tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52581436608679530772024-03-05T04:42:23.341-06:00Our Spirit Led JourneyFaithfully Following God's Will for Our FamilyBen and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-54967708800180801652012-06-01T15:36:00.001-05:002012-06-01T15:36:53.022-05:00May Bear Sightings!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We've seen lots of Bear paw prints around our house this month...must be the warm weather!
Playing outside has been his favorite thing to do this month, especially playing baseball outside (note the many baseball pics to follow)!
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Our neighbor was chopping down some trees in the backyard so Lil' B wanted to chop down a tree too...
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Our friend Emma is hanging out with us over the summer and Bear's got her into the baseball frame of mind too...hopefully not too begrudgingly!
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Visiting with Great Grandma this month
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Already practicing!
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A super fun visit to Fossil Rim...more pics of that trip to come...
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It's the perfect weather for some Slip N' Slide fun!
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Fun times with paint!
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Hope you're having great day! See you soon!
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Lil' B and Mommy at the zoo...always a fun time
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So handsome
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Easter fun with Daddy and Uncle Felipe...silliness x3
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He loves to "Rock out" with Daddy! He even creates a stage, I introduced him, he counts off his band and starts playing...fun times!!
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Feeding the birds at the zoo...he was so cute trying to make sure all of the birds got some seed
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That's it for April, thanks for checkin' in!!!
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6COHpWJlJu8W7PXWCutSu4Si3DHyv-Tli38wjHlsB6zFdAXBDV6lpw7HrZbt01yBB2b3wzBp8CvCMjaUM4JnQbcUtr202pKBGP8EhsXGKnf6Bz-9Qw6PVxNnU7WNp4f9xnywpffYCH8/s1600/IMG_5182+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6COHpWJlJu8W7PXWCutSu4Si3DHyv-Tli38wjHlsB6zFdAXBDV6lpw7HrZbt01yBB2b3wzBp8CvCMjaUM4JnQbcUtr202pKBGP8EhsXGKnf6Bz-9Qw6PVxNnU7WNp4f9xnywpffYCH8/s400/IMG_5182+copy.jpg" /></a></div>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-16851458558840680892012-04-16T15:00:00.011-05:002012-04-16T15:34:28.642-05:00Weekend GetawayBen and I headed out to our favorite B&B in Granbury this past weekend for some rest and relaxation. We love the Inn on Lake Granbury! It's absolutely beautiful, there's a heated saltwater pool, delicious breakfast, hot tub, swings and chairs overlooking the lake, a dock to watch the water from and did I mention how beautiful it is there?! It's our favorite place to go for a short getaway! We swam, ate too much good food, walked around town taking photos and just sat and watched the water. I admit we missed Lil' B quite a bit! It was our first time away from him for more than 24hrs and it was hard, but very much needed. Even though we were missing our little guy, it was a truly wonderful weekend!<br /><br />The B&B...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaUoJIdZtDsOdAAGjb9RzVAizNiwwb3UCmI0w6mfYDcDXJLQiGUFTfHZx6Q1KGeMfF41YjvkQhAl0MW12dP3Ktd7fsxT-6KwFAaRzyTcBP-w4SE1WyJVmqEzdQQClTt2eLGwOIFhs5_M/s1600/IMG_5082+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaUoJIdZtDsOdAAGjb9RzVAizNiwwb3UCmI0w6mfYDcDXJLQiGUFTfHZx6Q1KGeMfF41YjvkQhAl0MW12dP3Ktd7fsxT-6KwFAaRzyTcBP-w4SE1WyJVmqEzdQQClTt2eLGwOIFhs5_M/s400/IMG_5082+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732093101910656482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe-pNIFA7g6TEuUXt4swCAVJFPCrPLoN2iq-di2Vk6rtWWrTkjjqJ7oaNHUo9MRLQ691xZTh-RCNGsyv1PoynNhs0r2upA1w7Vv3oP5XpM7yNKwJlTiHgXiMY33IcXc-Dc9YGm8TMwAk/s1600/IMG_5083+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe-pNIFA7g6TEuUXt4swCAVJFPCrPLoN2iq-di2Vk6rtWWrTkjjqJ7oaNHUo9MRLQ691xZTh-RCNGsyv1PoynNhs0r2upA1w7Vv3oP5XpM7yNKwJlTiHgXiMY33IcXc-Dc9YGm8TMwAk/s400/IMG_5083+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732093087310468930" /></a><br />I love roses...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKG_Th6rsZqU4JJsT3w9dRxVEmPKtr3XkPG2jDdZWkuoqb7Ygf9wvKa8wlDiuMBSluYcGwLry2ULVzGEPUuTnNif3XNChy6UMl1RTJyZViXt6Lwo6vOqVq5OCCRyK3vB1OeZfTS7Y-FI/s1600/IMG_4952+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKG_Th6rsZqU4JJsT3w9dRxVEmPKtr3XkPG2jDdZWkuoqb7Ygf9wvKa8wlDiuMBSluYcGwLry2ULVzGEPUuTnNif3XNChy6UMl1RTJyZViXt6Lwo6vOqVq5OCCRyK3vB1OeZfTS7Y-FI/s400/IMG_4952+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092901983394626" /></a><br />The pool...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_86k0ivd8TAObIISiSAB_fMaF7VEiyVAw9PpKtoj6PKe1IhmiFR3m6Kb0e38af7z9EpUxxNyYadCuK34vW39dZEbgqwr1u9zgAr-Vfy3p_OTP1ZVnJ6h3In8ELW8nvh1hbFJ3AVOL9w/s1600/IMG_5010+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_86k0ivd8TAObIISiSAB_fMaF7VEiyVAw9PpKtoj6PKe1IhmiFR3m6Kb0e38af7z9EpUxxNyYadCuK34vW39dZEbgqwr1u9zgAr-Vfy3p_OTP1ZVnJ6h3In8ELW8nvh1hbFJ3AVOL9w/s400/IMG_5010+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092892451684962" /></a><br />We were bonding... excuse my crazy hair, it was super windy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4YF_Jbij9R2mq40VIzqGu8wI1C9iankKyZoUofhMbuW2EXrOy7bVWhZp6CBYZLUAcVuAWKgTBz6HnDw5sq6iFGnREG8Hkp03UlQWdPmLGSTzJ3F7EUgyu93CXIjJYIDv3DGzdK3YDPg/s1600/IMG_5032+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4YF_Jbij9R2mq40VIzqGu8wI1C9iankKyZoUofhMbuW2EXrOy7bVWhZp6CBYZLUAcVuAWKgTBz6HnDw5sq6iFGnREG8Hkp03UlQWdPmLGSTzJ3F7EUgyu93CXIjJYIDv3DGzdK3YDPg/s400/IMG_5032+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092748374497794" /></a><br />He looked away...click!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMXUFsMj2egg_F9bQilG_w7HUFboN5lTW4g0zMgDcB9EPWyfoI5OK1dqONS4il6hmzSC25oYNhmfjXYlyUCRQhdYsoVcYvxaCTQ1UOTgfQHZDKg3oEp8cbr6ju_F3v6NH3CMRo-tw1_8/s1600/IMG_5047+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMXUFsMj2egg_F9bQilG_w7HUFboN5lTW4g0zMgDcB9EPWyfoI5OK1dqONS4il6hmzSC25oYNhmfjXYlyUCRQhdYsoVcYvxaCTQ1UOTgfQHZDKg3oEp8cbr6ju_F3v6NH3CMRo-tw1_8/s400/IMG_5047+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092273264400786" /></a><br />So relaxing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsHnklIB7FkCvth3cOhMqqvbD3eyYJ8JISM7fb45ij4hkEtbaW66Zwr8GYudAkw4iFjvO1bKFuWjkohPk1AWmA92pynzWgHd8czTrlRHg7PWfUyManGVBajM4HLVPE33VAiT_7zC3h-Q/s1600/IMG_5090+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsHnklIB7FkCvth3cOhMqqvbD3eyYJ8JISM7fb45ij4hkEtbaW66Zwr8GYudAkw4iFjvO1bKFuWjkohPk1AWmA92pynzWgHd8czTrlRHg7PWfUyManGVBajM4HLVPE33VAiT_7zC3h-Q/s400/IMG_5090+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092747371640594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf-n4sarVFrYg1K7r-D45O-vXNkJ7X6c5qzzDMG4bUbL5PRpvztNqnC4s6Bel5pCAVGXNxwFH8aVNEbZS-nfdgwNEv-hM3Ih8YHRR8cBndCo0cCW5_EXQr2pHcoGLE45hVCwThjTigDk/s1600/IMG_5044+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf-n4sarVFrYg1K7r-D45O-vXNkJ7X6c5qzzDMG4bUbL5PRpvztNqnC4s6Bel5pCAVGXNxwFH8aVNEbZS-nfdgwNEv-hM3Ih8YHRR8cBndCo0cCW5_EXQr2pHcoGLE45hVCwThjTigDk/s400/IMG_5044+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092265552700114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oGi34JQ5ub5JzMJNrJMzSOd9DUk7DVxqPK-YAWGKlqCNTm9KFyTVvWFi4joFD3EI3GoySJ8YWfJLgPyMZaJ445OrBGfmgMKOgoB-EOA7ZNR108oeATI1YfSukKkH5eg6RWR9hJgvZeg/s1600/IMG_5096+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oGi34JQ5ub5JzMJNrJMzSOd9DUk7DVxqPK-YAWGKlqCNTm9KFyTVvWFi4joFD3EI3GoySJ8YWfJLgPyMZaJ445OrBGfmgMKOgoB-EOA7ZNR108oeATI1YfSukKkH5eg6RWR9hJgvZeg/s400/IMG_5096+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732092004957311986" /></a><br />Around town...