tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86547467909364407252024-03-06T03:09:01.734-06:00Chronicles of JamesniaLaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-55250924862402669782012-09-30T01:06:00.000-05:002012-09-30T01:06:03.927-05:00Twins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
4 months ago we were all waiting to meet our little twin boys - wondering what a "nest" this full would feel like.</div>
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I had made it past the piano concert, Oliver's birthday, awards ceremonies, kindergarten graduation and last day of school parties, which I never imaged would be the case. On 5/30 I had a doctor's appointment where we decided to induce the next day, at exactly 38 weeks.</div>
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So Brad and I got to go out on a date on our last pre-twin evening while grandparents watched the kids. The food was great, but no restaurant chair or car ride on the way was very comfortable when you look like this. I was not able to sleep much at all that night - part worry about twin complications and part excitement about meeting the boys and part excitement about taking deep breaths again. Pregnancies are always pretty easy for me, but the last few weeks of twins were a totally different story. I felt like my skin was not going to be able to contain them when they moved around. I think I googled something about if exploding bellies are possible at one point :) <br />
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We checked in bright and early on Thursday, 5/31. Both babies were head down, and all was well. My doctor was ready, after not being the one to deliver Oliver and Genevieve) and my very good friend Kim was all set to be my doula. Contractions progressed very slowly at first, but I kept warning them I go from 4 to 10 cm very quickly. My mom had dropped by to see how things were going around lunch time. She left at about 1:30 (give or take) to run some errands while I was a 5 and all was calm and quiet after my trusty epidural was in place. Soon after she left I told the nurse I thought I should be checked {10!} and within a few minutes I was rolled into the operating room (always the case for twin deliveries should there be a need for an emergency c-section) where about 18-20 people were ready to assist. <br />
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I felt like I was in a movie with the bright lights and little operating table and so much activity and different conversations all around me. My most vivid memory is hearing the anesthesiologist that was monitoring my heart rate and oxygen right behind me ask Brad if these are our first babies. When Brad said "actually makes 6 and 7", the guy very loudly said "OH MY GOODNESS!!!! 7?? 7!!! OH MY GOODNESS! I COULD NEVER, I HAVE 2 AND I CANNOT IMAGINE! 7?? I mean that is great. Congratulations." He cracked me up and prepared me for the reaction I get all the time now.<br />
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And then after a quick and ridiculously easy delivery, our sweet number 6, Brendan Thomas James was born at 2:54 pm.<br />
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Then they did a sonogram right then to see how Baby B was positioned, which can change while Baby A is born. Sure enough, we had a breech baby at that point. The multiples/high risk doctor was paged and while we were waiting on him to scrub up, Baby B kicked, broke the water and let my Dr. catch his foot! They were able to perform a "textbook breech extraction", which was great for the 4 med students that made up a nice audience. Our cutie little number 7, Patrick Thomas James made his grand entrance at 3:05 pm. Hearing two screaming newborns while the pediatric teams checked the babies was definitely what made "twindom" seem real!</div>
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We were wheeled back into my L&D room and were admiring the little guys when my mom popped back in to check on me at 3:30 (or so). She was shocked to see us holding babies because there was really no time to call or text anyone because it all happened so fast. The nurse that weighed the babies went to get a second scale because she couldn't believe their weights. Brendan - 7 lb 7 oz and Patrick 6 lb 11 oz!! I had 14 lb 2 oz of baby - crazy!! They were without question not identical twins. I think Brad was pretty relieved to know he could tell them apart.<br />
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I was so, so, so grateful for 2 boys that were so big and healthy. Our prayers (and those of family and friends) for no bed rest, no c-section, and no NICU were all answered. I can only describe my feelings of relief and overabundant blessing as floating on clouds the rest of that day and night. I had read so many stories of twin birth timing and scenarios that I knew to not take this for granted.<br />
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That evening the oldest 3 kids came to meet the boys. No hospital provided "Big Brother/Big Sister" buttons this time around. I think we used up all their supply when Genevieve was born.<br />
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The first night at the hospital went pretty well although they were s.l.o.w. eaters and I had such a hard time waking them up for feedings. I was still super high on adrenaline and didn't always fall asleep even when babies were sleeping and no one was taking my blood pressure, etc. I enjoyed the spaciousness of my queen size hospital bed in the new part of the hospital, while these two boys were happier smooshed into one little bed.<br />
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Oliver came to see them the next day. He was really happy to talk to his "twin new babies".<br />
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We were released right after lunch on Saturday afternoon. We got home just before it was time for Camille to leave for her big dance recital. A friend and her helpful daughter came to stay with the littlest 4 and me while all grandparents, Brad, Kilian, and Lucy went to watch her. I have since watched the recital DVD with her dozens of times to make up for that fact. <br />
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The books about twins I had checked out from the library had described in detail why so many people have hired help, or night nannies, for twins. Holy moly!! I think Brad and I got about three 20 minute naps that first night, but we survived and it is much, much better now @ 4 months. More updates to come.... eventually!<br />
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Happy 3rd Birthday to Oliver! We celebrated his big day with a construction cake, which was a more simplified version of what I had seen online, but seemed to work just fine for Oliver. <br />
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3 things I love about Oliver:<br />
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1 - He is obsessed with cars. He calls himself "car". As in "Oliver, so get your pajamas and bring them to me", his response with a serious sad face, "Car can't. Car doesn't have any more gas", or "Car has a flat tire, Car can't move", while slowly moving his foot my direction to show me his "flat". Or if I say "let's go get a snack" he'll say "ok, Car will ZOOM in there".<br />
