tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288627402024-03-12T20:12:51.979-07:00HANCOCK FAMILYNathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-36518550320739903332011-01-03T15:35:00.000-08:002011-01-04T18:08:09.080-08:002010What can I say besides we have truly been blessed. We live a simple life. Our small town doesn't have anything fancy, but it seems we don't need all of that extra distraction. We have enough of that in the chaos of three kids. :) 2010 was full of happiness, stress, laughter, messes, family, LAUNDRY, growth, more LAUNDRY and lots of love. Since I hope to blog once a month during 2011, here is our year in review from the things I missed. <br /><br />JANUARY- Two squishy cousins meet. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuMmbCHLt27m-VDFYYaVRijzn6Qo9e3TlqJfsNdC1xLsu_TosIa9l0Mpzjrivg2m-wzbL8IM0pEj-YZkz7QiwKxa7iUF96jbn7bT1gDQZuNsGzXDpU1d1HuI2SuXVjvA8iM0E/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuMmbCHLt27m-VDFYYaVRijzn6Qo9e3TlqJfsNdC1xLsu_TosIa9l0Mpzjrivg2m-wzbL8IM0pEj-YZkz7QiwKxa7iUF96jbn7bT1gDQZuNsGzXDpU1d1HuI2SuXVjvA8iM0E/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558109980586730130" /></a><br /><br />FEBRUARY- Date night. Sushi plus our favorite tag-a-long. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxurtUZnXdMYG5WjSZkKmnH44vrSi9UtyBleAjWijfB9YWjQ_P10J-0_QFQxigLX87cqvVespHAMNtSK29qdeSFJ3vQ9GJHr53jGH0qJObxhkH_6ouJE0zrQFp2_qq8fE56nh9/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxurtUZnXdMYG5WjSZkKmnH44vrSi9UtyBleAjWijfB9YWjQ_P10J-0_QFQxigLX87cqvVespHAMNtSK29qdeSFJ3vQ9GJHr53jGH0qJObxhkH_6ouJE0zrQFp2_qq8fE56nh9/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558108560449986850" /></a><br /><br />MARCH- Being at the Happiest Place on Earth apparently causes simultaneous mood changes. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL_cxqYDbOoYcIY-Kl0Ax8luZRfMBxU2G-Wt7_7QzBE9mdIUBI-zFviM3l8N22ZtM2v1gs4JuXzgcwweywFv2SLez03YwbiyNQsxwm_YxKOtKnph4FWt6Hir0TxQnBsO3iRFM/s1600/310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL_cxqYDbOoYcIY-Kl0Ax8luZRfMBxU2G-Wt7_7QzBE9mdIUBI-zFviM3l8N22ZtM2v1gs4JuXzgcwweywFv2SLez03YwbiyNQsxwm_YxKOtKnph4FWt6Hir0TxQnBsO3iRFM/s400/310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558130742397887618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi6fGTXMEp4yhpUOgEgVqLI8rtMic-BaLfEXRSmJu_X9k-zMJZIpsa3WezLXfC9FWPUULMfQoJQkt9HehWrvDPUpREjyEq7nG1OMdeUEFgQ0g7DgGQ_iMyqlK_kwMS1NVP69v/s1600/311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi6fGTXMEp4yhpUOgEgVqLI8rtMic-BaLfEXRSmJu_X9k-zMJZIpsa3WezLXfC9FWPUULMfQoJQkt9HehWrvDPUpREjyEq7nG1OMdeUEFgQ0g7DgGQ_iMyqlK_kwMS1NVP69v/s400/311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558131135620755010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklwkZaAHq8qMVxLGCo1E0-R2R3FDDGMpVG8M5K3jqRSceTPGWjkw9qvHkd9dXT7UBXI-EC-IVPpoTa4vzglNHzTJHuS9WGgTH2HBFo497ROu1SB_jmYrBXmz7_UnUlHh0eWhF/s1600/312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklwkZaAHq8qMVxLGCo1E0-R2R3FDDGMpVG8M5K3jqRSceTPGWjkw9qvHkd9dXT7UBXI-EC-IVPpoTa4vzglNHzTJHuS9WGgTH2HBFo497ROu1SB_jmYrBXmz7_UnUlHh0eWhF/s400/312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558131358831207826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZZSQxDM6Eu87YluE0TwfYA-5pyOealJ4XyXDldrvO7B-qIaVQUg4m618v-8DJDy4NM1kKaMGbGXBUcU5v3Xhvwkvg-8bj8k9rIejS1v7Vo0eZS7ktm45vTrK0RRaGF8sP-d_/s1600/313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZZSQxDM6Eu87YluE0TwfYA-5pyOealJ4XyXDldrvO7B-qIaVQUg4m618v-8DJDy4NM1kKaMGbGXBUcU5v3Xhvwkvg-8bj8k9rIejS1v7Vo0eZS7ktm45vTrK0RRaGF8sP-d_/s400/313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558131570984640354" /></a><br /><br /><br />APRIL- The LONGEST Easter egg hunt in history. (Notice the last egg in this picture that they could NOT find. Forever.) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsQtbn1WkgeG_YLRGoQk6fpPmegrHiRZSQTvR7JLDcPJW4xjMabbmybCMiWvPSMwopEul0D6IDBjsSV6QKke4mL-fWmo-5J6iJOmQcZ3yLZc2pPQW9Fy9i5ZXISnvz7Ec8OeI/s1600/075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsQtbn1WkgeG_YLRGoQk6fpPmegrHiRZSQTvR7JLDcPJW4xjMabbmybCMiWvPSMwopEul0D6IDBjsSV6QKke4mL-fWmo-5J6iJOmQcZ3yLZc2pPQW9Fy9i5ZXISnvz7Ec8OeI/s400/075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558133662532832514" /></a><br /><br /><br />MAY- Fat baby in a little tub. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzncL-W6envZqCHycm17IP9IyaxPY29oN9Ni9fEsvn_ICXQykQmgP3HlQexDNfKLriRfIjEr6MeDqrT0kL7Hd0G7gUSxuO4_Ui_Py4hlOeY69zTBM_b1rniR0EegN1jYqo54PQ/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzncL-W6envZqCHycm17IP9IyaxPY29oN9Ni9fEsvn_ICXQykQmgP3HlQexDNfKLriRfIjEr6MeDqrT0kL7Hd0G7gUSxuO4_Ui_Py4hlOeY69zTBM_b1rniR0EegN1jYqo54PQ/s400/036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558143623976605938" /></a><br />And a Spongebob party to remember. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZ0UpFloztZXDz00M1EPbruNqggUyv1uBJlEDICXGIIpzm58H_VXIZZkkCOh0gNF1PEqImmxVGp-Cn9JfbNPNS1znRb3SoFVjBrdFI5LnZK21ppO2kOwpiOE0HJE3rgA8tzD/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZ0UpFloztZXDz00M1EPbruNqggUyv1uBJlEDICXGIIpzm58H_VXIZZkkCOh0gNF1PEqImmxVGp-Cn9JfbNPNS1znRb3SoFVjBrdFI5LnZK21ppO2kOwpiOE0HJE3rgA8tzD/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558145464778879890" /></a><br /><br />JUNE- Swimming lessons and sun-kissed kids. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOaBfroNehjD0G9Menu0Uz_8bPz165-TPbeWI92qbCUTGADTOTQuujpr4NdRrktYHoL0O-eFA2oDmnwgabe4Rrmg9xhgrX2crmM4DCuj7A0aNwzO6o1ng8PDQQX91pZNKRPsI/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOaBfroNehjD0G9Menu0Uz_8bPz165-TPbeWI92qbCUTGADTOTQuujpr4NdRrktYHoL0O-eFA2oDmnwgabe4Rrmg9xhgrX2crmM4DCuj7A0aNwzO6o1ng8PDQQX91pZNKRPsI/s400/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558146761844157490" /></a><br />Bonding with baby. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvmzzhJrAysCeMOojed91TPx10Iu4fTLONddV86CLHC4clPxR8OerXPV8B3LXg5Ux9tWRxdpW6fdrRZTCCidFA8Zj3FL9-0WUCZAXaNT6xWqQhwOrvoaSEOiuNy0DtHmeAyOJ/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvmzzhJrAysCeMOojed91TPx10Iu4fTLONddV86CLHC4clPxR8OerXPV8B3LXg5Ux9tWRxdpW6fdrRZTCCidFA8Zj3FL9-0WUCZAXaNT6xWqQhwOrvoaSEOiuNy0DtHmeAyOJ/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558149378678538370" /></a><br /><br /><br />JULY- Fourth of July in Beaver. With the people we love. Paradise. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjGdDFAm-ticKLd21WQxfX7lzUoiVZR8Jn9i6beW7kFWuhK4iHaZRT1jqpuVjICmOhu6obIipo6Ps5aqxWC8auYq-0X3a5CitMvIOIOIMNQY08zl43mWARLrrL9Pw6Y0wU9xx/s1600/343.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjGdDFAm-ticKLd21WQxfX7lzUoiVZR8Jn9i6beW7kFWuhK4iHaZRT1jqpuVjICmOhu6obIipo6Ps5aqxWC8auYq-0X3a5CitMvIOIOIMNQY08zl43mWARLrrL9Pw6Y0wU9xx/s400/343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558151565113205842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldF_SD4JW1cquwqGKUcrq5drwyHlmp9mjjWu22t-P4IUmDu5ZHl7SbeQ1mQUG6oLzQU_fXzp1v_7SAY6tD21kj9s51pdyvK1Js2ibY5UzYNnzCpA62NHE493VuSdfqdfiT1Cs/s1600/155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldF_SD4JW1cquwqGKUcrq5drwyHlmp9mjjWu22t-P4IUmDu5ZHl7SbeQ1mQUG6oLzQU_fXzp1v_7SAY6tD21kj9s51pdyvK1Js2ibY5UzYNnzCpA62NHE493VuSdfqdfiT1Cs/s400/155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558150732458775746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk1aTprFl8jOwhWpUgqZkgN698JkQYORJgwKIUgBO-xtuFC4ohtqtFZXyQHBMPVq0NNeer-lzNj5ZkzgK3W-Nl1OajOUNsjIOFFw0ylpZmG6xxOGY7TIR_EqqXr_3EF-yBGut/s1600/457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk1aTprFl8jOwhWpUgqZkgN698JkQYORJgwKIUgBO-xtuFC4ohtqtFZXyQHBMPVq0NNeer-lzNj5ZkzgK3W-Nl1OajOUNsjIOFFw0ylpZmG6xxOGY7TIR_EqqXr_3EF-yBGut/s400/457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558152173278535298" /></a><br />Family picnics just cause we felt like exploring. Gosh I LOVE July. The business is closed and we just get to PLAY. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPWNb_hRmflCXT0frQ-5VDIzx_N5eMZYBgBfvSGj03vNQZV8tq5MbtlWkaRsrVkbpSOl8pGqwWHZk-pFAr44rOA6pBSPcWS6mHw3C3kkcGDKwShsccjSt7j7-jQwROaFRrYZg/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPWNb_hRmflCXT0frQ-5VDIzx_N5eMZYBgBfvSGj03vNQZV8tq5MbtlWkaRsrVkbpSOl8pGqwWHZk-pFAr44rOA6pBSPcWS6mHw3C3kkcGDKwShsccjSt7j7-jQwROaFRrYZg/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558152754955230370" /></a><br />More playing. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgecv9aNcUxF_dZmSpdGAj2cBBGGfR8wggdw1RdTc-PzDyi-2txjzX-gxBOhMJrTvUU9hZUcxUQU1NlEAsott8-JRUS1xUCDZ985yvf_mewUtBb-9gU5CPJH6qx609JDVHdrY/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgecv9aNcUxF_dZmSpdGAj2cBBGGfR8wggdw1RdTc-PzDyi-2txjzX-gxBOhMJrTvUU9hZUcxUQU1NlEAsott8-JRUS1xUCDZ985yvf_mewUtBb-9gU5CPJH6qx609JDVHdrY/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558153841943185170" /></a><br />Camping with Grandma and Grandad. Making incredible memories every year. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpTlI7peHxajVyTadA_XCZTq6D0yiZqtqXjzXd4n8hlycT4hSohbw1Y4GKEGT8KUGwj1989KlqtFNzmOZkCphNevfvPGivPiL8DSElBtSVKn6WpjwAgBWt1yjoJjqjdsodcdV/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpTlI7peHxajVyTadA_XCZTq6D0yiZqtqXjzXd4n8hlycT4hSohbw1Y4GKEGT8KUGwj1989KlqtFNzmOZkCphNevfvPGivPiL8DSElBtSVKn6WpjwAgBWt1yjoJjqjdsodcdV/s400/063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558154530600243394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUVAyICMweSnjFszN6_7Jrl-zTZQP_vYOehxv0JERX8wt77OcymG368IfTFrs1jWSGk6Tq3FJRd7H7GJWH9cB6YnyB_GyRpolf5wQqULZetyxllbuXrbFot_2SJmr0GizHiDh/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUVAyICMweSnjFszN6_7Jrl-zTZQP_vYOehxv0JERX8wt77OcymG368IfTFrs1jWSGk6Tq3FJRd7H7GJWH9cB6YnyB_GyRpolf5wQqULZetyxllbuXrbFot_2SJmr0GizHiDh/s400/068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558155273149077058" /></a><br /><br /><br />AUGUST- Two kids start school. And one mom starts an adventure of her own in our new preschool. Love it. Especially the extra time I get to spend with my girl before kindergarten. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNdjlvSMRJv9_zmkM66Qj5ok5eNcs4Oq8DXU5_9cswBILAXkT7cj1jAgHlqxFyL8t5RY9GFV6AjZ3oZfdHr3kbVT149ryeWirJdxyse9YCJuUNoVM7a5E9e-imDOIfO5KaH4W/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNdjlvSMRJv9_zmkM66Qj5ok5eNcs4Oq8DXU5_9cswBILAXkT7cj1jAgHlqxFyL8t5RY9GFV6AjZ3oZfdHr3kbVT149ryeWirJdxyse9YCJuUNoVM7a5E9e-imDOIfO5KaH4W/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558160022640477682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pgoxN6UR-MxbJnjgI-J_w_HvI3SVzN84EW7EU79AB05X_wh9gEpc8ZoTW0Hr-NWod1NulwekV53AxV9g2-t2lLYFyQ8d0b9xlK58zAhiQE7zVF7J9jG-qke2Ns7vSQGh9Ftu/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pgoxN6UR-MxbJnjgI-J_w_HvI3SVzN84EW7EU79AB05X_wh9gEpc8ZoTW0Hr-NWod1NulwekV53AxV9g2-t2lLYFyQ8d0b9xlK58zAhiQE7zVF7J9jG-qke2Ns7vSQGh9Ftu/s400/047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558161148323822050" /></a><br />My perfect angels. Okay, rarely perfect, ALWAYS angels. :) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFgdeLVklcfp_MiuoRSs0t_476iqx1N6IYd0gbBKsrQ_diT9qtTEX3jHIQxWOhzuFeBFG2K9fKR7On8fipKpcvK_JPMLlVoOKi4jZOGkmPd-u8t19usXeYXXV7LM3maXoODwk/s1600/IMG_0539+bw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFgdeLVklcfp_MiuoRSs0t_476iqx1N6IYd0gbBKsrQ_diT9qtTEX3jHIQxWOhzuFeBFG2K9fKR7On8fipKpcvK_JPMLlVoOKi4jZOGkmPd-u8t19usXeYXXV7LM3maXoODwk/s400/IMG_0539+bw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558159620507398306" /></a><br /><br /><br />SEPTEMBER- Ballet. Her favorite thing ever. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_KLERygKDKZ0lYMAfiYKBEOaETq-cL3sIW236k52h0bz7RRnc8H0oEDDlP35y8RBULoTEXFa8YrVmkWZjCH7fn0YZiZgAqkn8LtRi3UqNc6J60-O92qNCktNqBUnMr9NwxTg/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_KLERygKDKZ0lYMAfiYKBEOaETq-cL3sIW236k52h0bz7RRnc8H0oEDDlP35y8RBULoTEXFa8YrVmkWZjCH7fn0YZiZgAqkn8LtRi3UqNc6J60-O92qNCktNqBUnMr9NwxTg/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558161958074127682" /></a><br />Fantasy Football draft cake pops. The boys didn't even notice them of course. :) But they must've given Ro good luck because he won again for the fourth time. I can brag FOR him, right? <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWvKNqMhYL1mqoU4yUUcQmfZ4LB5BBoS_kwgf0iXIL8OfoJVjxSFXchk1Leyo65vF85V6NSbQ_dQP1X9tcpBpE4DUg4p86T8L7iUMbdPfPBnVshQRgajomsoYZj6kNQ_cSUiJ/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWvKNqMhYL1mqoU4yUUcQmfZ4LB5BBoS_kwgf0iXIL8OfoJVjxSFXchk1Leyo65vF85V6NSbQ_dQP1X9tcpBpE4DUg4p86T8L7iUMbdPfPBnVshQRgajomsoYZj6kNQ_cSUiJ/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558162579535992450" /></a><br />Mason discovered the camera. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumVj4Z-4IwjPrZi6ZE67zS4IcXXpIWHdC_JQ0UjTzUpHzg5g-QFbEgmsM5PR6qXVQtAcClfgRdZes0hc1WrUzYKnTrxYQWzdyJPfRGzR36UgTu7vRB6rIHS_U1SAMfzR_x7gE/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumVj4Z-4IwjPrZi6ZE67zS4IcXXpIWHdC_JQ0UjTzUpHzg5g-QFbEgmsM5PR6qXVQtAcClfgRdZes0hc1WrUzYKnTrxYQWzdyJPfRGzR36UgTu7vRB6rIHS_U1SAMfzR_x7gE/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558163997995783410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHSmwJXJrPxUfTyMbqZFG0Qp7zDdQjRJRNEpqnYolHAh-8Dwt87C5MJwZLAND39G_P3QZqqv01fWcnoMi3Eedxw_vf5TUmvLTdigo7F0dciklTtjygm0zL-TQ4sQGvdCAxqNP/s1600/076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHSmwJXJrPxUfTyMbqZFG0Qp7zDdQjRJRNEpqnYolHAh-8Dwt87C5MJwZLAND39G_P3QZqqv01fWcnoMi3Eedxw_vf5TUmvLTdigo7F0dciklTtjygm0zL-TQ4sQGvdCAxqNP/s400/076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558169018598630210" /></a><br /><br />OCTOBER- And she's off! Life changes as we have a new explorer on our hands. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7TlqU9JaR-FW7Yd_SsccrihhAMnLR02GXzG5Jjc7p1CVdNBE_Xbc3ADuq503yP8QLQJC-dhpEmTbb-c4mrVYbmy_pCycv3clGb31UoK45sWsuMoVHx9sqpBG8izLXwXRzkwB/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7TlqU9JaR-FW7Yd_SsccrihhAMnLR02GXzG5Jjc7p1CVdNBE_Xbc3ADuq503yP8QLQJC-dhpEmTbb-c4mrVYbmy_pCycv3clGb31UoK45sWsuMoVHx9sqpBG8izLXwXRzkwB/s400/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558169841505400786" /></a><br />Little Bo Peep, her adorable sheep, and some intense army dude make an appearance. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzIyz56hQZLk8nO2Wqs3oYNzl93Kh4bya6IhBwLAKWN5zBgyiO4vtGl-6L5iTVTHue6nhvjNLySKKG4EpaUqeC9BrpSifz30SxI6dpIHQWJFEUFP_6fQbly25meiNG81bg4En/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzIyz56hQZLk8nO2Wqs3oYNzl93Kh4bya6IhBwLAKWN5zBgyiO4vtGl-6L5iTVTHue6nhvjNLySKKG4EpaUqeC9BrpSifz30SxI6dpIHQWJFEUFP_6fQbly25meiNG81bg4En/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558172303614680802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf4UUSssX0I_jmfnpO07uvRyRsiZyM-18D39hLTpiBic-JshEC6NABZFIEmihuZzCY8LFYp0yjhB8U1c5MRjb3fdqi6cfV7WHZSLyI4576kUwuDASCuX1VO212HeAc8NElEGW/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf4UUSssX0I_jmfnpO07uvRyRsiZyM-18D39hLTpiBic-JshEC6NABZFIEmihuZzCY8LFYp0yjhB8U1c5MRjb3fdqi6cfV7WHZSLyI4576kUwuDASCuX1VO212HeAc8NElEGW/s400/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558172768934507858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN4_5j6Vci26-XSaOxsS6zu72lvxVfFeHK9yhBJh2Bx3lGEAMgsul9npdBpalMyDtN7uf48PnmwpdDZYKC5-rzq775ElQ6zzZxQ1BBc02dUICoo80ZMUiQb629VzLjqsVOJa0/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN4_5j6Vci26-XSaOxsS6zu72lvxVfFeHK9yhBJh2Bx3lGEAMgsul9npdBpalMyDtN7uf48PnmwpdDZYKC5-rzq775ElQ6zzZxQ1BBc02dUICoo80ZMUiQb629VzLjqsVOJa0/s400/035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558171882059382850" /></a><br />And my girl fell in love with a pumpkin...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmBY2qx4WUdY9ZelFmDRYeVtTTq06BQQlU9iWFRmPEdHRenkO3UYB_it05Rv3BHHjuBVIHrpnUnDdJXg85mdHHKiUFHNt1fTOnIajgmdJGN2kON5H_w0xTvzwXamJ-nd_ujT5/s1600/186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmBY2qx4WUdY9ZelFmDRYeVtTTq06BQQlU9iWFRmPEdHRenkO3UYB_it05Rv3BHHjuBVIHrpnUnDdJXg85mdHHKiUFHNt1fTOnIajgmdJGN2kON5H_w0xTvzwXamJ-nd_ujT5/s400/186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558173554847530498" /></a><br /><br />NOVEMBER- Ro enjoys this moving target for the Nerf gun. JK. We are not THAT cruel.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG6AgaeeSGImMxiauZNG0iw7dWEGphhQWFpbrA7qZLdl7TN1DTavD-V0x_Ky8ta3DA20k4tsqpWT_Hg20KfhX12dJgSgP7eTJfHiqCB55TOGGu6zPvuxVeCh64IxI_Xi5TWgS/s1600/085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG6AgaeeSGImMxiauZNG0iw7dWEGphhQWFpbrA7qZLdl7TN1DTavD-V0x_Ky8ta3DA20k4tsqpWT_Hg20KfhX12dJgSgP7eTJfHiqCB55TOGGu6zPvuxVeCh64IxI_Xi5TWgS/s400/085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558174380038012082" /></a><br />Lu is not fond of her first carousel ride. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_XtNvi-qZ6ePj8ZDOeamz9joP8C3IHQpBfKB3jFx4olSvV43p3ZRiZYQd_GYtJfHsFH608rYEufPVv0wqlWhFley9ZHeEpJHVjDnejJgixZayREBrs9Hc3Aif47tTPy0Ov_/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_XtNvi-qZ6ePj8ZDOeamz9joP8C3IHQpBfKB3jFx4olSvV43p3ZRiZYQd_GYtJfHsFH608rYEufPVv0wqlWhFley9ZHeEpJHVjDnejJgixZayREBrs9Hc3Aif47tTPy0Ov_/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558174816173397378" /></a><br /><br />December- I can't believe she is already one. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF3terS7Fia1CAj1gJk0XnlbCZ7oIOnQgLKNIk6a6DrD8q-63UTbg5pU-lScL97UZ97uj-lwzZT2WBad6mDLlDtakPlgnraU-1B5QFEeM_bH1nHEnYbRKCT1CZBKWPbzSQbjj/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF3terS7Fia1CAj1gJk0XnlbCZ7oIOnQgLKNIk6a6DrD8q-63UTbg5pU-lScL97UZ97uj-lwzZT2WBad6mDLlDtakPlgnraU-1B5QFEeM_bH1nHEnYbRKCT1CZBKWPbzSQbjj/s400/037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558175878187819362" /></a><br />The Christmas card we totally meant to send. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbZ3_Y5Hxism0RAwseIUOj45jCg9FxsHwd-qOD33DZV_wqAnQ4EQjY8I0pn86e4D2LhmENb2PDj1Kfb-yDetqoX7ZzBF9hwToG4CNToRWq96P5KfPIYiokQopBN7Gm3PiYxi2/s1600/IMG_0055+soft+crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbZ3_Y5Hxism0RAwseIUOj45jCg9FxsHwd-qOD33DZV_wqAnQ4EQjY8I0pn86e4D2LhmENb2PDj1Kfb-yDetqoX7ZzBF9hwToG4CNToRWq96P5KfPIYiokQopBN7Gm3PiYxi2/s400/IMG_0055+soft+crop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558176365483067042" /></a><br />Little people told Santa how good they were this year...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqMAQfVOzzV6QaJVQELAnUrhVMaAz6d8cg6zpSUiU56hl4XpANWcAsW9OX66LJSQtgkyermCgr-en5ExGWIV7w17ve1umdpPnJmOjEf_J-COUvJQU3JtHcBhyl6fGtr0AphiE/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqMAQfVOzzV6QaJVQELAnUrhVMaAz6d8cg6zpSUiU56hl4XpANWcAsW9OX66LJSQtgkyermCgr-en5ExGWIV7w17ve1umdpPnJmOjEf_J-COUvJQU3JtHcBhyl6fGtr0AphiE/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558177008611128258" /></a><br />Turns out they WERE pretty good. (Mase has just noticed the full-sized basketball hoop in the living room Christmas morning.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnOFZGCM80rblYKW7P0Rywq1zyX_qEWipwJqWZBus2PxHQaZ2i0L-Pk21wFtEJ6QlNYZdHKZkfZ45RqvJxNqWbjFmtROEHUq0GQBf2hPNsF8TpFgWgp2jLk5XX48bk-7uyJiT/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnOFZGCM80rblYKW7P0Rywq1zyX_qEWipwJqWZBus2PxHQaZ2i0L-Pk21wFtEJ6QlNYZdHKZkfZ45RqvJxNqWbjFmtROEHUq0GQBf2hPNsF8TpFgWgp2jLk5XX48bk-7uyJiT/s400/053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558178289048745826" /></a><br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the next year be blessed with less laundry and lots of time to blog. :) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSoswVEdShNaqCt-YH34B05Q9_aIjcAf1aLpj_F_jd_LAuhon4K-87dD-vhSpkWcgZ082QN3FhgrZbBN3K3nIb1U2FUxBMg6Xx04qmI8PJVsT8wFxvsm3jHdinoeyqP0L-JzD/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSoswVEdShNaqCt-YH34B05Q9_aIjcAf1aLpj_F_jd_LAuhon4K-87dD-vhSpkWcgZ082QN3FhgrZbBN3K3nIb1U2FUxBMg6Xx04qmI8PJVsT8wFxvsm3jHdinoeyqP0L-JzD/s400/043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558177475848914706" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-51949828555458564982010-05-29T23:02:00.000-07:002010-05-29T23:08:42.540-07:00FourMy girl turned four. Leaving three behind in a mess of krabby patty wrappers and jellyfish still hanging from our ceiling (more on that later), she is SO proud of her new age. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmkwlVAY1-g9oYiKt69m9Xap9yE1dfCdggoD0CW7KcOF0KBi2RT7UKcwXIHC8pSLuJU9SEkF-o0FMmFLuk_e5FVUheY55UFssw0v4X7sF_VQ0bWGB_7H-8AjPGXTAncVEogHL/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmkwlVAY1-g9oYiKt69m9Xap9yE1dfCdggoD0CW7KcOF0KBi2RT7UKcwXIHC8pSLuJU9SEkF-o0FMmFLuk_e5FVUheY55UFssw0v4X7sF_VQ0bWGB_7H-8AjPGXTAncVEogHL/s400/038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476939779472974722" /></a><br />Insane Spongebob party pictures coming, but for now... sisterly love. <br />Aren't sisters great? I need to give a shout-out to my five amazing ladies and tell them it's been TOO long since there has been a girls trip!!!!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-35405656441784182782010-05-21T11:44:00.000-07:002010-05-21T11:51:30.379-07:00Seems like overnightThe comments have changed from "she's SO tiny!" and "oh, I LOVE the newborn stage!" to--<br />"Look at those THIGHS!" and "She's not missing any meals, is she..." <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9wBDZZH1eHkWt-rkuUK_inuU0xV7y5rpKL_k08pmO3C9wNhqaDi8pye4HA0Chkh2Evb3Q1M_zR4Xp1N8C4bBzy23mCNUsfZi7Co6WhmaWeJpTK_fJhU9_URVj5kO1-vD5EKB/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9wBDZZH1eHkWt-rkuUK_inuU0xV7y5rpKL_k08pmO3C9wNhqaDi8pye4HA0Chkh2Evb3Q1M_zR4Xp1N8C4bBzy23mCNUsfZi7Co6WhmaWeJpTK_fJhU9_URVj5kO1-vD5EKB/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473797235259822322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYDfoacjLDPhn4GxvtixXOztciYvug9ILI27OxVVFJEGjKjwxQ0QJ0DYcL1H5d6l-e7R8NPcPae_VA_jMw8fr17GXFz1y-AyjCK6_l7OiSBVGWSuKz8VGGwrp4PTkalkv8YCN/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYDfoacjLDPhn4GxvtixXOztciYvug9ILI27OxVVFJEGjKjwxQ0QJ0DYcL1H5d6l-e7R8NPcPae_VA_jMw8fr17GXFz1y-AyjCK6_l7OiSBVGWSuKz8VGGwrp4PTkalkv8YCN/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473797559613736482" /></a><br /><br />Baby Lu is:<br /><br />Chunky<br />Smiley<br />Happy<br />Adorable<br />Smitten (with Ava and Mase)<br />Anxious (about new faces)<br />WIGGLY<br />Loved<br />Obsessed (with ME!)<br />PERFECT!!!