tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9840723664252100192024-03-13T10:06:42.332-07:00Our family adventuresKrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-40236104004473826992009-09-02T15:38:00.001-07:002009-09-02T15:38:33.837-07:00California AdventuresKrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-52372449811893697042009-09-02T15:36:00.001-07:002009-09-22T23:38:02.174-07:00Before we moved away...<div><div><div>(so sorry for they layout issues. I tried my best and just gave up in the end.)<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsxg7aA0E_zPK6GG6NJ2jboRDAOEFefg1NMOiBvvdhhWdyT53A1HEBMV1E-4hkLum9sa_G5u0tJXuq8oQWKYrfs-lgEj8RXampf0uxM_bnszt_wbbKLsyQivAOgXhPu8g4GAdz94t9F0J/s1600-h/May+2009+081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378979696183948530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsxg7aA0E_zPK6GG6NJ2jboRDAOEFefg1NMOiBvvdhhWdyT53A1HEBMV1E-4hkLum9sa_G5u0tJXuq8oQWKYrfs-lgEj8RXampf0uxM_bnszt_wbbKLsyQivAOgXhPu8g4GAdz94t9F0J/s200/May+2009+081.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnwy8UsH53clz957bXek46nFdlvkHoE3XkpFP6SbqMEImWTT__BNesAjYhMv3tmVesPGBWaYPOuwA8PNobbG8Lwfn9GGl-Op9_sf0Q1DtHlDRfG7XBXEqVOxJdFuhjIcUugj6I68-BXfa/s1600-h/May+2009+083.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378979714428727666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnwy8UsH53clz957bXek46nFdlvkHoE3XkpFP6SbqMEImWTT__BNesAjYhMv3tmVesPGBWaYPOuwA8PNobbG8Lwfn9GGl-Op9_sf0Q1DtHlDRfG7XBXEqVOxJdFuhjIcUugj6I68-BXfa/s200/May+2009+083.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>from all of Chloe's friends we decided to throw her a birthday party.My parents were in town to help us move so it was perfect timing as well. I was so glad that it was a nice day, (yes you can have bad days in Vallejo, it is very similar to Washington weather) we ended up having a pizza / pool party for her in our back yard. </div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is Alexis and her son London</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINA81G8EKKs-9kZGYt8dFw4VBZ9PhYRd6j_L_LexRoXq361Vsz-R8NGMfgO5mpTy4nqSgd3YLgtcfYqF3Fkpvep0jy84ulRmxJeWe5AK_fxanpQ9fLHNyXFdfZGKtv3sUBd1656t_ri-/s1600-h/May+2009+106.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378979736002491698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINA81G8EKKs-9kZGYt8dFw4VBZ9PhYRd6j_L_LexRoXq361Vsz-R8NGMfgO5mpTy4nqSgd3YLgtcfYqF3Fkpvep0jy84ulRmxJeWe5AK_fxanpQ9fLHNyXFdfZGKtv3sUBd1656t_ri-/s200/May+2009+106.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Annie and her son Dax. Baby Zoe is in the belly</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV8CQj-rfz8XVyEW_ubfYy4mfhxdu-Se9PAuE7PwDeUdP16y7Vn2FSXXiRlVTdZdXpaRv0HOBQWfrrg3TQE7UJEjf1wa52MGrb2_m5NyMl3CCqwYvWSHx_mi7rmhslIrF_4NrOY5fT-MR/s1600-h/May+2009+086.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378979708541118738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV8CQj-rfz8XVyEW_ubfYy4mfhxdu-Se9PAuE7PwDeUdP16y7Vn2FSXXiRlVTdZdXpaRv0HOBQWfrrg3TQE7UJEjf1wa52MGrb2_m5NyMl3CCqwYvWSHx_mi7rmhslIrF_4NrOY5fT-MR/s200/May+2009+086.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>this is Kerry and her son Caleb. (No they are not extra special, just issues with the layout)</div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378981639197202402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaO0s7QqiTbcXMdCQyz7WcoOLx99qfSIDptX4yZxKK3GRcG_2gM7h9CSnKTJduE2PYP4etopi5J4p4Lra6RMIqyuwIqCf3FHE0AsNqTxMVddAQy67_IeKJTT_4n-uyQKywAVzSJmO0OIm/s200/May+2009+113.JPG" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k859DVLhBbvmMJVVIDI9B7hiuC02lV30BIyQAUFiu5AaK0NOv3lYyiJ-rdpKGzJycovzezR_ORjbb39ZWRw79DMRs6xr39x5OJ28suf2HVa396rrriEFrT1jdMHKeZu2-DFIAZL7G3KR/s1600-h/May+2009+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377078443177388354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k859DVLhBbvmMJVVIDI9B7hiuC02lV30BIyQAUFiu5AaK0NOv3lYyiJ-rdpKGzJycovzezR_ORjbb39ZWRw79DMRs6xr39x5OJ28suf2HVa396rrriEFrT1jdMHKeZu2-DFIAZL7G3KR/s200/May+2009+085.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>And this is Marie with her daughter Cadence.<br /></div><br /><div>We had a fun time trying to come up with a cake that everybody could eat. Chloe is allergic to eggs and my dad is allergic to corn. Most box cakes have both ingredients in them . SO we did a box yellow cake and a home made egg free, corn free chocolate cake. Both turned out really good. I made cupcakes so it was easier to deal with, remember we had a bunch of toddlers running around. Since I didn't just want to have a bunch of cupcakes, I made them look like an actual cake. That was a lot of fun. I am so glad that my mom was there to help me with the decorating.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k859DVLhBbvmMJVVIDI9B7hiuC02lV30BIyQAUFiu5AaK0NOv3lYyiJ-rdpKGzJycovzezR_ORjbb39ZWRw79DMRs6xr39x5OJ28suf2HVa396rrriEFrT1jdMHKeZu2-DFIAZL7G3KR/s1600-h/May+2009+085.JPG"></a></div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHDfzezO2YQOhf6Ecs8By8kA4PcxGL0FOuFnkyGitVsRthCkv9XqkRkGGxJJYW86glYzkduFpol4gJygWme-qeTXabGIq26luuTzNFaUFc12dfLCYmJxwMb0yh8fmfI3bYVzhTYA436rU/s1600-h/May+2009+102.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377080340751557058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHDfzezO2YQOhf6Ecs8By8kA4PcxGL0FOuFnkyGitVsRthCkv9XqkRkGGxJJYW86glYzkduFpol4gJygWme-qeTXabGIq26luuTzNFaUFc12dfLCYmJxwMb0yh8fmfI3bYVzhTYA436rU/s200/May+2009+102.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Oyeg8sVZd5j6GKrx8cTzjkRuQB3VFw6OCZoDLkIYt29Zf89p6WEUHG19EZsKgnSsGpvhTHRkbXEn9c_V97cvpXDzfr6pxnKPY8v_LtfhhxoarGWtGErpmX2ZrOY6bez6oJ2pT5MivE_j/s1600-h/May+2009+103.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377080347475282226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Oyeg8sVZd5j6GKrx8cTzjkRuQB3VFw6OCZoDLkIYt29Zf89p6WEUHG19EZsKgnSsGpvhTHRkbXEn9c_V97cvpXDzfr6pxnKPY8v_LtfhhxoarGWtGErpmX2ZrOY6bez6oJ2pT5MivE_j/s200/May+2009+103.JPG" /></a></div>(Chloe and Cadence were attacking the cakes as you can see in the pictures)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf0_HIBfpG_dnQFQakkApzKyKvQHf8CHhh4hPwa7rr1PYUKY2ex_5TRVTskf7Ji9_unqyF9a0MxPCJ7Foij6kyZIwoQf85fpu2PHRJ67Pao9SdtOHT8VWwiEakT7aaK805uCItyc17h_z/s1600-h/May+2009+101.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378979729647524930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf0_HIBfpG_dnQFQakkApzKyKvQHf8CHhh4hPwa7rr1PYUKY2ex_5TRVTskf7Ji9_unqyF9a0MxPCJ7Foij6kyZIwoQf85fpu2PHRJ67Pao9SdtOHT8VWwiEakT7aaK805uCItyc17h_z/s200/May+2009+101.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBDVfEBn8vYFr4mIwIJ2cEIl6NcXGdAUY3f2ffYCn0Ko_bphnfuzsMTGKQVMnUhu-Qvl7rCV_YbtiGrw5erGXscNmqtdU-34tgp5dYHYMCoZ140X0tIPD1T3eWMCJdG0ZPqgcrC16CGKk/s1600-h/May+2009+094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377078448408271586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBDVfEBn8vYFr4mIwIJ2cEIl6NcXGdAUY3f2ffYCn0Ko_bphnfuzsMTGKQVMnUhu-Qvl7rCV_YbtiGrw5erGXscNmqtdU-34tgp5dYHYMCoZ140X0tIPD1T3eWMCJdG0ZPqgcrC16CGKk/s200/May+2009+094.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Here Chloe is being sung to. She really liked it. Oh and it was too windy for the candles to light, so she just stared at the cake. I was actually kind of happy that she didn't have to figure out the candle thing just yet, plus we get to reuse them. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWu_gXXitWiLN-L7sWIt0YIu03TMbsOvAxkicfZjzoXc-ubOU63noj8Rp2RX51ibFQWv_MmTaQoBp3AB_Aijjb31FZ82V7fHESaNlxfgKFkjCQy4VK4w_4DB49aS_85SisTBcEl2b_ymP/s1600-h/May+2009+096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378981630584215074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw9YZCfgXtSibl-orifjR8lpsRrIBoIASz9KdIoWoqeUyQi_0ozo0Yappu9g_PEV-JzeexUd637DaAaJLc0vHj1Ug8kc9Gye-ii6avJxF5xlOTgJ9AqtLYzjP7-2gXqMQXbeSK_JxdjgO/s200/May+2009+126.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The kids had a great time eating the cake and candy and playing in the pool. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHDslnU8862N32LtC_Dyu0xtZJcaVgdu82RsKprrB_iaVPQjpm2k7bIpj93nY8Wjf7KR0adZQsmEVHnCIHIwPXHl5vmBKUq6B20ygt6JDUsn2UF-DPXs7MIzoM1vf7JEDB_AAGVWCd6VQ/s1600-h/May+2009+131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377082566796015890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHDslnU8862N32LtC_Dyu0xtZJcaVgdu82RsKprrB_iaVPQjpm2k7bIpj93nY8Wjf7KR0adZQsmEVHnCIHIwPXHl5vmBKUq6B20ygt6JDUsn2UF-DPXs7MIzoM1vf7JEDB_AAGVWCd6VQ/s200/May+2009+131.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHe2stmFJ5m_N70ehYzt6LaWYAywpfpfKpNnY6iDqeKLFpzUeT9PTeLPrPtiGp82_a_SrZ3xF_l3e2az4TxcTx-z7em1rTswPaDdYnRHOpRqwz9X2ONPfJXhQQeO5QYgkCBDPRhzDlGVP/s1600-h/May+2009+144.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377082556940269074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHe2stmFJ5m_N70ehYzt6LaWYAywpfpfKpNnY6iDqeKLFpzUeT9PTeLPrPtiGp82_a_SrZ3xF_l3e2az4TxcTx-z7em1rTswPaDdYnRHOpRqwz9X2ONPfJXhQQeO5QYgkCBDPRhzDlGVP/s200/May+2009+144.JPG" /></a><br />This was interesting, Chloe started to walk around holding the candy stick in her hand like this and pretending to smoke. She has never been around people who smoke, so I thought this was, well, interesting.<br /></div><br /><div>I am so glad that the pool play went so well. You never know how it will turn out with the kids. Dax was smart and waited until all the other kids were out of the pool and got to enjoy it all by himself. Grandma got a chance to snuggle with the birthday girl for a bit while she warmed up. Both really enjoyed it. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7c6qIKmB6SrMV1mwry5zP1Zu0Tjj7m6o2u-wYx9a0zevEumW2fq4JLukGlpBCnF0a20mxO80JSkLsoQKqjxvSqkyHjTemPDHoljFFDsFQ1nSlCxn1vEdmPBxVtJz2E4_t9Q5aHWRLFMO/s1600-h/May+2009+109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377080369055989778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7c6qIKmB6SrMV1mwry5zP1Zu0Tjj7m6o2u-wYx9a0zevEumW2fq4JLukGlpBCnF0a20mxO80JSkLsoQKqjxvSqkyHjTemPDHoljFFDsFQ1nSlCxn1vEdmPBxVtJz2E4_t9Q5aHWRLFMO/s200/May+2009+109.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevo0BH_1dINGNsMtCWUE-euw54NhA_uhAm8-n2TvuoTovkGU7I54tGVn7sZSytP8adSAE70DuvIVfazNMSIZc0ZxpMBdeUTtRt88BsL5el4sQiGnaVHkrBXiOIerXRH8aSjwd8MSPw_ke/s1600-h/May+2009+104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377080356670654450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevo0BH_1dINGNsMtCWUE-euw54NhA_uhAm8-n2TvuoTovkGU7I54tGVn7sZSytP8adSAE70DuvIVfazNMSIZc0ZxpMBdeUTtRt88BsL5el4sQiGnaVHkrBXiOIerXRH8aSjwd8MSPw_ke/s200/May+2009+104.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Chloe got some great gifts as well. Caleb picked out a princess bathing suit for Chloe. Dax got her the movie BOLT, Cadence got her a gift card to Target ( oh what fun things we will get with that) and London got her a bunch of stuff for the upcoming road trip. So thoughtful. My mom's friend got Chloe this great red and white striped dress. When Chloe saw it she gasped and squealed "dress!!" All she could do for the next few minutes was show it off to people. One of the gifts my mm got her was a puppy in a purse. Man does she know this kid or what? Favorite toy as of late. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgym-1qJtZWRrW6QorsBE8lv3RjNYO8FirparQSwoLp_YYMkmpOIGQlA0yVKmkF7HVvZ_6ym_NFzOjSj3PgWksPXD1kdyybD3Bpuf4gTHog54wAjinGECCzEZnQMQzCp_SlSNvjkGoJBs/s1600-h/May+2009+148.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377082549307743346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgym-1qJtZWRrW6QorsBE8lv3RjNYO8FirparQSwoLp_YYMkmpOIGQlA0yVKmkF7HVvZ_6ym_NFzOjSj3PgWksPXD1kdyybD3Bpuf4gTHog54wAjinGECCzEZnQMQzCp_SlSNvjkGoJBs/s200/May+2009+148.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6TF6b_SCfko_1-2h5POv03fx3Pj61U4ot1h2UaCdLWZ96o6fPbJu3u0njQ5G624PrMbFX3hcOX4RwY5BIb1hXOEvLUPiNndUqF8M8R5uEorzVZ6qYZ3s7oP27BJRCHKUIUjhVkxz5oLf/s1600-h/May+2009+146.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377082586355168930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6TF6b_SCfko_1-2h5POv03fx3Pj61U4ot1h2UaCdLWZ96o6fPbJu3u0njQ5G624PrMbFX3hcOX4RwY5BIb1hXOEvLUPiNndUqF8M8R5uEorzVZ6qYZ3s7oP27BJRCHKUIUjhVkxz5oLf/s200/May+2009+146.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Chloe and Dax, the best of buds are giving each other hugs. </div></div><br /><div><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWu_gXXitWiLN-L7sWIt0YIu03TMbsOvAxkicfZjzoXc-ubOU63noj8Rp2RX51ibFQWv_MmTaQoBp3AB_Aijjb31FZ82V7fHESaNlxfgKFkjCQy4VK4w_4DB49aS_85SisTBcEl2b_ymP/s1600-h/May+2009+096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378981658453304754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzsSXTe7gUiNvyp24-o9Di9PUps9vtG2_646lPf1rc-fJTm4XK6M-nNggRSALneGmSdxFd13g0YppZ5eXltygaywOUtgu93QbQvMmaOxSTFDiafyfMFgEYRIb3BNt2KJDGuaeY9V-0bnP/s200/May+2009+150.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378981649270629506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZddArLKdez-PJagZsigrc7w7zxbrQrq6TARrEfyyb5XGblla476i896Sz-pc6LWxaChTLRO3iVh_ruvnIcjnE6gGQ78MoAwkcP8-HNPVaDKf7v8EFJVIEWnJw9LCORQT9sTSj1hDSxbf/s200/May+2009+149.JPG" /></a>So we had a pretty successful birthday party for Chloe. I am sad that we most likely won't be celebrating anymore birthdays with this amazing group of friends. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-47947714974768833532009-09-02T15:35:00.000-07:002009-09-22T23:33:30.907-07:00Six flags with friends<div><div><div><div><div><div>There is a six flags amusement park in this town that we live in. It is the Discovery Kingdom one. After 2 years of living 15 minutes away, we finally made the trek to the park. It is a great place to take the kids, even the small ones. I don't really like doing roller coasters so I didn't mind not doing the big kid rides. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxhGZemeWrAfXyHc1TvGi947PLQ6VWA33QF1iKf3Aq_ATaC801IQBgDOds6iRUFbje3WBKmGCbpKqzgjZf5_Kcx4NwzBagFkpD4RVUB8cItWKL-V_V_QRIIDJeAxq7CTs9y-6VedwnF8R/s1600-h/May+2009+040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377061925234349298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxhGZemeWrAfXyHc1TvGi947PLQ6VWA33QF1iKf3Aq_ATaC801IQBgDOds6iRUFbje3WBKmGCbpKqzgjZf5_Kcx4NwzBagFkpD4RVUB8cItWKL-V_V_QRIIDJeAxq7CTs9y-6VedwnF8R/s200/May+2009+040.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is so much to do with the little ones. They have many animals to look at, shows to watch, little rides for the kids under the age of 6ish and a climbing, park, water play area.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I wish we weren't leaving so soon. I would have gotten an annual pass to here. </div><div><br /></div><div>Chloe loved the rides. She didn't want to get off. They have this Thomas Land area that has the Thomas train, Harold the helicopter, and I forget what the bus' name was, but they have it there too. Oh and if you go at the right time, you will get to meet Sir Topham Hat!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax4NcqHehc1NTd_OW8mhxDRsxfWpdRccj3wHWshDwp_W6nqwa1pbw1VSxraahT0sS6XP7Vhfq7y1hDehhyZW-u2_d0i2pEM_YHhm2aScxjrUusEwhNB-IuRKYxdc4hLx-syUdDRV0EyIt/s1600-h/April+2009+269.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377061956484733730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax4NcqHehc1NTd_OW8mhxDRsxfWpdRccj3wHWshDwp_W6nqwa1pbw1VSxraahT0sS6XP7Vhfq7y1hDehhyZW-u2_d0i2pEM_YHhm2aScxjrUusEwhNB-IuRKYxdc4hLx-syUdDRV0EyIt/s200/April+2009+269.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>The train is part of the safari area where they also have a tree frog ride that jumps up and down. I even had fun on that one. </div><br /><div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJyD5S1vds8QiyLcqkIorC6xh9MKCqV2rys8UFUpkbUXIO3AQ8-5f0mrDow3M-wb-JQSbS5cpldiQQtLXgH1dGV8ErN3oqeqdCgM2CQvrBPzKvQ6_Gi_Xnh00xTdqM_AQVgr-Xsi8ENfE/s1600-h/May+2009+044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377061943015571730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJyD5S1vds8QiyLcqkIorC6xh9MKCqV2rys8UFUpkbUXIO3AQ8-5f0mrDow3M-wb-JQSbS5cpldiQQtLXgH1dGV8ErN3oqeqdCgM2CQvrBPzKvQ6_Gi_Xnh00xTdqM_AQVgr-Xsi8ENfE/s200/May+2009+044.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /> </div><div>We looked at all the animals including elephants, giraffes, whales, tigers, sharks and many more. Some even had their own shows. Unfortunately none of my friends though that their kids could sit through a show, so we never got to see one. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtSq6JH2yblLgbScVAIPm9L2EIqt9TdHRBoMULIt2AdYphyxfLQ7XBAho1NUAzYJU668pLX_J5j3H5a1t43VMov2wY96fY-JfhxL0WRpkycXInayLhSJysvmpjkkURS9Rev9HHxXDg8nw/s1600-h/May+2009+036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063203185562338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtSq6JH2yblLgbScVAIPm9L2EIqt9TdHRBoMULIt2AdYphyxfLQ7XBAho1NUAzYJU668pLX_J5j3H5a1t43VMov2wY96fY-JfhxL0WRpkycXInayLhSJysvmpjkkURS9Rev9HHxXDg8nw/s200/May+2009+036.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0mH-0HJXHwg2xQV-kvdCzQxoKeg_EZTNwBWnLTObxZdTJoE4EdXRY5cvK8nZ3QKUW10kAzzQP8-7ncAfh3i-XNH07193xTwEZStoPUhw8C5lOCY29rlszGyEgH00_Tk5hGAYglFkfxrn/s1600-h/May+2009+035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063192937084978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0mH-0HJXHwg2xQV-kvdCzQxoKeg_EZTNwBWnLTObxZdTJoE4EdXRY5cvK8nZ3QKUW10kAzzQP8-7ncAfh3i-XNH07193xTwEZStoPUhw8C5lOCY29rlszGyEgH00_Tk5hGAYglFkfxrn/s200/May+2009+035.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />This is the area that the giraffes are kept. You can see 2 of the 4 that they have here. At various times you can feed them for $5. It is our friend Caleb's favorite thing to do here.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01nXHwIvGSO7HAecH3JzHtn2HuqlX5sRSLsXt9MA5fui9WrQTcrsnM5a763Ay3Af8BJ7VFbiXDKP6pC-Hls_60STFnKn0zsF8dbVLpg6_2uQUeI-0Q1RwcM1lpaZ2mWOAels46esIWgKP/s1600-h/May+2009+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063181525802658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01nXHwIvGSO7HAecH3JzHtn2HuqlX5sRSLsXt9MA5fui9WrQTcrsnM5a763Ay3Af8BJ7VFbiXDKP6pC-Hls_60STFnKn0zsF8dbVLpg6_2uQUeI-0Q1RwcM1lpaZ2mWOAels46esIWgKP/s200/May+2009+030.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Looking at these pictures now I realize that I should have taken more of them. I guess I just liked taking pictures of the kids, not the theme park. Hopefully we will be back another day. Then I will take more. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-28109172033100692212009-09-02T15:34:00.002-07:002009-09-15T01:07:47.685-07:00Prostitution park gets a make over!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>In our neighborhood there is a park, not a great park, but a park. We have never gone there because that is where the drug dealers and prostitutes hang out. Oh and about a month or so ago, they found a guy murdered there. Yeah yeah, I know..."Kristina never leave your house!" I have been told that many times, but I have just learned to look out for people. And it really wasn't THAT bad of a neighborhood. As long as you looked the other way, "those people" would leave you alone. They were just at their job, working. They never once bothered us. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA8ZCafy-dVPZfWrRrr04ooPjKHas_Wckv0DH68SqPqxflRnTzGSJmGtX6GIER1WIVUuPpHZ-v-yKdFqTRKPxvx4nXtsodA1UF6yiUhWjSpFGde8eBXfUam7msOsPcFr-D2nKwjacHQl3/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+649.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377034492751412098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA8ZCafy-dVPZfWrRrr04ooPjKHas_Wckv0DH68SqPqxflRnTzGSJmGtX6GIER1WIVUuPpHZ-v-yKdFqTRKPxvx4nXtsodA1UF6yiUhWjSpFGde8eBXfUam7msOsPcFr-D2nKwjacHQl3/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+649.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wG_qYxScV8n6AJgxX-CxwKPqziohbIYd0N9OngrPVVy8h3ISLZhw5HQ5AvRasYvQdidFuLEg_9_UF0HFjdakfDT5EzWPIe0Je7PkbXnFUzZDjarsv6uDydsdR1WQdKubLkuV_WnKTqmG/s1600-h/May+2009+071.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037955819943570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wG_qYxScV8n6AJgxX-CxwKPqziohbIYd0N9OngrPVVy8h3ISLZhw5HQ5AvRasYvQdidFuLEg_9_UF0HFjdakfDT5EzWPIe0Je7PkbXnFUzZDjarsv6uDydsdR1WQdKubLkuV_WnKTqmG/s200/May+2009+071.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNom6IliwpLrKjT1j5ciDjSidl1hQXy5ghucAEvzkneuwspO79DQh0SlCcfuCkN3LgNQVIyzY_Opd_a1JVfBySh8emkjYL3lFbfye65AQTJ324L1h1txKXKWEcVaXH2a0cqdCpC1FAdv5u/s1600-h/May+2009+152.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037976646541202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNom6IliwpLrKjT1j5ciDjSidl1hQXy5ghucAEvzkneuwspO79DQh0SlCcfuCkN3LgNQVIyzY_Opd_a1JVfBySh8emkjYL3lFbfye65AQTJ324L1h1txKXKWEcVaXH2a0cqdCpC1FAdv5u/s200/May+2009+152.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well the neighborhood wanted to take the park back and make it a place for them and their families to hang out at. While I was in Iowa visiting family, the community got together and built a wonderful park. There were so many who volunteered their time, wisdom and tools to get it done. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorT1ye5zTWlcVhvFNmsuqkop4EhHt9kSx-Ib6ZFacb3xksfMJHECw5KDYthJwbbb6dH2uDElnDsmBFCEAP_5y3CfAr06373atF-oyKo7a5KLxkKDCPMncPYh8hS0HDo2ZCp-m-fapgrdy/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+640.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377034480936619746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorT1ye5zTWlcVhvFNmsuqkop4EhHt9kSx-Ib6ZFacb3xksfMJHECw5KDYthJwbbb6dH2uDElnDsmBFCEAP_5y3CfAr06373atF-oyKo7a5KLxkKDCPMncPYh8hS0HDo2ZCp-m-fapgrdy/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+640.