tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342686956856002252023-11-16T07:00:36.423-05:00Double Duty MomThe Life & Times of a Multiple MomLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-86721324729982806902012-04-17T20:44:00.005-04:002012-04-17T21:11:59.545-04:00The Long Awaited Update....Well I keep meaning to blog about Thanksgiving and Christmas and then I just don't want to do that much catch up so I'm going to just start with NOW--April! Ok with you? We had a great Thanksgiving and Christmas and leave it at that.<br /><br />We are coming up on their 5th birthday! I cannot even believe it.<br /><br />Some updates or things you have missed--<br /><br />1. Ryan is currently going to an Occupational Therapist (OT) for fine motor skills delays. He has a hard time writing, holding the pencil correctly, and doing tasks like buttoning/zipping and basically anything where using the fingers is involved. He also doesn't cross his midline when catching/throwing balls so he is working on that too. That started in January and already he has made progress. We go once a week for an hour. He loves it there so it's no problem going. It's expensive though!!<br /><br />2. Ryan fell off his bike on the driveway and got stitches on his chin on April 5th. That was our first trip to the ER. The smell of the hospital soap brought me right back to NICU days. Interesting how a smell can trigger memories. He said he was doing a trick. Of course the accident hasn't slowed him down in any way.<br /><br />3. Kaylie has come out of her shell (a little) socially. She plays with the girls on the street and actually talks to them now. Still only says just a little bit at school. I'm a little worried about Kindergarten next year. I hope she will come out of this social anxiety with age. She is completely different at home so why can't she be that way at school???? Drives me nuts.<br /><br />4. Still no hair regrowth for her. She lost her last batch of hair in March 2011 and we haven't seen more than a light fuzz that never seems to grow. It just falls out again. So far she doesn't seem care that she has no hair and doesn't appear bothered by it. She has wondered why she has no hair and everyone else does. I tried to explain alopecia to her. I have shown her other kids with it so she knows she's not the only person with it and I have a few books that we still have to read. I know next year there will be a lot of questions from kids at their new school. I really want her to be able to tell them what it is but with her shyness I don't think that is going to happen. She loves to do my hair. I can rock 'the 20 hair clips at one time' look really well. She may end up a hair stylist one day. Who knows.<br /><br />I really like this age. Still hard at times with strong willed personalities and the fighting that goes on. They are becoming so much more independent and actual kids, not babies anymore. They question everything. They are learning and growing everyday. It's exciting to witness.<br /><br />That's all for now folks!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-2772290678453000752011-12-08T21:54:00.005-05:002011-12-08T22:00:40.408-05:00Halloween 2011Our Pumpkins<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfIR8gfZFph3zeoHckia4G86Fi-oDxLVDLtn4gH6V5yDl7cBalGb9ktS62urfB4fbFVOh58G2AeFmp34N0sMrXHFdyMg66cxvhge4AqaMOYfo1JH2X5Nh7i_xVvqUFaEJvkg48Ti_EIls/s1600/041.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683957010837160386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfIR8gfZFph3zeoHckia4G86Fi-oDxLVDLtn4gH6V5yDl7cBalGb9ktS62urfB4fbFVOh58G2AeFmp34N0sMrXHFdyMg66cxvhge4AqaMOYfo1JH2X5Nh7i_xVvqUFaEJvkg48Ti_EIls/s320/041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VWtJslOxlhkWarcsWoVXs4ADyLEDLLJ1DsZkdpr10683X5Xm0_HqokP8EllEqdWr_-SUFH9j92h6WbFzCnFjSSD-vgVTl3mUOLbDnGxV0IHq-VmqcjOOEyC9sNhx0bwGkRixukq4xs80/s1600/040.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683957003813149922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VWtJslOxlhkWarcsWoVXs4ADyLEDLLJ1DsZkdpr10683X5Xm0_HqokP8EllEqdWr_-SUFH9j92h6WbFzCnFjSSD-vgVTl3mUOLbDnGxV0IHq-VmqcjOOEyC9sNhx0bwGkRixukq4xs80/s320/040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My Ariel and Lightning McQueen<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgcnQEsEoCqqbt_oSM0lXnhaJXSjl1vEQIx9LPEQxHUQ28tir1k4GfDzgreFDsvgLSgidKywCtJ3CdeeFXKXuOu3ZOhoeIBBekNJkke3RuU3V8tbDEh4-vI4qdIchfH8bJn0c4aX_8B0R/s1600/024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956979176396610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgcnQEsEoCqqbt_oSM0lXnhaJXSjl1vEQIx9LPEQxHUQ28tir1k4GfDzgreFDsvgLSgidKywCtJ3CdeeFXKXuOu3ZOhoeIBBekNJkke3RuU3V8tbDEh4-vI4qdIchfH8bJn0c4aX_8B0R/s320/024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_EQUdZfPkuT9KcOfiDPsEu1sM6xI3MnXdNM9sCrz1eSFax_7VMyD2cCFjQNQhoQKK_F7N9m6AXrkRyaN9wWwJiqC3Y0L-ELaZWOGJyVavZA7ssaT6zvVNqdy3ivRtPcyqNiUXpbJOwK3/s1600/019.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956974317262754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_EQUdZfPkuT9KcOfiDPsEu1sM6xI3MnXdNM9sCrz1eSFax_7VMyD2cCFjQNQhoQKK_F7N9m6AXrkRyaN9wWwJiqC3Y0L-ELaZWOGJyVavZA7ssaT6zvVNqdy3ivRtPcyqNiUXpbJOwK3/s320/019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYORK8FCiDUy6Je9rLrprw35asGhLukE7UtJjjvT0A6PNQD09B66FixYSWOMKe1gOul1vN_eH8ifgn_xvqNxcp7-7q0_2TC3tLaXZ_Qip5aE9mjiKCfAtPKF33oI_ujcKbQIl5yJ8PcX8K/s1600/015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956973041480674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYORK8FCiDUy6Je9rLrprw35asGhLukE7UtJjjvT0A6PNQD09B66FixYSWOMKe1gOul1vN_eH8ifgn_xvqNxcp7-7q0_2TC3tLaXZ_Qip5aE9mjiKCfAtPKF33oI_ujcKbQIl5yJ8PcX8K/s320/015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>They enjoyed trick or treating around our neighborhood. We have plenty of houses and tons of kids. It's a happening time around here. There was one house with a guy dressed up and acting like a gorilla that Kaylie did not like at all. Ryan was intrigued by him. Grandma and Pop Pop came to man the door while we TOTed. They had a party and parade with some songs at school too.</div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-57116244799769172892011-12-08T21:51:00.005-05:002011-12-08T21:54:10.868-05:00September 2011They started PreK this year. Their teacher is Mrs. Mazzucca. Here they are on the first day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rL7MfUMn8pXUuS9cWWPA-pVGJRRqB0mpcsCwdzry9xzzErYQtfhYufW8gZDhXckWWpvc7g1r2cvifsLKNNXam9LTRzoL2YsiUGRHkgSb3PXuj8TyAvPhdMcMHbDi_E6Aq79ELyrupIOl/s1600/031.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956088510932578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rL7MfUMn8pXUuS9cWWPA-pVGJRRqB0mpcsCwdzry9xzzErYQtfhYufW8gZDhXckWWpvc7g1r2cvifsLKNNXam9LTRzoL2YsiUGRHkgSb3PXuj8TyAvPhdMcMHbDi_E6Aq79ELyrupIOl/s320/031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnGOEfMjXSzn8cySBaUBzA4SlVRvOE3332IDmitdoBIWZ0NsYr36oCsBHYuWEqirZJTvSegtRq2fdKSpzbOCeSL6eoDCHDIliHZUArPXG8fwWtkfk1xtncCXpJojLLp_gH_7MuEHkXnJq/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956087691875794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnGOEfMjXSzn8cySBaUBzA4SlVRvOE3332IDmitdoBIWZ0NsYr36oCsBHYuWEqirZJTvSegtRq2fdKSpzbOCeSL6eoDCHDIliHZUArPXG8fwWtkfk1xtncCXpJojLLp_gH_7MuEHkXnJq/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqmYdMI5BkvGzCG42CIH8hjecEKra7guc9MMY-Yx8qXYeAuF1QS8izBlJ-zM8c0jCb7r_pAb75O5WcaqvGXZ-RLcWNGh_TtnR2u4rA-N6UG_Dtiw6IeqOuwkUJk4UN0l0KqBULsSD2pKM/s1600/028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956081631170882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqmYdMI5BkvGzCG42CIH8hjecEKra7guc9MMY-Yx8qXYeAuF1QS8izBlJ-zM8c0jCb7r_pAb75O5WcaqvGXZ-RLcWNGh_TtnR2u4rA-N6UG_Dtiw6IeqOuwkUJk4UN0l0KqBULsSD2pKM/s320/028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcf4mzJFpavjpnbMWngtg9Rn1ltrlBzhxB9l_Y_a76-hqf-roy5Z4yF4uUe7KsaihsP04cA96EAfjhnV3E9YxnWrKQEaixsXhGQiQiECwjvKq4wjmEyjMVKkiTfX3s-tDTdUO9KzcvFbfm/s1600/023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683956074230332562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcf4mzJFpavjpnbMWngtg9Rn1ltrlBzhxB9l_Y_a76-hqf-roy5Z4yF4uUe7KsaihsP04cA96EAfjhnV3E9YxnWrKQEaixsXhGQiQiECwjvKq4wjmEyjMVKkiTfX3s-tDTdUO9KzcvFbfm/s320/023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-70103652698934373882011-12-08T21:39:00.006-05:002011-12-08T21:50:44.018-05:00LBI Vacation 2011We headed to Long Beach Island for the third year in a row for our family vacation.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNtGhRlIu2YDy12ulQJ4R-Xy-zQZP-UgWlujme8Z2HAJhn7r2ag00yc_eAJ87_mO1EZ-eGd0m1oDueRxzXwGz_70J-HcBepa3MLYCqWhoJtOiTcSeDBv8YeLJIQ1fNvnki-lXXyC1vjyU/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953884475071314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNtGhRlIu2YDy12ulQJ4R-Xy-zQZP-UgWlujme8Z2HAJhn7r2ag00yc_eAJ87_mO1EZ-eGd0m1oDueRxzXwGz_70J-HcBepa3MLYCqWhoJtOiTcSeDBv8YeLJIQ1fNvnki-lXXyC1vjyU/s320/001.jpg" /></a><br />View from the deck<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQDohdhC36Rwgd9hUIWEL9QZJBVXO7HBiyid6zIyxNfedCvXIJqFNWVMBvTTNZq83By9Y3dVgC33lf4LGdPLy2CF_WUVKOas-86iMb8Dx37akbduS_G921O1dULC9a8_E_-kWgAoX13vM/s1600/033.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953880278503442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQDohdhC36Rwgd9hUIWEL9QZJBVXO7HBiyid6zIyxNfedCvXIJqFNWVMBvTTNZq83By9Y3dVgC33lf4LGdPLy2CF_WUVKOas-86iMb8Dx37akbduS_G921O1dULC9a8_E_-kWgAoX13vM/s320/033.jpg" /></a><br />The house<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBUjpvwuR1zBOaAw3sCADsU4j0U67Jbx-RaSOHeQEW9niKn2DeW3RWw9gqE4tT9BpJU1kQVNd9hlCoej12UfcydIzu77ylEznO_KUtKo7o5mrueyp7-M9_bn0XSnNJALv8v8HDlK5gtO2/s1600/036.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953742453957378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBUjpvwuR1zBOaAw3sCADsU4j0U67Jbx-RaSOHeQEW9niKn2DeW3RWw9gqE4tT9BpJU1kQVNd9hlCoej12UfcydIzu77ylEznO_KUtKo7o5mrueyp7-M9_bn0XSnNJALv8v8HDlK5gtO2/s320/036.jpg" /></a><br />The Get Along Gang<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddr7dbedUZNDD0lpBN0k2-5Qu9vf1sawdfHoNqbtsqeFQ1qQjRh6DYuz5xF624IBEhVwIc0pxZot8E1XfYzSi69ymZoTwu-dsVCbtPXn3uBtPWqGLwwP-jEBh2hIKEyQKBghqei1fNh5I/s1600/039.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953736495368386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddr7dbedUZNDD0lpBN0k2-5Qu9vf1sawdfHoNqbtsqeFQ1qQjRh6DYuz5xF624IBEhVwIc0pxZot8E1XfYzSi69ymZoTwu-dsVCbtPXn3uBtPWqGLwwP-jEBh2hIKEyQKBghqei1fNh5I/s320/039.jpg" /></a><br />Top of the ferris wheel at Fantasy Island<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHBW1wNwjAU8_IbVXNWTv1T467mRGd6Xs6_U6yJLrDmUL4dRQM9xhk-LgMomyBGBNf0yztVvvzOKdZCcOMtNF7iOgXiFkScW1ZljHRXrNad30u6o9VLkl-jVzFj1BuwbZhopMO_Wc_75u/s1600/049.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953721225233538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHBW1wNwjAU8_IbVXNWTv1T467mRGd6Xs6_U6yJLrDmUL4dRQM9xhk-LgMomyBGBNf0yztVvvzOKdZCcOMtNF7iOgXiFkScW1ZljHRXrNad30u6o9VLkl-jVzFj1BuwbZhopMO_Wc_75u/s320/049.jpg" /></a><br />First solo ride<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHb9D_-ZA3ii1sx2GVvqqmal8yVn_V_y2RtlLcqG4gud6rOssZr3OIrvqFYjwdcltGoXVh5ZL84OA9yIo_8sdL4jk8fAjHjjGvTZfQM5qufMo_gSNEVKS4svkVGR7UKso76IUspVBMM-v/s1600/018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953718165113042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHb9D_-ZA3ii1sx2GVvqqmal8yVn_V_y2RtlLcqG4gud6rOssZr3OIrvqFYjwdcltGoXVh5ZL84OA9yIo_8sdL4jk8fAjHjjGvTZfQM5qufMo_gSNEVKS4svkVGR7UKso76IUspVBMM-v/s320/018.jpg" /></a><br />Kaylie Bay<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_V8qEIn1M8d2C4Vbrm9mQb0nnpgQKgXn9q8QKtPrvV7Q4Lg8VmC8FGqDtzWCCMOyOEWv8ev9nyXQsaqxX8wS6b9fSy5GJNvydSgvzNi1C70NvSmt8vMZE9-RaxbDSvPU48N6vVrNCsZ8/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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Took her half the week to even go near the waves. Once she made up her mind, she went.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ9p_YDYOZoztvcmC3uQSPI3xggIcGJ3SuzrfG2YKKEto4zg96uIrLrcs3ktllSXhZT4CcTfAs-XfNA1lIxfK8tC_q55dRTiqcARo_fCW8HT_laqIqbZCyanf1HdxbGsQyfgs3a_wvPBg/s1600/037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953464226149922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ9p_YDYOZoztvcmC3uQSPI3xggIcGJ3SuzrfG2YKKEto4zg96uIrLrcs3ktllSXhZT4CcTfAs-XfNA1lIxfK8tC_q55dRTiqcARo_fCW8HT_laqIqbZCyanf1HdxbGsQyfgs3a_wvPBg/s320/037.jpg" /></a><br />Kite flying<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLUb3Ag-NZnydnK_OCd1o25Up5W0w_Xpk4mSQkOPIZ8oR_bDsGSAxbPFx9NALF55PcZEVB6B4HLtAApCpRonE5GIZJr34Es3c8b24pGVH0OtEffDaVLlwY985zL0sLmyr7RiHCe3NXW6V/s1600/038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953206107966178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLUb3Ag-NZnydnK_OCd1o25Up5W0w_Xpk4mSQkOPIZ8oR_bDsGSAxbPFx9NALF55PcZEVB6B4HLtAApCpRonE5GIZJr34Es3c8b24pGVH0OtEffDaVLlwY985zL0sLmyr7RiHCe3NXW6V/s320/038.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9UDcFvpMmNhY07BXi5kZZkyxBryqp2wWtK4g7TbEORD5OYwPGvbQezUss4aIwKw1s-qF7CJqjGuAWRDdcGMLi30_wXaqkoAqUjsWihUSjXj60VEVpFMEcRe3DEUsQkAB3oVXCXR2lIra/s1600/010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953208284415362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9UDcFvpMmNhY07BXi5kZZkyxBryqp2wWtK4g7TbEORD5OYwPGvbQezUss4aIwKw1s-qF7CJqjGuAWRDdcGMLi30_wXaqkoAqUjsWihUSjXj60VEVpFMEcRe3DEUsQkAB3oVXCXR2lIra/s320/010.jpg" /></a><br />The Cousin Posse. Only kids with sunglasses allowed.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST-qDznJs2VBiGTdODwDWAF1aO6QweKKua-vTJ8frk3D0cXMZL0-ZBQU5_8CWa2J-mPL-oh735rsjJdK003AqQe93fvRNnwKRrSaJTBSTDI6NA3w-mFH8Kfx2l0XfeJh32L0Q-s8fu78U/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953187815959538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST-qDznJs2VBiGTdODwDWAF1aO6QweKKua-vTJ8frk3D0cXMZL0-ZBQU5_8CWa2J-mPL-oh735rsjJdK003AqQe93fvRNnwKRrSaJTBSTDI6NA3w-mFH8Kfx2l0XfeJh32L0Q-s8fu78U/s320/012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWpjbPQsGyOF5BxI7U3cfltrvZTUo6Px63Yz1LHQSnXG4gAV41YxyCHLWGPwbzJOPNIoh9UF9-P12SEzOhJ95CWW7aQGiFvW25M7wI2jhOs2g3RVgToqiUQhGh17xSheSd8E36BUwJINu/s1600/019.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953185871713282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWpjbPQsGyOF5BxI7U3cfltrvZTUo6Px63Yz1LHQSnXG4gAV41YxyCHLWGPwbzJOPNIoh9UF9-P12SEzOhJ95CWW7aQGiFvW25M7wI2jhOs2g3RVgToqiUQhGh17xSheSd8E36BUwJINu/s320/019.jpg" /></a><br />Old Barney<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikomAOc1j2c8epukEzJtoCvVhyphenhyphenL8X6go6zH-MBweRAcw622zM7z38hRHqBIBYnqLPhlRKtOKdIux0t7QqvrYcoyopCRJJzFv1cQuKY2_Bo3nkLYm5OwzMzzh7ZmnrCMp5920YuEtf46Mxh/s1600/069.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683953184915600210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikomAOc1j2c8epukEzJtoCvVhyphenhyphenL8X6go6zH-MBweRAcw622zM7z38hRHqBIBYnqLPhlRKtOKdIux0t7QqvrYcoyopCRJJzFv1cQuKY2_Bo3nkLYm5OwzMzzh7ZmnrCMp5920YuEtf46Mxh/s320/069.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had great weather all week. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins and loved being at the beach. The kids are still talking about the sea lion that washed up on the beach, the rotting jetty, ice cream, cotton candy, rides, and elephant ears. A great time had by all. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-55553054249841411032011-10-22T21:10:00.009-04:002011-10-22T21:35:34.744-04:00July 2011We spent July 4th down at the shore.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6IFYhfN7ktvC-ORPE3Fw8R8thg90GHM8E2cJDm2qLiBSaaaX1W6NprdX30-4xYl8shV66OdLldZYXKQUA1abPWRCTP9Z_yZRaSf3L29oeaHmeyIy8gd0qeJKNgcYCURC-3QnOo9IiXZB/s1600/010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491329499149138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6IFYhfN7ktvC-ORPE3Fw8R8thg90GHM8E2cJDm2qLiBSaaaX1W6NprdX30-4xYl8shV66OdLldZYXKQUA1abPWRCTP9Z_yZRaSf3L29oeaHmeyIy8gd0qeJKNgcYCURC-3QnOo9IiXZB/s320/010.jpg" /></a><br />Looking festive.