6zO4OfQvh1Z9jESJif1KIsPzVTqpoJpw6Hu-Iz58YIy-_ZkFWwwiJceVC-Ksf9LMaFiO2q9ivmUXBfn8PiiFPHqV8_CMlhAc6_GKrtn8VT4EcygcF_gUdLKr18K7kg/s1600/blog-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPmc9_nCHyFw2y6zO4OfQvh1Z9jESJif1KIsPzVTqpoJpw6Hu-Iz58YIy-_ZkFWwwiJceVC-Ksf9LMaFiO2q9ivmUXBfn8PiiFPHqV8_CMlhAc6_GKrtn8VT4EcygcF_gUdLKr18K7kg/s400/blog-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555466274087851858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkQMDFnHBXfls-fWRAHykhiXnUu2aiPk8Y_41-Md8lqMRW1SxnaQGpVVZnjS5HoabOfLQ3-maSBISSlOb5gttlStcagBvCbfLnX16YGyj4RgoqALOdPK6OC33p_wLMlLq6uvOYi0jb84/s1600/blog-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkQMDFnHBXfls-fWRAHykhiXnUu2aiPk8Y_41-Md8lqMRW1SxnaQGpVVZnjS5HoabOfLQ3-maSBISSlOb5gttlStcagBvCbfLnX16YGyj4RgoqALOdPK6OC33p_wLMlLq6uvOYi0jb84/s400/blog-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555466268481463746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1PKRovEXJnpCYOaLB11rf8Yki8m-vMlWBymsvgqN0XEGqEjMjtjUnvMnQ0QkCkCAUkW0iiDHMEdFlXM_661n6PxBVWUTsmPfl3pnnUm2kx9yKzPTvdguILaId9ZoigUAfOxLwPqgrw4/s1600/blog-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1PKRovEXJnpCYOaLB11rf8Yki8m-vMlWBymsvgqN0XEGqEjMjtjUnvMnQ0QkCkCAUkW0iiDHMEdFlXM_661n6PxBVWUTsmPfl3pnnUm2kx9yKzPTvdguILaId9ZoigUAfOxLwPqgrw4/s400/blog-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555466262075543394" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-8221770549465661062010-12-24T17:20:00.000-08:002010-12-24T17:24:30.753-08:00For the record...Too much arguing over whose turn it is to put the star on top of the tree. For the record...Jared did it this year. Next year it is Olivia's turn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yYqzxH2jyCflvUWaacPd9FxBicAw0mhENNlkHY3WC-0uUOgN_OIUFqNwCkbDxd9KdX5NbZyuVw2Lyem62ygc1jRKUxvtxeHLmX2UuSBo9qvThqontKrZwN7Pb_BvqQtmSYYqYF62dTY/s1600/for-the-record.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yYqzxH2jyCflvUWaacPd9FxBicAw0mhENNlkHY3WC-0uUOgN_OIUFqNwCkbDxd9KdX5NbZyuVw2Lyem62ygc1jRKUxvtxeHLmX2UuSBo9qvThqontKrZwN7Pb_BvqQtmSYYqYF62dTY/s400/for-the-record.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554424508836560162" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-31939555033799258442010-12-11T09:57:00.000-08:002010-12-11T10:17:16.980-08:00Holiday HappeningsHave a mentioned how much I love this time of year (a bajillion times I'm sure)! It's been a busy week with holiday events!! Really, I don't know how we did this all and survived. Normal everyday life (homework drama, science fair project, photography stuff) was hectic also and to add these events, well as you could imagine, Damian and I were blubbering idiots. Totally worth it though!<br /><br />Tuesday night was Jared and Nick's district band performance. They were fantastic! Not a ton of picture opps, but I managed to get group shots.<br /><br />Jared's middle school band<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDkMuW9GXgK6lbOv4uUbFC5YRzZtNUUiOcl532ZHZ9kYPTugez2eAjaw8cOXhBcR8DubyWGT8xSw0NBo7sUwkiIebFWgVDHszIwvOsmWXvJvP8wti4jdQG9iyzJQmaFN7tC4DIiFvXvs/s1600/holiday-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDkMuW9GXgK6lbOv4uUbFC5YRzZtNUUiOcl532ZHZ9kYPTugez2eAjaw8cOXhBcR8DubyWGT8xSw0NBo7sUwkiIebFWgVDHszIwvOsmWXvJvP8wti4jdQG9iyzJQmaFN7tC4DIiFvXvs/s400/holiday-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549487237884947074" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nick's elementary school