tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38166533282135916512024-03-13T14:19:10.699-05:00The Key IngredientKelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-62833012018062562392011-02-08T22:20:00.000-06:002011-02-08T22:20:01.086-06:00I'm NOT pregnant :(Well, most of you thought tomorrow was when we would find out if we're pregnant. That would be because I told you that. :) When, actually today(Tues. 2.8.11) was the day. We have chosen to let the world follow our in-vitro journey through this blog & facebook which means you know all our appointments, procedures, etc. We feel that since we're going through these trials maybe it will help others by following our journey. That being said, it also takes away the element of surprise by allowing "the world" to peek into our lives. Doing IVF & posting it all on here means you know when I find out if I'm pregnant etc. To have a little fun & hopefully get that element of surprise as a normal fertile couple would we chose to tell you a false date for when our pregnancy lab was. So, it was today. <br />
Ryan & I went in at 8:45am for me to get my beta HCG level drawn to show if I was pregnant from those 3 embryos. It's not by any means instant results, we had to wait 4 hours for the Dr. to call. We didn't know exactly when he would call so to keep from going stir crazy we shopped! We left the Dr's office & went to Belk, Old Navy, Childrens Place etc :) We were keeping our eye out for Big Brother shirts so if we got good news we could buy Colt one. <br />
While in Belk shopping I got a call from my friend & former boss, Stephanie Whitaker. She had NO CLUE we were finding out our pregnancy results today, I had told her it was tomorrow. She called to say I was on her heart. She had read a passage this morning that made her think about me. She wanted to read me the passage & pray over the phone together about this. I told her I was actually awaiting my results & was at Belk shopping so her timing was impecable! God's providence if you ask me! So I went into the dressing room to get in a quieter place where she & I could pray over the phone together. She prayed the below passage to God & that we would be able to accept whatever answer we were given today. She cried, I cried, it was so touching. <br />
The passage: <br />
Matthew 18: 18-20 "Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I'll be there." <br />
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God knew I needed to hear this passage. I believe I was on Stephanie's heart this morning for the simple fact that God knew what we were about to face & I needed a reminder that He is always with us but it may not be exactly the answer we want. But HE is in control. THANK YOU Stephanie for getting to work late :)because you took the time to share your heart with me. If you only knew at the time how much peace it would truly give me later in the day. Love you girl!<br />
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After killing time shopping we ate at the BEST burger joint in town BOHO Burger for a Bella Blue Cheese burger & fries!!! Then, we went to Barnes & Noble to kill MORE time b/c Dr. Bates still had not called with our results. It was almost 1:00 & Ryan had a sales appointment at 1:30 so he had to leave me, which HE DID NOT want to do. He wasn't gone 5 minutes when Dr. Bates called as I was meandering around Barnes & Noble. He said, "unfortunately your test was negative." Surprisingly, I didn't cry, I just said, "Ok, well I had a feeling I wasn't pregnant" (I had told Ryan that, this morning as we waited...for some reason I just didn't feel good about it) Then, I asked what do you think went wrong? Dr. B said well of course they would have loved to have had more embryos to choose from (since I had like 8 with Coltons cycle & only 3 with this one) BUT the ones they did have he was very pleased with & they had really high hopes of me getting pregnant (keep in mind my success rate is only 60% & will never be higher than that). Dr. B said there is only so much they can do once the embryos are in me it's left to my body to do the rest. So...there it was! I FINALLY had the news I had anticipated all day. I think I was just relieved to have an answer one way or the other. I rushed out of B&N b/c I felt the tears coming on . I called Ryan before he reached his appointment & balled as I told him. He being my "Rock" said encouraging words but expressed his disappointment at the same time. He HATED he wasn't with me. He did keep repeating that part :) I decided to go on home. I was debating whether I should go see my lil' man, Colt, at Mimi & PawPaws house b/c I was really missing him even more so after getting this news. I just wanted to see his smiling face & hear that adorable laugh of his! I decided to go home & lay in bed which was the other thing I wanted to do. My sister told me not to do that but to go do something that makes me happy...like go get a starbucks! But, I couldn't. I didn't want one. (If you know me you know that's just CRAZY!) Since Ryan had another appointment after his 1:30 I knew he wouldn't be home until 4:00 so I laid in bed & fell asleep. My adorable husband got home with an awesome card for me & a picture frame that said Family-Memories of a Lifetime & it had a picture of a family of 3 in it. I knew exactly what he meant with that present, a reminder to thank God for the family of 3 we have. So I'll be putting a picture in there of Ryan, Colt & I. Then, I called my family & we went to Ryan's folks house to tell them & had some dinner at Cracker Barrel with them. I haven't cried since that one time with Ryan over the phone. I can't explain the peace I feel over all this. I DID NOT expect this peace at all. I KNOW to give credit to GOD for the peace that passes all understanding though. (Philippians 4:7) I don't know why I was able to get pregnant with Colton the first time I did IVF in 2009 with 2 embryos & now in 2011 with 3 embryos I didn't...but I do know I'll be able to ask God one day. Until then, we'll press on...we have an appointment tomorrow morning with Dr. Bates to discuss the future...what we should do...what he would do differently etc. I feel I need to go ahead & discuss this & "get it over with" I guess :) <br />
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Thank you to ALL OF YOU who have followed us through needle prick after needle prick! For your words of encouragement & most importantly your prayers. I still have hopes of being a mom to 2 or more children...whether they're biological or not...only God knows for now. We'll just keep praying for another blessing. <br />
~KellyKelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-18559894147768187852011-01-27T18:36:00.000-06:002011-01-27T18:36:12.229-06:00I HAVE 3 Embryos IN ME!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have THREE embryos IN ME!!! So...it's been a stressful week ever since Dr. Bates called us on Tuesday to tell us out of 9 eggs we only had 3 embryos. Stressful b/c we had to decide whether to put all 3 in & risk me having triplets & making me an extra high risk pregnancy or put 2 in & freeze the remaining one for a future cycle. The deal is with me being high risk due to my 3 blood clotting factors my Hematologist (blood dr.) feels it's safest for me to only have 2 embryos in me at a time. Since birthing multiples automatically qualifies you as a high risk pregnancy for me to birth multiples would qualify me as extra extra high risk! SO...we've been very prayerful this week as we approached todays Embryo Transfer. We didn't know anything about our embryos until we arrived this morning. I went to acupuncture first to be stuck with 10 needles & listen to ocean waves & used that quiet time to pray for God's guidance & to give us peace of mind in our decision making. I left acupuncture & went straight to Dr. Bates office at UAB's Kirklin Clinic were I began dranking 64oz of water! They need my bladder full in order to see easily to insert the catheter with the embryos. My sweet husband sat beside me very nervous as to the decision we were about to be faced with. Insert 3 & risk my safety? or insert 2 & freeze one leaving that embryo to be used in the future? We met with Dr. Bates who told us our 3 embryos were doing well, two in particular looked really good! One was a 7 cell embryo with a letter grade of A- (If you looked back at my 2009 in-vitro blog post you will see where we were extremely excited that Colton was an 8 cell, grade B embryo b/c they NEVER grade them with an A b/c it's so uncommon! Dr. Bates had told me in 2009 that he had not seen an A embryo in a year & half!) Well, NOW he has! This one has extreme potential for pregnancy! Here is the picture they gave me of this embryo. :)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Then, he told us our 2nd embryo was an 8 Cell letter grade of C! This one also has great potential for pregnancy!!! (the other embryo that was transferred along with Colton was a B- but it didn't take...obviously since I just had Colt) :) Here's a picture of this sweet embryo. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID69tr5aI/AAAAAAAAHVo/gAuPhpE-3bw/s1600/IVF+2011+8cell+letter+C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID69tr5aI/AAAAAAAAHVo/gAuPhpE-3bw/s320/IVF+2011+8cell+letter+C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> And for our 3rd embryo it is a 3 cell, letter grade D.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID28FicpI/AAAAAAAAHVg/wcNTsHbGcuA/s1600/IVF+2011+3+Cell+Letter+D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID28FicpI/AAAAAAAAHVg/wcNTsHbGcuA/s320/IVF+2011+3+Cell+Letter+D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> This is the one we had to decide to transfer or freeze? When Dr. Bates told us it would not make it to the point of freezing it would die on its own in a couple of days we decided we wanted to give it a chance at life! Maybe being put inside it's momma will do it some good & it might be strong willed like it's momma & kick some tail in there & continue to grow! Due to the grading of the 3rd embryo (& it not being so good) our chances of Triplets is ONLY 1%. SO...that doesn't worry us. We know that God is in control & if we have triplets we will cherish them but most likely we will have at least one pregnancy (we hope!). Our chances of twins is 15-20% for all of those wondering :) Dr. Bates did say this batch of embryos is better than our Colton batch AND we GOT a pregnancy with the Colton batch! So it's looking very good that we'll get 1 if not 2 babies out of this IVF cycle!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is a picture of the 3 Embryos inside me :) Can you see them? Neither can I! :) So no worries! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID9isj2TI/AAAAAAAAHVs/7aCRURiRAoU/s1600/IVF+2011+Uterus+after+embryos+have+been+transferred.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID9isj2TI/AAAAAAAAHVs/7aCRURiRAoU/s1600/IVF+2011+Uterus+after+embryos+have+been+transferred.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TUID9isj2TI/AAAAAAAAHVs/7aCRURiRAoU/s320/IVF+2011+Uterus+after+embryos+have+been+transferred.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the sheet they gave us showing the stats of what all we had etc. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny Story: After Embryo Transfer today I went BACK to acupuncture. I laid on the bed got my needles stuck in my knees, wrists & ears. This time though...instead of listening to ocean waves the Dr. asked if I would like to listen to Embryo Transfer Meditation. I said Sure! (not having a clue what that would involve) I lay there & hear the soft soothing voice of this woman coming from an Ipod, saying, "take a deep breath, let the tension out, take another deep breath, now visual the embryos attaching to your uterus" !!! Okay at that point I wanted to die laughing! But I couldn't b/c the needles would have hurt had I started moving around. So I took some deep breaths which did get me very relaxed & I decided maybe this was supposed to be the Power of Positive Thinking? So...I did my visualizing...THEN....I no longer heard the soft, soothing voice of that woman...cause I fell asleep! :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So..I leave you with that for now! Wednesday, February 9th is Pregnancy Test day!!! Woot Woot! Please keep praying that we are blessed with at least one healthy pregnancy if not more! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-75013119724155739342011-01-26T23:01:00.000-06:002011-01-26T23:01:57.447-06:00Embryo Transfer is Tomorrow!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Well, my nurse Lee Ann called this afternoon to tell me we are doing Embryo Transfer tomorrow (Thurs 1/27/11) at 10:30am. We have to arrive at 9:30 & prior to that I have to go to acupuncture at 8:15am! Then, I have to return to the acupuncturist after embryo transfer & from there I will go home for bed rest the remainder of the day! Please pray all goes well tomorrow & that we can be blessed with at least one little embryo attaching to me! The procedure tomorrow is no biggie...I just have to drink 64oz of water an hour prior to the transfer, so holding my need to urinate will be the hardest part! ;) They prescribe 1 Xanax pill to calm you for the procedure so I'll for sure be taking that! I've already began my Progesterone Injections once a day (which my sweet husband gives to me in my boo-hiney) which helps me get/keep a pregnancy. So...we're all set! Thanks again for all the prayers thus far! Keep 'em comin'!!! </div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-4184842718497016992011-01-26T14:28:00.000-06:002011-01-26T14:28:39.960-06:00Recuperating from Egg Retrieval & Embryo StatusJust a quick note to give y'all an update. Egg Retrieval on Monday went just great. I had a great support team that day with my Dad, Ryan & my brother Jeremy in the waiting room, & Mimi at my house watching Colt for us. I was supposed to be under conscious sedation but I was completely knocked out! And continued to be completely knocked out until really today. Yesterday I was still in some pain & felt like my mind was in a fog. Today though, I feel really normal again. I'm still hurting off & on but that's to be expected. Dr. Bates called me yesterday to let me know that out of 9 eggs retrieved I had 3 embryos. The majority of my eggs were immature (meaning not ready to be fertilized). So the ones that were ready to be fertilized actually formed embryos the rest did not. 3 is less than I expected but as long as I have 2 for embryo transfer tomorrow (thursday) that is great with us. Any remainders will be frozen as we believe life begins at conception & conception for us is in the petry dish. So whatever is not transferred will be used at a later date. We also feel that just leaving an embryo in the freezer is the same as throwing it away so we WILL use whatever is remaining in the freezer at some point. I have already gone to acupuncture today & will also go tomorrow. Right now I am just waiting on a final call from Dr. Bates on the status of my embryos & what time embryo transfer will be tomorrow (thursday 1/27/11). Can't believe we're already to this point! Thank you to so many who have been so helpful this week with watching Colt as I have been on bed rest & had lots of dr's appointments. Mimi (Bev Key) who came early Monday morning to our house to watch Colt then took him home with her that night & let him stay the night at her house with she & Paw Paw. Paw Paw (Butch Key) took Colt to Mimi's PET Scan appt on Tuesday (which had great results! No Cancer!) then Butchly took Colt him with him all by himself & watched him the remainder of the day (Mimi had to go to Tuscaloosa to see about her Daddy, Velt Dollar, who sadly passed away Tuesday night). Ryan picked Colt up that eve & thanks to him for watching Colt & getting him to bed that night! And that brings us to today when I realized I had an acupuncture appointment & needed a sitter! So...my good ole' friend Brookie Wookie Williams saved the day by letting me drop Colt off for a couple hours to play with Caroline. And she will also save the day tomorrow as I have acupuncture, embryo transfer, acupuncture again then bed rest for the remainder of the day! Thank you friends & family! I'll post an update later today when I hear from the Dr.!Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-3920881299206402502011-01-22T21:45:00.000-06:002011-01-22T21:45:43.012-06:00Egg Retrieval HAS ARRIVED!!!I went this morning to see my IVF doctor, Dr. Bates, & after seeing my egg follicles he declared Monday, January 24th, as my Egg Retrieval Day!!! That's a day earlier than they originally had planned. Which means my egg follicles have gotten close to the necessary size (2 centimeters) & are ready to mature & be taken out. After seeing my progress today he thinks they will get 8-10 eggs out of this retrieval. Which is the same amount they predicted they would get when I did this in 2009 with Colt. He said he was glad they doubled my egg production meds (Follistim & Menopur) this go around b/c if they hadn't I would have probably only gotten 5 eggs. So you just never know how your body will respond, double the meds didn't turn out to be double the result. Just a little tidbit of info....my estrogen level is also something they look at to determine when I will have egg retrieval & today my estrogen level was 1200! On this past Tuesday it was just 249...so it increased a lot! I no longer take my Follistim & Menopur injections!!! Yay!!! Starting tomorrow (sunday) I'll be back to 2 shots a day & that's just my blood thinner! 7 shots a day for a week has mostly made me late to everything! :) I had to tack on an extra 30 minutes in the mornings just to get my shots done! Tonight is my hCG Injection (human chorionic gonadotrophin). I was told to do this at precisely 9:30 pm. OH MY WORD! It's 9:30 right now! (seriously this ironic...pause...I'll be right back!) Okay :) 9:42pm & I've done my injection! :) That shot is to help the egg follicles mature so they can be ready for departure on Monday.<br />
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Specific prayer request regarding this procedure. This is the most risky part for me due to my 3 blood clotting disorders, being on blood thinner & this being a surgical procedure. Too retrieve my eggs they take a long needle & insert it through my "female parts". That needle gets inserted into each egg follicle (8-10) & draws the fluid off the follicle & the egg is in that fluid. The risk to this process is that they can nick me with the needle & cause internal bleeding. In case that did happen to me they take preventative measures by having me NOT do my blood thinner (Lovenox) injection the night before nor the morning of the procedure. And of course the risk to <i>that</i> is I could develop a blood clot from not having my medicine. Obviously, none of this scary stuff happened...our prayers were answered & everything went great! So, we are doing everything the same as last time. If it ain't broke...don't fix it right?! But we would still appreciate the prayers.Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-88035176977949963502011-01-20T10:10:00.000-06:002011-01-20T10:10:03.414-06:00Egg Follicles, Egg Follicles, where art thou Egg Follicles????<div style="text-align: center;">Well, a lot has happened this week. I think I should start spending the night up at UAB's Kirklin Clinic I'm up there so much lately! I went to my IVF appointment on Tuesday (1/18/11) & had an intervaginal ultrasound to check out my egg follicle progression. When the Dr's said, "Wow! You're in the lead!" I knew that was a good sign. :) They said my follicles looked great & I was ahead of the other ladies that day with how large mine had gotten in my 4 days of meds. I like a good competition so this made me happy! ;) I had 18 follicles in all. That means 18 eggs are progressing. All of these will not be retrieved. They have to progress to 2 centimeters in order to be taken out & put in the petry dish with Ryan's fishies. I left Dr. Bates office for Southern Pharmaceutical where I get all my IVF drugs. Due to the high cost of IVF drugs they don't prescribe more than necessary. I was running out of my Menopur & Follistim for egg production so I went to pick up more...with a quick stop to Starbucks along the way ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After that appointment I went to my 1st accupuncture session of this IVF cycle! I see Dr. Martha Ivey with Alabama Oriental Medical Arts - Specializing in Infertility. I chose to do this w/ the last IVF cycle b/c I figured we should go "ALL IN." Since I was successful & got Colt out of that cycle we're going "ALL IN" this go around too! The idea behind accupuncture & infertility is that the needles help increase blood flow. Increased blood flow can't hurt anything & so it helps the egg follicle production & is supposed to help produce better eggs. All I can say is it's 30 minutes in a dark, quiet room, no phones or computers so it's some great stress relief! I chose to close my eyes & use this time to pray. Sometimes I might sleep but this visit I had a lot on my heart. I had 10 pins stuck in me: one in the top of each foot, my right ear, right hand, left wrist & the remaining 5 in my stomach. (The pictures you see below are actually from my 2009 accupuncture session. This session still looked the same so no need for new pics)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, (1/20/11) I went back to Dr. Bates office for another ultrasound & to draw blood to check my estrogen level. My follicles were doing great. Because I was the first appointment this morning I don't know if mine were "in the lead" :) I have about 13 egg follicles that have really progressed from Tuesday to today. Those will most likely be the ones to be retrieved. The others can continue to grow but probably won't grow to 2 centimeters by my egg retrieval day. Starting yesterday I began to hurt in my lower abdomen which is to be expected. I'm starting to feel bloated & when Colton plopped up & down on my lap I squealed with pain! I remember all this from last time but I didn't have a 1yr climbing on me last go around! :) I have to make another trip to Southern Pharmaceutical today for my last round of egg production drugs! Because I have progressed so well my eggs will be ready to retrieve most likely on MONDAY 1/24/11 instead of Tuesday! BUT I have to go to my 3rd IVF appointment this week ON SATURDAY to do all this again & see where we stand. (Auburn i'm sorry I will most likely not be able to attend the BCS National Championship celebration as planned) :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because I think pictures make things real (& are more fun to look at than words) have a looksey at the current state of my abdomen. This is after my 4 shots this morning. Tonight I'll add 3 to that list. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Mason Hinote...(my lil' nephew) that Cars sticker is for you buddy* :)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TThQEagnyZI/AAAAAAAAHUE/4RcOW_KFzAU/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TThQEagnyZI/AAAAAAAAHUE/4RcOW_KFzAU/s400/DSC_0068.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-87599522901046978112011-01-14T01:44:00.001-06:002011-01-14T01:47:07.704-06:00Let the INJECTIONS begin!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And HERE are THE DRUGS! After my appointment yesterday (Wed. 1/12/11) my WONDERFUL nurse Lee Ann called to tell me my estrogen level was low which was good & my egg follicles looked great. Now, I am to lower my Lupron injection dosage from 10 to 5, begin giving myself a follistim injection in the A.M. and P.M. and begin my Menopur Injection in the A.M & P.M also. So folks...beginning tomorrow I will be giving myself SEVEN shots a day! Can you say human pin cushion? :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Below is my Calendar of Events, In-Vitro events that is. Next week I will begin Accupuncture (something I did last in-vitro cycle & want to do again just to keep everything the same since it worked!) Tuesday I'll go in for labs & an ultrasound to see how the ole egg follicles are coming along. And then I'll go in for more labs next Friday or Saturday. THEN the fun really begins! Tuesday, January 25th is when they put me under (some of the best sleep ever) to retrieve all my eggs. And on Friday, Jan. 28th Embryo Transfer will take place! I won't actually be pregnant once that happens though, the embryo still has to attach to my uterine cavity/wall. So you all just keep praying that all goes well please! </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After that we WAIT! :( </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Until Feb. 9th to go in & draw blood to see if I am preggers. </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tonight I went to an IVF seminar given by the BEST DOCTOR EVER...Dr. Bates :) You would think I know all there is about this topic having already done this once but oh no! there is soooo much more to learn. It's so wild all that they can do these days! My favorite part was getting to see the Embryo Lab. I believe life begins at conception so that means my lil' fella Coltons life began in the Embryo Lab at UAB's Kirklin Clinic. It was cool to see the incubator that has 3 doors you have to open just to get to the embryos. (NO there weren't embryos in there b/c they are waiting on the next round of IVF to fill it up..which will be in 2 weeks with mine!) Each machine in the Embryo lab has it's own security system to keep those embryos safe. That lab is a pressurized room & of course extremely sterile. We couldn't actually go in, we got to look in from the door. I might be a dork but I found it cool to learn about it. :) Well...that's all for tonight. I've got to go get rested up for some morning injections ;)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TS_3A2x-BBI/AAAAAAAAHTc/8IGpSJDjv2o/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TS_3A2x-BBI/AAAAAAAAHTc/8IGpSJDjv2o/s400/DSC_0108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-33790476141841767672011-01-11T19:48:00.001-06:002011-01-13T09:43:03.515-06:00My In-Vitro Calendar of Events!