BOLD

I got this off my friend Michelle's blog. I thought it was kind of fun! You're supposed to bold the things that you have done.

Here's what I want YOU to do...just leave a comment on the things that suprise you (bold or not)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (how about photographed)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (I plan to)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (possibly when I was young...)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight...
46. Been transported in an ambulance (was supposed to but I declined)
47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing (lake/river only)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (probably)

53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (went to be an extra in a movie but had to leave early)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (kind of)
58. Taken a martial arts class (Does Tai Chi count?)
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Can't)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (Identity Stolen)
68. Flown in a helicopter (how about a personal airplane?)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (I have done some pretty stupid stuff on a motorcycle. I broke my pelvic bone in a motorcycle accident for one example)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (how about a photobook?)
81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument (a little of...clarinet, trumpet, guitar, piano, recorder...but I can't play any of them anymore really)

So...there you have it.

Baby #3

This video was taken on my phone so it's not the best quality (well, it's quality imagination but not quality film). :)

For some reason the video isn't working so try this link to view the video.
Baby #3 Video




***This is NOT an announcement. James was watching me cook dinner and thought it all up on his own.

Shannon's Goodbye Party

These pictures are from before we left for Montana for the Holidays. Shannon and her family just recently moved away. Before they left she threw her own gift exchange/goodbye party. It was a lot of fun. Candles, chocolate, yummy food, gifts, and bubbly...my kind of party!!

Unfortunately we forgot to get a picture before some of the girls left.

Front

Side
A kissy face picture...exept Amanda...she's too good for the kissy face.

Bye Shannon, we'll miss you!!

P.S. Notice Brad made his way into the pictures, too.

Home for the Holidays!

In the morning, we are loading up the kids and heading for Montana!! We are hoping to do it in 2 days this year instead of 3 so pray for the weather to be good, as well as the kids :) You may not hear from me until sometime in January so...

Happy Holidays!

Love, us!

Family Pictures & Christmas Card

WE DID IT!!

I finally got Spencer at a good time and we got our family pictures taken yesterday. I'm not as pleased with them as I had hoped but it's a little tougher when you don't have anyone at the camera to get the kids to look. Here are our best ones.

This is our family Christmas card. I was asking Spencer which of his friends he would like to send one to and he said "I don't know, we don't usually do Christmas cards" Which I responded with "YES we do! I make Christmas cards every year!" Sometimes I don't get them out as quick as I hope or all of them in the mailbox from misplacing addresses, etc but I do make one every year!

(Credits to http://www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com/ for paper and embellishments which I changed the color, hue, and brightness. I downloaded them a couple years ago so I don't know if they are on there anymore.)

This is our family picture. I had to trade Spencer's face out for a different one but this is the best one we got.

I love this one of Spencer and James.

I think Baer looks so cute in this picture but my hair looks sick from all the wind yesterday and I think my pose is lame.

***If you want a Christmas card, I want one from you and I need your addresses! I figure if I have them online I will always know how to find them. Email them to me at: naturallyjackie@gmail.com***

Tagged (Thanks Anne)

Post the 4th picture from your 4th folder.

Mr. Frog

The other night James woke up crying at about midnight. I went in to check on him and he wasn't responding to me very well, he just kept crying. I asked him what was wrong and he didn't say anything. I think he decided he wanted to tell me later because he said (while crying) Tell me "what's wrong?" So I asked him "What's wrong?" He told me he didn't feel good and his tongue hurt (I think he may have had acid reflux...it's common for him at night). It seemed like what I was trying wasn't helping but finally he told me he wanted to take a shower. After his shower I was holding him in his bed. I asked what I could do for him because he was still crying a little. He said "Tell me something". I remembered when I would have bad dreams and my sister would tell me to close my eyes and picture Mom and Dad dressed in white sitting in a peaceful garden. I did that very often as a girl and it really helped me. I asked if he would like to hear a story and he did. I told him a couple stories about a man who fell in love with a woman...they had two boys...(in more detail) and he said he wanted another one...about a frog. I told him the story below and he asked me to tell it again. He's been asking for it at night now so I sketched a few quick drawings that you will see below (unfinished). He went to sleep after the story and was fine the next morning. There are probably spelling and grammer errors just so you know :)

Mr. Frog by Jacquelyn Jones

Once upon a time, there was a little green frog who's name was Mr. Frog. Mr. Frog loved to go to Lily Pad Lake. His very favorite thing to do was to jump on the lily pads and catch flies. One day while doing just that, Mr. Frog discovered a way to jump all the way across the lake on the lily pads alone.

When Mr. Frog got to the other side he was a little confused. The lily pads on this side of the lake looked so much greener from the other side. Mr. Frog looked back to where he came from and was shocked to find that the lily pads were in fact greener over there, so he started jumping back to the other side. Mr. Frog was even more confused now. The lily pads weren't any greener there either. Mr. Frog decided to catch his flies somewhere else. He needed to clear his head. As Mr. Frog made his way through the cattails he ran into Miss Frog. Mr. Frog was very excited to see Miss Frog. He wanted to show her how he had found a way to jump across the lake on the lily pads, so he asked her on a date. Together Mr. Frog and Miss Frog jumped from lily pad to lily pad catching plenty of flies along the way. When they reached the other side Mr. Frog realized the lily pads were GREEN (and I don't mean just a little green). Those lily pads were the greenest he had ever seen! Just for curiosity he told Miss Frog he wanted to go back to the other side to see the lily pads over there. Mr. Frog was delighted to find that they stayed just as green as the lily pads they left on the other side. Mr. and Miss frog continued to go on these dates and to jump across the lake together. Eventually they got married, had little baby frog tadpoles, and lived happily ever after.

The End

I hope you enjoyed it!

James lifted my spirits yesterday by telling me:

"You're the BEST MOMMY, EVER!!"