tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48286242730933855882024-02-07T00:13:52.999-08:00joe, erin, & mollyjoe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-70831152889775911142010-03-27T11:46:00.000-07:002010-03-27T12:25:36.245-07:00IT SMELLS LIKE SPRINGTIME<div align="center">Well, the pictures are all out of order and such, but it has been months, so there a a bunch of different photos here! Yay for spring finally! It is so nice to see the ground again and to be able to go outside and start enjoying the weather!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02J_H1Q-pcHxF5Tn2tcE0tAb5oZepOPTFR6Mql4IP6SrYWbDGYcseqchmRLPuh03j9kW00hs2RAdCe1f-MqxjlaVMkvXUiadPKYCxQPiiMRkeDrVfF8JVfLDnwEktDecWiew73F_kD8U/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453390202959457010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02J_H1Q-pcHxF5Tn2tcE0tAb5oZepOPTFR6Mql4IP6SrYWbDGYcseqchmRLPuh03j9kW00hs2RAdCe1f-MqxjlaVMkvXUiadPKYCxQPiiMRkeDrVfF8JVfLDnwEktDecWiew73F_kD8U/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453390181762953042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCmR3FYkEtgND47o5OkcmkWa04TE34Jph6YAZvhIeuMnHtnWiaXvMTaxWnilP9esy8DPIALAvZ0iyVNMXCkdlvxfvVMwv0i3rpAuSWQ6ZGNDcaDy45rmgH2cCXUvoZ5MJwNQsI1IugCg/s400/CSC_0104.JPG" />Our first trip to the beach this year. It was about 75 degrees outside last Saturday, and Molly and I were out running our Saturday errands. She was so funny, she looked up at me and said, "Mommy, I think I just need to go to the beach today." I mean, how can you say no to that, and it was a gorgeous day out!!! So we stopped off at home quick for a potty break for Molly and off we went! It was beautiful and there were a good amount of people out and walking their dogs because the beaches haven't officially opened.</div><div align="center">And best of all, it was a GREAT time that I got to spend with Molly!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvV-QeHypY8_Yr4frdAm99X6b_PNtg7OQi-imVQljlKpR9AJmE5j6T5YGj2DTs_rKoq7I6vnMHCRkucNgrNOA-UDuZofdu2RtmJDbGfxmBx9aIrnozxF2ciwOBah6TGTveW4-5KGWWrc/s1600/DSC_0092.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453390197254624914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvV-QeHypY8_Yr4frdAm99X6b_PNtg7OQi-imVQljlKpR9AJmE5j6T5YGj2DTs_rKoq7I6vnMHCRkucNgrNOA-UDuZofdu2RtmJDbGfxmBx9aIrnozxF2ciwOBah6TGTveW4-5KGWWrc/s400/DSC_0092.JPG" /></a>We had Lola when my parents were on vacation in Florida, which Molly LOVED. I just thought this was a cute picture of her with Lola and Sophia and if you look her 2 massive stuffed animal dogs name Max and Rufus and her little stuffed dog named Baby Lola.<br />Do you think Molly is into dogs?? :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17RMfL1WmQXO6zGVahLiFglzPIAl_po8DnolADQyCC6CkCpObXbrnVBHvwdlzgd1qa9uf23JK5m-uRfOKmfbhqc2dnhGIWYGSirzVKNXfc4syCHbuOKwHnN2JHwo_3QxxaXDFQqOpJ1U/s1600/DSC_0076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453390192930275650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17RMfL1WmQXO6zGVahLiFglzPIAl_po8DnolADQyCC6CkCpObXbrnVBHvwdlzgd1qa9uf23JK5m-uRfOKmfbhqc2dnhGIWYGSirzVKNXfc4syCHbuOKwHnN2JHwo_3QxxaXDFQqOpJ1U/s400/DSC_0076.JPG" /></a> Watching a movie with Max and Rufus<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDqw7jzKkqV2ndqt8_7ywxex6_szNLcJmpHtLdxuRy__APmTQWC1YHMDi2gV7APDTLU1YQQjQaFfVebzTJMjGaplip5lBUIDdIsw-BvIe-pqpZB8MclrYO5M3uckmsr3kxkjzbx8vMHk/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453390173898278962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDqw7jzKkqV2ndqt8_7ywxex6_szNLcJmpHtLdxuRy__APmTQWC1YHMDi2gV7APDTLU1YQQjQaFfVebzTJMjGaplip5lBUIDdIsw-BvIe-pqpZB8MclrYO5M3uckmsr3kxkjzbx8vMHk/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453389051608638610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW8tT5txKolLbL7mPNQW6G-ODPtnRdWvY3eYWvVh5gWqSnV2JbdVnEoGz49JbCtzWNU-gSlczQyuQYoki1OHMI07VRKPPmnOSH2fMHGOiQVVhw_Drwmf6ZswRU2vTvxbmWoP5-TWKmiU/s400/DSC_0060.JPG" /> Molly is such a great helper in the kitchen, and I love making different things with her. This was a recipe from the Kraft magazine that I tried to make a little healthier. You take low fat Nilla wafers and cover the side of a baking pan with it and then you make this pudding filling with cream cheese, no fat lemon jello and fat free cool whip. then you layer the filling with nilla wafers and raspberry preserves.... sounds good right? the picture in the magazine looked good too!</div><div>Buuut, it wasn't that great - i think I ate it once and Joe and Molly didn't like it at all... so now we will just have to try something new!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7d46iyQRMGmJIIG51H267WL193dBXcMDS5CkbZxnO0XxlzrbSLFRbiZD55WrVc05dNHzoEu6KOQUuONYgLUt7aebfNBbPQxhJVHotHh8xeiQAZk94jBwkyIPE0FSz_c30N1Hdx6ta4k/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453389045228537394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7d46iyQRMGmJIIG51H267WL193dBXcMDS5CkbZxnO0XxlzrbSLFRbiZD55WrVc05dNHzoEu6KOQUuONYgLUt7aebfNBbPQxhJVHotHh8xeiQAZk94jBwkyIPE0FSz_c30N1Hdx6ta4k/s400/DSC_0049.JPG" /></a> Thanks Aunt Jaclyn for the princess umbrella! </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZTVXDyItEd6CbgcCgIgWQe9xiAWy6bWBnocWQ2G3P2Eag3qK_mJVzY0owgUiVlLshSkhA5fn_HzXtEVZK1VIhSNDyKgyKooFOA0_nw37jCFxK5aBBh30dZivkzT8xxJfMvU0BiZe1sk/s1600/CSC_0046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453389035146928834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZTVXDyItEd6CbgcCgIgWQe9xiAWy6bWBnocWQ2G3P2Eag3qK_mJVzY0owgUiVlLshSkhA5fn_HzXtEVZK1VIhSNDyKgyKooFOA0_nw37jCFxK5aBBh30dZivkzT8xxJfMvU0BiZe1sk/s400/CSC_0046.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sRn6NZkgBa3XbBBj9_kfUjtE4YNlMMSaQqcvawBTOkb1GpeB_hbBfQHfH24aL2z-RYgl76Pvkoo1V7yjWNN_oatjcSj5an0ja-O0onzC05xnje2j6slM5snqcXdHLFpp9vs3XS9CwbU/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453389027380828050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sRn6NZkgBa3XbBBj9_kfUjtE4YNlMMSaQqcvawBTOkb1GpeB_hbBfQHfH24aL2z-RYgl76Pvkoo1V7yjWNN_oatjcSj5an0ja-O0onzC05xnje2j6slM5snqcXdHLFpp9vs3XS9CwbU/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k4GyNML9aNHRNhpSLxLXDAAKhbgcPdKeXwKRiTYqKRvYNCyN8_WHv8MdYdoo1eAzy2i5YdVYyWqWY2NZ6yyhUvphR7l3EIBaWDfVdt0xtJsqhS0O9-tCj_TNNIufXETWwYjb0SUD-jk/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453389025349051826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k4GyNML9aNHRNhpSLxLXDAAKhbgcPdKeXwKRiTYqKRvYNCyN8_WHv8MdYdoo1eAzy2i5YdVYyWqWY2NZ6yyhUvphR7l3EIBaWDfVdt0xtJsqhS0O9-tCj_TNNIufXETWwYjb0SUD-jk/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> It was one of the first warmer days in March, so I had to take some pictures. We had been cooped up inside from the snow and then we had days and days of rainfall. So both Molly and I and even Sophia were thrilled to get to play outside!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-74994040879760246242010-01-27T09:46:00.001-08:002010-01-27T10:07:13.575-08:00UPDATENo pictures for this post.<br />It has been a long time since I have really posted anything - like almost 2 1/2 months.<br />Things have been a little hectic and overwhelming around here, and I wanted to give myself enough time before I posted.<br />In November on my birthday, Joe and I found out that we had a positive pregnancy test - yay! We were so happy, and finally the Lord had answered our prayers and allowed us to expand our family. We were about 4 weeks along at this time. It has been very difficult for Joe and I to get pregant, which was such a hard concept for us because Molly was a surprise gift and blessing to us when we got married.<br />About a week from us finding that we were pregnant, I started to bleed, and had some tests done, and come to find out that my hormone levels were too low to sustain the pregnancy and we lost the baby. That was about at 5 weeks.<br />It has been pretty hard, on both myself and Joe, but through the last month or so especially, the Lord has given me a peace, and I have let go some of the anger that I had. Does my heart still hurt? Absolutely, BUT I know and I believe and I rest and put my faith in MY Lord and Savior and that His plan is so much better than ANYTHING that I could imagine.<br />I always said to God after seeing people have miscarraiges, that I could never have that happen to me, because I just didn't think that I was strong enough of a person to deal with it. Funny how things turn out. But God has shown me, and thank heavens I don't have to rely on myself or be strong in myself. That the Lord is strong for me and I can lean on Him and depend on Him for all things.<br />My husband, Joe, has been a wonderful pillar of strength for me and has been so patient with my emotional mess and even as he is saddened for our loss, has supported me more than I really know. I believe that this has strengthened our marraige and has brought us closer together as well as closer to the Lord together.<br />I am one to talk. It takes a lot for me to listen. I have to actually actively listen, because I am so prone to just talk - to people or to God. I found that I was doing a lot of "talking" and not so much listening to God during this whole time. I was asking the Lord to show me and reveal Himself and His will to me, but I was so busy speaking that I wasn't hearing anything.<br />Joe gave me a challenge. He challenged me to be still and silent in the Lord and wait for the Lord to reveal to me what He wanted me to read in His Word. That was such a new concept to me because I always felt like I needed to search for a magic passage in the Bible or read a devotional to <em>hear</em> what the Lord wanted to tell me. But I took the challenge, and wow... It has changed my perspective on how to listen to God - it is not easy to do so all the time, because I catch myself speaking to much, but it is funny that when you just listen and open your heart, God will reveal Himself to you.<br />I also had to stop asking for the big picture. I am so focused on the big picture, that the little things that were happening or I needed were being missed. And the funny thing is, if you allow God to take control of the little things in life, the bigger peices just fit together so much easier.<br />Lord, show me to be content with what I have TODAY and not let me worry about what is in store for tomorrow or the next week or next year. Show me what You want me to learn TODAY, at this moment.<br />"Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus"<br />I Thessalonians 5:18joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-57923360473132681392010-01-27T08:58:00.000-08:002010-01-27T09:45:33.489-08:00CHRISTMAS AND WINTER SO FAR<div align="center">Snow storm of the century here in Jersey! I haven't seen this much snow here since I was a kid! It was great though, because we were able to have a white Christmas!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431467633262557810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtXx7JZIfJJMT6-e5bfapC2TtO85ABl-ChkdiHX8-49GhYWCy9t1iIrFd8BMMlHzRkPqUVXCYKIGI7xLJX0t1NtxJfDIz1pqK9QEzfGGYGsRaMA2CgiP8sC-4IFqTLjPdSJH67wi3npQ/s400/DSC_0172_1762.JPG" />Getting all bundled up to go outside.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431467655431760434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1U2aBjqorPUCukbHa6L4Vyp9FtOnYTXUSvsoBQTKbTwuaFpB3DJkNbp-T288GqT57kxDMFyi8wvmuUL5OhypWK7QhycPR8QOTTrAcarHY44aqxNvsqqsNs-ZKffM3v-up8IQk3wi4Ak/s400/molly+heart.jpg" />No, she didn't have snow pants on. She now has snowpants, now that we are having weather in the 40's, BUT at least now she has snowpants.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431467639475639890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas4H0fTCm0SelCqHoWJzJQfioAPM-8cc927Jy3pkCUCEn9l_7m0Bz1WFYi8dljGEMwmsap9tRwc2RylR5is7TcMa7NFaIHslP96HCoCZ4kNN3buGvtNuTO9Nu7Kzpq_GCSZ6-VYeacSw/s400/DSC_0240_1736.JPG" />The dogs paying in the snow. Lola was all upset because she couldn't find any of her tennis balls and Sophia is just a maniac in the snow burrowing and making puppy tunnels.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431467649065940962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NE0aKxA9lIVAwdu7dyxUrP5bLYzlj8pYjzpB47mC-FjcX3EaUUmPg4QwMxLluJN1qCdnE4wNLef6g5cwQxOPlNpdHeenEd_2pjorx2nmjFd5suDQ-45CMc3oABvqzKiFlB9qGR7no2o/s400/DSC_0283_1752.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431467654378132194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vSDaqh_EWFi_LD_m1VuGZ0EYUdT1MKFvv4HI6g72SJrAiMGnNhy46rS5fyUUXdv6EfaqPA41Q9V_oYoTBfl8eVRyStGh9A3rnionIhqAW8z5Md4YbMdWS_6NIhlmzTLMfPz1KQvsb68/s400/molly+with+sled.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here are some pictures from Christmas time. We had Christmas Eve here at our house, which was the first time the Sperling's have had Christmas at my grandparents' house since my Bestamor (grandmother) had passed away. It was so nice to have it at the house and to have almost everyone here to celebrate. Missy and Scott, you and your fams were missed!</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431468497533567090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKnUdsDEta3CNjTObx1aA_J9VCcVB9koR9lU-CZelWE0pW-vBozrVLKujp3Q2Z_EE88uVN2Tvk2yhtBuOZrUC8_dqyotVNuLRZ-ulf4Q8Z8FDi5bPGpTwcVp5HmOEP3iXfszWcYxN4Dc/s400/DSC_0321_1666.JPG" />Molly playing with Corey and Uncle with her new cookie set. I think the 2 of them are having just as much fun making cookies as she is!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431468494863703538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0mFCguxB-DSID3BkfzDLkBI07qR-tKAZOB92Lfx8jnAxnUGbPqZrrKSaHfZpbcEA5onFtn_TpU8YyL7s3Nto6mmGaQoHAcxtYXnTIYl0yCOlIYeqNT90GCBfCrWUkvqLXKQ2zohvt50/s400/DSC_0296_1715.JPG" />The tutu and magic wand from Missy Tim and Charlie. Molly takes her princesshood very serioulsy and was so happy to receive her princess goodies!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431468518246107234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtThWTHnKqUGMfy_NWCRZ2WiTcBJRJVy46xAC_fj4ia10XuaU1RQdHIx97APaQAx5UaZXTlwm4x8Ov3fVWGwXttHLXRAGUmK7-zcR3jPZvderw9vMDmPxyB62eqUXophQEibnVJ8a5MwI/s400/molly+and+tutu.jpg" />Christmas morning. Molly had left Santa cookies and the Reindeer carrots for a snack. In return, Santa left her a note to say thank you for his treat, and also to remind her of the main reason for Christmas, which is to remember the birth of our Savior.</div><br /><div align="center">Molly insisted that Santa and the Reindeer didn't eat anything because there were still crumbs. Next year, I will have to remind Santa not to leave any crumbs behind....</div><br /><div align="center">We want Molly to enjoy Santa, but Joe and I also don't want her main thought of Christmas to be Santa and presents. This year was even more exciting to see her grasp the concept of celebrating Jesus' birthday and who Jesus is as well as just enjoying the season!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431468506284084642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5lVrSypboDwkGe3MVWGPP5fsH6tlt1YJJ64wFCA2TfJPR3_qQ5d5qwpBc3hkxI8Lkc5rxDYs2-_WQ-rJZOI0VNkMJpTqMO2AQHei7j_vqsB0gmvm7-_y8hfI-SPkjOgLOMu1I-nQ_ac/s400/DSC_0323_1667.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431468517831077922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnkbJE2OC6xxJD2_kgW4RKWWh6wLS5Le_ShYfTl_NxP9f3ZaQoMhITtXpR-RzVwryV72s9Th0m3Ws7KYVTjCAMt62m0y03BUP5rJ1Bj-UXufK0d9mOxjxJ0t9uoL37gJMVS5GHbt7d0g/s400/DSC_0335_1672.JPG" />Opening presents. I think it was all a little overwhelming for her - I think we all forgot she is only 2! She opened about 2 presents at home and then told us she couldn't open any more presents because her "fingers hurt" - such the princess!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431470910610039810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYIaEgvFN88Oilt51c_Rmwt7t2TOWIt93XjJ55v1RkHvEAxuiENXN9VKuJDGs89swhsgzL0Zlz6HOx4kTsQZuuCXOu7a95WIlJ293Ix-03BEOqovhiMtY4w_Lo0oLcUhrS9umBF_cqU8/s400/DSC_0340_1675.JPG" />After opening presents at our house, we went to NaNa and Pop's. Molly was kinda over the opening of the presents and when we tried to give her another gift to open, she would say "Not yet, I'm a little busy right now". So I ended up opening a lot of her gifts up at the end.