tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70916038578703784502024-02-18T21:19:19.486-06:00Boogers, Kisses and Spilled MilkBut mostly kisses...Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-24586047376693538302010-05-18T14:09:00.002-05:002010-05-18T14:20:48.416-05:00La Tooth<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude has had two obsessions over the past few weeks. One, is the camo bucket hat that he got at Easter (it was the base of his basket, upside down). He has been wearing it every day. Secondly, he has discovered the ability to gross me out by wiggling his tooth. It SERIOUSLY gives me the heebies (just ask Peanut).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After a few days of incessant wiggling, The Dude decided that the tooth was about ready to be pulled. Not wanting to lose my lunch, I told him to wait until Starchy was home so he could help. Never one to have much patience, The Dude took matters in to his own hands and asked his older, wiser (read: third-grade) friend Drew to pull it. Not 30 seconds later, there was a space where a tooth used to be. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude before (this was a few days before, but with the trusty bucket hat on, you wouldn't know unless I told ya!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtEFGnmaCox5jLogpWgtmSXLexD41iI0GN26uKzLdHlTgPT1n1ZpUXoP5vT7ygV6eDSbrDQ1OnEHIQ2i-9oA70whz06Me19Pxh3Im_ECJZZKNM8hW-8XjqA1cMiSTvqmjf5jQqPlL-3yJ/s320/DSC_0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472689562244323170" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After: on the phone with a VERY excite Starchy!</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYS6Zpv9sxIB-neVYxsHIRDb-OuKiRpq7EFXMcrCf5AkadlA4_V2AWITq5rYg95KTFCtuhBQXt236twnsm0UajrMzm-XfnBJ1JGzxTPacN0SgAVlPvSCy99vBabW8btPaQwxbu5ynOQpfw/s320/DSC_0144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472689570128852354" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">That night The Dude came home with the cutest "story" from free write time in kindergarten. They are encouraged to write with little emphasis on spelling, rather working on sounds. Here is the note word-for-word:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"By Witt</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I Lost u toth and et got wglr and wegler and wegler ant IE it stopt and my fen Drew pod et owt"</span></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-1020076769238186112010-05-18T13:48:00.004-05:002010-05-18T15:30:13.160-05:00Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (part 1)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oh boy. I have been a bad little blogger. No post since Easter? Naughty RIKKI!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sorry things have been so quiet around here. Are you still out there Internet? (*Rikki puts her hand to her ear and gives a listen)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hope so.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Where to start? I guess the changes huh? Well...I got a new job. WHA? That's right! You heard right. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">About a month ago there was an article in our local paper about our YMCA director retiring. I didn't think much of it at the time as I wasn't sure what the qualifications for the position were. A few weeks went by and I decided to check out the national vacancy listing on the YMCA website. I was quite excited to find out that not only did I hold all of the "required" skills, but also most of the "preferred" skills as well. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So I dusted off the ol' resume and submitted it along with my cover letter to the powers that be. I didn't hear anything for a few weeks, but then on the car ride to a weekend trip to St. Louis, I got a phone call saying that they wanted to give me a phone interview. Whoo-hoo! I was SO excited!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I had a few days to prepare myself and when the day for the call came, I felt pretty confident that I had put my best foot forward. I tried not to get my hopes up too much though, as it is hard to gauge what other people are thinking during a phone interview.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Another week goes by...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then I get another phone call. They wanted to let me know that I was still in the running, but that I had not yet been granted an in-person interview. Gulp. I was left in limbo. Thankfully (for my nerves were SHOT) the recruiter told me she would call back the next day and let me know more...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The next day I was told that I was one of the finalists for the position! I would have an interview some time in the upcoming two weeks! EEEKK! They said I would be required to prepare a 25 minute presentation that would address a "challenge question" that would be given ahead of time. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I worked my hiney off on the presentation. I made a PowerPoint, handouts...the whole nine yards! I went out and bought a suit (it was FANCY-SHMANTSY) and a pair of "power shoes"! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The day of the in-person interview I knew I had done all I could. Though I was nervous walking in to the boardroom once I started my presentation, the nerves disappeared. It went by in the blink of an eye and once more I was forced to wait...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Until that fateful Friday afternoon, when I got the call that they would like to offer me the job as the new Executive Director! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I literally did fist pumps while I was on the phone (that's professional right?). Once I accepted the position, it dawned on me that the hard part wasn't over...it had just begun. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Because I now have to say goodbye to the kids I have loved and cared for over the past 2 1/2 years...(to be continued)</span></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-37570104042004490402010-04-05T14:03:00.004-05:002010-04-05T14:19:17.109-05:00Easter 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CBnDY4-DRHqzU0Y-nplgPjJmNzthmonEdVPOV0k7FiaQrlzvEjKWPonAazScqCja5BZa_IdPI1nulKLG4smLRiE02lq14Dn2hwju8sgytHfqZruWBoa2hiJvSMbxUge_BCcDUm8qgYIN/s1600/DSC_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7BsQQ5t3FUgnxhsD59xyZXXIHuhAJ0kuHehDeWKeY5Ivu926lN_rw4nNtIo_FupO55fbzcv4k0W-_O0z1Plj4Ss0ydbzj9anClpkOSHBIFPv4kjWfbdOP1VaD_X2RtuL6sHlByo4Ecrh/s320/DSC_0456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456732167428554946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9bEHHqpWd41MhmH5f6uOFVPA6LdyYsqoxtYO1n86kZ9mxTqav03X5qih_3yQCsF7Bq83t0lGvkoXGS62V8tyYw0Zh6R76582XqZTKFR0UDrWi8V0EJzeU2kjXtSRIgbvKmiPBiRZdHzP/s1600/DSC_0448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9bEHHqpWd41MhmH5f6uOFVPA6LdyYsqoxtYO1n86kZ9mxTqav03X5qih_3yQCsF7Bq83t0lGvkoXGS62V8tyYw0Zh6R76582XqZTKFR0UDrWi8V0EJzeU2kjXtSRIgbvKmiPBiRZdHzP/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456732159326175602" /></a>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-8558686138057776812010-04-05T08:21:00.012-05:002010-04-05T10:49:13.552-05:00Chicago Weekend-o-fun!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starchy, the kids and I spent a FANTASTIC weekend in the windy city. After taking a much needed day off on </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thursday</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, we made our way north for a two-night stay. I tried my best to chronicle our time through pictures. I missed a few here and there, but did manage to get some good ones. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Let's get started...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We let the kids choose one item from the Children's Museum gift shop. After silently mouthing to Starchy that we "keep it cheap" I was able to stare HP towards this awesome light helmet thing. She LOVES it. </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgN3KgX_VUpJencemjTMQMNmnkfGgYMZ-_rfnXp7tKnYHgQeuv9_EHHBb0rrK0rrS9UlUMdGYCuX-K71koY18oH_7rWQw5IflX00vJWB4BwRVCgORMByFJ5BeEP7Nrnnzd-eMn07oOVmK/s1600/DSC_0440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgN3KgX_VUpJencemjTMQMNmnkfGgYMZ-_rfnXp7tKnYHgQeuv9_EHHBb0rrK0rrS9UlUMdGYCuX-K71koY18oH_7rWQw5IflX00vJWB4BwRVCgORMByFJ5BeEP7Nrnnzd-eMn07oOVmK/s320/DSC_0440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456655710282623122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One of the </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">exhibits</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> at the museum was labeled "PLAY!" and that is exactly what The Dude did. I love that there is no "</span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">right</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" (or wrong) way to play at the museum. The staff encourages the kids to explore and play in any form. So much fun.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieW95ANfze6U0mf40Vjgp3ZrFSwv1qTd2XvolvecnsiRFq7k7RZSKShICZeBwfQ92qQPf1bzeEXIBQyT8df-y5IUo9OnNxBROt9l9fE92m6CqsvGtq7drw1_s8jXNtI5reGL4hQefn0uAm/s1600/DSC_0428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieW95ANfze6U0mf40Vjgp3ZrFSwv1qTd2XvolvecnsiRFq7k7RZSKShICZeBwfQ92qQPf1bzeEXIBQyT8df-y5IUo9OnNxBROt9l9fE92m6CqsvGtq7drw1_s8jXNtI5reGL4hQefn0uAm/s320/DSC_0428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456655701939571938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The kids were enamored with this water display. They stood and watched with mouths open for a good 5 minutes.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr6qVM5NirEKVuwgovushZS4mEzrSNp2XWnhK2dyc2OusjRzyXXD3P4RIycaGNGQBARIsfQCHaB9OYE4FxdBf9Pf_PX3OVvfaW-EUX5egp481NrugOEq1nJwvIU__zsrF4jslTym0BaPT/s1600/DSC_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr6qVM5NirEKVuwgovushZS4mEzrSNp2XWnhK2dyc2OusjRzyXXD3P4RIycaGNGQBARIsfQCHaB9OYE4FxdBf9Pf_PX3OVvfaW-EUX5egp481NrugOEq1nJwvIU__zsrF4jslTym0BaPT/s320/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456655694829308290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude climbing on the Play! </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">exhibit</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs0OVSyoRtuXPtRxatvuOBo5h0GSeVddrO-I3IgAVS5Do7qInFApu2UrQdA0b2A6LmPWhnK8vjROURBOfXbFzdvlZ7o_2UVi8_vzIpoFRI1mVle7gtwe9k13fYaDVTeJo26I6M1mvpYr4/s1600/DSC_0427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs0OVSyoRtuXPtRxatvuOBo5h0GSeVddrO-I3IgAVS5Do7qInFApu2UrQdA0b2A6LmPWhnK8vjROURBOfXbFzdvlZ7o_2UVi8_vzIpoFRI1mVle7gtwe9k13fYaDVTeJo26I6M1mvpYr4/s320/DSC_0427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456655684360543698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHH-6-g_9YFFs4GG93B1_G5Xa-Ay-ddblUG6zUZBiMGqbMQWVvjUjxVtiltGvkq3vE_iPxjO01dI59OTtkzlxwYl7braI9VX4LVfx0QpWDTX3XGnDUPZ7-aEb5_Rj1l8hnANRpzlKqNPb/s1600/DSC_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHH-6-g_9YFFs4GG93B1_G5Xa-Ay-ddblUG6zUZBiMGqbMQWVvjUjxVtiltGvkq3vE_iPxjO01dI59OTtkzlxwYl7braI9VX4LVfx0QpWDTX3XGnDUPZ7-aEb5_Rj1l8hnANRpzlKqNPb/s320/DSC_0425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456655675222944050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and I having a little snug time outside.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSnJpi_Qv73atXfqiLs3qaOfwtG1aCffronqO2a55w5JOTZil2IkJGCzg2rtZOb_c47rba7mkuhnffaT3yj4e084O2hhBfm3Mi6U045vHxwpPcsiCXjFHaYJ8afaNjEBS5PedYTDJvbSY/s1600/DSC_0419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSnJpi_Qv73atXfqiLs3qaOfwtG1aCffronqO2a55w5JOTZil2IkJGCzg2rtZOb_c47rba7mkuhnffaT3yj4e084O2hhBfm3Mi6U045vHxwpPcsiCXjFHaYJ8afaNjEBS5PedYTDJvbSY/s320/DSC_0419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456654685770464562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP playing with the bubbles outside. It was a REALLY windy day, but they made the most of it.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpTmPTtFkkCuvdxoPGC7FUEc2jn11CX7MegsUMglDc-duwyiBiPG1hGt6LhP_XxvkWOYl4EDcW59ZevwTwuaBvFNy8Kt49GWw4WjUNUNoicyKD5T1b53blkY2pYk_InnMMJgmYZWqXW-p/s1600/DSC_0412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpTmPTtFkkCuvdxoPGC7FUEc2jn11CX7MegsUMglDc-duwyiBiPG1hGt6LhP_XxvkWOYl4EDcW59ZevwTwuaBvFNy8Kt49GWw4WjUNUNoicyKD5T1b53blkY2pYk_InnMMJgmYZWqXW-p/s320/DSC_0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456654674788630690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlkoHKjLmMFAi9NApO-OfNHOCNES84Pw9CaFJXHJ2OtZwZOhK1_sn2up0oX_qO-hbFDqaLSbHxr-Rpo1XCJWxsH9bQuXsuUG6z_a8NwRW0hyphenhyphenueRrHt2pAIjKHq6y4aZBSZNHDc_Pd4rsh/s1600/DSC_0406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlkoHKjLmMFAi9NApO-OfNHOCNES84Pw9CaFJXHJ2OtZwZOhK1_sn2up0oX_qO-hbFDqaLSbHxr-Rpo1XCJWxsH9bQuXsuUG6z_a8NwRW0hyphenhyphenueRrHt2pAIjKHq6y4aZBSZNHDc_Pd4rsh/s320/DSC_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456654661803423106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude playing with bubbles (check out the </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">chachie</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> wall fly in the background).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIQHX43qZuiSJTML0HTa9SLUNdZd0SAYI5C9GYeHZ9ENV2byV1HGgRN0KrddASjOhfTtAzN7lHA4D75tgDVCRiwZktfqKeAbBPaBdFBk8bLDpUORlDklqaw_GN_x8iEwnVZXe92vIT6Vc/s1600/DSC_0397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIQHX43qZuiSJTML0HTa9SLUNdZd0SAYI5C9GYeHZ9ENV2byV1HGgRN0KrddASjOhfTtAzN7lHA4D75tgDVCRiwZktfqKeAbBPaBdFBk8bLDpUORlDklqaw_GN_x8iEwnVZXe92vIT6Vc/s320/DSC_0397.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456654659128559106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The kids got to play with this giant parachute. It was SO fun to see the smiles on their little faces. They sat on it, under it, popped balls on it, it was a hoot!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4rME5l3Qy5NPgg8iRCcSgsu8xiGxRzk0Okc8oOpnuJLYtRc6q-mZRHJi9MVFiK2meI4jxtDiroOupxsPRNSaze3_ujppVRR5A0B0FGH9ICICPdHGeDk5d5Dqyh6WaZMCyCIgx9cYuAuh/s1600/DSC_0368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4rME5l3Qy5NPgg8iRCcSgsu8xiGxRzk0Okc8oOpnuJLYtRc6q-mZRHJi9MVFiK2meI4jxtDiroOupxsPRNSaze3_ujppVRR5A0B0FGH9ICICPdHGeDk5d5Dqyh6WaZMCyCIgx9cYuAuh/s320/DSC_0368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456654641529620738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Peekaboo! <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1UvokQg-NAWGsQISZsE7V23YUjI_qjAv95gKzixkTf8QgYK1Aq3AqyI9sKvr3egNJdEg_Tvec22YB7nxTHxWGlI2-fxUSkFF6Mb8EUl7rn3Xw_4_-0GzxYaAaREtdQ8TCS0LJ8t-emnh/s1600/DSC_0364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1UvokQg-NAWGsQISZsE7V23YUjI_qjAv95gKzixkTf8QgYK1Aq3AqyI9sKvr3egNJdEg_Tvec22YB7nxTHxWGlI2-fxUSkFF6Mb8EUl7rn3Xw_4_-0GzxYaAaREtdQ8TCS0LJ8t-emnh/s320/DSC_0364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456650968079816162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSHKZHr4T1OaS-oWyufNrxMvjYOOUxIzorad35I-XIot6EknqZIkK5CkXfYS6CNDqXlXg1wUdFTAXMkcCM7yivBdFMdNxRY-VVQSvAUizdLCGEvurQSdgL8mWebTyNkFpcVCtHH5WrYn7/s1600/DSC_0363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSHKZHr4T1OaS-oWyufNrxMvjYOOUxIzorad35I-XIot6EknqZIkK5CkXfYS6CNDqXlXg1wUdFTAXMkcCM7yivBdFMdNxRY-VVQSvAUizdLCGEvurQSdgL8mWebTyNkFpcVCtHH5WrYn7/s320/DSC_0363.