tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28233648823539194852024-02-07T21:07:38.078-05:00cute as buttonsour life and adventures with our four cutiesaeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-50282110081372569432010-06-16T02:01:00.005-04:002010-06-16T04:00:53.473-04:00Traveling DaysThursday, June 10th we headed to the Greensboro airport at around 2pm for our 4:45pm flight to Seattle, WA. We managed to get 5 suitcases, 3 car seats, 3 backpacks, 3 carry-ons and 4 kids into the airport. The people at the airport were all very helpful and patient getting us checked in and all the bags and car seats checked. We ended up having lots of spare time to pull out games and toys and play before our flight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRf9hrmqrEZ6fAACPUXF0vmy_JL6_xKDvg0mZ4BfUd_xk8JDGmCZdMOdG3YPBTQ12dwabHGi8ZRo9Rek4UE5c7t9wgSz66WpPCKL61aNIVHhkOpUJ8hJp231HV4cF0vL1ZO8N105ERO5S/s1600/SANY0006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRf9hrmqrEZ6fAACPUXF0vmy_JL6_xKDvg0mZ4BfUd_xk8JDGmCZdMOdG3YPBTQ12dwabHGi8ZRo9Rek4UE5c7t9wgSz66WpPCKL61aNIVHhkOpUJ8hJp231HV4cF0vL1ZO8N105ERO5S/s320/SANY0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483257392694066962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KkiJNEJ7CrwviQ1BZFF_5xKDdLrjC8NtsL-ys24Kkg1hM7N-qE2Nm617Au02A05_JGouJz4QhzXq20jFkMcLrGJlU-FiSLS7cCgnQa0HvNzfo1wV1suQRt7_eVOLG0LOv4JKW9Oe47af/s1600/SANY0007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KkiJNEJ7CrwviQ1BZFF_5xKDdLrjC8NtsL-ys24Kkg1hM7N-qE2Nm617Au02A05_JGouJz4QhzXq20jFkMcLrGJlU-FiSLS7cCgnQa0HvNzfo1wV1suQRt7_eVOLG0LOv4JKW9Oe47af/s320/SANY0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483257384149681298" border="0" /></a> We had about a 3 hour layover in Cincinnati where we ate some Chick-fil-A and played some more. At almost 10pm NC time we boarded our plane for Seattle. We let the kids watch a movie on our borrowed portable DVD player and then got them settled down to sleep. They managed to sleep about 1 1/2 hours before we landed in Seattle. Our only issue was on our descent into Seattle when Bastian woke up with his ears hurting and cried for a while. Other than that the kids were amazingly well behaved!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oKYxET_49RNY0yP4V0HwD-NG0hCCeRQ2im0vdDJTWy8oRl6MGdOAnEVjjL7k48YfcUZ1GrtcU9QBjIDsiB49UTTskXTVHxuwf8wxcRnx42KcIbDlw8ho0qEFGveVdgv1hrFGDZXojwsI/s1600/SANY0008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oKYxET_49RNY0yP4V0HwD-NG0hCCeRQ2im0vdDJTWy8oRl6MGdOAnEVjjL7k48YfcUZ1GrtcU9QBjIDsiB49UTTskXTVHxuwf8wxcRnx42KcIbDlw8ho0qEFGveVdgv1hrFGDZXojwsI/s320/SANY0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483257378777606498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCpCvJTEgzb4SRucWzmdqwRWjddMKqWpQZhTbZ98ZbyreTz0_qS1CAsnwhMaPyg_PAEgg2WsXZ6rh0R7oqtLLaafoxpaqB75EiLAbBEtr1ascg5DonexBZ2ASKbhJTR2m73mmOMBochtE/s1600/SANY0009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCpCvJTEgzb4SRucWzmdqwRWjddMKqWpQZhTbZ98ZbyreTz0_qS1CAsnwhMaPyg_PAEgg2WsXZ6rh0R7oqtLLaafoxpaqB75EiLAbBEtr1ascg5DonexBZ2ASKbhJTR2m73mmOMBochtE/s320/SANY0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483257368165229122" border="0" /></a><br />We landed in Seattle at about 10:15pm (1:15 NC time) and managed to navigate the airport subway and elevators to pick up all our bags and car seats and find the location to pick up our shuttle to the hotel. We waited about 30 min. in the chilly Seattle night air for our shuttle and headed to the hotel. By the time we were unloaded and settled in our hotel it was about 3am NC time. What a long day! I managed to get a few hours of very interrupted sleep (due to my littlest) before getting up and ready to head to downtown Seattle to get Dave his passport. I guess this needs explanation. Dave and I applied for passports about 6 weeks before we were leaving for our trip to Canada. About 10 days before we left I got my passport and Dave got a letter from the passport agency saying his birth certificate was not valid for passport application. We did not know what to do and couldn't talk to anyone until the Tuesday after the holiday weekend. After a couple of phone calls we figured we didn't have time to wait for a birth certificate, send it back and have time to get our passport back so we ended up scheduling a special appointment in Seattle in the hopes that he would manage to get it that day. My dad picked us up at our hotel and we got all our stuff loaded in the van and headed downtown with the kids to the Federal building. We dropped Dave off and walked around Seattle with Opah while we waited for news. We saw some cool totems and toured the Gold Rush Museum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6g2ZWut6pXoaVMcs9kf8ZNcLF-qU0YvyHDCDjwx_TFLpbcVLnXCXqEq_yktM6v7pYzNoH-IyEG9a8-HdTI79SutgURtYq0DEB92UAE0WynpCxdOcTeyuSiU6yBu9Jk6Z1as2cQ-yGFZE-/s1600/SANY0010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6g2ZWut6pXoaVMcs9kf8ZNcLF-qU0YvyHDCDjwx_TFLpbcVLnXCXqEq_yktM6v7pYzNoH-IyEG9a8-HdTI79SutgURtYq0DEB92UAE0WynpCxdOcTeyuSiU6yBu9Jk6Z1as2cQ-yGFZE-/s320/SANY0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483253914902498802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmLrt9ryhWAzmi6yksogwGG63kKjOBVLPKAxXLTdHlyUHjYrDKmJU047POgUdC1JfAmjVjKKM1KGCcPPiYHs24ra8F9Rmsm_bQsjwkiWHsdah2tbrAdgvKhQyqhcM6fzsmuDNkg1qVWcb/s1600/SANY0012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmLrt9ryhWAzmi6yksogwGG63kKjOBVLPKAxXLTdHlyUHjYrDKmJU047POgUdC1JfAmjVjKKM1KGCcPPiYHs24ra8F9Rmsm_bQsjwkiWHsdah2tbrAdgvKhQyqhcM6fzsmuDNkg1qVWcb/s320/SANY0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483253908407868146" border="0" /></a><br />We also peeked into this glass shop which had some really beautiful things. I made the kids wait right in front of the doors and look from there, where Bastian danced around to the Michael Jackson music playing in the store. That made me just a little nervous! The price on the salmon chandelier (upper right) was $25,000!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsIfsJCtTGhyyAwfW2Sb9JAhWEmayHlOghvTwGOV9mQfy2KchXnvBdoe-bkJV-iybjV67OUR115jXm7pvewUh4VDmp4HaWqiF-PfIaDihqn3sM2AqLV3DGJVglFQYEWD58qh6-DdddAad/s1600/SANY0013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsIfsJCtTGhyyAwfW2Sb9JAhWEmayHlOghvTwGOV9mQfy2KchXnvBdoe-bkJV-iybjV67OUR115jXm7pvewUh4VDmp4HaWqiF-PfIaDihqn3sM2AqLV3DGJVglFQYEWD58qh6-DdddAad/s320/SANY0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483253896289028946" border="0" /></a><br />We got a call from Dave around noon with the good news that we would get his passport, but had to go back to the office just before they closed at 3pm to pick it up. We had a little more time to kill, so we ate some bread from a bakery and some other snacks and walked down by the bay and around Seattle some more. We picked up a postcard to send to Grandmom and Pop-Pop and headed back to the Federal building where the kids and I waited outside and wrote our postcard. At about 3:15pm Dave came outside with his passport and we were all very excited!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz7udwGeXktT4tSEGqKFIIBsNdign-VL4ROsk2vASsEiKyMu0eLChAutUuBfTXGBifAFplA0S2-vO13xdy-iEag_DjPYWhTP2PcfmiAMdkZcZtiqym-ZnmzayP5Ja3uqbPz0_vBCdC93e/s1600/SANY0016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz7udwGeXktT4tSEGqKFIIBsNdign-VL4ROsk2vASsEiKyMu0eLChAutUuBfTXGBifAFplA0S2-vO13xdy-iEag_DjPYWhTP2PcfmiAMdkZcZtiqym-ZnmzayP5Ja3uqbPz0_vBCdC93e/s320/SANY0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483253883702079890" border="0" /></a><br />We loaded up the car and were on the road up to Whistler, Canada. Woohoo! We were all very excited to be on our way!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJs7M22FrGxWaJYtvnCGw3tHpbcZbvKKOpUEWSCeCv4QrHJ8uf5A_wo8XRI8YjlRNUzLlmJ8cZA_z5GvpYS0n4YBiqj6YIPJ1hQCXiAl0K9ZdhhL4wtea6TqLV3hyc8NBtJGRUdFMJ5lQ/s1600/SANY0023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJs7M22FrGxWaJYtvnCGw3tHpbcZbvKKOpUEWSCeCv4QrHJ8uf5A_wo8XRI8YjlRNUzLlmJ8cZA_z5GvpYS0n4YBiqj6YIPJ1hQCXiAl0K9ZdhhL4wtea6TqLV3hyc8NBtJGRUdFMJ5lQ/s320/SANY0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483253874862390882" border="0" /></a><br />We had a six hour drive with some great views of Horse Shoe Bay and a stop for an English Fish and Chips dinner. Yum!aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-35136667257101110702010-03-08T10:46:00.006-05:002010-03-08T13:15:37.670-05:00HalloweenWe started our Halloween celebrations with cupcakes for Corbin's class party. It was fun (and just a little bit frustrating) to make our two dozen spider cupcakes, which I thought turned out super cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTR_3KfyMlZUbjA98ACzFfoNWrrwItOAda4tWGroDOgD5HGA_YVxPLcl0a_k85SODOqoogfE0qWRPq0-xIRzrFkfMTW2i2DWZZBAsgnbvDduNTb2vcnLNBAyeZi2cJcO48VmZS345vTk4/s1600-h/100_3087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTR_3KfyMlZUbjA98ACzFfoNWrrwItOAda4tWGroDOgD5HGA_YVxPLcl0a_k85SODOqoogfE0qWRPq0-xIRzrFkfMTW2i2DWZZBAsgnbvDduNTb2vcnLNBAyeZi2cJcO48VmZS345vTk4/s320/100_3087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446297256929328050" border="0" /></a><br />We had a fun and full Halloween day! I surprised my kids by digging up the remnants of my Sydney Bristow costume from many years ago, which they all enjoyed trying on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO-iE6yf-zJ7bAmldTHq_NrwVE_-hRbLMKqyGa1wYNK_Zhh2jhKX77msHnJnf4aPkzRwaa5wSPb0azyRduRtlBl7xZWCv_RJIS1g5azLu-Iec4LdcXz_0gJm2X0dJo8mf1l6kGJAEsEmq/s1600-h/100_3094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO-iE6yf-zJ7bAmldTHq_NrwVE_-hRbLMKqyGa1wYNK_Zhh2jhKX77msHnJnf4aPkzRwaa5wSPb0azyRduRtlBl7xZWCv_RJIS1g5azLu-Iec4LdcXz_0gJm2X0dJo8mf1l6kGJAEsEmq/s320/100_3094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446297251179149746" border="0" /></a><br />When it came to pumpkin carving time, we had a table full of kids and pumpkins! After Mommy cut off the tops the kids got to work cleaning out their pumpkins, including Hero's neighborhood friend, Ngan, who joined us for the day. Mommy carved the pumpkins according to each kids specifications (silly face, scary face, fangs, etc.