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTZf9eCWoPLonvMk6_3uDNGAeLFrB2RF5cDvxI0LjvJ_OKzyW33XB8OIJg5OPegvA_f6J5o-JAypecHda0j9GaxUIHtG_-Jk6YY3ucwcQo4hVimZTBwBvPkyqNRmFOGm9U3_bbsiLGqKa/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491324804404338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTZf9eCWoPLonvMk6_3uDNGAeLFrB2RF5cDvxI0LjvJ_OKzyW33XB8OIJg5OPegvA_f6J5o-JAypecHda0j9GaxUIHtG_-Jk6YY3ucwcQo4hVimZTBwBvPkyqNRmFOGm9U3_bbsiLGqKa/s320/012.jpg" /></a><br />Patriotic<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaIS8H1RDAsiEda2K-z-20nTQQlT2RzWTYyj8gwknFpI-q4wvWc3RvOf2aTh_UkoZX2kpVL4f8PHcb8x_sNjxHaCZUzsv3I74XqJ4zhXL7PlF-5w8RBnStKMkTdcH79ea9Lh84nJm3LV6/s1600/016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491321389524914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaIS8H1RDAsiEda2K-z-20nTQQlT2RzWTYyj8gwknFpI-q4wvWc3RvOf2aTh_UkoZX2kpVL4f8PHcb8x_sNjxHaCZUzsv3I74XqJ4zhXL7PlF-5w8RBnStKMkTdcH79ea9Lh84nJm3LV6/s320/016.jpg" /></a><br /><br />At the beach before dark to get a spot for fireworks. They loved them and had a really great day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYB5YNB-DtbGvKDrSHCKGqtd_LBxZT_9EL32H9Si6e9gDwQz12PDnZkn4sYussAGvLMza6Q9LWxmkreMWUb9VYbGkTY9cuSgrgAoE2fuvGIRMOo8v0YvhHId7v-JJBfH5jZkH1zfviza1/s1600/018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491318510280738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYB5YNB-DtbGvKDrSHCKGqtd_LBxZT_9EL32H9Si6e9gDwQz12PDnZkn4sYussAGvLMza6Q9LWxmkreMWUb9VYbGkTY9cuSgrgAoE2fuvGIRMOo8v0YvhHId7v-JJBfH5jZkH1zfviza1/s320/018.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqSGDJ5DJWXje_9vuYQSlQHzNOdvDIomdkqNs-pjNISd4zI_He7ZwqoMSY6J61HRCnZn__HxFwu-Bt4hlDs3UW46I5tndtbkWmfxle1YNVoGdN90EJKuXTnh-SiO0pM6bQxU85Cb7zb09/s1600/020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491318126148258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqSGDJ5DJWXje_9vuYQSlQHzNOdvDIomdkqNs-pjNISd4zI_He7ZwqoMSY6J61HRCnZn__HxFwu-Bt4hlDs3UW46I5tndtbkWmfxle1YNVoGdN90EJKuXTnh-SiO0pM6bQxU85Cb7zb09/s320/020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5940ZtBbBL2MRHHonJ14LZuxjROEbXoF4Plxus6mtAh5Qv_ECb8s4zshedBp-5CRmR5N6y8CqLo_zX45usrB7uSmrdUWK-pgFMBewqQMK9FZQXVh-8kVcrA1T9K-QAsg1jC47sKx8vcYL/s1600/022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491132608045362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5940ZtBbBL2MRHHonJ14LZuxjROEbXoF4Plxus6mtAh5Qv_ECb8s4zshedBp-5CRmR5N6y8CqLo_zX45usrB7uSmrdUWK-pgFMBewqQMK9FZQXVh-8kVcrA1T9K-QAsg1jC47sKx8vcYL/s320/022.jpg" /></a><br />Someone is sleepy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A few days later we hit the shore again. This time they had their first go at mini-golf. It was interesting to say the least. Cousin Hunter "teaching" them.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GLzs2lbpd3gt_nsUZRCpdqrdiI8NTKlk67d-6HQTQJaGD2fzRcObWox5ohuTAO5UL3LW1g4uWTAeiKZzeV9NHi6_mzIrUKSbmW5G1eUQPBk3QQ5XSc3lnZqAwwicV229qPyhugH6LYZk/s1600/024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491128635595202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GLzs2lbpd3gt_nsUZRCpdqrdiI8NTKlk67d-6HQTQJaGD2fzRcObWox5ohuTAO5UL3LW1g4uWTAeiKZzeV9NHi6_mzIrUKSbmW5G1eUQPBk3QQ5XSc3lnZqAwwicV229qPyhugH6LYZk/s320/024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyDOZwCbTn2297jsR1bBFbeg1-NlFMezkyRbMjQDDIs8izxaN7vvSKIQbqfIAaqeCNMJSf0A5KfY3Sdnxp-1juJxjPty6Uazg8CxlN_ZYO6fRFaN4ZEC5Iia04nEerIHaN2Vmvd0GhUCY/s1600/028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491121914808562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyDOZwCbTn2297jsR1bBFbeg1-NlFMezkyRbMjQDDIs8izxaN7vvSKIQbqfIAaqeCNMJSf0A5KfY3Sdnxp-1juJxjPty6Uazg8CxlN_ZYO6fRFaN4ZEC5Iia04nEerIHaN2Vmvd0GhUCY/s320/028.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ice cream afterwards on such a hot day was necessary.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46PXbusSHr324zhw4LqoWKNv2Hh8M8_ZWjU0N17ACyNqk5DY-RoMJAolk3mnvoOnooC7PEiIogsJC06Zvs15PF3rZkyL5iQli3fP899HtGQcGgFTgfwz9ZRCeg1mhX9kEtQLB1ki9lRDj/s1600/030.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491110469864354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46PXbusSHr324zhw4LqoWKNv2Hh8M8_ZWjU0N17ACyNqk5DY-RoMJAolk3mnvoOnooC7PEiIogsJC06Zvs15PF3rZkyL5iQli3fP899HtGQcGgFTgfwz9ZRCeg1mhX9kEtQLB1ki9lRDj/s320/030.jpg" /></a><br />It was one of those melted before you can even get it in your mouth kind of days.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q5km3wVIUP7u8krw_U5KU9W6LXJKbxz3EXp1P1886FOyhSC7Ypwbhdmx8eYsgVFcHAbEQ-FJohJq_pX-EeqHGL_4VNQqjIiHz-qyQ5n9ODi_uuCroDAaOXH8LwAV-o46KPq34EYMsPq9/s1600/031.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491106522312098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q5km3wVIUP7u8krw_U5KU9W6LXJKbxz3EXp1P1886FOyhSC7Ypwbhdmx8eYsgVFcHAbEQ-FJohJq_pX-EeqHGL_4VNQqjIiHz-qyQ5n9ODi_uuCroDAaOXH8LwAV-o46KPq34EYMsPq9/s320/031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu5ND6uSKQ06M27PMDQMFj-clDBCXL422iUYVF9FVVBLEkOMl90eAYw-kbJBg3gSQ7rVq3-8ag1H0Mo7PS7TRmgw1BZUYaqwgZ0QJqPw4I0CNdzUMyRq9fu4pD9RI6OcndJ3cLpBRadxB/s1600/032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666490899068015954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu5ND6uSKQ06M27PMDQMFj-clDBCXL422iUYVF9FVVBLEkOMl90eAYw-kbJBg3gSQ7rVq3-8ag1H0Mo7PS7TRmgw1BZUYaqwgZ0QJqPw4I0CNdzUMyRq9fu4pD9RI6OcndJ3cLpBRadxB/s320/032.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Playground afterwards.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OZFmmhbfz7FxFkMJgSCmDrT-B9ej-BSnVYzsl8ws7MgTm5gtj4KNrxojTde5-2lybYCxV5EFBVhTICyn6XUblDAEIIzojvFQCz1ZU3vEO97FdEXvwODXp6N3X-YiUKkizLWQ4SKgh66b/s1600/035.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666490886755725682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OZFmmhbfz7FxFkMJgSCmDrT-B9ej-BSnVYzsl8ws7MgTm5gtj4KNrxojTde5-2lybYCxV5EFBVhTICyn6XUblDAEIIzojvFQCz1ZU3vEO97FdEXvwODXp6N3X-YiUKkizLWQ4SKgh66b/s320/035.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then we went to our town fair. They had no rides this year, so it wasn't as exciting as in years past. They still got to ride a pony though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZYSkMJhse08Zze0gGe_oNK0vrqxRefcnC8i9hastYhEPeD8tiR6PcnHhyphenhyphenu3kihlUG6thFMTMwwRSKtvGhgL14dI5lmKfcn5ifUWrqaGRCgpxH15ObtifinKnfm22KuLVB3Ao6BskA0zD/s1600/008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491560335551746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZYSkMJhse08Zze0gGe_oNK0vrqxRefcnC8i9hastYhEPeD8tiR6PcnHhyphenhyphenu3kihlUG6thFMTMwwRSKtvGhgL14dI5lmKfcn5ifUWrqaGRCgpxH15ObtifinKnfm22KuLVB3Ao6BskA0zD/s320/008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKlXQVCBaosBY9XOr9iEvXflmcRwJ9ygjy134o_rVN6koWj5Qf7u4D8cRyX0g-A8jvvxR19Vg_YTawUR9L_PskvjaAfXhBWYXnmF8R2WdfGUDjPzO7D_T9D_YoJbUrjN_1nBo3-_KM4Jt/s1600/009.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 322px; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666491557095804914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKlXQVCBaosBY9XOr9iEvXflmcRwJ9ygjy134o_rVN6koWj5Qf7u4D8cRyX0g-A8jvvxR19Vg_YTawUR9L_PskvjaAfXhBWYXnmF8R2WdfGUDjPzO7D_T9D_YoJbUrjN_1nBo3-_KM4Jt/s320/009.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We spent a lot of time at our development pool. They loved it. I saw them progress from being timid of the water to just jumping right in doing cannonballs by summer's end. They were still wearing a swim float this year. I hope to get them lessons next year and maybe ditch the swimmies. We'll see. This was the first year I was brave enough to take them to the pool myself too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfq9sIhCWwj_YYorsdEoSuOrQotybsAJvqu_8qpoZIOtsP1NtwyOa3h08PQuJx-7mK4AShYMu4r_6HxjGHu9NCKIDkKwk-sQ57dJ9yo3XHFZWpQGYbNnLSI9EFhqU2TYNd59cjuisWRLL/s1600/039.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666490885365117266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfq9sIhCWwj_YYorsdEoSuOrQotybsAJvqu_8qpoZIOtsP1NtwyOa3h08PQuJx-7mK4AShYMu4r_6HxjGHu9NCKIDkKwk-sQ57dJ9yo3XHFZWpQGYbNnLSI9EFhqU2TYNd59cjuisWRLL/s320/039.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdurv1LCGI1LiVrTphEPZVuZa0dUhybm0-ig2EpZt6unGD6x2JwIUfk11CjbbtGWoQCGSo-nURzPl2qEJClBQyt6G9JXgVaoaZYEV52AAWS-Xh7jI172QI033K47UZYMfNVQElmKL-ZwQ/s1600/040.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666490877898939842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdurv1LCGI1LiVrTphEPZVuZa0dUhybm0-ig2EpZt6unGD6x2JwIUfk11CjbbtGWoQCGSo-nURzPl2qEJClBQyt6G9JXgVaoaZYEV52AAWS-Xh7jI172QI033K47UZYMfNVQElmKL-ZwQ/s320/040.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5K9akTfAHy2Ieu43KU70heK6YEEJdnP5pTtKdJMrTrwa6sa_AxLZ_wQMQuYIsO8uPIor7Q9fYGg_rimtj5Atvr5BEWvkuaW5EqLwvQY4l556MHBi-Nu6rNZQhurL5j7jTls3f-0j-jq4/s1600/041.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666490877127460146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5K9akTfAHy2Ieu43KU70heK6YEEJdnP5pTtKdJMrTrwa6sa_AxLZ_wQMQuYIsO8uPIor7Q9fYGg_rimtj5Atvr5BEWvkuaW5EqLwvQY4l556MHBi-Nu6rNZQhurL5j7jTls3f-0j-jq4/s320/041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-63361466124265031092011-10-22T21:02:00.006-04:002011-10-22T21:10:45.564-04:00Trip to The Philadelphia ZooWe took their first trip the zoo. We went to The Philadelphia Zoo. What I remember most is that it was a really hot day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcDcStZy9SNf3FB2Fv6FFTiLsVPiZ-cdWxsmPL5-W2XboR2vzDNNMCNpP-wML1dcRBBqEHfxqH8WHht6oQuj_5SB4HUGBvqdEsb3qPPFcsl0t0Bgj4kDzShC_TfCbNoRYEkC199E8To7N/s1600/030.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666487105125253074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcDcStZy9SNf3FB2Fv6FFTiLsVPiZ-cdWxsmPL5-W2XboR2vzDNNMCNpP-wML1dcRBBqEHfxqH8WHht6oQuj_5SB4HUGBvqdEsb3qPPFcsl0t0Bgj4kDzShC_TfCbNoRYEkC199E8To7N/s320/030.jpg" /></a><br />Flamingos<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFMV6voqAeFak81ch7GtzxXR5mK8NuiNPUTPVZYoVQm7pEoqNtMuK80RsWpW5qsD8hM13KawAxODtDyoUcqU7U5T67E2bIqRNxTr10XqfZA697EGoFy2WDrmFJaVbDSYacObt5D-yjvko/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666487101780451298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFMV6voqAeFak81ch7GtzxXR5mK8NuiNPUTPVZYoVQm7pEoqNtMuK80RsWpW5qsD8hM13KawAxODtDyoUcqU7U5T67E2bIqRNxTr10XqfZA697EGoFy2WDrmFJaVbDSYacObt5D-yjvko/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br />Crazy bear that just walked back and forth a million times. Poor guy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWPLc4ygunYX4cnyUAeJZo9jhtKnxR937pR5XFtCaG-O5LF-YRNmImkffj0qFiMmBNnT8hpV9f1l2WZVoa3UFdxnrI6bHa_gX8q5Pq0q-JZ2qz_6NZN2__oHvKIc10le2_AtMOKs71S0S/s1600/027.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666487097285657666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWPLc4ygunYX4cnyUAeJZo9jhtKnxR937pR5XFtCaG-O5LF-YRNmImkffj0qFiMmBNnT8hpV9f1l2WZVoa3UFdxnrI6bHa_gX8q5Pq0q-JZ2qz_6NZN2__oHvKIc10le2_AtMOKs71S0S/s320/027.jpg" /></a><br />Rhino<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vamEHGJnflFau5NPzfSMORFoWHMtFrw8y3RL93qvM62Nrd4Xl0jblIPk22GxN4CvlAXGhjOwbS8I9Tk0dvZl5yGiiretAVLlPFb3smpl3nmFW_tmOd44dG7GgqITEvE7hvnmId7BPkl1/s1600/018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666487091339765362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vamEHGJnflFau5NPzfSMORFoWHMtFrw8y3RL93qvM62Nrd4Xl0jblIPk22GxN4CvlAXGhjOwbS8I9Tk0dvZl5yGiiretAVLlPFb3smpl3nmFW_tmOd44dG7GgqITEvE7hvnmId7BPkl1/s320/018.jpg" /></a><br />Ry holding the map here. He became obsessed with knowing where we were on the map at all times.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTjtUJisxgdnjpolZEF8Y8TiUiNkdo4xbbBkevqgij6DHDfq01A72Ro2Tv3dTt9xzTqsin8dJC4ioqI-1GeitTyBHu1ONeIV12xYh024CBGLLQ1wE5w1YzD1GTdq6JJeKWD-ja3wiqUjS/s1600/016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666487090132842002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTjtUJisxgdnjpolZEF8Y8TiUiNkdo4xbbBkevqgij6DHDfq01A72Ro2Tv3dTt9xzTqsin8dJC4ioqI-1GeitTyBHu1ONeIV12xYh024CBGLLQ1wE5w1YzD1GTdq6JJeKWD-ja3wiqUjS/s320/016.jpg" /></a><br />Cheetahs<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvdI2R07gaXptGuOqiaTZzzjZEaq-3p88kj9LZF8fpDeUpbe9ZIYVKrXk_j2NbPy9U-sNsvzgWBU5XBpH-L20hKFtKb1aSpJbW-EyBzQxBG7usirMhxSC2GZlsHUYvKLEnMse3ZHeLv5l/s1600/014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666486907686459778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvdI2R07gaXptGuOqiaTZzzjZEaq-3p88kj9LZF8fpDeUpbe9ZIYVKrXk_j2NbPy9U-sNsvzgWBU5XBpH-L20hKFtKb1aSpJbW-EyBzQxBG7usirMhxSC2GZlsHUYvKLEnMse3ZHeLv5l/s320/014.jpg" /></a><br />Monkeys<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZc5uMM9HPnIaOK3HjOYA5bG_zh5OBURw57J9Sv0UUZETr_vBZyACS4zKgzfHE6iQVWH-7w-00vm7fdUfjfKCusymJTFHD__Sh-Y-35GEp_xIC8BEM3qHcjjYFxN-erHtE0OVpYuCws1G/s1600/011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666486902041580786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZc5uMM9HPnIaOK3HjOYA5bG_zh5OBURw57J9Sv0UUZETr_vBZyACS4zKgzfHE6iQVWH-7w-00vm7fdUfjfKCusymJTFHD__Sh-Y-35GEp_xIC8BEM3qHcjjYFxN-erHtE0OVpYuCws1G/s320/011.jpg" /></a><br />Lunch. We got attacked by geese while eating here. Apparently they must have been fed at one point and now they are all over the place. The kids were not happy with this, and neither was I!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4793JldgvvYWIOlswF66ZvcFKxx32976xhpFrjy7MEkWrkjgVrxHZYJ7TezUvyvcJhZZddT0H-QMagA99shyphenhyphenn4DekReUyJ4xjkIOcbKAuVtp8yGgRDJh5saTt6xBDfKgzztg3p0qs52G1/s1600/009.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666486888285195458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4793JldgvvYWIOlswF66ZvcFKxx32976xhpFrjy7MEkWrkjgVrxHZYJ7TezUvyvcJhZZddT0H-QMagA99shyphenhyphenn4DekReUyJ4xjkIOcbKAuVtp8yGgRDJh5saTt6xBDfKgzztg3p0qs52G1/s320/009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g1KvmjDIy_skAXokYGGANKnqw5GLR43LLqMM-Rnj9TkgznlNWD9z7tlt2bt8zi97_BTuthAaoYgt5Az660haeZk3xFvUpbgHqYeWsce3xHGsp951VecOtC4yeuiNFBaMe1Kzp9z-R27P/s1600/008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666486884068907842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g1KvmjDIy_skAXokYGGANKnqw5GLR43LLqMM-Rnj9TkgznlNWD9z7tlt2bt8zi97_BTuthAaoYgt5Az660haeZk3xFvUpbgHqYeWsce3xHGsp951VecOtC4yeuiNFBaMe1Kzp9z-R27P/s320/008.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Prairie dogs<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2dDoHF94eUEFEfcPQsygE1glJO1Khaju4IVvIwQmhmwntY6AOPHL22LyiAeWTi0WGT0dp86QJBotcAF7VIsVXO7dkT2DWC5NpkP-Ri_WY7iBYHvS3zTsZcXDAknbOiP3iyRzDpIPkiPU/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666486879523207394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2dDoHF94eUEFEfcPQsygE1glJO1Khaju4IVvIwQmhmwntY6AOPHL22LyiAeWTi0WGT0dp86QJBotcAF7VIsVXO7dkT2DWC5NpkP-Ri_WY7iBYHvS3zTsZcXDAknbOiP3iyRzDpIPkiPU/s320/002.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>It was a nice time at the zoo!<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-66651115530896320122011-10-22T20:39:00.007-04:002011-10-22T20:56:33.804-04:00Fourth BirthdayThey turned 4 on May 30th. Hard to believe. I made Cinnamon muffins to celebrate on their actual birthday. They got scooters as their bigger gift. Ryan got a lot of Cars 2 toys and Kaylie got Princess stuff.