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456650958491193762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Playing with clay in the art section of the museum. Obviously he is trying very hard! :D<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3JIHtXJJuyhAkiM5WW50-VeT5fdqlbUpA12t29iNTAMYLme_sOa0ZFl8bVhbfC1Zf1Ua6VK_j9Gnft2gQF_f489o2aVmgC0C9hgzy8_-a6lK-ri-pyZInVijXqBrOJC6_RkjpkVW4Szb/s1600/DSC_0353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3JIHtXJJuyhAkiM5WW50-VeT5fdqlbUpA12t29iNTAMYLme_sOa0ZFl8bVhbfC1Zf1Ua6VK_j9Gnft2gQF_f489o2aVmgC0C9hgzy8_-a6lK-ri-pyZInVijXqBrOJC6_RkjpkVW4Szb/s320/DSC_0353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456650946913883650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Diggin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">' for dinosaur bones. The moment he got on the "dirt" he started digging like a dog finding a bone. It was hilarious until he turned around and flung dirt on all of the parents that were standing by! <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8eb96FLTSKJQE8aezAyrK2P8CGQyV1uR_ILezLq_gsCNjPwDH1aTikppbc9NkFnYO4ctdEUYOrbjTVzopAW-Q7KLFsvsExQkxNSRAX_5tbNdVJIYNuJJQfln5XdK_18NWzCYZWnEAOTK/s1600/DSC_0346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8eb96FLTSKJQE8aezAyrK2P8CGQyV1uR_ILezLq_gsCNjPwDH1aTikppbc9NkFnYO4ctdEUYOrbjTVzopAW-Q7KLFsvsExQkxNSRAX_5tbNdVJIYNuJJQfln5XdK_18NWzCYZWnEAOTK/s320/DSC_0346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456650940004551458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP posing in the T-</span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Rex</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> skull!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7HCsnn_3iAeb6KF-VXAtvFUWCAH-dkiP0xMrhwHS1AAni1cZbf7qhawdUnXqaA0m99_vsySa90CCzXDB-37DbYCrkw6JIUUW4EN9QRN-3jrnqzc7Ts0J9wb1o9R9V90ZpwczqUx14sy4/s1600/DSC_0347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7HCsnn_3iAeb6KF-VXAtvFUWCAH-dkiP0xMrhwHS1AAni1cZbf7qhawdUnXqaA0m99_vsySa90CCzXDB-37DbYCrkw6JIUUW4EN9QRN-3jrnqzc7Ts0J9wb1o9R9V90ZpwczqUx14sy4/s320/DSC_0347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456650929635451314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starchy and HP in the inventing section. The instructions said to try and conjure some sort of alarm clock, HP decided she would rather just stick them in the holes!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfUkzor4L5g9gOZ1ui8wqBf1nF_-Kq5V9rlFniMZv9223inYcfFR7uwedHxM_fzW0T6iLVuAa6SvYPFL2EuNAPKQShuDB1B2xc5r1RuM9CUmbCN4iWM3lIxea1LvRs5EIwj5gzKabJNe1/s1600/DSC_0331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfUkzor4L5g9gOZ1ui8wqBf1nF_-Kq5V9rlFniMZv9223inYcfFR7uwedHxM_fzW0T6iLVuAa6SvYPFL2EuNAPKQShuDB1B2xc5r1RuM9CUmbCN4iWM3lIxea1LvRs5EIwj5gzKabJNe1/s320/DSC_0331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456649832689853170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ryan and HP in the butterfly garden. Cutest. Picture. Ever.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz2TaAs7LuA9symMAxC6hA6P86zBhI2Lh8UHAUY5X4MkiFq4CeeHDNUGAyh6idxPOX0lSa5X-qZknygqNiohUmpQ7UcK5PxdltzB8iV6jAmTsksG5aYhq7BsRiSgT6Yv5en2s2PsXQWhO/s1600/DSC_0329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz2TaAs7LuA9symMAxC6hA6P86zBhI2Lh8UHAUY5X4MkiFq4CeeHDNUGAyh6idxPOX0lSa5X-qZknygqNiohUmpQ7UcK5PxdltzB8iV6jAmTsksG5aYhq7BsRiSgT6Yv5en2s2PsXQWhO/s320/DSC_0329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456649823156851442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMkQD9EiLrqK5E5hxrQDef5MlEfD0p8GQTwLai14TmMkq4ovtv6yJC2_ZJt0qKBJvCy8wXYSb95mhjaggyZ07sXVUCcEopjqAqu9XeA4Lvztn1ygZASIiDiPzxN-w162R4D58OppKlTWN/s1600/DSC_0326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMkQD9EiLrqK5E5hxrQDef5MlEfD0p8GQTwLai14TmMkq4ovtv6yJC2_ZJt0qKBJvCy8wXYSb95mhjaggyZ07sXVUCcEopjqAqu9XeA4Lvztn1ygZASIiDiPzxN-w162R4D58OppKlTWN/s320/DSC_0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456649814785488498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and Starchy with their faces superimposed on </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">butterfly's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">! When they popped up on the screen I almost peed myself! Hilarious!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsZJazVzoXJ9HFJ6ikIWrO2-CihmSS2-c5vwy2BUcXsXOzuxj0k6m46sU8hg-NIrtsm-FbjDKnQZLigvovF12Khu3rjKCs8fEX78fN_PLJEyMPsUxkBsFWxuQ_ySm6MgC8B6JsFcJuUKG/s1600/DSC_0325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsZJazVzoXJ9HFJ6ikIWrO2-CihmSS2-c5vwy2BUcXsXOzuxj0k6m46sU8hg-NIrtsm-FbjDKnQZLigvovF12Khu3rjKCs8fEX78fN_PLJEyMPsUxkBsFWxuQ_ySm6MgC8B6JsFcJuUKG/s320/DSC_0325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456649811815325730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude "catching" jewels. He thought this display was amazing (as did I).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGN3nNH94LyWq5XUMKNSbYyKHcYN_X6V59kOVxC1Jx-wFW6jGbP19keqb2vPh7toadKC9mL1xxj2V22yyew_122Vgdf-jRhlqQd1c1yzWoW0k3K0YsdxCVdTvhQJKft2PlgeeFM_HGYgY/s1600/DSC_0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGN3nNH94LyWq5XUMKNSbYyKHcYN_X6V59kOVxC1Jx-wFW6jGbP19keqb2vPh7toadKC9mL1xxj2V22yyew_122Vgdf-jRhlqQd1c1yzWoW0k3K0YsdxCVdTvhQJKft2PlgeeFM_HGYgY/s320/DSC_0318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456649801515312402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and I giving it a whirl!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaN8jih6cQcFupkHzI4a64Wtq8_gQywF5bw1bezFbWbOhJfTxFX5fGrCFSddwmS6cT6a6ryTqAl4YS5hMYyLQAn60cmGrifrEt3YGYFHI2O03b5jtQGAze3ar8hw_FbMxRX26v6neYXnq/s1600/DSC_0315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaN8jih6cQcFupkHzI4a64Wtq8_gQywF5bw1bezFbWbOhJfTxFX5fGrCFSddwmS6cT6a6ryTqAl4YS5hMYyLQAn60cmGrifrEt3YGYFHI2O03b5jtQGAze3ar8hw_FbMxRX26v6neYXnq/s320/DSC_0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456648785638972210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ttO82I1Xlk9x0QYjmka4JBvM4I_TcDiSyKKORV4lozpqjMn2fVoAFP5TgtJqZ-1mqlv0aqoQEHr3p634ZzsMk9uRdz-NHq_nN85ERJU7Qvtb5w4yA5aiK8zI-63qeM1ZRFfYumnlZv8K/s1600/DSC_0312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ttO82I1Xlk9x0QYjmka4JBvM4I_TcDiSyKKORV4lozpqjMn2fVoAFP5TgtJqZ-1mqlv0aqoQEHr3p634ZzsMk9uRdz-NHq_nN85ERJU7Qvtb5w4yA5aiK8zI-63qeM1ZRFfYumnlZv8K/s320/DSC_0312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456648775376125794" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude and starchy building a water tower. I wasn't sure who enjoyed it more. ;)</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm0KWiukBBRXyEq4mikvqq4jSP0HL-le9crKZQnO2RMspUvGkq-Erw14UmqJdVywECIvi-_-SECrt4x3tXogzLZvdfvdv-ZylW3MTYrNJcMUNcviHahVhk51isP4wc2k65EmpdmVfcpqP/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm0KWiukBBRXyEq4mikvqq4jSP0HL-le9crKZQnO2RMspUvGkq-Erw14UmqJdVywECIvi-_-SECrt4x3tXogzLZvdfvdv-ZylW3MTYrNJcMUNcviHahVhk51isP4wc2k65EmpdmVfcpqP/s320/DSC_0297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456648764899764546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOysNa7iTjjU3NbVRCDjpuMrrMc_-R6kqfMeQTgcPyzHhA-7WVbcMo4-21TPxOMLdNo5_n12A0WvzxKVeXgNwwccg8beuX39Mpq36FZgEdXZnrx3ByQxG51zLsviHiDjSeVfS9w0S2Gn3/s1600/DSC_0291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOysNa7iTjjU3NbVRCDjpuMrrMc_-R6kqfMeQTgcPyzHhA-7WVbcMo4-21TPxOMLdNo5_n12A0WvzxKVeXgNwwccg8beuX39Mpq36FZgEdXZnrx3ByQxG51zLsviHiDjSeVfS9w0S2Gn3/s320/DSC_0291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456648756138639730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJx7i9Ysy3CCo8vef8KnWvkuKI5E4BMqV1fr2fObGsU0YJ6jIB-PebmjQjlahUmrQNR3F8EM1fmuyr6sqyHdPPjVqsqoQGJdu2Z7ttn1P8Qj2rczvgsd4Wv87SrYyWfayUUqTe7c57oF9/s1600/DSC_0288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJx7i9Ysy3CCo8vef8KnWvkuKI5E4BMqV1fr2fObGsU0YJ6jIB-PebmjQjlahUmrQNR3F8EM1fmuyr6sqyHdPPjVqsqoQGJdu2Z7ttn1P8Qj2rczvgsd4Wv87SrYyWfayUUqTe7c57oF9/s320/DSC_0288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456648747827217730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBPcgB0J6cSOG0_pKni-UsMqXbsu8iZvsYhBO2nAB2wJHDUQCTg5fOKDJM6nY57Z4neg2NH3SjdyLWyw0WcekVGlnUUACeISF6m8oqiLQ2K12p3DFrnHnLXjgc1sG4JoAEGqqmpvsO_RA/s1600/DSC_0285.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBPcgB0J6cSOG0_pKni-UsMqXbsu8iZvsYhBO2nAB2wJHDUQCTg5fOKDJM6nY57Z4neg2NH3SjdyLWyw0WcekVGlnUUACeISF6m8oqiLQ2K12p3DFrnHnLXjgc1sG4JoAEGqqmpvsO_RA/s320/DSC_0285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456647731224928322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN0miNi7y37XpSJ9Dua76yeJtvn05tmFsMxkIcIlV2rL8xyuFi0dr-KGxB_0aOitDsruyXMiazghPHsfr3vwubzkjIL5R8tJYXz4wD1kEmtWLDBbL0DVm0MgLncd10NQG3ZSkGOifpcXh/s1600/DSC_0281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN0miNi7y37XpSJ9Dua76yeJtvn05tmFsMxkIcIlV2rL8xyuFi0dr-KGxB_0aOitDsruyXMiazghPHsfr3vwubzkjIL5R8tJYXz4wD1kEmtWLDBbL0DVm0MgLncd10NQG3ZSkGOifpcXh/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456647724884548386" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This next set of pictures highlights the stark contrast between HP and The Dude. The Dude basically ran through the obstacle course. Check out the little kid in the white shirt...The Dude passed him right by!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1riRk_4vwSTYogSP5aABVlRe-212nRN2i9qNQqARrqRTE3w5cGExchUP4dKKKSpd3cZGYjFOf73zXXRu570NEnXmp25QFv_ghzsu0z_bUT48JT3HXojvbz7bKP3S2X7mphd2x7g5PH_KT/s1600/DSC_0272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1riRk_4vwSTYogSP5aABVlRe-212nRN2i9qNQqARrqRTE3w5cGExchUP4dKKKSpd3cZGYjFOf73zXXRu570NEnXmp25QFv_ghzsu0z_bUT48JT3HXojvbz7bKP3S2X7mphd2x7g5PH_KT/s320/DSC_0272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456647698237370994" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTgRH-zRYpTOs8vM350O5GTbZvVNIktObcBliwLPaH8dCLxJE3VH95Tq0xF9a6i8xOwj7PrbrSMHVBiXWaVAxeZDZOKGhOFfHOd95OkTMlR2NX5U7tYNuI9K-16f-Mn0lJdI8sxpxAYpv/s320/DSC_0273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456647705132506866" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnIqS0qqCutApQ4x3f22vehTm3dy2IeVCENs9pdpoBvQx4x4oMmVXlwxGMRpvVy9I-dYA8ocn07ma7KEAH3iEgXyjHj7n1tfvbfy0dBw8U5cL-JeWyQrD8LL7VgUsJVAL5qKeRBHXujB1/s320/DSC_0275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456647712746258082" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And then there was HP. She wasn't too sure about moving across the rope tunnel. And she sure as heck wasn't going to run over the bridge. Much more cautious. </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-RKSucS8uT-54zarf0iLOUDndMrY9z0DtMS4hEIylRGmHH4_nNXGwq2LdEs_Rq3BQBy2zkmjy9U-NrCVL4u5P9SjipE6q7KBmB_uzp3WoM-s95Zq8sPz6WJlVjuwzGoRN2ljPWmWUOwu/s320/DSC_0265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456646754780421906" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgHJHq0P8CqIVmBvQesTMrD5aGljot4SHRgHVDJbh64V9Re6i-tOH6-_xCqmvyHDkvz_rOdv6KrFgQy8jl1eqCUUpqJ15hBU-X9ZmA7BFKPAbIgad0K52uNP4M-aNGWf4C3rruoawLPG/s1600/DSC_0267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgHJHq0P8CqIVmBvQesTMrD5aGljot4SHRgHVDJbh64V9Re6i-tOH6-_xCqmvyHDkvz_rOdv6KrFgQy8jl1eqCUUpqJ15hBU-X9ZmA7BFKPAbIgad0K52uNP4M-aNGWf4C3rruoawLPG/s320/DSC_0267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456646761016662258" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After a LONG day, The Dude snuggled in to a mountain of pillows!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMR7FDvq2OYzkb_jTw5XFGjo0FqKehX7Rw0rZghAz7A5ynPEgz2t0rH2gZDnK3pLDJMsVGiAl6PYobcIwdfGJAIupMd01F9BeZusBeCrezy8p9yBw-j9Ek0Uagp1WxRtqzekANfRRAvy1/s1600/DSC_0243.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMR7FDvq2OYzkb_jTw5XFGjo0FqKehX7Rw0rZghAz7A5ynPEgz2t0rH2gZDnK3pLDJMsVGiAl6PYobcIwdfGJAIupMd01F9BeZusBeCrezy8p9yBw-j9Ek0Uagp1WxRtqzekANfRRAvy1/s320/DSC_0243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456646743067676994" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjPaSlv16Qkc1FbJGln1aKuOJSPgiXmNkDvnsEm1OPHFJ3ygJ9MYmkif62c1n3y_EdoyG-HW4Xr-Kyt2_kQ82Bv1OVWoz_u-qm-hql1dOIOyoW4YX9HuW_y9zgqhVYtsG-W7IdhX7tEUH/s1600/DSC_0240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjPaSlv16Qkc1FbJGln1aKuOJSPgiXmNkDvnsEm1OPHFJ3ygJ9MYmkif62c1n3y_EdoyG-HW4Xr-Kyt2_kQ82Bv1OVWoz_u-qm-hql1dOIOyoW4YX9HuW_y9zgqhVYtsG-W7IdhX7tEUH/s320/DSC_0240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456646735792814130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We went to "How To Train Your Dragon" at the </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">IMAX</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on navy pier. It was a riot. After wards the kids surprised Starchy with their new dragon </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">jammies</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. They sprinted out of the bathroom like a bunch of wild banshees! <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXqYryfQu4q5N3Bh6AN2MWTWcYmayAVY6wrDEE4A3aj5K6Qq7we_cos0LEpv8q3TWSzMQ4PZ8AFqONYVPFU9wJD74TlCnweMVtjYmGd2aiFt7ULZsC8QBPiDiYQKeUV94qkyo4pvus_OE/s1600/DSC_0232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXqYryfQu4q5N3Bh6AN2MWTWcYmayAVY6wrDEE4A3aj5K6Qq7we_cos0LEpv8q3TWSzMQ4PZ8AFqONYVPFU9wJD74TlCnweMVtjYmGd2aiFt7ULZsC8QBPiDiYQKeUV94qkyo4pvus_OE/s320/DSC_0232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456646726741361282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYe_Iwrk0KoevqwZ2ieP9yFi55-R8lpISo0NMPiK4ZLe8B_tZynaG5Xa7HAZBGKFh45-nVqmvpqDnq4YbVp3rZKkPefdb4VL0BC9hnpe_BUStuT27mN8gC4i0fmXOxZLIZMNi2e1H7llY/s1600/DSC_0231.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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What an Olympics this has been! The Canadians have just captured gold and in honor of them, I present these pictures of HP and The Dude, doing their best Sidney Crosby impersonation.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCF-3i6NKwQ4m9NISF9einFgC6O4apLfKA1CGPNxrR-YsvXMeNvJkHF7pGrnCeNrKqUf8r84BbuVfiTrwoFL3sYi9ZiFUueY8YPaSWv3GeXEK-D7gBRa-agu8Zh_5p3EbssfPe80VMV-_/s1600-h/DSC_0280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCF-3i6NKwQ4m9NISF9einFgC6O4apLfKA1CGPNxrR-YsvXMeNvJkHF7pGrnCeNrKqUf8r84BbuVfiTrwoFL3sYi9ZiFUueY8YPaSWv3GeXEK-D7gBRa-agu8Zh_5p3EbssfPe80VMV-_/s320/DSC_0280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443441870596381730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwgHgxaChLzT3UzdFDiaVj7g6PTnrOu6dT4zaUGfZN52WfTOOMY2-OkljCblw7LveQNy5xePatXk-5thtOAmN0esvJ6dfhK-N5-v8iRcnvX7uPaw76Ch5QGdeKoCDuL_zVBhVKFUJBU7e/s1600-h/DSC_0272.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8rIRwZ9I3-TJDmvGW35HZVlJDbd9xg0egl9CQzl0JD_FdZwyYBCTBp6tFsIj8WvqcnFi5kTLMFmkYIiV7hPcPs5_0pi_nuK5Kaae8Vtr82MH4lAf0nBfEo0pUSpev8iodGLjiElc5uel/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314571623406290" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8rIRwZ9I3-TJDmvGW35HZVlJDbd9xg0egl9CQzl0JD_FdZwyYBCTBp6tFsIj8WvqcnFi5kTLMFmkYIiV7hPcPs5_0pi_nuK5Kaae8Vtr82MH4lAf0nBfEo0pUSpev8iodGLjiElc5uel/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8rIRwZ9I3-TJDmvGW35HZVlJDbd9xg0egl9CQzl0JD_FdZwyYBCTBp6tFsIj8WvqcnFi5kTLMFmkYIiV7hPcPs5_0pi_nuK5Kaae8Vtr82MH4lAf0nBfEo0pUSpev8iodGLjiElc5uel/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG">(sorry Shmook, this doesn't fit you anymore!)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUPDyJXSU89cJY-FFXckhf053ElzCjd_8wFYQUQDo9TLbBVN-jfT10R3k44Oc1bBquThWiBWlVPsn1ll4BieD6qODEBLpooTkyXq9ng8R1P9aCUKFOj2_atRRxrHVSKzWOcDq-ecS0W78/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUPDyJXSU89cJY-FFXckhf053ElzCjd_8wFYQUQDo9TLbBVN-jfT10R3k44Oc1bBquThWiBWlVPsn1ll4BieD6qODEBLpooTkyXq9ng8R1P9aCUKFOj2_atRRxrHVSKzWOcDq-ecS0W78/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314563646939218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(please stop talking about kindergarten Peanut, it is making me sad :( )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHj91sMf_43HHPOxHvrLtoX1oH-pytAr6JG7bd4Zl8Lg_scP_MRmjsHh7zFhg7tGVjA9zqBE2UygEahcOqSj16tzLpVkdAiUHfHLas5ik7QT-cjEEje8QmYo7LPKFEEb6_6Vm9j20uJHf/s1600-h/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHj91sMf_43HHPOxHvrLtoX1oH-pytAr6JG7bd4Zl8Lg_scP_MRmjsHh7zFhg7tGVjA9zqBE2UygEahcOqSj16tzLpVkdAiUHfHLas5ik7QT-cjEEje8QmYo7LPKFEEb6_6Vm9j20uJHf/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314551593373378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(the boys are having a rockin' dance party here...they LOVE "The Final Countdown" and "Danger Zone")</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKQpgqibqV2N2sierUs28Y40BV0jBoaB-RUAA4U68Z4rOemW7MWlxhO_MiAmlgxtVzFWdnorxwZ7NfEGUtu6Kxv89kE1rM63PJOozHrQQX3-NmPZ4HvfabktMxL61K3ISI3hEgU0tg5CF/s1600-h/DSC_0023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKQpgqibqV2N2sierUs28Y40BV0jBoaB-RUAA4U68Z4rOemW7MWlxhO_MiAmlgxtVzFWdnorxwZ7NfEGUtu6Kxv89kE1rM63PJOozHrQQX3-NmPZ4HvfabktMxL61K3ISI3hEgU0tg5CF/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314548697147314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(rock and roll face's!