tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34656078509551197862025-11-18T01:50:26.828-08:00Better TogetherEmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-37856734122029024262009-06-16T13:56:00.000-07:002009-06-16T14:19:22.068-07:00For Fun-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZlyUEU7OkoxuldU4cVo8ZPFHs5JapjnVQK5jNflFLa-LAUs-uzzeQA3yZvvI_wjpIqx570noNyZy9_Zl0vHH6RwixnPoJjV_ZWAkZHtOCCciuf4xcPDb4h4FOe8t4fiK0d-CtPFTaBM/s1600-h/DSC_0128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZlyUEU7OkoxuldU4cVo8ZPFHs5JapjnVQK5jNflFLa-LAUs-uzzeQA3yZvvI_wjpIqx570noNyZy9_Zl0vHH6RwixnPoJjV_ZWAkZHtOCCciuf4xcPDb4h4FOe8t4fiK0d-CtPFTaBM/s320/DSC_0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348037792852074434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hLHYZI2i-sNZqLwLiohllRmfpkIKKyWYwP8ZMaf1Zqq-AZJwNXX3aUtFy5T6TD0IgG_RtCuYbv7FpIhHL5E_ip_jSbIKMHsb5vqCwksgh2H4Dh0596k-j1jnNXMFQitzn2kaetyccCA/s1600-h/CIMG3936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4ONIu0P8N9nkqK6YLzsp6urTIGHMJKg9phn9OnFP30mT1YQ1gP1s7ZHOHi54Tt-o3m_H2VjErMZyLhjIlI4VY8Lu__3bbPURShKBWE8RDrkSCOeEJYhNSnNFigkeOq8DElEwnNKNLr0/s320/DSC_0143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348035290743906786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5IrGxtPLAPAYZdf2MqmuL-jJ1F9J7YzIdFoMOG0RC9aY2K3sa1tVq6kxs1Wap7A9Y9jB8fULuhd034X2v7zAhtNWAuoExXxSYUUW_guBIT1TX3uf9tUVLwqNAgnWylQNNEqCKfWhTXo/s1600-h/DSC_0102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5IrGxtPLAPAYZdf2MqmuL-jJ1F9J7YzIdFoMOG0RC9aY2K3sa1tVq6kxs1Wap7A9Y9jB8fULuhd034X2v7zAhtNWAuoExXxSYUUW_guBIT1TX3uf9tUVLwqNAgnWylQNNEqCKfWhTXo/s320/DSC_0102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348035290178408578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm12_DKQHq-atwP1OeU__PIigVTN2ZZGCimzvtaW8dSoTlNBNoxIP62HzGzkDeIP9-0c8z8z6KrVHgVyYcdUCh0NAgkHNBnYHkVZrCukBKEsaE6CsjTd6dGgYCwxpNWOPWhxBkwbGmH0/s1600-h/DSC_0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm12_DKQHq-atwP1OeU__PIigVTN2ZZGCimzvtaW8dSoTlNBNoxIP62HzGzkDeIP9-0c8z8z6KrVHgVyYcdUCh0NAgkHNBnYHkVZrCukBKEsaE6CsjTd6dGgYCwxpNWOPWhxBkwbGmH0/s320/DSC_0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348035283673711442" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-34457285772129674332009-03-04T12:12:00.000-08:002009-03-04T13:39:00.991-08:00Happy Birthday Cinderella!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPr41B71znRnnTTcZv9i3ZBTJHQFfu-lWYBJKeOjzaKsKz6e0MJWG6ZOUzLhMeBMlUxQKvR6mOM_DsMNzfzL4Zz_1sQTmZfqWkiO53vUJucNKKurbS63sd2YL8MU-tJjvoUE7n_K4vlE/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPr41B71znRnnTTcZv9i3ZBTJHQFfu-lWYBJKeOjzaKsKz6e0MJWG6ZOUzLhMeBMlUxQKvR6mOM_DsMNzfzL4Zz_1sQTmZfqWkiO53vUJucNKKurbS63sd2YL8MU-tJjvoUE7n_K4vlE/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309447548578831362" border="0" /></a>We celebrated Claire's 2nd birthday last month. We had a great weekend with bowling, lots of treats, and a little party with her grandparents and Aunt Sis. Of course the party theme was "Princess"- and what a darling little Cinderella she was! Happy Birthday sweetie!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFfKMLJQvj72GlIpdyEGCK49e8SUjWFdicAt03xE1PgWhJ1lK5DzIgO5pVw9H66NEPz6XOkNk28c7PZ5DiLVG_RSz6I1vbFgwHTIMQ7PqYOfB4Em6FkfLy2otB66PNxkumz5hOCzMU4o/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFfKMLJQvj72GlIpdyEGCK49e8SUjWFdicAt03xE1PgWhJ1lK5DzIgO5pVw9H66NEPz6XOkNk28c7PZ5DiLVG_RSz6I1vbFgwHTIMQ7PqYOfB4Em6FkfLy2otB66PNxkumz5hOCzMU4o/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309445604719412594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySDqmqwNcNrPPZ7vaBBweMv591zp8KOVa-zMYF9HwdO5lg1OgupjEzmHBQ2NbqjClZckET9jnByTmLxzcLH5Cgd8XjCjg_Iz-tU6QarTNxs9t3ISfdfhAgdXiJRJlf7exFnQ7e-Votyc/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySDqmqwNcNrPPZ7vaBBweMv591zp8KOVa-zMYF9HwdO5lg1OgupjEzmHBQ2NbqjClZckET9jnByTmLxzcLH5Cgd8XjCjg_Iz-tU6QarTNxs9t3ISfdfhAgdXiJRJlf7exFnQ7e-Votyc/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309445611256235394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUQpXJdoOMEqCOB5IgHZOmRJ0cGHVQF2nOpE5RITaxlG93fyhJtIAo36YrhyphenhyphentTiXZ0j5NB2yEgfzldJnrgCz-ZBiQqvIDLQ-j1zmNfj5LlPnIKmi_Dd61Zxc4oE1g0D9B5fry1K67KZY/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUQpXJdoOMEqCOB5IgHZOmRJ0cGHVQF2nOpE5RITaxlG93fyhJtIAo36YrhyphenhyphentTiXZ0j5NB2yEgfzldJnrgCz-ZBiQqvIDLQ-j1zmNfj5LlPnIKmi_Dd61Zxc4oE1g0D9B5fry1K67KZY/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309445620896747490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BJ1MQ4lLlsRhX2kuiA-pnK6m9A0V1lcbUjK-Q343dxNx_8BwGYwwAtP1ghJ01ZKoDTTf6wyhUIFqdVkWD08rAdqqRKuNjq5BGEoERVke_lMDR1BB3jhLpxP9DA8IfoNC0B65vhBc6A4/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BJ1MQ4lLlsRhX2kuiA-pnK6m9A0V1lcbUjK-Q343dxNx_8BwGYwwAtP1ghJ01ZKoDTTf6wyhUIFqdVkWD08rAdqqRKuNjq5BGEoERVke_lMDR1BB3jhLpxP9DA8IfoNC0B65vhBc6A4/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309447562261723794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsBhwy-kOfO_WYWcLdcxOyTtQbE4E_eF5x8V-fPiCG18Ak0AT1tRt-QZmt21SPcqBACb1sE3CBTwFg8mzgIYJ4syYqjcNPlBd88ONhfaBkdt-qBV0hc6Lc8q57oZRWi_bsJ6N8181Kk0/s1600-h/Claire's+2nd+B-Day099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsBhwy-kOfO_WYWcLdcxOyTtQbE4E_eF5x8V-fPiCG18Ak0AT1tRt-QZmt21SPcqBACb1sE3CBTwFg8mzgIYJ4syYqjcNPlBd88ONhfaBkdt-qBV0hc6Lc8q57oZRWi_bsJ6N8181Kk0/s320/Claire's+2nd+B-Day099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309447545079161026" border="0" /></a>HAHA! My dad's photoshop skills are very impressive, and quite comical at times....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xuf6F7QF-INJeSncGzYwnlQN2QRQyPVUgxZfufRxIBw_aG5oNRp35hrHCAUbXIZf4MwX15DAzIHQqtLd3_Xn4XRmlzVSF74RmTcYXKplbeqpBusKbfDpdQdXCr8_Ud8rWmiQmWE9FTw/s1600-h/Claire+in+a+basket.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xuf6F7QF-INJeSncGzYwnlQN2QRQyPVUgxZfufRxIBw_aG5oNRp35hrHCAUbXIZf4MwX15DAzIHQqtLd3_Xn4XRmlzVSF74RmTcYXKplbeqpBusKbfDpdQdXCr8_Ud8rWmiQmWE9FTw/s320/Claire+in+a+basket.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309450164881127762" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-2555168437651420262009-02-18T12:11:00.001-08:002009-02-18T13:48:44.923-08:00Photo Fest<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuD-6z8Ll3IEuSIM6u44Ghcui60_8JJFOcLHEpTv_q5gOrsyeKFZySztPWGeiDUEBVejsB3SLnkHDsrxh-BZuzwCuIXKtg8oAPWR-GIFYFyUJBLjPxuKV7N1NYiaWdQTjIsmI4N-QLsck/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuD-6z8Ll3IEuSIM6u44Ghcui60_8JJFOcLHEpTv_q5gOrsyeKFZySztPWGeiDUEBVejsB3SLnkHDsrxh-BZuzwCuIXKtg8oAPWR-GIFYFyUJBLjPxuKV7N1NYiaWdQTjIsmI4N-QLsck/s320/Baby+Lucy+189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304252325882333426" border="0" /></a>My sweethearts- right after we arrived home from the hospital<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFX0M7Lh1IjSiP3l7EGo7dYTMGKwrVpVzfqEdbfw75DLdPLHoEneLPkug6Faj9BfrUkaOCWsNyneZoxEWn5tbg9ZUHjeipW__1ugZgFngW1YBfSRQcUm0T1TNDrK_6FMQTPkg3xWuNPw/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFX0M7Lh1IjSiP3l7EGo7dYTMGKwrVpVzfqEdbfw75DLdPLHoEneLPkug6Faj9BfrUkaOCWsNyneZoxEWn5tbg9ZUHjeipW__1ugZgFngW1YBfSRQcUm0T1TNDrK_6FMQTPkg3xWuNPw/s320/Baby+Lucy+174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304252320085410418" border="0" /></a>Lucy getting ready to come home from the hospital<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwaVYPiI8asmGfgaNpyjirySDCNPiAix1Qh16ZI3zqR_G1RnOUhs-WSJWAJNm2zdlg5ZageaJFWX2SxAZTxxDYL9IRUOgUiz0H9X_ISjOUZCHRqsoe87u4zZ7zaYV3UWcOiaY-ZhJzV8/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwaVYPiI8asmGfgaNpyjirySDCNPiAix1Qh16ZI3zqR_G1RnOUhs-WSJWAJNm2zdlg5ZageaJFWX2SxAZTxxDYL9IRUOgUiz0H9X_ISjOUZCHRqsoe87u4zZ7zaYV3UWcOiaY-ZhJzV8/s320/Baby+Lucy+170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304252309354207650" border="0" /></a>The enormously talented Grandma ReVoe came to visit the night we came home, and brought the most darling and beautiful quilt! Thanks so much!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTuo7hZM-AkJ9oXHE0s_kZe08d5bOHfr1nl7Qb4kAIwTu40hr3JfRSkajlD9QqFWG3YF0WbP-dpEQKJveZQ3bLaKydWdqcb1CUVB-NNnZFYLp8e_1xbprHE8x4bQ_fKtsmR0Numwp80U/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTuo7hZM-AkJ9oXHE0s_kZe08d5bOHfr1nl7Qb4kAIwTu40hr3JfRSkajlD9QqFWG3YF0WbP-dpEQKJveZQ3bLaKydWdqcb1CUVB-NNnZFYLp8e_1xbprHE8x4bQ_fKtsmR0Numwp80U/s320/Baby+Lucy+200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304255482875573426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHbnIFlBV42xvdV97fP2Q2LDvWpVoQ432NxXx4I-CcfFNnKwwuBpvS90mneHPRh445vm-YwwFUhGCLHnnHslbjhOPWOix9NXECvbOUZS-dNv4gEuguYlydoC7elgz2Wr_VhYm1aFhKMU/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHbnIFlBV42xvdV97fP2Q2LDvWpVoQ432NxXx4I-CcfFNnKwwuBpvS90mneHPRh445vm-YwwFUhGCLHnnHslbjhOPWOix9NXECvbOUZS-dNv4gEuguYlydoC7elgz2Wr_VhYm1aFhKMU/s320/Baby+Lucy+208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304245392907433506" border="0" /></a>This is how we find Claire most of the time- telling us "Bye bye! Going to Schooo!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoZQdMj8iCldpVPW4hn-LY2Py53Cx5FPFS_vC_gRP2nVbk7aZ57R_ECRommfkafQ7QqypA43d-zncxmGuwjw0f4ECz3-5VV_-NelVqeG5WKh5gZWV2om-AoyfWiG-KS3s5WP5iMJRiLE/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoZQdMj8iCldpVPW4hn-LY2Py53Cx5FPFS_vC_gRP2nVbk7aZ57R_ECRommfkafQ7QqypA43d-zncxmGuwjw0f4ECz3-5VV_-NelVqeG5WKh5gZWV2om-AoyfWiG-KS3s5WP5iMJRiLE/s320/Baby+Lucy+214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304245355608017890" border="0" /></a>Florrie- Who does Lucy look like in this picture? I think she looks just like baby Savy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzL7F9_s3eei7WOUdT5_ulUI7poqyYj5KDvPYhJp92T3r8RkWuitUJd_QCEjsatp9ipUxugYjqoNTxGck-S3jUOlZXlYjFKUyuBO5CAzhkdA_lGJlaawksDW-JJHdURT3h9zY5PCB_Rw/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzL7F9_s3eei7WOUdT5_ulUI7poqyYj5KDvPYhJp92T3r8RkWuitUJd_QCEjsatp9ipUxugYjqoNTxGck-S3jUOlZXlYjFKUyuBO5CAzhkdA_lGJlaawksDW-JJHdURT3h9zY5PCB_Rw/s320/Baby+Lucy+249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304245354373220658" border="0" /></a>Our adorable little Lucy Pie- Claire informed me that this was her name<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4hHJkcb4-ZjvVq3rCgb6XrF3nG3RKFiULLlAHFadDSRz6CwtVXOiEJGXFbgpinK_ZRFQ7cvmEisJ1YpDKzdn4iKzIy-X9ttQ3zBLccCiu66vHLkt2Nj6E1p41gNqd7UMuA_p1SKaWTc/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4hHJkcb4-ZjvVq3rCgb6XrF3nG3RKFiULLlAHFadDSRz6CwtVXOiEJGXFbgpinK_ZRFQ7cvmEisJ1YpDKzdn4iKzIy-X9ttQ3zBLccCiu66vHLkt2Nj6E1p41gNqd7UMuA_p1SKaWTc/s320/Baby+Lucy+238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304245348023481810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ojX760owPm7lNUDtSNvdmWwApQFyko8l5G-jmuxaCgx1mjaeqYLJUxU1OOO6gJglceeA6n0wLSq7D_ILxrina0vNf9Vm49hwjnkaXp-W5U4qZQzrv8XA7lGc_j1InyhSVI7LZEuo7hg/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ojX760owPm7lNUDtSNvdmWwApQFyko8l5G-jmuxaCgx1mjaeqYLJUxU1OOO6gJglceeA6n0wLSq7D_ILxrina0vNf9Vm49hwjnkaXp-W5U4qZQzrv8XA7lGc_j1InyhSVI7LZEuo7hg/s320/Baby+Lucy+271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304243836133142354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPvpqT74i6tVwL6OP-SyryDFEISiRrXGT4gvcBDQTVUf8KwSvh6ZnJziItj5CtRz5q4b8Epogtr4MNadQDEWarSUCEfRVnSZNVh-zua1XEX5sH1JHSKdIUx4pkewFjt0yvo5-xAxOcwA/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPvpqT74i6tVwL6OP-SyryDFEISiRrXGT4gvcBDQTVUf8KwSvh6ZnJziItj5CtRz5q4b8Epogtr4MNadQDEWarSUCEfRVnSZNVh-zua1XEX5sH1JHSKdIUx4pkewFjt0yvo5-xAxOcwA/s320/Baby+Lucy+293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304243822758013458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lonOJlIuPaseo0MHUoAUdO4XSBMuMlXm1Z_fp3uhupHB1GlbIu7XYI0iCFXca3x51Is6yEl0an2YxIAke8YRqPSR_9kFk048v71k14Weaw5E73kBCD_QbgFfHHFxlEvR5O2SESypwqQ/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lonOJlIuPaseo0MHUoAUdO4XSBMuMlXm1Z_fp3uhupHB1GlbIu7XYI0iCFXca3x51Is6yEl0an2YxIAke8YRqPSR_9kFk048v71k14Weaw5E73kBCD_QbgFfHHFxlEvR5O2SESypwqQ/s320/Baby+Lucy+322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304243819668257362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBDfmWbiZy0EqWcH9rKRy1QyvvKukYZDS-s-fHW69sAaK1DMv2NUhLyeW14aEAqy57gNfS4OR5ycVoHoWNvH8RaorVmBfDLgwr4OuLLhuJ5yxDukzLmB_R1c0QMb33YK19CCtueFs-Xc/s1600-h/Baby+Lucy+343.