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnCvTDrGwokq2s0x55x8V0GYScn-y7rrupFMpQZyXedcIlv1zAD3DfZHlGESI5YIFjn4aApTnwBiuq8qGCBE2PtsMvGlNJ851kMx2Oivj7C56vSagP9Nv4Y7JRbrbr-WSYzhkyf-U4qR9/s1600-h/May+2009+153.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037985944900370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnCvTDrGwokq2s0x55x8V0GYScn-y7rrupFMpQZyXedcIlv1zAD3DfZHlGESI5YIFjn4aApTnwBiuq8qGCBE2PtsMvGlNJ851kMx2Oivj7C56vSagP9Nv4Y7JRbrbr-WSYzhkyf-U4qR9/s200/May+2009+153.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Oh what a difference the park made. Now the park is filled, and I mean filled with families, not prostitutes and drug dealers. Kids are out there from morning until dark playing. Families are out with their bar-b-ques and picnic blankets. Kids are playing soccer, baseball and Frisbee. We have never seen this much activity there. NEVER! I am kind of sad that we are leaving it soon, but glad to see that there is a sense of community now.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKF9C-cFIzUff3oeK0-NzVYzsFXTPFWGa2N1qSzBsEP6WeNm7a03SkkW4qP6UjtfgKrFf8AZde4Csy5wqE3Ax93vzfmsb3ooI1e0Xca98ES4kWvK5JiIn7P33jAevVGm7b9fLolZ4uOW5/s1600-h/May+2009+080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037963601891538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKF9C-cFIzUff3oeK0-NzVYzsFXTPFWGa2N1qSzBsEP6WeNm7a03SkkW4qP6UjtfgKrFf8AZde4Csy5wqE3Ax93vzfmsb3ooI1e0Xca98ES4kWvK5JiIn7P33jAevVGm7b9fLolZ4uOW5/s200/May+2009+080.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS3rvxbunoAvJedJgUM2fCl3ulVRdK3vRdVPEnKmvM4-3sd4OhLlAiHjyyMacy3WvHjxUilc-fZVX8Wr9YzBJsDXlQY9RpxOTZv6sMTNFgMYix8jsPP-insQFHwzCJMCgVSw7j_skjxea/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+658.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377034502338958738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS3rvxbunoAvJedJgUM2fCl3ulVRdK3vRdVPEnKmvM4-3sd4OhLlAiHjyyMacy3WvHjxUilc-fZVX8Wr9YzBJsDXlQY9RpxOTZv6sMTNFgMYix8jsPP-insQFHwzCJMCgVSw7j_skjxea/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+658.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS3rvxbunoAvJedJgUM2fCl3ulVRdK3vRdVPEnKmvM4-3sd4OhLlAiHjyyMacy3WvHjxUilc-fZVX8Wr9YzBJsDXlQY9RpxOTZv6sMTNFgMYix8jsPP-insQFHwzCJMCgVSw7j_skjxea/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+658.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-70183964172421816882009-09-02T15:34:00.001-07:002009-09-08T19:01:39.880-07:00Baby shower<div>My good friend Annie is expecting her little girl in the first part of June. Her son Dax is one of Chloe's best friends. We even joke that they are boyfriend / girlfriend.<br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Side note:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoT_BjzdyUfVRDRxoT9X7-QDHIt-RVthjhiH88B7TCStvJ1jUrGuIkrf_jMfb7RnbXSOTyeXbyJ2N69hE4oLuRt7FwA-ZvMPXnhx9GTuCADOjIBUx5qW31E48WYMP80uvaQLLfYYPAttW/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+670.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377029605363268850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoT_BjzdyUfVRDRxoT9X7-QDHIt-RVthjhiH88B7TCStvJ1jUrGuIkrf_jMfb7RnbXSOTyeXbyJ2N69hE4oLuRt7FwA-ZvMPXnhx9GTuCADOjIBUx5qW31E48WYMP80uvaQLLfYYPAttW/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+670.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FU9scIZVpIODcUGyiVoqnlvom7_ydMVPNwsBGEC231in3um2V4ruYJFVAtmSztTv5g-B0axSxnN1ouibRE76eZcNuCQMgm9CxP4FRCqITFIMpNYNZW1Q1zZCpmI0JqOM1NAM6uEVXyNr/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377029589465561426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FU9scIZVpIODcUGyiVoqnlvom7_ydMVPNwsBGEC231in3um2V4ruYJFVAtmSztTv5g-B0axSxnN1ouibRE76eZcNuCQMgm9CxP4FRCqITFIMpNYNZW1Q1zZCpmI0JqOM1NAM6uEVXyNr/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+673.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>They both hug and kiss each other when they are around one another, and when they are apart, they are asking for the other one almost constantly. If we watched Dax for Annie and Colin in the evening, Chloe would tuck Dax into bed at night giving him kisses on the forehead and rubbing his head until she though he was asleep. Dax would wake up in the morning asking for Chloe. they are so cute together. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDJbaXJWgYTehBdtsfvuhkF7q_4nBxVgL5gtjeRlCGvBc0zS4zspRaOwvAMlYaR7WdsBw9lP1TyVbrRzZ2HfJNNxWAoK1WYakBSk7VSaJ1uuwea1rFHX26Xw4OO7DVn8t7bbvFGLeWzcm/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+665.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377029576498563842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDJbaXJWgYTehBdtsfvuhkF7q_4nBxVgL5gtjeRlCGvBc0zS4zspRaOwvAMlYaR7WdsBw9lP1TyVbrRzZ2HfJNNxWAoK1WYakBSk7VSaJ1uuwea1rFHX26Xw4OO7DVn8t7bbvFGLeWzcm/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+665.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ok back to the shower.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Since Annie, Dax and her husband are such a big part of my life right now, I really wanted to throw Annie a baby shower. At first it was just going to be a small get together of just us friends. Nothing big, just an "I'm thinking of you" party. Well her mom got word that I was going to do the party and soon enough it got much bigger. Her entire family was invited as well as long time friends. Even though this was now a bigger party with more to do, I really enjoyed it because I knew that it would mean a lot to Annie. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Since she was decorating the nursery in a lady bug theme, I decided to make the shower lady bug themed as well. My sister helped me come up with the "title". I called it the "Lady bug picnic". </div><br /><br /><div>And the ideas kept flying in my direction. I loved being in Iowa when trying to come up with ideas for the party. My mom and sis had some great ones. Oh and by the way, if you are planning on doing a ladybug theme, good luck with finding pre made items. I don't think they exist except for online.</div><br /><br /><div>So for the party I made lady bug candy on sticks for the kids to eat, and us moms as well. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf33HjqjCzuNxByZqV1LOk3MIF4FcVYcJxcJEzbdmLZDizpaMP9pJIHpSrKm02DagQDV5vw0jhSmneRYyYbAhSX6ZK2SLwVVLmHJwTSDXZw6tXUWx43_psAx-Z22jqYdtynqo3RUd3WO1z/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+589.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377015270906237106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf33HjqjCzuNxByZqV1LOk3MIF4FcVYcJxcJEzbdmLZDizpaMP9pJIHpSrKm02DagQDV5vw0jhSmneRYyYbAhSX6ZK2SLwVVLmHJwTSDXZw6tXUWx43_psAx-Z22jqYdtynqo3RUd3WO1z/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+589.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnztk44YJcklVcBQ1BAZb0l4iA063RVcRBZhxybkfqPnDiHhHoz8QlCMCI-gc0eFR7dnRx3u2_e_lZZpdxo3PhRgU-kMqqcwzJLrcCfD8HOYWinCWiNcSc_DqKQEP1tn6RDhzKHQVzVYXh/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+582.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377015261913419634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnztk44YJcklVcBQ1BAZb0l4iA063RVcRBZhxybkfqPnDiHhHoz8QlCMCI-gc0eFR7dnRx3u2_e_lZZpdxo3PhRgU-kMqqcwzJLrcCfD8HOYWinCWiNcSc_DqKQEP1tn6RDhzKHQVzVYXh/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+582.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Trbo9ObF9nChP3sNGuLcy2IXefndHvuz0gsS0Q_qFdV4hxpwechl3yCGEjuIbkn8jixoBCH90d-GlB0T0swcStzy6A_kje2gJ8sKxmFTaUXMYI9Ew4oQMMTMS4TzmyqEf8xUEE5Z-okY/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+594.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377015291691151538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Trbo9ObF9nChP3sNGuLcy2IXefndHvuz0gsS0Q_qFdV4hxpwechl3yCGEjuIbkn8jixoBCH90d-GlB0T0swcStzy6A_kje2gJ8sKxmFTaUXMYI9Ew4oQMMTMS4TzmyqEf8xUEE5Z-okY/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+594.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I made the cake with some idea help from Brett</div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgspjToBFmuXSTNtBRN8yJnxMco2rCvA73QMFSr8_ga7JGGJh8vudQg-Rh_ddiwOCaTZG-1sWgLs8cMbrDkLhiBHblWu9h9XeFdHXipX6S4mqaakWqBAAy5pqj_x6ZFDZXLnIZEV_-P4v/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+621.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017029730466818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgspjToBFmuXSTNtBRN8yJnxMco2rCvA73QMFSr8_ga7JGGJh8vudQg-Rh_ddiwOCaTZG-1sWgLs8cMbrDkLhiBHblWu9h9XeFdHXipX6S4mqaakWqBAAy5pqj_x6ZFDZXLnIZEV_-P4v/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+621.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF72iY00UOG37eMrmZDG5YiXpLlmgMu-lNP9OejRNKRCRklPcwK9E-2DcKM1kn5ige9mB-PRC9ZYsK4Ctlenb_jc8FL8pZkTrkmXM6jrCttCXYcZl_azkmlFb8itm13hiEY-8DFc4hEqk/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017007049664418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF72iY00UOG37eMrmZDG5YiXpLlmgMu-lNP9OejRNKRCRklPcwK9E-2DcKM1kn5ige9mB-PRC9ZYsK4Ctlenb_jc8FL8pZkTrkmXM6jrCttCXYcZl_azkmlFb8itm13hiEY-8DFc4hEqk/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+609.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfZKYwAFICPe5MLdfyc3kumuokqTu3wHjcZ_kdBc-SRrTk0ONPDVXEjDodaP1lLkf3K0ModF2pmkggpiJesUszDvdyyGRTZg2g7pIWQ_Rao9z0z6AkZf214ai4q5Xw0taWiC8BZkbH9_y/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+620.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017014876232882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfZKYwAFICPe5MLdfyc3kumuokqTu3wHjcZ_kdBc-SRrTk0ONPDVXEjDodaP1lLkf3K0ModF2pmkggpiJesUszDvdyyGRTZg2g7pIWQ_Rao9z0z6AkZf214ai4q5Xw0taWiC8BZkbH9_y/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+620.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><div>the flower arrangements for the tables</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_nNe2Zcx1TpV88ZyqA2fzD86npt5DOkyIk-59upbPCuv16m35b0tV79-irCw6emPMO8o_GCiTsH1cpcRIs-yQ70xmquyEu6Pf1kzdUKvP7wzu-S2WeVRkvvFNL-fOcDzBTt9dsVeVmt1/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+591.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377015280555644162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_nNe2Zcx1TpV88ZyqA2fzD86npt5DOkyIk-59upbPCuv16m35b0tV79-irCw6emPMO8o_GCiTsH1cpcRIs-yQ70xmquyEu6Pf1kzdUKvP7wzu-S2WeVRkvvFNL-fOcDzBTt9dsVeVmt1/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+591.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01kvjXIIxidZnRpNZ-xSUPz4GbuygmmN7-qh8uc84Z8Durui7yPF69ComrMKWVLQc7I3xvYAvCr4G7yQ3qh7uuxa8VK4PJbqwQCWkDYrnD09hro9ahPUINMzE8ChZrpu5Zg9ZNW1JdbOl/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+599.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377016984046725826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01kvjXIIxidZnRpNZ-xSUPz4GbuygmmN7-qh8uc84Z8Durui7yPF69ComrMKWVLQc7I3xvYAvCr4G7yQ3qh7uuxa8VK4PJbqwQCWkDYrnD09hro9ahPUINMzE8ChZrpu5Zg9ZNW1JdbOl/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+599.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>the drinking glasses, which were canning jars with shelving paper for the labels and raffia around the top for some flare.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fnNRs5F5S7NCIkKkL7Vfuz0Ks0_1Wxira6Gqt4keXdV9UUc3Q1vm2hoyl7Ri2Q2owrjde87tpY_lKkbO9ham5X4JaToKAyg90XyYp1KE5LcUIuXFi3iGFgSOOW9gOX3siq3f6QpEtQqs/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+596.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377015301851947778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fnNRs5F5S7NCIkKkL7Vfuz0Ks0_1Wxira6Gqt4keXdV9UUc3Q1vm2hoyl7Ri2Q2owrjde87tpY_lKkbO9ham5X4JaToKAyg90XyYp1KE5LcUIuXFi3iGFgSOOW9gOX3siq3f6QpEtQqs/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+596.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqmPhESMEd5gdaPYuIK-q7zy3ZQt9R1rVAfU7T4ULrv-8WUiFoOFJbpmHXjD-k7z0Ck0zwZvHgiyi7IeNnNOrN7hRNkkhlJbyt-M-NAP_JjmyyXCn-NtNtKOJz7xeDBMgqqL-8nk_BmZG/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+625.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018344489403826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqmPhESMEd5gdaPYuIK-q7zy3ZQt9R1rVAfU7T4ULrv-8WUiFoOFJbpmHXjD-k7z0Ck0zwZvHgiyi7IeNnNOrN7hRNkkhlJbyt-M-NAP_JjmyyXCn-NtNtKOJz7xeDBMgqqL-8nk_BmZG/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+625.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>cup cakes that looked like flowers (sorry the pictures are sideways)</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijD2kN3X-nndIkdOlK0x9vDDKBZHQdSIx0BQh23YHoVqJ5dQfNJWhoa8I2_jKRm5yDLMSCUfMECa_aMPyhTSGCV1XIXwJ0v_LrvjNgpOknQIPYiDoB53IwV_tppDhsQ29E87xJH-5GlhI/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+608.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377016993639830914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijD2kN3X-nndIkdOlK0x9vDDKBZHQdSIx0BQh23YHoVqJ5dQfNJWhoa8I2_jKRm5yDLMSCUfMECa_aMPyhTSGCV1XIXwJ0v_LrvjNgpOknQIPYiDoB53IwV_tppDhsQ29E87xJH-5GlhI/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+608.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ22av9uEiA9dpfij4WJFaSJgRAiv7I79B2xBfI4S5AtqmapzvPIzDaguFxW_5cssiKqtucyMKlhyRyICsdlD-1cnnduqW70Pnw9_Hu1Aq51gyqPtemx3O_EMMXh7b5PKJE7A7nh2ytTY/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+630.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377019970692701506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ22av9uEiA9dpfij4WJFaSJgRAiv7I79B2xBfI4S5AtqmapzvPIzDaguFxW_5cssiKqtucyMKlhyRyICsdlD-1cnnduqW70Pnw9_Hu1Aq51gyqPtemx3O_EMMXh7b5PKJE7A7nh2ytTY/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+630.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5Hq1Wf-y2vGpPnpGThXamSBdG7TPd0WxEqvQrUiyrvtIhM8gV_RjLSjS4s5UuHYxnGJWJfDk94JYxbvzubZQneqRg2L0bjBp7ZzoSrRnMxY-e9d-kAkvo9Xv1ftkH4AAnrphS8n-nuK7/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+631.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018374279412738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5Hq1Wf-y2vGpPnpGThXamSBdG7TPd0WxEqvQrUiyrvtIhM8gV_RjLSjS4s5UuHYxnGJWJfDk94JYxbvzubZQneqRg2L0bjBp7ZzoSrRnMxY-e9d-kAkvo9Xv1ftkH4AAnrphS8n-nuK7/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+631.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-ssiO9CXlil11i4Rx7QJQy8oUpV1Lky8opISQEc3fIUyGHlxbm9extCwQLCFg3YHmKjAv-MSygIw0Vh3XN2sYh15BRhvhrLIN5DkZ-7KxrMPeyzeEl655bJMBf2zG7xBEarFPLkIvoqV/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+623.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018331338454274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-ssiO9CXlil11i4Rx7QJQy8oUpV1Lky8opISQEc3fIUyGHlxbm9extCwQLCFg3YHmKjAv-MSygIw0Vh3XN2sYh15BRhvhrLIN5DkZ-7KxrMPeyzeEl655bJMBf2zG7xBEarFPLkIvoqV/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+623.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /><div>and I made Annie, or Zoe really, a personalized quilt with help from the guests at the shower. </div><br /><br /><div>IF you want to see it close up, just click on the pictures. Oh and this was my first time ever making a quilt. I think it turned out ok. </div><br /><br /><div>This is the back of the quilt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm3UR9DCYE4ebe852fya_TGnYHERcFZWOYrnTpD46vG2JV1K179OY8qHcOyhSVjpApOIF7l4RknFI3sxznuux6N92RHbwkoq3dHlGBESZSGcmA9uY1ldPxiYALaXAXN6vvA2xT33oummh/s1600-h/June+and+July+2009+247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377025382544556946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm3UR9DCYE4ebe852fya_TGnYHERcFZWOYrnTpD46vG2JV1K179OY8qHcOyhSVjpApOIF7l4RknFI3sxznuux6N92RHbwkoq3dHlGBESZSGcmA9uY1ldPxiYALaXAXN6vvA2xT33oummh/s200/June+and+July+2009+247.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGpYNBOP7pXGUZYOJ8jSXJykZboY830dMhxL7KWT2EZPLBLoDEDJipai_TVR6RH0nmzt6Q4DdBk-yQhlk_evtC7Gl34Txtv0WkEXi6To-CDwbPbN5nHXWin6PmHDHUT5qVsYla0hvBwGv/s1600-h/June+and+July+2009+249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377025395953562786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGpYNBOP7pXGUZYOJ8jSXJykZboY830dMhxL7KWT2EZPLBLoDEDJipai_TVR6RH0nmzt6Q4DdBk-yQhlk_evtC7Gl34Txtv0WkEXi6To-CDwbPbN5nHXWin6PmHDHUT5qVsYla0hvBwGv/s200/June+and+July+2009+249.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>my personal square. Thanks mom for the help! And sorry again for the sideways pic.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBhXzSmJsnGiQr-mpXbDlxkuUvvEXX6kn-o0bwD6LO1sb33C7Hm-rdjV3Aq9pnEqAo_C6IzlnsfeMZDvXeylGwloVrf40Fv_HTkdDRAccNKflteV8f7PMPrSs9VSt9yfCj5TnA3uoAjwa/s1600-h/June+and+July+2009+241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377025373660415010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBhXzSmJsnGiQr-mpXbDlxkuUvvEXX6kn-o0bwD6LO1sb33C7Hm-rdjV3Aq9pnEqAo_C6IzlnsfeMZDvXeylGwloVrf40Fv_HTkdDRAccNKflteV8f7PMPrSs9VSt9yfCj5TnA3uoAjwa/s200/June+and+July+2009+241.JPG" /></a><br />The front of the quilt<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGDxbK3jvRfiiG44P8sL_wNsPkv0GnNo-7JPHmMSEXayeouXlt8JpcpmbZL_JFcvO1kY6HxN4_r-LkHijKWHdgxyS10oJXFt2tLzf-38-hZzL5YhxWbPhGunctFnOib-fEZ0Tqx-OwX5a/s1600-h/June+and+July+2009+234.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377025354333957378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGDxbK3jvRfiiG44P8sL_wNsPkv0GnNo-7JPHmMSEXayeouXlt8JpcpmbZL_JFcvO1kY6HxN4_r-LkHijKWHdgxyS10oJXFt2tLzf-38-hZzL5YhxWbPhGunctFnOib-fEZ0Tqx-OwX5a/s200/June+and+July+2009+234.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X2RhR_iFL_Q-wMhdYgREXjKP45HZiNCW11g_fsCghgG1nGzZBpGlfX5C-xm5iqrFDbOqCXg9YqAjwWtu6EL5njk-kehndd3VWQ2Btt_tWvjVRNHtMazXprWNGBHDR53iF2E0Df827U8-/s1600-h/June+and+July+2009+239.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377025363161230306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4X2RhR_iFL_Q-wMhdYgREXjKP45HZiNCW11g_fsCghgG1nGzZBpGlfX5C-xm5iqrFDbOqCXg9YqAjwWtu6EL5njk-kehndd3VWQ2Btt_tWvjVRNHtMazXprWNGBHDR53iF2E0Df827U8-/s200/June+and+July+2009+239.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div><br />I was up late a few nights before the party just getting everything perfect and ready. It was worth it. Everybody had a great time and I got tons of compliments on the party. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAENqkV6eM8prhMAqd5XG-vPWZtiTfDc6jaJht_qfajtdyUcQ4-5-6NTZgWB36HYQraNg6_vjC-OpPApF7f4gmmIcxsLQ12znxNvCJ-E7nnw9zn2L9o23YGaYIiPkAzFZMsmrMYZ6_hs-r/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+635.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377019357012753874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAENqkV6eM8prhMAqd5XG-vPWZtiTfDc6jaJht_qfajtdyUcQ4-5-6NTZgWB36HYQraNg6_vjC-OpPApF7f4gmmIcxsLQ12znxNvCJ-E7nnw9zn2L9o23YGaYIiPkAzFZMsmrMYZ6_hs-r/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+635.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2afn5nYkLGiu-z0aZq5nnQYHqiHhCt857QFRkGjUFcupv1PVUnp_zEopMNwpKCIz4V5BNLkuaWvxEjKFt94OO3JUgN7ACnMHM2qmaCycuDCwN_4_18Y5KKQgRgqLjLhG02U0mvYSb-lf/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+634.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377019347808547010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2afn5nYkLGiu-z0aZq5nnQYHqiHhCt857QFRkGjUFcupv1PVUnp_zEopMNwpKCIz4V5BNLkuaWvxEjKFt94OO3JUgN7ACnMHM2qmaCycuDCwN_4_18Y5KKQgRgqLjLhG02U0mvYSb-lf/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+634.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79jSG1TRs-7rBB5OLTMKwRGRHROlLGUyD4RmIqhyphenhyphenG-xXBxrnItrKa_0ZlZAHvXuYe3B7X7Co3gHDXvL5waDlHLus435_4twpKjSnI2EDbxk1iF6r_U-dPXjS9SMrFHr22YKOEPoJCl65f/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+628.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018366241374962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79jSG1TRs-7rBB5OLTMKwRGRHROlLGUyD4RmIqhyphenhyphenG-xXBxrnItrKa_0ZlZAHvXuYe3B7X7Co3gHDXvL5waDlHLus435_4twpKjSnI2EDbxk1iF6r_U-dPXjS9SMrFHr22YKOEPoJCl65f/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+628.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDMDtrrzt0O2BagTUnVlf1JlF4CfXm28qaxku2YN5slyBPDjyb6KFFCbIHlkgOlqjta9L7YiEjYaNFuDqBuAjs7H8NLO3iWmfduLwA-Setz4iWMwQNwBvSw-_xBTFZMAuXBu77RktXfrs/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+626.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018358921902210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDMDtrrzt0O2BagTUnVlf1JlF4CfXm28qaxku2YN5slyBPDjyb6KFFCbIHlkgOlqjta9L7YiEjYaNFuDqBuAjs7H8NLO3iWmfduLwA-Setz4iWMwQNwBvSw-_xBTFZMAuXBu77RktXfrs/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+626.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div><br /><div>Update:</div><br /><div>Annie had Zoe 12 days after we moved. She is 7 lbs 11 oz and 20 inches long. We can't wait to meet her. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-55044817534226952372009-07-19T15:27:00.000-07:002009-09-08T01:55:46.294-07:00Off to Iowa again~Thank you Eric for making me realize that people really do read this. You inspired me to start posting again. And now it is time to play catch up!~<br /><br />This year, Chloe and I took off to spend some good quality time with my sister and her family in Iowa. Brett was not able to come this time because of school. Hopefully in a few years he might be able to take some time off to visit again.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br />We had such a great time. My parents were able to fly out the week before we got there to spend some quality time with the boys before we arrived, and my dad left a few days after we got there and my mom left the day we did. It was nice having the whole family together again (minus Brett).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7B89__xtPtUeRxfV6mhF76suSYkG53rgltUUiGFEW0QXT4RYIdrBoA7W5Y2VtP27Mf3m4jR4Zo6WVjcAuNVQQsESgJk-sxBwRFQ_L1l229lci9QkLn4PsVB_yux1vjRsPn7PjzFHZWE6/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361760727607488546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7B89__xtPtUeRxfV6mhF76suSYkG53rgltUUiGFEW0QXT4RYIdrBoA7W5Y2VtP27Mf3m4jR4Zo6WVjcAuNVQQsESgJk-sxBwRFQ_L1l229lci9QkLn4PsVB_yux1vjRsPn7PjzFHZWE6/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+073.