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsl6B6wWmdfenE-7sIMU-80S6MSlUHgYIM0QoQ8JLwhtgzuv2Apx0VTyNqi-yLqyjgCDMso040R7yZmT_snFkM7qI1xojE4fhdhD0Ng9qvX1x0FzxeoihZRZtJNjGrjLbkWJyb_fE85I/s1600/IMG_5135+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsl6B6wWmdfenE-7sIMU-80S6MSlUHgYIM0QoQ8JLwhtgzuv2Apx0VTyNqi-yLqyjgCDMso040R7yZmT_snFkM7qI1xojE4fhdhD0Ng9qvX1x0FzxeoihZRZtJNjGrjLbkWJyb_fE85I/s400/IMG_5135+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732091993013861490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1WFUWXGdJu_tD-X42uGwTtQLwOKsNYv77rDQ_sK2lMafkkeMxR57gytoEVT4nRU8EnH6Ig4imOb7sdi4JRrWQ7h5vo6g_iMgc9nXrbJmwGSWo_FNOlH3Nai8LtEKCEZfNQZiqmej_yY/s1600/IMG_5138+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1WFUWXGdJu_tD-X42uGwTtQLwOKsNYv77rDQ_sK2lMafkkeMxR57gytoEVT4nRU8EnH6Ig4imOb7sdi4JRrWQ7h5vo6g_iMgc9nXrbJmwGSWo_FNOlH3Nai8LtEKCEZfNQZiqmej_yY/s400/IMG_5138+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732091714508462098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcvCRjNisyL0AI1WtdOTRtFD63ROlArD69qhqrX7Uhtcjv6OXtYIcsN98jZ3B8584MmsRFqXUtf_eAALTqztHQ2ARLpOcYCQpiB1ITznyJ5Rakvdi2VfLa4NOYnW0ImBT2Z673bevPRc/s1600/IMG_5140+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcvCRjNisyL0AI1WtdOTRtFD63ROlArD69qhqrX7Uhtcjv6OXtYIcsN98jZ3B8584MmsRFqXUtf_eAALTqztHQ2ARLpOcYCQpiB1ITznyJ5Rakvdi2VfLa4NOYnW0ImBT2Z673bevPRc/s400/IMG_5140+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732091706738465394" /></a>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-69049676091259404352012-04-09T09:20:00.004-05:002012-04-09T16:47:18.041-05:00Adoption Fundraiser - Garage Sale!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB1gLgIKNT_g_yl9xCaol6mKdXO2AAsbjb5idEbGcAeEsFrxTuIeuqQMGMZpGjzWrKCbFWJNpWK4jk1p6DwqaLKJD7SBp6Wixvr1v7il692Hec4HJTAJhm3tk5fc_Z6uIOAvbMPs6UB0/s1600/garage-sale-sign-clipart2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB1gLgIKNT_g_yl9xCaol6mKdXO2AAsbjb5idEbGcAeEsFrxTuIeuqQMGMZpGjzWrKCbFWJNpWK4jk1p6DwqaLKJD7SBp6Wixvr1v7il692Hec4HJTAJhm3tk5fc_Z6uIOAvbMPs6UB0/s400/garage-sale-sign-clipart2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729164591941343954" /></a><br /><br />To all of our family and friends,<br /><br />As most of you know we have started the journey to bring home a precious little boy or girl from Ethiopia! We have been so blessed by our sweet Bereket and are super excited that God has called us back to Ethiopia for a second time. We really couldn't be more overjoyed! Bereket has grown so much over the past almost two years, I can't believe it's been that long, and has filled our lives with so much laughter and joy. He's going to an amazing big brother!<br /><br />The cost of international adoption is expensive so we are asking for your help. We will be having a garage sale April 27th and 28th and are looking for donations! It's spring cleaning time so if you have anything lying around or in storage that you need to get rid of and would like to donate to the sale, please send it our way. We can even pick up items from you if that's easier for you. Also if you have any folding tables or clothing racks that we could borrow for the sale, please let us know. We'll make sure we get them back to you!!<br /><br />We'll be taking donations for the sale until April 26th. If you have any questions please let us know!<br /><br />Thank you so much for all of your love and support,<br />Ben and LindaBen and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-68861039181383995702012-04-04T14:02:00.011-05:002012-04-04T20:09:05.560-05:00March Bear Sightings!!March came and went so quickly this year! It's a super busy month full of celebrations for our family! Three birthdays and an anniversary which means something going on every weekend. Not to mention our already busy weekdays. Let's just say I'm really looking forward to a little bit of down time in April. Here are some of my favorite pics from the month of March...I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxvJlRoUKKwkpC60gB9AMGd30ufK7M5PjsslA1lE1y0wSW6pOA6z9366TJvYrHn3mzUU7uJghcYFwaZQVuCZr046LoDkn-MhWZeaaNMXTA5rnfKikekgWEX6im3-QbQQOv5RLTXDQFDQ/s1600/Bear+with+Grandparents+3.8.12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxvJlRoUKKwkpC60gB9AMGd30ufK7M5PjsslA1lE1y0wSW6pOA6z9366TJvYrHn3mzUU7uJghcYFwaZQVuCZr046LoDkn-MhWZeaaNMXTA5rnfKikekgWEX6im3-QbQQOv5RLTXDQFDQ/s320/Bear+with+Grandparents+3.8.12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727633630615218530" /></a>Bear with Papa, Abuelita, Grandma and Grandpa at my birthday dinner! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fFEUk2IfPGN8lg9sC7eSvNMMNuwIzRdZ_utHbpZUG1AKDEcY1saiUIvLyOcViPqZrItWQgV3pEKZg6SSfe39PrNii1U9SwCCdcv3Gcrlhgms9RvEFzDLpXZdVp88otgDQyFr1z1jrMM/s1600/March+Bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fFEUk2IfPGN8lg9sC7eSvNMMNuwIzRdZ_utHbpZUG1AKDEcY1saiUIvLyOcViPqZrItWQgV3pEKZg6SSfe39PrNii1U9SwCCdcv3Gcrlhgms9RvEFzDLpXZdVp88otgDQyFr1z1jrMM/s320/March+Bear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711568363118658" /></a>Playing at the zoo. He said the termite mounds looked like pinkie and pointer fingers!! LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjaqncMTMS78Oilq_CaWISQAU96bYZ1qbAmEUGaiXBbIlgs8JlaUHhuOTA5CQFlnVCRozCTuqAtS4HSWKEGo0RLW6bU41D2v31y4hZKqiIc0KWJNCvlQsDU0d0cEqNAx8MFOyQAdBvdk/s1600/March+Bear+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjaqncMTMS78Oilq_CaWISQAU96bYZ1qbAmEUGaiXBbIlgs8JlaUHhuOTA5CQFlnVCRozCTuqAtS4HSWKEGo0RLW6bU41D2v31y4hZKqiIc0KWJNCvlQsDU0d0cEqNAx8MFOyQAdBvdk/s320/March+Bear+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711563248802418" /></a>Rain boots and a measuring tape...makes perfect sense to him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68hk8OcyZ3Yj9Pqn-y4TBQcoC0k0EvjJIQvNBjpPB_C_ZVfBGWJZyvVXkziYo430w2JbzVPrRlFXFg0l_OVRsbAOlLenYVwQbZSS5tImsYv6bZ9CF6leZTc_pXU28plRN-RoPEK9k3_s/s1600/March+Bear+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68hk8OcyZ3Yj9Pqn-y4TBQcoC0k0EvjJIQvNBjpPB_C_ZVfBGWJZyvVXkziYo430w2JbzVPrRlFXFg0l_OVRsbAOlLenYVwQbZSS5tImsYv6bZ9CF6leZTc_pXU28plRN-RoPEK9k3_s/s320/March+Bear+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711322910816498" /></a>Daddy and Bear... I LOVE this one!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvO-fF11VXtScqSGto7ELpR7cblGoGlyTzRAHjrwnCxV-JVf-SphL854bnBk2_p4IdjZV6E3QktwBv4xvnkiMslvI5nwl_kOk1BHm1SaoEfNFBKCw7eqt_wS0p6QvEm35k6Tvbk-LsGg/s1600/March+Bear+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvO-fF11VXtScqSGto7ELpR7cblGoGlyTzRAHjrwnCxV-JVf-SphL854bnBk2_p4IdjZV6E3QktwBv4xvnkiMslvI5nwl_kOk1BHm1SaoEfNFBKCw7eqt_wS0p6QvEm35k6Tvbk-LsGg/s320/March+Bear+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711312028835586" /></a>His absolute favorite thing to do..put on his "football uniform" and play ball. The next Tony Romo in training!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-VsmMStlOhfV813rHrG9wat8RHWfx4JoBbRcvzS2_QIGw9Rymg2ZCOoJSOdfypPGNGKeWDPS4THoSKieIstdi17M_tQoGd7fBOXkO0b_pdxhRtjJnjE3HtVaHbvjbPX8du3yqyUR6M/s1600/March+Bear+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-VsmMStlOhfV813rHrG9wat8RHWfx4JoBbRcvzS2_QIGw9Rymg2ZCOoJSOdfypPGNGKeWDPS4THoSKieIstdi17M_tQoGd7fBOXkO0b_pdxhRtjJnjE3HtVaHbvjbPX8du3yqyUR6M/s320/March+Bear+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711151712270946" /></a>This one make me smile. Such a cutie and he's growing SO fast!