tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081311443096906972024-03-12T17:56:31.461-06:00The McRae FamilyMcRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-68682169221592288382011-07-30T16:46:00.000-06:002011-07-30T16:46:41.017-06:00Summer so far!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Here I am again a sad sad excuse for a blogger and what do I go and do? Why I make another blog! Yes yes its true. But hey my new blog has some reasoning behind it. Check it out <a href="http://chantaliscooking.blogspot.com/">here</a> and help me meet yet another goal! I made the decision to start it after a conversation Bren and I had about my lack of cooking. But enough about that blog, you're just going to have to click on that link to learn more about it :).<br />
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Back to this blog. So much has happened this summer and I have yet to blog about ANY of it! What a slacker I am! Well lets start from the beginning! And my favorite part of this summer! Hawaii!!!<br />
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Lets just say Hawaii was AMAZING and of course, it was not long enough. I have made up my mind and gotten over my fears of living so far away from my family, I want to someday live in Hawaii. Visiting it every other year is just not enough for me!<br />
Here are some cute pictures from our fun vacation!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna's first time on the beach. With Daddy and Grandpa McRae</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mumu we got for Anna at the swap meet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our back patio </td></tr>
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Just a few pictures right! Haha. I must say one of the best parts of the trip was also the last. We got to go through the temple with Bren's little (or not so little) brother Kenton.<br />
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After Hawaii we had lots of family time! Anna (yes, we're calling her Anna now) Won 3rd in her age group at the Orem Summerfest Cute Baby Contest! We're so proud of our little pip-squeek!<br />
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Here are some fun pictures from all of our fun times this summer!!<br />
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Big news!!! Our little Anna is a CRAWLER!!! Yes that is right!!! She crawls! She loves to be chased by mommy and crawl every where and under everything! Sometimes she gets stuck. We now have two baby gates because of her attraction to our stairs and the house is underway of being baby proofed. <br />
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Pictured above is another bit of big news! Our little Anna now has two teeth!!! The first one popped through on my mom's birthday at her birthday party. The second one popped the next day! My how she is growing up!!!<br />
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Bren has always wanted a handgun so he finally bought one, a Glock 9mm (which he sold to buy a Glock 40 cal. a few weeks later). The purchasing of this gun led to what I like to call firearm fever! After Bren bought his glock he wanted to buy a 1911 45 cal. Soo along came the Remmington (a very fun gun to shoot!) After he bought his gun I got jealous and decided I wanted a gun of my very own! So, Bren bought me a CZ Phantom 9mm. (Which led up to Bren selling his 9mm for 40 cal.)<br />
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Here are some pictures of our shooting adventures this summer!! <br />
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And there you have it! Our summer so far has been a blast! So sad that we only have one month left of summer fun! But this fall will be amazing as well. Baby's first birthday, Jake gets home from his mission to a whole slew of new nieces, and much much more!<br />
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</div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;">SO I know you all want to know about Kalia and not my pathetic excuses for not blogging so here goes!</div><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My beautiful little princess LOVES sitting in the floor in her daddy's office and just playing. She sits soo well now. She rarely falls, no she likes to face dive for toys that are out of her reach. Once on her tummy and the toy she's diving for is within reach, she grabs it and rolls to her back. Basking in the triumph of having successfully retrieved her toy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Kalia loves bath time. She loves to sit and splash and most of all, she loves her foam bath letters. She'll pick up a letter and chew on it while I show her other letters. I make the sound it makes, tell her what words begin with that letter, and tell her what color the letter is. She thinks its hilarious. I know someday it will sink in and she'll know her alphabet, but for now, its play time for her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Anna Kalia McRae</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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Everyone knows Kalia has a lot of hair, here's and idea of just how MUCH hair she has. Yes, her hair really is that long. And I LOVE it! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">This is what I came home from work to the other day. I walked through the front door and my little princess was hangin out by her bouncer listening to the music it plays. Yet another on of her favorite pass times. This time dad had put a hat on her and she left it. I about died it was so cute! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">And lastly. Here is a video (we'll see if it works) of Kalia dancing. Boogy woogy, or techno. either way she loves to shake her tush. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx63XN8tWf44xk8XLDLWSloeQL7oAi8Bfuhu7zvt66dkpgeX6ljRNLxLPXHZlakfkW6Tfwv8Yh6Xs-XeTfIbw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I should be blogging again in the next couple of weeks. But until then. TTFN! (ta ta for now!) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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</span></div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-87014863070219576472011-04-20T17:38:00.000-06:002011-04-20T17:38:14.913-06:00Updates, Updates, and yes... More Updates!<div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Yada Yada Yada</span> I know I know I'm a <i style="color: #0b5394;">terrible</i> excuse for a <strike style="color: #0b5394;">blogger</strike>! But hey! <b style="color: #073763;">Twice</b> in one day!! I've gotta get <b style="color: #0b5394;">some</b> points for that.... <span style="font-size: x-small;">Right</span>? </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">I'm sure you have all been <i style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">squirming</span></i> in those chairs of yours just wondering <u style="color: #0b5394;"><b>what they heck has been going in the lives of the McRae family</b></u>! Kalia must be getting so <b style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">big</span></b> and growing so <i style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">fast</span></i>!! .... or at least thats what I like to tell myself. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(it helps me sleep at night)</span> </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394;">SOOO</b> much has happened since my last update, so hopefully this post will satisfy your McRae <i>craving </i>;) </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kalia <span style="color: #0b5394;">eats</span>! She <span style="color: #0b5394;">sits</span>! She <span style="color: #073763;">laughs on camera</span>!</span> </div><div style="color: #3d85c6;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">First things first. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kalia Eats</b></span>!!! <i>(and loves it too!)</i></div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">Our little string bean was introduced to green beans the beginning of this month. Next to the occasional bite of apple sauce and the whole strawberry her dad let her suck on, this was her first experience with food. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I9zkFHIobaQ/Ta9cxHGqK9I/AAAAAAAAAdg/g4JsCPttPZQ/s1600/0406111928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I9zkFHIobaQ/Ta9cxHGqK9I/AAAAAAAAAdg/g4JsCPttPZQ/s320/0406111928.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">She <span style="color: #0b5394;">ADORES</span> green beans, we couldn't get the spoon in her mouth <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">fast</span></i> enough! A day or so later after she finished off that jar of baby food, we introduced our little girl to carrots. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">She loved them as well, just <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">not quite as much</span> as the green beans. Same story we couldnt get them in her mouth fast enough. Eventually our little love decided to take matters into her own <i><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">tiny</span></i> hands... literally...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">yes there are carrots in her hair, eyebrows, and nose... </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">On to the next blog worthy update. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Kalia Sits</span></b>!!! </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">She is still quite <i style="color: #073763;">wobbly</i> but she has all the <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">strength</span>, she just lacks a bit in the <i style="color: #073763;">balance department</i>. But we are working on it and before you know it she'll be a <b style="color: #073763;">sitting pro</b>! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Lastly of the blog worthy updates (and my favorite by far) <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kalia Laughs on Camera</b></span>!!! </span></div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;">A couple of weeks ago Bren was playing with Kalia before bed, he let out a <i style="color: #073763;">sneeze</i> and our little princess <b style="color: #0b5394;">cracked</b> up. So Bren decided to keep sneezing and this was the result <3 </div><div style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-62414991049181345992011-04-20T14:44:00.002-06:002011-04-20T17:39:58.302-06:00A waay over due post!<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Lets face it, I'm just <strike>not</strike> the blogger I wish I was... But I'm <i>working</i> on it!!! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This post should have been done a <span style="font-size: large;">LONG</span> time ago... Like back when Bren and I closed on and moved into our home! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Being a homeowner is a wonderful thing! But the home buying process is much longer, much harder and a more tedious process than I ever would have imagined! And there are two people who made it possible for us (which i have been meaning to blog about for a while).</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Who would have thought there would be so much to buying a home?! Honestly! I always thought it would be like the movies or those cute realty commercials where you find the home you love and they hand over the keys. Boy was I wrong!! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">First you have to set a price range that you have to stay within and get pre-qualified for a loan. Next you have to find a realtor, then comes the fun part, the shopping around and looking at homes. After you find the home you want to live in, you have to place an offer and hope that yours is accepted. Once your offer is accepted comes the funding.... and on and on and on!!!! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I have no idea how Bren found our amazing realtor Jerome, but I'm sure happy he did! Now talk about a guy who really earned his pay check!! Jerome was the nicest guy ever and had the patience of a saint! Seriously though! We placed 5 offers on 5 different houses!!! He was so easy to work with and truly cares about his clients, their best interests and finding the right home in the right price range for them. If anyone is in the market for a realtor in Utah give Jerome a call, he wont let you down I promise! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The next person who truly helped make our dream of owning our own home a reality was our loan officer. Bren and I had a disaster of an experience with our previous bank. I wont name names because they truly are a wonderful bank and the loan officer was a very nice guy but he had poor communication skills and was not as efficient as we would have liked him to be. </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Remember when i said we but 5 offers on 5 different homes? Well the second offer we placed, we TRULY almost closed on, but long story short, the bank couldn't make our deadline so we had to back out before we lost our earnest money. </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Ron Pippin, the Loan Doctor was our loan officer. He was amazing! Fast, efficient, and personable. Bren and I utilized the Provo Grant as our down payment, there were some complications with paperwork and a few other things and Ron personally drove down to Provo and got all of the paperwork taken care of and straightened out! What a nice guy!!! If your in the market for a great loan officer give Ron a call! </div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-58765817990091930432011-03-08T17:18:00.006-07:002011-03-08T17:25:25.496-07:00Kalia's Blessing day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black;">The long awaited post has <i><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">finally</span></b></i> arrived. I'm sorry I really don't have very many photos of our house. But I will post a picture of the front... from google earth hahaha. </div><br />
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<div style="color: black; text-align: center;">And the name she will be known by through out this life and on the Church records will be </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anna Kalia McRae</b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Where did we get this name from? Anna has been a favorite of Bren and mine for a long time, (Bren got it out of the <u>Children of the Promise</u> book series.) And Kalia we got on line, shortly after we found out we were having a little girl. We truly almost didn't go with the name Anna because we have a beautiful little niece named Annie that is only 3 months older than Kalia, but it just <i>felt</i> right. One of the reasons I feel we were prompted to name our little one Anna, is because the day our beautiful baby girl entered into this world, Bren's Great Aunt Ann slipped out of this world.</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"> Now I know what you're thinking:</span><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><i> If her name is Anna, why do you call her by her middle name? Why didn't you just name her Kalia as her first name? </i></span><span style="color: black;">Well you see, I got the final say on what we would call her, I decided on Kalia, it's different, its beautiful (like my little girl) and it means </span><b style="color: #990000;">beloved</b><span style="color: black;"> in Hawaiian </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">(which she truly is). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">On to the blessing, I have <i><b>NEVER</b></i> heard a more beautiful blessing in my life as the one Bren gave our little princess. Needless to say I was pretty much bawling (its ok, Bren cried too <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>awwwwwe</i></span>!!) I felt so full of love and so proud at that moment. It truly was a special blessing and I am so thankful my husband is a worthy priesthood holder and was able to bless our little one. </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">The dress was the most beautiful blessing gown I have EVER seen, my wonderful mother made it (no surprises there she is amazing). My mom has had the pattern for YEARS and has just been waiting and waiting for a little granddaughter to make it for. It was long and gorgeous and perfect! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">One of the most special parts of the blessing was the fact that my grandpa was able to be a part of the priesthood circle for the blessing. He was soo excited and had been asking his CNA the entire day before if "he was gonna be able to help bless that baby." It was very special! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">The day was perfect and we had a huge turnout. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it. And to those who couldn't we wish you could have made it but we understand and love you all.</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">A special thanks goes to our parents, without whom the day would have been a disaster. We couldn't have done it without you! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">As you can see, this little girl is loved by so many, Kalia <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(beloved)</span> she truly is! </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">We ended up taking Kalia out of her dress shortly after we finished taking pictures of her with her grandparents and great grandparents. She simply <strike>hated</strike> being in that dress. After everyone but my dad and Jolene (my beautiful second mom) had left I realized, <b>OH MY</b>! We never got a family picture of just Bren, Kalia, and myself!</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><u>Whatever will we do</u>! </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Luckily Jolene was our wonderful photographer. </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">So back in the dress Kalia went (<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>and she was none too happy about it</i></span>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"> If you made it all the way through this post, you rock! </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Thanks for bearing with me, and sorry about the wait! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-15580310618451062682011-02-26T13:12:00.002-07:002011-02-26T13:12:17.921-07:00Just a little longer<div style="color: #0b5394;">Ok friends, I know you are anxiously awaiting pictures of our new home, however, we are still in the middle of the unpacking/cleaning process. It will be done today (Kalia's blessing is tomororw) SO when all the madness is done and over with. Not only will you be getting pictures of our beautiful new home, but you will be getting pictures of Beautiful baby Kalia's blessing! </div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #0b5394;"> A better post will come! </span>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-60644454736832001822011-02-14T14:40:00.000-07:002011-02-14T14:40:38.113-07:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QjxOMfI6QTw/TVmcm-k8dbI/AAAAAAAAAbw/d4-7pviUHZA/s1600/Valentines-Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QjxOMfI6QTw/TVmcm-k8dbI/AAAAAAAAAbw/d4-7pviUHZA/s320/Valentines-Day.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Happy Valentines day all! </span></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I must say I have to blog today because I LOVE Valentines day! I used to hate it when I was younger and single and would refer to it as Singles Awareness day. But I love the idea of celebrating your love for another person. What a beautiful thing love is! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I truly have the most amazing Valentine anyone could ever ask for. Bren is such a wonderful husband and father. And I am truly thankful to have him in my life! </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So lets all enjoy tonight! And celebrate that special person in our lives! So whether you're spending the evening with your significant other or your friends. Take the time to let them know that they are special in your life. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I felt in honor of the day of love it would be fun post the history behind this special day</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day">http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So there you have it! </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And of COURSE I have to post a cute picture of my beautiful princess in her Valentine's Day outfit! <3 </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CS4cOnS2eYo/TVmgGItXusI/AAAAAAAAAcA/iL5T1mItsCU/s1600/0214111430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CS4cOnS2eYo/TVmgGItXusI/AAAAAAAAAcA/iL5T1mItsCU/s320/0214111430.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sorry for the terrible picture quality, I'll get some better pictures and post them later</span></span></span> </div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-336011872365147902011-02-12T10:40:00.004-07:002011-02-12T10:50:16.113-07:00More to come!<span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Yes yes I know, I didnt blog on Sunday... But thats because it was the superbowl... and well we weren't home. SOOO I was going to blog on Monday, but this week went by REALLY fast. Lots going on and not enough time to blog. BUT I figured, since Bren and I are going out of town this weekend ( so I wont be blogging tomorrow either) I figured I could handle a small minute to blog before I get back to packing.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Yes... I just said packing! Bren and I got our final approval on our home loan last night! That means we close on Wednesday, and have to be out of our townhouse by Friday. A lot ahead of us? I think yes! We are so excited! But I cant blog for very long... because I should be packing right now.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Update with the little miss Kalia! She rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time yesterday! YAY! My little girl is growing up so fast! Oh how I love that baby!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Here are some cute pictures just to satisfy you... (if there really is anyone that reads this blog :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Kalia finally likes her bumbo.... for short periods of time</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5VhMIz6coVw/TVbHfDvH1BI/AAAAAAAAAAc/P3Rc_WiMffo/s1600/CIMG1921.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5VhMIz6coVw/TVbHfDvH1BI/AAAAAAAAAAc/P3Rc_WiMffo/s320/CIMG1921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572860925310391314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAuoHsmUjcg/TVbHe3EHR9I/AAAAAAAAAAU/LPJWlEnhDgc/s1600/CIMG1919.