tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89059001637642751092024-03-05T07:51:07.882-06:00The Brinkley BunchThe Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-38051101324161388212010-12-02T19:05:00.003-06:002010-12-02T19:18:35.566-06:00What's new??!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, a lot! Since I've been so neglectful with this blog, Tim has hit the BIG 3-0 (I'm staying 29, so there's no need to discuss that..) We had plans to go visit Tim's grandparents for his B-day weekend, but Elli got sick so we all just stayed home. I had already made plans to throw Tim a surprise party at his grandparents' house when he came home from hunting, but since that didn't happen I had to put together an impromptu party at the house. Thankfully, Tim and Bailee cooperated with my secret mission and went to church that morning so I could decorate and get people to the house. This is the face of one surprised 30 year old! It was GREAT!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfAcdiK3JP6-_oF5luANQPyzZchvmvPq1j61W8M9YP8UKYNllZ5AvOVYlyatbahATtWpKXxnwkuDAJ2BD_gb-hpwxVLlio8QGktr8PNmHi1vPjzIXOOfns3Ez9DaTtwn4E9dmNgoGgxug/s1600/DSC_1179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfAcdiK3JP6-_oF5luANQPyzZchvmvPq1j61W8M9YP8UKYNllZ5AvOVYlyatbahATtWpKXxnwkuDAJ2BD_gb-hpwxVLlio8QGktr8PNmHi1vPjzIXOOfns3Ez9DaTtwn4E9dmNgoGgxug/s320/DSC_1179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546256502265116290" /></a>In other news, Elli is growing like a weed and this is what we can FINALLY do to her hair!!<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61PCu0RgFD1vRRxqyJFQ8NXoOvn9G-y-GR94EROm4DxgwtBxhUlbPwZcJBOVrxXIazQjXtCbh1kWnk2a8zCGYc4fGpYkrfmhAYgDNjbWF7YKhnS0vLJF-ks4Hqcu4RXAd-FjALEk9cx8z/s1600/DSC_1189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61PCu0RgFD1vRRxqyJFQ8NXoOvn9G-y-GR94EROm4DxgwtBxhUlbPwZcJBOVrxXIazQjXtCbh1kWnk2a8zCGYc4fGpYkrfmhAYgDNjbWF7YKhnS0vLJF-ks4Hqcu4RXAd-FjALEk9cx8z/s320/DSC_1189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546256497862173010" /></a>Big Girl Bailee is learning SOOO much in Kindergarden! She's starting to read little books and is really getting into it. She and I put up our Christmas tree while Tim and Elli were....well, out, I guess. I don't really remember where they were.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPJ40omyrjb4A2SFqElRzW7arjWeHhEGzv-nbgRzIpq4zDWHG1xbODdnxgrBAhRbUlt_RzJ4u20GfTqVgH2pB-LnphU9kjvmbtV3a5BsbqYTnYBD0EAPd5FYCE037pg_tscPq6O60WyXi/s1600/DSC_1190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPJ40omyrjb4A2SFqElRzW7arjWeHhEGzv-nbgRzIpq4zDWHG1xbODdnxgrBAhRbUlt_RzJ4u20GfTqVgH2pB-LnphU9kjvmbtV3a5BsbqYTnYBD0EAPd5FYCE037pg_tscPq6O60WyXi/s320/DSC_1190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546256488655445938" /></a>And finally, Bailee got 3rd place in her FIRST SCIENCE FAIR! We were sooo proud. Of course, she had a LOT of help from mom and dad...But I guess 2 other kids had MORE help from their parents and beat her. BUT we've got next year!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqnIis0rKwLwu_F9HgmXOE6vYrw3TCc92v7-oy_u8zJKX-xRkqIBSc7rJ1lh5fsYSPiFLsJ3Z_Gxlw_SViWdp8cKw0TyKX6nK1NmRdUkTc75G0PTsYo34NdOXYB3BysDKq92H4G_fKlD1/s1600/DSC_1193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqnIis0rKwLwu_F9HgmXOE6vYrw3TCc92v7-oy_u8zJKX-xRkqIBSc7rJ1lh5fsYSPiFLsJ3Z_Gxlw_SViWdp8cKw0TyKX6nK1NmRdUkTc75G0PTsYo34NdOXYB3BysDKq92H4G_fKlD1/s320/DSC_1193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546256480826295922" /></a>I'll try to be better, but I can't make false promises...We'll see.</div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-21020235551912528322010-08-20T17:17:00.002-05:002010-08-20T17:21:57.382-05:00First day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOluRRXMk-JrQF5vIuqmMfVmJo22rGkS0o7f6BLpW4aWhGEaiTV7XEBzF9kcG0YZi2qZFqnddHKZgoWM7_7yu6YnZuwc8oGRJ7E_wvYTc68KvhLhvIj132CX78mnzkuQGNL_8NmvwYvBZ/s1600/DSC_1019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOluRRXMk-JrQF5vIuqmMfVmJo22rGkS0o7f6BLpW4aWhGEaiTV7XEBzF9kcG0YZi2qZFqnddHKZgoWM7_7yu6YnZuwc8oGRJ7E_wvYTc68KvhLhvIj132CX78mnzkuQGNL_8NmvwYvBZ/s320/DSC_1019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507620223373911522" /></a>I can't believe the day is here. Bailee's first day of Kindergarten. It seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital and I was having anxiety of not knowing what to do and being amazed at how many times we could change a diaper in an hour! Her first day went GREAT! She has a wonderful teacher and Bailee is super excited when she gets home from school everyday. She's even met some new friends, although when I ask her for names they seem to all be boys...HMMM, interesting. This should be a fun ride!The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-70012485325690618812010-08-17T21:54:00.003-05:002010-08-17T21:58:01.730-05:00Kindergarten, here we come!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrFYLxsMlP4FBjOzXzdNLJQzKhWZ_NMs77_5AtiQCUMGXsVfVsAtqbMZJxDuS-DS39d7euJZ9KCjVCVFbXV4gMz2LawfDslhm69lfgLgjCd2w7XMpfYN9nOKQOcWCWoy8lDVjzygRw3Ak/s1600/DSC_1013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrFYLxsMlP4FBjOzXzdNLJQzKhWZ_NMs77_5AtiQCUMGXsVfVsAtqbMZJxDuS-DS39d7euJZ9KCjVCVFbXV4gMz2LawfDslhm69lfgLgjCd2w7XMpfYN9nOKQOcWCWoy8lDVjzygRw3Ak/s320/DSC_1013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506578537879753826" /></a><br />Tonight was Bailee's orientation night to meet her teacher. I don't know who was more excited, her or me. She got to meet Mrs. Smith, her teacher. Tim and I got to hear the ins and outs of the first days of school. They even have a class pet! How cool! His name is Gizmo, by the way. Now we're just playing the waiting game for Thursday to get here.The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-52178535921144392022010-08-11T18:06:00.009-05:002010-08-11T18:29:01.272-05:00Bailee's Safari Pictures<div style="text-align: left;">This past weekend, Bailee had her first sleepover at a friends house. She stayed the night with her best friend Carlee. The next day, they went to the Safari in Gentry. Bailee took some pictures with her Fisher Price camera. They turned out surprisingly well. Here are a few pictures Bailee and Carlee took with Bailee's descriptions:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWoDAq1-zv70N2-BSti-CfuNS2eD-mTKPl9ebzbGkb6Am5UufR5Q9WjRybIxa9yJETAPzcO9Hfmw4PjfWvQNm1-6zFDUDayC3WzQo2TTxCj_C44vRKniqGWEW4C6rwTt47BQ8m-CGPbm/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504296107087524882" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's a big trippin' stick."