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUltRqEQZ-LcLaSDdfW_yqZ9KlccR00HTpAFBgxo1nF_au0_V9hegBe57Nrg9QTQkPjeK4tUDOB4MwrHNpwOB3mfec5TbXptn-ZuRI9v_th7dYAq8Ttnhv9REzpeBOC8Jx3iDx2CmeQdU/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+538.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379003838946208514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUltRqEQZ-LcLaSDdfW_yqZ9KlccR00HTpAFBgxo1nF_au0_V9hegBe57Nrg9QTQkPjeK4tUDOB4MwrHNpwOB3mfec5TbXptn-ZuRI9v_th7dYAq8Ttnhv9REzpeBOC8Jx3iDx2CmeQdU/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+538.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div><div><div><div><div><br />Chloe and I stayed there for just under two weeks and still it seemed like we had no time what so ever. Like with all visits, we try and accomplish so much while we are there. We like to help out at the farm and it makes us feel good knowing that there is less for Tracy and Phil to do by themselves. </div></div></div></div></div><div><br /> </div><div>This trips list: </div><div><br /></div><div>Turn over the garden and plant it. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGEPE0ZQZsaMimTZFfUv6Shn13Lujs_Mas9S93gp-BUCzQy8NEHzYE_S79YiSffWT6C43xXeVEd-JOuTcu0xcuGL0kmpf3GglBlBlGPnqrNFEiVT4mZe2VVEyjEbhJAzYn2xjwB5WLpvW/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+292.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378997169105101746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGEPE0ZQZsaMimTZFfUv6Shn13Lujs_Mas9S93gp-BUCzQy8NEHzYE_S79YiSffWT6C43xXeVEd-JOuTcu0xcuGL0kmpf3GglBlBlGPnqrNFEiVT4mZe2VVEyjEbhJAzYn2xjwB5WLpvW/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+292.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglidwnV68dYvWP0-9ULJF5CSbf4aSLEU7PcWCsE0b-mQYIJMZUSdchUp1plKH2Q5xUYTT1E5I79Q5pKxS3Ld_UK8YcJHqDJV5qlVQAapYPgkFutLFECAHqAWyru6pQYGbJjm1iJY_XDugB/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+325.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378997191818553058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglidwnV68dYvWP0-9ULJF5CSbf4aSLEU7PcWCsE0b-mQYIJMZUSdchUp1plKH2Q5xUYTT1E5I79Q5pKxS3Ld_UK8YcJHqDJV5qlVQAapYPgkFutLFECAHqAWyru6pQYGbJjm1iJY_XDugB/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+325.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QQzmqiFoRNn9ngD77I3_3TyHwuQ4ykbg4PadmiDQDk1XwGdFX5W8s266XY0Py3nLFFwLJoU6ISQrFHuEmwbtri7bLS8dfwiD0Fg4Vwau1TuCFJNFXe-BU_bFnR4rAOfh3v6J5tRIZunB/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+294.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378992215178682946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QQzmqiFoRNn9ngD77I3_3TyHwuQ4ykbg4PadmiDQDk1XwGdFX5W8s266XY0Py3nLFFwLJoU6ISQrFHuEmwbtri7bLS8dfwiD0Fg4Vwau1TuCFJNFXe-BU_bFnR4rAOfh3v6J5tRIZunB/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+294.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxp98oyEXt41Cp890Fotej9x9Ol76DdMOotACaZKS33wrMf8NZ0vjaWga1UCFlReEvgW1GCmk7sv5jv3G2-2KJdRJ8KtlzJ4cv3i0gBCQEPQ_nQ0h55xKgCGcGkbHbSbdGA7S-Ft-XLL6/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+296.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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The best was Tracy's house)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEht5P_hP77T__M1cOcZ_9FKNx4PwknoRa6xjR-nJxokVqrwDfmY__L5o5k3Qxot-YnQgubGRTVMorbCOqb9e9s2o_YOIX7KiPPoP16DsQoKjMTKYl_MTsWxHJPZB-zzSWvv8JI3DI8ZJR/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+297.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379013173466693586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEht5P_hP77T__M1cOcZ_9FKNx4PwknoRa6xjR-nJxokVqrwDfmY__L5o5k3Qxot-YnQgubGRTVMorbCOqb9e9s2o_YOIX7KiPPoP16DsQoKjMTKYl_MTsWxHJPZB-zzSWvv8JI3DI8ZJR/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+297.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Help all of the laboring animals: sheep, cat, and chicken eggs ( OK I guess the Chickens were already done with their part)- Oh I was calling their farm "Fertile Farm" because everything seemed to be pregnant...except for us humans!-</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcieA-0umwHmK7iXQsU-26i9nk0Lhl_d07Gt8YbukrJIWj7bt7EsKWtiEqg9p-r87Teg2Ie1KW5exy2HEz_pVgUMW4i3x8HM4IfroDir_7UfQxK4n01nqwSs7LfmTUOD-lrdlb39FXGuC/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+484.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361736517881321570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgBNqn7jx5_U2UL558ZLhXFa0YF-SloZkzfQVavn3lw-aQMxH0DX6_wTnYi7BD-2lFW2VW9y24pi4wRNs5CcInXXJq85JFNc50z9HoC7dwjiQWl7WJwo9BczaYMwGa3Pos2JRZ3nfEMr7/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+045.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div>Work on down stairs bathroom</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX6-qekdQ7fAjAWju8JdQCVcf5DsdtZsqWGbMwJnxU096OwnCkBfSo2bzc45uqukBjSum3G1sX8qMdCH3thsGk-TCtX96dckhpisaBznyyZbSZYGxundc_uBtvVon5Ypvw147RCgT7djc/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361760746058961842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX6-qekdQ7fAjAWju8JdQCVcf5DsdtZsqWGbMwJnxU096OwnCkBfSo2bzc45uqukBjSum3G1sX8qMdCH3thsGk-TCtX96dckhpisaBznyyZbSZYGxundc_uBtvVon5Ypvw147RCgT7djc/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+094.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEvS4bcUvPuFsNbCsPbZxj93lQw2zu86T8y_GUWbnQEA4_dMbnvxjLS2rytTvgU-QRsSbbs_FGphTEiUQMGavclDDEnHupCxmfnJtWsiFSnaesS7DQstBzAPlUpKGkQ6iMXsAT2KmGGUy/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361763740412934594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc8vR2kTNh0a8JHR8_7dW1OHsBSmn5PJvOJEUhJFJ-86r1DjsjwQkQAb_Bb8aMw1g_Ulc66F84BFMCq0jDn0n3v-60mg2g5PhBukEAzbAF7k-AklaWmnZwXPmTjZkCZC_ASZ43rhDRifY/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+100.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We actually got that list done. I know we wanted to do much more, but come on, we needed to have fun as well. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div> </div><div>Chloe had found a love for cats. Thankfully Tracy had two of them that were wonderful with the kids. The female cat, Belly, was due to have kittens any day. It just so happens that the day we left she went into labor and delivered 5 healthy baby kittens that night. Oh well, I hope Tracy took pictures of them. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMEFoZJbhKtHFiIyFTChXKcrP7bOTVxQISCAPly_JZ6aZ20AvbrYf5X08owWsqKpbrR6TjKJmksu40K6k2aJtaA2mTwz5ScPIZ4uCWYZgq9gVYiGt-0RPf_Um_em7YCAGx5DSsWM4hxIm/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361736500118000962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMEFoZJbhKtHFiIyFTChXKcrP7bOTVxQISCAPly_JZ6aZ20AvbrYf5X08owWsqKpbrR6TjKJmksu40K6k2aJtaA2mTwz5ScPIZ4uCWYZgq9gVYiGt-0RPf_Um_em7YCAGx5DSsWM4hxIm/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+026.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIoQABA705hkX8T85xYDc5O8IlnNYjL4wWmbsthAy8aQoGtQBY69MeFCbi8dqruAuL_HX1RP4FGmvcpabDunWOAxfLr1EG-6jyV_fR60JSyD6aJ-3hvkabBkyOU-r8cB3jNcIXLwGDkGT/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379013139286783522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIoQABA705hkX8T85xYDc5O8IlnNYjL4wWmbsthAy8aQoGtQBY69MeFCbi8dqruAuL_HX1RP4FGmvcpabDunWOAxfLr1EG-6jyV_fR60JSyD6aJ-3hvkabBkyOU-r8cB3jNcIXLwGDkGT/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+036.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>OK so this post has been keeping me from posing for about 4 months now, so I just need to finish it. I will just leave you with that I love Love Love going to Iowa to visit my family. It is one of the most peaceful places you can go, at least in the Midwest. I even catch myself longing to be out there again, maybe it is just the company, or the stillness, or the feeling of serenity, whatever it is, there is a part of me that longs to be there. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do and I hope they can tell you a story that I am just not into writing right now. (There is just so much I want to say and too many pictures I want to post.)</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4FeEFrsL-3bi-1Np2sQbzKADfK5hSW4vV4-eYDcKhxZTnREzSPG-Hplp_q4Of4giV5tLVUFF96aU_VmIvFt6kng1R3pDelASAC4HMkDM3dGYJ0PEmJ_vCa9-s8TwoH5rqsJahvFb5dCq/s1600-h/IOwa+and+baby+shower+049.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379013148278065634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4FeEFrsL-3bi-1Np2sQbzKADfK5hSW4vV4-eYDcKhxZTnREzSPG-Hplp_q4Of4giV5tLVUFF96aU_VmIvFt6kng1R3pDelASAC4HMkDM3dGYJ0PEmJ_vCa9-s8TwoH5rqsJahvFb5dCq/s200/IOwa+and+baby+shower+049.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-80332450360923504622009-07-19T15:14:00.001-07:002009-07-23T11:59:24.006-07:00Disneyland!While we were visiting Brett's family over Easter, we went to Disneyland. <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeys4GlGMLNslz_k_p7oQv0dA9PXbs2bXNehlyRQO6bm4KGD9b9u-oYBpBsAxbCl8R_vv3-i1RxSYiWZaHBJtV874Lx9BnBaQQ46_BgNsmnuo9ZWc2Y5aCFKk8JJn7av3NeKT-KPe42ji0/s1600-h/April+2009+208.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361720599938972274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeys4GlGMLNslz_k_p7oQv0dA9PXbs2bXNehlyRQO6bm4KGD9b9u-oYBpBsAxbCl8R_vv3-i1RxSYiWZaHBJtV874Lx9BnBaQQ46_BgNsmnuo9ZWc2Y5aCFKk8JJn7av3NeKT-KPe42ji0/s200/April+2009+208.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghINuZURXk_csu0oKM_X3M_lw_vqAyVL70M0yM51f6zb77idFb4W24Vfb9BrjTD1Vv5352ExZiq-wjHWF7iadkh0T89VPTNQnmGoJRW9pRFTRUxXdg6gv65umHBtopvMlJJPnZ47ouP2Tj/s1600-h/April+2009+224.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361720609674730050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghINuZURXk_csu0oKM_X3M_lw_vqAyVL70M0yM51f6zb77idFb4W24Vfb9BrjTD1Vv5352ExZiq-wjHWF7iadkh0T89VPTNQnmGoJRW9pRFTRUxXdg6gv65umHBtopvMlJJPnZ47ouP2Tj/s200/April+2009+224.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>We all had a wonderful time. Since we had Chloe with us, we were limited to the rides that we could go on. Luckily the lines weren't too long. We took her on Dumbo's ride, went through toon town and unfortunately stood in line for 45 minutes for the Roger Rabbit ride. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAddXObC1BRP_92GnZ11SvuU1GCi8VdDJFm9r0QitSmkVDAPVuaNr1i6919utSNMVQfyeQs47nMCIvho2h8znuj_MQMQ866_ug0o3CpwC2nY5wE7zRKcQYoWZj-yZzmgmTTW0bDfD0bME/s1600-h/April+2009+255.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361725090687068450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAddXObC1BRP_92GnZ11SvuU1GCi8VdDJFm9r0QitSmkVDAPVuaNr1i6919utSNMVQfyeQs47nMCIvho2h8znuj_MQMQ866_ug0o3CpwC2nY5wE7zRKcQYoWZj-yZzmgmTTW0bDfD0bME/s200/April+2009+255.JPG" /></a>On Dumbo's flying adventure<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKwjwBh7seS_Z2IJvB9e0M3ynFZALBqcqC4XCvIYfYVlKR8nKHOWJLpPHBf5tX12sEqHoABLz3KrS7UdSFNi42OMBRSxvv8HvDigceweCh8GCTYQN6xiFQDAqlkxpyjA9RoB7D64_Es55/s1600-h/April+2009+260.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361725099699577618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKwjwBh7seS_Z2IJvB9e0M3ynFZALBqcqC4XCvIYfYVlKR8nKHOWJLpPHBf5tX12sEqHoABLz3KrS7UdSFNi42OMBRSxvv8HvDigceweCh8GCTYQN6xiFQDAqlkxpyjA9RoB7D64_Es55/s200/April+2009+260.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eo7VvlzMco4sRM3CmQg4HbN4-6baGMP-G_y7jfGifmFAGeYsRUdDEKzcDIGHck2F1IgnscbYm-d-zeLh522_pw9b6RP75a0-fojg8tQWZjxd9STivyQGXha0OIHngskQH4ML-LNWvQPQ/s1600-h/April+2009+257.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361725091148194770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eo7VvlzMco4sRM3CmQg4HbN4-6baGMP-G_y7jfGifmFAGeYsRUdDEKzcDIGHck2F1IgnscbYm-d-zeLh522_pw9b6RP75a0-fojg8tQWZjxd9STivyQGXha0OIHngskQH4ML-LNWvQPQ/s200/April+2009+257.JPG" /></a> Toon town<br /><br /><div><br /> </div></div></div><div>Chloe had fallen asleep when we were about to go on the ride and they won't let sleeping kids on the ride. So we tried to wake her up and fortunately she woke up enough for us to get on it, just for it to break down on the ride. So we got the experience of walking through it instead of riding the ride. The picture below is while we were on that walk. We got yelled at for stopping to take the picture. Oh well, I think we deserved it. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gX3GHXADjKLcMTmbS-jjAN9Xxxm1OLkVS2acWbPaJkDvdapIna5eMBHCCOdVA47MKLx29bsxaW2ZUE6zybXUzjVWoovITTZBNL441w1c_dQCgn5As1_lu3YjPcLfT0fF6VF3uPrGiM4n/s1600-h/April+2009+261.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361725107598505650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gX3GHXADjKLcMTmbS-jjAN9Xxxm1OLkVS2acWbPaJkDvdapIna5eMBHCCOdVA47MKLx29bsxaW2ZUE6zybXUzjVWoovITTZBNL441w1c_dQCgn5As1_lu3YjPcLfT0fF6VF3uPrGiM4n/s200/April+2009+261.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Chloe's favorite ride was the merry go round. She did not want to get off of it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb9JIStmHDnwCvBrWVr1pIZ7mDIo4lPcI77g7yETpLIItQWPFiDJAlj644NgtPxaQ4mbRegSVWCpzfTWcKy8qjtR9xetRaw3XxnnE8JQXnn4nZZJdHf7hq1Zdq4lbJysylOC5DRH6tY0A/s1600-h/April+2009+231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361720624356896562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibb9JIStmHDnwCvBrWVr1pIZ7mDIo4lPcI77g7yETpLIItQWPFiDJAlj644NgtPxaQ4mbRegSVWCpzfTWcKy8qjtR9xetRaw3XxnnE8JQXnn4nZZJdHf7hq1Zdq4lbJysylOC5DRH6tY0A/s200/April+2009+231.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsRoKhsrUulE2_izWWgrDLMI48wjNNPmFFvTdKr9702CnoNdQsg3AQ6ytfrBY2HRR01A-loncGYP9rwB1niWYWpjNQUz_UKk0bz-y0qiSlt-FUyEN00Ums5IHJD4cprikNm0POG6PVaFv/s1600-h/April+2009+238.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361731402969387138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsRoKhsrUulE2_izWWgrDLMI48wjNNPmFFvTdKr9702CnoNdQsg3AQ6ytfrBY2HRR01A-loncGYP9rwB1niWYWpjNQUz_UKk0bz-y0qiSlt-FUyEN00Ums5IHJD4cprikNm0POG6PVaFv/s200/April+2009+238.JPG" /></a>I think we went on this one 4 times.<br /><div><br />We spent the morning and into the late afternoon with Chloe there and were able to do a few rides with her. She enjoyed just looking at everything. Lunch was fairly well priced thanks to my discount for being a season pass holder. (just one of the perks I get for it).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbAs6TzcWwXawu48Ov_GZhT_jPP9OdR1dytczv2YzjC4-WJ4dOHltZ_rp5sB6fipBjmPaWpdJyB8Si-m_DpA_hXrr3uTXzRM8Z2IcekxTRY2_Vxhe0165qfqoAYRPvJvV0yX8Hdqifl5E/s1600-h/April+2009+227.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361720618395253826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbAs6TzcWwXawu48Ov_GZhT_jPP9OdR1dytczv2YzjC4-WJ4dOHltZ_rp5sB6fipBjmPaWpdJyB8Si-m_DpA_hXrr3uTXzRM8Z2IcekxTRY2_Vxhe0165qfqoAYRPvJvV0yX8Hdqifl5E/s200/April+2009+227.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi-x1Kb65ntS-4lwIH0suew9zFiO_iAEr6v5CF35kVqv9DIeqc-sC4vvOpzPaUigoydIljDXGRWXJH-Xabd200e5vpWBHTwTld-Jx3Xu6xOnIbdPdnOHw3j0miwPigJ5PPcxqUHKVJhF4/s1600-h/April+2009+202.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361720592235844706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi-x1Kb65ntS-4lwIH0suew9zFiO_iAEr6v5CF35kVqv9DIeqc-sC4vvOpzPaUigoydIljDXGRWXJH-Xabd200e5vpWBHTwTld-Jx3Xu6xOnIbdPdnOHw3j0miwPigJ5PPcxqUHKVJhF4/s200/April+2009+202.JPG" /></a><br />Brett's Aunt April was so wonderful, she picked Chloe up at about 4 pm and took her home so Brett and I could play like kids and go on all the rides.<br /><br />Mind you, we went over Easter weekend and on a Monday, this wasn't a really smart move, but this is what we were able to do. Luckily the lines were not too long for us and they have the fast pass system that we took advantage of. I think we got in every ride at least once if not 2 or 3 times. By the time we left at midnight we were tired and ready for bed.<br /><br />I think I will enjoy living so close to this wonderful place. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-75823424222123547772009-07-19T15:00:00.000-07:002009-07-23T11:07:16.122-07:00Easter TimeThis year (like last year) we went to southern California to celebrate Easter with Brett's family. We stayed with Brett's Aunt April and Uncle Randy who were so nice to let us stay in their bedroom while they camped out on the couch. Don't worry, they have rally comfy/big couches.<br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-D1yztkWJyIuDsTUJhiQz4Z5ISrDusx02AejhZY6XfUNJ8E4ASJ0sGBmjPwaShvU-gcP7Gga2J-fnmxBITF5F7nDOCyd6Xudb3i-tU2Pk4Wq_mLSMQNUT_NWj-86J7aQOHxVIJC9gDdF/s1600-h/April+2009+103.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361540894565053122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-D1yztkWJyIuDsTUJhiQz4Z5ISrDusx02AejhZY6XfUNJ8E4ASJ0sGBmjPwaShvU-gcP7Gga2J-fnmxBITF5F7nDOCyd6Xudb3i-tU2Pk4Wq_mLSMQNUT_NWj-86J7aQOHxVIJC9gDdF/s200/April+2009+103.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTybel7vV_FyZU2y9wSL0ouIZn14ywwLfmL58lVCVq3oFj2uhAXJbu49WPlPAQxB9YE2C-1z2PfBo-8awhKe0zQ5uoslw9Rw-2JpnKHgn_CdZQpYIBPi1d0Lk8Y9xYA_E-NLXxZepM9cYm/s1600-h/April+2009+106.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361540900203002178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTybel7vV_FyZU2y9wSL0ouIZn14ywwLfmL58lVCVq3oFj2uhAXJbu49WPlPAQxB9YE2C-1z2PfBo-8awhKe0zQ5uoslw9Rw-2JpnKHgn_CdZQpYIBPi1d0Lk8Y9xYA_E-NLXxZepM9cYm/s200/April+2009+106.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br />Chloe has fallen in LOVE with their dog Milo. And luckily Milo has a thing for Chloe as well. She can scold him and he listens, she makes sure he is fed and well watered, and she even fell asleeep on, but after he fell asleep on her. I can see them making a great bond in the year to come.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCLvl3pDGXdgLVbZ2sItAEGXk28xPAoN7v3iqYlJSFaBY0nHFtUeBFylV6QmpUbaFY9kxSg1QiL4fcTul5_TcE_-lApT0Vdh1BLDlfYzWyntx30bxxbpT_jvk4ip0Tkcu7Z6m-EU205fJ/s1600-h/April+2009+108.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361540909208232258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCLvl3pDGXdgLVbZ2sItAEGXk28xPAoN7v3iqYlJSFaBY0nHFtUeBFylV6QmpUbaFY9kxSg1QiL4fcTul5_TcE_-lApT0Vdh1BLDlfYzWyntx30bxxbpT_jvk4ip0Tkcu7Z6m-EU205fJ/s200/April+2009+108.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYQxO92GU39qS1rNdddx_8oXh1Q_pHdToKy7tyAubDQDqzaooEUeixtQY-19KPvGRQlcGwhp9CJm1TBdj26habu0gfuolv_AbvHsnSxa1yU73pZDm9FJiS8MGWQY1mDtmBdmyh1f_eJwP/s1600-h/April+2009+118.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361540917086031778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYQxO92GU39qS1rNdddx_8oXh1Q_pHdToKy7tyAubDQDqzaooEUeixtQY-19KPvGRQlcGwhp9CJm1TBdj26habu0gfuolv_AbvHsnSxa1yU73pZDm9FJiS8MGWQY1mDtmBdmyh1f_eJwP/s200/April+2009+118.JPG" /></a><br />While were were down there, we had a wonderful time catching up with Brett's other relatives.<br />The day before Easter, we got together with the entire family over at his Uncle Stan's house. They live in a rural ranch community. The town looks like it should be in Texas. I think it is cute. Chloe got to see horses, goats, chickens, dogs and cats.I can tell we will be spending a lot of time over here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07rhgIfz7l3pjuSutbYkLemnXc_GlEaAPASvEt6e8O4hWa_8H3b6GdAhztdIr42BltuwI4DFKE-YGie5aLnK-3qnLRuPG6QTUKv9ISdis8DHjlO3JtJuKx5ZM3Oauj0cVw-wb4ujHvIAN/s1600-h/April+2009+126.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361543341874561954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07rhgIfz7l3pjuSutbYkLemnXc_GlEaAPASvEt6e8O4hWa_8H3b6GdAhztdIr42BltuwI4DFKE-YGie5aLnK-3qnLRuPG6QTUKv9ISdis8DHjlO3JtJuKx5ZM3Oauj0cVw-wb4ujHvIAN/s200/April+2009+126.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5c1nyWz7HnDdRxXJ3ag6rmHlXDKiwqr4WzDmVHQxR5j87piYPaw6pJD6RIh5WCGYIvtksb8Ium-_JTvxyccbuTIG83AWAVXfNYa-JsoEWqRbAiojlOqc_TUpFrxl6wWrdoqIl8yduzTv/s1600-h/April+2009+140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361543356472434242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5c1nyWz7HnDdRxXJ3ag6rmHlXDKiwqr4WzDmVHQxR5j87piYPaw6pJD6RIh5WCGYIvtksb8Ium-_JTvxyccbuTIG83AWAVXfNYa-JsoEWqRbAiojlOqc_TUpFrxl6wWrdoqIl8yduzTv/s200/April+2009+140.JPG" /></a><br /><br />As well as animals, his uncle Stan and Aunt Jodi had a wonderful surprise last year. Brett has a new cousin that is about 8 months old. Chloe LOVED him as well. SHe was so good with him. I can see that she will be such a good big sis when the time comes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryU7_xb4Qrva_XpqD9bDnbFVOmBDwB2XlbvpiymV_GJ5YAKNXZnH6RxTC9eomVALalXGzuOD0_4naZ466RhxDvCOVJkMmj9gttN9RXWKqHjkzCHSAiFUH4sK4-gUzw43ghOhoJXfJOhny/s1600-h/April+2009+122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361540922234603090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryU7_xb4Qrva_XpqD9bDnbFVOmBDwB2XlbvpiymV_GJ5YAKNXZnH6RxTC9eomVALalXGzuOD0_4naZ466RhxDvCOVJkMmj9gttN9RXWKqHjkzCHSAiFUH4sK4-gUzw43ghOhoJXfJOhny/s200/April+2009+122.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG75PA2kK2hd9z1WMo4DVlwpqlNQrQlQw2AncGf6qSuVvqCHPYtFKjB4z1gLsYvlzm9H39meMEWrT8_L7ROCMFWUcQaCXRBrSlhMCncMCefWAwBsODe9qH51hUQ4GLld0A4gXFGJNzPRp3/s1600-h/April+2009+125.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361543339209497426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG75PA2kK2hd9z1WMo4DVlwpqlNQrQlQw2AncGf6qSuVvqCHPYtFKjB4z1gLsYvlzm9H39meMEWrT8_L7ROCMFWUcQaCXRBrSlhMCncMCefWAwBsODe9qH51hUQ4GLld0A4gXFGJNzPRp3/s200/April+2009+125.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DSPUnoyjtk_-pqn-_Yo1IRDjz4lFpxKf5kP6-x7tkX6l7l3o202tPDmzMS0G79Yrh5NUu8k02-9aMG3Vk3WUg92VpzURuHh0LW3ipYhSgS4yG0mpTvdAJClMFTonXp9cC0p2yoDcsmco/s1600-h/April+2009+152.