tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35611209872938592732024-03-20T22:39:17.129-05:00Blair BearsChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-24811995063812778662011-09-27T07:21:00.015-05:002011-09-27T08:33:52.703-05:00Farewell to a Faithfull SteedWe were t-boned by Mr. McGoo's grandpa on the morning of September 15th, 2011. I was driving our 2003 Dodge Caravan to the bank (almost made it). We had just dropped off Elizabeth at school. Jeb and Amelia were with me. Christie almost came with (Amelia insisted that we be "in our family") but at the last second decided to work inher garden and enjoy some alone time.<br /><br />Injuries: Amelia bit her tongue. We were hit so hard that the latch system on Jeb's carseat popped loose and his seat was sideways (one latch held). Amelia's carseat was knocked at a 45 degree angle. My right elbow got banged up and I have some tendonitis. 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586673762114690914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypQd8E94KqitjMVsUxynTRFOJF1uUSgqcChu33R39MXQcUU5U53KJi7OconYq7WjH4XSEirlZyHh83Q-uUpthVh-iwuDQ7B_5sXpmNdNVETVbfux-xl3dTz98EdjtulVwNAJVUu1fgas/s400/Jebbie+boy.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-62033658045614677182010-12-15T20:25:00.010-06:002010-12-15T22:51:14.617-06:00The Apprentices, Part IINever underestimate the faith of a 4 year old girl.<br /><br />We visited my parents for Thanksgiving, and the kids ate up all the extra attention they could get. On the way home, Elizabeth kept saying "I want Grandma and Pocker (my dad, we don't know why she calls him that) to come visit us." We told her it would probably be a while before we saw them again, and we'd probably go see them.<br /><br />Never underestimate the faith of a 4 year old.<br /><br />My parents came down to visit this weekend. It was a last minute thing; they arrived Saturday night and had to leave Monday morning. But why the 6 hour drive? Our stake recently formed 2 new wards (a YSA ward and another Spanish ward) and had to do some shuffling to fill the gaps. They released 7 stake high councilors as part of this process, and needed to get new ones. Somewhere along the way, Elizabeth's prayers for a visit from Grandma and Pocker got in the mix, and I was called as one of the new stake high councilors (responsible for Aaronic Priesthood and Scouting). Not a high priest yet? No problem, we'll get that fixed. A late night call to my dad after that interview/calling extension last Wednesday night, some schedule shuffling on their part, and they would be on their way. We told the girls when they woke up Thursday morning, and the kids crazy with excitement all of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday while they were waiting. In between the excitement, Elizabeth had this look that she knew this would happen.<br /><br />And yes, I already have a speaking assignment this Sunday.<br /><br />So what does this have to do with graham cracker houses? Patience, young padawan.<br /><br />My dad is known, among other nicknames, as Master Yoda. If he can't fix it, it ain't broken. My friend <a href="http://www.flyboynshutterbug.blogspot.com/">Matt</a> and I once spent an entire day trying to change his brake pads. We knew what we were doing. We'd done this job before, and it shouldn't have been hard, but the danged things just weren't cooperating. We were getting sunburned pretty bad working out there, and after spending the entire day not getting anywhere, we were ready to give up.<br /><br />Then my dad pulled up in the driveway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWDqUIIZ7U6oQwu4D9waRr7nIaATBBzFNWYqlUyxQOCmCCZjKH-N06ni2uB-6ASXoiFeCkkUrOmpbZrmSssyMUc6ZIIDw4Y6Rbn0VWj5I9soOc6sUMDYKv9oq_5-jZlt0PE3l-X9T2axb/s1600/yoda.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWDqUIIZ7U6oQwu4D9waRr7nIaATBBzFNWYqlUyxQOCmCCZjKH-N06ni2uB-6ASXoiFeCkkUrOmpbZrmSssyMUc6ZIIDw4Y6Rbn0VWj5I9soOc6sUMDYKv9oq_5-jZlt0PE3l-X9T2axb/s400/yoda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551125503742759730" /></a><br /><br />He gets out of his truck, takes a look at what we're doing, gives it a nudge, and the durned things come right off! "I don't believe it!" "That is why you fail."<br /><br />His skillz0rz aren't just limited to mechanics. He can build graham cracker houses. Sunday night, while I was dealing with grades and prepping for finals, my dad worked with each of the kids and they made their masterpieces. A total of 4 were made: one for each and an extra one to deliver to our friends the MacIntosh's (great FHE the next night).<br /><br />Ok, ok, the pictures are below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBqcacVWs4ag57wESErK14q0wHY6puL1WmzgwZLYDnm5rYEnTsEXVwFkd8k4OrKobNPiIJ8KjfCKYFXAW-CVRnaOnFxRTGyxdRpr5Zo-OawcJ7KjeTVbudGdPv6vgfGTgrxwpS-5kQAw7/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBqcacVWs4ag57wESErK14q0wHY6puL1WmzgwZLYDnm5rYEnTsEXVwFkd8k4OrKobNPiIJ8KjfCKYFXAW-CVRnaOnFxRTGyxdRpr5Zo-OawcJ7KjeTVbudGdPv6vgfGTgrxwpS-5kQAw7/s400/IMG_0192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551129961467461042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW217iaNRFn6fDoopveu20i-5OPVB2armuvHPCd_xJztKQxMlzsQtHDLwLlfCjftDS4cShNl3yG7CHc2uW2W6fMDiij_V-2oluYw2Tx9W3xhlnmTs_AtSDWkezmJyhcD7owH0AgHNS66Bf/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW217iaNRFn6fDoopveu20i-5OPVB2armuvHPCd_xJztKQxMlzsQtHDLwLlfCjftDS4cShNl3yG7CHc2uW2W6fMDiij_V-2oluYw2Tx9W3xhlnmTs_AtSDWkezmJyhcD7owH0AgHNS66Bf/s400/IMG_0219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551131580922334786" /></a><br /><br />Now, these houses just aren't good looking, they're good eating too. Amelia ate most of hers last night while we watched The Santa Clause.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPUFt0jxN9fctvTAn3kvkx4ongVKqNyZf5u_QLn4dCXJ-LtACPcrZ2060GwkUyVUXGOL51lodJ2UGeAIaoXnsNdYSZVW8hdqKlr-QQLH_aighKPbYLM3E0_hWyr5vThExMKsJZ5MeKhE7/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPUFt0jxN9fctvTAn3kvkx4ongVKqNyZf5u_QLn4dCXJ-LtACPcrZ2060GwkUyVUXGOL51lodJ2UGeAIaoXnsNdYSZVW8hdqKlr-QQLH_aighKPbYLM3E0_hWyr5vThExMKsJZ5MeKhE7/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551128995897695794" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jeb enjoyed his too, but mostly by smashing it before he ate it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI-nrIiG8uuFxCFVRWhyLYw4ETCKO27VnLCeR2Nu2pJQja9g27brtrQsem8sAtgvQHBrHTbV8pAp5kPtZwzyX1AJ19IJryVX512fnPfkn-cPEQN5kACWRp0GdxKBwM39Fo2RCNGAiVigQ/s1600/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI-nrIiG8uuFxCFVRWhyLYw4ETCKO27VnLCeR2Nu2pJQja9g27brtrQsem8sAtgvQHBrHTbV8pAp5kPtZwzyX1AJ19IJryVX512fnPfkn-cPEQN5kACWRp0GdxKBwM39Fo2RCNGAiVigQ/s400/IMG_0233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551129432807134482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92caOxpV-YkWr9toGoZ4aAVjyrVTyobIlRXj1xl4isL6pctrE3C59w0Kun-VLU6gQx0CEO3kADt4qkE9p_H5M-VcmCRzv06dLIrJo3hgiNuZgI4BbViGCV-Gy4T8eqEuuGijMmNzy0CZb/s1600/IMG_0241.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92caOxpV-YkWr9toGoZ4aAVjyrVTyobIlRXj1xl4isL6pctrE3C59w0Kun-VLU6gQx0CEO3kADt4qkE9p_H5M-VcmCRzv06dLIrJo3hgiNuZgI4BbViGCV-Gy4T8eqEuuGijMmNzy0CZb/s400/IMG_0241.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127309496257346" /></a>Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764753072397690115noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-72583820283659317622010-12-06T19:22:00.011-06:002010-12-06T19:42:09.095-06:00The ApprenticesOne of the traditions from my family is making <a href="http://blairbears.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-james-did-in-middle-of-night.html">graham cracker houses</a>. For FHE tonight, the girls started their apprenticeship. Jeb started out by eating some of the building materials, but was so tired and fussy he went to bed before the construction really began.