tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59117181593646093562024-03-14T09:37:01.866-07:00The Happy Hollister'sHappy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-63473318158682243152012-02-21T14:09:00.000-08:002012-02-21T14:09:39.175-08:00Kennedy Swimming<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcYEbn-6sGiTRAmKO25Y0jzzCsokUwXwxcF0KCKODHDkTwkdFagm_GaDQhLPXLrup_0D6T4S5pCg70BwC3r5RgyUVV2u9oQ_gaOJO7MYwSkP4Ekaj0IIatqB3fzGUqP2xvpnJQgVfXfY/s1600/001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcYEbn-6sGiTRAmKO25Y0jzzCsokUwXwxcF0KCKODHDkTwkdFagm_GaDQhLPXLrup_0D6T4S5pCg70BwC3r5RgyUVV2u9oQ_gaOJO7MYwSkP4Ekaj0IIatqB3fzGUqP2xvpnJQgVfXfY/s320/001.JPG" /></a> </div><br />Our little one swimming! This actually was a long time ago, but I'm trying out Blogger, so needed to upload a picture.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-6746661662015897992010-09-27T13:24:00.000-07:002010-09-27T13:32:05.556-07:00Family Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SmP__CrPOv-bdKtVhOHUkUJwqaYh3DO8FjI2BLw4BfciTwhtgGbivS7G8R09cKV8VkW5prmlK6kA_TBtv3j03c3XLK1Qio-jkEPbG0Y4a3k5Y5akpQcVmZkDFZxbQjzN9l4qCB6X5Pg/s1600/E-Mealz_Family_Week_Logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SmP__CrPOv-bdKtVhOHUkUJwqaYh3DO8FjI2BLw4BfciTwhtgGbivS7G8R09cKV8VkW5prmlK6kA_TBtv3j03c3XLK1Qio-jkEPbG0Y4a3k5Y5akpQcVmZkDFZxbQjzN9l4qCB6X5Pg/s320/E-Mealz_Family_Week_Logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521693247196855314" /></a><div><br /></div>So I just found out that today is Family Day, A Day to Eat Dinner with your Kids! Did you not know about it either, well whew, I thought I was the only one. Well apparently it is recognized as a National Day of Observance the last Monday of every September. I found a great website called <a href="http://www.e-mealz.com/family-week/">e-mealz</a> that is taking it to a full week and they are providing a "Family Week" menu, so you can just go shopping and poof have a great dinner on the table. I'm going to try it out on my two little picky eaters to see how they like the food, then that will determine if I subscribe to their <a href="http://www.e-mealz.com/options.shtml">pre-planned menu</a>. I generally put my own menu together, but if I can pay a small fee to have someone else do that for me, then by all means I will do it.<div><br /></div><div>So more to come....</div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-8906238609886497502010-09-19T13:51:00.001-07:002010-09-19T14:05:27.741-07:00Wedding Cupcakes<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I offered to make 125 cupcakes and a 9" cake for a friends wedding. They decided to go with a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/dining/141vrex.html">Red Velvet cake</a> and a cream cheese frosting. I ended up finding a fantastic Red Velvet ckae recipe on the New York Time recipes that was adapted from "The Confetti Cakes Cookbook" by Elisa Strauss. The Cream Cheese frosting was pretty much your typical <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe/index.html">Cream Cheese recipe</a>, but I did use the one from Paula Deen. I also add a little something extra in the middle a <a href="http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/firecracker-bites-118662.aspx">Cream Cheese Mousse filling</a>, which I adapted from the JELL-O/Kraft Foods website for their Firecracker Bites. I also went with a finishing touch, the chocolate double hearts, which I think turned out great. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWgM39yaJqOX7ZQX0vW4SSHv_TA07tmVFawp-HIEP3BeISoHZH2A1lJ00v6HUxixSaprCk-i7DDb-Qn6UQQdgaNBEIPWv_ze7Ip7vHSB3r5YKj-lQ02YHTzEjpWVmvw3cjiqV4dnxsqU/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518732794609872034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWgM39yaJqOX7ZQX0vW4SSHv_TA07tmVFawp-HIEP3BeISoHZH2A1lJ00v6HUxixSaprCk-i7DDb-Qn6UQQdgaNBEIPWv_ze7Ip7vHSB3r5YKj-lQ02YHTzEjpWVmvw3cjiqV4dnxsqU/s320/062.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>Cupcakes complete with dollop of cream cheese frosting a double heart on top.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfNHcNwurQpGu0qE58jnaFi_eA_qRl7t0Nm0jfTl4u6SLr3Hz9dCDP_EPdCOQqyXY0W547KC06fOPMKNC0_j34RpK_3GafXjtZZSZHeoDzkWXipuFLinbRFSyjDgPd36BrbIBNjlxJ1c/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518732767248390530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfNHcNwurQpGu0qE58jnaFi_eA_qRl7t0Nm0jfTl4u6SLr3Hz9dCDP_EPdCOQqyXY0W547KC06fOPMKNC0_j34RpK_3GafXjtZZSZHeoDzkWXipuFLinbRFSyjDgPd36BrbIBNjlxJ1c/s320/004.JPG" /></a> The finished product, presented at the wedding along with the 9" four layer cake.</div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-24843301494019247492010-09-19T13:34:00.001-07:002010-09-19T13:51:08.504-07:00S'Mores Cupcakes<div align="left">I decided the other day that I wanted to attempt the S'mores Cupcakes from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewarts-Cupcakes-Inspired-Everyones/dp/0307460444">Martha Stewart Cupcakes</a> book. I'm not sure why but my cupcakes were more of a blonde color then a dark chocolate as shown in her book. I wasn't a complete fan of the cupcake and maybe it was because I used the only Graham flour that I could find which was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Ground-Whole-Wheat-Graham/dp/B00061EU6S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1284929112&sr=1-6">Bob's Red Mill Graham Flour</a>, which was a whole wheat variety. Well after all is said and done, the teenagers that I made them for ate them all, so overall I think they were a success.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXX-erPvFMLhG4_c1ixpYCWXJ8ySkvgxSkZuy1aU2y4HpDxcnPwI77CaanYuwhW_wBwL0zXJnduDzOhhBrjDs8Yix5nICfN6flPhMnEemI8c3vEuZfg31bbWwUOD5QrEF7jj5ZdOAJLc/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727401980872834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXX-erPvFMLhG4_c1ixpYCWXJ8ySkvgxSkZuy1aU2y4HpDxcnPwI77CaanYuwhW_wBwL0zXJnduDzOhhBrjDs8Yix5nICfN6flPhMnEemI8c3vEuZfg31bbWwUOD5QrEF7jj5ZdOAJLc/s320/003.JPG" /></a> Creaming the butter and sugar together</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSedDiqw8DRtgZ6Y2H2D5sC7iLeXbXR0gZi5ptu9NT1y34LvsgpTTQZ2S3psp-AHCFYfqZhCK13yFQAMHk_SLLCW0gqKB_Nn_dRZGHlL0WiMFmxILfqYAfAs0YrKT5HW1TKsbpS22k5dg/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727396551036562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSedDiqw8DRtgZ6Y2H2D5sC7iLeXbXR0gZi5ptu9NT1y34LvsgpTTQZ2S3psp-AHCFYfqZhCK13yFQAMHk_SLLCW0gqKB_Nn_dRZGHlL0WiMFmxILfqYAfAs0YrKT5HW1TKsbpS22k5dg/s320/005.JPG" /></a>Yummy, I think this is always my favorite part of baking.