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2 - The way he says "cha-lock-it" instead of chocolate. <br />
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3 - His use of the day "Saturday". He does not say any other day of the week, or yesterday, or tomorrow, or before or later. Everything happens on a Saturday, and when it happens to fall in place and he gets it right, he really impresses people. <br />
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One of his gifts was a set of 9 little Disney Cars books. He didn't want to move on to his toys presents until he was able to look at all of them. Good thing he has 3 older siblings to read to him this summer.</div>
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Our littlest girl turned 18 months last Sunday. It is hard to believe, but at the same time we kind of needed it to be true since she is about to assume "big sister of 2" duties! </div>
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Genevieve started out as one of the easiest babies in the world. I cannot imagine an easier baby. We always said "everyone needs a Genevieve". She has always loved to eat, loved the stroller, loved to entertain herself, loved to be held, loved the car, and loved to be put in her crib wide awake as long as she has her blankie. That has definitely not been the case with all our kids!<br />
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Over the last 2 or 3 months she has really found her own little personality, which is quite sassy at times. She can absolutely stick up for herself - seriously, she has bullied both Camille and Oliver lately. She is a smart little thing that watches everything the older kids do. She is not a very early talker, but the words are starting to come more and more quickly. She absolutely understands what you ask her to do. She helps unload the kids' dishes from the dishwasher and stacks them correctly in the cabinet (better than her daddy to be honest).<br />
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She makes us laugh all the time and we are all crazy about her sweet chubby cheeks, arms and legs. She looks a lot like Lucy did as a toddler - minus some of the long curly hair. We just recently made our first attempt at pigtails.<br />
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She has no idea what is about to happen to her position in our house, but I am not worried. This is the same age Oliver was when she was born and I know what great buddies they are now. Plus, she will be an excellent bossy big sister that will alert me when the twins are causing trouble down the road. Lucky them!<br />
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Here we are just waiting for the twins to arrive now. I have been very focused on just making it to the month of May, so I am surprised by the amount of free time I have now that we are this far into it. Here is what's new with us since my last post.</div>
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Not yet 3 and he recently said, "This is <em>my</em> conversation and it <em>truf</em>. I'm mad!" when I wouldn't let him outside by himself. He is also capable of saying nice things like "don't worry baby, it'll be fine" to Genevieve.</div>
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Genevieve waited until around Easter (16 1/2 months old, less than 2 months before her twin brothers are born) to start walking as well as routinely sleeping through the night. I would like to thank her for both.</div>
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With babies 1 through 3 I was actually a little disappointed to only see 1 heartbeat. After we had 4 kids I started realizing that it would be a kinda crazy, so I told myself to stop wishing. Well, here we are jumping from 5 kids to 7 kids!</div><br /><div><br />This was the first time that we both wanted to find out the gender of the baby, so I went to this sonogram thinking we would "ruin" the surprise by learning boy or girl. Ha! God found a different way to surprise us. Brad wasn't at that appointment, so I got to text him with, </div><br /><div>"It's a boy...and another boy. No kidding! I will bring pics by if you want" </div><br /><div>and he did want me to. I went to the school at lunch time and showed him, as well as the rest of the faculty and staff. News like that spreads fast. We wanted to tell the kids rather than let them "hear it" so we caught Kilian and Camille in the hallway and pulled Lucy out of class to show them the pictures and tell them.<br /><br />I saw twins being baptized at church 2 days before the sonogram and told Brad that part of me still <em>really</em> wanted twins, to which he rolled his eyes like he does every pregnancy when I say those sorts of things. Also, just a few weeks before we found out I was pregnant, my friends Wes and Erin welcomed their precious twin girls. I have been admiring how sweet they are non-stop, and actually wondered if it could be contagious. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">hmmmmm</span>....<br /><br />I have an appointment with my doctor today (it was just the ultrasound tech last time) so I am really looking forward to some more answers. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>*********************************************************<br /><br />A few facts:<br /><br />1. I only remember hearing of one set of twins in my family before this. I believe it is my grandma's uncles - named <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rubel</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Strubel</span> (I'll have to check that spelling with her), but now that this news has spread, I've learned of a couple more distant sets of twins.<br /><br />2. Twins make up about 3 out of 100 births on average<br /><br />3. My high school class graduated with 72 people. At least 7 of us have had (or will have) twins<br /><br />4. I was in a mom's prayer group at our church in Wylie in 2005/2006. 4 out of 10 of us have had (or will have) twins<br /><br />5. These twins will make Oliver the middle child of 7 at the ripe old age of 3! and just barely 3 since his birthday is the end of May. He looks like he is up for the task, right?<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLsHIPgLOQJOTCwlkVbTWkBQvZR8oc1jOGxLhXPaVCltwjAno1X0pFuM9ZQ653qHe2oMfqPPLi01k9ePxcvXK17321DT3Fcl2XFpaYf3w6swaprNPPPGPwJiQ9QRJXcGRlaOh4f4Wqus/s1600/IMG_8205.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701455734614815426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLsHIPgLOQJOTCwlkVbTWkBQvZR8oc1jOGxLhXPaVCltwjAno1X0pFuM9ZQ653qHe2oMfqPPLi01k9ePxcvXK17321DT3Fcl2XFpaYf3w6swaprNPPPGPwJiQ9QRJXcGRlaOh4f4Wqus/s320/IMG_8205.JPG" /></a>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-23465476045098143392012-01-21T23:00:00.002-06:002012-01-22T00:00:06.383-06:00Catchin' up is hard to doFall summary since I did not make blogging much of a priority!<div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>August</strong></div><br /><p>- made our annual trip to Joyland amusement park</p><div>- started school with a 4th grader, 2nd grader and Little Miss Kindergarten. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-pAAhHds-2rCHThxP5-mcW4gYkePT0RttMdVVKu-yFU0MkybuAP3DI3GsCz2USz6mtmgJ3w5KbJ89sjZjQTfumIqR9vi0gfIPg91F3PhUoDRMuKinxRAFMFf-rkQi4D4NmaRR96Xpg8/s1600/101_7876.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699964101164983474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-pAAhHds-2rCHThxP5-mcW4gYkePT0RttMdVVKu-yFU0MkybuAP3DI3GsCz2USz6mtmgJ3w5KbJ89sjZjQTfumIqR9vi0gfIPg91F3PhUoDRMuKinxRAFMFf-rkQi4D4NmaRR96Xpg8/s320/101_7876.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VBbNKKH7nSSzMq2VCtRSuHrAqk-xy44oArS9vO-pARwKwBHb27GnwXe_GiLgrpUYPu6lhCUo0KyUi6b4TOC5MjuRh8Py14LsWA8aMLX1Ex55VxKVFjcYLZ_x1PCIpQXz2Pli5rR5PDc/s1600/IMG_7856.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654314262819135410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VBbNKKH7nSSzMq2VCtRSuHrAqk-xy44oArS9vO-pARwKwBHb27GnwXe_GiLgrpUYPu6lhCUo0KyUi6b4TOC5MjuRh8Py14LsWA8aMLX1Ex55VxKVFjcYLZ_x1PCIpQXz2Pli5rR5PDc/s320/IMG_7856.JPG" /></a> - which left me at home with just these two during the day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdldGfhvnOPEiQJnmKPW_0aPz3sfVGwNzAMZXyBqS9jO3_NHiUxoRsij04sLnlPZzwPKMi4Pci_-iBJIWacc6-Rd9zVJFPydYppwD9S40CW-obBBhbloWF78DTH0CYPpH69oScbPVKTUA/s1600/IMG_8054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654314273796403794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdldGfhvnOPEiQJnmKPW_0aPz3sfVGwNzAMZXyBqS9jO3_NHiUxoRsij04sLnlPZzwPKMi4Pci_-iBJIWacc6-Rd9zVJFPydYppwD9S40CW-obBBhbloWF78DTH0CYPpH69oScbPVKTUA/s320/IMG_8054.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><strong>September</strong></div><br /><div></div>- made my first and only attempt so far at copying an idea off pinterest<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTm-9nCGkuKe3_wDabh-gGUpdB1Ba8pW9zDNxUrJLHntM-u7RytnqNGNSPS3BgY_zVOaTnQwdwxHZUQAxVMDoRTr0CQ4ucr1hTvgzqE6yoD6ylgy9j8K8Tpq9ItT-b67hJy_fQCPVaQ0/s1600/101_7871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700258411226537602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTm-9nCGkuKe3_wDabh-gGUpdB1Ba8pW9zDNxUrJLHntM-u7RytnqNGNSPS3BgY_zVOaTnQwdwxHZUQAxVMDoRTr0CQ4ucr1hTvgzqE6yoD6ylgy9j8K8Tpq9ItT-b67hJy_fQCPVaQ0/s320/101_7871.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6AuUkP0iZqMrlML3QanI6y00JEhO_z52fyAUTSsVs-Cw5GLc-71W2p0SouhzB3kXU6L0BNQSdBOFJi8eWIBjsSebE7Lj5i01ro1AAjCkXq-DqK1aNgE2WgNwTrVRFRn1ar-ewnfqDyo/s1600/101_7873.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700258406107890114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6AuUkP0iZqMrlML3QanI6y00JEhO_z52fyAUTSsVs-Cw5GLc-71W2p0SouhzB3kXU6L0BNQSdBOFJi8eWIBjsSebE7Lj5i01ro1AAjCkXq-DqK1aNgE2WgNwTrVRFRn1ar-ewnfqDyo/s320/101_7873.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>- began my 13th "busy season" with the same company, 6th year as a remote, part-time employee (this is cuter than me by a computer).</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9GzqxhTald3PKGOAAJGH1lxnCMmGFfKdkh_Af3pHZzvV9tujDnr2651nYxpxgQT7T-d4jxpOR6OhdYY0OF02fJ_JxSV194UohaK27ONOpmxaAZfSIiwlwmlIjLl_RyWHtdlOR3lVwvQ/s1600/IMG_8318.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700201410066361954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9GzqxhTald3PKGOAAJGH1lxnCMmGFfKdkh_Af3pHZzvV9tujDnr2651nYxpxgQT7T-d4jxpOR6OhdYY0OF02fJ_JxSV194UohaK27ONOpmxaAZfSIiwlwmlIjLl_RyWHtdlOR3lVwvQ/s320/IMG_8318.JPG" /></a><div>- let my big helper feed his sister and teach her how to crawl faster</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOsrHqW85jO3fRAjLIZ9If3AUfK5IXSzWPHC1HzFlU0lnFxcMAonkqpnvB7JwTziwRTe-Fhyphenhyphen58K5eeEmS8cGFTEYbphkMDVQUGQHr-CkOquaag3NrAmktWtE6HHN35sYN6QS1xmHQnf8/s1600/IMG_8141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700269202611065074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOsrHqW85jO3fRAjLIZ9If3AUfK5IXSzWPHC1HzFlU0lnFxcMAonkqpnvB7JwTziwRTe-Fhyphenhyphen58K5eeEmS8cGFTEYbphkMDVQUGQHr-CkOquaag3NrAmktWtE6HHN35sYN6QS1xmHQnf8/s320/IMG_8141.JPG" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KY6VAGDLba0ES44p-pEsWzL-mtklhSy2QsAmBOclUo67qfwM1c3ukM4KRRgjWe08McHpj4P8QkIdci4qLU_el06XBkyeP4LnPp15s0xPtNNiOlImnHcJOiCt9epAuo0iJ2BTbpB_nuE/s1600/IMG_8188.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700267884252090834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KY6VAGDLba0ES44p-pEsWzL-mtklhSy2QsAmBOclUo67qfwM1c3ukM4KRRgjWe08McHpj4P8QkIdci4qLU_el06XBkyeP4LnPp15s0xPtNNiOlImnHcJOiCt9epAuo0iJ2BTbpB_nuE/s320/IMG_8188.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><strong>October</strong></div><br />- found out we are expecting another baby in June - due on Uncle Darren's birthday/Flag Day!<div>- celebrated our 13th anniversary</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5dQtNzKUX8J7HrD6vd7VyQzff-b8m-TT5zAgrc-yk-mD6XtCMwIUQ0aRu1TAm7qncxcBke7NHlqkFMuc2KxxT7mMX6lJjkmBq1xSlXmWbMLsQi6xDtsuX2yXWRyAhwLv-H1WxAhuhbI/s1600/IMG_8258.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700325770267876258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5dQtNzKUX8J7HrD6vd7VyQzff-b8m-TT5zAgrc-yk-mD6XtCMwIUQ0aRu1TAm7qncxcBke7NHlqkFMuc2KxxT7mMX6lJjkmBq1xSlXmWbMLsQi6xDtsuX2yXWRyAhwLv-H1WxAhuhbI/s320/IMG_8258.JPG" /></a><br /><div>- took all 5 kids to Midnight Yell here in Lubbock (since it might be the last)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ha4VsWtehhZI1egEhzsdkIMhhAygIjpcOhLmdv_IMHbqQ-yY1H5PyYa0E54qzjHfxGgXP_OwftBpcd46CVubGjUs0NmNlP3Ry01tZYZnw85VaqFWQ9h3WWX26l_SOnRAYRXezqZhgq8/s1600/IMG_8232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700275211203252850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ha4VsWtehhZI1egEhzsdkIMhhAygIjpcOhLmdv_IMHbqQ-yY1H5PyYa0E54qzjHfxGgXP_OwftBpcd46CVubGjUs0NmNlP3Ry01tZYZnw85VaqFWQ9h3WWX26l_SOnRAYRXezqZhgq8/s320/IMG_8232.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMKnyg2l-VPFewlRxU9NMyHhAyUDWSRyH2hJ2TfFdtxeEAn6Vq9I-dSmFwSkk5YZYE3jqSuFX1MR0FNSz7vTogHb2gRRStShGcEAh7ddZaHOp6KQbRYtJREQMFvyT89KmnCFKEcqcnXo/s1600/IMG_8248.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700271521810608546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMKnyg2l-VPFewlRxU9NMyHhAyUDWSRyH2hJ2TfFdtxeEAn6Vq9I-dSmFwSkk5YZYE3jqSuFX1MR0FNSz7vTogHb2gRRStShGcEAh7ddZaHOp6KQbRYtJREQMFvyT89KmnCFKEcqcnXo/s320/IMG_8248.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>- survived the great James stomach bug of 2011 (no pics of that!)</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiPEpDxbq75cd7sgGUzcGbNreQKxu-ijiWewd-Dgvd87qTzMo6xf7dxpIR83skiBe9G-PedDRABYW0gw6hDZMfDulDc1C_dPvZ5xoYAHZkRgp9-WycDVvIt3eHgl7Ptn7p9_rb1x1qeA/s1600/IMG_8375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700292496814681922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiPEpDxbq75cd7sgGUzcGbNreQKxu-ijiWewd-Dgvd87qTzMo6xf7dxpIR83skiBe9G-PedDRABYW0gw6hDZMfDulDc1C_dPvZ5xoYAHZkRgp9-WycDVvIt3eHgl7Ptn7p9_rb1x1qeA/s320/IMG_8375.JPG" /></a> - trick or treated<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirGtjwQhzEPIoXIZvGeftRpyVkHg5pkeOySn_RxGHvI1PUGpN2pDOUMnL40bUt52ac1cygP5f9sEFvSrq8P7Rw_dxwbW713bJ5wh541sv70S5Jr6YLO9WiJSRXOXrngWS_9B8hVtDh2U/s1600/101_7943.