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIjQKqhHDjpDol67XI0GbY82WxLG3H8MRuwq8zTh-kzbMmahs5yXQstOUloKza5Uld0ii4c1teM8KgM505meg8oBlG7v_88LVBb-C6Khwh2T9syNIZng2BC9tknc-YTmYZUCBrx8boCZT/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIjQKqhHDjpDol67XI0GbY82WxLG3H8MRuwq8zTh-kzbMmahs5yXQstOUloKza5Uld0ii4c1teM8KgM505meg8oBlG7v_88LVBb-C6Khwh2T9syNIZng2BC9tknc-YTmYZUCBrx8boCZT/s320/IMG_0152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504293730038508178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's me. You know me. Do you see me talking to me? That's what your doing. You're talking to me. I looked at the camera and Carlee took the picture of me."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk5gB54IseOfC_UyDM_IazJUaqGypcmOw8EYTOCG6N74CoH2BxIFtvVt1s-u3YK32JS7PfaJaEGgVbomJeIjws1iPKyL6yorECVQJF2IU-IpxdLUKuQrk4QSXcz8AYh2ncgabBV5zkUzp/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk5gB54IseOfC_UyDM_IazJUaqGypcmOw8EYTOCG6N74CoH2BxIFtvVt1s-u3YK32JS7PfaJaEGgVbomJeIjws1iPKyL6yorECVQJF2IU-IpxdLUKuQrk4QSXcz8AYh2ncgabBV5zkUzp/s320/IMG_0151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504293482883110242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's Carlee. She looked at the camera and smiled to me and I took the picture."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8YHx7pXn7ACHzvu2uh4Sze6NBxDT1v2bdx8CyT8bRI3FealO-s0-p6EcnSQ0sHK26IBHSc5_ITiAs-sei07qARInvsK1p5mgwjYnxnFjRKtUFKYz32RaAECJAjG-Ol_32yUelEf8GqiF/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8YHx7pXn7ACHzvu2uh4Sze6NBxDT1v2bdx8CyT8bRI3FealO-s0-p6EcnSQ0sHK26IBHSc5_ITiAs-sei07qARInvsK1p5mgwjYnxnFjRKtUFKYz32RaAECJAjG-Ol_32yUelEf8GqiF/s320/IMG_0184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504293293773510002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's a silly goat. It tried to pull my pants down."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2I53cEWwstSoM0RdFrTxv-o6Sp7nDbovejQq0e_gKZwHd-fzaYjL4WBG5hV3f0wMY-Qb8STRoMG8REh7CWXZL_lMTeK9VCQQ3yyL_HAkHUhwzXZM1d7F4gNeSGErqZWVvV0jrcbd1JPr/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2I53cEWwstSoM0RdFrTxv-o6Sp7nDbovejQq0e_gKZwHd-fzaYjL4WBG5hV3f0wMY-Qb8STRoMG8REh7CWXZL_lMTeK9VCQQ3yyL_HAkHUhwzXZM1d7F4gNeSGErqZWVvV0jrcbd1JPr/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504293137477140898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's a monkey. He stuck his tongue out at me and Carlee."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iMi8qVy1q64NdNuBx_JJA2ru0leZzzG-g4u5LqIreBhqXoYRTU-8RQLxVHtyEwezriiyjQJAsJmXTaQRxMtfPxWTid6dSM0_38TM-wdL2zHO5JGEox9fa4HilrEMosTSb8y4jdY0UnpN/s1600/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iMi8qVy1q64NdNuBx_JJA2ru0leZzzG-g4u5LqIreBhqXoYRTU-8RQLxVHtyEwezriiyjQJAsJmXTaQRxMtfPxWTid6dSM0_38TM-wdL2zHO5JGEox9fa4HilrEMosTSb8y4jdY0UnpN/s320/IMG_0175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504292885744200594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bailee: "That's a kangaroo. It didn't try to did anything to me. It just laid there and looked at me and stared at me."</div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-73450422771823540412010-06-30T16:38:00.003-05:002010-06-30T16:40:16.290-05:00Big 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAwaU-RZFe0wvth_xQfNo2QNwsiCK-Zxpk_NNckoBHPybU9KLKNkS3v4umJT2PYwWpmU_AdcjvzHXX797Sefx4fdG2-KZTvqJdXUXh9pkeDN7QooetZFe3VirKbFrgZj6u7LJOjNFpo3o/s1600/DSC_0621.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488684732111479202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAwaU-RZFe0wvth_xQfNo2QNwsiCK-Zxpk_NNckoBHPybU9KLKNkS3v4umJT2PYwWpmU_AdcjvzHXX797Sefx4fdG2-KZTvqJdXUXh9pkeDN7QooetZFe3VirKbFrgZj6u7LJOjNFpo3o/s320/DSC_0621.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Yes, my big girl is 5 years old now! I can't hardly believe this much time has passed. </div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-7621242027716044852010-04-20T20:14:00.003-05:002010-04-20T20:20:42.552-05:00T-Time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqftqnTRQbZW0MStAt60rCQu6zpMduMsi_HCO-6U5StehEJgQmEFf8hLX8umB7_rcrMf7DENwrAsuVkZ43fKlXv0c30Gsy_y_EUz2JQzHmjeCPc1s38AV5xnxqXRad81aAp6gP8WeTj1cB/s1600/DSC_0477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqftqnTRQbZW0MStAt60rCQu6zpMduMsi_HCO-6U5StehEJgQmEFf8hLX8umB7_rcrMf7DENwrAsuVkZ43fKlXv0c30Gsy_y_EUz2JQzHmjeCPc1s38AV5xnxqXRad81aAp6gP8WeTj1cB/s320/DSC_0477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462393506918759058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwRK11cgjKQ4XViKiINNMOjYL74WDKm-ECDPXyHF1GO8ek7YL5szKz2SefQ19-mRMbgqs86Xi_wq-LBVGA1qolxhT0kJGPCJu2qmha0jfb_axTFTevMtIx2Bqi8qD4qqMNCH-HzxZUHZ6/s1600/DSC_0478.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwRK11cgjKQ4XViKiINNMOjYL74WDKm-ECDPXyHF1GO8ek7YL5szKz2SefQ19-mRMbgqs86Xi_wq-LBVGA1qolxhT0kJGPCJu2qmha0jfb_axTFTevMtIx2Bqi8qD4qqMNCH-HzxZUHZ6/s320/DSC_0478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462393504564329762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFygAOqz1YWHMI_A4XPf6y6nzVgRicDjp-hdIieUnl_DWOT3xcyMJgSdL8yfD_mPGlw8QhH9mvlE-bvGoCWlakdS8O6NiwENdPcMqnzqdUowJXCwUfI2f9Czu0OWt2cmwfxQ78lQNzHZb/s1600/DSC_0479.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFygAOqz1YWHMI_A4XPf6y6nzVgRicDjp-hdIieUnl_DWOT3xcyMJgSdL8yfD_mPGlw8QhH9mvlE-bvGoCWlakdS8O6NiwENdPcMqnzqdUowJXCwUfI2f9Czu0OWt2cmwfxQ78lQNzHZb/s320/DSC_0479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462393498299030482" /></a>Does this girl have personality or what??... (These poses were all her idea, by the way. I just told her I wanted to take a picture of her with her uniform.)<div><br /></div><div>This is Bailee's first year of T-ball and let me tell you..it's gonna be a VERY memorable one! So far we've had one scrimmage and discovered that all the teaching that has gone on in practices was soon forgotten as soon as we took the field! IT WAS HILARIOUS! I will definitely have my video camera in tow with me next time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I thought this bottom picture was cute of Bailee and her Daddy. He was coaching her on first base. Every time she made it on base she had to have a hug. Too cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq9rf6xcXcJN2PHItSliF_5aBPUlqkE8g9dqn0IOPLQcUKlr15jCd0_BS4oEGPgw3xv-Hvnu5A3fdpziDNYjqBZsXB0j3YcXkjqlu-bGJtxX5JeRXh4lGOCon9cau2n1PGvFw5WK7ZxFw/s1600/DSC_0484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq9rf6xcXcJN2PHItSliF_5aBPUlqkE8g9dqn0IOPLQcUKlr15jCd0_BS4oEGPgw3xv-Hvnu5A3fdpziDNYjqBZsXB0j3YcXkjqlu-bGJtxX5JeRXh4lGOCon9cau2n1PGvFw5WK7ZxFw/s320/DSC_0484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462393492192656546" /></a><br /></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-58777830982865943252010-04-11T07:13:00.002-05:002010-04-11T07:18:49.513-05:00Meet Belle...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our new watchdog!