tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77773330812140266382024-03-19T01:04:04.581-07:00Beyond BlessedJenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-51762242379383405072009-05-26T15:55:00.000-07:002009-05-26T15:58:46.911-07:00New blog addressOur new blog address is: http://maxandjenny.wordpress.com/. Come visit!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-5685898948033316002009-05-14T20:03:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:57:37.164-07:00Our Trip!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well, I was trying to add more pictures, but blogger won't upload them, so you'll have to be content with these few for now. :-)<br /><br /><br />We just recently went to Kansas for a conference on C.S. Lewis where Max was the speaker. It went very very well (I'm so proud of my husband), and then we visited Norman, Oklahoma where we will be living in the fall!<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGIB4WfbAuMroyxfsi7U6VbQQgJK5d1skvMvCJWJT-iS4IqUKWHJCv6kADh9j8X4msDoW3lBKPdg5bv1xjMwSc8Ywwye96cFxheBlENBYpmzV59wTlsDlikVt1lpZmAq-X8cYsnOuZx1C/s1600-h/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGIB4WfbAuMroyxfsi7U6VbQQgJK5d1skvMvCJWJT-iS4IqUKWHJCv6kADh9j8X4msDoW3lBKPdg5bv1xjMwSc8Ywwye96cFxheBlENBYpmzV59wTlsDlikVt1lpZmAq-X8cYsnOuZx1C/s400/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335885924314769810" border="0" /></a>We decided to let Graham try driving. :-)<br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWYA0APwGnJY0Kojk3FOls-UKiV-jUJxlr6WpYJ1uwxNbdo7LDk4xKod3SRoZ7dYBEWRsLFKWjIcfN9deEq_gp36cnoAurr6VQg7J_OUdBzHyKX_XMQCBa6eZom33A1VZxvqengOa7V-I/s1600-h/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWYA0APwGnJY0Kojk3FOls-UKiV-jUJxlr6WpYJ1uwxNbdo7LDk4xKod3SRoZ7dYBEWRsLFKWjIcfN9deEq_gp36cnoAurr6VQg7J_OUdBzHyKX_XMQCBa6eZom33A1VZxvqengOa7V-I/s400/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335885923436816962" border="0" /></a>Precious little boy asleep on the hotel bed.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7inUTiwnyVCQ_YfvDAqn2nsYbIqMlHSDYSIwH6pibCCMKaH1bvT_t-noPzWRL3Wc243JpLbdjHz1OSKRTrysA-C94rVxAK87Usz9yWBLgOQemGUC8SWh_xADb_UKW7aX1WgIRaUCcGjWL/s1600-h/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7inUTiwnyVCQ_YfvDAqn2nsYbIqMlHSDYSIwH6pibCCMKaH1bvT_t-noPzWRL3Wc243JpLbdjHz1OSKRTrysA-C94rVxAK87Usz9yWBLgOQemGUC8SWh_xADb_UKW7aX1WgIRaUCcGjWL/s400/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335885922861420754" border="0" /></a>Just the three of us!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaisK3s7J-1JaNVHkmoW5LfPUe-1L6W5oHTALC_W-_mhwUoIvh_GMXFf5s_vdhWomtW-EbN3EXEYDTc-w8QYCaR5YUYuxWX2HtkCyLjnwpEvfwlUBJO8-7XoEWKMYf2ugwEL6bbjCimOx/s1600-h/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaisK3s7J-1JaNVHkmoW5LfPUe-1L6W5oHTALC_W-_mhwUoIvh_GMXFf5s_vdhWomtW-EbN3EXEYDTc-w8QYCaR5YUYuxWX2HtkCyLjnwpEvfwlUBJO8-7XoEWKMYf2ugwEL6bbjCimOx/s400/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335885915015986658" border="0" /></a>I thought Graham was asleep, so I stuck the camera back there to get a picture. Nope, I'm awake , mom!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyxGQhc32Ah319Lc3AvItkPJxSHJfc6sH7VUqBn_HSX4E71AtYiqOs3pYcFOT7kj-PpuvTPgBwkgPq0FrLqLLQvLNXLomgGEmv8UYwP5B5_1WXPKhAIpMpgKlJkgUHLf-heKPN4vPbVVA/s1600-h/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyxGQhc32Ah319Lc3AvItkPJxSHJfc6sH7VUqBn_HSX4E71AtYiqOs3pYcFOT7kj-PpuvTPgBwkgPq0FrLqLLQvLNXLomgGEmv8UYwP5B5_1WXPKhAIpMpgKlJkgUHLf-heKPN4vPbVVA/s400/C.S+Lewis+conference+and+Norman+trip+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335885913548124978" border="0" /></a>My handsome husband ready for Friday night's talks.<br /></div>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-91195559317137338042009-02-20T09:05:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:40:15.042-08:00Valentine's Day BreakfastOn Valentine's Day, Sally made a beautiful breakfast for all of us! There was a sweet valentine from our sweet sister next to each plate. It will be a wonderful memory. Thank you, Sally!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAng4qwaaQbVc08J-vQ1RpSFq5H9TIoVVacUn-0tjo9SV_WNLcWNXjtvCTLTUt-mFB5SxZgzJyh6sOouTQkm_bauhKpYjDy6-cWYnDNCdhbp3nhFPlDkNJhbbPgxutv82R6kt7QzOmaUvs/s1600-h/Property+pictures+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAng4qwaaQbVc08J-vQ1RpSFq5H9TIoVVacUn-0tjo9SV_WNLcWNXjtvCTLTUt-mFB5SxZgzJyh6sOouTQkm_bauhKpYjDy6-cWYnDNCdhbp3nhFPlDkNJhbbPgxutv82R6kt7QzOmaUvs/s400/Property+pictures+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962421995229010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tVyJNpGRvxlMaTsZnuKxe7s2Qi7a5Rs9iGo1YuaUd9UMO5S3QS4vqg9G7OnhKiZ31EMgDt2UqZzv8MwHDwGmN3jPKRHeTBFmTrog1CiBCCQ0uDVUQhoUT7nGyVKBXNWYscEFgzsweh0W/s1600-h/Property+pictures+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tVyJNpGRvxlMaTsZnuKxe7s2Qi7a5Rs9iGo1YuaUd9UMO5S3QS4vqg9G7OnhKiZ31EMgDt2UqZzv8MwHDwGmN3jPKRHeTBFmTrog1CiBCCQ0uDVUQhoUT7nGyVKBXNWYscEFgzsweh0W/s400/Property+pictures+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962396576347266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTrUi4q4U_oVfQhYlZ-heIwpbm9NcbRNzWFiYm_EvVgYVFKsjmjgv7OVZxxEWuJRm3aH_zJvuCng8rO4ZInTjZumEeYbY_vH_7l7Au-WBKa8A54B6YjzPSdrqM8BaBjXWIWHBF61F2Vwa/s1600-h/Property+pictures+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTrUi4q4U_oVfQhYlZ-heIwpbm9NcbRNzWFiYm_EvVgYVFKsjmjgv7OVZxxEWuJRm3aH_zJvuCng8rO4ZInTjZumEeYbY_vH_7l7Au-WBKa8A54B6YjzPSdrqM8BaBjXWIWHBF61F2Vwa/s400/Property+pictures+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962310325185906" border="0" /></a>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-74505427137570323402009-02-10T09:11:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:27:42.640-08:00Camera