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431475901627224258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ACIbQ7LrNRf724bzqf0BrvL38TIc91P5YKI3JeVxfebJ9S-UOROH7YBJiIBtcoI4-XBjLEFzJm1BBjHinNBxkRHcLIkjsl1ryUIaVmggjuXjeoPO11a8goLhQZzww95ovOZ6e25adbg/s400/DSC_0359_1685.JPG" />She did get a new baby stroller, which she loves and stuffs all of her baby dolls in and takes them on "trips" - mainly to go see NaNa and PopPop Winkels.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJoGhE-0f_GrI4xf1CCu_bOk1QRoBdvXNZWThSWVu6HZP0d2LhVDJZvcw5vjZ0aZGHGD_XPqt2ht_1JTUUWiCaFCf78Ikb9tZURcsRLWfwXD5Uc3JIQqV9Hpq7w4HNLXzKNCgf-p7M2k/s1600-h/DSC_0394_1704.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431470930938564066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJoGhE-0f_GrI4xf1CCu_bOk1QRoBdvXNZWThSWVu6HZP0d2LhVDJZvcw5vjZ0aZGHGD_XPqt2ht_1JTUUWiCaFCf78Ikb9tZURcsRLWfwXD5Uc3JIQqV9Hpq7w4HNLXzKNCgf-p7M2k/s400/DSC_0394_1704.JPG" /></a>And she got a new kitchen set from NaNa and Pop for her big present. She LOVES this present and cooks us all sorts of great things now like eggs and watermelon sandwiches. yummy....</div><div align="center">The best is she knows that she needs to wash her hands before preparing her gourmet meals!</div><div align="center">I truly LOVE being a mother to a little girl.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTm7mQGxPYF_j_J_0mU7-4ULr3Ns0Ztnx2CuI3-HCEhiP-xhWeOS3eW3qg2cqnFtxxwY5MJT8JvRWouQbNRB1TdU1tvV8_8I_jiDIFLMlsV_z3sOQ4AMwXwATNp0t-k9QOc83NI-jl_0/s1600-h/DSC_0396_1705.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431470922999544114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTm7mQGxPYF_j_J_0mU7-4ULr3Ns0Ztnx2CuI3-HCEhiP-xhWeOS3eW3qg2cqnFtxxwY5MJT8JvRWouQbNRB1TdU1tvV8_8I_jiDIFLMlsV_z3sOQ4AMwXwATNp0t-k9QOc83NI-jl_0/s400/DSC_0396_1705.JPG" /></a></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-39756211223438125372009-11-14T17:51:00.001-08:002009-11-14T18:10:11.940-08:00LYNCHBURG VISIT<div align="center">So Joe and I went down for a SHORT weekend to visit Jaclyn and Cat. It was a nice weekend and it was good to go back to Lynchburg, but WOW what a shock when you go back! It had been about a year and a half since we were last there, and there is so much that is different! It is more built up around the town, but that is to be expected, but really what was so overwhelming was Liberty's campus! It definitely is not the same university that I went to!</div><div align="center">First there are just so many more people that are on campus now, but there are just so many other things that they have. For instance, paint ball, a ski thing (see below - it's not real snow, but you can ski on it), more dorms, Barnes and Nobles, Doc's Cafe, and on and on. </div><div align="center">There is a different aire to it now too. Don't get me wrong, it was nice to go back and remember great memories, but things have changed there on campus, and I am not so sure if for the better. Do I still think that it's a great school? Yes! But I worry that they are steering away from the foundation that makes Liberty the great university that it is.</div><div align="center">Anyways, as I ramble; we saw friends and family and it was very nice. We definitely wished we had more time to see more people and relax, but hopefully we will be able to go down again during the spring or summer to visit longer. Molly stayed at home with NaNa and Pop, so it was good to enjoy time with just Joe!</div><div align="center">And we did just that on the ride home! It normally takes 6-6.5 hours to get home, and it took a whopping 10 HOURS Sunday to get home. I was never so happy to drive into NJ and smell the wonderous aroma!</div><div align="center">We also stopped on Friday to visit Joe's aunt Lyn and Carol, which was great! It had been a while since we last saw them, so it was so nice to just catch up and see how all were. Thanks again, Lyn for letting us come and visit!</div><div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404143122464887170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhqKH-i6SBqTKVQoq4z-GZhoxXrkbUbVyipkhC_8yr8_C9fSzSgNynkHoFeR6SSTcR5jyMf_pyI76xiVttY4hlmlG9_lTrljeWnhyi9NIRfIR1IydX6wynrMClxP4Y-7ilwGm_JLVKHE/s400/DSC_0014_1580.JPG" />The ski thing - Joe told me what it was made out of, but I don't remember. It looks like velcro and then there are water sprinklers... so it's not real snow - and you can only use it when it's not below freezing - or something....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIitaNdemY1N2tWgQ6OUeHg7KFxpah3fttYc0KO1FPsQ6W3SM2DDv__CAY4B5_1eRBksjtfkd4bUvMcdy54i0BHf-hQ4opMAmBMJOEO1Z4Z1p-ByZoaO2wP_Y7-_Dkmogy1byfC2N2CPo/s1600-h/DSC_0035_1597.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404143132158749458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIitaNdemY1N2tWgQ6OUeHg7KFxpah3fttYc0KO1FPsQ6W3SM2DDv__CAY4B5_1eRBksjtfkd4bUvMcdy54i0BHf-hQ4opMAmBMJOEO1Z4Z1p-ByZoaO2wP_Y7-_Dkmogy1byfC2N2CPo/s400/DSC_0035_1597.JPG" /></a> Josh Joe and Zach - good to see family!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJrkKTohUlkGtCEjz6DJKN9NjxEZI3sAvhqcf1f-REyiEfv_0OiEQGNyVfmMTyQTHaH50TFBb0kdsmsiPgf1fFXuwhpCdQsYFUeGtCxdK1wE_4w-NYzm27dIb_5S13jDKNDRzaDyTmEQ/s1600-h/CSC_0054_1610.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404143127525245026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJrkKTohUlkGtCEjz6DJKN9NjxEZI3sAvhqcf1f-REyiEfv_0OiEQGNyVfmMTyQTHaH50TFBb0kdsmsiPgf1fFXuwhpCdQsYFUeGtCxdK1wE_4w-NYzm27dIb_5S13jDKNDRzaDyTmEQ/s400/CSC_0054_1610.JPG" /></a> Me and Cat - haven't seen her in 2 years! too long!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn9wY8MpH0iz9kKgKg_IArtXgxObh5eq9swRPCpKyROhun9mbkWQIalHfu_Et372H3etJCg7zWq8nbFkeDuPL-8aM3p469MwaF1LgdcwM3t-bECr8xMQzhAHpblNJiJweohC6qL0hYe0/s1600-h/DSC_0022_1586.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404143119995476722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn9wY8MpH0iz9kKgKg_IArtXgxObh5eq9swRPCpKyROhun9mbkWQIalHfu_Et372H3etJCg7zWq8nbFkeDuPL-8aM3p469MwaF1LgdcwM3t-bECr8xMQzhAHpblNJiJweohC6qL0hYe0/s400/DSC_0022_1586.JPG" /></a><br /></div><p align="center">And, of course, Miss Jaclyn!</p><p align="center">It was a great visit, just a little on the short side, but so good to see everyone and of course eat at Tokyos (I wanted to order some and bring it home, but Joe told me that I was being a little ridiculous, so I just ate my whole entire plate - yes all of it - and then had a belly ache from the yum yum sauce all the way home - I should've just brought it home to enjoy!)</p>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-79518839527844777922009-11-14T17:43:00.000-08:002009-11-14T17:50:42.925-08:00FALL WALK<div align="center">It, of course, has been too long - again - it seems so hard lately for me to actually get on the competer and update anything! Things are going well. Joe is still in school and it is coming along - it is a hard semester and the beginning of the semester was packed with projects - it has slowed down a little for him, but not for long!</div><div align="center">Molly is doing well - she was sick for a bit with bronchitis and ear infections, but thank heavens is much better now! If only she would stop waking up in the middle of the night!! She has been doing this since about 22 months, and if anyone has any suggestions, I am all for them! She tells Joe and I that she can't go to bed because she's scared and that she's too little...</div><div align="center">But really all is well.</div><div align="center">Below are pictures at the Mannesquan Reservior from the other day. Molly had just gotten better and desperately needed to get OUT of the house! It was a nice little walk and I was able to sneek in a couple of good pictures of us all!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHWILMat4JJmRPy3lPlrQ1IAlELuSmUwpVT7lM_TTCMmEzDJFcmEfX9AlAwGoZHI0Rv9T935UkJ_4XnaS0EE3SmXtZXHcrBORK0F1Vhsncu7mfmCwvW89NbHYZm0uXqv8LGNwvz23xGY/s1600-h/CSC_0259_1555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404140685760328322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHWILMat4JJmRPy3lPlrQ1IAlELuSmUwpVT7lM_TTCMmEzDJFcmEfX9AlAwGoZHI0Rv9T935UkJ_4XnaS0EE3SmXtZXHcrBORK0F1Vhsncu7mfmCwvW89NbHYZm0uXqv8LGNwvz23xGY/s400/CSC_0259_1555.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9fvSQKmodNngWMmZZG3nygHZv_n1_5gANB6Jz7yy6trxNxiDbRdSdFhnaW2XymD6cgGOnbLec1ohocMkSxOspv26Pf9icaVWm8x4Z1QVEU4JukC7sKeinyKrbeq_gS4uOJeKlJL45NE/s1600-h/CSC_0260_1556.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404140681903578914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9fvSQKmodNngWMmZZG3nygHZv_n1_5gANB6Jz7yy6trxNxiDbRdSdFhnaW2XymD6cgGOnbLec1ohocMkSxOspv26Pf9icaVWm8x4Z1QVEU4JukC7sKeinyKrbeq_gS4uOJeKlJL45NE/s400/CSC_0260_1556.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPm6-khrf3KdYgzUwIrLuNK75CP0_5jdZIYGgdyW7BukSTeVcEOvVlh_Qx9_WiFwLWBk1xFmrdRaFHfehzu7C_Rj4NE3_8HypGYOHamE6W1DQDpQiQymwxZ7KPwgcJBWv9HGN7KjoLzE/s1600-h/DSC_0227_1531.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404140678370011650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPm6-khrf3KdYgzUwIrLuNK75CP0_5jdZIYGgdyW7BukSTeVcEOvVlh_Qx9_WiFwLWBk1xFmrdRaFHfehzu7C_Rj4NE3_8HypGYOHamE6W1DQDpQiQymwxZ7KPwgcJBWv9HGN7KjoLzE/s400/DSC_0227_1531.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-7722820865487295192009-10-06T18:57:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:38:39.878-07:00WISCONSIN TRIP<div align="center"> So Molly and I took a trip to Wisconsin to see everybody inlcuding our newest edition to the family, Miss Julia! We had a GREAT time - Joe was bummed because he had to stay back, and we did miss him, but it was so good to see everyone.</div><div align="center">Julia is just a little sweet pea. She is so mild and is doing so well! Molly and John-David really played well together and enjoyed having each other around. This was the first time that the 2 could really play together and have conversations now that Molly is a little older, so it was so fun to watch.</div><div align="center">Here are some pictures of highlights of the trip.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Saying Cheese and just being goofy - they kept wanting me to take pictures of them, and then every time took a picture, they would jump down and want to see it.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677417546744914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmcdaqKinfVe4OgDe0Pk8nDJUHhA8Q4hvnETUL2NTM10R0hZM71-OboVDR5At4GFh2LaIn1nM1TqFnW7H640_UtA0iortAJ-ZXATN8vdrJujQ99f8TBrGG1tNxZiruzPIdldkTXUSu9M/s400/DSC_0047_1479.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678003667715170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpAqq94ZnpJ7b8ufFw1f67GnCwk5OyeIEknDZK_7PY2QNIThMPv3CHjD1tI_kaX-hUPkIu6G5H2vXRtqxzbsDJbK0Ke-PTv2PsbExio_fHfOS6mdsvPtGKzZT8WTpNQ1Yx9W-II3vHmo/s400/CSC_0072_1497.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div>Playing Hide and Seek - Molly really believed that no one could see her.... hahaha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRWCkuzyg994b97zXjVqfjhPKpvMwaI2b3gPG8NfEyEM1BboQjYrlXxWIYy3qF9Htv7VTzBFPl3TNyrlCk3FaSjEYJGKuKsztJftnYYkQacE03-IUMDWQ6zY-IAT8AK8NcEmfImFH-ho/s1600-h/DSC_0062_1488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677412292575506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRWCkuzyg994b97zXjVqfjhPKpvMwaI2b3gPG8NfEyEM1BboQjYrlXxWIYy3qF9Htv7VTzBFPl3TNyrlCk3FaSjEYJGKuKsztJftnYYkQacE03-IUMDWQ6zY-IAT8AK8NcEmfImFH-ho/s400/DSC_0062_1488.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678009431631282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzbuUf2CxShGNyeQVUvwwOU4Lg4w-JOvwJEij0Pxr94wSauwQtdd7rnH_kqWylm2RbwoF4K2q9Vum6qKQbUZ4nbxa8_Y-xk5u8ZxYDzdi3oIhPfEtMYth3SNktp4GxvfZT1Cym93clf0/s400/DSC_0065_1491.JPG" border="0" />aww...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGU6zDOnXveQSkmPPkMeKEnfI0ZmvI16X5ltLkZusmKtTuFOSFz4zlXEzYpRG5Grh1d0sfJvzUGPBB48pq1wjGjFDgUxQHLsGyM0G1YXtgGKmVSGjbJRyomjT2j7HzeOCQUET0N0XIkU/s1600-h/DSC_0057_1483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677400314487122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGU6zDOnXveQSkmPPkMeKEnfI0ZmvI16X5ltLkZusmKtTuFOSFz4zlXEzYpRG5Grh1d0sfJvzUGPBB48pq1wjGjFDgUxQHLsGyM0G1YXtgGKmVSGjbJRyomjT2j7HzeOCQUET0N0XIkU/s400/DSC_0057_1483.JPG" border="0" /></a> At Monkey Joes - which is an inside jungle gym. Here is Molly riding the horse - about 2 minutes later she completely fell off the horse and hit her head - I was too busy taking cute pictures of my daughter to be by her side.... but no worries, she was just fine.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvrAquWiKIvSAOcI5JHJRWrnT3tAII7ZvH60EG7Y6TCysUypYoWzRfODyPv4Hcgr78a1CpACD4l4yEPmOzlXVYmjNQwjrNtj1oYg95tRZN90NkjLV7SSTufFtoQN_w2quwlQ8zZTXj8E/s1600-h/DSC_0029_1515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677394625712834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvrAquWiKIvSAOcI5JHJRWrnT3tAII7ZvH60EG7Y6TCysUypYoWzRfODyPv4Hcgr78a1CpACD4l4yEPmOzlXVYmjNQwjrNtj1oYg95tRZN90NkjLV7SSTufFtoQN_w2quwlQ8zZTXj8E/s400/DSC_0029_1515.JPG" border="0" /></a>All of the pieces were inflatable - The 2 had a great time~!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSew1ac04GiBzaOCLL0AeszhNNGavPHkQ8_QBsPcR29BehD_bfLqpHuaisJW4YCcHUZoGllCRjvs4e8hF-xRwrKN7fv0jdfI-jc9fYHfz2LSBzf98ku0LmvEe23kgqXjZAhg2OYron_8/s1600-h/DSC_0005_1501.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677388452297314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSew1ac04GiBzaOCLL0AeszhNNGavPHkQ8_QBsPcR29BehD_bfLqpHuaisJW4YCcHUZoGllCRjvs4e8hF-xRwrKN7fv0jdfI-jc9fYHfz2LSBzf98ku0LmvEe23kgqXjZAhg2OYron_8/s400/DSC_0005_1501.JPG" border="0" /></a> At the pumpkin patch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WM8ueB1GaSa8xP8p7_h9MmqbxybpCeR0rIfHVKMQ8q-8sfVAd0ylONMY-UAxSngcsrnveLJMvuZOlsXGNTlCKUQdYAwP1TozTlEPvEygn_wwAA5CAZN-2bPPC1hj87NQ_16aQAPbUP0/s1600-h/DSC_0097_1410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674835729079986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WM8ueB1GaSa8xP8p7_h9MmqbxybpCeR0rIfHVKMQ8q-8sfVAd0ylONMY-UAxSngcsrnveLJMvuZOlsXGNTlCKUQdYAwP1TozTlEPvEygn_wwAA5CAZN-2bPPC1hj87NQ_16aQAPbUP0/s400/DSC_0097_1410.JPG" border="0" /></a> Stealing apples from the tree<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678023835347970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0D6V1PChEvMXPKV40BXCgjFJJ9fE_B-K9Y7u5GR_Revy0ckfE0JsgRHHWa8cjrQTWJFWCWhKtV82uehCJBWK8m4DKgBgEGf6Fup7qas2rTGZ_U6fSTi3d6Zvk8f19pTn-oEO2o-2Fbc/s400/DSC_0140_1435.JPG" border="0" />You definitely can tell that they are cousins!!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL_KA3vy4OREP2wNIg5RY1AgRFe9UavNu9l3Tg_TY4upcdHaWSOp-bAB3uhHQHad-KvrgpEKmKj4SI-rLfyNFvfhKpolQXOMti13sUN7dSPxGdrt9uHv1SbLnLxNWFvxA2htt0hOwEsE/s1600-h/CSC_0168_1454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674819062217906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL_KA3vy4OREP2wNIg5RY1AgRFe9UavNu9l3Tg_TY4upcdHaWSOp-bAB3uhHQHad-KvrgpEKmKj4SI-rLfyNFvfhKpolQXOMti13sUN7dSPxGdrt9uHv1SbLnLxNWFvxA2htt0hOwEsE/s400/CSC_0168_1454.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx4dyB_BzWqvJA_6DxKjpf971zC_Nra4zSSYTV7C8FSGiZ_8yt2hjwXjQGS9l08hj8EiyT8pYWrTONXCzkZ_9_ACzbgTuQbekKgodIrBGWeITWCHdYYJctNPSqZOjEl2_zP4LJZIRtzo/s1600-h/CSC_0166_1452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674810399316754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx4dyB_BzWqvJA_6DxKjpf971zC_Nra4zSSYTV7C8FSGiZ_8yt2hjwXjQGS9l08hj8EiyT8pYWrTONXCzkZ_9_ACzbgTuQbekKgodIrBGWeITWCHdYYJctNPSqZOjEl2_zP4LJZIRtzo/s400/CSC_0166_1452.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMvNRzgbtouYcZaBa_0s6MqFVloj9cwPkcuxb72pBDMpxkQ_AfRjBW6rjGtlwAZzGzWPf-s-hMwMpBADvxUYtQpdbtznWq8WJzaIwYyJqODvfaPWv7OlxW2DnixgJW1Vdg_-6sQmzhGE/s1600-h/CSC_0164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674808532759122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMvNRzgbtouYcZaBa_0s6MqFVloj9cwPkcuxb72pBDMpxkQ_AfRjBW6rjGtlwAZzGzWPf-s-hMwMpBADvxUYtQpdbtznWq8WJzaIwYyJqODvfaPWv7OlxW2DnixgJW1Vdg_-6sQmzhGE/s400/CSC_0164.