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-21398067730077948792010-03-31T13:19:00.000-07:002010-03-31T17:01:55.000-07:00Top TwentyOur Top Twenty pictures of the last 3 months--<br />(Or, in other words, a quick way for a busy mom to redeem herself from slacking on posts for a LONG time!) <br /><br />#20- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23Gbz8l6hWi9ItT7V8ZQsHjEippmZ0rz1t4qDVay5SJXuY9e9wT6oK0z2DRwfXXLcGAa4o_YVWTNeD9Aru1ImM7yjGhfieYlXok-42ozeWKt0Vnkmh2EM0S6RVBR30LNl42zO/s1600/220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23Gbz8l6hWi9ItT7V8ZQsHjEippmZ0rz1t4qDVay5SJXuY9e9wT6oK0z2DRwfXXLcGAa4o_YVWTNeD9Aru1ImM7yjGhfieYlXok-42ozeWKt0Vnkmh2EM0S6RVBR30LNl42zO/s320/220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454942053458458482" /></a><br /><br />Fun times at Goofy's Kitchen. <br /><br />#19- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYj5uquxl8qm0zFWSR_sKs32oNLVJvtjOGrieFgMNEQgnRPIwbJesXLA5Y_QB-J0ujwhc6KmQeafSGfdcNKlolO6CMv9FoXjwbF01dewCiD4ZfgmGLvUpLsqMZrIlMH42ybzk/s1600/344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYj5uquxl8qm0zFWSR_sKs32oNLVJvtjOGrieFgMNEQgnRPIwbJesXLA5Y_QB-J0ujwhc6KmQeafSGfdcNKlolO6CMv9FoXjwbF01dewCiD4ZfgmGLvUpLsqMZrIlMH42ybzk/s320/344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454943711185122466" /></a><br /><br />Mission beach. Too cold for swimming, but the sand was fun for HOURS! <br /><br />#18- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBrEqeeqBdetL21EMAFNeQ6F_jJ770oEiJwXzk7Ngdmowde8ZcHl0YfOhLn7upt6b7-brzsWUS8Co-aB2FdImw7uBw1s1gGr4bGeC3CGa3Yyx5yHM798miimFY16Y8lIFV_Cm/s1600/392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBrEqeeqBdetL21EMAFNeQ6F_jJ770oEiJwXzk7Ngdmowde8ZcHl0YfOhLn7upt6b7-brzsWUS8Co-aB2FdImw7uBw1s1gGr4bGeC3CGa3Yyx5yHM798miimFY16Y8lIFV_Cm/s320/392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454944743851486530" /></a><br /><br />The cousin club. <br /><br />#17- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB1EzOVYg0N39n79aK2dKD0v1BIIzGYZN1q55pdMz4y3Aa1z3GT9an1TU6gTV9-ancXeBKrlRPAJcT8qwpjCSk0HxRn0FjR4CQFNsdjtkol74VrObN0eDlvm9dgA2gYL-lub5/s1600/382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB1EzOVYg0N39n79aK2dKD0v1BIIzGYZN1q55pdMz4y3Aa1z3GT9an1TU6gTV9-ancXeBKrlRPAJcT8qwpjCSk0HxRn0FjR4CQFNsdjtkol74VrObN0eDlvm9dgA2gYL-lub5/s320/382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454945019195189954" /></a><br /><br />Squishy perfection! <br /><br />#16- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qCTePY_v_8BzLBS_ZEJ_YcRDY3kQnm6immZmIIv7KElxX97MFGiemNXQgSE-KiEyOkbHXg9FmvdYbasbsq5zmoJyfVhwWAvTmG2nde234Qdu3IXEVXKbPF6T_WEU9C5gErSR/s1600/273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qCTePY_v_8BzLBS_ZEJ_YcRDY3kQnm6immZmIIv7KElxX97MFGiemNXQgSE-KiEyOkbHXg9FmvdYbasbsq5zmoJyfVhwWAvTmG2nde234Qdu3IXEVXKbPF6T_WEU9C5gErSR/s320/273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454942937793045922" /></a><br /><br />Best ride on Splash Mountain! This one makes me cry... miss you Kare!!! <br /><br />#15- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAknVtA7YXuNa3R46cXgkb_6zaasXw5IXcoANLs8c05QakgUq036XLIf7IVvhhP23o5cK3gKOKF9r4k3zsDNubdhA_27i4pm6lwH_W9TrwKvxWyRcGbEwzHeKEoR-_xL1Cm9L7/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAknVtA7YXuNa3R46cXgkb_6zaasXw5IXcoANLs8c05QakgUq036XLIf7IVvhhP23o5cK3gKOKF9r4k3zsDNubdhA_27i4pm6lwH_W9TrwKvxWyRcGbEwzHeKEoR-_xL1Cm9L7/s320/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454925234326538210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDj3bZpJZ9II_EwyH7MZWu20Fr92IbeaGE3pQlqPoBWzeWhXPoRufw-gtriJeipr15zkf5e9YAL1QFulNsY1MWpw5IMjBDr6Kmxbc8haF_9vNCLRBiol_w225b4y430aPZHV/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDj3bZpJZ9II_EwyH7MZWu20Fr92IbeaGE3pQlqPoBWzeWhXPoRufw-gtriJeipr15zkf5e9YAL1QFulNsY1MWpw5IMjBDr6Kmxbc8haF_9vNCLRBiol_w225b4y430aPZHV/s320/026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454925645287288546" /></a><br /><br />Ro made a FABULOUS Valentine's dinner. Seriously. Fabulous.<br /><br />#14- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJxsiEjs3sgO4S8HBKPTNkLIruoTqS6vvp0WlU8vPXhvM6o4m5aV6Qfdj3o61NmwOxxmtPgqcWbWH-N0VGQrI03iUcS2iTKpnleufOyBoTYe9dbqKQDC-iS6aKWv6pNKRdltO/s1600/255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJxsiEjs3sgO4S8HBKPTNkLIruoTqS6vvp0WlU8vPXhvM6o4m5aV6Qfdj3o61NmwOxxmtPgqcWbWH-N0VGQrI03iUcS2iTKpnleufOyBoTYe9dbqKQDC-iS6aKWv6pNKRdltO/s320/255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454942343935474754" /></a><br /><br />Sisters. <br /><br />#13- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz86wXAQjiEf_wRjLvG01Jrf2Ow8L9_MECIGzQ5ZV7gf9M-vSqRLY7DdJzeTkQOM_83SpR_vGx3kA1gw6gJpdTHHV6bMwGwASuq94Y3g9F8EexzjTT_trDj2Fr3LrHpJsEuk6/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz86wXAQjiEf_wRjLvG01Jrf2Ow8L9_MECIGzQ5ZV7gf9M-vSqRLY7DdJzeTkQOM_83SpR_vGx3kA1gw6gJpdTHHV6bMwGwASuq94Y3g9F8EexzjTT_trDj2Fr3LrHpJsEuk6/s320/039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454926521362889138" /></a><br /><br />My favorite boy turned SIX! I cannot freakin believe it. He is huge and I am old. <br /><br />#12- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2i28bY0XImX10SbZMo54apYfHJfjJkLxbV6zCklh8OkV8eyJaOkfVoS7FA85Jjxs4lqx5BFnzGsux0aXZAdjmFuuaaRisk0kstylZt3gVo7o4qAVEbKAAy2Z8ccN1BCU1nBA/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2i28bY0XImX10SbZMo54apYfHJfjJkLxbV6zCklh8OkV8eyJaOkfVoS7FA85Jjxs4lqx5BFnzGsux0aXZAdjmFuuaaRisk0kstylZt3gVo7o4qAVEbKAAy2Z8ccN1BCU1nBA/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454934133382564082" /></a><br /><br />The kids tolerated my green dinner for St. Patrick's Day. After convincing them all green food doesn't taste like brussel sprouts, they actually enjoyed it. <br /><br />#11- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFonIQmEuO9arpUpES2VvmNHQt0ZwMixzjATf1TX9Fh5V34aog-ZjcmiRsz-gJe7QIVgP56neDyhgv5tv5qCS0bS9OkB47yI4Zq_u9MdORMAtWlAwmZS69A_wmbO_5Dri21WFP/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFonIQmEuO9arpUpES2VvmNHQt0ZwMixzjATf1TX9Fh5V34aog-ZjcmiRsz-gJe7QIVgP56neDyhgv5tv5qCS0bS9OkB47yI4Zq_u9MdORMAtWlAwmZS69A_wmbO_5Dri21WFP/s320/042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454935324111905170" /></a><br /><br />A princess at Disneyland. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GOBIEReY_yGdrC69zbTi3mT6vrBFNKD8suOQOmyMGoQ08fqFTrZKgLib9kMMTGox-dz7kGRbDjlSBacdilzJW3EXTf3YrEvM5lV3D3UASldspWvyvqdS1fcpZpe4uELp945J/s1600/098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GOBIEReY_yGdrC69zbTi3mT6vrBFNKD8suOQOmyMGoQ08fqFTrZKgLib9kMMTGox-dz7kGRbDjlSBacdilzJW3EXTf3YrEvM5lV3D3UASldspWvyvqdS1fcpZpe4uELp945J/s320/098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454936096199208562" /></a><br /><br />Wait- I mean TWO princesses at Disneyland. (: <br /><br />#10- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwo7NKmASGAbhPwbPoDhF-oky-Sh1WK21Mjf44a7oBMf-V7SpxV5lzNIaTfT1Qeknn-0mapT_swhxD9cFjlqCN9_wZg2bi5QnmBZ4xgMCd2hldM9fsXlpg2u9ZzhGsOQHBuHt/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwo7NKmASGAbhPwbPoDhF-oky-Sh1WK21Mjf44a7oBMf-V7SpxV5lzNIaTfT1Qeknn-0mapT_swhxD9cFjlqCN9_wZg2bi5QnmBZ4xgMCd2hldM9fsXlpg2u9ZzhGsOQHBuHt/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454930890052726178" /></a><br /><br />Cousin time with Pax! <br /><br />#9- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Lei-VuyB4_Gd6mvxBKz-_wg2ix1Tvm7skb4sTTzGv_soyefNhHkdGYJvsIp96tsW0kHjGc19spUh9b8RC7v8oxfpoEBsMeYl-gPs0Jxk1r3IWGL8vJvxKZkruwAZ6iFMNCKy/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Lei-VuyB4_Gd6mvxBKz-_wg2ix1Tvm7skb4sTTzGv_soyefNhHkdGYJvsIp96tsW0kHjGc19spUh9b8RC7v8oxfpoEBsMeYl-gPs0Jxk1r3IWGL8vJvxKZkruwAZ6iFMNCKy/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454921001110509874" /></a><br /><br />This funky hand-me-down nightdress is ALL she wants to wear. We call her Cindy Lou Who when she has it on. See the similarities? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAqaBA8WZPTdzQY1N-4wb54_bDwspmjfjXi_aMbq14VfxIC6x9qOhTRbtPejcArHG8CY6B_B2G4xoQlccbU1r36l2kTNyWdPmm7jfjE34V-20KCxaJdgY7qIHY-uYuDByUTs0/s1600/cindy+lou+who.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAqaBA8WZPTdzQY1N-4wb54_bDwspmjfjXi_aMbq14VfxIC6x9qOhTRbtPejcArHG8CY6B_B2G4xoQlccbU1r36l2kTNyWdPmm7jfjE34V-20KCxaJdgY7qIHY-uYuDByUTs0/s200/cindy+lou+who.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454921327703160370" /></a><br /><br />#8- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtv4qfSucXQ_XfG3-zsi59kxUG21cUeqTOu3ZNHjWpGaySkoTqo8HWBASaWm_3WyrghHIbbSegeYC9lsGoJeR7xafAcJWLz3lWXqNlxWoaozFst11QHu_4XDUOVMoKT2d7mtz/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtv4qfSucXQ_XfG3-zsi59kxUG21cUeqTOu3ZNHjWpGaySkoTqo8HWBASaWm_3WyrghHIbbSegeYC9lsGoJeR7xafAcJWLz3lWXqNlxWoaozFst11QHu_4XDUOVMoKT2d7mtz/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454922638927205250" /></a><br /><br />Our beautiful baby was given a beautiful blessing in a beautiful dress made by her beautiful grandma. :) <br /><br />#7- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoOaROf5qGKRWWY__MjMopRnAzEWrVMMyWg7gwV83cZoMrMowz5zft35Y5OX52LSB0P0BgvN-fr5Ct7Jn2xIX9KjnI1EkwAVwseAk8CP5Z95gEpV0zKSQ5clETLNs0iDd1MSP/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoOaROf5qGKRWWY__MjMopRnAzEWrVMMyWg7gwV83cZoMrMowz5zft35Y5OX52LSB0P0BgvN-fr5Ct7Jn2xIX9KjnI1EkwAVwseAk8CP5Z95gEpV0zKSQ5clETLNs0iDd1MSP/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454917968226090706" /></a><br /><br />Cindy Lou Who channeling Anakin Skywalker dressed as a cat complete with a sword AND a lightsaber.<br /><br />#6- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkjRf0wmls2CeiGPWZ2MtY5tMxU2Lh9PeQ6bxKLVZgekDwzWlUKWoYCnWEm_YtDZhI6-Tew3zo67qooT0O5AnC9wVdxSxGxkoLLtHcXMtrE-SvdsOQmH7UOuM73TLEooEznVY/s1600/108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkjRf0wmls2CeiGPWZ2MtY5tMxU2Lh9PeQ6bxKLVZgekDwzWlUKWoYCnWEm_YtDZhI6-Tew3zo67qooT0O5AnC9wVdxSxGxkoLLtHcXMtrE-SvdsOQmH7UOuM73TLEooEznVY/s320/108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454936525375955746" /></a><br /><br />The face of a kid who was FINALLY tall enough to ride Indiana Jones. <br /><br />#5- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y8z3IW4o_UMbyQXXMQWrtIZFqcX4tTf7Vkh7KJD0jcKZ41sJ9f4Em4V7vJZGQ6rzQxfGlSuPKgOk1RU0TzTOVs1-sBGegu1UN0-aPz5xIc9nrkdbmxKVh0Myr2ePrQBJsHsZ/s1600/175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y8z3IW4o_UMbyQXXMQWrtIZFqcX4tTf7Vkh7KJD0jcKZ41sJ9f4Em4V7vJZGQ6rzQxfGlSuPKgOk1RU0TzTOVs1-sBGegu1UN0-aPz5xIc9nrkdbmxKVh0Myr2ePrQBJsHsZ/s320/175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454941235528882594" /></a><br /><br />A cute daddy protecting his girl from the scary fireworks. <br /><br />#4- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXAjDjG4q8XU9yrXXkmvY_yzJd4Ux5d3r5J-z_yUfkw2taYD_OyWgfiUwzqHE7NtfzV72nDC0f1m1MM5tBkztsfLgAjAdDxpseJeL4AW4gMxEIhc4vHoaMBTaSv3o6dCsjHia/s1600/327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXAjDjG4q8XU9yrXXkmvY_yzJd4Ux5d3r5J-z_yUfkw2taYD_OyWgfiUwzqHE7NtfzV72nDC0f1m1MM5tBkztsfLgAjAdDxpseJeL4AW4gMxEIhc4vHoaMBTaSv3o6dCsjHia/s320/327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454949432283739730" /></a><br /><br />The loves of my life. <br /><br />#3- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCj0B2nkm_rhSVhJAE_7kiFYhXjYICHZ5Wn-03abLNlBZ_F4c4lOwn9LXtPS_YZ-rkkkLhZ7h1ouP9IPA0IQKDWYFJqZD93zWxQfDtbhIMKX9Ux42B8bXQRDoXl9sbbW9e4bKT/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCj0B2nkm_rhSVhJAE_7kiFYhXjYICHZ5Wn-03abLNlBZ_F4c4lOwn9LXtPS_YZ-rkkkLhZ7h1ouP9IPA0IQKDWYFJqZD93zWxQfDtbhIMKX9Ux42B8bXQRDoXl9sbbW9e4bKT/s320/044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454931930985034098" /></a><br /><br />Best kids on the planet. <br /><br />#2- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKToYeBowX7WrXFGgRUWmb_prvGhCYGz_LX8gQBy8X0762Bn006OmQJFRD8nECIJfj0keB4jrbsl7pjgLZpdvXwQtLL3Z9ResphJ1zPmZUS9y8sdXgaBjSRJQecGvhfKHoutL/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKToYeBowX7WrXFGgRUWmb_prvGhCYGz_LX8gQBy8X0762Bn006OmQJFRD8nECIJfj0keB4jrbsl7pjgLZpdvXwQtLL3Z9ResphJ1zPmZUS9y8sdXgaBjSRJQecGvhfKHoutL/s320/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454929222288107314" /></a><br /><br />The smiliest baby we have had yet. LOVE this baby! <br /><br />#1- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIzIaUnXgxYV-IEhGVUGZDSZmn2MzFmGhIcEgdO-Ei-ScAFwzsFSuSzrVjHfKRlFlHCP_y2zsa6_580DPKK1DGRH0hHZW8E8cDlr3WtxQ9Z-VntLSZRc3m8tnBJzV8zIaIzkn/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIzIaUnXgxYV-IEhGVUGZDSZmn2MzFmGhIcEgdO-Ei-ScAFwzsFSuSzrVjHfKRlFlHCP_y2zsa6_580DPKK1DGRH0hHZW8E8cDlr3WtxQ9Z-VntLSZRc3m8tnBJzV8zIaIzkn/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896801564539714" /></a><br /><br />No words necessary.