tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184685842024-03-06T23:41:23.780-08:00Appleseedappleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-77606484588477538222011-10-20T10:39:00.000-07:002011-10-20T10:39:35.876-07:00Hibernation modeAloha All!<br />
In case you didn't notice, the posts have been trickling to a weak flow now that the boys are getting older, so it's time to call a spade a spade and put this blog to bed for now. Realistically, the boys are doing good, and most of the pictures I take of them are over on facebook...so, enjoy the archive and we may be back at some time in the future. Thanks for reading!appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-90967100037332568852011-09-14T00:07:00.000-07:002011-09-14T00:07:09.133-07:00<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400px" height="325px">
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<div style="text-align: center;">With a little help and some instructions the boys did very well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOXBV9rM6XrPL6wc15WI6Gdw7pBym7JKwLFNtCxOzhjk08sw70xe1lQz3I8SErTGNflZ7QbRUyIeFDh6hqCgVDHOtPnb_pMEKBJmhyphenhyphen9D7u0oVD2E1By3Kxt5Tm07xHaTl162rwA/s1600/101_0390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOXBV9rM6XrPL6wc15WI6Gdw7pBym7JKwLFNtCxOzhjk08sw70xe1lQz3I8SErTGNflZ7QbRUyIeFDh6hqCgVDHOtPnb_pMEKBJmhyphenhyphen9D7u0oVD2E1By3Kxt5Tm07xHaTl162rwA/s400/101_0390.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After mastering the basics, things got fancy... first they tried stripes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MGCO8xBdnD7nL5HueJvMHrCPDE6iIFNoEqXCfwOGfj05IVWrXs12YvjqBwf0X5PVyEsKz-OlUarWnANztc6jhdvIF_XP2bHd3wT63iskOytv-3rrcCKmmvj5myjGlBnILN9qRw/s1600/101_0398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MGCO8xBdnD7nL5HueJvMHrCPDE6iIFNoEqXCfwOGfj05IVWrXs12YvjqBwf0X5PVyEsKz-OlUarWnANztc6jhdvIF_XP2bHd3wT63iskOytv-3rrcCKmmvj5myjGlBnILN9qRw/s400/101_0398.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Saturday the HOA sponsored an egg "hunt". Jimmy only gathered green eggs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMY_r0v16WRkGar5ykq4KgWtRTDDGiXbAUYlKtPf_kdzlnC5ObiYg5YZ33fIAOXWlU6LZ6rwqmv7vN9DK19g61nd7UEv3pZ0QJlzUcNQUigV0IjATlHvhOoKG62WttYLVydSKfA/s1600/101_0428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMY_r0v16WRkGar5ykq4KgWtRTDDGiXbAUYlKtPf_kdzlnC5ObiYg5YZ33fIAOXWlU6LZ6rwqmv7vN9DK19g61nd7UEv3pZ0QJlzUcNQUigV0IjATlHvhOoKG62WttYLVydSKfA/s400/101_0428.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Yup, the library. We are indeed nerds and proud of it!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This particular branch of the library system has beautiful Hawaiian quilts and artifacts upstairs.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">They also change out their showcase each season. For spring a whole collection of bunnies, of which I only took a few pictures! This one was made of shells.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZjfaxDWKeI2X25X8YsygJijukj6J4msOc_llCfvYj2Umdncti4idKmroM7H6NcIrMHil7RFCI6IIffw7YvhyQdB2cwr6U4CgzN9uMNzkdfxWWqd-Bg-33Jc27C2OHKpJgvP5ig/s1600/101_0288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZjfaxDWKeI2X25X8YsygJijukj6J4msOc_llCfvYj2Umdncti4idKmroM7H6NcIrMHil7RFCI6IIffw7YvhyQdB2cwr6U4CgzN9uMNzkdfxWWqd-Bg-33Jc27C2OHKpJgvP5ig/s320/101_0288.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Some very oriental looking ones, </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And some naughty ones that have been in the strawberry patch!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The boys each started piling up the books to bring home, but we stayed for a while to read a couple, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnE8naasGV-eOelwQEbfR27YkG4k9USjo3BLiWevXdPHU_VG4PeWNLS122XESR2jrW-AdyHzK92V-TyMzKOPbutTsXY5zAieGxfSelASVta9kt3n4zWC8KxNwwJDSoB-R4nK6Jg/s1600/101_0293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnE8naasGV-eOelwQEbfR27YkG4k9USjo3BLiWevXdPHU_VG4PeWNLS122XESR2jrW-AdyHzK92V-TyMzKOPbutTsXY5zAieGxfSelASVta9kt3n4zWC8KxNwwJDSoB-R4nK6Jg/s320/101_0293.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">On day 4, we had invited one of Jimmy's classmates and brother to ride the train with us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to figure out the shaka sign....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Nope, not quite right... but very enthusiastic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpJx_hxaa8y2cwP6IzrsbljiEjXf_j6yaE78Px0J5lBZVBEpzat-jYHICIZkiP27L-NjaMHsIU-7XJ5ovexH8nG73bsK03OS0FdJmYejSRzrcW5Vb37IlTm3q2t3EeEARfU0XyQ/s1600/101_0296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpJx_hxaa8y2cwP6IzrsbljiEjXf_j6yaE78Px0J5lBZVBEpzat-jYHICIZkiP27L-NjaMHsIU-7XJ5ovexH8nG73bsK03OS0FdJmYejSRzrcW5Vb37IlTm3q2t3EeEARfU0XyQ/s320/101_0296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After the train we headed out to the windy windy beach by our house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpslSxqcaz1GJD6R1jJo-bj39pKTiwQ1mKVbZu1xO3zd3AhB8ZGY2Acr975XPsJP5BvzwuolzzuURVmbYnLk25P3CWynqQoVN1utrG56m6iF8X1A4OFFf7yx1Wj0HqfLwlaU7xhQ/s1600/101_0301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpslSxqcaz1GJD6R1jJo-bj39pKTiwQ1mKVbZu1xO3zd3AhB8ZGY2Acr975XPsJP5BvzwuolzzuURVmbYnLk25P3CWynqQoVN1utrG56m6iF8X1A4OFFf7yx1Wj0HqfLwlaU7xhQ/s320/101_0301.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a bit rough for swimming, but perfect for flying kites.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Joey did very well with his Buzz Lightyear kite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_N8smi0WqZoVbLIIXWppFhIKalAz0jDoEFEmOfu7yFnqwg9p65yN60attgQUqGa2MJUULY6fo1os93dqWyl4_fDUj_j8Q17NTu9fgem31ygLXiZi0940TbKscOrmI5Rel4EUnw/s1600/101_0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_N8smi0WqZoVbLIIXWppFhIKalAz0jDoEFEmOfu7yFnqwg9p65yN60attgQUqGa2MJUULY6fo1os93dqWyl4_fDUj_j8Q17NTu9fgem31ygLXiZi0940TbKscOrmI5Rel4EUnw/s320/101_0302.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">He concentrated very hard on not letting the kite blow away! It was VERY windy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZSHcAEEN3M2zEF4spXWh7CAtWiY-K__H-JD2Igdt5UjB_byCHXoq-Olrj9QcKpQAFPYCBM7544pCm2m1bm18017tEGv5wbEhBHxuDmBHtHWYDJBKrxb1N13zW5DRR2X57Zz91g/s1600/101_0303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZSHcAEEN3M2zEF4spXWh7CAtWiY-K__H-JD2Igdt5UjB_byCHXoq-Olrj9QcKpQAFPYCBM7544pCm2m1bm18017tEGv5wbEhBHxuDmBHtHWYDJBKrxb1N13zW5DRR2X57Zz91g/s320/101_0303.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After a few failed attempts to launch Jimmy's Thunderbirds kite, Mama got the lizard up and soaring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGZcpr7rqNJNX_AX7bXgsDCA_0Wcl1Oe66pQbZukGZnWGjxtpDW5X3bePs3fWLQDZQJ6_bqfJ3GuhjYPQp-X2nUKebXptSnprMgDeboMEMI3WHmlXlUxzUR_EFIlG5TC-_kITHg/s1600/101_0306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGZcpr7rqNJNX_AX7bXgsDCA_0Wcl1Oe66pQbZukGZnWGjxtpDW5X3bePs3fWLQDZQJ6_bqfJ3GuhjYPQp-X2nUKebXptSnprMgDeboMEMI3WHmlXlUxzUR_EFIlG5TC-_kITHg/s320/101_0306.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Jimmy was not all that upset his kite wouldn't fly... he found something else to do...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABp_FBbhnYqo9JOmfByzLFEiuDpFzxga9azYQZFLeVtx6zXYNqV-SFu1G_XfMklrP-wO4JJkKfHKbJxffgv8uFI7HVQlOGXeiXpT8Ia7waPBs2p6Wh8lRztMOvxy1FYGpUjxTWQ/s1600/101_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABp_FBbhnYqo9JOmfByzLFEiuDpFzxga9azYQZFLeVtx6zXYNqV-SFu1G_XfMklrP-wO4JJkKfHKbJxffgv8uFI7HVQlOGXeiXpT8Ia7waPBs2p6Wh8lRztMOvxy1FYGpUjxTWQ/s320/101_0309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">He found a "submarine" to sail in the sand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39J3eRqEWDgl8p_KueDV5U5C-kqR1DhyphenhyphenSlMKn1HbE42oM_apIcsZs4udU2wGN_b3k7T6n0HBwK9fTLYkP-9OGuVeIrPEzqsuUyHKgt1Vc6lkS_5i0qUedURG2W23F2exixY49uQ/s1600/101_0311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39J3eRqEWDgl8p_KueDV5U5C-kqR1DhyphenhyphenSlMKn1HbE42oM_apIcsZs4udU2wGN_b3k7T6n0HBwK9fTLYkP-9OGuVeIrPEzqsuUyHKgt1Vc6lkS_5i0qUedURG2W23F2exixY49uQ/s320/101_0311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">He did get a chance to fly the lizard kite before we left, though...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Mama had a bit of business to attend to downtown, and the boys were very polite little gentlemen, so Mama took them someplace new for a treat!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">On shorter lengths, Joey could keep up pretty good, but we had a few slipper failures and Jimmy usually took the lead.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Another great thing about this park, besides its size, is the fact the sidewalks are built a good six feet away from the road with grass in between. So even if someone crashes, they are still safely away from the road.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Another fun day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxPiKQY8SsAIs8HUk7bG7hr0Qbgv1FmMXMXFqWo_nuzsSueAkJ3W1_WyLJHdNjOynoaCgqArGvykoQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joey needs to work on his braking, though...</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-48190712013441719812011-03-15T11:53:00.000-07:002011-03-15T11:53:16.051-07:00Spring break - Day 1Aloha all!<br />
I have returned back to the blogosphere. As happens with any absence, a large pile of pictures has built up and I was reluctant to tackle it, starting and endless loop of non-posting. Sorry! I decided that I will start from today and go forward, and as time allows go back and pick up some of the pile...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This week is spring break for Jimmy. I promised him that we would get out of the house and do something fun every day. We started out the week by taking a hike to Manoa Falls. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jimmy found himself a bamboo walking stick and the parking attendant has a little one to lend Joey.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After the few obligatory trailhead pictures, that is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY50UkwFBtpDMAflQNzuWShpAEnadLpJsJrJazihPrminNmgDh9Vk8Q9rmWbzbzZAOUfY2R_yBw2a0VL5NO26MEag77Z8jPOoJW8XNMYdnWBfAIp7i3Hy0PSyvLAp7e-9fLxrPg/s1600/101_0246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY50UkwFBtpDMAflQNzuWShpAEnadLpJsJrJazihPrminNmgDh9Vk8Q9rmWbzbzZAOUfY2R_yBw2a0VL5NO26MEag77Z8jPOoJW8XNMYdnWBfAIp7i3Hy0PSyvLAp7e-9fLxrPg/s400/101_0246.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">This hike started out nice and easy, with bridges over Manoa Stream, where we spotted little fishes.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">But perked up for pictures. Especially after I told him there was jelly beans in the car!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7yeG-95j03EXuno0xMCnaLKhXtTyfiGxY-vbjMDGbAWiyQFlCMFi7KqJu8kNUFf2lW7P4moJtLic9uk15ClGUV8-CJ5dQrF1gVHVPj2uc4_ElCjd4Smh4jGyI58CuKf3c59Xog/s1600/101_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7yeG-95j03EXuno0xMCnaLKhXtTyfiGxY-vbjMDGbAWiyQFlCMFi7KqJu8kNUFf2lW7P4moJtLic9uk15ClGUV8-CJ5dQrF1gVHVPj2uc4_ElCjd4Smh4jGyI58CuKf3c59Xog/s400/101_0263.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One final rest on our was down.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA_re_EN1FceioaW3eyroPLE1Lk1DJGThyphenhyphen_kXBTMbr4gyjWISmmmXBHxBvn-7XvAObdsjCx9yTzef812n1mxUUTgSlr1nH8QQgB7-bRXN_26i_EXx0uKWrvXvt4BHnnVUKol_5g/s1600/101_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA_re_EN1FceioaW3eyroPLE1Lk1DJGThyphenhyphen_kXBTMbr4gyjWISmmmXBHxBvn-7XvAObdsjCx9yTzef812n1mxUUTgSlr1nH8QQgB7-bRXN_26i_EXx0uKWrvXvt4BHnnVUKol_5g/s320/101_0266.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This was a great hike for all three of us.We will probably do it again! But not this week... Mama's got other things up her sleeves for the rest of spring break.appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-15487388054107589002011-03-05T19:18:00.000-08:002011-03-05T19:18:12.163-08:00Well, I should have guessed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7szCnYPryytX5HSlnEymONTFIg9hECvQO45vQQAb4kJvVO_bH2JWEXmX51CgA0_f_MRV4HOdV_6AckQjb2hZpUfnnXM7RBYDKvVrxuUIg4bHHdYtAK3TgfAQ-r3WIpv7VyL4png/s1600/101_0212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7szCnYPryytX5HSlnEymONTFIg9hECvQO45vQQAb4kJvVO_bH2JWEXmX51CgA0_f_MRV4HOdV_6AckQjb2hZpUfnnXM7RBYDKvVrxuUIg4bHHdYtAK3TgfAQ-r3WIpv7VyL4png/s320/101_0212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because they are BOY cars, Mama.</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-24718714707635620472010-12-30T15:37:00.000-08:002010-12-30T15:37:07.464-08:00Back to routine, Back to school!When we came home from our long, wonderful trip, it was time to get back to everyday life. Jimmy started Kindergarten not too long after our return. He was too excited to go to pose nicely for the obligatory first day picture, but you get the idea! <br />
