tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14336461674234886852024-02-19T21:19:21.729-05:00Just another DayA day in the life of a child of God, wife, Mommy, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-50082110586782737022012-12-03T14:14:00.004-05:002012-12-03T14:14:59.583-05:00A little project.... A few weeks ago. On a dark Monday night, I was taking Madyson and her friend Julia home from dance. On the side of the road there were 2 of these chairs. Who doesn't like a good trash find and a fun project? I sure do !
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I needed some extra chairs for our Kitchen. We have an eaten pitch with only 4 chairs. We are constantly dragging a chair in from the dining room in at dinner. It's getting a little annoying so when I saw these chairs I couldn't pass them up! I decided to step out of my comfort zone a little bit and go with a more "bold" color. I choose like a cranberry red. Because of my love for Primitive decor and such My family calls it "The Mommy Red" ...I'm super excited they way they came out! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These pictures came out way brighter than the actual color! I took them with my iPhone so it's real natural light ha! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a view from the back. What a fun, easy, inexpensive way to add some color in our kitchen. For Around $9 I think that was a steal!
Blessings
Stacey
The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-40932889727818743312012-11-30T15:07:00.001-05:002012-11-30T15:07:31.937-05:00My little sickie!Earlier this week our oldest was a bit under the weather! Home for a couple of days after a long weekend could make for a long few days! So when our Mady girl was feeling better it was time for Manicures!! One of my mom favorite things to do as a Mommy of 2 girls is manicures!!
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A few of our essentials! Of course you need Hot pink and Glitter! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a sweet little bit of time with my sweet girl! She's getting so big! I can't believe that a month from today she will be turning 8! Wow time has gone so fast! Madyson has such a sweet heart and compassionate heart! She can be quite strong willed at times, but God is good and strengths us and helps us through those times. She LOVES Jesus and wants nothing more then to please him....What more could a momma ask for! The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-56469519644606756502012-11-27T22:05:00.001-05:002012-11-27T22:05:02.034-05:00Our Thanksgiving...Happy Thanksgiving!!!
It's been forever and a day since I have posted! But I am determined to get back on track with blogging! It's something I so much enjoy and I want to remember and capture the fun things we do and all the incredible Blessings the Lord has so graciously given to us! So here's hoping that this time I stay with it! Ha!!
We had the pleasure of hosting Thanksgiving this year!! What a blast it was! Growing up my parents home was the place to gather for just about all our holidays! I loved it. Both my Mom and Dad truly enjoyed opening up out home to family and friends. I have such awesome memories growing up with all my cousins around and Aunts and Uncles and I want our kids to experience the same thing!
I LOVE to cook and entertain, so it was so nice to be able to do it! We had about 20 people and it was great! Here's the turkey I made it was so good and everyone seemed to enjoy!
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Can you believe the only other picture I got on that day was this one our oldest Madyson and our nephew John. They are only 9 months apart and it's so crazy to see them growing up so fast!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have so MUCH to be Thankful for this year. God has poured our blessings to us that we are so humbled by. Jayson recently got a new job that he absolutely LOVES! (Praise him that is so important for a man isn't it? You need to LOVE what you do right?)"Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. (Psalms 100:4, 5 NLT)
Doesn't that just sum it all up? Our God is so good to us. We need to have that same Thankful heart all the time that we do on Thanksgiving! That is my prayer to be thankful in all circumstances and all the time! I can't stop thanking God for all things he has done. We have had a crazy season in our life and it seemed to last forever!!!!! It started almost 2 years ago around the time my daddy passed away :( It was crazy before that since my dad suffered from cancer, but around the time of his passing God allowed a crazy challenging time in our lives. Even though things were incredible difficult and uncertain (My husband lost his job 2 weeks after my dad's passing) and trails seem to keep on coming. I am so thankful for that time also because it helped so much draw us closer to him and strength our relationship with him so much. We clung to Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still easier said then done... so hard to be still and let God work ...but through it all we are thankful and humbled by all God has done!
Back to Thanksgiving :) My mom came down and was able to spend the night with us which was AWESOME! I don't know who enjoyed it more me or the kids ha! But Black Friday instead of hitting the store (like we did before we had kids!) we started a new tradition a few years ago and we stay in and decorate for Christmas! The kids LOVE it and so do we! It's the perfect time since the house is so fresh and clean! Beats beating the crowd any day!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's my Momma and our littlest who is almost 3! We stayed in our Pj's and just really enjoyed our day! We did 2 trees this year a kids one where we let them pick out the lights and ornaments and such and our tree Primitive/Country and exactly how I like it haha! So fun to have 2 trees!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's the kids tree finished! I thought they did great!!
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Our Finished product!! House is decorated! LOVE This Christmas season!!!
Blessings
Stacey
xoThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-9904990233754764122012-07-25T20:38:00.001-04:002012-07-25T20:38:58.280-04:00Great Friends and Sunday Night Nertz!!!!I feel so blessed that for about a year now a group of us from our church (shorefellowship.net) and our MOPS group have gotten together just about every Sunday evening at 8pm to play a crazy fun cards game called NERTZ! Now I know it's a big hit in the midwest but it's new to us here on the east coast. A dear friend and one of our Pastor's wives Jennifer Christensen brought it back to us girls after a visit to Iowa to visit family and their Mops Ladies were playing. It was a huge hit and I can say each of us absolutely LOVE and very much look forward to it each week!!
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As awesome as the game is the fellowship is probably the one thing that keeps me and the other mommies coming back for more each week. We have talked about EVERYTHING!! These women have truly become my closest friends and it's been such an encouragement to me! I'm so thankful to these wonderful ladies.
Each week we rotate houses basically whom ever is up for having us over and we get together sometimes snack and get to playing! Some nights well most lately we have had enough to split up into 2 different places to play.
The one picture of us all is from Pastor Steve and Jenn Christensen's going away party. The ministry has taken them back to Iowa closer to both their families so it has been quite a sad time for all of us. The other picture of us around the cards was last Sunday evening. Some (me) of us in our PJ's which is usually the case. Ha! But seriously these Ladies are such special women of God and I love these ladies dearly! If you have never heard of Nertz here is a link where eyou can learn how to play http://www.pagat.com/patience/nerts.html
whom all else plays?!?!?
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All you need:
1) is picture frame of your choice, (I used an 8x10 i got a yard sale for 50 cents)
2) Spray Paint
3) Hot glue
3) Screen
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In the above picture I had a can of a darker red which matches our bedding so I choose that and spray painted in in the garage
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After I let that dry, I used the back of the frame and cut the screen a little larger than the 8 x10 and then used a hot a glue gun
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Then Used the fork to secure it in and make sure it, when it dried i cute the excess screen of the back and hung it on the side of my Armoire!!
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I just LOVE the way it turned out and I am so excited it's so functional! I am sure if you had a large amount of earrings you can make it much larger or if you wanna make a little gift with it you could take a smaller one and do the same thing!! LOVE IT!!!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-76165049155833767972012-05-04T18:56:00.000-04:002012-05-04T18:56:30.205-04:00Welcome!!!!!!Hi Everyone! Welcome! I have been dying to get back into blogging so being that Kellys Korner is hosting "Wanna make some new friends" I figured this would be a great time to do so! I'm Stacey From South Jersey. I grew up in Central Jersey in a small town only 1 square mile Ocean Grove. you know the kind of place that still has a main street and everyone knows everyone? That was it! Then I met my husband while I was a senior in high school at a Christian Camp and basically the rest is history!! We now live in south jersey where he was born and raised and have just celebrated in Feb. our 10th wedding Anniversary have 3 great amazing kids Madyson 7, Bryson 4, and Meya (Mia) Hope 2. We love God. We try to do our best to show others his love! We love our church shorefellowship.net We've had a quite a journey! Please look around and see what we are all about from precious blog post and I hope to get to know you too! Thanks for stopping by and leave a comment! Thanks for stopping by
Blessings,
StaceyThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-46092254716532225442012-03-09T07:18:00.003-05:002012-03-09T07:46:50.797-05:00A wife, Mother and Ministry leader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkF1apHdlPGgrPVy06YMYL3_WARNZphlY-6_wm4FF6FgzwomTSml-PeGjBDxHfiz1B8R4McTYznkzfktC901SeaR1jaNoYhgVq6bwsr8-Ecbm7mcK6yCVB_-j6YnFi-u_NV_8Ht0YSgY/s1600/407020_2701926301405_1054137119_32654221_1585200101_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkF1apHdlPGgrPVy06YMYL3_WARNZphlY-6_wm4FF6FgzwomTSml-PeGjBDxHfiz1B8R4McTYznkzfktC901SeaR1jaNoYhgVq6bwsr8-Ecbm7mcK6yCVB_-j6YnFi-u_NV_8Ht0YSgY/s320/407020_2701926301405_1054137119_32654221_1585200101_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717877899747624610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8eU8iIAbhRpjBS8P2Da7kpM3c2xV-2q6wj2-kqALgjy4osZFfPSAhgIUSX8huhyoTy3Sps2-bF347lc8cgiCKgCgGaN0QNIMGZU6bK76eatZOmZRzdPm1cXO49BDpkEo20ws1fQgKu8/s1600/215682_1839122731855_1054137119_31953707_7540388_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8eU8iIAbhRpjBS8P2Da7kpM3c2xV-2q6wj2-kqALgjy4osZFfPSAhgIUSX8huhyoTy3Sps2-bF347lc8cgiCKgCgGaN0QNIMGZU6bK76eatZOmZRzdPm1cXO49BDpkEo20ws1fQgKu8/s320/215682_1839122731855_1054137119_31953707_7540388_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717877884229899234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFebp7g94r542XMm4Hx9VxRQhx3TcYdbUhI68HShB2DQKXRgiB68A2Mxna5K-Ti1FqfumdkkZwQV8KW_mSovhiUwFMHpHHRMn87sU3Nf8MBEZu0p7GPfVnJ8iyQ9iDxrVHWV3xCC3OmQg/s1600/25579_1314278491077_1054137119_30920351_5729196_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFebp7g94r542XMm4Hx9VxRQhx3TcYdbUhI68HShB2DQKXRgiB68A2Mxna5K-Ti1FqfumdkkZwQV8KW_mSovhiUwFMHpHHRMn87sU3Nf8MBEZu0p7GPfVnJ8iyQ9iDxrVHWV3xCC3OmQg/s320/25579_1314278491077_1054137119_30920351_5729196_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717877878682051618" /></a><br /> Hi Everyone over from http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/!! Welcome to my little corner of the world! At first I wasn't sure if I should link up but I decided to! I am on Staff at our church http://www.shorefellowship.net/ and Have been since Sept. 2011 . I am a wife, Mommy of 3 and part-time Nursery Coordinator at our church! I work up to 8 hours a week and am so thankful that the Lord put me where I am! I am still able to be a full time Mommy and wife but I also get out just a little bit. <br /> My job basically includes staffing our Volunteers for 3 services which are Saturday night at 5:30 and 2 Sunday Morning serves. My area we have 3 rooms and the are Guppies babies up to 1, the Turtles 1 year old room, and our Starfish who are 2! On weekends we have about 30 Volunteers I over see. I know most of you are from the south, but here in NJ I'm so thankful that God lead us to our church a little over 6 years ago! <br /> Just to give you a little history on me and my husband, We both grew up in church our parents were both very active in ministry but our families were not pastors, they were active members in our churches, where our parents showed us what it meant to serve God weekly through the gifts of not only our money but how it was just as important to serve him and his people. Our parents were ushers (dads of course), Sunday School teachers and Superindendts, served in the kitchen for many meals being served. Youth group leaders the list goes on. It is there where both my husband and I understood what it means to be in ministry real ministry reaching real people through everyday life. I think sometimes people think you are only in ministry if your parents or you are pastors or Missionarys, but I want to encourage everyone that we are in ministry everyday of our lives. My mom taught me very early on that when you say you are a Christian it's a huge responsibility because people will always be watching how you live your life. How you handle situations and how you all others to see God as a very real and big part of your life. It is something both my husband and I hope we teach our children and instill in them to be in ministry in their churches with their families. It's very important for us to be examples to our children and teach them what it means to serve our amazing God!!!