tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66532934405832446272024-03-05T17:36:16.561-05:00At Home with the HolmesAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-67096084119387691572012-04-11T19:25:00.000-04:002012-04-11T19:25:31.338-04:00Sanity: Part 2<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our second stop on the cruise was Nassau, Bahamas. We didn't arrange for any formal tours, so we just kind of wandered the island on a self guided tour.</div><br />
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The view coming into port was wonderful.<br />
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It was fun to walk around and see the beautiful, brightly colored buildings.<br />
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We made our way to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Charlotte_%28Nassau%29">Fort Charlotte</a> and took a guided tour. <br />
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We were excited to see a bit of native wildlife.<br />
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The water was crystal clear.<br />
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What remained of our time was spent relaxing on the beach. Deborah and I, spendthrifts that we are, opted to rent chairs for $5 from some locals. Scott and Darren relaxed on their towels in protest.<br />
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Classic Scott.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKPtXk8HNEPQMpeXpNjJjGc3b14v5pxNm14sMBWp_eAcIKCWYz8bVw2MDl0jLVzRfUAOazrtftQNymflYUWcnJQy2IaC5hIZmHpq0QtEXE0AOA7M0pp_U2Ij1OM-KZ67Crq5SSlwN5bCM/s1600/IMG_6057.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKPtXk8HNEPQMpeXpNjJjGc3b14v5pxNm14sMBWp_eAcIKCWYz8bVw2MDl0jLVzRfUAOazrtftQNymflYUWcnJQy2IaC5hIZmHpq0QtEXE0AOA7M0pp_U2Ij1OM-KZ67Crq5SSlwN5bCM/s320/IMG_6057.JPG" /></a> </div>The next day we were in Freeport, Bahamas. There we scheduled a guided bike tour and snorkeling with a company called Calabash Eco Tours. Our tour guide was the owner, Shamie Rolle. Do yourself a favor, if you ever find yourself in the Bahamas in need of a tour, call Shamie. You won't be disappointed. A more knowledgeable tour guide you will not find.<br />
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Scott and I found this sign amusing. We rock! <br />
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Getting ready for the bike tour.<br />
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Cruisin'. The scenery was just lovely.<br />
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After our tour we boarded our boat for another "fun day at sea" as we made our way back up the east coast. When we got into Baltimore, we had one more stop to make before heading home. My Utah/BYU friends may be the only ones to truly appreciate how happy we were to see this sign:<br />
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The perfect end to a lovely and relaxing trip.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-10722553320533889502012-03-29T19:56:00.001-04:002012-03-29T20:00:38.066-04:00Sanity: Part 1At the end of February we left our kids (for the first time ever) and went on a cruise to the Bahamas with our good friends the Pulleys. Our cruise left out of Baltimore, which overall, was very convenient. We literally parked our car and walked onto our boat.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUXOSj0z9NDOuNjeXk6eVX4t8ZrB1TznnpebRoPZUF38zf-GdIZOSqwScHAVtkJZI_bQDFvd6Pikn1gkl2zJurBwK9kBFp1mLXs-lNNeedPa_p_R3ejszoRY33-Kfy0_jHFprMAEk4h6k/s1600/IMG_5934.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUXOSj0z9NDOuNjeXk6eVX4t8ZrB1TznnpebRoPZUF38zf-GdIZOSqwScHAVtkJZI_bQDFvd6Pikn1gkl2zJurBwK9kBFp1mLXs-lNNeedPa_p_R3ejszoRY33-Kfy0_jHFprMAEk4h6k/s320/IMG_5934.JPG" /></a> </div>Our first two days were on the boat as we made our way to Florida. We spent the time reading, playing games and eating ourselves silly. It was lovely.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjJq7nxeCIgE5h4t9dR_3u7IjIvIG7-PIcYcODyTjV-ozyYuwc3_fBKK5Dqw53XQU0Fz_n5g_Czn82vjNuZYP4ssDWKxDmOpQ9IQpouy8SbxYn3sg_4G0JZ9wR5ZIMbY0Slb0TuyBWy13/s1600/IMG_5938.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjJq7nxeCIgE5h4t9dR_3u7IjIvIG7-PIcYcODyTjV-ozyYuwc3_fBKK5Dqw53XQU0Fz_n5g_Czn82vjNuZYP4ssDWKxDmOpQ9IQpouy8SbxYn3sg_4G0JZ9wR5ZIMbY0Slb0TuyBWy13/s320/IMG_5938.JPG" /></a> </div>The onboard entertainment was great and we really enjoyed the comediens. It was nice to get dressed up and not worry about sticky little hands.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7jNbk2wP7JUdkqwvqTuGETn3tO06DXHlc47StnRqzduTX4-IJHxvs8oFWIJPuTWvlvh2q2sL0TJRXh0a4nK9VEoufLoMegxTu0JJCBB3oddnhE1s5S-79ZET8Gylz9Lc-ttjN1KOi1mc/s1600/IMG_5948.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7jNbk2wP7JUdkqwvqTuGETn3tO06DXHlc47StnRqzduTX4-IJHxvs8oFWIJPuTWvlvh2q2sL0TJRXh0a4nK9VEoufLoMegxTu0JJCBB3oddnhE1s5S-79ZET8Gylz9Lc-ttjN1KOi1mc/s320/IMG_5948.JPG" /></a> </div>A rainbow!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6ft1wCAA8mxSmhdEn0aJ7GijjJdWLicvJvcKSuk-pQ1jtrlERhDG6MLhZVoWlo9F_xE_fRj7O0vAyyfIcCDGzvJvjiOIoj-TcVB-bV9WRScfUWRfhm8WYF878b0gZ1yPYdVwidbRLbF0/s1600/IMG_5951.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6ft1wCAA8mxSmhdEn0aJ7GijjJdWLicvJvcKSuk-pQ1jtrlERhDG6MLhZVoWlo9F_xE_fRj7O0vAyyfIcCDGzvJvjiOIoj-TcVB-bV9WRScfUWRfhm8WYF878b0gZ1yPYdVwidbRLbF0/s320/IMG_5951.JPG" /></a> </div>This is how I define a perfect vacation.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo83mzdTJoBK1lQBmwjNdmQLFjBqPRTltfP2h405s4qkqB0jm6Gq05F8fuB43OXtTFnxAS7Q32suPTNlrahIQSQyiM4-fjf-VKs-UD_Fcgym6hCICm-wECldlA4Fy-G_Bu3XjgqeCuFk2/s1600/IMG_5953.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo83mzdTJoBK1lQBmwjNdmQLFjBqPRTltfP2h405s4qkqB0jm6Gq05F8fuB43OXtTFnxAS7Q32suPTNlrahIQSQyiM4-fjf-VKs-UD_Fcgym6hCICm-wECldlA4Fy-G_Bu3XjgqeCuFk2/s320/IMG_5953.JPG" /></a> </div>Our first stop was Cape Canaveral. I know, so exotic!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R7jOdmKxQPkjcj15ipa0MrRHuP5bg7Z78jDuIeBXNyCF_2w9LQWctmzD7FiXgsJphfbolPwpu_w847ry31P8PfRWOxKRbRFLtjBtUyWz0W0FFYWDrhztWof3FcjVugOBVf0R3s3U-4ud/s1600/IMG_5960.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R7jOdmKxQPkjcj15ipa0MrRHuP5bg7Z78jDuIeBXNyCF_2w9LQWctmzD7FiXgsJphfbolPwpu_w847ry31P8PfRWOxKRbRFLtjBtUyWz0W0FFYWDrhztWof3FcjVugOBVf0R3s3U-4ud/s320/IMG_5960.JPG" /></a> </div>Since we'd all been to Florida multiple times, we decided to do something a little different. We rented a car and drove to a national park to hike. Our fearless leader.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2mF_LVGipYiL6EcmKCITt-7TT40-NA3U4rpW_u82_vzqery8V4TdW-zONloz0UfbM05PRUyOx_fOebw00QSAkjoML1GUvjJSwsj_J9Y2w9qMihsaPVzRCdW2Guaw1H-6BTNq8ED3ypZN/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2mF_LVGipYiL6EcmKCITt-7TT40-NA3U4rpW_u82_vzqery8V4TdW-zONloz0UfbM05PRUyOx_fOebw00QSAkjoML1GUvjJSwsj_J9Y2w9qMihsaPVzRCdW2Guaw1H-6BTNq8ED3ypZN/s320/IMG_5962.JPG" /></a> </div>I've hiked a lot in Upstate NY, it was really neat to hike through an area with such different flora and fauna.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZHVnHpMwNO1rPUEQc_0a-NHUAWcqcZdIgOvtAECMeGGx7kw3SomWuLgpLbtIFQhi75ERWM9V1DFFowOB1KsLRDJVXsN9PWM1fSk6tdhvOpwikhykIwFKBpOfvCt3uD9eh-eWzvo2w1Qx/s1600/IMG_5964.