<br /><br /><br />Honorable Mention: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPZOm_neDdMAMiPeDNKDmbXbqSqyGcU2M4kg3-4OWvJMZc-SuzxNMCOK3iYLVKP66kxbfxQRQFn40hFFJF250xLImwuY57dR3g6A69AqO2AlnvGZqi46t6qPIG6rZhgYo3MZ8/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPZOm_neDdMAMiPeDNKDmbXbqSqyGcU2M4kg3-4OWvJMZc-SuzxNMCOK3iYLVKP66kxbfxQRQFn40hFFJF250xLImwuY57dR3g6A69AqO2AlnvGZqi46t6qPIG6rZhgYo3MZ8/s320/020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454927539039024210" /></a><br /><br />Lu in her "grandma outfit". Love the knee-highs and gown? (: We could not stop cracking up at her that night.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-50738185427125943902010-01-23T11:01:00.000-08:002010-01-23T11:06:14.816-08:00Just a tiny bit of snow...Equals some good fun!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tGYmYtO99CYmjDEw7UavnRqzQB5M9fd5E-rfHJbvYx4JWw9w5LLsqXnA3Rqv8N0aTJwFB3K-nvIRShHy2YMWd4UytbwPEKMDVRFpn8soc0Z90E8tmnaC3fkqqesuiVdHWNQH/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tGYmYtO99CYmjDEw7UavnRqzQB5M9fd5E-rfHJbvYx4JWw9w5LLsqXnA3Rqv8N0aTJwFB3K-nvIRShHy2YMWd4UytbwPEKMDVRFpn8soc0Z90E8tmnaC3fkqqesuiVdHWNQH/s400/068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430012971444745282" /></a><br /><br />p.s. In no way is the word "tiny" meant to act as a request to Mother Nature for more snow. The novelty of the dusted front yard is quite enough for me.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-62571457173240092332010-01-14T11:09:00.000-08:002010-01-14T11:38:52.047-08:00MomentsIn the last six weeks, there has been a lot happening in our home. Sleepless nights, changing routines, Christmas, millions of diapers, traveling for Christmas, sharing attention, people (who shall remain nameless) struggling to follow directions at school possibly to seek more attention... all the fun stuff. <br />BUT... There are moments in our lives that make everything feel worth it. The world stops for just a minute and your little bubble feels like the very best place you could ever imagine. I have to document these moments when I can tear myself away for a second to grab the camera. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2f8xM_Ssxn0kSR6bHxG4vhICnwv3MWlm34OI3zIKdcDN1bG4kxrXRxeR108O7OfqGyUJq4YqrAki_pCW0yz1Up2HseYC5cZjPLPpeeo3xEgj495oGrum4MlNXHW0bArkBH8K/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2f8xM_Ssxn0kSR6bHxG4vhICnwv3MWlm34OI3zIKdcDN1bG4kxrXRxeR108O7OfqGyUJq4YqrAki_pCW0yz1Up2HseYC5cZjPLPpeeo3xEgj495oGrum4MlNXHW0bArkBH8K/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426676981359162450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6gsl-CQTJNBuG9n2352hh9QRnUZsEqq1jLEm1W_RNeOQD0zZhCoHDQHwbmX8duShusul1PYB-Uf-4lZnLuZ9KuYdY3XtzTpbBrdU6WFlYgiAXl85Yn0nTpK6h704XSiVLIMD/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6gsl-CQTJNBuG9n2352hh9QRnUZsEqq1jLEm1W_RNeOQD0zZhCoHDQHwbmX8duShusul1PYB-Uf-4lZnLuZ9KuYdY3XtzTpbBrdU6WFlYgiAXl85Yn0nTpK6h704XSiVLIMD/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426677250997598690" /></a><br /><br />After a long Saturday of three great kids including a working husband, 7 loads of laundry, grocery shopping, trampoline jumping, cleaning, and lots more it was finally bedtime. I had just brought in the last of the groceries and asked the kids to be careful because I put Lucy on Ava's bed. This little sibling gathering was totally unsolicited, and as I switched the last load of laundry to the dryer, I heard laughing in Ava's room. Peeking in, I found this adorable sight. There they were, holding her attention completely. Each of them took turns reading her books and showing her pictures and she was clearly mesmerized. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing my kids interact happily and lovingly with each other. <br /><br />Oh and one more perfect "moment"? Some of her first smiles! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnTV9mnfjuLCxMK9rdWJeVMH1rly0CjcwKTRJZhmldcT5GThsjZ2QpueeDkhkgEFVF_nNKi7JaArFnRKDw3nvetQjEHWt89QmJhKKrdfbdTt8hR2Dgxm000DOryCTCuIfg-mO/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnTV9mnfjuLCxMK9rdWJeVMH1rly0CjcwKTRJZhmldcT5GThsjZ2QpueeDkhkgEFVF_nNKi7JaArFnRKDw3nvetQjEHWt89QmJhKKrdfbdTt8hR2Dgxm000DOryCTCuIfg-mO/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426680325001493346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Kle81KcfCWRxeJbvcmu_yTm7jRplv8OwRoJ0J7CKeW-ODrzZEHOtgoz44ATg-OnKs4kI2gKWDQThbpQDFMhPxjHMSOLRZkLw4_sGcwqwuN5-vTdpe4xb-CqOvte0UVJee-F/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Kle81KcfCWRxeJbvcmu_yTm7jRplv8OwRoJ0J7CKeW-ODrzZEHOtgoz44ATg-OnKs4kI2gKWDQThbpQDFMhPxjHMSOLRZkLw4_sGcwqwuN5-vTdpe4xb-CqOvte0UVJee-F/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426681664554465954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncr5yGB-bGJ8wmaSmcIBGT-C9ELrzGR_BJcckgjQH0zJ4fHhxlPzmnr1W31-Mn2BhNvYCuCk49gvaetq-LXJW69VMd5mJjGTMGASHH7sltwi1vFNNgq8S98IHrj4W7Ob7vq52/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncr5yGB-bGJ8wmaSmcIBGT-C9ELrzGR_BJcckgjQH0zJ4fHhxlPzmnr1W31-Mn2BhNvYCuCk49gvaetq-LXJW69VMd5mJjGTMGASHH7sltwi1vFNNgq8S98IHrj4W7Ob7vq52/s400/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426682174364497362" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-15599642841456691252010-01-04T13:54:00.000-08:002010-01-04T14:10:58.167-08:00Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyfBUUbuHDa60NgBV4nFbbYu13rcAlqtnjbpkthCCDdFEag_Zw6b8AdVkr4VuaIyqD04dcGDO3LyQzs44xy-mstwCa2JVp_ikDQTbkeVLw2YAar2gXpkMlR7LSEKqWPVCq1X2/s1600-h/IMG_3374+8x10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyfBUUbuHDa60NgBV4nFbbYu13rcAlqtnjbpkthCCDdFEag_Zw6b8AdVkr4VuaIyqD04dcGDO3LyQzs44xy-mstwCa2JVp_ikDQTbkeVLw2YAar2gXpkMlR7LSEKqWPVCq1X2/s400/IMG_3374+8x10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423010394371875778" /></a><br /><br />The holidays are officially over. We had a fun time playing and visiting with family and friends but I will be happy to settle into a routine again. A new one, of course, since our baby was born right in the middle of things. <br />Just wanted to document a few things about little Lucy. She is a great baby. She eats well, is generally content, sleeps well at night... Not to mention she is super cute! I love having a baby again. <br />During the day, though, she hates to close her eyes. I don't mean that she is all fussy and won't sleep- I just mean she is SO interested in what is going on around her that she fights to keep them open. When she was one day old before we even left the hospital, the nurses were calling her "Nosy" because of her habit of looking around all of the time. There was no "newborn sleep all day" phase for this one! But I can't complain about her funny trait because first of all I find it endearing, and second of all, she sleeps 5-7 hours between her feedings at night. <br />Oh and her nickname is "The Gruntster". She is noisy at night in her sleep and is always grunting around. She takes after her big brother this way. The kids nicknamed her "Lu Lu" and they are both just loving her. Ava took a little more getting used to sharing mommy but Mase was smitten immediately. We feel very blessed! <br />I have a ton of holiday pictures and she already looks so different, but these were taken at 2 1/2 weeks of age. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecivP4fuxJZsGa8j2n3NshCeoTKoq-qkf7ihtVwRLbO5L0RfYmpEgMiTylIztl6sLMwqkB8KnivvVEActSUGkIMBpNqpdq3sAuBv9IN7Ws5zm-EhwpDsoGuzsrDchPYPisZPO/s1600-h/IMG_3500bw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecivP4fuxJZsGa8j2n3NshCeoTKoq-qkf7ihtVwRLbO5L0RfYmpEgMiTylIztl6sLMwqkB8KnivvVEActSUGkIMBpNqpdq3sAuBv9IN7Ws5zm-EhwpDsoGuzsrDchPYPisZPO/s400/IMG_3500bw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423008987024221762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuu_gkxLsVZZ_5IdIjiZXNPmbQTnaonvL3D0nPyn_6dx7p6Mhs2whyphenhyphene5GXzJ6SdJFl3T-b2ATNZ7kPGbeu72lnZzSsrwgK05JpceW-1HfQFjYHtSUSHjerzbpv9gwUUeuyzdb/s1600-h/IMG_3553sp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuu_gkxLsVZZ_5IdIjiZXNPmbQTnaonvL3D0nPyn_6dx7p6Mhs2whyphenhyphene5GXzJ6SdJFl3T-b2ATNZ7kPGbeu72lnZzSsrwgK05JpceW-1HfQFjYHtSUSHjerzbpv9gwUUeuyzdb/s400/IMG_3553sp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423010000937450338" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV9Yvd5yU-_doh6henTXko6XZgpsX-Frj3qW9m7n0-KC6kiKcX5IJ28H0zdPwzNzn1ZZoMger6ObVjo_FvPouz5sHyr0LqMaoKORGUcTrAnodIopz2W5yI_ekC0h4ejqtgBMf/s1600-h/IMG_3483sp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV9Yvd5yU-_doh6henTXko6XZgpsX-Frj3qW9m7n0-KC6kiKcX5IJ28H0zdPwzNzn1ZZoMger6ObVjo_FvPouz5sHyr0LqMaoKORGUcTrAnodIopz2W5yI_ekC0h4ejqtgBMf/s400/IMG_3483sp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423009576126375186" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-61707916933404871342009-12-23T21:58:00.000-08:002009-12-23T21:59:38.703-08:00Lovin these...Dimples! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIBoDoyX0OfxzCd7ltBI50HXbisYDkKgM95DQnCwQTq8Hd-iqFYtKylqPlCFC-N95ngZRp4L_h-A9nBiLfCe5D9TA7kFpW9wQBJPbTR8hQx5W-ruTppAZheeD_kJGI5TWy7R-/s1600-h/Lucy+dimples.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIBoDoyX0OfxzCd7ltBI50HXbisYDkKgM95DQnCwQTq8Hd-iqFYtKylqPlCFC-N95ngZRp4L_h-A9nBiLfCe5D9TA7kFpW9wQBJPbTR8hQx5W-ruTppAZheeD_kJGI5TWy7R-/s400/Lucy+dimples.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418678287088602770" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-71131549675526975632009-12-03T15:54:00.000-08:002009-12-03T16:03:00.951-08:00Our new one!We are SO happy to introduce Lucy Marie Hancock to the family. She was born Dec. 1st at 4:22 pm. We were so excited to meet her- hope this isn't TMI but both Ro and I were literally laughing our heads off when she first entered the world. It all seemed too easy and perfect. (OBVIOUSLY I had an epidural...) She weighed 7 lbs. and 7 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MgxJzrtNYFJio5OuloVT7iB-32Lq4Kg-uTMgFtZR3om988syD3xe3j6CZ1MNPxtAHsD4uiPgpUGaubXzaIT-PumMVIDdpjqIqFHleGbII62qGLS_krCw9NKB9YqAq0whbaDE/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MgxJzrtNYFJio5OuloVT7iB-32Lq4Kg-uTMgFtZR3om988syD3xe3j6CZ1MNPxtAHsD4uiPgpUGaubXzaIT-PumMVIDdpjqIqFHleGbII62qGLS_krCw9NKB9YqAq0whbaDE/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411164163197864562" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyItr7FbNc9TYS2hYb5YG_1QLvLGznXgP5czsEMd81ubUD-KMBXr4TRz3sGp-RvIPpp61t2hKQVPkNWk8RLkHoxJhrltqA5N9IM0zfqpCSQk_RJ1M_SFV3_IRaLHXMew2JhzLd/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyItr7FbNc9TYS2hYb5YG_1QLvLGznXgP5czsEMd81ubUD-KMBXr4TRz3sGp-RvIPpp61t2hKQVPkNWk8RLkHoxJhrltqA5N9IM0zfqpCSQk_RJ1M_SFV3_IRaLHXMew2JhzLd/s320/043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411163476196122770" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvafa568zubMaQw0v1auJeQ5SsMJ3JYEj9WE3Poi_IH8klDD_Oai78xU1PQZZ9l1qcCVd-iDzcNVwWVkrEY936A5-1-qTVUpyNZ1lWu7irEXhy1brDCEOfOXoKHlBJ1Z_2TFG/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvafa568zubMaQw0v1auJeQ5SsMJ3JYEj9WE3Poi_IH8klDD_Oai78xU1PQZZ9l1qcCVd-iDzcNVwWVkrEY936A5-1-qTVUpyNZ1lWu7irEXhy1brDCEOfOXoKHlBJ1Z_2TFG/s320/056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411163679462244658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2bTHxn-vd6fyLB8wnry813mNARFhdZOWyXXI-Kop5ANg1YTZaU_5Iw2BHqtlCi_YehyldnBryePwRCtE87Qejo8oUv6CZcdzNoiX1NzfbrduwYQfVGszaTkTGwjNxQf-a5nO/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2bTHxn-vd6fyLB8wnry813mNARFhdZOWyXXI-Kop5ANg1YTZaU_5Iw2BHqtlCi_YehyldnBryePwRCtE87Qejo8oUv6CZcdzNoiX1NzfbrduwYQfVGszaTkTGwjNxQf-a5nO/s320/065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411163976888813298" /></a><br /><br />We were able to come home last night (after we begged and helped speed up the process because we missed our kids so much) and everyone is doing great. She was welcomed with open arms by Mason and Ava and they can't get enough of her. More pictures soon!