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700309652914397778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirGtjwQhzEPIoXIZvGeftRpyVkHg5pkeOySn_RxGHvI1PUGpN2pDOUMnL40bUt52ac1cygP5f9sEFvSrq8P7Rw_dxwbW713bJ5wh541sv70S5Jr6YLO9WiJSRXOXrngWS_9B8hVtDh2U/s320/101_7943.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><strong>November </strong></div><br /><div>- I don't remember the first part of this month. I felt worse than usual for the first trimester and slept as much as I possibly could</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4gS2HTSOU2eWysiWdZWUk09YxBNqHBDwa0cU3tJHGH6whzV2lGj1gLkoO_kWlKoibLEuPvOhE0JwGFcAA6ttF4jdH7pWhwZG-9HhgupuATEJ2yz9gYfPi3J-WXaenMzvdUTjBb9akM/s1600/IMG_8508.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700205984218664290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4gS2HTSOU2eWysiWdZWUk09YxBNqHBDwa0cU3tJHGH6whzV2lGj1gLkoO_kWlKoibLEuPvOhE0JwGFcAA6ttF4jdH7pWhwZG-9HhgupuATEJ2yz9gYfPi3J-WXaenMzvdUTjBb9akM/s320/IMG_8508.JPG" /></a><br />- they found ways to have fun in the house anyway<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUacgqu5Cb1M_Zu7GTFYvOIu2H76Uycw5AmGLKy9TeQ9Fj0Gv1Hn48g6dIbSFx9DL9NJTQ3I1I52uY58yfpLhQ6htbY6H9jRB020ItUmQaEYge7hSNjWnq_tjRJhwQnjStd2zbgpX5Dbc/s1600/IMG_8546.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700208309252857218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUacgqu5Cb1M_Zu7GTFYvOIu2H76Uycw5AmGLKy9TeQ9Fj0Gv1Hn48g6dIbSFx9DL9NJTQ3I1I52uY58yfpLhQ6htbY6H9jRB020ItUmQaEYge7hSNjWnq_tjRJhwQnjStd2zbgpX5Dbc/s320/IMG_8546.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>- one detail I do remember...at one point there were no clean bowls, spoons or cups so kids were drinking water out of measuring cups and using measuring spoons to eat their cereal out of our smallest mixing bowls. Pathetic, but true.</div><br /><div>- Genevieve turned 1</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAK5njZgE4-tBuyl7inEavpEIM1dlMeclRbAHzbHAUvGvIU5Bf4eNzhSZcar4zMhDDeQLYY-gecJpNphAR1iws6-NGW4mdgdiKNvDCGNSTRmYKPfuk565llbUgas1JSK7ApDiXKbVbGo/s1600/IMG_8627.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700318010021942450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAK5njZgE4-tBuyl7inEavpEIM1dlMeclRbAHzbHAUvGvIU5Bf4eNzhSZcar4zMhDDeQLYY-gecJpNphAR1iws6-NGW4mdgdiKNvDCGNSTRmYKPfuk565llbUgas1JSK7ApDiXKbVbGo/s320/IMG_8627.JPG" /></a> - gave thanks like the pilgrims<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsu5lg4X9IgG_5r7Y0XOAwbRLTcDxSPH8AEiOc88utHUGDR6z7vrqqDfSNCnb_u9oHNnOc-BXomyg8duy57CGTtHTHN_uxzAv1U9-0aqyP9Y2j-A7w9h4rkGJ04dYStz9fian3WzYGTY/s1600/IMG_8551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700209597884014786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsu5lg4X9IgG_5r7Y0XOAwbRLTcDxSPH8AEiOc88utHUGDR6z7vrqqDfSNCnb_u9oHNnOc-BXomyg8duy57CGTtHTHN_uxzAv1U9-0aqyP9Y2j-A7w9h4rkGJ04dYStz9fian3WzYGTY/s320/IMG_8551.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong>December</strong></div><br /><div>- Kilian turned 10</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIt0EJE1bTlxYl1QjNSO3m5sh7DjGMBb_mcvCZ-_7hl1RmF0p-rYFpDtviK2pz1EYW3qHIii_Z64y_TQ1xUtEwDPCS_ziDBGQhpcpQCbl4NG5M-b56Vr4ppL-In_Re-K6uQnyukHFbiw/s1600/IMG_8695.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700283187396173010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIt0EJE1bTlxYl1QjNSO3m5sh7DjGMBb_mcvCZ-_7hl1RmF0p-rYFpDtviK2pz1EYW3qHIii_Z64y_TQ1xUtEwDPCS_ziDBGQhpcpQCbl4NG5M-b56Vr4ppL-In_Re-K6uQnyukHFbiw/s320/IMG_8695.JPG" /></a><div>- announced baby 6 is on the way</div><div>- started feeling like myself again</div><div>- Lucy turned 8</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGopjldd_EuhUi9-uKuXUNRstT4hF-MQrCnhjhLwCsKYNVKpSetHR8VP-zwyw_b9O38nh0Fcui3wHrE2BXcdZIVza3EewiI8fuqgW44wVzqmghe-Hhjbd44poE8MhdTBI1UcouvxV_awE/s1600/IMG_8795.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700289107972300066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGopjldd_EuhUi9-uKuXUNRstT4hF-MQrCnhjhLwCsKYNVKpSetHR8VP-zwyw_b9O38nh0Fcui3wHrE2BXcdZIVza3EewiI8fuqgW44wVzqmghe-Hhjbd44poE8MhdTBI1UcouvxV_awE/s320/IMG_8795.JPG" /></a><br /><div>- enjoyed Kilian's first piano recital, Lucy singing in the Christmas parade and some great school Christmas programs </div><br /><div>- traveled to Houston and back to celebrate an early Christmas, but made it back in time for Christmas Eve snow here (more later)</div><br /><div>and that leads us to January when we had our first sonogram at 19 weeks and found out that baby number 6 and baby number 7 would be coming at the same time! 2 boys! No wonder I felt worse!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-38211222467429341352011-08-01T00:59:00.003-05:002011-08-01T01:34:37.200-05:00My new hobby<div align="center">Lately I seem to enjoy</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAt0PaLq2nBCLE8NCJ4y7MGkvjVlxIA6LXnP3oq2mi3MzdWMYSRkHPCkYa4-pLQei1VRul4dWIeNy0H5_bweNSMz9dgYZ5YWBhv64crksti8RETv_FyP9rU66-NtDRZIe686v5PNMNWg/s1600/101_1312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635749057230418082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAt0PaLq2nBCLE8NCJ4y7MGkvjVlxIA6LXnP3oq2mi3MzdWMYSRkHPCkYa4-pLQei1VRul4dWIeNy0H5_bweNSMz9dgYZ5YWBhv64crksti8RETv_FyP9rU66-NtDRZIe686v5PNMNWg/s320/101_1312.JPG" /></a> taking pictures<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHenkhI3bTT4hnCBXHeBY6Nkkfr2eLdkIeGCgpTc6jXxSZy1G4bLE8MVMOBVO6h7Ae7MBZbK6xh11tZ6p6tPMABmuNCxO-a2kzKKMl9XxHdWYn6T0spcGLKH51oHcH6JSWo8Apam9n7E/s1600/101_1341.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635749054677823106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHenkhI3bTT4hnCBXHeBY6Nkkfr2eLdkIeGCgpTc6jXxSZy1G4bLE8MVMOBVO6h7Ae7MBZbK6xh11tZ6p6tPMABmuNCxO-a2kzKKMl9XxHdWYn6T0spcGLKH51oHcH6JSWo8Apam9n7E/s320/101_1341.JPG" /></a> of a sweet,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3nWP6IuzWpIkuWBz-qxdGjVUctTKlFQgpnZjEY5Re1Kxt3YnHGHZM0BSFf8sxtbfbwGwdsyLDyWkFy93c7tq7Fb-C_v4OoJiwBRdIp_gaT37J-fXkYKrYro6gp2aDg1wnca7OWD1GX4/s1600/101_1254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635745601152338866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3nWP6IuzWpIkuWBz-qxdGjVUctTKlFQgpnZjEY5Re1Kxt3YnHGHZM0BSFf8sxtbfbwGwdsyLDyWkFy93c7tq7Fb-C_v4OoJiwBRdIp_gaT37J-fXkYKrYro6gp2aDg1wnca7OWD1GX4/s320/101_1254.JPG" /></a>funny,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP_9FghRnqaRijL0eL070MCUkzVDv2ikrvwDrlLjiZxzZE4HG9s83QowtgxwfbLdqnBLeiVAWHkE3lxmxq9pl9j5v_zu1bhBZIKda8gc5RJwcsFvo6X5AK-g6TjVJhI5DwCLrgiVXuUU/s1600/101_1302.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635745589545099202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP_9FghRnqaRijL0eL070MCUkzVDv2ikrvwDrlLjiZxzZE4HG9s83QowtgxwfbLdqnBLeiVAWHkE3lxmxq9pl9j5v_zu1bhBZIKda8gc5RJwcsFvo6X5AK-g6TjVJhI5DwCLrgiVXuUU/s320/101_1302.JPG" /></a>chubby,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucgiAwAXz6sd3AEGB9iwPFFiYwIi9uG4y5eQfoai4-pLBYwa3JgEtS4uwckT3lxh9vOBfO4JoV2p_QVAgwbZbpKqBJrhdnVkAaWDc-7hPv0zULqiydwe7Ol9DityYUNefLQBq3GQPWOA/s1600/101_1216.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635745583621688258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucgiAwAXz6sd3AEGB9iwPFFiYwIi9uG4y5eQfoai4-pLBYwa3JgEtS4uwckT3lxh9vOBfO4JoV2p_QVAgwbZbpKqBJrhdnVkAaWDc-7hPv0zULqiydwe7Ol9DityYUNefLQBq3GQPWOA/s320/101_1216.JPG" /></a>baby girl<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhzNYhF66IL9cFEJ3IHZTHopg_nBGTUfNqhKlNSB8ooU7qKGWGa-ZifJ-XheFFmJ_tiTTZBwTfMubEk1RDKODT-N1ic9IoTjMCUanTsILhMoHZRLy_oZsS8QhVInWT_mGhu7Rm8RwqHg/s1600/101_1311.