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAuoHsmUjcg/TVbHe3EHR9I/AAAAAAAAAAU/LPJWlEnhDgc/s320/CIMG1919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572860921908774866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yR3OXk9X62Q/TVbHeW2GZOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7pp8yX653Uw/s1600/CIMG1918.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yR3OXk9X62Q/TVbHeW2GZOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7pp8yX653Uw/s320/CIMG1918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572860913260061922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ezMycqOYEMY/TVbHfm3XQVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/GHZ337XcLs8/s1600/CIMG1922.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ezMycqOYEMY/TVbHfm3XQVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/GHZ337XcLs8/s320/CIMG1922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572860934740197714" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-87680215095962687682011-02-01T11:05:00.000-07:002011-02-01T11:05:14.699-07:00Some BeachWait what is this? It's TUESDAY?? And the Blog is being updated? Unheard of!<br />
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Any who, I just felt a need to blog about my UNBEARABLE need for a tropical get away. AHHHH. Wouldn't it be nice just to get away for even a couple of days? <br />
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Who am I kidding? Although today was one of the warmer days, I'm still stuck in a frozen tundra!<br />
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This is how I feel sometimes. Alas Summer is not too far off I guess.... right?<br />
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At least I have Bren and Kalia to keep me warm and cozy for the rest of the winter until then I will hum the words of Blake Shelton's Some Beach until I can get my wish.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Yep, you guessed it! Kalia turned 3 months old yesterday!!</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(not that it was a hard thing to guess or anything... since that is what the post title is...) </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3 months ago yesterday our beautiful little baby girl entered into this world and our lives couldn't be more blessed. She is such a sweet little girl and we love her so much! </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Every day my sweet little princess gets bigger and bigger, its not just the growth that amazes me. Not only is she shooting up like a bean stalk, but she is also growing intelligently, and advancing in her motor skills as well. My little three month old can already completely hold her head up on her own, and has been able to do so for quite a while now. She will probably be sitting on her own pretty soon here too, her back is getting stronger and stronger. Bren likes to practice sitting up with her, she can support herself for a couple of seconds before she topples and of course daddy is there to catch her. She does well in her Bumbo, but she isn't the biggest fan of it, after a few minutes of sitting in her bumbo she gets mad and wants to be held. She can grab and hold onto things all on her own now (yes this includes mommies hair), her two favorites are her little TY monkie beanie baby and her blanket Oma (my mom) made for her. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lets get back to her two <u>FAVORITE</u> things in the world (besides daddy and mommy of course)</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. Her blankie Oma made for her, its a cute fluffy and soft green blanket with white and brown polka dot trim my mom sewed on the edge (pictured below). She loves to grab onto it and snuggle it up to her face. It helps her go to sleep and is a constant companion in her car seat. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. Her TY monkey Beanie Baby. She just discovered it this week (with daddy's help. She adores this monkey, she loves its long arms and lets that are easy to grab on to and swing around, but it is also fuzzy and soft and she loves to cuddle it close when she is getting ready to fall asleep. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Another thing little miss Kalia discovered this week is dancing. Oh how she loves to dance! She loves music and shaking her little bum. Its pretty fun to watch her and help her dance. I was listening to to What is Love (the cheesy 80's techno song) and she was bobbing her little head to the beat. VERY cute!!! </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I cannot go <i><u>ANYWHERE</u></i> with her, without someone (or everyone) stopping me and telling be how beautiful she is. People are ALWAYS ooglign over her BIG blue eyes and long thick dark brown hair. </span></span></b><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Now to the pictures!! Below is the most amazing, sweetest, cutest baby girl to have ever been born... (biased? Maybe, but then again maybe not ;) </span></span></b><br />