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI8_c1XPILrblvsTMCPI4X-dY2qvDaNA-LnwgNV9J0FRIlVjrcyXNBAH60rFpkLUuk8F-9Ol2qLsOHrYTcra60a_nODAyN9qVs0NN6T7td_K0FOfYKPAnp_FjQeh-U_taEPoEsncAwe66/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481701008211218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI8_c1XPILrblvsTMCPI4X-dY2qvDaNA-LnwgNV9J0FRIlVjrcyXNBAH60rFpkLUuk8F-9Ol2qLsOHrYTcra60a_nODAyN9qVs0NN6T7td_K0FOfYKPAnp_FjQeh-U_taEPoEsncAwe66/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br />Listening to Happy Birthday sung by Mommy & Daddy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu2zaQSp_VADd2IufFgXRfNLiNtCL661NrCoSYcKDieUyaPCnCsoiwQm8sazOy3FR_xtGH_8ovxtlp8SzcQDX3454H-XnFFr7n2G_ELNlksJp8tZtPMeCCEtn_moCIzD45QabWF2OBQqz/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481691090969458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu2zaQSp_VADd2IufFgXRfNLiNtCL661NrCoSYcKDieUyaPCnCsoiwQm8sazOy3FR_xtGH_8ovxtlp8SzcQDX3454H-XnFFr7n2G_ELNlksJp8tZtPMeCCEtn_moCIzD45QabWF2OBQqz/s320/017.jpg" /></a><br />Checking out her new scooter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfF6WzBYnrYCN8tCIE9EwCkWwx5Y_2_yHgrmeriBdnAq5NX4xUywZzt9w9yYcAysoWF0BtspaXS4Z2IhyWxc75-WbRbeLkKlRuhUzNr90lD22EnGpLoZYDOKt0NbL1S-MfcUOfLwQefXM/s1600/015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481687171593522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfF6WzBYnrYCN8tCIE9EwCkWwx5Y_2_yHgrmeriBdnAq5NX4xUywZzt9w9yYcAysoWF0BtspaXS4Z2IhyWxc75-WbRbeLkKlRuhUzNr90lD22EnGpLoZYDOKt0NbL1S-MfcUOfLwQefXM/s320/015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>She likes it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlaW4NozSeU77-KYBaoqsEesAOD8p-M_h6YlSiEYvldqsumK2s6OUCowJQ8GUcXS8FNNZG4RhKV-XEuu-CPWOwQXrGk3Xg4PDcFbp-X7Ot-Q7vuxaaMP9hNzOGr9h1BgbQSaWdvtqj-9x/s1600/014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481681414106194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlaW4NozSeU77-KYBaoqsEesAOD8p-M_h6YlSiEYvldqsumK2s6OUCowJQ8GUcXS8FNNZG4RhKV-XEuu-CPWOwQXrGk3Xg4PDcFbp-X7Ot-Q7vuxaaMP9hNzOGr9h1BgbQSaWdvtqj-9x/s320/014.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Where's your helmet buddy?<br /></div><br /><br /><div>This was the day before their birthday. We went to the shore for the day. They also had another rendition of Happy Birthday sung to them. And add that to the birthday celebration at school.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQvHWyrYWTxS5-n2nnB2DD9v66sOlYf7BblgBNMGK6uj9aDnmUOluHYg7Jriut5St3nrOJRaegyOKF-48P5ssOuTSvm_qaI7y_nSRO3v0v0AcMQS1E4agrIjW6S_fsmu_V2uc4Kx0lxlk/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481676729729666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQvHWyrYWTxS5-n2nnB2DD9v66sOlYf7BblgBNMGK6uj9aDnmUOluHYg7Jriut5St3nrOJRaegyOKF-48P5ssOuTSvm_qaI7y_nSRO3v0v0AcMQS1E4agrIjW6S_fsmu_V2uc4Kx0lxlk/s320/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVHEA5OvsCCv-fm7VyE_PksZA-CuXz2airCM35smW5F6FjZR9ykefeJMloJnCK1UaP0AvhJiM7YCbBOu7JmnkvQzdG6pLC5ks-C4Lh5cRtCYstCDeDmC5v6mglS-_77zuPKChkHLH-ka8/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481458202922194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVHEA5OvsCCv-fm7VyE_PksZA-CuXz2airCM35smW5F6FjZR9ykefeJMloJnCK1UaP0AvhJiM7YCbBOu7JmnkvQzdG6pLC5ks-C4Lh5cRtCYstCDeDmC5v6mglS-_77zuPKChkHLH-ka8/s320/001.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Painting that fence again.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oVfjEaM8wR1kjUVd3NYxp-fhyphenhyphenOwBf1vi354QeAV_pzyqLj-5jRSS0s8TXMkBwHrScxSBhCNna2rdkBGN9VNcIz0jbfnYExfX5nwBBkBZ-2y33Z5NliLadEm5N9T1gElzlXlkfimLC4KY/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481455340471426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oVfjEaM8wR1kjUVd3NYxp-fhyphenhyphenOwBf1vi354QeAV_pzyqLj-5jRSS0s8TXMkBwHrScxSBhCNna2rdkBGN9VNcIz0jbfnYExfX5nwBBkBZ-2y33Z5NliLadEm5N9T1gElzlXlkfimLC4KY/s320/002.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We had a small family party the following weekend. They got this bounce house from Grandma & Pop Pop. It was the hit of the party as everyone enjoyed it. Here they are jumping with Cousin Hunter.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBuKflIndxTImRQr1PexPyexRG2QKXi_0EjkdueJE0sKQUU1dgaI1pWKs_ZjPYCLWf9IvwV_LBAPVm73KS3v8RUnAvk9vytI-GzvxDiyJteaasIzpfXRH7rAWKYAuaGRLwec3pwNmo0Ep/s1600/4th+Birthday+001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481454880555138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBuKflIndxTImRQr1PexPyexRG2QKXi_0EjkdueJE0sKQUU1dgaI1pWKs_ZjPYCLWf9IvwV_LBAPVm73KS3v8RUnAvk9vytI-GzvxDiyJteaasIzpfXRH7rAWKYAuaGRLwec3pwNmo0Ep/s320/4th+Birthday+001.jpg" /></a><br />Eating candy necklaces with the cousins.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht11Blw4vIhou7jQWeqb_2xUFaBH9iyc4VfkwtD3CEzofvf4joARPUlUPWILGtpimdXNtPS64Q27ACTfQzgbohUWtlufU2TD9YgI2ZXwXoHrmrNp3WCYE1514GbkccfHmoSq8lTnBlS5Zn/s1600/4th+Birthday+003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481443309784514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht11Blw4vIhou7jQWeqb_2xUFaBH9iyc4VfkwtD3CEzofvf4joARPUlUPWILGtpimdXNtPS64Q27ACTfQzgbohUWtlufU2TD9YgI2ZXwXoHrmrNp3WCYE1514GbkccfHmoSq8lTnBlS5Zn/s320/4th+Birthday+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ry's oatmeal raisin cookie cake b/c he doesn't do cake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvKXIGPduJOaEt6cNI2tI8zZx-S6d23cm4AortKuaW_us8GTCUIYxXyePsle1E_pNe8CENvX3YWk0VVuBkYQNhxGE6NxEKe0nOOwKIjNDIG64PuTnX68n9V4AAMKrhn9E1k9gWTztA8Ke/s1600/4th+Birthday+004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481442538769682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvKXIGPduJOaEt6cNI2tI8zZx-S6d23cm4AortKuaW_us8GTCUIYxXyePsle1E_pNe8CENvX3YWk0VVuBkYQNhxGE6NxEKe0nOOwKIjNDIG64PuTnX68n9V4AAMKrhn9E1k9gWTztA8Ke/s320/4th+Birthday+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Kaylie's Ariel cake<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCd7HjUAT5facZVBUthth0Wk5gsl2mNOnEvgUh4MKQEC6VJeA20pip8I-iFLdP4p_oikmGdzZakfcbjpqnG_FPzavm7GSx7-8iiCZ8XuhI3SV3kJFSTaJrocPKw_MepuEGd7bssrf0DJpv/s1600/4th+Birthday+005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481209389983634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCd7HjUAT5facZVBUthth0Wk5gsl2mNOnEvgUh4MKQEC6VJeA20pip8I-iFLdP4p_oikmGdzZakfcbjpqnG_FPzavm7GSx7-8iiCZ8XuhI3SV3kJFSTaJrocPKw_MepuEGd7bssrf0DJpv/s320/4th+Birthday+005.jpg" /></a><br />Yet another Happy Birthday song.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10uYrRcwfUK3VDi_RY6hzM4QY6iapXQRieSHihmBuz3BPfzxlphgIvkx9HJlnd0DKCxymMJ3uM-8dfXhsAwD3nh038gariH4QgAR8C8j9V1i-K_XDfxaPCjnE0T7nruub69gWLBQj-_6j/s1600/4th+Birthday+010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481209052877762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10uYrRcwfUK3VDi_RY6hzM4QY6iapXQRieSHihmBuz3BPfzxlphgIvkx9HJlnd0DKCxymMJ3uM-8dfXhsAwD3nh038gariH4QgAR8C8j9V1i-K_XDfxaPCjnE0T7nruub69gWLBQj-_6j/s320/4th+Birthday+010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IfeT-XNdKsHKQ2U9KqwU1tO-ELPaGS09zOMLczyipz4OjgAU-MWQcxM_hWOORNMQHJLhcpKL39GJtbZ8Z7gXeY4VR88mCglIuUln7_S8kpHWB6dIAerQn5XcthBAw81EdonesbHxbPSU/s1600/4th+Birthday+012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481198838760706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IfeT-XNdKsHKQ2U9KqwU1tO-ELPaGS09zOMLczyipz4OjgAU-MWQcxM_hWOORNMQHJLhcpKL39GJtbZ8Z7gXeY4VR88mCglIuUln7_S8kpHWB6dIAerQn5XcthBAw81EdonesbHxbPSU/s320/4th+Birthday+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Did I forget to mention that Mommy & Daddy love this bounce house too? It can be used inside. So great for getting them tired on rainy and cold winter days!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflfEhEuoVK0v5haNjo5TK5X8QIQyY4AM2t8l75pAJvo5OL4JTNSkxbLo_G_U0gY0oMGFDejcvonfZ2Tu2J-suqAj5uZ7nFsFOgjUathuxfMHEmFAJNBbi2tg6Ks9f2poqnp1wYb_stDoO/s1600/4th+Birthday+022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481187599145954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflfEhEuoVK0v5haNjo5TK5X8QIQyY4AM2t8l75pAJvo5OL4JTNSkxbLo_G_U0gY0oMGFDejcvonfZ2Tu2J-suqAj5uZ7nFsFOgjUathuxfMHEmFAJNBbi2tg6Ks9f2poqnp1wYb_stDoO/s320/4th+Birthday+022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGZHjIYsoRMd_A6t4BQngLzMY6cKnZog6tn5SYN7HIPBlPTNoY8efI2LbjytcTGmTV1kK799PRVYLUz7ApfQuS4IJZmk1CZoKEQDUKEjmv9A90aJQv_PRVH59un47oVnx9I_RojzgCeRU/s1600/4th+Birthday+026.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666481189089248370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGZHjIYsoRMd_A6t4BQngLzMY6cKnZog6tn5SYN7HIPBlPTNoY8efI2LbjytcTGmTV1kK799PRVYLUz7ApfQuS4IJZmk1CZoKEQDUKEjmv9A90aJQv_PRVH59un47oVnx9I_RojzgCeRU/s320/4th+Birthday+026.jpg" /></a><br />My cute guy<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-66309182545381669232011-09-23T21:39:00.004-04:002011-09-23T21:52:58.571-04:00May 2011May is always a busy month with tons of family birthdays and R & K's birthday too!<br /><br />Pop Pop had a triple bypass surgery at the end of April, so the kids went to visit and make sure he was doing well. Here they are using the doctor kit to examine the patient. Thankfully Pop Pop is doing just fine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaa85KVD_VSdsBpDnLtpLBVU8a_eaWZ11FcGAXp9i9VI_9lBUVOQoPeNzJETWTVB19syiGsTjG6-N96lxXf1F5ZM8MqpEy8sO3N8Z3pXiLv-fWauORXQNgVfKFZmQppspgUPuSswA-2uRn/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735638037668178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaa85KVD_VSdsBpDnLtpLBVU8a_eaWZ11FcGAXp9i9VI_9lBUVOQoPeNzJETWTVB19syiGsTjG6-N96lxXf1F5ZM8MqpEy8sO3N8Z3pXiLv-fWauORXQNgVfKFZmQppspgUPuSswA-2uRn/s320/002.jpg" /></a><br />Even an orange needs to have a check up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusEpdVhKxhYzWIGSU5ekf0kX1SEQfplHBX5PRPy6jUeeTd4xpXVSAjK8wfz8UlYXIY2aAXgoO7s8ETJEdtDdANRQ6NKMCCq_0k8wqVfEUl_V__AN2A8HBuv5kdmYwuJYPWwcVZ6tx_HCA/s1600/003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735637189004466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusEpdVhKxhYzWIGSU5ekf0kX1SEQfplHBX5PRPy6jUeeTd4xpXVSAjK8wfz8UlYXIY2aAXgoO7s8ETJEdtDdANRQ6NKMCCq_0k8wqVfEUl_V__AN2A8HBuv5kdmYwuJYPWwcVZ6tx_HCA/s320/003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here everyone is celebrating MY 35th birthday. I think this was also Mother's Day. The kids let me sleep in, picked out their own cards ( I got a Rapunzel birthday card. My favorite.) and they helped Daddy make breakfast in bed for me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI9FDYm0ysMFDBU2EKylU319yraICK1G8Wv33R-za1LomDWlprkymT_ZwQO4j5k7FqvP8bfcKY1bVqKhIAht28px3E5vIn1MLv0vHBA8WcxaMEBIqwbC01h0bk_BJGkFcF42hEk6F9kR4/s1600/014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735630167597794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI9FDYm0ysMFDBU2EKylU319yraICK1G8Wv33R-za1LomDWlprkymT_ZwQO4j5k7FqvP8bfcKY1bVqKhIAht28px3E5vIn1MLv0vHBA8WcxaMEBIqwbC01h0bk_BJGkFcF42hEk6F9kR4/s320/014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF-Sd81FblCCS9bLWOJsQzDvJKsVokBjhpHPhJsu5bDK_NGa2FrmfmFishZ-_07bxP1ZRKldqk2gCM55htCC0Gg9Btt6jtF2cPWvpNrHfkx2g6jaamVbc5gg7TtLVd2hc847YsbfMM1Kd/s1600/016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735508465822546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF-Sd81FblCCS9bLWOJsQzDvJKsVokBjhpHPhJsu5bDK_NGa2FrmfmFishZ-_07bxP1ZRKldqk2gCM55htCC0Gg9Btt6jtF2cPWvpNrHfkx2g6jaamVbc5gg7TtLVd2hc847YsbfMM1Kd/s320/016.jpg" /></a><br /><br />May always brings trips to the shorehouse. Feeding the ducks never gets old.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ckyrmbEwQeFbPB2I4cCatymUIEinCVHNV5lVMPYAHArfhT_uAI8qn9HaVGajIbUGUjDUzi75a2WjAWk_bccMq542xSjCOy5RsjGvQQ1IOJWABL8624_KVBE7yzl6402W-JXG6AyzFUwL/s1600/024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735503580307938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ckyrmbEwQeFbPB2I4cCatymUIEinCVHNV5lVMPYAHArfhT_uAI8qn9HaVGajIbUGUjDUzi75a2WjAWk_bccMq542xSjCOy5RsjGvQQ1IOJWABL8624_KVBE7yzl6402W-JXG6AyzFUwL/s320/024.jpg" /></a><br />The playground<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio4IlwwY9o89iT6BdRxJaOa1eSlf0Bg0I1micmfJrLEski3mxeZvuUS3nSG7z1JJRRBCiMXhDIUtbAoTqt6xTe3RpALz1YE-6LNuktYRmXRdtfstezyqp_7UVYLidkxZi7CCHQBQJCQc9/s1600/027.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735504478519314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio4IlwwY9o89iT6BdRxJaOa1eSlf0Bg0I1micmfJrLEski3mxeZvuUS3nSG7z1JJRRBCiMXhDIUtbAoTqt6xTe3RpALz1YE-6LNuktYRmXRdtfstezyqp_7UVYLidkxZi7CCHQBQJCQc9/s320/027.jpg" /></a><br />The bay...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_07EQI8KYegRm55YrqTAeyN35LuZDNAoZPvHmS_NcfOYP6h823w1yBb9CzCJ_r3yHS6sSeSYyoyXErjWFWDwNOlPohpLtBRj27OqZHC8alOUvSE-4rpOV7SdJpOEMI8h3GI-6r6Dguwk/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735497711282610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_07EQI8KYegRm55YrqTAeyN35LuZDNAoZPvHmS_NcfOYP6h823w1yBb9CzCJ_r3yHS6sSeSYyoyXErjWFWDwNOlPohpLtBRj27OqZHC8alOUvSE-4rpOV7SdJpOEMI8h3GI-6r6Dguwk/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHLeB_YRkq-pZqRve9GLa8H6jN3e-1IeZ-4-qtRaRum7bmhnd2useDvCIryQycfCJKOEWzwr0Bu0PlQcs0Kv8knzbJuAkj0gCvM4ejJ8K5Vod_2x0QyJ-lf7x1M6xKjjzp8uc2GsYLlEm/s1600/033.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735498448508002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHLeB_YRkq-pZqRve9GLa8H6jN3e-1IeZ-4-qtRaRum7bmhnd2useDvCIryQycfCJKOEWzwr0Bu0PlQcs0Kv8knzbJuAkj0gCvM4ejJ8K5Vod_2x0QyJ-lf7x1M6xKjjzp8uc2GsYLlEm/s320/033.jpg" /></a><br />Just a fun licking the beater pic!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6Z_nf1k0zKI5m6h1IC9Zyiw-huhamLR7jokZy7qfg9mI_vUTZRr3FOoBRj6kDkjJCqzrpMmyOsqft2Iyh4po0NQYuEuADSDocL_OzhuXMc2IKlKQWIOm1JIB7OVZGTAov2vtZ2WTlqjv/s1600/039.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735333055299794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6Z_nf1k0zKI5m6h1IC9Zyiw-huhamLR7jokZy7qfg9mI_vUTZRr3FOoBRj6kDkjJCqzrpMmyOsqft2Iyh4po0NQYuEuADSDocL_OzhuXMc2IKlKQWIOm1JIB7OVZGTAov2vtZ2WTlqjv/s320/039.jpg" /></a><br />The kids had their end of year concert. Kaylie didn't sing a word, but did do some hand motions and shook her maracas. Ryan did some singing and instrument playing.</div><br /><div><br /><br />She found me</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQi7stY-xOJZli6UNNETbiDFMv5Y9va7Lav_FKgzZ-gAhBHxkCpPUUAA-nja-x1tzDQRC7U18sL-zJC6RLfEP0PEv42GoD7778ulTuLQomZvybc1WRjsjk8dDzQXkYqC3oFRyFTHGmPDR/s1600/042.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735328110731122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQi7stY-xOJZli6UNNETbiDFMv5Y9va7Lav_FKgzZ-gAhBHxkCpPUUAA-nja-x1tzDQRC7U18sL-zJC6RLfEP0PEv42GoD7778ulTuLQomZvybc1WRjsjk8dDzQXkYqC3oFRyFTHGmPDR/s320/042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KK65fs4i9Of7X3M_bdwQu5HSJ0UwZ2gzaV-5LvSLxzmg-oQN7Dsc27qkc7a2OkR5JB97ETrJHIXsRUyJzHNuUfybL7oYOO1vNc6lZ6_q17AKYBOnUgddlEOZZU7D87XjylE-Rr_GJzI3/s1600/049.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735327266130658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KK65fs4i9Of7X3M_bdwQu5HSJ0UwZ2gzaV-5LvSLxzmg-oQN7Dsc27qkc7a2OkR5JB97ETrJHIXsRUyJzHNuUfybL7oYOO1vNc6lZ6_q17AKYBOnUgddlEOZZU7D87XjylE-Rr_GJzI3/s320/049.jpg" /></a><br />Ryan playing the triangle quite nicely<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX0DGr9KCcfpaBrtPj6tqRQHaqLV_tcI9N8J_q7fWDGdIWk0f-pykOhhd6xzZUTUNxp28ZWDCDXDMw2XcfGoivzq3fuyIJ72T9NYyS5VWohcEFmkmfz5Eqh7kKtRT3w1MY4slEs6BX295/s1600/051.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735323799007554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX0DGr9KCcfpaBrtPj6tqRQHaqLV_tcI9N8J_q7fWDGdIWk0f-pykOhhd6xzZUTUNxp28ZWDCDXDMw2XcfGoivzq3fuyIJ72T9NYyS5VWohcEFmkmfz5Eqh7kKtRT3w1MY4slEs6BX295/s320/051.jpg" /></a><br />Everyone<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdvaxiZ0HlleDQvKUf5EOO6uoh1snzGgvp3qmGlqxMymK8MnFd-Z4xyQJFZ7IfNvh37UZUxd-dQAd3UQipuHSyY4bIRCl86BStcR1jO6URYFjmqoIatY06EpV-Dnf2fFkuJhV5MOjCqov/s1600/056.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655735323140433650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdvaxiZ0HlleDQvKUf5EOO6uoh1snzGgvp3qmGlqxMymK8MnFd-Z4xyQJFZ7IfNvh37UZUxd-dQAd3UQipuHSyY4bIRCl86BStcR1jO6URYFjmqoIatY06EpV-Dnf2fFkuJhV5MOjCqov/s320/056.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-45118526090174615052011-09-23T21:28:00.003-04:002011-09-23T21:37:14.009-04:00Easter 2011We hosted Easter dinner at our house. It was a beautiful day which allowed us to have an outdoor Easter egg hunt. I'm not sure why I don't have any pics of it but oh well. There were lots of eggs to be found. Ryan & Kaylie enjoyed playing with their cousins Rachel, Emily, and Hunter (who I think walked in right after these pics were taken).