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635745593346286530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhzNYhF66IL9cFEJ3IHZTHopg_nBGTUfNqhKlNSB8ooU7qKGWGa-ZifJ-XheFFmJ_tiTTZBwTfMubEk1RDKODT-N1ic9IoTjMCUanTsILhMoHZRLy_oZsS8QhVInWT_mGhu7Rm8RwqHg/s320/101_1311.JPG" /></a> in swimming suits.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkioIKjogNBEtVrPsYk7PpgqdDCkfSvhwWdH1g9476qtmEEJRSINo9fG3R0FUCJuHw6m46gc7da8EmDQP3w723ckuogVIdqn1ZXEAmmGc9l5gMIzulHmgE4dk1LF-gH0ZbqCEMor6Q4D4/s1600/101_1249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635745579584743538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkioIKjogNBEtVrPsYk7PpgqdDCkfSvhwWdH1g9476qtmEEJRSINo9fG3R0FUCJuHw6m46gc7da8EmDQP3w723ckuogVIdqn1ZXEAmmGc9l5gMIzulHmgE4dk1LF-gH0ZbqCEMor6Q4D4/s320/101_1249.JPG" /></a>Although, I have been finding it fun to take pictures of her with<em>out</em> swimming suits, too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdfYWYPyMIjYjey6Gf3w6f0C5k35zzP2XDyhOJ0LBZQlAm5zaKXSAzn77Zd9lF7lLfznOy4kBX1t5CM-cxfftDv65RhoJlpMx4etVro6-1TV5s94ikVSzLaWcos7Ly9-ZIkEllz1oh44/s1600/sitting+up.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635767873387768658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdfYWYPyMIjYjey6Gf3w6f0C5k35zzP2XDyhOJ0LBZQlAm5zaKXSAzn77Zd9lF7lLfznOy4kBX1t5CM-cxfftDv65RhoJlpMx4etVro6-1TV5s94ikVSzLaWcos7Ly9-ZIkEllz1oh44/s320/sitting+up.jpg" /></a> </div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-13019460610528737332011-07-29T00:14:00.008-05:002011-07-29T00:58:26.015-05:00Camille turns 5!We celebrated Camille's birthday on Father's Day while we were still in the Houston area. The day started with a bright and early trip to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Shipley's</span> donuts before church. Yes...very bright...and very early for us in the summer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJncvjZNGg0b4iMcYqv9lzNfiRkzezQuiMaDZcH-Xv4Cqd3yferwM8SzcqmMJJLM13oZD7A7Kg2zC9Z5PyiOLESsObDspS0ePqhOxCnwUBI1lbD9a1RH40TVKQHGyGnPiFDUPxWBkUvkw/s1600/101_1355.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634633835688178642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJncvjZNGg0b4iMcYqv9lzNfiRkzezQuiMaDZcH-Xv4Cqd3yferwM8SzcqmMJJLM13oZD7A7Kg2zC9Z5PyiOLESsObDspS0ePqhOxCnwUBI1lbD9a1RH40TVKQHGyGnPiFDUPxWBkUvkw/s320/101_1355.JPG" /></a> I know Camille enjoyed getting to go <em>into</em> a donut shop since we usually just do drive through on the days they talk me into it. It was really a treat for me, though, since I fell in love with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Shipley's</span> when I was in college. There are not any in the Lubbock area.<br /><div align="center">Oliver just likes chocolate iced with sprinkles no matter where we are.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA_SJ6BeTrqCJSRrBNgJdL8vyLkTpjOr8fb6tpBLwm1amtz24oHak8Zjg_s2JOJYi5ndxepjffzXcH_zZ0lr8Agler2VebQEuY9GlqY_p-5n-oNlpzNz76HLk0NVFBUl_oFyZn61Qk2M/s1600/101_1359.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634633845527650994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA_SJ6BeTrqCJSRrBNgJdL8vyLkTpjOr8fb6tpBLwm1amtz24oHak8Zjg_s2JOJYi5ndxepjffzXcH_zZ0lr8Agler2VebQEuY9GlqY_p-5n-oNlpzNz76HLk0NVFBUl_oFyZn61Qk2M/s320/101_1359.JPG" /></a><br />She was sufficiently spoiled at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Grammy's</span> house. There were cupcakes and candles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gt8sqIQm7heHKQ5in6vDcdW4IZJCmdgWp2JrHH6L08Zq-HBOCarIb-mpgqtUL6pn7pgZbDBz-z9nUvzJMBNZltmG_MZT9twoNW7ziX3F9YEEQ09VJVBjO75YCPEx0cRZcEwAwSxdvlg/s1600/IMG_7318.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633383721416722258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gt8sqIQm7heHKQ5in6vDcdW4IZJCmdgWp2JrHH6L08Zq-HBOCarIb-mpgqtUL6pn7pgZbDBz-z9nUvzJMBNZltmG_MZT9twoNW7ziX3F9YEEQ09VJVBjO75YCPEx0cRZcEwAwSxdvlg/s320/IMG_7318.JPG" /></a>and presents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2pCj2Fd3Xzdadg3MxKC9aPmR0ASKUJMDMMPvwn_xpTWptyrQBektwk3diKMnn1dvR4w36kIoR9rAweD0Pdgi35VisuqqKgyx0ZJnwQJHeiO4M3h9Bvaz2bfXkinaBggQlJN8AHW430k/s1600/IMG_7335.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634549590754709650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2pCj2Fd3Xzdadg3MxKC9aPmR0ASKUJMDMMPvwn_xpTWptyrQBektwk3diKMnn1dvR4w36kIoR9rAweD0Pdgi35VisuqqKgyx0ZJnwQJHeiO4M3h9Bvaz2bfXkinaBggQlJN8AHW430k/s320/IMG_7335.JPG" /></a>and family! (That is Brad's dad, "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">PawPaw</span>" holding Genevieve in case anyone couldn't guess!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2JDZk537FSgF0OzwNmP0bWZFFvmK5uacPlfIo10UpvslcwVeJMNpbB5w9YGKydfxUMfOPVNnt_nFAsbECykkNj1GFYD7sbZfU1AGy-NHYMl70Bobr0tu-_6fvVgacSDCmrZM3gjjcGo/s1600/IMG_7327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633383712683152690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2JDZk537FSgF0OzwNmP0bWZFFvmK5uacPlfIo10UpvslcwVeJMNpbB5w9YGKydfxUMfOPVNnt_nFAsbECykkNj1GFYD7sbZfU1AGy-NHYMl70Bobr0tu-_6fvVgacSDCmrZM3gjjcGo/s320/IMG_7327.JPG" /></a>She got to open more presents when we got back to Lubbock. This is one <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">girly</span></span> girl. She wanted and received jewelry, more jewelry, kits to make jewelry and a real jewelry box and some pretty new clothes/shoes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLobRZZbFbguwLMR7V7IYAwK5fjOHSTMQeJqagvYhIrTWM0VxPUHsOMp7_ZZF5TThXTKh8JVzUXVnTI33TkGhcXCcKVRCH0tEqpAkhn4oTz9AtaBRm5T0gqleNnV8x9pN5O1IwwCnROA/s1600/IMG_7338.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634646251601275394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLobRZZbFbguwLMR7V7IYAwK5fjOHSTMQeJqagvYhIrTWM0VxPUHsOMp7_ZZF5TThXTKh8JVzUXVnTI33TkGhcXCcKVRCH0tEqpAkhn4oTz9AtaBRm5T0gqleNnV8x9pN5O1IwwCnROA/s320/IMG_7338.JPG" /></a> 5 things I love about Camille</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="left">* her sweet, high-pitched {helium-like} voice</p><br /><p align="left">* how she is <em>always </em>willing to unload the dishwasher</p><br /><p align="left">* how she and I share a big glass of chocolate milk with two straws almost every night</p><br /><p align="left">* how much she loves to color - she entertains herself for hours!</p><br /><p align="left">* her fabulous poses for pictures</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzB1fWif4oIc0sHkmm8RpwuQ3X6DoVWPAndkHVpi5OPTcr1Sz3RsejTLkfdGBjeWu_iXQ4XEO69WEUTvJg4uGLqX6gDpnMVGuhiXXi6EfIGMNHTb8H1hr3h-jqq7eW9Ih9jwSTro2xiU/s1600/IMG_7294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634632797135631794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzB1fWif4oIc0sHkmm8RpwuQ3X6DoVWPAndkHVpi5OPTcr1Sz3RsejTLkfdGBjeWu_iXQ4XEO69WEUTvJg4uGLqX6gDpnMVGuhiXXi6EfIGMNHTb8H1hr3h-jqq7eW9Ih9jwSTro2xiU/s320/IMG_7294.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BXID-2jirKzQZHWvczqDkHuj9XnfMeJYs8PgMuaBhFv2I9QnBJAtZtF9h0xocSMIh_P8jnLg2gqk1z8iiwqtwd5uSMCeGxPwpBkd4gQ0lWcJRoc9AYUa3XdWxu7_cHRx7Tb4OyWe21U/s1600/CMJ5bdaydress.