tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52010272252811368232011-10-01T08:23:58.840-07:00Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201027225281136823.post-31174038430926794922011-05-19T08:14:00.000-07:002011-05-25T22:11:51.516-07:00<span style="font-family:georgia;">Last week I had the privilege of going to the </span><a href="http://www.acgilbert.org/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">A.C. Discovery Village</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> in Salem with Ava's kindergarten class. The sun was a shinin' and 34 kinders were super excited. Just Whitney and Ava were in my group, and we used up all the time we had. There's a great big huge outside play structure there and thanks to Mr. Sun, they got to explore that a bit too.</span><br />We had lunch outside at the waterfront park, played on the playground, rode on the Carousel and then bus-tripped it home. It was a lovely day.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610882329460149362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBW9Q5tx0sY/Td3bwDv9DHI/AAAAAAAAAI8/yS9WSSGTLD0/s400/FT7.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610882335623852370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SFksacO83t8/Td3bwatfsVI/AAAAAAAAAJM/-hCh18GZSFA/s400/FT4.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610882328661716354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u3vvevRlGME/Td3bwAxl7YI/AAAAAAAAAJE/UB1B9te4mPI/s400/FT6.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610882346936357682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hJWdAx8DYdE/Td3bxE2m0zI/AAAAAAAAAJc/UIzkMrg7gP0/s400/FT3.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610882343877551586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-afmhkgqQR54/Td3bw5dVJeI/AAAAAAAAAJU/TuSCskNLqns/s400/FT1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610884720118106882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TJSVwTyPwUY/Td3d7NpOiwI/AAAAAAAAAJk/yaT7ZnDkWfY/s400/FT5.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610884721336962946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cEUgfO7-m58/Td3d7SL0z4I/AAAAAAAAAJs/H4C4qpnw6dQ/s400/FT9.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5201027225281136823-3117403843092679492?l=nennykayhoward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201027225281136823.post-77800435371897000582011-01-03T12:05:00.000-08:002011-01-04T21:41:59.391-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSQEk_yEHUI/AAAAAAAAAIE/erJWLsVd8yw/s1600/bigals5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558572873725254978" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSQEk_yEHUI/AAAAAAAAAIE/erJWLsVd8yw/s400/bigals5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIskKqghHI/AAAAAAAAAH8/q-sZp9H36i0/s1600/bigals1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053889978172530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIskKqghHI/AAAAAAAAAH8/q-sZp9H36i0/s400/bigals1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsj9iMGbI/AAAAAAAAAH0/c8w6SZQAu54/s1600/bigals3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053886453619122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsj9iMGbI/AAAAAAAAAH0/c8w6SZQAu54/s400/bigals3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsjo8AutI/AAAAAAAAAHs/r9T8oGy02Ic/s1600/bigals2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053880924781266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsjo8AutI/AAAAAAAAAHs/r9T8oGy02Ic/s400/bigals2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsjYWRRbI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ZETxcLwL8s0/s1600/bigals4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053876471514546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TSIsjYWRRbI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ZETxcLwL8s0/s400/bigals4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>A drive to Portland on a sunny day is really a treat. I love the beauty of Oregon.</div><br /><div>And I love the beauty of bowling shoes..or should I say that Ava does. She was in love with the bowling kicks she got to wear on Sunday at Big Al's in Beaverton. 'Big Al's' kinda sounds like a shady place to me..but fear not, it's a bowling alley/arcade/sports bar. Genius.</div><br /><div>I'm not so sure if it was Ava who had more fun or us adults! </div><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5201027225281136823-7780043537189700058?l=nennykayhoward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201027225281136823.post-23856167394608166692010-12-31T20:53:00.000-08:002011-01-04T23:02:45.755-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TR60RxcwQPI/AAAAAAAAAHc/I9Jv1KL5dBw/s1600/prettypicture2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557077207646486770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TR60RxcwQPI/AAAAAAAAAHc/I9Jv1KL5dBw/s400/prettypicture2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TR60Rcn0xeI/AAAAAAAAAHU/aJlrRkYn3rI/s1600/smoothiesnsun.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557077202055775714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TR60Rcn0xeI/AAAAAAAAAHU/aJlrRkYn3rI/s400/smoothiesnsun.jpg" /></a> Scored the Magic Bullet for Christmas. We been makin' some smoothies and it's extra super fun with the sun shining in.<br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5201027225281136823-2385616739460816669?l=nennykayhoward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201027225281136823.post-52067155016716056712010-12-28T22:35:00.000-08:002010-12-28T22:55:07.544-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TRrbJuH2OjI/AAAAAAAAAHM/Sqo4_GdeV9E/s1600/hc4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555994050361178674" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TRrbJuH2OjI/AAAAAAAAAHM/Sqo4_GdeV9E/s400/hc4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TRrW8SOQARI/AAAAAAAAAHE/V6PITej8wKE/s1600/hc5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555989421487030546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TRrW8SOQARI/AAAAAAAAAHE/V6PITej8wKE/s400/hc5.jpg" /></a><br /><br />What a sweet little girl I have. Her spirit is catchy, lucky for me. It was a good Christmas, complete with Brussels Sprouts Gratin..that nobody liked, not even sure I did.<br />There's something unrealistically magical about 'Christmas', I feel like I should be in Disneyland or something.<br />Ava asked her auntie to take her shopping for a gift for me and she picked out the prettiest necklace I've ever been given.<br />Happy Birthday Jesus.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5201027225281136823-5206715501671605671?l=nennykayhoward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201027225281136823.post-16022343009124856922010-12-10T21:40:00.000-08:002010-12-10T21:55:22.738-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMQDMtxfhI/AAAAAAAAAG4/RAQZ10W_v3g/s1600/ballet5e.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549296812989447698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMQDMtxfhI/AAAAAAAAAG4/RAQZ10W_v3g/s320/ballet5e.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPWS8C9VI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RWDK9UIprN0/s1600/ballet2e.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549296041565812050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPWS8C9VI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RWDK9UIprN0/s320/ballet2e.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPO59y76I/AAAAAAAAAGg/_Ugv9oujO3Q/s1600/ballet1e.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549295914603179938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPO59y76I/AAAAAAAAAGg/_Ugv9oujO3Q/s320/ballet1e.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPliOVqKI/AAAAAAAAAGw/sg4A0TGD1qE/s1600/ballet4e.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549296303367104674" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N44T6uyae4o/TQMPliOVqKI/AAAAAAAAAGw/sg4A0TGD1qE/s320/ballet4e.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ava's ballet class has been practicing for their Christmas performance. It's always cute to see a bunch of 5-ish year olds all dressed up in their ballet skirts and shoes anyway; but when they're skipping around a tree to Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer, it could surely spark up a little Christmas spirit in any ol' Bah Humbug.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Blurry funky pics but I'm having some fun with this 'retro camera' ap. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5201027225281136823-1602234300912485692?l=nennykayhoward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenny Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710888935670359483noreply@blogger.com0