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZHVnHpMwNO1rPUEQc_0a-NHUAWcqcZdIgOvtAECMeGGx7kw3SomWuLgpLbtIFQhi75ERWM9V1DFFowOB1KsLRDJVXsN9PWM1fSk6tdhvOpwikhykIwFKBpOfvCt3uD9eh-eWzvo2w1Qx/s320/IMG_5964.JPG" /></a> </div>There were tons of orange trees on the side of the road and we pulled over to pick an orange.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI21OGpf9_0ySkkYHIXcb0Ld93hqcpdW2Q8bwOwi9CVxgFnR9bRjEVgMAcrTNa9mk93t9BmubOhV-1fW-wB6v6ezppXZijDkXZnlH8OgJn1NsdZG5QAdcf2c7dVy7mzTKWHJP0N0N7ysmF/s1600/IMG_5987.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI21OGpf9_0ySkkYHIXcb0Ld93hqcpdW2Q8bwOwi9CVxgFnR9bRjEVgMAcrTNa9mk93t9BmubOhV-1fW-wB6v6ezppXZijDkXZnlH8OgJn1NsdZG5QAdcf2c7dVy7mzTKWHJP0N0N7ysmF/s320/IMG_5987.JPG" /></a> </div>At this point we realized that Deboarah was standing on an ant hill and was being swarmed.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85pq-O-N1ELkn9FXPqyDR8o0nM8xV7jjuPQ0zbm4gXVel8NNt1fbSa2TYMMQAxgZ13SOAJ7s-7KMmHIEuCcJ-hyTmwugSa3zNZXBPv11iNDoga6U9auAyrb4lYGZilThw4JSeW3FPHH-v/s1600/IMG_5988.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85pq-O-N1ELkn9FXPqyDR8o0nM8xV7jjuPQ0zbm4gXVel8NNt1fbSa2TYMMQAxgZ13SOAJ7s-7KMmHIEuCcJ-hyTmwugSa3zNZXBPv11iNDoga6U9auAyrb4lYGZilThw4JSeW3FPHH-v/s320/IMG_5988.JPG" /></a> </div>Ah! Ants!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlrv3sKUhSQBUaYCrHjLCb4huboCGZlC89Hp08LKPvu42VUAJkPD1-sz5tb2VUt54-qSMV3dHMNnFBVXjnHH4DJ32Iu7dK0Is60IJ3U1R5xbfFDmZLxXQyn3RMloEmKEACkHg70Bebyup/s1600/IMG_5990.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlrv3sKUhSQBUaYCrHjLCb4huboCGZlC89Hp08LKPvu42VUAJkPD1-sz5tb2VUt54-qSMV3dHMNnFBVXjnHH4DJ32Iu7dK0Is60IJ3U1R5xbfFDmZLxXQyn3RMloEmKEACkHg70Bebyup/s320/IMG_5990.JPG" /></a> </div>Everywhere!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zodMAg6Oc2yQ3oSc7NsQjV7ncY3gKz58gRQK9mVkanBqOaGXsc25sdteZPuuS2Lq_uFjRR5UDHWYTq-WXhhNzeab72iN7XaSSig4A3JMxizDPt6Nxi-6bKqO3czH99MebtAbEP3EeMP7/s1600/IMG_5991.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zodMAg6Oc2yQ3oSc7NsQjV7ncY3gKz58gRQK9mVkanBqOaGXsc25sdteZPuuS2Lq_uFjRR5UDHWYTq-WXhhNzeab72iN7XaSSig4A3JMxizDPt6Nxi-6bKqO3czH99MebtAbEP3EeMP7/s320/IMG_5991.JPG" /></a> </div>My fearless husband risked it all to go back and get us an orange.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKER-nIlXZNpTtC3MTYXh3bUuXSadR0jU97CkpY4W8LmC2QfChSJrnfVLVqDVuE-HN5JXfjWqTflfFI4HFSvVoN6u4RxfMwyH-AGeLZry2icX8359NI31PgG1AHpSiQAUgaFYX1CkhEBX/s1600/IMG_5993.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKER-nIlXZNpTtC3MTYXh3bUuXSadR0jU97CkpY4W8LmC2QfChSJrnfVLVqDVuE-HN5JXfjWqTflfFI4HFSvVoN6u4RxfMwyH-AGeLZry2icX8359NI31PgG1AHpSiQAUgaFYX1CkhEBX/s320/IMG_5993.JPG" /></a> </div>My hero!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyi2Gu0OQeGSzYmk2qeHNMtUwxK-R8bjp9YoVHW-l9sF1HEwnHZOiWq3E2oGkp2xwid9YXuy4qGMHmReihEkQcUidv2hRhFxmp6wPq_9T8Vzk5eGdjxGHi0G30vlfC2UTSrRMfqe6oX2n/s1600/IMG_5994.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyi2Gu0OQeGSzYmk2qeHNMtUwxK-R8bjp9YoVHW-l9sF1HEwnHZOiWq3E2oGkp2xwid9YXuy4qGMHmReihEkQcUidv2hRhFxmp6wPq_9T8Vzk5eGdjxGHi0G30vlfC2UTSrRMfqe6oX2n/s320/IMG_5994.JPG" /></a> </div>This picture gives the impression that we actually visited the Kennedy Space Center. When we figured out that they recommend 4-6 hours to do the tour and we had barely two, we decided to forgo spending the $50 per ticket. <br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU5-8lC2aX3achzVU60FYz5FY8mF-TvSxn8wUMX1PSFQHtgc-LbPNW3rZOVCai3GJ4t4l58ptH9T76KP8mofjx8X_lC3aBgx7J6L1gEXv1ueMDEuxCPz6SaMVUqtUtM8TGEqUMo2LaD6s/s1600/IMG_5996.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU5-8lC2aX3achzVU60FYz5FY8mF-TvSxn8wUMX1PSFQHtgc-LbPNW3rZOVCai3GJ4t4l58ptH9T76KP8mofjx8X_lC3aBgx7J6L1gEXv1ueMDEuxCPz6SaMVUqtUtM8TGEqUMo2LaD6s/s320/IMG_5996.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
Instead we met this handsome fellow on the side of the road. He was big, and really that close.<br />
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This was a sign in the parking lot where we returned our car.<br />
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She does this with most small, roundish foods. Ritz crackers, doughnut holes, Oreos; why bite when you can cram? (Please don't judge me by the list of foods I just admitted that my 18 month-old eats.<br />
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Scott will not like that I haven't edited this for red-eye. I'm blogging, okay?! Be grateful for what you get. This picture is meant to illustrate Paige's love of PB and my awesome camera skills as I catch a cracker mid-fall.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I admit Scott is the favorite parent and relegate myself to photographer, cook and laundress.</div><br />
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Jane declares she would like a baby sister. No, not the one she has! This one.<br />
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Did I mention they love their Dad?<br />
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Paige follows the righteous path of Chipotle love.<br />
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We have to leave Chipotle when this starts:<br />
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I discover Paige actually is an easy baby. As long as you give her exactly what she wants.<br />
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What will we learn in February?Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-18635036541531310532012-03-29T15:41:00.000-04:002012-03-29T15:41:45.645-04:00Christmas 2011: Or How April's Blogging Skills Hit a New Low<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know, it's March. I have no excuse. But here you go. Lovely Christmas Eve photo:</div><br />
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The stick horses (er, unicorn) that I handmade for Adam and Jane (with last minute help from my Mom).<br />
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Jane's gigantic doll house which was a hand-me-down from some very generous friends. Notice the leotard over the fleece jammies? Classic Jane.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Mom came and spent an entire week with us. It was lovely. Enough time for Paige to warm up to her and for us to finish the entire "Pillars of the Earth" miniseries, neither of which are minor feats.</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">20 Birthday Questions: Jane 3/18/2012 (Age 3)</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite color? Pink</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite toy? Princesses</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite fruit? Oranges</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite TV show? Dora and the Crystal Kingdom</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Eggs</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite outfit? Rapunzel Princess Dress</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite game? Mouse Trap</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite snack? Fruit Snacks</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite animal? Horse</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite song? I Came to Earth with Power to Choose</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite book? