tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42198013501945854942024-02-19T02:24:51.755-06:00The Nisswa Buffington'sBlessings upon blessings.....that is how I describe our life. And that is the reason I don't get to blog as much as I would like!The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-59656448305542672362015-01-11T08:22:00.002-06:002015-01-11T08:22:31.460-06:00Going to try this again........Well, it has only been about 4 years since I updated this. I am going to try this again. I enjoyed blogging, but with each new adventure with the children came less and less time to blog. Now that they are all in school, it should give me a little more time. At least that is what I thought last fall. Now, with working at the office, doing book work for a church and building my Young Living Essential Oils business, I feel I have less time than I did with them home. <div>
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Megan is in 6th grade (YIKES) and is playing the drums in band. She is also taking piano lessons again this year. Speech Club and Knowledge Bowl are her two clubs of choice right now. She also participated in a Lego League this fall. It was a lot of fun. They had a malfunctioning robot so didn't do too well in competition, but got first is project and design. </div>
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Madi is now in 4th grade. She likes school for one thing, her friends. She played soccer again this fall and had a new addition of having her mom as her coach. I may just be back next season for one more round! She decided she didn't want to play piano anymore this year. Not sure if she will do softball in the spring or not. She keeps saying no but she may change her mind. </div>
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Mia is in 2nd grade and loves school. She hates to disappoint so I never get any bad reports home about her. She played softball last spring and I think she is planning on playing again this year. She is our little home body who never wants to leave. </div>
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Eli is in Kindergarten this year. Hard to believe my baby is that old already. So far he is enjoying school. He has made lots of friends and loves to go to art and play on the playground. We are going to start bringing him to a local gym up here that will help with agility and all around sporting. Mama missed the cut off to get him signed up for wrestling, so this will have to do for this year. </div>
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Adam stepped away from coaching 3 years ago. It was getting to difficult to balance that, the kids activities, the business and hunting. I have a feeling he hasn't hung it up for good yet. </div>
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We bought a camper two years ago and have been enjoying taking the kids to different areas of the state. Two years ago we ventured to Wisconsin Dells for a week and last year we took them to Canada to visit friends for a week. Not sure where our adventures will take us this summer. Adam and I enjoy getting out on the motorcycle as much as possible. He rides daily if weather permits in the summer. Saves a lot on gas. </div>
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Changes are coming for us. That is a all I can say for now. They are good changes though! I will try to update more often and get pictures on here soon!</div>
The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-73552206251675367572011-01-28T07:41:00.002-06:002011-01-28T07:44:21.513-06:00Just Not CooperatingI have wanted to make a blog post with some pics from Christmas, but it still is not cooperating with me and will not let me load any pictures :( All is well in the Buffington house, though!<br /><br />We went through a rough patch of sickness for awhile, but all is better now! We are heading to Comfrey to celebrate Grandma Helen's life! She made it 99 years, 7 months and 7 days on this side of the mountain! <br /><br />Blessings to all :)The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-73757076073095309922010-12-22T13:54:00.004-06:002010-12-22T14:10:39.455-06:00The Holiday Season is Upon Us!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjDF79N9LkPEbFa3DpYYQPoyky0RZ4LYKq6wSmLMFxhfxG-_-1s0p9uxCZ7FyKqTh4dCF1aEnNTAFHDCNxuPelgS7mDQW0GvfehoSlYBmfjor-TZqOOM1gwMG4eATlHgMTRIWwG0g7HU/s1600/pics+1146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553601165281485426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjDF79N9LkPEbFa3DpYYQPoyky0RZ4LYKq6wSmLMFxhfxG-_-1s0p9uxCZ7FyKqTh4dCF1aEnNTAFHDCNxuPelgS7mDQW0GvfehoSlYBmfjor-TZqOOM1gwMG4eATlHgMTRIWwG0g7HU/s400/pics+1146.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff0000;">I can't believe the holidays are upon us again. In some eyes, this is the time to give and receive gifts, spend time with family and eat too much food. In others it is a time of sadness due to losing loved ones or not having the time/expenses to spend time with their loved ones. For me, this is a time to reflect on the past year, give thanks to God for what we have and wish Jesus a VERY Happy Birthday! All too often we get wrapped up on the commercial side of CHRISTmas instead of remembering what we are really suppose to be celebrating, and that is the birth of Our Savior. If it was not for Him and what He did for us on the cross, our lives would not be what they are today. My prayer in life is to instill this into my childrens' minds at a young age and that those that are not walking their life with Jesus will someday turn to Him and follow His path. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff0000;">We still have gifts under the tree, enjoying giving those gifts to others, spending time with family and eating way too much, but the heart of the season is this: JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff0000;">I would like to wish each and every one of you a blessed CHRISTmas and my pray for you in the New Year is health, happiness, joy, peace and love. God Bless!</span></div><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 120px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 54px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553600793913798978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWaQHh0ogyITUvtUzoMj_FjjacoNbCJlEP4Nm2D6kRLZuFkHEayqWnnykB6WqN_sSKby0Hmv59RY-Xr4mXaMAepGz9Tiszx6vS9LrcbbGzV5Y7aTlU5XER8bQnOC0veAvcgRLS_8PLw4/s400/sig1.png" /><br /></p><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><br /><div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-72771003474787748152010-09-04T20:10:00.003-05:002010-09-04T20:17:17.149-05:00Updates!<span style="color:#ff0000;">Today was the second game for the CLC Raiders </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">and they managed another win, making them 2-0 for the season thus far! </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The girls are ready for school to start next Thursday and are excited to meet their teachers on Wednesday. Megan is going into 2nd grade and Madelyn into kindergarten. It will be weird around here with only 2 kids around! Mia will be in preschool 2 mornings and week, while Elijah didn't get signed up for anything this fall, but will try and get into something after winter break. