tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80357394890184581052024-03-05T02:46:23.116-06:00Williamson Family AdventuresTommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-37853026735716874972013-09-01T23:45:00.001-05:002013-09-01T23:45:19.642-05:00Our 4 year old Zane!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880492627231426'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1vNdKvPkeLQUWP8_sQ9fkJQbufZenQx644njfZBgvV24Efr7ZW2Jvfdyd36oQibWBOTEIlicP4GVLaFCIe1-cAnjUNMmvVeuvOOsskbBQERr2AJKtMYmsImM-I4e_NuRKDRoI_yencs2/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />4 years ago, Zane made his entrance in to the world and changed our lives forever! He has stretched out and looks like a kid now, not a toddler. He measured in at 42 inches on our growth chart this morning, meaning he has grown right at 3 inches in a year. Here are some things I want to remember about Zane at exactly 4 years old:<br /><br />He is still the Zane he has grown to be over the last couple of years. He is independent, opinionated, a little wild, and headstrong. He is a ball of energy from morning to night. He still loves superheroes of all kinds. Now he also loves Jake & the Neverland Pirates, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Larryboy, and Daniel Tiger. <br /><br />He is so creative in his play and his conversation. You never know what he is going to come up with. <br /><br />He talks a little like a little grown up. Today, he said something that happened was "interesting" and he told us "it was so nice of you to get me a new bike!" <br />We have noticed for a couple of years now that he seems to have natural leadership qualities. Even at 2, his cousins would all follow Zane and do what he did, even his older cousin! I am continuing to see this in his developing friendships. The other boys in his class at church love to be around him. I have had several people comment to me that he is the ringleader or that the other boys all want to do what he is doing. Kids just seem to be drawn to him. He is pretty fun! I am praying for him that God will help him use his gifts for God as he grows, and not in ways that will lead people astray or manipulate them. Hopefully, by the grace of God, our little ringleader will stay in the right ring! <br /><br />Zane still does everything all the way. It's pretty easy to please him most of the time, especially if you know what he likes. He is probably the best present-receiver ever! He gets super excited about every single present he opens, no matter what it is: "I never thought I would have one of these!" Or "Pants!" Or "What's UP!" And it is all totally genuine. He really is excited about that new book or new clothes. <br /><br />I love this guy so much and can't believe he is already 4 years old! I think I already posted pictures of the first half of 3, so these will be mostly 3 1/2 to now:<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880564676624434'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZeSfRGBkdmEX2sWTM-chBnx3NbhdvwYn1-z7I4rj5On2D34nTZdA_qWHbkNgcK8LNs8cJV3ZhAZO8UAvHR1NftfcJ-wYTKeozhNxxu0bPn6Q4jgcZu57gou8qQqR-2KZ68P9YwHGhDRI/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880686021371762'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHTkhr_tA-I7AVWAKeIukN_Pdb9MK186dXaZ7MtIirT3EiTuwlnt_Bt_cWM9tJ8gp9ScDsIW2m5FCnbfYZs7NxFXCWTgXcSZKkQvpIlYdecxk3ZhysZhi3NZuydVrVgkfePFSGkjlxvmN/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Easter 2013<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880774723733890'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx32RmLrnyaX7g1dckLzF3Z8H_0LQbrw1hSGpQmYjjUhk2YHdcWPA-qzF0YfB0QRgFWLG_4oveAcPWyyH9c09SKTbNplsycCPHsJfMtr0Gvz69CNZjS8KAF8ISZnDy8Hkh4-A-XvtGicf/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Learning archery with his "bowen"<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880851674991858'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBGCcchodsucvJZc-LqHzEflTttR4s-JxGNQmQTgIplNGJ-nAU7t2O86sDJsrWUCdwJsTIheOqnBF8PRr_QvVQhL3_he6BVYYuKtiwPMEtfR5HWujcMltRDteWZhTlZa3I74h7rXJ-LZe/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Bucketheads- Cousins Noah, Isabella, Lydia, Hannah, & Zane<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918880938792924690'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI38Nwb54YQJBVo0gBXksqHiJXXCehSHcvVg5xYMSDP-je4qfRW-ZkX7SZTdCJs4Yg50ivdmbaYL0BVAwPsQ0eb0GG1HdVfMKrF8h5QaPedLDDSsHlt2fSuB_mDYN1hcm6SWOUX1GIm81/s288/41.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"Mom, call me Tony." I'm sure people at stop lights sometimes have a double take moment when they see Iron Man or Spider-Man in the backseat. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881013690721170'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGrpW4CxAZhN73aog3UalMn1OTmksG0ZAFCOVNBEXpr3x0LK95qCr4pDuBZGqRbCA8io1D86iJM77lOOM8DzVJIjGz47n4tfu4tlsPa0yjj70z3Odj2-wW78ATDW4axtCAod9HTddaaw6/s288/44.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881090884990930'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy4-dDh8aOys4nDwCTVaz9zq7OhjsLRMAv-ib1qcgTiEhtOIU1OAX8SiUiIEX17djn5VVmWcHqNacwgyEuD6apt84fuSJWfJ-1-dOluvY0a9us85vc-ExBeos2Wd6un_UrgbYiUbXO-JO/s288/46.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881235425403986'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjull39W0hup1793TEJtwyoSI-EE96130pZjXo3slFsIKFNlT5luWytg4VMFOCllG7j9PAOMnRt51jR_1c3pfvahT9P_Eol_55hKohtGMfy-Q-PX-t7BuxI1dTJRfSk0VWsCpQpNoGnxqoV/s288/48.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881337404514114'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0AxwXsB7jcUM2HUsUzNpr2wsjGg6iKopulFFg1r5tEjqS0Qg10ankY01erQ92U7EdN_JeSkZUKGjZnm62H6FLL8dFU1VWATXYEjvz8cmKE3xc1UR0GiDX9gprUlg6axnT7AvkpLV1n6y/s288/49.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />He had to push his knight in the swing too!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881414332427794'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlqVcLIQVvZzbBYGM-R_lC8K1JYt_ns3JNctl3fDEV0D6zM7XsVmZnobNPqqhgH3VhzeSXhJsz7q981qPLke_wA0K0vzvbDUnz9SQyJLD5f_Jd_OdwFYPcIWaumCIvLMeda4qcWe75vel/s288/50.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sweet pic of Zane with cousin Lylah<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881526626446274'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjy1q7i9iHOLHDXGxa2aBiyE0QN9Qh9mAgELtkj13m2Sk3bDBr-boaIIs90nMq_j5r4qtjO114BV_jljQbDnAqdTFbsD7RrRAOwxuwV8ZK5QvguB2L3eJtlW237GqF6pqK8PXGVlBmoly/s288/51.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cousin vacation! Foster, Lylah, Zane, & Emma<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881601118742834'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQncBJze0pJ9ZWEE3XJMtC_K20NiS2iYxcMAD8MN2SYyC85V5fjwiuv7pTDe2aNyefoDTyzegPNvNx8d109PCfiqX-U1qquFw50LhJACfy03Dk4MXuiyaRX2FZAWHOjwwIRqkY23u-Tq73/s288/53.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Foster with Zane<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881666541032034'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlWLjk5Xi-fzThISFfwDDtWpZCFg539LmWwWjWqftAxN3dXsFV646wq8l8YKvYGW4Bdfd30O75GbIe_CbITEdnrGgnuEguAfsY50cfr2eh4r5JRCqcyIiiS148PlY6X5vSB-JShxfXMyu/s288/56.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Tie day with Daddy at church<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881758055770482'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDdJBe9pKSrGWuxgnkz6FLwKDzUNTIHvQRGs9GIPha3FlPRHKtIkUNOxf24tvMeh1C4gHVvROUZFbZFR_uyfFj3hHg_Vo9VPpsWADoIj7X3h10PuVGH6JO6-Zx5lhJHRuNlY3sTT4BLGs/s288/57.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881859555696626'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzw6zvGyxxSCChCeonivgfmdJC7Y_ThLLCpyuYJ9RyPL7iEYAlk5qXwcfZiHlcvfCiOcDj_U7RAPNiOWBOZpZj6G8S86VowrQ1LNrFZmAOUhwkStLO_3nM6L6C-rc4sPmhGHaqAPlrbYa/s288/59.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />With his new big kid bike this morning<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918881972884171186'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhxvJicM40sO_xDVK4FrkQPHIaa53t7mMk-n9f5_oJOv7VyVoXwOzCACh_0Qv6lHoEcuevrz2MaTb13DAi5sV9BFBX6oanw_gFxYjC8LVJKrXhMp1EDNIp5rzlDv1rrSKeTc55a7gqslP/s288/60.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Learning to bowl for some birthday family fun today<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5918882044743364370'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkviFDgeuixXibBqsPWfieK5x07BfqIRrMKIvMniUhHfp-wWjrTwHifyKf9-GEKUn24YzIuojDfhEkPkPtMiFSYDEdDRwEqL1b9GnKa_P-BoiJ7_aHC5j9xC9izcg9XR5SOpfVvFGU1jDq/s288/61.jpg' border='0' width='242' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane with Pops on their shared birthday<br /><br />We love our little man so much! <br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-83929582295072327412013-06-02T16:43:00.001-05:002013-06-02T16:43:00.156-05:00Taryn is ONE!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885000955120430930'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqvLZXUhsV8rqZ68VKV_B0e6xZP7EojGVNNBn9kBwbwStmbq619rqtF3bXLU8AWldDdEVahOhWvh-EITqUcVz0Cmmq9jj5yHdoqMJHJqAp4aMZOJsF85Io0Pn0dCZPasbTjM1chs5_tsg/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I can't believe how much our world has changed in a year or how fast it has gone! Sweet Taryn, your first birthday was May 19! What a blessed year we have had with you in our family!<br />You are now 18 lbs, 9 oz (29%ile) and 29 inches tall. You're still a little thing but you are definitely becoming such a big girl. <br />You know about 5-6 words, although lately, you are repeating more things and seem to be learning something new everyday! <br />You have a very unique little scoot-crawl that you use to get around, earning you a nickname from mommy of "Scooter." It gets you where you want to go and you have a hand free to carry things so I think it's just efficiency! <br />You are usually pretty content to scoot-crawl around the house and play with toys independently or with your big brother. Your favorite toys right now are Zane's cars and duplo blocks. You also love to look at books, but you get frustrated if I actually try to read one to you. It interrupts your page turning! Your big brother is still your favorite entertainment and he is usually happy to oblige. You guys already seem to have a very deep bond. I hope that will just get deeper as you get older. <br />You just recently got the confidence to pull up to your feet and not just your knees. You are very proud of yourself when you do! You've decided that standing with support is not so bad after all and maybe learning to walk is a good idea. You will take a couple of steps while holding on, if we prompt you. I know you will walk when you are ready but I am in no more hurry than you are. Your new pulling up skills have opened up your world to some climbing. You love getting on top of a pack of diapers or Bubba's little chair and sitting like you own the whole place. <br />You are eating really well these days. We only give you baby food occasionally, and mostly just because we need to use it up! You at least try almost anything we put in front of you. You love shredded cheese, black beand, and, of course, any kind of sweets. <br /><br />We are really enjoying watching your personality grow and make itself known. I can't even fathom all that you are going to learn this next year!<br />Here's a few pictures from the last several months:<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001026613496546'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwywfumbEFNR9PyQApOMvGr3x6w3O4xydLiO2m6vz28oV7MSktTSpTa-3_uk7dQPnEsCl6Bgxh4E0kSDZwNzSXTYs5fQdgkaDHnzurEM_-GjlGNWDfMBEXLDCKuJn0nOG-JOXs4KF8n2-/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ear Tubes surgery in March<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001078687374498'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWWZB66aQAba6o_f06BA87zC7A96wzAv8pfpkKKkoi9YCdp48-20KjslhNe3fsihY4HlaWjrrp4LKCTDBg0uwRnTbYEIMCQHPg1YIxyOBEnwhR2mfJK6YNDW2t0O7_DLhXqsn4BPwgo9Q/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn playing with friend Nathan <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001138561582962'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQjuHPSpQT3tjA8iVKgmOqAqlOpQzb6I8AkxN3QoEKl4VVI-p7kDCyW3W2YWaLVeWB-lK2rMkTAIv5_KPGbgLFUiZxOJk10oBrB4Wfmqgzwymr5p1zmNGAwyxzF8Ye8Wz8YdCtiShXexV/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001368614845218'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIuNHTOcieoWaMV9EiTnxpXC464Yb6nrUOUgvurC_vlT8J19QR9lRMXhof0YAfRx-E2tAHBa5U-409d0Myt6FBCxK2PgEn6K5Laq-QMtPfpRpMQVP2mqlgQtoT8PTB5xClKGE23Gl6si6/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First night in "big girl" jammies<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001424216209714'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg121FzQ3z13EYL0fap8o18ZYfHdAiwGr2BVrgbyZ3X3ecqQxdM6BFzD7MqVwJKxwSGQT7Q0N6STspv0qdWdgNQGGKnsghqqfmK6zKp3QrvSL0N08YsP6xLJ5rLSLWFLbTQBVEZBkeKL_r0/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885001480517208994'><img 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Zane with cousins Noah, Lydia, Isabella, & Hannah<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002084091981026'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoccGsMimMhz8AiwRpNlTATI_RzKc4a8k6B9JRHG7cPf2zhn3enRGgU49aXG2u2ETqsuKigSrnuj9j2WGr5MBoimrU4IB7ecutaL1XzCQQUl4UdYw7PbpbA6CN0Nhsqgv-RrweLMHG4Fa/s288/56.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She loves to rock!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002141572262242'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs6Y4HqfWmw4dUVqNsqp9gkOTrNpwEwn_ZBdE_7B3dYzZQ1x5hiqtzYbFf9DahG-u5J821sYUH480NHxVJaQ7B6kyE6bgj6IEG0UTG_3O4kGGXbF7e_kt6exTBJjqLaLkvXUoRSctkSHJ/s288/57.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She likes to sleep with her feet sticking out of the crib, just like her mama & pops sleep with one leg out of the covers!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002198458985378'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8o6hpKio-estVDOCgHm2rHNahKl15kuvy9KrJ2xJ6z9hOciv-AF9YdrCaAu6X60YzMbHiW8kogsZohhcrTwMBiZoq0_UiJ0QQn5hOwDKG3-x4mIZz_xBcgeuyvxZtDGxkICY3_ZaV212/s288/59.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"Tony Stark" on our trip to Lubbock in April<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002250310076418'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qvfDeF1oRI5RfUz3VFenHvQGwk-C4dhUV5cEFZUikt3ca2ksAddW57B0YtSF_AzvPhtLvRdb0Ho2iXsrJ5lJPcZTbXstfXojiFd9xC8BJv22K0rmKSUXLTXlgHIevI-lP8zkyLym6M7w/s288/60.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn with cousin Emma<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002303964299314'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38YoC3yPDQ6VZTJo5PtDKL06LoX6Kbel0hvLPR6skv-zFTrD6DePUtAstVBVD8s7OFkk1pVFKNOfa721b9pOqb6UalxDvBX1kOHbGGP3hgEVg3MqTwlf0-9fEF_LzAPCwAhdnU1iJx-XR/s288/61.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sweet Taryn at 11 months<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002359881596114'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLaCtK9yQeiztsx3akLOu9563lfjBrOZhAkHBV4g1d3QHWpZjymMfaj6LpBTywdkCWVL3pkRTnRdN6-DF8gXmh5PxOHsMsbgOrwNtOdzlRHDBwUYAlATnI4XRx_mv73UMkEFVUdEmqJTm/s288/62.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />When I put this hat on her, she sulked until she fell asleep in her stroller<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002420521815938'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx4rvmWogw3pDmOOZQEaQ0AGIBGIuwKUeWDNunRynW1s-RMPdFIUSGOMCSECbti_WonoJ7th7RlPB5im7QEj8Nso8iCyfK51GUdf_bvHP4j6W7fTQc8FQer8Onle482a-16p-FOYvzX7v/s288/63.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002477753215650'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06BVoIcZgSbGDEFZ6m4m0vUOV39Y-LfQ5ebQsfYOq1mmy6uIBhWXa3uPISILJC20jO9TFq5O94G65lCWAgr4ZdsO1gQG9JM_yDg62IRTEo-Z5qMF6dp5soVDyv-HHVQJ1bIazOPb-3fZ1/s288/64.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Enjoying black beans<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002534829968530'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS4vVMjBoTS5nOJPGavT9l2yGDruWhDTUOVIXnHmdYDXF0a7Z5qvoedxtn1G-PjnWY4N3WKouMj_nVsp8BdVVxbZX0Wzy94ftYTGmLO73YxnVzvFTH-okWCdxJ9qHqumVNzecevNXO8Pi/s288/65.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn & Zane with Mimi & cousin Isabella<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885002599935052338'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3MDjV_Nxw6feKXd9SZodLYERdqJpVZr1VZtDunaIFy6nTRw9BPxlekEPrsVUoA3WR9QDKlqGsww7hP-e1pHCuBPoHYWKz_GslcLdHPtSlocGxkjNuOqDTsxR-T1CfynLaPZQ1Ih6UK6Y/s288/66.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Veggie Tales birthday party!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885003709579004962'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAe19On1MWEVBadZGYgvO6GWQCJD87RMUSb3bJY6jNNi9_5-8f0etd0pCK3XOAZ5LqhbNYnKSjOC8w6V0tETv0Ww263eTCQMm0FGTDKZfxwQAsarZiY_-XzXHfDwtMoaKCAwBCxp__NAc/s288/67.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She threw most of her cake on the floor!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885003766672918834'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj4Y5tTFdtCVqaO543ji51ANgVoC3w8CQd-TpcGbgS1etAKtwzhBaX-X7XQXZgf3GwPWBPqrCVXvhh4hQ2BYbM6hVrVxNyp23610vGZXZdQvyxvS92dMr9BXwUm4kxifJgP95Yok4tiC3/s288/68.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Birthday girl!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885003823694774402'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU3OsU8GTAXQXU3kbRO0d9R24E9o2zYlNlByT_ZLwLX1umMEurjic7Ku6ojw4ClqeJC2QDZhHdeqnbo_tJzn-viOn1VRi8kIrQhqs23OUr3joNcbvLFC8wjIHrxJ8M2dXescqBlGVqBL9/s288/69.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885003890415609330'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KJbpwyOfcUyG_8Haktt4mrP2wVGTkJfv8QNa1YwCwOx1if4utZuW8wUMCZFcLjgGtpmc9nrz1j04odDJLG5Ytog-s6CcJzeDH2g3uRs7bRyaXfovpE9pzfNzvIoB8LE27P-cfLj6BY11/s288/70.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finally Pulling up!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885003994012311634'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSVSm9wnjOKPzl4L9atwK9rb7wP311JphWpLGcGYqSLb5dFGoM8I5T2BwHCl7jW8DYFucpyfSkw4mYbYw5bn9c6YqKheKyC5Z0-203eebMSC8fuK_nARXt2L7hVr_aUDcl0aqPN6GvdSS/s288/71.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane's last day of preschool for the school year. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885004055377727474'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbOsWWzr_GeVMZD5pyb5qdu7dRILHKhAqDclaWHh2YqI7nxa3kWhNYdCa429Vtc384JwyHCWxa0imzL0MrG2UA1Q51gMoIkYBV8t6yv_sS0GffXyjuZv_rOEnp_b2gRWH_85Xtw62NC8z/s288/72.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She got in there herself.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885004118825258882'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADmi8GaOGWjIpMX47cafWwvZ56vCOKwo6si2c9LYXoGJoj9UgGHOvU3PVKvpRfgO4hsPhPZDSEfrMGabyELbeWp5QCDeHMkd4p3O6kTt8dwE8l8c-Rcpa8LV_Px96fZzC-8bRWRTQKmGY/s288/73.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Fun family time at the park on Memorial Day<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5885004179231741426'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZKLDAHAXkeMJm6RwxAVhW072HC2nNo84z5GueMgkxrrbfaCJWcYODRGd01rUzPKUgwZPrqyz-N2Yb-88xrC6wtV8XMCe3avngM7TlZEOZU_PN8_hy_gY47CpAFV7mn8NOThmSBQNeytd/s288/51.