tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61259671486258919972024-03-13T21:38:31.304-07:00~Just A Girl~...the ramblings of an average, ordinary, American housewife.~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-4438088423521530942010-04-22T21:09:00.000-07:002010-04-22T21:33:35.086-07:00Ashley...I picked out my favorite pics that I took of Ashley at our sleep-over at <a href="http://www.addieh.typepad.com/">Addies</a>. We went to the elementary school, and had lots of fun. The kids played while Addie and I took pictures. My kind of day! LOL!! I think my kids are finally used to stopping every 5 minutes to pose. I'll have to post some of the funny ones of Dylan from a few weekends ago. That kid's poses are a riot!! I only photo-shopped 1 of Ash's pics this time. Sometimes you just want regular ole pics of the kids! She's cute enough on her own! :P Oh, I'm also throwing in a flower pic that I forgot to include last time. It was kind of a neat one. Check out the white pic of Ashley. That isn't photo-shopped...that effect I got by over-exposing the shot. I think it turned out really cool. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh6jnIFsI/AAAAAAAABvE/EXnTw0zJYPA/s1600/DSC_0516.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185112852600514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh6jnIFsI/AAAAAAAABvE/EXnTw0zJYPA/s400/DSC_0516.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh8l-XcSI/AAAAAAAABvU/5mDDK8LX9bg/s1600/DSC_0596.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185147846684962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh8l-XcSI/AAAAAAAABvU/5mDDK8LX9bg/s400/DSC_0596.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh-LiZaQI/AAAAAAAABvc/13luYNLaSEI/s1600/DSC_0597.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185175109789954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh-LiZaQI/AAAAAAAABvc/13luYNLaSEI/s400/DSC_0597.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh5l3xhzI/AAAAAAAABu8/IXhw-01TGXc/s1600/DSC_0514.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185096279426866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh5l3xhzI/AAAAAAAABu8/IXhw-01TGXc/s400/DSC_0514.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh7uNOSuI/AAAAAAAABvM/2Btfkv2KYJE/s1600/DSC_0518.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185132876614370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9Eh7uNOSuI/AAAAAAAABvM/2Btfkv2KYJE/s400/DSC_0518.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9EiF4jlKFI/AAAAAAAABvk/x1BbVFgPJWo/s1600/DSC_0562.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463185307453433938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S9EiF4jlKFI/AAAAAAAABvk/x1BbVFgPJWo/s400/DSC_0562.png" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-23035604031429989052010-04-20T12:26:00.000-07:002010-04-21T10:00:59.993-07:00Spring Time!!I just love Spring time!! It has always been my favorite time of year. Picture taking is so much more fun with all the new life out!! I don't think I could ever get tired of taking pics of flowers. LOL!! Now I just need to find some baby animals!! Anyone got a farm I can come hang out at?? :P I went and stayed the night at <a href="http://www.addieh.typepad.com/">Addie's</a> house on Friday, and we went on a photo field trip! LOL!! I got some cute pics of Ash, but for now I'm just posting my flower ones. I had sooo much fun in post processing, if you can't tell! Hey! That's how I roll! :D See if you can spot the bees in 2 of my cherry blossom pics. :) <br /><br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">**fixed broken link to 3rd pic</span></em><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EOtaZ3DI/AAAAAAAABts/saOKZr77Ajg/s1600/CherryBee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462308048802012210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EOtaZ3DI/AAAAAAAABts/saOKZr77Ajg/s400/CherryBee.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EPQFkqlI/AAAAAAAABt0/pb6a6nhUNCM/s1600/CherryBlossom.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462308058109880914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EPQFkqlI/AAAAAAAABt0/pb6a6nhUNCM/s400/CherryBlossom.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S88u3Xnpt4I/AAAAAAAABuU/tp6uBHe1bk4/s1600/CherryBlossom2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462636401791711106" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S88u3Xnpt4I/AAAAAAAABuU/tp6uBHe1bk4/s400/CherryBlossom2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EQGWjYuI/AAAAAAAABuE/f_Thva5_3bg/s1600/Daisies.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462308072676614882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EQGWjYuI/AAAAAAAABuE/f_Thva5_3bg/s400/Daisies.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EQrkkKPI/AAAAAAAABuM/u3bRUszo_5E/s1600/Tulips.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462308082667497714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S84EQrkkKPI/AAAAAAAABuM/u3bRUszo_5E/s400/Tulips.jpg" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-28700098506957849012010-04-09T08:25:00.000-07:002010-04-09T09:02:27.983-07:00Nails & Links!I had my nails done yesterday, and Bentlee came with me. Her mom owns the shop, so she knows her way around. LOL! She loves to get her nails painted too! Yesterday after I was done, she got hers painted. She said she wanted to be just like Billie, and surprise me. The following picture is what we ended up with!! How cute is that?! That kid is a doll!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S79JaZ0pCJI/AAAAAAAABtk/JyUPz2Qpsdg/s1600/nails.