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Princess Finding Book</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want for your birthday this year? More Princess Dolls</div><div class="MsoNormal">Who is your best friend? Nolan</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride the Rollercoasters</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite drink? Orange Juice</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Angry Birds</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Eggs</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Macaroni and Cheese</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want to be when you grow up? A Princess</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-74704308667126630182012-03-18T10:30:00.002-04:002012-03-18T10:30:51.800-04:00Adam's 5th Birthday Questions<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">20 Birthday Questions: Adam 3/18/2012 (Age 5)</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite color? Blue</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite toy? Marble Tracks</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite fruit? Watermelon</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite TV show? Octonauts</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Progresso Soup with Crackers</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite outfit? Angry Birds t-shirt</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite game? Mouse Trap</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite snack? Nutrigrain Bar</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite animal? Elephant</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite song? I Want to be a Missionary</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite book? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Wonder Why books</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want for your birthday this year? Big Angry Bird</div><div class="MsoNormal">Who is your best friend? Eli</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to do outside? Sprinklers</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite drink? Lemonade</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite holiday? Halloween</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Angry Bird</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want for dinner on your birthday? French Fries from Red Robin</div><div class="MsoNormal">What do you want to be when you grow up? A computer builder</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-28050830976688264732011-12-09T19:23:00.000-05:002011-12-09T19:23:23.067-05:00Epic.One of these things is not like the other...<br />
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Look what we found in our coop!<br />
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My faith is restored.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ7AdANsj7dDFo3G9Kj9ALqb9iisOFnvfCA1IY14XMocA4IqW5081ADML7Kpzl0-LN3TtCcwE_yiKXKkmcnMPpBFX3KCL_FqpTj_DPR0ddYcBxYthzwFfSY5IR2jxMWVEayB-Uar8JR14/s1600/IMG_5730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ7AdANsj7dDFo3G9Kj9ALqb9iisOFnvfCA1IY14XMocA4IqW5081ADML7Kpzl0-LN3TtCcwE_yiKXKkmcnMPpBFX3KCL_FqpTj_DPR0ddYcBxYthzwFfSY5IR2jxMWVEayB-Uar8JR14/s320/IMG_5730.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-86682579669871153862011-12-08T20:49:00.000-05:002011-12-08T20:49:51.047-05:00Jane is Three: Cue the Happy DanceJane's first question on the morn of her birthday, "Am I three?" When I said yes she did a rendition of the Hokey Pokey as she yelled, "I'm three, I'm three, I'm finally three!" If she could skip right to 16, she would. In honor of her <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=golden%20birthday">Golden Birthday</a>, here are some facts about Jane:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She is the stereotypical precocious child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She listens and learns from everything I say and often repeats the most embarrassing bits at the most inconvenient moments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She would subside on condiments if I let her and has been known to eat butter, ketchup, cream cheese and drink those little containers of half-n-half straight up.</span><br />
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She is extremely "girly" and loves all things pink, purple, sparkly and princess.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She started ballet in September and still loves to put on her tutu and leotard every week. </span><br />
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Her hair still makes me laugh sometimes.<br />
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When she was born she had delicious, drippy cheeks.<br />
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Truly edible.<br />
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She loves to accessorize.<br />
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And she loves to make others laugh.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She is extremely physically affectionate. She wants to hug, kiss, snuggle and be as close as physically possible to other human beings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">She prefers to sleep on her brother's floor rather than in her own bed.</span><br />
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She couldn't wait to turn three.<br />
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She has a wild imagination and I will often overhear her playing out scenes with whatever lucky creature is nearby.<br />
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Did I mention she likes to accessorize?<br />
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She loves all animals and wants to touch/hold/pet/hug them as much as she can. Just so you know, our chickens are not fond of being held.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT-IBU7t3ZmoHSVaRNM9n3Q6JOAFGFpgtoSiAqMC33wqgjxPj96Y8I9wkyV0jf_fJhTden9nuEXqvemGFcQI_U8fFstJenXRlfgLHa6JDL3UvwBj7l7_wkpf8Ai8NmIT1LSpW8ozUfd7U/s1600/IMG_5216.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT-IBU7t3ZmoHSVaRNM9n3Q6JOAFGFpgtoSiAqMC33wqgjxPj96Y8I9wkyV0jf_fJhTden9nuEXqvemGFcQI_U8fFstJenXRlfgLHa6JDL3UvwBj7l7_wkpf8Ai8NmIT1LSpW8ozUfd7U/s320/IMG_5216.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>She's been planning her "Princess Birthday" for months. I finally jumped on board a couple weeks before her birthday and made these lovely Rapunzel braids for Jane and her friends.<br />
