tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523473208821143332024-03-14T11:22:54.933-07:00the bloodsmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-88952078637656411232012-04-17T16:09:00.007-07:002012-04-17T20:36:18.691-07:00Lady Bugs<div style="text-align: center; ">We have had the most beautiful weather here in Northern California. And we've been trapped inside with the stomach flu, among other illnesses. Today I just had to break out of the house, even if we couldn't go far. While I was weeding, the boys went on a bug safari. Matthew and Jacob loved catching lady bugs. James loved watching them catch lady bugs. Cute boy.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i9xcZSgvgSNzdROJH2gbV4zei7a4jd-ei_GX6VwVjPLuknH16bbYWuIAbIgYZvSaD84oIMUcRkOQW9qNDlyrHELHXu8i-uxIraHnCQyTilQA34mnHyZ14JWk0dpG4CP6_IgMgOrIJB8/s1600/IMG_0930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2i9xcZSgvgSNzdROJH2gbV4zei7a4jd-ei_GX6VwVjPLuknH16bbYWuIAbIgYZvSaD84oIMUcRkOQW9qNDlyrHELHXu8i-uxIraHnCQyTilQA34mnHyZ14JWk0dpG4CP6_IgMgOrIJB8/s400/IMG_0930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732506099305230626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb09y8rDdz-K1LizezSIdKLusHGKjOYpyepmodQAFvgCVz0D8qbnaEETkqKtFy4oFjGOx23_Ac3ZseH6peyNx8E2MwldIgT0SNy6eo2XVGGSQuiVm4vGsDVNm54UX8h5i9_HDQFEtyPho/s1600/IMG_0929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb09y8rDdz-K1LizezSIdKLusHGKjOYpyepmodQAFvgCVz0D8qbnaEETkqKtFy4oFjGOx23_Ac3ZseH6peyNx8E2MwldIgT0SNy6eo2XVGGSQuiVm4vGsDVNm54UX8h5i9_HDQFEtyPho/s400/IMG_0929.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732506094181156514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Jacob was doing great with the "buddy bugs" until one got a little friendlier than he would have liked. And please, please ignore my maniacal/slightly annoying laugh/voice in the background. I really need to learn to stay quiet. But the boys are super cute, as always. Enjoy!</div><div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HrLr0TacprM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-38071776662704710162011-05-31T08:32:00.000-07:002011-05-31T08:45:35.197-07:00School's Out for the Summer...<div style="text-align: center;">Blogger was not letting me sign out of my other account and so </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was not able to put up any new posts for about a week. Grrr!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I wanted to get a picture of the boys from the last of school and </div><div style="text-align: center;">compare it to the first of school. Look how much they've grown! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew's lost that baby face and he now rides his bike to school like one of </div><div style="text-align: center;">the big kids. Wait, is he one of the big kids now? Noooooo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uGbUjxOYMIeGlZeHcHZuITucpK_eJJDL_6mjerMkBD53sAkuhXO2weMGC9zI3Zh6RnmPlBugWazwwcAthp0CA3TP3LeJb57s77NCNmep03qTkHkllzydiWQYRb1gNKX3OE08adY_3mM/s400/IMG_8471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612904485940789762" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9q1FJSYf6aLmkjaCR4haqI5Kiqtq6hyMfpL1W6xj-nmrsroswvQU6yFkF6sDUakx8bk7_0aa8LVI3yUv2_pryYroxMvAVyN4gMqEyDmlJQtCa4EFlcSn4ZOQCe0NGOF5wNs-rin0zU0/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9q1FJSYf6aLmkjaCR4haqI5Kiqtq6hyMfpL1W6xj-nmrsroswvQU6yFkF6sDUakx8bk7_0aa8LVI3yUv2_pryYroxMvAVyN4gMqEyDmlJQtCa4EFlcSn4ZOQCe0NGOF5wNs-rin0zU0/s400/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612904485928542930" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at how much James has grown! He's a real life 4 year old! </div><div style="text-align: center;">His baby face is slowly receding as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pt_SBoHHKm9FcDVEb7GZCkaRg78pJTrT5GqOChq1uiPNMIlTSBRHPWnVtZNIYRFpxoTpgJWNR5CoM6EQiVitUA4rV-K-Y68KZoc0YZUsmvL4rw_mfo_5HZzb3k5ZA5xaDjaomHbKPAA/s1600/IMG_8483.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pt_SBoHHKm9FcDVEb7GZCkaRg78pJTrT5GqOChq1uiPNMIlTSBRHPWnVtZNIYRFpxoTpgJWNR5CoM6EQiVitUA4rV-K-Y68KZoc0YZUsmvL4rw_mfo_5HZzb3k5ZA5xaDjaomHbKPAA/s400/IMG_8483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612904478472433218" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3UL_hn-gJ34VJ-erubYakPxGDO8El7vd7VNJ6RFrnnKTN8Vwq_1CgGlSiqTN1SDVhQj95Bbvb1wU6pAfDeAmDfeejxcU89s-xzee3Dc_MnoIu-PoBNCXe3Fu4BX0G-7jcnSlpDsaTyU/s400/IMG_0282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612903999135368498" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Jakers. What a difference a year can make. He can now run. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And believe me, he does not look back. He even has hair!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoC87ly0uUW6FXkr3w4fPE-_zVmJ3XG366iwWH0-SPud9Qe_A21fqHGbvXCaFre65N6EKUeaAUN2p-13ZWW8nl63IGN7RKGcB8L0XuX_hnDaA-WmjaklxXkJgdx9RFAamTCiSanylC9U/s1600/IMG_8460.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoC87ly0uUW6FXkr3w4fPE-_zVmJ3XG366iwWH0-SPud9Qe_A21fqHGbvXCaFre65N6EKUeaAUN2p-13ZWW8nl63IGN7RKGcB8L0XuX_hnDaA-WmjaklxXkJgdx9RFAamTCiSanylC9U/s400/IMG_8460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612904474601630242" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3B9WsJbR6fuG41yEGG6k1Gq5IwaOoVw4RHBIw2V-kkvJdMXGhI4h_xeZUBa22OdIB5BGZtkFv7lMtsAUvfdSo-THz_fs0uSaXhDEvzMBe_6oAVFYBZ8EGmfUN_BYnK3JbCUvLvEtb9AI/s400/IMG_0287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612904006445733586" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are just some goofy pictures that I had to include. Funny boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWIdt8kGCcCaof66P7EqpphKdnXLR5pA_tui2lbRbg_7pQt4FPGWYTxHu8d7Ksv_DiFl3IjMjngX0fX5aKFjMVo_oBeapIDsRhIGNvVoodIkPVxeePseARHyPUlgfDZyqS1NTP_IPjUU/s1600/IMG_0280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWIdt8kGCcCaof66P7EqpphKdnXLR5pA_tui2lbRbg_7pQt4FPGWYTxHu8d7Ksv_DiFl3IjMjngX0fX5aKFjMVo_oBeapIDsRhIGNvVoodIkPVxeePseARHyPUlgfDZyqS1NTP_IPjUU/s400/IMG_0280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612903994238518722" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs3yQvNCoAACPBH_AUdFfUWbcfUdRJ2uPKHbVs1hL3a6j20ihbBUQWcvvKW5xsGmx26753DtlDCpG-5rShtwxI_tmT-CCbazZKao4UQtE5Y1wgQ7nWluEPFP_sOH5ituwU_c79lbPUxA/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs3yQvNCoAACPBH_AUdFfUWbcfUdRJ2uPKHbVs1hL3a6j20ihbBUQWcvvKW5xsGmx26753DtlDCpG-5rShtwxI_tmT-CCbazZKao4UQtE5Y1wgQ7nWluEPFP_sOH5ituwU_c79lbPUxA/s400/IMG_0284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612903990908631794" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJQJRRvjeel7SFUGBa5wRNSnuFsA5PUtTNAPn1suBGziADbYc8DQ1oUnHc19ZiAuvwBjbBxieJbJfzieTs_8V0KR7CbwC6RILXZSAaTLyiNN1IM_PNJBzXySTZ7EJpX9JQ1BpYCKWcyg/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJQJRRvjeel7SFUGBa5wRNSnuFsA5PUtTNAPn1suBGziADbYc8DQ1oUnHc19ZiAuvwBjbBxieJbJfzieTs_8V0KR7CbwC6RILXZSAaTLyiNN1IM_PNJBzXySTZ7EJpX9JQ1BpYCKWcyg/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJQJRRvjeel7SFUGBa5wRNSnuFsA5PUtTNAPn1suBGziADbYc8DQ1oUnHc19ZiAuvwBjbBxieJbJfzieTs_8V0KR7CbwC6RILXZSAaTLyiNN1IM_PNJBzXySTZ7EJpX9JQ1BpYCKWcyg/s400/IMG_0290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612903984148983106" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-59472299132804177272011-05-31T08:26:00.000-07:002011-05-31T08:31:44.546-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This is what happens when you run upstairs to </div><div style="text-align: center;">throw in a load of laundry. And make the mistake of thinking </div><div style="text-align: center;">that your totally cute, totally innocent looking 1 year-old won't get </div><div style="text-align: center;">into any trouble. Smashed up goldfish crackers all over the just vacuumed floor. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Awesome!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyfvONH-fDPGJwAEukiHbcGarn5_xH6GCbUPyBjWK-X9fL2zBwVj2BSewBnIvx0bKKj7MLc_QYcKl-EdIlHqcT9aGboL4TiphI-vGPO7KTBan-Np0qEq64D2q0zu_Oc3qva6W3vvaUCI/s1600/IMG_0276.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyfvONH-fDPGJwAEukiHbcGarn5_xH6GCbUPyBjWK-X9fL2zBwVj2BSewBnIvx0bKKj7MLc_QYcKl-EdIlHqcT9aGboL4TiphI-vGPO7KTBan-Np0qEq64D2q0zu_Oc3qva6W3vvaUCI/s400/IMG_0276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612902500127987106" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I should have known better. I mean, why else would he have wanted his shoes </div><div style="text-align: center;">on with his pajamas? Better cracker crushing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ45SgBe4u979W57u2hE3K5Ep6WbSOfq0zJFnqEkssOq5y9ONG_h3tTN63cQgnOpzEdhZyiCcJzKQsqfs-G5p0D6d1KVi0_D8ebljZAhgWomGi1wdoRwH7jgMTNV2pcN1qlgZHxr6eBQ/s1600/IMG_0277.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ45SgBe4u979W57u2hE3K5Ep6WbSOfq0zJFnqEkssOq5y9ONG_h3tTN63cQgnOpzEdhZyiCcJzKQsqfs-G5p0D6d1KVi0_D8ebljZAhgWomGi1wdoRwH7jgMTNV2pcN1qlgZHxr6eBQ/s1600/IMG_0277.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ45SgBe4u979W57u2hE3K5Ep6WbSOfq0zJFnqEkssOq5y9ONG_h3tTN63cQgnOpzEdhZyiCcJzKQsqfs-G5p0D6d1KVi0_D8ebljZAhgWomGi1wdoRwH7jgMTNV2pcN1qlgZHxr6eBQ/s400/IMG_0277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612902492524150450" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-83419806074845092102011-05-11T08:31:00.000-07:002011-05-11T08:33:32.772-07:00Rosy Cheeks...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWOE_yCyFpbOonmT2wZW4mPq3-An695US3oSBTOYs0hZzFphVO8i58RJfr6eZGe96MudWQ2vUim_dzc6uSXhow5h4Qdh5VWnb8y6CC5D-lW5vyQma1URqw8eXxZN_koVcCbL1sjgRkmY/s1600/sc01892bcf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWOE_yCyFpbOonmT2wZW4mPq3-An695US3oSBTOYs0hZzFphVO8i58RJfr6eZGe96MudWQ2vUim_dzc6uSXhow5h4Qdh5VWnb8y6CC5D-lW5vyQma1URqw8eXxZN_koVcCbL1sjgRkmY/s400/sc01892bcf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605481605236719298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James brought this picture home from preschool yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: Oh, is this a picture of you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">James: No, Mom, it's you. See your cheeks?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: Yes, they're very rosy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">James: And I gave you spiky hair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and sideburns. Man, I'm more beautiful than I thought.</div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-41682737444948549212011-05-08T15:57:00.000-07:002011-05-08T16:02:14.922-07:00I Am Grateful to Be Their Mom Because (part 4)...<div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess the three reasons I am grateful to be a mom?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgus55yK_BTh0QXYldKu_EhKoCuv7AmrkwBx6x1Kzr1EMYJCzOiMese-oGIG3rUHcdoG4fcfvJ2GmWl2sUeKP45J4ydTMPirVDsYK21j2ooCBYq4AGA6R4QutXtdSoJ2MxazQ1N54p4YV0/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgus55yK_BTh0QXYldKu_EhKoCuv7AmrkwBx6x1Kzr1EMYJCzOiMese-oGIG3rUHcdoG4fcfvJ2GmWl2sUeKP45J4ydTMPirVDsYK21j2ooCBYq4AGA6R4QutXtdSoJ2MxazQ1N54p4YV0/s400/IMG_0221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604483840822016050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James is very proud of this balloon he picked out for me and insisted that it be in the pictures with us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToRXnF0FkqxyJfuduwdUIy3t8gHYbRL7D8mCPeRp_vdrQzP_gnBxv1fLn7kxtSQFbpWT4z_4snOpFnRqrJpbiqy5bW45sN3zmDoNbYb8z4WqN907RntYHZq_m9CC3-2uhAvA4YdjOOuQ/s1600/IMG_0213.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToRXnF0FkqxyJfuduwdUIy3t8gHYbRL7D8mCPeRp_vdrQzP_gnBxv1fLn7kxtSQFbpWT4z_4snOpFnRqrJpbiqy5bW45sN3zmDoNbYb8z4WqN907RntYHZq_m9CC3-2uhAvA4YdjOOuQ/s400/IMG_0213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604483548864839746" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-80266122564455331062011-05-08T08:12:00.000-07:002011-05-08T08:13:57.209-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day to the greatest moms! We love you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_y42DM7vKnESuDiBltp6HqnUPRa9QDSNvwi27ggohQUhiu5J9mgm-ACdkeLFckW8w4OlKC57Rs4dV424AYPhak4vAfXO1zwInuhIYvNKyFCNyHNTZkRTvwOTSE-x5C2j1yikzZnBxdIQ/s1600/sc00290ed0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_y42DM7vKnESuDiBltp6HqnUPRa9QDSNvwi27ggohQUhiu5J9mgm-ACdkeLFckW8w4OlKC57Rs4dV424AYPhak4vAfXO1zwInuhIYvNKyFCNyHNTZkRTvwOTSE-x5C2j1yikzZnBxdIQ/s400/sc00290ed0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604363661874876530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5dO9yPtTagARHVw2kjaco31TTWscNS8xIebpIojzf7QT9daxCH98OfRsiHVd33CIGEP3wbCuLDVNlrA2iB1KNfGzwteAiWt2KJV6f_rH4kClI_zv7axs2h5SwTDO47RLi-gpYlY0Njw/s1600/g8gPaHTSbrcDb15y9rahR3yujagBPvwc0300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5dO9yPtTagARHVw2kjaco31TTWscNS8xIebpIojzf7QT9daxCH98OfRsiHVd33CIGEP3wbCuLDVNlrA2iB1KNfGzwteAiWt2KJV6f_rH4kClI_zv7axs2h5SwTDO47RLi-gpYlY0Njw/s1600/g8gPaHTSbrcDb15y9rahR3yujagBPvwc0300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5dO9yPtTagARHVw2kjaco31TTWscNS8xIebpIojzf7QT9daxCH98OfRsiHVd33CIGEP3wbCuLDVNlrA2iB1KNfGzwteAiWt2KJV6f_rH4kClI_zv7axs2h5SwTDO47RLi-gpYlY0Njw/s400/g8gPaHTSbrcDb15y9rahR3yujagBPvwc0300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604363657836720002" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-26428646245819769892011-05-06T07:21:00.000-07:002011-05-06T07:27:23.973-07:00I am Grateful to Be Their Mom Because (part 3)...<div style="text-align: center;">I was planning on posting this last night after we got home from the D-Backs game, but our internet wasn't working. So, I'm going to try to do two today. Wish me luck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so grateful to have these boys as my own because they all know how to let loose and have fun. It keeps me young and there's never a dull moment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew's pretty sure this is the most hilarious picture of him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNqqzJIvoHQj311WpYLUlUaaVACrMPW9rg0Jg-gJAifaG9Ij-Ck-RnsEeHaA1sUjkVPobvmcT0npfSCw64_tNveaUL1bh6-GC3Qx3PyFZc0OicM6pHxGJy7q0GmKRVNey4gHNSxphdCQ/s1600/IMG_0198.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNqqzJIvoHQj311WpYLUlUaaVACrMPW9rg0Jg-gJAifaG9Ij-Ck-RnsEeHaA1sUjkVPobvmcT0npfSCw64_tNveaUL1bh6-GC3Qx3PyFZc0OicM6pHxGJy7q0GmKRVNey4gHNSxphdCQ/s400/IMG_0198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603608339498858770" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James being goofy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThlpFa3DmXN0hsadc6ZV-GU98qZbq5wIJBzGqvJBCTB0JkREYXS0Tn1Pn3Vuyvy_7FSI3wWaOUM-1DgAjgsLab94Nkdp24_fOS-4RenlGeulrxE7w9AyKsxf-Z9qDBgnswzTAZlV6eq0/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThlpFa3DmXN0hsadc6ZV-GU98qZbq5wIJBzGqvJBCTB0JkREYXS0Tn1Pn3Vuyvy_7FSI3wWaOUM-1DgAjgsLab94Nkdp24_fOS-4RenlGeulrxE7w9AyKsxf-Z9qDBgnswzTAZlV6eq0/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603608333485061378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob was lovin' him some chocolate malt. Mmmm...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6yLb2Lv_9q21_V9dTwGyXOsCdT-0mrgI2ZnfZ3Efb25HdWMLZrOkO41hkP4oTMwfs9pyG1Lh5VajYvTwN-u9KdLFXuJ4cE8ZJ87sTI6ughVjTYWyKhwQ0ODvGZ9DgNhcrUENkB8_eUM/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6yLb2Lv_9q21_V9dTwGyXOsCdT-0mrgI2ZnfZ3Efb25HdWMLZrOkO41hkP4oTMwfs9pyG1Lh5VajYvTwN-u9KdLFXuJ4cE8ZJ87sTI6ughVjTYWyKhwQ0ODvGZ9DgNhcrUENkB8_eUM/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603608329012103762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were so close to the action! I didn't even have to zoom in for this picture! We were right on the wall just behind outfield. So fun. Chris Young caught a ball just below us and I could hear it hit his glove. I love baseball. And so my boys. Yet another reason I am grateful to be their mom!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCC57c1eQ0Z7p3bDOYQoVWqcTKCFXPAdsqZSQcCMg6SvlWh63IliTp1uzRUbsde-aPcVgu7-dWVlnlcg4utzCtZlRZT4bcxpDxVG0cpV3QWjs7DwDzlAyot2gC4_bM2zZPggbH51Fqxo/s1600/IMG_0176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCC57c1eQ0Z7p3bDOYQoVWqcTKCFXPAdsqZSQcCMg6SvlWh63IliTp1uzRUbsde-aPcVgu7-dWVlnlcg4utzCtZlRZT4bcxpDxVG0cpV3QWjs7DwDzlAyot2gC4_bM2zZPggbH51Fqxo/s1600/IMG_0176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCC57c1eQ0Z7p3bDOYQoVWqcTKCFXPAdsqZSQcCMg6SvlWh63IliTp1uzRUbsde-aPcVgu7-dWVlnlcg4utzCtZlRZT4bcxpDxVG0cpV3QWjs7DwDzlAyot2gC4_bM2zZPggbH51Fqxo/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603608328352299602" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-45891800472022177592011-05-04T08:42:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:04:56.131-07:00I am Grateful to be Their Mom Because (part 2)....<div style="text-align: center;">I thought today I would highlight a few of the things I love about my boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew is without a doubt one of the smartest kids I know (I know most parents say this about their kids, but allow me this). He is an avid reader and loves to learn. Whenever he has a question about something, he immediately seeks out the answer. Right now his interest lies with Camelot. I know! What a cutie. We both have reading in common. Currently, we are reading <b>The Lost Hero</b> by Rick Riordan. We each read on our own and then discuss what we've read. Here's a conversation we had:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew: "I would love to see the girls that live in the lake. They sound creepy."