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458161991353436306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S79JaZ0pCJI/AAAAAAAABtk/JyUPz2Qpsdg/s400/nails.png" /></a><br /><br />When I entered the photo contest, I needed a Flickr account for my entry. Since I have one now, I decided to really use it!! I will be posting pics in there whenever I can. The pics in there now have mostly been on the blog, with a few exceptions. I will put the majority of my photos in there, saving the blog for photos with stories. :) Oh!! Ted made a Flickr account too!! He was bitten by the photography bug along with his wife! :P His pics are really great, because he doesn't edit them. That's our big difference. He's into the 'natural' photo thing.....not me!! LOL!! I don't edit them too harshly.....just boost colors, or take color away...or add grunge...I don't photoshop a shark in the background or anything! LOL!! :P Any-wahoo, here are our links! :D<br /><br />My Flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/billieland/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/billieland/</a><br />Ted's Flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedx23/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedx23/</a><br /><br />One more thing....my niece Caryssa started a blog! She is 15, and a doll! She inherited the photo bug from Ted & I (her real parents!! LOL!). She just started, but will be updating soon. Take a look, and leave her a comment!! :)<br /><br />Caryssa's Blog: <a href="http://caryssalynn11.blogspot.com/">http://caryssalynn11.blogspot.com/</a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-73444716683360816022010-04-05T19:53:00.001-07:002010-04-09T09:06:52.333-07:00Easter pics!I hope everyone had a good Easter! We spent the day with family, and had a great time. We started out at church with my dad, and ended up at Grandma's house. It wouldn't be a holiday without hanging out at Grams! My kids love hanging out with all the cousins. I have to admit, I love it too. LOL! We ended up having a mini egg hunt in the living room, it was raining too hard to go outside. :( All the kids still had fun though. The oldest cousin Alyssa is having a baby, so that was fun to finally see her tummy. :) I took a super cute pic, posted below. I didn't get tons of pictures, but was happy with what I did get. I got a chance to use my new lens! It's different than my other two, so it was good practice for me. I put it on, and refused to switch to my others. I figure that's the only way to learn. Sink or swim!! LOL!!<br /><br />----people pics, followed by my artsy ones (shush, I love those kind!! LOL!!)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi-D_AVuI/AAAAAAAABtU/TE01QCYFAUI/s1600/KidsEaster.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853085617936098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi-D_AVuI/AAAAAAAABtU/TE01QCYFAUI/s400/KidsEaster.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi_FYhmfI/AAAAAAAABtc/9g1_ZeRUZ3I/s1600/KidsGG.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853103173278194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi_FYhmfI/AAAAAAAABtc/9g1_ZeRUZ3I/s400/KidsGG.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qifSIRmhI/AAAAAAAABss/hplwqwEgF_A/s1600/DylanBW.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456852556838967826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qifSIRmhI/AAAAAAAABss/hplwqwEgF_A/s400/DylanBW.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qienSFMxI/AAAAAAAABsk/_GeSVf2HB14/s1600/AlyssaCaryssa.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456852545337373458" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qienSFMxI/AAAAAAAABsk/_GeSVf2HB14/s400/AlyssaCaryssa.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qieZDXMKI/AAAAAAAABsc/7mCTDvTqD6U/s1600/AlyssaBelly.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456852541517541538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qieZDXMKI/AAAAAAAABsc/7mCTDvTqD6U/s400/AlyssaBelly.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi9IGg9iI/AAAAAAAABtE/KflMgCdb7hU/s1600/EasterEggsWhite.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853069543306786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi9IGg9iI/AAAAAAAABtE/KflMgCdb7hU/s400/EasterEggsWhite.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qigUOeSnI/AAAAAAAABs8/vQFp608W4Z8/s1600/EasterEggsVinegar.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456852574581705330" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qigUOeSnI/AAAAAAAABs8/vQFp608W4Z8/s400/EasterEggsVinegar.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qif3NGGoI/AAAAAAAABs0/9jJ3P_maDeA/s1600/EasterEggsColored.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456852566791297666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qif3NGGoI/AAAAAAAABs0/9jJ3P_maDeA/s400/EasterEggsColored.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi9v7C3KI/AAAAAAAABtM/sOFWp9GvnbY/s1600/EasterFlower.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853080232615074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7qi9v7C3KI/AAAAAAAABtM/sOFWp9GvnbY/s400/EasterFlower.png" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-885251109460318132010-04-01T12:41:00.000-07:002010-04-09T09:08:04.051-07:00OMG! OMG!!I entered a contest over at Pioneer Woman's photography blog. <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/">HERE</a> She sets a photography assignment that people can enter for 4 days. Each day she picks like 20 pics to be that days semi-finalists. On day 5 she picks the finalists from those 4 days worth of winners. Day six she announces the winner. She gives out great prizes!! The competition is pretty fierce. I don't know how she goes through all those entries!! Well, guess what?!? MY PICTURE WAS ONE PICKED FOR DAY 3!!! OMG!! OMG!! I am so excited, and honored!! My bff <a href="http://www.addieh.typepad.com/">Addie</a> sent me an IM this morning saying I had been picked. I thought she was playing an April Fools joke on me!! LOL!! Well, the jokes on me....she was telling the truth! I swear I had chest pains for 2 hours! Taking photographs is my love, and to have someone like what I do means so much to me. I don't think I'll come down from this high for some time!! :)<br /><br />Here is my pic....the photography assignment was 'Green':<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7T9ZCP-9sI/AAAAAAAABsU/j7S77Lz5f9I/s1600/green.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455263655194982082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7T9ZCP-9sI/AAAAAAAABsU/j7S77Lz5f9I/s400/green.png" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-33706366275726857002010-03-30T08:13:00.000-07:002010-03-30T08:34:52.823-07:00Latest Photo Fun!I have been trying to take pictures every chance I get. I have really gotten some fun ones lately. Spring is the best time to find animals to snap a shot of! You know me, I could take animal pics all day!! LOL!! The ones I am about to post are just a hodge-podge of things. Most of them have been edited, that's where the fun comes in!! I have just as much fun turning my pics into art as I do taking them! Such a goob, I know!! LOL!! :P I hope you enjoy.