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While you may have noticed I had given up a ways back on the 52 weeks theme, I promise I will catch up and post about the rest of the year before the year is over! (I know what I am doing tomorrow...) <br />
Coming up, Halloween, Homecoming and Christmas!appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-80818316213262327622010-12-15T11:45:00.000-08:002010-12-15T11:45:57.574-08:00Marvelous Mainland Vacation - Last Day (part 2)After our train extravaganza we headed just south of Cheyenne to the Terry Bison Ranch. After lunch we meandered our way down to the gift shop / ticket desk to get our tour tickets. <br />
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That's the biggest Jackalope I've ever seen!<br />
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There was also a month old calf in with the herd we were lucky enough to see.<br />
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This was their Sunday brunch train.<br />
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This was the snow blower train which made such an impression on Jimmy it is one of his favorite things to draw now... and our very kind and patient tour guide.<br />
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We also stopped to see the Merci Car for Wyoming. This was more interesting for Mama since she talks about it on her train rides. It was nice to see a restored one.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The ranch is so beautiful this time of year, it is hard to stop taking pictures of it. Also having lots of great childhood memories out here doesn't hurt, either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT4vAI_q7HVKWuRl9cFvjQy_rmGRZwrCV9e7vQzEx5yjAy4j8e1vWExz8-TWkzfkVhHaLVyER6Y0o_9AOb73GT9blEfKc1EBD8Z1fSIadV4Nd6057IRgv5wvseb2hsrO9sx6CLw/s1600/248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT4vAI_q7HVKWuRl9cFvjQy_rmGRZwrCV9e7vQzEx5yjAy4j8e1vWExz8-TWkzfkVhHaLVyER6Y0o_9AOb73GT9blEfKc1EBD8Z1fSIadV4Nd6057IRgv5wvseb2hsrO9sx6CLw/s320/248.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Grandpa Jim showed the kids around, and had them all try out his old saddle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizosWdUCdJ44JaijusvFxoKm9nI3gajSPdO-gJUA7oJ-S8LITeTjjv6g6Pv0AiXvl7GxK8Ei5ENgvANoxnaXNVbuvtEjJ7XI4nF_as4vlTjPPvXa_SsMbf4Wd-pgOlvgIZ4GQ53g/s1600/250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizosWdUCdJ44JaijusvFxoKm9nI3gajSPdO-gJUA7oJ-S8LITeTjjv6g6Pv0AiXvl7GxK8Ei5ENgvANoxnaXNVbuvtEjJ7XI4nF_as4vlTjPPvXa_SsMbf4Wd-pgOlvgIZ4GQ53g/s320/250.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As we left off last time, the boys and I left Bozeman and headed a bit off the beaten track, ending up in a sleepy mining town with a giant mountain of coal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This could only mean one thing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89hucLYkE2TKzhwuTN_3w3mS3KkWQf9g8aNhNZZfbkeTagEaT92gPZMpks8zssDUPHoKBhcClXxLQvUw2J3smi_apS4HImG8fmsuMMZOV6xkH9H0DIbwKi2Wly09GL5z8KnzlJA/s1600/221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89hucLYkE2TKzhwuTN_3w3mS3KkWQf9g8aNhNZZfbkeTagEaT92gPZMpks8zssDUPHoKBhcClXxLQvUw2J3smi_apS4HImG8fmsuMMZOV6xkH9H0DIbwKi2Wly09GL5z8KnzlJA/s320/221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Great Grandma Mary! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR3YO2z0jxj80lqekzsvKBMalKpvRi-L2VgLxKtAjKbeRK4d8OAxVig83VggQDSGdJLew5K0sTR3a7_3i2k6djavw_y1qWqK1DeiOQY1AsUFqpVZMaJPD203XfIMSEzr2-31xUg/s1600/220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR3YO2z0jxj80lqekzsvKBMalKpvRi-L2VgLxKtAjKbeRK4d8OAxVig83VggQDSGdJLew5K0sTR3a7_3i2k6djavw_y1qWqK1DeiOQY1AsUFqpVZMaJPD203XfIMSEzr2-31xUg/s320/220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were able to stop by for a quick lunch before we headed off once again to our destination for the next few days...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Anyone recognize this butte? If you do, you know we were headed to Great Falls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV9lNj9otw9ZYFMQ_pOwZQfp8uoHnFruwD-y60u31WLeNDT56SwD1ljV-zdEVRtJQIybBXzbIV3s5s592Q8cXPlavfdRK7K0kJC5ezBwSDWi3Ez2hOLghcdeAFMeeQuWU0JhJfQ/s1600/228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV9lNj9otw9ZYFMQ_pOwZQfp8uoHnFruwD-y60u31WLeNDT56SwD1ljV-zdEVRtJQIybBXzbIV3s5s592Q8cXPlavfdRK7K0kJC5ezBwSDWi3Ez2hOLghcdeAFMeeQuWU0JhJfQ/s320/228.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We spent one day out at Aunt Tippy and Uncle Keith's homestead to celebrate Tippy's birthday. We got a tour of the hen house, and were able to find one egg in the nesting boxes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnfpk01zQEqTMIwxtVyxR7XQ9g9fR2upB5g6Zsz_9PasmJoRSDQeRVDc7fyDqRzRY77s6aDDusUc1Uu7Dl-FvmOh5BAN5b23ru-_uAI-fYzdg6zPBOucJkXTZcg4UGe_1WBsjoQ/s1600/230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnfpk01zQEqTMIwxtVyxR7XQ9g9fR2upB5g6Zsz_9PasmJoRSDQeRVDc7fyDqRzRY77s6aDDusUc1Uu7Dl-FvmOh5BAN5b23ru-_uAI-fYzdg6zPBOucJkXTZcg4UGe_1WBsjoQ/s320/230.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">As we fueled up for the next adventure, the boys discovered the joy of buffet dining!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJwPneJngeCzw5c0qyJcjo-0JWw__ZeC2DW3rCCS8EVfg4oh2Dm41hfRJVbcSGsP5P7fXfbnoavlUVynQYvuFUwFgFzgOrb8MR7_gYtJnIj5KVSEePQycjv-Ade8JbEde5LzpNw/s1600/232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJwPneJngeCzw5c0qyJcjo-0JWw__ZeC2DW3rCCS8EVfg4oh2Dm41hfRJVbcSGsP5P7fXfbnoavlUVynQYvuFUwFgFzgOrb8MR7_gYtJnIj5KVSEePQycjv-Ade8JbEde5LzpNw/s320/232.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">And Grandma Terrie discovered the joy of dining with two almost feral boys! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6-l_e_oXMOoLogkgCRGZtYrNlncc4Fz3C6sTCWf-X1mnlea0zFHts1GivEEM4kzcFs5dmV6P0reGydWswWUVGNuhZ9sNAabriSrFjGJcGAWua2mCwN8PVExZT5DwcWt5bF_6_Q/s1600/233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6-l_e_oXMOoLogkgCRGZtYrNlncc4Fz3C6sTCWf-X1mnlea0zFHts1GivEEM4kzcFs5dmV6P0reGydWswWUVGNuhZ9sNAabriSrFjGJcGAWua2mCwN8PVExZT5DwcWt5bF_6_Q/s320/233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Up next... ranch day!appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-34831798060272416432010-10-09T09:00:00.000-07:002010-10-09T09:00:03.379-07:00The Marvelous Mainland Vacation Days 5-9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are less pictures, now since most of our time was spent on the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 5 looked like this for most of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG1G__K6K9RAn_7XFpvz0SS1ULGcVUyggugGsrqJjZrOmvL4jYNMNcQlPfPZ2n1vh_d8qHOd4z021-rKX0YrOBhoWdEQkQpNo47cQS9dlP0tjdKdmJ49iUHykG2vn6WRzraXr2Q/s1600/176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG1G__K6K9RAn_7XFpvz0SS1ULGcVUyggugGsrqJjZrOmvL4jYNMNcQlPfPZ2n1vh_d8qHOd4z021-rKX0YrOBhoWdEQkQpNo47cQS9dlP0tjdKdmJ49iUHykG2vn6WRzraXr2Q/s320/176.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's hose in the afternoon, and spent the next few days decompressing.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was really awesome. If I had known about this I would have made more time in the schedule to play up there... There was an eagles nest and a fire tower, as well as a fishing pond, where Jimmy caught fish...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was also a mini- Old Faithful as well! Can't be Yellowstone without that!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After "Yellowstone" we caught a planetarium show, and then headed to Auntie Sarah's house to crash for the night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The kids settled in downstairs to watch a train video while Mama and Sarah giggled away upstairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeuEuhAWBmbP5a5xFRGCApLs90WsfmO_9UbLUePLKeeIY_emqM0Nn9vgV4znBQ7kVA7LGKONG4_S7ouO0D3yMi8gh1tUHLEPa-beIBMn2YXtLu0B27qaiNmquFFlKlbrRL2PYiQ/s1600/212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeuEuhAWBmbP5a5xFRGCApLs90WsfmO_9UbLUePLKeeIY_emqM0Nn9vgV4znBQ7kVA7LGKONG4_S7ouO0D3yMi8gh1tUHLEPa-beIBMn2YXtLu0B27qaiNmquFFlKlbrRL2PYiQ/s320/212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The kids all got along for the most part, maybe a little too well at times! (can you say blackmail pictures?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L2qD5Rhn0-9BPXFerd09C2HYWfdk8uTZRk8xj7hD5dyWaHWpBlAVOb4XMggRRqwj4Tg_nhRlSZokALcLnlgGUZZc1DXO3Yeio3taqP_9WYGdeDK8pEIS2mv2HV0DE1WNJjztvQ/s1600/210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L2qD5Rhn0-9BPXFerd09C2HYWfdk8uTZRk8xj7hD5dyWaHWpBlAVOb4XMggRRqwj4Tg_nhRlSZokALcLnlgGUZZc1DXO3Yeio3taqP_9WYGdeDK8pEIS2mv2HV0DE1WNJjztvQ/s320/210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt6NMCy128ITzVyOtnt_xl4LwfqViQCB4K1rIruJIB2BpjvRMNmRJA0DdqxlZ2awA2zHgM-8ujipDHNQOMsu4oSSAmcPYdqFcP9fC7eY6fUjiEUsPNFeLcF_OYc88bCfanA6ERw/s1600/211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt6NMCy128ITzVyOtnt_xl4LwfqViQCB4K1rIruJIB2BpjvRMNmRJA0DdqxlZ2awA2zHgM-8ujipDHNQOMsu4oSSAmcPYdqFcP9fC7eY6fUjiEUsPNFeLcF_OYc88bCfanA6ERw/s320/211.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The next morning before we hit the road again we went to the Cat Eye Cafe. One of our all time favorite places!