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "That's what I thought, too. With their yellow eyes and flowing black hair."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew: "You know the mermaids in Harry Potter?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "Yeah..."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew: "Well, that's what I picture them looking like." </div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "Me too!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew (bursts out into his infectious laughter): "Our minds work the same!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have often wondered if he is comprehending what he is reading, since he reads far above his grade level. But this is proof that not only is he comprehending, but he can see it all in his head. Love him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZlLOmwhrAp1eGblY5jQELGqh5ImD_JkUJtPqX98v7EzXwDBgmjz2_TPzWy6ylND_cjkvINqmhh5kP1Y-ZGpn-y5EKO_rMpCK2VtCIxnUtL4m-r3ykKyYDy8j9vanID_8w9q848ShnfE/s1600/IMG_9993.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZlLOmwhrAp1eGblY5jQELGqh5ImD_JkUJtPqX98v7EzXwDBgmjz2_TPzWy6ylND_cjkvINqmhh5kP1Y-ZGpn-y5EKO_rMpCK2VtCIxnUtL4m-r3ykKyYDy8j9vanID_8w9q848ShnfE/s400/IMG_9993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602887151135303026" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James. I have a big soft spot for this boy. He is probably the meanest (and I mean that in the most loving way possible because he does not like bullies. Unless he's the bully.) of the bunch, but a wicked little smile and that dimple completely melt away any chance I have of punishing him. He is also my biggest helper. Whenever I go into the kitchen, the screech of a chair being dragged across the floor immediately follows me. He's very independent, as long as I am close by. Whenever I need to go behind a closed door (bathroom) his little fingers stick underneath it as he asks me questions. Love him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBA4HORrrjaUtk6ygUy4T8etvRUtZEvxlhVhHPrLx0ZNefFRiV-dHRosa4fbzAyXGRH4FwU6Hj1Z-a1xKY3zgU3SVnap1reNc8RmeaZkZXYQaiH5AfMV4mTDfbRCpu0PayZbIQUytXS0/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBA4HORrrjaUtk6ygUy4T8etvRUtZEvxlhVhHPrLx0ZNefFRiV-dHRosa4fbzAyXGRH4FwU6Hj1Z-a1xKY3zgU3SVnap1reNc8RmeaZkZXYQaiH5AfMV4mTDfbRCpu0PayZbIQUytXS0/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602887144460504370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob is our biggest troublemaker. He is constantly on the go. Nothing slows him down, not even falling down the stairs. He gets right back up and keeps going. When he is doing something that he knows he should not be doing, he does this slow blink. I'm not sure what he thinks that does, but apparently it must be some kind of mind trick. And it usually works because I just laugh at him. Whenever he's told to say "thank you" or we tell him we love him, he responds by kissing the air. So stinking cute! He is also my big snuggler. He's always good for a schmug. Love him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf9JuS_OVHHhXa2bK_Sftn-y23G3SzZo_UOz48YWqw7W4c-ckIn3bQKAg-Vo3vbF85Bjs9cwSLnFYp48bsw4cG3DJfNU56fOESbwO9Um0JZiYHdYwzgNcTZ2_tw31OJI7zxaIycCZ65U/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf9JuS_OVHHhXa2bK_Sftn-y23G3SzZo_UOz48YWqw7W4c-ckIn3bQKAg-Vo3vbF85Bjs9cwSLnFYp48bsw4cG3DJfNU56fOESbwO9Um0JZiYHdYwzgNcTZ2_tw31OJI7zxaIycCZ65U/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf9JuS_OVHHhXa2bK_Sftn-y23G3SzZo_UOz48YWqw7W4c-ckIn3bQKAg-Vo3vbF85Bjs9cwSLnFYp48bsw4cG3DJfNU56fOESbwO9Um0JZiYHdYwzgNcTZ2_tw31OJI7zxaIycCZ65U/s400/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602887142072723938" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-9801147023925483502011-05-03T16:05:00.000-07:002011-05-03T16:21:48.546-07:00I'm Grateful to Be Their Mom Because...<div style="text-align: center;">With Mother's Day approaching, I decided it would be fun to record a few thoughts on why I'm grateful to be a mom. I'll try to post one every day. (I was going to yesterday, but you see how well that went)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, one of the reasons I am grateful to be the mom of my three boys is that they are great helpers. None of them like to pick up after themselves, but they love to help me with other things around the house. Cooking/baking, crafting, putting my makeup on (they're secure in their manliness), and many other things. But one of their favorites is gardening and watering the flowers. Gardening aficionado I am not. They take something so mundane, in my opinion, and bring life to it for me. They don't like using something easy like a hose though. No, no. Watering cans for them. So we make about 8 trips back and forth watering our flowers. As you can see, they don't have the best aim. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6QzSbocoG5BrN4Bn7KwKjHxT_aCMv2HSfh7GcCfyzc3DCrFmfHzWeEGLWNfEZoQ5RIuP0XGQPU56ML2cfwKs6Z78lPXXQnbJoH-PWwsjmmqtqa1iMQjbf4400rzUve7dSubPl_Qa7E/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6QzSbocoG5BrN4Bn7KwKjHxT_aCMv2HSfh7GcCfyzc3DCrFmfHzWeEGLWNfEZoQ5RIuP0XGQPU56ML2cfwKs6Z78lPXXQnbJoH-PWwsjmmqtqa1iMQjbf4400rzUve7dSubPl_Qa7E/s400/IMG_0163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602630594008539506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob can't decide if he's thirstier or if the flowers are.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH1xmBC4WKq1ldVTKTKUR4OFVQVfIArCH4eAzWJMEthfzNuCK9g4FrWYfEimBxmzlsBK4SgYMdaGUICMYU8yoA1XPTWvrmA8FFm4-XYZOK4b5A2OLSMk1LSb73ozMUWTTnrdq_idvnII/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH1xmBC4WKq1ldVTKTKUR4OFVQVfIArCH4eAzWJMEthfzNuCK9g4FrWYfEimBxmzlsBK4SgYMdaGUICMYU8yoA1XPTWvrmA8FFm4-XYZOK4b5A2OLSMk1LSb73ozMUWTTnrdq_idvnII/s400/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602630586674999314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James is doing his crazy dance. I almost forgot why I was grateful to be his mom today while I was cleaning up pee off the bathroom floor. It was intentionally done. Ain't he sweet?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUa7pR1z095tb6cVZYIcrDCbWlhlT8PTllxKeOwnbfydbh6isCeoAM7ew1pRGgtLXw2Agm64gQo7vCziv1rvq3NLb60kzT-KN-5yyabiAbKCpFbAyIKgtF7F6wmig9IIeJe6ozQXLYdA/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUa7pR1z095tb6cVZYIcrDCbWlhlT8PTllxKeOwnbfydbh6isCeoAM7ew1pRGgtLXw2Agm64gQo7vCziv1rvq3NLb60kzT-KN-5yyabiAbKCpFbAyIKgtF7F6wmig9IIeJe6ozQXLYdA/s400/IMG_0169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602630575533883714" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aaah! He kills me with those big blues!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZJGzL5GR1djXZe1rI1J9KKSAOCsGLhyphenhyphenI43u0H9hz1s3emMKPnZq1e-na_l225GqdgLQWZymMg1laiMChwZLhjxiZ6JSm8L5D0i0Av8vprCIkgjxO5Dy_yT3UUXmnvbDyiYjqToXAHlA/s1600/IMG_0172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZJGzL5GR1djXZe1rI1J9KKSAOCsGLhyphenhyphenI43u0H9hz1s3emMKPnZq1e-na_l225GqdgLQWZymMg1laiMChwZLhjxiZ6JSm8L5D0i0Av8vprCIkgjxO5Dy_yT3UUXmnvbDyiYjqToXAHlA/s400/IMG_0172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602630572003643266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This big guy is too big to help, so he rides his bike or scooter around while we do all the work. He rode his bike to and from school yesterday with just his friends. My stomach was in knots all day long until I walked out to meet him. Obviously, he survived. When did he get so big? And I am now literally tearing up and only see a blurry mess on my computer screen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUGH7IQtSar89NhwPORWiIXa3lW279z2pSmBsBEoI0xD0Eppvzr6xQVBn0Gz1KQQq9D2RKy0kDJBYm2tkLwZ_ODM22r-prQWpMzVOclBi8jZCrrmNbQguq27f9Z0cvlse_GEU4tC2SHw/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUGH7IQtSar89NhwPORWiIXa3lW279z2pSmBsBEoI0xD0Eppvzr6xQVBn0Gz1KQQq9D2RKy0kDJBYm2tkLwZ_ODM22r-prQWpMzVOclBi8jZCrrmNbQguq27f9Z0cvlse_GEU4tC2SHw/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUGH7IQtSar89NhwPORWiIXa3lW279z2pSmBsBEoI0xD0Eppvzr6xQVBn0Gz1KQQq9D2RKy0kDJBYm2tkLwZ_ODM22r-prQWpMzVOclBi8jZCrrmNbQguq27f9Z0cvlse_GEU4tC2SHw/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602630565276044386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUGH7IQtSar89NhwPORWiIXa3lW279z2pSmBsBEoI0xD0Eppvzr6xQVBn0Gz1KQQq9D2RKy0kDJBYm2tkLwZ_ODM22r-prQWpMzVOclBi8jZCrrmNbQguq27f9Z0cvlse_GEU4tC2SHw/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I love my boys! I could not have lucked out any more than I did with them. </div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-42598217142366508172011-04-29T15:31:00.000-07:002011-04-29T15:39:59.517-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter, five days late. Whatever. This is the most posts I've had in one month for a while. Are you proud of me? I am. I almost didn't make it. But here I am. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great Easter weekend. All of Tim's family were in town and we had a blast. </div><div style="text-align: center;">First, the Easter bunny made a visit to our house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3moOadlGDYPjNCYqlnlZS6ZuyrO6AZ14FKByowR3BzAiB2BT0GIXhICjc4T-0C24koQN0BqMCYN-l9G4_mGvrqrjKz78WxhxZQdmNWREGi76qfZia5w816NfHN9DfwwSm5-P_vCQ5rr0/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3moOadlGDYPjNCYqlnlZS6ZuyrO6AZ14FKByowR3BzAiB2BT0GIXhICjc4T-0C24koQN0BqMCYN-l9G4_mGvrqrjKz78WxhxZQdmNWREGi76qfZia5w816NfHN9DfwwSm5-P_vCQ5rr0/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137816237198402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcqVaF5pcUmS05g0U_b_qB08Hhb3blrdQ_bbMKWoSQljSmGbkdj7hXgZ59oSXvOFPAy1lJDvFkXgG-m5DWuJT9L28enhLQu7BF2n1tqkTo8W2OkCfjhmXxmwjuZm6JyP2E6Hrn9XhT5A/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcqVaF5pcUmS05g0U_b_qB08Hhb3blrdQ_bbMKWoSQljSmGbkdj7hXgZ59oSXvOFPAy1lJDvFkXgG-m5DWuJT9L28enhLQu7BF2n1tqkTo8W2OkCfjhmXxmwjuZm6JyP2E6Hrn9XhT5A/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137810817281394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't remember why he is crying, but it is fake. So don't feel too sorry for him. But you can discuss how stinkin' cute he is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ceuOREYgeyt5of_75pSb-3muH-0v4QXh5CxCvrrJ-LM45L8QsA0p5U1N_3Sh6v-IbG4vFrgcE3GyCKMFHu7vbIhLfw-6PjEk1YHIffcsHAJjdhnzq-XrSEJwZXJRk3pO1M1S46Xmsgo/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ceuOREYgeyt5of_75pSb-3muH-0v4QXh5CxCvrrJ-LM45L8QsA0p5U1N_3Sh6v-IbG4vFrgcE3GyCKMFHu7vbIhLfw-6PjEk1YHIffcsHAJjdhnzq-XrSEJwZXJRk3pO1M1S46Xmsgo/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137805318260450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All pretty for church.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwUB4XdAkAEYNL5Znl9IILy7leTADuKB_OB1J2tmvu3iKiJUDH8ifTllTXwOtzZN_2MW4h2e3eXKxBRmItQTQfQXpBvhU4V-U0ce-ZO62b-oHT1zkZD-dC9EZi8IpnGL391bH7rMS4go/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwUB4XdAkAEYNL5Znl9IILy7leTADuKB_OB1J2tmvu3iKiJUDH8ifTllTXwOtzZN_2MW4h2e3eXKxBRmItQTQfQXpBvhU4V-U0ce-ZO62b-oHT1zkZD-dC9EZi8IpnGL391bH7rMS4go/s400/IMG_0114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137802797976674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVmkDW_EMXHXdsar4Y9s_EJj2CS3djzXJW0HXjj9oe2b-WFyyTfTwRww0sbUUFfprNwbmEINsA5yTKf1yh6LgegUVuOES2TUCfWD0p3Wpzc-q1_7JdyWx5jOAlTmE-wD16gsErzMkhdU/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVmkDW_EMXHXdsar4Y9s_EJj2CS3djzXJW0HXjj9oe2b-WFyyTfTwRww0sbUUFfprNwbmEINsA5yTKf1yh6LgegUVuOES2TUCfWD0p3Wpzc-q1_7JdyWx5jOAlTmE-wD16gsErzMkhdU/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137798764616418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS0P7Wl72EI-5z33m5mnDMXRDPUC1iGuMYcHaEcScsjLAc2qkoX272fOA8lCbD-tdV5b7jgT1GiiwUpvPkkKkwhpznidCKQVp1zqmaq-KHq4_KyGwcg7_Va-oExpp50ovw_LZClANFyQ/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS0P7Wl72EI-5z33m5mnDMXRDPUC1iGuMYcHaEcScsjLAc2qkoX272fOA8lCbD-tdV5b7jgT1GiiwUpvPkkKkwhpznidCKQVp1zqmaq-KHq4_KyGwcg7_Va-oExpp50ovw_LZClANFyQ/s400/IMG_0122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137348470351842" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraSeq-BGAsuVSd3vpT7oJ5do2cTKTmSLOiMP3Nbt9w8ZjbHCTri70gmMAd9zFMXX05xNVGbopidLx2Vh9jzmIicvjPjAVVYJoBiMg1Mse1_pDEYLcAIys03n63Xjuh1sHU_OcnynMBLY/s1600/IMG_0131.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraSeq-BGAsuVSd3vpT7oJ5do2cTKTmSLOiMP3Nbt9w8ZjbHCTri70gmMAd9zFMXX05xNVGbopidLx2Vh9jzmIicvjPjAVVYJoBiMg1Mse1_pDEYLcAIys03n63Xjuh1sHU_OcnynMBLY/s400/IMG_0131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137341051360226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the grandkids and Grandma and Grandpa Blood! It was a crazy fun weekend, but so worth the chaos. Love you guys!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rk-PLPYKu3X8DSPXwevE5dFhcR0LAy5XynscUuOsUgw9loBal4YaVSc89rJNc90T6SnxFmHWHWn0r0u04_sP7t896PDlPCq9wSipHF_2Qr194z8S1rvs1EVrNfFGn-m4_QaFhJhT9ZU/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rk-PLPYKu3X8DSPXwevE5dFhcR0LAy5XynscUuOsUgw9loBal4YaVSc89rJNc90T6SnxFmHWHWn0r0u04_sP7t896PDlPCq9wSipHF_2Qr194z8S1rvs1EVrNfFGn-m4_QaFhJhT9ZU/s400/IMG_0135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137336989794674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzde2x0ImR77sbeHinnagyHQgGd4Wma59rfHI1NfEAicIZjDTDWT7PqrrlMd2onyPzTLy_DUhcw0c5Wzi_8Xhyphenhyphenzys2WXCkFnsGxT0Xb0GLZ3XED5a1s1xmKZFN-7YlExOYyRonRGX7TTY/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzde2x0ImR77sbeHinnagyHQgGd4Wma59rfHI1NfEAicIZjDTDWT7PqrrlMd2onyPzTLy_DUhcw0c5Wzi_8Xhyphenhyphenzys2WXCkFnsGxT0Xb0GLZ3XED5a1s1xmKZFN-7YlExOYyRonRGX7TTY/s400/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137332471499810" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33nO7qFw700JUXck2bxtZYbAZaWFzpABCjsbPe8wbMG6YBuAqiCbQZH57OUtm9i_TlTukims50xZpvuSFYrvvYGP6-LYTIbOZUcgU2jFKY2rrKB-L3yH4Q0p1PBcRhWVahg0ZcEgYLuY/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33nO7qFw700JUXck2bxtZYbAZaWFzpABCjsbPe8wbMG6YBuAqiCbQZH57OUtm9i_TlTukims50xZpvuSFYrvvYGP6-LYTIbOZUcgU2jFKY2rrKB-L3yH4Q0p1PBcRhWVahg0ZcEgYLuY/s400/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601137326753788610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James would not do a solo pic or even look at the camera with a grumpy face. He missed out. </div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-69074989633143759942011-04-17T19:55:00.001-07:002011-04-17T20:06:32.552-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">James turned...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0TPafFp6RdTH3re2TidP-4F6wEoDzrNlf4_QnzqhyphenhyphenXvUVSj7XVGkrbz9Mj7Lz-IbEpwp5l4pZ8Ixc11D0Fa1bTXAKxG1IZxMWj9h1Tesa0rDtGbLZEMBEPJUKc5DuUkXifJuhDF6Vho/s1600/IMG_0012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0TPafFp6RdTH3re2TidP-4F6wEoDzrNlf4_QnzqhyphenhyphenXvUVSj7XVGkrbz9Mj7Lz-IbEpwp5l4pZ8Ixc11D0Fa1bTXAKxG1IZxMWj9h1Tesa0rDtGbLZEMBEPJUKc5DuUkXifJuhDF6Vho/s400/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596752496596075186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">FOUR!! He's seriously the cutest four year old James around. On his birthday I took him to a bookstore and we got to eat a cupcake for breakfast. Yeah, I know. I'm the best mom around. Then he got to pick out a book and just because he is so stinkin' cute I let him get the giraffe he couldn't put down (but he calls it a zebra and named him Monster Truck). Then we went to pick out some new shoes and he requested Skechers and picked out a "very awesome" pair. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But first the kids wanted to play with the train table. Even though we have one at home. Jacob actually didn't really care about it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1O5HOcW1JKZxHofOHNFITJYN42cfsoRIQV3T2w4usVwKVh5-Hd-pRwbZX_f8Qmk8cwnxIwg1XMrXK2K9n5IipzFZiR00-CDjPChxHUgYAJMi56MoqOvMCtkH9pAY9xL8OCbyLXjOD3Y/s1600/IMG_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1O5HOcW1JKZxHofOHNFITJYN42cfsoRIQV3T2w4usVwKVh5-Hd-pRwbZX_f8Qmk8cwnxIwg1XMrXK2K9n5IipzFZiR00-CDjPChxHUgYAJMi56MoqOvMCtkH9pAY9xL8OCbyLXjOD3Y/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596752412210938930" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He wanted to kiss all the Olivia dolls. Don't worry, he didn't have a runny nose this day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWb0-LMNFaJfObnGuMlnxQQm4ilPSs7jnekn6LJts1yLObxOKkdmq2L2aXlvZEg9H51Tt8D8XGSWddfLwQx62sEvqGI74HwKRaAUllZkxIgErS6OjIVFCt2Dofe6dVYU_dcPvAFjkUlQ/s1600/IMG_0014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWb0-LMNFaJfObnGuMlnxQQm4ilPSs7jnekn6LJts1yLObxOKkdmq2L2aXlvZEg9H51Tt8D8XGSWddfLwQx62sEvqGI74HwKRaAUllZkxIgErS6OjIVFCt2Dofe6dVYU_dcPvAFjkUlQ/s400/IMG_0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596752300231026498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James being cute and having fun at the train table. He had it all to himself. He didn't have to share with any other kids whose moms leave them there for me to babysit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW2WJ91EP7cs37FfHuB7Pko9_tZ-qIO49nj1r29vLra_EPuO1z2YvlSeQXxB1dSkhoDLGbzaHFa2Bz33I4O7yG9xXScrU-FITugsowrPTPO6QpLvoaI_3wNJWM7dSvORWyPI9H7JvYWQ/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW2WJ91EP7cs37FfHuB7Pko9_tZ-qIO49nj1r29vLra_EPuO1z2YvlSeQXxB1dSkhoDLGbzaHFa2Bz33I4O7yG9xXScrU-FITugsowrPTPO6QpLvoaI_3wNJWM7dSvORWyPI9H7JvYWQ/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596752175223192194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Later (on Thursday, the day after his birthday) we had a delicious cake to celebrate. Target makes fabulous cakes. I don't. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7BUDMvzML25dlYcGWPFoP56SOyIX-30jEAGrrjmB1_QzkfwNJ18qegeGO7VJuH70bZgItOdvs6XDG8Xd5x-67yPxFTYoU5ooibOadi1uXFfKmdrdHuikMODpbcpfhLpNPj274yEk86s/s1600/IMG_0028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7BUDMvzML25dlYcGWPFoP56SOyIX-30jEAGrrjmB1_QzkfwNJ18qegeGO7VJuH70bZgItOdvs6XDG8Xd5x-67yPxFTYoU5ooibOadi1uXFfKmdrdHuikMODpbcpfhLpNPj274yEk86s/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596752071930066914" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought sparkler candles and those buggers did not want to go out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZoz9LMFRNmWeliNo3eyBIYVpsy8UEu5BwU9UumxXwLsIXQXrwo54KjPrDDpiNj3lpz_pplCaq7VR26fQb9HgCCyeDhNUP6ZNtni4FYGrAvwzQJfC23i4ZZ64WUldBx3hdzTaxXdNB0/s1600/IMG_0035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZoz9LMFRNmWeliNo3eyBIYVpsy8UEu5BwU9UumxXwLsIXQXrwo54KjPrDDpiNj3lpz_pplCaq7VR26fQb9HgCCyeDhNUP6ZNtni4FYGrAvwzQJfC23i4ZZ64WUldBx3hdzTaxXdNB0/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596751974934949122" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this one catching James laughing at the funny candles. So cute. And that dimple!!!! It kills me every time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zndlu5CT72tXrMNA9jRJQe5yZ7Ikj8-CNaM7XOU-62g8m5MwIGQ2CawVOt1vdS_Q9xPf4F6UgeRpKrZkfJTOvqPKkgaLOvZh-qRQk6cok8dANSQyruCEaNWT0QB1KhkD7AAWo_xFySo/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zndlu5CT72tXrMNA9jRJQe5yZ7Ikj8-CNaM7XOU-62g8m5MwIGQ2CawVOt1vdS_Q9xPf4F6UgeRpKrZkfJTOvqPKkgaLOvZh-qRQk6cok8dANSQyruCEaNWT0QB1KhkD7AAWo_xFySo/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zndlu5CT72tXrMNA9jRJQe5yZ7Ikj8-CNaM7XOU-62g8m5MwIGQ2CawVOt1vdS_Q9xPf4F6UgeRpKrZkfJTOvqPKkgaLOvZh-qRQk6cok8dANSQyruCEaNWT0QB1KhkD7AAWo_xFySo/s400/IMG_0041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596751880652915714" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zndlu5CT72tXrMNA9jRJQe5yZ7Ikj8-CNaM7XOU-62g8m5MwIGQ2CawVOt1vdS_Q9xPf4F6UgeRpKrZkfJTOvqPKkgaLOvZh-qRQk6cok8dANSQyruCEaNWT0QB1KhkD7AAWo_xFySo/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a>Today while I was making lunch for the boys, James said, "Since I'm the birthday boy I get to eat in the family room and watch the movie. Right, Mom?" His birthday was 4 days ago, but how can I argue with that dimple?!</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zndlu5CT72tXrMNA9jRJQe5yZ7Ikj8-CNaM7XOU-62g8m5MwIGQ2CawVOt1vdS_Q9xPf4F6UgeRpKrZkfJTOvqPKkgaLOvZh-qRQk6cok8dANSQyruCEaNWT0QB1KhkD7AAWo_xFySo/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-48347358917596525412011-04-17T19:46:00.000-07:002011-04-17T19:55:14.902-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">James got a pool for his birthday. He's been asking for one for a while now. I told him one day back in January, "When it's hot outside we'll get a pool." Just so I could get a bit of peace. Sometime in March it started warming up and I forgot about my promise. On one especially hot day James said, "It sure is hot outside. Isn't it, Mom?" I replied, "It is hot." He looked at me and said, "Well, it's time to get a pool then." Oops, I had forgotten. Anyway, I got him to hold off long enough for his birthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbHpgwhyLAt5pHxdnnuQoTHpmkOz17eRvd-8yjGZduPGO9H7l6dfnmoE1ekmyPovOhJZ2cRchL24uom6bshpF3FLvI_h5efW4iH5IhpAlLh05B3totgvdyViNxbqkqr8uKaSFp4yOjxA/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbHpgwhyLAt5pHxdnnuQoTHpmkOz17eRvd-8yjGZduPGO9H7l6dfnmoE1ekmyPovOhJZ2cRchL24uom6bshpF3FLvI_h5efW4iH5IhpAlLh05B3totgvdyViNxbqkqr8uKaSFp4yOjxA/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750927215660898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXV0P3yFhjDFzJWcUakTMyl5iPGLLzRWJp5HRpCMMY7eYVFC5JK4hoseFAnR1VzgIHsxEGCa3OWs7z9yuBlAeyLRN-MaBNFPLqhRW7x0QKipI5eOM6ig-Ls-LEbonhzeAvUTH5zVrlc0/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Tim had been wanting to go to the <a href="http://www.pimaair.org">Pima Air and Space Museum</a> in Tucson, so we thought it would be a great spot. The boys loved every moment of it. And I'll admit, I even enjoyed it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqHASVdi_adpCpCsjAaYkiz8E0iCPICZdU8KJmGPUGehXXomBEt2JPxTmwk2q7kLAo-gearU9lLrweCglNmkDzM_igNqY53MNv5cVZ6368J6AWGMvxdxCj1DLUh-Bv8zobY7wvvJVD-o/s1600/IMG_9887.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqHASVdi_adpCpCsjAaYkiz8E0iCPICZdU8KJmGPUGehXXomBEt2JPxTmwk2q7kLAo-gearU9lLrweCglNmkDzM_igNqY53MNv5cVZ6368J6AWGMvxdxCj1DLUh-Bv8zobY7wvvJVD-o/s400/IMG_9887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785993492076370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqzoEC54g-DK2e_ArUHfvSjX6GSz1z7b043dqERwY6g7fs9YZeMkVXY1_jENEruFACRIWWwp5pIoZ5etH_DoOFXj3GIFzODQn9EufCUPRDheqTCqLdZmNSjr2WNOYzTpg-r_MHHZITkk/s1600/IMG_9885.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqzoEC54g-DK2e_ArUHfvSjX6GSz1z7b043dqERwY6g7fs9YZeMkVXY1_jENEruFACRIWWwp5pIoZ5etH_DoOFXj3GIFzODQn9EufCUPRDheqTCqLdZmNSjr2WNOYzTpg-r_MHHZITkk/s400/IMG_9885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785986479574770" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Naughty pilot!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQJn2zsBhpqsAFrMRBuFNwZl4b6PI6c8I-E4XMHzrX_aZqDcmkUhIIxpKvwoPVNK72DOTCVNRUQy1cegQbSvcFXM3NOAO5pAUPR8imOvG4scZNmess-hksBU_WlqKcI5jRdAHnezBBQs/s1600/IMG_9895.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQJn2zsBhpqsAFrMRBuFNwZl4b6PI6c8I-E4XMHzrX_aZqDcmkUhIIxpKvwoPVNK72DOTCVNRUQy1cegQbSvcFXM3NOAO5pAUPR8imOvG4scZNmess-hksBU_WlqKcI5jRdAHnezBBQs/s400/IMG_9895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785744051438258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob was his usual pleasant self.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1S_aXpRU2f2wSukg11kUzF7S3gROISHceUfK52OFdyEiLBLGCrrCMduYIZUxr6juLCJsqfC97HNibSIVfY7Wn733EIcaWh3hnaqn4VNbG_1SE5PbonardXUWHAa8w_HTw0Wm0Q0oQXc/s1600/IMG_9888.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqm6DT9h_gtoSmbAHokmYrM1BUn1XU8HXxzzx6Ek_F3AOKj7Ogn8l1RwW_-78OejV3N5OEneoRzH6dNL8d3BbBm4ZStjEnzcOZQaPrd4In78OmuGeV-5bJIEY8qtNw-756Fwfzh9xDcr0/s400/IMG_9908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785720315722514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbkSdLO-ZmIpo9SVhvhMQQLurmpPzQ87x1mUltOrjw8ya-lgATg4tWXC6Q7nfhjvkcrtELeRbsstFn5igJ2qyCx-lGfnmL7zgT2Q52LzCG2apApBqq6dwsPmAgnpexiPfMFK_xZxI2Qg/s1600/IMG_9913.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbkSdLO-ZmIpo9SVhvhMQQLurmpPzQ87x1mUltOrjw8ya-lgATg4tWXC6Q7nfhjvkcrtELeRbsstFn5igJ2qyCx-lGfnmL7zgT2Q52LzCG2apApBqq6dwsPmAgnpexiPfMFK_xZxI2Qg/s400/IMG_9913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785714063712226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was James' favorite airplane in the whole museum because it was orange. There is a picture of a grasshopper on it, which is perfect for James. When we were in Alabama during Christmas, we went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch one day and some big kids were "picking" on him. They kept calling him grasshopper. So he got even. He called them diarrhea. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfoaAKeMQ0w9t8dGt6RmU_4FCNkHdOtfhoRIuCKALZ8gOHJ1oB3qXk_E_ZxNaCf09gY5JX7mhEFMlmtWGJ0fTAm22fCsAoUJboOMgRTzR3vsVGF61em4Kk8CSV30WhT9_uFFacD8pM8Y/s1600/IMG_9924.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfoaAKeMQ0w9t8dGt6RmU_4FCNkHdOtfhoRIuCKALZ8gOHJ1oB3qXk_E_ZxNaCf09gY5JX7mhEFMlmtWGJ0fTAm22fCsAoUJboOMgRTzR3vsVGF61em4Kk8CSV30WhT9_uFFacD8pM8Y/s400/IMG_9924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785224512418530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Behind Matthew is the second Blackbird ever built, and the oldest surviving. Super cool plane. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQcTFgVxA3RnUg_PJcC5OgN-VFIil3B8yK2MQlaVWfldi640YyNGHeR6hzCVMFRllGo-vgL3hcJfa8AMpN7KCdFeKUqyQAWNVx5i_yBqb_SJBTZV6rk9qqinqobqxVczeo7zc3ppWrEA/s1600/IMG_9925.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQcTFgVxA3RnUg_PJcC5OgN-VFIil3B8yK2MQlaVWfldi640YyNGHeR6hzCVMFRllGo-vgL3hcJfa8AMpN7KCdFeKUqyQAWNVx5i_yBqb_SJBTZV6rk9qqinqobqxVczeo7zc3ppWrEA/s400/IMG_9925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785215303208946" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy5u1wIWgmOY4AMy3lcVcBzXXs9gnll5EN45xf2NvbV50yeev4nqIJ05vqfNLWKrKT1fpoCfsevE2cI71CPJSKNHCV5Q6fDsi4AlJsO9LRQY4LBo4FHobkH0MHuJOvQmyTlYlfMczslM/s1600/IMG_9941.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy5u1wIWgmOY4AMy3lcVcBzXXs9gnll5EN45xf2NvbV50yeev4nqIJ05vqfNLWKrKT1fpoCfsevE2cI71CPJSKNHCV5Q6fDsi4AlJsO9LRQY4LBo4FHobkH0MHuJOvQmyTlYlfMczslM/s400/IMG_9941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785207996549794" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside they have a giant "plane boneyard." It's full of old planes and helicopters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrAnjv2wO_dihhp4H2HSNsd_GfyPDB5RbxUuZijvqXYLvr3q-pFeOsdC1GebKQqX7Lw9QRhvvFYD9s7Xt7Wak2mPdOZaJXl-9kk2deYBfwtarxkODm4GjyAilqGw8ONNfamHSu6na82Q/s1600/IMG_9966.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrAnjv2wO_dihhp4H2HSNsd_GfyPDB5RbxUuZijvqXYLvr3q-pFeOsdC1GebKQqX7Lw9QRhvvFYD9s7Xt7Wak2mPdOZaJXl-9kk2deYBfwtarxkODm4GjyAilqGw8ONNfamHSu6na82Q/s400/IMG_9966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785196893144338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one made be laugh. I called it a blomber. Combo of a blimp and bomber. Actually, it was a cargo plane for NASA. Not as exciting as my idea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXlHSqOBPzH2Qh7Nspujm9MN2NkDAxscoRjFUGXfzYn2MBz9_67kiQ6fTMR5aUnZY-7rE-i21MmnRjYk6q3miXOlXjtdiTQWN0DhZmpHxVxxhRn2pWpiADXsT8cASiXViiXVnIMbBbf4/s1600/IMG_9961.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXlHSqOBPzH2Qh7Nspujm9MN2NkDAxscoRjFUGXfzYn2MBz9_67kiQ6fTMR5aUnZY-7rE-i21MmnRjYk6q3miXOlXjtdiTQWN0DhZmpHxVxxhRn2pWpiADXsT8cASiXViiXVnIMbBbf4/s400/IMG_9961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578785192887153570" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_IRC9Z7W5akgMWSVO0CX_pVoSfUD0Ug8v7P_pccYnYJ8xrhsXKXcqJ_6PXJ-O_Gef6iN20JSwRKAa9lCGhFuPSr08ztseiWlvPJi9K97C9NfvyTgx9HCS9YICl2GJQIVMHDYFbXKXW8/s1600/IMG_9957.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_IRC9Z7W5akgMWSVO0CX_pVoSfUD0Ug8v7P_pccYnYJ8xrhsXKXcqJ_6PXJ-O_Gef6iN20JSwRKAa9lCGhFuPSr08ztseiWlvPJi9K97C9NfvyTgx9HCS9YICl2GJQIVMHDYFbXKXW8/s400/IMG_9957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578784722215998978" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next we went to Valley of the Moon. Online it looks like a fun, enchanting little park. Tim got the "it puts lotion on" vibe here. We made a hasty retreat, but not before a photo op.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TO34qCRonhQFyd4TIyfwBep7Hdkaz6L_GKlYspez_NTAFaE4UtPGdwNhaEdedm0FgubsHJi82ViXLIGv-rd3Nxg2xCCsQ98zhqrapAdCc6cV5i8DPHRXHZ_cVMoHZOFYYVbWfBtKE44/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TO34qCRonhQFyd4TIyfwBep7Hdkaz6L_GKlYspez_NTAFaE4UtPGdwNhaEdedm0FgubsHJi82ViXLIGv-rd3Nxg2xCCsQ98zhqrapAdCc6cV5i8DPHRXHZ_cVMoHZOFYYVbWfBtKE44/s400/IMG_9969.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578784716323742370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we put a perfect end to our perfect day by stopping for some yummy gelato. It was seriously very good and only 132 calories!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz_Lir9l2MbFP5lyKDof3H2YhsbF4K5R2AY7Id0EjlkrbFa478Oewo9srWesJkuEB3Or0w-Om4OXrWeezhVe21Ys-1dGM7h_DynBe770wAwFau589St4UNu_ywcLGk_5FkSViPoli88s/s1600/IMG_9971.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz_Lir9l2MbFP5lyKDof3H2YhsbF4K5R2AY7Id0EjlkrbFa478Oewo9srWesJkuEB3Or0w-Om4OXrWeezhVe21Ys-1dGM7h_DynBe770wAwFau589St4UNu_ywcLGk_5FkSViPoli88s/s400/IMG_9971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578784709496821138" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWkmIOOX5y-ocJJ7xyZz9PsYmF4pWmfKTyDSuhp8FgNU6R6zLmDEtTtKAgaMuQPYaGcU55s-UgaAq5MhYwzfvBL2oY3F70zhVEfb-ifxmGQEngId6hDDmMOygG3KGoG128K3bJjT5b_M/s1600/IMG_9972.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWkmIOOX5y-ocJJ7xyZz9PsYmF4pWmfKTyDSuhp8FgNU6R6zLmDEtTtKAgaMuQPYaGcU55s-UgaAq5MhYwzfvBL2oY3F70zhVEfb-ifxmGQEngId6hDDmMOygG3KGoG128K3bJjT5b_M/s400/IMG_9972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578784702539486898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the best smile I got out of Jacob all day. Well, for the camera anyway. He smiles plenty, until the camera comes out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r8_GLZtFBeHDcDR5EWk6SQbaM66lKrUHKVjfte74SahrnttWwyWthxdrs5pE0lrwruUXW8elJ8dOCIKWjWuUTuSclFJju91ckZ4uyhcfp_TYwFmjNa-oSGl_2mqJKTB1j4sqUVjU_p8/s1600/IMG_9974.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r8_GLZtFBeHDcDR5EWk6SQbaM66lKrUHKVjfte74SahrnttWwyWthxdrs5pE0lrwruUXW8elJ8dOCIKWjWuUTuSclFJju91ckZ4uyhcfp_TYwFmjNa-oSGl_2mqJKTB1j4sqUVjU_p8/s1600/IMG_9974.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r8_GLZtFBeHDcDR5EWk6SQbaM66lKrUHKVjfte74SahrnttWwyWthxdrs5pE0lrwruUXW8elJ8dOCIKWjWuUTuSclFJju91ckZ4uyhcfp_TYwFmjNa-oSGl_2mqJKTB1j4sqUVjU_p8/s400/IMG_9974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578784698748098866" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-14792299732893088882011-02-24T12:38:00.000-08:002011-02-24T12:49:47.279-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">James' preschool went on a field trip to Superstition Dairy Farm. He had a ton of fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob was very ornery. To his credit, in the past five days he has had croup, RSV, pink eye, a bad cold, and an ear infection. But he's running out of leniency. I know a family of gypsies that's always looking for a new addition... Just sayin'.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMfiwFd1KDNA3frW9Q-wHa4lVmkhn8yeKh2m1xpWnI6HWXnWN0zCtvrosDbeJfRo9quaWOo_P5YzBYVLJJWXkCDiggo3AfoSkSZGkepI12JG_WWP5h7dvLHYikB3ajpItGmXkx2ofjgY/s1600/IMG_9846.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMfiwFd1KDNA3frW9Q-wHa4lVmkhn8yeKh2m1xpWnI6HWXnWN0zCtvrosDbeJfRo9quaWOo_P5YzBYVLJJWXkCDiggo3AfoSkSZGkepI12JG_WWP5h7dvLHYikB3ajpItGmXkx2ofjgY/s400/IMG_9846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577360240625456834" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyJdoWA8sMtW1Yy1ZrINX9c-6h2u-Yh7zapmbBuDbm1-CxSXfdqmS3O3Jn594V_Bn2z2TOKp5cFVvOqcuiJMK_DSkQ5ZPcqXPEb6qFu4LYUQ8xQrfsQ3wCO90J1Zla4V-4E-qViR9Shc/s1600/IMG_9849.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyJdoWA8sMtW1Yy1ZrINX9c-6h2u-Yh7zapmbBuDbm1-CxSXfdqmS3O3Jn594V_Bn2z2TOKp5cFVvOqcuiJMK_DSkQ5ZPcqXPEb6qFu4LYUQ8xQrfsQ3wCO90J1Zla4V-4E-qViR9Shc/s400/IMG_9849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577360139853069314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James loved feeding and petting the animals. 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S-L-O-G-G-E-R. Slogger.<div style="text-align: center;">Seriously?! I haven't posted anything for over two months? Loser! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, here are some current shots of the cutest boys around.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob pushed a chair over to the counter (such a fun new skill) and got down some markers. He loves him some markers. I was upstairs for like 2-3 minutes. He moves fast! When I came down, he shot up off the ground and started running for a hiding spot. He has started this funny run that looks like he is trying to tap-dance at the same time. Tim and I will never have normal running children. But it also doesn't make them very fast. So, the trade-off's not bad, I suppose.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2a_mZ2cLONeDjhkYmi-vAzHXBgMnTmp6CX_5jOnedNY5aVdLMzY0BoaHRWfL365bnz5XU0HIlMm-qcO3rBFTJTwQNsj1kuQ8Pb2WHb_iueE7K2ChKlPAEKGMk7fqk2xwj4ZswAcalL0/s1600/IMG_9813.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2a_mZ2cLONeDjhkYmi-vAzHXBgMnTmp6CX_5jOnedNY5aVdLMzY0BoaHRWfL365bnz5XU0HIlMm-qcO3rBFTJTwQNsj1kuQ8Pb2WHb_iueE7K2ChKlPAEKGMk7fqk2xwj4ZswAcalL0/s400/IMG_9813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152827584880738" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fSOD6yvAty0i6rXYEZ89ADZC1zFZ0Fb1xEVLhE7I350JriNMyoXKAddEg0jQ5mGrQ6cS17_ncRfhesjL8f073WTp9X3rMeymluIDlPmWKmuPp4uOCHK_UlSmN_CotEwp7ZiyYBePIFY/s1600/IMG_9812.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fSOD6yvAty0i6rXYEZ89ADZC1zFZ0Fb1xEVLhE7I350JriNMyoXKAddEg0jQ5mGrQ6cS17_ncRfhesjL8f073WTp9X3rMeymluIDlPmWKmuPp4uOCHK_UlSmN_CotEwp7ZiyYBePIFY/s400/IMG_9812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152817540834978" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew plays flag football and loves it. He's pretty sure he's the best out there. Most of the time he is playing with his mouthguard or skipping sideways. At least he isn't doing the tap-dance run.