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The summer was crazy busy for us, but we had a lot of fun. We took a short family vacation up to Duluth and had a wonderful time. We had many weddings to attend this year and there were a few we didn't get to attend. We put our pontoon on a slip this year and made it out there some, but not as many times as I would have liked. Hopefully next year we will not be as busy and will be able to enjoy it more. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Adam is starting his 3 year of doing ministry work with the boys from the team and some that are not on the team. He is enjoying it already and we are only a few weeks in. We also have a roommate for the next few months, so the kids are enjoying that.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I am hoping now that I will have two in school fulltime that I can get on here more and keep it up to date, but I am not making any promises! God Bless all of you!</span>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-30006029768553841812010-04-22T20:35:00.002-05:002010-04-22T20:38:19.037-05:00Silly Conversations<span style="color:#009900;">We were all outside playing the other afternoon and Mia looks up into the sky and says to me, "Mom, I see the moon." So I agreed with her that is was the moon. Then she says all soooo seriously, "Yeah, but it is broke." It was a half of the moon, so in her eyes, it was broke. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">There have been a lot of crazy, silly conversations around here lately. I always think about writing them down, but forget and then I never get them written down. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">All is well in Buffington Land up in Nisswa. Kids are growing like weeds! Megan turns 7 tomorrow!!! Hard to believe it has been that many years!</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">God Bless!</span>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-38337177518172135642010-03-23T20:12:00.003-05:002010-03-23T20:17:48.883-05:00Been AwhileSo, I am apparently HORRIBLE at updating this!!! All is well in the land of the Buffington's! Megan is enjoying school and is reading like mad. Right now her favorites, which she is reading on her own, are the American Girl books, Little House on the Prairie series and Magic TreeHouse. I can't believe how great a reader she is!!<br /><br />Madi is starting to enjoy school more and more and is getting excited to start kindergarten in the fall. She is definately an active little girl!<br /><br />Mia is waiting patiently for her turn to start swimming lessons, which is in 2 weeks! She can't wait to be in the pool with her goggles on! Preschool is right around the corner for her.<br /><br />Elijah turned one in February!!!! He had a wonderful party and enjoyed his cake! Will post pics another day!<br /><br />Hoping that while reading this, you are blessed with wonderful health and happiness! Happy Spring! :)The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-31613454472999174072010-01-04T22:41:00.001-06:002010-01-04T22:51:41.946-06:00Winter UpdateWOW!!! Soooo much going on in our lives and I haven't shared any of it on here! A New Year's resolution is to try and blog more. <br /><br />Football season went extra long this year, but that is a good thing because the CLC Raiders are the 2009 State Champions!!!!!! We beat Rochester in the championship game in overtime. It was a nail biting, edge-of-your-seat game! We were also invited to play in a bowl game, so the weekend before Thanksgiving found us traveling down to Iowa for a bowl game. It was an experience for the team. The score was NOT in our favor, but at least the boys can say they did it!<br /><br />Megan is still truly enjoying school. She amazes me everyday with what she is learning. She enjoys watching the history channel and is reading chapter books. <br /><br />Madi is really starting to grow with the whole school thing. She isn't quite as emotional as she used to be, which makes it easier on everybody.<br /><br />Mia is still fiesty! She is set in her ways and does not want anybody to tell her any different. Megan is her best bud!<br /><br />Elijah is growing like a weed!! I can't believe he is 11 months old already. He has not started walking yet, but it could happen any day now!<br /><br />All of the girls are still very protective of their little 'buddy boy'. I couldn't ask for better 'mothers' for him.<br /><br />As for me, well, same old stuff for me. Trying to keep up on laundry, house cleaning, office work, etc. I thank the Lord everyday that I have these things to try to keep up with though.<br /><br />Christmas was wonderful again this year. My whole family came up the weekend before. We had a wonderful time just being together and enjoying each others company. Christmas Eve and part of Christmas Day found us at home just being us. Then it was down to New London for Christmas with the in-laws! Never a dull moment for us!<br /><br />Praying for healthy and happiness to each and everyone of you during 2010! I will be getting some pictures on here soon.The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-42816623248941284532009-09-30T21:07:00.006-05:002009-09-30T21:13:14.331-05:00megan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FFx0Xlo6CoG9UU0XZY5ec7zsWkiflnsg7pjX9zoTJ3Tbn9phDQtOif0d-I1P2FzQ7nZfqX0s44t0pgD1HQTqSlR52WQxBr_Id3dfP-IaJ1XDk1_UaFEP6UkX5znre8hP-VcIYlU6ErU/s1600-h/8-19-09+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387448456088414738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FFx0Xlo6CoG9UU0XZY5ec7zsWkiflnsg7pjX9zoTJ3Tbn9phDQtOif0d-I1P2FzQ7nZfqX0s44t0pgD1HQTqSlR52WQxBr_Id3dfP-IaJ1XDk1_UaFEP6UkX5znre8hP-VcIYlU6ErU/s400/8-19-09+066.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lovin' on her brother........<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFkg0YlyosgnIF0j07ZV-Olr0cy276LS_paIuv43dJsiguRQnHRrAA3BKJ0YTKJbfpm5denhJWtaaBGH7uefL9sp_Q_DDr2kOzRsIj5cEUMRBbGCByy0ZNGUVjM3vi5-OTtcO2hM0q5w/s1600-h/8-19-09+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387448256084518546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFkg0YlyosgnIF0j07ZV-Olr0cy276LS_paIuv43dJsiguRQnHRrAA3BKJ0YTKJbfpm5denhJWtaaBGH7uefL9sp_Q_DDr2kOzRsIj5cEUMRBbGCByy0ZNGUVjM3vi5-OTtcO2hM0q5w/s400/8-19-09+059.JPG" border="0" /></a> Posing outside....I think Madi took this picture while I was mowing lawn.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiha0KaNvKkJI2YsswK4Ig3g872UaOL3IwTEvmk8wBEk2vrrxk0oH-6IE10kQ-pWePiciZ__Z5ZWnYBLqBME5PItK_wc8URs5yVs6mFkMwcG6tDW7CdFmTKgofqwfFJWyT6trEtUz3MQc/s1600-h/9-30-09+099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387447992935248914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiha0KaNvKkJI2YsswK4Ig3g872UaOL3IwTEvmk8wBEk2vrrxk0oH-6IE10kQ-pWePiciZ__Z5ZWnYBLqBME5PItK_wc8URs5yVs6mFkMwcG6tDW7CdFmTKgofqwfFJWyT6trEtUz3MQc/s400/9-30-09+099.JPG" border="0" /></a> FINALLY riding her bike without training wheels!