tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15638165804196053472024-03-13T14:26:57.725-07:00The BaldwinsDevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-65264439346305150872011-06-05T12:11:00.000-07:002011-06-05T12:49:26.175-07:00Hey mom, do I look handsome or what?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotar6MGuIMTuB4A2vLU0CRHQADHfYC78jAAz-Adb1qep1_td6otot8P7gv3WR5kUxOgD47B05r0cA9YLcJvMZfLYlAKRzfBrJ3gH4GFV8n3hzta-TJp352OCnEIzJW7hyphenhyphen8gtluTtB6Q0M/s1600/Easter+tball+166.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822995472186882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotar6MGuIMTuB4A2vLU0CRHQADHfYC78jAAz-Adb1qep1_td6otot8P7gv3WR5kUxOgD47B05r0cA9YLcJvMZfLYlAKRzfBrJ3gH4GFV8n3hzta-TJp352OCnEIzJW7hyphenhyphen8gtluTtB6Q0M/s320/Easter+tball+166.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOwzXu0q-BYzJgxFc-MoKo4DFtpxhl1iLlr9Y5xgdCCKY0m_AnxgS2yNsnVEhoaCnQBrCwkw293AVm4ZEOTnyU9ULDwS0eDaK-wGJJlxnLIhbajx_PJ1XFFvo2fb8TfpG21UrIIMN7Jhl/s1600/Easter+tball+165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822994720832018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOwzXu0q-BYzJgxFc-MoKo4DFtpxhl1iLlr9Y5xgdCCKY0m_AnxgS2yNsnVEhoaCnQBrCwkw293AVm4ZEOTnyU9ULDwS0eDaK-wGJJlxnLIhbajx_PJ1XFFvo2fb8TfpG21UrIIMN7Jhl/s320/Easter+tball+165.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdn77IWsWRiTfUeg7w1pY-WGBs7KtoFrtbookSRguaaU5DI50ywNt08JneYto6_E01tHtAyH-ofZO_XvzslDARp-G5VlLMKvQSiA2cePfebaS8199Kh0mN0oebF2hIQYg5flge_K_Z4ne/s1600/Easter+tball+153.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822601428814914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdn77IWsWRiTfUeg7w1pY-WGBs7KtoFrtbookSRguaaU5DI50ywNt08JneYto6_E01tHtAyH-ofZO_XvzslDARp-G5VlLMKvQSiA2cePfebaS8199Kh0mN0oebF2hIQYg5flge_K_Z4ne/s320/Easter+tball+153.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaLHoefA_SC65k97ARbGVEqE2aB-KTGImotFLbJgRe17DhspOKkg9aT5GEp19ag10yKKVqWH6A_QWZ9LNi0CWMqLEtxNZk2mpbYMBqA2daKGC0k6nlHUfYTHGSvhdc1SUKSPUbZ0kI7Yq/s1600/Easter+tball+168.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822597791166466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaLHoefA_SC65k97ARbGVEqE2aB-KTGImotFLbJgRe17DhspOKkg9aT5GEp19ag10yKKVqWH6A_QWZ9LNi0CWMqLEtxNZk2mpbYMBqA2daKGC0k6nlHUfYTHGSvhdc1SUKSPUbZ0kI7Yq/s320/Easter+tball+168.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmVgrofTv4vl8lokjkXepf7yaLbE9oAC4LQgOBRHjBDzj-GP1egvjcr85hjv8ArU8Hls3CPulGePnBHhOR-Pq91d9ePgqqkTeBgn309z5ySHiDe1qZ-QzLaNw-O890ay7z3UuFw2zzka2/s1600/Easter+tball+156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822594151912002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmVgrofTv4vl8lokjkXepf7yaLbE9oAC4LQgOBRHjBDzj-GP1egvjcr85hjv8ArU8Hls3CPulGePnBHhOR-Pq91d9ePgqqkTeBgn309z5ySHiDe1qZ-QzLaNw-O890ay7z3UuFw2zzka2/s320/Easter+tball+156.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L94qLUpT6Zabrzi7MChyWooEoFG9XZYEjiu57fmfWcHbK1_Dd9Fg85Erx29V26cIWaq2R3KD5MWYdCgTsZkbKtujLYZs3m1U_OZr7u5ExBe4yQdjIGcoIKjOwv9MXyuJZYZO4A6xJ9Yk/s1600/Easter+tball+159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614822579445121010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L94qLUpT6Zabrzi7MChyWooEoFG9XZYEjiu57fmfWcHbK1_Dd9Fg85Erx29V26cIWaq2R3KD5MWYdCgTsZkbKtujLYZs3m1U_OZr7u5ExBe4yQdjIGcoIKjOwv9MXyuJZYZO4A6xJ9Yk/s320/Easter+tball+159.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Rusty and Kaia had so much fun at Amy's wedding this past weekend. I think they both LOVED the chocolate fountain and accompanying treats to dip in it, but I loved how adorable they looked. Nate's mom did an amazing job on Kaia's dress and I was sad we didn't get any pictures of them at the reception, so we took a few snap shots after church today. I would like to say that's why I couldn't get them to sit still in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pictures</span>, but anyone who's been around them for more than 5 minutes knows that's just who they are! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-5710371287854094842011-02-05T19:53:00.000-08:002011-02-05T20:41:50.422-08:00Who Ya Gonna Call?<div align="center">Ghostbusters! </div><br />Rusty and I have been looking forward to his party since last October. He outlined the plans right after Kaia's party and I think we did a pretty good job making it all happen. He's never actually seen the movies and it's been quite a while since I've watched them, but all you really need to know is the theme song, right?<br /><br />We did have a little scare about 10 days before the party when he thought he wanted to switch to a Lego Star Wars theme, but I quickly reminded him of the plan and how much cooler the Ghostbusters were.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nRhrlUahPSyzEMriJjSZra87Kj-ha2lXNXRAfylbIORDHsfQVIop2PbjH65aAStQAYPG78guXKg2NeeoZiHu4sfN0YqdWATu6J9I8wg00wCI37FkjRnNXqPe5CikoVZvaN4vG7gso3kT/s1600/Rusty+Invite.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570421160028985154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nRhrlUahPSyzEMriJjSZra87Kj-ha2lXNXRAfylbIORDHsfQVIop2PbjH65aAStQAYPG78guXKg2NeeoZiHu4sfN0YqdWATu6J9I8wg00wCI37FkjRnNXqPe5CikoVZvaN4vG7gso3kT/s320/Rusty+Invite.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ70x2qLxLv73A_U1eBuVtk50-aATxyGDkeWdE5BfLL5sNpUkcL8YB-Tm6VhOJ4pitN2SZ62-Ru0e3TOWb6ftF0krzS1napaAqtVzTStANnu2f83TT-smYDguW8gbXY8QQ8TtKV1baWSAL/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570421153924736322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ70x2qLxLv73A_U1eBuVtk50-aATxyGDkeWdE5BfLL5sNpUkcL8YB-Tm6VhOJ4pitN2SZ62-Ru0e3TOWb6ftF0krzS1napaAqtVzTStANnu2f83TT-smYDguW8gbXY8QQ8TtKV1baWSAL/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+033.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUtUqzOsu_mtv-KFIKc2LNpxRcotnS_1CqrzScuxQb52KkA04VQkYMMJYrTlb4J_SaTtor_zhro0DFbs8b4Ugn7P926rDmlDJMoGzGD2tTiidI7cqV3Fpr5b4_Y0lDnYjiWhnN9svAOFj/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420846420198242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUtUqzOsu_mtv-KFIKc2LNpxRcotnS_1CqrzScuxQb52KkA04VQkYMMJYrTlb4J_SaTtor_zhro0DFbs8b4Ugn7P926rDmlDJMoGzGD2tTiidI7cqV3Fpr5b4_Y0lDnYjiWhnN9svAOFj/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+035.JPG" /></a> Trying on the back packs, which in theory were a great idea but I should have taken Rusty's advice and used a stapler.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzeYvTn0bQw_9JJQqqbRTPuI8aoJoyrWSNnaf26C9qQpfiKlquBxI5koZXtboV1sVCBULkBOH_F2hEgrwwOZpBA2r6SqZ_4brYoO86alzJTdPZDj79ZSLaYXbrJpp3f4sv0eH9r51mxib/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420849895588498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzeYvTn0bQw_9JJQqqbRTPuI8aoJoyrWSNnaf26C9qQpfiKlquBxI5koZXtboV1sVCBULkBOH_F2hEgrwwOZpBA2r6SqZ_4brYoO86alzJTdPZDj79ZSLaYXbrJpp3f4sv0eH9r51mxib/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+003.JPG" /></a> Cutest Slimer ever!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXddMC9sE2UEuui_LPlLsXYLs8HpfAUjX48OHV1BCROQ5IQa_vWRX3IQvx88FDmUHjeO3Wny7MjgkeHJnZUZytWcnLjnwlDs_v2yg37y9pY9v91CgU_LI45R6QLG3XDWXjzBr-gZOkTyo/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420843087985906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXddMC9sE2UEuui_LPlLsXYLs8HpfAUjX48OHV1BCROQ5IQa_vWRX3IQvx88FDmUHjeO3Wny7MjgkeHJnZUZytWcnLjnwlDs_v2yg37y9pY9v91CgU_LI45R6QLG3XDWXjzBr-gZOkTyo/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+004.JPG" /></a> Marshmallow gun "feeding" Slimer...yum!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9AKKLzHwwbuj2Nfoh2Lb7y3_ZqqqYiMbFBw8gq-2GKMUzKHruKAtqb94w3T2lGzPtkF23Fd8Uga3oysc861qByGyQRJztDRqdqiS_Zrj5TIbZ9ElYNxmo8WY470nVJKnc4vGXHiirDId/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420840113272050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9AKKLzHwwbuj2Nfoh2Lb7y3_ZqqqYiMbFBw8gq-2GKMUzKHruKAtqb94w3T2lGzPtkF23Fd8Uga3oysc861qByGyQRJztDRqdqiS_Zrj5TIbZ9ElYNxmo8WY470nVJKnc4vGXHiirDId/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+006.JPG" /></a> Ghost shooting with Nerf Guns. Favorite one liner from Rusty after the girls turn: "Come on guys lets give the girls a hand, they tried." <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o9aQfJLSZIWmaPby32rcYQFGueXi6IQaYgod_th9Gu5ADgb-A7-DBvDkCDbcjLRuw0MUbS8U1BrM_2Q225nHuH7QeHthsrXk9ZHGrgcd8fwwGgmelgmd20KwLMGzZpF3BEpA-bIps5t3/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420837022781858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o9aQfJLSZIWmaPby32rcYQFGueXi6IQaYgod_th9Gu5ADgb-A7-DBvDkCDbcjLRuw0MUbS8U1BrM_2Q225nHuH7QeHthsrXk9ZHGrgcd8fwwGgmelgmd20KwLMGzZpF3BEpA-bIps5t3/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+012.JPG" /></a> *Ghost hunting or in Rusty's words, "an easter egg hunt but with suckers wrapped up like ghosts" - exactly!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJLJe2-6KV41iCtYh8D0E8c7Kq6CTIWbS3KouOHLxYUOOW1E5KhbK41f-v2NXwdHIpZDE_jRLwa0kLnSKy_55COEyzvoaUe8BRLvKWAhD6TTv2b6LcfHzR51WOItfGmoNSCpehquaYKHf/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420360707105410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJLJe2-6KV41iCtYh8D0E8c7Kq6CTIWbS3KouOHLxYUOOW1E5KhbK41f-v2NXwdHIpZDE_jRLwa0kLnSKy_55COEyzvoaUe8BRLvKWAhD6TTv2b6LcfHzR51WOItfGmoNSCpehquaYKHf/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+013.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz7-OqY1zfXjMcLwbt5vS5Y13uM2icz4JREGsnSbqbHQR4EglN1mPzhiBftwJ15uiI6ghIYdSZcXq4tLBflxPeSUoAAbQDTvloHa_RmfGxSJovhGiC4iQzvEZGheKhIvxzSMhqH6oAWjI/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420357246403762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz7-OqY1zfXjMcLwbt5vS5Y13uM2icz4JREGsnSbqbHQR4EglN1mPzhiBftwJ15uiI6ghIYdSZcXq4tLBflxPeSUoAAbQDTvloHa_RmfGxSJovhGiC4iQzvEZGheKhIvxzSMhqH6oAWjI/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+014.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneZpIkYi6afZEp0q1mnq34fy2KD2Ih9gQuse372aSo_rINoo8TnCx9CzctJigYjOqVFl3m1Z2ji3Wf3A7oZKFkBZopbOyHEK3QcUz7C3T3wU98wteFTd6zpGxH1qaWeL_Il92fpO6pDLr/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420356383488770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneZpIkYi6afZEp0q1mnq34fy2KD2Ih9gQuse372aSo_rINoo8TnCx9CzctJigYjOqVFl3m1Z2ji3Wf3A7oZKFkBZopbOyHEK3QcUz7C3T3wU98wteFTd6zpGxH1qaWeL_Il92fpO6pDLr/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+021.JPG" /></a> *Plan: Dance party in the kitchen and Nate, aka Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, would enter, the kids would spray him and he would go down. *Reality: Nate came in with both guns blazing. I'm pretty sure most of the kids were freaked out at first, but then they got into it and blasted him back. HUGE mess, but tons of fun to watch! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-ZxWPfpgxP_N1rBZ3jAo-cPMwh4Htud-U8nx29pXGiF-x1N94fHLvxd2WZZ_-YAcgvtWAUkWIeFLMg_XI1olINzKacBv7msS7hXRhvQXxqrx4HYjYwyIC87GniPljMl7oVJOqbfQsq7j/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420349239963682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-ZxWPfpgxP_N1rBZ3jAo-cPMwh4Htud-U8nx29pXGiF-x1N94fHLvxd2WZZ_-YAcgvtWAUkWIeFLMg_XI1olINzKacBv7msS7hXRhvQXxqrx4HYjYwyIC87GniPljMl7oVJOqbfQsq7j/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+022.JPG" /></a> *Junk food at Slimer's Snack Stand (the after picture...I didn't think to get a before shot).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HojF46iwVHKkPF3Z4_evrIwZSlA3wkt1XgtfClcog9fU32AHEQOZdD5pLwzAO_KZjGuQnNg-bXD9k3cdm2H4a53iDeeGcr2zat78lEhlZE3GcdigzayNzGFqUDYjUoLG6V4pvx28oI_7/s1600/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570420342436544770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HojF46iwVHKkPF3Z4_evrIwZSlA3wkt1XgtfClcog9fU32AHEQOZdD5pLwzAO_KZjGuQnNg-bXD9k3cdm2H4a53iDeeGcr2zat78lEhlZE3GcdigzayNzGFqUDYjUoLG6V4pvx28oI_7/s320/Rustys+5th+Bday+Party+029.JPG" /></a> <p align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9ZTZ4vnfwdAzSTo_6Ej9JpM70hq3n_9LPMXoa-ok5OgK8DQkjgt6FgjGcqAvsK8c14bwLrkOVDdTmn2RQtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-21861002466349776232011-02-04T06:22:00.000-08:002011-02-04T07:16:00.616-08:00Project 52I always get motivated to update my blog when I see blog books...and then it fades as soon as I give the book back. But since it's a new year, I set a goal to take at least 1 picture a week and so far I'm a winner! (It's easy to achieve success if you set your standards low!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV2rnDS3fcR_ZOPM2C12XcnHrabknMTFabEkU5GS3dr_mmCZEhQCXOwrYxCqQflds0ExbaxBRo0KLAQXMfI-6RutZAgg_JZBAFwwnR4xYb9TFgvk5mkrI-6vKNXncyQLqK6RSQKjK4JEi/s1600/January+16+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842620851124834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV2rnDS3fcR_ZOPM2C12XcnHrabknMTFabEkU5GS3dr_mmCZEhQCXOwrYxCqQflds0ExbaxBRo0KLAQXMfI-6RutZAgg_JZBAFwwnR4xYb9TFgvk5mkrI-6vKNXncyQLqK6RSQKjK4JEi/s320/January+16+013.JPG" /></a> Who knew cleaning out the coat closet would be so much fun! Soldier Rusty and his little sidekick.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSyh3WzPkKLvd7Cka3HDtfyHh7xPZBQntlEpJA2QwxjLMKye9izOORktG2GOKfWVioR6PMS_l5ddtKGM-eOwodKBeZL3liRXeHOStnZuk-of8xLr0Sr8u1GyBx_9etON0MM9CWEgTsYgx/s1600/January+16+016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842618628276242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSyh3WzPkKLvd7Cka3HDtfyHh7xPZBQntlEpJA2QwxjLMKye9izOORktG2GOKfWVioR6PMS_l5ddtKGM-eOwodKBeZL3liRXeHOStnZuk-of8xLr0Sr8u1GyBx_9etON0MM9CWEgTsYgx/s320/January+16+016.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv39A9KD1-gr01REeVvxjzImg_63rH8vzynuUf9bT6J7euXcScvp8LFff5N7cKdz7AuOzB0C7dH4gTU7C4pgaZ1aKLQDoeUMrIGkYOTRQGDFA0reSFAxYwbIgc-NHXUdXYJM1H4EFp1gf1/s1600/January+16+018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842340721054498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv39A9KD1-gr01REeVvxjzImg_63rH8vzynuUf9bT6J7euXcScvp8LFff5N7cKdz7AuOzB0C7dH4gTU7C4pgaZ1aKLQDoeUMrIGkYOTRQGDFA0reSFAxYwbIgc-NHXUdXYJM1H4EFp1gf1/s320/January+16+018.JPG" /></a>Kaia LOVES to color and I'm pretty sure she is going to be a wall artist if I don't keep the crayons/markers/pens hidden.