<br /><br />He does like frosting, though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYUSRHmSaWJujppVCmoNFVxCyWMBEG6p2YkUlXMxM3zEUrvSha7Zi4_MPM-Ynd0RB2BxodYeVY1ur6IPDCiThl-oXtTmWmt8TbMVFRA1CBw58avwxJVtE67kxpb-Sc0jhg5CtRh5677RR/s1600/100_4155.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYUSRHmSaWJujppVCmoNFVxCyWMBEG6p2YkUlXMxM3zEUrvSha7Zi4_MPM-Ynd0RB2BxodYeVY1ur6IPDCiThl-oXtTmWmt8TbMVFRA1CBw58avwxJVtE67kxpb-Sc0jhg5CtRh5677RR/s400/100_4155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547745661975131762" /></a><br /><br /><br />So on to the houses. These are pretty good for a first attempt. They're not all the way complete yet, the pictures are that fresh! (Yet another special bonus for our elite subscribers and sponsors).<br /><br />Elizabeth and her creation (yes, that is some of the candy in her mouth):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ScbHegKHqqVAeywuwmokjCAOHJR-IIP_fXowQE5mmKhJ69NQBnFcJhBqtwgd3y4PVxXL1M-a03fkXFdA6i4DZhabKJwov4n_aF1nvMTjBKtgQloEMdBylE_l4IPf2kFqVyhHn33fbfq/s1600/IMG_0171.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ScbHegKHqqVAeywuwmokjCAOHJR-IIP_fXowQE5mmKhJ69NQBnFcJhBqtwgd3y4PVxXL1M-a03fkXFdA6i4DZhabKJwov4n_aF1nvMTjBKtgQloEMdBylE_l4IPf2kFqVyhHn33fbfq/s400/IMG_0171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547746615293229298" /></a><br /><br />She is especially proud of Santa on his sled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS2rXihXOC5UWoAO-Eu9vQZ7sb-ef8neYSb0m4gzo7TbWTniZF1z_8NS4RHiA0pWjt_880jZeEHnW_OHY4Z2bTsZ8hIzZPp1_FIC763mgj42rRL1WcM50_xFeAwyWLy-XZqhnrtIyeKeb/s1600/IMG_0172.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS2rXihXOC5UWoAO-Eu9vQZ7sb-ef8neYSb0m4gzo7TbWTniZF1z_8NS4RHiA0pWjt_880jZeEHnW_OHY4Z2bTsZ8hIzZPp1_FIC763mgj42rRL1WcM50_xFeAwyWLy-XZqhnrtIyeKeb/s400/IMG_0172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547747140945575362" /></a><br /><br />She also loves the heart-door made with candy canes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc29mtHgcC5oEv1ZbPnZUSneR4Y2zbbTFQ0_-7dbR0FL5VrDWda4eaOz7MKZuhg4QsNVqhP5irWWONYv23Oz0OHrKIqCbPM1zYZ0G_xqF5KbpfqwMoEejSpjmUQi4izKsote6tJZgnZnn/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc29mtHgcC5oEv1ZbPnZUSneR4Y2zbbTFQ0_-7dbR0FL5VrDWda4eaOz7MKZuhg4QsNVqhP5irWWONYv23Oz0OHrKIqCbPM1zYZ0G_xqF5KbpfqwMoEejSpjmUQi4izKsote6tJZgnZnn/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547747432229243250" /></a><br /><br />Amelia was right there learning as well. She had some help from Mommy, but she's just as proud of her house as Elizabeth is of hers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_G0pf7WkZ45IrSJNIiTnYZTrZs3YOdnDkdn9n16yWrvf9v_k2G9W1sIEZt2jRuU1_IGjit5H6Dw9FEDWlMPb7kBKnybafTnHg6zOIC4ysIriHoZYgsBErRNjYLyOZDG2BJongG9eOfOXf/s1600/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_G0pf7WkZ45IrSJNIiTnYZTrZs3YOdnDkdn9n16yWrvf9v_k2G9W1sIEZt2jRuU1_IGjit5H6Dw9FEDWlMPb7kBKnybafTnHg6zOIC4ysIriHoZYgsBErRNjYLyOZDG2BJongG9eOfOXf/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547747939628450914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEYkhnav_k0xEdYO2IOK0p4AstBya4q1s2XDy3Cq39SFN_LSdMrOJdzXHBoIv5fcarVMf478WOFK51OG8mj_Ege3gd5LJYMOD3MmKSpelUPtzIz0TlE_R-udYUQGpQ2JTSFAo2OxRr_5j/s1600/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEYkhnav_k0xEdYO2IOK0p4AstBya4q1s2XDy3Cq39SFN_LSdMrOJdzXHBoIv5fcarVMf478WOFK51OG8mj_Ege3gd5LJYMOD3MmKSpelUPtzIz0TlE_R-udYUQGpQ2JTSFAo2OxRr_5j/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547748315876448306" /></a><br /><br />Next week we'll try to make a few bigger houses and give them to friends (another part of the tradition). For now, the girls are back improving their houses already with sprinkles and more jelly beans.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764753072397690115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-58393810451192319652010-11-20T09:42:00.002-06:002010-11-20T10:03:06.319-06:00Christmas CardsMy favorite Christmas cards have always been the ones where we've been in our Halloween costumes. It all started when Amelia was a baby and we got a great shot of all of us dressed as clowns. I was looking on Shutterfly and found the perfect card layout that matched our costumes in both color and mood. Last year we used a picture of us all dressed as monkeys. The year in between? Honestly I've been racking my brain to remember, and I think we just did some lame cards from the portrait studio where we took our family picture. <br />Seeing as I can't even remember that one, and the others bring an automatic smile to my face, I think I need to go with the <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards">Shutterfly holiday cards</a> again. But we didn't do a group costume for Halloween this year, so what to do? Never fear! After just a few minutes in Shutterfly I found the PERFECT card and I just LOVE what we're going to send out this year. <br />And, to make it even better, I'm participating in Shutterfly's <em><a href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/">Bloggers Get 50 Free Holiday Cards</a></em> promotion, and you can too!Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-15029311079900398152010-11-10T09:00:00.003-06:002010-11-10T09:12:29.051-06:00What I really wanted to blog aboutI finally got around to reading a book I've been aware of since I was in elementary school, but never read, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Across-Five-Aprils-Irene-Hunt/dp/0425182789/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289401288&sr=1-1">Across Five Aprils</a>. And it reminded me so much of a family in my mom's ancestry. They lived in Illinois, and one of the sons went back to the area his father's family was from to fight for the South. <br />But I tried to look for the details and couldn't find them. I'm so sad. It was information I'd just found in the last couple of years and is trapped on the dead (presumably virus-laden) computer. Why, oh, why hadn't I backed up my family history data in so long? Oh, because the CD writing drive had been dead for a long time, and most of the USB drives, too, and I could never find a flash drive anyway since James was always taking them to work...and a million other excuses. But, honestly, I could have emailed myself the file at any time. Instead, I just "backed it up" on the hard drive.<br />And so many, many hours of work are likely lost, for the failure to take a few minutes. Hitting my head on the desk now.<br /><br /><em>The one condolence in this is that the most vital information, needed for temple ordinances, is mostly intact on <a href="https://new.familysearch.org/">NewFamilySearch</a>. But that's the bare bones. The meat of it was in my notes. </em>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-81231744555506232592010-11-10T08:33:00.003-06:002010-11-10T08:48:25.951-06:00Random things<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbW6tep1Z0h9OeBEVdfPGIluexpkRREFG-oWmST5fPDaOVavXxWlYx0CqdZYr_LI2lgreidCahxwvNxXyov_AvcqZyl4bGsCJxBa_V1ogz6EDTBPYswZMicfHx_awMupxTlF_lpbMN3A/s1600/100_4128.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537931885678001426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbW6tep1Z0h9OeBEVdfPGIluexpkRREFG-oWmST5fPDaOVavXxWlYx0CqdZYr_LI2lgreidCahxwvNxXyov_AvcqZyl4bGsCJxBa_V1ogz6EDTBPYswZMicfHx_awMupxTlF_lpbMN3A/s400/100_4128.JPG" /></a><br />A bunny outside the window by the computer desk. First time we've seen one here. One small Swiss Chard plant disappeared the same day. Fortunately that was the full extent of the garden damage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1mOXT1F7iX1By5-tbHDDgJNmSZRrXjZ3GY5MV2McJ37YC6W8pUGGOPqxZGpGolTAJxWgeur2N9QTuddHOaHhyphenhyphencBT8m3QakUFQabQhIpNlD42Ln8iOlX9PlWVDLP5uhp3Uah1D7ruoBk/s1600/100_4142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537931878683060706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1mOXT1F7iX1By5-tbHDDgJNmSZRrXjZ3GY5MV2McJ37YC6W8pUGGOPqxZGpGolTAJxWgeur2N9QTuddHOaHhyphenhyphencBT8m3QakUFQabQhIpNlD42Ln8iOlX9PlWVDLP5uhp3Uah1D7ruoBk/s400/100_4142.JPG" /></a><br />James' department had a bowling night. The girls practiced in anticipation. They didn't quite seem to grasp the fact that square blocks do not roll.