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uy5-gXlcJ4klYnEa3qrffqJENT4bEdrgP6O_Ejcu4jJ6yPaMVlu_L8l1sob2XVZqHIrppnBh7vbqrr1fTS_yo0NNpeiNLQlHTI6xByzoLw28wtAALxzM4PzCPMeLryuXquBoHX6MjbTr/s1600/013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732297868681826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uy5-gXlcJ4klYnEa3qrffqJENT4bEdrgP6O_Ejcu4jJ6yPaMVlu_L8l1sob2XVZqHIrppnBh7vbqrr1fTS_yo0NNpeiNLQlHTI6xByzoLw28wtAALxzM4PzCPMeLryuXquBoHX6MjbTr/s320/013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KgM_ZJqb3NkNc7HIL7xAvh8FedmmCXHKvRfpxGCvBjHKjEcL-PEsuiwcXMjZJ21j3ot1yDhyphenhyphenDjcrzp2nXBMWMalWxIk6gTVzWDeyUSGjjlipnD4PSwCpZjvnQihe4lr1JGdMcMhAocAA/s1600/011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732296583637186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KgM_ZJqb3NkNc7HIL7xAvh8FedmmCXHKvRfpxGCvBjHKjEcL-PEsuiwcXMjZJ21j3ot1yDhyphenhyphenDjcrzp2nXBMWMalWxIk6gTVzWDeyUSGjjlipnD4PSwCpZjvnQihe4lr1JGdMcMhAocAA/s320/011.jpg" /></a><br />Typical 3 year olds not cooperating for a picture. This was the BEST one.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuNjanYG_J0q72WEF_BzkQ2TpewSnYtnjw9yvj2mAhj5fSqmprXuM55Ra4fmC_RkvO0yF-bohrmkkR__YM6nqHLAl9EtvUMu_R4f7SsWJhquR_b9CzmTag5KHtNIS7ricH-ctd7qp2q_Z/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732290626672546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuNjanYG_J0q72WEF_BzkQ2TpewSnYtnjw9yvj2mAhj5fSqmprXuM55Ra4fmC_RkvO0yF-bohrmkkR__YM6nqHLAl9EtvUMu_R4f7SsWJhquR_b9CzmTag5KHtNIS7ricH-ctd7qp2q_Z/s320/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Happy with what the Easter Bunny left them...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSiZapm1PPib0AzkyXUIGMBxOTp5RpiujerCFbi5PdBCaLcGieG-UGZe4vAjHCB39WbTzPCfEUrmUTdNcJqV4azDrhvW4WEKLR8TUzzNptRrNd57Saag-ZnUaxNa7ZqLmTCG-rwElKas2/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732291000728450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSiZapm1PPib0AzkyXUIGMBxOTp5RpiujerCFbi5PdBCaLcGieG-UGZe4vAjHCB39WbTzPCfEUrmUTdNcJqV4azDrhvW4WEKLR8TUzzNptRrNd57Saag-ZnUaxNa7ZqLmTCG-rwElKas2/s320/001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-29322902028206096112011-09-23T21:17:00.007-04:002011-09-23T22:06:07.036-04:00April 2011<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKjhNJPXFxV8dhskw0JKYsfGqJoTOwD1nIYlrKf5SKrC3bDOeIxRtmH3KOsj7HQ3t_UAHRe4e5zv6OSgsBUGBrvjx5myAcDB3YI0ZEQ3uv5nmVhMZW7ZBxrTk1oLy88BpAwkQpgzsrN36/s1600/020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655741505100381874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKjhNJPXFxV8dhskw0JKYsfGqJoTOwD1nIYlrKf5SKrC3bDOeIxRtmH3KOsj7HQ3t_UAHRe4e5zv6OSgsBUGBrvjx5myAcDB3YI0ZEQ3uv5nmVhMZW7ZBxrTk1oLy88BpAwkQpgzsrN36/s320/020.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div>April brought us warmer weather, a trike-a-thon, and some Easter preparations.<br /><br /><br />Egg dyeing<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHue2mgSB5rJ-C1Z34e4n3ZDREFMHKDIAcpMDQaDnnFkNEDv8emKhSY6srbfvvKFTd2SvPhAiFXkSwQ2sag1sIRzncU6GPWdssCyg6ouX7ksAxLhkZ4yClDix5xahs4i51xyUWuFeTvwEt/s1600/042.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729654646062466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHue2mgSB5rJ-C1Z34e4n3ZDREFMHKDIAcpMDQaDnnFkNEDv8emKhSY6srbfvvKFTd2SvPhAiFXkSwQ2sag1sIRzncU6GPWdssCyg6ouX7ksAxLhkZ4yClDix5xahs4i51xyUWuFeTvwEt/s320/042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqAK1JV6596NO6lRogTc66EYmydYXxn-slj30FkOyl9N38NREspIfckEHp8CZgLbvsG0S15FjunUp8OuwwwAWoOkQEqq3opC_g_WWqpgWMHLtFbJppMPQdV7SIJ1TSFyhBCd7UiqP6TUd/s1600/040.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729641890342754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqAK1JV6596NO6lRogTc66EYmydYXxn-slj30FkOyl9N38NREspIfckEHp8CZgLbvsG0S15FjunUp8OuwwwAWoOkQEqq3opC_g_WWqpgWMHLtFbJppMPQdV7SIJ1TSFyhBCd7UiqP6TUd/s320/040.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0LMO4RPfAO46zkh8HL6964TYm0LnYd_Lj-TlsfNI98QjSVMJ7EiuB54EkgEe69gwT_nW0wSpAlLLW7c7GMgD0gBR7QgEkIGDxSTYV_Z0Y9rXKU_UCeV2z07JWNlMymEYc5jde0dajiMq/s1600/038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729534097661058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0LMO4RPfAO46zkh8HL6964TYm0LnYd_Lj-TlsfNI98QjSVMJ7EiuB54EkgEe69gwT_nW0wSpAlLLW7c7GMgD0gBR7QgEkIGDxSTYV_Z0Y9rXKU_UCeV2z07JWNlMymEYc5jde0dajiMq/s320/038.jpg" /></a><br />Kaylie made ALL of her eggs pink.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNve3_XfTzEdFxuMsCRTMDubNha2FkyQSbe2XEQw74_BQNekJAifavGpGLIShNh-7R35Aa_0Rf239_yMEVptJeq3EgPyEjURWSKCja5x1ZqbzZh9wVeSgr19yAN3jndXWnKHx_wUTf-fvO/s1600/037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729523783401330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNve3_XfTzEdFxuMsCRTMDubNha2FkyQSbe2XEQw74_BQNekJAifavGpGLIShNh-7R35Aa_0Rf239_yMEVptJeq3EgPyEjURWSKCja5x1ZqbzZh9wVeSgr19yAN3jndXWnKHx_wUTf-fvO/s320/037.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Decorate an Easter egg cookie...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8umayeOJ0UikEAJaNfunqzsBdqV5ChT0zS2KVVqIw0oXJyhxb34DPKOmHDJeEoHoKFucFRFWliIbcX8lmdEh94tk_M8Jiu3nK-rmf1BGI8F6ztlM_HwOIhV5TMDTbbF-u-grBmxbygx2f/s1600/036.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729523506226098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8umayeOJ0UikEAJaNfunqzsBdqV5ChT0zS2KVVqIw0oXJyhxb34DPKOmHDJeEoHoKFucFRFWliIbcX8lmdEh94tk_M8Jiu3nK-rmf1BGI8F6ztlM_HwOIhV5TMDTbbF-u-grBmxbygx2f/s320/036.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcH3ed4K-tGp6i0UGSEBvqFEvj2hyR871DIGrmIwdoYlbH2LLHYUukIYGrtMbuM_fbPfWGe__JIX2N0Pv7TjS5H1jm6C-ooEH8CZUdq5PWFrC75gbaQIoC7uetd-eUnglp2E0-vXkarvi/s1600/034.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729521590316002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcH3ed4K-tGp6i0UGSEBvqFEvj2hyR871DIGrmIwdoYlbH2LLHYUukIYGrtMbuM_fbPfWGe__JIX2N0Pv7TjS5H1jm6C-ooEH8CZUdq5PWFrC75gbaQIoC7uetd-eUnglp2E0-vXkarvi/s320/034.jpg" /></a><br />At school, the kids participated in the St. Jude's Children's Hospital Trike-a-Thon. ROTC students from the high school created a road and the kids had to obey all signs. It was adorable. To see them ride these trikes makes me nostalgic. It wasn't that long ago, yet now they ride their "big kid bikes" like pros. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGIwkGoZeevWbtloqyXnjgKjCvTbxKThuZx7YHZumhLaCSBqmdEalFxvwvEIanYWuMbyzcifwsY38e4MWnfcnB1C_mjuPDKJzccdkb68RazUfSBfT1sTpRfsaLseba0g7RBx3c6xdjnRA/s1600/032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729514977606066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGIwkGoZeevWbtloqyXnjgKjCvTbxKThuZx7YHZumhLaCSBqmdEalFxvwvEIanYWuMbyzcifwsY38e4MWnfcnB1C_mjuPDKJzccdkb68RazUfSBfT1sTpRfsaLseba0g7RBx3c6xdjnRA/s320/032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXGgazj4-Sf8kCjV0AcJhf1-vwzHEy8ozGl-JMww98vi3ed4_TcjtvhKdSyXr3EEE-ZOM0uT8Q9zMRI7PenJLvfkirCyWxx7xNSnzhIxkCouvpC5LXw8w75g9RuQg09gxPpWg0btiKabF/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729353293187426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXGgazj4-Sf8kCjV0AcJhf1-vwzHEy8ozGl-JMww98vi3ed4_TcjtvhKdSyXr3EEE-ZOM0uT8Q9zMRI7PenJLvfkirCyWxx7xNSnzhIxkCouvpC5LXw8w75g9RuQg09gxPpWg0btiKabF/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx2pvFX-EA3EkTq50JvOTBUNTZutqLVcaHJbatO1PyE-iyzwP3G_shta8VQw6WVKK94hixO1D29vk5O7cCWiUaCgGfctOdH_BADjeySMOhR-eTa1ALt-jBHoa11V8eZTQX1LktI68nnf6/s1600/028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729346480567826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx2pvFX-EA3EkTq50JvOTBUNTZutqLVcaHJbatO1PyE-iyzwP3G_shta8VQw6WVKK94hixO1D29vk5O7cCWiUaCgGfctOdH_BADjeySMOhR-eTa1ALt-jBHoa11V8eZTQX1LktI68nnf6/s320/028.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A trip to see the Easter Bunny<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9Tzvu8HtOxG-1Z4ZXV2gm8s9YmbclVxZ2hZt08Hyy-SLbDNrD7ySYrw_zhqAg7C5_RpdclybKCv8ZeSHgWgfmwde_JhYOJ5MRNjNeX5xtgl30HxGo5LfJNfwlL9HK3vfJjq16l6WCPaQ/s1600/024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729342078347186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9Tzvu8HtOxG-1Z4ZXV2gm8s9YmbclVxZ2hZt08Hyy-SLbDNrD7ySYrw_zhqAg7C5_RpdclybKCv8ZeSHgWgfmwde_JhYOJ5MRNjNeX5xtgl30HxGo5LfJNfwlL9HK3vfJjq16l6WCPaQ/s320/024.jpg" /></a><br />Do an egg hunt....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-db3FwXyzgwQBJOUwCK-lI-bRZyrR3e2cdsj-iiz1vw-KepGWIdRA1wIX-BBW1RyKDGc2iZFlCcnMhoJJbDCOM1lIv1UXVpmKAd5ogSSYv9HNOsRxw0vyEb4KJHtzXuBTkHF28GgtNVsm/s1600/015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729342425851234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-db3FwXyzgwQBJOUwCK-lI-bRZyrR3e2cdsj-iiz1vw-KepGWIdRA1wIX-BBW1RyKDGc2iZFlCcnMhoJJbDCOM1lIv1UXVpmKAd5ogSSYv9HNOsRxw0vyEb4KJHtzXuBTkHF28GgtNVsm/s320/015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nMMg6Vj-WKIflHftnDGhZw1eJKR0guffr40Fs6XGFGMb4KAE01Q_W_TPCm-mbVCD8pnEZgNiA3Yt95VNV2IX4hDs3y6VxUm0b53Ud8TvcEH6SnCnZMjgxHluZNJuxfzNr2JyxdUc2ls9/s1600/013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655729340450758514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nMMg6Vj-WKIflHftnDGhZw1eJKR0guffr40Fs6XGFGMb4KAE01Q_W_TPCm-mbVCD8pnEZgNiA3Yt95VNV2IX4hDs3y6VxUm0b53Ud8TvcEH6SnCnZMjgxHluZNJuxfzNr2JyxdUc2ls9/s320/013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-48562465706446694292011-09-23T21:02:00.008-04:002011-09-23T22:04:48.659-04:00February-March 2011Yep, I know February comes before March but I uploaded the pics to Blogger and didn't feel like dealing with having to move them all around b/c they were out of order. So here is March first and then February.<br /><br />March brought us a St. Patrick's Day celebration at school...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKaaM7bHyYMVkPLcXHoRlBqFvdklBwRO1hfvUd9VpsNjLCHQXNqnTT-pEwTqbI9lX5BHrh0UzuRQkSsmFXDmi0lt4sH_Yg6EHmZcMbIiR-I5tEYVKrdqsFHHChXDI3UfDfBRdlxu0vuDL/s1600/045.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655726068628564642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKaaM7bHyYMVkPLcXHoRlBqFvdklBwRO1hfvUd9VpsNjLCHQXNqnTT-pEwTqbI9lX5BHrh0UzuRQkSsmFXDmi0lt4sH_Yg6EHmZcMbIiR-I5tEYVKrdqsFHHChXDI3UfDfBRdlxu0vuDL/s320/045.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4ZKLDSlS9nnlj027vEEsHOy7u26TOz2zkfGgi86WlbYzVjfGEmLbhHth8q3aSWsQnzYAuwPUn6YwUBlTVTOmUVizxhXsMLqu8lrnsYhX3vHdmTgGlgQpkxKW33wgl1YnhAAbE1BuApZE/s1600/041.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655726063900770178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4ZKLDSlS9nnlj027vEEsHOy7u26TOz2zkfGgi86WlbYzVjfGEmLbhHth8q3aSWsQnzYAuwPUn6YwUBlTVTOmUVizxhXsMLqu8lrnsYhX3vHdmTgGlgQpkxKW33wgl1YnhAAbE1BuApZE/s320/041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br />The kids writing their names...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBDzRNzq6vxuXG781HZSRTq4zlo3oXvarvTobRJUvWqjLufUPCys-s9ApPNyIT671ohXrtLQuLPjEa3qJExzqK1QKWFouHWGmXVcB3fr0RhBZ7ekuIK_1mDfqVudoybxdQo4Ie7XIG9l7/s1600/037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725830194441442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBDzRNzq6vxuXG781HZSRTq4zlo3oXvarvTobRJUvWqjLufUPCys-s9ApPNyIT671ohXrtLQuLPjEa3qJExzqK1QKWFouHWGmXVcB3fr0RhBZ7ekuIK_1mDfqVudoybxdQo4Ie7XIG9l7/s320/037.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mJsQgEKn_iDrt3cQ4ou_fUR7KTJmCunh_q9EDAq0yNGRsb0jGiQBkcz94UBHU2C1mPrb65hCeT6vqBJegHJCdBxGRqO3RAlr0ztsom5fuav1EOQbLde0k-8qh087DIyRSXNMH2cMvdp3/s1600/036.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725825118944850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mJsQgEKn_iDrt3cQ4ou_fUR7KTJmCunh_q9EDAq0yNGRsb0jGiQBkcz94UBHU2C1mPrb65hCeT6vqBJegHJCdBxGRqO3RAlr0ztsom5fuav1EOQbLde0k-8qh087DIyRSXNMH2cMvdp3/s320/036.jpg" /></a><br />March they got to get outside one or two warmer days to test out their bikes they got for Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UlUHGQCZTkwtAdC4J30t-0yzpK6SOxqYUxzDzRAiKYxIVdf1hYPK2kE3Zrh_ANVL-FOj84KmEhIeJtEv7q5dZ68hpWyE-G6Y0uMAw4LVjPXGsp5t4ZCIL0n20iMDyHxj2ozdQgYNjsGZ/s1600/025.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725818291631138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UlUHGQCZTkwtAdC4J30t-0yzpK6SOxqYUxzDzRAiKYxIVdf1hYPK2kE3Zrh_ANVL-FOj84KmEhIeJtEv7q5dZ68hpWyE-G6Y0uMAw4LVjPXGsp5t4ZCIL0n20iMDyHxj2ozdQgYNjsGZ/s320/025.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLun7ZK0eol0LOvac6MSzR_5S7xCW6YROoywibNXHe4ax5Ak5lg6GHbkn4sl9hPmt78jUXkdJl99tt_Ja-mWABU4DUOz5kNdIekZZK_22qxOtj3l2aLIm7dFUjValclZVHNFV1aDB-hIL/s1600/020.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUidcQUrx8PDjpCjG3nk1qEiszv0ILrSvAuvLc9XbA5c5peeL30k91YI1L13QtRxK_xBQTgd65SxOnEt2FOICm_y36mTeWAfnNwZg9Y80MURYW423InOdu8D1PJyrB3nMqWKgXjslEWRc/s1600/024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725814398466786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUidcQUrx8PDjpCjG3nk1qEiszv0ILrSvAuvLc9XbA5c5peeL30k91YI1L13QtRxK_xBQTgd65SxOnEt2FOICm_y36mTeWAfnNwZg9Y80MURYW423InOdu8D1PJyrB3nMqWKgXjslEWRc/s320/024.jpg" /></a><br /><br />February brought us Valentine's Day parties at school...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbO4d4vMZZq5Rf-0Dr1URM4V8tpmpNtmRAgxAQr2OizQmDwyaORUvjI23YWOzB0EChn2Z9tHazdDwj7dvETI5Ixu3chWxXDHGob8ONn-j0v_PaNnReveNMGz2DaSWzbNxaP7GSW29zP909/s1600/022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725814569295698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbO4d4vMZZq5Rf-0Dr1URM4V8tpmpNtmRAgxAQr2OizQmDwyaORUvjI23YWOzB0EChn2Z9tHazdDwj7dvETI5Ixu3chWxXDHGob8ONn-j0v_PaNnReveNMGz2DaSWzbNxaP7GSW29zP909/s320/022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXPmJJVNpJ8CIB2N1rWUqCLd7WBtOeU-ZdRsWqzu1tHtjCvLsQHnED94LYvTp8pLk7qQWaVpS8u5H4qAthc3sHdphGXRuxw4zOLpugkb4ZdDX58hz4oo4lHMHMiO9I3ewbUYGfUJe1aCL/s1600/018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725564687415826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXPmJJVNpJ8CIB2N1rWUqCLd7WBtOeU-ZdRsWqzu1tHtjCvLsQHnED94LYvTp8pLk7qQWaVpS8u5H4qAthc3sHdphGXRuxw4zOLpugkb4ZdDX58hz4oo4lHMHMiO9I3ewbUYGfUJe1aCL/s320/018.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4QcyWnUxVZH13L9lg1-yCbP1_981EYpUedHJkmjkhO6s7l9RH1jxNxLTMt2o3X9YKAfnaKJYsqKAj05PDgqcHhi8_CSaoWNwE3fSLgjjvTP8YSDQfqVPhFQfG9McFeY-Ty27EZ9e6IUa/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725562676329602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4QcyWnUxVZH13L9lg1-yCbP1_981EYpUedHJkmjkhO6s7l9RH1jxNxLTMt2o3X9YKAfnaKJYsqKAj05PDgqcHhi8_CSaoWNwE3fSLgjjvTP8YSDQfqVPhFQfG9McFeY-Ty27EZ9e6IUa/s320/012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Lots of snow and a case of the crazies!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Zyy6aUYtq0q1-f_erkYfcRsiQt5DY4jZlQu4TkOXFh__5xFjeDX6kCx-TaDB5sABBBio_QtlXUwViVyi_MvIyEM5ZYRdxl2MM6HhG3mV3JRsDIbzg9HXJ2mbEXrkku6wxa08gO2W1_Op/s1600/010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725560481120946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Zyy6aUYtq0q1-f_erkYfcRsiQt5DY4jZlQu4TkOXFh__5xFjeDX6kCx-TaDB5sABBBio_QtlXUwViVyi_MvIyEM5ZYRdxl2MM6HhG3mV3JRsDIbzg9HXJ2mbEXrkku6wxa08gO2W1_Op/s320/010.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Cabin fever<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbofs1PqvfkAe6hwsHo0RmND4W57G08FV-pmJUgmXJL1N_0OjW9nJyJjfPMV5t12A0afdj0dFoVCTFNORE1ShtOFtN11v6h19HinWhHt-Hx-yg8_T8OU-HyJXT7IsdakEEc77AYj8U-tu/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725555597493122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbofs1PqvfkAe6hwsHo0RmND4W57G08FV-pmJUgmXJL1N_0OjW9nJyJjfPMV5t12A0afdj0dFoVCTFNORE1ShtOFtN11v6h19HinWhHt-Hx-yg8_T8OU-HyJXT7IsdakEEc77AYj8U-tu/s320/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJkWxxAQCfMgYwr28uLlD4CbqxV13rR-2qHSuFnDpfC48Eyj0aMo1Ahp4h0hEo7YoWDJwKkio6pNIebM_JUnJGCJGJwGEYaXdtsfco6hUGdPYWs_rgDYK7xDvNRJwCqTmCnpLxGmyaKcf/s1600/004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655725554927325874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJkWxxAQCfMgYwr28uLlD4CbqxV13rR-2qHSuFnDpfC48Eyj0aMo1Ahp4h0hEo7YoWDJwKkio6pNIebM_JUnJGCJGJwGEYaXdtsfco6hUGdPYWs_rgDYK7xDvNRJwCqTmCnpLxGmyaKcf/s320/004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Notice all of Kaylie's hair....unfortunately it won't be there next month and I haven't seen it since.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-91800631954001276612011-08-10T21:06:00.004-04:002011-08-10T21:48:32.068-04:00Hello? Is this thing on?Wow there are some major cobwebs around here, huh? And I think I hear an echo too.