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eQyJCJSZ3jY0bU7BrF92zTjL1T8BjRq6xMK43Eukv2N85Nn90DomTQ0zZgVZ9dQLNkAEVpo0pM7b-hlGiXOuyE7hMkpvdjJq07pOcWo5UsZZbZa0oekf_uyPWEVcDcS2O9slLw6x8fQ/s1600/IMG_9800.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eQyJCJSZ3jY0bU7BrF92zTjL1T8BjRq6xMK43Eukv2N85Nn90DomTQ0zZgVZ9dQLNkAEVpo0pM7b-hlGiXOuyE7hMkpvdjJq07pOcWo5UsZZbZa0oekf_uyPWEVcDcS2O9slLw6x8fQ/s400/IMG_9800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152815100158690" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's number 19.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-qJGhRiELtaSfZM7KRVuapfwMcieuh7_GTVMvBOb-CI-2Upka8oFbs3MlrBSisQfPGUtYanrV-E9KY_3tvsn01h_OmKHTs39U4oY6MrzPLGGd9ClV7ndMSi7gX13rQjhMTHtBj3owuc/s1600/IMG_9798.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-qJGhRiELtaSfZM7KRVuapfwMcieuh7_GTVMvBOb-CI-2Upka8oFbs3MlrBSisQfPGUtYanrV-E9KY_3tvsn01h_OmKHTs39U4oY6MrzPLGGd9ClV7ndMSi7gX13rQjhMTHtBj3owuc/s400/IMG_9798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152466084116130" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James. What can I say about James? He's equal parts adorable and equal parts ornery. Just like my dad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-SIrsAuCknzJTeh0fDQb59q6arjjkEkJbOZG0ajV68VgF7qolv8qQuVgXS7pYclRRF2-T6ooIofeS7qcCLchAyuOb41hFUygnyUcIhVyaxDn81fvXFxfwYCTITk9eLbpWAjwIBi4Q10/s1600/IMG_9796.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-SIrsAuCknzJTeh0fDQb59q6arjjkEkJbOZG0ajV68VgF7qolv8qQuVgXS7pYclRRF2-T6ooIofeS7qcCLchAyuOb41hFUygnyUcIhVyaxDn81fvXFxfwYCTITk9eLbpWAjwIBi4Q10/s400/IMG_9796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152460890413586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob loves Oreos... all over his face at 8 am. Again, where the heck was I? And I told you kids to keep the pantry door closed! This is what happens when nobody listens to me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2J3XxS7IsMWuf0eREp_A-TyqFOP1WsVML0S3pHZD30OFXM_tYyLRNjCGZ29q0I-HaNRd3_Bxyava5cLEKuq1om9eogYDAvnJxFaGRYKIAQ_XZ1wFlCpCTIHvvHGst1N55uGdh6uEehFE/s1600/IMG_9792.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2J3XxS7IsMWuf0eREp_A-TyqFOP1WsVML0S3pHZD30OFXM_tYyLRNjCGZ29q0I-HaNRd3_Bxyava5cLEKuq1om9eogYDAvnJxFaGRYKIAQ_XZ1wFlCpCTIHvvHGst1N55uGdh6uEehFE/s400/IMG_9792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572152056045694738" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James is now a Sunbeam and couldn't be prouder of this fact. He 'very loves' it. He 'very loves' Primary. He 'very loves' seeing Matthew during Sharing Time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXTJTR9v_j7MD3aB1p9xKgFq2XFzatDKXsWA9tDB29ZGAmOwitfyHk89nGIlEeSs0buTv145KisVpWjTu_sKHB3Qy_nz7IKHis4QeUYjhvLxb2Xu-zsx9B0QDwKqVqYvoTlUJ8dpLbgY/s1600/IMG_9780.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXTJTR9v_j7MD3aB1p9xKgFq2XFzatDKXsWA9tDB29ZGAmOwitfyHk89nGIlEeSs0buTv145KisVpWjTu_sKHB3Qy_nz7IKHis4QeUYjhvLxb2Xu-zsx9B0QDwKqVqYvoTlUJ8dpLbgY/s400/IMG_9780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572151921359136050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">His first official Sunday as a Sunbeam was spent in the chilly South. He and Delaney got to go to class together. He 'very loved' that. He also got a name tag, and guess what!? He 'very loved' it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0NNzc9avn2oAU4ZrNDjtR2QwdlPs40ce9iGypKrA8KoosBbIikbSpr2GO6Uo8WchWUJ_1F-2UK5yHcaMy876XThsZsemfiJR-EtcnsjvuqsmoqJI6o_eedBWu9RUq-EDxdWy00qrMas/s1600/IMG_9774.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0NNzc9avn2oAU4ZrNDjtR2QwdlPs40ce9iGypKrA8KoosBbIikbSpr2GO6Uo8WchWUJ_1F-2UK5yHcaMy876XThsZsemfiJR-EtcnsjvuqsmoqJI6o_eedBWu9RUq-EDxdWy00qrMas/s1600/IMG_9774.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0NNzc9avn2oAU4ZrNDjtR2QwdlPs40ce9iGypKrA8KoosBbIikbSpr2GO6Uo8WchWUJ_1F-2UK5yHcaMy876XThsZsemfiJR-EtcnsjvuqsmoqJI6o_eedBWu9RUq-EDxdWy00qrMas/s400/IMG_9774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572151782613822434" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-32495849595074040332010-12-01T15:04:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:11:23.537-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">While Matthew was happily doing his homework...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-AyoBBC2l6RiAgj06JtTAujePuPRa6_M-hcE6tB_H6bXECB_B65gc9zqISICPaFx-VBNmFwqg-bpBzG-ujBm0YC4fOWNl0To2yrgR2PSMGFe5J-u5LZgDzQbC6XKf9KlUqpRAqLP824/s1600/DSC04828.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-AyoBBC2l6RiAgj06JtTAujePuPRa6_M-hcE6tB_H6bXECB_B65gc9zqISICPaFx-VBNmFwqg-bpBzG-ujBm0YC4fOWNl0To2yrgR2PSMGFe5J-u5LZgDzQbC6XKf9KlUqpRAqLP824/s400/DSC04828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545854903830067234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and James was making his Christmas list...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTmvR5oM8HpGOg_j5WEf5tvEfbQlcXFLxF3qnx3VrQwZAk8lv4p4Fv1_kxGR1txfCfGyPypswjQeDC6rUzNhKoto3WE4qvJKqQtKJ_yghaBju1-rDrxrxjhrJIOoiHGXjeqnqKpoOm5k/s1600/DSC04829.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTmvR5oM8HpGOg_j5WEf5tvEfbQlcXFLxF3qnx3VrQwZAk8lv4p4Fv1_kxGR1txfCfGyPypswjQeDC6rUzNhKoto3WE4qvJKqQtKJ_yghaBju1-rDrxrxjhrJIOoiHGXjeqnqKpoOm5k/s400/DSC04829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545854894319941794" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob plopped in the corner, leaned back and enjoyed a nice marshmallow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yazLgo3bJOg_rgwW8_knrIQ28T40shkOfY4hm17v3xTzY8x4lN5s_gnC1Xjq5UOcmv2s_ZU1WsI4zAvPCNxHUMkKu-GXQ4cBuaUTbMN2IfJWa2LBUrvxbVhzwNayCt0up3AFEWT_Zgo/s1600/DSC04827.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwP4HZHGVTuTUYBX6E7Dm_f7hLLmfqKqdwB5A9ocdB1gdlhtHeOXFv__R53XR8FrdkYbwDgi0VOoOJXiOFJKAn3qlWjvrtW-nBQybI7t4VPxGpWtLt4FlCclo-tJVjAJ44_PxGM1JHQVs/s400/DSC04823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545854881094355394" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-73154251407441984642010-11-30T19:37:00.000-08:002010-11-30T20:50:06.903-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">I didn't realize it had been a month since I posted last. Oops. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight we hung up ornaments and the kids loved it. I couldn't decide what pictures to post, so I put them all up. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is James' "irresistible" smile. Or so he thinks. I don't have the heart to tell him it's more of a teeth bearing grimace. Hmmm... maybe it's working.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn2IjeMGW6fu10hXT0zjEmeRGKkj_4mVDlFJgCOZS3MiCL-fAKB7N-VZ92zr0nGUAXwut-Bs1J-Kika_J-AVNcBoMPqTi5R8gdL8HRr61QkOOnz10Ss6UEWOSIgrQ1rUAbHelizgm2hQ/s1600/DSC04798.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn2IjeMGW6fu10hXT0zjEmeRGKkj_4mVDlFJgCOZS3MiCL-fAKB7N-VZ92zr0nGUAXwut-Bs1J-Kika_J-AVNcBoMPqTi5R8gdL8HRr61QkOOnz10Ss6UEWOSIgrQ1rUAbHelizgm2hQ/s400/DSC04798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557748350034066" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dHOQftmbbQQOMsAR-Wn7eQNeNpFVIhkUSID3GWZApeNU7Hy992SgWT8SbIurmWamgLkbyl7Og4_l05shz_2CDRZVhU5D_V9TX7s4KbIeRWTVKNM_jEsmhM5TC0ecWQ_rcf3PHsmecc4/s1600/DSC04795.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dHOQftmbbQQOMsAR-Wn7eQNeNpFVIhkUSID3GWZApeNU7Hy992SgWT8SbIurmWamgLkbyl7Og4_l05shz_2CDRZVhU5D_V9TX7s4KbIeRWTVKNM_jEsmhM5TC0ecWQ_rcf3PHsmecc4/s400/DSC04795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557736617422946" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it is again. Look at that cute picture crasher back there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpDkAFYuKeroDVzFxbAzetF1cEHtQEuAO9m3A-yKRsiS6-fKx9M0SHXcv6nLQlPNG8jDW_fXOtVNNsPsM2xh1PI0JGJs7KBvpaZZ_igKtrbZrDGI_WrdNrvUEP9R9yysFGKHKyDDMOXY/s1600/DSC04797.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpDkAFYuKeroDVzFxbAzetF1cEHtQEuAO9m3A-yKRsiS6-fKx9M0SHXcv6nLQlPNG8jDW_fXOtVNNsPsM2xh1PI0JGJs7KBvpaZZ_igKtrbZrDGI_WrdNrvUEP9R9yysFGKHKyDDMOXY/s400/DSC04797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557727727470498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyUmH0XGsC0NjM3wFseIAogTak4hyphenhyphenYYQy5JjhvG28ynG585-avOoAXPWqRttmV2rGzfbJCWM2ntkWPHYPiyDyF2M4-dTLXlp9mYsP-gaMR3U00y1b2zwjk-0FSz23MkG_0wL8j03p8ZU/s1600/DSC04792.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyUmH0XGsC0NjM3wFseIAogTak4hyphenhyphenYYQy5JjhvG28ynG585-avOoAXPWqRttmV2rGzfbJCWM2ntkWPHYPiyDyF2M4-dTLXlp9mYsP-gaMR3U00y1b2zwjk-0FSz23MkG_0wL8j03p8ZU/s400/DSC04792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557718590315762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell we had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner? Apparently I don't wipe my kids' faces off or put on bibs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja00CAjqnjEdsXNhUQKpbzc4HRi07jsdTM7cWjQwM6hPnpKp0Cw5uUEADyH4659QPq55yIniyupAKQHXMouGH7pxBhoBWen3mHMFb0fCNt2CeIhcWc11Mh3AUGaXSDvGH036Ixv9DhDfg/s1600/DSC04794.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja00CAjqnjEdsXNhUQKpbzc4HRi07jsdTM7cWjQwM6hPnpKp0Cw5uUEADyH4659QPq55yIniyupAKQHXMouGH7pxBhoBWen3mHMFb0fCNt2CeIhcWc11Mh3AUGaXSDvGH036Ixv9DhDfg/s400/DSC04794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557713366256802" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01TfM9ApZLjYcjYa2RHdnquUJubPkZa6T_fkYEXypZf3W9sPy4LBfeY3VNGlsfoQKgKyU_BzBufPu60QKvWdtinK_DHjYk7vk13fqJSjt-sY8V2OVSAk6c3qCo20_Jodyrfkujvjd2LE/s1600/DSC04793.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01TfM9ApZLjYcjYa2RHdnquUJubPkZa6T_fkYEXypZf3W9sPy4LBfeY3VNGlsfoQKgKyU_BzBufPu60QKvWdtinK_DHjYk7vk13fqJSjt-sY8V2OVSAk6c3qCo20_Jodyrfkujvjd2LE/s400/DSC04793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545556218728465106" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT0D1VfnWvHqWbIZ0K2fqC6VhcOvocSKXNi1tz8Vo0bHMB6OO5Ksh9vA_n8Lq8iopm9267V-NO_m0MQD8d0Udt9NMkytQixHWEU7pamoDuthJBOYQbDF3KPk4IJNkG3visszc9W6Y4d4/s1600/DSC04806.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT0D1VfnWvHqWbIZ0K2fqC6VhcOvocSKXNi1tz8Vo0bHMB6OO5Ksh9vA_n8Lq8iopm9267V-NO_m0MQD8d0Udt9NMkytQixHWEU7pamoDuthJBOYQbDF3KPk4IJNkG3visszc9W6Y4d4/s400/DSC04806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545556210313415410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the face Jacob makes when you tell him to say, "cheese."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kvpN6Yo4zMSaKlbnRyE3MNQ8RlcBwp1wdahcVhH6NyLuR5E4iKn8fLlXX69NMk5FUYcFVjFWqtz6VidsP3Dgy3cFBzzk7_4uSmxWjIVWJiloXIMAcTOlOCakY7v04GTOCu0gpdBB4BY/s1600/DSC04807.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kvpN6Yo4zMSaKlbnRyE3MNQ8RlcBwp1wdahcVhH6NyLuR5E4iKn8fLlXX69NMk5FUYcFVjFWqtz6VidsP3Dgy3cFBzzk7_4uSmxWjIVWJiloXIMAcTOlOCakY7v04GTOCu0gpdBB4BY/s400/DSC04807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545556205465705842" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgFl7o-F9HXp_6wb5329_LCR1NSbEpt48Y6l-sWgXM_iyBHpwmnKq97qABVaxixK11zqrXMsPKZWL4JgoGa4c_pxZH0GhOoUPE3SkllV4nmA2mOo1Xxh9HeXGPtb4pzUvNJyRqyOpyQU/s1600/DSC04808.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgFl7o-F9HXp_6wb5329_LCR1NSbEpt48Y6l-sWgXM_iyBHpwmnKq97qABVaxixK11zqrXMsPKZWL4JgoGa4c_pxZH0GhOoUPE3SkllV4nmA2mOo1Xxh9HeXGPtb4pzUvNJyRqyOpyQU/s400/DSC04808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545556196191722450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z8LE0K9unGeqcOcK0-a70XUoGW7YHGu16373Mfw_z2j1QUxQvpOmu2U0dfGZM-ozvTutJ6-jPsByIEPTKtJliIY2gW1EVKJT1m5HT_DaeEpHvAxBmWhqQROfAPS-DfTEmbvexJq7BlU/s1600/DSC04811.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z8LE0K9unGeqcOcK0-a70XUoGW7YHGu16373Mfw_z2j1QUxQvpOmu2U0dfGZM-ozvTutJ6-jPsByIEPTKtJliIY2gW1EVKJT1m5HT_DaeEpHvAxBmWhqQROfAPS-DfTEmbvexJq7BlU/s400/DSC04811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545556189198931538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aCbiv5L8TZGjM-VqQtnAdhLQK086GhSh1saObHvfhEMjgNwvyUj7W6HQlOjp4tsPccQH4MR0Sx5IdA1f4F66hnqs2E1uzQ_dQGwLwJd45nZgDKGXfw-YiP3Lj-37ca0IG689Km7KhX4/s1600/DSC04816.JPG">I</a> love this season! I can't wait for the next 25 days. Except I'm always sad when Christmas arrives because that means it's all over. So I better enjoy it while it lasts!</div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-66931528103891785482010-11-01T07:38:00.000-07:002010-11-01T08:28:24.094-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We had such a busy Halloween weekend! James' preschool had a Halloween/costume party. James wanted to be a mummy and wanted his face painted. At first, he loved it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZLvkMDYXvjAhyx4hpu4i8zZyjpLxFXFnJi8683bxE2liNg6ri6Ne8j4NaBluCTIzlr2_zz0d9XBUPdaVOfaTMHzRBsJMRspa_kQEhRkYMclrm4EHapO7dHbjpFm7H6qxAlItjU3ZqQQ/s1600/IMG_9420.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZLvkMDYXvjAhyx4hpu4i8zZyjpLxFXFnJi8683bxE2liNg6ri6Ne8j4NaBluCTIzlr2_zz0d9XBUPdaVOfaTMHzRBsJMRspa_kQEhRkYMclrm4EHapO7dHbjpFm7H6qxAlItjU3ZqQQ/s400/IMG_9420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534599467160247602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See those goats behind Jacob? He couldn't stay away from them. Even when they were butting heads and fighting, he was trying to play with them. We're lucky he didn't leave the party brain damaged.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcG3tESUjqg4QMJhskHdhYNqvMAWVpGf6i1dKylKaiC0eogXPxOaTB51Jbq2IOXmyuFyFbvbcP-mIxmocQEYad5zfBhQeqwbFwhWaNeIQoAi_WPts0_hgMbuknMS66RivS8F_do-DngI/s1600/IMG_9414.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcG3tESUjqg4QMJhskHdhYNqvMAWVpGf6i1dKylKaiC0eogXPxOaTB51Jbq2IOXmyuFyFbvbcP-mIxmocQEYad5zfBhQeqwbFwhWaNeIQoAi_WPts0_hgMbuknMS66RivS8F_do-DngI/s400/IMG_9414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534599457646069890" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The preschoolers made a pinata and it was James' favorite part of the party. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4slQA0cz7-4ZbJSc7EtlnBHvUJsCBcQe71k2PqrjKxMjYY-m7ffC3dlOGUMh51gctdtQI_5VJLpU5nRSLKlscC7pMIxNhBCteZuy5bFCJl897ozxTNBow9jq38CHSOWKEcIZ4ucxyNo4/s1600/IMG_9423.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4slQA0cz7-4ZbJSc7EtlnBHvUJsCBcQe71k2PqrjKxMjYY-m7ffC3dlOGUMh51gctdtQI_5VJLpU5nRSLKlscC7pMIxNhBCteZuy5bFCJl897ozxTNBow9jq38CHSOWKEcIZ4ucxyNo4/s400/IMG_9423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534598388180773186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJblm75tMMf5v34syfzIb8dDBeV7nZWiDneV43FGjvf2jJTeufRhjlZBwFXtH80P67Nlm-jycd7IRBlOhCW2c8LGOsJrbGx4yKh5S_syI1bi1epyGJRb-4Hl8eGcq9cTQlMH-pYjJiGyI/s1600/IMG_9427.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJblm75tMMf5v34syfzIb8dDBeV7nZWiDneV43FGjvf2jJTeufRhjlZBwFXtH80P67Nlm-jycd7IRBlOhCW2c8LGOsJrbGx4yKh5S_syI1bi1epyGJRb-4Hl8eGcq9cTQlMH-pYjJiGyI/s400/IMG_9427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534598381298875074" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew's class also had a party, that was luckily right after James'. Parents and siblings were also invited. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC4MsaZuhdjPI63Y8pWMtpU6OaXqscSCCqNFESgTaVKZl8jE1tWz5GR_-_uEdSxiHrrhMtX0YwutA_ZsHKLAw4C6HISgHPJs5tZ8m9-98fB5UxKG1nzFmiBBjFxI_oC2DNqWm5UgVxzY/s1600/DSC04656.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC4MsaZuhdjPI63Y8pWMtpU6OaXqscSCCqNFESgTaVKZl8jE1tWz5GR_-_uEdSxiHrrhMtX0YwutA_ZsHKLAw4C6HISgHPJs5tZ8m9-98fB5UxKG1nzFmiBBjFxI_oC2DNqWm5UgVxzY/s400/DSC04656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534598373950666642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCWGEsf7F0nazRpzAh0a5ikYxgNZNw0MmBvZvadrPychM0rjsV5qufnLK3tvPoOagO8iWanA1eilb-oGQc5fdLMQvQDvn9rl-Stw8L6DD3Qxb0fXOc4K5g35VdOJoHFbznCA8wIofamQ/s1600/DSC04659.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCWGEsf7F0nazRpzAh0a5ikYxgNZNw0MmBvZvadrPychM0rjsV5qufnLK3tvPoOagO8iWanA1eilb-oGQc5fdLMQvQDvn9rl-Stw8L6DD3Qxb0fXOc4K5g35VdOJoHFbznCA8wIofamQ/s400/DSC04659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534598362438161394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob found this rocking chair and thought he was in heaven. Or king of the class. He could have sat in the chair the whole party and been happy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LzLVxc34aeEbeAkpnFql92GUQz1SHdEGIlhlSBvNQGGt97-JqfaVBCMdV4RCGx3VhthLLKWsJtmLWeIQK7oFQykeaQle7CyW4Jq8l-OS_qaVu4hf9g3hvFcCsieTA79aU31hRpPBmy8/s1600/DSC04663.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LzLVxc34aeEbeAkpnFql92GUQz1SHdEGIlhlSBvNQGGt97-JqfaVBCMdV4RCGx3VhthLLKWsJtmLWeIQK7oFQykeaQle7CyW4Jq8l-OS_qaVu4hf9g3hvFcCsieTA79aU31hRpPBmy8/s400/DSC04663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534598357746162530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday night our ward had a trunk-or-treat, but I don't have any pictures from that night. Tim was a<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUbqmS9TWI"> hot pocket</a>. James was still a mummy but did NOT want his face painted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday night we went to Greenway's trunk-or-treat. James was dressed up as a mummy in the beginning but changed his mind just before the trick-or-treating started.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEPvy7Lw8-7CojXeMekyTOTYcCMOqVwPKX6zjuYHja6j06VWZ9hJiVeE0HaP97XUqOK3NNntEG6W7QPpURLbMMxxWqfdVT-31KzUbqnmwBIJAjgWvJwNzSzG_ojeBYjQOMZlW4UrHOII/s1600/IMG_9435.