{"id":2072,"date":"2009-04-07T23:15:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/07\/friends-flowers-and-fun\/"},"modified":"2009-04-07T23:15:22","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:15:22","slug":"friends-flowers-and-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/07\/friends-flowers-and-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, Flowers, and Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6320-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"387\" alt=\"IMG_6320-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6320-1-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I was brushing my teeth one night this week, Noelle went and got a book and a blanket and decided to read Anna Kate a bedtime story all on her own &#8211; sweet big sister! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"366\" alt=\"IMG_6323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6323-thumb.jpg\" width=\"268\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"366\" alt=\"IMG_6328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6328-thumb.jpg\" width=\"278\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Kate was really paying attention to all big sissy had to say. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"234\" alt=\"IMG_6294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6294-thumb.jpg\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"235\" alt=\"IMG_6309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6309-thumb.jpg\" width=\"152\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6299.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"233\" alt=\"IMG_6299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6299-thumb.jpg\" width=\"177\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Big Phil and Stephanie stopped by to share a meal with us &#8211; we&#8217;ve had such wonderful help from our church and Mops friends with food &#8211; it&#8217;s been amazing!!!&#160; The middle pic is Noelle playing dress up after dance class.&#160; Now that winter&#8217;s over, she&#8217;s crazy about her winter accessories!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"371\" alt=\"IMG_6300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6300-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love this sweet picture of Stephanie with both of our little girls! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"392\" alt=\"IMG_6281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6281-thumb.jpg\" width=\"294\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"392\" alt=\"IMG_6292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6292-thumb.jpg\" width=\"248\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SO sweet and SO sassy! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6284.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"371\" alt=\"IMG_6284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6284-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every time I take a picture of Anna Kate, it always reminds me of a pic we have of Noelle&#8230; I just love to compare because they resemble each other so much! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-3932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"402\" alt=\"IMG_3932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-3932-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby Noelle <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"371\" alt=\"IMG_6286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6286-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Kate <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-5904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"338\" alt=\"IMG_5904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-5904-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noelle <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"420\" alt=\"IMG_6268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6268-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noelle comforting Anna Kate &#8211; Mommy&#8217;s on the way!<\/p>\n<p>*I love the way our homemade (I mean &quot;boutique&quot;) onesies look on Anna Kate!!!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"355\" alt=\"IMG_6312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6312-thumb.jpg\" width=\"249\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"354\" alt=\"IMG_6315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6315-thumb.jpg\" width=\"291\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allison bringing us supper and Anna Kate.&#160; Thanks Rigdons! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6314.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"365\" alt=\"IMG_6314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-6314-thumb.jpg\" width=\"547\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember this flower?&#160; Probably not, let me tell you all about it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-7571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"378\" alt=\"IMG_7571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-7571-thumb.jpg\" width=\"259\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-7585-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"377\" alt=\"IMG_7585-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/windowslivewriterfriendsflowersandfun-10dimg-7585-1-thumb.jpg\" width=\"285\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So the story is as follows&#8230; after growing this flower in Dec. 07, I planted the bulb of this amaryllis in the corner of our backyard.&#160; I totally forgot about it, and about a month ago, I spotted some pretty shiny green leaves in that corner.&#160; I dug up the plant (not knowing what is was &#8211; I actually thought it was an orchid I had done the same thing with), repotted it, and it turned out to be the amaryllis from &#8217;07&#8230; resilient little flower!&#160; It has really brightened our days and filled them with excitement and anticipation!&#160; Noelle loves her plant and waters it everyday &#8211; a cool little gift from God!&#160; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I was brushing my teeth one night this week, Noelle went and got a book and a blanket and decided to read Anna Kate a bedtime story all on her own &#8211; sweet big sister! 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