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a 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Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-76831508068956644842013-03-03T20:59:00.001-06:002013-03-03T20:59:02.190-06:00Zane's Half Birthday<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5851317157759645378'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tNhJSLV8E5fr_libxTnsW6l-_Rhz45By0chvUP9gjqoQtYzayoYxkyftlyuDNPtrG_rYkNve-Rh-1e7Fkrj0Ld1YdS1ch2wAKWeM136VW8KDNWHyd0IgJ5M-kvCRmRHh0_V3HviY19jw/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane is officially 3 1/2 this past week, somewhere between February 28 and March 1. :-) This just seems impossible to me! I thought I should record what makes Zane Zane at 3 1/2 because I know too well that he is changing all the time! <br /><br />Zane's favorite things:<br />Superheroes!- Almost any superhero will do but his favorite right now is probably Thor. He has 2 Thor hammers that his daddy made him out of cardboard and duct tape and they are both completely dilapidated. He still runs around the house with them saying, "Thor Asgard!!" which is his interpretation of the catch phrase "For Asgard!" He also loves the other Avengers, the Justice League, and Spider-Man. Everyday he must wear a superhero shirt or he is very unhappy, even pajamas. He also likes the PBS show SuperWhy about kid superheroes who find answers to problems by reading books, and Veggie Tales "League of Incredible Vegetables" where all the veggie characters are superheroes. <br />Chicken nuggets- He would eat them every meal if we would let him. He is still a pretty picky eater so he won't eat a lot of the things we make for dinner. He eats a lot of bread and applesauce because I won't cook him something different from what we are having. <br />Friends- The apple does not fall far from the tree. He is very social and wants to see someone just about every day. If we are going somewhere, his first question is usually, "Who's going to be there?" His best friend is Casey from church but he plays very well with just about anyone once he gets comfortable. He also loves seeing his cousins. He really misses the ones that live far away. <br />His cowboy boots- Gigi & Pops gave him cowboy boots for his birthday. Thank goodness his feet haven't grown too much because he wears those things everywhere! So, you will usually see him in a superhero t-shirt with cowboy boots. Nothing says 3 year old boy more than cowboy boots with a t-shirt and athletic pants or shorts! I think it's precious!<br />"Tomorrow"- Zane is a little obsessed with tomorrow. Every day, all day, he asks us what we are doing "tomorrow," usually by just saying, "Tomorrow, we're...?" and waiting until I finish the sentence. I've been working with him on just asking me what we are doing. He wants to know what we're doing tomorrow and then what we are doing after nap tomorrow and what we are having for dinner and who will be there. It's a little exhausting for 2 laid back parents who don't always have much of a plan! If he could read, I would truly make him a calendar for the week so he could have the plan to look at himself. <br />Being the line leader- Our little guy is just a natural-born leader and often insists that we walk behind him in the house so he can be the line leader. He also loves to be the one to pray aloud for our meals or at bedtime and he is starting to "show" Taryn how to do certain things. He is definitely a firstborn. <br /><br />Right now Zane is learning:<br />Imaginative play- Just in the last few weeks, I have been noticing a difference in the way he plays. He is playing more with his little action figures and his cars. They are having little conversations with each other and more elaborate storylines. It has been very cute!<br />Letters & numbers- He can recognize most letters now and will often point out certain ones if it is one they have studied at school or one he knows well, like Z for Zane! He also recognizes all the numbers 1-9, and can count to at least 14 or 15 before he starts skipping around. <br />Independence- This isn't a new thing but he still gets more independent each day! He can put on his own pants, socks, and shoes. He can get himself a cup from the dishwasher and get water from the fridge. He is learning to bathe himself with some good guidance. Sometimes, he tries to be a little too independent and I will catch him with his step stool trying to get something down that he shouldn't have or needs help to get. He has tried to pour his own juice and get his own ketchup until I intervened. <br />To Express Emotions- As a social worker, this one stands out to me! Zane is starting to learn more words for his emotions. It's hard to keep a straight face when he says, "Mommy, that made me mad! I'm very fustrated right now!" I'm trying hard to affirm him for using his words, even if the source of his anger is not really appropriate. It's so much better than screaming or hitting!<br /><br />Things I love about Zane right now:<br />Zane-isms- There are some things that Zane does and says that just make me smile right now. If he eats something he likes, he will say, "Mmm, TASTE," instead of yummy or tasty. He is also trying to participate in conversation more, so he will ask us around the dinner table, "Daddy, did you have fun at work today?" "Mommy, how was your day?" It is very sweet. <br />Complementary words & affection- Zane is also very open with affection and complements. He tells us at least once a day, "Daddy/Mommy, you're my best friend!" He will also tell me I look like a princess if I put on a pretty dress. He loves to give hugs and kisses. Sometimes, one of us will be about to walk out the door and he will come running and say, "Wait! I want to give you another kiss!" Even if you are running really late, you just have to stop for that!<br />Big brother- Zane is such a sweet big brother to Taryn. He makes her laugh more than anyone else, just by jumping up and down or running around. He loves for her to be with him and he loves to give her hugs and kisses. We have to be careful though, because he is just so intense, and his hug will knock her over. He is still not so happy about sharing his toys with her though. I can't wait to watch their bond continue to grow!<br /><br />Zane is just growing so fast! He is such a ball of energy. I'm so glad I get the privilege of being his mother! It is such a huge job but I just know that God has some great plans for my little take-charge superhero! Prayers are much appreciated!<br /><br />With love, <br /><br />Crystal<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-33813011700411448412013-02-25T22:52:00.001-06:002013-02-25T22:52:22.254-06:009 months!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017046758282690'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYXjq5BRhriwWSsRU3IUO-7x82H_YP0wSv2LpLZW-6Ocv1YZ_U_-OFUc9eQ2qxtvRCRjNWmjz89Vc_qnwGIqRysWshbrvlbayeJk3Q8CLd_zHD1-ZP40r4sHq5NQm5oidnYa8JUQrLlpX/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I cannot believe our baby girl is 9 months old! She is such a joy! She loves to bounce up and down and jabber "sing" to just about any music. She still adores her brother, always watching him, and she thinks everything he does is hilarious, even if mommy & daddy disagree. She loves to sit on the floor and play with whatever she can get her hands on. We are just waiting for her to start crawling any day now. She scoots herself in circles on her bottom to reach toys and can scoot backwards on hard floors. Sometimes she will reach out for a toy and end up on her belly. For just a minute she will push herself up in the front with her arms but then she falls back down and fusses until I sit her back up or she rolls herself to her back. If she didn't hate tummy time so much I think she would already be crawling. That's okay, though. I am in no rush to have 2 mobile kiddos! <br /><br />She loves mealtime and has become more opinionated about her food. She particularly dislikes peas. She will let me put them in her mouth but she will cry like something hurts until I stop! We had to get a little sneaky by mixing the things she doesn't like with something sweeter. She also loves Cheerios. She picks up a handful, puts her whole fist in her mouth, and releases them. She drops surprisingly few of them with this method! I'm pretty impressed!<br /><br />Taryn jabbers quite a bit and seems to know what she is saying sometimes. She has said both "dada" and "bubba" in the right context. Still no love for mama yet but I did get a "ma-va" the other day so we are on the right track. She loves to blow raspberries with her tongue and is impressively good at it. <br /><br />She loves toys, especially remotes, cell phones, and anything Brother is playing with! She much prefers sitting on her own to play and explore than being contained in an exersaucer or pack n play. <br /><br />She is 27 3/4 inches tall (50th percentile) and 16 lbs, 6 oz (10th percentile). She's a petite little thing, especially after her brother, who has always been built like a linebacker. She still has just 2 teeth, on the bottom but seems to be working on more. She is growing TOO fast! We are soaking in this precious time of babyhood!<br /><br />Here are some pics from the last 2 months:<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017111203558226'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuscydxIMbDVSlEODc_yskQ9bCyxbLGCjI-NwgYPuwX40tKjzA3IXJA3p0sLVFqHuEGcnyYazS6z9vzKoG9qyGTpt-vri7YK-OB4IFrpjnqAQXYvrGAnGnmHwdsc2ObTFkoa2_hrVLzYmQ/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Hulk Smash!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017172503225138'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDcwZUo5RbjwF7hVaBUzYbpuQGflVOpDk5sojNr92hyphenhyphenqu-DW7hzUIUrJM9Rpcyc5a_x61kjSm0nUYlCGk1TEtC1D3oH0kFxmHp5tvwiA1y4_i-bR367lxtO0g86AspmA87zbkReJ3Bz8V/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"Mom, why do you love putting me in frilly outfits so much?"<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017597345839442'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rDX62TwPaWQ7uPfIUjwrYefwrt9K4p8vpYlgVTbranLt5lXIFz2uhqEM0dbaczTEOcBE2TIErSEB9PXV0rjcM-dbZARSWuvS8HgXSyNWhIH70DlzhO5eRQE_gAUJ1Sg0Ly8ORy7r9JMa/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Starting to feed herself<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017662218869202'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg_4vn0wcEsQLWdGYC57WCUAg9cSou6xOMrBaognDxY_-rwMqAeiUl33Qb1jHc6vqsQv_3IoO7gtvLD1SmD-QgkGRybbv5cKjmpp3B6cqRv2RvQq9a8SWuUNbSazWoLUhpI8876oJ_XPP/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our friends, Zeke & Zad, turned 1 on New Years Day! What little miracles they are!!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849017727262247650'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom8F3iCVfHk1ZqiGaWDOYPOhljM875B4IGSnyZezCjGJjILIm-pwajy00woUNfFFzIamlyrZ1QmzFNDgjBKCcv2IYV-KeFM-NTRuOszvZhr3f_Rw15WvWYo-cpjWANFg4mLPGuiUg21qA/s288/37.jpg' border='0' width='198' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Looking a bit guilty while playing with brother's favorite toy <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849074504824749906'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62Yf8yCX0Vpgrkn6jiGJUJQrtWqiIoQdOC0cJVCI9K6No6PLxnAmZbLLZNNk8gDH0T7v5LElXz6ZV_-i6ad7nnZiBTPI2fPl-UARQJb-dGIwLLFX5Q7nr7FE4KOiuM172A_asUIXoEDbg/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our first "tea party"<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849074602244590082'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ea6Ena4c84O_B_xEUVyGg7I0yXT93P6ankW9WouwZaKdZKOIaMlbo-XNX44LoYxCaSxa32KwDZubI41v3IAf0WCP6eleMEpT0zbR59zmQmvspdTlSC1taepAa4WBdHg_rPVbbr2LOwAD/s288/41.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We visited my brother's family in Dripping Springs in early January. Zane had a blast with his cousin Lylah!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849074710890855538'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7liEorRCZ6xWOy8dSEr7rJA_kXqV_a106fi8a-wtE3iKjzTqJnKAlLojiKRyh9vOtaOmqICamRhMr0mcaMgpW0pLItyp_i8M-XpJ2r0yAvxiij8n7IrBkJol02JVF_m5Y6HuiE0-Us0V/s288/43.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We stopped by to visit the great-grandparents on our way home. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849074795543961586'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljMShs_PSTYTTZxMLOgIO7_fUkBD1u9Tuok4N5QcoPeuT4hX5wpV__UaxixDZdzfMDTUmY2bd9qA2ShKtNIiz6Ts20OT_9_cwU8eR8RpfeuJpt-HueFSVaM6j7Gj9Z1FUYlxHln_PWetS/s288/44.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We welcomed our new friend, Nathan, and played with big brother, Micah. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849074898739999298'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wPj1Jce9UTlgKHBPqrzb80vpiCQE8k35xDUmXXQeN_SGjEwQP-MB5_t8tXo5zOxpfwPyj1kk8dpuxLBp2H1r2d-Zh37IGI6lCYCn9v1M0jSyhVy9hV7OQnYgeq1taJRKePrLEWOJc2La/s288/46.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn adored her baby cousins, Shepherd and Cash, when both my brothers' families came for a visit in mid-January. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849112532279992450'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOHpxD_NglWkavVBYL_9R7CDYwCUWWBqLP-8b-ChoT2wnEuKi63TJNjm4jVneiluf8gb9VRGfuGMKhSuLZnALde08gh6boWJVBs0V829aG76gyIcjCm-XFkQU1UENlsYTzA45U76jRbxG/s288/48.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Babies always seem a little confused by my brother, Craig...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849112595169601346'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpePSuWGEZkTRUGbTRIZqv0sbIhuqjXeKPE7565Ea2fQVcS5czwSA-i-c9GDM0Ka1i4tdvkj_NvF5LLzE8EFMvSUSpXUYPqmZ-tMeh2R-wnyk4Knh1785Qa6ZkW13Lq-R1fZvV4SfQ-7Y/s288/49.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our nephews, Shepherd and Cash, born 11 days apart!!!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849112660564993538'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn28GZzVVkKQXMd5F1r9cEEywp09LocNYuD7qSq64cnSWhOL5LPjy9DM3Sabhv5AvaHvwGdHP3iFp11dYWKcyZr4r6t2UYCD0JdLsFZJd1KGRAdAl8jMa20EsqR6lvgSBaXba6_Ukr3uZm/s288/50.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />All the Curry grandkids! A group picture is pretty difficult these days!<br /><br /><br />We enjoyed a beautiful "Texas winter" day at the park. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119271684143186'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nMDRFkJrMW3snO-OHmZtabllzjbkwMndlT4GH6V2ByQgd-0HpJzJbGcoBx-RjZJB8_q8PFqqrDfgZxmeUH8ZsRxT8ukwWsl3UFx0u691zJfuAyeI-cSkq2z44QpB0WcX65FxqeOH3Fn1/s288/51.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119342070129442'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYvJMVlpvCDYxoU6c3b1SS0s7Z5TcpWgur1-T-nDKJVXsKYVUS3YmL8tablRQcPliLLyFtv2YM2lC1aPXNvgPg5BbQ_9BJ0dFo8DrL7VliyIpzPjbJwY-kv2xIpRmBrS6wQhRjymK2uyy/s288/52.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119409410604018'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZdGWoNTQo3IYeRgbhDoDHw4y1tgjjQQaxtQriWxyMQiuV_d9EW2Y6DgcnhNDheLs5N_tKRyWBjcV7hIl0pwEkvOP7htiKixx0xLZHJ9N-b23BY80UZQpH3mKvlF47bKAHmJnxVemDT5M/s288/53.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First "lunch date" with her BFF Tabitha<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119492689358866'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGYgi2vnNtMvDup_ef-5k1NZtUi_D2mscqBzqL7rcv1J8O0nB4Abavz9x2tpGIB2h5h6_DpCo55ymI52_Vi70zAKXDu-ptoyDdVKBhe9a9IJfESJDuKA8p7YByYJYXrtvorq7kmC_rtzO/s288/54.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Playing trucks with Bubba<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119560804744386'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi5pg8bGOK-ai2nbX6aXsMoDMb7oQAgvG1wrvoVKT6lnTEe8kc4wfIxM8H971WkokU_kxiO_UfnLVPYEj2UChO4_bPeyWQ1JYvi83BJfzfKtF7ysQik56CW5tVpE6zJKVEk_grRdfKhL0/s288/56.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Enjoying a ride with cousin Isabella at Chuck E Cheese while brother hid from the mascot in a slide<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119635250398162'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YNPjz5HKx4hrVhQvL9qLvDFoYEMlm1qs21OWyVqzSkw9FObiNlCTY9raxlKvYSGRrlKI7oh37UegKy4Xrbqa038AAP5298AsO4F4K1zKWEowQ6EwqjcjGZCC9LoehSi8PZhyN21Ss50j/s288/57.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Crazy bedhead!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119700009468946'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJmM5J81tM2Use74vDeMWyhOQM3KwHcq_4KNU8nHX-iIYnHy7oC5ZlK6vMZ6dAYAKJv9vU0b3JLBVby5tjHCKYYQf4uquYfnDymR_362oXpEyQQ653-_TRcWjOnQjArQWyo-ziDdrUzru/s288/59.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our little Valentines<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119786747424130'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRXhTSPNn5JeRpbMDFApyNh78gnXDPFtBAkmmgAc7GIEkVH5nLfsosE_IrKCDtos3UTrzKXc5BKmF6MfOcVaQvD0mDVgrlKHrni8UhrIkn7q00KHq_pJKvZ1IyIOftPrGzGaiwTV8HCyH/s288/60.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane aka Batman!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5849119850838575298'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaZq8UOSi8zFzIbxlltxdxTK7z1XEAFPxfgYWZ7iFvUtTJtU94N27bvhCoADwiCuZZ4qAbCsfCB-iFUCghe2w5rWZba26CTtWjCw_XYNbUQXhKCIEcX6xR3siHbLIz24givBnD1P-0BwY/s288/61.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We love you so much sweet girl!<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-21173392007704511062013-01-01T19:42:00.001-06:002013-01-01T19:42:34.707-06:007 months at Christmas!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828315131004969442'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8xM4AHAZQOmYx0u10maS0jaiQTJMqYgOi1YmQlcV5Q7tyheUcHpkfUO6l5ya7AO7KzHJLoMbfz1xxy1xJpuR9M43V_Lif4H3h75MbtAoRcsXqTRR2OPQMNvC-6Gfi3PewVCLGNsrM0Jl/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Since I skipped Taryn's 7 month post (oops!), I thought I might do a combined 7 mos & Christmas blog. <br /><br />At 7 months, Taryn is very curious, active, and playful. She is usually happy if someone is giving her attention and more likely to be fussy if we aren't. It's been a little harder to get things done around the house during the day because she is really wanting that direct attention more and more. She started sitting up on her own in early December and has really enjoyed this new way to view and interact with the world. She grabs everything in reach and wants to play with it and put it in her mouth. She loves to babble and laugh and play. She will reach for someone if she wants them to hold her and will still go to almost anyone unless she is having a particularly clingy day with mommy. She is still doing well with baby food and we have started trying a few mushy table foods. Oh, 2 little teeth have popped through her bottom gums!<br />We finally got her completely well at about the second week of December but she got another cold right before Christmas and is back to coughing and breathing treatments again. Zane had the flu last week and we are just so glad he recovered quickly and she never got it!