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361543358118522226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DSPUnoyjtk_-pqn-_Yo1IRDjz4lFpxKf5kP6-x7tkX6l7l3o202tPDmzMS0G79Yrh5NUu8k02-9aMG3Vk3WUg92VpzURuHh0LW3ipYhSgS4yG0mpTvdAJClMFTonXp9cC0p2yoDcsmco/s200/April+2009+152.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVutwNXmKPfEa8sOwmIkhaZU7dgF8phHGi3-Tx_8Sb579lILkLM0aWeaHpPs0pakAHhFE4iBjXKFfvdIHPVrWuroIJB0_DOrrYAmNy_g6YRu16bbkVy_eqFOoCds_hnSY4Plv5x3golYf-/s1600-h/April+2009+201.JPG"></a><br /><div><div><br />For Easter Sunday, we went with his Grandma Pauline to church and then out to brumch. When we got back to her house, grandma's dog cuddles needed to go for a walk. So Chloe insisted that she walk her and actually did a pretty good job with it. Chloe also felt that Cuddles needed to wear a hat. She likes to put clothing on animals. </div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwS7bGGbo-ueLKZ0-P_ytohnNLVKLW5YPjxCf9wID8dUOZvPAioVnrtOJV7MRQVAsDYRjpgqd1j7Bq8Po2tpN1JJEDBOG1f_cjMdPXQjiatDsDxcMzHaqU4BNM9kXmHNp0Qy4ld7FFjm2/s1600-h/April+2009+166.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361545792740216978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwS7bGGbo-ueLKZ0-P_ytohnNLVKLW5YPjxCf9wID8dUOZvPAioVnrtOJV7MRQVAsDYRjpgqd1j7Bq8Po2tpN1JJEDBOG1f_cjMdPXQjiatDsDxcMzHaqU4BNM9kXmHNp0Qy4ld7FFjm2/s200/April+2009+166.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla1CBDvkiHI4In7dMgdECqW9N_aDHxZSfJTjXTFQhGzfKX5vcqf8DBIvmryqG131VA4EapWja99Tc8luE3vlqw9IxvsvUuSBjC9hWuVcnTrgXcQAPL_Ro0DhR9PHpZOb5r3GVzvCfcdKg/s1600-h/April+2009+168.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361545798750408306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla1CBDvkiHI4In7dMgdECqW9N_aDHxZSfJTjXTFQhGzfKX5vcqf8DBIvmryqG131VA4EapWja99Tc8luE3vlqw9IxvsvUuSBjC9hWuVcnTrgXcQAPL_Ro0DhR9PHpZOb5r3GVzvCfcdKg/s200/April+2009+168.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After our walk, Brett sat down at the piano and Chloe joined him. She loved it. The fact that it made neat noises when you push on things was so cool to her. Well I guess it is neat to all of us really.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0XTdQ8VtdhRFnc84OadxgiN9gsUMYtaOS0cNocPq5XfS_e2zDDyoL-TxiMefUzskMrcQW760kSrXm9hd69GYr1KZQULMhhSw9WDijr8EvEoqu9QOl2IVqLb-fMT-JlCOvLXIKOk56A6i/s1600-h/April+2009+157.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361543369999214770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0XTdQ8VtdhRFnc84OadxgiN9gsUMYtaOS0cNocPq5XfS_e2zDDyoL-TxiMefUzskMrcQW760kSrXm9hd69GYr1KZQULMhhSw9WDijr8EvEoqu9QOl2IVqLb-fMT-JlCOvLXIKOk56A6i/s200/April+2009+157.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This vacation was different for us this time because we weren't just going down for a nice visit with the family, but we were also going down to look for a place to stay come June. Brett got accepted into the Long Beach rotation for medical school.<br /><br />This was an eye opening experience. We have a strict budget because I would not be working and we will be living off of student loans in California (not a cheap state). We looked at places near Brett's hospital and realized that we could not afford anything that would be remotely safe for us to stay at. So we headed out farther away from the hospital making Brett have a longer commute than either of us wanted him to have. After 5 days of looking at places and getting really scared for ourselves and daughter, we found a wonderful place that is just 10 minutes away from Brett's Aunt April. Brett will have about a 45 minute commute on average, but it will be totally worth it for us to be in a safe neighborhood and we will be close to family. Another bonus to the new location is that we will be 15 minutes away from Disneyland and I have a season pass. I plan on spending many days there.<br /><br />While we were down there, we went by Brett's old house that he grew up in, saw Laverne, a longtime family friend who helped raise Brett, went to a few parks and spent some good quality time with Brett's Grandma Pauline.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOdfszzI3B_V_OLDmvmwqs3hSKLDOxmdFxxZnbAn7R3KsbeL_fjH69mq-z_093Vll0WKcvpXZoDyLuEpIJBqWN04ArmxygYnGd51iyPgYLSs9AMKE7GPQOuC91mj_j3OZXZULew58FmQe/s1600-h/April+2009+263.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361551672492387778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOdfszzI3B_V_OLDmvmwqs3hSKLDOxmdFxxZnbAn7R3KsbeL_fjH69mq-z_093Vll0WKcvpXZoDyLuEpIJBqWN04ArmxygYnGd51iyPgYLSs9AMKE7GPQOuC91mj_j3OZXZULew58FmQe/s200/April+2009+263.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjs_FkA5QkvYVtWhO9W6qJIr-of5FNRGp8BmppyHtPhIBYcxzSzsMI9IsnrtafWUMDEX_VqRS9ESwZEhI-n4Uez0EDJTDKGRSxhB852_psILRpU0joZHsciYKrMUysclPEe6_ZmpaNPVa/s1600-h/April+2009+264.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361551678949728418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjs_FkA5QkvYVtWhO9W6qJIr-of5FNRGp8BmppyHtPhIBYcxzSzsMI9IsnrtafWUMDEX_VqRS9ESwZEhI-n4Uez0EDJTDKGRSxhB852_psILRpU0joZHsciYKrMUysclPEe6_ZmpaNPVa/s200/April+2009+264.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t0qVA5ofbqq0XWCLegTjCiGbCII7lYiZNYYOBs6_BMbfaRevEqduFF_kIh2nYjHXLgYkjORPySLSPuwlm0ZhimOPzBknjNChyphenhyphenRDyXUZ9075ygobcUiKX34ERI-OqBjMPjLWK3bJ9WsN6/s1600-h/April+2009+183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361545813657908450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t0qVA5ofbqq0XWCLegTjCiGbCII7lYiZNYYOBs6_BMbfaRevEqduFF_kIh2nYjHXLgYkjORPySLSPuwlm0ZhimOPzBknjNChyphenhyphenRDyXUZ9075ygobcUiKX34ERI-OqBjMPjLWK3bJ9WsN6/s200/April+2009+183.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRasxPbF6LvabnIpwbTFbWJ0Xiq3JeHj-cIUzun7oEzwSv_9KCVd-0OJ-oISz22ZvMaG8ID_iaQ5M_Bl9iZX2Wsi-dlo0kF3Mb1rRRnKAViNP4DDkxC6CJHpJpfl6Saqj2fWsQiUEU8_hh/s1600-h/April+2009+177.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361545808232170626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRasxPbF6LvabnIpwbTFbWJ0Xiq3JeHj-cIUzun7oEzwSv_9KCVd-0OJ-oISz22ZvMaG8ID_iaQ5M_Bl9iZX2Wsi-dlo0kF3Mb1rRRnKAViNP4DDkxC6CJHpJpfl6Saqj2fWsQiUEU8_hh/s200/April+2009+177.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVutwNXmKPfEa8sOwmIkhaZU7dgF8phHGi3-Tx_8Sb579lILkLM0aWeaHpPs0pakAHhFE4iBjXKFfvdIHPVrWuroIJB0_DOrrYAmNy_g6YRu16bbkVy_eqFOoCds_hnSY4Plv5x3golYf-/s1600-h/April+2009+201.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361545821377702210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVutwNXmKPfEa8sOwmIkhaZU7dgF8phHGi3-Tx_8Sb579lILkLM0aWeaHpPs0pakAHhFE4iBjXKFfvdIHPVrWuroIJB0_DOrrYAmNy_g6YRu16bbkVy_eqFOoCds_hnSY4Plv5x3golYf-/s200/April+2009+201.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8QcnnwG5tzoWdoeWPfTsdfrgBE3a6UB1KFZSj70m-RSobCGkWeZrTKnTwMotCTDorC4x5cKH__WkiO6Smcs4XFY_dV7690f2Modh_OVoEEiQHg03PcvPdZ-z-fQqrc0kcGehFOReDEbK/s1600-h/April+2009+265.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361551690072186434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8QcnnwG5tzoWdoeWPfTsdfrgBE3a6UB1KFZSj70m-RSobCGkWeZrTKnTwMotCTDorC4x5cKH__WkiO6Smcs4XFY_dV7690f2Modh_OVoEEiQHg03PcvPdZ-z-fQqrc0kcGehFOReDEbK/s200/April+2009+265.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br />We can't wait to go live down there.Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-19724914088373561712009-05-17T14:56:00.000-07:002009-06-16T16:42:59.313-07:00Washington trip March 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBxqRBSVie7v4Np-AfAQR-6g1i86mGAj8lB_BuBYvlne9loGsQlQdm9oL9PeMBb72jQQY6S8SpENEFhUqOrZ45943HBdFUA1KPB95j9XGrYQKL1P9z3zCljglb-cdFBv74sf9oc7XI9L4/s1600-h/march++in+WA+013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336917124289161442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBxqRBSVie7v4Np-AfAQR-6g1i86mGAj8lB_BuBYvlne9loGsQlQdm9oL9PeMBb72jQQY6S8SpENEFhUqOrZ45943HBdFUA1KPB95j9XGrYQKL1P9z3zCljglb-cdFBv74sf9oc7XI9L4/s200/march++in+WA+013.JPG" /></a><br />In March, Chloe and I took a trip up to Washington to do our taxes and play with Grandma and Grandpa. I think Chloe is used to traveling now because she knows exactly what to do at the airport, on the plane, and to look for Grandma and Grandpa at the airport where we arrive. Now that she is older, she looks for them as soon as we get off the plane. No longer does she cry when I leave her with one of them to go to the bathroom. I love it. <div><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UvE7bgxKN4yBBLssbUcc-lndupCUO03hfcRaQ14yqHh2K_YsvK9qyrpCj2tnbXmsLfSVqVgz3Y1LIJkPuVs8OI92JDo7k1yo9jJqkayFYrq_bb5VB-4f38rvY71npgtWkwWs12w_YlFL/s1600-h/march++in+WA+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336917120567232946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UvE7bgxKN4yBBLssbUcc-lndupCUO03hfcRaQ14yqHh2K_YsvK9qyrpCj2tnbXmsLfSVqVgz3Y1LIJkPuVs8OI92JDo7k1yo9jJqkayFYrq_bb5VB-4f38rvY71npgtWkwWs12w_YlFL/s200/march++in+WA+005.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr1OLEqJcaArGigdx4tjyXb8-a5_fHwNN5c-MSbqTi1WEAupA7BrnAh4LYjkuHVnr3gqxey90nR3fT1B68EZwYttkyRLUJ-3bO6j7SZ2ui4TY0xHrY7blb7UfsiQjyxc_3Wgv6gGJBJWq/s1600-h/march++in+WA+070.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckbGtHUmWErLftQv78WJqFeJiPWLimDcpht5m2VbX1pbuDGGHw4vxy-Q6e4ZMRaui6Ta7_TfWUbYljbzVPCMYRW-OcDS3mQx7w1775fCUT9pkXdiY_inYLBSPrbIZyv6fGVDqDCrU0fCE/s1600-h/march++in+WA+048.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Besides working on my taxes (which we almost forgot to do), we were able to attend a birthday party for my friend's little boy.Cole had just turned two. </div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOjxSh9-vXF7sZE5d3xnRuIAKz59eMd4kh7qt3Lt4tKsX639MrmsDCtlq4lOW0mSdbx-Qx4y2M_m_AV-4fKa_PDNU7ndZZi3cWh27elyPv9bbtiwW2MPDwGILU3xXf9csnJUwDaJT8OcV/s1600-h/march++in+WA+028.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348047453307790898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOjxSh9-vXF7sZE5d3xnRuIAKz59eMd4kh7qt3Lt4tKsX639MrmsDCtlq4lOW0mSdbx-Qx4y2M_m_AV-4fKa_PDNU7ndZZi3cWh27elyPv9bbtiwW2MPDwGILU3xXf9csnJUwDaJT8OcV/s200/march++in+WA+028.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYwN5VwWStJXCd0LE6fCa4gcoLJg2jyfrXsw8zOoDsF3U1y3-5v-jOyyRflvoaJZoL2uXPI-AMEoQYmZhhnC2CNlQ1p2SV0783RJbDEywN6SxD5EaaEbolpmNJCB2Pjt5x-IoJfUspaTl/s1600-h/march++in+WA+017.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr1OLEqJcaArGigdx4tjyXb8-a5_fHwNN5c-MSbqTi1WEAupA7BrnAh4LYjkuHVnr3gqxey90nR3fT1B68EZwYttkyRLUJ-3bO6j7SZ2ui4TY0xHrY7blb7UfsiQjyxc_3Wgv6gGJBJWq/s1600-h/march++in+WA+070.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs74JZom8sd__OMlXPnjnK7_dnhVDUwNH3P0VeS8S-pJf7FFxy9eulo7_bJ9bQidGk_1oWWlYLfNse2N9UvihxI2VFM0JYF3JFG5hM96SlchpwIQn2Ykin0ruYQqMWoqt_ISWrtBt1FJp/s1600-h/march++in+WA+047.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>................................. <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Side note: On our way home from the airport, my mom and I stopped at a fabric store to look for fabric to make Chloe a dress, or to get some fabric to send to my sister to make her a dress. You would have thought that we brought Chloe into a candy store with the way she reacted to the bolts of fabric. People could hear her squeals throughout the store. She was so excited to be there. She ran up and down the aisles, hugged bolts of fabric, picked out many different patterns (all with babies on them) and just purely loved being there. This was nice for my mom and I for we wanted to spend some time there. While we were there, we found this really cute dress pattern. I also found some really cute fabric. My mom was nice enough to get them all and put them together to make a super cute dress for Chloe to wear to birthday parties. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr1OLEqJcaArGigdx4tjyXb8-a5_fHwNN5c-MSbqTi1WEAupA7BrnAh4LYjkuHVnr3gqxey90nR3fT1B68EZwYttkyRLUJ-3bO6j7SZ2ui4TY0xHrY7blb7UfsiQjyxc_3Wgv6gGJBJWq/s1600-h/march++in+WA+070.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348045647508428050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr1OLEqJcaArGigdx4tjyXb8-a5_fHwNN5c-MSbqTi1WEAupA7BrnAh4LYjkuHVnr3gqxey90nR3fT1B68EZwYttkyRLUJ-3bO6j7SZ2ui4TY0xHrY7blb7UfsiQjyxc_3Wgv6gGJBJWq/s200/march++in+WA+070.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Back to the story...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs74JZom8sd__OMlXPnjnK7_dnhVDUwNH3P0VeS8S-pJf7FFxy9eulo7_bJ9bQidGk_1oWWlYLfNse2N9UvihxI2VFM0JYF3JFG5hM96SlchpwIQn2Ykin0ruYQqMWoqt_ISWrtBt1FJp/s1600-h/march++in+WA+047.JPG"></a></div><div>So we were going to the birthday party and I was talking to my mom about how cute it would be if Chloe could wear the new dress to the party (mind you it was still just fabric). She looked at me and said "Umm, that is in three days dear!" Ooh I was so happy, she agreed to attempt to make it in three days with having Chloe there and other things that we needed to get done as well. It was a success. She made the dress and I sewed on the buttons on the way to the party. Thankfully it fit. We didn't even try it on until we got to the party. But it looked wonderful!</div><div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRYdNPWzhJgBSdE3vccMuOhhNqZrjhlrh1wPjARrdiex4pZgOPbzkwRTZ1kzp3Av5Rd3J2AU4iK6OLNeIMpDyulqQn_Rj9v_lpS2WZn3QRFpX_rm-qDV7ojg54U_MENdzWMhTxntuil93/s1600-h/march++in+WA+027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336917134925464082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRYdNPWzhJgBSdE3vccMuOhhNqZrjhlrh1wPjARrdiex4pZgOPbzkwRTZ1kzp3Av5Rd3J2AU4iK6OLNeIMpDyulqQn_Rj9v_lpS2WZn3QRFpX_rm-qDV7ojg54U_MENdzWMhTxntuil93/s200/march++in+WA+027.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYwN5VwWStJXCd0LE6fCa4gcoLJg2jyfrXsw8zOoDsF3U1y3-5v-jOyyRflvoaJZoL2uXPI-AMEoQYmZhhnC2CNlQ1p2SV0783RJbDEywN6SxD5EaaEbolpmNJCB2Pjt5x-IoJfUspaTl/s1600-h/march++in+WA+017.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckbGtHUmWErLftQv78WJqFeJiPWLimDcpht5m2VbX1pbuDGGHw4vxy-Q6e4ZMRaui6Ta7_TfWUbYljbzVPCMYRW-OcDS3mQx7w1775fCUT9pkXdiY_inYLBSPrbIZyv6fGVDqDCrU0fCE/s1600-h/march++in+WA+048.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs74JZom8sd__OMlXPnjnK7_dnhVDUwNH3P0VeS8S-pJf7FFxy9eulo7_bJ9bQidGk_1oWWlYLfNse2N9UvihxI2VFM0JYF3JFG5hM96SlchpwIQn2Ykin0ruYQqMWoqt_ISWrtBt1FJp/s1600-h/march++in+WA+047.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRnxDHrKJ__xvqpVMIVOvM-wkquvBuCJku8bw1koJ_7RauQMybrXVpWhXtuAU2I_001nEkiKQipoRHPhIDNWwCqSRhkT-lxN3vIZw_tADuD-6un_uW5fF9AkIn8tjUC8mIlRmjDpPOwe/s1600-h/march++in+WA+061.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Besides the fact that we got to see my parents and some friends, we got to see my Aunt Sidney, Uncle Lee and my cousin Geoff (whom I haven't seen in about 4 years). We had a wonderful conversation over dinner which Chloe slept through. Yup, the entire dinner she slumbered away. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs74JZom8sd__OMlXPnjnK7_dnhVDUwNH3P0VeS8S-pJf7FFxy9eulo7_bJ9bQidGk_1oWWlYLfNse2N9UvihxI2VFM0JYF3JFG5hM96SlchpwIQn2Ykin0ruYQqMWoqt_ISWrtBt1FJp/s1600-h/march++in+WA+047.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348045632071159538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs74JZom8sd__OMlXPnjnK7_dnhVDUwNH3P0VeS8S-pJf7FFxy9eulo7_bJ9bQidGk_1oWWlYLfNse2N9UvihxI2VFM0JYF3JFG5hM96SlchpwIQn2Ykin0ruYQqMWoqt_ISWrtBt1FJp/s200/march++in+WA+047.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>...................................... <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>I think that my Aunt loved it because she got to hold a sleeping baby for quite a while. (thank you Chloe for making that possible!) It was nice catching up with my cousin and hearing about his life and what he is doing. I am so glad that he could make it out this time. My aunt and uncle seemed to be doing pretty good as well. I really like getting together with them as often as I can. I love our conversations (especially now that I am older.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckbGtHUmWErLftQv78WJqFeJiPWLimDcpht5m2VbX1pbuDGGHw4vxy-Q6e4ZMRaui6Ta7_TfWUbYljbzVPCMYRW-OcDS3mQx7w1775fCUT9pkXdiY_inYLBSPrbIZyv6fGVDqDCrU0fCE/s1600-h/march++in+WA+048.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348045633460576802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckbGtHUmWErLftQv78WJqFeJiPWLimDcpht5m2VbX1pbuDGGHw4vxy-Q6e4ZMRaui6Ta7_TfWUbYljbzVPCMYRW-OcDS3mQx7w1775fCUT9pkXdiY_inYLBSPrbIZyv6fGVDqDCrU0fCE/s200/march++in+WA+048.JPG" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYwN5VwWStJXCd0LE6fCa4gcoLJg2jyfrXsw8zOoDsF3U1y3-5v-jOyyRflvoaJZoL2uXPI-AMEoQYmZhhnC2CNlQ1p2SV0783RJbDEywN6SxD5EaaEbolpmNJCB2Pjt5x-IoJfUspaTl/s1600-h/march++in+WA+017.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRnxDHrKJ__xvqpVMIVOvM-wkquvBuCJku8bw1koJ_7RauQMybrXVpWhXtuAU2I_001nEkiKQipoRHPhIDNWwCqSRhkT-lxN3vIZw_tADuD-6un_uW5fF9AkIn8tjUC8mIlRmjDpPOwe/s1600-h/march++in+WA+061.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>At dinner, my aunt gave Chloe this little fairy dress and a barbie to go along with it. She didn't seem too excited about it at first (mind you she just woke up from a 2 hour nap) , but when we got home, she realized what it was and boy did her eyes light up big time. She immediately asked grandma to help her put it on. She pranced around in that dress for a good hour before I got her into her pajamas. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRnxDHrKJ__xvqpVMIVOvM-wkquvBuCJku8bw1koJ_7RauQMybrXVpWhXtuAU2I_001nEkiKQipoRHPhIDNWwCqSRhkT-lxN3vIZw_tADuD-6un_uW5fF9AkIn8tjUC8mIlRmjDpPOwe/s1600-h/march++in+WA+061.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348045640132719554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRnxDHrKJ__xvqpVMIVOvM-wkquvBuCJku8bw1koJ_7RauQMybrXVpWhXtuAU2I_001nEkiKQipoRHPhIDNWwCqSRhkT-lxN3vIZw_tADuD-6un_uW5fF9AkIn8tjUC8mIlRmjDpPOwe/s200/march++in+WA+061.JPG" /></a></div><div>Have you ever heard of the tooth fairy? Well Chloe came up with a new fairy, the shoe fairy and boy did she play that part well. She went strait into her grandma's closet and started to pull out all of the shoes and wore them around. When she was done wearing all of grandma's shoes, she went over to grandpa's shoes and took them all out for a turn. Boy does she hav<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYwN5VwWStJXCd0LE6fCa4gcoLJg2jyfrXsw8zOoDsF3U1y3-5v-jOyyRflvoaJZoL2uXPI-AMEoQYmZhhnC2CNlQ1p2SV0783RJbDEywN6SxD5EaaEbolpmNJCB2Pjt5x-IoJfUspaTl/s1600-h/march++in+WA+017.JPG"></a>e a fascination with shoes. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Since this trip is now a few months in the past, I don't remember much else that happened. All I do know is that we had some great times and we can't wait to go home again. Oh yeah, we got the taxes done!</div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-35971493129785439262009-05-09T16:32:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:38:26.851-07:00To all you moms out thereHappy Mothers Day to all those wonderful and beautiful mothers out there! Thanks for everything that you have done for us in our lives. Just remember, we children would not be who we are today without our mother's influences. Thank you.<br /><br />My mom sent me the following in an e-card, and I thought I would share it with the rest of you. Hope you enjoy it.<br /><br /><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 0);">Before I was a Mom,</span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 0);"> <br />I never tripped over toys<br />or forgot words to a lullaby.<br />I didn't worry whether or not<br />my plants were poisonous.<br />I never thought about immunizations.<br /><br /><br /><b><br />Before I was a Mom,</b><br />I had never been puked on. <br />Pooped on.<br />Chewed on.<br />Peed on.<br />I had complete control of my mind<br />and my thoughts.<br />I slept all night.<br /><b><br />Before I was a Mom,</b><br />I never held down a screaming child<br />so doctors could do tests.<br />Or give shots.<br />I never looked into teary eyes and cried.<br />I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.<br />I never sat up late hours at night<br />watching a baby sleep.<br /><b><br />Before I was a Mom,</b> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 255);"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">I never held a sleeping baby just because<br />I didn't want to put her down.<br />I never felt my heart break into a million pieces<br />when I couldn't stop the hurt. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 255);"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">I never knew that something so small<br />could affect my life so much. <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 0);">I never knew that I could love someone so much.<br />I never knew I would love being a Mom.<br /><b><br />Before I was a Mom,</b><br />I didn't know the feeling of<br />having my heart outside my body..<br />I didn't know how special it could feel<br />to feed a hungry baby.<br />I didn't know that bond<br />between a mother and her child.<br />I didn't know that something so small<br />could make me feel so important and happy.<br /><b><br />Before I was a Mom,</b><br />I had never gotten up in the middle of the night <br />every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. <br />I had never known the warmth,<br />the joy, <br />the love,<br />the heartache,<br />the wonderment<br />or the satisfaction of being a Mom.<br />I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,<br />before I was a Mom ...