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Q90K5YRaPx4GHIqwWvrDEKZ9Yh56JZVz87yxz33WBr51rVyntabgFZCLVJOAe5pg7fh9XrOmaEUvmV0ViqrTbrnxNtpARJ7YwN1GawpQoAob6A3H9IO6YO3G6-3g0zL5Uv2IpKm3zw9/s1600-h/100_3103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Q90K5YRaPx4GHIqwWvrDEKZ9Yh56JZVz87yxz33WBr51rVyntabgFZCLVJOAe5pg7fh9XrOmaEUvmV0ViqrTbrnxNtpARJ7YwN1GawpQoAob6A3H9IO6YO3G6-3g0zL5Uv2IpKm3zw9/s320/100_3103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446296847239877762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVtFYeG-r7c3KlTKjmwJ5fo5M0qdAOJiM3lwgBA7TWdb0FJ_bo5KdglCgmAv32QfXfMN8NnmVikREDGS7TsWS83xrQZ6wl9QVs3JYXbj88hXloY5J9_qtMZc9tlxp8LFUs4L_ROPOz8Uk/s1600-h/100_3098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVtFYeG-r7c3KlTKjmwJ5fo5M0qdAOJiM3lwgBA7TWdb0FJ_bo5KdglCgmAv32QfXfMN8NnmVikREDGS7TsWS83xrQZ6wl9QVs3JYXbj88hXloY5J9_qtMZc9tlxp8LFUs4L_ROPOz8Uk/s320/100_3098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446296841033666082" border="0" /></a>For dinner we ate a jack-o-lantern faced chicken pot pie and drank blood-like juice with gummy eyeballs floating in it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOXSAZTgm8IAcLciLT-zpcGraXpVJLlmfGkf_oUzXWCZyujkELZuErq7dyj1wtfjhH09k0A1uQNh4mvcNfYl2Bx0vajBLlQ9RVX9cBH4CShU-FnSv_nS7u1cjdt3k2RV8cQLTxX6-iFCp/s1600-h/100_3113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOXSAZTgm8IAcLciLT-zpcGraXpVJLlmfGkf_oUzXWCZyujkELZuErq7dyj1wtfjhH09k0A1uQNh4mvcNfYl2Bx0vajBLlQ9RVX9cBH4CShU-FnSv_nS7u1cjdt3k2RV8cQLTxX6-iFCp/s320/100_3113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446296833373413634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblYVIoJ4PhnJbtkmbANEY8ceCmdP16WDZTyDmXn8gm7p1G2eV6xq1c0tO0CqxxfRwlQL4nZ7tQ_XwVBbrL7CewO2F5r3CNLHj6MNDBo0LN0oTcWAPbhTFL9xIlKt8l6JeBpg9XIxCscYM/s1600-h/100_3108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblYVIoJ4PhnJbtkmbANEY8ceCmdP16WDZTyDmXn8gm7p1G2eV6xq1c0tO0CqxxfRwlQL4nZ7tQ_XwVBbrL7CewO2F5r3CNLHj6MNDBo0LN0oTcWAPbhTFL9xIlKt8l6JeBpg9XIxCscYM/s320/100_3108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446296827375804130" border="0" /></a><br />After dinner the kids all got dressed in their costumes. Poor Bastian started running a fever Halloween day and had to stay home with Mommy and Beckham, while we handed out candy. Hero had had the H1N1 virus the week leading up to Halloween, but was fever free and well enough to go out trick-or-treating, while poor Bastian started coming down with it that day and could not. We had our little monkey, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, a ballerina and lumberjack Daddy who took the rest of the kids out in the rain to trick-or-treat around our neighborhood. When everyone returned home we drank cinnamon steamers (a sweetened hot milk flavored with cinnamon extract - yummy!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6510ZZCzbBXm-a3OvghuF02TZS78nMbE0pD_nFWByez-dODjwYlPQ-CYOLLTATdom6PrURk5E7MCrnQssmaoWw47d2qUIOceaoltT0nFF-Ta6Da__LBvedUg-8EeY5I5xrOr8jPQanDvh/s1600-h/100_3114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6510ZZCzbBXm-a3OvghuF02TZS78nMbE0pD_nFWByez-dODjwYlPQ-CYOLLTATdom6PrURk5E7MCrnQssmaoWw47d2qUIOceaoltT0nFF-Ta6Da__LBvedUg-8EeY5I5xrOr8jPQanDvh/s320/100_3114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446296817330585410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3r65BFJXpvvr2Ds0nVGGYOyBzV-VHeMjj7zAEL2RIDKqGx6uLHOOM6Qca9flhwMSAn8qInXh3TWE1sk-Smm0obc2S_l9Of-6LPzsTxra_5tsoza1XLo4v7_PsOKXUN810GJwwoOkeA7f/s1600-h/100_3118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3r65BFJXpvvr2Ds0nVGGYOyBzV-VHeMjj7zAEL2RIDKqGx6uLHOOM6Qca9flhwMSAn8qInXh3TWE1sk-Smm0obc2S_l9Of-6LPzsTxra_5tsoza1XLo4v7_PsOKXUN810GJwwoOkeA7f/s320/100_3118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446294918784333186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieSB0goh0KyMZkWuH0XHONgKNW9p-gn7wTrT0U6TAU8SdR_RQJz8-mzeI4oGWbAvUPxPsDR9FKez-V2JVQIs54XGC71zx4yimthaImd3ePd62BaMeroHAPfx3Zx_Aesg6E_coPV6o09na/s1600-h/100_3123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieSB0goh0KyMZkWuH0XHONgKNW9p-gn7wTrT0U6TAU8SdR_RQJz8-mzeI4oGWbAvUPxPsDR9FKez-V2JVQIs54XGC71zx4yimthaImd3ePd62BaMeroHAPfx3Zx_Aesg6E_coPV6o09na/s320/100_3123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446294913262930482" border="0" /></a><br />These are the finished products of our pumpkin carving efforts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KYTsbPquXn_Viai-nx8aDBiCvdVzpFRtoBrRoL-fVAdT5lrcYOQlU_Z6y8dJ1iaQQ9ZnY4wQFM4ZUBZKhOWJa61XIvNyvwisfkTMNzJNSWN0S2BnTVr6m1PVPbT_jN9ddEsLYlTHP56A/s1600-h/100_3133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KYTsbPquXn_Viai-nx8aDBiCvdVzpFRtoBrRoL-fVAdT5lrcYOQlU_Z6y8dJ1iaQQ9ZnY4wQFM4ZUBZKhOWJa61XIvNyvwisfkTMNzJNSWN0S2BnTVr6m1PVPbT_jN9ddEsLYlTHP56A/s320/100_3133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446294904491980290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWe6NMCKiqYgE6-jpxYxl-Nr5GpuWXTc2FXatGIuCmHPam9OTCbFD4jrbtjgfJhB96AAe9CptVwkzf26T0uEdnlVlJegyRP3nAoYyDk6ahq-k5DGa2ZJKUQA7RovhJwiSITYqRVKAcP1d/s1600-h/100_3136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWe6NMCKiqYgE6-jpxYxl-Nr5GpuWXTc2FXatGIuCmHPam9OTCbFD4jrbtjgfJhB96AAe9CptVwkzf26T0uEdnlVlJegyRP3nAoYyDk6ahq-k5DGa2ZJKUQA7RovhJwiSITYqRVKAcP1d/s320/100_3136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446294900973784594" border="0" /></a><br />During the day Daddy also labored over our house-o-lantern, which was up in our front window with a strobe light flashing behind it. He did a great job and it looked very cool!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAeM1OhQAyJyHWV6zszkARB44twB8GAznMZcyKWZijSTTjjjNeMICvWAlNcLJL3SeZ_j6jXfTb7c-dI9XRzS3ERpRb2zffarJbKsIu96_hqM-ghoUS7ieSlFAezx7FUEqfRWBfDa9iRme/s1600-h/100_3135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAeM1OhQAyJyHWV6zszkARB44twB8GAznMZcyKWZijSTTjjjNeMICvWAlNcLJL3SeZ_j6jXfTb7c-dI9XRzS3ERpRb2zffarJbKsIu96_hqM-ghoUS7ieSlFAezx7FUEqfRWBfDa9iRme/s320/100_3135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446294894623411442" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-9272550176652243972010-03-07T16:38:00.002-05:002010-03-07T16:49:53.229-05:00Dixie Classic FairI chaperoned Corbin's first Kindergarten field trip to the Dixie Classic Fair. As a class we saw many farm animals, visited the petting zoo and watched the pig races and sheep herding dogs. I did not get many pictures as my hands were full with my 3 month old, but we had fun and enjoyed our time together. We were able to visit Hero's artwork and went home with our favorite fair treats - fudge, cotton candy and a gourmet rocky road caramel apple!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgobuUPXpVvWmNsy2eT6h0BA-bxTpjIgbIYk1d1dzyXNRp6bcBl4TO9UkBlHtmNxbRD3_engPywRJFN7FxK0quN9qh8PQdK1kdNdtFlI8qjAKhyphenhyphenanUACipPBwRPrVOWoCuGS9HYheEluLY/s1600-h/100_3018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgobuUPXpVvWmNsy2eT6h0BA-bxTpjIgbIYk1d1dzyXNRp6bcBl4TO9UkBlHtmNxbRD3_engPywRJFN7FxK0quN9qh8PQdK1kdNdtFlI8qjAKhyphenhyphenanUACipPBwRPrVOWoCuGS9HYheEluLY/s320/100_3018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446012349332943730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8Nf2JAYUOSYbymbKVxRAkTOt4MOG725kEL2HGmTEHYTZhFsCazQuc1UKOlkiBFmeDsV6RsGHyUNbdgbcB2UU3Z_WFTI-TJ3Vkw_ZGVIKTJ9jU6W1PHywCy_KhUSE5MVb46QuhJVRY142/s1600-h/100_3014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8Nf2JAYUOSYbymbKVxRAkTOt4MOG725kEL2HGmTEHYTZhFsCazQuc1UKOlkiBFmeDsV6RsGHyUNbdgbcB2UU3Z_WFTI-TJ3Vkw_ZGVIKTJ9jU6W1PHywCy_KhUSE5MVb46QuhJVRY142/s320/100_3014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446012340951694306" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-82324823734914665492010-03-07T16:29:00.003-05:002010-03-07T16:34:23.337-05:00Father and SonDaddy with Beckham, his little mini-me after his first hair cut. What cute boys!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3p5nKyArGRwEFBl7gDWSN0hnRfnZA5TQlkhDzAf_NqIsarEXpD-8_ut1w7E-X_olBjf1rW_uiUhADVKdegyVuKIzAf8HEWlGN0JvlJevy3Llpkm1fRdPa9atQy_WWQh77wOgQtuqwdk5/s1600-h/100_2999.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3p5nKyArGRwEFBl7gDWSN0hnRfnZA5TQlkhDzAf_NqIsarEXpD-8_ut1w7E-X_olBjf1rW_uiUhADVKdegyVuKIzAf8HEWlGN0JvlJevy3Llpkm1fRdPa9atQy_WWQh77wOgQtuqwdk5/s320/100_2999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446007519824397474" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-11392866311075962842010-03-07T15:52:00.003-05:002010-03-07T16:23:39.136-05:00Miracle of MiraclesSo after almost 9 full months away from blogging, here I am trying to get caught up. Although I love to blog it is a task I have been dreading, knowing that every day I wait I get more and more behind. I've also felt with piles of laundry still to fold or dishes in the sink or one of the many other household chores left undone that blogging was something of a lesser priority. Here I am almost 9 months to the day after Beckham was born tired from over a week of sickness in my house, 8:30am church and a list of other things, giving up my much treasured Sunday afternoon nap to get just one, but hopefully more than one blog post accomplished. I will try to keep things short and sweet so that it will be easier for me and less daunting to those of you trying to read.<br /><br />And so I will start with a couple of pics of Beckham ranging from 2-3 months smiling, finding his feet and sitting up in his Bumbo seat. He has been the most smiley of babies and every time someone has looked his way or talked to him, he has returned their attentions with the biggest of smiles. We love our smiley boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42_epbzTSBVdmaPMvX5Wo8lgjbgf2aWzADMU4Ij-VetCWoEp0nbaY0U18qfNh0BuSAczA9V8xjtpFhI1avIAe5q0ejk2dT82OKbWNunawbtbE_ewymHnaMcwp-d9EtyAWtNYzr3cr1el3/s1600-h/100_2996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42_epbzTSBVdmaPMvX5Wo8lgjbgf2aWzADMU4Ij-VetCWoEp0nbaY0U18qfNh0BuSAczA9V8xjtpFhI1avIAe5q0ejk2dT82OKbWNunawbtbE_ewymHnaMcwp-d9EtyAWtNYzr3cr1el3/s320/100_2996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446004037664575154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDoMQNuCXCth1HRW_Ria7ZA9RuB0di0yQuiMkLyPN0R_KqbCKRTIoUhNdnbBXweDbh9GHCz1YXqpd8AYXr3EL5I3XJ2fZIg0kSDPpeY_Eo53h_omAi-UboCiBv9TCU5KRquiOqFkJKW55/s1600-h/100_2979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDoMQNuCXCth1HRW_Ria7ZA9RuB0di0yQuiMkLyPN0R_KqbCKRTIoUhNdnbBXweDbh9GHCz1YXqpd8AYXr3EL5I3XJ2fZIg0kSDPpeY_Eo53h_omAi-UboCiBv9TCU5KRquiOqFkJKW55/s320/100_2979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446004026683001074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlXLfB73_CDyajkZuIpxqKFCRbG9cxyLdtPK5HET6eHbz9BCSa5cIaGbW35S4Ooz72NMAnxOj59BHOKt1jqiFDItm455Ht_8KlMduG4Xh0aoQAOcodoycwX0IAfJpRCmmAdvou0bjpG2r/s1600-h/100_2975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlXLfB73_CDyajkZuIpxqKFCRbG9cxyLdtPK5HET6eHbz9BCSa5cIaGbW35S4Ooz72NMAnxOj59BHOKt1jqiFDItm455Ht_8KlMduG4Xh0aoQAOcodoycwX0IAfJpRCmmAdvou0bjpG2r/s320/100_2975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446004022739967458" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-83419485145839980522009-06-12T16:46:00.003-04:002009-06-12T17:20:03.070-04:00Baby Beckham is here!Beckham Kellan Westbrooks was born around 8:30 this morning, June 12th. He weighed 10lb 0.8oz. Beckham has a full head of brown hair, which I still need a good picture of, but we will post more pictures very soon. Labor and delivery went well for both Mommy and baby and both are healthy and well. At 2 weeks overdue we were anxious to see Beckham and are very excited he is finally here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBzeMO6db2uSDTqrnschSiuI4UWfUXPes6wjGOHvJvGzUc18ssocZwxhFYfOQcYF0Fk2Y1500uInK4vkZEOc-zuXptrmE9T7EzN4bxorD3GT5HFvPnADeQfkrtwu1_easoajI6Evcs963/s1600-h/100_2790.