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DWgkubIJT0XHSsdVxVEiEhyphenhyphenVq3lUGjV_f7O8HN9Y3AQC8UUOLVFeI91C4_dGvawd3-Kkv3fbjBFU1eFSltOF8UH_rcLcUfUymo2EElScV1Nocy-mxnnf1HjJud8QBLIo7ycNKz8L0IEI/s1600/January+16+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842337843783762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DWgkubIJT0XHSsdVxVEiEhyphenhyphenVq3lUGjV_f7O8HN9Y3AQC8UUOLVFeI91C4_dGvawd3-Kkv3fbjBFU1eFSltOF8UH_rcLcUfUymo2EElScV1Nocy-mxnnf1HjJud8QBLIo7ycNKz8L0IEI/s320/January+16+024.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS4qqNi6YshwtVtg-1jG7-G_y6PzaEBioVp5NHc2WeN4CvuoGoYa0yVhXJjtBpS7Zg2HHHVfktACdUDw_MtB-j3b85_9BGH7Bgx7oqX1o35ut1TipaPAGBol8SXkQG31UAc6nwD95ETbz/s1600/January+16+045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842333425373602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS4qqNi6YshwtVtg-1jG7-G_y6PzaEBioVp5NHc2WeN4CvuoGoYa0yVhXJjtBpS7Zg2HHHVfktACdUDw_MtB-j3b85_9BGH7Bgx7oqX1o35ut1TipaPAGBol8SXkQG31UAc6nwD95ETbz/s320/January+16+045.JPG" /></a>Rusty's Lego obsession is still going strong. While they usually don't leave his room, he brought some into Kaia's room so they could play by each other. I'm such a nice mom! :) I love how he creates scenes and acts them out in different voices. </div><div> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMdpnkp71eA0K2XciOHFd2_XXcHojPmBn2tB17g2IaHNLpnhaEnE4bxYv-IQ-WDGaTE5bJpmebCmdrLp2N_7xe8VEqZ6kS5XUzRvrRtiSZlwSXrXyoGqrIyabJ-v2hdzaNPGRh96T9xLD/s1600/January+16+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842328042480546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMdpnkp71eA0K2XciOHFd2_XXcHojPmBn2tB17g2IaHNLpnhaEnE4bxYv-IQ-WDGaTE5bJpmebCmdrLp2N_7xe8VEqZ6kS5XUzRvrRtiSZlwSXrXyoGqrIyabJ-v2hdzaNPGRh96T9xLD/s320/January+16+043.JPG" /></a> <div>You know that feeling when you realize it's too quiet? I was so relieved to find them just hanging out in the laundry basket.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRVa8yGpepZ5sW4HnxTuCHdd91S42HZHVod9LN3XXy7_9hZab-n_IaLlavTmzfz_v_iAOoow3VHoWqY4vkUIi70IsRyf5LTnZZoJnVg3L_pakIJgVjw2vqr3vH6uu3YD8OXabiJg6FQq7/s1600/January+16+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569842319284625058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRVa8yGpepZ5sW4HnxTuCHdd91S42HZHVod9LN3XXy7_9hZab-n_IaLlavTmzfz_v_iAOoow3VHoWqY4vkUIi70IsRyf5LTnZZoJnVg3L_pakIJgVjw2vqr3vH6uu3YD8OXabiJg6FQq7/s320/January+16+054.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-1165806751559030762011-01-31T15:39:00.000-08:002011-01-31T16:10:40.584-08:00Snack TimeKaia is a huge lover of junk food and anything you can dip. Her constant plea of more & please, followed by shoving if you don't get it fast enough is exhausting, but she's cute so we let her get away with it. The other day I was sharing my cottage cheese with her and I took the last bite, I thought she was going to DIE. Just when I thought she'd calm down, she'd pick up the empty bowl look at me and then start sobbing again. It's a mystery to me how she is still in the 1% (not quite 1, but really close).<br /><br />Lately, her favorite spot to snack is on the stairs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXJUGReRGE1H7cvi-DQnIKfkG4l7hVADzIhtm-17iwCPAiH8Hw6lLRozNxYNsKm3NwjR200KjxARJi0DCeFlHSTa6gOMKZwCet8OH8xTjHSqrBQZuzDwyAItjMgLTz8gjc-ACvRgXtbzN/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501553726117474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXJUGReRGE1H7cvi-DQnIKfkG4l7hVADzIhtm-17iwCPAiH8Hw6lLRozNxYNsKm3NwjR200KjxARJi0DCeFlHSTa6gOMKZwCet8OH8xTjHSqrBQZuzDwyAItjMgLTz8gjc-ACvRgXtbzN/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbGxIlrBUevP2-KWDR85XHGkNm_eBDpuaa4dBKWJp6FiewYwXUcpLPTDR-QoA6O3vazIBbVHENuRfFDdRUKVOizQYtKT2w56io0WwPxR262i7jQB9T3jBymEKibWcHw4puMEQO-Iw8Nh_/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501350351358610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbGxIlrBUevP2-KWDR85XHGkNm_eBDpuaa4dBKWJp6FiewYwXUcpLPTDR-QoA6O3vazIBbVHENuRfFDdRUKVOizQYtKT2w56io0WwPxR262i7jQB9T3jBymEKibWcHw4puMEQO-Iw8Nh_/s320/021.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboE37F6BrcSZsbZs3ZFVbJFpB2XJd7qrCJXMz9Ag1q2-6VgpE5_2OeWrweMwce7MP-oWglvdjkp7UsU6QHILSrhnfsU6sYdvPeeBYD0I_EY55N-1P5gUUI1gQA-hrFuw4qD8LDie82qLl/s1600/122+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501343890298050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboE37F6BrcSZsbZs3ZFVbJFpB2XJd7qrCJXMz9Ag1q2-6VgpE5_2OeWrweMwce7MP-oWglvdjkp7UsU6QHILSrhnfsU6sYdvPeeBYD0I_EY55N-1P5gUUI1gQA-hrFuw4qD8LDie82qLl/s320/122+023.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFd58dPkBBiqt7c2Mowu1jZsSDcmEt2fTebGwsyHJFQItC5CQ5llE0M61cQV_nqpbqAQ1hCKA-w0YiJSUEdd-4DphcF37NWkzt6mqyxbXm5y-2YfSRy27sKZH5Po4MhVQ9H9sIJea5lUn/s1600/122+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501338031025346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFd58dPkBBiqt7c2Mowu1jZsSDcmEt2fTebGwsyHJFQItC5CQ5llE0M61cQV_nqpbqAQ1hCKA-w0YiJSUEdd-4DphcF37NWkzt6mqyxbXm5y-2YfSRy27sKZH5Po4MhVQ9H9sIJea5lUn/s320/122+013.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuodk6uhlxlXpUdb8SfAT557hazF0AfAoHXaWv2KeAX4GGSNfYglK22OZevkHXOP7-wtKbpcjskevQKK5JF681A0WtL92NVH0PUHQliEyAP_F1SIhOX4H2dbdgMV0kkRxDnACL3iwbo573/s1600/122+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501333218258978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuodk6uhlxlXpUdb8SfAT557hazF0AfAoHXaWv2KeAX4GGSNfYglK22OZevkHXOP7-wtKbpcjskevQKK5JF681A0WtL92NVH0PUHQliEyAP_F1SIhOX4H2dbdgMV0kkRxDnACL3iwbo573/s320/122+011.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzvT364TgKEEbrqSFeDjtt68jmwg8b8ys6t2_NjWeK2xiA5E3BVfWTVEB-RIwBaKxQ9A49NmfVuzvMlRwHKG1Uu5LmBeGAtTeEzZiEm9NtOUABCaizXn3FoGXrXXMpHK1iq0kVlajG-Iw/s1600/January+16+037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568501329460776258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzvT364TgKEEbrqSFeDjtt68jmwg8b8ys6t2_NjWeK2xiA5E3BVfWTVEB-RIwBaKxQ9A49NmfVuzvMlRwHKG1Uu5LmBeGAtTeEzZiEm9NtOUABCaizXn3FoGXrXXMpHK1iq0kVlajG-Iw/s320/January+16+037.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-33844999693867755562011-01-01T19:01:00.001-08:002011-01-01T19:36:17.642-08:00Enjoying the ColdWe decided to bundle up and embrace the sunshining 24 degree weather today. It was the perfect way to start the new year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOvB7EflxkD3ODMoT26M_lzYuJtk9ADAjkJlhxSP1_0U9mdJ1dyVCG1tG_Jl4cF2hgwBP8kSU8XVMejYVrpoXKObDdQ8jlxHirLYNEkFyJz87cXC4BwY1HHzAT-JtwGbPCmTe5wOE9daL/s1600/Christmas+2010+094.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557423312318585202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOvB7EflxkD3ODMoT26M_lzYuJtk9ADAjkJlhxSP1_0U9mdJ1dyVCG1tG_Jl4cF2hgwBP8kSU8XVMejYVrpoXKObDdQ8jlxHirLYNEkFyJz87cXC4BwY1HHzAT-JtwGbPCmTe5wOE9daL/s320/Christmas+2010+094.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmVXBGGI0Mlf-RTcYns1uDfto_46JIrNuA4FbGkvhNQP3TinSmbnnF6iYCQUni8ecqrHI6wedshSOOjp9MqprVoYFaLfix7sZq7W99da1T91stoeiAOGKkkwqm80J4twVBdOoxN9l26mH/s1600/Christmas+2010+108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557423305024543122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmVXBGGI0Mlf-RTcYns1uDfto_46JIrNuA4FbGkvhNQP3TinSmbnnF6iYCQUni8ecqrHI6wedshSOOjp9MqprVoYFaLfix7sZq7W99da1T91stoeiAOGKkkwqm80J4twVBdOoxN9l26mH/s320/Christmas+2010+108.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557423299826101538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GjWkJGl-YDVXh5nbeoA8Z4gXVcDi4SkVwpKAzyzhwCEIsqzJC_jQPnxLOnuNV5NgGSDRkhfT-4e_Jhq1LRcX6CAlHl3bzEYm56ZIXG3h4opyq5hCYPNgwx4GUy4rs2FRYI-fCoNGOKaQ/s320/Christmas+2010+089.JPG" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio7Shc8gSWeoGPO-KAtVqQSp7dtabY0M6T4aOnnb0qJk7rMflvq51ONVrlnyz-_tAqzeod1gKnV3f9ci884YQykRorEzdDbItdvcPc3NoEWMkP_1u02vYJ3fkjE6VmnMlc8fvobHoaYQ1/s1600/Christmas+2010+090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557423301094967314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio7Shc8gSWeoGPO-KAtVqQSp7dtabY0M6T4aOnnb0qJk7rMflvq51ONVrlnyz-_tAqzeod1gKnV3f9ci884YQykRorEzdDbItdvcPc3NoEWMkP_1u02vYJ3fkjE6VmnMlc8fvobHoaYQ1/s320/Christmas+2010+090.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0zvsp_1xlVLOTTI9ddLJ4Qo9hY__KDyCxkTDSfY2AXcFqXGBsKLvZERQ8qlsdTI8JMwjIZbNc_zFk1dcxhqVJFMAXgIYfXxTF9cRbegKW-NelPCFXn0CtS80JbZsxq8gvQEJqCpbrLKf/s1600/Christmas+2010+092.JPG"></a>Kaia sliding down backwards on her tummy...<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIi0b9LWe0OCE2kbzTshBl3CDxNKP54crtGqIZ2ACJeFojjO0pvRXWSqZr-x9edJdJtFuDPMBD85u4EJX0k0BQdxhkImPV34QHQtCPy0VbTGKJ4COCB_8w7fbhxoTNclnRil2vbVfUP0a/s1600/Christmas+2010+085+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557422678724044466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIi0b9LWe0OCE2kbzTshBl3CDxNKP54crtGqIZ2ACJeFojjO0pvRXWSqZr-x9edJdJtFuDPMBD85u4EJX0k0BQdxhkImPV34QHQtCPy0VbTGKJ4COCB_8w7fbhxoTNclnRil2vbVfUP0a/s320/Christmas+2010+085+copy.jpg" /></a><br />A few favorite moments from Christmas:</div><div align="center">...the "life savers"<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmn1nwbKEaEh2yuADWzgkKMFgJiHQVdqzGtMJo897zAq8XWbWhhA1tERFiveCPchFhZzIQIrDc6b3PMLCbckLQjkJJDhJdbF-yqnhrzHZxjFENBSXRZlS2TqjtJ92naxMb4gyr3-X0ayM/s1600/Christmas+2010+064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557422674246904882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmn1nwbKEaEh2yuADWzgkKMFgJiHQVdqzGtMJo897zAq8XWbWhhA1tERFiveCPchFhZzIQIrDc6b3PMLCbckLQjkJJDhJdbF-yqnhrzHZxjFENBSXRZlS2TqjtJ92naxMb4gyr3-X0ayM/s320/Christmas+2010+064.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcWNVfKH8KUTOh44CewfEg3RwBBJLrXHpP-IiEI3Yi_e0fUWG6jE3YqWwlXJfSohWj8h4Er7-fptVdrSxlnsV931Hu0g0hJjyl0sNxUE3x5xxo8hRBx6AKv50TgIe062JkJfvYSJG_Qcx/s1600/Christmas+2010+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557422671040480370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcWNVfKH8KUTOh44CewfEg3RwBBJLrXHpP-IiEI3Yi_e0fUWG6jE3YqWwlXJfSohWj8h4Er7-fptVdrSxlnsV931Hu0g0hJjyl0sNxUE3x5xxo8hRBx6AKv50TgIe062JkJfvYSJG_Qcx/s320/Christmas+2010+054.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_2VI5ez0JPVRBl_YxEylGNmFOu0LkFXAFD-nswDCYyx_sSztThGaXF7dGrFksMcnL_pDm9CK7_uFlIRwqYccXLvt6GQHLI5pJ1xzVMUi2cRL7CYrv9JqZ_GPOGZl4c83BqQNu5dveQzJ/s1600/Christmas+2010+053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557422669356058994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_2VI5ez0JPVRBl_YxEylGNmFOu0LkFXAFD-nswDCYyx_sSztThGaXF7dGrFksMcnL_pDm9CK7_uFlIRwqYccXLvt6GQHLI5pJ1xzVMUi2cRL7CYrv9JqZ_GPOGZl4c83BqQNu5dveQzJ/s320/Christmas+2010+053.JPG" /></a>Just because I think this is cute - Kaia loves to be pushed around in her little doll stroller and Rusty is usually the one stuck pushing her. He is such a good brother!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzgq1Uc9XQFWWDa0CQ-N50bt0uI22lhlYvtFCWwqvjSN9LuniPvZb81Ec0UAqxCL0a3yeb2mjQ2H-GLTAt-6b5rJSv4jEGbx2QmqqW58y05EBqiv83xx4WEWAqG8Z1pa1RxhLPRn0czpB/s1600/Christmas+2010+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557422667750240114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzgq1Uc9XQFWWDa0CQ-N50bt0uI22lhlYvtFCWwqvjSN9LuniPvZb81Ec0UAqxCL0a3yeb2mjQ2H-GLTAt-6b5rJSv4jEGbx2QmqqW58y05EBqiv83xx4WEWAqG8Z1pa1RxhLPRn0czpB/s320/Christmas+2010+006.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-28673145380352090662010-10-24T06:41:00.000-07:002010-10-24T08:15:31.878-07:00Kaia's 1!Pictures from Kaia's Fairy Princess and Pirate birthday party...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ahZ1FfVqWPsyNR5loqj6MOvDSuw5PZy2sqWcNec2Rnhfc51Kf9NNITdSAdqK6eIWl7ofyqGf_5Y9Ej_wHYsqvf2HWj0sL03ehT1dhdR8-JK3QXleeyJb3LheOsrQBZrLucvoI1QAZpan/s1600/Pirate+Princess+Invite+unmerge+Kaia+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531622638667936434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ahZ1FfVqWPsyNR5loqj6MOvDSuw5PZy2sqWcNec2Rnhfc51Kf9NNITdSAdqK6eIWl7ofyqGf_5Y9Ej_wHYsqvf2HWj0sL03ehT1dhdR8-JK3QXleeyJb3LheOsrQBZrLucvoI1QAZpan/s320/Pirate+Princess+Invite+unmerge+Kaia+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg2sm92wyaqeDSijzkBsi6fVFHcgiAnDqr5ytJwCsdpHSwSAIjdtd_cjoYZK44eL8Y6ti2S2hEWTBbHE6MrPTJ_lPJ0TKwDm8ThXDevy9h-m8oo97nLDjzzmF0_tqtW2ORPSMy0y-1L_7/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531622638523671378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg2sm92wyaqeDSijzkBsi6fVFHcgiAnDqr5ytJwCsdpHSwSAIjdtd_cjoYZK44eL8Y6ti2S2hEWTBbHE6MrPTJ_lPJ0TKwDm8ThXDevy9h-m8oo97nLDjzzmF0_tqtW2ORPSMy0y-1L_7/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0KumjO85RzgcHFcAwgpyeqqSaGw9u-cX8A2f1jatneRGf86ZeB3HzSHvxmMVhS8IbI8y86P3HwYrmH5qyK_PcEjkHRTvcFY2pMRE5-n5z2_xNRV2fDwPWXCB-Vah8osFF0WiorWMDNPV/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531620239064863890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0KumjO85RzgcHFcAwgpyeqqSaGw9u-cX8A2f1jatneRGf86ZeB3HzSHvxmMVhS8IbI8y86P3HwYrmH5qyK_PcEjkHRTvcFY2pMRE5-n5z2_xNRV2fDwPWXCB-Vah8osFF0WiorWMDNPV/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+021.JPG" border="0" /></a> *The pirate patches came with earings and the boys all wanted to wear them :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1NpCcxUJs-T90j_iGHwu1tlY9Osssju_dxSpSwEdPIBJlAoZH6Pk2Dc4c418tTQLNhzDE11UcGavmAPFbxSNX5M0nK4EImLz5-Z-VHk1EBQCoW-9aIvxxoRDqEFpK0njejJ-ZeUQS5Xc/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531620234102620498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1NpCcxUJs-T90j_iGHwu1tlY9Osssju_dxSpSwEdPIBJlAoZH6Pk2Dc4c418tTQLNhzDE11UcGavmAPFbxSNX5M0nK4EImLz5-Z-VHk1EBQCoW-9aIvxxoRDqEFpK0njejJ-ZeUQS5Xc/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> *With out question, this was Kaia's favorite part of the party. She finished off her cupcake and 2 fairy ice cream cones - way to go little Clara Belle!