<br /><br />--as always, click on the pics for a larger view :)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYeQhAs5I/AAAAAAAABsM/b9R2Zl9Xd8Q/s1600/ToughTed2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454449006807659410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYeQhAs5I/AAAAAAAABsM/b9R2Zl9Xd8Q/s400/ToughTed2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYeGVDQKI/AAAAAAAABsE/TnO2JUB8Ud8/s1600/ToughTed1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454449004073140386" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYeGVDQKI/AAAAAAAABsE/TnO2JUB8Ud8/s400/ToughTed1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYcekfM7I/AAAAAAAABr0/YDH9GZwl4fo/s1600/3-29-10horse.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454448976220599218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYcekfM7I/AAAAAAAABr0/YDH9GZwl4fo/s400/3-29-10horse.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWtNLue8I/AAAAAAAABrU/ZvNN25Bv0zo/s1600/3-29-10cow.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454447064587860930" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWtNLue8I/AAAAAAAABrU/ZvNN25Bv0zo/s400/3-29-10cow.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWuFGIgQI/AAAAAAAABrc/SKKkk_wuyVg/s1600/3-29-10flower.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454447079596785922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWuFGIgQI/AAAAAAAABrc/SKKkk_wuyVg/s400/3-29-10flower.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWrVaCgnI/AAAAAAAABrE/408QfnC_YJ4/s1600/3-29-10angel.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454447032435638898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWrVaCgnI/AAAAAAAABrE/408QfnC_YJ4/s400/3-29-10angel.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWr7YTzrI/AAAAAAAABrM/igYqSn5D9vk/s1600/3-29-10cones.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454447042628931250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWr7YTzrI/AAAAAAAABrM/igYqSn5D9vk/s400/3-29-10cones.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYdbkfcoI/AAAAAAAABr8/-OEirBF9svI/s1600/3-29-10window.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454448992595178114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYdbkfcoI/AAAAAAAABr8/-OEirBF9svI/s400/3-29-10window.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWu_RXWuI/AAAAAAAABrk/FSVB4YOnNrA/s1600/3-29-10grundge1.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454447095213152994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IWu_RXWuI/AAAAAAAABrk/FSVB4YOnNrA/s400/3-29-10grundge1.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYbOwPCRI/AAAAAAAABrs/8NjzYyemYjw/s1600/3-29-10grundge2.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454448954795034898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S7IYbOwPCRI/AAAAAAAABrs/8NjzYyemYjw/s400/3-29-10grundge2.png" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-67532281495285316742010-03-24T11:54:00.000-07:002010-03-24T12:29:46.690-07:00Basketball...Hello! I'm back!! I missed ya! :D Now, finally those bball pics!!<br /><br />This year was the first year that Dylan played basketball. Going in, he was super duper nervous! He was the only 6th grader that had never played before, so he was worried about looking like an idiot. That turned out to not be the case!! My baby did amazing!! Every week he improved leaps & bounds!! There was such a huge difference from the first week, until the last! It was like an entirely different kid! I can't wait for next season! Dylan plans on playing from here on out. He really loves it! Ted and I are so very proud of him. He really had to fight some tough nerves to sign up, and he did it!! He had such an amazing time, and now he signed up for baseball....another sport he has never played!! I love it!! My baby's growing up, and maturing!! It makes a mommy's heart swell! :D<br /><br />--don't mind the quality of some of these pics, the one gym had horrible lighting!<br />--Bad lighting + movement = pixels, pixels, pixels!!! Yuck!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph67AIY2I/AAAAAAAABqE/mvQx4kNf6iA/s1600/BBALL-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277963783955298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph67AIY2I/AAAAAAAABqE/mvQx4kNf6iA/s400/BBALL-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph7Xl8BhI/AAAAAAAABqM/lcI5-wBkNnQ/s1600/BBALL-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277971458721298" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph7Xl8BhI/AAAAAAAABqM/lcI5-wBkNnQ/s400/BBALL-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph7voEU8I/AAAAAAAABqU/m4ycYvKZRTs/s1600/BBALL-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277977910105026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph7voEU8I/AAAAAAAABqU/m4ycYvKZRTs/s400/BBALL-3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph8VYZkcI/AAAAAAAABqc/8lqnsnAPDVc/s1600/BBALL-4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277988044935618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph8VYZkcI/AAAAAAAABqc/8lqnsnAPDVc/s400/BBALL-4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph8srpXHI/AAAAAAAABqk/5ZzvHBUjYf4/s1600/BBALL-5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277994299677810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6ph8srpXHI/AAAAAAAABqk/5ZzvHBUjYf4/s400/BBALL-5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6piC5wReVI/AAAAAAAABqs/jxN7R2nSRm0/s1600/BBALL-6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452278100887959890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6piC5wReVI/AAAAAAAABqs/jxN7R2nSRm0/s400/BBALL-6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6piDRVZcHI/AAAAAAAABq0/KzePtLUU0JU/s1600/BBALL-7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452278107217686642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S6piDRVZcHI/AAAAAAAABq0/KzePtLUU0JU/s400/BBALL-7.jpg" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-86350546191077099282010-03-12T12:05:00.000-08:002010-03-12T12:25:28.284-08:00Mi Familia...I thought I would post some updated pics of my family. It seems like my kids are just growing way too darn fast, and Ted & I are getting *cough* old *cough*!!<br /><br />Dylan is half way through 6th grade. I can't believe it! Junior High in 6 months!! Ahhhh!!!! He's a good boy though! I have no worries! :D We just got his mid-term progress reports, and he has all A's with 2 B's....not too shabby!! He is just finishing up his first year of basketball. It has been amazing!! He loves it so much! I wish it could go on for another 6 months!! I really hope he decides to play next year, but I'm sure he will! ;) He really plays very well for never having done it before. I can't wait to see what his future holds.