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaLGsD5P0RSnYLA_sKiZAEjG1F5ry5FuYLXbbRZ7V1DheVRyebTbZIOTk4Ly47x7LUFyFIjjpaJHv8Tb2y7QgrBpas5091wYORn-y8YA6yM7tQEBz8CIJlM9cfHJ4TNTkxQZ5j09lXLw/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727380447912738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaLGsD5P0RSnYLA_sKiZAEjG1F5ry5FuYLXbbRZ7V1DheVRyebTbZIOTk4Ly47x7LUFyFIjjpaJHv8Tb2y7QgrBpas5091wYORn-y8YA6yM7tQEBz8CIJlM9cfHJ4TNTkxQZ5j09lXLw/s320/006.JPG" /></a>See in the picture, they appear to have cocoa in them, but no where in the directions does it call for cocoa. I'm using the pampered chef big scoop, which I love for cupcakes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MAS4Yfh_edBfc9ENHI-4N3QsmD69JD0ZaDSTFN3B_3Qr94yt0_hBycAvIFcswAv85EydrlevEGqrxeFpCual_M4DEXG1CsHu8bno7zXLcwO8uXBWf9CaatZYl6yiArRmfQg3QTrij2U/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727373341517234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MAS4Yfh_edBfc9ENHI-4N3QsmD69JD0ZaDSTFN3B_3Qr94yt0_hBycAvIFcswAv85EydrlevEGqrxeFpCual_M4DEXG1CsHu8bno7zXLcwO8uXBWf9CaatZYl6yiArRmfQg3QTrij2U/s320/008.JPG" /></a>All pretty and ready for the oven.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIOyKNmnfVLBRTeTGVhCi7CDy6Awzc5M5YhH4T7RjuKmxod7L2hPYwJKPWiNg21bmxTzdJkxveguWWePEmaE-f59BinKe_EuZriO94tWWUDIKVyidzO2SdoSl2PeFJqrOOLrwhk5P8xQ/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727169018096226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIOyKNmnfVLBRTeTGVhCi7CDy6Awzc5M5YhH4T7RjuKmxod7L2hPYwJKPWiNg21bmxTzdJkxveguWWePEmaE-f59BinKe_EuZriO94tWWUDIKVyidzO2SdoSl2PeFJqrOOLrwhk5P8xQ/s320/010.JPG" /></a>Making the chocolate ganache for the filling.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNQ9o61WkcF7COrqEQdSz-6JxccthLDS0i59DzdZ2Wm_7b1VaYQSCtjfuTLgSJODgT6-8CutYRCCFiHRUxG5JXYOY2cBDU1DIxslFpVFcWMAogy_xg6bdcc2FudvxHZpQNfc8XTIQgQQ/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518726944250022146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNQ9o61WkcF7COrqEQdSz-6JxccthLDS0i59DzdZ2Wm_7b1VaYQSCtjfuTLgSJODgT6-8CutYRCCFiHRUxG5JXYOY2cBDU1DIxslFpVFcWMAogy_xg6bdcc2FudvxHZpQNfc8XTIQgQQ/s320/015.JPG" /></a>So sily smooth, yum...yum.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0WBHX6Es9gfVwresFF5rsmaLCqrkr-BnaanWuaXQ-blKN7qTLzuwkf5iC-VQ7fIOVN1ZHkmAEgR2F6KK5sKqAr_DdVQAXQ5Fs26hyXMTZphVGwkOCrZEDUJpHl0OPLLKBMwOF6Cd-rA/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518726930927459266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0WBHX6Es9gfVwresFF5rsmaLCqrkr-BnaanWuaXQ-blKN7qTLzuwkf5iC-VQ7fIOVN1ZHkmAEgR2F6KK5sKqAr_DdVQAXQ5Fs26hyXMTZphVGwkOCrZEDUJpHl0OPLLKBMwOF6Cd-rA/s320/018.JPG" /></a>Now making the marshmallow topping. This was real marshmallows after it setup, I think I'm more of a marshmallow cream fan for S'Mores Cupcakes. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyrvDgIpPJYkTVnADB0kU2y10AHH7i5wMXbqq9cIWzXRWhz7T5y6wHIuxER1pmDv1RT64l6avv3F1bytBoNJosDGL6krW-g1DfGTDQRgRChOr-0K-RGAO-JZaEtnAgMCk4NbuoK4rLV4/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518726919673184578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyrvDgIpPJYkTVnADB0kU2y10AHH7i5wMXbqq9cIWzXRWhz7T5y6wHIuxER1pmDv1RT64l6avv3F1bytBoNJosDGL6krW-g1DfGTDQRgRChOr-0K-RGAO-JZaEtnAgMCk4NbuoK4rLV4/s320/020.JPG" /></a> Filling with the fabulous Chocolate filling.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEKYnFSeohbTCLLlh322hyphenhyphenqP8BPooqyZboZE6JgT-qd_qFBRrxvoDNgez6jIziIA4wxHpJ9hqUcO_3pWQdTtv41te6SrO0zVf2y3bmCz1Ueu5yCK2z6Sm2KKu0n347efI17MVcuJ5iA/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518726909303980482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEKYnFSeohbTCLLlh322hyphenhyphenqP8BPooqyZboZE6JgT-qd_qFBRrxvoDNgez6jIziIA4wxHpJ9hqUcO_3pWQdTtv41te6SrO0zVf2y3bmCz1Ueu5yCK2z6Sm2KKu0n347efI17MVcuJ5iA/s320/021.JPG" /></a> I let them set up for a little bit before adding the marshmallow topping.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIiW9UYNUDPI8eojl6AlZa7oeGeJeJhiGkVVyHN_7LXwvytjM9TDRwbbvgSRC5C4f5A74Q_dF74zaqwWedniR50bNJIGALtq5F602DnufYdY5Sc22NyqyHGbqiAMmsGkKzDyreelHzWA/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518726901190352626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIiW9UYNUDPI8eojl6AlZa7oeGeJeJhiGkVVyHN_7LXwvytjM9TDRwbbvgSRC5C4f5A74Q_dF74zaqwWedniR50bNJIGALtq5F602DnufYdY5Sc22NyqyHGbqiAMmsGkKzDyreelHzWA/s320/022.JPG" /></a> Done! I couldn't find my husbands torch so I couldn't make them with the brown edges. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-72078173344313620612010-09-09T09:20:00.000-07:002010-09-09T09:25:54.920-07:00Pretty FlowersA friend of mine brought Kennedy over a little treat last night, these darling flower head bands and clips. Kennedy was so excited that she was trying to wear two at a time. My friends says they are so simple to make and I can't wait to try making them myself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yt-Qtjt4BaRlUcHfvf13jvznfUmdVRDQ82lyk029cHGMW6_zypC7WUe06TxRz7tIIgk7rlRxsKI0aVX7vbHCi_VQOkhVmiCj_UdkCAabkjlJnOQRrHAxVGxaB7UKlqTj9691LsC41Q4/s1600/108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514949991058198082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yt-Qtjt4BaRlUcHfvf13jvznfUmdVRDQ82lyk029cHGMW6_zypC7WUe06TxRz7tIIgk7rlRxsKI0aVX7vbHCi_VQOkhVmiCj_UdkCAabkjlJnOQRrHAxVGxaB7UKlqTj9691LsC41Q4/s320/108.JPG" /></a> We got 4 different headbands and 1 clip</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzLJ0rLxIMhXqotJtrg1o47DGPtrGbguABjPQBiXclvkn-K7iN4TMXOwFOtcVw0Xg4sZNJD1O4mQIKdSGwZ8imuyBGlNzjJWjElob1pGvtT6E5_rb-KLRU7TsUxm9MTSWbr8ic8djd-U/s1600/099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514949985499174594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzLJ0rLxIMhXqotJtrg1o47DGPtrGbguABjPQBiXclvkn-K7iN4TMXOwFOtcVw0Xg4sZNJD1O4mQIKdSGwZ8imuyBGlNzjJWjElob1pGvtT6E5_rb-KLRU7TsUxm9MTSWbr8ic8djd-U/s320/099.JPG" /></a>Kennedy in her favorite.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMqHalIwFwuSuPQIXbHjqJYvqjf_ROfmYCPyOXxt2yAqrs8NSLN2yz7CsXCEkEPmC8-ace1Xct_UO6fzfW32Y-qf9SRyZuB4TKuNPB-j2-kWXLfarwM8xL7pgnt4YlQOiycHaW86SBlE/s1600/103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514949976240713954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMqHalIwFwuSuPQIXbHjqJYvqjf_ROfmYCPyOXxt2yAqrs8NSLN2yz7CsXCEkEPmC8-ace1Xct_UO6fzfW32Y-qf9SRyZuB4TKuNPB-j2-kWXLfarwM8xL7pgnt4YlQOiycHaW86SBlE/s320/103.JPG" /></a>She loves pink!<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-87963655292587114522010-09-01T15:31:00.001-07:002010-09-01T15:35:25.026-07:00First Day of School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudWlGz3SRMRbtDg8ETp-lbPfNTArqTEBdw7uT2zkrDjQcDnyD4uCoAL-fnavC2qWFaHX0UghY7d2SGoxIZ-55lHXcFOfWOPN7B7dL01F2ueNe3EtpL4rRBn5iyf6i62PsyY4wwWpHpII/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512077203091115426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudWlGz3SRMRbtDg8ETp-lbPfNTArqTEBdw7uT2zkrDjQcDnyD4uCoAL-fnavC2qWFaHX0UghY7d2SGoxIZ-55lHXcFOfWOPN7B7dL01F2ueNe3EtpL4rRBn5iyf6i62PsyY4wwWpHpII/s320/IMG_0246.