tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14086290601760329312024-03-05T22:32:37.116-07:00TEAM DEGRACIE!The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-55715367437987494652011-05-04T11:43:00.003-06:002011-05-04T11:51:50.282-06:00BlazeI know it has been a real long time but I can't forget this conversation I had with Blaze (7 yr old) and had to share.<br /><br />He comes home from school and while we are doing homework, we has this conversation:<br /><br />Blaze: So I don't have a girlfriend anymore.<br />Me: Why? What happened?<br />Blaze: We broke up.<br />Me: Who broke up! You or her?<br />Blaze: She did.<br />Me: What did she say?<br />Blaze: Just that she doesn't want to be with me anymore.<br />Me: I'm sorry. How do you feel about that?<br />Blaze: eh - I don't care. There a tons of others girls that want me.<br /><br />I giggled inside at his confidence. Darren was so proud of him and told him he would have his choice of anyone he wants and more, which I can't say.<br /><br />It was just great seeing his little shoulders shrug as he showed it was no big thing to be dumped - he would just get another.The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-50674180273714101172011-02-16T11:08:00.013-07:002011-02-16T12:09:45.171-07:00Catching Up!I do realize that it has been almost a good four months since I have posted pictures but there are good reasons for that. Here are a couple of excuses, even if you don't like them. We spent Thanksgiving in Arizona after cheering Darren on at his first Ironman. We sold our house and had to move out days before Christmas Day. I spent every minute either packing boxes and the storage unit, looking for a place to live or shopping and wrapping presents. Along with all the typical holiday parties at school, work, church and family. AND unpacking all of our stuff into a much smaller home for the time being and getting it all decorated so that it felt livable. Blaze had a birthday - he turned 7 years old - crazy!!! Darren and I spent our Christmas present to each other in Vegas in January - a much needed vacation. We have also had a couple rounds of sickness = strep throat, sinus infections, runny nose, cough etc. AND been involved in wrestling matches, swim team practices, Jr. Jazz basketball games, piano practices and recital, drama, scouts, so on and so on and so on. Sometimes I feel we are TOO busy and spread too thin. We also helped in creating a more than successful adoption 5K fundraiser for Colin and Ranie's new baby. I am hoping with the holiday season over - we can slow down a bit and catch up. <br /><br />SO......where do I start. Oh - I forgot to tell you that I lost all of our pictures from 2010 so I now only have what I have posted - which you know isn't much. <br /><br />Here are a few pictures from our visit to Arizona. Darren competed in the Ford Arizona Ironman in which he swam for 2.4 miles, biked for 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles without taking a break. He completed all of this in 13 hours, zero minutes and 40 seconds. Absolutely amazing. We are more than proud of him and this amazing accomplishment. He finished much faster than he thought and after the race, realized he could have taken off a good hour from his time if he didn't get that flat tire or the numerous bathroom breaks he took. The kids were great sports including baby McKay, only 8 months at the time. We were up at 5:30 in the morning and didn't crash that evening until midnight. The weather was horrible which made us trapped to our vehicles but we had fun anyway. We had shirts made so that you knew who was on Team DeGracie and we cheered as loud as we could every time we saw Darren coming. Needless to say - he received many gifts from us for Christmas and his birthday related to the Ironman. He now has a bound book of pictures made by Ranie, a framed collage of photos and a professionally framed collage of his picture, bib, medal and plaque. Our family room definitely has an Ironman decor going on right now. <br /><br />While we were in Arizona, we visited with family and friends, went target shooting with our bows, ate a lot of food, played a lot of games and went on a hike. The boys love it in Arizona and we have had so many discussions about moving there. <br /><br /><br />Can you tell which one is Darren?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKAodHAvkLDUernGAtkRj5EkStKY17FL-D-53qAob0hLhwB6gX5japNRBZqPcOiltStlVCuWy305xCwLivkLhR5FD7XE7VnAS-lAUtDoyv1Xvve8KvgVOfR99Fx14X75nQWfvTG-By0Y/s1600/IMG_4592.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKAodHAvkLDUernGAtkRj5EkStKY17FL-D-53qAob0hLhwB6gX5japNRBZqPcOiltStlVCuWy305xCwLivkLhR5FD7XE7VnAS-lAUtDoyv1Xvve8KvgVOfR99Fx14X75nQWfvTG-By0Y/s400/IMG_4592.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574356880451702578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oZ8mqUmnwELlLZ_57Z-Jfngvsqe7atoKTWnZFLeZyoUqV8GRq_bNvX31PVNmdFjLd4MELTfKUUEr1zOy0j2S-flYkMeKPB1YYGKDJ0apiu89kqc0wgtT-wrTgRcGd8Zw-7U_2mdVh2U/s1600/IMG_4836-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppKPHh3XcEGlzM4gRQE1KxHu22Zi5dO7dzzbE57pM8ZX9MjjeIFoGOlcuyU2Neizq5c0JyZ0kPJPaVXbEQfQZhzGF46TX3B9it85JpDSkpJ02CfA5NGqnz1l5i5w7-W2-7H7zvUrsz90/s400/101_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574356212642074466" /></a><br /><br />Blaze has his 7th birthday and got to choose were we ate dinner that day and what we did for entertainment. He chose Cafe Rio for dinner, of course, and bowling for his activity. Here are a few pictures of that day. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgXMycryPedccJPg3oOhZgOlS8tODKuyKcx6hE-vid8HORUJB_Z-PdJg1fiAk7pS0JyUvV_rdDNnuV9TNB2ICZNycfZlwdSXB-FtRzmOcSCT0oaKou1fRv7HwbCW4_XvQpvmzMOr28CY/s1600/101_0659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgXMycryPedccJPg3oOhZgOlS8tODKuyKcx6hE-vid8HORUJB_Z-PdJg1fiAk7pS0JyUvV_rdDNnuV9TNB2ICZNycfZlwdSXB-FtRzmOcSCT0oaKou1fRv7HwbCW4_XvQpvmzMOr28CY/s400/101_0659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574358659523723058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yPW4lOYvZXstBEI4p37EzImwzeTr3zHxOksGqTbPjqrcLBYNVn5DcseY5hok8CKSJP8eYb37GtuXIEWbdtrJiybB9w_-fqHnIoAqvH3K_bwC11aM_WkqAAznGEhgRi1ssq-KPxZ0e7A/s1600/101_0660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yPW4lOYvZXstBEI4p37EzImwzeTr3zHxOksGqTbPjqrcLBYNVn5DcseY5hok8CKSJP8eYb37GtuXIEWbdtrJiybB9w_-fqHnIoAqvH3K_bwC11aM_WkqAAznGEhgRi1ssq-KPxZ0e7A/s400/101_0660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574358655465056994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-aSuzovWFhV5bK95uQnOoPBoxPsT99CpAr8LYj5EZ1O7TrjkbAY7q7ZG669zUo4UL4Rx2IHQR2rtrDNZF5tzqtXRrxKECmBNYFNVoB5CxDJ7pmxhsnsGyf8Xa8nt7QhFL7hyD3Brexw/s1600/101_0663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-aSuzovWFhV5bK95uQnOoPBoxPsT99CpAr8LYj5EZ1O7TrjkbAY7q7ZG669zUo4UL4Rx2IHQR2rtrDNZF5tzqtXRrxKECmBNYFNVoB5CxDJ7pmxhsnsGyf8Xa8nt7QhFL7hyD3Brexw/s400/101_0663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574358647526370466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixifBXOKC379RMVfM5o9oLgcMOQ7ShHMqzOzaNDSWENmOjLUqRXk1yMKUdqJ5WmNGNsPnvgUzJWiCci32XErlsCD0ND36snjwtWJ86hq7vnBL2YckKIhFDYI4l8sOo1ecnW72lrQ7hQc/s1600/101_0671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixifBXOKC379RMVfM5o9oLgcMOQ7ShHMqzOzaNDSWENmOjLUqRXk1yMKUdqJ5WmNGNsPnvgUzJWiCci32XErlsCD0ND36snjwtWJ86hq7vnBL2YckKIhFDYI4l8sOo1ecnW72lrQ7hQc/s400/101_0671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574358641348376018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCki0Nc19idMy6qGvAkz_yqtKIBd4KNfedcGYBUfyKneXwm05I4XVSVzDahp2U5w3l2WxtrwMjUA8jK0jd0uorm-hnwzrv1XchlBCBUx-Fs4SimQX3SWcGxeRk7837D-1kuxW66hkhHE/s1600/101_0658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCki0Nc19idMy6qGvAkz_yqtKIBd4KNfedcGYBUfyKneXwm05I4XVSVzDahp2U5w3l2WxtrwMjUA8jK0jd0uorm-hnwzrv1XchlBCBUx-Fs4SimQX3SWcGxeRk7837D-1kuxW66hkhHE/s400/101_0658.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574358636691064786" /></a><br /><br />Super Bowl Sunday! Darren childhood team was in the Super Bowl so we had to get all dressed up. We had signs, balloons and logos all over the house. Tons of food, family and candy. Here is a peak of what we looked like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio76IY8fFzI9Ej87nLNn49otel7sVISN35QYzEvSUKwFSZ7oAX3ixemVCDzWyiAdUvxoDVDJP8pNjQp-iLIFYUKRsTiIOskY0gqmc1xDuoLmcIBQ-y_Aw1kQKIznk9nyUrygHHqGwd8Ro/s1600/IMG_7888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio76IY8fFzI9Ej87nLNn49otel7sVISN35QYzEvSUKwFSZ7oAX3ixemVCDzWyiAdUvxoDVDJP8pNjQp-iLIFYUKRsTiIOskY0gqmc1xDuoLmcIBQ-y_Aw1kQKIznk9nyUrygHHqGwd8Ro/s400/IMG_7888.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574359489680370466" /></a><br /><br />Run For Love 5K. Darren helped Colin and Ranie put together a 5K run/walk to raise money to help with the adoption of their new baby. It was on February 12th and we had an amazing turnout. I think it turned out bigger than they had planned which is well deserved. We spent a lot of time getting it all pulled together. I was quite busy with registration and timing that morning so I didn't get great pictures but here are a few of the beginning of the race. You can get an idea of how many runners there were. Canon ran the race as well and finished in 46 minutes. We are so proud of him. I video taped him crossing the finish line. I am sure he grateful for it to be over. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTxET-epVElMLsWO3f-VTG57S-S4tpOc9GOVuiLCEF9sZcIRbYqj0SKPDsPGdzQbl5DnCApxtX3sfGfa_MffnphkN3N8dyPDEXMJH9hum414JIcZoa3kvnOG7bbwxqJ1dp1pqcvBI9Vw/s1600/IMG_7899.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/AVvXsEgeTxET-epVElMLsWO3f-VTG57S-S4tpOc9GOVuiLCEF9sZcIRbYqj0SKPDsPGdzQbl5DnCApxtX3sfGfa_MffnphkN3N8dyPDEXMJH9hum414JIcZoa3kvnOG7bbwxqJ1dp1pqcvBI9Vw/s400/IMG_7899.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574361616293305938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_YLQ2ZEEeShjZrvXlaPBPqrNFhoc0vG-r4MvX-Bb_YIG6tUUgQru_yQ153cGfb8fd5n3IyYfMWlJwePyKOAFFEEyEMGCu-nPU48-ngsSPUnTwd6KGCndjOL6vd5DyIOmLULdN9Z6VgM/s1600/IMG_7902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_YLQ2ZEEeShjZrvXlaPBPqrNFhoc0vG-r4MvX-Bb_YIG6tUUgQru_yQ153cGfb8fd5n3IyYfMWlJwePyKOAFFEEyEMGCu-nPU48-ngsSPUnTwd6KGCndjOL6vd5DyIOmLULdN9Z6VgM/s400/IMG_7902.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574361612542686178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYsMbjxLY-UFmDiVSYA7vfZCKwZmK5YFu93bybdVQqu4HqNhj_9pIM4OQlGsAmeczdVzSWX7kbkx9TeAzcCQdEUU3a5-iO8QciBFog_vzIaXaicdtM4RY5uHIkrzgFfraEw6WpzBdobE/s1600/IMG_7904.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/AVvXsEhhYsMbjxLY-UFmDiVSYA7vfZCKwZmK5YFu93bybdVQqu4HqNhj_9pIM4OQlGsAmeczdVzSWX7kbkx9TeAzcCQdEUU3a5-iO8QciBFog_vzIaXaicdtM4RY5uHIkrzgFfraEw6WpzBdobE/s400/IMG_7904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574361605346743730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGi7fNA0CiW9xnCQdYA8-mX-5L6qpYQ6okpDSGwfH54TCmnrfOs-AgAIe3jpIdSguhXbiub9NmEF16bimRO0g2_xHI6bvHXkTyZaoAcVkS7w97EOFJ0-N8oO6fq3giAGBg8YDq83bjpI/s1600/IMG_7920.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGi7fNA0CiW9xnCQdYA8-mX-5L6qpYQ6okpDSGwfH54TCmnrfOs-AgAIe3jpIdSguhXbiub9NmEF16bimRO0g2_xHI6bvHXkTyZaoAcVkS7w97EOFJ0-N8oO6fq3giAGBg8YDq83bjpI/s400/IMG_7920.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574361603013298898" /></a><br /> <br />Valentine's Day: <br />Canon had to make a Valentine's box for his class but they decided to make it a competition within the 5th grade. He came up with the idea of making his look like Reese's peanut butter cups. Here is a picture of the final piece. He ended up winning the top award, Best of Show, for the best box in all the 5th grade. He has had a few self-esteem building moments lately which I am very grateful for. You should really see this in person - he did a great job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13jIO6qjFPg8kSt3-JQEwTueJD0ktR77eLsTosyykZV8i6f9mGHbJsmt5P6JlStPVaMQZzoB-_78P-6WTPd3hu1TsJrJliz0RgK_kMS1wMs8k7VVBtIJkA91N8eG0iGFpCStm9V0qDaA/s1600/IMG_7924.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/AVvXsEj13jIO6qjFPg8kSt3-JQEwTueJD0ktR77eLsTosyykZV8i6f9mGHbJsmt5P6JlStPVaMQZzoB-_78P-6WTPd3hu1TsJrJliz0RgK_kMS1wMs8k7VVBtIJkA91N8eG0iGFpCStm9V0qDaA/s400/IMG_7924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574363192727622674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI5Cq6v6HpGz5W6IvvBl-wo8qeNkZj36aC3j5q5ogbMVrKOgGTmBPTtoFdn6jitFUFchw4NHxG8XnEuePWND9O2DBv5jfHc2gr1hc1xbxkwKvc2T2nVTcDQCNs4J-LbdvAOh8W8SZWz0/s1600/IMG_7926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI5Cq6v6HpGz5W6IvvBl-wo8qeNkZj36aC3j5q5ogbMVrKOgGTmBPTtoFdn6jitFUFchw4NHxG8XnEuePWND9O2DBv5jfHc2gr1hc1xbxkwKvc2T2nVTcDQCNs4J-LbdvAOh8W8SZWz0/s400/IMG_7926.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574363183924184354" /></a><br /><br />We also had our annual cookie decorating contest but the cookies didn't turn out so we changed it to cupcakes at the last minute. We each decorated several cupcakes and then chose 2 to place in the contest. Our Arizona family members are the judge. Apparently my "I Love Dan" and "I Love Don" cupcakes weren't good enough to win. Pierson's frosting drop actually won so simplicity and then Darren's and Canon's won for creativity. I think we need new judges personally. Anyway - here are few pictures of our evening. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gIneYFumnmxXpPxmwY6k9ou6XHPgTy3054k7j1To1l1uEnmdh_W6ljw-BRMzpQbqkX5hM8DrdoQW7RIZkl1lwzW5kVJp-Ux3xGk8wbo8nhwFhL0Zlomvq7tbzA9-iz5EEiZgsmamNYs/s1600/IMG_7929.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/AVvXsEi1gIneYFumnmxXpPxmwY6k9ou6XHPgTy3054k7j1To1l1uEnmdh_W6ljw-BRMzpQbqkX5hM8DrdoQW7RIZkl1lwzW5kVJp-Ux3xGk8wbo8nhwFhL0Zlomvq7tbzA9-iz5EEiZgsmamNYs/s400/IMG_7929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574365154110632386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbMm2B3xvoskknd9gVA_2eX3LfMgj9IIiPdAZBAiiKK6m2W7fPCFaEN3KujJuRt4gWXq_NAbVjrE87egFYjpIIYUx5SFNGcbt491oKlNgsd2naq1T04vTQoeUw348frCw_-oKsmq6fi4/s1600/IMG_7932.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/AVvXsEifbMm2B3xvoskknd9gVA_2eX3LfMgj9IIiPdAZBAiiKK6m2W7fPCFaEN3KujJuRt4gWXq_NAbVjrE87egFYjpIIYUx5SFNGcbt491oKlNgsd2naq1T04vTQoeUw348frCw_-oKsmq6fi4/s400/IMG_7932.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574365150135829778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEMCQpjs0VVcC9g1Y9R9H_iV2hsLat2RjcvDb_ItP2RwxNbaKss2QSMLS1D3SLRSksRxwD31WgMVUKbhMWsZCEI6OjqfOiZeG4n26-GnbTPGOb6sgG4vkIROEm6gHSi1dNkxeOq1xZaA/s1600/IMG_7936.