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjIMoCEzGS4WBMkA-Zj7K3_MmUH4KaE4UoMv1dPici_f5Iiem1pyIau0hrN0-fmwVsjBdJjLYIO2wbg1Y-T1IBnyH5AHIv7yHwL5xQBjiZ5QNv0meedKwOE-jskrVHJ7BTQS56xtgp1zQ/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531618847376383874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjIMoCEzGS4WBMkA-Zj7K3_MmUH4KaE4UoMv1dPici_f5Iiem1pyIau0hrN0-fmwVsjBdJjLYIO2wbg1Y-T1IBnyH5AHIv7yHwL5xQBjiZ5QNv0meedKwOE-jskrVHJ7BTQS56xtgp1zQ/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+050.JPG" border="0" /></a>*Rusty used his own money to pick out and buy Kaia her present (well at least $2 of it, but he was really excited about it)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV32Yw-KQWklp10_l380qwmeqHYslxcPXLcEZVtktOW77323cBwXXhCeGXk7l6QCC8TN9lYDJP3QizenoHWiSPUQW2HoazYsPx0k8vkjjAoxNOy9qTbOncda7wYkYNPWG3R2Zo0tBqwajz/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531618839712834930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV32Yw-KQWklp10_l380qwmeqHYslxcPXLcEZVtktOW77323cBwXXhCeGXk7l6QCC8TN9lYDJP3QizenoHWiSPUQW2HoazYsPx0k8vkjjAoxNOy9qTbOncda7wYkYNPWG3R2Zo0tBqwajz/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig3xx88iJFtpB4b_CVgd8meZb49muL9q-ttCDH0mAU3Q1tIoXu7kXE1rNASaNQg_-lxWlCcyLiSpVd_bw7lcwm_0dc4HyUuTBZ8yIvCTREdPniCANchE4g5D9ARWYtQd2TDpyBcnBqkM4/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531618834713841234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig3xx88iJFtpB4b_CVgd8meZb49muL9q-ttCDH0mAU3Q1tIoXu7kXE1rNASaNQg_-lxWlCcyLiSpVd_bw7lcwm_0dc4HyUuTBZ8yIvCTREdPniCANchE4g5D9ARWYtQd2TDpyBcnBqkM4/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2Wbl-nWA_CuWGD6DJxM0fLHk5qDKW25zM-Po7PtfVm8su_MTR9F4TORFL3yx54LklKakOt5zIDLIqnlQDc0NtH5uV87FvoWilD3txWfhoPzBy-zxXOe3fn5HSOqn4Gih01ywVtj7DM5-/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531618827666399874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2Wbl-nWA_CuWGD6DJxM0fLHk5qDKW25zM-Po7PtfVm8su_MTR9F4TORFL3yx54LklKakOt5zIDLIqnlQDc0NtH5uV87FvoWilD3txWfhoPzBy-zxXOe3fn5HSOqn4Gih01ywVtj7DM5-/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoaXjMhMWECUOKot7WRdfiRsWDFuWkHHjXNkBw3t87g30lXVWwjZTjnwCp4-fibWSWS3VeTde0yOv5xlqKnoYoFx7NlK2GMkYW8MtT59LfeVtllbRgecJL-DoTGKkxFJ9LkV8MxyR3xsJ/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531618827008434690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoaXjMhMWECUOKot7WRdfiRsWDFuWkHHjXNkBw3t87g30lXVWwjZTjnwCp4-fibWSWS3VeTde0yOv5xlqKnoYoFx7NlK2GMkYW8MtT59LfeVtllbRgecJL-DoTGKkxFJ9LkV8MxyR3xsJ/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+049.JPG" border="0" /></a> *We played pin the patch on the pirate and pin the crown on the princess (you can kind of see it on the wall below). We also hid one of her presents and made the pirates go on a hunt to find it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7oaHB3LGaI6ylrjYojL-vaAl3Rm2DpeDaWTIviMJiVJX3656HH0lhwA-EAAj1yh3a_OQ-PnUP_VHVeTOfo3TXGLyWh0XRcQtlZv03_jENHpJuq7PdLUNLbikpekeQB1ffszoPMDo6-Pw/s1600/kaias+bday+boonanza+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531616847553485154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7oaHB3LGaI6ylrjYojL-vaAl3Rm2DpeDaWTIviMJiVJX3656HH0lhwA-EAAj1yh3a_OQ-PnUP_VHVeTOfo3TXGLyWh0XRcQtlZv03_jENHpJuq7PdLUNLbikpekeQB1ffszoPMDo6-Pw/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+046.JPG" border="0" /></a> *Getting ready for the pinata...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531620241936144850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTfyfjQA2m9sW-5baZJANucJ0fOILmnqQ5Tl0OPg6mnPNgoNoJftgKULlmDRP9WjsD6PKcqkfHxZD4sh7LzIe-Z-NgGP9YcNiposnpoDLjgwDgUMRxYopivS47jnzl-gRPKqPPUyVE0DD/s320/kaias+bday+boonanza+061.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531620257147066642" style="DISPLAY: block; 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She is such a little girl and so far loves anything girly. As soon as Nate put her little stroller together she grabbed one of her new dolls and put her in it and started pushing/pulling it around. In the words of Rusty, "you're my favorite Kaia ever!"</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-20289813699242929152010-10-05T13:45:00.000-07:002010-10-05T13:57:22.164-07:00Harder than it LooksI attempted to put pig tails in Kaia's hair today and oh my that is hard work. How you manage to get those teeny tiny rubber bands around a squirming/screaming baby is beyond me. Getting a picture of the finished product wasn't any easier. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogTSpJZVr2nRdh0dKWGIm_vR6qgFYXb4WjfbBavhVaUPXL5r2f6cuP_ZV2wffFI4kCI5B3PSORZEHop_0XaL0F3kj8r89bHrVF2BOqS3qKmAJqbIj0fEpEOmRIblO9npvSp3qk3R5Shs6/s320/Halloween+047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwpJ8X_ImPmA-KTtnMEuOUwgJOCEIT2Z1GRdZm9t2awiIFnFEh7dTxouZX6M6mBi0IVY2KcePJSO8fBcbZ5QXLor1gop0D00BJDI9rbnQd1b6G0xYtF1-Qd_L8JVL8nrlcqIYUuTgKUvg/s1600/Halloween+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514626474418963058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwpJ8X_ImPmA-KTtnMEuOUwgJOCEIT2Z1GRdZm9t2awiIFnFEh7dTxouZX6M6mBi0IVY2KcePJSO8fBcbZ5QXLor1gop0D00BJDI9rbnQd1b6G0xYtF1-Qd_L8JVL8nrlcqIYUuTgKUvg/s320/Halloween+033.JPG" border="0" /></a> *Grass is a wonderful babysitter for Kaia because she does not like the feel of it and stays real still.<br /><br />Today is Rusty's first day of 4 year old preschool! He is so excited to be one of the big kids. I was anxious for some reason, but he of course went in with no hesitation and didn't look back.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZHlizs37DJp8IS0fDuFY4IqDYdkUQyLG6jmDyfIjhcbmh-jIX6JMXRGmg-uLb1LdKWS05LMw24DHLld-7ZVafnw4iJWEs1gr5ztzcDnysDD3TMwfCD8FvLqhGSbLpA4FjQ3J_YDmIz6E/s1600/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514626464816135650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZHlizs37DJp8IS0fDuFY4IqDYdkUQyLG6jmDyfIjhcbmh-jIX6JMXRGmg-uLb1LdKWS05LMw24DHLld-7ZVafnw4iJWEs1gr5ztzcDnysDD3TMwfCD8FvLqhGSbLpA4FjQ3J_YDmIz6E/s320/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq1glPOGKsKGdTT3uZkAfJ_bN93ucc-C-sab6KC4iJaR2gKcCMNWN8WLdicgld3LMfmJ5WLD9MRYn76RAwO5itxNqY537NUGR4XxokmSZgLBX0icO9GhALja_JHuG_5CiNA1n0LRkLxlv/s1600/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514623752387855442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq1glPOGKsKGdTT3uZkAfJ_bN93ucc-C-sab6KC4iJaR2gKcCMNWN8WLdicgld3LMfmJ5WLD9MRYn76RAwO5itxNqY537NUGR4XxokmSZgLBX0icO9GhALja_JHuG_5CiNA1n0LRkLxlv/s320/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> *<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgducYuaorkLiztz5UFl0f7ooZzROQKvisUE0tlzM62DudWXhYdmIJ2bTFneMLfznB8J2N_3pBrGsRa35DgWX8Stvp8R1sYT4sjr4t2zCIVFE-qgf3ZiwUyBvVvp8Q_Ou31O8TvRqWtfESi/s1600/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514623748830998658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgducYuaorkLiztz5UFl0f7ooZzROQKvisUE0tlzM62DudWXhYdmIJ2bTFneMLfznB8J2N_3pBrGsRa35DgWX8Stvp8R1sYT4sjr4t2zCIVFE-qgf3ZiwUyBvVvp8Q_Ou31O8TvRqWtfESi/s320/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEts9ljaWCIGtAFEvI7oS2fcMq1OewWiXk8Rj7LTkLEgV4pHRS-zmWYaAv7Gx1-cgvjLwKzriZ8-okceJ55gxS9F1Z5kOLhYTE_hCjE7XoGqKKvHj_kFGsIhyphenhyphenbhA02743Br93I9aorPirx/s1600/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514623733831406706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEts9ljaWCIGtAFEvI7oS2fcMq1OewWiXk8Rj7LTkLEgV4pHRS-zmWYaAv7Gx1-cgvjLwKzriZ8-okceJ55gxS9F1Z5kOLhYTE_hCjE7XoGqKKvHj_kFGsIhyphenhyphenbhA02743Br93I9aorPirx/s320/Rusty+Sports+and+Preschool+011.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-78694019491148723852010-07-20T15:49:00.000-07:002010-07-20T16:20:59.581-07:00Huge Progress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F5vtyhGF2htKh_OSuPy5b_qrLu-s1QKxb87ONUado_mzfBV1OTlm21qCvcX-eF3q8Ercdj8lVUXb19N_aGyWEHt2t4w-oG4Z_2PAiosVPTpDe0QKLcNoqLYtY21s2jW5iao4fuJO6Mbt/s1600/Kaia+8-9months+050.JPG"></a>Kaia weighs 13 pounds! She's still in the 0% percentile for weight and height but even the doctor commented on how much she's "filled out". <br /><br />Besides eating, Kaia's also into sticking out her tongue and standing. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SvckTXnlx0McBpM7-K3cVVeuGut7QNPV0JttK1nP-jWRK4RNWwS4pNrj3cMT7cbzSnd9f_p0683dn8ZKlF6wJIB0IIhi4x_ifFbPrvrbIw_Q7FP5caOKXgGbhqDDOCllvXWftw8_7LiU/s1600/Kaia+8-9months+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496128632700181010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SvckTXnlx0McBpM7-K3cVVeuGut7QNPV0JttK1nP-jWRK4RNWwS4pNrj3cMT7cbzSnd9f_p0683dn8ZKlF6wJIB0IIhi4x_ifFbPrvrbIw_Q7FP5caOKXgGbhqDDOCllvXWftw8_7LiU/s320/Kaia+8-9months+020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2J0jtP4dyPLbYvFwCIBsXOiyVBopAYnIn07lVHp2YrpKe96OvmIpSbzmZ1-L2md0PODTCz-LnSrOqR6e-yTZY1N6taQIE8QCCAXMIqtQReqEICQrRVN-4efRdulDwqjddHG-eg1Nj4Xn/s1600/Kaia+8-9months+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496128631041851842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2J0jtP4dyPLbYvFwCIBsXOiyVBopAYnIn07lVHp2YrpKe96OvmIpSbzmZ1-L2md0PODTCz-LnSrOqR6e-yTZY1N6taQIE8QCCAXMIqtQReqEICQrRVN-4efRdulDwqjddHG-eg1Nj4Xn/s320/Kaia+8-9months+013.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-49785951865769475712010-07-16T15:32:00.000-07:002010-07-16T16:28:55.189-07:00Husky<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtjASFcAmg8hlLMHxylKDIXxfpbPdJU3ejKbxlAyKAT8V0Uxiq0KHWlO6RTT1Hl0hlJGd30sxbZs9o5uS8KNIgs4xbhkqdfbPda16_LTTgRprDgtxACLLf2ErOzUrfV1a1a1kY5DVu3ov/s1600/Summer+2010+097.JPG"></a>Kaia is nine months and finally packing on the pounds! When she went in for her last weight check (around 8 months) she was classified as failure to thrive since she was still at 10 pounds, same as her 6 month check up and only up slightly from her 4 month check up. The doctor ran some tests and everything came back normal except for low iron, so we got her started on some iron supplements and she is now rocking the baby chub! Ok, she might not be that chubby and rolly yet, but she is for sure gaining.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03xBH2VluV7Dp8Pg8-Ynjie_dYfPk6oW52wTOkgu0xl8oU9nDjuVVbuaVJyZgKNRQS0_2XgzEhlCV_SupBLjpbU6nrYL90Stn5bRZStCZf34H_bceBGe7_0fBwaSwUQjD2qUdEXdrYddj/s1600/Summer+2010+088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494646793569337170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03xBH2VluV7Dp8Pg8-Ynjie_dYfPk6oW52wTOkgu0xl8oU9nDjuVVbuaVJyZgKNRQS0_2XgzEhlCV_SupBLjpbU6nrYL90Stn5bRZStCZf34H_bceBGe7_0fBwaSwUQjD2qUdEXdrYddj/s320/Summer+2010+088.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>All lotioned up and ready to go swimming<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv2XZihWep5ndIfBjRs-SsEjfn-8AFqfF8kfMrhwuMfQjIcMNcAK1SBneEkK4PetncdwyVC6aHU11cFhl3WI5kThAVObxQKbYJ9TSU1kigKLjjIYz1VFR5na3ca7htsARx2CPisQR6p9U/s1600/Summer+2010+097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494646230797934722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv2XZihWep5ndIfBjRs-SsEjfn-8AFqfF8kfMrhwuMfQjIcMNcAK1SBneEkK4PetncdwyVC6aHU11cFhl3WI5kThAVObxQKbYJ9TSU1kigKLjjIYz1VFR5na3ca7htsARx2CPisQR6p9U/s320/Summer+2010+097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhKj1xBNOT4rM_Q4AoVRdjFUcH4v8BZ6D_wfDFP04ZH0Qhz58yTQJtDoDiHBhPsVqLrKS4QeDiYgwhAc2OzQrFij4YBSuvynyDOaUwxvEGzoMzFHK2i8rRSpOmd3akCXccXpM7F4Opjln/s1600/Summer+2010+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494646216445621458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhKj1xBNOT4rM_Q4AoVRdjFUcH4v8BZ6D_wfDFP04ZH0Qhz58yTQJtDoDiHBhPsVqLrKS4QeDiYgwhAc2OzQrFij4YBSuvynyDOaUwxvEGzoMzFHK2i8rRSpOmd3akCXccXpM7F4Opjln/s320/Summer+2010+038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ojx0T3hUk13gscRAM42EGL0nSDd76P7F12m3kalSWrLdruFPmW4ox4yVtRaK5GyNPBSlZblF09mbuWkER8kQ3Enhzag0nsPpZYoLHG6gMw5eululFICTrNictje5kkq6hVNCOyUnkIt2/s1600/Summer+2010+086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494646206275336338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ojx0T3hUk13gscRAM42EGL0nSDd76P7F12m3kalSWrLdruFPmW4ox4yVtRaK5GyNPBSlZblF09mbuWkER8kQ3Enhzag0nsPpZYoLHG6gMw5eululFICTrNictje5kkq6hVNCOyUnkIt2/s320/Summer+2010+086.JPG" border="0" /></a> Trying to crawl in a dress and shoes does not make her happy - but she looks cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecNzdA1aJnACzy9XHwacKSftWoBcyrI6oFdPpI3xxnc7IQON9j8Z4jmb_88pQyBkhagui3xPGXHWWebdwp5lDc4AHyA48MXZVumC4sbQdAnIXOxp3A1ZkgEEMIOoQM7KmX3IXebcNmd9j/s1600/Summer+2010+087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494646197710749106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecNzdA1aJnACzy9XHwacKSftWoBcyrI6oFdPpI3xxnc7IQON9j8Z4jmb_88pQyBkhagui3xPGXHWWebdwp5lDc4AHyA48MXZVumC4sbQdAnIXOxp3A1ZkgEEMIOoQM7KmX3IXebcNmd9j/s320/Summer+2010+087.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div><br /></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-75398298469935573032010-07-16T13:50:00.000-07:002010-07-16T15:28:29.542-07:00Kayak = Strep Throat = SleepoversSo my bro and his wife bought some kayak's. My parents soon followed and bought some too. We didn't buy any but went up to Kazi's with them the other weekend to try them out and had a good time. It was kinda hot while we were there so Rusty was super kind and shared his drink with the cousins, then broke out in a fever later that night which was the start of strep throat. <strong>Luckily</strong> he only shared the strep with me. He was pretty sick though and got the strep rash but never once complained about his throat hurting - don't let the whining fool you cause he's actually a pretty tough kid. About a week into the amoxicllin he broke out in another rash so we took him back to the doctors and found out he is allergic to penicillin and has a concerning heart murmur.<br />Next stop was an echocardiogram to make sure his heart was ok, but by this point he was done with the doctors and did not want to go...so I pulled out my super amazing parenting skills and brought on the bribes. Rusty and my cute nephew Titan have been wanting to have a sleepover FOREVER (ahh the life of a 4 year old) so I took advantage of this and offered a sleepover in exchange for Rusty being good all week and getting his heart checked out. Of course it worked because whoever said you shouldn't bribe your kids obviously never had a child of their own.