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVES2aFTnejcFxvkxfKvGE7-2AAgHPcM8-TrhqntNtyTtMNl-euqJbY3ozqoY_QdRdqGlnuEirqeyZ4CvkkzvA7FgHRorhPGlyVtg6Ecq1a4DqUUvhgr_19bzNOJ1Tveir8SfhmVeiXhk/s1600/March+Bear+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVES2aFTnejcFxvkxfKvGE7-2AAgHPcM8-TrhqntNtyTtMNl-euqJbY3ozqoY_QdRdqGlnuEirqeyZ4CvkkzvA7FgHRorhPGlyVtg6Ecq1a4DqUUvhgr_19bzNOJ1Tveir8SfhmVeiXhk/s320/March+Bear+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727711144513915922" /></a>He had so much fun painting a birdhouse for the backyard birds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTguDAwC7Y7GgV4VoqJXN5lic8MW1YHTVLGQpfYSK-c1UwJ31dUrRgQ_IjttLfhiXWfJ2nESdIuPMCoXspDlX-pxTSNL1Sqi54Ils8URy1FVNjyoBXEQdSKoW1a0aTwRcOFqyD-u9c1U/s1600/Family+3.8.12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTguDAwC7Y7GgV4VoqJXN5lic8MW1YHTVLGQpfYSK-c1UwJ31dUrRgQ_IjttLfhiXWfJ2nESdIuPMCoXspDlX-pxTSNL1Sqi54Ils8URy1FVNjyoBXEQdSKoW1a0aTwRcOFqyD-u9c1U/s320/Family+3.8.12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727636452599204994" /></a>Family!!!!! Forever grateful to our Heavenly Father who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think...to Him be glory.Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-57986531744417040502012-03-20T14:08:00.010-05:002012-03-20T14:43:04.166-05:00Rain Rain Go Away...So We Can Play in the Puddles!Today was the perfect day to pull out the rain boots for some puddle splashing fun!!! SO thankful for fun moments like this!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2-yiGZoSb2xjZQ2dv1V_eqN6Pl-n43MKzY8UrIvL6hlnYzSouZucT0LOBP2ISXnkpXb3NlKK22cS0dW1t3eZEAf-rhTB_DFbdt-IsELtWZCYOHyRRPh1sxl1F0qtCL0Jl9O_rPbUjCQ/s1600/Puddle+Jumping6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2-yiGZoSb2xjZQ2dv1V_eqN6Pl-n43MKzY8UrIvL6hlnYzSouZucT0LOBP2ISXnkpXb3NlKK22cS0dW1t3eZEAf-rhTB_DFbdt-IsELtWZCYOHyRRPh1sxl1F0qtCL0Jl9O_rPbUjCQ/s320/Puddle+Jumping6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722064962336015650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMlr-ITnrfNmlq36wRVyHXudkWgkmK3cLuSpDIQyNwHJMEAVGcFcQ_9ZpIRHDFcufQp4L4kiJX-ZXCsdpbPPVORY7-L96ux5FUJZcT_onvQLah8GBHM0xJIi5f1UBCC2RSo-l5YoFT3c/s1600/Puddle+Jumping7.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCQ53IAGzFkKLjXRBNLuZ1oaxvwJ4pFLr4uEs18j2O-TK7VqKPYaLT4dJ0Hn9rdi1DIzb_fQdwQ6Dp0UThKy8e_tdItxTxvIbDketZYyO0pYqfKnHpqEX1fk7zAvFzeTtLf118jpsZGA/s320/Puddle+Jumping5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722064965975505074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnYOp4_lqKnXj8Qbkw4oNCUNb6B0f-ZOeTqV0MYIbCyG7WLC2kFvizYHlDR8GzzAfTQJzzSV_W1E1YOPko-jdbxtLX9HAMqRxyHQRXEhx5SSkVgWP48BORVkUVR5K_EJoOzQtM5MMM5s/s1600/Puddle+Jumping9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnYOp4_lqKnXj8Qbkw4oNCUNb6B0f-ZOeTqV0MYIbCyG7WLC2kFvizYHlDR8GzzAfTQJzzSV_W1E1YOPko-jdbxtLX9HAMqRxyHQRXEhx5SSkVgWP48BORVkUVR5K_EJoOzQtM5MMM5s/s320/Puddle+Jumping9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722064632406915970" /></a>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-15801930566787917712012-03-01T20:32:00.011-06:002012-03-01T21:51:01.018-06:00Re-Adoption Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ2kcvLjrMPjiYKBHvYQTSsSgaArKjYCob1yEywYDMheHcTrTxFtpsIwz8UDdI28Tj88jTLIZ66TRe5BvTwMRb91_YqvsaD6Y0m4Gi6Oaty5o61yWompyqHTr3Lkwl9duANV4x6plPEY/s1600/Bear%2527s+Re-Adoption+Day+3.1.12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ2kcvLjrMPjiYKBHvYQTSsSgaArKjYCob1yEywYDMheHcTrTxFtpsIwz8UDdI28Tj88jTLIZ66TRe5BvTwMRb91_YqvsaD6Y0m4Gi6Oaty5o61yWompyqHTr3Lkwl9duANV4x6plPEY/s320/Bear%2527s+Re-Adoption+Day+3.1.12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715138072794025666" /></a><br />Today we had our court appointment to have the judge approve B's re-adoption in the state of TX. He was legally a part of our family in April of 2010 while still in Ethiopia but it's a law that in TX he has to be re-adopted here so that he can become an official US citizen, have a US birth certificate, get a SS#,etc.<br /><br />With the help of our good friend Gina, we got all of the paperwork together and got our appointment scheduled. This morning we got up early, double checked our copies of all the forms we needed to take with us, packed a bag of snacks and toys to keep Bear entertained, picked up Ben's mom (she was going to watch Bear for us while we were in court since kids aren't allowed in the courtroom) and headed to the court house. Everything went super smoothly and surprisingly fast. The court clerk was amazingly helpful and kind, thanking us for brightening his day. Our judge was so friendly and welcoming and after talking with us for a few minutes and signing the papers he was very excited to meet Bear and agreed to take a picture with us for Bear's scrapbook. He also let little B pick out a toy from a huge toy chest and I think that was definitely B's very favorite part. He picked out a little grey cat puppet and he hasn't put it down all day. In fact, he's got it with him as he sleeps tonight.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7cl9xqMB6sHqV4JVnV760pPWFRD914JGr2ZsUBA_VvrYZGBCc7VvWETh608erQeggQnDeei1HXlZeEraqKRhwjUZ9DdRNXSQNGQqeDGpOxmOaNMYVpH85fiE3Bgt4oE13Ybo4XOq_ec/s1600/Bear%2527s+Re-Adoption+Day+3.1.12+Cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7cl9xqMB6sHqV4JVnV760pPWFRD914JGr2ZsUBA_VvrYZGBCc7VvWETh608erQeggQnDeei1HXlZeEraqKRhwjUZ9DdRNXSQNGQqeDGpOxmOaNMYVpH85fiE3Bgt4oE13Ybo4XOq_ec/s320/Bear%2527s+Re-Adoption+Day+3.1.12+Cat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715140229168115698" /></a>The photo, the toy cat; they are a couple of great mementos that he'll get to have for the rest of his life reminding him of his very special story, that God wrote specifically for him. He's on a journey designed by his Heavenly Father that's only just beginning and I can't wait to see what great things it leads him to. I'm blessed beyond measure to get to be his momma.Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-34566026446226158702012-02-22T15:41:00.009-06:002012-02-22T17:17:14.372-06:00January / February Bear SightingsJanuary and February have been a busy couple of months but a great start to the new year. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past two months.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8dWYbaD8lVDHa-egIYC_wsTT0o2qxaTJnj7N7pGyHsncz67dRPh_LTlUe0dqVBPdZ83YhsplCYWFj-v0rwA3c3ZtlIsJd2v47gQIwQcV_b0k0ETvd9Bef6xzS30hHdrNw8xNwjn7FLw/s1600/IMG_0133+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8dWYbaD8lVDHa-egIYC_wsTT0o2qxaTJnj7N7pGyHsncz67dRPh_LTlUe0dqVBPdZ83YhsplCYWFj-v0rwA3c3ZtlIsJd2v47gQIwQcV_b0k0ETvd9Bef6xzS30hHdrNw8xNwjn7FLw/s320/IMG_0133+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712102433376719154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5QMbGtQaeOyINyQwB1u3Q5KHiu81jUAwXIoVySypbXmbcFePOAemrCNSWS6FUIvnH9FJ5yc9Llx1R9mfwqofdnrqGFzjb1Dyt_azu3SisJ8v044Stc63IGOXNVmexhirAi63wz8jyYc/s1600/IMG_0107+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5QMbGtQaeOyINyQwB1u3Q5KHiu81jUAwXIoVySypbXmbcFePOAemrCNSWS6FUIvnH9FJ5yc9Llx1R9mfwqofdnrqGFzjb1Dyt_azu3SisJ8v044Stc63IGOXNVmexhirAi63wz8jyYc/s320/IMG_0107+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712102425072848882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY0Mzm2bUh88FBsvhEq5_IHTS0NJMD9Abpa_XxDjW3Q32Q_48YBcumc0Q-I2gwz9-e4ZJoFd4_WQ670oWnGiVk4nZmVZLx9cRzSFplqum0RI7tqGta7YwTt_aLE6EOHk9XUC9PTy8iaM/s1600/IMG_3683+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY0Mzm2bUh88FBsvhEq5_IHTS0NJMD9Abpa_XxDjW3Q32Q_48YBcumc0Q-I2gwz9-e4ZJoFd4_WQ670oWnGiVk4nZmVZLx9cRzSFplqum0RI7tqGta7YwTt_aLE6EOHk9XUC9PTy8iaM/s320/IMG_3683+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712097746399694642" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwmUrbC7IF5jgeWpwjP0QNzkHTOFQzw8yUZpzso9A3GG5oeEDH98NxqDstdelXv-7X5vEuBv8TOxCWQokDa7mz4zaPH4EKTNR0QfuGaXxtSB0QqEVEoaWqVALEtqaUaLOgfiVBgmRKP0/s1600/IMG_3389+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwmUrbC7IF5jgeWpwjP0QNzkHTOFQzw8yUZpzso9A3GG5oeEDH98NxqDstdelXv-7X5vEuBv8TOxCWQokDa7mz4zaPH4EKTNR0QfuGaXxtSB0QqEVEoaWqVALEtqaUaLOgfiVBgmRKP0/s320/IMG_3389+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712092833331453154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3scuJ6hwOkNubFn5IAd8XphY4NmPaDAmx3_NCD3Gh6ORaS59KTI_4UYy8w3VKKJBQxdawKXHMeepRxMRfft3erVmF4YgqHkuucaAZ-JW9q16OmlWRKoiWV4mWZrR3wVIrAjWIVePaPI/s1600/IMG_3368+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3scuJ6hwOkNubFn5IAd8XphY4NmPaDAmx3_NCD3Gh6ORaS59KTI_4UYy8w3VKKJBQxdawKXHMeepRxMRfft3erVmF4YgqHkuucaAZ-JW9q16OmlWRKoiWV4mWZrR3wVIrAjWIVePaPI/s320/IMG_3368+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712092821914190610" /></a><br /><br /><br />You ask him to smile and he makes all sorts of faces for the camera. I especially love this last one, it's his "serious" face! Lol<br />He's quite a ham!!