<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I went on Thursday (1/6 /11) to get my Calendar of Events as I like to call it, from my nurse Lee Ann at Dr. Bates office. It has each appointment for the in-vitro process on there so you know what's happening when. As of now, my next appointment is tomorrow, Wednesday, for an ultrasound & to get some labs drawn. I haven't started any new drugs yet...those will begin sometime this weekend. The Lupron I've been on for a week & half now has definitely shown it's ugly face. :) With hot flashes during the night, irritability & not wanting to be social(which IS NOT me!) My tummy is currently seeing 3 injections a day which will soon escalate! Especially since I learned at my last visit that Dr. Bates has <b>doubled</b> my Menopur prescription which is to increase egg production. In 2009 when we did in-vitro I produced 10 eggs. This time they're doubling the egg production meds so they can hopefully get even more eggs which in turn will result in more embryos. Reason being...we know the best chance for me to get pregnant is through in-vitro & since I want 4 kiddos they are wanting to have some embryos to freeze for future babies..OR if this cycle doesn't work then I wouldn't have to go through the entire process again. Last in-vitro I had 10 eggs, only 8 formed embryos, 2 embryos were placed in me, the remaining 6 embryos (we had hoped we could freeze) all passed away before making it to that point. :( So, I was left with none in the freezer. We'll see what happens this go around! All I can say is pray I can still sit down once I start that drug! I remember last time having to lower myself into the pew at church b/c my ovaries were so sore from pumping out all these eggs. With a double dose of meds!!!! I CANNOT imagine! AND a 1yr old boy who likes to rough house his mama....we'll have to call it quits for our wrestling sessions for a bit. :) I'll let you know how tomorrow goes!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mama of 1 hopefully soon Mama of 2 (or 3) ;)</div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-13162585802861791012011-01-02T23:11:00.000-06:002011-01-02T23:11:49.017-06:00We're Doing IN-VITRO to try for BABY #2So...it's been a while since I've posted but I thought this would be a great way to let a lot of folks know at one time that we are doing In-Vitro to try for Baby #2! Last time we did In-Vitro (Feb/Mar of 2009) it worked well for me to keep everyone apprised of our journey by using this blog. I plan to do the same this go around. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The run down on why we're doing In-Vitro again. You're wondering why don't we just try on our own right? Maybe my body knows what to do now that I've had one child? We all know of someone who did In-Vitro & was successful then just popped up pregnant on their own a few months later right? These same thoughts have run through my mind too! </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We did "try on our own". For 7 months to be exact. We used ovulation kits to better our chances but with no luck. Due to me having endometriosis my chances of getting pregnant "on my own" is only 2-3% ! That was a SHOCK to me! A very small chance. Here's another interesting stat our Dr. told us, a couple who has NO infertility issues (a normal couple) has only a 20-30% chance of getting pregnant each month. That percentage was surprising to us too. </div><br />
We met with Dr. Bates at UAB's Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility on December 1st 2010 to discuss our options. We had hoped there would be a <em>cheaper</em>, <em>less evasive</em> route this time. There isn't. In a nutshell the SAFEST for KELLY b/c I am high risk due to 3 clotting factors is to do In-Vitro. The procedure yeilding the highest success rate, In-Vitro. I'll have a 60-70% chance of getting pregant, this was the same percentage I had with Colt. So, once we had that information we knew what we had to do to have our 2nd child. <br />
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I have already had a few appointments in preparation for the big event. They checked the current state of my egg follicles, drew lots of bloodwork (for Ryan & I), & drew more bloodwork! I have already been <br />
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switched over to my Lovenox Injection blood thinner which I give myself twice a day in the stomach. The pill form of blood thinner, called Coumadin, can harm a fetus so we had to get that out of my system. The injectable blood thinner does not harm the fetus, it passes over the placenta. I started my first drug <em>of many</em> today, it's called Lupron. It is also an injection that goes in my stomach, but only once a day! This particular drug will supress my system & make me go through menopause. They do this so they can control your cycle & get all the in-vitro patients on a similar schedule to contain the chaos. :) This drug has some stinky side effects that I NOR RYAN :) look forward too...hot flashes, night sweats, moodiness etc. But it's all worth it in the end if a I get another one of THESE! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Last time we did in-vitro we let the WORLD know about it! And you know what, it helped others going through infertility & it allowed more people to be praying for us to have the blessing of a child. Well...it worked! We did get blessed with our now, 13.5 month old, Colton Christopher Key. So, we solicit your prayers again as we go through this next month & a half of prodding & procedures. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-44001474747261633552010-06-25T23:46:00.002-05:002010-06-26T14:52:32.593-05:00Grandpa Hinote comes to visit!!! & more...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My dad came to visit a couple weekends ago & Colton was glad to see his Grandpa Hinote! The Saturday Dad was here we had a prior engagement to attend but when we returned home the swing Dad had bought Colt was hung!!! We were SOOOO excited!</span> <span style="color: red;">We decked Colton out in his shades & he was ready to go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVp6wlcucI/AAAAAAAAG3o/tPJT7xMryjg/s1600/DSC_0840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVp6wlcucI/AAAAAAAAG3o/tPJT7xMryjg/s320/DSC_0840.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqO06OGJI/AAAAAAAAG34/7JXdlaDOdfk/s1600/DSC_0852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqO06OGJI/AAAAAAAAG34/7JXdlaDOdfk/s320/DSC_0852.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Grandpa's know how to do everything just right! It was hanging at the perfect length & Colton loved swinging!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqGEd2gcI/AAAAAAAAG3w/j44PjBU0Sc0/s1600/DSC_0846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqGEd2gcI/AAAAAAAAG3w/j44PjBU0Sc0/s640/DSC_0846.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Dad explaining to Ryan how he hung that swing with NO help! He's a genius...he threw the rope over the limb! We were thinking we were going to have to borrow a tall ladder to hang the swing! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqZQQwbkI/AAAAAAAAG4A/Y29S6E3WBiQ/s1600/DSC_0856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqZQQwbkI/AAAAAAAAG4A/Y29S6E3WBiQ/s640/DSC_0856.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">The church crew at Sunday lunch. We went to Firebirds!!! One of my favorites! In attendance: Ash, Nolan & Jake Williams, The 5 Southerns, The 4 Dyers, Rick & Brooke, Allison, Don & Kate Farmer...and us! It was a lot of fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVq3kxxMHI/AAAAAAAAG4Q/2YuLxfjEPV8/s1600/DSC_0861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVq3kxxMHI/AAAAAAAAG4Q/2YuLxfjEPV8/s320/DSC_0861.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Grandpa & Colton</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqrHjDNxI/AAAAAAAAG4I/Awx4jscwNpw/s1600/DSC_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVqrHjDNxI/AAAAAAAAG4I/Awx4jscwNpw/s320/DSC_0857.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Me, My daddio, & Colt</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrH1UkPhI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/RCgYE0FkZ9c/s1600/DSC_0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrH1UkPhI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/RCgYE0FkZ9c/s320/DSC_0862.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Me & My Bestie (Ryan) :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrQ5UFCkI/AAAAAAAAG4g/dvSodz70N8U/s1600/DSC_0863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrQ5UFCkI/AAAAAAAAG4g/dvSodz70N8U/s320/DSC_0863.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Colton went on his first swim recently on his 7 month birthday, June 14th. We met church friends at the YMCA for some sun & cooling off. Baylee Southern is a great helper holding Colt here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrcflpocI/AAAAAAAAG4o/fynup7VdH1k/s1600/DSC_0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrcflpocI/AAAAAAAAG4o/fynup7VdH1k/s320/DSC_0899.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Surrounded by Southerners!!! ;) Ella Southern (Colts Girlfriend), Colt & Baylee</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrtXOedII/AAAAAAAAG4w/Hk_CNcphW24/s1600/DSC_0901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVrtXOedII/AAAAAAAAG4w/Hk_CNcphW24/s320/DSC_0901.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Almost all the crew: Haleigh Dyer, Hannah Dyer, Ella, Colt & Baylee. (Kate Farmer is in the background by that lifejacket) :) Colton never cried the whole time we were there. But he wasn't overly excited either. I think I had high expectations of him laughing & splashing around...but since I had to hold him the whole time I guess he didn't feel too free. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVr4u1VjJI/AAAAAAAAG44/u4YxAFmdyls/s1600/DSC_0903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVr4u1VjJI/AAAAAAAAG44/u4YxAFmdyls/s320/DSC_0903.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">This past weekend we went to the Farm up in Moulton, AL for a quick get-a-way, just the 3 of us. (well...4 of us counting Heisman) ;) We set Colts paknplay on the pier so he could play while we fished. It worked awesome! Heisman swam as always!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Colt chillin on the pier with mommys water bottle. Check out those rollie thighs!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVsTX6xz4I/AAAAAAAAG5I/RlWwP4EeZjg/s1600/DSC_1127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVsTX6xz4I/AAAAAAAAG5I/RlWwP4EeZjg/s640/DSC_1127.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Ryan fishin'...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVs5hEJ_KI/AAAAAAAAG5g/tj7tRtbprcc/s1600/DSC_1146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVs5hEJ_KI/AAAAAAAAG5g/tj7tRtbprcc/s320/DSC_1146.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My husband whipped up an awesome meal! Hamburger patties, fresh fried okra, corn & sweet tea!! It was Awesome! To be out in the country, we needed a country meal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVuN9-JkFI/AAAAAAAAG6Y/8P7xRc72qKs/s1600/DSC_1204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVuN9-JkFI/AAAAAAAAG6Y/8P7xRc72qKs/s200/DSC_1204.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVubF_UXrI/AAAAAAAAG6g/MS3gFLdZGjo/s1600/DSC_1205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVubF_UXrI/AAAAAAAAG6g/MS3gFLdZGjo/s320/DSC_1205.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My snuggle bunny :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVuDgvyKEI/AAAAAAAAG6Q/VRM1WCSLVJs/s1600/DSC_1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVuDgvyKEI/AAAAAAAAG6Q/VRM1WCSLVJs/s320/DSC_1203.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">Colt & Daddy</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVt4dKHgDI/AAAAAAAAG6I/GCSIhnV9KHY/s1600/DSC_1189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVt4dKHgDI/AAAAAAAAG6I/GCSIhnV9KHY/s400/DSC_1189.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Cutey!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtm1s5CzI/AAAAAAAAG6A/6lqp0F2BKR0/s1600/DSC_1186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtm1s5CzI/AAAAAAAAG6A/6lqp0F2BKR0/s320/DSC_1186.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">1 of many reasons we go to the farm...the sunsets...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtfF_Ts7I/AAAAAAAAG54/_LaI16_Ahc0/s1600/DSC_1159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtfF_Ts7I/AAAAAAAAG54/_LaI16_Ahc0/s400/DSC_1159.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtSNKlxaI/AAAAAAAAG5w/c9YzIfQbZyE/s1600/DSC_1157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtSNKlxaI/AAAAAAAAG5w/c9YzIfQbZyE/s400/DSC_1157.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">1 of many reason I GO TO THE FARM :) To fish! How you like that bass Ryan!!! Ha ha! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtC_zeFjI/AAAAAAAAG5o/7rpZnkT9G_g/s1600/DSC_1147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TCVtC_zeFjI/AAAAAAAAG5o/7rpZnkT9G_g/s400/DSC_1147.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Random: I LOVE PRUNES!!! :)</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">We had a wonderful time as always together. I thanked Ryan for WANTING to spend time with me & Colt. It seems so many dads/husbands don't care to spend quality time with their spouse or children. Ryan is definitely not in that category. We both know to keep our marriage strong we have to spend quality time together periodically even away from friends & family. My soap box: If you haven't done that in a while please do so...it can't hurt! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">See ya' soon!</span></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-77438108763908939492010-06-06T22:29:00.003-05:002010-06-06T22:40:06.273-05:00Brookies Baby Shower<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwF0jyL_EI/AAAAAAAAGhQ/5FmVrM9VdyU/s1600/DSC_0755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwF0jyL_EI/AAAAAAAAGhQ/5FmVrM9VdyU/s400/DSC_0755.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HERE SHE IS! The HOT-MAMA to BE...BROOKIE WOOKIE PRESSNELL WILLIAMS!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana;">aka: My best friend :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had her baby shower at my work, </span><a href="http://www.engagedweddinglibrary.com/"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Engaged - A Wedding Library</span></a><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, due to the remodeling taking place at our church. It's a very<em> girly</em> place so it was very appropriate for our lil' Caroline Williams</span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clever phrases for lil' Caro... No pressure Caroline... with both parents being Dr's :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwCyEGOhCI/AAAAAAAAGe4/vJilX7h7n1U/s1600/DSC_0657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwCyEGOhCI/AAAAAAAAGe4/vJilX7h7n1U/s320/DSC_0657.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwDUy5XkDI/AAAAAAAAGfA/vmzhfvytzbw/s1600/DSC_0656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwDUy5XkDI/AAAAAAAAGfA/vmzhfvytzbw/s320/DSC_0656.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQa9t2rJI/AAAAAAAAGhg/g9H9VWIXOmE/s1600/DSC_0654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQa9t2rJI/AAAAAAAAGhg/g9H9VWIXOmE/s320/DSC_0654.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQl8BdT1I/AAAAAAAAGho/bppj18n9nr0/s1600/DSC_0655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQl8BdT1I/AAAAAAAAGho/bppj18n9nr0/s320/DSC_0655.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can't help but sing..."sweet Caroline..bop, ba, ba.."</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This frame just so happened to be on display at Engaged & it said Caroline & Josh. Since Colton is betrothed to Caroline...we <em>had</em> to edit it. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQxWZtgWI/AAAAAAAAGhw/8Pp-oTDObSY/s1600/DSC_0658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQxWZtgWI/AAAAAAAAGhw/8Pp-oTDObSY/s320/DSC_0658.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carolines nickname banner :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAv7vXnke7I/AAAAAAAAGeo/hfjAPcktoHs/s1600/DSC_0646.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAv7vXnke7I/AAAAAAAAGeo/hfjAPcktoHs/s400/DSC_0646.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had so many diapers left from when Colt was so small & then overnight doubled his weight ;) that I made her a diaper cake. I made the topper a hairbow so it's multi-functional :) I added a FAVORITE of Colts...If you've never met Sophie the Giraffe <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=theke-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000IDSLOG&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>then your teething child is MISSING OUT. She seems way too expensive for <em>just</em> a teething toy, but I promise you we have already gotten out $20 out of it. She squeaks but with Colt 6.5 months old we can still take her to church without him squeaking her...he can still chew but not have her make noise. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAv7vHKhLHI/AAAAAAAAGeg/eY3VzwMUkXM/s1600/DSC_0638.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAv7vHKhLHI/AAAAAAAAGeg/eY3VzwMUkXM/s400/DSC_0638.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Da' Grubb...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQ7nA_h8I/AAAAAAAAGh4/zBePGKtVryg/s1600/DSC_0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwQ7nA_h8I/AAAAAAAAGh4/zBePGKtVryg/s320/DSC_0661.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Debbers Pressnell(Brookes Mama) and Brookie</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keri & Allison in their cute dresses. Ashley sportin' her pink tongue from the HOT PINK cupcakes which were <em>supposed</em> to be pastel pink...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of the attendees: Ashley Williams, Priscilla Gray, Christi Key, Allison Farmer, Robin Stover & Bethany Tongate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwTy3OcYZI/AAAAAAAAGig/6EAfs4yEqjQ/s1600/DSC_0700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwTy3OcYZI/AAAAAAAAGig/6EAfs4yEqjQ/s320/DSC_0700.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her Vera Bradley diaper bag she wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwT3nYpRWI/AAAAAAAAGio/ghPptzqfY20/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwT3nYpRWI/AAAAAAAAGio/ghPptzqfY20/s320/DSC_0707.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: red;">Her Sister-in-law Korie made her TONS of awesome stuff, from outfits </span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: black; color: red;">to a diaper bag to these so cute burp cloths!</span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwT8UU2rcI/AAAAAAAAGiw/UrKqEFz4Jxo/s1600/DSC_0715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwT8UU2rcI/AAAAAAAAGiw/UrKqEFz4Jxo/s320/DSC_0715.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Avent-Newborn-Nipple-BPA-Free/dp/B000056W6F?ie=UTF8&tag=theke-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: black; color: red;">Avent Bottle nipples</span></a><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=theke-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000056W6F" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;" width="1" /></span><span style="color: red;">...my FAVE bottle! (Colts too!)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwUDmaLTWI/AAAAAAAAGi4/qDM8xv6T-SI/s1600/DSC_0728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwUDmaLTWI/AAAAAAAAGi4/qDM8xv6T-SI/s320/DSC_0728.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet sisters, Baylee & Ella Southern, swingin' in the sunshine!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So pretty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwUkpRTveI/AAAAAAAAGjc/4jpdsslbsug/s1600/DSC_0753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwUkpRTveI/AAAAAAAAGjc/4jpdsslbsug/s640/DSC_0753.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Hostesses with the Mostesses: Me, Ashley Williams, Brooke Williams, Lana Drewery, Allison Farmer, Robin Stover, down in front: Keri Southern and Tiffany Hall</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwULaGah3I/AAAAAAAAGjA/fmDYlagPK30/s1600/DSC_0731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/TAwULaGah3I/AAAAAAAAGjA/fmDYlagPK30/s320/DSC_0731.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Awesome time! Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Sweet Caroline who is due July 10th!!!</span></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-56305297486996889562010-05-20T22:57:00.002-05:002010-05-20T23:31:40.838-05:00Colton is 6 months old!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJTdDz8KI/AAAAAAAAGcI/aOSe3zZhQTc/s1600/DSC_0164.JPG"></a><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">So, it's been 3 months since I last posted. WOW! am I behind! :) So sorry! This will be a quick update on my lil' buddy, Colt. He turned 6 months old on May 14. Wow how time has flown by! He is THE MOST WONDERFUL thing that has happened to Ryan & I. We just cannot get enough of him. He weighed in at 19 lbs 8oz, which was the 75%tile. His is 27.5 inches tall which is 90%tile. So he is doing great! He started rolling over on his own the day he turned 6 months old. He is eating 80z of formula 4 times a day, loving some baby food, & goes to bed at 8:30pm & sleeps until 7am...he is just an awesome baby. I am working 14 hours a week(2 days) up at Engaged, A Wedding Library, which is also the office for our magazine, Perfect Wedding Guide. In my free time, I have been reading & tanning on my back deck in my inflatable swimming pool. (can you tell I grew up in FL & miss my beach!) ;) Well..that's all for now...enjoy the pictures below from a wonderful Mothers Day. MY FIRST, & I was able to focus on it being just that, a blessing of finally being a Mom, instead of being depressed that I wasn't a mom & missing my Mom who resides in Heaven. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Key Clan</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJTDuDxBI/AAAAAAAAGcA/oO7qOlYdk9M/s1600/DSC_0157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473572620136072210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJTDuDxBI/AAAAAAAAGcA/oO7qOlYdk9M/s400/DSC_0157.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473572614709869186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJSvgWeoI/AAAAAAAAGb4/cdLNhOet-LE/s400/DSC_0156.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">OH! Give me 10 more just like him!!! (really 3 more) :)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJSRP3VXI/AAAAAAAAGbw/-UnBf2c_NAo/s1600/DSC_0153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473572606587655538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJSRP3VXI/AAAAAAAAGbw/-UnBf2c_NAo/s400/DSC_0153.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The 3 Keys</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJRx1dxHI/AAAAAAAAGbo/yLWwm5jgT-Y/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473572598155428978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YJRx1dxHI/AAAAAAAAGbo/yLWwm5jgT-Y/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHsDKoBVI/AAAAAAAAGbc/YeUlCn7QaqM/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570850460927314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHsDKoBVI/AAAAAAAAGbc/YeUlCn7QaqM/s400/DSC_0148.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Colton lovin' on his Granddaddy Key</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHrtqpZCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/iR5Dh3TlYlc/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570844689654818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHrtqpZCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/iR5Dh3TlYlc/s400/DSC_0144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570833356095666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHrDchALI/AAAAAAAAGbM/CHSBcwjoWKU/s400/DSC_0143.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">He loves some Uncle Chaddie & Aunt Prissy! </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHqlfMWFI/AAAAAAAAGbE/qNVPBKbI84M/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570825314261074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHqlfMWFI/AAAAAAAAGbE/qNVPBKbI84M/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHqWMFdbI/AAAAAAAAGa8/BmYzGWQjEAw/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570821207586226" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S_YHqWMFdbI/AAAAAAAAGa8/BmYzGWQjEAw/s400/DSC_0137.