</span></span>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-65970527888901493192009-05-06T14:57:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:03:54.600-07:00bare with me please<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok,</span> so I know I haven't posted in a while. My life has been so crazy. We took a week long trip down to Southern California around Easter to find a place to live. We found a wonderful place that we can't wait to move into. After we got home, a week later I flew off to Iowa to visit my sister and see my parents who were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">back</span> there visiting as well. I stayed a little over a week and now I am finally home. I will hopefully within the next few days get pictures and stories posted on here of our many travels, but I have a baby shower that I am co-hosting coming up on Saturday that I am making pretty much everything for and then I need to start packing for our move. We are to be out by the 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> of this month so our apartment can be cleaned and rented out to the ext <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tenant</span>. SO many things are going within so little time. So please bare with me while I take my time to upload pictures and stories. I promise they will be coming.Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-87038903145145796172009-04-17T17:18:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:32:55.632-07:00Habbitot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMelrtG1H5RcfENS8XLv7j23vuh3FvZNcSCh10NrsOCInKQbj22apbdgh67eV33ynuGv0RkTIIWcoHfx39peXnCJgdaLCY0zOB703Fsaien1dC8hXrCyEYQs6s4JhMoU1ilbBmt_u6PYg/s1600-h/April+2009+094.JPG"></a><div>Habitot is this really neat place for kids to go. It is a place for them to explore, get their hands dirty, and be "big" people for the day. They have a water area, a grocery store / diner, a reading area, an art area, a farm area, a face painting area, and a train station. I love taking Chloe here. She can explore everything and all I have to do is sit back and watch. </div><div> </div><div>Here we are making stuff out of clay. She really liked playing in it except for the fact that her fingers got messy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI1CV6BkTrVTDpRjyDfUxvkxUqeU6Zz_JAV06rzOz2l4Ls8VK-cxVByK5Y8sV6zX405NRQpkpFsfFk1eHICDtEh3A2808cSva4ihzQFrtS1kF8CS5qmNrLs7HpPUy1ysQ_GFt9vObsHWe/s1600-h/April+2009+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325827804634219250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI1CV6BkTrVTDpRjyDfUxvkxUqeU6Zz_JAV06rzOz2l4Ls8VK-cxVByK5Y8sV6zX405NRQpkpFsfFk1eHICDtEh3A2808cSva4ihzQFrtS1kF8CS5qmNrLs7HpPUy1ysQ_GFt9vObsHWe/s200/April+2009+075.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWGQjL1cBbieH-n8zAoJufIklhF7buNvPzcWfK4rQDGs43EcBB82S7aXiEdJFKfHu0ht0n7EGzfYkW-o3ACEvNy4-UX0-euxvFdwLXXNvc3aqSROk-RB_EguQZkWDKZeZZqpS1oXrCz4a/s1600-h/April+2009+079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325827807895360034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWGQjL1cBbieH-n8zAoJufIklhF7buNvPzcWfK4rQDGs43EcBB82S7aXiEdJFKfHu0ht0n7EGzfYkW-o3ACEvNy4-UX0-euxvFdwLXXNvc3aqSROk-RB_EguQZkWDKZeZZqpS1oXrCz4a/s200/April+2009+079.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ81YabYsAu7Cex9mWEd3HL8bbmwH4i3GvCf5trXWF3SaYsHEGGwQVxr2xUBZ4pKNk00MtRxPbtdEae2JAqGAz4DBVrHjmLsqIr3WQnkzQsTsnsRrV7ddwgITYG3oGWX1sfNEZeTJ47zoe/s1600-h/April+2009+076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325826184649669554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ81YabYsAu7Cex9mWEd3HL8bbmwH4i3GvCf5trXWF3SaYsHEGGwQVxr2xUBZ4pKNk00MtRxPbtdEae2JAqGAz4DBVrHjmLsqIr3WQnkzQsTsnsRrV7ddwgITYG3oGWX1sfNEZeTJ47zoe/s200/April+2009+076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br />Here she is painting. What a masterpiece Chloe. Her friend Samantha is in the background. A few minutes after this photo was taken the girls figured out that they could finger paint as well. The staff will come by every 15 minutes or so and clean the board off so the kids always have a fresh canvas to paint on. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rl2iRtb5HenKxWkVfC3aKgQCulmpXOAyHTnsPAUczn3PT_Tzy_8L4-BG0ktEzMagoi-JOKaUFfI6ISm7pVkSUbWX97lZs97_SXMslbCxrfw-wwnXkEoB1yDMt_WWcY9byLppQ8diPj1D/s1600-h/April+2009+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325826178844215202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rl2iRtb5HenKxWkVfC3aKgQCulmpXOAyHTnsPAUczn3PT_Tzy_8L4-BG0ktEzMagoi-JOKaUFfI6ISm7pVkSUbWX97lZs97_SXMslbCxrfw-wwnXkEoB1yDMt_WWcY9byLppQ8diPj1D/s200/April+2009+071.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuCRXeNBydqIKcxWFKnMjQtgkufH2680fkDpz6jBzmE4taAr8OlnZvzGfMaeJ0A2ojx6ezGpliYrfNYfO_k0eSBsGsQjzTWfHc2PoQ6qbyVOcG807BN3t8sr86EMbbEKMR8GQwQMdbunx/s1600-h/April+2009+083.JPG"></a><br /><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />Chloe found the face painting booth, where the kids do the painting. After contemplating what she was going to do, she decided to give herself a mustache, I gave her the flower on her cheek.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNNbf2hB1RXBKhqHhcu-lf5h6NEEZKENblAMLYaQx2HSKbOXVeeCdAhA-wJzHsBV8tYSJOO8ZiyXhlRMlVJEisTyzyW-YZUmhKN_-C5CvYLLHBdDU0r56Y5gqP5tGJuJZ60DziyrVoutn/s1600-h/April+2009+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325826173959601970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNNbf2hB1RXBKhqHhcu-lf5h6NEEZKENblAMLYaQx2HSKbOXVeeCdAhA-wJzHsBV8tYSJOO8ZiyXhlRMlVJEisTyzyW-YZUmhKN_-C5CvYLLHBdDU0r56Y5gqP5tGJuJZ60DziyrVoutn/s200/April+2009+050.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux2DEFH0fTS_biWSwQ6uGvsum45WOiWjjGAE_h48eNU7hLLoRyDjTBJhJ-GczwlL4GaZKjPQGPXkipbmBw9osqtvwaaMjgXHPPoJVXY28Ns5xYMWMbwegc0yz0rkxh_BSBBJtipvTPmjK/s1600-h/April+2009+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325826169269942866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux2DEFH0fTS_biWSwQ6uGvsum45WOiWjjGAE_h48eNU7hLLoRyDjTBJhJ-GczwlL4GaZKjPQGPXkipbmBw9osqtvwaaMjgXHPPoJVXY28Ns5xYMWMbwegc0yz0rkxh_BSBBJtipvTPmjK/s200/April+2009+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwEKvTNN2ay8Umpe_-LXEbtkNp_ZwNsxmEodU8-1qsbs95vZ_VmWaTwwVTvFgeic7ODRO-KYIpR3_Y8vwcWfxsKlTy-SB5Ny5omiHYFHs0QCXzRIYpKp3n9dJAbORKTF46VWGoOeI8Von/s1600-h/April+2009+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325826170847506722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwEKvTNN2ay8Umpe_-LXEbtkNp_ZwNsxmEodU8-1qsbs95vZ_VmWaTwwVTvFgeic7ODRO-KYIpR3_Y8vwcWfxsKlTy-SB5Ny5omiHYFHs0QCXzRIYpKp3n9dJAbORKTF46VWGoOeI8Von/s200/April+2009+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br />Chloe used her muscles to climb through their wall maze. </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrVqsGu7Z9hdQXbyyBDBETAOZf2P2RDg_iGq3Fcxn-B1v2voKeiF84tTx5agzSeh_6ADY5s3XP6g8K3tA6jkBCRG142aspeO8E5-3H90ch5DF4uq1pBfmOVosoaBCvxhUgdziTwGnfyOX/s1600-h/April+2009+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823480770436082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrVqsGu7Z9hdQXbyyBDBETAOZf2P2RDg_iGq3Fcxn-B1v2voKeiF84tTx5agzSeh_6ADY5s3XP6g8K3tA6jkBCRG142aspeO8E5-3H90ch5DF4uq1pBfmOVosoaBCvxhUgdziTwGnfyOX/s200/April+2009+035.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCi89OtO46e1mQEcXG9XAcDOKBggRf2Ws8OWZpHlxkq8t0W9G5BEkkSaOyVZJWTzMjdpq-MyfWXuEcbHp96SoT7L7UO9RUKaQJnOf4yaokqiiTdVAq6VkV12IjOO-UoZ_3r7qIh_OfjOA/s1600-h/April+2009+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823488312160258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCi89OtO46e1mQEcXG9XAcDOKBggRf2Ws8OWZpHlxkq8t0W9G5BEkkSaOyVZJWTzMjdpq-MyfWXuEcbHp96SoT7L7UO9RUKaQJnOf4yaokqiiTdVAq6VkV12IjOO-UoZ_3r7qIh_OfjOA/s200/April+2009+036.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8ymEW8wZANyg1niZY2bLqjd7R0-zZznjh_fYcZsjbe3kzDwUd7IwQ68FKUnZroUp8KCVT8ieySSPGEY-qBeTbp4UE6S2KfXeiXGS0iagyqsxfgjBqjPqkaI8_ZKCNIIEda7HRC3jJ1Td/s1600-h/April+2009+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823491161207522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8ymEW8wZANyg1niZY2bLqjd7R0-zZznjh_fYcZsjbe3kzDwUd7IwQ68FKUnZroUp8KCVT8ieySSPGEY-qBeTbp4UE6S2KfXeiXGS0iagyqsxfgjBqjPqkaI8_ZKCNIIEda7HRC3jJ1Td/s200/April+2009+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div>After her busy morning, she went to the market and stopped by a cafe for some lunch. Did I mention that she worked at the Cafe? Well she did today. She really liked putting money in the cash register. </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoi3u94QNTp47qSWORbyHoBzXFY9Q_7hIKb8vtu6VUADCwAjiJGW_KaDnNlvAXkilUSVh2Q7zwYioZtimm8h0HJngd9ktdmR726XavOrxQ5oB1zNT86hXPeC1_QqkeKN2NUREFni5rwDQ/s1600-h/April+2009+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325820743243206642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoi3u94QNTp47qSWORbyHoBzXFY9Q_7hIKb8vtu6VUADCwAjiJGW_KaDnNlvAXkilUSVh2Q7zwYioZtimm8h0HJngd9ktdmR726XavOrxQ5oB1zNT86hXPeC1_QqkeKN2NUREFni5rwDQ/s200/April+2009+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_FEz5e8EfcCWzURUypk2f1MB1pQJ3NMacQu53OjTCL4vcnfLpxwQ97v_dRaEZVpRkSz8rDEgkF5n4mtywizQotqRNbxY0lmn_MVDtCviwu5rtaNk7ILMELmVckq8PafED9NK1UcXgkke/s1600-h/April+2009+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325820749576576818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_FEz5e8EfcCWzURUypk2f1MB1pQJ3NMacQu53OjTCL4vcnfLpxwQ97v_dRaEZVpRkSz8rDEgkF5n4mtywizQotqRNbxY0lmn_MVDtCviwu5rtaNk7ILMELmVckq8PafED9NK1UcXgkke/s200/April+2009+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br />(this picture wouldn't cooperate, sorry)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwfK3lvylaOSlHgPo7ZLBrCB7_hutpGn3F3sC_maUsnBEu0ZU21N9mHpeeP51CuodHs9WQBXwsr9PSZkuUBtyvUfQZ2N-4UPeIH_0ch7ZEJvkdk5XgKudgU_PaWaJI6El0WLwBAT6SBDN/s1600-h/April+2009+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823473345858178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwfK3lvylaOSlHgPo7ZLBrCB7_hutpGn3F3sC_maUsnBEu0ZU21N9mHpeeP51CuodHs9WQBXwsr9PSZkuUBtyvUfQZ2N-4UPeIH_0ch7ZEJvkdk5XgKudgU_PaWaJI6El0WLwBAT6SBDN/s200/April+2009+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp0I8Lj6YdmcVgCxiDdc9s6kngO4CepMe6LC2-1YaPrJdV7PwRYG7XEuT-Cq__nz3lk8q0isuwBvqDlBqUQ4WOYzMFiFEX2Rqe9g5va9PS9I8d_Wdq1SA36JIMoeoJUHOZfjfau-pov8d/s1600-h/April+2009+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823480505478658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp0I8Lj6YdmcVgCxiDdc9s6kngO4CepMe6LC2-1YaPrJdV7PwRYG7XEuT-Cq__nz3lk8q0isuwBvqDlBqUQ4WOYzMFiFEX2Rqe9g5va9PS9I8d_Wdq1SA36JIMoeoJUHOZfjfau-pov8d/s200/April+2009+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then after her belly was full, it was time to give her baby a bath. So she went to the water area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZzApHZQKvz9jNxpRGYhlo4KadxNKi9BiOjYzwbUqUimu6KE735mJZQShy0LoVhbvEdbB7avkWzkk5Xaltu_Zy6CPUmwHar0uOHScW-s0-mw4a0rs_FlXBWpwu-5Y9Soep9yNbKZvmorQ/s1600-h/April+2009+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325820735569793954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZzApHZQKvz9jNxpRGYhlo4KadxNKi9BiOjYzwbUqUimu6KE735mJZQShy0LoVhbvEdbB7avkWzkk5Xaltu_Zy6CPUmwHar0uOHScW-s0-mw4a0rs_FlXBWpwu-5Y9Soep9yNbKZvmorQ/s200/April+2009+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVfS_QWI91EgEVNpljmmNcWX0fb_01hoICSMrOdIWuhnyLZ1hsgkjsu2QGfyY-5JKZd2OM6ji8mF-uV7mTD3DUcQhG4JbYeFZnzUiLo2vCQNX-bfsMsLsLAWnwMiNBFt-A5N-i6Uoi-_o/s1600-h/April+2009+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325820740166185330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVfS_QWI91EgEVNpljmmNcWX0fb_01hoICSMrOdIWuhnyLZ1hsgkjsu2QGfyY-5JKZd2OM6ji8mF-uV7mTD3DUcQhG4JbYeFZnzUiLo2vCQNX-bfsMsLsLAWnwMiNBFt-A5N-i6Uoi-_o/s200/April+2009+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmdP8UFf7l-X1SRk1P5o49y-nr81lZoAjBY4nCpDuFqrGldcmhkl-1H0J2q27HdVpCGSxSJXBL883R-4AhdO2a_i2uPIp9vzJjbAxiOKQwqUntG5U5r2B0L0n9pl6k0AKyGcbFwKTr_hc/s1600-h/April+2009+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325820747593695490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmdP8UFf7l-X1SRk1P5o49y-nr81lZoAjBY4nCpDuFqrGldcmhkl-1H0J2q27HdVpCGSxSJXBL883R-4AhdO2a_i2uPIp9vzJjbAxiOKQwqUntG5U5r2B0L0n9pl6k0AKyGcbFwKTr_hc/s200/April+2009+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><div> Chloe had such a busy day and had so much fun being a big girl ( she was a sheep for a while in the farm area, but the pictures didn't turn out so well). I love how they have places like this for us to take her to.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-56196448554392178552009-03-19T00:08:00.000-07:002009-03-19T00:57:12.382-07:00Going for an early afternoon walkWith my mom's group we try to get the kids out and often. Last Friday we took the kids to the neighboring city Benicia for a walk along the waterfront. The downtown is really cute and has this old-time feel to it. we stopped at this huge grassy field to let the kids get out and run off some energy for a bit. These are just some of the cute photos from that trip. <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8dtIYJ08HOX0ZZPj6Dr0MVMy9GXoEkqeiatOwnok27VnIrSlCA9KMbEm5dNmRFu_B5guA5MVUocaIAEyUm9seVPHFusNM-OO8W_tOCNV3aLGn9FzxQbXSTx5uTwkuTRuemUATt_Eloqo/s1600-h/IMG_1804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314796283921138546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8dtIYJ08HOX0ZZPj6Dr0MVMy9GXoEkqeiatOwnok27VnIrSlCA9KMbEm5dNmRFu_B5guA5MVUocaIAEyUm9seVPHFusNM-OO8W_tOCNV3aLGn9FzxQbXSTx5uTwkuTRuemUATt_Eloqo/s200/IMG_1804.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Lbsu6BODlbEN1K8IQVpg7_T3-nuzywi8E-1L6FBfhyphenhyphen6Bo-9L-L6K4zP6BYrx1fAQcXUdYceg1OAwMZOGfKVOV9XXaDCPgmy1txLDZo62_FTYg-GYDK9EcWcIFm0D6TdIwrcP3xGJoMxQ/s1600-h/IMG_1792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314796279442056226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Lbsu6BODlbEN1K8IQVpg7_T3-nuzywi8E-1L6FBfhyphenhyphen6Bo-9L-L6K4zP6BYrx1fAQcXUdYceg1OAwMZOGfKVOV9XXaDCPgmy1txLDZo62_FTYg-GYDK9EcWcIFm0D6TdIwrcP3xGJoMxQ/s200/IMG_1792.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmFEtOavDU1jkNCctXVb2m6fwbWD5Y8GmsYirExcc2lB80wiWuOtLYggrb81obrW1DssL-cFCpfMngWK_oy7HClsizRwvYCJLSlDFSgiTya5178TDG8TLLxrols5Q_9ms7yQXaNls3jC1/s1600-h/IMG_1807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314796288138837122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmFEtOavDU1jkNCctXVb2m6fwbWD5Y8GmsYirExcc2lB80wiWuOtLYggrb81obrW1DssL-cFCpfMngWK_oy7HClsizRwvYCJLSlDFSgiTya5178TDG8TLLxrols5Q_9ms7yQXaNls3jC1/s200/IMG_1807.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mjjSE4IyMv0Bt1YBXPiK8DIRssDb7cAn2GKywKaGc5HldsxvC2lXu3QcMv11n-ZBznL3OF9Ytd-S49NdQ9SUW2UfkCu3OMhlGbyKpuOnuv2FIJkCIBdFYcL-WrpJl_5XvknDeKLDRXPJ/s1600-h/IMG_1822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314796294757378354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mjjSE4IyMv0Bt1YBXPiK8DIRssDb7cAn2GKywKaGc5HldsxvC2lXu3QcMv11n-ZBznL3OF9Ytd-S49NdQ9SUW2UfkCu3OMhlGbyKpuOnuv2FIJkCIBdFYcL-WrpJl_5XvknDeKLDRXPJ/s200/IMG_1822.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On the way back to the cars, Marie and I let the girls walk their babies in their strollers. This was the best idea ever! Chloe took her time walking her baby and Cadence kept running ahead with hers just to abandon it to come and get Chloe. It was so fun to watch them.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMJZNk8Kiaznyfj8v3-JI-PtC51SrwCh0lO8tmduZSJmUwd0bY-CnSHaIR4Bs0bytw-fyBU6PZLpX94crMImI8VQtqNP4qcCpIQ_UU-3uWr72S627ai4K5BydgKydtuJVUkEdfJG4BUU6/s1600-h/IMG_1823.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314796303783017394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMJZNk8Kiaznyfj8v3-JI-PtC51SrwCh0lO8tmduZSJmUwd0bY-CnSHaIR4Bs0bytw-fyBU6PZLpX94crMImI8VQtqNP4qcCpIQ_UU-3uWr72S627ai4K5BydgKydtuJVUkEdfJG4BUU6/s200/IMG_1823.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsXetVbplflwPeca8xKVoqDHuLZpEdEy6KsxuBK9oLfr4w5lScfS3Q1zFSQXCmC_BQmW0aYiNK4yzhb_LvMWkDoRMaImWE0E4PBJ0yWi3jH0q1ZMsg8bk4a6WPN5L-Vx8D6yA12CNOktJ/s1600-h/IMG_1824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314800256762257938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsXetVbplflwPeca8xKVoqDHuLZpEdEy6KsxuBK9oLfr4w5lScfS3Q1zFSQXCmC_BQmW0aYiNK4yzhb_LvMWkDoRMaImWE0E4PBJ0yWi3jH0q1ZMsg8bk4a6WPN5L-Vx8D6yA12CNOktJ/s200/IMG_1824.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBlvjduZ42iCB3B6BVAjYXnYfUr7GU-vfyxhYqIpH5LS5C30MdoVlbIIIsjJuIu7a64G6wNTjUvI_r-AQkO6XIT3kn02051UxoS54-SKmueWylLZ-YyhmopFvWLxBi7MRcHOZbFH4e760/s1600-h/IMG_1828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314800266670670482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBlvjduZ42iCB3B6BVAjYXnYfUr7GU-vfyxhYqIpH5LS5C30MdoVlbIIIsjJuIu7a64G6wNTjUvI_r-AQkO6XIT3kn02051UxoS54-SKmueWylLZ-YyhmopFvWLxBi7MRcHOZbFH4e760/s200/IMG_1828.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YAxW8VIQg2bgGYzx_PAGzYZQe0eoNfHK_gNkETNRqe1r49ormEJ6WCQ1rxwCKgGnTgQQWxQO0Am2n2gVwOBz8QYH46xOSWSLiws9XZLndfMHHRYdeZTnl7KCwel71bIXbsxk90PoXD9k/s1600-h/IMG_1830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314800270289624242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YAxW8VIQg2bgGYzx_PAGzYZQe0eoNfHK_gNkETNRqe1r49ormEJ6WCQ1rxwCKgGnTgQQWxQO0Am2n2gVwOBz8QYH46xOSWSLiws9XZLndfMHHRYdeZTnl7KCwel71bIXbsxk90PoXD9k/s200/IMG_1830.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxy-0lTjg6hyphenhyphena7HPABXFHazgz-QJthDMWA0tfIJR7OxO0BeLg-Wjfn7J0mVJYHZrytXsE9YdJHgD-KCGg0ley_FymarWYFCWewiaTKCi09eH5a0uglqnbavnQQPn1-FbPcxMkF6kbg8nP/s1600-h/IMG_1835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314800279606947314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxy-0lTjg6hyphenhyphena7HPABXFHazgz-QJthDMWA0tfIJR7OxO0BeLg-Wjfn7J0mVJYHZrytXsE9YdJHgD-KCGg0ley_FymarWYFCWewiaTKCi09eH5a0uglqnbavnQQPn1-FbPcxMkF6kbg8nP/s200/IMG_1835.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHwlKn8BBrq9a_qqGmQBt1gjbZhWR6DRoQW1oDUJlEmsga_9Jc3WH3SIhc-aO_0m5gNsh7EvevPQA78v6nIotQPb9NSpTmwdcvwus7skzYHbG8UnKKokZENeI-4NyceNiiNW_rZeR31zc/s1600-h/IMG_1832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314800273106877938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHwlKn8BBrq9a_qqGmQBt1gjbZhWR6DRoQW1oDUJlEmsga_9Jc3WH3SIhc-aO_0m5gNsh7EvevPQA78v6nIotQPb9NSpTmwdcvwus7skzYHbG8UnKKokZENeI-4NyceNiiNW_rZeR31zc/s200/IMG_1832.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-5253203561024938772009-03-18T23:45:00.000-07:002009-03-19T00:08:28.211-07:00Just enjoying the weatherIt is rainy season here in Cali and it reminds me of Washington so much. This was a good and sunny day so I took Chloe to the park with some friends. <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB3oo3s34CgfLXM_rhQOCCzVxn-wvVA2O2R1_rxlWUNaxehMmFWC2v4qcMxhnvmaVEXC6YGvI8ihE7f6Z6cT4jID7dn5R8aaqevxZ04ZQAVI6Jk84N7NIxrYHBMIq19AnDG8MSTXTEaRC/s1600-h/IMG_1731.JPG"></a></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEjAEXf5-7esLQBINlWePiAcxWB-g6XwhNX8nYgU1Npn4t2t4TqOGsTJI96B5qtq3rZ-ShA4Onav08z6MMJoW-aVg0BRT8qVxZ0Y5t99FYZvJyuFGKBXv3eXSvXR6a7ed1AiEmd7LiCw4/s1600-h/IMG_1714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314788707512497570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEjAEXf5-7esLQBINlWePiAcxWB-g6XwhNX8nYgU1Npn4t2t4TqOGsTJI96B5qtq3rZ-ShA4Onav08z6MMJoW-aVg0BRT8qVxZ0Y5t99FYZvJyuFGKBXv3eXSvXR6a7ed1AiEmd7LiCw4/s200/IMG_1714.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOvN-F829_OoYj1QzWFS48AH_TJLRorhFTNF8oKOP9cFOrSa5sWQPBZYEIzwgioLL8J9wn1JBitklJw-iqZKIjbtl3I34MDlA6CQ3fbtIxD592XVTnuTm3dveAltN90PeKbTp6L2dj1k/s1600-h/IMG_1743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314788711725763154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOvN-F829_OoYj1QzWFS48AH_TJLRorhFTNF8oKOP9cFOrSa5sWQPBZYEIzwgioLL8J9wn1JBitklJw-iqZKIjbtl3I34MDlA6CQ3fbtIxD592XVTnuTm3dveAltN90PeKbTp6L2dj1k/s200/IMG_1743.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB3oo3s34CgfLXM_rhQOCCzVxn-wvVA2O2R1_rxlWUNaxehMmFWC2v4qcMxhnvmaVEXC6YGvI8ihE7f6Z6cT4jID7dn5R8aaqevxZ04ZQAVI6Jk84N7NIxrYHBMIq19AnDG8MSTXTEaRC/s1600-h/IMG_1731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314788717226370466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB3oo3s34CgfLXM_rhQOCCzVxn-wvVA2O2R1_rxlWUNaxehMmFWC2v4qcMxhnvmaVEXC6YGvI8ihE7f6Z6cT4jID7dn5R8aaqevxZ04ZQAVI6Jk84N7NIxrYHBMIq19AnDG8MSTXTEaRC/s200/IMG_1731.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB3oo3s34CgfLXM_rhQOCCzVxn-wvVA2O2R1_rxlWUNaxehMmFWC2v4qcMxhnvmaVEXC6YGvI8ihE7f6Z6cT4jID7dn5R8aaqevxZ04ZQAVI6Jk84N7NIxrYHBMIq19AnDG8MSTXTEaRC/s1600-h/IMG_1731.JPG"></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Ok so with these pictures, you need to click on each of them so they will get bigger then you can see the adorable pose that Chloe was making for a good 5 minutes. She even got her friend London to do it. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95pIJHsJHXZRgdplNb6AHSfgB4vaP4zE_h8LMma0ET0fdTbmujLSe7_xl-4oIp3jQUGUbLUCc_OP94JMYsvJMG3k2UBbAW8uc0Ip1RvZcQrwurpziSK-EriobToF2CL3h3NE5H6n_IkGm/s1600-h/IMG_1769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314788726313916850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95pIJHsJHXZRgdplNb6AHSfgB4vaP4zE_h8LMma0ET0fdTbmujLSe7_xl-4oIp3jQUGUbLUCc_OP94JMYsvJMG3k2UBbAW8uc0Ip1RvZcQrwurpziSK-EriobToF2CL3h3NE5H6n_IkGm/s200/IMG_1769.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CkqJBoPkjHfw9hnRjphsg8K2eLlWveQilCpCLdLA6yLk_u3S4a30YhEyrumE9miB91qQbkQFclTlMszD5BlvbI0PSUuIjOb6Or45UPkSt_uxzS5GQ55uLsfnpP8c-wEqjY8wydjAumQH/s1600-h/IMG_1767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314788723586436786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CkqJBoPkjHfw9hnRjphsg8K2eLlWveQilCpCLdLA6yLk_u3S4a30YhEyrumE9miB91qQbkQFclTlMszD5BlvbI0PSUuIjOb6Or45UPkSt_uxzS5GQ55uLsfnpP8c-wEqjY8wydjAumQH/s200/IMG_1767.