<br /><br />For Christmas, we spent Christmas Eve with Tommy's mom's extended family at Tommy's sister's house in Arlington. We had a great time with cousins! We woke up at our house Christmas Day to see what Santa brought and open our own family gifts. Zane got a Captain America shield from Santa and a new Thor hammer from Daddy and he was in Superhero heaven! Taryn was mostly just happy with the wrapping paper and boxes. <br /><br />We met Tommy's parents and sister over at his grandparents' house for brunch and presents. We were so pleased that Tommy's Pops was feeling well and was able to join us in the living room and watch the kids open presents. After that, we took the party to Tommy's parents' house for more presents and lunch. Then it snowed!! <br />We decided to delay our travel plans because of the weather. Instead of hitting the road after lunch, we waited until the next morning to head to Tulsa for a quick trip to have Christmas with my parents and my oldest brother's family. Zane had such a blast with his cousins but he sure did miss Lylah! We have one small Christmas left this weekend when we go see my other brother near Austin. <br /><br />Earlier this month:<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828315249573313378'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8NuW2MJ5Xk4eX1-E13Ls0lktipRpkcixQzlnhUjukXUBZjgk6tBKwvc3Ml5Eb9JQUrx71630aN0WxcUuJHXUZbJpjMi7SYArqWX_fHESXruVsuS5J6CkgZpD5bn2BgAlxcsfr8UUtCee/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828315537144632898'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6lKa9fvojE2TpW7fM-hsy8S2cZU9XuWuhqHS9gQsEBMOK0M1gUxVdFP8fogNpB4LiS3iMpDsaXREHY__6UpMEBP0qHtK2M-tQatXJ0GOHt1xqt9BlrAQ50pWgZSlxbQlzuN6BwvE8RwY/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Christmas:<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316235759311234'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSXv28ELJ66EpoEA9KJgDafqGV56jSkQukqq8mX4s8fyaCNqOJc75PtsyvZN4CJ3JJ3iT_IDk82Gb8YAXCyl6ySDL2HlgTsKh_Z9ud5sYw3f2c9ppGPMRQ1yzYvycQ5FaS9PC2bHx54km/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />On Christmas Eve with her Great-Uncle Clay. She knew he was a pawpaw!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316306222492066'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT6ZD9BPATSuAkDUPEebFY2ED8hDpz-LhVT5GV1Ctx7oZ0eWImp6Ex1UkPbFJiVM0mMQPRrD0dRDruDKRFuou_mIEVDGoOMS08Qft82wBsh6QRweYJLVGr0ggb64b3Zyp4NGsFwBApekJ/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />With his Captain America shield from Santa!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316418485011650'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t2-jHJ2rU5ZH1ja0c9OGblCXDKggrsxy_arYdsZdNIr5StelZtnqpu0AaQa6UJLYMc6ECNQ0GxhH1heNgYunPsQcWZ6OK1s6cQcN5uAr_wFc2dO07SE7ZreokxjqKaxa5__pPAj2xRse/s288/37.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Christmas morning<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316528124596962'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv4KyxfxPkI7AGo-OIdXkys1ybU-WwdL0z_HQvka3A1nME2uNWdHMVEAzUAJA9SmPUwCcocT_b_uCWxDiAL-0EmM3dRz7DlL1fvf0uwamgyeh5LjPf6AOe-11HZQk8WAcyQAlDpg9UPqy/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316635204943938'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27RNI70YEs9TsHobwYjCMY7C7Xq8epzheLsCOVoLtJtMzwYYwT2LC96cOakWhkdVYGRK2bmR9zXiwU5vbijbX2F043jsxTtrLrBYnhoEA0-OfUvPVe_oKr8R77ffj0GMzuN4NJNMRQDqd/s288/41.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The kids with MeMaw & Great-Pops (Tommy's g-parents)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316706384997842'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbk74WnmsV-kW7Ebt1IXimdKysgifeL6gyf9ofUR6Hq9Fiv3ljoa5Q6PV-UTBRty2SJdd4kroP2GajT-wIqjovjCs0rviOud4oHimHJld93CaIfC8B1SSzPvtsi8X2W3ZTHzQPJS3tTV5/s288/42.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Taryn with cousin Hannah<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828316810945978242'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJgEhr4rN-uEtoNLU3rY84-cEy5XfXSqh3e_EqPvemXhffjcYMsbSnED1GfVzj3_TL5Mxut6KmPlo9FJQjnVz5Bt_wXNQFHf7E4Fy7rWdDMngAvpoQfUY1Zc8PiySkzAXD_WkdyQjrpol/s288/43.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828360360724466786'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGDTVKj94RPnfqFih0NMAlpdiKBHibA_ZHgfx1J7WSM3SfjSfOMiFmM9M0NLfX1SbJLDBjcTowzhGNYNUYf7HKuXyKEAnl4m1Q3W2sAX98PqnscrxTTEcbRc4C1d4Bqm56NwXQBy3QaLm/s288/44.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Snow!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828360608753631058'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaw1LSi4jYaAND5W1RJrapshP6BF5MP2o-_mnLLJrD6_hxN42yxK5c3taS1H4VaIE3r5nbyeUbHEfy9of7H0gOC-Jzo_D_20apOs8UghHgpuF4JUhf0QXwfR5HyEXDLJOLjv75o5j7bDb/s288/46.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Cousins Foster & Baby Cash<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828361717419320402'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcpJFkTCLXzcukqL2-Krb90y52EQG38jUt2pxDRTDZL6jVd0D8gCRjXAicXSATXTHaBznq44-OMjw0Pw86bOCQPOyFJetnDdLf7-hYaHkhcZZQW-RJ8BkKwSkCfNtxOzv27ZiAMpRB5Rz/s288/48.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Taryn with her cousin Emma<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5828661258048028466'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymzn1cr-Dt7MmsmWr8YWq4SUW-bxynlyHCZB8CzsxHDiUVMkj84C0hD5H_3ROaUkmJ92jbZRguJ3jKvPTnsn0O-aaEfFvnp4uxVayaV3Ri5oc9gnGMqgRo1X9JJ5uVkoJkEjszyIxYkTU/s288/49.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Zane, Foster, Taryn, & Emma<br /><br />What a great Christmas it has been with these two! As Zane would say, "Bye! Happy Holiday!"<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-10308600351038204552012-11-30T09:00:00.001-06:002012-11-30T09:00:54.706-06:00A Very Merry Half Birthday!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620050011406722'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYsHOVPlmcajx390AjJjNvxrE4A92LYnKtrc2CLsPAtz1KhvfR7Icrj6L7dflaNOwkZP7EGgamBpCYap1mehDRtp808WkZDxJdMIaTxXffrrnKlLlzT6fWI05yoD5tyIzFxkkdSmdr6gU/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn,<br />You turned 6 months old on Monday, 11/19! I can't believe how fast half a year has gone. You have so much personality now. You love when people talk to you. You either smile big and jabber back or you smile bashfully and turn your head away like you are being shy. <br />You weren't really rolling over much until this week but it clicked now and you can flip yourself from your tummy to back in moments and figured out on Sunday how to go from back to tummy. You were so proud of yourself flipping all over the place to reach your toys! You are getting better everyday at supported sitting. I can almost get you to hold yourself up with your hands. I just know that once you can sit, we will blink and you will be all over the place! I remember how fast things seemed with Zane after that milestone. <br />You love to watch everything and be around the family. You are beginning to recognize your grandparents and good friends that we see often. You get excited and kick your legs until they pick you up. <br /><br />We had our first trip to the zoo and first Halloween this month. You were so good natured at the zoo, never fussing , even if we forgot to point the stroller at the animals. You let us dress you up on Halloween and were the cutest little ladybug I ever saw!<br /><br />You were sick for most of the month, starting at the end of October and still going. We will think you are on the mend and then you get a new wave of something. Nothing serious but you did have to start breathing treatments for bronchiolitis with wheezing 2 weeks ago. We were disappointed to start that with you after all that Zane has been through. We are hopeful that your path will be easier!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from 5-6 mos:<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620348918417954'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCK-6pcB49HufiQAiWEMWgXzPI1a3nef4_-mb76anMxyA9agatQK0rmTsU2bFqr45keA-VA5nUcZ_odtMpIlu1uzsUDvItSwTFLCuDikLgz8g0QUhJ_z7G8cGtDDTxeBzOC7uTjhU5T41/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620507648633842'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_BsZ5TGGLVrgtivcw3-Syqk0s1m8vxcqc34tFmYumwnX_3yIMOXOKazYl-wZIuPyK7DTeYoW6FkViNOV6sh-0vwXkbX3RI9OLhS73C1MJOMHvJhpN-nruuPC5vrXDiaxvsIkXQYuMkvr/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620623611252578'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB6BoQP1X7f2O1BaB5G3vmhyphenhyphenodyFT8qmF7SMxwwC3W9l2-4_24XIlf3ZQEFtdaD4DdQCiaKAPKMiR5U4SxXYlp3TmxFTIf_BeV91YQUC2ehCBFRF-aAMM1UeEHM2U2yTNZnVXXQ7LyYUJ/s288/28.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We took cupcakes to "Great-Pops" (Tommy's grandfather) for his birthday<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620747256820002'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzFvAR0QJNx0Kb_d83n7ZwPDbAGg2p19-2oIFttMS6Tv7LEMWgdctfwd4v1Xtp8hcO0EewSiYsY86jj2DxCK4F7BoV5000ECkXrCkA5Xcs3boO30aU-8lckije-CXs6md3iKhicmHtL_x/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We went to mommy's 10 year high school reunion<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816620892364105714'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SdIbL9FcbZuiGjtiAk1RiqM-CaHZVfXi9-3fOVXwNlpzc77QnirYrtWFkyv8dTBp0pvoA5qkCQ0PTDQ-6jz4RieLW4fIb-1PYQgQVHuQ4Y_I1EjPNL-7X_vS7NPVqaaSh1y518cY9LUI/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='229' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sweet Ladybug Taryn<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816621026481235922'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9YQPbXyLlNbM6-iqu-MEGrP18ELqNgm0Ga9Qexfyfbk-7EKyL98WCquU-rQvsrWeugLBju5AScMEcTH5dcxvbJfKHN6zQ9cn6niqtZD3AF9gEUKA5NYQD6cnEx8cDwIOPIn3Gbm77eMh/s288/37.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ladybug & Superman<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5816621171959506162'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbjOdZFCLWw3q0jeS6mT20mjf2Bnte1BaFhE8ZI0suzcO58OMfLnjn7jgbBbbgM38irJT2SgvKdmYi9MQRg9xZamq4_4MUYcRP07xXqrK4hyphenhypheneIU43K3jxKbxlaegjwaYzzKx5kOrRVRQO/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='171' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Super Zane!<br /><br />So the memory on my phone keeps filling up so I don't have as many pictures this month! Maybe Santa will bring me a new phone, or maybe I just need to delete a lot of pictures that are already saved!<br /><br />Sweet girl, we hope you start feeling much better soon so you can fully enjoy life again! We love you!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Mommy (Crystal)<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-9778981299810340052012-10-21T15:27:00.001-05:002012-10-21T15:27:47.586-05:005 months<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801860738548953586'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgljXVw3pVIRCl9D28pgdRTGTHgnr-Luw89uQrSGMlbtdcKsDBTFD7X7AgQ2TlBzeU1H2ksGo1IVNsQQuWo_vwsrVv8gp8VUnVWFZBmkcbxkaJOELjEsPsdvuU3u1rkLL6g8IPymrEPhL/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn,<br />You just keep growing even though I tell you to stop! You are 5 months old now. At your 4 month appointment a few weeks ago, you were in about the 50th percentile for weight and height. You are still wearing 3-6 month clothes but you are fully filling them out. Sadly, I think I will be pulling out the next box of clothes very soon. That always makes it feel so much more real that you are growing up! <br /><br />You are still so sweet and easy-going. You pretty much only fuss if you are hungry or sleepy. You absolutely adore your brother! You belly laugh and squeal with joy when he jumps and dances in front of you. The way that you look at him in complete adoration reminds me of the way that I saw my brothers when I was a little girl. I pray that he will be a good example for you as my brothers were for me because I know that he will be your hero for many years. <br /><br />You still aren't very mobile but I am really okay with that. You rolled from your belly to your back one time yesterday. This was the first roll over. You sure can scoot around on your back in circles though. <br /><br />Our new adventure this month has been baby food. It took you a few tries to decide that you liked it. You just weren't very interested at first. Once you caught on, though, you really got into it. Now we have eaten baby oatmeal, pears, and carrots and you like them all. You like to help us by pulling our hand with the spoon to your mouth. <br /><br />We are just having so much fun with you!<br /><br />Here are some pics from the past month:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801860869240515010'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjVRvS-23MmlU8xuL-uk7ojadRcoPqSRnJ1a6SjPVF9KtWi7U3IB91Bdya2evBAe_v-NiuMDZz4KdjpTSArXMoVaEFfGNlLQ8uhLmLPHnoTqCV4o1k-cCQKAcOjaT-k6Z0o0SPwngu8Jh/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sweet siblings! Think I can bribe them with this in 14 years?<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861141922572418'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pQRt9i5-dt1LZH58ryHUJeHgVAk1A60ViLLAjI2hcmyrWyj0gHmkkhSxUGgWiPLV2w66b3b0au6W6amsFA0ZP5f5tsKNY5nIguL-gPLWcV0qUU5VIq8Newb5LKlKhLwaD8Ayawpzs3dR/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='211' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861251691450594'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRci0NrM5aiE9PdmTmyc50jAKNsaSHuKlxRFdIheba51o-nQ7NWttOP2VpgiCsw-Jr-CFDMgEsqogpbTz4vup6cpUALK0KRtsf-FUpYDfY6K9t1LHEbF98eMoneP7wXfkOEFiEsjRVciFI/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Curry cousins all came to visit in September. Everyone had a great time! Foster (2 1/2), Emma (5 1/2), Lylah (2 1/2), Zane (3), & Taryn in front. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861427647815458'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr99THCvl7B_YCp_z-GlWDUf_E0dnaiS16qaoo7I2uWLSQwXlXnxIHScB-dJG269ZTbMRer__cUu6PIcACH-QSMTaD-FWZjuDKD5m9nuQH9r-SSoGhePU8ne70VNmxUgNhOrw-uWLdqY00/s288/28.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cousin fun!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861549397920818'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbStiEHjdgc8jHev1Nrru8GraSjfL3RLITZnzbqYUB3afcnw4aYYlpJ3LP3Ls8CfA3qbX_VZZeKWrGQaCP8gss1td4gPzRmQ1nXLnn2uQJigt9qJ4YEWciErl2GMpYnXuOLYgIB4rXGvTW/s288/37.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First time eating!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861769017133538'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoVfw6NUQi7RGWxqDsy7Ie39SSdUL0e5SRQFn0WaVgCIN69ywdce1p5Jrg6aQNST36Eu6VnwWvDkN1mxSPvg6FV1lWvWufjtLQIQHHs3bM_WscjHZdB-Bm5q2tWwKAyWuUZTGf9H77s0i/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Happy 3rd birthday to our nephew Noah!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801861883539423682'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZkWU4OPdSWY7Bi2GxER7drWPvx_-yqE8BDb96SqNjhYlEGlj7tWwUHVEKKanrtnwCN_8GzP3YOsbS2d7WT_pvJQZuBCmWYnk4KxYfO93S5RTyFROI25ZpHEhjZ26JjWAn05Ztpr7tgxM/s288/38.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn's first ponytail!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5801862006542635426'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU1gCryRoAih5tOMg3e9EPlbX3kBXWBEgYRjk76bFSD5YbJm-uaZc-by4rYAYp5rUdAKWtO9NB-Yc9TAQP9K6lp0opRqsyfRoCyoyVQ-yit_Db4G-W2AgY3VZb-jDk9bKJkgh83mIIDMa/s288/39.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Pigtails! Our new favorite hairdo!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Mommy (Crystal)<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-40021588069606365842012-09-28T23:13:00.001-05:002012-09-28T23:13:37.515-05:004 months already!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793445813595943730'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRJVM4tYasd-DPE3Nfz8GregZB3SOGo0mSTxB3OdMBg9vItg7hCYuOikMfjnPq41P1b1EfpZttnVQGthFZvSvdJmG7JexDQxa7hORE8VIVtkHbNINQdoYhnaoi11JRyuKIMeJnazC2G3z/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn,<br />You turned 4 months old last week! This has been kind of a tough one for me. I was pretty comfortable with 3 months. :-) you are just getting more personality each day. You smile and laugh at us just almost any time we talk to you. You love getting attention but can get a bit overwhelmed if we are in strange surroundings or large groups. Otherwise, you are pretty content all day long. We just made the transition to see if you could go 4 hours instead of 3 between feeds and you were such a champ. You caught on quickly and went with the flow. I wish I could get you to nap a bit longer at once but we have kind of figured out a new eat, play, sleep, play, sleep, start over routine which seems to work better for you. We will keep working toward the longer naps but this works. <br />You aren't quite rolling over yet but I think we are close. You roll easily to your sides and you hold your feet all the time. You have also been tolerating tummy time a little better if I catch you in the right mood. <br />At your 4 month checkup, you weighed 13 lbs, 4 oz and were 26 inches long. You check out completely healthy! <br />Your favorite things right now include your feet, playing with daddy or Zane, watching Z's cartoons, and your lovie toys. You are reaching and grasping for toys now We think you may be starting to teethe because you always want something in your mouth. <br />We did your baby dedication this past Sunday. I feel bad because I did a whole post for Zane's dedication about specific things that we were committing to do for his spiritual development. Please know that we also are committed to yours. We pray for you daily, for protection and health, and also for your future. We pray for your future friends and possibly husband. Mostly I pray that God will be glorified by your life and that He will mold you into the woman He has created you to be. It is our goal to help guide those 2 purposes. <br />We love you so much!<br />Here are a few pics from this past month:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793445942436149634'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc9SsxtMro6CahQr4r7cqayzH06m584Q_qdzrs5VCyfrmRBYf-cLugdZpBZDNvvQhDm9lMqTcMIeWEJVRf4kqQkCB9FYAR4iMkF_iG8qYu0bVL_eLQTAc2vI1boyfm7cSYdt3MxTxzFiY/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446060795378946'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKEs-clUCZd-b46WUCyHHDc9GvGZfB6FEPNAn6EJPwMw18sphMymAiVocMCByFjJ0RCZaf-3pZ0S_M_CXKNCwQiF5bvOHptIP03LD1OJ99-dDcnFPqnNvxFECpORJ1pzeMwr36KmO-erV/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446179172791938'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8qvNrfLrkXT4UNBVT1Cf3Axw1ZNDne10knkfSnQWbH1sO2zxofHwxlUJrEbT4AOjxvZGzBtnxMTiWZrsBAephY0QFB1sGNxagRif9NMSHL0p0DfgDUl6QhAJ4GH62fU-jf3XwdQHqevz/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='224' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane's first day of preschool in 3's<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446312883191442'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFcWxzOENlrP3wI0CARQP2dZBRO5MtnPlBxAsoBS5v9oPSloFxu0uXeCOZy_ISZUjGxLY4kkHK3pdN1c1gWYjXrxf-HiBr1yDc3C29oTQRtkeODC27F3ie10dLCUmWMn8xFv4YQCbCYVS/s288/28.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446435152987666'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQkD75fNHMa66W0jVOXvKFFGR3-2I9Mg4y1Z0Uls3oEhoT_FZmYNxb-cCkb8LRQJZ9-3uLZjatsIBWW8H7_quKga6UzTULeRmzFI_Kwvp45FqWpV0_iUCaSfzHgSqoct1ZzC8B4gf5fz2/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />With a new BFF, Elyanah (3 weeks old)<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446545777867122'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X_rfjLEBCcMYbXnD5-D6B8hBldBlE6gysMWc7GXR-qx76hk2962Jysitj58WaaUpm0WpMb7Zt7mzN0E0OwXweZ-RIl9ItTSYsf3JIIF7dw8os1aYb7IELUf6ZL52nZTeeTEn0aejQq2E/s288/37.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446692504377202'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw8u_AMeGN4shXH8SWOOEIH6KB_V3V_1zULjMtA3orKgwANGrcIB0w01QHB52fIN70fk_zTY6Uvj1ZSkNMCb8PXtg4jXaSciGAAFfIFVKwXwUFx2gVVfE_K65wX6ROFTqh1TfCwjsyssL/s288/33.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"ROCK!"<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5793446817898442818'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMNV_sAQSM1Wa0jr7LZPwziYKz3q6_fdF77f2e-uqtOhdciD0PpMYhaqlS_6VEn_YHE92HOJ1hZlaBZNgF5plOduauLiAiuP6xNZNn65W41SCp4sfghxKAQ9YI7hh4k3pDtMEymxSRri/s288/34.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sweet now.... bribery material later?<br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/HWSXAwjKIsc" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HWSXAwjKIsc" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWSXAwjKIsc"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/HWSXAwjKIsc/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>Laughing with Daddy<br /><br />We love you precious girl!<br /><br />Mommy<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-11620711914590987742012-09-02T15:31:00.001-05:002012-09-02T15:52:32.889-05:00Zane is 3!<br />