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here are some pictures of sweet Julia LoRayne Miller. She really is such a good baby, and I am so happy that she is finally here and that her and Mags are doing so well! If I thought that I could get away with stealing her, I would, but I know Maggie has been waiting for this little one for some time! Welcome little girl to the family! We love you!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVf0evp_49OPSNqZtWjRM37DfUQI0RpUMvuKrj2jyr1OfaSwypO_P88byqINZWoU5lvqsaOy8JrHOLVFrFM8Ief8mqPRvPO0M6Sk2TdtMs9treFjeCBOsCrFRqwhnb5vEX50iyam485M/s1600-h/DSC_0041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389672379091999378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVf0evp_49OPSNqZtWjRM37DfUQI0RpUMvuKrj2jyr1OfaSwypO_P88byqINZWoU5lvqsaOy8JrHOLVFrFM8Ief8mqPRvPO0M6Sk2TdtMs9treFjeCBOsCrFRqwhnb5vEX50iyam485M/s400/DSC_0041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXtt-CMRXv6yVjn3egfCmRKer7frTFrQIyhCwGalMT8cetBGuiUL2XGGdnxKYpK7BGF8eO-lo0pg3NDaF7-OtNVAgMouyOpIoaICoCfSRWfqIf6KcC_BXJ4YMfzDnzgiZORzMFIDEHag/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389672371315196258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXtt-CMRXv6yVjn3egfCmRKer7frTFrQIyhCwGalMT8cetBGuiUL2XGGdnxKYpK7BGF8eO-lo0pg3NDaF7-OtNVAgMouyOpIoaICoCfSRWfqIf6KcC_BXJ4YMfzDnzgiZORzMFIDEHag/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLGPzLcoHEQalRtiTJWYc0Uz7elhiAEACbFMzKNyNeBPfmIGUpZ_-xt_qcnGNrdQLfa8UnHc3QsUEF05uBQQxyfuIlpYKYCLsYEGKJQH0YtIe3_Rl3aUBREwwkn3Mkx_QveO-Dkz5jVQ/s1600-h/CSC_0060_1486+-+Copy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389672354156332050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLGPzLcoHEQalRtiTJWYc0Uz7elhiAEACbFMzKNyNeBPfmIGUpZ_-xt_qcnGNrdQLfa8UnHc3QsUEF05uBQQxyfuIlpYKYCLsYEGKJQH0YtIe3_Rl3aUBREwwkn3Mkx_QveO-Dkz5jVQ/s400/CSC_0060_1486+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389672348672988418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LFcRjHx51WfAKgKYfX2-bYCAwZrMQCAPZBt4a6ZDXPGWwkTz91FnU8ZJqE0NFu1Es6MAHRFnGj8fCrKH5feGcwOEm3xDj-DpYPHmcCINLKUOE3-i_x9YMEgcNcM2xHzKFRqcUrCj7c0/s400/CSC_0039_1474.JPG" border="0" />Molly was able to hold Julia on the last night we were there. She was so excited to meet her. On the way to Wisconsin she said "Mommy, I CANT wait to see baby julia!!"</div><div>She actually tried to take Julia from my arms because she wanted to hold her so bad. She would just stand next to me or try to sit right into my lap if I was holding her and pet her and count her fingers.</div><div>When we let her hold her for the pictures, she did such a great job! You could tell that she was taking this very seriously and was very quiet and had this grin on her face that just said it all - she was so happy and proud of herself for holding the baby!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678031661275442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Uy9TUHvd-DIOg7i7za5zQcJgs-tEhPH9Qp1zCgs5Be_UJ2YZHm4-T_18L5AfE4h_u3sFE1ShFUeAQzgmYjTV2ki6EJOZ67ZG-zI7qd1EO5xV63ZEND2Q2m_qoKcsaTYDgk3ygbANihs/s400/DSC_0200_1472.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-77318569596573624882009-09-30T19:29:00.000-07:002009-09-30T19:49:10.478-07:00FALL THUS FAR<div align="center"> And of course, it has been another long while since I have posted pictures, so here are a couple of pics of what has been going on. I am going tomorrow to see my new niece, so once I am back from the trip I will have more to post!</div><div align="center">The beginning of fall started off warm, but now it is starting to get cooler, which is good for me beacause I am ready to pull out my sweaters!</div><div align="center">Here was Monmouth Battlefield Park. Joe and I took Molly and Sophia. It is a beautiful park - you actually forget that you are in NJ! There are a ton of apple, and peach orchards as well as pumpkins and strawberries. It was a beautiful day and I can't wait to go back to get our pumpkins for this year!</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454049291340434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0rrr3nMQf3d3pl0DIEnVhSCM9PrZ2bao7NktgbTDSPGG6bcIrU3KtMYiEBc4TyUgMnuCu-iK_xkLGUmYpzP2MMcZCRQbiR5orLv7ogA3RvMcTxDAz6asPOvUSAOWB7BcQgowgGW38vM/s400/CSC_1308.JPG" border="0" />See how pretty!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454056891909522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HvTiBbPlDFbqU_4SGGeuBGAxsuXVscc6ae1k6y_kny5J7WUybScrCLtJYGh6nv-4a-1t-uDik4pGpXaLTtUgT-AYkbviCptxeWARRLDPlSkC-iZR4F5BosQZLEaJ9Hn0d3X1a35u9zY/s400/DSC_1231.JPG" border="0" /> Then Molly, NaNa and I went to visit in NY my mom's side of the family, which was great for me because I had not been there for years! Aunt Donna took us to a rescue farm and Molly got to chase all the goats and lambs around and pet them. We also went antiquing. It was a lot of fun to have a weekend with just the girls - even Molly said that she liked antiquing!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hKIFNzp4IFGtSRJuDeWzkNU6oMppE3z90WogGwlM2xKXGnsCbmZYC-cPD0qWBzhhslQF3UlA2ADgUlZWC7smaMXbbCVVk9axu7rP-qu5F0plGHGbhARKVWMcPDSWrGa-JwEAQFwYXEE/s1600-h/DSC_1331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454073209857682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hKIFNzp4IFGtSRJuDeWzkNU6oMppE3z90WogGwlM2xKXGnsCbmZYC-cPD0qWBzhhslQF3UlA2ADgUlZWC7smaMXbbCVVk9axu7rP-qu5F0plGHGbhARKVWMcPDSWrGa-JwEAQFwYXEE/s400/DSC_1331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnrTyHDMtuoDvkacVUEdae0r57L5cmVaCSsW5G-OPvMkR0v9VvYE0EHRnX3RoqhwJHQ35FtQ3S3qIBGa-otmHLvYRmnRdKcLPaJ19c-2PjKAR8Y7zpfzPaaOKAJOut_8XKtGmLsgi4yY/s1600-h/DSC_1340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454065464197458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnrTyHDMtuoDvkacVUEdae0r57L5cmVaCSsW5G-OPvMkR0v9VvYE0EHRnX3RoqhwJHQ35FtQ3S3qIBGa-otmHLvYRmnRdKcLPaJ19c-2PjKAR8Y7zpfzPaaOKAJOut_8XKtGmLsgi4yY/s400/DSC_1340.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Brushing our teeth. We had our first dentist's visit a couple of weeks ago. Molly had some grey marks on her teeth, and I freaked out. But they were only stains and the dentist was great! She was so good with Molly and gave me rules that I had to follow when we were in the room... I even got a report card for how well I was brushing her teeth - which I got a C on - yes I do brush my daughter's teeth every night, but sometimes it is hard to get a moving target. But the doctors was great and showed me some moves to help get those back teeth!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454865925333346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1LRNV-7Hxet3dumVbmd02JWIyGawVzb1yvBHeDmat3s-Jb2qcQXVTMI5jiRUzBxq3bR-eFDnnrfmJe6hdoarQIXrCCfGJG_WFUL4lwW-u9llWYujVS5bzBVvTWes3SII2ShPDiR1ty0/s400/DSC_1370.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454859613789330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-Swki_iXWbifNj_vNivwNRYnTab_AwyO-E8foF4KOBDNankUFRkGtN2l13zYLD24KQ0e8VguIvNxeTlP9xFl9GVsEujM2StzAnqgxPeI_qH97SMDVBMjOOXfm2TytCEUk4vxYmxbPpc/s400/DSC_1372.JPG" border="0" />Ahhh, baby... Molly is obsessed with her baby dolls. With feeding them, dressing them, giving them milk, taking them on trips in her stroller, giving them time outs, whatever it is, baby is along for the ride. Joe got her this new baby doll that is for the bath, so she takes it into the bath with her every night and washes her hair - it is so cute. She sings the baby rock-a-bye baby... it really is funny because she thinks she knows all the words....<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454078372838322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFg55LXaU7_GGDjCuqrxjmhT5a2TUhAH937RE1C1HQeeErFeqZXLYj_TRt6nvPVf6oXR8aTPYQmd0ojpNW3-NnOyEsCiRoZRb2dF0flIbe5hfT_ZkV9Cg2ftHAghvhJVFxRUlv42O6IQ/s400/DSC_1364.JPG" border="0" /> And our first in grown toe nail...... ugh!</div><div>except that she likes to soak her toes, but she wont let me look at them afterwards....</div><div>Thank heavens it is all better now. </div><div>Molly is also wearing one of the nightgowns that Grandma Fran made for her too! My Grandma made Molly liek 5 fall jumpers, 3 nightgowns, 2 fleece jackets, a bunch of hats and a beautiful dressy winter coat (she looks like mary tyler moore!)</div><div>I wish I had Granny Fran's sewing abilities. Everything she made was absolutely beautiful!!!!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387454852164435890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKv_ZUmlsFwKdodxTEn9SCnBVKNiEGMMFnpy7k9CudWdKrSXL2RtRDBjIjvXgcoEwELa-G5ESt1pp9kj_OC3m9XlsT_eUez2LOvKCYlGlixQUutE8YX_hO1PKm4iRNzwFLzu7DKi5i_U/s400/DSC_1378.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-7748119706312693672009-08-30T11:20:00.000-07:002009-08-30T11:41:28.544-07:00Good-bye to Summer<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ESInao6mWLCw2-KhhvBte65Fr0l0fz0SIHHtBI480q4rrlDKWNX_2GS-w96eJGr6EX6ElqU0CPwG5M-zR7T9SiwDhLhvus_jAZTML9y8wC-AZD_0w7TdHYApXoKAveuxIXSpPZeWV0/s1600-h/myrtle+beach+2009+flipflop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375825149118483634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ESInao6mWLCw2-KhhvBte65Fr0l0fz0SIHHtBI480q4rrlDKWNX_2GS-w96eJGr6EX6ElqU0CPwG5M-zR7T9SiwDhLhvus_jAZTML9y8wC-AZD_0w7TdHYApXoKAveuxIXSpPZeWV0/s400/myrtle+beach+2009+flipflop.jpg" border="0" /></a>So, we are back from our trip to Myrtle Beach, which means only one thing - summer is coming to a close! I wait all winter long for hot summer days, but by the end of my vacation I am finally looking forward to brisk fall weather and I am ready to pull out my sweaters again!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">The trip was fun, not as relaxing as it used to be when I was a kid, but it was great to see Molly enjoy herself. Here are a couple of pictures of the week. <div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzebqqE1q1ysQCqoE2QuKY8Ai2fGOF1ht9IfaARuZoJ-IDFV6Ld8IG_kO9DmHzrctB47mPatHSgguDD4NK2xAT4BKwoM7z3K-ifT54SrDoVXoTsCLb-JQOdFIfYZPQdmN6_sTNUEmHoDY/s1600-h/DSC_0990_1264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375824405198224194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzebqqE1q1ysQCqoE2QuKY8Ai2fGOF1ht9IfaARuZoJ-IDFV6Ld8IG_kO9DmHzrctB47mPatHSgguDD4NK2xAT4BKwoM7z3K-ifT54SrDoVXoTsCLb-JQOdFIfYZPQdmN6_sTNUEmHoDY/s400/DSC_0990_1264.JPG" border="0" /></a> In the Woodsy Pool. It starts off at 0 feet and then slopes deeper. Molly, of course has no fear of water and would keep on walking until the water would get to her eyes. I would try to pick her up, and she would tell me "Back up Mommy. I can swim" - She loved this pool though. She would crawl and dunk her head under the water. She finally started to realize to close her mouth and hold her breath.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPlJagOg8fnndzMs4pF5nNDJlYImydIk7yrAw2KH0obpvmMbCoo8SMYE5JMOyc4Iz7_zfN1tbaCZCNgM2mETPfssiQSeF0DwFKOCCpXQth0J1ViElxw6h1O4FhabbV5RF9xVGN4hRvsY/s1600-h/CSC_1165_1202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375824396442373826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPlJagOg8fnndzMs4pF5nNDJlYImydIk7yrAw2KH0obpvmMbCoo8SMYE5JMOyc4Iz7_zfN1tbaCZCNgM2mETPfssiQSeF0DwFKOCCpXQth0J1ViElxw6h1O4FhabbV5RF9xVGN4hRvsY/s400/CSC_1165_1202.JPG" border="0" /></a>Running like a wild woman!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-AvPJmY5pbp8mQMx7DLnqUlr7I0z6E8cmFgrNpRs72eA3d69Rrj5LhtD2c18jvE-z7MnbhBKB1IhnyZGGCUcw7npMzSOkXJps9yEryCFSt-i-vKUPPNNMGnrGfS20-T1_v5UvTQioq0/s1600-h/CSC_1164_1201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375824390902230962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-AvPJmY5pbp8mQMx7DLnqUlr7I0z6E8cmFgrNpRs72eA3d69Rrj5LhtD2c18jvE-z7MnbhBKB1IhnyZGGCUcw7npMzSOkXJps9yEryCFSt-i-vKUPPNNMGnrGfS20-T1_v5UvTQioq0/s400/CSC_1164_1201.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div>On some rides. It was funny. 2 nites that we were at Broadway at the beach around the kiddy rides, I saw 2 different people from Lynchburg. It was so good to see their familiar faces, although it made me wish I was back in Lynchburg right now. But the Lord gave me a nice gift by allowing us to run in to warm faces from VA.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375824424728243778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY74CiIfytwecWou9cnVPeMxt2P4LIztBXCIFwk1AJtAlMebwYHkdb0Rpo4RVqMRncy4QEQn4m_fk0gcn7lBH87ojTGdyF6giZTWCYgYxEJCp1EshNQpYkk1rz3xQj9MHjQouIA932Wtk/s400/DSC_1073_1254.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>This was the kiddie version of the pirate ship. Molly LOVED this ride. She was sitting next to a little girl her age and the 2 of them kept looking at each other and giggled the whole time. It was really very cute.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375824418564513490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEESF09iXjqxeo0_6nJ23qbaP5titIvPVtvSjgD7g3ZHlg5FKpxwGQ0XUbLQ_m9mpBINYwaaEfOkczECpRBpt4IH4iGrILiLQu__V7N_bJxr0YDxnTmgv-lGoNkOuLUsbT_2vQB1QlNM/s400/DSC_1056_1249.JPG" border="0" />And of course, Mommy got to ride the teacups with Molly. I was so dizzy at the end of this ride. Molly kept spinning and spinning the wheel. She thought it was great - I was car sick for the rest of the night!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827620916849234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4irprNnoRAQ1pWOhPFWCgugPA88UDM43bSKJ0vKl1wR0FqcGdoX6H6of0W96Epgv1JCkM68K2D-nzQfXCnPQxoUs6Nr89lUjathPO1pS6zh9UB5_1eWCmjs5yzHf51Gurpaf-g3FUxY/s400/DSC_1106_1262.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>At the alligator farm. We watched the people feed them. When you see one alligator, you've seen them all. It was a hot sticky muggy smelly place.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375825136402080994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4ym3AeByyB1aLWOwT4QaW7J2QJOGIzYEaFUNjQmJ23okcK1F4T5o9cJ-EciUkcX9jULvgICbpaAI-B2xKWNg3Xn8-4Z6sbAH94j5wVBjwUkvWK0jtbaBNXLtf0UKX1oFgeeWuqDw1OQ/s400/DSC_1145_1234.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>At the beach. Daddy and Pop took her into the ocean and she of course had so much fun in the waves. She got knocked down one time with NaNa, which gave her a healthy fear of the ocean.</div><div>She had fun digging in the dirt, and she met a little girl her age on the beach that she played in the sand with throughout the week.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375825155927334146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4d60hcMI3zerKIQBbaZpgTTUmKcoTuxXISMLizOau1-ECoezfFhp2MI_GMvSrViN6118RzeRHV623xdmfA6U3hrrqHEOW6ffYrbSmAdNd2xOa2Hxfl83SZhtbiFBxqmjq_gfJKNQGqg/s400/DSC_1175_1209.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375825141366133122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmgZN0PKqghYYYkTonAS-8fhzqEBIlH3b8OkfoFSnHj2Pnf0ByMkUbzzgYK8V78PvsVzN_NIXKWrlXyNXmRIs5kvKngsCt-5dYjuI4xnaBNkfUzaULsd3FsghgiOA_YgGDxTbZCF74HQ/s400/kini.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-71975298210808181402009-08-01T12:45:00.001-07:002009-08-01T13:05:32.946-07:002 year birthday pictures<div align="center">Here are some pictures of Molly for her birthday. We go to Sears and I really can't believe how reasonable the price is and more importantly how good they are with Molly. This time, she was really well behaved (until I had to choose what pictures I wanted; then she had enough!) and warmed up the photographer quickly.<br /></div><div align="center">I am having such a hard time with the fact that she is actually 2 years old now. She seems like such a big girl wanting to do everything on her own. She is talking in 3 or 4 word sentences and remembers things/stories really well now. She is even prompting us to go on the potty! It's funny, because I keep saying how exciting it was for me when she turned 1, because it was like - wow, Molly is 1 and we survived the first year, and how fun it is to see her grow! Now it's like, wow, Molly is 2 and where did that year go, and she is growing like a weed and I wish I could slow it down a little!