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</tbody></table>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-61316429048677187772011-01-23T15:39:00.000-07:002011-01-23T16:39:51.234-07:00Blogging Goal<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Chantal here, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">So I have decided that my New Years Resolution is to be a better blogger. I have been a TERRIBLE blogger, matter of fact, Bren has done over HALF of the blogging here. Yes yes I know my husband blogs more than I do. So here it is, my goal is to set aside Sunday as my blogging day, I </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">don't</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;"> want to be </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">too</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;"> over zealous so I will start out with once a week. Hopefully this doesn't over whelm me... does blogging over whelm? I guess we'll find out. So this is my pathetic post for today. Next week i will be a little more entertaining and post some pictures, but for today I will give a little updates.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Lets start with Kalia, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">She is now 12 weeks old and getting bigger every day. She's all smiles and giggles and LOVES to play with Mommy and Daddy, mostly Daddy. She is getting SOO big! She already fits into most 6 month old clothing, they are a little loose on her but she still fits into them pretty well. She holds hear head up completely on her own now, my little baby is not so little any more! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">As for Bren and I, well, we're pretty much adjusted to being parents by now, but every day still holds its little surprises. We LOVE our little girl and we LOVE being parents. It's so hard to remember life before our precious little princess. She is the most loving and happy little baby, we are truly blessed to have her in our lives.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Well thats all for today, next week will bring pictures. </span>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-431502159055828592010-12-12T11:18:00.000-07:002010-12-12T11:38:32.218-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TQUWJm3HhsI/AAAAAAAAAZo/_Sci8wm1f4s/s1600/256-lightbox-1224430174.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TQUWJm3HhsI/AAAAAAAAAZo/_Sci8wm1f4s/s320/256-lightbox-1224430174.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549866470110365378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-family:Georgia;font-size:large;">Shutterfly is the Best!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Tahoma;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"> Overall, the website is user-friendly and going through the photo uploading and registration process is quick and fast. They offer great customer service and the quality of digital prints is substantially better than the current competition. As far as the price is concerned, Shutterfly offers very good rates and the more copies that you order, the lesser the price per print will be. Shutterfly offers a huge variety of different types of picture genres. My favorite are the Christmas cards. They have a huge selection that you can find </span><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">. My other favorite is that they offer customizable calendars that can make great presents which you can find </span><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"> They also have great birthday cards that can be serious or very funny. You can find those </span><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">. </span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Tahoma;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">Whether you're a casual photographer or someone who just plain loves pictures, then Shutterfly is definitely the site for you. Just like what their tagline implies, you can utilize the site to print out and share pictures which tell great stories. </span></span></span></div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-57461390719032891072010-11-04T10:36:00.001-06:002010-11-04T12:02:22.444-06:00Anna Kalia McRae<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Welcome to the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">world<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Anna Kalia McRae<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Born : 10/29/10 at 8:08pm7lbs, 19inches<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLkR9aBIXI/AAAAAAAAAYI/TUZPEbNynic/s1600/1029102013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLkR9aBIXI/AAAAAAAAAYI/TUZPEbNynic/s320/1029102013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535737889184358770" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLlBOEut0I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/1giUj_1G8OM/s1600/1029102018a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLlBOEut0I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/1giUj_1G8OM/s320/1029102018a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535738701112325954" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Bath Time!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">We love this little girl and her cute facial expressions.</span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmFnUXlII/AAAAAAAAAYg/Enu8sxqaxPY/s1600/1029102321a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmFnUXlII/AAAAAAAAAYg/Enu8sxqaxPY/s320/1029102321a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535739876119909506" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmE9M3BHI/AAAAAAAAAYY/vKzoNiW7gGE/s1600/1029102320.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmE9M3BHI/AAAAAAAAAYY/vKzoNiW7gGE/s320/1029102320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535739864814126194" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">All Clean!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Of course with all that hair, daddy couldn't resist giving her a mohawk.