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This is where i found Gavin this morning! Great hiding place!

Movie Night is never complete without a nice big bowl of popcorn!

More pictures from inside the dryer!

Pictures from here and there

Gavin Loves his big teddy bear!

Gavin having lunch with some friends (okay, so I totally staged this, but he loved it!).

I was planning on posting more pics, but ran out of time! Stay tuned, maybe

more will appear later!

Clean Machine

Gavin has inherited my "clean gene". He loves to vacuum when mamma does. We got this little vacuum and it is perfect for Gavin to use while I use to big one. I am glad to see that I am rubbing off on him!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Yesterday we celebrated my dad's 62nd birthday! Even though he is 62, he looks more like 45 and acts more like 18! My dad is special to me - as I'm sure all dad's are to daddy's girls. When I think about my dad I get a twinkle in my eye and a warm feeling in my heart. Just the thought of him brings a smile to my face. To me, he is the perfect dad. He is tender and loving when he needs to be, yet firm and strict when the situation calls for it. My dad and I have a special bond, we are naturally close. We don't have to talk everyday or know every detail of each others lives, but our relationship just flows as if we were together all the time. We dont have to work at getting along or staying close, we just do and are. We are so much a like, it is awefully scary. Niether one of us has any patience, but we both think that we are extremely patient. We are both very stubborn. We have a hard time "going with the flow" and we like things the way we like them. We have a stong sense of right and wrong and we both take much pride in our family. We both take life for what it is, and we have a hard time seeking out change. I know that some of these things don't sound like good attributes, but they are some of the things that make my dad who he is - MY DAD.
There are so many memories that I have of my dad, but none are more important then this one: The most lasting memory that I will always carry with me about my dad is seeing him, every morning with out fail, sitting at the table or on the couch or some other cozy place in our house, drinking his coffee and reading his Bible. My dad has done this every day since i can ever remember. I will always cherish this memory and know that my dad always was and still is committed to Christ. When I was in high school I can remember being convicted several times by the sight of my dad so faithfully reading God's word. It used to annoy me, but now I am so thankful to have that committed to my memory.
I love you, daddy!
Love, your little "Pooter Doot"

One Book Meme

I've been tagged by Zigger to answer this “One Book Meme”. But I haven't had much time to read lately, due to the fact that I have a toddler!

1. One book that changed your life: The Excellent Wife - I was a spoiled rotten wreck when I got married and this book helped me to realize it and change my selfish ways (Now that i think of it, maybe I should give it another go!).

2. One book that you've read more than once: Pride and Prejudice

3. One book you'd want on a desert island: My Bible

4. One book that made you laugh: a book that my best friend from high school wrote. I actaually can't even rememeber the title, but it was really funny.

5. One book that made you cry:"The Bridge to Terabithia" I read this book when I was about 10 or 11, I think. I bawled like a baby. It is the saddest book and one of the best books, I have ever read!

6. One book you wish had been written: "The fool proof way to potty train"

7. One book you wish had never been written: ???

8. One book you're currently reading: i haven't quite started it yet, but "Living Beyond yourself; exploring the Fruit of the Spirit."

9. One book you've been meaning to read: Shepherding a Childs Heart - again

10. Tag 3 others: Annie Hill, Traci Finley, Shannon Gonzales,

Zigger, sorry it took me so long to respond, i didnt realize that I had been "tagged"!

New Link

I've added a new link on my side bar - My Favorite Photos. It is just a collection of some of my favorite pictures, most of which I've taken, but not all. So, feel free to take a peek!