<br /><br /> I will tell you a little bit about us, My husband Jayson and I have been married 10 years and we have 3 amazing kids and an exchange student. We have Madyson who is 7, Bryce who is 4 1/2 and Meya (Mia) Hope who is 2. Our exchange student her name is Lingya in chinese but in English her name is Sandy. She goes to our local Christain School and will be with our family until June. She hopes and we do too that she will come back and stay with our family again next year. That is something else i want to touch on really quick. Sandy is a Christain she excepted Jesus into her heart last year when she was here in America going to school we are also ministers to her. We may very well be the only examples of Christians she will ever see in her life and that is not something we want to take lightly. Anways back to our family. I lost my dad last Feb. 2011 to a long fight with cancer. he is now in the best place ever but we miss him terribly here. I hope you enjoyed stoping by and please leave a comment and let me know you were here! Thanks so much<br />Blessings!!<br />StaceyThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-43571157781203008042011-09-14T09:34:00.005-04:002011-09-14T09:49:50.294-04:00A New School Year is Upon Us!I can't believe we are in our 2nd week of school already!! Things are a little crazy over hear, and we are getting used to our new schedules and all the running and craziness! Madyson is a 1st grader now and our Bryson is in Pre-K! I am so thankful our district offers pre k. Bryce is in the afternoon class and it goes from 12:35-3:10 so its just enough time for him and he just Loves going! Madyson is having a great year so far also. She Loves her teacher and Is really liking all her new friends. Mady also started taking 2 dance classes this year! Every Monday she has Lyrical Ballet and then Jazz. She loves it and she loves her teachers especially "Aunt Amy" our dear friend who is now her teacher! She couldn't wait until she was old enough to take one of her classes! I can't believe how quickly they are growing up and it makes me sad yet so happy also! We have also added to our craizness a bit..We now have a new member of our family! Sandy our exchange student. She is here for the whole school year and she is just as sweet as can be! Sandy is in 10th grade and goes to Atlantic Christin School in the next town over. The only hard thing is we have to take her and pick her up each day and that becomes a little crazy with all the kids but it is what it is! All in All it's been a great start to hopefully a great school year! I am sot thankful for all of what God is doing even though it's a mixture of craziness and bliss! Love these little ones! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0FOroOjpFvOPw7TUKOq-w6C-I4GbGtjoRoAKEfN6CtrbGORUo-H7kWEjVSHY9uF7A9b70t9e6OibPc971kH1CDSMhQhXDJETO9TsU6UjyuYrPX7_CS_UAGUFtjSF195fqGptCkXBznY/s320/IMG_0216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652208295342848466" /></a>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-14680158096607008292011-07-17T21:27:00.011-04:002011-07-17T21:51:05.045-04:00Celebrating a Sweet 4 year old!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhyphenhyphennLQs7rVY_zZzjUMNxp5mDuK2do-_XaabYcsa2wt5qiqHPyRNAXLpoI3Q5JxXRSdqsGnW7PT3p0qEybxkfr_kKHSuPr1vuAap2vo6XIv_i4GugqOgca4bP7dUiBJGWnJ2Jg3Ye6sZY/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhyphenhyphennLQs7rVY_zZzjUMNxp5mDuK2do-_XaabYcsa2wt5qiqHPyRNAXLpoI3Q5JxXRSdqsGnW7PT3p0qEybxkfr_kKHSuPr1vuAap2vo6XIv_i4GugqOgca4bP7dUiBJGWnJ2Jg3Ye6sZY/s320/IMG_0103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630503940112868114" /></a><br />Saturday we had the such a wonderful day celebrating our Bryson Matthew! He turned 4 on the 4th of July, and we were up celebrating with my family in Ocean Grove, so we decided to celebrate a few weeks later! WE had such a fun day! WE set up all kids of water toys and little pools for the kids to play in, we had put these cute dinosaur skeletons in the sand box so the kids could "dig for fossils", had a dinosaur egg (water balloons) games, and snacks and dinosaur rice cripie treats for favors and smore pops cup cakes ice pops all the fun stuff to have a party! I just want to thank everyone for coming and helping us celebrate our sweet boy! we had some of our good friends from church/mops come and family! Enjoy the picture over load Ha! Bryson Matthew We LOVE you more than words can say! You are such a joy to be around and you really know how to make everyone you come in contact with fall in love with you and smile!! We love you our sweet 4 year old!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMRM_dZP0z5qcnpVTowmV8AQN3yUaqQO8sBZC87aboLtnTz3QO45YfN3ihWhPXbRCETLM9MtlHToUjkr32ha9IW62hGnGH3n-3Bp1dYYWviZ2QoX4BeQe3UVgNPpWBG2OfYMBS_RJS60/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMRM_dZP0z5qcnpVTowmV8AQN3yUaqQO8sBZC87aboLtnTz3QO45YfN3ihWhPXbRCETLM9MtlHToUjkr32ha9IW62hGnGH3n-3Bp1dYYWviZ2QoX4BeQe3UVgNPpWBG2OfYMBS_RJS60/s320/IMG_0145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630502119107197298" /></a> Sweet Birthday BOy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZtL9vbkgEPp1vFBktIFJuKjNpnMMt8zNuHHVeJBdsuZMcqPG7rAr_NyoUQocjH_BnX_rvTDiSE9p0wqcsggVin2NzJ4jnoeVLhbzuYnUp5z12GuLFwdWcMhKCQwfqUfHjZddT6_a98/s1600/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZtL9vbkgEPp1vFBktIFJuKjNpnMMt8zNuHHVeJBdsuZMcqPG7rAr_NyoUQocjH_BnX_rvTDiSE9p0wqcsggVin2NzJ4jnoeVLhbzuYnUp5z12GuLFwdWcMhKCQwfqUfHjZddT6_a98/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630501781383079970" /></a> Favor's all ready to go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjDlD0Gin14yeW4gKgthLCYF6w4hRVgB9LZKUvYjBl7htlODNt2ja-xYDM6TJ7Mi9L1WbzK7thLKcnjQBTBxtrcqeARZAXmc6weQDY60y3mpvgS9K5cMa8FJz5lET4iIpZYq4MFXd3Q0/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjDlD0Gin14yeW4gKgthLCYF6w4hRVgB9LZKUvYjBl7htlODNt2ja-xYDM6TJ7Mi9L1WbzK7thLKcnjQBTBxtrcqeARZAXmc6weQDY60y3mpvgS9K5cMa8FJz5lET4iIpZYq4MFXd3Q0/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630501608011074130" /></a><br />Dinosaur rice crispie treat favors! My husband Made the tags Love them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cZZjZuGcHNGf69VtDJWTaOMkn8JYgXVlbP0RlvyONrJzpvzjUayrEChq0naHTfeQqR3H8EKnZCLj3VjMQIudNBfbJClapJ8QrBuQ2p7bJvn8rTLOjsCnv5ZMRikPrmrwRmmJajpcGOs/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cZZjZuGcHNGf69VtDJWTaOMkn8JYgXVlbP0RlvyONrJzpvzjUayrEChq0naHTfeQqR3H8EKnZCLj3VjMQIudNBfbJClapJ8QrBuQ2p7bJvn8rTLOjsCnv5ZMRikPrmrwRmmJajpcGOs/s320/IMG_0147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630501441071525778" /></a> Love this picture!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o_E1-XWzGFYlIXAXxxBifzVTbk1Dumgf_5zU7HkDWsqbINFrRk0r0JiEFumC7knxztCggyOH5yU16wr46YRhyphenhyphenpAC5rW4papAYzIMydXe6fvgRPHEaHuALCaW4Bn2PObQi7u3kkfd1K0/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o_E1-XWzGFYlIXAXxxBifzVTbk1Dumgf_5zU7HkDWsqbINFrRk0r0JiEFumC7knxztCggyOH5yU16wr46YRhyphenhyphenpAC5rW4papAYzIMydXe6fvgRPHEaHuALCaW4Bn2PObQi7u3kkfd1K0/s320/IMG_0136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630501249837232194" /></a> He is such a sweet heart!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK400KY3DW6voy1qD4Gg9zVAp_b_0F3pNzYcaYFU7hAkN_WTle0Qgm1gBL00kk0wFN2oQkezRNAyhJjT73i2RCng7LMDDFNuPGCDmeqyg_bQOgafpd7UNGx-F9tTSET6TburNbseU3_zE/s1600/IMG_0134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK400KY3DW6voy1qD4Gg9zVAp_b_0F3pNzYcaYFU7hAkN_WTle0Qgm1gBL00kk0wFN2oQkezRNAyhJjT73i2RCng7LMDDFNuPGCDmeqyg_bQOgafpd7UNGx-F9tTSET6TburNbseU3_zE/s320/IMG_0134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630501007733065330" /></a> My sweet boy digging for dinosaur's with his cousin and friend!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Ws9_TBO_y_z3Nw-oEWzpNoyUwxyLDQOrB2tFQc6jb1ibx7-HnCjaTjkMEeEVM2KLUrUbWxz0-3AJevSzsHQAn4jTQNKq6o_z0YQ0wdr25YZRfK2w6IBsUaV6lLyLMUAqhVr0JxXSaU/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Ws9_TBO_y_z3Nw-oEWzpNoyUwxyLDQOrB2tFQc6jb1ibx7-HnCjaTjkMEeEVM2KLUrUbWxz0-3AJevSzsHQAn4jTQNKq6o_z0YQ0wdr25YZRfK2w6IBsUaV6lLyLMUAqhVr0JxXSaU/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500745569918530" /></a> My sweet husband and I<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTiN1zGA_174LMlkXpNX7oYMcKfwRsgQuEr7R2sEYokcblyW8uD5fHUvekomLViEJkEmdfp0qxZ-Fm9EbrCZwt5iwllxmK5sIG8gHTNtc_PS49_CgWM4ydmXMVljg6ByZeSwXnrrw28E/s1600/IMG_0131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTiN1zGA_174LMlkXpNX7oYMcKfwRsgQuEr7R2sEYokcblyW8uD5fHUvekomLViEJkEmdfp0qxZ-Fm9EbrCZwt5iwllxmK5sIG8gHTNtc_PS49_CgWM4ydmXMVljg6ByZeSwXnrrw28E/s320/IMG_0131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500117319808578" /></a> My father in law holding sweet Meya Hope, Madyson and some of the kids friends enjoying a treat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs85PruGV3hHb9lTQNHTzwwgMv8pMZ410LsYQ3hGVdwHzRl9MlcJtOx7gNk43wqzpd6isFvbDRPXeXLhOT725DEk5KXdhkPWgxHVF5_BzP0FgVEEKxhjdtXtphHAAsm1_LtgaXwCFeTo/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs85PruGV3hHb9lTQNHTzwwgMv8pMZ410LsYQ3hGVdwHzRl9MlcJtOx7gNk43wqzpd6isFvbDRPXeXLhOT725DEk5KXdhkPWgxHVF5_BzP0FgVEEKxhjdtXtphHAAsm1_LtgaXwCFeTo/s320/IMG_0127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499873850021058" /></a> My big girl holding her little cousin Jossara! So sweet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmn_uibXA70TPR3sVFJtDP6Lyot8aW0WcVVnoDWD8oGkU32WeY701Ax4amYxlsPVfhRDMLMs0AQyG1BoJNWN2ecV51hMNmdBBWGs0aIs-6-dvm6GlNKjsldXrejaXiwAiXTQzwsviQGc/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmn_uibXA70TPR3sVFJtDP6Lyot8aW0WcVVnoDWD8oGkU32WeY701Ax4amYxlsPVfhRDMLMs0AQyG1BoJNWN2ecV51hMNmdBBWGs0aIs-6-dvm6GlNKjsldXrejaXiwAiXTQzwsviQGc/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499633349841058" /></a> The kids were digging for Dinosaur in the Sand Box and Had a Blast!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIahmEh5bsTFQ-DdQlii4EDK0dnzu47UAvyv3IXSZgXezBxnooI_PN1M8RGfdj2525ncoe6GIOtACet6TtCtK4VDjmuQG7_tDirPeAi8Q6WGz2Ui0IQPJoMksLexmFyoC421DDJJQ5_4/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIahmEh5bsTFQ-DdQlii4EDK0dnzu47UAvyv3IXSZgXezBxnooI_PN1M8RGfdj2525ncoe6GIOtACet6TtCtK4VDjmuQG7_tDirPeAi8Q6WGz2Ui0IQPJoMksLexmFyoC421DDJJQ5_4/s320/IMG_0101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499312596253986" /></a> Some of my sweet friends <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNa4jMr3MAwuE_7gnDFinfbtxYucH7SO3Y-0LNxTslelR01e41oClWKkpWIgYDapVGqFU1zh_l-qePTuHIUTfJ5Gof6F_ALASR1zZkOlDxaJ5ptZOOInsAsxDQvwjk_uLLxhvUnEO2AQ/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNa4jMr3MAwuE_7gnDFinfbtxYucH7SO3Y-0LNxTslelR01e41oClWKkpWIgYDapVGqFU1zh_l-qePTuHIUTfJ5Gof6F_ALASR1zZkOlDxaJ5ptZOOInsAsxDQvwjk_uLLxhvUnEO2AQ/s320/IMG_0114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499082035725714" /></a> My sweet mother in law and sis in law!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX9U8oU_15RJxatB0ylVJVLp5OdjWjznrK_aBh_QfZi4ovjLzulRSGiPi3Il3ajHusBpod3Qi3pqWsucMzUP1kXIRAkgoOMUQmFra4VvSVgnkct1VOqm-oUUDmNENJMo9ndwzY0i2MtQ/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz3c8kLTh0YSPBmJw1g1kY2Mc66X7ZQjFjmc2e6YIrFeOR9XF2lGT9KwrxmkcZYzk0mSGr2kYPjGUOYb_CRUkRXpKO_xmms96kyPMcldg52DAo44QhrlOhPQhzvavQ7buvaqIRXbB4Do/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630498524321638290" /></a>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-77501912319306938522011-06-25T19:25:00.008-04:002011-06-25T20:35:41.142-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyanjd7TJlPrUdOEPiH6X4XbNetuMA3_ymHkrSPHlHJUR2iOVb6aQSndRS5VOdfdWUTllJFHlsW2KuCeysnUjZ7199gxT7Zz2uUlF1CwutXxh6wJA7q0yAqySbYdTc6Su95SPE99X2u8g/s1600/SAHM+Guest+Blogging+Button.