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-41243930991746573832009-11-29T20:41:00.000-08:002009-11-29T20:46:10.525-08:00It's Really Never Good...To take a photo of yourself 3 days before having a baby. However, this is for posterity's sake. I realized that I have hardly allowed myself to be in pictures for the last 6 months, and someday this little girl may want to see herself when we were together. Anyway, I think my tummy is pretty funny jutting out there like a watermelon. Just ignore the puffiness of everything else. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncpbTq3gFR7r4N4VrGY9DxBGHEB4YKNeeEiC8jNn1KvL6IbE6NA5d4cvzToG_GmpHWsCrEtmXW8lFNn_zPlKtwEUO-izBC_IS7xQpDF71xJqd6kceVDAL9G5hCYLWQ3oURIJh/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncpbTq3gFR7r4N4VrGY9DxBGHEB4YKNeeEiC8jNn1KvL6IbE6NA5d4cvzToG_GmpHWsCrEtmXW8lFNn_zPlKtwEUO-izBC_IS7xQpDF71xJqd6kceVDAL9G5hCYLWQ3oURIJh/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409753148619620018" /></a><br /><br />I am being induced Tuesday morning and we can't wait to meet our new little girl!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-84239635769742984892009-11-05T10:58:00.000-08:002009-11-05T11:13:58.306-08:00FestivitiesAva came running into my bedroom the other night saying, "I am hiding from Daddy because he says it's bedtime!" <br />I said, "Then you better go to bed..."<br />She looked at me with an irritated look and said, "Would I be TELLING you this if I wanted to go to bed????" <br /><br />Here is my sassy girl these days: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIToL8uetGXxkaJsm7D99kmluCnBKfF5LN_6Pgat39l1p0df4Dbs7QQTtvdcYua_NLE2OgWBFtbJZwqGKM5JlAbdEzr3tb_kJpGbJ0Uk4QmzQnVyuYJJ2KeWIzHc5eg6bl32PU/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIToL8uetGXxkaJsm7D99kmluCnBKfF5LN_6Pgat39l1p0df4Dbs7QQTtvdcYua_NLE2OgWBFtbJZwqGKM5JlAbdEzr3tb_kJpGbJ0Uk4QmzQnVyuYJJ2KeWIzHc5eg6bl32PU/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400697542320835026" /></a><br /><br /><br />This picture is blurry but if you see the guy in the red Flash costume in the middle, it's Mase at his school Halloween parade. Standing in front of the whole school with a major power stance. LOVE this kid! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim72GJhQCVfuU3IK6x6DpciSJMD7T72eI4c7hkuvvkUoM7HInYRUlmb_CHVgze0D4jHw18zHJ4iRUgyWf5X3fRYRmwlrjlZyO538Ob6cCO1gaWbmAlJDz1MkqThS7Ezwd53hTe/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim72GJhQCVfuU3IK6x6DpciSJMD7T72eI4c7hkuvvkUoM7HInYRUlmb_CHVgze0D4jHw18zHJ4iRUgyWf5X3fRYRmwlrjlZyO538Ob6cCO1gaWbmAlJDz1MkqThS7Ezwd53hTe/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400698203106336258" /></a><br /><br />And just a few of my cuties at Halloween. I always mean to get better pictures but time gets away from us when there is candy to obtained from strangers! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS3iRHy5t3WQUMg0i4C40579IN30a19P0i2WZEqbdSd_K1q-8DjXZ3rxOFWgh45BMYA3eUkJU5G6u3wlxYslFRitxb7l9iwvvYv7U8cc_HW2OjnRedw3RV5cBzKDjj67jOHBs/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS3iRHy5t3WQUMg0i4C40579IN30a19P0i2WZEqbdSd_K1q-8DjXZ3rxOFWgh45BMYA3eUkJU5G6u3wlxYslFRitxb7l9iwvvYv7U8cc_HW2OjnRedw3RV5cBzKDjj67jOHBs/s320/038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400698677407134290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlc2cV1UOZNS534vv9ex6yI28m4Y5WjoYEyBwfzQ1HhOIFq9Z-btruh-RHjfcsamy5x_a5dYdSLH-Ty4YFX0uZ7wrbcJX93mPQPAlTfsfCh5JIM2-kqOOpN9gaQ7T5wzB6lUb/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlc2cV1UOZNS534vv9ex6yI28m4Y5WjoYEyBwfzQ1HhOIFq9Z-btruh-RHjfcsamy5x_a5dYdSLH-Ty4YFX0uZ7wrbcJX93mPQPAlTfsfCh5JIM2-kqOOpN9gaQ7T5wzB6lUb/s320/045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400698868996180946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4FL-FGzhZQoK8QZ7jJQuViZtmYyrH177PeKA6iHDgbJksSnsG40PnUzaL_E_QNeGYptH43L8v1fwP_XNTzWBGwoTzOVFDLFJPCse5sWykjRLn2WNMuG8CwXGYf85AP88piuG/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4FL-FGzhZQoK8QZ7jJQuViZtmYyrH177PeKA6iHDgbJksSnsG40PnUzaL_E_QNeGYptH43L8v1fwP_XNTzWBGwoTzOVFDLFJPCse5sWykjRLn2WNMuG8CwXGYf85AP88piuG/s320/048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400699416263667026" /></a><br /><br />Only 3 1/2 weeks til this baby gets here. The family is very excited and I am VERY done being pregnant!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-88957326821156440252009-08-20T14:13:00.000-07:002009-08-20T14:56:29.932-07:00My thoughts today<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x_2ajXdD1KTrABNPt0B9Ll6NVsQBzG-3CiI7cJQf_ZP5f83yIKLfCpNpQfl5NdrmFFpYI-09oQsOHtbJfRSbO6Z1Ftiq6kl7spbBTLejZhSf9Bx6Rup-8Q9OpXWMMn6xNkog/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x_2ajXdD1KTrABNPt0B9Ll6NVsQBzG-3CiI7cJQf_ZP5f83yIKLfCpNpQfl5NdrmFFpYI-09oQsOHtbJfRSbO6Z1Ftiq6kl7spbBTLejZhSf9Bx6Rup-8Q9OpXWMMn6xNkog/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372168080051379890" /></a><br />I miss my boy. Today we are celebrating his 1/2 birthday because 5 1/2 seems like a big deal to him this year. Yummy pudding-filled cupcakes with chocolate frosting and smashed oreos and worms on top. So... BOYish. Ava said, "Those worms are eating the Pupcakes! I don't want the worms to talk to me..." <br />The first week he was at school I had an aching in my heart. Seriously, I thought I would be fine, but thinking about the fact that I was no longer the center of his world cut me pretty deep. He actually happens to love school so much that he was upset that yesterday was early release. I am thankful for that. But this post wasn't even supposed to be about him...<br />My bond with my girl has grown SO much in the past 10 days. We spend our days doing "praw-jeKS" and crafts, reading books, dressing up, or just lounging around the house. And laughing. I really GET her sense of humor. Now I am not one that is into crafts or any art for that matter, but it is so much fun to see her get creative. She misses her brother and asks about him every day, but I know that both of us are treasuring this time until her baby sister arrives. Originally, I would have liked to have the spacing be a little closer, but I am SO grateful for this period where she and I can be alone for a few months. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQSldUxjG_wYw4UmCAyz5djpIx_QeC6MiYDqoNuHleOq0knW5jaS7uCOlIPoBHm0PEpu9an9td8sQbyY4VXzI1NK0sWseqjKhbu1ebJCuWs11n4t1XDaC5GTOBaS1dANFvLG2/s1600-h/156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQSldUxjG_wYw4UmCAyz5djpIx_QeC6MiYDqoNuHleOq0knW5jaS7uCOlIPoBHm0PEpu9an9td8sQbyY4VXzI1NK0sWseqjKhbu1ebJCuWs11n4t1XDaC5GTOBaS1dANFvLG2/s320/156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372160984672057890" /></a><br />To further prove my love for her, I have included a not-so-flattering picture of myself at 6 months pregnant, just because I know she is happy in it. <br /><br />Now what am I going to do when I can't call them "MY boy" and "MY girl" because there just happens to be an extra one? (:Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-66252674448585514792009-08-10T20:38:00.000-07:002009-08-10T20:48:08.443-07:00No tears were shed...On the first day of school. And you better believe that was an accomplishment, not from my cute boy but from his pregnant and hormonal mom who had some attachment issues today. I think I would have felt better if I could have just watched him in his class for awhile...or had lunch with him...or gotten minute by minute updates to my phone about what they were doing ALL DAY. (: <br />No, but seriously, I survived and he loved it. He was a little quiet when I took him in there this morning but I heard all about his great day and the new friends he made. I was a little sad for Ava after we dropped him off. He usually sits in the back of the van and when we were almost home she said, "Mase, are you asleep back there?". Guess she didn't realize that we left him at school. And when I put her to bed tonight, I told her that we are going to play tomorrow after we drop him off at school and she said, "But he already went to school!" The adjustment is harder for some than others... <br />I noticed that he wrote "Mase" on the top of his paper instead of "Mason." I asked him if he told his teacher to call him that and he said, "Yeah... it's my nickname. And I LOVE my nickname!" So I guess that is what he will be going by in school. He is demonstrating his independence already. (As if he hasn't done that from the moment he was BORN!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5i7knoFIvykPx4zODExwncVT0SYQCtvpMmVHio_mXhVJ4n_UwJMoA1l2cfQv9O4ahVojZwALq4_-S3w3N27z3ouFcV0i4MDt3CHQiXEiKwaKpgiU2dWgsvMJAdjWHNIkHihx/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5i7knoFIvykPx4zODExwncVT0SYQCtvpMmVHio_mXhVJ4n_UwJMoA1l2cfQv9O4ahVojZwALq4_-S3w3N27z3ouFcV0i4MDt3CHQiXEiKwaKpgiU2dWgsvMJAdjWHNIkHihx/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368545851726059650" /></a><br />I didn't get a great picture because he was anxious to get into his classroom, but he is still adorable with this cheesy look on his face... miss him already for tomorrow.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-38009924664027365082009-08-09T15:06:00.001-07:002009-08-09T16:04:24.254-07:00Summer HighlightsSummer ends today for us. Mase starts school tomorrow and I have such mixed feelings about it. Before I can document my big boy wearing his new backpack, I need to play a little catch up. Here are a few pics of fun things we did this summer: <br /><br />Back in June we took a trip to see my parents in Utah and also got to see some awesome cousins: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM7U4xObdzhy-yjO0hqlQlf3xL8mm4duIgHITW7Si6_I48JFMzE9xs66-d_vO22kBnZSvgyohuBY7a35lACmBPEplXu0r7Z1yTawrMirdGdjxHj6_FMR5cO581C2kit9ZpMWK/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM7U4xObdzhy-yjO0hqlQlf3xL8mm4duIgHITW7Si6_I48JFMzE9xs66-d_vO22kBnZSvgyohuBY7a35lACmBPEplXu0r7Z1yTawrMirdGdjxHj6_FMR5cO581C2kit9ZpMWK/s400/056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368090362854304706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR5hZ96n-GLSDgCu4jMgw5YIvs93wSOZ4Fko6x4pU2iW-TZtKUCdHDTS5mGK5J0SvW0VhdbIYXeMK_z6cBrh_xmxsYIM5X_0BJGoKsUcVWc8Gj5OLVaNGkfDhmzr9HtQD2saC/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR5hZ96n-GLSDgCu4jMgw5YIvs93wSOZ4Fko6x4pU2iW-TZtKUCdHDTS5mGK5J0SvW0VhdbIYXeMK_z6cBrh_xmxsYIM5X_0BJGoKsUcVWc8Gj5OLVaNGkfDhmzr9HtQD2saC/s400/071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368090119668664834" /></a><br /><br />Then we had some fun without the kids at our Totally 80's party: (Did you know when you move to another state you can throw the EXACT same party again? We had a similar one in Portland- always fun!