</div><div align="center">She is just a sweet precious little girl who just enjoys life and honestly is one of the funniest little girls I have ever met (I know that I am her mom and I am supposed to think that, but I really do mean that she is stinking hilarious)</div><div align="center">Molly, Mommy and Daddy love you with all of our heart, and cannot wait to see where the Lord will lead you in life, and we pray that you will follow and serve him without reservations!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhVqDhlkW-oLioKTAw25hyphenhyphendtiFEbpb7pU91WCkWdSLMlIZKX9MSD8_07VP25zt6h0hIX0HHzHF0iS_eRCN_-wluyLFTS369XdeydwoNy0qxkeaz87DeruxjFlMOJInFRZcQyISivxeQo/s1600-h/s41204ca112243_26_0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365088751984893538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhVqDhlkW-oLioKTAw25hyphenhyphendtiFEbpb7pU91WCkWdSLMlIZKX9MSD8_07VP25zt6h0hIX0HHzHF0iS_eRCN_-wluyLFTS369XdeydwoNy0qxkeaz87DeruxjFlMOJInFRZcQyISivxeQo/s400/s41204ca112243_26_0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXD0ksk5Olxckx3qvFagmUFk1NhZvYabdvcq-FauUeP4QAM_T73Bm-5H_sSsxDe46bQMfmuaE2Wx3outlJJY3726PAU4xszYdRPcBKzUJKLQJFDNREKYp9FquSPRHgWkuqAywyqkyq4/s1600-h/s41204ca112243_22_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365088743736182386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXD0ksk5Olxckx3qvFagmUFk1NhZvYabdvcq-FauUeP4QAM_T73Bm-5H_sSsxDe46bQMfmuaE2Wx3outlJJY3726PAU4xszYdRPcBKzUJKLQJFDNREKYp9FquSPRHgWkuqAywyqkyq4/s400/s41204ca112243_22_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigOcrhlyBuRuYt5osmo5ubZknSQQnLr59vaqpXgvBDE35kAU4ofPnjftoOdFof70VCPlxaoBMoz4O_WWZ-M7fmKHzIi28tnQUkdUWmok9FP6egTbew96yDdrP6Oafbu9sA8k8KzEAX3A/s1600-h/s41204ca112243_20_0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365086128120215458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigOcrhlyBuRuYt5osmo5ubZknSQQnLr59vaqpXgvBDE35kAU4ofPnjftoOdFof70VCPlxaoBMoz4O_WWZ-M7fmKHzIi28tnQUkdUWmok9FP6egTbew96yDdrP6Oafbu9sA8k8KzEAX3A/s400/s41204ca112243_20_0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfyeSuoaCeuFKmVEKd9K9g-v1aCgBBnju235ybFEFaBAmbTRzgVNyhXM6WA5DHxT_3UJDYoHKpwdO4yz7fqxfYqhVomKgBGOONB_FdVrt40fLsrf4nhkd-HDMMd2t0sxkXlLLfg2hEOs/s1600-h/s41204ca112243_16_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365086121172130962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfyeSuoaCeuFKmVEKd9K9g-v1aCgBBnju235ybFEFaBAmbTRzgVNyhXM6WA5DHxT_3UJDYoHKpwdO4yz7fqxfYqhVomKgBGOONB_FdVrt40fLsrf4nhkd-HDMMd2t0sxkXlLLfg2hEOs/s400/s41204ca112243_16_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPe-_xxvR7IaRTDh9cFdlmtvVTwm8iHN4y0knNs-vfLhicffAYI4we-OGiN-DnutSORp4MhxvB5OitocROkdxDsJlMWl_7y7uhizZ-XOqSOzTtRb05TNfdNBCFDeH4uK2x_iUEZYO9UU/s1600-h/fun2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365086109290789506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPe-_xxvR7IaRTDh9cFdlmtvVTwm8iHN4y0knNs-vfLhicffAYI4we-OGiN-DnutSORp4MhxvB5OitocROkdxDsJlMWl_7y7uhizZ-XOqSOzTtRb05TNfdNBCFDeH4uK2x_iUEZYO9UU/s400/fun2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-57382083773494982442009-08-01T12:36:00.000-07:002009-08-01T12:44:29.199-07:00July Update<div align="center">It's been a bit a while awhile, yet again.... I wont post many pictures because there was a lot that I took, but here are a few.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQUaHfdA6uEjngAF-Oy2qzWsPxJwRm1TeFNqOo_UkM01AI5ZbUMMKKkNdVN7HqbhG87UqMjCrBYxDiV72hCRJUPfre3zh_HDA5ho8S1Fq4WUSnDA5C7Fh8tfO9MIDK-qIgbJUt0qK6lU/s1600-h/DSC_0535_1123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082323071762482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQUaHfdA6uEjngAF-Oy2qzWsPxJwRm1TeFNqOo_UkM01AI5ZbUMMKKkNdVN7HqbhG87UqMjCrBYxDiV72hCRJUPfre3zh_HDA5ho8S1Fq4WUSnDA5C7Fh8tfO9MIDK-qIgbJUt0qK6lU/s400/DSC_0535_1123.JPG" border="0" /></a> Molly with NaNa and PopPop Winkels when they were out to visit. We went to Allaire and Molly got to ride the train out there. Of course all trains are Thomas the Train, but she had fun. It was such a great visit with NaNa and PopPop - we wish they were close to us so we could see them all of the time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiurUMy5uY8HQERx2XKtk4PU1T5ERlng5cr5qEAuvg-GRj7oUh-6s3-Apk1-f4gHYK1rPqO98hTNOZze8A3uDOtB4haxrncwXZc8KubSkuDC_te9CtsEx8zx7_X1FDl9YwOvGmjL-XFA/s1600-h/CSC_0790_0931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082319267716802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiurUMy5uY8HQERx2XKtk4PU1T5ERlng5cr5qEAuvg-GRj7oUh-6s3-Apk1-f4gHYK1rPqO98hTNOZze8A3uDOtB4haxrncwXZc8KubSkuDC_te9CtsEx8zx7_X1FDl9YwOvGmjL-XFA/s400/CSC_0790_0931.JPG" border="0" /></a> Molly in her Flintstone car she got for her birthday - I can't believe my baby girl is 2 years old!!!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClV28sDvWvq_xeoWU06VGoxV-8Y6812r-sUExCyUg1OvV1JOtrW25QQf-55Q231AVCO_3FbUxRIIKWs9O3PM2B19RB1GmnyYBszEAHO1HrsJr2gy5-Lnb-2AX5D39RQMGq1trFCXR5tE/s1600-h/sprinkles.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082312007734514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClV28sDvWvq_xeoWU06VGoxV-8Y6812r-sUExCyUg1OvV1JOtrW25QQf-55Q231AVCO_3FbUxRIIKWs9O3PM2B19RB1GmnyYBszEAHO1HrsJr2gy5-Lnb-2AX5D39RQMGq1trFCXR5tE/s400/sprinkles.jpg" border="0" /></a> Eating icecream at the boardwalk with NaNa and PopPop Winkels.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia95SvqErbRN7I35SaAaIUZR8zjlvY1SILMB9evgTyq1epurzmCV9ojr4_bAXidtBZQasyNBec-zS57bjAGtUnAI5BU_8qzdgmdZlHSDiv6rRjsmhdomsbSIF2jZoD4hyphenhyphenAgqB0vIFJG3E/s1600-h/blue+eyed+birdie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082306337551970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia95SvqErbRN7I35SaAaIUZR8zjlvY1SILMB9evgTyq1epurzmCV9ojr4_bAXidtBZQasyNBec-zS57bjAGtUnAI5BU_8qzdgmdZlHSDiv6rRjsmhdomsbSIF2jZoD4hyphenhyphenAgqB0vIFJG3E/s400/blue+eyed+birdie.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082312312839010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7VMBhHygkbcqHfWwKTIR_lzgiVwCzdYjNwJa-nbSbLGhGuJVe7ONEW1dEjLOdVoOi2MHBgs2UEy8c543X7zi6QkGDfP6VjROlFfWtK33df4p5eNcwCYLXV4ETtEL73cqMxCAKpPF-wo/s400/CSC_0910_0876_edited-1.JPG" border="0" />Having her birthday cupcakes for the Sperling family party.... <div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-69705336357309588282009-07-11T12:47:00.000-07:002009-07-11T13:12:22.850-07:004th of July Weekend<div align="center">Eating a plumb from the plumb tree. Molly only ate like 2 mini bites, but insisted that she liked it. It was good - it was very sweet. This was the first year that the plumb trees have had plumbs on it that were actually good enough to pick and eat! I go outside everyday and look at all the fruit trees, grapevines and veggie garden to see what I can pick and eat - Joe told me that farming is a hobby of a patient man.... ha! that I am not, but it is so neat to see the whole process of how something grows....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZBBhek0M6PDssQVZNzhpl_ON-cWme8W-QK_CtpkA_WgNnpxVCWZr4SIyMVNX0ESXzfug3UiPVb_89H7uRUUi5g403ua1n0Dp8Wpb84S6neswxA1ik0jkHbqWV2aA1Kv3llMu2vZXX-E/s1600-h/DSC_0255_0809.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357295608044390882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZBBhek0M6PDssQVZNzhpl_ON-cWme8W-QK_CtpkA_WgNnpxVCWZr4SIyMVNX0ESXzfug3UiPVb_89H7uRUUi5g403ua1n0Dp8Wpb84S6neswxA1ik0jkHbqWV2aA1Kv3llMu2vZXX-E/s400/DSC_0255_0809.JPG" border="0" /></a> day before 4th of July<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357294592817641890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GCHrmUqNK-r5-3njCsNHK_p8FxhCxRYQaRqrGnf6lyqdk7zQ2nvBkkwVErDqRljfF50Uum7bFKXaPHsMnoQ5umqiqfbID6WYzaGVGseCcyk40m2ICHtqfrkHRctMSDnr2nkrx_bWT3Q/s400/red+bow.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVWnwBpf7d3q181AljU4-3u0UCw-Pta57Vc6ZxvN8SD91OIfJvcX4IxN2l4tKoPYw7Ol9qXP_Nz-5xBkkZ8K5vtisQ0qrzHH0FNfcUdikD5RxTlsMhKwWGTsDnVCZIeDW1l6LaNoFxiI/s1600-h/DSC_0243_0803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357295601727708914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVWnwBpf7d3q181AljU4-3u0UCw-Pta57Vc6ZxvN8SD91OIfJvcX4IxN2l4tKoPYw7Ol9qXP_Nz-5xBkkZ8K5vtisQ0qrzHH0FNfcUdikD5RxTlsMhKwWGTsDnVCZIeDW1l6LaNoFxiI/s400/DSC_0243_0803.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AKyvR4kvNNHNdYq87cVRaOU8AyLdArT3bwxYLFsCXVMl9FGvviA9xog57qScuL83Fwui7wGO7JbThD717PLVdqNtDldEwplwf761lmkNzHcsfvmNwq9zybtntJDLCiSLeIgb11LbMRE/s1600-h/DSC_0235_0802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357295590287739106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AKyvR4kvNNHNdYq87cVRaOU8AyLdArT3bwxYLFsCXVMl9FGvviA9xog57qScuL83Fwui7wGO7JbThD717PLVdqNtDldEwplwf761lmkNzHcsfvmNwq9zybtntJDLCiSLeIgb11LbMRE/s400/DSC_0235_0802.JPG" border="0" /></a> Atlantic Farms...</div><div>Where you go to look and feed that animals. Molly loves this place and its only about 10 minutes or so from the house. We had fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5Hk9Orcu85gtqgZKNlgOG7YyxAj3U4xrvGPIcDZyreHjf_s6fecoCWehxRtICp2J-qD5w429uIt4taR3Ki240O8mP48z8VgDb8979dUvXsbzpcBn8iTQnGbilI_AiGmAqXmM0vVEEvc/s1600-h/DSC_0353_0784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357294654637339794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5Hk9Orcu85gtqgZKNlgOG7YyxAj3U4xrvGPIcDZyreHjf_s6fecoCWehxRtICp2J-qD5w429uIt4taR3Ki240O8mP48z8VgDb8979dUvXsbzpcBn8iTQnGbilI_AiGmAqXmM0vVEEvc/s400/DSC_0353_0784.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a picture of a horse that was only 1 day old!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSy0dNw1Tmd-Umzph0hxzCL4qAPW9PsGuFQzGlBHORMwapgrnO6LQOWbfHt4Ki71MUiDzq0FzUGGiRJtNapM7_mGk208dX3_BcbvbMI34lQTyAK7PrOJO-i9cxx4VMx4wuKWSrNR72oE/s1600-h/DSC_0284_0754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357294647407289010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSy0dNw1Tmd-Umzph0hxzCL4qAPW9PsGuFQzGlBHORMwapgrnO6LQOWbfHt4Ki71MUiDzq0FzUGGiRJtNapM7_mGk208dX3_BcbvbMI34lQTyAK7PrOJO-i9cxx4VMx4wuKWSrNR72oE/s400/DSC_0284_0754.JPG" border="0" /></a> Feeding the goats<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRTz0fzyWEdtovL0aBkFt3Dj3ahu4WzvJWP1TtZnNsh45ywsMwKBrNmwx19Cccg5sazq8sWQtHgTlFHrjw0Pz_DDg0t787CU-AwW76G8P8nb4qHiULiAVp0f52kj6rR-H0UXLky_Uxyg/s1600-h/DSC_0269_0748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357294642730549346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRTz0fzyWEdtovL0aBkFt3Dj3ahu4WzvJWP1TtZnNsh45ywsMwKBrNmwx19Cccg5sazq8sWQtHgTlFHrjw0Pz_DDg0t787CU-AwW76G8P8nb4qHiULiAVp0f52kj6rR-H0UXLky_Uxyg/s400/DSC_0269_0748.JPG" border="0" /></a> wearing her hat<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CFueCEXAoM4xuRv-_AV0c4BBWOXjJO-8zqZPc-X1nlrtgeLAWQjZgRBUJyc-PgZY4Ren7UYDBl_duO2PtohozQv3SWa-DsMWbkiQ8tZeIYR8M34g-dg7IU8cDA-stAKfxK5EqZzoQ5E/s1600-h/DSC_0264_0746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357294637910718178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CFueCEXAoM4xuRv-_AV0c4BBWOXjJO-8zqZPc-X1nlrtgeLAWQjZgRBUJyc-PgZY4Ren7UYDBl_duO2PtohozQv3SWa-DsMWbkiQ8tZeIYR8M34g-dg7IU8cDA-stAKfxK5EqZzoQ5E/s400/DSC_0264_0746.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigntbYlCTbNF1bq31jDPm83ae0lNxi-kM5nZpaEmvGALVt_lyNTdze10o1LbvsVUcfRe8EmkYZPh1szIVF6XosOjlrNpFQgyEEA8kcJkmnkRyHb83d-uCyHd79p4_qhlrQmA6kKDB3QI/s1600-h/pink+hat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357292683796140114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigntbYlCTbNF1bq31jDPm83ae0lNxi-kM5nZpaEmvGALVt_lyNTdze10o1LbvsVUcfRe8EmkYZPh1szIVF6XosOjlrNpFQgyEEA8kcJkmnkRyHb83d-uCyHd79p4_qhlrQmA6kKDB3QI/s400/pink+hat.jpg" border="0" /></a> More Goats<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsSAbOXMm3EZboNVKQHXK_wp6XBWeYuBeyNbJ7VLqgDaE7ebn4i7i1bS67TxczqQJKyNBv4ZAYjN6o5qWjAD1UkfVg5sL0jDMQD4MgbhUmUhB4Xv6OK3-fVuhhJfNbYRJdYjtshbEocE/s1600-h/DSC_0362_0789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357292678883983074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsSAbOXMm3EZboNVKQHXK_wp6XBWeYuBeyNbJ7VLqgDaE7ebn4i7i1bS67TxczqQJKyNBv4ZAYjN6o5qWjAD1UkfVg5sL0jDMQD4MgbhUmUhB4Xv6OK3-fVuhhJfNbYRJdYjtshbEocE/s400/DSC_0362_0789.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSQddd8IMx6GLO0YMKyl3_ODsULNnX6Lt4rUZnUwMK0lVtbt7NOYoEh1FfOM3ukRWhkRc51gGXWddHPw8uJNCZ59Ha3FPN0YZdW4RkPtjqMG0kJz9xE3SBq1-KwKIlqz_uZH8roiTnLo/s1600-h/DSC_0301_0763.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357292669445249298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSQddd8IMx6GLO0YMKyl3_ODsULNnX6Lt4rUZnUwMK0lVtbt7NOYoEh1FfOM3ukRWhkRc51gGXWddHPw8uJNCZ59Ha3FPN0YZdW4RkPtjqMG0kJz9xE3SBq1-KwKIlqz_uZH8roiTnLo/s400/DSC_0301_0763.JPG" border="0" /></a> The ugliest looking tongue I have ever seen in my life! It is was so long and it felt like sand paper!! It scared Molly, so she wasn't into feeding the cows...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzgjz4olcOYIJef9KRDXXeBW4Vesx5R6JECJratfYK0V1ahyphenhyphen8SAm8Q7x-F7XomoER-qTSk1a3JT83tdZeZ4QLR-iO2YETItQCLmIXFjgz-cE7w0kv9ByVeq7fYNbbYAkvSryppfoWx5Q/s1600-h/DSC_0315_0769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357292666208975522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzgjz4olcOYIJef9KRDXXeBW4Vesx5R6JECJratfYK0V1ahyphenhyphen8SAm8Q7x-F7XomoER-qTSk1a3JT83tdZeZ4QLR-iO2YETItQCLmIXFjgz-cE7w0kv9ByVeq7fYNbbYAkvSryppfoWx5Q/s400/DSC_0315_0769.JPG" border="0" /></a> On our way home... poor girl was whooped!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357292686357192178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixnQm7K6N66HJZDKzhl2Tj7d3yX3IQFwdg1LUgGZlLB_pvtPQbdt5Q10cVM-A9KLB3Jtk3sUVzCvibBKRh1UXOQGDzFrf2e95ZQ_Tv7IucPKSt9lm2M7SVMq0bOyAOtLWIWYmgWNBveE/s400/DSC_0370_0794.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-1647794391717929382009-07-11T12:34:00.001-07:002009-07-11T12:46:59.390-07:00JunglegymNaNa and Pop gave Molly a really neat jumglegym for her 2nd birthday. I was a little nervous that she would still be too little for it, but as always, my daughter proves me wrong, and got all into it! It has a slide, a picnic table, sandbox, swings, towers to play in and a rock climbing wall (she wont play on that yet). Thank you NaNa and Pop for the great present! We love you!<br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Joe and Dad putting it together.</div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289579224174386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5noanMrrGh1CoDkFoAeFd4_G94iwOw_l3TiRDO-2zHZnREie6FS77rW4qI0UkoKfUPSRPHItNqUzoc-UmX1-g-3Ni5HoLe6qTThpkGP26kergLyWNyZLIVgk_QQZ7LzpIhS6eCr8KTVU/s400/DSC_0150_0843.JPG" border="0" />Molly in the tower looking for birds or planes or bugs...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6FeP2lOpokyv41qCxOwFLVH5d2WnDadQvfkTzAIbQeXGHfAuGw2pxSuYsvsq8ELvjTSpeLFWCXLRijK-jQhWg-tg8sXsIAnq-tKXBZMy5oI_ikrpeagXJ9_nLTAzqQQ-YRqHtRhGDc/s1600-h/DSC_0200_0830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289605398059602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6FeP2lOpokyv41qCxOwFLVH5d2WnDadQvfkTzAIbQeXGHfAuGw2pxSuYsvsq8ELvjTSpeLFWCXLRijK-jQhWg-tg8sXsIAnq-tKXBZMy5oI_ikrpeagXJ9_nLTAzqQQ-YRqHtRhGDc/s400/DSC_0200_0830.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />on the swings...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_wKwKDriNpCbvAfQQOcaO4IZAlsFtrBl5UqtAuAx8uN8afwUicV4Ehw2URPa9ie_Vkex8lRxOWN6ESW_r-HV5Ek8VY8GqidHp5IiEUWyNEsFUT3lYT0FRxXFkww5AifeKpk_aFGLpzQ/s1600-h/DSC_0173_0820.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289599490771890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_wKwKDriNpCbvAfQQOcaO4IZAlsFtrBl5UqtAuAx8uN8afwUicV4Ehw2URPa9ie_Vkex8lRxOWN6ESW_r-HV5Ek8VY8GqidHp5IiEUWyNEsFUT3lYT0FRxXFkww5AifeKpk_aFGLpzQ/s400/DSC_0173_0820.