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/AVvXsEhtEMCQpjs0VVcC9g1Y9R9H_iV2hsLat2RjcvDb_ItP2RwxNbaKss2QSMLS1D3SLRSksRxwD31WgMVUKbhMWsZCEI6OjqfOiZeG4n26-GnbTPGOb6sgG4vkIROEm6gHSi1dNkxeOq1xZaA/s400/IMG_7936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574365145425736770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgI9q-H9C85aH0nZ9SgZzABPhKdBNAVfW049tKxBUK6d-ZO0KCL5NJ_lFK_gH1TgXFqkyREvgIhBLtFuV9_CL1mfM7YI59QIy7bpsupdS8pPnfKP8bqMbI0gY6c68xblEllvIKe7WFHc/s1600/IMG_7940.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/AVvXsEjxgI9q-H9C85aH0nZ9SgZzABPhKdBNAVfW049tKxBUK6d-ZO0KCL5NJ_lFK_gH1TgXFqkyREvgIhBLtFuV9_CL1mfM7YI59QIy7bpsupdS8pPnfKP8bqMbI0gY6c68xblEllvIKe7WFHc/s400/IMG_7940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574365136763480098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71X9tRUDY_JcENUmg4QEAk0C46UzjCPAeY-jDIMlYUMdqMftvajjsIWmcNg0RVW4usUDqTgMbdzDFJdO9d4LgCQZD9joriQFfLP02u_gDMpKM4SqWCaDzXHVasJdi5p58wv_vSoNQMw4/s1600/IMG_7944.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/AVvXsEi71X9tRUDY_JcENUmg4QEAk0C46UzjCPAeY-jDIMlYUMdqMftvajjsIWmcNg0RVW4usUDqTgMbdzDFJdO9d4LgCQZD9joriQFfLP02u_gDMpKM4SqWCaDzXHVasJdi5p58wv_vSoNQMw4/s400/IMG_7944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574365131222021698" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-1600300557547589352011-02-16T11:04:00.002-07:002011-02-16T11:08:13.601-07:00Pledge Follow Up!So - the pledge posted previously was something I thought Canon had to write for school. Apparently it was a pledge that he wrote for D.A.R.E. graduation and was entered in a school wide contest. His essay was chosen as the best essay written by a boy so him and the girl winner will get to read their pledge at D.A.R.E. graduation in front of the whole school on March 1st. He was pretty excited but gets more and more nervous as the day gets closer. I had no idea and offered him no help when writing his essay. I am even more proud of him now after finding out how great it actually was in comparison. I am so proud of my little student.The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-22576042355892098552011-02-02T19:35:00.000-07:002011-02-02T19:36:29.854-07:00I love a good pledge!D.A.R.E<br />D.A.R.E is awesome because we learn so much and have lots of fun learning. Every time we have D.A.R.E I always go home and tell my mom what we did, saw, and talked about. When our teacher would say we have D.A.R.E tomorrow I get so excited to see what we get to do. D.A.R.E is a great program for kids to learn not to do drugs or violent stuff.<br />I have learned how bad people look when they do drugs, what happens to them, and what they do. When we look at pictures of what happens to people around people who do drugs and when people get drunk. I have also learned how much trouble people get into when they do violent stuff like hurting someone or their home. We have talked about how many people get into lots of trouble and what for. These are some of the things people do that we heard. They do vandalism, robberies, make fires, get drunk, and lots more.<br />I think it is important to be drug and violence free because I don’t want to get into trouble or make my face and other stuff look bad. I don’t want to be arrested for violence or getting drunk. I also don’t want to tell people when I grow up that I did something bad when I was younger. When I get older I don’t want to look bad and have people look at you and think you are a bad or gross person when they walk past you.<br />I pledge to be drug free, make wise decisions, and to not let anyone control me. I also pledge to not get into any trouble anywhere I go. I pledge to stay far away from alcohol, tobacco, and all of the other drugs. I promise to do my best to tell people to not do drugs and violent stuff.<br />By, <br />Canon DeGracieThe DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-29611374144047359672010-10-20T00:10:00.014-06:002010-10-25T22:58:26.765-06:00Vegas Baby!We did it again. We had so much fun the first time we thought we would go back! We traded our Park City timeshare for a week in Las Vegas - mostly just because of the sun and palm trees but don't tell my husband. He thinks it was for the bare skin and gambling which we did see a lot of. <br /><br />We spent a couple of days with Pierson's favorite people: Jaden, Uncle Dan, Becky, Ranie, Colin and McKay. The DeGracie family joined us for a day at Circus Circus filled with tons of fun on roller coasters and scary rides(see pics of Pierson) and another day soaking in some sun and then enjoying a late night show (<span style="font-style:italic;">KA</span>) followed by yummy dessert. We have the best time with this family. We missed Jake but made sure we had dessert that night considering it was his 20th birthday. <br /><br />We then spent a couple of days with the Maughan family enjoying a walk on the Strip, the M&M factory, the Coke building, the Arcade (came home with tons of junk toys not worth the money spent on the games), saw a guy have a heart attack while crossing the road and we are pretty sure he didn't make it, went to the Bellagio to view several water shows, rode the roller coaster at New York New York, and spent another day at the pool. <br /><br />We played lots of games, watched lots of movies, ate lots of candy, chips and soda (which is a must on a vacation) and had LOTS of fun. The weather was incredible, the company was so fun and we had the best time. Below is the proof:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljmXuM6OQSFqA8cdV4OrO04C1tUSkChGFeYdSIbsZBfaXa5v-wBjlXbG97UN6LxtY9pcV_IMw3cVffyiAZmXgFG9anGv2sCipPWAcroplRHpjz5UxX36lrTN9fdkA7lKljc0O1uaIjPg/s1600/IMG_7332.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/AVvXsEhljmXuM6OQSFqA8cdV4OrO04C1tUSkChGFeYdSIbsZBfaXa5v-wBjlXbG97UN6LxtY9pcV_IMw3cVffyiAZmXgFG9anGv2sCipPWAcroplRHpjz5UxX36lrTN9fdkA7lKljc0O1uaIjPg/s400/IMG_7332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532209520514928930" /></a><br />McKay loving the lights and sounds of Vegas but not the smells! He loved the water show! He did so good for the crazy schedule we had him on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5Rx0PFyCWgZugBu3emPxqZPjXJH69Ic2TVtUhzULmMYjcrJRtYrCx-ib7hQIH19px7lwLaqB3nu28iskjLqXD-9DpGAVU-73G3baE8GJUecvK5FwUb1lJcTb75McerHWRrPx2aerWKQ/s1600/IMG_7324.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/AVvXsEix5Rx0PFyCWgZugBu3emPxqZPjXJH69Ic2TVtUhzULmMYjcrJRtYrCx-ib7hQIH19px7lwLaqB3nu28iskjLqXD-9DpGAVU-73G3baE8GJUecvK5FwUb1lJcTb75McerHWRrPx2aerWKQ/s400/IMG_7324.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532209032668358546" /></a><br />Just so you know - Darren had to pay these boys in order to get them to stand next to them. I hope it stays that way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQ1a47aZb6YiSOOPyYr3c697dgdj3a_K3E6FbftX5xNx1NaiydNKxOJtcBmYCZaQ6bo5saJAvaPjuypA6Lz1lNcH_E0Dq5GPkBN9po5XASXCT7OpWV4RUYGHORgfU16LbS4l1Zy4ovl4/s1600/IMG_7311.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/AVvXsEgEQ1a47aZb6YiSOOPyYr3c697dgdj3a_K3E6FbftX5xNx1NaiydNKxOJtcBmYCZaQ6bo5saJAvaPjuypA6Lz1lNcH_E0Dq5GPkBN9po5XASXCT7OpWV4RUYGHORgfU16LbS4l1Zy4ovl4/s400/IMG_7311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532209024144204258" /></a><br />McKay having a good time laughing at his cousins. They drown him with attention and fight over holding him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDIOu0MHMg48bhytFKFzUnxUjguD2CTFsqSrDGCHSnw9CUtAHAGTOyMuVB3Ee84UmH0TQikChAKrU6-zHMulwu91_NhGMG8ku1QDppA5V5zZHIL14H6c7euLdSjxDunw7BmrnSBH0NbM/s1600/IMG_7302.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/AVvXsEgYDIOu0MHMg48bhytFKFzUnxUjguD2CTFsqSrDGCHSnw9CUtAHAGTOyMuVB3Ee84UmH0TQikChAKrU6-zHMulwu91_NhGMG8ku1QDppA5V5zZHIL14H6c7euLdSjxDunw7BmrnSBH0NbM/s400/IMG_7302.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532209005488880818" /></a><br />Me holding on tight to make sure Blaze doesn't fall into the Bellagio Lake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsp_cdwRkdxRCzkpFUkxgQmBNNGAlfWpu8o7AHyUzcXjLkwiVomJn7QRGpcYLO24zUO847-ewzzmjilQnhvoWtDfmzBdSiGl5cqhyFh7RAy4sacipdQfH0a5KQniKWU7gQTJCWHGYbC8/s1600/IMG_7298.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsp_cdwRkdxRCzkpFUkxgQmBNNGAlfWpu8o7AHyUzcXjLkwiVomJn7QRGpcYLO24zUO847-ewzzmjilQnhvoWtDfmzBdSiGl5cqhyFh7RAy4sacipdQfH0a5KQniKWU7gQTJCWHGYbC8/s400/IMG_7298.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532208994707332194" /></a><br />Me and my baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCLqfoEskj8yJOl251dw3O1NSfVcJUTm_Zyp5JklTcULfUC-JL8z3OsNgAJ7eHKm5CfxGXPl9dlfxSipkWiqArLlv0CklSB90dO8OK_CTO09Vzx08k3WkynTYqrL1o-NsMaedQLi7KrY/s1600/IMG_7286.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/AVvXsEgBCLqfoEskj8yJOl251dw3O1NSfVcJUTm_Zyp5JklTcULfUC-JL8z3OsNgAJ7eHKm5CfxGXPl9dlfxSipkWiqArLlv0CklSB90dO8OK_CTO09Vzx08k3WkynTYqrL1o-NsMaedQLi7KrY/s400/IMG_7286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532207902657091762" /></a><br />We didn't know Darren and Colin were here as a couple until pictures proved otherwise. Too funny!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEACG3tQ_ltSpyguD6z5hOZGLehoxYNKxvu3NGnr8r1YZYHbdyU-zwGQ6KFJ26U7dh5zRAGXCti_-lOK27QU7xLpUhc9P2yGx_F51-WSM-dYMFFw36elXfgVLkSTRzrIdTUhr1qp9Xg1U/s1600/IMG_7285.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/AVvXsEgEACG3tQ_ltSpyguD6z5hOZGLehoxYNKxvu3NGnr8r1YZYHbdyU-zwGQ6KFJ26U7dh5zRAGXCti_-lOK27QU7xLpUhc9P2yGx_F51-WSM-dYMFFw36elXfgVLkSTRzrIdTUhr1qp9Xg1U/s400/IMG_7285.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532207895360842466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVD4XrYf01v3w8SHuvsAIHTjO7OQAgXL-jbim36s7oSsQRW8ksK0EONdZg2ztlIhbtmvoFZ9Pfv2PiH43m170QsXx-w6IVVuLxRNCV0Ye62KwhCoyfhrXhJHDPibfV79F2D4tEIDjPew/s1600/IMG_7309.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/AVvXsEiWVD4XrYf01v3w8SHuvsAIHTjO7OQAgXL-jbim36s7oSsQRW8ksK0EONdZg2ztlIhbtmvoFZ9Pfv2PiH43m170QsXx-w6IVVuLxRNCV0Ye62KwhCoyfhrXhJHDPibfV79F2D4tEIDjPew/s400/IMG_7309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532209013081918034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs0hN11CSfA6o-2QMF7aAmOjL9ODJBsPpNJP6IhD55TYcu1crqgg9EorW92H0hftTEtv_Bv97lM5-uDsviBaVU8wb1a2YlsaP3s7nZuRT20ZnUShPJO2_Mta8wEIHQG3X9JDBFESWiTI/s1600/IMG_7282.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/AVvXsEiWs0hN11CSfA6o-2QMF7aAmOjL9ODJBsPpNJP6IhD55TYcu1crqgg9EorW92H0hftTEtv_Bv97lM5-uDsviBaVU8wb1a2YlsaP3s7nZuRT20ZnUShPJO2_Mta8wEIHQG3X9JDBFESWiTI/s400/IMG_7282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532207893922061042" /></a><br />I should be the professional photographer for the Bellagio - don't you think? I'd take that job!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IJZrxzKk66rG4sQJUy6JuteJ2SMxBnBYuTmLWrQqif8GzlAAQWOKlmt_IFhgKGuMj5AG9XY2_bYNFpERuLJ2L_2PNmTFSKuDF4E-6wuouZLM4HXoZGy-2VI95LEFuc1WtW-wv-NNUgo/s1600/IMG_7272.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/AVvXsEi8IJZrxzKk66rG4sQJUy6JuteJ2SMxBnBYuTmLWrQqif8GzlAAQWOKlmt_IFhgKGuMj5AG9XY2_bYNFpERuLJ2L_2PNmTFSKuDF4E-6wuouZLM4HXoZGy-2VI95LEFuc1WtW-wv-NNUgo/s400/IMG_7272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532207885291850578" /></a><br />Dinner at the Rainforest Cafe! Pierson wasn't fond of the moving Elephant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNh2MMBe66KyfhGiJhJy8nOA2zMRlQaa8NV5mYUQUube8bP5oB-tOuX0ssHkedqY5xjKxNL_l6oes_GCEJKWY_WGYt0SRQMPzUEKpeQ7HO_fHCH3-jPApnJMvc1OrXS5bBQzL2RiYSn8/s1600/IMG_7266.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/AVvXsEjkNh2MMBe66KyfhGiJhJy8nOA2zMRlQaa8NV5mYUQUube8bP5oB-tOuX0ssHkedqY5xjKxNL_l6oes_GCEJKWY_WGYt0SRQMPzUEKpeQ7HO_fHCH3-jPApnJMvc1OrXS5bBQzL2RiYSn8/s400/IMG_7266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532207879006283282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowZeJ5-uAhozP2c6vBwlNTbGIlSJSlXYHIKLlMbxXdFeq3VIi0xAC_Af_RefBucbs2Q8vT1q3PErQ4ShRxsJBw8eug_3gUTHYF94VDWz6kn5do1JWGXvOp_FN2c9vQr-_6PV4FYCGs1M/s1600/IMG_7236.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/AVvXsEgowZeJ5-uAhozP2c6vBwlNTbGIlSJSlXYHIKLlMbxXdFeq3VIi0xAC_Af_RefBucbs2Q8vT1q3PErQ4ShRxsJBw8eug_3gUTHYF94VDWz6kn5do1JWGXvOp_FN2c9vQr-_6PV4FYCGs1M/s400/IMG_7236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532206829528185154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFefZlfF6NtYnQZR1PKxu0Z9DBky44QR4VlYEONQXZdcoAQrv1BbVwltOiXAvDaSdXXtaz2Vddba3vvJh-by5AkJjl5D59ma_k7xYuCou2j72XyZnu5cqb6rMkZY4rTSkOAsF0e0XncAk/s1600/IMG_7192.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/AVvXsEgFefZlfF6NtYnQZR1PKxu0Z9DBky44QR4VlYEONQXZdcoAQrv1BbVwltOiXAvDaSdXXtaz2Vddba3vvJh-by5AkJjl5D59ma_k7xYuCou2j72XyZnu5cqb6rMkZY4rTSkOAsF0e0XncAk/s400/IMG_7192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532206822618626370" /></a><br />Hanging out at the pool!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5a3xz8nwXnnfB6OYX9Ofg5DSkQl4oeVvUZAduAXkIHMKVthYdErTJHDwrOnCpO1vaQXJRMRw0GoL59wNxGDlwfx2hnVuTqqfHX1QYPbJ_HLDEZ2m5_WkjhsRpacxXnjL9IxPesoyfvk/s1600/IMG_7190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5a3xz8nwXnnfB6OYX9Ofg5DSkQl4oeVvUZAduAXkIHMKVthYdErTJHDwrOnCpO1vaQXJRMRw0GoL59wNxGDlwfx2hnVuTqqfHX1QYPbJ_HLDEZ2m5_WkjhsRpacxXnjL9IxPesoyfvk/s400/IMG_7190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532206818621635474" /></a><br />Pierson chillin' without bottoms with his favorite uncle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOff5Nw_XVI4I4bFpS2PyR_DvVg2Bl6U8_8ZduKprmI36pRSq3KCd-Up4qJ8s8QZt-BhvPvkq3sTR8vs2Pzx8SWVUt2gKKwSyCxZ4ae4eY3vMcVPD_N1nXOd8GoXFBtz1VPSmKN-Rv1XM/s1600/IMG_7179.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/AVvXsEhOff5Nw_XVI4I4bFpS2PyR_DvVg2Bl6U8_8ZduKprmI36pRSq3KCd-Up4qJ8s8QZt-BhvPvkq3sTR8vs2Pzx8SWVUt2gKKwSyCxZ4ae4eY3vMcVPD_N1nXOd8GoXFBtz1VPSmKN-Rv1XM/s400/IMG_7179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532206815086369826" /></a><br />Pure joy! Nothing beats babies in a bubble bath!