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_OKGgmtMWeZ2OjRP8YzF6mWiz6JmHC3rRRF4T3VhXbNgFBSXRVUvCuCJIfMqcfoFe3NOKgI81oosOoiQuBtUdKnEtmFF6EN6Z8J0qgCwdfZPOCX3hLk8O9CAgI0isrw_CXou6Vo1Gnw/s1600-h/9-30-09+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387447691691161522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_OKGgmtMWeZ2OjRP8YzF6mWiz6JmHC3rRRF4T3VhXbNgFBSXRVUvCuCJIfMqcfoFe3NOKgI81oosOoiQuBtUdKnEtmFF6EN6Z8J0qgCwdfZPOCX3hLk8O9CAgI0isrw_CXou6Vo1Gnw/s400/9-30-09+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> Coming home from her first day of 1st grade.....She absolutely <em>LOVES</em> it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-12700943603605364042009-09-30T21:02:00.007-05:002009-09-30T21:07:31.911-05:00MaDeLyN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_brP-OyI96x0LR0wOFDosUXl4fN7Sf9PWjmBZlykQcey7ZnZ4NM4ZFaBbOiI4g0A7GooyQcdw3wcGgv-NOy3Lyn9vwbWTviZSiWWjqxpl-Vyma-LKLIzJuim0j_wuNbnzC-t2gCXV3tg/s1600-h/8-25-09+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387447061560594178" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdgGaiWvXd-e3LZ5I0eATvZox33syJfSoEG0RfkO8iA6qylkWPRjFGJdBs89JJfmtOrVH9IDO0zUzwx2n4xWsGinUbEEoq22ApxLttgVh_f9dNfMieSJEzG8-rH6MutCZ5BUoqUl56wQ/s400/9-30-09+061.JPG" border="0" /></a>First day of School Readiness!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXNOpaHucD0wMigAtIYRxUO5HQjRVb6h3lZVm8ubFVBiUlmvspx63F3Tfpwb-8k9iRKEIPkfx2vDNU5MDIa9XeXwa1OBilax425WvhloYjyl6rEPhVkRemVxPl3ES8blDtmkVJnNSAoo/s1600-h/9-30-09+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387446493884040546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXNOpaHucD0wMigAtIYRxUO5HQjRVb6h3lZVm8ubFVBiUlmvspx63F3Tfpwb-8k9iRKEIPkfx2vDNU5MDIa9XeXwa1OBilax425WvhloYjyl6rEPhVkRemVxPl3ES8blDtmkVJnNSAoo/s400/9-30-09+056.JPG" border="0" /></a>Showing off all the jewelry she got for her birthday!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiAAa-4aFbP1iqpbWmZ1vX1Xf3o2WR_46qmcyhDeo0gisMx1fhbB1V2Y5herBDeddrjDbDa8H9u9AGVVcoM25tCieGQKQoqTg-uRHhAXclxuLaMZVbOrnMblkg69_9rhyphenhyphensQT9Cv-jz_k/s1600-h/9-30-09+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387446313585077906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiAAa-4aFbP1iqpbWmZ1vX1Xf3o2WR_46qmcyhDeo0gisMx1fhbB1V2Y5herBDeddrjDbDa8H9u9AGVVcoM25tCieGQKQoqTg-uRHhAXclxuLaMZVbOrnMblkg69_9rhyphenhyphensQT9Cv-jz_k/s400/9-30-09+042.JPG" border="0" /></a> What would fit her better than a princess cake?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-59947120893485104672009-09-30T20:54:00.006-05:002009-09-30T21:02:04.887-05:00MIA!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSTw6o3QSVd-UUjNycsg5PAQheRTiNybeFp9hR0fzv7IeRpywYu89PeFOhAWUnwR6SAtUYFp634JyiqThKmnHSv6cp0qBEB0R9gES3g3rWcMeo6eK0C8OomERI9n_X3uUwEm04TkCjY/s1600-h/9-30-09+098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387445528054333410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWSTw6o3QSVd-UUjNycsg5PAQheRTiNybeFp9hR0fzv7IeRpywYu89PeFOhAWUnwR6SAtUYFp634JyiqThKmnHSv6cp0qBEB0R9gES3g3rWcMeo6eK0C8OomERI9n_X3uUwEm04TkCjY/s400/9-30-09+098.JPG" border="0" /></a> On our way home from Nana and Papa's on her birthday!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NN-fpKFRZiuKzUBjjkjL-xHqFgiryr2YsG7qk938r4uSSB11XTyRWrqZJhl9ZuK7NRSrGKJogkmCO5NMf8PFt0my_ObK6lpV0xx4nrbRoMa_I-gLqJ8_wCmqwry_0q8LZ0YH8WjAt-s/s1600-h/9-30-09+095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387445342538090754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NN-fpKFRZiuKzUBjjkjL-xHqFgiryr2YsG7qk938r4uSSB11XTyRWrqZJhl9ZuK7NRSrGKJogkmCO5NMf8PFt0my_ObK6lpV0xx4nrbRoMa_I-gLqJ8_wCmqwry_0q8LZ0YH8WjAt-s/s400/9-30-09+095.JPG" border="0" /></a> Her birthday cake we had at Nana and Papa's....don't you LOVE the hair?!?!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLw57gOuiLpiHQ_P7Qfg4LAvNaamsU-t7J1aOKvbzTn3jzD0dxquuJteB_I5wiiOwSZ3WJ0jqSZ-YeG0bYWW6GGRqHpbiajBkNj4h84l7Q8ijxO0UQke6r6YnvQKoFnDh74fPjFjTRv3Y/s1600-h/9-30-09+085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387445109949234098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLw57gOuiLpiHQ_P7Qfg4LAvNaamsU-t7J1aOKvbzTn3jzD0dxquuJteB_I5wiiOwSZ3WJ0jqSZ-YeG0bYWW6GGRqHpbiajBkNj4h84l7Q8ijxO0UQke6r6YnvQKoFnDh74fPjFjTRv3Y/s400/9-30-09+085.JPG" border="0" /></a>The morning of her birthday!!! She is 3!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjbBw486qDV9MBqiuEbP5hZqCUfzF7okCn5WeS1nFv5tCAjdRu5jKF4eQmRN-UFxZnX8JkPNn_pd5zknOMsPHUu9a847QkjBfCbyjqTUvHO_uNIv4lqWjKuSxhCWnIwTVuQp5mTfdUa0/s1600-h/9-30-09+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387444778378234290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjbBw486qDV9MBqiuEbP5hZqCUfzF7okCn5WeS1nFv5tCAjdRu5jKF4eQmRN-UFxZnX8JkPNn_pd5zknOMsPHUu9a847QkjBfCbyjqTUvHO_uNIv4lqWjKuSxhCWnIwTVuQp5mTfdUa0/s400/9-30-09+059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Riding the scooter she got from Luke, Amy, Levi, Brock and Devin for her birthday!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06W05_Z8BGafWW00fvEy7OX6qFSTgUTZozQcrVuo3nBS9yyAaI_gZs1yFpO7aL6_XzMO5HpH3iTZvQW_hw-svE8LByo6gn7xl0FhpB2f2t5e-Kz12zGScW9qdO0PItGkBPraQo1T7ueY/s1600-h/9-30-09+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387444321749710818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06W05_Z8BGafWW00fvEy7OX6qFSTgUTZozQcrVuo3nBS9yyAaI_gZs1yFpO7aL6_XzMO5HpH3iTZvQW_hw-svE8LByo6gn7xl0FhpB2f2t5e-Kz12zGScW9qdO0PItGkBPraQo1T7ueY/s400/9-30-09+040.JPG" border="0" /></a> Her birthday party!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-70078752331307707152009-09-30T20:35:00.008-05:002009-09-30T20:54:27.140-05:00Some new pics of Eli<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUnBIqSKH5KZ2MbCPd6IMYTJpoCDe2mrT-y-vjVM7mI7l4XPjfSWwpZb6Obr-MgywQG2RGXHKWJK4f4zrKgzu67My2rVvi5N_m1xmmwde4higeWzxNCMKdtE3TbCpL4qV11g6gzkZG0o/s1600-h/9-30-09+078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387443633809326066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUnBIqSKH5KZ2MbCPd6IMYTJpoCDe2mrT-y-vjVM7mI7l4XPjfSWwpZb6Obr-MgywQG2RGXHKWJK4f4zrKgzu67My2rVvi5N_m1xmmwde4higeWzxNCMKdtE3TbCpL4qV11g6gzkZG0o/s400/9-30-09+078.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of my favorite outfits!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyOgOq0mYZYMFtIxuHNyvbSMD5hkx-v-_ZeaJVndQsxhC7vFpmdU2qr9wpJ4VPISw_-LcRzKNEy5N_3gEkBfw_gAvcZ8lMjWYF3t22ytWQxV_O5rBDtT0TpCkbuGgpSGXOdzdZq2tpFo/s1600-h/9-30-09+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387443439985181922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyOgOq0mYZYMFtIxuHNyvbSMD5hkx-v-_ZeaJVndQsxhC7vFpmdU2qr9wpJ4VPISw_-LcRzKNEy5N_3gEkBfw_gAvcZ8lMjWYF3t22ytWQxV_O5rBDtT0TpCkbuGgpSGXOdzdZq2tpFo/s400/9-30-09+065.JPG" border="0" /></a> Chillin' at Daddy's football game.....it was HOT!!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIijb0Zyy9836j2j9l00eCuRFGDwtB7pFHm5n758RrSaEGjl4vzmqOY2Vo8OVB70zjJvknwANHgxes4091VhQguTh14MfSjhrOgt-apmRsiIEaukwOOc3nzEjwZ6NRpES4j5-XnLQGxg/s1600-h/9-30-09+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387443033634910994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIijb0Zyy9836j2j9l00eCuRFGDwtB7pFHm5n758RrSaEGjl4vzmqOY2Vo8OVB70zjJvknwANHgxes4091VhQguTh14MfSjhrOgt-apmRsiIEaukwOOc3nzEjwZ6NRpES4j5-XnLQGxg/s400/9-30-09+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> He loves his sweet potatoes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7HloFhDf-I_9dMRwo8TpVieVZ1AAtCWpCM8Y1RhavPfYdUEvzWCunkSGvTCH4I0mCTbOvnWgEaTb7T4z56w0QRupMP-JeRrHGXBeHSg0ekCZ5Ag9V0HUD1xpS5ZHI38IvF2Siytlg9o/s1600-h/9-30-09+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387439658431930690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7HloFhDf-I_9dMRwo8TpVieVZ1AAtCWpCM8Y1RhavPfYdUEvzWCunkSGvTCH4I0mCTbOvnWgEaTb7T4z56w0QRupMP-JeRrHGXBeHSg0ekCZ5Ag9V0HUD1xpS5ZHI38IvF2Siytlg9o/s400/9-30-09+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> The elephant's name on the outfit is Eli!!!! How could I not buy it?!?!