band<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEAoCRE8inHxtzMZhaVww8Vx_TvaaS2x9CwT19hG3r7FqnKlyvnHUJjrsNg5LXvB2HnCpLEFpegkEDge5jdQK3d_8n4YA_ZF4MxTvLFd3THKVONMIv-PUd7g_TN65jcpqfSxwl_xcmps/s1600/holiday-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEAoCRE8inHxtzMZhaVww8Vx_TvaaS2x9CwT19hG3r7FqnKlyvnHUJjrsNg5LXvB2HnCpLEFpegkEDge5jdQK3d_8n4YA_ZF4MxTvLFd3THKVONMIv-PUd7g_TN65jcpqfSxwl_xcmps/s400/holiday-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549486927479627682" /></a><br /><br />Friday was Polar Express Day in our classroom. Our principal read the story all decked out like a train conductor to the kindy kiddies in the cafeteria. We used our document camera to flash the pictures on a screen. There was no way 128 kiddos could see the pics in one book. It was the perfect solution! <br /><br />Oli and her BFF Lyndsey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Atq1d9PyVD6_krAr_p4tSMBkPJ4fIiNIi5MxiG_6haPaQeoLPz0_g7pnvxq36gN5cCgxrQd24qs9P0-IV8BYSvnXhImfyMG5QF5Fv0mA2TKq0Y-097sc3MYVfMEVUJqvuAVLyLa5pIc/s1600/holiday-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Atq1d9PyVD6_krAr_p4tSMBkPJ4fIiNIi5MxiG_6haPaQeoLPz0_g7pnvxq36gN5cCgxrQd24qs9P0-IV8BYSvnXhImfyMG5QF5Fv0mA2TKq0Y-097sc3MYVfMEVUJqvuAVLyLa5pIc/s400/holiday-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488085192642770" /></a><br /><br />Boarding passes for the imaginary train ride and story<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkl_uhT6ntFQxYCOGrdYrCYdHLZh-WCc_xh5q79NAaJHdsc0IhsqbM-BMJzP4TOEtxQuaWB9WWb3TorFNU4DfNqyne4I_lCI6wLvIBnRvYc2-Q9jEwO5xHxAP2HYT4SuAg01t494f_sI/s1600/holiday-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkl_uhT6ntFQxYCOGrdYrCYdHLZh-WCc_xh5q79NAaJHdsc0IhsqbM-BMJzP4TOEtxQuaWB9WWb3TorFNU4DfNqyne4I_lCI6wLvIBnRvYc2-Q9jEwO5xHxAP2HYT4SuAg01t494f_sI/s400/holiday-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488423500634098" /></a><br /><br />Hot cocoa and donuts while watching the movie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTo2ArhCIxi5fhc7A55ubhN1sligp1ah2N8vKBuxHf0ATtlsp7_YqCXuGPGHn_GBuGvJ_nYB0rv5IWfzLEi1yCJAiOapvleqmjOOiw1Gw96rbYwLbI1CAVQ-Q4X1UIXbtNJhcs5o5TMI/s1600/holiday-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTo2ArhCIxi5fhc7A55ubhN1sligp1ah2N8vKBuxHf0ATtlsp7_YqCXuGPGHn_GBuGvJ_nYB0rv5IWfzLEi1yCJAiOapvleqmjOOiw1Gw96rbYwLbI1CAVQ-Q4X1UIXbtNJhcs5o5TMI/s400/holiday-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488748698718562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnZMrcXVjdYVfkMZgL-m3L75IO7cOtXYcH3cjHRkJyYc8HPTWC-ONPqkKOeOCdGeJnpONHfC5qYUN3TeWFXleGh-MTEQMsZZANqZelaRQpso3h2HAudllqLBhsK996snq8FyIep789uk/s1600/holiday-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnZMrcXVjdYVfkMZgL-m3L75IO7cOtXYcH3cjHRkJyYc8HPTWC-ONPqkKOeOCdGeJnpONHfC5qYUN3TeWFXleGh-MTEQMsZZANqZelaRQpso3h2HAudllqLBhsK996snq8FyIep789uk/s400/holiday-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488744543065762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruvimHO62Y51X6egyIfSWwWbxfkW8jBtV2mz25fC74OgTSK3H1IyMshSOdFqTuprUahdU9hUPCnCOPVBCbU8aAuBPDZz-qSSafPKO9ogl1KlVzkHdaY0icAO2tKT2fO2Vwklc1xtNuNA/s1600/holiday-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruvimHO62Y51X6egyIfSWwWbxfkW8jBtV2mz25fC74OgTSK3H1IyMshSOdFqTuprUahdU9hUPCnCOPVBCbU8aAuBPDZz-qSSafPKO9ogl1KlVzkHdaY0icAO2tKT2fO2Vwklc1xtNuNA/s400/holiday-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488926296554082" /></a><br /><br />Last night was our ward's Christmas party and physical therapy for me knee. This weekend starts itself out with a baseball tourney for Nick, dance for Oli, Jared's science fair project, a photography session and lots of editing to name a few. I figure if I can make it through this next week, Christmas will be a breeze!