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Then everyone ate a delicious pink princess cake with pink ice cream and pink lemonade.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VSgHrkgeis7S6yNeWlyzveN8jc3s1liAL8nt-7gz_yfDV1Y9Pi7VbXqERquOcC2c15mIwbQtI-6QPVxJ0zYBTg5Q8eBTbhl6FQxaEsITCCUapAGavhSeWtzSqT-2V-ZT_eDmoSX2Lwbo/s1600/IMG_5634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VSgHrkgeis7S6yNeWlyzveN8jc3s1liAL8nt-7gz_yfDV1Y9Pi7VbXqERquOcC2c15mIwbQtI-6QPVxJ0zYBTg5Q8eBTbhl6FQxaEsITCCUapAGavhSeWtzSqT-2V-ZT_eDmoSX2Lwbo/s320/IMG_5634.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>We love you Jane. You make our lives sparky, pink and hilarious. We're so glad you're part of our family.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-89266598349998873792011-10-26T16:12:00.000-04:002011-10-26T16:12:17.406-04:00Shredded KidsThey make it look so easy:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rdujWbP3bms" width="420"></iframe>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-25946682766608690242011-10-26T08:29:00.001-04:002011-10-26T08:34:32.426-04:00Tunnel to Towers Race and NYC ShenanigansRight after the Run for Mercy, I packed my bags and boarded a train with seven good friends for a relaxing few days of child-free fun in lovely New York City. The train was the perfect way to get there. It is about a 7 hour ride, which gave us plenty of time to talk. At first we were doing that kind of frantic talking that Moms do because they know they will be interrupted at any moment by a child needing something. Then we remembered, No Kids!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE-GYqrmDFlcF14ecvw0ujDzMUTGMYdbX1xEt3ZMKzTV203OBl_EyFtpcHn1DUrWIhkqUvfTmdkrHe1XgwYHoSIOl2zz5oAr74EaYhTNbdFUxQWHDgPpoH0XOi030J7s3ZWETOnE7bk2n/s1600/IMG_3484.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE-GYqrmDFlcF14ecvw0ujDzMUTGMYdbX1xEt3ZMKzTV203OBl_EyFtpcHn1DUrWIhkqUvfTmdkrHe1XgwYHoSIOl2zz5oAr74EaYhTNbdFUxQWHDgPpoH0XOi030J7s3ZWETOnE7bk2n/s320/IMG_3484.JPG" /></a> </div>When I uploaded the pictures to my computer it loaded the ones from the camera Scott had at home with the camera I had in NYC in the order they were taken. So, while I was making my way to the starting line, Scott was engineering the bike ride to church. When I got home, he told be they rode bikes to church and it took me a minute to realize, "...but, how?" Leave it to Scott.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDRpcBL-LNPx8X8ePp5TZ_-vP3f0KZ2xN4mpZ2RV6h0lGv9coB6_bwlOuzFVDgDgaSJ6Y7jL_LynyfyvRNErqAtEJsolqvCNSlDEYAFYUWxVqxM0R5Q7fQWBmKflj2OloSUAzhtdTGAHp/s1600/IMG_5524.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDRpcBL-LNPx8X8ePp5TZ_-vP3f0KZ2xN4mpZ2RV6h0lGv9coB6_bwlOuzFVDgDgaSJ6Y7jL_LynyfyvRNErqAtEJsolqvCNSlDEYAFYUWxVqxM0R5Q7fQWBmKflj2OloSUAzhtdTGAHp/s320/IMG_5524.JPG" /></a> </div>Back to NYC, this race is run by firefighters in full gear. It's really cool.<br />
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I loved this firefighter dad carrying his little man.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FKFH_n5WdJUYwmB_thhHC7UmsOOutXNNZVMyfYGbj9F_qH0V5pp9Hg1yyk2ALF7pc3SqLcVrRJkha21-E_trW9Yap6TIaZB4p8UM6tCKSTliisDip3dx0KoUx7hyphenhyphenolL_Vh1iU4hK2262/s1600/IMG_3514.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FKFH_n5WdJUYwmB_thhHC7UmsOOutXNNZVMyfYGbj9F_qH0V5pp9Hg1yyk2ALF7pc3SqLcVrRJkha21-E_trW9Yap6TIaZB4p8UM6tCKSTliisDip3dx0KoUx7hyphenhyphenolL_Vh1iU4hK2262/s320/IMG_3514.JPG" /></a> </div>After the race was over it was time for the fun to begin. We started with Billy Elliot on Broadway followed by a late-night dinner.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzIty99_AmJgF-ZzYpdxXCcJ89YQJldMXgZ6oKaxnPgHioSY-HwQ3dr2ATJitQPY-3fBxsvTeAXc_2IJsR83aPrA8_TlJzSx40-Zx6auTgoHoxUuyDCxAQuErqOn9HelBDKPR5wsqANfV/s1600/IMG_3525.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzIty99_AmJgF-ZzYpdxXCcJ89YQJldMXgZ6oKaxnPgHioSY-HwQ3dr2ATJitQPY-3fBxsvTeAXc_2IJsR83aPrA8_TlJzSx40-Zx6auTgoHoxUuyDCxAQuErqOn9HelBDKPR5wsqANfV/s320/IMG_3525.JPG" /></a> </div>Breakfast the next morning was glorious if not a tad expensive. $9 for my OJ. It was fresh squeezed, but still.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLQgvtVP-yw1LS3JQ5CcpwjpRwWfo8cCssCwNk4RjqJ4nHUgAhiFgyr0R5qGGolB4GE-usv59i-TiXc999TD0ydA2M9nLWG7RJ-hKt3Z9Af6KHpV_Obg5vuLMjJ2DSejuBgblFcQcF0Qi/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLQgvtVP-yw1LS3JQ5CcpwjpRwWfo8cCssCwNk4RjqJ4nHUgAhiFgyr0R5qGGolB4GE-usv59i-TiXc999TD0ydA2M9nLWG7RJ-hKt3Z9Af6KHpV_Obg5vuLMjJ2DSejuBgblFcQcF0Qi/s320/IMG_3528.JPG" /></a> </div>Is it a girls' trip without pedicures?<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_94H1k-QQNnQvno4cIF9LKEfY4ddTtCnK_XgFqSuHVI-A6ZVBxQ0bt9R8Q1e9bGwRoAIgCfnhil_l0R3hE2DQl8pBuyfPDlqXyT84cw6hRVYTZCZ7gPKmOrXEHUHKIeDn-7-SIy6IfuLJ/s1600/IMG_3529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_94H1k-QQNnQvno4cIF9LKEfY4ddTtCnK_XgFqSuHVI-A6ZVBxQ0bt9R8Q1e9bGwRoAIgCfnhil_l0R3hE2DQl8pBuyfPDlqXyT84cw6hRVYTZCZ7gPKmOrXEHUHKIeDn-7-SIy6IfuLJ/s320/IMG_3529.JPG" /></a> </div>No, it's not.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzJumhm4F0BCtRz0k5f6wKacOXRRIfdFoPz0KkwT7HIK4Hopc-i0giznsz7xZABJKs003o2ETTec5Q5tb_o-WZS6xEM3m0hZ7c7KK2u2Ev2BWlS0rQUiuApwNQXgBYgifEoDrXTbcisXZ/s1600/IMG_3535.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzJumhm4F0BCtRz0k5f6wKacOXRRIfdFoPz0KkwT7HIK4Hopc-i0giznsz7xZABJKs003o2ETTec5Q5tb_o-WZS6xEM3m0hZ7c7KK2u2Ev2BWlS0rQUiuApwNQXgBYgifEoDrXTbcisXZ/s320/IMG_3535.JPG" /></a> </div>Back at the farm, the kids were being entertained by a tree being taken down in the backyard. I think Scott even made them some popcorn.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_3dsm17JyXrWu3dhlRe195dh_jG6X2qR7bZTcH5lYxjTT-HoNOFa5V9ArxryT4jnEJPNcDGCTnShd5-qp7_9k4ziOI-B3EwVQH-Kb_pH_TKv9li67laG2LHXWxyK_7psIDfD25uOb2Sn/s1600/IMG_5531.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_3dsm17JyXrWu3dhlRe195dh_jG6X2qR7bZTcH5lYxjTT-HoNOFa5V9ArxryT4jnEJPNcDGCTnShd5-qp7_9k4ziOI-B3EwVQH-Kb_pH_TKv9li67laG2LHXWxyK_7psIDfD25uOb2Sn/s320/IMG_5531.JPG" /></a> </div>The next day some of the girls took the early flight but some of us stayed until later. We went to St. Patrick's Cathedral<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nyWGRyN_LriDS-MwKvSUK86wmoszcbfd85aE1bo-pXURgFasHQqsGwgtS71umXamyaisQpejscKC7uhLl3227bY41xImGyO6umXWxZSQdum7nigQjxOURra68_-zwXIr4_26WrdnRrMd/s1600/IMG_3536.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nyWGRyN_LriDS-MwKvSUK86wmoszcbfd85aE1bo-pXURgFasHQqsGwgtS71umXamyaisQpejscKC7uhLl3227bY41xImGyO6umXWxZSQdum7nigQjxOURra68_-zwXIr4_26WrdnRrMd/s320/IMG_3536.JPG" /></a> </div>Apparently, while I was being born, John Paul II was in NYC at St. Patrick's.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD93D01RTVKAt6jPEb-9vqJOZl2z2hMxX7bujtuk9DM6vyXMzKX-bVXi0q44BdUCRDG8aaxPHbTxEkXJ7wKWArJ1znLImij_VPL_FuKb9DEotGyd-p58D8fmuhJ1UraRap0PSCtmAwg5x8/s1600/IMG_3553.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD93D01RTVKAt6jPEb-9vqJOZl2z2hMxX7bujtuk9DM6vyXMzKX-bVXi0q44BdUCRDG8aaxPHbTxEkXJ7wKWArJ1znLImij_VPL_FuKb9DEotGyd-p58D8fmuhJ1UraRap0PSCtmAwg5x8/s320/IMG_3553.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPvChBpP8WZsHZz4vzx71WD-FLNafgUprrCoBaQLneSsma06wY2ofO4gZY05leYaHU_zVE02LCgGQ8JjKTSIBLhEIX48ciNTgNTF8LKDuF6lNlIZLZkHTPi0fczhV5Mw1kxw_uhuaXyBZ/s1600/IMG_3554.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPvChBpP8WZsHZz4vzx71WD-FLNafgUprrCoBaQLneSsma06wY2ofO4gZY05leYaHU_zVE02LCgGQ8JjKTSIBLhEIX48ciNTgNTF8LKDuF6lNlIZLZkHTPi0fczhV5Mw1kxw_uhuaXyBZ/s320/IMG_3554.JPG" /></a> </div>And then it was time to head home and kiss my husband's feet for letting me get away for a few days. Same place next year ladies?<br />