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qg2KgAdeI/AAAAAAAABp0/ATc8lYwDbh8/s1600-h/DSC_0069+(2).png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447843551650018786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qg2KgAdeI/AAAAAAAABp0/ATc8lYwDbh8/s400/DSC_0069+(2).png" /></a><br />My little Ashley is in 2nd grade, with 3rd grade math & reading. She does really well in the higher classes. The only hard part is missing out on things with her own classmates. I guess it's just a sacrifice for advancement. I just feel bad for her sometimes. Next year she will be able to play county rec sports, which will be exciting. She is planning on doing volleyball and basketball, I can't wait!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qg5KFQXkI/AAAAAAAABp8/FS4ABb1Pr0Q/s1600-h/DSC_0071+(2).png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447843603077422658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qg5KFQXkI/AAAAAAAABp8/FS4ABb1Pr0Q/s400/DSC_0071+(2).png" /></a><br />Ted and I have been married for almost 14 years....wow!! Time really does fly! I love him more than ever, so I guess it's going well! :) He still works for the same place he's been at for 12 years, and it's going great. God has really blessed us!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qgzw-ki9I/AAAAAAAABps/vQgwYoyLgfM/s1600-h/DSC_0068+(2).png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447843510439152594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5qgzw-ki9I/AAAAAAAABps/vQgwYoyLgfM/s400/DSC_0068+(2).png" /></a><br />Anyway, that's my little 'catch up' post! LOL!! Look for pics in the next few days of Dylan's basketball season!! TTFN!! :)~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-54850358887462513902010-03-11T11:36:00.001-08:002010-03-11T12:10:07.605-08:00Project Bentlee...I took this picture of Bentlee, and I LOVED it!! It was just screaming to be edited and played with!! LOL!! Nothing is funner to me than editing photos. I know, I know....nerd city!! LOL!! Anyway, here is my little Project Bentlee! :D<br /><br /><br />--original pic, followed by 6 alterations<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lGyTb10yI/AAAAAAAABn0/R1xRiqvQiYQ/s1600-h/B-original.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463054305776418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lGyTb10yI/AAAAAAAABn0/R1xRiqvQiYQ/s400/B-original.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lGzCCt_gI/AAAAAAAABn8/zhsnLeCdVag/s1600-h/B-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463066816871938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lGzCCt_gI/AAAAAAAABn8/zhsnLeCdVag/s400/B-1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHDHAmG8I/AAAAAAAABoE/NQ0Mmz2mWiE/s1600-h/B-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463343028050882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHDHAmG8I/AAAAAAAABoE/NQ0Mmz2mWiE/s400/B-2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHDSdf1pI/AAAAAAAABoM/MUwzvetQ13o/s1600-h/B-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463346102064786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHDSdf1pI/AAAAAAAABoM/MUwzvetQ13o/s400/B-3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHEp0aBnI/AAAAAAAABoU/1_f8zCVcVkk/s1600-h/B-4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463369552037490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHEp0aBnI/AAAAAAAABoU/1_f8zCVcVkk/s400/B-4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHFMgP34I/AAAAAAAABoc/UJqTUMADdSs/s1600-h/B-5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463378862727042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHFMgP34I/AAAAAAAABoc/UJqTUMADdSs/s400/B-5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHFjq6izI/AAAAAAAABok/ozxDx5gcLc0/s1600-h/B-6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463385081482034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5lHFjq6izI/AAAAAAAABok/ozxDx5gcLc0/s400/B-6.jpg" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-74577284108205570492010-03-10T08:26:00.001-08:002010-03-11T12:18:14.194-08:00Love this face..I had a fun little photo snapping spree with Ashley. I love when I can catch her many faces. She's one of those kids that just brings a smile to your face. I played around a little in the editing, and was really pleased with the results. I get bored with regular looking portraits...I want the fun stuff! LOL!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKZcUEf4I/AAAAAAAABms/llpNnshWeAI/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044812773818242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKZcUEf4I/AAAAAAAABms/llpNnshWeAI/s400/DSC_0262.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKY7eLW0I/AAAAAAAABmk/PcLgx2azm_8/s1600-h/DSC_0259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044803957840706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKY7eLW0I/AAAAAAAABmk/PcLgx2azm_8/s400/DSC_0259.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKYsSeQjI/AAAAAAAABmc/IJdqsNLVqv8/s1600-h/DSC_0258.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044799882215986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKYsSeQjI/AAAAAAAABmc/IJdqsNLVqv8/s400/DSC_0258.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKXvq8LzI/AAAAAAAABmU/2F_9Bpgqic4/s1600-h/DSC_0255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044783610277682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5fKXvq8LzI/AAAAAAAABmU/2F_9Bpgqic4/s400/DSC_0255.JPG" /></a>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-52781403524906368382010-03-08T11:45:00.000-08:002010-03-11T12:11:10.779-08:00Yes, I am still here!!Hello!! Long time, no see! :D I have decided to start blogging again. Well, I will give it a try! LOL! I got a new camera, and I am anxious to start posting pics again! For those of you that know me, I like to pretend I am a photographer!! Truth is, I just love taking pictures! I am definitely an amateur, not that great at all. I have just stepped into the world of Digital SLR photography, so lets hope I learn a lot! I like to take pics of just about anything, so no telling what will end up on the blog! LOL!!