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjOhTlb_ElQnatF5RHm1JAxtlDleVgm1mtJgbaUDa2YRXgqs36VxEK7O-mZlKWUxI22wSVwl4yX5eWHLZJKw-tLTd8Pgh_PRtpsvylqenyWfmHdcKg_qNNLnY-4GKUxRlOdjp3-6KUNc/s1600-h/DSC_0169_0818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289592309613314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjOhTlb_ElQnatF5RHm1JAxtlDleVgm1mtJgbaUDa2YRXgqs36VxEK7O-mZlKWUxI22wSVwl4yX5eWHLZJKw-tLTd8Pgh_PRtpsvylqenyWfmHdcKg_qNNLnY-4GKUxRlOdjp3-6KUNc/s400/DSC_0169_0818.JPG" border="0" /></a>climbing up...<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289610198916338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIrHMh3MVM6P6tD7Uf6Xo5Oe1wytM51pLha_oxNyrCnO04adUwZJRhMmVomF_8xKKYBUchBnOOhtDd6ZnZnWNkbA7g88gCVq0QplCSd8-wUrmnTf8Gn0GBfnOExyfsQ7H-AGEXAt7VcQ/s400/DSC_0189_0825.JPG" border="0" /> sliding down with Uncle. Molly made everyone climb up and slide down the slide at least once... even NaNa!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357291229973503298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaGaq-vnZOWQRt6DHVULpbDX0AjikT6Xmr7nwefuYqCtbWbKEtm-uU_f0-loE2FBDXKjnxA8UZ6MzwxFSMDBpQX1spNA_QAwl4gLzOEuMWhovebMKwxYhyrQfznRDcjc-rCtYJKXxQq4/s400/DSC_0217_0834.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-86122035399069805462009-06-27T13:15:00.000-07:002009-06-27T13:35:05.444-07:00A LONG TIME<div align="center">So it has been a couple of weeks since I have posted. I guess I have been kinda busy- I don't really know with what, but I have been busy. What I should be doing now while Molly takes a nap, is my project for the Stroke Consortium that is a month overdue, but I just cannot motivate myself to have it done - which is a problem! So even though it may sound silly, if you remember, can you pray for motivation for me to get this thing done by the 9th of July??? </div><div align="center">Anyways here a some random shots of the past couple of weeks... Enjoy!<br /></div><div align="center">I just had to show these because I have realized that I kinda may have a green thumb. This is our garden in the front of the house. Last year Joe did it, but with him being in school and me not a very patient person, I tried to do most of it myself. The mulching isn't the best job (I was told it was clumpy), but I am proud of myself!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNozZtLJ9vzERuoW7fMhQM7rK-YmbzptCVaEAJsegm8s5q2f9v7EUnbCvUdiVdQGAoiwJrs7LFIFHoo5055o4nEmzqIqSfgz4VPjqu8PNoekv6dJVHbdolJb2tGC4UXz3eYSRzZN17NUc/s1600-h/DSC_0076_0721.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352105092572672114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNozZtLJ9vzERuoW7fMhQM7rK-YmbzptCVaEAJsegm8s5q2f9v7EUnbCvUdiVdQGAoiwJrs7LFIFHoo5055o4nEmzqIqSfgz4VPjqu8PNoekv6dJVHbdolJb2tGC4UXz3eYSRzZN17NUc/s400/DSC_0076_0721.JPG" border="0" /></a>My Uncle Smitty had this rock made for Joe and I for our wedding gift. It's one of my most favorite things I have!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPVHXZLFn-M_xmivPAcggmL6Wa7U-yvzvW7T_cctlc16v-dZ4s_iZXX8K5c_K8uImOZq2q1a2B_EYpN8D8Tftvo97TjWxETdWmAfu3hsi6FILML29mG5ZLXzL2laFUkc25Qjay5xbQ_4/s1600-h/DSC_0075_0720.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352105089284948226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPVHXZLFn-M_xmivPAcggmL6Wa7U-yvzvW7T_cctlc16v-dZ4s_iZXX8K5c_K8uImOZq2q1a2B_EYpN8D8Tftvo97TjWxETdWmAfu3hsi6FILML29mG5ZLXzL2laFUkc25Qjay5xbQ_4/s400/DSC_0075_0720.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> This was a HOT day, but the pool was still being opened and it was ICE cold. So Molly got to play in the sprinkler in her "kini." She actually had a lot of fun - of course the next week when we went outside to play in the sprinkler, she wanted nothing to do with it, except to turn the water on and off. Silly girl...<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352104386739352018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDwpXCo16fCFGeYvCe1ob31XS9hji3Z_A7Wc8P4Hz2TP2dcyQHlm1Dci0HJQwDUmt6fE26s9njZh__A01q1TsoIygqFcyQ9PrIiw0PLAvAvkGaVmEoJ4U0moxT0jL_LUbxsXW_gw1yjE/s400/bw+molly+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB58m2wcjLSWoH90jPfpkgl_HJSf_I-sYoxBYSBFS6_9_0mHDn3uvdLZPLSjb5Y7jrRCEKaxQRT7R16UPg5zX2cwJQF3KLzjRESeZTAXJeEn2L-lNvtVKMg9tJeFB-GwiUpr6RpY3qnE/s1600-h/CSC_0086_0731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352104398039719266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB58m2wcjLSWoH90jPfpkgl_HJSf_I-sYoxBYSBFS6_9_0mHDn3uvdLZPLSjb5Y7jrRCEKaxQRT7R16UPg5zX2cwJQF3KLzjRESeZTAXJeEn2L-lNvtVKMg9tJeFB-GwiUpr6RpY3qnE/s400/CSC_0086_0731.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI7ynE_vJd70a12TFMqljPmz6IZYspGAJ6W8mWl9IirTXNvqwecghCyVex9Bg25JEaddj6ebRw32cQ7vWr_JHHzgQK0RpTQR8H_Yqujv3ilDRboU-335huw3Tu_1DHGYoXfnit9xf9YA/s1600-h/CSC_0080_0725.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352104394093082882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI7ynE_vJd70a12TFMqljPmz6IZYspGAJ6W8mWl9IirTXNvqwecghCyVex9Bg25JEaddj6ebRw32cQ7vWr_JHHzgQK0RpTQR8H_Yqujv3ilDRboU-335huw3Tu_1DHGYoXfnit9xf9YA/s400/CSC_0080_0725.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is a picture of a baby bird that Pop saved from the dogs. Molly and I were looking at the plumb and apple trees in the feild, and we were trying to find the plums, when we saw this little baby bird on a bottom branch. He was so cute! Except that he jumped off the branch and started to hop around because he didn't know how to fly yet. Lola and Sophia saw him and Lola almost had him in her mouth, but Pop saved the day while all us girls screamed! Pop let Molly touched the bird on the head before he put it back in a tree with a nest in it. Now all Molly talks about is the bird that Lola ate and then Pop put it in the nest for his Mommy. Ha ha - she literally tells everyone she sees this story.... :)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352104398947408674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2NBFp0p37d_10LTKb-xCUWv13Wo8SYdUZ1lO9zNA30Fu2T3gt7eK_IHnFGF96weUId3n2GEtMervOWMXH5TL6fRvXtapn7HMN8f_hSKKWlFGdQEzwkvS-2jhZL1UVbize4KIsD186rY/s400/bird.jpg" border="0" />So NaNa and I went yard sale hunting and this is what we found. It's a Little Tykes slide - we got it for $20 and it's a perfect size for her. Now Pop and Joe have put together her big swing set with the slide, but this will help boost her confidence for the big slide.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352105107691292242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHIV7mAkZkJl_RymhY51-G3OdAsEb_ia6_yOR68EFyzK_ByjhjFCRtOTshe4nc3eLJxakQ-Zk-rLVjJfzbxLNjV6gH8bNS4ssHXQ717DRGKN_xonnWDV69SzCTltGtnIiinvlAdsXIUI/s400/DSC_0133_0697.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEbb3ND3uDgHDtRyW7Da3WvkkXpnM9g8ffU3toMFOZMOPA3wuMv08xTtYhxz3OoJtfU0kQO5ldb7UwkQ07SKUGk_7lj7lkzlonnRDrX9nAWpG5E00xvts-GJb18l0FVK1mMQ0AJvsXco/s1600-h/bw+molly2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352104383159457154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEbb3ND3uDgHDtRyW7Da3WvkkXpnM9g8ffU3toMFOZMOPA3wuMv08xTtYhxz3OoJtfU0kQO5ldb7UwkQ07SKUGk_7lj7lkzlonnRDrX9nAWpG5E00xvts-GJb18l0FVK1mMQ0AJvsXco/s400/bw+molly2.jpg" border="0" /></a> We also found this easel that we got for $3! What a steal! It was in perfect condition. One side you can post the paper and the other side is a chalk board. You can fold it up too so it's not always in the way. This is perfect for Molly because she is my little artist!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352105098904273618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3tlN9OZsptp5tmsjdI3lf40TEVOOd6eIOhMAzQI317UnaMBNYMqK9NoxoOMM8QWXk3nbY1sxQvTNveShwD-kopOkO1Y11UOhFL_VIeZz0tKIUXefRKLEpl4UaQZ_T2U52Wa5bvP0EfM/s400/DSC_0143_0666.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352105106790878178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-U9OGhWn47m57OzIH88oAHNMB2NoigoC97UFrcsF85EUs1n3gVm5HnrCNpLFKu5bTR5c2fYshEURj5iTFL18-nbPyodf_tkYEcwAQ6TKvZQ1qqXmseESd1hULCzfxF06bb7b8fQKgLc/s400/DSC_0140_0665.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-38052595608949689512009-06-08T12:33:00.000-07:002009-06-08T12:41:29.594-07:00Weekend BluesI don't have a lot to say and I don't have any pictures ready to post - although they will be coming around by the end of the week sometime. I just wanted to post some Scripture that I just read.<br />It was a bit of a rough weekend for me - I don't really know why. I have no reason to really be all that stressed right now, but lots of little things were getting to me, esp. by mid-afternoon yesterday (Sunday). Well, last night while praying with Molly, I just lifted all my insecurities up about being a wife and a mom and just me in general, and I gave up and allowed the Lord to just have me. So often do I forget who my Father is and how much He loves me.<br />Anyway, for those who know me, I'm not that great with putting my thoughts into words (they get all jumbled somewhere along the lines...). But I did want to share this from Psalms 100.<br /><br />1* Make a shout to the LORD, all you lands!<br />2* Serve the LORD with gladness; I come before His presence with singing<br />3* Know that the LORD, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture<br />4* Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.<br />5* For theLORD is good; His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations.<br /><br />So, thank you Lord that you are in control of my life!joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-52136365016427978072009-06-01T12:33:00.001-07:002009-06-01T12:53:45.215-07:00Baltimore<div align="center">So we went on our first family vacation to the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. We have been on vacation before, but this was the first time that it was just Joe, Molly and I. I think it is safe to say that we all had a good time. Molly of course had some moments, but all in all it was a great trip, and much needed time away from the craziness of home!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6An7po2PfNa9lY3o8ni3Iyi3V4rfqv1UpjLNSiSYOBFlD_FVe4q4WT3ytiQy88SdV_JN7fJNM5YxrTEuE72S7O7D0m3zBciJEDwD9NQW3ny6k612JhAZmEX4wtsj13MfiUOZoC50lliQ/s1600-h/DSC_0165_0592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342445478849988258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6An7po2PfNa9lY3o8ni3Iyi3V4rfqv1UpjLNSiSYOBFlD_FVe4q4WT3ytiQy88SdV_JN7fJNM5YxrTEuE72S7O7D0m3zBciJEDwD9NQW3ny6k612JhAZmEX4wtsj13MfiUOZoC50lliQ/s400/DSC_0165_0592.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is Molly on the phone at the Children's Museum. The museum was a lot of fun for her. This exhibit allowed the children to work with some of the art, and the older kids could pick up the phones and listen about the art. Molly didn't really look or work with the art - she just ran around and picked up all the phones and said "Hello....Bye!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdzsAo302R-G5VaLKoWnNQASYfl1jgNmIbPZFyqYKZlmmUYOM0E7Upv2294-JCOwbtLTDYSHF1tJiX_YN-D0C4M_q4My-ZbQ0nh-mIXvkE8teUNBxueKfFpXYqn1OsviXfGVRWYVhTvE/s1600-h/molly+with+phone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342445472465879554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdzsAo302R-G5VaLKoWnNQASYfl1jgNmIbPZFyqYKZlmmUYOM0E7Upv2294-JCOwbtLTDYSHF1tJiX_YN-D0C4M_q4My-ZbQ0nh-mIXvkE8teUNBxueKfFpXYqn1OsviXfGVRWYVhTvE/s400/molly+with+phone.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another station was rock painting. You place the water on the rocks and watch them get darker and become shiny because of whatever is in the rocks. Molly takes her painting<strong> very </strong>serioulsy, so this was an intense station.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgiv8OWrfZaNLFnR4CYJeJCwjJY4whvxE9dy7tqPbHIkr8PpBdZNnch8ol_1PDKLokY7c4K0TUGvxtawlFBLIX-RKf8AeFIJL0Ce32lEgSCZXUSNvM1vnSngijmJwkDyYjHk7ax5dXKw/s1600-h/DSC_0118_0562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342445469785314370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgiv8OWrfZaNLFnR4CYJeJCwjJY4whvxE9dy7tqPbHIkr8PpBdZNnch8ol_1PDKLokY7c4K0TUGvxtawlFBLIX-RKf8AeFIJL0Ce32lEgSCZXUSNvM1vnSngijmJwkDyYjHk7ax5dXKw/s400/DSC_0118_0562.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342446197284463202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikm7lIkPvmbHCTtXUkxuOqThTRcseQp4y0QZ0i7pE_9hEQjYpbqF63l2hY3lFvRKP3uwNtOk0svAMOOmJ2hCLZ6CJeEqmz1E-iXwt9M1zgCFqvR9t8fn-KdpkkZj9ZBOgU5itdVbZjxqI/s400/CSC_0146_0581.JPG" border="0" />The first day we were there, we went to the Aquarium, which was the whole reason of going. Molly loves fish and the ocean. Surprisingly, this was our least favorite day of all! It all started though when we first got there and I was told to check in the stroller... now I had packed a lunch, and camera, and I had my 3 wheeled stroller. So that was not good. Molly didn't want to be held, but there were so many people at certain places that she had to be held. And what little kid wants to hold their Mom or Dad's hand for 2 hours??? Needless to say that we didn't really take our time to look at every little exhibit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8ss2n3BX63Lha4XnI-WXwRH-MD7433mRs_nuCVq13R4u_WkGP2BEIc8WOAJnoRG9d6Ow602CcglOanQr9MuevrNA8fRRKUNJJn65amR0bMwvTjrv_7_puX3hdJrVML1qaXDKEXb3wiA/s1600-h/DSC_0022_0647.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342445459633899042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8ss2n3BX63Lha4XnI-WXwRH-MD7433mRs_nuCVq13R4u_WkGP2BEIc8WOAJnoRG9d6Ow602CcglOanQr9MuevrNA8fRRKUNJJn65amR0bMwvTjrv_7_puX3hdJrVML1qaXDKEXb3wiA/s400/DSC_0022_0647.JPG" border="0" /></a>They did have a dolphin show though, which Joe and I enjoyed. Molly was so done with the day that she spent a majority of the time sitting down on the floor of the bleachers. But when I photoshopped this picture, I made it look like she had the best time ever! ha ha...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yALaQhiu5ZM2gqtvVjsyicVB8ElE9fVi78E7EoCcbs950osw-KuE3vuZactaOGUzo1BITG6WAKKk1zN-cS0PykxN5jW4KOGBFFAcrcWeSkKYcxx13TK2k-Rk_1I3tvxeayqtS2uxilc/s1600-h/molly+and+the+dolphins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342445458064286290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yALaQhiu5ZM2gqtvVjsyicVB8ElE9fVi78E7EoCcbs950osw-KuE3vuZactaOGUzo1BITG6WAKKk1zN-cS0PykxN5jW4KOGBFFAcrcWeSkKYcxx13TK2k-Rk_1I3tvxeayqtS2uxilc/s400/molly+and+the+dolphins.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then Joe's favorite thing - the duck tour. You take this bus tour throughout the whole city looking at different sites, and then it goes straight into the water! I had heard that these were a ton of fun to do, so when we found out that they had them in this city, I really wanted to try it. This was the only thing that we did that Molly had no moments.... it was the most relaxing part of our trip!</div></div><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342446186139940322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eMhq-w_Kzon_s60q2rbovwG2TpsEdrqxHN2DOnw4hzORrlclqzH97_FYRWmmWZ-K7xS-Vo-x7ix_kS4vZ5O0QH2FKHBinM8T64GMJal_l1rB-K_O4dg4tO0hHZoKDQ6nEcyac-0lf6w/s400/DSC_0218_0615.JPG" border="0" />joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-66318451778461677322009-05-15T12:06:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:16:26.629-07:00Mother's Day<div align="center">So here are some pictures from last Mother's weekend. It was nice. My Dad had gotten all of us tickets for a brunch cruise on the Manasquan River. Molly was so excited. While waiting to board the boat she kept looking into the water in search of Nemo - ha ha. It was a great time and everyone enjoyed themselves...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129851736171362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiFmkahdyfo0gQyiCxYbPMdeJakz5xNaJj3xA8YuWFxGzf4aRRty_5LL90jmXe9jZDEhAemn49TIX7sGKPbBoB9gQRIq3SCpNdIGrPkzdwAykcRo89EXdk_Mlsa1W2kRh2ezAermlxl8/s400/CSC_0034_0482.JPG" border="0" />Molly with NaNa and Pop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAfRwYDrUroR9MQsB60ClTZnNRtQL6wT2vNogfmFYl8_yXk9dsoTNELo0tBQrtvpXoxEKS9F0fec1xkiuuH16e2POMVUlRgE-w9RJvDiQS7Sl9iFmP5wGUMkcXtUrVJ2ncKprEBvWVTQ/s1600-h/DSC_0022_0475.