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vg1JHMZHq1hO2VLGJSh3SJok9x6bGZMcdgHyCtjUOnjMZm-5895xKVbDrNj_qdrGmcaFDye7mbMFNg9cCsmW6ima6Ypo7BE9KhDPJsBAL2VKGpyKYl3TboRskbjVewHpw-Vem718dYo/s1600-h/9-30-09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387439391913970162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vg1JHMZHq1hO2VLGJSh3SJok9x6bGZMcdgHyCtjUOnjMZm-5895xKVbDrNj_qdrGmcaFDye7mbMFNg9cCsmW6ima6Ypo7BE9KhDPJsBAL2VKGpyKYl3TboRskbjVewHpw-Vem718dYo/s400/9-30-09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a>He loves his jumper!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-60878088779692358662009-09-30T12:53:00.002-05:002009-09-30T12:59:20.726-05:00Oops!Okay, so I have not been that good at keeping up on this. I am hoping to get birthday pics on here from the last two soon!!! Free time is something I lack. <br /><br />Everything is going great!!! Megan is enjoying 1st grade more than she did kindergarten I think. She was soooo excited to have her own desk this year. Madi is in School Readiness two mornings a week and she is enjoying it very much, I think. She doesn't really say too much about it, but doesn't complain when it is a day for her to go. Mia is getting sooo close to being potty trained, finally! Thank you Nana and Papa for helping us with this one as well! Elijah is a busy little boy! He is now scooching across the floor and getting to where he wants to be. He has two teeth and I am sure there will be more soon! We finally got him to eat baby food, he fought it for a long time. He does prefer the puffs and some table foods over it though.<br /><br />Hope this finds everybody else well and that you are all preparing for winter! It is right around the corner. We just finally got the fall and Halloween decorations up yesterday. That is how far behind I really am!!!!!The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-21429729806193877232009-07-07T10:33:00.007-05:002009-07-07T10:43:03.086-05:004th of July!What a weekend we had!! We left Thursday and headed down to the lake and didn't get home until Monday!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gC8NpUU0UtQCJBlZUVdlyKTo5x1prAIaOodfudRvZgsM3ArVBcVIOKAbk1N5FlvdS2Dg13wCRi4aDTgRBBavRNJghf6LwOg0Mh706hncL8oSduAfU1ARLcgPaAOf84fj8g4_IBmYyy0/s1600-h/7-7-09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355742949888330818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gC8NpUU0UtQCJBlZUVdlyKTo5x1prAIaOodfudRvZgsM3ArVBcVIOKAbk1N5FlvdS2Dg13wCRi4aDTgRBBavRNJghf6LwOg0Mh706hncL8oSduAfU1ARLcgPaAOf84fj8g4_IBmYyy0/s400/7-7-09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Megan, Mia, cousin Skylar, and Madi</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnakcCfZglTsZsn4CuMSsP0WHo53gDKMnAFzCJaN2pE7OAkephyhAGkKqBWKiY1H-0toSAMbEMxyyQOZy1Y9PAvRj9eP8DSJSjveRJnCaHQ2AoYXTUsTMWGN9s9B4WeGXkJpbvJ1Tpss/s1600-h/7-7-09+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355742724051372066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnakcCfZglTsZsn4CuMSsP0WHo53gDKMnAFzCJaN2pE7OAkephyhAGkKqBWKiY1H-0toSAMbEMxyyQOZy1Y9PAvRj9eP8DSJSjveRJnCaHQ2AoYXTUsTMWGN9s9B4WeGXkJpbvJ1Tpss/s400/7-7-09+015.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">Megan and cousin Taiton attacking Tait's Uncle Grant</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnntqGVq03G0lnwcrgt0bjfeK_OR-dILp3Wry5RaUOhrG7Ka0cFNi1_0cWK13x73Ix3d4-smNw6qSCU37kThWjHiwHsNgkHQIOoXQESocusG3VYB4I2eTdJYPhfhCAmQjVRcYBL6uVqu4/s1600-h/7-7-09+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355742545498306834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnntqGVq03G0lnwcrgt0bjfeK_OR-dILp3Wry5RaUOhrG7Ka0cFNi1_0cWK13x73Ix3d4-smNw6qSCU37kThWjHiwHsNgkHQIOoXQESocusG3VYB4I2eTdJYPhfhCAmQjVRcYBL6uVqu4/s400/7-7-09+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffffff;">Madi at the parade</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpfpXhDq_lv7hY6EYQ_KE420T_gzBvCWW8b_dt8jNmV-RIANIXh7glhszJjr-DOfNtdmhCC92RhrIQ3Os5OXz6u7hOeZHvTEiAGYE_kecDkKmMSTaeUvNPTYZy1JrZyA_REReUbko93M/s1600-h/7-7-09+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355742347080714498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpfpXhDq_lv7hY6EYQ_KE420T_gzBvCWW8b_dt8jNmV-RIANIXh7glhszJjr-DOfNtdmhCC92RhrIQ3Os5OXz6u7hOeZHvTEiAGYE_kecDkKmMSTaeUvNPTYZy1JrZyA_REReUbko93M/s400/7-7-09+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Mia cleaning the cotton candy off of herself. The girl can't stand to be dirty!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecC7UCwrb863WfnP2Lh_cMXWLjx1TPCCFnI13wE0j1ElKCE_tFj7zcpgAv1mpbAJieTKPg5act9mZtOZzYL4E8-HJk8wbZhdeZEp7FHQRBfyK6bCcR8CshPVILeVKPu3DlSsRmJiTIv4/s1600-h/7-7-09+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355742113814306290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecC7UCwrb863WfnP2Lh_cMXWLjx1TPCCFnI13wE0j1ElKCE_tFj7zcpgAv1mpbAJieTKPg5act9mZtOZzYL4E8-HJk8wbZhdeZEp7FHQRBfyK6bCcR8CshPVILeVKPu3DlSsRmJiTIv4/s400/7-7-09+016.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">Friend Ayla, Madi, Mia and cousin Tyler at the parade.</span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffff00;">It was a fun weekend, but got VERY long! Fun was had by all!!!!!</span> <div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-91335402002163664942009-06-22T13:45:00.003-05:002009-06-22T13:57:53.427-05:00First Family Camping Trip and the last few months!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApCILMBHMuE_iOhT4qnfxSLbnJt9KGXUtbijBsYzQ5LizdEB3O9LM-m2Ab_NkK5EzWDoSZ8wYNbaBMZIXJsuG57c3bUuVyPWTz4f0ARlvmzhrQLnLbNAwm5MtfbmCefgpNHVfINCrPFY/s1600-h/6-17-09+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350225270930972162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApCILMBHMuE_iOhT4qnfxSLbnJt9KGXUtbijBsYzQ5LizdEB3O9LM-m2Ab_NkK5EzWDoSZ8wYNbaBMZIXJsuG57c3bUuVyPWTz4f0ARlvmzhrQLnLbNAwm5MtfbmCefgpNHVfINCrPFY/s400/6-17-09+060.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;">It has been way too long since I made a post on here. Life has been crazy busy with four little ones running around! So, here is the last few months, the shorten version!</span><br /><p><span style="color:#993399;">Megan finished kindergarten the beginning of June. She really enjoyed school this year and can't wait to go back in the fall. She no longer wants to be called a kindergartener. She is a big 1st grader now!!!! I fear boredom is going to get the best of her this summer, but we are going to try and keep that from happening. Swim lessons start for her again this week and run into August, so that will be one thing for her to look forward to each week.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Madi finished another year of preschool. She will be going to School Readiness in the fall to get her ready for kindergarten. She will also be taking swim lessons this summer and will hopefully do better this time around so we can move her into the next group! I think she will just have to move up. If we let her, she will stay in the group she is in now forever.