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-31906323918547902782010-02-18T14:36:00.004-06:002010-02-18T18:02:33.262-06:00Day #2 with MiMi & Paw-Paw<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Wednesday, January 13, 2010<br />Mimi got to my house at 9:05 - I was finishing my bottle from mom, and dad was on a business conference call. I kissed them bye, and Mimi surprised me by taking me to Aunt Curl and Gigi's house... Beau was very excited to see me, but I didn't pay any attention to him. I had already fallen asleep in the car and just couldn't wake up - Aunt Curl and Gigi held me a little and then I laid on Gigi's big bed, but I really wanted to go back to sleep in my carseat, so Mimi and I hit the road back to her house. When we pulled into the garage, Paw Paw and Uncle Jared raced to see me and said, "Welcome to Paw Paw's house!" But it didn't phase me - I was sound asleep and slept in my carseat until 12:30. Paw Paw and Uncle Jared fed me 5 1/2 ounces and I did a big poop for Jared - he didn't seem to mind it at all, but Mimi cleaned me up and I felt better... I showed my talent by hiccupping and pooping at the same time. Mimi talked to me and I cooed and tried to imitate her sounds... I sat in my rocker a little but couldn't get comfortable, so Mimi wrapped me in my SwaddleMe and laid me down in my bed... I listened and watched the Great Barrier Reef screen and when the music stopped, I still wasn't asleep but wasn't fussing... but Mimi turned on some country music and I went to dreamland... I closed my baby blues around 2:30 and tried to wake up around 4:15... when Mimi picked me up and gave me my paci I returned to nodland... Mom & dad came about 4:20 & I heard them but thought I must be dreaming so slept until Paw Paw fed me at 4:50. I recognize voices from my mom and dad - that's for sure! Mom, dad, and I left for church a little after 6... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S320IoAqCiI/AAAAAAAAFn8/ubWmNq1eF94/s1600-h/Day_2,_19%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439701985205553698" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S320IoAqCiI/AAAAAAAAFn8/ubWmNq1eF94/s400/Day_2,_19%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S320HhDXm2I/AAAAAAAAFns/E8L1Zcye-kE/s1600-h/Day_2,_18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439701966158011234" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S320HhDXm2I/AAAAAAAAFns/E8L1Zcye-kE/s400/Day_2,_18.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Paw Paw took a picture of me in one of his boots: "I was going to go hunting with Uncle Jared, but I couldn't get the other boot on"... ahhh, life is grand! </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687605549920386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nDnnl8II/AAAAAAAAFm8/YBx7-kgdB-I/s400/Day_2,_01.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Uncle Jared gave me my bottle yesterday... </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><span style="color:#3333ff;"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687608558600114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nDy06v7I/AAAAAAAAFnE/4AXY9N1I3OE/s400/Day_2,_03.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">and here's my speech lesson withMimi...</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687617506782386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nEUKVLLI/AAAAAAAAFnM/GA9lOI83Zsw/s400/Day_2,_07.JPG" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">I also found the singing Happy Bear that lights up,</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nEqAvxkI/AAAAAAAAFnU/F_A_qczEYLY/s1600-h/Day_2,_09.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687623372162626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nEqAvxkI/AAAAAAAAFnU/F_A_qczEYLY/s400/Day_2,_09.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">put my fingers in my mouth,</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nFNwTn1I/AAAAAAAAFnc/UkFSuaeTCFc/s1600-h/Day_2,_12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687632966885202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32nFNwTn1I/AAAAAAAAFnc/UkFSuaeTCFc/s400/Day_2,_12.JPG" border="0" /></a></span> </p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">and got a new hairdo from Mimi...</p></span></div></div></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-80591971326853603772010-02-18T14:16:00.003-06:002010-02-18T14:36:08.824-06:00Coltons Days with Mimi & Paw Paw: Day #1<div align="center">Colton has been staying with Ryans parents (mimi & paw-paw) 3 days a week since I went back to work January 11th. Mama Key does a journal entry of each stay Colton has with them. She emails this entry out along with pictures. My friends & family have gotten a kick out of these so I thought it would be nice to start posting them on my blog. This way, everyone can keep up with Colton on a weekly basis!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Monday, January 11, 2010</div><div align="center">This was my first day to stay at Mimi and Paw Paw's house as mom returned to work at Engaged... she is excited that she gets to work at home rather than go to an office and sit behind a desk... and when she's excited, so am I! Mimi fed me 5 ounces at 11:45 and that filled my belly, and when I started crying at getting my diaper changed, Uncle Jared called me a baby and said I was too little to go out with him... but that's okay because I'll be big before he knows it! I liked the rocker that Mimi placed me in & I watched the lights on the television set for a while before I got a little fussy... then Mimi took the rocker into the warm kitchen where I fell asleep listening to The Fray and Sugarland. I slept until Paw Paw got home from Albertville around 3:15 - and when he picked me up, naptime was a thing of the past. I was really, really hungry and drank 5 ounces at 3:30... Mimi is learning when I am full as a tick because she didn't insist on making me drink the last drops when I gave her THAT look - you know what I mean?! I rode in my carseat with Mimi beside me back to my house where mama and daddy were waiting on me with open arms... ah, to be loved... is there anything better?!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32id4JTB-I/AAAAAAAAFmc/dG8WosrTwvQ/s1600-h/Mom%27s_1st_day_at_work,_11_Jan_01.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682559104714722" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32id4JTB-I/AAAAAAAAFmc/dG8WosrTwvQ/s400/Mom%27s_1st_day_at_work,_11_Jan_01.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Mom, have a great first day back at work with Engaged... you don't have to worry about anything... what happens at Mimi's and Paw Paw's stays at Mimi's and Paw Paw's...</div><div align="center">I love you, mom and dad.</div><div align="center">Colton C. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32iebLYTyI/AAAAAAAAFmk/KbtK6YpVoMI/s1600-h/Mom%27s_02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682568508690210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32iebLYTyI/AAAAAAAAFmk/KbtK6YpVoMI/s400/Mom%27s_02.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">P.S. Uncle Jared wouldn't take me out with him... he said I was still a baby...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32ievRIwmI/AAAAAAAAFms/C-Tp1MlYQl4/s1600-h/Mom%27s_03.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682573901546082" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32ievRIwmI/AAAAAAAAFms/C-Tp1MlYQl4/s400/Mom%27s_03.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Paw Paw fed me a bottle...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32ifZFrhfI/AAAAAAAAFm0/5-wvi6TSVDg/s1600-h/Mom%27s_05.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682585127781874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S32ifZFrhfI/AAAAAAAAFm0/5-wvi6TSVDg/s400/Mom%27s_05.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">and Mimi is teaching me syllables... what fun! I'm getting prepared for school!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I love you, mom and dad.</div><div align="center">Love,Colton C.</div><div align="center"> </div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-59374843705285101822010-02-08T18:32:00.009-06:002010-02-09T01:13:51.583-06:00Coltons Nursery!!!<div align="center"> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">FINALLY! I am posting pictures of Colts nursery! Some of you have been awaiting this moment. :) First off let me explain how this creation came about. I like to think of myself as a creative person...normally. Being pregnant makes you "unnormal" :). I had no creative juices while pregnant. And I especially didn't have any creative juices for a boy room...I wanted different but felt limited. You know they always have more cute stuff out there for girls than boys. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">So..I got in touch with Mandy at HotHouse Design Studio <a href="http://hothousedesignstudio.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://hothousedesignstudio.com</span></a> here in Birmingham. She advertises with the magazine I work for (Perfect Wedding Guide), so I knew her style & knew she could help me come up with something different! She came by the house & accessed my style (based on the rest of our decor throughout the house) & checked out our space for the nursery. I then told her my likes & dislikes. A week or so later she called me to meet & discuss the 3 ideas she came up with for me. They were all super cute ideas but mine & her favorite was this one that you see below. We call it "Aviary Sunshine". The inspiration is from the bedding material which is found on <a href="http://javisdavis.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://javisdavis.com</span></a>. This particular fabric set is called Aviary Sunshine. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is as you walk into the nursery. The painting on the right is from my friend Keri Southern. She has a friend who paints & had her paint it to coordinate with the room! Perfect huh?! The scripture painted on it is our "theme verse" for Colton, I Samuel 1:27 "For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him." I guess it should say For this child people all over the country prayed! Because that is the truth! We are so blessed to know so many who believe in the power of prayer. </span></strong></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CulFA-HSI/AAAAAAAAFh8/nBIV2kUwiSA/s1600-h/DSC_0701.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436036702260829474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CulFA-HSI/AAAAAAAAFh8/nBIV2kUwiSA/s400/DSC_0701.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CulgbFVOI/AAAAAAAAFiE/JH8vqEa-Bpo/s1600-h/DSC_0702.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436036709618111714" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CulgbFVOI/AAAAAAAAFiE/JH8vqEa-Bpo/s400/DSC_0702.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">These probably look repetitive but I am trying to be sure you can see every single thing. :) Glider chair to the right..we LOVE! Have to tell you that I got it at good 'ole Burlington Coat Factory for $250 bucks! That is cheap for those of you who haven't shopped around for an upholstered glider!</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CumlZWf_I/AAAAAAAAFiU/17RtubM8nf8/s1600-h/DSC_0704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436036728132894706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CumlZWf_I/AAAAAAAAFiU/17RtubM8nf8/s400/DSC_0704.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This book shelf we already had in our office & it's from IKEA. We went back to IKEA in Atlanta & bought the baskets & drawers that are made to fit this shelf. We then spray painted the baskets to match the room! My first time to experiment with spray paint for plastic, but it worked great on the 2 tan & 1 bright yellow plastic inserts. I LOVE childrens books so Colton has a good collection going already. </span></strong></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cum4wZ27I/AAAAAAAAFic/dIhGiOTFyTw/s1600-h/DSC_0708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436036733329857458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cum4wZ27I/AAAAAAAAFic/dIhGiOTFyTw/s400/DSC_0708.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">The crib! Okay...let me explain this oval crib. Again I don't want anything "normal". :) 5 years ago I was in Gulf Shores with Brooke at my in-laws Timeshare. While there, we went shopping at The Wharf. I was drawn into this baby store by the white ROUND crib I saw hanging from the CEILING in the center of the store. We went in & I couldn't believe it. I wanted that thing! I am typically a girl that knows what she wants. From the checklist in my purse that itemized what a guy had to be like in order to be my boyfriend :) to getting engaged & knowing exactly how I wanted my wedding! I knew I wanted a round crib of some sort. I never let go of that...years later I am finally preggers & I begin the hunt for a round crib. In the end it wasn't the actual one I saw at that store in Gulf Shores, b/c that one was Corsican which is very expensive and it was too frilly for a boy. But I did find this Oval crib which really is even better...because that was the most unique shape I had seen! It's a Stokke crib & I got if off of <a href="http://landofnod.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://landofnod.com</span></a> . Sidenote...my original plan was to hang it from the ceiling (even though everyone thought I was crazy), but our nursery is very small. In order to hang it from the ceiling it really looks best in the center of the room which would have made the room cramped. But..one day I would like to have a swing in my living room. Not this house, but maybe when we build one day. :)</span></strong></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwL4FzYgI/AAAAAAAAFik/Jx7mk2R5CVg/s1600-h/DSC_0709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038468317962754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwL4FzYgI/AAAAAAAAFik/Jx7mk2R5CVg/s400/DSC_0709.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>If you know me hardly at all then you know I LOVE animal prints. So..Colton got orange leopard printed sheets. :) The awesome seamstress who made all my bedding (including the special oval sheets) ;) is my bosses Aunt, Kathy. She is for hire! Let me know if you need some stuff made. She also made my valance which you can see in other pictures. She did an impecable job! I wouldn't put her on here if I didn't feel comfortable recommending her. </strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwMMaGkeI/AAAAAAAAFis/chFxovxvlz0/s1600-h/DSC_0710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038473771815394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwMMaGkeI/AAAAAAAAFis/chFxovxvlz0/s400/DSC_0710.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwMlrkQeI/AAAAAAAAFi0/iifEeGcYGKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0711.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038480555950562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwMlrkQeI/AAAAAAAAFi0/iifEeGcYGKQ/s400/DSC_0711.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">OH! The closet! As you can see it is VERY small. Old house...small closets...gotta' make due. Thankfully, I was told by Brooke that her friend bought this cool thing from Babies R Us, a bar that has a chain that hangs from your top rod. Then you have two rods to hang clothes from. *note: the chain & bar are plastic. When you have lots of clothes to hang from this plastic the chain wants to break away from the bar. But no worries, bust out your clear strapping tape & it's fixed and even better...no one will notice..it's clear!*</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Okay..so Colton is very blessed to have his cousin Mason who is 2 yrs old & his cousin Eli who is 1 yr old. They both passed down their clothes, bibs, shoes, hats, you name it we got it! Do you see all those bibs to the right on the top bar? I've never seen so many bibs! Oh & the clothes in his closet right now are just sizes 0-3 months! I have purged all the newborn stuff & am about to add in 3-6 months! Where on earth will I put it all!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cyxoz3DOI/AAAAAAAAFj8/flkJFExMDYE/s1600-h/DSC_0721.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436041316074458338" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cyxoz3DOI/AAAAAAAAFj8/flkJFExMDYE/s400/DSC_0721.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This wooden painted sign is from our great friends back in Pensacola, Eric & Kristen Smith. Well...really this particular gift is from Eric. Kristen got me my favorite Petunia Pickle Bottom :) diaper bag & hosted my Pensacola baby shower. So Eric saw this plaque a few years ago when we were struggling to get pregnant & the whole world started praying. He told Kristen he had to get that for us. He just knew our prayers would be answered & I would be pregnant one day. Of course, at the time he couldn't buy it because he wouldn't know what color scheme to get, girl? or boy? He took note of the company & once I was preggers, ordered it for us. When I opened this at my shower & read the note Eric wrote on the package for us telling this story I cried & so did everyone else! He's so thoughtful! </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">I love that verse in the green, Luke 2:40. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CyzEuxBkI/AAAAAAAAFkU/Zc5Vm9aDdxg/s1600-h/DSC_0726.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436041340749153858" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CyzEuxBkI/AAAAAAAAFkU/Zc5Vm9aDdxg/s400/DSC_0726.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Random...but that box of size 3 diapers is not what Colt is wearing, he's in 1's. But I bought those because I got a $20 box of diapers for $12.50 by using 3 different coupons at Publix! I love beating their high price system...buy it on sale & use coupons at the same time! </span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CyyidekWI/AAAAAAAAFkM/TL_N-UUZxvw/s1600-h/DSC_0723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436041331549835618" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CyyidekWI/AAAAAAAAFkM/TL_N-UUZxvw/s400/DSC_0723.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This picture is to show the room darkening shade we got recently. Colton was not napping is well as I would like so my brother suggested making the room darker. Well...I ran right out to Wal-mart & for $30 got one of these plastic old timey shades. :) It sure did the trick though! This shade is supposed to roll up when I don't want to look at it, but it's a little ghetto & doesn't cooperate in that way. :) But I don't really ever need it up anyways b/c the only time Colt is in there is when he's sleeping. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CyxAWSrfI/AAAAAAAAFj0/lnT9wjf1W2E/s1600-h/DSC_0720.JPG"></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C_Jpx-ifI/AAAAAAAAFl0/yyJVC856nZg/s1600-h/DSC_0742.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436054922791389682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C_Jpx-ifI/AAAAAAAAFl0/yyJVC856nZg/s400/DSC_0742.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Changing table area & our picture frame with 12 bubbles. We are taking a picture of Colton each time he turns another month old. By 12 months we'll have this frame full of his progression from 1 month to 12 months!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51DwjwxI/AAAAAAAAFlU/P-4HXqKtIZU/s1600-h/DSC_0736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436049071429370642" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51DwjwxI/AAAAAAAAFlU/P-4HXqKtIZU/s400/DSC_0736.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">His 1st & 2nd month pics. Just slightly chubbier in that 2nd month! :)</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51Q7--6I/AAAAAAAAFlc/_HyEDCxOi98/s1600-h/DSC_0738.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436049074966952866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51Q7--6I/AAAAAAAAFlc/_HyEDCxOi98/s400/DSC_0738.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">I wanted pictures of Ryan & I as kids in Coltons room so we can see who he is looking like as he grows. This is Ryan at 2 yrs old. Isn't he adorable! </span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C_JIkLCVI/AAAAAAAAFls/3pGO3KZ4tAU/s1600-h/DSC_0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436054913875118418" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C_JIkLCVI/AAAAAAAAFls/3pGO3KZ4tAU/s400/DSC_0741.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is me at 2 yrs old. </span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51w14cDI/AAAAAAAAFlk/WzBs21lsn9s/s1600-h/DSC_0740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436049083531292722" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C51w14cDI/AAAAAAAAFlk/WzBs21lsn9s/s400/DSC_0740.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">So the main reason I really liked this room theme was not only the color scheme but the tree idea the interior decorator had. This is a family tree. My wonderful cousins Dawn & Savannah Morris and Terri Bain came up one weekend & painted this for me. A friend of my brothers, Richard Worth, drew it out & the cuz's painted it. I LOVE how it turned out! They were all so sweet to help me out with this. </span></strong></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CumU2uHBI/AAAAAAAAFiM/_I2ErdJABLM/s1600-h/DSC_0703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436036723692674066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CumU2uHBI/AAAAAAAAFiM/_I2ErdJABLM/s400/DSC_0703.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">So in the trunk is a frame to look like a knot in the tree. This is the center of Coltons family tree, Ryan & I. </span></strong><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxel3RkDI/AAAAAAAAFjs/sq7k78_Q3P8/s1600-h/DSC_0719.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436039889354330162" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxel3RkDI/AAAAAAAAFjs/sq7k78_Q3P8/s400/DSC_0719.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">On the left side of the tree you have Coltons Mimi & Paw Paw Key (Butch & Bev). </span></strong><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxczd7Q5I/AAAAAAAAFjM/ctKtt4jnN-A/s1600-h/DSC_0715.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436039858646369170" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxczd7Q5I/AAAAAAAAFjM/ctKtt4jnN-A/s400/DSC_0715.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Then, you have Coltons Uncle Chad & Aunt Christi (Prissy) :) Key. Now that Christi's pregnant with Lindsey, we'll have to change out their photo soon to include her. :)</span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwNemOaBI/AAAAAAAAFjE/_K5_TW-yOto/s1600-h/DSC_0714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038495834368018" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwNemOaBI/AAAAAAAAFjE/_K5_TW-yOto/s400/DSC_0714.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is Uncle Jared, who one day will have to get his pictured changed out when we find him a wonderful Christian girl to marry! :)</span></strong><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwNDwp0FI/AAAAAAAAFi8/4QBNegOtMo8/s1600-h/DSC_0713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038488630349906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CwNDwp0FI/AAAAAAAAFi8/4QBNegOtMo8/s400/DSC_0713.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">On the right side of the tree trunk is this empty frame. This frame will have a picture of Coltons Grandpa Hinote (my dad, Andy) & his Heavenly Grandma Hinote (my mom, Barbie). Since Colton won't get to meet my Mom until he gets to Heaven I wanted to be sure he knew her. That is why this family tree idea was my favorite! It allowed me to incorporate my mom so Colton would "know" her. I don't have a digital version of a picture of my parents so that's why I don't have one in there yet. I am going home this weekend & will hunt for one that I can scan to put in here. </span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxd0olzUI/AAAAAAAAFjk/tTEQ7F671fY/s1600-h/DSC_0718.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436039876139404610" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cxd0olzUI/AAAAAAAAFjk/tTEQ7F671fY/s400/DSC_0718.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Then, you have my Aunt Holly & Uncle Kevbo (Kevin) :). Cousin Eli should be in this picture, but I need to get one of the 3 of them.</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CxdKUzeGI/AAAAAAAAFjU/IG37SpcacnM/s1600-h/DSC_0716.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436039864782125154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CxdKUzeGI/AAAAAAAAFjU/IG37SpcacnM/s400/DSC_0716.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Uncle Jerry (Jeremy) :), Aunt Lauren & Cousin Mason hang here & that completes the family tree! If I were to continue to branch out amongst great grandparents, great aunts, uncles etc etc...if you know my family you know that would take up the whole nursery! So..I had to draw the line. :)</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CxdrWJ9pI/AAAAAAAAFjc/CMtcxTePLyw/s1600-h/DSC_0717.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436039873646163602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3CxdrWJ9pI/AAAAAAAAFjc/CMtcxTePLyw/s400/DSC_0717.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Just a few other snapshots of the room...this is a drawer full of hats! I LOVE putting cute hats on Colton..I have to take advantage of it while I can! Before long, he'll be able to pull it off or cry when I put it on. </span></strong></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C50RJLvUI/AAAAAAAAFlM/BWEWYkBf7pc/s1600-h/DSC_0734.