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmzQtolWkfalcgRPo0JY12O5FW2iNymViAEk1osPTEMSmXnOADS1ViRRr3jbkO_Mr0yx4ktL0-cCvcTht7AQlgyOyDDmpVE93nUgLgDU_NZQzjNQPvIF-ybQZElTnkGrUSaUQwg2K2VyL/s1600/DSC_0461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmzQtolWkfalcgRPo0JY12O5FW2iNymViAEk1osPTEMSmXnOADS1ViRRr3jbkO_Mr0yx4ktL0-cCvcTht7AQlgyOyDDmpVE93nUgLgDU_NZQzjNQPvIF-ybQZElTnkGrUSaUQwg2K2VyL/s320/DSC_0461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458853147626834738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhEOk6SqicH7q3WPN7pDyzsSDEdcjfJbgAfmf1PGj0KlBdC86gW3Zr5ZCuLU4NUtFAuyQGW1cwftczSz21Cd7v8wbRkWAJj1AtJTWZCb-JGODtFfp0JcqBuDM_YFL5Shxtp4VH_1NlusD/s1600/DSC_0475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhEOk6SqicH7q3WPN7pDyzsSDEdcjfJbgAfmf1PGj0KlBdC86gW3Zr5ZCuLU4NUtFAuyQGW1cwftczSz21Cd7v8wbRkWAJj1AtJTWZCb-JGODtFfp0JcqBuDM_YFL5Shxtp4VH_1NlusD/s320/DSC_0475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458853137841272690" /></a>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-81854927205355424732010-04-11T06:56:00.003-05:002010-04-11T07:13:05.287-05:00My little Jitterbug...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bailee had her last Jitterbug performance last Friday night . I must say, the girl has some rhythm! They performed to some well known tunes, but my favorite was "Zoo time funk". Here are some pics...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1hZPqS_VWRMKTRIeRiiChy_1utwCG_I4lWl49iMOi7wu_QtUwBzPeUvoBFih-D8KFX5iYDw4h2fh12n506WBszlN3XvY449JIj-3Km6PPj9Z-K61eI2vF4opvexk_JJrqbuxPZwROO-7/s1600/DSC_0459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1hZPqS_VWRMKTRIeRiiChy_1utwCG_I4lWl49iMOi7wu_QtUwBzPeUvoBFih-D8KFX5iYDw4h2fh12n506WBszlN3XvY449JIj-3Km6PPj9Z-K61eI2vF4opvexk_JJrqbuxPZwROO-7/s320/DSC_0459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458850386022291010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bailee and her best friend Carlee</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPN_2res1srVKOdam55PgBw96mdykZtBr4dyV5uvWL4AQ4_HfiGOl0iFh1_kpDaW0D3ih2J7XCIO8L06ftooxw9O7BaYGvztMrDHMF6si7PBUmRi_xWhj27SpduFHvatWwKZ1w04tH7ma/s1600/DSC_0458.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPN_2res1srVKOdam55PgBw96mdykZtBr4dyV5uvWL4AQ4_HfiGOl0iFh1_kpDaW0D3ih2J7XCIO8L06ftooxw9O7BaYGvztMrDHMF6si7PBUmRi_xWhj27SpduFHvatWwKZ1w04tH7ma/s1600/DSC_0458.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPN_2res1srVKOdam55PgBw96mdykZtBr4dyV5uvWL4AQ4_HfiGOl0iFh1_kpDaW0D3ih2J7XCIO8L06ftooxw9O7BaYGvztMrDHMF6si7PBUmRi_xWhj27SpduFHvatWwKZ1w04tH7ma/s320/DSC_0458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458850374929589442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-OBVOTMRfi1lJMeoLb-pfhBpJ4guef_DSAmbURmOftWtQnhvP1IwqsSJk_dEZWus6HeVVCM7bjeKQPaIR4oXT9KwTRPyVP1-kOdl-yMAQJpeL7s789WbtnDQY05wYsBJ5XJZc_vT7dkk/s1600/DSC_0449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-OBVOTMRfi1lJMeoLb-pfhBpJ4guef_DSAmbURmOftWtQnhvP1IwqsSJk_dEZWus6HeVVCM7bjeKQPaIR4oXT9KwTRPyVP1-kOdl-yMAQJpeL7s789WbtnDQY05wYsBJ5XJZc_vT7dkk/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458850371040593906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1PJ8Lyr2ipDAjZY4NmJ4RXwLC3-d8ndy5mFMq7aEnkz-cuidVTL9CKXUwr8XKKOXkPgi0qiHXHZ_Q0ts37KNSiesFAFCstr9wsbjaZ_SipaguhqcZheUInKjjVPzynHeXsVyqARh0ly/s1600/DSC_0444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1PJ8Lyr2ipDAjZY4NmJ4RXwLC3-d8ndy5mFMq7aEnkz-cuidVTL9CKXUwr8XKKOXkPgi0qiHXHZ_Q0ts37KNSiesFAFCstr9wsbjaZ_SipaguhqcZheUInKjjVPzynHeXsVyqARh0ly/s320/DSC_0444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458850362194330210" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-66236362443607177802010-04-04T20:52:00.003-05:002010-04-04T21:07:14.395-05:00Hiatus...Well, now I'm back!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_esA0VNumHQe0evlEBuMDmesD3FiVRRS_njMgbHQNYNxWQqFimu2PsGYkb7Eg8BUdm4LisddKs8eVMkWLEaztkCO9MBeuUSUzRc3fOhL-uZs15YvBWPKmFNDBqwpPpe_tQGGkiS2Tqpe/s1600/DSC_0368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_esA0VNumHQe0evlEBuMDmesD3FiVRRS_njMgbHQNYNxWQqFimu2PsGYkb7Eg8BUdm4LisddKs8eVMkWLEaztkCO9MBeuUSUzRc3fOhL-uZs15YvBWPKmFNDBqwpPpe_tQGGkiS2Tqpe/s320/DSC_0368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456468362231590162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSTqiMtAkGerkDOG_jym8AfZr5OL3gROh9yhYoI6-Iz-hhUaXkeuw9-NIFteY90LBtE_c45kCeOOMG_7xtrpIK8kllJW9N2pUiKNYaxe2RTdHC4wXPUtRoNQw-7nVrfTEeunVksKwb5ez/s1600/DSC_0366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSTqiMtAkGerkDOG_jym8AfZr5OL3gROh9yhYoI6-Iz-hhUaXkeuw9-NIFteY90LBtE_c45kCeOOMG_7xtrpIK8kllJW9N2pUiKNYaxe2RTdHC4wXPUtRoNQw-7nVrfTEeunVksKwb5ez/s320/DSC_0366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456468358543804322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dkP1y21vJem9RHucu4isAlEGWgwILfk2cuinYJgzhHJ33wdgx0HqOknGASkafLfP4a9dHRDiMGCSV2VgqRsTyNBIFwmAOZWUviIXl9_DUQlZXy2pYcr-g5mXl2Pe8Yilb5K_P2huRrAy/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dkP1y21vJem9RHucu4isAlEGWgwILfk2cuinYJgzhHJ33wdgx0HqOknGASkafLfP4a9dHRDiMGCSV2VgqRsTyNBIFwmAOZWUviIXl9_DUQlZXy2pYcr-g5mXl2Pe8Yilb5K_P2huRrAy/s320/DSC_0373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456468349486336290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX26XuABkmJ4SgrF1KV-m1Oop9xVLSnwjK8otSFXifUqGjWBgT4EWPVoSMmqYxlhXGfs54LcQ-aR4eB3FMgMgj-yjyu0XeVRtqrixeGA9kj8qSBUL8gw_beyY1krV8nZY6WV8fNUYh7rnh/s1600/DSC_0384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX26XuABkmJ4SgrF1KV-m1Oop9xVLSnwjK8otSFXifUqGjWBgT4EWPVoSMmqYxlhXGfs54LcQ-aR4eB3FMgMgj-yjyu0XeVRtqrixeGA9kj8qSBUL8gw_beyY1krV8nZY6WV8fNUYh7rnh/s320/DSC_0384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456468331601593922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjNL3voXei1GoQPwKX4nA5HhyphenhyphenlOomwtmBBfhDMvCTHVPnwPa1LSyXQVYtUUtYwawr4dkiYeD6WuSvw-npr3Yha2C0PvrppiBuu4mKwpNVtRVCquo8H7AuExKSqbiGuUntau4QXiGwy-sl/s1600/DSC_0389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjNL3voXei1GoQPwKX4nA5HhyphenhyphenlOomwtmBBfhDMvCTHVPnwPa1LSyXQVYtUUtYwawr4dkiYeD6WuSvw-npr3Yha2C0PvrppiBuu4mKwpNVtRVCquo8H7AuExKSqbiGuUntau4QXiGwy-sl/s320/DSC_0389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456468319565407154" /></a><br />Yes, I know that it's been FOREVER since I've posted anything,so...here goes. I promise to TRY to do a better job keeping this things updated, especially since these kiddos of ours seem to be growing like weeds! <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a good day at Nanny's for Easter. I was able to get good shots of everyone except Jacob, of course. That kid has an elusiveness to him when it comes to pictures. I got some good ones of Thomas, though. I wish I could fit more pictures on here, but this is all it's allowing me for this post. </div><div><br /></div><div>I promise to try to do better in the future. Some of you may have to stay on me, though.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll put a few cruise pics on here soon, too.