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-3177355598164640222012-01-13T13:52:00.003-06:002012-01-13T13:53:50.634-06:00What a Funny FaceThe other day Bear walked into the kitchen and was quite for a moment. I heard him say" Mommy, look" so I walked in and this is what I found! He saw his reflection in a metal bowl, was intrigued by the way the bowl distorted his face and was making funny faces at himself! I of course had to get the camera... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iGr-6udgbCXItF7vHLw38RCSq0VX_dKIzTFKwC2rOLu-ClUmqHib-66jC-y-YKyABwg09tOJoLP8riymb-emewtjHfb9jAjqfisI1ABOmsBfq9bPfR_7lc_T2WC99tisnWYRYxzmNpo/s1600/IMG_3344+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iGr-6udgbCXItF7vHLw38RCSq0VX_dKIzTFKwC2rOLu-ClUmqHib-66jC-y-YKyABwg09tOJoLP8riymb-emewtjHfb9jAjqfisI1ABOmsBfq9bPfR_7lc_T2WC99tisnWYRYxzmNpo/s320/IMG_3344+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696872374205511314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM59-lC-iTOdN6MF6vVzeODqZstLOYZSGq1i7gwFTcnvhLwhIWr4Ow3q0150S3VpvrKOZAv2BMxzjxYpZ13tsNCKmPkcffKwt4lhLyE4t2tkfo9e2JZR2firiVGLG2T7v4IMPNTjxLSSg/s1600/IMG_3343+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM59-lC-iTOdN6MF6vVzeODqZstLOYZSGq1i7gwFTcnvhLwhIWr4Ow3q0150S3VpvrKOZAv2BMxzjxYpZ13tsNCKmPkcffKwt4lhLyE4t2tkfo9e2JZR2firiVGLG2T7v4IMPNTjxLSSg/s320/IMG_3343+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696872369959945586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QbY2a5ba7BQCEEWZmhJ_NBOb6n9AmzquaTDG-ucBEUCiDv3jbDGi9-aD4wUAJ0MgWGk2tRGtsJzvMAwbv9PidmCH_pmneJJoYuRblOk3lOpVICYVBlhMBKVMijpQ8ldOsPToPZ-V0lc/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QbY2a5ba7BQCEEWZmhJ_NBOb6n9AmzquaTDG-ucBEUCiDv3jbDGi9-aD4wUAJ0MgWGk2tRGtsJzvMAwbv9PidmCH_pmneJJoYuRblOk3lOpVICYVBlhMBKVMijpQ8ldOsPToPZ-V0lc/s320/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696871005738150802" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-WiEbi9BchTxBpDKtfl39m01TrkoGsvVNyA0lD-sVk7s4wkUfRdeggk6Q4VBXGiHg_xgR63jBNbLSAq6sYj2hx1hExMtmhfy2pJerXZz0l-lqoPg5xuRcnrpFzMqfz_SY9EPz6BaRQc/s1600/IMG_3345+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-WiEbi9BchTxBpDKtfl39m01TrkoGsvVNyA0lD-sVk7s4wkUfRdeggk6Q4VBXGiHg_xgR63jBNbLSAq6sYj2hx1hExMtmhfy2pJerXZz0l-lqoPg5xuRcnrpFzMqfz_SY9EPz6BaRQc/s320/IMG_3345+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696871011653137042" /></a>He made me laugh so hard, I cried!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-86514047383836585992012-01-09T15:36:00.016-06:002012-01-12T16:07:33.764-06:00Recent Bear SightingsSo I kind of dropped the ball on this during the holiday season but things have quieted down now so I'm catching up! Here are a few of my favs from the past couple of months. Hope you enjoy! <br /><br />Baseball in the backyard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3dFqQISBboM0iygmFQTPUQExWGWWfQBLFi0lSIiEu7hzRj4ajl6J2KbL6ec4yle65ErD2CT3rCX_9T7hCWWN5fAZeReyzyUoZIvMCTJsAprG32c8nMWv8RDtzAasW7c2JthDOa6SNHk/s1600/145+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3dFqQISBboM0iygmFQTPUQExWGWWfQBLFi0lSIiEu7hzRj4ajl6J2KbL6ec4yle65ErD2CT3rCX_9T7hCWWN5fAZeReyzyUoZIvMCTJsAprG32c8nMWv8RDtzAasW7c2JthDOa6SNHk/s320/145+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696861185307544978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmnOumW489f3hJa2KW6DOXXfENzgku1TKCN2t1HDUr714rjHsM-mehyphenhyphenO-wBwelzQvckxiOE4u9N_d9dNXuhm8wM7j5h1D7HRFCr4q8VEFTfcctrHmMdcp-wQXv1eMsIrKzwPukC1dpX8/s1600/119+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmnOumW489f3hJa2KW6DOXXfENzgku1TKCN2t1HDUr714rjHsM-mehyphenhyphenO-wBwelzQvckxiOE4u9N_d9dNXuhm8wM7j5h1D7HRFCr4q8VEFTfcctrHmMdcp-wQXv1eMsIrKzwPukC1dpX8/s320/119+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696862394538770162" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4msBUADR-9rHdT7pGhMmwzxtu1odnwTJf5nLJetHDP25NhyulbE7HaisyFrv1pC1xRWYF4820TKfsNk5w_3uSRhfzYQ-l8DQ4f6a9TyXV19VffPckJogaaGZcbOuF8FnDX8KFiHisPw/s1600/139+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4msBUADR-9rHdT7pGhMmwzxtu1odnwTJf5nLJetHDP25NhyulbE7HaisyFrv1pC1xRWYF4820TKfsNk5w_3uSRhfzYQ-l8DQ4f6a9TyXV19VffPckJogaaGZcbOuF8FnDX8KFiHisPw/s320/139+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696859625186660242" /></a><br /><br /> Bear and Daddy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LSQ8f6bWuXLSAMUr5YmGk7sV3a9nWYksTK_PDn9VkxB_oekQPHE3ksoLDL-Lv3C_NDSPCDAaJJWiN_Q9ucj4ueAm4cREoQ7JxgWOu7VDqHeMdmiH-gwrW6t3GvFAyrBkdQZpGv2sAz4/s1600/177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LSQ8f6bWuXLSAMUr5YmGk7sV3a9nWYksTK_PDn9VkxB_oekQPHE3ksoLDL-Lv3C_NDSPCDAaJJWiN_Q9ucj4ueAm4cREoQ7JxgWOu7VDqHeMdmiH-gwrW6t3GvFAyrBkdQZpGv2sAz4/s320/177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696857849631134770" /></a> <br /><br />Cookin' in the kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtJ3V-4BnpvXeTKmqgHi_hJsaH_S4f26sBjsbE_N_KRcT3Clq-mNurkgHjNuwDkaRzSY3hpCr6r5sI6IIXaT9r3o8h9BPhh0f_yWh1swDou-98ktH8C7X7jkT1OohVAVWYa3ybO1y-5Y/s1600/010+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtJ3V-4BnpvXeTKmqgHi_hJsaH_S4f26sBjsbE_N_KRcT3Clq-mNurkgHjNuwDkaRzSY3hpCr6r5sI6IIXaT9r3o8h9BPhh0f_yWh1swDou-98ktH8C7X7jkT1OohVAVWYa3ybO1y-5Y/s320/010+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696864363108544706" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuZinxrXdOqkGb0OSS1cpHHfLPZe6aHNo0bJwYeug80aY2sKmOljRy6atCEUSnXaZps2QsBTjtbVjyk_zp8VGmvVKLakZdhOycqFzN3neyQc92szsCD5Bof8v0qRGouIBUPlJQ2y4UlQ/s1600/015.+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuZinxrXdOqkGb0OSS1cpHHfLPZe6aHNo0bJwYeug80aY2sKmOljRy6atCEUSnXaZps2QsBTjtbVjyk_zp8VGmvVKLakZdhOycqFzN3neyQc92szsCD5Bof8v0qRGouIBUPlJQ2y4UlQ/s320/015.+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696864367685446290" /></a><br /><br />To infinity and beyond!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4WacmFFrOxG_ruS1ENARE3uJaqScquYhBIVkhCVurPov2X4SzXB_kUzDXItlUI-7mH88PqUCl6IoQZHR1yHc8x-o5KFmI24w5ux5sT0CTTcgmjgo14NMzYtF3cLW1GPY5Z0_SHZhovI/s1600/IMG_3309+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4WacmFFrOxG_ruS1ENARE3uJaqScquYhBIVkhCVurPov2X4SzXB_kUzDXItlUI-7mH88PqUCl6IoQZHR1yHc8x-o5KFmI24w5ux5sT0CTTcgmjgo14NMzYtF3cLW1GPY5Z0_SHZhovI/s320/IMG_3309+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696865517060851186" /></a><br /><br />Ewww, I've been slimed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQrLMFmdsTgpea7qvT-5ugUza7mI5A8AiLCiA1KwrQOt_l_8Ggf18_fKd9fx5Z_U0eNsv0Vn0Vv7vCCdd9-Eq23izDExT4av-a2nkXWUc1ptYJJR81JopvZNrzQPU1BSMRgELhIxCnY4/s1600/IMG_3132_2+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQrLMFmdsTgpea7qvT-5ugUza7mI5A8AiLCiA1KwrQOt_l_8Ggf18_fKd9fx5Z_U0eNsv0Vn0Vv7vCCdd9-Eq23izDExT4av-a2nkXWUc1ptYJJR81JopvZNrzQPU1BSMRgELhIxCnY4/s320/IMG_3132_2+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696867149056885650" /></a><br /><br />He's such a cutie and so much fun! We love him so!!!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-30194420968148136642011-12-09T13:30:00.003-06:002011-12-09T13:36:17.537-06:00On the road again...To Ethiopia that is!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy2orIQB6j8USuTkP8yeGsRA3Gp989QpDsB2UMjY6LE924e9jaW-Anw70gfIIDgJLCz7XNE-_pyrBJPhILsitcYwc0n4BMMVFMRoFP0A6uoOrEvhOsUqQ1t4z1mJygzM6h7cKSwtzzYM/s1600/003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy2orIQB6j8USuTkP8yeGsRA3Gp989QpDsB2UMjY6LE924e9jaW-Anw70gfIIDgJLCz7XNE-_pyrBJPhILsitcYwc0n4BMMVFMRoFP0A6uoOrEvhOsUqQ1t4z1mJygzM6h7cKSwtzzYM/s320/003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684212657407389746" /></a><br /><strong>That's right friends, we're going back to Ethiopia to bring home another little one!!!!This family of three is becoming a family of four!!!!!