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsJ2TzvP_n4GtdxUdPhmvdQsq5GKq0snAQUw8a_uurcBieF74pUfQaTRjw1DKO5X6rcU9DunDrrpe2jyia40YTdIlAsYWOy3sqtFu0_6KtPTEKTuhPPCeFc4yfDQyIMc6wlpe2rlteJo/s1600/100_4147.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537931868254224962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsJ2TzvP_n4GtdxUdPhmvdQsq5GKq0snAQUw8a_uurcBieF74pUfQaTRjw1DKO5X6rcU9DunDrrpe2jyia40YTdIlAsYWOy3sqtFu0_6KtPTEKTuhPPCeFc4yfDQyIMc6wlpe2rlteJo/s400/100_4147.JPG" /></a><br />Amelia got into James' birthday cake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94t2Cu20njopC-oSgO9DC7Y_1h2fpJ9bn7RNlkNa0nKhbjn2xdbNteyG3lLkj2U_EieDbjMf1jdEY7eje-whyqsuJHwtJhEWtEC_CiXKzTb30O4Vveoq4SfhxIf5RKzZPl-djeMYkc4k/s1600/100_4149.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537931861183744034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94t2Cu20njopC-oSgO9DC7Y_1h2fpJ9bn7RNlkNa0nKhbjn2xdbNteyG3lLkj2U_EieDbjMf1jdEY7eje-whyqsuJHwtJhEWtEC_CiXKzTb30O4Vveoq4SfhxIf5RKzZPl-djeMYkc4k/s400/100_4149.JPG" /></a><br />We ate it anyway.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoJuL8XvMPDlc9Q-MMIuZ2y94VaTGX2KDnt4oR2Bsg3-zprsCnfaFKUrzw3AkZXgrT3BWkMwTOnCllvzQkwu3JvnpHEICyX2SA42zg1yV9bxjUUpXJsb_giFEeRTcZGK8zBT3Lir9tKE/s1600/100_4151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537931854264432018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoJuL8XvMPDlc9Q-MMIuZ2y94VaTGX2KDnt4oR2Bsg3-zprsCnfaFKUrzw3AkZXgrT3BWkMwTOnCllvzQkwu3JvnpHEICyX2SA42zg1yV9bxjUUpXJsb_giFEeRTcZGK8zBT3Lir9tKE/s400/100_4151.JPG" /></a><br />Especially Jeb.</div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-29513597724375255112010-10-27T12:35:00.004-05:002010-10-27T12:45:17.094-05:002 Ladybugs and a Dragon visit the library<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KS1tXYvblGuGRKfynf578B6Z8BzBZLxBrnh45fK149kOuVI6FS0ZfJcTTWo5NOKByzz9PkjuQ6n_tCQTHZpl7TAPNrUYRcfr_fgOaes6722I41iSvvJ8hQGBFBDF8USDlvST9rUkBm4/s1600/100_4009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532782783103863362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KS1tXYvblGuGRKfynf578B6Z8BzBZLxBrnh45fK149kOuVI6FS0ZfJcTTWo5NOKByzz9PkjuQ6n_tCQTHZpl7TAPNrUYRcfr_fgOaes6722I41iSvvJ8hQGBFBDF8USDlvST9rUkBm4/s400/100_4009.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B2Rxv20tonasRiGg28Cvjy5M3TH6LfACqRsx7jcOIgiZQ7mOTFDVGJD6OUb_425vYBBaBZI9nSyK0yxBvqsF1e_ne2WZeLXM1UXkTwHaw555MzsQkbBOTUJk3ZbGYWXbROqMDJ-IdsA/s1600/100_4013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532782778883527122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B2Rxv20tonasRiGg28Cvjy5M3TH6LfACqRsx7jcOIgiZQ7mOTFDVGJD6OUb_425vYBBaBZI9nSyK0yxBvqsF1e_ne2WZeLXM1UXkTwHaw555MzsQkbBOTUJk3ZbGYWXbROqMDJ-IdsA/s400/100_4013.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGjeZGgXgn1v2Q74HZ4yOi5iJ2tkAmJbZ0q32Rzf0p2P9Jp5lV2trAyn_a9pYj7oatcdLxRqN1FFQ7J0v7mpIvE385y7kUczcoqYPfWaegDc_F8vZcSmsA6OQzPfFresxb_dX-sq7c8c/s1600/100_4014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532782766679559378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGjeZGgXgn1v2Q74HZ4yOi5iJ2tkAmJbZ0q32Rzf0p2P9Jp5lV2trAyn_a9pYj7oatcdLxRqN1FFQ7J0v7mpIvE385y7kUczcoqYPfWaegDc_F8vZcSmsA6OQzPfFresxb_dX-sq7c8c/s400/100_4014.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3OuhVk0gZVOARChV_nL4E1bHC-RF4m86LvtO1r89_eUj31y49wwIxQRMKinrc_ParGRkTHkiO1ZSgX34TgzklNETvji9BUQQ39-yZZ1siaB5b2-URgRFv8pCBmREa0Kvj0Rm9Jn9Br0/s1600/100_4015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532728943498352018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOJ8GtUKaFJVESaR_9dcf26xlFkpq-LZ24iOdNbaJVXxWdwMTmwrlE1e86VbG4m0nYjswEe4UUNepDYFjkmKYQ-BmAmjvlyIvjKtdMSqxOzrQDos66bY90tc4fqiytwRuIaQLThGKi1s/s400/100_4003.JPG" /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Had to try them on before breakfast with jammies still on!<br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532728258592834226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8i0T_KiJbcJ3uZZ-7k-zkZFisbLLnbkAWFBjEkjp0KPQRHhjq674-Xf1Ublq_EwYhOAHznSS-wKMpCGslx-5q-x70HWajQCYATWUQ0p9dMswRM6N6H1v3z-ZLEco8WEMfL0S_G4KREo/s400/100_4005.JPG" /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">I can't wait to see the full effect! First Halloween party at storytime today.<br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532726723963156754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIEtZx6gLqsIQZCzJF1iDt4LW6gLsuRYDmAtKhlgovhoZbq7rNfyA8bsoLETk-5DXV3dTUcYsb6WUbkqVqK9aTT_AXDZewGTk8IP8Nt8m6vLH3TgWdtkyY8ZliIchs6YahITAfqH7coY/s400/100_4008.JPG" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>And, yes, as you can see I worked on costumes instead of cleaning the house last night!</em></span><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><br /></span>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-47979231024270362452010-10-18T11:23:00.008-05:002010-10-18T12:08:07.201-05:00South Padre Island Oct 2010<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxC6dX0R2PI6YJOsz5Yh6kKTpgmFsLEkCALh6Jocfcf6-yOEu4HUCbtQddUfFJyA86a7p0QoYW4TzJuXZnYxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><p>Jeb was having the greatest time trying to throw Amelia's shoes in the ocean. I wish I'd gotten more video of before I alerted her; he was just cracking up when it was only me stopping him, trying again and again!<br />We had a ton of fun this weekend, even though the kids and I are all coming down with colds. Jeb and Amelia both liked the ocean a lot better than back in May. Neither of them could keep up with Elizabeth, however, so Saturday night James took them out to dinner while Elizabeth and I stayed out in the water just as long as she wanted to. It was great for her not to be held back by the "babies" and play to her heart's content. It was also great for me to only have 1 kid to keep my eye on, so I could actually enjoy the water myself. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOefDcoM8vq0eQZgaAc2jV_X_wXUZ8F8yKWRcuKe_9uiMKVhIUvdH_XgfHtFj4vhIk9hjS0SNMesIS5dXvQbiN0ugGb3YtaBvJxfE-rzmxJA0gRLIeyj14lnvNor7lDcW01rrcnKFNe0/s1600/100_3948.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529430064621889154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOefDcoM8vq0eQZgaAc2jV_X_wXUZ8F8yKWRcuKe_9uiMKVhIUvdH_XgfHtFj4vhIk9hjS0SNMesIS5dXvQbiN0ugGb3YtaBvJxfE-rzmxJA0gRLIeyj14lnvNor7lDcW01rrcnKFNe0/s400/100_3948.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p>We stayed at the hotel that was being built outside our windows last October. Love the pool and hot tubs. The part with a waterfall is a 1 ft deep kiddie area.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODcOQWgxZXDAKSrvdfxBRosRobclSAueo6BnB5uKx2EnwUA5Jmh5O2_wMam8qOiVb6XrtPZ9jQXfGrU9zxr8m-ltSGX-HAWZqKWEH6NeH2lLD3mVGK7bwWLIweub3cDz3n6dqY982Lcc/s1600/100_3966.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529432086583817218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODcOQWgxZXDAKSrvdfxBRosRobclSAueo6BnB5uKx2EnwUA5Jmh5O2_wMam8qOiVb6XrtPZ9jQXfGrU9zxr8m-ltSGX-HAWZqKWEH6NeH2lLD3mVGK7bwWLIweub3cDz3n6dqY982Lcc/s400/100_3966.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UL5nk9UQuA5FQRtGEzcFfTEBFmnOqkiaBTDdiNSS-7vcvwYwjPHl7QFTPrmCLw5_fC2FVRKDYA3xfhfnDbV0bXil6F7_8tU4iKltCrG2QnXG764HFdlhwyj9hVlDHt_7QC_YG4PGy9Q/s1600/100_3968.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529430076957027570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UL5nk9UQuA5FQRtGEzcFfTEBFmnOqkiaBTDdiNSS-7vcvwYwjPHl7QFTPrmCLw5_fC2FVRKDYA3xfhfnDbV0bXil6F7_8tU4iKltCrG2QnXG764HFdlhwyj9hVlDHt_7QC_YG4PGy9Q/s400/100_3968.