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBzeMO6db2uSDTqrnschSiuI4UWfUXPes6wjGOHvJvGzUc18ssocZwxhFYfOQcYF0Fk2Y1500uInK4vkZEOc-zuXptrmE9T7EzN4bxorD3GT5HFvPnADeQfkrtwu1_easoajI6Evcs963/s320/100_2790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346550775547489602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDnGVjQrgaxaHPxC8CzHK-thYiKnVRPD5-pOAlKcm_KdhHntF7pAe0PwxP_H-23twvICwYunhxIFjtF_L_T0-lNKTRH7d0CPZUMTEDv9FnSiaW4T8e0JPRV2YTKQVK3qQtycR0Q-hKKLp/s1600-h/100_2788.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDnGVjQrgaxaHPxC8CzHK-thYiKnVRPD5-pOAlKcm_KdhHntF7pAe0PwxP_H-23twvICwYunhxIFjtF_L_T0-lNKTRH7d0CPZUMTEDv9FnSiaW4T8e0JPRV2YTKQVK3qQtycR0Q-hKKLp/s320/100_2788.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346550773056691954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApw4zgWS6imH7SjKGaBi5DNCnYaaY_Z3RuXxdCJeve6pZAOvDCZNIZp6aFfmo_SpkthRfPyPBer_EyMCXyoOseZ0sZHwHn-Zz9lmWetTJ11eXWysY08fb-Dpg88lrQ-sE1t-fUGrl2ab4/s1600-h/100_2793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApw4zgWS6imH7SjKGaBi5DNCnYaaY_Z3RuXxdCJeve6pZAOvDCZNIZp6aFfmo_SpkthRfPyPBer_EyMCXyoOseZ0sZHwHn-Zz9lmWetTJ11eXWysY08fb-Dpg88lrQ-sE1t-fUGrl2ab4/s320/100_2793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346550767990423170" border="0" /></a><br />Hero, Corbin and Bastian love their new brother and are very excited to hold him, gaze at him and bring him home tomorrow!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlDs5mUvUmUnC-b57sSCbzr9551PQLARJgWUrnRaLz_ZVYQGtIT4WvvQVo0kVtnBWO79q3mDe7NeqEO9ZlDMgPa83xtmqoImuW_pHe63cWj3_-oNW334LG2Dle-7E_C7rnJbxjG1qSmPM/s1600-h/100_2800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6qpNnPfD18WjFnMlnlm1smlaPYMpwod-owklfIDqO56eZC-lMD01hM5Tvn0YgkRwtwtxzzekEnC03aV3m_qO9VcvpQurBTwGXOP9NrSS9r7x9FL8tXqfj5A_Dtn6nE6HQRLfZdNyAPL_/s320/100_2808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346547971905908642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyWYSCuIBmImmorrl9ZjP2uABcNOyszCLBxTTB3-S4wMcyNO3ae0-5vMRPvFfHpTlFLJRKiMzX24dN8EHYb405kgKaSH-dX1wxygSZ41a3a6_rMI2l1X56szAiUfB9tAxEJaw13y-0PlS/s1600-h/100_2814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyWYSCuIBmImmorrl9ZjP2uABcNOyszCLBxTTB3-S4wMcyNO3ae0-5vMRPvFfHpTlFLJRKiMzX24dN8EHYb405kgKaSH-dX1wxygSZ41a3a6_rMI2l1X56szAiUfB9tAxEJaw13y-0PlS/s320/100_2814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346547966932644802" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-54698296983796955902009-05-25T22:56:00.003-04:002009-05-25T22:59:05.619-04:00Saturday Morning CartoonsI couldn't resist taking a picture of the scene Saturday morning when I came downstairs. The kids all snuggled up together on the floor watching Saturday morning cartoons.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseLD3L0ZMHNK4ABlTWinrt5Il1xMgS8IlyPFdr66g_eeZ3cVLHp6PnfEoW-k6fU8pEWuMmhCsRT-wR5SevMpGH39nSZJvAq3jsYieSZab3Arko_0iQ8pY9jMLfjY3NpTJaApV_6cL6Q_Q/s1600-h/100_2719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseLD3L0ZMHNK4ABlTWinrt5Il1xMgS8IlyPFdr66g_eeZ3cVLHp6PnfEoW-k6fU8pEWuMmhCsRT-wR5SevMpGH39nSZJvAq3jsYieSZab3Arko_0iQ8pY9jMLfjY3NpTJaApV_6cL6Q_Q/s320/100_2719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339961427057914514" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-26467537115273786672009-05-23T22:50:00.001-04:002009-05-25T22:54:58.139-04:00No More Training Wheels!Friday night Corbin finally decided he was ready to take the training wheels off after seeing the younger girl across the street doing it. He couldn't have her showing him up, so we took the wheels off and he did great! He even rode his bike along with me while I walked a portion of the 5K held by our church for Memorial Day. Way to go Corbin!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn7TCzugHITn_eGgBzoMV2qFaBs6H6r7J4r-4m4chG1FFyu6P6rAJ6WlFxul9IwzKt0nvpnFJTlznDt4OJZUmg7DEtwqUN-rZI73nM0Onts_Zqt24COkYOCAbMDNjOdzbrCFBSXfwWTiV/s1600-h/100_2710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn7TCzugHITn_eGgBzoMV2qFaBs6H6r7J4r-4m4chG1FFyu6P6rAJ6WlFxul9IwzKt0nvpnFJTlznDt4OJZUmg7DEtwqUN-rZI73nM0Onts_Zqt24COkYOCAbMDNjOdzbrCFBSXfwWTiV/s320/100_2710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339959835018889842" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-64740723699007713622009-05-15T22:16:00.005-04:002009-05-25T22:48:32.760-04:00Visit from Uncle MikeUncle Mike was in town for a few days to visit and on Friday the whole family took a trip to the Asheboro Zoo. We love the zoo and usually go there a few times a year.<br /><br />This was the first time we've been to the zoo since Bastian has been talking, so it was fun to hear all he had to say about the animals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqKdZy9yDpgpmjFfsk-aoycBkVs0RghO4i_z00-Ql3SZyTduke7LnvZCZ_H-WLymM83WgauyvwzqSeHpcSVURjc0AmhCu5ae8It8X4Uq96qguGcTaNCauv54kJX8HyDI2C0ZGX_U9gz7q/s1600-h/100_2689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqKdZy9yDpgpmjFfsk-aoycBkVs0RghO4i_z00-Ql3SZyTduke7LnvZCZ_H-WLymM83WgauyvwzqSeHpcSVURjc0AmhCu5ae8It8X4Uq96qguGcTaNCauv54kJX8HyDI2C0ZGX_U9gz7q/s320/100_2689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339957286930254690" border="0" /></a><br />I look forward to going back to the zoo soon, because they have built a platform next to the giraffes where you will be able to feed them right out of your hands. The opening was delayed so we'll have to go back after it opens in June and give it a try.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcnQ78xeBW0k2Ia6mvO1N3qGJNleIM_xHxUNAxsjEK1FahPTfImQjDi5MoSXWOo8Lq7T71VmkLdsEiMbpXMHRkIlp2_bmoPJtmnCzQeNwzQfFlByplCYOwpKizV6gVV10waK32DGwro9u/s1600-h/100_2681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcnQ78xeBW0k2Ia6mvO1N3qGJNleIM_xHxUNAxsjEK1FahPTfImQjDi5MoSXWOo8Lq7T71VmkLdsEiMbpXMHRkIlp2_bmoPJtmnCzQeNwzQfFlByplCYOwpKizV6gVV10waK32DGwro9u/s320/100_2681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339953936315106338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-u9DFPDevYttkXTRqMbMuxZlrcmL72-wim5lEg6hY7-Z9Uoitj4iNUItb6xqFZu-TYSe8ulnh7dpGZ1zKC_Kgyb54tFPQ1s3SndEkrUZLKfnN8Cmhy68prNku8taPxQKKIqGdsuL8ZzF/s1600-h/100_2685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-u9DFPDevYttkXTRqMbMuxZlrcmL72-wim5lEg6hY7-Z9Uoitj4iNUItb6xqFZu-TYSe8ulnh7dpGZ1zKC_Kgyb54tFPQ1s3SndEkrUZLKfnN8Cmhy68prNku8taPxQKKIqGdsuL8ZzF/s320/100_2685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339953455020315154" border="0" /></a><br />I love elephants, especially baby ones! So cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPRwHAoOVZ6JaLpQSCKKNm43vR0lYGnvPYt3D-gpLvesqpcK7EzKKh5W26w4j5D_cw3dJiDM1r89mthl0usWxpvFSZGb7E8QCylJlNVMaZwhmd-3zK7HkfiY9rVuCycr6UQc8yIOoEufc/s1600-h/100_2687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPRwHAoOVZ6JaLpQSCKKNm43vR0lYGnvPYt3D-gpLvesqpcK7EzKKh5W26w4j5D_cw3dJiDM1r89mthl0usWxpvFSZGb7E8QCylJlNVMaZwhmd-3zK7HkfiY9rVuCycr6UQc8yIOoEufc/s320/100_2687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339953453139494946" border="0" /></a><br />It was amazing this time around because it seemed like we saw pretty much every animal up and about. A lot of animals are usually hiding and we don't get to see them, but even the nocturnal animals were all up and running around. Usually all you see of those are their tails hanging down from the highest back corner. Even the grizzly was up on the rock posing for the cameras.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGw7jIXZ9VpY82Isg1fxiQz2JTKFboADDqdi57y6GZKoIEDY-bBaZQ9goCqLA_1LNDBcwqRWTwt_TVkl_5HoYla12czDLDnKJBbkrm0UG6ZsdPNsXniLN-qndbqobDhyplAAZX9Y_5pIU/s1600-h/100_2690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGw7jIXZ9VpY82Isg1fxiQz2JTKFboADDqdi57y6GZKoIEDY-bBaZQ9goCqLA_1LNDBcwqRWTwt_TVkl_5HoYla12czDLDnKJBbkrm0UG6ZsdPNsXniLN-qndbqobDhyplAAZX9Y_5pIU/s320/100_2690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339953438100538674" border="0" /></a><br />After the zoo trip, we all went to Little Italy for dinner and then on to our house for a Guitar Hero jam session.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EiJ-cURGVPE2HnFnuIqI3NkmhZ88UUqzZijQAUV4au8o1bp91lvAAhMB-oAc7ZHjtrRZq1DTMLIBxm1SBE-bOLW6xSG9_yKNo1V6vbZMtaUisXgSbwoMCuJHdSCI0k0J0GAVT3P6cWxK/s1600-h/100_2693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EiJ-cURGVPE2HnFnuIqI3NkmhZ88UUqzZijQAUV4au8o1bp91lvAAhMB-oAc7ZHjtrRZq1DTMLIBxm1SBE-bOLW6xSG9_yKNo1V6vbZMtaUisXgSbwoMCuJHdSCI0k0J0GAVT3P6cWxK/s320/100_2693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339953432414432738" border="0" /></a><br />We all loved having Uncle Mike come visit!aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-13436227299517079012009-04-12T22:04:00.000-04:002009-05-25T22:13:27.060-04:00EasterWe had a fun Easter weekend dyeing eggs on Saturday and having Easter dinner and an egg hunt at Grandma and Popop's house after church on Sunday. Her are some pics of the kids in action.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmof7FGvDLNInwuRUDGl84AKxxVLJ1oIx1QeMu1DUr7MMCEC7fWhgXp5cp4bkJWeVxjX9fiGHfcsH-VIaKY_D-lb8a5n7kh651YXHR7xQLy7w4tHt-cttwmB-DoISbomET8quTRDQmLRSZ/s1600-h/100_2675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmof7FGvDLNInwuRUDGl84AKxxVLJ1oIx1QeMu1DUr7MMCEC7fWhgXp5cp4bkJWeVxjX9fiGHfcsH-VIaKY_D-lb8a5n7kh651YXHR7xQLy7w4tHt-cttwmB-DoISbomET8quTRDQmLRSZ/s320/100_2675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339948912707002642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kqnz3x0SU7yyIa1XKQrXN2WyyX2SBgYwm6F_aOY8BE5EVnohXcZQAP3ID480YqgEXqyhsjMpwTxkqogMEUJl5w7yWMpOTd4bH4v-7R8ThUf8u8gR2xf3Ze_a8CzTNRxyToDF5bpNx74q/s1600-h/100_2671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kqnz3x0SU7yyIa1XKQrXN2WyyX2SBgYwm6F_aOY8BE5EVnohXcZQAP3ID480YqgEXqyhsjMpwTxkqogMEUJl5w7yWMpOTd4bH4v-7R8ThUf8u8gR2xf3Ze_a8CzTNRxyToDF5bpNx74q/s320/100_2671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339948909299335298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j0EcpHKdrF6jGG5xMTipUUm0ImKQ3HFCQQGImG5lNeX-eJ0Dc4PBTnswwhPFf1MLd5LQQdQI91KcjwR4L4u8hVZ4cXfYrheeQUA5y_MgGSJF1lwvKfzMqZ6tKx730B4RMDqI2JB__xjb/s1600-h/100_2672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j0EcpHKdrF6jGG5xMTipUUm0ImKQ3HFCQQGImG5lNeX-eJ0Dc4PBTnswwhPFf1MLd5LQQdQI91KcjwR4L4u8hVZ4cXfYrheeQUA5y_MgGSJF1lwvKfzMqZ6tKx730B4RMDqI2JB__xjb/s320/100_2672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339948900188775874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsejfyHBkU5SYlXvFh-qVexWSzLxCphOAZ9v-4cDnK7x7l_zEdiaenZvjhUJkDuHwD6_065NRuvEu6J7OogUQaJp3E12siab7PZBFvTdzrNs2sfmdkAvEIF6Gq_63vYVyUo2X9KPNM7VcG/s1600-h/100_2668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsejfyHBkU5SYlXvFh-qVexWSzLxCphOAZ9v-4cDnK7x7l_zEdiaenZvjhUJkDuHwD6_065NRuvEu6J7OogUQaJp3E12siab7PZBFvTdzrNs2sfmdkAvEIF6Gq_63vYVyUo2X9KPNM7VcG/s320/100_2668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339948896394196146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44N_8ujhHEhw0jkyOL7tA8HNKCo7ffgS9DbS86e4VKnhDbsT3pA5R15qF2dKz6booUYi5rTOUR_-xIXq1kj41aFg2uQ5o0r2HwqZQtsp2PXL6dfHlgGA0Z0VBxvWOWDS911xF86za73ra/s1600-h/100_2666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44N_8ujhHEhw0jkyOL7tA8HNKCo7ffgS9DbS86e4VKnhDbsT3pA5R15qF2dKz6booUYi5rTOUR_-xIXq1kj41aFg2uQ5o0r2HwqZQtsp2PXL6dfHlgGA0Z0VBxvWOWDS911xF86za73ra/s320/100_2666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339948885251301874" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-39573649375910047402009-04-09T17:09:00.002-04:002009-05-25T17:24:25.549-04:00Bastian Turns 2!On Bastian's birthday we had a small party with some family and friends. We had ice cream cone cupcakes and ice cream and then opened presents.