</strong><br /><br />We mailed in our application on Monday and just found out today that we've been approved for an infant boy or girl. Now the paperwork begins! <br /><br />Yay yay yay yay! We've been praying about this little guy or gal for quite some time and are so ecstatic that the Lord has led us back to Ethiopia to bring him or her home.<br /><br /><strong>How you can help:</strong><br />First and foremost, Pray!! Of course we would love to have each of you praying over us, our family, our little one-to-be and all of the paperwork, waiting, embassy and court appointments to come, etc.<br /><br />Encouragement and support! We'll need lots of it as we proceed though this adoption journey. Having experienced it once before we know there will be lots of ups and downs along the way and we know that we'll need our Heavenly Father, family and friends to keep lifting us up.<br /><br />Lastly, adoption is quite costly, so we'll be doing some fundraising throughout this journey to help get this sweet baby home. So if you feel led to help in that way, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.<br /><br />We thank you regardless just for the love and support you've shown to us over past several years and for the love you've shown to our sweet little Bear. We know this new additon to our family will be loved just the same! We are so very blessed. Yay God!!!!!!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-57828937581951131012011-12-03T14:28:00.000-06:002011-12-03T14:31:28.850-06:00Bear's First Haircut...Pics!Here he is before with his big afro...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D1eqJJWJhogJsxWbsPduc11_Idpz-ZM6FH7OCdTGZGbWFRsR30rSUzpt9a3fRF5ZDVh2VXS_f33llMD5n31C19HHJ5uI4bnnxYiMQLWdHLlO7FBaFkGmUe_RxtUZzOV9ohonRqUrD_0/s1600/024+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D1eqJJWJhogJsxWbsPduc11_Idpz-ZM6FH7OCdTGZGbWFRsR30rSUzpt9a3fRF5ZDVh2VXS_f33llMD5n31C19HHJ5uI4bnnxYiMQLWdHLlO7FBaFkGmUe_RxtUZzOV9ohonRqUrD_0/s320/024+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681994278956144914" /></a><br /><br />He was so great, he didn't cry or fuss at all. He just sat there like a big boy, a little nervous but so brave! I'll admit I was nervous too but I stayed strong so he'd be brave. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-b2ZP9r94UmWzA2vm_ehY6ocg-Q_YSH3eKeLiZBujDoS8xa1DjYbVMxXGMPS4uU61fjvjVZKfXHtapLPujnSAOhNSSu0I632_KW1ZnDb3uEabmo3hJWIb36dhqfsWbXJjZsl5ntHJr8/s1600/059+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-b2ZP9r94UmWzA2vm_ehY6ocg-Q_YSH3eKeLiZBujDoS8xa1DjYbVMxXGMPS4uU61fjvjVZKfXHtapLPujnSAOhNSSu0I632_KW1ZnDb3uEabmo3hJWIb36dhqfsWbXJjZsl5ntHJr8/s320/059+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681996908861836258" /></a><br />And here's the after! Wow, what a difference! He said "Thank you" when we were all done. He's so handsome!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qd2p0KeaneADY91GHavnBs_i0dUVlSyJ7hU4Iu2gg4PCjs2YqkuHsALW2OdWohMy4q8zNha7wuWRTIvqqRGR-qLIRSI2wwq25clJkMVrIq60b5ao1KeFZGSEr7ac0CF75VwoVfS48Ko/s1600/062+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qd2p0KeaneADY91GHavnBs_i0dUVlSyJ7hU4Iu2gg4PCjs2YqkuHsALW2OdWohMy4q8zNha7wuWRTIvqqRGR-qLIRSI2wwq25clJkMVrIq60b5ao1KeFZGSEr7ac0CF75VwoVfS48Ko/s320/062+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682000004960196658" /></a><br />Here are a couple more after we got home. I sure do love this boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDREmX1UiGIV6Q3T4r5xejwEdOLI2NGzvK4M9MGRx4CervvvFvWouXiaZVNOb44cR3kDLRpCf2KIPlDzBaac7DJMLzsXzOAKGkN5xDc8GEU1BFrLYjwqdYuVD_HYIs3KEhz2E0wjgVge4/s1600/079+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDREmX1UiGIV6Q3T4r5xejwEdOLI2NGzvK4M9MGRx4CervvvFvWouXiaZVNOb44cR3kDLRpCf2KIPlDzBaac7DJMLzsXzOAKGkN5xDc8GEU1BFrLYjwqdYuVD_HYIs3KEhz2E0wjgVge4/s320/079+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682000009080298386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTDycruF_GlSD5pOW7TYoVDH3HaHVi5262lUf8_OyMpatGyfOAT_g6IVGMBKzvx3SVm69sNGgXCttsURXht1OB0t4iiYf11sX2bQghqoKzfFztmm56Yina47erQJgt_oEl833QCh4jjI/s1600/081+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTDycruF_GlSD5pOW7TYoVDH3HaHVi5262lUf8_OyMpatGyfOAT_g6IVGMBKzvx3SVm69sNGgXCttsURXht1OB0t4iiYf11sX2bQghqoKzfFztmm56Yina47erQJgt_oEl833QCh4jjI/s320/081+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682000092662676466" /></a><br />Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-80537342815618404072011-12-03T07:00:00.000-06:002011-12-03T07:00:01.081-06:00Bear's First Haircut...Since being home that isI knew this day would come eventually. Yep, after a little over a year and a half the day has finally arrived and it brings with it a lot of mixed emotions. This haircut, for me, symbolizes many things. I feel attached to that beautiful head of hair he has. I've spent the past year and a half pouring time, love, sweat and tears into it. Being a white mommy to an Ethiopian baby with no idea how to care for his hair type, there have been hours spent talking with friends, researching online, oh and don't forget all of the YouTube videos. Yes, quite literally, hours. But I made a vow to take care of that hair the very best that I possibly could and I've loved watching it grow and grow.<br /><br />The thing about it is that while I loved learning about his hair type and how to care for it, experimenting with hairstyles, etc., well you see, Bear... he did not. He would cry and cry every time I combed it out. I learned the right kind of comb to use, made homemade detangler and moisturizing products, learned to take small sections one at at time so his hair wouldn't pull and break... I could go on, but he still fought it every single time. I was committed to this so I kept at it anyway. The longer it's gotten the longer it takes to detangle and style which means the longer there are tears and frustration. So after some discussion and some prayer, we decided it's time for a change. I do believe it will be good for all of us. <br /><br />Having said that, it's still harder than I thought it'd be. Not only does it symbolize all of that, it also symbolizes him growing up. Our baby boy's getting a "big boy" haircut! Going to a barber shop, the little guy sitting in the big chair, man, it really melts my heart. Also the fact that his hair has been the same since the first day we saw him face to face, though it wasn't as long then, I can't explain it but there's just something about that fact that stirs something in me. I guess it's silly really, but I can't help it. I'm just the sentimental type.<br /><br />It's time though for a change and I know it's going to be good.<br />I'll let you know how it goes when we get back. With pictures of course!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-13528372756726891472011-12-01T22:04:00.006-06:002011-12-01T22:07:43.243-06:00Being craftySo you all know about the website Pintrest right?! Well I've been a bit crazy about it lately. There are just so many great and creative ideas on there. Everything from yummy recipes to home decor. From fashion to funny quotes to brighten your day. Photography to kids crafts. Not to mention how-to's on just about anything. Especially Christmas decor and gift ideas right now. I've really enjoyed finding fun ways to help Bear with fine motor skill development. The cloud dough and slime recipes I found were a big hit! Really, you've got to check it out if you haven't. <br /><br />After scouring the site last week, I felt like being crafty. I thought I'd share a couple of things I made...and this is only the beginning!<br /><br />Christmas ornaments made from paper and brads...