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccby6iIykgNa1SOT4yteIRnaTjDOPcjxEOSK9HsFSMiiKOVT6YgBKlbudl1hU4QYitD8pVH6SBPRImO6k4cOznN9L2y69Vhf3-WwG00-_DepnC3-ysI_-yujB2mcXz3UWcYN0KA/s1600/215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccby6iIykgNa1SOT4yteIRnaTjDOPcjxEOSK9HsFSMiiKOVT6YgBKlbudl1hU4QYitD8pVH6SBPRImO6k4cOznN9L2y69Vhf3-WwG00-_DepnC3-ysI_-yujB2mcXz3UWcYN0KA/s320/215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And we never noticed before, since the last time we were there together we were both child-free, but the Cat Eye offers kitty face pancakes! A hit all around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnmboYamh51azSVRyRP3MI-en597oRsqD3IGTx7ad6ea7cgqJ7xqjgZW-1w2aNUkYl0YaAdNDTguq-DLRBtfXeQopsFSIeYnISAwanfhfbbTZWZtUp2L8omJTVVfzkd_n6NcZkA/s1600/218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnmboYamh51azSVRyRP3MI-en597oRsqD3IGTx7ad6ea7cgqJ7xqjgZW-1w2aNUkYl0YaAdNDTguq-DLRBtfXeQopsFSIeYnISAwanfhfbbTZWZtUp2L8omJTVVfzkd_n6NcZkA/s320/218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After breakfast and lots of hugs the boys and I hit the road on our way to Anaconda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More to come!</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-54903405094315697372010-10-08T13:53:00.000-07:002010-10-08T13:53:54.196-07:00Our Marvelous Mainland Trip Days 1-4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Finally The trip pictures!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our trip will have to be broken down into sections, since it was so darned long and we did so many cool things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here goes. The first place to explore was the airport. We sat closest to the windows so we could see our plane and watch the ground crew doing their thing. We also happened to sit by an airline employee who was taking our flight, and she was kind and gracious enough to field all of Jimmy's questions about the airline and plane itself. She then gave them each stickers and when we boarded, took us up to the cock pit to meet the pilot and co-pilot. It was hard to tell if the boys were not impressed or just stunned by all the instruments up there because they were pretty quiet. Unfortunately, I never did get her name, so where ever you are, Miss Nice Lady, I thank you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were greeted in the airport by Grandma Sue and Auntie Jen who escorted us home and tucked us in after dinner (we were all pretty exhausted!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we all went to Heritage Square amusement park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Of course the first thing we did was ride the train!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LEDxZEuFJ27zrstivk7BSbGyQbKnYCCqlXWgmSRl87B_vBOogn614HkpMOsoalgyFTIdg76wZj85KGI40pjpWCfx_Hxh-2p78jVBk7eG5YU4c7-OGwtEdbqhjO1Li3PAd6Efjw/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LEDxZEuFJ27zrstivk7BSbGyQbKnYCCqlXWgmSRl87B_vBOogn614HkpMOsoalgyFTIdg76wZj85KGI40pjpWCfx_Hxh-2p78jVBk7eG5YU4c7-OGwtEdbqhjO1Li3PAd6Efjw/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joey wanted to ride the carousel next, which he did, several times!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were plenty of rides in the park just right for my two go fast boys! Thankfully, Auntie Jen and Grandma Sue like the rides, too, so Motion-sick Mama didn't have to ride!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day three brought us to The Aquarium.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for some reason, there were tigers there, as well...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the favorite things at the aquarium was the opportunity to feed and touch sting rays. </div> Jimmy says they feel like a cat with no hair that's all wet. That's pretty accurate!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 4 brought us to Cheyenne, Wyoming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came here just to go to the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Unfortunately, it was not all that great for kids, although they did like the big mock engines inside...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upstairs there was also a viewing gallery where you could watch the trains in the yard. A double-stacked container train was the favorite. The building in the back there is the steam shop, where the 844 and the 3985 are housed. We were going to get a tour of that later in our trip, but the boys didn't know that...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiz3pRqRl_3tnM-tYYSCQEUtKLTU31l4d8FA6mcoh-2zDRvLoDWQ2m7d1Tr3qtBEC32oH-udLFN-f3RP8cmI4JZBR03opbaF5IrnyMKxxM8-gVnUQZosnHMf1AV3eJUdntoFHvBg/s1600/136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiz3pRqRl_3tnM-tYYSCQEUtKLTU31l4d8FA6mcoh-2zDRvLoDWQ2m7d1Tr3qtBEC32oH-udLFN-f3RP8cmI4JZBR03opbaF5IrnyMKxxM8-gVnUQZosnHMf1AV3eJUdntoFHvBg/s320/136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Behind this one you can see what is left of the round house. We were also going to go in there on our way back through, but the boys didn't know that, either (sneaky Mama).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ITUKTkcwXwdlo1lxe0GEncRKbdPz2JMJk54R7lrIGtzmm08ol_k5Yns29VP8yAKQyel7_irxOGfvACkTvLbp6fkUqgDQSrFhqP_ZxE6tJ03PAMuEcSSVyyQmmm3DGoJlLFKhBQ/s1600/135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ITUKTkcwXwdlo1lxe0GEncRKbdPz2JMJk54R7lrIGtzmm08ol_k5Yns29VP8yAKQyel7_irxOGfvACkTvLbp6fkUqgDQSrFhqP_ZxE6tJ03PAMuEcSSVyyQmmm3DGoJlLFKhBQ/s320/135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> He could have stayed there all day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixerWIj8fKxRlnyNETp13hmLVcO9p0JXFhr_hO7DHks0JJnaut_u3zcjJpiKMV3H7K_YalYsOYiPT_pB-5GQFjCcpO4mlHLm-UYohn9AC2zl8uuW4EPPAWOKxoF1Tkg8WDcgOR3Q/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixerWIj8fKxRlnyNETp13hmLVcO9p0JXFhr_hO7DHks0JJnaut_u3zcjJpiKMV3H7K_YalYsOYiPT_pB-5GQFjCcpO4mlHLm-UYohn9AC2zl8uuW4EPPAWOKxoF1Tkg8WDcgOR3Q/s320/138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But we got hungry and went over to the cafe at the end of the depot building, where we were able to enjoy our grilled cheese out on the patio right next to the tracks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoRk6XeGHbfQS9v70NxhNExJX_QlrmWoYkN-DTkwoRsuW9TiqOiSqf5LTpKZgoc6ZiQo6vEYOOGKevxh5xItLeYFmPK0ETzxRJbdVszL1MzzgqFeg2FWJu1TahO-7aIyJ7Yrstw/s1600/140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoRk6XeGHbfQS9v70NxhNExJX_QlrmWoYkN-DTkwoRsuW9TiqOiSqf5LTpKZgoc6ZiQo6vEYOOGKevxh5xItLeYFmPK0ETzxRJbdVszL1MzzgqFeg2FWJu1TahO-7aIyJ7Yrstw/s320/140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we took a trolley tour around Cheyenne. It was really interesting and fun, one of our stops took us to the western transportation museum ( I think that's what it was called) with all sorts of buggies and coaches inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Across the street from the museum was an old steam engine named Old Sophie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBgjXJxCYAGQcYLhgNnnshhrJgGlLXAV9FcllOxkklEZ6MuDKfM-MBdhMMwZpeWLXKPidhn0GfNJ_EGoeHeL5KgORpXVj1lxUk1e8tSJ5q0LaS2WWy9wVQ072k107u3HM2TBtcA/s1600/145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBgjXJxCYAGQcYLhgNnnshhrJgGlLXAV9FcllOxkklEZ6MuDKfM-MBdhMMwZpeWLXKPidhn0GfNJ_EGoeHeL5KgORpXVj1lxUk1e8tSJ5q0LaS2WWy9wVQ072k107u3HM2TBtcA/s320/145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the tour we went back to the park where the Big Boy lives.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibjHnokf2Py46x1UGLq9EACgRpR0e326bpsGhp5M2EIDbnW4JEuKMLPrcOL5DcbLjiDYfV2mvPg6egB6b91PpQp7KY11K4EIVGmubmet3CyLSFPf3f1grr44mSiLLqz9z567aLA/s1600/162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibjHnokf2Py46x1UGLq9EACgRpR0e326bpsGhp5M2EIDbnW4JEuKMLPrcOL5DcbLjiDYfV2mvPg6egB6b91PpQp7KY11K4EIVGmubmet3CyLSFPf3f1grr44mSiLLqz9z567aLA/s320/162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I knew this engine would be big, but I was unprepared for just how big this engine actually is! </div><div style="text-align: center;">My little narrow gauge engines at HRS are about as big as this engine's tender...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2uJs6FiowuGl4HyHNaJC3qppiTeZipHYqtnJbdHszC0Qfx6s717hwSBMwx7LYNNJ2DH3QYBWkRBk-cBnAu5XF1l7GLld9jN2DUQuxCL6VNk6kH0x0dN-uOe1RCcTlay1KfmsCw/s1600/166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2uJs6FiowuGl4HyHNaJC3qppiTeZipHYqtnJbdHszC0Qfx6s717hwSBMwx7LYNNJ2DH3QYBWkRBk-cBnAu5XF1l7GLld9jN2DUQuxCL6VNk6kH0x0dN-uOe1RCcTlay1KfmsCw/s320/166.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It took us five minutes just to walk all the way around this monster!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxgdKoJxEKPh9YR3-uf-nxa200pMWH6huaykxYXpMMdKJci8IWsH-epvKuGMd8ajclzXHPmogBOqzs_SGE7vRGGtvVaxQ0k6QFnTp8JhvOpCGgx75lkddzCFjvbz8JlRX-pj7xA/s1600/167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxgdKoJxEKPh9YR3-uf-nxa200pMWH6huaykxYXpMMdKJci8IWsH-epvKuGMd8ajclzXHPmogBOqzs_SGE7vRGGtvVaxQ0k6QFnTp8JhvOpCGgx75lkddzCFjvbz8JlRX-pj7xA/s320/167.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Ready for the road trip to Montana!</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-4195031533241413492010-07-17T12:49:00.000-07:002010-07-17T12:49:00.460-07:00Boys are gross.A few days back Jimmy and Joey both bundled up the stairs and invited me very politely to their tea party...<br />I followed them downstairs to find this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGqkeV3sb45ZIvsq1aLIyiFKziQyTExL-4BfkS0umHE9zV0la7jjTAYoxKecCTmzQv5xZ4cq9aeUSt6OpuZ9yoBoaB689-EBTN34ayV194w7egeUAmpza5PoyZrpNx3HVpnCC7g/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGqkeV3sb45ZIvsq1aLIyiFKziQyTExL-4BfkS0umHE9zV0la7jjTAYoxKecCTmzQv5xZ4cq9aeUSt6OpuZ9yoBoaB689-EBTN34ayV194w7egeUAmpza5PoyZrpNx3HVpnCC7g/s400/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594726036143730" border="0" /></a><br />The toy box with a tablecloth and set with three places.<br /><br />"This is your seat Mama!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvXB-odlCsUQgXsEINC8E4Mc5E-SWmp7PCaFYt27DyRyw0WXxLCk3kS6Mn1Vb6ZE9tfRd_TUy0pnNm9N21Kz-AoutlCoLy-m4AZ4tYENcZnUIacCC6guIYCC3xNRTFTICa30Ziw/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvXB-odlCsUQgXsEINC8E4Mc5E-SWmp7PCaFYt27DyRyw0WXxLCk3kS6Mn1Vb6ZE9tfRd_TUy0pnNm9N21Kz-AoutlCoLy-m4AZ4tYENcZnUIacCC6guIYCC3xNRTFTICa30Ziw/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594717751105810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They had snacks and everything prepared. I was duely charmed at the imaginative job done by the two boys and was then presented with my tea. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZiVgeV2W5CCJwiXcrKV43rtO1K3i0vu6D3dea-oXPdF01bkIuyY3kmvggLJUouflw16Wma3G5vZxV0N6S7BMRslMl2l7qDZ5dZqwSaBuZO7HOPR-HP5jPSIpMa1MHI7VvLs4fg/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZiVgeV2W5CCJwiXcrKV43rtO1K3i0vu6D3dea-oXPdF01bkIuyY3kmvggLJUouflw16Wma3G5vZxV0N6S7BMRslMl2l7qDZ5dZqwSaBuZO7HOPR-HP5jPSIpMa1MHI7VvLs4fg/s400/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594370979350466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And then I looked over to see what they were using for a teapot...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUZYi4myN6-tXEDfvlni5soxYpomMVEoBYRZAfettiKz_3XfHiPeweMXMdbeySM81J27JmnK9bF6NJtkQ6UHMsj441mQxpl72hbU76WVT6tXKwWSmOksaORFkVjtESU4srIN7SA/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUZYi4myN6-tXEDfvlni5soxYpomMVEoBYRZAfettiKz_3XfHiPeweMXMdbeySM81J27JmnK9bF6NJtkQ6UHMsj441mQxpl72hbU76WVT6tXKwWSmOksaORFkVjtESU4srIN7SA/s400/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594364929593202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The screaming banshee had nothing on me in that moment.