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336130249500942626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAfRwYDrUroR9MQsB60ClTZnNRtQL6wT2vNogfmFYl8_yXk9dsoTNELo0tBQrtvpXoxEKS9F0fec1xkiuuH16e2POMVUlRgE-w9RJvDiQS7Sl9iFmP5wGUMkcXtUrVJ2ncKprEBvWVTQ/s400/DSC_0022_0475.JPG" border="0" /></a> Looking out the window - I was a little nervous because at one point she tried to take her legs and dangle them out the window while her NaNa was holding her....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVySMFC_4xdV8J0UzqJEcRQDOEapO1GpVVyAgMpg5ushypFHTMkvHZ-TntItcAZ58UylEcuN62gUROhB-BEUTuKzZdOXIK1qn-yi6-oDl6rm0jtiIL8I5i962wlE-mWZVRKDXY4JUIpc/s1600-h/DSC_0021_0474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336130246552058050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVySMFC_4xdV8J0UzqJEcRQDOEapO1GpVVyAgMpg5ushypFHTMkvHZ-TntItcAZ58UylEcuN62gUROhB-BEUTuKzZdOXIK1qn-yi6-oDl6rm0jtiIL8I5i962wlE-mWZVRKDXY4JUIpc/s400/DSC_0021_0474.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZQqO_5k2-l292Wo-dJMeoraLQuOQxv2-TX43ssHXKv3pusIIrhPIs8AMeEHvjIaxiiFXIcGurFXJk-v990aF-Qlvr2yB6-JzsJeqmK-MrFJVg4JijV2J9hK4Fc44eZi-DcfVk5-oCLw/s1600-h/DSC_0033_0481.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129849693812066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZQqO_5k2-l292Wo-dJMeoraLQuOQxv2-TX43ssHXKv3pusIIrhPIs8AMeEHvjIaxiiFXIcGurFXJk-v990aF-Qlvr2yB6-JzsJeqmK-MrFJVg4JijV2J9hK4Fc44eZi-DcfVk5-oCLw/s400/DSC_0033_0481.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh Uncle.... Uncle worked the night before and was very tired. He only smiled for one picture and that is on my keychain from the lady who comes around taking everyone's picture...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hj-m-kTdJzB-LXqPL7qzDHF9bZolleFArJzSlpPK9Y7P0LP1qZNppi4lrjJZvQLARtfH1LujrP2fkUyK6sZUXGoUy33RHNUmjJ4K2y1Uxpeni8GXhD66kbA8TFg6_jwi5YmaO8WM2Aw/s1600-h/DSC_0009_0499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129844169976818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hj-m-kTdJzB-LXqPL7qzDHF9bZolleFArJzSlpPK9Y7P0LP1qZNppi4lrjJZvQLARtfH1LujrP2fkUyK6sZUXGoUy33RHNUmjJ4K2y1Uxpeni8GXhD66kbA8TFg6_jwi5YmaO8WM2Aw/s400/DSC_0009_0499.JPG" border="0" /></a> Joe broke his finger at work a couple of weeks ago, so he had to have a splint and tape on his finger. Molly got a kick out of it and wanter her fingers taped too!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwp9Jq7srMgCaBeIzXck6eeJlsMHpYRjpllOtINBNKRuriVXAK6WEUSKjo6PBR_NKnYk-mdodLLXmVN0KtlIGEAeGq64uGLWIzmB-ED708w13TwyGKep6WGwAYqA1dv610arg08jd48E/s1600-h/DSC_0079_0461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129841484938882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwp9Jq7srMgCaBeIzXck6eeJlsMHpYRjpllOtINBNKRuriVXAK6WEUSKjo6PBR_NKnYk-mdodLLXmVN0KtlIGEAeGq64uGLWIzmB-ED708w13TwyGKep6WGwAYqA1dv610arg08jd48E/s400/DSC_0079_0461.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><p align="center">Playing in her tunnel. She is still a little scared to go through it. She actually went all the way but when it came to get out of the end, she realized that she would have to put her hands down on the grass and dirt (which she hates) and freaked out a little and cried "help me! help me!"</p>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-12714438829867051642009-05-01T10:40:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:52:08.292-07:00Holmdel Park<div><div><div align="center">Last weekend, Molly and I went to the Holmdel Park together. It's exit 115 on the Parkway, and it was great! The weather was beautiful - 90 degree weather. Someone at work had told me about the park and thought that Molly would have a good time. They had an old historic part to it that had all different animals and people dressed up like in the old days. There were horses tilling the garden and little baby chics. It was fun, and I can't wait to go back with Joe!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330914396075224674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_rr8aRXlYB3L9X9KICaS1nKdVjmykbEbJTu5cn0D3eQMMuuoEOwYtuPm9_u_ZZTpIRjDm5mp44PyZNl8MuvLGB1aEKPnXBVo3BCX6bOEf9N1ao85D7F2HxeCTIqKDQwAkhNqwWLa5gI/s400/CSC_0066_0445.JPG" border="0" />A man dressed up plowing the land<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330912554222069682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxF_0XW97ytJchWI8WL7-DZxV5Q-ETdACx2Hb79fuIIhNm8MDdQHL-e0Uj8bwIKvguvPl1K81UUY6fi_Xm6nuTkeawk_YZAqMzoLdGQ-w4JPXtKNvd83yNiAt5tK4q1LrXDkmvT4s6RY/s400/molly+and+fence.jpg" border="0" />Birdie posing by the fence with her hat for me. The hat didn't really stay on for too long, but it was so cute.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-M9oyCQBwavxdgijjhBX5xfnqgnP1hjeEy_vu83g4Sj2FiCu6ubm-Teu-5nXR7kcdsUszufeUkNbzVMPOFetHyGwAG2irAeoYLKLZxI9RFT-qZe-0OvSTcdSaChaOVID-Pq796lJdaQ/s1600-h/DSC_0036_0428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330912564120633154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-M9oyCQBwavxdgijjhBX5xfnqgnP1hjeEy_vu83g4Sj2FiCu6ubm-Teu-5nXR7kcdsUszufeUkNbzVMPOFetHyGwAG2irAeoYLKLZxI9RFT-qZe-0OvSTcdSaChaOVID-Pq796lJdaQ/s400/DSC_0036_0428.JPG" border="0" /></a>Molly trying to climb the fence to get to the cows...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaA0AQszrcy_47v6GVjfwJLzVbBwzKJwboSFTvTBN7clZeC1gDKASqDnlMGYbCtMW354Msk7M8kwjeMPSpgYZPBO8TwJ94pSGl6RO9Qs3R-lktzWxT68xUR_5z8KIaVALUCfE2oIUxZ0/s1600-h/DSC_0063_0443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330912559060615074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaA0AQszrcy_47v6GVjfwJLzVbBwzKJwboSFTvTBN7clZeC1gDKASqDnlMGYbCtMW354Msk7M8kwjeMPSpgYZPBO8TwJ94pSGl6RO9Qs3R-lktzWxT68xUR_5z8KIaVALUCfE2oIUxZ0/s400/DSC_0063_0443.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wearing my sunglasses. She was trying so hard to look through them, but they were just too big!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330914404945032130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CjVLavIjBcna5oBYWIhAky9EMXwylbEQM_YqkjdgXUybtlTYX6PwU8cWGyj4Q54BXVgZ2FlxHzYT9bIgbBbdNT0KBhtIxALvksLZbxCUglCGcj4LiAC_h8m7qX5m-oyZHKqm4OoKnK8/s400/DSC_0050_0435.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330914415633419714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nVu3SzMwUIyy0EoOMu9Zu8j2kFMkSOEz7dpb4iLDJia5UQ5fQ-k4pLlC0ps_j4xjfQCKOkBYcHfMcDQyoeAvlDAEt_ITcLGPpABL5jwvH2JFq5OhLxzE0p3AF-hUn3st9pRLlf7OJc0/s400/DSC_0054_0439.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXZ9jniR0PwT1zGc1NxvURYB5k8MofCVGALP2l8KwDT2ifBYywKG9CVDJ55fJbN6D1I0uSN2VKMtGjiMazqWvTQsnvQoZ6Sj76pbDngs17QJ6M-fP04E-wvQQfiTDebCYhumxAcyPVX4/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330912550410846450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXZ9jniR0PwT1zGc1NxvURYB5k8MofCVGALP2l8KwDT2ifBYywKG9CVDJ55fJbN6D1I0uSN2VKMtGjiMazqWvTQsnvQoZ6Sj76pbDngs17QJ6M-fP04E-wvQQfiTDebCYhumxAcyPVX4/s400/tree.jpg" border="0" /></a> I don't even know what these trees are called (which I should, because I ask my Dad like a million times what their names are), but there were a ton of them on one side of the pond, and when you walked through the path, it made a canopy over your head. My pictures do not even do the view justice. Molly kept looking up and would say "oooh pretty"</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-10472194382108273592009-04-13T10:49:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:00:15.997-07:00He is RISEN!<div align="center">These are just some pictures from yesterday at home; yesterday being Easter. I love this picture, because to me, it shows everything about what yesterday represents - the celebration of our risen Savior. Yesterday at church, there was a joy and atmosphere of thanksgiving with people as we fellowshipped together to remember what Christ has done for us. You could see the excitement of people's hearts as we came together as Believers and rejoiced in remembering that Christ kept his promise to us; He died for us and then rose from the dead and is sitting at the right hand of the Father in Heaven intervening for our sake!</div><div align="center">There is nothing more precious than the gift that He has given us!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnBaq7rArJrw896eYl63U7Ostk-R6IwsuCH2TpNOTDD4hii3USEOj5yivlvDrwp7GG8cGcgC5yDkvOQ-JFUUdGL2WnUE8Q3WkBh7CuRkEh4vHd0bB5xA40zo1sdUQADHXVTQ815GLYxA/s1600-h/DSC_0146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324235208092251490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnBaq7rArJrw896eYl63U7Ostk-R6IwsuCH2TpNOTDD4hii3USEOj5yivlvDrwp7GG8cGcgC5yDkvOQ-JFUUdGL2WnUE8Q3WkBh7CuRkEh4vHd0bB5xA40zo1sdUQADHXVTQ815GLYxA/s400/DSC_0146.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidamdIn0SW0gjwIKasQbuQbm1AwunM_xrcJ49Qub6rUYP5kcmJdbx3K2wegz16IibOQzZ1bAJWQuWgLFdy6Di9w3n8uBbmLjRlltKpU8QbuohjfmxR9jD_aPlXdTuTpqfEI1hLLMhppvs/s1600-h/DSC_0141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324235203328361410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidamdIn0SW0gjwIKasQbuQbm1AwunM_xrcJ49Qub6rUYP5kcmJdbx3K2wegz16IibOQzZ1bAJWQuWgLFdy6Di9w3n8uBbmLjRlltKpU8QbuohjfmxR9jD_aPlXdTuTpqfEI1hLLMhppvs/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2_mW44-ffRYXL87EvqxL09NOgphDNjTKCGcC3ddULZoMeAmkPuTUnbuLsX64Hf7x_uQTnd23wjhdOwno5EnyLdzcs7e-RhBpW3ldiRZxY1rGKJdJJApd1Du8wrKf65yQL4oS70RyMrg/s1600-h/DSC_0149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324235198228326994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2_mW44-ffRYXL87EvqxL09NOgphDNjTKCGcC3ddULZoMeAmkPuTUnbuLsX64Hf7x_uQTnd23wjhdOwno5EnyLdzcs7e-RhBpW3ldiRZxY1rGKJdJJApd1Du8wrKf65yQL4oS70RyMrg/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" border="0" /></a> Posing with the bunny ears...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgtgtUepbAYBt6GIQdOWXBdtD0cQT2dKoZQVzNYwzt5ZhPNln6jI3fSY0IohCYLbZnLBpaVEAV9SpexsvSoMsh0o8xZRy_5OmVTdvkeFFTS0AqXCT5_7gVTiyQeBfK8Di_yTinqMB6a8/s1600-h/DSC_0151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324235195356142114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgtgtUepbAYBt6GIQdOWXBdtD0cQT2dKoZQVzNYwzt5ZhPNln6jI3fSY0IohCYLbZnLBpaVEAV9SpexsvSoMsh0o8xZRy_5OmVTdvkeFFTS0AqXCT5_7gVTiyQeBfK8Di_yTinqMB6a8/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-34519165693421876052009-04-06T17:48:00.000-07:002009-04-06T18:11:29.272-07:00Springtime<div align="center">Well Springtime is here, and thank heavens! This means warmer weather and more time outside! </div><div align="center">Pop bought her her first tricycle. She likes people to push her around. She hasn't quite gotten the concept of pedaling herself.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QGec6oMYNNvwcseQKT3WKBRNJeSjlVZolExmipiaQcsly6FS-oBIxelCp80HSh83Zr-XtKrLKWRGu4DILAPtonkHtcbrmQzchMtAJxXglHxLvC0q1k6GjFgPGvFpps38FnQFItPWy-4/s1600-h/CSC_0128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321746792553172002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QGec6oMYNNvwcseQKT3WKBRNJeSjlVZolExmipiaQcsly6FS-oBIxelCp80HSh83Zr-XtKrLKWRGu4DILAPtonkHtcbrmQzchMtAJxXglHxLvC0q1k6GjFgPGvFpps38FnQFItPWy-4/s400/CSC_0128.JPG" border="0" /></a> Having fun!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321745912223876178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b-39z5ojRY25YdFcOQf5911jZFj06i30cfiKoIJgLd6sqXOvR_nM_yoShURNKMhZVgk9WegvBmwJJp1HsvsvVCVyIZhmB6QtmgVdytZP3kudRbKa7RPM4AUhrwanWphY_3kX8G65lPo/s400/CSC_0046.JPG" border="0" />Playing with bubbles... as you see they are all down her pants.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321745931339605490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GWWsw87SqSxNSt6jYKRBU1JKik84r0VqK0VVx9Et3G0aSnX84b1VkXpzTdMjKOM35Weg5wT81cgR5ZDthgff0acb_MG6oo6dkyS1FBligHpxMyMcZXXYFtaAxw9sHn-E-b6cP9juFhA/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" />Easter Egg hungting at the Stillwell's... Molly had so much fun finding the eggs. She did such a good job too! NaNa had her practice before hand, so she was ready for it!<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlrezt6Bf89XcS-75wuxDaKx2O_42Nttf7A_cdulvscDlTFUuvvVFwQTSx4ZuYK1Emph74i_AYZEq-c5nYvU-tE-NbtKtW930D0crJXDj25qn8sNWKo8si4JHA_tWd3Rpgn_XrM0cM5Q/s1600-h/CSC_0071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321745944361746274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlrezt6Bf89XcS-75wuxDaKx2O_42Nttf7A_cdulvscDlTFUuvvVFwQTSx4ZuYK1Emph74i_AYZEq-c5nYvU-tE-NbtKtW930D0crJXDj25qn8sNWKo8si4JHA_tWd3Rpgn_XrM0cM5Q/s400/CSC_0071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnOGQOeqjusJAG8nDeaPMhi6ptxdyWlMdtLwx_hw8UfBtMZaApCjv6Fd75ZjHD8xFuaFyTs2xENJP8gYzgfIb9pP6mdof4D6yJiYSIEqlKiQCb3YDOS0Oxo0IPnuvOlDG1TGVCXO7B5w/s1600-h/DSC_0052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321745936310720130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnOGQOeqjusJAG8nDeaPMhi6ptxdyWlMdtLwx_hw8UfBtMZaApCjv6Fd75ZjHD8xFuaFyTs2xENJP8gYzgfIb9pP6mdof4D6yJiYSIEqlKiQCb3YDOS0Oxo0IPnuvOlDG1TGVCXO7B5w/s400/DSC_0052.JPG" border="0" /></a>Worms!</div><div>As the saying goes, "April Showers...." - Molly and I went outside after a good day of raining to see if we could find any "wormies." The reason for this is because I have been told by Joe to not allow Molly to be scared of bugs as I am. So I thought that worms would be a good start, and what kid doesn't like looking for worms? </div><div>Well Molly had a great time because she was able to use her shovel and rake that NaNa Winkels gave her for Easter as well as the magnifying glass. She even touched the worm, which she was so proud of!</div><div>It was cute, and we had a great time digging in the dirt!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321746555232576370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI6uaR0plCeRyGa747Q14SAZf0mNkdpiKtSNbEfTOhY7EbxV5gceyPglAuhvEyti-1ASIOn_5phYoeBe9EB8rH2ld1MNLlvxP7lK_Yj79Matk9SSRZOpAX3pYbsOthxgJUNQHBtiSxm4/s400/DSC_0100.JPG" border="0" /> Inspecting the worm...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321746543769071890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTuPVZMCVzZh2-jfxm8lvQ8pDHWcNzKMAPFi2eAxrWpdqYVWV4f76Pktj7Zbj-x4LI2Y6fOhTK9urIwG6fMNxdMmQnTr35ImXPocu-iVbWeVqB83FvaEaRABB0o4qVrfWWg0ogs_wLfs/s400/CSC_0134.JPG" border="0" />Looking at the worm with the "glasses"<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321746549674518738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wkaYy1MO-9PmLKwFE-Kh84Yp0F4rdglNTrsYN_mr_8mT9C_90DY9JBlcq0EVSZl_e4ImK9whSVsUpk2W5cOa-SaO1CmSzJh8I_UJDIMBqubcR-ismjTb1QCBZYXX5i6TVeoSXPTVTXs/s400/DSC_0110.JPG" border="0" />Digging ...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321746550728879378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboDldVt7MaqZSAvrA795s_jWUsRYAvhroqtgkL9wmG0P2ESTvWVbYxyNtV6Bxm_bWGH4gjpgCU0v3xvMhnUXrxBIIm_ELZ0-4p-vPY4DPx9BjEn6VEjmf6fACBONkSJDoFTqBHarENPQ/s400/DSC_0082.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-88431026084617690662009-03-28T11:55:00.000-07:002009-03-28T12:09:15.637-07:00Minnesota<div align="center">Last weekend Joe, Molly and I headed out for Minnesota for Joe's grandmother's funeral. Although it was sad circumstances that we had to go, it was great to see all of the Melder's as well as some of the Winkels'. We also all knew that Grandma Melder was with the Lord now, and that she was shouting praises in her new heavenly body - and that alone was something to rejoice about. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I didn't really have the oppurtunity to get a lot of pictures because we were on the go all weekend, but I was able to steal this picture of the 2 cutie pies while they were watching "Dinding Nemo". Molly loves Nemo, and we actually were in Joe's cousin's room that was an underwater theme, so there were Nemos and other fishes all over the walls, which was perfect for Birdie. Thank you again Jacob!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV5YNWrsgVamkSwRFqwsc7sr1PBLH_wxr246r4f14Ep9d3HW9W2lWqEpux7gXK2M-5t5eIIrl4cYUYeneJ8JifV9Fx9RS2QiecLXvsalMnVbauxrNS1NZtgYW9FN2l-njQLVjwHRqN7U/s1600-h/winter+2009_0296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318315039898103554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV5YNWrsgVamkSwRFqwsc7sr1PBLH_wxr246r4f14Ep9d3HW9W2lWqEpux7gXK2M-5t5eIIrl4cYUYeneJ8JifV9Fx9RS2QiecLXvsalMnVbauxrNS1NZtgYW9FN2l-njQLVjwHRqN7U/s400/winter+2009_0296.