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Zane Now</div>
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Zane 1 year ago!</div>
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Our little man is turning 3 years old! He had a growth spurt this summer and I feel like he looks like a preschooler now and not a baby. He has stretched out and lost his baby cheeks. <br />
I've been reflecting this week on what I most want to remember about Zane at 3. He has really developed his personality this year and is definitely his own little person. So here are a few things we have learned about Zane in these 3 short years...<br />
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Zane is INTENSE. No matter what he decides to do, good, bad, or whatever, he is doing it loudly and with all of himself. He doesn't really half do things. He wakes up this way and stays at that level until he falls asleep. It is part of who he is. At his birthday party last week, he was super excited about EVERY present. Even a box with just clothes, he pulled them out and said, "Check it out!" <br />
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Zane is INDEPENDENT. He wants to get and do things for himself most of the time. He can go in the kitchen and get his own water or a spoon for his yogurt. Sometimes he even gets in trouble for trying (& sometimes succeeding) to get his own snack out of the pantry. Recently, when a nursery volunteer at the church offered to help him in the bathroom, he said "I've got it," and he did. This has been pretty helpful to mommy now that I've got another baby to juggle. <br />
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Zane is AFFECTIONATE. We figured out this summer that Zane's primary love language, at least for now, is physical touch. This has become very obvious! He wants to hug, wrestle, kiss, sit in my lap, or attack me all day long. He practically mauls Taryn to try and kiss and hold her any opportunity that he gets. The intensity plays into all this as well. He can't just give me a sweet hug or a small pat on the back. No, his hugs are often more like tackles or wrestling matches. He is intending to be sweet most of the time but just doesn't even realize how rough he is being. He is really great about giving hugs and fist bumps to our family and friends, and I truly appreciate that. We are having to teach him that not all of his friends want to be hugged all the time. Recently, we were saying good night to some friends we had eaten dinner with who have a very pretty 3 year old girl. As we were leaving, Zane gave the little girl a hug and said, "Can I kiss you?" He immediately turned and kissed her cheek before she could answer. Hey, at least he asked! He tells us he loves us and will even volunteer those sweet words to our extended family and friends. Nothing sweeter than a child looking up at you and saying, "I love you." I really love this about him! Recently, I was laying down with him at bedtime and he said to me, "Mommy, I love you at the park. I love you at McDonalds." While it is not exactly the full concept of love, it was cute and it gave me a chance to list off places and times that I love him, some of them fun and others not, like "I love you in time out." Teachable moments!<br />
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Zane is ALL BOY. He loves sports, superheroes, cowboy boots, and wrestling. He is super active and barely sits still, even for movies lately. The other day, he went outside to play wearing an iron man helmet, cowboy boots, holding 8 checkers in his pocket, and carrying a baseball bat. He gets his Legos out and builds "giant robots." Silly boy!<br />
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Zane is IMAGINATIVE. He is not super artistic at the moment, but that may be an attention span thing, but he is creative in other ways. His favorite toys are usually simple things that he decides are something else entirely. He stacks markers together and says they are a golf club or baseball bat or just a stick to poke things with. He plays with these plastic "cocktail" type cups we have and they are musical horns. Almost anything can become a horn, drum stick, or hat. He loves music and playing his toy guitars or drums or anything else he can make music with. We got into a routine this summer that we would sing songs together before his nap everyday. He loves this and it has been fun to teach him fun songs from my childhood. <br />
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Zane's favorite things- He loves his baby sister and playing with his daddy. He loves playing with his cousins (5 w/ 3 on the way!) Since his birthday party last weekend, he has worn his cowboy boots everywhere. He loves his superhero masks and iron man helmet. He has been carrying a baseball bat all over the house. He loves looking at pictures on people's phones and playing games on his phone (an old one that was Tommy's). He loves watching VeggieTales and superhero cartoons. He went through a Muppets obsession earlier this year but lately he wants to watch The Incredibles. He also loves Fresh Beat Band. His favorite color is purple. Favorite foods are pizza, chicken nuggets, bread, and golden Oreos Does ketchup count as a food? He also loves yogurt, applesauce, and a lot of fruits. We are finally getting him to branch into chicken that is not fried and a few other things. Maybe one day he will try a vegetable again. :-) <br />
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This age is a challenging one in a lot of ways but it is also a lot of fun. You never can be sure what he will do or say next! I am so grateful that I got to spend this past summer at home with him while on maternity leave. I think it really helped us to re-bond after a rough pregnancy had kept me off my feet for a while. <br />
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Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past year:<br />
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With his pal, Woody, in October</div>
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Breakfast with baby Jesus on Christmas morning</div>
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Ice cream date with Mommy!</div>
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Mother's Day with Mommy</div>
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Welcoming his baby sister in May</div>
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Sweet brother</div>
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Zane and his Pops</div>
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Enjoying a day at home with mommy</div>
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Checking on his sister </div>
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Zane loved swimming in Pops' pool this summer!</div>
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Super Zane</div>
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I can't imagine how much he will grow and change this next year! Such a big boy already! We love every bit of you Zane!<br />
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CrystalTommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-45048870725523181132012-08-24T22:20:00.001-05:002012-08-24T22:20:15.978-05:003 months of Sweetness!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5779976550412132290'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifqdGs71xuHNZCWmQppmHRoaK2yGezEWUmvPEiPm_VoUQ395zm75_DMXtpPjOeZydWkOvUUuld0s-nf0Ohhcugww56gUg8m-ui_R8KiLPGekB1GcfiFXM1gr7F43olYuUyKNbxdeVH_lW/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn,<br />You are 3 months old now. You have such a sweet nature. We all just adore you! Your favorite thing is just for anyone to talk to you. You smile and laugh and coo at anyone who gives you some attention. You are usually content wherever we put you but you especially love your activity gym with the toys hanging down in front of you. You have mastered the backwards scoot, so I have to keep an eye on you when I lay you down because you will scoot yourself off the mat in a matter of minutes and then get frustrated that you can't reach the toys anymore. Your favorite toys are your "lovies" (animal head with a little blanket body) that you like to hold and put in your mouth and Greg the giraffe who was also good friends with your brother as a baby. <br /><br />You started sleeping 10-12 hours at night right before mommy went back to work. On my days off, you often sleep until 8 but on work days I have to wake you "early" at 7. What a good girl! You usually take about 4 naps during the day 30-90 minutes at a time. You sometimes fuss a little more about those but not too much. <br /><br />Our big change this month is that mommy returned to work on August 13, but it is just part time! The part time schedule makes the transition so much easier than when I went back to work after Zane was born. You and Zane go to an in-home daycare in the neighborhood across from ours. You have adjusted well and don't seem to be bothered at all by the new routine. You did smile at me a lot on my first day off though!<br /><br />Zane still thinks the world of you! We spend a lot of our day trying to keep him off of you because he wants to hug and kiss you all day long. He calls you "Spritty Girl" instead of pretty girl. You love to watch him play and be wild. <br /><br />Here are some pictures from the past month:<br /><br />We went to the lake for a Curry family reunion. You were not a fan of the heat...<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5779976674852279538'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdy8sbZ8LSRMEBqWJ1-I6eg4PlV-jIhYMYOARSqDrk2S2S_HKEB70qQ-dD6X0QnXPIefqvl1hY299ggePo457xXc4PTfdZ5tvPG6oswNg5a22zyJLURjwIn-c2_P73L0OpuEoP1WI-qkL/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5779976801746635394'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEsDfGA29en3undAabzMzngVh8L44goAhdGiIEK4XDIfbCA-6lLNGAAGBEWAtP-Z0Rl33WtS1354peBXCLPMIADJOlu474YLyWtQjNhFtVnzIhenI1KanNzFtsw1E2Sp89pob0NU_JSf6/s288/22.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5780091819089574290'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlrVCR2FkL4-XFd2eKiyaTsIFLioIQEL-GiwoO3zdmvYJTR7Up9cEV96OsIB59WzJ3qnL_lk1OyG06fzi6ILb5EUG6We9KbCPWhCmTqezwbr7o23zehdcHRfNj1XGZVc8kFK7-8vqI2sq/s288/23.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Taryn with my MawMaw<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5780091895207232546'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN04hlYRx6M-EBq5W4AEmvKf3sM4HkkuQMiuMi0l9lBvPnZFbdDv5fXbuWj1QMb2Hj-ozO1OVSeOMHEM1ta2w2an6YHHU_zab97edPrIfsxZGVqejWAIaIy_A5VfJg3YgTB8k6BlhHVr6d/s288/24.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane hanging out with cousin Justus<br /><br /><br /><center><a 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href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5780092499240073346'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UERkWGpR9AUiiRAywZsEeRBea45VSsPJV9_FbdG-TDCDsMF_jTTVdKSQMJ-AGTP4lDx4YZ-uCQzudA-abOc4PwbV3rGpMfXMAjKpLPhSFPayZlIOe5kXwDv2y1vxWE4cXOWVPMxu9AfX/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> We tried the bumbo!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5780092605093739058'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_suWjK7Utd0tN7MevKhxw5mOGR5o0TZCElEGei2u1iyHY3FOQCUkN1xCQ4kN52JTbebjI1vu9GX-8MGvdMwQrLAUCcaplts-0vmokYDVoFEkfngZQrDdXM0_CRuVKrOiF0xm2x0Gwmcjj/s288/32.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mommy got a bow to stay in your hair! Big day!<br /><br /><br />I can't believe how fast time goes!<br /><br />With love, <br /><br />Mommy (Crystal)<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-41030428730639875082012-08-19T23:00:00.000-05:002012-08-19T23:02:56.907-05:00Great Things HE Has Done!<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Now to Him who is able to do <b><i>immeasurably</i> <i>more</i></b> than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, <b>to Him be glory</b> in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It is time to tell our story. Our great story of God's faithfulness to our family. I must give Him the glory for the many miracles, big and small, that have brought us to where we are. Less than 3 years ago, we were buried in debt and barely making our bills with our 2 full time jobs and one child. Now, I am working part time, we have no credit card debt, and we have 2 kids! It is only through the goodness of God and the power of prayer that we have come to this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">When we decided to start our family, I had to resign myself that I had no choice but to work full time. Of course, after he was born, this became much less attractive. When I was on maternity leave, I did everything I could think of with our budget to figure out a way to stay home or work part time. Anything! There was just absolutely no way that it was going to work at that point. We just needed my full time income. End of story. Just the 2 months that I was not paid during my maternity leave put us into a tailspin of credit card debt. That was a result of failure to prepare on my part during my pregnancy. God was blessing us during the pregnancy and I was in denial about what we needed to do to be prepared for that period of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">That first year after Zane was born was one of the hardest we've had financially. That's saying a lot for a couple that married at 20 & 21! Between the cost of daycare and our credit card and student loan debt, we were beyond broke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">It was also a very difficult year for me. Being a full-time working mommy was much harder than I expected. Being away from him all the time was hard enough, but the lifestyle was completely overwhelming for me. I spent all day at a physically and emotionally demanding job just to come home to my other full time job to care for and play with Zane, get him to bed, get everything ready for the next day, and fall into bed so that I could wake up super early the next morning to start all over. There was no downtime and things like house cleaning just didn't happen. Neither did a lot of other things. When Zane was sick all the time, it was that much harder to deal with. My "mom guilt" was at an all time high when I had to keep taking him back to daycare where the cycle just continued. I loved my job when I was there but the combination of everything was just too much for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">I continued to pray for God to make a way for me to reduce my work time. That was my dream but I just didn't see how it was ever going to happen. Tommy was in a job with no real chance for a raise or advancement and we were years from paying off most of our debts at the rate we were going. I was afraid that we were trapped and wouldn't be able to have another child or change my work situation for years and years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Little by little, our finances improved. Tommy was actually unemployed for part of that first year, but God was still so faithful to take care of us during that time. Tommy eventually landed a great job with a pay increase and opportunity for advancement and raises. Between gifts, bonuses, tax returns, etc, we were chipping away at our debts. Somewhere in there, Tommy's grandparents decided to help us completely PAY OFF 2 of our student loans! God was working.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">God really worked in my heart and my life during this time to teach me to completely trust our finances to Him. He taught us generosity and showed us how He will always take care of us when we remember that everything we have comes from Him anyway and to allow Him to use it in whatever way He wanted, not just in the ways that we think are best.