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436049057842445634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C50RJLvUI/AAAAAAAAFlM/BWEWYkBf7pc/s400/DSC_0734.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">His cousins blessed him with LOTS of socks! </span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C50BbZyLI/AAAAAAAAFlE/8686-DXGPDM/s1600-h/DSC_0732.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436049053623896242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C50BbZyLI/AAAAAAAAFlE/8686-DXGPDM/s400/DSC_0732.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">And SHOES! </span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2LwRTgbI/AAAAAAAAFk8/SoK8Yj6G4bk/s1600-h/DSC_0731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436045063288488370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2LwRTgbI/AAAAAAAAFk8/SoK8Yj6G4bk/s400/DSC_0731.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Oh MY! And YES..he has worn a bunch of them. </span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2Ldm1fEI/AAAAAAAAFk0/wAHHdDEppa0/s1600-h/DSC_0730.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436045058278521922" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2Ldm1fEI/AAAAAAAAFk0/wAHHdDEppa0/s400/DSC_0730.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">And I couldn't leave out his awesome pair of cowboy boots Auntie Brooke got him. He's gonna' love these! I hope he is like most boys who love their cowboy boots & want to wear them with everything! even shorts! I'd let him! That's adorable to me. </span></strong></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cyx1IhGtI/AAAAAAAAFkE/XmT0NofOrss/s1600-h/DSC_0722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436041319382325970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3Cyx1IhGtI/AAAAAAAAFkE/XmT0NofOrss/s400/DSC_0722.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is a precious, precious, gift from my co-worker, Katie Calhan. She found out my pantone colors for Colts room & got matching paint & painted this little rocking chair for him! She did an awesome job! It looks so cute in his room & he will love this. I remember loving Grandma & Grandpa Hinotes olive green rocking chair like this one!</span></strong></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2J1-seQI/AAAAAAAAFkc/tcLrj59fHlE/s1600-h/DSC_0727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436045030461307138" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2J1-seQI/AAAAAAAAFkc/tcLrj59fHlE/s400/DSC_0727.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Talk about attention to detail! How cute is this sweet note on the bottom!</span></strong></div><div> </div><div> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2KAhrFXI/AAAAAAAAFkk/MVQkGUa6G2c/s1600-h/DSC_0728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436045033292371314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2KAhrFXI/AAAAAAAAFkk/MVQkGUa6G2c/s400/DSC_0728.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">For now, this is who uses his rocking chair. :) His cool & so cute Koala Bear back pack from Australia! Ryans cousin Garrett lives over there & sent this to Colt. I love that the little Koala even comes out so he can play with it! </span></strong><br /></div><div> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2K9qCo6I/AAAAAAAAFks/EKBaWTmYFLE/s1600-h/DSC_0729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436045049702032290" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S3C2K9qCo6I/AAAAAAAAFks/EKBaWTmYFLE/s400/DSC_0729.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Well, that's all for now! I still have to hang some more stuff on the walls & get letters spelling COLTON to put on top of his white bookshelf. I'll post when that is up! Hope you enjoyed it! Sorry it took me months to get this posted. </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">~Happy Mom</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-78300605663208225062010-01-14T18:34:00.009-06:002010-01-14T20:16:54.190-06:00I'm a MOM & LOVING IT!!!<span style="color:#3366ff;">I'm baaacccckkkkkkk! So it's been 3 months since I last posted...which was pretty much when I started getting put in & out of the hospital with high blood pressure during my pregnancy. I think it ended up being a total of FOUR hospital stays :( but they were just being safe. The Dr's were worried I would become preeclamptic at any moment...and at 37 weeks that's exactly what I did! So..they induced & I had Colton Christopher Key, Saturday, 11-14-09 via c-section :(. Coltons heartrate kept dropping as they gave me pitosin...after 3 attempts they declared a c-section was necessary for the safety of him. So like 15 minutes later I was being wheeled back for surgery! Come to find out the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck so it was tightening with each contraction causing his heartrate to drop. NO WORRIES though...no damage was done to Colton...he is PERFECT!!! He was born 5 lbs. 10.8 oz, 19 3/4 inches long. Dropped to his lowest weight of 4 lbs 15oz as I tried to breastfeed but learned I have skim milk. After going full formula he now at 2 months (today) he weighed 10lbs. 6oz & 22 inches long!!! Yowza's! I'm getting a chunker on my hands. He is only in the 25th percentile but that's just because he got a slow start...he's healthy & growing as needed. Well I started back to work on Monday after 8 weeks off. I am working part-time from home but still sending Colton to Mimi & Paw Paws so I can actually get work done. :) Mimi decided Coltons curls needed to be tested to see if they could form a mohawk...well they could! No hair products necessary..it stood right up & stayed that way all throughout church lastnight too! So cute ! See him below & how similar he looks to a Cupie Doll. </span><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0-5fB1IJDI/AAAAAAAAFQk/vEUF5pp3a_I/s1600-h/Coltons+Cupie+Doll+hair.JPG"></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_P9lHjfTI/AAAAAAAAFTE/l7CVhcX3NTY/s1600-h/Day_2,_12%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426784732847504690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_P9lHjfTI/AAAAAAAAFTE/l7CVhcX3NTY/s400/Day_2,_12%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0-4Tc5_smI/AAAAAAAAFQc/aSPY7R8r9gQ/s1600-h/Cupie+Doll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426758720321204834" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0-4Tc5_smI/AAAAAAAAFQc/aSPY7R8r9gQ/s400/Cupie+Doll.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">This shot was Paw Paws idea... he wanted to put him in hunting boots to see if he would fit. Along with the caption, " I was excited when I thought I was gonna' go huntin' with Uncle Jared, but I couldn't get the other boot on... oh well, one day I will!</span> </p><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_ABS2CHxI/AAAAAAAAFRM/JIuQSZ8_ems/s1600-h/Day_2,_19%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426767204475608850" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_ABS2CHxI/AAAAAAAAFRM/JIuQSZ8_ems/s400/Day_2,_19%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0-9LB_hTuI/AAAAAAAAFRE/D86NZyzLT68/s1600-h/Colton+in+boot.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426764073215807202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0-9LB_hTuI/AAAAAAAAFRE/D86NZyzLT68/s400/Colton+in+boot.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">Uncle Jared & his sleeping huntin' buddy... Lil' C. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K7iNqFrI/AAAAAAAAFR8/pnDrWb05QcY/s1600-h/Colton+%26+Uncle+Jared.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426779200149919410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K7iNqFrI/AAAAAAAAFR8/pnDrWb05QcY/s400/Colton+%26+Uncle+Jared.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Mimi talks to me & I coo & smile at her. </span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JIDZMZgI/AAAAAAAAFR0/XZddyvqAOaI/s1600-h/Colton+%26+Mimi.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426777216191849986" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JIDZMZgI/AAAAAAAAFR0/XZddyvqAOaI/s400/Colton+%26+Mimi.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Daddy & Me</span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8XsCx9I/AAAAAAAAFSM/mTqxjZ2c2AA/s1600-h/Colton+%26+Daddy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426779214504445906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8XsCx9I/AAAAAAAAFSM/mTqxjZ2c2AA/s400/Colton+%26+Daddy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Where we goin' mom?</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8rTqbhI/AAAAAAAAFSU/BPOBcthaidU/s1600-h/Colton+in+carseat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426779219770895890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8rTqbhI/AAAAAAAAFSU/BPOBcthaidU/s400/Colton+in+carseat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Mommy takes me everywhere..I am good sport though!</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8zHXapI/AAAAAAAAFSc/VKuBlkS27_Q/s1600-h/Colton+brown+toboggan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426779221866801810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8zHXapI/AAAAAAAAFSc/VKuBlkS27_Q/s400/Colton+brown+toboggan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Uncle Jared fed me??? Can you believe it??? He did a great job!</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JGmXa3VI/AAAAAAAAFRU/20deOnt64c0/s1600-h/Colton+%26+Jared.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426777191219912018" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JGmXa3VI/AAAAAAAAFRU/20deOnt64c0/s400/Colton+%26+Jared.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Mimi & I talking away..</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JHHDmiMI/AAAAAAAAFRc/4msP2HHR9J8/s1600-h/Colton+smiling.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426777199995160770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JHHDmiMI/AAAAAAAAFRc/4msP2HHR9J8/s400/Colton+smiling.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Paw Paw feeds me too!<br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JH1x_iXI/AAAAAAAAFRs/BgetQOyrz78/s1600-h/Colton+%26+Paw+Paw.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426777212537768306" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JH1x_iXI/AAAAAAAAFRs/BgetQOyrz78/s400/Colton+%26+Paw+Paw.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">I like my paci...but mommy wishes I would just suck my thumb like she did that way she doesn't have to keep putting that paci back in my mouth! :) I am workin' on it...If the paci isn't around I usually find my fingers..mostly my whole hand. ;)</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JHToBnbI/AAAAAAAAFRk/7qaVd2WyLkA/s1600-h/Colton+fingers+mouth.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426777203369156018" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_JHToBnbI/AAAAAAAAFRk/7qaVd2WyLkA/s400/Colton+fingers+mouth.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">All ready for the mall with mommy & daddy...</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8KmZIxI/AAAAAAAAFSE/4H0hV3GjejQ/s1600-h/Camo+outfit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426779210991084306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/S0_K8KmZIxI/AAAAAAAAFSE/4H0hV3GjejQ/s400/Camo+outfit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well..that's all for now...thanks for checkin' on us...</p><br /><p align="center">~New Mommy</p><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-5617919592962908042009-10-13T22:39:00.000-05:002009-10-13T23:49:59.475-05:00In Memory of My Mom...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">As most of you know I lost my mom 6 months after I got married, January 17th 2004. It was sudden, as she had a brain aneurysm. I decided recently I wanted a "button" on my blog in memory of my mom. Some of you might have noticed it on the right side of my page. A fellow blogger, <a href="http://tealesdigidesigns.blogspot.com/">http://tealesdigidesigns.blogspot.com/</a> & Faulkner University Alumni, Teale, does blog "facelifts". She created my cool button & it was ONLY $8!!! Check out her blog to see more of her work. The inspiration for my button goes a little something like this...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">A couple months ago I was headed home from a work appointment & as I pulled into the driveway a song came on that I recognized. The voice sounded like my mom's and that intrigued me even more. I parked the car in the drive, sat & listened. Tears began to stream down my face as this voice sounded just like hers coming through my radio. As I sat listening trying to figure out who this womans voice is that sounds so much like my mom's singing voice, I realized what the words were saying & began to ball. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">"Sitting with Mama alone in her bedroom</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">She opened her eyes, and then squeezed my hand</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">She said, I have to go now, my time here is over</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">And with her final word, she tried to help me understand</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">Mama whispered softly, Time will ease your pain</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye? </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">Come, let me hold you and I will try </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">How can I help you to say goodbye?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#6666cc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">WOW! It's like my mom was looking down from Heaven comforting me, letting me know it was OK to cry after 5 years of passing. At the end of the song the DJ made note that Patty Loveless was the singer! I then realized my mom had sang that song before. For years she sang at different church gatherings, whether it be the church Christmas party, someones funeral, or a duet with Corky Berry or Brent Missildine. I remember her rehearsing at home (sometimes w/ a Karaoke machine) :) and I would just sit there & listen OR harmonize along with her. The fact that I could so vividly remember her singing this song, "How Can I Help You to Say Goodbye," makes me think this was one of those rehearsed songs. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">My favorite line out of the whole song is "Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same." Ryan & I have had our hardships through our 6 years of marriage...me having a blood clot 4 months after marriage, then to learn that I will be medicated for life to be sure I don't have another blood clot... my mom passing 6 months after marriage, me having anxiety attacks after dealing with this, trying to start our family to learn I have endometriosis & then it takes us 3 1/2 to 4 years and In-Vitro to finally get pregnant(in the meantime I am depressed & avoid people with children or who are pregnant)... I have a 2nd blood clot, which then requires I wear a compression stocking on my left leg everyday for the rest of my life...we find out Ryan's mom has cancer (which she's currently being treated for)...through all this Ryan has been my best friend & Rock of a husband. I CANNOT imagine going through any of this without HIM. We didn't have a clue this was ahead of us when we tied the knot...but it doesn't matter, we would have still chosen one another to go through it together. I thank God for him daily! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">I say all this to say, Life <em>is</em> about change...but it's your choice whether or not you stick with it or give up! The easy route is to give up...if we would have given up, I wouldn't be 7 months pregnant with a little boy right now! Whatever it is you might be going through...know that someone else out there has gone through that or worse. Know...there is a time for everything...it's just in God's time...Ecclesiastes 3:1-8</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I am grateful I got that moment that day, in the car, radio on, hearing what sounded like my mom singing...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;">And there came the inspiration for my "blog button" in memory of my Mom. </span></div><div align="center"> </div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-34014481150658920092009-09-17T00:53:00.000-05:002009-09-25T11:28:39.444-05:00Back from the Bahamas BABYMOON!!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3366ff;">So...here is the blog post you have all been waiting for :) Pictures from Babymoon '09!!! I've received numerous request to hurry up & post these things...but it still took me a little longer than I wanted. So sorry. Let me begin by saying we had the BEST time. This was without a doubt a <strong>true vacation!</strong> I told Ryan I think <em>for now on</em> whether or not we have cell phone reception or internet access(cause we had neither in the Bahamas) while on vacation we should act like we don't have it! I honestly believe that is what made this trip the most relaxing. We both have cell phones that are our work/home/personal phone...so between texting, checking emails & talking...we can never get rid of them! Now...on to the good stuff! Pictures!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Our room was more than we expected. Winning a free trip you tend to expect to get a mediocre room. We had a King size bed (thankfully! since that's what we're used to at home), a big jacuzzi tub, somewhat of an ocean view, & a stocked fridge! It took us 3 days to figure out that we could drink anything in that fridge for FREE b/c it's an all inclusive resort! As much as pregnant Kelly wanted those little cans of orange juice late at night each night, I kept avoiding them b/c I figured they cost like $5 each! Once we talked with the folks across the hall from us they assured us that fridge was free for the taking. So..you better believe we drank up some bottled water & orange juice from then on out! Ryan enjoyed the balcony where he could read his Bible each morning as he waited for me to wake up. :) </span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWiT9ARoI/AAAAAAAAFGY/9lFlamvpnGk/s1600-h/DSC_0160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318914644493954" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWiT9ARoI/AAAAAAAAFGY/9lFlamvpnGk/s400/DSC_0160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is the view from our room...the picture is a little foggy because my camera went from a cold a/c room to the balcony & the contrast in hot & cold fogged my lense. Didn't realize that until later. </span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWiLXz0RI/AAAAAAAAFGQ/TxlZuYc5X1o/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318912341004562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWiLXz0RI/AAAAAAAAFGQ/TxlZuYc5X1o/s400/DSC_0161.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#33ff33;">Yes!...that is a VIRGIN Strawberry Daiquiri. All drinks, food, everything is included so we drank up those virgin drinks. Everytime I would ask for one the worker would then ask Ryan if he was <em>sure</em> he wanted his virgin too? They thought I just wasn't "drinking" b/c I was pregnant, but we soon informed them we just don't "drink" period. That was a little mind boggling for them! :)</span><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWhstvZII/AAAAAAAAFGI/EHg6-WItJuw/s1600-h/DSC_0163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318904111490178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWhstvZII/AAAAAAAAFGI/EHg6-WItJuw/s400/DSC_0163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ccff;">Virgin, pina-colada, daiquri for Rino as he chills on the beach...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWhV2-MSI/AAAAAAAAFGA/Ew1I7hqxeUw/s1600-h/DSC_0165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318897976193314" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWhV2-MSI/AAAAAAAAFGA/Ew1I7hqxeUw/s400/DSC_0165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">We quickly realized the place to be was Sandals Cay Island. You could stay at the resort & swim in the "party" pool or the relaxing quiet pool or walk a few feet to the shoreline OR take the boat 5 minutes straight out from the resort to Sandals Cay Island. We road the boat over the first day to check it out. OH MY WORD...talk about heaven on earth! There was a pool if you wanted that, a restaurant, hammocks, tiki huts, & a never ending view of the ocean! We literally went over everyday to this island. The boat left the resort dock every hour. We would get up about 9am, throw our bathing suits on & head to our favorite, a breakfast buffet. Then we would be out to the pier by 10 or 11 to catch the boat over. We would stay on the island until the last boat returned at 4:45 each day. The island was so quiet & breezy....you could lay out & not even sweat! That's a big deal! (that's also how you get fried!) :) But we wore sunscreen so we didn't. Below is a view of the island if you are just laying out in a chair.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWV7FetyI/AAAAAAAAFF4/z74FS0k7bdQ/s1600-h/DSC_0167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318701810726690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWV7FetyI/AAAAAAAAFF4/z74FS0k7bdQ/s400/DSC_0167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Me chillin' in a hammock on the Sandals Cay island. Our resort is straight behind me across the water. So you can see the island is not far from the actual resort. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWVRv16gI/AAAAAAAAFFw/oKN0X_o688o/s1600-h/DSC_0173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318690714118658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWVRv16gI/AAAAAAAAFFw/oKN0X_o688o/s400/DSC_0173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">This is one of the wooden hut thingy's you could lie under. If we were getting too much sun for one day we would relocate to one of these & play yahtzee or cards. :) Oh...or sleep..as Ryan is doing below. :)</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWVDOiUxI/AAAAAAAAFFo/GP9gQnlDi1k/s1600-h/DSC_0177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318686816326418" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWVDOiUxI/AAAAAAAAFFo/GP9gQnlDi1k/s400/DSC_0177.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">The view from our "hut" thingy. :)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWUvPPLBI/AAAAAAAAFFg/SCqmRy84AIU/s1600-h/DSC_0180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318681450556434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWUvPPLBI/AAAAAAAAFFg/SCqmRy84AIU/s400/DSC_0180.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Then, each day we would clean up for supper & dress a little snazzy. After supper we would wander around...go to the pier to watch the sunset or chill out in these cool couch things overlooking the ocean.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrllHlAgnYI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/9nLk9QqhSe8/s1600-h/DSC_0185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384446010365877634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrllHlAgnYI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/9nLk9QqhSe8/s400/DSC_0185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">My Ryan is SO FINE! :) He is just so handsome here!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWFYFQHfI/AAAAAAAAFFQ/NO3mRmp-Z3k/s1600-h/DSC_0186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318417536622066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWFYFQHfI/AAAAAAAAFFQ/NO3mRmp-Z3k/s400/DSC_0186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;">Me in my "Pea In a Pod" shirt my husband so sweetly surprised me with prior to our trip! :)<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWFBzEQSI/AAAAAAAAFFI/AjgKQrBim80/s1600-h/DSC_0190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318411554767138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWFBzEQSI/AAAAAAAAFFI/AjgKQrBim80/s400/DSC_0190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;">I love him! So precious!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEvOQGlI/AAAAAAAAFFA/GUvm07WkK4k/s1600-h/DSC_0193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318406568516178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEvOQGlI/AAAAAAAAFFA/GUvm07WkK4k/s400/DSC_0193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">One of the many sunsets we saw...beautiful! Thank you God for that beautiful picture is what I always say. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEeTQPCI/AAAAAAAAFE4/3xZrxC9PYg8/s1600-h/DSC_0194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318402026093602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEeTQPCI/AAAAAAAAFE4/3xZrxC9PYg8/s400/DSC_0194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">A couple of nights they had a saxophone player. He would be out by the shore where those cool couch things were. So we would sit out there & listen to him play. It was so nice. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEJLK-4I/AAAAAAAAFEw/D0lc--6R7YY/s1600-h/DSC_0197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318396355050370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHWEJLK-4I/AAAAAAAAFEw/D0lc--6R7YY/s400/DSC_0197.