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-17105749475963664622010-12-04T19:53:00.001-08:002010-12-04T19:57:00.929-08:00Naughty or Nice?Which list did you make?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-bXo_faQp-lckeEUaCypQsYrya3xa3PYKcl-D7pDki_pOvVWzpwUbIbvnhzUaZfVyhO1LJbj0DEIDGPvPy-HaOhaoA_aqFHEPRwNV5bD15jKl4ws-i_VW3_7cGyxtyIsclh1vA4Q8pI/s1600/Picture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-bXo_faQp-lckeEUaCypQsYrya3xa3PYKcl-D7pDki_pOvVWzpwUbIbvnhzUaZfVyhO1LJbj0DEIDGPvPy-HaOhaoA_aqFHEPRwNV5bD15jKl4ws-i_VW3_7cGyxtyIsclh1vA4Q8pI/s400/Picture.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547041760248452274" /></a>Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-80028034639265645742010-11-26T07:20:00.000-08:002010-11-26T08:25:21.271-08:00So much to be thankful for!We had a quiet Thanksgiving at home, enough food for an army, and much to be thankful for!!!<br /><br />The past year and a half has been extremely stressful for us. Damian finally found a temp job as a claim rep which has temporarily taken some pressure of of me. His boss is trying to find a way to keep him and has already promised him that he will be kept on a while after the person he is covering for returns. Honestly, with the money he saves companies, he pays for himself- just saying! I really don't know how we have made it financially. I am amazed that we have been able to keep our home!<br />All I want for Christmas is for him to keep this job, and a clean house!<br /><br />Damian recognizes he needs to continue treatment for his eyes, but they are stable for now which is a blessing!!! I am just hoping we can work something out and be able to head back to UCSD to start up treatment again. We are too nervous to have him take off time at a temp job he'd like to keep. <br /><br />This month I have had tons of photography opportunities which has allowed for us to provide Christmas for the kids. As crazy busy as I am, I feel blessed to be able to earn extra income. Praying I can keep up and and to process everyone's photos by the first week of December!<br /><br />As much as I want to be a sahm, I know it is just not in the cards. I am thankful to be teaching. It has been hard to like teaching these past two years because of some of the crappy politics going on at my school, but the kids are great this year and that is a blessing!<br /><br />I am grateful for the yummy kick butt dinner we had! I must say, Damian and I can REALLY cook!!! Check out this yummy, gorgeous bird!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv_WBZqnVAJ6nEhVR1yeduSgKmCF-Y0kHImXAm5gfY1qAWF6VJhLcpZig5jPQZDNER6rzNhWLxczPKqv-MsG02CZuywYCSF2KdkfkmBpdgk0oYJlsZ62ezPLFWtBhySPaROVOC8QjxBM/s1600/thanks7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv_WBZqnVAJ6nEhVR1yeduSgKmCF-Y0kHImXAm5gfY1qAWF6VJhLcpZig5jPQZDNER6rzNhWLxczPKqv-MsG02CZuywYCSF2KdkfkmBpdgk0oYJlsZ62ezPLFWtBhySPaROVOC8QjxBM/s400/thanks7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543885631089366226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6NcnizdrhGsSlEQuLyB_t3iUqcnIWaU6GtsEWxsLSyTcCZmNkBOs_mirOMHRMlkBc0AHNCb9x66fnj0zNhnnIA1IxAg6g7C0daZgFlKNBIpCteyiLMc6RP7nutRlFEIuiiaJITZYHks/s1600/thanks5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6NcnizdrhGsSlEQuLyB_t3iUqcnIWaU6GtsEWxsLSyTcCZmNkBOs_mirOMHRMlkBc0AHNCb9x66fnj0zNhnnIA1IxAg6g7C0daZgFlKNBIpCteyiLMc6RP7nutRlFEIuiiaJITZYHks/s400/thanks5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543886212771658850" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8BYv2ze-6H_pS9-X1WgrB2SDH5ndrKVC2jAgs8CL5eyLKawk3AVqY4dQkY-VagFtwt4SIlPI26zx959mTgDGa6QD9Mier1mw4p-xM3yQ49zlQm3ptlH_66Td3dJnzRrc11EaX4Sibj0/s1600/thanks4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8BYv2ze-6H_pS9-X1WgrB2SDH5ndrKVC2jAgs8CL5eyLKawk3AVqY4dQkY-VagFtwt4SIlPI26zx959mTgDGa6QD9Mier1mw4p-xM3yQ49zlQm3ptlH_66Td3dJnzRrc11EaX4Sibj0/s400/thanks4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543887247109858626" /></a><br /><br />I am most thankful for these guys and their Daddy!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FM80UjZuoQNBazp6GehBbL5umAJmUv24Ldr-EPNSWBk3oxE7Sc941MBA-Jsim_2c6s3sVZQpOITKKxpNjmyvGmQ_6W7f_SGBfqK4jBoJFEe2kWdQ5cPXvgZ5AGq1nOqfa5tHSp44y3I/s1600/thanks9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FM80UjZuoQNBazp6GehBbL5umAJmUv24Ldr-EPNSWBk3oxE7Sc941MBA-Jsim_2c6s3sVZQpOITKKxpNjmyvGmQ_6W7f_SGBfqK4jBoJFEe2kWdQ5cPXvgZ5AGq1nOqfa5tHSp44y3I/s400/thanks9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543886204217196322" /></a><br /><br />Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-38819877426334323842010-11-21T07:36:00.000-08:002011-01-01T15:12:47.162-08:00Chocolate Pumpkin Pie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzs4Sth3W1t1RDCZVWSrEqb7LDUUJXmtXUzmKZzvGs6GFc4DN4v2IapH8Eyahy2RoJGN4HE6JpwzfaLsAH7zI4-fU2w6XouKH7MZKPpkrIIRPPmWj5e9QgYq336NksG_DZa0w1EleGcE/s1600/chocolate+pumpkin+pie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzs4Sth3W1t1RDCZVWSrEqb7LDUUJXmtXUzmKZzvGs6GFc4DN4v2IapH8Eyahy2RoJGN4HE6JpwzfaLsAH7zI4-fU2w6XouKH7MZKPpkrIIRPPmWj5e9QgYq336NksG_DZa0w1EleGcE/s400/chocolate+pumpkin+pie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542030138024650306" /></a><br /><br />This is not the best picture in the world and is a total disgrace to my picture taking skills. I took this picture about three years ago, so obviously this was taken during my "learning year". Your thinking "Jen, there is this thing called white balance!", right? I will replace it this Thanksgiving with a new one! I so digress!<br /><br />I get asked for this recipe A LOT! You'll never eat regular pumpkin pie again! I love chocolate and I love pumpkin. I love them together!!! This pie is so good, it should be illegal!! My mouth is watering as I type!!!!!!!<br /><br />Make your regular pie crust (I prefer an oreo crust, you can buy it at the store).<br />Make pumpkin pie filling according o the directions on the back of the can. I usually use Libby's.<br />Reserve 1/4-1/2 cup filling.<br />Melt 6 oz.chocolate chips and the reserved pie filling together. I use the microwave. It melted for me in less than a minute. I use the Pampered Chef micro cooker. One of the best kitchen items I've ever purchased!<br />Pour chocolate mixture into center of pie crust. I added a little more pumpkin pie filling to cover the top of the choco-pumpkin mixture at this point. Swirl with a knife to marbelize. It should look pretty.<br />Bake pie according to directions on the can. Allow to cool.<br />Carmelize 1 C pecans or walnuts with 1 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of butter. Pour on top of cooked pie. You can also top with whip cream.