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOW3UwMf29qtV13BwphSLw4snBwb_WkAQwDLpNkVgkolMG2GXVjcqgTQrxNyT2n7vXf9mj1pAgR_SQvXV-nthFWOuezstCgDIXK3T59HiPbWbX3Bcr_pZwW7pi7sf1f80cmZklhlf664/s1600/IMG_0244.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512077198154848018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOW3UwMf29qtV13BwphSLw4snBwb_WkAQwDLpNkVgkolMG2GXVjcqgTQrxNyT2n7vXf9mj1pAgR_SQvXV-nthFWOuezstCgDIXK3T59HiPbWbX3Bcr_pZwW7pi7sf1f80cmZklhlf664/s320/IMG_0244.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well Kennedy and Colin were off today on their first day of school. Actually in about 10 mins I need to go meet Colin at the bus to see how his first day of 1st grade went. The kids had their clothes all picked out the night before and Colin was so excited that he wanted to wait for the bus almost an hour early.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-16404172027607662772010-08-17T14:52:00.000-07:002010-08-17T14:58:21.678-07:00FinallyFinally made a decision on which fabrics I'm going to use. Decided on two Robert Kauffman items.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OiSvxU8zzQrlg-PtzN0GLdfKcF0XDgVH77mvqETQvJvGOODrxSpisrhcdiB8U4Ngl5MtbVp9vP2zVUS2bNKzV6RSzrKmx6xgDfeqs6Lq2IoZv8CHVlXm3xTrCMRwjm_nkaWfyGoIUbQ/s1600/Mixers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506500372465961362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OiSvxU8zzQrlg-PtzN0GLdfKcF0XDgVH77mvqETQvJvGOODrxSpisrhcdiB8U4Ngl5MtbVp9vP2zVUS2bNKzV6RSzrKmx6xgDfeqs6Lq2IoZv8CHVlXm3xTrCMRwjm_nkaWfyGoIUbQ/s320/Mixers.jpg" /></a> Monaluna Metro Cafe</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKW5N3qTM4bqEdrWpNcg4ILssnv1s1sZv74eNeG_C5tOEfEPcIH42dopAEjl9KjRJCdHkzRldbPp41Rm-mBm8adaqhVE42oF6bmg_61IoO_DCv4EBjchFpeM7ow7lw0p1Y3KtyZEZAN8/s1600/il_430xN_166353820.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506500371657232402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKW5N3qTM4bqEdrWpNcg4ILssnv1s1sZv74eNeG_C5tOEfEPcIH42dopAEjl9KjRJCdHkzRldbPp41Rm-mBm8adaqhVE42oF6bmg_61IoO_DCv4EBjchFpeM7ow7lw0p1Y3KtyZEZAN8/s320/il_430xN_166353820.jpg" /></a> Caleb Gray Groove Dot - Licorice Fabric<br /><br /></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-57751226748495818432010-08-13T09:58:00.000-07:002010-08-13T10:08:10.343-07:00Apron IdeasSo I think I may have found the fabric for my Apron for the Back to the Future Apron Swap. I'm excited as my selected partner wants a 50's style full bib apron. Looking at her blog I can see that she herself has a hip 50's style, just laid back and really cool looking, so with that I fell upon this new line called Metro Cafe from Robert Kaufman. I LOVE IT!!! I really have fallen in love with the Mixers in Creme, but since her favorite color is Red and this apron is for her, I guess I better go with the Red, or maybe I'll go with the creme and do Red Polka Dots as she says she also loves Polka Dots...Hmmm, the decisions.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd1Ekd7fsQtRDmZzTRzKpMENTVsg7-LBQwLuG8MJokL7-ofu4hgKQrvXt9yj1cq9zXHlUMJdc4_dYhnxrwYgsSBZLFrUWEIqUtBMCxRLXu4AJrhnVfHS3UOJDxJBMugbbPjDLlf53wxI/s1600/Toasters+Cream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941341187952194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd1Ekd7fsQtRDmZzTRzKpMENTVsg7-LBQwLuG8MJokL7-ofu4hgKQrvXt9yj1cq9zXHlUMJdc4_dYhnxrwYgsSBZLFrUWEIqUtBMCxRLXu4AJrhnVfHS3UOJDxJBMugbbPjDLlf53wxI/s320/Toasters+Cream.jpg" /></a>Toasters in Creme </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFI7BltdtqUO8CE4H4PCmvFY1jEbKmKqP6G5ujNeqyncpYVz130RHHcLyQAHyjw2vW-79jDnlpg9xJuH_2XwuJgLt0UYHQCK0-dUmB1W87tCZbLw8v7EJck2ELkXScJmO8FEvx5WeTX8/s1600/Blenders+Red.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941337938447314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFI7BltdtqUO8CE4H4PCmvFY1jEbKmKqP6G5ujNeqyncpYVz130RHHcLyQAHyjw2vW-79jDnlpg9xJuH_2XwuJgLt0UYHQCK0-dUmB1W87tCZbLw8v7EJck2ELkXScJmO8FEvx5WeTX8/s320/Blenders+Red.jpg" /></a>Blenders in Red<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp-0tDOCtiw9giOk3NuqYrsW4c6aSy2ZGVLynqgxSHKoOSoYMo6ddWgyYaEPmyt0rs-hXkJ40frcNE2mButinuWhjzcmKMxBZT989QLXptNUUPULX6yX-uK6uBf3PlkxY76hpuMtYFL0/s1600/Mixers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941329774846482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp-0tDOCtiw9giOk3NuqYrsW4c6aSy2ZGVLynqgxSHKoOSoYMo6ddWgyYaEPmyt0rs-hXkJ40frcNE2mButinuWhjzcmKMxBZT989QLXptNUUPULX6yX-uK6uBf3PlkxY76hpuMtYFL0/s320/Mixers.jpg" /></a><br />Mixers in Red<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43yYwM8tYZyuw7uewnioejEjHJ3nn-5pEPh73kBmnbmaTazIusyMsgXrLBPdXyh6265lklXqFMn1XyvpmlJIkpvEUiNlN149jI9dOIGTSfmZwbLZJh_HBulGe6qBLpYqWuPPrzcPOdUw/s1600/Mixers+Cream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941321268778610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43yYwM8tYZyuw7uewnioejEjHJ3nn-5pEPh73kBmnbmaTazIusyMsgXrLBPdXyh6265lklXqFMn1XyvpmlJIkpvEUiNlN149jI9dOIGTSfmZwbLZJh_HBulGe6qBLpYqWuPPrzcPOdUw/s320/Mixers+Cream.jpg" /></a> Mixers in Creme</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-46063044200079623982010-08-10T07:22:00.000-07:002010-08-10T07:26:50.659-07:00I'm back!<div>Yep, you heard me right, I am back to blogging. I know that I have been missing for over a year, but figure why wait any longer and what a perfect time to start blogging again as I've joined another Flirty Apron Swap. This time the theme is Back to the Future, how fun will that be.</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://www.flirtyapronswap.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 90px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503787313501824866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz5mG365CWNGxe6qd8VUnBDT71pwXXeT7C_ryaUt_0zPp5VvyR2D_aiWfQ15mnD-vKwHGH4Y32e8N0PlUUEUWobhLGbI8hx5nT6VxBn5Dz-c3AOuW1OuAhNWnWfGwDaow3_OC3Z7afhA/s200/BTFF_FAS.png" /></a><br /><div></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-23995489440300584002008-12-22T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-22T19:46:44.562-08:00Oreo Truffles<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">While I was looking at my long list of favorite blogs I came upon this recipe for Oreo Truffles by <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/recipes/">Becky Higgins</a>. I have been a fan of Becky ever since I got into scrapbooking, so I thought I would give her family recipe a try. The recipe is so simple, but with a little chocolate and a few sprinkles this can become a lovely holiday treat. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYkcGbsIufMffWMra6KV6913XQx3QW_S960kogxhrg1AdAEPCmYpppbbHdqHhTV5MRokH_ZHDalP_MJp5qgw9aZhjJvWTK8Yh-swvxqbF7v4vtEB_M_NlCaKmUag5squtSmml9U8w2-s/s1600-h/DSC_0001-2.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYkcGbsIufMffWMra6KV6913XQx3QW_S960kogxhrg1AdAEPCmYpppbbHdqHhTV5MRokH_ZHDalP_MJp5qgw9aZhjJvWTK8Yh-swvxqbF7v4vtEB_M_NlCaKmUag5squtSmml9U8w2-s/s320/DSC_0001-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Becky Higgins Oreo Truffles topped with Mint Chocolate and Christmas sprinkles</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-18075590504366677612008-12-17T20:55:00.000-08:002008-12-17T21:00:05.945-08:00You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread House??<div align="center"> Almost 2 years ago I purchased a Gingerbread house that had everthing included and for one reason or another we never got around to doing it until tonight. Colin had so much fun and as you can see from below Kennedy did as well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks53-Ziit3KnoXRwVK9ty8OR6ohpAjefgG1pVVXOvMTdD5qIGIH8DZ4xhwjNw4PNjK1RNhkfEGDqDjlS6ToVa1OKVczuw7Xc30wEILs32tvibYdxoK9qhP3Srbz0YlQPO5c6JsAvsxiw/s1600-h/DSC_0001-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks53-Ziit3KnoXRwVK9ty8OR6ohpAjefgG1pVVXOvMTdD5qIGIH8DZ4xhwjNw4PNjK1RNhkfEGDqDjlS6ToVa1OKVczuw7Xc30wEILs32tvibYdxoK9qhP3Srbz0YlQPO5c6JsAvsxiw/s160/DSC_0001-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Colin getting ready to decorate the house.</div><div align="center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedP75J1dxNY-JZgWx2Q5zqBN2B3aqASrDK981dTfH1GCOw3-VoEoSX1FdYHbR794yb193rptfnQ7izxS3gGiLpppWsk4Cw1Prk1y-9el09XnrCtVdUtbUxRYlph9UA6CRotZaxN9r-WA/s1600-h/DSC_0003-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedP75J1dxNY-JZgWx2Q5zqBN2B3aqASrDK981dTfH1GCOw3-VoEoSX1FdYHbR794yb193rptfnQ7izxS3gGiLpppWsk4Cw1Prk1y-9el09XnrCtVdUtbUxRYlph9UA6CRotZaxN9r-WA/s160/DSC_0003-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Kennedy decided to take this time to play with Daddy.<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-QR4T1XMhk3ws05GmDfYxYxnNQTJ7otu9KeS2fU_YZX8-v51Tt0HIBg7najVOkuJ3abhtlPfHvPMSBmFtpBSQkzq1tPH5E9RHokaKbsIesmJe_raL4I-eVzzTuPnKixTQVB750n97kk/s1600-h/DSC_0009-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-QR4T1XMhk3ws05GmDfYxYxnNQTJ7otu9KeS2fU_YZX8-v51Tt0HIBg7najVOkuJ3abhtlPfHvPMSBmFtpBSQkzq1tPH5E9RHokaKbsIesmJe_raL4I-eVzzTuPnKixTQVB750n97kk/s160/DSC_0009-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />But would take a quick candy break...<br /><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSCbkfv1YFYiY66H5qtIWjvHIGB_nNk9LXTCRYHVPHn4pc9wXIKUm_0mKAOpxFXGu5XbchYK-5iTbIgOjS9VF4RInkJXOC9l0-m3S1u8Og7YmbW1J_PslvbqcIifr2ppafdPkNeMbSQM/s1600-h/DSC_0011-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSCbkfv1YFYiY66H5qtIWjvHIGB_nNk9LXTCRYHVPHn4pc9wXIKUm_0mKAOpxFXGu5XbchYK-5iTbIgOjS9VF4RInkJXOC9l0-m3S1u8Og7YmbW1J_PslvbqcIifr2ppafdPkNeMbSQM/s160/DSC_0011-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />over and....<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280989674453369810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iYud6D_ezu2uEaj5d9xpU_vDYF-_yJwho-oPHa0KbcBCwvYZWMJ-nrINkQ77wnWsx0jqj-ZZNheRFwdaPQ1emfBex9K8hHwuqcFfiTnTfbrf6iXFn1Ik8aVSXC1guK_8HypTld3yxeM/s200/DSC_0012-1.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">over again.<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280989704322695714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHYWaKnJKpQGrClNdLq5OtOVaoAHpCxKBw5ChUNLlsVzkMRj8gpwUiypadbwMVPJwWlLT1eQrILh59Tt9j0C_SASiNI0nBsdUheHAXTNsqTMcQGi68KTgG_lIX7Fz2jCA5m55986jvTg/s200/DSC_0021-1.JPG" border="0" />Colin was so into every part of it. So careful to put just the right piece of candy.<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280989691433513650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn83S_DfGclXK7QIZUehUp8M1MaT0CTmRwTGfUu6sVx2fGQHrohzpvwwvvkYW3rHFob45mXZKasaeCmxu8ASlnulojAJq1lIqF6n_obCEckF70yndwe_vQ5PPEywYdMB04E8EzBCsfXs/s200/DSC_0016-1.JPG" border="0" />The finished master piece.</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280989695253322370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Idt2yuOJOOR3i-2xA601aYOEHscpqMAP-Yjz7CHQPA7SBh2AOeLbsRbjBIIY6PO_rIZYwPAHSvfDlrWZAN-MixooEi9ThjFwIOnAKxKqpx5OIeS1a1i3K46QMOkoK_QNVnwRTwt8GUc/s200/DSC_0017-1.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-8061000525795437542008-12-17T20:44:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:52:14.999-08:00O Christmas Tree<div align="center"> So weekend before last we decided to head to our favorite tree farm in Damcus and pick out our Christmas tree. We all climbed into old blue and off we went.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_xsFOKvORhy69r6sgEp6ARIzT1t6V20RRUpPZvQINkdh9UNNQm0imD0lc-MoKVpwhObXUqYjfA2-MBjNnd3amwhnvDK4q9YngMW3nyX-j4Bt3irp2OIVA5vE8rvjH4Uuvn8BcgLFveo/s1600-h/DSC_0013.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_xsFOKvORhy69r6sgEp6ARIzT1t6V20RRUpPZvQINkdh9UNNQm0imD0lc-MoKVpwhObXUqYjfA2-MBjNnd3amwhnvDK4q9YngMW3nyX-j4Bt3irp2OIVA5vE8rvjH4Uuvn8BcgLFveo/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Colin all excited to get the Christmas tree.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp3ZNazyxhDj2C3RZa5pLi3MyTvcZidQSdArvbTgS-1fXDRQ2Sz5UdHOEgJH-xLGOtzsFprsnz-xckxUaNqt4vt70gTfw6o4ybVJI-PljFsjgb9TylxffmX4B3rSr4WLmyAZFTjzu0jU/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp3ZNazyxhDj2C3RZa5pLi3MyTvcZidQSdArvbTgS-1fXDRQ2Sz5UdHOEgJH-xLGOtzsFprsnz-xckxUaNqt4vt70gTfw6o4ybVJI-PljFsjgb9TylxffmX4B3rSr4WLmyAZFTjzu0jU/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Daddy and Kennedy<br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXSbArodGagsZddSfwR9ggp0FfCMopS8non7DVP0GUW3uK1D1J_c29Hpm_gsTRsoXTGYyXChjhwwQIncurEN1slPrDECs-UDC5yokaWFgu-AGtFZ9AJAGfHCr_zaI2oaxcErqUj2dgdk/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXSbArodGagsZddSfwR9ggp0FfCMopS8non7DVP0GUW3uK1D1J_c29Hpm_gsTRsoXTGYyXChjhwwQIncurEN1slPrDECs-UDC5yokaWFgu-AGtFZ9AJAGfHCr_zaI2oaxcErqUj2dgdk/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Kennedy leading the way<br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwjP69T2TRrUSBF20x0f8MMLFLVUKNhjE1Cgmc4Ou-dLp9AXWTGQOJ_xsgKblBEhi8z59CRJnEUEqx6jv530FB3T9n4Ph9qv19NQSro4dSii8dxSJ72cqaPhEqD2ENahtpdOm0Gokc2k/s1600-h/DSC_0023.