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was at the church for the funeral. It was a little Baptist church with the prettiest stained glass windows. It was the church the Chic and her brothers and sister grew up in a town called Brownsdale. It was a little town with lots of farmland - duh - we were in Minnesota. Molly would look at all the farms and say "dirt? shovel?"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJe8TSsxmV-0PlWUMCpGWdcqUpDdrMYRwAsJYIDJx1PQu-G4_5BplG9IseYLE7JAR-M9cDk3xLn8On_B3_UZQHAt5f6nZ9PYjLxs2ZZOvs_UAk6tVeee4Y_ErZutZMapIPHnE1gv1x1Q0/s1600-h/winter+2009_0283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318315034574941330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJe8TSsxmV-0PlWUMCpGWdcqUpDdrMYRwAsJYIDJx1PQu-G4_5BplG9IseYLE7JAR-M9cDk3xLn8On_B3_UZQHAt5f6nZ9PYjLxs2ZZOvs_UAk6tVeee4Y_ErZutZMapIPHnE1gv1x1Q0/s400/winter+2009_0283.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zAEU8VO0coEzw3Zls7N08-LktdH7_6DpsYVpytgW8uTq73F3DWwcIWfZGHoM7WG3MjS_Kib-9spxS43Kif45ooAqHVKXNZPF_0v-_pYJ0ATH7ZRWCUyId6JemAL1V5U_6TESFxyzwc8/s1600-h/winter+2009_0278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318315030991173538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zAEU8VO0coEzw3Zls7N08-LktdH7_6DpsYVpytgW8uTq73F3DWwcIWfZGHoM7WG3MjS_Kib-9spxS43Kif45ooAqHVKXNZPF_0v-_pYJ0ATH7ZRWCUyId6JemAL1V5U_6TESFxyzwc8/s400/winter+2009_0278.JPG" border="0" /></a> John-David with PopPop singing in the myke. He was singing "Read your Bible, pray every day...." What a cutie! He asked Maggie is she was sad that Grandma was in heaven with Jesus now. Molly on the other hand, was chanting Nemo at the grave site and asking me if she could shovel the dirt.... </div><br /><div>I was a little nervous how she would be at the wake the night before, because it was open casket and we had to bring her. She looked at Grandma Melder and said, "Grandma?" then "She's sleepin shhhh.."<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318317585376673922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0VYxh9w-egJrVpmkKqchtbTSb1dpYnUrpjjtFO9TAeRGMR17wNkh6BksqV_Z0HOO6zcYWKNzWc6GPdWiOdRGgBBG9ZiAQe86517UAKK5hoDt0CLcxFKL9a4F809L8UOgQhlES1MyaHQ/s400/winter+2009_0277.JPG" border="0" />Molly playing the piano.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6LnojnDUNejkvMZFDbRk-dPz3UDRJWOMtJdk98c_zTcEchr_WSlqkhQM1tR3mgs4AgALQRqCPU5I9Jz-M8Krjk2lPHXDbBD5stHrXMd1FxTEIWRMsmIcEiLuw4-VHCmXliqUH6DK7lo/s1600-h/winter+2009_0280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318315018473325474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6LnojnDUNejkvMZFDbRk-dPz3UDRJWOMtJdk98c_zTcEchr_WSlqkhQM1tR3mgs4AgALQRqCPU5I9Jz-M8Krjk2lPHXDbBD5stHrXMd1FxTEIWRMsmIcEiLuw4-VHCmXliqUH6DK7lo/s400/winter+2009_0280.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-10070168781452557272009-03-28T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-28T11:55:53.392-07:00Almost Spring Time<div align="center">I am posting some update pictures on here, since it has been a while for new pictures. It has started to warm up around here, which has given us the oppurtunity to go to this really nice jungle gym by our house. Molly hasn't been on one since before the winter, and at that time she hadn't started to walk independently, so this was much more fun this time around! She had found some little boys who were about a year older than her, and she wanted to try everything that they were doing, which helped her be a little bit more daring than she normally would.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y_DpJ47Tqgh0gwUi9GMCzaYZp7wjw8oFXwS1mlgcURVT0lnu2YHxEerOlcAd2kbqtoKQqG7ljwNCWqyL_NyRY2PgDnI4artw3E4fH8yYwzXvX0nJ_90LgkRijJlk01x-fz5Fzs4IsWY/s1600-h/winter+2009_0314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318313002865528658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y_DpJ47Tqgh0gwUi9GMCzaYZp7wjw8oFXwS1mlgcURVT0lnu2YHxEerOlcAd2kbqtoKQqG7ljwNCWqyL_NyRY2PgDnI4artw3E4fH8yYwzXvX0nJ_90LgkRijJlk01x-fz5Fzs4IsWY/s400/winter+2009_0314.JPG" border="0" /></a> Getting ready to go down the slides.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcP45yHwEmgi9hhMUIjkJoMR9IFYDjbtSVRvhuRfDWcNS-jKZusdvaauL7xUvlDR-3yDgr6sGeHH4MwnGXm6WAF_CUjdGl4awkhEHqIcWrNjoH-op_iE32qZ-Sc71qZ3JM6SM20kX9AQ/s1600-h/winter+2009_0305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318312999127208434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcP45yHwEmgi9hhMUIjkJoMR9IFYDjbtSVRvhuRfDWcNS-jKZusdvaauL7xUvlDR-3yDgr6sGeHH4MwnGXm6WAF_CUjdGl4awkhEHqIcWrNjoH-op_iE32qZ-Sc71qZ3JM6SM20kX9AQ/s400/winter+2009_0305.JPG" border="0" /></a> Saying "cheese" while playing in her room. She was getting ready to take out her goodies for coloring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXS-K6_DAaamwINuenqhVFW6Vs8m1Dg-oB3xSwxbKXWhyphenhyphen89rnluDA8XEHP-arWLZBYRx-CR0ozcbpAzU3RCs-PxVgUm1_GFvBioTQ0-Pe-9mCUN_kIthcHRCEwFcNYYvD1loPdRgq1to/s1600-h/winter+2009_0315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318312991699527346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXS-K6_DAaamwINuenqhVFW6Vs8m1Dg-oB3xSwxbKXWhyphenhyphen89rnluDA8XEHP-arWLZBYRx-CR0ozcbpAzU3RCs-PxVgUm1_GFvBioTQ0-Pe-9mCUN_kIthcHRCEwFcNYYvD1loPdRgq1to/s400/winter+2009_0315.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyBKJft5of7J_hUAC_ua6ArkWfVNHs-rPsGHpfFwJ_dQWH3ObwzcB_bZUmsvPPXuR2BQd8gXqarQwD0uuOPdCD2QA3ri88Mb9OCniCII0AlEWdEyumCSfr8QqGNd0kn9HI8R1p2xfqa4/s1600-h/winter+2009_0317_edited-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318312988773126146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyBKJft5of7J_hUAC_ua6ArkWfVNHs-rPsGHpfFwJ_dQWH3ObwzcB_bZUmsvPPXuR2BQd8gXqarQwD0uuOPdCD2QA3ri88Mb9OCniCII0AlEWdEyumCSfr8QqGNd0kn9HI8R1p2xfqa4/s400/winter+2009_0317_edited-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Molly with Daddy's boots on. She thought this was so funny, especially when she would attempt to walk in them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFI2-4u8Vjq3yEUFSU7B3FB5sUU3l8ExzOIsS68fmbk5KK8r08Q-T78diwaV-bV_phOXb03s-MT2IDfMu0uZl8f1lK7iTUxZLATD0VgVWHG5NWbxmmEIY67TwernSMtNTfhKzK7yM6Xo/s1600-h/winter+2009_0323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318312985459955554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFI2-4u8Vjq3yEUFSU7B3FB5sUU3l8ExzOIsS68fmbk5KK8r08Q-T78diwaV-bV_phOXb03s-MT2IDfMu0uZl8f1lK7iTUxZLATD0VgVWHG5NWbxmmEIY67TwernSMtNTfhKzK7yM6Xo/s400/winter+2009_0323.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-75489182360933622912009-03-17T18:45:00.000-07:002009-03-17T19:07:59.420-07:00Lettuce and the LordIt's been a couple of weeks since I have posted, and actually do have pictures to post, but I will post them at a different date. I just wanted to share a moment of my day. <br />I came home from work and picked Molly up from my parents - well actually we didn't go anywhere, not that we have far to go (we live next door). Anyways, I am straying... my Mom was coming home late and so my Dad decided to barbeque chicken and I was going to make a big old salad. Now this is usually quite a task when there is no one else to keep Molly's attention, BUT I decided that maybe it would be fun if I let her help. Now she will be 20 months at the end of March, and it is still kind of hard to keep her little mind at one task, but she wants so badly to be part of things and to feel that she is doing something important so I tried. And she actually did really well! She helped me gather all of our food and supplies (which was funny by the way because she told me everything was "heavy!!"). Then we had to wash the lettuce. So I grabbed the chair and set it up next to me and handed her the lettuce to wash. I wish I had the camera, because she was so intense! She took this job so seriously and made sure that every little peice of the lettuce was washed under the water. She didn't splash in the water - which would usually be the first thing that she would do or run her sleeves under the water or throw the lettuce.<br />She took her lettuce washing very seriously. Then I cut the veggies up and let her put them all in the bowl, with taste tests of course.<br />I know that this may seem silly, but I enjoyed every last second of preparing that salad with her. We even washed more lettuce then we really needed because she was engrossed with this! I'm not saying that I don't enjoy being with my daughter, because I earnestly try to savor every minute that I have with her, especially working full time. But honestly, lately this has been quite the challenge. She has such a strong will and is truly a passionate little girl, that I can lack patience with her. Molly would love to do everything the way she would like, but also needs to have you right there. I find sometimes I have to "let it go" and allow her to try and learn things on her own, and show her how to help and be part of the family - even if it is just letting her wash the lettuce. Again, I know I may sound silly or on a tangent, but I am so proud of my daughter today to be able to focus and help and listen. <br />I think also the Lord has shown me a glimpse of a better way to guide her (I know, over lettuce!). I have been praying that He would continually guide and direct Joe and I to train Molly in a way that would be pleasing to Him. I, if you don't know, do not have as much patience as the next, and it is something that I continually have to work on and remind myself (at home, at work, spiritually), and as silly as this seems, the lettuce showed me that it was OK to take longer to make the salad and make a mess and enjoy teaching my daughter, my sweet precious daughter, how to wash lettuce.<br />Now if this seems trivial or too simple for some of you, I apologize, but I thought that I would share and I am just overjoyed that the Lord used lettuce today!!joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-16211887879457916962009-03-01T17:45:00.000-08:002009-03-01T18:09:36.994-08:00<div align="center">Just wanted to post a couple of pictures as of late. There really is nothing new on our end. Molly is doing well, Joe is in the middle of his 2nd semester of nursing school. That makes things very busy here! If you remember, please pray for Joe and his stress level, and also for me, that I am patient and that I am the most supportive wife that I can be for him right now. Otherwise, things are good!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Below are some silly pictures of Molly. We haven't really gone anywhere lately because the weather is not nice enough to really do much outside. Which reminds me; I cannot wait for spring/summer!!!!!! </div><div align="center">So here is Molly after I had to put some special stuff in her hair for eczema. It made her hair all crazy, and then it was greasy for the next 3 days...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccwTcJprnxgvaNUqqQ96G44YyQwO4TjmOolGCyPowHod4d0oBxOg1jIgKdXHN6uRKK9KqxBEYlRqPolBvN-xuKlyQJgMpiw5uxqL0ZUhkNf71-3ysoUjiM0zYcXjE2rSCCaGw2PE25Dc/s1600-h/DSC_0487.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308401648167389954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccwTcJprnxgvaNUqqQ96G44YyQwO4TjmOolGCyPowHod4d0oBxOg1jIgKdXHN6uRKK9KqxBEYlRqPolBvN-xuKlyQJgMpiw5uxqL0ZUhkNf71-3ysoUjiM0zYcXjE2rSCCaGw2PE25Dc/s400/DSC_0487.JPG" border="0" /></a>She was very much into watching Noggin. It was almost time for bed, and she usually sits with me and watches some Dora before going to bed. I cannot stand Dora - she asks too many questions and waits too long for them to be answered, but Molly likes the show because she can answer and dance to the songs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BOo284x-Y3wLvrRDivsSUsOZ7wSRJCknhzfBxWAXrP4jM2_vOQ1cVLe1tWwMBaB0nS98n9gXvktydKvJXn98S4XznYAqq2GGoLW7nauLSEQOJuogPaTCC5J5xfHyyea6Tb0ObYdavDs/s1600-h/DSC_0485.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308401644053680642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BOo284x-Y3wLvrRDivsSUsOZ7wSRJCknhzfBxWAXrP4jM2_vOQ1cVLe1tWwMBaB0nS98n9gXvktydKvJXn98S4XznYAqq2GGoLW7nauLSEQOJuogPaTCC5J5xfHyyea6Tb0ObYdavDs/s400/DSC_0485.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Saying "Cheese". Grandma Fran was visiting for a week and made Molly some bathrobes for the houses, so I was taking pictures of her in them. They really came out great! Even better than the one we had bought from Gap that ended up costing more than these! So thank you Grandma Fran! We love them and we had such a great time when you visited!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlSeDrjHNaSdJ2U0eSBO5Wqd_NKQqhi_P1Acjo0ifIaytHUEZXcfvUj_B5sDQCXpb3rqzBazNaahv0AjoUhyphenhyphenGcG9GLPKMDjEYyfC_iAsnAsNzpIzVux6IIFsYOcLIhNIuhSFuljS6Kts/s1600-h/DSC_0483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308401637858764450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlSeDrjHNaSdJ2U0eSBO5Wqd_NKQqhi_P1Acjo0ifIaytHUEZXcfvUj_B5sDQCXpb3rqzBazNaahv0AjoUhyphenhyphenGcG9GLPKMDjEYyfC_iAsnAsNzpIzVux6IIFsYOcLIhNIuhSFuljS6Kts/s400/DSC_0483.JPG" border="0" /></a> Looking at the toilet that I put in the bathroom. Molly will tell you right before she has to go to the bathroom. The problem with this toilet is though, it is too cold and she will not sit on it. I think we will be waiting for warmer weather for a warmer seat and less clothing to take off. I have also found her hiding things in the toilet when I am not looking!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi080wDLWEF8xR-HLhRVJLyD3Vu0Nh814cYtZdHWd9ZcIj1XtTM-lbXImHRvCAlPKesXaby_ZP32H2aayRzxcXPMwPGJmnQFYNCeTLSd3UteaJLOJ8puSNGq5zee-fKXDsECMXEoRAU0/s1600-h/DSC_0470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308401636495236818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi080wDLWEF8xR-HLhRVJLyD3Vu0Nh814cYtZdHWd9ZcIj1XtTM-lbXImHRvCAlPKesXaby_ZP32H2aayRzxcXPMwPGJmnQFYNCeTLSd3UteaJLOJ8puSNGq5zee-fKXDsECMXEoRAU0/s400/DSC_0470.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just sleeping....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClyJIfu-XnrRkRqrjZmD4hjh7sykCpuQJuscp8JZaqmuYZyc8SxKYwxjpcjBJAv7m5czz3qcIBGxESZti53o7Hq-YCPSLPsp6W0qPNlQLXyiw8fg5qg2YpmWXWev9SVQpGhehtr2fbm0/s1600-h/DSC_0436.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308401628323151602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClyJIfu-XnrRkRqrjZmD4hjh7sykCpuQJuscp8JZaqmuYZyc8SxKYwxjpcjBJAv7m5czz3qcIBGxESZti53o7Hq-YCPSLPsp6W0qPNlQLXyiw8fg5qg2YpmWXWev9SVQpGhehtr2fbm0/s400/DSC_0436.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-52581747806873753342009-02-14T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-14T10:33:29.599-08:00Big Girl<div><div><div><div> So, it has been a long time ... again, and I wanted to post some new pictures of Molly. She is getting so big and doing so many things these days, I get scared that I am going to miss out on something. Everyday is something new. So here are a few things that have been going on! <div><div><div><div><br /><br /><div align="center">So we were getting our bath this morning before we went and had our 1st haircut. Now this was very hard for me, because I swore I wouldn't cut her hair until she was at least 2, but her hair has gotten so long!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_vBV4qT3af4hZx-eqfq0rzFnQCtsbfJUA0DbB3KsmA0TUnetDFkvIdVs7YPKfZVvTJcOtwD85HmiozYQ2IIMQAytcyB8Qmgc5sp1vPtoskQhywsv0PZOLk7IguOQHFrTc3sGni31ccw/s1600-h/DSC_0440.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302713198399946498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_vBV4qT3af4hZx-eqfq0rzFnQCtsbfJUA0DbB3KsmA0TUnetDFkvIdVs7YPKfZVvTJcOtwD85HmiozYQ2IIMQAytcyB8Qmgc5sp1vPtoskQhywsv0PZOLk7IguOQHFrTc3sGni31ccw/s400/DSC_0440.JPG" border="0" /></a> She saw the camera and kept saying cheese.