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyanjd7TJlPrUdOEPiH6X4XbNetuMA3_ymHkrSPHlHJUR2iOVb6aQSndRS5VOdfdWUTllJFHlsW2KuCeysnUjZ7199gxT7Zz2uUlF1CwutXxh6wJA7q0yAqySbYdTc6Su95SPE99X2u8g/s320/SAHM+Guest+Blogging+Button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622320146559877602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNh7MBmK66uKyGEvpgodpJMRMp4lKe3mC2OOTXVc0KIjkgW2tWFOsm_G-FDFac5-nUlrFEI6E3MTierT-HjyJa1GNSRuFyYXtuS-JFgBzxWbu6nqkGgIQ_Vr7539H-oK0B_rYDIBLdqtk/s1600/215682_1839122731855_1054137119_31953707_7540388_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNh7MBmK66uKyGEvpgodpJMRMp4lKe3mC2OOTXVc0KIjkgW2tWFOsm_G-FDFac5-nUlrFEI6E3MTierT-HjyJa1GNSRuFyYXtuS-JFgBzxWbu6nqkGgIQ_Vr7539H-oK0B_rYDIBLdqtk/s320/215682_1839122731855_1054137119_31953707_7540388_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622320041195231666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkTnjc4n6BiDIY4g0WDJNw1HdKwix_ue993gER4kjTll0x4muB1hE2-676NNTXtf5IOvAQy_K0QZ8ob-ZCThuBCTfA79_5Fk9-MvbPcs5_HsVX6ZQcKmbogkW2Vg1Ea8zCb9F7G-vi1g/s1600/SAHM+Guest+Blogging+Button.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br />Hi Everyone from Karen ~at~ Home! I am so excited to be guest blogging with you all today! My name is Stacey from aspenbergfam.blogspot.com and I am a wife to the Love of my life Jayson and together we have 3 amazing crazy kids! Our oldest Madyson is 6 1/2 our son Bryson will be 4 in a week and our littlest Meya Hope is 18 months! Here is a picture of the 3 of them from last Sept. when we went to Disney!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSHS1842A3RPOcbAHqXOjGcRxlZmvPT12KhSGr9CLoJUyCynQRvUPB6ORYqQalAXG6OiFgAiRyCi0tQDCFQsdJsumt0hxFOuwD0-MBtemdzyIFg-JEtN-YSgMDGBhCM7YpK0JdQ3vZy0/s1600/76737_1586481175974_1054137119_31550110_2272237_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSHS1842A3RPOcbAHqXOjGcRxlZmvPT12KhSGr9CLoJUyCynQRvUPB6ORYqQalAXG6OiFgAiRyCi0tQDCFQsdJsumt0hxFOuwD0-MBtemdzyIFg-JEtN-YSgMDGBhCM7YpK0JdQ3vZy0/s320/76737_1586481175974_1054137119_31550110_2272237_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622306214715602562" border="0" /></a>I do love being at home with them but my days are busy and some days seem longer than others but, I am so thankful that God lead me to this role! Some days I am so weary, but through Him I find my strength and make it through! I have to tell you all honestly that this year 2011 Has been our toughest and most challenging year thus far since I have been home. So much has happened in such a short amount of time that sometimes I am still wondering what God's plan is for Our family and where he will take us but trying to rest in him. On Febuary 6th, in the early morning hours my dad passed away after a long 4 years fight with stage 4 prostate cancer! I am so thankful for the man God gave me as a daddy and miss him more words than ever express you can read more on this here http://aspenbergfam.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-few-months.html . Just 2 short weeks later my husband was let go of his job of 5 years and I didn't think things could get any crazier than we got that news and it was almost to much to bear. But through those crazy times I have to tell you I feel as though my role as a Stay at home wife and Mom was completely redefined and never felt so needed , yet didnt feel like I had much to give and the Grace God gave me to get through and the Way he poured out his Love was just so powerful and Moving! I must say the biggest reward with being home is I'm there for my husband and kids and I get to be the very first one who watches them talk for the first time, take their first steps , smile for the first time and those moments are far more precious than anything else and I wouldn't trade those things for anything in the world!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX9T_yDv2Zz-qj-9VDr-6fEWhPdoDbq30A_MzZWSZ_am2Fak-me2j0GB7tEdHNNYYQCmI95HfJSZqQKdW237fktvgqtWJTa_VS2HweFQYMksFoPXhqO4I3QJqsoNnKAHGfz8R5MHLCaY/s1600/IMG_4431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX9T_yDv2Zz-qj-9VDr-6fEWhPdoDbq30A_MzZWSZ_am2Fak-me2j0GB7tEdHNNYYQCmI95HfJSZqQKdW237fktvgqtWJTa_VS2HweFQYMksFoPXhqO4I3QJqsoNnKAHGfz8R5MHLCaY/s320/IMG_4431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622305573148922962" border="0" /></a>I know you all don't know this but my husband does suffer from depression and it has also been such a blessing to be home and be there for him when he needs me also. Between him and the children the best reason to have me home is I am able to be there for them and all that they may need. I am a Hairdresser turned stay at home Momma, and I am fortunate that I still do a ton of hair out of my home and it makes for a nice side income and always seems to be there when we need it most. When we were dating and engaged my husband and I had a ton of long talks and we decided way back then that when we had children that I was going to be home with them. My husband was more for it than most since his mother was a stay at home mom of 4 and grew up wanting that for his family as well. So when we found out that we were expecting our 1st I went out on Maternity leave and never came back. Also for me and my profession it did not pay me to go back to work especially with the cost of Day care that we new that what I made wouldn't cover the cost. I don't really think I miss anything about working because for me I have the best of both worlds. I do hair when and if I want and I am able to plan it for during Nap and rest time or when my husband is home in the evening and I can make it to school for parties and whatnot. One thing I love is for the 2nd year I was our church's MOPS (Mothers of Preschooler's) co-coordinator. It was so awesome to see so many lives changed by God! If you are contemplating staying home the one thing I would offer as far as advice is get connected with other Mom's ! That is a must you need your girlfriends to help you get through the crazy times the happy times and the most trying times and days! There is nothing like your friends and you need to surround yourself with them! Look at your church or local church some may offer MOPS groups there or bible studies or Play groups any of the above! Its a great way to meet friends and get out there it will make the days go by shorter!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsWGhD6D6aJdSR4PX7-Zfqv0ovwJtaO3LSp-v-0PPfHBv59lZrBA62l2z2TZWtT5el23InEAXjBxPqf5v8bXqskwGhqQK8AZlWsy5YG8czWkla3YUw3f9gECoMOXgCY4MFU2HZ6-U6FU/s1600/168710_1691452760198_1054137119_31750456_3998862_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsWGhD6D6aJdSR4PX7-Zfqv0ovwJtaO3LSp-v-0PPfHBv59lZrBA62l2z2TZWtT5el23InEAXjBxPqf5v8bXqskwGhqQK8AZlWsy5YG8czWkla3YUw3f9gECoMOXgCY4MFU2HZ6-U6FU/s320/168710_1691452760198_1054137119_31750456_3998862_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622305344829299298" border="0" /></a>Here is a picture from a few months back (above) There are my husbands 3 sisters and their husbands! They are truly some of my closest friends and we try to sneek out every few months just us to have fun without the kids! between the 4 siblings there are 9 soon to be in a few weeks 10 cousins and it makes for some crazy fun times! Its so nice to be able to have a close family and have cousins to grow up with for our kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM3hnt0FbeKSXbOsDZN-j4QLOLkeuscYwDqtBmwh4w2jeySQXT-PhyOp5UDG3nhmEH4aTvuZic8YiMxY35RPXnH5IyARHmuLygQydWvIdsTTpoZOVtVf8XcIvxdNksBPxRD6zgezQvdc/s1600/264190_177902998936937_100001517142654_457665_3643828_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM3hnt0FbeKSXbOsDZN-j4QLOLkeuscYwDqtBmwh4w2jeySQXT-PhyOp5UDG3nhmEH4aTvuZic8YiMxY35RPXnH5IyARHmuLygQydWvIdsTTpoZOVtVf8XcIvxdNksBPxRD6zgezQvdc/s320/264190_177902998936937_100001517142654_457665_3643828_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622302856303561026" border="0" /></a>Here is just 1 picture of only a small group of us form our annual MOPS spring tea! These ladies helped me get through this some of the toughest times! Esepcially my friend Lauren to the right of me! I am so thankful for her friendship and the long talks and tears shared on the phone she is gem and I don't know what I would do without her! As far as career goals or going back to work goes, as of now I am not planning on returning anytime soon, I thing the choice we made for our family was the right one for sure!<br /> If I am getting long winded I am so sorry but before I close I really want to share a few things with you if you are considering staying at home or even returning to work: I would tell you to Pray about it. For us its not about the money at all. we struggle at times but you get creative on ways to save money and one way or another we somehow make things work (Usually by God's grace) you get creative with meals, coupons, and whatnot! Also I would say Get Connected! Its the one thing that is so important! Get connect with the Ladies around you, you need friends! And Lastly dont just look at the finacial aspect of staying home look all all areas because it goes so much further than money! I just want to Thank Karen so much for giving me this opportunity to share with you all and thanks for taking the time to read my long winded post! Please come visit me over at aspenbergfam.blogspot.com or you can email me at aspenbergfam@gmail.com and would love to get to know more fellow bloggers out there!!<br />Blessings,<br />Stacey!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-70703858132886811492011-06-06T07:01:00.013-04:002011-06-06T07:15:45.883-04:00Celebrating Sweet Madyson!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEmBAhtTuYpsa6WM6PsqRLvHqJb3KGePAhOowO4LWBGCkZoQ5Pc35SS2y2_JIUGTvWFqmsVH8YGsV7qI60vHHadjmw0_2HGXS-y20p2-HhOEHSDoGKLbvgX9J5vSrwEttdU9yn-D50H8/s1600/IMG_0011+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEmBAhtTuYpsa6WM6PsqRLvHqJb3KGePAhOowO4LWBGCkZoQ5Pc35SS2y2_JIUGTvWFqmsVH8YGsV7qI60vHHadjmw0_2HGXS-y20p2-HhOEHSDoGKLbvgX9J5vSrwEttdU9yn-D50H8/s320/IMG_0011+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061775663194546" border="0" /></a>WE had a fun filled weekend!!! Madyson had her 4th Dance Recital this weekend and we had so....much fun celebrating with her!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6XXGHJXMjwRXSCIXGtWCvYAqjb-IQoz9DEZ-G-7YFEDGMRJF1EnuzQ16_jPsq3w7iKAib2Njn1RvSWTZWf7ph5YkngYhrH61O5Ye6lO-CzK7ki0bS-KV1qK7BYf-sitVzni3wCbaP5A/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6XXGHJXMjwRXSCIXGtWCvYAqjb-IQoz9DEZ-G-7YFEDGMRJF1EnuzQ16_jPsq3w7iKAib2Njn1RvSWTZWf7ph5YkngYhrH61O5Ye6lO-CzK7ki0bS-KV1qK7BYf-sitVzni3wCbaP5A/s320/IMG_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061678702098562" border="0" /></a>The Girls Madyson has danced with the same girls (almost of all them) for 4 years! We have such a good time each week and we have seen these girls grow up so far and its been great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLg5vuMvr8Kkl1TAhcef9RvwfQmefFsb7MJkNk-rOMSyyfH237HOLHf4tdbLq9MzD5xMvKxZiLIc0ZLVy52ZG0HmsGIj6tUQI6KQE3yBSoqlfzKIcA10PI-piWO17kZazgnxjo3pVNyw/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLg5vuMvr8Kkl1TAhcef9RvwfQmefFsb7MJkNk-rOMSyyfH237HOLHf4tdbLq9MzD5xMvKxZiLIc0ZLVy52ZG0HmsGIj6tUQI6KQE3yBSoqlfzKIcA10PI-piWO17kZazgnxjo3pVNyw/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061602669485058" border="0" /></a>She LOVES dance class !! Its such a fun moment to see your little girl on stage and be soo happy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZYL7EJQGPHgj9GpDryxO9gN6vDirDROsJ3qSA327VdLdKHSo2_42Vd0BiMni7xCNwEc_2eBoux4fFqb7GYJGR9kd7-BMuMKcGrlRVStFHG3DpwDjKSBdS4ffxwDA3dOiQunxrlKugI4/s1600/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZYL7EJQGPHgj9GpDryxO9gN6vDirDROsJ3qSA327VdLdKHSo2_42Vd0BiMni7xCNwEc_2eBoux4fFqb7GYJGR9kd7-BMuMKcGrlRVStFHG3DpwDjKSBdS4ffxwDA3dOiQunxrlKugI4/s320/IMG_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061457969935554" border="0" /></a> Madyson and Jayson's Mom she Loves her Nanie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJtusaTRnQCGJwVzqHGdzOduUpUX_2ybBNRV54ct7qF4IxSYGM__fLEQX9x-PTROzGu72wRSbJJM1KhxydksddLryFqs8O0WLta8SyEkNqH1r5-dRRc6suxDbbxHz3r8PyzYzsr2kHzE/s1600/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJtusaTRnQCGJwVzqHGdzOduUpUX_2ybBNRV54ct7qF4IxSYGM__fLEQX9x-PTROzGu72wRSbJJM1KhxydksddLryFqs8O0WLta8SyEkNqH1r5-dRRc6suxDbbxHz3r8PyzYzsr2kHzE/s320/IMG_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061340399749362" border="0" /></a>My Mom and sister, it was bittersweet for me because it's the 1st one since my dad passed away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbM8r_rbs3rK_k7seSOhp_RbfB50hRA2mlVhIEWyA1oN5oUtTpJ6EQFLy5i7n6j-2Wf3TvRKQAwC8mBI4jBYKtCd1zd2OviXqwHuTATtDkztcMS3-JYZL6FzT84K-I8Zfhc2De_nB0Vw/s1600/IMG_0039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbM8r_rbs3rK_k7seSOhp_RbfB50hRA2mlVhIEWyA1oN5oUtTpJ6EQFLy5i7n6j-2Wf3TvRKQAwC8mBI4jBYKtCd1zd2OviXqwHuTATtDkztcMS3-JYZL6FzT84K-I8Zfhc2De_nB0Vw/s320/IMG_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061221837249794" border="0" /></a>Sweet siblings! Meya was far to busy running around to stand still for 30 seconds to get a picture ha!