problems:-(<br /><br /><br />Our camera has quit working, which means no sweet new pictures of Graham until we can figure out what's wrong with it. :-(<br /><br />Our sweet little guy has really found his voice over the past week! I wish I could post a video of him "talking" but alas, no camera. :-)<br /><br />Here are a couple of pictures I got just before the camera kicked the bucket.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibON4_QT_UQaPRrBm1nqZwPrNBIBYpsdSr2ssfDnlWLtGKnMZMdVBsNfZRG9Y-y8d3p9PO7wRjktFZ3kizkZGpSpU2m84wm0fjt8MSzNRbLzpm5ercGfZM55lfXqbOtxSIfyyjRLHht6-j/s1600-h/More+pics+of+Graham+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibON4_QT_UQaPRrBm1nqZwPrNBIBYpsdSr2ssfDnlWLtGKnMZMdVBsNfZRG9Y-y8d3p9PO7wRjktFZ3kizkZGpSpU2m84wm0fjt8MSzNRbLzpm5ercGfZM55lfXqbOtxSIfyyjRLHht6-j/s400/More+pics+of+Graham+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301221092303765490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJc9KgrcNhdYx55gto_5EbECVVUepboPjJH8S4Pro7g4wTSIx8tvaEOIIsyEkxcrIHD6dS911n2JM33QJM48SgrapJ9YBWD_69PilZ2whUlguYZL2Rpw0ZVAG27-cQyTKL1mwICymYhll/s1600-h/More+pics+of+Graham+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJc9KgrcNhdYx55gto_5EbECVVUepboPjJH8S4Pro7g4wTSIx8tvaEOIIsyEkxcrIHD6dS911n2JM33QJM48SgrapJ9YBWD_69PilZ2whUlguYZL2Rpw0ZVAG27-cQyTKL1mwICymYhll/s400/More+pics+of+Graham+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301221096167078450" border="0" /></a>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-15252302062082769142009-02-02T08:08:00.001-08:002009-02-03T10:58:05.846-08:00RememberingThis morning I was looking at pictures and came across the ones from our honeymoon. I had fun remembering, and I thought I'd share some of the pictures.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuJP-eYUeRj4M0nfRE4OGXP1NhKS_FruE2X1MZOgBv_UZzCR6IQv81SUxiBEyG2ikoUBd0AOk0bDNmTPY8YKuM65dnProXdsEpNfX9MJMRmwdUGBskrkWMnQsQLP7HlyTkIAQSfQpZPrO/s1600-h/IMG_0196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuJP-eYUeRj4M0nfRE4OGXP1NhKS_FruE2X1MZOgBv_UZzCR6IQv81SUxiBEyG2ikoUBd0AOk0bDNmTPY8YKuM65dnProXdsEpNfX9MJMRmwdUGBskrkWMnQsQLP7HlyTkIAQSfQpZPrO/s400/IMG_0196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298234657233866754" border="0" /></a>The Happy Couple<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLogiYsPc38ajmDGcWZGSSOd2S93FJIzGFAOaqbK-a9vXl_dQDxOC3uSKwgd_8riSXhbNwFlgmVwWWshhGm7NnkXHvA3j9vbIItH0OeHeVzYiStknxxjjj2UO3R8HDjqgWw9eGd3hwv6J/s1600-h/IMG_0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLogiYsPc38ajmDGcWZGSSOd2S93FJIzGFAOaqbK-a9vXl_dQDxOC3uSKwgd_8riSXhbNwFlgmVwWWshhGm7NnkXHvA3j9vbIItH0OeHeVzYiStknxxjjj2UO3R8HDjqgWw9eGd3hwv6J/s400/IMG_0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298234676027630818" border="0" /></a>I can't believe we're married!<br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H8KcDyKOOEIiPO25RHSk0wx9_lNtF_LddxByEGrue6W_MmbYt3xnZir-C-sSl9OCK5nWHH5z6_Mz2PwfGQfpSolcHAVM3lYUA7KZ7iSG8Tqv7ZEfLNfuQAj5gDLZ05TR3rJPgad-k4Ll/s1600-h/IMG_0100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H8KcDyKOOEIiPO25RHSk0wx9_lNtF_LddxByEGrue6W_MmbYt3xnZir-C-sSl9OCK5nWHH5z6_Mz2PwfGQfpSolcHAVM3lYUA7KZ7iSG8Tqv7ZEfLNfuQAj5gDLZ05TR3rJPgad-k4Ll/s400/IMG_0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298234655588190066" border="0" /></a>My handsome new husband<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjrvO4OC-YMTG-pvs2F1nHBJO3x_rGSFdagor7Z0Z8hB5QflB7-HcPF3UTBnZzsdhwrxEi60vx_P31TbT29DSu543y9GRxo2StGCdauo5TpJcv8vOKezcnX1VIsVWqAU5Vacf-heGZqga/s1600-h/IMG_0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjrvO4OC-YMTG-pvs2F1nHBJO3x_rGSFdagor7Z0Z8hB5QflB7-HcPF3UTBnZzsdhwrxEi60vx_P31TbT29DSu543y9GRxo2StGCdauo5TpJcv8vOKezcnX1VIsVWqAU5Vacf-heGZqga/s400/IMG_0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298645132166223922" border="0" /></a>Beautiful Williamsburg, VA. (No, we didn't get to stay in this house. :-) )<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMSkCtjubVkvFM102xKuAhKKlaQLK1at27NM5XzJiIc2QLZfD5jq9J3blq60m7U0iFTueZdnaPCj6AEfi6CepTGc2JdFPEGUNvDHxTmK6gbQVb_FR8gqgTitXft18S1SqWD3qpJa7FWFF/s1600-h/IMG_0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMSkCtjubVkvFM102xKuAhKKlaQLK1at27NM5XzJiIc2QLZfD5jq9J3blq60m7U0iFTueZdnaPCj6AEfi6CepTGc2JdFPEGUNvDHxTmK6gbQVb_FR8gqgTitXft18S1SqWD3qpJa7FWFF/s400/IMG_0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298645140051632770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BSZxduCLc1505ZNLlUhvt84PlTJhqxHFTTExyZNyotGmpdpklHqtF_NEC10bUOpYwzTieZCWoudMBEoo8nx0fi-MJrL3e0yV4Vwx1C3o8e6YlZBB9MUInTuXGH3Dw34qaamORW3jElX6/s1600-h/IMG_0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BSZxduCLc1505ZNLlUhvt84PlTJhqxHFTTExyZNyotGmpdpklHqtF_NEC10bUOpYwzTieZCWoudMBEoo8nx0fi-MJrL3e0yV4Vwx1C3o8e6YlZBB9MUInTuXGH3Dw34qaamORW3jElX6/s400/IMG_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298645134063693682" border="0" /></a>It was a bit cold and rainy that day.