tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59993496970247985202024-02-07T09:40:57.833-08:00The Bloomer BunchAmanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-32035609722540555862011-04-25T09:06:00.000-07:002011-04-25T18:56:54.636-07:00Happy Easter from the Bloomer's!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Yesterday was our first Easter as a family of five! It was a busy day which started of course with the Easter Bunny paying a visit! What a smart Easter Bunny! He brought these wonderful gardening baskets for the girls!<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7zh5HAnOHFpYwIkaZlEnGROlkA4pMfhNQY1HE0_0TGSmKLZh52Aq_UUhqroWwsDrMwODb13aoQSXWVBulL5Jc58dxBNrqrEJS5gwewgg93WstngYXOzdJr4MI0I8Uxs3OVKqWCnFO_2g/s1600/IMG_6802.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/AVvXsEho7zh5HAnOHFpYwIkaZlEnGROlkA4pMfhNQY1HE0_0TGSmKLZh52Aq_UUhqroWwsDrMwODb13aoQSXWVBulL5Jc58dxBNrqrEJS5gwewgg93WstngYXOzdJr4MI0I8Uxs3OVKqWCnFO_2g/s320/IMG_6802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599698762245133026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QIArJzsLWPw9pxtev0q4WFno8ccK8AYPEgDFE4jekJmDIcVv2z0Bc3FurkYFLz6XNqIamoRT9Ft-583niiSz-5sQlgVNPzh8wrFPNMdE29xD-JMdutr2RSM7te9xDPkHlYxYLuSgFyKV/s1600/IMG_6801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QIArJzsLWPw9pxtev0q4WFno8ccK8AYPEgDFE4jekJmDIcVv2z0Bc3FurkYFLz6XNqIamoRT9Ft-583niiSz-5sQlgVNPzh8wrFPNMdE29xD-JMdutr2RSM7te9xDPkHlYxYLuSgFyKV/s320/IMG_6801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599698773784881602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQBc5-gXAFoQD5lIMoTeT_xuqndakxsrsPvzvXpBCIvaagk-Wil97d9A7UMrmUpVPZbygCRGQAOudsIjjcBa70sJSRCZ1JFRRAOwlPG6kYYACJxqEjEII7Paos8n1MNa6YQ82n13PEcVi/s1600/IMG_6787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQBc5-gXAFoQD5lIMoTeT_xuqndakxsrsPvzvXpBCIvaagk-Wil97d9A7UMrmUpVPZbygCRGQAOudsIjjcBa70sJSRCZ1JFRRAOwlPG6kYYACJxqEjEII7Paos8n1MNa6YQ82n13PEcVi/s320/IMG_6787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599701530417702754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">James got an Easter basket too, but he seemed more interested in his thumb!<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt0ghkdi8ScRQ7aXSmgyJRAA8JoeHtUU7QzUSnq8cdXFCWl8o-0sehDKDrMG20GPvAvJdRnscjuMeGDIzi61RUrrDI69fN-9MUHx9Qq7Jwo-QsSHRZjTGcQ1RCYSjdwnET1xUKqZ-gaZH/s1600/IMG_6812.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/AVvXsEhqt0ghkdi8ScRQ7aXSmgyJRAA8JoeHtUU7QzUSnq8cdXFCWl8o-0sehDKDrMG20GPvAvJdRnscjuMeGDIzi61RUrrDI69fN-9MUHx9Qq7Jwo-QsSHRZjTGcQ1RCYSjdwnET1xUKqZ-gaZH/s320/IMG_6812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599703942256137810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGggKpos5KrmPvItihosjSCeOsRGWvZ73aFkvZM4LgxfRj8RXgKeWmVW_cQVyE-DayUOLRA-PwFRVjv3aKmMk50yQcqeG9y1ll7Ziz3oJEWNTVxj03IXX3Uo6vlVUTnTjdBm3FyLNMKIf/s1600/IMG_6818.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/AVvXsEghGggKpos5KrmPvItihosjSCeOsRGWvZ73aFkvZM4LgxfRj8RXgKeWmVW_cQVyE-DayUOLRA-PwFRVjv3aKmMk50yQcqeG9y1ll7Ziz3oJEWNTVxj03IXX3Uo6vlVUTnTjdBm3FyLNMKIf/s320/IMG_6818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599703949004732002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Then it was off to our family potluck and Easter Egg Hunt. The girls had a blast!</span></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-7717653287750613142011-01-26T16:49:00.000-08:002011-01-26T16:49:52.111-08:00Go Ducks!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8CpF9GA3c2Z8ju0XHC7cBr7T9UYuX7u1OhvUS3Vtz-p40lwcsIsbwK9GlFEclAbzdrQScZFAV63vvNCHf5QYABxN2vi_Hdb0hsUctOu2tBjJgWX0XYlm5aOsn5h_Qk0-gj0IECFLLsxF/s1600/IMG_6614.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8CpF9GA3c2Z8ju0XHC7cBr7T9UYuX7u1OhvUS3Vtz-p40lwcsIsbwK9GlFEclAbzdrQScZFAV63vvNCHf5QYABxN2vi_Hdb0hsUctOu2tBjJgWX0XYlm5aOsn5h_Qk0-gj0IECFLLsxF/s320/IMG_6614.JPG" /></a> </div><br /> Go Ducks! Although we lost the National Championship, I love that we got a family picture of the deal!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-27745984853304386022011-01-01T23:46:00.000-08:002011-01-02T00:03:59.310-08:00Bloomer Family New Year's ResolutionsI thought it would be a good idea to post our family's New Year's Resolutions. This is our goals for the New Year as a family.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Bloomer Bunch New Year's Resolutions for 2011</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1. Eat more at home</span><br />This means if Mom learns how to cook (which is her resolution). Cook more at home + eating as a family + eating out less = saving money<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Eat dinner together as a family at the table</span><br />Not sure why this is so hard. Maybe because we have a small little dining room table. But it is so important to do!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Organize our house</span><br />Work on the clutter. Donate our toys and clothes to charities. We are going to be in our small house for a while and we need to make it work while we grow!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Tackle our family Budget</span><br />Enough said ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Do more fun things together as a family</span><br />Watching TV does not count!<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-48705533277225169982010-12-31T00:11:00.000-08:002010-12-31T00:16:07.154-08:00Happy Birthday Katie!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-69vMt4Ukp-6oJxOo8vlABnApOeI4SOL8ui73sAzSNGZ5hR261PegUpWjNKRGdU3ixn4iJJvWbjazHiGhSEaHU_s_vgNinxaMOMX1YDbHccM0hWkmxMiNLBXQouOgXbljmaAGh7dx-Et/s1600/IMG_6543.