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEPvy7Lw8-7CojXeMekyTOTYcCMOqVwPKX6zjuYHja6j06VWZ9hJiVeE0HaP97XUqOK3NNntEG6W7QPpURLbMMxxWqfdVT-31KzUbqnmwBIJAjgWvJwNzSzG_ojeBYjQOMZlW4UrHOII/s400/IMG_9435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534596083991265506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting a picture of these three boys lately is ridiculously hard. Especially since Jacob has started walking. Quite independent and too much to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWmClNcJJmjBE2ezslu-5xXTvSk2zSLb_sr2bN8YKO0KKxJQEzYFUVCuT3d0H4FEjMLUxLpnpnzVCZf7GpPBQV8PjFq3h8ZVnNKpxaippFL1g06Sv6udiICrkkgcGZs5pVYtL-RLkdtQ/s1600/IMG_9431.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWmClNcJJmjBE2ezslu-5xXTvSk2zSLb_sr2bN8YKO0KKxJQEzYFUVCuT3d0H4FEjMLUxLpnpnzVCZf7GpPBQV8PjFq3h8ZVnNKpxaippFL1g06Sv6udiICrkkgcGZs5pVYtL-RLkdtQ/s400/IMG_9431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534596074278113122" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to let the boys go out Sunday. They loved it and we met lots of new people in our neighborhood. Oh, and James decided to be Spiderman, sans mask.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMS_d0YxJMT0yNb8BiywW4GdlOlirJnnfHFrWXdD5rxJsZ3ndLIzAUO1QkMcYVI7gyDKk7WHSY6EAlw6FI3PU3J6JSd2JJW2XoTj1gVOPSDRFxKVemaKRtRzbFaIAuelxtB1o_vYO9Bk/s1600/IMG_9440.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMS_d0YxJMT0yNb8BiywW4GdlOlirJnnfHFrWXdD5rxJsZ3ndLIzAUO1QkMcYVI7gyDKk7WHSY6EAlw6FI3PU3J6JSd2JJW2XoTj1gVOPSDRFxKVemaKRtRzbFaIAuelxtB1o_vYO9Bk/s400/IMG_9440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534596072590610354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0UYJWdJZqjvX3A6MYnwTkEdhJIDqMjURiYgVZlU05cZuYBKa9kP6hDqAyH9QRjvdIdZDFjIgjp1tbS1NoukbBASGeBE2n2d2aocFtqXhJvRNA-sEjxDy1ShOoFmyZZU4A7G45aB4TWI/s1600/IMG_9445.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0UYJWdJZqjvX3A6MYnwTkEdhJIDqMjURiYgVZlU05cZuYBKa9kP6hDqAyH9QRjvdIdZDFjIgjp1tbS1NoukbBASGeBE2n2d2aocFtqXhJvRNA-sEjxDy1ShOoFmyZZU4A7G45aB4TWI/s400/IMG_9445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534596060164128050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the story the next four pictures tell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdVL4_jxk9bLdcNeogCBQx7ZrSVFjxLnAhwwPXmo-HyPVw7sp5KHxaLQUn01c7vq09EM4oTRWgI4VXMZ6NnvBCnxEYKI-isr2jJO4XEx7RxRVfzWiYPfnUj9QYSmG6oSGsZvK90_7PrY/s1600/IMG_9446.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdVL4_jxk9bLdcNeogCBQx7ZrSVFjxLnAhwwPXmo-HyPVw7sp5KHxaLQUn01c7vq09EM4oTRWgI4VXMZ6NnvBCnxEYKI-isr2jJO4XEx7RxRVfzWiYPfnUj9QYSmG6oSGsZvK90_7PrY/s400/IMG_9446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534596051556194354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwxR4Ag3sJ1nkDttUntcO3p5mXW_raIdq8lijvSwlBxm0HraqU1LGmg7B40FFNE-27B1DYKYNUbUXpFFngrzIoufxI9yT8B15cEwRm6C_C7L5twjYBj_wUVS5sKHjQGZImB1KZS27PKw/s1600/IMG_9447.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwxR4Ag3sJ1nkDttUntcO3p5mXW_raIdq8lijvSwlBxm0HraqU1LGmg7B40FFNE-27B1DYKYNUbUXpFFngrzIoufxI9yT8B15cEwRm6C_C7L5twjYBj_wUVS5sKHjQGZImB1KZS27PKw/s400/IMG_9447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592258017551202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicCFWlcrPCTevnajA6aOLjApCWVFRQJDeM7odeEj4kEN2HOMxR483Nv2vFHIyi3iG2WeND3XEJkHDugeGJPgkdZWq0Wj2X_A5S2yz5NoAABOiZBKrdiWSsv5ikx7-oUVRvMxKwLs0JTk/s1600/IMG_9448.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicCFWlcrPCTevnajA6aOLjApCWVFRQJDeM7odeEj4kEN2HOMxR483Nv2vFHIyi3iG2WeND3XEJkHDugeGJPgkdZWq0Wj2X_A5S2yz5NoAABOiZBKrdiWSsv5ikx7-oUVRvMxKwLs0JTk/s400/IMG_9448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592248748785810" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m2uxEY_QjdBQH6tVQ9kpSQARRdNLsDkbuPvN6EnrTw7gL3qeb6vGB4iYV-7O5_PaZXHpgBqe3HlavxcFiBf4JNaSQN3msbMSibJziq7USX7inEf2SfGZIuOd3CROtLlEErBUwvGVhSI/s1600/IMG_9449.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m2uxEY_QjdBQH6tVQ9kpSQARRdNLsDkbuPvN6EnrTw7gL3qeb6vGB4iYV-7O5_PaZXHpgBqe3HlavxcFiBf4JNaSQN3msbMSibJziq7USX7inEf2SfGZIuOd3CROtLlEErBUwvGVhSI/s400/IMG_9449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592239486290066" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I only wish I had one of the tackle. Nobody was hurt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew showing me his awesome ninja moves. Mr. Miyagi would be so proud.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiFuPzsrzx7U07Bw189Hq8NletV06TIOOASBsKeCL1L_7S3C4AlwfkvnUxbS-iU4hICEr0IU15VMQV815C4dkaAKQfSS4Hf35h1FrliDw6r3A1jJNHtR88TtGmOZXtrqJLfKViti4Nwg/s1600/IMG_9452.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiFuPzsrzx7U07Bw189Hq8NletV06TIOOASBsKeCL1L_7S3C4AlwfkvnUxbS-iU4hICEr0IU15VMQV815C4dkaAKQfSS4Hf35h1FrliDw6r3A1jJNHtR88TtGmOZXtrqJLfKViti4Nwg/s400/IMG_9452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592232592842146" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVlqh4rkb9ATjCXEk8vvgVW8ZjnGR2-vtIFLqd4vCpchFreWXSA_O1mOlNaQjPkEs1qEPQHJ0iRf8H_FAqFe9w5OifMOStFYCMRjydt3Oj9I9a5vPAfDsFc6V1zJ0ubsLenI5nKi6Csw/s1600/IMG_9453.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVlqh4rkb9ATjCXEk8vvgVW8ZjnGR2-vtIFLqd4vCpchFreWXSA_O1mOlNaQjPkEs1qEPQHJ0iRf8H_FAqFe9w5OifMOStFYCMRjydt3Oj9I9a5vPAfDsFc6V1zJ0ubsLenI5nKi6Csw/s1600/IMG_9453.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVlqh4rkb9ATjCXEk8vvgVW8ZjnGR2-vtIFLqd4vCpchFreWXSA_O1mOlNaQjPkEs1qEPQHJ0iRf8H_FAqFe9w5OifMOStFYCMRjydt3Oj9I9a5vPAfDsFc6V1zJ0ubsLenI5nKi6Csw/s400/IMG_9453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592209388512226" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-10205677555060929942010-10-24T23:18:00.000-07:002010-10-25T00:07:10.763-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Fall and the arrival of cooler weather by visiting our local pumpkin patch. Meaning the local farm that ships in hundreds of pumpkins and then charges at least 4 times more than you would pay in a store. It's fun nonetheless. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPXTmJelBPQLXLnmKtPY8q-pDn8iIokLxrGu3mcEsMbKPK2gJnebjhWPuzG1TdLbA8H-fWKlE1A4xz_ved4xayiNfVgbVQJlDEaQZeCODc5RfLUTV4nWp_SaXx9pq85BomdmNsO5Kqeo/s1600/IMG_9290.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPXTmJelBPQLXLnmKtPY8q-pDn8iIokLxrGu3mcEsMbKPK2gJnebjhWPuzG1TdLbA8H-fWKlE1A4xz_ved4xayiNfVgbVQJlDEaQZeCODc5RfLUTV4nWp_SaXx9pq85BomdmNsO5Kqeo/s400/IMG_9290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531872712593447970" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcKhXEk8RJcZAU2VAjEJOmPkHWLZoZKxbPKbflrjh9UomxVp6YzvxxnRQBpNX4Zc3lIiGoj_XRF3qSMOhtMktqY4k1k6E3ZOAkzNzjzBcnXxL1Z1osHGRcRGj0F9V-xHdvm1_IbUaa0c/s1600/IMG_9303.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcKhXEk8RJcZAU2VAjEJOmPkHWLZoZKxbPKbflrjh9UomxVp6YzvxxnRQBpNX4Zc3lIiGoj_XRF3qSMOhtMktqY4k1k6E3ZOAkzNzjzBcnXxL1Z1osHGRcRGj0F9V-xHdvm1_IbUaa0c/s400/IMG_9303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531872708345587186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We checked out the corn maze.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzGZHv0t8Z7B0a2ZOif4P8xMYUBULxptFLAY5gBWfmXZ6zVqKHyGjARoDjHrF7gUp09UnJtnQtDygaiNfHpxqV7-eiUsdjgK4_yYqmwkOZf9zcC54rP78AWFlqs_VxFlhLjshpXd7eZM/s1600/IMG_9309.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzGZHv0t8Z7B0a2ZOif4P8xMYUBULxptFLAY5gBWfmXZ6zVqKHyGjARoDjHrF7gUp09UnJtnQtDygaiNfHpxqV7-eiUsdjgK4_yYqmwkOZf9zcC54rP78AWFlqs_VxFlhLjshpXd7eZM/s400/IMG_9309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531872701477459746" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew loved being our leader. He decided each twist and turn we would make. James was the reliable sidekick that would reiterate whatever his big brother said.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPVLw8wPD492qrIytPBrsg45Ytu6RaaDigBn4K9WkEZO6yQcCMTc3ryfNBs_x8okzUgjUVCQ1417raP-5A8JaxKkf0l9gK8_kqkcH-cfDVQQ8cSkt_4Eo-lP6GcftlLCsHNf7OGPNhx0/s1600/IMG_9313.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPVLw8wPD492qrIytPBrsg45Ytu6RaaDigBn4K9WkEZO6yQcCMTc3ryfNBs_x8okzUgjUVCQ1417raP-5A8JaxKkf0l9gK8_kqkcH-cfDVQQ8cSkt_4Eo-lP6GcftlLCsHNf7OGPNhx0/s400/IMG_9313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531872698191785378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNrkP1OAPYGr68-fqTCX_ATSq1iujTsh83LOSf0n7E3KUYPifiD9FR_yxwwOFZuZKQw9xVxPIkz4dt4uLkpfXUV2GITADqP95MNx3Z5CAYGB7B3Td6v2D-1mt5c_bTf8J-J31QAmPiaE/s1600/IMG_9323.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNrkP1OAPYGr68-fqTCX_ATSq1iujTsh83LOSf0n7E3KUYPifiD9FR_yxwwOFZuZKQw9xVxPIkz4dt4uLkpfXUV2GITADqP95MNx3Z5CAYGB7B3Td6v2D-1mt5c_bTf8J-J31QAmPiaE/s400/IMG_9323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531870486442152978" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6W_tLS-TKJn6rQm2HMVUhgevXCCi7KgiClAtWv87QAhIQTCkB8F_sWoo6iZNvCDWJOxILj3U_UT4PwKBht0g4_zek54z5j70oRPYEldASk_q18JnItXtmD6578E2Tk3m-sDhUJeL3-SQ/s1600/IMG_9327.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6W_tLS-TKJn6rQm2HMVUhgevXCCi7KgiClAtWv87QAhIQTCkB8F_sWoo6iZNvCDWJOxILj3U_UT4PwKBht0g4_zek54z5j70oRPYEldASk_q18JnItXtmD6578E2Tk3m-sDhUJeL3-SQ/s400/IMG_9327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531870475157913938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bwHVZkQlnUdon7TS7fpoNgAL6poDRsavq5lysJljxauCueiAPzph3H1Ah6qaTCdGGiuuhVchssEK6Mnvqt2uDiyhQtnVRxrioKmxzTwJO75pjiVLTFGHnqPLXhcXzD3fqGNrb1A7LrE/s1600/IMG_9330.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bwHVZkQlnUdon7TS7fpoNgAL6poDRsavq5lysJljxauCueiAPzph3H1Ah6qaTCdGGiuuhVchssEK6Mnvqt2uDiyhQtnVRxrioKmxzTwJO75pjiVLTFGHnqPLXhcXzD3fqGNrb1A7LrE/s400/IMG_9330.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531870472002968370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbuSwg5KgUWCRUsmUr2a4K_wMTtnL3xa3MAlIFCNpBGz-FESaCTjfZhWJxCyuRiivJAMi9nijLrrs1t7ltsBlXdMKCtAg-6M_wN11VjnnBai9ajIusILEHNV3MlnxKXPkuIEfAyNlNFA/s1600/IMG_9332.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbuSwg5KgUWCRUsmUr2a4K_wMTtnL3xa3MAlIFCNpBGz-FESaCTjfZhWJxCyuRiivJAMi9nijLrrs1t7ltsBlXdMKCtAg-6M_wN11VjnnBai9ajIusILEHNV3MlnxKXPkuIEfAyNlNFA/s400/IMG_9332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531870466568524530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob loved the pumpkins. He sat down on one and bounced up and down. I think he thought it was a big bouncy ball. Cute boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFu9f4CjRitHrTL3EXVKI7hucvyOWLIMD0H1bIyQgMCnYkhW7CZXepU8KsdpEnzqH0rzT2-bfBinwliez1eLfy32ROVblWphnIimz7reEEpdKFMyzrxWBgE60tmmh4g2P6RaV9F5giyk/s1600/IMG_9339.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFu9f4CjRitHrTL3EXVKI7hucvyOWLIMD0H1bIyQgMCnYkhW7CZXepU8KsdpEnzqH0rzT2-bfBinwliez1eLfy32ROVblWphnIimz7reEEpdKFMyzrxWBgE60tmmh4g2P6RaV9F5giyk/s400/IMG_9339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531870457970392338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAqbMgai4HOnr5ahBWhw6_cntpZpgQHf3jgVhdDS_Q94Ngl5oIWlGJOS-qxLYs33ClSPXqzd4m5JXYJMq9TeGkzmQgtwsj1pEVzLNaOwnTpxjZZi3drPorgcoQFaLzPsQzsVhJRTl6e8/s1600/IMG_9347.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAqbMgai4HOnr5ahBWhw6_cntpZpgQHf3jgVhdDS_Q94Ngl5oIWlGJOS-qxLYs33ClSPXqzd4m5JXYJMq9TeGkzmQgtwsj1pEVzLNaOwnTpxjZZi3drPorgcoQFaLzPsQzsVhJRTl6e8/s400/IMG_9347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531868071458064306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We always let our boys pick out a little pumpkin and then we buy the big ones from the store.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWfIr1hyb3VhpR1Wnfmn9TIkuRSU7nQqvftWBBFrSO49sau0bzXKODbphWjoA4aO2NnxbPqrMcKmIDP7cxXZa63P8YUraMVr5QBExPL2VYvEi8Hn4jlTo049MN24svCl92uxVnMkntik/s1600/IMG_9352.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWfIr1hyb3VhpR1Wnfmn9TIkuRSU7nQqvftWBBFrSO49sau0bzXKODbphWjoA4aO2NnxbPqrMcKmIDP7cxXZa63P8YUraMVr5QBExPL2VYvEi8Hn4jlTo049MN24svCl92uxVnMkntik/s400/IMG_9352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531868065547772242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob picked out his own props for the picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJuR3k2mFKUSbaUDybIM7QQKyq_RRd8GMGUbYlDFcl-iVQpdhLpsKDwfoi9w1CzLn6oFmPJFPxmu8HoVuNSv-n-JHoGPADk14gyxgGsVyPLhXswoJGfSB-Oh4AY_V1VZ2ZWiDC63R_ns/s1600/IMG_9356.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJuR3k2mFKUSbaUDybIM7QQKyq_RRd8GMGUbYlDFcl-iVQpdhLpsKDwfoi9w1CzLn6oFmPJFPxmu8HoVuNSv-n-JHoGPADk14gyxgGsVyPLhXswoJGfSB-Oh4AY_V1VZ2ZWiDC63R_ns/s400/IMG_9356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531868061079296786" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4NrR88yMY8wxhmIW1ChfeeHuLa_RRwDHDwM-5lp5BsRsGUFxdAaSDlgE20Who52w2Z_xazcBn_P_zVIGg1coCydo4KdRJSKdLkvlznKlo943YaPbUMgTDvRKeZfGnoUwMsMnTm9wZMQ/s1600/IMG_9360.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4NrR88yMY8wxhmIW1ChfeeHuLa_RRwDHDwM-5lp5BsRsGUFxdAaSDlgE20Who52w2Z_xazcBn_P_zVIGg1coCydo4KdRJSKdLkvlznKlo943YaPbUMgTDvRKeZfGnoUwMsMnTm9wZMQ/s400/IMG_9360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531868055517088050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We headed over to the pig races. Pigs are smelly. Really smelly. But also very cute, in a disgusting, stinky barnyard animal way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48xvAkWl1xgeV-vktfsR-1fD-DwC8wYSQLqiSzKzBaAwtL4M_tdT2V2rQmHVN67fA0IFNvrpqj4wnZKfi3SDEGc4Nwiddw2giPJT_FcD0c8cwZRwn_bJ3xZyXQoeSthz1lGdJOSWQpO4/s1600/IMG_9366.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48xvAkWl1xgeV-vktfsR-1fD-DwC8wYSQLqiSzKzBaAwtL4M_tdT2V2rQmHVN67fA0IFNvrpqj4wnZKfi3SDEGc4Nwiddw2giPJT_FcD0c8cwZRwn_bJ3xZyXQoeSthz1lGdJOSWQpO4/s400/IMG_9366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531868050330015698" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnYKufA4832I7CcP4ZtGk8B24dSehyphenhyphenpQCdBffkVIA-usAZA30Y8v5w-7R_x0DLZEbTfyXdGWmC7VkKUx6rVuAsWZO91f0HAtMGmyqZ-kuxoeTHtKXSloOh7kWQbFVN3oC5kjqWsEvRck/s1600/IMG_9368.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnYKufA4832I7CcP4ZtGk8B24dSehyphenhyphenpQCdBffkVIA-usAZA30Y8v5w-7R_x0DLZEbTfyXdGWmC7VkKUx6rVuAsWZO91f0HAtMGmyqZ-kuxoeTHtKXSloOh7kWQbFVN3oC5kjqWsEvRck/s400/IMG_9368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531866040169816898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Cg8hEGN4FN7Otgsj9i0DgRodSmCHkAArsnYwYPxXqL_J-JeWfCxnJ8-StwZDagb8LMxWQ1bROSzCMy8o7TtAGVgC6tl88IfvrwhpeiIMMaAf05f0eaQJj37I8JL0qL1iZ5MHPP3Jiw/s1600/IMG_9378.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Cg8hEGN4FN7Otgsj9i0DgRodSmCHkAArsnYwYPxXqL_J-JeWfCxnJ8-StwZDagb8LMxWQ1bROSzCMy8o7TtAGVgC6tl88IfvrwhpeiIMMaAf05f0eaQJj37I8JL0qL1iZ5MHPP3Jiw/s400/IMG_9378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531866034543224674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a chili dinner afterwards. Jacob couldn't get enough of the cornbread or apple pie. However, only the chili left any evidence. Look at those big blue eyes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf049XWLMLcvW9b7SSFcKHXvuzAgdsGmEcCHT5q3Old0Er69yMjGqWgYIgQAG0WsN3smC9M4j22UQilztgWGM4hJAXHB3FqsG-0ceVYQy4JPxz6tffIvcfH0BogOQMHwd4RmkYF0vxLE/s1600/IMG_9381.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf049XWLMLcvW9b7SSFcKHXvuzAgdsGmEcCHT5q3Old0Er69yMjGqWgYIgQAG0WsN3smC9M4j22UQilztgWGM4hJAXHB3FqsG-0ceVYQy4JPxz6tffIvcfH0BogOQMHwd4RmkYF0vxLE/s400/IMG_9381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531866029907739090" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a band that set up to play and as soon as they started, Jacob was mesmerized. He wanted to join the band. I also think that he thought walking in circles was dancing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The guy on the keyboard was in our Greenway ward. Woohoo, Bro. Curtis!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn__ga4rn8j13cCkAugIr00FSMoix56Fa6xYLB2Bg_r_FljNBxtkyRuhkjOPOxXafQuAzNuCpczfMPhsuPA9cSkE5SZ5zTRp6pK5R7x_Uaid1Dq6hrHCSb53pXVFMKeQeZxubQ8r-NAw/s1600/IMG_9388.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn__ga4rn8j13cCkAugIr00FSMoix56Fa6xYLB2Bg_r_FljNBxtkyRuhkjOPOxXafQuAzNuCpczfMPhsuPA9cSkE5SZ5zTRp6pK5R7x_Uaid1Dq6hrHCSb53pXVFMKeQeZxubQ8r-NAw/s400/IMG_9388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531866025896913634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no idea who this kid was, but these two were breakin' down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s400/IMG_9389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531866020191031522" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG">W</a>e got home with very sleepy, very dusty, and very cute kids. Success.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2IAOqG1Lm-F7FTth4sWEdE-KyKftIRx5HfMJxzikjdhiuS3cx44YpE7nyCX9qwhpDw5OOiOrm0tMgYVye8cZDKfOLLvHml8Fx4tZa6gP7Xxst9lG-1bwnXPz7fx3kYSktFiBUZEeEV8/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG"></a>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-36555466590198305752010-10-19T15:34:00.000-07:002010-10-19T18:18:35.282-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Here's our garden! It's growing like a weed. Except it's better than weeds. It's full of vegetables.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6dZulvNunC44LR5FeoPzZjhDHFdEh2_Wq3qF0FPduaRnzfjt_u5rBHP-ADxlbJVoPxp2NM0QSfvYXBXWlOwUlJXv6iUxaLtMkNDsBVNKxzEMOw7FIPxukpQhqFc_TbIyUe9SIsdMs-8/s1600/IMG_9248.