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634632787529738322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BXID-2jirKzQZHWvczqDkHuj9XnfMeJYs8PgMuaBhFv2I9QnBJAtZtF9h0xocSMIh_P8jnLg2gqk1z8iiwqtwd5uSMCeGxPwpBkd4gQ0lWcJRoc9AYUa3XdWxu7_cHRx7Tb4OyWe21U/s320/CMJ5bdaydress.jpg" /></a><br /><p>and a bonus #6...I love her patience since this was supposed to be her first birthday to have a party with friends and I have still not organized anything! I need to do the detective work to get contact info for her school friends. Shame on me!<br /></p>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-46430642789183272722011-07-27T00:43:00.002-05:002011-07-28T01:08:12.089-05:00Oliver turns 2!<div align="center">In the middle of the May end-of-the-school-year craziness, we celebrated Oliver's second birthday with some cool number "2" and truck shaped sugar cookies. Sadly, I am still looking for where I saved the pictures from that evening. The cute thing about that was that for several weeks when someone would ask how old he is, he said "aahver 2! num num num" and pretend like he was gobbling up his 2 shaped cookies like Cookie Monster.<br /><br />A couple of things I want to remember about 2 year old Oliver:<br /><br />After months and months of riding on a pink and purple Barbie tricycle, he got his own blue one.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_LIChI_zjn-jeiJUK6XZn46qj8UgCtUAEVrsNga6IKFX-6SGEzufWSgyrwK1MDcFqNiR_SG23rDzSnAbMxg2NTfDvhyphenhyphenoZ32XZu_LNEjmORIEgz00fV6K7raKNWSHcHUkkbxnmg7972o/s1600/IMG_7381.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633378541149498834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_LIChI_zjn-jeiJUK6XZn46qj8UgCtUAEVrsNga6IKFX-6SGEzufWSgyrwK1MDcFqNiR_SG23rDzSnAbMxg2NTfDvhyphenhyphenoZ32XZu_LNEjmORIEgz00fV6K7raKNWSHcHUkkbxnmg7972o/s320/IMG_7381.JPG" /></a> And ride it he does! In the day, at night, outside, inside, fully dressed, diaper only, both hands on the handles, or sometimes with one hand holding on to various trucks and cars. It is way too hot most of the time for me go out to the front yard with him, so I just let him ride in the house. I've only seen him standing on the seat in order to reach the gum a couple of times. Oh, and he can chew gum for up to 30 minutes before spitting it in the trash.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2ouB9N43IJkr_1LLHWW-Z5B6Tc6ZRZ9IV-mPNXyOWpgOFBRk45hzfny9HFrbwiC4-wmffkHFfTOzsKptG_Sfo-iKTvoHuQo5nM31h17BY4VpeBzQvLovMiSFV4pO5V5nXRHDDOKSpus/s1600/Otrike2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634259794505436850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2ouB9N43IJkr_1LLHWW-Z5B6Tc6ZRZ9IV-mPNXyOWpgOFBRk45hzfny9HFrbwiC4-wmffkHFfTOzsKptG_Sfo-iKTvoHuQo5nM31h17BY4VpeBzQvLovMiSFV4pO5V5nXRHDDOKSpus/s320/Otrike2.jpg" /></a> He sleeps with cars and trucks and with books about cars and trucks, after reading books about cars and trucks to his cars and trucks.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNovD6hyphenhyphen9Ky74GJhqBodZfhlrORIll6dAsBu93J1dZKf5obrMP2l2rU7MW8cAN9V31h_QdnEJTHQG-sLOOGA4-kiov2IH9jWhgdKHAg82NSJY_qSGiiczROAibOLOzYmsMnmDBMh6SO4/s1600/IMG_7647.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633370773300846082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNovD6hyphenhyphen9Ky74GJhqBodZfhlrORIll6dAsBu93J1dZKf5obrMP2l2rU7MW8cAN9V31h_QdnEJTHQG-sLOOGA4-kiov2IH9jWhgdKHAg82NSJY_qSGiiczROAibOLOzYmsMnmDBMh6SO4/s320/IMG_7647.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />He is a ham. He finds what he can do to make his brother and sisters laugh, and will milk it for as long as possible. Side note: Camille can carry on an impressive fake laugh for quite some time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iwLQ1eQOFopPjlbPbJgz-9-BkfQLG4FiVSSpqc88i6miNfW4lng4MRYfdlMdq-Uf7HkSoEft0cNyhQmMh9cc_fFnWmm3oywvsM2pFtxia7Z4nq2Sliu_R1DErsXb_2vFlni1hwVrhdo/s1600/Oshades.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634259809153661234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iwLQ1eQOFopPjlbPbJgz-9-BkfQLG4FiVSSpqc88i6miNfW4lng4MRYfdlMdq-Uf7HkSoEft0cNyhQmMh9cc_fFnWmm3oywvsM2pFtxia7Z4nq2Sliu_R1DErsXb_2vFlni1hwVrhdo/s320/Oshades.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finally, we are starting to work on using the potty. Of course, we like to say that big boys use the potty. After going once, he told me "I big boy", I said that yes, he was and he followed up with "I cute".<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">You've come a long way in two years, Ollie-bear...<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp42ZpdRdWZc-k5bm3dMMVa6Z30rxtqEYwAXtYqYIXjkWCat1Qb8xnqW5MWkLLugF8J3AwCCJ10Q-HYFplFameZOB4FHnQAgfsV45w7U9_9-b095rzXHmBctWuyc5E_YuQXMOy4IZPZ8/s1600/oliver.carseat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634274853467446482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp42ZpdRdWZc-k5bm3dMMVa6Z30rxtqEYwAXtYqYIXjkWCat1Qb8xnqW5MWkLLugF8J3AwCCJ10Q-HYFplFameZOB4FHnQAgfsV45w7U9_9-b095rzXHmBctWuyc5E_YuQXMOy4IZPZ8/s320/oliver.carseat.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a>and as your mother, I agree with you on both counts!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpBUOUhugv2Ntc8nt9XvelT55MkAnjwys2qflYm_Hb575-FYO09WrHBpJV_R6DC0igWxF5TWlnyxWz2Y3zm-L71liGmy56J65wgx_VhOl_mhJ1rERxAzylScg6Nt957L_4T3Xd_odNVA/s1600/IMG_7096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634277477946935426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpBUOUhugv2Ntc8nt9XvelT55MkAnjwys2qflYm_Hb575-FYO09WrHBpJV_R6DC0igWxF5TWlnyxWz2Y3zm-L71liGmy56J65wgx_VhOl_mhJ1rERxAzylScg6Nt957L_4T3Xd_odNVA/s320/IMG_7096.JPG" /></a> </p>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-82578073441722021022011-07-25T06:00:00.000-05:002011-07-25T06:00:18.213-05:00Sugar Land/Beach Trip 2011We enjoyed our 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> annual summer vacation with Brad's family in June. The official destination was a beach near Galveston, but first we spent some days in Sugar Land at Brad's parents' house. Their neighbors across the water always let us use their pool when we are in town.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLved0WT5OdpHZhdPJAmlWhn-45LrIKVcUaurAdjz_Bm8kZKHc8PXbR-qnRipVKVDd6yakXjOT2_HQ71sCqg3bZuJAXUR13wR3lvJhiMBALzhaR_ridJxvHIxtajdioW56Rtfe7YNPJI/s1600/101_1184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633179313950766354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLved0WT5OdpHZhdPJAmlWhn-45LrIKVcUaurAdjz_Bm8kZKHc8PXbR-qnRipVKVDd6yakXjOT2_HQ71sCqg3bZuJAXUR13wR3lvJhiMBALzhaR_ridJxvHIxtajdioW56Rtfe7YNPJI/s320/101_1184.JPG" /></a> In order to get to the neighbor's pool, we step down off of the edge of Grammy & Pawpaw's back yard into a kayak,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXFCeP63gimHMaULX9E9_ANAwx5yOBBBOxgnwaSwJh_pHIg9r_cBCPOerPy35mDItM2Ck-TIE4nApFeHqws5rL1Uieb-SQADn_NKIhSSgy-mMYd6JC28hfbSvgAY73VgbM1iFv0ly__c/s1600/IMG_6983.