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga8iXflemqTVJSsQ3lh-nVsJrSz5cETPH5aKMMJ0OXIBehdcPHcZNLR8KzEZs6_EfmWkhCmclEAseQR4Rit0ytQIBdMxrwAeW99kIkMtrtyoVAhzAMbZMdohixMYgcinEAwZg/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga8iXflemqTVJSsQ3lh-nVsJrSz5cETPH5aKMMJ0OXIBehdcPHcZNLR8KzEZs6_EfmWkhCmclEAseQR4Rit0ytQIBdMxrwAeW99kIkMtrtyoVAhzAMbZMdohixMYgcinEAwZg/s400/064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368093050961264386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnA3KSVKWpmXCspngUJf9aixfth7hUKZxxCri3B3Ym4OHGwIfwmWduqk2RHH8nfhknGy_Gyrqp_z_76sXAAouJRelij3wVC_3UECbVikqM5NIXcC7jHDV2sAl2S2HDYTkVEFj/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnA3KSVKWpmXCspngUJf9aixfth7hUKZxxCri3B3Ym4OHGwIfwmWduqk2RHH8nfhknGy_Gyrqp_z_76sXAAouJRelij3wVC_3UECbVikqM5NIXcC7jHDV2sAl2S2HDYTkVEFj/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368092701194652994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHgzyAJNJulcBIU9e1KHPoe8SCsAwecbIdWxJibzGPVydExG20q0umpP7ewsvER5klxlQwbNvt0Tss_SbabZfWijDtrd8rde4Ob-YN9o3CBxDDDhyphenhyphen8Qyb9wx9rEPeQZKoHbbr/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHgzyAJNJulcBIU9e1KHPoe8SCsAwecbIdWxJibzGPVydExG20q0umpP7ewsvER5klxlQwbNvt0Tss_SbabZfWijDtrd8rde4Ob-YN9o3CBxDDDhyphenhyphen8Qyb9wx9rEPeQZKoHbbr/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368092555358785346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWq5VsF7vocz7K3Bbmc8L7SyGtMvwztG-dLINxXYMYfLVtG4LO7CP0f46YcKttPF50PZGlFc2hLATM_vYrzTt29CS6h6JrArndwxW8gRC_y5jXQCOhyphenhyphenfXObJ88JobwI6EsI-z/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWq5VsF7vocz7K3Bbmc8L7SyGtMvwztG-dLINxXYMYfLVtG4LO7CP0f46YcKttPF50PZGlFc2hLATM_vYrzTt29CS6h6JrArndwxW8gRC_y5jXQCOhyphenhyphenfXObJ88JobwI6EsI-z/s400/068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368093186058250770" /></a><br /><br />On the 4th of July, my kids had so much fun with cousins on Roland's side and their friends that I couldn't get them to stop for a picture. This is the best I got: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjB4TQIzPin300d2uKjtetmHmhcdZhURLliMD6ptBYgK7KDFgrSlrUkMf7BnRgAmPfocKgB51yd1hJOLe5YC0j3_eT1Ga2e0fBCWGWbJTy-g4-oQTEDHQVhJ-xRHrVEVrNZrH/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjB4TQIzPin300d2uKjtetmHmhcdZhURLliMD6ptBYgK7KDFgrSlrUkMf7BnRgAmPfocKgB51yd1hJOLe5YC0j3_eT1Ga2e0fBCWGWbJTy-g4-oQTEDHQVhJ-xRHrVEVrNZrH/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368094909758226450" /></a><br /><br />We went to Colorado in July and stayed in a cabin on the lake. It was beautiful and all of us had so much fun. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6klsRjqIL0FO9EYiVz-h7fbW8ARmuS8K4saFLcOWRZd4d_l5fEvbjstfGV66f-EyVwfy-F10bj9ZU9KDNgFVXO_UwDyhICCGIjeA0PJh5j97EhBsF4a6IXSREnRhoQEmAC35/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6klsRjqIL0FO9EYiVz-h7fbW8ARmuS8K4saFLcOWRZd4d_l5fEvbjstfGV66f-EyVwfy-F10bj9ZU9KDNgFVXO_UwDyhICCGIjeA0PJh5j97EhBsF4a6IXSREnRhoQEmAC35/s400/114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368096756395299362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf5XQk_cc8AXQN_a8LYZuychVOO-mGN469L9OFcKBY9RJDbsOhnkM-rdWaTJdzuN0HR_9DUldsD0LJBkA6isWkc1Q0L58TRi7Pk11k0t0xS2s6-Nm9PuzSKJzD7tnzTq_7oae/s1600-h/095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N_oEqlnU3rJVlRxOMoCXmcH3uyjdSaC0z8azV1vfNnNcehR5LT7Yq1AJ5Zy-wMwRLheBZ2TEzqcqqtYkQvATMc33mhUYaWBZyVrMLkPM5WGDc2_0D7m1DBvOO4WOQp1wCxDS/s400/207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368099541207120050" /></a><br /><br />We also went camping but my battery died after two pictures. Here is one of them! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh656_rQRKbjv9HDB3KIzlFlh9ww2uj_331XvVunc8mPNZC8XJfo_iTQBCIEDx0jKgi4zzH3hDbEj8ah76WwcQcCvSiZ-uWu8ViyjW6gdKUFEIvnVM5rlvjwWVDkuFr8qMuV6G_/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh656_rQRKbjv9HDB3KIzlFlh9ww2uj_331XvVunc8mPNZC8XJfo_iTQBCIEDx0jKgi4zzH3hDbEj8ah76WwcQcCvSiZ-uWu8ViyjW6gdKUFEIvnVM5rlvjwWVDkuFr8qMuV6G_/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368100536462572914" /></a><br /><br />Because our yard is not yet landscaped, a rainstorm left us with a TON of mud in the gutter and street. We decided it would provide a good 3 hours of dirty play for the kids. Needless to say, they loved it! Now they are praying for another major rainstorm...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpI2qyJKjnh_UdjDX-30MSo4vEbqGbhX4ZMj-nME-XEUMdwoy8i3-I_PbS23lompQ_sJsysCDy7Yze7-K9tADJeAANLWcQPYWAMc-py0VLTPKQNyg7QXDn7XCtWHcdVe8Xzpv/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpI2qyJKjnh_UdjDX-30MSo4vEbqGbhX4ZMj-nME-XEUMdwoy8i3-I_PbS23lompQ_sJsysCDy7Yze7-K9tADJeAANLWcQPYWAMc-py0VLTPKQNyg7QXDn7XCtWHcdVe8Xzpv/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368101947230479442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYf5BtDfvsrWcYXipmLv_v0CBn_zJy4MuFWOQGg3HqCmHj3bAIejEchz96WhyphenhyphenG7DUvwICnWp1kSgOBLTenAiv0kJ_O30q1CHQlIIOk59qadl7KBoLXE95x8uT8l4r6A_aTfG/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYf5BtDfvsrWcYXipmLv_v0CBn_zJy4MuFWOQGg3HqCmHj3bAIejEchz96WhyphenhyphenG7DUvwICnWp1kSgOBLTenAiv0kJ_O30q1CHQlIIOk59qadl7KBoLXE95x8uT8l4r6A_aTfG/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368102067501291634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqW1NPxj75gvRT6MDzBq849k24DAjckH-Gtm5b72MkGwhI0uoUazUthgI1lmVfl0sOdKrQV9xE4_HEv_bhjHGgGrqFh8undINv1FlTJ03IjlPawtJT3SIDAOrpRCfxXEHvUrG/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqW1NPxj75gvRT6MDzBq849k24DAjckH-Gtm5b72MkGwhI0uoUazUthgI1lmVfl0sOdKrQV9xE4_HEv_bhjHGgGrqFh8undINv1FlTJ03IjlPawtJT3SIDAOrpRCfxXEHvUrG/s400/031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368102263774460674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJNU6HsgKL1EdiL9NQRC6YxfFVhXrNXqWkOWjGpqSLB7BNR6Fvh4evxGA8t2yNpHEe3LE8SZk2KCLD8yOGu12uc9L8zYBS3WtqO1V7WOONLCQRHPvo2ZhwWuDqVRvpJsw8Jcc/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJNU6HsgKL1EdiL9NQRC6YxfFVhXrNXqWkOWjGpqSLB7BNR6Fvh4evxGA8t2yNpHEe3LE8SZk2KCLD8yOGu12uc9L8zYBS3WtqO1V7WOONLCQRHPvo2ZhwWuDqVRvpJsw8Jcc/s400/034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368102366924619714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IqrjVC2bLbGd975zPOgHKBDIdR7zGt7gQA0MDFQIxpFTfBdCn0NO0S3ScFS21OX0hjNR7oDyyx6fnl0QT2bvsZOpJYianPsH-Giz7IFzM5Je2Gvfu6Tfu2JG9gTG8s3coUsZ/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IqrjVC2bLbGd975zPOgHKBDIdR7zGt7gQA0MDFQIxpFTfBdCn0NO0S3ScFS21OX0hjNR7oDyyx6fnl0QT2bvsZOpJYianPsH-Giz7IFzM5Je2Gvfu6Tfu2JG9gTG8s3coUsZ/s400/037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368102540889575330" /></a><br /><br />After all the fun, we are left with some satisfied and happy kids who are ready for their next adventure... I just don't know if I am! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec4_N7VdRRTBmr3fNWI4DSnPkiic2WIrlMAjHhARAHw5C6z9zdop5JEACW-ERQw9udDlGoKDyFK3PBGLRghvccSNpSUYn3wA8JQsfEn1i-kG5YzljNBJDM3CZ5Lvu0f_g22XD/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec4_N7VdRRTBmr3fNWI4DSnPkiic2WIrlMAjHhARAHw5C6z9zdop5JEACW-ERQw9udDlGoKDyFK3PBGLRghvccSNpSUYn3wA8JQsfEn1i-kG5YzljNBJDM3CZ5Lvu0f_g22XD/s400/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368100097371511042" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-12511858474029420632009-07-27T15:01:00.000-07:002009-07-27T15:08:34.012-07:00So much to say...But for now, even though we have told a lot of people, I just have time to post that we are getting another one of these this Fall. The pink kind! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuUVzIgOMmH819pG1i_hyphenhyphenISAUgwCbEhBwW_x2eRzh7cV1kDcFwSYE2Im1ju_YGN9xKZn9IrB7WNP67ilpT57ojydYfv9MtAJVqp5hdIxm0RxAhJm3xZ3ZhjeeWrCNzabaQlYx/s1600-h/ava+baby+bear+with+grandpa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuUVzIgOMmH819pG1i_hyphenhyphenISAUgwCbEhBwW_x2eRzh7cV1kDcFwSYE2Im1ju_YGN9xKZn9IrB7WNP67ilpT57ojydYfv9MtAJVqp5hdIxm0RxAhJm3xZ3ZhjeeWrCNzabaQlYx/s400/ava+baby+bear+with+grandpa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363263979075020130" /></a><br /><br />We loved our first girl so much that we can't wait to have a new one! (: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iuTvkueiSyP3lkD8SV5zWcZoH6Y8pDL3VbKFYazhBIqAB5UDy4W4eisVdUK_UZZIGslXqWFW9ZnVBfGctzrRq7G9zHDOLMQcvlBI1B-SGSJKZJf_8VMHsVF_fB7ndl3wlW5n/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iuTvkueiSyP3lkD8SV5zWcZoH6Y8pDL3VbKFYazhBIqAB5UDy4W4eisVdUK_UZZIGslXqWFW9ZnVBfGctzrRq7G9zHDOLMQcvlBI1B-SGSJKZJf_8VMHsVF_fB7ndl3wlW5n/s400/031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363264678833403698" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-42556988429746744292009-05-29T13:31:00.000-07:002009-06-04T13:47:21.469-07:00FreeOur little Aves turned three years old last week. (She puts up her chubby little fingers and says, "I'm FREE now!" <br />We celebrated with the ultimate girly party. Fancy Nancy theme with 11 little girls dressed up in every fancy thing they could find. Ava kept saying, "I sure hope they like pink and purple!" <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vNen759b5uDjZlIlvz9-X-iVSJBqLSYQatO71k-JHj43Oek_TZdTfyLjDEioccnip-NFBTGaH_owlvqTbwP6RwPxflOfQEwZzxKp9a83khytc0dlwQzgudcace8rcHDwzkru/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vNen759b5uDjZlIlvz9-X-iVSJBqLSYQatO71k-JHj43Oek_TZdTfyLjDEioccnip-NFBTGaH_owlvqTbwP6RwPxflOfQEwZzxKp9a83khytc0dlwQzgudcace8rcHDwzkru/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343573073598944242" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZOC0bRnav5C6khbx5gy8mGV5IGExIcCh8fb89geeApd-qpZyFm59Ei0tJVjjDHFk5t09N09HyVipuB5EpuRdURn-elo5jWq45rplpGxrhLzSOPuQAaivnVCbnH-ejQ6zzvfU/s1600-h/birthday+pinata.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZOC0bRnav5C6khbx5gy8mGV5IGExIcCh8fb89geeApd-qpZyFm59Ei0tJVjjDHFk5t09N09HyVipuB5EpuRdURn-elo5jWq45rplpGxrhLzSOPuQAaivnVCbnH-ejQ6zzvfU/s400/birthday+pinata.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343570776743752530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_IRU2WrWyHmSjkpdXzxAKgzmXBMgNbBLQ5lVVOA04KHD6OSp50q2Xyo6GMlLaGQSDkzX7SgjwGiXPh332WJGFS_HQyYFsOtnoDqTB0L6bMk8cpumtE0iy7BKbSHC9vNSGj3Y/s1600-h/birthday+cupcake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_IRU2WrWyHmSjkpdXzxAKgzmXBMgNbBLQ5lVVOA04KHD6OSp50q2Xyo6GMlLaGQSDkzX7SgjwGiXPh332WJGFS_HQyYFsOtnoDqTB0L6bMk8cpumtE0iy7BKbSHC9vNSGj3Y/s400/birthday+cupcake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343570588789084994" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are the top 10 things we love about our little princess. <br /><br />1. How much she adores our cat (and all animals). Cleo gets chased around all day but she is patient and makes Ava erupt in giggles constantly. <br />2. Her little budding attitude and stubborn ways. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTACzdYPg4ZTJ16GfGxXV1e5E8lcp-iEsN-mMlM261glLxP0dbPHGYN6pIsgl8eq9QWl_t-aIujtbkOtNRthlgghey2N6k3giXjd-ltpvpJPHMgTL8RLjvhC-snbEjluZdjftr/s1600-h/Ava.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTACzdYPg4ZTJ16GfGxXV1e5E8lcp-iEsN-mMlM261glLxP0dbPHGYN6pIsgl8eq9QWl_t-aIujtbkOtNRthlgghey2N6k3giXjd-ltpvpJPHMgTL8RLjvhC-snbEjluZdjftr/s400/Ava.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343574761090568658" /></a><br />3. The way she enjoys being glamorous and getting fancy. <br />4. The love and friendship she has with her brother. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2ZihqiqOUOzFnUIiiVez40nfeBOk_KBYOuCmzo9JK8hVWC8p9pLJlL90r0vkZqOjZpeI4GyKwhaEXCAa7YOTasuF9na7Ej0qIYlbYg2WL5DUqJ5FwQr0iE0lQ-3Gc19v8D5b/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2ZihqiqOUOzFnUIiiVez40nfeBOk_KBYOuCmzo9JK8hVWC8p9pLJlL90r0vkZqOjZpeI4GyKwhaEXCAa7YOTasuF9na7Ej0qIYlbYg2WL5DUqJ5FwQr0iE0lQ-3Gc19v8D5b/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343575220055633298" /></a><br />5. Her new curls. (Yes, I know this one is a stretch but look at the picture below compared to the one above and see the progress!