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsVtSGGtwAwT4DnWRYCnHO0a1_E5msZ7UKTrFmChTPqnR2ihLe3UCU7YJjRUyz_t1QzJvgs2sTcO4gVN9sL44GyjYBmoKLwLcD308aSP7I-IzSE3g6DpD6N-LEnymxWJXt-QJj-7RFhE/s1600/101_0530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsVtSGGtwAwT4DnWRYCnHO0a1_E5msZ7UKTrFmChTPqnR2ihLe3UCU7YJjRUyz_t1QzJvgs2sTcO4gVN9sL44GyjYBmoKLwLcD308aSP7I-IzSE3g6DpD6N-LEnymxWJXt-QJj-7RFhE/s400/101_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532206797064946914" /></a><br />Had enough of Circus Circus! It was the single most terrifying day of his life. We made him ride every ride once, had to cut the roller coaster ride short due to excessive crying, and didn't stop telling us that his tummy didn't like it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC48npm-lAVZCzs3cak5i_6bO8eJA8_ndhcxMuF-pWTFzRDX3Qhmw7xsuCVDcB5Kh8saCDFLtv-uNvi0wK9YqVEqQeIrKO5vMtWUfyJv943GNMpA74B4gMyGBUJV3EiyBiS5AI01NiaXo/s1600/101_0503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC48npm-lAVZCzs3cak5i_6bO8eJA8_ndhcxMuF-pWTFzRDX3Qhmw7xsuCVDcB5Kh8saCDFLtv-uNvi0wK9YqVEqQeIrKO5vMtWUfyJv943GNMpA74B4gMyGBUJV3EiyBiS5AI01NiaXo/s400/101_0503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205813372628834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYldeKKFZAxdc2_KFHG-Qf_lP1bKw48sRsewXxSrMRmKJcEfuchJBciBCGEb_6Qc0ltVbGeeYXH4MMQMTQSUBXvKuCk_b7h94aqudM1qG49B2TPICgS_fkYV66p3Ow7SZBp-SsqEvwF8/s1600/101_0495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYldeKKFZAxdc2_KFHG-Qf_lP1bKw48sRsewXxSrMRmKJcEfuchJBciBCGEb_6Qc0ltVbGeeYXH4MMQMTQSUBXvKuCk_b7h94aqudM1qG49B2TPICgS_fkYV66p3Ow7SZBp-SsqEvwF8/s400/101_0495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205809365850146" /></a><br />Look at the terrified look on his face. Isn't that so sad? What is worse is Blaze's face - he is enjoying Pierson's pain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqSpPOxWGY5rlsdRbHM35OnpZe_plC0D_utbkH8ZQdQGqRFZFlrwDRMNesjs81mm0-LP-dUWGvIjLWxHeM6R-BaWFyvSmpCs4UbYU0lLsDiGdKJZx80d5x8kSEh41yL-OKvg4igY75L8/s1600/101_0462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqSpPOxWGY5rlsdRbHM35OnpZe_plC0D_utbkH8ZQdQGqRFZFlrwDRMNesjs81mm0-LP-dUWGvIjLWxHeM6R-BaWFyvSmpCs4UbYU0lLsDiGdKJZx80d5x8kSEh41yL-OKvg4igY75L8/s400/101_0462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205805406472354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhdPxbm_oFvh54yuRse10-UnmPT9rvCn5imw3EcnwVS-6IsiIQ4Csxk91k3GMCiRBOHhXc5ZqQL5311QbdgoX7Rf2JCFen8GJ7A9hY-KuhV1Uk_ApvY9MZJORNouGgih-Sfq3U0xZ-tQ/s1600/101_0459.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51PHl0H17Qwmt7ZZtHWUDkMCR8qGBwI7Giq3InouW7sXfsYo3M6q3TgW8X1NrVLdxrtCQWXfXKFDfYAmZTGEfS3IhxwKBUi7285sy_M11vLfLwYCGiS8BGd0tm7syOa4_TGy0ihLM7xc/s400/101_0527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205258975464402" /></a><br />Crazy Uncle Dan - Pierson's favorite!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CEvd9LZR9mx7aqr44IX8EVtXO7I1vVJUlD9PfynXSzIB0wVtcDKvGAyUMW3TIg34-on3Val5UJ83ov_nyUQUoyLgWyhKbPHl6dhJrzmgtkM66-o7yyO_lOrNEIlJ7yOe-CBFCbHc7ok/s1600/101_0526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CEvd9LZR9mx7aqr44IX8EVtXO7I1vVJUlD9PfynXSzIB0wVtcDKvGAyUMW3TIg34-on3Val5UJ83ov_nyUQUoyLgWyhKbPHl6dhJrzmgtkM66-o7yyO_lOrNEIlJ7yOe-CBFCbHc7ok/s400/101_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205254936005778" /></a><br />Beautiful Aunt Becky!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd31UxyN2vLDK7x6I1bT26y0n_7ybJOYZu_xPZ-086UKbWtemLM7uaui5Gst_xzflsHJ9kv8N9uE-MYyw7iGaMokMzOZECr1ocvUxMfwGtreBjSDMkuvbVVSFMNJ2vzM106weLlyPSsY/s1600/101_0521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd31UxyN2vLDK7x6I1bT26y0n_7ybJOYZu_xPZ-086UKbWtemLM7uaui5Gst_xzflsHJ9kv8N9uE-MYyw7iGaMokMzOZECr1ocvUxMfwGtreBjSDMkuvbVVSFMNJ2vzM106weLlyPSsY/s400/101_0521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205246349882770" /></a><br />We found a Pierson-friendly ride finally.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9VuNjezT-ZZx2YB6oIwkB-mSjizw_0CkPBrb05ff19409JbTB5G_N88Jhp_rjzPILCYOo6nfJB_Fjq697qkWv5MovQ3nIKEf23HAUcLe2RYF9yizotKguvUK3EYkiltxgUbBpLPXx_4/s1600/101_0517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9VuNjezT-ZZx2YB6oIwkB-mSjizw_0CkPBrb05ff19409JbTB5G_N88Jhp_rjzPILCYOo6nfJB_Fjq697qkWv5MovQ3nIKEf23HAUcLe2RYF9yizotKguvUK3EYkiltxgUbBpLPXx_4/s400/101_0517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205244244024562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC_q3IfVataegCOKjJrApld-WaLkv2-ZohfBI12TzHU7Pz4RgCek4WdMiEncQZLt3NjtKQdNp43C9TawybHsv0kmC6q6ochOqfgs4_0bVtNUhJwgBZ-na4SejHqCLNy93xdkOB65l3h0/s1600/101_0514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC_q3IfVataegCOKjJrApld-WaLkv2-ZohfBI12TzHU7Pz4RgCek4WdMiEncQZLt3NjtKQdNp43C9TawybHsv0kmC6q6ochOqfgs4_0bVtNUhJwgBZ-na4SejHqCLNy93xdkOB65l3h0/s400/101_0514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532205240514244962" /></a><br />Just one more horrible ride he had to endure.The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-71913871964620984482010-10-19T23:14:00.004-06:002010-10-19T23:34:33.552-06:00And So It Begins.....Football! Well, Flag Football - but only because he isn't old enough for pads. When we first told Blaze he would be playing football this Fall he was so excited. As soon as we said it wasn't tackle football with helmets and pads - he started throwing his arms up in disgust that there was even such a level of football in which you didn't get to tackle. He didn't think he could restrain himself basically. Well - the season started and he did so good. This one will be our Darren clone. He wanted to play every position that would get him the ball. It was so fun to watch. And when practices were over - he couldn't stop talking about how much he loved it and when his next game/practice would be. I think we have found his passion. He loves it so much - he endured a 7-hour drive to Colorado just to watch a Navy vs. Air Force game and turn around after the game to drive the 7 hours back. He is only 6 years old - crazy.....<br /><br />Anyway - he scored a touchdown during his first game (so proud) and threw a touchdown pass in the second (more proud). I was able to take a few pics of him in action. So sad the season is already over.<br /><br />Check out his tongue - he is really getting in to it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqm_wk49CDsqRZySthR-koB0IXtsdhkssPFcRXse5qrSsDj162Ps89XBVoKzhIIB3HcmGAX_SDoLRXJEI2IzGLQ5tSfsyT_28clVBcy4WYpYg003oXECgqs50GzojljIwtA_7yefASJ4/s1600/IMG_7157.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/AVvXsEjJqm_wk49CDsqRZySthR-koB0IXtsdhkssPFcRXse5qrSsDj162Ps89XBVoKzhIIB3HcmGAX_SDoLRXJEI2IzGLQ5tSfsyT_28clVBcy4WYpYg003oXECgqs50GzojljIwtA_7yefASJ4/s400/IMG_7157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529995885145892802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ9YyB5XqPf8W-8WXzRs2y5rdJIgvPMn05aYV2y-b6sPBFIV6E20tInzTGCgIsufj1DRx0wv-ptum1P1Uj3qTvN72CLCmTKSPmWRaq1OdMDu1x-D63COfF7RECnTrSNDf63JTB6hyphenhypheniGI/s1600/IMG_7159.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We didn't feel too threatened by it so we went to my grandpa's 83rd birthday. On our way home, around 9:00 pm, we realize that the fire had made it across the ridge of the mountain and was headed straight to our house. We found we were not allowed in to Herriman city so Darren took the back roads through Bluffdale, dodging police officers so that we could get home in time to grab our dog and a few priceless items. We arrived to find the entire neighborhood had been evacuated and we were the only ones still home. We grabbed what we could in less than 20 minutes and drove to the safety of Ranie's house.<br /><br />At this point we didn't know what was going to happen to our house and realized we hadn't grabbed everything that we had wanted to. Darren took the boys to my parents to sleep while I stayed until 4:30 in the morning at the bottom of the hill to watch my house burn down. I took several pictures and just knew from where I was standing that the size of the fire meant homes were being destroyed. Thankfully by the next morning we could tell that they had saved all but three. Unfortunately the fire was not contained so we were still evacuated until late Tuesday night. When we arrived home, we found our house to be in good condition aside from the smell and a little dust. We had the house surfaced cleaned and the filters changed but we are finding that we need a little more deep cleaning than we thought. The air quality hasn't been the best and we all have breathing/coughing, throat issues that we are trying to work out. Aside from that - we are extremely grateful to the firefighters that saved our homes. They were amazing and there were so many of them. The fire came right into my neighbors back yards but never touched the homes. It is truly a miracle. <br /><br />Below are a few pictures of how close we came to losing everything. If you don't know where our house is, we are the second street below the black mountain so only 3 houses away from the flames - about a football field length away. We are certainly thankful for our home and all of our treasures but most of all that we made it out okay and together and realize that we can make it together as a family through anything. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG37xzI6c1DmnKv407XnqX3-mOdW4MwUv7iNmvsJna-GLt74TaXup5Qenh3GZDpykJMFPck6VTR6560K3L5fqt0GNNzxg2D7GPzehblft4zrYQ4bdFRuujPF6sse0L_JmEhO6CEo4abvE/s1600/59367_136518719728478_113305172049833_199624_1546606_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG37xzI6c1DmnKv407XnqX3-mOdW4MwUv7iNmvsJna-GLt74TaXup5Qenh3GZDpykJMFPck6VTR6560K3L5fqt0GNNzxg2D7GPzehblft4zrYQ4bdFRuujPF6sse0L_JmEhO6CEo4abvE/s400/59367_136518719728478_113305172049833_199624_1546606_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522083872615677650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPDc2drS4dPoNUfJwrOio8ScWpLPfQhiaH9aUuts9eKwMfcOan0DZj1ZT70aikaU8NpqxeKhUBGhVwHS2IQorow-mmuCEWbFOu1b8A52Xl0evLKcXIbMrqvcMpqOQqAL-8xNc5qTR-j8/s1600/fire.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMwABgPYZFwQgukOw9AoKb178LjTS38PTQhrKBHiK_QV3nnUQbwz0SYT9JbXB4iqHWiILqMnhml4DqK8W12cvAFO5oR03H-X9sHn_fsC_AJqK6YlRkDRt1Il6bFT11OujoI0SXUKB9aM/s400/fire7.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522082592111434738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaw2HagWbfCiOz_gkJPNX6VepYE2P11DOk0RbjXnTynTBOxzd8zL9lpXMcVUhpnGt91xLMZTJEde91twxiveGuuo-eS1NG8d9OvoEiDa3XbLA2zD-CeDilcm7OPwB2Awog95Ut7WGucU/s1600/firepic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaw2HagWbfCiOz_gkJPNX6VepYE2P11DOk0RbjXnTynTBOxzd8zL9lpXMcVUhpnGt91xLMZTJEde91twxiveGuuo-eS1NG8d9OvoEiDa3XbLA2zD-CeDilcm7OPwB2Awog95Ut7WGucU/s400/firepic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522082588069288098" /></a><br /><br />Next, tragedy #2:<br />Saturday night around 5pm, we had planned for my family to come over for the last BBQ of the summer. I had been outside talking to neighbors about the smoke damage to our homes as family started arriving. All the kids in the neighborhood were running around our feet as usual. After while we all stated that we needed to get to our families and our next door neighbor, Amy and Brady, were going to her parents for dinner. They loaded up their kids, locked up and left for dinner. <br /><br />I went inside to help with the preparations and realized that I hadn't seen Pierson for awhile. We all casually looked around the house thinking he was hiding which led to us looking outside in the yards. After an hour of looking through homes, yards, the park, the streets - we decided to call the police. They arrived, took pictures, our statement and then asked to search our house as well. Meanwhile - we had about 30 people out searching as well as others in the ward making calls. Still no Pierson. We knew what he was wearing and that he was barefoot and knew that he has never left the neighborhood or walked off. This led us to believe that he had been taken - which is absolutely my worse nightmare. I wanted to make sure he wasn't next door before the police issued an Amber Alert but we couldn't get a hold of the neighbors by cell to make sure he wasn't there and the police would not break in without a warrant. After 2 hours of trying to find Pierson - I finally got a hold of Brady. I asked if he minded if we entered his garage to look around and when he wasn't there, we asked if could enter the house. As soon as I opened the door I could hear his cries. I dropped the phone and ran upstairs to find him sitting in the corner crying uncontrollably. I finally burst into tears knowing that my son was safe and in my arms. The search was off - we had our baby. It took us a half hour to get him to stop crying, as well as myself, but he eventually was able to tell us what had happened.<br /><br />In his broken language he told us that he followed Maddie inside to get a treat. She went outside but he didn't follow. They left and when he went to go outside through the back door, Zeus, the 15 year old Rot Weiler dog barked at him and scared him. He ran upstairs to hide by shutting the door behind him. He cried the whole time especially when he heard me yelling his name from their back yard. <br /><br />It is such a blessing to know that he is safe and there isn't a better place for him to have been during those 2 hours than next door to me. I am so grateful that I was able to find him and grateful for all the people that were so willing to search for him. We are very blessed. I can't imagine my life without this precious little boy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbxCpq6kZFgil7NK18MeRfeG7TqLGE2A-NRmcMbQ_5HCqkhlLnfUvj5j69TEetJYtbQDhtpLwN-G51Q2mjR8j9_i7uhPu1S1XXaiXILdu2ecEAAN_41sejUc57M_ut4XcHCRtLKaQKqs/s1600/IMG_6527.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/AVvXsEiKbxCpq6kZFgil7NK18MeRfeG7TqLGE2A-NRmcMbQ_5HCqkhlLnfUvj5j69TEetJYtbQDhtpLwN-G51Q2mjR8j9_i7uhPu1S1XXaiXILdu2ecEAAN_41sejUc57M_ut4XcHCRtLKaQKqs/s400/IMG_6527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522088747955736098" /></a><br /><br />And lastly - tragedy #3:<br />Sunday evening my Dad had told me that my Grandpa wasn't doing very well and that I should try to go see him in the next couple of days. I asked if it would be okay if I stopped by on the way home from work since they had my kids for the day. I had wanted to go a week earlier but had been caught in the fire and being evacuated and never made it over there. So yesterday, Monday, I made plans to visit him after work at 6pm. I had sent several emails to Darren stating that I feared I wouldn't have enough time to see him and that it would be too late - the latest email being 12:18 pm. By 1:30, I received the call that he had passed. I cannot even tell you the pain I felt at that moment. I was 5 hours too late. I will never forget or forgive myself for not listening to myself and knowing that I should have stopped by on Sunday evening regardless how he felt. I immediately rushed to his side to say my goodbyes, cried for hours and didn't leave until they came to get him. I have never cried in pain like this before and hope to never have to again. It was so unexpected and sudden and I wanted to tell him how much I loved him. He is the most amazing grandpa, always willing to listen and be supportive. He is caring and genuine and never thinks or talks about himself - just always concerned about others. I will miss him everyday of the rest of my life. I love you Grandpa!