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBDfmWbiZy0EqWcH9rKRy1QyvvKukYZDS-s-fHW69sAaK1DMv2NUhLyeW14aEAqy57gNfS4OR5ycVoHoWNvH8RaorVmBfDLgwr4OuLLhuJ5yxDukzLmB_R1c0QMb33YK19CCtueFs-Xc/s320/Baby+Lucy+343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304243811088041058" border="0" /></a>Four generations- pretty cool huh? <br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-47465645388310993822009-01-30T08:08:00.000-08:002009-01-30T10:43:20.394-08:00Meet LucyShe is FINALLY here! <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Lucy Jean Nuttall</span></span> was born Saturday January 24th at 8:54 am. She weighs 7 lb 9 oz, 19 1/2 in long, and in our opinion, is the definition of bliss and perfection!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9nkvFhVHhbyRn9VSH1wKzZ45yo99dR3gqmhJL2D6XOCTkWRjqtJVdsR2igDzeWg0b7UAJtZWcTiXp6HIrSnLnp-Hu7ISRgukgWTOsDBwEJE7faEZGyqb8k3hA_o6BBcWOy52MrUPvc/s1600-h/Lucy+109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9nkvFhVHhbyRn9VSH1wKzZ45yo99dR3gqmhJL2D6XOCTkWRjqtJVdsR2igDzeWg0b7UAJtZWcTiXp6HIrSnLnp-Hu7ISRgukgWTOsDBwEJE7faEZGyqb8k3hA_o6BBcWOy52MrUPvc/s320/Lucy+109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297153728944839938" border="0" /></a>I will try to keep the details to a minimum, but basically I was having pretty good contractions all day Friday. By 11:00 pm, they were coming less than five minutes apart, so we decided it was time to go to the hospital. I labored all night (they wouldn't do anything to speed up the labor because I was "Group B" positive) and finally was ready to deliver at about 8:15. Once the doctor arrived (about 8:35) she was born in less than fifteen minutes and two pushes! -she certainly knew the way to my heart :).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYloEvWw2oZdsTkhoujqHY_EJrY7-PrCY2VVFFUw7_VarGH29TInXTDVIVhgkWdeAioOmuVePVnAlQQTmRgu_EDm1eiIoPZLOz8RktyNSy48bvjFnQm8Kl7Eb23otGhQySRjCiTcO4Q8/s1600-h/Lucy+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYloEvWw2oZdsTkhoujqHY_EJrY7-PrCY2VVFFUw7_VarGH29TInXTDVIVhgkWdeAioOmuVePVnAlQQTmRgu_EDm1eiIoPZLOz8RktyNSy48bvjFnQm8Kl7Eb23otGhQySRjCiTcO4Q8/s320/Lucy+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297149698718573426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXy6MNoE32YLjmnydVFJFOj8MS-zKk8W7LnrtAfrorVZjpKfNeq367HXbbU_y_nUZPNVxTIxKaXGMDsPYnrscxeIe6r8x-P1ZUNHg_g0akzN-iQ4wdw53YR7egFdKBUL-fS0iep9_eBU/s1600-h/Lucy+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXy6MNoE32YLjmnydVFJFOj8MS-zKk8W7LnrtAfrorVZjpKfNeq367HXbbU_y_nUZPNVxTIxKaXGMDsPYnrscxeIe6r8x-P1ZUNHg_g0akzN-iQ4wdw53YR7egFdKBUL-fS0iep9_eBU/s320/Lucy+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297153139767757250" border="0" /></a>our support team- faithful grandmothers who were there with us all night!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiod1rABul6gXkHSfHhrY21oY__j6O6KCnAI7qIrRna-tziGNiQ1dxrWlfKGinZ9LX6kGRak3O9Hrur1WJwOTv9DKCy9kgyCT3P2RLBZxxvTbUdcpBBYqBvyXAHNSGSQsBNCaL-GUAEE/s1600-h/Lucy+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiod1rABul6gXkHSfHhrY21oY__j6O6KCnAI7qIrRna-tziGNiQ1dxrWlfKGinZ9LX6kGRak3O9Hrur1WJwOTv9DKCy9kgyCT3P2RLBZxxvTbUdcpBBYqBvyXAHNSGSQsBNCaL-GUAEE/s320/Lucy+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297149707724961058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDHtWP_mGJgm6zC8n34AK9dsko82RGt5Nqnt4JehF_V03aA8S1ZHzr-P-z7U_non6xkvlPA1rKyH6CC_AdboLoksfsJ_PTgd_ixdq0PIeJhpO2Tm8w1FPlKBbDU5VpUKkrjTmSm5LnJM/s1600-h/Lucy+061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDHtWP_mGJgm6zC8n34AK9dsko82RGt5Nqnt4JehF_V03aA8S1ZHzr-P-z7U_non6xkvlPA1rKyH6CC_AdboLoksfsJ_PTgd_ixdq0PIeJhpO2Tm8w1FPlKBbDU5VpUKkrjTmSm5LnJM/s320/Lucy+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297149699953676226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInZvrDuBVUHKK1PcuUbCNGrRBGk3ThP7WNzw5pl8OOtwnbC4pE3SO6pmjUhHN2coe9CO77kmlrdy7EgXuPPjBhfrUS3mfpG_J34JJjRVY0Mbxb-k3WbJkdmKOnOg2-nlbF-AeXxetICM/s1600-h/Lucy+123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInZvrDuBVUHKK1PcuUbCNGrRBGk3ThP7WNzw5pl8OOtwnbC4pE3SO6pmjUhHN2coe9CO77kmlrdy7EgXuPPjBhfrUS3mfpG_J34JJjRVY0Mbxb-k3WbJkdmKOnOg2-nlbF-AeXxetICM/s320/Lucy+123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297156034301223442" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She is an absolute <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">ANGEL</span> and we are so thrilled to welcome her into our family.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ISKBiHdk5vWACOuzPy0xxWw6k1FG04sLkAQ4BUZzarg-Gf26-zV_dSCfcydd4QMVoK3ThvgQXNZKfANaQ4RmQ4lzt3efu0HpqD15jjUdMwzNhH8STDdXArklIuiK8Tgao5FwZX8PmeM/s1600-h/Lucy+135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ISKBiHdk5vWACOuzPy0xxWw6k1FG04sLkAQ4BUZzarg-Gf26-zV_dSCfcydd4QMVoK3ThvgQXNZKfANaQ4RmQ4lzt3efu0HpqD15jjUdMwzNhH8STDdXArklIuiK8Tgao5FwZX8PmeM/s320/Lucy+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297157101531248018" border="0" /></a>*Even Claire acts like Lucy has been part of the family forever- she loves her and for the most part is very gentle with her (except for one minor incident where she tried to push her off the bed- yeah, more to come on this story- it is worthy of it's own post:).<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-42406121739266799042009-01-23T15:38:00.000-08:002009-01-23T20:19:59.363-08:00overdue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1UPC2hXCMW11obWH2rGfAxU2tegy2CX0MZKS9AqX-CSTRaIMp2ZXMJSD1TiNcTCYspHL2PoTPolIlmlwzgOV0FOBTTgRbj9zIc3anpWdcp9BahIBg31QuDefzmWGOe8khhZH0fCUGyY/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1UPC2hXCMW11obWH2rGfAxU2tegy2CX0MZKS9AqX-CSTRaIMp2ZXMJSD1TiNcTCYspHL2PoTPolIlmlwzgOV0FOBTTgRbj9zIc3anpWdcp9BahIBg31QuDefzmWGOe8khhZH0fCUGyY/s320/Christmas+2008+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294709500606655074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1UPC2hXCMW11obWH2rGfAxU2tegy2CX0MZKS9AqX-CSTRaIMp2ZXMJSD1TiNcTCYspHL2PoTPolIlmlwzgOV0FOBTTgRbj9zIc3anpWdcp9BahIBg31QuDefzmWGOe8khhZH0fCUGyY/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+015.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1UPC2hXCMW11obWH2rGfAxU2tegy2CX0MZKS9AqX-CSTRaIMp2ZXMJSD1TiNcTCYspHL2PoTPolIlmlwzgOV0FOBTTgRbj9zIc3anpWdcp9BahIBg31QuDefzmWGOe8khhZH0fCUGyY/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+015.JPG">Literally. And in so many ways. But the most pressing (also to be taken literally) is the fact that my baby Lucy was due to come 3 days ago! What a pill! But I can't complain too badly... she is looking healthy and well, I am not too uncomfortable, and every day that passes is one more to devote to the little Princess Claire. I mostly feel bad for Todd who is SO anxious for this baby to get here that I am about to try to snatch up some Zanex or something to tide him over :) Wish us luck.<br /><br />Since it has been so long, here are a few pictures just for fun:</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVeETm-Rq1iZu2J5alNSS2-ny43AurX2cc0urICO5cg99E9BmOhp9FPX2E2EDSIPfhqmErusFNqpUlv9SOWdZEQKOq_uYW49NIHvYG3y441ngTr02HfoCizXaxkzWqeoEtBSt8g7cIYM/s1600-h/DSC_0087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVeETm-Rq1iZu2J5alNSS2-ny43AurX2cc0urICO5cg99E9BmOhp9FPX2E2EDSIPfhqmErusFNqpUlv9SOWdZEQKOq_uYW49NIHvYG3y441ngTr02HfoCizXaxkzWqeoEtBSt8g7cIYM/s320/DSC_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294708993935694978" border="0" /></a>Claire's new hobby: bowling. And she usually gets a better score than I do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M4TXuKG9cuL5eSaUZM4pa5ss_QEhEpXoVBCWgphyphenhyphenUIiBs1HUbyr_2MkiINVuSx6UhKK5BcHX32FbWzjJA8UK1dwvEcpDB4-bfZVef8IujCp8Dy1KzSbfpyu4cX4f35sG8IQyYRhWuGg/s1600-h/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M4TXuKG9cuL5eSaUZM4pa5ss_QEhEpXoVBCWgphyphenhyphenUIiBs1HUbyr_2MkiINVuSx6UhKK5BcHX32FbWzjJA8UK1dwvEcpDB4-bfZVef8IujCp8Dy1KzSbfpyu4cX4f35sG8IQyYRhWuGg/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294708990311524002" border="0" /></a>Claire's other favorite hobby: Wearing "pinchess" dresses and dancing around the house... usually to songs from one of her favorite "moonies," "chanted!"Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-83216432123456452312008-10-01T10:26:00.001-07:002008-10-01T10:47:35.642-07:00Conversations with ClaireI guess it really is time to have another baby. My baby Claire is not so much a baby anymore, as evidenced by this recent conversation (as if the fact that we are even <span style="font-style: italic;">having</span> a conversation is not proof enough):<br />Claire: (while laying flat on her back in the bath with only her little face and belly sticking out of the water) "Tickle mommy!" (pulling my hand to her tummy)<br /><br />Me: "Ok. Claire are you going to start sleeping in a big girl bed?"<br /><br />Claire: "Yeah, Gramma's." (this is where the "big girl bed" Claire will probably be using currently resides)<br /><br />Me: "Yep, your big girl bed is at Grandma's right now, but we are going to bring it to YOUR room. Who is going to need your crib?<br /><br />Claire: (sits up) "Baby!" (pointing to my tummy-laughs as usual when she notices my bulging stomach)<br /><br />Me: "That's right! What is baby sister's name?"<br /><br />Claire: "ZUCIE!" (then lays back down in the water, grabs my hand, and says..."Ticka... nigh, nigh.")<br /><br />There you have it. Big sister Claire is ready to share her crib and make room for little "Zucie."<br /><br />*Oh, and if you don't believe me that my little 20 month old child is really that insistent on being "tickled" constantly, just look at these pictures as proof. Thanks Chelsey:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_844yw3fj0s3aFM4dlhK5InjpeWO4nZcOCn8cDmxN5meknEMOHW5zp9B75cMlEj4rCDSS0r8y5azD_pLS7E709byGpHe-3yoL0EwjN_ft09ganx8DnLecsCKVWKqxstnXbMPRZ4gTjE/s1600-h/CIMG3545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_844yw3fj0s3aFM4dlhK5InjpeWO4nZcOCn8cDmxN5meknEMOHW5zp9B75cMlEj4rCDSS0r8y5azD_pLS7E709byGpHe-3yoL0EwjN_ft09ganx8DnLecsCKVWKqxstnXbMPRZ4gTjE/s320/CIMG3545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252242578477634866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy46DrnCP1XZ4Ron_xdqaYMbEI6Pd9HiVu6T2AiAVcTw_sEYASjTKtSqYFqLYe2yh9b8sfG9r7DeEjgI6Ok6wAeYkPJ6yFPT4Dnk-TmV9vlo-ieo5_YtQboQc0FyM3VjFYwv2w2MXQ3w/s1600-h/CIMG3541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy46DrnCP1XZ4Ron_xdqaYMbEI6Pd9HiVu6T2AiAVcTw_sEYASjTKtSqYFqLYe2yh9b8sfG9r7DeEjgI6Ok6wAeYkPJ6yFPT4Dnk-TmV9vlo-ieo5_YtQboQc0FyM3VjFYwv2w2MXQ3w/s320/CIMG3541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252242583307853330" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-8978977662925892062008-09-26T11:45:00.001-07:002008-09-26T12:01:22.374-07:00Aminals.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnptml1p4loIXWslp_K0zPKsoVFT6_byZcbk85dNuS7DqTRXej3Qlwu5ViuEs6QNKh45i6YzvoaumdbPFOTLbXqkJqhqtRzq605VC0wm6BIxNRabQsD198Fk-AXnA7I_BRfqfZx8_pPtA/s1600-h/CIMG3279.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnptml1p4loIXWslp_K0zPKsoVFT6_byZcbk85dNuS7DqTRXej3Qlwu5ViuEs6QNKh45i6YzvoaumdbPFOTLbXqkJqhqtRzq605VC0wm6BIxNRabQsD198Fk-AXnA7I_BRfqfZx8_pPtA/s320/CIMG3279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250404746836268962" border="0" /></a>Over the summer, Claire developed quite an obsession with animals. Namely (in order of greatest enthusiasm) "Doggos," "Kitty's," "Bowdie's" (birds) and "Orsies." I promise, you have never in your life seen a child get so excited about seeing an animal. And she is pretty fearless. If I were a good mother, I would have a picture of her with her favorite "doggo" of them all, "Choco," that lives down the street from us. It is the cutest little Pomeranian (I think) and Claire goes nuts over it, letting it jump right up on her and lick her face and her hands... she just squeals and thinks it is the greatest thing ever. When we even talk about Choco, she holds her hand out in a fist to show me what she does to let the doggie lick her hand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39vmqgmXG3L_Du5NeupAnatjHfKI7xbzus9xK0ymmhcgSBoq_rexXAjigCKy3HBBw81cnVDyeIDVCH8wIaAjUSzaQ4VX-2d13TaWGTI0sePhYJd6GE_R3p3gbozNp3dy5_p16pmus7BA/s1600-h/CIMG3278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39vmqgmXG3L_Du5NeupAnatjHfKI7xbzus9xK0ymmhcgSBoq_rexXAjigCKy3HBBw81cnVDyeIDVCH8wIaAjUSzaQ4VX-2d13TaWGTI0sePhYJd6GE_R3p3gbozNp3dy5_p16pmus7BA/s320/CIMG3278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250404752322430498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYzaYX2nZz5vJhbTLtXgebiLnySzsG6P7IaiNLpoEPmLuNEGgruUm8AgX3DZ8dxnMmHU9NZeoe1qSKfMnYRX9wQQ80wGfQKaPQf4oM_Ki80ZAaJSeSPPfaRECHLfqqOQwaQUnB-JVC94/s1600-h/CIMG3289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYzaYX2nZz5vJhbTLtXgebiLnySzsG6P7IaiNLpoEPmLuNEGgruUm8AgX3DZ8dxnMmHU9NZeoe1qSKfMnYRX9wQQ80wGfQKaPQf4oM_Ki80ZAaJSeSPPfaRECHLfqqOQwaQUnB-JVC94/s320/CIMG3289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250404750210851714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUR1bQbe4W4x93kXMFxT7jx4cNNm33nygfu6O8dlny1LqzGQ48VXyosHqtQfUy0_N0SPTLnAR3DIExovCq4kEq3KmgSyfizc3lB9bsMRgrasgJYCAmplXA8sswfDbNheiT4Y3sLdhE2w/s1600-h/CIMG3325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUR1bQbe4W4x93kXMFxT7jx4cNNm33nygfu6O8dlny1LqzGQ48VXyosHqtQfUy0_N0SPTLnAR3DIExovCq4kEq3KmgSyfizc3lB9bsMRgrasgJYCAmplXA8sswfDbNheiT4Y3sLdhE2w/s320/CIMG3325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250404759735300594" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-12600955197091077222008-09-08T20:55:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:43:04.599-07:00Fitness@Lunch<div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">So my talented hubby has set out on yet another endeavor. He and his friend Mike have decided to share their enthusiasm and knowledge in the fitness arena, and have created a website called Fitness@Lunch. If I were smart enough to place a link "here" I would, but believe it or not my computer illiteracy is just that profound, and I do not know how to do that:) So if you want to check them out- and believe me, you do- simply click here <a href="http://www.fitnessatlunch.com/">Fitness@Lunch</a> .