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsrNkufIXOxNgf8YbNWibAf1u47X99noOSPOlx_z0de7gEHmFLt8bi30rMtbx-hHiT6YtMgE1YJWa1OqkYGJoYSV-jxTKVvX7B2M-ZzH6Og52IeIeBTtV143uBM5i7aqpnY7-gvKbA9g/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsrNkufIXOxNgf8YbNWibAf1u47X99noOSPOlx_z0de7gEHmFLt8bi30rMtbx-hHiT6YtMgE1YJWa1OqkYGJoYSV-jxTKVvX7B2M-ZzH6Og52IeIeBTtV143uBM5i7aqpnY7-gvKbA9g/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615061065052840290" border="0" /></a>Each year I always make a cake for her! We try to celebrate as a family for all the big and little things!! So fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hEjQ3lHvM0ajeJByN22O-nz_pMhQKg2ILSxeKVmgobpNgi9rCoeaFFiMos0GJdkLMVKCXlupNBqc8fBqhWhG917SYYRVdTQtMDbI9CnT0amX5Gh6kMM14L3pUP7YzLnJeECV23hf724/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hEjQ3lHvM0ajeJByN22O-nz_pMhQKg2ILSxeKVmgobpNgi9rCoeaFFiMos0GJdkLMVKCXlupNBqc8fBqhWhG917SYYRVdTQtMDbI9CnT0amX5Gh6kMM14L3pUP7YzLnJeECV23hf724/s320/IMG_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615060962235610402" border="0" /></a>A blogger friend Jenny over at sophieshope08.blogspot.com had this posted on her wall last week and i thought that would be so fun to try for Mady's big day and i think it turned out pretty cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA70LhNUYEJyxIq88YiAY10aDZZCOBSpPYMzqDtu2jfVRClCadWpt_unIY-6l2t95ztCHBHm21XHFv-Ms6L8ECGBfecfv88KzIu1MOsdPIBS5hsSdJvV4mHfqCELdeJl-01jXSgdi80g/s1600/IMG_0048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA70LhNUYEJyxIq88YiAY10aDZZCOBSpPYMzqDtu2jfVRClCadWpt_unIY-6l2t95ztCHBHm21XHFv-Ms6L8ECGBfecfv88KzIu1MOsdPIBS5hsSdJvV4mHfqCELdeJl-01jXSgdi80g/s320/IMG_0048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615060831594431314" border="0" /></a>She was soooooooooo excited to get flowers and celebrate her!! So thankful for her and fun spunkiness!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MCNqG8YBckR3wZpFYRKRPv6olWeQK6Xlo5u32bGJPYItavFwE2-P5lVJ1GIQxOVGyYyuJzSXdPhTQeoV16W9a9HX6sA8uG5EXbW03uRqcI2PCrnej7tSq3LBNjcnNapMNStRwh_-4v8/s1600/IMG_0049+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MCNqG8YBckR3wZpFYRKRPv6olWeQK6Xlo5u32bGJPYItavFwE2-P5lVJ1GIQxOVGyYyuJzSXdPhTQeoV16W9a9HX6sA8uG5EXbW03uRqcI2PCrnej7tSq3LBNjcnNapMNStRwh_-4v8/s320/IMG_0049+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615060735554982530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKNS_7N5xMRhh2LFMMalfv6rEjsqleLzajoRvcHVAbvrFRISIBrDdKGzemoYmYOIvrUzeAdWRd8Tt__5hBQ4J6o3tv6HKaVkkb3OsHZoccC50OFb18QXWHmlP_y_4-C6abnKOuKkchCg/s1600/IMG_0011+-+Copy.JPG"><br /></a>Madyson, Daddy and I LOVE you so much and are sooooo proud of you!! You are, our little star! So thankful for you and your love for dance!!! <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-74465751614229968962011-04-24T21:00:00.003-04:002011-04-24T21:02:21.769-04:00He Is Risen!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjQdgmAzt1QuLrsKsrAVboS8WqzV9EeR7IumjDAoGDlKCe-Q5OuXQ97RtCxbBkMvERovLFbsTQCYB4vRvqgqv-n6BlSnGGr15bcR4Fwvog4qIOlvpOnaHRTauGOgmnmq44nXkZ0Z87z8/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjQdgmAzt1QuLrsKsrAVboS8WqzV9EeR7IumjDAoGDlKCe-Q5OuXQ97RtCxbBkMvERovLFbsTQCYB4vRvqgqv-n6BlSnGGr15bcR4Fwvog4qIOlvpOnaHRTauGOgmnmq44nXkZ0Z87z8/s320/IMG_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599320022587469954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Happy Easter</span></span></span><br /> Our Lord IS Risen and Alive!<br /> Love, The Aspenberg'sThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-66688883630223305902011-03-31T13:39:00.004-04:002011-03-31T15:04:25.748-04:00What a few months!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64lOGYvbsSJLXzEgVFKaY6W4fRnjWQ2cC2FKUTQPkXHUSucfAHxHixdB5IMMhKgM3H63s91MzKI6ETBZPa2M0rH79NWPEzfyBN4-fdX4eM1A0e06jOKzJlHrEDTt97JvleRiac8iHACM/s1600/47a1dc38b3127cce985483ec450a00000039100BZuGLFsxbMt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64lOGYvbsSJLXzEgVFKaY6W4fRnjWQ2cC2FKUTQPkXHUSucfAHxHixdB5IMMhKgM3H63s91MzKI6ETBZPa2M0rH79NWPEzfyBN4-fdX4eM1A0e06jOKzJlHrEDTt97JvleRiac8iHACM/s320/47a1dc38b3127cce985483ec450a00000039100BZuGLFsxbMt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590300671738767842" border="0" /></a>It has been quite a few months to say the least....Mainly for my lack of blogging, Our lives have really been turned upside down in so...........Many ways . On the early morning hours of Feb. 6th around 3 am my dad left this earth and met his maker. It was something you can never EVER prepare for. I learned that that early morning. For those who don't know my dad was diagnosed with cancer 4 years ago in Feb. while I was pregnant with our 2nd child Bryson Matthew (my dads name) . He had stage 4 Prostate and the weren't sure at that time of his prognosis. He fought his heart out and Made Huge strides and really did well until a year ago when things were progressing faster than any of us would have liked. After we came home from Disney with My dad mom and sister in September his health really began to take a toll and he was in and out of the hospitals, rehabs, and all sorts of things. But he was able to be home for Christmas and that was such a blessing for us and I know to him also. He wanted to be home and home he was and we celebrated as we usually do and he was just so thrilled! Shortly after he had to go back into the hospital and went back into his rehab/nursing home facility and the week he passed he was doing really well until that Friday. That Im not really all ready to relive just yet but Maybe intime i will!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONwKe1gXKJ0y1YXgodKPQ1Mznkl3dB0MVmdcTcTxGVcu0q1TTHKyqmDtT1f46pW67SSAY0PZnJmhSCn2Uy3lcmWb3th8ic8CFqU7WKnsFG7PGR9Bu-Ae691KCRoDmbApYIiH1cUFGyaU/s1600/IMG_4268.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONwKe1gXKJ0y1YXgodKPQ1Mznkl3dB0MVmdcTcTxGVcu0q1TTHKyqmDtT1f46pW67SSAY0PZnJmhSCn2Uy3lcmWb3th8ic8CFqU7WKnsFG7PGR9Bu-Ae691KCRoDmbApYIiH1cUFGyaU/s320/IMG_4268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590300497590923410" border="0" /></a><br />My dad was such an amazing Father. I thank Jesus everyday for the Man he gave to me as my earthly dad. He taught me so much throughout life but really he taught me the true love for God was by showing it to others. He was such kind man and really in the town I grew up in EVERYONE knew my dad! I grew up in a really small town, and my dad was very well known. Between my early childhood years owning the towns Sub shop he got his nickname of Deli Man, to in church be known as the friendliest Usher with the warmest smile! I could talk about my dad for hours on end. We had over 600 people at his life celebration at the the church I grew up in. It was truly amazing to see the lives he touched and who knew him it was such a HUGE encouragement to my mom sister and I. <br /> About 2 weeks after my dad passed, Jayson lost his job :-( It was the toughest 2 weeks with my dad being gone, that when this blow came we had to almost ask the Lord, What next? God has been so amazing during this time of trial and we have seen him provide in so many ways the blessing have been more than we could have even dreamed. During this time Jayson has been not only looking for steady work, but also it has given him this amazing opportunity to Serve at our church during the week aside from his normal serving times over the weekends. He has enjoyed working and serving so much! Its been a blessing. <br /> I have been reading Ann Voskamp's blog http://www.aholyexperience.com/ for a little over a year now and have friends who have been doing her 1000 gifts on their blogs forever and I don't quite know why I haven't done it but needless to say I started a journal 2 nights ago and its been so wonderful to see the many blessings!! If you want to know more I strongly encourage you to go explore her site and see all the wonderful things she has I also have 2 of her "gifts" to us on our wall down in our office! So inspiring, Her heart for Jesus is just contagious! Here is a list of the beginning of little adventure Hope you enjoy!<br />1. God's grace<br />2. My husband<br />3. Madyson<br />4.Bryson<br />5.Meya<br />6.My dad<br />7. My church Shore Fellowship<br />8. Our Country<br />9. Singing my little made up song with Brycie every night "Snuggli Buggli Boo"<br />10.One on One time with my sweet Mady girl at the dr's while waiting for him to come in the room she such a sweet little girl!!<br />11. Meya's Big Smilies<br />12. Our home<br />13. Little Tykes basketball net and soccer ball I found at the curb for Bryce.<br />14. Fresh Vegetables from the produce store!<br />15.My mom<br />16. My sister<br />17. Open Mouth kisses from sweet little meya<br />18.Time w/ good friends.<br />19. Bad food at the perfect time of the month for it.<br />20. Watching Sweet Meya taking more steps walking each day.<br />21. A husband who Loves the Lord and is willing to serve during this time of looking for work.<br />22. My little boy who LOVES I mean LOVES playing with Trains<br />23. Quiet after a long.<br />24. Sweet memories of dad.<br />25. Grieving the Loss of my dad<br />26. Seeing the ways God is providing for us.<br />27. A relaxing dinner with the 4 people who mean the most to me<br />28. The gift of having children<br />29. The gift of my sister in laws and in laws who aren't in laws but true sisters and parents!<br />30. A home full of LOVE and craziness all mixed into one!<br />31. A God who loves us unconditionally<br />32. Sweet smiles when Mady gets of the buss and runs to give me a hug.<br /><br /><br /> I need to start blogging again and I need to keep theses awesome memories of our everyday lives . I will keep up with it better Thanks for stopping by and reading some madness! Please leave a comment and let me know you were here!<br />Blessings,<br />StaceyThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-74820921111900560242011-01-28T22:31:00.009-05:002011-01-28T22:53:54.283-05:00My Crafting Adventure!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJiGrBpYoMOQXgI1c_JhbXoSpZfzBJSOc-qiKf_Sa5tDvWuRkqa1Ev5fHOOFm8n7RYjRMaUFSENEt4JzdNqfwplzMBhVrtswATOhM7S48AT24Ll50teEAy4MFDTAHnKsn3IHs9s9lXCQ/s1600/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJiGrBpYoMOQXgI1c_JhbXoSpZfzBJSOc-qiKf_Sa5tDvWuRkqa1Ev5fHOOFm8n7RYjRMaUFSENEt4JzdNqfwplzMBhVrtswATOhM7S48AT24Ll50teEAy4MFDTAHnKsn3IHs9s9lXCQ/s200/IMG_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567446948795461186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGj-ONjhY5RC5u8_JcQoFB3YNH7I3zxbEdBMhBbMo_8w6b9S1I8fRFh9MhMyB78o-V_cn82cmcvM11zUlwhQ_F6F4H1yQ0xnaxk8zNU4AMKGyhaHJwj_0hl2hHcP7kn2Cmwc522fu-M/s1600/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGj-ONjhY5RC5u8_JcQoFB3YNH7I3zxbEdBMhBbMo_8w6b9S1I8fRFh9MhMyB78o-V_cn82cmcvM11zUlwhQ_F6F4H1yQ0xnaxk8zNU4AMKGyhaHJwj_0hl2hHcP7kn2Cmwc522fu-M/s200/IMG_0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567446886424673762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiWmaCP0olF3CUqwPe_Xlp5m6rgAtGWNmY-efYmsGpQlA8-b-afLURAXSazDnpjjbvfbQXk3958R67rkh8UbX9mJ8jiTAOe4Q7XDxtt5xRhUwKpCqUf-8cSeRwMCJPS_yoI2ajpFLB6U/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiWmaCP0olF3CUqwPe_Xlp5m6rgAtGWNmY-efYmsGpQlA8-b-afLURAXSazDnpjjbvfbQXk3958R67rkh8UbX9mJ8jiTAOe4Q7XDxtt5xRhUwKpCqUf-8cSeRwMCJPS_yoI2ajpFLB6U/s200/IMG_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567446809340868578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJUDnvXb1FNSuYJTjwUR0rOji5ImXImVaJMM0PV4bD_SDxD8ggW0KVE9Zl-4mtodhjavxpyTBN6xzBp7h67eV_b2VMw1jfoQkV7vYOIva0U4ulQgY7J8EeWcwsxXhIYnEteDcnzq8RHw/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJUDnvXb1FNSuYJTjwUR0rOji5ImXImVaJMM0PV4bD_SDxD8ggW0KVE9Zl-4mtodhjavxpyTBN6xzBp7h67eV_b2VMw1jfoQkV7vYOIva0U4ulQgY7J8EeWcwsxXhIYnEteDcnzq8RHw/s200/IMG_0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567446745267905298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbA9gBKazHUPruQoZrUJti6AmqXd2SFI1uXJJlnYQ1ERmL8I-wf01YQOw6RTqfLoIzHfqOQd5IfaAwnnR3BAg_Gu2gWrZixlmH9rRa4Rn6nhgUzNENyMbJek_oiYJ_RHsyYAkLIX3iX0/s1600/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbA9gBKazHUPruQoZrUJti6AmqXd2SFI1uXJJlnYQ1ERmL8I-wf01YQOw6RTqfLoIzHfqOQd5IfaAwnnR3BAg_Gu2gWrZixlmH9rRa4Rn6nhgUzNENyMbJek_oiYJ_RHsyYAkLIX3iX0/s200/IMG_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567446671513896882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sooooooo I have had so much Fun making these Hair-bow Holders for My girls and For My sweet sis in law who is Due with her first little girl in late February! She has 2 boys and she has finally gotten her girl! We are all so excited for her!! She's joining my world of Tutu's, tea parties, Manicures, and Lipstick Haha!! Love having girls! Don't get me wrong my little boy is just as amazing as can be but really my husband would kill me if i tried to paint his nails and My Bryson is ALL boy! He Holds Madyson's Bitty Baby like a football haha!