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NCVAKqS6zSVspnOzuJeDIhCXoV6t61Pm5F4mkJRoEi6NZ7RlzyUjjH0VdZOpuLj5Us0UBA_douQXYnzgr1J81BgvELGMnyqcDNHukzyeGchUunmrR3gpAn5J7dDWNw3YODcF7xUHLx3r/s1600-h/100_2645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NCVAKqS6zSVspnOzuJeDIhCXoV6t61Pm5F4mkJRoEi6NZ7RlzyUjjH0VdZOpuLj5Us0UBA_douQXYnzgr1J81BgvELGMnyqcDNHukzyeGchUunmrR3gpAn5J7dDWNw3YODcF7xUHLx3r/s320/100_2645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339872751246827586" border="0" /></a><br />Bastian got some roller skates, a tricycle, a large Galactic Heroes set, a toy chainsaw and the movie, Bolt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsDMUaT0edg7yOBH0BqDU6alRoxUcirCPNGr-Cuc6EmlPDz89D-sFgDLPitLkMRyxBNv6-R9E__8-UlkGy6ALezy_MhPDcH1pqX43cKixvQyZjmmPpFgBj0ZA9fzz8wc3PAZp5pmLhGiP/s1600-h/100_2655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsDMUaT0edg7yOBH0BqDU6alRoxUcirCPNGr-Cuc6EmlPDz89D-sFgDLPitLkMRyxBNv6-R9E__8-UlkGy6ALezy_MhPDcH1pqX43cKixvQyZjmmPpFgBj0ZA9fzz8wc3PAZp5pmLhGiP/s320/100_2655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339872744267321394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn2twhBZDfFG6_dX8UfVGsE5d2PjX1CbNJi38kH7DL6U2994i-n0GPZ__1d-pSdQ2pC8oHwvIg_wyKVwzeglMK4USF_m2cRl2TohqEEft1veK_2AoLL0SYsiu5_VQQqBrDq5RbkUOE2KV/s1600-h/100_2657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn2twhBZDfFG6_dX8UfVGsE5d2PjX1CbNJi38kH7DL6U2994i-n0GPZ__1d-pSdQ2pC8oHwvIg_wyKVwzeglMK4USF_m2cRl2TohqEEft1veK_2AoLL0SYsiu5_VQQqBrDq5RbkUOE2KV/s320/100_2657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339872741405990818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaOSnSbgdD1CLN2kZ3CjMlH3mVGuzTKy9fJHoAQhf71K61GSwQb07-gqlhrvFMrf2G835u_YQobO6e5PWQoSfN1S-mNe_nJC045GHrxQim9u5T7KSKuROvoonU1810QiJJK0TQ5wY-Pc7/s1600-h/100_2661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaOSnSbgdD1CLN2kZ3CjMlH3mVGuzTKy9fJHoAQhf71K61GSwQb07-gqlhrvFMrf2G835u_YQobO6e5PWQoSfN1S-mNe_nJC045GHrxQim9u5T7KSKuROvoonU1810QiJJK0TQ5wY-Pc7/s320/100_2661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339872729679599378" border="0" /></a>Bastian is our crazy kid, but he is so much fun! He is our little comic and is always making us laugh! We love him so much and love watching his personality grow!aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-22833384219396314442009-04-01T14:37:00.004-04:002009-05-25T23:15:34.809-04:00Trip to Utah in MarchDay 1 & 2 - I stayed with my brother Kenneth and his family and the first day it snowed all morning, but cleared up enough for Kenneth, Dylan and me to go out in the afternoon. We went to P.F. Chang's for lunch (yummy!) and then went to see Race to Witch Mountain. The next day the kids had a half day of school, so we headed over to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point in the afternoon. I had tons of fun getting to see their family, since I had not seen Jennifer or the kids for four years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbuXxBVTdLSl01fX3VVdwWRVNYQ3m_4ImoiqbmSWVPxl4rFxqhFHd-OG6zzN0swB07bRNn2Mep6HS1rM1Pifhp5bZRnojIOAG7_ST52Xo-_XwvWQ0CwGBwIOti4w-0BG8w73agE8f9C-R/s1600-h/100_2621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbuXxBVTdLSl01fX3VVdwWRVNYQ3m_4ImoiqbmSWVPxl4rFxqhFHd-OG6zzN0swB07bRNn2Mep6HS1rM1Pifhp5bZRnojIOAG7_ST52Xo-_XwvWQ0CwGBwIOti4w-0BG8w73agE8f9C-R/s320/100_2621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339833802504464450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkLioOts-u-JIrFbKtwyLm_yYdkjTj__a1LdpLBPx8ARfilv1rOvkxHYTaZnPGFQiY6YqDxdj1nEvbt647mw0AInta7RcxxtcdDha3sLzw9rOocZxrBHAC0xOUAKIm8zeFs3msEbX7r_H/s1600-h/RexPanorama1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkLioOts-u-JIrFbKtwyLm_yYdkjTj__a1LdpLBPx8ARfilv1rOvkxHYTaZnPGFQiY6YqDxdj1nEvbt647mw0AInta7RcxxtcdDha3sLzw9rOocZxrBHAC0xOUAKIm8zeFs3msEbX7r_H/s320/RexPanorama1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339833794082180018" border="0" /></a><br />Evening of Day 2, Day 3 and Morning of Day 4 - Eden came and picked me up after work and we headed over to Longhorn Steakhouse for dinner. When we got there the wait was 90 min.+, so we walked over to the mall and looked around for a while until it was time to eat. We ate some delicious steak and after we finished eating, we headed to the $2 movie theatre, only to realize it was 9:30pm and most of the movies had already started. We decided to watch a movie back at her house and then stayed up until almost 3am talking.<br />The next morning we did brunch at a restaurant called Mimi's Cafe. This is the best place I've ever been for breakfast! It was soooo good! We went back to Eden's house, where I took a nap before we took off for an Indian festival. We stopped off on our way out of town for some gelato and started on what we thought would be a half hour trip down to Spanish Fork. Little did we know what was in store! When we got off the exit we ended up in mounds of traffic. Cars were parked on both sides of the street over a mile before the temple. As we realized we would not be finding any parking before we reached the temple, we decided to continue to inch slowly through town in the hopes that if we passed the temple we might find something closer, so we had fun talking and people watching. We were right and ended up parking not too far from the temple. As we were walking towards the temple we saw a huge cloud of pink rise over the temple. We had come all this way and missed the throwing of the colors, a ceremony where people throw brightly colored powder all over each other and into the air. We continued on to the temple where we passed people covered from head to toe in bright colors. It was quite the sight! When we got there it was a crazy mass of brightly colored people (who we tried to avoid touching as we squeezed through the crowd). We toured the temple and followed the trail of people waiting in line for food to its end. After finding out from someone they had waited an hour in line for food, we decided to leave and go to an Indian restaurant after we left. Unfortunately the traffic to get out of town was almost as bad as coming in, so we decided to eat somewhere else so we would make it to the movies. We had so much fun hanging out together! Eden took the pics at the festival, so if I happen to get a hold of some, I will post them.<br />The next day we woke up to snow again and headed out in the cold and snow to church. After church we went to Naomi's house for a big family dinner, where we finally got to eat our Indian food. Naomi had made butter chicken and mango lassi's - yum! I had a great time with Eden and Kenneth and Naomi's families.<br /><br />Day 5 & 6 - I spent the remainder of my trip with my sister, Naomi and her family. Monday morning we went to an English store, where I picked up some English treats I haven't had in a while: pork pies, salt and vinegar hula hoops, and Kinder eggs for the kids for Easter. In the afternoon I had my first IKEA experience. I bought a couple of small things I knew I could fit in my suitcase, but made a mental list of the many other things I would like to get when I make a trip to the IKEA that just opened in Charlotte, NC. Naomi and I went out and had a great dinner, just the two of us at a place with a bakery. After 10 min. of drooling over the many varieties of pastries, we decided on two we would take home and split, while watching Australia. I made it through the dessert, but not through the movie! The dessert was super yummy and the movie...I guess I will have to rent it and try watching it again. I think I made it through 45 min. of the 3 hour movie. The next day we went to the church distribution center to pick up some things, had a ginger scone at the English bakery and headed over to the airport to say goodbye.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y7-dlDNfyRvWMhBj3iWPYnMyv6I4-Vi1YLWK42eMNLG3pLpiTBf-SlDcdmpu55jRuLIrJByE1Zt3G6bO_xSk4hCfFB7KUHnz4iUzrVZ_PRL9D6NgtDOZ96eNeX82ULmGe9AtS3egGy5e/s1600-h/P1000566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y7-dlDNfyRvWMhBj3iWPYnMyv6I4-Vi1YLWK42eMNLG3pLpiTBf-SlDcdmpu55jRuLIrJByE1Zt3G6bO_xSk4hCfFB7KUHnz4iUzrVZ_PRL9D6NgtDOZ96eNeX82ULmGe9AtS3egGy5e/s320/P1000566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339833794603226626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QBYOHJU5umbgKNpRzGzYcck3ZmgVxQ5w80rJgoDDJdOK0WlxXC5OtqAAiqru3TKZJItKDoNTZfogU5N3rpke-eCMZglRRMOmTw57KhkEQ60bLmsidgLERnq1U1o6lai-BUzakvvNFgT_/s1600-h/P1000565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QBYOHJU5umbgKNpRzGzYcck3ZmgVxQ5w80rJgoDDJdOK0WlxXC5OtqAAiqru3TKZJItKDoNTZfogU5N3rpke-eCMZglRRMOmTw57KhkEQ60bLmsidgLERnq1U1o6lai-BUzakvvNFgT_/s320/P1000565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339833792146698498" border="0" /></a><br />I had so much fun getting to see my siblings and their families in Utah! It was such a great trip and I was so spoiled while I was there. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband, who offered to take a week off of work and stay home with the kids, so I could enjoy a trip minus the kids before baby #4 arrived.aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-2474383311823150112009-03-02T13:02:00.005-05:002009-03-02T14:17:56.675-05:00Snow Day!We finally had a real snow here in NC! The kids were so excited to go out sledding and Daddy stayed home for the morning to take them out in the snow (luckily for Mommy, since she is not in sledding condition at the moment). They had fun and came in and took a nice warm bath. Seeing we don't have snow often they were really not used to being that cold! After they got dressed we fixed soup for lunch and had some rest time.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Faenea1%2Falbumid%2F5308654409475591201%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-45227851191438321402009-03-02T00:21:00.002-05:002009-03-02T00:31:31.042-05:00Baby Boy NameWe have always had names picked out for our babies before we even knew the sex. This time we had a name picked for a girl, but none for a boy. I spent hours looking through names online and made a long list which has been narrowed down to two. Dave and Hero prefer one name and Corbin and I prefer the other and no one has been willing to budge yet. I stole the idea two other friends have done to poll friends and family on their baby name preferences. I was curious to see everyone's thoughts on our two names and which one will win out. It may be our deciding factor, but it may not. I still think it would be fun to see what everyone thinks, so if you have a second, please vote on which is your favorite.aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-77758433158744787782009-02-20T15:15:00.002-05:002009-02-20T15:54:03.149-05:00Valentine's DayFor Valentine's Day this year I decided we had way too much candy (we still have tons left from Halloween), so instead of making cute treat bags for everyone, I splurged and bought a fondue pot as a family gift. It was mostly selfish on my part because I've been wanting one for a while now, but everyone seemed to enjoy it just as much as I did! I decided we would go all out and do fondue for dinner and for dessert as well.