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwjP69T2TRrUSBF20x0f8MMLFLVUKNhjE1Cgmc4Ou-dLp9AXWTGQOJ_xsgKblBEhi8z59CRJnEUEqx6jv530FB3T9n4Ph9qv19NQSro4dSii8dxSJ72cqaPhEqD2ENahtpdOm0Gokc2k/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Oops, watch out for that stump. </div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280987111534553026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaO53uhjL0jZformqe5XZSwHxxs4cQLNznvtn1YlFS1mae5HozwUheecuf1468-dzTa9Oar9hXcbqWuIVksVb39dhRx8WRxiYiUCrIpnh3tIpLVgpKC6pqgWrGhwOUOcw-R6YEIy-_b4/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Colin helping out Kennedy<br /><br /><br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280987114756379970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQO14YGJu7JiCOA4vD_T_7WmuzmGGB27Y-3srnjILwXWBByvAkZOp9RgfbgOfxzk61SspUoyssjDrrDeov5v7cF5w6T44ZWXjAd8_M7l5vedDlIzD9FrEl43HMbtcg5iUkrbty7gGg1U/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Playing around while Mom looks for that perfect tree.<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280987122130614770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2iK33H7b9aM72sdW7xxQdk30chTetJ8pfo3eorS8zRoVDrslESkoBClHf897JUHWjpMmZ-1yOcu9jhLbsPVmCnknw5vHic5YUDCsusvz5vCdA6NbXkKYlIW2FbHaMmYeN3vYcVq7aYM/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Daddy showing Colin how to cut down the tree<br /></p><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280987130206427586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDxW54Ou2sxQKXXd918VlejZc0a5OYSonBeJirBgYT5sDNKklRo-iSjpNVxUH_TH38sCJYW61O8QhZM0pM2f2eK0-cWu6x1MJMgYENy3DJEX79s1lcMzwqO1z1tauoF4LPP9m8mfipK0/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">The boys and their tree.</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280987888921988722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPTxf6u-8t41Kdr4TN6ZrIhZniFeIiQUMkt6SWOG85fGW5cHveoKOWMVnHpqTrGExpz_-DQ0dFaTPbNNMz6pndO93q9KL8WtT6dQWF5C8Ldq8j3TeUeBYLXfh453IRhf0t4Bx1TjBmUQ/s320/DSC_0024-1.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">The finished tree.</p><p> </p>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-42574755054913099862008-12-17T20:08:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:26:43.893-08:00It's already December 17th....So it appears that I have missed a lot going on in December. Firsts things first I forgot to post a picture of an apron that I made for my friends birthday, which was in November. This apron is called a Twirl apron and I really fell in love with the fabric colors and the pattern.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280980212263727970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B2fnxhSpyZv9f6VR4uOxHZP9f7o7B9RbrrdQ90pT-JW3N2QrC584hRKcl5qeowfAMNERkvzQw3L3xmAPRKZTiRG_7wHXt_Zsmv6oTH8FPBYxQxqbsIeli_6J1E5evGPADVPMSME6_Q4/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><p>Alright, next in line was the news about Colin's first official black eye. He got a good switch in the face by a tree branch while playing in the woods when Mom and Dad said not too. There is always a reason why you should listen to Mom & Dad. His black eye lastest for about 2 weeks. It was pretty knarly, which these photos don't do justice.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280978147647517282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRm6kcJRxXwoKyFQOI_sgvD4t8TFR1Tlmtak57IV9Uz2YeI0793nBMhl4EPMBxAkhFUM7jFWhoynxFNm5yK1_crLcYumUCHyMwqP_28OXITjlOGyVcDRyAvlYzFk8Bn9XCBtPtJF4M_As/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280978143362052418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGLPVz0IlOqyEFyY-MZGe4B9HcSH4g_VfMVNfIDSvfZzXgge5NoVf6iZABGLw6iSOOeTrdRVy1OJkJ8vFUuVHXT2kXLgTf-uYp3JnwxaT1-rZz6f9PYw50UJXxAycTcvfvG0DjGUsS54/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Let's see we had to redo Colin's 5th birthday party since he got sick on his actualy party date in November. I think I took the news worse then he did. One thing is that I wasn't really ready this year. I spent way to much time thinking about his invitation and then when that didn't work out I spent even longer trying to figure another option. Either way we ended up having his party the first weekend in December and he loved it.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280979325873105330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmRwG-fk_rTHqEVjCLhDkCI7ssJWNtH5PKERWR6dZ6xuvjdv0_iUuPzf1gHLJV_bKnEq7hg_dekcaCsbrlnIxzZXkmGLrFpDWK6NtQq5mJsD6k8UnyjrY_SthkYH9umPecpxIMCv4AeE/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" />First lego man that you saw when entering the house</div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280980965755320930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz1_ZG4w242BEhT6zKHz5MYNnXKH31ism7T7MraJCqUBygKpXFwEVNMsDNdpPj04dLePjx5LxIA0JKvICYXl_npeZJ28XWg6XC091tqATr7rmDXdgYoysNitvFgyDc5xcfcyeXf0HWTM/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" />Another lego guy in the family room<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280979307474281618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq6Tmxt9ZuxtS2hKkssdc7k-YrWQgj7wxKrU7_zkKwWVsF2gFZRunCwTIUJK5rKZ_A8tlo9GIY86EhG2hoNbj_-pudRG0R3X8jxZE3LYHSeLyzgD_SEcGoBVn-2T5wKIjX59_mm4KA20/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div align="center">Little chocolate lego men for the kids.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280979302859962642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSXzVnmBZ5ZbY56_s9mE9ZsIhqOJp69Ydkwb_ifii7mDqP6GGPhGSqgbj3yLpXA2QuswGbuK7UEQPdd48wNtvwtAk32U0pMsnKxox3uF5FYoKeT1toZKDy_vTNxUJCPNcuJL9zlqJJcE/s320/construction+site+invite+3x5.jpg" border="0" /> 2nd and final invitation for his party.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280979302976777458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwt-Qf19IkMJen3jwOEA7HXCgwG_9zx-LnwVAMA6GXhdrLNA-UQPwgSuPjBAiUVZfOTOmMFmKlRzoNt0JuSMmiRBWwXb-WK_7glRl_BdBXLWniwt0yMbtFasO7u6zPL6WXnSvjDO98uI/s320/4x6+front.jpg" border="0" /> First attempt. This was made using the Lego Digitizer program. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280980966206119698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEiEXfMT0yj39MFCt0lANZWzwbM-O7vJteNmqAQabMBfbxkKNqWzUMhIMHSXKvuHawDWhp0dJVw70VbjNql_p2332wCZ_eIfEcIJU3pLfFt8_K98kBWdDYOIoYqSTOOL8PLtt_T5IksQ/s320/2nd+round+birthday+invite.jpg" border="0" />Then of course I had to create a redo party invite, which I came up with this one.</p><p></p>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-34406839115015115632008-12-01T14:00:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:00:44.833-08:00Last Apron of the year!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Last apron swap for the year and just in the nick of time. This latest apron swap was a Holiday swap, where the apron was to be either a cookie/winter/holiday theme. As you can see I chose the Holiday theme since my partner left it up to me. I was all excited about this swap, but found that the recent holiday left me making the apron at the very last minute. After all said and done, I think it turned out pretty cute. Enclosed with the apron, which was wrapped in a darling Christmas polka dot take-out box, I also put in a Christmas tree cookie cutter and a really good sugar cookie recipe. I hope my partner enjoys her apron and treats. Now off to the post office....