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-45212018117033325072011-10-25T14:54:00.000-04:002011-10-25T14:54:58.961-04:00Run for Mercy 2011In May of this year Scott and I decided that we would run the 5K sponsored by our church. We trained for 4 months and were really excited on the day of the race. It was the first 5K for both of us.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKdVkCHRwsmMYel9PUoYLaVHx635B8Tndl3VgStxY7J8GNJXVdRVgwbbi0KW-HwFpBjg_wLHjqOHBZoRTcSqM-WZ0FqJ69-HamROtEBGdYTUabTBW3FUYV6xUlpO2OCkaU-d7dVyiMyUQ/s1600/DSC_3458.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKdVkCHRwsmMYel9PUoYLaVHx635B8Tndl3VgStxY7J8GNJXVdRVgwbbi0KW-HwFpBjg_wLHjqOHBZoRTcSqM-WZ0FqJ69-HamROtEBGdYTUabTBW3FUYV6xUlpO2OCkaU-d7dVyiMyUQ/s320/DSC_3458.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
The race also includes a "fun run" for the kids. Adam had been training using "Kinect Sports" and was very excited. <br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCZAH-StM8eGpQcLTZB_oBpV0IhklnLagoANHyeU89JuI1L2LuR15N0se85XRYFDkNJmzRwo6hhzSr-sB093qNUX6C0TQRhskqLSIuZ_oEVrHkt_6dXAe_A1Shf7vTw-T6MrXp9-e3WeF/s1600/DSC_3485.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCZAH-StM8eGpQcLTZB_oBpV0IhklnLagoANHyeU89JuI1L2LuR15N0se85XRYFDkNJmzRwo6hhzSr-sB093qNUX6C0TQRhskqLSIuZ_oEVrHkt_6dXAe_A1Shf7vTw-T6MrXp9-e3WeF/s320/DSC_3485.JPG" /></a> </div>The racers ready.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgjYC-ax_WYevwTD0C6dYrweMYzLyuUGWj6w5APnOtUiz8aKiEDEhPmqOpdB5DdC2HDGtXwiBFiynFsNmdE_5oJ9w_-ukU56fhrF9N8n0v99KrfrFO3CTJ6r5i6F6oRCGuD3iVCuAOa44/s1600/DSC_3486.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgjYC-ax_WYevwTD0C6dYrweMYzLyuUGWj6w5APnOtUiz8aKiEDEhPmqOpdB5DdC2HDGtXwiBFiynFsNmdE_5oJ9w_-ukU56fhrF9N8n0v99KrfrFO3CTJ6r5i6F6oRCGuD3iVCuAOa44/s320/DSC_3486.JPG" /></a> </div>Paige hung out with the kids and Grandma while Scott and I ran.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FxMniirsOFtCoYiV2QlaUG0OcHkPDMRsW4uq6c4oMgiWWGjNUDm9GNwzYLJoWeEPjeLceAA464DwmCZne1j8kZliORgInmqtv2zcHkPvLkSnGXOB6XDQGDhwaizPr1bop2zQBB_y3NlQ/s1600/DSC_3489.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FxMniirsOFtCoYiV2QlaUG0OcHkPDMRsW4uq6c4oMgiWWGjNUDm9GNwzYLJoWeEPjeLceAA464DwmCZne1j8kZliORgInmqtv2zcHkPvLkSnGXOB6XDQGDhwaizPr1bop2zQBB_y3NlQ/s320/DSC_3489.JPG" /></a> </div>Me with a group of friends who also ran the race.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrFoyEe2lZst_IJBpCAujt3rJB4YplqUb6pkBIEIcc64ITnDtrJDB4tCh_2RyY6FrXCsMnPEucGpz9-lS44ZF8Ww9Y3QVi80NXkV39XP9oINuJ4cDaoWnZBEk78KvHF8a1SO73PC5bv2h/s1600/DSC_3547.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrFoyEe2lZst_IJBpCAujt3rJB4YplqUb6pkBIEIcc64ITnDtrJDB4tCh_2RyY6FrXCsMnPEucGpz9-lS44ZF8Ww9Y3QVi80NXkV39XP9oINuJ4cDaoWnZBEk78KvHF8a1SO73PC5bv2h/s320/DSC_3547.JPG" /></a> </div>Scott crossing the finish line at 24:30. Not too shabby for his first 5K.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2GKPvtnp0z2JslRmZnfEks2cpQrjgnhGL9M_P_N2xwCmOjXzZ2yvhRVIgR2_VV27MXy3ejpq2M5pzAqpmgrXesQieJoVZR_i3DQ-VHFnSodlp8-gUjk9lr-GMW65BLnDz2rRb_mqxL_v/s1600/DSC_3600.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2GKPvtnp0z2JslRmZnfEks2cpQrjgnhGL9M_P_N2xwCmOjXzZ2yvhRVIgR2_VV27MXy3ejpq2M5pzAqpmgrXesQieJoVZR_i3DQ-VHFnSodlp8-gUjk9lr-GMW65BLnDz2rRb_mqxL_v/s320/DSC_3600.JPG" /></a> </div>I have a picture of me crossing the finish line, but I choose not to post it. Mostly because you can see my time and I like to perpetuate the illusion that I am some sort of athlete.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKurn7ZCLUEN5D1CPhZvYZwvpOsLe8NWeTuh3AOwdvE-vRRfn7UXw8R1jze_lCM4QoiiyKBDUrD6S3KDvmz7yi8Vs5c2RSjA0liQVfSTJ-DAR1NQze9wnVhrTs7QPforfXnvuDViYWPce/s1600/DSC_3694.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKurn7ZCLUEN5D1CPhZvYZwvpOsLe8NWeTuh3AOwdvE-vRRfn7UXw8R1jze_lCM4QoiiyKBDUrD6S3KDvmz7yi8Vs5c2RSjA0liQVfSTJ-DAR1NQze9wnVhrTs7QPforfXnvuDViYWPce/s320/DSC_3694.JPG" /></a> </div>After the 5K the kids started their fun run. Adam is in the blue shirt literally elbowing his way to the front.<br />
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I think the course was 1/4 mile. Adam and Jane both ran the entire way. Adam even fell and scraped his knee pretty badly, but he hopped up and kept going.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAMK35g5boN80O2Dc72u697be2QhlXC9xjCJarcxUY3YZ2N1RspoXCCSMbtxyJkQ4qU-xx1CZ6BgHAxn8BretJCGhjoDw12CdUCoSQ47B0RuOGgx5ye4VPd0ZjWxcKiZluLl8VGNjGu3v/s1600/DSC_3761.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAMK35g5boN80O2Dc72u697be2QhlXC9xjCJarcxUY3YZ2N1RspoXCCSMbtxyJkQ4qU-xx1CZ6BgHAxn8BretJCGhjoDw12CdUCoSQ47B0RuOGgx5ye4VPd0ZjWxcKiZluLl8VGNjGu3v/s320/DSC_3761.JPG" /></a> </div>I just want to squeeze her sometimes.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXjVXQH0Gr2-3BQUbrU8up8RKXdILnHES9tDkhrR6YUW0fgfSBmZ2DdhxrNe3l2kkwXjqzwM-j79DAJx6YVAy2s4ME-7excJOdYoqR8wvVdPN72Fw0itpUvZcGv7xLTPYHlaqyOn9FYlq/s1600/DSC_3774.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXjVXQH0Gr2-3BQUbrU8up8RKXdILnHES9tDkhrR6YUW0fgfSBmZ2DdhxrNe3l2kkwXjqzwM-j79DAJx6YVAy2s4ME-7excJOdYoqR8wvVdPN72Fw0itpUvZcGv7xLTPYHlaqyOn9FYlq/s320/DSC_3774.JPG" /></a> </div>Coming up, the race I ran the following day in NYC...<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwro_vN64ubOGnztc65VX8S4iMVfsXDVQmv5XDWiuoumLSl6ixQYKZO_5K0F3sVHrP1BACWNXNjruaxl5h8hRwhXIg1ohQiwV7HSQq0B_wSqEhyYKL1xvobn-DdLyS98CnOHg0GpaN3Bq/s1600/April_Race.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwro_vN64ubOGnztc65VX8S4iMVfsXDVQmv5XDWiuoumLSl6ixQYKZO_5K0F3sVHrP1BACWNXNjruaxl5h8hRwhXIg1ohQiwV7HSQq0B_wSqEhyYKL1xvobn-DdLyS98CnOHg0GpaN3Bq/s320/April_Race.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-6044476595031045452011-10-24T23:22:00.000-04:002011-10-24T23:22:51.188-04:00What We Did in SeptemberEver since Jane got this dress she said she wanted to ride "the painted horses" at the museum while wearing it.<br />
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Dream come true.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFOTI0PjI6mJFVpbNk9UHMGxJGDiMt7v0arSGWNClhpizbQZslLdhEmMWmywuIXmjQ1YwMe8eBnJniBDtj-qkG7hoRpjLnW_suxMVV8QOcQT8aO9IdxAsElUrnSTJQZskoiHg9BjBcqA7/s1600/IMG_5501.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFOTI0PjI6mJFVpbNk9UHMGxJGDiMt7v0arSGWNClhpizbQZslLdhEmMWmywuIXmjQ1YwMe8eBnJniBDtj-qkG7hoRpjLnW_suxMVV8QOcQT8aO9IdxAsElUrnSTJQZskoiHg9BjBcqA7/s320/IMG_5501.JPG" /></a> </div>Adam started his final year of preschool. He's just so big.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc9IoLhyphenhyphen2JgrD8n0w3OBWPunQx0jQaAK4RpIAuJ-RRBDX0TlelyT6KF0Nv_aH2ncmSFTbkytVGGeNeGeUF0RrFD76FPJlKOFmkHfPLKFgek6F4O78HvHyYWfDKLpl1H7ubad79rfYsYO3/s1600/IMG_3469.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc9IoLhyphenhyphen2JgrD8n0w3OBWPunQx0jQaAK4RpIAuJ-RRBDX0TlelyT6KF0Nv_aH2ncmSFTbkytVGGeNeGeUF0RrFD76FPJlKOFmkHfPLKFgek6F4O78HvHyYWfDKLpl1H7ubad79rfYsYO3/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" /></a> </div>Jane started her first dance class. Jane and tutus are like pancakes and syrup, they just belong together. And are usually a tad sticky.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfeLREBvAWKGb5cCQU77-nmJ6jHHqXrvGGcREAIenC5sOl1YOkchyphenhyphenXr0igK0BAkHm7koND-zstZlrRrYgmJYnwkVyxH4rYj_eqtiMYTfpMdVypQdrk2lStQC_zCCbCDp_OOlJ8OaGN65M/s1600/IMG_5508.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfeLREBvAWKGb5cCQU77-nmJ6jHHqXrvGGcREAIenC5sOl1YOkchyphenhyphenXr0igK0BAkHm7koND-zstZlrRrYgmJYnwkVyxH4rYj_eqtiMYTfpMdVypQdrk2lStQC_zCCbCDp_OOlJ8OaGN65M/s320/IMG_5508.JPG" /></a> </div>Paige is finally old enough to enjoy the finer points of the museum.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6Fdysj63omaq-ZpuC5Wdmonadw4tjNCqw8wwywqBC1yCXinGu6CNcoa8kiQnlo4HFtUu7cQO-t0x3X40wET9pYDlEXGJLxOVE_RNc74YtgSMaDGNz2bSGKNxEmQjTNUcEEhvpPFeJbs/s1600/IMG_5516.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6Fdysj63omaq-ZpuC5Wdmonadw4tjNCqw8wwywqBC1yCXinGu6CNcoa8kiQnlo4HFtUu7cQO-t0x3X40wET9pYDlEXGJLxOVE_RNc74YtgSMaDGNz2bSGKNxEmQjTNUcEEhvpPFeJbs/s320/IMG_5516.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