<br /><br />These beautiful flowers on my table are from my father-in-law, who buys flowers for me every year for Valentine's Day. It is really very sweet of him and this year they are absolutely gorgeous and a week later still going strong!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYok1PnOGhHpRUi6dp2eR8YB0q1F7wBzRzjq0Mlp43XB5LLiLxLgBbzPgxxXQNBUorHMSSqI_VvWeshsY2-wEpd3GWhaP2rqXEYraBpM0mnLCz3u8q4qIDOzDsg6NaGWSMOasY7WTpYrT/s1600-h/100_2564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYok1PnOGhHpRUi6dp2eR8YB0q1F7wBzRzjq0Mlp43XB5LLiLxLgBbzPgxxXQNBUorHMSSqI_VvWeshsY2-wEpd3GWhaP2rqXEYraBpM0mnLCz3u8q4qIDOzDsg6NaGWSMOasY7WTpYrT/s320/100_2564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977642328980834" border="0" /></a><br />For dinner we did a cheese fondue from a recipe of Rachel Ray's called <a href="http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=2479">Welsh Rarebit Fondue</a>. We had cubed roast beef, chicken sausage, broccoli, toasted bread cubes and grape tomatoes sliced in half with a piece of bacon in the middle for dipping. Everything was so good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaTf8OiD46IE6zeFNPy5eG_FPz3VAKDQHbj1dSRSw69zeDSs96EWSYNWQrJOgtdcvCpaq1Zaw2FTkKeiZrdWLeLEsyljqg6X-3tDm2qD81rLNE8Df9ep_HzTyywlXvEu14QA3D0MFwSnq/s1600-h/100_2566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaTf8OiD46IE6zeFNPy5eG_FPz3VAKDQHbj1dSRSw69zeDSs96EWSYNWQrJOgtdcvCpaq1Zaw2FTkKeiZrdWLeLEsyljqg6X-3tDm2qD81rLNE8Df9ep_HzTyywlXvEu14QA3D0MFwSnq/s320/100_2566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977640074246882" border="0" /></a><br />Bastian loved the dipping, but pretty much ended up just eating bread and cheese for dinner. Oh well! It was Valentines Day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8l4D7c6f0voPYiKGGBDvLQZCfip3eXpDM2iQyNyD4GhO9BhK2hKziLy5TRrMtEzFi2EoYIeLHZ9p45zmjy3RDBo-RQKOQZy5F465su_S4eUP3YW8n8czv_c5huSosJmjt3os_yj-3-hx/s1600-h/100_2567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8l4D7c6f0voPYiKGGBDvLQZCfip3eXpDM2iQyNyD4GhO9BhK2hKziLy5TRrMtEzFi2EoYIeLHZ9p45zmjy3RDBo-RQKOQZy5F465su_S4eUP3YW8n8czv_c5huSosJmjt3os_yj-3-hx/s320/100_2567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977635932945186" border="0" /></a><br />Hero and Corbin were having so much fun with the fondue, they requested doing it every night. As much as I loved it, it was still a little pricey, so we settled on having a special fondue night once a month. I am looking forward to trying some different recipes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxlW79ihfiD4p64K-PaGb4UwXxAVlYmLieBWdj0oJ8ldQMI9t6lf9ta7Y0zYZKn8gkHadEqakc5r9yDYPVpKZG_x7x2pI5iv03CbtPjdP4-D5uORUDvnYU_7xdoq7ViNWUWPhigHQmgH/s1600-h/100_2568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxlW79ihfiD4p64K-PaGb4UwXxAVlYmLieBWdj0oJ8ldQMI9t6lf9ta7Y0zYZKn8gkHadEqakc5r9yDYPVpKZG_x7x2pI5iv03CbtPjdP4-D5uORUDvnYU_7xdoq7ViNWUWPhigHQmgH/s320/100_2568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977630270505138" border="0" /></a><br />Bastian was exhausted (ended up only napping about 30 min. that day), so we decided to get him in bed before doing dessert. For dessert I made a chocolate fondue and we had strawberries, bananas, apples, oranges, pretzel thins, coconut marshmallows and toasted pound cake. Wow was it good! We will definitely get plenty of use out of our new fondue pot. In fact we had some friends come to visit this week and made some marshmallow fondue which was also very yummy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIBWElQXBRm1xDeXGv3B7__kxlOw76F1G452jUTMJyZ7cmfvsYBXc423E0fxxxh1b3sRbhPGi5PgESaDvAWmym3VfevAlHOsKAg0EglE1qXafRhSHKnhw13nbZGw6crZoRKkJdP1wj-pk/s1600-h/100_2571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIBWElQXBRm1xDeXGv3B7__kxlOw76F1G452jUTMJyZ7cmfvsYBXc423E0fxxxh1b3sRbhPGi5PgESaDvAWmym3VfevAlHOsKAg0EglE1qXafRhSHKnhw13nbZGw6crZoRKkJdP1wj-pk/s320/100_2571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977627257043490" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-2073722575612506132009-01-02T21:53:00.002-05:002009-01-02T22:02:25.883-05:00Y Chromosome Wins Again!As much as I would have loved another girl, we are being blessed with another boy, boy #3. I was pretty positive it was going to be a boy and I've been right with all the others, so I wasn't overly disappointed. Hero on the other hand was really betting on a sister and was almost in tears, but a few days later and she is hugging and kissing my belly and telling her baby brother she loves him. We have not decided on a name yet, so if anyone wants to give a list of suggestions, feel free, you may be a winner!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSZfSJDxoUuVMzLqQ-nhJJeITbX7Fg3rNaIsUu_P3pkJQSNCqRiysXeL7M6QOiZrESYdSqRmhsrKQkO4oezzHoAqrloTCdBHmXldZpGFM3dbarjwY94gJUu3RfQgmoLGVQYRqyBLlYpUO/s1600-h/Top.bmp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSZfSJDxoUuVMzLqQ-nhJJeITbX7Fg3rNaIsUu_P3pkJQSNCqRiysXeL7M6QOiZrESYdSqRmhsrKQkO4oezzHoAqrloTCdBHmXldZpGFM3dbarjwY94gJUu3RfQgmoLGVQYRqyBLlYpUO/s320/Top.bmp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286895518906948882" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-53001219269198462702008-12-25T21:10:00.005-05:002009-01-02T21:47:36.232-05:00Christmas DayWe went to get Bastian out of his crib Christmas morning and he had managed to take his shirt off. He was quite proud of himself!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHc6kjWGilf4s3U9DFnOoK2wxKVqBwiIZezM3wi507zkJ-3y794k6Wz0CgFqP8R5ZTXdqFC2kC4ErrBvPUi-LluXY2V8EXvJjifVF1pdFRtXWZ-_Xh2eA7sJdXEh9rengUNljvuLuxWeC/s1600-h/100_2441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHc6kjWGilf4s3U9DFnOoK2wxKVqBwiIZezM3wi507zkJ-3y794k6Wz0CgFqP8R5ZTXdqFC2kC4ErrBvPUi-LluXY2V8EXvJjifVF1pdFRtXWZ-_Xh2eA7sJdXEh9rengUNljvuLuxWeC/s320/100_2441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286888103721989074" border="0" /></a><br />Santa brought Corbin a guitar, which he had really been wanting. Now we just have to teach him how to play it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLr_cPf68gw52Id3PNgIIBu5TiNdogHUidFslsTyUfYAE9Hrl9GNbAwuZbvpscWdbsPuNGX2Y20QuQwbeatLiMdyN13QLBeeKzVrGl9Ab94HCr7dZ9z59POKeiCm0xLdJvmG97waHy3Th/s1600-h/100_2445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLr_cPf68gw52Id3PNgIIBu5TiNdogHUidFslsTyUfYAE9Hrl9GNbAwuZbvpscWdbsPuNGX2Y20QuQwbeatLiMdyN13QLBeeKzVrGl9Ab94HCr7dZ9z59POKeiCm0xLdJvmG97waHy3Th/s320/100_2445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286888100357413986" border="0" /></a><br />Santa put all kinds of snacks in our stockings. I guess he knew we would be taking a long car trip to Atlantic City, NJ the next day! Once Bastian saw the granola bar, he didn't care about anything else. We had finished stockings and moved on to presents under the tree and Bastian was still working on that granola bar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-sPzK4DOOzMHltFpYhPOOICfUHasyr7JHtTv7mAjBa_quYyqHQRVP6MVnKN6ZjlkYaCfHD9WJEEJYNzP5IJGX3ej1_SfN5nZk7fgHR72pBUc8qqaJDeaM3IGIe3W1EJacUvJrTAVTJjR/s1600-h/100_2450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-sPzK4DOOzMHltFpYhPOOICfUHasyr7JHtTv7mAjBa_quYyqHQRVP6MVnKN6ZjlkYaCfHD9WJEEJYNzP5IJGX3ej1_SfN5nZk7fgHR72pBUc8qqaJDeaM3IGIe3W1EJacUvJrTAVTJjR/s320/100_2450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286888082791316626" border="0" /></a><br />Hero with a new set of Pet Shops, a whale and a fish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1jNXhFvc0fefnj63-0WQXFBiL-LEo4UzBE3Od2uluuRFSUKYwEdDUAJUi8tGRToIOoJn2rfzDjhkFu88_W689gMBCkT40sFRvI2eJOx5pDY5O4ShbVrg1xSt-R5rFJyBQ4lxBmJln5Wr/s1600-h/100_2453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1jNXhFvc0fefnj63-0WQXFBiL-LEo4UzBE3Od2uluuRFSUKYwEdDUAJUi8tGRToIOoJn2rfzDjhkFu88_W689gMBCkT40sFRvI2eJOx5pDY5O4ShbVrg1xSt-R5rFJyBQ4lxBmJln5Wr/s320/100_2453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286888049913037938" border="0" /></a><br />Naomi, Dave just couldn't contain the excitement when he opened up your package of bag clips! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro0mVZ9ADVj9pfJWkwb97KlO4wfJwbdxU6GKdSGh59MaqxA62009zBvXHY_w6WKwS77s0Zhxvp3MK_-x1i-zUrdgYILRsqaWL5OSP4NmG5A2QGP-yApkQqI8PXlu-7us9U06WQylg7u7-/s1600-h/100_2468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro0mVZ9ADVj9pfJWkwb97KlO4wfJwbdxU6GKdSGh59MaqxA62009zBvXHY_w6WKwS77s0Zhxvp3MK_-x1i-zUrdgYILRsqaWL5OSP4NmG5A2QGP-yApkQqI8PXlu-7us9U06WQylg7u7-/s320/100_2468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286888041186420578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopUv8bKl_JZlH7Z8CBNO5AR_0jVEwujqSGgaI_asngANLFwJy0wEG9zKtY1vAh-iZWkZgDm5pOs6psSUsI90ZtN8Ingq0YI-OffwwBUxLRu-XzBbh4LrS7tltdpj-ODil4uReNtnHNoYw/s1600-h/100_2465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopUv8bKl_JZlH7Z8CBNO5AR_0jVEwujqSGgaI_asngANLFwJy0wEG9zKtY1vAh-iZWkZgDm5pOs6psSUsI90ZtN8Ingq0YI-OffwwBUxLRu-XzBbh4LrS7tltdpj-ODil4uReNtnHNoYw/s320/100_2465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886116608385810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx5a5e71zZ8zzPvw1dsQV41hhK8cYmYNaE8Kf1e1oRXXpLv-WN8wIpkDuZRzHEGBVR32cnY_7euy9-93MiZnejduVWg0MsLeUBO26_QG4irUwpuEjqAag7ASazIOlMkHO875DGQ5EZaBE/s1600-h/100_2477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx5a5e71zZ8zzPvw1dsQV41hhK8cYmYNaE8Kf1e1oRXXpLv-WN8wIpkDuZRzHEGBVR32cnY_7euy9-93MiZnejduVWg0MsLeUBO26_QG4irUwpuEjqAag7ASazIOlMkHO875DGQ5EZaBE/s320/100_2477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886113061631378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EZcCnurSFN5B81KVO2gcaIujI3L3eupmDx02w5C9bchh7_eJUUdcCTLRWUrCcLKwD70jIin3-ldWDfLvpyc9R9ccoiJwV5DOP-ajS3cfpakLcMgCtDoqM6g5onC36F01edoDqBlw2Zau/s1600-h/100_2482.