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/AVvXsEia-69vMt4Ukp-6oJxOo8vlABnApOeI4SOL8ui73sAzSNGZ5hR261PegUpWjNKRGdU3ixn4iJJvWbjazHiGhSEaHU_s_vgNinxaMOMX1YDbHccM0hWkmxMiNLBXQouOgXbljmaAGh7dx-Et/s320/IMG_6543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556756652872665586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Birthday Katie! Katie is Ashley's BFF! We were invited to Red Robin to celebrate her birthday! Ashley was super excited!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-svxzmNUp45ekz0XEBqC-x-Yd9alH7-1vZjDIapNCQ2ApjVWoRL39OnwjhI1S8SXyIQge28hCWTCViWB62VKqCWXakW15XtSmfdomgjJCgtGYTksqNOXYF_2e6_XCBTE0VCnPVjVFzjO/s1600/IMG_6548.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/AVvXsEgk-svxzmNUp45ekz0XEBqC-x-Yd9alH7-1vZjDIapNCQ2ApjVWoRL39OnwjhI1S8SXyIQge28hCWTCViWB62VKqCWXakW15XtSmfdomgjJCgtGYTksqNOXYF_2e6_XCBTE0VCnPVjVFzjO/s320/IMG_6548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556756648011604978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out those bird legs!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4mFn-CRCYIDxbthISqxgddnDW4shyphenhyphenmOzVd_XWBJyAWS8zxZLpl7bndGYaoLh3W4lvi0VXo2SSGz85HnY3DWfi9tq_ZQwkjlNKRLjyfyXUcH7jvXs1oCNV36s4T2qVZgAMH3ZNz0reLOL/s1600/IMG_6549.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/AVvXsEju4mFn-CRCYIDxbthISqxgddnDW4shyphenhyphenmOzVd_XWBJyAWS8zxZLpl7bndGYaoLh3W4lvi0VXo2SSGz85HnY3DWfi9tq_ZQwkjlNKRLjyfyXUcH7jvXs1oCNV36s4T2qVZgAMH3ZNz0reLOL/s320/IMG_6549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556756643589772978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy 4th Birthday Katie!<br /></span></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-81522838983533907172010-12-26T22:48:00.000-08:002010-12-26T22:58:38.990-08:00Christmas 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBe9IaQ33hZcncOi5dMXNdBrtY4EqekMxVo0nbWswX6IOignO8LADk5C0LVRBaXCGkm2O4TK0Fa-j_xYmonvVDoLjm-Dcu2O4A6NGFZGiLwJrQbTYMx-Tv8L_3sjsl8pkNrsqbkgaLeTc/s1600/IMG_6468.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeyc8g-B8Ico9OU2_Y6B-nB0f-4UmQQCIxu317GQxiDGcAv5obwGQ36ZqeZ6MIszzwOhg_VTAjc7q9JnuRTJ3nr7JeDo4djPqaUIi4T2VamguiIajS3SuP06Vs2yXSCsrJQt12hhoG_g-/s320/IMG_6478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555251464702613810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib846o7iiCgTeS7IwuHa1o_da_paknl_35UK9_eUEdu1ueAb8UHfrplo_wbyetZ6YlhE0lKvoiXgWmdDoO6RThktYa9NPrXvHnamZxekl2_vyhiQrpgIqNDJlJUt5AYReAsfFoP2Czl8sY/s1600/IMG_6481.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/AVvXsEib846o7iiCgTeS7IwuHa1o_da_paknl_35UK9_eUEdu1ueAb8UHfrplo_wbyetZ6YlhE0lKvoiXgWmdDoO6RThktYa9NPrXvHnamZxekl2_vyhiQrpgIqNDJlJUt5AYReAsfFoP2Czl8sY/s320/IMG_6481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555251455617024402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBrTxQDaIyvpI0DLC_QKTDOH_AC2iDJEUWQGwPGqUdFPajoNQ5_1rY1CqSm8ZjMrfGb6DfGulSKusalzVmqp6dVz_9LSqcIuLOl-vAoto0RDu3Su9tM3HQdIuoRdgFLxZdsHzZITsAExU/s1600/IMG_6485.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/AVvXsEjpBrTxQDaIyvpI0DLC_QKTDOH_AC2iDJEUWQGwPGqUdFPajoNQ5_1rY1CqSm8ZjMrfGb6DfGulSKusalzVmqp6dVz_9LSqcIuLOl-vAoto0RDu3Su9tM3HQdIuoRdgFLxZdsHzZITsAExU/s320/IMG_6485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555251451784242034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Thought I would share some Christmas Cheer from our Christmas this year! It was a busy year but Santa did not fail!<br /></span></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-6636555698165638972010-06-04T22:20:00.000-07:002010-06-04T22:28:06.073-07:00Sarah Cracks UpThis is hilarious!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqojuvvuKESqhVdFVNTB79P4M63ioFb3yQdBBGIptv3qDB_Oewv0S5YtqH3rTKs6HP8g2W8G9Pm4bmMEgU2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-79274636208392774972010-05-31T23:34:00.000-07:002010-05-31T23:44:40.360-07:00Trip to the Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-IqM73lbmPQOLixdp9r8ekWQQP2zNfBE5DprX7QvBOl69V2Q9fgbN67Z9S9j_pzdQESiRjJ944bwIMqqpqBd46y1Cg88Y7gynvl34bR83sv5wSdz4txuDFAJHoC7JMrCLYrxHS1X2dw7/s1600/IMG_5851.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/AVvXsEg8-IqM73lbmPQOLixdp9r8ekWQQP2zNfBE5DprX7QvBOl69V2Q9fgbN67Z9S9j_pzdQESiRjJ944bwIMqqpqBd46y1Cg88Y7gynvl34bR83sv5wSdz4txuDFAJHoC7JMrCLYrxHS1X2dw7/s320/IMG_5851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477691536973274402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We went to the zoo Sunday with Ashley's best friend, Katie! It took a while to get into the zoo (who was the crazy person that decided to go on Memorial Day weekend) but it was worth it! The girls had a great time!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlcFNbAZ2LUkoycxdBW2cRsQkMvMe7jqjPSUMC3E4iITCgD1KM7_IcX6aYwu0zvpItzy3KcWLgPyQEZYSwErLP-h3p2RdGbFL0vvduWFCjINRsHSLdD8PlIAip4WmRZCaLW5vXi87sdEp/s1600/IMG_5853.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/AVvXsEhHlcFNbAZ2LUkoycxdBW2cRsQkMvMe7jqjPSUMC3E4iITCgD1KM7_IcX6aYwu0zvpItzy3KcWLgPyQEZYSwErLP-h3p2RdGbFL0vvduWFCjINRsHSLdD8PlIAip4WmRZCaLW5vXi87sdEp/s320/IMG_5853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477691450379996354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Ashley and Katie looking at the giraffe! Did I mention it was a bit crowded!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmgjs9TaKmgBlZYIwSn8sf7S14J_qYZp9YVo4zDeXr9G6WoWgkndCdg-7CMHC8aVfwBGMZTeeqYVJeHpmhuI7XcsDLxMLntlhoC0hO8R8AGp48KyEJ2pD749py2G_3kxoLNcIf0VM7mec/s1600/IMG_5845.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta2RJAbSTa0PysMdfRRrNXpnFqyTJB2hQKdxC37KoB3wRla4Z2e-OS-wJvWcWa3fdYd3XUGUZvwKA4Uhco_Xh6ig2PreZsyRmb4QZjR2oz_IXcD4jmX1NIKKGkYZ8El_592BePn5GM1TX/s1600/IMG_5857.