Up next: The Run for Mercy and a Girls-Only-No-Kids-Allowed trip to NYC. Stay tuned.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnyNvW1ezEZqG1YAPRayUTBGXYrp3QnYSzWwaxHBF6ay2DUit6O9nJm033iJfKxJC9uBbSoraldupi3p_5_pbue7TdkBJoJ0TpdqmryMnQ4LiFQs-2oMN8xO4Z-NfrUM2Gn_Bxy7-e1Br/s1600/IMG_3401.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnyNvW1ezEZqG1YAPRayUTBGXYrp3QnYSzWwaxHBF6ay2DUit6O9nJm033iJfKxJC9uBbSoraldupi3p_5_pbue7TdkBJoJ0TpdqmryMnQ4LiFQs-2oMN8xO4Z-NfrUM2Gn_Bxy7-e1Br/s320/IMG_3401.JPG" /></a> </div>Oh, and there was a grate. Who needs Disney World?<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZwrIyr2yKhxFSi0Yb-byUanujz-e9IlNg1GYqG5o0ZdWBZ8oPAIDgFlnzVjivMv8_Z9uwem2F9a_7L7cdWIL1z2c79O2qVaCWbF6BRn3ddec9KblBdokyc7w1hizNIgw1qTIo3EKtqw_/s1600/IMG_3406.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZwrIyr2yKhxFSi0Yb-byUanujz-e9IlNg1GYqG5o0ZdWBZ8oPAIDgFlnzVjivMv8_Z9uwem2F9a_7L7cdWIL1z2c79O2qVaCWbF6BRn3ddec9KblBdokyc7w1hizNIgw1qTIo3EKtqw_/s320/IMG_3406.JPG" /></a> </div>We got smart this time and brought the stroller to contain the mover.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCk6-k43TPIacuBFlDkSBWQR2RvL7ZInuUUBfItfa1K56XjTdjo3VlwPk9R82HAXWkfH8cV2dY0kFucJ763m0mIoIYtIwW8FOCGXxfVf9e_RMr-cP1hG07Tj895Ob0ysOewbhb2m_TLFK/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCk6-k43TPIacuBFlDkSBWQR2RvL7ZInuUUBfItfa1K56XjTdjo3VlwPk9R82HAXWkfH8cV2dY0kFucJ763m0mIoIYtIwW8FOCGXxfVf9e_RMr-cP1hG07Tj895Ob0ysOewbhb2m_TLFK/s320/IMG_3409.JPG" /></a> </div>Setting up camp.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulIGx5f7cC5aDRl_iAdSHgsdNT-3kJQirvVP4fbnQI9zGfEOoU_Ox-yjHvU5Oj-PT1Cgaqn6LvaX7BIu1-JdRLZ1sNyrAWPIEOTySEcR6opebK5yjzNSWppQFCWACEXRXKyYY1Wtn5hDs/s1600/IMG_3410.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulIGx5f7cC5aDRl_iAdSHgsdNT-3kJQirvVP4fbnQI9zGfEOoU_Ox-yjHvU5Oj-PT1Cgaqn6LvaX7BIu1-JdRLZ1sNyrAWPIEOTySEcR6opebK5yjzNSWppQFCWACEXRXKyYY1Wtn5hDs/s320/IMG_3410.JPG" /></a> </div>The kids were fascinated by the fire. Aren't all kids?<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdezotblCge6Wk9P-w0qFqs54C9JL-MthJitkFmtkjdnG4pTrzdWq92V_E0S-PHeKN3fK-49tWt_LKXkUeTID2XEdiDR2suktC-LFpd0yuHAN2ua_Cnkjs_m-ulpGuRZTdIRBQt5wWD9Do/s1600/IMG_3414.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdezotblCge6Wk9P-w0qFqs54C9JL-MthJitkFmtkjdnG4pTrzdWq92V_E0S-PHeKN3fK-49tWt_LKXkUeTID2XEdiDR2suktC-LFpd0yuHAN2ua_Cnkjs_m-ulpGuRZTdIRBQt5wWD9Do/s320/IMG_3414.JPG" /></a> </div>Blueberry pancakes people! Over a fire. You are supposed to be so in awe of my skills that you don't notice my white socks being worn with my Tevas.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IMq1Z-YSJKt3E5WT3W3h69xfjrTOewjxdFTbu1AJB4spA5S_2JvBGL6fgl72Lac4ZuZXg2DZGIpyTFv6v67WKMnknQT_tFXkbZKqw_NodYl9oqAGyoh3f5yMPue5JN-x29DGOYAIweNL/s1600/IMG_3419.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IMq1Z-YSJKt3E5WT3W3h69xfjrTOewjxdFTbu1AJB4spA5S_2JvBGL6fgl72Lac4ZuZXg2DZGIpyTFv6v67WKMnknQT_tFXkbZKqw_NodYl9oqAGyoh3f5yMPue5JN-x29DGOYAIweNL/s320/IMG_3419.JPG" /></a> </div>We spent the rest of the day hiking. It was very beautiful. Jane was very happy to have her very own backpack to cruise in. <br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6gyfOqnlt6_dMzn5aPQDTAqimlF42jSzFVo-uL9K8PqRaNOSFaHztoEQxAcjLzEKZahbcDEH5MWwrky7X6Eumx-DfJZC56TPFDhrQA360N8tUq_9-Dgkz-E6Rx5TU5TNZwmAwA6xRe96/s1600/IMG_3423.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6gyfOqnlt6_dMzn5aPQDTAqimlF42jSzFVo-uL9K8PqRaNOSFaHztoEQxAcjLzEKZahbcDEH5MWwrky7X6Eumx-DfJZC56TPFDhrQA360N8tUq_9-Dgkz-E6Rx5TU5TNZwmAwA6xRe96/s320/IMG_3423.JPG" /></a> </div>So was Paige. Believe me, she's happy.<br />
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A chair-shaped rock!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpHRdVtrNRDtY_gtc06FwQrtosjM3ULVdjpmT-owZ-gwnb-UwaYr7NLthTdKk5tUq3wlfB5XE6PQXLivLR75E1YF1AiZcmX0ZXoUlFetvHayPrWyIrq_Qo2lV9B67dgzKONtCz_O4AWgS/s1600/IMG_3433.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpHRdVtrNRDtY_gtc06FwQrtosjM3ULVdjpmT-owZ-gwnb-UwaYr7NLthTdKk5tUq3wlfB5XE6PQXLivLR75E1YF1AiZcmX0ZXoUlFetvHayPrWyIrq_Qo2lV9B67dgzKONtCz_O4AWgS/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" /></a> </div>After our hikes the kids enjoyed a little water-sliding. <br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcjWzXWrBbzwG5MMmbTQTPmvVz84eBGfF9WzccAGn3UqHR5t_m2k4y-H04ef7DG8SVoOXCZS00MfVUTMgPx4E4ZjSjDOoTCa2RvlHI7s4dGZnsr_aHxk7C-n247ZDo3jFn_cDmVKcpvig/s1600/IMG_3439.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcjWzXWrBbzwG5MMmbTQTPmvVz84eBGfF9WzccAGn3UqHR5t_m2k4y-H04ef7DG8SVoOXCZS00MfVUTMgPx4E4ZjSjDOoTCa2RvlHI7s4dGZnsr_aHxk7C-n247ZDo3jFn_cDmVKcpvig/s320/IMG_3439.JPG" /></a> </div>Paige and I sat on the side, looking cool.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YtT2vlHeKGokfnf663qQeIgnzTTiKu-x0_S20ShSrsJksDxYIWLSzNoeAKPE1YLZWTF6gzg3KknqPShSJIhMOcG34suCiRp3pSKacDc2SkCZLBXaFKUeu4p9-2xsePx2TOYjiUilu2AF/s1600/IMG_3457.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YtT2vlHeKGokfnf663qQeIgnzTTiKu-x0_S20ShSrsJksDxYIWLSzNoeAKPE1YLZWTF6gzg3KknqPShSJIhMOcG34suCiRp3pSKacDc2SkCZLBXaFKUeu4p9-2xsePx2TOYjiUilu2AF/s320/IMG_3457.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-83648111496716642772011-10-18T08:18:00.000-04:002011-10-18T08:18:04.873-04:00Camping Trip 1 of 2: IthacaIt took us a while to get there and <i>most </i>of our children fell asleep. Two out of three ain't bad.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGS5nQKUzSQJQaIfYWs15LjWHE1qlIuqSlxmxoAUDmyVov_x5cL6YOPyU_594baMf4Qe0kZis9rp0kpQEJ4JYn-mHfDy0QUTGwqzfOi3_TUIYagCBAa6zXSKC22zmHxmp3fVr2xE-p4Ul/s1600/IMG_3219.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGS5nQKUzSQJQaIfYWs15LjWHE1qlIuqSlxmxoAUDmyVov_x5cL6YOPyU_594baMf4Qe0kZis9rp0kpQEJ4JYn-mHfDy0QUTGwqzfOi3_TUIYagCBAa6zXSKC22zmHxmp3fVr2xE-p4Ul/s320/IMG_3219.JPG" /></a> </div>We stopped at Buttermilk Falls for a quick hike before setting up our campsite. One of our children literally jumped right in.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WjZ5wBNBsnuKP_mSH6PonKUb2cbRtJfPctrGzKanP7dXJedHD0JbcxCfpt3Je0vKdRA2oJnoVKdbDdXInCO_FDe6OP5c2e-BbSkgx3gn7Lhj9yna1dY12ItGVZi_fwLI6SctY-VxSfn4/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WjZ5wBNBsnuKP_mSH6PonKUb2cbRtJfPctrGzKanP7dXJedHD0JbcxCfpt3Je0vKdRA2oJnoVKdbDdXInCO_FDe6OP5c2e-BbSkgx3gn7Lhj9yna1dY12ItGVZi_fwLI6SctY-VxSfn4/s320/IMG_3227.JPG" /></a> </div>The other? Not so much.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUbmQiki5p3IQtOo_WvTigPwBtt_EY22fMBRM18XiK6sJnU0VGoRyTtuVWuNJ2mtohM_1V1McMDmWzn-P6iFOy5TCkBMGnswlJU-nS2LEqHuEjE0c62Sm6kCMXJNRPt4Lf-e85lAEAoEE/s1600/IMG_3235.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUbmQiki5p3IQtOo_WvTigPwBtt_EY22fMBRM18XiK6sJnU0VGoRyTtuVWuNJ2mtohM_1V1McMDmWzn-P6iFOy5TCkBMGnswlJU-nS2LEqHuEjE0c62Sm6kCMXJNRPt4Lf-e85lAEAoEE/s320/IMG_3235.JPG" /></a> </div>This place is gorgeous.