<br /><br />So, the next day while we were collecting school supplies, I picked up a proper tea set for them.<br />This set included a little sugar bowl and spoons, we quickly discovered that the spoons were just the right amount of lemonade mix to make lemonade in those tiny cups, so I keep the sugar bowl full of mix for them to have as they like...<br /><br />They have tea instead of snack time in the afternoon... I swear I didn't teach them this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUZ0bV_n6PAGvhT76g7Tdd_ugIXwDg_K6blAOB50EnvykXyzC6GK_H1u3yObleIujyHtP_Tg0p_-tk_VM0pCeb3OJ_9s5E6YPg9EnzKAZe3BPhji9II3FkAwWewJZ-otMFOo1RA/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUZ0bV_n6PAGvhT76g7Tdd_ugIXwDg_K6blAOB50EnvykXyzC6GK_H1u3yObleIujyHtP_Tg0p_-tk_VM0pCeb3OJ_9s5E6YPg9EnzKAZe3BPhji9II3FkAwWewJZ-otMFOo1RA/s400/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594357131936722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CXptdBEjQHJbYWNq7qwi9XALz5_-J6F_WYWmAToejwL-VAsjaFzgla53wvDeuQKrVXy5r8IWW3OVMP39VP9DVDjGygs8s_xioZ-Zbk4AEZHgA7PmhtjHGQbwg_6L0AKcFTK8xg/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CXptdBEjQHJbYWNq7qwi9XALz5_-J6F_WYWmAToejwL-VAsjaFzgla53wvDeuQKrVXy5r8IWW3OVMP39VP9DVDjGygs8s_xioZ-Zbk4AEZHgA7PmhtjHGQbwg_6L0AKcFTK8xg/s400/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594351472216770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG4J5_6D-S8qd_UOw69fMtqOfeyDEwCWkqgc-vDDoYLMeoi7JbzquyKqyLR_wNsxiliF0igw7BY9PvfF7DEHTPQtO0ljOCgTmzzfySLWoqtiUHBxdPzmPMTy3kUBt_lU73zT1EA/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG4J5_6D-S8qd_UOw69fMtqOfeyDEwCWkqgc-vDDoYLMeoi7JbzquyKqyLR_wNsxiliF0igw7BY9PvfF7DEHTPQtO0ljOCgTmzzfySLWoqtiUHBxdPzmPMTy3kUBt_lU73zT1EA/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494594344381112114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />On another boys are gross note, Joey learned a hard life lesson. Even though it is brand new and has Thomas on it(!), Mama will take and throw away your toothbrush if you use it on the cat's butt. And then she will be compelled to sniff all the other brushes in the house. Just in case this wasn't the first occurrence...<br />The cat will never be the same...it was a spinbrush.appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-4595849653584897682010-07-16T12:11:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:49:01.748-07:00Another Birthday???<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JR19tzORvjxXHSo_-JQ1nlGAREbpe8wUCnJG6G_RbG5I6D7gb9aNjfFvinbnk9buoWAS9widWPjGNCiyoBMuKs9Nv_ZmBaNw0MsCerPxM7RvrWmOec5AGeaN1OFhS5kYJ1TeKQ/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JR19tzORvjxXHSo_-JQ1nlGAREbpe8wUCnJG6G_RbG5I6D7gb9aNjfFvinbnk9buoWAS9widWPjGNCiyoBMuKs9Nv_ZmBaNw0MsCerPxM7RvrWmOec5AGeaN1OFhS5kYJ1TeKQ/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494590567263712098" border="0" /></a><br />I bought this shirt as soon as I found it... and made him wear it immediately. We don't call him Joe-zilla for nothing!<br />But Joey is now three and got a two-day birthday!<br /><br />Birthday? Did someone say birthday? That means cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtNA0J32C8FLQr485_QezQ9WZlqEi1OyihyphenhyphenC2qjk54aIfX-Qu3wASxwpd4rhnrlrHm5exzoyb-mV9hJRnyBvKV0XocN9Bg0D5cP55N565uWd04yaQ51XKG3PC6T2rv2iEXilaA/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtNA0J32C8FLQr485_QezQ9WZlqEi1OyihyphenhyphenC2qjk54aIfX-Qu3wASxwpd4rhnrlrHm5exzoyb-mV9hJRnyBvKV0XocN9Bg0D5cP55N565uWd04yaQ51XKG3PC6T2rv2iEXilaA/s400/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494589052011506322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pancakes to start the day, of course!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoCgvJ8QICb9bSs_H58nLXEh4ZtYcOz4iv3C57m5qzgeHScRHn_hBXYAWq2Lac4I9ml5O0M_cMGppdVMMIS7Giy2sjtvGlwE8_jPAMLFEcELuhoBdP-8aRGaxdYNjEB5uc_drQQ/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoCgvJ8QICb9bSs_H58nLXEh4ZtYcOz4iv3C57m5qzgeHScRHn_hBXYAWq2Lac4I9ml5O0M_cMGppdVMMIS7Giy2sjtvGlwE8_jPAMLFEcELuhoBdP-8aRGaxdYNjEB5uc_drQQ/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494589038804976354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More junk food on the train since it is a special day today...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL5HwRJprd4QckZmHHhDB4JVWehQuNB4HTPmiySoQifi5Ujrv_fors88sWEXb4v43a6JAZnfe5uixBJKNVpIAHJIfILai0Wwd6pAKpNMgUDRAKdiQDWL61CWJMi-CAtPxh4_G9A/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL5HwRJprd4QckZmHHhDB4JVWehQuNB4HTPmiySoQifi5Ujrv_fors88sWEXb4v43a6JAZnfe5uixBJKNVpIAHJIfILai0Wwd6pAKpNMgUDRAKdiQDWL61CWJMi-CAtPxh4_G9A/s400/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494589032281214914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the rides, there was the birthday cake. Complete with a moose, duck and bear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIoYqpNAHc69LI8N1VX9luAH-5zDPy80HvctQ-JqOHQfRK2DEhvkTpYByKjSAzxUaH8H6JTRz5NA6URCg6VSCfAEb6m5MuBq31wK-kB9N1OqX9L2x_u_N5YoVvqVy29ivckq8Jw/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIoYqpNAHc69LI8N1VX9luAH-5zDPy80HvctQ-JqOHQfRK2DEhvkTpYByKjSAzxUaH8H6JTRz5NA6URCg6VSCfAEb6m5MuBq31wK-kB9N1OqX9L2x_u_N5YoVvqVy29ivckq8Jw/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494589023328710418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Joey really liked his cake! He thought the colorful sprinkles were pretty. Boy, was he in for a surprise!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgDRpuq8KFPAzBtrOJd1Gw1gQ1Xz0mUqKaBgb49FwTHOj_hxM_dlJHoSQWQHWEWCEzXyQ82fJ8hnC0lhXFQtoPSqXzLHHt6cloM74iJC5Prvs_1IDLGUpkVFEKDcNrutGjClt9g/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgDRpuq8KFPAzBtrOJd1Gw1gQ1Xz0mUqKaBgb49FwTHOj_hxM_dlJHoSQWQHWEWCEzXyQ82fJ8hnC0lhXFQtoPSqXzLHHt6cloM74iJC5Prvs_1IDLGUpkVFEKDcNrutGjClt9g/s400/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494589014512677922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Always take precaution around an older, candle blowing brother!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfCRfRkGQ45o4_iB5USYomnPcQlXp5vEMKKnmUR5U0tz0G9jpX7SMd1MV_qo4CYZDPAmBmx9VgEZ67hi0PheQ2XiC0nsKnM1MqlrvnmYE1YNM8tur8Nv4sXIG5PU1h7HelKujA/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfCRfRkGQ45o4_iB5USYomnPcQlXp5vEMKKnmUR5U0tz0G9jpX7SMd1MV_qo4CYZDPAmBmx9VgEZ67hi0PheQ2XiC0nsKnM1MqlrvnmYE1YNM8tur8Nv4sXIG5PU1h7HelKujA/s400/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586250500309762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mama put a rainbow inside the cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqpU813svjLtJON-55BDywapJK79QtdYzGeIRWvaRhSt2chsA0bQx6NyrWJR2x1oLa79RSt3kuXzu8jrDwAPKGXR9rXTWAgtgAP46pJ0B8AK2PkUL3feaT-I_gMDXv7h-_5rz3g/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqpU813svjLtJON-55BDywapJK79QtdYzGeIRWvaRhSt2chsA0bQx6NyrWJR2x1oLa79RSt3kuXzu8jrDwAPKGXR9rXTWAgtgAP46pJ0B8AK2PkUL3feaT-I_gMDXv7h-_5rz3g/s400/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586249106654290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone enjoyed it, even the crusty ones!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8XszREK_NBMpQjdetUueatB4rU3VxeSIAby6uuIiyz8ewVR4nqWG-4YhTFKgGUxWzE14Kc-ltco9m9VyKD8uXpKVlTkNabXbOv8RsbCFmTE9fXUwKs2IL713uhw0GBnT9PEDg/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe8XszREK_NBMpQjdetUueatB4rU3VxeSIAby6uuIiyz8ewVR4nqWG-4YhTFKgGUxWzE14Kc-ltco9m9VyKD8uXpKVlTkNabXbOv8RsbCFmTE9fXUwKs2IL713uhw0GBnT9PEDg/s400/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586239853203810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Presents waited until the next day, the actual birthday. Then the tissue typhoon was unleashed in my room...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEU6w9eljDcI2u9_sPFNBGbGc-9sqXD1d_LklHPQD5WWViBdTriKkngPaLGsfwU6fNLSXGa_16i1Q8pc3DkhddqtwHh3NrtxQk11A4_sAjM8TgNwpzCf9Q2Q-ucvNi82Pelq4vg/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEU6w9eljDcI2u9_sPFNBGbGc-9sqXD1d_LklHPQD5WWViBdTriKkngPaLGsfwU6fNLSXGa_16i1Q8pc3DkhddqtwHh3NrtxQk11A4_sAjM8TgNwpzCf9Q2Q-ucvNi82Pelq4vg/s400/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586227751476642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To celebrate the day we went to one of our favorite spots and rode the monorail, now it is finally opened back up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLHeS76k8n47hsdEP3gwv6OXfWyp-JILVAWll7aMaDbwGLJ3wh_InWB-gy6jqk9uTq5wyx2xjodK3g_ReRORCHiKaS_oX592GeifWxeMID_rYD__1pdi1HR0MfgfxSkAfxMxekg/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLHeS76k8n47hsdEP3gwv6OXfWyp-JILVAWll7aMaDbwGLJ3wh_InWB-gy6jqk9uTq5wyx2xjodK3g_ReRORCHiKaS_oX592GeifWxeMID_rYD__1pdi1HR0MfgfxSkAfxMxekg/s400/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586219095297874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-x8eia7LcopdGeeKa-Gtgmnbv8YBpCcoswIeWeU8PWma3Po9l6HPc8jiPgsPU5BKSwpVbj-k3KFPk_SmOElijgK6F9xcZW2SJKflqk8M4Md4jf6xqGJURYHMXcuFt5BS7XjA8w/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-x8eia7LcopdGeeKa-Gtgmnbv8YBpCcoswIeWeU8PWma3Po9l6HPc8jiPgsPU5BKSwpVbj-k3KFPk_SmOElijgK6F9xcZW2SJKflqk8M4Md4jf6xqGJURYHMXcuFt5BS7XjA8w/s400/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584978730249042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then we took a couple of spins around on the dinosaur train!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9IjzFfhgtsgcquDXz9-D9CxSrhWKcJkXdPS7X-EFxw1MelupPUGJ6B6DYeKNpLHMTScYh2VWOqqG8oWvoDqIodbSMNyH_Sup0oKIsdtc-f5z9l4rBGtq19eY-pbCIclfdDsFwg/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9IjzFfhgtsgcquDXz9-D9CxSrhWKcJkXdPS7X-EFxw1MelupPUGJ6B6DYeKNpLHMTScYh2VWOqqG8oWvoDqIodbSMNyH_Sup0oKIsdtc-f5z9l4rBGtq19eY-pbCIclfdDsFwg/s400/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584970884721554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There were several big dinosaurs around the looping track, but the t-rex was animated so that it kind of moved its head and eyes like it was watching the train go by... and it moved its little hands up and down. Almost every kid on the train waved back.. That was really cute, even if unintentionally done by the animators.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rYbNFt817q_N9a65_hBEYm4AjE3FLv-zunfBFNyhqmJOFUMnjtaq5KPinGduRrtUG9iF28xTPuBNAKS-YNbpiYQmCvL1usd4BmTq-eGU7_knZhgw3H_r38MSmi2sGngwtau-eg/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rYbNFt817q_N9a65_hBEYm4AjE3FLv-zunfBFNyhqmJOFUMnjtaq5KPinGduRrtUG9iF28xTPuBNAKS-YNbpiYQmCvL1usd4BmTq-eGU7_knZhgw3H_r38MSmi2sGngwtau-eg/s400/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584964439950594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also had our first movie experience and saw Toy Story 3, which half of the boys did ok with...<br /><br />and to round things out was had painting when we got home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vFf0h7W5-0PDpEMXa6y4Lq_yjFf9gEIs-6_AAvYWZ3s1qETJFRXGAnXZpjFXJieJklH5SRlSx4FVFfpJ-FZG5lJiwnhJXnu5TqIShp6kBPjZmJoKyoCy73_iGZHrQfcfJs5Ug/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vFf0h7W5-0PDpEMXa6y4Lq_yjFf9gEIs-6_AAvYWZ3s1qETJFRXGAnXZpjFXJieJklH5SRlSx4FVFfpJ-FZG5lJiwnhJXnu5TqIShp6kBPjZmJoKyoCy73_iGZHrQfcfJs5Ug/s400/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584954380458674" border="0" /></a><br />The boys are always asking to paint, but it usually turns out poorly (I mean all over the floor and each other) that they don't get to very often!