<br /><br />Okay back to these Hair Bow Holders! I purchased these Picture frames at Walmart for a great price of course! I wanted white so I already had a can of white semi gloss spray paint and I layed they out and painted them and it took a few Million times (okay not quite that many but a lot!) and then I recycled the glass. I took the paper out that came with the frame and found some card board and cut around that. Then I took this awesome fabric I found at Walmart. Can I just say our Walmart has some AmAzInG Fabric!! Anyways, I cute the fabric Ironed it and smoothed it on with some hot glue and then glued the ribbon on each ends of the back. and whalla you have these adorable, yet so functional accessories for the nursery! Plus it's great because when you are dressing the babies you can see the hair bows on the wall instead of searching through a basket! SO fun. I also Did a Pink and Brown Polka Dot one for one of my dearest friends Misty and her baby girl (My husbands Cousins' wife) All these girls coming in January and February , so far 3 of my friends had baby girls this month and 2 more are expected for next month! Ha so Fun!!<br /><br />Things Have been Crazy Busy around here but so good! Kids are doing so good and We have gotten so much snow here on the East Coast and South Jersey this year! Very Much Looking forward to spring ! WE have sooo. many.house.projects. to.do! But all fun!! Happy Crafting!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-26291091311197806402010-12-08T11:28:00.004-05:002010-12-08T11:56:44.843-05:00Stealing Moments.........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuStSVhbeF35H6cWqebkYwFbOM6bp78v-X5BwWYboh21BwAV54u52XBBtCqMD8lKt5j_B1GhBO0qupZADIpbfN8bNWf8nI8XHLe7eQj13fUkvLNbMQfMtkECJpcOYYOUlBUBKHPPdpLg/s1600/149854_1564358321821_1621278240_1308841_5727426_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuStSVhbeF35H6cWqebkYwFbOM6bp78v-X5BwWYboh21BwAV54u52XBBtCqMD8lKt5j_B1GhBO0qupZADIpbfN8bNWf8nI8XHLe7eQj13fUkvLNbMQfMtkECJpcOYYOUlBUBKHPPdpLg/s200/149854_1564358321821_1621278240_1308841_5727426_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548356112089769538" border="0" /></a><br /> Tis' the season to be super busy! I don't think I am the only person that feels the pressure of the season am I? But I just had to share this ... Yesterday I was sitting on the couch folding my ever Large mound of clean cloths while my 2 littlest ones were happily playing on the floor in front of me and listening to some Christmas music on Pandora. Bryce had his trains and cars out and happily zipping all over the floor between the Living room dining room and Kitchen. All the while Little Miss Meya was hugging a soft baby doll happily laughing at her Brother zipping around her. Then she crawls up to me ( like she does soo much, shes my little attached one!) and reaches up for me and I pick her up and she layes her little sweet head on my shoulder ( this makes me tear up remembering yesterday) and she holds on tight and says ahh and we stayed like that for probably about a minute and and she lifts her head and wiggles down and carries on with her dolly at my feet and it had me thinking about those sweet moments and precious they are. Then I thought about my relationship with God this time of year and how I need to consciously steal moments with him all through out the day. How I want to live and breath God's word but not only for me selfishly but also for our children. I want so desperately to dig into God's word all Throughout my day not only in my "quite time" but all day. This time of year get so incredibly hectic and crazy and I need to stop and Steal precious moments with our Savior! <br /><br />Matthew 11:28 says Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest<br /><br />Deuteronomy 4:29 NKJV "But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.<br /><br />Jeremiah 24:7 NIV I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.<br /><br />God's word is filled with such scriptures that just bring such life to me. I feel like when I'm in thr presnse of the Lord in my quite time it helps me become the Wife I want to be, the Mom I strive to become and the friend and women God desires for me. My favorite verse that just speacks to me so much and just makes me want to dive in to his word all day through out my day is <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Hosea 6:3 NKJV Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.</span><br />It just really has me thinking since yesterday and this verse just litterally was like a fire cracker in my heart and I felt like it jump started me to live out those precious moments with God like we have with our sweet little ones! God I just pray right now to keep this desire and spark going in my heart all day to seek you and your word through out the day and not just in the mornings...The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-15712752299956878882010-11-21T20:59:00.006-05:002010-11-21T21:31:12.181-05:00Playing Catch up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HvChYl44dm1dpu9Ajp2BGxT-nTZkzGKBARHyN3AxefTmD97OP_5oRmfoLaS0W5Z2krNInnPr-umlsSzyP-cq7XPF6heYF3Kd-_kzB_OeV91S1GsK630g4x-FPCp1OsnQj9vsdIKcBkA/s1600/155852_1580556808052_1659634908_1392189_4516975_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HvChYl44dm1dpu9Ajp2BGxT-nTZkzGKBARHyN3AxefTmD97OP_5oRmfoLaS0W5Z2krNInnPr-umlsSzyP-cq7XPF6heYF3Kd-_kzB_OeV91S1GsK630g4x-FPCp1OsnQj9vsdIKcBkA/s200/155852_1580556808052_1659634908_1392189_4516975_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542195876199629634" border="0" /></a> I just can't believe that Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas is just right around the corner! This is With Out A Doubt My Most Favorite Time of The Year!!!!!! Can I just tell you I can't wait to get the fall stuff put away and get the Christmas/Winter Decor out!!! But There this house is in need of some TLC before any of that can happen! I just feel like the weeks have been getting away from me and I just can't catch up! I'm Thankful for tomorrow where I have nothing planned but to get us back in some kind of order!! I need a day to "catch up"<br /><br /> Oh how God has blessed us with these 3 precious precious gems! As challenging as being a wife and Mommy can be, I truly believe it's because of them I have the relationship with God that I do now! Believe me when I tell you that being a Mommy to 3 has its Ups and Downs. Our latest struggle has been 2 things, One our sweet little girl has yet ANOTHER ear infection, she is scheduled to have tubes on the 16th of Dec. and that can't come quick enough! My poor little girl. Over the last 6 -8 months this little girl has suffered from Ear infection after Ear infection, and she seems to have the same problem our little guy Bryce had, The way God designed their little ears the fluid is unable to drain and since we don't live in a "Bubble" *wink* we go to church and Mady is in school and we have MOPS and what not so there is germs and she gets a cold and it turns into an ear infection *whew*! SO needless to say that this Momma and little girl haven't been getting so much sleep especially lately! Some nights are a little more tough than others but I really try to think and act as if this is only a phase and I keep thinking when they get a older I will miss the nights when they need me! But thats tough and it got me thinking Sometimes I think God wants us to stay in a ceritain stage in our Walk with him because he is still working in us and wants to either Show us something new or teach us a lesson that we (I) haven't yet figured out or whatever so for all these *stages* I'm thankful even if they are a little painful. What I have learned is that I'm thankful for this *stage* and For where we are in our life right now even though the nights can be long and mornings seem to come to early...<br />Here are a couple of pictures I wanted to share of Miss Meya a friend Bern took of her last week..Oh How i can't wait to print them out and frame all these Beautiful Pictures!! Enjoy!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPB4Lhiv2iKs1Xf3vLHlyN6xKB9te60Ybs4J1XrgCEo1kvaHtvd76TmKZx4oWexR2rn4kzn-sY06yLAIRt3B4gqPe7Jf_hnNSxbzs5ZMjvm-QIQXINiWJvLIzTBUzfJy6uSXWcriHmU4/s1600/155669_1589236284850_1054137119_31554358_6362652_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPB4Lhiv2iKs1Xf3vLHlyN6xKB9te60Ybs4J1XrgCEo1kvaHtvd76TmKZx4oWexR2rn4kzn-sY06yLAIRt3B4gqPe7Jf_hnNSxbzs5ZMjvm-QIQXINiWJvLIzTBUzfJy6uSXWcriHmU4/s200/155669_1589236284850_1054137119_31554358_6362652_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542195825091321890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgT3-4mNFZAe483T05Ir08fIazo-JocH9gXHpFd0XRPZUkuHuv8WNMaN2xWx7765_2Bs5yIV60gKr8AYIsBNkGPwn_SfsP65ge6QJeARN_oSucUQ1TpSoOgl1Q-m8Y0bp_vH_XXUHbs4/s1600/155610_1580556688049_1659634908_1392188_4791372_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgT3-4mNFZAe483T05Ir08fIazo-JocH9gXHpFd0XRPZUkuHuv8WNMaN2xWx7765_2Bs5yIV60gKr8AYIsBNkGPwn_SfsP65ge6QJeARN_oSucUQ1TpSoOgl1Q-m8Y0bp_vH_XXUHbs4/s200/155610_1580556688049_1659634908_1392188_4791372_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542195712274978610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8yXOS1Ivv0u0RF0xAdhL9FM_YVjI8icG9pGEA5m__FEhNpnzzPN0sSRYlCobmjzz8ztKz9KyRoaa_xFOtCV6EM6z0F1jkT5IRfqpQCouN7BdUd9Hb3t2hfQmfb6b-xTQSNrlyCBHstM/s1600/151070_1580556928055_1659634908_1392191_7624312_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8yXOS1Ivv0u0RF0xAdhL9FM_YVjI8icG9pGEA5m__FEhNpnzzPN0sSRYlCobmjzz8ztKz9KyRoaa_xFOtCV6EM6z0F1jkT5IRfqpQCouN7BdUd9Hb3t2hfQmfb6b-xTQSNrlyCBHstM/s200/151070_1580556928055_1659634908_1392191_7624312_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542195635075054898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIceP0meuOUAUmxSbKQKgnOiuS2NkqVK6Nmc9MScEEJHcKp3lviM-MhFU9R6XYyl6ICpoc4CYFUKYpke6Yg3q-ex3CFRy-CC0iEptaHkrgbs68iiAROFbmSSJwETrexPt3Rv8OVB8kaCA/s1600/150595_1580556208037_1659634908_1392184_5422501_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIceP0meuOUAUmxSbKQKgnOiuS2NkqVK6Nmc9MScEEJHcKp3lviM-MhFU9R6XYyl6ICpoc4CYFUKYpke6Yg3q-ex3CFRy-CC0iEptaHkrgbs68iiAROFbmSSJwETrexPt3Rv8OVB8kaCA/s200/150595_1580556208037_1659634908_1392184_5422501_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542195540364252226" border="0" /></a>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-12110058997016257072010-09-12T21:46:00.005-04:002010-09-12T22:35:19.464-04:00We Have a Soccer Player!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0_N7AmzN4ATvN8m7Zokkm94aegmJkQusXrY_M1TTnvzMgpAsSSHwX9SX2V_7ctBE4dgKiPTVuD3nCGoHJWkgECqctDvSxmv3O2pTQakPSnl4UhdH-7vVdoFRmcwYMHp1DU80wXFULds/s1600/IMG_4996.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0_N7AmzN4ATvN8m7Zokkm94aegmJkQusXrY_M1TTnvzMgpAsSSHwX9SX2V_7ctBE4dgKiPTVuD3nCGoHJWkgECqctDvSxmv3O2pTQakPSnl4UhdH-7vVdoFRmcwYMHp1DU80wXFULds/s200/IMG_4996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220525482407394" border="0" /></a>Our Soccer star in the game!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf20AHVJhgASQ2xsMkLAqKl0IH6DrLpq_5JZiwS_xBLY-bvbozQ1S7HIjqfhjSANP3pa74BbgwcxqAV_fnPDZAwuMvxLbuxxnyPgg3wRWpXnUmstz1FhFEvv0uN7jFWpnhseuini8EKTc/s1600/IMG_4992.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf20AHVJhgASQ2xsMkLAqKl0IH6DrLpq_5JZiwS_xBLY-bvbozQ1S7HIjqfhjSANP3pa74BbgwcxqAV_fnPDZAwuMvxLbuxxnyPgg3wRWpXnUmstz1FhFEvv0uN7jFWpnhseuini8EKTc/s200/IMG_4992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220516068171778" border="0" /></a>Not so sure and hanging back with Daddy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3gUtXnAUEGLOeqOSuem8UXJPGrPLvwMaDH2MDi-C49Gq0BPOjqKVB5k5HgrNwNlCe4lFiS-S3VEZaJ_0DcWmbfONVy6zYBjiOO-QQMcVZJsCCG05JcaIHYN9PF2XkoyANzVOioduA4c/s1600/IMG_4983.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3gUtXnAUEGLOeqOSuem8UXJPGrPLvwMaDH2MDi-C49Gq0BPOjqKVB5k5HgrNwNlCe4lFiS-S3VEZaJ_0DcWmbfONVy6zYBjiOO-QQMcVZJsCCG05JcaIHYN9PF2XkoyANzVOioduA4c/s200/IMG_4983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220504794871346" border="0" /></a>Daddy helping Brycie with the drills and Mady watching<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJndl_L2MMD3JzobswbYViuDnEsbwQkRa_6ZAe958g1fRT-HiPlB7xP0Mhyphenhyphenq8QUhJVSS1xVIzwOKKm4z1vO4ounDzKydeSPshxcYNlviPxQcvly_lI4BlEcWsBZ0Nk6V0VDx1pJa1KrQ/s1600/IMG_4981.