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Obkth7ROQrhf31HOe2CuD59V2EDSdtVZ9fknQ8ibUaWO_0BP_kyeMySCYR8DSa8IGYiy5HwgQ-eE9sqx26y_p4urO6jkDhbrSI2fxb9PAr13BOwLf_1TeFwqJmc00RUK_JoCLCp-ATna/s1600/IMG_3258.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Obkth7ROQrhf31HOe2CuD59V2EDSdtVZ9fknQ8ibUaWO_0BP_kyeMySCYR8DSa8IGYiy5HwgQ-eE9sqx26y_p4urO6jkDhbrSI2fxb9PAr13BOwLf_1TeFwqJmc00RUK_JoCLCp-ATna/s320/IMG_3258.JPG" /></a> </div>By the time we headed to our campsite everyone was hungry. And tired.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnh7VPFIwCb78zWsz_MlVpJeMbt_zE3YGGQ-wTV5KULRgp4k7nOJ2OECkISaN_ujnWqhPOjzclImHBwRJeZRl3nhcs8jADrbCn6yKwWlyC1RD_E1_VwxH6uLLNPPjojs0u0SDtHCnNEUX/s1600/IMG_3282.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnh7VPFIwCb78zWsz_MlVpJeMbt_zE3YGGQ-wTV5KULRgp4k7nOJ2OECkISaN_ujnWqhPOjzclImHBwRJeZRl3nhcs8jADrbCn6yKwWlyC1RD_E1_VwxH6uLLNPPjojs0u0SDtHCnNEUX/s320/IMG_3282.JPG" /></a> </div>What to do with a crawling infant while camping? Improvise.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwN9lAs_n4X-Glvyp-4xwTVsA5sAza320JNAx_Lv1ECBp7laqpCD2SzKvU4yPcH-l4O6Xjnttbu7_29unxnid2kZpiXqckGBSWHo_2Z5wrEognodU7YJICpwrhxEeaL7ah0x3B6D_yo4jj/s1600/IMG_3285.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwN9lAs_n4X-Glvyp-4xwTVsA5sAza320JNAx_Lv1ECBp7laqpCD2SzKvU4yPcH-l4O6Xjnttbu7_29unxnid2kZpiXqckGBSWHo_2Z5wrEognodU7YJICpwrhxEeaL7ah0x3B6D_yo4jj/s320/IMG_3285.JPG" /></a> </div>All set up. Scott, Adam and Jane on the left. Paige and me on the right.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQUiaRDdPSht2XF4pXIXZrh3EfQ8pzGsigC3CWDZo9Ghwv89__EU8WNq5C-0JiZd6CbBFj3c9v3_Tr_-2zgm38M_nvWJ5slwNz6agqa3VB-GwD8xL-hSaxZXvm2hi4vveGbS_YC8DfgET/s1600/IMG_3293.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQUiaRDdPSht2XF4pXIXZrh3EfQ8pzGsigC3CWDZo9Ghwv89__EU8WNq5C-0JiZd6CbBFj3c9v3_Tr_-2zgm38M_nvWJ5slwNz6agqa3VB-GwD8xL-hSaxZXvm2hi4vveGbS_YC8DfgET/s320/IMG_3293.JPG" /></a> </div>I'll leave it to you to imagine how smoothly the night went with a 4, 2 and 11 month-old. Luckily <i>everyone </i>fell asleep on the way home.<br />
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Future AP Physics Study Group. Scott will show you guys where to find your table.<br />
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When the kids go to bed at night I clean up the toys. Occasionally I find little vignettes and I wonder what scenario was being played out from her imagination.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1kyAbqXZPEDPL1N4DzS_s7Jlr8YMcLk2xnu45dl_fqr1vxZFXopaYFxpJqAFkr4VPxjjE6xoDdDOWUk9Y6beo13Jmt6FBXF9oyavD9q7kD6CSDP07T-jxOOfyjfgPuWpGB6-zWcHKHh1/s1600/IMG_3214.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1kyAbqXZPEDPL1N4DzS_s7Jlr8YMcLk2xnu45dl_fqr1vxZFXopaYFxpJqAFkr4VPxjjE6xoDdDOWUk9Y6beo13Jmt6FBXF9oyavD9q7kD6CSDP07T-jxOOfyjfgPuWpGB6-zWcHKHh1/s320/IMG_3214.JPG" /></a> </div>The summer wouldn't be complete without wrestling. Paige was a semi-voluntary participant.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSjMhYphwBoRnPRG1XnX8IndN9j5wTHqf6pwfZi_u49V3WDtaN7rSq3j4RgHF4vt6LNK_Nvoyj4vNqSP_sds9ieqPoSdUhfG3tYdlBZvX1DzSUGVe9VHZO8iWjKUZPTda_KY5EiXGlwDh/s1600/IMG_3210.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSjMhYphwBoRnPRG1XnX8IndN9j5wTHqf6pwfZi_u49V3WDtaN7rSq3j4RgHF4vt6LNK_Nvoyj4vNqSP_sds9ieqPoSdUhfG3tYdlBZvX1DzSUGVe9VHZO8iWjKUZPTda_KY5EiXGlwDh/s320/IMG_3210.JPG" /></a> </div>We went to Scott's annual employee party at an amusement park. I don't like amusement parks. Call it trauma from <a href="http://www.wisdells.com/">my hometown</a>, but I always feel a little nauseous, even if I don't ride the rides. And don't get me started on the kiddie pools. Okay, I'll start. Five floating bandaids people! Five.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mHfEP0henZ0/TjMgoR0gVGI/AAAAAAAAKvM/jCamPkDdzbQ/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mHfEP0henZ0/TjMgoR0gVGI/AAAAAAAAKvM/jCamPkDdzbQ/s320/IMG_3143.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>They slept. I am so thankful that happens. Every. Single. Night.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-58317006094681896162011-10-17T20:43:00.001-04:002011-10-17T21:45:09.296-04:00Summary of Summer: Part 1We took the kids to a rope swing.<br />
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Scott demonstrated safe and responsible behavior.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVGZJFQED8IiSMeIaH8eSgReh9D-RB1M3RG-eVbHY6we2F9lTZkyFqucPFO7MFGoJsNKiztdrJFoyXkCVLRMXVSmoKDidAlsajAPYIhTBptWZJncMnT3Ka1XwCzoJR-I7TQFp45whVeES/s1600/IMG_3048.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVGZJFQED8IiSMeIaH8eSgReh9D-RB1M3RG-eVbHY6we2F9lTZkyFqucPFO7MFGoJsNKiztdrJFoyXkCVLRMXVSmoKDidAlsajAPYIhTBptWZJncMnT3Ka1XwCzoJR-I7TQFp45whVeES/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" /></a> </div>We participated in swim lessons at a friend's pool. Paige and her playmate were well contained by this marvel:<br />
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Paige just asking to be squeezed.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtO5E4nCLGwvFgb6_hloG05YR3JM_s83bJJzDOBh3Pzvu0UO_1MNHjOisUkDWDcWxc3A4InIwTB2N4wl5b0MBioaX6JQqbxKbfPHeWOg0UHiKyZXC1tjC5IaLviZy1aNw1VK00A4iNbxh/s1600/IMG_5373.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtO5E4nCLGwvFgb6_hloG05YR3JM_s83bJJzDOBh3Pzvu0UO_1MNHjOisUkDWDcWxc3A4InIwTB2N4wl5b0MBioaX6JQqbxKbfPHeWOg0UHiKyZXC1tjC5IaLviZy1aNw1VK00A4iNbxh/s320/IMG_5373.JPG" /></a> </div>We even broke out the paints a couple of times. I hate the paints. They're messy. Which, I believe, is why the kids love them.<br />
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We went on many hikes. One of them even had a waterfall.<br />
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The boys enjoyed prancing at the top of the waterfall while the mothers grimaced and sucked air through their teeth.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5zyGQrdH2-fUAEepQMlMzXf6Agl849QD6Kd3dglfOTymTkFWM5-goLC78Thx1xR1Iv8P2M3cCKVMU6SVuQllMvW5L7XMtKSD3b_8NKfV3V1q1JDJDqE16UVeSos-erqGJWnbivCbJW2n/s1600/IMG_3089.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5zyGQrdH2-fUAEepQMlMzXf6Agl849QD6Kd3dglfOTymTkFWM5-goLC78Thx1xR1Iv8P2M3cCKVMU6SVuQllMvW5L7XMtKSD3b_8NKfV3V1q1JDJDqE16UVeSos-erqGJWnbivCbJW2n/s320/IMG_3089.JPG" /></a> </div>And. And. And. There was a zipline. If you know Scott, you knew it was coming. <br />
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You're thinking, "She wouldn't!"<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNYcQ9F4NMFdaFOo8ct9u5A_LxWwcB94EiIvghbrN8fclX_NFut9auRNZRRo8pTztFxibtCQauZm3X4UNNkixi6R6LtGmWVzHHQTED2Ea5vY9OQghjnd1wiQZnFfGBGyhUmc1tA09ET-w/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNYcQ9F4NMFdaFOo8ct9u5A_LxWwcB94EiIvghbrN8fclX_NFut9auRNZRRo8pTztFxibtCQauZm3X4UNNkixi6R6LtGmWVzHHQTED2Ea5vY9OQghjnd1wiQZnFfGBGyhUmc1tA09ET-w/s320/IMG_3113.JPG" /></a> </div>I would and I did.<br />
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Jane found some of the fireworks to be a little too much.<br />
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Jane and her cousin Jace.<br />