</div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-8127318217869815152010-01-09T11:13:00.003-06:002010-01-09T11:16:39.717-06:00Yes, It's that cold!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bBTyVcDWmGrnNunorLBSyfmFkJRxE43bXlxnYpkouX5vKxLNN2hf8IgGxT4ZkJ0mNkXH8nshDj4ypKF6TmJ2P1yvE7dKLahW2j1pNvX9AdsUemIrEaZeaq-iGfP_bFpk4v1vsqeqcRsX/s1600-h/DSC_0992.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424789571753215570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bBTyVcDWmGrnNunorLBSyfmFkJRxE43bXlxnYpkouX5vKxLNN2hf8IgGxT4ZkJ0mNkXH8nshDj4ypKF6TmJ2P1yvE7dKLahW2j1pNvX9AdsUemIrEaZeaq-iGfP_bFpk4v1vsqeqcRsX/s320/DSC_0992.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yeah, you could go ice skating on our pond. Tim was the crazy one to test it out. It made me nervous, but he insisted! It was 9 degrees (Farenheit) this morning, which is a bit abnormal for us. I think our heater is in shock!<br /><div></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-72886535579094810912010-01-01T09:39:00.004-06:002010-01-01T09:56:39.977-06:00I know how this looks...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLb7bgqkFo6vwQLz3bhoz3FCf7vU0ExJNyglHagtfmzhMPjAMoFwKX1qn7wtfrzboi4xeqO1F_su8DMfhObBnab9oXaBYpBGF-Gq4OCCf5xFdxK6c6HL7anRStWFqbx8u18o2gJzIs52Y/s1600-h/DSC_0969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421799856734788354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLb7bgqkFo6vwQLz3bhoz3FCf7vU0ExJNyglHagtfmzhMPjAMoFwKX1qn7wtfrzboi4xeqO1F_su8DMfhObBnab9oXaBYpBGF-Gq4OCCf5xFdxK6c6HL7anRStWFqbx8u18o2gJzIs52Y/s320/DSC_0969.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaCb3SEeBLmxccbhY1c7eFrqEYTWGBRyTzEBQL9CGmnTt0Cymy76N50urB0aRUWm0Zt-JEA4XsfnR1_pxK5LIek7cIM9cA3GFWkEa40kwwQfVk6yvnZcYoXkjSn3QjdfSPHx2OsQZa8D4/s1600-h/DSC_0970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421799846859846018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaCb3SEeBLmxccbhY1c7eFrqEYTWGBRyTzEBQL9CGmnTt0Cymy76N50urB0aRUWm0Zt-JEA4XsfnR1_pxK5LIek7cIM9cA3GFWkEa40kwwQfVk6yvnZcYoXkjSn3QjdfSPHx2OsQZa8D4/s320/DSC_0970.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbaxePEJWji7PgZMw10D__Wou2rk2nkbhdSsfzK9cZA6_x-V7OW75GEWnABVsTq7_CAJ1M_ERSfaq9pm2gYKWl2t5JzkFcss87VXXRq3r4k2ULpeBju-dohE1F9f-oERbyxaV6J1VzW-ye/s1600-h/DSC_0971.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421799839792283346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbaxePEJWji7PgZMw10D__Wou2rk2nkbhdSsfzK9cZA6_x-V7OW75GEWnABVsTq7_CAJ1M_ERSfaq9pm2gYKWl2t5JzkFcss87VXXRq3r4k2ULpeBju-dohE1F9f-oERbyxaV6J1VzW-ye/s320/DSC_0971.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj0WKQq_yjaunqXca-IXhhn4Ql7uSFo0-GR3BlKKh8irrGn-0QChyiJj63TTJMJlsVIcoCcZGFkFARMMk0MFX6s1ZQWTXDJRODrfVp2A3pKpm8f_PtcGye4RZ-h_LouXZBSXGUM6SfysR/s1600-h/DSC_0972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421799834523753762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj0WKQq_yjaunqXca-IXhhn4Ql7uSFo0-GR3BlKKh8irrGn-0QChyiJj63TTJMJlsVIcoCcZGFkFARMMk0MFX6s1ZQWTXDJRODrfVp2A3pKpm8f_PtcGye4RZ-h_LouXZBSXGUM6SfysR/s320/DSC_0972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57szGSff_K745n5b06vBKECQDjKfFEhMYK6MSsF_z7TJV-PdYqAsEvGTfJ1vs3UzE5CyN-ODmYQjvrPzPph3HCIw7xUdziG2HAzI7-j1tnNZ6RGf5OruUTlHZkX4OB6uImzoujCEvoTuu/s1600-h/DSC_0984.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421799824625384162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57szGSff_K745n5b06vBKECQDjKfFEhMYK6MSsF_z7TJV-PdYqAsEvGTfJ1vs3UzE5CyN-ODmYQjvrPzPph3HCIw7xUdziG2HAzI7-j1tnNZ6RGf5OruUTlHZkX4OB6uImzoujCEvoTuu/s320/DSC_0984.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It looks like we've all been drinking, but all we were drinking was Mt Dew and Tea. Our New Year's Eve began with the 1st annual NYE Wii Bowling Tournament. There was even a trophy to be won! After 3 hours of play, Tim came away with the victory! It's not just ANY trophy...It's an add-something-to-it-and-bring-it-back-next-year trophy. You'll notice the mini bowling ball on the base of it. I looked for the ugliest thing I could find to be the trophy and I think I succeeded. Now we will proudly display it on our shelf until next year. </div><br /><div>Following the tournament, we played a new game called Quelf. This is no game for the shy and easily embarrassed! This game makes you do crazy, goofy, off-the-wall things or pay a penalty. Silly things like "put ice down your pants until your next turn", "mummify yourself until someone rolls a 4", "dance with the player to your left until the timer runs out"....Good times! </div></div></div></div></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-71162487732601200032009-12-18T19:14:00.003-06:002009-12-18T19:17:43.787-06:00Merry Christmas..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafGdSaZ128zj1Sk4tBCvoRjCIgI3ANh1LRw9kqfwqh_E3JU1WbJwaZIoX-fm-W9dA-o_nHUBN9HvVgq5Y61LRZZDkFCn09xupBepOr3R-d_-P0qLKe2rC-cRjyEUFHyaAJI4pgf20rdFc/s1600-h/christmas+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafGdSaZ128zj1Sk4tBCvoRjCIgI3ANh1LRw9kqfwqh_E3JU1WbJwaZIoX-fm-W9dA-o_nHUBN9HvVgq5Y61LRZZDkFCn09xupBepOr3R-d_-P0qLKe2rC-cRjyEUFHyaAJI4pgf20rdFc/s320/christmas+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416750063210002898" border="0" />Wow! It's been 2 months since my last post. I'm not very good with keeping up these days. I also procrastinated on making Christmas cards, so don't be surprised if some of you get a card after Christmas actually occurs. Here's a preview...</a>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-53455605961316123072009-11-06T17:22:00.005-06:002009-11-06T17:25:57.162-06:00Halloween...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pics of my little kitty and cow...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>My gangstacow...HA</i></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdL75JgHVPOPgMeq7ew5leg3OxTytt0oQdXAwkXxLj0_gKLRHwcS8d4J4Ba2kLzMhBrGSZP8tJYFN3PYW-R87mE3GtzItPo1EFbhRc4dBY4g4W1oLAVjIfSyqSH6Wqq3O-ZxdMug5EKBl/s1600-h/DSC_0731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdL75JgHVPOPgMeq7ew5leg3OxTytt0oQdXAwkXxLj0_gKLRHwcS8d4J4Ba2kLzMhBrGSZP8tJYFN3PYW-R87mE3GtzItPo1EFbhRc4dBY4g4W1oLAVjIfSyqSH6Wqq3O-ZxdMug5EKBl/s320/DSC_0731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401135502594221506" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxaEZeUpLgfH6QJf2ihX0Ymro0N5oJerNCUlVFf1QTN4NnMREOpZIRaMTbpg599izPDdK9BM0N55OvK5uSRIUCRL8Vek5Vwc0qHXULE23gRwhCCc8oKDr2ddLTnK8ehu93XIPiRlT4AFO/s1600-h/DSC_0727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxaEZeUpLgfH6QJf2ihX0Ymro0N5oJerNCUlVFf1QTN4NnMREOpZIRaMTbpg599izPDdK9BM0N55OvK5uSRIUCRL8Vek5Vwc0qHXULE23gRwhCCc8oKDr2ddLTnK8ehu93XIPiRlT4AFO/s320/DSC_0727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401135496647114178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">She looks fierce</span></i>!