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2DAhkEyu5BC4VYRazK9aPU6DD2BJG4TR_-xZVhAcRmhytpFoMQ5voRcdxuRh2PmijjdtyKf3P4nYgPoerQRcRU8CT68KmSDJgnIvrpYx4T6Fxrw83ORtjqBWD3iWdE-4l0CCuCJ56dSm/s1600-h/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2DAhkEyu5BC4VYRazK9aPU6DD2BJG4TR_-xZVhAcRmhytpFoMQ5voRcdxuRh2PmijjdtyKf3P4nYgPoerQRcRU8CT68KmSDJgnIvrpYx4T6Fxrw83ORtjqBWD3iWdE-4l0CCuCJ56dSm/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314537790287714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(I caught HP mid jump, doesn't her hair look cool?)</div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-76343278805557452262010-02-01T15:02:00.002-06:002010-02-01T15:15:23.969-06:00Avon Walk for Breast Cancer<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hello Internet!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am so excited to share something today. I have committed to do the Avon 2-day Breast Cancer Walk. :D The reason that I wanted to do this event (aside from the personal challenge of walking for two days) is that I wanted to honor Ryan's grandma Betty who died after fighting the disease, and his grandma Elsie who is a survivor.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Breast cancer can be hereditary. If someone in your family has had the disease, your risk of getting it increases (especially in women). From</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> cancer.org </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Having one first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with breast cancer approximately doubles a woman's risk. Having 2 first-degree relatives increases her risk about 5-fold".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Having a daughter, who is only two generations away from her great-grandmothers, is reason enough for me to take up t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">he cause. I am </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">committed</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> to raise $18</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">00 (hopefully with your help).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Please check out my </span></span><a href="http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=1930&px=5278313"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">personal page</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and make a donation. I know that times are tough, but any amount you can pledge will bring us closer to a cure! Thanks for all your help!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Rikki</span></span></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-86031373899738811242010-01-28T15:06:00.002-06:002010-01-28T15:15:30.056-06:00Vampire Claws or Princess Nails<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">you be the judge...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude was convinced that even though they had actual Disney princesses on them, that they were actually manly vampire claws. Um, okay.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ4d6orQkbUlz9GxU0MWx0mfowCxPYsrCU10SK1mYRpIFiCy1Jfc24PtR6Qd7b6SCp3o9xWxQaxxtpDBI6qV6CihkjzM0CwmEtJF-RDBuXtcWJyfGbtRnw4I4rgv9zMeJilbFtPy731nf/s1600-h/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ4d6orQkbUlz9GxU0MWx0mfowCxPYsrCU10SK1mYRpIFiCy1Jfc24PtR6Qd7b6SCp3o9xWxQaxxtpDBI6qV6CihkjzM0CwmEtJF-RDBuXtcWJyfGbtRnw4I4rgv9zMeJilbFtPy731nf/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431900846711835442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP, nice enough to share the second set with her brother, was completely enamored with her pretty nails.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNq_LRqfDMWk_ZU80G-vgC3Vppqm7ilF0gV_LXFMS2OGhsdBc9grlDQsYxPi_8ssz0TYrQB0R8cF3i8yFCZuHdguO5d_UpS0akUekWNlKFd8iECMwkLV5EMKbJk3u79DHZWB7bjfBTZqb/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNq_LRqfDMWk_ZU80G-vgC3Vppqm7ilF0gV_LXFMS2OGhsdBc9grlDQsYxPi_8ssz0TYrQB0R8cF3i8yFCZuHdguO5d_UpS0akUekWNlKFd8iECMwkLV5EMKbJk3u79DHZWB7bjfBTZqb/s320/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431900841848385794" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">She also loved the built in excuse it provided for her not to lift a finger (literally).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEy8H1pMumIMAtIJbXW9cRXR0696ASjRZta_lpesKnzlkFY6SGHwdL3CNQtfJ1LKWthafjufZeV5tdvDAQMGfKMT8vKA-GmcTlHTpGxz5BK9jMOYfi0vRln5zT1Xanl4zbsNxB5aUtoQQ/s1600-h/DSC_0086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEy8H1pMumIMAtIJbXW9cRXR0696ASjRZta_lpesKnzlkFY6SGHwdL3CNQtfJ1LKWthafjufZeV5tdvDAQMGfKMT8vKA-GmcTlHTpGxz5BK9jMOYfi0vRln5zT1Xanl4zbsNxB5aUtoQQ/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431900835589008482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">She kept saying over and over "How do they stay on Momma?". Princess magic HP...princess magic. :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVESl8_PaVRbvs3JOqrL11TXyh7Hqpo2hOBRg6biUcP6xl-o2e7IKG5Ek5ACUUUQIc-9X0Y5TA5mhUyUSF-EHWlWz6XaQgC3rTvWU5FOaJHL0_rtSD4mILU7a2I8RxNVoRcQfUUG-I7Us/s1600-h/DSC_0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVESl8_PaVRbvs3JOqrL11TXyh7Hqpo2hOBRg6biUcP6xl-o2e7IKG5Ek5ACUUUQIc-9X0Y5TA5mhUyUSF-EHWlWz6XaQgC3rTvWU5FOaJHL0_rtSD4mILU7a2I8RxNVoRcQfUUG-I7Us/s320/DSC_0085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431900823503991314" /></a><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-56858673345541612902010-01-21T14:41:00.002-06:002010-01-21T15:02:13.815-06:00Shower Surprise<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After the Holiday madness was over, the kids, Starchy and I had a few days of downtime. All we did was play with Christmas toys, watch football and movies and hang out. It was WONDERFUL. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One morning Starchy was having a shower and decided to have a little fun with The Dude. He called him in to the bathroom under the guise of asking him a question. Before The Dude could put up a fight, Starchy had pulled him in to the shower, clothes and all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude's initial reaction was that he was going to get in trouble. Then after thinking to himself "no, wait, it was my Dad that pulled me in to the shower!" he realized he was in the clear.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And boy did he have himself a good time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Of course HP (being the nosy little thing she is) came to see what the fuss was all about and promptly climbed in the shower with her clothes on as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I would have to say that this was right up there with spaghetti bath as their favorite thing! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRZ4wLYWG-katr2xAU7BFjb9_OO0FIXVwXIYzr3Qv7qBSXfDC7HGmsG39awrN-s096KesHp9LeXTc6cu7o520mXh-RVle5Txaqlz8qpjAYDHF-xouQaEwtcdtJDQcG_00JJbxJKw4RI9T/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296791457067954" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusvKs2AnM3cWPSgpSALh-Wc_dEEAPn0i8WaN_y8k1g8PjqRPdX-WqEzJLWHCyrPogQyCrV6F2CWkJXz-jLBqom3zyDY17eLJLcQ9I7C39wox5ANVdI10JWDRse-c9FLdfoHdqo1RgiDiM/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296784135327826" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeyqknv_OG_XgAmJV9xNJn5msN5SPcWDv2J3t_Noock6ir3_9b6EccAFzcPn1MEqlDEGtPAMG5K5wY7NTihnc-y_1LRcHtOGaVeUNXhE1FYcmoBkKXFopj0IksuT-OmXnyHvps3QgBeDU/s1600-h/DSC_0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeyqknv_OG_XgAmJV9xNJn5msN5SPcWDv2J3t_Noock6ir3_9b6EccAFzcPn1MEqlDEGtPAMG5K5wY7NTihnc-y_1LRcHtOGaVeUNXhE1FYcmoBkKXFopj0IksuT-OmXnyHvps3QgBeDU/s320/DSC_0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296809507726978" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTV4Ss2eIKB-O2lbqQy5BmY5VklV6UfqzPj90-V1AUfCy9rd4MZxrOljXqqres0idcXHyqoECke0cWBrdKBUoyJLxA_ix5cYMcDO_SNx59-wukMydPXxvMsqKkUadnuQzyNDgz9FPq40Z/s1600-h/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTV4Ss2eIKB-O2lbqQy5BmY5VklV6UfqzPj90-V1AUfCy9rd4MZxrOljXqqres0idcXHyqoECke0cWBrdKBUoyJLxA_ix5cYMcDO_SNx59-wukMydPXxvMsqKkUadnuQzyNDgz9FPq40Z/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296801408546418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-2825582538286950832010-01-21T14:35:00.002-06:002010-01-21T14:40:45.126-06:00ICY WA-WA!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We had a pretty amazing ice storm here over the weekend. Conditions weren't too cold, but they were just right to form little ice crystals on the trees. The kids marveled at this commenting that the tree's looked spiky. :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And in case you can't already tell, I am LOVING my new camera! :)</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApPbHz96RDTkJVGdmoD5O9CmTSWypKnRWMfZxzaSe4TkiI-37mCYNghxQTpyzLtEoR7xxj1JkWcrkn0DvEPgEVHWswpV-qevhlZT2WIMlNEIS5M7c1pco4tNdXRRF7Pyf4ke4XiUBpySs/s1600-h/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApPbHz96RDTkJVGdmoD5O9CmTSWypKnRWMfZxzaSe4TkiI-37mCYNghxQTpyzLtEoR7xxj1JkWcrkn0DvEPgEVHWswpV-qevhlZT2WIMlNEIS5M7c1pco4tNdXRRF7Pyf4ke4XiUBpySs/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429295067434086306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqQjhLWwbgOHc2QmFIwYlQYEtQXg8uUbSlJqeglPvIhAOrDIqYI-h9E15qKmR8HZF6hzV181nznDwVqtzV6rOI_OyU9obLxgAX1LF7dsmUIOZKoJQss3NSITBovF_r2YcNXTKGQzsfoHM/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqQjhLWwbgOHc2QmFIwYlQYEtQXg8uUbSlJqeglPvIhAOrDIqYI-h9E15qKmR8HZF6hzV181nznDwVqtzV6rOI_OyU9obLxgAX1LF7dsmUIOZKoJQss3NSITBovF_r2YcNXTKGQzsfoHM/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429295058639578274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_nB0pp2hcNNe6Fmn0bK2MmogZyazrTBDitfh3MwiIKA0n0vUy8g6BB0xz3Jb_ywIrKi_cV0X-K7mgpgk8X4PRTpEk_BgoYZ4UJvkzRdL0sPt41Jvbxkq2ZhbpoYnsBLVEvB4cpUry5wa/s1600-h/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_nB0pp2hcNNe6Fmn0bK2MmogZyazrTBDitfh3MwiIKA0n0vUy8g6BB0xz3Jb_ywIrKi_cV0X-K7mgpgk8X4PRTpEk_BgoYZ4UJvkzRdL0sPt41Jvbxkq2ZhbpoYnsBLVEvB4cpUry5wa/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429295053508863698" /></a>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-75543180508713523852010-01-18T13:07:00.007-06:002010-01-18T14:02:21.662-06:00Besties- HP & Peanut<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and Peanut have been in daycare together for the past four years. Ever since I ventured out on my own and Peanut started coming to my house, they have been inseparable. I firmly believe that even if they had other girls to play with, they would still choose each other. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They are the yin to each other's yang. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Neither of the girls is fully aware that come this summer, their time together will be at an end. I know that friends will come and go, but I am glad that these pictures are here to treasure HP's (and Peanut's) first best friend.</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmyw5V39wHJdVPl4mxK5fDlTZGQszILYfSGSJfTuVtDopJBAKmGVMk0Kk5DInmuRcTEOX9XBb4Vw-NlZv8r5m8PpaVDsNJcVdotAOS3KbHs6Xg3kq5t-iJ8DLPG7n2oBnXc0PN9jjvOp7/s1600-h/DSC_0123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmyw5V39wHJdVPl4mxK5fDlTZGQszILYfSGSJfTuVtDopJBAKmGVMk0Kk5DInmuRcTEOX9XBb4Vw-NlZv8r5m8PpaVDsNJcVdotAOS3KbHs6Xg3kq5t-iJ8DLPG7n2oBnXc0PN9jjvOp7/s320/DSC_0123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428169314840644674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb9c1IGOxk6I8F6MRUpGqY9tNs3VVk7BjLDCGPiXwSnMAVAGCRCDeILquhac3rlRcDfmamfbyU8sLkJN-IuatM8RgLWgyFxAdqD90is2DFyU_yxzzzqKqIun1xph9-XcOxhvSkxBaljd0/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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But it has been quite cold and The Dude hasn't had much opportunity to play outside. After bundling up in five layers him and Starchy braved the elements and had some fun!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They ended up hollowing out the entire fort. It was surprisingly big inside. The Dude LOVED it! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghULPbAl5A-szRx17Vqd5d9e7YGpDvD2VVisf2ECzbIieiliiDX2Uan1_XvF_q-Rn0QPxyarTdB9A8C_WrUVk65fnno4KDSrvAaCz8fLsuuGiwqXhEPCuq8SXyuyrtHDkybOGWDsHOh0ct/s320/DSC_0186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425517272421558178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirblm07XTH0o2h0_HP6ysgSgvk49m_YGE6PaHJvNsaj2ZsPxfXLoGkAzHpGG8_mg9YMIVXJt9yPQPRg5HXfkn5H-4vyqC7_He1lyHq-EIaZVhRZa1zo_tcQDlH79P4R6aXEYXkVsr562hv/s1600-h/DSC_0184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirblm07XTH0o2h0_HP6ysgSgvk49m_YGE6PaHJvNsaj2ZsPxfXLoGkAzHpGG8_mg9YMIVXJt9yPQPRg5HXfkn5H-4vyqC7_He1lyHq-EIaZVhRZa1zo_tcQDlH79P4R6aXEYXkVsr562hv/s320/DSC_0184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425517263395310658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo6tJhugyAr6-SXIMCN1ngDDTKN2ik2zUEScVC65FCfoSwxUyp6ejXBzBmh6CdKI4Wn1jyZLso1RdMpVDsuqEaEn0wpmdJHbW2RvSPCQZC8ydLAW9h_ba7hLFLwsEXpRQcar6lCTB9UkI/s1600-h/DSC_0180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo6tJhugyAr6-SXIMCN1ngDDTKN2ik2zUEScVC65FCfoSwxUyp6ejXBzBmh6CdKI4Wn1jyZLso1RdMpVDsuqEaEn0wpmdJHbW2RvSPCQZC8ydLAW9h_ba7hLFLwsEXpRQcar6lCTB9UkI/s320/DSC_0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425517256218308146" /></a>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-9307734988593638192010-01-11T09:34:00.006-06:002010-01-11T10:13:59.265-06:00Easy Bake Fun!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP got an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. We hadn't had an opportunity to play with it yet, until yesterday. While The Dude and Starchy built a snow fort outside (pictures in a later post) HP and I conquered the kitchen. :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP got a bunch of packets of assorted mixes along with her oven. She ended up making four cakes (complete with icing). She was nice enough to share two of them with her brother. ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here is princess banana hammock before we got to baking.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa-kpy-xPZa2YGQ1PigwgNMNxG24mhL3iuu9QBmj47i0vKY3YPxctMxBPtgEkm8kM2r32IMFouh4I0FooUlwI3QSoFbzuBA535P48OHHs5MEBBHL_srWaWPPsgaLwVZDM7fjZEAehCLT4/s1600-h/DSC_0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa-kpy-xPZa2YGQ1PigwgNMNxG24mhL3iuu9QBmj47i0vKY3YPxctMxBPtgEkm8kM2r32IMFouh4I0FooUlwI3QSoFbzuBA535P48OHHs5MEBBHL_srWaWPPsgaLwVZDM7fjZEAehCLT4/s320/DSC_0160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425510071960382898" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Spraying a pool of PAM in the middle of the pan. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmG0eVpj5k-PuW4Trm1w3suHL0du55_Pxz4hB9cdL3gSfa6HLzoN0lZQrhdmcwFTYBp7dofiABDv1pju-imFgJp33ozSEMYTYEMGlePeQAKI6PQiuhqBLEQ1Igv5uSEONyVWYpjUVWBBB/s1600-h/DSC_0162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmG0eVpj5k-PuW4Trm1w3suHL0du55_Pxz4hB9cdL3gSfa6HLzoN0lZQrhdmcwFTYBp7dofiABDv1pju-imFgJp33ozSEMYTYEMGlePeQAKI6PQiuhqBLEQ1Igv5uSEONyVWYpjUVWBBB/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425510069827827378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Using the "stick" to push the cake in the oven. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0YkjqiG_LjuAaB2p7KkWHsJqrC_7D6HvK_9JSTUaIuPTeqH5ab7PVhwG782S-YE4-qWwKaOjec-1RirNY5Jv6AQQPW1Y-EDo3GJO_PnNEtHoJpr3Jymb7SppZ6gXk9cin9SMG93r69mD/s1600-h/DSC_0177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0YkjqiG_LjuAaB2p7KkWHsJqrC_7D6HvK_9JSTUaIuPTeqH5ab7PVhwG782S-YE4-qWwKaOjec-1RirNY5Jv6AQQPW1Y-EDo3GJO_PnNEtHoJpr3Jymb7SppZ6gXk9cin9SMG93r69mD/s320/DSC_0177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425510057424852626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mixing her second batch of cakes. She was very intent on doing every step herself. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluE_jeMl5PU9hbh2LA2K6vUa0PSOt9-A0eQuJlbyKMMJjNDbITknLymXCFrbPnjdweQN6bTX9vsmgSyoFmOzw4IVZeUxWyV4tlwa9de9bCkeHl9JxGQ5fwnKhefA12bBCPdKX6ANTvt-3/s1600-h/DSC_0179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluE_jeMl5PU9hbh2LA2K6vUa0PSOt9-A0eQuJlbyKMMJjNDbITknLymXCFrbPnjdweQN6bTX9vsmgSyoFmOzw4IVZeUxWyV4tlwa9de9bCkeHl9JxGQ5fwnKhefA12bBCPdKX6ANTvt-3/s320/DSC_0179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425510045471498402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A silly face while we were waiting for the cakes to cook.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3OHJXv8OFjG3OTMWRxLPgCrOn9dCsVjGw7N-tMJFqxwmceoDTQS0pm5Fg9_6UISPjNRtiV44XFy0M6m-hHSI77Qg_jJBmhemQN8W-3c95vksFJmOEn5pjiFteQ_3ugvY0gfNZj92zH-i/s1600-h/DSC_0205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3OHJXv8OFjG3OTMWRxLPgCrOn9dCsVjGw7N-tMJFqxwmceoDTQS0pm5Fg9_6UISPjNRtiV44XFy0M6m-hHSI77Qg_jJBmhemQN8W-3c95vksFJmOEn5pjiFteQ_3ugvY0gfNZj92zH-i/s320/DSC_0205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425510041605313282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Taking a peek in the oven. I love this picture because you can see her outfit. Princess dress complete with ratty pink fleece from 2008. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrP5qfgeWVyJWAO1r4fXTbuQiIA-gejFNeezcDSO-_U9QqUzCi2HUUDbkZj0ye7WBovzHj2d1ADECyQwZ0iWH6piIMW7qDqV3V_HHrwfIVxec6jLk9l2MOkox1UgpxpKrP2lnM2TVtVfK/s1600-h/DSC_0207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrP5qfgeWVyJWAO1r4fXTbuQiIA-gejFNeezcDSO-_U9QqUzCi2HUUDbkZj0ye7WBovzHj2d1ADECyQwZ0iWH6piIMW7qDqV3V_HHrwfIVxec6jLk9l2MOkox1UgpxpKrP2lnM2TVtVfK/s320/DSC_0207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509157606542818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Icing the cake. Look at the concentration!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimnDXUipzeFr5DzE1lB8h2tpXAk1TJ4DfC3lhyphenhyphenbDVMAtz_7YzeHKeVly_quKw9mluAI_b7eRBuOy9H-WZ6gmmdnHpnlzMlv1kfudNooVUo1Hx1wLx-zRLpWCjJPYv9UXyGYlfjSt9oIn2/s1600-h/DSC_0218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimnDXUipzeFr5DzE1lB8h2tpXAk1TJ4DfC3lhyphenhyphenbDVMAtz_7YzeHKeVly_quKw9mluAI_b7eRBuOy9H-WZ6gmmdnHpnlzMlv1kfudNooVUo1Hx1wLx-zRLpWCjJPYv9UXyGYlfjSt9oIn2/s320/DSC_0218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509155276650274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We talked about how when you bake, you should try not to lick and taste too much. Yeah right. :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKlg11S1l3UclWkLPezLbidHVt6_gq4m6eNMm-iVcQW_C8Pjz-3UkTaygnsSDmGWhiGskvhuBT4JuB4ckNgcGZFkOZAHzIgKG1qvp1NZzXe8pE7jUrCBEDjCItqqUzMWrlzXfDqvzcurk/s1600-h/DSC_0221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKlg11S1l3UclWkLPezLbidHVt6_gq4m6eNMm-iVcQW_C8Pjz-3UkTaygnsSDmGWhiGskvhuBT4JuB4ckNgcGZFkOZAHzIgKG1qvp1NZzXe8pE7jUrCBEDjCItqqUzMWrlzXfDqvzcurk/s320/DSC_0221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509144844860338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This was her expression when I asked her how the cake tasted. I am guessing from her eye roll and groan that it was pretty good.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvqU6QMp9yeSy0tjgzJt3zWv3ry6KlxuPJ_GWdhyphenhyphenR-AwnQJUV1FUHMF1IgmJ7a9ng0_n-VbXAfpr4pd52QJmBuyZdOCu0-_kw2xc686eYy4B1ulyk9pPlGtw0s4j1pQCfZdryUYSSYV82/s1600-h/DSC_0226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvqU6QMp9yeSy0tjgzJt3zWv3ry6KlxuPJ_GWdhyphenhyphenR-AwnQJUV1FUHMF1IgmJ7a9ng0_n-VbXAfpr4pd52QJmBuyZdOCu0-_kw2xc686eYy4B1ulyk9pPlGtw0s4j1pQCfZdryUYSSYV82/s320/DSC_0226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509139212944370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The last step...clean up!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeRTO2dyPeJNR6184auU94SFa16eCB0LeN0d8i1ilGQEJFhGPIPrHRi-iwjh6njDMC_M_6ZYUOB9bKG0X06GKSqRHkog8H7yBT9fQLB-VaSayMWImsflVpF1TVDY4I4bAmCTagrjyJdhv/s1600-h/DSC_0250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeRTO2dyPeJNR6184auU94SFa16eCB0LeN0d8i1ilGQEJFhGPIPrHRi-iwjh6njDMC_M_6ZYUOB9bKG0X06GKSqRHkog8H7yBT9fQLB-VaSayMWImsflVpF1TVDY4I4bAmCTagrjyJdhv/s320/DSC_0250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425509131910774946" /></a><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-30634394089983763882009-12-27T07:53:00.006-06:002009-12-27T13:07:46.522-06:00Christmas 2009 with Hemmy<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My brother got here on Christmas Eve. It has been 3 years since I last saw him. To say that our visit has been wonderful, is an understatement. Seeing my baby brother interact and play with my kids is the best gift I could have asked for this year. It has been one for the books.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The kids woke up right before 7:00 on Christmas morning. We spent the next 3 hours opening gifts. We would have been done a lot sooner (especially if HP had anything to do with it) but The Dude wanted to inspect and try out each and every gift. He had opened his stocking and present from Santa and was already raring to go outside. I guess he figured the other presents could wait (HP did NOT think that was cool).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was a great morning filled with memories I will treasure until the day I die. But as always, I will let the pictures do the talking...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here is The Dude with his trick bike he got from Santa (and helmet he got from GG...good call GG). He was ripping around the driveway like a bat out of hell. It was hilarious!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7K8hyphenhyphenaq331ZdpCV8WW_GY785swv-V8bCQxgMUcub96yocE_IQ1ZX9_WypVcMc5bGPJ87sCVeA2Kqurr7azVNBqFA4VH2CcDQVPoPdcOe3G3fLg0lcC8ytbxE-qdLjOaanCS7XBS_dQvG/s1600-h/DSC_0138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7K8hyphenhyphenaq331ZdpCV8WW_GY785swv-V8bCQxgMUcub96yocE_IQ1ZX9_WypVcMc5bGPJ87sCVeA2Kqurr7azVNBqFA4VH2CcDQVPoPdcOe3G3fLg0lcC8ytbxE-qdLjOaanCS7XBS_dQvG/s320/DSC_0138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419918567947008610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figuring out the knee and elbow pads. At first I thought they would be unnecessary (but held my tongue because he was so excited about them). After seeing him whiz around on the bike...they are a really good call.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcarbERdQHeOCcLiidwPs-aUxVnEoLXWZaR3GwgX1_oe3bXjyhGtCfkpZKDWGl627kQhnP99hlHS4MrWbgTZgreYa1KtpKitS4lwZYl_0quArLmlQ9lzHmNQFNUdOZ9pMDCBxBTy0PAiDD/s1600-h/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcarbERdQHeOCcLiidwPs-aUxVnEoLXWZaR3GwgX1_oe3bXjyhGtCfkpZKDWGl627kQhnP99hlHS4MrWbgTZgreYa1KtpKitS4lwZYl_0quArLmlQ9lzHmNQFNUdOZ9pMDCBxBTy0PAiDD/s320/DSC_0130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419918556976926962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As was the case last Christmas the favorite stocking stuffer was balloon rockets and a pump. The cheaper the gift, the more they like it! :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNYbylSvgQpYpkPsBBjiqvIdoGjbS3zqU735HCvQMca3ck-gnlp24VPICCuPnT39iIzLcRCXkcKVX2iHyfm3GKy5f3MRzmJXjdWLwFyqjI5JsMio5iYe_i4niTDgjzZvdGsd4foBtNz32/s1600-h/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNYbylSvgQpYpkPsBBjiqvIdoGjbS3zqU735HCvQMca3ck-gnlp24VPICCuPnT39iIzLcRCXkcKVX2iHyfm3GKy5f3MRzmJXjdWLwFyqjI5JsMio5iYe_i4niTDgjzZvdGsd4foBtNz32/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419918555580552210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP checking out her stocking. We had to wake her up and you can tell she is not really herself in this picture. A rare shot taken before she got her glasses on.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfurIOlf5Q6fu_t9gmlE0MHqT16h3FBDB1NYCLDcwwrzQYxOW2929YYdCR5pW7TdTHKVat8-Er42E0Wdx_hIu4-wnAmAEflvqXhGue-u1sT24xUyicB5BfjR-YNjU6u86wBWufskzxaEA/s1600-h/DSC_0086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfurIOlf5Q6fu_t9gmlE0MHqT16h3FBDB1NYCLDcwwrzQYxOW2929YYdCR5pW7TdTHKVat8-Er42E0Wdx_hIu4-wnAmAEflvqXhGue-u1sT24xUyicB5BfjR-YNjU6u86wBWufskzxaEA/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419918546129827266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude inspecting the colossal stocking!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKYwEVYOW8Ngz1TExCS-5ZrYmk5WDw3VW3S3g4XM2FYAE_j0OpaEiHUDl1dJhcrOSJGO04rGlhnAYcc2Ygxit26Rl6Jk5bbkyxf-09tXjoGRYTDFvnM8eSItY0uEER84qG_o1mOdHqXZs/s1600-h/DSC_0082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKYwEVYOW8Ngz1TExCS-5ZrYmk5WDw3VW3S3g4XM2FYAE_j0OpaEiHUDl1dJhcrOSJGO04rGlhnAYcc2Ygxit26Rl6Jk5bbkyxf-09tXjoGRYTDFvnM8eSItY0uEER84qG_o1mOdHqXZs/s320/DSC_0082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419918538832495538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Our "treats" for Santa. Beer, Milk, candy cane, cookies, crackers and shrimp dip!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepqtBzDxa4RnULr6QxIuqrL5ksinzfO2HO6GlmhjKx-JcfMa6bRqYOh1F7qZMvY23VpmLQjx98zn-x9dnl96yBldQRCUmMQmW2WkE7SWW1oHNuuJ7ZrZOfJhnSnHkLc-yW93ROKCXEYWh/s1600-h/DSC_0070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepqtBzDxa4RnULr6QxIuqrL5ksinzfO2HO6GlmhjKx-JcfMa6bRqYOh1F7qZMvY23VpmLQjx98zn-x9dnl96yBldQRCUmMQmW2WkE7SWW1oHNuuJ7ZrZOfJhnSnHkLc-yW93ROKCXEYWh/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419914759407817234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The stockings were hung...Hemmy got a tube sock stocking. Keepin' it classy!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtOzSTVqU4xN7dcLh1dn2lE_FeSmV5FKpNaWSVx3dZEDj8kcwPRZhppHY3ZwUtdoYYjnx8j0tzyl0uaqgRecFk4vtXk4Ju-IQagi_AGuPldlvwxbk1agv7RF4fEkgwdcTYpniwcBk3qBc/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtOzSTVqU4xN7dcLh1dn2lE_FeSmV5FKpNaWSVx3dZEDj8kcwPRZhppHY3ZwUtdoYYjnx8j0tzyl0uaqgRecFk4vtXk4Ju-IQagi_AGuPldlvwxbk1agv7RF4fEkgwdcTYpniwcBk3qBc/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419914751086026658" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude hanging his uncles stocking with care.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62S3TIF01XNxEfQKsd5du-7BREoUVRBaT2oR1IdVq4W5iSekIgzjigr2pkUAAMQlEIUOXBQjPeZSyokfcMm7rHoKM_K601nXnlcmkBBJj7rV54M2W3oZFub8OuplnOeLpHGVoxSWRdZSL/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62S3TIF01XNxEfQKsd5du-7BREoUVRBaT2oR1IdVq4W5iSekIgzjigr2pkUAAMQlEIUOXBQjPeZSyokfcMm7rHoKM_K601nXnlcmkBBJj7rV54M2W3oZFub8OuplnOeLpHGVoxSWRdZSL/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419914744945019154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One of the many staring contests that have taken place in the last 72 hours! The Dude is surprisingly competitive and has won his fair share!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTiR44VUTcXgCorsjhBMF3avyfG5fa-Wlcfq-rOS_8VcOON-ELkQbMgXiJXNCZUVw2G1juPBOxfop-7Ww3hp5ZkJcVQuf1cShqcbERkU02NUi10e9CFcHOQqSZrGRTS39La3vAhL9m-jD/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTiR44VUTcXgCorsjhBMF3avyfG5fa-Wlcfq-rOS_8VcOON-ELkQbMgXiJXNCZUVw2G1juPBOxfop-7Ww3hp5ZkJcVQuf1cShqcbERkU02NUi10e9CFcHOQqSZrGRTS39La3vAhL9m-jD/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419914741442732722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The. Best. Gift. Ever.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ti2Gwn0_BMI9oUdEcBMswmbzQKF-iyoD09tRHoNLCY4Lwi1Eam2nSzUHjmVpfLqw2_b3pczz4P1ThSvuNd8EPVHz1WCgwfNXse2_lganeE556SK8xC0KapqGSmUuxrDUFrRn0_-6Ap1L/s1600-h/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ti2Gwn0_BMI9oUdEcBMswmbzQKF-iyoD09tRHoNLCY4Lwi1Eam2nSzUHjmVpfLqw2_b3pczz4P1ThSvuNd8EPVHz1WCgwfNXse2_lganeE556SK8xC0KapqGSmUuxrDUFrRn0_-6Ap1L/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419914732533691266" /></a><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-14962446925070490772009-12-21T16:54:00.005-06:002009-12-22T07:37:01.863-06:00Crew Cuts Vol. 10<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lots of fun things have been happening around Homebase. The kids are in full holiday mode. We have had plenty of birthdays in December (The Dude, Ms. Frances, Shmook, myself). It has been an awesome month. Here are a few photo's (taken with my spiffy new camera).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lil' Rick enjoying one of Shmook's homemade cupcakes.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfe_worlWXIqZetNBs34O_nrAG2SyQgod7GjnHUjQxNlE7EfyFdVDreCSEz_QyyPvxZiji4BIw5ZUyvuEVg4nLaBpw8gD4SCteHq2s9o1L-518NvuqE6RM4FKXsm_Ajp2Yz2x_GKmy-9W/s1600-h/DSC_0487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfe_worlWXIqZetNBs34O_nrAG2SyQgod7GjnHUjQxNlE7EfyFdVDreCSEz_QyyPvxZiji4BIw5ZUyvuEVg4nLaBpw8gD4SCteHq2s9o1L-518NvuqE6RM4FKXsm_Ajp2Yz2x_GKmy-9W/s320/DSC_0487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417831045981244882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Dude playing outside in our first "real" snow of the year.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwPYgr7TnA4dXJN4OblemO38URVP1EB6qvi2HrncGeKjdcHWdwU88Y0AvGwWMC05ZPJJ0ErXNajtAu3hUgvHN4hDkBBvuQQ-VCb5GAoxtwLl6qpX6HbnCJEbEF9O7WcUoXycyn0tymAF/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwPYgr7TnA4dXJN4OblemO38URVP1EB6qvi2HrncGeKjdcHWdwU88Y0AvGwWMC05ZPJJ0ErXNajtAu3hUgvHN4hDkBBvuQQ-VCb5GAoxtwLl6qpX6HbnCJEbEF9O7WcUoXycyn0tymAF/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417831037986279010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HP crying because she didn't want to take a nap. She kept saying "I'm not tired mommy!"...yeah right.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrOhciNLBB6p90RSsj6AteOBWSYnzpxjyWpB7U5b7TMWYx7EYSsx4hoJQ2ssh_hvNKdpu0JE1FlDnDvlML1t0jO5kMSRjSQgEMlYvedEG_wgdQJCmD3isuunVvdOY8MXYG4RSoOgQqvSB/s1600-h/DSC_0523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrOhciNLBB6p90RSsj6AteOBWSYnzpxjyWpB7U5b7TMWYx7EYSsx4hoJQ2ssh_hvNKdpu0JE1FlDnDvlML1t0jO5kMSRjSQgEMlYvedEG_wgdQJCmD3isuunVvdOY8MXYG4RSoOgQqvSB/s320/DSC_0523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828714696700738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My little shoveling helper.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbTSI4rQuWiwbS5rNxCPJI-gLktqZZqb0bqo1Oqtz7yETEymU195BDZNypYQh98Gmas2xCFKqMukmwaCUAjg9Ik90-rUwMkFVCQazvpjAeYeenSLJNB4s1oCwWtX4Ni5-vUmPC-k8aFhP/s1600-h/DSC_0522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbTSI4rQuWiwbS5rNxCPJI-gLktqZZqb0bqo1Oqtz7yETEymU195BDZNypYQh98Gmas2xCFKqMukmwaCUAjg9Ik90-rUwMkFVCQazvpjAeYeenSLJNB4s1oCwWtX4Ni5-vUmPC-k8aFhP/s320/DSC_0522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828702075147618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Swanny Jr. enjoying a cupcake!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBinReQ3-dskCg0AmhhRwClOxEWdhjciYds5mDc55JvB7PQCoGfGpppn7BElCpj97xiKUx6UQHd8T4rB9q3w1BzSYpcuZ3CfZQjrA31dZQYd7OWJQ_ZA2YbrvgpyaoWBjvi8TsmJxL9s71/s1600-h/DSC_0496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBinReQ3-dskCg0AmhhRwClOxEWdhjciYds5mDc55JvB7PQCoGfGpppn7BElCpj97xiKUx6UQHd8T4rB9q3w1BzSYpcuZ3CfZQjrA31dZQYd7OWJQ_ZA2YbrvgpyaoWBjvi8TsmJxL9s71/s320/DSC_0496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828696683373154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shmook in a moment of contemplation before eating his 2 year-old birthday treat. Isn't he getting big?