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5VxYwj-whoJInbDwiKkyOeW3MLKW96kLRTR-SRTWBvDlhevlPbI2SlGbNDfsYanZrDM6CZFmZH_DsrzEJyGvr1hQyXVBvfCS3daYEQ1NdbWxmuNJadL34syegC8FzcMgf76vagM9KGY/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5VxYwj-whoJInbDwiKkyOeW3MLKW96kLRTR-SRTWBvDlhevlPbI2SlGbNDfsYanZrDM6CZFmZH_DsrzEJyGvr1hQyXVBvfCS3daYEQ1NdbWxmuNJadL34syegC8FzcMgf76vagM9KGY/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681280554623004850" /></a><br />A scarf made from an old t-shirt!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjNrM-uvjj3peDN5aEFFojojjuvdoEXIdd08cY4LvYcDqvF_zKA0tjyM7l6ZLi36aKfTlaPdXJcKgVBRGzGqzK3x6bld20iPyf3IfI_et8fjCOSqCiln7y4hhfUML8MRPTSWE_ilcKb0/s1600/076+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjNrM-uvjj3peDN5aEFFojojjuvdoEXIdd08cY4LvYcDqvF_zKA0tjyM7l6ZLi36aKfTlaPdXJcKgVBRGzGqzK3x6bld20iPyf3IfI_et8fjCOSqCiln7y4hhfUML8MRPTSWE_ilcKb0/s320/076+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681274498721787090" /></a><br />I felt a bit awkward "posing" for a picture of something I made so this is how I combated it... by embracing my inner dork!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HWByOTbQsDjwYG4xpVK-hR7OUzCwG0AJZHsfbhfBgZLgQDINPv_kpcMNU_gozAZdLuh3tQoenWP0NmiBXGMdWQWo4Jh12i-mgMD-bU14z_cm1W91BQh76TLnp661Xe35cxVA2es5_oY/s1600/090+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HWByOTbQsDjwYG4xpVK-hR7OUzCwG0AJZHsfbhfBgZLgQDINPv_kpcMNU_gozAZdLuh3tQoenWP0NmiBXGMdWQWo4Jh12i-mgMD-bU14z_cm1W91BQh76TLnp661Xe35cxVA2es5_oY/s320/090+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681274493838948210" /></a><br />Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-10678011225675806592011-11-30T19:06:00.022-06:002011-11-30T19:47:31.037-06:00Into the Woods We Go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmcf-vOvxxmUj1xgYFU4g95RLuwUmws0lJIPI-4PISNuGqFRGPFzb4ds4LqyEpOF5mj7waVeFjhkR1bNVEFOEtG_pFd_jYeJRNoc7mGxU2-oiTYLh6VpkMEch5xpzINwdOSGWnTu39oc/s1600/433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmcf-vOvxxmUj1xgYFU4g95RLuwUmws0lJIPI-4PISNuGqFRGPFzb4ds4LqyEpOF5mj7waVeFjhkR1bNVEFOEtG_pFd_jYeJRNoc7mGxU2-oiTYLh6VpkMEch5xpzINwdOSGWnTu39oc/s320/433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680965907286881346" /></a><br />We had our first family camping trip a few weekends ago. We had the whole thing planned out for weeks and ended up getting sick a few days before we were to leave. We planned on heading out on a Thursday but decided not to because we weren't feeling well and it was going to be pretty cold that night. We were really disappointed because we had really been looking forward to this trip for a while; we love to camp and were super excited to introduce our little guy to the camping experience.<br />Well, we woke up Friday morning feeling a bit better and decided you know what, we're just going to do it. We're going to load up and go! The weather was going to be warmer the next couple of days so we packed up the truck with everything we needed, including lots of allergy meds, and headed out. Boy were we glad we did!<br /><br />We had an awesome campsite with lots of trees and open space to run around. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YvvuWzDkeAyNTAgd3N3KdLPyXZOOkMKRKQ9UY8BD8JMxQfN0G896o1IvCHRyvqcyyiEnlL_I06xDW5QucAqcUoV7nogp7P7SL5q67Wlr7_UBcCFV-h6u_elxNGO6WfhcXYR4dyoB54U/s1600/339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YvvuWzDkeAyNTAgd3N3KdLPyXZOOkMKRKQ9UY8BD8JMxQfN0G896o1IvCHRyvqcyyiEnlL_I06xDW5QucAqcUoV7nogp7P7SL5q67Wlr7_UBcCFV-h6u_elxNGO6WfhcXYR4dyoB54U/s320/339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680952342727689794" /></a><br />The weather was beautiful during the day and that perfect chilly temp at night for wrapping up in our sleeping bags. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFvfhw5a8znoOI1VHac8S02FrO6MGK_Yfm-i7O3P-XS-Rwvgn9TbxEcLVl_YEU4SFChcNF0-ahPtL2aRkHkriSLkxu2BqbCq2gOAokPT4q2OQKW0v4z2VXhnQ6bR0Txd9OpJdQdnnMDQ/s1600/476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFvfhw5a8znoOI1VHac8S02FrO6MGK_Yfm-i7O3P-XS-Rwvgn9TbxEcLVl_YEU4SFChcNF0-ahPtL2aRkHkriSLkxu2BqbCq2gOAokPT4q2OQKW0v4z2VXhnQ6bR0Txd9OpJdQdnnMDQ/s320/476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680953056729363922" /></a><br />We went for walks talking about all of the beautiful things God created (including the cute armadillo we saw)and down to the beach to play in the sand. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpXyKj8B5oWxl5CSkUQb5nahC3sznmWl0H0kUQXHUXddqRsUMmLUczygWs2WeqC00sN3QPhudVtrjs5hp7stouFM_15q2zqFdY3pe0thfmzPf2Yf-tXCkJo9tjJ_bE9I8vcY0FObGFgQ/s1600/167+vintage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpXyKj8B5oWxl5CSkUQb5nahC3sznmWl0H0kUQXHUXddqRsUMmLUczygWs2WeqC00sN3QPhudVtrjs5hp7stouFM_15q2zqFdY3pe0thfmzPf2Yf-tXCkJo9tjJ_bE9I8vcY0FObGFgQ/s320/167+vintage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680956237255552850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT3unjOKLMjs1mgAMo9U8hAwOoOcLk3gR1Jo4QjIL7I0SYMMjlOXNMmrCSgn-6CG8vE99sNGPDeBp3a598ktyp2zMm9Mg-Nt5D2_2ZM-dTipN8mM1E4CbU7lgf9OFlj357nkX4SCUObw/s1600/447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT3unjOKLMjs1mgAMo9U8hAwOoOcLk3gR1Jo4QjIL7I0SYMMjlOXNMmrCSgn-6CG8vE99sNGPDeBp3a598ktyp2zMm9Mg-Nt5D2_2ZM-dTipN8mM1E4CbU7lgf9OFlj357nkX4SCUObw/s320/447.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680953829725682114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfeVi6FaQvPzDj0_N-_UHmILTnsBjlG83o1rP9m2oV-_28kUPVvYgjBOTZGVj02vuH5EPkcNDUxMceOs0OVW7_vYK6L2KlylqknwpzQ8DHzwksYOCu6KyxnaI23ifpa1GVdJvG1xiT-M/s1600/458+b%2526w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfeVi6FaQvPzDj0_N-_UHmILTnsBjlG83o1rP9m2oV-_28kUPVvYgjBOTZGVj02vuH5EPkcNDUxMceOs0OVW7_vYK6L2KlylqknwpzQ8DHzwksYOCu6KyxnaI23ifpa1GVdJvG1xiT-M/s320/458+b%2526w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680956244464208226" /></a><br />If you know me you know I had to put my feet in the water! It was FREEZING but I couldn't help myself and of course our little guy had to do it too. I love that he loves the water as much as I do. Our Heavenly Father truly cares about every tiny detail of our lives.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipE-d834YaI7wfpxsPK3MVAjUpRtg4wiQU9LNhUf2KC3CkYYy01sjqTNL7SD8E6V5b03rX8AoUDjArLf1puGdNxGSRgEXpsKvi5PUcHKCp9FygR2Z2hGbpSbxT10g9YXa7RSIYkIGuJs/s1600/297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipE-d834YaI7wfpxsPK3MVAjUpRtg4wiQU9LNhUf2KC3CkYYy01sjqTNL7SD8E6V5b03rX8AoUDjArLf1puGdNxGSRgEXpsKvi5PUcHKCp9FygR2Z2hGbpSbxT10g9YXa7RSIYkIGuJs/s320/297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680957212622219138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Y-pvKpC-I1GB9J6j9ldAZXxOWR_dVTzk85QWjDKHlpn6uTcXSx_7UOt0MLWHa6FxbbCYDpR9-mx3lbNrAR32IPlpc1AEfTSbQH1yxmS1vTGavT3-DW17xMfjvgEBcCYfgvpQvoi0Bb0/s1600/311+rustycage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Y-pvKpC-I1GB9J6j9ldAZXxOWR_dVTzk85QWjDKHlpn6uTcXSx_7UOt0MLWHa6FxbbCYDpR9-mx3lbNrAR32IPlpc1AEfTSbQH1yxmS1vTGavT3-DW17xMfjvgEBcCYfgvpQvoi0Bb0/s320/311+rustycage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680958678670842594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPjfZitGE3UiHAh7gVd3-q09FidCVQ0ikmZ4Ssb6TkAoyi0J-8WERy9w9C5FI4QyVanc-EAcE1-N_y8gqG6cArhyEemyoN27Ga7FIWFF_LaGvtt4QA2zfoTRX_R_FU8m5Hx-TijIN3w0/s1600/253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPjfZitGE3UiHAh7gVd3-q09FidCVQ0ikmZ4Ssb6TkAoyi0J-8WERy9w9C5FI4QyVanc-EAcE1-N_y8gqG6cArhyEemyoN27Ga7FIWFF_LaGvtt4QA2zfoTRX_R_FU8m5Hx-TijIN3w0/s320/253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680958683587876818" /></a><br />It was so much fun to watch him get excited about everything he experienced and saw. It brought us great joy to see him run and play in the dirt, the sand and the leaves. He was literally rolling in all of it and couldn't of been happier!