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the beginning of 2011, I was really feeling God moving in my heart that being home more was where He was calling me. I know it seems selfish but I truly felt like that is what God wanted for our family. God has shown me that raising my children in His truth is the greatest ministry opportunity that I will ever have. They are the people who will be most influenced by me and I wanted to have more time to be with them at this crucial stage of life. I also knew that the flexibility would allow me to have more opportunities to minister to others through the time and energy that it would free up to allow me to reach outside of myself more to be an encouragement or help to those around me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At that time, I was prayer journaling a lot and I saw that in the prayers I was writing, this desire to be home with my children more and reduce my work load was growing deeper and stronger. I felt very strongly that God would fulfill this. I even went to Tommy in February and was ready to just take the plunge and talk to my manager about maybe taking a PRN position or at least just letting her know that I would be interested in part time in case something developed. I knew it didn't make any sense financially but I was eager to take action on what God was telling me. Tommy did not have a peace about it at that moment. I was disappointed but I had prayed that we would be on the same page if this was the right time. I have learned through the years to follow my wise husband's guidance. He is usually right when it comes to big family decisions and I make a mess of things if I push forward away from his leadership. I took a step back but continued to pray and took steps emotionally and financially to prepare our family for what God would do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In May, Tommy and I decided that God was leading us to begin trying to have a second child. Through that conversation, we were on the same page that I would not work full time by the time our next child was born. We agreed that it didn't make any sense to spend more than half my income on daycare for 2 when I would much rather be home with them more. This was a huge step of faith, trusting that God would work out the details, because the budget was nowhere near where it would need to be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We experienced a heartbreaking miscarriage in July but we continued to trust in God's perfect timing and His sovereignty in our lives. In September, we found out we were pregnant again and we were overjoyed! We had peace that God was carrying out His perfect plan for our family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That November is when one of the biggest miracles happened. My grandmother decided that we should do Curry Christmas early, the day after Thanksgiving. The past several years, with all of us having young children and different careers, etc., we haven't even necessarily had a big Christmas get-together every year. But that year, she was determined that we would have a get-together and that we all had to come because she had a special gift for all of the grandkids. We don't argue with MawMaw! Everyone changed their plans so that at least all of the grandkids got to Lubbock the day after Thanksgiving, even if their families could not come along with them. What we received was a shock to us all. My grandmother had saved and scrimped her entire life to build up an estate. On that day, she gave us each our share, our inheritance essentially. She wanted to be able to give it to us in person and not wait until after she was gone. The amount almost knocked me over. It was enough to completely pay off all of our credit card debt, start small college funds for both kids, and still give some to share our blessing with others. It was an incredible answer to prayer! My uncle shared with us that MawMaw began to feel God leading her to do this in May. That was right about the same time that He led us to take the leap of faith to expand our family and we had no idea that He was going to provide for our needs in that way. He had been planning it all along, even for the decades before that my MawMaw was saving her money for her children and grandchildren. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">With our credit cards paid off, we were able to take the money we had been paying on the cards each month to pay down some other debts and build up our savings account to prepare for the change that we knew would be coming with our baby girl due in the Spring. We were also able to take advantage of record low interest rates and refinance our house with significantly lower interest and monthly payments reduced by over $100. The budget still wasn't perfect, but it was so much better than it had been even a year before. We could see that this was actually going to happen for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then, there was the "small" issue of there actually being a part time job for me to work.... At Cook Children's where I work, there are a few part-time social work jobs, more than I would likely find at most other places that employ master's level social workers, but the positions don't come open very often. It had probably been over 2 years since we had a part time job open up. My last resort would have been to return to work as a PRN until I found something more permanent there or elsewhere, but the unpredictability of the schedule and the loss of eligibility for benefits made that less than attractive to me. I told my manager in January that my intentions were to work part time after my baby was born, even if that meant leaving the hospital. She was understanding and agreed to let me know if anything was going to become available but there was not any immediate plan for a part time position to be created for any of the areas. I kept an eye on some job boards online but as my pregnancy advanced, I knew I was less and less "hireable" at that moment. Nothing part-time was showing up anywhere anyway. By about March (baby due in May!), I was feeling a little impatient but kept reminding myself that God had brought us to this point and would be faithful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">About that time, I noticed a posting for a half time position for our home health company on the hospital's internal website. I brushed it off initially as I wasn't sure that home health would be a great fit for me. At second glance, however, I began to wonder if I should be so quick to dismiss a half time social work opportunity that would allow me to stay in the company and keep all my benefits and PTO accrual, etc. I prayed and thought about it for an evening. After discussing it with Tommy, he wasn't convinced it was the right opportunity but we agreed that I would discuss it with some co-workers and keep thinking about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before I made up my mind, I found out that another member of our department had applied for the job and would vacate a half time position within the department if she got that job. The position within the department appeared to be a much better fit for me and would allow me to stay within the hospital and in my same department. I decided to hold out and not apply for the home health job to see what would happen. I prayed and waited and, sure enough, my co-worker did get the new job and opened up a fantastic half-time "job share" position on one of the medical/surgical floors in the hospital. It took a little longer than I had expected, but I was offered the position just weeks before going out on maternity leave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Facing the reality that I was leaving my wonderful job in oncology with a team that I had adored working with for 4 years was harder on me than I expected. That part is still sinking in. But, I know that this is exactly what God has planned for me and my family right now and I am so excited to see how He will use this new position in my life to help me grow as a person and as a social worker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Over the summer, the final details came into place as God lead us to the one church preschool in the area that had a last minute opening for Zane and an in-home childcare provider who had openings for both kids and was willing to work with a kind of weird part time schedule. Oh, and did I mention that she is just in the neighborhood over from us? We serve a God of details!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am a week into my new part time job and I am still blown away by how blessed I am to have this gift from God. It was fantastic to have 2 days off during the week and this week I only work 2 days. That's practically not working at all! It is really everything I could have hoped for and more. I still can hardly believe that all of this is real. We asked God to do something that only He could do and He did it in ways that we could never have anticipated!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am really excited to watch how God is going to provide for us as we walk through this new chapter of our lives. We are definitely back in a place where we are forced to rely on Him to get us through each month, but I know that it will be good for us if we are willing to make sacrifices and allow Him to take care of our needs. An unbalanced budget is not a big problem for a God who turned 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread into a meal for over 5,000 people. Please pray for us as we begin this new adventure for our family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My God can do what seems impossible! All praise and glory to Him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Crystal</span></div>
Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-5463311130117763962012-07-22T07:33:00.001-05:002012-07-22T07:33:24.647-05:002 months old!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767858871559050274'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSGC5wMM4vprnN37PMb8v8mlJJHW7YA5o1gVGd7Vw1-x6x42vZ7sHEMH277x3wo9JOz9FqgiPdRHLw96ITqLb2ME0SQ-wezxSDX_uVfY9XCabckjOiMqC1aehVRVf0u6E4BA0bNu8Fs4m/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Time is flying by!<br />Sweet Taryn May,<br />You are already 2 months old! You are such a good baby. You have begun to show more of your personality. You have been very quick to smile and make fun faces at us lately. You are also finding your voice. You like "oo" and "ah" with an occasional "cuh" or "guh". Your daddy gets you smiling and talking quicker than anyone else! I think you are going to start laughing any day. <br /><br />Zane loves to kiss you on the face and talk to you. He also really likes to try to pat and talk to you when you are asleep but we try to keep him from disturbing your rest as much as possible! You love to watch him as he runs around and acts silly. <br />You are starting to enjoy toys now. You like to sit in your bouncy seat and smile at the monkey and the lion. You also love the sea animal mobile on your swing. You fuss every time they stop moving. <br /><br />You are an incredible sleeper. You started consistently sleeping through the night at about 5 weeks old. I usually feed you for the last time between 9:30 and 11, even if I have to wake you up, and then you sleep until at least 7. There have been days that I had to wake you up at 8:30! I think we may try to drop that late night feed soon and see if you can go all night. <br /><br />Your beauty brings you attention just about everywhere we go. Your long hair and pretty little eyes are quite striking! <br /><br />I just can't believe how fast you are growing!<br /><br />Here are some pics from our month:<br /><br />Taryn shared her first swim with Zeke & Zad Thompson (6 mos old). She wasn't sure what to think about it all. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767858949849047746'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDUl159mohwAg_g7rFjVQCz46zNFz6tqQ8aPEfMd0NogOSytL1PKwItvg_OO-ThZboRf1Xvg9G10JkJWo0YiimjKHd_khyphenhyphenTEneRwO297cRE_GAhE6QjvcJT9z3FK8S7cjz2ysQPxLmL3E/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859024765128274'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJQkYqC-26YJtIhpKSt00fTEdnG7LAEs_1VOun6w2MwzgYBOhu3GmoNp69IV02LOIHB_dsWMsog_hdDaWixdo_xADsqAZJdJ5083IC4Tp8WwHK99Q5MYta5qM89qd5RVSea90vTnSjk_h/s288/22.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859107075698706'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hVsADrydVcPCpeNjRaMIFObZOzxKZATeVYU707XKwv1Xomh1DKL1xu0TCfDlTVf8k0tLKVvqX8psfSHVojK-qIvWHZqpQcknbsac9-mReOX7y-SdXlIy9KTTmHUB9eTYm46drGIdSURE/s288/23.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859182313069090'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgzpobOOdTN5PAA6c8sWboiRuKpvzmGbrWHYYlWr3qvWrwcEvYM2wP4cqQFzStSzcXw6pXXswJl3ZU2nCeNB3pnjGrfn4cC5GT9QQHvx6K_5GHe4_kYKLf-1i5LNBGV_UGNfS3L0BhqEZ/s288/24.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859277992486066'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b08Kr83GG8dUvjun-keaZA5es6iQ1AkFZxYwQD3TZpheNtTdS4OLFbKS3jMLx-M_r0PWh3t4tZgudvAshm_d8woC0G51YoUcqWJacHScY5BVpA9sugpsF3my_PYiQAbEeUq3MR4Y1nci/s288/25.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Playing!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859349025059522'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtSTGFPGMdFIU0A8rdswMJBU5r6K-p9ElfFywAH7wDT2SUDLB_OKsTQko0iHJ6RuOufQsJu_Ec7_Y0fb-lnGv-iQO6oA3u017gB-E4rhsHvaFKE3G9ubQqSAMlIVXZgdBnCJnzEJ8I9qn/s288/26.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane loves to dance at his summer music class!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859424706902818'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg9GC_7CPTm0JJ6U78tMVTBCsudCnx8Ac-EBow_UFbygjPPyvhEYf9q_jA1xsPHDXSpnOqSR-iPyTkU0tuglfYgK62NlL43Ug2Vyj-MYAluICHQLmhgTDOSy2c9R9p4ck9MGBFHqaZaEH/s288/27.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane had his first movie theater experience on July 4th. We saw Despicable Me through the Kids' Summer Movie Club. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859501462535650'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKcSw-af1xdLyoEdgwqxKDVmy9zIOB83ub03KPbA4kvDX7bBQ3Dq3_6_7sBcPInPMvbkfkdwaUZbDmEa201KvBxWe4yQGB1WOKXqRd60hqAcEmkotUMBFE0mVti6gYSB0n5uxioTjEHoO/s288/28.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Happy 4th of July!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859602054957778'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-FEAyk4WQxhyphenhyphen6_zYrGLA-tl83p5zQHQKvFDmMWZYjFavQ4aZx9a-4PF1yNfYY8hym8Qnn0YLh2K9Gt1QhTiV6hjUZZUy9jeGTymg5ccG8Crfk-xpt6Fl05ipweWbajO9da_pkIriFxIl/s288/29.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859679439055810'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6S649Eth9yX2VEn91MlpU2FBU4Z4uSokkXoDjiVPX-nOc7hhaiRFicWCNGSqFf0be9zNwqqKeYMN-NYn6DGW-uNNx4CPkwQk4uXpUISKDyEJjI4QQE6ZMb6Z2KQsQgOuKI0LEgKB8npR/s288/30.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859759135206034'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4DWuflQ8ZeUqFPnWTLuk-OaDLN9BvaOceAcsqWF2V7Ug8AoVJG4AmaAFJQS96HMBBU1h8RYDFDf37FeLFFEvl8OO3gxE-1d6Yhq4nFyidG5NOvkKJP4Jod8kOsWTlmXLVuKVmEa0Grnp/s288/31.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Zane is really in to super heroes right now. Any super hero will do but his current favorites seem to be Thor, Iron Man, and Wonder Woman. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767859852198929762'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvosuR3cX0pJvgReMjYrFk2Ov5NeA1xMM2eEEUesez005i4K1H9U_Ie6P9K9tgoiuGSNjW-qW_MIE22ZCvCguQNletRNggg1gyCoiy_XtcKs2xhpO3c9-a-DEaJLVND0MJThOCjYJGDq5U/s288/32.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Daddy ranks pretty high on the list too!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767860457163786882'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiQrD3ki6fO8ZbOXRT4NzeESTRmsfgYxHOvDok6hE3d1F9_sDgR0aHljRXhTzvBfGjVS2QoutkcwiU4YVu_zA7R7LpLX2P6yPA6ur_7ryCcvCVcHxAZenaFxXV0oMdw82oYFGMkIPQ_bd/s288/33.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767860560771615298'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q5OivAgCvDKanHq5lc61MxgzvCZJUexvRGaKkFqZx9P0tIUTrMJ9FDrXBFw2ynFvHvbzQWFz0CgSprbjPzFhSfdCJiBNIusHlYW6O8PbANGd34Rb7-zDpe8ppvDEf8_ydONP-0dxZLFO/s288/34.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767860785296507890'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSJBNvBL3AHeSERZtt4le1siMU3QZCCdDNOYHe2w4blVe-TsTP7gr8h2k9GpS2KtbEdmlJBAg4IRlrFTEQCqwBHxRia90Lo_d9zV8u3i3AeET1bBXW3mjCb7nT71PKEtE3tk9_Y0sMSM7/s288/35.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5767860892512729858'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdgrXQst9eHGcy6lkPgIh89wZZbOy2LcMepFnpHeKIaFLFaLWbhQ6OhXoE3weI-l6PV4MCdI7JHvanUUGFGjK6zObr7wuVp6QcmGtWAV3EI76I8PuAzyHfi1F449FAN61dz-woGZsktj7/s288/36.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/bOAGdyeCMX4" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bOAGdyeCMX4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOAGdyeCMX4"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/bOAGdyeCMX4/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br />What a blessed life we lead!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Mommy (Crystal)<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-72858942406577493582012-06-20T22:46:00.001-05:002012-06-20T22:46:06.570-05:00A Month of Taryn!Our sweet Taryn May is 1 month old already! Taryn, we are enjoying you so much! Your beauty and sweet spirit steal our hearts on a daily basis. <br /><br />Your big brother loves you deeply too! He proudly announces to people, "That's my SISTER!" He loves to hold you and help us burp you. I can't quite tell yet how you feel about him. He is a bit of a clumsy boy around you so you get jostled quite a bit. You tolerate him though and you respond to his voice. I am excited to watch your brother-sister bond grow!<br /><br />At the end of this month, you have settled into somewhat of a routine. You are sleeping incredibly well at night. You usually only wake up once if I feed you late at night and then you typically go back to sleep without too much of a fuss. You are already sleeping in your crib in your own room at night and for naps! <br /><br />We love you more than we can say!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330390514696498'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjKiDZkh3gBHbg2xdQVN_nd9U32cDncRIlirINbOA-0M-QtjiXsgod5BXplHT_U8zM3nk-yWBpnq8lRCzTvC4i50m5au8NFjwuY9A_cae1MqVEzg_Iix3LZQaMiiVIthHO23J0pwdDYsq/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330451382487154'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fy0WEzrmUvfTvQ7F7hyphenhyphenMssl06TPNF5HE8jWL9O5omAn0gPEzsL6dMP03JSwIw9KJB9ggQOtUenpo1u3yV8Sanvsup1FFuoiVokzlj4RkX-Hd4dq6c984zGGkKmQ8XYipkRhY9iR9WEvu/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330542630760066'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7mQKG9YlA4ekADZJNOWqESeHHIGqKJxj8qqLyonQcH2hi4Ce6Esuw_CS3D3Nn_g813xV8vRvKRLcu4Lbl3EOr9oie84Hmaa_aeBWMnOXn8iNKqmacHUkUXfNxELjCzjCeqPO8ZBCee4p/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Aunt Jill & cousins Foster & Emma checking out the newest Curry family member<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330641151112050'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeX2fipkFcFsyrsquN98bOrVNtP4q5NM9vHMbaROxXWlQQsuOa_XAnaCWqZfsP8NkNhiMR_kmm0nWCq0KaUj3Mi_XJbRAz9fuYCds4FbDYRkNUU9nn_bDmtf9TzJ_lGQvTvryMLit_c34P/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330738427611218'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadVb_dcRyCgP11si70pNZgVNVOl5nNIz4h5nmDp9SrefOfhBmzD42yZR0U8p-9gmAY7meuNQol2zo6jXoLL2eqGnmoovKomf60ECFkT0lSp7S-SvPaJGGYw7BAtR_Ie1YwMSVfQk-ZGX8/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330834412317970'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WFFxBBpo5_7G6kK8OhKjTMMkEDRf91yHKGKFVbHVUGe5nW8aihNV-f9KeNvdSNCAfKW_xZR3TejlGDOw8zY3nfh8p59-3tG2ewYiEKY3ER4ro0EBU1vUkDPYIejky6gPg0jGKYWt3EiH/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330909282698178'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHf58Q9py7-Yd8W0Ym2tL0SSuvZ1gGhEfpm-6uCUsvrpRiD-bI0cMJz6k-M0wAwND3_44QBlt313Si_iQmQOjniVN9YT7Kd6tK5OMmDQ492TBVcComywMpNWwzOSaLP0CX6CpScBsHWeCo/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756330995453009426'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0IqH5UvOjww3DgTv5Md8sva32tRvRnETfU-kos3gIkJqpCMMAcm1NOy5zuDKR5Zw6DBg-TDBjD_W4xf82cxTv8bgTg0x1iGwbxViWTZgKl-SD93J_pnb-Tx_-W6zVvDOdzI55LYO5sA4/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Taryn and her BFF Tabitha with tutus on her first day at church<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756331111191549842'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKAAnYXua0thUyJXxQiMmPKz4mw1ps3Q69iGAWxD-HQY98t2lqnhWaxJxR3V8ETCdMGCyb_3YrjHXGemgvMPqxj-jXTYf7xM5Udg4_iudZOSHS4uUYONFctUvapgrR1_FEANO8BvanZWr/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756331190443171442'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsWokWWBitPP6p9R2VJmRhhDsNjezIxyRi4hEbDHEUXgZxHPyXrJU6ak_olD79hP5q5_zwmeA2biby83qO3yLwzcJ0KQi7uCSBnxlU9pQCFApUyjoEGTJF1-oz8cQgkBJhQKk8iypnAYh/s288/9.