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/AVvXsEhta2RJAbSTa0PysMdfRRrNXpnFqyTJB2hQKdxC37KoB3wRla4Z2e-OS-wJvWcWa3fdYd3XUGUZvwKA4Uhco_Xh6ig2PreZsyRmb4QZjR2oz_IXcD4jmX1NIKKGkYZ8El_592BePn5GM1TX/s320/IMG_5857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477691125006358354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The petting zoo and goats were a big hit!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBcHw3ygBZgiCnDzdYhpV0kdOhyCIfO1P771Z2ryZI_4dSUzLXamrxVpfEyGgKN-kHA6EOTUmb3uiUQz3xYGiXy6qYIhL7bDI7MS1Urf330CUfMIe_GCCm5-6g1RUn4nYf8wQ7bqKC9oy/s1600/IMG_5838.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/AVvXsEglBcHw3ygBZgiCnDzdYhpV0kdOhyCIfO1P771Z2ryZI_4dSUzLXamrxVpfEyGgKN-kHA6EOTUmb3uiUQz3xYGiXy6qYIhL7bDI7MS1Urf330CUfMIe_GCCm5-6g1RUn4nYf8wQ7bqKC9oy/s320/IMG_5838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477690943922980066" border="0" /></a>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-91500973713725341482010-01-20T20:35:00.000-08:002010-01-20T20:45:47.293-08:00Happy Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrF47_iphh1cHJ687YZiqoassi4RpsbDl69xjGdTqfhfbROWCd3EUZb5y1qYI00U5AKxKtOF_9Z1v1m3zw2MBectvqEWI8g3jr103SfkvvjiihOSTxBlGNYedh-Gr9bE-TPi_T4HPTEekw/s1600-h/IMG_5125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrF47_iphh1cHJ687YZiqoassi4RpsbDl69xjGdTqfhfbROWCd3EUZb5y1qYI00U5AKxKtOF_9Z1v1m3zw2MBectvqEWI8g3jr103SfkvvjiihOSTxBlGNYedh-Gr9bE-TPi_T4HPTEekw/s320/IMG_5125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429049710279910018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How can you not smile and be happy when you see this cutie!<br /><br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-37795157137109107142009-10-18T21:25:00.001-07:002009-10-18T21:28:45.547-07:00Me and My Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D6REKWgfOwvfswYOTrEec-z2Ua7Ms0eqIfQlmsA4LphhuFehdB0EQC4rrk0UgCfDpqQxTTGbYQv6Odd2ddsiZvvZhg8UH4iLcTLjk729Cme5Ugef1o78Cp-PmWhEv2mvLkYop641ifBl/s1600-h/IMG_2213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D6REKWgfOwvfswYOTrEec-z2Ua7Ms0eqIfQlmsA4LphhuFehdB0EQC4rrk0UgCfDpqQxTTGbYQv6Odd2ddsiZvvZhg8UH4iLcTLjk729Cme5Ugef1o78Cp-PmWhEv2mvLkYop641ifBl/s320/IMG_2213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394162915960422626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love my girls! We were in Ashley's bed reading books! Jason took a great picture! Priceless!<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-82447710941577123062009-10-15T20:27:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:41:41.127-07:00Old MacDonald Had a Farm ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d98s7GaPO6_YqJ0PjI36fBTEs2_H9QacRo2hr_qZWf9pt3x_K8CR5F8IacpkleSCjw9bmuh6Yi6tIv5KegvsS7NJZ1R4WmmgJRGekTKGoPb4hpqp1LuigdbQR5PUd-DrLPWW1bBIxRPk/s1600-h/IMG_4474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d98s7GaPO6_YqJ0PjI36fBTEs2_H9QacRo2hr_qZWf9pt3x_K8CR5F8IacpkleSCjw9bmuh6Yi6tIv5KegvsS7NJZ1R4WmmgJRGekTKGoPb4hpqp1LuigdbQR5PUd-DrLPWW1bBIxRPk/s320/IMG_4474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393035155769526018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today we went on a "field trip" to a "farm." Well it wasn't exactly a farm. It was a house off Lorane Highway that has goats and chickens! Ashley had a great time!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircOC7YLAyGwb5SkAgXlrD4xg6mgG0COKW5fuFogEPOefNLxrWC7KwiWqRada7mM8PMHQM1Ah3ClQ2-zGvS8CVnIgGMi36HA7eaUyeS8N-ISo48xZGDZln1zp4iAcr8TozZyMdfPWdThcx/s1600-h/IMG_4477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircOC7YLAyGwb5SkAgXlrD4xg6mgG0COKW5fuFogEPOefNLxrWC7KwiWqRada7mM8PMHQM1Ah3ClQ2-zGvS8CVnIgGMi36HA7eaUyeS8N-ISo48xZGDZln1zp4iAcr8TozZyMdfPWdThcx/s320/IMG_4477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393035020235566978" border="0" /></a>The goats like to eat peanuts ... shell and all. Can you imagine that?<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-45193815470318497622009-10-09T08:27:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:29:37.806-07:00Too Cute for Words!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEZsH_bX5DLvSAffsHDHE38laPvZ3J1gPVLIwy3Ru-FQzSuYr4fvmrztNP4idf2HhORoi7GoZdgCtP24FK5jz-m7FnbBKqF3TdwnxnCxUJJ6p5ZuG_cWGRSq7GKHpYVMmVwazvyanVxf4/s1600-h/IMG_4473.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEZsH_bX5DLvSAffsHDHE38laPvZ3J1gPVLIwy3Ru-FQzSuYr4fvmrztNP4idf2HhORoi7GoZdgCtP24FK5jz-m7FnbBKqF3TdwnxnCxUJJ6p5ZuG_cWGRSq7GKHpYVMmVwazvyanVxf4/s320/IMG_4473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390622538138268434" border="0" /></a>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-87692358631278975742009-10-07T23:46:00.000-07:002009-10-07T23:54:41.398-07:00Playdate with Katie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZMSAIkcTr7rK2RWdkqS83-idQxpXwz6xuR56H6Qurjdd-lR8nVnCy4waWokp0qH8_pw-9pjMjC-pMPcZZugM-4yeCKaVG6zMvD9iZ5xzEBP9LB2h3X7hjq9ox8U9m62ZIbEW0tGXxRIn/s1600-h/IMG_4460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZMSAIkcTr7rK2RWdkqS83-idQxpXwz6xuR56H6Qurjdd-lR8nVnCy4waWokp0qH8_pw-9pjMjC-pMPcZZugM-4yeCKaVG6zMvD9iZ5xzEBP9LB2h3X7hjq9ox8U9m62ZIbEW0tGXxRIn/s320/IMG_4460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390117493101581234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ashley had her friend Katie over today for a playdate! They had tons of fun. They spent a lot of time outside running around! So when snack time came, we had to serve our snack outside. We turned it into a little tea party!