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633168827235150082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXFCeP63gimHMaULX9E9_ANAwx5yOBBBOxgnwaSwJh_pHIg9r_cBCPOerPy35mDItM2Ck-TIE4nApFeHqws5rL1Uieb-SQADn_NKIhSSgy-mMYd6JC28hfbSvgAY73VgbM1iFv0ly__c/s320/IMG_6983.JPG" /></a> and ride "Brad's Shuttle Service" across the lake<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI_HwZ2QgzS0djFePXcom17TJG1aLpKnVAhfqL5QG-g_8TvyUaOqNdWHnaguF2VEri6y_OzEKRzKUSKRVkd3dLKWokPN8TIj6HxsMwQPyprU8kfoYzPpGaISEoFsmKBfxg9dgeMt0V0g/s1600/IMG_6988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633168821379512226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI_HwZ2QgzS0djFePXcom17TJG1aLpKnVAhfqL5QG-g_8TvyUaOqNdWHnaguF2VEri6y_OzEKRzKUSKRVkd3dLKWokPN8TIj6HxsMwQPyprU8kfoYzPpGaISEoFsmKBfxg9dgeMt0V0g/s320/IMG_6988.JPG" /></a><br />to get to this pool. This alone is always a super fun vacation!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE3RLh-s3OPznKqprS0tZccFkBQnu8RDpmg-v6xAThJgnrY6rkJVaeLb8SK5hqOAp02v90ir08RUPHM6pB7VXxS6UEFZmSyg3or3zXRqOCc7_QtxMxD6CNNkpPu9CBzqpnE5ouACerac/s1600/IMG_6984.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633168827770898690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE3RLh-s3OPznKqprS0tZccFkBQnu8RDpmg-v6xAThJgnrY6rkJVaeLb8SK5hqOAp02v90ir08RUPHM6pB7VXxS6UEFZmSyg3or3zXRqOCc7_QtxMxD6CNNkpPu9CBzqpnE5ouACerac/s320/IMG_6984.JPG" /></a><br />This was our first swim of the year, and Oliver was not so sure about it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1DzYhgXqwfrZpgBQgExVxZCpWGqUsx_-sgsF9MbZCYVe_vohaTXTxahWCVjT3OKTvjOYJ2ygnuQKwoSmIZiLR-hHFelg7mBFIaEuvsfuBEJHESUNc_MEV0bzUW35Sar3mGMXOjz4-_0/s1600/101_1193.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633179308116826530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1DzYhgXqwfrZpgBQgExVxZCpWGqUsx_-sgsF9MbZCYVe_vohaTXTxahWCVjT3OKTvjOYJ2ygnuQKwoSmIZiLR-hHFelg7mBFIaEuvsfuBEJHESUNc_MEV0bzUW35Sar3mGMXOjz4-_0/s320/101_1193.JPG" /></a><br />Kilian was of course comfortable on the slide<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaaKpiA3iyISlPfv5xJalET74WmPWyCuO6rSSoF-JUqVMsukVHcMJ3CH0hJe-i_h1qH3m2ayQEZhtmyYo0DXyYWTCGYV9louTA5gRk8VWW43e0Y4gnyefHOxePI2o2YwtAcuxF291Fks/s1600/101_1190.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633178494986407154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaaKpiA3iyISlPfv5xJalET74WmPWyCuO6rSSoF-JUqVMsukVHcMJ3CH0hJe-i_h1qH3m2ayQEZhtmyYo0DXyYWTCGYV9louTA5gRk8VWW43e0Y4gnyefHOxePI2o2YwtAcuxF291Fks/s320/101_1190.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Camille and her "puddle jumper" life jacket didn't work up the courage to try the slide until after we returned to Sugar Land a week later, on the day she turned 5.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cdfGPFa9aPs7C2jbqaS5kxl5ZlLtwh5UJ4SYkCAOT6DeCOuwmAUUmRY39_3ziI1OsAOOz008V0RWmt1EZA4VZtZxgL_i5OYqt9cwhUiJGPhZr9v72ZtQ90Cn-uY1QgMuJZuN-YDaNZw/s1600/101_1197.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633178490062512114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cdfGPFa9aPs7C2jbqaS5kxl5ZlLtwh5UJ4SYkCAOT6DeCOuwmAUUmRY39_3ziI1OsAOOz008V0RWmt1EZA4VZtZxgL_i5OYqt9cwhUiJGPhZr9v72ZtQ90Cn-uY1QgMuJZuN-YDaNZw/s320/101_1197.JPG" /></a> Oliver warmed up to the water after we blew up a "Cars" float for him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfM8Cs5eqw9kLVhyphenhyphenXfmYiBYW6t22Kp-bcNrHKr0P_ug0uQ79zaZNEaH3WAW8IBnbsQ5kG-Jfw06jJtakAS5Prbz1jV7GlAmsRYbXJo82aVIrMMANpSJ8QZBZ6tcsvvTbM9sLUwup3QeU/s1600/101_1201.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633178481687718258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfM8Cs5eqw9kLVhyphenhyphenXfmYiBYW6t22Kp-bcNrHKr0P_ug0uQ79zaZNEaH3WAW8IBnbsQ5kG-Jfw06jJtakAS5Prbz1jV7GlAmsRYbXJo82aVIrMMANpSJ8QZBZ6tcsvvTbM9sLUwup3QeU/s320/101_1201.JPG" /></a>Lucy mastered the slide...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT51ntvNqPw-ircVENwAPuuWgAUHRJ9VRGd0VOuYMjl3Jc8yr-NsjeAThdaGeIJyszeHZHf52EtgL519Aocc_b-hm7LQmaBPnO2JJ0_CIfVqP8QfHXglA0nIksCjA5eMoZVSB4BeMYZoc/s1600/101_1203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633178471720316610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT51ntvNqPw-ircVENwAPuuWgAUHRJ9VRGd0VOuYMjl3Jc8yr-NsjeAThdaGeIJyszeHZHf52EtgL519Aocc_b-hm7LQmaBPnO2JJ0_CIfVqP8QfHXglA0nIksCjA5eMoZVSB4BeMYZoc/s320/101_1203.JPG" /></a> as well as the map<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp9ceqZzUmeeqr8R3Gtl5q3UxrJv7ydEZYBQnAR0wiDImStTDEQl5xWBU1TSKJyCuMyWfS04U5Wd1GvBuDhdmY6sesQL2cJH62_R0GIbn2Fve_dDBAf3a5urj5owtLvWa7uz3VlDPK5c/s1600/101_1340.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633175321868350578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp9ceqZzUmeeqr8R3Gtl5q3UxrJv7ydEZYBQnAR0wiDImStTDEQl5xWBU1TSKJyCuMyWfS04U5Wd1GvBuDhdmY6sesQL2cJH62_R0GIbn2Fve_dDBAf3a5urj5owtLvWa7uz3VlDPK5c/s320/101_1340.JPG" /></a><br />possibly helping us make it to the beach. Let the counting begin. </div><br /><br /><div>1,2,3,4,5,6,7.....1,2,3,4,5,6,7.</div><br /><br /><div>All I did was count kids' heads. I can't believe I got a picture with this many cousins at once. They were usually spread out pretty far since we had quite a bit of room to ourselves.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOgK1QGYbI1oFh5aGaYYOMEep6yIWNC1NjqJ27DOpjGFlYPcXE69F47J8rNCfOVm5lw812FSxin-5fRJUP6V-t7DpsCgbDTu_8tu1B9kYb-VBd_dS87bWfk8HLxRV6qp1z0VDUGQrEw/s1600/IMG_7051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163962422598882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOgK1QGYbI1oFh5aGaYYOMEep6yIWNC1NjqJ27DOpjGFlYPcXE69F47J8rNCfOVm5lw812FSxin-5fRJUP6V-t7DpsCgbDTu_8tu1B9kYb-VBd_dS87bWfk8HLxRV6qp1z0VDUGQrEw/s320/IMG_7051.JPG" /></a><br />The bigger kids spent tons of time looking in tide pools for things<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oTu4wpkqf6a75pJFiiJGuteuLMf_tcLCXVPK5Qd0KGG5V6S91qR0eyXMTeIfu0Y-Oh68R2k7vZFgcLC8Yg1y5Dz5yFNksbnP7Rw7LLLkYwp_x8Hdxq9Arcj-uzFQPhjY8nU8Bm8fJmM/s1600/IMG_7157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163946766478418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oTu4wpkqf6a75pJFiiJGuteuLMf_tcLCXVPK5Qd0KGG5V6S91qR0eyXMTeIfu0Y-Oh68R2k7vZFgcLC8Yg1y5Dz5yFNksbnP7Rw7LLLkYwp_x8Hdxq9Arcj-uzFQPhjY8nU8Bm8fJmM/s320/IMG_7157.JPG" /></a><br />like these crabs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK353-JJB9i_AU4SsZqhCnwDdH722kK2rOxMl3Otc9Dh_ud5abrlDr2_jFiCTF8uKpQhL7oztvlXVdHkTaBeVAbj8c0T4IwTPPkQhwwtaX8QgcofdnubSQMfPePiY8MF-4ec7hQDKqEvE/s1600/IMG_7210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633159173905743122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK353-JJB9i_AU4SsZqhCnwDdH722kK2rOxMl3Otc9Dh_ud5abrlDr2_jFiCTF8uKpQhL7oztvlXVdHkTaBeVAbj8c0T4IwTPPkQhwwtaX8QgcofdnubSQMfPePiY8MF-4ec7hQDKqEvE/s320/IMG_7210.JPG" /></a><br />My kids were less than thrilled that I made them join me for a quick picture (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> I probably took about 20), but they survived and will thank me one day! See the new header pic at the top of the page??