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJndl_L2MMD3JzobswbYViuDnEsbwQkRa_6ZAe958g1fRT-HiPlB7xP0Mhyphenhyphenq8QUhJVSS1xVIzwOKKm4z1vO4ounDzKydeSPshxcYNlviPxQcvly_lI4BlEcWsBZ0Nk6V0VDx1pJa1KrQ/s200/IMG_4981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220495261042018" border="0" /></a>There he goes dribbling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oim3hfT4yCTG98C4IWRaMvbpiUVzI3XsxKhrWdZ-MUoXprW0483uaxDrTv_FhxXX4VFq2gOu3R1QwGKWFkdETkRbFEGB2rTF8OJkmnUldIrcRAFCN9Me-IUUvl3qUmVWNRUF59tMXr4/s1600/IMG_4979.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oim3hfT4yCTG98C4IWRaMvbpiUVzI3XsxKhrWdZ-MUoXprW0483uaxDrTv_FhxXX4VFq2gOu3R1QwGKWFkdETkRbFEGB2rTF8OJkmnUldIrcRAFCN9Me-IUUvl3qUmVWNRUF59tMXr4/s200/IMG_4979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220485031363794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUp3qrK-el2UeCTFjumW8xtnblpTsU1_Pw5tpyAvdjL-a3wZ3eloYNWKi58AbUJfH1tDzr9-v8a2MPBbLvtFyU_liTp0AVvU3fGxU7HifXVEgGX7fxm_AnnX-81LX5Bbeu4UFI35tsFA/s1600/IMG_4979.JPG">So cute!!<br /></a><br />We are soooo Excited Our Bryce (Brycie is what I call him) is playing Soccer! He's only 3 but it's so fun to watch him! We live in a township that you can start at 3! So he's been dying to play so yesterday was his first day! He plays at 9am so we loaded up the van with the kids and off we went he got up so early that morning so I said a prayer that he would still have fun! He did thank goodness but it was too funny to watch. It got off to a slow start the coach for his team never showed up so then someone stepped in they got their balls and their shirts which btw is like HUGE on him you saw. They gave him a childs med. 10-12 shirt on my little 3t man! LoL to cute though.. SO they were doing little drills and he was dribbling the ball and we were like whoa he has some natural talent well he went off course and landed in the big goal so cute! But then he said he was thirsty and hungry and was over it. He watched a bit and then when it came to play the other team he decided he was ready again lol too cute! All in all it ended up being a great day!! So fun!! ENjoy the pictures!!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-34849164666659117432010-09-09T12:08:00.006-04:002010-09-09T16:11:36.837-04:001st Day of School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfoejjdAZXPS1xQZXNOdtDRfQNUs24ewatykVgyvpF9ITGqHZRPvR7-OY5RSMqE2907nw9MrMvXRHfLuFQ5BrIW2oCcFG1JOMRQr5d_USLSAnovOuOcOv-sprXQuO-zo_Jm40c6HV54/s1600/IMG_4969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfoejjdAZXPS1xQZXNOdtDRfQNUs24ewatykVgyvpF9ITGqHZRPvR7-OY5RSMqE2907nw9MrMvXRHfLuFQ5BrIW2oCcFG1JOMRQr5d_USLSAnovOuOcOv-sprXQuO-zo_Jm40c6HV54/s200/IMG_4969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514946988129341298" border="0" /></a>Our precious little ones ready and waiting for the bus to come!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV_f5e9thsNAcxi-xkz6Iy0RgxFh0rk39SQYcgwjsjyn_VEWNdP_lESmjHwZaxuAi6st9fQCotNTusKftXJ_R9neQ8RqDrm1g-0nyH28BDe52_NlcnzASLF4Diux2w3ZkUbOkXqXwyxI/s1600/IMG_4976.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV_f5e9thsNAcxi-xkz6Iy0RgxFh0rk39SQYcgwjsjyn_VEWNdP_lESmjHwZaxuAi6st9fQCotNTusKftXJ_R9neQ8RqDrm1g-0nyH28BDe52_NlcnzASLF4Diux2w3ZkUbOkXqXwyxI/s200/IMG_4976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514946900271482546" border="0" /></a>Off to school I go!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUFOqUZI8IBWMQKtzUrhGxLKB7FIhU8mwSLO157ct8plAKrBhTSKLmOtXzhYg0wrMZqdkhaxRH5eI_6J8cDAl-DbHWE-GmkYizXM_SPOOEfYg0s-siyd9mwCep8zZV0T-n9lBmpdm9xc/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUFOqUZI8IBWMQKtzUrhGxLKB7FIhU8mwSLO157ct8plAKrBhTSKLmOtXzhYg0wrMZqdkhaxRH5eI_6J8cDAl-DbHWE-GmkYizXM_SPOOEfYg0s-siyd9mwCep8zZV0T-n9lBmpdm9xc/s200/IMG_4967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514946787140069330" border="0" /></a>My Handsomely Silly Little Boy!! Love this kid!! Well You know I Love Them All but something with this guy that gets me!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghssWKX7GJnqtIfNL3gvHXw3uHUJrK1yWQyocwYfldpu7sdJx52OXNYl9_GTzKu7RZwniOake3kPvFRWHPcqQoAiUC9nJJRoIBl86Is2OLCQy-s7xVQ3lDCZ-uFt_Z9ycM-uykJzIlabU/s1600/IMG_4961.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghssWKX7GJnqtIfNL3gvHXw3uHUJrK1yWQyocwYfldpu7sdJx52OXNYl9_GTzKu7RZwniOake3kPvFRWHPcqQoAiUC9nJJRoIBl86Is2OLCQy-s7xVQ3lDCZ-uFt_Z9ycM-uykJzIlabU/s200/IMG_4961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514946589671764962" border="0" /></a>Our beautiful little girl!! How did these last 5 almost 6 years go so quickly?? Time Flies!!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-32456639856035718732010-08-28T22:14:00.002-04:002010-08-28T22:33:47.130-04:00Fall??These Last few days have sure felt like fall! Cool nights and for almost a solid week now we have had our window's OPEN! Yes you read that correctly the window's are OPEN!!!!!! Although that is about to change we are suppose to be back in the 90's this week :-( Which doesn't thrill me but Can I just tell you all I am sooooo ready for Fall. If any of you know me personally you would know that i just LOVE FALL I love everything fall, pumpkin bread, leaves changing, Fall festivals, camping ( well learning to like it haha) and apple picking ahh just everything but my most Favorite thing about fall is COOL weather!! Taking the kids outside and not sweating to death..<br /> We have had such a FUN summer! I'm so thankful for the time I have spent with the kiddies ! Our oldest Madyson starts Kindergarten in a little over a week! I can't believe she is that old already..It makes me want to cry but yet I'm so excited for her and her new adventure! I read at <a href="http://therobertsonfamilytx.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-08-25T09%3A30%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7">Heather</a> 's blog which i just LOVE is praying with your little ones before they go off to school. Now I know this may see obvious I did pray FOR her but I did fail to pray WITH her! I am so excited to get this going, but what I loved most about her blog post is what she prayed about what they prayed about like having good attitudes and so on, but I def. was inspired so Thanks Heather for that post!!<br /> I'm sooo excited that we are getting the opportunity to go to Disney World in just a few short weeks!! I'm not sure who is more excited Jayson and I or the kiddo's. It's our first "real" vacation since we have been married and it's going on 9 years! We have the privilege of going with my parents and My younger sister we have a villa in Old Key West! We just can't wait! We are so excited just thinking about it!! WE are so thankful we are able to do this! For those of you who don't know my dad has been sick the last 3 1/2 years with Prostate cancer and he is well enough right now to go and his dream was to take the kids meaning grand kids to Disney and he is getting to! This is HUGE for us and Makes me get all teary eyed just knowing how much fun we will have and seeing My dads face when he sees the kids' faces light up! It's been a LONG road the last year with his health and we are sooo thankful the good Lord has allowed for this trip to happen. So please keep my family in your prayers. I don't mention it hardly ever on here because it's something that's so hard for me to talk about let alone think about at times....<br /> Well it's getting late and we have church in the morning! Just wanted to write a quick post and catch everyone back up! Hope all is well with you all<br />Blessings<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Stacey</span></span>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-49697216262103712932010-08-01T07:38:00.004-04:002010-08-01T08:14:38.300-04:00Fun Summer!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTSr1maGbAaR6cxRGkY1yyx4__Pcpcfb8tavUn7HuXSzdpbzow1Jh-0fMO9fC9qA3l75FCCJ8sfh1B5zi9IdyJWNAcHxhCUtH-iifPBwJsWpoGGWGziOM-Y3xO1UbGQLR6DRRPFOulG8/s1600/IMG_4857.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTSr1maGbAaR6cxRGkY1yyx4__Pcpcfb8tavUn7HuXSzdpbzow1Jh-0fMO9fC9qA3l75FCCJ8sfh1B5zi9IdyJWNAcHxhCUtH-iifPBwJsWpoGGWGziOM-Y3xO1UbGQLR6DRRPFOulG8/s200/IMG_4857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500406499844734514" border="0" /></a>We have had such a fun summer so far!! I can't believe today is the first day in August!! My Birthday is in a couple of day and I can't believe it but I will be 29! My last year in my twenty's isn't that crazy!!! Just crazy! LoL God has been so good to me and I'm so thankful for another year! I am amazed that we have 3 absoltuly Beautiful Children!! Such amazing blessings! My wonderful husband! I am in just awe of the things our Lord has been doing ! The above Picture is Madyson and Bryce at My Mom and dad's house running and having fun! Warning Picture overload haha!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSw5iAvR6PXksX9zashDTgjGZaU3Bta6Ojo1tdU9GreMd8MJOK0pJ6ugE7vTstwVNHEwtUsj8mpsqvWNY-FoQeuIKfBq1AIPUEbHiIkD1oXlF69k-9Gef5nh7jQFzrR-hiMBUvhcR62E/s1600/IMG_4850.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSw5iAvR6PXksX9zashDTgjGZaU3Bta6Ojo1tdU9GreMd8MJOK0pJ6ugE7vTstwVNHEwtUsj8mpsqvWNY-FoQeuIKfBq1AIPUEbHiIkD1oXlF69k-9Gef5nh7jQFzrR-hiMBUvhcR62E/s200/IMG_4850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500406488002631538" border="0" /></a>I grew up in Ocean Grove NJ and the above picture was on one of our walks through town in EArly July! If you dont know anything about Ocean Grove it's known as God's Square Mile! The town is only 1 square mile and it's an old Methodist Camp Meeting town. The building about is the Auditorium That's where many many preachers have come and christian singers We have haerd some amazing people speack the world Everyone from Charles Stanley who comes every summer to music artits like Amy Grant (who my mom just saw last night there) to Newsboys who will back at the end of the summer, to Micheal W. Smith, Steven Curtis Champman, Big Daddy Weave, Petra and white heart ( do you you all remember them?? that dates us huh?) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dHWaWvZnkSnzGycW311xGU4fNCVqeI1pJW1V2JHR3gsRjzBkCObiqMoMWsJvihgg5ZgRCdGrdFQOC2uqFrbLB20Yli6J8_70QOMebcGzL109-0rkHr_wgpEf-r242oPMOzAFABj1ai8/s1600/IMG_4842.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dHWaWvZnkSnzGycW311xGU4fNCVqeI1pJW1V2JHR3gsRjzBkCObiqMoMWsJvihgg5ZgRCdGrdFQOC2uqFrbLB20Yli6J8_70QOMebcGzL109-0rkHr_wgpEf-r242oPMOzAFABj1ai8/s200/IMG_4842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500406483452120514" border="0" /></a>Where else can you go to see a Scrpiture of the day on the beach every day??? Only in Ocean Grove!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj866FgCUbmswV68z87szNloOa8H_fgu_T3nlDh4oBLd_dlTD7cfJyf_3KGpgaNcwR0cbUuI8VR2I8KLbh_FrC8f08iPEYOphI3rOAHnrWr_MPXnra_64zFOJQ9qGJLt6LqJy7ul3Ml0/s1600/IMG_4825.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj866FgCUbmswV68z87szNloOa8H_fgu_T3nlDh4oBLd_dlTD7cfJyf_3KGpgaNcwR0cbUuI8VR2I8KLbh_FrC8f08iPEYOphI3rOAHnrWr_MPXnra_64zFOJQ9qGJLt6LqJy7ul3Ml0/s200/IMG_4825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500406476083954850" border="0" /></a>Here's a copule of pictures of Jayson's Grandpop's BBQ he only lives 1/2 mile from our house but lives on the a beautiful Lake, Lake Lenape and they have Fire works every year This is Mady and (Jayson's sister's little boy) Johnny! Sweet cousins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRKySN06LzvAk0rNWTTHk-feob43IqTZ9I9B3kITqSIPBh_GowXwYLJmEkYgyORbJ87euWUqfFwkv792z0npA-NuERuPNswDJcxWGo-z42lfrPoVDUkblU2zVC5wql4gYrCzW1ZNrN34/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRKySN06LzvAk0rNWTTHk-feob43IqTZ9I9B3kITqSIPBh_GowXwYLJmEkYgyORbJ87euWUqfFwkv792z0npA-NuERuPNswDJcxWGo-z42lfrPoVDUkblU2zVC5wql4gYrCzW1ZNrN34/s200/IMG_4820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500406473113676658" border="0" /></a>Oh that sweet boy of ours!! He just melts my heart!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiA1UCgtnyAJec5hcCSQIiFmc_rE4bap1ACC4R_EBKWuCzsN0UWZSDzih7jYnr6tU3w_uqxTcLjnoXG4MKCkes87Ryp_yW9Rf1tAag0Gd4LCRuXFsnlA8TB4ykan_cam0fVzMKylco0A/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpP67O0sU8jqHv9ws1kOaBsDuc_dxZ1plQJYDtmUHyX5LSjGtBfwJNnLEJCkWOakinij-KAznPEQLPbqz63ReAY5ruN2gG569L4RnhWQK6S9PU3jUlSABRdTeowpE9ZssuuneMHeDS8M/s1600/IMG_4819.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpP67O0sU8jqHv9ws1kOaBsDuc_dxZ1plQJYDtmUHyX5LSjGtBfwJNnLEJCkWOakinij-KAznPEQLPbqz63ReAY5ruN2gG569L4RnhWQK6S9PU3jUlSABRdTeowpE9ZssuuneMHeDS8M/s200/IMG_4819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405837493252514" border="0" /></a>Sweet Cousins Bella and Bryce!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYE6hyphenhyphen4wfxqBe_Pk0KUOaqZPG4AZG1HTbAkTTm3FMJlzGqjMfDt1qJaLh2WRl6dn5c87u3DcvVOLHifp_ZoBt71vLtXs51X4wq50Ajp7A9-z-0HpgnPR4GNBw1tPV411puh_7sElKPtI/s1600/IMG_4837.