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EZcCnurSFN5B81KVO2gcaIujI3L3eupmDx02w5C9bchh7_eJUUdcCTLRWUrCcLKwD70jIin3-ldWDfLvpyc9R9ccoiJwV5DOP-ajS3cfpakLcMgCtDoqM6g5onC36F01edoDqBlw2Zau/s320/100_2482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886105253611010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UHS0l_AHP6ugh3LA6eBcnPStlFZQWeXR2I1SBqimOHVT8Ky08k1dL1zpeeGkpunwgEmjdbLVtNYiM2Tq4G1kpqEhmmAZ6d2IrXN_WUYdf2iOFgcELubge7rb7GISXACiRE4-6M_0N7kM/s1600-h/100_2489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UHS0l_AHP6ugh3LA6eBcnPStlFZQWeXR2I1SBqimOHVT8Ky08k1dL1zpeeGkpunwgEmjdbLVtNYiM2Tq4G1kpqEhmmAZ6d2IrXN_WUYdf2iOFgcELubge7rb7GISXACiRE4-6M_0N7kM/s320/100_2489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886095283383666" border="0" /></a><br />We finished opening our presents under the tree and prepared to have breakfast with Dave's family, then we exchanged gifts with them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWHcNg6rRCGQHinS53keiu3YbG0EQfQ338KisrwMTWCSWU_7aJ4i-YWfMLLfv-S7ycoeDxpigwEO6mQWuRKaQrwZMzXL2OCHMXBWSAiPvVU7ZVzBSJey0hLIWP1P2Ty7i5QWArOaCd3rb/s1600-h/100_2500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWHcNg6rRCGQHinS53keiu3YbG0EQfQ338KisrwMTWCSWU_7aJ4i-YWfMLLfv-S7ycoeDxpigwEO6mQWuRKaQrwZMzXL2OCHMXBWSAiPvVU7ZVzBSJey0hLIWP1P2Ty7i5QWArOaCd3rb/s320/100_2500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886092325214690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ2zjEmM7Rf3lbPWLpsoi9ZrMJ5EcjmB89z6D9HM-HicnzBsMYqwn1AdM9T4f3wiliV9kgo9sus70F04pltx_-Ayu9mjnhMiCdsDLI7fhXXANx-IImczJWUYYThMmDr4IH0b9zdfR32Yx/s1600-h/100_2502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ2zjEmM7Rf3lbPWLpsoi9ZrMJ5EcjmB89z6D9HM-HicnzBsMYqwn1AdM9T4f3wiliV9kgo9sus70F04pltx_-Ayu9mjnhMiCdsDLI7fhXXANx-IImczJWUYYThMmDr4IH0b9zdfR32Yx/s320/100_2502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885225413012418" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are trying out Guitar Hero, which Dave got from his parents. It is a lot of fun! Dave and I have spent a few nights together playing it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA96ahiE7zRBQJXDXxw4LEmlFhJorSsDsN8mGWr0vTsA9HMUo9qZuxLuwe9nf999d67kjr_EXRneRYtmD1iT3oJpRguMY1ZUpfu_id30CfAZaDykzykAqRCY-9Dj0uP6clbNeprAhH0yNw/s1600-h/100_2513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA96ahiE7zRBQJXDXxw4LEmlFhJorSsDsN8mGWr0vTsA9HMUo9qZuxLuwe9nf999d67kjr_EXRneRYtmD1iT3oJpRguMY1ZUpfu_id30CfAZaDykzykAqRCY-9Dj0uP6clbNeprAhH0yNw/s320/100_2513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885220515047778" border="0" /></a><br />And for the finale...............Dave's family had gone in together and bought our kids a nice swing set. I evacuated the house with the kids on Christmas Eve, so Dave and his dad could put it together. It was dark when we got home and we had also closed all the blinds and covered the back door window with wrapping paper. After we finished exchanging gifts with Dave's family we told the kids they had a big surprise and to rip the wrapping paper off the back door. They were so surprised and happy. They love the swing set! It will be real nice when we have grass grown or mulch laid down and the kids no longer come inside covered in mud!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTw5ERedprdhx4rLcc3D4534SiyYJ-69-skDt9kzHOF89KJp4OY0Swbx8oL42unEf1gxjuYtI1Pn7t9jNSaZkYPOdjj5ZSEIIj6RBz2gWCo5zuV5KaE0onHrgk9RhbFv1NRLxTsAKeIzH/s1600-h/100_2520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTw5ERedprdhx4rLcc3D4534SiyYJ-69-skDt9kzHOF89KJp4OY0Swbx8oL42unEf1gxjuYtI1Pn7t9jNSaZkYPOdjj5ZSEIIj6RBz2gWCo5zuV5KaE0onHrgk9RhbFv1NRLxTsAKeIzH/s320/100_2520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885203722321074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDIiiITDlMUOrEbAgJVoNLvRZtGrq39rOKlDWjvMIYWR_7Pbp60pRxA_4K-KbBr46axFFgXyjtsUMEMvHM3aR6Lf9lHh1g-HE8rkrSQ-fQTICUcYSmXRe5iuik0BhoUETqWgHrBeiar-G/s1600-h/100_2525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDIiiITDlMUOrEbAgJVoNLvRZtGrq39rOKlDWjvMIYWR_7Pbp60pRxA_4K-KbBr46axFFgXyjtsUMEMvHM3aR6Lf9lHh1g-HE8rkrSQ-fQTICUcYSmXRe5iuik0BhoUETqWgHrBeiar-G/s320/100_2525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885194364795858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SxQ4tqeCfYms6Yh80pEdIF6ey3t-wtdzobZW6EQWbBS8eV5F7u6GgX5rsYvXsKa8eKSCISFt397YqPGqW1lCAZYILDVeRKylTfhYsVqWz9UE1-QzWG0ea4jftPP9BUGgOU5Eo_bKlWmA/s1600-h/100_2521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SxQ4tqeCfYms6Yh80pEdIF6ey3t-wtdzobZW6EQWbBS8eV5F7u6GgX5rsYvXsKa8eKSCISFt397YqPGqW1lCAZYILDVeRKylTfhYsVqWz9UE1-QzWG0ea4jftPP9BUGgOU5Eo_bKlWmA/s320/100_2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286885189620876514" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-22248298854358229562008-12-19T16:00:00.002-05:002009-01-02T16:28:37.436-05:00Our 11th AnniversaryDave and I decided we would like to get away for a night this year for our anniversary. With baby #4 on the way we knew it would be our last chance for a while. Dave's parents were willing to stay the night with the kids, so we made our plans. We went out for an early dinner and headed over to the Bed and Breakfast around 6pm. What a beautiful house! Our room consisted of a large living room with 6 windows across one side of the room overlooking their private lake and Pilot Mt., a large bathroom with a whirlpool tub and a beautiful bedroom with the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in! In addition there were two fireplaces, one in the bedroom and one in the living room. They delivered a wonderful breakfast (so large I couldn't finish it) to our bedroom. The people there were some of the nicest you would ever meet! We really had a wonderful, relaxing stay!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Scenic Overlook Bed & Breakfast<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2XRmM7rzJeeh_rRqrfT_-8CUg8JgS9q4G2aR0Qq_9CHB_FiWG0UlqhNyi2VN_rrSPutjt_JHAQW7RVY6CuSe0lp-dt4GIc0uNc1GKChLP5dSghWZ8c8tGZ8UG040ZmPMDluxo3XIYl2M/s1600-h/100_2436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2XRmM7rzJeeh_rRqrfT_-8CUg8JgS9q4G2aR0Qq_9CHB_FiWG0UlqhNyi2VN_rrSPutjt_JHAQW7RVY6CuSe0lp-dt4GIc0uNc1GKChLP5dSghWZ8c8tGZ8UG040ZmPMDluxo3XIYl2M/s320/100_2436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286810926345738626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Living Room<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xwvGDgA8HrCPtvDmb1wi9216c1UEpFXsBViUlKXt5DIQVm88BrZZV_YQBo5bov09bS5HsOSK1sr0r7dMNsiXSgihfbilUrua-SGlVVOls3t9ZGnVfLmh0u4cPg2WWLi9EZH83ipqALwi/s1600-h/100_2423.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xwvGDgA8HrCPtvDmb1wi9216c1UEpFXsBViUlKXt5DIQVm88BrZZV_YQBo5bov09bS5HsOSK1sr0r7dMNsiXSgihfbilUrua-SGlVVOls3t9ZGnVfLmh0u4cPg2WWLi9EZH83ipqALwi/s320/100_2423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286805781036772818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Oh So Comfortable Bed<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruBArPmqtzKKys5NtWRHSpjHz8kxrHEYFStwCoU6keq3UPNmLbhdNrz_miMKp0hVHeKpqRji99g2Fde0dMvyNKXrNPskOfuRntd0WM2Nv-AXOxa2VvTWnlL5KgXGE4nKOHj_ej411oJi_/s1600-h/100_2422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruBArPmqtzKKys5NtWRHSpjHz8kxrHEYFStwCoU6keq3UPNmLbhdNrz_miMKp0hVHeKpqRji99g2Fde0dMvyNKXrNPskOfuRntd0WM2Nv-AXOxa2VvTWnlL5KgXGE4nKOHj_ej411oJi_/s320/100_2422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286805774918700978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Large and Spacious Bathroom<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObV3UsGHrvsnKdIg9vJ4OmvcC3eeKRWYCHP22ebEBC0HYwa_vwtiyaLdrKPpQu9NEdpd1sJoxPBnsietjH9xHi-nSi4AMtlxaQTu48OxfIiJh69UoEpvCyhpmoNq5vCb4Miw-8Sx3fqi1/s1600-h/100_2420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObV3UsGHrvsnKdIg9vJ4OmvcC3eeKRWYCHP22ebEBC0HYwa_vwtiyaLdrKPpQu9NEdpd1sJoxPBnsietjH9xHi-nSi4AMtlxaQTu48OxfIiJh69UoEpvCyhpmoNq5vCb4Miw-8Sx3fqi1/s320/100_2420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286805767519875250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My Super Cute Husband and the Delicious Breakfast<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodUdDVlGGp2bND0UZKWDqhgZ3HzSvoPbKOs04iK5VgtLzx6wOq0oK5eHJKy4g62pqZYhLJJhWl8_yQLvNLNcJDkD_-NGWfEnr3u9u6CGHB52KpFy6N8Q84ebC2vFxQe8GkmasNaBwj8mv/s1600-h/100_2433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodUdDVlGGp2bND0UZKWDqhgZ3HzSvoPbKOs04iK5VgtLzx6wOq0oK5eHJKy4g62pqZYhLJJhWl8_yQLvNLNcJDkD_-NGWfEnr3u9u6CGHB52KpFy6N8Q84ebC2vFxQe8GkmasNaBwj8mv/s320/100_2433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286805763777843506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Dave with Our Gorgeous View<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7bsjyUldhcIJz3HjQ0YgIJ_CHSHmCkf-TEA0-r0tH0glgib5kv9Gxmh803Xv6uvVHyDECLMGf4E4LyFi8XZ4qGYlrabKfG-pQSh3wnHSCBgHRVpVhyKFF_E_1DBMmh1wcN7dK6veeX5u/s1600-h/100_2434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7bsjyUldhcIJz3HjQ0YgIJ_CHSHmCkf-TEA0-r0tH0glgib5kv9Gxmh803Xv6uvVHyDECLMGf4E4LyFi8XZ4qGYlrabKfG-pQSh3wnHSCBgHRVpVhyKFF_E_1DBMmh1wcN7dK6veeX5u/s320/100_2434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286805753770832322" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-3599467083478009672008-12-12T15:07:00.001-05:002009-01-02T16:31:53.761-05:00Nana and Opa Come for a VisitNana and Opa made a special visit to NC for Hero's baptism. We were all so excited they could make it! It had been over 18 months from Nana's last visit when Bastian was born and the first time Opa had ever visited us in the 9+ years we've been in NC. Nana was here for a week and Opa was able to stay for 2 1/2 days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wjjRKMJC0X8mbybWrx4qjh7AMJprZR_iE1IOod7u2AvO2Zifei_JU26cxyEddpJPm0xC34Fz-8X56K0bthPsoOF0GqkR6UWwkhvhUe1miF63TJpRwvSaiQ49YDVlLtnc_cU7InLMuyfy/s1600-h/100_2397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wjjRKMJC0X8mbybWrx4qjh7AMJprZR_iE1IOod7u2AvO2Zifei_JU26cxyEddpJPm0xC34Fz-8X56K0bthPsoOF0GqkR6UWwkhvhUe1miF63TJpRwvSaiQ49YDVlLtnc_cU7InLMuyfy/s320/100_2397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286796315966586450" border="0" /></a><br />Opa's famous reading of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" with all the great voices (it is the story Opa read to us every Christmas Eve growing up).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBXOMhDbOFGSYtBhKe3QaAWH-EEMHjTNYhcMK10zVBmXQIkuhyA0xInX8c90076aPSA4sgIKa0cjtML7-eVcC94Pcej5yhpsMSgMkX0rs93jdxTQwXA6gLRPtUQKsbYQPBeQctTPa43ol/s1600-h/IMG_0909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBXOMhDbOFGSYtBhKe3QaAWH-EEMHjTNYhcMK10zVBmXQIkuhyA0xInX8c90076aPSA4sgIKa0cjtML7-eVcC94Pcej5yhpsMSgMkX0rs93jdxTQwXA6gLRPtUQKsbYQPBeQctTPa43ol/s320/IMG_0909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286796314111846418" border="0" /></a><br />We made a trip on the way to the airport to Duke University, Dad's alma mater, to visit the campus. It gave the kids a chance to run around after a 1 1/2 hour car trip and we got to see some of the beautiful architecture on campus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtgAEP_AmJSc-UXRqlRfdWOtjmmE28EyKfUNjoyKBnNrcXPfRBwFEqJttOG2aD32LD-GyKpagKIoNNoQzPBNaY1CVTiFE28gbmi42Xs8vH4GU_QIq8FMBSDjGLykcCVEjlIrxk2zgu_um/s1600-h/IMG_0934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtgAEP_AmJSc-UXRqlRfdWOtjmmE28EyKfUNjoyKBnNrcXPfRBwFEqJttOG2aD32LD-GyKpagKIoNNoQzPBNaY1CVTiFE28gbmi42Xs8vH4GU_QIq8FMBSDjGLykcCVEjlIrxk2zgu_um/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286796308072654482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtOrdbLZqISj-IkD4oI5q1v91ZiGdQSnfX2SY3PlPg66P-j2PEc2gCBMu6fSLnj-TSe22KY3nldzPIvwwye3hWqPnKFqkcAUr-qP_mLhvV74_fMa4ALmhspITthPuMKc6LBMyD4UGUdQt/s1600-h/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtOrdbLZqISj-IkD4oI5q1v91ZiGdQSnfX2SY3PlPg66P-j2PEc2gCBMu6fSLnj-TSe22KY3nldzPIvwwye3hWqPnKFqkcAUr-qP_mLhvV74_fMa4ALmhspITthPuMKc6LBMyD4UGUdQt/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286796306316356466" border="0" /></a><br />Nana used to make gingerbread houses with us every year and I thought it would be a fun thing for the kids to do with their Nana. Nana applied the frosting and Hero and Corbin put on the candy. They did a great job and had a lot of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRMw3wlCJhvy46NGx_m7ufxqzMr3Ox3RfaEu8XWTfu8za6Z-Nk7GAsdHuVa3FjSZXo8Skw1EwJ5uA4cvXV8twRyZM9fkfPfR5we9PrnPWKtp3zM-TYdgxxbD3RUrEcgQPyV9PHSXkAn6C/s1600-h/100_2403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRMw3wlCJhvy46NGx_m7ufxqzMr3Ox3RfaEu8XWTfu8za6Z-Nk7GAsdHuVa3FjSZXo8Skw1EwJ5uA4cvXV8twRyZM9fkfPfR5we9PrnPWKtp3zM-TYdgxxbD3RUrEcgQPyV9PHSXkAn6C/s320/100_2403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286796304736512594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn2pnmvK1hyphenhyphenDwY_D0yKUJrPC-4SzA4t0xmI4IMbs9ui8ducWC-HbbIR2sHVZP6nxEqvMshdxkpyLpN7ub3InlpTdLF1sE6mo4PaqxR9sP8S2L9eueQ-QRv5TF6drgkFzqQ-xczkXvrW-f/s1600-h/100_2405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn2pnmvK1hyphenhyphenDwY_D0yKUJrPC-4SzA4t0xmI4IMbs9ui8ducWC-HbbIR2sHVZP6nxEqvMshdxkpyLpN7ub3InlpTdLF1sE6mo4PaqxR9sP8S2L9eueQ-QRv5TF6drgkFzqQ-xczkXvrW-f/s320/100_2405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795309254381074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD5cHf6j14VN3bYVJQI33eQELc5GBbiRpAYppaldgzfWQx_p402GItUcvIWm49gkKtIYyGMzjmATrk-zSebj0_xCyrzR0ON7YflvyyrDyouwYpbGbcBqrK6l0CEP6Y3JxUhbYDiANt-X-/s1600-h/100_2406.