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMyMdBnjMBD5x3NPqelmQJdW9orP1Ut-46zmPEyYKUukq-LSQl8nhkCK3v-6ij_6CSIvAvhkxYyjtYRYKKTHocjxkMK5mYvlvkPVETdRnnKGYV5933AZDs7NLhm58AMlEcXMkqA/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMyMdBnjMBD5x3NPqelmQJdW9orP1Ut-46zmPEyYKUukq-LSQl8nhkCK3v-6ij_6CSIvAvhkxYyjtYRYKKTHocjxkMK5mYvlvkPVETdRnnKGYV5933AZDs7NLhm58AMlEcXMkqA/s400/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584945815171586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was a great couple of days and Joey now insists that he is not 2, but 5 like his brother... reminds me of someone else I read about <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Hmmm? Lady M?) </span>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-60832459217896468322010-07-05T16:02:00.000-07:002010-07-05T21:27:25.579-07:00Stopped to think and didn't get started again<div><br /></div>As you may have noticed around here, I have taken a brief hiatus from posting.<div>I am back now and have a lot to share.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have had an exciting month that tended to be more on the stressful side of busy...</div><div>but we did take time to enjoy some little things, like raindrops on hibiscus.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS00RvmRFuHZp8sv3kJAl6cqPANmbq3eEnOiyfBylEg1JvfNs9PaZfnEAFgt03rFPLWN6P6M4ISFWp2WuUgdhKevGo3c0tLPp7xqsr9LiqZLcm7bqXWRI7_w33lNyy1JBZAsu3w/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS00RvmRFuHZp8sv3kJAl6cqPANmbq3eEnOiyfBylEg1JvfNs9PaZfnEAFgt03rFPLWN6P6M4ISFWp2WuUgdhKevGo3c0tLPp7xqsr9LiqZLcm7bqXWRI7_w33lNyy1JBZAsu3w/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490570915230891986" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS00RvmRFuHZp8sv3kJAl6cqPANmbq3eEnOiyfBylEg1JvfNs9PaZfnEAFgt03rFPLWN6P6M4ISFWp2WuUgdhKevGo3c0tLPp7xqsr9LiqZLcm7bqXWRI7_w33lNyy1JBZAsu3w/s1600/012.JPG"></a>Yoga is a great stress reliever, too. I suggest you start with the sun salutation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMDQhRKU6fPjnfuOomCs1eDaoCWv4e6FZyP3wPeexEOXgskpRqztbOZZ2wsc-M9K0P2xaUBOgIBsRjnXMZZPcLBghTUQ2dXro5vAEeY1osIvV-Y7IJsHJ7p2ikrAA-VeC6Ojqjg/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMDQhRKU6fPjnfuOomCs1eDaoCWv4e6FZyP3wPeexEOXgskpRqztbOZZ2wsc-M9K0P2xaUBOgIBsRjnXMZZPcLBghTUQ2dXro5vAEeY1osIvV-Y7IJsHJ7p2ikrAA-VeC6Ojqjg/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490570905798624690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMDQhRKU6fPjnfuOomCs1eDaoCWv4e6FZyP3wPeexEOXgskpRqztbOZZ2wsc-M9K0P2xaUBOgIBsRjnXMZZPcLBghTUQ2dXro5vAEeY1osIvV-Y7IJsHJ7p2ikrAA-VeC6Ojqjg/s1600/001.JPG"></a>Then maybe downward facing dog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK_Ww4Q4gd0L1aanOilasnylDfd_ClFiGUpiX82vwt1JtNowMDKPdXqlR2FmC7uxeR3iyl5gD3wWjuy1IKCljIySYHW-H5rCUqQUTbqxd0eC_UDRqkyuPk8JxdVeYTOqpoDKA0Q/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK_Ww4Q4gd0L1aanOilasnylDfd_ClFiGUpiX82vwt1JtNowMDKPdXqlR2FmC7uxeR3iyl5gD3wWjuy1IKCljIySYHW-H5rCUqQUTbqxd0eC_UDRqkyuPk8JxdVeYTOqpoDKA0Q/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490570892352288690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK_Ww4Q4gd0L1aanOilasnylDfd_ClFiGUpiX82vwt1JtNowMDKPdXqlR2FmC7uxeR3iyl5gD3wWjuy1IKCljIySYHW-H5rCUqQUTbqxd0eC_UDRqkyuPk8JxdVeYTOqpoDKA0Q/s1600/004.JPG"></a>Don't forget warrior!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh274t7vDICa_xnspJ_sqKufPAx9Oq3kegOcbgHBQdk5tUSv_JhJFP1LDhoX3cePccoaMzym_Zhz_TCVb4CftoulE3YOWptf-_ibPW61mtwxRRwvoCYPH8i531FqPPmMp733OeTRw/s1600/005.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh274t7vDICa_xnspJ_sqKufPAx9Oq3kegOcbgHBQdk5tUSv_JhJFP1LDhoX3cePccoaMzym_Zhz_TCVb4CftoulE3YOWptf-_ibPW61mtwxRRwvoCYPH8i531FqPPmMp733OeTRw/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh274t7vDICa_xnspJ_sqKufPAx9Oq3kegOcbgHBQdk5tUSv_JhJFP1LDhoX3cePccoaMzym_Zhz_TCVb4CftoulE3YOWptf-_ibPW61mtwxRRwvoCYPH8i531FqPPmMp733OeTRw/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490570881541644674" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh274t7vDICa_xnspJ_sqKufPAx9Oq3kegOcbgHBQdk5tUSv_JhJFP1LDhoX3cePccoaMzym_Zhz_TCVb4CftoulE3YOWptf-_ibPW61mtwxRRwvoCYPH8i531FqPPmMp733OeTRw/s1600/005.JPG"></a>Always have a good stretch, like the half-moon...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5foTcDWfZuXj-424SR6rYzibaYYSreAq1jyf7Nn3sjH2-DSPBbBL0zxYF8z2Dx0SVHe_VfL0ud-xBmNmrvteytTKHomgAeVLKuPUuvlqQql_IlGlDwYn_u4JLKWKh1d9stzjBg/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5foTcDWfZuXj-424SR6rYzibaYYSreAq1jyf7Nn3sjH2-DSPBbBL0zxYF8z2Dx0SVHe_VfL0ud-xBmNmrvteytTKHomgAeVLKuPUuvlqQql_IlGlDwYn_u4JLKWKh1d9stzjBg/s400/006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490570869782271906" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jimmy is stretching his photographic muscles around here lately, as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFtbOHCG5yhJjhk6q5AHKwVJTUuSwnFked2_3ot_i3cXdg_nJ1k3XseLJrvPDxR-tYdkdKU6_2B4oHSzpuT6CUvtD8wvhyX4GTXOBXHZyt236EseEtKA4dIde9oaddmBxvGmstA/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFtbOHCG5yhJjhk6q5AHKwVJTUuSwnFked2_3ot_i3cXdg_nJ1k3XseLJrvPDxR-tYdkdKU6_2B4oHSzpuT6CUvtD8wvhyX4GTXOBXHZyt236EseEtKA4dIde9oaddmBxvGmstA/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490569531018264594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HWjBDYXTW2snDJC_Yf2yerT29Q19SO0FPX6wtXpHdPq2aSt2dBCmaPXTuE1FJ8Tx8a8-8dnzdTFn0Gw0wbMwrOy3IDdjpsKpHYBhYt6siteplxMB99QoDFvuztDNo2fOBUelgA/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HWjBDYXTW2snDJC_Yf2yerT29Q19SO0FPX6wtXpHdPq2aSt2dBCmaPXTuE1FJ8Tx8a8-8dnzdTFn0Gw0wbMwrOy3IDdjpsKpHYBhYt6siteplxMB99QoDFvuztDNo2fOBUelgA/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490569506370927074" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HWjBDYXTW2snDJC_Yf2yerT29Q19SO0FPX6wtXpHdPq2aSt2dBCmaPXTuE1FJ8Tx8a8-8dnzdTFn0Gw0wbMwrOy3IDdjpsKpHYBhYt6siteplxMB99QoDFvuztDNo2fOBUelgA/s1600/014.JPG"></a>We have also become prolific little artists, and mail our work to our adoring fans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL3tGLHWl4_4cWWc0_auh9PSaD8ithOyg8HHYiD6_9hs4TjUeFa8vFP-BZHCTGlczuXF9NG7s3eICoOntdyuWRT3LSZ2Ie145zh3sPvURgst8TgOtvXb05wvo-Cawy6f5Hc0NHw/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL3tGLHWl4_4cWWc0_auh9PSaD8ithOyg8HHYiD6_9hs4TjUeFa8vFP-BZHCTGlczuXF9NG7s3eICoOntdyuWRT3LSZ2Ie145zh3sPvURgst8TgOtvXb05wvo-Cawy6f5Hc0NHw/s400/038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490569497968170690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL3tGLHWl4_4cWWc0_auh9PSaD8ithOyg8HHYiD6_9hs4TjUeFa8vFP-BZHCTGlczuXF9NG7s3eICoOntdyuWRT3LSZ2Ie145zh3sPvURgst8TgOtvXb05wvo-Cawy6f5Hc0NHw/s1600/038.JPG"></a>Jimmy can mail them just fine,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuzIGdo3lPHxcNi1B6b-vmmnC_gToIKjPPX5Vu52gA0JA-O8bLt6dwA2PsVvGTloBAnMVULO5srPVZigFoGinAN35naU8TsyAFR5VppV5-iIqFeSOXoObg2MYUnCrRDV4I_D_Mg/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuzIGdo3lPHxcNi1B6b-vmmnC_gToIKjPPX5Vu52gA0JA-O8bLt6dwA2PsVvGTloBAnMVULO5srPVZigFoGinAN35naU8TsyAFR5VppV5-iIqFeSOXoObg2MYUnCrRDV4I_D_Mg/s400/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490569484563632418" /></a><br />Joey needed a little help.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwiFJ8qtU0nN8YY-O3XkbJsZohk_R1DfPxWAPp-TbGnbsAqckB0teBQpq4ghI8fGgzTZI8FJqeD5IfxvYsXOOAXiTfB1LAE2qfthE6p0keFcuQaP6H_3lmx-IARG7wU34B4UTrg/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwiFJ8qtU0nN8YY-O3XkbJsZohk_R1DfPxWAPp-TbGnbsAqckB0teBQpq4ghI8fGgzTZI8FJqeD5IfxvYsXOOAXiTfB1LAE2qfthE6p0keFcuQaP6H_3lmx-IARG7wU34B4UTrg/s400/040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490564057715001858" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwiFJ8qtU0nN8YY-O3XkbJsZohk_R1DfPxWAPp-TbGnbsAqckB0teBQpq4ghI8fGgzTZI8FJqeD5IfxvYsXOOAXiTfB1LAE2qfthE6p0keFcuQaP6H_3lmx-IARG7wU34B4UTrg/s1600/040.JPG"></a>But when Mama needs help, it is good to know there is always Action Joey and Super Jimmy around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf2ZVHdue6vBsmTVUmtc-ojltgFR6MFkBe_FrCBn9LMSaBn_zAPOh7ejsInAr3ldzHIwWfMoIbAnb77mGu35stYr6iY2C5-cD_Byc7ScpEhY6wlvEETIE9oDKtJjPSL1rF5LtPg/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjscvDeJCIxvvEdViCAAqNWu_EJUuCs_GUe2bsulAYO1e0apwtTzi6Jehyphenhyphen2P0ZdrHsgC60LLLPkNjtFgcM4QHqPPibOSr7IUQsWzBt2mKN7Pgye29k5MqlhwmjaVjipBD4JJKBqg/s400/058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490562218140492098" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ABJD0mACKmQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ABJD0mACKmQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Getting to be so big...</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8efNTNwbYgJYl2ooPafILj-7FkP3XSo7bpDL3m7E3lguzmzQlSkkxhaesvupl8IOLq3bNit1LLlXVALZ0vTm6_ZoRGdkxBnMQJWaSkt4Ou3tBgnW-ZtIrWqE1DgWLWuDA_JhCuw/s400/063.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490562205245914002" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And one last thing, if you let them peel it, they will eat it...</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU2CAuvPJ8gJ8UEk0fUbo800sZy2FQDHp2FElsDDojDjtFooMK5pzn29KBTH98FQESQCkLukUWMyxtalg0_iruajWZeO8DnvND0Gj8Jhilrb-dZ2BoXHl67ER-18hoXx__7UhJQ/s400/071.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490562190309824930" /></div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-28328270099671506922010-05-18T13:18:00.000-07:002010-05-18T16:26:43.352-07:00Five years...<div>Jimmy turned five not too long ago...</div><div>Five years of blogging about him as well... </div><div><br /></div><div>Jimmy has gone in 5 years from this</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJFf0bUH_EvPz_biEJr3k6N61SI6o_BCHmL8FcNKV3diZeb_aepvxUCplnnUKRXCcKE0a5V_4UBQwzPTbLtbdL5w1hL9caadcU6c1YSHLxWWoCP2tfua5fj90rB4QH4ja2z42TQ/s1600/D+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJFf0bUH_EvPz_biEJr3k6N61SI6o_BCHmL8FcNKV3diZeb_aepvxUCplnnUKRXCcKE0a5V_4UBQwzPTbLtbdL5w1hL9caadcU6c1YSHLxWWoCP2tfua5fj90rB4QH4ja2z42TQ/s400/D+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472714231059438402" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJFf0bUH_EvPz_biEJr3k6N61SI6o_BCHmL8FcNKV3diZeb_aepvxUCplnnUKRXCcKE0a5V_4UBQwzPTbLtbdL5w1hL9caadcU6c1YSHLxWWoCP2tfua5fj90rB4QH4ja2z42TQ/s1600/D+003.jpg"></a>To this!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCdNVg0aOck_RYofIFbPSo42MPhu0reycRGB0-1BWDeMOgM2jbkyZLRmCQ6chzxIfmp0hTAO9XUnqLQWzWjbt_x3gAabqDp0lABi8NFYRvchmIaTGDL8BANbQ7UZz54je6ELcBQ/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCdNVg0aOck_RYofIFbPSo42MPhu0reycRGB0-1BWDeMOgM2jbkyZLRmCQ6chzxIfmp0hTAO9XUnqLQWzWjbt_x3gAabqDp0lABi8NFYRvchmIaTGDL8BANbQ7UZz54je6ELcBQ/s400/029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472714225203408354" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I can only imagine what the next 5 will bring.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We held Jimmy's party at the Honolulu Zoo and it was a total blast!</div><div>Just enough kids showed up so it wasn't mayhem, but enough that it was fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>There was a crocodile mask art project to do...