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmGBOVe-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/4PR-pfVwomA/s1600/1029102324a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLmGBOVe-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/4PR-pfVwomA/s320/1029102324a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535739883073928162" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our little Pacifier Junkie</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#99FF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">An hour after being born she was introduced to her favorite thing in the world</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLvIq-DKKI/AAAAAAAAAZY/tkRTJWpMjmg/s320/1029102340a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535749824244295842" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/TNLvIq-DKKI/AAAAAAAAAZY/tkRTJWpMjmg/s1600/1029102340a.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-25700788571216711352010-10-16T12:47:00.000-06:002010-10-16T12:53:10.770-06:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" >It's almost time to welcome our beautiful baby girl into this world! We haven't decided on an official name yet but have a few ideas. The doctors say she could get here any day! Of course they always say that but we can't help but hope she comes soon! Looks like we're going to actually have to keep up with our blog when she gets here!<span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">We will let you all know when the little darling finally decides to make her grand appearance! </span><br /></span></span>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-67944751859296981052010-03-29T18:44:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:55:04.729-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJlNbExtI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ADEx9jYSefQ/s1600/31200025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJlNbExtI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ADEx9jYSefQ/s320/31200025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221527329588946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJkbDbGSI/AAAAAAAAAXc/3C9PGuzbaS8/s1600/31200022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJkbDbGSI/AAAAAAAAAXc/3C9PGuzbaS8/s320/31200022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221513808615714" /></a>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-88856464848698792872010-03-29T18:41:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:43:58.317-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJJo6J0aI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Wjy-pf1eujs/s1600/31200020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJJo6J0aI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Wjy-pf1eujs/s320/31200020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221053671362978" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Virgin Gorda<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJJZfQunI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Jt-2qLVRB5Q/s1600/31200017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJJZfQunI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Jt-2qLVRB5Q/s320/31200017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221049532037746" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Virgin Gorda<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJI9GwPsI/AAAAAAAAAXE/7BULovw5__g/s1600/31200016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJI9GwPsI/AAAAAAAAAXE/7BULovw5__g/s320/31200016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221041913052866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJH7QIGDI/AAAAAAAAAW8/it__yk27dkE/s1600/31200015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJH7QIGDI/AAAAAAAAAW8/it__yk27dkE/s320/31200015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221024235624498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJHcxH_AI/AAAAAAAAAW0/MTkmmkfHr-g/s1600/31200013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FJHcxH_AI/AAAAAAAAAW0/MTkmmkfHr-g/s320/31200013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454221016052530178" /></a>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-91347936186279643102010-03-29T18:32:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:40:59.953-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIHdWdkMI/AAAAAAAAAWs/Eo6LSFrAS0I/s1600/31200003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIHdWdkMI/AAAAAAAAAWs/Eo6LSFrAS0I/s320/31200003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454219916697505986" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Swimming with turtles<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIGqA8jWI/AAAAAAAAAWk/71P8SeZBpWA/s1600/31200009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIGqA8jWI/AAAAAAAAAWk/71P8SeZBpWA/s320/31200009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454219902917053794" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Stingray<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIGfRjynI/AAAAAAAAAWc/iVeSkDMXrts/s1600/31200005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIGfRjynI/AAAAAAAAAWc/iVeSkDMXrts/s320/31200005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454219900033944178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIFwA4ypI/AAAAAAAAAWU/NJ7OKyyuYhU/s1600/31200001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FIFwA4ypI/AAAAAAAAAWU/NJ7OKyyuYhU/s320/31200001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454219887347550866" /></a>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-55284634382446553712010-03-29T18:25:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:32:40.954-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGYC-ra-I/AAAAAAAAAWM/wN7v5z_t2Bk/s1600/CIMG1809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGYC-ra-I/AAAAAAAAAWM/wN7v5z_t2Bk/s320/CIMG1809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454218002652949474" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Our adventure in the Mini