tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62841369510562549382024-03-05T15:28:56.864-08:00Jumping Through Life's Hoops As A SextonJeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-29854270868550223002011-01-18T18:07:00.000-08:002011-01-18T18:30:13.323-08:00Noah's First Christmas-Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAH1B1TuQIj4OitvhhRQWb2eXna1qr0YL07UoYAp_3Xnm4u3pJ5XOqX_CUx8-vShl_cXKRvudg6W7-4GeDncb0v14a-YrJBFzAVZ6IIo6CFTDZFJ_UCb5pHpxG4-i9S-MbWXxP2bo12o/s1600/IMG_1994.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAH1B1TuQIj4OitvhhRQWb2eXna1qr0YL07UoYAp_3Xnm4u3pJ5XOqX_CUx8-vShl_cXKRvudg6W7-4GeDncb0v14a-YrJBFzAVZ6IIo6CFTDZFJ_UCb5pHpxG4-i9S-MbWXxP2bo12o/s200/IMG_1994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563717803105913794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_Wyr58ZN2YvubbIJ_tKQwqBBt4unqA44Mr3SOS1ZRki-5XWWYqhOnc9B71mFCCWYWZ0wqxNWE2nyb1AT8jSMxyMJsGXfFCnRVZsN_QwnuEt8pYvfmy-NM96dpcbPNMU6KtZWjsbM5J4/s1600/IMG_1993.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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It was so much fun and we had a blast watching him scrunch the paper, crawl through everything, and play with his new things. It was so much fun to watch our families enjoy Noah as well. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jeremy comes from a large family and Noah is the 5th grandson to be born into the Sexton clan. Needless to say, Mamme and Pappe's house is a little rowdy when everyone is there together. It was so much fun and we enjoyed watching Noah keep up with all the boys!! </div><div><br /></div><div>We celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in NC. For the first time ever in my life, I saw a white Christmas!! It was wonderful and absolutely beautiful to watch the snow fall on Christmas Day. We decided we had to get some pictures to document this once in a lifetime occasion. </div><div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-66405738616864092842011-01-18T17:25:00.000-08:002011-01-18T17:56:34.774-08:00Noah's First Christmas-Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Knu3JARITF3B27HNjAon-N9-OfW3g7oifvlmlWlsAk3SbH3zbG08oTxLQgWFMnucpLPAS2zdc60xnOtVOMe0uDCgbi3yEgGTCihbjfUsHkP07PFRJy2iqVesI4wv6sKtbgDgypwRzoE/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Knu3JARITF3B27HNjAon-N9-OfW3g7oifvlmlWlsAk3SbH3zbG08oTxLQgWFMnucpLPAS2zdc60xnOtVOMe0uDCgbi3yEgGTCihbjfUsHkP07PFRJy2iqVesI4wv6sKtbgDgypwRzoE/s200/IMG_1946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563707915963509474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0PV_vgVEeon6j67BdRWyvWgXa8tRHXFbl880aHbp4723Yz3V0XswNjnnn34KHA5-POMEmHYZulMzq3oZXJFW-xaaPuUn32IopHY8pExiii_jZXEl8WwvadriHo6DxuH_Rku-7LOLCJg/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJjfmq4MN-XVbJ-qLpczt-HkrDDA7Yt-eiqg35rxTPs0_CQhMmv4Ws19rC-1ZfjWh_DsixZ5DSfJuYYLo3eHbBS9K1L6ZyHT039xyybLhpSP7_u5Z7rQGdo31-gupCpCXHnkhoUYhgag/s200/IMG_1914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563704831670238370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOALArpP1SS6SMrjSPGCS8uY-JM_klRxVHKyVr1P1VfsHlO6cXy908YF8YVVntNr4ofkX4yxessjLg0NCV52YR2IIsO1QjjHm796bLFE7u4qDl6jw7A_AYR9ySXPsk-JqsWmw5RBBEcmk/s1600/IMG_1927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOALArpP1SS6SMrjSPGCS8uY-JM_klRxVHKyVr1P1VfsHlO6cXy908YF8YVVntNr4ofkX4yxessjLg0NCV52YR2IIsO1QjjHm796bLFE7u4qDl6jw7A_AYR9ySXPsk-JqsWmw5RBBEcmk/s200/IMG_1927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563704831131111794" /></a><br />I am so behind on blogging and lots of pictures to catch up on posting. We had a great first Christmas with Noah. We celebrated with Jeremy's family the weekend before Christmas and then headed down the mountain to spend the week with my family. We had so much fun. We took Noah to see Santa and yes, like always when he meets new people, he gave Santa the stare down. I think Santa was even intimidated. Everyone in line thought for sure he would begin crying once we sat Noah on Santa's lap, but we new better. The stare down would begin. As soon as Noah sat down on his lap, he put his arm out (we have to always make sure Santa is not in our personal space..haha) and Noah sat and stared in amazement at this new friend. Everyone in line starting laughing, including us. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Later that week we went to the Billy Graham library in Charlotte. After sitting in over an hour of traffic we finally made it in the gate. We enjoyed some apple cider, touring the library, Billy Graham's home, and the live nativity scene. It was beautiful!! Throughout the week we did some shopping, enjoyed great food and spent wonderful time with family and friends.