<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jordanfreeweights.com/store/image/y0fa/Chrome_Dumbells_Chrome_Dumbell_Set_1-10kg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 108px;" src="http://www.jordanfreeweights.com/store/image/y0fa/Chrome_Dumbells_Chrome_Dumbell_Set_1-10kg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I am really excited about what they are doing with their site. They utilize a variety of fitness professionals to write interesting and informational articles, and also mix in some of their own opinions and enthusiasm in personal editorials about what keeps them motivated in their quest for better health. One of their frequent contributors also happens to be one of my favorite people in the world- my best friend from years and years back, the one and only Megan Smith! She is amazing and certainly knows her stuff.</span> Anyway- check it out!</div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-89011872871418208062008-08-26T13:26:00.001-07:002008-08-26T15:14:21.355-07:00This Summer We....<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">1) ...Found Out We Are Having Another Baby!</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This is not news to many of you, but being the biggest highlight of our summer, I would be amiss to not include this in our summer happenings. We are so excited to welcome Baby #2 into our family around January 21st of next year, and we are DYING for next Wednesday to come quick so Claire can find out if she is having a baby sister or brother:)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br />2) ...Went Swimming! </span></span>Beside's the large amount of hours spent at the pool this summer, we also took swimming lessons with two of our very favorite people, Cason and Lauren. This first picture is of the two munchkins on their way to one of their lessons- I am just surprised that they aren't holding hands like they usually do in the car :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53YAFLDMVwKQ4_DwQtkyfNnFSlRoziqyFd_xEQV0LmMY_7przrrDR-X5pNHZn5F_5JCyzmCSCpnoZUEqIXr2X23y_P3arVwilcLcZCP3oGKESK5Jzr6zaO2NmZ559UuyZEvRSb9l8es4/s1600-h/CIMG3246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53YAFLDMVwKQ4_DwQtkyfNnFSlRoziqyFd_xEQV0LmMY_7przrrDR-X5pNHZn5F_5JCyzmCSCpnoZUEqIXr2X23y_P3arVwilcLcZCP3oGKESK5Jzr6zaO2NmZ559UuyZEvRSb9l8es4/s320/CIMG3246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238927649037480338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2OhZgoBKXf30Ugl17vU4n-VitlbAvir70dbJAHumnr-jLIO6aAPX8Krn27miGYofemP54n1IxWzdjMZXgXNpjZ0lLfg9CXh0KToLN-rek80QfG3T62kgsUYc214H0GKxvXSG7px-rFY/s1600-h/CIMG3445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2OhZgoBKXf30Ugl17vU4n-VitlbAvir70dbJAHumnr-jLIO6aAPX8Krn27miGYofemP54n1IxWzdjMZXgXNpjZ0lLfg9CXh0KToLN-rek80QfG3T62kgsUYc214H0GKxvXSG7px-rFY/s320/CIMG3445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238927667800225218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Cason and Claire just waiting for their turn in the pool. *Notice the baby Claire is holding: This was the baby that the teacher used to demonstrate what the parents should be doing with their baby. But by about the third lesson, Claire deemed it hers, and from the second she got there, until it was time to go home, she only parted with it when the teacher ABSOLUTELY needed it. I am not kidding: she went and picked it up on our way in, and held it the whole time we were putting sunscreen and swim diapers on. She played with it in the pool, and cuddled it the whole time she was drying off, eating a snack, and getting changed to go home(of course wanting me to dry baby off and give her snacks too). Then the last thing she would do as we were leaving was give the baby a kiss and set her by the side of the pool, waving "bye-bye" to her until she couldn't see her anymore. And the funny part is that there was this unspoken understanding by the other parents and babies that the doll was Claire's, and no one ever even tried to take it from her, so we didn't bother sharing:)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB96Y7qaOyqZ1DOHJW4LlXZVEE9GFTKVtASEoWhwo9RZ1q6JTBuVjfQXVFYjQKAItDIGBcO40_vuOnXl6mCnsEwn9HDUeZxxpnx047BYa3Pz-C6nO6PIzKNn99NdraG4X_FQX_J0xOlI/s1600-h/CIMG3454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB96Y7qaOyqZ1DOHJW4LlXZVEE9GFTKVtASEoWhwo9RZ1q6JTBuVjfQXVFYjQKAItDIGBcO40_vuOnXl6mCnsEwn9HDUeZxxpnx047BYa3Pz-C6nO6PIzKNn99NdraG4X_FQX_J0xOlI/s320/CIMG3454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238927676031832018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAxXw_zUmWE7Rv1_KAz7g2RsqBS_mFGeRCnGWUTHpdkTp197XjzsX7oueAtvAzVUYVVyziiI-XVNs5MvnOD5r4KT4aKXlZ_BUDL9gQNl2A7bFdR5gAaPkLGQcetSthTZ-TvdvoFAKvE/s1600-h/CIMG3269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAxXw_zUmWE7Rv1_KAz7g2RsqBS_mFGeRCnGWUTHpdkTp197XjzsX7oueAtvAzVUYVVyziiI-XVNs5MvnOD5r4KT4aKXlZ_BUDL9gQNl2A7bFdR5gAaPkLGQcetSthTZ-TvdvoFAKvE/s320/CIMG3269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238927658184587154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVj4J0st9ekM3WKYcyx9JbRTPt3VWM0wEKHdMsUQu-hLyKrmUM0R-5-_w2i-ogY5z7qZ-MpRkOaG1iC0NLqG2PeqCDO6Sg1xIjb-VSqwl7tbYQpePis7xcuYlH7qr8dZThPaY0LmAj2A/s1600-h/CIMG3263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVj4J0st9ekM3WKYcyx9JbRTPt3VWM0wEKHdMsUQu-hLyKrmUM0R-5-_w2i-ogY5z7qZ-MpRkOaG1iC0NLqG2PeqCDO6Sg1xIjb-VSqwl7tbYQpePis7xcuYlH7qr8dZThPaY0LmAj2A/s320/CIMG3263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238933276615980146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">3) ...Planted a Garden! <span style="font-size:100%;">-and developed a new hobby. In the spring, my friend Amber took a square-foot gardening class and was nice enough to impart much of her wisdom on me (I had been wanting to start some type of gardening for a long time). So with A LOT of help from Amber, I planted some Zucchini and Yellow Squash, and tomatoes. At this point I was on a roll, so I decided to go for the gusto, ignored HOA guidelines, and planted flowers in my front yard space as well. We planted at the end of May, and a few weeks later...</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yowJZocWIzh3vrQOVimAVxjPzmI4Dq7DcP7CD-HtoBK_h-xxqgyG1GeKUrJUCCZP-8jkqaBRv-7bjY-j27r1_31-Asc_g6DZzhR-mPGe_6txcnPx2Oizyy7VIRoPRpQmC6DmRpZyZHY/s1600-h/CIMG3412.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoHrv-nL2kbWs6GrbBlNZIfzZmHhgpg2_94MaHcImP2abEB0u40UWFddSX2ZLKTJh4CrnXtoXTlD3CTaRjTLpMasVyUxgMGbpugojVJxJhN3SEeABg5Zp-qAcWoRzIXNE11KrCYc4O6E/s1600-h/CIMG3156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoHrv-nL2kbWs6GrbBlNZIfzZmHhgpg2_94MaHcImP2abEB0u40UWFddSX2ZLKTJh4CrnXtoXTlD3CTaRjTLpMasVyUxgMGbpugojVJxJhN3SEeABg5Zp-qAcWoRzIXNE11KrCYc4O6E/s320/CIMG3156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238938943518277522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjOxEiMaMPYLH_G-FM_hcnqMUfEwBPgRBvqYCkewZxzuse6kpPyNMXFHxhtFNgvoep8VfdJ6MzQTZgmEaVa8Kbw5HJSHaZvf9bcaUb_sMqn71vBv2zrNMntNkzW48ywhGVlXto1OR7fg/s1600-h/CIMG3157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjOxEiMaMPYLH_G-FM_hcnqMUfEwBPgRBvqYCkewZxzuse6kpPyNMXFHxhtFNgvoep8VfdJ6MzQTZgmEaVa8Kbw5HJSHaZvf9bcaUb_sMqn71vBv2zrNMntNkzW48ywhGVlXto1OR7fg/s320/CIMG3157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238938946610336066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrydckqRxkesYmuITa4KCiMGOKZbIdldDpz-jhWVqJwa2T2JPFDbAIbQ-O9NVwuouBN6OMsnKmI2tXKnVRnS7BWpkWVEWqx8zcTkVJFTL9m7dJzXTVZITtJ52r2BbPwVBPGuaQmnTfNM/s1600-h/CIMG3409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrydckqRxkesYmuITa4KCiMGOKZbIdldDpz-jhWVqJwa2T2JPFDbAIbQ-O9NVwuouBN6OMsnKmI2tXKnVRnS7BWpkWVEWqx8zcTkVJFTL9m7dJzXTVZITtJ52r2BbPwVBPGuaQmnTfNM/s320/CIMG3409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238938956043772274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2XLReEh128y8ivxqC-mT97DGld0dBcsHqnva2LM7V2LwAkGpJXURUbIlJMo7S6k_8cgbThlRr8hqvq6T7cpXRuaOABQRt7CWMJ_CZKGEPZ5LKmBbvMkvA0NDlF_9ZJNX8_dIPZZa8BA/s1600-h/CIMG3412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2XLReEh128y8ivxqC-mT97DGld0dBcsHqnva2LM7V2LwAkGpJXURUbIlJMo7S6k_8cgbThlRr8hqvq6T7cpXRuaOABQRt7CWMJ_CZKGEPZ5LKmBbvMkvA0NDlF_9ZJNX8_dIPZZa8BA/s320/CIMG3412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238938962930126466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">These pictures are of our first "harvest." Little did we know that by the end of the summer we would have a jungle in our backyard, and squash coming out our ears! Needless to say we have eaten our fair share of fresh squash and zucchini cookies, zucchini soup, zucchini bread... you get the idea. We are more than willing to share by the way:)<br />The fun part has been going outside with Claire, and watering our flowers and our garden. She pulls her wagon full of gardening paraphernalia, and is such a great helper (especially if our goal is to "dead head" perfectly beautiful flowers:). She gets so excited when we talk about "flowers" or "veggies," and always runs to the window and points to our little plot. What a fun thing it has turned out to be, and next year we will better know what to do, and expand our options!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pbWYzczGI12H-PpA1p_IVvcGUsgmaR3hReYTKKMmlqSkyERqwUM3lWNo2EdWtd5K2qg6in_KTxY04t-furBdhyphenhyphenvthBWrW9c0oLZMWhimfeTZ7sb2he-6nWaa15rf6xpNok4bFQgPf4o/s1600-h/CIMG3493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pbWYzczGI12H-PpA1p_IVvcGUsgmaR3hReYTKKMmlqSkyERqwUM3lWNo2EdWtd5K2qg6in_KTxY04t-furBdhyphenhyphenvthBWrW9c0oLZMWhimfeTZ7sb2he-6nWaa15rf6xpNok4bFQgPf4o/s320/CIMG3493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238948847770076690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9F21TAdGsq-_Mhz0dQiHa5qnJOI6nWfOjdy9mJ_bHH3ZXWph5RT7E6FoSXVbLGZOE3FlvBbF57O16CIi52gM7_2nGOLMAktkUUbMbPInWCWUYl_-GD2Rd4qi74FkEVoEdhAInEzcW_w/s1600-h/CIMG3494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9F21TAdGsq-_Mhz0dQiHa5qnJOI6nWfOjdy9mJ_bHH3ZXWph5RT7E6FoSXVbLGZOE3FlvBbF57O16CIi52gM7_2nGOLMAktkUUbMbPInWCWUYl_-GD2Rd4qi74FkEVoEdhAInEzcW_w/s320/CIMG3494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238948856176159906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjl4u7SAPS6OwFt20Qq_WUp69Pf3z2MFm1hZODudZtJwKZLlPLyihOFmOVuKwO9QMQeyLhk4uV60jtocFUK1fBcbSbLozkuaTEie-owKT0YTyzH8Y9cisqnJs8x_Fu-zZkxxBz9ZWm8c/s1600-h/CIMG3495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjl4u7SAPS6OwFt20Qq_WUp69Pf3z2MFm1hZODudZtJwKZLlPLyihOFmOVuKwO9QMQeyLhk4uV60jtocFUK1fBcbSbLozkuaTEie-owKT0YTyzH8Y9cisqnJs8x_Fu-zZkxxBz9ZWm8c/s320/CIMG3495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238948866609739922" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-87982901104584277232008-06-25T16:47:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:10:50.565-07:00Rules ChangeSo I have been (sporadically) blogging now for a little over a year. And in said time, I have been nothing but nice to my handsome husband (see 3 posts down for further confirmation). Now, handsome husband enters the blogging world, and it takes him only TWO posts to be humorous at wife's expense! Oh how the "Nuttall Family News" is about to change my dear! No more little miss nice girl from this little wifey- oh no! A new dawn is about to break on this blogspot, so hold on tight, it's gonna get interesting:)<br /><br />READ: <span style="font-weight: bold;">No real feelings or marriages were harmed during the course of this blogging exchange</span>. If I hadn't laughed so hard, or known that 90% of what was written below was true, perhaps I may have taken offense, but seriously... hilarious.