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWM-bDVhb91H9eIZZU8hQOCqBayTaB0keiViS8RfOcby0OuzDSPsOcrXRPLVluT2IEA6MKT0uxN7-BLQOz14Ijo1Ejf4ItSOJ9Qkz4n53cLvWQ6y3d_zjlxmH_GAZ1vegtb1bAw/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWM-bDVhb91H9eIZZU8hQOCqBayTaB0keiViS8RfOcby0OuzDSPsOcrXRPLVluT2IEA6MKT0uxN7-BLQOz14Ijo1Ejf4ItSOJ9Qkz4n53cLvWQ6y3d_zjlxmH_GAZ1vegtb1bAw/s400/038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472713479822344642" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWM-bDVhb91H9eIZZU8hQOCqBayTaB0keiViS8RfOcby0OuzDSPsOcrXRPLVluT2IEA6MKT0uxN7-BLQOz14Ijo1Ejf4ItSOJ9Qkz4n53cLvWQ6y3d_zjlxmH_GAZ1vegtb1bAw/s1600/038.JPG"></a>Joey made one but his didn't stay on as well...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpt3gbvh6kW5RqGRxmCpgXR2_dzCSc-WvAk45WOTcD2g9oQU-hSpxrCshUur1ZMrDgbyx-A41flrfwhH0rPYJ1dU6BvUx1XfPo_OgC1RmLVHZ_oosVGK8AR-czw053IeKki2lEnQ/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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One thing he wanted to try out right away was this mask and fins set.</div><div>Hang loose little dude!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4E8zz2nUeD2NZw0MeQRX-pb4S3wPGxyAtZxhD1MTCbyXJwu_GPP1o3o7eLkDZdFbz-gDY4DfLZzbxezRSE_-VZPP8ljEWRIl_h1TTqCOqwdLm8PriPNE_exk3xFMAhs6Zdh0eA/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4E8zz2nUeD2NZw0MeQRX-pb4S3wPGxyAtZxhD1MTCbyXJwu_GPP1o3o7eLkDZdFbz-gDY4DfLZzbxezRSE_-VZPP8ljEWRIl_h1TTqCOqwdLm8PriPNE_exk3xFMAhs6Zdh0eA/s400/062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472710142246692210" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4E8zz2nUeD2NZw0MeQRX-pb4S3wPGxyAtZxhD1MTCbyXJwu_GPP1o3o7eLkDZdFbz-gDY4DfLZzbxezRSE_-VZPP8ljEWRIl_h1TTqCOqwdLm8PriPNE_exk3xFMAhs6Zdh0eA/s1600/062.JPG"></a>Getting back into the normal swing of things, we have discovered a great park that we only get to go to on grocery day... it is all the way up on the army base...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEqvEP00qofenF5VUNIGRhIiFghEVq8Z6NreEf19fOBbbcDkwaUt0AR4UaKXTypl0GJssMpTorEk0BSto0krm0bnSlkmzLnWvXaAg9LDWCHbysEXVSlMRm-BfukU34VJmmNK2PQ/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Small victories! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>(*don't get yourself worked up... that is Jimmy's HAND!*)</i></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSbiZY41dlASRlxU-RZKlxh8pY70c0PwSFMUu8KhycEtrbJLYa-xDiGA0osQRYBl8TcOfXelHMuCV8K1UVDDDL_hv9LwCHyItjdp0S-PR2zyzfS1-35oJLDZ0r87g9_-QgVAB3A/s1600/069.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSbiZY41dlASRlxU-RZKlxh8pY70c0PwSFMUu8KhycEtrbJLYa-xDiGA0osQRYBl8TcOfXelHMuCV8K1UVDDDL_hv9LwCHyItjdp0S-PR2zyzfS1-35oJLDZ0r87g9_-QgVAB3A/s400/069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472708659772104482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSbiZY41dlASRlxU-RZKlxh8pY70c0PwSFMUu8KhycEtrbJLYa-xDiGA0osQRYBl8TcOfXelHMuCV8K1UVDDDL_hv9LwCHyItjdp0S-PR2zyzfS1-35oJLDZ0r87g9_-QgVAB3A/s1600/069.JPG"></a>Yes, we love our sushi!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OjxcHnhiZZCrhPU-53-fTpP6dVGpZ-OzwibuEM2-MNHuE3Ili_ybfpTLATKwXg0A6ISkWXPzXMiPHPcWSVVmMrQx8jmjuxxfs70a13raIJAOl3efQ2WYqzu7gvWOgGMvhy81qw/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OjxcHnhiZZCrhPU-53-fTpP6dVGpZ-OzwibuEM2-MNHuE3Ili_ybfpTLATKwXg0A6ISkWXPzXMiPHPcWSVVmMrQx8jmjuxxfs70a13raIJAOl3efQ2WYqzu7gvWOgGMvhy81qw/s400/071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472708651391687858" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OjxcHnhiZZCrhPU-53-fTpP6dVGpZ-OzwibuEM2-MNHuE3Ili_ybfpTLATKwXg0A6ISkWXPzXMiPHPcWSVVmMrQx8jmjuxxfs70a13raIJAOl3efQ2WYqzu7gvWOgGMvhy81qw/s1600/071.JPG"></a>It is always good to round out a sushi lunch with a nice drink...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKXMGNTzqrmcF7k1wZ3SpWxZ_7a7rFZMB7JrTluT9dPtZ74x8Yqdcb_0hpg7yzTmHRSjXIOLkHcaweiVyhCLx5BxGCLoEoOL8dEb62jZ3UwJNJNbYCkkI-Gxj5bOfg2162k1Uig/s1600/072.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKXMGNTzqrmcF7k1wZ3SpWxZ_7a7rFZMB7JrTluT9dPtZ74x8Yqdcb_0hpg7yzTmHRSjXIOLkHcaweiVyhCLx5BxGCLoEoOL8dEb62jZ3UwJNJNbYCkkI-Gxj5bOfg2162k1Uig/s400/072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472708643488219378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKXMGNTzqrmcF7k1wZ3SpWxZ_7a7rFZMB7JrTluT9dPtZ74x8Yqdcb_0hpg7yzTmHRSjXIOLkHcaweiVyhCLx5BxGCLoEoOL8dEb62jZ3UwJNJNbYCkkI-Gxj5bOfg2162k1Uig/s1600/072.JPG"></a>Perhaps a cupcake...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAms9VlTVYTJ_N39c_qczv4gS-4-N0KHsXSa8wm5QzpQ65SPb5GfKSCXBWHRa3ifGu5u7QelcKYDoqZrXaAnMm6ZoFNNn7-_OBv7c32RFjhzmqfZdQMfpYRX4kL-7BdOYesHDhw/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAms9VlTVYTJ_N39c_qczv4gS-4-N0KHsXSa8wm5QzpQ65SPb5GfKSCXBWHRa3ifGu5u7QelcKYDoqZrXaAnMm6ZoFNNn7-_OBv7c32RFjhzmqfZdQMfpYRX4kL-7BdOYesHDhw/s400/073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472708633370445762" /></a><br /></div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-12252138234141684332010-04-24T13:30:00.000-07:002010-04-24T14:37:05.947-07:00Long time no post!Aloha All!<br /><br />Sorry to have fallen off of the blogging bandwagon, but we have been semi-busy around here...<br /><br />First and foremost.... yea for Mama! almost 1/3 of the way to the goal!<br /><div><a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wqgNMMy/"></div><div><img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wqgNMMy/weight.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />For anyone that may have forgotten,<br /><br />this is Jimmy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGFu4OYpsjZeFgm1yDM9QJLMN2fgxM0P6_pTu-Bp8_iM3mlhAdHPfdQKMJzebRs6UcZHsAqlmWv4ENpbY_7gqqu2LrCecjL0naEB7tXXz_Juot6tOk56HYDmnIDyBjKSYwbHzAg/s1600/069.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGFu4OYpsjZeFgm1yDM9QJLMN2fgxM0P6_pTu-Bp8_iM3mlhAdHPfdQKMJzebRs6UcZHsAqlmWv4ENpbY_7gqqu2LrCecjL0naEB7tXXz_Juot6tOk56HYDmnIDyBjKSYwbHzAg/s400/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463811681111930770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this is Joey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQd0_NKyOKvDvCXwLp3GP_-T5NwUdknJpYMJT6m1H_Jlb4sT7WlNueg39Cnhwi8gvNUMLfTvpYinTTzoG74UCTlY9TsMPNS_yUg2TqLteyFyCpN6eFbnJjrbijiA-n8ITDwBXOQ/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQd0_NKyOKvDvCXwLp3GP_-T5NwUdknJpYMJT6m1H_Jlb4sT7WlNueg39Cnhwi8gvNUMLfTvpYinTTzoG74UCTlY9TsMPNS_yUg2TqLteyFyCpN6eFbnJjrbijiA-n8ITDwBXOQ/s400/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463811874374752530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They are brothers and starting to get along... sometimes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWzR20xOjJOFYozG8uo6iaNMio87tEcF2OvU-9wFU0aE_Kd2TYrp5aKc6GGj1tfTUIoom_fExYs4xoIzuSRKXQA9skOjRdKtNxfZjqxN3Qn2E3mZw0pGNGmC15oDFcKqRNAFRBw/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWzR20xOjJOFYozG8uo6iaNMio87tEcF2OvU-9wFU0aE_Kd2TYrp5aKc6GGj1tfTUIoom_fExYs4xoIzuSRKXQA9skOjRdKtNxfZjqxN3Qn2E3mZw0pGNGmC15oDFcKqRNAFRBw/s400/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463811672593910930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They now share a room with bunk beds. It is not uncommon to find them in the morning in a different bunk from the one you tucked them into the night before...<br />They both like to sit on the top and read together...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhX0SALRTACUVoqtl3i06dfzVI4djfXukga7S_hSEvev1v3Yf2NyR82gOtONU1qPDGjPzK0DcMWzPbgNUsT2RKEoX6lsOZHulYjdchyS8m0r4P_k7nhddjVFpv1qQDifbjbGPzQ/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhX0SALRTACUVoqtl3i06dfzVI4djfXukga7S_hSEvev1v3Yf2NyR82gOtONU1qPDGjPzK0DcMWzPbgNUsT2RKEoX6lsOZHulYjdchyS8m0r4P_k7nhddjVFpv1qQDifbjbGPzQ/s400/087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463811662180381762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before the bunk beds could come in, the boys needed a better closet arrangement for all their clothes and toys.<br />The first step was to empty the closet out. The boys liked this part the most.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELoZP7gIoit3UDDQED9TS7_MDi8Iuh4GcVSOe7IKCnjH-wzPJVxYUIZvPHBMSYORrQ3vPyG6QLiSykhdboqcOnY_E5XOMNMpATi6Bwi1hZmXNw0nX4ce9QE3KLFFhN5Udrb05Rg/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELoZP7gIoit3UDDQED9TS7_MDi8Iuh4GcVSOe7IKCnjH-wzPJVxYUIZvPHBMSYORrQ3vPyG6QLiSykhdboqcOnY_E5XOMNMpATi6Bwi1hZmXNw0nX4ce9QE3KLFFhN5Udrb05Rg/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463811656466371154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then we put up new shelves and started organizing. Mama liked this part the best...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrynafIeKQeP9v-y-L0zjxtwfZlZM5uNToAZDhmcdV-WqkVIt-F8wS7HnJn7H9nrwCmgQJ8ZJSxDvK0csbu_kqRAduAS5KvDr0kzDvgTbrkIvM-_Ognb4OpnhKORlha0VE3048g/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrynafIeKQeP9v-y-L0zjxtwfZlZM5uNToAZDhmcdV-WqkVIt-F8wS7HnJn7H9nrwCmgQJ8ZJSxDvK0csbu_kqRAduAS5KvDr0kzDvgTbrkIvM-_Ognb4OpnhKORlha0VE3048g/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463809978268694082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is how it looks with almost everything put away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eQ7Agrv4TnGYB_3a-RxTKFvu10JMpYc7kWdgZFSdtRiptxfKgKJUOUYdkPgvw1txTVRTkatnr_g2AMmT9yvR97ca2AUNBeABUpL5ssb3H2mZws70MhgTBKG0Q9GXO2SiZWAboA/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eQ7Agrv4TnGYB_3a-RxTKFvu10JMpYc7kWdgZFSdtRiptxfKgKJUOUYdkPgvw1txTVRTkatnr_g2AMmT9yvR97ca2AUNBeABUpL5ssb3H2mZws70MhgTBKG0Q9GXO2SiZWAboA/s400/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463809976744450434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have had many adventures lately, as well.<br />Very tiring adventures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb3SEbK437yzlfCB40i1oeGgNN3dAxZAJtVjLIA3uIp1lkUq1bJeceEWign2lZjma9eUxGmI8NWCJrz7Qol8dfZA66sSHczoaGLsYlzo0OryRr4x0P1BrGjujzwrLuSdywfNkJQ/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb3SEbK437yzlfCB40i1oeGgNN3dAxZAJtVjLIA3uIp1lkUq1bJeceEWign2lZjma9eUxGmI8NWCJrz7Qol8dfZA66sSHczoaGLsYlzo0OryRr4x0P1BrGjujzwrLuSdywfNkJQ/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463809965322750130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But some days we just stay home and color.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h-CS7NDKpf1o_o5gPWQOGBE4oFHV_JMQX1P9okAt1bLGAEL5kWkksCGO6EnfwvylHSaIFmW3CuGGpkjRKy5KClxxMxG-NwRJMcPGjn-7tXt_H31tMXn2OV-MjFx07qf8jMkmKw/s1600/077.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevCj4RTRdiaGLt24S0pIpnI8NtwCpPK8TqDBuJzvB1-d0aJxcKkQc0GWcfdY6FijL5tJ-VVJkWjuIuTU9C2Ql__aEKqngzaRcql8qn8b6KOgKbIGVeoWf3DE9JOn61McnhActtw/s400/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463807027854489538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz32cE3bgjefxkPJs0bvNI2FD_ZMSuwO9Azz4ElaJC6rMoinJ1ipCseXr8A-RuWYQQ8iCAmsBapafcaI5Rp-1oZ7l1Rqf_3h7T6UvZyBkz5gsLskOHx9p0dW5s_Dev4U-gYY6raA/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz32cE3bgjefxkPJs0bvNI2FD_ZMSuwO9Azz4ElaJC6rMoinJ1ipCseXr8A-RuWYQQ8iCAmsBapafcaI5Rp-1oZ7l1Rqf_3h7T6UvZyBkz5gsLskOHx9p0dW5s_Dev4U-gYY6raA/s400/079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463807019851791090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes the boys get out of bed while Mama is in the shower after her morning workout...<br />sometimes they help themselves to only their favorite pieces for breakfast...