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbavUudkrTEATmYOWQa3S8XXZ_mfUp6S2D1aY36YddiWIkw2BM6LXwVGu52pob4GqmOMFOSZUZAacRks3ffbJLPujj-Q_QXpuyW9n7KKC5BUAd9txXSFUfMtD0HMLFNpkS8fcTxrHM90/s1600-h/DSC_0002-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbavUudkrTEATmYOWQa3S8XXZ_mfUp6S2D1aY36YddiWIkw2BM6LXwVGu52pob4GqmOMFOSZUZAacRks3ffbJLPujj-Q_QXpuyW9n7KKC5BUAd9txXSFUfMtD0HMLFNpkS8fcTxrHM90/s320/DSC_0002-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Apron pattern from "A is for Apron", style is The Waldorf</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedO6cMQ2XmTPpf2FpBJ2kZsYgROKblRPSyumkKgGqqxMOHDSF1uBeGsa9skYtxxEHdw9gV1yb-RPUFgxucYrb2F1bYhCgURIQ8xqOrdcFEpspO7dEtSRRv-eaFDvAGjPJxl7pJfkkDqk/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedO6cMQ2XmTPpf2FpBJ2kZsYgROKblRPSyumkKgGqqxMOHDSF1uBeGsa9skYtxxEHdw9gV1yb-RPUFgxucYrb2F1bYhCgURIQ8xqOrdcFEpspO7dEtSRRv-eaFDvAGjPJxl7pJfkkDqk/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The apron with ties<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-80746330872964231652008-11-08T23:08:00.001-08:002008-11-08T23:08:34.760-08:00Our Fall so far...<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e544d324d4445354e773d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link&blogview=true" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play Pumpkins and More" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e544d324d4445354e773d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own photobook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/photobooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox photobook</a></td></tr></table>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-19977187427719118792008-11-01T15:31:00.000-07:002008-11-01T15:33:14.161-07:00Halloween 2008<div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">We started out our Halloween evening over at the Neighbor's house for some dinner and good fun. Then we left for an almost 2 hour walk around the neighborhood. The evening was perfect, I didn't even have to wear a coat and the kids just kept walking and walking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUqHhAwKzjL8s5XhgOOZqH7PiEdxStzQlRMsS_S2Oi5ulP3ooR8robC88tABfYYsY11kImNg0XPwFLCz-XJ4NpoUcQFX4V66m_L2NHCyoXOzXrUAsffbNmtey-mT_Wfw79xoKWH2C2fY/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUqHhAwKzjL8s5XhgOOZqH7PiEdxStzQlRMsS_S2Oi5ulP3ooR8robC88tABfYYsY11kImNg0XPwFLCz-XJ4NpoUcQFX4V66m_L2NHCyoXOzXrUAsffbNmtey-mT_Wfw79xoKWH2C2fY/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Colin as a Power Ranger</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqfck4OdljHWIBc4Zp1AlQ0QaFnitruyRjXNmu0lkxrfIcNhWNtWQf12of7vPMBf0KmjGI3bMvRRY5NaGgE9pe9mrCxEIDAOz8-q-G4eQXVGdz8sTtGpkKnwTBSs7NIV9VLIlNp5ZoIU/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqfck4OdljHWIBc4Zp1AlQ0QaFnitruyRjXNmu0lkxrfIcNhWNtWQf12of7vPMBf0KmjGI3bMvRRY5NaGgE9pe9mrCxEIDAOz8-q-G4eQXVGdz8sTtGpkKnwTBSs7NIV9VLIlNp5ZoIU/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">Our little ladybug, well the backside of her. </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"> </div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263820607459488578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIIGHENyYryB8LxPvz1IC8J3YXrc-Z3RY6hXN9qNyoNQ3KMjMxysw4VE4yC3AIIP7CbdIoFtJhnyJ83uGrS3qlAQVM-Y-dNeBbxkfdVI2Kv6Jeoqj6B2SC6IYGLWJHmYaZdUM5TPadk0/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Mr. Muscles<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3WMpSj-PU48sk5UyKvSpGZmoRZjDbVGF4vUlezMdv3FAAzh12nt_ozoag7CPBttCQMc1GkAai6jpbclRMIbBTuXl8ye4NmtA0pC_yW3kDK6GS1RfA-0zxRXBNCR-Uvx7FlCFFKRo_x4/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3WMpSj-PU48sk5UyKvSpGZmoRZjDbVGF4vUlezMdv3FAAzh12nt_ozoag7CPBttCQMc1GkAai6jpbclRMIbBTuXl8ye4NmtA0pC_yW3kDK6GS1RfA-0zxRXBNCR-Uvx7FlCFFKRo_x4/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Power Ranger ready to go and Ladybug just wanting to go somewhere.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt-1DfgRfoTKbeZzZOVNfVJvFlroNgmj_RSt11wbVz8CLUxSBuiGPf2wNwgm_O2x7pi15F9L9wFiOsdNsizR8sTd8hyphenhyphenwa_YV2t9WuwNROsXzLIFhy_YfOHUKSwdLP5JAWZDmdYhTaRM8/s1600-h/DSC_0009.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt-1DfgRfoTKbeZzZOVNfVJvFlroNgmj_RSt11wbVz8CLUxSBuiGPf2wNwgm_O2x7pi15F9L9wFiOsdNsizR8sTd8hyphenhyphenwa_YV2t9WuwNROsXzLIFhy_YfOHUKSwdLP5JAWZDmdYhTaRM8/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She wasn't liking the costume and wanted it off.<br /></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-7024321764240866252008-10-29T13:12:00.000-07:002008-10-29T13:14:04.665-07:00Apron #2<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left">For the latest Apron Swap<a href="http://yarnigras.blogspot.com/2008/09/hot-drinks-for-hot-mamas-apron-swap.html"> "Hot Drinks for Hot Mama's", </a>my partner's favorite drink is Mulling Spices. So this is what I came up with for her. The shape of the pockets on this apron made me think of picking apples as they open wide. In the package that I sent to her I added a few goodies of Mulling Spices as well as Votives in the scent of Mulling Spice. I sure hope she likes it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEYSIdV5iz1OqN2P7XCsO98sPJqdzkPVnIAmTyAD9zwihfi9tGOC-L6mLUF7acDDKrnK019vidaqiokFVZ1wCffpwKOoG4AMHThRkZVPHUZ4wVWtAH5tGuerxUti-KHuCpUxAouYaLfQ/s1600-h/DSC_0215.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEYSIdV5iz1OqN2P7XCsO98sPJqdzkPVnIAmTyAD9zwihfi9tGOC-L6mLUF7acDDKrnK019vidaqiokFVZ1wCffpwKOoG4AMHThRkZVPHUZ4wVWtAH5tGuerxUti-KHuCpUxAouYaLfQ/s320/DSC_0215.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFRBqxlZSaVyQYYDWtE5fZbOxVzkU38a69j39ozZR0C-c4yu9ZZZhTPrnC2yWKrTnaFQ5vQMlgwenVKiwEgkEHAHEiqfo7AmqKiZp6Lm1e3PKaJfDBOnkE6JQzudzhiO17aWunbnGL2w/s1600-h/DSC_0225.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFRBqxlZSaVyQYYDWtE5fZbOxVzkU38a69j39ozZR0C-c4yu9ZZZhTPrnC2yWKrTnaFQ5vQMlgwenVKiwEgkEHAHEiqfo7AmqKiZp6Lm1e3PKaJfDBOnkE6JQzudzhiO17aWunbnGL2w/s320/DSC_0225.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-88673215278819539832008-10-14T23:04:00.000-07:002008-10-14T23:04:57.707-07:00Today<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Today during lunch I was able to stop by my friend Sharma's house for a quick little playdate. Since Colin is at school, Kennedy and I went over. We enjoyed everyone's company and Kennedy loved Astrid's necklace. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNgCM6dbuV6JB00Q6_2_QRJH9nWgGXsYK-PbE3PdJr2Oyid2pPiRzEhSilqdr4ctJZXGX9oshK8pxOV4M6eomrm5oZ3s7SbCVhMiVFz_vC5ZZ43qvKidWS_Alo4AvMinjHUDIa9yQX1o/s1600-h/Playdate+101408.