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPGPeVN4LKpBtjRBPIoGw0h02WNRNL_ywoEvrkLFlKUQqGZPUTmNa2GEQmnMUYJ3-5LiF7q2gz6hyphenhyphensyBVLPhvdlMREzMDnP3l13FqiR0Jmee0He8K9XQzDJsHU30EE2ak-M1xXBH6MzdX/s1600-h/IMG_1771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314791331928122226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPGPeVN4LKpBtjRBPIoGw0h02WNRNL_ywoEvrkLFlKUQqGZPUTmNa2GEQmnMUYJ3-5LiF7q2gz6hyphenhyphensyBVLPhvdlMREzMDnP3l13FqiR0Jmee0He8K9XQzDJsHU30EE2ak-M1xXBH6MzdX/s200/IMG_1771.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys_kGAYX8ZoVRwoNNw3lV5u64oiWepyiJrO6wUp2c6mBWkSbXyxykXrVZbzg3T-ED07d0TBEOCNjJ1iBIMBXsBnNTIxRh53FZNTb22DLWMku6T9gnz1gJJAXx519KwYYu3JNcXGsAXbg0/s1600-h/IMG_1778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314791341438591522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys_kGAYX8ZoVRwoNNw3lV5u64oiWepyiJrO6wUp2c6mBWkSbXyxykXrVZbzg3T-ED07d0TBEOCNjJ1iBIMBXsBnNTIxRh53FZNTb22DLWMku6T9gnz1gJJAXx519KwYYu3JNcXGsAXbg0/s200/IMG_1778.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CkqJBoPkjHfw9hnRjphsg8K2eLlWveQilCpCLdLA6yLk_u3S4a30YhEyrumE9miB91qQbkQFclTlMszD5BlvbI0PSUuIjOb6Or45UPkSt_uxzS5GQ55uLsfnpP8c-wEqjY8wydjAumQH/s1600-h/IMG_1767.JPG"></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />I forget how big she is getting until I look at pictures like these and wonder "Where did the time go?"<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CkqJBoPkjHfw9hnRjphsg8K2eLlWveQilCpCLdLA6yLk_u3S4a30YhEyrumE9miB91qQbkQFclTlMszD5BlvbI0PSUuIjOb6Or45UPkSt_uxzS5GQ55uLsfnpP8c-wEqjY8wydjAumQH/s1600-h/IMG_1767.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLhKa7WNlLNSOUqBDc_VgaRfW0nNyhqq0aVPTAYX4VXeS7KJHAHu9l5DSMahAJUFVeshq2d0P17MwkCgLEo5d8QtuaAvl5d-cl521NpNtUBX4AqkzIXShkskMCgHmH9Z2ugu-GybTvInK/s1600-h/IMG_1788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314791353572724834" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjzt24c3-G6TzU3zuX5piqd-PUauRfuoFJI5kUYW-2H1VPKa2VPWEuwFRLiTdlFuUMjV3JJ_gdcdyyL9pOqbRMQzKZkJvTR4wSx0vHVJX8Kxr7MmaBf7IU3PxlRqz_-TSTpeagDBn0xMW/s200/IMG_1790.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-77838340562518675612009-03-18T23:29:00.000-07:002009-03-18T23:45:27.141-07:00Chloe making herself beautifulShe sees me putting on my makeup every morning so I guess this is where she got the idea...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTaDwiQGBf5OGbxd2XyW6NodMqa35dYiQoGG4JxXH_XVXOblfNLoAfOF9WXmEfsGc6Hnd37kWoC3UbcjhdAPncHlSUCWczxsxStrfue002-Y1CkBfX-I34zA7f3foH8x7eP8InzKvkwCk/s1600-h/IMG_1841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314785585393793058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTaDwiQGBf5OGbxd2XyW6NodMqa35dYiQoGG4JxXH_XVXOblfNLoAfOF9WXmEfsGc6Hnd37kWoC3UbcjhdAPncHlSUCWczxsxStrfue002-Y1CkBfX-I34zA7f3foH8x7eP8InzKvkwCk/s200/IMG_1841.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPO9rjYgcbYXEBOthLd8ObrzVjBL6-Twy42d28SSVpgncTHHLjpUsbhZCvWVOHgfLpDr9Xx36NWeMCPRZO4Z4ATfos_EusxOI8yHZWbvylFKSe7y3_XhTnp9AJCA0w3SDH8A7bvXP-kUW/s1600-h/IMG_1840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314785581499427442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPO9rjYgcbYXEBOthLd8ObrzVjBL6-Twy42d28SSVpgncTHHLjpUsbhZCvWVOHgfLpDr9Xx36NWeMCPRZO4Z4ATfos_EusxOI8yHZWbvylFKSe7y3_XhTnp9AJCA0w3SDH8A7bvXP-kUW/s200/IMG_1840.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YQHmY3-_Hb5cs-nf00RYloJ0uoD0TF3cwWYLM60F_-aej2x8no23EtHdtFCbUpCPwxIjed0S4FvVjsTFi26iRvMNxBeJzZwy_7xXg0fR4eBEZLyyLPwNp0oQjc_SRU8JeZ3WFD2J2CCR/s1600-h/IMG_1839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314785575600930898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YQHmY3-_Hb5cs-nf00RYloJ0uoD0TF3cwWYLM60F_-aej2x8no23EtHdtFCbUpCPwxIjed0S4FvVjsTFi26iRvMNxBeJzZwy_7xXg0fR4eBEZLyyLPwNp0oQjc_SRU8JeZ3WFD2J2CCR/s200/IMG_1839.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzTVEUaCPWroHDuimb-58P8t2RP5kw6YHnv6bhiKhEzHZOeaF1CbNTDxXIpWo7xJnIpPrQPUBuPy-htDTFbbnmLnyTs717YNImolYegObWnXK48WPSJRCqhFDbivjvx-3nJFCvPqN4lD8/s1600-h/IMG_1836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314783754825114242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzTVEUaCPWroHDuimb-58P8t2RP5kw6YHnv6bhiKhEzHZOeaF1CbNTDxXIpWo7xJnIpPrQPUBuPy-htDTFbbnmLnyTs717YNImolYegObWnXK48WPSJRCqhFDbivjvx-3nJFCvPqN4lD8/s200/IMG_1836.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g6UbiZ_DvTOdVmPqWbYbCZ4csmhzcR5MA_YRTAopv6AtL9oN5LN6QOdohFanQMIk5c8YgNPH6BenjkJNXXKxkNXkjLsocAs8IeNr8QyqtTwDVr7Ir_ZKTFK9BKZ1Bs8qIVHKq1hp4JqN/s1600-h/IMG_1836.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQQbRsnHCh4gXcDm8EXYeXy1BHp2upsKY19FCByINO-B1F0fX0i0fwwovC-hsjhI69OlABgZCkceHOqXvL-ceUeLg_HqxGlwW0xIUw3PyN5Sz-h0uQMGmDpEMw3TepnRV_c_NJ2O2YMLj/s1600-h/IMG_1837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314785573288532482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQQbRsnHCh4gXcDm8EXYeXy1BHp2upsKY19FCByINO-B1F0fX0i0fwwovC-hsjhI69OlABgZCkceHOqXvL-ceUeLg_HqxGlwW0xIUw3PyN5Sz-h0uQMGmDpEMw3TepnRV_c_NJ2O2YMLj/s200/IMG_1837.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzXLYx5tHx3t-kMoayl3Wgv-p7sPa-gwso7kZxeJnES_u-FU2UmacuJKhMJxnhv8xOj_2sKcKJkUmP9rEK2B9De41h0eU7FzZizlSJz53uGZ83qLG3eWIfj-Jz6P9FBygEyphpNMg-pB8/s1600-h/IMG_1641.JPG"></a><div><div><div><div><div>Oh how I love watching her grow!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-64317562012040646762009-02-22T16:18:00.001-08:002009-02-22T16:38:28.153-08:00My little fairyMy old neighbor Raquelle dropped off these really pretty wings that she found for Chloe and my mom got her the skirt. Who knew that these would create such a wonderful outfit? (well I guess I did when I put it on her) <div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOnHTrbNsgFX1qTQ6TDX32STbI0W7tUizTFsThNSojpkP1CsI8ijIrgBfRSUnM78kGe5yqJ1oKYu0pjZ1TanPHnB21jqFfO3YdqoV63Paek1Q91YMgFb1sI_xFmnAcFJd-fvk49Vvz79N/s1600-h/Feb+2008+082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305784005245933106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOnHTrbNsgFX1qTQ6TDX32STbI0W7tUizTFsThNSojpkP1CsI8ijIrgBfRSUnM78kGe5yqJ1oKYu0pjZ1TanPHnB21jqFfO3YdqoV63Paek1Q91YMgFb1sI_xFmnAcFJd-fvk49Vvz79N/s200/Feb+2008+082.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36tpQ19J4DzI-HNfAu25ohv8tZaCYluBfuvhTI0IPZKnt98bMH-AiA9sYHB9C8Pb2CREkE4DL2MarfMQdJG4LQxbx63bKvJVlUN_un62wUnP3oqw9m5_D4eFmsCWrlAHeDT1m5LpE1KoO/s1600-h/Feb+2008+088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305782718907081074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36tpQ19J4DzI-HNfAu25ohv8tZaCYluBfuvhTI0IPZKnt98bMH-AiA9sYHB9C8Pb2CREkE4DL2MarfMQdJG4LQxbx63bKvJVlUN_un62wUnP3oqw9m5_D4eFmsCWrlAHeDT1m5LpE1KoO/s200/Feb+2008+088.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHkRYTw9V0wivXMvI4cbtQgihc1I38EPmH3J1ZPGwZTUkEXOzoo37paXyYIEsvLMbXl4TDq9KfZIXsrIG_POmGQkBHV23Fm9sKwOiokW2TW_DzvLSpZVZtOE4C5xcap30vOclFYs1hHwB/s1600-h/Feb+2008+084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305782713772589122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHkRYTw9V0wivXMvI4cbtQgihc1I38EPmH3J1ZPGwZTUkEXOzoo37paXyYIEsvLMbXl4TDq9KfZIXsrIG_POmGQkBHV23Fm9sKwOiokW2TW_DzvLSpZVZtOE4C5xcap30vOclFYs1hHwB/s200/Feb+2008+084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1IjNYV5PEKfFRDjtqJ82BfqdxYcks3M__PWE5ho6pyIfeX30VtuO4HwtXvoOZJr8OxBnp0utMotikYhE_2Kcn1dFN7RFA7CnggZgdr5to6J3jIFubUOpOm-cTf8QaBX-8FJ153LJcDPg/s1600-h/Feb+2008+078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305782704779711906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1IjNYV5PEKfFRDjtqJ82BfqdxYcks3M__PWE5ho6pyIfeX30VtuO4HwtXvoOZJr8OxBnp0utMotikYhE_2Kcn1dFN7RFA7CnggZgdr5to6J3jIFubUOpOm-cTf8QaBX-8FJ153LJcDPg/s200/Feb+2008+078.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHzpA_NcDYBrpueAMlAiJgGKy4llITwdFXrBYJMxODTVXm-VqFFTXY7AcreMdfZggTSBc6EIBec9GEVuj0LRy_BWTyGWDq1FqNMOaXNP9GtohJl91wnXu8Lb7UbWPuHwMxlByqqzxKBxN/s1600-h/Feb+2008+080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305782707043786802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHzpA_NcDYBrpueAMlAiJgGKy4llITwdFXrBYJMxODTVXm-VqFFTXY7AcreMdfZggTSBc6EIBec9GEVuj0LRy_BWTyGWDq1FqNMOaXNP9GtohJl91wnXu8Lb7UbWPuHwMxlByqqzxKBxN/s200/Feb+2008+080.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eRRHgoOz8W1nF4F5XnAgQ88P-f8VoLCI1TW-SVNIYaRD0Ettn03IN4aedIfK8ItEVaGhLysTj65GL8_Vq5x7EyLdWDSq3FdrNOhfAE1xlbKmrlhxsAGCqZOPfMrgZZiiLORwCyIjMW3d/s1600-h/Feb+2008+081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305782711397824002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eRRHgoOz8W1nF4F5XnAgQ88P-f8VoLCI1TW-SVNIYaRD0Ettn03IN4aedIfK8ItEVaGhLysTj65GL8_Vq5x7EyLdWDSq3FdrNOhfAE1xlbKmrlhxsAGCqZOPfMrgZZiiLORwCyIjMW3d/s200/Feb+2008+081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>Her hair is also long enough to put into two really little pig tails, so for the past 3 days, this is how she has been wearing her hair. It lasts for a few hours which I am totally amazed and loving!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2vpqJe5Vz3QkbwPUoruNBm1Ljn8BZfqUUO7-5-nq2D4lqlU8PUs-OMDAiwk2ZiZdd27AGN7PFPZmgOA9V3j4kDKVCMoa-skQvsgrovGtIorSPsrKAaIY8n18w_WGCAPS7HZe_Aa88AtF/s1600-h/Feb+2008+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305785479117385826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2vpqJe5Vz3QkbwPUoruNBm1Ljn8BZfqUUO7-5-nq2D4lqlU8PUs-OMDAiwk2ZiZdd27AGN7PFPZmgOA9V3j4kDKVCMoa-skQvsgrovGtIorSPsrKAaIY8n18w_WGCAPS7HZe_Aa88AtF/s200/Feb+2008+049.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qSiXQvSx6hrIFUN8ibqS6X6kT4NCzBFNMH_2Z1-_yH9Mpoaclj3DbEHELPIgvdpfkh4BYxY0E6e135EJ7ibbgQd-AkqaK5eivfwaRSA9PsyBjSI3gMk3XmqKIh2O0Ii0_OBhHEklW6ra/s1600-h/Feb+2008+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305785475865438914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qSiXQvSx6hrIFUN8ibqS6X6kT4NCzBFNMH_2Z1-_yH9Mpoaclj3DbEHELPIgvdpfkh4BYxY0E6e135EJ7ibbgQd-AkqaK5eivfwaRSA9PsyBjSI3gMk3XmqKIh2O0Ii0_OBhHEklW6ra/s200/Feb+2008+056.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum3tJrgR767aPxuIvNm_UnciJB7ZbXma3F5-_oURoMx9-IAiwHsT_yru3i1nDe1hh3KDYrnbTmpBRWjCakBtQXIxab2WW5xD5iDm3nWrtdSejQMmfxu0SxIwkq7-4XZ2sEPZ_8LRd92An/s1600-h/Feb+2008+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305785471901023906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum3tJrgR767aPxuIvNm_UnciJB7ZbXma3F5-_oURoMx9-IAiwHsT_yru3i1nDe1hh3KDYrnbTmpBRWjCakBtQXIxab2WW5xD5iDm3nWrtdSejQMmfxu0SxIwkq7-4XZ2sEPZ_8LRd92An/s200/Feb+2008+050.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-56750907940449049672009-02-22T15:43:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:17:48.562-08:00More fun to be had.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Yv1PhSHishZDucM10601sSBx0NOuXG5wWpsgpHKPYEHwepwF3o7GKKucIrhH2I-RwHYjIVw5nDXO9fttcA-Llcv8m5-7e0HwW8fnXyHPTAVIFM0Vk347j7D4DW4Nq62RRTA5bkPpmOGW/s1600-h/Feb+2008+058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305778112992765938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Yv1PhSHishZDucM10601sSBx0NOuXG5wWpsgpHKPYEHwepwF3o7GKKucIrhH2I-RwHYjIVw5nDXO9fttcA-Llcv8m5-7e0HwW8fnXyHPTAVIFM0Vk347j7D4DW4Nq62RRTA5bkPpmOGW/s200/Feb+2008+058.JPG" border="0" /></a>Just a group shot of Annie, Dax, Caleb, Chloe and Annie's dog Magoo. (Chloe really likes Magoo)<br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We had some more fun in the ball pit at Scandia.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVecWsqxS04clp0970jKwrpE9AvPVwY_uZQ20gOFyp-0UJg9mm8QNUG_GpStDgBTQXFWxVsUNNMW36jRyet4RjAIPEGVcLo4rWlKk7grnun2i-6xOrGWlfyEpZZb3MapuUOx9I2evOUB31/s1600-h/Feb+2008+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305773777817373602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVecWsqxS04clp0970jKwrpE9AvPVwY_uZQ20gOFyp-0UJg9mm8QNUG_GpStDgBTQXFWxVsUNNMW36jRyet4RjAIPEGVcLo4rWlKk7grnun2i-6xOrGWlfyEpZZb3MapuUOx9I2evOUB31/s200/Feb+2008+045.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0PSd3eMZM0NzAZf32AOZOS37QyqCBNSXePiWRMrAM4yItlwU4zB1THecnwrn5Yx3yIYwAPthdzH6LkgnnEnl2ErII6iAs_4d8WcIbJ7fZklUJFLopvpsLA1WvBbkznZm8CW_xB7ZF9V/s1600-h/Feb+2008+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305773772120036546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0PSd3eMZM0NzAZf32AOZOS37QyqCBNSXePiWRMrAM4yItlwU4zB1THecnwrn5Yx3yIYwAPthdzH6LkgnnEnl2ErII6iAs_4d8WcIbJ7fZklUJFLopvpsLA1WvBbkznZm8CW_xB7ZF9V/s200/Feb+2008+041.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0PSd3eMZM0NzAZf32AOZOS37QyqCBNSXePiWRMrAM4yItlwU4zB1THecnwrn5Yx3yIYwAPthdzH6LkgnnEnl2ErII6iAs_4d8WcIbJ7fZklUJFLopvpsLA1WvBbkznZm8CW_xB7ZF9V/s1600-h/Feb+2008+041.JPG"></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK0PSd3eMZM0NzAZf32AOZOS37QyqCBNSXePiWRMrAM4yItlwU4zB1THecnwrn5Yx3yIYwAPthdzH6LkgnnEnl2ErII6iAs_4d8WcIbJ7fZklUJFLopvpsLA1WvBbkznZm8CW_xB7ZF9V/s1600-h/Feb+2008+041.JPG"></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pYqLc8CIpm86s1I7upeYyALbLQEWU3CsQLZBkLRc8bpHDLGLNsEZmrrVW8TVAIpT-ajxBQRtuLz1qsAbFj_2yNmJ4QCI5mPW0_vgHFzLEkew45czSpFVYRHbt0hnGbaYVXtBqvwDM8mu/s1600-h/Feb+2008+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305773786620191634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pYqLc8CIpm86s1I7upeYyALbLQEWU3CsQLZBkLRc8bpHDLGLNsEZmrrVW8TVAIpT-ajxBQRtuLz1qsAbFj_2yNmJ4QCI5mPW0_vgHFzLEkew45czSpFVYRHbt0hnGbaYVXtBqvwDM8mu/s200/Feb+2008+007.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>This is a picture of Annie and her son Dax. They are our neighbors and Chloe really likes Dax. She will walk around the house just calling out his name. I guess he wakes up in the morning asking for "Co-e". We joke about them being boyfriend and girlfriend. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgHVhyphenhyphenPvNmkFNtDVtrRLpfAhAYSjqEy1woyfsag27_SSpKkFEcDjY32rtdnk2wYhztSMc_EAOlsKG8IDUHY88UT10kn_GpKL0tI_RRk7wo0myyOqv2pKmqyHTtkc-QLLplHm1C42fcoCM/s1600-h/Feb+2008+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305773790528823858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgHVhyphenhyphenPvNmkFNtDVtrRLpfAhAYSjqEy1woyfsag27_SSpKkFEcDjY32rtdnk2wYhztSMc_EAOlsKG8IDUHY88UT10kn_GpKL0tI_RRk7wo0myyOqv2pKmqyHTtkc-QLLplHm1C42fcoCM/s200/Feb+2008+035.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div>We always have a snack bar for the kids. They seem to hang out here more than they do in the tubes and balls. Oh well. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs78Ksdb_vK9E7r3a83QFKXxb26QJRmoGnLARY-I7y6BAqAI7XSG7KVwP1ET4IXZDTd0JN68z7F9tNQbsLBDRbmMpHmXYHCdGbja0dYSmb_hfC_fgDoEL7UJvv03IDyJmyVZ8CAoUkesVU/s1600-h/Feb+2008+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305773776904678194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs78Ksdb_vK9E7r3a83QFKXxb26QJRmoGnLARY-I7y6BAqAI7XSG7KVwP1ET4IXZDTd0JN68z7F9tNQbsLBDRbmMpHmXYHCdGbja0dYSmb_hfC_fgDoEL7UJvv03IDyJmyVZ8CAoUkesVU/s200/Feb+2008+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br />We finally decided it was ok to let the kids start riding the rides on the way out to the car. Now we have to do it every time we go, but he<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6n71v32aCz7XVmQ9SLJdba35ePTgh4n1kz6jtis-Omvq0mg70C-NZmpXxYyD-WugGt6vqdhlIO2MdCAaeA_BNW96-b3bnt-wX8IoofRwZbShCjfH0XNMElZgR_ssX6DJXs0aolNKWhvQ/s1600-h/Feb+2008+063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305778138140192546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6n71v32aCz7XVmQ9SLJdba35ePTgh4n1kz6jtis-Omvq0mg70C-NZmpXxYyD-WugGt6vqdhlIO2MdCAaeA_BNW96-b3bnt-wX8IoofRwZbShCjfH0XNMElZgR_ssX6DJXs0aolNKWhvQ/s200/Feb+2008+063.JPG" border="0" /></a>y, these are some cheap<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM_MDngcTXtjJx3CNJ-pDG3xWdAz7rhtfb1qP4MFe-8GL3xQItPUtG63AIRUUN75O8WQAC7kEvKHfOASoBBZBwyY2Pm5i8zovPkrt_bhgQ71zBPF5ybbbhabLeNnHtVHALsakPJiBT2U3/s1600-h/Feb+2008+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305778118762367010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM_MDngcTXtjJx3CNJ-pDG3xWdAz7rhtfb1qP4MFe-8GL3xQItPUtG63AIRUUN75O8WQAC7kEvKHfOASoBBZBwyY2Pm5i8zovPkrt_bhgQ71zBPF5ybbbhabLeNnHtVHALsakPJiBT2U3/s200/Feb+2008+060.JPG" border="0" /></a> rides and the kids love them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKfYIeioNs-ki9t9S5OoddCuKaQQyWgEiJm7uAP7tiql5WJ1_DTLKtSd0ztGL8JXUN5rUPPamVPN9gKV23X4Lnild03wB6xDcTbCC6Lx7ViKeExPy-XpwHWnpLZbuVbgho6Q13EHnrsF4/s1600-h/Feb+2008+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305778140812268114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKfYIeioNs-ki9t9S5OoddCuKaQQyWgEiJm7uAP7tiql5WJ1_DTLKtSd0ztGL8JXUN5rUPPamVPN9gKV23X4Lnild03wB6xDcTbCC6Lx7ViKeExPy-XpwHWnpLZbuVbgho6Q13EHnrsF4/s200/Feb+2008+067.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-35840686057195328262009-01-30T15:43:00.001-08:002009-01-30T16:26:34.593-08:00Such a big helperI keep forgetting that Chloe is growing up, and fast. The other day I was in a hurry and was trying to get the kitchen cleaned up. (don't know why now) Anyways, like usual, when I am in a hurry, something usually goes wrong. This time I had knocked over a cup of coffee, a full cup of coffee and it went all over the kitchen table, down two of our chairs, and onto the floor in a nice splatter pattern. Oh boy, so much for getting stuff done in a hurry. Chloe saw me make this mess and immediately ran to the puddle that was still forming and started to "pat" it. Of course this made the mess even bigger. Now it was on my 1 1/2 year old toddler who puts her hands on EVERYTHING! <div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFYKwvWEm7jcqTjFXEL4O4L2kyX2zilu2RnOz2dpIu9kh8WGQeyIU7HV4nPla2XkqsV-afRZjN7foVE9xQ64fq0UoSYi0KC4linn_4YafhJzT7Eu5ghlV8XMxb7_VJ2R2upr_7tzefhqQ/s1600-h/January+2009+135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297239957159214978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFYKwvWEm7jcqTjFXEL4O4L2kyX2zilu2RnOz2dpIu9kh8WGQeyIU7HV4nPla2XkqsV-afRZjN7foVE9xQ64fq0UoSYi0KC4linn_4YafhJzT7Eu5ghlV8XMxb7_VJ2R2upr_7tzefhqQ/s200/January+2009+135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So now I was in a hurry to get the mess cleaned up before she could make an even bigger mess. I went into the laundry room which is right off my kitchen and grabbed some towels. Of course, Chloe had to do what I was doing, so she grabbed some towels of her own. However, she grabbed all of the towels and brought them over in the laundry basket. Such a wonderful little helper. And she started to help me clean up. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAFqP1Hl0yUlGhYUSJlQP8GYeYYdWI8y3aEwUqIuS2DL9IK_Y36MxF8_FGYfAX7WGfqHWdyagYkXWex5BojGKcQZUZGIBgbogOeruzuBJRpCAjHMDSlqAUy9vOnzp9lyKcR4sd7fGPsDo/s1600-h/January+2009+144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297240540422892946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAFqP1Hl0yUlGhYUSJlQP8GYeYYdWI8y3aEwUqIuS2DL9IK_Y36MxF8_FGYfAX7WGfqHWdyagYkXWex5BojGKcQZUZGIBgbogOeruzuBJRpCAjHMDSlqAUy9vOnzp9lyKcR4sd7fGPsDo/s200/January+2009+144.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAFqP1Hl0yUlGhYUSJlQP8GYeYYdWI8y3aEwUqIuS2DL9IK_Y36MxF8_FGYfAX7WGfqHWdyagYkXWex5BojGKcQZUZGIBgbogOeruzuBJRpCAjHMDSlqAUy9vOnzp9lyKcR4sd7fGPsDo/s1600-h/January+2009+144.JPG"></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s1600-h/January+2009+139.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>She was so cute. She kept running back into the laundry room to grab more towels, even though they were no longer needed. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s1600-h/January+2009+139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297239971387417154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s200/January+2009+139.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s1600-h/January+2009+139.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s1600-h/January+2009+139.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8MFQ8xxz7UYoz3BdmWFc6QCuHz1_fp24jr4y3wy0rwAuMCt_rmIN0LtWsQu8LfvGvgoc9vxaYS5o9FQ4WAna3yGp0deQPNHPybDG0UArnWqUQQ-9s2okQg8FBRrcnaAnrzALf-I7RDc/s1600-h/January+2009+139.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297239959798805106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s200/January+2009+136.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Then she proceeded to do some deep cleaning for me. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"></a></div><div>She got out one of my travel tooth brushes from my bathroom and started to scrub the floor. I guess she thought that I made a really really big mess. </div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297239968391886562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s200/January+2009+137.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"></a> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"></a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji25rlEhXRXiPTlxiovCDycNx1zH_TCg75W3nZp0XebiIaXkPRwxK8ISoNoDSb4NsAugcdDrV5BrWNn_873Lwc3eFy_ioDYnmZp0dpqgwom4G4wRDgQvAoum3Kae7K95RX9GFMTL5QLth6/s1600-h/January+2009+136.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qsHD7tijR0xU3UlS7D72Oyclkrs9B4s7-97QffqegaFETyRHveOH3ogN4BlB8olSp2w6IsWCcS84FgTKgYi4Ydti9pTneQoBinOYEorTU-1hocvahM9IGdHWWB1yCbZBRtq24sRIFmmt/s1600-h/January+2009+137.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Then she, like mommy, put her dirty towels ( and her personal wash cloths for bath time) on top of the washing machine to be washed. </div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCKcSQgtr8bF0pUXeINgWU6k13Naj7g3MxItUtO_PIcP5KMtQNA3GRwHndaRgPvo7weA1mkGiDYvu0T8yGKW319KWyWyLjHyfgqQhjOQbhKoOsJ4hJbdYTpwOqMc6S21-8XeVx23fAudT/s1600-h/January+2009+143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297239975842798338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCKcSQgtr8bF0pUXeINgWU6k13Naj7g3MxItUtO_PIcP5KMtQNA3GRwHndaRgPvo7weA1mkGiDYvu0T8yGKW319KWyWyLjHyfgqQhjOQbhKoOsJ4hJbdYTpwOqMc6S21-8XeVx23fAudT/s200/January+2009+143.