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFnKYYde8mJ5tlgxe7x58NpVmrCCykwrrdK87LZQLMQuanS2Kdx3GuvabJfvfGqcSJPYtjEbvVJcW9PAoQ82Zk8jQiTmGXrolpy8TU1LOowBAlewDhFBVQJBl8pdiCKoO0ZQPV8GDlgov/s1600-h/IMG_4461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFnKYYde8mJ5tlgxe7x58NpVmrCCykwrrdK87LZQLMQuanS2Kdx3GuvabJfvfGqcSJPYtjEbvVJcW9PAoQ82Zk8jQiTmGXrolpy8TU1LOowBAlewDhFBVQJBl8pdiCKoO0ZQPV8GDlgov/s320/IMG_4461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390117409997339938" border="0" /></a>After a lot of running around and going to Sabrina's House (church, I had choir rehearsal), it was time to get ready for bed and rest until Katie's Mom came to pick her up. I attempted to have the girls fall asleep but they had other plans. They were having so much fun that Sarah had to join in the fun!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBcuD40rzDtrVol1zrWitWMeUR2ZbGkQcF_eqzuuCXjucUaBV8kJRqphOloy2sUqzMPFiK-aB4DRdhAcewocdWeCYOaEYz5vNkj59AGA7bkVlP_E5LBdaykchTSlU6g7vc0ZCVYLlAvVm/s1600-h/IMG_4463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBcuD40rzDtrVol1zrWitWMeUR2ZbGkQcF_eqzuuCXjucUaBV8kJRqphOloy2sUqzMPFiK-aB4DRdhAcewocdWeCYOaEYz5vNkj59AGA7bkVlP_E5LBdaykchTSlU6g7vc0ZCVYLlAvVm/s320/IMG_4463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390117321657209970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They had a great day! Come back and pay again Katie!<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-15725601253039086932009-10-02T14:51:00.000-07:002009-10-02T15:03:59.400-07:00First Day of Preschool<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1_02k6V6NLy5VuMQ-EQO837Rn3MaAkCzQqmi46UTkHfda-0Oq7FFheMWvXU0UjqKX-HXOk6Pn4bixHEjHmpTw8m6Q0-oOyfhOcFIvtbhcWbabbdHD64CFP7wK_4zQnzheQZLpupnl7O2/s1600-h/IMG_4396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1_02k6V6NLy5VuMQ-EQO837Rn3MaAkCzQqmi46UTkHfda-0Oq7FFheMWvXU0UjqKX-HXOk6Pn4bixHEjHmpTw8m6Q0-oOyfhOcFIvtbhcWbabbdHD64CFP7wK_4zQnzheQZLpupnl7O2/s320/IMG_4396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388124902966216578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is Ashley's first day of preschool and she is pretty excited! Doesn't she look so grown up!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRo5PjnSmft1_xeNXXAs5QLIfkpPS-M8Wlo6R7ynesvsrm19wCMH-itNbcAKq8jE2KY_XLSbAYogfP0vXp4Gl6q6EA026wmQlC0Is54XXg_EZEIAVjW3rqwNtp6CBpTQFzu7ZZ6-J3PoL4/s1600-h/IMG_4404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRo5PjnSmft1_xeNXXAs5QLIfkpPS-M8Wlo6R7ynesvsrm19wCMH-itNbcAKq8jE2KY_XLSbAYogfP0vXp4Gl6q6EA026wmQlC0Is54XXg_EZEIAVjW3rqwNtp6CBpTQFzu7ZZ6-J3PoL4/s320/IMG_4404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388124831766201858" border="0" /></a>Backpack on ... check. Coat on ... check. I'm ready to go Mom!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRcZ-3VdOvT4sMWHTeHHfkmwjLwAhU0eO1FXlvWEIX4Fo7T-Rs82vt8WtPpveF9WffUvIHm1yTibHa4cvh3oQpvO5uUUF6SHIvINLQmOqQ8AdpmvGv7mGtu0D4Rpx3wfGGjGDuzMs-kUk/s1600-h/IMG_4405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRcZ-3VdOvT4sMWHTeHHfkmwjLwAhU0eO1FXlvWEIX4Fo7T-Rs82vt8WtPpveF9WffUvIHm1yTibHa4cvh3oQpvO5uUUF6SHIvINLQmOqQ8AdpmvGv7mGtu0D4Rpx3wfGGjGDuzMs-kUk/s320/IMG_4405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388124705513872754" border="0" /></a>Ashley wouldn't take a cute picture in front of the sign so I took a picture of her next to it, waiting to go in. I laugh when I look at this picture because she looks like she is walking to her death or something!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebSn1jPdWW-JIgLcUbuNJrRlhXEXDGJeQ5JH-vKhgdPXN4Ja6KIaZuLVeZ0uyWecsaBlsJut-wqFIpMWTPSpcg4tDe0qUTkCN5V1x4E1g51xFoa_45nmUe0vn43kYLHoQXnbAfB-M1q7q/s1600-h/IMG_4408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebSn1jPdWW-JIgLcUbuNJrRlhXEXDGJeQ5JH-vKhgdPXN4Ja6KIaZuLVeZ0uyWecsaBlsJut-wqFIpMWTPSpcg4tDe0qUTkCN5V1x4E1g51xFoa_45nmUe0vn43kYLHoQXnbAfB-M1q7q/s320/IMG_4408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388124537824899458" border="0" /></a>"Ok Mom ... no more pictures ... I want to go inside!"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZrPgeK0Spa4t03rh8Jlic6BnpgfGs5XUbdj9vcZwDrzfG24_UXLJ5NX86vPlgba3vU2YOzYu2eYpNWpQX_3BE6wwjbaogNP9IBDZauip7-FDuXD-CjCSY5FCEoUoN5pXrnxYPQu-ckq9/s1600-h/IMG_4411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZrPgeK0Spa4t03rh8Jlic6BnpgfGs5XUbdj9vcZwDrzfG24_UXLJ5NX86vPlgba3vU2YOzYu2eYpNWpQX_3BE6wwjbaogNP9IBDZauip7-FDuXD-CjCSY5FCEoUoN5pXrnxYPQu-ckq9/s320/IMG_4411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388124434350277186" border="0" /></a>To begin the day, Ashley had a choice to either do puzzles or play doh. Once she finished playing play doh, she looked at me and said, "You can go Mommy. Go Away." When I came to pick her up she didn't want to go and had a great day. All day she was singing new songs! Such a big girl!<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-12812808009577137192009-06-05T15:23:00.000-07:002009-06-05T15:25:45.713-07:00Look ... they match!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0aRHjVuC-pem6WvazpAPPzr2i_T8MzKFD6ppw-Wjxh36XVLVZMx0LNK1CgVGDyX9ODU_1rL7uciBlkLFy2kDPSwoDlfuKYFt4Crj-yutQgKhttJBVB3DYD2kQhyH6jp5g5Posjr72Yjb/s1600-h/Sarah+June+2009+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0aRHjVuC-pem6WvazpAPPzr2i_T8MzKFD6ppw-Wjxh36XVLVZMx0LNK1CgVGDyX9ODU_1rL7uciBlkLFy2kDPSwoDlfuKYFt4Crj-yutQgKhttJBVB3DYD2kQhyH6jp5g5Posjr72Yjb/s320/Sarah+June+2009+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343973161816963154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ashley and Sarah are wearing their first matching outfits!!! Too Cute!!