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Reading!!!! My favorite! :) I decided to move my chair real close to the water so I could get wet a little while I read. Ryan thought it was a crazy idea until other people started doing the same thing! :)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0gE4PmI/AAAAAAAAFEo/v0MoLwBPDxM/s1600-h/DSC_0203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318127624765026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0gE4PmI/AAAAAAAAFEo/v0MoLwBPDxM/s400/DSC_0203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ryan & I LOVE to snorkel. We heard if you took the snorkel excursion that there were jellyfish:(</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">So, we decided to buy some snorkel gear at the giftshop (which cost us a small fortune) & see if there was any good snorkeling off our island. We found an awesome reef with some incredible fish. At first we had only bought 1 snorkel set b/c they were so expensive. So we were taking turns skoping out the reef. For those of you who think I am a daredevil (Butchly-my father-in-law) we found something other than crickets & grasshoppers that I am afraid of. :) I DON'T like to snorkel by myself. Ryan kept making fun of me b/c I wouldn't go look at certain parts of the reef b/c I was by myself. So...we opted to buy another set of snorkel gear so we could swim around together. :) I just felt 4 eyes would be better than 2 in case there was a shark or something that wanted to eat me. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0csyGwI/AAAAAAAAFEg/rTpJzHN1mI4/s1600-h/DSC_0218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318126718393090" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0csyGwI/AAAAAAAAFEg/rTpJzHN1mI4/s400/DSC_0218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">The Snorkel Queen :-)</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0CjGKlI/AAAAAAAAFEY/TnFfl72-SaQ/s1600-h/DSC_0227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318119698442834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHV0CjGKlI/AAAAAAAAFEY/TnFfl72-SaQ/s400/DSC_0227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVzkiPUBI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/MQy--jwGReE/s1600-h/DSC_0232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318111641784338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVzkiPUBI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/MQy--jwGReE/s400/DSC_0232.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">This picture is after dinner one evening as the sun was setting. One cool feature this resort had were "photoshop" photographers walking around ready to take every couples picture. They would take the picture for free & give you a waterproof bracelet thing to hold on to. You would at the end of the day go by the "photoshope" to look at your pictures. You would then tell them your likes & dislikes. They would save a file of your photos & at the end of the trip you decide which ones you want to buy. So, $90 later, we got a CD of 8 pictures & the rights to print them. It was nice, because otherwise your holding out your camera (see pic above) trying to get a good picture. Or...you had to ask people constantly to take your pic.</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhGDNP7UI/AAAAAAAAFI0/XFVmnETwm80/s1600-h/001_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384441586066124098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhGDNP7UI/AAAAAAAAFI0/XFVmnETwm80/s400/001_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#339999;">One day I got a little too much sun on my back so we decided the next day would be a good day to take a journey to Atlantis. You could pay $19 one way via a taxi or take the #10 bus. There was a #10 bus pulled up every 7 minutes in front of our resort. So...we took the cheaper option of course. The bus had a/c & basically stopped along at each resort as it headed to downtown Nassau. So eventually we had a bus full of tourist all headed to the Straw Market or Atlantis. It took us about 30 minutes to get to downtown Nassua where you get off at the Straw Market. You walk through the Straw Market which we didn't really care about...it had knock off purses, t-shirts, bahamas souvenirs the locals had made et etc. So we just walked directly through it to get to the water where our ferry boat was. We paid about $12 for a roundtrip ticket for two on the ferry boat. The boat was run by locals who weren't on ANY kind of schedule! They were bound & determined to fit as many people on that boat before they left ($$$$$). SO..we sat on the boat sweltering until it was full. As we sit there I was dying of thirst & I look across the street & there was a STARBUCKS! I couldn't believe it! I didn't know the Bahamas had Starbucks! But...we were on the boat & couldn't get off...so my mouth just had to water. :( Once the ferry dropped us off down the water a ways..about a 15 minute ride, we got off & had to walk a couple blocks to actually get to Atlantis. I decided at this point we should have just taken the stinkin' taxi & paid $40 round trip! :) I wore my 100% cotton dress & flip flops on purpose since it was the coolest thing I owned. I later decided I should have just worn my bathing suit! Once we got closer to the hotel you have to stroll through a cute shopping village to get to the Atlantis. Well lo' & behold there was ANOTHER Starbucks! I high tailed it in there where I immediately plopped myself down to cool off. Ryan stood in line to buy me a water which I guzzled down! THEN the UNKNOWN happened!!! I heard a noise...I thought I recognize that sound...what IS THAT?! OH! It was a CELL PHONE! It had been only like 2 days with no phone service & it hit me then how wonderful that was! That cell phone ring made me cringe. You don't realize at home how everywhere you go you hear a phone ringing or someone is texting or checking FB or their email etc etc.... until you are away from it all. That's when the realization of technology sinks in...it has perks but it has it's downfalls too. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#339999;">The below picture is a cool piece of art in the Atlantis lobby. That hotel is just neat in & of itself. </span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVzGB6z3I/AAAAAAAAFEI/7n_ZCCzQEL4/s1600-h/DSC_0234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382318103453159282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVzGB6z3I/AAAAAAAAFEI/7n_ZCCzQEL4/s400/DSC_0234.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">We really like snorkeling & I really like aquariums/water life in general I guess. I really wanted to go to the aquarium but it was outrageously priced of course...and then as we walked through the Atlantis we noticed it had it's own aquarium as decoration which was FREE! :) That suited us just fine! People were actually snorkeling in this tank...they had some really cool stuff in there.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcxPW4fI/AAAAAAAAFEA/EcPX6yhtAH0/s1600-h/DSC_0239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317719915258354" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcxPW4fI/AAAAAAAAFEA/EcPX6yhtAH0/s400/DSC_0239.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I had decided we had too many "posed" smiling pictures...we needed something more light hearted...so here ya' go! :)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcrlbf2I/AAAAAAAAFD4/YUEtgZA7LhQ/s1600-h/DSC_0240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317718397222754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcrlbf2I/AAAAAAAAFD4/YUEtgZA7LhQ/s400/DSC_0240.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">After we took ourselves on a tour of the hotel we left & were ready to eat lunch. We had intended to eat at The Atlantis until we asked at the desk & only people staying there are allowed. :( So..our only options were the places in the shopping village on our way out. So..Johnny Rockets it is! Honestly we were excited to eat at a chain restaurant, completely American. :) While eating our hamburger & fries the oldies music gets turned up real loud all of a sudden! It was R-E-S-P-E-C-T & the WHOLE STAFF, cooks & all, started a dancing routine! It was SO FUN! Some kids who were there stood up & started dancing in line with the workers..it was so cute! We were SO impressed with that! We asked the manager on the way out when they would do another one & he said, "oh! you want another? we'll do it right now!" SO...there they went again to a different oldies song & had a totally different routine! We couldn't believe it! They had to practice to all be n' sync how they were! We gave him props & told him we didn't think they did that in Alabama. But that they should if they don't!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcPtcP3I/AAAAAAAAFDw/LBAPKwZy4jM/s1600-h/DSC_0247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317710914633586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVcPtcP3I/AAAAAAAAFDw/LBAPKwZy4jM/s400/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">After riding back over on the ferry this time we did go to that Starbucks to get a cool beverage... I was awfully sweaty at this point!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVb84c2OI/AAAAAAAAFDo/BCIgQBe0S3k/s1600-h/DSC_0252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317705860536546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVb84c2OI/AAAAAAAAFDo/BCIgQBe0S3k/s400/DSC_0252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ryan didn't know when he married me that I was a pool shark. :) We randomly decided to play one evening after dinner & I wooped him! We ended up playing a lot after that..we're both slightly competitive. So we had an ongoing competition. It started out with me in the lead 5 - 2! Ryan would scratch on the 8 ball & lose etc etc. :) THEN...as we continue to battle throughout the week he ends up winning overall, 7 -5! Yes, I ended up scratching on the 8 ball at one point too! </span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVbcqnTcI/AAAAAAAAFDg/gmWYkq4I8wU/s1600-h/DSC_0259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317697212566978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHVbcqnTcI/AAAAAAAAFDg/gmWYkq4I8wU/s400/DSC_0259.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">We also played ping-pong a lot...which we were neck in neck with that too..Ryan accredits my success to my long arms snagging the most random shots! :) In the end...he beat me overall AGAIN! When the pool tables or ping-pong tables were occupied we would play checkers...which I upfront admitted I was awful at! </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHU_7B8xVI/AAAAAAAAFC4/YOVNsE8GXL8/s1600-h/DSC_0260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382317224327169362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHU_7B8xVI/AAAAAAAAFC4/YOVNsE8GXL8/s320/DSC_0260.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Those lovely photographers practically did a whole maternity shoot this particular evening. We ended up buying a lot of these shots. </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhjfPePJI/AAAAAAAAFJc/wUkkfSBMHBQ/s1600-h/006_6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384442091807849618" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhjfPePJI/AAAAAAAAFJc/wUkkfSBMHBQ/s400/006_6.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhHlB7ecI/AAAAAAAAFJM/_2_4v4FmNvg/s1600-h/004_4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384441612325321154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhHlB7ecI/AAAAAAAAFJM/_2_4v4FmNvg/s400/004_4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhIGlihjI/AAAAAAAAFJU/B0yHEdct5iE/s1600-h/005_5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384441621333050930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhIGlihjI/AAAAAAAAFJU/B0yHEdct5iE/s400/005_5.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhHHC2qqI/AAAAAAAAFJE/cV5J9plWJq8/s1600-h/003_3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384441604276136610" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhHHC2qqI/AAAAAAAAFJE/cV5J9plWJq8/s400/003_3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhGq4KPlI/AAAAAAAAFI8/fLjSvKI6uKA/s1600-h/002_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384441596715089490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhGq4KPlI/AAAAAAAAFI8/fLjSvKI6uKA/s400/002_2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">LIMBO KING! Ryan got called up to help the Limbo King in his show. Each night they had different entertainment you could go watch if you wanted...we thought this one was fun. </span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUhdc7yCI/AAAAAAAAFCw/V33ko-y19vQ/s1600-h/DSC_0274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382316700991211554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUhdc7yCI/AAAAAAAAFCw/V33ko-y19vQ/s400/DSC_0274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#99ff99;">Do you see Limbo King on his stomach going under that pole with fire! Crazy!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUg_w7EQI/AAAAAAAAFCo/tbqEElzLg5Q/s1600-h/DSC_0285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382316693021987074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUg_w7EQI/AAAAAAAAFCo/tbqEElzLg5Q/s400/DSC_0285.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Ryan reading his book Point Man, which is a great book he LOVES & has already read once about the man being the leader of his household. He's getting ready for being a Daddy. :)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUgjCIa2I/AAAAAAAAFCg/4ojtV9VKOzI/s1600-h/DSC_0292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382316685309537122" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUgjCIa2I/AAAAAAAAFCg/4ojtV9VKOzI/s400/DSC_0292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">This day the water was a little rough. We eventually got in to cool off but not for long!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUgSg5SKI/AAAAAAAAFCY/I9BbtOZKrvA/s1600-h/DSC_0295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382316680875165858" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUgSg5SKI/AAAAAAAAFCY/I9BbtOZKrvA/s400/DSC_0295.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Since the last boat came back from the island each day at 4:45 we weren't ready to go in since the sun was still shining. So..we would pick a pool to lay out at. </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUfw6pKVI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/T4bUhYXOYWI/s1600-h/DSC_0303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382316671856355666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHUfw6pKVI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/T4bUhYXOYWI/s400/DSC_0303.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Waiting to get on the boat to head back to the resort...</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTWgXUaGI/AAAAAAAAFCI/HKN4B_uN82c/s1600-h/DSC_0301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382315413282777186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTWgXUaGI/AAAAAAAAFCI/HKN4B_uN82c/s320/DSC_0301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">One of the restaurants you could choose from was a Japanese Steakhouse...it was fun! We sat with 3 other couples who were all on their honeymoon. :) We were the 6 year veterans!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTWORDalI/AAAAAAAAFCA/TWqlHEM8SMA/s1600-h/DSC_0307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382315408424659538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTWORDalI/AAAAAAAAFCA/TWqlHEM8SMA/s320/DSC_0307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Reading in this comfy chair thing out on the island. The grayish spots on the side of my belly are from where I give my Lovenox(blood thinner) shots twice a day. Didn't want ya'll to think Colton is kicking me that hard! :-)</span></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384899702604744754" style="WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrsBv8TcyDI/AAAAAAAAFKk/UnHKWdS8Kf4/s400/DSC_0312.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">If you are standing our Sandals Cay Island & looked straight out then you would see these 2 itty bitty islands. That first one had 1 lonely tiki hut on it...we decided to swim over there one day. About half way there you could walk it was so shallow! </span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTEm-kTaI/AAAAAAAAFBw/VhtoXt5LzLU/s1600-h/DSC_0315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382315105820364194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTEm-kTaI/AAAAAAAAFBw/VhtoXt5LzLU/s400/DSC_0315.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Another "photoshop" photography picture...<br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhkB8HqXI/AAAAAAAAFJs/sJneKJmNkCc/s1600-h/008_8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384442101121919346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhkB8HqXI/AAAAAAAAFJs/sJneKJmNkCc/s400/008_8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Look at that preggers belly!!! </span></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384442092072588098" style="WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrlhjgOl00I/AAAAAAAAFJk/tmbvdKWFPj4/s400/007_7.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Just a shot of one of the pool areas at night...really neat looking.</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTEUEusxI/AAAAAAAAFBo/kDf1lrEpsd0/s1600-h/DSC_0327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382315100745937682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHTEUEusxI/AAAAAAAAFBo/kDf1lrEpsd0/s400/DSC_0327.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The "wet bar" literally! All the pools had these in them..you could swim right up & ask for a Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri..how convenient! </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS3VZR0qI/AAAAAAAAFBg/jpqr9w14Lns/s1600-h/DSC_0330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314877762261666" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS3VZR0qI/AAAAAAAAFBg/jpqr9w14Lns/s400/DSC_0330.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ccff;">Another view of a pool...</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS3GkXQlI/AAAAAAAAFBY/Jspn2Z7mzd0/s1600-h/DSC_0331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314873782223442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS3GkXQlI/AAAAAAAAFBY/Jspn2Z7mzd0/s400/DSC_0331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS2s5LTpI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/qiXcV7MBjWA/s1600-h/DSC_0332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314866890198674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS2s5LTpI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/qiXcV7MBjWA/s400/DSC_0332.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">We were taking pictures of one another while at the island :)</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS2Euh55I/AAAAAAAAFBI/cRErTd3isi4/s1600-h/DSC_0340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314856108124050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS2Euh55I/AAAAAAAAFBI/cRErTd3isi4/s400/DSC_0340.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">Pregnant Mama...</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS1_KaVII/AAAAAAAAFBA/VbfdMjBsdxs/s1600-h/DSC_0349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314854614455426" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHS1_KaVII/AAAAAAAAFBA/VbfdMjBsdxs/s400/DSC_0349.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">AHHHHH! Wasn't expecting that water to crash up on me like that! Thing is...Ryan saw it coming & was obviously awaiting this moment with the camera in hand! :)<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSgbur2RI/AAAAAAAAFA4/Ob3551bbTVw/s1600-h/DSC_0351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314484325669138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSgbur2RI/AAAAAAAAFA4/Ob3551bbTVw/s400/DSC_0351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Then, a sweet woman who I had seen lying out topless earlier in the day, yes topless, came over & offered to take our picture together. Thankfully...she had her top on! :)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfwC-DeI/AAAAAAAAFAw/0J2zZ2ese7w/s1600-h/DSC_0361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314472599588322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfwC-DeI/AAAAAAAAFAw/0J2zZ2ese7w/s400/DSC_0361.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">The view of the Atlantis hotel from our island. </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfp8sD6I/AAAAAAAAFAo/nNK4uAdp0os/s1600-h/DSC_0362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314470962630562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfp8sD6I/AAAAAAAAFAo/nNK4uAdp0os/s400/DSC_0362.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">There was a pizzeria where you could just walk up from the pool & order your personal pizza, come back in 15 minutes & it would be ready. You are probably thinking all 3 of those are for Ryan...but NO 2 of the 3 were for ME! Since I can't eat wheat (get migraines) I can't eat that crust. SO...I ordered 2 pizzas since all I would be eating was the cheese & toppings! They were SOOOOO good too!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfIIV__I/AAAAAAAAFAg/NgdPZ_xmNSM/s1600-h/DSC_0384.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314461884710898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSfIIV__I/AAAAAAAAFAg/NgdPZ_xmNSM/s400/DSC_0384.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Surprise, surprise...I am reading again! This time, The 5 Love Languages! The BEST book EVER for your marriage or any struggling relationship! Ryan & I were sharing this book but he ended up with it most of the time. SO..I finally got my hands on it! That book is my new gift to all newlyweds now...and has already made a huge difference in our marriage! It's the simplest concept, but makes all the difference in the world when applied. Okay..enough on my commercial for that book. :)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSeriPZUI/AAAAAAAAFAY/kfTB6mZtG3c/s1600-h/DSC_0389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314454208701762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSeriPZUI/AAAAAAAAFAY/kfTB6mZtG3c/s400/DSC_0389.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">Another cool fountain at the resort & statue thingy's...</span></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314053995301218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSHYn7iWI/AAAAAAAAFAQ/_kptxJxL-CM/s320/DSC_0397.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSHEFEU_I/AAAAAAAAFAI/8g_UvdjmK5g/s1600-h/DSC_0398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314048480367602" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSHEFEU_I/AAAAAAAAFAI/8g_UvdjmK5g/s320/DSC_0398.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is what happens when you ask Ryan to do something silly with the lion statue...<br /></span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSGq7eylI/AAAAAAAAFAA/quIWk63Lm3M/s1600-h/DSC_0399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382314041729272402" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHSGq7eylI/AAAAAAAAFAA/quIWk63Lm3M/s320/DSC_0399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">A view of part of the resort from the 4th floor lobby where are room was.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRxBRdqZI/AAAAAAAAE_4/6ZtHXsAiMYQ/s1600-h/DSC_0406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313669769931154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRxBRdqZI/AAAAAAAAE_4/6ZtHXsAiMYQ/s400/DSC_0406.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">Our last night at the resort...a little tanner than when we arrived I think :)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRwcmhahI/AAAAAAAAE_w/AvFfVmtwCDo/s1600-h/DSC_0394.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313659926145554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRwcmhahI/AAAAAAAAE_w/AvFfVmtwCDo/s400/DSC_0394.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">AND a Message from Colton... :)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Colton Loves the Bahamas (in case you can't read it)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRwGVQEmI/AAAAAAAAE_o/r-vtNEcX6N0/s1600-h/DSC_0377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313653948125794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRwGVQEmI/AAAAAAAAE_o/r-vtNEcX6N0/s400/DSC_0377.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRvrDdl6I/AAAAAAAAE_g/jfrYGRvA1AY/s1600-h/DSC_0382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313646625757090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRvrDdl6I/AAAAAAAAE_g/jfrYGRvA1AY/s400/DSC_0382.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#33cc00;">Acceptance speech :)<br /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">THANK YOU TO TAMMY, THE PRESIDENT OF PERFECT WEDDING GUIDE, WHO GOT THE SALES CONTEST GOING TO REWARD US SALES FOLKS AND MADE SURE THIS TRIP HAPPENDED! WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH! <span style="color:#3366ff;">MY BOSS STEPHANIE KEITH-WHITAKER FOR #1 HIRING ME & #2 BEING AN AWESOME ENCOURAGER TO HELP ME WIN THAT CONTEST! </span></span><span style="color:#ff6600;">MY CO-WORKER</span><span style="color:#ff6600;"> KATIE BURKS-CALHAN WHO IS A GREAT TEAMMATE & MAKES MY JOB EASIER BECAUSE OF HER HARD WORK! <span style="color:#33ff33;">AMY WITH TRAVEL BY HORIZON WHO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF HANDLING ALL OUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH MADE IT THAT MUCH MORE RELAXING! <span style="color:#9999ff;">BROOKE WILLIAMS FOR TAKING US TO THE AIRPORT THAT EARLY!!! MORNING, THEN GOING HOME THINKING SHE CAN GO BACK TO BED...BUT NO, SHE JUST HAD TO GO BACK TO OUR HOUSE TO GET MY PASSPORT THAT WAS <em><strong>NOT</strong> </em>EXPIRED & THEN HEADED BACK UP TO THE AIRPORT TO BRING IT TO ME! WHAT A FRIEND! </span> </span><span style="color:#33ccff;">AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST...MY HUSBAND, RYAN. YOU CAN'T DO YOUR JOB WELL WITHOUT THE SUPPORT & ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUR MATE. HE ALWAYS HAD POSITIVE WORDS TO GIVE! ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LOVE HIM!</span><br /></div></span><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRvIPAf0I/AAAAAAAAE_Y/zreM28EL-94/s1600-h/DSC_0335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313637278940994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SrHRvIPAf0I/AAAAAAAAE_Y/zreM28EL-94/s400/DSC_0335.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-52443434091554972022009-08-11T16:46:00.000-05:002009-08-14T10:55:15.678-05:00We're goin' 2 the Bahamas! & Our NEW Shower!!!<p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">We're going on a BABYMOON!!!!</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369304563957618258" style="WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaDZmT1lI/AAAAAAAAEw8/9KwvXgUssxU/s400/sandals-pool-beach-400-picture.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">In one week, YES we will be laying out by THAT pool!!! We are going for an 8 day, 7 night, stay to the all-inclusive, Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort! Even better...IT'S FREE!!! Last November I won the Superstar Sales contest for my work, Perfect Wedding Guide. PWG is in 60 cities across the U.S. therefore the contest was divided into different categories. Bigger market category sales people competed against one another, medium market against one another & so on. You basically had like 4 months to get the most sales "contracts" in your category. So...I found out in November that I had one in my category!!! The original reward was take $1000 or a 4-night, 3-day Caribbean Cruise. Well...I LOVE To travel so I decided I wanted the cruise. I also knew that if we got that money it would go towards bills :) & we NEEDED a vacation. Our vacation the past 2 years has been bible camp counselors. Fun...but not relaxing. Since it took a while for them to get the winner voucher to me they decided to extend it to an 8-day, 7-night Caribbean cruise! Wow..it got even better...just for being patient. :) Well...it then took a long time to get this trip redeemed. So...literally, 2 weeks ago it all fell into place! Well...you cannot take a cruise 24 weeks pregnant or after. I am 24 weeks pregnant today! So...the travel agent said they had an even better option for me. That's when they offerred the 8-day, 7-night stay at Sandals Royal Bahamian All-Inclusive Resort! I of course jumped on that offer! Originally we were supposed to have to pay for our flight to the port if we were going on a cruise. But, since it was out of my control & they didn't get that lined up in time the president of PWG decided to put a chunk of change towards our airline tickets! Yay! So...all in all we made out pretty sweet! We fly out next Wednesday & return the following Wednesday. When we arrive in the Bahamas a car will be waiting for us to take us to the resort. Once we are there we don't tip a single person, or pay for a single thing! Even most excursions are included! We are thrilled to just get-a-way one last time before our little Colton arrives in November/December. Everyone has said this is such a blessing to be able to do this...because after you have the kiddo planning a get-a-way, especially this long, just get's more complicated. I knew that & was adamant this trip would happen one way or another prior to Colton coming. :) Good thing I am stubborn! :) (see Ryan..it's a good thing sometimes) ;) </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">Not a honeymoon...but a Babymoon....here we come!!!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">SENOR ANDY :) finishes remodeling our master bathroom!!!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">His last week to work at our house he showed up with this sombrero on. Ryan walks out of the bathroom & there's my dad sitting on the couch in this hat! LOL!!! Since my Aunt Janet is an avid "garage seller" he had her hunting for one for a while for this occasion. We had been calling him Senor Andy for his manual labor. I would write on my magnetic magnadoodle on the fridge, "Welcome Senor Andy!" :) </span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyUEDJqDI/AAAAAAAAEuk/S5bc_nLpq-Q/s1600-h/DSC_1998.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838657300604978" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyUEDJqDI/AAAAAAAAEuk/S5bc_nLpq-Q/s400/DSC_1998.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;"></span><span style="color:#ff9900;">So...my AWESOME DAD, Handy Andy, can do ANYTHING he puts his mind to. He LOVES to stay busy & since he retired not too long ago he offered to remodel our half bath into a master bathroom for us. We were saving up to pay a company to do it but that was going to take forever to save that much. SO...Andy saves the day!!! He did the plumbing (his 1st time) which meant lot's of time under our house in the crawl space. (but I hear we have very clean crawl space thanks to whoever lived here before us!) He did the wiring for lights, venilation fans etc. He did the painting, framing, tiling, install of toilet, installed a new window...should I stop now? :) HE DID IT ALL HIMSELF! He started in February of this year & finished in July. He lives in Pensacola, FL so he would come work for a week then go home for a week. Sometimes he stayed away even longer, such as to go to bible camp in SC to be SWAT crew or to take a trip out to Utah to see my sister...etc, etc. (I wonder where I get my love for traveling from?) :) </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">The below photo is as you walk from our master bedroom straight into the mstr bathroom.</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyUsfqzeI/AAAAAAAAEus/mCxxk7r7V6s/s1600-h/DSC_1999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838668157636066" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyUsfqzeI/AAAAAAAAEus/mCxxk7r7V6s/s400/DSC_1999.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">This is the floor of our shower. The tile on the floor, ceiling, trimming out the door opening, & window is all slate. I had found the wall tile & was trying to pick out an accent tile & my dad pointed to the slate at Don's Carpet & Tile & I said, "oh...yeah...I like that. That's what I want!" My dad could NOT believe I liked something he liked. :) (He thinks my taste is wild & crazy most of the time). He really, really, agrees now that the slate was the best choice b/c it just makes everything pop! Didn't he do an awesome tiling job! This was his first time to tile a shower. He has tiled plenty of floors...but no showers. He's a perfectionist...so I trusted him completely. :)</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQjxZp69I/AAAAAAAAEvs/DM6K2SLVRUQ/s1600-h/DSC_2013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369223756242349010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQjxZp69I/AAAAAAAAEvs/DM6K2SLVRUQ/s400/DSC_2013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">This is the ceiling of the shower. That recessed light is actually our venilation fan also! Instead of having a seperate fan you can buy these (not cheap) lights with fans in them. It's the quietest fan I have ever heard, but still does the job! Would highly recommend one! We have another one in the little room with the toilet.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQjCOgIII/AAAAAAAAEvk/PZDTiC6HR8Q/s1600-h/DSC_2012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369223743579103362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQjCOgIII/AAAAAAAAEvk/PZDTiC6HR8Q/s400/DSC_2012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">This view is if you were stepping out of the shower into the vanity part of the bathroom. (I showed the vanity in a past post..so I didn't put those pic's on here). Right now, we don't have a shower door because we just haven't ordered it yet. BUT...we still use the shower with no problems! It's so big the water just barely splatters out onto the rug outside the shower door! Who knows..we might stay "doorless" :)</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQHfIfqXI/AAAAAAAAEvc/psDpxgPMaNI/s1600-h/DSC_2009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369223270302198130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQHfIfqXI/AAAAAAAAEvc/psDpxgPMaNI/s400/DSC_2009.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Shower head :)..in case you couldn't tell. :) And my little corner shelves. That one is Ryan's & I have my own too. </span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQGsbzZjI/AAAAAAAAEvU/lMHna6GtIWk/s1600-h/DSC_2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369223256692975154" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNQGsbzZjI/AAAAAAAAEvU/lMHna6GtIWk/s400/DSC_2007.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Frosted window my dad installed (previous window was old & clear w/ blinds because remember...this whole shower was a half bath all of it's own. It had a sink & toilet in it. That WAS our master bath. Not so "master" huh? </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNPqV11UfI/AAAAAAAAEvM/mZC7p74ff94/s1600-h/DSC_2006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369222769591800306" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoNPqV11UfI/AAAAAAAAEvM/mZC7p74ff94/s400/DSC_2006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Just another view of window where you can see slate around door opening. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyV0jhzTI/AAAAAAAAEvE/OV-GM5CZcxU/s1600-h/DSC_2005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838687501176114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyV0jhzTI/AAAAAAAAEvE/OV-GM5CZcxU/s400/DSC_2005.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">My towel bar :)...I got this actually to use as my "rag" bar. The tile folks were making fun of me & how I called it a "rag" instead of a wash cloth. :) I guess AL has worn off on me more than I thought after 6 years! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyVTP3N1I/AAAAAAAAEu8/_WL5eK_KEt8/s1600-h/DSC_2004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838678560323410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyVTP3N1I/AAAAAAAAEu8/_WL5eK_KEt8/s400/DSC_2004.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Other corner of the shower with my corner shelf. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyVEuvyVI/AAAAAAAAEu0/Tfsaux28CUM/s1600-h/DSC_2002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838674663328082" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoHyVEuvyVI/AAAAAAAAEu0/Tfsaux28CUM/s400/DSC_2002.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">My dad just did an incredible job! We are SO THANKFUL to him for all his hard work! Talk about manual labor! Don't you see why we called him Senor Andy! :)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Now onto my preggers self! The picture below was taken, Monday, August 3rd after I got my hair highlighted. She decided to straighten it as she does periodically. This time after straightening it she curled the ends a little. It was fun! I didn't wash my hair for 3 days so I could keep it like this. :) I was 22 1/2 weeks pregnant here. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaCTLgUWI/AAAAAAAAEws/oYk7FX2N8F4/s1600-h/DSC_2098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369304545054708066" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaCTLgUWI/AAAAAAAAEws/oYk7FX2N8F4/s400/DSC_2098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Here's the front view of preggers! (no..I don't have a bad tan on my left leg..that's my "ho" aka: ted hose. The one that keeps my circulation going so I don't have another blood clot) :)</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaB_mWwrI/AAAAAAAAEwk/MIpJRBLecNE/s1600-h/DSC_2092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369304539798618802" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaB_mWwrI/AAAAAAAAEwk/MIpJRBLecNE/s400/DSC_2092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Saturday, August 1st, some of my family came to stay the night. They arrived to Bham about 5:30 so we met them at Cracker Barrel for dinner. (if you know my dad & grandparents at all...you know they LOVE CB!) After CB we headed to our house to chill out. This is Grandpa Hinote "chillin' out" :). He is my Dad's, dad. My dad lives a mile and a quarter down the road from them. So..we grew up at there house ALOT! Still go over there ALOT. :)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaBcsOMcI/AAAAAAAAEwc/euh8uwennmo/s1600-h/DSC_2091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369304530427982274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaBcsOMcI/AAAAAAAAEwc/euh8uwennmo/s400/DSC_2091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Grandpa Hinote, my 1st cousin Ashlyn Rhodes & my dad.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOY0MeGjTI/AAAAAAAAEwU/PUN7Edl7O1M/s1600-h/DSC_2090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303203223866674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOY0MeGjTI/AAAAAAAAEwU/PUN7Edl7O1M/s400/DSC_2090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">As I like to call her, "My Fun Aunt". :) This is Aunt Janet. She is one of my dad's sisters. She is actually going to be moving in with my dad once she sells her house. They are traveling buddies. She & I went to NYC a few weeks before my wedding in 2003 to see my sister up there. She'll do anything & will travel anywhere...yet again...I wonder why I love to travel? :) Apparently most of my family does! :)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYzp4AK1I/AAAAAAAAEwM/Ywz98r09fWM/s1600-h/DSC_2089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303193937259346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYzp4AK1I/AAAAAAAAEwM/Ywz98r09fWM/s400/DSC_2089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Me, my "will do anything for you Aunt, Becky Rhodes" & best cook ever Grandma Hinote. Becky is my dad's youngest sister. (he is one of 5) They all just stayed one night because they were passing through to Huntsville for my Aunt Zelma's 100th birthday party! I couldn't go with them the next day b/c my work had it's annual bridal show. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYzIqIkxI/AAAAAAAAEwE/IEi4DfrqRw0/s1600-h/DSC_2088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303185020719890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYzIqIkxI/AAAAAAAAEwE/IEi4DfrqRw0/s400/DSC_2088.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">My Aunt Janet needed to go to the mall to get a gift for the 100th bday the next day. So we did take a little adventure trip to the mall about 8:00pm! Me, Aunt Janet, Aunt Becky & Ashlyn. While in the mall Janet decided she needed something sweet...like a cinnamon roll. I was craving something sweet too! So..first we went to Starbucks b/c Ashlyn wanted that, so her & Becky got Starbucks. Then, we headed over to Krispy Creme in place of a cinnamon roll (because what cinnamon roll place is open at 9:15 at night?) :) Well...the "hot donuts" sign was on & that means you get a free glazed donut! That <em>also </em>means there is a long long line inside! So..we decide to go through the drive-thru! Well..what we didn't know was that the drive-thru line was wrapped around the building! So..we waited in line for like oh...20 minutes! But ended up with 1 dozen glazed donuts & 1 dozen chocolate covered donuts! We ended up getting home at 10pm with Dad, Grandpa, Grandma & Ryan waiting up for donuts. :) I can't have wheat so no donuts for me...my "donuts" were peanut butter m&m's. :) Colton liked those.</span><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">It was great to have them! So glad it worked out for them to stay a night with us!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ccff;"><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Just wanted you to see our funny dog. The only time he is allowed in the house now is when it storms. He is honestly fine when it storms, he doesn't bark or anything we just like to bring him on for those random times. :) So...the below picture is of Ryan's desk. My desk is off to the right. Heisman will just lie in the middle of the floor while we work. Just as long as he is near us he is content. Well..it stops storming & so Ryan tells Heisman to get up & come outside. :) ha!ha! it's not that easy. So...as Ryan tries to coerce him outside Heisman finds that he can lay under Daddy's chair & we can't really "get" him. :) Lab's are so smart!</span></div></span><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYygBAPtI/AAAAAAAAEv8/HYF6qC4r6wM/s1600-h/DSC_2087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303174110789330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYygBAPtI/AAAAAAAAEv8/HYF6qC4r6wM/s400/DSC_2087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Please look at our 90lb., 20 month old dog under this chair! He looks like Goliath! Hularious! </span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYxzeSpSI/AAAAAAAAEv0/tj5ymAWRIEQ/s1600-h/DSC_2086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303162154034466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOYxzeSpSI/AAAAAAAAEv0/tj5ymAWRIEQ/s400/DSC_2086.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">This past weekend we went home to Pensacola, FL for my home church's annual youth rally Conquerors. I have been teaching the teenage girls class there for years. It was a fun but busy weekend. Some exciting news is that my Best Friend Lori Beth Presley-Walker just so happened to be in town that weekend too! :) We haven't seen one another in probably over 6 months. So we were able to spend all of Friday evening together & a little time Saturday evening. This picture was taken at McDonald's :)...it was McFlurry time for Kelly & cone time for Lori! I hated to have to leave her but hopefully I'll see her at Christmas since we'll be in FL for that. </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaC4-TNeI/AAAAAAAAEw0/s_eII74s__4/s1600-h/DSC_2101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369304555199870434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SoOaC4-TNeI/AAAAAAAAEw0/s_eII74s__4/s400/DSC_2101.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Well...that's my updates for now. My brother & his family are coming in town tonight. Jeremy is a youth minister at Central church of Christ in August, GA. He is bringing his youth group down to Gardendale, AL for a youth rally. So, they'll stay with us tonight & we'll keep my almost 2yr old nephew, Mason, :) tomorrow. My dad will be getting here in the morning so he can visit with his Grandson too! They all head back on Sunday. So..we'll begin packing for the Bahamas!!!! I'll try to post our weekend with fam' before the Bahamas! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">See ya' soon...Kel</span></p>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-39253659576628117782009-07-28T21:21:00.000-05:002009-07-31T16:14:19.975-05:00Our past 2 weekends at Da' Farm<p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The past two weekends have been spent relaxing at Da' Farm. Ryan's Grandma Key's parents had a house on 100 acres in Moulton/Cullman area of AL. When they passed the land was passed on to Grandma/pa Key. Granddaddy Key used to raise cattle there himself but hasn't in awhile. The original house was torn down & a mobile home was the replacement. There are a few ponds on the property, some cow's (because they lease the property to cow owners) & lot's of Dove's which the Keys fella's used to go & Dove hunt. Two weekends ago August 18th wkend all 10 of us were up there, plus 3 dogs. We had a blast! Below are lot's of photos of our weekend together.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Let's begin with our Lab Heisman...he of course is a natural born swimmer. He swims & swims & swims in that pond until he is just completely worn out! This trip my father-in-law brought the 4 wheeler up & Heisman likes to run after it. He had two trips all over the property running after the 4 wheeler. Each trip he came back with cow manuer on him. He likes to rub himself in other animals "stuff". YUK! As you see below...</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3ga-_30I/AAAAAAAAEn0/-Ksyxgqrtew/s1600-h/DSC_1865.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707448848801602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3ga-_30I/AAAAAAAAEn0/-Ksyxgqrtew/s400/DSC_1865.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">We were able to do LOT'S of fishing which I LOVED! My favorite part of going up there. Jared caught the bass on the left. I caught the one on the right. (you can't see me b/c I was getting my preggo belly tanned as I fished & you don't want to see my cool outfit I was wearing!) :)</span></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3g1gAynI/AAAAAAAAEn8/E89W_OOV_1g/s1600-h/DSC_1869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707455966595698" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3g1gAynI/AAAAAAAAEn8/E89W_OOV_1g/s400/DSC_1869.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3hi2ieDI/AAAAAAAAEoE/AsLUecnt_rE/s1600-h/DSC_1871.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707468140673074" style="WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3hi2ieDI/AAAAAAAAEoE/AsLUecnt_rE/s400/DSC_1871.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Jared & Ryan & some of the fishies we caught!!!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-30ZOqC2I/AAAAAAAAEoU/HeY2L07zrm8/s1600-h/DSC_1884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707791974992738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-30ZOqC2I/AAAAAAAAEoU/HeY2L07zrm8/s400/DSC_1884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Look at our sweet boy! Isn't he precious! (notice no manuer...all it took was a little dip in the pond) :)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6GgFnb7I/AAAAAAAAEtc/bjhNU6C35-I/s1600-h/DSC_1987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710302077022130" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6GgFnb7I/AAAAAAAAEtc/bjhNU6C35-I/s400/DSC_1987.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">A view across the pond over to a cow pasture...</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-51vPKn1I/AAAAAAAAEss/33tW4SemBNg/s1600-h/DSC_1974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710014085832530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-51vPKn1I/AAAAAAAAEss/33tW4SemBNg/s400/DSC_1974.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The mobile home where we crash & the pier onto the pond. Mama Key, Butchly & Heisman were chillin' under the umbrella while Ryan & I were out in the boat fishing. </span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gnEryII/AAAAAAAAEsk/VSe06ojL6Bo/s1600-h/DSC_1972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709651117131906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gnEryII/AAAAAAAAEsk/VSe06ojL6Bo/s400/DSC_1972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">We are in the boat & Heisman wanted to be too! SO...he swims out to us! Crazy dog! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5O5yQNxI/AAAAAAAAEr0/nv52xBJJVfc/s1600-h/DSC_1962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709346902456082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5O5yQNxI/AAAAAAAAEr0/nv52xBJJVfc/s320/DSC_1962.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Me, Ryan & Heisman out in the boat just a fishin'!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OoacRiI/AAAAAAAAErk/W0chaoAEKZQ/s1600-h/DSC_1952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709342239180322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OoacRiI/AAAAAAAAErk/W0chaoAEKZQ/s320/DSC_1952.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OkCYxmI/AAAAAAAAErs/gV8Z10BaGok/s1600-h/DSC_1954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709341064545890" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OkCYxmI/AAAAAAAAErs/gV8Z10BaGok/s320/DSC_1954.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Sunday after church we had a little photo shoot. :) Chad & Christi look so cute here!</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5A80IIfI/AAAAAAAAErc/KO8oQ-01JZ0/s1600-h/DSC_1950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709107197452786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5A80IIfI/AAAAAAAAErc/KO8oQ-01JZ0/s400/DSC_1950.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Wow...I can't say the same about Ryan & I! What is he doing..dragon boy!</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5AvgGjcI/AAAAAAAAErU/KADpTTQMg7o/s1600-h/DSC_1947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709103623802306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5AvgGjcI/AAAAAAAAErU/KADpTTQMg7o/s400/DSC_1947.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Much better... :)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-41VXYyoI/AAAAAAAAErM/1ha26mRU8bI/s1600-h/DSC_1946.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708907629365890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-41VXYyoI/AAAAAAAAErM/1ha26mRU8bI/s400/DSC_1946.