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDwnpvb7W6QK1X9Q3cKufsLpCwc51Vki9vSExUhv2peWAqU5gyLTMYkMaqkPWv5F44hTncTj24PdkqFvqcS2mZYAU684mFZIFI6Zva5rjQ4G6dEkPve10V5e8c3yKPakVnwCt2auiGAc/s1600-h/DSC_0725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDwnpvb7W6QK1X9Q3cKufsLpCwc51Vki9vSExUhv2peWAqU5gyLTMYkMaqkPWv5F44hTncTj24PdkqFvqcS2mZYAU684mFZIFI6Zva5rjQ4G6dEkPve10V5e8c3yKPakVnwCt2auiGAc/s320/DSC_0725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401135493144140338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbpYjwl8axspTSRT52J7R50dONlDQgiRHnbgjs_zaM4G1LnUs4_uN6w0UyXyOX9rHZqtrtc-6q6Gvfg5_Dg4AO-PwqZNGwj_q-2Ngn-vpQrGgtHp4BO6DSB6au-TpsiAr4w-qLNc7yTg_/s1600-h/bailee+horse.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbpYjwl8axspTSRT52J7R50dONlDQgiRHnbgjs_zaM4G1LnUs4_uN6w0UyXyOX9rHZqtrtc-6q6Gvfg5_Dg4AO-PwqZNGwj_q-2Ngn-vpQrGgtHp4BO6DSB6au-TpsiAr4w-qLNc7yTg_/s320/bailee+horse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401135490738059810" /></a><br /><br /></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-82307354045936419642009-10-25T09:59:00.004-05:002009-10-25T10:04:46.099-05:00Elli's big day!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34zGMllSeNEDsN_gy996sw8fZ2WXwnXBTVQtKMCwtQQ4fs_jTAcaxvmse5FjLZgrnkWb9Pl6o1T1BA-oaiBR-fiH1homuPLNRPyt1tL07K27k7A8VCe-a8Mt54-4NzrbS0Ty9nTgRUZ7o/s1600-h/DSC_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34zGMllSeNEDsN_gy996sw8fZ2WXwnXBTVQtKMCwtQQ4fs_jTAcaxvmse5FjLZgrnkWb9Pl6o1T1BA-oaiBR-fiH1homuPLNRPyt1tL07K27k7A8VCe-a8Mt54-4NzrbS0Ty9nTgRUZ7o/s320/DSC_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396553153047508786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOEPgQkSL0YJEZUINqvKgpmtnyL2JprgNC7k0IawKHfPVZMHGvUK-45Vgr7SnPlFTaqO3G4CYsXBBUcy-ORUh-oRNJvL95kPFm8fIz5cq0F5OQ6uiz1RmNqKCgkGdwmOYnifJ0MkmI0Lg/s1600-h/DSC_0702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOEPgQkSL0YJEZUINqvKgpmtnyL2JprgNC7k0IawKHfPVZMHGvUK-45Vgr7SnPlFTaqO3G4CYsXBBUcy-ORUh-oRNJvL95kPFm8fIz5cq0F5OQ6uiz1RmNqKCgkGdwmOYnifJ0MkmI0Lg/s320/DSC_0702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396553150431936802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUscT2ehR9glUFxKu5amPg9dkV5KFrJRXkmo3BD2r5xLczubVHW31hHenRDCBS_fWjoaC-8i_u40mCJI9kUEna5FBMzjzCMYlSLug3xif0eftz88bMriCX8HWULsOuQ5hBGIctuKoBi-me/s1600-h/DSC_0713.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrfPw9FROiJjf-g6bykw5HWvLKONyIOFVEUqin5i53h256qp6ODE_7AD7jaiM_d675xqJmrrj5Pk3Os4aB268cFRBtxlR9dlJ-3iGuHv5IPHgd3Rc9j_dr9jKDrtoZuuxk8SYsX1oy4Kh/s320/DSC_0721.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396553140966720530" /></a><br />Elli's 1st birthday party was today. It was a really packed day. We started off by going to Chuck E Cheese's which was a lot of fun. Bailee had her best friend come spend the day with her. It was very fun to watch them play together because they act like they're so much older than 4. Elli wasn't quite sure what to think of the cake, but she got the hang of it. She was REALLY mad (as you can see from the picture) that we stripped her of her clothes, but once she figured out that this thing in front of her was sweet and yummy, she quickly got over that. Thanks to all who came to the party. I can't believe my baby is 1!!! TEAR...The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-13257998438749698242009-09-28T18:06:00.003-05:002009-09-28T19:49:52.132-05:00Almost 1 year....(sigh)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7IloUYh8_liBASbVc-8SmRpujGGYv7qjWGraqq4C5jWHsHQLqpSdqysSWMHlgjiIQvgqt04gQmFqrtV269MqAychyphenhyphenZZAwuw0EdSKe-AyfW9wi_Uz0f53fR-3JjUbskkl6JIuTc-4iwv_/s1600-h/57Brinkley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7IloUYh8_liBASbVc-8SmRpujGGYv7qjWGraqq4C5jWHsHQLqpSdqysSWMHlgjiIQvgqt04gQmFqrtV269MqAychyphenhyphenZZAwuw0EdSKe-AyfW9wi_Uz0f53fR-3JjUbskkl6JIuTc-4iwv_/s320/57Brinkley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386685019925658674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbudegjNy4T9rYP7OtSXoYKxFY1fn-g6dwiSdCT9pmuHqXhy80QoVb2jpYxi1wSvXy0dUAyQKo6RjmCvIWzSCnm988kDlwW5FzD1fyPCOzOuAsnWZhZlUZvrjBzlpQ9BGSEmjNe3Fmufe/s1600-h/54Brinkley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbudegjNy4T9rYP7OtSXoYKxFY1fn-g6dwiSdCT9pmuHqXhy80QoVb2jpYxi1wSvXy0dUAyQKo6RjmCvIWzSCnm988kDlwW5FzD1fyPCOzOuAsnWZhZlUZvrjBzlpQ9BGSEmjNe3Fmufe/s320/54Brinkley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386685011551776210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0lXNf_ZX0wxaW9x5RdPRvBUxyxmndwVSfZ38eoeaZ93Ndywc0_uKBsTKECe8RpRtBmDGkJp6EZZ1An_fYgrNshp9Vj1dF6HRrZNgS9EXTL5gekip1K7vdNzGJBTxd5dKq-dVvkeCSBeA/s1600-h/51Brinkley+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0lXNf_ZX0wxaW9x5RdPRvBUxyxmndwVSfZ38eoeaZ93Ndywc0_uKBsTKECe8RpRtBmDGkJp6EZZ1An_fYgrNshp9Vj1dF6HRrZNgS9EXTL5gekip1K7vdNzGJBTxd5dKq-dVvkeCSBeA/s320/51Brinkley+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386685003644679458" /></a><br />I can't believe that Elli is almost a year old! I may be a bit partial, but these are some cute kids!!!The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-78247252428374283582009-09-05T17:08:00.003-05:002009-09-05T17:16:38.285-05:00SURPRISE!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0zlhNcFeAWsl8yIam1HvyFLP2Dryr8wKCJXZitDjQgK8DSYM5PW6qLK33ZGgJSBiGDyAdYSjQeLyOMGm6IL5e-ye3oxVsv05zpWNK5YJ5kru59V5rqtLd_AziVc7GRplI_1s8w9Rrx4D/s1600-h/DSC_0594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0zlhNcFeAWsl8yIam1HvyFLP2Dryr8wKCJXZitDjQgK8DSYM5PW6qLK33ZGgJSBiGDyAdYSjQeLyOMGm6IL5e-ye3oxVsv05zpWNK5YJ5kru59V5rqtLd_AziVc7GRplI_1s8w9Rrx4D/s320/DSC_0594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378109071123647458" border="0" /></a>Priceless!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo2BJH3J1wL4isw1m3r2VFNtrKlTHKg8TnbWY7FD3f4T-u2sNS-xy1JxT03Cey4R8lhx88TPU2dRU67JtGJL8hse7Qq98mLnYnjNp55PK6tjg9S8ouCj6zl-rmnJ3-4fNb8n1AIUJ4aM1/s1600-h/DSC_0595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo2BJH3J1wL4isw1m3r2VFNtrKlTHKg8TnbWY7FD3f4T-u2sNS-xy1JxT03Cey4R8lhx88TPU2dRU67JtGJL8hse7Qq98mLnYnjNp55PK6tjg9S8ouCj6zl-rmnJ3-4fNb8n1AIUJ4aM1/s320/DSC_0595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378109060918447378" border="0" /></a>My sweet, darling husband threw me a VERY SURPRISING birthday party...As you can see by the look on my face I REALLY was surprised!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdqjskGcF0krELRyfhM9doWVZPrVH-m0eNu5X5U6stqbVdwJeda_5UQYchTWA8z4L2BURepZBX_KIOFXTX6NK_9ylHQX0NsvRRzWBqVpIJ0K7gxrY6ZFReUQjraLdOQmEYzqDUPmFnMSR/s1600-h/DSC_0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdqjskGcF0krELRyfhM9doWVZPrVH-m0eNu5X5U6stqbVdwJeda_5UQYchTWA8z4L2BURepZBX_KIOFXTX6NK_9ylHQX0NsvRRzWBqVpIJ0K7gxrY6ZFReUQjraLdOQmEYzqDUPmFnMSR/s320/DSC_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378110015136592754" border="0" /></a>I'm always telling Tim that he can't keep a secret...this time he did. The party was complete with Transformer hats (look closely at Elli's hat), an egg toss, water balloon shaving and ice cream cake! What a wonderful husband! I love you!The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-41850470641100285182009-09-02T21:29:00.002-05:002009-09-02T21:41:41.638-05:00Does this look familiar?Seems like I've seen this before....