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlL_FbvVaZJkZ0PFYPvBDrssJv5j-N6OCn7tyH32Nw1vP58yHtalz6x-96KQodDQ0ixrpvtQGo2kt_FJs059BBuL-M6-Sx-CieXB_yBsHFcofn-ObfD5IKb_SB4TRLnRvmMQWQ6ywfIM/s1600/0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlL_FbvVaZJkZ0PFYPvBDrssJv5j-N6OCn7tyH32Nw1vP58yHtalz6x-96KQodDQ0ixrpvtQGo2kt_FJs059BBuL-M6-Sx-CieXB_yBsHFcofn-ObfD5IKb_SB4TRLnRvmMQWQ6ywfIM/s400/0007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522091151139804802" /></a><br /><br />Hopefully with everything we have been through - many things not even mentioned - we can take a deep breath and have peace for awhile. What doesn't kill me will make me stronger! Let's hope!The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-68563076644029923252010-09-25T15:28:00.017-06:002010-09-28T15:13:23.421-06:00August and September!I realize it has been so long since the last post and I am probably overwhelmed with what to write about but I thought I would give you an update of the last two months. Beware - it might be lengthy.<br /><br />We celebrated our 15th anniversary, we went camping with family, we played with cousins, we have a firework show, Darren raced in his first Half Ironman in preparation for the real Ironman, played indoor soccer but shouldn't have, and me and a few of my cousins/brothers participated in the Red Rock Relay. Wow - we were busy. OH - and we can't forget being forced to evacuate our home as the fire came within 100 yards from burning down our house. <br /><br />Here is our summer in pictures:<br /><br />Darren and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately we didn't get to vacation somewhere exotic to make it all worth while but hopefully we will do something next year. We decided this year not to exchange gifts but the both of us got each other something anyway. Darren had spent all June and most of July in Arizona so he sent me his gift before he got home. He sent me a picture of himself at the age of 18 stating "he didn't want me to forget what I married". You can guess what that meant. In turn - I had asked an amazing illustrator friend to draw a portrait of me for him so that he never "forgot who he married". Pretty funny huh? That we would both give each other pictures of ourselves - or is that not funny but vain? Anyway - it was too funny opening each others "pictures". He also surprised me with an industrial sized snow cone machine which I absolutely love. While he was in Arizona, Pierson and I went to the local slushy hut once a day for weeks until Pierson begged me NOT to take him anymore. Which is okay now that I have my own and can make one whenever I want. See the pics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQouMpLsf2aqiUmIW5CthirgPXX8a_ZDLDCmURXC8SvwHHfg8V3JfnFTOVYEUs7aOni5BHoM3jYmf_VrPz8MNERWxEyFV1gg57xOHjfsDxm0nMFXXTLcS-wNcnmUeifV_959mVS8C865M/s1600/IMG_6128.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/AVvXsEgQouMpLsf2aqiUmIW5CthirgPXX8a_ZDLDCmURXC8SvwHHfg8V3JfnFTOVYEUs7aOni5BHoM3jYmf_VrPz8MNERWxEyFV1gg57xOHjfsDxm0nMFXXTLcS-wNcnmUeifV_959mVS8C865M/s400/IMG_6128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520968241550269554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hxRXjCTCzyYc3zI4uJdAe6i5hYCFmT6rdzXU9usFMt9Z1iUSOVC4WITyKKstl-sneHxZWo8nMrycYgtJq_5FK4hZsGRUqXfwvg_S1OV-dNsMnX9WMPlX3ldBk5g74P5pRWjXDFgTcOc/s1600/IMG_6131.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/AVvXsEi3hxRXjCTCzyYc3zI4uJdAe6i5hYCFmT6rdzXU9usFMt9Z1iUSOVC4WITyKKstl-sneHxZWo8nMrycYgtJq_5FK4hZsGRUqXfwvg_S1OV-dNsMnX9WMPlX3ldBk5g74P5pRWjXDFgTcOc/s400/IMG_6131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520968231175198850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu3BGA6rKvTz4hTQY8NV-IjN4LY9Vp3lbTSq3VijcqYWOCdbFmGSxx4gpoSmzKn8EHldxKi9ugdeJu2RUN51WsvQB9NP2_NScOg5bSA3GpZbPM61EzcL-_aqz5F_jMEMBf5Iezhj7qHM/s1600/IMG_6133.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/AVvXsEhQu3BGA6rKvTz4hTQY8NV-IjN4LY9Vp3lbTSq3VijcqYWOCdbFmGSxx4gpoSmzKn8EHldxKi9ugdeJu2RUN51WsvQB9NP2_NScOg5bSA3GpZbPM61EzcL-_aqz5F_jMEMBf5Iezhj7qHM/s400/IMG_6133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520968225703758450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyWqlDkP7ork0mv3Eq8hq2x3ic1mNMFOApEDftuE1jt9X-KNdWjkARYKRt-So2gO7vCEmRd1PyoF5BI51SxCkpTzt_C-p_EnSG6S4jVOmffV4fa3850wgraojNW8pPcbxa9yuPPmnL74/s1600/Tami-Final-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyWqlDkP7ork0mv3Eq8hq2x3ic1mNMFOApEDftuE1jt9X-KNdWjkARYKRt-So2gO7vCEmRd1PyoF5BI51SxCkpTzt_C-p_EnSG6S4jVOmffV4fa3850wgraojNW8pPcbxa9yuPPmnL74/s400/Tami-Final-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520971764937699474" /></a><br /><br />We were lucky enough to have some of our DeGracie family up with us to celebrate the 24th of July. Becky and Jaden were up here for soccer camp so we bought a bunch of fireworks, had Colin, Ranie and McKay over and had the best little firework show ever. It was especially exciting for Jaden since she comes from Arizona and is not allowed to light fireworks - not even sparklers. You can see the excitement as she tries to write her name. This is also the first year we let Pierson hold his own sparklers so they had a lot of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPGLQ8k5ZQ03lAn7mub4Liymb4nV5SkzII8M04BQ1Voeplyw7P3d8WalOuhs9ZrLxfXiwJ5CufF5885Tkzt8AqYJbHZa4EUYjblu896g-Yq75B8JLnxwZ_LX2EAg6ied3GKITL_1Fe0w/s1600/IMG_6217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPGLQ8k5ZQ03lAn7mub4Liymb4nV5SkzII8M04BQ1Voeplyw7P3d8WalOuhs9ZrLxfXiwJ5CufF5885Tkzt8AqYJbHZa4EUYjblu896g-Yq75B8JLnxwZ_LX2EAg6ied3GKITL_1Fe0w/s400/IMG_6217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520975078873266994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFQtuaXy3XSqz4yomOPZRDOI3oZGS-6ogy8dfL5Zk6Fa8DmN4GF4s_WPf9bFcZzgwsZoK9NAo3-7HH98gZeG1d7V2v48JP-emjbrJJk0jqDD9utZG9ilPwxtBnrT9-TovxDaLgRzgJZU/s1600/IMG_6213.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNYyuz4HrZPLYsGOkFbxF2q4GhmHlI-Rym5PiCvTp2tk1Ndz14pguP_2Z-0mD5YPB2Ac0VC0j8f6g4Ie0DkUkChJAoT-1ryYRn17hOQxIEWBoFaKLtAQe1NSJ-Ab5qZHeHi6L3xWBaNs/s400/IMG_6142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520972958469513762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3oWSz1Ylqr8gvXTRljCbhRe75glysTWu4OT8w4-zKOOv4B319-Y56E9rlTgqv1SfCjIKxN3W_on1u1wQApmf-Ip2P7_NMlm7P6YCfmjGurDcGSW8gxgKucISmBs01rxMuIoq7vv1cF0/s1600/IMG_6139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3oWSz1Ylqr8gvXTRljCbhRe75glysTWu4OT8w4-zKOOv4B319-Y56E9rlTgqv1SfCjIKxN3W_on1u1wQApmf-Ip2P7_NMlm7P6YCfmjGurDcGSW8gxgKucISmBs01rxMuIoq7vv1cF0/s400/IMG_6139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520972952331222770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC2pqiUVQXaoQMv-0zn-T3fMdQjnU1BH8iaZrxJED-H7ISlkgJvMGEQeIpPv3Lw_ODVJFH_Y4Aorld6bwuWZnbmNivBUdGEzsoQzqt-2V43nAf3NLHfvO8qpIi_Ktd3dN2_B13YINYlA/s1600/IMG_6137.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/AVvXsEhCC2pqiUVQXaoQMv-0zn-T3fMdQjnU1BH8iaZrxJED-H7ISlkgJvMGEQeIpPv3Lw_ODVJFH_Y4Aorld6bwuWZnbmNivBUdGEzsoQzqt-2V43nAf3NLHfvO8qpIi_Ktd3dN2_B13YINYlA/s400/IMG_6137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520972950807416802" /></a><br /><br />We are more than excited to finally have cousins on the Carlson side and have tried to spend as much time as we can with them. Kaylee has spent an evening camping with us as well as coming over once a week to get to know my boys. I absolutely love taking pictures of her and can't wait until we can play Barbie's, dress-up and do our hair/nails/make up. April and Josh will probably end up hating my influence but I have such a need to be a mommy to a little girl! Can you blame me? Who is more girly than me? The boys are so bugged with me when I make my way to the little girls section and start looking through the clothing racks. If I was only made of money.... Here are a few adorable pictures of sweet Kaylee.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56ios5VMUk_W4ejFOGqoLntsrMEdjMjyZoiYfCZkL57KILnp1xL2neB_896yZmbrOil1zdEm-nPrv3rB0rcqXtMijc4HD9SOXjQX5aj9QjyV2Gsc6EfQe8-muIxQQjbWEg5K1j_OQluc/s1600/IMG_6742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56ios5VMUk_W4ejFOGqoLntsrMEdjMjyZoiYfCZkL57KILnp1xL2neB_896yZmbrOil1zdEm-nPrv3rB0rcqXtMijc4HD9SOXjQX5aj9QjyV2Gsc6EfQe8-muIxQQjbWEg5K1j_OQluc/s400/IMG_6742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520977552576151266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuJGXX8Op4vJO-OE-bzq4c3e3W9-jRLyx2iChyzepm5EXYDJamk5zOMUA2fQ-TGUaqJPC9FNZGWDxGMSc_jUx_m5X-zi8dj_8JjfsITRAvEeY92hu-zvY-zF7OB7Ubk5GWMBf_PAOlfQ/s1600/IMG_6720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuJGXX8Op4vJO-OE-bzq4c3e3W9-jRLyx2iChyzepm5EXYDJamk5zOMUA2fQ-TGUaqJPC9FNZGWDxGMSc_jUx_m5X-zi8dj_8JjfsITRAvEeY92hu-zvY-zF7OB7Ubk5GWMBf_PAOlfQ/s400/IMG_6720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520977544951312706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloMlBvn77LU-UZ44SGthDHvGerIm-3SCtQdZ9TXGKJuhYI4ZOz43KOLMHcQxZeSYsJhO_OjErGHUvyM8kgFhYtYgFx82g_jevKX-oLHoCMq0pZU3K8XEhjGVjD6gJwq1W5daEeul_gqk/s1600/IMG_6490.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/AVvXsEgloMlBvn77LU-UZ44SGthDHvGerIm-3SCtQdZ9TXGKJuhYI4ZOz43KOLMHcQxZeSYsJhO_OjErGHUvyM8kgFhYtYgFx82g_jevKX-oLHoCMq0pZU3K8XEhjGVjD6gJwq1W5daEeul_gqk/s400/IMG_6490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520977540730296994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCJPG-KHcN9T-Aw9pvvuKd4PSuKGk93ZWe5YFyLjvKHaSLGG2PbbQY11KiOC5lxj_xBUkWJoNhXIO31wbaTQyOhxDpgEQfZHWS78WlDe3vxoeOkO8-jHllXoR7j-sHv_TLiZKtfSfo2o/s1600/IMG_6259.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/AVvXsEgoCJPG-KHcN9T-Aw9pvvuKd4PSuKGk93ZWe5YFyLjvKHaSLGG2PbbQY11KiOC5lxj_xBUkWJoNhXIO31wbaTQyOhxDpgEQfZHWS78WlDe3vxoeOkO8-jHllXoR7j-sHv_TLiZKtfSfo2o/s400/IMG_6259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520977538815084738" /></a><br /><br />McKay is my special little buddy that I would consider mine but Ranie won't let me have him. He is such a cute little boy with such a fun personality, He loves to yell with excitement, loves attention, loves to look at himself in mirrors, LOVES my boys which I am so grateful for and doesn't mind my unstoppable kisses. We just love that he is a part of our life and that he has brought so much joy to Ranie and Colin. We love every minute we have with him. Here are some cute shots of McKay. He is notorious for NOT smiling for the camera yet he is always so full of smiles. Isn't he just so kissable?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5_LeUPXyEVnAxgsq3Fus1x3I6BMCL5pkPmFZ2eJvKXOTfyaf0IvTV6zqcMZ5iGxMQsXRvtNH0X4uevkYYVbwo898KlvG5va72IxFjr7KTUkV3FKxQpfLkjb0xqde65ENs7oSv5p_fDE/s1600/IMG_6708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5_LeUPXyEVnAxgsq3Fus1x3I6BMCL5pkPmFZ2eJvKXOTfyaf0IvTV6zqcMZ5iGxMQsXRvtNH0X4uevkYYVbwo898KlvG5va72IxFjr7KTUkV3FKxQpfLkjb0xqde65ENs7oSv5p_fDE/s400/IMG_6708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520979833587624738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUeJVX8tWoo_osVnp-PyCPSkyA1y1qsAEN86fbIG8RTQkKgjxOUp6hkk_ydrU1zPy1t9d5GFAoOlGHCH3-iGRB004ma93xT1-LcyfKtMXcD_kR2JsDsvmwU8Ra5lGQ8goRuvKB4A9Bxk/s1600/IMG_6746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUeJVX8tWoo_osVnp-PyCPSkyA1y1qsAEN86fbIG8RTQkKgjxOUp6hkk_ydrU1zPy1t9d5GFAoOlGHCH3-iGRB004ma93xT1-LcyfKtMXcD_kR2JsDsvmwU8Ra5lGQ8goRuvKB4A9Bxk/s400/IMG_6746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520979821774982418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjpa-vYdsB62LSiHcqd00cyEOTtj6nGMXahbFz8Y9avKKzfFc7R6kg3reCgV-RVzsvTTfOtRnagn32e5EznTq6HbKM27FnkDqzyflu8tF4BLIAJQ8y6noHTkK_hTdMh-_ot2-Gk9ar6s/s1600/IMG_6744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjpa-vYdsB62LSiHcqd00cyEOTtj6nGMXahbFz8Y9avKKzfFc7R6kg3reCgV-RVzsvTTfOtRnagn32e5EznTq6HbKM27FnkDqzyflu8tF4BLIAJQ8y6noHTkK_hTdMh-_ot2-Gk9ar6s/s400/IMG_6744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520979819386476466" /></a><br /><br />Camping - what can we say? We love it. We obviously didn't do enough of it this year with the boys being in Arizona longer than usual and the many races on weekends we had but we loved the time we did get. There is nothing better than sitting in a chair under a blanket of pine trees up in the mountains with family. I would do it every weekend if I could. The best part of camping is the campin' jammies. We each have footy pajamas that keep us so warm. We got to spend some time with Joni and Garrett roasting ginormous marshmallows and spent a weekend with Ranie, Colin and McKay in the most awesome camp spot. We hiked, played games, a ton of games, napped, searched for walking sticks, stayed up late, ate great food (food is always better when your camping, especially breakfast). Here are a few shots of us camping. We also invited J.T., Canon's friend since birth, to stay the night with us. 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It was amazing!!! He has been training for something bigger and did such a great job on the Half. We were so excited to be there for each transition but made for a really long day. We were there at 5:30 am waiting the for race to start and didn't leave until 1:30 pm. 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You probably know all about this already but I have to mention how awesome it was to be together with family in this competition. It is very Taylor of us. We competed in a 186 mile relay race that lasted 28 hours, each of us with 3 legs of the race at various lengths. I had so much fun being with my cousins, chatting, taking pictures, moaning about the pain, trying to sleep, failing to eat, and finally running in together at the end. What an accomplishment. I am so proud of my family and excited to see everyone again! I can tell you that I have not jogged one bit since the race! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKq6UmCWsukMqgBp6bgqgGwR0PRUKIlV3IlG6TXrVhsB8b3OiTVGILxp9PblTLMemnnAIusLWrHbUSs5lEkq4OXi4KR0Q8vNQuN3bo7ScBJIoJaY3-RkoYZ72bMS9hI5tg19-Q8Mbntg/s400/IMG_7092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522011178305905282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBmJ_zemLUrM9jX8eEko5s5FkeO3VcfsGGOPmnSVlhTaMVdxqU5voJtr6isR4v-fjLirrqixawkqP6ZNFGRrmG1auzmCFEkYdf250z80PGVqHNItEq41S_QcBMn7-2QN0QoD0TrjOPqM/s1600/IMG_7110.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/AVvXsEjfBmJ_zemLUrM9jX8eEko5s5FkeO3VcfsGGOPmnSVlhTaMVdxqU5voJtr6isR4v-fjLirrqixawkqP6ZNFGRrmG1auzmCFEkYdf250z80PGVqHNItEq41S_QcBMn7-2QN0QoD0TrjOPqM/s400/IMG_7110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522011172954694450" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-35113527989570065122010-07-13T14:41:00.006-06:002010-07-13T15:30:02.613-06:00More From Arizona!Remember last year and Blaze? The Mohawk? Ya - same concept - different son<br /><br />Poor Canon! The first thing his Dad did once he got to Arizona was this....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pvr8MRU_IEPfF-nCAUNNTi2utg8iDVWXyz436GsdtOT_wGls9QrFeUPmAfbAagB4Zv34okmTPhZ6iwBpu9Yd_x3Yv-bp444Yi0eQ5bvCc61IkVceXdzqcbwvCtvwvdOMTiblPBmYicg/s1600/IMG_0323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pvr8MRU_IEPfF-nCAUNNTi2utg8iDVWXyz436GsdtOT_wGls9QrFeUPmAfbAagB4Zv34okmTPhZ6iwBpu9Yd_x3Yv-bp444Yi0eQ5bvCc61IkVceXdzqcbwvCtvwvdOMTiblPBmYicg/s400/IMG_0323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493494949993670722" /></a><br /><br />Then this.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkeYN7PzgCea7CtFNYQjqJQqLG-1wzy8ZYP6q71lo1QR4f-StkoFyFoqfWZMYJpmlDlOQAwmsR5NLrVpschTbjblkwe4ES81bW6luV1-RitWH8D0s4-XQp-jUZ6KgAkzB-mvF16icAPM/s1600/IMG_0333.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/AVvXsEjVkeYN7PzgCea7CtFNYQjqJQqLG-1wzy8ZYP6q71lo1QR4f-StkoFyFoqfWZMYJpmlDlOQAwmsR5NLrVpschTbjblkwe4ES81bW6luV1-RitWH8D0s4-XQp-jUZ6KgAkzB-mvF16icAPM/s400/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493494942043438306" /></a><br /><br />And then he made him wear for one whole day. Even to swim team. All for $30! Poor Canon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnshv6JBTKIiUAzYwBF7Su9JbZsXOBKXEuxwypSJ9Vv8LyZHQOf5d-TAxwiroJ2t_YiQJcg4042nmHBe3ixHxKkSSEQY4oq36srZ9gs1ZZY1vYvMKLKCh8tmYzNOM7E9OiU_483ZlRxvU/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnshv6JBTKIiUAzYwBF7Su9JbZsXOBKXEuxwypSJ9Vv8LyZHQOf5d-TAxwiroJ2t_YiQJcg4042nmHBe3ixHxKkSSEQY4oq36srZ9gs1ZZY1vYvMKLKCh8tmYzNOM7E9OiU_483ZlRxvU/s400/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493494935858088642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJwLbY_XfLtvqP-Ngd5xlQlgOPuiYgP-Bi69q-q4GLmazIZX_FKmOZjMNAyjkRvM_5czOedSkC590gCm9hnrc-GALdvHfkekwJlvpq_qfDU6xdfRmnK_ixblcOgTQmS2LtpBgF7YHHo0/s1600/IMG_0338.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/AVvXsEjUJwLbY_XfLtvqP-Ngd5xlQlgOPuiYgP-Bi69q-q4GLmazIZX_FKmOZjMNAyjkRvM_5czOedSkC590gCm9hnrc-GALdvHfkekwJlvpq_qfDU6xdfRmnK_ixblcOgTQmS2LtpBgF7YHHo0/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493494920610229826" /></a><br /><br />Here are some great photos of the boys at their meets taken by their Uncle Dan. Aren't they great? Boys are so handsome!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvW8cKWSiv4y1_242y1k4ooTaq3w1LRiIw1BrVfOA783BL5BKd2NB68A3ijVIfaGibuaM4PHfUP35anHLmabT-kpiMY4TxTe9GFLiVGXdqoMDeORINDKe7cm3S4yfemQc_DiH1Dllod0/s1600/IMG_0485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvW8cKWSiv4y1_242y1k4ooTaq3w1LRiIw1BrVfOA783BL5BKd2NB68A3ijVIfaGibuaM4PHfUP35anHLmabT-kpiMY4TxTe9GFLiVGXdqoMDeORINDKe7cm3S4yfemQc_DiH1Dllod0/s400/IMG_0485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493497132767771394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUSowwwPYEh4NZ_Nkzbf7nQaEgHn90miIPp-jlrKamIkAYE5bD7yxV5oKLOkLWk6Dao4eBncqcaoQncODWu_ET8db_KEPsUmwwRCIRxIkQIbU2NJ32DiKhc5KgrekGLvxKXllcTmflnc/s1600/IMG_0498.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_ns9UyuB3CIE4TNREEEKyra28JptN1FuvWBqsRLFl_FTdJfInBu6kGmb9bmMK85tutsFBQdSmpCHLAynbFbXktFg0XPLmMKB-SJFP2zwLCYs1LdpsRNFnpKgRIjF0Zg2FMZDrhDtYPU/s400/IMG_0696-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493499923679004642" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-4672991504779053692010-07-12T23:48:00.002-06:002010-07-13T00:17:22.701-06:00For Memory Sake!Just wanted to write this down so I don't forget.....<br /><br />So this last Saturday I blew up Pierson's swimming pool so he could mess around while it was hot. He has been excellent about potty training and knowing when to go to the bathroom. So....he jumps out of the pool and tells me excitedly that he needs to go to the bathroom. He didn't want to pee in the pool so I ran inside to grab his portable toilet so that he can go to the bathroom. He takes his suit off, goes pee, pulls the pee tray out of the toilet and then dumps it in the pool. I started to laugh - he didn't want to pee "in the pool" but he was okay with the pee in the pool. Too funny!The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-24012882410167596002010-07-10T00:02:00.005-06:002010-07-10T00:42:27.866-06:00Puppies!!!Who doesn't like puppies right? Just thought you wanted to see how cute my babies are getting. They are 5 weeks old and have started to eat puppy food now. They are running around, play fighting, growling and barking. I can't believe that in 3 weeks - I will be adopting all of my babies again. I hope they go to as good of homes as the last bunch. I haven't named these ones yet but I will soon so if you know any cute puppy names - let me know. I have two males - one is black and one is brindle - and three females - two are black with white feet/chest and one is brindle. 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If you don't know - Darren takes them every year for about 6 weeks so that they can attend as many camps as possible. They are on swim team, in book club, kids club (arts & crafts), basketball camp, tennis camp, football camp and movie club. Fun huh? Darren spends the summer Pierson and I were lucky enough to go visit them for a couple of days. We spent a lot of time swimming and hanging out together. It was the best. Here are a couple of pics from our trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGf1OkFCNwhV-mANBBN4Wu1TpgVJjSei7TrUw7ip_xV_oYHOh84nTj5Q0hvlnmvOfQAA6ufcZOeOUDq0vjCUsLdTYuPeuhbyHIRz07KAmwL5TGAyqbVQwM4JcpMpD1MeUFNgB9e9sHZ9Y/s1600/IMG_6016.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/AVvXsEgGf1OkFCNwhV-mANBBN4Wu1TpgVJjSei7TrUw7ip_xV_oYHOh84nTj5Q0hvlnmvOfQAA6ufcZOeOUDq0vjCUsLdTYuPeuhbyHIRz07KAmwL5TGAyqbVQwM4JcpMpD1MeUFNgB9e9sHZ9Y/s400/IMG_6016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492152880951841490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNJa36aFAwtb4ZGBWAKXWfuEy3YzCNvAA4X_fhCnZLuZ6534Mc5E0zRKHcrC5vYO_4KD8pfdzTU8GX0xjEzUYOuoVomWQVrJ15v_oGsVvyhj2U-ziRqrciM1nYnsnOtCm9sJCzJiAmx4/s1600/IMG_6012.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn-BVfuyOvEMOielRpENW7dYztUyKcXaGnqQ3qZrAZbPu8c66eSdsv2df9UbIBhExbzNiTEGgJ3bC5vpdUqTrGs6BR1dalV1j8ZktU4_Z6vKzABizzZEjyP-F216bEl_XN8IkCREs9Dk/s400/IMG_5837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492148812257028770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSnm_rqNuosmK0wQgNcmMv2KXZlDZjnRZ3LeNSfLFN8CIieABQyQGmCO24vn9rc8lou2TrLyEggVWMZ0bvktsUC2ccYNN9UG4QqoTWFWqON8B5HKtP6qY6Tk16u0DUGjNg-uYK_M4v7E/s1600/IMG_5835.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/AVvXsEjVSnm_rqNuosmK0wQgNcmMv2KXZlDZjnRZ3LeNSfLFN8CIieABQyQGmCO24vn9rc8lou2TrLyEggVWMZ0bvktsUC2ccYNN9UG4QqoTWFWqON8B5HKtP6qY6Tk16u0DUGjNg-uYK_M4v7E/s400/IMG_5835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492148802985180690" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-81083991798046448522010-06-21T20:44:00.005-06:002010-06-21T21:08:55.027-06:00Meet our New Neighbor & A Puppy Update!It was Saturday morning and we heard the door knocking frantically. Our neighbor had come over to tell us to keep Tink inside because we have a visitor living across the street that may or may not be dangerous. If I haven't said before - we have an adorable family of chipmunks living in our pine trees. This is in addition to the 2 nests that have hatched at least three babies each and another nest that is full of eggs still to hatch. Anyway - I look across the street to find the most adorable baby raccoon trying to get inside the house to get away from us stalkers. He tried to scale the house to get further away but ran into a dead end. I ran and got my camera to document it for the boys who are away right now. Isn't he just so cute?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9TtxNWIOIMaKcH29nMSfaw6JMInrWwM8OpTIYIEQ6xDgyBxIto5T-SNuM1b1UaJRgmAhMXiWMVwwOpcqmYrMZgFUFTKEKhgHSdbcrSCRe0vYItfmQqdi8LpObYjoL3Lh6GoEOfupSUg/s1600/IMG_5773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9TtxNWIOIMaKcH29nMSfaw6JMInrWwM8OpTIYIEQ6xDgyBxIto5T-SNuM1b1UaJRgmAhMXiWMVwwOpcqmYrMZgFUFTKEKhgHSdbcrSCRe0vYItfmQqdi8LpObYjoL3Lh6GoEOfupSUg/s400/IMG_5773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485425129088769666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGEc5cFf6iV_ZS0cXIxsFaQBlfvXuoZyinCwpLpWVhuxcpGWv7NoPnE2mKAGEGBUItuAG26e1emuXo0X_qxBpFV5Oje5KUIHMmLdXsyPZj7GxWmTMZHZuMFFbLBZOEtx4rnL0-ejehUs/s1600/IMG_5778.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/AVvXsEiSGEc5cFf6iV_ZS0cXIxsFaQBlfvXuoZyinCwpLpWVhuxcpGWv7NoPnE2mKAGEGBUItuAG26e1emuXo0X_qxBpFV5Oje5KUIHMmLdXsyPZj7GxWmTMZHZuMFFbLBZOEtx4rnL0-ejehUs/s400/IMG_5778.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485425121233666370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jmEQWpYZ2367SrOQG-vwB5nZKKDnSLyvz2-Oin__UgATD9XWL_vEUa24xiOWtHAIhnUgr-K19NkHlrBih4kON69ZUOY5uippwwh3qAIidwZ5WHRObRS0z24tksJa_FkEeCqwIUjgQE/s1600/IMG_5784.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/AVvXsEhL_jmEQWpYZ2367SrOQG-vwB5nZKKDnSLyvz2-Oin__UgATD9XWL_vEUa24xiOWtHAIhnUgr-K19NkHlrBih4kON69ZUOY5uippwwh3qAIidwZ5WHRObRS0z24tksJa_FkEeCqwIUjgQE/s400/IMG_5784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485425110797043682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYo-t6lq_9BWJl6zNAZXMR4H0gYR3hQXu_WzFHvpGsIraqm2pOS8FVKxx6dtSIiPa4gHhjt3f-03K3ZdmTQBiFjRfUaS-t3tPc0t6FaWUzIerlvBPay8Yf5gYGuv8PodxHG5s3lvZutk/s1600/IMG_5794.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/AVvXsEgMYo-t6lq_9BWJl6zNAZXMR4H0gYR3hQXu_WzFHvpGsIraqm2pOS8FVKxx6dtSIiPa4gHhjt3f-03K3ZdmTQBiFjRfUaS-t3tPc0t6FaWUzIerlvBPay8Yf5gYGuv8PodxHG5s3lvZutk/s400/IMG_5794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485425107187525282" /></a><br /><br />So my puppies are growing up so quickly. They are twice the size they were two and half weeks ago at birth. They just recently started opening their eyes which are amazingly blue right now. They have started to make little peep noises to let me know they are there. They each try to get up on all fours but seem to have had a little too much to drink. They won't master walking for a couple of weeks. I love them just as much as the first batch. It is so fun to have puppies. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmmVn8DMxq63BQuuCd8TCCcI3l6Lqd-SKVp01SpeS_KHxja97iHugGGOU9322b2mg7lc640tRf4aZM7msxdbWhw_qLLZb9XlIQR65PlDWq1RAoGPJWiNlyg5ihAi2nQHIVZ-pBiknDuA/s1600/IMG_5805.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/AVvXsEjDmmVn8DMxq63BQuuCd8TCCcI3l6Lqd-SKVp01SpeS_KHxja97iHugGGOU9322b2mg7lc640tRf4aZM7msxdbWhw_qLLZb9XlIQR65PlDWq1RAoGPJWiNlyg5ihAi2nQHIVZ-pBiknDuA/s400/IMG_5805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485427350457808882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9LLEp3vhOVzCaBokBGAcOVZvoXSKncn7rI9WFIVO6WoPui5fSpbDxw0vQRIM-Hg0Iw2ffu7dg5vZ0gh076LLAPTK6Ve6asfu2v3Vdi5K-NwTR3RBaDQKMR5PRmakNTm_zTB47kgCjko/s1600/IMG_5806.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/AVvXsEgv9LLEp3vhOVzCaBokBGAcOVZvoXSKncn7rI9WFIVO6WoPui5fSpbDxw0vQRIM-Hg0Iw2ffu7dg5vZ0gh076LLAPTK6Ve6asfu2v3Vdi5K-NwTR3RBaDQKMR5PRmakNTm_zTB47kgCjko/s400/IMG_5806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485427344227656738" /></a><br /><br />Pierson thinks they stink a little though and he lets me know. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBOGNTrW7YqUl3PvP6vIuj3DG1a3wRdSq4jH94HSkvmAWFShy_r_yyM7nXIg7RP9aBm5zYkEDhNmkDNOYX493-LjIVwG07KZZ8rw8F7yeKTjA5v0bJHU4EB14yYNbuvZ5-cafJzwL09Q/s1600/IMG_5816.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/AVvXsEibBOGNTrW7YqUl3PvP6vIuj3DG1a3wRdSq4jH94HSkvmAWFShy_r_yyM7nXIg7RP9aBm5zYkEDhNmkDNOYX493-LjIVwG07KZZ8rw8F7yeKTjA5v0bJHU4EB14yYNbuvZ5-cafJzwL09Q/s400/IMG_5816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485427355420100626" /></a><br /><br />I have little children lined up at my door each asking if they can hold a puppy. How do you say NO! NO! NO! without sounding like a mean old lady? Anyway - they are awesome and Tink is still being an incredible mom. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QDeFpqyXlK6rQRfCvt52YVl1cvZ_WANqZnzLi-o6drcHXKu35taW9GQcjL7BQqrYOD8q6q-B4U1mJQEI45p6bhI5uy45kDjPQ1J06o4I_P6qK7N4XYxHpKeQLXwgYIg7f4NPfwvmTgQ/s1600/IMG_5809.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/AVvXsEi1QDeFpqyXlK6rQRfCvt52YVl1cvZ_WANqZnzLi-o6drcHXKu35taW9GQcjL7BQqrYOD8q6q-B4U1mJQEI45p6bhI5uy45kDjPQ1J06o4I_P6qK7N4XYxHpKeQLXwgYIg7f4NPfwvmTgQ/s400/IMG_5809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485427335662023522" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-37385297612022627472010-06-13T22:24:00.015-06:002010-06-14T00:15:28.667-06:00Why Does It Take So Long To Post?Good question! So much has been going on. Maybe it is because it takes to long to upload pictures?<br /><br />Well - here is a quick run down of what we have been up to lately:<br /><br />Spending time with adorable McKay. He is so cute - we love him to death.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ97AFRI-Md-w1b8DecvXyZNjn5L-r5XB7aK89zLhUeySt17Q0UA6g9WOlAfdYL3lCNH2P8D09XbtOqCwjQqBOJQqACTZEEhxbeObmsuAJWQuZolPZv6xkAUYc4BK9CxET911EhuMWXw/s1600/IMG_5351.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/AVvXsEigZ97AFRI-Md-w1b8DecvXyZNjn5L-r5XB7aK89zLhUeySt17Q0UA6g9WOlAfdYL3lCNH2P8D09XbtOqCwjQqBOJQqACTZEEhxbeObmsuAJWQuZolPZv6xkAUYc4BK9CxET911EhuMWXw/s400/IMG_5351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482496421409605698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLA2U0HDnvQ1AfL8aoC3ZDfXd3eSD2DokoM3U4jhrDwGL4lSzZlRA1V2ES0Kk1HOCSmNV0UtlumoQLyMw_lL1c4MC3Ui45l6Wi9gZNTDaNjNyWRgREu03gXUbzYic5xbINfWqg6mwjb4/s1600/IMG_5344.