<br />Thursday night he made up some manly invitations for Titan, Brody, Caden, and Jack and waited ever so patiently for the good times to begin. Friday came and they had the "THE BEST SLEEP OVER EVER!"<br />Life lesson: if your brother's cool and buys kayaks watch out because you'll end up sucking it up at the MS Bike Ride (that's a whole other story) as well as having a house full of screaming, but oh so cute, boys! Now onto the pictures:<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJponlyVzcv7vmAuz-4KsYtjY47039iICQ6igJEoUMZ3X9uxTYR4p7GZJ2VAK0R9EfX2y_-TaS8Pa-YIbObsc3I-j3DZBVqY2YXKM7eohSRIx31YSq9m6E9t3WC80bhKBFIjJhWM5lrWKK/s1600/Summer+2010+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494624721072719922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJponlyVzcv7vmAuz-4KsYtjY47039iICQ6igJEoUMZ3X9uxTYR4p7GZJ2VAK0R9EfX2y_-TaS8Pa-YIbObsc3I-j3DZBVqY2YXKM7eohSRIx31YSq9m6E9t3WC80bhKBFIjJhWM5lrWKK/s320/Summer+2010+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36IW7zAE0d1fQp5Gnxb1Shq-qAvPtJU__C342gU6AwpisdX31OZOj4ZFWUyOm8KaKci0cN0rAFxqwD_Erdpodo2j0x7kGJEJ9dtW5agPO3bE9zsCExZXQmujwQLCqaPi6lPrud5YL2lJH/s1600/Summer+2010+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494624704415737778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36IW7zAE0d1fQp5Gnxb1Shq-qAvPtJU__C342gU6AwpisdX31OZOj4ZFWUyOm8KaKci0cN0rAFxqwD_Erdpodo2j0x7kGJEJ9dtW5agPO3bE9zsCExZXQmujwQLCqaPi6lPrud5YL2lJH/s320/Summer+2010+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> My mom and dad in action...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2boXPMQLzqfD1rJrSlF9-VQl63U-wjdUw4gZjz-l3PjwcAZIwxEdJM9b1HIQ4ggNM0b_WtsUv7oieztTFhwUziG_wctpRTDGxmctaHur8wBNmjtPIPS_dyYQ6EihLTDoLqPgVTf0lhgV2/s1600/Summer+2010+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494624701179640706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2boXPMQLzqfD1rJrSlF9-VQl63U-wjdUw4gZjz-l3PjwcAZIwxEdJM9b1HIQ4ggNM0b_WtsUv7oieztTFhwUziG_wctpRTDGxmctaHur8wBNmjtPIPS_dyYQ6EihLTDoLqPgVTf0lhgV2/s320/Summer+2010+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Skipping rocks...<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvnYYDVeQa7tX4JZw_xr2yjeveS-h-8P2yRRlickfRau4zAEBTp2t7jf8xifQU8-UQJfLdwtwDEdDjC17ZKBDhXw50KNX8C-Vm1_olPVnFOiHnjK8HVuNFO4Ri_IR5En4yTQ3oQexJI-C/s1600/Summer+2010+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494623750137324770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvnYYDVeQa7tX4JZw_xr2yjeveS-h-8P2yRRlickfRau4zAEBTp2t7jf8xifQU8-UQJfLdwtwDEdDjC17ZKBDhXw50KNX8C-Vm1_olPVnFOiHnjK8HVuNFO4Ri_IR5En4yTQ3oQexJI-C/s320/Summer+2010+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate and Rusty taking my dad's "boat" out...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l2saj1sx_YV-ezZSmkMWJJUkLARrdCJ1O80kIXBaWlHDORu8knIAKwPrBT4H5vUPKXOQJx4J0wa0vjyDIIW_TfVk-IDyGEwsOIf7ze3wRDgy9BGYwPUUb1X1m9IakuJ8MnhK0eFiT_vE/s1600/Summer+2010+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494623741039170994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l2saj1sx_YV-ezZSmkMWJJUkLARrdCJ1O80kIXBaWlHDORu8knIAKwPrBT4H5vUPKXOQJx4J0wa0vjyDIIW_TfVk-IDyGEwsOIf7ze3wRDgy9BGYwPUUb1X1m9IakuJ8MnhK0eFiT_vE/s320/Summer+2010+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few days later...strepped out Rusty trying to find some peace and quiet in Nate's office...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494623765237961282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_NzhrTVKttV7l9tJ4aPxkh0X4C0GxTxpo9zt2WRsYqeglv1v1Eevg45Djl036k-TcfFizZ-HCwFe4tmDzcyjl8yvnpWrCp50r4Oz5CyR79qIie1GpdZMj6-Z_dxW9Jl2WqRC7lFlE8fh/s320/Summer+2010+025.JPG" border="0" />With a healthy heart, Rusty was so glad the boys all got the memo to wear gray shirts and blue shorts to the BEST SLEEPOVER EVER! Long live Lego's!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJggdig_2Y2VU-YGut30oX3Vmwsn4T4x-WhuS6U8D6jIDpFvHnylGMSbkU0z0YDgoN4rCPcftwgfxKTjU6AQb8Asr7c0jAJitMGLdM_7j1A1emzjaHaDwMwAgiiHqNWrWCMuXrrxgQsuC_/s1600/Summer+2010+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494623735579067138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJggdig_2Y2VU-YGut30oX3Vmwsn4T4x-WhuS6U8D6jIDpFvHnylGMSbkU0z0YDgoN4rCPcftwgfxKTjU6AQb8Asr7c0jAJitMGLdM_7j1A1emzjaHaDwMwAgiiHqNWrWCMuXrrxgQsuC_/s320/Summer+2010+065.JPG" border="0" /></a> Getting ready to watch some old school Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's...Turtle Power!<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UKSqxjl4eB7_ctPYiAvgnDYeXF_oLHqpqigI0zVmzpO-2Irc9eHkkKrqwy3seQYN0rdc0HGPwU7aS3ZC-pqSCxRAjhPbZjI2Lkhfcfj4nz07ApHSVj6r5VQCePrNRhBUnQDgUz_qReoF/s1600/Summer+2010+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494623714576986322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UKSqxjl4eB7_ctPYiAvgnDYeXF_oLHqpqigI0zVmzpO-2Irc9eHkkKrqwy3seQYN0rdc0HGPwU7aS3ZC-pqSCxRAjhPbZjI2Lkhfcfj4nz07ApHSVj6r5VQCePrNRhBUnQDgUz_qReoF/s320/Summer+2010+066.JPG" border="0" /></a> Still in a TMNT daze from last night...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR991CmBHU04zZHFp7jYuqDZdeTGmOSx0c8RjP_GhMz36NWkHg-lfBUGQqy2x0Ez_XWcDDWgu5z5NzBE3WcaX2RddYgoL4S5aw6Iw0S5fnjQQPWd-YRORebAmwuR_Z16qC64wRxUQIog0/s1600/Summer+2010+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494622215564945698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR991CmBHU04zZHFp7jYuqDZdeTGmOSx0c8RjP_GhMz36NWkHg-lfBUGQqy2x0Ez_XWcDDWgu5z5NzBE3WcaX2RddYgoL4S5aw6Iw0S5fnjQQPWd-YRORebAmwuR_Z16qC64wRxUQIog0/s320/Summer+2010+067.JPG" border="0" /></a> Boss Rusty telling everyone to get close and huddle up under the table - he had a plan...</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQuivnDWVSqXxTO1-unpI77k7js3vwr08mbXxg6zOWqqDQfDiW8g9aL9z17xvO9wM5hwrWk8w0zoC0U9P64A5yRaTN0bdTlVVAgtL8Dlz1zRLc3PIXmNOwt0xkCt0-UXLXbkcM-BJpVm8/s1600/Summer+2010+069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494622207502116370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQuivnDWVSqXxTO1-unpI77k7js3vwr08mbXxg6zOWqqDQfDiW8g9aL9z17xvO9wM5hwrWk8w0zoC0U9P64A5yRaTN0bdTlVVAgtL8Dlz1zRLc3PIXmNOwt0xkCt0-UXLXbkcM-BJpVm8/s320/Summer+2010+069.JPG" border="0" /></a>preparing to capture the MONSTER...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsVM5A1lolijkbN0YVI1FYJpCcypQJg4gN1QdxcZQWoCjOyTOUZghuHgpvSptr-AaaSkPMwfrM3gJT-2Y94zcpz6SJs_ePDL5aTiC9WOKwFwsxvYMVLddaapfGLUxOtKF97fjxQoBL7M9/s1600/Summer+2010+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494622200989173154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsVM5A1lolijkbN0YVI1FYJpCcypQJg4gN1QdxcZQWoCjOyTOUZghuHgpvSptr-AaaSkPMwfrM3gJT-2Y94zcpz6SJs_ePDL5aTiC9WOKwFwsxvYMVLddaapfGLUxOtKF97fjxQoBL7M9/s320/Summer+2010+070.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tying the monstor up...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkS2zRoYg-hBreqMyeQ22C6ZCb15R068KVB1f-rYv9A3eCe4WDdIrkZsuesz2mTrCJCcBTInR3NNNrVvKBM6vSRDHNjwTcCLdxl6p5O86uJleqr4uxhyphenhyphen2EiI22cm-TVDFRiOxB1pP7-av/s1600/Summer+2010+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494622192185046482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkS2zRoYg-hBreqMyeQ22C6ZCb15R068KVB1f-rYv9A3eCe4WDdIrkZsuesz2mTrCJCcBTInR3NNNrVvKBM6vSRDHNjwTcCLdxl6p5O86uJleqr4uxhyphenhyphen2EiI22cm-TVDFRiOxB1pP7-av/s320/Summer+2010+073.JPG" border="0" /></a>...and they actually did a pretty good job because the chair was strapped to Nate's bum pretty good!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwZcaJV9H-s-N7x-JLuaMnTvCAvH2YyarW2z7faEUJcwccviyQLuwdE6OhoJVO-xfxC1kMJYNNUwaBMk8CommOOlOxnuyQiNKxZqHKrQAMfNOiV_4-9vF1Ciq6yQwlpy0MraRfQNZoEHI/s1600/Summer+2010+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494622177072667618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwZcaJV9H-s-N7x-JLuaMnTvCAvH2YyarW2z7faEUJcwccviyQLuwdE6OhoJVO-xfxC1kMJYNNUwaBMk8CommOOlOxnuyQiNKxZqHKrQAMfNOiV_4-9vF1Ciq6yQwlpy0MraRfQNZoEHI/s320/Summer+2010+074.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><p>Absolutely nothing to do with this post, but we went to Mount Rushmore over Memorial Day Weekend and here's part 1 of Rusty's video diary about it...</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzujZaJguVZUaPim8fCndnhOYEs19KOrt93OwWUowGYoGOs2mgXg-DsBKPkQzj4pxxSq7idIXSkaztxaF1iog' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-17087092109534798152010-05-22T08:54:00.000-07:002010-05-22T10:08:41.494-07:00Fish, Bike, and Kaia<strong>Pet Fish Update:</strong> Bonnie joined her pal George Washington last night. Rusty shed a few tears as Nate flushed her down the toilet but quickly recovered with a game of Super Mario Brothers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Family Bike Ride:</strong> About 10 minutes into our bike ride, I popped both of my tires - I really don't like sticker bushes! Nate was kind enough to pedal the kids back home and get the car to come and pick me up. All of Nate's pedaling tuckered Rusty and Kaia out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzini1YnCw94H-la_VOWd9Z_RQ6zN6rPTc0gqSqtnWYPHLGUk25TPnUtwPSh6eG6rwCs7qMZQhJRjz0jZpMkqo5VqHUsw5ht1_TuCSLH_FzJtYL-ujkOVRY5UYLq4nKNk4YMPBADsIFkr/s1600/Bike+Ride+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474126960847112802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzini1YnCw94H-la_VOWd9Z_RQ6zN6rPTc0gqSqtnWYPHLGUk25TPnUtwPSh6eG6rwCs7qMZQhJRjz0jZpMkqo5VqHUsw5ht1_TuCSLH_FzJtYL-ujkOVRY5UYLq4nKNk4YMPBADsIFkr/s320/Bike+Ride+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><strong>Seven Months:</strong> It's hard to believe Kaia is 7 months. She is getting so big (not really, but she is gaining and is almost up to 11.5 pounds!) She likes to eat rice cereal with apples, bananas, pears, rice puffs, strawberries, bread, animal crackers, amoxicillin and strongly dislikes all vegetables so far. She's pretty quick at rolling and army crawling but luckily we haven't had to put up the baby gates yet. Mamamama is her favorite babble and she tends to scream it in the middle of the night. Rusty is still enjoying his little sister and was pretty upset that I wouldn't let him pack her in his packback for show & tell last week.<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxDuYYKkqQUa1NPBC0RdlXbsslFFDhEchO2lw_Q5DyXP0hDBbffkmWUIiSCJRXCf110qWmlQDwGmiupc99saCm0P8A9mCkOipBaZDy_opMxLPZu30RDStyT19i_QRnpEV0Erp1ue7GTZb/s1600/DSCN0568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474125738288827762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxDuYYKkqQUa1NPBC0RdlXbsslFFDhEchO2lw_Q5DyXP0hDBbffkmWUIiSCJRXCf110qWmlQDwGmiupc99saCm0P8A9mCkOipBaZDy_opMxLPZu30RDStyT19i_QRnpEV0Erp1ue7GTZb/s320/DSCN0568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5za6ShdVRUUZLT6IFD1ixHwf2SJQdrNYSaKpckZcJZ1fHYfr1MfjfjvNzcVrZUspY2QOyBfxnssg7ZcBk8dCMpH-C9ZsPxF9OaqihhtYNaJ-8IFh8LJMw4iynmW72QT5c5U9N-ZW_SZV8/s1600/DSCN0567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474125729739035250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5za6ShdVRUUZLT6IFD1ixHwf2SJQdrNYSaKpckZcJZ1fHYfr1MfjfjvNzcVrZUspY2QOyBfxnssg7ZcBk8dCMpH-C9ZsPxF9OaqihhtYNaJ-8IFh8LJMw4iynmW72QT5c5U9N-ZW_SZV8/s320/DSCN0567.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2ssTvby2mb5UVUYEjUewRR8LKI93RdDn6FadGit5nXRj03l295h2fD-SWyew2gigJrpmkN7R5jKqD9jsmXXtMSAFbQSELZeYGMUyjBnKQIetEa46c_sKG580-YcYQgoTJE_c3UZYYBhs/s1600/030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474125724890971714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2ssTvby2mb5UVUYEjUewRR8LKI93RdDn6FadGit5nXRj03l295h2fD-SWyew2gigJrpmkN7R5jKqD9jsmXXtMSAFbQSELZeYGMUyjBnKQIetEa46c_sKG580-YcYQgoTJE_c3UZYYBhs/s320/030.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC70I2Pddbe-Rgzc1OkIrPITEFrZLvRaEB2IuScBfyXoqJbgNYJ7qiVVCkNU9nVi5cDX-_2jDe-y9TBGezm0HAtKMBUEbpy_jMO07qB1H2ZM9BDWmPpN1uIdcv1wKgsbTG8orVx1ekTno/s1600/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474125712186348018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC70I2Pddbe-Rgzc1OkIrPITEFrZLvRaEB2IuScBfyXoqJbgNYJ7qiVVCkNU9nVi5cDX-_2jDe-y9TBGezm0HAtKMBUEbpy_jMO07qB1H2ZM9BDWmPpN1uIdcv1wKgsbTG8orVx1ekTno/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQITfvDYB1OVhd9m8eX0NX67-wRDL_JnSaOdVLh_HA_Lnu7aWYpIc2_mGWwc46m0_jewV2t2MB2kQaHSNB6cqvfuXDQS8B7n-BriDurjstLrkYxJepAC1O4dyKuRpyygCKzNcLZNpFO8Db/s1600/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474125707235355682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQITfvDYB1OVhd9m8eX0NX67-wRDL_JnSaOdVLh_HA_Lnu7aWYpIc2_mGWwc46m0_jewV2t2MB2kQaHSNB6cqvfuXDQS8B7n-BriDurjstLrkYxJepAC1O4dyKuRpyygCKzNcLZNpFO8Db/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474141527611926466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhty1W1oAyw4-PbV77EmSHJDTpksGn7RgH1sCMgja3DsJhdbinOtkT9_xfP-uWO0AM3lvRO6zNmq8zC-iP1usG7kWmPJWZh3laofchgsZTSf7e3tiqYbWwrdoJuU8BF4cDvy8XnrtIdKoKL/s320/DSCN0546.JPG" border="0" />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-49725362108536883062010-05-19T14:46:00.000-07:002010-05-19T14:57:22.052-07:004 DaysThat's how long Rusty's first pet fish survived. He was a little sad but learned his lesson and won't feed the surviving fish so much food, even though it's fun. I'll be surprised if fish #2 makes it through the weekend.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr_6CO8Ten-WhnLft4U0vrXgWZCHZ_1jMKxU3mJWCk-ZPcpGD3fBuDuVtelDQuR79ykuqE2N7pRzdCFFRFOIiKxICL1tKgyPAs3BTOCuBCQ2vEw97nkX1WkRP8Haqc2Gb-wxqwI-vbahr/s1600/DSCN0487.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473103093268345250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr_6CO8Ten-WhnLft4U0vrXgWZCHZ_1jMKxU3mJWCk-ZPcpGD3fBuDuVtelDQuR79ykuqE2N7pRzdCFFRFOIiKxICL1tKgyPAs3BTOCuBCQ2vEw97nkX1WkRP8Haqc2Gb-wxqwI-vbahr/s320/DSCN0487.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQqb4w3A5jzWonGsfQljifutNpxAF8ja1ChJcD3isLGdZk7UGoRG8eWT7HGSseuNzmcsThKydeTzLIyH0thtG5mUBgApC5F4PK5m8dJYQvh5Dlnxpk8qaLVWtcTyRNH7WvEqQ-XhEzEXk/s1600/DSCN0488.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473103080567655410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQqb4w3A5jzWonGsfQljifutNpxAF8ja1ChJcD3isLGdZk7UGoRG8eWT7HGSseuNzmcsThKydeTzLIyH0thtG5mUBgApC5F4PK5m8dJYQvh5Dlnxpk8qaLVWtcTyRNH7WvEqQ-XhEzEXk/s320/DSCN0488.