<br /><br />Oh yes, and just to clear up a misconception:<br />Although there are numerous other erroneous comments made in the post below, let me just make it known that I RARELY get to sleep in until 9:00 am. In fact I am usually on my way to the park to go walking by then! (LAUREN CAN VOUCH FOR ME!) I am not complaining because my munchkin DOES usually sleep until about 8:15, but by implying that I lazily sleep until 9:00 is completely insane!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6e2cjK8sfdlVOaySnCi-sZIVjHjWnh10AY0qv3TrS3-K-1m0U2fogr7if1EqGClEm89FUQ1g-kVbRflSffF1Sl8Hi54dF3EIYIC4rnLqSKk50F0fV6hGLXe7E5DzcCoRfCs7mRUqxwk/s1600-h/CIMG3230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6e2cjK8sfdlVOaySnCi-sZIVjHjWnh10AY0qv3TrS3-K-1m0U2fogr7if1EqGClEm89FUQ1g-kVbRflSffF1Sl8Hi54dF3EIYIC4rnLqSKk50F0fV6hGLXe7E5DzcCoRfCs7mRUqxwk/s320/CIMG3230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215975536983451250" border="0" /></a>Totally random picture added solely for Grandma ReVoe's enjoyment (there will be more to come)! -Claire "helping" get Uncle Jared to sleep:)<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-31044854952653134232008-06-23T14:39:00.000-07:002008-06-23T15:20:32.427-07:00Where are you?LOOK! It's a bird...no it's a plane...nope it's Todd Blogging again. I decided since my wife is to "busy" to blog then I might as well do it for her and since I have her login and password there isn't really much she can do about it. Sorry all you blog stalking stay at home mom's but I have the keyboard and you will read every word that I write...unless of course you decide to click on that pretty little red X at the top right of your screen. Your loss.<br /><br />Emilie bless her heart she is such a sweet wife...no really she is the best but boy is she predictable! Let me explain with a timeline.<br /><br />9:00 am: She wakes up<br /><br />9:30 am: She calls me at work (Conversation goes something like this: Hi babe! Hi. How are you? Good. What are you doing? Working. Ok, well I love you. Love you too sweetie. Ok, I will call you later.) I am sure she will.<br /><br />11:00: She calls me at work (Conversation goes something like this: Hi babe! Hi. How are you? Good. What are you doing? Working. Ok, well I love you. Ok, well I am going to the gym at lunch I will call you later this afternoon, love you.)<br /><br />12:45: She calls Me (I don't answer...hmmm why you ask? Please re-read the 11:00 time stamp, I am at the gym)<br /><br />12:47: She text messages me..."Where are you"....I don't respond to the text message because I am.....at the gym<br /><br />12:50: She text messages me again..."Is everything ok"....I don't know i am still at the gym!<br /><br />1:00: She calls me (I don't answer but this is because I go pulled into an unexpected meeting right when I got back from the gym)<br /><br />2:00: I finally call Emilie back (the conversation goes something like this..."Where are you?" Work. Is everything ok? I think so, did you hear something that I didn't when I was at the gym or in my meeting? Well, no but you didn't answer the phone or return my texts. Sweetie...I was at the gym and then in an hour long meeting...sorry. Ok well I love you. Love you too.<br /><br />This is pretty much how things go on a daily basis so I being the awesome guy that I am I decided to do a Blog Public Service Announcement to all of the beautiful wives who made it to the bottom of this post.<br /><br />Wives: There is a pretty good chance (I would say high 90%) that between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm your husband is in one of three places; WORK, the GYM, or LUNCH (the bathroom is in there as well but technically that is considered at work still) so next time you call the provider of your family don't start the conversation off with "WHERE ARE YOU"<br /><br />I love you all... (yes even you the creepy guy from Shittycaca, Tennesse who found this blog while randomly Googling who knows what!)<br /><br /><br /><br />Todd 1 Florrie 0.....seriously, Pine Sol, is that the best you've got?Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-75889625575875704512008-06-17T13:38:00.000-07:002008-06-17T14:19:47.055-07:00“Come On Eileen"<span style="">In 1982 there was a band by the name of “Dexys Midnight Runners” and they had a "one hit wonder" song by the name of “Come on Eileen” and this song got me thinking about a special event that will take place at 9:00 PM tonight at an undisclosed location…will this event be a “one hit wonder” for any of those envolved?<span style=""> </span>Who will prevail past the pain and soreness, the blood sweat and tears….Eileen will you give up after day one?<span style=""> </span>How about you Dick?<span style=""> </span>C-dog what about you?<span style=""> </span>Bob won’t quit will she?<span style=""> </span>And what about the R-ASS man, can he handle the heat?<span style=""> </span>Well, only time will tell! But if I was a betting man...which I used to be (see <a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-520-21,00.html">(lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-520-21,00.html</a>) i would have to evaluate each participant individually...but I won't do that...or maybe I will...yeah I will!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eileen:</span> Perhaps the #1 contender because she has single handily raised 4 children of which one is a crazy red head. (Trust me...her husband doesn't do much to help). However Eileen's downfall may come in the form of her arrogance...i mean she hasn't let anybody forget that she ran the St. George Marathon...seriously Eileen it wasn't that hard.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dick: </span>If the legend is accurate (it's an old legend so I can't verify the accuracy) then Dick actually rode his peddle bike all the way from Salt Lake City to St. George...if he can do that can he survive the gauntlet tonight? Could his downfall be the fact that he is surrounded by the best tasting French Fries in the world? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C-Dog:</span> Ok, i'll be honest C-dog is for sure my favorite in the field of competitors, let's just say that I have a special bond with her and frankly they don't come much better then her. As far as whether or not she will be a "one hit wonder" not a chance...this lady has no quit in her...the real question is whether or not she will get a good enough workout.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bob: </span>Bob is the only competitor that really has a distinct advantage in this whole competition...she has tasted of the goodness...or badness which ever you prefer...and even after tasting of it she wanted more...did she slack the first time around...do I need to work her harder? (That's what she said....no time!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">R-ASS Man: </span>I think that the R-ASS man is the dark horse in the competition (you know kind of like Paula Abdual said that David Cook was the dark horse right after Randy Jackson got done saying the exact same thing) anyway, I digress. The R-ASS often times just sits back and waits for his time to strike, but as a wise man once said "R-ASS man, why are you the way you are?" Will he be the "one hit wonder"????<br /><br />It's a tough field I won't lie...perhaps their isn't a clear favorite but is there a clear unfavorite? Eileen? No, seriously come on Eileen is it going to be you?<br /><br />This was written by Todd...Emilie only wishes she had the mad literary skills that have.<br /><br /><br /></span>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-39655200005470816112008-05-27T09:54:00.001-07:002008-05-27T10:19:27.813-07:00SupermanOur family spent this weekend in St. George. But this was no ordinary trip! Todd left at 6:00 AM on Thursday morning to BIKE (And as in bike I do not mean motorcycle. We are talking spandex clad, helmet wearing, legs-pushing an average of 83 peddles per minute on a road bike!) ALL THE WAY to St. George, from Sandy! Oh yeah... I should also mention that for about 80% of the ride they faced freezing cold weather, with pouring rain/hail! But did that deter them? Of course not! Bring it on!<br />Claire and I were there to watch and cheer, as three days later Todd and his dad, and about 8 others, completed this amazing feat! WAY TO GO! We are so proud of them! I mean seriously... who does that? What an inspiration. CONGRATULATIONS!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">* note to readers: maybe if we are lucky, and enough interest is shown, we could get Todd to contribute to this blog:) and give us an account of the adventure from HIS perspective. You know, since he </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >was </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the one who actually did this amazing thing. Just a thought.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TyjP0pYzP9EQn6BR4df5Xo5l9LmdzgJ-U7YLMr5ql4rr8xtOsrmS0NjW5Y-_r0CV12edne5kt0LjSNItah8tTpNKxuTMwe8rTF5Lb60MpJUHqjyp59sclZyAS8l7qBKIBG1WTS5d1mE/s1600-h/CIMG3224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TyjP0pYzP9EQn6BR4df5Xo5l9LmdzgJ-U7YLMr5ql4rr8xtOsrmS0NjW5Y-_r0CV12edne5kt0LjSNItah8tTpNKxuTMwe8rTF5Lb60MpJUHqjyp59sclZyAS8l7qBKIBG1WTS5d1mE/s320/CIMG3224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205103878557610146" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here they come around the last bend- Todd is in the middle-ish, in the red jersey.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JWcFRsm81Khblbox-sQ10OWFTvvcqmzuCThiWmjhI4bVxqxLXfON3s0BsFdHPnxnVB6dyhs1JbZfkeSE7lKA6DDrEOdiDtMIutb8E3zlNlMgoxi5-w_1T6GdebLqjHgO4S3jlEjtGIQ/s1600-h/CIMG3227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JWcFRsm81Khblbox-sQ10OWFTvvcqmzuCThiWmjhI4bVxqxLXfON3s0BsFdHPnxnVB6dyhs1JbZfkeSE7lKA6DDrEOdiDtMIutb8E3zlNlMgoxi5-w_1T6GdebLqjHgO4S3jlEjtGIQ/s320/CIMG3227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205103887147544754" border="0" /></a>Todd the Richard (on the right) with the group.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1eBWhNXnO3vannIxaJrqEPDuOWOkNXlbnstEzuDncJ37Ap72VprpsO6Gui23RTR4NlCK78c-gyg2X2lrjoqKSha8llezzpaNDofOK8eEKEAmIbC63rOq26ss5sXdDIYyUt5czAtIyfU/s1600-h/CIMG3226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1eBWhNXnO3vannIxaJrqEPDuOWOkNXlbnstEzuDncJ37Ap72VprpsO6Gui23RTR4NlCK78c-gyg2X2lrjoqKSha8llezzpaNDofOK8eEKEAmIbC63rOq26ss5sXdDIYyUt5czAtIyfU/s320/CIMG3226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205103891442512066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe8K7kjgZxUsQHlJ4fExZ7nRvwo_mOdqt7cz25BS4_LyebAgsQDmaQstkb9fU7H41u41Fdx1aDc8Hx7yihXsj04gdX6lPCoZrMm6rrvksN31-_1ZGTDchRhUScA6WSkoIKB0RjzoaPLY/s1600-h/CIMG3225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe8K7kjgZxUsQHlJ4fExZ7nRvwo_mOdqt7cz25BS4_LyebAgsQDmaQstkb9fU7H41u41Fdx1aDc8Hx7yihXsj04gdX6lPCoZrMm6rrvksN31-_1ZGTDchRhUScA6WSkoIKB0RjzoaPLY/s320/CIMG3225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205103904327413970" border="0" /></a>Claire was SO excited to see her dad!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyI22x4RQCWem9_olU5Agfj4SC_74j1CtJUaknfNRGAmVaZdefDbXvsX3QybdeC1AyXehchRV1C8TWJ1VHcxR9D3AUgbfhNsw8B8YpXsVl1OjUUbGsrHv0bU1Min-bf6VZ0iZQ6sYG8o/s1600-h/CIMG3228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyI22x4RQCWem9_olU5Agfj4SC_74j1CtJUaknfNRGAmVaZdefDbXvsX3QybdeC1AyXehchRV1C8TWJ1VHcxR9D3AUgbfhNsw8B8YpXsVl1OjUUbGsrHv0bU1Min-bf6VZ0iZQ6sYG8o/s320/CIMG3228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205103908622381282" border="0" /></a>WAY TO GO! WE ARE SO PROUD!<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-19160493681582929292008-04-21T13:34:00.001-07:002008-04-21T14:10:03.254-07:00First Day at DisneylandContinuing on.....<br />The day we drove to Disneyland, we arrived in California just in time to have a delicious dinner at Tortilla Joe's at Downtown Disney, and then go right into the park to hop on the rides... we just couldn't wait any longer!