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC5QAQaEdUD-UjCPgzDpPpHjVtBxgRaG_uqYHBDFkQY-t7ShPWhGr7nQu8G3-fKbnvM25FYkiLZGyFMmy0dj-QqcvC_n4pBeWuBZ6e0UemZQJbEvIciRFscc23_IPxqRRMDqR5B4PdoQI/s1600-h/IMG_0107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC5QAQaEdUD-UjCPgzDpPpHjVtBxgRaG_uqYHBDFkQY-t7ShPWhGr7nQu8G3-fKbnvM25FYkiLZGyFMmy0dj-QqcvC_n4pBeWuBZ6e0UemZQJbEvIciRFscc23_IPxqRRMDqR5B4PdoQI/s400/IMG_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298645154930624290" border="0" /></a>The book binder's shop, Max's absolutely favorite place. :-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVU-H3yS-Zq539hZNEnpi3CsbBYlPCP0dKVAcl5hIQx0mdJoe43RSXsXKsQoXb9CpEeIOGBTUafdTZuw61HSddmRjfXHejk94TI8OLyP4jERQtHLwxGxuoEAzH0WtyrbJ8cmGMBb64L_X/s1600-h/IMG_0108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVU-H3yS-Zq539hZNEnpi3CsbBYlPCP0dKVAcl5hIQx0mdJoe43RSXsXKsQoXb9CpEeIOGBTUafdTZuw61HSddmRjfXHejk94TI8OLyP4jERQtHLwxGxuoEAzH0WtyrbJ8cmGMBb64L_X/s400/IMG_0108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298645150523157586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoaOr-dAGl_TxFpsau8iS_5ns_RsVA5fA9MmY8WSALHAVsrfjARhDVBOASL-fsBs-wAIoJgf3vF_qlXHi4jK6nZr1re5Xyhtfck4WYMW0iHHgPsdF69qMyKfPRbYPYhzY2S6LNbCPuQgC/s1600-h/IMG_0085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoaOr-dAGl_TxFpsau8iS_5ns_RsVA5fA9MmY8WSALHAVsrfjARhDVBOASL-fsBs-wAIoJgf3vF_qlXHi4jK6nZr1re5Xyhtfck4WYMW0iHHgPsdF69qMyKfPRbYPYhzY2S6LNbCPuQgC/s400/IMG_0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298234653581005954" border="0" /></a><br />We have had a wonderful first year of marriage and we love each other far more now than we did when we began. If just one year can bring us so close to each other, think what fifty years can do!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-5702464894744473732009-01-22T09:30:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:13:00.361-08:00Graham<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGn-byAsSP4_uxGu9hXMT3iYbXQCY0ssWZxqUxKI4iIUkmOhKOana8bwEYh6XTcXExvBYZ3xeZ3-eSOvytsvuzz8VW5cTmOvmY76Qe7VjqzgwzyjHiEMjRaJI2OxxQlzCSx-uvDcnIzDr/s1600-h/IMG_0769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGn-byAsSP4_uxGu9hXMT3iYbXQCY0ssWZxqUxKI4iIUkmOhKOana8bwEYh6XTcXExvBYZ3xeZ3-eSOvytsvuzz8VW5cTmOvmY76Qe7VjqzgwzyjHiEMjRaJI2OxxQlzCSx-uvDcnIzDr/s400/IMG_0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294173215241727970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF3BrPojpGpJoHt-oWd20LyE7_TZS6iBYZQf9DCY8ld8tF3_pbpNmj5xIaYszJ4hHAVLXMp7bwM0Kr_Tg61Tr4y2f3QczrRDNyNsq8pMhwR26DFvLlWwdOruPJTaPfgpswlhS7LkrHMZu/s1600-h/IMG_0730.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF3BrPojpGpJoHt-oWd20LyE7_TZS6iBYZQf9DCY8ld8tF3_pbpNmj5xIaYszJ4hHAVLXMp7bwM0Kr_Tg61Tr4y2f3QczrRDNyNsq8pMhwR26DFvLlWwdOruPJTaPfgpswlhS7LkrHMZu/s400/IMG_0730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294173209619648770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUPE5Sc_cF0naP5RPffmDfXYXd5DzWr_eR-l_H4MIJVkp9BECIx9gEi8QTW5CWo2Fa8_q8-FRBVbkIFVE3Hn5fde7xYCFoOAyVXbiyJPdbGgC-lQwHCOFSlGR2y6KUCSrfqlUl7a-4IQl/s1600-h/IMG_0704.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUPE5Sc_cF0naP5RPffmDfXYXd5DzWr_eR-l_H4MIJVkp9BECIx9gEi8QTW5CWo2Fa8_q8-FRBVbkIFVE3Hn5fde7xYCFoOAyVXbiyJPdbGgC-lQwHCOFSlGR2y6KUCSrfqlUl7a-4IQl/s400/IMG_0704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294173201873039394" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't he just the sweetest and cutest baby?! I love him more and more every day!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-71473866354734318522009-01-13T07:12:00.001-08:002009-01-13T07:17:40.419-08:00Sleep!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZrhNeliY9dWe1nPV916uDCl_0zwpvszwvWXBbX6cpzJ4FptElK4sY1-JG8TZ_4PBt-SxyAnnUprfFA4mx_YrAybaovGMKHgOvV0ox_xs92GnR5PYdcpetWI4BDuX0ENde9_s9Uz7lvmC/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZrhNeliY9dWe1nPV916uDCl_0zwpvszwvWXBbX6cpzJ4FptElK4sY1-JG8TZ_4PBt-SxyAnnUprfFA4mx_YrAybaovGMKHgOvV0ox_xs92GnR5PYdcpetWI4BDuX0ENde9_s9Uz7lvmC/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290797571566459602" border="0" /></a><br />I used to take sleep for granted. Not any more! Last night our precious son slept for 5+ hours in a row! Hallelujah! Then I fed him, put him back to sleep, and he slept for 3 more hours! I feel like a new person!