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/AVvXsEgOLA2U0HDnvQ1AfL8aoC3ZDfXd3eSD2DokoM3U4jhrDwGL4lSzZlRA1V2ES0Kk1HOCSmNV0UtlumoQLyMw_lL1c4MC3Ui45l6Wi9gZNTDaNjNyWRgREu03gXUbzYic5xbINfWqg6mwjb4/s400/IMG_5344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482496413664516226" /></a><br /><br />Darren held a 5K for his school and my entire family participated. I was able to catch a few pics of them running in. Thanks guys for participating.<br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJzNcDXpcQx5pjbBTx-C6lH2q6OsAMCJXR-kh4NrNYqPRe8iQQ5OYfEF5GseESI_UYDrTN6zsphpHEa2YjTiaqZyzTb-qOBz_a_ZJuLlcPGFPvZYPQiO8J8TXfyzgvTyASvj-KoTqzQg/s1600/IMG_5402.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/AVvXsEhKJzNcDXpcQx5pjbBTx-C6lH2q6OsAMCJXR-kh4NrNYqPRe8iQQ5OYfEF5GseESI_UYDrTN6zsphpHEa2YjTiaqZyzTb-qOBz_a_ZJuLlcPGFPvZYPQiO8J8TXfyzgvTyASvj-KoTqzQg/s400/IMG_5402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502179016258546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRTMblPb5iOKY2wr-Cd581OO3UV-v9FMp6-CbFDwbeJQS7MQAqF6fQFQEf6pwr2l-pAlT0Z9crbi5idZqVpwMbGkHS3vCnF4BlZMp4Dh63xHsv-tNYP7G4VBC4gU_G38F9TkDNKERh50/s1600/IMG_5420.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/AVvXsEjFRTMblPb5iOKY2wr-Cd581OO3UV-v9FMp6-CbFDwbeJQS7MQAqF6fQFQEf6pwr2l-pAlT0Z9crbi5idZqVpwMbGkHS3vCnF4BlZMp4Dh63xHsv-tNYP7G4VBC4gU_G38F9TkDNKERh50/s400/IMG_5420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502172120308914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bXuB8sbPfy-Zz7JH5WauwHQnwAaBYLhf-o4cPo3rufG_k6YntJE78777813HAwk89SGBuCYWkY60xavdUclleVOwD9rkID3nigWpJu9dmSJMCcb0AC8uhMiQV2xJ4mqCXD0op2ae_QM/s1600/IMG_5427.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/AVvXsEh4bXuB8sbPfy-Zz7JH5WauwHQnwAaBYLhf-o4cPo3rufG_k6YntJE78777813HAwk89SGBuCYWkY60xavdUclleVOwD9rkID3nigWpJu9dmSJMCcb0AC8uhMiQV2xJ4mqCXD0op2ae_QM/s400/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482500012715492050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OCLtjKJbIc5-8UZjW-fI3wFBDynLdUCFIFcqmUps6hwS_xPYS6FcDDSXY04lNwGobbS6Zk0KkiNz3s51g6sqK8U3XVy7etAacHe3b4UmQsuuwn83Xk0AiV7vlfGsXsMR2XRfjY5VCug/s1600/IMG_5431.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/AVvXsEj4OCLtjKJbIc5-8UZjW-fI3wFBDynLdUCFIFcqmUps6hwS_xPYS6FcDDSXY04lNwGobbS6Zk0KkiNz3s51g6sqK8U3XVy7etAacHe3b4UmQsuuwn83Xk0AiV7vlfGsXsMR2XRfjY5VCug/s400/IMG_5431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482499986170075698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOXfNqDzOLnI7F0OvNDfjsEyOHBeS5Xjq8aPATHa4S27vmU54bij4kv92aSTSQUS-5H1BoYwxvdp9f9n_l4Dto0ifQTgELdGeW0-HCqsWDjuH-at_4_CZ2dbFAy-4sRkfcQKoY4KfFTg/s1600/IMG_5434.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/AVvXsEhUOXfNqDzOLnI7F0OvNDfjsEyOHBeS5Xjq8aPATHa4S27vmU54bij4kv92aSTSQUS-5H1BoYwxvdp9f9n_l4Dto0ifQTgELdGeW0-HCqsWDjuH-at_4_CZ2dbFAy-4sRkfcQKoY4KfFTg/s400/IMG_5434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482499975433552098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVjh1fXDydriq3p-enDcuxv6kwEHGkYBiZz220vDTbkTG-7XTmeJzPw8sJydsW9qbToD0HD5engMMW64Mm0SQtTc5BcBRfHiAz9lNn3vYoJ3T9Mb7SmzsP8GYl6zD47UYVnJyRKwGyXI/s1600/IMG_5444.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/AVvXsEixVjh1fXDydriq3p-enDcuxv6kwEHGkYBiZz220vDTbkTG-7XTmeJzPw8sJydsW9qbToD0HD5engMMW64Mm0SQtTc5BcBRfHiAz9lNn3vYoJ3T9Mb7SmzsP8GYl6zD47UYVnJyRKwGyXI/s400/IMG_5444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482499967772303954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnGFQ0j6_-CsBaJEY_BoSTRaEwLC8hoMg3LI_W3GjYpQPWT8W4B0niub68CqzSmt-dncskzQeF1NMv9OQkPIM1AIhL_hle-O6NQqk8v2702WYsMPjavPKGkCBPXKBOa1NA_r61ISMoP4/s1600/IMG_5448.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/AVvXsEjMnGFQ0j6_-CsBaJEY_BoSTRaEwLC8hoMg3LI_W3GjYpQPWT8W4B0niub68CqzSmt-dncskzQeF1NMv9OQkPIM1AIhL_hle-O6NQqk8v2702WYsMPjavPKGkCBPXKBOa1NA_r61ISMoP4/s400/IMG_5448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482499957822023458" /></a><br /><br />Me and the boys dressed up as Indians for Blue and Gold Banquet (you know me and costume parties...). Give me any reason to dress up and I will make it a contest!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhFtu3bXLQyw6alK5rdflgxbHJ6jYimpxybR-AkuffshD6Pc4OHNhPxpJXFwadUdqu3W2BZd7Ks30OtRoOKUN5ndY8khoDyOn3NuA17Jk9Pe_wE3LwNa74clsGZqcX_hpklJPy0Q08CI/s1600/IMG_5457.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhFtu3bXLQyw6alK5rdflgxbHJ6jYimpxybR-AkuffshD6Pc4OHNhPxpJXFwadUdqu3W2BZd7Ks30OtRoOKUN5ndY8khoDyOn3NuA17Jk9Pe_wE3LwNa74clsGZqcX_hpklJPy0Q08CI/s400/IMG_5457.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502207023958290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_0j1LapeLlS1A9hXbENXZdnRgcxBq6uF8QEsBLQE6tDhNcCgRIRKOOLyTkRvtR4DtY3RqPJGt6wqP8KnpceHjaLFuiN2gSAYxtpiFJ9C29ecTslsRQVrqiqs2YfbozYsslJN07whpAM/s1600/IMG_5463.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_0j1LapeLlS1A9hXbENXZdnRgcxBq6uF8QEsBLQE6tDhNcCgRIRKOOLyTkRvtR4DtY3RqPJGt6wqP8KnpceHjaLFuiN2gSAYxtpiFJ9C29ecTslsRQVrqiqs2YfbozYsslJN07whpAM/s400/IMG_5463.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502197690635378" /></a><br /><br />Canon was in a production called Wonderful Wicked Witches of Oz. It was 9 months in the making and he did an incredible job. He had several speaking parts and danced and sang a ton. He was so cute and we were so proud of him. Each time he did something - I cried with joy. I just love that he has found something he is so passionate about. It's awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ4wZWy85P_HZJdKgdcI9ix6LWwnSV-7n5nYrBV6TuJF70IZqoFp21h9hA3Tx1OivHarGXpZre9H9mURoyPTGodUKpD2sd0fNXJE9p-ZVXTLL1Wrt_VOVtIypuLTxbfNI2hNP-4gcisM/s1600/IMG_5131.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/AVvXsEgoJ4wZWy85P_HZJdKgdcI9ix6LWwnSV-7n5nYrBV6TuJF70IZqoFp21h9hA3Tx1OivHarGXpZre9H9mURoyPTGodUKpD2sd0fNXJE9p-ZVXTLL1Wrt_VOVtIypuLTxbfNI2hNP-4gcisM/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482491106463501298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7ekJUelm89m32qqPsBsw4TbYkOEJ1eXSvQAYqsFeLm7YrsKu1R-qzJyqJ6jGY2YUfIJyvjpcLr0G6jg2pfmqNwz9ZdX05_X8bNDbtEgaR89lnJ_GRaDrKjcNkhclLyqjRm8Qea2jWic/s1600/IMG_5108.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/AVvXsEjo7ekJUelm89m32qqPsBsw4TbYkOEJ1eXSvQAYqsFeLm7YrsKu1R-qzJyqJ6jGY2YUfIJyvjpcLr0G6jg2pfmqNwz9ZdX05_X8bNDbtEgaR89lnJ_GRaDrKjcNkhclLyqjRm8Qea2jWic/s400/IMG_5108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482491099049245138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2vD-B0IE-VQp9_xW4seOO52YSjpFF-GeMmtMOuYoxlPe0-EqhUFFOkH7v3PZ9wmhg-yLUfb8LZ-aK3yXcob4yBl_E7idgI89nXw5gloRFtNuu2PB9lLprou4t40sWTT3C-s7_3XBe78/s1600/IMG_5094.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/AVvXsEgB2vD-B0IE-VQp9_xW4seOO52YSjpFF-GeMmtMOuYoxlPe0-EqhUFFOkH7v3PZ9wmhg-yLUfb8LZ-aK3yXcob4yBl_E7idgI89nXw5gloRFtNuu2PB9lLprou4t40sWTT3C-s7_3XBe78/s400/IMG_5094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482491091018605810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NxC99Oxo_iAef5wrZvJciOAaspTYWZxEILuzwV45B4UbV59k7wCnDhsE5B_rgAQfC8ZzVR1-Nepi2T1fhmPs67UGepg2lVOArgsSCIxoI5UvcIDQI2JTw-QUnE0hUax8-YYHtLvAQ-A/s1600/IMG_5091.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/AVvXsEi6NxC99Oxo_iAef5wrZvJciOAaspTYWZxEILuzwV45B4UbV59k7wCnDhsE5B_rgAQfC8ZzVR1-Nepi2T1fhmPs67UGepg2lVOArgsSCIxoI5UvcIDQI2JTw-QUnE0hUax8-YYHtLvAQ-A/s400/IMG_5091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482491087584108514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimflL9zjyDipwHbyT0b3XIVCn0tGt3gtr_7Tc2gH0-5uFiwZZihhqBRCEy6f6X9b4XKL41lzIlNQkvmyKurmTVQexgOGT96BhMlWdLjbPPUvfWwU_ceiQSQipYT3ZziOaNRSGrSSj4Ikk/s1600/IMG_5087.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/AVvXsEimflL9zjyDipwHbyT0b3XIVCn0tGt3gtr_7Tc2gH0-5uFiwZZihhqBRCEy6f6X9b4XKL41lzIlNQkvmyKurmTVQexgOGT96BhMlWdLjbPPUvfWwU_ceiQSQipYT3ZziOaNRSGrSSj4Ikk/s400/IMG_5087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482491078009828706" /></a><br /><br />Darren completed an Olympic Triathlon in record time and we got to see him several times throughout the race. We are so proud of him. Bigger and better races to come....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqYhSCeZGMDTvVr-Cxx4RwR5EfpJtEpqJvz70DnPLdYVFwjR1xmA244F2u5oBioujgXHFyLDvFWOxr3TMdjhyOjy3E4dO9WViPNCalVUY0ZYHWrxEw25DPAYjRor9PMVqJhsRfYnDfgk/s1600/IMG_5478.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/AVvXsEjtqYhSCeZGMDTvVr-Cxx4RwR5EfpJtEpqJvz70DnPLdYVFwjR1xmA244F2u5oBioujgXHFyLDvFWOxr3TMdjhyOjy3E4dO9WViPNCalVUY0ZYHWrxEw25DPAYjRor9PMVqJhsRfYnDfgk/s400/IMG_5478.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482498422890196482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiihs2bn0KD8G2t4n3KZYHPkI3jibhCWx_vIL9qBOOXKYPTu0sgY5iYDWaFfNzf63WcIhSxlta3Z-Pdz2xv2Er6RLyPApGec65LRqwzcE5-bHw_t6pHNVywORmo8R2Ilb0PMbMld-z4TY/s1600/IMG_5496.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/AVvXsEjiihs2bn0KD8G2t4n3KZYHPkI3jibhCWx_vIL9qBOOXKYPTu0sgY5iYDWaFfNzf63WcIhSxlta3Z-Pdz2xv2Er6RLyPApGec65LRqwzcE5-bHw_t6pHNVywORmo8R2Ilb0PMbMld-z4TY/s400/IMG_5496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482498414889131650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrf4-r_l9J1_l0UEnulhUjoaqwbPcpmaXFYeuFEm0VS1eWNA3OjiYXVE4mmnR7MCxgv0C7gm_H50E3_GFm_7WHvT7rv5ZA0rH-vVCfBj9JO3hONLJ0x2M3oSJxBOqtbLvB_Wn_E8EoqE/s1600/IMG_5497.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/AVvXsEizrf4-r_l9J1_l0UEnulhUjoaqwbPcpmaXFYeuFEm0VS1eWNA3OjiYXVE4mmnR7MCxgv0C7gm_H50E3_GFm_7WHvT7rv5ZA0rH-vVCfBj9JO3hONLJ0x2M3oSJxBOqtbLvB_Wn_E8EoqE/s400/IMG_5497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482498409127735058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLgAvF_j-O8FdZ9-YCcEicrDrrBh-6sE5u881zMUQV3WA1x1TDXsvnE3BoXTbOxPG-q50KVpsZRSR4sMJpe429FIuIzdun5HkhYpIlkPPz1FVgju_XW1RKGaNwScsrGSkwxOBCdQhqH0/s1600/IMG_5514.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/AVvXsEitLgAvF_j-O8FdZ9-YCcEicrDrrBh-6sE5u881zMUQV3WA1x1TDXsvnE3BoXTbOxPG-q50KVpsZRSR4sMJpe429FIuIzdun5HkhYpIlkPPz1FVgju_XW1RKGaNwScsrGSkwxOBCdQhqH0/s400/IMG_5514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482498397070042210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodAdkxMeLygawb1LtSJcnpjIoRpqnKLQO5PrP9-hqrGFbaIVBxAKiN17aejBrGxzt0u-dsKKCIr7kn-FCjnk4e59OeAwqA1eVkOet079t5CX38Ns5EckYIoHjXnFgmKRZ_8epadSSxyk/s1600/IMG_5530.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/AVvXsEgodAdkxMeLygawb1LtSJcnpjIoRpqnKLQO5PrP9-hqrGFbaIVBxAKiN17aejBrGxzt0u-dsKKCIr7kn-FCjnk4e59OeAwqA1eVkOet079t5CX38Ns5EckYIoHjXnFgmKRZ_8epadSSxyk/s400/IMG_5530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482498389620959666" /></a><br /><br />I had another birthday....ouch! I finally got an ipod! I know - everyone has one but me! It's HOT PINK and I love it! (Although not pictured because the picture that was taken - I am completely oversmiling)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN9_EeofXlfNaueTgpxofqAHv8YmszR2lmSpLSiRKwZiauXWu7rz-nhH6jR087SBG7hD1r6yLF0tVEa3PlVictPpC4MarDgfbNcQTEGvBqZFowirFnpB3A2i-356L2Z2UjvX7d1_ASeI/s1600/IMG_5286.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/AVvXsEhxN9_EeofXlfNaueTgpxofqAHv8YmszR2lmSpLSiRKwZiauXWu7rz-nhH6jR087SBG7hD1r6yLF0tVEa3PlVictPpC4MarDgfbNcQTEGvBqZFowirFnpB3A2i-356L2Z2UjvX7d1_ASeI/s400/IMG_5286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482496405662337634" /></a><br /><br />Pierson turned 2 years old!!!! What a cute little boy. He is such a joy and makes me laugh all the time. He chose an Elmo themed party and it was so cute. He was overly animated about his gifts which is so different from the other two - they hide it under crooked smiles. He is very active and keeps us on our toes. We love him to death. He says the cutest things, is even potty-training and fights me to be outside at all times. His best friend in all the world is our 8 year old neighbor next door - Maddie. He talks about her first thing in the morning and last thing at night. She is so great with him. He is at such a fun, cute, lovable age. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqOxJe_J8lghixwyrmJzHBhRIclk60q-MEi9RPDXadGp02UT92qfRloKAfU70VUgf2yK2nYOxoT95s4N5QoHBnpkBKyFZfhtmxh3xBSiBEQQRJW3O-GPyCQd456BevmmPK48D7MF6ASw/s1600/IMG_5175.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/AVvXsEjhqOxJe_J8lghixwyrmJzHBhRIclk60q-MEi9RPDXadGp02UT92qfRloKAfU70VUgf2yK2nYOxoT95s4N5QoHBnpkBKyFZfhtmxh3xBSiBEQQRJW3O-GPyCQd456BevmmPK48D7MF6ASw/s400/IMG_5175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482496392127416850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR_BDg-ZzwzybnXgEVnV7oEALHLnGbQbju-dqqdnthyphenhypheniWuFRWgvs2zQ6zbm6H5-f00Ye2NvW2l7qMZbcXQ8eodd6fXWtUF3gDy7OH2GmffXXtqKHUoZtTOkAMLaXgFrQIIQsyijcBVL8/s1600/IMG_5184.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We went to Bass Lake with the Urmston's and my boys have said time and time again that this was their most fun vacation ever! We had a blast riding in the boat, being pulled on the tube, jumping off the dock, feeding ducks, going on a hike, playing games, killing a lot of spiders, eating lots of junk and soda, staying up late watching movies and laughing like crazy. We had such a great time and can't wait to do it again. Blaze even skied for the first time ever and he did amazing. I am so proud of him! Thanks Urmstons for letting us crash your family vacation - it was so much more than we expected! 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Yes. This is not a mistake. You are seeing puppies AGAIN. Tinkerbell surprised us by giving birth to 5 new puppies just hours before we left for Bass Lake. I was so thrilled to have been a part of it again. She is such a better mom this time around - the puppies are very lucky. They are so cute. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUr4OE526K0r-oC0iclYnsr5G7AYmG9hNLUe5tWZ6Wsn-L1va6lfvvG4sAbk2IIweGAP_zsPlkrSf05GzD9l0MI4Ogmu7XkmphFthhHTp8TmAzrQVevVtLwEi_SWUPRYSgCXeeAnj6J7E/s400/IMG_5741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482488131847713346" /></a><br /><br />Anyway - I am sure I have left out a ton of things we have done but with only 4 hours of sleep last night - this is the best I can do. Sorry it took so long. Darren is on my case all the time. I will do better. That and I promise never to eat another Double Stuff Vanilla Oreo again!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnjo5IQWqusAgMVX1yvZm7yLhu4KuF29q7u0jKOO3X02yz8RYwNySw_dOU8xdbgQzP62MYxnXCHEabwuo9f3JCux8MRhuBAzxsTSLyNt0gfTq7epFI_Mi79uQ5la2a9MhCH3mU1hc1jA/s1600/IMG_5450.