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZUgFFdTn4VmtnP3zRJNLNjtxCO45MNcK54-HQXK6lwOzWVWZtg___ozKljbad-ARcN32Iam21rk28pkEiwZJ3dQ1rL8XCbkN4owLy_v1Ys7y-Ar9jdaltsgtiMS5IoWM_kuX/s1600-h/Ava8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZUgFFdTn4VmtnP3zRJNLNjtxCO45MNcK54-HQXK6lwOzWVWZtg___ozKljbad-ARcN32Iam21rk28pkEiwZJ3dQ1rL8XCbkN4owLy_v1Ys7y-Ar9jdaltsgtiMS5IoWM_kuX/s400/Ava8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343576104922775426" /></a><br />6. That she is EXTREMELY girly but still can have a blast playing with all boys and collecting rocks. <br />7. The way her voice sounds when she apologizes. And she says it over and over again... "Sorrrry. Sorrrry mom. I'm sorrry."<br />8. Her tiny feet. <br />9. How hyper and delirious she gets right before bedtime. <br />10. The way she strokes her lip with her finger when she is tired. <br /><br />LOVE this girl and I am so thankful for her every day! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqleHUNcB_r5qGP7hRLcyVhk4mWmmnb4_05vzmyrItK0SrjPv5LrQvvI8EGFZwBdglNcEo16kBpC1ytcISFSJGCrKrLrtE8EMG5rl6AePz72cBR2fh76nuDSlgLw_REuBtlHB-/s1600-h/Ava13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqleHUNcB_r5qGP7hRLcyVhk4mWmmnb4_05vzmyrItK0SrjPv5LrQvvI8EGFZwBdglNcEo16kBpC1ytcISFSJGCrKrLrtE8EMG5rl6AePz72cBR2fh76nuDSlgLw_REuBtlHB-/s400/Ava13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343576487009248050" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-65041562286818709222009-05-20T23:51:00.001-07:002009-05-20T23:57:00.298-07:00Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj6hZlV4p1wSxNC8FJyuawPhcBlQ4xag6LVqyeHh7xutGXjaMhZY4_pJkmiWEOP9_At7XZjXawhxxQLaoBJwSCb-XLJZybjPQ0F2spU2Yz_dywkMWl6SAOl5uetX2PizluzDP/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj6hZlV4p1wSxNC8FJyuawPhcBlQ4xag6LVqyeHh7xutGXjaMhZY4_pJkmiWEOP9_At7XZjXawhxxQLaoBJwSCb-XLJZybjPQ0F2spU2Yz_dywkMWl6SAOl5uetX2PizluzDP/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338167650288873362" /></a><br /><br />Ava found reading a little too tiring tonight.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-56056333363440120312009-05-14T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:08:43.634-07:00ConCUSSion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5SyRyyV38KWmG3n9hmCnvMZs_VVMgm5OW7zJC0YKM4ukvAuXnCqsPw8ySYmcZC8Jl4tCsm2eA_CTtecvjeuDBxu07zsmJVoiUpLd3qyOP1xqKoiSk7PYMbpIieSX0nHq7sDL/s1600-h/Fancy+Ava+Profile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5SyRyyV38KWmG3n9hmCnvMZs_VVMgm5OW7zJC0YKM4ukvAuXnCqsPw8ySYmcZC8Jl4tCsm2eA_CTtecvjeuDBxu07zsmJVoiUpLd3qyOP1xqKoiSk7PYMbpIieSX0nHq7sDL/s400/Fancy+Ava+Profile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335881361877321650" /></a><br />An almost 3 year-old can say some hilarious things in the Emergency Room in the middle of the night. Not that I WANTED to be there or enjoyed it in the slightest, but I know Ava's night is bound to provide some laughs for our family sometime down the road. (: <br />It all started when Ava was playing at the playground during Mason's teeball game. I was just going to get her when I saw (in desperately slow motion might I add) a baseball coming right for her little head. Funny thing- the slow motion must have been just for my own personal mommy trauma- there was no time to warn her. Some big boys were practicing nearby and had thrown it from quite a distance when it accidentally hit her. I saw it hit above her right ear and I saw her fall down and immediately let out a wail. I ran to comfort her and then the panic set in. Did she have some sort of brain injury? Internal bleeding? A concussion? Should I go straight to the ER? <br />After some loves and a little Tylenol, she calmed down. Her eyes looked fine, her behavior was normal, and I calmed myself down a little. <br />We watched her the rest of the evening and then finally put her to bed at about 9:30. Before 10:00, she woke up screaming and throwing up in bed. Not good. This time it took only a split second to decide to head to the ER. <br />Now Ava is not a puker. I'm not sure she has thrown up since the baby spit-up days. So she looked all disoriented and miserable. At the hospital, she always made it into the lovely pink bin they provided (she was proud that it was PINK and it was hers). After awhile, there was really nothing left in her tummy. After another round of the dry heaves (gross but true), she looked at me and said, "Mommy, did you watch me frow up?" I nodded and she said, "Did you see that frog in my mouth?" <br />Ha ha- isn't that exactly what it feels like? And SOUNDS like? She is freaking funny! <br />We were put in a tiny room with a curtain divider next to two men who appeared homeless. One was yelling profanities and kept saying, "I need to get out of here!" Very comforting for my child, let me tell you. The nurse kept trying to calm him down and said, "Jack, there are children in here. Please don't use those words." Finally, Ava looked at me with a slight smile and said, "Jack just wants to get out of here" like she wanted me to convince the nurse to send him home. <br />The CT scan was a little drama. We didn't really want to have it done because we knew it would be scary for her and the risks are slightly alarming. There was really no choice though, considering her symptoms. The first try was a lot of crying (by her and her pregnant mommy). Then I was touched as I watched Ro take her back to the first bed and practice the CT scan with her (mimicking the machine's sound and movements) and telling her it would be funny. She decided it would be her "Great Adventure Spaceship" (LOVE this girl's imagination) and with Ro looking into her eyes (and me panicking in the hallway), she did it. <br />Results showed no damage. The doctor said she had a mild concussion but will be just fine. Scary stuff that I wish we didn't have to go through, but amazingly, I wouldn't trade the time we spent with our personality-filled child for anything. <br />But just to be safe, next time we go to a teeball game, Ava will be wearing a sun hat AND a hard hat!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-42379176157925964822009-05-05T16:28:00.001-07:002009-05-05T16:34:07.462-07:00You know you're LAZY when...1. You want to text someone in your own house because you don't want to get up and go where they are. <br /><br />2. The person you want to text is your 5 year-old son. <br /> (Who can't read... and uh, doesn't have a cell phone.)<br /><br />3. You come up with a plan to get his attention without screaming at the top of your lungs: <br /> Stretch to reach your cell phone that is sitting two feet away. Call your HOME phone because you know your answering machine will pick up. Pleasantly call to your child from the answering machine speaker until he comes into your bedroom to see what you want. <br /><br />4. Lavish him with praise when he gets the drink of water you've been craving. <br /><br />5. Last but not least, you sit and hatch other brilliant plans to get what you want from sitting in one position because you know you will continue to indulge yourself in this lazy lifestyle until morning sickness subsides.Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-32744189355505260872009-04-30T20:13:00.000-07:002009-04-30T20:22:31.930-07:00The sexy bracelet that is saving my life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnUFTucJb7CCeEhid54ihUAWvujnJLr_UPIGAnuPmpcOtowzDKDJNe6ScPylVK5WRQS90Uc5ZgCeT5kkGGSkWhhwltXQrRPUFp72eUfykxEGvrdRkPQ8j3NVUy7XcfnBO-lVY/s1600-h/seabands.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnUFTucJb7CCeEhid54ihUAWvujnJLr_UPIGAnuPmpcOtowzDKDJNe6ScPylVK5WRQS90Uc5ZgCeT5kkGGSkWhhwltXQrRPUFp72eUfykxEGvrdRkPQ8j3NVUy7XcfnBO-lVY/s400/seabands.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330688432178353762" /></a><br /><br />Okay, so maybe gray, cotton, slightly eighties wristbands are not quite sexy... but they are fantastic for morning sickness! Thanks to my sister in law for telling me about these. Esentially, it is just accupressure (pressure on a certain point on your wrist) with zero medication or side effects. Why this pressure helps with morning sickness, I don't know. But if it helps and it is harmless, I do not care! <br />Though I am still pretty nauseous at times, these babies have really eased the sickness and helped me function. <br />If only they would come in a wider range of colors...Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-14790667553732122792009-04-28T19:42:00.000-07:002009-04-28T20:07:46.126-07:00Good thing I have a comfy couchTruthfully, I have had no energy to post. Morning sickness (that lasts all DAY) seems to get worse for me with every pregnancy. Does anyone have ideas on things to do with your kids while you are lying on the couch? (: That does not involve TV? Believe me, we've played that card a little too much. <br /><br />I just have to post to say I love my babies. I know they are not babies but they have been so patient with me and understanding while I am out of commission. Mase gets cereal for the two of them in the morning and then comes in and kisses my cheek and says "Have a nice sleep" while I am still in bed. I have tried to tell them that having a baby in your tummy makes you sick and tired and they actually seem to understand. Ava and I were lying on the couch when it was almost bedtime and she said, "We are tired. We have babies in our tummies, huh mom." <br /><br />Thanks to my husband for helping out around the house and taking the kids outside to play. A lot. And the back rubs and crushed ice. (: And a huge thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law for taking the kids yesterday and for the beautiful flowers today. Tulips- my favorite. <br /><br />It's not like I'm on bed rest- I just have been feeling yucky. All day. <br /><br />A few pictures of my cuties lately: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFJqNjWNtP7X-aJgXGWNKyZ_boRixeFfVZEMWZuD2gdC_BFj47o0AHMstZFZqBTjsVVuHVg3OZEXH9aQaNJpAhHbGUoeCGdfzxjmUC-3CDvlDwAWYD4CY-GbtZCZZPfj7ww_x/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFJqNjWNtP7X-aJgXGWNKyZ_boRixeFfVZEMWZuD2gdC_BFj47o0AHMstZFZqBTjsVVuHVg3OZEXH9aQaNJpAhHbGUoeCGdfzxjmUC-3CDvlDwAWYD4CY-GbtZCZZPfj7ww_x/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941065646865842" /></a><br />Sleeping soundly... we had no clue she had snuck into his room. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4U0IN5LcgzYkowa3FsdXALsZOQvorokh1tveomqNWIFTfqi25KkGZKG41VZumsHVV728DQZxGhfcmeRAWI4vkcrYOmtGh9TPFdG4wCzA_iygu8gHynNIUXFVdAwVZPtIGDA_/s1600-h/098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4U0IN5LcgzYkowa3FsdXALsZOQvorokh1tveomqNWIFTfqi25KkGZKG41VZumsHVV728DQZxGhfcmeRAWI4vkcrYOmtGh9TPFdG4wCzA_iygu8gHynNIUXFVdAwVZPtIGDA_/s400/098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941480235774818" /></a><br />Easter fun with cousins<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXctrDRl3utYTu3ksujPbckL3OOBRpc_K1u0CU9S_nus2FUqWfUZbVKSCbjQWqKkLglUl5qhduG0i153V9_MVW2WZy9jdXXofrQ0vckO4m8xtr5XLaxY0F-hnqBiisivjErmp/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXctrDRl3utYTu3ksujPbckL3OOBRpc_K1u0CU9S_nus2FUqWfUZbVKSCbjQWqKkLglUl5qhduG0i153V9_MVW2WZy9jdXXofrQ0vckO4m8xtr5XLaxY0F-hnqBiisivjErmp/s400/069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329942970800534834" /></a><br />Hiding behind the couch will ensure that no one will steal your loot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN4FuIwEyzMi5U6zhD9ZG0P1lFW_MlFIlcm1iIkxcli8hhT180WLYbCWz46cim4fzfXTRFay5VMqQJCCGmVI8_3vVQWetWjB4RdUGVcmNZcnKxmY7QlANrdz4SXErIqAFTuki/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN4FuIwEyzMi5U6zhD9ZG0P1lFW_MlFIlcm1iIkxcli8hhT180WLYbCWz46cim4fzfXTRFay5VMqQJCCGmVI8_3vVQWetWjB4RdUGVcmNZcnKxmY7QlANrdz4SXErIqAFTuki/s400/083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329943336331966754" /></a><br />After Mason's first wrestling tournament- he wore that medal for days...