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhc_qblPMKyZuWJoOK-91tI6tYGQ6TjCLqqBE5lRbc_otuoBydfIy3vPmmBVoemTO2D3QV87mSetn2VnbFQb_CJnFF1AfdNnre5ccF7VQ7FPnvLfANyWq3JbxzjLiDnXFSqpiluXgMXej/s1600-h/DSC_0554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhc_qblPMKyZuWJoOK-91tI6tYGQ6TjCLqqBE5lRbc_otuoBydfIy3vPmmBVoemTO2D3QV87mSetn2VnbFQb_CJnFF1AfdNnre5ccF7VQ7FPnvLfANyWq3JbxzjLiDnXFSqpiluXgMXej/s320/DSC_0554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063389255060098" border="0" /></a><br />Oh wait!...Now I remember!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OgYvsBBpd0C-w6stU-7JNhZp4rGedONcBYQMzamQlKYnrJSITtSUW1B2Q6_aV92Is2dh8Iln4g-A_-7gMyE7zlsbUivJAvXKoZiBi5lQQDPt8IOCtJJYfLrIJSLr1JQWUhizu38y_Lu4/s1600-h/aimee+phone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OgYvsBBpd0C-w6stU-7JNhZp4rGedONcBYQMzamQlKYnrJSITtSUW1B2Q6_aV92Is2dh8Iln4g-A_-7gMyE7zlsbUivJAvXKoZiBi5lQQDPt8IOCtJJYfLrIJSLr1JQWUhizu38y_Lu4/s320/aimee+phone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377065543625471026" border="0" /></a>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-43988111264870275102009-09-02T21:24:00.003-05:002009-09-02T21:29:33.495-05:00This just doesn't seem right...I don't think I'm ready for this...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwBDPhsrmRAi_E78ncp7ejjue0KsNS2ukKIsn8qvGa06arkmiDaQFFyTUiWqX2t162nLn8GtX_3a834e85PQMf3A8JAa73MYukGW4xlYsUYBuGGApwKEfVR-eUs10Wu29Q4Mb9XxMUdMY/s1600-h/DSC_0567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwBDPhsrmRAi_E78ncp7ejjue0KsNS2ukKIsn8qvGa06arkmiDaQFFyTUiWqX2t162nLn8GtX_3a834e85PQMf3A8JAa73MYukGW4xlYsUYBuGGApwKEfVR-eUs10Wu29Q4Mb9XxMUdMY/s320/DSC_0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377062386786686642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwBDPhsrmRAi_E78ncp7ejjue0KsNS2ukKIsn8qvGa06arkmiDaQFFyTUiWqX2t162nLn8GtX_3a834e85PQMf3A8JAa73MYukGW4xlYsUYBuGGApwKEfVR-eUs10Wu29Q4Mb9XxMUdMY/s1600-h/DSC_0567.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM8EcIQzI08dB-rbqaI1Y6D68ZJehVsfTIG3OMk_ltvgk6MvnPsn_j76xllmOd4JBzGWA3iACq3eLsOCIkVS8RxRCjs5_1a3Yh8OUT5hyP2YebhnOnB51hnLlvAxPjvTNLLQ5hiqyGNcp/s1600-h/DSC_0564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM8EcIQzI08dB-rbqaI1Y6D68ZJehVsfTIG3OMk_ltvgk6MvnPsn_j76xllmOd4JBzGWA3iACq3eLsOCIkVS8RxRCjs5_1a3Yh8OUT5hyP2YebhnOnB51hnLlvAxPjvTNLLQ5hiqyGNcp/s320/DSC_0564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377062380032820130" border="0" /></a>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-83889428115029384902009-08-28T20:36:00.002-05:002009-08-28T20:38:21.565-05:00C-A-TToday Bailee informed me that she could spell Dog and Cat... It went a little like this.<br /><br />Me: How do you spell dog?<br /><br />Bailee: "D-G-O...No wait...D-O-G"<br /><br />Me: Ok spell Cat<br /><br />Bailee: "C-A-T"<br /><br />She's so smart. Should a barely 4 year old be able to do this? Somebody tell me.The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-55239102069418239302009-08-14T19:44:00.002-05:002009-08-14T19:50:44.708-05:004 going on 14...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">This is my conversation with Bailee last night</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bailee:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Mommy, I want to go outside and play softball.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ok. Just a minute. Let me write out these bills. (I'm in the kitchen at this point)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bailee:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">But I want to go outside</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Just give me a MINUTE!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">2 minutes later I head to the computer to pay the online bills...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bailee:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">MOM, I WANT to go outside and play softball!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Bailee, just give me a minute! As soon as I'm finished we'll go outside</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bailee:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Deep sigh) Oh Mommy, you are SO silly... I wish you would make up your mind!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">I was able to hold in the laughter... But it was tough.</span>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-53608966091677173652009-08-06T14:10:00.008-05:002009-08-06T14:53:02.275-05:00Yep...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>For any of you who regularly check my blog~ I'm sorry! It's been an ETERNITY since I wrote on here last. Lots of things going on.</em></span> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.babyhearing.org/images/HearingAmp/HearLoss/5.19.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.babyhearing.org/images/HearingAmp/HearLoss/5.19.jpg" border="0" /></a> That's what the inside of my baby girl's ears look like.... Elli got her tubes in on Tuesday. I have noticed that she takes better naps already. Unfortunately, her attitude remains the same. Sigh...Apparently the attitude was unrelated to the ear infections. DARN! So the screaming-because-I'm-not-getting-what-I-want-right-now attitude remains.<br /><br />On another note, she also got her 9 month checkup the day she had her pre-op evaluation...<br /><br /><div align="center">Elli's stats at 9 months:</div><br /><div align="center">Height-29 in (95th percentile)</div><div align="center">Weight-19lbs 12 oz</div><br />The doctor says that if she stays on the height curve that she's on now, she will be taller than Tim ....So for a girl, that's pretty darn tall. We've already determined that she will be our basketball player, while Bailee is gonna be our cheerleader. Her weight hasn't changed much since I took her to the doctor back in the beginning of July, which kinda surprised me...Then I started thinking~This girl hasn't stopped moving since the beginning of July when she learned how to crawl. No WONDER she's maintaining! She never stops!<br /><br />Next week, Elli will be moving up to the "older infant" group (aka growing up)...It was a little bitter sweet getting the letter that told me that. I'm sad that she'll be moving out of her baby room. It also means that she will have to start wearing shoes. HA! I put shoes on her the other day to try to test it out...They stayed on all of 30 seconds. She figured out REALLY quick how to get those bad boys off of there!