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Saturday morning I took the kids to the Sea Turtle rescue center. I was surprised at how much Amelia loved it. She keeps going on and on about the sea turtles and how they got hurt. I guess it shouldn't surprise me as she loves to examine our bodies and tenderly ask about "owies." I just didn't realize how much she was listening and retaining as I rambled on about what they were seeing.</p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MnWTbCLXTRt4geZD5-03KFVlUTc-ocY8l8hhuBGmVW1y6JiJo7siOzbzauP2bzc8KpQIZFPaL6Cya8Ci55xj1OOdMd-DgQzObE46VzbGK1nVr7BttmhQiCneqhKcfqRG61THnBZQZEA/s1600/100_3974.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529428048423589026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MnWTbCLXTRt4geZD5-03KFVlUTc-ocY8l8hhuBGmVW1y6JiJo7siOzbzauP2bzc8KpQIZFPaL6Cya8Ci55xj1OOdMd-DgQzObE46VzbGK1nVr7BttmhQiCneqhKcfqRG61THnBZQZEA/s400/100_3974.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>We headed over the the birding center after that, but it was getting warm outside, Jeb needed a nap, and we didn't have much time before meeting James for lunch, so we ended up just taking a quick look at the butterfly garden.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgya_kq_jzTmAa0qnBf77Nu7VVVNw3thrvEcYBSrH-vna1JHh7a5A0KVwDLE0n1KB2Z9_cNpcjVd_RkFJXREOCAl76-AYbpgw7N0SdlorJQoHv3Ikdy7CfEUuWCYiThr9VLZZQWO2Npa4/s1600/100_3963.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529430067779138802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgya_kq_jzTmAa0qnBf77Nu7VVVNw3thrvEcYBSrH-vna1JHh7a5A0KVwDLE0n1KB2Z9_cNpcjVd_RkFJXREOCAl76-AYbpgw7N0SdlorJQoHv3Ikdy7CfEUuWCYiThr9VLZZQWO2Npa4/s400/100_3963.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Of course the kids loved the hotel room. Jeb made sure all of the valuables were accounted for.<br />They are begging to go back. Elizabeth says we are going when it's Friday again. I'm sure she'd love to spend every weekend there!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mdU3LKA9jvbn0VwiN-fAzrU82pFSgrNVhzRD5j-RNHGrB49TjzjqxvWDra2CWp_qgGKXVrzGZBnnRonzRg6YCAh341P1zKP8RLwHS5iaZxyCMG9nIR9lqPb2fj1XzNy_r1cB7SONpTY/s1600/100_3979.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529428033627656290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mdU3LKA9jvbn0VwiN-fAzrU82pFSgrNVhzRD5j-RNHGrB49TjzjqxvWDra2CWp_qgGKXVrzGZBnnRonzRg6YCAh341P1zKP8RLwHS5iaZxyCMG9nIR9lqPb2fj1XzNy_r1cB7SONpTY/s400/100_3979.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Sunrise from our hotel room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkmxxo9HRxGRxrnr27Tow4KpvHQJsLSGXIukEAI-40iY7_SruK9W4_pI2cXotSJNPQ_7DYdnY7YC104ODAIP0QdcQlW6OAwziHVjceL3FLAaLB1gax0IZvds3KWwv1A-M8t8bIg6F6uI/s1600/100_3962.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529428086780802674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkmxxo9HRxGRxrnr27Tow4KpvHQJsLSGXIukEAI-40iY7_SruK9W4_pI2cXotSJNPQ_7DYdnY7YC104ODAIP0QdcQlW6OAwziHVjceL3FLAaLB1gax0IZvds3KWwv1A-M8t8bIg6F6uI/s400/100_3962.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth watching the sunrise.</p></div></div></div></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-45203135703435715322010-10-15T10:26:00.003-05:002010-10-15T10:41:39.138-05:00Pumpkin Patch<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfd2d4zqbbwU8Qo5gnPzriBHnnzXBL1MzrY_uNe63GymhilNVqI_6FoKbxkhlJgC9tdomfZVWfh7iWOguz3l5SDnE_sznKHYkGAqCnWxOnr9F0S70AzU2_Sl8-G9yL9Rs2zHpSlnluiw/s1600/100_3937.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296112383617602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfd2d4zqbbwU8Qo5gnPzriBHnnzXBL1MzrY_uNe63GymhilNVqI_6FoKbxkhlJgC9tdomfZVWfh7iWOguz3l5SDnE_sznKHYkGAqCnWxOnr9F0S70AzU2_Sl8-G9yL9Rs2zHpSlnluiw/s400/100_3937.JPG" /></a> <em>Ok, I couldn't get the text and pics to line up, but you can figure it out!</em><br /></div><div align="left">"Really, Mom? We're going to pretend like it's fall and wear long pants this morning before going to South Padre Island and playing on the beach? I don't think you're fooling anyone!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VIcAVCCIwPKi2lVIXDtEXQzhH_s7Oy5oqXiSG6mCjZHcP0xY0WWuWcDVWOpvbQbwI3-I-uBzUFmyQT2fd-Gps-dzAD0CimC1-vuZWT9DbdO6EsuLYdpAsxu-IYlQFv5B57Q8Ykm-prA/s1600/100_3932.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296100440246514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VIcAVCCIwPKi2lVIXDtEXQzhH_s7Oy5oqXiSG6mCjZHcP0xY0WWuWcDVWOpvbQbwI3-I-uBzUFmyQT2fd-Gps-dzAD0CimC1-vuZWT9DbdO6EsuLYdpAsxu-IYlQFv5B57Q8Ykm-prA/s400/100_3932.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Case in point...the sun was too bright in this pic and it totally washed Jeb out. B&W was the best I could do. I love the expression on his face.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON61vE22H0Clq6X2HH696nX2Zb5kKvzQuO35tckZGTODuppC-mtHosHesSKFoBhbH_Gq0MGEiDgJNkKnvuLHcH7f7XVgrfoDlEBEn3Z3MI4EyXKh6vpba2oUwji4dnxmy99A-MLNsgts/s1600/100_3945.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296080239429794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON61vE22H0Clq6X2HH696nX2Zb5kKvzQuO35tckZGTODuppC-mtHosHesSKFoBhbH_Gq0MGEiDgJNkKnvuLHcH7f7XVgrfoDlEBEn3Z3MI4EyXKh6vpba2oUwji4dnxmy99A-MLNsgts/s400/100_3945.JPG" /></a> Trying to get a picture of all the playgroup kids together...yeah, right!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUDoG6rfWVg8irEYJf3RMuXAym6kibFpYKnv4PGP7canQkFoWo9nljcra3C4S_7q1KAzFWDZ4fCCXUR8CDsk30WMZtMv-nTmxMWW2b8ZZ5IATWt14xpFLLR9asjqCkcIdIa-uC4zLX0Q/s1600/100_3941.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296077095590178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUDoG6rfWVg8irEYJf3RMuXAym6kibFpYKnv4PGP7canQkFoWo9nljcra3C4S_7q1KAzFWDZ4fCCXUR8CDsk30WMZtMv-nTmxMWW2b8ZZ5IATWt14xpFLLR9asjqCkcIdIa-uC4zLX0Q/s400/100_3941.JPG" /></a> Now THIS is what I was going for!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lmhR9s0-uBpKOonz6mStabHR1KatfMawd8XmvdatVSF2tolxyrw9qhIThVn6WwUpQbBAFH0UZYmY68lqqODfTr5j8tvCs81gwnaYWvsXoMCS-f6w513iJZa1YKA8sJeQWGHidGHy5gk/s1600/100_3931.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296065792917346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lmhR9s0-uBpKOonz6mStabHR1KatfMawd8XmvdatVSF2tolxyrw9qhIThVn6WwUpQbBAFH0UZYmY68lqqODfTr5j8tvCs81gwnaYWvsXoMCS-f6w513iJZa1YKA8sJeQWGHidGHy5gk/s400/100_3931.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Batteries ran out right as I was going to get a picture of the three kids together, but at least that means they won't run out later on today on the island!</div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-55224359453053701432010-10-07T14:00:00.003-05:002010-10-07T15:03:42.480-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGKMDXGj398_SuC793WsKLxawYpYt254qhd4ABr1F-_6HekyEbwe8NTRSvrToc4PFgpecUn3xudAPNbFSmLhQweiz7I44e1RDbBErOyhOh5LVHQnoacQXqyff_4gFc8mggZVOnkK1cE0/s1600/100_3902.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396887105417378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGKMDXGj398_SuC793WsKLxawYpYt254qhd4ABr1F-_6HekyEbwe8NTRSvrToc4PFgpecUn3xudAPNbFSmLhQweiz7I44e1RDbBErOyhOh5LVHQnoacQXqyff_4gFc8mggZVOnkK1cE0/s400/100_3902.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1ImRTpubsi6qmEryl93fAgQMle5_lnCgLiW0gTtS-G2p4TXW_gswLR_bOzpxhPy_rCn-ucNO0Z6DK3JrfoLs4Blj_XyaE87VZqmwTPAHoB-SyH8fhap_ALUD3V2Hh1CataV5zlR4Zno/s1600/100_3901.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396883438840274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1ImRTpubsi6qmEryl93fAgQMle5_lnCgLiW0gTtS-G2p4TXW_gswLR_bOzpxhPy_rCn-ucNO0Z6DK3JrfoLs4Blj_XyaE87VZqmwTPAHoB-SyH8fhap_ALUD3V2Hh1CataV5zlR4Zno/s400/100_3901.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmLlK9Ika_23n4b2ZQtByAj2DUJU4BB_WiHEaXHPwAff99uKiYPg0VgMStzB1sgPzdKzeXyzXolSaQqXPZrV5gRc2gB0Tc7kJSeq-mYY9VKvKcpzkpiFDhrUm56IWJSvKipHD_2hYfaw/s1600/100_3900.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 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WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525396869266462674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6AgabDws9SYVOslz_NYM-uk4uaLrXFBQvjA5qFxLR8wEtLpm5V0wLs525MVWYpKxwFVoKSeoU-2Z7NtJ1d8-hOLa_G-SIqf9PJ7C4vyOmn-pwyPgbm6LgOj9nM1tvBHlDMQ8zG0NMTk/s400/100_3899.