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uk73mcXE0DTYeorcDfSsofmnL35XZMs5XwwzqBYiYermZGAKDfsclswYGVpSJOtBfk4NgUqzD5ZBVtTKi6Bnu-j6IuXyxMO-rXKrTmBmW-iD06EbTtHu0u4gRoaQn0mpIBc838-PqKY/s1600-h/CIMG2992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uk73mcXE0DTYeorcDfSsofmnL35XZMs5XwwzqBYiYermZGAKDfsclswYGVpSJOtBfk4NgUqzD5ZBVtTKi6Bnu-j6IuXyxMO-rXKrTmBmW-iD06EbTtHu0u4gRoaQn0mpIBc838-PqKY/s320/CIMG2992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191805092719196546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wyd3XHop-wVhdjLhZXn-_Jemb4VM5l87-xMk_ComXivQdbZ6tz60vnY97MRae9q4pEEVCvG9qzYGKKYPEioq3YDh3ir9FUyOCJ3i3fnFfM-ZrTvEBVVvMvU-uzs92vKFA_LF3k-NnQ8/s1600-h/CIMG2995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wyd3XHop-wVhdjLhZXn-_Jemb4VM5l87-xMk_ComXivQdbZ6tz60vnY97MRae9q4pEEVCvG9qzYGKKYPEioq3YDh3ir9FUyOCJ3i3fnFfM-ZrTvEBVVvMvU-uzs92vKFA_LF3k-NnQ8/s320/CIMG2995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191805105604098450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7cAlsU8cPst6maOLg-LhlxGrbjjaJvXUTLvSNiN82k6FDIJbWD2_z5wh9eqvlRfgaJK0CVb3URZ0Z4BW4pNZEygkFuY8G2qyWLzURh1UMhceV3faASyZPDt81dxc__InGGBWmsQzPsw/s1600-h/CIMG2996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7cAlsU8cPst6maOLg-LhlxGrbjjaJvXUTLvSNiN82k6FDIJbWD2_z5wh9eqvlRfgaJK0CVb3URZ0Z4BW4pNZEygkFuY8G2qyWLzURh1UMhceV3faASyZPDt81dxc__InGGBWmsQzPsw/s320/CIMG2996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191805118489000354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ_CHv72UVOP49OS6YllXfZtbPLXlk9S02i4lEm5SHn_rPtn5OUVwEU85GgQHGhm5Yc63S2CFMmoVUw_14RMIxmKKtUCiHNvMnaaIsm8DQk9fFIf_97T0B7YeWGEs1BtghRd_Y-Om-sQ/s1600-h/CIMG3000.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ_CHv72UVOP49OS6YllXfZtbPLXlk9S02i4lEm5SHn_rPtn5OUVwEU85GgQHGhm5Yc63S2CFMmoVUw_14RMIxmKKtUCiHNvMnaaIsm8DQk9fFIf_97T0B7YeWGEs1BtghRd_Y-Om-sQ/s320/CIMG3000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191806437043960242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCtRzbMeaYP75lr3I5cg6eY3XsA7NOAvMtHC4r4EXvgWJNltA07KbvewEj6fcedyses-kxBWxIGfzD9-sYtViYWLTuqh3v4x-Y0HTRDVDSvbCka-Nv6pic1WiWkdz9vbn_7scaDNGRS4/s1600-h/CIMG3004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCtRzbMeaYP75lr3I5cg6eY3XsA7NOAvMtHC4r4EXvgWJNltA07KbvewEj6fcedyses-kxBWxIGfzD9-sYtViYWLTuqh3v4x-Y0HTRDVDSvbCka-Nv6pic1WiWkdz9vbn_7scaDNGRS4/s320/CIMG3004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191806454223829458" border="0" /></a>I LOVE Savannah's face in this picture! She was very alarmed by the fact we were being swallowed by a whale!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswMQ__55Vh0Pqt227CKKBNg1VNQcLK1nFj1zphSLcxYYX1Ze5GTegr9SOOMORr9HLJk8LsPjk4Ney9S4uCizA6q09xqipGZtAn-kOrobXmSiBe8H7n6bPZnplshxTOogCc9TGYFHn8kA/s1600-h/CIMG3003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswMQ__55Vh0Pqt227CKKBNg1VNQcLK1nFj1zphSLcxYYX1Ze5GTegr9SOOMORr9HLJk8LsPjk4Ney9S4uCizA6q09xqipGZtAn-kOrobXmSiBe8H7n6bPZnplshxTOogCc9TGYFHn8kA/s320/CIMG3003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191806445633894850" border="0" /></a>Claire in her emergency, early souvenir, princess blankie we had to buy because it got SO SO SO cold at night! And what a cute couple Todd and Aubree make :)Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-29501165785885542312008-04-14T20:39:00.001-07:002008-04-14T21:47:57.678-07:00Where to Begin?<span style="font-size:100%;">We just got back from the most wonderful Disneyland vacation ever! Truly, it was such a great trip, and Nana and Grandpa deserve the biggest thank you we can give-</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">THANK YOU!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">We took quite a few pictures, so I have decided to copy Jimi and take it a day at a time. This first batch is our weekend in St. George at the beginning of our trip, and this first picture pretty much sums it up... Can we say RELAXING? -oh yeah, and let me just apologize for the Claire fest this first post is :)</span></span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik61iRt78MXTP86AhpTeKbPIGNKbBsZVqpE5xzGtdrKe3l_lSvYos0c71nTeu-6oKY-_3PTHTR4V36S57uRC2H8eZwXlptjWpNV8-FaFsC42-dHX9rWtzeaBYWG2L7TVYQqZSyRbXSaL8/s1600-h/CIMG2959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik61iRt78MXTP86AhpTeKbPIGNKbBsZVqpE5xzGtdrKe3l_lSvYos0c71nTeu-6oKY-_3PTHTR4V36S57uRC2H8eZwXlptjWpNV8-FaFsC42-dHX9rWtzeaBYWG2L7TVYQqZSyRbXSaL8/s320/CIMG2959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189314254815550930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5aYVhVBQThjbiRqFU2XcNWZ9ce2iAU00tuvW2k_GfANoh6nb4Z7caks33BKPEfz-HxPKcq6bhge8-PdclNqgnGP2VrR5Ze1DrRbPkEF-IL3-xfmK6-OfNcu0Hj1UitTpjZfU2-V5N-k/s1600-h/CIMG2964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5aYVhVBQThjbiRqFU2XcNWZ9ce2iAU00tuvW2k_GfANoh6nb4Z7caks33BKPEfz-HxPKcq6bhge8-PdclNqgnGP2VrR5Ze1DrRbPkEF-IL3-xfmK6-OfNcu0Hj1UitTpjZfU2-V5N-k/s320/CIMG2964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189314263405485538" border="0" /></a>Claire modeling her new swimsuit, and pigtails courtesy of Aunt Jimi<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV_LR8MPiEPCeigIMSDT4HjR41AM9tDPg6PCHiARfRA9zeY64Uzc027gg0dFC1SRmyuE4TMHh-D3mMRdoj4VeLzRC-xAyqCwt2jkQj0HH3cKsbbyiWRAcHOKturod0YP3QTntMspz4kI/s1600-h/CIMG2978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV_LR8MPiEPCeigIMSDT4HjR41AM9tDPg6PCHiARfRA9zeY64Uzc027gg0dFC1SRmyuE4TMHh-D3mMRdoj4VeLzRC-xAyqCwt2jkQj0HH3cKsbbyiWRAcHOKturod0YP3QTntMspz4kI/s320/CIMG2978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189314271995420146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQGd2N83wxJtGxjDh-a9xO5iEEKxIaPN1MNBg3gRRtJpkHIKzz2H6b0XlN46WW6hMAfsZRe_j1Co-fxv40WNwJKUJ2MCwOurqhyphenhyphenrDD5dz2oelkVxP9MmhdyhtIMAQ_po7VHYnjvkEiWk/s1600-h/CIMG2979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQGd2N83wxJtGxjDh-a9xO5iEEKxIaPN1MNBg3gRRtJpkHIKzz2H6b0XlN46WW6hMAfsZRe_j1Co-fxv40WNwJKUJ2MCwOurqhyphenhyphenrDD5dz2oelkVxP9MmhdyhtIMAQ_po7VHYnjvkEiWk/s320/CIMG2979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189328956488605218" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Claire's favorite spot at the swimming pool- splashing her feet in the hot tub with daddy..<br />and attacking him with kisses!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnjwUJqWKPtIqHrLYy5KnRuMZnOB6ocyzfHyDlDQHOnYz6ZFBjjRSiKDOnZtc7XibdCvFXfhIQwVUktvoRruy2jY2Z6-v33HJKQMUNCVxVaZYcyN7VZQg8luB5iCpbiacq9fdAoMJoeo/s1600-h/CIMG2981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnjwUJqWKPtIqHrLYy5KnRuMZnOB6ocyzfHyDlDQHOnYz6ZFBjjRSiKDOnZtc7XibdCvFXfhIQwVUktvoRruy2jY2Z6-v33HJKQMUNCVxVaZYcyN7VZQg8luB5iCpbiacq9fdAoMJoeo/s320/CIMG2981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189314293470256658" border="0" /></a>Claire and her favorite "roomies" Rylan and Hayden- they sure were party animals!<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-43554309327331819292008-03-24T10:20:00.001-07:002008-03-24T10:36:12.787-07:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AbwBSaLkJxrhIJDYPLnNYjmhTby4vZoDR3FiHFyRHmaMZSYudpyduqxboNyRy3Db6ietqJqDhESMhk58fJm6Dda9dfDBlYLLAh5khC8CryTYfA7mQGF7noJVJWyP59FBc4wvIsvjJ9A/s1600-h/CIMG2895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWkNeWiBFgbxOoieBK3kxnEIHNqobAtFlQqE1Pm0Tu0MHctNuOFHGBLzAjlQLX7DMLKQxuVOvDBj0IyGOECgZbBr2YSQcrmSM97N20v-A1eja5IkVtY00CwepxNPX7Uct8nNZEIQFedQ/s320/CIMG2930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181360567589326594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETpQDbDDw1jBG7AOhmB-gHbSv8u5rRDNeSYXPD9i1Y7lNAAQUgZFDU3-tt27KmlFJoF7ozPRP7NdAFpNSya-7tKMVz3cacM9_zqeNGllHpxVqiB6JEq901opjuQow6uVrcolY9Pdmv3g/s1600-h/CIMG2871.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETpQDbDDw1jBG7AOhmB-gHbSv8u5rRDNeSYXPD9i1Y7lNAAQUgZFDU3-tt27KmlFJoF7ozPRP7NdAFpNSya-7tKMVz3cacM9_zqeNGllHpxVqiB6JEq901opjuQow6uVrcolY9Pdmv3g/s320/CIMG2871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181360571884293906" border="0" /></a>more details and update to come..... hopefully :)<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-53906771493145954422008-02-12T12:34:00.000-08:002008-02-13T15:30:15.187-08:00To The Love(s) of My Life<span style="font-family:courier new;">Last Wednesday my sweetest, most huggable, kissable, squishable, wonderful, baby doll <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">CLAIRE</span> turned </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:courier new;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">ONE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">!</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I CAN NOT believe it! And now, exactly one week later, my gorgeous and amazing hubby <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TODD</span> is turning <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">27</span>. So, especially being so close to <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Valentines Day</span>, I wanted to take just one little post to celebrate the two most important people in my life because I love them SO very much!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkWd_TJH19kU94XW6zfuw_DKlIUmAV2Sq3BoSifBuRPYCXin7u-5m5r26cMJZUJQFdPWbRqEiDePSPrZ_4u6UJ9qBXq8YeF-vtMbE2wDF0JVUkzGU2AEwovd9el3Ozqg9Cdf8_hcMHI0/s1600-h/CIMG2642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkWd_TJH19kU94XW6zfuw_DKlIUmAV2Sq3BoSifBuRPYCXin7u-5m5r26cMJZUJQFdPWbRqEiDePSPrZ_4u6UJ9qBXq8YeF-vtMbE2wDF0JVUkzGU2AEwovd9el3Ozqg9Cdf8_hcMHI0/s320/CIMG2642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166541262721887714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu07NbxUbBu3FdZ0Wc1CxeMYZY-tY7EEz0CMR-D_PMYekiRdDYgnXU4uKIHk7I8QglC09KJaSWiiEI8M-deNB-8pHLjN94KpcI7oXl6h8oR90Zts8t00fUSHqMhAxqp-a2U2tNef1a9Y/s1600-h/CIMG2780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu07NbxUbBu3FdZ0Wc1CxeMYZY-tY7EEz0CMR-D_PMYekiRdDYgnXU4uKIHk7I8QglC09KJaSWiiEI8M-deNB-8pHLjN94KpcI7oXl6h8oR90Zts8t00fUSHqMhAxqp-a2U2tNef1a9Y/s320/CIMG2780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166568827821993522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;">Top 5 Reasons to <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">LOVE</span> Todd:<br /><br />1-He is an honest, hardworking, spiritual, and fun man to be around!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2- He is a wonderful provider and works extra hard so that I can stay at home with "the Miss."</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />3- He is THEE BEST father there is! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> *Exhibit A: He wakes up earlier than he needs to, just so he can be the one to get Claire up and spend some time with her before he goes to work- very cute morning ritual :), he knows the words to almost all of Claire's favorite Sing-a-longs/Brite Dreams Music (and sings them to her regularly- quite a sight/sound to behold let me tell you! But trust me, none of you will probably ever, EVER get the chance to hear this...excepting maybe the sisters and sis-in-laws: you seem to get to see my man at his finest AND goofiest!). Also, Todd alone can get Claire giggling like no other- can we say "Bungeeeeee!"! Shall I go on.....?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4- He doesn't let a day go by that he doesn't call or stop me in the middle of something just to let me know how much he loves me and appreciates all I do (what I do, I don't know), nor does a night goes by where he doesn't sit up in bed as I am stumbling back in from Claire's 2nd or 3rd feeding of the night (Yes I am aware my child is 1....Don't ask :)) pulls back the covers and welcomes my freezing cold zombie frame back into bed, cold feet and all, and apologizes profusely that he can't be more help at night... yet refer to #3 to see how he makes up for this anyway! What a sweetie.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5- His movie-star like good looks! Obviously :)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKHyXumxmNCS2QM9yPXJuSFZ5K_WW1UU8VgFDe5so9FkzvA8ULhVr1yS5KA0zEQU2xfc6tAySJOoqDsCdddGo4RarrNZxDF8I0MXweFjekGwWtVr3uQabpxhR9bgb1tpEWZJVL45MOfY/s1600-h/October+2007+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKHyXumxmNCS2QM9yPXJuSFZ5K_WW1UU8VgFDe5so9FkzvA8ULhVr1yS5KA0zEQU2xfc6tAySJOoqDsCdddGo4RarrNZxDF8I0MXweFjekGwWtVr3uQabpxhR9bgb1tpEWZJVL45MOfY/s320/October+2007+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166568836411928130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now for Claire...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOzeX7lqmxm4hHPikgu6Q_KY_U0gOVo3aHxdOxBu5F2vFsbn3OTySkjrilO9PiEHamaGDPfMiooRexmOTJL5ou_70Ax6IU444ml1MJ1HJqvorEoP8GtGt3UY5x8Gs6tidR5UIx3N1Ij8/s1600-h/%23129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOzeX7lqmxm4hHPikgu6Q_KY_U0gOVo3aHxdOxBu5F2vFsbn3OTySkjrilO9PiEHamaGDPfMiooRexmOTJL5ou_70Ax6IU444ml1MJ1HJqvorEoP8GtGt3UY5x8Gs6tidR5UIx3N1Ij8/s320/%23129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166568802052189714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Top 5 Reasons to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">LOVE</span> Claire:<br /><br />1- Her big blue eyes, curly little head, and scrunchy nose smile should say it all!