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-55543121891678109432008-12-20T07:51:00.000-08:002008-12-20T08:39:06.521-08:00Early Days<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5m0ZT2nFLC-8OXyGPlacHQrgJFSfWF39GE-EWuZ5rJNTgSJivdHZGH2obxHKiVO48fg9-1cl0F_E8SevhQylEk1dKY5yzP9zYvMwLw8czHy9pwn6ziTmZNTS4z2vclaQxYmOjCGZReIE4/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5m0ZT2nFLC-8OXyGPlacHQrgJFSfWF39GE-EWuZ5rJNTgSJivdHZGH2obxHKiVO48fg9-1cl0F_E8SevhQylEk1dKY5yzP9zYvMwLw8czHy9pwn6ziTmZNTS4z2vclaQxYmOjCGZReIE4/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281905563229433170" border="0" /></a>Juggling studying and a fussy baby; not always easy! But look at how sweetly he settled down with daddy. :-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWGA6n3NbB_SGQTGuyYEC7WVNls09mO5pqgxevTjHFteYi4tbgV31FQk45KvkzHrUV9cZdq3HFT0jZhtW1ts7T_1vken-wZUkyc-mFms4T0IDMJXH1H6U1rW6sSvGeuMsHlQPB7SzZZhw/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWGA6n3NbB_SGQTGuyYEC7WVNls09mO5pqgxevTjHFteYi4tbgV31FQk45KvkzHrUV9cZdq3HFT0jZhtW1ts7T_1vken-wZUkyc-mFms4T0IDMJXH1H6U1rW6sSvGeuMsHlQPB7SzZZhw/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281906565987552610" border="0" /></a>Proud (and a little sleepy) Father<br /><br /><br />Did I say sleepy? :-)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBnchKZPeJxWiyBBVV2sYbqbTmOY1itH5PlTzgt1uv2G7SMb_SBuuD5uzrEO7MJyqvA5XyW8gi0LbRi1g4CA623shUIWfaxDL4M9ATKZCBucfV1BolLvFoTf7pK51edIh91Ns8q_FkPsX/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBnchKZPeJxWiyBBVV2sYbqbTmOY1itH5PlTzgt1uv2G7SMb_SBuuD5uzrEO7MJyqvA5XyW8gi0LbRi1g4CA623shUIWfaxDL4M9ATKZCBucfV1BolLvFoTf7pK51edIh91Ns8q_FkPsX/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281905555821829698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjinyt_6P0038kcdP10TUAJ7Z9K5F9LQPzDh4Mg7Sj9UME9PbgY52D6asUo025oM0T_Iodnu77deaYX3AuRHLLqiBN9dxK_eafiPjLj7wDG8WkFr9eU1BMGDxhRztQh6Ka0RbRjIZKSLHp/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjinyt_6P0038kcdP10TUAJ7Z9K5F9LQPzDh4Mg7Sj9UME9PbgY52D6asUo025oM0T_Iodnu77deaYX3AuRHLLqiBN9dxK_eafiPjLj7wDG8WkFr9eU1BMGDxhRztQh6Ka0RbRjIZKSLHp/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281906574624134994" border="0" /></a><br />Gone are 8 hour nights of sleep; at this point, I consider 2 2 hour stretches of sleep to be a pretty good night! (Actually, he sometimes does better than that. :-) ) But it is completely worth it. (I remind myself of that at 2 in the morning. :-) ) It is an incredible thing to have such a precious, helpless little person entirely dependent on you for everything. You can't help but love him!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgMYcpvKS4RKSp1L36WJNEP0OHTex3HOZt2mPGtOyL27Di2fNdJ5W9T0mSf48C7dgvnjpzTgkA1O4tZangWT7aP9MF2y9sa7TtoL9NaveZbQ6Jk1MsIHOK64NTrW1f6JDi6Zf4EAuBhfZ/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgMYcpvKS4RKSp1L36WJNEP0OHTex3HOZt2mPGtOyL27Di2fNdJ5W9T0mSf48C7dgvnjpzTgkA1O4tZangWT7aP9MF2y9sa7TtoL9NaveZbQ6Jk1MsIHOK64NTrW1f6JDi6Zf4EAuBhfZ/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281906570866515234" border="0" /></a>Our little philosopher :-)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68KRRdP5jhum-Z4YMa4ixYDFJZrxCylfqNSwyuQTNnT7RuPiXL6DPsVvZ0dw4Xe51C0yArkILNRhwQrURgoX_PVdk4FpFP_KyMcJA9FLNakfngmR62Nx_0kYWmncz2boFrb963hOmUWrd/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68KRRdP5jhum-Z4YMa4ixYDFJZrxCylfqNSwyuQTNnT7RuPiXL6DPsVvZ0dw4Xe51C0yArkILNRhwQrURgoX_PVdk4FpFP_KyMcJA9FLNakfngmR62Nx_0kYWmncz2boFrb963hOmUWrd/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281905547918265458" border="0" /></a>Freshly washed hair! Isn't he just adorable?!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXAEFZhLoMazeWEtWMr56NAp7uzdRGjdoDehHjnw4YoqlgJusEYMHpva6xZT-pp7kGJFwJEa36KZlM93OTWGAPUmZZFfpzHtehjWZkd4vJP4n4FCy69vYVlBV2t66mMtprV_PRuK_nJ10/s1600-h/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXAEFZhLoMazeWEtWMr56NAp7uzdRGjdoDehHjnw4YoqlgJusEYMHpva6xZT-pp7kGJFwJEa36KZlM93OTWGAPUmZZFfpzHtehjWZkd4vJP4n4FCy69vYVlBV2t66mMtprV_PRuK_nJ10/s400/Dec+08+pics+of+Graham+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281905542465364322" border="0" /></a>Cuddling with Grandma McC.<br /><br />Isn't God good?! Praise the Lord for a such a darling, healthy baby boy!<br /></div>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-47430412449355748602008-12-06T21:48:00.000-08:002008-12-06T22:09:08.065-08:00He's here!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWDOIAemT4rqN7Aw9PMQ0oMZODnx_GmVPWJ2gGiUTIM_ulKR2ue7hIkAXnSEOo97Wx1YiphfrlYidhYuiAQxh7C5Eh1fp6eTyPGtZsj0SU3Lz1oZk820jdpiI2-UMGaKWzocZtQhWgj-K/s1600-h/Baby+Graham+Edward+Max+Parish.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWDOIAemT4rqN7Aw9PMQ0oMZODnx_GmVPWJ2gGiUTIM_ulKR2ue7hIkAXnSEOo97Wx1YiphfrlYidhYuiAQxh7C5Eh1fp6eTyPGtZsj0SU3Lz1oZk820jdpiI2-UMGaKWzocZtQhWgj-K/s400/Baby+Graham+Edward+Max+Parish.