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk84136F-an1QjweDOslYzRN4Lhh5EyLYuOCsAr4285dUbPtRWXEi4JYSZULpFkRvlZVYeaIYp9ftGA4HQRUsf54TKQ3BzPnq-d9vNCGxVF0lUeAswV7gheVp_kAQQd8rTaeSRQ/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk84136F-an1QjweDOslYzRN4Lhh5EyLYuOCsAr4285dUbPtRWXEi4JYSZULpFkRvlZVYeaIYp9ftGA4HQRUsf54TKQ3BzPnq-d9vNCGxVF0lUeAswV7gheVp_kAQQd8rTaeSRQ/s400/071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463807016076200898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not that I would point fingers or anything...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgtRecN9e_cWMjYUa8OztVePXytESSRs_4iN7h-CGuOe0AioR11_FccC5aGlgxg1SvGtjVmaqhXgzQCXoXyo_xwpMMbhSEW0L2wJWMtTT2F9KhOVcLhW1F8nQC4RRqvL8yrTEeg/s1600/072.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgtRecN9e_cWMjYUa8OztVePXytESSRs_4iN7h-CGuOe0AioR11_FccC5aGlgxg1SvGtjVmaqhXgzQCXoXyo_xwpMMbhSEW0L2wJWMtTT2F9KhOVcLhW1F8nQC4RRqvL8yrTEeg/s400/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463807008986260578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On one adventure we were able to watch as Hawaiian Monk Seals came up onto the beach for the night! This was very exciting as these animals are endangered and fairly rare!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRg3LyzAIOGA-_vbqKgOcEKYXeLpGKNcuPipr92mvZOB0Bh3ZMvHG29wNXrcZNv-PzHAcqlMDFkbSHsSlBdx5UGB0EKonbGx5zydrZ0LD85pingGsPTAX2JpmxqQBPF02BSpfhQ/s1600/125.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRg3LyzAIOGA-_vbqKgOcEKYXeLpGKNcuPipr92mvZOB0Bh3ZMvHG29wNXrcZNv-PzHAcqlMDFkbSHsSlBdx5UGB0EKonbGx5zydrZ0LD85pingGsPTAX2JpmxqQBPF02BSpfhQ/s400/125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463806998831404850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We played tourist for a few days, too...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8nXiBgOxDRGlOIo8oGetkOwZ7JU_KGS5yXXjOPjTCeEhAKYpGQIjkVGMWJ9V24BUOEjBRaI6RlwTc_z-POmFtKm9Jmg17FlsTkNDOa8484neO31PX28F_jjvURPqs13J3w54Jg/s1600/151.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8nXiBgOxDRGlOIo8oGetkOwZ7JU_KGS5yXXjOPjTCeEhAKYpGQIjkVGMWJ9V24BUOEjBRaI6RlwTc_z-POmFtKm9Jmg17FlsTkNDOa8484neO31PX28F_jjvURPqs13J3w54Jg/s400/151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805848278053762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shared some tropical drinks...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIedJfGpcKBgTuRmVCiPhvXtSckcl9ReXz2RUr02lwMSLkJeh7dL7erNayySFeTb27WSwknPqKrniU9Ph8s_hORgvCqcbGNdoT5rX6Tf3GIUtaI0JT0ABuy9VsNFSSvRqup_lEg/s1600/168.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIedJfGpcKBgTuRmVCiPhvXtSckcl9ReXz2RUr02lwMSLkJeh7dL7erNayySFeTb27WSwknPqKrniU9Ph8s_hORgvCqcbGNdoT5rX6Tf3GIUtaI0JT0ABuy9VsNFSSvRqup_lEg/s400/168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805839621170914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Listened to stories...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F34HP3VT6Fa4FtJbkugyToEPmh5F6BNNhT-BxSurBwCp9CxJRwWHgFvdp7qV7YTLaMhUxby3sMiOdGJ1zvEEaGZqAPkuqNKGoLpX8u8F8EQheXcB2mlP38krizWoIohkslQ6Xg/s1600/172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F34HP3VT6Fa4FtJbkugyToEPmh5F6BNNhT-BxSurBwCp9CxJRwWHgFvdp7qV7YTLaMhUxby3sMiOdGJ1zvEEaGZqAPkuqNKGoLpX8u8F8EQheXcB2mlP38krizWoIohkslQ6Xg/s400/172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805833129118674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Watched dolphins swimming with Mama.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNXE80foYKja5RnI9liSxudY0e75XxSBv4uPq9sTsrTF7jzMCi-rvT3SSBnwxVKrjFKxRGPhPH3ON_Me8EN_qbi4BbcH-1bYe6t3k21Jgz0HjufESwN4VMGXKICmbPiQY1Vji3g/s1600/177.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNXE80foYKja5RnI9liSxudY0e75XxSBv4uPq9sTsrTF7jzMCi-rvT3SSBnwxVKrjFKxRGPhPH3ON_Me8EN_qbi4BbcH-1bYe6t3k21Jgz0HjufESwN4VMGXKICmbPiQY1Vji3g/s400/177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805823575453506" border="0" /></a><br />Mostly we are just gearing up for the big deployment and Kindergarten!<br />Before then we have boy turning 5 (<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">!!! mah baybeeeee!</span></span>) and having a Safari Party at the zoo!<br /><br /><br />Until we see you again we hope you all find time to splash in a puddle!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsED5WgzTWqDXM9lq2QtOiICuDvOO7Dw-MfIyr9lhzl99JVIS7G43S5xfQ6aDIaaBiZUFvMwPLdIq31H2B91tmNGvHVyQ3gDZ8oEKQ3yAbi-6P49VHYbm1kADuUFyoLPMWkBXrWA/s1600/185.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsED5WgzTWqDXM9lq2QtOiICuDvOO7Dw-MfIyr9lhzl99JVIS7G43S5xfQ6aDIaaBiZUFvMwPLdIq31H2B91tmNGvHVyQ3gDZ8oEKQ3yAbi-6P49VHYbm1kADuUFyoLPMWkBXrWA/s400/185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463805818166841858" border="0" /></a>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-59994243876261013722010-03-08T11:02:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:07:05.257-08:0052 weeks of awesome week 10*technical difficulties... please stand by****<div>the cord that connects the camera to the computer has gone AWOL and the sd reader if not working... damn technology --- making our live easier every day!</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-72452406014931002422010-03-01T10:47:00.000-08:002010-03-01T10:54:24.080-08:0052 weeks of awesome- weeks 8 & 9OK so the last 2 weeks have been less than awesome...<div>Let me count the ways...</div><div>A trip to the emergency room for a "accidental immersion" in the pool- hearing the doctors at the desk just outside my room joking about how that's how they learned to swim didn't help! Teach your kids the safety float as early as possible people! It really works ! Joey if LIVING proof!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tsunami "warning"... what a joke! All the fuss in the media over a ripple. Guess it was a slow news day and they needed SOMETHING TO PANIC ABOUT!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jimmy is action like a 4 year old alpha pushing every boundary and limit he can...</div><div>Joey is starting to act like a terrible two...</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah and we are all sick as dogs! I will post some pictures of the bright spots from the last two weeks if I can stop the pounding in my head long enough to turn the snotfaucet off for a while.</div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-34727712226709647382010-02-15T13:42:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:59:05.214-08:0052 Weeks of Awesome - Week 7<div>This week held little activity, but I got a few surprises on the camera when it was time to download this week's pictures!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Joey tried to take a self portrait at some point this week...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP3KcnaCHWZ3gpPtv8PJhTjOtIiRrbFQ-xxjO056HjJk2jqaz3ozqQzqDEp2lxqVvPtjI4rfEJwYdbr5SoB3-d2mxjgPBaCESIu2xim9s23XkOTUvN5o0InkgryIAYqeUJ5_ktg/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP3KcnaCHWZ3gpPtv8PJhTjOtIiRrbFQ-xxjO056HjJk2jqaz3ozqQzqDEp2lxqVvPtjI4rfEJwYdbr5SoB3-d2mxjgPBaCESIu2xim9s23XkOTUvN5o0InkgryIAYqeUJ5_ktg/s400/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590977334996322" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP3KcnaCHWZ3gpPtv8PJhTjOtIiRrbFQ-xxjO056HjJk2jqaz3ozqQzqDEp2lxqVvPtjI4rfEJwYdbr5SoB3-d2mxjgPBaCESIu2xim9s23XkOTUvN5o0InkgryIAYqeUJ5_ktg/s1600-h/016.JPG"></a>As did Jimmy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAZm5rGW_Bey7pelyYcGiXEJrUDQWi9iug5HPHxAeE0qcyMuQkMA_EBDXPPTqFom4I5JgOMs3EWVM2W1T6uM7KEQARmiTQ_K8z9yTvdB5FE7XJC_OXx2KuMzAcDFpgj_y83Eb9A/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAZm5rGW_Bey7pelyYcGiXEJrUDQWi9iug5HPHxAeE0qcyMuQkMA_EBDXPPTqFom4I5JgOMs3EWVM2W1T6uM7KEQARmiTQ_K8z9yTvdB5FE7XJC_OXx2KuMzAcDFpgj_y83Eb9A/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590968962887522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAZm5rGW_Bey7pelyYcGiXEJrUDQWi9iug5HPHxAeE0qcyMuQkMA_EBDXPPTqFom4I5JgOMs3EWVM2W1T6uM7KEQARmiTQ_K8z9yTvdB5FE7XJC_OXx2KuMzAcDFpgj_y83Eb9A/s1600-h/022.JPG"></a>This weeks mark one year that we have been homeowners! Yahoo!</div><div>We celebrated by changing all the batteries in the smoke detectors, changing water and air filters, cleaning out and washing the inside of the refrigerator, tossing everything past the expiration date (food, meds, toiletries...) and making an appointment to get the carpets cleaned! Yea! Doesn't that sound like fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>When it was time for a break we headed to the pool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkrymUKCJBLYprr58hNXMDbBM69PWfU33aXzncVQccHHBBSsKtXUVJKLgAs5TqV8HPAE46WjbjDDYrGIxkSonKltTQdEEf9vrR9oMwk_fMeUsoW2_7YZ31u6bxKeeoaxDAmNkmg/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkrymUKCJBLYprr58hNXMDbBM69PWfU33aXzncVQccHHBBSsKtXUVJKLgAs5TqV8HPAE46WjbjDDYrGIxkSonKltTQdEEf9vrR9oMwk_fMeUsoW2_7YZ31u6bxKeeoaxDAmNkmg/s400/029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590961295916498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A3RU4JKiSKBK4oOJjtB5nyFae4OUjcA9n3qDBqH3vKT-aqDpzlf1sajBjunvMiVtl1WNjLomLhC3tDTeWek3cYkIokVWZWK9t-76YYErE5Ykus1wXTRc8b9tgecEG0oeTBGUnw/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT_YNvX9gYcipcMG-CAb77wxkjT2O2A-IIYr3GSb_GXMSRFAfze9y2CrwVpcm80xLSR9N5C8dbbhX_67FIa37XnO8s521H66PtEsQiT7rtgFCxzgzCzpAx2rRylhGB9nr16KhzA/s400/041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590066906820066" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT_YNvX9gYcipcMG-CAb77wxkjT2O2A-IIYr3GSb_GXMSRFAfze9y2CrwVpcm80xLSR9N5C8dbbhX_67FIa37XnO8s521H66PtEsQiT7rtgFCxzgzCzpAx2rRylhGB9nr16KhzA/s1600-h/041.JPG"></a>I did get a very nice valentine...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiCaz6mvjcLu03Se0FuEWuqQqIg3zhrggRgUZsd40-qUYvq0samXWoZYLReQBatI6I1UUHjFt31SRmdDy5sEm4JtCG0RzOVLDKOgKDTPq5_iQ8vmD6FPNFWXxo2QLgwoD7DAQ3A/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiCaz6mvjcLu03Se0FuEWuqQqIg3zhrggRgUZsd40-qUYvq0samXWoZYLReQBatI6I1UUHjFt31SRmdDy5sEm4JtCG0RzOVLDKOgKDTPq5_iQ8vmD6FPNFWXxo2QLgwoD7DAQ3A/s400/050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590059978026770" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiCaz6mvjcLu03Se0FuEWuqQqIg3zhrggRgUZsd40-qUYvq0samXWoZYLReQBatI6I1UUHjFt31SRmdDy5sEm4JtCG0RzOVLDKOgKDTPq5_iQ8vmD6FPNFWXxo2QLgwoD7DAQ3A/s1600-h/050.JPG"></a>Jimmy then asked for help making a new valentine. "I have a lot to say and can't write that small!" This was going to be mailed but has been lost to Joe-zilla... sorry Camas!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmc5KFBZKz4PCvFwNpbaVNH05xug7Xi0LyIZlPWmVdxJgaUT-BD9OdUoyC-VYBvGL1ooDTddEgqQvF4vEe714qUrN1dKJ40YQ4F7yyNb1JHEjTaJyMbGQ1HtXdKS21KEPpuwFqQ/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmc5KFBZKz4PCvFwNpbaVNH05xug7Xi0LyIZlPWmVdxJgaUT-BD9OdUoyC-VYBvGL1ooDTddEgqQvF4vEe714qUrN1dKJ40YQ4F7yyNb1JHEjTaJyMbGQ1HtXdKS21KEPpuwFqQ/s400/049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438590054621110114" /></a><br /></div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-56220451893947295582010-02-07T22:24:00.001-08:002010-02-15T13:42:43.515-08:0052 weeks of awesome- week 6Busy week as always!<div><br /></div><div>Wore out just about everyone around here!