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The end.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653293440583244627.post-2570269921767396962011-10-02T15:36:00.002-04:002011-10-03T19:49:16.172-04:00Summer Vacay to Utah: Part 5We also decided to hike the "Y" while we were in Utah. For those of you not familiar with Utah, on the mountain behind BYU campus there is a giant "Y" painted in white. BYU is nicknamed "The Y". Here is a terrible side-shot of the Y.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBILL1cXOFZu3AcqjaTHo_ReBlQvhm8AFTTC88N6eXEcy6rIJKH0hfKXf0EWiel9DMjrDFZmslj2ZflOfeTDrWR0FNoEs6UT3dWTSgfKSFDiOvwSVbbwhyphenhyphengH-Z5avSt7_MM9vJyN7MImC-/s1600/IMG_2893.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBILL1cXOFZu3AcqjaTHo_ReBlQvhm8AFTTC88N6eXEcy6rIJKH0hfKXf0EWiel9DMjrDFZmslj2ZflOfeTDrWR0FNoEs6UT3dWTSgfKSFDiOvwSVbbwhyphenhyphengH-Z5avSt7_MM9vJyN7MImC-/s320/IMG_2893.JPG" /></a> </div>Some things about hiking to the Y; there is no shade. So if you're hiking in July like we were you will be hot and may possibly die on the trail.<br />
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Also, the trail is steep. It's a mountain. There are switchbacks, but it is still an intense climb, especially when carrying a 25lb infant or a toddler on your shoulders.<br />
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Hey! We found some shade. Kind of.<br />
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We headed down, which was much more pleasant than the ascent.<br />
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Here's what we've been doing this month.<br />
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1. Making gigantic messes inside because Spring is being stubborn. <br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtb-eocsu5PKqLf6SVTPMG4aKIAVn2XPwrhLzivN5GvwbFlamkctKIKT5KrG8bRxnGyQtbjQMjUr4qQmIoFwDaZpb0GCkJMmROLivizW3dXkRR_-sT32w7TXJN2kSHX07slZtPkIiCcYc/s1600/IMG_2825.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtb-eocsu5PKqLf6SVTPMG4aKIAVn2XPwrhLzivN5GvwbFlamkctKIKT5KrG8bRxnGyQtbjQMjUr4qQmIoFwDaZpb0GCkJMmROLivizW3dXkRR_-sT32w7TXJN2kSHX07slZtPkIiCcYc/s320/IMG_2825.JPG" /></a> </div>Then this happened.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH1KrwsgT2w9VvRvBzcu_nDK7Gq3R6g6GGyj7jumPDCmFJ4DVxuJOvs1BjwqcqAPgK4FvWNjBWtiL24LQe4RuR4JEdv2e3xAnyX3HZTRgdxkPuJkpSM6EW2uC_L9s6rp9d40xImvVzRm7/s1600/IMG_5343.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH1KrwsgT2w9VvRvBzcu_nDK7Gq3R6g6GGyj7jumPDCmFJ4DVxuJOvs1BjwqcqAPgK4FvWNjBWtiL24LQe4RuR4JEdv2e3xAnyX3HZTRgdxkPuJkpSM6EW2uC_L9s6rp9d40xImvVzRm7/s320/IMG_5343.JPG" /></a> </div>That's Paige's drool on my sweater. In case you were wondering.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hHhDAAaiAn75rlGqS1CuCgJus9mDkqG72OLK4UtaUdGtL7gnMi3eZzOHp0zUh_UcdmWWgYi4mLeBXgz3Rz_ibftjsUic7sDerg9Mf4qVCU9mshWqcT42zwBYRNmuyyrreHw-fHGu9I7E/s1600/IMG_5345.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hHhDAAaiAn75rlGqS1CuCgJus9mDkqG72OLK4UtaUdGtL7gnMi3eZzOHp0zUh_UcdmWWgYi4mLeBXgz3Rz_ibftjsUic7sDerg9Mf4qVCU9mshWqcT42zwBYRNmuyyrreHw-fHGu9I7E/s320/IMG_5345.JPG" /></a> </div>True to form...<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2cSd9V_Ly7oyHqJRpLP940g2YRkX4HSUkYGgMkImMBlfcdSvQANdBGYiFpJMvn9s0hnseZ9rKT7Q7tFAUaex74x__Ot-O3cjQDcNipTihYrTD0KDgsVxMaDYsvueQEGtRQUYhc0qwPvl/s1600/IMG_2763.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2cSd9V_Ly7oyHqJRpLP940g2YRkX4HSUkYGgMkImMBlfcdSvQANdBGYiFpJMvn9s0hnseZ9rKT7Q7tFAUaex74x__Ot-O3cjQDcNipTihYrTD0KDgsVxMaDYsvueQEGtRQUYhc0qwPvl/s320/IMG_2763.JPG" /></a> </div>Adam went down this slide approximately 4,934 times.<br />
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Delicious, cool, spring water along the trail. Perfection.<br />
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Can you see Paige in this picture? She's in the backpack; probably sleeping. Bum.<br />
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Hey she's awake! My bad.<br />
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Adam LOVED the hikes. I should mention that he hiked every single one unassisted. He did ask for a lift a couple of times, but being the oldest of three means there is no one left to carry you. He was a champ!<br />
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We flew out late and it went something like this:<br />
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We visited the aquarium in Sandy and a good time was had by all with the possible exception of the octopus that Scott took a flash picture of after missing the announcement that it basically blinds the octopus. Whoops.<br />
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Paige's exertions were so extensive that she had no choice but to collapse into a deep slumber (a recurring theme throughout the trip).<br />
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Another recurring theme was Scott and me stuffing our faces with delicious Mexican food at every opportunity. We found a Mexican grocery store near my brother's house that had the most delicious food. One little treasure were the popsicles. Paige and I shared this coconut beauty.<br />
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The whole reason for this trip was to attend a family reunion in southern Utah. There were a lot of fun things to do. My dad was handing out rides on his scooter and Jane was first in line. <br />
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My Dad built an awesome playground for the kids. From scratch. He's a bit handy. He needs to live closer.<br />
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We went to an Iron Man competition while we were in southern Utah. It was fun to watch, but the kids had more fun at the playground.<br />
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There were a lot of babies at the reunion, so there was some doubling up in the cribs. This is Paige and her cousin Noelle.<br />
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Some of my siblings put together a kickball game. I'm not one to be left out.<br />
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Paige didn't seem to mind.<br />
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I took the girls to bed but Scott and Adam stayed back with the boys to roast marshmallows.<br />
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I love this picture that Scott snapped of my Dad and Jane at church.<br />
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After the reunion we headed to Orem to stay with my brother for the rest of our trip. There was a huge rocking horse. Jane was happy. To be continued...<br />
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00:00:00 - Completely clueless<br />
00:00:50 - See coin in crib<br />
00:00:58 - Recover senses<br />
00:01:02 - Pick up coin and realize there is also a little bit of vomit on and around coin<br />
00:01:05 - Turn off camera and start shaking and sweating while I hold my baby<br />
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There. Now do you feel better about your mothering? At least YOU didn't let your baby swallow a dime, put her to bed (with her bottle! Crime!), and not hear her while she (obviously) gagged and threw up in the night. You're welcome.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14642133125734388737noreply@blogger.com3