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276923581561991890" border="0" /></a>Precious Baby Graham<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHlfWs-7ZOcPXwJDgw02cfgAj2E8GU3hk3ciQpSIxIL8F2gU5CHST3Rie35NKjGlmt94t0KBVpQQrMGa9fc7_v4s2w6Eb-3muyAHohEopsL-0HBiTBVNBboafPkimxmLh2PWw7xhAmPwh/s1600-h/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHlfWs-7ZOcPXwJDgw02cfgAj2E8GU3hk3ciQpSIxIL8F2gU5CHST3Rie35NKjGlmt94t0KBVpQQrMGa9fc7_v4s2w6Eb-3muyAHohEopsL-0HBiTBVNBboafPkimxmLh2PWw7xhAmPwh/s400/DSC_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276923576335819362" border="0" /></a>8 lbs 4 oz, 21 inches. How did he ever fit inside of me?! :-)<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJWVbTEqvd3TxgfuYDODQGFiJ7QBfgrGwXXg72tozvEG6SI2PfBtfL44QbBVi4Ptqy1ZRdp4Od4kVZOpww2hYMvq5y2A1nS7tR1GfyzZMNiYpUEiEa1ik7rHHMOeWe8p1fnElOK-iDMPm/s1600-h/001+new+mom+and+dad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJWVbTEqvd3TxgfuYDODQGFiJ7QBfgrGwXXg72tozvEG6SI2PfBtfL44QbBVi4Ptqy1ZRdp4Od4kVZOpww2hYMvq5y2A1nS7tR1GfyzZMNiYpUEiEa1ik7rHHMOeWe8p1fnElOK-iDMPm/s400/001+new+mom+and+dad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276923571240094866" border="0" /></a>We're a family of three!<br /><br />For more pictures and info, visit www.5mccrackens.blogspot.com or www.parishfam.blogspot.com.<br /></div>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-41622807986516720252008-11-22T19:55:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:07:36.438-08:00Won't be long now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8Opt0fbYaNnOCu9XqLLDGF4Fur6mb0mdZO-UubPI57ZoUl1pgAMK9j3XEFKWuPLMuT8co9uh5WUt7IJyjj-L7J8hvHnk0U8X5Rtq_ki0cOSabaCyAdF1BqMdN4TnOdwRxoMlVsCVDB01/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8Opt0fbYaNnOCu9XqLLDGF4Fur6mb0mdZO-UubPI57ZoUl1pgAMK9j3XEFKWuPLMuT8co9uh5WUt7IJyjj-L7J8hvHnk0U8X5Rtq_ki0cOSabaCyAdF1BqMdN4TnOdwRxoMlVsCVDB01/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271698321754611554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5EgpseNVYI19gM62TmJ6eRiy7XR2b5ac6DapWhoXGM8jxFZ4FvjklgVRVhLJklCHzobokXNmc1TwjSTxa_-19S7K0YKfug27sNlfSL7UqegEXeLCdjJ2_TLCzA5Z23G3bAVWNnZPB8Qa/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5EgpseNVYI19gM62TmJ6eRiy7XR2b5ac6DapWhoXGM8jxFZ4FvjklgVRVhLJklCHzobokXNmc1TwjSTxa_-19S7K0YKfug27sNlfSL7UqegEXeLCdjJ2_TLCzA5Z23G3bAVWNnZPB8Qa/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271698316132129506" border="0" /></a><br />I can't wait until there is someone in this precious little cradle! Only 6 days now until this baby is due!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-54267031037810743812008-10-28T14:25:00.001-07:002008-10-28T14:35:57.307-07:00Coming Soon!Aren't baby clothes precious?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJMcgrx9ZjkE0o1JIMqPYPxyrRU3Z1CAwBNO89meeAwlUEl6EX04el1elfr6bmLS0LBXZAxJln_KM5fvpLUTE-n6ej-2h2XFs30W7dRpjeEfBgiUoVl9d1xNNPy3UtNQKH3HRVnwchIUw/s1600-h/28-08+baby+clothes+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJMcgrx9ZjkE0o1JIMqPYPxyrRU3Z1CAwBNO89meeAwlUEl6EX04el1elfr6bmLS0LBXZAxJln_KM5fvpLUTE-n6ej-2h2XFs30W7dRpjeEfBgiUoVl9d1xNNPy3UtNQKH3HRVnwchIUw/s400/28-08+baby+clothes+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320938394180466" border="0" /></a><br />Boy or girl? Which will it be?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw5TjTY-vbtwqrEKPDzJb1B8dSDtQTtSMSfmTG6OQT5zpGivoMMZ_RhERHNe92IHDyeA-wkq8ofoS99Wfju_5_nQ7yq_grNtWudWvcAiVHoq2TGbiEGszxqdhTCNxj7-rC8GgrsX1GuS3/s1600-h/28-08+baby+clothes+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw5TjTY-vbtwqrEKPDzJb1B8dSDtQTtSMSfmTG6OQT5zpGivoMMZ_RhERHNe92IHDyeA-wkq8ofoS99Wfju_5_nQ7yq_grNtWudWvcAiVHoq2TGbiEGszxqdhTCNxj7-rC8GgrsX1GuS3/s400/28-08+baby+clothes+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262320927499351714" border="0" /></a><br />Just about 5 weeks and we'll know!Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-81581127853519338482008-08-30T10:31:00.000-07:002008-08-30T11:13:17.808-07:00Could that be a maternity shirt?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP6cZI0DtCgwZSnqdwHGxEVZ7IjmAFhW3nkjJI2eZuCk0bOFoW8uICFKQ9w_zjqDbenyVw54wYR1egHNWhmuup4aquFWtY_535oxTRA9iflU7qdshdt4gKxDmIzvPKpEST-r1QIoqdLI7/s1600-h/IMG_4650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP6cZI0DtCgwZSnqdwHGxEVZ7IjmAFhW3nkjJI2eZuCk0bOFoW8uICFKQ9w_zjqDbenyVw54wYR1egHNWhmuup4aquFWtY_535oxTRA9iflU7qdshdt4gKxDmIzvPKpEST-r1QIoqdLI7/s400/IMG_4650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240373336775462722" border="0" /></a><br />Yes it could, and it is! These pictures were taken on a trip back East to visit family this summer. Max is trying to figure out one of Grandpa McCracken's many puzzles in the above picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-csLlbDX5G0CEAyAsYBEIsfCpIFhIrNvH4IvPWB5a4_mK5oOe9oCYbBS0CNAp0HfdasJmh6LienDkRSlwBAiDU-fvFUBLFnWeiqD1xPwnP8p_hvLJWhFfRPjhMNWiFWawu7a_xuBybYg/s1600-h/a+pregnant+belly+view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-csLlbDX5G0CEAyAsYBEIsfCpIFhIrNvH4IvPWB5a4_mK5oOe9oCYbBS0CNAp0HfdasJmh6LienDkRSlwBAiDU-fvFUBLFnWeiqD1xPwnP8p_hvLJWhFfRPjhMNWiFWawu7a_xuBybYg/s400/a+pregnant+belly+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240373334628054834" border="0" /></a><br />Since these were taken about a month ago, and our precious baby has grown since then, the pictures are not quite accurate as regards