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">These boys...still silly even though they're in their 30's!</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-41LKo6UI/AAAAAAAAErE/rVXKB2-J4H4/s1600-h/DSC_1942.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708904891541826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-41LKo6UI/AAAAAAAAErE/rVXKB2-J4H4/s400/DSC_1942.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Don't ask me what's going on here :)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4033ofBI/AAAAAAAAEq8/9wtEdxE9a3o/s1600-h/DSC_1941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708899711548434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4033ofBI/AAAAAAAAEq8/9wtEdxE9a3o/s400/DSC_1941.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Da' Ladies...</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Mama Key, Me, Aunt Carol, Christi & Grandma Key</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708891676111218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-40Z71cXI/AAAAAAAAEq0/OMrDnkE2yAA/s400/DSC_1938.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Da' Boyz...</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Jared, Grandaddy Key, Butchly, Ryan & Chad(these 2 being silly again!)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-40PA0XEI/AAAAAAAAEqs/_Lc_pUBBdxI/s1600-h/DSC_1930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708888744221762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-40PA0XEI/AAAAAAAAEqs/_Lc_pUBBdxI/s400/DSC_1930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">What handsome fella's!</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4ldS_LSI/AAAAAAAAEqk/rou49anXpe4/s1600-h/DSC_1928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708634880486690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4ldS_LSI/AAAAAAAAEqk/rou49anXpe4/s400/DSC_1928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4lIHEXEI/AAAAAAAAEqc/9G6L_tY1EYU/s1600-h/DSC_1927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708629193350210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4lIHEXEI/AAAAAAAAEqc/9G6L_tY1EYU/s400/DSC_1927.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Key fam' has learned to love my spontaneity. :) ha!ha! This particular weekend was when the humidity was low & it felt so cool all weekend. So...having a bonfire came to mind! :) There was already a spot where they burn all we needed was some firewood. I went on the hunt & found lot's of twigs & then went on the hunt for a saw. No saw...so we Ryan got the 4 wheeler & we picked up branches etc lying around to form our fire. Luckily a tree had fallen in a storm & we were able to get some good sized logs. This idea hit me as it was getting dark so we had to hurry to get our "goods" together. But we managed & had a great time! We ended up singing church hymms & devo songs out under the stars...just like bible camp! :) (I really wanted smores but I didn't plan in advance)</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-7nAfZXfI/AAAAAAAAEuc/z9NDcyt2tug/s1600-h/DSC_1917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363711960042528242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-7nAfZXfI/AAAAAAAAEuc/z9NDcyt2tug/s400/DSC_1917.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ryan was "practicing" his song leading. :)</span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kjv8upI/AAAAAAAAEqU/RGi1kDzi4nk/s1600-h/DSC_1926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708619432704658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kjv8upI/AAAAAAAAEqU/RGi1kDzi4nk/s400/DSC_1926.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Heisman was just slightly exhausted! So he slept through the singing.</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710298112719730" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6GRUc-3I/AAAAAAAAEtU/T5qBo6xp95o/s400/DSC_1986.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Our sunburned selves at the bonfire. </span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kj65qUI/AAAAAAAAEqM/jW7_ehOVNFU/s1600-h/DSC_1925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708619478640962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kj65qUI/AAAAAAAAEqM/jW7_ehOVNFU/s400/DSC_1925.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The fam' at the fire..</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4UyZfhnI/AAAAAAAAEp8/lNEBv2f695o/s1600-h/DSC_1923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708348487140978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4UyZfhnI/AAAAAAAAEp8/lNEBv2f695o/s400/DSC_1923.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4Uk2fvUI/AAAAAAAAEp0/yRlmNvqzSKc/s1600-h/DSC_1920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708344850693442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4Uk2fvUI/AAAAAAAAEp0/yRlmNvqzSKc/s400/DSC_1920.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Thank you God for that beautiful picture! I just love a good sunset!</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708338369328082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4UMtN89I/AAAAAAAAEpk/mQTjgyDEwnw/s400/DSC_1915.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4T8MNQNI/AAAAAAAAEpc/405mtx_p6kM/s1600-h/DSC_1904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708333935902930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4T8MNQNI/AAAAAAAAEpc/405mtx_p6kM/s400/DSC_1904.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Heisman visiting his cow friends. :) The calfs where funny...they would actually approach him when the biggin' cows could care less what Heisman was doing. </span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4GHd0UaI/AAAAAAAAEpU/InUf1TXOvj8/s1600-h/DSC_1902.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708096444387746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4GHd0UaI/AAAAAAAAEpU/InUf1TXOvj8/s400/DSC_1902.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Jared, Ryan & I went out on the John boat to fish. Well..after I missed about 10 fish, Jared decided he needed to remind me to "set the hook" :). I would get so excited I would just let that sucker nibble & take off! I finally got it down pat though..I was just a little rusty! </span></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4F87JqiI/AAAAAAAAEpM/q0l6_KV9ASA/s1600-h/DSC_1901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708093614631458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4F87JqiI/AAAAAAAAEpM/q0l6_KV9ASA/s400/DSC_1901.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Butchly & Grandaddy taking the tractor out. </span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4FV8sJEI/AAAAAAAAEpE/jiQy01Qedjk/s1600-h/DSC_1900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708083152102466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4FV8sJEI/AAAAAAAAEpE/jiQy01Qedjk/s400/DSC_1900.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Christi fishing...<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4FKRRZAI/AAAAAAAAEo8/w6E-otb1xGA/s1600-h/DSC_1896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708080017204226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4FKRRZAI/AAAAAAAAEo8/w6E-otb1xGA/s400/DSC_1896.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Then...her lil' buddy, Heisman comes to visit. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4E-NrGBI/AAAAAAAAEo0/AthFSi3Fn3Y/s1600-h/DSC_1893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708076780886034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4E-NrGBI/AAAAAAAAEo0/AthFSi3Fn3Y/s400/DSC_1893.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is typical Heisman on our way back from the farm...he sleeps the whole hour & half home then get's home & stays asleep for the next day! </span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OycRZtI/AAAAAAAAEr8/u1wJuyPa6Jw/s1600-h/DSC_1966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709344931210962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5OycRZtI/AAAAAAAAEr8/u1wJuyPa6Jw/s320/DSC_1966.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">The next photos are from our 2nd trip to the farm. This was last weekend (July 26th weekend, mine & Ryan's 6th anniversary!) This trip wasn't everyone, it was Mama Key, Butchly, Ryan, Me, Heisman & my Dad. We always talk about the farm but he has never been. We decided since he's worked so hard remodeling our mstr bath..he deserved a relaxing trip away. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">I just love this sunset picture of Ryan! He's so HOTTT! :)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-51hUi6QI/AAAAAAAAEs0/V6imX-ZaY6c/s1600-h/DSC_1980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710010350299394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-51hUi6QI/AAAAAAAAEs0/V6imX-ZaY6c/s400/DSC_1980.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Then...there's us...taking a picture of ourselves while on the boat!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-514d85KI/AAAAAAAAEs8/VoBW1kSZQls/s1600-h/DSC_1981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710016563766434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-514d85KI/AAAAAAAAEs8/VoBW1kSZQls/s400/DSC_1981.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Dad & his baby fish he caught. :)</span><br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gLKennI/AAAAAAAAEsU/I7YB1KUSHZw/s1600-h/DSC_1969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709643625242226" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gLKennI/AAAAAAAAEsU/I7YB1KUSHZw/s400/DSC_1969.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">So I have a funny story behind this bass. There's an automatic fish feeder on the pier which goes off at 6:30pm everyday. I wanted to see it go off so I went down there after supper & waited (with my line in the middle of the water where the fish were going to come up for food) :) So sneaky... then the rest of the fam' starts coming down to the pier. I start talking to Butchly telling him I am cheating b/c I am hoping to catch a big bass who comes up to eat the fish food. Well..right as I say that my line starts getting carried out! And I reeled in this big daddy bass!...not really but it's bigger than most the others I caught. THEN the fish feeder goes off! So..really I didn't cheat to get this one! :)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-31HmpWxI/AAAAAAAAEok/8mD8Ert2qqI/s1600-h/DSC_1891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707804423641874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-31HmpWxI/AAAAAAAAEok/8mD8Ert2qqI/s400/DSC_1891.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Apparently I didn't get any pictures of any big fish my dad caught. :) Do you think Heisman wants this one? :)</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6G_ux43I/AAAAAAAAEtk/nwE3w9tPrsg/s1600-h/DSC_1988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710310571172722" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6G_ux43I/AAAAAAAAEtk/nwE3w9tPrsg/s400/DSC_1988.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Guess what???? Another bonfire!!! :) This time I came prepared! I brought a bag of marshmallows AND so did Mama Key! So we had plenty! I unwound some coat hangers & we were ready to go! I love a good fire roasted marshmallow! </span></div><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-52N3GrDI/AAAAAAAAEtE/owEy2qlgy2E/s1600-h/DSC_1982.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710022306409522" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-52N3GrDI/AAAAAAAAEtE/owEy2qlgy2E/s400/DSC_1982.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-52uxCrQI/AAAAAAAAEtM/bDaav6FiLBo/s1600-h/DSC_1983.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710031139351810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-52uxCrQI/AAAAAAAAEtM/bDaav6FiLBo/s400/DSC_1983.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Yet again...Heisman sleeps through it all.. :)</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kJ8Q0qI/AAAAAAAAEqE/2rPjUB4NVYM/s1600-h/DSC_1924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363708612505031330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-4kJ8Q0qI/AAAAAAAAEqE/2rPjUB4NVYM/s400/DSC_1924.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Visiting the cows again...</span></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707797861652130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-30vKJVqI/AAAAAAAAEoc/SAcAzoEh6Gk/s400/DSC_1888.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Lot's of fishing!!!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gGm0sKI/AAAAAAAAEsM/GEh5wtGhOq4/s1600-h/DSC_1968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709642401951906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gGm0sKI/AAAAAAAAEsM/GEh5wtGhOq4/s400/DSC_1968.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">My dad fishing...</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gWkd9MI/AAAAAAAAEsc/u8CVFI0FHT8/s1600-h/DSC_1970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363709646687040706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-5gWkd9MI/AAAAAAAAEsc/u8CVFI0FHT8/s400/DSC_1970.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Heisman swimming...again... :)</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-30B2XDRI/AAAAAAAAEoM/x5R5yCgbN1s/s1600-h/DSC_1875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707785699069202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-30B2XDRI/AAAAAAAAEoM/x5R5yCgbN1s/s400/DSC_1875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Then..it was dress up Andy time! Since he missed our last photo shoot with the wig...we had to catch him up this time! :) He was a great sport!</span><br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6GxS0abI/AAAAAAAAEts/9Ye0Keqv1C4/s1600-h/DSC_1989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710306695801266" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6GxS0abI/AAAAAAAAEts/9Ye0Keqv1C4/s400/DSC_1989.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Nothing like a wig on a man with a pink scarf! And Butchly's broken reading glasses! :)</span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6Uu1k37I/AAAAAAAAEuE/k3kfEcty9V4/s1600-h/DSC_1995.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710546554445746" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6Uu1k37I/AAAAAAAAEuE/k3kfEcty9V4/s400/DSC_1995.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6UWNZcDI/AAAAAAAAEt8/Scs7jvDxPyU/s1600-h/DSC_1993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710539943473202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6UWNZcDI/AAAAAAAAEt8/Scs7jvDxPyU/s400/DSC_1993.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Then...with Ryan's Oakleys! </span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6HKBxcsI/AAAAAAAAEt0/ZXHdqMNUF3w/s1600-h/DSC_1991.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710313335190210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6HKBxcsI/AAAAAAAAEt0/ZXHdqMNUF3w/s400/DSC_1991.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Well..we got back home Sunday night & Heisman went straight to the shed where his Loveseat couch is...and as you can see didn't budge!<br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6VO3wHjI/AAAAAAAAEuM/tOT_-zef2UQ/s1600-h/DSC_1996.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363710555153505842" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-6VO3wHjI/AAAAAAAAEuM/tOT_-zef2UQ/s400/DSC_1996.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="color:#33ccff;">These last 2 photos are random from our recent VBS... This is Jake Williams, Ashley & Nolans lil' fella. His lil' smile was just so cute! </span><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707445518113506" style="WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3gOk5muI/AAAAAAAAEns/sSRaT1jdAeY/s400/DSC_1849.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Then our most recent lil' fella' at church, Cooper Southern. He was so precious & calm. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3fqJNlRI/AAAAAAAAEnk/754pjxLmol0/s1600-h/DSC_1848.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363707435738305810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Sm-3fqJNlRI/AAAAAAAAEnk/754pjxLmol0/s400/DSC_1848.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Well...our bathroom is officially remodeled & we just set our "free" vacation plans in stone! I'll be posting about that next! Also had my 22 week dr's visit yesterday which went great. No ultrasounds this time. But I measured exactly 22 weeks on exactly my 22 week day. They were happy! Got 6 family members staying with us Saturday night, my works annual bridal show Sunday, & next weekend we head to Pcola so I can teach the teen girls class at their annual Conquerors youth rally. Then, the next weekend my brother & his family come to stay & then we leave for vacation! WOW! Busy times..but fun times! </span></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-24698516148930665642009-07-17T17:21:00.000-05:002009-07-20T23:51:56.210-05:0020 Week Ultrasound Pics & 4th of July Beach Trip!<p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Our 20 week appt was this past Thursday, July 16th, & I was literally 20 weeks that day. (yes I am a lil' late getting these on here...sorry Mrs. Brenda..hopefully you're seeing these before your trip to Europe!!!) Our lil' Colton was very cooperative this go around. The nurse immediately confirmed he was still a boy. :) As you can see in the below photo. The angle is as if he were sitting on a piece of glass & the picture is taken from below the glass (for those of you who have a hard time interpreting these pictures). :) </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU051978RI/AAAAAAAAEms/VN1-oAnE2u0/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749099798491410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU051978RI/AAAAAAAAEms/VN1-oAnE2u0/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> <span style="color:#3333ff;">The below picture is his little profile.. & that random circle thing above his nose is not attached :) The nurse said it's just the embilical cord floating around. Thankfully...I thought we were going to have a Rudolph for a second! :)</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU1CRuv3MI/AAAAAAAAEnc/-Ta9tF_WQXY/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749244689931458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU1CRuv3MI/AAAAAAAAEnc/-Ta9tF_WQXY/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">This picture is pretty cool because you can actually see the lense of his eye! (our friend Dr. Ricky Willams liked this one..since he's an opthomologist) I especially like how his little hand is up on his face. </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU1CDPJLoI/AAAAAAAAEnU/6kCOHTuUo0c/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749240799276674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU1CDPJLoI/AAAAAAAAEnU/6kCOHTuUo0c/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+7.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is a shot of his lil' hand...</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06zU0f9I/AAAAAAAAEnM/85_WYN4ACy0/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749116269035474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06zU0f9I/AAAAAAAAEnM/85_WYN4ACy0/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+6.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is pretty wild...if you take both your hands & cup them around your nose & chin like you are about to yell through them...the view you see below is of that view of Colton's face. His nose then above his lip, then the black section is his mouth, then chin area. </span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06l03BUI/AAAAAAAAEnE/0nZqgWo74FM/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749112645322050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06l03BUI/AAAAAAAAEnE/0nZqgWo74FM/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+5.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">A kinda freaky view of our lil' man...there's that eye lense again! He must have some big eyes..I keep seeing that lense! :)</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06TGvWmI/AAAAAAAAEm8/zuPqW9cDZQU/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749107620043362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06TGvWmI/AAAAAAAAEm8/zuPqW9cDZQU/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+4.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Oh..so precious...a lil' foot. I am seeing some long, french fry toes :) that could be from Mommy or Uncle Jeremy :)</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06LDAYCI/AAAAAAAAEm0/7wkWekVB4E0/s1600-h/20+Week+Ultrasound+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360749105456898082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmU06LDAYCI/AAAAAAAAEm0/7wkWekVB4E0/s400/20+Week+Ultrasound+3.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Overall it was a great appointment! They took a look at the 4 chambers of his heart b/c they couldn't get a good view before. Everything was wonderful though! He weighs 12 oz. as much as a can of Coke..but he is as long as a can of Red Bull. :) I go back in another 2 weeks, July 3oth, when I am 22 weeks along. Don't know when to expect another ultrasound...have to wait & see. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Just a quick run through our July 4th festivities! It started July 1st, Wednesday, when we went to Prattville church of Christ for services b/c my brother Jeremy was speaking for their summer series. (granted...thru traffic we didn't make it until the closing prayer) :( But we still got to visit with him & Lauren & some other friends. Below is my bro & his wifey, Jeremy & Lauren Hinote, and Me & my hubby Ryan. </span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_WlllilI/AAAAAAAAEmk/mPyYcnzgtvM/s1600-h/DSC_1695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564320082856530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_WlllilI/AAAAAAAAEmk/mPyYcnzgtvM/s400/DSC_1695.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Brent Missildine is the preacher at Prattville & I grew up to his preaching at Scenic Hills church of Christ in Pensacola, FL. So we had a great visit with them also. His wife Lisa & daughters Sarah & Laura are below. </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_Wa24xTI/AAAAAAAAEmc/y7f3b0TwgVc/s1600-h/DSC_1696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564317202629938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_Wa24xTI/AAAAAAAAEmc/y7f3b0TwgVc/s400/DSC_1696.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Then we headed to Gulf Shores to stay at the In-Laws timeshare with the fam'. We had a blast! Ate some dinner at Cobalt...Mama Key & Butchly waiting to eat at Cobalt. </span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_MOtMH1I/AAAAAAAAEmU/ewji4eyYP0k/s1600-h/DSC_1697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564142142037842" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_MOtMH1I/AAAAAAAAEmU/ewji4eyYP0k/s400/DSC_1697.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">The "Key Boys"...Jared, Ryan & Chad. (single girls...Jared's the last "Key" boy available...BUT his sister-in-laws Christi & Kelly have to pass you through a gruesome initiation first) :)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LrY1SYI/AAAAAAAAEmM/NvJZAjS_sjY/s1600-h/DSC_1698.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564132661414274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LrY1SYI/AAAAAAAAEmM/NvJZAjS_sjY/s400/DSC_1698.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Kelly Key & my wonderful sister-in-law, Christi Stephens Key. She & I spent lot's of time in the pool, along the side with our books on the edge. Although..we never read our books :) we just talked & talked. :) It was great to catch up! </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LURpJDI/AAAAAAAAEmE/QW7jyr21h0I/s1600-h/DSC_1699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564126457242674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LURpJDI/AAAAAAAAEmE/QW7jyr21h0I/s400/DSC_1699.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Don't ask me what my hubby is doing here! So silly! :) Gotta' love 'em! </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LHAtC0I/AAAAAAAAEl8/DfH6U1j6m1Y/s1600-h/DSC_1706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564122896534338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_LHAtC0I/AAAAAAAAEl8/DfH6U1j6m1Y/s400/DSC_1706.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Can I just say..I love to see her laugh like this! Somebody was really funny..I have a feeling it was Butchly. </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_KUC6Y9I/AAAAAAAAEl0/G8UVufyl3TY/s1600-h/DSC_1708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564109215589330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD_KUC6Y9I/AAAAAAAAEl0/G8UVufyl3TY/s400/DSC_1708.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">SO...then..something snapped! ;) She'll probably kill me for putting this on here...but I couldn't pass up the 1 extreme to the other! :) She looks like she is letting someone have it..but we all know that's not true!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zlxQhtI/AAAAAAAAEls/4SzqAVMrU60/s1600-h/DSC_1710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563718836389586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zlxQhtI/AAAAAAAAEls/4SzqAVMrU60/s400/DSC_1710.