<br /><br />Yesterday, my husband and I ran over to Port Orford (Oregon Coast) for lunch. Yes, I said for lunch. What?!? Doesn't everyone drive 3 hours for lunch? :D We like to go for drives to get a chance to spend time with each other. We are both road trip people, and both of us bring our cameras for repeated stop & clicks! So, here are some of my shots from yesterday. I hope you enjoy. :)<br /><br />(pics can be blown up when clicked...i don't recommend blowing up the hawk pic, him & I were both moving..which doesn't make for the clearest shot :P)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWSFiGTsI/AAAAAAAABjk/xnMo7SfFAqk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354193097313986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWSFiGTsI/AAAAAAAABjk/xnMo7SfFAqk/s400/1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWSqrdHXI/AAAAAAAABjs/NNkH7M-JdbU/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354203068669298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWSqrdHXI/AAAAAAAABjs/NNkH7M-JdbU/s400/2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWTdu3k4I/AAAAAAAABj0/Fgg6B8US-eU/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354216773194626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWTdu3k4I/AAAAAAAABj0/Fgg6B8US-eU/s400/12.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWUClX2kI/AAAAAAAABj8/W0xtekmFFCU/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354226665478722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWUClX2kI/AAAAAAAABj8/W0xtekmFFCU/s400/10.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWUmRHAOI/AAAAAAAABkE/jTjNZ6BLd88/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354236244164834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWUmRHAOI/AAAAAAAABkE/jTjNZ6BLd88/s400/11.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWoPBSx3I/AAAAAAAABkU/Vf8G8QAOXfg/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354573601195890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWoPBSx3I/AAAAAAAABkU/Vf8G8QAOXfg/s400/6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWnor1yhI/AAAAAAAABkM/BUk_VBOidGo/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354563310668306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWnor1yhI/AAAAAAAABkM/BUk_VBOidGo/s400/7.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWonvSx4I/AAAAAAAABkc/1i1KvSCZgAk/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354580236584834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWonvSx4I/AAAAAAAABkc/1i1KvSCZgAk/s400/3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWpBlYK7I/AAAAAAAABkk/w1bAerCPHH0/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354587174316978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWpBlYK7I/AAAAAAAABkk/w1bAerCPHH0/s400/4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWplhi11I/AAAAAAAABks/MHhtlUBa0ZE/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354596821915474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VWplhi11I/AAAAAAAABks/MHhtlUBa0ZE/s400/5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VW0my5MXI/AAAAAAAABk0/yuECNBs_p_w/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354786141679986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VW0my5MXI/AAAAAAAABk0/yuECNBs_p_w/s400/8.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VW1LtycjI/AAAAAAAABk8/VKIafiEqL_k/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446354796052378162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/S5VW1LtycjI/AAAAAAAABk8/VKIafiEqL_k/s400/9.jpg" /></a><br /><br />---animals from different points along way, tree from side of Face Rock, rock and waves from Port Orford Dock area, and last 2 pics of the old Port Orford City Jail~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-75076206099304664772009-07-02T11:27:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:10:56.171-08:00Crater Lake!The fam and I decided to take a trip to Crater Lake a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun, weird, scary trip! LOL! We have this GPS system for the car, and we decided to give it a go. It took us straight from Canyonville to Crater Lake. Yep, straight across the map! Well, some of those roads are not meant for cars! It may have been 1/3 of the mileage, but it took twice as long! At times I was scared we would be trapped in the woods! LOL! My husband was as cool as a cucumber. He thought my fear was quite ridiculous! :D Anyway, we made it safe and sound! The kids had never been there before. Ted and I went once before, about 11 years ago. I couldn't believe how snowy it still was! You would have thought it was December, not June! LOL! I took tons of pics, and tried to narrow it down to a few. I still have too many, but oh well! You will have to deal! :P<br /><br />Here are a couple of nice shots I got of Jackson Creek on the way.<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353956950721921858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0Teu6Dg0I/AAAAAAAABiA/obYD-aCBQ9s/s400/craterlakecreek1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353956952695303522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0Te2Qi7WI/AAAAAAAABiI/jCD75DYNTv8/s400/craterlakecreek2.jpg" /><br />Ted got some cute pics of the kiddos. Ted squatted down to take their pic, and then they squatted down too. What a bunch of nerds!! LOL!!<br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957216042011010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TuLTSyYI/AAAAAAAABi8/j7O5uk9MvPQ/s400/craterlakesquat.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353956958764783090" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TfM3n1fI/AAAAAAAABiQ/j4r7obPo9mk/s400/craterlakedylan.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353956943047963458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TeSUcM0I/AAAAAAAABh4/p7zTx6-Ib7U/s400/craterlakeashley.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957193525772450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0Ts3bAQKI/AAAAAAAABiY/4Q-dGIwHyN8/s400/craterlakekids.jpg" /><br />Dylan took a pic of Ted, but we never did get a pic of me. We tried to take a group self-portrait. That failed miserably!! Here are 2 of the attempts...too funny!! LOL!! </p><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957225208713186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0Tutczj-I/AAAAAAAABjI/LH-aIHt64Q8/s400/craterlaketed.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957472700365218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0T9HbaeaI/AAAAAAAABjU/R6GPuLC_Xxo/s400/craterlakeus1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957476361108738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0T9VEM_QI/AAAAAAAABjc/phg03_h1gnc/s400/craterlakeus2.jpg" /><br />Last, but not least....we have pics of Crater Lake! LOL! Only a couple, I filled the post with pics of people! :P Look how high the snow is on the side of the road!! Holy cow!