<br /><br />I had a lot of pumpkin pie filling left after making two chocolate pumpkin. I am going to see how it freezes this year and use it for Christmas pies.Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-24182171418138087702010-11-07T14:01:00.000-08:002010-11-21T08:02:08.279-08:00A Quick Halloweekend RecapBehind on blogging!! Wanted to quickly share our Halloweekend before going into November.<br /><br />Pumpkin Jars-Lots of them!! Not quite done! Lisa, I say we finish them up over Christmas vacation!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CSE9n5-n_A7zYc4IDu85dunB8Zc1ByHw40fP2e-1-SleSUQhvX-EUH2KmniVXX6laYiUZB-R_ledp22mgH6qBIiEKNbqAqM7k8Pt4TM6TJhEsKef05CS_FZdIg4zLoGZNXufp4QBvGg/s1600/Jars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CSE9n5-n_A7zYc4IDu85dunB8Zc1ByHw40fP2e-1-SleSUQhvX-EUH2KmniVXX6laYiUZB-R_ledp22mgH6qBIiEKNbqAqM7k8Pt4TM6TJhEsKef05CS_FZdIg4zLoGZNXufp4QBvGg/s400/Jars.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536931968450321394" /></a><br /><br />Cute, huh?<br /><br />Pumpkin carving and pumpkin boobs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dmhMLZPaln1aOnybSEQyN08qNy1yJgW_AayxY5QeuGOqmRiX9_GIT4r9COVxa62FRp-qGlKNz1E78Lmlng8edZGVKgZ8cb8DnyEM7VBzuEauXmhLNNjGIbZRWHM_g1fMhY7xpWQHtFk/s1600/bloghallo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Our Halloweekend in a nutshell!Jen Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246388197173127097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220228153677133166.post-79039041287280768622010-10-29T22:20:00.000-07:002010-10-29T22:45:11.072-07:00The Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pARcfPRQ9uytdX8WdUv7lHr-ZBnhDNbz2VYrYQoUroKSTLqwE3POjeqfYVA-zKAleoEfPBu3gySoplEd91d0ANuFeKin9RNnNyY4JULIkUELJci6IB4TFtZxWvPChym_FBC6YRXISN4/s1600/pp-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pARcfPRQ9uytdX8WdUv7lHr-ZBnhDNbz2VYrYQoUroKSTLqwE3POjeqfYVA-zKAleoEfPBu3gySoplEd91d0ANuFeKin9RNnNyY4JULIkUELJci6IB4TFtZxWvPChym_FBC6YRXISN4/s400/pp-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533707131676764274" /></a><br />I *heart* the pumpkin patch!!!! This is one of my favorite family traditions! The kids love it also, although I am sure they would have preferred that I left the camera at home. I am such a mamarazzi! They'll thank me for it when they are older! Not only is our favorite pumpkin patch fun, but they are cheap (12 pumpkins for $40.00, corn maze for $5.00)! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeQot7_w7esRS1CvVUgTEKWAn82_PsqzOo4iIaveXgJ4-JhwYHjMvhJETpWFBV4sf2Hm2nsS7lmf9uz2qRkMmbjxgs31c06hQHGZn4dasq9AEckHj1HFU3OLeYRdbnRezahFah1BcvHM/s1600/ppp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeQot7_w7esRS1CvVUgTEKWAn82_PsqzOo4iIaveXgJ4-JhwYHjMvhJETpWFBV4sf2Hm2nsS7lmf9uz2qRkMmbjxgs31c06hQHGZn4dasq9AEckHj1HFU3OLeYRdbnRezahFah1BcvHM/s400/ppp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533707346117385282" /></a><br /><br />Can you tell by the look on their faces that the last thing they want to do is pose for a picture in front of a dumb inflatable pumpkin?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2vtQ_ym184F8jnY3YjmgomWvwu_rAFObjTP7OFXV1L-R6xfj-Akb-lbkV5dLy0RI3bfU6Xkghc8MHCGJUvuTiMSupvqa1PXI0LpamXeINSIbDFDRVa72lwU90V7N01hyphenhyphen311Ly22l07M/s1600/pp2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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