size. :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqECAfcZxzJbphjKhITJOXrA78jGuy1T_qgDcdRhcISWcz5PFlBG4nDobwFEy28RMre3RgoIfFdgVOHN3nuh-S72MgqxovZ4j54Fnzl_QSbuwroDN5c2ICPwuHBE7RPrMogL2GKsUDGCn/s1600-h/7-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqECAfcZxzJbphjKhITJOXrA78jGuy1T_qgDcdRhcISWcz5PFlBG4nDobwFEy28RMre3RgoIfFdgVOHN3nuh-S72MgqxovZ4j54Fnzl_QSbuwroDN5c2ICPwuHBE7RPrMogL2GKsUDGCn/s400/7-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240373338080078850" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like she could be ours, doesn't it? :-) She's not, but doesn't Max look good with a little one in his arms? :-)Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-33470494744690020992008-06-19T10:57:00.000-07:002008-06-20T13:46:57.355-07:00A quick catch-upHello everyone! Yes, we still exist. :-) I have turned out to be a dreadful blogger, I know. Hopefully I will do better in the future, but no promises. :-) As a result of a two and a half month blog silence, this will be a very random post, covering lots of time. Here goes!<br /><br /><br />Our dear, sweet nieces! These were taken on a quick visit in April (I think). Breakfast was yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgA0BgAhJieOHIlaSHxqBrJlMuDcJqMNugBdpedwppWTeZy56iaLg4R8ltWTMJrGabrHYh1fAp76It4TWJzcrao9XWWDYjzzF8ZE24wNmijS9JcdPJ8ssBWbh2962j5IxEV8qfb6H5CC/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgA0BgAhJieOHIlaSHxqBrJlMuDcJqMNugBdpedwppWTeZy56iaLg4R8ltWTMJrGabrHYh1fAp76It4TWJzcrao9XWWDYjzzF8ZE24wNmijS9JcdPJ8ssBWbh2962j5IxEV8qfb6H5CC/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213659240940143778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYQTs6EeFcsRmU0acWACO__YeX9re1mEPdqbmCls6LxF9fJmVsAysm3He9AiSjq84sBOulwHAAKgpYwglGkUYLCX3jQilRpNYlQ9gbDQJo4y-KsnZ2rFjMDFZIJMrcMZW3mdYgcUQMfZy/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYQTs6EeFcsRmU0acWACO__YeX9re1mEPdqbmCls6LxF9fJmVsAysm3He9AiSjq84sBOulwHAAKgpYwglGkUYLCX3jQilRpNYlQ9gbDQJo4y-KsnZ2rFjMDFZIJMrcMZW3mdYgcUQMfZy/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213659276461915650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Um1OgKctXms56oAb_r6J7slUPFhoCLq_byioXfP9PxO7QmMGugf_rtakayIQSZNGiPwc9D2PmLNuyypDzr85pBgi7fr-_MKVbOWMpOFIwg9hMHrqk8DHgFEMaUiUVQh7-GGj9kuJrDye/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Um1OgKctXms56oAb_r6J7slUPFhoCLq_byioXfP9PxO7QmMGugf_rtakayIQSZNGiPwc9D2PmLNuyypDzr85pBgi7fr-_MKVbOWMpOFIwg9hMHrqk8DHgFEMaUiUVQh7-GGj9kuJrDye/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213659319395477730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These pictures were taken at a dinner that us kids (I guess I still include Max and I in the "kids" category :-) ) put on for our parents. It turned out well and we all had a good time. There were lots of people in the kitchen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPTvKdGg1i_xk95lXlR5vYXa-IEPE2Ie66GknOEqPQiS3Y4iTYjaHXksJYPIVEUaLUJ8hiLhyphenhyphenH97_kGHOaJuIJwfCJGEWLaFnR6tN9bANn3Ar6jT691h0LiMRhloYd2JMvPQx7qpUAl_9/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPTvKdGg1i_xk95lXlR5vYXa-IEPE2Ie66GknOEqPQiS3Y4iTYjaHXksJYPIVEUaLUJ8hiLhyphenhyphenH97_kGHOaJuIJwfCJGEWLaFnR6tN9bANn3Ar6jT691h0LiMRhloYd2JMvPQx7qpUAl_9/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213806501041669458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87O8KEd-SYdCUz0iHi56Yxu7q06yKjybjbdxg5lx5XEEgc4Woh0lsu1PJDiQWIKOnQnUX8mYEG8qrvll2muz4r_SLtGF6dEI6u1kIESe4jw93kk5oKuuHclrEDkREyaVx5c7umUMNAOAI/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87O8KEd-SYdCUz0iHi56Yxu7q06yKjybjbdxg5lx5XEEgc4Woh0lsu1PJDiQWIKOnQnUX8mYEG8qrvll2muz4r_SLtGF6dEI6u1kIESe4jw93kk5oKuuHclrEDkREyaVx5c7umUMNAOAI/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213809096521046946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There are cute little bunnies at our house! And since I don't have a garden, I don't have to count them as pests! :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig9LpMJp5lp9HwxpZQc0wcVJwP4xpl08HqY0j7D_eBJ8QRxuDDFrdUBDfEhbrE9zKmSkAIfrixDSZpluUhHOqPxTnBxknXNPxtFfDK1FhVOm222VX0jFdGq9bD7oKjl1Q8VNf3PhYWBqy/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig9LpMJp5lp9HwxpZQc0wcVJwP4xpl08HqY0j7D_eBJ8QRxuDDFrdUBDfEhbrE9zKmSkAIfrixDSZpluUhHOqPxTnBxknXNPxtFfDK1FhVOm222VX0jFdGq9bD7oKjl1Q8VNf3PhYWBqy/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213809103914409714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mrs. Teter's voice students! This was a very nice PSCA recital back in April or May. I was so proud of my two sisters who both performed beautifully.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxCub_OIom8c2eaJfDy_m-v7LLkjOYyH-xjV3xFutCiWBag4Qed3kfulS2loWmVK9QvvWzfbGGm70wrei37fVInDJPTn3vq3a70GeBXp8oSsW2H9DpqqNVQ2YKzIvUH006m0TSs-y1tt-/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxCub_OIom8c2eaJfDy_m-v7LLkjOYyH-xjV3xFutCiWBag4Qed3kfulS2loWmVK9QvvWzfbGGm70wrei37fVInDJPTn3vq3a70GeBXp8oSsW2H9DpqqNVQ2YKzIvUH006m0TSs-y1tt-/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213809108479833442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eighth grade graduation!