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302714046855817202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVKpJXQ1XXSmgsn6lPbD6uer3XSv6fNFJSizuXgFWnKUD9O7o-dE-8oA5D2v3jwbrqeE9jUlNJ4-0pc0zBCzbXyhnsg1R_C35kJ2vzokqDV-m51k54HEL7X3azOmexoC4ncZ6wAHAT0k/s400/DSC_0437.JPG" border="0" />Miss Lauren cut her hair (she also cuts mine) and she is a friend of the family's since we were babies. Molly did really well! She didn't want the gown on, but she didn't cry at all! Molly wouldn't look at Miss Lauren the whole time she cut her hair!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S0_t_A9CO_ZK6TDtFIBzUdGiurVJX1sdBhyphenhyphenIjZSqbDebDUnkTMdroE6Z99yWh-CAl2L0pNCar90FADFhwpe9oHHls6aFVxzIQ5vMrNKrgFTQhQSWXIXzqpFK-klEOa2BI80pFG8ZXe4/s1600-h/CSC_0463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302713183979625202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S0_t_A9CO_ZK6TDtFIBzUdGiurVJX1sdBhyphenhyphenIjZSqbDebDUnkTMdroE6Z99yWh-CAl2L0pNCar90FADFhwpe9oHHls6aFVxzIQ5vMrNKrgFTQhQSWXIXzqpFK-klEOa2BI80pFG8ZXe4/s400/CSC_0463.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302713194763517010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsCSRpongtDYtKOLygYCPlEOKuLi3BWIlYzW9gKfFSMpjGj6zNk1dF5yZR1i7VmZdwPT-qSKLyMNZyWt6VBRcZ2Cm90aewR5h-N4q7ky2WJQIsfAVySPLGvlNlRdiYuN4GcKclhMgNhs/s400/DSC_0456.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Then, as we are getting closer and closer to the ripe old age of 2, our tantrums get bigger and bigger. So the other day I couldn't help myself and I took some pictures of her. Molly can get sooo mad so quick! And she is a very strong willed little girl - which I know can be such a blessing for her! I continually ask the Lord to guide Joe and I on how to deal with the outbursts, and to channel the strong willedness positively.</p></div><div align="center">She wouldn't look at me she was so mad. I don't even remember why.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302716943127090722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxVbCnFILYaZqlOFx_DktaUHmqhOU0icQmgggLo2iP7FxdyTH1njGZyjn7m-tVjFYSyn6Oyw2ONhZJ7QasjMkfhJXccTtpdPCrXstHNgqsHfAoYE387H6Y4o75udKs1yXpKwpxTzox_A/s400/DSC_0433.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302716934184167458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ-yiTyuofY7Z_YsBkaeK_0XT8Z6RxX60ERZiNKqcg9hI5upz6SjuL_HrtWHqhK8198LmwTFf7cZRcvmU3ybadMWJuGY01AUZSHvfwIWOM4KYc0NDLlXV5O827JQNb3OiCQYj7XonRM4/s400/DSC_0434.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">This was when she got upset that NaNa left her. She cried at the front door and she doesn't want anyone touching her. Oh, and we must have our blanket with us...</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302716943708809746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0V2IS9VV-uc29OImQGmrwo1mFIg-Ci4COKRqNNhZOufMWuTcQzl-6oqPIGSlMpyvU06ZfvduOVUfHSG1iuM1-uT2VNK_2EMPgLtHsxAmKYfrihqWDKKkmeneuuQmAK2Kn-kEQGKLH0w/s400/DSC_0398.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302716950296630274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg7Ypw75dERDUZx1NI-TISFcsF8OvqFrFy4a7s4tnoYWtOf6UrlwjfEpkBs6IBpFWfUsoGcYA9NqMhX4AeLFtbU4J6nFwr3so8fgWOxFSA_NgnlJ5KvXy3m80_-HVVtSmpEVRJHCvZ5o/s400/DSC_0400.JPG" border="0" />This was the same day as before (it was quite a trialing day for me, that's for sure!). We had gotten home from grocery shopping, and she became very upset that she had to come in the house rather than play in snow ... she proceeded to cry. THEN when I attempted to take her coat off, she laid herself on the floor. I started to laugh (I know, but it was just sooo dramatic). She was over it the minute I took the camera out!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302716955583491058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf2oGiwoxfTv4am43fOGLnmScNscPheql2Nfveuc0QY6oqyCbVk1jmh1PyuPhTWdJNxgAGqchrFfOHBy-7McsJRKtladc71OcEzEY3MZtGT_25K4XkZRq_VnSC3RmcS9lejDsOW3ofKQ/s400/DSC_0403.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Molly is also saying lots of words now and trying to put words together in 2 or 3 word sentences. It's fun to listen to her talk and now be able to understand some of the things that she is saying. She knows a ton of animals and their noises that they make. She is so inquisitive, and always seems to be saying "What's that?" "Who's that?" Who's there?". My favorite is when she says "I dunno?" and puts her hands up in the air. What a blessing it is to see her grow and learn new things!</p></div><div align="center">Molly has a DEEP LOVE for her blankets. This would be her blanket at NaNa and Pop's house. She must know where her blanket it as ALL times. Even if it is in the wash (which I try to sneak in) she will sit by the machines and yell "ANKET!" until it is ready... she cracks me up.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720796364767986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFfN0mQmhnNkqg65I6_nUtoQkH4kXFwmgYjIZwv_WPdj-jU61qjkdLJjXYGEz1vosyBgiPSY6Ycj1Z5UeI-YU26CKrNV0eIV8sMQmc6S7NTCEzNAp7Fb4D6VFzpNQX0or_YOkQo9Q9wU/s400/DSC_0431.JPG" border="0" />She loves this game that you play with her blanket, where you chase her around the house and try to steal her blanket. She litterally will play this game for hours....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720802385139538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTBYgM4GyPfcqhjLh1-NsbmFkZbb6cfexJOpdGdzNm3II5DBscyud9WRfXzjnJJqmW6jnl-vcxTPaF5rYdiNAY_bFRpJ-Pp4g_3GbRC3-o9DTclOaDU18fFOi2BwosUPr0bXTptfvTFo/s400/DSC_0432.JPG" border="0" /><br />Putting her "mun nee" in her piggy bank with Daddy. I think she has more money than I do by now!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720811910056434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaYkHlvmHu30UtY7TeLlhLOHemKifeSh-jy3W7VysRO8NlnYd8wFIoJuAq7AV9cnu5wmPZHBJdBy5YsPKz1IxAHV0NEoXAT-XmPdHUQkhCFRjZzN0ZhMsiYIl25_38OcFfl9eBBeeEQs/s400/DSC_0421.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720808053576818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQTnH8vrxflq78evoMPpKDQYXtdGe73FZXdmuQD6HFAMdZj8pYwm_TFCYJX892e7OGcS-3dMdTnr73jX0hzsj_IvZXrubkfUvsfFTU5ZRr-2-eDg6Lqnd2ea-0LLo_c0Ev1nfq88ahh0/s400/DSC_0424.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828624273093385588.post-7013241407900936832009-01-09T18:27:00.001-08:002009-01-09T19:24:04.986-08:00Long Time - Christmas update<span style="font-family:georgia;">OK, so it has been a long time since I have uploaded pictures and wrote a note on here. Bad, I know, especially because I so anxiously wait for everyone's elses updates! </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">So here are some pictures from Christmas when we went to visit Joe's parents and his sister and brother in law.</span><br /></div><div><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvh8Attv2HGCUTuJDdItOyhDDZZsgJvD7P275snBmp6lG8FS_S3iIB-y-i2GENiyPXWb2YeFAF9hnAhPPqkwVTcmnCb1LjTvlqz1uJKH76yP6D1YGC6TvoGvhwUZ28l8eMLp4nIL8pU4/s1600-h/DSC_0180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289487403868536962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvh8Attv2HGCUTuJDdItOyhDDZZsgJvD7P275snBmp6lG8FS_S3iIB-y-i2GENiyPXWb2YeFAF9hnAhPPqkwVTcmnCb1LjTvlqz1uJKH76yP6D1YGC6TvoGvhwUZ28l8eMLp4nIL8pU4/s400/DSC_0180.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hugging Uncle Jeremiah ... again with the serious face all of the time...<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iu03aVGFpAfhG8GcNhNpQtbSat4OvjzbGHW6PXVkrJR0r4ped7OXwhmxnm7FhR0vC9mbBf4CvMF-S1rFThqvtYdP7gdz-tzgTaxOPswaHDyH91P9eRq-lW0-8Qv6OQubTGFMGyPFao8/s1600-h/CSC_0256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289487393577495634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iu03aVGFpAfhG8GcNhNpQtbSat4OvjzbGHW6PXVkrJR0r4ped7OXwhmxnm7FhR0vC9mbBf4CvMF-S1rFThqvtYdP7gdz-tzgTaxOPswaHDyH91P9eRq-lW0-8Qv6OQubTGFMGyPFao8/s400/CSC_0256.JPG" border="0" /></a> John-David holding her hand... these pictures are some of my favorites. We were trying so hard to get a picture of them hugging or kissing eachother, but all 3 (maggie, chic, and i) wanted it on our cameras, so there are about a dozen of these pictures. The kids were good with it though!<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HNPluE-nS4cSsHO4h76qQazJRJSE4v_GiJWzXLvX2sYlOutmbbSpjfaOZUPSLu-zk-tI6jmn_MxMSnb_2GJyj7N7qb8mQiZoCTKz2JtL4sR_Y55fWUKjYHCnKMda_4UXCQSJrApZVf8/s1600-h/DSC_0171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289487385880756386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HNPluE-nS4cSsHO4h76qQazJRJSE4v_GiJWzXLvX2sYlOutmbbSpjfaOZUPSLu-zk-tI6jmn_MxMSnb_2GJyj7N7qb8mQiZoCTKz2JtL4sR_Y55fWUKjYHCnKMda_4UXCQSJrApZVf8/s400/DSC_0171.JPG" border="0" /></a> hug pose<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmB0YZHATJC_ZjSsrnsj0Q9ZOlu97vb6ry__Iw9gFzS94ycBvYPl_bZsXrqVxhXA6mCiKutYNbbBM8PaZn0MoElssYjhZ4VuCvyRE_vTyctT28mOlFtA0Zx20sof0rALQRHUnc0iZ0qw/s1600-h/CSC_0176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289487382534104498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmB0YZHATJC_ZjSsrnsj0Q9ZOlu97vb6ry__Iw9gFzS94ycBvYPl_bZsXrqVxhXA6mCiKutYNbbBM8PaZn0MoElssYjhZ4VuCvyRE_vTyctT28mOlFtA0Zx20sof0rALQRHUnc0iZ0qw/s400/CSC_0176.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lemme Kiss her!</div><div>John-David was really good with Molly, who usually was in her little world. There was one day when he was going to the bathroom and Molly walked by the door, and he looked up to whoever he was in there with and said "She's so pretty." When she walked by again, he said, "I just love that Molly." How cute! He would also give her words of wisdom as any older and much wiser cousin should. For instance when Molly would eat meals with him at the table, he would shake his head and say, "Don't be so messy!" </div><div>Aunt-E loves you and misses you little man!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289488928865798194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNNUl954eX262jZdlVBGFsnDRGEJ0Cm_jyZa2943lbhV2H4tgNnjgPcSGgGZUXB2HFSu19j24L6WsB4YMiiC38suYuO5n_MFFGRiUvAo44UZT1mFK8r4RJHLsdTG4vWtVXDmD46-GPow/s400/CSC_0261.JPG" border="0" />Christams Eve we all got into Maggie and Jeremiah's car and went for a ride by Lake Winnabego to drive through this thing called the Celebration of Lights. It was really neat. There are all different Christmas lights and scenes. I would have pictures of that, but we were crammed and we were only getting out of the vehicle once. We took pictures at the sleigh with NaNa and PopPop. They also had reign deer and get this ... CAMELS. Camels! I had no idea that Camels could survive 10 degree weather, but apparently they can adapt well from the desert to the snow!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289488917211569074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOX_gkGDR9P87QtLWU1y60H0RMFpu0bw22vkvETUJHNQorevfASEsXFstehRBSlkqQMscsEidWRaXpy_6U5o7QWxH7eg6ogp6M8RdHhLwLl8WGldz6FRzdkEpcwb0kh6yMQzgf20RcHs/s400/CSC_0260.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289490832043677538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucR_8hvnMhamXPmnGeazc0K1SxDO1PP0s1NpfNJuox8msy0C7lvs4Br8rmKUTowZs9WdXV2WF1OyGxLiTL9xvUrtKAXCgJL0j-jpsEXVQS7-UJgsWQ7VkTVBcShicxOx9reEB1aw8kUQ/s400/DSC_0213.JPG" border="0" />Joe's Dad Tom reading from Luke 2.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289490842576573346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu07lNJUTqcvH6Joy4y4gyWWjgX-IvxpWxntax1N2VH7CGYJ0Mq9t8cIwotEGQbb5GCxfhpQUZgHGXjMcaclxQSQk_6t85UO4NSKu-cNzTETfjfGi83NAb2msmemuTUsFyYhndo85Fy_A/s400/DSC_0236.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289490839133578338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXItd4z-L5fArG_L2bvVIKkjmNCOXpkIKIOGmWRBHU6-IU_WJWu4P8kob3D7OwCNcfhRyqKhp86fL1cLxEt7naGAytCbkPp2q-ggOHDJJIeeOHpJPxy0GK_-kh11eAS_saxzzWhlKdLs/s400/DSC_0217.JPG" border="0" /> Opening presents<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289488932412943058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtg982HjjHS9EMovoI1NF0ro7TPLs6eb72xREgg5yYouAKCXdfdy1xFFZcm8qcxH8dPC14NAmjJ3GDFovqnjkHhzwMqfcBjeJVVcdajW5KhwHe8eEM7KSgc0IS9OLC8Cqz1eNG5hR9suE/s400/CSC_0343.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289488938084546530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeCUaFBYdFMxu5sdq15XfaZpjGaneRPtmZMcrK4NYyvJOqXdRYy0BGb2IpWIs6NrPKx8SnFIW9dt6mqg5x_RZ9i3dxPiy56Wx-w6hUjRe0jOIAre16b-jxiunrrwON2ePWo32JU24AT0/s400/CSC_0347.JPG" border="0" />Molly with Daddy on Christmas. We went out by the lake to play in some snow and take some pictures. It was cold, but it was beautiful with all the snow! (not that I am saying by ANY means that I would always want 2 feet of snow on the ground during the winter - just that it was nice to visit in)<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289488934201367970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZvhtiQq8A6GcQst5DsUPd5yFSN5TrZgOiikJ9L1XH7UWjjlWs-Q3wBi64ycMIBqFHEbT-11XybHnbNCVkiR63XKRYJNaDXPmubvmMqTeD-3zIBv6vRmrx5An3JUA9ucVvQSwBCk1gk4/s400/CSC_0350.JPG" border="0" /> NaNa and Molly<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289490830265662578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgdNAcnrQA90sV8UvmJV41y3adSGF03ijYWdE2ejaAo4sT7nQlJGck63MU90fkAhyphenhyphen9pcbqoeqipFs0NtfLO_ENUeL44rfF6_Unk0RbkfXbfwDne-Bn2YrmVuLpGBKJVbTMNPpu_7u7fs/s400/CSC_0359.JPG" border="0" />PopPop and Molly<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289490820301866162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3GbTBOk5JInTNgGlZJE1sx6UA15tnlhno5WkarSqN5MAKKNetVVDiwZq6M7I6d8BfnJ-FTWzATCPhoaRvZLr9AGbOKruIvwnGlXHGIZZZG8MlNUHVB0WMmT1FN-A08LQpsq9WiZtJ_A/s400/CSC_0360.JPG" border="0" /> On the Lake with Mommy. </div><div>For those who are not from around cold wintery places, yes I mean we were standing ON the Lake. It was frozen 1o inches down. I don't really know if that's a lot in regards to frozen lakes, but I know it was enough to keep me above the icy waters!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289492549779594162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG4LZtwYzU8M9GpIsyftz-C35qgZWQJYlzirw_ouRJxDHw_SPusGaM_Ifl7SQgKX0QD_xW4zwO654YvTPqLfcRZiuHWbSt5vB4Xi8eUMmr6vY43NcQlXdkMmMt_HnOz6JyFzFDyDTEcY/s400/CSC_0353.JPG" border="0" />Molly standing on the ice!</div><div>Molly did not really get a chance to stand on her own on the snow a whole lot because of 2 reasons:</div><div>1. Her snow shoes were a little big on her and it was awkward</div><div>2. Her Daddy (my grizzly bear from the icy north) would have a fit if she as much got any snow on her - his excuse... "Don't you people know that this kills people!" - talk about a princess!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289492565827020514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9yMyH9oAAPLgI1225k01YNkoPEM02M2r8dBtNH2ACS6yiAw-mGXZEpXjr6P4MvXbcNxuL5sOIHYZ5cX6lDWU8pC7Hh8-2EPEiZCmwUVXXfJCAi3uVRPSKZXY12OHnW8boWkXqr_Zdvw/s400/DSC_0324.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289493453093550450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XsefY9nvrkV3DYPLaP23MDx7HZidFVIf1curAGCe56ILBJtjm856PhttBqhA0GTpm40kUC6dzAB19M_Fs6dpmFikijmgKkwux2wR1e919Mtnyk4tkKHFBv3GvW2FOY_3W4O-q7W1diM/s400/CSC_0362.JPG" border="0" />Just some more pictures by the lake. It was just really so pretty!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289492570035658818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 405px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_pMZrwdg76i3iKd0tuoqLnZaHRJQc_0P3s2WL5U50KjROrCIEKR_fpBfOhylDjv1MYm5ZgPLH6vjDD-KdbEzs4dI4QaEJfESmzSITj1aNanpU4DLkbMGO7jTbhr_ZNGUz86aKYPfuns/s400/CSC_0380.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">And lastly, the fam! I know, I know: John-David is not near his parents, but he was pretty adament of standing where he wanted to. I was just glad that everyone is looking at the camera and is smiling.</p><p align="center">It was a great time to be with Joe's family. We enjoyed every last bit of it and of course cannot wait to see everyone again! Love and miss you all!!</p><p align="center">Happy New Year!</p>joe erin and molly winkelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991179102294120442noreply@blogger.com2