</div><div> </div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-58287051456353861202010-12-22T05:51:00.000-08:002010-12-22T06:05:51.775-08:00Christmas In NC!We have been super busy preparing for Christmas with Jeremy's family and heading to NC to celebrate the Holidays with mine. I have lots of pictures to post and catch up on, but left my adapter in KY. Pictures to come when we return. Noah is now cutting his 7th tooth for Christmas. My, oh my, this child is cutting teeth everyday. He now has 4 on the bottom and 3 on top. Needless to say, there have been some midnight cries, and cuddling with mommy and daddy to make Noah bug feel better. I could cuddle anytime with my sweet boy!! <div><br /></div><div>So far, the Christmas Vacation and trip has been a blast and a time for much needed rest and relaxation. We have enjoyed good food and Christmas treats galore. We took Noah to see Santa last night, and as we expected he gave him the stare down treatment that Noah does when he meets someone new. He has to scope everything out before he starts talking or breaks a smile. He kept an arms length between him and Santa. Even Santa kept making comments about Noah giving him the stiff arm. It took Jeremy, me, Amy, Sara, Nana, and Papa to call Noah's name and get him to look in the direction of the camera. We finally accomplished getting a cute pictures. I loved every minute of getting to take him to see Santa. I loved the set up at Northlake. It looked like Narnia and Noah and I got to walk through the falling snow in the snow globe. It was awesome and Santa looked great!!! Tonight we are going to the Billy Graham library for a carriage ride, hot chocolate and lots of Christmas fun. We have lots more fun things planned for this week and great time planned with family and friends. I am so excited!!!! I will post pictures soon of our NC Christmas.</div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-61562019880211283622010-12-04T16:00:00.000-08:002010-12-04T17:45:10.514-08:00Noah Has A Love Interest<div style="text-align: left;">So apparently Noah has taken interest in a beautiful.....piece of furniture.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzUP_eJeLkhxxfIhPuXtIWguao7P1ZX1I_83QH5-g25FVEOmgGRJVdBAIBYL58L2DM0kgB8b_HhKZp9lU4mWaxN4JJz8Cq_fbLzsX2T_EGNuIoEF74lQqweVnIgjkb-aKQIuNP6czJEw/s200/IMG_1820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546989485982322306" /> For some reason he is fascinated in hinges and knobs. But lately he has been so fascinated with them that he likes to lick on them. See for yourself. <div>-Jeremy</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4roIwJwP9OC_dBHnBzTspC9SR-tLxetX48HqgzNDvXSHjbaMLFn2bXLYa2F1Jeody6XhlhJY9_W5CVlJhx1wjapEhcH2YaKr7AWPhhijHyHS6lzWebHpuEVaZhRLJy-metxv6xW_btEo/s200/IMG_1829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546989494215024514" />Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-55102677641739028292010-12-04T11:18:00.000-08:002010-12-04T11:28:59.477-08:00A Christmas Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS34HrjFk6HlW3AH3NVKJuVkjXWBfE-yt6VMWYiMwvhieUMuCdEob4bUK751CbVsobHHfTGV0WypX3pJ5gRr7xsEyDMjOG-l8GWX8fOD6nI5BsbiX3iQy_jUCA9pKQSNTUMUV4q2LQxg/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS34HrjFk6HlW3AH3NVKJuVkjXWBfE-yt6VMWYiMwvhieUMuCdEob4bUK751CbVsobHHfTGV0WypX3pJ5gRr7xsEyDMjOG-l8GWX8fOD6nI5BsbiX3iQy_jUCA9pKQSNTUMUV4q2LQxg/s200/IMG_1848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546911182634902386" /></a><br />Jeremy and I are so excited to share this holiday with our newest addition. Noah loves the Christmas lights and loves to pull on the branches. We had gotten this stocking cap for him and I could not resist getting a picture of our sweet boy in front of the Christmas tree. Jeremy and I have had so much fun shopping for Noah and picking out toys, clothes, and extra goodies for him. We have weeded through our purchases and have been trying to decided what we want to give Noah the most and taking back items he really does not need. It is so easy to go crazy when you enter a toy store or any store for that matter. I find myself spending much less money on myself and picking up things here and there for Noah. Jeremy and I are trying to be cautious and reasonable with our purchases since Noah is only 8 months old. So far, I think we have done a pretty good job considering all the many options of neat things stores have for him. I have loved sharing the holidays with Noah and I cannot believe the months have gone by so quickly with our little man. I cherish every minute!!! Happy Holidays!!Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-2077341739804482932010-12-04T09:53:00.000-08:002010-12-05T12:27:07.303-08:00A Very Special Christmas<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">This is our first Christmas with Noah. He is 8 months old and we are having so much fun watching him admire the lights on the tree! We are enjoying every minute of sharing this special time with him and shopping for Christmas gifts. We are searching for the best items to put on Noah's Christmas list for Santa. Noah has been a very good boy and I am sure Santa is going to enjoy shopping for Noah this year!!! As we enjoy this special time with Noah as his parent's we want others to enjoy this time with him too. We live away from many family and friends and have been trying to find a special card to send them with pictures of Noah and our family on them. I found Shutterfly through one of my best friends blogs and I absolutely love the Holiday cards they have to choose from. I have spent hours trying to find the perfect card. They have so many great ones!!! I have narrowed it down to these and hope to make a decision in the next couple of days. Shutterfly also has great calendars and photobooks to purchase as well. I am thinking about how fun it would be to put pictures of Noah from the previous 8 months on a calendar or create an album. Our families would love this, especially Nana, Papa, Mamme and Pappe. We cannot wait to send these out and hope our friends and family will love them as much as we do!! This is such a special holiday season for Jeremy and me and we are so thankful Noah is with us this year!!! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Shutterfly has awesome deals on your photo needs. Check out the free holiday card promotion they have right now by clicking here. <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: rgb(42,42,42)font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:15;" class="Apple-style-span" ><a style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: blue; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://bit.ly/sfly2010" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/sfly2010</a></span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/shop/pipshots/2028_l-v128286122500034380.jpg" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: rgb(42,42,42)font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:15;" class="Apple-style-span" ><a style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: blue; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars" target="_blank">http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars</a></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 361px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/img_/publishing/styleSwatches/ssc/stationerycard_folded_5x7/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27137-2777-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128096270700098279.jpg" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px;font-size:15;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,42,42)" class="Apple-style-span"><a style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: blue; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards" target="_blank">http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards</a></span></span></span></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/img_/publishing/styleSwatches/ssc/stationerycard_folded_5x7/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27137-2870-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128102550200092164.jpg" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: rgb(42,42,42)font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:15;" class="Apple-style-span" ><a style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; COLOR: blue; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards" target="_blank">http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards</a></span></div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-85481336383669658932010-12-01T19:17:00.000-08:002010-12-01T19:35:15.403-08:00Christmas is Around the Corner<div style="text-align: left;">Christmas is right around the corner and approaching very fast. Jeremy and I have been searching through pictures trying to figure out which one of our sweet boy we want to use for our card that we send to family and friends. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shutterfly</span> is a fantastic website with great prices! They have a huge amount of cards to choose from along with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">photobooks</span> and calendars that can be great gifts for family and friends. For all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bloggers</span> out there, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shutterfly</span> is running a promotion where you can get 50 free cards. Check it out <a href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/">here.</a></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 164px;" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/img_/publishing/styleSwatches/ssc/stationerycard_folded_5x7/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27137-2870-MERCHTHUMB-v128102550300019855.