<br /><br />2- Her signature wave that she so graciously shares with all she sees.<br /><br />3- Her curious nature that provides hours of entertainment just watching her discover (and destroy) the world around her.<br /><br />4- Her obsession with her baby dolls, and the adorable way she cuddles, loves, and rocks them all the time. "Claire... (gasp "uuhhhh!" from Claire) where is Baby Lucy? and Baby Huggums? "<br /><br />5- Her best new trick: the big wet kisses she gives!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrQx5gFCde69heyx8Ao0girhQuCJrCZJ0kCkqRqW1JihtpdlBa9EDV_Fj7p93xGD-kAXw-sQl2FEP-wxAdqpqjqg7S4C2_Hq2qn1-fYisdlaD777zD5nyZcMlj7n2Peabdx_TtR0EMUs/s1600-h/%23130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrQx5gFCde69heyx8Ao0girhQuCJrCZJ0kCkqRqW1JihtpdlBa9EDV_Fj7p93xGD-kAXw-sQl2FEP-wxAdqpqjqg7S4C2_Hq2qn1-fYisdlaD777zD5nyZcMlj7n2Peabdx_TtR0EMUs/s320/%23130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166568814937091618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT8vCRK9PEdWHO3MM2bSKxh4APA_e3NxvX_qgyVRGNpatq_GFKiSrdQYwakAzB43LNXHSmFjCxg4TajO-KEOCWukHPstd5s_n9XIYYAUb9QdsmSEQmWrQ6GftnXr0OPJ0i2xE_th5l9A/s1600-h/St.+George+200702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT8vCRK9PEdWHO3MM2bSKxh4APA_e3NxvX_qgyVRGNpatq_GFKiSrdQYwakAzB43LNXHSmFjCxg4TajO-KEOCWukHPstd5s_n9XIYYAUb9QdsmSEQmWrQ6GftnXr0OPJ0i2xE_th5l9A/s320/St.+George+200702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166568849296830034" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >I LOVE YOU TWO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!</span> </div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-26468567522859691802008-02-11T15:59:00.001-08:002008-02-11T16:16:57.110-08:00Status<div style="text-align: center;">I have been informed that my status as a good granddaughter is on the line if I don't update the blog... so you can all consider this an emergency post! -Love you Grandma ReVoe:) Last week was so busy- at our house we had Super Sunday, Super Tuesday, AND an extra-SUPER Wednesday so you can bet there will be plenty to come, but here are some recent pictures of the one and only Claire to get you by until i get organized. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkB40-IX1zvVvM4x3-UvLJbTgaMLDcadFtmmhrOwPSygu2qqPGZYP6QqJ3Z4rMl8Wq_ku13PfAqn0gFGO__tEWf_i2u4P5H1Sbsicl7C29GtYAst92ZDvt3VafzEUxRzc27Ui1FlKnxc/s1600-h/Winter+0708+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkB40-IX1zvVvM4x3-UvLJbTgaMLDcadFtmmhrOwPSygu2qqPGZYP6QqJ3Z4rMl8Wq_ku13PfAqn0gFGO__tEWf_i2u4P5H1Sbsicl7C29GtYAst92ZDvt3VafzEUxRzc27Ui1FlKnxc/s320/Winter+0708+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165877488411192722" border="0" /></a>In the bath- her favorite FAVORITE time of day<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm23AHFhTfnd_cEcOo6m-5URARsWn3TEQ1nLXF-FPimyUg9R7d6p0Wb0nfZpEWzIvWRlfizM97n5RKY4UFwDrB7c0ms2b1mv3wJ6kC2-yFMQKKT8Ei9H3kbHSNj49YdoK2aWoiBh8BsI/s1600-h/Winter+0708+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm23AHFhTfnd_cEcOo6m-5URARsWn3TEQ1nLXF-FPimyUg9R7d6p0Wb0nfZpEWzIvWRlfizM97n5RKY4UFwDrB7c0ms2b1mv3wJ6kC2-yFMQKKT8Ei9H3kbHSNj49YdoK2aWoiBh8BsI/s320/Winter+0708+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165877501296094626" border="0" /></a>After her bath, watching "Disneyland Fun"while getting ready for the day.<br />(This part actually may be her new favorite part of the routine- she is MESMERIZED by this fifteen minute addition to our morning rituals :) )<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgcZzdrou-sAyXpW-4rvYrO1SuubjMczpGTs_uH_aw8MUHcNCtByFrSFyOgZ4nnsE_9Kx3t3dQObd5H081t7NjAD8za_h0tftokQ5fMrSnG6HglddQPNc9Q4pevf9rtEyXVVP-5HTx48/s1600-h/Winter+0708+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgcZzdrou-sAyXpW-4rvYrO1SuubjMczpGTs_uH_aw8MUHcNCtByFrSFyOgZ4nnsE_9Kx3t3dQObd5H081t7NjAD8za_h0tftokQ5fMrSnG6HglddQPNc9Q4pevf9rtEyXVVP-5HTx48/s320/Winter+0708+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165877509886029234" border="0" /></a><br />This one is just purely hilarious because of the context of when this was taken. Let me paint the picture: Grandma Leilani away on one of her many recent vacations, party up at her house pigging out on pizza, hot wings, and soda in the family room while watching a Jazz game with Grandpa and Mollie. Notice the soda in one hand and remote in the other :)<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-58738875050142985342008-01-14T11:02:00.000-08:002008-01-21T11:24:40.671-08:00Oh, It's a Jolly Holiday....WARNING! THIS BLOG IS ONLY FOR THE VERY DEDICATED VIEWER... my apologies for the miles and miles of pictures that lie ahead :)<br /><br />So, continuing on..... Also over my blogging hiatus, I managed to miss 3 major Holidays- all "firsts" for the little miss! So here is a peek (in reverse order) of our celebrations. We have had such a fun couple of months, and Claire certainly enjoyed all the excitement!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande;">A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-pIVa6xIXtVndK-4PiX65BX03R8QLKI1ntWRo3t8hado2tXfFKPKAxVNXCpqHMilUTj6AF99QU6_HMDDzFr-z66n5HLRXYyE-NoETFrGGWYoINI-sNkRSjz4lfjPdDaY9uPkskgJdLg/s1600-h/CIMG2434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-pIVa6xIXtVndK-4PiX65BX03R8QLKI1ntWRo3t8hado2tXfFKPKAxVNXCpqHMilUTj6AF99QU6_HMDDzFr-z66n5HLRXYyE-NoETFrGGWYoINI-sNkRSjz4lfjPdDaY9uPkskgJdLg/s320/CIMG2434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158010409140984370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlriaupgLGtPE5u5I0wClULCl7Ih6Q4D_jj8UM5iehsWCh5nc7_XexpWI43KVGuAAWLAeNebLcmbEzYzxPemVe0_3BFprGnDWUfOMWhdTNwCwBfkCsETpOyPJZ0DhbcX2P0Jws3MBPJlQ/s1600-h/CIMG2433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUKo0JahYddz6d3copVdmgjlnOKqaRRVDHhundmd2lydgQY21RhoxAdj9KjNMbXJ4SeamlU_RdbjVvqtz4hcSlsL6SB1b_yEXoLt-JqEtf-uUiaguaRXXlTjxwqebNpFYpEV3nuv1W5Y/s320/October+2007+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157994474812315954" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-43260595822158285842008-01-10T15:25:00.001-08:002008-01-10T16:11:33.131-08:00It's About Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04PjMeaAx9FFWHQ5fYnWSA_w1KVJ_NB7MChRaovV00W-TrtQyxDcvqeN-nFohI8NfojH14b3dNygxAqn_g2OjWt5FnsV1Zxs3-nUkv2OiNiNoirNYI5VrBwYBSQspDboVRX7rGKlvcO0/s1600-h/CIMG2888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04PjMeaAx9FFWHQ5fYnWSA_w1KVJ_NB7MChRaovV00W-TrtQyxDcvqeN-nFohI8NfojH14b3dNygxAqn_g2OjWt5FnsV1Zxs3-nUkv2OiNiNoirNYI5VrBwYBSQspDboVRX7rGKlvcO0/s320/CIMG2888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154003926208321714" border="0" /></a>I am well aware that I am officially the WORST blogger EVER, but what can I say, my lil' munchkin keeps me hopping nowadays! I am spending a lot more time guarding corners, electrical outlets, toilets and and every other dirty or dangerous thing that she can possibly get to while my back might be turned, and the computer is quickly becoming a thing of the past. But I have promised many an update, so update it is. Let me take you on a quick picture trip back over the past few (yes it has been almost 4 since a real blog has been posted) months, and show some of what we have been up to!<br /><br />Let's see... I think I left of on "Day 5" of our California trip, Claire's first Disneyland experience!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QHR2qzXFQZBGg73OsX1FiNAehyGyO5oNRuRX3FJrhMzY1fk77xD5-j0UqbaxhjT5iyazeBdS_Wf6ujJpdIC_MrXt84x3i5kTBCZrWB03P1PPxhGyPXR5fT7k_sFW5jvUEkIRxOenLCI/s1600-h/CIMG2847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QHR2qzXFQZBGg73OsX1FiNAehyGyO5oNRuRX3FJrhMzY1fk77xD5-j0UqbaxhjT5iyazeBdS_Wf6ujJpdIC_MrXt84x3i5kTBCZrWB03P1PPxhGyPXR5fT7k_sFW5jvUEkIRxOenLCI/s320/CIMG2847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154003930503289026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgnOLMDzSZbDUSMdxMjhx6dvvSepdO01OV7y2ZLu0faq8g1DlmLdOD4MRnv2qaDnNBkIxQBGllf1tY4JESpozpFpGtorvCcd23N2EelnGwF4bNm0uXyjeOfsUrpJ96I8cP-zvGrDCZIQ/s1600-h/CIMG2862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgnOLMDzSZbDUSMdxMjhx6dvvSepdO01OV7y2ZLu0faq8g1DlmLdOD4MRnv2qaDnNBkIxQBGllf1tY4JESpozpFpGtorvCcd23N2EelnGwF4bNm0uXyjeOfsUrpJ96I8cP-zvGrDCZIQ/s320/CIMG2862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153998690643187842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi8jB489Y0E_1rxQwNILE5VOy5kJQ23_q1NB5TuKLY8D_yL2y2CU7Eg8jKB6jb5Rb-pIgJj7tTcCnznoR6F6KLlSGSjslz6BVp0ZhVwlu5Utgc00_2IfS8b0eWa_Jgx-ISWJyksTqQv4/s1600-h/CIMG2850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi8jB489Y0E_1rxQwNILE5VOy5kJQ23_q1NB5TuKLY8D_yL2y2CU7Eg8jKB6jb5Rb-pIgJj7tTcCnznoR6F6KLlSGSjslz6BVp0ZhVwlu5Utgc00_2IfS8b0eWa_Jgx-ISWJyksTqQv4/s320/CIMG2850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153998699233122450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KHjM-I3vwCk_2VvIr81RGFeTRRAwEdJeXrPo7qtKLuCIH42rFgZKDK7s2uhjVBlMoHkCQ4LeFNlhi7XQ9MqaeaQAE_84fbVHb3OkRFrCJSExLyeKgVOSa6z0BChno10RHxaZ1E8XMgA/s1600-h/CIMG2168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KHjM-I3vwCk_2VvIr81RGFeTRRAwEdJeXrPo7qtKLuCIH42rFgZKDK7s2uhjVBlMoHkCQ4LeFNlhi7XQ9MqaeaQAE_84fbVHb3OkRFrCJSExLyeKgVOSa6z0BChno10RHxaZ1E8XMgA/s320/CIMG2168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153994807992752210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjqhRC6EfYDkbDJ2TpVc5DrtoNRa9lWvfyS2n26HE7A2_35HEGMyKm3iJuOKJY0EMwDaJ_v6neWG7K1FAbQ35nCkHmkn37gASjUy6hR5FuYVyFWA7ot5H30sKHFjBtliqHqIOZ78i-Gc/s1600-h/CIMG2136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjqhRC6EfYDkbDJ2TpVc5DrtoNRa9lWvfyS2n26HE7A2_35HEGMyKm3iJuOKJY0EMwDaJ_v6neWG7K1FAbQ35nCkHmkn37gASjUy6hR5FuYVyFWA7ot5H30sKHFjBtliqHqIOZ78i-Gc/s320/CIMG2136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153994816582686818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD0Yb1YOdWtVnTuB7XWhEB-ewHX38oBb7O8iXWuOYlirZlj3Q-qsN76_UyT1BpVwWUe3r1BGVOPoDimzQnqE8B5x55SVYejvfJrGsHLN1G-sdVknBzd98uX2wPGDvqjOWkAa6G53eWKU/s1600-h/CIMG2145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD0Yb1YOdWtVnTuB7XWhEB-ewHX38oBb7O8iXWuOYlirZlj3Q-qsN76_UyT1BpVwWUe3r1BGVOPoDimzQnqE8B5x55SVYejvfJrGsHLN1G-sdVknBzd98uX2wPGDvqjOWkAa6G53eWKU/s320/CIMG2145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153994820877654130" border="0" /></a>All in all, a perfect day, with wonderful overcast weather, and Claire loved every minute of it!Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-54414011925024553402007-11-08T11:42:00.001-08:002007-11-08T12:56:27.563-08:00For Grandma in Hawaii<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinO27NakVfAW0bZSp_CEmPKS0eDtXOqlh4fAPtaybRTyE8Hs1VHLZ8oZaJgukUMN5BZ0OJ8L61CXwF0RGKQW4Xpo_TswCkKiZ2TUeUy_WbvmEcIv4uSAwrt26ouplzpWBQ1tnBZi0AqQ/s1600-h/Halloween+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinO27NakVfAW0bZSp_CEmPKS0eDtXOqlh4fAPtaybRTyE8Hs1VHLZ8oZaJgukUMN5BZ0OJ8L61CXwF0RGKQW4Xpo_TswCkKiZ2TUeUy_WbvmEcIv4uSAwrt26ouplzpWBQ1tnBZi0AqQ/s320/Halloween+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130575837777622386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeDjDmGBsQywViBil-Bab3pPmXvtbCxNz3m27fD3n16wY4L4t6U8xbkPBsYdaA_xjO5by4a3UZem1gz8szBcyuvRAdAd3lRZXNS1iwHM2Kb7gt3D3uZ3QRFRbuNE0b2Zwb0-_yPaPDrA/s1600-h/Halloween+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeDjDmGBsQywViBil-Bab3pPmXvtbCxNz3m27fD3n16wY4L4t6U8xbkPBsYdaA_xjO5by4a3UZem1gz8szBcyuvRAdAd3lRZXNS1iwHM2Kb7gt3D3uZ3QRFRbuNE0b2Zwb0-_yPaPDrA/s320/Halloween+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130568802621191474" border="0" /></a>Here is your beautiful Mollie on her way to her Senior Dinner Dance! She was so beautiful! We all miss you and can't wait to see you when you get home!