<br /><br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-54479520717922427352009-06-05T15:14:00.001-07:002009-06-05T15:21:05.340-07:00FINALLY ... Some Sarah Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaI3agQxeCYGVLZm8uNtmbepPIjwOczBs3bRKrSmcGkpxLz-EUMxk_6vzq-EwGHG_-NFVwLB3gfXf9P7vS36HLoDF4mHZwc295DAlQ3QZjMzJdOyfWyeS2ZYcr0PgREpKuMaoLTPjK82o/s1600-h/IMG_1459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaI3agQxeCYGVLZm8uNtmbepPIjwOczBs3bRKrSmcGkpxLz-EUMxk_6vzq-EwGHG_-NFVwLB3gfXf9P7vS36HLoDF4mHZwc295DAlQ3QZjMzJdOyfWyeS2ZYcr0PgREpKuMaoLTPjK82o/s320/IMG_1459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343972082723861218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppfhfbJctAVYbmXUercKvUhCez-a72RkyzNxJVGPTGE6smgq4qlBwlLgSssTWpZd6AlYn6f3ov-9Rz4AHlsomqj7YqCeo37T363uVX0WMxtXf9nmXcOSGkzPtOHpRkEXUJFtozOQNmXDX/s1600-h/IMG_1427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppfhfbJctAVYbmXUercKvUhCez-a72RkyzNxJVGPTGE6smgq4qlBwlLgSssTWpZd6AlYn6f3ov-9Rz4AHlsomqj7YqCeo37T363uVX0WMxtXf9nmXcOSGkzPtOHpRkEXUJFtozOQNmXDX/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343971656628103794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3hTixAAUUXnVYjtoLoYCvvVuijzzqXIE1T5CvbsEo2yV8zR5fU1L9130v1TannXB6JHnmDZfKbT8Yfx-AwKthUQN0hzvndIIyYHcHHbClS6JxZEYHqpnC_vHAiKJBVWhDqjnQM9YfFiF/s1600-h/IMG_1510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3hTixAAUUXnVYjtoLoYCvvVuijzzqXIE1T5CvbsEo2yV8zR5fU1L9130v1TannXB6JHnmDZfKbT8Yfx-AwKthUQN0hzvndIIyYHcHHbClS6JxZEYHqpnC_vHAiKJBVWhDqjnQM9YfFiF/s320/IMG_1510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343971131805578818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5z1mUQoceIrfjqnVfV0AdH10xMNfe7jiaBZX_d39Sj9OJbb-YUIl_EWTtNOkJoRppfkJelucX_7dz_5jAnf1YanuTSzinh6q8HkLL_m35T0SKDidF_1Tc0rbvGIuK7c7vfrlwcdGm2zW/s1600-h/Sarah+May+2009+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5z1mUQoceIrfjqnVfV0AdH10xMNfe7jiaBZX_d39Sj9OJbb-YUIl_EWTtNOkJoRppfkJelucX_7dz_5jAnf1YanuTSzinh6q8HkLL_m35T0SKDidF_1Tc0rbvGIuK7c7vfrlwcdGm2zW/s320/Sarah+May+2009+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343970799266234194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51TOrec-LChe1EMSory3xerukQEj4nxomOfvXho9DxCY9Kdc_I8ziZIdw9pTO4KAKUDu4zZs0n0rj1se81RuWiGOYqM1DrRN0vxXU6iS1lO4MMe2wzziaKPFMCTbAfP8Uv69nJ7HztO3/s1600-h/Sarah+May+2009+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51TOrec-LChe1EMSory3xerukQEj4nxomOfvXho9DxCY9Kdc_I8ziZIdw9pTO4KAKUDu4zZs0n0rj1se81RuWiGOYqM1DrRN0vxXU6iS1lO4MMe2wzziaKPFMCTbAfP8Uv69nJ7HztO3/s320/Sarah+May+2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343970722229962450" border="0" /></a>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-27230834919347673272009-04-17T23:32:00.000-07:002009-04-17T23:50:45.774-07:00Sarah Jane on the Big Screen!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">One week before we get to meet Sarah Jane, we got to see her on the big screen. Ashley was excited to see Sarah on "TV". Ultrasounds are hard to view. The picture below is a shot of her face straight on.</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMWnluHr-yGEE0n-HgLuGcpGHxNpAQPreo1AAFp8VIUWZlRrFdoQaE2Z4BDmPehhMwltXj6lPsKpahyHb82jHJdhoWN_sm3AhzYrqZFDzOEu4csBdbf5KbI6CvTIzMLiWYqYlVDVNHFD8/s1600-h/BLOOMERAMANDAJ20090417105455949.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325916906301596562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMWnluHr-yGEE0n-HgLuGcpGHxNpAQPreo1AAFp8VIUWZlRrFdoQaE2Z4BDmPehhMwltXj6lPsKpahyHb82jHJdhoWN_sm3AhzYrqZFDzOEu4csBdbf5KbI6CvTIzMLiWYqYlVDVNHFD8/s320/BLOOMERAMANDAJ20090417105455949.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYDpQHdVzYHIGuuaAWymegazWNLZXvIkk8h8QziUv1qgOP_SyO1xYwBXvwyuQ2NiCk73LGjmj_t0dgL7zSzz_6Land41vh5GyThFnjkNt8bTjm8ck0t7BZLjx6JG8Cs1fGT8UHLnwQ0fd/s1600-h/BLOOMERAMANDAJ20090417105455949.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The video below is a profile of Sarah sucking on her one of her hands. Again, it may be hard to see!<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dza5wsvdI_VF-sbfbQh2a3PqNn8IJ-_nZrYId_M3miBin-DQCn4nXFhFhDX4YqYHr9PqIN1GZmd--XNGgCypQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Can't wait to meet her on the 24th!</span></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-63747489884204525772009-04-12T19:23:00.000-07:002009-04-12T19:36:44.990-07:00Happy Easter!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9A0vcyNeG_IQ7JIK6mghc8-VLEhgjjSUuYbIBtuGsbCbLUxI_vNQ9h2zTlEU3ri3jp8ZwzHb_K5oyMQt_eP8ZYXsf7mJXNOq4M0cB1tnaCEa30MsmNZUbuOTxjHuybuLwgurMrcENtJG/s1600-h/Easter+2009+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9A0vcyNeG_IQ7JIK6mghc8-VLEhgjjSUuYbIBtuGsbCbLUxI_vNQ9h2zTlEU3ri3jp8ZwzHb_K5oyMQt_eP8ZYXsf7mJXNOq4M0cB1tnaCEa30MsmNZUbuOTxjHuybuLwgurMrcENtJG/s320/Easter+2009+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323997304922346482" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This was a busy Easter for Ashley! First we went to visit the Easter Bunny!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xDUYR2dAqqZ2LWr77_Y4adlTnzyOlI0cE34pnt5EKm27OASKVI6BwsgAHN2kksBabvYo50h1HfSuxs8KyKED4dftvIQg8t947EuUGQ1MFnzu0ayc2On-JtaTvgqK0JvvEWfe82cGtg4I/s1600-h/Easter+2009+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xDUYR2dAqqZ2LWr77_Y4adlTnzyOlI0cE34pnt5EKm27OASKVI6BwsgAHN2kksBabvYo50h1HfSuxs8KyKED4dftvIQg8t947EuUGQ1MFnzu0ayc2On-JtaTvgqK0JvvEWfe82cGtg4I/s320/Easter+2009+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323997241768083602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Then we dyed Easter Eggs. This is the first time Ashley dyed Easter Eggs! She loved it!!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gXh2RpKQuthiR_eDBoMhIYn7HNdkIYZvci7RE9lGXS8FKmJPzcnL03kuBtcKG56ObDwSOueDN0T6gzpHq406G1aZMpkRmPNLLtP6U082OXWrBmWg9tNWuVxFLmRHuXCAgoLDCH823Xn9/s1600-h/Easter+2009+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gXh2RpKQuthiR_eDBoMhIYn7HNdkIYZvci7RE9lGXS8FKmJPzcnL03kuBtcKG56ObDwSOueDN0T6gzpHq406G1aZMpkRmPNLLtP6U082OXWrBmWg9tNWuVxFLmRHuXCAgoLDCH823Xn9/s320/Easter+2009+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323997137404041586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Easter Bunny came!