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffff00;">Mia is becoming a little lady. She is sooooo indepedent. A big change for me from what her sisters were like at that age. She loves to do everything on her own. We are hoping Papa can work his magic and get her potty trained. She just doesn't want to do it for me. She is still totally in love with her little brother, as are the others, but she is VERY protective of him.</span></p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;">Elijah just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We had him in for his 4 month check and he is almost 20 pounds already!!!! We didn't think the girls would hit that at age 1, so it is quite the adjustment for me. He is a smiley, happy little boy that loves to giggle at his sisters. He will talk your ear off already. He has to keep up with the girls somehow!</span></p><p><span style="color:#006600;">We took our first family camping trip to Itasca early this month. The girls loved it! They got to play in the Mississippi River and enjoyed sleeping in the camper. It was a bit snug, but will work for the next couple of years. We will be growing out of our camper before we know it! No plans yet for the next trip, but we will be working on them soon. </span></p><p>Life has been hectic. Seems like Adam and I are slapping hands as one comes home and the other is on their way out the door. Hopefully things will slow down soon and we can enjoy the beautiful weather together!</p>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-62356618172336688902009-04-23T20:14:00.002-05:002009-04-23T20:17:37.879-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMupUZcJw0Xgi2lN56SBDT54j1mcJZBMWru5fow4n3H3wzeL2FbK_xvX1jkLo33k8NaK5imXkJPt0USPv_5AFPpLX68C72rS2QnjalkaBd0tul62ei175SG_7n2nwYm-kVfuDDc3kao-I/s1600-h/4-23-09+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328060563266839986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMupUZcJw0Xgi2lN56SBDT54j1mcJZBMWru5fow4n3H3wzeL2FbK_xvX1jkLo33k8NaK5imXkJPt0USPv_5AFPpLX68C72rS2QnjalkaBd0tul62ei175SG_7n2nwYm-kVfuDDc3kao-I/s400/4-23-09+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#330033;">Here is the birthday girl with her new CD player right before we left to go pick up cupcakes and head to school! She wore it and listened to it the whole way. She got an iCarly CD to play in it. I think it was a hit for a birthday present. Hard to believe she is 6 already!!!!</span><br /><div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-58362604991456442932009-04-20T10:39:00.003-05:002009-04-20T10:46:39.476-05:00Her First Big Girl Party!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMB2_jESvKZMKQrxjDSRsVtLOy8iBzhhoGrLYnSMYjwnAX8jKcd3YpIdCvqUck4DtnhN7vvi623_1zR2LnF5Sfpq6Ich_CunC9vz2ca_wyOqC6yHhCKPxoOawPKYdQPv7d91CbWrjS4A/s1600-h/4-20-09+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326798990190454850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMB2_jESvKZMKQrxjDSRsVtLOy8iBzhhoGrLYnSMYjwnAX8jKcd3YpIdCvqUck4DtnhN7vvi623_1zR2LnF5Sfpq6Ich_CunC9vz2ca_wyOqC6yHhCKPxoOawPKYdQPv7d91CbWrjS4A/s400/4-20-09+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Megan had her first friend birthday party on Saturday. Her actual birthday is this Thursday, but she had her party over the weekend. She had a lot of fun with all her friends and it was nice to put some faces to the names I hear about everyday when she comes home from school. The weather was a little chilly, but the girls did get out for a short while. Mia and Madi got a little upset during the party when they were told to give Megan and her friends their space to play. They will understand when they have their friend party and Megan has to do the same. Overall, the party was a success!! </span></div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">More pics of the other kids coming soon. This week is going to be crazy busy! Adam leaves on Wednesday for Washington and I will be home alone trying to do all the running until Friday. Thursday will be the hardest with trying to get Megan and cupcakes to school with the others tagging along. Should be interesting, but we will make it!!!!!</span></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-77302464703990526372009-03-22T14:41:00.012-05:002009-03-22T15:12:43.763-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2xvmXrOLpMxjOLeSjcbo0-yOgn0SOwqRBMW2_m6oTL0EJt6kExrPPK8YC07ww1KL9RaHo5rkrkOQtiJ-ltfrQ2hntuF0qQrS6ho3fYrcrv9WoJO-0M3REXLVAkgMdMVMKjMvY3sT0JQ/s1600-h/3-21-09+189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316104199322846994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2xvmXrOLpMxjOLeSjcbo0-yOgn0SOwqRBMW2_m6oTL0EJt6kExrPPK8YC07ww1KL9RaHo5rkrkOQtiJ-ltfrQ2hntuF0qQrS6ho3fYrcrv9WoJO-0M3REXLVAkgMdMVMKjMvY3sT0JQ/s400/3-21-09+189.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">I finally got my camera back, so here are some pics of the kiddos. We have three lovely princesses living with us. Aren't they sweet???</span><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4C8MUcgzEe-2Ush9pZ_3qskJ8I64jvqMzW9DVMEKEb3WAcbp859AhKnB36KcIdEmsQWqNnDGoeA4uERtw0YTsZencyQ68W64VbBPgroD9N38igqxCfHtKsrj-rWgoZahtwL7UrexugM/s1600-h/3-21-09+179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316103565793637394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4C8MUcgzEe-2Ush9pZ_3qskJ8I64jvqMzW9DVMEKEb3WAcbp859AhKnB36KcIdEmsQWqNnDGoeA4uERtw0YTsZencyQ68W64VbBPgroD9N38igqxCfHtKsrj-rWgoZahtwL7UrexugM/s400/3-21-09+179.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993399;">Madi is the one in front of the fireplace and Megan is posing in front of the fish tank.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuqNoIIOMq_DD1wPMcht3rqyUJboEohO5zxWL7dmuf1lNM9ZR-L0mJ7iUnI1rF5AMvsSC20T8nK5bxwmzoWT7Cub6YIJfAhPcWmCXFgweej3ZUGp8gt-VU3lQntKyWXL5xkeFBQJdjjM/s1600-h/3-21-09+181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316103325168677906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuqNoIIOMq_DD1wPMcht3rqyUJboEohO5zxWL7dmuf1lNM9ZR-L0mJ7iUnI1rF5AMvsSC20T8nK5bxwmzoWT7Cub6YIJfAhPcWmCXFgweej3ZUGp8gt-VU3lQntKyWXL5xkeFBQJdjjM/s400/3-21-09+181.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Here's Miss Mia. She loves those butterfly wings. She would wear them everyday all day if they weren't so heavy for her.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-8T4QJjeCnW-C5HGUfWnOHK6kmQs3Xgm5Yg-dTWFFaobg8jLO-MqbToLhlFWgJomGTYr16zn_yakYldtNc61siS_MNeWjyiZhXmz6Rhmye3oC90UurNX68fmmnOuNARA3KDeIcd4inA/s1600-h/3-21-09+196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316102307064023426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-8T4QJjeCnW-C5HGUfWnOHK6kmQs3Xgm5Yg-dTWFFaobg8jLO-MqbToLhlFWgJomGTYr16zn_yakYldtNc61siS_MNeWjyiZhXmz6Rhmye3oC90UurNX68fmmnOuNARA3KDeIcd4inA/s400/3-21-09+196.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Adam was in Vegas in February, so my mother-in-law and mom came to help out with the kids since I was still on restrictions from having Eli. Here is my mom with the girls, playing Webkinz on the computer.