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366936140278132546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLTsWsilWbJEnpMzd4OapFQ4EJejAXHn43t8Vp9bhs9WgOoboOBECqs7PbinIuEaBsvi5LYZ-0bNSPpJhrHOrhZ4mcnQBV5t9amVqpiGtq-kYKyFFYOs9pyH0YJ711mRZAZ_TVHgiX8j4/s320/DSC_0544.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366936133883560466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNV2KIKxQ1aK6gQdP7sMUFC9YPhDVgHgKU7wrAz3fKwndO_qrLWxXRzYs67uKVdSMq-jQWAOY_HUQ-ivAI4gqap5SR6_lQpHr9-Q-YPyH6adDEbAxF9YLwDICKkQPguMxvNdt81DiktiZ/s320/DSC_0543.JPG" border="0" /><br />Bailee is going to be starting back in gymnastics next week. She took the month of July off because I was in neverending professional development, but that's over now. I can't believe the summer is coming to an end! Bailee learned this summer that she likes to tube (funny, Elli gets tubes, Bailee rides them)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366939333073831538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLNCcENiqpZNEA5AnGbFppYE9MHCKO5tGEtiq9h4e95QTzjtcEFfSF9adt23YcigEPMk75yIaU6Yk5wjNbj5ZS-45728bG7z-ZfY22Ksfb3oMnGic-KNgL5vwNnsUP1Z2KdUTf7isSBOk/s320/DSC_0477.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">She's a "sand mermaid"</span></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938885994223922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiLsN224St1JJn5kATEw7vgFpSerXNfMowKzW3ra0xRR_Kez5VSq7OjF6LX-PfVK68kbWzUbUntDOaA3G-G_cWJR7KA7pN8bNe_bX0RSUVbsBIZJ2MrOatP25Wo2klSZGEw_iI1epUHeO/s320/DSC_0446.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Just goofy!</span></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938871414878322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBu7aZqMxce0xz7cWbdnXj3s7PeHxy8WCoZNYLv1X-OEEX5sGPk4dEJFIf8witFd1Els3VPJpNgJIwAvYhI7MYN7GxoUKvWk9uARW9KkJDeDijYQXFmHA2ytBPFyp5wWVwa80UxZmBzfp/s320/DSC_0465.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>I can't believe that this girl has only 1 MORE YEAR until she starts Kindergarten....Doesn't seem like that's right. Where did those 4 years go?</p>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-67519032813103692242009-07-18T15:49:00.002-05:002009-07-18T15:53:49.309-05:00Just the girls...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjWPDBqoG0QCYtaO6uBImcE1rc_jG-R1crw0wuW8wBPXrHe9kmiqr-Q9JnSLpl67KZLwlYCDtTzPNdYwepKJqvVLtm_o8deycv42WmrATyC_9oE2onDhfN7dxZjO-Vrwb5g6r2NFfLTbt/s1600-h/DSC_0424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjWPDBqoG0QCYtaO6uBImcE1rc_jG-R1crw0wuW8wBPXrHe9kmiqr-Q9JnSLpl67KZLwlYCDtTzPNdYwepKJqvVLtm_o8deycv42WmrATyC_9oE2onDhfN7dxZjO-Vrwb5g6r2NFfLTbt/s320/DSC_0424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359905643242533442" border="0" /></a><br />I realized the other day as I was going through all the pictures on the computer and on my camera that I had NO recent pictures of the girls and I....NONE! So I had Tim take one. Sigh...Now I feel better.<br /><br />After looking at this picture for a second, I realize that both my girls have Tim's skin tone (Thank you, Lord!)The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-28975263472317007072009-07-07T21:35:00.004-05:002009-07-07T21:55:39.774-05:003 week progression...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsAjpPpgYj8XI2HsNDYjuEZCJ9uZnDCjsgwELKuWil18GdOWKqdj8VSXJHJeUGiumuXux_wmdSKtPCSMq9MAbqPEkl9ngd6KqI93VM5Cb4lKMFKO8xOFwyGoQLbsm_GfPY6qLRTc4GJY6/s1600-h/DSC_0380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsAjpPpgYj8XI2HsNDYjuEZCJ9uZnDCjsgwELKuWil18GdOWKqdj8VSXJHJeUGiumuXux_wmdSKtPCSMq9MAbqPEkl9ngd6KqI93VM5Cb4lKMFKO8xOFwyGoQLbsm_GfPY6qLRTc4GJY6/s320/DSC_0380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915121734992210" border="0" /></a>This little kiddo has gone from being able to sit herself up by herself to....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYV1rlsJs1F7AJyhnwXMGHySKbFl-V2M6BXJ3HWqjMZp_fbgPAS9M2cI7OSPiG0u5OyzMXTXB0obBQ8uOHEiNBJzlYc5sJsjREPsgAH3iKwPuXi9zPFdwbpiPzrnQJvcMDusARvy79pMD/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYV1rlsJs1F7AJyhnwXMGHySKbFl-V2M6BXJ3HWqjMZp_fbgPAS9M2cI7OSPiG0u5OyzMXTXB0obBQ8uOHEiNBJzlYc5sJsjREPsgAH3iKwPuXi9zPFdwbpiPzrnQJvcMDusARvy79pMD/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915124273109026" border="0" /></a>standing herself up in her crib to....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MtoJFsA6_YrTW8hLdxsMjz-7WD2UT4RYDS696ejj2QxFSrZzbPTajSl6Stz8DfZXewx7i2TQjpcv97-DlYASrUjxT-ZlY99bnfdlKAsJ1SB26Nz4rQ-9bi1BCZlP9OGoTudX22fMFUVo/s1600-h/DSC_0378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MtoJFsA6_YrTW8hLdxsMjz-7WD2UT4RYDS696ejj2QxFSrZzbPTajSl6Stz8DfZXewx7i2TQjpcv97-DlYASrUjxT-ZlY99bnfdlKAsJ1SB26Nz4rQ-9bi1BCZlP9OGoTudX22fMFUVo/s320/DSC_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915116856936338" border="0" /></a>Crawling on July 1st and now...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawt9BHh1izCxIIx218pLriygvIzyDctAlKpnyt_DYu_PL3EGw1_IJCEDCOKsRBABQFISgjFzJlAVVWAt4RywZoitg68nHV-dTv3I8vSfzE0zmjizU1tzLDRArIOxAoC_w_O-FZQLretQh/s1600-h/DSC_0382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawt9BHh1izCxIIx218pLriygvIzyDctAlKpnyt_DYu_PL3EGw1_IJCEDCOKsRBABQFISgjFzJlAVVWAt4RywZoitg68nHV-dTv3I8vSfzE0zmjizU1tzLDRArIOxAoC_w_O-FZQLretQh/s320/DSC_0382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915116468676386" border="0" /></a>this is her latest move. Now, she's not walking on all fours, but she just props herself up like that for a second or so and then sits back down. Maybe she's giving her knees a break..I don't know. It's funny to watch her stick her little butt up in the air, though. Give her a month and she'll be walking.The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-27847397600495922182009-06-22T12:49:00.002-05:002009-06-22T13:09:01.862-05:00My BIG girl!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh862rGgypqTCEWLb0szzHH84LAs1_szhbDRWV7wJF_I0gLJUzqpoX-V-EhYRVfVn_rPLdsFE8tP3Plxv91xckcz7_qRL94cF-P8LNNNZ8ZZDrzfCrOdeCPEY9B8hsFbPmeJvCYngRkiVwB/s1600-h/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh862rGgypqTCEWLb0szzHH84LAs1_szhbDRWV7wJF_I0gLJUzqpoX-V-EhYRVfVn_rPLdsFE8tP3Plxv91xckcz7_qRL94cF-P8LNNNZ8ZZDrzfCrOdeCPEY9B8hsFbPmeJvCYngRkiVwB/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350211439429717170" border="0" /></a>My little girl is getting so BIG! Bailee's birthday was yesterday, June 21st, but I would say she had a whole weekend of birthday celebrations! We started out Friday night with bowling (pic above). She'd been begging all week to go bowling, so that's what we did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGSoJFgGQNhGnmMf3UeajsousIb9Pq6uz-DGbNu_S6fb6NJOemCGlzfHBE5cqibNaGVm5q9LsPidRe9fszDCNcI4Rfp0EMoawu-2zBynkOX8IVzcGwy-CijrDpSbpB5W2xPbPTqnzXyZT/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGSoJFgGQNhGnmMf3UeajsousIb9Pq6uz-DGbNu_S6fb6NJOemCGlzfHBE5cqibNaGVm5q9LsPidRe9fszDCNcI4Rfp0EMoawu-2zBynkOX8IVzcGwy-CijrDpSbpB5W2xPbPTqnzXyZT/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350211431870493506" border="0" /></a>Saturday was Chuck E Cheese day! Even though it wasn't a birthday party, it's kind of become a tradition to go there for a "pre-party"...Grandparents, cousins...everyone joined in on this one. Together we all raised 2,058 tickets to use towards a prize. She ended up with a Disney DVD Pictionary game. It's pretty cool!