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TeD0w4JI/AAAAAAAABhw/xHfB5pcSYzA/s1600-h/craterlake1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353956939157004434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TeD0w4JI/AAAAAAAABhw/xHfB5pcSYzA/s400/craterlake1.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957200466397186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TtRRxyAI/AAAAAAAABik/Imd2jlCxF1o/s400/craterlakemountain.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957209330077410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/Sk0TtyTCzuI/AAAAAAAABiw/cjheHxb4QSk/s400/craterlakeroadice.jpg" /> <p></p>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-62277678744224626282009-06-15T20:41:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:18:27.975-08:00She did it!!As you can probably tell, it is officially swimming weather!! We have had the pool ready since the last week in May. Not only have my babies been swimming, but so have many of their friends!! It has been so much fun! Now, today was a special day. As many of you know, I have been watching Bentlee since she was a month old. (Holy Cow!! Almost 3 years already!!) We had our pool before she came around. I have never been able to get that child to swim in the pool. She has gotten in about 3 times. Each time was a nightmare! Screaming, scratching, you name it! Poor little booger was terrified!! This Spring she started commenting on getting in the big pool. I was skeptical! LOL!! Well, today we tried it!! The first 10 minutes were reminiscent of years past, but wait!! My husband, B's favorite Ted, was able to get her to have fun! I couldn't believe it. She actually laughed and played for over an hour!! It was so cute! She kept saying "I play in pool with Ashy & Bubba!!". So cute!! I managed to snap a couple of pics of the kiddos. I hope you enjoy her happy little face as much as we did!! :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347767824586829858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SjcWgLXC8CI/AAAAAAAABhY/dKTIkmbMtoQ/s400/Pool2.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347767832863155442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SjcWgqMRpPI/AAAAAAAABhg/oNhowWNSiNE/s400/Pool1.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347767841526513538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SjcWhKdx_4I/AAAAAAAABho/hz8XoGoBsGY/s400/Pool3.png" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-6597679210454980522009-06-15T11:18:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:18:46.231-08:00Hiya!!Well, I bet you thought I was long gone! I kinda was! LOL!! To make a long story short: I have a new computer, in a more convenient location!! I will be blogging again!! I have internet access, ability to get to the comp, and my photo editing software on board!! Woooo!! Keep on the lookout for updates and pics of my cute kids!! :)<br /><br />Just for the Grandmas, a little teaser!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347622489191382658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SjaSUi0kfoI/AAAAAAAABhQ/6l_ZoU0lhyU/s400/DSC02630.JPG" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-77168938611411424542009-01-15T10:23:00.000-08:002010-03-11T12:19:10.749-08:00Merry Christmas....Late!! LOL!!I hope everyone had a great Christmas & New Year! We ran around a lot, but it was fun. We got to see everyone & were very blessed. I didn't take hardly any pics this year! I don't know what is wrong with me!! LOL!! Usually I have waaay too many pics of each occasion. LOL! Here is just a few little snaps I took on a few different days<em>. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The Fam, My Mama, Kids & Ted reading the Christmas story from their Bibles, Grandma Ting, & more Kids....enjoy!! </em><br /><em><br /></em><em><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592408544149186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DQm9tfsI/AAAAAAAABd4/Ce9jrxY99F4/s400/DSC00938.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592403354404482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DQToYRoI/AAAAAAAABdw/t0KRB92oF08/s400/DSC00930.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592403002205522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DQSUaJVI/AAAAAAAABdo/GWew_BMwUWE/s400/DSC00926.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592397063685362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DP8MjhPI/AAAAAAAABdg/62UTD2KM5Jo/s400/DSC00923.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592390960940642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DPldjBmI/AAAAAAAABdY/NQmPmJwEcHc/s400/DSC00920.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592764665614434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DlVnr0GI/AAAAAAAABeA/DkkFWEDut1Q/s400/DSC00953.JPG" /></em><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592790599471666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-Dm2OzEjI/AAAAAAAABeY/qMxt-PMaPqI/s400/8.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592776553831074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DmB6DmqI/AAAAAAAABeQ/BUEcquTPXy0/s400/7.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291592771676483218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SW-DlvvNLpI/AAAAAAAABeI/N39GN8xu5zk/s400/6.png" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-26069294633603533152008-12-30T17:52:00.000-08:002010-03-11T12:19:33.733-08:00I know, I know!!Yes, I am a terrible blogger! I have taken a little hiatus from spending time on my computer. Seems silly, I know. For years I have spent hours a day on it, and that just got old. To make a long story short, I now miss it. My New Year's resolution is to be more loyal to my blog. I have a bunch of holiday pics to update with, but that will be my next post. This short post was just to let you know that I am back! To make up for my absence, I will leave you with a video of my super cute baby girl! She is singing a snip of her favorite song:<br /><br />'Big Girls Don't Cry'--by Fergie!!<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzs_NUQ4KNm3BaFA6BQHZvNMngFAfuO05BZcLfC1qbRnIe0sN_p0e5Y775xgYA_gbf-OVVDd9kSZk5PuqmlhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><br /><p>I hope that makes up for it! It sure did make me smile! LOL!</p><br /><p>Be back soon....