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6dZulvNunC44LR5FeoPzZjhDHFdEh2_Wq3qF0FPduaRnzfjt_u5rBHP-ADxlbJVoPxp2NM0QSfvYXBXWlOwUlJXv6iUxaLtMkNDsBVNKxzEMOw7FIPxukpQhqFc_TbIyUe9SIsdMs-8/s400/IMG_9248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529890569340512530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHCk9r7qlUcoYqdpO-avQ607mzTsfKPnBL0JQVMW9Owl_I5q4gn3PNn0hVNLJJRqhDnEmcEqt5QJ_qEm4imJbLmyeNA5rmiAv4Z76VNb3WvRSHYN7Q7kGBgleTLFz2KUey0ivT7j3zA4/s1600/IMG_9280.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHCk9r7qlUcoYqdpO-avQ607mzTsfKPnBL0JQVMW9Owl_I5q4gn3PNn0hVNLJJRqhDnEmcEqt5QJ_qEm4imJbLmyeNA5rmiAv4Z76VNb3WvRSHYN7Q7kGBgleTLFz2KUey0ivT7j3zA4/s400/IMG_9280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529890561325890754" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gc9XwnMYikhEc10rqF3FyaQrng-XxzanONzhtnk_XFez6mby-djJhu4RT4C3PWcCP0wLYIv4GdNSK89XHXjs2B60P-r6oIdOqw4nsIfmd4bWVZ95RuhabLACrHsvP_34bgu0rXJY338/s1600/IMG_9272.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gc9XwnMYikhEc10rqF3FyaQrng-XxzanONzhtnk_XFez6mby-djJhu4RT4C3PWcCP0wLYIv4GdNSK89XHXjs2B60P-r6oIdOqw4nsIfmd4bWVZ95RuhabLACrHsvP_34bgu0rXJY338/s1600/IMG_9272.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gc9XwnMYikhEc10rqF3FyaQrng-XxzanONzhtnk_XFez6mby-djJhu4RT4C3PWcCP0wLYIv4GdNSK89XHXjs2B60P-r6oIdOqw4nsIfmd4bWVZ95RuhabLACrHsvP_34bgu0rXJY338/s400/IMG_9272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529890550312108738" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-7910509089104427042010-10-18T15:00:00.000-07:002010-10-18T17:03:42.114-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This past week my kids had Fall Break. Since Tim had a few big things going on at work, he couldn't take any time off. So I decided we'd go on a "staycation." I turned our house into Hotel De Morelos. For FHE last week, we got in the car to go on a fun trip, when we got to our destination it looked an awful lot like our house! But little did our boys know, we had just arrived at the most exclusive, luxurious and all-inclusive hotel ever. We offered room service (they chose their breakfast, lunches, snacks, and desserts), mints on freshly made beds, a chauffeur service, a spa, among many other things. I made room keys for the boys and a "lock" for their door. They loved it. I made a spot in the main living area of the hotel for the itinerary, room keys (in the turquoise card), and messages.</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the itinerary we had library, park, learning to ride bikes, zoo, culinary lessons, ghost town, movie night, games and so much more!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyhyphenhyphenNvj6tTiC1gP-ahrS2G-IkKo7tN30Y5TSfguRZ7TJh-t0MS4zRuOQkiGiYPHV45QfqZrvZUMd6z53z6yJGQeQXS4G_TXXR4HKvm3gjBt-TWzw8ZxHVhiT27L1IZdV8xefmqZcb_W0/s1600/IMG_9099.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyhyphenhyphenNvj6tTiC1gP-ahrS2G-IkKo7tN30Y5TSfguRZ7TJh-t0MS4zRuOQkiGiYPHV45QfqZrvZUMd6z53z6yJGQeQXS4G_TXXR4HKvm3gjBt-TWzw8ZxHVhiT27L1IZdV8xefmqZcb_W0/s400/IMG_9099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529536224125116194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it the hotel's very own game room. We used it almost every day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R3hVkV5cFOMWOtUTncc4N7Miv5uX4wzHipNrjmyxCQU8jOKi9JsKWfSxSxj1y0r3RzbfHWFYZY-IXkZcnOaCQF7exU0IiuYh896eie1T_N7jcXqqL807E3xo6ozsMpYm19phIAS4gkQ/s1600/IMG_9111.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R3hVkV5cFOMWOtUTncc4N7Miv5uX4wzHipNrjmyxCQU8jOKi9JsKWfSxSxj1y0r3RzbfHWFYZY-IXkZcnOaCQF7exU0IiuYh896eie1T_N7jcXqqL807E3xo6ozsMpYm19phIAS4gkQ/s400/IMG_9111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529535930009872210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Library</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbGHv_t-OMaSmB-aW54lnmfL_FWXr7KeUNvM946-XTBQ0kUhU6rxXHKtZ1F9spxWTrAcBV-NYGo3hJ4Z3IojkBw3IIWAsd35B0O-MOYdS2TAM1XFPiAuXDW_B9HVGWvOuKkFSTlfCgTI/s1600/DSC04626.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbGHv_t-OMaSmB-aW54lnmfL_FWXr7KeUNvM946-XTBQ0kUhU6rxXHKtZ1F9spxWTrAcBV-NYGo3hJ4Z3IojkBw3IIWAsd35B0O-MOYdS2TAM1XFPiAuXDW_B9HVGWvOuKkFSTlfCgTI/s400/DSC04626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529535467570507458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjcWVHTR3ccaOWFZmsOZxcf2tO92oIf3R8yfcpiEMupfr1VNsExH6YCYr1cY-0TxlOv6CYV9AoZQA3ocGCjJXeQQTHwkWNtWAKqxORj0A4ri3-OiSV2yWgbK1NtBM-nF7doKfr2Dlubw/s1600/DSC04630.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjcWVHTR3ccaOWFZmsOZxcf2tO92oIf3R8yfcpiEMupfr1VNsExH6YCYr1cY-0TxlOv6CYV9AoZQA3ocGCjJXeQQTHwkWNtWAKqxORj0A4ri3-OiSV2yWgbK1NtBM-nF7doKfr2Dlubw/s400/DSC04630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534996627920962" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8878cjefg56zJqExynhaoxxzSAMW69WC_jruwDAVFhgl5hoOxKyg5FA6gOxV5X1CsajqV0EGrGdkJCkchbo6jrH_5R0E-WdNwouK9xh9xeJsjQMsnxEY0ci9ayVoCoNwr4c3jNx6dOiY/s1600/DSC04634.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8878cjefg56zJqExynhaoxxzSAMW69WC_jruwDAVFhgl5hoOxKyg5FA6gOxV5X1CsajqV0EGrGdkJCkchbo6jrH_5R0E-WdNwouK9xh9xeJsjQMsnxEY0ci9ayVoCoNwr4c3jNx6dOiY/s400/DSC04634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534630729688434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Delicious picnic of lunchables goodness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p_TIZ6HUwAGmYUNnOxE6q1TzwU5A8C7RcW70DjlqSyLC3bLBqIh75N7_bGxrVmp-NOpxUbKbMUTGb1rrqxR83Etic-WxeqBGfLnx0dDWXk19ZAWbm11RcTJGKfxOHYRxQDYcralExx4/s1600/DSC04636.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p_TIZ6HUwAGmYUNnOxE6q1TzwU5A8C7RcW70DjlqSyLC3bLBqIh75N7_bGxrVmp-NOpxUbKbMUTGb1rrqxR83Etic-WxeqBGfLnx0dDWXk19ZAWbm11RcTJGKfxOHYRxQDYcralExx4/s400/DSC04636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534200222249522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugCznAkFL_WTnshx3KarLncMMoYL7MSFjzm0etwHfwYFgqkdHfieCGXRiwo_-jFgUPB8On_FAaXb4NAyJsYMu-k4HIL0HCsxzlAQozkem9oSsgfgN2Tvd2yUgCgtqzibFD-CM97eDGmc/s1600/DSC04643.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugCznAkFL_WTnshx3KarLncMMoYL7MSFjzm0etwHfwYFgqkdHfieCGXRiwo_-jFgUPB8On_FAaXb4NAyJsYMu-k4HIL0HCsxzlAQozkem9oSsgfgN2Tvd2yUgCgtqzibFD-CM97eDGmc/s400/DSC04643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533804786655634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Culinary lessons. We made sugar cookies. The boys loved helping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44Ty9ZxvQ4ZeIDO4_1zx7NAF3ySxIlJer6cb8dGDxyhQghKV0VIeVL06lboLq7f10AML4e9wODZ2Yy8LtgmEg-sk3hP1MJgQElsMLsmHihtsr19grIQKM-l2VOPP42M_nX9Zs8jcDz14/s1600/IMG_9086.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44Ty9ZxvQ4ZeIDO4_1zx7NAF3ySxIlJer6cb8dGDxyhQghKV0VIeVL06lboLq7f10AML4e9wODZ2Yy8LtgmEg-sk3hP1MJgQElsMLsmHihtsr19grIQKM-l2VOPP42M_nX9Zs8jcDz14/s400/IMG_9086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533235556167138" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew said, "Hey, Mom, I'll add the <i>love.</i>" Oh, Spongebob.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfUHv2lVF1poriSD-9DvmyrGDGky8T0vEtER5gq_y1vTrHAIXKXXAYpEI5CWh0fZM1Cj47dOaesi8A4gzfwrT33Jl9AtqOs6NpWhym1TNC5FrwXhaLn-Oc32bZp5wDq2nv-P4QimubWA/s1600/IMG_9092.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfUHv2lVF1poriSD-9DvmyrGDGky8T0vEtER5gq_y1vTrHAIXKXXAYpEI5CWh0fZM1Cj47dOaesi8A4gzfwrT33Jl9AtqOs6NpWhym1TNC5FrwXhaLn-Oc32bZp5wDq2nv-P4QimubWA/s400/IMG_9092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532843855080466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob did his part by reorganizing the cupboards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy7zAVR1hErFBp6eflkjzVYm6ICRmw_r3iGokYvKgI6-yWmUD3qoBq4RmGXROUJcJXUi-9SxhUQ82-vVw9YAwU4jyHhaIo1ayjGL57uAE-h_6A4Uo9qgoy6Gy0n39cH3PdyW5BrWaD5o/s1600/IMG_9087.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy7zAVR1hErFBp6eflkjzVYm6ICRmw_r3iGokYvKgI6-yWmUD3qoBq4RmGXROUJcJXUi-9SxhUQ82-vVw9YAwU4jyHhaIo1ayjGL57uAE-h_6A4Uo9qgoy6Gy0n39cH3PdyW5BrWaD5o/s400/IMG_9087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532446136520914" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dEgCu08w2YmPQ3pDAvAfsb-xjD26TCZrfee-S7G01nLzT3eoZ3nHFEr_kc3amjWfAic1Y7PfULYXpYTCtddCKjowh8In_L8cEyISTeKO6kUI5kjQkR7PB0pRQMG0dMSotQIL7DciFps/s1600/IMG_9091.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dEgCu08w2YmPQ3pDAvAfsb-xjD26TCZrfee-S7G01nLzT3eoZ3nHFEr_kc3amjWfAic1Y7PfULYXpYTCtddCKjowh8In_L8cEyISTeKO6kUI5kjQkR7PB0pRQMG0dMSotQIL7DciFps/s400/IMG_9091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532009208219682" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Goldfield Ghost Town. Super fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMksSqLF447Tq0NMa6_3VQ1F58rU3LeiE8-swbekXabTXNfUn1vbmJch2fVTVFB9DD-saAM-jgcEbOzTy_6ugf7eF66Rptq6Opxk3frb1HCytI2ZiAhiv6xIWF2AhTMKWTs_oW0_MfK2g/s1600/IMG_9116.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMksSqLF447Tq0NMa6_3VQ1F58rU3LeiE8-swbekXabTXNfUn1vbmJch2fVTVFB9DD-saAM-jgcEbOzTy_6ugf7eF66Rptq6Opxk3frb1HCytI2ZiAhiv6xIWF2AhTMKWTs_oW0_MfK2g/s400/IMG_9116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529531177424938082" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Superstition Mountains</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_tOZNHB9S_UVlgTXYY3Z4M_ZkJfSOcwNjNHzSPPwQe0t4zKHvXSQeXidS79Redil_CX6DmgVPjLbFFdbHBezvnQ-xfLt0Sv5XbOh__dcxhq3ZCzAi2AVPjX0gCd-y03J7CRoUAYW6Qo/s1600/IMG_9121.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Isn't he cute?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_S-vUbUK7IlnIbzu7WOW1RtIm2cZrW8b2vKrDPaVkoilHjKAO0RRE1BpnZHmJHe9ogtWXD4GhuZ3PXrOJMWC0K5UYd-74SsbaeWNyVO-CTT_jDdbEpsGjncahGmekrNgHZyukl6JT6Y/s1600/IMG_9171.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_S-vUbUK7IlnIbzu7WOW1RtIm2cZrW8b2vKrDPaVkoilHjKAO0RRE1BpnZHmJHe9ogtWXD4GhuZ3PXrOJMWC0K5UYd-74SsbaeWNyVO-CTT_jDdbEpsGjncahGmekrNgHZyukl6JT6Y/s400/IMG_9171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527992616187986" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV0Gv2p3UENlkYABEbv_9OHQd6rRAaY2GFe_nI3IWXum3T5FI2t7XTknHrJuaUYj_Er3K7ciSMDNOq0NtGCXxtfAJYiTE4-AWeAnsz60MJe_KSXwLybvBkKFykjzQGUG7DBO3IEIjm3w/s1600/IMG_9176.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV0Gv2p3UENlkYABEbv_9OHQd6rRAaY2GFe_nI3IWXum3T5FI2t7XTknHrJuaUYj_Er3K7ciSMDNOq0NtGCXxtfAJYiTE4-AWeAnsz60MJe_KSXwLybvBkKFykjzQGUG7DBO3IEIjm3w/s400/IMG_9176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527287963140018" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvMu9e5nJHeFZYewek3-3uucofr_89c61fjUjl-up_qLChKhtD8kUBhgFd5SeHviL5PBd1x-Fg-SHqo_suV3APEQn9ZJNS5DFprXol_eWmHXrzNFnrEHEJIvqT6mvrA2LozQ8BTjz0uE/s1600/IMG_9177.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvMu9e5nJHeFZYewek3-3uucofr_89c61fjUjl-up_qLChKhtD8kUBhgFd5SeHviL5PBd1x-Fg-SHqo_suV3APEQn9ZJNS5DFprXol_eWmHXrzNFnrEHEJIvqT6mvrA2LozQ8BTjz0uE/s400/IMG_9177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526485124167090" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7X8iOPpjUo6BEZ1U_M5nTzHPofZ2f7TjpiR9ON4btw0WX4LYhIu5JaluIaVWsqQ7hMPSNMpaM8dHLLV9ogvQviLgI7Vl3jQ-DLmQom25hHmifx_ESgTZAaBGoU-1qYY4S9VFMv1G_JY/s1600/IMG_9184.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7X8iOPpjUo6BEZ1U_M5nTzHPofZ2f7TjpiR9ON4btw0WX4LYhIu5JaluIaVWsqQ7hMPSNMpaM8dHLLV9ogvQviLgI7Vl3jQ-DLmQom25hHmifx_ESgTZAaBGoU-1qYY4S9VFMv1G_JY/s400/IMG_9184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529521480581011442" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards we each got an ice cream cone. 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Can't wait to do it again.</div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-28532278140219688762010-09-23T20:14:00.000-07:002010-09-23T20:40:01.606-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Here's a bit of catch up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute James.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaRc062lJ0gv3DS8aN59PWBSY-wynDWeWoK7foC3TRB1TahAE8OF2RWCCbmDGRzMG6Tdl5hAqi47jaRQ9FDD0HZ6UckGCUcjSN_Exj2AzBSUUsW7QgnQQw83PiCNTh0p5jCN-y3FmhqU/s1600/IMG_9033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaRc062lJ0gv3DS8aN59PWBSY-wynDWeWoK7foC3TRB1TahAE8OF2RWCCbmDGRzMG6Tdl5hAqi47jaRQ9FDD0HZ6UckGCUcjSN_Exj2AzBSUUsW7QgnQQw83PiCNTh0p5jCN-y3FmhqU/s400/IMG_9033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520317568925179586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys on Sept. 11</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeiot0w3343eD2i2hqrl52zUpdMgVPlVikTdCXDJU6LC8LRkRwRZFy5m9IAE_ztZNZLQJ01nSu8462EKkPAmnB53ZN4yMSpUPwixGLmqab7PWL1ygBATg7gL-Qt-OYLpeHNJOy-H1RE0/s1600/IMG_9047.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeiot0w3343eD2i2hqrl52zUpdMgVPlVikTdCXDJU6LC8LRkRwRZFy5m9IAE_ztZNZLQJ01nSu8462EKkPAmnB53ZN4yMSpUPwixGLmqab7PWL1ygBATg7gL-Qt-OYLpeHNJOy-H1RE0/s400/IMG_9047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520317245495669762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yUuepLYAkHBbdT23hyphenhyphenr6G8a9HN6TlcuAdkTv4_2ZWFVF6TgcPgWDrmH7h9dyuIWdzwmdzN_1vbUp2n8jPcBi4-RFYE3jKNIdlgKiOoshe2P0w70XEC7lFIxWlPbplm5sD91oVK4SvYg/s1600/IMG_9049.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yUuepLYAkHBbdT23hyphenhyphenr6G8a9HN6TlcuAdkTv4_2ZWFVF6TgcPgWDrmH7h9dyuIWdzwmdzN_1vbUp2n8jPcBi4-RFYE3jKNIdlgKiOoshe2P0w70XEC7lFIxWlPbplm5sD91oVK4SvYg/s400/IMG_9049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520316844784060434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We planted a garden in our backyard and here was our first sprout.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq80O_EaESphyphenhyphenTg3uIv6xSVt-3wCPIZNXenMlutIrleUDYxTTHp1WvTHnqe-k8laPPH7yENdW7cGqaDF3St6VVxoA4SMR95Q-sUsqPrgeev9NMtsjloTo-8KwRmRhsEpqOZ0nZ4pB7BjQ/s1600/IMG_9053.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq80O_EaESphyphenhyphenTg3uIv6xSVt-3wCPIZNXenMlutIrleUDYxTTHp1WvTHnqe-k8laPPH7yENdW7cGqaDF3St6VVxoA4SMR95Q-sUsqPrgeev9NMtsjloTo-8KwRmRhsEpqOZ0nZ4pB7BjQ/s400/IMG_9053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520316466441879362" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLptfe5QxMK7QU5f7RyVqhU7wugLwqfPneCFCV8r08UNNxmJw0pJjqJtn28Y-R586JEymv-IbHsyOHLI94-LTAdqaLjoVBcNzAn3mh19WNPcIY6CLKSoeAHJC3N3e2qS94v25ks64C8Ng/s1600/IMG_9056.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLptfe5QxMK7QU5f7RyVqhU7wugLwqfPneCFCV8r08UNNxmJw0pJjqJtn28Y-R586JEymv-IbHsyOHLI94-LTAdqaLjoVBcNzAn3mh19WNPcIY6CLKSoeAHJC3N3e2qS94v25ks64C8Ng/s400/IMG_9056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520315635050556530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaxz5RLXkhDgSUDrbzfAM7coBrux2awj5BzL4drcXsA_LYqk81PzcVUxsTHTVRWO1WYuOeme5cY7ALsLm1rFEGnvOO7AHaOUJDeUbQcAzvWBZN5sCyIEX_ar6LD7oinAWbVkctB-ZXCw/s1600/IMG_9057.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaxz5RLXkhDgSUDrbzfAM7coBrux2awj5BzL4drcXsA_LYqk81PzcVUxsTHTVRWO1WYuOeme5cY7ALsLm1rFEGnvOO7AHaOUJDeUbQcAzvWBZN5sCyIEX_ar6LD7oinAWbVkctB-ZXCw/s400/IMG_9057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520315171071220274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew lost his first tooth. He pulled it out at school. He hates pain or anything that could cause the smallest amount of discomfort. So I was shocked that he did this all on his own. He carried it around in a baggy all day at school and then when he got home. I made a little pouch for him so the Tooth Fairy could find it more easily under his pillow. He was pretty excited, although he's not so sure about the fairy part. He just rolls his eyes at me when I talk about the Tooth Fairy. Silly boy, of course fairies are real.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlM6Ggkys_2bYgih-kNoukU43m-8rHLe1piMFcmuwYrgHx8-A1ggRQfW8V6sC8KkcslO__1XqF5uqmKn4jfJWkvIM3YOUESHmfD9KdwPY6Ip8PVEqeigbvDqYZdWdF4PJVVxRHWP7mnts/s1600/IMG_9066.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlM6Ggkys_2bYgih-kNoukU43m-8rHLe1piMFcmuwYrgHx8-A1ggRQfW8V6sC8KkcslO__1XqF5uqmKn4jfJWkvIM3YOUESHmfD9KdwPY6Ip8PVEqeigbvDqYZdWdF4PJVVxRHWP7mnts/s400/IMG_9066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520314686226774834" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James posed for this picture and was proud of the outcome. He cracks me up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZml3kSx8MrU4_pgQ34ZY_3S0ucg12yp8PxqysdnuB5O7D05m4u-CK1L9SUvzvBfC7m7NamZIcTRVyprpP3bykWisqfcWsaNorsOxlxGQ9VkPpgD94fHY7-cQgLvNbJlE4X6djJQKpGU/s1600/IMG_9072.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZml3kSx8MrU4_pgQ34ZY_3S0ucg12yp8PxqysdnuB5O7D05m4u-CK1L9SUvzvBfC7m7NamZIcTRVyprpP3bykWisqfcWsaNorsOxlxGQ9VkPpgD94fHY7-cQgLvNbJlE4X6djJQKpGU/s400/IMG_9072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520314224463941218" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute Jacob! He took his first two steps yesterday! He walked to the train table and was pretty darn happy with himself. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8Fbomh9kbS0XKjo3qNe2qZtExM9pUMT-MSGKFoq-PcVaDHufV_8LPrm_VKdz79lTewC3XkGWV0Rb6oKuPtpV4sLE0Co3Be_JDEtBitKyjG538TYKVUoTBbJFPhcyj9ORTB973a17t4Q/s1600/IMG_9077.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8Fbomh9kbS0XKjo3qNe2qZtExM9pUMT-MSGKFoq-PcVaDHufV_8LPrm_VKdz79lTewC3XkGWV0Rb6oKuPtpV4sLE0Co3Be_JDEtBitKyjG538TYKVUoTBbJFPhcyj9ORTB973a17t4Q/s1600/IMG_9077.