<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAG-Z8ncFU2m29mQaX1_xAdySnbOty5pI7ThuUtS04ntcZw13V7zP_NkWosKQuU8WdbC_d2dFcANiqW53vZdDQONUliRhs6HlvVhr4jWaFmi6nN_-V0XMCfPry-es8LrAaj2akdtQv5Y2/s1600-h/DSC_0479.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAG-Z8ncFU2m29mQaX1_xAdySnbOty5pI7ThuUtS04ntcZw13V7zP_NkWosKQuU8WdbC_d2dFcANiqW53vZdDQONUliRhs6HlvVhr4jWaFmi6nN_-V0XMCfPry-es8LrAaj2akdtQv5Y2/s320/DSC_0479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828688458623234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hp being HP.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb58Ha3UKGxWLyucw_tFH6v4aD28m3ophCfVOnNj2KN_VyIPiX1ZacNSLnt6wUhn2AwCpzq975BahbEJkhMpF71IsF__aZgMzKEhIbdbB1nz1k4eZlgou6L41tmRJsWwu995JMfQ44iBl/s1600-h/DSC_0516.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb58Ha3UKGxWLyucw_tFH6v4aD28m3ophCfVOnNj2KN_VyIPiX1ZacNSLnt6wUhn2AwCpzq975BahbEJkhMpF71IsF__aZgMzKEhIbdbB1nz1k4eZlgou6L41tmRJsWwu995JMfQ44iBl/s320/DSC_0516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828680454976402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lil' Rick all bundled up at the top of the "castle".<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoOxXGTAZLTlZsjmDPQ3Ddnpi5fU34SUWIQRSTakYAww8dvqR-3z8FI-yyZTtyQONDyap9XoWztJuaki83X4ZDRsqcM7FEz0heR8_nnqH4a1EwBAEZ4NIXk3QOfVwveET8LUXTb46HBJ1/s1600-h/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoOxXGTAZLTlZsjmDPQ3Ddnpi5fU34SUWIQRSTakYAww8dvqR-3z8FI-yyZTtyQONDyap9XoWztJuaki83X4ZDRsqcM7FEz0heR8_nnqH4a1EwBAEZ4NIXk3QOfVwveET8LUXTb46HBJ1/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827533182756610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf2tv0hTThhmUeQSjXuxtATHKqu-wubHdo3t4qvEQMi5VwvGhPqMHdHF_P_8pwQjavH_Qw1YNrY-rSMoaqc7OjQXCNrWBsdK8Muk2t_z4IKIUgyekH7ynToLDNrwUNpFXjSitla5Vmelj/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf2tv0hTThhmUeQSjXuxtATHKqu-wubHdo3t4qvEQMi5VwvGhPqMHdHF_P_8pwQjavH_Qw1YNrY-rSMoaqc7OjQXCNrWBsdK8Muk2t_z4IKIUgyekH7ynToLDNrwUNpFXjSitla5Vmelj/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827523826601074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HP and Peanut...the best of friends.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oYDijbPQLgM3SxJ_Ts-COqeZscen-QZ-pfZLhoWBUYrZauMCETq1S4g_Bg0pbAyKp6UJldbpRU4PtF_dVH02JpbzpNpTRKsbzJxB61h3vBUf808OaS8F7C63hjX4JFCD4iTQmovjO3hy/s1600-h/DSC_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oYDijbPQLgM3SxJ_Ts-COqeZscen-QZ-pfZLhoWBUYrZauMCETq1S4g_Bg0pbAyKp6UJldbpRU4PtF_dVH02JpbzpNpTRKsbzJxB61h3vBUf808OaS8F7C63hjX4JFCD4iTQmovjO3hy/s320/DSC_0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827518921160418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lil' Rick really enjoyed the snow. He didn't stop smiling the entire time we were outside.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeZrbmVLKMnUfrd2RWnoUIGrIREke0V9YceKOYFdOq7D2lT3xW6GXvKXER-SVmHW49rQClfaestaNKlS1QIzjaudsSKY9mDAMdbzzfJTl57yXEc3-IfhL9juANmAXL3an_8bkrdOID0X8/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeZrbmVLKMnUfrd2RWnoUIGrIREke0V9YceKOYFdOq7D2lT3xW6GXvKXER-SVmHW49rQClfaestaNKlS1QIzjaudsSKY9mDAMdbzzfJTl57yXEc3-IfhL9juANmAXL3an_8bkrdOID0X8/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827510155367682" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peanut is probably the hardest child to get a picture of. She is a last-second-blinker and (like most 4 year-olds) she is not one to stay still. Luckily, I was able to snap this good one while playing outside yesterday. As her mom would say "Its a framer!".<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fc4vLOZ5IIWbFV08OfF0OcZ7RAOpuZWfzhL2pW-gzt8EsWfFQl2F2XPpZrXckJW-1BdB298G3JHNLbicac74DuR1DPaP1_8Z9aN8iry3gPToDzw8D_3HN2D1pOYD_Iq8YGdJcfPt-1DK/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fc4vLOZ5IIWbFV08OfF0OcZ7RAOpuZWfzhL2pW-gzt8EsWfFQl2F2XPpZrXckJW-1BdB298G3JHNLbicac74DuR1DPaP1_8Z9aN8iry3gPToDzw8D_3HN2D1pOYD_Iq8YGdJcfPt-1DK/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827501069431666" /></a><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-71117989032649239962009-12-16T12:19:00.004-06:002009-12-16T12:28:40.416-06:00He Still Believes...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As you all know, The Dude is now attending public school. There are a lot of things he has learned over the past few months that are a direct result of him interacting with whole new group of kids. He has pushed boundaries with the eye roll (it did NOT fly). He has given a go at sarcasm and backtalk (again, a major flop). But for the most part, he has stayed true to his happy little self. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We were snuggling on the couch the other night when the following conversation took place:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dude: "Mom, can I ask you a question?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Me: "Sure Dude, what's up?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dude: "Well...a couple of kids on the bus said that there was no Santa Claus. They said it was just our moms and dads...is that true?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Me (trying to choke down the enormous lump in my throat, while feigning shock): "No! No way man. I mean...mommy and daddy wrap and buy Christmas presents for you and HP...you know that...but Santa, he is the one that brings you something special on Christmas Eve and fills your stockings."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dude (pondering for a moment): "I knew it...I knew there was no way you and Daddy could make it to the North Pole and back in one night."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am SO glad he believes for another year. :)</span></div></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-91544616237730523892009-12-15T13:50:00.006-06:002009-12-15T14:32:47.278-06:00Update Dec 2009 & Resolution<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dear Lord. Where to begin?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am sorry for being such a blog-slacker. My reasons are lame. My biggest road block was that I no longer had the cord that connected my camera to my computer. My posts are always picture heavy and I guess I didn't know what else to do. Boo Hoo right?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have made a resolution for 2010 that I will do AT LEAST one post a week. *I think I can hear my mom and grandma clapping...weird*<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Okay, how about I update you what has been going on with the family lately (daycare update in a upcoming post)?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The kids are wonderful. The Dude is rounding out his first year in Kindergarten. He is LOVING it. The amount of knowledge he is learning has astounded me. He went in to the school year knowing the letters of the alphabet, but not knowing the sounds of the letters. Four months later, he is able to string sounds together and read simple words. The best part about it is that he really gets a kick out of the challenge of trying to read. He is so eager to learn.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP hasn't changed much. She is still sassy as ever and thinks that her way is the only way! She loves spending time with Peanut and I am dreading the day when these two are going to go their separate ways. They have found a sister in each other and spend every moment they can playing "house" and "honey" and "sweetie" (their own version of games). HP tried soccer this fall and she could not have cared less about the game. She liked the fact that there were other kids there to play with and that we usually got McDonald's breakfast before her game. :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starchy is doing great. He survived a very long, very stressful teachers strike in Oct/Nov. Just when I thought I was going to have to get him on some Xanex, they came to a resolution. I would not wish a strike on my worst enemy. It was awful. Thankfully, he has been able to get back in to the swing of things. He has just started a marathon training program which he is very excited about. He will be running the St. Louis marathon in the spring.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A lot has changed for me over the past 6 months as well. I started a weight loss journey back in March (weight watchers) and have managed to lose almost 50 lbs. I have combined sensible (most of the time) eating, with 5-time-a-week workouts. It has been slow, but thankfully, steady. I have another 25 lbs to go before I reach my goal. I hope to do so by March 2010.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Enough of the blah, blah, blah's. I recently got a new camera (yay!) for my birthday and FINALLY have some new pictures to share.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Without further adieu...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This was taken the first night I got my new camera. I love the expression on The Dude's face. No idea what they are doing though.</span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw-ZeGmp1b-NfDtSgTVLmlZXBB6GvEE7xcDpadCr-qO-eHXW3CGoCoMt_7dyds7dNApqeCdmE7xSdeX85R9SKM69IUFKGaEHUQ-OApnXElAwWoOgr5M5_gbNmDqQ8s0SDJeqp09IRcB1X/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw-ZeGmp1b-NfDtSgTVLmlZXBB6GvEE7xcDpadCr-qO-eHXW3CGoCoMt_7dyds7dNApqeCdmE7xSdeX85R9SKM69IUFKGaEHUQ-OApnXElAwWoOgr5M5_gbNmDqQ8s0SDJeqp09IRcB1X/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560087095067602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude right before he blew out his candles on his 6th....yes, 6th birthday cake! His eyes tell it all.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC0AKZfMUwNqEYs80REu8USeY3pR6LRDUBKuVeNK9cUHqZo6YPhHwv3vdsPbtG4dOxV0oh9MkuPg6bxwec9Jl479i0JkTUAYEm7tC9ab0lHaqasNcpJHmbl5J07yP_x_qr_60Kbrx2SYE/s1600-h/DSC_0375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC0AKZfMUwNqEYs80REu8USeY3pR6LRDUBKuVeNK9cUHqZo6YPhHwv3vdsPbtG4dOxV0oh9MkuPg6bxwec9Jl479i0JkTUAYEm7tC9ab0lHaqasNcpJHmbl5J07yP_x_qr_60Kbrx2SYE/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560074055075314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude chose to have his birthday party at a local gymnastics academy and it was a hoot! 17 kids between the ages of 3-7 and all went off without a hitch. Here he is giving a go at the rope climb.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHL3dMzVPh2s0oOy75OVT0SMwWfGd8dJtX5FUgT7Ar_3dhPiue8mUVfkNcVlf5jX7qSRxo0wbN-cZyyA5YsUKI0HFUEm89gkXk68El6V4Ud_jMb1fuxUG3mivDkibuRmVhRrJu4h_wEY-/s1600-h/DSC_0398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHL3dMzVPh2s0oOy75OVT0SMwWfGd8dJtX5FUgT7Ar_3dhPiue8mUVfkNcVlf5jX7qSRxo0wbN-cZyyA5YsUKI0HFUEm89gkXk68El6V4Ud_jMb1fuxUG3mivDkibuRmVhRrJu4h_wEY-/s320/DSC_0398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560067633488562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was hard to get his picture because he never stopped moving! :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIhsxNf2sdlQJm6lQfCX_e-JKIr8ypQ5J29z7uMUnWN-uoY-hnbm_RzR3eBk-srsKggaz-vr5syYMFYmEeFN1wDlxkIc2pwu75b6B8bMvTG_ZTaV5ejObjFuNhvebVc-DWQ0T2GlPEBx1/s1600-h/DSC_0406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIhsxNf2sdlQJm6lQfCX_e-JKIr8ypQ5J29z7uMUnWN-uoY-hnbm_RzR3eBk-srsKggaz-vr5syYMFYmEeFN1wDlxkIc2pwu75b6B8bMvTG_ZTaV5ejObjFuNhvebVc-DWQ0T2GlPEBx1/s320/DSC_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560063179778002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On one of the two trampolines. The kid was sweating by the time our 2 hours was up. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil27IJ2FxryZ_My4aYr-J4_v7r0uJ86egOkS15BxA4kSsEVzQkgIKo0xeINQpINwr0S547jXrxM2EPq4Q7IhluT42WbNflLgqXlR0JEYORWTtLvwCrD6KBTgEimpdJ03gmJI-LatmrpGSK/s1600-h/DSC_0407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil27IJ2FxryZ_My4aYr-J4_v7r0uJ86egOkS15BxA4kSsEVzQkgIKo0xeINQpINwr0S547jXrxM2EPq4Q7IhluT42WbNflLgqXlR0JEYORWTtLvwCrD6KBTgEimpdJ03gmJI-LatmrpGSK/s320/DSC_0407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560056742656674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and her buddy Peanut. They had just finished making a project when this picture was taken, hence the marker on the face.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hEZevliJYfHfTBIjM9G3QIKf8tiZVwlg4AOF9KMDlGG-ishkRn9lHSJo1w5jf1_AJGhhU7Lzg3HOnhEGSaAeQ6utyaRcYsPXYUUt2B16v1ni1cL39fdVWlpCNDJ-49hKB8JMpsCACNI/s1600-h/DSC_0232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hEZevliJYfHfTBIjM9G3QIKf8tiZVwlg4AOF9KMDlGG-ishkRn9lHSJo1w5jf1_AJGhhU7Lzg3HOnhEGSaAeQ6utyaRcYsPXYUUt2B16v1ni1cL39fdVWlpCNDJ-49hKB8JMpsCACNI/s320/DSC_0232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415558647165191394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bath time! I love this one because you rarely get to see her without glasses. She is also sporting her new favorite hairstyle that she has dubbed "cinnamon twisties".<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOFz8sCo7uuXKcR2iXyYNJ4tT99-XSKi6qXN8FKluk_Uvpa9l2tCm-XnPrkhDpcFg286t5XvrzofKyuVhj1utsxQs2ZwVfFbCTqdSJBsysTnl2SGySXFBKGcAp3nmBKWFMab3c74i5Fv_/s1600-h/DSC_0150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOFz8sCo7uuXKcR2iXyYNJ4tT99-XSKi6qXN8FKluk_Uvpa9l2tCm-XnPrkhDpcFg286t5XvrzofKyuVhj1utsxQs2ZwVfFbCTqdSJBsysTnl2SGySXFBKGcAp3nmBKWFMab3c74i5Fv_/s320/DSC_0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415558638009713938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Got to start 'em swimming young. So what if it is a bathtub! :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqVapZlOvmeGcPrSGGc93z_nltEW2KVcji9RHVA1TzAcfS2o-Y0LKCI8HQ8bxfRLo1pPy1WCm8StPLYT8PX30SOtfbT27RhFtTnVW7r6msMAkofguUuGFodDkkJBTKx7ER2v9Tpq3Gxrh/s1600-h/DSC_0115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqVapZlOvmeGcPrSGGc93z_nltEW2KVcji9RHVA1TzAcfS2o-Y0LKCI8HQ8bxfRLo1pPy1WCm8StPLYT8PX30SOtfbT27RhFtTnVW7r6msMAkofguUuGFodDkkJBTKx7ER2v9Tpq3Gxrh/s320/DSC_0115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415558635859881938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This was taken at Yamma and Poppa's house on my birthday. HP was taking everyone's order. Her costume is one of her Aunt Nina's old dance recital costumes!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuLF39IduzMfeLRWsc1qHPYgzPd1XjT9gNbZ4cf2Hh2ayaw0JS4djsOQnPDGWYD9HLdpUBbMQAWiXc3mv6v7P_LSPYPBkcfOEDlmGnT-VocNcs-s-l289Eg5YMnc7kjxJ4c3Qo4AT364u/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuLF39IduzMfeLRWsc1qHPYgzPd1XjT9gNbZ4cf2Hh2ayaw0JS4djsOQnPDGWYD9HLdpUBbMQAWiXc3mv6v7P_LSPYPBkcfOEDlmGnT-VocNcs-s-l289Eg5YMnc7kjxJ4c3Qo4AT364u/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415558625639348098" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is what happens to poker straight hair after the cinnamon twisties come out for the day!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChJoVBrPjt09nfgRB6Yb-1bKzYaogHJDq48T_rpq4Y60favSPOf3vrIjpv6jYjKNF8tjDpbvFcs2j-K5XJL_f242addGjWnTOyAN1TW9pdtEzXdaRVtEJf-N5X02yNkYpi0XxuHsvN6r-/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChJoVBrPjt09nfgRB6Yb-1bKzYaogHJDq48T_rpq4Y60favSPOf3vrIjpv6jYjKNF8tjDpbvFcs2j-K5XJL_f242addGjWnTOyAN1TW9pdtEzXdaRVtEJf-N5X02yNkYpi0XxuHsvN6r-/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415558620616007362" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-69236854190865211362009-08-21T16:47:00.001-05:002009-08-21T16:54:24.555-05:00First day of Kindergarten (and the poem I was given)<div><span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The First Day</span></span></u></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I gave you a little wink and smile</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">As you entered my room today.