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQN4qrqdLfKfEiOZweGF1EIbEUPzV_9VAQeFaBywghvLHWLGVb1DUw2JHLOYv3Ir-YhdJPi8j-QOCEh8Pe1mxu2n3Rk6LzsDc6VQ9T4mSQjrKq7A9uwukBXyDHZ8No2ltc0O-E_c9cH_Y/s1600-h/DSC_0206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQN4qrqdLfKfEiOZweGF1EIbEUPzV_9VAQeFaBywghvLHWLGVb1DUw2JHLOYv3Ir-YhdJPi8j-QOCEh8Pe1mxu2n3Rk6LzsDc6VQ9T4mSQjrKq7A9uwukBXyDHZ8No2ltc0O-E_c9cH_Y/s320/DSC_0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350211429974567026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Aof7veYJHAKvLpmOBwvhUOf3Sb1PyQIrDSB4DFXS-tnfRvVKN2tNt1-tbFUG_JBy3V5iN82G7m4lP5rB8L8E8MlqGaQvJcC_sS5Z6W2DiFK-qdjE-anqEsZHfvDI02n-ds0WrUOZx60/s1600-h/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Aof7veYJHAKvLpmOBwvhUOf3Sb1PyQIrDSB4DFXS-tnfRvVKN2tNt1-tbFUG_JBy3V5iN82G7m4lP5rB8L8E8MlqGaQvJcC_sS5Z6W2DiFK-qdjE-anqEsZHfvDI02n-ds0WrUOZx60/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350211425547394338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1OvUjNGHBDeo0WAc5fASP5p61DBE73A5baiG7ksvjdKLyyvXoHafFu1HUzKHG-8RpZo24VCixy0t-rjllTk_iKokp23uZMRult63SP3XorikQd8RR-SDNFZURY1ihtIDjRKF-QtimKve/s1600-h/DSC_0207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1OvUjNGHBDeo0WAc5fASP5p61DBE73A5baiG7ksvjdKLyyvXoHafFu1HUzKHG-8RpZo24VCixy0t-rjllTk_iKokp23uZMRult63SP3XorikQd8RR-SDNFZURY1ihtIDjRKF-QtimKve/s320/DSC_0207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350211420103296130" border="0" /></a>Sunday was the REAL party. We rented a blow up slide that we converted into a water slide. She had quite a few friends join in and they HAD A BLAST! Elli even seemed to have a good time, although she didn't participate in the water festivities. Thanks to all who came and played. Bailee LOVES her princesses/Barbies. I think we have enough Barbie dolls to keep a small village engaged.The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900163764275109.post-86712543092886768442009-06-16T21:01:00.005-05:002009-06-16T21:52:07.251-05:00The most boring vacation EVER!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGC7MskhSl-cRbQx7FevPLqQ-5jWhRk5TO6kLc_d3nxTLvOVNtMwtFUufhp_Bf3xb0XuXtSpgd5cMLVQhxnyVt3a3zr9qoNEsyoOQvPmP6iW3tfIH3zKcw3WB0WV5pBSuwMCDCzMfwLDw/s1600-h/elk12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGC7MskhSl-cRbQx7FevPLqQ-5jWhRk5TO6kLc_d3nxTLvOVNtMwtFUufhp_Bf3xb0XuXtSpgd5cMLVQhxnyVt3a3zr9qoNEsyoOQvPmP6iW3tfIH3zKcw3WB0WV5pBSuwMCDCzMfwLDw/s320/elk12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348121334519334626" border="0" /></a><br />This past weekend we left for Boxley, AR...Don't know where that is? Well, neither did I until we got there. Boxley is, well, "the middle of nowhere", AR. Somewhere in the north central part of the state. That's about as good of a directional description that I can give you. Tim found this cozy little cabin on the internet located there that has...wait for it...ELK! He enjoyed the fishing and elk sightings, Bailee enjoyed the swimming in the Buffalo river, and I enjoyed a brief trip to Eureka Springs. We didn't get to walk around downtown Eukeka very long because of rain, but I did get to go into a cool glass art shop. They had artwork of blown glass, which is what my family used to do back before I was born--<span style="font-style: italic;">hence why I live on Glass Plant Road</span>-- so I thought this little store was very interesting. Expensive, but interesting. I also got to see some hippies. No trip to Eureka Springs is complete without seeing hippies.<br /><br />Now my kind of vacation involves a LOT of action. I'm more of an amusement park kind of girl. You know, the kind where you need a vacation after your vacation...Yeah, I'm a little crazy. He still loves me anyway. Here are some of the highlights of the trip!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlnxJJh2CYmQpEGRgeHsTwnL9FFU4rRMy7-zbuadwrAGnIH3SlI4BnTNQyn4FnuR94PGDCZ1rEKOeRGJAC8QX8Ubvj45yo9zqtgUdMOruY3W-GYOXsTeWq3fFuBfjPVLwX55oC8TRZv3U/s1600-h/DSC_0495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlnxJJh2CYmQpEGRgeHsTwnL9FFU4rRMy7-zbuadwrAGnIH3SlI4BnTNQyn4FnuR94PGDCZ1rEKOeRGJAC8QX8Ubvj45yo9zqtgUdMOruY3W-GYOXsTeWq3fFuBfjPVLwX55oC8TRZv3U/s320/DSC_0495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348121327529832530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The women's bathroom at the now defunct Cave Mountain Church</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeBPv7Q62MITSN0Dc1GOcP7IAZ65txHFThmu6VTnizCjYRt6Xm487eyVcmDizkODYfI2uKOb02-8xZNb5lrEJlCunBbwMzJ4Ag3QggB-XgQgxLc-IBKhl5UAzDfRKDELl6jDee3wtBmn/s1600-h/DSC_0460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeBPv7Q62MITSN0Dc1GOcP7IAZ65txHFThmu6VTnizCjYRt6Xm487eyVcmDizkODYfI2uKOb02-8xZNb5lrEJlCunBbwMzJ4Ag3QggB-XgQgxLc-IBKhl5UAzDfRKDELl6jDee3wtBmn/s320/DSC_0460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348121323937423298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bailee after taking a dip in the Buffalo River<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL9dVLCcRZTNAI3bDYBReqOzhIKGXUn-NiCcBHVifhd3mnRqPVNfRwjsk1NttJ3sfTphiSOmyIpg3cadKPe0K7L6_06PKZE_Ljta6EH4sFcbzzXNtLlKOHXMSknPmas-mto3nKwUUXcBH/s1600-h/DSC_0408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL9dVLCcRZTNAI3bDYBReqOzhIKGXUn-NiCcBHVifhd3mnRqPVNfRwjsk1NttJ3sfTphiSOmyIpg3cadKPe0K7L6_06PKZE_Ljta6EH4sFcbzzXNtLlKOHXMSknPmas-mto3nKwUUXcBH/s320/DSC_0408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348121324865353570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I just thought this picture was really cool. Taken in Jasper, AR.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGuIErYurOnbinzh9wbfTo46OboXsIerc8VIdp498IbtP0evMEDk6zXWjM8oFSDMZoPUNRckkQFPtpPpsrrlArPJgTLvzJm0ogMO82LSTMkyJ8D1DDtf9SyA4VYLCLxflZnq_UrgZtrD2/s1600-h/DSC_0399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGuIErYurOnbinzh9wbfTo46OboXsIerc8VIdp498IbtP0evMEDk6zXWjM8oFSDMZoPUNRckkQFPtpPpsrrlArPJgTLvzJm0ogMO82LSTMkyJ8D1DDtf9SyA4VYLCLxflZnq_UrgZtrD2/s320/DSC_0399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348121320053701010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Elli enjoying a lemon<br /></span></div>The Brinkley Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982848101793718785noreply@blogger.com1