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-JLFUaIqPtwp8QBZiBuy9kUE2Ft3CnuJNveRzULMK0n3Jh3Jd3CS1LuJ2cnO0XZ6QmgxWaXn00vgWk-mLQJMYt3XU36UI3FrDWvtxQpRmiInRwjFjSVnAzjEERWciLhWo02KUofymDFQ/s1600-h/January+2009+141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297240535526317874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-JLFUaIqPtwp8QBZiBuy9kUE2Ft3CnuJNveRzULMK0n3Jh3Jd3CS1LuJ2cnO0XZ6QmgxWaXn00vgWk-mLQJMYt3XU36UI3FrDWvtxQpRmiInRwjFjSVnAzjEERWciLhWo02KUofymDFQ/s200/January+2009+141.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-27971833361334817302009-01-29T13:39:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:29:27.905-08:00What we have been up to latelyWho knew you could keep not one, but 2 girls occupied with a left over orange box? These have become one of their more favorite hang out spots.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECYvKDbPAR52JaVzr2zdoebppoKoTnvn5c1MZ3NTCvGVUn-0NGQE-mmXwO-wsReNZZ44f54w9emDmsxwEBVnceuaowkSrVPy99oL0qJ5cZwrnfRNxo6UBk0J0wWTPaLz8bZv75KN2brRB/s1600-h/January+2009+063.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGlQuLUj8MWLycy5w2Gu7Oy7mLAkrsdxCOQXngZQ8ElMlDiPN7PUvNHITxttcidHMsCd2hBHQJfFdls0QNBsBnOBf90qbyZzNQZoG-3xHSgd9_mTwKFEUaHW388Ej95laP98dnZz0YSRJ/s1600-h/January+2009+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296849729632964674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGlQuLUj8MWLycy5w2Gu7Oy7mLAkrsdxCOQXngZQ8ElMlDiPN7PUvNHITxttcidHMsCd2hBHQJfFdls0QNBsBnOBf90qbyZzNQZoG-3xHSgd9_mTwKFEUaHW388Ej95laP98dnZz0YSRJ/s200/January+2009+059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /><br />They even read books in them. The girls spent a good 1/2 hour in here. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnBMyfZRHieRUXCup1bv7QSUwYE2gxcI0lD9OonGsb8pQk1JdXzJYpjKm4k3e_Sv46Pb7XxG7sHYRnPAhXPMojrFaYfCG8vZohlAyHOzH1rfiB94BZye8VCQFjNT-raknKzFR1OL46taL/s1600-h/January+2009+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296849737833662050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnBMyfZRHieRUXCup1bv7QSUwYE2gxcI0lD9OonGsb8pQk1JdXzJYpjKm4k3e_Sv46Pb7XxG7sHYRnPAhXPMojrFaYfCG8vZohlAyHOzH1rfiB94BZye8VCQFjNT-raknKzFR1OL46taL/s200/January+2009+067.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>This is just a picture of her curls. Yup, these are them. All 3 of them. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjjJr2SL9ASYVVK__LpHYq9EyYBawu6RlTHnpLHHjvgHfZDbA_X2lflKxMzeGETXEzw0wjZJHlFp7q1q6H64Ofj5rwk6u61BvsDu0VAuQB0bkKGdh1Xbgy2FLidUVRXiANF3Ll4jZJZmF/s1600-h/January+2009+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296849719957050770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjjJr2SL9ASYVVK__LpHYq9EyYBawu6RlTHnpLHHjvgHfZDbA_X2lflKxMzeGETXEzw0wjZJHlFp7q1q6H64Ofj5rwk6u61BvsDu0VAuQB0bkKGdh1Xbgy2FLidUVRXiANF3Ll4jZJZmF/s200/January+2009+056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since the kids are getting to be much more active now a days, we are taking them to bigger and "better" play sites. These photos were taken at a place called Scandia. It is a big place with miniature golf, batting cages, go carts, an arcade, and an area called the playhouse. It is a sectioned off area that only kids under 2 are allowed into. It has I think 5 ball pits, 4 fun slides and hamster tubes (for the kids but I can get through them). The kids have such a blast there. It is totally secured and the kids have no way of getting out without an adult, and their adult (you have a matching wrist band and they check when you leave that they match up) so you don't have to be totally on top of the kids. They get to have some freedom. I love how places are becoming more secure for us families. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQoWePzNSKKCIXANMgICxraBZd-BUqT9SjCJwbzjhOCS8nehPQ2VPQREzwSjnig-iXJMO9iI1XMiHkaqNr_CaomfNVvUK3Ss2ZwRem1On33rYmi99Qd6nqQ3tomhN0x_ZkE2mjigFG1Zv/s1600-h/January+2009+047.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQX1HSwi97jav75_jgRw7UObEIKvjSiySrCcPDFn6PUwvJF-O-iKIVRh_hziu9hvHjhqXfP7oB8XyhyphenhyphenDWIigZznvlgAmlVDwW5QxAlHYi_xjU2rJw_r9pPM-h0FAdbBbp_jk9xyoK16oW/s1600-h/January+2009+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297231524716161010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQX1HSwi97jav75_jgRw7UObEIKvjSiySrCcPDFn6PUwvJF-O-iKIVRh_hziu9hvHjhqXfP7oB8XyhyphenhyphenDWIigZznvlgAmlVDwW5QxAlHYi_xjU2rJw_r9pPM-h0FAdbBbp_jk9xyoK16oW/s200/January+2009+055.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu7iCeQMU46vWCjD9MUrK97zYiWdWWvvPSHlz47Do4x8qwey0R2NYV9J2Vk3yAhPvaLb-OzfJG8vD5vokb_4pACaHN4DZYUvApe2CjOkUXCnzv96bhMDQPeBWYTTKKCS5WaDr2C_hQp69/s1600-h/January+2009+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296845193391188130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu7iCeQMU46vWCjD9MUrK97zYiWdWWvvPSHlz47Do4x8qwey0R2NYV9J2Vk3yAhPvaLb-OzfJG8vD5vokb_4pACaHN4DZYUvApe2CjOkUXCnzv96bhMDQPeBWYTTKKCS5WaDr2C_hQp69/s200/January+2009+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNLHucsd41kOxlGiXR2t0bF_q6MtEefG-cmvGn5bDIAqNJuDFxl5kcyDo6n6W4j8emEABxVKe9UhC6X1tQAdki5u0LTSyZyZkwB3L-i1UZEsFhm5oG9zJf7OQmYiCwql2JGSdGDTEXThl/s1600-h/January+2009+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296849714717951378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNLHucsd41kOxlGiXR2t0bF_q6MtEefG-cmvGn5bDIAqNJuDFxl5kcyDo6n6W4j8emEABxVKe9UhC6X1tQAdki5u0LTSyZyZkwB3L-i1UZEsFhm5oG9zJf7OQmYiCwql2JGSdGDTEXThl/s200/January+2009+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBVOuoz5EwbgqlWseF2uKs_a79BGD0SXNNUhmEBrI88PmipxVERm4knhJ4LwzmNK60PPDDKtvCVxNDQ2ETDWiPbjBbZ7MwPhhHEltOjCHIPnO3ihQlnCx6HZKkE9yta4D0AgkmoMBE5fl/s1600-h/January+2009+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296845201817655570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBVOuoz5EwbgqlWseF2uKs_a79BGD0SXNNUhmEBrI88PmipxVERm4knhJ4LwzmNK60PPDDKtvCVxNDQ2ETDWiPbjBbZ7MwPhhHEltOjCHIPnO3ihQlnCx6HZKkE9yta4D0AgkmoMBE5fl/s200/January+2009+036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpOmlcafCq9_q1OIQtK5hA1NlxggVcTc1GtgSC_hciwsGAkYCGhnd2WA32wTsVcvaBYVhXW-Wft48UpjxhyR08nl8LW4dtfdUH5sO7pecwP7WIunruVG3p6Fj3Qdckl-e1mzx7es9ihU3/s1600-h/January+2009+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297231518957020370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpOmlcafCq9_q1OIQtK5hA1NlxggVcTc1GtgSC_hciwsGAkYCGhnd2WA32wTsVcvaBYVhXW-Wft48UpjxhyR08nl8LW4dtfdUH5sO7pecwP7WIunruVG3p6Fj3Qdckl-e1mzx7es9ihU3/s200/January+2009+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We are still taking the kids to the park every week. This park only had two baby swings, and one of them is usually occupied. Since both London and Chloe wanted to swing, we compromised. They got to share the swing. At first they liked it, but after a few minutes they were not so pleased, but when we offered to take them out, they refused. Oh well.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYdjfYuVP-Aa80gI-sZ6sqadIpzauQPmtkDCKK3MsN1M-er_9B3ZORCwSA3gY8Hy_VK-Ox8JQdwUUHl260JahtXSpbBbx7yRGLAQAP4RU9NObUCG7MLK-RZX9PsIUyAnkXL3M_fPzQEk6/s1600-h/January+2009+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297231503724935810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYdjfYuVP-Aa80gI-sZ6sqadIpzauQPmtkDCKK3MsN1M-er_9B3ZORCwSA3gY8Hy_VK-Ox8JQdwUUHl260JahtXSpbBbx7yRGLAQAP4RU9NObUCG7MLK-RZX9PsIUyAnkXL3M_fPzQEk6/s200/January+2009+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiwP4BXDUCxu97zMHQopGkTSs3IUjA_Vlj9V9YzQU7HuiHa85AuyWVbaBfUTj0EHc9U_3Jg9oajjI401kP3gh09e8vga8Vwfc3xxWYiCF7plMww39_3WBRLmCAkmy__ksQ2Pw3w4KRGdP/s1600-h/January+2009+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296845187144454018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiwP4BXDUCxu97zMHQopGkTSs3IUjA_Vlj9V9YzQU7HuiHa85AuyWVbaBfUTj0EHc9U_3Jg9oajjI401kP3gh09e8vga8Vwfc3xxWYiCF7plMww39_3WBRLmCAkmy__ksQ2Pw3w4KRGdP/s200/January+2009+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLXOATxRqmTYutKFi-_l6WOrQ0gXJxt1-ZxENPLfnbowFMFzt6U1Iz1o4KIZoroR0KKKInQm5aDCz9uprm-dEwONfkb3mAQSSgmzZXbvT6ey6Mo_h8aabEhMnwjZ7FVNmHFMC1GmrMbnC/s1600-h/January+2009+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296845183936800370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLXOATxRqmTYutKFi-_l6WOrQ0gXJxt1-ZxENPLfnbowFMFzt6U1Iz1o4KIZoroR0KKKInQm5aDCz9uprm-dEwONfkb3mAQSSgmzZXbvT6ey6Mo_h8aabEhMnwjZ7FVNmHFMC1GmrMbnC/s200/January+2009+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So I hope you enjoyed my little update of what we have been doing these past few weeks. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-55764123006702790652009-01-25T16:55:00.001-08:002009-01-25T16:56:06.754-08:00It is officialBrett found out on Friday that he got into the Long Beach hospital <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rotation</span>. So this means that we get to pack up and move to southern California. His rotations start on June 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span>, so we will probably be moving in the first part of June. Wish us luck on finding an affordable place to live down there. I guess it is fairly expensive. YIKES!<br /><br /><br />I will update you as we get more information.Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-24144786369646351332009-01-16T01:28:00.000-08:002009-01-16T02:14:57.953-08:00I haven't cried this hard in a while...(Please bare with me, I am somewhat rambling on. It may not all sound well <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thought</span> out, but I had to say something)<br /><br />I don't know if any of you follow the TV show Private Practice, but tonight's episode really got to me. It touched me as a mother and as a child. I don't want to give it all away because it is so much more emotional when you don't know what is going to happen in the episode, but boy did it make me miss my parents and my sister and make me want to hold on to my daughter so tight and to never let her go.<br /><br />For some reason I had this rush of emotions come over me and I was just bawling on the couch. I am glad that I was all by myself because I probably looked like a blubbering fool.<br /><br />After the show, I went in to the office where Brett was studying and I told him that we HAVE TO move back to Washington. There was no option. He of course looked at me with streaks of mascara smeared down my cheeks and asked what was wrong. I told him about the show and he, being the loving husband that he is, assured me that in time we would be going back, but it may take a few years. Not the answer that I wanted, but I guess it will have to do. I don't really have a say in the matter...yet.<br /><br />To my parents- I miss you both so much. You mean the world to me and I love you. I wish that we were able to be up there 100% of the time so you can watch Chloe grow up into the wonderful woman that she is going to become with your own eyes and not through the computer. I want to be there for you through everything. Know what Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">appointments</span> you are going to and if there was anything I could do to help. Trust me, when the first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">opportunity</span> comes around, we will be there.<br /><br />To my sister- I love you and miss you so much it hurts at times. (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">A lot</span> to be exact) I wish that we lived closer to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">each other</span> so our kids could grow up together and be the best of friends. I just wish that I could see you more often, to be able to hug you and to go out for lunch and movie dates while mom and dad watch our kids.<br /><br />I wish that the world worked like this:<br /><br />You grow up, meet the boy (or girl) next door, fall in love, get married, find a well paying job in the town you live in, the old couple that live in the same neighborhood that you and your spouse grew up in, moved out and you are able to move into their place just in time for you to bring your family into the world. Both sets of grandparents will be retired and will be able to play with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">grand kids</span> on a regular basis, cousins would be playing in the streets ( no cars of course ) and we would all be living happily ever after.<br /><br />Oh how I wish. But reality is nothing close to that. We grow up, move away for various reasons, and every once in a while visit home. We do make the phone calls on a regular basis, but it never seems like it is enough.<br /><br />To those who are able to see their family members whenever they choose to- enjoy it as much as you can, because one day you may not have this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">luxury</span> and you will beat yourself up for not taking advantage of the time you could have spent with your family.<br /><br />Sorry for this emotional post, but the show really got to me tonight.<br /><br />To everyone who means anything to me- I love you and thank you for being in my life.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">OK</span> it is now 2:05 and I MUST go to bed. I have responsibilities.<br /><br /><br />to watch this episode, go to:<br /><a href="http://www.abc.com/">www.abc.com</a><br />click on free episodes<br />click on Private Practice<br />choose episode 12 "Homeward bound" from season 2<br /><br />Grab some tissues and enjoy it!Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-3691503582616932342009-01-09T14:14:00.000-08:002009-01-09T15:06:54.396-08:00Conversation with my nephewring * ring * ring *<br /><br />Ryan : "Hello?"<br />Me: "Hi is this Ryan?"<br />R: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yah</span>"<br />M: "HI Ryan, this is your Aunt Krissy"<br />R: "Hi Aunt Krissy, can I talk to Grandpa?"<br />M: "Oh I'm sorry honey, grandpa is in Washington."<br />R: "oh"<br />M: "Can I talk to your mommy?"<br />R: "um hold on..."<br />M: "What are you (as in he and his mom) doing?"<br />R: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Moppin</span>!" (he is really excited about this)<br />M: "Really? That's awesome!" "What else have you done today?"<br />R: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mmmmm</span>"<br />M: "Have you played with the rabbits yet?"<br />R: "YEAH! They're outside though. The snow is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">meltin</span>."<br />M: "Oh really? is it almost gone?"<br />R: "yeah, no snowman..it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">meltin</span>"<br />M: "You built a snow man?"<br />R: "NO, the snow is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">meltin</span>!"<br />M: "oh I see. I tried to build one with Chloe but she didn't like being out in the snow."<br />R: "Why not?"<br />M: "I think that she was too cold and she just didn't like it"<br />R: "oh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ok</span>."<br />Tracy in background "Tell aunt Krissy I will call her back"<br />R: "mom says she will call you later"<br />M: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Ok</span> Ryan I love you, Bye!"<br />R: "I love you aunt Krissy....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">umm</span> can I talk to Brett?"<br />M: "Sure! hold on let me get him"<br /><br />They have their own conversation for a few minutes.<br />then I get the phone back<br /><br />M: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Ok</span> Ryan I love you and I will talk to you later." "you can hang up the phone now."<br />R: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ok</span> love you too, bye!"<br /><br />Oh how I love talking to Ryan now. He is such a conversationalist.Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-89925625875821050492009-01-09T13:16:00.000-08:002009-01-09T13:56:23.018-08:00Happy Birthday January babies!<div><div><div><div>January first came and we celebrated my nephew Nolan's 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> birthday. He is getting so big now. He is currently in preschool and is learning so much. He loves superheros and currently he is into the hulk. So grandma Robin made him a HULK cake for his birthday.<br /><br /><div><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelXLWDtqHNW_IvAqOfrvqk6Jib-CkvCTXZCuKw5lQ8SwbS3xlO3iT00-BrU-qMP8xsDekzxzkLrHdcZ4bjdtV5jZwPfhK6vqLuBQNh6V4UTSniL2-v633I626TdRcGCTPFwanwP7xA3oV/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289412022239889266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelXLWDtqHNW_IvAqOfrvqk6Jib-CkvCTXZCuKw5lQ8SwbS3xlO3iT00-BrU-qMP8xsDekzxzkLrHdcZ4bjdtV5jZwPfhK6vqLuBQNh6V4UTSniL2-v633I626TdRcGCTPFwanwP7xA3oV/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+273.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vVI7h0dFgMe3i8JRMDEKo2XE9iuYrXH-32ctbqwpKnt1PfTFByueCUSjDf0M3HFt0m-W7NtbDfIllduVJWey_xz8b6DtEotLU2UQjHknxpWejHb6rKvnepjPwMuuNi-za9P8dd5yv_HI/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289412044784347298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vVI7h0dFgMe3i8JRMDEKo2XE9iuYrXH-32ctbqwpKnt1PfTFByueCUSjDf0M3HFt0m-W7NtbDfIllduVJWey_xz8b6DtEotLU2UQjHknxpWejHb6rKvnepjPwMuuNi-za9P8dd5yv_HI/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+278.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XKbkjAioVO5w-NmNeFiT-SgMBOTW8LEHlzoGMEGafblnjH86WFfj3fJdqRZDCj82l1dJbaGQkz9-nMfN5AcL0ZXsY1o3t6CWtlEksB4nJKSE-gpGcGtYC_bUOAK-5JE07V_FCcqtnQkQ/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289412053756620322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XKbkjAioVO5w-NmNeFiT-SgMBOTW8LEHlzoGMEGafblnjH86WFfj3fJdqRZDCj82l1dJbaGQkz9-nMfN5AcL0ZXsY1o3t6CWtlEksB4nJKSE-gpGcGtYC_bUOAK-5JE07V_FCcqtnQkQ/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /> </div><div>It was nice to have another excuse to get together with the family again. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qVmz7uW2gacgQ299wiQ3rh_DzFe9CDIQu9KNVAUEko6_bmwb7BcBGQP8UPql8WmHOo0Q8PTUhdXRYkMDzu31ITkcqabpk0W4K6PMBNxwVRezOgqwRc3ZOamNM4fze4P3Wcqqk6fRYvpM/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289412068049500898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qVmz7uW2gacgQ299wiQ3rh_DzFe9CDIQu9KNVAUEko6_bmwb7BcBGQP8UPql8WmHOo0Q8PTUhdXRYkMDzu31ITkcqabpk0W4K6PMBNxwVRezOgqwRc3ZOamNM4fze4P3Wcqqk6fRYvpM/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I have no idea what was on the TV (Ryan had control of the remote), but Chloe was standing like this for a good 5 minutes before Brett moved her out of the way. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhkTJLcBWb9gqje0k3Qn_MvcXVFv7kivdZRAYlNoKNMGJo9OBmLJ8vW28FLrLoVYKrbRKF-A8lDvWKeeuqT9_RQn471dksyW2kE7bdSnqvtI5dVl_C4dFoF7HaQzmUZ2LNprCaXFmE1t2/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289412060918479602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhkTJLcBWb9gqje0k3Qn_MvcXVFv7kivdZRAYlNoKNMGJo9OBmLJ8vW28FLrLoVYKrbRKF-A8lDvWKeeuqT9_RQn471dksyW2kE7bdSnqvtI5dVl_C4dFoF7HaQzmUZ2LNprCaXFmE1t2/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+289.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /> </div><div>Happy Birthday Nolan!</div><br /><div>------------------------------------------------</div><br /><div>My Dad's birthday was on January 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span>. So to celebrate his birthday, we took him out to dinner at one of his favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mexican</span> restaurants. Chloe really enjoyed my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shirley</span> temple because it came with cherries and an orange slice. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Uy6XQsw5WMebN7erehYiqJxLSMnW9TwJu5x300vy5wihrdKEQThhsgpx0opgWIZsm4-ds0L6hMGJFHO_esXSpXJ2Eh610DLa228WcxGIsl38yXHxervHZvPIFH2XJorhv9mrLO_xzcih/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289415387956750034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Uy6XQsw5WMebN7erehYiqJxLSMnW9TwJu5x300vy5wihrdKEQThhsgpx0opgWIZsm4-ds0L6hMGJFHO_esXSpXJ2Eh610DLa228WcxGIsl38yXHxervHZvPIFH2XJorhv9mrLO_xzcih/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div></div></div></div><div>After dinner we headed back to my parents house and had home made cake and home made ice cream. It was so good and Chloe couldn't get enough of the ice cream. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpeiD11HPlJzx61kilybtDa-PHVYnbig_i_i12XLcZvCgYkgWiw9W8gZykh_sdjL7m9Dcndl_vkBpfU4V9F3OHkWDmfcbJvMcJtAzP3feEDGTWkdZKPKkPw8VL_LJ-oKEBWORYkqXzury/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289415395146579490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpeiD11HPlJzx61kilybtDa-PHVYnbig_i_i12XLcZvCgYkgWiw9W8gZykh_sdjL7m9Dcndl_vkBpfU4V9F3OHkWDmfcbJvMcJtAzP3feEDGTWkdZKPKkPw8VL_LJ-oKEBWORYkqXzury/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+300.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIqAwBuyEOJCl6A1vdd1ILLa7WMlMkF2H9nQctzkTtnL45r4cuKF8KqQgOB1HF-BLsimkfm4_gqQimTayJE6OrxZ1UnuEWM31M-dqKN0R2zOX_Lmu9Hktm4pAEqmmnmtNo9ZSO2-y5ukK/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289415400642151170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIqAwBuyEOJCl6A1vdd1ILLa7WMlMkF2H9nQctzkTtnL45r4cuKF8KqQgOB1HF-BLsimkfm4_gqQimTayJE6OrxZ1UnuEWM31M-dqKN0R2zOX_Lmu9Hktm4pAEqmmnmtNo9ZSO2-y5ukK/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+303.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0iV6I8zrp7TGlFfP3-8uJnqnFZqIViIvmFPSNsd6qaH4lFYpCI_qrqt9Dla90D4FbkV5YCrXIEO0mn78yytgIhQ3M3WXG09xC4r0iKK0SeBkAnHqAP63DVYgc4wRrhEIpB7Cc1rKos-O/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289415404512225522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0iV6I8zrp7TGlFfP3-8uJnqnFZqIViIvmFPSNsd6qaH4lFYpCI_qrqt9Dla90D4FbkV5YCrXIEO0mn78yytgIhQ3M3WXG09xC4r0iKK0SeBkAnHqAP63DVYgc4wRrhEIpB7Cc1rKos-O/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+308.