<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WMQeJVElFyhOi_xNrS7BaSR1NdfovrBU_7QeV9VbaJmsHtysVEZ0bl4tQA8TRJ4rL-ATBlFYruUFd6qR6ze5kX_flYYMiNOsWwRnQltFj0KJJEGNQ3be7ZiY9DRWedkuLjqXM7bvN98J/s1600-h/Easter+2009+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WMQeJVElFyhOi_xNrS7BaSR1NdfovrBU_7QeV9VbaJmsHtysVEZ0bl4tQA8TRJ4rL-ATBlFYruUFd6qR6ze5kX_flYYMiNOsWwRnQltFj0KJJEGNQ3be7ZiY9DRWedkuLjqXM7bvN98J/s320/Easter+2009+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323997029977107074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Time to go to Church! Here's Ashley in her Easter Dress! She looks like such a little lady!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXwovy9e6G_ZE4gVj4n5BO65fp7RlCeaB59Z1IN0Gm5oPetL_zTQ-J4dBjJV3WpsQsKiuDuE68AZq6Bt1MiXn1aUMPkMwc8JpahF3VqZdVi8TPnrW-j6nhlxOlk-cAjWeoVfONW2uhQ-C/s1600-h/Easter+2009+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXwovy9e6G_ZE4gVj4n5BO65fp7RlCeaB59Z1IN0Gm5oPetL_zTQ-J4dBjJV3WpsQsKiuDuE68AZq6Bt1MiXn1aUMPkMwc8JpahF3VqZdVi8TPnrW-j6nhlxOlk-cAjWeoVfONW2uhQ-C/s320/Easter+2009+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323996896187332146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We had an Easter Egg Hunt at Church. Ashley scored!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39cWFgwviuI-bYjLf1thAtQMLAm-4TCBqHeXd5e-X8cRrAUPohwl7UxEJLRUv4aOerT9Ko3eDAOhP-4H_-uBt_UPeVh5Nlz4a-p5YatZOtkMEKFSkFIuuEnaw1rjSrKiXwac8E3_6bPn7/s1600-h/Easter+2009+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39cWFgwviuI-bYjLf1thAtQMLAm-4TCBqHeXd5e-X8cRrAUPohwl7UxEJLRUv4aOerT9Ko3eDAOhP-4H_-uBt_UPeVh5Nlz4a-p5YatZOtkMEKFSkFIuuEnaw1rjSrKiXwac8E3_6bPn7/s320/Easter+2009+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323996783469024050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnMgDt3N-iFqcd0v7Djq95ZeB37GWR-3k6q5ck34KnAbodZIpp_ELLm3JaHzCHZyfA6i73bsTGlv6CVA9Ek0iAZUALX_FqmJguyWPwxA5W00OOz6o7xEXtuhuQr_BgyXtS5nLMXtporJz/s1600-h/Easter+2009+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnMgDt3N-iFqcd0v7Djq95ZeB37GWR-3k6q5ck34KnAbodZIpp_ELLm3JaHzCHZyfA6i73bsTGlv6CVA9Ek0iAZUALX_FqmJguyWPwxA5W00OOz6o7xEXtuhuQr_BgyXtS5nLMXtporJz/s320/Easter+2009+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323996673131766802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Then it was off to the Bloomer Family Easter for yet another Easter Egg Hunt. What a busy Easter Bunny!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMtcuy1MSaULd93_hJLWqXVDu5YIoAoUtfIN6kQvhnKWr9K0E6U9-rvJYf6_QIegqmKGEF9FCOHBMa2PH7JM1SqHIXtPz5OHtiCsyk3QQvcKP5x7fCyaP9xi16Toe2Enl99ryb-vWUzhq/s1600-h/Easter+2009+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMtcuy1MSaULd93_hJLWqXVDu5YIoAoUtfIN6kQvhnKWr9K0E6U9-rvJYf6_QIegqmKGEF9FCOHBMa2PH7JM1SqHIXtPz5OHtiCsyk3QQvcKP5x7fCyaP9xi16Toe2Enl99ryb-vWUzhq/s320/Easter+2009+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323996558982352498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Easter!</span><br /></span></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-23621127258472897812009-04-09T20:33:00.001-07:002009-04-09T20:40:30.131-07:00Ashley's Princess Room!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yhD4KZ9BZDUz9XiAhBoYNMvAGegsONulX-PsXsF-0Ag0e9Qjue7cke-mr2jcviYp6JFUZBva1A6dJhYicEZEYTq1g0stxkX4yX8uTsI-q3lPYP3sXj5SET_0wqxBkPwNl1_WmxGwvax4/s1600-h/11741460.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yhD4KZ9BZDUz9XiAhBoYNMvAGegsONulX-PsXsF-0Ag0e9Qjue7cke-mr2jcviYp6JFUZBva1A6dJhYicEZEYTq1g0stxkX4yX8uTsI-q3lPYP3sXj5SET_0wqxBkPwNl1_WmxGwvax4/s320/11741460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322901567909302978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Long Awaited Princess room is now complete! Take a look!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK-OSp2eFluiNTU7M9hs_FEalhKgSMBaoO8xh-QdgCqF3oQ0tLyCTWlUxff5CRKk26lj2jQA_zRkJ5VpsnIQi4L4DtZwbDfQVFUbmhocuOm9QINHMmW-jk4DVVzPXQB4xxunQ1r3HPPuQ/s1600-h/11741852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK-OSp2eFluiNTU7M9hs_FEalhKgSMBaoO8xh-QdgCqF3oQ0tLyCTWlUxff5CRKk26lj2jQA_zRkJ5VpsnIQi4L4DtZwbDfQVFUbmhocuOm9QINHMmW-jk4DVVzPXQB4xxunQ1r3HPPuQ/s320/11741852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322901127424103826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I think it is safe to say that Ashley loved it!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfl9_GX9GOW1dZmtfg7Nt4JxWN-eIXC7UdfpgmmlizEcwZQhI1nyaHnFZwMHEmo0VzlpTT-2zIt-KqXmG8BezyKV0gkCpQYTPOCOI-hC4fzgiqiSvVYFovMU1abqYx25eZlsQqIve59Hn/s1600-h/Ashley's+Princess+Room+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfl9_GX9GOW1dZmtfg7Nt4JxWN-eIXC7UdfpgmmlizEcwZQhI1nyaHnFZwMHEmo0VzlpTT-2zIt-KqXmG8BezyKV0gkCpQYTPOCOI-hC4fzgiqiSvVYFovMU1abqYx25eZlsQqIve59Hn/s320/Ashley's+Princess+Room+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322901058888671874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbLTsAOiL9zbpb9hOot5jmOw0SaLj9KOS9_jhkVrNt2JswAAhXvNyS9ks_FZ919JMUJgYr-xaWn2yHj4KUC4vV5XPpZH-ueGT7m0QogDm1JVLUgXtMYEXDiq2SeA9BAoWDADOK-VeEEUN/s1600-h/Ashley's+Princess+Room+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbLTsAOiL9zbpb9hOot5jmOw0SaLj9KOS9_jhkVrNt2JswAAhXvNyS9ks_FZ919JMUJgYr-xaWn2yHj4KUC4vV5XPpZH-ueGT7m0QogDm1JVLUgXtMYEXDiq2SeA9BAoWDADOK-VeEEUN/s320/Ashley's+Princess+Room+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322900965430735906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Now that Ashley has her Princess Room, Baby Sarah (coming soon!) will get the nursery! </span><br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-16998946673382246472009-03-29T19:06:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:19:27.926-07:00Adventures in Bike Helmet Shopping<div style="text-align: center;">With the sun coming out a little more, all Ashley wanted to do was be on her bike (Papa would be proud!) Well we had one small problem ... Two Sox chewed on Ashley's bike helmet. So as Daddy painted the garage, we went out to get a new bike helmet<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeCMTm8Uhxzaaa0W-7_iJVsZZchbI-HCuQ1dYD0cX5bv3DikD3cIObTLXj0Jqa0_40Qv9CetDSGP1gd5fCPsFxqWXqUk1kuLf7O-lStJ4fiCTM5aGF5qfZsBgdaKldoi6MEUWGIfgbODq/s1600-h/11118985.