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2qSTsTtmgssMyWhyphenhyphenb1MUkvyn_YOiexxDyL27kaGSa5pPOeMsxmeTFTH08IXE8zo3rJklx0CHIwiXL3rKaAq_m10dgQRUKPw3NxJisXMDPW6Bq-suKUQI7Z_Q3i7C-16TzD1YqksKjI9W/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2qSTsTtmgssMyWhyphenhyphenb1MUkvyn_YOiexxDyL27kaGSa5pPOeMsxmeTFTH08IXE8zo3rJklx0CHIwiXL3rKaAq_m10dgQRUKPw3NxJisXMDPW6Bq-suKUQI7Z_Q3i7C-16TzD1YqksKjI9W/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214057284584118914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYl_42JsL6YjeU7wFk2yQHJGDQa9l-Sg6e0jww4ea2u3vtSl_LGn_8N3XeMVe3VLtn2UsX2pvU_C9-7c6Wp0mXc74kKIOp8aeR-kYxzNaclXVBarXhyphenhyphenV5H2QZ9ICPiXIj1EQDGVus6oEy/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYl_42JsL6YjeU7wFk2yQHJGDQa9l-Sg6e0jww4ea2u3vtSl_LGn_8N3XeMVe3VLtn2UsX2pvU_C9-7c6Wp0mXc74kKIOp8aeR-kYxzNaclXVBarXhyphenhyphenV5H2QZ9ICPiXIj1EQDGVus6oEy/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214057294280917426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4K6ICSMG9F4qwD47-Rbxq-sBChGdxxJ2xNAeUhQEfn5pHBKEyecnj8nJyqcpMGh_K10Mn0ZwxQ5u1kxgjQYHquzDBVgbTdNhuHCOFaZcfnDX6JJ6UoaXvmpdHDPVSel8-wJbYtdRjrKC/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4K6ICSMG9F4qwD47-Rbxq-sBChGdxxJ2xNAeUhQEfn5pHBKEyecnj8nJyqcpMGh_K10Mn0ZwxQ5u1kxgjQYHquzDBVgbTdNhuHCOFaZcfnDX6JJ6UoaXvmpdHDPVSel8-wJbYtdRjrKC/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214057303248562242" border="0" /></a>(Sorry the pictures are kind of fuzzy.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaIh6SumsjcWJTZ1qKOCom60SA4ctxS89VpDIkP3buFTNo1EXzaYf3QehJVL4CnFOL7ewdyNjA6FoY6P5-UYRUCZYHzSYCwNNW5nhLG7y-MNbV3gKxLfZbyL0Q0VZiJzVJVnk-8foirmm/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaIh6SumsjcWJTZ1qKOCom60SA4ctxS89VpDIkP3buFTNo1EXzaYf3QehJVL4CnFOL7ewdyNjA6FoY6P5-UYRUCZYHzSYCwNNW5nhLG7y-MNbV3gKxLfZbyL0Q0VZiJzVJVnk-8foirmm/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214057310359843842" border="0" /></a>My little brother is in high school! Actually, he's not so little anymore. :-) I love having a brother taller than me! Connor, we are very proud of you.<br /><br /><br />An exciting trip to the pet store with Nathanael and Lillian!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho97JsFyUGQro5xOUmmWbUDLIEEsYTH3nD3Vdqa0n_puWMONmu6iSBdFjhRdajDVXZvtt3bspc8QnrmqfHoez67q0stJZmD6Wy9SYUldWwzbSTvH2ruQegDtMikmKK66isynhEV4gsmZlh/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho97JsFyUGQro5xOUmmWbUDLIEEsYTH3nD3Vdqa0n_puWMONmu6iSBdFjhRdajDVXZvtt3bspc8QnrmqfHoez67q0stJZmD6Wy9SYUldWwzbSTvH2ruQegDtMikmKK66isynhEV4gsmZlh/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214061145358675266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jgcwpE84UpevExKAC2oXWv1NB5QpR1H8t6f7Zt06uAgufJ4G4l8ueMa4fWmQLq6HHF7dJZDjU-WM6f5G_0PK0Sz1YVqLlcTHDnD7NouVrzBGbM6CkexTWf-E5RCDkTdpW6fCF6tOj7Uv/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jgcwpE84UpevExKAC2oXWv1NB5QpR1H8t6f7Zt06uAgufJ4G4l8ueMa4fWmQLq6HHF7dJZDjU-WM6f5G_0PK0Sz1YVqLlcTHDnD7NouVrzBGbM6CkexTWf-E5RCDkTdpW6fCF6tOj7Uv/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214061173161647218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl40g8RN-iaoBlU1DLwSMZOpUxAeRDR7ltiVmNbyCTD0fFPkyD5EYMAVEkWg1c489kFFmFr1JhDUZ1qoOmHOZpdcwloIVUf_ICBrdYQPEMsseaqojCV-M_SYkgANztSlfJhpe96GO6KnW/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl40g8RN-iaoBlU1DLwSMZOpUxAeRDR7ltiVmNbyCTD0fFPkyD5EYMAVEkWg1c489kFFmFr1JhDUZ1qoOmHOZpdcwloIVUf_ICBrdYQPEMsseaqojCV-M_SYkgANztSlfJhpe96GO6KnW/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214063785729755650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ballet recital!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFRoGN6TmXQnPiIeIkFsAWsZd1V6XmGc36oStpmiD9HS4U0hMq1jZ0XS6kl02zqDtBgVJDONIesTL7Mol2G7Hhx6gz8XB9i7xVvRdHWSP9WRLYG0WI6wQffJEk4IG9m1IR8lPJgujjys2/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFRoGN6TmXQnPiIeIkFsAWsZd1V6XmGc36oStpmiD9HS4U0hMq1jZ0XS6kl02zqDtBgVJDONIesTL7Mol2G7Hhx6gz8XB9i7xVvRdHWSP9WRLYG0WI6wQffJEk4IG9m1IR8lPJgujjys2/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214067375793564818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlIt1aW3Y279paa6NqraQEA7XqgWYR-RnWuIzOP31LiXQrJbq_E5KllJxxYGvOb3RaGF0IueWIu0kSSjjWLV-ZZvNi_GjCMRPe6WgyG-vEJoLwIVXcq2OwklQBX2ZLgv3mND4vtf2KJjQ/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlIt1aW3Y279paa6NqraQEA7XqgWYR-RnWuIzOP31LiXQrJbq_E5KllJxxYGvOb3RaGF0IueWIu0kSSjjWLV-ZZvNi_GjCMRPe6WgyG-vEJoLwIVXcq2OwklQBX2ZLgv3mND4vtf2KJjQ/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214067381716821346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1fnIl-_cMV0AnlRyt7dx5dAehMTlGf9Vw7Fw5jUfFxZcH2QtFD3P24xb8jk3A9tFWnEJvZHTFHQ6yIJ4pLWDKykpb6o72S43ZZ0NqNrw_k37NNzYjaBIwCk7QjAvY9_qyc4t-ziYHsxn/s1600-h/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1fnIl-_cMV0AnlRyt7dx5dAehMTlGf9Vw7Fw5jUfFxZcH2QtFD3P24xb8jk3A9tFWnEJvZHTFHQ6yIJ4pLWDKykpb6o72S43ZZ0NqNrw_k37NNzYjaBIwCk7QjAvY9_qyc4t-ziYHsxn/s400/5-08+life+and+ballet+recital+186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214067387118863554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, there you have it. Little snippets of our life for the past few months. Actually, these pictures cover only very little bits of it, but they were the only pictures I had. :-) There is one more very significant thing that has taken up much of our thoughts lately. But I think I will wait until I can work on a post about it together with my dear husband and ask him how to scan and post a precious picture that we have. :-) So, that's all for now!