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9gPNyGObz9t7jz9SaV9C5fGFWQP0_RqrIuDlAJyMR_M8p12tYdnw8hlNKJ8n97Q5-Mu1eqiBNGD-DUkoi8B1xeEnaspV98zKU3vH9SugtEE2DBNuDMP0jNYqfewOsoBJW5X5cNcmqq4/s1600/100_3895.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382432684968290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9gPNyGObz9t7jz9SaV9C5fGFWQP0_RqrIuDlAJyMR_M8p12tYdnw8hlNKJ8n97Q5-Mu1eqiBNGD-DUkoi8B1xeEnaspV98zKU3vH9SugtEE2DBNuDMP0jNYqfewOsoBJW5X5cNcmqq4/s400/100_3895.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Ok, so it's been a while since I've blogged, so I forgot that it posts the pictures in the opposite order that you pick them, so these are all out of order, but Jeb woke up while they were loading, so it'll just have to do!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>These are pics of our backyard camping FHE last week. So nice that the weather is cooling down now!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X8DHe-JTkIkzIokAdxdLh8570kqAHpjNS9CpHvhZ7-y9Ar7tg9pnNgOeV8s8wlnS5xI5ciPWrf63WylgFEWOY5e1AypUi4BYRVrOxKiU0BQ4lbWBJc4ssE6oSqJM3vhAD5Mfu0meefo/s1600/100_3894.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382430672060962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X8DHe-JTkIkzIokAdxdLh8570kqAHpjNS9CpHvhZ7-y9Ar7tg9pnNgOeV8s8wlnS5xI5ciPWrf63WylgFEWOY5e1AypUi4BYRVrOxKiU0BQ4lbWBJc4ssE6oSqJM3vhAD5Mfu0meefo/s400/100_3894.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1vp505lhiDJ7pex-gpe5_kasDqrAGfpYXbRFmdpOOG55_8gO3rhZCZkbMkV_DByIoSJTOM9fxpthR05NJRgv5BcylgIjl6KNOanRqfUz0P2z0CIX5KgZcyUsx56Thfdjz7nvjTjYl2I/s1600/100_3881.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382417857811314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1vp505lhiDJ7pex-gpe5_kasDqrAGfpYXbRFmdpOOG55_8gO3rhZCZkbMkV_DByIoSJTOM9fxpthR05NJRgv5BcylgIjl6KNOanRqfUz0P2z0CIX5KgZcyUsx56Thfdjz7nvjTjYl2I/s400/100_3881.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaWWEhSAO5C9FX2EqYw79s0B1WMYEuN_G1AZJiA5ykplJw0IbzjK9cx96BEyyVtKHtuWcw0GVpY2JbsF11ZlRsOJTBSxg3bd2Pyi5jpo93soD2gZiUZZKdLQc8wZ-cxveEimCetDeY_c/s1600/100_3880.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382413248090930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaWWEhSAO5C9FX2EqYw79s0B1WMYEuN_G1AZJiA5ykplJw0IbzjK9cx96BEyyVtKHtuWcw0GVpY2JbsF11ZlRsOJTBSxg3bd2Pyi5jpo93soD2gZiUZZKdLQc8wZ-cxveEimCetDeY_c/s400/100_3880.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDHB-VF3V4KhIpjv_jSGPDxUT6MpOYAthRQIhAsZoPExNGm8OIsldYWX3lD0eL4idl9_y2cHXbLgnHmkzmrZRKMb8rNhy9WTxgMLUmXa0ldvBQ5Ch288WXtNXPVKWQ7-_ucXbJGyvFY/s1600/100_3878.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525382408742633426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDHB-VF3V4KhIpjv_jSGPDxUT6MpOYAthRQIhAsZoPExNGm8OIsldYWX3lD0eL4idl9_y2cHXbLgnHmkzmrZRKMb8rNhy9WTxgMLUmXa0ldvBQ5Ch288WXtNXPVKWQ7-_ucXbJGyvFY/s400/100_3878.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-508667836478859202010-08-22T19:20:00.002-05:002010-08-22T19:24:48.360-05:00Growing up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7eh3XQM6ACJDX3ovaxHtFhGGubFQYbhDLO9fEyuOwDADwek7Ci5qNNcvFcPkCT6eevV8IHTtV9lxIN-NoG0CIA4HEHogBMwkn2u-k3r5OvVerN0frdiLVlFh9PJ3n5ceLRT88dQBbA0/s1600/100_3533.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508394187630510722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7eh3XQM6ACJDX3ovaxHtFhGGubFQYbhDLO9fEyuOwDADwek7Ci5qNNcvFcPkCT6eevV8IHTtV9lxIN-NoG0CIA4HEHogBMwkn2u-k3r5OvVerN0frdiLVlFh9PJ3n5ceLRT88dQBbA0/s400/100_3533.JPG" /></a><br /><div>It was time. But I miss my baby boy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23OYrBSK9KQ4wpfiGz-VJEieQv-HSQnCr81Iah6Lkl3vdODTOq28yBt81TDjKh0bCihUNvJeMOy0HGHt91lY34TiBGze3ley14rvswmLOqxFeH3Bg5_m8NMvcx-C7zhX9I6PhJtl34Mk/s1600/100_3535.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508394184208811026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23OYrBSK9KQ4wpfiGz-VJEieQv-HSQnCr81Iah6Lkl3vdODTOq28yBt81TDjKh0bCihUNvJeMOy0HGHt91lY34TiBGze3ley14rvswmLOqxFeH3Bg5_m8NMvcx-C7zhX9I6PhJtl34Mk/s400/100_3535.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-1288985955877615942010-07-28T20:53:00.002-05:002010-07-28T21:01:28.900-05:00<div align="left">Yesterday I got a little too into the book I was reading (ok, maybe I dozed off a little!) when I put Jeb down for a nap and I didn't get up when he fell asleep. Oops. Got up to this. We have an igloo jug on our counter with ice water and Elizabeth filled up all of these cups.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVUXq3mTZGYx9XV89NOBdb_lRuUBa5dYu7lGEcMilYiDcN9SzJCaKW4vutgYq0qa5yBA9CqbGjuSYkrWXC9OWFOPm5-B5Sh9izBmovI1vIJR1hcCBsEJ9oc-Nchq1iL0Fv6tif4E2pLs/s1600/100_3478.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499140769662762914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVUXq3mTZGYx9XV89NOBdb_lRuUBa5dYu7lGEcMilYiDcN9SzJCaKW4vutgYq0qa5yBA9CqbGjuSYkrWXC9OWFOPm5-B5Sh9izBmovI1vIJR1hcCBsEJ9oc-Nchq1iL0Fv6tif4E2pLs/s400/100_3478.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVWq6hXbJZ-7IX_cZLyFJCtqIrx2kEB8maEwrXrvgna9EHtjpG5QEsTq9QM_W3CilaplEAUJBZeKGUGj5NJe70XFxP6euwDJXwYzsRMNOoo8NsKCj3PJ_akLpd-6W0UxSE6uQqY9c7rg/s1600/100_3481.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499140773220388018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVWq6hXbJZ-7IX_cZLyFJCtqIrx2kEB8maEwrXrvgna9EHtjpG5QEsTq9QM_W3CilaplEAUJBZeKGUGj5NJe70XFxP6euwDJXwYzsRMNOoo8NsKCj3PJ_akLpd-6W0UxSE6uQqY9c7rg/s400/100_3481.JPG" /></a> When Jeb and I got up he had a blast dumping them into the play sink. Just look at that face!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Pretty much sums up what life has been like around here lately, and why I really should be cleaning right now like I usually do at night, instead of blogging.</div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-53074568853080597752010-05-06T15:40:00.005-05:002010-05-06T17:06:42.519-05:00Need your travel tips<p><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 95px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 124px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468279189858216210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBW9lprsgTNyEUGAQ8di_Hja-28aQK3W4M5FR6KjpzsZOvv3A8oekOAhvWsMvAJKb-WgMUKJCGmZ6MyS_HklTD98nT592-PtZ-lvpJpE17wpdeaL4DeecwsjnG1XMMvifeKj34JeHqtM/s400/are+we+there+yet.jpg" />I was talking to a friend about our upcoming 24+ hour trip to North Carolina and she suggested going to the dollar store, spending 20 bucks, and pulling out a surprise every hour. Definitely an idea I want to implement...just have to find a time I can go without the kids, which may be a challenge (or it may just have to be a little less of a surprise). Anyway, I got to thinking about what kind of things I could get from the dollar store (probably Dollar Tree) that would be interesting to a 2 year and a 4 year old buckled into carseats for eternity. I thought I would write about it here, both to remember and to get input from family and friends. Would also appreciate being talked out of/warned about things that may seem like a good idea, but have hidden drawbacks (For instance, I thought of balloons, but then I realized they might migrate up front and distract the driver)<br /><br />bubbles<br />jewelry<br />edible treats<br />-Koolaid single serve packets and water bottles<br />-various things that we can count out 100 of and then eat<br />glo sticks<br />art supplies<br />-crayons<br />-stickers<br />-paper<br />-glitter pens<br />-kids' scissors<br />-glue sticks<br />spray bottles or squirt guns(I might be asking for trouble on this one)<br />beading (definitely asking for trouble, right?)<span style="color:#ff0000;">*</span><br />musical instruments<br />postcards/cards to decorate and send along the way<br />books<br />will bath crayons work on windows?