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeCMTm8Uhxzaaa0W-7_iJVsZZchbI-HCuQ1dYD0cX5bv3DikD3cIObTLXj0Jqa0_40Qv9CetDSGP1gd5fCPsFxqWXqUk1kuLf7O-lStJ4fiCTM5aGF5qfZsBgdaKldoi6MEUWGIfgbODq/s320/11118985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318797536281124690" border="0" /></a>We went to Paul's and first thing is first ... we gotta try the big girl bikes!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr6SUVvRHy3mkL3dAeJYcJweoLDwHrI3gPpC6-X5IhIZFt2sx1FUNcyHh2LtDva7d_D0rlhczF0ywg1VPVmpzaqQEsnxAPC182iZ4YHskismkNCw_okBC9ZcnkFj6G2VwYyYgS-y14BBN/s1600-h/11122535.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr6SUVvRHy3mkL3dAeJYcJweoLDwHrI3gPpC6-X5IhIZFt2sx1FUNcyHh2LtDva7d_D0rlhczF0ywg1VPVmpzaqQEsnxAPC182iZ4YHskismkNCw_okBC9ZcnkFj6G2VwYyYgS-y14BBN/s320/11122535.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318796589274523330" border="0" /></a>Then we went out to pick our our helmet. Once Ashley saw the "yellow one with the teddy bears on it" it was all over! We got it fitted and we were good to go!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqs2Egsjnae9zDjpm7iBui5ys6F2pqDNCHovp7IVnOG9NPNakDXlMm97aX3FJb2n00rklpUPQun6n-OxW4x0S55_sEtbuQb548Rfqe1Cb_Kkl71AKi0xLp6lxFjYpgEnvY9ec_ubBRIji/s1600-h/11126813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqs2Egsjnae9zDjpm7iBui5ys6F2pqDNCHovp7IVnOG9NPNakDXlMm97aX3FJb2n00rklpUPQun6n-OxW4x0S55_sEtbuQb548Rfqe1Cb_Kkl71AKi0xLp6lxFjYpgEnvY9ec_ubBRIji/s320/11126813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318796529325024514" border="0" /></a>Stay tuned ... Ashley rode her bike today with her new helmet and Daddy took pictures on his camera. We will post them shortly (once Daddy uploads them!)<br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-65083310547768309292009-03-28T10:40:00.000-07:002009-03-28T10:44:31.536-07:00Baby Shower at Wesley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThVv3Gsg7RVbRsHbE-gwxxffLsuSce03Li9VKu9y_pdDXUQrMMQoPeTtZGjg3zAO7xsJEAmAKP5mFw21GBGfZ2CflQIHSBU2CQBDDDfgOQIYM0f0N2rw22vcutkyfa940NF_XtR1_slxq/s1600-h/Church+Baby+Shower+for+Sarah+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThVv3Gsg7RVbRsHbE-gwxxffLsuSce03Li9VKu9y_pdDXUQrMMQoPeTtZGjg3zAO7xsJEAmAKP5mFw21GBGfZ2CflQIHSBU2CQBDDDfgOQIYM0f0N2rw22vcutkyfa940NF_XtR1_slxq/s320/Church+Baby+Shower+for+Sarah+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318295262869129074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aPo-xn1f-vQ6aRHDfnGD2eNNYdam1Tu3USZFkNiXhimx1wlNEv8U2e_O0B8XnRuql1EB_d1_E2PcoaK42NjU01M_Eg6Fzc0Fx_n3_HBjLDwuE_5LbYGn4EylN9dezwEY76BAWEJU_yQq/s1600-h/Church+Baby+Shower+for+Sarah+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aPo-xn1f-vQ6aRHDfnGD2eNNYdam1Tu3USZFkNiXhimx1wlNEv8U2e_O0B8XnRuql1EB_d1_E2PcoaK42NjU01M_Eg6Fzc0Fx_n3_HBjLDwuE_5LbYGn4EylN9dezwEY76BAWEJU_yQq/s320/Church+Baby+Shower+for+Sarah+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318295721276295970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Our church, Wesley United, threw our family and 2 other families a baby shower! We had a great ti0me with our Grandma and Grandpa Bloomer (picture of Grandma and Granpa taken by Ashley!</span>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-34038091323870523692008-11-30T21:23:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:50:49.461-08:00A Day with Elmo!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcJFCyIW6abeHDQ_n1laWkBdhkpPxHjepvLyEPyDoV6p_Y0jHYnGcZgd7rNMAhiJ_x5Nv3VemdNrjtStVlGzjSInQoYhLp6QOnJaGbbhtpl3ywQLmsAMmCD34FiBXB7P_pYwh0S1n4FLJ/s1600-h/IMG_3715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcJFCyIW6abeHDQ_n1laWkBdhkpPxHjepvLyEPyDoV6p_Y0jHYnGcZgd7rNMAhiJ_x5Nv3VemdNrjtStVlGzjSInQoYhLp6QOnJaGbbhtpl3ywQLmsAMmCD34FiBXB7P_pYwh0S1n4FLJ/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274693359735191378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Ashley went out to the theatre tonight and had a blast. We went to Sesame Street Elmo Makes Music. She was in heaven ... grinning from ear to ear!</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrv1zms4L-r1olDk8XRrpps64RUFhfr7BT01Cv04BW_JIA416JoY7Su1R2JSdpmwHo4NbSWdhLDwCYpfzIaXBSRQs46iihAOpODNfAVpuYraE06sTEqpp76qwLsWR7YNofQBLGIwpiT8_/s1600-h/IMG_3711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrv1zms4L-r1olDk8XRrpps64RUFhfr7BT01Cv04BW_JIA416JoY7Su1R2JSdpmwHo4NbSWdhLDwCYpfzIaXBSRQs46iihAOpODNfAVpuYraE06sTEqpp76qwLsWR7YNofQBLGIwpiT8_/s320/IMG_3711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274693357105129330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Most of the time she sat on Daddy's lap so she can really see the show!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMh1X0Cy0ID2DI61zXfBO8SMT3ikwYMkyr3f8EYrN_UsdDqv10beem4QPNic0hj8Uec-6tJ0tdILBMxCwuxj_9yheJuZE0TRFWbQM84vVQoA276tHEzSLH2qKvZnvaj1tUrmvbzWsvrt1v/s1600-h/IMG_3714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMh1X0Cy0ID2DI61zXfBO8SMT3ikwYMkyr3f8EYrN_UsdDqv10beem4QPNic0hj8Uec-6tJ0tdILBMxCwuxj_9yheJuZE0TRFWbQM84vVQoA276tHEzSLH2qKvZnvaj1tUrmvbzWsvrt1v/s320/IMG_3714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274693354092672722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Did I mention that she was grinning ear to ear?