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNgCM6dbuV6JB00Q6_2_QRJH9nWgGXsYK-PbE3PdJr2Oyid2pPiRzEhSilqdr4ctJZXGX9oshK8pxOV4M6eomrm5oZ3s7SbCVhMiVFz_vC5ZZ43qvKidWS_Alo4AvMinjHUDIa9yQX1o/s320/Playdate+101408.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-46064215343635577052008-09-26T20:20:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:18:48.043-07:00First Apron<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I joined an Apron Swap last month and for those of you that are saying, "What is an Apron Swap"? An Apron Swap is when you are given a partner to make or purchase an apron for. The swap usually has a theme for you to follow. For this particular swap was the theme was "What I wish I did over Summer vacation". So my partner wanted to go to Mexico and when I saw this fabric I instantly thought of Mexico. So I have to say that for being my first Apron, I think I did pretty good. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">certainly</span> hope she enjoys it as I can't wait to make another one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg1Gk4JxAJX-Qg6eMiBvZh1wl3YHECtCCtuzwF_36hAC8-P3oavO8U7DWTAbmE94Y2bqR6byu40BfFoxP3awKwrieM_DAWk6qRv8oQAVK1TIwpOlLXo9_2sklXArD2CZkX-Wg9DAF1pY/s1600-h/2889655099_fd627d499f.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg1Gk4JxAJX-Qg6eMiBvZh1wl3YHECtCCtuzwF_36hAC8-P3oavO8U7DWTAbmE94Y2bqR6byu40BfFoxP3awKwrieM_DAWk6qRv8oQAVK1TIwpOlLXo9_2sklXArD2CZkX-Wg9DAF1pY/s320/2889655099_fd627d499f.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-67958448858903522032008-09-17T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-17T09:36:47.144-07:00My Little Girl<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">A couple weekends ago my Parents and Grandparents watched Kennedy for the weekend while the rest of the Hollister's went camping. During her visit she got her first pedicure and still loves it (as I haven't taken it off yet).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKKpW_rfdtHT0ukz5y1e5MWSddlRGFPG_YjxFFete31SJB3kPG5IOMNIm8Bf3EOcLuLeg7WrBWtySH7sJdHMmler5fLRLTzksEvdNG_ZcO_9b6kYzmDX20GibJrShTcINi7_LviQZQqU/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKKpW_rfdtHT0ukz5y1e5MWSddlRGFPG_YjxFFete31SJB3kPG5IOMNIm8Bf3EOcLuLeg7WrBWtySH7sJdHMmler5fLRLTzksEvdNG_ZcO_9b6kYzmDX20GibJrShTcINi7_LviQZQqU/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Little toes</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My little girl continues to show her true colors. Kennedy has started out young with a purse and shoe addiction. I'm not sure where she got that from....hmm....:-) </div><p align="center"><br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOwzbErqidfQQ4wVNttvK9ug9tjw__ieStggA9EFnT3vN8IeThqg8GTIxm8f_z3fozsXonAQyyUbz1UoOko9PsVPwNPI3HihzyYs16yND0JhzFLNpC0d7uOgMn_PPKNeSFsrtZHkkjwI/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOwzbErqidfQQ4wVNttvK9ug9tjw__ieStggA9EFnT3vN8IeThqg8GTIxm8f_z3fozsXonAQyyUbz1UoOko9PsVPwNPI3HihzyYs16yND0JhzFLNpC0d7uOgMn_PPKNeSFsrtZHkkjwI/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Mom's Purse, has to take everything out </div><p align="center"><br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBSnleAdJMTKfyUuQmyvuiE8lzV5jDWEkRmXhaYt9mxVBbsby_4gtfh4OKk8UzlPep_Cq2tmDYYlClbbZFfuzsAZ0iEM8cffWoyFcU1-jIGl6tucseSFlVZCKVzRhSsGyvCw715SRWhY/s1600-h/DSC_0025.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBSnleAdJMTKfyUuQmyvuiE8lzV5jDWEkRmXhaYt9mxVBbsby_4gtfh4OKk8UzlPep_Cq2tmDYYlClbbZFfuzsAZ0iEM8cffWoyFcU1-jIGl6tucseSFlVZCKVzRhSsGyvCw715SRWhY/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Yes, she is not even two years old yet and has more shoes then the average adult.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTAKVJAql33aOLqmwQAhJieLWnb_o_-vidf8CISOFTqNdi7xI2ZIj6f5cL-G4zeTuEzjA0C2wV8OkcLWEYR0QFOjCopDj4MutWkJqD4N77IWCfLWXvYC11KzOu8TOIxXt00HwLb5cvt0/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTAKVJAql33aOLqmwQAhJieLWnb_o_-vidf8CISOFTqNdi7xI2ZIj6f5cL-G4zeTuEzjA0C2wV8OkcLWEYR0QFOjCopDj4MutWkJqD4N77IWCfLWXvYC11KzOu8TOIxXt00HwLb5cvt0/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Trying to decide on which shoes to wear for the moment.</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-90131929932145386882008-08-10T11:03:00.000-07:002008-08-10T13:54:22.091-07:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left">Beach Bunco Party<br />I decided to have a bunco party with the Moms from my moms group and I had to go with a theme, which I decided on a Beach party. We had so much fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yNtRPkqafvXFNin2-OghAVBauEGY58nlb71lvfhZNnp4M_989QAQthDaJYAqd2FMlayKGVOszxoEfkvubOg8EXY7gSBb1Q6fxtNxuJMggcQ8nwac76j2HQEJJpElNiJlWb5rNnLgFmA/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yNtRPkqafvXFNin2-OghAVBauEGY58nlb71lvfhZNnp4M_989QAQthDaJYAqd2FMlayKGVOszxoEfkvubOg8EXY7gSBb1Q6fxtNxuJMggcQ8nwac76j2HQEJJpElNiJlWb5rNnLgFmA/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Entrance to the Cabana!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nS7Fx4CuHHYRQygGa8sJNK6GWI08VJ9DW88Wshk81pMoh00oieJGJF9LHmNSYojTBLSa0sRp_bJBoZ5HCT6TYeKYDfJT0n3vuT2MKQJrW7ZlULRe73GyckAMxiWSA4l8P_pdO5hCkfY/s1600-h/DSC_0017.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nS7Fx4CuHHYRQygGa8sJNK6GWI08VJ9DW88Wshk81pMoh00oieJGJF9LHmNSYojTBLSa0sRp_bJBoZ5HCT6TYeKYDfJT0n3vuT2MKQJrW7ZlULRe73GyckAMxiWSA4l8P_pdO5hCkfY/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Decorations<br /></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP9mtL3vqEr1CvyJgM7p83z6bLsFy0Y9IhJDqtZhJ3H8ajVuwcz1tZASlsvAAvOIUZGPyJgCXpZVolSNPGdil7X-3NyAZ9dGyJWcDRpKBd-H0gRohRUEqJc0yyKAEa3b-IBK_1IdvyQY/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP9mtL3vqEr1CvyJgM7p83z6bLsFy0Y9IhJDqtZhJ3H8ajVuwcz1tZASlsvAAvOIUZGPyJgCXpZVolSNPGdil7X-3NyAZ9dGyJWcDRpKBd-H0gRohRUEqJc0yyKAEa3b-IBK_1IdvyQY/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Party Favors (Little suitcases filled with Salt Water Taffy)<br /></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjnSrEcBq6sbyUYpu3cscl7HLdomVsYXzVcgzxdev0aQTq80Deatuh9DLa18isB9mOSLBHFp1vgJK2Ui-wPBhwMdCEjxN8SqsSEoALOrzdudj4iVufqM0I2nDP7djf6e4w-vRqbj7-Ek/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjnSrEcBq6sbyUYpu3cscl7HLdomVsYXzVcgzxdev0aQTq80Deatuh9DLa18isB9mOSLBHFp1vgJK2Ui-wPBhwMdCEjxN8SqsSEoALOrzdudj4iVufqM0I2nDP7djf6e4w-vRqbj7-Ek/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">The inside of the Cabana<br /></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-35583584734401126462008-08-01T09:53:00.000-07:002008-08-01T09:54:24.956-07:00The joys of summer<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">While the sun was shining the other day Kennedy and I went outside to enjoy the weather. She soon found Colin's toys and thought what a perfect time to play with them since brother wasn't around.