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<br />Why start blogging again, you ask?
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<br />Lately people have told me they miss my blog. They still check it every day hoping for a new post. Just last week I was told this itty bitty thing has given comfort to a person who is having complications in their twin pregnancy, which is actually a reason I started blogging-- to help future MoMs get through it all. But the main reason I started this was to keep some sort of "baby book" for these kiddos of mine and I can't let them down. I guess all of these things have caused me to get back on the blogging bandwagon. The next few posts will mostly consist of pictures and a little commentary from me until we get caught up to the present.
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<br />In the words of Jack Nicholson in <em>The Shining</em>, "I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-25902582203451930352011-01-30T09:30:00.000-05:002011-01-30T10:09:25.604-05:00Three and a Half"ish"We are in the midst of age three-okay slightly beyond but close enough...sort of. From my perspective it's both fun and challenging. They are just so cute when they are pretending. Kaylie is the boss. Ryan appeases her but has his moments of bucking the system so to speak. Some days they can go hours playing so nice with each other and some days it's fighting from the get go.<br /><br /><br />Ryan: Still loves cars and trucks. Loves his football. Gives hugs and kisses often. (Fun!) Likes his routines. He is a sensitive guy. Not always the best at listening. He can be stubborn when asked to clean up, take a bath, or ya know do something like pull his pants up and down when using the bathroom. He CAN do it but simply refuses to. He does it just fine at school and at random times does it on his own at home with no problem but often claims the words, "I can't," over and over. We've made some progress and he has been pulling them down a little more. I pull up sometimes and I see he is more willing to do it now but this has been a long fight. He gets happy when we praise him after doing it. You would think he would want to keep doing it. Nope. I don't get why he fights it so much. Sometimes it has literally taken 40 minutes of me asking/pleading/begging him to pull up his pants. He would rather walk around with the pants at his ankles. (Challenging!)<br /><br /><br />I have noticed that Ryan doesn't like to do things that involve fine motor skills (which is probably the underlying reason he doesn't like to do his pants) like coloring, drawing, doing puzzles, play doh, legos, and things like that. He lasts about a minute doing these activities because he finds them hard for him. I guess I have to keep pushing him before it becomes really obvious when he can't tie shoes or write.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kaylie: Still feisty as ever! As much as she can be difficult she is also a good girl. Occasionally getting a time out here and there but generally listens. She definitely chooses when she doesn't listen. She often responds with an "I'm too tired," when asked to clean up. Yet, they do this task without incident at school! She gives hugs and wants to snuggle. She can be demanding. I would say most of the day is spent with her demanding things. She still has princesses as her number one favorite but has branched out into Barbie. She must sleep with a bunch of books, animals and any other trinkets she finds. She enjoys arts and crafts and really spends a lot of time doing all the activities that Ryan doesn't enjoy so much.<br /><br /><br />Mealtime: I HATE feeding my kids. Really it has become quite the task. First, they don't want to sit and eat. They would rather watch whatever is on TV or play. Second, they have very limited food that they will eat and of course some of those are not the same for both. I really want to get to the point where we all eat the same thing for dinner but I don't see that happening any time soon. Neither of us remember ever having a special dinner made for us when we were kids and I don't want to do it for them especially since they haven't been eating the special thing I make for them. I would really love it if they ate PB&J every day! Then I would know it would be something they'll eat. (They don't eat PB&J by the way.) It's very frustrating. Breakfast is okay but lunch and dinner-- forget about it!<br /><br /><br />School: Still good although Kaylie still doesn't talk to other kids. The thought of splitting them up next year has entered my mind even though I thought I would wait until kindergarten to do that. I don't know if it would be good for Kaylie or detrimental. I really want her to break out of this shell she is in. They behave at school at least. One of the parents who helps out in the class told me they are well behaved and listen. (Yep, a pat on the back there.) Unfortunately at home I feel I need Supernanny half the time. Conferences are next week so I will get more info then.<br /><br />We've started playing board games and they do well taking turns. It's funny, at this point they don't care who wins. I was the worst at losing so I cannot wait for that to kick in. (insert eyeroll)<br /><br /><br />I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff they are doing. This will have to do though.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-76630227356346324472011-01-18T22:29:00.006-05:002011-01-29T09:04:08.627-05:00It's Been a YearOn January 12, 2010, it marked a year since I first found the quarter size bald patch on Kaylie's head. It was an emotional year for me. I cried a lot for about the first 6 months. A lot of people told me it was no big deal and things could be worse. I know they could be but I had the right to grieve didn't I? Sometime in the summer I gained some acceptance of it and resigned myself to the fact that she might be bald for the rest of her life. At that point, she had lost all the hair. I also stopped reading about alopecia and everyone's personal struggle with it. That probably stressed me out the most, hearing how everyone struggles with it and how I didn't want that to happen to my daughter. Then in July we spotted the fuzz growing back on the top of her hair and I gained some hope back. Slowly with her hair growing back, my hope keeps growing back too. I just hope it doesn't get crushed again. <div><div></div><br /><div>So where are we a year later...here.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHra8iDIPlWa5j4HW-I5ed9rHMyWl4W4bN0Qk5SQLmf3z8c5Y8KIfbUPSPbG7OPYf99DdWtv_xVJ9liyeeze-gp1fL_tWI06ULTLOsTDN4ez6T2SuAqY0iiEsz4j5SEo4ElnjeDwD9fiZS/s1600/036.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567607790630388466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHra8iDIPlWa5j4HW-I5ed9rHMyWl4W4bN0Qk5SQLmf3z8c5Y8KIfbUPSPbG7OPYf99DdWtv_xVJ9liyeeze-gp1fL_tWI06ULTLOsTDN4ez6T2SuAqY0iiEsz4j5SEo4ElnjeDwD9fiZS/s320/036.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM_4pshQ8S1uhfTptvKc8NFKsryIy9lgp-6IUK2JI3rOjr_Eui0dsfzZGFQIWQf-jOg0XDSNMJ2qLnHve2BuvdvdEWQPKhJTi9P8_kG2KsoZjAavuPXD7pkFnGBFjRoT-YUp9zk06k6CF/s1600/032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567607795074117922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM_4pshQ8S1uhfTptvKc8NFKsryIy9lgp-6IUK2JI3rOjr_Eui0dsfzZGFQIWQf-jOg0XDSNMJ2qLnHve2BuvdvdEWQPKhJTi9P8_kG2KsoZjAavuPXD7pkFnGBFjRoT-YUp9zk06k6CF/s320/032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>You can see hair is growing back on the top. Hair on the sides and back are taking their sweet old time. I spotted some fuzz on the side today so that is promising. You can still see circular spots a clear sign of the alopecia. But of course all of this new hair can fall out again and we start the cycle all over. The unknown is what gets you. </div><div></div><br /><div>I stopped using the cream we were using. I wasn't seeing any reaction like it was supposed to cause so I figured what's the point? Her body clearly got used to it. Even without the cream, growth is happening. That's a good thing. </div><br /><div></div><div>Kaylie knows her hair is short but she doesn't know that it's not supposed to be like that. She is not self conscious of it at all. I have told her she has something called alopecia where her hair doesn't grow but she doesn't quite "get it." She has never asked me why other people have long hair and she doesn't. It's funny b/c she plays with my hair from time to time pulling it back into a ponytail and messing it up but never asks for her hair to be put up. I actually have not put it up in pig tails since January 12th of last year. Kids in her class have never asked about it. I do see older kids--maybe age 7 and up looking at her trying to figure out just what was going on. No one has ever asked me about it either. Kind of strange I think. I don't know if they are just avoiding it or what but then again I probably would never go up to someone and ask either. </div><div></div><br /><div>Oh and you know what? Her hair actually gets messed up now. I actually have to do her hair. I had many months of not having to do anything to her hair. It feels good but at the same time, man having no hair was so easy!</div><br /><div></div><div>How I'm handling it: I'm trying to be strong about it. I just tell her she is beautiful every day because she is! I need to build up her self confidence as much as I can. When she asks, I will tell her. I am hoping all the hair grows back before then. :) </div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-26257362363581647672011-01-18T20:44:00.008-05:002011-01-18T21:15:37.426-05:00A Short Catch Up Post<div><div><div><div><div><div>Christmas was very nice. The kids were into the whole leaving cookies and reindeer food (oatmeal mixed with red sprinkles) out for Santa. They were not as excited on Christmas morning as I thought they would be. They took awhile to even begin to open gifts. Santa did not wrap his gifts and they did gravitate towards those first. I guess that's all they needed. I just expected some tearing into the gifts but didn't get that. That's okay though. I'm sure next year will be totally different. I have a skeptic on my hands. Ryan actually questioned whether Santa had really come. I reassured him that he did come and he seemed to accept that. We spent the day visiting family and they were whooped. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWSpDSjytSKLFytBnPUgvz2zPaV_APnOv_rhfx55k6h-dOOlDFBrLDG7DVMpnVwDBC_zbIL7uvlkIZuEgiWyTckNOB-69mMdh4XXeYA5LltH09nPm-OAa0uYzOce4RWz0k5q5CFP7QCi1/s1600/011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709393298481714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWSpDSjytSKLFytBnPUgvz2zPaV_APnOv_rhfx55k6h-dOOlDFBrLDG7DVMpnVwDBC_zbIL7uvlkIZuEgiWyTckNOB-69mMdh4XXeYA5LltH09nPm-OAa0uYzOce4RWz0k5q5CFP7QCi1/s320/011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The day after Christmas we had a major snowstorm here that dropped two plus feet of snow and the drifts were so bad that we couldn't see out the front door at all. It was all mounded up in front like we have never seen. We seem to be getting hit every week with some sort of snowstorm. Today it was ice and school was cancelled. It's actually getting a bit old already. I can't wait for spring to hurry up and get here.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm7HZjABEUBidBLKLhzPj_yUcQfT-63RJo-YGTID6uADMR4MPSIzvY8yurz4AgaP_0wQoguMbvjv6OYfJIqGmChjMCsEPSyN0ZeM3Myp1CJ-QElXKXpaXoZaF1uEVwuL9KCg8OZuKgeJ_/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709399571676562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm7HZjABEUBidBLKLhzPj_yUcQfT-63RJo-YGTID6uADMR4MPSIzvY8yurz4AgaP_0wQoguMbvjv6OYfJIqGmChjMCsEPSyN0ZeM3Myp1CJ-QElXKXpaXoZaF1uEVwuL9KCg8OZuKgeJ_/s320/017.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI2XQAbg7gZ3Xxy5_2kY-lR-YnBGPV_a4Z01L2Pr_J6TrPFPtuSv-RETNkghWXdecJQTM_r4D826nDMJrW9_NrNWg9zZU4QTB1MI155pBGrssoL_2VLYu-EZfJfvQnnkjYUQLea9MbX30/s1600/032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709405216042546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI2XQAbg7gZ3Xxy5_2kY-lR-YnBGPV_a4Z01L2Pr_J6TrPFPtuSv-RETNkghWXdecJQTM_r4D826nDMJrW9_NrNWg9zZU4QTB1MI155pBGrssoL_2VLYu-EZfJfvQnnkjYUQLea9MbX30/s320/032.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvkLQyVivczYZh9xCFZ2k08Ds9H4iyd_CW2ZYOuFEKEbst_eWVaCRHCH0HKeIM3tjcSBGInc8EJ2UFdqzCpXZNFJs4ZNqHUw5gutcfFv-26DCtC2CihX590gpQH6o-RbAQs1TK2MwJBXx/s1600/020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709399237585970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvkLQyVivczYZh9xCFZ2k08Ds9H4iyd_CW2ZYOuFEKEbst_eWVaCRHCH0HKeIM3tjcSBGInc8EJ2UFdqzCpXZNFJs4ZNqHUw5gutcfFv-26DCtC2CihX590gpQH6o-RbAQs1TK2MwJBXx/s320/020.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQmlj_M5E1NntG4FzwhTW82dWTCK-RmkUm8AzUpeJZ_gCJRw_itxvPe1WqyVOwHO-g4quoloTzqmKpGF_RzhSRolggykDImIW0e49JDw0bXEpZEs9xRxnYf4jo5ASGwBG7AY63ixIg8aq/s1600/045.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709649741772098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQmlj_M5E1NntG4FzwhTW82dWTCK-RmkUm8AzUpeJZ_gCJRw_itxvPe1WqyVOwHO-g4quoloTzqmKpGF_RzhSRolggykDImIW0e49JDw0bXEpZEs9xRxnYf4jo5ASGwBG7AY63ixIg8aq/s320/045.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnLLQQakk1-aZCNL3P19nd9B9ddP8xIHjF0JeO8dqSvU_DOdvoHovEd6v6pjM3btDU_YbFjhJTU36sjunYdODNIu_d96xmkkEuidx9173m-t4pd6Bjbj4UT1LgVRMfOFELDnDkXgHUB0d/s1600/040.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709642556941458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnLLQQakk1-aZCNL3P19nd9B9ddP8xIHjF0JeO8dqSvU_DOdvoHovEd6v6pjM3btDU_YbFjhJTU36sjunYdODNIu_d96xmkkEuidx9173m-t4pd6Bjbj4UT1LgVRMfOFELDnDkXgHUB0d/s320/040.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmp8H1d26JFckQKq7aocDrLrOI9Lf_EpGTioGby1ecaaeM1IsgxT4RQfKQUrpIdK9Orpxrhzl4xdDPLyITSUDuFDmozhs6SjxdWBTNsiDoIz9VSnB4PZ_AkXzAUiLYRKWFvLtckUm3ppp/s1600/039.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709405018486434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmp8H1d26JFckQKq7aocDrLrOI9Lf_EpGTioGby1ecaaeM1IsgxT4RQfKQUrpIdK9Orpxrhzl4xdDPLyITSUDuFDmozhs6SjxdWBTNsiDoIz9VSnB4PZ_AkXzAUiLYRKWFvLtckUm3ppp/s320/039.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>That's all that's been going on here. Snow, snow, and more snow. </div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-2392734084674018672010-12-25T21:49:00.000-05:002010-12-25T21:49:00.386-05:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhot5YsFGaYliJ3gaEuZbyahy30fGAze8lYZSzLY7p1qzVlq9KyTD96LmCd73T1bT8yTjyMqkoCRbgy7msDuO52BqkytvzTDoljkrFtKK-ljIlc9rdU5UNIxKiU1Y8HGnxDUe_jonvMRCRE/s1600/015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052061535137634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhot5YsFGaYliJ3gaEuZbyahy30fGAze8lYZSzLY7p1qzVlq9KyTD96LmCd73T1bT8yTjyMqkoCRbgy7msDuO52BqkytvzTDoljkrFtKK-ljIlc9rdU5UNIxKiU1Y8HGnxDUe_jonvMRCRE/s400/015.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! </div><div align="center">May your new year be filled with good health and happiness!</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-273942732421606162010-12-23T21:10:00.000-05:002010-12-23T21:14:37.614-05:00Christmas Preparations<div align="left"> Christmas preparations were going on all month. Here's a rundown.<br /><br />***Cookies with Santa at Grandma's work. They have Santa there and many crafts and games for the kids to do. They had a good time. No pics of Santa though. They had one taken with him but I haven't gotten it yet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNWXYlj0wGMMNl8ShiraJGc6MFbq863XhYOOeyOKYeZ-BVOW5G5b6sUBFZU5Xk2JeAKsQxfZyg48nocbOGhxTYZc9cyl3EA-ARolzjMX3k9oKUx02-oa6OsQ7ZbF_038EKl2Sdi_vZT6n/s1600/026.