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-14665604907292762142010-05-19T14:07:00.000-07:002010-05-19T14:45:14.484-07:00Maybe..."Maybe you should stop taking pictures of her - I don't think she likes it?!" Thanks for the advice Rusty!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRtSAPn8qtnvFPzXG3GLm6sbu6doar82XNQ1HD5hiA9jHelXyxDwDxRg_g3eQv8fZcsmtW2qHU4DreiNZ9sYKc-BcHp6fZ0jUqhaZkXoSlS9nWe1F1sRBQsN23JJKh2CSfJsWfkTj9F-1/s1600/DSCN0523.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjO9JIZ7n_dxykpjsPHou4iwHVoppN1muF3b3HE_6XN24fXHlcKOAASOHjv2NNGk-bqYrjIk0maDZdZ0mHqe-LQZxm6FJyewkLYVd_WCRqqVxkAIloGZR3iwjqqBoU6adx1MncsyuSA5/s1600/DSCN0528.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473097084310521154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjO9JIZ7n_dxykpjsPHou4iwHVoppN1muF3b3HE_6XN24fXHlcKOAASOHjv2NNGk-bqYrjIk0maDZdZ0mHqe-LQZxm6FJyewkLYVd_WCRqqVxkAIloGZR3iwjqqBoU6adx1MncsyuSA5/s320/DSCN0528.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1L9NBx2fPWsWdBVSZAHLJH61ioeh6h2zZ8YKVKV0gU73i7n2g-PP8xvGQzExoNEhVgCek7NGRNEuFVSXv85tGGzMSCDL3X6bXbKJq-na7sDspntIpdROALwiTlGfyf4AjIkpuP7jo2NR/s1600/DSCN0530.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473096606283377522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1L9NBx2fPWsWdBVSZAHLJH61ioeh6h2zZ8YKVKV0gU73i7n2g-PP8xvGQzExoNEhVgCek7NGRNEuFVSXv85tGGzMSCDL3X6bXbKJq-na7sDspntIpdROALwiTlGfyf4AjIkpuP7jo2NR/s320/DSCN0530.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoNpLYdWkkdYbuJ_ZYWIRz0iT2i-EWUJKD_sw06R_nlSP9i0TqyBnXhYOVFCMTzRlTlK3ns498Kyx76Fgif0JDw02PPBAmIY98OkGW6V28mbHCIUMoqW7p0yf7ffVf2GCYGn05FUsd8qe/s1600/DSCN0533.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473096595604048610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoNpLYdWkkdYbuJ_ZYWIRz0iT2i-EWUJKD_sw06R_nlSP9i0TqyBnXhYOVFCMTzRlTlK3ns498Kyx76Fgif0JDw02PPBAmIY98OkGW6V28mbHCIUMoqW7p0yf7ffVf2GCYGn05FUsd8qe/s320/DSCN0533.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3SKCfxWGrpawhFr5KYAlRqp9b0I2S1ST88wE9_7-X8VVpl5Xr6rM0y9_vonpZwv-DPMtLbW4jXZm72fSBoIjxAAbL_RqyoWZEMSsvDGv0HG8-S4sFkJ7R09bmseosm-JEBSELSo-hNnu/s1600/DSCN0536.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xqhccZ2E0pECxzb4ug-xy_k_0q1HXHRN4BVCCCMJWlkibQOhN-N5HTO2LZHKdObnQ9XopUWNtZ1YRnFmCKTm7VQeP51RvKgydc5sFTOgyBJSzAlqYZAXDhnk8PsTNfULY834iln7BlNA/s1600/DSCN0541.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473096574527116578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xqhccZ2E0pECxzb4ug-xy_k_0q1HXHRN4BVCCCMJWlkibQOhN-N5HTO2LZHKdObnQ9XopUWNtZ1YRnFmCKTm7VQeP51RvKgydc5sFTOgyBJSzAlqYZAXDhnk8PsTNfULY834iln7BlNA/s320/DSCN0541.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-13617013912978331282010-03-23T19:45:00.000-07:002010-03-23T20:15:31.444-07:00It's a but a dreamI just figured out how to use the video on my camera - yippee!<br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTaXUs4BX190APsuGtyJqfSlfwKFRH80jNICDb_o8S_WZZyWq04E0w5JZ3zN9sI23JQy9w2E8UJAbJLYmi8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0MkvXlxq-EITGiv6H7luKpmtxfr1MbkfQGY4Htv8qu4AUop26XQhA8wSFE7CmTCGaMgr5sGDQ4CBJR9vaWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-36221459935437823532010-03-23T18:27:00.000-07:002010-03-23T19:34:11.983-07:00Yummy Peanut ButterKaia's RSV is just about gone and life is thankfully getting back to normal. Rusty's making messes, Kaia's not sleeping, I'm whining about being tired, and Nate's finding something new he has to buy :)<br /><br />"I was just going to take one little bite, but it was so good I just couldn't stop!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPWBgvCxmo06xna8OYkXpxrv0lPhVzMqqV9ErFw7Ve6SjKZyX0Xz26qTUiQl1EECWx4faCXeHcmwcfioFTJsBHtcQWPWLYPJ8EVVT9p-97SQ0ai3kxzmr1NuS8gLgv3cL3nDkIjY44JOm/s1600-h/peanut+butter+291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452014237463729170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPWBgvCxmo06xna8OYkXpxrv0lPhVzMqqV9ErFw7Ve6SjKZyX0Xz26qTUiQl1EECWx4faCXeHcmwcfioFTJsBHtcQWPWLYPJ8EVVT9p-97SQ0ai3kxzmr1NuS8gLgv3cL3nDkIjY44JOm/s320/peanut+butter+291.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN_ggPLOiYVGnmrp2mCw2BtbrW_Bo_RpHpODv5kTpfNiEcnGFkoIYbl8DkLIVQ9rROVGV5b3yupIoT3YJGRyqWDfrv1kEzmkgCGZqCA2b42DBoY2TK-CaTzd3l41ocpjdyyWLyo-dCZpl/s1600-h/peanut+butter+286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452014216906670274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN_ggPLOiYVGnmrp2mCw2BtbrW_Bo_RpHpODv5kTpfNiEcnGFkoIYbl8DkLIVQ9rROVGV5b3yupIoT3YJGRyqWDfrv1kEzmkgCGZqCA2b42DBoY2TK-CaTzd3l41ocpjdyyWLyo-dCZpl/s320/peanut+butter+286.JPG" border="0" /></a> I always think Kaia is asleep, but when I go in to check on her she is wide awake giving me a dirtly look. But she quickly realizes that if she smiles and acts really cute I'll pick her up. What a stinker!<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8OSjygq7YTjl-Z3z5LQqP5wUv3s3avtQL1RWWBjP0btBSpMsjThgskFihZ1sVYjCbofHo-yOOkazDw8XFulRsO_lCWhNMvxmJ1bhElgWEEZLgTEu_JX5hhxWOLI6UVHbZGBqZQHhQrfM/s1600-h/peanut+butter+308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452012044792744402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8OSjygq7YTjl-Z3z5LQqP5wUv3s3avtQL1RWWBjP0btBSpMsjThgskFihZ1sVYjCbofHo-yOOkazDw8XFulRsO_lCWhNMvxmJ1bhElgWEEZLgTEu_JX5hhxWOLI6UVHbZGBqZQHhQrfM/s320/peanut+butter+308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU5X0kaxIkXXbPooWOqBW7vocOKVJP9HxfgzNpkIGIuEjvasfDXnj7GxBndIkqhZXUX_yJmy6GCtmnWUR6l7HICPCPDxx61UbZY2-yLcsjFgkd0H39FTQ_fjfwd_eH7GzqzmFbWTXC7CD/s1600-h/peanut+butter+315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452012031658906002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU5X0kaxIkXXbPooWOqBW7vocOKVJP9HxfgzNpkIGIuEjvasfDXnj7GxBndIkqhZXUX_yJmy6GCtmnWUR6l7HICPCPDxx61UbZY2-yLcsjFgkd0H39FTQ_fjfwd_eH7GzqzmFbWTXC7CD/s320/peanut+butter+315.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14mQKut-wCCOmqPWKQA2Tx23Pl-TyWn31CVq8m4ltp23sp0ipBsK2cEvOTfSCV1j4H3PrUgZkq5uiMr203xsjnQ14TNjbP7rR2cIRGVgkyvXaEuDOrDxT4GVm-tu2Uz-IynttPrm6A_-M/s1600-h/peanut+butter+314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452012021628117122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14mQKut-wCCOmqPWKQA2Tx23Pl-TyWn31CVq8m4ltp23sp0ipBsK2cEvOTfSCV1j4H3PrUgZkq5uiMr203xsjnQ14TNjbP7rR2cIRGVgkyvXaEuDOrDxT4GVm-tu2Uz-IynttPrm6A_-M/s320/peanut+butter+314.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqrj4o_WA4ixFVCibgTXh8oK0DBepOR4l-dhsVyj62y9o1FFUn2U3DPW2qqcKg0xcp-wCG3nz4kgkiuI6-nV_swr1Sqh6jcCJlrp-qAHQvmEMWoL586zNut-r0By2AbgKQEB5pHJzboUM/s1600-h/peanut+butter+311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452012001839493186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqrj4o_WA4ixFVCibgTXh8oK0DBepOR4l-dhsVyj62y9o1FFUn2U3DPW2qqcKg0xcp-wCG3nz4kgkiuI6-nV_swr1Sqh6jcCJlrp-qAHQvmEMWoL586zNut-r0By2AbgKQEB5pHJzboUM/s320/peanut+butter+311.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>Nate traded in his beloved truck...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP_NH1LZE2zGnUEZyLGJDp1JEI5m3WAZAJPRYpTaOwG5DAx-xaO7v1ZISIINEXKiHhHHmuuTSF66YYPpHfuNLkK8g-UZfEmJ5vMnn-rXhFTxs9Z3H26gdbDd-N0vfOK3zpHycQEzqfpWW/s1600-h/peanut+butter+299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452010908308437810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP_NH1LZE2zGnUEZyLGJDp1JEI5m3WAZAJPRYpTaOwG5DAx-xaO7v1ZISIINEXKiHhHHmuuTSF66YYPpHfuNLkK8g-UZfEmJ5vMnn-rXhFTxs9Z3H26gdbDd-N0vfOK3zpHycQEzqfpWW/s320/peanut+butter+299.JPG" border="0" /></a> and moved on to a more fuel efficient car (hopefully!)<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452010912815030882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2QS2oFIXCY21WyK8ViTaWHMKJC1dt4obLGrKCJY_ynn4FzI9jW6BGAvpsFJHCr993Nto69HJ3yZtnKPEJyaSuDhz1MtbH4gk_G_BTGj7eM3NJo-D34ckvnlqZ0UtENve6MR9Z5aJrn3f/s320/peanut+butter+306.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-22120185541678409022010-02-28T08:10:00.001-08:002010-02-28T09:13:14.056-08:004 Months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fftln_yEkdn7HNIIRnlmPoIxl-SNGvka4DqVJ42Gc298NXrBLmrVtoE3MDxkaerVct4CtbW6D2SjjFIwxBT_xp9xW_o6qyqPpA4gLHEmIR6cfpNiK9gEh9YzdJEk5HgIhxxajsU1zXoI/s1600-h/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+105.JPG"></a>Kaia is only 4 months and Rusty is already wanting another sibling. He woke up this morning and said "Mom, I want another baby. We can have 2 babies. Kaia makes me laugh and is so cute. Now we need a brother. What should we call him?" Ummmm, why don't you ask dad about that which Nate promptly responded - NO!<br /><br />Kaia's 4 month stats:<br /><ul><li>10 lbs 24 inches (super tiny).</li><li>Rolls both ways but is better at going from her back to stomach.</li><li>Her new favorite thing is to blow bubbles and chew on her hands. If her hands aren't in her mouth then they are usually straight out like an airplane.</li></ul><p align="center">*Relaxing in a chair<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443342115785112994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVADmMEWDJdSYiselgwvVD4SrjI1c9YF7wc2746SMEeL4BWoTkHQDBOBqkdMEtV8rFrIFROacXQpCR34AE_J70LlE3c7Ja1Mz_OJ0vtyT7zaV2Jih5uvUPUG5OUFw6itR7S-UhDEqxiuoI/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+103.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">*Loves her swing</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfunU25bXyRUnTQPKwNj3sXEM6FQR5t9y4bh2wz4TtM1iGfcGulUdD6HORMXipCyM08QfzMgBI5fcjGdK6x0F2jpfgQVS3sc7yxiP8vyAMWTtFyVeQPIKErTWxDCYffFSrSsye69whMMUg/s1600-h/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443342113429022866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfunU25bXyRUnTQPKwNj3sXEM6FQR5t9y4bh2wz4TtM1iGfcGulUdD6HORMXipCyM08QfzMgBI5fcjGdK6x0F2jpfgQVS3sc7yxiP8vyAMWTtFyVeQPIKErTWxDCYffFSrSsye69whMMUg/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+076.JPG" border="0" /></a> *Trying rice cereal for the first time...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPyrIh4Qov7-T58LBQL7iYjplo-ZKa6OwW1dhk1tkDpYYWGZGRbhpVfRyu8_nheSRPjfv4NI4KbIEjZNPcBua7oUaQhqik_GvnBQNxsWd4FM_ynQ8xYUogg4IR9Cs_h6Xrg8laYYlE7JD/s1600-h/Kaia's+First+Time+Eating+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443338695865996882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPyrIh4Qov7-T58LBQL7iYjplo-ZKa6OwW1dhk1tkDpYYWGZGRbhpVfRyu8_nheSRPjfv4NI4KbIEjZNPcBua7oUaQhqik_GvnBQNxsWd4FM_ynQ8xYUogg4IR9Cs_h6Xrg8laYYlE7JD/s320/Kaia's+First+Time+Eating+027.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFp2r2EfOxXwLviAiMjV250ZvMkmarNhQyfMF0Gn_B-cC8PXXyTxBawkPhAGYZcGpThWTEIxLVRM6ZusrXCXw7R3sR9lv2z8pTTPdTlPvp5Qas4X2IELnRRghPbik_odkeELSzLLWAyg0/s1600-h/Kaia's+First+Time+Eating+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443338683159821090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFp2r2EfOxXwLviAiMjV250ZvMkmarNhQyfMF0Gn_B-cC8PXXyTxBawkPhAGYZcGpThWTEIxLVRM6ZusrXCXw7R3sR9lv2z8pTTPdTlPvp5Qas4X2IELnRRghPbik_odkeELSzLLWAyg0/s320/Kaia's+First+Time+Eating+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> *Of course Rusty wanted his picture taken too. Love his bed head!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443338708704650898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzegSUYQ0Irtk5ZtSVLF_TB4AXie0R8LDeFSaxaAqbN6Ar2src_zAMtpDg7pM073fRi-jJKnDjAzkG0YIsLtybQxAczK0muPXPl3F0YJ5vSajkgbPE5e54fwk2rNeNn0mUKyPM0xCiNU-K/s320/Kaia's+First+Time+Eating+024.JPG" border="0" /></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-6660104499740109812010-02-21T07:29:00.000-08:002010-02-21T09:14:08.888-08:00Rusty's 4!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Rusty just turned 4 and had the "Best Birthday Ever!" Since our birthdays are a day apart, Rusty and I started the birthday celebrations by going out on a little date to Wendy's Friday night. His kids meal came with a Mad Libs Jr. so we played that all night and had quite a few laughs. When Rusty woke up on Saturday he started singing happy birthday to me and presented me with a gift wrapped in a blanket. It was Nate's I-touch! I got many more re-gifted gifts from Rusty through out the day :).<br /><div><br />Rusty woke up Sunday morning bouncing off the walls with excitement! We (as in Nate) let him open one present before church and it was....the fire house Lego's he's wanted his whole life!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMoyLSw_SiMZ-ZYFSWTAUuoOzABQWa0r_ugChd9BNReBCMyFurvIPRAnAa0MtRqbYZJlzqwZgLHctmb9XONVIwA-hG_KiNDi43JGVt_9RrmjC4rKE6JTiFoh-HES0QsKDf85EMpxYPt3J/s1600-h/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440734408253286514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMoyLSw_SiMZ-ZYFSWTAUuoOzABQWa0r_ugChd9BNReBCMyFurvIPRAnAa0MtRqbYZJlzqwZgLHctmb9XONVIwA-hG_KiNDi43JGVt_9RrmjC4rKE6JTiFoh-HES0QsKDf85EMpxYPt3J/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+052.JPG" border="0" /></a> He ran around the house yelling, "This is the best birthday ever" after opening his Lego's.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9fHhA3SBD42J7suzPlEtYy4ahMz8wGQflYScmailYl5i-348bkiz293DX2xBq52Rl-n4d1cVWy80kIs7A7ZO9RijWGaqd-UdCs1oHily68xt5dTy6Gf3NiBkUzhQ7NAsJBPcY_Ma6Df9/s1600-h/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440734403033947874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9fHhA3SBD42J7suzPlEtYy4ahMz8wGQflYScmailYl5i-348bkiz293DX2xBq52Rl-n4d1cVWy80kIs7A7ZO9RijWGaqd-UdCs1oHily68xt5dTy6Gf3NiBkUzhQ7NAsJBPcY_Ma6Df9/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+041.JPG" border="0" /></a> That night we had a joint little party at my parent's house. My mom made a delicious raspberry lemonade cake for me and cupcakes for Rusty.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440739687419482626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrBqf8iEXkDUkDNEp6kR3Pp_4Up7UtLzWhiptilDcQwtEk4t2jJGPkLnE8RsokTl4J_WEojw0TIvOrLsib-WSz84XZv3GEeLo_VymFOSX4N0z2gjDNfOnJ3AjsDcuQQ6ETooG_NoyLKwb/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+058.JPG" border="0" />This was my dad's green way of wrapping a present. Rusty thought it was pretty cool. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440739690242581906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnlRKGfOx-fRRgRq-1_FrCgOat7YFfGmsJq3VVYdHmqZIAxyMbLfeZ3exSHyAzqPz0ZpDIJoUIum_cLola_Gmk78J8P4RmjAmjQYbA_UV4kMpA2fRZxX2RcdHKgs02yi3w3G1lIiIOxxP/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+063.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440739699285246546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqe3XsEQgmACw_9JwkqNJiP_xB-C8Xbhqm1D8fhM4G6QW1RfvVO2FiOLX-AoLHizIg1OA7ahkct-kdIFCdKeuxIuUGBg1lRm96-xvuyUR4bbcI1g_Q3TjkUI71XT2XGTCLLd7zSed0h9X/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+065.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440739707034040626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClVTwkORhQ_Y7IQOi0w4uShtqsxM3D54m5v7TxHs32HOjDEpFhCYA7A2faIe0Vcid8-hsEm9KhD6b9aEnU47836S5jBH90sxGSLyobw_5H3ooukk4H0nTjYrUR4nKY0e9iqYzwwkLlZzt/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+067.JPG" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440734413574236274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48Hi9PtUUN8bE36n7kzvDJ1t39yG3gHN-elOW3bUZ656TtxB6T_CcjaW0K2eFQnAYeGBJEFpNEICCR5U-Fm_8-P7Wvxg2MAWmLV8cIL9vP5pHOsDE4gTvbXjnTPOuYbGhD84SmEsR4gl5/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+053.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440734421450494946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8zp3JDWfNJGT4bdbadhVW3owMouMjvjNWFJ24YmY4D5RgZsXKxwfVltF07bW-9tBFure_SSyUxzprMyCiBI1uV6MFfrnpbJ2VywWSFZokAbfbzUte_KNFXw-eFNvG9-W_pWNdnRQ9is0/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+056.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div>Then on Monday night we had his pool party with family and friends. It was a lot of fun and luckily not too crowded. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440739714699253346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbE6RUfxGwdAmP1b6QEevkSLRCieufcc7-Mm9X1rZeXLELuaqQoshhyphenhyphen-FEG2wCc7MgNTMFXoYxs1GZpYR7oh8mbaDpU9jBnKkv5EXKeS1tFSILEEXqye9d9yGFvnboVmfgBoVymdHCwhyphenhyphen/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+094.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440740683265218562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPyAlCVzFabIziJz-_7EWP2xwsUqfSGE_qirk6HbZnRzmreHtCILQR4m9UaCB1egtyj6PMoG9Wt3igncR5CW5saJ0tVMQm3hcAP5nztyLl644rhdCBOzZf_9ouFvQtls47yx5Awm_10UP/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+096.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440740696023143106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SuCXUECVoulgPKJSer_wDlvEozf3rKtpgAQavQUn0ep_N78YQ3xyqXPb5zhZNSLQ_HkEKU9ntbJNWUste2k2IwRl_WeoBMFooUkExSi3Mwz4myYrS20LRJGof4TTlIFMLdAqaUZ-TA1c/s320/Rusty's+4th+Birthday+087.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>According to Rusty, here are a few of his favorite things:</div><br /><div>Food: oranges </div><div>Color: blue</div><div>TV Show: Rescue Hero's and Turbo Dogs</div><div>Game: Curious George</div><div>Toy: Lego's</div><div>Parent: "Kaia, she's the best and doesn't make me go to time out"</div><div></div><br /><div>Happy Birthday little squirt!</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-55882908363502097452010-01-11T11:16:00.000-08:002010-01-11T11:55:43.679-08:00Tutu Fun<div>I know Kaia's not a doll, thanks to my dad's constant reminders, but I sure do love dressing her up. Hopefully she'll let me "help" her decide what to wear a lot longer than Rusty did. </div><div> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425564350513653762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWDnyzKzZacQwHYi9u1FPad_KfMTAfLKJRoF56ZNS5hmU9EcniQPeztpkhrMpaoFnwOxSjkWq1LO8GiuOSHMEBn5m8IylynulPJvoZhaXgRtVSa5um6E7QkfoJZ6le6r5DUYYY8mTgbZK/s320/Christmas+09+and+more+131.JPG" border="0" />Those are actually tears of joy because she is so grateful I dressed her up like a ballerina.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425564356638115778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_s_zPYDFQPtXM13IvYaoyb02dsZeUZLuzClTtCeY0M8lqMScM0BLOWqgYROB4Z51bAJycCb4lu7XTJhFZiJuzSAqDK-UDcdwIg2j2I_lHK25VSq8YNJgnVN4Y3ZLkQlUazG5iDGhcN2e/s320/Christmas+09+and+more+142.JPG" border="0" />Rusty wanted to be in the picture too.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425564363884144370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6jHvYcLUiJegYPzu1yFvKE2E_S5uVi9eFq8ZsDRHoY-birXgW1Yg8QKBmI5BI2V_TpZuidPazHvI-YXh2hPem_nAQquPfg3i4Ookjef13l4qz99GqZH9Y6JxE-UGjAb6HqftVFrZ80KV/s320/Christmas+09+and+more+135.JPG" border="0" />And here's a much happier baby in a simple little onesie!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425564339680820690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h8CHI6Wcwh9B6BDzuzH32sRk0sWgUsr9EN_L5-99wJTp0rcTrAzIaCcZLPGxI4Efokj5E2dapE3H_suMrdPbmRX0cTbYapIfhFTKm0fPntnGJXhKwUMNxRgfwsGBCJOl39snQhUEdboz/s320/Christmas+09+and+more+115.JPG" border="0" /></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-49548350844353188632009-12-22T14:25:00.000-08:002009-12-22T14:48:16.979-08:00For SaleKaia's had a rough couple of days which equals a whole lot of crying/screaming. Rusty, who up until this point adjusted quite well to having a little sister, is wondering why we didn't just get a dog like he asked. In the midst of Kaia's crying he asked if we could just put her up for sale. When I questioned who would want to buy her, he had the perfect buyer in mind - Isaac from preschool. He already had a little sister so he was use to having his ears cracked. Trying to cheer him up we watched the Santa video on disneyfamily.com to make sure his picture and name were still on the nice list. Sure enough they were, but he made sure to let me know that "you know whose name's not on Santa's good list...KAIA!".Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-45652448352647341542009-11-21T09:08:00.000-08:002009-11-21T11:11:24.908-08:00And then there were 2...It's hard to believe it's already been a month since Kaia was born. So far Kaia is doing very well at the baby thing and can sleep, poop, and give cute little gassy smiles with the best of them. I'm still undecided if I like headbands on her, but it definitely dresses up her pajama's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpKwp8tjFyFxwhDtSj5EA0ftQ5TrWSb4QwGvqjsugUZ9H0PD6gWRVuIW1gXzioKTkMiRvFjPmEblrLOBYDbPay2rd-blq4CtJCM1XVk07KLQsUUboVyJ4S2nu5KfWP3Mpwma5oAHyMlzV/s1600/Swimming+round+2+061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406616641810881410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpKwp8tjFyFxwhDtSj5EA0ftQ5TrWSb4QwGvqjsugUZ9H0PD6gWRVuIW1gXzioKTkMiRvFjPmEblrLOBYDbPay2rd-blq4CtJCM1XVk07KLQsUUboVyJ4S2nu5KfWP3Mpwma5oAHyMlzV/s320/Swimming+round+2+061.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm not so sure she likes them either...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiJ2rEq4GXAtPQXxuAFiLAWMhOWOl6JLRp7Ar32nXetzI2k88us9Xmx2nTbLba4VQSLeqYf9ZN65AsbTtO_WGuW6fHsdb6j60r7Jv0opm0r2eOgRPtVwOsbqbe_523i5rle9EAUL_5fdM/s1600/Swimming+round+2+062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406616632639186658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiJ2rEq4GXAtPQXxuAFiLAWMhOWOl6JLRp7Ar32nXetzI2k88us9Xmx2nTbLba4VQSLeqYf9ZN65AsbTtO_WGuW6fHsdb6j60r7Jv0opm0r2eOgRPtVwOsbqbe_523i5rle9EAUL_5fdM/s320/Swimming+round+2+062.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to over the last month:</div><div><br /></div><div>For Halloween Rusty was a Pirate and we had a lot of fun at all of the different Halloween events. It's amazing to me how kids just instinctively know what to do on the holidays. As soon as we got home from trick or treating he dumped out his candy and got it all sorted into matching piles and let me know which ones he was going to share and which ones were just for him, which were basically all of them. </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyY630z0oI43GIYo5wjVfjcbd390sVNkq3_VoDJNHPmKgf94Mnw3ERpyX48QFHvtUT2rdQTMWWZ8GoJ8f0REud4FjDHKN_pGxMJPIl-OFAFMQwgxPAFg0zIwRTYONLatJARxKd0yPOl3p/s1600/DSCF1463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406615860389252434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyY630z0oI43GIYo5wjVfjcbd390sVNkq3_VoDJNHPmKgf94Mnw3ERpyX48QFHvtUT2rdQTMWWZ8GoJ8f0REud4FjDHKN_pGxMJPIl-OFAFMQwgxPAFg0zIwRTYONLatJARxKd0yPOl3p/s320/DSCF1463.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Pirate Rusty in his super cool pirate ship/laundry basket<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua-8xpXWhf8YxYlB3XYNlA6udk1323xWR6HIkbBO54ZOdbwvKyD4S51SM-v_G9Y4lTbKSnfQwmCRn9hKLb9UC_T4mJX1fkGjto3oerE_RwiwfjypNf4-Zf7MWOtENa_9FDfyAH3Dq9m_P/s1600/DSCF1462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406615381780688354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua-8xpXWhf8YxYlB3XYNlA6udk1323xWR6HIkbBO54ZOdbwvKyD4S51SM-v_G9Y4lTbKSnfQwmCRn9hKLb9UC_T4mJX1fkGjto3oerE_RwiwfjypNf4-Zf7MWOtENa_9FDfyAH3Dq9m_P/s320/DSCF1462.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rusty also got to go on 2 field trips last month with his preschool. The first one was to his beloved fire station. He thinks he is BFF's with the fire fighters now and everytime we pass the station he asks if he can go talk to them and see what they are doing. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWq2WJXpLoYgT__vs0Qbxbk14kwOOvGO_p7dtdqvPgwyq36aTVF10Er4xrgMjqSSakvFcYQ-H1LirJYHuou0x_XHYhnRSnpW4GavhhWvcF_t0ptyK7EU4izS282GtBqpqzVfpgusOrUxM/s1600/DSCF1451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406615374443250226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWq2WJXpLoYgT__vs0Qbxbk14kwOOvGO_p7dtdqvPgwyq36aTVF10Er4xrgMjqSSakvFcYQ-H1LirJYHuou0x_XHYhnRSnpW4GavhhWvcF_t0ptyK7EU4izS282GtBqpqzVfpgusOrUxM/s320/DSCF1451.JPG" border="0" /></a> The second field trip was to Black Island Farms. Since Kaia wasn't even 2 weeks yet, my mom, Denise and Jackson were kind enough to go with him. I'm told the pig races were a huge hit. </div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Rusty loves preschool! He also enjoys unwinding from preschool with his new tradition of eating a bowl of popcorn while watching his "bestest, favorite show ever" Rescue Hero's. </div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center">This is his expression basically for the whole 30 minutes it is on:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406614127269055538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxldA4FaA-CwxiI4R2IO-1f4j5WSWVrlzI2_1Rn_VDtSzGOFdLHtVi6la0rWdh_wneF6-CIJtBxRF5hLscyTCkbCcagyJWOsLpdYF0sqYm7U5cUaJCTHCGKTGFmn-w1B0lRpZIh54h2ZGv/s320/Swimming+round+2+021.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhfd6S1WgyseIdsnsvNZMLplI-_FPyVy59DkSEFFHGV0a7puUXiN2omFYfkUuO7yTEmEJ4aj_3qARro485QiZ5wO0EkYEljHiq_jJKxFFiiN07w9I7ZXanOU0xKUcFAEI5MQu52tfwDMS/s1600/DSCF1425.JPG"></a>Rusty also just completed another session of swim lessons and did a great job. Here he is getting ready to swim back to the stairs...<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406614138026541842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUalFe4YrS5PsoJcbu8HYbm1Z4FMUiSYTuEIs1zNng8KNqPnmsALQ-zOEFR68x2lc_eFa5jdNYaXlgV9Y0h-a19p7G99JODRtiAfPUUF4ADMMY210lAKS6NgSEPaKeU5AeznkDfStKnI5F/s320/Swimming+round+2+036.JPG" border="0" />On the last day of lessons, my mom had just finished up swimming some laps and was still in the water so she let the boys go down the big slide and caught them at the bottom. Rusty was pretty thrilled.<br /><br /><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EGHVhhKI8mE2ExMoB72z6_ZiYr53U2ag4173RHa-0i7i7kLaxra0st8wBWzmp7tJ1Y6LmvLsVXOaVXCT_Mz61LGaEpbzw7b00yo1Bq5saWGbFfWLd1ix2PGo00SmnDmdX02ghxIkCzpL/s1600/Swimming+round+2+047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406614146096464658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EGHVhhKI8mE2ExMoB72z6_ZiYr53U2ag4173RHa-0i7i7kLaxra0st8wBWzmp7tJ1Y6LmvLsVXOaVXCT_Mz61LGaEpbzw7b00yo1Bq5saWGbFfWLd1ix2PGo00SmnDmdX02ghxIkCzpL/s320/Swimming+round+2+047.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kaia was a super trooper and basically spent most of her time like this:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406614156069628178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit99y14qNZeSgtE0GKHrlTE7d87SThoR_zAxw7uQoiHkXhBfPHzPqbjXGxVo-9XWOaG4yJ1X1AkH8ndlGivfEWf1KpZqM1x0YfuwlHO47zGqXjkVrAYB6Vyp4hRFYI5ojDU8b3kdHgdCh2/s320/Swimming+round+2+037.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Rusty has already informed me that Kaia is his new best friend, but Nate and I can still be part of their group. I'm so glad he loves his little sister so much.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406615346958325234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ndaRHWcGCTRoIQ1LiGxoZXOfTqJ3R_QcI46QSrxrzi05IxGksY4jKBqAGVDwMW5-S29yh_Z77BxNWUpSabrzccXeQnXX9Ykp6uMCr8IEG3JxdG0r64uREnQwVBEPsFkYcxHjsU8G8qJF/s320/Swimming+round+2+056.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-71370402694089807312009-10-24T09:07:00.000-07:002009-10-24T10:40:34.877-07:00Baby Kaia<div align="center"> Kaia Danielle was born on October 16th at 5:57 am weighing 7 lbs 2 oz and 20 inches long.</div><div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396218749880110946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSJhy9PVELB7suIHhLDrbKqOZVdkedDvzYcBuDa96wKjdM6U2M3wy0PmQ1IIgznGDPHbdxuhN1g1KVTvG7hgJbXBTFD1l5iMuviRcxu6Tqmmfy7RO3tZvSQ7IGfYjFgPesH4XY_rfFh2M/s320/DSCF1495.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> The night before her arrival, Nate and I dropped Rusty off at my parents and then headed up to the hospital to be induced since I was at a 4 and the baby was just not coming. Everything was going pretty smoothly until I got my epidural...which did not work. Nor did the second dose or the adjustment or the third dose. But everything was worth it to have such a sweet, healthy little baby. </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">*This picture makes me laugh, but it is good to know she has such healthy lungs!