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">For I know how hard it is to leave</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And know your child must stay.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">You've been with him for five years now</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And have been a loving guide,</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">But now, alas, the time has come</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">To leave him at my side.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Just know that as you drive away</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And tears down your cheeks may flow</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I'll love him as I would my own</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And help him learn and grow.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">For as a parent, I too know</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">How quickly the years do pass</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And that one day soon it will be my turn</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">To take my child to class.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So please put your mind at ease</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And cry those tears no more</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">For I will love him and take him in</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">When you leave him at my door.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooe3gq9jsv3uLxP55fpLyaBTwxOCsvgi3YPv6UsB0Hp8BgjWpi3g1N-PmP7ADnePJcWiwibv0aMV-FMhTZlrBC2X-UJBp57xTQgQQ8A8jZB2Wdrth-x-BtO623II0Fdfwj_gCzHWnm_hS/s1600-h/DSCF2642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooe3gq9jsv3uLxP55fpLyaBTwxOCsvgi3YPv6UsB0Hp8BgjWpi3g1N-PmP7ADnePJcWiwibv0aMV-FMhTZlrBC2X-UJBp57xTQgQQ8A8jZB2Wdrth-x-BtO623II0Fdfwj_gCzHWnm_hS/s320/DSCF2642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372537729962265154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372537674529464642" /></a>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-23944495728213549932009-07-13T07:43:00.002-05:002009-07-13T08:00:39.168-05:00Need Prayers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One of my college roommates and teammates needs our help. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bethany is a new mom with beautiful triplets (yes, three!). The bigger two, George and Olivia are thriving and at home. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The smallest of the bunch, Samu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">el, is fighting for his life. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bethany does a great job explaining what is going on </span><a href="http://byrnebabies.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Please keep little Samuel in your thoughts. My friend needs a miracle.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-36636561398952854112009-06-29T14:12:00.005-05:002009-06-29T14:40:15.770-05:00Last Caymans Post...I Promise.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The wedding madness is dying down and I am now going through a sea of pictures. We had the Ottawa reception this past weekend and it was wonderful. The best part for me, was watching the kids as they saw their friends from the Caymans. Each couple who walked into the boat club was greeted my a very enthusiastic HP and The Dude. The friendships each of them has made over the past month is definitely one of the best byproducts of being in Nina's wedding.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now, for the last batch of pictures...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and Starchy building a giant hole. Not sure who had more fun!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfgyjOFkfeXjERYIl_9vtn7vslM-ILeo_DS2VI1jsghSB77oolcZqs6_P5HQ0DWHn2P1lsumrLIF6Kqi-sNJLQI0vihTW_uIWwOJfSi_Hhq5EbD6IpT_A-gvRedzxvUqf0jl0yR4m3OOA/s1600-h/DL030026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfgyjOFkfeXjERYIl_9vtn7vslM-ILeo_DS2VI1jsghSB77oolcZqs6_P5HQ0DWHn2P1lsumrLIF6Kqi-sNJLQI0vihTW_uIWwOJfSi_Hhq5EbD6IpT_A-gvRedzxvUqf0jl0yR4m3OOA/s320/DL030026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352833234032770034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here is Starchmeister after the wedding. This was taken by </span><a href="http://http://mcculloughphoto.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Peter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the professional wedding photographer.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq90KMz-VCqZcHFgP_ajR1CBKOopG7xGIWgbzxsUzAK69de9GebDdiqnLmSbLU6FQrTZBBIPVjQWXQdSYcS4M99XmN-yMmKefmS22ooM29wzkIEMSWUpbs6TES2pIT9iHfv3qw9Z_rCj5z/s1600-h/48jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq90KMz-VCqZcHFgP_ajR1CBKOopG7xGIWgbzxsUzAK69de9GebDdiqnLmSbLU6FQrTZBBIPVjQWXQdSYcS4M99XmN-yMmKefmS22ooM29wzkIEMSWUpbs6TES2pIT9iHfv3qw9Z_rCj5z/s320/48jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352833236967676322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Another one of Peter's. Each side of the family.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1P8ZHALpprxY6repyM6ziTpiJ5gxDI0P-hWA2jovf8X5AW3aRSX5e2w3NUJ8xU0M9szyQds1JOofagG7f3GFUnMQtkbIUPVy2g9VshAfQx7j3r6mY1Pox3twA-sN2NMNQ6wYk66BimZ9/s1600-h/85jpgs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1P8ZHALpprxY6repyM6ziTpiJ5gxDI0P-hWA2jovf8X5AW3aRSX5e2w3NUJ8xU0M9szyQds1JOofagG7f3GFUnMQtkbIUPVy2g9VshAfQx7j3r6mY1Pox3twA-sN2NMNQ6wYk66BimZ9/s320/85jpgs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352833230531534162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Corky family out to eat. I remember this restaurant not for the gorgeous view, but for the kick ass grilled mahi-mahi sandwiches. They were to die for (and I am a loser).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv29vXAoEDVfpyZ85xVBOC-xvNwgpKKZQGa1Ju_MJGTaN-Vaqkw_9ZKoKEuN3MZo2xgnhVGL82voCFD3SFczfEgippEVvW-Cja_oBWN5WC-FfOyOSRmNSlL9jr1RE0owM4r_65yPP4xMg/s1600-h/Cook+pictures+819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv29vXAoEDVfpyZ85xVBOC-xvNwgpKKZQGa1Ju_MJGTaN-Vaqkw_9ZKoKEuN3MZo2xgnhVGL82voCFD3SFczfEgippEVvW-Cja_oBWN5WC-FfOyOSRmNSlL9jr1RE0owM4r_65yPP4xMg/s320/Cook+pictures+819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352833228113158642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Dude (and Starchy's ass...ha ha ha...whatever, he never reads my blog).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dbYAeKpfBNiMTbpRzEhulhhKoDRGt2ywlXot9JGyf1gwejUPxrXHgTRaCveleQwWunYIC8gOULCX7ZAJiSt0yNAsCIB7FWUzRFwgj0ot_Ih1DKYp9215QkUNUymtLPqt-NuBJy0i39wM/s1600-h/Cook+pictures+847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dbYAeKpfBNiMTbpRzEhulhhKoDRGt2ywlXot9JGyf1gwejUPxrXHgTRaCveleQwWunYIC8gOULCX7ZAJiSt0yNAsCIB7FWUzRFwgj0ot_Ih1DKYp9215QkUNUymtLPqt-NuBJy0i39wM/s320/Cook+pictures+847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352831807805931746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Squishing in the back of our rental car that smelled like stale bread and cat pee. Good times!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsF0qbVb0fYRsexG5fqNVhI2P-8_OkZ8icn5o2vw9bUkXPZ4VvkPM1opf8-i0blYgry8MGovCwwvwPUJCm6KYdKkWyvvqDyIg_FSW7QRFTDYJ5aMhxe3jEEzj_GJ3H3vO2i4Abh2y2xPP/s1600-h/IMG_2735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsF0qbVb0fYRsexG5fqNVhI2P-8_OkZ8icn5o2vw9bUkXPZ4VvkPM1opf8-i0blYgry8MGovCwwvwPUJCm6KYdKkWyvvqDyIg_FSW7QRFTDYJ5aMhxe3jEEzj_GJ3H3vO2i4Abh2y2xPP/s320/IMG_2735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352831805441939186" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh la-la. Starchy and I all fancy.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnlYTNK5dEgKDtcFNHDkqC9lND7UBpJZTev3qpRCE6-6Uv-gASDJhghu2_68uyVDAjuW21xO1MoljAbo8wvjfp3NmOOKAx8YrCRveUz8VlDyr8dJZcr0nEBt1DqMsxZ71iI8T7dqjNOko/s1600-h/IMG_0076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnlYTNK5dEgKDtcFNHDkqC9lND7UBpJZTev3qpRCE6-6Uv-gASDJhghu2_68uyVDAjuW21xO1MoljAbo8wvjfp3NmOOKAx8YrCRveUz8VlDyr8dJZcr0nEBt1DqMsxZ71iI8T7dqjNOko/s320/IMG_0076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352831795861469810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and The Dude walking down the dock.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj99fDoETAxX-Rs2MCeGutEVuIwUNvFTXjJY6__4mtKZHf8Xcly3GpcMkgfv_3qcVu9D_YK6_eXZoT0VUHfaAR8woFoHvSfyYYCzRYPb7ud_GUfTvkl4xgziMpdhJ6nEHFaZQXfB95bKz/s1600-h/Cook+pictures+755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj99fDoETAxX-Rs2MCeGutEVuIwUNvFTXjJY6__4mtKZHf8Xcly3GpcMkgfv_3qcVu9D_YK6_eXZoT0VUHfaAR8woFoHvSfyYYCzRYPb7ud_GUfTvkl4xgziMpdhJ6nEHFaZQXfB95bKz/s320/Cook+pictures+755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352831793683188610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pausing like good little girls and boys to get their picture taken. I love, love, love this one.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXY_lM6j6PesJSApKuM8kS8hlEiV958ig9R7bXz7zxugEKISLaczpjpo9Lc37Z5J_Fqf3f5dkWzjqkgILAlyspSEnTXUHCrx4GIZ05VkUecttD3mC1FhyqFv7KAYDD3_9SnKkiiPzjCew9/s1600-h/Cook+pictures+756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXY_lM6j6PesJSApKuM8kS8hlEiV958ig9R7bXz7zxugEKISLaczpjpo9Lc37Z5J_Fqf3f5dkWzjqkgILAlyspSEnTXUHCrx4GIZ05VkUecttD3mC1FhyqFv7KAYDD3_9SnKkiiPzjCew9/s320/Cook+pictures+756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352831786771957954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Even though he was dressed up, he was still 100% boy.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlGUcq3hinUb67F8ROMrhyphenhyphenQiAnpmvnXFwXeEvC2mjpIvyTrxN3qk-95HKvYXHe8hAumHXL2IeADA_rzYKRn7k8cyXWaQDjO52eweNv9VkKN_HVSnTVaQp2p8WGJiIlMd7e_P-D3-UzZon/s1600-h/Cook+pictures+736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlGUcq3hinUb67F8ROMrhyphenhyphenQiAnpmvnXFwXeEvC2mjpIvyTrxN3qk-95HKvYXHe8hAumHXL2IeADA_rzYKRn7k8cyXWaQDjO52eweNv9VkKN_HVSnTVaQp2p8WGJiIlMd7e_P-D3-UzZon/s320/Cook+pictures+736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352830756695198770" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Getting his pep talk from Starchy about how to hold the ring pillow and walk at the same time (Peter's pictures from here on out).<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yelZnRer002thMIpLW0YEqsMKKjcoNHdQQ_WUBg2sOwWiUwGi6VvvryHHNRVVMbCbX2TWD0LbAkdLS5IT_RLaYkJPCZt7qSJMTG9upHjLYUi0CVPeAgpAS29uvD_zMjtSc95Ha88pPJa/s1600-h/26jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yelZnRer002thMIpLW0YEqsMKKjcoNHdQQ_WUBg2sOwWiUwGi6VvvryHHNRVVMbCbX2TWD0LbAkdLS5IT_RLaYkJPCZt7qSJMTG9upHjLYUi0CVPeAgpAS29uvD_zMjtSc95Ha88pPJa/s320/26jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352830751448019298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Getting fancy-girl hair. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgl2TFKXYee1tyVEOAW1WvSRr8l1gjRG-y_3XGAT2SYtqPLWYnrXk_n_y2AM2Zz8UxQoVN8P5z16ApXgvsxFpp3x6Y7Q-cORfIHtDdGJVo1h9UhDIgV6dw3Odf7Dz9HdBWpkhB18-ZkOr/s1600-h/11jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgl2TFKXYee1tyVEOAW1WvSRr8l1gjRG-y_3XGAT2SYtqPLWYnrXk_n_y2AM2Zz8UxQoVN8P5z16ApXgvsxFpp3x6Y7Q-cORfIHtDdGJVo1h9UhDIgV6dw3Odf7Dz9HdBWpkhB18-ZkOr/s320/11jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352830749944715346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In these two last ones you can totally see the lagoon that the lanai's look out to. The lagoon is surrounded by homes (in a horseshoe shape) which were all rented by the wedding guests. It was a wild and crazy time!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSKB-bn8iA-z5H7LCmytCe3hL-2YEavFSvECCwiXlMBwyfOYCnh2TbP1zOv5I5c1xnvtllc7G94WpETO5E258BQwYycjrLHTBSrInkziXazX2D7iKbMXGK7gsgpW-HZiJBXH8eiQDnTHN/s1600-h/3jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSKB-bn8iA-z5H7LCmytCe3hL-2YEavFSvECCwiXlMBwyfOYCnh2TbP1zOv5I5c1xnvtllc7G94WpETO5E258BQwYycjrLHTBSrInkziXazX2D7iKbMXGK7gsgpW-HZiJBXH8eiQDnTHN/s320/3jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352830745340663586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdSYG1SdVxJK5MKcjbDSrsJJemw4ajOeYH_YcOk1h29ZIgsfeLIdIdqBa4lGiWRKyfvPRiBbBYiGB38Aa2WLvIOi0ZE6JljUwuD41aK7nlYI8i2pEsLj_xixW9AT5ejhJRCj7mpppGrS/s1600-h/20jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdSYG1SdVxJK5MKcjbDSrsJJemw4ajOeYH_YcOk1h29ZIgsfeLIdIdqBa4lGiWRKyfvPRiBbBYiGB38Aa2WLvIOi0ZE6JljUwuD41aK7nlYI8i2pEsLj_xixW9AT5ejhJRCj7mpppGrS/s320/20jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352830740761299730" /></a><br /></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-3378056366738879242009-06-12T19:18:00.004-05:002009-06-12T20:02:20.242-05:00The Caymans Days 4-8Our trip has been fantastic! Starchy, the kids and I are in paradise. The prospect of coming home is weighing on our minds as we try to soak up every ounce of sand and sun. As always, I do better when I let the pictures do the talking. In random order...<br /><br />The Dude's home away from home. Mr. Man has been making sure all of his bathing suits get equal time in both the ocean and the pool. He has REALLY improved his swimming and snorkeling skills on this trip.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR1tesfdvzQDEyesFgxXczxUn1QFlyjvKiMTNlklC_Jb9xS2kYL-6ScEmvxwxZh_fzLu2EHQCyLr9atoYWtlPJzrLvcbw0NegnNXr650iYXuB0WF1r4Kw0k-97SfFpSiO3doly3YCXkD9/s1600-h/449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346605458787670770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR1tesfdvzQDEyesFgxXczxUn1QFlyjvKiMTNlklC_Jb9xS2kYL-6ScEmvxwxZh_fzLu2EHQCyLr9atoYWtlPJzrLvcbw0NegnNXr650iYXuB0WF1r4Kw0k-97SfFpSiO3doly3YCXkD9/s320/449.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP and Ashley after renting jet ski's. The salt water kept splashing HP in the face so she used Ashely's glasses (so nice of her!). Ashley said they hovered right around 10 miles an hour. To put that in perspective, The Dude and Uncle Do-It hovered right around 40 mph. It looked like Ashley was driving Miss. Daisy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdoeWavU1xgRbKKxSNrY6HLT0qg5_Q6VwAbiAJeMAL98aI7nTnTK7kVy0s4P3c5n8GohaGAstIdayKCsHM9pFAAb-ucKA8JkW6vvdpkH4IgrlVSC_4IaeUVSaaNnFHMvy6BDyv6rg1rhV/s1600-h/446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346605449690948450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdoeWavU1xgRbKKxSNrY6HLT0qg5_Q6VwAbiAJeMAL98aI7nTnTK7kVy0s4P3c5n8GohaGAstIdayKCsHM9pFAAb-ucKA8JkW6vvdpkH4IgrlVSC_4IaeUVSaaNnFHMvy6BDyv6rg1rhV/s320/446.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lnTvQftL3tee6uxnLlZ69bMS0tCUjzWA_RTQe5pOqJ-IsZ0GwuOkhHzfHXEs1O12fn2KvTKZuejTkbuByLEZ3AT06lYaN76KWrOn4oAATZyo779NfYUX6tVFHPLXrZ2ah_fiG_HXT4Sw/s1600-h/444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346605445463777922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lnTvQftL3tee6uxnLlZ69bMS0tCUjzWA_RTQe5pOqJ-IsZ0GwuOkhHzfHXEs1O12fn2KvTKZuejTkbuByLEZ3AT06lYaN76KWrOn4oAATZyo779NfYUX6tVFHPLXrZ2ah_fiG_HXT4Sw/s320/444.JPG" border="0" /></a> The boys giving it a go on their "faster" jet ski.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-AoAZmcPVgPVZvLEhTDCj0hytFK6CkSAI0EWQcChRjt9iArdw1ijbJTQveuCABGjNioYbyH2lV-Ca1422MXW6ogCvmtLhWdH0ytqZNziOHoKdH69S7o0b_HqnQp09m1HHhLzDnKNhUbY/s1600-h/440.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346605444284919426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-AoAZmcPVgPVZvLEhTDCj0hytFK6CkSAI0EWQcChRjt9iArdw1ijbJTQveuCABGjNioYbyH2lV-Ca1422MXW6ogCvmtLhWdH0ytqZNziOHoKdH69S7o0b_HqnQp09m1HHhLzDnKNhUbY/s320/440.JPG" border="0" /></a> Starchy and I at the wedding reception after about 15 rum punches.