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrCIj7Gjxdu-nvWT90og5OEOsfTyjQrfBRKY7-DeR5Y5WtLu8sNo2E9l8Mq5amxCnb0EdFoEw7WtVmgjT_YlRmO_rXqVUr-uhGX7bi9TjTwmw64H64K4hwABxSt7MYzRhQY2M/s1600-h/084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrCIj7Gjxdu-nvWT90og5OEOsfTyjQrfBRKY7-DeR5Y5WtLu8sNo2E9l8Mq5amxCnb0EdFoEw7WtVmgjT_YlRmO_rXqVUr-uhGX7bi9TjTwmw64H64K4hwABxSt7MYzRhQY2M/s400/084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329943489950605378" /></a><br />With his good buddy after the tournament. Go little Bulldogs!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-25400721005180571502009-04-16T08:45:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:50:36.253-07:00A few months ago, I was asking Ava some random questions and I said, "If we were to have another baby, would you want a brother or a sister?"<br /><br />Ava, with a serious expression said, "Actually, I want a doggie." <br /><br />So sorry to disappoint, Ava! Hope you change your mind in the next 7 months! (:Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-66506625708211596812009-03-18T18:03:00.001-07:002009-03-18T18:05:49.685-07:00Do you think...We've been reading a little too much Fancy Nancy?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iVgQC7lmFKRs8HsZUIAESBgSIIKlVfYxzjhRrPQdRFzlNCs4_oFKhBE6xeavjqEspUHv6C-hV4QS6Mv_XvsR7v1dgC1ZPpnARd9bi_HnO1hFYB0Xn2tJg1FDwJ51pujATjlv/s1600-h/fancy+nancy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iVgQC7lmFKRs8HsZUIAESBgSIIKlVfYxzjhRrPQdRFzlNCs4_oFKhBE6xeavjqEspUHv6C-hV4QS6Mv_XvsR7v1dgC1ZPpnARd9bi_HnO1hFYB0Xn2tJg1FDwJ51pujATjlv/s400/fancy+nancy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314698385947126434" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1S2OczGlwo0y4WMGn53ExRTREBf4Q2hpnjEN89km0zvjE48_9mQrENCfDtiqCNZczI0-JSlUYP990L2gpR2xj-NK7Lq53jDqEtQ2YiAaqpaa8iv_SUxCJdRcWOf0C5uVUyjd/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1S2OczGlwo0y4WMGn53ExRTREBf4Q2hpnjEN89km0zvjE48_9mQrENCfDtiqCNZczI0-JSlUYP990L2gpR2xj-NK7Lq53jDqEtQ2YiAaqpaa8iv_SUxCJdRcWOf0C5uVUyjd/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314698550508750386" /></a><br /><br />(I actually let her leave the house like this- anyone who saw us on our neighborhood bike ride might have thought she was drowning in tutus.)Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-90838072435289285342009-03-17T13:00:00.000-07:002009-03-17T13:10:01.028-07:00I know you're GREEN with envy...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yYNfCSH1QRaXPrN0T4l6mJio-VBjoidQYIUxF76PrwTAc9zuAY4bvNK-l00ngs6gc5I-CaQ7Iq_s2bt95XwdnWorTuK4k53CnRKxRkGKfeT6kQTvgSrhWsuC1RnJqsN_g3Ph/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yYNfCSH1QRaXPrN0T4l6mJio-VBjoidQYIUxF76PrwTAc9zuAY4bvNK-l00ngs6gc5I-CaQ7Iq_s2bt95XwdnWorTuK4k53CnRKxRkGKfeT6kQTvgSrhWsuC1RnJqsN_g3Ph/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314250894780091282" /></a><br /><br />...over our awesome St. Patrick's Day breakfast. Okay, maybe not... We thought it would be fun to serve green pancakes and green scrambled eggs this morning. In reality, it took Mase awhile until he would agree to eat it. He kept mentioning green beans and asparagus- he must have thought I was trying to trick him. (: <br />Ava, on the other hand, was delighted to eat her monochrome meal. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1d7P3PELe8Bwg2Cae0Q8RQJGLXnnawP8dCflswDokjLyBPw0uYXXFH2RSKSgr6UabOnzlW0iTlKlSAMX-QhLJIx4uolYM2A116ClEecW8h5c44lYO0vX5lRLXCoSCNJHBVei/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1d7P3PELe8Bwg2Cae0Q8RQJGLXnnawP8dCflswDokjLyBPw0uYXXFH2RSKSgr6UabOnzlW0iTlKlSAMX-QhLJIx4uolYM2A116ClEecW8h5c44lYO0vX5lRLXCoSCNJHBVei/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314251057790515250" /></a><br /><br />I also made these cookies for playgroup. Note to self: When making green cookies, please consider that the oatmeal chocolate chip variety tends to resemble guacamole, especially in the dough form. It looked disgusting, but they were pretty tasty. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm6gH73d28Y3EXujQoQoLS61qG7-OgzXdDg3AiZf2lY4pnClQUVA2TMm0kfyCBaJhCvHOazRJpLxCujZ2Gkpm4bbPAtqIflzMBLRDClXXZ3j03vOoHocBfRaZ7qMmeCzqGbtn/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm6gH73d28Y3EXujQoQoLS61qG7-OgzXdDg3AiZf2lY4pnClQUVA2TMm0kfyCBaJhCvHOazRJpLxCujZ2Gkpm4bbPAtqIflzMBLRDClXXZ3j03vOoHocBfRaZ7qMmeCzqGbtn/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314251206491425842" /></a><br /><br />Happy St. Patrick's Day! And Happy Birthday Lindsey!Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28862740.post-91220018523262411702009-03-11T12:13:00.000-07:002009-03-11T14:06:57.651-07:00Visitors... FINALLY!Since we have moved, we have made some really great friends and are starting to feel very settled here. I feel weird even writing that because this place was so NEVER in our plans. But we feel very blessed. <br />We do miss our family and friends who do not live near us anymore, so it was so exciting to have my parents come to see us this last weekend. Along with showing them our new home and letting them see into our new life, we went exploring around Northern Arizona and saw some sights I had never seen before... Thanks mom and dad for giving me a reason to see some interesting sights! <br /><br />Mason's favorite was Meteor Crater. The day before we went my Dad said this phrase, all too enthusiastically, "I LOVE meterorites!" and it has made me laugh out loud every time I have thought of it since. All of my brothers and sisters can attest to his love of nature and geology. On many road trips we heard, "Look at that sulphur, MIL!" So Meteor Crater was perfect for him... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi358Z2CtijxKS8g6bf8VtVBuSpGC_YyVGg91O7I_ZRM1ykv73e5P-3tt35fdlsvAOqs_0uq-u37kC91z5_Or1HBXdcfVR3m7VvbQ9HLzgPZycQECj9kZxQdDFmb5cC85zbk6af/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi358Z2CtijxKS8g6bf8VtVBuSpGC_YyVGg91O7I_ZRM1ykv73e5P-3tt35fdlsvAOqs_0uq-u37kC91z5_Or1HBXdcfVR3m7VvbQ9HLzgPZycQECj9kZxQdDFmb5cC85zbk6af/s400/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312014467229843506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PZzUDoNBGzvW0RY-F5eRE6N1GX8gsyvU4l03iiFiBP89J_1rwrp6Q3y4fclaAHJd-auRVhfJvjQ0oMxcbUBVy5lxGdqX2BEav4tHfIEmpPTHrOc_EM2KE2AvJ7wiM4sq6U-L/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PZzUDoNBGzvW0RY-F5eRE6N1GX8gsyvU4l03iiFiBP89J_1rwrp6Q3y4fclaAHJd-auRVhfJvjQ0oMxcbUBVy5lxGdqX2BEav4tHfIEmpPTHrOc_EM2KE2AvJ7wiM4sq6U-L/s400/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312014984357814306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6yQhB0A3U9G7yr7HQ6kNCTD6mWmZblT-sb2zKZ8Xa4v9tnq-s4a4uchOn1fUnIaibipEIyrQhtlE7O1TLNY-MYdMReglkuKC7VOk_uV2oxT_8_MZecMmgwYowd84xYszdZvu/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6yQhB0A3U9G7yr7HQ6kNCTD6mWmZblT-sb2zKZ8Xa4v9tnq-s4a4uchOn1fUnIaibipEIyrQhtlE7O1TLNY-MYdMReglkuKC7VOk_uV2oxT_8_MZecMmgwYowd84xYszdZvu/s400/030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312039532713437842" /></a><br /><br />Anxiety filled my SOUL on our next journey. I knew Walnut Canyon was beautiful and I also knew we would see ancient ruins from Native American tribes who used to reside there... sounds like a fun trip right? Yeah, until I realized it was a hike down a canyon mostly WITHOUT guardrails and pretty much 4 feet of walking space until you plunge to your death in the deep canyon below. <br />Most people would have no problem with this, but I have a fear of heights (especially right on-the-edge heights... I have lived in Arizona for 28 years and have never been to the Grand Canyon- there is a reason for this) and was SO sick to my stomach taking my energetic, carefree children down there. I had what I refer to as "jello legs" and was unable to look down. And I am sure my poor children have bruises on their hands with how tight I was squeezing them. I apologized to Ro for being slightly (okay, EXTREMELY) neurotic, but I have never felt quite so out of control. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4J3wXhVah1-16Be0JDat8NWANdq4q6dT812Wvs4eSPkLD-ZLa2sK0WxRHfdutX_cKCuEjYSmL2c1XWUejTz9bdmLdfJtgOcZmXTtKPqg2sJJnlFTyC1JQ7eMaMLF7CUAQpaW/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4J3wXhVah1-16Be0JDat8NWANdq4q6dT812Wvs4eSPkLD-ZLa2sK0WxRHfdutX_cKCuEjYSmL2c1XWUejTz9bdmLdfJtgOcZmXTtKPqg2sJJnlFTyC1JQ7eMaMLF7CUAQpaW/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312015380138274834" /></a><br />You can tell I am forcing a half-smile in this pic, and that my kids can sense my uneasiness... it was for your own good! (: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOZuI7p_87Ir6gF6GsIxP7fbOU8YZfo-K64LUwle-kPKMoyyiqawNQ1xYbfAHjI8Gt7iDCQCcJIcHbKaTrb_1sAL2qhCp2PHs6Ux74aFGCxQIBQZQhgoD0j3UDtN_bUeoMGND/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOZuI7p_87Ir6gF6GsIxP7fbOU8YZfo-K64LUwle-kPKMoyyiqawNQ1xYbfAHjI8Gt7iDCQCcJIcHbKaTrb_1sAL2qhCp2PHs6Ux74aFGCxQIBQZQhgoD0j3UDtN_bUeoMGND/s400/040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312016065403526178" /></a><br /><br />It ended up being so beautiful, but I took a long deep breath when we safely reached the top and were on solid ground. <br /><br />The visit was SO much fun, and I hope we get many more visitors in the future. We are fully aware that our little town doesn't have much to offer in entertainment, so we promise to bend over backwards to make sure our guests have fun SOMEHOW. (: Even if it's just a show put on by THIS silly girl... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4GiszX0qvjSEReUhyEt4QJoNUuCmvNvWuR_Z1yPSevJc_f5Pji5EaSEKfe1-IS89fnfyh5DlsGw1tSh9N-ZqDccOwfeS0q7ENRTNA-WDti4-n5qN4p3R-_R1abQEq7-dhYPn/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4GiszX0qvjSEReUhyEt4QJoNUuCmvNvWuR_Z1yPSevJc_f5Pji5EaSEKfe1-IS89fnfyh5DlsGw1tSh9N-ZqDccOwfeS0q7ENRTNA-WDti4-n5qN4p3R-_R1abQEq7-dhYPn/s400/047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312016434332416050" /></a><br /><br />Of course they couldn't leave without Standin' on the Corner. And the kids played in the "flat bed Ford" they have parked there (from the song). Fun times- MISS YOU! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkmKvSr4558ORnhC-nGLjrgHeLswfZo-yJF96PMF1yM3m6_OWr0exRIX4pT0F8xEzadh6VmyCuLZCNpUaMcRnfiXupPafdTe2HRNdeD6sY0NLLdaqlKbvH0uLysjhvjkq1dYB/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkmKvSr4558ORnhC-nGLjrgHeLswfZo-yJF96PMF1yM3m6_OWr0exRIX4pT0F8xEzadh6VmyCuLZCNpUaMcRnfiXupPafdTe2HRNdeD6sY0NLLdaqlKbvH0uLysjhvjkq1dYB/s400/053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312017183216007426" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarlc1MTZs_VC1OcBxmVn9wHeLPARonnoOEK0WXmIil02UVastioKdmA4jbh1qxwT8cjMzQTP8IXcBD9n8ikRtCbtH0XhqlL7MXgbvWCPn7yAB3I0MnEfm5D2IWwaTH9eDyN1B/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarlc1MTZs_VC1OcBxmVn9wHeLPARonnoOEK0WXmIil02UVastioKdmA4jbh1qxwT8cjMzQTP8IXcBD9n8ikRtCbtH0XhqlL7MXgbvWCPn7yAB3I0MnEfm5D2IWwaTH9eDyN1B/s400/056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312017532363562530" /></a>Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514666701342524045noreply@blogger.com10