</span></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396218756920281714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9njJN6-7mv5u9GkFz3CkP1Uf7kAfB8EauQFte185YhaUsQ3WUsrmsDkMm4AZISEO3UMZm9ObQ0hCWeprP5rpqlHuc4CAEhxktqRHA3O2YeurKedspZUWEDVePe5W8-MPtfABPuZxjpgXC/s320/DSCF1475.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Everyone is adjusting better than expected. Rusty just loves his little sister and the only time he's been upset with her is when he was trying to read her a book and she wouldn't stop crying. He finally got fed up and walked off saying, "I'm going to my room where it's nice and quiet!". </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396218759232781522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdFK2K4aCXRFLp1ENrQilH8G9lyNygUz2QJ8OVz2SCo3SOUrunKClamm7o1G7r7-gQ0GTCJ0F81RM8-bigiO97H1IbscCk1yBrEg6cQmW3YMNhynAYQQ6nVN4PUmL3EBa93HfHYtV8Zzc/s320/DSCF1510.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Nate has also been a huge help and loves his little girl. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396218768814937442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCgSu3R_TzlmAuDkTuwZDa0xsg4LgTKw0uxuHrW1FgZ9YHvqUvBHC73iqvtzKeiy9V0aN17dpYWNL7qMMNK1p5Y3upiMGmqef1y9B8Z96b7hQOh1qq17YqnkdzAzvB0-yEQpxBtAroT13/s320/DSCF1497.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396218780656700162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire1xgh7mKM30sIjBJ-klz7UQUxtRnafv_UX0XCH51800MpPVDB1k9-5pHb71QB87BnuLqm_zpH6Jmfq9LRd6EeUqYDQke9zG59BfrjYUotCVcmOhz6yM-TQZT8VniSUrje9lRkHNQCnpv/s320/DSCF1501.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br />Luckily Kaia is a super pooper, helping bring her billirubin levels down, so as of yesterday she no longer has to go in for daily checks. I love my little family!!!Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-86022287376710277612009-08-21T16:20:00.000-07:002009-08-21T17:08:50.857-07:00The "Great Swimmer"Rusty just finished swim lessons and did an excellent job. I was surprised how much he learned and was willing to try. I remember when I use to teach lessons how annoying it was when parents would try to coach their kids from the side and swore I would never do that. Of course the very first day I caught myself yelling, "Tummy up Rusty!" or "Tuck your chin!" Despite his embarassing mom, he had a great time and I'm glad my mom signed the boys up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFN0NTFQlB5f_HSjgTKVHF1eF8H2UbnaemBV7HWVR9SAI9Ud_o9God6Ex3bD8iBCPpRd56J9_d7Vr8N9sYsY6Fs3uFe4Bfjbm99rZ_wBvUNpJm2uJIAxx_v10P2sBO0MVqLdcUJuzgv7s/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372568768189625906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFN0NTFQlB5f_HSjgTKVHF1eF8H2UbnaemBV7HWVR9SAI9Ud_o9God6Ex3bD8iBCPpRd56J9_d7Vr8N9sYsY6Fs3uFe4Bfjbm99rZ_wBvUNpJm2uJIAxx_v10P2sBO0MVqLdcUJuzgv7s/s320/Swim+Lessons+055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xf_HQaJ-rCTvjox6uRRbHp92R6cPd0fP3a5MMNFEeMmTYvHqRFz3re9XGIC5OEtRDO920sxi98rpL2zoQTyOJvyXwNzgNnJMI21OivbJ9t_XtGWug5eaAnQDSyNV3A4WUUOZSXjpg7xX/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372568756722105554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xf_HQaJ-rCTvjox6uRRbHp92R6cPd0fP3a5MMNFEeMmTYvHqRFz3re9XGIC5OEtRDO920sxi98rpL2zoQTyOJvyXwNzgNnJMI21OivbJ9t_XtGWug5eaAnQDSyNV3A4WUUOZSXjpg7xX/s320/Swim+Lessons+056.JPG" border="0" /></a>Back floating all by himself!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu84Cnj0_NCZhxcFPA1_15gQyiAvKMBX9SLH08mn6LwyeOzZT0RQH3WS9L9RrPPC0l09gc9u2fGueIxr8ZxprYaU0rOgpDKYH0YxzXWUOdkZA04Gm50u193RzUD6rb7w8rM_jrnL_Tp4E/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372568746706513794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu84Cnj0_NCZhxcFPA1_15gQyiAvKMBX9SLH08mn6LwyeOzZT0RQH3WS9L9RrPPC0l09gc9u2fGueIxr8ZxprYaU0rOgpDKYH0YxzXWUOdkZA04Gm50u193RzUD6rb7w8rM_jrnL_Tp4E/s320/Swim+Lessons+068.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo7lpohcY2FY6a_UFAXb08EV-GLveDpCrXj1QKvtSjy7Fd5FqrJ_u13Ie4CUTZqsSSFql3RwWZetDKjkqvAEwf2yWDNaxJOniPcoRbM_ciiM-Cmi2FH94dXOCmItXxCTjl9GugOlVa8MA/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+070.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC_ZmeF1o426LbEAnJjSwpGef8DXTQG9GRuN_T4r0it8fPl-Ng4DMGlb3DxBeI6jrQ3F5MTGN0vPxb3LrFUGlwHELFzP6J7Bd9m_kW0Bqeo1BfREoecx941RcfcBYyt7S5hdXKwyo3rdd/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567741841099730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC_ZmeF1o426LbEAnJjSwpGef8DXTQG9GRuN_T4r0it8fPl-Ng4DMGlb3DxBeI6jrQ3F5MTGN0vPxb3LrFUGlwHELFzP6J7Bd9m_kW0Bqeo1BfREoecx941RcfcBYyt7S5hdXKwyo3rdd/s320/Swim+Lessons+065.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV8i0guuaznqzPBryf92Gqhw9vq_IsjKXezypnizRMZrUWQoiUHIk6utGXt17x9S9q5D4j8vH0kMmhegpN8o_AtZnZNgeG97aSpb-7GrnAyqQ2AeuWJPx7BZs5gtkOAly2nkgd5GDflgY/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567729734117410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV8i0guuaznqzPBryf92Gqhw9vq_IsjKXezypnizRMZrUWQoiUHIk6utGXt17x9S9q5D4j8vH0kMmhegpN8o_AtZnZNgeG97aSpb-7GrnAyqQ2AeuWJPx7BZs5gtkOAly2nkgd5GDflgY/s320/Swim+Lessons+072.JPG" border="0" /></a>We also went to our neighborhood block party a couple weeks ago and they had a fire truck, ambulance, and police motorcycle come for the kids. Rusty was in HEAVEN!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdrGm6jFVSxjZQRVnC_sdPni3zUtaBz1euqeDYf5KZvnP-moOqjt7kYJX5i8XRAQcEsEO920aJ77E0muqbaAvaF4_WxPtwZ2hfHELUQz6-JSyUIovQ7Tqajwk1FhMQsM2wQiXwf3jRzWs/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567711110843858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdrGm6jFVSxjZQRVnC_sdPni3zUtaBz1euqeDYf5KZvnP-moOqjt7kYJX5i8XRAQcEsEO920aJ77E0muqbaAvaF4_WxPtwZ2hfHELUQz6-JSyUIovQ7Tqajwk1FhMQsM2wQiXwf3jRzWs/s320/Swim+Lessons+043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kbD83TGlrtVMQVEHy8ibQGn_gTQAwx0tA-nvy5VfgujVwUHI-r2yaxJUZA1MgqzAL_73qHyYHpKo1k1ELyvAvvVx_mf5Fzf01fmeZxAv19P6B_UQwyuL7IVYjY1yiUaJ-V3wrRcJkC-X/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567700396259874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kbD83TGlrtVMQVEHy8ibQGn_gTQAwx0tA-nvy5VfgujVwUHI-r2yaxJUZA1MgqzAL_73qHyYHpKo1k1ELyvAvvVx_mf5Fzf01fmeZxAv19P6B_UQwyuL7IVYjY1yiUaJ-V3wrRcJkC-X/s320/Swim+Lessons+051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vlgxPmJnDgdTG_gx8UgNfpPdB4JRpBDkQE3SQWiXnjjH3rNaKuRxP8Maze0U1lyEoQVKanShBjRhdgdb2HpkoFfs1IX1U1_CfWx6TP8ifzf0wPi7x3qJO-O-rFSNB4mKAd6dF-PryNYD/s1600-h/Swim+Lessons+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567687781668370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vlgxPmJnDgdTG_gx8UgNfpPdB4JRpBDkQE3SQWiXnjjH3rNaKuRxP8Maze0U1lyEoQVKanShBjRhdgdb2HpkoFfs1IX1U1_CfWx6TP8ifzf0wPi7x3qJO-O-rFSNB4mKAd6dF-PryNYD/s320/Swim+Lessons+048.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-71132747963381942532009-07-30T16:55:00.000-07:002009-07-30T18:13:16.126-07:00Summer FunRecap of our summer so far...a whole lot of camping (Crystal Hot Springs, Backyard, Father & Son Campout in Eden, Bear Lake x2, & Flaming Gorge), soccer camp, visit from Auntie Dana, RM Races, lots of swimming, playing at the park, fishing, and Rusty's first exposure to a "girl" birthday party. Lucky for Nate, he got to take a week off from the sudden heat wave that hit us in July and travel to Seattle for a work training. We also found out we are having a little girl in October!<br /><br />Random pictures from the last few months...<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispeETxZ46vN8siNr_j3sXaraLZMg1PsGRLzNSFuDPRaov_GDwsZKL0O9eGvua21PKvOVF8-IHWqpjbbqR4Ze6BazhhkI3-g94v-faVBJ2qWljBU3rLyiykgf-ZADAft8f_rcQsfzYdpKD/s1600-h/Summer+09022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364419654875095826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispeETxZ46vN8siNr_j3sXaraLZMg1PsGRLzNSFuDPRaov_GDwsZKL0O9eGvua21PKvOVF8-IHWqpjbbqR4Ze6BazhhkI3-g94v-faVBJ2qWljBU3rLyiykgf-ZADAft8f_rcQsfzYdpKD/s320/Summer+09022.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rusty in his "equipment clothes" to go fight the summer fires.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2RSu-6Ph-bvSxkddFyqa8YXjtAXZHcqhyphenhyphenbypM2oUxZP-3ZCrh_dch3XCNyfOSiFwW46aN6sVBBrhrAtRHO5VVFphcU97aPcwisvoVK4oS2kXVOFtNJRq2Ndj7Ng_w5mCZXoIhZhjI7DQ/s1600-h/Summer+09023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364419649076102130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2RSu-6Ph-bvSxkddFyqa8YXjtAXZHcqhyphenhyphenbypM2oUxZP-3ZCrh_dch3XCNyfOSiFwW46aN6sVBBrhrAtRHO5VVFphcU97aPcwisvoVK4oS2kXVOFtNJRq2Ndj7Ng_w5mCZXoIhZhjI7DQ/s320/Summer+09023.jpg" border="0" /></a> While packing for a camping trip Rusty decided he also needed to be packed in a sleeping bag-bag.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1kR-DcC0AqJxm9Kw2XOIH5YJOYbZsX3-deMwfkGb3GHvhd-w0ixNOAGJiIB6Mw2WaZAcU1X2ixtXUqFlVLAAeenoCkfRaTXZzHlHF-8m_c7PQcPf1owoS2SEMuytzodJhXxaHlPZmFIv/s1600-h/Summer+09018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364419645818820226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1kR-DcC0AqJxm9Kw2XOIH5YJOYbZsX3-deMwfkGb3GHvhd-w0ixNOAGJiIB6Mw2WaZAcU1X2ixtXUqFlVLAAeenoCkfRaTXZzHlHF-8m_c7PQcPf1owoS2SEMuytzodJhXxaHlPZmFIv/s320/Summer+09018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Playing at a park...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_GsZgb6TbeF0aQH0gFqhoG8QwwJzn-8qbgIOiG6Qz5t8QWmDlQ6Iepv2ZMci9qJVCyqDe9GLaeHm3GkqoiNwrQtItsVtnDueRbq_HDVEM3owXr-_jHNakxLUaS3tgT8zFecukXuhnW1K/s1600-h/Summer+09054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364419634378251106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_GsZgb6TbeF0aQH0gFqhoG8QwwJzn-8qbgIOiG6Qz5t8QWmDlQ6Iepv2ZMci9qJVCyqDe9GLaeHm3GkqoiNwrQtItsVtnDueRbq_HDVEM3owXr-_jHNakxLUaS3tgT8zFecukXuhnW1K/s320/Summer+09054.jpg" border="0" /></a> Titan was kind enough to share his towel with Rusty :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364418240436273506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH571w4SF380pKUc7aTpNctRresawcBk4jSwySINVC5QJ7BxjFaAu1YldZFcPs_g3aZ5VUUCkr061Xftjc8SPGlwgBQCGRS-imHnsSSzU9pF8MgY74ko7OLylkr03GhM0ugcSjSdFcE-jh/s320/Summer+09055.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Soccer Camp</div><div>(Rusty was quite small compared to the others, but he still had a fun time. Thanks Grandma for sending him to the camp!)</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_hLA8duYzuFEknUYBUq1weFqsD_0CO5qbbnkjkbk_L2IvLnEkOHv_s-VzWP7UU3RX1gFHINGUhaua81HtzEU57Chx67g_3_DSbrfMBVpbwmK9SpLLlSF3Mg0HqwlAV3bPXuONOGKAQR9/s1600-h/Summer+09059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364418230407724930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_hLA8duYzuFEknUYBUq1weFqsD_0CO5qbbnkjkbk_L2IvLnEkOHv_s-VzWP7UU3RX1gFHINGUhaua81HtzEU57Chx67g_3_DSbrfMBVpbwmK9SpLLlSF3Mg0HqwlAV3bPXuONOGKAQR9/s320/Summer+09059.jpg" border="0" /></a>Go little Red!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzeBNyptAs8ffEWfdxZ2UThdDpNgSW2997e7gca6ez5szoVYfMb63HkjKZHprRqpIY4ONV415c8hoGxzkU1ptT7M2_B_kIP1RYZVDigvzYY205FHw3FajwjAV0Sv0C7vHSs9qiSQAV82k/s1600-h/Summer+09061_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364418221489263234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzeBNyptAs8ffEWfdxZ2UThdDpNgSW2997e7gca6ez5szoVYfMb63HkjKZHprRqpIY4ONV415c8hoGxzkU1ptT7M2_B_kIP1RYZVDigvzYY205FHw3FajwjAV0Sv0C7vHSs9qiSQAV82k/s320/Summer+09061_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidex9ewPg17JgFyoxfAt7d2bXWGmLgaNHBV67Z-sBzdsNI1hAHiTscbvX4Wn3X85E9dyc4NxP4gBYJMTI8TAiBtxbyj36quCpEJsdrnXSTYf6x5TceGEVV7LuTmEuXSadMkNOhUJ7XK9M4/s1600-h/Summer+09047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364418222057721298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidex9ewPg17JgFyoxfAt7d2bXWGmLgaNHBV67Z-sBzdsNI1hAHiTscbvX4Wn3X85E9dyc4NxP4gBYJMTI8TAiBtxbyj36quCpEJsdrnXSTYf6x5TceGEVV7LuTmEuXSadMkNOhUJ7XK9M4/s320/Summer+09047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IAAaDP7AtbgadKrAzEavfsaEiPqSEwfvOAIThXD6x-hwaiWvIUrngzBM1mPl04FLljYIN_HNhS_9DyE6-VelO_kYOj8Tx1cJyfitY108G24JLjYhYFYoX70vv6Oot9NqVrr925PxnZ81/s1600-h/Summer+09046_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364418212003779570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IAAaDP7AtbgadKrAzEavfsaEiPqSEwfvOAIThXD6x-hwaiWvIUrngzBM1mPl04FLljYIN_HNhS_9DyE6-VelO_kYOj8Tx1cJyfitY108G24JLjYhYFYoX70vv6Oot9NqVrr925PxnZ81/s320/Summer+09046_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a> Fueling up after practice.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364419632652314050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDJ6y6Zhgdz8WYKP-rIDFl7UqfcSLK6zOF_yI8Ov1hYM7zT4QY0qQxkeihL6SjCczBBrAerFjjqGCFNzy-SY_zCvyi8kxZQudhzWE64WXtNaKTK0ddNB-qmaDT1J71iV1bvGVvwETpWkk/s320/Summer+09085.jpg" border="0" /><br />The "Races" - loud but amusing. Rusty LOVED the crashes!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaF-Ggsrg_ZVg0hvxMzCv5ZURUcp8_eRu4kVUGQ3UbLTaqWxhaqzIoK1bYsgWGtLKfHTWNF6QeS4gMEs9pvxmLllZRiEv3BzXoFVh0EW0F_iFC6wkxjOVeLfOKBeMUKx1lLPMWnl0nBuW/s1600-h/Summer+09037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364416775834316706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaF-Ggsrg_ZVg0hvxMzCv5ZURUcp8_eRu4kVUGQ3UbLTaqWxhaqzIoK1bYsgWGtLKfHTWNF6QeS4gMEs9pvxmLllZRiEv3BzXoFVh0EW0F_iFC6wkxjOVeLfOKBeMUKx1lLPMWnl0nBuW/s320/Summer+09037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe4T6E7eHqIOG84m65HwwRDRz7LKJUupJJAd4PokAFDix3ZwDZ-lupgtMNo_9sCIn3lwYgZuIhqlo9mcZ7RwAkecypkJpEOKJ6dcOkqnjUjqgKtMuc0_92Lj90T5jJxqDN2A329nayYKJ/s1600-h/Summer+09031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364416772028235474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe4T6E7eHqIOG84m65HwwRDRz7LKJUupJJAd4PokAFDix3ZwDZ-lupgtMNo_9sCIn3lwYgZuIhqlo9mcZ7RwAkecypkJpEOKJ6dcOkqnjUjqgKtMuc0_92Lj90T5jJxqDN2A329nayYKJ/s320/Summer+09031.jpg" border="0" /></a> Princess Cambrie's birthday - she was a very gracious princess and let Rusty "help" her open her presents.