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYE6hyphenhyphen4wfxqBe_Pk0KUOaqZPG4AZG1HTbAkTTm3FMJlzGqjMfDt1qJaLh2WRl6dn5c87u3DcvVOLHifp_ZoBt71vLtXs51X4wq50Ajp7A9-z-0HpgnPR4GNBw1tPV411puh_7sElKPtI/s200/IMG_4837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405830454189586" border="0" /></a>On Borardwalk in Ocean Grove my little man being his goofy self!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrVpBbV3GfP5o-Xcp1r4QStCgheX7lcap59LAeXnk_hQwYsQJo-ItMdoRnhJsMujI3V1j9Vk7JmVudcWjlXz-EU1ZYPK2_NnuijIWuGYrcpcUv1Ipj_PRdv7h1AgNZgYAisHHx-G737w/s1600/IMG_4806.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrVpBbV3GfP5o-Xcp1r4QStCgheX7lcap59LAeXnk_hQwYsQJo-ItMdoRnhJsMujI3V1j9Vk7JmVudcWjlXz-EU1ZYPK2_NnuijIWuGYrcpcUv1Ipj_PRdv7h1AgNZgYAisHHx-G737w/s200/IMG_4806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405819365220018" border="0" /></a>Fun at friends house playing in the pool<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63CZ-J_X-nEVPQKiyVXCxUbVHTLXHY-mtaeiktJzWEJawnaLo18988ofHrHczCXt1elnp3dq_IBm8Zt87CNm6iu9-ctkuv9EzaK_i-_hlQUbh3GTr45h401JWxi6dZaqp1wMaulVzXgM/s1600/IMG_4799.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7Jsb6vvV47p_RFWkCyT-7ZlNv8nQLnZYkVul0b0rhDGkuh1XtwjXFVaJa3NPAzzxpgUQQgKq3IXvnuhKF_WvXC0FgzzYyvG19yLKu1lBrj0X2JaELNP8h9_LJR3jsvW0rNu7Ok_QJZg/s1600/IMG_4803.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7Jsb6vvV47p_RFWkCyT-7ZlNv8nQLnZYkVul0b0rhDGkuh1XtwjXFVaJa3NPAzzxpgUQQgKq3IXvnuhKF_WvXC0FgzzYyvG19yLKu1lBrj0X2JaELNP8h9_LJR3jsvW0rNu7Ok_QJZg/s200/IMG_4803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405233915426402" border="0" /></a>Meya holding her cup for the first time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTU_RDg_zgWUHHXICiRexQzagXk1i-qi3-KPZChgzTdOe3DU3j8RG9mnlwf5De5vloVPHn13bYyad7_Fk9ztbtpEjFfIukyOSvvPV7YqiUTxzLl23BecmP_8WDGIIMQPYrHfHqTxRTFw/s1600/IMG_4790.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTU_RDg_zgWUHHXICiRexQzagXk1i-qi3-KPZChgzTdOe3DU3j8RG9mnlwf5De5vloVPHn13bYyad7_Fk9ztbtpEjFfIukyOSvvPV7YqiUTxzLl23BecmP_8WDGIIMQPYrHfHqTxRTFw/s200/IMG_4790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405228897649474" border="0" /></a>These next few pictures were from the begininng of June I threw a little surprise party for Jayson for his birthday! We had it at my Inlaws! We had so much fun!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsFpjzfndVGMOuZOLqq2yNsmUkmkkp8lzzituFkTOAQtsFkOI7nDTGSut6hxQ7r48H3YyWTxL_abnimvuL3jQtPg7CXstj6d77EiR1fp-0HstZxa94yCD9QBX85krcpY6bHZ9olmibw0/s1600/IMG_4769+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsFpjzfndVGMOuZOLqq2yNsmUkmkkp8lzzituFkTOAQtsFkOI7nDTGSut6hxQ7r48H3YyWTxL_abnimvuL3jQtPg7CXstj6d77EiR1fp-0HstZxa94yCD9QBX85krcpY6bHZ9olmibw0/s200/IMG_4769+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500405222116308146" border="0" /></a>Jayson and some of our friends!! We had so much fun I should upload more pictures!! We had Blast!!! This summer has been sooooo fun! I can't believe it's August!! Where has the time gone????<br /><h6 style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:130%;">“Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” John 15:4 -- “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may<br />be complete.” (v.11)</span></h6><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXmRuWWOTmCq-zzNS9lxpNZ-xIsZ58pbrKS1u3jcGjC2rmkTva243B88vNyIiHWRHLD7Mfp_KaYfB7mDOX8iyxiCuvb_0MToFTwyLEGUwOglHFSw-fEd0zuvId3e2H4XbPwEFJksIDI8/s1600/IMG_4766.JPG"> <br /></a>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-70741006242936699012010-07-29T21:11:00.003-04:002010-07-29T21:24:41.015-04:00Brycie's 3rd Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDExVmcfZjkhM0aPWaG71ksl9ECQ3G-YwY1SqzqVi1Go-htYqgoVlewmks1fTUm-gFooXMbQOc6FB7GvEoQnlzEqHpwulatiqSJdI9T-iKxLHRjFJoi9F3prjXyaoVXh1YHH-Xqil9Spw/s1600/IMG_4907.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDExVmcfZjkhM0aPWaG71ksl9ECQ3G-YwY1SqzqVi1Go-htYqgoVlewmks1fTUm-gFooXMbQOc6FB7GvEoQnlzEqHpwulatiqSJdI9T-iKxLHRjFJoi9F3prjXyaoVXh1YHH-Xqil9Spw/s200/IMG_4907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499501093873584978" border="0" /></a>Our Sweet Boy is 3!! How did that happen!! We Love you More than words can say Bryson!! You bring such laughter and smiles to our home! Your sister's adore you and Are soo happy!! Now if we can get you to go on the potty that we would be set!! But we are working on that!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGGHEEU-MerZrJ3rHlPALT5L0QoFl3_chyxHqAVHJDntLf_OcPfGjw4zpuS5aQVO_5T_q1BJz9goy0BBQ1t2_jQfAav7AFRs4ObTidh7kvtNa2pyNRoKVsKmryzCRHXxj2miDNdOVvBM/s1600/IMG_4905.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGGHEEU-MerZrJ3rHlPALT5L0QoFl3_chyxHqAVHJDntLf_OcPfGjw4zpuS5aQVO_5T_q1BJz9goy0BBQ1t2_jQfAav7AFRs4ObTidh7kvtNa2pyNRoKVsKmryzCRHXxj2miDNdOVvBM/s200/IMG_4905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499501084024072146" border="0" /></a> Brycie and his cousin jake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IjtnpaKLLHsWyKZgRrkN_EVAbf6qDyF5CliOpc4ZUmDqbZQwhB4_C9pj9MpTrRlhFQYt0RWFtkdKx0xOxfJBYZvHPFZqYkOytRaUUYvPFpoZxirP2V3eeVyC3gJB0lW2B9c0KDQzdg/s1600/IMG_4903.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IjtnpaKLLHsWyKZgRrkN_EVAbf6qDyF5CliOpc4ZUmDqbZQwhB4_C9pj9MpTrRlhFQYt0RWFtkdKx0xOxfJBYZvHPFZqYkOytRaUUYvPFpoZxirP2V3eeVyC3gJB0lW2B9c0KDQzdg/s200/IMG_4903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499501082546733746" border="0" /></a> Daddy and Bryce taking a swim at Aunt Sandi's and Uncle David's pool on his bithday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6t7M20WpozNK8OEzSjnOdOjD9JRE402piBZut5T-VlxuVfYOwDQBgh3remhjwPF2NhYO1tCDSFfFKzacdGRNbfG4rVsaKuFbV1l6iceNYiPl1OUUhQMd7UPiEiusIny6FPbECYalPQc/s1600/IMG_4906.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6t7M20WpozNK8OEzSjnOdOjD9JRE402piBZut5T-VlxuVfYOwDQBgh3remhjwPF2NhYO1tCDSFfFKzacdGRNbfG4rVsaKuFbV1l6iceNYiPl1OUUhQMd7UPiEiusIny6FPbECYalPQc/s200/IMG_4906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499501074077050226" border="0" /></a>I can't get over how big you are getting!! I blink and you grew up to an adorable sweet boy!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv_dnTxv1f9FDpb9Wx4IKTVeRjncFZu-7Pc-_xxJcY8BFxSFpqyBSroSPAUZoTA-1HqQ7RQTp3N-OxjNkV2ecWo3nFrAh1TnQBT-FbRPiL6Pm3PQUYL2cI7yQaFv0J2-iGICLZQ1T4Bg/s1600/IMG_4898.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv_dnTxv1f9FDpb9Wx4IKTVeRjncFZu-7Pc-_xxJcY8BFxSFpqyBSroSPAUZoTA-1HqQ7RQTp3N-OxjNkV2ecWo3nFrAh1TnQBT-FbRPiL6Pm3PQUYL2cI7yQaFv0J2-iGICLZQ1T4Bg/s200/IMG_4898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499501069020249026" border="0" /></a>Here's his Birthday Cake!! I made it! Don't laugh too hard, I got the idea from Bettycrocker.com<br />I used the Red White and Blue color's since his birthday is the 4th of July!! Bryce we love you more than words could express and we are so..........Thankful God Gave us you!!!! XoXoThe Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-13013469638370638362010-07-15T09:49:00.009-04:002010-07-15T10:04:18.829-04:00Playing Catch Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppwO7O2i5oqR0RtBDb0tCPJmicleyBEGkHqDM6yeyHGIPCJ4T4ainBkKPI7kxkx_YiO268gJzYcD49MYH9qgKaQLlmRTWquXK3E5CvJGbmRyj_ALmd9j2o1-0o1ioJ4beyvDUk-3q6j0/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG">Madyson's Field Day<br /></a><br />So much has happend since I last blogged. Mostly good and some Sad :-( But you know what God has been good through it all and continues to show us how faithful he is! Some things happen I believe in life to draw us closer to the Lord even when it seems so had to understand or to even wrap your mind around! Let's start with the good and I'll save the sad for another post!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD3tj1C3K1mASE8VhsF6rS8EouJO5rKDFotdHFsNUX2TtHegh5yE0Uv_cb5vslC8gDw_hDYrN0lEfJYcJrvVIoCGJIwJUjmpd5BLpZpRPFijMMmg5yxybwBmd6khwlLg7q3AZfIMLnWM/s1600/IMG_4720+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD3tj1C3K1mASE8VhsF6rS8EouJO5rKDFotdHFsNUX2TtHegh5yE0Uv_cb5vslC8gDw_hDYrN0lEfJYcJrvVIoCGJIwJUjmpd5BLpZpRPFijMMmg5yxybwBmd6khwlLg7q3AZfIMLnWM/s200/IMG_4720+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494131239443203826" border="0" /></a>Madyson had field day at school! She had a blast! But Man it was a HOT day!! The kids had a blast!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJeiMZr6UTORD9VuYYqFrAuQryIwyw1xNYsHpQuH2O6nMVntbF0MlajX9sInFcfeq0oywh_WcGkdo-sr2G3iAyrXnwkOSocqNwqPNQ642kCeQ8545eHnMODAqoetRbBj_KSGOVPwhnqg/s1600/IMG_4725.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJeiMZr6UTORD9VuYYqFrAuQryIwyw1xNYsHpQuH2O6nMVntbF0MlajX9sInFcfeq0oywh_WcGkdo-sr2G3iAyrXnwkOSocqNwqPNQ642kCeQ8545eHnMODAqoetRbBj_KSGOVPwhnqg/s200/IMG_4725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494131682698782482" border="0" /> </a><br />They played all kinds of fun games!! Some had water and some just different obstacles!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tRHj8qeAMB54_74MTGjUVNe6YKiOjeqFXBX6MeotdlUtySns4r63YBceoXIloRM16MG1ZRP9UGj60hU-HA4Pcwfi8e8uf85hrwAXp1sJkmnycSrqHEucX6DYaYplLX_6r3V_Cvhz7yo/s1600/IMG_4727.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tRHj8qeAMB54_74MTGjUVNe6YKiOjeqFXBX6MeotdlUtySns4r63YBceoXIloRM16MG1ZRP9UGj60hU-HA4Pcwfi8e8uf85hrwAXp1sJkmnycSrqHEucX6DYaYplLX_6r3V_Cvhz7yo/s200/IMG_4727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494131987089336930" border="0" /></a>This is What Bryce did played with our neighbor friend Julian at the water table!! The boys had so much fun<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-JHkVPaugEGhzgo-fWZn2d-3qMqF8e0LzBwYPh-u5g-DTJFd7bOeiDuCL8XbK8U5_BU-bwUbBGcTvE4OZT4X0Icupbs2jRjtivrsc2j1kx9lcpnAEiauuXd7Br4Nm-ATSXMeZRiDu0M/s1600/IMG_4744.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-JHkVPaugEGhzgo-fWZn2d-3qMqF8e0LzBwYPh-u5g-DTJFd7bOeiDuCL8XbK8U5_BU-bwUbBGcTvE4OZT4X0Icupbs2jRjtivrsc2j1kx9lcpnAEiauuXd7Br4Nm-ATSXMeZRiDu0M/s200/IMG_4744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494132338183558994" border="0" /></a>This was Meya the whole time she was so content and sweet sitting there smiling and playing with her toy!! What a blessing these little kids are!! God we thank you for these special blessings!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppwO7O2i5oqR0RtBDb0tCPJmicleyBEGkHqDM6yeyHGIPCJ4T4ainBkKPI7kxkx_YiO268gJzYcD49MYH9qgKaQLlmRTWquXK3E5CvJGbmRyj_ALmd9j2o1-0o1ioJ4beyvDUk-3q6j0/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppwO7O2i5oqR0RtBDb0tCPJmicleyBEGkHqDM6yeyHGIPCJ4T4ainBkKPI7kxkx_YiO268gJzYcD49MYH9qgKaQLlmRTWquXK3E5CvJGbmRyj_ALmd9j2o1-0o1ioJ4beyvDUk-3q6j0/s200/IMG_4764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494132942346165266" border="0" /></a>The last thing they did was have an ice cream party to finish off such a fun day!!!The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-47962107438500288762010-05-27T10:31:00.003-04:002010-05-27T16:03:49.951-04:00Meya Hope is 5 Months old now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkQnsKBsanP7Md6i1l-6mWuvhEhzGL2lm_TVJ9rnMEp6ceqelhJ8F7USf3eBc1kjiBoVekN15Goy0h2UPitoFPay4cFGoUx9QmGI1NMoxgGRir6xCXiH-T27VDtennMvPijGK2elbe-8/s1600/IMG_4676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkQnsKBsanP7Md6i1l-6mWuvhEhzGL2lm_TVJ9rnMEp6ceqelhJ8F7USf3eBc1kjiBoVekN15Goy0h2UPitoFPay4cFGoUx9QmGI1NMoxgGRir6xCXiH-T27VDtennMvPijGK2elbe-8/s200/IMG_4676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475957480769208418" border="0" /></a>My little sweet precious girl Meya Hope is now 5 months old ! Well she was on the 18th but I forgot to post then! What are you up to these days? You smile ALL the time!! Most days you don't cry or fuss at all!! You LOVE your big SiStEr and BrOtHeR! You think they are the coolest things! You are quite the Momma's girl! You Love to be in your Momma's arms! You stare at Daddy!! From the Second he walks in the door at night you just smile and stare! You are QUITE the talker! In recent weeks you have discovered your voice!! SO sweet but LOUD!! It's so funny because it's like you know that you need to be heard over everyone! I'm not sure how much you weigh, You were 17lbs at your 4 month appointment and we go back next month for your 6th month! How come time is going by so quickly?!?! I want it to slow down and enjoy every second! We are enjoying you sooo much!! You have brought so much happiness to our family and turly make our family complete!! We thank the good Lord for you everyday and can't imagine life with out you!! You like Rice Cereal, butternut squash and peas! You were just about sleeping through the night but the last couple nights you have been getting up 2-3 times and that has to change LoL your Momma is quite tired! Meya Hope Mommy and Daddy, Mady and Brycie love you more than you can ever know and we are so thankful for you in our family!! XoXo<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked! 1 Samuel 1 :27</span></span>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-64789915038181251582010-05-25T06:46:00.010-04:002010-05-25T07:13:10.925-04:00A Trip to the Zoo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM20PdX_hWahghcnW6p-Uw4qTjLFuwU3baQgdT8tWKIYsqBlDivsRmZWpPOhyphenhyphenv-T2ewIx-KUGD8NwFqUf4i7gEqMvw2jI_nDRp2JQavY-c6YaQRHIafLBQGcrot5BCTVDnfxKrGXOSjw/s1600/IMG_4690.