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhyphenhyphen1sJAOTSVi10SXGTDvpZXZQWi8yeTJsAlS1Juqy5dOMSRCd1DqFles-42JiuP-Or8UCr9wakhjqFfhX2u8uMVmDYa6mKbzVgCcvXGUUmk4ugMCeuPe-As6QiwPpSE9MX7z6iqA2Ttc/s1600-h/Halloween+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhyphenhyphen1sJAOTSVi10SXGTDvpZXZQWi8yeTJsAlS1Juqy5dOMSRCd1DqFles-42JiuP-Or8UCr9wakhjqFfhX2u8uMVmDYa6mKbzVgCcvXGUUmk4ugMCeuPe-As6QiwPpSE9MX7z6iqA2Ttc/s320/Halloween+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130568811211126082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikED6V8GHhmb7UE-tmUkTKAVuz-9DD0qBIahGdsk51SwzMmhtchx49m8kb0cm-zl2Rlc-WvcGp6SRBJpx9BTe3Qkk8go1sd69NbtsDY3g5BsX1KXB8IpdZ7_TRhxWDuFBRjNoZrUVpOp8/s1600-h/Halloween+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikED6V8GHhmb7UE-tmUkTKAVuz-9DD0qBIahGdsk51SwzMmhtchx49m8kb0cm-zl2Rlc-WvcGp6SRBJpx9BTe3Qkk8go1sd69NbtsDY3g5BsX1KXB8IpdZ7_TRhxWDuFBRjNoZrUVpOp8/s320/Halloween+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130568824096028002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEEmvgYl_8vBueQHYyin-ZT-E6xFjRrw-vzBebtsvpbQs_C-1FytMGbalPiTwnIoBXtR5x9R3O_TKWWgRBbyoLDzDtfmsobyK5c2oyUWdF4vpZOX1FHW2dXMSmiPe0XZqpZHio0EHD-g/s1600-h/Halloween+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEEmvgYl_8vBueQHYyin-ZT-E6xFjRrw-vzBebtsvpbQs_C-1FytMGbalPiTwnIoBXtR5x9R3O_TKWWgRBbyoLDzDtfmsobyK5c2oyUWdF4vpZOX1FHW2dXMSmiPe0XZqpZHio0EHD-g/s320/Halloween+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130566337309963538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt4ndD3fd_E18K_HYOClCnZ_LLpvNxVP7o5iGmVI2JNl0ewFRaDFHSpijAJTsLf-_uazX1GqKy-b3ql74aONBuEeJDnoYaxh98KP9j_IdXpw5-OOLV1jyiz3ow_8GOQ2u8cx38aI07VY/s1600-h/Halloween+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt4ndD3fd_E18K_HYOClCnZ_LLpvNxVP7o5iGmVI2JNl0ewFRaDFHSpijAJTsLf-_uazX1GqKy-b3ql74aONBuEeJDnoYaxh98KP9j_IdXpw5-OOLV1jyiz3ow_8GOQ2u8cx38aI07VY/s320/Halloween+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130566350194865442" border="0" /></a>HA HA! Had to add this silly one of your grandbaby..... don't forget about us.<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-49604973285434372302007-10-31T15:28:00.001-07:002007-10-31T16:11:20.233-07:00California Trip Day Two, Three, and Four: Swimming and Golf!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqqcCBLl7q1C3UwhHQek2LjZpZ6fQqQ-PjfVkZDkRMbMebXaEJTkk42VZyMbOoBRnZbtXpEYOjaYYTDUp05QCLKrqmnl0Me63ejqNmKT8R70tHN6fixE0wKm1ZZx9mTvAIqaW8pRRXNg/s1600-h/CIMG2768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqqcCBLl7q1C3UwhHQek2LjZpZ6fQqQ-PjfVkZDkRMbMebXaEJTkk42VZyMbOoBRnZbtXpEYOjaYYTDUp05QCLKrqmnl0Me63ejqNmKT8R70tHN6fixE0wKm1ZZx9mTvAIqaW8pRRXNg/s320/CIMG2768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127639864538218562" border="0" /></a>I THOUGHT Claire loved to swim during the summer, but I was wrong. She LOVES to swim now! We would walk over to the gates of the pool and she would basically try to jump out of my arms to get in the water . Then I would try to just dip her feet in, and she would plop down as quick as she possibly could. It was really funny. Who knew we had a little fishy for a baby!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JNt5TceHCy99DMaGnmCyRUeXysHass9tPeMw_n83JtDPdd2nnATckBbQ0ELHcfB6WgqGSXDR2XARHIdd4T-0zg2gROZnn5cetAg4gjAEjDEDY4v43eCCgptReKHI9qnuj_CXmyLLJhY/s1600-h/CIMG2770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JNt5TceHCy99DMaGnmCyRUeXysHass9tPeMw_n83JtDPdd2nnATckBbQ0ELHcfB6WgqGSXDR2XARHIdd4T-0zg2gROZnn5cetAg4gjAEjDEDY4v43eCCgptReKHI9qnuj_CXmyLLJhY/s320/CIMG2770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127639937552662610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOgilHu_X6xgXZjg51IFoCnvgIEr13278hMNYbBCsGMgoK9adjfaPc-sl_KMDgJF4t27qLdX7hftwZX5bMZIUSJu4WtA3YPFUHA0nX2pCyBKtPfzaurV8QoerPmRhORtnzNv636FiiQQ/s1600-h/CIMG2772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOgilHu_X6xgXZjg51IFoCnvgIEr13278hMNYbBCsGMgoK9adjfaPc-sl_KMDgJF4t27qLdX7hftwZX5bMZIUSJu4WtA3YPFUHA0nX2pCyBKtPfzaurV8QoerPmRhORtnzNv636FiiQQ/s320/CIMG2772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127639946142597218" border="0" /></a>With a little encouragement from a swim teacher at the pool, we got daring and let Claire take her first real plunge. Todd blew into her face to try to get her to hold her breath and then dipped her under. Although shocked and sputtering, she didn't even cry! <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB9UXLdsM6srE-zve48TcNh3C_0IdM9r3RxwOx5iUVzVkkVZMxyyJ5_YrIOxWHmhi8KdOtd-zBlYw2-JQzhjquWha7UJf31IMroIlm6iftKl75t5FpWFK-V0YEaXUxkC8hmUpiZv9fTE/s1600-h/CIMG2786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB9UXLdsM6srE-zve48TcNh3C_0IdM9r3RxwOx5iUVzVkkVZMxyyJ5_YrIOxWHmhi8KdOtd-zBlYw2-JQzhjquWha7UJf31IMroIlm6iftKl75t5FpWFK-V0YEaXUxkC8hmUpiZv9fTE/s320/CIMG2786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127640014862073970" border="0" /></a>Oh what a cute family- Ha ha!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tpg9vsomt_YDRTlCX4mzpuDq2x-gtxRuzOLWLa1I42lXNfMT_mujOUJhA-FAwtb3Ty7BgXKUzWAjSB5a6xGkA1eJ7CO06uR9LJ8_wyPdCZtFBYtVzhLqOFMv8clxRp6GFbvlcF04j7Q/s1600-h/CIMG2781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tpg9vsomt_YDRTlCX4mzpuDq2x-gtxRuzOLWLa1I42lXNfMT_mujOUJhA-FAwtb3Ty7BgXKUzWAjSB5a6xGkA1eJ7CO06uR9LJ8_wyPdCZtFBYtVzhLqOFMv8clxRp6GFbvlcF04j7Q/s320/CIMG2781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127636802226536450" border="0" /></a>Our Hand and Foot candy stash! Yum! Notice two things: 1) The Costco size bag of chocolate candy bars we are trying to hide in the botton left corner of the picture, and 2) Claire eying the candy just like her momma!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPihPEzqvWAddKCSi88nbmDzKA0SelympjfD-q8qmUYZvi5-Ozu_Bj-xlEGMG350PsIeq3XxQDoorEwVR66GcCOFjemEbYa_MVPPvYMCqaNIj_oRT9-2INgUcVzHSQTU5rGVGZvZsjjo/s1600-h/CIMG2777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPihPEzqvWAddKCSi88nbmDzKA0SelympjfD-q8qmUYZvi5-Ozu_Bj-xlEGMG350PsIeq3XxQDoorEwVR66GcCOFjemEbYa_MVPPvYMCqaNIj_oRT9-2INgUcVzHSQTU5rGVGZvZsjjo/s320/CIMG2777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127636806521503762" border="0" /></a>Our FAVORITE Palm Desert tradition... "Pasta Night" at the Clubhouse!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0qJCJS2P9JOmcjnDlEgBxGTSdo8J4vhKgcNaA8ivD30NZflI6zb2ajkCdJLYTB3Uq79_oiP3ASAT6axM0ndBS6e3e-zcIKGiokrOUPsb4RehEF0MFpgSXNTj7sEYv-If5UnmU-wOxD4/s1600-h/CIMG2780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0qJCJS2P9JOmcjnDlEgBxGTSdo8J4vhKgcNaA8ivD30NZflI6zb2ajkCdJLYTB3Uq79_oiP3ASAT6axM0ndBS6e3e-zcIKGiokrOUPsb4RehEF0MFpgSXNTj7sEYv-If5UnmU-wOxD4/s320/CIMG2780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127636823701372962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OKJYqqXjeFu4r3ehX5RcYCd5WVkU3_7RD9unmFp3BFM0Dz5VWu_dulsgjHngTziGiJQEx69oxkN79F1zhEI38TDPPGkwMrXCnZMSqVn1jgG9OCE3_i2LeQI5tZwG2_HFoeq1pr7XyIg/s1600-h/CIMG2775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OKJYqqXjeFu4r3ehX5RcYCd5WVkU3_7RD9unmFp3BFM0Dz5VWu_dulsgjHngTziGiJQEx69oxkN79F1zhEI38TDPPGkwMrXCnZMSqVn1jgG9OCE3_i2LeQI5tZwG2_HFoeq1pr7XyIg/s320/CIMG2775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127636832291307570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgugoZF_z1lNh8a9ezEw5jLzj16eeUpN76riKoQOBugdZinADyrJux7wZPnRA8wdLI_yGcw8w3MHa6yl1A_pTcTkBJfzUOy5kjVp8SOdBvI3Md0jbVLST81VCM37Bp2dT3YVgEfoNRns/s1600-h/CIMG2834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgugoZF_z1lNh8a9ezEw5jLzj16eeUpN76riKoQOBugdZinADyrJux7wZPnRA8wdLI_yGcw8w3MHa6yl1A_pTcTkBJfzUOy5kjVp8SOdBvI3Md0jbVLST81VCM37Bp2dT3YVgEfoNRns/s320/CIMG2834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127634208066289618" border="0" /></a>This picture (or others like it) are kind of a tradition with Moll-Doll and I. There are statues like this all along our favorite "El Paseo Drive" and every time we go we take pictures with them. El Paseo is our favorite shopping site in Palm Desert, and is also home to their CPK- the best in the west in our opinion! :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrentv9GsX6vjNU31ZU-QpFZuR8OfzcBcD1wJ9re_DL8W-fvyojIB-x5JRZG7zE1EZ9QREjYHLbnHLGmZrH4BDMpL4tvIQlCHV8F_xKXX-wR5jexha3q_JMr-MljzTcifVtLT0ERvyAg/s1600-h/CIMG2838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrentv9GsX6vjNU31ZU-QpFZuR8OfzcBcD1wJ9re_DL8W-fvyojIB-x5JRZG7zE1EZ9QREjYHLbnHLGmZrH4BDMpL4tvIQlCHV8F_xKXX-wR5jexha3q_JMr-MljzTcifVtLT0ERvyAg/s320/CIMG2838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127634216656224226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-8PGOvq3fjcokdiF4ImFHD9snl7IZSdSMLGSLjOKZA9hleIsq8FCDf_P-gsTsnZM7-9Q5PZawcHqNFPU1lQhtOcfsucOniPGG-wlIgFIbWVuIqf0SvvctHimaUBGX3AUkgvcygO6C9k/s1600-h/Palm+Desert+2007+06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-8PGOvq3fjcokdiF4ImFHD9snl7IZSdSMLGSLjOKZA9hleIsq8FCDf_P-gsTsnZM7-9Q5PZawcHqNFPU1lQhtOcfsucOniPGG-wlIgFIbWVuIqf0SvvctHimaUBGX3AUkgvcygO6C9k/s320/Palm+Desert+2007+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127634225246158834" border="0" /></a>Now we go to "The Rivers." This is our favorite place to come and eat (there is a Cheesecake Factory, a PF Changs, and a Flemings, just to name a few of the fabulous restaurants here), and hang out. There is usually a band or musician of some sort playing in a little amphitheater right in the middle of everything. <br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGBFWcWeJkHdNJFQy5oBaCAJ0NMjkYwMQBomuYKSRSTWAKxJSP5n1wCJ3quRu36LryCXVDNUa8PdN2PqzeQForbBQ_qot0xq_hMxLvSGcVEBiI3MLpLlDbXOXI48zGtPmVxGZlRxMIxw/s1600-h/CIMG2793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGBFWcWeJkHdNJFQy5oBaCAJ0NMjkYwMQBomuYKSRSTWAKxJSP5n1wCJ3quRu36LryCXVDNUa8PdN2PqzeQForbBQ_qot0xq_hMxLvSGcVEBiI3MLpLlDbXOXI48zGtPmVxGZlRxMIxw/s320/CIMG2793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127632326870613922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5k7n6mcbOQD-t92cClIqS4IOxSjvPrmQCfoU5PkS0hVwQJycM5LPlzeqoJR5XUCnoir9HyQQ-z1nJRIcW74qvbU8cuGLbz1Zjf4BecZHkjDRsOCYH7qJaokJc6NlYOAZ4RRILOP-Pz8/s1600-h/CIMG2797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5k7n6mcbOQD-t92cClIqS4IOxSjvPrmQCfoU5PkS0hVwQJycM5LPlzeqoJR5XUCnoir9HyQQ-z1nJRIcW74qvbU8cuGLbz1Zjf4BecZHkjDRsOCYH7qJaokJc6NlYOAZ4RRILOP-Pz8/s320/CIMG2797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127632335460548530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDV5R7RBsyQqpBhs_ejLbaoUtrDpMASJePQBOrc-yPHxXrj5wnAPIk0gQV3PZ1v1oA3lDUn8RphRkUf9eh1WpWEd9QcLR_hG7b-yvGxFkSeaF7xUeW5NT1KUozorx-ljz3xZRtDTmVDc/s1600-h/CIMG2801.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDV5R7RBsyQqpBhs_ejLbaoUtrDpMASJePQBOrc-yPHxXrj5wnAPIk0gQV3PZ1v1oA3lDUn8RphRkUf9eh1WpWEd9QcLR_hG7b-yvGxFkSeaF7xUeW5NT1KUozorx-ljz3xZRtDTmVDc/s320/CIMG2801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127632339755515842" border="0" /></a>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-46562547830805019572007-10-25T10:19:00.000-07:002007-10-25T11:46:03.445-07:00California Trip Day One: Claire's 1st Airplane Ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcEQCt4wvUv4lIMT46FBAF23y9emQbX-4ry3Ecj4WOUJom64X8vGrmXaWpGpbMPCVDFNfF7_17NgsAWSZzYDSqGkt1IU74ZxVI2NgfwJ7LsYyxh9UYr_tWegrAScAS1FOD61AS3AQ3Dc/s1600-h/CIMG2755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcEQCt4wvUv4lIMT46FBAF23y9emQbX-4ry3Ecj4WOUJom64X8vGrmXaWpGpbMPCVDFNfF7_17NgsAWSZzYDSqGkt1IU74ZxVI2NgfwJ7LsYyxh9UYr_tWegrAScAS1FOD61AS3AQ3Dc/s320/CIMG2755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125344951842815826" border="0" /></a>Two weeks ago, we went on a fun-filled adventure to one of our very favorite vacation spots, Palm Desert California. WE HAD A BLAST! We ate and ate and ate, and played "Hand and Foot" all night, every night (Mollie particularly loved this part :) ) and we even ventured over to Disneyland for Claire's first of many visits!- But it all began with Claire's first airplane ride, and she did so great! * This first picture had to be included because apparently we looked pretty suspicious and had to get the full body security search at the SLC airport. The "puffer" didn't like the way Claire and Todd smelled, and even Claire had to get searched and take her shoes and socks off!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajPN_hu4CSRHDxtA7LTOa6kMewe95X04E9Pm_2TR7aifBqRUEZhYmbPPLj_EE4CpOyKB4z_UvRSj2HUOiGAS7XhvbuevwRSLFwI6UyuDP3wi8CuTCpLW8SBnMazizxz1ILBwjv1-xch4/s1600-h/CIMG2761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajPN_hu4CSRHDxtA7LTOa6kMewe95X04E9Pm_2TR7aifBqRUEZhYmbPPLj_EE4CpOyKB4z_UvRSj2HUOiGAS7XhvbuevwRSLFwI6UyuDP3wi8CuTCpLW8SBnMazizxz1ILBwjv1-xch4/s320/CIMG2761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125328304549576498" border="0" /></a>"We are going on a trip, in our favorite rocket ship!" oops, I mean... "Airplane!