<br /><br />UGH...just realized we also have to drive BACK...make that 48+ hours of travel<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">*</span>Thought of a much better idea! Fruit Loops and yarn </p>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-37306954369249445892010-05-05T18:11:00.003-05:002010-05-05T18:14:27.422-05:00Amelia feeding Jeb videoTrying and trying to get this to post. Maybe this <a href="http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/ElliephantMommy/?action=view¤t=100_2857.flv">Photobucket link</a> will work.Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-22401672641716312682010-05-05T16:20:00.000-05:002010-05-05T16:20:31.993-05:00Amelia feeding Jeb<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ1Ee9R_dibELswf59rUDEFbc9_WmeUbbKkuMabko7paDXL3aMcmVoj63pmBdRoAOnfQ0lNmA8CSBOBzqiHhDG8JTHTQLl7TfaR1knG3MxJgC0j2jciBEcnC3odVceMtyPwg4MzdwnRg/s1600/100_2857.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ1Ee9R_dibELswf59rUDEFbc9_WmeUbbKkuMabko7paDXL3aMcmVoj63pmBdRoAOnfQ0lNmA8CSBOBzqiHhDG8JTHTQLl7TfaR1knG3MxJgC0j2jciBEcnC3odVceMtyPwg4MzdwnRg/s320/100_2857.jpg" /></a> </div><br />Even better is the fact that after this she dropped the glass jar on the tile and it shattered. Fun times.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-10093217105353430622010-05-03T18:19:00.002-05:002010-05-03T18:22:09.284-05:00Garden Stirfry<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrwW8Cwl2QoPkD0ShVBu1oX_OQV_ez0uPsazbbVV5cu6aprIxjk9MJvTReT4JLuiSLap6JNZxz6EGwkNlSqLCsbO0i4b1p9mVCQuT2vcZ8DPYTtu9duMohrHbkRFk0YK_lr3W7DH43cI/s1600/100_2858.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467187752562249362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrwW8Cwl2QoPkD0ShVBu1oX_OQV_ez0uPsazbbVV5cu6aprIxjk9MJvTReT4JLuiSLap6JNZxz6EGwkNlSqLCsbO0i4b1p9mVCQuT2vcZ8DPYTtu9duMohrHbkRFk0YK_lr3W7DH43cI/s320/100_2858.JPG" /></a> Sugar snap peas, bell pepper, yellow squash, and cherry tomatoes</div><div align="center">Every bit of it from the garden!<br /></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-59548575059620699422010-04-30T16:13:00.005-05:002010-04-30T16:26:54.839-05:00Sometimes you just have to let them<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgjc5MoVCU4X86N_919UGOGfHSZVLsSw628Fr1h90cNrwbWbwJYjv-VmULLUED8Qoua5mVyBKV45mQw3sFY5J8EDu6gPqfaVmXAJts5zs4obt06-rY-jx1-82E3cFsFdO-cW19c0L6-U/s1600/100_2853.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466043700053206450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJdQBVwMFeAbKqAthyLE8MnrVC2c73oTQJNTOGY_dRcIJEbh1ZvF2IlO_635DwDfzt6Dca5AejS3uwZ5STwPpG0PNUDohc_8XVWE2JvxLH9YLP3jbss-ZHk9bAFWlH1Hb-mn3MUc24_w/s320/100_2856.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-87340449756301245632010-04-17T13:25:00.003-05:002010-04-17T13:33:00.272-05:00Today's harvest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76VRA8wiQ0D5hKfRhyphenhyphenzoNZoCAylhW4e1QlX6JItifRPx8vIiWu0zUM1nmntwvr1boU7_ZPfSAe7GxSWGOZ24GSjRLVPQ5EGqseZq2FVUsWo55IGL_CVwseJQ5NT7jhFWsnwf8qqancmc/s1600/100_2766.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461174496394726866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76VRA8wiQ0D5hKfRhyphenhyphenzoNZoCAylhW4e1QlX6JItifRPx8vIiWu0zUM1nmntwvr1boU7_ZPfSAe7GxSWGOZ24GSjRLVPQ5EGqseZq2FVUsWo55IGL_CVwseJQ5NT7jhFWsnwf8qqancmc/s320/100_2766.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Romaine lettuce and leaf lettuce (been cutting leaves off for salads for weeks now but it's getting hot so I'm starting to harvest whole heads)</div><div></div><div>2 cucumbers (vines have almost reached the top of the 6 ft trellis!)</div><div></div><div>3 tomatoes (1 accidental)</div><div></div><div>1 hot banana pepper (probably too soon...looked yellower in the garden)</div><div></div><div>1 Anaheiem pepper (was getting a soft brown spot so I picked it)</div><div></div><div>1 lonely sugar snap pea pod (plants got eaten up earlier and just now starting to recover)</div><div></div><div>1 yellow squash</div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-63553399603806139222010-04-13T11:31:00.003-05:002010-04-13T11:37:13.561-05:007 months and on the move!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWclxWopWAkw9R3DPkVfw0-hKGUrH-ytS61AZCJKxhCrynkkVH4vZPYpZTXkjvEV3cRUZ1JiD2HP6m2xCHYlRO1fhW4EEnn0NYuvSnX_uOy_witVwn7rom7NVZXHK9kckqpGn2cVFa10/s1600/100_2755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459661696052719074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWclxWopWAkw9R3DPkVfw0-hKGUrH-ytS61AZCJKxhCrynkkVH4vZPYpZTXkjvEV3cRUZ1JiD2HP6m2xCHYlRO1fhW4EEnn0NYuvSnX_uOy_witVwn7rom7NVZXHK9kckqpGn2cVFa10/s320/100_2755.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJJAsGf26nMn70qtUZFjtkh_Tm2Ax7UtpNjd-qxQgciIrFuxSfrJiWiQhI0ppW6rhyphenhyphen28xyEUwp98Oxn9OrTlYuI9BSkJ36hiNTZ8pD9E1Do8YkUnO9Eyr1zRTwo-GSL26I9KLnEuwbW8/s1600/100_2754.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459661679470814898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJJAsGf26nMn70qtUZFjtkh_Tm2Ax7UtpNjd-qxQgciIrFuxSfrJiWiQhI0ppW6rhyphenhyphen28xyEUwp98Oxn9OrTlYuI9BSkJ36hiNTZ8pD9E1Do8YkUnO9Eyr1zRTwo-GSL26I9KLnEuwbW8/s320/100_2754.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;">Jeb has been scooting for about a week now and yesterday he got the alternating arm/leg thing going on, but was still on his tummy. Today he's up on his hands and knees and has it all down, so watch out world! Also getting his first top tooth and has a chest cold, so he's a busy boy!</span></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-43005301820015829012010-04-12T23:41:00.002-05:002010-04-12T23:48:31.113-05:00"Easter" clothesSince Easter was <a href="https://beta.lds.org/general-conference?locale=eng">General Conference</a>, we'd planned to have the kids wear their "Easter" clothes (Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Blair!) the week before. But we ended up staying home that Sunday with colds.<br /><div>So this Sunday they finally got dressed up and we paused for a couple of quick pictures before we ran out the door. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478474674823650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVITU2GEqu8TlqjiscvoCJj-u8Gfq6mjHI-65UUIA9UnwyUUFLcjLwAU81dZDwcq7cSes2AvczAog3Q1tYDhSuCLpwPeOLvIcJrHY4HlFpovDtrIs8M1qgAoiyZpFT7thN5gzbC0ffT4/s320/100_2752.JPG" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459478465162663682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEORU8KNPhUngmLYgz2LvOlS9NW4JxLNsiLI-aYspPfoGSliC2MxHXP8exbw2QW5-zBKHgqJ9AEg23sUG-9kttEq1GEDm8JvTXkYvE1WGwLhviPbycOEAm9X8G7eYDJImEpE-jpl-E1w/s320/100_2750.JPG" /><br />Yes, we have beautiful children. No, we don't know how in the world that happened.Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-72678657561301615082010-04-12T23:00:00.003-05:002010-04-12T23:12:35.989-05:00Look, Mom, I found...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459467586401898194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57uNnw3KOIYeYOJsnw0BjnKGlfV1MqGdbZDJt-Q4WLIjc7Z6ez_-KwFodDZdre-nXnfFzkbF78frVL0d7G0ptqZUtQgph6tZ3baWqnefjStzEzW3niaRXLd9nfL8ieBRy0W82Zjup2TM/s320/100_2746.JPG" />Time after time she brings me some "treasure" (rarely as pretty as this one). Excitedly, she calls out "Look, Mom, I found!" with the same enthusiasm whether it be a beautiful flower or a piece of bark from the playground mulch that looks just like the thousands of other pieces all around her. Sunday's <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=61811f7962d43210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=5158f4b13819d110VgnVCM1000003a94610aRCRD">lesson on The Creation</a> made me think of my Amelia and the joy she loves to share in this beautiful home we've been given on Earth.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459467593197209442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9-TwYaCF0ETm1DoNRYjDxp_E1YW7IKuEe2dPlFSKpjssRYTctyoFlzX7L_1lt5gWieyGkjD_-ukG8A0KLVj3NuRaaUGOFJni9A6Eg1BEui5s3H-QxZ1St0WjCe7DsviHbJj_iHWN8DE/s320/100_2745.