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8Fbomh9kbS0XKjo3qNe2qZtExM9pUMT-MSGKFoq-PcVaDHufV_8LPrm_VKdz79lTewC3XkGWV0Rb6oKuPtpV4sLE0Co3Be_JDEtBitKyjG538TYKVUoTBbJFPhcyj9ORTB973a17t4Q/s400/IMG_9077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520313456263600050" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-52735389058716942422010-09-23T20:02:00.000-07:002010-09-23T20:14:09.046-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We got a new puppy a few months ago. He's a cute dog and a fun little addition to our family. Since I am the only girl in the house, I got to pick his name. I chose Mr. Rochester (Jane Eyre's man), but he goes by Rocky for short. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW1ALoVFd6umYdAKMbGvriGRcfQEAex15o37aAtI-VntKqDEUK2-J3Z5PodXqtOcqljBInR5TLM8x00945YCGuMEZO5SyqLszK2UJSeI5crxFD18NFRSwMfvr0jDtG2R1s_KrOaAYUw4/s1600/IMG_9029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW1ALoVFd6umYdAKMbGvriGRcfQEAex15o37aAtI-VntKqDEUK2-J3Z5PodXqtOcqljBInR5TLM8x00945YCGuMEZO5SyqLszK2UJSeI5crxFD18NFRSwMfvr0jDtG2R1s_KrOaAYUw4/s400/IMG_9029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520311625978934786" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know Yorkies are in the Top 5 of all dogs that are the hardest to house-break? It's true. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8uOwGZtwk_cvJt3yhxQP4irATjrHxhMd9sT7i_qNiTiKy7kNUn1ynegqVn5DOvN4383b-5GlFPuP3lxD4W0cNHVDOQLMiZcvH8e4OUX0pVghAtXrHEYJYvLMNWeQI-iulZs3Fpvk9Tk/s1600/IMG_9035.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8uOwGZtwk_cvJt3yhxQP4irATjrHxhMd9sT7i_qNiTiKy7kNUn1ynegqVn5DOvN4383b-5GlFPuP3lxD4W0cNHVDOQLMiZcvH8e4OUX0pVghAtXrHEYJYvLMNWeQI-iulZs3Fpvk9Tk/s400/IMG_9035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520310982062406978" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm noticing how badly he needs a haircut. Poor shaggy pup!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqOuoWay4lMIQoQSBJOdvsgEW-dYoN_2SCs_BKBFHtYlB12WBvaoitCWpjUCXbu9B4lz5wds7r_2flDYi47Fjclqi4UZDN0f9ZU1HoIeeMPGAmUDe5z5gzfrWFLLXdMWBpJKmBu_xBCA/s1600/IMG_9069.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqOuoWay4lMIQoQSBJOdvsgEW-dYoN_2SCs_BKBFHtYlB12WBvaoitCWpjUCXbu9B4lz5wds7r_2flDYi47Fjclqi4UZDN0f9ZU1HoIeeMPGAmUDe5z5gzfrWFLLXdMWBpJKmBu_xBCA/s1600/IMG_9069.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqOuoWay4lMIQoQSBJOdvsgEW-dYoN_2SCs_BKBFHtYlB12WBvaoitCWpjUCXbu9B4lz5wds7r_2flDYi47Fjclqi4UZDN0f9ZU1HoIeeMPGAmUDe5z5gzfrWFLLXdMWBpJKmBu_xBCA/s400/IMG_9069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520310634198013538" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-66765661002754202332010-09-10T13:42:00.000-07:002010-09-10T18:08:50.190-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">The Sunday after Matt's wedding, my parents took my family, Lindsey's family and Julianne to Chattanooga. We had so much fun. We always do, no matter what we do. We took the <a href="http://www.ridetheincline.com/">Incline Railway</a> up to Lookout Mountain. The views were gorgeous. The people that live up there are so lucky, especially the ones that have views of just the mountains, trees and river. The homes were also amazing. We went to Point Park, which is a park built to commemorate a battle fought on Lookout Mt. during the Civil War. I think it was called, "Battle Above the Clouds." A fog sets in the valley below and the mountain appears to reach out above the clouds. Anyway, the park was so pretty and had old canons at different lookout points and a huge memorial built in the center of the park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQbfkT2s4J2VQ6ziFQdISapNmEwgwUpS8fh9o68x4cf5Nfg0dq2xD1ldIseFObU5tOhSAl6kl3inovGBqsQd0Y9wgcz6RRDtHFMRKIq-leMGsj5V0flAytF0zE13ytXtBnzmHwb7_a-M/s1600/IMG_8839.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQbfkT2s4J2VQ6ziFQdISapNmEwgwUpS8fh9o68x4cf5Nfg0dq2xD1ldIseFObU5tOhSAl6kl3inovGBqsQd0Y9wgcz6RRDtHFMRKIq-leMGsj5V0flAytF0zE13ytXtBnzmHwb7_a-M/s400/IMG_8839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515421086395706818" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have about 10 different shots of this exact pose. Delaney has a different expression in every single one of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna6jb7_6iOy1lAyIrJ14hD8AiOYQG6_0ZQeEw3VGoHxQo7fkxoPIjNEpxrsxUGoQ83v-yOa6qQlUSFVoGhWUdJ2S_RWVPBvQ0nTgI0yHqsRun0Hnm91C4oy6wK7wkBiPc9nQFGFT97FY/s1600/IMG_8856.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna6jb7_6iOy1lAyIrJ14hD8AiOYQG6_0ZQeEw3VGoHxQo7fkxoPIjNEpxrsxUGoQ83v-yOa6qQlUSFVoGhWUdJ2S_RWVPBvQ0nTgI0yHqsRun0Hnm91C4oy6wK7wkBiPc9nQFGFT97FY/s400/IMG_8856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515421078230901794" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcA0Oqw1ZoSN4UehvknFJSK-XzpJiymzXyndjdFEVYfuj7l8Q-z7tO_PJ9Jg1A-c9gTBqVUuN-wS6ysV1GFmFxEMV2we_G3Z7lZK6eBAEUMRcqL4Tw7lfGh0TAyz0o44kQBVj-9lm2rg/s1600/IMG_8855.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcA0Oqw1ZoSN4UehvknFJSK-XzpJiymzXyndjdFEVYfuj7l8Q-z7tO_PJ9Jg1A-c9gTBqVUuN-wS6ysV1GFmFxEMV2we_G3Z7lZK6eBAEUMRcqL4Tw7lfGh0TAyz0o44kQBVj-9lm2rg/s400/IMG_8855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515420233104722674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75qFcdu7P2qDR1sJOOJo4PJEXoKOrXiyAQsKc2ybsxppwnn7yxcMMdCQmFYAg-_NmpUCc0Gegmk7oD72uapvMireetdMP9jPwqRzD_fh1lOrvry-62DHFTv18SbS8uSycb8igVxsNVzo/s1600/IMG_8858.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75qFcdu7P2qDR1sJOOJo4PJEXoKOrXiyAQsKc2ybsxppwnn7yxcMMdCQmFYAg-_NmpUCc0Gegmk7oD72uapvMireetdMP9jPwqRzD_fh1lOrvry-62DHFTv18SbS8uSycb8igVxsNVzo/s400/IMG_8858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515420217973568706" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsey and her cute fam.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHhGzBUDWRc5djpJRhu1qgeJv9ZphK6kWgdOJtm8VG29uwroOS076a4SxmMPROiBHgimm_4iiQCwyJWdwwZRqryQHW_X8eIMd1jlkaC70NJlz7qO6Kk3VGfwCaMYyOBwSQLmtRCxk8A8/s1600/IMG_8860.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHhGzBUDWRc5djpJRhu1qgeJv9ZphK6kWgdOJtm8VG29uwroOS076a4SxmMPROiBHgimm_4iiQCwyJWdwwZRqryQHW_X8eIMd1jlkaC70NJlz7qO6Kk3VGfwCaMYyOBwSQLmtRCxk8A8/s400/IMG_8860.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515420204856715634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf-EOpiG4Xhiig-m7_0BHXYu23PxvMOmEURki1iFBcWuRck0P4jnjApOJkA8Pk83l-w72C-O3o500y8D8x8jW9EtD0JRP-AjC8WTi6xeAw2dVJDbWTXTDYcs3qk_fl69SVrzSzEhOHyo/s1600/IMG_8873.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf-EOpiG4Xhiig-m7_0BHXYu23PxvMOmEURki1iFBcWuRck0P4jnjApOJkA8Pk83l-w72C-O3o500y8D8x8jW9EtD0JRP-AjC8WTi6xeAw2dVJDbWTXTDYcs3qk_fl69SVrzSzEhOHyo/s400/IMG_8873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418898559798994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew was pretty sure that big black lump (garbage bag) was a soldier's armor from the olden days. He was so excited about his discovery and asked me to take a picture of it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiI4w-HWI_cEcJwFDeOl8ykF2jJiU25DlYM5wXvZG4wJMLIrRrZjquus3DYdhHsTowqgNLKBc3tFsejfvE5VI4Je6sK6iut6RnAsPvT2Vkr6bFa7h82Suu_VSd3iOzT83tuQNmwvnAgg/s1600/IMG_8874.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiI4w-HWI_cEcJwFDeOl8ykF2jJiU25DlYM5wXvZG4wJMLIrRrZjquus3DYdhHsTowqgNLKBc3tFsejfvE5VI4Je6sK6iut6RnAsPvT2Vkr6bFa7h82Suu_VSd3iOzT83tuQNmwvnAgg/s400/IMG_8874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418887341427698" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyvHwYCQdgq5xMJ563xhNIiTNOJ959ZayznaD-Dq8Jl6EptH27FWDnZVTNZRJ01NgBwVWw0X7ZqGIVEoLEk7G5-SWIDaRcVICv91IZO7nMEeYuWkTb_608MfL3ssYsWuklhj-kpJBAZE/s1600/IMG_8880.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyvHwYCQdgq5xMJ563xhNIiTNOJ959ZayznaD-Dq8Jl6EptH27FWDnZVTNZRJ01NgBwVWw0X7ZqGIVEoLEk7G5-SWIDaRcVICv91IZO7nMEeYuWkTb_608MfL3ssYsWuklhj-kpJBAZE/s400/IMG_8880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418876475383314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMDAt9cUMBvzoaXoKiP0LOpRdqLTlP8PeVRNbgIyyljNiMQcWagohOOe6Or_GfaAy3EAIC3kh2bAz94wrVi1CYVg-rmvDH_5tJoDQ3XNa6ZFnwcI2O1oSyINPcN_t_B4zukxLZoNrEl0/s1600/IMG_8886.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMDAt9cUMBvzoaXoKiP0LOpRdqLTlP8PeVRNbgIyyljNiMQcWagohOOe6Or_GfaAy3EAIC3kh2bAz94wrVi1CYVg-rmvDH_5tJoDQ3XNa6ZFnwcI2O1oSyINPcN_t_B4zukxLZoNrEl0/s400/IMG_8886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515417866431519186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back down. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLGLtaVOiVwjnAWiZ-s2nw7lsUCDicOml34unDZP6M_cARM2C8j1HPdK47iI-qe8YcPVRLA3hdWM8gNLQ8VaYYDSdW4TAif1iqsPrHQaB6YU7gzAebvsm6j4cI255cexA4X4ITDfT26A/s1600/IMG_8889.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLGLtaVOiVwjnAWiZ-s2nw7lsUCDicOml34unDZP6M_cARM2C8j1HPdK47iI-qe8YcPVRLA3hdWM8gNLQ8VaYYDSdW4TAif1iqsPrHQaB6YU7gzAebvsm6j4cI255cexA4X4ITDfT26A/s400/IMG_8889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515417851341701746" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is in front of the Tennessee Aquarium. If you live or ever visit anywhere near it, it is a must. Such a great aquarium. They have it separated into two different buildings; one is sea and the other river. River was my favorite. It had sea horses and sea dragons (my favorite animal). Out front though it's like a big plaza with artwork, water features the kids can play in and bridges. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuNFLeBXytLDwz9o_L9OuiXs37WKa8_YRKGDJL0__GN4B1d5b6qAkNDr2U57rGhSH8xPBiS36be4xCnGQlU0O-HCyri7RHPOrMWOWBjcBLCCteXbghW71_GD1Iwam7Sl5H789cgudLZI/s1600/IMG_8897.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuNFLeBXytLDwz9o_L9OuiXs37WKa8_YRKGDJL0__GN4B1d5b6qAkNDr2U57rGhSH8xPBiS36be4xCnGQlU0O-HCyri7RHPOrMWOWBjcBLCCteXbghW71_GD1Iwam7Sl5H789cgudLZI/s400/IMG_8897.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515417841520397026" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is in the sea part. Everyone got to pet the sting rays. Matthew even did, which surprised me. I love Holly in this picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOgYxrCj5u9Ev8rcE41FTqnC8H9ZMmtvFz0X5nMcQu1cgtJLVV3nSEGCe4jOTDX-pS47R_5jMVQtQKYRyNSlUC77nRE278Man0ltVvH-3q5i-6GduIPcZxgv_NBZuLdsHVVQrkqBteHc/s1600/IMG_8914.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOgYxrCj5u9Ev8rcE41FTqnC8H9ZMmtvFz0X5nMcQu1cgtJLVV3nSEGCe4jOTDX-pS47R_5jMVQtQKYRyNSlUC77nRE278Man0ltVvH-3q5i-6GduIPcZxgv_NBZuLdsHVVQrkqBteHc/s400/IMG_8914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515416137932470658" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tim got to feed the stingrays shrimp. They have the weirdest looking mouths.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK3yxoQd1CTBeUqvlpE7Ow2OODgG-cGVDaiRn3vlkB0Y5Qt1RSWRK4Apv9zUPTU_KhoYLFeNIy-XSP6YiJLyzYx6ViEtHUQ6oikiPd9cCa43uImjQLUKuf4CCBjI3uQ-4_M3zGXKXoZc/s1600/IMG_8937.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK3yxoQd1CTBeUqvlpE7Ow2OODgG-cGVDaiRn3vlkB0Y5Qt1RSWRK4Apv9zUPTU_KhoYLFeNIy-XSP6YiJLyzYx6ViEtHUQ6oikiPd9cCa43uImjQLUKuf4CCBjI3uQ-4_M3zGXKXoZc/s400/IMG_8937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515416126476031074" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxmL7rYTSJI-JFCy6aJGVBBf5Sz6vF99qKcbqJmczo0kKzt6CvJhvBKKVhyphenhyphenZhGQt3JhZJmOwv_2cZyR7lEK6GplCixIhe230H846RiMST6nGPNXHvQloyPEqCFeHVD0UH3wHchw7T3I0/s1600/IMG_8946.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxmL7rYTSJI-JFCy6aJGVBBf5Sz6vF99qKcbqJmczo0kKzt6CvJhvBKKVhyphenhyphenZhGQt3JhZJmOwv_2cZyR7lEK6GplCixIhe230H846RiMST6nGPNXHvQloyPEqCFeHVD0UH3wHchw7T3I0/s400/IMG_8946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515399585333283714" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I turned around and found Matthew waiting to have his picture taken. He NEVER poses, so I had to hurry and take advantage of this rare moment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3P5k3Eg-zq3kjT5v1hJNS76SH-rlOfD9JOZaHALmRZdhnxJ9O-8tpIXozJAHIZDSDRVM3uIxcjviRaZJ7-CJWRAaltOUSaIulADJ8r0u_cVGNK5TyzT4D89aYMXkpr7SFCGd0j6KSkY/s1600/IMG_8948.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3P5k3Eg-zq3kjT5v1hJNS76SH-rlOfD9JOZaHALmRZdhnxJ9O-8tpIXozJAHIZDSDRVM3uIxcjviRaZJ7-CJWRAaltOUSaIulADJ8r0u_cVGNK5TyzT4D89aYMXkpr7SFCGd0j6KSkY/s400/IMG_8948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515399577640381730" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqXa0ayhfCLK3N6HfsAtiE5Oa8EdLCoA5x7uW6gZHGsaNMDmbVOgQmf7cEb11vF5qmkCzmqDTDNm4Mff-BmfD0jegqcYKdKqVSPnIULDDCSpjkpgxvUSLLybBjpJBeQ1ZFzpqvuTTzOU/s1600/IMG_8952.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqXa0ayhfCLK3N6HfsAtiE5Oa8EdLCoA5x7uW6gZHGsaNMDmbVOgQmf7cEb11vF5qmkCzmqDTDNm4Mff-BmfD0jegqcYKdKqVSPnIULDDCSpjkpgxvUSLLybBjpJBeQ1ZFzpqvuTTzOU/s400/IMG_8952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515398440617032546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The S.C. aquarium had this same feature that you could climb into the middle of the tank. The kids wanted to go in this time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3gywGeqjyo_x0aiIFI6nGISU0J5XcTRJ1J7IFHEhzW-9da_1EP6ZLFZ-W5_KJqzmGURWC5riWmfVNEP5c_b1p1xbZOhTySTp72Ln3vTo_iq9NP7X646j7_d63q6l19yj0gU9NVtQaiI/s1600/IMG_8955.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3gywGeqjyo_x0aiIFI6nGISU0J5XcTRJ1J7IFHEhzW-9da_1EP6ZLFZ-W5_KJqzmGURWC5riWmfVNEP5c_b1p1xbZOhTySTp72Ln3vTo_iq9NP7X646j7_d63q6l19yj0gU9NVtQaiI/s400/IMG_8955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515398425618933106" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew just realized there was a giant crab in the tank. I love his smile. Sorry about my chubby finger being in the shot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixemLRsQF93yV-8ht3tYk2HSm2HNTZf2NvDoE4u45_0VUNz7hRERotd6uWkvGqZS9CbCoQ3sFbL5A895q25IaHhlGatfvW6iAgb8L3N4cjA5f9cS5jqcOy6CVIUfxLQJ6xuz3j_NyO8iE/s1600/IMG_8956.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixemLRsQF93yV-8ht3tYk2HSm2HNTZf2NvDoE4u45_0VUNz7hRERotd6uWkvGqZS9CbCoQ3sFbL5A895q25IaHhlGatfvW6iAgb8L3N4cjA5f9cS5jqcOy6CVIUfxLQJ6xuz3j_NyO8iE/s400/IMG_8956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515395256365263746" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just like the S.C. trip, we had to get in on the action. I got super panicked in the tight space, but appear to have held it together nicely. I think Lindsey and Julianne were laughing at me. Lindsey is never prettier than when she is laughing! She looks so pretty, even with gum in her mouth. And of course, Julianne does too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV-BCSaVDrHJZku_LpQTtWvmrSdJEHNqvsg0aU32K_5FdGluwC_w69Y1KRlq65HoIv_yhZfH2YGv8bl6O4k5D9GciG2AEdWZ_U_wMwUAvZjqmUjB9QYmz5HkQOqH-HVEVZiaCrN6Z2x0/s1600/IMG_8960.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV-BCSaVDrHJZku_LpQTtWvmrSdJEHNqvsg0aU32K_5FdGluwC_w69Y1KRlq65HoIv_yhZfH2YGv8bl6O4k5D9GciG2AEdWZ_U_wMwUAvZjqmUjB9QYmz5HkQOqH-HVEVZiaCrN6Z2x0/s400/IMG_8960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515395249715660050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob loved being so close to the fish. He thought it was great.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHCK3FBZVY55FsdvMo-dZfJPawWnfOqTUSSRUQlE4qjhYQmlHNLp41NycxibF_7OcqzHES1CdptBq5Izy5-mD5WshbSPr4_odY3Zgf0C5qjSJ-8NbBxKfkFNFefO6a1fHyctp3PFd22U/s1600/IMG_8963.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHCK3FBZVY55FsdvMo-dZfJPawWnfOqTUSSRUQlE4qjhYQmlHNLp41NycxibF_7OcqzHES1CdptBq5Izy5-mD5WshbSPr4_odY3Zgf0C5qjSJ-8NbBxKfkFNFefO6a1fHyctp3PFd22U/s400/IMG_8963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515394677979691666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Worn out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkPvsqr3dAJnabuTLwZ6KwGHWSW4YncVKlfsTJq5axRk2k4vG0ZF5qV7EPH0Awvmpeb8v0Vo0hejgfLFxcTfnWGkW5nXo1kGJH1gpa77O30LKjMD6YXqHlbmqFN2TqtDwurJtmqCNqmM/s1600/IMG_8979.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkPvsqr3dAJnabuTLwZ6KwGHWSW4YncVKlfsTJq5axRk2k4vG0ZF5qV7EPH0Awvmpeb8v0Vo0hejgfLFxcTfnWGkW5nXo1kGJH1gpa77O30LKjMD6YXqHlbmqFN2TqtDwurJtmqCNqmM/s400/IMG_8979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515389677277579250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of the places the kids could play in the water. It was James' favorite part of the whole trip. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3fBgZ3QosIOxnEaorYIEIHEHAdWEpNdYqH-2kIkSQTkcL4sr6-Em2T5-wf-_2JoqdStYoiwi2j2ArezbumsyZttVrxdpc3gYBdyg-ARlPRoELXU2AoTt1SC6DZi-1o6MgRLRDu466CY/s1600/IMG_8984.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3fBgZ3QosIOxnEaorYIEIHEHAdWEpNdYqH-2kIkSQTkcL4sr6-Em2T5-wf-_2JoqdStYoiwi2j2ArezbumsyZttVrxdpc3gYBdyg-ARlPRoELXU2AoTt1SC6DZi-1o6MgRLRDu466CY/s400/IMG_8984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515389654760643138" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFxFDeKoatwUOkN33s0uoKkkb_6OsaIxfrxjo0oS4DE9g7CuyeXmDPoLqjidK293Poz_HjddONUM1idH6xvZxXcuu_UKX_ZLtAngHahH1S2tvqn34tgBjqAH36ELpOiLUXqEZyPazc1c/s1600/IMG_8987.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFxFDeKoatwUOkN33s0uoKkkb_6OsaIxfrxjo0oS4DE9g7CuyeXmDPoLqjidK293Poz_HjddONUM1idH6xvZxXcuu_UKX_ZLtAngHahH1S2tvqn34tgBjqAH36ELpOiLUXqEZyPazc1c/s400/IMG_8987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515389647946679954" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly is really good at ignoring you when she wants. Here she was ignoring all of us. Stone cold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUrhbMLYVcXGxm8ttPVCqJdB9Xl1BfwWoPF9IGJLMKXcXgMePVg2d3SXzwcwQtbcxSxYMVYh5FvB8e7-YJIRHdje38XoGzoLPNDKGiIEEeBLKOq0RswaXKMkSGzSlh-7LuoQaZwGnoXQ/s1600/IMG_9015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUrhbMLYVcXGxm8ttPVCqJdB9Xl1BfwWoPF9IGJLMKXcXgMePVg2d3SXzwcwQtbcxSxYMVYh5FvB8e7-YJIRHdje38XoGzoLPNDKGiIEEeBLKOq0RswaXKMkSGzSlh-7LuoQaZwGnoXQ/s400/IMG_9015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515389631188526722" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ta-daa! That's the end of our super fun trip. Thanks Mom and Dad! We had a blast!