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7JyIMJW74lqpUgAX_PiAMQ7aUH4EjoXbvJ-BDfD01lRxITVNaGDQ6LJE3U6kjH9b99vXmfilNo8xb_RaNyrmWXEXL1rDnVrAPp7jAs0s1F_9P8pxeAssCePw7GdTpGl0gkyDq1sSpTk/s1600-h/CIMG2764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7JyIMJW74lqpUgAX_PiAMQ7aUH4EjoXbvJ-BDfD01lRxITVNaGDQ6LJE3U6kjH9b99vXmfilNo8xb_RaNyrmWXEXL1rDnVrAPp7jAs0s1F_9P8pxeAssCePw7GdTpGl0gkyDq1sSpTk/s320/CIMG2764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125346489441107810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8CaWQE0x13mflSMu5okKyZ-JFxzAz9gNUUPeeVL7heSTxyuAgZIvZdLFMFknYpBW47LptZ3MdNp5bpsRn30ZuZx6oZv4Ugse8sx6H62ULIp2-1rR5Yc1OpV3zVi1iYB109YqkYJH7ak/s1600-h/CIMG2754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8CaWQE0x13mflSMu5okKyZ-JFxzAz9gNUUPeeVL7heSTxyuAgZIvZdLFMFknYpBW47LptZ3MdNp5bpsRn30ZuZx6oZv4Ugse8sx6H62ULIp2-1rR5Yc1OpV3zVi1iYB109YqkYJH7ak/s320/CIMG2754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125327441261149938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyDEMXCBeYSbPwvdB_1GBiVCLCzeFZCenvM2BkXTp5cRyhMKi1HwG65Q80ghGUg5r5ZdExHodeq7-tkg4ogTthG-qVkk7993SrGiEmgBD1L1AbFzsT_ZxGdnE68dRlaa4-sVhCpeZUeY/s1600-h/CIMG2757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyDEMXCBeYSbPwvdB_1GBiVCLCzeFZCenvM2BkXTp5cRyhMKi1HwG65Q80ghGUg5r5ZdExHodeq7-tkg4ogTthG-qVkk7993SrGiEmgBD1L1AbFzsT_ZxGdnE68dRlaa4-sVhCpeZUeY/s320/CIMG2757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125327454146051858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMg5YBvBbSxjeFZdX0vuG3UmmgYEVQD1ksv7p6Ge6rOi5Buxm03KAf_xvnScTn6aFfJz2Jyi4PkmQ0A0ePECI81W5DYHMjET8YtkFG-1qgKWnVXkN45zvFB7XKt3OWJI_gxXgXjpsQMY/s1600-h/CIMG2758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMg5YBvBbSxjeFZdX0vuG3UmmgYEVQD1ksv7p6Ge6rOi5Buxm03KAf_xvnScTn6aFfJz2Jyi4PkmQ0A0ePECI81W5DYHMjET8YtkFG-1qgKWnVXkN45zvFB7XKt3OWJI_gxXgXjpsQMY/s320/CIMG2758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125327462735986466" border="0" /></a>OFF WE GO! The rest of day one was mostly spent eating (what a precursor to what the rest of the trip would be!). We had Inn-n-Out for lunch, sat by the pool for a bit, and then went to City Wok for dinner. More to come tomorrow!<br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-25025725890478528762007-10-10T18:33:00.001-07:002007-10-10T19:00:44.424-07:00Just a glimpse of things to come...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdA0z31PK2mu9NsqJJZX8S49_m0gsb803fY3MWsIVrjQae1jX-rZAhdqaNAzIYUqB1hAMREYf8plZM4LK-jNWMG6DxHnE5Kra_4cHRQZT-0WD-elTKaOLwCgYValsOFdRovVPtdFQ2F4/s1600-h/Fall+2007+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119892949937670674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdA0z31PK2mu9NsqJJZX8S49_m0gsb803fY3MWsIVrjQae1jX-rZAhdqaNAzIYUqB1hAMREYf8plZM4LK-jNWMG6DxHnE5Kra_4cHRQZT-0WD-elTKaOLwCgYValsOFdRovVPtdFQ2F4/s320/Fall+2007+049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGdvbDjW9B4Yy1fnNQb_ocmykBwq0HEZPANy2wV-XpyFxuEbRmfDYowaB1xh9wrfTWW4ABPIXwQyWq0RcBDenFgGuxXEwXUzjBMqR5UGCvlEHHnqD-y-VuYiV9cuzkkQZJZjDdEj0Xpg/s1600-h/Fall+2007+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119889140301679058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGdvbDjW9B4Yy1fnNQb_ocmykBwq0HEZPANy2wV-XpyFxuEbRmfDYowaB1xh9wrfTWW4ABPIXwQyWq0RcBDenFgGuxXEwXUzjBMqR5UGCvlEHHnqD-y-VuYiV9cuzkkQZJZjDdEj0Xpg/s320/Fall+2007+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinja7QqclV-NDTYN91lOwicb-1bQiHph5C089jlvlNDqNcD3ZPJwGt8AnGzdSD_Nc8tWEopwOTLe_v3CHPFmUp7MoDN-pOfgVgRQj0UiPL1iAF-efA0SyVaEb0JHPKqEC7toBp9hJCOYs/s1600-h/Fall+2007+008.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh102F6gAGsNvM7ShWJDD3of1OfOvjCTuyg8xB3RqOOOJasXQgbWeZSWycF0rgTyIw0zdh8rZBmz77W-VUoFDfRuVhyphenhypheng_vWuNOt5myWMrRVQqjWnmTbZQwgnPYPXA1OvOGj39jPVIPKfgQ/s1600-h/Fall+2007+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119889153186580978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh102F6gAGsNvM7ShWJDD3of1OfOvjCTuyg8xB3RqOOOJasXQgbWeZSWycF0rgTyIw0zdh8rZBmz77W-VUoFDfRuVhyphenhypheng_vWuNOt5myWMrRVQqjWnmTbZQwgnPYPXA1OvOGj39jPVIPKfgQ/s320/Fall+2007+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1S1D62WHLQ5kMoGnTBKqJUmTDzyImoXMaHd0sCx01SlaXVy1WCKXIlDzjUeI3XRGWIgFuWBlUYqSOlGfb70goApC-98tk4ekYGdvsXHlUtPo_EF16xuY0bGAUMEm46FvlFksmagS6aw/s1600-h/Fall+2007+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119889157481548290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1S1D62WHLQ5kMoGnTBKqJUmTDzyImoXMaHd0sCx01SlaXVy1WCKXIlDzjUeI3XRGWIgFuWBlUYqSOlGfb70goApC-98tk4ekYGdvsXHlUtPo_EF16xuY0bGAUMEm46FvlFksmagS6aw/s320/Fall+2007+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> I know I am fired from blogging, but there is light at the end of the blogging drought tunnel. We leave for Palm Desert in the morning, and I am sure to come back swimming in new photos of Claire, but for now, here is a little preview of what the Munchkin, Todd, and I have been up to. Love you all!</div></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465607850955119786.post-45944279208366463362007-08-22T11:02:00.001-07:002007-08-22T15:29:33.901-07:00Slow Down Summer!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpprW4fmcA1TV4vasMBIvh5uOAMNfvIiActqlrW7lzeHGHnwJST48JIn-S0zRXBEp-y5W8Pr0DBEHMZBVFoJSO0IroNQPfukojiw0oaNIrMnXTXN041sw02mgavK1ax481TyxOz069FU/s1600-h/Summer+2007+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101604103696461938" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpprW4fmcA1TV4vasMBIvh5uOAMNfvIiActqlrW7lzeHGHnwJST48JIn-S0zRXBEp-y5W8Pr0DBEHMZBVFoJSO0IroNQPfukojiw0oaNIrMnXTXN041sw02mgavK1ax481TyxOz069FU/s320/Summer+2007+055.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_c0hXzBExy6gSNEUANY5-lbzU93eGQsVwmXNQLBYXunk8t-3XhO8QnMNO6X3aYTLkm45mSIshAfTZX9nuFeiqZcT2LMFrI4XvxOdoAdUGKOTGpXW4OW32_SOxOUDXh96W3bicqIecWY/s1600-h/Summer+2007+058.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So... needless to say, I have been a "blog- SLACKER" of immense porportions lately. I am not afraid to publicly admit that my blogging addiction, that formerly took up most of my very limited down time, has been replaced with a clinically sick obsession with Harry Potter. I started the very first book the very end of May, and am 1/4 of the way through #7 now! Love it! BUT... we have had an extremely busy and eventful month, full of many "<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">firsts</span>" for our little one, and I know you must be <em>dying</em> to get updated :) Here we go.....<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >1) She has Teeth</span> </div>I know this isn't a very good picture, but zoom in. It is the best I have been able to get!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyWMTif1MIbdMchEKLj2m_Pl9yr9va9vjDsFP_xamIW5TCxLUWRwNt281oHExpajd_wROL5wx-tn-cm8SjfZoLRF510eT6VE_v2UZu4ytN5xBwCfkxHcxI4zTthZpnyWRv8RGWSHHla8/s1600-h/Cedar+City+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101601771529220194" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyWMTif1MIbdMchEKLj2m_Pl9yr9va9vjDsFP_xamIW5TCxLUWRwNt281oHExpajd_wROL5wx-tn-cm8SjfZoLRF510eT6VE_v2UZu4ytN5xBwCfkxHcxI4zTthZpnyWRv8RGWSHHla8/s320/Cedar+City+003.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >2) She Eats</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy67QWpd_wef77af1abADytK3OddInQeMxWeYryVGqgrXa6m3L_yXlpxCUjTu7vLPs-Z-QbMzq8q1TNRLxHTDWei8Ahk79DVSf0qmybFuYl2Jjk_Y6YgDB4rpQwj6XQkH6TbfjToIMuE/s1600-h/Summer+2007+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101597437907218466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy67QWpd_wef77af1abADytK3OddInQeMxWeYryVGqgrXa6m3L_yXlpxCUjTu7vLPs-Z-QbMzq8q1TNRLxHTDWei8Ahk79DVSf0qmybFuYl2Jjk_Y6YgDB4rpQwj6XQkH6TbfjToIMuE/s320/Summer+2007+062.jpg" border="0" /></a> and eats...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgH5prbxMGRYav5XB61ocQwPOpqS8by31dEiHR0N_4xaYKoNCHOIjCVbAw8naYYaAVMTGPHbS-PboxA_nbsn2sAd8MUmv3Pei-050IgbRXvMY_W36PsnkFTOOD6HT8q9wfLdXZ4h4EZI/s1600-h/Summer+2007+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101597442202185778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgH5prbxMGRYav5XB61ocQwPOpqS8by31dEiHR0N_4xaYKoNCHOIjCVbAw8naYYaAVMTGPHbS-PboxA_nbsn2sAd8MUmv3Pei-050IgbRXvMY_W36PsnkFTOOD6HT8q9wfLdXZ4h4EZI/s320/Summer+2007+036.jpg" border="0" /></a>and eats...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvoWBQ7FtLS182k_Zean0Pxkaa0m6MsSfnYVypeJZlP7qmJdZl_LScKmKFM06MJuh-DUHSEtrQTlAjwxa7DRyG04AZPNLRaAasava9awwfkiQ3zV6_cMv65CDt_VJSlOKZ2jpRhpbhCY/s1600-h/Summer+2007+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101596273971081202" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvoWBQ7FtLS182k_Zean0Pxkaa0m6MsSfnYVypeJZlP7qmJdZl_LScKmKFM06MJuh-DUHSEtrQTlAjwxa7DRyG04AZPNLRaAasava9awwfkiQ3zV6_cMv65CDt_VJSlOKZ2jpRhpbhCY/s320/Summer+2007+033.jpg" border="0" /></a>and loves it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd6bI2PuHjuUfjJ0F0fkNEyKyK9V6CK8L-ga_Oz_mVY_BJkYnPa99vDF6tQhw6TeINN4L6IHQGaTaAAQX-FffUHWLkyUAqp09jZicjxOkeqMctnk7yL_5k1diVrXo1wPLL6RVokeFTeE/s1600-h/Summer+2007+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101596278266048514" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd6bI2PuHjuUfjJ0F0fkNEyKyK9V6CK8L-ga_Oz_mVY_BJkYnPa99vDF6tQhw6TeINN4L6IHQGaTaAAQX-FffUHWLkyUAqp09jZicjxOkeqMctnk7yL_5k1diVrXo1wPLL6RVokeFTeE/s320/Summer+2007+035.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">3) She Drinks</span> -<span style="font-size:100%;">out of a sippy cup :)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFulEP_dgRscyv1ifOOnMt7FNYHi5RN4xdUvZq2bRoF_xRB1d0MPa8ttDlvQ47rDH-kksZv6MLpDVSDRtkAx-hZ7LPV7EtcaaC11OCfKC6qEFSRnNQuyEoVYvZSAE2QDdwWzK8M_9iQ/s1600-h/CIMG1645.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101594285401223122" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFulEP_dgRscyv1ifOOnMt7FNYHi5RN4xdUvZq2bRoF_xRB1d0MPa8ttDlvQ47rDH-kksZv6MLpDVSDRtkAx-hZ7LPV7EtcaaC11OCfKC6qEFSRnNQuyEoVYvZSAE2QDdwWzK8M_9iQ/s320/CIMG1645.JPG" border="0" /></a>and TRIES to drink ANYthing else she can get her hands on!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vm4Q1-HkvA9DIQ12sug032Po9z940w0vIqbIwwN0KlFH3YxpiWCnFsztaGW5U1n__K5IJQrLoVxxWg68hb1ocEX37RfEAMTmNQcgpb2niO5dCUPH8Bm-zdna7X4R7WpvcOxWyWH9TEM/s1600-h/July+2007+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101594298286125026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vm4Q1-HkvA9DIQ12sug032Po9z940w0vIqbIwwN0KlFH3YxpiWCnFsztaGW5U1n__K5IJQrLoVxxWg68hb1ocEX37RfEAMTmNQcgpb2niO5dCUPH8Bm-zdna7X4R7WpvcOxWyWH9TEM/s320/July+2007+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">4) She Plays</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5B1U0cxq_UvOBkME_R8g9ajQfdWYQLaPZxYgDSGAQuXRFY8cHC3n0Aykw21zW8OSXMptjXoXYtH2HqfMy9BbUDIy1qWhjksFHJGMSXJ5lw5ZGHN_0NGg_5aYnUBK2nXmwyTKakGoqejA/s1600-h/Cedar+City+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101592936781492146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5B1U0cxq_UvOBkME_R8g9ajQfdWYQLaPZxYgDSGAQuXRFY8cHC3n0Aykw21zW8OSXMptjXoXYtH2HqfMy9BbUDIy1qWhjksFHJGMSXJ5lw5ZGHN_0NGg_5aYnUBK2nXmwyTKakGoqejA/s320/Cedar+City+084.jpg" border="0" /></a>Claire and cousin Monet- just two days apart in age, they are already buddies!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMNaaNCpERcr2pJyY2XBklBgqooG8y8M0Pw3aaQdtJmP9PTA65eFK4v8gaKHeNlBcR3e0iMyTprH9gnCrFECfRL37HM8G18-90PM_USv-uxLa3zrWb1PvX8FqvAbjUiQqGhWIN8JaFHM/s1600-h/Cedar+City+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101591863039668130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMNaaNCpERcr2pJyY2XBklBgqooG8y8M0Pw3aaQdtJmP9PTA65eFK4v8gaKHeNlBcR3e0iMyTprH9gnCrFECfRL37HM8G18-90PM_USv-uxLa3zrWb1PvX8FqvAbjUiQqGhWIN8JaFHM/s320/Cedar+City+006.jpg" border="0" /></a>With Aunt Sis at the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q7gXo9jf0aptoVdvZmERA2Gfkq8PWDjPQj8tAGVW2dype5mkmY9T6h-FHrWlX79m5qExyKSXsGb5xifBfBwYwZu_5FR1z6noakb6_cYQwJAlrwoDhyphenhyphenxgrywmAue2QyOwlDKxjD2qhMc/s1600-h/Cedar+City+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101590926736797570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q7gXo9jf0aptoVdvZmERA2Gfkq8PWDjPQj8tAGVW2dype5mkmY9T6h-FHrWlX79m5qExyKSXsGb5xifBfBwYwZu_5FR1z6noakb6_cYQwJAlrwoDhyphenhyphenxgrywmAue2QyOwlDKxjD2qhMc/s320/Cedar+City+070.jpg" border="0" /></a>Indie, Monet, and Claire<br />The 3 Cousins together at last!<br />(well 2nd or 3rd cousins we will pretend)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3E_u1tV6gHS2mzRN5fqn3gLLaYoe1d4uKsJhjdo2znMNbzhLhvqDtWbwfDxvlh-o5OeOfE_n4itzULFM5HOhgf45WCb8j6_0XfOvhoALm1MPaJF0ImtV9aWH5UxHCVFMHnCyAqfcwyo/s1600-h/Cedar+City+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101590935326732178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3E_u1tV6gHS2mzRN5fqn3gLLaYoe1d4uKsJhjdo2znMNbzhLhvqDtWbwfDxvlh-o5OeOfE_n4itzULFM5HOhgf45WCb8j6_0XfOvhoALm1MPaJF0ImtV9aWH5UxHCVFMHnCyAqfcwyo/s320/Cedar+City+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div><br /></div>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847482845856955043noreply@blogger.com23