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Elizabeth, on the other hand, has never been one to run and show me a pebble or a blade of grass. I think she's a little too busy doing the creating.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrikcTkhqhLkTXgWY1VQ9gLSbw5CB9IOAtMfnh8jWa0iyW-IK3SRGbZSyunVp2zC8fS1Nrdfn_lYHy3aT7oMqq78tNoYjLIYIk4vfRAu7LD5pRPgKZNxxCkXw7pw6UVkE3UkKOzoE8HI/s1600/100_2743.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459467601585956850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrikcTkhqhLkTXgWY1VQ9gLSbw5CB9IOAtMfnh8jWa0iyW-IK3SRGbZSyunVp2zC8fS1Nrdfn_lYHy3aT7oMqq78tNoYjLIYIk4vfRAu7LD5pRPgKZNxxCkXw7pw6UVkE3UkKOzoE8HI/s320/100_2743.JPG" /></a>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-66246450241899487902010-04-08T15:54:00.006-05:002010-04-08T16:39:06.856-05:00When I need to smile I go out to the backyard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBwSEdHJ7-bQ8-bt7HmWzIRr7PvUN2-GHWpdoOf26g0P82qwGOwviC4TvzqgDd97rnD2PjakX_b_cnI5gc3Mvau1zVchRts9TITVjnII0l40XbPYASqglcpWly1XzBcklWhMERmeil60/s1600/100_2707.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457878011588090322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBwSEdHJ7-bQ8-bt7HmWzIRr7PvUN2-GHWpdoOf26g0P82qwGOwviC4TvzqgDd97rnD2PjakX_b_cnI5gc3Mvau1zVchRts9TITVjnII0l40XbPYASqglcpWly1XzBcklWhMERmeil60/s320/100_2707.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCv99Dt2cJx1nrxe3_crSTkwF2xH3s_OyIhR5zt4E5Y51KKK2HbS9cWCpqDA_rV10-pDDra7COxkev0pgwLxy93U8Al8NFxUG41IvrEJOmVdW61BgeX00EG3OCKefeSftTTggrvxI7zo/s1600/100_2708.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457878003187918338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCv99Dt2cJx1nrxe3_crSTkwF2xH3s_OyIhR5zt4E5Y51KKK2HbS9cWCpqDA_rV10-pDDra7COxkev0pgwLxy93U8Al8NFxUG41IvrEJOmVdW61BgeX00EG3OCKefeSftTTggrvxI7zo/s320/100_2708.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My garden makes me smile. There's always something new to see. These pictures are not quite a month after </span><a href="http://blairbears.blogspot.com/2010/03/jebs-not-all-thats-growing-around-here.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">the first ones.</span></a></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-BGfihbidA7n7fsPhrnoQbvwcJX7npNhpz60XFAtVQI-JWX9bhGrTyMH2fbW2vdYCubZ-bYb2_BdONcucYjh83A_QA7kAUS2oBPldwRConC-xYvaDa1BpJXc0orutYWRWDAGqH1Loas/s1600/100_2711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457877996821045618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-BGfihbidA7n7fsPhrnoQbvwcJX7npNhpz60XFAtVQI-JWX9bhGrTyMH2fbW2vdYCubZ-bYb2_BdONcucYjh83A_QA7kAUS2oBPldwRConC-xYvaDa1BpJXc0orutYWRWDAGqH1Loas/s320/100_2711.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Finally got a zuchinni plant to come up! With all the jokes about how easy it is to grow, I've just never had much luck. This was my 3rd attempt...1st one was at the same time as the yellow squash below.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qcizK-FjcTtE3UU67ikzYWcJ1VGPz7eDVlFJC7r5a4lR6yJejgLVPTnDhhxqT5d0f_6OSX-2bRjcTHlL-Bpuuhpq9guRuvqyahyphenhyphenLBJUSy7Y3uxdLkRAflkevBWDCkIHXn4Vp-Pxvf_Q/s1600/100_2709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457877987277771042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qcizK-FjcTtE3UU67ikzYWcJ1VGPz7eDVlFJC7r5a4lR6yJejgLVPTnDhhxqT5d0f_6OSX-2bRjcTHlL-Bpuuhpq9guRuvqyahyphenhyphenLBJUSy7Y3uxdLkRAflkevBWDCkIHXn4Vp-Pxvf_Q/s320/100_2709.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAj6EwOgKZNrep-jst8WQxCyoHc1YTQ-VidhFGpP1JjqUJk-N9nWzIpANYHdrR4890hXL7ff9TrtpqYx1RF0DWQ0g8maJBl_q5oTTuw5MPN-9-SsmP_pQymzHDTdTcEhJgNygJu1BXAc/s1600/100_2710.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457877977430369554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAj6EwOgKZNrep-jst8WQxCyoHc1YTQ-VidhFGpP1JjqUJk-N9nWzIpANYHdrR4890hXL7ff9TrtpqYx1RF0DWQ0g8maJBl_q5oTTuw5MPN-9-SsmP_pQymzHDTdTcEhJgNygJu1BXAc/s320/100_2710.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> Look at all those blossoms!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyjZltu3Tgpz0tQ09DM8m2LOzXcpQ3jml_ZUB5cvmmXfTnBjPhJPm8FpDg-sWL-jlGJkfTaZsxQlyCHCF4DOTu44hOtsOld3BOTKh-0kVmaz-GB7VQHAZ6FA-DCv_3bFZpL8Tq8tUGKY/s1600/100_2712.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457876691347503474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyjZltu3Tgpz0tQ09DM8m2LOzXcpQ3jml_ZUB5cvmmXfTnBjPhJPm8FpDg-sWL-jlGJkfTaZsxQlyCHCF4DOTu44hOtsOld3BOTKh-0kVmaz-GB7VQHAZ6FA-DCv_3bFZpL8Tq8tUGKY/s320/100_2712.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">My biggest tomatoes</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqJvHk2cJ7KV-FE5E3ZgfnYlT3x3ZaR-fyVQ9mjCU54WmLIbh19yUlahk3v_oJYRnCcClnncwvYhNcPQFnWObtfNQQbw1AR26a3CbAFJ11NrUgyIB_97ZWNFzq9_bYkcjRfpo8MT6odQ/s1600/100_2713.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457876679391699986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqJvHk2cJ7KV-FE5E3ZgfnYlT3x3ZaR-fyVQ9mjCU54WmLIbh19yUlahk3v_oJYRnCcClnncwvYhNcPQFnWObtfNQQbw1AR26a3CbAFJ11NrUgyIB_97ZWNFzq9_bYkcjRfpo8MT6odQ/s320/100_2713.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Cherry tomato cluster</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCP_rlvgY-zoln_b1uOTCmGLaX2dZp0rI7hPnsTa_DnsyBKwFG3ZU5MiS5SFvffL6m-qt1R2QXiSv9KuBMG7K6IZ0oYnvECO5Dd8UfhGLYfARAHSJh2d8gLQ88XWm9B7B9YRRKM9bXgI/s1600/100_2714.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457876670521309202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCP_rlvgY-zoln_b1uOTCmGLaX2dZp0rI7hPnsTa_DnsyBKwFG3ZU5MiS5SFvffL6m-qt1R2QXiSv9KuBMG7K6IZ0oYnvECO5Dd8UfhGLYfARAHSJh2d8gLQ88XWm9B7B9YRRKM9bXgI/s320/100_2714.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Look at that Roma tomato plant! 10-11 tomatoes per cluster! Such a change after my shady garden in Pyote.</span><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBk-aJKDZir_xV04g7JABWZWA2uMIJj7iJ27NNaNFfoGXuFy5XruwHVtYNzdufwXGbp0zo4zSOA0NTY7vYg6XYAxa01yGRGtLP6sSTCHJuT3_CWgdmOVwKUHusSG3YNxZIs-2XpCvkns/s1600/100_2715.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457876657005811522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBk-aJKDZir_xV04g7JABWZWA2uMIJj7iJ27NNaNFfoGXuFy5XruwHVtYNzdufwXGbp0zo4zSOA0NTY7vYg6XYAxa01yGRGtLP6sSTCHJuT3_CWgdmOVwKUHusSG3YNxZIs-2XpCvkns/s320/100_2715.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Not too easy to get to the cucumbers behind the pepper cages (note for next year), but I'm excited at how well they are doing.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlxfC4CJHtAFUtGU99eHsfALYPvt0w4n6SpInZtBNAPLuDx8PQ9_ri2E_i9hLqz3p5fw9hku4rb47ilDnpOuewumdLsTJRHHmOVuwEYKadUHzbqnaVjMxE5JEu6sT2oBM6wOCpSubqFc/s1600/100_2716.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457876652282397234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlxfC4CJHtAFUtGU99eHsfALYPvt0w4n6SpInZtBNAPLuDx8PQ9_ri2E_i9hLqz3p5fw9hku4rb47ilDnpOuewumdLsTJRHHmOVuwEYKadUHzbqnaVjMxE5JEu6sT2oBM6wOCpSubqFc/s320/100_2716.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Banana peppers</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjTvRz1zRrJAPH9YdhQdLTdEQoVqeBg5IrUyVikP215618f1jqBtYAQt8AQRk75YKegzJCcw3NsPhLJkw4Q5ahyuR-1AP9u5ORn1OuJ6a5dS6ds3lGhZSolHtOZk8AuesVYALk3LBLNc/s1600/100_2717.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875972983448754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjTvRz1zRrJAPH9YdhQdLTdEQoVqeBg5IrUyVikP215618f1jqBtYAQt8AQRk75YKegzJCcw3NsPhLJkw4Q5ahyuR-1AP9u5ORn1OuJ6a5dS6ds3lGhZSolHtOZk8AuesVYALk3LBLNc/s320/100_2717.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Anaheim peppers<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUhr1DlrxioFFJfy0sT-YejqIOD6NeAHtHfUpysRTMFkgwoFVEPIeDoLTGH6cRZuRyIEyZYN63lrF3siPLyFGpckZ2amnftUuYoX5gAjYkOWED6LD-r23ZN-gryBGNu4wO6q4WHdz9D8/s1600/100_2718.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875968654602786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUhr1DlrxioFFJfy0sT-YejqIOD6NeAHtHfUpysRTMFkgwoFVEPIeDoLTGH6cRZuRyIEyZYN63lrF3siPLyFGpckZ2amnftUuYoX5gAjYkOWED6LD-r23ZN-gryBGNu4wO6q4WHdz9D8/s320/100_2718.