</p>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-81983157883712367542008-10-08T14:00:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:20:00.164-08:00Monkey time!Yep, I am raising a monkey. She loves to spend all day up in the tree. She even reads books up there. It's very cute. I never really was a tree-climber. She seems so at peace while at the top. It's like the world stands still for her. I could watch her for hours. She is everything I always wanted to be. I think I prayed her into existence. It's like God took my exact wish list & whipped her up! Oh, guess what! I had a meeting today with her teacher. They want to bump her up to the next grade for math. She already goes for reading, and now they want to add math. They had to get my permission to move her, it's not the standard procedure. I am so proud. Both of my children are at the top of their classes, and that just makes my heart swell. I never wanted them to struggle. My little brainiacs!! I love it!! :D<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254892992309281698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SO0hVbtIw6I/AAAAAAAABdI/ubHBo36xY0g/s400/AshTree1.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254893004435588754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SO0hWI4RhpI/AAAAAAAABdQ/YweU_nLqfY4/s400/AshTree2.png" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-15446557593829589042008-10-03T03:00:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:20:13.579-08:00Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">'Can you feel the love?'</span></div><div align="center"><em>Dylan doesn't...LOL!</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252782924051589906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SOWiPS5VKxI/AAAAAAAABdA/E0ixYv3XYFo/s400/AshleyDylanKiss.png" /><br /><br /><center>Join us in the <a href="http://carriestuckmann.blogspot.com/">FFFF</a> fun!!<br /><br /><p align="center"></p><center href="http://www.carriestuckmann.blogspot.com"><br /><a href="http://carriestuckmann.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/shaunacallaghan/candidbutton.jpg" /></a></center><br /></center>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-76764360698624073382008-09-29T08:36:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:31:30.949-08:00Sighhhh....So...it's almost my birthday. I don't know why I let this bug me, but I do. Last year I turned 30...it was hard. 31 is going to be harder. I don't feel 31! I remember when my mom was my age...she seemed so much older. I remember knowing women who had a hard time with their ages, I used to think it was silly. 'How absurd to be sad about a number!' Nope, not so darn silly now! I don't think I would mind 31 if I didn't feel so fat & frumpy. If I felt fabulous, then I would make my age fabulous! I guess I have just been in a funk lately. I don't want my birthday! LOL! There isn't even any presents I would want! Now that is sad! I wouldn't mind getting away with Ted for a weekend. That would be a good gift. I miss him. I do see him everyday, but its just normal routine. I miss getting to sit down and have a meaningful conversation. Ah well, such is life. We will get to soon enough! :)<br /><div></div><br /><div>If you really must buy me a present...if you really can't say no...then I have an idea! You really wouldn't even need to wrap it! It's just a little beauty I have been eyeballing for about a year. Her name is Trixie, and she means business. She is my dream....and I want her! LOL!!</div><br /><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Meet Trixie:</span></em></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251472734184470258" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SOD6oNS29vI/AAAAAAAABcg/ptJ4Qr4wReI/s400/DSC00655.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251472742248788082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SOD6orVisHI/AAAAAAAABco/AQkFuE9dnMY/s400/DSC00657.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251472760564117154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SOD6pvkQbqI/AAAAAAAABc4/7LllyMCKJyY/s400/DSC00658.JPG" /><br /><div></div>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-17013259554550419512008-09-26T00:31:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:20:54.129-08:00Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">'Like Father, Like Daughter'</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /></div><div style="VISIBILITY: visible" align="center"><embed style="WIDTH: 460px; HEIGHT: 350px" height="350" name="zoom_and_fade" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" width="460" src="http://flash.picturetrail.com/pflicks/3/spflick.swf" quality="high" flashvars="ql=2&src1=http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL1931/11622984/flicks/1/5717747" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#000000" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"></embed> </div><div style="VISIBILITY: visible" align="center"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px; HEIGHT: 24px; whitespace: no-wrap"><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?link=%2FphotoFlick%2Fsamples%2Fpflicks.shtml&cID=924"><img border="0" align="left" src="http://pics.picturetrail.com/res/pflicks/pt.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?link=%2FphotoFlick%2Fsamples%2Fpflicks.shtml&cID=925"><img style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5px" border="0" align="left" src="http://pics.picturetrail.com/static/images/pt2.gif" /></a></p></div><div align="center"><br /><br />Join us in the <a href="http://carriestuckmann.blogspot.com/">FFFF</a> fun!!<br /></div><p align="center"></p><center href="http://www.carriestuckmann.blogspot.com"><br /><a href="http://carriestuckmann.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/shaunacallaghan/candidbutton.jpg" /></a></center>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-2706725057815617972008-09-23T09:14:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:21:24.538-08:00Go Ducks!!I have been a HUGE Duck football fan for as long as I can remember. The Ducks are from the University of Oregon. We have been lucky enough to catch a few home games the last few seasons. It is such a great family-fun day. I love when we get to do things like that together. It's one of the things you know that your kids will remember forever. We have only been to one, so far, this season. I hope we get to at least one more. I could never get tired of it! I need my own season tickets, darn it! LOL!<br /><br />As always, I got some pics! LOL! Don't mind my hair...what is up with that?? :P Stop! I was sick that day! LOL!