<br /><br /><br />~JennyJenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-29314477086505336852008-03-29T11:31:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:32:07.209-07:00Love is real<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-IJZfUqv5Tv7foAZAPqv7tRH4xJHVikN-1pOFAym11yoepvg0ER3Hz4UozSuEEVRfgekY2rMxckO9LMz4F9PWkLxPJB1vd7-x3o-7GTl86TCqTIgn2UC9_Lt99AntDexytkFY06yHzY0/s1600-h/M+and+J+gazing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-IJZfUqv5Tv7foAZAPqv7tRH4xJHVikN-1pOFAym11yoepvg0ER3Hz4UozSuEEVRfgekY2rMxckO9LMz4F9PWkLxPJB1vd7-x3o-7GTl86TCqTIgn2UC9_Lt99AntDexytkFY06yHzY0/s400/M+and+J+gazing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183226914927208978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Has anyone noticed that nearly every marriage book published says the same thing? "Just wait until the honeymoon is over, then comes reality." Or, "The first year is always the hardest." We have discovered that that is simply not true. Being married has only drawn us closer together. We love each other more and more every day. Fights are </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >not</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> inevitable, stress does not have to tear the two of you apart, and communication does not have to stop. So, don't worry or lose hope. Marriage is beautiful, even after the honeymoon. We didn't go through a "reality check." It's only gotten better and more wonderful. Praise the Lord!</span>Jenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-61791086773808150102008-03-29T11:03:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:03:44.617-07:00Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fctancb-X18iYUgH9Q7CACakaOBWEyHwrF_T71L7Hy4jLDpGikr6b-ISUoMaGDIStoMrMhd8eseEt9_2rpFBRP2T23qlIitTBh-chXU0RiuoHMjYdI4aSmzEoneu46xnzcc8J8DfxMPH/s1600-h/IMG_0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fctancb-X18iYUgH9Q7CACakaOBWEyHwrF_T71L7Hy4jLDpGikr6b-ISUoMaGDIStoMrMhd8eseEt9_2rpFBRP2T23qlIitTBh-chXU0RiuoHMjYdI4aSmzEoneu46xnzcc8J8DfxMPH/s400/IMG_0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182225564776983010" border="0" /></a><br />A few weeks ago the three little Parish kids came to our house to spend the night. What a great time we had! Reading on the front lawn, playing in the sandbox, making cookies, and camping out in the living room are so much fun with little kids!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_BxPMlbvQD_cIFEj6ty-NWU-JkflqRNiYz5r4cXc-zVoR3e3UrYRv5xS08wc6L3q1EqG4yV6WibiiTICZsiMfLvCkwhYzEFAfb8vZXTALU95kJDSWlj2wl2nvMM10OZAPrxHm_nZET-d/s1600-h/IMG_0034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_BxPMlbvQD_cIFEj6ty-NWU-JkflqRNiYz5r4cXc-zVoR3e3UrYRv5xS08wc6L3q1EqG4yV6WibiiTICZsiMfLvCkwhYzEFAfb8vZXTALU95kJDSWlj2wl2nvMM10OZAPrxHm_nZET-d/s400/IMG_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182225573366917618" border="0" /></a><br />Three of the sweetest little siblings ever!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboPTuF7x_0isfdYbuNKH43zeYMaT8HlvCTfTmd164Hj-VRHcJWWeN1wC7-GG_CIzwxjbxXemjpYE3G4sVPbdC9IddGBaiIP26xWyma6sYIjfihCi-hyX-AHelWZ_3zeVSi2lCHVJcXOgW/s1600-h/IMG_0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboPTuF7x_0isfdYbuNKH43zeYMaT8HlvCTfTmd164Hj-VRHcJWWeN1wC7-GG_CIzwxjbxXemjpYE3G4sVPbdC9IddGBaiIP26xWyma6sYIjfihCi-hyX-AHelWZ_3zeVSi2lCHVJcXOgW/s400/IMG_0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182225594841754114" border="0" /></a><br />These are the kids I help with next door, Nathanael and Lillian. Both sweet kids; <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> full of energy, but fun to be around. :-) About two and a half weeks ago, their new baby sister was born! Lillian constantly is asking to "kiss baby Joy" and Nathanael complains that Joy sleeps way too much. :-) In this picture we are in the process of making cookies. Cookies with kids can be quite messy, so I put aprons on everyone. :-)<br /><br />~JennyJenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777333081214026638.post-14488401792609918132008-03-22T14:33:00.000-07:002008-03-22T14:52:19.444-07:00First StepsWe thought it might be worthwhile to create a blog dedicated to the life of our family. As I just implied, the blog lives for us; we don't live for the blog. Thus, we plan on feeling very little stress if the updates become a bit erratic. This notwithstanding, we think it's a good thing to use technology to stay connected with our family and friends wherever possible. If you want the sometimes boring but always honest mental bubblings that come from Max's head, visit his blog linked on the sidebar. If you want more interesting news concerning our life together, bookmark this blog and check in periodically.<br /><br /><br />-MaxJenny Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992297437605323543noreply@blogger.com3