Moke<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGXpn5m9I/AAAAAAAAAWE/a2A2SjA6hYg/s1600/CIMG1812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGXpn5m9I/AAAAAAAAAWE/a2A2SjA6hYg/s320/CIMG1812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454217995846523858" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Chantal Navigating<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGXBN_CHI/AAAAAAAAAV8/G7eY1NGBzWI/s1600/CIMG1806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGXBN_CHI/AAAAAAAAAV8/G7eY1NGBzWI/s320/CIMG1806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454217985000409202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGWhGcpYI/AAAAAAAAAV0/WDukGqxIB_Q/s1600/CIMG1801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FGWhGcpYI/AAAAAAAAAV0/WDukGqxIB_Q/s320/CIMG1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454217976378860930" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sugar mills in BarbadosMcRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-54271977741006192032010-03-29T18:18:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:25:25.575-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEYKzr7hI/AAAAAAAAAVs/I9gE2-IcWnI/s1600/CIMG1799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEYKzr7hI/AAAAAAAAAVs/I9gE2-IcWnI/s320/CIMG1799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454215805731073554" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Barbados<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEXp_p84I/AAAAAAAAAVk/9aHKhFEyuZI/s1600/CIMG1793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEXp_p84I/AAAAAAAAAVk/9aHKhFEyuZI/s320/CIMG1793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454215796922905474" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Payn'es Bay, Barbados<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEW2HBDdI/AAAAAAAAAVc/qLd_3YhFbWw/s1600/CIMG1789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S7FEW2HBDdI/AAAAAAAAAVc/qLd_3YhFbWw/s320/CIMG1789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454215782995135954" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AntiguaMcRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-27702971703588704112010-03-28T12:29:00.000-06:002010-03-28T12:35:25.768-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hQIGWcEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/8P376wj21uo/s1600/CIMG1782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hQIGWcEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/8P376wj21uo/s320/CIMG1782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453754972193058882" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Trunk Bay<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hPkz0b2I/AAAAAAAAAVM/cpVUzHhy00k/s1600/CIMG1787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hPkz0b2I/AAAAAAAAAVM/cpVUzHhy00k/s320/CIMG1787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453754962720092002" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>St. John<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hO-fyJTI/AAAAAAAAAVE/aeqLsH06qzY/s1600/CIMG1777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-hO-fyJTI/AAAAAAAAAVE/aeqLsH06qzY/s320/CIMG1777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453754952435508530" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>St. JohnMcRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-140202140041750592010-03-28T12:26:00.000-06:002010-03-28T12:29:28.357-06:00Saint John, Trunk Bay B.V.I.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-fvthw-xI/AAAAAAAAAU8/rzPTIG-3DP0/s1600/CIMG1783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-fvthw-xI/AAAAAAAAAU8/rzPTIG-3DP0/s320/CIMG1783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453753315792845586" /></a>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-90273655109775524862010-03-28T12:22:00.000-06:002010-03-28T12:26:18.483-06:00Our Cruise Ship<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-fGz94iCI/AAAAAAAAAU0/iLiN2ejzAlE/s1600/CIMG1788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/S6-fGz94iCI/AAAAAAAAAU0/iLiN2ejzAlE/s320/CIMG1788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453752613146757154" /></a>McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-57438770471323935502009-08-01T20:54:00.001-06:002009-08-01T20:55:49.778-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/SnUABvmOGUI/AAAAAAAAAUo/sf4WS2R_OVc/s1600-h/CIMG1719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__UUISoKXJs0/SnUABvmOGUI/AAAAAAAAAUo/sf4WS2R_OVc/s320/CIMG1719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365194561038457154" /></a><br />Our New Truck!McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-51728770094974366722009-05-11T13:01:00.001-06:002009-05-12T11:20:09.635-06:00Happy Birthday Bren!!Saturday was Bren's 24th birthday! We went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner and we also went to the new X-men movie. We had a lot of fun! Bren got a bbq from his parents for his birthday but we had to return it because it was a lemon. Bren tried to put it together but the holes didn't match up and the grills were warped. We were truly sad!McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108131144309690697.post-3439715769534350352009-03-23T22:49:00.000-06:002009-03-23T22:56:07.640-06:00The Big Move!... Again!We move into our new place on Wednesday! Yes... that's in 2 days! We have been packing all day today and will finish tomorrow, we also have to deep clean our apartment as much as we can. We have to be completely moved out by 5:00pm, Chantal doesn't get out of school until 5 and cant miss any of this week because it's cutting week and if she does she has to repeat core, so poor Bren is stuck doing the moving. But we are excited to be Kaylee and Scott's neighbors until they move!McRae Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00753822646547602293noreply@blogger.com1