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/AVvXsEgpnjo5IQWqusAgMVX1yvZm7yLhu4KuF29q7u0jKOO3X02yz8RYwNySw_dOU8xdbgQzP62MYxnXCHEabwuo9f3JCux8MRhuBAzxsTSLyNt0gfTq7epFI_Mi79uQ5la2a9MhCH3mU1hc1jA/s400/IMG_5450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502187273463202" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-8665780216656235482010-04-14T15:51:00.010-06:002010-04-14T21:40:52.400-06:00Spring Break - Filled With Typical DeGracie Drama!Okay - so Spring Break didn't go as we planned this year and unfortunately we didn't make it Arizona. The saddest part of this is that the boys missed their Uncle Donny's Easter egg hunt. That is all we heard about on Easter morning. Anyway - the following is a list of reasons why we didn't go and what we ended up doing during the week instead.<br /><br />Reasons We Stayed Home:<br />1 - Darren had so many aerating jobs to do because the weather didn't cooperate the week before. It snowed 4 of the 7 days.<br />2 - Darren needed to finish (still not done though) painting my Dad's "flip-it" house in order for carpet, etc to be installed.<br />3 - My sister-in-law April and brother Josh was <span style="font-style:italic;">supposed</span> to have their baby girl on the 8th and we didn't want to miss it.<br />4 - My sister Ranie dropped the greatest news on Friday before Easter that she would be adopting a new baby boy and would be getting him on Wednesday the 7th of April - one day before her birthday! What a present!<br />5 - Easter was Sunday and if we didn't leave by Friday evening, the boys would have missed the Easter bunny.<br />6 - Canon's birthday was Monday the 5th. He wanted so badly to spend it in Arizona - <span style="font-style:italic;">just to see what that would have been like!</span>. <br />7 - Our dog Tinkerbell is in heat - AGAIN! She locked up with two suitors and we don't know what will happen. Please pray she does not get pregnant.<br /><br />Reasons Why It Was A Good Thing We Didn't Go:<br />1 - Blaze got pink eye on Wednesday, Pierson got it on Friday and Canon got it on Saturday. Darren got it just yesterday. NICE!<br />2 - Canon had the stomach flu on Friday and was sick at both ends. Lasted all day but he was better the next day!<br />3 - Blaze got sick with the stomach flu on Saturday night while we were spending the night in a hotel. He threw up from 2 in the morning until noon the next day. Also NICE! He threw up in his shoe the first time so that helped a little! :)<br />4 - We would have missed Colin and Ranie surprising my family with the arrival of McKay into their family. The greatest surprise ever!<br />5 - Our new van has been giving us the flat tire signal for a month and each time we take it in - they say they can't find it. We took it to another dealership and they "fixed" 2 of the wrong tires for $250 bucks - still not helping the tire that has the leak. $250 for a patch job? We are now finding out that the tires will cost us $2,000 to replace! Are you kidding me?<br />6 - My Grandma had surgery which we only found out about a day before the surgery and we had to wish her well!<br />7 - We would have missed Acting Academy, Baseball practice and piano practice.<br /><br />What We Did During The Week To Escape All The Drama:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday</span> - Had an incredible Easter Sunday with just us. Went to Mom and Dad's for dinner, Easter egg hunt (I lost) and dessert.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Monday</span> - Canon spent his birthday at home, I was off work, we went to the Arcade, went to dinner and then he opened his presents from us. Pierson gave him DVD's of his favorite show iCarly, Blaze gave him New Moon and Space Buddies DVD's and Darren and I gave him a laptop! That night we pulled all the mattresses out onto the floor in the basement and stayed up late watching movies - it was one gigantic slumber party that followed to the next night. Might as well right?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tuesday</span> - Went as a family to see How To Train Your Dragon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday</span> - Played at home, set up our "mandatory family meeting" where Colin and Ranie announced their new arrival. Decorated for Canon/Ranie's combined birthday parties. We opened presents, had cake and played Limbo. You should check out the pictures. Joni won with an amazing "limbo" measuring 33 inches off the ground. Shorter than Pierson. It was incredible. Garrett gave her a run for her money though - he came in so close and he towers over us all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday</span> - Can't remember what we did here so I will have to fill it in when I find Canon. He always knows. I think that day was errand day - bank, Costco, post office, etc. I am sure I did something fun for them but maybe not. Oh ya - we took the neighborhood to the park and let them run around for a very long time hoping they would sleep for many hours that night.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday</span> - Went to the Aquarium to see the new penguins but Canon got sick as soon as we got there so we rushed through and ran home. He was sick in bed the rest of the day. So sad....<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday</span> - We went to Thanksgiving Point farm to introduce Pierson to farm animals. Canon and Blaze went to J.T.'s birthday party and then we all headed downtown to spend the night in a hotel suite, go to dinner, swim and then wake up and go to the zoo. This is the night Blaze got sick and threw up all night. We didn't get any sleep and let a nasty pink stain on the hotel room floor carpet. Woops! <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday</span> - Instead of ending our Spring Break week by going to the zoo, we went home so Blaze could recover and we lounged around the house for the rest of the day. <br /><br />All in all - we had a great time being together and welcomed all the crazy things that happened to us. 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I can't wait anymore!So I have such exciting news. I am sure you may all know that Ranie and Colin were able to adopt at record pace but I just want to show off how cute he is! If you haven't heard the story - you will have to check out Ranie's blog! It's amazing!<br /><br />Anyway - I haven't been able to take pictures of him since last Wednesday but I am sure he is even cuter today. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0SMxtuCPMwBTAvEIKT63NBgDkEr0xRiyQe01gvTy_TEJpgcc0XuGBpDpEEZIrDN9KpQ0VMVv9v_irffA-UBLRD0yVOpAxkU8ZWcjleQHr_Vve7VxFpn49ts9gborJn-YuPGZp8n_fS4/s400/IMG_4762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460100853578590210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gPW7tSJvVwZXSYvESM0iYrGNWQC3mxcu4trBxD4t6Yd0zghFYH0JNSnVfuwwypT7LZ6wQLISiNIXzVa1iiOWrHh7gNMqcNI2dEP781lHZo1RMjI0HlI5Frsew02eyQ9IlTgEwZpSgqA/s1600/IMG_4883.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/AVvXsEi6gPW7tSJvVwZXSYvESM0iYrGNWQC3mxcu4trBxD4t6Yd0zghFYH0JNSnVfuwwypT7LZ6wQLISiNIXzVa1iiOWrHh7gNMqcNI2dEP781lHZo1RMjI0HlI5Frsew02eyQ9IlTgEwZpSgqA/s400/IMG_4883.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460100845190435170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSnRd6lUisxpesOuLtn7mtemxiEb8N27DtMK1l7LjbKwYXQbfH_xg6v3ZymYdFKiQ7qtZcRe16mKXLnffe6BCIIA59stgLx-dNJ2n9B1d5XTNKdiOtYz6qfOFMCwQtBJIu4nM99SzodY/s1600/IMG_4745.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/AVvXsEiWSnRd6lUisxpesOuLtn7mtemxiEb8N27DtMK1l7LjbKwYXQbfH_xg6v3ZymYdFKiQ7qtZcRe16mKXLnffe6BCIIA59stgLx-dNJ2n9B1d5XTNKdiOtYz6qfOFMCwQtBJIu4nM99SzodY/s400/IMG_4745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460100834628659266" /></a><br /><br />What's even better about today is that my little niece was born this morning - 6 days past her due date. You will have to get the full details from Josh and April since it's their story but I have to brag about how adorable she is. My kids were so excited to rush to the hospital to meet Baby Kaylee. She is such a cutie with tons of hair and chubby cheeks. I love it! I am so happy to have newborns in our family. <br /><br />Here are a few photos of Kaylee with my kids and of course, with her mommy and daddy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_1RNkZuvpWjcywkhRRRXPYrKc9-kv45tF0x_hBekyyUNuJQmgS2_MLNba1tsAg2lmFT4QfgokbgOb7qt4tbyqNnvsg84hJwRPNIerhojYeEXdRe7p6WonOIZtVvMzLZ3eS-i8ERMt5M/s1600/IMG_4984.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/AVvXsEio_1RNkZuvpWjcywkhRRRXPYrKc9-kv45tF0x_hBekyyUNuJQmgS2_MLNba1tsAg2lmFT4QfgokbgOb7qt4tbyqNnvsg84hJwRPNIerhojYeEXdRe7p6WonOIZtVvMzLZ3eS-i8ERMt5M/s400/IMG_4984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460103426871614018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROnWhkHaxTfXYg74xiTuCWdSOwboz0-bYaf-LgzYrF8CHgnqn1fV158AbVElRtBCaJg7l-zFOIUnRVfySNG1rWu03V2OW7PfNQW15RIHma2CMlNmEYaKvk8CvTDjOJkZbUfZj8RzCSII/s1600/IMG_5007.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/AVvXsEhROnWhkHaxTfXYg74xiTuCWdSOwboz0-bYaf-LgzYrF8CHgnqn1fV158AbVElRtBCaJg7l-zFOIUnRVfySNG1rWu03V2OW7PfNQW15RIHma2CMlNmEYaKvk8CvTDjOJkZbUfZj8RzCSII/s400/IMG_5007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460102387094231810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyXJPV85vQAQBBIzG4QJrx7OOC22L_9Jb_DFB5K_NY5JrFyULkdp37ASf8UY2xF7XQ7Cqknyjg0ZCQRO8Wxyvdc4s0NBQY8V2esBv9Ym6czWR5M7lhjzipUVJu9sVAvK15yDX4L2wjx4/s1600/IMG_5002.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/AVvXsEhwyXJPV85vQAQBBIzG4QJrx7OOC22L_9Jb_DFB5K_NY5JrFyULkdp37ASf8UY2xF7XQ7Cqknyjg0ZCQRO8Wxyvdc4s0NBQY8V2esBv9Ym6czWR5M7lhjzipUVJu9sVAvK15yDX4L2wjx4/s400/IMG_5002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460102380566333170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCHYEvcXqhvKwQX8UuILafCkPrLVRaApDgxqBV26OsY137gLc3wD8PzcqFbUkpOyRXy-PmLr4jJygQvWZn38sf2qSV8N8zirH_F4QA_AUrEMly7kFL-_kKBVL0J2u9NroHzV-ILh-H6g/s1600/IMG_5000.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/AVvXsEhTCHYEvcXqhvKwQX8UuILafCkPrLVRaApDgxqBV26OsY137gLc3wD8PzcqFbUkpOyRXy-PmLr4jJygQvWZn38sf2qSV8N8zirH_F4QA_AUrEMly7kFL-_kKBVL0J2u9NroHzV-ILh-H6g/s400/IMG_5000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460102370679888658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0f3vS7DLtRi776IlEUCCJw4NTozNqBLq8FWOg1dsqX2_s6nLUCakgOFj26A5qdw6bRMo9hOyw9xRNnr-JeEAeMwL0XZXvq0KR30oxf4aywv2DCN46wBzFG7KaUQHRTt9S2ou-8wbX9o/s1600/IMG_4991.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/AVvXsEgr0f3vS7DLtRi776IlEUCCJw4NTozNqBLq8FWOg1dsqX2_s6nLUCakgOFj26A5qdw6bRMo9hOyw9xRNnr-JeEAeMwL0XZXvq0KR30oxf4aywv2DCN46wBzFG7KaUQHRTt9S2ou-8wbX9o/s400/IMG_4991.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460102361627324258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07ZbrhnkBVU_yS333_5fZeoWeajHlZlPkVtxxGBATBhEtUKoYUGIOcXOX_SWSEgJLzq6_pi1RP0wwIcLajLOIaWZtgglgW0aXmG8RVljy9i40GTFJHk1I_TTGUrD6Hn7APb7dQ19aMEM/s1600/IMG_4982.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/AVvXsEg07ZbrhnkBVU_yS333_5fZeoWeajHlZlPkVtxxGBATBhEtUKoYUGIOcXOX_SWSEgJLzq6_pi1RP0wwIcLajLOIaWZtgglgW0aXmG8RVljy9i40GTFJHk1I_TTGUrD6Hn7APb7dQ19aMEM/s400/IMG_4982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460102358733422610" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-44576624002281250532010-02-28T23:04:00.002-07:002010-02-28T23:26:17.585-07:00One of those "You Had To Be There" Moments - By BlazeI know I don't keep up with the crazy things Blaze says but here are just a few over the last couple of days that I just can't pass up sharing. Please know that I cannot possibly write it as real and as funny as it comes across but just think of Blaze as you read this.<br /><br />Scenario #1: Blaze is wrestling for the first time this season, he loves it and pretty much makes every kid cry. He calls me the other day after his latest win and says....<br /><br />"Mom, I was just wrestlin' and then the kid started crying and I was like...what? why is he crying?....Why do I make every kid cry? I'm just wrestling..." Note that he says it with this total tuff kid attitude like he doesn't get what everybody's problem is. <br /><br />He then says to me.... "I wish I could like, punch and kick and smash 'em to the ground and stuff" Please tell me this kid does not want to become an Ultimate Fighter.<br /><br />Scenario #2: Blaze always invades my space while changing in the closet and I pretty much have given up all my privacy in this house of boys. They will obviously learn young. Anyway... Blaze loves to tell me how big my butt is and how jiggly my cheeks are and how my stomach sticks out farther than my chest does.... It's the best. Not only does he tell me - he has to poke me and jiggle me and shake what shakes so that it is self explanatory. He is very critical of how I look, how I dress and more specifically how I walk. He critiques how I walk and will show me what it is I am doing wrong while walking down the hall. Not sure this is a good thing. He tells me when my underwear is showing or when I bend over and he can see down my shirt. What do I do? I hope it ends with me and he doesn't even get started with girls he will end up dating. I must warn him now......!!!<br /><br />Scenario #3: This is my ultimate favorite....<br />So the boys are getting ready for bed and Blaze asks his Dad in the most serious of voices. "Dad, what level of clippers do you use to get your hair like that?".... Canon and I totally bust up laughing. In all seriousness he asks again, "I mean, like, what makes you want to cut your hair like that, why can't you just cut it like mine and Canon's?".... Again, laughing hysterically. Darren tries to explain that he doesn't choose that for himself but it turns into - he uses a razor to shave in the reseeding look. Blazes questions why on earth he would think that looks good but lets it go. I cannot breath at this point. Blaze declares that he will never do his hair like that when he is a dad and maybe only when he chooses to do the mohawk again.<br /><br />Scenario #4: Boys and farting..... I don't get it. I don't like it. I don't let them do it in my presence = if I can help it. Anyway - we are getting ready for bed and the boys start making farting noises with their mouths. Darren and Pierson included. He now is among those that finds it funny to make farting noises - UGH!!! So Darren asks to hear mine and so classically - I bust out a hand/armpit fart noise. Darren had no idea I was capable and the boys were stunned. "TEACH ME MOM, TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT"... Oh no - what have I done. I don't think I really ever wanted them to know that I could do that. Oh well. Anyway - by the end of the night I was laughing so bad I was crying. It took us an hour to calm down. I truly love having boys - it is the greatest!The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-7264381992015369562010-02-03T12:51:00.003-07:002010-02-03T13:30:22.477-07:002 and 0Blaze is a wrestler. Against my will. Well - I think it is awesome that he is trying it but I am hoping he doesn't want to do it in high school and such. Not really wanting my son to have mangled ears.