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Happy Birthday Dad!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-26014018601542114042009-01-08T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-09T13:15:58.311-08:00Happy New Year!This year we spent the evening with Brett's friends down in Seattle. We started the night at Dan's house, went to an Irish pub and ended the night at the space needle.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGObDwCopEVCLziewn14gX7xsutPpJwkwKleTd5tTJHknv0fIMGHX35AwHQfV-PFsldK7rlkJCEfR79NyBN8nKavVm0Zt8uCI9fNER5KXQ6qLOa44lb_S1mA0UrSWPFLKrmzo1ou3mVff6/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289398571923402706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGObDwCopEVCLziewn14gX7xsutPpJwkwKleTd5tTJHknv0fIMGHX35AwHQfV-PFsldK7rlkJCEfR79NyBN8nKavVm0Zt8uCI9fNER5KXQ6qLOa44lb_S1mA0UrSWPFLKrmzo1ou3mVff6/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+194.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDU7ywJQeCMz95Mme7wpLCiMf2_P9ulnjDqvMROd2b95T80V2bgehM0_1-JQPfP2SThDUz01lTACJqXaZlPjMegxYpi2I4HGWwLbxSYHBZ7qP4jXl0pbmIbArRXbAG3H4hCkSPgG9pzKj/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289398557048928098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDU7ywJQeCMz95Mme7wpLCiMf2_P9ulnjDqvMROd2b95T80V2bgehM0_1-JQPfP2SThDUz01lTACJqXaZlPjMegxYpi2I4HGWwLbxSYHBZ7qP4jXl0pbmIbArRXbAG3H4hCkSPgG9pzKj/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+189.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I had always imagined that it would be extremely crowded at the needle because when I was growing up I would watch the news broadcast at the needle and it would be packed with people and my parents would make comments about the traffic and how scary it might be down there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUtn-KamhEUoqSUzJ8dxna04iNmzddhr27ByGQe4kul0HhpoSXPNBn_iEGDeYc-OQ3uPz5iDQJVQlUt3010du7AvShoPjMp7ezxs1x1_N0992yC2RBmg1J3V8YQd3fvV05Idq6acOs4v0/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289398577134132434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUtn-KamhEUoqSUzJ8dxna04iNmzddhr27ByGQe4kul0HhpoSXPNBn_iEGDeYc-OQ3uPz5iDQJVQlUt3010du7AvShoPjMp7ezxs1x1_N0992yC2RBmg1J3V8YQd3fvV05Idq6acOs4v0/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9Y_v5sAjTj2_fgqNWjC03tccroDLagLqRKqHtgrS8fAWu2lBAuIZw5m8MjXSPm1rmeTBVHTQnKxGTGWTFA5UWczKVSkUXZsoKS9Tt8fwIWDn0cmG_AN1jcu1Q84WSpmvVWgtMQsxxmZq/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289398585120891986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9Y_v5sAjTj2_fgqNWjC03tccroDLagLqRKqHtgrS8fAWu2lBAuIZw5m8MjXSPm1rmeTBVHTQnKxGTGWTFA5UWczKVSkUXZsoKS9Tt8fwIWDn0cmG_AN1jcu1Q84WSpmvVWgtMQsxxmZq/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9Y_v5sAjTj2_fgqNWjC03tccroDLagLqRKqHtgrS8fAWu2lBAuIZw5m8MjXSPm1rmeTBVHTQnKxGTGWTFA5UWczKVSkUXZsoKS9Tt8fwIWDn0cmG_AN1jcu1Q84WSpmvVWgtMQsxxmZq/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+203.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So I had my reservations about going, but I went along with the group as usual. It was raining, cold, but surprisingly not crowded. They blocked off the entire center around the needle for the fire line, so we got to stand on a side street next to the EMP building. We got there maybe five minutes before the show and had enough time to find a decent spot, take some pictures and pour the champagne.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvRBjPhqI3uSn6MSxoGhPx42F4_yd4taP3dyxLvJ5Q_6qnRbF0bbZVXfpu3QamGH2xChvqCY-EJh1_lsSMndXlYLOl956Hm-uqFi6Z12cU4BSaRZm3nTF3iiMltJ5c9AzRDmPBxjLwX1P/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289398581288058674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvRBjPhqI3uSn6MSxoGhPx42F4_yd4taP3dyxLvJ5Q_6qnRbF0bbZVXfpu3QamGH2xChvqCY-EJh1_lsSMndXlYLOl956Hm-uqFi6Z12cU4BSaRZm3nTF3iiMltJ5c9AzRDmPBxjLwX1P/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+205.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9n8SzCkUDnvjEnMVGExTD8Qf1r7-4erbeHR3J4t7OYNvXpkj67BXExMFTghMP6JCi9bQWwcpgl7tD83SG2_V5Ww714oo41ypaEQ833DAhSDwC2eZWEzlmTY9XKMorZq2gZY-sAqrOSpyb/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+236.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289403698164230498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9n8SzCkUDnvjEnMVGExTD8Qf1r7-4erbeHR3J4t7OYNvXpkj67BXExMFTghMP6JCi9bQWwcpgl7tD83SG2_V5Ww714oo41ypaEQ833DAhSDwC2eZWEzlmTY9XKMorZq2gZY-sAqrOSpyb/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+236.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was nice to see the fireworks up close, but I think that next year I will go somewhere where it is warm, dry and I can watch the fire works on TV. Where we were at there was no music so it didn't seem like such a great show to me. Oh well, better luck next year.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYXVjrIHBjjZz78dYnz-h7U0eKzNukta0v32vsfTJtsxWpwz_hJYbUOQ8au0_L-YNIGxorW6CYeK71xWtCgAb_ifHQmz2RaWriVK7gCCINdfHkWtuQkhoZfNtdHxV3HJKAMYi5jhPh5bB/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289403714950274914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYXVjrIHBjjZz78dYnz-h7U0eKzNukta0v32vsfTJtsxWpwz_hJYbUOQ8au0_L-YNIGxorW6CYeK71xWtCgAb_ifHQmz2RaWriVK7gCCINdfHkWtuQkhoZfNtdHxV3HJKAMYi5jhPh5bB/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+268.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NcAinkxqll2dPKHTi976EqF0ng-NBQBEOsdAUFqSyRBZvoinlXHjn_Vl3XyJQfQ_NKRko51HmDkiDJfqv2tyNeKjBVZJuk92mRGrdzTPIX4fnMXOKJSK4GvcD3dPPizH1jAnAh49KWEq/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+258.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289403703932005538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NcAinkxqll2dPKHTi976EqF0ng-NBQBEOsdAUFqSyRBZvoinlXHjn_Vl3XyJQfQ_NKRko51HmDkiDJfqv2tyNeKjBVZJuk92mRGrdzTPIX4fnMXOKJSK4GvcD3dPPizH1jAnAh49KWEq/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+258.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy New Year everyone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2P0zI4MPqSn2vlYerQzLglItwSPsxewFA330GceyzcuThfxZf0tU5illdGNU-btIePCpXVWy04cElkBgoR10DlifInRZgAIB2-rTP8NiKz3xKWS-XTRsRT6uVcz-tFPgOtca4XhaRvXw/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289403710338058754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2P0zI4MPqSn2vlYerQzLglItwSPsxewFA330GceyzcuThfxZf0tU5illdGNU-btIePCpXVWy04cElkBgoR10DlifInRZgAIB2-rTP8NiKz3xKWS-XTRsRT6uVcz-tFPgOtca4XhaRvXw/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+259.JPG" border="0" /></a>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMxCUPaVXp-Dpojo3Mm-R6pnYDCduiCAF5rHTHtaqNxPHPE87Hva32afKRvxx-td1_q9Anr7GFFXFNjaXO1CpoioO9qLlvXU5RyH6vEatAobPBb212Ie3jEFhwygmNk7nxxTJSJk6IO9f/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289403682913098306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMxCUPaVXp-Dpojo3Mm-R6pnYDCduiCAF5rHTHtaqNxPHPE87Hva32afKRvxx-td1_q9Anr7GFFXFNjaXO1CpoioO9qLlvXU5RyH6vEatAobPBb212Ie3jEFhwygmNk7nxxTJSJk6IO9f/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+232.JPG" border="0" /></a>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984072366425210019.post-84009565790348839572009-01-08T13:44:00.001-08:002009-01-08T15:32:08.383-08:00Merry Christmas!Thanks to my parents, we were able to spend Christmas and New years up in Washington. When we first got there, Chloe, Brett, my mom and myself all came down with a stomach bug that put us out of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">commission</span> for almost a week. So unfortunately we did not get to do as much as we had hoped.<br /><br />Chloe helping Grandpa Mark decorate the tree<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw15sxPQeH6MkCbMy9gc92FlBjv9Tvj_X6gllxDKOXe7N2nU26ebaB-4DfgYBatCAPAIv1DE_gJH8GiSt85EA8d451TjBWQnGELCCqG2fibxvlBbNYooH4C7dvVBY9Pydu80Nu3yBGCj0A/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289044972113558706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw15sxPQeH6MkCbMy9gc92FlBjv9Tvj_X6gllxDKOXe7N2nU26ebaB-4DfgYBatCAPAIv1DE_gJH8GiSt85EA8d451TjBWQnGELCCqG2fibxvlBbNYooH4C7dvVBY9Pydu80Nu3yBGCj0A/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chloe helping Grandma Lynn in the kitchen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgih6fMHt6g4x6zL0v8vWuPNsL3N31PMD4gZVzM7Y6XsEQNMb7wQuvfkCq-Zo2i_CV2cPDgDCp2F2tAeGch6BOMaWj2zUrh4kcinOJMJRSuqH8DvJ9qKujULFtWZr-G4R-lmZppvp-KMaIe/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289044969270146514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgih6fMHt6g4x6zL0v8vWuPNsL3N31PMD4gZVzM7Y6XsEQNMb7wQuvfkCq-Zo2i_CV2cPDgDCp2F2tAeGch6BOMaWj2zUrh4kcinOJMJRSuqH8DvJ9qKujULFtWZr-G4R-lmZppvp-KMaIe/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxS2sKHtb1MudZuLEsupEpxH5SKCivVGiwt-N8EO-W8GOTv6KvLw6iail5-7-3fToclKFDVge7BIrNzozoX21wgDtcIgUOUj_nWRMlV9sVctnbaLUh7CQNmO_hbXCmwLms5_krsCqJrWEW/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289044954967980818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxS2sKHtb1MudZuLEsupEpxH5SKCivVGiwt-N8EO-W8GOTv6KvLw6iail5-7-3fToclKFDVge7BIrNzozoX21wgDtcIgUOUj_nWRMlV9sVctnbaLUh7CQNmO_hbXCmwLms5_krsCqJrWEW/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chloe helping me wrap presents...well more like wrapping <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">herself</span> with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">stolen</span> wrapping paper<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKrOjfpKfieV3D-hfxgxGPnIpEKuRff3rgAST1GHlX9ivzaCCIR5-5rbrXao7kKkH4x-jlsCxNTo23GxeJ0az4WI3TUwjnYQldnDNNkuLelltFHfda65LzkA6B0qWwvSJu_ZccpM8bQQ7/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289044952121923922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKrOjfpKfieV3D-hfxgxGPnIpEKuRff3rgAST1GHlX9ivzaCCIR5-5rbrXao7kKkH4x-jlsCxNTo23GxeJ0az4WI3TUwjnYQldnDNNkuLelltFHfda65LzkA6B0qWwvSJu_ZccpM8bQQ7/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once we were feeling better, we celebrated Christmas with my parents. We woke up and opened up our stockings that Santa had left us (Chloe for some reason didn't want to look at her gifts), <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3K_W2bU8Ooe4XgDh8P55AvCIGNfWQApVX-GG_uyuovZpVsxgRdCEi5-rMHzf5Raot3JdZdFE6AMt5j1FRfaO-ggeRJzlXzHtbtPpxG-uAvL2_o3DmVMorjcUNv2JWD7ReC0yFzsNquV0/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289044986553208818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3K_W2bU8Ooe4XgDh8P55AvCIGNfWQApVX-GG_uyuovZpVsxgRdCEi5-rMHzf5Raot3JdZdFE6AMt5j1FRfaO-ggeRJzlXzHtbtPpxG-uAvL2_o3DmVMorjcUNv2JWD7ReC0yFzsNquV0/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+060.JPG" border="0" /></a>ate a wonderful breakfast and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">proceeded</span> to open our Christmas presents. We got such wonderful things. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c8beFNVERUGbmGmBpkvCiB1TjWVbnNbtmGdTd3SSgvF1ft6z0aeOLPjSivfGVfn9y2GtXvCe5RV82JAKJWYrTx7kvdXA_rQWxRJqtoFDCWpmXx4g3C_y-mcQp99MH59ILjuxI4d6Tsan/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289047459524231058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c8beFNVERUGbmGmBpkvCiB1TjWVbnNbtmGdTd3SSgvF1ft6z0aeOLPjSivfGVfn9y2GtXvCe5RV82JAKJWYrTx7kvdXA_rQWxRJqtoFDCWpmXx4g3C_y-mcQp99MH59ILjuxI4d6Tsan/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chloe enjoyed the piece of candy that Grandpa gave her so much, she had to have more...and helped herself to it. She even ate some of the foil wrapper!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJqeJWE8G5eTpjLfF-I4cphN20K7Q8D0Xnt_OMOn009SPlapVGU0JQaOT7b9jWR1VemMpRbyGGzu0r-UPAFrYRPmsnTtYEgX7RZhWszL6zRhLGMKdb0LOJOSHSG8InERchqXh8-OpJ5NK/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289047440552943970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJqeJWE8G5eTpjLfF-I4cphN20K7Q8D0Xnt_OMOn009SPlapVGU0JQaOT7b9jWR1VemMpRbyGGzu0r-UPAFrYRPmsnTtYEgX7RZhWszL6zRhLGMKdb0LOJOSHSG8InERchqXh8-OpJ5NK/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpAXn17pN8T33zwvx2blXvlfPqBuV8sMKdPNwX8kC5chJOGBva8iJJBgKx3UCEKPE5udnlhKQ0cuvacb4HXSRAHDVN8fOJiQbJBjc9S_bv2OWT7qaSJT5ACJlLSZEYq9-FYjOO-HOBwcU/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289047450657283970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpAXn17pN8T33zwvx2blXvlfPqBuV8sMKdPNwX8kC5chJOGBva8iJJBgKx3UCEKPE5udnlhKQ0cuvacb4HXSRAHDVN8fOJiQbJBjc9S_bv2OWT7qaSJT5ACJlLSZEYq9-FYjOO-HOBwcU/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It snowed on Christmas, well it snowed almost every day we were in Washington. Chloe wasn't to fond of being out in the snow. I don't know if she was still feeling sick or if it was the fact that she had to wear lots of clothes, (lately she is into being naked) either way, we didn't go out in the snow as much as I had liked, but we did manage to get some pictures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUce8wxMqawlkinLQdkCT9eYLIu_lJi2_rgftC_Rxhm4jPtBX_LBh40Lb7YheXv_dzrjiOpVjkeYEnCK690Vx-5UKg5t2j8iZOtrD39h4KATNji5Vhb5XGHAzhQkodZDSEY543BrPKbMn/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289050341932709410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUce8wxMqawlkinLQdkCT9eYLIu_lJi2_rgftC_Rxhm4jPtBX_LBh40Lb7YheXv_dzrjiOpVjkeYEnCK690Vx-5UKg5t2j8iZOtrD39h4KATNji5Vhb5XGHAzhQkodZDSEY543BrPKbMn/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpdZvYMkdasKxFm05is1Inuifk03whgbJE6effYYe0L9YUOga8H0jlkVs47OvSvgfAPlwEH3RcAMpuui2fKwzLwQdFpReyRs9hZYqsPbyNSsVuIR76E-Fb3_VrtMOFxOWySvTLjunJJUU/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289047468444301442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpdZvYMkdasKxFm05is1Inuifk03whgbJE6effYYe0L9YUOga8H0jlkVs47OvSvgfAPlwEH3RcAMpuui2fKwzLwQdFpReyRs9hZYqsPbyNSsVuIR76E-Fb3_VrtMOFxOWySvTLjunJJUU/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+079.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUce8wxMqawlkinLQdkCT9eYLIu_lJi2_rgftC_Rxhm4jPtBX_LBh40Lb7YheXv_dzrjiOpVjkeYEnCK690Vx-5UKg5t2j8iZOtrD39h4KATNji5Vhb5XGHAzhQkodZDSEY543BrPKbMn/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+091.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once she figured out that she could eat the snow, she enjoyed it for all of 15 minutes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDDP5VubvZmUB6U38iC5cerDGcdaAcxmKgt3q6-M8dLDyTl7lE7bZKY25tVPT89mqE9BDW82cbKagJyLTsDty1IarCpyI5181zuNN2lEOVjpB1vswlT7HNS0PNOE1jpMNqMwGdcw0j0fp/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289050348858927378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDDP5VubvZmUB6U38iC5cerDGcdaAcxmKgt3q6-M8dLDyTl7lE7bZKY25tVPT89mqE9BDW82cbKagJyLTsDty1IarCpyI5181zuNN2lEOVjpB1vswlT7HNS0PNOE1jpMNqMwGdcw0j0fp/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt20IwaaEvpyXqcjyDwFVk2SLh2ov3QEHgwsMjogYusbwIXt6SYqUFZzlSFxRL7zkH-B_mboQ5g_LyfxRANYCKH_659uOPNDRzzNEWOb06Y1rQb_4TY0uoDVa92mCpT72WzepDg_WD-b7/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289047472666317010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt20IwaaEvpyXqcjyDwFVk2SLh2ov3QEHgwsMjogYusbwIXt6SYqUFZzlSFxRL7zkH-B_mboQ5g_LyfxRANYCKH_659uOPNDRzzNEWOb06Y1rQb_4TY0uoDVa92mCpT72WzepDg_WD-b7/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A few days after Christmas, Brett's parents arrived from Oregon (they moved there in August). We had our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Schweizer</span> family Christmas over at David and Eric's house. It was nice getting together with the whole family.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Stephanie</span> and Ryan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbM8N2LEu4Q2fURi0_kgQZtuDEE6UsKRZPsRko2Um3A8J4KQSboq2qm7xclxga4h5rAZR4CSMMRUo5gJVNgPGueUAGaFHSklvOXZn_ps4crTHMPmbe8t9pNKM1r-Upg87hvyaNkcniyB4/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289052917186359954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbM8N2LEu4Q2fURi0_kgQZtuDEE6UsKRZPsRko2Um3A8J4KQSboq2qm7xclxga4h5rAZR4CSMMRUo5gJVNgPGueUAGaFHSklvOXZn_ps4crTHMPmbe8t9pNKM1r-Upg87hvyaNkcniyB4/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+141.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d_InrJIUO9s1cBZQLF4NYupGBOgK4hZCVsbRDM3JoDumfQsLfpCinCA_WhK9i10FxBxFeC19SfChab6S9VjHdwCHI4s0OKKmbGmGRdDFF-kanOMwP35FKDWBZU-eDphsibwssKaFVmFF/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289050357066846098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d_InrJIUO9s1cBZQLF4NYupGBOgK4hZCVsbRDM3JoDumfQsLfpCinCA_WhK9i10FxBxFeC19SfChab6S9VjHdwCHI4s0OKKmbGmGRdDFF-kanOMwP35FKDWBZU-eDphsibwssKaFVmFF/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+099.JPG" border="0" /></a> and our nephew Nolan </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Eric and his girlfriend Brittany David and Chloe </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_XugNw5dXy7HiDdY_92AEnLG3_JkdsuvzRKggmB6VMAqv7mMp99a5Zd0ZW54k97nFODKU2SwQUSxsSCFHQ2vfcW-5h-79aatXn10MLaWXlfQmkvuXpeJ9orn7ugk8Z5-FbBS6u6apJJh/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289052898398005106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_XugNw5dXy7HiDdY_92AEnLG3_JkdsuvzRKggmB6VMAqv7mMp99a5Zd0ZW54k97nFODKU2SwQUSxsSCFHQ2vfcW-5h-79aatXn10MLaWXlfQmkvuXpeJ9orn7ugk8Z5-FbBS6u6apJJh/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+136.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiQqETSdRxnVvBuS3Ye4EpfN5urGKy-60leHG3jME07_6U5R5qUBLakFvjCwnIte1YA-wG2HEA9BTTo4aNNmCSdpUUUnxapBk2cd4F8Piq5tu9XyCeo61hjsKLeZtzThHZlXZHs91j8Gw/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289050363738222290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiQqETSdRxnVvBuS3Ye4EpfN5urGKy-60leHG3jME07_6U5R5qUBLakFvjCwnIte1YA-wG2HEA9BTTo4aNNmCSdpUUUnxapBk2cd4F8Piq5tu9XyCeo61hjsKLeZtzThHZlXZHs91j8Gw/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+120.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiQqETSdRxnVvBuS3Ye4EpfN5urGKy-60leHG3jME07_6U5R5qUBLakFvjCwnIte1YA-wG2HEA9BTTo4aNNmCSdpUUUnxapBk2cd4F8Piq5tu9XyCeo61hjsKLeZtzThHZlXZHs91j8Gw/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+120.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The "original <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Schweizer</span> family" and Chloe <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm3BizsHijgIeYOhF2dC9q1ThNeFoyhm9wjmyk7cVGglYwU9fzTxfljC-FxGVZCb6R-rVG_WJN1WWF_7lFylsqlDQsgRgqOWcKyCpceeLvHCBsgJlezcrWA2qj4CqGFHyyahMI12im3qd/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289052910540136866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcm3BizsHijgIeYOhF2dC9q1ThNeFoyhm9wjmyk7cVGglYwU9fzTxfljC-FxGVZCb6R-rVG_WJN1WWF_7lFylsqlDQsgRgqOWcKyCpceeLvHCBsgJlezcrWA2qj4CqGFHyyahMI12im3qd/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div></div><div></div><div>My cousin Amanda and her husband Nathan were finally able to come visit us and brought along <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Joshy</span> and the baby to be to play. Well I guess baby to be didn't do a whole lot of playing outside of Amanda's belly. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBbJH4SwIgFKgtWCvDGXpoM4r1CS6sBg2uSVqpYQKA_oE7dEQPRlxDz0WZ0MkM1ZayNgous9P2M0SUTE4wJALcz-K_Q8_PWf7ZWuFH0YlyEbCRnkFRqxQe6ZUKn8pMmtirq1RCRd4tfsM/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289052935577569682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBbJH4SwIgFKgtWCvDGXpoM4r1CS6sBg2uSVqpYQKA_oE7dEQPRlxDz0WZ0MkM1ZayNgous9P2M0SUTE4wJALcz-K_Q8_PWf7ZWuFH0YlyEbCRnkFRqxQe6ZUKn8pMmtirq1RCRd4tfsM/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+183.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06Y9w-rZxNOCRZKkp5hon40TjNG1plsIaEH-SxtYev6h2Vlr3K-ZxExc9LYDA8fHg_wNimBhoCh1MC3ItVfHyqkROAvqJSSwov48mSjg2HnRvq1Uy47aIhyphenhyphenxgCSeC16Pu4fvMhDqfr1KW/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289052929799327186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06Y9w-rZxNOCRZKkp5hon40TjNG1plsIaEH-SxtYev6h2Vlr3K-ZxExc9LYDA8fHg_wNimBhoCh1MC3ItVfHyqkROAvqJSSwov48mSjg2HnRvq1Uy47aIhyphenhyphenxgCSeC16Pu4fvMhDqfr1KW/s200/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+156.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06Y9w-rZxNOCRZKkp5hon40TjNG1plsIaEH-SxtYev6h2Vlr3K-ZxExc9LYDA8fHg_wNimBhoCh1MC3ItVfHyqkROAvqJSSwov48mSjg2HnRvq1Uy47aIhyphenhyphenxgCSeC16Pu4fvMhDqfr1KW/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+new+years+09+156.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Joshy and Chloe got along pretty well this visit. Poor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Joshy</span> had broken his arm a few weeks back so he was wearing a splint, but that didn't slow him down one bit. The two of them were so fun to watch. When it came time to eat, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Joshy</span> had to wear a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ziploc</span> bag over his splint so it wouldn't get wet or dirty. Chloe was fond of this idea. Now every time she sees a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ziploc</span> bag she has to wear it on her hand. Oh she cracks me up. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were able to see some of our friends as well on our trip. We braved the snow and traffic that we are no longer used to (we don't do a lot of freeway driving here in Cali and when we do, it isn't bad. They have many freeways down here, not just one) and got out of the house leaving Chloe with our parents most of the time. It was nice to be able to do that. </div><div></div><div>All in all it was a great time. We wish that we could have done more, but that is life. Merry Christmas everyone!</div></div>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01076207995219605996noreply@blogger.com3