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt2kEOL86nN2x0H2RLQYmEsN0AG25Dg-GAEo4m7Zne_O6UFWwMzWIy4IDyvfhbSFcaMPxHSB8Yw9YVL7WJuYiPKBdAX7ME4FlRKr_0dwNUgSGwETxB8Hzq5YmFnK3qFQ-ozgnDGtkoac/s1600-h/3-21-09+175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316101894958770722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt2kEOL86nN2x0H2RLQYmEsN0AG25Dg-GAEo4m7Zne_O6UFWwMzWIy4IDyvfhbSFcaMPxHSB8Yw9YVL7WJuYiPKBdAX7ME4FlRKr_0dwNUgSGwETxB8Hzq5YmFnK3qFQ-ozgnDGtkoac/s400/3-21-09+175.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#33cc00;">Mia loves reading to her baby brother. Usually ever page just says 'Once upon a time', then she turns the page and says it all over again. It is soooo cute.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa32-OteaCcgQqFW3llIe0DBElBrSlzzk7GsOUT1XBD6yJoWzmQmS2TnsdPuOB6gVK1Dnr9UNVhNskI_cla3A9le2p8Hyyty7WwR5zjHBQBm1bSaE2Uqdz_Nm2kqvv0Ncpx9ZFLS-QlU/s1600-h/3-21-09+185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316101648001707346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa32-OteaCcgQqFW3llIe0DBElBrSlzzk7GsOUT1XBD6yJoWzmQmS2TnsdPuOB6gVK1Dnr9UNVhNskI_cla3A9le2p8Hyyty7WwR5zjHBQBm1bSaE2Uqdz_Nm2kqvv0Ncpx9ZFLS-QlU/s400/3-21-09+185.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Here is Megan adoring her little brother. She loves to hold him until he gets upset.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuaJzDCoCY8EMCkhhNqlqxpXxHCWHt0iNdyjq-dSRlzIJAiOcMzmPj190IRSMzqmylM3cxCbBua2z8Ux6xlTcVuW2VTsLYRlVlPpDy6xi92PsCq52_B37WgWudERV6-NZi8p89Gokrtg/s1600-h/3-21-09+203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316101166691707810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuaJzDCoCY8EMCkhhNqlqxpXxHCWHt0iNdyjq-dSRlzIJAiOcMzmPj190IRSMzqmylM3cxCbBua2z8Ux6xlTcVuW2VTsLYRlVlPpDy6xi92PsCq52_B37WgWudERV6-NZi8p89Gokrtg/s400/3-21-09+203.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Madi is just chillin' on the couch with Eli. I think they look so much alike.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJUDrdhsJjTrph7tg7QsTv2LlnrmIzUOtIOssEbmIii4vdoBnNyJlEvYd4I1jB7s9FP1wREy8G5YICo-FMaby9T9BWVLAFL5pq9SQyxbTy3-dCUgwd_45127eIc874Afi-iKUXvPRef0/s1600-h/3-21-09+184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316100595288081058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJUDrdhsJjTrph7tg7QsTv2LlnrmIzUOtIOssEbmIii4vdoBnNyJlEvYd4I1jB7s9FP1wREy8G5YICo-FMaby9T9BWVLAFL5pq9SQyxbTy3-dCUgwd_45127eIc874Afi-iKUXvPRef0/s400/3-21-09+184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIn0RcDPyN0ZiU4DgNSpLfmC1Lu-W1MKlyECBq4WCEOr7X9B5ov66M-aazp6mEN3m5e0E6SD9h8GvfP7801VIaHowSCdqJxfehnHCzlgiKAlOmEiH1eW2KbcCjwq-4nyMVrNyYzI320c/s1600-h/3-21-09+190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316100222796724754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIn0RcDPyN0ZiU4DgNSpLfmC1Lu-W1MKlyECBq4WCEOr7X9B5ov66M-aazp6mEN3m5e0E6SD9h8GvfP7801VIaHowSCdqJxfehnHCzlgiKAlOmEiH1eW2KbcCjwq-4nyMVrNyYzI320c/s400/3-21-09+190.JPG" border="0" /></a> Above is Madi talking to her brother as he is laying on the floor.</div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Mia loves to be anywhere near her brother. He smiles at her almost everytime she talks to him. It is sooo sweet to see.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMWDVCEA47VGDKS8Y-UaFAhs_Jxs8EmJ2PSEPwIPmWfXm4UcYcMaS7HtChEaAcV6h9ysKPQR68dpV6Op9veKdrDppGKWk0VUWMuykqkGfU0USZby3iSbSdqKG7QKJBVt9b7Q4CV3EQeo/s1600-h/3-21-09+173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316099930968707714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMWDVCEA47VGDKS8Y-UaFAhs_Jxs8EmJ2PSEPwIPmWfXm4UcYcMaS7HtChEaAcV6h9ysKPQR68dpV6Op9veKdrDppGKWk0VUWMuykqkGfU0USZby3iSbSdqKG7QKJBVt9b7Q4CV3EQeo/s400/3-21-09+173.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">And here he is with Dad. They too look a lot alike which would make sense since Madi is taking after her father in looks and lots of other things. </span></div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div><div><br /><span style="color:#003300;">It has been a rough few days for us. As I update this, Adam is at the hospital with Mia. She has been feeling ill since Wednesday and we are worried about dehydration and a possible UTI. So, they are going to pump her full of liquids and test her for a UTI. Any extra prayers would be greatly appreciated. I am sure she will be fine, but 5 days is a long time to be sick:( </span></div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">Until next time, hope the weather warms by then and we can get out so the kids can splash in the mud. Need to get two more pairs of rain boots before then. </span><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-620928978371277902009-03-12T12:05:00.002-05:002009-03-12T12:19:31.024-05:00Quick Update<span style="color:#33cc00;">Just a quick update. Everybody here is doing well. </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Megan is really starting to read well. She is enjoying school and is learning lots. She has started bringing home more non-fiction books from the library. Apparently she wants to learn something from the books she checks out. </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Madi is still enjoying preschool. She has come so far this year and I am glad we decided to repeat preschool another year before sending her to school readiness. Her best friend this year is Elizabeth. They play so well together. I couldn't get in to volunteer this time around because of the baby, but see her teachers enough to know she is doing well.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Mia is enjoying her one day of school. Her participation has gotten much better. She is saying her ABC's and singing lots.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Elijah continues to grow and grow. He is starting to smile and stay awake more during the day. He had his first bottle the other day, so now I can leave the house for more than two hours at a time! He doesn't get one often, but at least we know he will take one.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The girls are still so in love with him and haven't showed a single ounce of jealousy towards him. What a blessing!!</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">We are on the countdown for another niece or nephew. Only a few more weeks until my sister has her baby!! Can't wait to meet the new bundle! </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Pictures will be coming soon. I forgot my camera at my in-laws, so I can't get any new ones loaded.</span>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-25678095412012273632009-02-08T08:55:00.001-06:002009-02-08T09:02:39.199-06:00Elijah MauriceIt is hard to believe that he is finally here!! We are so excited to be home and so happy he is doing so well. Lots of changes around the house. The girls can't get enough of him. Mia keeps coming up to him and saying 'Oh what a cutie!!'. She is just so in love with him already. It is nice to have some blue and red in the house to offset all the pink and purple. Girls are definately easier in the diaper changing department. Poor little guy keeps peeing all over everything!