<br /><br />Anyway - he had his first tournament and walked away a champion. He won both his matches, pinning the kid in his second match. I had never seen him wrestle for real before and he is awesome. Still a little timid but at least he gets the job done. He brought the first kid to tears because he was more aggressive than the kid anticipated. We are so proud of him. <br /><br />Check out a minute of his magnificence....<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzuMJB2kr3uGoJGesWU3dDPg-5Z2o8QXpkAOcJSvTnRsgPviZYYZnyFuRfnRbnv2B04cUj6jnLtYauaqfPd4A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here are a few pictures of him in action pinning the second kid. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEi6HnN-FHVZZlGyaCNOjS5pxrWSYqMKwiMXmzUTkZBL2RP1vGEgMjnUeL7f2NevpEpa3BjkPjaN7bM0FWLelxDm6w18vl9DENtCDgfR3g_7iHNo8eJWZ-6HtUx6X-V_lq0rqpZJuAIY/s1600-h/IMG_4565.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/AVvXsEieEi6HnN-FHVZZlGyaCNOjS5pxrWSYqMKwiMXmzUTkZBL2RP1vGEgMjnUeL7f2NevpEpa3BjkPjaN7bM0FWLelxDm6w18vl9DENtCDgfR3g_7iHNo8eJWZ-6HtUx6X-V_lq0rqpZJuAIY/s400/IMG_4565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434114458879438034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAkpmE1-w8gCWAncbiw-Qpz55ZLK2253HFSHCC_vmX9HStdvPS9WuEXYYhC9UK8p2GQkPkCaB5rimwLR_5_V7pc0_RSbTFDfAsS9N7vE2GIgHsEOh5lWn7Xnsuv0B4vA-D3EzJEdSQqo/s1600-h/IMG_4558.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/AVvXsEikAkpmE1-w8gCWAncbiw-Qpz55ZLK2253HFSHCC_vmX9HStdvPS9WuEXYYhC9UK8p2GQkPkCaB5rimwLR_5_V7pc0_RSbTFDfAsS9N7vE2GIgHsEOh5lWn7Xnsuv0B4vA-D3EzJEdSQqo/s400/IMG_4558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434114451700194290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3nMaKc9C7Ia6bdCRRtRIOwxG768LjLILsOj4f4SJlC1Nf7AS76yCj_l3w_BkUIjJbIHy_GY5ziK2cRRibE_bq6INStBzVgji46LhTowrlLPZkXdw2YOqoeWgDU-569mewaoWecLekv8/s1600-h/IMG_4556.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/AVvXsEgF3nMaKc9C7Ia6bdCRRtRIOwxG768LjLILsOj4f4SJlC1Nf7AS76yCj_l3w_BkUIjJbIHy_GY5ziK2cRRibE_bq6INStBzVgji46LhTowrlLPZkXdw2YOqoeWgDU-569mewaoWecLekv8/s400/IMG_4556.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434114446172232034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8VtcwD1v1z0W01YxssaNY62o-W63_h4BkSNijJJX0qEmfh404-LmvREYU2LhU8GjZLYMELPkgkgpk8dcDrcyGcKb5RXqXuF_DAf7tVRk0ZOZncBx5ksY7-dYFMXzTUC6yMnJTO-CXqw/s1600-h/IMG_4554.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/AVvXsEhQ8VtcwD1v1z0W01YxssaNY62o-W63_h4BkSNijJJX0qEmfh404-LmvREYU2LhU8GjZLYMELPkgkgpk8dcDrcyGcKb5RXqXuF_DAf7tVRk0ZOZncBx5ksY7-dYFMXzTUC6yMnJTO-CXqw/s400/IMG_4554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434114438098229154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdd0dd6g_8xH5Vt0fT3ZmHBk16iN15eHeKCmguThtD8txaK6_4_0GUvI41k5dipYu6_bfd4jVH7Zk_9ea4uCY0n1tdk8B0A1BlYley6o72cXWLLptsFA-UkSnENCV64vmcmjjTUJVXaI/s1600-h/IMG_4553.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/AVvXsEhzdd0dd6g_8xH5Vt0fT3ZmHBk16iN15eHeKCmguThtD8txaK6_4_0GUvI41k5dipYu6_bfd4jVH7Zk_9ea4uCY0n1tdk8B0A1BlYley6o72cXWLLptsFA-UkSnENCV64vmcmjjTUJVXaI/s400/IMG_4553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434114428840285842" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-72411453109116383242010-01-27T17:30:00.003-07:002010-01-27T17:54:01.250-07:00A Huge Thank You!I just wanted to thank my sister Ranie and my brother-in-law Colin for generously taking my kids over the weekend so that I could spend some time with my husband and my cousins. Our plan was to take them with us which isn't much fun do to when you are traveling by vehicle for 5 hours. Instead - Ranie and Colin stepped up and took my kids for the weekend. They even stayed at our house so the kids were more comfortable. <br /><br />THANKS SO MUCH Ranie and Colin. You know how hard it is for me to leave my kids but you made me go without them and I appreciate it. We really need a few days alone. I can never tell you enough how grateful I am for you two!<br /><br />So - the reason for the weekend? <br />1. My husband was running in the St. George half marathon with my cousin.<br />2. I was taking one of my puppies to Jaime and her family so they could take her home to California. <br /><br />It was supposed to rain and snow the whole time but we made it there and back without any inclement weather. It didn't even rain during the race - although it was incredibly cold. Sunni, her kids, Michael, Jaime's grandma and me met Darren and Jaime at the finish line so that we could congratulate them and take pictures. And of course - my battery died just after Darren ran through so I missed the opportunity to take pictures of Jaime and Darren together. They both did really well and I am so proud of them - and jealous let's be honest. <br />Here are a few of the pictures from the race.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PDsEYpnUr2s49jiMbUZ6odNnxWzEIsH2c80ulLvbNtkR0mK7GcxTc_6kCIkcT92nBDxSagUiRUU0884dhV7hthKLSWVt_YeHGRFn2SBYN4c2PWCSfWAhhU00UnUuhi1vGWiV4AhQOVU/s1600-h/101_0023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PDsEYpnUr2s49jiMbUZ6odNnxWzEIsH2c80ulLvbNtkR0mK7GcxTc_6kCIkcT92nBDxSagUiRUU0884dhV7hthKLSWVt_YeHGRFn2SBYN4c2PWCSfWAhhU00UnUuhi1vGWiV4AhQOVU/s400/101_0023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431587292769615826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrb0Vys8W2gwuB36gJJ7y_W2yzBHhN6dAxoHRIRmXCUKw3Z6f-gST0ptQar741mbtKonsSnuKTbTXctvBd1PDyDMhX4rhyphenhyphenirExKv826K9lGy97gMTWjUZy9fd_VFf7qG2hSAetXyE7n_I/s1600-h/101_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrb0Vys8W2gwuB36gJJ7y_W2yzBHhN6dAxoHRIRmXCUKw3Z6f-gST0ptQar741mbtKonsSnuKTbTXctvBd1PDyDMhX4rhyphenhyphenirExKv826K9lGy97gMTWjUZy9fd_VFf7qG2hSAetXyE7n_I/s400/101_0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431587279710638370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA06_O3l2WJfl-xPOkr8IvdpMgTjeb86UGnqHdJap2y8T9ETW4c4Pyjjnn7-VGbXVml8_XH8gVfk-tM8KsVjRr0VzBV9Ki3W75QpB5kEKSiBmiB8FAErc-BxA4saCXH692rlnpWxLvaY/s1600-h/Blog+Pics+028.JPG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA06_O3l2WJfl-xPOkr8IvdpMgTjeb86UGnqHdJap2y8T9ETW4c4Pyjjnn7-VGbXVml8_XH8gVfk-tM8KsVjRr0VzBV9Ki3W75QpB5kEKSiBmiB8FAErc-BxA4saCXH692rlnpWxLvaY/s400/Blog+Pics+028.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431587272724250066" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-29281398022864705672010-01-27T17:17:00.004-07:002010-01-27T17:29:59.062-07:00It's Been A Month?Wow - so much has happened in the last month and all of it NOT documented with pictures. Aside from Christmas of course. It's probably a little too late to post about Christmas and New Years but just so you know - we had an excellent Christmas this year and a fun New Year's Day. Blaze got a DS for Christmas and Pierson got the hand-me-down Gameboy so this is the boys playing their games over Christmas break. Apparently Pierson thinks he knows a bit about Canon's game and thought he could help him out.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKbLje3UsLTZoDgX5d4x-YBLVtYzSvuhwZBkhqJcq-T83b5hLJZAUevNibG-4y-fhrfJ55oQSXcC7dze1R0M40soqjG6Si5TMVWDNN6hd7Tl-RL769WBBWR1GPVKEuDl__WMOEZw_LBw/s1600-h/101_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKbLje3UsLTZoDgX5d4x-YBLVtYzSvuhwZBkhqJcq-T83b5hLJZAUevNibG-4y-fhrfJ55oQSXcC7dze1R0M40soqjG6Si5TMVWDNN6hd7Tl-RL769WBBWR1GPVKEuDl__WMOEZw_LBw/s400/101_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431580033450357618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNjdYH4DF39zgR6OZsP7ysg91xOQJUeHZj4og-T1WJROboUyYcm7rj9U3IB_NSbYSeaINV_RFbiZE28dZY1fNPv4z4obJEjdag_NIK_vXcQ-r2RpThK793ByjpF4xviteDAwsbdFJSpQ/s1600-h/101_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNjdYH4DF39zgR6OZsP7ysg91xOQJUeHZj4og-T1WJROboUyYcm7rj9U3IB_NSbYSeaINV_RFbiZE28dZY1fNPv4z4obJEjdag_NIK_vXcQ-r2RpThK793ByjpF4xviteDAwsbdFJSpQ/s400/101_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431580041488035426" /></a><br /><br />I have had a very emotional month adopting off my puppies of course. Each one got harder and harder to say goodbye to. They have each gone to amazing homes and I am so grateful for that. We are now down to one puppy left. He is our most playful, energetic, full of spunk puppy with an awesome personality. We just love having him around but sadly can't keep him. He is not "marked" enough for Darren apparently. I do have to say that saying goodbye to Belle was the hardest. Which is weird since she was adopted by my cousin Jaime and her wonderful family. I know that she will be so happy and taken care of and that I will see her again but she was such a cute little puppy and we loved her. Here is Rascal - if you know of anyone wanting a puppy - he is awesome and available.<br /><br />From this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MbDRBw7Yqu75Og9NkXtICqK8RWqlsP5XSXmbhBm6AM9_rxmfT2D5awyzQRqByK1weWZ-KKvlWkc4MFo7nYvW-5iPjkmL3yumcdPcLPm8hM-5dDU-AVsc36DVab2uegFBIHUsaR95JxY/s1600-h/IMG_4133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MbDRBw7Yqu75Og9NkXtICqK8RWqlsP5XSXmbhBm6AM9_rxmfT2D5awyzQRqByK1weWZ-KKvlWkc4MFo7nYvW-5iPjkmL3yumcdPcLPm8hM-5dDU-AVsc36DVab2uegFBIHUsaR95JxY/s400/IMG_4133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431581023334711282" /></a><br /><br />To this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo71EQcuAQhTrsnBn0Lx6P2b6SLEx47I0a48u8iHvIt7OiaJXg-cMSbnX8q_ohq73pKRGeG1PBbVQ9W7QFZJZcqt7wWcyU2TvjyulwpmZ1M2H6Grszi-SbAXAgyiBzppuOVhagRDXCsU/s1600-h/IMG_4237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo71EQcuAQhTrsnBn0Lx6P2b6SLEx47I0a48u8iHvIt7OiaJXg-cMSbnX8q_ohq73pKRGeG1PBbVQ9W7QFZJZcqt7wWcyU2TvjyulwpmZ1M2H6Grszi-SbAXAgyiBzppuOVhagRDXCsU/s400/IMG_4237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431581010653563730" /></a><br /><br />To this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOxWGBqD7eNqAMP9RbLKwrKywKju-OmZ9M9fmANfl1JmdN8MRD5JlqXqgdoWUNN9h83aVsBr4ogRo8UQ0GZKrXwdOKOuERTCImQ5YDvUuaybXhjUG5Bytg4z8o2D0d5kyhzITn6v2FnE/s1600-h/101_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOxWGBqD7eNqAMP9RbLKwrKywKju-OmZ9M9fmANfl1JmdN8MRD5JlqXqgdoWUNN9h83aVsBr4ogRo8UQ0GZKrXwdOKOuERTCImQ5YDvUuaybXhjUG5Bytg4z8o2D0d5kyhzITn6v2FnE/s400/101_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431580997974122322" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-33432284858153645432009-12-24T13:04:00.004-07:002009-12-24T13:37:41.325-07:00Puppies For Sale!Just wanted to let you all know that we have 3 boy puppies available - looking for a good home. If you know anybody seriously interested, please let them know. Again - the father is a 2 pound miniature yorkie and the mother is an 8 pound toy poodle. We are selling them for $650.00 each. Thanks for your help!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aA952TtIQpi82sQS1jdbCozREncdyFz_y5lPU9RHbx8iiLPHuVzVLgACsEibOEAETxXt9X9f5-Pi6WLMx0OxJUQmEqzr4WbFOX5Aa_Zrdpx1flzpaFYbCF2mNpjtkbP2fE-oSGHbBCE/s1600-h/IMG_4249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aA952TtIQpi82sQS1jdbCozREncdyFz_y5lPU9RHbx8iiLPHuVzVLgACsEibOEAETxXt9X9f5-Pi6WLMx0OxJUQmEqzr4WbFOX5Aa_Zrdpx1flzpaFYbCF2mNpjtkbP2fE-oSGHbBCE/s400/IMG_4249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418897660236190914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb_3FdKjFriNif8Eqo81R-J4Kgt6B-uRw6wPE60vdckLXtvfzHSliLpfy8zpjY9NzqjspaobGb_7V2pPaTT5Iud7siSdKULYdMMgnZeRMNE6Qt1NQJcuTJO35eLmOF2hrKTBsv36Fyc8/s1600-h/IMG_4248.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNo7iYIQqgJHttg1IE5sok3IFZ0PKghc8rudsCbi7_31EihQb9_zmiLVEBV0TWcIVI2zhmQtAmMkNi4gsWvpjccXVO2qS9Uya5FGVEGgdeVXHOkPEZnNfCRZSTC_O_Dvhqb6tH_vGIQ8/s400/IMG_4247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418897237779725810" /></a>The DeGracie'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136983776030748602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408629060176032931.post-1168839677129805662009-12-23T16:30:00.005-07:002009-12-23T17:00:58.062-07:00A New Tradition!This is probably the second time we have done this but we hope to continue it and make it a family Christmas tradition. We made Gingerbread houses - well - the boys did. Yes, we bought the pre-packaged, pre-cooked gingerbread house kits with all the frosting and candy you would ever need. Trust me - we tried it once before the other way and I would never do it again. The boys love it. Darren always pairs with Blaze, I with Canon. Pierson just ate the heads of the gingerbread men and ate frosting from the bag - yuck. The boys went to bed with a tummy ache and tried pinning it on my dinner but they knew better - it was all the candy and frosting. I think the boys get better and better each year. So very proud of Blaze - he did it all own his own - aside from putting the walls and roof together. Don't they look great? 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It has gone by so fast. He has been such a boy and I love every bit of him. He is so into the snow right now, he actually sleds every single day after school. Thank goodness we live on a mountain. He loves Lego's, loves trucks and tractors, loves guns and LOVES playing the Wii, XBox and Playstation with his Dad. His favorite food is chicken nuggets, loves Airhead candy, has chocolate milk every night before bed and says amazing prayers at night. He is great with his little brother but not so great with his older brother. He is a little bit of a diva when it comes to his clothes and hair but we are working on overcoming that. It usually ends with Darren convincing him that boys don't care what they look like - which hopefully isn't true. Blaze loves sports and will be giving wrestling a try this January - against my will. He is such a sweetheart when he wants to be and is completely independent - which I love. 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I didn't realize until I took this picture that my baby isn't a baby. He looks like a big boy now! Can you believe it? He is a ton of fun but a ton of work! 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