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249252730106507666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNkXi9o_cZI/AAAAAAAABb0/QgbtoBpMovk/s400/Ducks2.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249252744543152034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNkXjza9J6I/AAAAAAAABb8/sidMgWRcHeQ/s400/Ducks3.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249252717304064706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNkXiN8pqsI/AAAAAAAABbs/tFGFiNdQhtw/s400/Ducks1.png" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-87981659241192023632008-09-22T10:13:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:21:41.133-08:00Happy Birthday Caryssa!!Today is my niece Caryssa's 14th birthday! She is the younger sister of my niece in the post below. :D We had a little party for her yesterday at a pizza place. I think she had a good time. She seemed happy. I can't believe those girls are so old. It seems like just yesterday that they were toddlers. It scares me that mine will be teens soon! Ahhh!! LOL!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ffff;">Happy Birthday Crys!! I love you!!</span></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248975301560066322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNgbOfxJYRI/AAAAAAAABbk/X1M_S1GyjyQ/s400/CaryssaBday1.png" /> </p>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-35727823911319037472008-09-18T14:17:00.001-07:002010-03-11T12:22:03.547-08:00Catch Up Day 4!For those who don't know me, I like to pretend I am a Jr. Photographer. I love taking pictures, but have no training. Editing those pictures is my favorite pastime. Someday I hope to take a photography class. I know I would love it! My pictures aren't too bad, and I take a million. On Dylan's birthday, I took some pics of my neice Aylssa in the yard. I played around & edited them of course! They really look amazing! She is such a pretty girl! I hope she doesn't care, but I am going to post them. :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247789099431360994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNPkYcfF-eI/AAAAAAAABa8/bOpDbBLYEG0/s400/AlyssaDenise.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247789101590606610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNPkYkh5cxI/AAAAAAAABbE/YzQyij4kZXw/s400/AlyssaDenise2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247789104353265538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNPkYu0kR4I/AAAAAAAABbM/cCCNJIrAeAY/s400/AlyssaDenise3.jpg" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-34201613982205669542008-09-18T14:17:00.000-07:002010-04-01T13:58:16.783-07:00Catch Up Day 3!Now that Fall is here, I am missing some things about Summer. Fall is definitely my favorite season, I just miss little things. For one, swimming! Well, watching my kids swim! :D We went to the river a couple of times this year. The kids used the pool more than anything. The river is nice, because then I get to take pictures. That's my fun time! :D I happened to get a really fabulous pic of Ted on one of our trips. Man oh man, is he ever handsome!! I am such a lucky girl! It's nice when you feel like you are married to the handsomest man on the planet. No complaints! ;)<br /><br /><center>I am throwing in some of the kiddos too...just for Nana! ;)</center><br /><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247474950191460818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNLGqjXsMdI/AAAAAAAABas/XQlygrLS948/s400/DylanRiver.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247474962268117794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNLGrQW_WyI/AAAAAAAABa0/2sm9ffs3NPk/s400/AshleyRiver.png" /></p>~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125967148625891997.post-41339899505257088832008-09-17T14:24:00.000-07:002010-03-11T12:22:50.922-08:00Catch Up Day 2!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">~OUR DAY AT THE BEACH~</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3e4CLXjI/AAAAAAAABZ8/lDXWQasZDdg/s1600-h/9.jpg"></a><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3ezqIieI/AAAAAAAABaE/dXXc6StjP70/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106412010047970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3ezqIieI/AAAAAAAABaE/dXXc6StjP70/s400/10.jpg" /> <p align="center"><br /></a>The kids and I went over to Bandon with <a href="http://www.addieh.typepad.com/">Addie</a> & Gabe the day after Dylan's birthday. Once again, I didn't get around to posting pics! LOL!! It was such a fun day. The sky was clear, the sun was out, & it was fairly warm! I don't think I have ever been on the Oregon Coast on a prettier day...and that's saying a lot! The kids just played hard, and us ladies just gabbed. :) My babies went in water so deep! It scared the bejeebers out of me! Not Ash so much, but Dylan for sure! Little pooper! Anyway, not much else to say about it. We all had a blast! Now, on to the pics!! :P</p><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247107082403547618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF4F1EZieI/AAAAAAAABaM/2nzyKPWBQL4/s400/11.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106091169575170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3MIbzcQI/AAAAAAAABZc/StLaaCmt-Qs/s400/5.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106087345815058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3L6MJfhI/AAAAAAAABZU/NeklrrFaew4/s400/4.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106405723813282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3ecPYNaI/AAAAAAAABZs/fNtL7ErQqGI/s400/7.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106083822581714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3LtEJN9I/AAAAAAAABZE/zph1n-003Sc/s400/2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106076620141922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3LSO8tWI/AAAAAAAABY8/60kvZROgA14/s400/1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106403222689954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3eS7EGKI/AAAAAAAABZk/0TULFjjdIIA/s400/6.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106409209773826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3epOfvwI/AAAAAAAABZ0/OC5bO_QKHF4/s400/8.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247106086609996914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0FQxsxqIsA/SNF3L3ctzHI/AAAAAAAABZM/3mSUlPVwfw4/s400/3.jpg" />~Billie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02691694987956824082noreply@blogger.com3