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD5cHf6j14VN3bYVJQI33eQELc5GBbiRpAYppaldgzfWQx_p402GItUcvIWm49gkKtIYyGMzjmATrk-zSebj0_xCyrzR0ON7YflvyyrDyouwYpbGbcBqrK6l0CEP6Y3JxUhbYDiANt-X-/s320/100_2406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795302349575938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMzXAmc7_Sb4wVlPeRUDCppH9l7KUWacfVS40MLUV1YFfsxNslvC9bdVQEfjH1lApr174RwieaLbo6zFRyEXIEUT4ITZ-KOy1smKi4SdVKOlbTW6mDV1AahW9RaQPTeHZ3Io4i71I3P4A/s1600-h/IMG_0964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMzXAmc7_Sb4wVlPeRUDCppH9l7KUWacfVS40MLUV1YFfsxNslvC9bdVQEfjH1lApr174RwieaLbo6zFRyEXIEUT4ITZ-KOy1smKi4SdVKOlbTW6mDV1AahW9RaQPTeHZ3Io4i71I3P4A/s320/IMG_0964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795301679747026" border="0" /></a><br />We went with Nana to eat lunch at Hero's school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9UJHePuwyqkKcxw9ySrWC3pmE3pdqxbG0bcbCLrpXsiw3wcsQ0P3DADqpUZCiLOwItZhBcOgKGiTAMP3SgpGc5wSjxuijVMh1-kwJmprmjL96izm30r7QZR_jGTLDmtJP-A96eUw1T2V/s1600-h/IMG_0958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9UJHePuwyqkKcxw9ySrWC3pmE3pdqxbG0bcbCLrpXsiw3wcsQ0P3DADqpUZCiLOwItZhBcOgKGiTAMP3SgpGc5wSjxuijVMh1-kwJmprmjL96izm30r7QZR_jGTLDmtJP-A96eUw1T2V/s320/IMG_0958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795296429551858" border="0" /></a><br />Corbin took a picture of me and Nana at the airport before she had to board her plane. We loved having Nana and Opa visit and hope they will both be able to come back and visit when the baby comes in June!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YO4LMqvLECp043fPbK3AcotqN8vp86qJXGRO3Lj-1wPRnv5GzgWSw93pdx143L6JlQ8Pk3MzSAeCmLy8jKhipZ24z0VblSon4FBoDIU-6AhDHEVSvsc9iqHk2001DJW-yxRKxAxgcm6v/s1600-h/IMG_0967.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YO4LMqvLECp043fPbK3AcotqN8vp86qJXGRO3Lj-1wPRnv5GzgWSw93pdx143L6JlQ8Pk3MzSAeCmLy8jKhipZ24z0VblSon4FBoDIU-6AhDHEVSvsc9iqHk2001DJW-yxRKxAxgcm6v/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795293427424178" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-33696723250155266742008-12-06T13:27:00.001-05:002009-01-02T15:04:48.008-05:00Hero's BaptismWhat a special day for Hero! I can't believe she has grown so much! She is such a wonderful, beautiful girl!<br /><br />This is Hero at home before heading to the church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7610nh3yC_Vg6C_6wN1qDlD5elw0DwxfYhpa_aJh3kpMUW95ut5WtEm5Qn4_1WhC9ReqnfoXgnLyIqznKtyDqzVHt9s_AtAVDMf_Gp8Z8wFmd4Aqfowp0-FVLTh3kjb498ZchjZbumwr3/s1600-h/IMG_0878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7610nh3yC_Vg6C_6wN1qDlD5elw0DwxfYhpa_aJh3kpMUW95ut5WtEm5Qn4_1WhC9ReqnfoXgnLyIqznKtyDqzVHt9s_AtAVDMf_Gp8Z8wFmd4Aqfowp0-FVLTh3kjb498ZchjZbumwr3/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286769777199998930" border="0" /></a><br />Hero is enjoying her cake after the baptism wearing a necklace her friend, Morgan, had made her for the occasion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmjiKSwmvtpIAjvLCpLhrToh36lSi3FkOHSHdkNbyWFRmAlIWdZg-48NgiijVWMYARShocbQAax2LmwxMdkNEXREFumBSIwNbUYxZtk1mNabasUPRtuQwMR4_gp1S4UqdGfNXEO6OLmeo/s1600-h/IMG_0882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmjiKSwmvtpIAjvLCpLhrToh36lSi3FkOHSHdkNbyWFRmAlIWdZg-48NgiijVWMYARShocbQAax2LmwxMdkNEXREFumBSIwNbUYxZtk1mNabasUPRtuQwMR4_gp1S4UqdGfNXEO6OLmeo/s320/IMG_0882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286767457370360162" border="0" /></a><br />Hero is here with two of her friends, Morgan and Kaelyn, who sang a song for Hero's baptism. They did a beautiful job!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QWntgj9v5iEGWYYiYk_h5WhfxfrNTENyLCvKuAyTt7_BA3i9FwDdeB1m2NaoTehw1Co_VmezyhGa_-5J8BE1omP4ixnmr-Ht-VWLLVeDp7SVuK2gwJYZA62_JCa_Lh3Caq7V_01sUKgT/s1600-h/100_2388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QWntgj9v5iEGWYYiYk_h5WhfxfrNTENyLCvKuAyTt7_BA3i9FwDdeB1m2NaoTehw1Co_VmezyhGa_-5J8BE1omP4ixnmr-Ht-VWLLVeDp7SVuK2gwJYZA62_JCa_Lh3Caq7V_01sUKgT/s320/100_2388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286767446949921826" border="0" /></a><br />After Hero's baptism we all headed over to a restaurant called Kimonos for dinner. We enjoyed having some family time with Dave's parents and my parents who were able to visit from out west for Hero's special day.<br /><br />Bastian is enjoying eating a lemon and making lots of fun faces for us!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFda6VQRxkeu7a09JmgEkJxl-_Cf0N2Fc75CnygQ45y2JwQo71NvJuHOTtGC-6Tn-gU1wFggWnYjrkiuxPjlqci8x_vIWU_dcTDY2Q3JwfDDSZA_-jBhfI592DOLdmcF9Y3fB07inqzklO/s1600-h/IMG_0903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFda6VQRxkeu7a09JmgEkJxl-_Cf0N2Fc75CnygQ45y2JwQo71NvJuHOTtGC-6Tn-gU1wFggWnYjrkiuxPjlqci8x_vIWU_dcTDY2Q3JwfDDSZA_-jBhfI592DOLdmcF9Y3fB07inqzklO/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286767435487699682" border="0" /></a><br />The kids always enjoy eating at Kimonos, because they can watch the chefs at work. The chefs always like to entertain the kids by throwing vegetables at the window, squirting oil on the window or making flames shoot up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcc_u5kpqlYT0Tr98_GbUIJKlv6tHJLStmp8KvPEZVzQ8icyUAxE460DwztR2r-ejMaMOgTpem31fewrW8-5xWx2mMhJzhhoUlQmx-Erf3SSjmscr2YAzsPThqaPd3enmSf6RG3er3ewN/s1600-h/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcc_u5kpqlYT0Tr98_GbUIJKlv6tHJLStmp8KvPEZVzQ8icyUAxE460DwztR2r-ejMaMOgTpem31fewrW8-5xWx2mMhJzhhoUlQmx-Erf3SSjmscr2YAzsPThqaPd3enmSf6RG3er3ewN/s320/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286767430378343762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XZHeGcHKBYfVvk5boBBjz3U9qzUlIs0TwGyiJbxli5zQ_gwsm0DIGEO7m85PCQeDGQbNC03axgt965daypWZwrydkSYKgWIct2HGwB0F-Qh4C6lfWyKL8zg1E-JYQDoCW1tFkBtsR8Sf/s1600-h/100_2393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XZHeGcHKBYfVvk5boBBjz3U9qzUlIs0TwGyiJbxli5zQ_gwsm0DIGEO7m85PCQeDGQbNC03axgt965daypWZwrydkSYKgWIct2HGwB0F-Qh4C6lfWyKL8zg1E-JYQDoCW1tFkBtsR8Sf/s320/100_2393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286767430329965826" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-5390820715082915882008-11-26T12:50:00.000-05:002009-01-02T13:21:55.237-05:00Corbin turns 5We started out Corbin's birthday by going to our local science museum to see their new dinosaur exhibit. We went to see "Bolt" in 3D in the afternoon. We enjoyed the movie, but Corbin was a little tense during the beginning chase scene, which had a lot of 3D effects. After the movie we took the kids to IHOP for dinner, which is their favorite place to eat out, then we came home for presents and pumpkin pie (Corbin has never liked cake much and requested the pumpkin pie.) I had planned on making homemade, but the day got kind of crazy and I ended up running to Costco to pick up one of their pumpkin pie's instead, which was still very good!<br /><br />Corbin's biggest requests for his birthday were for the "ultimate lightsaber" and a knight costume he loved playing with at a friends house. Dave and I got him both of those as well as the movie "Kung Fu Panda" and a couple of Star Wars figurines. He also received a large lego set, a Star Wars helmet, a Star Wars puzzle and some money he used to buy some TMNT toys. Corbin was very excited about all his gifts!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2o290NgpHEi_V0vltSBHno6hx2KeenWqjLlnvDHGhNQENwu8VYB4mdsHNvUxOhyi2BgkJ_08MXzZvECufCc8hUfnAIPnCVZYp8p40lJ27WatbMe3VUhsF2TV12DJS7afX6m4hT08lTAf/s1600-h/100_2357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2o290NgpHEi_V0vltSBHno6hx2KeenWqjLlnvDHGhNQENwu8VYB4mdsHNvUxOhyi2BgkJ_08MXzZvECufCc8hUfnAIPnCVZYp8p40lJ27WatbMe3VUhsF2TV12DJS7afX6m4hT08lTAf/s320/100_2357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286755905244789026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aUgK0hFdStiLHV6xijvnd_itT6JiQRHfe2f0RXnNKtEBMgxEUMViO_hnWyBn4gBSsUgX9PMh5Ya28ixPjjjF-yDb0KIhVXiSo7m3_cXhD1Tf24qrnufN6ICpt_d045M_1Wh_s1gURk2x/s1600-h/100_2360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aUgK0hFdStiLHV6xijvnd_itT6JiQRHfe2f0RXnNKtEBMgxEUMViO_hnWyBn4gBSsUgX9PMh5Ya28ixPjjjF-yDb0KIhVXiSo7m3_cXhD1Tf24qrnufN6ICpt_d045M_1Wh_s1gURk2x/s320/100_2360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286755898769028882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEtF7qoluaUEOsPD_12PnrXuneXfUwqR6tk7KG5aiVBfHaQx1wCTMW9mjA_7ZtYa1K1m31R6Tzk4Fkx7d5DjHwK8bQOW0ElpgY0zG3lMI8deQxHvKqKVym1MjJM5m5rvr1PvtU_EU8XIX/s1600-h/100_2363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEtF7qoluaUEOsPD_12PnrXuneXfUwqR6tk7KG5aiVBfHaQx1wCTMW9mjA_7ZtYa1K1m31R6Tzk4Fkx7d5DjHwK8bQOW0ElpgY0zG3lMI8deQxHvKqKVym1MjJM5m5rvr1PvtU_EU8XIX/s320/100_2363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286755896305841938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6gwuU9KjHm90xH1x-ykMfgB0EVTCjnuVvggFpFErp1hEsnsX0U3LI-9e5PCsvxZo4IWe4P9lm99j2jq6h3LkPr8K7aLUgx0c3DDx32wMurOrczj764phgoGlt9bumw3MeV8r_q6lN0Et/s1600-h/100_2364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6gwuU9KjHm90xH1x-ykMfgB0EVTCjnuVvggFpFErp1hEsnsX0U3LI-9e5PCsvxZo4IWe4P9lm99j2jq6h3LkPr8K7aLUgx0c3DDx32wMurOrczj764phgoGlt9bumw3MeV8r_q6lN0Et/s320/100_2364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286755875094273106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvNZM0tu5ZieLHS-iF_nlwFa3ZmMOsEAMXymUdNYPkfvpa3arWjpMYOEuNUiZ65F8a4C2dFB8Zd3iQGwJ9Hi_xVG-QmGKLw-HLIOxGcOow2Lz3UIeiAMohYJt4PHrUgepWv56jVW9bvfr/s1600-h/100_2362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvNZM0tu5ZieLHS-iF_nlwFa3ZmMOsEAMXymUdNYPkfvpa3arWjpMYOEuNUiZ65F8a4C2dFB8Zd3iQGwJ9Hi_xVG-QmGKLw-HLIOxGcOow2Lz3UIeiAMohYJt4PHrUgepWv56jVW9bvfr/s320/100_2362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286755872201975602" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-27584375277335049882008-11-21T12:20:00.000-05:002009-01-02T12:27:01.241-05:00Happy