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXg1588kgBByJMly5gCGYlPe9RKTUhr8kTwSjhyEfhk71ehIhElfooL7jNqODKloTNTEC3oROHILflquAR_G-h1sAG205T3WsQ2Qxm_R6424Vfl6D8rtAztBz92g55pU81g6Tc5giw-Y/s1600-h/2-7-09+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300440952262345010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXg1588kgBByJMly5gCGYlPe9RKTUhr8kTwSjhyEfhk71ehIhElfooL7jNqODKloTNTEC3oROHILflquAR_G-h1sAG205T3WsQ2Qxm_R6424Vfl6D8rtAztBz92g55pU81g6Tc5giw-Y/s400/2-7-09+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here he is, all snug in his carseat ready for the long drive home. He was a trooper and slept the whole entire way. Not a peep out of him at all. Hopefully he stays that way and doesn't take after his sister Mia who cried everytime we put her in her carseat!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFssxiRKu1BM7PE46iRibfb0huiENWRKjGcNpNkPHdCKoX-dCLBAiBgOQGyCPeZJIX8wW0dhTA_o96Gu1VknQ1xACrFD6P-UM_BlhMqRyny7Zey55nLQQRVESSBrCzvQy5IB4TIehmuU/s1600-h/2-7-09+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300440707132761650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFssxiRKu1BM7PE46iRibfb0huiENWRKjGcNpNkPHdCKoX-dCLBAiBgOQGyCPeZJIX8wW0dhTA_o96Gu1VknQ1xACrFD6P-UM_BlhMqRyny7Zey55nLQQRVESSBrCzvQy5IB4TIehmuU/s400/2-7-09+024.JPG" border="0" /></a> So everything is going well and he is keeping us all happy! So far no jealousy at all with his sisters. There were lots of visitors at the hospital and I want to thank all of you for coming. We appreciate it all!<br /><br /><div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-63883213824836468172009-02-05T12:21:00.000-06:002009-02-05T12:28:59.780-06:00He's Here!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e_Q58KvnlH0EQNTJ4yBrck3I2JGydPSH_Z-7frgKVq9o8SVCfYCZztF1GPsXJ3YUJMyRIVzjnq45Ol0CR0ov9L1LL7o5eiNgDJ5ZGah4Nu2gCkVp6DhA24gpVAJRni4bDBCj6MFNTLY/s1600-h/2-4-09+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299382031177853890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e_Q58KvnlH0EQNTJ4yBrck3I2JGydPSH_Z-7frgKVq9o8SVCfYCZztF1GPsXJ3YUJMyRIVzjnq45Ol0CR0ov9L1LL7o5eiNgDJ5ZGah4Nu2gCkVp6DhA24gpVAJRni4bDBCj6MFNTLY/s400/2-4-09+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivvenBut7X-XHojdN_pzOSrmFR68GO9FnUlw2XFSA5zO0LwyHuta5jrDr08sQQAsYFiXI06O5eFhyuZC6Cifg5cmjgvoUnS4d68zjIzJJEenZepaP9yZF5s8AFvk5mOVr4yMUh19aN5c/s1600-h/2-4-09+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299381869673415618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivvenBut7X-XHojdN_pzOSrmFR68GO9FnUlw2XFSA5zO0LwyHuta5jrDr08sQQAsYFiXI06O5eFhyuZC6Cifg5cmjgvoUnS4d68zjIzJJEenZepaP9yZF5s8AFvk5mOVr4yMUh19aN5c/s400/2-4-09+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHYdGbzCx3PTxKAj1FN_SE1BJ29RVrd3PybLcilOP23Y1WVTIj2lFpaBsEnxtZjv1HNbdYZigPFss-9-XFBvMN-BRWCPdlW8kU7D-HL7OjT93415vMztlYlpJrsBmC8dE6lEX9naUwsI/s1600-h/2-4-09+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299381496257254114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHYdGbzCx3PTxKAj1FN_SE1BJ29RVrd3PybLcilOP23Y1WVTIj2lFpaBsEnxtZjv1HNbdYZigPFss-9-XFBvMN-BRWCPdlW8kU7D-HL7OjT93415vMztlYlpJrsBmC8dE6lEX9naUwsI/s400/2-4-09+034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">Elijah Maurice Buffington joined us in the world on February 4, 2009 at 9:57. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. More updates to come soon!!!!</span></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-71536398083936755692009-01-27T13:09:00.000-06:002009-01-27T13:22:15.961-06:00Such a Big Girl!!!<span style="color:#6600cc;">My little girl is not so little anymore! She lost her first tooth. Last Friday morning, Megan was brushing her teeth, and her first loose tooth fell out! Unfortunately, we lost it down the drain, but she just wrote the tooth fairy a note and 'he' understood. 'He' was very forgiving and she made $5 off the deal! Inflation from when I was a kid. She was very proud and says the one next to it is loose also! We are going to have to find a way to fit the tooth fairy into the budget!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErDQV5onrecxkBGCczxRvYiWFV-cR3ZFpW_Ixare6MeMH06-zkMlFb3j9c_MKqfW7pMI0dfW_KhlMyhqYDtLz6Q0Kj7W1qP4Hw_MMNaFhEZZqMVPZ1QjC3nDnbFU_JKIEMQ1j2x7r3io/s1600-h/1-27-09+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296053553734331570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErDQV5onrecxkBGCczxRvYiWFV-cR3ZFpW_Ixare6MeMH06-zkMlFb3j9c_MKqfW7pMI0dfW_KhlMyhqYDtLz6Q0Kj7W1qP4Hw_MMNaFhEZZqMVPZ1QjC3nDnbFU_JKIEMQ1j2x7r3io/s400/1-27-09+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuRLirC8gNlayollndOYIuP3JU-sEUq78Z9ZTgGp9V3_HWtXyP_4u4KWqgdZtKr93ZgF0ir3cAStGb0oEuLcT214kjVAJS6NgI5NEEkeEfcNFvvrvPYDlmd-lAbHHpXf0wGetcShJmaE/s1600-h/1-27-09+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296053318037111682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuRLirC8gNlayollndOYIuP3JU-sEUq78Z9ZTgGp9V3_HWtXyP_4u4KWqgdZtKr93ZgF0ir3cAStGb0oEuLcT214kjVAJS6NgI5NEEkeEfcNFvvrvPYDlmd-lAbHHpXf0wGetcShJmaE/s400/1-27-09+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">In other news, we are only 8 days away from the new addition making his first apperance. Everybody is getting very excited and I am getting very overwhelmed! With all the fuss over making sure I have everything in order for everybody else, I didn't take time to think about what I might need. So, today is a day full of laundry so I have some shirts to wear after he comes that are not maternity.</span></div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The poor boy still does not have a name. Megan said last night that he should just not get a name until he is old enough to talk and can pick it himself. Can you tell we have a name battle brewing in our home???</span></div><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">So, until next Wednesday, everybody will be in suspense over the name, including me!!!!!!</span> <div><br /></div><div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-28593024052097448942009-01-05T09:33:00.000-06:002009-01-05T09:44:44.856-06:00Holiday UpdatesHere are few pics from the Holidays!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun8TsCSIeNxi1YZ08M0k9fS6mDgLP5AHiauDK_YfJi0doOmcG40wGEj8nLVeI9hjIx9p0u6o6Ms3wwkXG3REwMjdk14q_19D1GOecUiBWPflirneKNzRMRZb7TCfOX2jKKCcw-rxQbKM/s1600-h/1-5-09+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287834732460538098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun8TsCSIeNxi1YZ08M0k9fS6mDgLP5AHiauDK_YfJi0doOmcG40wGEj8nLVeI9hjIx9p0u6o6Ms3wwkXG3REwMjdk14q_19D1GOecUiBWPflirneKNzRMRZb7TCfOX2jKKCcw-rxQbKM/s400/1-5-09+034.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandma and Mia - doesn't she look like she belongs back in the '70's?!?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfhrx1G7ihYPgAJdtcfHI6OV8JerDwzOC3Qd2-RYTa0mOhn6TI-PFN84p88712s0LrzLKTu07-oaHn1LccF-0Euwryx1Wr4iVIQ9wsbVopk6wmtKc1UleuMVJ_4ExbWQUCd_arUuVZlc/s1600-h/1-5-09+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287834507579797170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfhrx1G7ihYPgAJdtcfHI6OV8JerDwzOC3Qd2-RYTa0mOhn6TI-PFN84p88712s0LrzLKTu07-oaHn1LccF-0Euwryx1Wr4iVIQ9wsbVopk6wmtKc1UleuMVJ_4ExbWQUCd_arUuVZlc/s400/1-5-09+026.JPG" border="0" /></a> The girls on Christmas morning.