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l2pQ41Ts7IR0HptKHGxgNBBFCouYVypk2NcSsSohmGq2vG7lxq_hZlfaTgfboVVPxqGVWA6LZSiHB6RjWMqL2-_Ui9kyXokpy7mIaM4FKzhiRK1eocrdFYm574zBGflr4aZRt9MQCy6d/s1600-h/414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346605443166072498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l2pQ41Ts7IR0HptKHGxgNBBFCouYVypk2NcSsSohmGq2vG7lxq_hZlfaTgfboVVPxqGVWA6LZSiHB6RjWMqL2-_Ui9kyXokpy7mIaM4FKzhiRK1eocrdFYm574zBGflr4aZRt9MQCy6d/s320/414.JPG" border="0" /></a> This isn't the best picture, but you can see HP at the wedding reception showing off her moves on the dance floor. She kept swinging her arms in the air (like the "up-came-the-sun" part in Itsy Bitsy Spider) like a madwoman. It was adorable!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCdoGZ1vhy4XlGb2kY8UgHFdb5IcIADXttgbbgvEwovc3bIpCvrZm33JSrCHWDvaehmfYhvgsU-iWydVJxaguMzff13bq9XzkenOcA6uLGB1g-NiFMV7nlVe2LInS1Q0pMqyv1bRNdT5F/s1600-h/402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604223309011442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCdoGZ1vhy4XlGb2kY8UgHFdb5IcIADXttgbbgvEwovc3bIpCvrZm33JSrCHWDvaehmfYhvgsU-iWydVJxaguMzff13bq9XzkenOcA6uLGB1g-NiFMV7nlVe2LInS1Q0pMqyv1bRNdT5F/s320/402.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Bride giving her speech. One of them...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeb_hlWY7yH3Ktw2Ri6viPjuNWzz4_heAQHtlB-5hg-dcVyUjYNDO9uaZLQ0uOOwXUgytG35eYsMWrbvQt43uwBOgNfBpmP9_NDGnonle1wRVrK69IrmvG-Dt9KH85fjU0BkJZTNaNzJc/s1600-h/342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604218693100754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeb_hlWY7yH3Ktw2Ri6viPjuNWzz4_heAQHtlB-5hg-dcVyUjYNDO9uaZLQ0uOOwXUgytG35eYsMWrbvQt43uwBOgNfBpmP9_NDGnonle1wRVrK69IrmvG-Dt9KH85fjU0BkJZTNaNzJc/s320/342.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are a few of the Ottawa guests that made it to the islands. We had three other tables like this plus the head table. Very intimate and very pretty.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLjkTjZlGgFA4vlSHBEUfhdFOyUC6DWIaf1FC1GyW2sWX4xkSbEpeHjDjeOncsuYByuZzo0azlR02sRgUoqvH2C9yYkfVQQMkI8SBbYjvA_m-Exfgtn7iAxChivvR1AtoF9GFSV7dSCWS/s1600-h/288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604213849844434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLjkTjZlGgFA4vlSHBEUfhdFOyUC6DWIaf1FC1GyW2sWX4xkSbEpeHjDjeOncsuYByuZzo0azlR02sRgUoqvH2C9yYkfVQQMkI8SBbYjvA_m-Exfgtn7iAxChivvR1AtoF9GFSV7dSCWS/s320/288.JPG" border="0" /></a> Starchy, The Dude and Uncle Do-It.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQ-a7Qu_GwEL5Sr3cyD6sRdWhvC9H5MBZqyBxR5OV_8w18b12c0RTpsBXz_Kc6mcoFBquUnN-DRQiGwEnQClVn2WArf16if-Yx54vBhiVGH5nrilcN6VcN8Z9OZ_4xNvkIusJRBTsLnNI/s1600-h/259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604206008641714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQ-a7Qu_GwEL5Sr3cyD6sRdWhvC9H5MBZqyBxR5OV_8w18b12c0RTpsBXz_Kc6mcoFBquUnN-DRQiGwEnQClVn2WArf16if-Yx54vBhiVGH5nrilcN6VcN8Z9OZ_4xNvkIusJRBTsLnNI/s320/259.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP on the boat between the ceremony and the reception. We ended up going pretty fast and she was screaming her everloving head off. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqhYjg5SVUxizkuF2jetlnh0Ea8sGyEaBgN_hoDtbwcdPLb6RBrR4SUlpwo1HR0Ge8CKcBBnciWtBHHo6biDmzga1sTaVxM4D5Ykb11fWWwStKrpENig9H-nwtYUW7cZDCiIL3GHXWej9/s1600-h/256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604203744138418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqhYjg5SVUxizkuF2jetlnh0Ea8sGyEaBgN_hoDtbwcdPLb6RBrR4SUlpwo1HR0Ge8CKcBBnciWtBHHo6biDmzga1sTaVxM4D5Ykb11fWWwStKrpENig9H-nwtYUW7cZDCiIL3GHXWej9/s320/256.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Dude was more reserved at the reception. He wasn't keen on dancing and I think he was a little tired having to be "fancy" all day. Here he was taking a moment to himself.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_N1MMBMru3U82PF0IvuO0AB1lXV124P3h2AFGtO4m1OhUYOaiybLqqkmiJQxOKkqscXrQKEmck0QtnQ0Oue-vcgcavXy0piAkc_Ts2sjesjlk4z1ZzhNkfOBcmyS76oc9IrGER_hDonb/s1600-h/291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602468025231618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_N1MMBMru3U82PF0IvuO0AB1lXV124P3h2AFGtO4m1OhUYOaiybLqqkmiJQxOKkqscXrQKEmck0QtnQ0Oue-vcgcavXy0piAkc_Ts2sjesjlk4z1ZzhNkfOBcmyS76oc9IrGER_hDonb/s320/291.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Three Amigo's on the boat ride! Side note: HP did have a gorgeous flower girl dress on for the ceremony. But after hearing her complain about how itchy it was, she changed before the reception. A comfortable 3 year-old, is a happy 3 year-old.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK8dqO0jKX_XK_prDsA_9qqQhFaqXsaaNqIAiZlXPs11VFskveGGm0UcJ-3DvWU3SabqjLjKcqIrKYKbpJwB0mZYPvEu-yaLaZD5TosFcTAHBju_MIj8DzW4qKjWRqJSDwydUWMaKw_gY/s1600-h/252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602462208595170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK8dqO0jKX_XK_prDsA_9qqQhFaqXsaaNqIAiZlXPs11VFskveGGm0UcJ-3DvWU3SabqjLjKcqIrKYKbpJwB0mZYPvEu-yaLaZD5TosFcTAHBju_MIj8DzW4qKjWRqJSDwydUWMaKw_gY/s320/252.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Bride.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjjbyendoHY-JAzq4yz5x2MTfIL2SBjJSHu_mahvnnCUQqIs8C7ZsT2US_PpQuRHZm8Lr2PDs6sDnjPgpWhR3CC_WlCLxhdeKc7fbGO6fgEZPbfRHCFDwTRhmDSacowdIH4wJeZbl22tc/s1600-h/203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602455408355234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjjbyendoHY-JAzq4yz5x2MTfIL2SBjJSHu_mahvnnCUQqIs8C7ZsT2US_PpQuRHZm8Lr2PDs6sDnjPgpWhR3CC_WlCLxhdeKc7fbGO6fgEZPbfRHCFDwTRhmDSacowdIH4wJeZbl22tc/s320/203.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP and I (her wearing the itchy dress), me wearing one two sizes too big.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO8AMhuiL0N_MF0d-i0y9y11ALWwh-2HjgQKJl_sCkB5NMojbgskFNLtv3zWUmtjKlprGXQY5nB9i3fCzECVt4okrtWGQOwgflsOXSpY-ueUtieWtyUGweR-9ajka37w9Zfs2K_cqPQEr/s1600-h/195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602454823774354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO8AMhuiL0N_MF0d-i0y9y11ALWwh-2HjgQKJl_sCkB5NMojbgskFNLtv3zWUmtjKlprGXQY5nB9i3fCzECVt4okrtWGQOwgflsOXSpY-ueUtieWtyUGweR-9ajka37w9Zfs2K_cqPQEr/s320/195.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP's pretty hair and tiara.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Bf99dxZD9TE9hYTqfFJNwjU6-MLcV6JIgYKzozwO2MbNZMWN-FqEbu7Gw9uBvaIS3NXrRuE_wuTLuK1oeOrn7LwmTPbnaL2x3OwUPcpTLtQk17Z2LbzCRxfYdSd-sY_MpJ47XtJr67sD/s1600-h/193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602449638272306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Bf99dxZD9TE9hYTqfFJNwjU6-MLcV6JIgYKzozwO2MbNZMWN-FqEbu7Gw9uBvaIS3NXrRuE_wuTLuK1oeOrn7LwmTPbnaL2x3OwUPcpTLtQk17Z2LbzCRxfYdSd-sY_MpJ47XtJr67sD/s320/193.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Bride before her big day. In another moment of class and grace.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cb35r62-wZ6jDQuLl3JKUNZkXpl4p7N4eonqL0_i4jGAD1mzzfvMOffZvX2v9wUQ7VT0r5IkLdAdKyLGOfCqTTB-wr-KnN13yvZbpUGnKbT8R5aqQbpVQxDc7mP-jnX165pHxZ174Axt/s1600-h/183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346601199782802866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cb35r62-wZ6jDQuLl3JKUNZkXpl4p7N4eonqL0_i4jGAD1mzzfvMOffZvX2v9wUQ7VT0r5IkLdAdKyLGOfCqTTB-wr-KnN13yvZbpUGnKbT8R5aqQbpVQxDc7mP-jnX165pHxZ174Axt/s320/183.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP and I in the holding room before the nuptials. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTSzd2k9NSAIj2_sDgdNqNZA0J9GEgVtCM0-mYggKJqB7WVGfbjIewzIIYJp0MNjdjAGxIu-j4il9vaiHIIntOcS-ZSlG2CzI5qZC0tZa2HRgMkvc7d796OsfXVJDDlBmLaVEWn9ay2aJ/s1600-h/178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346601188902846434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTSzd2k9NSAIj2_sDgdNqNZA0J9GEgVtCM0-mYggKJqB7WVGfbjIewzIIYJp0MNjdjAGxIu-j4il9vaiHIIntOcS-ZSlG2CzI5qZC0tZa2HRgMkvc7d796OsfXVJDDlBmLaVEWn9ay2aJ/s320/178.JPG" border="0" /></a> Do-It and Ashley in the pool at Margaritaville on 7-Mile Beach. Yes, there is a water slide in the restaurant!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbMYQtLzCRUOzQT0XHWtOD6kVQ9fxGXD_fOFosdrenJS67TU2rLgK0FR7qTABnb-XAMGVN5hRvoBbmdGi4Qhd4fhp_AE5gh8eDx81IO7dqYbduINuNmOP2aS93wFh6qVLlQ0WPaJJF6nu/s1600-h/172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346601186383814482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbMYQtLzCRUOzQT0XHWtOD6kVQ9fxGXD_fOFosdrenJS67TU2rLgK0FR7qTABnb-XAMGVN5hRvoBbmdGi4Qhd4fhp_AE5gh8eDx81IO7dqYbduINuNmOP2aS93wFh6qVLlQ0WPaJJF6nu/s320/172.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Dude with a baby lizard on his arm. He was so brave (I was totally grossed out).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDRa7jv0NiW0RGDLRlTmHAgyGcNOOvbNGei84thFBpdGBVLzyc9Mn2Sw00o3_wK4fi2t8_9PwY1OnzgpoAiqmEwNDQrOLo_ORasCvxNqGw2cwwHTW5RqVXNjG0RtluhJV8y-sVCXH6RW3/s1600-h/153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346601181565277298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDRa7jv0NiW0RGDLRlTmHAgyGcNOOvbNGei84thFBpdGBVLzyc9Mn2Sw00o3_wK4fi2t8_9PwY1OnzgpoAiqmEwNDQrOLo_ORasCvxNqGw2cwwHTW5RqVXNjG0RtluhJV8y-sVCXH6RW3/s320/153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIn9ZxQgsT88ightWU-Ri2PZmMEHgS5TPHcM-Aa2uOKqeIl4w6nI1VKn-Ns-9XvtxL8bYJ9BP05aeqO0Gq3Jfy0iOqYrcZMRr31rl_5rJgtsNE1z9fYPMo84w9wUptjdL9tVE9a6qX2i7/s1600-h/131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346601176827085266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIn9ZxQgsT88ightWU-Ri2PZmMEHgS5TPHcM-Aa2uOKqeIl4w6nI1VKn-Ns-9XvtxL8bYJ9BP05aeqO0Gq3Jfy0iOqYrcZMRr31rl_5rJgtsNE1z9fYPMo84w9wUptjdL9tVE9a6qX2i7/s320/131.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-42459188282606815282009-06-08T07:17:00.007-05:002009-06-08T07:48:19.079-05:00The Caymans Days 1-3We have been having a BLAST here in the Cayman Islands. Here are some pictures from the first few days. <br /><br />HP has been getting good use out of her prescription sunglasses. And they are so fashionable to boot!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SekC5PMCJLl6XNKNvJsqIazI9OAg-4hQduhecFeGODBWvBmjKtTDg3D_x7WE0nn4bKS_8OaR5bavlB8UdeSB5u2Ebqya90MVarvLE5mfF-B0OcELH_MV0HJdM44FP4p_wK85t06sZmYr/s1600-h/229.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344934545198236242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SekC5PMCJLl6XNKNvJsqIazI9OAg-4hQduhecFeGODBWvBmjKtTDg3D_x7WE0nn4bKS_8OaR5bavlB8UdeSB5u2Ebqya90MVarvLE5mfF-B0OcELH_MV0HJdM44FP4p_wK85t06sZmYr/s320/229.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Bride and Groom...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm1WiCeVN_vyu3ddchIx9g3cXanbppF71SF8Tofq1AbFnAEGNzAbdHqt_B8LwDnW8nYswS36EVzlGGgNOOASuP74lH1g0HyoqrP5k_eidTh0ooKBGFjetuACf9-YsTnV4REIUT7lTjKHR/s1600-h/128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344934539645279138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm1WiCeVN_vyu3ddchIx9g3cXanbppF71SF8Tofq1AbFnAEGNzAbdHqt_B8LwDnW8nYswS36EVzlGGgNOOASuP74lH1g0HyoqrP5k_eidTh0ooKBGFjetuACf9-YsTnV4REIUT7lTjKHR/s320/128.JPG" border="0" /></a> The kids at the Turtle Farm. We were in the bird section and The Dude was asking the quide a question.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMqVd3tTslR_ji_k61hGQu4FgMk5eJjBdIARfezu_tXhnDn5Rq0Pw58fEe2cqvRvrqR8SeWCLeNxHvp6onYR3XoGCpa1z_Syv123aBytvkaKqholAueTaAqHVYqCWGu3gttntSk72to-j/s1600-h/220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344934537418096338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMqVd3tTslR_ji_k61hGQu4FgMk5eJjBdIARfezu_tXhnDn5Rq0Pw58fEe2cqvRvrqR8SeWCLeNxHvp6onYR3XoGCpa1z_Syv123aBytvkaKqholAueTaAqHVYqCWGu3gttntSk72to-j/s320/220.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The Dude holding a Cayman bird. This bird was perched on another tourist's shoulder about 2 minutes after this shot was taken and proceeded to take a giant turd all over the poor woman. It was HILARIOUS!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGwUE2Azi1BeJAOdnXfh3o5rlsXctWghUtXbSo48Tg8cp7GySP0K2u_doKfMexdlvnLBHYdrhY7kZ3i-DWlyZ1FnhMzhE-C7flV5N9fLtgH0UEFAiGAK13BfuqQxEBTxDyr0fYtHVZq4E/s1600-h/218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344934527442881394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGwUE2Azi1BeJAOdnXfh3o5rlsXctWghUtXbSo48Tg8cp7GySP0K2u_doKfMexdlvnLBHYdrhY7kZ3i-DWlyZ1FnhMzhE-C7flV5N9fLtgH0UEFAiGAK13BfuqQxEBTxDyr0fYtHVZq4E/s320/218.JPG" border="0" /></a> Starchy and The Dude in matching outfits (we didn't plan it!).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvh2J01h9wMcTOWhGKrRrpHrRtPj6vVzn1SRfvQHMf1TDNeYWFkaBBEJNXPDWHutndMCKE9X-yIl4ASwgQ_ZHUNZcqMe8gI6tjGlPg5HXDrIoyFhQ3fsE_ahHfksqIzhWkKlVp4aNXq73/s1600-h/238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344934522713404482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvh2J01h9wMcTOWhGKrRrpHrRtPj6vVzn1SRfvQHMf1TDNeYWFkaBBEJNXPDWHutndMCKE9X-yIl4ASwgQ_ZHUNZcqMe8gI6tjGlPg5HXDrIoyFhQ3fsE_ahHfksqIzhWkKlVp4aNXq73/s320/238.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSOJGlOH0TqlY0kB15lov4L0R0kJl5u_rnvl7ik3xcAsHjbH5cwV4iFKHt6Ab7FJQ30flSj8sArpHAorSvMb70Si7oAHv4guTPHi04e9JDM4xsUZnzyp13dK_x6U2uQAP78PPoResevYL/s1600-h/199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933092439421954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSOJGlOH0TqlY0kB15lov4L0R0kJl5u_rnvl7ik3xcAsHjbH5cwV4iFKHt6Ab7FJQ30flSj8sArpHAorSvMb70Si7oAHv4guTPHi04e9JDM4xsUZnzyp13dK_x6U2uQAP78PPoResevYL/s320/199.JPG" border="0" /></a> HP being brave and actually holding a turtle (I did not).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4wUyHQWBXKE7spTmqBUDPvwU9aXNyUL7_HuWdVjNzy-9XhzbUvbEKw-xb_JFpoR5lchtXrh-K8Z6VKf85Q1x9-sP36FWchi6-X3PcLGFtvdxPKRWHnd6x31T8qgdeAxIqXNtfS5LmYVt/s1600-h/201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933091575368162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4wUyHQWBXKE7spTmqBUDPvwU9aXNyUL7_HuWdVjNzy-9XhzbUvbEKw-xb_JFpoR5lchtXrh-K8Z6VKf85Q1x9-sP36FWchi6-X3PcLGFtvdxPKRWHnd6x31T8qgdeAxIqXNtfS5LmYVt/s320/201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN3N-tm4VvamX4tWac23DUqhTYodFW0AETlHU5TBEapYx4IoKaO31re-HOzb9DZyhgzEDW3djNbExXOrGxoFKeuA8OX8Sf8cf5SHKmL_pjr8DTOsiSuhT2xmSnG0gOsTUl5qKG0307OgJ/s1600-h/188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933083337422146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN3N-tm4VvamX4tWac23DUqhTYodFW0AETlHU5TBEapYx4IoKaO31re-HOzb9DZyhgzEDW3djNbExXOrGxoFKeuA8OX8Sf8cf5SHKmL_pjr8DTOsiSuhT2xmSnG0gOsTUl5qKG0307OgJ/s320/188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5Wrcwsoj14cVo-kizWvNlLxyAE5Mfp0UJ0WjkZSAXpGAJ4dakP5adYeSkvWI6vZNO1ut3vPeYz5q49-f7fdhKvRvCuALTN9ZXHaNtC4UoFy5h27QclkSCXimHo-0IOxqCZMwEbQEAW55/s1600-h/179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933079325468322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5Wrcwsoj14cVo-kizWvNlLxyAE5Mfp0UJ0WjkZSAXpGAJ4dakP5adYeSkvWI6vZNO1ut3vPeYz5q49-f7fdhKvRvCuALTN9ZXHaNtC4UoFy5h27QclkSCXimHo-0IOxqCZMwEbQEAW55/s320/179.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURMsdgXrfNpfJmQZaDK5zrvUJ7b-d6U53xkmH2jRvSt73dszOY_5PucJlEbCGxw2nc2_6NwAlI3vYeZZj93zBVM_rFMFL6BtMGIVhdpi3aQbMl09EszSKJ4GSFHoJJQO4EIhTw03g17aG/s1600-h/171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933074676116882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURMsdgXrfNpfJmQZaDK5zrvUJ7b-d6U53xkmH2jRvSt73dszOY_5PucJlEbCGxw2nc2_6NwAlI3vYeZZj93zBVM_rFMFL6BtMGIVhdpi3aQbMl09EszSKJ4GSFHoJJQO4EIhTw03g17aG/s320/171.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAuAt-ahO1x2NJRxOtrK2xrqVL7UTn1U5xTQ62w0p1-a0zrWndwk9UFXo9ogMDdMyMVt7GAs8xxbt3qVCYCP4Cab04wWM3q4nf9AbCRfnfTbdzP-dZFxqR_oNLX43zAF2S8kvAE6MkKQu/s1600-h/148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344932033288209922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAuAt-ahO1x2NJRxOtrK2xrqVL7UTn1U5xTQ62w0p1-a0zrWndwk9UFXo9ogMDdMyMVt7GAs8xxbt3qVCYCP4Cab04wWM3q4nf9AbCRfnfTbdzP-dZFxqR_oNLX43zAF2S8kvAE6MkKQu/s320/148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eMA9eH2luJeogvf7RtT7cef0OZex781OE-WLdSMlAaHPPxu3ikfTe5j3QqWO2qOaFj4t_pfvIiq9TeCS-xdKByEOLOaNsgXNqrH9JKasgrfxAKOp-hXilXROJ-4VInt3esY0xdevBNuS/s1600-h/110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344932028975541074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eMA9eH2luJeogvf7RtT7cef0OZex781OE-WLdSMlAaHPPxu3ikfTe5j3QqWO2qOaFj4t_pfvIiq9TeCS-xdKByEOLOaNsgXNqrH9JKasgrfxAKOp-hXilXROJ-4VInt3esY0xdevBNuS/s320/110.JPG" border="0" /></a> Starchy and I at stingray city. We got in the water and swam with stingrays! You can see one by my leg in the water.