Times!I love those happy times when all three of my kids are enjoying playing together. It brings me so much joy! Bastian was having so much fun pushing Hero and Corbin around. They would get to the end of the hall, turn around and do it all over again. I can't tell you how many times Bastian pushed them back and forth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRr4Dfjxn3YfYimmf0Weeos4lh3nFl_9a14Q1ANHY_GHGe-YxifD6EAj1CaYPuSamB-u_jBwymbA3Jv5XpP8gHI3FvddPeL8U6jxv6exFGxS3ohnrOk5VSsxWNsyBlfkCEojx3LBjMNIY/s1600-h/100_2256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRr4Dfjxn3YfYimmf0Weeos4lh3nFl_9a14Q1ANHY_GHGe-YxifD6EAj1CaYPuSamB-u_jBwymbA3Jv5XpP8gHI3FvddPeL8U6jxv6exFGxS3ohnrOk5VSsxWNsyBlfkCEojx3LBjMNIY/s320/100_2256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286747996774755970" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-12245820261440002042008-11-20T09:37:00.003-05:002008-11-20T10:44:48.244-05:008th Birthday PartySaturday Hero had an awesome birthday party at a horse stable in town (one of Dave's Xebweb clients was very generous in offering to do this party for Hero). All the children were able to ride two different horses, C.C. and Turbo, then Hero got a special turn to ride Turbo and steer him on her own, turn circles, etc. They also got to feed one of the horses, groom and lead the miniature pony, paint a horse craft, get their faces painted and get tattoos. Hero had a blast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKb4P64C-pKH-BMaZkLo4oEbxtRRjOsq5_t_vwNhrB9sSbdLz8JTIp-Ejwm0Iyz635biGErxVYoi8DBTSGmtz2LD94ByRAYYhKL0jxUF46cBIBmlf8pL13vzdpX0AX1C9XbcZ353EoYDBa/s1600-h/100_2308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKb4P64C-pKH-BMaZkLo4oEbxtRRjOsq5_t_vwNhrB9sSbdLz8JTIp-Ejwm0Iyz635biGErxVYoi8DBTSGmtz2LD94ByRAYYhKL0jxUF46cBIBmlf8pL13vzdpX0AX1C9XbcZ353EoYDBa/s320/100_2308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270765971175552194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiCZirfsC2zhvHWnPQwkmNKVo1NF4q4ZRkbmZnbX2U8uFOjTMlecxuHMGtctGnpaWVYkpalvxbsrQb1yivT_LdjRmSmJGMrNbd-480MN4n16Ka2JEzeLC7b5Mx4U7sbIAZg1-R5AfGORi/s1600-h/100_2303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiCZirfsC2zhvHWnPQwkmNKVo1NF4q4ZRkbmZnbX2U8uFOjTMlecxuHMGtctGnpaWVYkpalvxbsrQb1yivT_LdjRmSmJGMrNbd-480MN4n16Ka2JEzeLC7b5Mx4U7sbIAZg1-R5AfGORi/s320/100_2303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270755141145314898" border="0" /></a><br />I found a picture of a horse cake online I thought I might be able to pull off, but I still thought I might be making a run to Walmart to buy a cake because mine wouldn't turn out. I love doing pretty much all things crafty, but I am not very confident in my cake decorating skills, so I was pretty surprised when the cake turned out better than I thought it would!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6DRSuDpGKJvqxeJIFvagPkXTh7aJaKUFr4w5a7koNZJ3jkcO1jsKUAshT8mVpemWK-0KFDgCCMm44CflVCLjW7rD-Z7rDFWlCuVMrgibascUf-lG9yWZsteM38F3bQOKFGh-J-VYanmD/s1600-h/100_2259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6DRSuDpGKJvqxeJIFvagPkXTh7aJaKUFr4w5a7koNZJ3jkcO1jsKUAshT8mVpemWK-0KFDgCCMm44CflVCLjW7rD-Z7rDFWlCuVMrgibascUf-lG9yWZsteM38F3bQOKFGh-J-VYanmD/s320/100_2259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270755132730950050" border="0" /></a><br />I heated hot dogs in a crockpot and we had hot dogs, chips, fruits and veggies. I bought bubble gum machines at the dollar store, filled them with bubble gum, attatched the star balloons, then wrapped them in pink bandanas. These then doubled as decorations and party favors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafc8HiUsWuTy-on-Bquy_yK8f84et2yCtvhUl8QLlJpOsvYrFyMYDHnu3_BFeyWu0uLBGuylp_JsLp08tX39k0rTX3yLt64qcfiiEIgyxrEIOnyvKjT0-YeMU6gTsakAeL3YiW7WSCjXW/s1600-h/100_2261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafc8HiUsWuTy-on-Bquy_yK8f84et2yCtvhUl8QLlJpOsvYrFyMYDHnu3_BFeyWu0uLBGuylp_JsLp08tX39k0rTX3yLt64qcfiiEIgyxrEIOnyvKjT0-YeMU6gTsakAeL3YiW7WSCjXW/s320/100_2261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270755129655096434" border="0" /></a><br />I was so amazed that Corbin was so willing to get on a horse (considering I have a difficult time getting him to even pet animals in the petting zoo). He really enjoyed it! I also thought Bastian would be scared, but we got him up on the horses without a fuss. He seemed pretty sober about the whole thing, but didn't seem upset about riding.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8KnJNZqWtzbwIwnsJL9t_hgPau3KY4cGFjkNj5CAhrYIKL0ipYYBwNjPihHulrCnSwciyB6nSmMIXet00scwRUGURmGQDo0FSiGpOSAG382o-_wVCVqMJFvdWDYMcPNb1q8PkyV35vf/s1600-h/100_2294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8KnJNZqWtzbwIwnsJL9t_hgPau3KY4cGFjkNj5CAhrYIKL0ipYYBwNjPihHulrCnSwciyB6nSmMIXet00scwRUGURmGQDo0FSiGpOSAG382o-_wVCVqMJFvdWDYMcPNb1q8PkyV35vf/s320/100_2294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270755130969969426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8QjZZjDGhyKl-KyFGSjRwXqNmMi4ntiIUEIy1u65Qe7jykaqEOX4bz2MfE4u0RoaRLkvZZ-5pLRkPQePMYeYV41HWVxI2yeIT0ZjGOgVU3jMTcdkEqeIrU4y7CXy0Q8EmlBQGM3KFLi8/s1600-h/100_2302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8QjZZjDGhyKl-KyFGSjRwXqNmMi4ntiIUEIy1u65Qe7jykaqEOX4bz2MfE4u0RoaRLkvZZ-5pLRkPQePMYeYV41HWVxI2yeIT0ZjGOgVU3jMTcdkEqeIrU4y7CXy0Q8EmlBQGM3KFLi8/s320/100_2302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270754290427566642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGjbQw-adCOaDCj4_8zqM2JbnUBLzmdMXmU-QDSnmldR252ck7yFOu3sThENVnXUxhKS97NiIbDoEyb9bz7wdYmX32s6Tat4-qnXSux-P3x2Vg7NjftHLIvMXmy2vP_1fwQ_sbFpds7I6/s1600-h/100_2309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGjbQw-adCOaDCj4_8zqM2JbnUBLzmdMXmU-QDSnmldR252ck7yFOu3sThENVnXUxhKS97NiIbDoEyb9bz7wdYmX32s6Tat4-qnXSux-P3x2Vg7NjftHLIvMXmy2vP_1fwQ_sbFpds7I6/s320/100_2309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270754275450477186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa0UUjsl-D_y0c7iuMMzWMCE3zM1rQqtmlu5JhI2N-739jIFCx24OCsOcQD6a_ZvxFlgZI_Kz-bBc9bnt6O77iYzbygtUbZAwEAWpwKSAU_VsCXOkmCxD1u3iqOg-Id9WUU-BcwCSzYc6/s1600-h/100_2324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa0UUjsl-D_y0c7iuMMzWMCE3zM1rQqtmlu5JhI2N-739jIFCx24OCsOcQD6a_ZvxFlgZI_Kz-bBc9bnt6O77iYzbygtUbZAwEAWpwKSAU_VsCXOkmCxD1u3iqOg-Id9WUU-BcwCSzYc6/s320/100_2324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270754268595648578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixReC-WEPK5XeZ75VrkIGQretzfsVPr1iubwvWLIdtqGcQFSHxi8nEHk00qrfhrvZv8m6K31LAsO70BDHY5AJg5Wk2g3aVSTWe25wCS_VBZEYKpRTTIf6LKb21dolmbDTS-iangKiUUDKD/s1600-h/100_2325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixReC-WEPK5XeZ75VrkIGQretzfsVPr1iubwvWLIdtqGcQFSHxi8nEHk00qrfhrvZv8m6K31LAsO70BDHY5AJg5Wk2g3aVSTWe25wCS_VBZEYKpRTTIf6LKb21dolmbDTS-iangKiUUDKD/s320/100_2325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270754256304502642" border="0" /></a><br />Hero had a great time with all her friends! She got lots of horse related gifts - a pet shop horse suffed animal, a petshop horse t-shirt and a bratz doll with a horse. She also received two Disney Fairy books, some littlest pet shop animals and a Target gift card. She loved all her gifts and we were so glad so many of her friends could come! I think they all had a great time!aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-81915741782203331222008-11-06T08:42:00.003-05:002008-11-06T08:50:45.686-05:00#4Baby #4 is coming on or around May 29th (which of course means this will be a June baby)! We are very excited and wanted to share the news with all our friends and family now we are around the 12 week mark. I'm hoping the morning sickness will be done in the next 2-3 weeks and that I will regain a little more energy. Other than that everything is going well so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk0VSXz3_dR9VM4jCscMiewA7rLKiokUyMmk2Fx6F5aRRW4N7jOQTlIW4rNhoSQmghtT8P0azjnDRy8zAlEta64AC11adqAeoKzy11uox83odQWwlCzU1mvBh9M2HIFaAICCGjStjSY0F/s1600-h/100_2243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk0VSXz3_dR9VM4jCscMiewA7rLKiokUyMmk2Fx6F5aRRW4N7jOQTlIW4rNhoSQmghtT8P0azjnDRy8zAlEta64AC11adqAeoKzy11uox83odQWwlCzU1mvBh9M2HIFaAICCGjStjSY0F/s320/100_2243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265539732717682418" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823364882353919485.post-28520252459501454832008-11-06T08:30:00.002-05:002008-11-06T08:42:03.376-05:00HalloweenI managed to finish making Corbin's Luke Skywalker tunic on Halloween day. I think it turned out pretty well! We followed our yearly tradition and went to the Scribner's house for dinner and took the kids trick-or-treating together. The kids enjoyed themselves of course (how many kids don't like trick-or-treating?) and Bastian who refuses to speak was excited enough to say "trick or treat" a few times. Of course when asked to repeat it later, refused to perform for us as usual. That kid!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8muntq08TTqhzZQ5LeqN2bbhYQvOS7ga0qw_ihPKTtNfDLwd3buYHeZEL-LRla4RuMgFvd7qhQbmnBpHB85GKdQwDAe8p4MhirEC-wJr3dGEzIZv87QhjLGANF5ve1pfGDMMCXvDFjF2E/s1600-h/100_2231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8muntq08TTqhzZQ5LeqN2bbhYQvOS7ga0qw_ihPKTtNfDLwd3buYHeZEL-LRla4RuMgFvd7qhQbmnBpHB85GKdQwDAe8p4MhirEC-wJr3dGEzIZv87QhjLGANF5ve1pfGDMMCXvDFjF2E/s320/100_2231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265537565479711394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uVlVQwgs84F1CzdVzH0BCsEKPLdWIwtU7FuvxmwuXy9eKc2l6WOp2-QP2zhQCM_kZhE-uzxYh5AN1WhUQ0XCtewpGZNvllgu6A8IMMjPr-mT2Dp0lFoJcegDfCL_vjQqk9TBUKdmxOwG/s1600-h/100_2238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uVlVQwgs84F1CzdVzH0BCsEKPLdWIwtU7FuvxmwuXy9eKc2l6WOp2-QP2zhQCM_kZhE-uzxYh5AN1WhUQ0XCtewpGZNvllgu6A8IMMjPr-mT2Dp0lFoJcegDfCL_vjQqk9TBUKdmxOwG/s320/100_2238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265537561146631058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rn-EIQdmg6lsaeNXimvEDkH7agS87-HTbOphekuhhb29HGcgKIqJtk7zQu5ohh0qvD-xOaCHrKZW4aPyX_lxmQTrwiZh8RJk0jQbVfFWKKKrdOGxVxU0CxQk_UrtxV26c8Tj8DCMn6L3/s1600-h/100_2237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rn-EIQdmg6lsaeNXimvEDkH7agS87-HTbOphekuhhb29HGcgKIqJtk7zQu5ohh0qvD-xOaCHrKZW4aPyX_lxmQTrwiZh8RJk0jQbVfFWKKKrdOGxVxU0CxQk_UrtxV26c8Tj8DCMn6L3/s320/100_2237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265537556751116786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0IJsGkwzd58TSDbKjwt3HS-_aKNuhf_J4um459Clt-gmXrCWA6RULnwMICPfIM-F9Og0YlW_74EmqetcvuPJkjV3gP7tjlf8brO6J6OYO9E-5JRDzqrwylg6IiZex8jgYWvM10FYHAk9/s1600-h/100_2236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0IJsGkwzd58TSDbKjwt3HS-_aKNuhf_J4um459Clt-gmXrCWA6RULnwMICPfIM-F9Og0YlW_74EmqetcvuPJkjV3gP7tjlf8brO6J6OYO9E-5JRDzqrwylg6IiZex8jgYWvM10FYHAk9/s320/100_2236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265537551315196482" border="0" /></a>aeneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570531931682231488noreply@blogger.com1