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 164px;" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/img_/publishing/styleSwatches/ssc/stationerycard_5x5/STATIONERYCARD_5x5-31046-2623-MERCHTHUMB-v128631583700021012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 118px;" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/img_/publishing/styleSwatches/ssc/stationerycard_folded_5x7/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27137-2778-MERCHTHUMB-v128096271200018351.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-75965158973790472502010-08-29T21:11:00.001-07:002010-08-29T21:24:21.908-07:00For Your Viewing Pleasure<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is a video I made Beth for Mother's Day a few months back. Thought it would be worth it to add here as well. Just click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPLuHFQBksM">here</a> to be routed to the video on YouTube.com.<div>-Jeremy</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTKKxFZkxd1mSeqxPUG_6OjUhAjNk52g5BXjSMiWNnAwQ5TJe9ey1UqvWKoLafwPXZotpPMHdX93ekQJiXqBMhCJLzkaZ-65E4ZqtKUrlv-w2lQjx7YHpV_ZUA0W0S1qpKbeha5kzlbY/s320/P8110828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511052927226945922" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-71980942700769027732010-08-29T19:44:00.000-07:002010-08-29T20:56:39.988-07:00I Have My Very Own Family<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVzQXOXjRtQDDhnGNUKcPuXmHy9bODhrquC3bD9O02OKAkMcRUQBZFPdpcqlZ8gLmSd0kQFbqgmS0NP33BXGPc2gLoflEeOgv05nZkhipr1BIbSSd8a5ssYaVaeBB8Wrc9YrM78rPfPQ/s320/IMG_1255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511040278444043410" />Things have changed alot over the past 5 months. I will give you one guess as to why that's so. :) The past 5 months have flown by and Noah is getting bigger by the second...sometimes I seriously think so. But the other day I showed someone a picture of Beth and Noah and he told me, "You have a beautiful family." It was the first time anyone had ever said that to me. It was something that people used to tell my mom and dad. Needless to say I have to agree. I have the coolest little boy ever. Each morning he greets me with a smile and each night he says good night with one. I can look at him and see my own baby picture and it helps me to realize, even now after 5 months, that I have a son. Beth is the wom<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyqyUZ0WIpKUEwJspXhyphenhyphenOm5Lf_IrWwjXy964CumxohohbMv3fPKhcAzN8pE6jeGum4EQCD7Zn9xE6ctE6RRzvZCqXHxC0x1Yll8wAKsq2aN-4mM0qGOcGGZkJcRyBRYFOaR1m0dPIxTY/s320/IMG_1116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511043103754821138" />an that I am in love with....yes, Beth even when we get on each other's nerves. :) No, Beth does not wake up in the mornings with a smile (What adult does?) and I don't always get to see her off tobed at night because I am up late studying...but she is my wife, and I know she loves me, and I know I love her, and she is the mother of my child and that allows me to sleep well at night. Now if she could just sleep a little better at night without worrying so much about Noah then we will all be a little more rested. :) But yes, I do have my own family even though its still hard to believe. And yes, it is a beautiful one if I do say so myself. I guess we will have to wait and see just how big this "beautiful" family gets. <div>-Jeremy</div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284136951056254938.post-81004064432823590452010-08-13T20:01:00.001-07:002010-08-13T20:04:33.965-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So we have decided that for the next year we will cook and eat our way through Julia Child's cookbook and use this blog to document our journey.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Beth - What?! I am not doing that. That is a movie Jeremy. We are not recreating </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Julie & Julia</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jeremy - Haha. I know but whenever I think about blogging I think about that movie. Haha.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Beth - Actually we are doing it because we have so many friends and family that live away from us. I hope this can be a way to keep in touch and those we love can know what is going on in our life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jeremy - Well I hope you know that I am going to write whatever I want to write.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Beth - Of course you are. Anyways, so here it goes....</span></div>Jeremy and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013618438495195281noreply@blogger.com0