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcPsIKg0X7esZIvnRXSXoDV2g0dH4is3HODi2Aj0MxJUXLEMk9e_oxX1NEzZX_dSu0RNYdgDUeJ0Ezed3dySJYI_stmht33QSb350zGAifIJrO8J8HpMSw2JRm3CPfd9hBTM7qo3FCI7U/s1600-h/IMG_3710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcPsIKg0X7esZIvnRXSXoDV2g0dH4is3HODi2Aj0MxJUXLEMk9e_oxX1NEzZX_dSu0RNYdgDUeJ0Ezed3dySJYI_stmht33QSb350zGAifIJrO8J8HpMSw2JRm3CPfd9hBTM7qo3FCI7U/s320/IMG_3710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274693345796860450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is Ashley and her cousin Gracie. They had a great time together!</span><br /></div>Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-33178581541303719732008-08-16T19:07:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:11:06.077-07:00Look at my Cuteness!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLNBMmc_Qb-8XkkRWBVuVxWw66wZ6ISGrZTLIg-i79FBrAcVkvjafn84d2BZRslIJVUQo0Ut5b8Rawduh2Er_kdbaKcDqH1BpGXNOt6kfCQuq_kNVoyL68QAI32JPLF1c5PWo5ExzNgun/s1600-h/IMG_3448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLNBMmc_Qb-8XkkRWBVuVxWw66wZ6ISGrZTLIg-i79FBrAcVkvjafn84d2BZRslIJVUQo0Ut5b8Rawduh2Er_kdbaKcDqH1BpGXNOt6kfCQuq_kNVoyL68QAI32JPLF1c5PWo5ExzNgun/s320/IMG_3448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235302547984860754" border="0" /></a><br />Look at Ashley's cute pigtails! That is the main purpose of this post. I just wanted to show off my cute daughter's cute pigtails! That's it!Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-60534564850107978402008-07-31T20:33:00.000-07:002008-12-11T04:37:00.193-08:00Thank Your Rekni!Ever since Ashley was 3 months old, Rekni has taken care of her while Mom was at work! Well Rekni has decided to leave wiping noses and booties behind her and enter the outside working world. She will be working at Oregon Medical Group while she finishes her degree!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC78eNGENzmiXKvZ0Is2nxXQSzLaBtT2RlpY9qPoE_pz801h8zwrehdUef977IXmEUZS2hsHtFj-NfdWrnzKTcEP6Akti_RoDiG1G9wSF0EBdcUNhf3LWlw0X8vrdE5lZ1QDgpm1NmJBR/s1600-h/Rekni+011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC78eNGENzmiXKvZ0Is2nxXQSzLaBtT2RlpY9qPoE_pz801h8zwrehdUef977IXmEUZS2hsHtFj-NfdWrnzKTcEP6Akti_RoDiG1G9wSF0EBdcUNhf3LWlw0X8vrdE5lZ1QDgpm1NmJBR/s320/Rekni+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229387573945438722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ashley and I will miss Rekni a lot! She really became a second mom to her and helped me through a lot of first time parenting issues!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaybju7o2txI98LpOv5cZldtxeqvOg8gi6aRwUhPxKEjqA71BYxHP59_Hah43dfn8WcDfygt1qIoKEVgWfKhDyEWShz2u_4EwtOtd6ps0ssh_rJHcANSouRbjqumABHU6acmFnqVQu7Z3/s1600-h/Rekni+012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaybju7o2txI98LpOv5cZldtxeqvOg8gi6aRwUhPxKEjqA71BYxHP59_Hah43dfn8WcDfygt1qIoKEVgWfKhDyEWShz2u_4EwtOtd6ps0ssh_rJHcANSouRbjqumABHU6acmFnqVQu7Z3/s320/Rekni+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229387653748359042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you Rekni! Ashley loves you and she will miss you!Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-67123998805883010502008-07-28T22:18:00.001-07:002008-12-11T04:37:00.639-08:00Lions, Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!On Sunday, Ashley and I went to Wildlife Safari to see all the animals.<br /><br />Her favorite animal was the "Raffe" or Giraffe as we all know it as<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF89aGW9P3Mjp10rgagdOGn2Y2HsHmcbESiFaePeKhst-I9HHk2rXOYVOHYI9sHkswLnIzsvj589L732a5R28mLy-qoFScyU1DuGpwyRQcucHRDHHAx1J1ICvJ_g0hHgn4IMvZwtHGn2W/s1600-h/IMG_3374.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF89aGW9P3Mjp10rgagdOGn2Y2HsHmcbESiFaePeKhst-I9HHk2rXOYVOHYI9sHkswLnIzsvj589L732a5R28mLy-qoFScyU1DuGpwyRQcucHRDHHAx1J1ICvJ_g0hHgn4IMvZwtHGn2W/s320/IMG_3374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228301345397835714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkJLKo-SCmNyQIvaZcecuDdJHlEJ6PMcd53DAItyJtJF6fLyhmzCzryHho4X8fhUvTYMWisHTCQ6TykFcQYtNdQhuijJfmqylamQZjVVk_qORqKp5spxiCVVAdaDma4rOI7kTPHyBKRtN/s1600-h/IMG_3385.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkJLKo-SCmNyQIvaZcecuDdJHlEJ6PMcd53DAItyJtJF6fLyhmzCzryHho4X8fhUvTYMWisHTCQ6TykFcQYtNdQhuijJfmqylamQZjVVk_qORqKp5spxiCVVAdaDma4rOI7kTPHyBKRtN/s320/IMG_3385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228301454676484306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also got to see two bears wrestling in the water!<br /><br />She had a great time!Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999349697024798520.post-34551901004462063232008-07-25T20:59:00.000-07:002008-12-11T04:37:00.745-08:00It's been a while!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB5QwBSwwwr6VgB2KG1sSPa6emWTXVqd8FwEOuChmquN9MtCTDmmMLNWLHl4_Pv37irMfrbp0wXrhBcmId1lQ_HMh_OFGel5ivGSmcMTQKNs9Ct-kWsupOZmHR78xA9uBdtbbXm3e-ZuH/s1600-h/IMG_3333.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB5QwBSwwwr6VgB2KG1sSPa6emWTXVqd8FwEOuChmquN9MtCTDmmMLNWLHl4_Pv37irMfrbp0wXrhBcmId1lQ_HMh_OFGel5ivGSmcMTQKNs9Ct-kWsupOZmHR78xA9uBdtbbXm3e-ZuH/s320/IMG_3333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227168598687173250" border="0" /></a><br />So a friend of mine made me realize today that is has been a while since I posted to my blog, so I thought I would post a few pics of Ashley for your enjoyment. I will try to be more regular at posting!Amanda Bloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986202986796461999noreply@blogger.com0