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPMKiSuSI3Yy9VfmH6L5Kjcs0bAHB6WmIXOQxCg1JBS9wl841hFPw_0q0RTid2cxphtirhKxm4hVpN5bp2SCeB6Ui3AIubXjTvgmezeOmXrEUh_hH4ltOEgx0FaOnWSZw0A56fGi0DD4/s1600-h/DSC_0092.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPMKiSuSI3Yy9VfmH6L5Kjcs0bAHB6WmIXOQxCg1JBS9wl841hFPw_0q0RTid2cxphtirhKxm4hVpN5bp2SCeB6Ui3AIubXjTvgmezeOmXrEUh_hH4ltOEgx0FaOnWSZw0A56fGi0DD4/s320/DSC_0092.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center">What do you have Mom?</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgfOyPZsjSb8YJLRDEzWI2Zf-98HuclmqFVKtYLBEjrB7c4_dlU2YX7pncSgeatrCAmxRLSgAVzVqxXQEuw-G-Tz3-IHuUB3jYA4ChvV6A75B3SPoglgVjR1lhPd-dDXeMUT_Zo3CPYk/s1600-h/DSC_0118.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgfOyPZsjSb8YJLRDEzWI2Zf-98HuclmqFVKtYLBEjrB7c4_dlU2YX7pncSgeatrCAmxRLSgAVzVqxXQEuw-G-Tz3-IHuUB3jYA4ChvV6A75B3SPoglgVjR1lhPd-dDXeMUT_Zo3CPYk/s320/DSC_0118.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">A cold otter pop (popsicle) just for you.</p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hQJOu8ZHALQTtUuTj2w5E1nhnDJhcwIQHF3eiOaIbKDKzoGprM8xVWR8un_uJAjMKpmTWSqNb163ZVS7aIcFz4JofLrVL4GO-eYcNtFhb7hEJvvEBRDOIvfPHO7vSczTXPBMx-AdCvE/s1600-h/DSC_0137.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hQJOu8ZHALQTtUuTj2w5E1nhnDJhcwIQHF3eiOaIbKDKzoGprM8xVWR8un_uJAjMKpmTWSqNb163ZVS7aIcFz4JofLrVL4GO-eYcNtFhb7hEJvvEBRDOIvfPHO7vSczTXPBMx-AdCvE/s320/DSC_0137.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-61053833525213940312008-07-31T15:53:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:53:04.096-07:00Hot WheelsI came downstairs to feed the kids this morning and this is what I saw on the table. Colin had lined up his Hot Wheels in a half circle with each of the cars two wheels hanging off the edge of the table. I tried to capture this as good as I could, but I couldn't pass up the photo.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivn7dKLOrRQgECj8JGBA1RIYvl2Zn3K3ArG2VCZl34jMem4nbz-eYO4crOMiGtz1N0493Qu4dS6_CEKSfUmFjQ-wejB4StWjk8j8Gl97L0TG9DLU8rBF7Sx_SwgwraS-I9nqk1aRbbU0/s1600-h/Trucks.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivn7dKLOrRQgECj8JGBA1RIYvl2Zn3K3ArG2VCZl34jMem4nbz-eYO4crOMiGtz1N0493Qu4dS6_CEKSfUmFjQ-wejB4StWjk8j8Gl97L0TG9DLU8rBF7Sx_SwgwraS-I9nqk1aRbbU0/s320/Trucks.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-2323676786995951942008-07-30T15:29:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:30:58.666-07:00Jolly Willz<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is the latest and greatest in my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">embroidery</span> applique world. I created this for a friend of mine. I think my favorite part of the pirate shirt is the Parrot.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XmZOv6HdEFYxXWDKxDKYV4IRTA0AXImWQ2ppf10ieG1am5XvGAhmBbFFmpIzZlZButitnxmDnn73wCCOQA8p7okLv0mudqLegHeTnpfe7Umcs4RP9b8SApDZf9bRP7S-vkk6snViTAg/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XmZOv6HdEFYxXWDKxDKYV4IRTA0AXImWQ2ppf10ieG1am5XvGAhmBbFFmpIzZlZButitnxmDnn73wCCOQA8p7okLv0mudqLegHeTnpfe7Umcs4RP9b8SApDZf9bRP7S-vkk6snViTAg/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911718159364609356.post-6656018393022546442008-07-22T10:44:00.000-07:002008-07-22T10:57:26.857-07:004th of July/1st Soccer Game<div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Oops, I guess I'm a little late in posting. I wanted to show a couple of updates as we have had a Holiday along with Colin's first soccer game.<br />The 4th was a lot of fun, as we walked the 3rd annual Hiddenbrook 4th of July Parade. The parade starts at the Fisher's Landing school parking lot and ends at the park where there is a small BBQ lunch for everyone to enjoy. Each year we decorate Colin's bike and for some reason I couldn't find the decorations I bought, so luckily his bike was red and we through on some white balloons and he wore blue, so it all worked out.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOWkSpK-5AIPx5Yio5JDx6O7hM_xSq1AlPNHa-scNgEzqtNaQ1_p2ZvpOaF666gA7tUT7Xao0_qdGbk-DXuo7h56SZKkVpJ10GwLSYmyD0l5DKSa875tcmA3YeU3ZK1_qNoN4Kt6s29w/s1600-h/DSC_0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225896644553033938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOWkSpK-5AIPx5Yio5JDx6O7hM_xSq1AlPNHa-scNgEzqtNaQ1_p2ZvpOaF666gA7tUT7Xao0_qdGbk-DXuo7h56SZKkVpJ10GwLSYmyD0l5DKSa875tcmA3YeU3ZK1_qNoN4Kt6s29w/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Colin's bike half done.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SOpePmfm41Dqqz0NtrHLQ4sWnWStGjrtVTxOubSAuI_jmjKA4Ywe3kTd0tN4KBlvBgNaKj-EQqnBo7ACeVf46tGhOGBcvzpLcCYAootRe-1n0u9QXjqLX08MQ0xtSU-GNb6i8g4bM9A/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225896647928986210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SOpePmfm41Dqqz0NtrHLQ4sWnWStGjrtVTxOubSAuI_jmjKA4Ywe3kTd0tN4KBlvBgNaKj-EQqnBo7ACeVf46tGhOGBcvzpLcCYAootRe-1n0u9QXjqLX08MQ0xtSU-GNb6i8g4bM9A/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" /></a> Chad and Kennedy watching Colin get ready.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="left">So on July 8th we had Colin's first soccer game. He had so much fun, but wasn't quite sure what to do with the ball, so he would just stand and watch the game. At least he wasn't picky the grass like some other kids were. :-) He also got to choose his number and so he is 16 and he loves how his shirt has his name and number on the back.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225898064885473842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RFGN4rB8AXANEO1b1Id-M7im66dCtWocCPieAkHHgIIhMuNVFShl_EUu8SSFVWlbPV5zV5tshZ7wj65O3cNMFemlwQq87da9Ts2CosTnZuV2dn5HKBaKKx_U0sSE73679R9FlGTjXbA/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Making notes on what to do, while the other team makes a goal.</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225898074211153794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQWZkW20h9KbJGcv8tlF4T98IpqnOigqVfIeY3yF_UYy1cUWgSuypDS_XlmyUAdPIkjSCnP_ZmvAng_OGW1x1IzWBj2y4qi2G9fxmvdLGLbrDfH8gLeYg4x9wSxtY4iIRE3RS6nk3kiA/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Colin got to kick the ball into the game</p><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225898082548013858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGEo9n_EuWW_-0Rs_wmaHbUkj0VXKUiSO4cCeT0DIwjhp00B0BKwuIbikxGgm5ZcWzDnTRSrWlBzPGkqgN5MWebXT8uZ1PnNldXVxPHcPhco3siSX6PqFmDm-bvJ0bColSY49ItUfbDo/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">It was a very hot day.<br /></p>Happy Hollister'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723335191962995766noreply@blogger.com0