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Brother helping "check on" Taryn. There is a lot of shushing that goes on during this task. 2 year old boys just can't be quiet for more than 20 seconds... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756331312557050898'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnraatOgP_5PJW1qMo98nSrG0TvrRhQI-qBgjPnQbxnC0Hn3R0_Cs9mkHjEnHg3BdjwYeK5xWpzG5V5Ow_SuDriV7gmOoE7xvC321HTfZE3b6Z4iMcZyCblCLhw5gGqHtRfS0Em45m5iX/s288/10.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756331417158442322'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfSyUlq0HicYDyrCQYTRimQrSTLO4aBjAzYrv_K9SmQIwzAER6oXo3qY2VHVaAZ3uGEWz8GMU6nyxPMmXo3QnKRTpW02s6TITSmsAy4SmtERwMRDwPCrj7Is7cBpdtkl9fwLGJa2_dr9/s288/11.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />He looks a little mischievous, huh? What a big brother!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5756331485068715138'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIKt7yWzA0Cgb56yvrv6xvuKh953d2JPN1Qi_LJCUWfi2O8K9ZroEVg6wNNjV19WujAgWjeztuy32kg3ba4wPvBOiRgnUO3DeFtVLocWsVU2sB0lJkSw5L3NC0pId2AF3Zld0CJ5qIYF8/s288/12.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We are having lots of fun with our family of 4, even if it is chaos at times!<br /><br />With love, <br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my <br />iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-41818095267266888802012-05-26T13:34:00.001-05:002012-05-26T13:35:21.334-05:00Taryn May's ArrivalOur beautiful girl decided to make her appearance on Saturday, May 19 at 9:57pm. She weighed in at 6 lbs, 12 oz, and was 20 inches long. She has already stolen all our hearts! <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5746909934710887298'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6O2U5jpGL8sWZWXYyDwY0AkoqtHZR1DIvcPuzY3L8AZFXNOHijoPCadM4-otA0SNI_Rmxb6ZtNDy_IjRQePHfGAtASWhQF-MeEX5bUTT0VzMRazTqY0DBV9IQLo9pQ-r0hI3XKrxE-mAM/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5746909995206676418'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGWo3QbBHOi0WhGmHoAx36TJISuSj8B-jC2mg0ljHYakQXY2PTELO2v_mu4pymxWlj8fpa6N5cpgi1JkZWH2lWbgsGxQ8m3zCdWOrN3fSUaWCgUAzyQI0hyLIUUqVwFH_3lh6FY6MVmyH/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTjrOLhTzqwWb4KoeLEJdyPbqc7R-1sU0aAgwOY9Gz4lIcUIrAoBZRb4GjhEzhN2OdA2_nKrCplf2oaPJ7EFYfqEJiMTZxSOiflf05qOxs7iiYjMg01NA7IlX9Wg3enTDag4qaHu8LjQE/s288/12.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />My contractions started coming fairly regularly on Thursday afternoon, not super close together or intense yet but more consistent than the contractions I had been having before. I had a doctor's appointment that day and my doctor was very pleased with the progress I had made in a week and said that we could have this baby any day if I stayed active. I did as much as I could muster around the house that evening and the next morning, but my contractions were still inconsistent, ranging from every 2 minutes to 20 minutes, depending on what I was doing and varying throughout the day. I thought that 2nd babies are supposed to come faster than 1st babies and my labor could pick up very quickly. However, Taryn was obviously not in as much of a hurry as I was. We went ahead and sent Zane to stay with his Mimi & Papa Bear on Friday night, just in case. At 3am Saturday morning, I decided it was time to go to the hospital. Surely with all the contractions, my body must be progressing along and I just knew she would come fast once things got going. Zane came only a few hours after we got to the hospital with him. We went in to discover that I was still dilated to the same number I had been on Thursday afternoon. After watching me for a while, they determined that I was progressing but slowly. My doctor gave me the option of staying and getting some pitosin to help speed things along or getting some pain meds and going home to sleep for a few hours, knowing that I would be back and probably have her sometime before midnight. We opted for pain meds and sleep. It was a good choice. I was knocked out for about 4 hours at home, got a shower in and a decent lunch and got back to the hospital when the meds had worn off at about 2 pm. They decided to admit me at about 3 or so. Unfortunately, there was only one anesthesiologist on call and he was tied up so I had to wait another 1 1/2 to 2 hours before I finally got my epidural. Then, they had to sit me up in a weird position and give me some pitosin because she was at a weird angle and my contractions had gotten irregular. Unfortunately, right at the end, something went wrong with my epidural and it started wearing off. Let me just tell you that it was pretty miserable and leave it at that. Tommy was wonderful and stayed right by my side, holding my hand and wiping my tears through it all. Once she was ready, I didnt have to push for very long. My doctor barely made it to catch her in the last 10 minutes or so. It was a very different labor experience than my super-fast, smooth, epidural-working experience with Zane, but still so worth it in the end when I laid eyes on my beautiful baby girl. She is completely healthy and my recovery has been a breeze for the most part. <br />Zane loves his baby sister and has really done about as well with everything as you can expect from a 2 1/2 year old. He wants to hold her and kiss her face and he talks to her like we do, "Hey sweet girl." etc. The 2 year old boy part comes in that he wants to hang on the pack and play and bump it to try to touch her while she is sleeping or force her paci into her mouth, with the best of intentions of course. Thankfully, we paid for daycare for the whole month of May so he has been able to go to school during the day, keeping some normalcy for him and giving Daddy and me time to get to know Taryn and rest some. I have until this Friday to take advantage of that. Then it will be me and both kids, all summer long. As nervous as I am about that, I am really looking forward to it too. We will stay busy with activities for Zane and I will adjust to juggling them both, I am sure. <br />I can't believe it has only been a week since she came into our lives! Life will never be the same. <br />Overflowing with blessings, <br />Crystal<br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-7185537099577801672012-02-12T15:37:00.001-06:002012-02-12T15:37:56.748-06:00The Big Boy Chronicles: The Big Boy BedAs promised, I wanted to share how incredibly proud I am of Zane with his flawless transition to the big boy bed last week!<br /><br />Tommy's been wanting to get him out of the crib for several months because he would occasionally act like he wanted to try to climb out. I was more hesitant. I just knew that putting him in a bed meant that I could no longer ensure that he would stay in bed when I wanted him there, regardless of how he felt about it. <br /><br />With Taryn on her way, we knew it was time. I wanted to do it far enough ahead of time that he didn't think the baby took "his" bed. Our crib converts to a toddler bed but this didn't make any sense since we need the crib for the baby. We decided to skip the toddler bed and just spend our money on a twin bed that he can stay in long term. We figured we could start with the mattresses on the floor or buy one that is low to the ground. <br /><br />I put a wanted ad on my online bulletin board at work and found someone looking to sell a used twin "captains" bed (box with drawers under the mattress instead of traditional off the floor frame) for a good deal. I liked the idea of the extra storage space and eliminating the abyss that "under the bed" can become for small objects (and dogs & kids). Plus, we wouldn't need a box spring and it would be low to the ground. We took the captains bed and ordered a memory foam mattress online. The mattress was pretty cool. It came in a fairly small box and you just roll it out and it plumps up to its advertised thickness. <br />So last Friday, we decided to set it up. We thought a weekend would be a good time to start, in case we didn't get much sleep. I took some pointers from friends on Facebook and we let him "help" set it up. We had to take the crib apart to get it out of his room so there was no going back. <br /><br />We got it in his room and put the guard rail on it. Zane helped put the sheets on it and we put his "new blanket" on it that I had showed him the night before. It's sports themed and has different types of balls all over it. He likes talking about each type of ball as he points to them.<br /><br />By the time we got it all set up, it was past his bedtime (all part of my plan), so we did our bedtime routine and he climbed right in. I got him a "big boy" pillow to lay his head on. He wanted us to pull the covers up over him like we have in our bed. After a quick talk from mommy & daddy about the need for him to stay in his bed while his bedside clock shines blue, we said good-night and my big boy went RIGHT to sleep. <br /><br />I'm telling you. It was incredible! Every night since, he gets right in bed and stays there until we come get him in the morning. Even if he wakes up, he stays right there. I could not have asked for a better transition. He wakes up some mornings and says, "I sleeped good, Mommy. Mommy sleep good? Daddy sleep good?" Yes! When Zane sleeps good, mommy & daddy sleep good too! <br /><br />Now for some pictures and video of Zane and his bed:<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708365496912471730'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU3t7-ul3XVVh4iX9tZLF5jVTaUIRqo8NOfiDaezNpKFm4vz8d14vLggeTVrvWZ6YcSZCGRH3_Ru5ZQf9IpJEjcSqeD2O6pJk0BVexeV7t-jTkAdLjYDZlEFcdvbPkpzAWRHqt2xjbi7w/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Figuring out the rail<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708365551313806642'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-_ceDQ9jhpavFXw42rrwiHBjuoMYX8CgQYjteCpDDXFIgrcppZpzqaPxuh9R02H9sTUMoALRlxhyy8lAba018xmjzcMAoRfM_c5JsAlKdDk3gYSuW8bb9h7gTK4szn_1TYRMLMgtRBJb/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708365609842671186'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUHDU6DDRWiwRwvEMKOY-uaayv1Z4W_xqGCLJEKWU5Q_6EUjNbIo9FbCRjaoku3AUFAweyICTiGpiwtlXz_G-X__vnsmylhmd2ElOGk01LT-ilTpAGXknJAdQStZoWdfn2Dfly7gb5-6d/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708365809813088466'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_NaoZ3hww8dhMv-6Q2EF7Ynuj_QC9rdmjjtD3gbdWlIxKDYBcewylvbXreqWgsTvWMcWF3YwnOftxq46o68RaMApfXnOyVb9RQFqtq8tgqJrzXs9jZLHFAKgT5uj8K3kM3WibVEUuovX/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Daddy tickling Zane on the bed<br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ziLO9rEI2po" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ziLO9rEI2po" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziLO9rEI2po"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ziLO9rEI2po/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>Zane playing and talking on the bed<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366271409468626'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a1ICSXRvZULvo25NDhJ10Yugxvq1Lry8wUWUOhZ8TocvrWE1CDC4mDF69HOOnLLX8W0wCl-VRTjUF4-_3calcfjfcrB6k-s4MFEq5HIPJYRGZWor9TUD_hwTwYxGntt81Xx1KG9qfuLO/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366337711829218'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsVZU0zU0l3n5wlmJT43XWGoaYOV69I1iMIxwQkDWZhVvXBsczZ4aAve4955w3wEBFIcbvBxuvQCgeVcbHencXd4AxWtXZZjPAumND7N__CX0UXZRtTOr8VIdK2DkNE1vz3jy6qL7gPVm/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366402231299794'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6UWxoUp5Wi4a8czPM_AFlMNY0bjzeuqopVDEw_9t4TFvw4LAsUVYPoS6Tm8cyFIKOmBM5u8HI9bb4b4YX-CfP2WZxA7sgmixxWdFwcw7ZCksMA_fXyJhubFkAVcUSPwI75s9KEXIvGKP/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366463662935106'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FXD9Y9wBIcGiJqOuIK2ropKgV-gksYa01L6sMgKC5ZXr1IC1tziZZPurn_3pNEYbJ7FaqFF-TwswfeeolaRX7YsmAma5tPCI5iFSx_gjhnTdWeqMlp9YAzhRZnUooNc53dMafoi9mUZJ/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366532071068066'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jceMpy55MGb6utTbvySgS95iWfeIgOfXcPf1cWtUwJYO5HIIZCdDlVsyCX_m6cDOyamliVEd0s3ad-YGpRV2rjHG9t8qOLI-0UZ2GISQSQFpBa_xjrjLK7bwY8Lg3U3VL7dtffBX1o86/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />And finally, good night everybody!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5708366610300118466'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2nnTd_ss2Pm7WoE1SOGxKmEsb6EzuxhyphenhyphenVPW6z5oxsXkRDadeH-v02RWRb_acmr91xBlUWH7UawbrQqXNCDwyUnHQFGtYf2PaIe3uizj7a4iYoqA-zktFOt-YDVXdnwcevs39RvcutPH4/s288/9.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I'm incredibly proud of my big boy! I'm feeling better and better about him being ready to be a big brother. I have every reason to believe he is going to handle it fantastically. Lately, he is talking more and more about his baby sister. <br /><br />Please keep praying for all of us as we get closer to Taryn's grand entrance in a few months!<br /><br />We love you all!<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-55495876900162579142012-02-09T22:02:00.001-06:002012-02-09T22:03:58.683-06:00The Big Boy Chronicles: Adventures in Potty Training<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5707352436081031122'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hvty_o_muYL4Su7XxSbubdyo4LGh-z9BzpDSYHxoUigphyphenhyphenzR8mutK7bqdq3mZqkxQf04aMeUns3cxmcD_ZvLxXyU5aBc85szCdQdh97R1jLB7WHculdFJjYdhiW6I9Tbkzb8y5LLY-V7/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Zane is truly becoming such a big boy right in front of our eyes!<br /><br />Zane has actually been sort of potty training for months now. The daycare can take way more credit for this than I could! We bought him a little potty a while back just to let him get used to the idea. He actually picked up pretty quickly. We didn't push anything but just took him in there if he asked and he went potty almost every time he sat on it. He thought it was really fun. Our biggest struggle was convincing him that it was time to be done and that we weren't going to play with everything in the bathroom. <br /><br />At school, using the potty is part of the routine and it is what your friends are all doing so it's fun and cool. I love positive peer pressure! He has been going or at least trying fairly regularly at school for a long time now. <br /><br />Since he had already been doing so well in his "pre-training," I thought it might be feasible to get him mostly potty trained before Taryn arrives. As much as I have dreaded this transition, I figured it would be easier now than when I am trying to nurse a newborn, so it was now or at least 6 months from now. So, a couple of weeks ago, we took the plunge and bought some cloth training pants, underwear, and pull-ups. There are different methodologies for doing this but I decided to kind of ease into it and just start trying to get him to go more regularly and see if we could keep his diapers pretty dry first. I have friends that have done the "boot camp" method where you just jump in immediately to underwear, don't leave the house, and take them every 15 mins for a couple of days until they've got it pretty well down. I didn't know that this method would go well for Zane's personality or mine. He tends to resist when I push him too hard. So, we started out in diapers just trying to get us all in the habit of thinking about going to the potty more regularly. I asked the school to push it a bit harder with him and take him at least once an hour. After a couple of days, his teacher encouraged me to bring up some underwear for him and let him try it. He might really like it and get the hang of it faster. This made me nervous, but I agreed. <br /><br />I couldn't let the daycare have the first "underwear" experience with him without us there so we put on the underwear when we got home that evening to try them out. He kept them dry for quite a while and thought he was quite a big boy with his "unnerwears" on. <br /><br />He has really done pretty well with it at school since then. Most days, he has about 1 or 2 accidents. We are still needing some work on #2 as well but he is making progress. We are trying to find the right balance between not pushing too hard but still being committed. In the evenings and weekends, we let him wear pull ups or diapers a little more if he wants to or we are going out and about. I've also learned that things work best if Zane thinks its his idea. :-) Example: "Do you need to go potty?" "No." "Okay. We will start the movie after Zane goes potty." "I go potty." "Good idea."<br /><br />I think we are doing well so far. Hopefully, we will have it down pretty well by May. I expect that he will regress some after she is born, but at least the initial work will be done and we will all be used to the routine of it. Our diaper costs have already been significantly reduced but the underwear hasn't been cheap. I do find myself doing a lot more laundry too!<br /><br />We are so proud of our big boy! Check back soon for the next chronicle- The Big Boy Bed!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-73638908307439640222012-01-21T21:42:00.001-06:002012-01-21T21:42:55.528-06:00Taryn May is on Her Way!I am absolutely appalled that I have not blogged since July. Here's hoping for more time and motivation to post in the new year! Not like we are going to be busy or anything with Baby #2 on her way! I am sure anyone who follows my blog probably already knows that we are excitedly preparing for our baby girl to arrive around May 24. Zane is starting to get just a little excited about having a baby sister. I think he will be a fantastic big brother to her.<br /><br />Our baby girl will be named Taryn May. We hope that Taryn will be a name that will grow with her and fit her personality, whatever that may be. Her middle name, May, although coincidentally will likely be the month she is born, is actually to honor 2 special women in Tommy's family. His maternal grandmother, May Bell Wallace, passed away in an accident before Tommy was born. Her mother, Tommy's great-grandmother, Josie May Cox, lived to be 96 years old and held the family together for 5 generations, passing away in 2008 on the same day as Tommy's great-grandfather after their 75 year marriage. Granny always teased that she hoped someone in the family would name a baby Josie after her. Hopefully she will be just as pleased with her middle name being passed on. While neither Tommy or I ever had an opportunity to know May Bell, we know that she raised her family in the Lord and her children hold her in high esteem. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5700296740377602130'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_1PUfjE2hRmt8EEvZavPaBxxHY28ie38uMoBKfsgQHbwhfIeyZ-C_HQarxsGv-LEmSCJdKMZUtTG2w6nWrOpHEmKdIFE2cgZtWtxcCY1mEMm31bv7qKC0B7DhzPcmb3oVWHV1yofznCa/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> A young May Bell<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5700296770618157314'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM09dyyLPnBV2R9Y1gdSu1swLpMVAONJsu42bhs4EVz60oJEI2ah9wjcWaNfakWu7FYV8gKvCfQJWKRzIBtNMAt9xcW8db4lxk51qFoRPTRaNhFMocpQ4W4nT1N16TO_jgMuyjLlbFqIH/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Pa & Granny- J.C. & Josie May Cox<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5700296794204265170'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybvLeT6S69gfFfXYweFzKM5nNUaHOv0qpBbiM3V8KjrGZEzzxEWZocevSm-C9NZGR1srzvHByoGuDWPwdfJgwTbVy-fa0Rz8Vi3xWw8ZvqJovUELr4ph0ERzAI6wFzm5WWD45titXT_Nb/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Taryn May's first close up<br /><br />Sorry for the sideways picture. I couldn't rotate it on my phone. We are trying to get ready for Taryn's arrival. Funny, most of the things on my to do list right now have to do with Zane's transition to big boy/big brother. We have to get his room together to free up our baby furniture. Hopefully, I will make the time for more posts to come about potty training and the upcoming transition to the big boy bed! He is becoming such a big boy so quickly. <br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-23657016503564307612011-07-13T13:45:00.001-05:002011-07-13T13:45:24.154-05:00"Aww, MAN!"Zane's favorite phrase of the week has been, "Aww, MAN!" He says it with perfect inflection and drama! I thought I would share this cute video of him in the pool on Monday night, getting brave and trying out his new phrase. <br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/wQTDbz6PHx4" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wQTDbz6PHx4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTDbz6PHx4"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/wQTDbz6PHx4/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>We have so much fun with our big boy!<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-11595192691749932962011-06-26T14:04:00.003-05:002011-06-26T15:05:23.702-05:00Dancing in the Minefields<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN-isyhRucb2Ptg4E9OKEHoo4ITHpXsFXaShTDifDqdmJ8ertfQN5noubNVKPfpe0n8GaOi_OZfOcUlpUQJSXmvGmbdLayw7VSRnLD77ZPZzYuNlGSgsTraZxKe6hdKplfqW5Vdt92skd/s1600/Wedding+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN-isyhRucb2Ptg4E9OKEHoo4ITHpXsFXaShTDifDqdmJ8ertfQN5noubNVKPfpe0n8GaOi_OZfOcUlpUQJSXmvGmbdLayw7VSRnLD77ZPZzYuNlGSgsTraZxKe6hdKplfqW5Vdt92skd/s400/Wedding+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622618693107421410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dancing in the Minefields<br />Song by Andrew Peterson<br /><br />I was nineteen, you were twenty-one<br />The year we got engaged<br />Everyone said we were much too young<br />But we did it anyway<br /><br />We bought our rings for forty each<br />From a pawn shop down the road<br />We made our vows and took the leap<br />Now fifteen years ago<br /><br />We went dancing in the minefields<br />We went sailing in the storm<br />And it was harder than we dreamed<br />But I believe that's what the promise is for<br /><br />"I do" are the two most famous last words<br />The beginning of the end<br />But to lose your life for another I've heard<br />Is a good place to begin<br /><br />'Cause the only way to find your life<br />Is to lay your own life down<br />And I believe it's an easy price<br />For the life that we have found<br /><br />And we're dancing in the minefields<br />We're sailing in the storm<br />This is harder than we dreamed<br />But I believe that's what the promise is for<br /><br />So when I lose my way, find me<br />When I loose love's chains, bind me<br />At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days<br />When I forget my name, remind me<br /><br />'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man<br />So there's nothing left to fear<br />So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands<br />Till the shadows disappear<br /><br />'Cause he promised not to leave us<br />And his promises are true<br />So in the face of all this chaos, baby,<br />I can dance with you<br /><br /><span class="b-lyrics-from-signature">[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/andrew_peterson/dancing_in_the_minefields.html ]<br /><br /></span><span class="b-lyrics-from-signature"> Today is our 7th wedding anniversary. </span><span class="b-lyrics-from-signature">I really love this song by Andrew Pe</span><span class="b-lyrics-from-signature">terson because I think it captures the struggles and joys of young married life (or just married life) so well. Tommy actually proposed on my 20th birthday and he was 21. We did spend a little more on our rings. :-) My favorite line in the song is in the bridge... "When I forget my name, remind me."<br />We have known others that got married young and then later, if things fell apart, they would say things like, "we were too young" and "we grew up in different directions, we are not the same people we were when we got married." I think that is kind of the point. You are never going to be exactly the same people you were when you got married, no matter how old you were, because we are all constantly growing and changing. The challenge of marriage is to keep your connection to each other and, I think, remind each other who you are and who you can be. I feel like Tommy and I are better people than we were 7 years ago. Every day has its' challenges, but, like the song says, "That's what the promise is for."<br /><br />Tommy is still my best friend and my partner in life. I am so grateful to have a wonderful man to share my life with and raise a child with. God has blessed us tremendously! I can't wait to see what the next 7 years and beyond hold for us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gvS1n4834EhiabPw2RWFwQMUFlIMn_dM4NsqjAat1pomm9IEyTY5f_XfzA6O8VlNzeKH3eLPUX1-qlDLEWwvBIrWnyPFFRgLXBoJFs1CoiZWT3ErWICORFWd7AnVhHTRE_7SYNnhDkB4/s1600/IMG_1846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gvS1n4834EhiabPw2RWFwQMUFlIMn_dM4NsqjAat1pomm9IEyTY5f_XfzA6O8VlNzeKH3eLPUX1-qlDLEWwvBIrWnyPFFRgLXBoJFs1CoiZWT3ErWICORFWd7AnVhHTRE_7SYNnhDkB4/s400/IMG_1846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622618691045711730" border="0" /></a><br />With Love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /></span>Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-24630468416430839142011-06-12T22:05:00.001-05:002011-06-12T22:05:15.717-05:00Cousin TimeUncle Craig, Aunt Fallon, and Lylah (17 mos) came for a little visit to Arlington this weekend. Zane has been having so much fun with Lylah. She is truly one of his favorite people! <br />Here are some pictures and a video of them playing at Cracker Barrell tonight. <br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/9PV1d2C6fXg" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9PV1d2C6fXg" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PV1d2C6fXg"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/9PV1d2C6fXg/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5617535083521665762'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlDsack_TyJBkEZExIftADnjsWHdzIKfXT5b7NHRcUTVvDSIerxNZMy7hRhfS745kNoGmUrIrB-y-CK0h49CW23gIaPGgJ9jVKjSucbxXBGUxMIJ9T2sQN96h20pNky79A0bmbCx0j2kN/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5617535104298038466'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj069x2J6lA9vvOcyzJlOvft9Z7Zd5Q7wL4nCk-_AZajwKIh1hwV34uW2rnyuI2EaLrRPKstxKo5QPT6JsY2um2-UksDbDSN1DK6bloeaCl9n4CGXvLK6LojHvT7v2fGmiLR5XDldqWDDjg/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It is so good to see them! I am so glad that he is already close to his cousins. <br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-75913844942431808952011-06-05T22:29:00.001-05:002011-06-05T22:29:34.747-05:00Summer FunWe have been having so much fun already this summer!<br /><br />We are learning the cool way to wear a baseball hat. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5614943150438185570'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw7CEBL3jTRdYIURuv2NbLmsOErx9IJukH5hvsBksVtjGoQ508TbFkndgme3FkYaPvNW500cJ3Er888uMjZRQnUZOndRuqQg918c8IHYZ5-rbN5BK9h0ybNSbjIr3-UZWNNwqDMUCPwKn/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We have played with our friends a lot. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5614943164741943218'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwbX7KJHOIxnl5SS3qdxnlrz6JGecBDHWmmwm3fMCuJuWoQgUJXS5ZXrieMvUpxNmZeZ9xS1KloZtKBNYJPJqAlQUkYjPx9cK2PauslZsfXu-_7YVkPJNuNfZsayjgSmomFm9VCdPEPeo/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Zane with friend Casey (or "Cakey" as Zane calls him)<br /><br />I caught that picture right before they started trying to push each other out of the car! :-)<br /><br />We have also been swimming a couple of times. <br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oPxMcDTYKY" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oPxMcDTYKY" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPxMcDTYKY"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/9oPxMcDTYKY/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>This was Zane's first time back in the pool but it was still pretty cold in the water. When we got all the way in yesterday, Zane was a little apprehensive and clingy. I think he has learned some fear since last year. I wonder if the accidental plunge he took in April had anything to do with that. :-) I am fine with some healthy fear as long as he can still have fun!<br /><br />Today we went to the church picnic. This picture will be great bribe material in about 15 years!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115297762984656929865/WilliamsonFamilyAdventures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGS1p3ky8f_vwE#5614943763927905826'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSVezbNyS-JxUrtdPY_Ips5RQipnGwON0fR0eKRBLYIRcfOLggGlyuQFuaRSz9C-HJM9_oY9SCxMsvfEY3DKKv5HvScazl3axPGVFGra1o6Cu82LuJYNwXAuCgfmgViyz6bbnBd7Nlca5/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I am liking this blogging app but I can only post with pictures and videos that are on my phone. Maybe soon I will get a chance to do some more from my actual camera!<br /><br />Hope you are enjoying your summer too!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-21266924078541027442011-05-29T16:35:00.001-05:002011-05-29T16:35:27.918-05:00Zane Breaks it Down!Zane LOVES to dance and will start grooving whenever he hears music. Here is one of my favorite videos of him:<br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/RgzordLh6n4" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RgzordLh6n4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgzordLh6n4"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/RgzordLh6n4/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br />He started dancing to the Tejano music as we were leaving On the Border that day and entertained everyone waiting outside. I think he picked up some moves from his Uncle Craig!<br /><br />I found a blogging app for my phone that some of my fellow blogging friends like. If this works out, I might be able to post more often! These days, pictures are a challenge with such an active boy but we have some great videos! Hopefully we can share more of them. <br /><br />With love,<br /><br />Crystal<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Tommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-46956522095061498892011-03-23T16:57:00.003-05:002011-03-23T21:07:24.134-05:00Halfway to 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pcGBMsP0JjtdAMefzw93VPTh-CaLyqm_-zB2-hCRWGHc64MzRdFsrcPcZ_MGy0Huf9d_z9ely9ol9d9EtQuc6lEsQp4W5Gd6sMvHF0-6FaKdTB_ByuC8b4zO3_YHxmOfDizG7qsE3S3z/s1600/IMG_1698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pcGBMsP0JjtdAMefzw93VPTh-CaLyqm_-zB2-hCRWGHc64MzRdFsrcPcZ_MGy0Huf9d_z9ely9ol9d9EtQuc6lEsQp4W5Gd6sMvHF0-6FaKdTB_ByuC8b4zO3_YHxmOfDizG7qsE3S3z/s400/IMG_1698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587399308345274546" border="0" /></a>It was time to update! This is our most recent family picture taken about a month ago, right before Zane turned 18 months old. Look at that mop head! I forgot how badly he needed a haircut. (We buzzed it pretty short soon after that!)<br /><br />18 months was such a big milestone for me. I just can't believe we are halfway through the second year already. I still want to look at him as barely 1, but now we are closer to 2! He is walking, running, dancing, talking, and playing like the BUSY toddler boy he is! <br /><br />We have said bye-bye to the paci now completely. This was a big step of faith for all of us! We had cut back significantly earlier in the year, but relapsed when Zane had the flu in February. We essentially had to start from scratch to wean him off, but did it completely this time, just after he turned 18 months. He has been such a big boy about it! He barely cried the first night, cried a bit more the next couple of nights, but now he doesn't even ask about it. He did find one in the house the other day and we caused a major meltdown when we took it away. I feel like the only things we have left of "baby days" now are diapers and the crib. Everything else is completely different already!<br /><br />Zane is so busy! He is earning the nickname "Hurricane Zane" because you can walk through our house and see exactly where he has been, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. He would much rather play with the keys or wallet he can barely reach on the dresser than the zillions of toys he has on the ground. He has learned how to open the doors in our house now, including the front, back, and door to the garage! This is scary! We are learning to always, ALWAYS lock the outside doors.<br /><br />Zane LOVES to be outside! It doesn't matter what he is doing there, he just wants to be outside. <br />We have been trying to take advantage of the nice weather and spend time in the backyard every evening and go to the park as often as we can. Zane loves the slides, but he makes it very clear that he does not want to get on the swing. <br /><br />Zane is very opinionated, particularly about the things that he does not want or like. "Zane, do you want more chicken?" "No, no" in a very cute, but determined voice while he shakes his head.<br /><br />His favorite phrase is "Oh NO!" He thinks it is what you say when something hits the floor. He often throws things down and then looks up and says "Oh No!" He will keep repeating it until you say it back. We haven't gotten through to them that it's not "oh no" when you do it on purpose. :-)<br /><br />He is very silly. He loves to put buckets on his head and gets to belly laughing at silly things that Daddy (or occasionally Mommy) will do. Tonight he got to laughing about the 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. He kept hitting his head with his hand and saying "Ow" and then belly laughing! He is so funny!<br /><br />His health has been okay. We have continued to struggle with sinus infections and wheezing that just doesn't want to clear for days and weeks. His pediatrician told me that he just has a bad respiratory system and we just have to hope that it gets better as he grows. His doctors have decided to keep him on antibiotics through the end of April to try to clear up and prevent those stubborn sinus infections. He started with a runny nose and cough again earlier this week but he has seemed to keep it from getting worse or getting too wheezy with it so far. Maybe the antibiotics and nasal spray are helping this time! Keep praying for his respiratory system. He is such a happy guy when he does feel well!<br /><br />I can't believe how fast he is growing! He will be 2 before we know it!<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />CrystalTommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-34587052543710932011-01-22T18:57:00.010-06:002011-01-23T22:35:17.694-06:00PARENTING a toddler!I am so excited to get a quick moment to blog! Hopefully I can make it through a whole post without being interrupted but we will see. Zane and life in general keep me super busy these days and sitting down in front of the computer to write just does not happen very often.<br />Zane is a toddler in every definition of the word now. He really started walking the week before Christmas and that has changed EVERYTHING! It is like he is completely blossoming into his own little independent person more and more each day. It has been so much fun to watch him learn new things and beam in pride when he accomplishes something new. He loves that he can walk on his own to get to all kinds of places and he is already starting to try running. He loves carrying things around the house and taking them wherever he wants. He loves music these days and is even starting to try to sing!<br />Toddlerhood is also very challenging. I was talking to another mom the other day about how the first year, motherhood is really just caring for an infant. Now we are in full-fledged, no turning back PARENTING all day long. "Zane, no touch..... Zane,use your spoon.... Great job getting off the couch!.... No, you can't have your paci until bedtime." You get the picture. This is definitely a challenging stage as our communication is still fairly limited. It is so difficult for him to understand why we do things sometimes. We have cut the paci out to just bedtime and I think it broke his little heart for a few days that he would cry and cry at naptime but we just wouldn't give it to him. He is doing much better about that now, although he still usually cries a little. I think we have decided to give him until February to cut it out completely. We are not terribly worried about it causing permanent teeth damage or whatever right now, but I just know the longer we wait the more attached to it he becomes and the harder it will be to break it. Before we cut it to only night time, he was getting to a point where he wanted it all day long and would totally melt down if we took it away. I am not okay with that.