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs9gpKrvKvZJXqVAMeCSn4cLysGqVmGjV3CrmPPnd8ltwYoR6eihrPff6oXF6Y_ICeff85p0y7O02p9yUvbG8cUIG6ZITmkhMUDK56nMq4luCFKPiy33RhfenlExcksC_qW6dKirsS69l/s1600-h/108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344932024974900898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs9gpKrvKvZJXqVAMeCSn4cLysGqVmGjV3CrmPPnd8ltwYoR6eihrPff6oXF6Y_ICeff85p0y7O02p9yUvbG8cUIG6ZITmkhMUDK56nMq4luCFKPiy33RhfenlExcksC_qW6dKirsS69l/s320/108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOg-ljKuWnFFT-Vvpj04q-4WZt5uB14Zw9KSGLNzHe41DmKNbs8iepr0Ga-syAesGgOXfMcP0TbHF761X2Hv60-1Zt55khqyJSb9uwOqpeGuLSw86eqfPu8ti_rWDJh8seb99vv5ITt5r/s1600-h/100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344932021011617010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOg-ljKuWnFFT-Vvpj04q-4WZt5uB14Zw9KSGLNzHe41DmKNbs8iepr0Ga-syAesGgOXfMcP0TbHF761X2Hv60-1Zt55khqyJSb9uwOqpeGuLSw86eqfPu8ti_rWDJh8seb99vv5ITt5r/s320/100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1zFNgZcNwzoOhHq9VnOLnu5ioqI8dEuFWsXajDr9BmEK6T0xyJIqbC09s-tkThmN8D1ioWrn0SGEMXW5bRBjmWCFrmpN_YxjtJ3HdRiEtjOxizNOXC4xb0hm55FFVEVG73AY00NGnGUe/s1600-h/097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344932015122828322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1zFNgZcNwzoOhHq9VnOLnu5ioqI8dEuFWsXajDr9BmEK6T0xyJIqbC09s-tkThmN8D1ioWrn0SGEMXW5bRBjmWCFrmpN_YxjtJ3HdRiEtjOxizNOXC4xb0hm55FFVEVG73AY00NGnGUe/s320/097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoenvB_WJm9a-PmzE2L8cA8SuLYaQNd3S60bl-mVpa_xIL13lGvvvXwUDNYb_C1t9vkKSJdOWZ-cBZTBOVW-tuilp32tVVobKJuCwRrY8BaOMDxOPIzptUZMU9hf6ky2ZWtjsL_uN7W0L/s1600-h/095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344930999177498834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoenvB_WJm9a-PmzE2L8cA8SuLYaQNd3S60bl-mVpa_xIL13lGvvvXwUDNYb_C1t9vkKSJdOWZ-cBZTBOVW-tuilp32tVVobKJuCwRrY8BaOMDxOPIzptUZMU9hf6ky2ZWtjsL_uN7W0L/s320/095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIg2oYSxkEhWl4mMDhfNC4Krf3eY4gMTJ-h_nubcRNNdW8kyLuZA739QRIMjzcGaemR37f3OhZGmjxv9Itt1vO5X-epHOKbOjECeDTaZQrx4O7gPlhfT1ByRLiCmDL5HULTOrfVQ_HicY/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344930994521882050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIg2oYSxkEhWl4mMDhfNC4Krf3eY4gMTJ-h_nubcRNNdW8kyLuZA739QRIMjzcGaemR37f3OhZGmjxv9Itt1vO5X-epHOKbOjECeDTaZQrx4O7gPlhfT1ByRLiCmDL5HULTOrfVQ_HicY/s320/076.JPG" border="0" /></a> Both kids have been loving the beach. They have spent countless hours on the beach making sandcastles and digging holes.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXxzgI3h3Xy1078bNJc9gA59SdXLikIe1yTFoHFZ8Ywsaj8pTEeXewBN61mn8qIVJjhdkQ8Lw06P5SqujeC8Jxfl4ecq3uRAxxkK6Z49CNw7d086zglgBo-QlnzW7wKdAfEKhqwkYXvq_/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344930988818628242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXxzgI3h3Xy1078bNJc9gA59SdXLikIe1yTFoHFZ8Ywsaj8pTEeXewBN61mn8qIVJjhdkQ8Lw06P5SqujeC8Jxfl4ecq3uRAxxkK6Z49CNw7d086zglgBo-QlnzW7wKdAfEKhqwkYXvq_/s320/053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8pG2vcV-e8-FZFj8enc9NPXd6YsO4IvR54U7NcJroBSpJjzFX8Gy2sShA0djzq9m4tE8PpHyNV9dardqaXBbmrF0gXLsfUvo_fPKlRuIntTw-NGK87xy9_7Mbmy29QLYE-DA2Qc-KA3n/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344930984593196690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8pG2vcV-e8-FZFj8enc9NPXd6YsO4IvR54U7NcJroBSpJjzFX8Gy2sShA0djzq9m4tE8PpHyNV9dardqaXBbmrF0gXLsfUvo_fPKlRuIntTw-NGK87xy9_7Mbmy29QLYE-DA2Qc-KA3n/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2qfV1pwQXIks6iR11Etv9u7OiXqgmuW9mkAnlp84HW02Aja39fX0j3r_DW0w1irIUZ-W8o05fNp7C4FE7Ad8mChSr-w5G07VJ2gaOzyUwRIMIbt7TI3gJEjZyC8l8m2xuRJBPQBuupRD/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344930979174579874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2qfV1pwQXIks6iR11Etv9u7OiXqgmuW9mkAnlp84HW02Aja39fX0j3r_DW0w1irIUZ-W8o05fNp7C4FE7Ad8mChSr-w5G07VJ2gaOzyUwRIMIbt7TI3gJEjZyC8l8m2xuRJBPQBuupRD/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025201939720600124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091603857870378450.post-67116036235237099102009-06-04T08:18:00.006-05:002009-06-04T09:11:31.704-05:00Carnival!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The O-Town carnival rolled into town last night. Here is a photo play-by-play of our night...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are the three stooges on the pirate boat swing. HP was about 1/2 inch shy of the height requirement for this ride. So when the Carny came around Starchy showed her how to stand on her tip-toes so she met the 42" line. It worked like a charm. We fooled every single ride operator there (not such a hard feat I'd say). AND we taught our daughter to be deceitful to boot! Parents of the Year! ;)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwHPQeE2l1O4W-5GSv8OgSaxFfiFDxhuiB5ZxFs24U_q85sn5zf5m1x6FeXC_t2c2jvfYDVfn1jPTeX4X7vhcujevotZTob491fJY0fmodjqXjeF_PMpfralvsqCH-XfbI2Ltu-is0ZH1/s1600-h/P6030299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwHPQeE2l1O4W-5GSv8OgSaxFfiFDxhuiB5ZxFs24U_q85sn5zf5m1x6FeXC_t2c2jvfYDVfn1jPTeX4X7vhcujevotZTob491fJY0fmodjqXjeF_PMpfralvsqCH-XfbI2Ltu-is0ZH1/s320/P6030299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343464725764736258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The kids on one of the more tame rides.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5qSkRVmr7SnDsIR_jvdpgnsTzjUxlHmCi3zeCvijJbX_I3R8OIG3sJBZEHBIEBIz36rCvNfQs7h2C8O2pCVRXszoB4Fn7eF5bgF0yr0OZ0kHce3j5sTux3xJBbSjf_IMtVwDJY5yCZ8d/s1600-h/P6030267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5qSkRVmr7SnDsIR_jvdpgnsTzjUxlHmCi3zeCvijJbX_I3R8OIG3sJBZEHBIEBIz36rCvNfQs7h2C8O2pCVRXszoB4Fn7eF5bgF0yr0OZ0kHce3j5sTux3xJBbSjf_IMtVwDJY5yCZ8d/s320/P6030267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343464721772100210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is the speed at which The Dude ran the entire time at the carnival. Fast.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqFVZO8BzqU4wvfwf-ityPBCtZ92r_foKdSpLVwpWRfCC4ylJFOmuttEmmOJIGrF6YrzpzxhDOi-1vDY40z3EKZVwLC7YwPfhfv9uwFzTyv9ASBtfKgEsbNt4idvVkPXbdIT5MQPwTro_/s1600-h/P6030239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqFVZO8BzqU4wvfwf-ityPBCtZ92r_foKdSpLVwpWRfCC4ylJFOmuttEmmOJIGrF6YrzpzxhDOi-1vDY40z3EKZVwLC7YwPfhfv9uwFzTyv9ASBtfKgEsbNt4idvVkPXbdIT5MQPwTro_/s320/P6030239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343464716556230018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I've said it once and I'll say it again...isn't she lovely?<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuWOwdN-c2uO23pF1dFntxdxuZmh2tRqTvxFKDatfgRGtTsqpuXNGdNWcfcBphzk1RAEyy21LT_KZbNhTggb1UKzMKZS6JKAxefawWnRIxlaRjYcDeD_cI57C4QXNPGvsqtsHJlsrWzLJ/s1600-h/P6030247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuWOwdN-c2uO23pF1dFntxdxuZmh2tRqTvxFKDatfgRGtTsqpuXNGdNWcfcBphzk1RAEyy21LT_KZbNhTggb1UKzMKZS6JKAxefawWnRIxlaRjYcDeD_cI57C4QXNPGvsqtsHJlsrWzLJ/s320/P6030247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343464714825493138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP coming down the "fun house" slide.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aLRo1rKjMSO8kBKRa7v8bzDby4R0oypYx5TbRVPO7J8wGiRcK4-2FMTGs5FpLH7zn7BXhKzw-HRVZzPM0lG2tdm4T_bv3TuJr5gs-SmMzHMFSFvpdvU9XOJ_SDREUalWXE2QZ36JMYsp/s1600-h/P6030233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aLRo1rKjMSO8kBKRa7v8bzDby4R0oypYx5TbRVPO7J8wGiRcK4-2FMTGs5FpLH7zn7BXhKzw-HRVZzPM0lG2tdm4T_bv3TuJr5gs-SmMzHMFSFvpdvU9XOJ_SDREUalWXE2QZ36JMYsp/s320/P6030233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343464707438042434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starchy in a moment of contemplation. MEOW! He is so cute. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl5XykIcBic5IG7yC8EV15ygy0s2o7fk2hLQtJtN2J-cNnPShql2Ioq70ZQIbZMF51xMl-odxeFj22OYSwPWhVJ7OFQVMKDzqqwo9ITlGytYdqNwM-IXseJxfdZJc4G8g98oRAfPYM-HH/s1600-h/P6030248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl5XykIcBic5IG7yC8EV15ygy0s2o7fk2hLQtJtN2J-cNnPShql2Ioq70ZQIbZMF51xMl-odxeFj22OYSwPWhVJ7OFQVMKDzqqwo9ITlGytYdqNwM-IXseJxfdZJc4G8g98oRAfPYM-HH/s320/P6030248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343463793534676818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Getting tired. This pic was taken about 15 minutes before leaving.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZrhmeQ8XyO21kdu7GyrbitS_N4ZImMZddtDnu8d2hUQrWb-ZVImaOxgBlB60ZVDQ8N2LeG8rc-1xWpjFUdPjcLag4_YOrfpF91LzY2WqLPjC_XhiIIhcjBXkdnfDH-LKqDTTPH9FbSEk/s1600-h/P6030244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZrhmeQ8XyO21kdu7GyrbitS_N4ZImMZddtDnu8d2hUQrWb-ZVImaOxgBlB60ZVDQ8N2LeG8rc-1xWpjFUdPjcLag4_YOrfpF91LzY2WqLPjC_XhiIIhcjBXkdnfDH-LKqDTTPH9FbSEk/s320/P6030244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343463790385004050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Navigating the fun house. HP had is down pat. She got on her hands and knee's and zipped right under the bungee cords. The Dude on the other hand, went over the top. Luckily he was able to catch up to her and make up for lost time by running through the rest of the house.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpC5Vcy0oVSYPx9sxGF648gnyPBeuhELSN79IndmJgxOvGlbMftNudbjtjKsuSu7zYE0bDnQxtKcsKnmmtURvyD5lUOhWEwXNa2MX5VvoNNnS4wHz-6cnnFDxJ1SMFsdZ_GuNxC_Bbk_E/s1600-h/P6030230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpC5Vcy0oVSYPx9sxGF648gnyPBeuhELSN79IndmJgxOvGlbMftNudbjtjKsuSu7zYE0bDnQxtKcsKnmmtURvyD5lUOhWEwXNa2MX5VvoNNnS4wHz-6cnnFDxJ1SMFsdZ_GuNxC_Bbk_E/s320/P6030230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343463783749833698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">See...<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMjRtpbCfP61RL2dqW4oo0oty67oC85o0hyjvOS5yWVGoygmNt2F6IgYeAQucXjxP8cvNJo-Cd90sl0IdczwhDG1_W6Jk1yP-o6NGg4EVdYAV9UEZ-m9LMc_JMAXyU-Q-HwCJyO3QfAc9/s1600-h/P6030229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMjRtpbCfP61RL2dqW4oo0oty67oC85o0hyjvOS5yWVGoygmNt2F6IgYeAQucXjxP8cvNJo-Cd90sl0IdczwhDG1_W6Jk1yP-o6NGg4EVdYAV9UEZ-m9LMc_JMAXyU-Q-HwCJyO3QfAc9/s320/P6030229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343463781861099730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Another ride in which we fudged HP's height. They LOVED this one!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM9xXp_BayD7NkDyfq9u7UvXtCajsF3Sa6NGsklcSb0hmG9JcDwJyMmh-QtfyxL51EzD3iN4JQ1WSrpl2LuTGFys44nzFGRG1uymIMlEaCIiThV_QuJ1urdHnQha4uYp-PVWlNaK9xFEB/s1600-h/P6030223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM9xXp_BayD7NkDyfq9u7UvXtCajsF3Sa6NGsklcSb0hmG9JcDwJyMmh-QtfyxL51EzD3iN4JQ1WSrpl2LuTGFys44nzFGRG1uymIMlEaCIiThV_QuJ1urdHnQha4uYp-PVWlNaK9xFEB/s320/P6030223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343463778851160306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brother and Sister on a mini roller coaster.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I0rtd4XN0CXx62tYQdN3xZUQkurJULfgaoTxhanwLud6B0C2rOsIMMTlOaTrtkk0Hrk4Jfkq_4ssAF8A_DaIMucLddo5DoyhfsCM97zhsUMQx5a5MO3SKGoK0rn7suoqctRRpP_PsVax/s1600-h/P6030213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I0rtd4XN0CXx62tYQdN3xZUQkurJULfgaoTxhanwLud6B0C2rOsIMMTlOaTrtkk0Hrk4Jfkq_4ssAF8A_DaIMucLddo5DoyhfsCM97zhsUMQx5a5MO3SKGoK0rn7suoqctRRpP_PsVax/s320/P6030213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462940288423394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HP and I. We were waiting for Starchy and The Dude who were on a ride that HP was CLEARLY not tall enough for. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD2Idb9Y8Aq0heDTRUepPTC1aZ3x6UZG7a-XeS_HxM-i-ww-qWukE9thrhwUG1DmwVLebjmQxTYVGzWHVrChoTBbGG-WtHx2ZFoTgzcGgu2kMa5PjnrJP37pqX4uH39PYvaXcLYEIKSgY/s1600-h/P6030202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD2Idb9Y8Aq0heDTRUepPTC1aZ3x6UZG7a-XeS_HxM-i-ww-qWukE9thrhwUG1DmwVLebjmQxTYVGzWHVrChoTBbGG-WtHx2ZFoTgzcGgu2kMa5PjnrJP37pqX4uH39PYvaXcLYEIKSgY/s320/P6030202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462935554087186" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But the boys sure had fun on it! :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zcoefsWAlxJrhvM-N7-mDWiywGOVMFP3iwJInMA5ASDNbKAJChsleDqB0WfLkyUmd8zTbM_cD7ZL_UlTL277YcKxqq3TeeZHWi8IOrOEKfoa_zSX31dDzsQEaQ3yxFj4eiWab2RExdKI/s1600-h/P6030197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zcoefsWAlxJrhvM-N7-mDWiywGOVMFP3iwJInMA5ASDNbKAJChsleDqB0WfLkyUmd8zTbM_cD7ZL_UlTL277YcKxqq3TeeZHWi8IOrOEKfoa_zSX31dDzsQEaQ3yxFj4eiWab2RExdKI/s320/P6030197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462930088645986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starchy giving The Dude a pep talk. He was a little nervous on this one.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoguyz9v_P-9xMBrskq29sEnWhYUkq4E23Vc25DNx279EHDO2H9kmuUUsSzO62f1Vc5-ifsfp10X99Q_9Cud6Du8cxP4-up6ZjjeKC6GeeVkY_Z0PhHjOyaX9Z70m28L06tApaFTtqdr_/s1600-h/P6030191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoguyz9v_P-9xMBrskq29sEnWhYUkq4E23Vc25DNx279EHDO2H9kmuUUsSzO62f1Vc5-ifsfp10X99Q_9Cud6Du8cxP4-up6ZjjeKC6GeeVkY_Z0PhHjOyaX9Z70m28L06tApaFTtqdr_/s320/P6030191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462928086512610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Going on the giant Ferris wheel!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanRXEAB_Btau9iJPGndemmNVaLP9XWH8QRX4LtEHNwuYIzSDXvU02CxigeopqpK6jAGcK-sCbxcc_qfesSHPww3HeIMlUmR2vV1ZD_pSxpiwFf3Yrm60wW3xunqwCE19P0wd5sPaVOocj/s1600-h/P6030175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanRXEAB_Btau9iJPGndemmNVaLP9XWH8QRX4LtEHNwuYIzSDXvU02CxigeopqpK6jAGcK-sCbxcc_qfesSHPww3HeIMlUmR2vV1ZD_pSxpiwFf3Yrm60wW3xunqwCE19P0wd5sPaVOocj/s320/P6030175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462920351019010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMeCPsZb3Djr7V7PMvwzKyCnz0L_0YCC2-6zXaJm93A5sj1wOKcvFC9ePEIaxXa80Fv83pQL9r_N1XVBWkj91O0b-rm1RCLrAxrINPoXcOsjy5q2IDyncpYKBMqWQ9RTAVid68yi3NvZA/s1600-h/P6030170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMeCPsZb3Djr7V7PMvwzKyCnz0L_0YCC2-6zXaJm93A5sj1wOKcvFC9ePEIaxXa80Fv83pQL9r_N1XVBWkj91O0b-rm1RCLrAxrINPoXcOsjy5q2IDyncpYKBMqWQ9RTAVid68yi3NvZA/s320/P6030170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462094623697346" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For every ride she went on, HP made a beeline towards whatever she could find that was pink. Like she had to coordinate with her outfit or something.</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgRQjEUhetV12qmwSGDwSkJQvpWbRsijgdhWEZywXSrUCJn7sEVov_gKIztqQPwNl4T7LojVjEZs1vIBcBaqM0IpUFtyRDze7ynXaqjcukim8GA7bSFvg9GlcpUv9s1D-xUogqRyF2Yqa/s1600-h/P6030159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgRQjEUhetV12qmwSGDwSkJQvpWbRsijgdhWEZywXSrUCJn7sEVov_gKIztqQPwNl4T7LojVjEZs1vIBcBaqM0IpUFtyRDze7ynXaqjcukim8GA7bSFvg9GlcpUv9s1D-xUogqRyF2Yqa/s320/P6030159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343462088865494194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Grinning from ear-to-ear after her 11th time (I'm not kidding) down the giant slide.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49m8j0kaw5LNZGp8xVOAwUlTnVZpRAKK7NmuEHN6hrSoJTK1HhtTW5reAc-613hVFL_7o-egVKGlmJrWtqz7rwQtA2a8DzkPv55nnawM8EjZVNV9CgRVcByAM68xd71U-HRnIYD06IbIO/s1600-h/P6030156.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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