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> The last of the lettuce still hanging on in the warm weather</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiQbUy_lrBmaDavslNP4IhXhDh7GATU5uGnfi9jzrDx_WCeuYm1zswLSzPBkgWWoio9sBh5lLX7E4DRl54akkhtU8OqxZnUrRCH__omeX0LaawOc4aSwdu1nI3TH5wiQes8qO1ewJIcI/s1600/100_2719.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875957982773490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiQbUy_lrBmaDavslNP4IhXhDh7GATU5uGnfi9jzrDx_WCeuYm1zswLSzPBkgWWoio9sBh5lLX7E4DRl54akkhtU8OqxZnUrRCH__omeX0LaawOc4aSwdu1nI3TH5wiQes8qO1ewJIcI/s320/100_2719.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Wait! Where did my baby go!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU05WRrFDI3XWsIPX1zrzV2tQWluCcJj7MroxS5Y0Ei84FnlZoBlOy6lm4guD4N-uUtWFtD49r4Zn7UcaBy_Aiki1w7D93QHCMHEgzJQ6RY5eqYZi84pbLtCjPbyoJ_6-JUnSV8vaYC-E/s1600/100_2721.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875951492457346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU05WRrFDI3XWsIPX1zrzV2tQWluCcJj7MroxS5Y0Ei84FnlZoBlOy6lm4guD4N-uUtWFtD49r4Zn7UcaBy_Aiki1w7D93QHCMHEgzJQ6RY5eqYZi84pbLtCjPbyoJ_6-JUnSV8vaYC-E/s320/100_2721.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> Yeah, Mom, I'm ready to drive!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf0driP2lkBaMe3_hHTaeYzhRGd735-BaIsw3FdRbrfm81z0a_ayyoLBVO2lAocMJ3QjIGaBU1qEn1elavtNijOI6TGnrMAMKAm34t8IRjq8RHlCUSjt9RUB7g2KlRSbbEtC9gQlU1MQ/s1600/100_2722.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875946381419586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf0driP2lkBaMe3_hHTaeYzhRGd735-BaIsw3FdRbrfm81z0a_ayyoLBVO2lAocMJ3QjIGaBU1qEn1elavtNijOI6TGnrMAMKAm34t8IRjq8RHlCUSjt9RUB7g2KlRSbbEtC9gQlU1MQ/s320/100_2722.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Amelia showing Jeb how to put the key in the ignition...</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirovWQmFYryX9hg8aQ2Vt-FZV6m4yqdThYX7mHQ4TfI7ZnFlWYDKzdA2egnv9EGnOpBKdoVh55Ya4MyX4v8zWhbUQ2vDw_CnQIMGnWIT_yjHHk-1Z1faQYD6tjAeneXg-P6aIHW-JXCQ8/s1600/100_2723.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875153443356562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirovWQmFYryX9hg8aQ2Vt-FZV6m4yqdThYX7mHQ4TfI7ZnFlWYDKzdA2egnv9EGnOpBKdoVh55Ya4MyX4v8zWhbUQ2vDw_CnQIMGnWIT_yjHHk-1Z1faQYD6tjAeneXg-P6aIHW-JXCQ8/s320/100_2723.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"> ...and turn it.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY41crrxbGFVDaZCS1AoDzQyUluwhY-Z74RYZQ3aYmTH2_NuQtcpgTwn7TYGc3yHHBP2a1M8G-D_2IcXyL6WyRj_gxm6pUSlNBE-sqFiowoJMxqN71MTab-Wah2-WXmpkkiaqft3_AAw/s1600/100_2726.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875144831403826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY41crrxbGFVDaZCS1AoDzQyUluwhY-Z74RYZQ3aYmTH2_NuQtcpgTwn7TYGc3yHHBP2a1M8G-D_2IcXyL6WyRj_gxm6pUSlNBE-sqFiowoJMxqN71MTab-Wah2-WXmpkkiaqft3_AAw/s320/100_2726.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">What do you mean 6 months is too young? Off I go!</span> <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ89ncD7_vrOoa5UEojj-z7LOXIQ0LYw_7-r3jtu0NIT2o1QcMBnWbwWHpvdJTlsJUBmbkxV-XekNo1S6WYUI2S4-G0oUiUfVP983e_kCZHRNfGBAZ0AfqfLnBiMzgKUibZ5cmTz_LlrU/s1600/100_2730.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875135034826690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ89ncD7_vrOoa5UEojj-z7LOXIQ0LYw_7-r3jtu0NIT2o1QcMBnWbwWHpvdJTlsJUBmbkxV-XekNo1S6WYUI2S4-G0oUiUfVP983e_kCZHRNfGBAZ0AfqfLnBiMzgKUibZ5cmTz_LlrU/s320/100_2730.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">LOVE Amelia's hair on the trampoline!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Aqm3F9UutSZj07WAPFfZ9wFf_fawHDiPT-_otUF3FMd1hW0vAh9O1f5UXC1aw0Ucu4GyCWJwrDozHkOHalk7HgrJTF8n2bggd6tXJnG8tERlEZLSqfsZPonSD4RIJm1-Nz0peTU-n7M/s1600/100_2732.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875130200303378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Aqm3F9UutSZj07WAPFfZ9wFf_fawHDiPT-_otUF3FMd1hW0vAh9O1f5UXC1aw0Ucu4GyCWJwrDozHkOHalk7HgrJTF8n2bggd6tXJnG8tERlEZLSqfsZPonSD4RIJm1-Nz0peTU-n7M/s320/100_2732.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Every morning Elizabeth picks out her clothes and runs out of the bedroom, screaming "Is this a good match?"<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3diVH8c-rgxCTA3HF2dvQ_zkeozIMX4VuJn3S8YMNxgd3oess4qL30F3rDtgewimMQ2z9Hxg_pzRnvBmUhJvgfDD4ihjQjQAE2gcl-snMIF4gCiOh-OY1HPTtveQA23Yk81HfrGZdPzQ/s1600/100_2733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457875121946002242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3diVH8c-rgxCTA3HF2dvQ_zkeozIMX4VuJn3S8YMNxgd3oess4qL30F3rDtgewimMQ2z9Hxg_pzRnvBmUhJvgfDD4ihjQjQAE2gcl-snMIF4gCiOh-OY1HPTtveQA23Yk81HfrGZdPzQ/s320/100_2733.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">The girls think it is fun to play "catch" by lying down on the ground and having me lob a ball so that it comes straight down on them.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Yeah, our backyard is a pretty fun place to be these days!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561120987293859273.post-17723111386104098032010-04-04T22:09:00.006-05:002010-04-04T22:15:18.608-05:00Princess and Frog Daddy/Daughter DateTo go with the previous post, Elizabeth has been a fan since she got to see it in the theater over Christmas break. Just her and Daddy, since she's old enough to be able to sit through the movie and enjoy it.<br /><br /><br />I had to use the camera on my phone to get the pictures...<br /><br />Elizabeth with the mega-sized drink. She even let Daddy have some.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0nTDWGSi8nGUBA9eel1nqV9x6e7V8hKQuabx9alfzzZkzj14ySCx_468884fhyphenhyphenekWTk0CXWj2S72ZrfNgKfY_znjUCExsMUOy9mW-iDarOJctqBfYIiuAcnsKmO_cn3DqEqHfb7gC1wI/s1600/DSC00001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0nTDWGSi8nGUBA9eel1nqV9x6e7V8hKQuabx9alfzzZkzj14ySCx_468884fhyphenhyphenekWTk0CXWj2S72ZrfNgKfY_znjUCExsMUOy9mW-iDarOJctqBfYIiuAcnsKmO_cn3DqEqHfb7gC1wI/s400/DSC00001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456485703827021122" /></a><br /><br />And the mega tub of popcorn. We had a spill near the beginning, but there was so much it wasn't really missed. We also had some movie theater "gummi bears".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z6Pk6PMAuIVs8XOgM5bLr0B2jGT7AybmkApg0nqNQ27_3VWMBouDWxY2mrw-ka4NRCOA6kclBbvqZb6og5I3bwuUpedcmalyq7eXUv20SUWsmeNiAc_o5uS4kS1dXSjIjTVHA9gtNuKV/s1600/DSC00002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z6Pk6PMAuIVs8XOgM5bLr0B2jGT7AybmkApg0nqNQ27_3VWMBouDWxY2mrw-ka4NRCOA6kclBbvqZb6og5I3bwuUpedcmalyq7eXUv20SUWsmeNiAc_o5uS4kS1dXSjIjTVHA9gtNuKV/s400/DSC00002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456485989779014146" /></a><br /><br />She enjoyed the movie. She also finished off the popcorn and soda on the way home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW0urbZDRZyI4wXS5xCV-VneZ_4ONteRNNnChGuvShpPENKPLL-w_a0_Nx8BwmjYZY5YPfVvIGSVGhAHYdkKwmG_aLRfB9sp3VniHhofWMZ1Rch42RKKQMAdMpTWVt6r0-dbskvWo-5DR/s1600/DSC00003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW0urbZDRZyI4wXS5xCV-VneZ_4ONteRNNnChGuvShpPENKPLL-w_a0_Nx8BwmjYZY5YPfVvIGSVGhAHYdkKwmG_aLRfB9sp3VniHhofWMZ1Rch42RKKQMAdMpTWVt6r0-dbskvWo-5DR/s400/DSC00003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456486395826283106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXt8QdRPA8CtOyCkKvdbuwJUDMbhOA-jONn04dPaagCu3VpQD3khw9HZJffytFHgyAuFRqHAy4BZdkNAN-yrXtvIVzLutdSWDSU-o-nSjtfaIDziCq257pj1d5CAQ94MzYXWqNM3Xb3rx/s1600/DSC00004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXt8QdRPA8CtOyCkKvdbuwJUDMbhOA-jONn04dPaagCu3VpQD3khw9HZJffytFHgyAuFRqHAy4BZdkNAN-yrXtvIVzLutdSWDSU-o-nSjtfaIDziCq257pj1d5CAQ94MzYXWqNM3Xb3rx/s400/DSC00004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456486629167002210" /></a>Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764753072397690115noreply@blogger.com1