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM20PdX_hWahghcnW6p-Uw4qTjLFuwU3baQgdT8tWKIYsqBlDivsRmZWpPOhyphenhyphenv-T2ewIx-KUGD8NwFqUf4i7gEqMvw2jI_nDRp2JQavY-c6YaQRHIafLBQGcrot5BCTVDnfxKrGXOSjw/s200/IMG_4690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475160433200344578" border="0" /></a>My Sweet husband called me Friday from his office to let me know he planned a family trip for Saturday to the Zoo! We only live about 40 minutes from the Cape May County Zoo and it was a great day! It was a little on the overcast side but it actually made for a perfect day! We got subs and I packed some drinks and heading out of the house a little after 9! It was great because we got there just as it opened at 10 and stayed until about 11:30 then we got our picnic stuff out! As we were getting set up there were tons and tons of people coming in the the zoo! I'm so glad we went early. I can't believe I forgot to take pictures of our little picnic! But just as we were heading out the heavens opened up and it started pouring!!<br />So all in all it was a great day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbF8phwpah0sTH6FsRvCBdXrBlBwVtuBEULGEFAP9EU5Sauf_51BmdMYpLHf2V3ViIGD4SIaWwY2LKTTXjEmzWJBKthJ5QNLuGyuQwjpX8wDg8blAmirnDxMDEUsOBJE-glbiC-4YKik/s1600/IMG_4676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbF8phwpah0sTH6FsRvCBdXrBlBwVtuBEULGEFAP9EU5Sauf_51BmdMYpLHf2V3ViIGD4SIaWwY2LKTTXjEmzWJBKthJ5QNLuGyuQwjpX8wDg8blAmirnDxMDEUsOBJE-glbiC-4YKik/s200/IMG_4676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475160305063539746" border="0" /></a>My little smiling Girl! This is how she was the EnTiRe Time!! What a sweet precious blessing she is to our family! God is good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnb12eyZLPMQV6CJcFndrlcF98PIWO6Ip84aGbt0hEwtgCZjsKqOUUL49HzYzO0iKL6JJyYj-AgTUM6CM2WDS-Qo02_cMV1s1YEGrt0V2q2waZX2vWQ9j_Ezp8Jj4LDLdSO0JCCYWmsZY/s1600/IMG_4710.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnb12eyZLPMQV6CJcFndrlcF98PIWO6Ip84aGbt0hEwtgCZjsKqOUUL49HzYzO0iKL6JJyYj-AgTUM6CM2WDS-Qo02_cMV1s1YEGrt0V2q2waZX2vWQ9j_Ezp8Jj4LDLdSO0JCCYWmsZY/s200/IMG_4710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475160138106075106" border="0" /></a>DAddy showing his littlest girl some turtles she LoVeD looking around!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOlR-BXQpJc7EXufci8w7TxYCqQLh0koz7ThaOPinak8HGA3gf3cWokB8wy9lWNgWMeJDJgBE-06uApQ9blHHp6wIsKY2WLyNVH-JTkf00Ru-4cxuUk53L3fod8V5ZFBymWiMqoRtMl8/s1600/IMG_4685.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOlR-BXQpJc7EXufci8w7TxYCqQLh0koz7ThaOPinak8HGA3gf3cWokB8wy9lWNgWMeJDJgBE-06uApQ9blHHp6wIsKY2WLyNVH-JTkf00Ru-4cxuUk53L3fod8V5ZFBymWiMqoRtMl8/s200/IMG_4685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475159965201132626" border="0" /></a>Jayson's little Mini-me Bryce! Bryce just LoVeS being with his daddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLmwMtXAbfmVTpKP8Wum-aWQxmWMTxvvgVqNkO9Uug3nu6uP_Vrkkrmoexouf7ta_jOxgec0Q8EGXK14bYtnoiHWwMBFkJ5fNeXVjw58CS6giqo14ivnR1HgMFNsVpdOuM9KksWQmAxQ/s1600/IMG_4686.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLmwMtXAbfmVTpKP8Wum-aWQxmWMTxvvgVqNkO9Uug3nu6uP_Vrkkrmoexouf7ta_jOxgec0Q8EGXK14bYtnoiHWwMBFkJ5fNeXVjw58CS6giqo14ivnR1HgMFNsVpdOuM9KksWQmAxQ/s200/IMG_4686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475159851835046946" border="0" /></a>Bryce was so excited to be so close to the Bears! Momma on the other hand was thankful that there were 2 different fences up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-m_D6KKFXpJEczPKnlWl7Er-cl70daf5Tq_dvUE2GFX1H5WNkOKad-ElltNC3EsN0vZeSJWkZln4uEawRSMDrbPQgEsUlNNpWRfNLWXgLw6iohwPKaFaPdiFmYSV4qTzdegabufeXy8/s1600/IMG_4687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-m_D6KKFXpJEczPKnlWl7Er-cl70daf5Tq_dvUE2GFX1H5WNkOKad-ElltNC3EsN0vZeSJWkZln4uEawRSMDrbPQgEsUlNNpWRfNLWXgLw6iohwPKaFaPdiFmYSV4qTzdegabufeXy8/s200/IMG_4687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475159011281919298" border="0" /></a>Isn't this little guy weird looking? Well he is the worlds largest Rodent! He looked like a Giant Rat but they said he weighted like 60 lbs?! Craziness<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6xlISweG3Hip42WnzanXJDGZhIkTKjrTsIv4wM9ElhOSkFnxTg_rdBrWnodjty9-MCMRqBl6HBQ-QOzYKxMzMSZBmWM-pGiiq07mmL1nodsLyv6GWhhLpIn5uvPJCYGrn6MOoc7q5sE/s1600/IMG_4681.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6xlISweG3Hip42WnzanXJDGZhIkTKjrTsIv4wM9ElhOSkFnxTg_rdBrWnodjty9-MCMRqBl6HBQ-QOzYKxMzMSZBmWM-pGiiq07mmL1nodsLyv6GWhhLpIn5uvPJCYGrn6MOoc7q5sE/s200/IMG_4681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475158901137468930" border="0" /></a>Both Kids that this Bison was neat Madyson said he needed a good hair cut LoL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZT1nb25njP_2yfRIa4W7MQHowEzQmbqfzsLpdzJcAWdOnyMfkBt1mXFcYsRQwmfi7XPaQniLVASmL6edFdqzWWAiZ16V6UYTDayrFlStvmsz9WfPnYP5IFNXYLuGH10KeMSSGBISrr0/s1600/IMG_4674.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZT1nb25njP_2yfRIa4W7MQHowEzQmbqfzsLpdzJcAWdOnyMfkBt1mXFcYsRQwmfi7XPaQniLVASmL6edFdqzWWAiZ16V6UYTDayrFlStvmsz9WfPnYP5IFNXYLuGH10KeMSSGBISrr0/s200/IMG_4674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475158782296720946" border="0" /></a><br />There are my 2 precious little ones! I'm telling you our Mady-girl is getting so Tall!! She has got such Long thin legs! (Man do i wish I had those LoL) She's getting so big I can't even believe school will be over in 2 weeks and then we will have a girl who will be in Kindergarten! How did that happen?? Bryce will be 3 July 4th and I can't believe that either! Time is going by tooo quickly! We are trying to preserve every minute with these precious little gifts!!! Hope you all enjoyed a nice weekend !!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11</span>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433646167423488685.post-61639392100026322962010-05-16T19:49:00.018-04:002010-05-16T20:47:55.448-04:00What's this 2 posts in a matter of days??We had such a FuN weekend!! Saturday Morning we headed off to Jayson's parents church to pick out some flowers and herbs and veggies for our garden at the Annual Flower Sale their church puts on and we got some GREAT Deals and we got to support a church which is score all the way around!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXTy3yIgRhN1sOtFmLn4hVSvrJOgaCl1-mnr1_R8yALwwHmNkbLDzipMpvsgDJvHiWZ0R9yaqXRCXM69rudHUp1bZrFDZf-DrQ_alyQ1cZikipW5MYS1B5e0oS0I0rNORBDYNtCdSFSs/s1600/IMG_4648.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXTy3yIgRhN1sOtFmLn4hVSvrJOgaCl1-mnr1_R8yALwwHmNkbLDzipMpvsgDJvHiWZ0R9yaqXRCXM69rudHUp1bZrFDZf-DrQ_alyQ1cZikipW5MYS1B5e0oS0I0rNORBDYNtCdSFSs/s200/IMG_4648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472022210817786610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk9xbSf_CDMGqE4nY_v5RSomCGr5HHe38CeRVO7FOiCj0hgkQV1UcpojxgrGQGz0mg9lHeGD7aVLObRYuYkaQz7gpvA5Z_w2Cvc9X5v8KyXY_tZwX-tdCYVjBZYsWkUdwpEk1fvKaFww/s1600/IMG_4652.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk9xbSf_CDMGqE4nY_v5RSomCGr5HHe38CeRVO7FOiCj0hgkQV1UcpojxgrGQGz0mg9lHeGD7aVLObRYuYkaQz7gpvA5Z_w2Cvc9X5v8KyXY_tZwX-tdCYVjBZYsWkUdwpEk1fvKaFww/s1600/IMG_4652.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk9xbSf_CDMGqE4nY_v5RSomCGr5HHe38CeRVO7FOiCj0hgkQV1UcpojxgrGQGz0mg9lHeGD7aVLObRYuYkaQz7gpvA5Z_w2Cvc9X5v8KyXY_tZwX-tdCYVjBZYsWkUdwpEk1fvKaFww/s200/IMG_4652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472022501064522466" border="0" />Bryce and his Nana</a> (Jayson's grandmother)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq955aUkQRDSQcWtmmNRi5QamVUDmiTeqOAKKdyZzyQ_sM8w2gpFtcb3XFfGoPlaYvmDIGMip_NV1VhjMRb5Qa3mUzD_BQR82syId9nQaPMXP90V7a-S0rWdYROCCod5ts6vdBjpzpW0/s1600/IMG_4649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq955aUkQRDSQcWtmmNRi5QamVUDmiTeqOAKKdyZzyQ_sM8w2gpFtcb3XFfGoPlaYvmDIGMip_NV1VhjMRb5Qa3mUzD_BQR82syId9nQaPMXP90V7a-S0rWdYROCCod5ts6vdBjpzpW0/s200/IMG_4649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472022403031708578" border="0" /></a>She was such a good helper!!!!<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Image" title="Add Image" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addImage();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" class="gl_photo" border="0" /></span></span><br /><br /><br />Then we picked up some subs and headed to a County park and the kids were so excited but of course I forgot to take pictures while we were eating ! We had so much fun but it was sooo windy so we didn't get to stay as Long as we would've liked to still fun!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xpL1njyE_-wy9uuIQB2qy6xgpCd9_fQcGf19S7nf02R5BWA_NcKNkzC6WQXBIUxtK_9wv9XNiI2V8vW86rOMMxq2LkKg6aOIk3x0k17O2WW32IVz8ZWoqngOFzMUpu-k28V8YKiDZZw/s1600/IMG_4657.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xpL1njyE_-wy9uuIQB2qy6xgpCd9_fQcGf19S7nf02R5BWA_NcKNkzC6WQXBIUxtK_9wv9XNiI2V8vW86rOMMxq2LkKg6aOIk3x0k17O2WW32IVz8ZWoqngOFzMUpu-k28V8YKiDZZw/s200/IMG_4657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472028796440089346" border="0" /></a><br /> Our smiley little Meya!! So Happy All the Time! Just Loves taking in the sites!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSX9rEglISCS2SX_R9-M52cs4XbtpQLJ8BrRaOVsElxTQGfAWvCWOaAcnkJAzPPBzfbPfMWMVCXhW7aH8G4a_TkCJy84wB_xwul3sUD2IRMnejtkX7-uQa0yL8kbeRKLO2IVbdL7nUYs/s1600/IMG_4655.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSX9rEglISCS2SX_R9-M52cs4XbtpQLJ8BrRaOVsElxTQGfAWvCWOaAcnkJAzPPBzfbPfMWMVCXhW7aH8G4a_TkCJy84wB_xwul3sUD2IRMnejtkX7-uQa0yL8kbeRKLO2IVbdL7nUYs/s200/IMG_4655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472024877287842146" border="0" /></a><br /> My slider!! Loves his slide!!! with his staticy hair so cute!<br /><br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOak2CdijMCFzgBD2Hhb2jePKsqfx9mAGVC5IfxZo4ZWgOe0BNdvmmx9_nuFLPl4cvxXY2KeyFOmpXhuzT8Vcpq06azJ_b8vCs2XkP-syVxwBCJjvFUcOJYzs9ZT_7t0UWAdoD5we-WTo/s1600/IMG_4654.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOak2CdijMCFzgBD2Hhb2jePKsqfx9mAGVC5IfxZo4ZWgOe0BNdvmmx9_nuFLPl4cvxXY2KeyFOmpXhuzT8Vcpq06azJ_b8vCs2XkP-syVxwBCJjvFUcOJYzs9ZT_7t0UWAdoD5we-WTo/s200/IMG_4654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472023907919760114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know I'm his Momma but come on look at that precious face! I could just eat him up!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDc5uxTojdgLiWl0DdSr4s9aaZdDBBmN4dy6lxo_I1gMu0x_UFJn29PaEv1YdhKkSlme7ZLWkJvb5DQXPdE4ZVSei1O5KPk2dJZ71KVSCJLeY-DDyi7xm-v9ZjAs-pmZHADcqQeJmGJQ/s1600/IMG_4656.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDc5uxTojdgLiWl0DdSr4s9aaZdDBBmN4dy6lxo_I1gMu0x_UFJn29PaEv1YdhKkSlme7ZLWkJvb5DQXPdE4ZVSei1O5KPk2dJZ71KVSCJLeY-DDyi7xm-v9ZjAs-pmZHADcqQeJmGJQ/s200/IMG_4656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472029893848992914" border="0" /></a> Those Bright blue eyes like her Daddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht28mcBP7QmeUvfetexm30LvqfcB339JLzOUeebvIxt2kiols1Ybs7QwPm__Kxcb3dgGhcG9wpSlQq3fMxx5VYFM2-k8ZxN6cn7rLFPxA15Ck77Vb5eWhUNDi2Pt_OZKebEu-QGS3Vjdw/s1600/IMG_4659.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht28mcBP7QmeUvfetexm30LvqfcB339JLzOUeebvIxt2kiols1Ybs7QwPm__Kxcb3dgGhcG9wpSlQq3fMxx5VYFM2-k8ZxN6cn7rLFPxA15Ck77Vb5eWhUNDi2Pt_OZKebEu-QGS3Vjdw/s200/IMG_4659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472030128445150338" border="0" /></a><br /> My princess is always in a Dress LOVE it!! What a girlie girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v8ZiiK99L9hOng1vGvscdWjrJtzQwd8GmLv3fV7CC9RHlaxN10z-C829wMQEM7uGVXeMz0lyo81fcJGqU7aqkgEtD7cqg4cmulf1HzTykfNxvwg5Z6ACQgFObhHnNllNt_ebMmTQLpM/s1600/IMG_4660.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v8ZiiK99L9hOng1vGvscdWjrJtzQwd8GmLv3fV7CC9RHlaxN10z-C829wMQEM7uGVXeMz0lyo81fcJGqU7aqkgEtD7cqg4cmulf1HzTykfNxvwg5Z6ACQgFObhHnNllNt_ebMmTQLpM/s200/IMG_4660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472030663671906114" border="0" /> </a> Staticy hair after sliding!<br /><br /><br /><br />Then Sunday after church we headed to a Local Town Smithville who has their annual May Fest So fun, good food, neat vendor's and just an all around beautiful day The weather could not have been more perfect it was 73 with a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky! The kid had a so much fun! I had to get my favorite Butterfly Fries, Jayson got his favorite Buffalo Tail Tenders, and Daddy and Bryce road the Train I think Bryce was in Heaven and Mady waited so patiently to get her face painted So cute! Jayson's Parents and Nana came with us today! 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Hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did!!<br /></a>The Striving Homeschool Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101223384238668985noreply@blogger.com0