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg825Bg4ChXYSbVcDcDWept1Jg2IxBf1yJ7qmZnJs4-XATTggXQfWZ6GgoRi32l0mFppiGFcz8Wx9NWEQEz6T-VZFlV9pV669EeJk_S_YkDqN6qz9woMHV-db8Tg28Bet5g7XuMp0MNqkK/s1600-h/Summer+09027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364416762342931570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg825Bg4ChXYSbVcDcDWept1Jg2IxBf1yJ7qmZnJs4-XATTggXQfWZ6GgoRi32l0mFppiGFcz8Wx9NWEQEz6T-VZFlV9pV669EeJk_S_YkDqN6qz9woMHV-db8Tg28Bet5g7XuMp0MNqkK/s320/Summer+09027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bear Lake - the second time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB-BuxmDJPfQN3PpPgQ3f2Frb02wGT9JCW-_Isb4NrYyLKKvVp5x9NwJ1L8LKVsQ2G_iIKHRWo6w6BA4CxkFxxYpGLPk8PpShlNqyXeOm5JSRyxyK0giDqVPAaxcqD3dORu06ZNhPpnL3/s1600-h/Summer+09038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364415550506833362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB-BuxmDJPfQN3PpPgQ3f2Frb02wGT9JCW-_Isb4NrYyLKKvVp5x9NwJ1L8LKVsQ2G_iIKHRWo6w6BA4CxkFxxYpGLPk8PpShlNqyXeOm5JSRyxyK0giDqVPAaxcqD3dORu06ZNhPpnL3/s320/Summer+09038.jpg" border="0" /></a> Rusty and Gavin wth sand on their nose.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiC_KN-_zTLOGKvwnTet_KHsY12f77OFM8AL-D0Xl6qQkdPPVCVXqeJocTOMewSLzzU5vxuu152vaAMdw0lL74-oDV4wgOYafRjNbN1GeOr12FYkrc7Gra5ujwYDOLMTiryct9NYxMRFu/s1600-h/Summer+09041_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364415543450454162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiC_KN-_zTLOGKvwnTet_KHsY12f77OFM8AL-D0Xl6qQkdPPVCVXqeJocTOMewSLzzU5vxuu152vaAMdw0lL74-oDV4wgOYafRjNbN1GeOr12FYkrc7Gra5ujwYDOLMTiryct9NYxMRFu/s320/Summer+09041_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXlIeKmqXdCdAaIYHmRP2Xmuh0G36W09tkW4HRPv2yqmyKDKyTKq0W1ulXPmY6DqBFJj-vHqXFZy2Zzum-cQh12opBmhzC-WIeL114IEoAriwKK4uPqVtuRdU6Jol7B7uNYudyucWJtBi/s1600-h/Summer+09044_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364415538141234546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXlIeKmqXdCdAaIYHmRP2Xmuh0G36W09tkW4HRPv2yqmyKDKyTKq0W1ulXPmY6DqBFJj-vHqXFZy2Zzum-cQh12opBmhzC-WIeL114IEoAriwKK4uPqVtuRdU6Jol7B7uNYudyucWJtBi/s320/Summer+09044_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Flaming Gorge<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_8hpox3LBjYi5bZRGXEsjUTtC69_aFib3R3P5eWMHXneGIpEm0i4FspxNs_wiq0-hREGzsokiU1_dFPwU0aEoi7JsXeFkmLStHvQIov1CZRGknbhfF8ACJT_aF6_yg5mzJeP3hGDl8Xv/s1600-h/Summer+09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364415529968921746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_8hpox3LBjYi5bZRGXEsjUTtC69_aFib3R3P5eWMHXneGIpEm0i4FspxNs_wiq0-hREGzsokiU1_dFPwU0aEoi7JsXeFkmLStHvQIov1CZRGknbhfF8ACJT_aF6_yg5mzJeP3hGDl8Xv/s320/Summer+09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> Having a park and kid's cabin right across from our campsite was Heavenly!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbDHl-LIKpbhbnikKc3kcFX434muy9e3G3rG9vtk9KSXeDKX31UmkoJNMyoPjS9vTuDVlXqUulwB1T4zBswis9D8OAb4zKFh8H1L-qrfJTXqJLHKkeBo4Se8mLVTZKgvnKbgBncqI7Ijt/s1600-h/Summer+09+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364415520455988002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbDHl-LIKpbhbnikKc3kcFX434muy9e3G3rG9vtk9KSXeDKX31UmkoJNMyoPjS9vTuDVlXqUulwB1T4zBswis9D8OAb4zKFh8H1L-qrfJTXqJLHKkeBo4Se8mLVTZKgvnKbgBncqI7Ijt/s320/Summer+09+018.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563816580419605347.post-72004945084396658952009-05-12T15:27:00.000-07:002009-05-12T17:24:00.392-07:00VacationAfter much thought and consideration, Nate and I decided we needed to do our part as outstanding American citizens and help stimulate the economy = family vacation! (Not to mention our bounce back passes at Sea World were about to expire). Southern California here we come.<br />Flying with a 3 year old was a <strong>1000 times</strong> nicer than an 18 month old. We were even complimented on how well behaved he was on the airplane. I think this was the first positive behavior comment Rusty's ever received and the first time he sat still for 2 hours. It was a pleasant surprise. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJB1W4vLLGbZFQUmwJ8Ok3exP7R7Mvg1r3sc7uZQTkbEK57QMs9op2iAZaXrCjCCqMeOrg6IB9rSgPWZN3l5e6NKWXrFdXK5pM6fMtK9hu046Z2Oeh2awQgBfedLHAyWwWqHzWNI51KYzm/s1600-h/DSCF1154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335078954605974450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJB1W4vLLGbZFQUmwJ8Ok3exP7R7Mvg1r3sc7uZQTkbEK57QMs9op2iAZaXrCjCCqMeOrg6IB9rSgPWZN3l5e6NKWXrFdXK5pM6fMtK9hu046Z2Oeh2awQgBfedLHAyWwWqHzWNI51KYzm/s320/DSCF1154.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>First stop...Sea World</strong></span></div>I forgot the camera in the car so this is a picture from last year. The new Bay of Play area was fun and Nate actually kind of liked the Shamu show this time because they cut out some of the cheesiness and added cooler tricks. My favorite is still the shark exhibit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENb6CP4ioXTNu8uBKqgQuXuaFH5whGeACXbnfKCAQO9I51s6TJsLlXPl_-y0b2qqzvBiMGK0Y0uOJFXyDuqbDCVLXIhOQ4SXQQeV51cDNCN73OJ1eXnFWuj-6YhZt5pub_rJv7HEWr0gK/s1600-h/San+Diego+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335077921094606674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENb6CP4ioXTNu8uBKqgQuXuaFH5whGeACXbnfKCAQO9I51s6TJsLlXPl_-y0b2qqzvBiMGK0Y0uOJFXyDuqbDCVLXIhOQ4SXQQeV51cDNCN73OJ1eXnFWuj-6YhZt5pub_rJv7HEWr0gK/s320/San+Diego+035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Next stop...Disney Land - the Happiest Place on Earth</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div>Our first ride was Small World, we decided to get it over and done with as fast as we could. Rusty enjoyed all the little people but hated the music and kept his ears covered the entire ride.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZWIkLmA_62VWnu8RRgfXjyWqp3EXe9iMQ1zSVTYX_EMSeAPH9aN62SMEjuVjrgRuGMrI0qeT4JfUBUBaS1SAbjIhehB3aROPLkwFDLm4YOinljz5eg1fKfAz0pAqUJPA7ZVAN1ClRknf/s1600-h/DSCF1159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335076683105916066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZWIkLmA_62VWnu8RRgfXjyWqp3EXe9iMQ1zSVTYX_EMSeAPH9aN62SMEjuVjrgRuGMrI0qeT4JfUBUBaS1SAbjIhehB3aROPLkwFDLm4YOinljz5eg1fKfAz0pAqUJPA7ZVAN1ClRknf/s320/DSCF1159.JPG" border="0" /></a>Rusty found a lot of joy at the bumper cars and wanted to get everyone, which he was pretty successful at.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW0t6yMldKoXV3BFjjRuBIMqXW1t7RCncXHbMw2Nrq6tF0f3lsXCkRYsRm9YQt8a_S6vuurfh0f7Bb8Lz-eNS2xcL_OgAnqMoo1sKkKrhxVgP1iIRDPM7jjFKYf1Hmp0hScVg5-x6AqxC/s1600-h/DSCF1188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335076680342623794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW0t6yMldKoXV3BFjjRuBIMqXW1t7RCncXHbMw2Nrq6tF0f3lsXCkRYsRm9YQt8a_S6vuurfh0f7Bb8Lz-eNS2xcL_OgAnqMoo1sKkKrhxVgP1iIRDPM7jjFKYf1Hmp0hScVg5-x6AqxC/s320/DSCF1188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTn3Gcs0p982KS1xA_KkpEug7uk5mdsaj4H0MxDnRCkICpGydWtphYxdxmrv7IJzkKLZpdwR2dJvuFYl09-hweTfW9EvgMPL1lsPH389f8iuBVMRmbTzXsi6Goa7RDERa8S8QLhTo0tuE/s1600-h/DSCF1164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335076675246566242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTn3Gcs0p982KS1xA_KkpEug7uk5mdsaj4H0MxDnRCkICpGydWtphYxdxmrv7IJzkKLZpdwR2dJvuFYl09-hweTfW9EvgMPL1lsPH389f8iuBVMRmbTzXsi6Goa7RDERa8S8QLhTo0tuE/s320/DSCF1164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN27oqpBsL_Y5usj9_98R5bvkxMTNFGlZ-YxtB4D0bQ174PJmUDfdw0Ulcqaj9C4sAQhyg13j-V61ImEZyQcQVyD6K_mQP0uCvKWSxKR2Gx4r40DA5sJCGqqXwKpjsqrqhMc17Vsm-W6QZ/s1600-h/DSCF1166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335076673524637714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN27oqpBsL_Y5usj9_98R5bvkxMTNFGlZ-YxtB4D0bQ174PJmUDfdw0Ulcqaj9C4sAQhyg13j-V61ImEZyQcQVyD6K_mQP0uCvKWSxKR2Gx4r40DA5sJCGqqXwKpjsqrqhMc17Vsm-W6QZ/s320/DSCF1166.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tom Sawyer's island was a great way for Rusty and Nate to burn some energy. We had never been out there, but it was really neat and will for sure be one of the first things we do on our next visit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1VqnHfM9CGfDy2G-O2HHyTzAvCvZejwsn7O8YtExlM2g8gTA0Zzb95vb5fnsorOvoQov1QGqEyvFO6puaW9cIvRyDEuUFBy0XnU2POGGt9lH-r6qJjhc_IZ1SCbiASjaR9k-8NIX8GdW/s1600-h/DSCF1192_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335076666680747266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1VqnHfM9CGfDy2G-O2HHyTzAvCvZejwsn7O8YtExlM2g8gTA0Zzb95vb5fnsorOvoQov1QGqEyvFO6puaW9cIvRyDEuUFBy0XnU2POGGt9lH-r6qJjhc_IZ1SCbiASjaR9k-8NIX8GdW/s320/DSCF1192_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Stop #3...The Zoo</span></strong></div><div align="left">I could have skipped the zoo this time and been fine, but Nate and Rusty wanted to go, so we did. </div>Rusty's impersonation of a hibernating bear...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrJQQ7pNl53GMTETVR0XXi1OmgXjSPympAwjX0CmQES6mpq5pt1Y-LXcFC2TwGnbnAkq1neHxglzTmOWWLrZ2eQUGxWNDt08SyHjTybBIyC5hfsclc8xd74xmv9Ln1neHOxCNohOIVXnt/s1600-h/DSCF1204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335073993830158034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrJQQ7pNl53GMTETVR0XXi1OmgXjSPympAwjX0CmQES6mpq5pt1Y-LXcFC2TwGnbnAkq1neHxglzTmOWWLrZ2eQUGxWNDt08SyHjTybBIyC5hfsclc8xd74xmv9Ln1neHOxCNohOIVXnt/s320/DSCF1204.JPG" border="0" /></a> and a growling tiger (this was probably the highlight of my zoo visit).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswTcDRhI3HPmzIItHDawTpDLjLXmLXHYEdz0eAdHuDjivzWEWRJqWIDWb5kyWtAi-kiMUiRDXT8tJ__QVcn_9RwKhUbpIEG7YbWTTcr3H_zq5EOWUwHJ5QI3yHre_PW_AHh4qAnwGZrLh/s1600-h/DSCF1203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335073988166322882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswTcDRhI3HPmzIItHDawTpDLjLXmLXHYEdz0eAdHuDjivzWEWRJqWIDWb5kyWtAi-kiMUiRDXT8tJ__QVcn_9RwKhUbpIEG7YbWTTcr3H_zq5EOWUwHJ5QI3yHre_PW_AHh4qAnwGZrLh/s320/DSCF1203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINz7nedhiYQsflLj8GF_IitrYWgZAa-jXM0dvtGlX8onFMli_AV0wWyd8FqD2KSJrHbmmv1qne-7BP-QLYPN7is_HY3lmQQZSfctDMU0zy8G2ZDtLkb0iE60lhShl8EDmvMThyFUC6NGm/s1600-h/DSCF1194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335073984954567762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINz7nedhiYQsflLj8GF_IitrYWgZAa-jXM0dvtGlX8onFMli_AV0wWyd8FqD2KSJrHbmmv1qne-7BP-QLYPN7is_HY3lmQQZSfctDMU0zy8G2ZDtLkb0iE60lhShl8EDmvMThyFUC6NGm/s320/DSCF1194.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Final stop...Lego Land</span></strong></div><div align="left">We weren't planning on going to Lego Land, but Rusty is EXTREMELY persistent and spoiled so of course we ended up going. We had a really good time and the fact that he's grown almost 3 inches since our visit last year helped out a lot.</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ26Pq7-le6y0qpWtzitH5XhVLBYo6kZiJ26d4Bghnk22NsjCVcC_KH05Lez2iy3e1OucRMiN4m1qzW2g7rt-05iOYpJWXEFZ1grvufyY1uaPfyhhar_GJM5T0i31i4uyFyOHbIyaRcEm/s1600-h/DSCF1235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335071834454158914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ26Pq7-le6y0qpWtzitH5XhVLBYo6kZiJ26d4Bghnk22NsjCVcC_KH05Lez2iy3e1OucRMiN4m1qzW2g7rt-05iOYpJWXEFZ1grvufyY1uaPfyhhar_GJM5T0i31i4uyFyOHbIyaRcEm/s320/DSCF1235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim32iI4pAjwJI-weymWv4v79pNLHBAw-duUS-QRiYWDwUiqF8Y7uo2tfF1aTlGmMhO8AvLqrI_cO1INxWwdB9j2lFGT_f6-tupG4pX1RMolTR_J1Mbmum5B6b1ycWxQI6rmhtLzsRVuVJ8/s1600-h/DSCF1233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335071831798449026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim32iI4pAjwJI-weymWv4v79pNLHBAw-duUS-QRiYWDwUiqF8Y7uo2tfF1aTlGmMhO8AvLqrI_cO1INxWwdB9j2lFGT_f6-tupG4pX1RMolTR_J1Mbmum5B6b1ycWxQI6rmhtLzsRVuVJ8/s320/DSCF1233.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2Gp22W7BuunF9S1IAgk6gxfl3_S-_BDRrynOI7zPSCMh6zlwV7e-EcazFNslcPsUkB3YDevmshHbulTD2ZU9-mbR-iAS5spEadtk92A7F0roKnOz7_RHOxQ4YJmrYsuH49o6uqRhEpVC/s1600-h/DSCF1225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335071825438775154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2Gp22W7BuunF9S1IAgk6gxfl3_S-_BDRrynOI7zPSCMh6zlwV7e-EcazFNslcPsUkB3YDevmshHbulTD2ZU9-mbR-iAS5spEadtk92A7F0roKnOz7_RHOxQ4YJmrYsuH49o6uqRhEpVC/s320/DSCF1225.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSD77mM8DeBoK6tDOAl2RZ8yA4d0Pe-eXAt-5_6Anzw364NSiN3Xj5SPj5FTzXgkdCX8TtMikI2EO598B-sf6mqbB7HNXdk4MN3NDw-aw8jUE1ghbWMMQX8Ok6MYeTj1b_3wwmioLQ3Hf/s1600-h/DSCF1231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335071822169132050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSD77mM8DeBoK6tDOAl2RZ8yA4d0Pe-eXAt-5_6Anzw364NSiN3Xj5SPj5FTzXgkdCX8TtMikI2EO598B-sf6mqbB7HNXdk4MN3NDw-aw8jUE1ghbWMMQX8Ok6MYeTj1b_3wwmioLQ3Hf/s320/DSCF1231.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68Q8Ks85hGjBZP5zMh60JVVA4v0ow29gQKPJiU_jFVECfbbiOiO10ly2yGDorF8DAYxegjFbQpWWb1XXXuwYs4GMm_sX8PkyZbnLbt5VS6ccNpID9rG05fQwevKOc4mbE70KiRt0Wp97I/s1600-h/DSCF1240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335071817211896066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68Q8Ks85hGjBZP5zMh60JVVA4v0ow29gQKPJiU_jFVECfbbiOiO10ly2yGDorF8DAYxegjFbQpWWb1XXXuwYs4GMm_sX8PkyZbnLbt5VS6ccNpID9rG05fQwevKOc4mbE70KiRt0Wp97I/s320/DSCF1240.JPG" border="0" /></a>*This picture cracks me up! Bob the Builder 4D was pretty cool and Rusty kept his even cooler glasses on the whole time.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335078955480406610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5aOXwRFVw6M_AMqA2m26whKgcUsB5rO__gnGovzijaQqpd-X253ghAjG3tciEYSP_bLMqL5hhcoKAwoFLsLu-CrGtEKQeTn0Zay3qHs60GKkCeRlgjFWHsm6bvSYFUvGp9eaGI4v4NRB/s320/DSCF1237.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>We jammed quite a bit into 5 days, but had a lot of fun doing it. I love family vacations!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390685085046949037noreply@blogger.com7