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554062359232702594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNWXYlj0wGMMNl8ShiraJGc6MFbq863XhYOOeyOKYeZ-BVOW5G5b6sUBFZU5Xk2JeAKsQxfZyg48nocbOGhxTYZc9cyl3EA-ARolzjMX3k9oKUx02-oa6OsQ7ZbF_038EKl2Sdi_vZT6n/s320/026.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOSZy-dtJ0QeVSgnE4i719NHhSKXLJk4FmQnB21-2hZgFGwj4K1Y9WF1sByhmIESpVRFEcKWTy-GkvwjuZuXrw7tO9hyphenhyphenxCT2314yCZ_oeFBdjqtVS6ozD-JTVpKYa4Q4JVPSuOqiS5H-g/s1600/022.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554062524467350962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOSZy-dtJ0QeVSgnE4i719NHhSKXLJk4FmQnB21-2hZgFGwj4K1Y9WF1sByhmIESpVRFEcKWTy-GkvwjuZuXrw7tO9hyphenhyphenxCT2314yCZ_oeFBdjqtVS6ozD-JTVpKYa4Q4JVPSuOqiS5H-g/s320/022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOSZy-dtJ0QeVSgnE4i719NHhSKXLJk4FmQnB21-2hZgFGwj4K1Y9WF1sByhmIESpVRFEcKWTy-GkvwjuZuXrw7tO9hyphenhyphenxCT2314yCZ_oeFBdjqtVS6ozD-JTVpKYa4Q4JVPSuOqiS5H-g/s1600/022.jpg"></a> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***Decorated the house and tree...check!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N82UFjBYIfasn1CXHdDDGumS93NSn9LOzQolOFj0kBv-NtqCTpvxM7NxfL7iTlY49Nn0bEtojuR7NR0UPdhoiRffNugXI5jGelLXhhZZXCawruATTH1vlWf48oFrovjOeConivXN9fEx/s1600/029.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554054498180287426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N82UFjBYIfasn1CXHdDDGumS93NSn9LOzQolOFj0kBv-NtqCTpvxM7NxfL7iTlY49Nn0bEtojuR7NR0UPdhoiRffNugXI5jGelLXhhZZXCawruATTH1vlWf48oFrovjOeConivXN9fEx/s320/029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***Decorated our gingerbread village...check!<br /><br /><br /><br />Next year I'm sticking with ONE house. This was a royal pain to build because they were miniature and not to mention the icing was terrible. They had fun anyway and that's the point.<br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lEJlGQCM8Jj0AjbDjjnfZQoXsR7wDsf94Gv9h0uPkUE-Pmz-7jWipX8fLmNIbf9lz6fuqSBtt8hEfYVLVLPDPstZ8E-TO7zLLhsblC8KDwnolOmlyLpDmTE_YIP4jqqloNVL3_nqYAjY/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052877815817314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lEJlGQCM8Jj0AjbDjjnfZQoXsR7wDsf94Gv9h0uPkUE-Pmz-7jWipX8fLmNIbf9lz6fuqSBtt8hEfYVLVLPDPstZ8E-TO7zLLhsblC8KDwnolOmlyLpDmTE_YIP4jqqloNVL3_nqYAjY/s320/001.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLih1WVrkZCryuFywUVAptEKEgcHFGOZneQnyj3SWDy053Lhuo-FttxNVhqgdA2aboN5UkOcUS8AILaZt0kNKSsTJlQMXJZ7xQphCxuYD_agBR5FVfDuRB_xYGaGIWzg65QAd2dbcT9bF/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052884239574530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLih1WVrkZCryuFywUVAptEKEgcHFGOZneQnyj3SWDy053Lhuo-FttxNVhqgdA2aboN5UkOcUS8AILaZt0kNKSsTJlQMXJZ7xQphCxuYD_agBR5FVfDuRB_xYGaGIWzg65QAd2dbcT9bF/s320/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5LXgG09IBLj-y3fZw2g4g1MyB9SxBoLqKkaBd5TySukh5o42_iVqs6kamuqF17KXciK8_CbYmQeBiLFFFqji6DirLLsuNa-cTTscPo7Qj_FK_NgovKdppQ9AHrdtdywfII_Oa_5UUEp/s1600/008.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052885457744002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5LXgG09IBLj-y3fZw2g4g1MyB9SxBoLqKkaBd5TySukh5o42_iVqs6kamuqF17KXciK8_CbYmQeBiLFFFqji6DirLLsuNa-cTTscPo7Qj_FK_NgovKdppQ9AHrdtdywfII_Oa_5UUEp/s320/008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***Put up exterior illumination...check! (Bob's job.)<br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomRQDaMjXblkhPSFznZV78wjhYJSnO6fMylVOeZv2EByPelNBeyvLpEpzZUczu2YCxwnuksLU4ZHlfzwyA_wppRTFDRwobj59zx9f8OOOsNgcSq7RK_Td50btCIolFIiZPByB20m8YhYT/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554062353859072946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomRQDaMjXblkhPSFznZV78wjhYJSnO6fMylVOeZv2EByPelNBeyvLpEpzZUczu2YCxwnuksLU4ZHlfzwyA_wppRTFDRwobj59zx9f8OOOsNgcSq7RK_Td50btCIolFIiZPByB20m8YhYT/s320/017.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***Went for a drive to look at lights...check!<br /><br /><br />Here'e the crazy house I talked about last year too. Still going strong. I found another house with about 40 blow ups all over their yard. No good pics though. I love riding around looking at lights.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaZnMdZreBep_o_F9R-_wm1_HbevTouBy2UVS92wYltlExfy4PRiOkmd7NTSWsX66hSU1iXmNTGw_0yKGZCJjrU6nwpWjBOX434I-4nGa6TArXbjrsbjwufiqA7eMdaPQjJ-tBA-0tK0e/s1600/011.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052898558550722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaZnMdZreBep_o_F9R-_wm1_HbevTouBy2UVS92wYltlExfy4PRiOkmd7NTSWsX66hSU1iXmNTGw_0yKGZCJjrU6nwpWjBOX434I-4nGa6TArXbjrsbjwufiqA7eMdaPQjJ-tBA-0tK0e/s320/011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***Baked cookies...check! No pics but a lot baking was done here.<br /><br /><br /><br />***A thrilling visit with Santa...check!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn-BzH_e8-t0WUWAbJ8FFDFJs456o39NDSdtkblBr60rpLIlS9c35n02P-H1C2MvXiVZ-sgE0mQzZKr0vlvgaGUVtUGZwgG1tqpB7ZGmkaVrO_kYw5G0E6NeFZ9ZS67mObg573tM-dmkz/s1600/014.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554052893988648562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn-BzH_e8-t0WUWAbJ8FFDFJs456o39NDSdtkblBr60rpLIlS9c35n02P-H1C2MvXiVZ-sgE0mQzZKr0vlvgaGUVtUGZwgG1tqpB7ZGmkaVrO_kYw5G0E6NeFZ9ZS67mObg573tM-dmkz/s320/014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ryan asked for cars and trucks and Kaylie said princesses. No smiles for the camera however.<br />Again, I paid for this picture!! I think they were a bit confused and wondering who this guy was. We had gone to one mall to see Santa but the camera wasn't working. We waited an hour and then left. They were so excited to go too. The poor kids were let down. The lady there was rude and I wasn't thrilled with that Santa anyway. He had a shorter beard and was wearing a bluetooth!!! Ok I know it was before they were technically open but still. So then we went to another mall for pictures for our card and I took them to see this Santa. They were wondering why there was more than one Santa. I just told them they were helper Santas that go and tell the real Santa what they want. The web we weave.<br /><br /><br />Now just awaiting the excitement Christmas morning brings. I can't wait. They are super exciteed. They are even "playing Christmas." This means pretending to be sleeping and then they get up and find presents. The presents are just boxes they took from my wrapping stuff and put random stuff in. Of course we aren't focused on gifts, they are well aware that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus. They had a little celebration at school and I was providing the tablecloth, cups, napkins, and plates so we had to go buy them for the party. Kaylie asked if Baby Jesus was going to be at the party. :)<br /><br /><br />***Sorry for the spacing on this post. Blogger is a pain sometimes. ***<br /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-65866316232284404922010-12-06T21:39:00.007-05:002010-12-06T22:15:21.332-05:00Move over Stripe....Meet Bee-BeeFor a few months now, Ryan has become attached to this football.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vu1ZQCFJHLXIRbWjinGR7l54xZZdb6NqjOkXiNBDeWjfq9tp1vUXOe5JvTCGSi8O0xZfHfKAs6OiWEql7t5CFqVS8JgTYFGNclMJWXSNrNUiXtGJKDpGXfB255B6UF0sdqs-KY1DwXZ/s1600/050.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547764608173239522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vu1ZQCFJHLXIRbWjinGR7l54xZZdb6NqjOkXiNBDeWjfq9tp1vUXOe5JvTCGSi8O0xZfHfKAs6OiWEql7t5CFqVS8JgTYFGNclMJWXSNrNUiXtGJKDpGXfB255B6UF0sdqs-KY1DwXZ/s320/050.jpg" /></a></p><br />He calls it Bee-Bee--that's the phonetic spelling, I'm not sure of the true spelling Ryan has decided on. (Wink) I suppose it could be B.B., BB, Be-Be, or maybe B-B.<br />I'm not sure how the love affair began or even when although I feel it was shortly after our summer vacation in August. I received this football at one of my baby showers when I was pregnant. Well technically at one of my showers I wasn't pregnant but I digress. I'm usually good about remembering who gives me things but I cannot remember who gave it to us. You just never know what they will get attached to.<br /><br />If you remember he has a striped blanket, oddly enough called, <strong>Stripe</strong>, that used to be his lovey. Now Stripe just stays in bed and has to be draped over his pillow (that the does not use BTW) every night. Every now and then Stripe makes an appearance but Bee-Bee is IN. He hugs Bee-Bee and kisses and loves to rub it on his face. If he gets a boo-boo he rubs the football on his injury. If he is scared or worried he goes and gets Bee-Bee and nestles his head into it. Bee-Bee gets tossed A LOT. We've had a few near misses with it landing in the sink and it has been responsible for knocking a shelf off the wall. It is constantly being lost in the house. Ryan has allowed it to get washed. Thankfully Ty is a smart company and made a machine washable product although Bee-Bee is definitely showing wear and tear. Like Stripe, I find myself referring to it as a "him." It's adorable to see how much love he has for this thing. The other day we were listing who was in our family and Ryan added Bee-Bee to the list. See, it's so stinkin' cute.<br /><br />***If interested in reading about Stripe, it can be found in the March 2010 archive. I for whatever reason have forgotten/don't know HTML programming/can't do etc. how to make the word into a link. I've done it before but can't now. A case of use it or lose it. Sorry!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-69956188809469356222010-12-06T21:30:00.003-05:002010-12-06T21:39:13.218-05:00Happy ThanksgivingThe kids had a Thanksgiving program at school. They sang a few songs for the audience. Well, my kids didn't sing. I thought they were going to because they were singing one of the songs at home. Oh well, we'll see what happens at the Christmas show.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZbpHp_AtPcX1Asx8W1qiHCxIS10zcWiMKwvDs59Uqn8dLZitpRAIeEISykELbZ991kgm-2MXFdl8slUwD65s7Eiv4yJsY6YGBPTH_E_EQi6A6Lf5zv84dK2irRqFi0AjVWmo1WTOWVO2/s1600/062.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762452233213506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZbpHp_AtPcX1Asx8W1qiHCxIS10zcWiMKwvDs59Uqn8dLZitpRAIeEISykELbZ991kgm-2MXFdl8slUwD65s7Eiv4yJsY6YGBPTH_E_EQi6A6Lf5zv84dK2irRqFi0AjVWmo1WTOWVO2/s320/062.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqspdcfURiYNKRXyMD49zO5Vl5FWiydh2YLJfQ6wrl1s0vPDRx5NYFtz-k06bhQ9qbKGoamgt00ca1I4AoByqt5nyLau26nV75oPaKB6NgnHwxadgeNyVdJ9i2zX3vE2k-6ZyRoqwXyfR/s1600/061.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762453286982018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqspdcfURiYNKRXyMD49zO5Vl5FWiydh2YLJfQ6wrl1s0vPDRx5NYFtz-k06bhQ9qbKGoamgt00ca1I4AoByqt5nyLau26nV75oPaKB6NgnHwxadgeNyVdJ9i2zX3vE2k-6ZyRoqwXyfR/s320/061.jpg" /></a> </div><div>The show was followed by a feast.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkde1n8vDmilkrn6-7MdIdrqA4SKhef_mzo51g19jDQjn_AFavKtANq0p5_Ngj_tf6iZMSHfGIR0WRg-ucl3mcfYxu1K2rPe5wLE2A4P-q83RzMfZDapXlmZwqjAozJf4bSdZcKmqBbLU/s1600/066.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762462122206738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkde1n8vDmilkrn6-7MdIdrqA4SKhef_mzo51g19jDQjn_AFavKtANq0p5_Ngj_tf6iZMSHfGIR0WRg-ucl3mcfYxu1K2rPe5wLE2A4P-q83RzMfZDapXlmZwqjAozJf4bSdZcKmqBbLU/s320/066.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On Thanksgiving Day we stopped at Grandma & Pop-Pop's house to have a bit of their Thanksgiving feast and then headed over to Aunt Amy's house to eat again. Thankfully the meals were hours apart.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hv2RKhCl5bHeqyIpru5fXqUCzkFMNsxQ5nkvb_HIrIQMdWxeBBUvvWmB4ZwZtQFvRq_2yeZMh4xMdS2UulFM277s7lVebCpmtHRnCb5hTaFjhUPmyiKnjv9aLbehuAcn9DrgaMHo2aZ-/s1600/003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762446515798738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hv2RKhCl5bHeqyIpru5fXqUCzkFMNsxQ5nkvb_HIrIQMdWxeBBUvvWmB4ZwZtQFvRq_2yeZMh4xMdS2UulFM277s7lVebCpmtHRnCb5hTaFjhUPmyiKnjv9aLbehuAcn9DrgaMHo2aZ-/s320/003.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-90534004820493044452010-11-20T21:03:00.005-05:002010-11-20T21:24:24.612-05:00HalloweenHalloween. Seems like a long time ago now. There they are a pirate and Sleeping Beauty. The kids had a parade at school and they sang a few Halloween songs. Kaylie just stood there and didn't sing. Ryan didn't sing either but he did do a few hand motions.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePerXlw1M9OzSdcDE84S2l0csRpHK0wbQ6XIZV9c4OXyBKTHF6J-b-56cen5N2yx5_hrUKGBc-jVF0Uv3ykmWKzfkQvkgDcxXxowaLeq8mRJG_exrU1pZDHUiLX1R-nOJFWNqrQNwLJ6q/s1600/008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541819027816352450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePerXlw1M9OzSdcDE84S2l0csRpHK0wbQ6XIZV9c4OXyBKTHF6J-b-56cen5N2yx5_hrUKGBc-jVF0Uv3ykmWKzfkQvkgDcxXxowaLeq8mRJG_exrU1pZDHUiLX1R-nOJFWNqrQNwLJ6q/s320/008.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On Halloween we carved pumpkins. Kaylie wanted a ghost pumpkin and Ryan went with the more traditional jack-o-lantern directing me to cut circle eyes, a triangle nose, and mouth. Daddy carved the ghost pumpkin using his Dremel and template.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxaeNOjn9iiPzabGMbOAh0POy_Mj9yOHmdituQ6Gd8KYdyIxWS3pjAVHgiEWgSstTwaoVi85YmZBPFSSR7DStY0yWVTzQdGQ0YMs8HhukRSoQHxJasFZ0ypyeL9d8Bq1Ec6O4qrZLw8PU/s1600/Fall+2010+025.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541819000910307986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxaeNOjn9iiPzabGMbOAh0POy_Mj9yOHmdituQ6Gd8KYdyIxWS3pjAVHgiEWgSstTwaoVi85YmZBPFSSR7DStY0yWVTzQdGQ0YMs8HhukRSoQHxJasFZ0ypyeL9d8Bq1Ec6O4qrZLw8PU/s320/Fall+2010+025.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2sqnE4NISLVYuw-waUoN3PNahYAkyc4VA2L1D-1dbXkkiP8TPSU3T0uyQAFXNKVLoWuT5l-lsv4Vm4ToWQw1RmMw_bfbESF24gQx8jMKjAl6reusTDaoMyTjXF2Q1aeoVvurVJcRFDKp/s1600/Fall+2010+028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818990494030130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2sqnE4NISLVYuw-waUoN3PNahYAkyc4VA2L1D-1dbXkkiP8TPSU3T0uyQAFXNKVLoWuT5l-lsv4Vm4ToWQw1RmMw_bfbESF24gQx8jMKjAl6reusTDaoMyTjXF2Q1aeoVvurVJcRFDKp/s320/Fall+2010+028.jpg" /></a> </div><div>They liked scooping out the seeds. We roasted them in the oven and enjoyed them for snack.<br />Here are the finished pumpkins.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9g5ibfUIzi61rMmvSLwdCNkVI4wdXW2hibUyJbfFxJjEjcuOd-d5y4YTgTlJdzsI74n8eKlmk1w4gRJZTxR6o2_uSRJ2qIypPWftTqwzxBFQNvpI_MVnGDbeCs71EzCwojMBPYZJdEfe/s1600/Halloween+2010+004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818541791053026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9g5ibfUIzi61rMmvSLwdCNkVI4wdXW2hibUyJbfFxJjEjcuOd-d5y4YTgTlJdzsI74n8eKlmk1w4gRJZTxR6o2_uSRJ2qIypPWftTqwzxBFQNvpI_MVnGDbeCs71EzCwojMBPYZJdEfe/s320/Halloween+2010+004.jpg" /></a></div><div>Our family pic for Halloween. We have one every year sitting in the same spot. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnruKz2j_Sf9QSZubuka3LHqjDwnuJRp2bIl_jAp-n34pazcYQYCWgaIC1SpvFJl6gEdRzaOFEyYLnOV2yHHOJiWWJxMYoTkz2DD0Eq-X0PgmQt9fmPr0sKgHUTcoULqAHyDc4m8oNxHnk/s1600/Fall+2010+032.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818580947220962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnruKz2j_Sf9QSZubuka3LHqjDwnuJRp2bIl_jAp-n34pazcYQYCWgaIC1SpvFJl6gEdRzaOFEyYLnOV2yHHOJiWWJxMYoTkz2DD0Eq-X0PgmQt9fmPr0sKgHUTcoULqAHyDc4m8oNxHnk/s320/Fall+2010+032.jpg" /></a><br />Waiting to go get the loot....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lqdbHEvqW63jUWwbTpG4453MxZpPgp2D_wnTMBbb1zgQrjhPGWyxaxSYpejjI-Qwo0Z72vzqta6ifVkgCMAq1W4vUNZbubBvaprru5MMItVdlm-uyveh5ofv22Y5F3HXHkL2QrA_Ah5n/s1600/Fall+2010+029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818574205577698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lqdbHEvqW63jUWwbTpG4453MxZpPgp2D_wnTMBbb1zgQrjhPGWyxaxSYpejjI-Qwo0Z72vzqta6ifVkgCMAq1W4vUNZbubBvaprru5MMItVdlm-uyveh5ofv22Y5F3HXHkL2QrA_Ah5n/s320/Fall+2010+029.