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIDUV4ohEK9SmgsewFkSMav9fGL4-md48S7KtKQbi3Pw7fHEnVPlC8Hd8BExDey8ziQnbRQ6VB-GfN1T5veATUM1Pnftbfk3HkJrtsAfZTdfAB1BE3_oVJaJ2q5HLmsW6-i1Qn4xyxHk/s1600/366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIDUV4ohEK9SmgsewFkSMav9fGL4-md48S7KtKQbi3Pw7fHEnVPlC8Hd8BExDey8ziQnbRQ6VB-GfN1T5veATUM1Pnftbfk3HkJrtsAfZTdfAB1BE3_oVJaJ2q5HLmsW6-i1Qn4xyxHk/s320/366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680960252041281826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R1c27t-6sLtGnhTbCeFkEtsL7QoV8nr4LGKHv5lhBGkyjwq17fdfZk3QR60rdFZhG6zaSekcy3gQ5Y0ib48RWFUaWxeNLWvghIGc95GHOLNR5hjCI-2-0cEWQoKaLpDRBVncwpsjg8o/s1600/442.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEAuT1BHlRvxofTZCBBV_nCkNKcY-Z7_hYVON0m1B3wyJoc4XAyWnmt17kVT9S1W0ASav_vDC8rN8z76uqI4H_Z-89LWto3vkV35zA7efHUKcM9b3irdQub3B5Pa3ZF44NnKSYRTeYyo/s320/488+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680970081673560866" /></a><br />I would say our first family camping trip was a definite success and we can't wait to do it again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdkDDpq_vpAy7HSavQiqdm_ukDMe4jpgxMTZR5tej0heT4bOPyySderyNdBllIXjhaw2L-KzLTzy7tviDhAb1PJEtNmTR7AjviyLymMCltJCtKPqOsFfZyAS92Hd-VVevCzulJquuCeU/s1600/188+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdkDDpq_vpAy7HSavQiqdm_ukDMe4jpgxMTZR5tej0heT4bOPyySderyNdBllIXjhaw2L-KzLTzy7tviDhAb1PJEtNmTR7AjviyLymMCltJCtKPqOsFfZyAS92Hd-VVevCzulJquuCeU/s320/188+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680964203122435378" /></a>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-8134825744167778042011-11-10T20:01:00.006-06:002011-11-10T20:11:37.983-06:00Who Knew Rice Could Be So Much Fun!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexO5x0iMYaKgmHfhyphenhyphenpLYBbrJpb5Ygg_ThWvYh7ZaOy8UmZKCuLJQxIw778JZqjPXtgdE8ymgUByce1xo6jBoyNNed7kv5G5QiGH31C35VuhMUETf5omX-NUmUGEtmTYZua6hCSMOcR4c/s1600/017+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWcLWmmTUTrIZIcu7RHxbRrYRMoK0KDE4btlcWpku-N835rerasmLReXso-6Lx6Dfu6_fPGNp25uw6NweKRO88BBwEvvDhDvEoNNYNuMKAEwL1JiwOo9NjY3exUO2AlTBDaXgrL16eU8/s320/022+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673553145375755650" /></a><br />The end result was Bear sliding on the floor which he'd covered in rice! Good times were had by all!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-22848551271759123102011-11-05T01:10:00.005-05:002011-11-05T01:21:17.744-05:00Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmixNYShROnS8NBHiFjs6s9a1Ss2vMx-Id0Xsexknzqv-hZs_O0Ra_-KCZPgZDi-HIEuATdbFtAJbQCNL5EpHaYUrbH3Jg8pK-jTqvEWY-CsPbNS4gvcpx64SS8XKA5b7it5zgcRispI/s1600/154+-+Copy+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmixNYShROnS8NBHiFjs6s9a1Ss2vMx-Id0Xsexknzqv-hZs_O0Ra_-KCZPgZDi-HIEuATdbFtAJbQCNL5EpHaYUrbH3Jg8pK-jTqvEWY-CsPbNS4gvcpx64SS8XKA5b7it5zgcRispI/s320/154+-+Copy+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668654857540280050" /></a><br />We experienced the pumpkin patch a couple of week's ago for the first time with our sweet little Bear. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW7WIlXjgJmDDhvOoEtgYvIgHSWxYwVlzZ-CingCIA_K7xkMGkV61fGBjbwRCJ5Ziit3KIRKF4LUfX3-G5LutBJ_-vPgzL6BtUwhKtBJ9OuPySiPCLO5lfsx1wTAcsmiFqtRgyAVOek8/s320/146+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671387345096046914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXMPEP2zCit88nawFdjfXq6t2FYM1pIAOk3fhnAdFytt4FXBIThv1m-_Ts0i3kH0FRv9ukf2YTVEOk2_-jpc3sie6rsbTEZU7JF2gLZ06IMj9PycsLSR5Dyd-p_oR9lkXSplQeCzX29Q/s1600/097+-+Copy+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXMPEP2zCit88nawFdjfXq6t2FYM1pIAOk3fhnAdFytt4FXBIThv1m-_Ts0i3kH0FRv9ukf2YTVEOk2_-jpc3sie6rsbTEZU7JF2gLZ06IMj9PycsLSR5Dyd-p_oR9lkXSplQeCzX29Q/s320/097+-+Copy+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668654635752905154" /></a><br /><br />It may be pretty cliche to say, but this really was a very special time for us. If you know us, you know that we've prayed and struggled for years and years to have a child and very much looked forward to being able to have experiences like this one. I'll tell you what, our hearts were so unbelievably blessed to be able to do this for the first time this year. We give all of the glory to our Heavenly Father who loves us, knows our hearts' desires and blesses us so amazingly. <br />Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-3006429520279778472011-10-25T16:24:00.000-05:002011-10-25T16:42:19.947-05:00Chickpea Burgers with Tahini Sauce<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF9ACPbtYoUJM6OWUEt5Zoo88eUI8v9q3QqQ2qjmjrPxRMg9uBnQ06kzpwkQwEW2hsb6I7fCbuKYpdNQ3w3Lt733C4enhw6FcM9RI8321SBXDln6J27ZB9pTpOdz_s6XqQaZIeL5AdQg/s1600/011+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF9ACPbtYoUJM6OWUEt5Zoo88eUI8v9q3QqQ2qjmjrPxRMg9uBnQ06kzpwkQwEW2hsb6I7fCbuKYpdNQ3w3Lt733C4enhw6FcM9RI8321SBXDln6J27ZB9pTpOdz_s6XqQaZIeL5AdQg/s320/011+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667543148419895618" /></a><br />One of my goals this year has been to go through my recipe binder, full of recipes I've pulled out of magazines, received from others or printed from the Internet over the years, and make each one to see if it's a keeper or if I can toss it. I went into tonight's recipe very hopeful and really, expecting to put a star by it (a star means not only is it a keeper but it's a favorite!). The picture looked very appetizing and after reading over the ingredient list I was looking forward to making it. We try to eat a variety of meals with different ingredients; I'm always up for trying new things, while still eating healthy and on a budget. Keeping all of this in mind, I try to incorporate more vegetarian meals throughout the week and we all like chick peas and hummus so I had no reservation going into tonight's dinner. <br /> <br />Chick pea burgers, a tahini sauce made with lemon and yogurt wrapped in a whole wheat pita with steamed veggies on the side. Everything cooked up well and tasted pretty good individually. I plated it up and we all dug in. As everyone took their first bite, I looked around to see their reactions. There was this audible silence and we each had a look of distaste on our faces. It wasn't good! NO! We actually spit out the burgers and just started laughing. I think we all were in shock at the unexpected flavor. When everything was put together it was just so overpowering that we couldn't eat it. We laughed and joked about it for a bit (I even got a "No, no Mommy" from my 2yr old!) but did try to eat what we could of it. I'm thankful for my guys' willingness to at least try everything so far through this recipe experiment. Unfortunately though, that recipe is now in the trash! <br /><br />I chalk it up to being part of the process of going through each recipe and trying it out. Some are good and some, well, just aren't. Like I always tell my sometimes, although rarely reluctant family, you never know unless you try and who knows, it might just turn out to be something really awesome. We have actually found several keepers through this process already!<br /><br />At least the veggies were good. Now, on to the next recipe adventure!Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-75766244055116680382011-10-24T16:00:00.008-05:002011-10-24T16:23:41.105-05:00September / October Bear SightingsJust a few cute moments from the past month... Lots more are on the way; I've got some catching up to do plus lots of new stuff to post as well!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSxt1BzCuO0eTDVyBDPVReyCWDLAFOKwGMQzpinb5WNRhZsx_h-7_IL_uNSgwMt_zrulzD0XbPZXnJswMtutuAlOSX4re75yOweAmVChywEP6qEu1Hx2o4sKWhCK2DDVVSYO3Eudjru0/s1600/IMG_0890.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSxt1BzCuO0eTDVyBDPVReyCWDLAFOKwGMQzpinb5WNRhZsx_h-7_IL_uNSgwMt_zrulzD0XbPZXnJswMtutuAlOSX4re75yOweAmVChywEP6qEu1Hx2o4sKWhCK2DDVVSYO3Eudjru0/s320/IMG_0890.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663597816169860002" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4SZo0PlBt1jUuOCaRNgQ-Yaq5kJJe-DOJTsAWrYXXWsyGbrkMPR_A-yQs_USk3Dj1FnHm9sz9-zctwGXWwvVacFnExjd1snC6qz7kbCVsibU9HE8bPi6EY8ERcKHOvk0zZBbUi95hog/s1600/IMG_1499.