<br />Zane's health continues to be a bit of a struggle. I have just become resigned to the fact that we will continue this cycle at least until respiratory season ends. I am just continually praying that we won't have any major illnesses or asthma flare-ups that we cannot get under control at home. After 3 months of pretty constant sinus infections, Zane had to have his adenoids removed in December. We were hopeful that this would fix everything but he has still been on antibiotics and steroids 3 times since the surgery. He has seemed to clear up the infection every time but we will get about one great week in before he starts all over again. I am just waiting for the day that immune system of steel that everyone says he is going to develop will kick in. We sure do enjoy those good weeks in between! Thankfully, each time he has only had minor sinus or ear infections and his asthma has never gotten to the point that we can't manage it with his nebulizer at home, although he has made me nervous a few times. I am also very thankful that he has a pulmonologist now and they are more than willing to call in medications for him over the phone just by talking to me about his symptoms. We have not had to miss work very much at all. We can also contact the on-call physician after hours and that has saved us at least one or two trips to the E.R.<br />We are excited about a new year. I know it is already the 22nd of January, but I never really got to reflect on last year and what we are excited about for the coming year. Honestly, when I have thought about 2010 as a whole, most of what comes to mind is medical. I guess it has just been that kind of year for us. Lots of doctor's visits (and doctor's bills), not only for Zane, but for myself and even Tommy. But I also see how God has been so faithful to us. It has been a really fun year of watching Zane grow and learn, getting together with his cousins and our friends, and relying on God's grace to get through each day. God has taken care of us and taught us much about his faithfulness.<br />So here it is, a year in review:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">January</span> 2010- We welcomed cousin Lylah to the Curry family!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qQsFnCVEhSgVsjuYSqO2YTuEW5fzs5HuWzwfmEeOPDDr8-6eqSP_JZHtEB2dC_g-CB4RYXXZdL3YtfcHYnem2nvzlLTPdSaGqcug4UBn4ni_rXxDcyGTFtqmYH4dPw6i2fyuwtfwziuO/s1600/Lylah+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qQsFnCVEhSgVsjuYSqO2YTuEW5fzs5HuWzwfmEeOPDDr8-6eqSP_JZHtEB2dC_g-CB4RYXXZdL3YtfcHYnem2nvzlLTPdSaGqcug4UBn4ni_rXxDcyGTFtqmYH4dPw6i2fyuwtfwziuO/s400/Lylah+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602537521485218" border="0" /></a>We celebrated a late Christmas with the Currys after she arrived.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwIuuA0Wi8il7GCNuBxf1OytI_V4WumB-MH2HpDTJOTWb74LGcNa2_2pRJSDKxHm2YTn8d_gFo4zisEnhuDQFgN44YsIutpCkJCa-7aAINGrZk8VRcnu_ZhMgrJMDjfx8qh-j5_AVmH4d/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwIuuA0Wi8il7GCNuBxf1OytI_V4WumB-MH2HpDTJOTWb74LGcNa2_2pRJSDKxHm2YTn8d_gFo4zisEnhuDQFgN44YsIutpCkJCa-7aAINGrZk8VRcnu_ZhMgrJMDjfx8qh-j5_AVmH4d/s400/IMG_0337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602534671691010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">February </span>brought the most snow we have ever seen in Texas in our lifetimes!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyeSeA3zoa89HobczDJkwhSD8uPfYbqsYX8fViiPPuArirc3iDo-ddlLLegvmpLJWIuyh23dQnf-HbMLmoouesavgoubNX7WiMSZ_JW8Z0OPDP-XWCMtnQkpiUUW27ewVQ1_Ow_9HgwW3/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyeSeA3zoa89HobczDJkwhSD8uPfYbqsYX8fViiPPuArirc3iDo-ddlLLegvmpLJWIuyh23dQnf-HbMLmoouesavgoubNX7WiMSZ_JW8Z0OPDP-XWCMtnQkpiUUW27ewVQ1_Ow_9HgwW3/s400/IMG_0427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602533140154498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg2eaJ_-v8cNVdDrA3iJvxxkQQ49DReg1uoP7vOY6-QFydvFMCEKn21eDods6OXGeCq1_Hx4K2EeeMjF9UaL5gqjpVEGfCycgUwJ516fSbB6o4JKIhn2IM7HDvVx3YyLwV7IHJdcdxxb_/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg2eaJ_-v8cNVdDrA3iJvxxkQQ49DReg1uoP7vOY6-QFydvFMCEKn21eDods6OXGeCq1_Hx4K2EeeMjF9UaL5gqjpVEGfCycgUwJ516fSbB6o4JKIhn2IM7HDvVx3YyLwV7IHJdcdxxb_/s400/IMG_0423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602529566477634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In <span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span>, we got to play with cousin Lylah.....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXBBT5X44ApLjGZLPrC1DG4ByjUXNCR_MPtc1U-RGuC1udC7MQosiKvNWJZHJtIpL40gRiaAIwmIkRrUv4U0Fefruk23Wl3q_ZPEUC7F_vtkAdXJM8MfNiDRBvNMZpyPBDv0vNJr55Eax/s1600/IMG_0481.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXBBT5X44ApLjGZLPrC1DG4ByjUXNCR_MPtc1U-RGuC1udC7MQosiKvNWJZHJtIpL40gRiaAIwmIkRrUv4U0Fefruk23Wl3q_ZPEUC7F_vtkAdXJM8MfNiDRBvNMZpyPBDv0vNJr55Eax/s400/IMG_0481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565601105487639234" border="0" /></a>and Zane enjoyed playing with Daddy at home while Daddy was looking for a job.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs6K9qTkCvDnjDD3e-IarQ7uDAgRFuBCcbkmZqn8n9oQ5RrG66Wk4VyuaCg9iPAfVd8zWQJSv-X7tT9D7aBlJMflRysDe8nlByPwkW8TIIfAy2aUsLEXAnlz3u9807RFm4TLKWW7oTQhk/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs6K9qTkCvDnjDD3e-IarQ7uDAgRFuBCcbkmZqn8n9oQ5RrG66Wk4VyuaCg9iPAfVd8zWQJSv-X7tT9D7aBlJMflRysDe8nlByPwkW8TIIfAy2aUsLEXAnlz3u9807RFm4TLKWW7oTQhk/s400/IMG_0521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565601103642497826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April- </span>We celebrated Easter....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPYWOmqFTQEWhRy4SROEmL_Cu3ouoZtolzPJ7mcdR5FNELE09PbTDf1ZK9Ipo56RiVrSdnA8FddF4Pif0N91i5nBTPW6Ns3y2gIMBksyFImi0d8N2ZJhSmt0ppBHFAf_1aNzcE9vmmyJJ/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPYWOmqFTQEWhRy4SROEmL_Cu3ouoZtolzPJ7mcdR5FNELE09PbTDf1ZK9Ipo56RiVrSdnA8FddF4Pif0N91i5nBTPW6Ns3y2gIMBksyFImi0d8N2ZJhSmt0ppBHFAf_1aNzcE9vmmyJJ/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565601101024264050" border="0" /></a>and hung out with cousin Noah.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VZmauwVi-HaqTmlHOnnxRVV99OyvinpS4SAxQ9hyphenhyphenibIhL50x6OibplFVnan8SYLKUEmIlhqmcuumHlzroPwQZZUGjIrDvUizXW8OR-NzPsv3Hc2x3a7ze8CvNl65bTeB7QPVC_pU5dkM/s1600/IMG_0587.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VZmauwVi-HaqTmlHOnnxRVV99OyvinpS4SAxQ9hyphenhyphenibIhL50x6OibplFVnan8SYLKUEmIlhqmcuumHlzroPwQZZUGjIrDvUizXW8OR-NzPsv3Hc2x3a7ze8CvNl65bTeB7QPVC_pU5dkM/s400/IMG_0587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565600394587928706" border="0" /></a>In <span style="font-weight: bold;">May</span>, we enjoyed the nice weather....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyso9Lvpv9AJPnyXdB_GT6-C3US3RCWuzCcONoAAcOMnn7fW18mvZjQAgO6HVQSty7eIgw6lsYHMJrWNCAJyPRe_Poy6pss8FYGMlMSyHD7_qYIeZHQrf4IXS6fQnsPO6JPN7skgzvyl_K/s1600/IMG_0703.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyso9Lvpv9AJPnyXdB_GT6-C3US3RCWuzCcONoAAcOMnn7fW18mvZjQAgO6HVQSty7eIgw6lsYHMJrWNCAJyPRe_Poy6pss8FYGMlMSyHD7_qYIeZHQrf4IXS6fQnsPO6JPN7skgzvyl_K/s400/IMG_0703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565600391523006546" border="0" /></a>and had Zane's baby dedication.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnIvBdxrkxtimAACFHE1JUVyGVyPcFds11hqA-_hxpNNf0FmYghnwOgzGXiKaS5PNFQk7LVdsJhZ6QBJ9ExIIioWIt0k8xgyonOA_JeARvWNBltttOogZrp5edBzHFXvfTJEHNu6Thx-O/s1600/IMG_0740.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnIvBdxrkxtimAACFHE1JUVyGVyPcFds11hqA-_hxpNNf0FmYghnwOgzGXiKaS5PNFQk7LVdsJhZ6QBJ9ExIIioWIt0k8xgyonOA_JeARvWNBltttOogZrp5edBzHFXvfTJEHNu6Thx-O/s400/IMG_0740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565600387167304450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">June</span>- We played with some friends....<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlpTYcK_bUxf_u2INrxVpcXEtp4ohSvrP-W2KClv7NZKLxqcHhZkUVMZSvk_n4ysvK_vd8qDnEHSzNblszLFmNMYlHFQqL7Gso-d-ECeNv3Km6pz4pJOg2mglUk2QHEGU-9i4vX9nwSEo/s1600/IMG_0824.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlpTYcK_bUxf_u2INrxVpcXEtp4ohSvrP-W2KClv7NZKLxqcHhZkUVMZSvk_n4ysvK_vd8qDnEHSzNblszLFmNMYlHFQqL7Gso-d-ECeNv3Km6pz4pJOg2mglUk2QHEGU-9i4vX9nwSEo/s400/IMG_0824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565188111899047810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And Mommy got to go to Austria for a week!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7EInIxBdoCOMz9qw6-YBIY62vKemd0oMgWdVfMZdAAVQSuqlyFRKtjjB_6BtDzfgzTp4pq-ik02Yvn170gDD8l3yg8KIOCqHrkN5f9knsKLJYS71vkkj6a1ismDmbTmmdGLZw1uAVxlW/s1600/IMG_0967.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7EInIxBdoCOMz9qw6-YBIY62vKemd0oMgWdVfMZdAAVQSuqlyFRKtjjB_6BtDzfgzTp4pq-ik02Yvn170gDD8l3yg8KIOCqHrkN5f9knsKLJYS71vkkj6a1ismDmbTmmdGLZw1uAVxlW/s400/IMG_0967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565188114692850770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In <span style="font-weight: bold;">July</span>, Zane got tubes in his ears.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF_ZrmIMXlv98zFQj1D7LIjMQXGyBbgmInPCiuOtmp30oQONX2DOF9D8B3Ngx2Ix-VU-vG2UIEijW28OOI3aMSTVN4zXlXQzHmH0cwrxktRjwqRNgdZRwr8iA6DwfOqz6W6GUaXsF-3tP/s1600/IMG_0325.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF_ZrmIMXlv98zFQj1D7LIjMQXGyBbgmInPCiuOtmp30oQONX2DOF9D8B3Ngx2Ix-VU-vG2UIEijW28OOI3aMSTVN4zXlXQzHmH0cwrxktRjwqRNgdZRwr8iA6DwfOqz6W6GUaXsF-3tP/s400/IMG_0325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565188107310970706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was kind of a rough month, but cousins Foster and Emma came and played for a week and we had a blast with them!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-V9q4ocUE2lwTnDhTErD4P5rFaz52QL_p-4sg8rL9FxQ-Fg0Pkf8xrvO6h3_5_ret1dj2VEjnfRArEp_Wewgw5gUcNsBAP4PE9Fp2_gZz7ndPIVPvVs6WQ5Ip2WX6rKFWkMoiT5gGxlEk/s1600/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2Yug2UCiyZhGk003gbUovvikJt9gtRPb3e614sSIKvixqadLTCoGYfT65lPmFecy5s_ZluV-tfrIwfgyqRjm557FIv97Xjuni3UmNXG-jTT29ey5Ro1MqqTjzuvW0iEz1V_rWX2ykzgn/s400/IMG_1234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565184667501385922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And we had an early birthday celebration for cousin Noah (1st birthday in October).<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA-nhmtEOXJA4rddyBQmq-2Eynf9ylg3l1pgpWH9EPCsnuSROnpgyqSYld631A6k4CKQ4TRt9kVn2W4iSjAIkv4W596avOYXicvCgF6pFZvDhT_ctwccgCui3413lyWTLXsnbPWFLbGse/s1600/IMG_1243.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA-nhmtEOXJA4rddyBQmq-2Eynf9ylg3l1pgpWH9EPCsnuSROnpgyqSYld631A6k4CKQ4TRt9kVn2W4iSjAIkv4W596avOYXicvCgF6pFZvDhT_ctwccgCui3413lyWTLXsnbPWFLbGse/s400/IMG_1243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565184670803022626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In <span style="font-weight: bold;">October</span>, we had a great time with all the Curry cousins when we all went to the zoo....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok9ovVtckiBLDDyp9_Njbpd2CsQqKnKen5z4Fm0JcYs3XyFU9BJogqIZTBl6aSM4WT7l9m2lxIX-lBzNltsbQKeJg9uVZzM94ke-em6rqqEZWJpgJxvCdhq6qNuI5oEnevPckeRrjOdZ3/s1600/IMG_1296.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok9ovVtckiBLDDyp9_Njbpd2CsQqKnKen5z4Fm0JcYs3XyFU9BJogqIZTBl6aSM4WT7l9m2lxIX-lBzNltsbQKeJg9uVZzM94ke-em6rqqEZWJpgJxvCdhq6qNuI5oEnevPckeRrjOdZ3/s400/IMG_1296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565182583696777410" border="0" /></a>and we took a trip to Abilene for Hardin-Simmons Homecoming!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h9ygKPhUUB8s1RpXHMNsKbi79RYJanQHnVOUuJiXACleQiLnr29amTTX2BAy-CM_Csh4PgXVAfvPmhkt0RzFaTxsWsGwNFcVPl26LKJPOmmd57PthP0hM2CU9IbcrCVROLw6OIpB1ifx/s1600/IMG_1308.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h9ygKPhUUB8s1RpXHMNsKbi79RYJanQHnVOUuJiXACleQiLnr29amTTX2BAy-CM_Csh4PgXVAfvPmhkt0RzFaTxsWsGwNFcVPl26LKJPOmmd57PthP0hM2CU9IbcrCVROLw6OIpB1ifx/s400/IMG_1308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565182582778866578" border="0" /></a>Zane was a very cute dragon for Halloween, too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZPFLcA2PIks91TnqpU7N4JNzs6-m3aabkoeL3JMKFPzEVVaWDdBkmTVLh2dt-LGefIAGD_unJbnQ0nFj6DzesJLuBVe74szZitVqAIWkZOkCCAtt4lLljzVBmQx39wTu18FCC7s9tanl/s1600/IMG_1330.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZPFLcA2PIks91TnqpU7N4JNzs6-m3aabkoeL3JMKFPzEVVaWDdBkmTVLh2dt-LGefIAGD_unJbnQ0nFj6DzesJLuBVe74szZitVqAIWkZOkCCAtt4lLljzVBmQx39wTu18FCC7s9tanl/s400/IMG_1330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565182582910148594" border="0" /></a>In <span style="font-weight: bold;">November</span>, we celebrated Thanksgiving with Daddy's family...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8L5C7S3_Qf2JHTX0nMSq04qW10w7NzVVV0WU5GevvcbqaOpuMfJ1vjS4KGF21GjApTM5B9OUAe5z6UPYQTKTKnltesRZ4MM-n-cJ2HxqIIPCxFopnn_buLs1doricCqf6mlZSQfh8LPv/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8L5C7S3_Qf2JHTX0nMSq04qW10w7NzVVV0WU5GevvcbqaOpuMfJ1vjS4KGF21GjApTM5B9OUAe5z6UPYQTKTKnltesRZ4MM-n-cJ2HxqIIPCxFopnn_buLs1doricCqf6mlZSQfh8LPv/s400/IMG_1374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565180760029798994" border="0" /></a>and then had a late celebration with Gigi & Pops, Uncle Craig, Aunt Fallon, & Lylah!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGpyUhJB7F02FGmX7sHfqkrX4Hrni89WV6w3EJmn4su0ymHOVJ5hgr-k8TO5oMWUYn-9pc6la6tAhGdhtV_EjnNn1zj4xNKS4OQ90TqD2veZHqaNzc0zB5mrtKciYjCfhfg9cP50Trfpo/s1600/IMG_1380.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGpyUhJB7F02FGmX7sHfqkrX4Hrni89WV6w3EJmn4su0ymHOVJ5hgr-k8TO5oMWUYn-9pc6la6tAhGdhtV_EjnNn1zj4xNKS4OQ90TqD2veZHqaNzc0zB5mrtKciYjCfhfg9cP50Trfpo/s400/IMG_1380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565180754128672642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">December</span> was, of course, a wonderful Christmas...... but this is the only December pic that I have access to at the moment!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALH0LHpl55-l5TAZLxq9mdcAehCgZWUx6vqTqMr8luKJsoiBiLWry5BFXWwJNYJ_hqI_9NZ3G3ECZvFZgJZvuyQsUHW2tM2Vlt88fpnlVwwhSuhetkaOsY8_pepJJQIn5OIUtrV0hiUln/s1600/IMG_0477.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALH0LHpl55-l5TAZLxq9mdcAehCgZWUx6vqTqMr8luKJsoiBiLWry5BFXWwJNYJ_hqI_9NZ3G3ECZvFZgJZvuyQsUHW2tM2Vlt88fpnlVwwhSuhetkaOsY8_pepJJQIn5OIUtrV0hiUln/s400/IMG_0477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565180751736334242" border="0" /></a><br />I can't believe how much Zane grew through those pictures. It's hard to remember him looking so little! It's been a fun and crazy year. We are looking forward to 2011 to see what God will have for us. Every day is an adventure with a toddler in the house!<br /><br />We love you all!<br /><br />CrystalTommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035739489018458105.post-78882005572984613392010-09-26T17:11:00.004-05:002010-09-26T18:13:48.240-05:00Allergies, Infections, & Asthma, Oh My!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP6RBxSZ3Ti6h31q3b9Lq_gZVncsUmO_ndTIj7vEEzhUfp4P6IY58OfQJzSKXTOen4xMrE_3Gk2h4KLSn0ypfJjUmP24Rn9HtspgJ7QzMKrGQHZhAbSPATSu_4pvkDgq2OTSKYkKy9ruA/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP6RBxSZ3Ti6h31q3b9Lq_gZVncsUmO_ndTIj7vEEzhUfp4P6IY58OfQJzSKXTOen4xMrE_3Gk2h4KLSn0ypfJjUmP24Rn9HtspgJ7QzMKrGQHZhAbSPATSu_4pvkDgq2OTSKYkKy9ruA/s400/IMG_1219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521361122817701970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zane enduring a breathing treatment at Lylah's house<br /></span></div><br />Many of our friends and family know that Zane has not been the healthiest of little boys! Basically since he started day care we have had one issue after another. For several months, our basic cycle was: stuffy nose becomes cough, cough becomes wheeze, wheeze gets worse, ear infection, repeat every 2-4 weeks. After about 6 ear infections, Zane got tubes in his ears in July. We were very hopeful that this would really clear up everything. It did cut out the ear infections, but the rest of the cycle pretty much stayed the same.<br />He also kept getting flares of eczema that we attributed to food allergies and broke out in hives one day after eating food off my tray at Genghis Grill. Because of that, combined with the wheezing, we saw an Allergy & Asthma specialist at the end of July. Turns out, Zane's allergic to eggs (and has skin irritation with certain citrusy fruits). This doctor also added another maintenance med to Zane's wheezing treatments.<br />At the end of August, Zane's wheezing flared up, probably because of Orange O-zone days when it was so hot. We got it back under control in just a few days, in time for Zane's birthday. The next week, Zane's birthday week, we started him on whole milk. Within days, his asthma was the worst I have ever seen it. We had one horrible night where he woke up every 4 hours or less, short of breath, crying, and coughing until we did a breathing treatment that subsided the symptoms long enough for him to get back to sleep. At that point, we switched to soy milk immediately. Since that week, we have yet to get Zane's asthma completely under control again. Runny noses have come and gone but the wheezing and coughing stick around. Last week, we took him back to the pediatrician and they doubled one of his maintenance meds, put him on 5 days of oral steroids, and referred us to see a pediatric pulmonologist (lung specialist) the very next day. Luckily, the pulmonologist is at Cook Children's, where I work, so I feel pretty comfortable there and it is quite convenient for us.<br />The pulmonologist took Zane's history and a chest x-ray and said that he would call this asthma (or an asthma-like condition :-)). He believes that Zane most likely has intermittent asthma that is triggered primarily by respiratory viruses and infections and he is hopeful that eventually we will be able to cut the maintenance meds out completely and just treat flare-ups. He gave us a new plan and an after-hours number for the pulmonologist on-call (this may eliminate some ER time!) and told us to continue the 5 days of steroids unless he cleared up before then. When we completed the steroids and Zane didn't seem to be better than he was to begin with, I called the pulmonologist back. They had me take him for a sinus x-ray and, sure enough, the poor little guy had a sinus infection. I am pretty sure he had that for at least a week and a half prior because he had little yellow goop draining from his eyes but no runny nose for at least that long. They put him on antibiotics for 3 weeks! Since starting them, he had a lot of drainage for the first few days and that has slowed down now but he still has a horrible cough and his wheezing has been worse than before. I just want to get my little boy well! I am pretty sure it has been at least a month since he has really felt good.<br />It doesn't slow him down much though! We are still chasing our little guy all over the house, whether he is wheezing or not. He is about to eat us out of house and home too! Yesterday, I heated up 3 frozen burritos for lunch. Zane ate 1 3/4 and I only got 1 1/4. He also ate some apple slices and drank most of his milk. I'm telling you the kid can eat! I am just glad that he has been more willing to try new foods lately.<br />We are hopeful for better, healthier days to come. Respiratory season makes me nervous but it does look like he can probably get the flu shot so that helps! We are trusting God to take care of our little boy. Thank you to all our friends and family for the prayers, support and helpful suggestions.<br /><br />With love,<br /><br />CrystalTommy & Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188070125922605800noreply@blogger.com2