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpZ9RvQsLu-GcJuJfX_mjeFlc9di6C3yAJYQZtYwnO-bw1SQE6AgWutoDEnKxX1JM1qhw5jbgQLFDNFesZ_UlrOeHfEAFXii-9W_8kUPMBZeMD-sAEe2XD8YKUmM1XMPS9cBNRQ/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpZ9RvQsLu-GcJuJfX_mjeFlc9di6C3yAJYQZtYwnO-bw1SQE6AgWutoDEnKxX1JM1qhw5jbgQLFDNFesZ_UlrOeHfEAFXii-9W_8kUPMBZeMD-sAEe2XD8YKUmM1XMPS9cBNRQ/s400/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435757232771103122" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpZ9RvQsLu-GcJuJfX_mjeFlc9di6C3yAJYQZtYwnO-bw1SQE6AgWutoDEnKxX1JM1qhw5jbgQLFDNFesZ_UlrOeHfEAFXii-9W_8kUPMBZeMD-sAEe2XD8YKUmM1XMPS9cBNRQ/s1600-h/007.JPG"></a>The Cats took a trip to the vet. One has a UTI but is feeling much better now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2WdX6cXzhyH9BuIIljaedHg6J4vsm9yuBur72NVPbtaBxeU__Tg4FFgsZAaO__ytPz4olwif3vwPgkdDhatKLGKQytry1FxyDG3d75syNfwtwrZv7zo3lFGIb4CXNZUr42eBNQ/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2WdX6cXzhyH9BuIIljaedHg6J4vsm9yuBur72NVPbtaBxeU__Tg4FFgsZAaO__ytPz4olwif3vwPgkdDhatKLGKQytry1FxyDG3d75syNfwtwrZv7zo3lFGIb4CXNZUr42eBNQ/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435757223961231058" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2WdX6cXzhyH9BuIIljaedHg6J4vsm9yuBur72NVPbtaBxeU__Tg4FFgsZAaO__ytPz4olwif3vwPgkdDhatKLGKQytry1FxyDG3d75syNfwtwrZv7zo3lFGIb4CXNZUr42eBNQ/s1600-h/009.JPG"></a>Joey has a new trick! (he's not depressed...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq69wnSg3d92pSc5pfkkXadg2v19FY_Ew05vzK8U-D85SvyybPgucdd6fCbG_qaICI41C7wDMpFX6DpMMK9-gdsjYMbgtfgLpJQQHZswo0C6kQCspP4zTIwL4EWS43tBrPEJg9w/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq69wnSg3d92pSc5pfkkXadg2v19FY_Ew05vzK8U-D85SvyybPgucdd6fCbG_qaICI41C7wDMpFX6DpMMK9-gdsjYMbgtfgLpJQQHZswo0C6kQCspP4zTIwL4EWS43tBrPEJg9w/s400/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435756713011618130" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq69wnSg3d92pSc5pfkkXadg2v19FY_Ew05vzK8U-D85SvyybPgucdd6fCbG_qaICI41C7wDMpFX6DpMMK9-gdsjYMbgtfgLpJQQHZswo0C6kQCspP4zTIwL4EWS43tBrPEJg9w/s1600-h/015.JPG"></a>On really busy days, sometimes Joey doesn't quite make it all the way upstairs to go to bed...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYl7OLSx_VG3LdfYfWWwThYFlAFT1DzBqaJ5Xk7cNpqo6Mk6tUSYhJsG19hRwo2ef6ZayxKJk1bHuo-unqUGF21ZStJpjAwPqVgWhADlZ2Ge23xI71RqKZyN2KzfdsuyDfbZMhA/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMpORVhwBfadErIeK-eLFakKs0vgff76z0bEZfgHqqSSsY7010K4Wlxsgc1YZvZFg5dGazcm5R-0JwRYjdfXSSsbhJJ_00M4aLf5vVwTSqs53O2xpPomz0ddbhp4gV1S5M9ZTg/s400/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435755740262471746" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMpORVhwBfadErIeK-eLFakKs0vgff76z0bEZfgHqqSSsY7010K4Wlxsgc1YZvZFg5dGazcm5R-0JwRYjdfXSSsbhJJ_00M4aLf5vVwTSqs53O2xpPomz0ddbhp4gV1S5M9ZTg/s1600-h/039.JPG"></a>Frozen yogurt is the best way to wrap an awesome week!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIreDz1KEykrrJl8YXU5ji0JTsc8xHiT2htrDC4dq7iY5ILKDLOWLrz5tawkbCNHWwiby5dKbD2YOuDT34_Qp2o9iC4qHiB17pfoBMuLE37xCr-Y8XVrdAKeXo7awGhxXkEsfmQ/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIreDz1KEykrrJl8YXU5ji0JTsc8xHiT2htrDC4dq7iY5ILKDLOWLrz5tawkbCNHWwiby5dKbD2YOuDT34_Qp2o9iC4qHiB17pfoBMuLE37xCr-Y8XVrdAKeXo7awGhxXkEsfmQ/s400/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435755730785392962" border="0" /></a></div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-50090320150566576052010-01-31T20:26:00.000-08:002010-01-31T20:36:37.636-08:0052 weeks of awesome- week 5Whew! What a week!<br />My house is a disaster... I am actually looking forward to staying home to clean it...( I think I might be sick!)<br /><br /><br />Early in the week the boys got a package from their Great-grandma Mary. She sent them a variety of things but each boy got a $5 bill as well.<br /><br />I was so proud when both of them wanted to immediately put their money in their bank to save it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgmWC0UpO779mEkS974ajdz7l5ZecVeB5pf2qSfwd4SOJVEdS-31sqfMuYLlMWgDIGk2JxEgb-61QY-ywAGo88sNOZW69URwORrY1Wb_jkLmNqC4tlP94KRPHxxeUnz8ZZ0tdew/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgmWC0UpO779mEkS974ajdz7l5ZecVeB5pf2qSfwd4SOJVEdS-31sqfMuYLlMWgDIGk2JxEgb-61QY-ywAGo88sNOZW69URwORrY1Wb_jkLmNqC4tlP94KRPHxxeUnz8ZZ0tdew/s400/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127523794941394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Daddy was proud<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOJhB8W8D8FRFf1s2Aialtjf15boE7zQVgLuu8VQWQHuy2KW-v0XnT35eFTDMKqjcYJFcNEJFekTFca_BoF9IRKAO-1x9t_IIGgRUnxm60_VqmzKubPziam14UN7f1EYnDBptKg/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOJhB8W8D8FRFf1s2Aialtjf15boE7zQVgLuu8VQWQHuy2KW-v0XnT35eFTDMKqjcYJFcNEJFekTFca_BoF9IRKAO-1x9t_IIGgRUnxm60_VqmzKubPziam14UN7f1EYnDBptKg/s400/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127514246835890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and even the cat was proud. Maybe she had gas... it's hard to tell.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_NHRu8ZlO0CEbByOoEmt02x1FxhGR4jRfO0Z6i7NGsrbGAF-gtCI869gqRLFagG1alGwdzAxGuyL38WNSVN55ds43RVgbGNT0TTsr_hicn0jyW6jbMRd7q2nswtnzOj_e7L1tQ/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_NHRu8ZlO0CEbByOoEmt02x1FxhGR4jRfO0Z6i7NGsrbGAF-gtCI869gqRLFagG1alGwdzAxGuyL38WNSVN55ds43RVgbGNT0TTsr_hicn0jyW6jbMRd7q2nswtnzOj_e7L1tQ/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127506090469346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The crazy part of the week was that we had charter rides all week on the train!<br />Ten rides total if you count the normal Sunday rides!<br />Lucky the boys still enjoy riding the train, despite appearances.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtrLYFSaNxD91KSKbt4e3xaMrfFC8mhnOcjcfznyrourUgO1sUo7CnOpb72lAzWS7nAc7pJHb78GpBQ58oZ2ASi3Mu-WBrONLwzzPFaLuASWkheY-p8hvuoVJk8UXaUZMcf4jsw/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtrLYFSaNxD91KSKbt4e3xaMrfFC8mhnOcjcfznyrourUgO1sUo7CnOpb72lAzWS7nAc7pJHb78GpBQ58oZ2ASi3Mu-WBrONLwzzPFaLuASWkheY-p8hvuoVJk8UXaUZMcf4jsw/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127504660618866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Joey made sure to wear his hat everyday, too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2fX_jvi2XkID0DFyiARxWKrG_FCe8vYN0j6JeStkZRvQZ5QETVejG0Pn0cyvNNwlG1EruqeCQQ6qo0BfjwUbUwh75yIAwjQkTnFncQbMtEtZkyXVvxsjWaMX0ia_7U0_HnJCNQ/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2fX_jvi2XkID0DFyiARxWKrG_FCe8vYN0j6JeStkZRvQZ5QETVejG0Pn0cyvNNwlG1EruqeCQQ6qo0BfjwUbUwh75yIAwjQkTnFncQbMtEtZkyXVvxsjWaMX0ia_7U0_HnJCNQ/s400/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127494493264786" border="0" /></a><br />All aboard!appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18468584.post-67135205553592207442010-01-24T22:05:00.001-08:002010-01-24T22:28:29.811-08:0052 Weeks of Awesome - Week 4<div>This week was finally calmer than the holidays.</div><div>A week to reassess our outlook and plan for the year and be grateful for the blessing we have. </div><div><br /></div><div>Joey and Jimmy both continue to grow and pick up new things every day.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qszgQCsS-rU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qszgQCsS-rU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't even tell you how happy I am to say this, but Joey is officially potty trained!</div><div>He hasn't had an accident for over a week and is starting to wake up dry as well! Hooray!!!!</div><div>Joey loves his new underpants.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrd3lrNl759FtVI8roIsyIOKeXL2gO2pxdXHYv9HclAL_CugJ8uHvC_3QK-ys7hOm_kK88BEJJa66Gv8QR3ducEEAqTwMOfrjhAxjkx2rBtPDhQxmhcfFvj0kZYumDXdOAjVQPQ/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrd3lrNl759FtVI8roIsyIOKeXL2gO2pxdXHYv9HclAL_CugJ8uHvC_3QK-ys7hOm_kK88BEJJa66Gv8QR3ducEEAqTwMOfrjhAxjkx2rBtPDhQxmhcfFvj0kZYumDXdOAjVQPQ/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430556853550405778" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrd3lrNl759FtVI8roIsyIOKeXL2gO2pxdXHYv9HclAL_CugJ8uHvC_3QK-ys7hOm_kK88BEJJa66Gv8QR3ducEEAqTwMOfrjhAxjkx2rBtPDhQxmhcfFvj0kZYumDXdOAjVQPQ/s1600-h/025.JPG"></a>Stop looking at my underpants now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CLYcMJJ9pn9A8pYSZJy46SQgRdjo_4H9O_9Fz7N9TT_k5yVCBLGjo-ZBGSrBmpCDtpI9N0mF4GeiyNc7sdm4Vwbx1IQLwyPRalCnhHbfZrS1gPqhYMfASBR6QOY9KC-RCOfutg/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CLYcMJJ9pn9A8pYSZJy46SQgRdjo_4H9O_9Fz7N9TT_k5yVCBLGjo-ZBGSrBmpCDtpI9N0mF4GeiyNc7sdm4Vwbx1IQLwyPRalCnhHbfZrS1gPqhYMfASBR6QOY9KC-RCOfutg/s400/021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430556844205707378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CLYcMJJ9pn9A8pYSZJy46SQgRdjo_4H9O_9Fz7N9TT_k5yVCBLGjo-ZBGSrBmpCDtpI9N0mF4GeiyNc7sdm4Vwbx1IQLwyPRalCnhHbfZrS1gPqhYMfASBR6QOY9KC-RCOfutg/s1600-h/021.JPG"></a>Lately as Mama is feeling more energetic and the humidity is dropping slightly, we are spending more time at the local parks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2855lGNTVTNwso7-rWzUTt9EJ4NNa2vL7l7YSdg651V-w7jbMYW6kJiN94MffDi8Ax2AM1miwEuT2X3FMMOkC9F4lsROsaAurxCfazYgYlqMa8SxMqTnjpY4a3Pc57OjE4NxjA/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2855lGNTVTNwso7-rWzUTt9EJ4NNa2vL7l7YSdg651V-w7jbMYW6kJiN94MffDi8Ax2AM1miwEuT2X3FMMOkC9F4lsROsaAurxCfazYgYlqMa8SxMqTnjpY4a3Pc57OjE4NxjA/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430556830834969106" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2855lGNTVTNwso7-rWzUTt9EJ4NNa2vL7l7YSdg651V-w7jbMYW6kJiN94MffDi8Ax2AM1miwEuT2X3FMMOkC9F4lsROsaAurxCfazYgYlqMa8SxMqTnjpY4a3Pc57OjE4NxjA/s1600-h/014.JPG"></a>You don't need tracks to play with a train!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aw730V6H9Wv_J3mVGuES9AXq9C4NIc0Ywgza_JMhR8BQo2zzZaCqwIVdjQmDmG8399saoaXEzdbwsn-nyEZLYfurw3T6V30XnaUs-G2hB-f3qz2aERyRBCb3F1lvAuEagekbsQ/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aw730V6H9Wv_J3mVGuES9AXq9C4NIc0Ywgza_JMhR8BQo2zzZaCqwIVdjQmDmG8399saoaXEzdbwsn-nyEZLYfurw3T6V30XnaUs-G2hB-f3qz2aERyRBCb3F1lvAuEagekbsQ/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430556821252286578" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aw730V6H9Wv_J3mVGuES9AXq9C4NIc0Ywgza_JMhR8BQo2zzZaCqwIVdjQmDmG8399saoaXEzdbwsn-nyEZLYfurw3T6V30XnaUs-G2hB-f3qz2aERyRBCb3F1lvAuEagekbsQ/s1600-h/010.JPG"></a>Don't need your slippers either, apparently...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgbFkTXOJLPDQQewDBfQXboRfQPm-N0qJrXdwikGMNo8OCRdWFyM-IJPrNq3nTnF-d1cJ3iy-HuoOjxoM1XaSrQW4dJSepy8cAcSXVF_9Sk7utzyfztRQSEI1keK8IsbXO5icrw/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgbFkTXOJLPDQQewDBfQXboRfQPm-N0qJrXdwikGMNo8OCRdWFyM-IJPrNq3nTnF-d1cJ3iy-HuoOjxoM1XaSrQW4dJSepy8cAcSXVF_9Sk7utzyfztRQSEI1keK8IsbXO5icrw/s400/006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430556816134887394" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We finalized the purchase of our new car. We did end up getting the 08 malibu. I am still getting used to the larger size, but it is a nice car and a lovely shade of navy blue.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also finally finished phase 1 of the curves diet and know that I have lost pounds and inches (my pants fell off while on the train...) but haven't weighed in to update the ticker. I will update it with next weeks post. I am just happy to be moving on to phase 2!</div><div>The upcoming week looks like it will be busy, with charter rides almost everyday, and the boat preparing to get underway...</div><div>Hope you all have a great week and something awesome happens to you! </div>appleseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436461693763285963noreply@blogger.com0