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4vPyKvBZbKqBIID71MPjGYcblW0aotkyeorHWFzgpZQiizZvbeEy75rrxmdEg6-v6vc1ak-s2MqFoDmtTienRG9XmehHhDWQ-3r8fIyLzWxUPdW-5WbqNYn-INn2d3n76izKcHcQn0I/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663595298643135522" /></a>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-3355869276539068792011-08-25T01:27:00.015-05:002011-08-25T02:11:27.529-05:00August Bear Sightings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MYWSWBILbLTr_43umQWC7pKpLw3B5L3A72WNzvoZYkQKNxhZgIlLSIDwiHPn7ECAMJ_7t0vAn_rcK4aZB0kXn6HPWTdzUk9rKcgHd4LRr-I5kHRHod4RBxH4b3lltWfviEnfFTgifdY/s1600/072+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MYWSWBILbLTr_43umQWC7pKpLw3B5L3A72WNzvoZYkQKNxhZgIlLSIDwiHPn7ECAMJ_7t0vAn_rcK4aZB0kXn6HPWTdzUk9rKcgHd4LRr-I5kHRHod4RBxH4b3lltWfviEnfFTgifdY/s320/072+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644676670320567618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Bath time is always a fun time!</strong><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh278XnFAqjYzG0Xner2R-f0NYQPJxVbcjzwRw2lJtatYYHB0vF8V8ZQbxRzbYDbAMC8_-JRoR2WaDuO3h1pwHFfWlWbpqpaVF_HrcdpcVWnfvx3ofBSz-SdUE0YhkujpJ9Djuwyx1EWig/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh278XnFAqjYzG0Xner2R-f0NYQPJxVbcjzwRw2lJtatYYHB0vF8V8ZQbxRzbYDbAMC8_-JRoR2WaDuO3h1pwHFfWlWbpqpaVF_HrcdpcVWnfvx3ofBSz-SdUE0YhkujpJ9Djuwyx1EWig/s320/052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644677198708573122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Chillin'</strong><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBq-kF-Rz9CpAxl8T1O-ok2xIHLQhYPz19hFh2J7uO31wt8RJfl_3qLP7Nu_skVhH4lFECk0m9rM8UPN1G2FHZsxgGkIAvBP3ZjLh7O1tzRQK1jhd8FXOgnWWwAuE4xuaugJSyygMmgI/s1600/065+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBq-kF-Rz9CpAxl8T1O-ok2xIHLQhYPz19hFh2J7uO31wt8RJfl_3qLP7Nu_skVhH4lFECk0m9rM8UPN1G2FHZsxgGkIAvBP3ZjLh7O1tzRQK1jhd8FXOgnWWwAuE4xuaugJSyygMmgI/s320/065+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644679709254484258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>I love how expressive his face is </strong><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvoXVpMc3O3sjiBNkWRcOyiOD4f5XrdiMRjuY1NqKUw3_CTGYefi5_5-IMjAdXgerO3LYiV8GspXDHKVX4fODUSB3LkHvXUFrtOzmpIX3w6TtcVVfmHTMR5yx40AkyZhwL2na0qbzmFk/s1600/055+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvoXVpMc3O3sjiBNkWRcOyiOD4f5XrdiMRjuY1NqKUw3_CTGYefi5_5-IMjAdXgerO3LYiV8GspXDHKVX4fODUSB3LkHvXUFrtOzmpIX3w6TtcVVfmHTMR5yx40AkyZhwL2na0qbzmFk/s320/055+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644681064746916434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><br />Enjoying every last drop and we're enjoying every last drop of him!</strong>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-53142421100757048762011-07-21T13:11:00.007-05:002011-07-21T13:19:39.479-05:00Happy 10 Years!We met over lunch, 19 years ago.<br />Dated off and on for 4 years.<br />Went our separate ways; lived our separate lives.<br />4 years later, God, in all His sovereignty and grace, brought us back together.<br />10 years ago today, we were married.<br /><br />Happy 10th Anniversary to the man God created specifically for me!<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPx1x-9YQQlkoJxcj3JtwJe_jKH5CbDg2p0tVNdWknS1UZmSh_nHmTrGexNSEHmO3tAjsCDlIoWM-xJlADAe7GwE-0YIQ9qAmTBT7EdjKIrIgMJVw_nSY8WElnYue-lxbaf2st-NFOAxM/s1600/image0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPx1x-9YQQlkoJxcj3JtwJe_jKH5CbDg2p0tVNdWknS1UZmSh_nHmTrGexNSEHmO3tAjsCDlIoWM-xJlADAe7GwE-0YIQ9qAmTBT7EdjKIrIgMJVw_nSY8WElnYue-lxbaf2st-NFOAxM/s320/image0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631871215944124290" /></a>Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-43283875719199656962011-07-20T15:22:00.013-05:002011-07-20T18:48:34.423-05:00Sous-Chef ExtrodinaireI'm making a cake for a birthday party this week and I have the custest little helper ever! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKjqehsKiN-mq3mtD_zLS0-kthIjt-2MNHw8r2JBzVcLlGLZ6lwtbKDblAkyIjzSfvSQ4ag_PS9cTo8-wMeasd4oxcwJvfQCyHTNzFdDZxc8CL33IPiV9_9weQaTU8-T7uRPhBWeyLTE/s1600/009+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTm4Tk8xlrl36JNAN41rW2l9lqcROvwzb4kedXbJmThgnDdadFyU6S2bbn6YDxWAR9ejGw87FLKLM3pLPSsbBqXKUjPDxcJTWms73qbCwwIVA4lkBf30BB5AgXXm5XGuocrkLPNfPitM/s320/001+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631536152690265474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"And that's how it's done!"Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258143660867953077.post-17927744770191968552011-07-19T09:00:00.000-05:002011-07-19T09:00:00.376-05:00Recent Bear sightings around our house<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5Ydzrsxgxg9-Z93MlUFImL3WJipxlYHVpSRx27JujgW7hyphenhyphenKdTsvm4n-xAaIOzeIQV89iHtRB8k5QbzrwKiTc_Thy5AAlfudN9v1qZzYpWDc8152BZHWHpEBtJYKFjJouW25LQrxCzpA/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5Ydzrsxgxg9-Z93MlUFImL3WJipxlYHVpSRx27JujgW7hyphenhyphenKdTsvm4n-xAaIOzeIQV89iHtRB8k5QbzrwKiTc_Thy5AAlfudN9v1qZzYpWDc8152BZHWHpEBtJYKFjJouW25LQrxCzpA/s320/042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628562734515611410" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Such a big boy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvBAEl6tgCxrwrTkJsLAzzr1-Ye_qfPae6Yoj5-obuGlsvrqEP1X8PTeZObTyViebN0lXEDRmfw2ILKJQVFREwaFF-YYs8-c8vFsuTad12nmDoDasmHcGyXzGkTLvpyI87RlEMSoFp1w/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvBAEl6tgCxrwrTkJsLAzzr1-Ye_qfPae6Yoj5-obuGlsvrqEP1X8PTeZObTyViebN0lXEDRmfw2ILKJQVFREwaFF-YYs8-c8vFsuTad12nmDoDasmHcGyXzGkTLvpyI87RlEMSoFp1w/s320/036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628562743123252434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hangin' with momma on the couch<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9_jwJZycvQUf1J4yPvYDoOc1HR7Gtl122b7TaFx3_G86I4iV4BL5kZ7kezPWu6oA-o5WGvNaD-9kY2-uJ66_tVpn_ra8-TpDn9GdsycEd1CcC23Riui1n2_EM2YVByUjS5eHp5UU7Q/s1600/182.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9_jwJZycvQUf1J4yPvYDoOc1HR7Gtl122b7TaFx3_G86I4iV4BL5kZ7kezPWu6oA-o5WGvNaD-9kY2-uJ66_tVpn_ra8-TpDn9GdsycEd1CcC23Riui1n2_EM2YVByUjS5eHp5UU7Q/s320/182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628563480262682626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Takin' a break from playing<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVvXSuImHsoyyOkrxkMSyAFhyYDd7Sg_PC0s3EE4oP1-RWRjo1pndUIDjFqDV6H69hxOPMx8X07dsormnXohWcffB6tmNFDnBsSvKUQdCtwDAaBsF_QQe8TzRBUdURXRm74BWqgbC6i8/s1600/180.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVvXSuImHsoyyOkrxkMSyAFhyYDd7Sg_PC0s3EE4oP1-RWRjo1pndUIDjFqDV6H69hxOPMx8X07dsormnXohWcffB6tmNFDnBsSvKUQdCtwDAaBsF_QQe8TzRBUdURXRm74BWqgbC6i8/s320/180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628563469469085522" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The animals attacked!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TFJT8iSq5j7KYRtPm9e1eBZ1H85vKNU5-_o0xALgn1hcB0I5wligcEwfeIcRsLBzbI61gcw3Qm1NMUtJVo_7MnlQdHXzRB2nifyY8SbmutZ4RDs1gLAc4zfGBJRw-1kpkBRvXL-g_mU/s1600/221.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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All of his friends came to play and celebrate. They got their faces painted, played in the kiddie pool, jumped on the trampoline and ran around having fun. We set up a "feed the animals" beanbag game but the men pretty much took that over as well as the t-ball set. It was really pretty funny to watch. Bear was super excited to have everyone over and was EXHAUSTED once the party was over. He played so hard during the party, he was out in no time! A big thank you to all who came and to those of you couldn't make it for all of the birthday wishes. He's still talking about his birthday...almost three weeks later... and I think he'll be doing so for a long while. :-)Ben and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484359165074777576noreply@blogger.com0