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gjnz4zn-J8IQwVvlFTnXkBikQ5CbGaS4-H2pdhKXdW3_ZfEXSlr0By0ubn2B7BAu1HYx5zPC45eB0ZhAJutvKVVKEfB27ErRxPp8iG4PFmKCE3bIpxxHg0L_DobSxsaGw2b1DRwsf7o/s1600-h/1-5-09+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287834326935507666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gjnz4zn-J8IQwVvlFTnXkBikQ5CbGaS4-H2pdhKXdW3_ZfEXSlr0By0ubn2B7BAu1HYx5zPC45eB0ZhAJutvKVVKEfB27ErRxPp8iG4PFmKCE3bIpxxHg0L_DobSxsaGw2b1DRwsf7o/s400/1-5-09+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> Madi and Mia tearing into their Santa presents.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTut3dG7ftViTad1ChYHvIGSotFB_ZFLZW3NJdv_5NA4b8bZWWTUJcFUAwFT0X8PnzqPcpsht_xwngc4p0OujQTFUv1XdlbmU-vW6Imx6FYDB4I_YY8zy8R3kZ-Td3rKNJjUhXFaL7dbo/s1600-h/1-5-09+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287834051238661330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTut3dG7ftViTad1ChYHvIGSotFB_ZFLZW3NJdv_5NA4b8bZWWTUJcFUAwFT0X8PnzqPcpsht_xwngc4p0OujQTFUv1XdlbmU-vW6Imx6FYDB4I_YY8zy8R3kZ-Td3rKNJjUhXFaL7dbo/s400/1-5-09+030.JPG" border="0" /></a>Megan checking out one of her Santa presents.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26Jv-yN_0vaZ2kwn1lgPPkaL3cxP-e2Uvt50tcxSEWxHD6IFLl8KSKkt3a8NANQEKR1qKYOOUjaVctIyfgAKtg4MQvkoLRSnewkoqrxzSt14gSwl4sjL3r5oJPr1iYp82dOqVTD_m8MY/s1600-h/1-5-09+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287833776011375602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26Jv-yN_0vaZ2kwn1lgPPkaL3cxP-e2Uvt50tcxSEWxHD6IFLl8KSKkt3a8NANQEKR1qKYOOUjaVctIyfgAKtg4MQvkoLRSnewkoqrxzSt14gSwl4sjL3r5oJPr1iYp82dOqVTD_m8MY/s400/1-5-09+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> The whole gang at Nana and Papa's for our Christmas celebration.</div><div>Front: Mia, Brock, Megan and Levi</div><div>Back: Madi, Amber and Kelly</div><div> </div><div>The whole holiday break was great, but I am glad for some normalcy with Megan back in school this week. She needs it. She enjoys going and it is good for her with her focusing issues. ECFE Music class starts again next week. Mia will be so happy to be back in school. Madi doesn't start preschool again until February, but will go to Music with us. They both enjoy going which makes it a lot easier to take them.</div><div> </div><div>As for the baby, only 30 more days to go! We are getting very excited. Almost done getting things ready for him around the house. Have to get the crib set up in our room. Got through all the bins so now I just have to get what is still needed. Until next time..........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-86795055618877146782008-12-29T21:23:00.000-06:002008-12-29T21:32:44.617-06:00Christmas Chaos<span style="color:#003300;">I am hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas season and celebrated for all the reasons we are suppose to! We had a wonderful holiday, despite that fact that Adam and I were both sick on Christmas Day. It made for a long day, but we had no plans, so that made it easier. Mia had been a little under the weather for a couple days before hand, but thankfully Megan nor Madi got sick. Christmas Eve we took the kids to Brainerd and drove through the Winter Wonderland of lights. It was enjoyable. They loved it! That will become a yearly tradition for as long as it goes on. Then it was time to get home and get ready for bed so the man in red could pay us a visit!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;">Friday brought on the Koetter/Lindner celebration. We hosted this year and it was a lot of fun. Friday night there were 21 of us here! Next year we will bring the tally to 23!! We played games and Saturday brought a day for the kids to go out to play in the snow. They had a good time and took good care of Grandpa who was gimpy for the weekend. Unfortunately that alos brought them to have to leave on Saturday, but we were glad they made it for one of the nights.</span><br /><span style="color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Now for the New Year! We have so many things going on the next few weekends and then before we know it the baby will be here! I am very excited. Only 5 weeks and two days to go!! I am not counting at all :) Time will fly by.</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#660000;">There will be pictures coming soon. So much going on I haven't had time to upload them onto the computer.</span>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-63385172497022956552008-12-22T21:08:00.000-06:002008-12-22T21:13:09.851-06:00First Christmas of the Year<span style="color:#990000;">This past weekend we celebrated Christmas at Adam's parents' house. We picked Megan up from school on Friday and headed down. We had supper and opened presents. The next day we woke up to a lot of snow and wind. We decided to try and make the trip to Comfrey for the next Christmas celebration. We got as far as Olivia, and decided to turn around and come home. So, we stayed another night at Nana and Papa's. The girls had a blast!</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">We came home Sunday and had company from North Carolina! It was great to have Jerick, Tammy, Jadyn and Tyler here to visit, but wish they could hav stayed longer than one night. </span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Now we are on our own until Friday when my family comes up for the weekend. We are very excited to spend Christmas Eve and Day at home and not have the rush to have to get places. Pictures will be posted after the holidays are completed!</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Wishing all of you a safe and Happy Holiday season!</span>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4219801350194585494.post-57314851615799500312008-12-17T08:18:00.000-06:002008-12-17T08:22:05.352-06:00Cute pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnV0h8Jx5_KuR7py_iGfJG9jeMnNPQLR-fbtWwdOnPSbvii8nJk_v6Dyv9Cr9T5rIjiFkkJYUHHdQVqH5C-Bhi821-CrJ5kz6xtwkMm6KA1XmkLu2AVtvP4YJH3Wl1lkv_INrggklroI/s1600-h/12-17-08+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280763570115013698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnV0h8Jx5_KuR7py_iGfJG9jeMnNPQLR-fbtWwdOnPSbvii8nJk_v6Dyv9Cr9T5rIjiFkkJYUHHdQVqH5C-Bhi821-CrJ5kz6xtwkMm6KA1XmkLu2AVtvP4YJH3Wl1lkv_INrggklroI/s400/12-17-08+065.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">It was snowing yesterday when Megan got off the bus, and apparently the snowflakes tasted wonderful!!!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5NA2MG9er80_mlPkqTtH3wn6VrBcFPm-pqVUgyD27l98R0rt0LZOX9GKqOBnGwkeuzn-PZ6_Gnv54JlH0dTiDZoc3Aw2WM9WARKQ_W5UMR6pFUnymI2SYjj4HH_CXBCznelzsw-sSyg/s1600-h/12-17-08+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280763364024924530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5NA2MG9er80_mlPkqTtH3wn6VrBcFPm-pqVUgyD27l98R0rt0LZOX9GKqOBnGwkeuzn-PZ6_Gnv54JlH0dTiDZoc3Aw2WM9WARKQ_W5UMR6pFUnymI2SYjj4HH_CXBCznelzsw-sSyg/s400/12-17-08+007.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#990000;">Last Wednesday, my mom, Mike and Grandpa Burt came up to visit. They didn't stay for long, but Grandpa had never been up here before so it was nice to have him come visit us. Here, Mia is wearing and Grandpa's cowboy hat and they both look sooo happy. I think I am going to have to get this one in a frame.</span><br /><br /><div></div></div>The Nisswa Buffington'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554006263722259307noreply@blogger.com0