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYBsdQTL8Z7AcTBG_4cVUe0uzfLh-oclsNthvKCfReTiRyCS_8lyq-GBqpt5DD9iPZMcOj7LOehvBq1EZ6nHjvEFgBtsIaOi2HroqPqvaUtgWblW4G64ZL8NcDtMupJ0O32G9PbcWeCI/s1600/IMG_9016.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYBsdQTL8Z7AcTBG_4cVUe0uzfLh-oclsNthvKCfReTiRyCS_8lyq-GBqpt5DD9iPZMcOj7LOehvBq1EZ6nHjvEFgBtsIaOi2HroqPqvaUtgWblW4G64ZL8NcDtMupJ0O32G9PbcWeCI/s1600/IMG_9016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYBsdQTL8Z7AcTBG_4cVUe0uzfLh-oclsNthvKCfReTiRyCS_8lyq-GBqpt5DD9iPZMcOj7LOehvBq1EZ6nHjvEFgBtsIaOi2HroqPqvaUtgWblW4G64ZL8NcDtMupJ0O32G9PbcWeCI/s400/IMG_9016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515389622306961602" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452347320882114333.post-42077363268397555572010-09-10T12:31:00.000-07:002010-09-12T20:36:30.619-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Matt got married on Sept 4 and it was such a pretty day. Perfect for an outdoor wedding. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the groom walking to his place. Didn't snap one of him actually walking down the aisle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUZi7rW_rGVeV7l2I83i5hY8DVPeIrv0SE2CRsxMuXKw-ZOeGLwjkjNUYafHNVXJ9rCFYz-FverkbjMY7tx1uaOTUsGHnhZkiAaHeXfMJivxPBA77sXIcZgFV41fIZQrWPbGjtNCmOXU/s1600/IMG_8682.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUZi7rW_rGVeV7l2I83i5hY8DVPeIrv0SE2CRsxMuXKw-ZOeGLwjkjNUYafHNVXJ9rCFYz-FverkbjMY7tx1uaOTUsGHnhZkiAaHeXfMJivxPBA77sXIcZgFV41fIZQrWPbGjtNCmOXU/s400/IMG_8682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380075020783474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cutest ring bearers in the entire history of the world. Seriously. Don't even try to contest it. You'll lose. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgZQTS1uixxMaiW4FC-Dckp99E6qQsqgsi0oyh0csXC5zhUqmPKsnZrDWQyyfvZd3yYbbIWz5qE0Cj76WpZRc1m3rs32dl7Y6VVwI6EuZBf_kvljHIbVYjLj1gkGEaQPwiPB7UQr6qQU/s1600/IMG_8684.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgZQTS1uixxMaiW4FC-Dckp99E6qQsqgsi0oyh0csXC5zhUqmPKsnZrDWQyyfvZd3yYbbIWz5qE0Cj76WpZRc1m3rs32dl7Y6VVwI6EuZBf_kvljHIbVYjLj1gkGEaQPwiPB7UQr6qQU/s400/IMG_8684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380066116010914" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got teary watching Matthew guide James down the aisle. It was the cutest thing ever. Matthew did NOT want to be ring bearer or wear those "stinkin' suspenders" but he did it anyway and did it so well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Rg9FmriHBD57WLsZTneNCN7nOTl3GfX5R2PFcHvSG7qiUj6h1dzc173JlQR-X1u6op5sWbP8eay0GFGU7x6HhvFCx0zz1SHGspQZ2SvrtYBFa9r-zVlxv76FnxZd0rqYWLihxg6Ffak/s1600/IMG_8685.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Rg9FmriHBD57WLsZTneNCN7nOTl3GfX5R2PFcHvSG7qiUj6h1dzc173JlQR-X1u6op5sWbP8eay0GFGU7x6HhvFCx0zz1SHGspQZ2SvrtYBFa9r-zVlxv76FnxZd0rqYWLihxg6Ffak/s400/IMG_8685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380051690252626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly was feeling a bit fevered and had to relinquish her flower girl duties, but Delaney carried on like a pro. She made sure she used every petal and that they were beautifully laid. She especially made sure to scatter a ton in front of Julianne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Rg9FmriHBD57WLsZTneNCN7nOTl3GfX5R2PFcHvSG7qiUj6h1dzc173JlQR-X1u6op5sWbP8eay0GFGU7x6HhvFCx0zz1SHGspQZ2SvrtYBFa9r-zVlxv76FnxZd0rqYWLihxg6Ffak/s1600/IMG_8685.JPG"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lWxwac7ZcYvov1rt2sIoJTT1jZ_SVCZkWNYNAdXGyqjGLwDhXokxYoxHVbCKK6LEwHNNolTaOPt-J9ompFk926WhomhkDxQQH3ZWfcqS127JpBo4_g8N_M-d5rbiefHoqTEPFFlr530/s400/IMG_8695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380805329435106" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my brother's new wife, Andrea. Her brother walked her down the aisle. It was such a sweet moment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z6mehoxdE6-WWUeE3X7tNQwiJh4sdc_7Ed1pCogJz7ARciE5rE3LuocND8gqZSjGzOm4sKclVH0lFBGC-tFw22AAtiwT1c2nY16HmPUkQiWJLSGf1_ge0Md9G5c3UslasLfQ2k3eGjs/s1600/IMG_8697.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z6mehoxdE6-WWUeE3X7tNQwiJh4sdc_7Ed1pCogJz7ARciE5rE3LuocND8gqZSjGzOm4sKclVH0lFBGC-tFw22AAtiwT1c2nY16HmPUkQiWJLSGf1_ge0Md9G5c3UslasLfQ2k3eGjs/s400/IMG_8697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380038361030418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever seen bigger blue eyes than this? Doubt it. At least belonging to a little boy as cute as this. Don't you just want to grab a spoon and eat him right up? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnos2VBHs8dr9wkI_doy9SG6A5LId3-qp3_h-Oqjsc2PgVBIMVg2s2PHMM5IJ3qO0_PpaH6zcbGkrOzUlQyXV0JGOg0MmgQ97QUxcehmsVIc9lD0AQHAM8b4tpBSuJxO2qWx76uMnWNCQ/s1600/IMG_8708.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnos2VBHs8dr9wkI_doy9SG6A5LId3-qp3_h-Oqjsc2PgVBIMVg2s2PHMM5IJ3qO0_PpaH6zcbGkrOzUlQyXV0JGOg0MmgQ97QUxcehmsVIc9lD0AQHAM8b4tpBSuJxO2qWx76uMnWNCQ/s400/IMG_8708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515380027129615826" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty sister! I tried to get a picture of JA and James, but James decided just at that moment he had to go to the bathroom. He's walking toward me to announce this very loudly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZeVpLXcXxGQ5mzXiMeRk0Ylg35u0LZYvA8qSF5zPuL5cWdSDSnEt8Qz-MFR9apQOdM4ZSB5hM3CCH-g51J4uTsQWTD4sfCZ_7iEkn4SDCpzWYpyM2bhqMSY8q5AHAz-6ozHY364r1A0/s1600/IMG_8714.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZeVpLXcXxGQ5mzXiMeRk0Ylg35u0LZYvA8qSF5zPuL5cWdSDSnEt8Qz-MFR9apQOdM4ZSB5hM3CCH-g51J4uTsQWTD4sfCZ_7iEkn4SDCpzWYpyM2bhqMSY8q5AHAz-6ozHY364r1A0/s400/IMG_8714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378629671685682" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDai6fUOtAOyQduD5sNZaujg7IYNSEQHEZwfG0hKYuzC8Y-x8pOKZTrTyI2XXkklj0lhLuHZPO4FO4VRiD_i8v3iNT60FqIdbUG4wMmR__H__nG_yYa4dNSnUEoysG9wyPq4segp1oTyo/s1600/IMG_8740.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDai6fUOtAOyQduD5sNZaujg7IYNSEQHEZwfG0hKYuzC8Y-x8pOKZTrTyI2XXkklj0lhLuHZPO4FO4VRiD_i8v3iNT60FqIdbUG4wMmR__H__nG_yYa4dNSnUEoysG9wyPq4segp1oTyo/s400/IMG_8740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378620823167762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuOfNlak9vXKD9d2PTZD2vE3b3qT246pOKAMYLgSpk9LGakwmOnLxrtWoIkUH2URo96uLEaHrIsN7NU-SSJsvhyphenhyphen0ZlWfzBgT0w2tln8fPHNeIP6J_h4qxO5IhafKZJolSgM0jfnkR_VA/s1600/IMG_8763.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuOfNlak9vXKD9d2PTZD2vE3b3qT246pOKAMYLgSpk9LGakwmOnLxrtWoIkUH2URo96uLEaHrIsN7NU-SSJsvhyphenhyphen0ZlWfzBgT0w2tln8fPHNeIP6J_h4qxO5IhafKZJolSgM0jfnkR_VA/s400/IMG_8763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378607445550754" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made flowers to go in our hair. Julianne's, as you can see, is turquoise. Lindsey and I had black flowers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN84pFd6plPXoy3zvpimgj2IWlDJ8hYhPNTbM2JLzOtellU9pUpZSeeKLivAez5Nj_9muPMhILSu5mgjoOyU_9L1JImVYByhXNhgxQC9UQ0bn1k4UBbmYTqsvYFAYHQDYMMy05Yoagrc/s1600/IMG_8764.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN84pFd6plPXoy3zvpimgj2IWlDJ8hYhPNTbM2JLzOtellU9pUpZSeeKLivAez5Nj_9muPMhILSu5mgjoOyU_9L1JImVYByhXNhgxQC9UQ0bn1k4UBbmYTqsvYFAYHQDYMMy05Yoagrc/s400/IMG_8764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378595950872034" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhaXYzs1ZgyyPm2QN8CFCCtI7MhQj5AY18KZhcbZRxsXfgetQ15QGi0dmgmPikLQ2BBH1VKsLWH2SviH4ffINHd0r-fbpXxey0IpBeNkRdlK2WbF7IX332E3adG6pmIqI8AgY66BPtbE/s1600/IMG_8768.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhaXYzs1ZgyyPm2QN8CFCCtI7MhQj5AY18KZhcbZRxsXfgetQ15QGi0dmgmPikLQ2BBH1VKsLWH2SviH4ffINHd0r-fbpXxey0IpBeNkRdlK2WbF7IX332E3adG6pmIqI8AgY66BPtbE/s400/IMG_8768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515378586430238594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so glad my grandma was able to go to the wedding. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAXFo9QpTUPanOv_g27MD7uPWLzUIiFdclc4DjfwSzu49Ju15HRzhrcFmIEdQa-13kchzAztZXdAPlh8rV5esm5IVKe5rHO33kYPfU42QjSZWfdiSJBI6AQhb7VyMH8SttV-KC9cnr4Q/s1600/IMG_8773.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAXFo9QpTUPanOv_g27MD7uPWLzUIiFdclc4DjfwSzu49Ju15HRzhrcFmIEdQa-13kchzAztZXdAPlh8rV5esm5IVKe5rHO33kYPfU42QjSZWfdiSJBI6AQhb7VyMH8SttV-KC9cnr4Q/s400/IMG_8773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515374179712242082" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lKxv5yiUYyCdaQ4W34K0whtWXxcIEn1brwJVGTqK13dVCG7PZs6T9ceQvVnFNSnySGKZJeWNlA68sE29ff4KxH-Kjhfci2mDKnNgRJVrAoeh8XXAIzZznDxzFz0hMAU_Enxu0yDyGZE/s1600/IMG_8775.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lKxv5yiUYyCdaQ4W34K0whtWXxcIEn1brwJVGTqK13dVCG7PZs6T9ceQvVnFNSnySGKZJeWNlA68sE29ff4KxH-Kjhfci2mDKnNgRJVrAoeh8XXAIzZznDxzFz0hMAU_Enxu0yDyGZE/s400/IMG_8775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515374167242824658" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hottest girls at the entire shindig.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYcT58NkPo1e6MY-gEEaon5EapMZIJxXvmBJyXPRILSCvqlgyLgWwLHUEx1JuxPu0BgUzzKAoUaCVU-wVNphICvB8cQw2WB2eDK5lguoqpB4flRP3eCf78SW6DTdyCpeqlnZlMFj5GtU/s1600/IMG_8776.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYcT58NkPo1e6MY-gEEaon5EapMZIJxXvmBJyXPRILSCvqlgyLgWwLHUEx1JuxPu0BgUzzKAoUaCVU-wVNphICvB8cQw2WB2eDK5lguoqpB4flRP3eCf78SW6DTdyCpeqlnZlMFj5GtU/s400/IMG_8776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515374154278503842" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo crashers!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UkadeGgN8xfaG0YE3KnwcxSxSG3jjJ-N7zZOXsn37eZTSfdOk4QMbBSwA-EZ0WxZVmX2UMLGW2hMSF2w3WzWwoIfnk4LKGEoPU1YIXm9evdO5RXwLuhRC_I1Rmn2hxzolLDWRlcrZWk/s1600/IMG_8783.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UkadeGgN8xfaG0YE3KnwcxSxSG3jjJ-N7zZOXsn37eZTSfdOk4QMbBSwA-EZ0WxZVmX2UMLGW2hMSF2w3WzWwoIfnk4LKGEoPU1YIXm9evdO5RXwLuhRC_I1Rmn2hxzolLDWRlcrZWk/s400/IMG_8783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515374143638338114" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMUD1fhunfHWoaeRT66Xczx24fBWkHrts6qVtSbzmQcBWFW5Re7uofusYSjjYr3uK0gVbA2Jw_e3QKa3VV3UgrUmMReJMz03cJ9MgvdBqA7DR_Lt7HE-LoLtRR5s0aIC9UELmZs4Y6XA/s1600/IMG_8781.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMUD1fhunfHWoaeRT66Xczx24fBWkHrts6qVtSbzmQcBWFW5Re7uofusYSjjYr3uK0gVbA2Jw_e3QKa3VV3UgrUmMReJMz03cJ9MgvdBqA7DR_Lt7HE-LoLtRR5s0aIC9UELmZs4Y6XA/s400/IMG_8781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515374130606665842" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokPivxph-trzoBVTNnZLQeMFHvGtlLhPhY9tqfGfRwbMpp-anbJ5j3J4SZXB1_3OV-IIDpEj12UE09c8XVYsTqb2HwbqEmQZfJyzvaRf8dn6VagB3rA8M1KvF-pGrCXsUNRLbpKqreKg/s1600/IMG_8792.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokPivxph-trzoBVTNnZLQeMFHvGtlLhPhY9tqfGfRwbMpp-anbJ5j3J4SZXB1_3OV-IIDpEj12UE09c8XVYsTqb2HwbqEmQZfJyzvaRf8dn6VagB3rA8M1KvF-pGrCXsUNRLbpKqreKg/s400/IMG_8792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515372758888566770" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Av8Ib-3ctTGT4N_AMdHhJvTZHTZTXGkezebBmUq5EOEKsllgB5yHoI5QnRodPac7MoAHf4IgT7fU6l-TyXHaUOTWm_flmMiITPpyKIb4vC-R9PlkhxzmQmnJBIoLRdJDzCZiEIpZ34c/s1600/IMG_8800.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Av8Ib-3ctTGT4N_AMdHhJvTZHTZTXGkezebBmUq5EOEKsllgB5yHoI5QnRodPac7MoAHf4IgT7fU6l-TyXHaUOTWm_flmMiITPpyKIb4vC-R9PlkhxzmQmnJBIoLRdJDzCZiEIpZ34c/s400/IMG_8800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515372750385694994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My boys are crazy about dancing. It's deep in their blood. While dinner is cooking and we're waiting for Tim to walk through the door, we crank up the music and let loose. So anytime they hear music, they can't help themselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLsXg28nscGriqX_rZ7yaemPFy5kQczV85yx2dAdvBysuPRGibVggEjn6qThwLc-76Ljdvx0HGpACVU8cX9VbhrcxFmDvpYJedGsVThyphenhyphenIEdR8wYjLhD_1liU9VTW_Ok3IWRFKlYox-Q4/s1600/IMG_8802.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLsXg28nscGriqX_rZ7yaemPFy5kQczV85yx2dAdvBysuPRGibVggEjn6qThwLc-76Ljdvx0HGpACVU8cX9VbhrcxFmDvpYJedGsVThyphenhyphenIEdR8wYjLhD_1liU9VTW_Ok3IWRFKlYox-Q4/s400/IMG_8802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515372740555571762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We love dancing together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinhZf9WEQfwYlt-B5W53M7vSu2EafmMNbgCOLBI8mBReOZosC0LcMvwn26yk_PIkU7lfAte-gIWwHoKlgLR5lfJBPkNkKvkfEftcnZL2SKSqnodOT_gUzifkTDCq7GLzYTRTQJaDatVs/s1600/IMG_8806.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinhZf9WEQfwYlt-B5W53M7vSu2EafmMNbgCOLBI8mBReOZosC0LcMvwn26yk_PIkU7lfAte-gIWwHoKlgLR5lfJBPkNkKvkfEftcnZL2SKSqnodOT_gUzifkTDCq7GLzYTRTQJaDatVs/s400/IMG_8806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515372731658226338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNQx8qbecTOlmIHYC20bwl9zhDUzhYaZSCU45ScMHU504WCKD3JVOLTfAvxhJ6AXkl1Pr5p-PuCNTumspk2-72Hme9sNciwgcXa3KpYoWtDhKquGlqSyY0bWW6WxH7c-iL06ea1R0fAE/s1600/IMG_8807.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNQx8qbecTOlmIHYC20bwl9zhDUzhYaZSCU45ScMHU504WCKD3JVOLTfAvxhJ6AXkl1Pr5p-PuCNTumspk2-72Hme9sNciwgcXa3KpYoWtDhKquGlqSyY0bWW6WxH7c-iL06ea1R0fAE/s400/IMG_8807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515372726777775970" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyWoSc2YZaze60zEZjhfyUIYrqImKsVYpOawilKyhCt_cTfG8Jrsl23yUiOO5JAZzkXG1kQO9S3D0OzRs0ZfyiFRpQi7z3FQFGXSs1Y9sfiS00UOUZC-s-OHIrGnHJsucxiXy_PNqcVc/s1600/IMG_8808.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyWoSc2YZaze60zEZjhfyUIYrqImKsVYpOawilKyhCt_cTfG8Jrsl23yUiOO5JAZzkXG1kQO9S3D0OzRs0ZfyiFRpQi7z3FQFGXSs1Y9sfiS00UOUZC-s-OHIrGnHJsucxiXy_PNqcVc/s400/IMG_8808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515371339575963650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Holls! She was not feeling hot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyWoSc2YZaze60zEZjhfyUIYrqImKsVYpOawilKyhCt_cTfG8Jrsl23yUiOO5JAZzkXG1kQO9S3D0OzRs0ZfyiFRpQi7z3FQFGXSs1Y9sfiS00UOUZC-s-OHIrGnHJsucxiXy_PNqcVc/s1600/IMG_8808.JPG"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYInuzwyyT3C4bkVNzimUydTkvJD20CkW6vXIuSFsrfIVdT1Mxvoyi-tcjllbCwJu335cSF84EL5M8cAlCIhyphenhyphenmGnNsfO31w422QrFdrBuMKxNKmPobA6ATXggSrZed5jHaFebvNqqxJd8/s400/IMG_8821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515386266862088402" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OMG! Isn't that tall kid a looker? I love my little bro! This was literally the only chance we had all night to talk to Matt. He was taking pictures all night long.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcz_AIlIjhP5KNtEMWjHby7ZIoTwjJXuhbFI-pBFvzTL_t4Pdto7lI9NPg8ApUTYeQI1UuKyQzj9SG0Y8T-CKzVaEifQf1YDOEPMPshrz7dfJ0SgMT_-68T1IEMJxLRdDQhFXo_SzVR0/s400/IMG_8819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516235347205699858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were so over pictures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSGDb74nlRlBq5OVlHQLwP5RvYHmoDK8DuXPbW53UZx069Llx-Aaq8G7LqiLcazN9tL7iNB1tp72F4gHzg_1QyNvdgw4ksIEaDgxN2ZauVkv0NxFjnod8WHqO-wxK6xGnb_79EXQmBDQ/s1600/IMG_8822.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSGDb74nlRlBq5OVlHQLwP5RvYHmoDK8DuXPbW53UZx069Llx-Aaq8G7LqiLcazN9tL7iNB1tp72F4gHzg_1QyNvdgw4ksIEaDgxN2ZauVkv0NxFjnod8WHqO-wxK6xGnb_79EXQmBDQ/s400/IMG_8822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516235333796120370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsey made the groom's cake. Here it is during the process. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Dk3b9N5tsoVemuoCs8r4h3TJY_E79K0D6s5drVUbxEMgoAMNZ-GA_KAKKNIrod5KynQpPH-zHqY3Smib_TyMlgFq4a3HCMIMjDSTZ5f9dFckcBg8l4RFpPlCWTDcTqUzYMU7vUwQis/s1600/IMG_8604.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Dk3b9N5tsoVemuoCs8r4h3TJY_E79K0D6s5drVUbxEMgoAMNZ-GA_KAKKNIrod5KynQpPH-zHqY3Smib_TyMlgFq4a3HCMIMjDSTZ5f9dFckcBg8l4RFpPlCWTDcTqUzYMU7vUwQis/s400/IMG_8604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515371292365355826" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here it is all finished. Amazing!! See the little Lego man? That's Matt rock climbing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCakTMdw5lE2oSpyMGKUO0t2AEfWtL661bBx1fuOoNCTc7-nA3yP3GWIgfLXhzgduAs1ZTYLC67hRSrXnbN-0SaTLF603XtWI97mtf8kHYVeFSZRmReLZsXcMd6br8wvzmIhmqLKFwdBk/s1600/IMG_8610.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCakTMdw5lE2oSpyMGKUO0t2AEfWtL661bBx1fuOoNCTc7-nA3yP3GWIgfLXhzgduAs1ZTYLC67hRSrXnbN-0SaTLF603XtWI97mtf8kHYVeFSZRmReLZsXcMd6br8wvzmIhmqLKFwdBk/s1600/IMG_8610.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCakTMdw5lE2oSpyMGKUO0t2AEfWtL661bBx1fuOoNCTc7-nA3yP3GWIgfLXhzgduAs1ZTYLC67hRSrXnbN-0SaTLF603XtWI97mtf8kHYVeFSZRmReLZsXcMd6br8wvzmIhmqLKFwdBk/s400/IMG_8610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515371279271940514" /></a></div>monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671625390347464157noreply@blogger.com1