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Sunset off the deck of the condo...thank you God for that beautiful picture! (of the sunset of course...don't want that to be taken the wrong way...not talking about Ryan & I :-) </span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zmSkoMI/AAAAAAAAElk/3M16eTDRIOw/s1600-h/DSC_1713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563718976118978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zmSkoMI/AAAAAAAAElk/3M16eTDRIOw/s400/DSC_1713.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Apparently I'm the only one that got the memo to be silly in this shot!</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zeK-Y7I/AAAAAAAAElc/W6wIvXEKhNk/s1600-h/DSC_1714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563716796769202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zeK-Y7I/AAAAAAAAElc/W6wIvXEKhNk/s400/DSC_1714.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">King Mackeral (sp) Ryan caught! I couldn't go on this fishing trip :( they were taking the boat out too far & were afraid it would shake Colton up too much. I thought it would just get him ready early for deep sea fishing? :) I DID get to go out one night with the boys fishing. Jared, Chad, Ryan & I all went out but didn't have much luck. :( Our 3 pounds of shrimp mostly died because we had too much crammed in one container...so our bait shriveled up fast! </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zP06IEI/AAAAAAAAElU/6flmQku-9sQ/s1600-h/DSC_1722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563712946118722" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-zP06IEI/AAAAAAAAElU/6flmQku-9sQ/s400/DSC_1722.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Sunset ride in the boat...could ride out there all day & night! Kissy hubby :)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ytr6ARI/AAAAAAAAElM/JQveosu0kic/s1600-h/DSC_1728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563703781556498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ytr6ARI/AAAAAAAAElM/JQveosu0kic/s400/DSC_1728.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Chad & Christi...so cute!<br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ZYh_3_I/AAAAAAAAElE/dUlqRs209gE/s1600-h/DSC_1732.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563268606124018" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ZYh_3_I/AAAAAAAAElE/dUlqRs209gE/s400/DSC_1732.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Kissy Key boys ;)</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ZCOjOjI/AAAAAAAAEk8/kN_x9nfAOO8/s1600-h/DSC_1734.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563262618974770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-ZCOjOjI/AAAAAAAAEk8/kN_x9nfAOO8/s400/DSC_1734.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-YrNvImI/AAAAAAAAEk0/m7o3bduC5kc/s1600-h/DSC_1737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563256441545314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-YrNvImI/AAAAAAAAEk0/m7o3bduC5kc/s400/DSC_1737.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">We take "Key family" photos anytime we're together..this one's cute I think. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Jared, Me (& Colton in my belly), Ryan, Mama Key, Butchly, Christi & Chad </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-YXKAA9I/AAAAAAAAEks/qObHS9aEK9g/s1600-h/DSC_1748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563251057165266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-YXKAA9I/AAAAAAAAEks/qObHS9aEK9g/s400/DSC_1748.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Again..Thank you God for that Beautiful picture!!! Nothin' like watching this as you ride toward it in a boat! </span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-X67nXbI/AAAAAAAAEkk/r3sOBs6YlcY/s1600-h/DSC_1739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359563243480636850" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD-X67nXbI/AAAAAAAAEkk/r3sOBs6YlcY/s400/DSC_1739.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Butch (the captain of our boat) & Bev (our baconator! best bacon cooker ever!) :) </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9Y4AsrnI/AAAAAAAAEkc/JvxTs5ioW0M/s1600-h/DSC_1741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562160364891762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9Y4AsrnI/AAAAAAAAEkc/JvxTs5ioW0M/s400/DSC_1741.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Ryan being silly as always! :) What I love most about him!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562146572159682" style="WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9YEoQSsI/AAAAAAAAEkM/-QwTbAtmv_0/s400/DSC_1751.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Me...being normal :)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9XzLI1zI/AAAAAAAAEkE/i2AKTN-dG-0/s1600-h/DSC_1753.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562141886633778" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9XzLI1zI/AAAAAAAAEkE/i2AKTN-dG-0/s400/DSC_1753.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Me...being normal.. :) My "other" face shot. :) (yes..Allison Farmer that's your maternity skirt..just the back view) :)</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9XrT2aSI/AAAAAAAAEj8/pLvQxTYDr6M/s1600-h/DSC_1752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562139775691042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9XrT2aSI/AAAAAAAAEj8/pLvQxTYDr6M/s400/DSC_1752.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Our Key Fella's</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9C2SXVZI/AAAAAAAAEj0/8qfqQul0_zM/s1600-h/DSC_1755.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359561781944997266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9C2SXVZI/AAAAAAAAEj0/8qfqQul0_zM/s400/DSC_1755.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">This is the deck of the condo where a bird decided to perch...Christi decides to get her camera & take a picture. Instead of standing back away from the sliding glass door so he won't fly away:) she goes up to the glass to get her photo & he immediately heads off... :) so funny...She at least got this shot!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9Clyj0aI/AAAAAAAAEjs/Wq_rHGodM48/s1600-h/DSCN0520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359561777516630434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9Clyj0aI/AAAAAAAAEjs/Wq_rHGodM48/s400/DSCN0520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Mama Key & her two daughters<br /></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9CUuiiFI/AAAAAAAAEjk/xpNGO59XBBQ/s1600-h/DSCN0493.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359561772936366162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9CUuiiFI/AAAAAAAAEjk/xpNGO59XBBQ/s400/DSCN0493.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">hmmm..don't ask! :) Butchly decided for some reason :) to try on Christi's bathing suit cover up! Nice huh? (now ya'll know where Ryan get's it from!)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9CDwqTyI/AAAAAAAAEjc/XhTewBOqPj4/s1600-h/DSCN0306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359561768381861666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9CDwqTyI/AAAAAAAAEjc/XhTewBOqPj4/s400/DSCN0306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Wow...awesome shot (christi) can't have 4th of July w/o our flag!<br /></span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9B4m9VdI/AAAAAAAAEjU/A78IfdJFlgE/s1600-h/DSCN0310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359561765388375506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD9B4m9VdI/AAAAAAAAEjU/A78IfdJFlgE/s400/DSCN0310.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Prior to the beach trip we had a 4th of July dinner w/ Grandma/pa Key & Aunt Carol Key. They boys decided to be just that..boys...& pass around Mama Key's wig she has through her chemo treatment. Couldn't pass up showing you these!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Ryan...a little to0 girly for me here....</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6C4B4lUI/AAAAAAAAEjM/JIDlMWKi1Dw/s1600-h/DSCN0294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359558483877860674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6C4B4lUI/AAAAAAAAEjM/JIDlMWKi1Dw/s400/DSCN0294.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">The glasses are Aunt Carols..which look SO cute on her...not so much on Rino :)</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6CXo9w6I/AAAAAAAAEjE/r3OOb_ViZ1c/s1600-h/DSCN0292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359558475183408034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6CXo9w6I/AAAAAAAAEjE/r3OOb_ViZ1c/s400/DSCN0292.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Chad..wow! WE had to add the headband for him...this is too funny! He was fighting us for this shot!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6CDauaTI/AAAAAAAAEi8/zt5IaENV0gk/s1600-h/DSCN0297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359558469754972466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6CDauaTI/AAAAAAAAEi8/zt5IaENV0gk/s400/DSCN0297.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">And does Butchly not look like one of the singers in the country group, Alabama? :) Can't remember that guys name..but he looks just like him here!</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6B8V4LkI/AAAAAAAAEi0/C95-V3tXhW4/s1600-h/DSCN0301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359558467855593026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6B8V4LkI/AAAAAAAAEi0/C95-V3tXhW4/s400/DSCN0301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Next was Grandaddy Key :)...Grandma Key had to get his hearing aid back in as the wig knocked it out. :)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6BouFAYI/AAAAAAAAEis/Y3Y4d8m74Ic/s1600-h/DSCN0299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359558462588387714" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SmD6BouFAYI/AAAAAAAAEis/Y3Y4d8m74Ic/s400/DSCN0299.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">I am sure you got some laughter out of those! I know we had a great time as we always do with his family. This past Saturday & Sunday we spent the weekend all 10 of us (gparents & all) at the Farm in Moulton, AL. Fished tons! It was awesome! And we are going back this weekend... & taking my dad with us this time! I'll post some pics from this past weekend soon! Also...fun note...have an interior decorator/florist, Mandy with Hot House Design Studio coming to the house Tuesday to check out the empty nursery to help me get inspired with my theme/color scheme. Since I work with Perfect Wedding Guide magazine here in Bham, I work with lot's of florist etc. Mandy just so happens to be an interior decorator also & once you see her work www.hothousedesignstudio.com you'll see why I like her style. Those of you who know me will not be surprised I love her work when you see her website. So check it out! You CANNOT live in Birmingham, AL & NOT go to her shop! She has the most interesting, creative gift ideas & decor for your home...on top of being a floral designer! Since this baby has sucked my creative juices out I need her help! :) Once she helps me get my concept down...I'll be rollin' on my own to make it happen! At least I'll be rollin' & not stand still with ideas as I am now! (maybe if I wasn't so picky this wouldn't be a problem. ) :) I'll keep you posted! </span></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-66439152434329587862009-07-13T00:38:00.000-05:002009-07-13T00:46:42.200-05:0019 week Belly photo!!!!<p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">19 week Belly photo!!! </span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Yay..I finally took a belly photo! I am going to try to do one each week on Thursday for now on b/c that is my turnover day. This picture was taken last Thursday, July 9th, which was when I was exactly 19 weeks. </span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SlrItc9lUII/AAAAAAAAEik/wIrdEinKNlM/s1600-h/DSC_1759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357815389904785538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SlrItc9lUII/AAAAAAAAEik/wIrdEinKNlM/s400/DSC_1759.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">This is not a very informative post, I know I still have to post about our July 4th beach trip. Been a little crazy with VBS at church which is tomorrow night through Wednesday night. Also, I know last post I mentioned my next 2 week appt was this Tuesday, July 14th, but I had to change it. So, now it's this Thursday, July 16th, the day I will be 20 weeks. So I'll let you know how that goes. Feeling great in preggo world! I just love this being pregnant stuff!!! Fantabulous!!! :)</span></p>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-43135688980215943012009-06-30T20:26:00.000-05:002009-06-30T21:42:12.144-05:00The Gender Is...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;">It's a BOY!!! </span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Skq9qkBAgTI/AAAAAAAAEM0/QyRjfCYgD6A/s1600-h/18+week+Ultrasound+Its+a+BOY!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353299646003314994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Skq9qkBAgTI/AAAAAAAAEM0/QyRjfCYgD6A/s400/18+week+Ultrasound+Its+a+BOY!.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">That object the arrow is pointing to are...the goods ;) </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">Current name idea (NOT set in stone) </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">Colton Christopher Key</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">Ryan came up with Colton about a week ago. I really do like it...I just want to keep my options open since we are just finding out what it is. :) </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Today I went in for my 17 weeks & 5 day visit. :) 2 weeks ago when I went in they didn't do an ultrasound so I was bummed. But they did enlighten me by telling me they would do one at the next visit. So we have been anxiously awaiting the past 2 weeks. This is my 3rd visit to the Maternal Fetal Specialist at UAB & each visit I have seen a different dr. They are apparently passing me around so that whoever is on call to deliver will be familiar with my case. I am glad because I would like to be familiar with them too! What's crazy is the dr. today was Dr. Davis. 4 years ago when we first decided to start trying I had to go see the specialist at UAB to determine if they thought it was safe for me to have a baby after having a blood clot & having to be on blood thinners for life. Well...I saw Dr. Davis & he took my case before the board of Dr's there at UAB & they collectively decided it was safe! So..that began our journey to this little boy in my belly today. Dr. Davis is now a head dude over the specialist at UAB so I was extra glad to have him see me. He walked in & said..."I was asking why in the world this girl was on so much Lovenox (blood thinner)...BUT then I looked in your file & saw 3 blood clotting factors & previously had 2 blood clots!" He decided it was great news I was on so much blood thinner! :) He was really impressed that everything with my pregnancy is going so smoothly. I am finally gaining weight due to not throwing up so much. So we are on the right track! Our lil' man was very stubborn today & we almost didn't find out he was a "he". :) But Dr. Davis was persistent & jabbed that probe in my stomach right on that boys legs to get them moved..it finally worked! They were already discussing me coming back in 2 weeks & to drink a coke in the waiting room next time so they can get him moving everywhere to see the anatomy. Thankfully...we don't have to wait 2 more weeks! They are going to do another ultrasound then to get all the measurements etc b/c he wasn't cooperating with that either. (sounds like his daddy already!) They said everything looked really good but they will do some of it again next time. That's fine with me I'll take all the ultrasounds I can get!!! :)</span><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Here's his hand...fist clenched</span></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353299934502753394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Skq97WwolHI/AAAAAAAAENE/3yP5x1dEZ5I/s400/view+of+hand.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Skull & two hands curled up</span><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrFxRkzItI/AAAAAAAAEN8/ZeH7I6dSLFA/s1600-h/View+of+head.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308557405266642" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrFxRkzItI/AAAAAAAAEN8/ZeH7I6dSLFA/s400/View+of+head.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">I am predicting he has my long legs that take up all of his body like his mommy! That's the reason we couldn't see the anatomy those legs looked all cramped up in there! :) I like this shot of his leg though...so cute!</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Skq97Gm7-BI/AAAAAAAAEM8/jWhdHg0pwJY/s1600-h/Leg+view.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353299930167113746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Skq97Gm7-BI/AAAAAAAAEM8/jWhdHg0pwJY/s400/Leg+view.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ryan & I went to a little shop in Downtown Homewood this afternoon to snag a lil' boy something...just b/c we could! We thought this onesie was perfect! I especially thought so...b/c if I might say so myself...if this boy looks anything like his Daddy or any of the other "Key" boys for that matter, then Chicks will definitely be diggin' him! :)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrCzf1lWsI/AAAAAAAAENs/PKNSsefCV-0/s1600-h/DSC_1688.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353305297058618050" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrCzf1lWsI/AAAAAAAAENs/PKNSsefCV-0/s400/DSC_1688.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">I got all the boy "stuff" out of the closet & seperated it from the few girl things I have collected over the years...Here's the beginning of his collection. Lastnight Ryan came into our bedroom showing me the Cubs Onsie (I bought like a year ago!) saying, "Awww...look at this..I totally forgot we had this!" I looked at the size & it's 18 months! So it will be a while but he'll eventually get to support daddy's team! That AU outfit...hmmm..I can't tell you how long I have had that! We'll have to get a smaller one for when he comes out of the womb! He is supposed to be here Iron Bowl weekend...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrDAHITiSI/AAAAAAAAEN0/5i9Li9S-iDQ/s1600-h/DSC_1687.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353305513764555042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/SkrDAHITiSI/AAAAAAAAEN0/5i9Li9S-iDQ/s400/DSC_1687.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Well...I am thrilled to have a lil' boy to go mud puddling with me & Heisman. I can't wait for him to get here. I am fully convinced now that I am having a baby! :)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">We are headed to Gulf Shores on Thursday to the In-Laws timeshare. We CANNOT wait! I am ready to hit up the Juicy Couture outlet to find a Juicy De Baby diaper bag! :) And we are going out on the boat fishing...which I am SO pumped about! I havn't been salt water fishing on a boat ummm...since high school! The rest of the siblings & fam are already there we are the stragglers...I'll have photo's to post when I return!!!! </span><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-8636940970307089512009-06-17T09:52:00.001-05:002009-06-17T09:52:49.132-05:00The Parents Connect 3D Pregnancy Widget<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*NTI1MDMwNjA4NiZwdD*xMjQ1MjUwMzYyMTk1JnA9NTk5MzAyJmQ9cGNwcmVncGNzaXRlJm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImdD*mbz1lOTQxY2MwYTg2ODQ*ZTFmYjk3NGJlOTA1YTg*NDk*MCZvZj*w.gif" /><div style="width:300px; height:250px"><object width="300" height="230" id="preg_widget" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /><param name="movie" value="http://mtvparents.gigya.s3.amazonaws.com/preg_widget.swf?gid=pcsite&mD=29&mM=11&mY=2009&mC=0x84C550&mDC=f&mWC=t&mST=f&mP=t" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><embed src="http://mtvparents.gigya.s3.amazonaws.com/preg_widget.swf?gid=pcsite&mD=29&mM=11&mY=2009&mC=0x84C550&mDC=f&mWC=t&mST=f&mP=t" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="300" height="230" name="preg_widget" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="gig_lt=1245250306086&gig_pt=1245250362195&gig_g=2&gig_n=blogger"> </embed><param name="FlashVars" value="gig_lt=1245250306086&gig_pt=1245250362195&gig_g=2&gig_n=blogger" /></object><div style="width:300px; height:20px; background-image:url(http://mtvparents.gigya.s3.amazonaws.com/images/bg_green.jpg); background-repeat:no-repeat"><table width="300" height="16" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com" target="blank" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9px; color:#CCCCCC">Baby Names</a></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com" target="blank" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9px; color:#CCCCCC">Names</a></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://3dpregnancy.parentsconnect.com" target="blank" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9px; color:#CCCCCC">Pregnancy</a></td></tr></table></div></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816653328213591651.post-2367783775448286182009-06-09T22:59:00.000-05:002009-06-09T23:26:30.107-05:0015 week Belly Picture!!!<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Si8x7c4p48I/AAAAAAAADmI/ASR9gt3ES8M/s1600-h/DSC_1656.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 264px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345546180147930050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Si8x7c4p48I/AAAAAAAADmI/ASR9gt3ES8M/s400/DSC_1656.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">So...you've probably been wondering when I was going to put a belly pic' on here?!?! Lately I have felt the "I'm not just plump...it's a baby bump" so I guess I got motivated! :) We had Redneck Bunco Monday night so I decided to be Redneck Barbie! As I was googling "redneck women" for ideas I found her. I am not so sure she really exists...thankfully...but I thought I would represent! As you can see below she has her cig, & beer along with her gazillion kids! And...don't let the black eye go unnoticed! :) Ryan decided I needed a tattoo with his initials in it, RCK...which everyone thought said RICK! So..that went over well with Brooke ;) Our hostess with the mostess, Robin Stover, made us all coozies with our name on them for our ROOTBEER...not really beer. :) It was so much fun...we had roadkill, gator bites, pig intestines & white trash to eat! :) The best gift of the night was the $5 gift card to Dollar Tree!!! Who knew you could get a giftcard to a Dollar store? Wow! What is this world coming too!</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Si8xWBaLmRI/AAAAAAAADmA/OAgQc1axvSw/s1600-h/redneck-barbieI.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 431px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345545537117198610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Si8xWBaLmRI/AAAAAAAADmA/OAgQc1axvSw/s400/redneck-barbieI.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">So...needless to say...we had a great time at Bunco! By the way that's my sister-in-law, Christi Stephens Key in the pic' with me...It's a huge deal for her to have a hat on & her hair in a ponytail...in case you were wondering how she is redneck. :) </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Well...the pregnancy is still chuggin' along...I was 15 weeks on Monday. My last dr's appt was at 14 weeks but no ultrasound :( just a doppler to hear the heartbeat..which was still good & strong! And the best part of the whole visit was that I got a prescription for Zofran!!! It's a dissolvable tablet that taste yummy like strawberries & keeps you from throwing up!!! I had thrown up 8 times the day of that appt...so the Dr. felt it was time for some. :) My poor friend Faith took me to my appt at the last minute once I realized I would probably throw up while driving there. Luckily I came prepared with a tote bag with all the necessities... Apple store barf bag, roll of paper towels, wet paper towels & a bottle of mouthwash! Good thing too...I threw up in the dr's office (in the can thanks to Faith's quick reaction time!) and then on the way home in the car...but not really in the car b/c I had my Apple Store bag! But guess what? It had wholes in it where the drawstring was inserted!!! Didn't realize that until it came out on my pants and Faith's seatbelt!!! :) ewwwwww! She was a great sport though...she dropped me off at home & went to Publix, filled my script & got me gatorade & jello! Poor Ryan felt so bad...he had a very important sales appt that day with his boss...so he couldn't come. I've taken about 5 of those Zofran in the last week....but haven't thrown up since then!!! Well..stay posted...my next dr's visit is next Tuesday...16 weeks!!! Am I having an ultrasound? I dunno!?!? Wish I knew..they like to keep me on my toes apparently! If not though..it will only be a couple more weeks from then that I would for sure find out the sex!!! yay! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">~Kelly & Baby Key</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AN6Zse0i4Q4/Si8wM0n_viI/AAAAAAAADl4/8BdQ1v31Ifk/s1600-h/DSC_1656.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div>Kelly Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497794705723883295noreply@blogger.com6