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Score!</div><div>Ryan enjoyed ringing the doorbells and was actually disappointed if the people were sitting outside waiting to give the candy out. In our neighborhood we have a lot of houses and it kids from all over our town come to our neighborhood because the houses are close together so we get nearly 500 kids, maybe more. It's best to just sit and wait for the kids instead of hearing your doorbell ring a million times. Kaylie was loving it too, but could care less if she was the one to ring the bell or not. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_fd9CDCTfXXSFaiJGRWFt1BTBDYXKX672LZVtwdaCGRclMXmIBd7LjAuK6NrmscYHLZIOKymvMwUocHmxKI2Me6TtqkZMXRwNddqtI0REsajsN8rfgCp_lo2Kcr_PPF4xqvKybwOUEPz/s1600/Fall+2010+034.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818565424108882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_fd9CDCTfXXSFaiJGRWFt1BTBDYXKX672LZVtwdaCGRclMXmIBd7LjAuK6NrmscYHLZIOKymvMwUocHmxKI2Me6TtqkZMXRwNddqtI0REsajsN8rfgCp_lo2Kcr_PPF4xqvKybwOUEPz/s320/Fall+2010+034.jpg" /></a><br />Pop-Pop came to help man the door while we were out trick-or-treating. He got into the Halloween spirit with a grim reaper outfit. The kids also loved helping to hand out candy to their "customers" as they called the trick or treaters. A lot of candy was consumed by these two that night, thankfully no one threw up!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6ZegvXnCh3XmbkniCASmNpbrLDG6GrDQj3NCceJaiQEG2KSLhDMfhs660WZYQtmg63E34xpNiUekUaFVm0ihrVnihxSDp9xILeJSMMj1o-6TueEiwCH0qgnsjH7XzkcbIItCGlZhJ6pi/s1600/Fall+2010+037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541818553414599394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6ZegvXnCh3XmbkniCASmNpbrLDG6GrDQj3NCceJaiQEG2KSLhDMfhs660WZYQtmg63E34xpNiUekUaFVm0ihrVnihxSDp9xILeJSMMj1o-6TueEiwCH0qgnsjH7XzkcbIItCGlZhJ6pi/s320/Fall+2010+037.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Just a fall fun picture!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqNL9NYml_Fvvvc3eLSP72w0UmH4xmNLLQWHc196ZkVkQLc6QeoZdHB6CinX2hei3wrwfpYHY5gqusLYYJ6Jd-0xXmzj5-Ik7v3JOGUjfQh1pU4GAU4dJIz8jmP3jl9Oh_LC4UXIUgakZ/s1600/Fall+2010+010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541819009087113762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqNL9NYml_Fvvvc3eLSP72w0UmH4xmNLLQWHc196ZkVkQLc6QeoZdHB6CinX2hei3wrwfpYHY5gqusLYYJ6Jd-0xXmzj5-Ik7v3JOGUjfQh1pU4GAU4dJIz8jmP3jl9Oh_LC4UXIUgakZ/s320/Fall+2010+010.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-29099674808859600082010-10-21T21:31:00.006-04:002010-10-21T21:40:14.624-04:00Fall Fun- Pumpkin PickingWe returned to Eastmont Orchards a few weeks after apple picking there to do some pumpkin picking. Again, the kids had a great time. They loved trying to lift the really big pumpkins to no avail! They would have picked every pumpkin there but in all we got two larger pumpkins and four smaller ones and a bunch of gourds. They fought over the gourds of course. I can't wait to carve them in 2 weeks! Any guesses at what their costumes are this year?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3BzX_tTv-Z4eI0qFsGPtaLUNgVtB93k7C7hdfYgfuiSf7QggyQTlQao1GUVwPpXtaSpZtjD93WH2cHqAeQCDFI_iTs4PWtFefFHk__baU-5GGxEL7yDIOheqVvQaiUa9WSr-2AIwGrHQ/s1600/023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677626072708146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3BzX_tTv-Z4eI0qFsGPtaLUNgVtB93k7C7hdfYgfuiSf7QggyQTlQao1GUVwPpXtaSpZtjD93WH2cHqAeQCDFI_iTs4PWtFefFHk__baU-5GGxEL7yDIOheqVvQaiUa9WSr-2AIwGrHQ/s320/023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyV8IeOOab3h-ZTADHpjEXCkbm5KkQ_6JhsRkzANzC0y7Hr0bFRrKpsQOFpImR9vOM_GQIUSJV-D1KqyoZS_kIrad9UvOsLcJk_iqSUms1YoxY_6fy6voYYzdgIbItqtI7N_GR5AyHt4Ts/s1600/020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677616491411682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyV8IeOOab3h-ZTADHpjEXCkbm5KkQ_6JhsRkzANzC0y7Hr0bFRrKpsQOFpImR9vOM_GQIUSJV-D1KqyoZS_kIrad9UvOsLcJk_iqSUms1YoxY_6fy6voYYzdgIbItqtI7N_GR5AyHt4Ts/s320/020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48iYPKzuK0KG9dLsELTNZ9M6QVQ90p_0OwgwA5EVySudjisQkGIf3Gp6rGErgWvBCeEyYk_DGS_0nQ48_nisYIZE0OzoHsPPTzwCNCig6pH4rr0iGZzJ5bQlO5bL3oUeFUbr_fUQyayyG/s1600/018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677396769981282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48iYPKzuK0KG9dLsELTNZ9M6QVQ90p_0OwgwA5EVySudjisQkGIf3Gp6rGErgWvBCeEyYk_DGS_0nQ48_nisYIZE0OzoHsPPTzwCNCig6pH4rr0iGZzJ5bQlO5bL3oUeFUbr_fUQyayyG/s320/018.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCvWk7tojXrCHm3IGtL2p5d1UL3Hmmq2wRDB2ciWInyjfFLYhpQKe_NQ4g8bdHa7CMtuclnJ-mCYgwqVIc4WJZE0SEC2atMMSLv1cWGmwoiiI5xGzdNE3tNZs1F_Rq_SbOEH_yTpl2-dz/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677379385020562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCvWk7tojXrCHm3IGtL2p5d1UL3Hmmq2wRDB2ciWInyjfFLYhpQKe_NQ4g8bdHa7CMtuclnJ-mCYgwqVIc4WJZE0SEC2atMMSLv1cWGmwoiiI5xGzdNE3tNZs1F_Rq_SbOEH_yTpl2-dz/s320/017.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7amE8aMK00xo-BZ1xZ06Xcoj9gFf_qTcZkk28yzH7q8mCwz8yJ0RgBeCt7Hfe-0XNtajaofrfpb1fnIhkwI-kZL30IxvJxhMEtyJvEw5vbLE0dWH2HzhA4hXd2L2XnGap935Z0eNpf_W/s1600/014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677371300639314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7amE8aMK00xo-BZ1xZ06Xcoj9gFf_qTcZkk28yzH7q8mCwz8yJ0RgBeCt7Hfe-0XNtajaofrfpb1fnIhkwI-kZL30IxvJxhMEtyJvEw5vbLE0dWH2HzhA4hXd2L2XnGap935Z0eNpf_W/s320/014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSeRIeKPNdEIqckUd989kDs2CakZfAW8TlTpym0HPbcEDUNloDCd020LoLZXZqlkno0kn8ne5vJ8HjO2ctmVukvX98NTdFN5hmsHNMiqAgZn6bNsvVP1I22J8vk_8ifzN0FjtYoYhVpG/s1600/013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677361680241570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSeRIeKPNdEIqckUd989kDs2CakZfAW8TlTpym0HPbcEDUNloDCd020LoLZXZqlkno0kn8ne5vJ8HjO2ctmVukvX98NTdFN5hmsHNMiqAgZn6bNsvVP1I22J8vk_8ifzN0FjtYoYhVpG/s320/013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo0YFA2rqE8HL-ZEQytEmBaBv__9GRLH35WcepfeeDqh3fISG5ff4b9pVe3yjNSxrlX9Ko0zbBhgobQnKMRX-qbILhOmCtcv3uDrB0ryJC2ty4CDUjjdCbKHXLzSfT9KEpznu2LdEeMW3/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530677355695235778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo0YFA2rqE8HL-ZEQytEmBaBv__9GRLH35WcepfeeDqh3fISG5ff4b9pVe3yjNSxrlX9Ko0zbBhgobQnKMRX-qbILhOmCtcv3uDrB0ryJC2ty4CDUjjdCbKHXLzSfT9KEpznu2LdEeMW3/s320/012.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-19978904738480014752010-10-21T21:24:00.006-04:002010-10-21T21:30:02.815-04:00Fall Fun-Apple PickingWe took the kids to local Eastmont Orchards for apple picking. They had a great time picking the apples. We went home with two full bags. That is after us putting an end to the apple picking. They would have picked all day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCZzz7D3N_kXUjQOk4pcTZclw0tlGvoaJ3g58K27gRNjiKLmfXI_BEYaFhS7DPspKPIdgO4pE1qF7TGtq0r4gEFGbxz-hzAQRmoU4HOaOZAYq9TjbJVbPla5a6S1CcNe1CxbUDSnpW76T/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675669623833922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCZzz7D3N_kXUjQOk4pcTZclw0tlGvoaJ3g58K27gRNjiKLmfXI_BEYaFhS7DPspKPIdgO4pE1qF7TGtq0r4gEFGbxz-hzAQRmoU4HOaOZAYq9TjbJVbPla5a6S1CcNe1CxbUDSnpW76T/s320/012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5Iq_ZXsbopxy2IsbOQUlsJ7TSJG2CEfuBL1osxDliGyWQEj4NpKDlm4Ev18nlbSiiDb7CvucBtcl7NPEY5mnHZFUdfzFJwk9QT2YddPhoSjHX4fOL-o2BVxMWdVIMC3j1PT1Jrv1baIr/s1600/010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675463673128722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5Iq_ZXsbopxy2IsbOQUlsJ7TSJG2CEfuBL1osxDliGyWQEj4NpKDlm4Ev18nlbSiiDb7CvucBtcl7NPEY5mnHZFUdfzFJwk9QT2YddPhoSjHX4fOL-o2BVxMWdVIMC3j1PT1Jrv1baIr/s320/010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-v_WGt2BQxbhN6Mb-kvc7_BdajP75gY-xSDN_rmSk8_IcOvmo7BzEjBCjkB4zsqDK7toFIhr3hNIcmATvwk6b2fbPhrXrbJDA6KLYB6lX3cSbbwS7Y-iCuH2V8B1GdqZ4i5G5u3INfV1/s1600/009.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675459296924562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-v_WGt2BQxbhN6Mb-kvc7_BdajP75gY-xSDN_rmSk8_IcOvmo7BzEjBCjkB4zsqDK7toFIhr3hNIcmATvwk6b2fbPhrXrbJDA6KLYB6lX3cSbbwS7Y-iCuH2V8B1GdqZ4i5G5u3INfV1/s320/009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0HAMoFW2sTdGd6osqDMjI0g1GbqovPpRzwshs3z6cx4R6jhCmoOuEP9ZRp2EbKjL9zBxBNYFLY6refJW5v_73Ef_uxrGbUVDYWtdBxo5Zpd42vFr1g90tnnCubyWOdviFrqT5XrqlsfE/s1600/007.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675452951291042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0HAMoFW2sTdGd6osqDMjI0g1GbqovPpRzwshs3z6cx4R6jhCmoOuEP9ZRp2EbKjL9zBxBNYFLY6refJW5v_73Ef_uxrGbUVDYWtdBxo5Zpd42vFr1g90tnnCubyWOdviFrqT5XrqlsfE/s320/007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8lhsQbiVnAK7aMLmL0mEU1lyDc4amTvQ-9OYbzDNCwqv_7mNxDyX7ji775p7Agz9OyvrEZFI3FZ7uNi3K82ongEWSirDtKY5TdHy6rL8KMJB2fCyWGc6q-77sFJ0oeDMiqAYk8ZbSPop/s1600/004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675443616212738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8lhsQbiVnAK7aMLmL0mEU1lyDc4amTvQ-9OYbzDNCwqv_7mNxDyX7ji775p7Agz9OyvrEZFI3FZ7uNi3K82ongEWSirDtKY5TdHy6rL8KMJB2fCyWGc6q-77sFJ0oeDMiqAYk8ZbSPop/s320/004.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqKeH6Aee3uS8UW8jgZpzkoIuFhNaxJlWYs-b0xmyNBbFszV-BlyDNwfwp7QEDRkadAvh38hsKlXUUjBhx_vWV5m90eJH5EN2YSV_3EW-iU9TzRiZ4O0lZ0q5kwpT32XBAIxvY4jc0NJQ/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530675440876932754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqKeH6Aee3uS8UW8jgZpzkoIuFhNaxJlWYs-b0xmyNBbFszV-BlyDNwfwp7QEDRkadAvh38hsKlXUUjBhx_vWV5m90eJH5EN2YSV_3EW-iU9TzRiZ4O0lZ0q5kwpT32XBAIxvY4jc0NJQ/s320/001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-67816348329621396502010-09-17T20:03:00.004-04:002010-09-17T20:29:51.754-04:00Preschool!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOhBMISrnGxrJ8ouUTcoTw9Vi3j1LYqpPTuH4nQnY9JCjX9UIbxhTGOGSgcx5CyJggZlYh9TyB6VG6u0wNYCHI4aIB6ZDJ7mbOasKL_YFAQB0lCBFby66e1Sn0Zfx1z3hXy53q-UwV-CG/s1600/006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518037580954550578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOhBMISrnGxrJ8ouUTcoTw9Vi3j1LYqpPTuH4nQnY9JCjX9UIbxhTGOGSgcx5CyJggZlYh9TyB6VG6u0wNYCHI4aIB6ZDJ7mbOasKL_YFAQB0lCBFby66e1Sn0Zfx1z3hXy53q-UwV-CG/s320/006.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">Here they are...my preschoolers. It's official. We have survived the first week without incident. There was no crying. They just went into the classroom, began exploring and kissed me goodbye each time. They go on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I am wondering what Tuesday will bring because there will be a 4 day break in there. I'm not really worried about it too much because I think they like it but you never know. Ryan likes the playground and said he had fun there. He has come home with an acorn each day. After the first day, I said, "You go to school tomorrow too." Ryan responded with, "We already went to school." He has no idea that life as he knows it is changed forever. He thought it was a one time thing like going to the zoo or something. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I have no idea if they behave or if they talk to other kids. I do know that they have at least talked to the teacher. She said Ryan talks to her more than Kaylie. It's like they have this other life now...without me. It felt weird the first day leaving them. Hello, I just left my kids in a strange place with "strangers." I wondered about what they were doing, how were they, etc.. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I picked them up the first day and the teacher said they needed to practice drinking from open cups. I guess they drink from small Dixie cups at snack time. I'll admit I've only had them do that a handful of times and it's quite messy (x2 I'll add). I usually use straws or straw cups. So we practiced and the next day she said they did fine. There were no spills on the first day--I just think they didn't drink their juice because they couldn't/didn't want spill it. I'm not certain, but their clothes were not wet and I arrived to see them still sitting at the snack table with full cups of juice in front of them. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Trying to get from them what they did that day is hard. They say bits and pieces here and there and who knows if it's the truth. Every night before bed Bob asks them what we did that day and many times the things are made up! So I take what they say lightly. A positive is I am doing a coop with the school, where I will get to go and be the parent helper for the day. This is about once a month. At least I'll get to see a little bit of their "world."</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-35761340499240038062010-09-13T21:56:00.001-04:002010-09-13T21:57:30.876-04:00Meet the TeacherWe met their preschool teacher today. We had a short meet the teacher time scheduled with Mrs. Christensen. --a mouthful for the kids to say but we are working on it.<br /><br />Neither of them greeted her with a hi or anything--more like who is this lady talking to me, I won't look, I won't look and maybe she will go away. Yep those are my kids. Kaylie grasped my hand each time she spoke to her--OY! They saw their names on the bulletin board in the hallway. Then they explored the classroom while I talked to the teacher. During this time they brought me a few things they found in the classroom to show me. They picked a color flower that they will be using in class to identify their name when they arrive at school. I think it is the teacher's way of taking attendance too. They will come in, unpack, and find their flower from the table. I assume whichever flowers are left are the ones who are absent--that's the inside track of being a teacher myself. They did both answer questions about color when asked. This blew me away that Kaylie actually answered.<br /><br />Something surprising to me was that they actually cleaned up their mess--something I struggle getting them to do. That clean up song really doesn't work for my kids. What does work is me getting a garbage bag and putting their toys in it. Somehow they are more willing to help clean up when they see this coming. I can't do this all the time or the effectiveness will wear off but yep, I've done it when I've reached my limits. <br /><br />Anyway, they did give her a hug good-bye when she asked for one. So that is my hope that tomorrow goes smoothly. Not the image I have in my head of Kaylie screaming her head off and clawing her way toward me as I walk away. I hope that image isn't a reality tomorrow. I REALLY hope not.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334268695685600225.post-31940087527786308402010-09-13T15:29:00.001-04:002010-09-13T15:29:20.074-04:00August Recap<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>August continued with swimming, going to My Gym, and doing whatever it takes to keep two 3 year olds happy and entertained--that might also be read as Mommy forgets what we did.</div><div></div><br /><div>I do know that we went to our town fair. We have gone three years now and every year we do something more each year. They did pony rides for the first time last year. This year we rode some of the rides. Of course we lament about how much more it costs us to go each year too! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54YaUg1Hed4f19fhcDRYBKweCiEdf38p_-PpQy-qY47XXnFxKITCiyFLpu8WdrFlW11NwIwic_MyJC95x-oDLbvXoj9Ixh70yhp8ZDfbPXLj5PKynC1OK8oeFuzXR4VvSmi-tsnKKSs_c/s1600/LBI+2010+004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204987732990226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54YaUg1Hed4f19fhcDRYBKweCiEdf38p_-PpQy-qY47XXnFxKITCiyFLpu8WdrFlW11NwIwic_MyJC95x-oDLbvXoj9Ixh70yhp8ZDfbPXLj5PKynC1OK8oeFuzXR4VvSmi-tsnKKSs_c/s320/LBI+2010+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwHZHZG7G4Bg2ZT-l3s0cQPoeyxyt-CyJ3mFC-ZWJQrMDuQh6dRN5F-ns08UEjnNlcYvXnuZ1RPbdbOPepdz5Ho44bAzkw9p-BWBhA9QGuRShLWT8GnYUc3YriVml_PnLUhUoFgl0373/s1600/LBI+2010+006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204971837947266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwHZHZG7G4Bg2ZT-l3s0cQPoeyxyt-CyJ3mFC-ZWJQrMDuQh6dRN5F-ns08UEjnNlcYvXnuZ1RPbdbOPepdz5Ho44bAzkw9p-BWBhA9QGuRShLWT8GnYUc3YriVml_PnLUhUoFgl0373/s320/LBI+2010+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2JPgOzz6gP0aKKQI66B0SeXGIroMK3AGhwb26NTXWCYX2iNHh_CARRk0kqtQaow5Chw-Iv7SRcDT9DMp9eG2S_p3wlLvoyxlbY3Pqs3059qxZiDfVzW7qH0I7i02wAs4F8gxQ3M2n4oZ/s1600/LBI+2010+010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204965348297778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2JPgOzz6gP0aKKQI66B0SeXGIroMK3AGhwb26NTXWCYX2iNHh_CARRk0kqtQaow5Chw-Iv7SRcDT9DMp9eG2S_p3wlLvoyxlbY3Pqs3059qxZiDfVzW7qH0I7i02wAs4F8gxQ3M2n4oZ/s320/LBI+2010+010.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Loving the cotton candy!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFpdYKKHKO61Lq320n7xHpkTbqx-5jk3k7fs5dcuw8m7pLHqxtrodwz2y9FRMzafszcFyarBeDaiq_fH3y5I5n_euiNlgR22KR5vfmMH323NgN4Iy1dJFvmRS4NXpsmwiZyH8Ja4G2DrG/s1600/LBI+2010+008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204708122080498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFpdYKKHKO61Lq320n7xHpkTbqx-5jk3k7fs5dcuw8m7pLHqxtrodwz2y9FRMzafszcFyarBeDaiq_fH3y5I5n_euiNlgR22KR5vfmMH323NgN4Iy1dJFvmRS4NXpsmwiZyH8Ja4G2DrG/s320/LBI+2010+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Later in the month we headed for vacation. We went to Long Beach Island, NJ. We stayed at the same house we stayed at last <a href="http://doubledutymom.blogspot.com/2009/08/brighton-beach-memoirs.html">year</a>. It's right on the beach and so convenient to access the beach with kids and all the junk that comes along. If you have to go back to the house for something it really is no big deal. We all had a great time, despite some rainy days thrown into the mix. They especially liked playing with their cousins. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEQJ0Qy1JuroogW6zmOY_aIyW8F7JGqDeCJO1sFEcYiQe1g02pZVuy6_f-piWrR_8K1GRJWirkiJg_5doDvKJTcivT28_Z09IKU5wcONuBy8nt6ktU2-v-4OV59nPBPpWoPo_Y344kvIL/s1600/LBI+2010+038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516464725204237090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEQJ0Qy1JuroogW6zmOY_aIyW8F7JGqDeCJO1sFEcYiQe1g02pZVuy6_f-piWrR_8K1GRJWirkiJg_5doDvKJTcivT28_Z09IKU5wcONuBy8nt6ktU2-v-4OV59nPBPpWoPo_Y344kvIL/s320/LBI+2010+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Full moon rising over the ocean.</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3LUEcYWnrKsOAMeSTiLoxxaoVb6ba4b7ViYcfCddxf9efMHf6NYsvktPX5hzEgzjnMS8pEkdFA-twPkggKt54vWgj4CFxYAD6EeVEOeiQB8tH5wTSUWSFwG5Xg1qmxKZmxB3iM512uWq/s1600/LBI+2010+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204702783277346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3LUEcYWnrKsOAMeSTiLoxxaoVb6ba4b7ViYcfCddxf9efMHf6NYsvktPX5hzEgzjnMS8pEkdFA-twPkggKt54vWgj4CFxYAD6EeVEOeiQB8tH5wTSUWSFwG5Xg1qmxKZmxB3iM512uWq/s320/LBI+2010+015.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Kaylie loved the sand. The ocean--not so much. We did get her to try it one of the days and I think she actually liked it but was still frightened at the same time if that makes sense. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8-71TiKJvK8w0aBZBJJlBcBE3IVdDSrmsLTnQDqjw48QajF5HnnNyDa7xZH9Mb45uhj60Bu_KmvsywiqvdQA6gOYUQ13KSzZETT4EOSmN1Um9RUnxVngRigN8879_xknd2soxkzXf1Td/s1600/LBI+2010+028.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204959202328802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8-71TiKJvK8w0aBZBJJlBcBE3IVdDSrmsLTnQDqjw48QajF5HnnNyDa7xZH9Mb45uhj60Bu_KmvsywiqvdQA6gOYUQ13KSzZETT4EOSmN1Um9RUnxVngRigN8879_xknd2soxkzXf1Td/s320/LBI+2010+028.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4js1XaLoqU58d8jTlZbd7SrYBUuxUwPnx7h-sCN4ihmYzQycGCIrygobZfJv8hoKNbRNr4XJ3SQ_aBVvqeaSWeUP7b8hp5o4gXchrEM7LZPSb1gGcktyHAmtBCZ95D2BMzWOHDHXrAO-/s1600/LBI+2010+030.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204695411468866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4js1XaLoqU58d8jTlZbd7SrYBUuxUwPnx7h-sCN4ihmYzQycGCIrygobZfJv8hoKNbRNr4XJ3SQ_aBVvqeaSWeUP7b8hp5o4gXchrEM7LZPSb1gGcktyHAmtBCZ95D2BMzWOHDHXrAO-/s320/LBI+2010+030.jpg" /></a><br />Kaylie--"The Little Mermaid"<br /><br />We had a few days of bad weather. So we had to make a road trip to a children's museum to pass the time. Although it was in a strange location, it kept them entertained and happy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeGbJiyUp9QBE_qgPKpIzwqpM7H_a-9Xj0jSbKvhIlyoR0K17j4KqxsZRzVnx5hmUDB968zmiJNbXl-9M5GBXJkMxrszotfyGTfvNBpllmXqu1iJRULNW2AoaZwUOsBnxsHb_Yh2pwQAh/s1600/LBI+2010+033.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204674304736402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeGbJiyUp9QBE_qgPKpIzwqpM7H_a-9Xj0jSbKvhIlyoR0K17j4KqxsZRzVnx5hmUDB968zmiJNbXl-9M5GBXJkMxrszotfyGTfvNBpllmXqu1iJRULNW2AoaZwUOsBnxsHb_Yh2pwQAh/s320/LBI+2010+033.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNq-oSwxeJdwdyLPOQ3x4UbbEmiU4XVOQHCZ29wUeySypyM3CxX4Ro2HQBdcsRisGi6Aj9BMgT7H3cPf3B-7OHZTHySXuk6B0gy2YX2nB8Y0DoE_eoAjzIdzVS9GkstZcwYHAcfFoodkV/s1600/LBI+2010+034.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204669210222562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNq-oSwxeJdwdyLPOQ3x4UbbEmiU4XVOQHCZ29wUeySypyM3CxX4Ro2HQBdcsRisGi6Aj9BMgT7H3cPf3B-7OHZTHySXuk6B0gy2YX2nB8Y0DoE_eoAjzIdzVS9GkstZcwYHAcfFoodkV/s320/LBI+2010+034.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ab2IlVgKLr7msBBUeXS2Uhch1QfVj5ncp158CWXDWr8R1L-m8c4004EKT2Mdizm83qAiSuM7fZ9vAyy_537gWWNMvpigTyaIyHinDtYEoTd7e_bRWV8xNarytggjID93RUbUIjRGIXus/s1600/LBI+2010+035.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204241407178962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ab2IlVgKLr7msBBUeXS2Uhch1QfVj5ncp158CWXDWr8R1L-m8c4004EKT2Mdizm83qAiSuM7fZ9vAyy_537gWWNMvpigTyaIyHinDtYEoTd7e_bRWV8xNarytggjID93RUbUIjRGIXus/s320/LBI+2010+035.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This picture might as well be a fake because we never got to go for our surrey ride. The bike had a flat tire and no other ones to rent!!! I was so disappointed. They didn't seem to mind that we didn't do it, but they were confused as to why they had to get off. They were all set to go. Maybe next year.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfB-yIBDZoj3CKbrVY9QUFH7TPis1DCeLICP073lyWhoL6gCswuYxab0zyIIK0GWAdZ4XRk_qnSIBC9DBSPDqRe2jq1WkAzNkpoFbOSTgmHrGy1b2dsYqM0QeR1oi_sWHuV8yDhwiK7Zs/s1600/LBI+2010+042.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204240241160818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfB-yIBDZoj3CKbrVY9QUFH7TPis1DCeLICP073lyWhoL6gCswuYxab0zyIIK0GWAdZ4XRk_qnSIBC9DBSPDqRe2jq1WkAzNkpoFbOSTgmHrGy1b2dsYqM0QeR1oi_sWHuV8yDhwiK7Zs/s320/LBI+2010+042.jpg" /></a><br />A sunrise--yep saw a lot of those with these early risers.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUlK96BFRzRBGD91eQsw5XQCVyIaD1LXqmZEUGZ2dEgClCreSa7lYfFF-7MfbKqjEMEGswUuoBkwwXNgyLsGZjXQx5tMC0i4MOa21x1kDU44UJw8SzdUhb7XvS1Fpbzb5iW4PttuqXH9G/s1600/LBI+2010+043.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204234221628242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUlK96BFRzRBGD91eQsw5XQCVyIaD1LXqmZEUGZ2dEgClCreSa7lYfFF-7MfbKqjEMEGswUuoBkwwXNgyLsGZjXQx5tMC0i4MOa21x1kDU44UJw8SzdUhb7XvS1Fpbzb5iW4PttuqXH9G/s320/LBI+2010+043.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n63AkEBtdGktZMzi2brodkQKrBPH2X2Qin98LZdyjb3ODqbJctwiwhyCNLkT06Y-ada5CAXkgWc7BeeHV6L15DtCpJfMNb-8TGHE9jYAgueWX8_S0YSywUQ9S660Jc7SOSxzeul-qKcc/s1600/LBI+2010+050.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516464734320400450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n63AkEBtdGktZMzi2brodkQKrBPH2X2Qin98LZdyjb3ODqbJctwiwhyCNLkT06Y-ada5CAXkgWc7BeeHV6L15DtCpJfMNb-8TGHE9jYAgueWX8_S0YSywUQ9S660Jc7SOSxzeul-qKcc/s320/LBI+2010+050.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2FD1UVyhuhPkX3s69Rn9qygGu7I53DtapR8Tycy6qXDWVv0wSSOdSLFq-GS1xfA1Khpc9sz0FZtuWRJTxXBafifZaGhQFs4lAfMhMKGhVVYFXJ2Hcte291wvMaUBAPrqc-Mp8105Ay76/s1600/LBI+2010+056.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516464746523807794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2FD1UVyhuhPkX3s69Rn9qygGu7I53DtapR8Tycy6qXDWVv0wSSOdSLFq-GS1xfA1Khpc9sz0FZtuWRJTxXBafifZaGhQFs4lAfMhMKGhVVYFXJ2Hcte291wvMaUBAPrqc-Mp8105Ay76/s320/LBI+2010+056.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div>View from the deck</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjLHCA1Tmf1Vo9KsazBz8ejYlT6RHPizzP88yHWiDuvm8G7xTSN6oE9yXpAHMNNrU61mXpwaM3JSZ71GtI4myiF0rnEy94sI9KBhwccNRGZ9qDhn-nJJpMokhgds_w9zO2z-OfXK3Dbub/s1600/LBI+2010+053.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204216484559554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjLHCA1Tmf1Vo9KsazBz8ejYlT6RHPizzP88yHWiDuvm8G7xTSN6oE9yXpAHMNNrU61mXpwaM3JSZ71GtI4myiF0rnEy94sI9KBhwccNRGZ9qDhn-nJJpMokhgds_w9zO2z-OfXK3Dbub/s320/LBI+2010+053.jpg" /></a><br />Snacks with Nana on the beach.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5FYonGsLnHDyRPVu2Cyj8QRBJQ84VmmzJSLnbqLe8YxhPiIR9xUEQz-PZ76Yxqb8ts6nzn1vKo3lKlEJ3IQ3vKTHYWK3GDeqjOn760nlWRqa1rmL73jO2aBhTlbcquRv6IJTjusXSt7k/s1600/LBI+2010+046.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516204225351409154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5FYonGsLnHDyRPVu2Cyj8QRBJQ84VmmzJSLnbqLe8YxhPiIR9xUEQz-PZ76Yxqb8ts6nzn1vKo3lKlEJ3IQ3vKTHYWK3GDeqjOn760nlWRqa1rmL73jO2aBhTlbcquRv6IJTjusXSt7k/s320/LBI+2010+046.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Ryan loved the sand too but did not want anything to do with the ocean. Again, ONE day we were able to get him to dip his foot in, but he wasn't having any more of that. I guess I have a pair of landlubbers.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFpOfW7EyzVyvpC1rWPyyUiaZZRus5ROO7mJ6qUbcRA045_r78JQRqyz1kQhOTv4JvsbcklRqq-FgtIReyl5l4v33qjiJBhd0EznuMaHJBZcSyP_JA0kEWA-D8O92E19OhfYb6_mDK2tI/s1600/LBI+2010+064.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203798131911074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFpOfW7EyzVyvpC1rWPyyUiaZZRus5ROO7mJ6qUbcRA045_r78JQRqyz1kQhOTv4JvsbcklRqq-FgtIReyl5l4v33qjiJBhd0EznuMaHJBZcSyP_JA0kEWA-D8O92E19OhfYb6_mDK2tI/s320/LBI+2010+064.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfO3UOhp_-V0FtWR9Sy5_OEgAmSio7pjlFZH3gZGQiWfWXydjCPxrka7pXLvX9slbaMT5d5CP3DJQcPUI6UDOvA-k5-gWqhdJiDUdybdwJiT0vxUXUMdvutIqWoT3YcNVWqUDWMvDaHnm7/s1600/LBI+2010+067.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516465111461100818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfO3UOhp_-V0FtWR9Sy5_OEgAmSio7pjlFZH3gZGQiWfWXydjCPxrka7pXLvX9slbaMT5d5CP3DJQcPUI6UDOvA-k5-gWqhdJiDUdybdwJiT0vxUXUMdvutIqWoT3YcNVWqUDWMvDaHnm7/s320/LBI+2010+067.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6rBX0D0p3IKbdvpqRGzAh1J0DtB-GvA78vk2Mnws-IOJFx1JZqA-z0xur4RA4zL0FVKFlHYeOWcFSIYrjCf_VT-IjBfZtlEOqPIF7Sd3OfeT7_dkvnI4LtE6-HQ4xdq6K8kb2a0Qim0A/s1600/LBI+2010+048.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516465113897844130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6rBX0D0p3IKbdvpqRGzAh1J0DtB-GvA78vk2Mnws-IOJFx1JZqA-z0xur4RA4zL0FVKFlHYeOWcFSIYrjCf_VT-IjBfZtlEOqPIF7Sd3OfeT7_dkvnI4LtE6-HQ4xdq6K8kb2a0Qim0A/s320/LBI+2010+048.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Our beach stakeout while we headed up for lunch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nEl0V1sALfJRUkFZWr_Wb6SUsdN5dIs_AEHj64sFnZg73eiGxxYPxwJ0GshxgVgH5sM0KOHMXWGLwi9GeAKwG79n1nOheW5iqJ1_T9uldMajVy2uFzaTD-Ide2G1CPqRIUY7wHvhmpCF/s1600/LBI+2010+065.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203793139920002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nEl0V1sALfJRUkFZWr_Wb6SUsdN5dIs_AEHj64sFnZg73eiGxxYPxwJ0GshxgVgH5sM0KOHMXWGLwi9GeAKwG79n1nOheW5iqJ1_T9uldMajVy2uFzaTD-Ide2G1CPqRIUY7wHvhmpCF/s320/LBI+2010+065.jpg" /></a><br />Family pics on the beach. Bob has "the real ones" on his camera. The running joke is we'll get to see them next year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbjd5Lb94m09Z8nFciolO3TF7f1hX39KZFjVXk1H2daqqDKruQJ_rY4XcCBZRkG88gmjj_YYyPe6KfcV2YTFKzK_9SMls5PDvze_k6zcIRiv0bx9lnObGtnkor1TZkTqoVNu96mrBA1nR/s1600/LBI+2010+082.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203782193449362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbjd5Lb94m09Z8nFciolO3TF7f1hX39KZFjVXk1H2daqqDKruQJ_rY4XcCBZRkG88gmjj_YYyPe6KfcV2YTFKzK_9SMls5PDvze_k6zcIRiv0bx9lnObGtnkor1TZkTqoVNu96mrBA1nR/s320/LBI+2010+082.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>Not our sandcastle, but it made a great addition to the pics!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2DMebXA5RG721uA16x7n6gcugPNmHVWEi_rMsVJwVcuhQNUaiuXAXyY_0XeEkHmyleWdjf15_3BUMEQsncQ8omBMlP7zDMI3zqJL4LuPoiJWxf6_Rrucac5XGMYnxwGjuW5f-YtGwojx/s1600/LBI+2010+129.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516464752664760594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2DMebXA5RG721uA16x7n6gcugPNmHVWEi_rMsVJwVcuhQNUaiuXAXyY_0XeEkHmyleWdjf15_3BUMEQsncQ8omBMlP7zDMI3zqJL4LuPoiJWxf6_Rrucac5XGMYnxwGjuW5f-YtGwojx/s320/LBI+2010+129.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2Wj06fgZizW8jUm2IsINMCJSoosou1ZUYh0W2df_e9hNv2sCVlDio6mBMLk4wyftWNnQAGW3ufS2j65ocDGi__w1HkrfHGRjLA0llJCppfsr-KsA0SwYftx91t41hnhqIUr2WXlcZFTL/s1600/LBI+2010+156.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516464762539646690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2Wj06fgZizW8jUm2IsINMCJSoosou1ZUYh0W2df_e9hNv2sCVlDio6mBMLk4wyftWNnQAGW3ufS2j65ocDGi__w1HkrfHGRjLA0llJCppfsr-KsA0SwYftx91t41hnhqIUr2WXlcZFTL/s320/LBI+2010+156.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQjn2zwwkcEkflwBCC5vi-QB5bdMpnJ3UcUcWN9GQch_6ykocCNV5_gllVBifJtNQIWbO4tJI8_XjSxByLUKqAj5O2plzdVBvJ4cEgXVMU4N0bhyCx62x0-o4j56HZXb9K5i05dubJPFb/s1600/LBI+2010+160.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516465094721573442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQjn2zwwkcEkflwBCC5vi-QB5bdMpnJ3UcUcWN9GQch_6ykocCNV5_gllVBifJtNQIWbO4tJI8_XjSxByLUKqAj5O2plzdVBvJ4cEgXVMU4N0bhyCx62x0-o4j56HZXb9K5i05dubJPFb/s320/LBI+2010+160.jpg" /></a><br />A night at Fantasy Island Amusement park. They had a great time. Ryan even said, "That was fun!" after we left. He never does that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm2ldlcRagvH71Mv6AHiffCuea8KKCOmTkXrFyYiW_RgKzbDjnbtqQ-FPmN83Wfc3AjZshpiuEOmfW6EV35I7Jgkkx1DBGBfLvQ8jIVhl591MyFAU4jKXkJvmkt7ypVnDuYm8xRcNHXzL/s1600/LBI+2010+177.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516465103080928674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm2ldlcRagvH71Mv6AHiffCuea8KKCOmTkXrFyYiW_RgKzbDjnbtqQ-FPmN83Wfc3AjZshpiuEOmfW6EV35I7Jgkkx1DBGBfLvQ8jIVhl591MyFAU4jKXkJvmkt7ypVnDuYm8xRcNHXzL/s320/LBI+2010+177.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfecoZnlGDTpit-SyamuWj1QxvmGBEmJUiO1Io4S57U-Yvl24yByOnwiwWvOo2LTFAH3psz-KZ5kNfLKf8B7mS1AtGqMKirBSqg_QL0U4LoHMJZ7PaXP0opk8uM7OBXy51xdP6_rXIVmW/s1600/LBI+2010+083.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203769849371234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfecoZnlGDTpit-SyamuWj1QxvmGBEmJUiO1Io4S57U-Yvl24yByOnwiwWvOo2LTFAH3psz-KZ5kNfLKf8B7mS1AtGqMKirBSqg_QL0U4LoHMJZ7PaXP0opk8uM7OBXy51xdP6_rXIVmW/s320/LBI+2010+083.jpg" /></a><br />A trip to Old Barney--Barnegat Lighthouse before we left to go home.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DTrHDTvWglUJK2iBeI2W7_YYOtx-t6Rxp0VqCv3irbbiAMQs5FdqkJYknoDubCKO-LXqrFT8LX9axXbKEYd5BkYnvJF0MOTd6mM6NCJ5-0g_XdV-bm7qCVVfjeQGtef27Jxl5O6a6wXz/s1600/LBI+2010+085.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203766314074562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DTrHDTvWglUJK2iBeI2W7_YYOtx-t6Rxp0VqCv3irbbiAMQs5FdqkJYknoDubCKO-LXqrFT8LX9axXbKEYd5BkYnvJF0MOTd6mM6NCJ5-0g_XdV-bm7qCVVfjeQGtef27Jxl5O6a6wXz/s320/LBI+2010+085.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191774934477981215noreply@blogger.com1