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRE9OWAHxg07YfGGQYLkD83POlop9UNA9HcTU_0_pK96kiOgguZGfhb6Ni73I9kkOS4FdKiaHxDE8ywKRUPr54IE9vxy8qPDDm_cv5gHFU-E9bE07m1NmagzrQiQo2q2IQpj92WHZ3kM/s1600/IMG_7179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633159177181617250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRE9OWAHxg07YfGGQYLkD83POlop9UNA9HcTU_0_pK96kiOgguZGfhb6Ni73I9kkOS4FdKiaHxDE8ywKRUPr54IE9vxy8qPDDm_cv5gHFU-E9bE07m1NmagzrQiQo2q2IQpj92WHZ3kM/s320/IMG_7179.JPG" /></a><br />We had fun inside, too, with games<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfGWicqdhkSzH0c1FzgYMOVZoBDOdzwNiWo-JBt43AaZTnkpuU6B7jzKBc0RB4O4nCxDq4NWfWupN8TzR_8cpQW2ej5aGcPlgjS2nk5xwh2bGXcPoRUXDC1nfJAxRZjZ0-TX-yz1giw/s1600/101_1232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633175337226609874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfGWicqdhkSzH0c1FzgYMOVZoBDOdzwNiWo-JBt43AaZTnkpuU6B7jzKBc0RB4O4nCxDq4NWfWupN8TzR_8cpQW2ej5aGcPlgjS2nk5xwh2bGXcPoRUXDC1nfJAxRZjZ0-TX-yz1giw/s320/101_1232.JPG" /></a> cooking<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgzpZUvTozWt6u_R8gGGdtQ_hJQP_pzGJq9DuC4Rlmr_nNkOw895x7UKViai2RdDV65ooAIRRz9wqlLpinXsM-YlWvJV6D7gutUGdak9lETAqCJ6OA7XXH9RlFvgvzzOQCfY97CQLN3k/s1600/101_1243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633175333927792818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgzpZUvTozWt6u_R8gGGdtQ_hJQP_pzGJq9DuC4Rlmr_nNkOw895x7UKViai2RdDV65ooAIRRz9wqlLpinXsM-YlWvJV6D7gutUGdak9lETAqCJ6OA7XXH9RlFvgvzzOQCfY97CQLN3k/s320/101_1243.JPG" /></a><br />and pretending to surf with Barbie.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuVCCCog1bDlAN6Yhjs4sqSO9474YAvsPDcsYhK5SCrFNi_rbnKo7ZgLCedOTUTX2IzLP_i2R0LVSK0vWV3_cYWHsjjq_0q-D9mlBTwwQnyaqfOOLwWsxFeALr-IYfcBgxWAf3Yhh1RQ/s1600/IMG_7211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633159168492309170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuVCCCog1bDlAN6Yhjs4sqSO9474YAvsPDcsYhK5SCrFNi_rbnKo7ZgLCedOTUTX2IzLP_i2R0LVSK0vWV3_cYWHsjjq_0q-D9mlBTwwQnyaqfOOLwWsxFeALr-IYfcBgxWAf3Yhh1RQ/s320/IMG_7211.JPG" /></a>Yep, this is the life.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgfFOvq0xFIhPGeJt4U9g_oWx69fhjXRdv2h-NtzGSKakKwuxJiIIx-RDz84CHx1LLTBKItV8SNR6Jw_uoIiUFYt3__wB97055nJnrQQVSadBdVAudroFhJqz7DMlN67ZkEc7ImF6nZA/s1600/IMG_7114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163956948444706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgfFOvq0xFIhPGeJt4U9g_oWx69fhjXRdv2h-NtzGSKakKwuxJiIIx-RDz84CHx1LLTBKItV8SNR6Jw_uoIiUFYt3__wB97055nJnrQQVSadBdVAudroFhJqz7DMlN67ZkEc7ImF6nZA/s320/IMG_7114.JPG" /></a> I think the highlight for Oliver was getting to "pray" on the deck, but not necessarily the good kind of "praying".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGhSXujeLxwIP6XREUrCrIyt1Xjmh-afmam6rzH60jbgwLosxsz2Gk5h-pZGFYRd0F3xjsSac8K4hf4gMrYwA-s56d87-vfTDGQ591MR-6R0Y5Mk7PtgszOBpqB_nFeEw5DMNM5ENJqM/s1600/101_1277.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633199098368455794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGhSXujeLxwIP6XREUrCrIyt1Xjmh-afmam6rzH60jbgwLosxsz2Gk5h-pZGFYRd0F3xjsSac8K4hf4gMrYwA-s56d87-vfTDGQ591MR-6R0Y5Mk7PtgszOBpqB_nFeEw5DMNM5ENJqM/s320/101_1277.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Xavier, Camille and Max fit in the little pool in the shade. I'm guessing that may not be the case next year.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzWRf7VpMEwxJiH_CRabjIixoB7_fbejOY0XvshYW7wAAKzbQuiYqtDBfRdt87mYitr6ZfzvRHDTmZWFsb9M9jBzTx09e36bSRamS7yNizIQSj6X5UbDXXDbzc0qoo2PdHIyMrmYt9_0/s1600/IMG_7233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633168830510351394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzWRf7VpMEwxJiH_CRabjIixoB7_fbejOY0XvshYW7wAAKzbQuiYqtDBfRdt87mYitr6ZfzvRHDTmZWFsb9M9jBzTx09e36bSRamS7yNizIQSj6X5UbDXXDbzc0qoo2PdHIyMrmYt9_0/s320/IMG_7233.JPG" /></a><br />Genevieve preferred to get spoiled on the deck by everyone, but I only got pictures of her with her Grammy<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZPd9K1qcZjQj9BdMYMXbam3QYXZyJ2GHoJu1kz5CNMw0KQ-ho4q3lgTT2JVMKpPTEvWlXRT2UpX-Qh1JglfAuj4lYsy1v3W4gAaPsbuWfW15gjWU2aJ8kOhfBtF6rRhQstNie1oWNAY/s1600/IMG_7124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163952928060690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZPd9K1qcZjQj9BdMYMXbam3QYXZyJ2GHoJu1kz5CNMw0KQ-ho4q3lgTT2JVMKpPTEvWlXRT2UpX-Qh1JglfAuj4lYsy1v3W4gAaPsbuWfW15gjWU2aJ8kOhfBtF6rRhQstNie1oWNAY/s320/IMG_7124.JPG" /></a> her Aunt Angela<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygiblRGI9q5nKc1zV0hpklFZ2Be_7kOKATwIiGICf9ALHBwPMJ47TJ6TVC_ryw0QOMTZiDGZ273FnPAcea6cIXiM8-9Y17c6UC7S7dj1uZwDR8PnNJFf3m5whszgmYocvZXWjXi6PjtA/s1600/IMG_7240.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633200880128565442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygiblRGI9q5nKc1zV0hpklFZ2Be_7kOKATwIiGICf9ALHBwPMJ47TJ6TVC_ryw0QOMTZiDGZ273FnPAcea6cIXiM8-9Y17c6UC7S7dj1uZwDR8PnNJFf3m5whszgmYocvZXWjXi6PjtA/s320/IMG_7240.JPG" /></a><br />and her cousin Max who could not believe how tiny her feet are!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YyVj_SENpXrhPHzUh3iNJ-TVGoao3kw-t0hWan9w2KljUVL1gvCsLJ81kwN5p9S-UxxO_q7QM5rEmx2Y7AWc8YWraV0-l2fq85hzO3gdIVuwkBHTkmbcuDDJsrmqrU4gyet8TRIeWJA/s1600/IMG_7261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633159167943219442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YyVj_SENpXrhPHzUh3iNJ-TVGoao3kw-t0hWan9w2KljUVL1gvCsLJ81kwN5p9S-UxxO_q7QM5rEmx2Y7AWc8YWraV0-l2fq85hzO3gdIVuwkBHTkmbcuDDJsrmqrU4gyet8TRIeWJA/s320/IMG_7261.JPG" /></a><br />Group shot with all 9 cousins. Oliver not cooperating.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYI11PryneCnBACc_xPVFIglhYSHKmIDe7McV1LH7oWiUJ2OWO1sQLcxZRXPAN5c-dZVzhFktzw8GIOWj1TnudjUlnjlpUqi6yaccLExxsAvYEx8wam8SDmUV2ojF7olo_stpgq284E30/s1600/101_1344.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633175323728246418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYI11PryneCnBACc_xPVFIglhYSHKmIDe7McV1LH7oWiUJ2OWO1sQLcxZRXPAN5c-dZVzhFktzw8GIOWj1TnudjUlnjlpUqi6yaccLExxsAvYEx8wam8SDmUV2ojF7olo_stpgq284E30/s320/101_1344.JPG" /></a><br />Another group shot with all 9 cousins. Xavier not cooperating, but these guys are both 2 so we'll give them a break.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsXlGMngb2ZOnxVq_DqDKnIy0LAT_TrVdB0Z1EWe0GObP091dlk0Uv0dKtqIpDohbul0OjL6fLxXMmpR3lC2_b-Az9vz1_17J8lku_EbycEVwHj8qFoUR-WRP_ytYyQGwS9H8PyBP3hw/s1600/IMG_7275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633159161443943010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsXlGMngb2ZOnxVq_DqDKnIy0LAT_TrVdB0Z1EWe0GObP091dlk0Uv0dKtqIpDohbul0OjL6fLxXMmpR3lC2_b-Az9vz1_17J8lku_EbycEVwHj8qFoUR-WRP_ytYyQGwS9H8PyBP3hw/s320/IMG_7275.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>I'm so glad these guys have an opportunity to make memories like this each year! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-5272268885351846852011-07-22T01:10:00.000-05:002011-07-22T01:10:34.125-05:00Out of OrderSo I've been dragging my feet when it comes to a new post because I feel like I should go in order - as in starting with Easter events. I have decided to blog about more recent stuff first and maybe catch up later.<br /><br />Either way, it's nice to be here again. We're having a great summer, and growing nicely, as you can see below. Genevieve is now 8 months old and a "delicate little snowflake" of a baby girl as my Uncle David calls her. In case anyone happens to still check on this neglected little blog, I hope you have a great weekend!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG4doqkuBGfkfJLhVVrhhiFrdfnsXmvX1Ocaq5K1Ot-9VJ4FT63T-BZ2yCGWqkqoAwbg59zrBti8SWIRW6Uacva8U9tfLzQlppmEph_xGAKtU5N7scQpj75l4-dxaSCtoS_8J0-v8Qa8/s1600/IMG_7552.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632053531567352354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG4doqkuBGfkfJLhVVrhhiFrdfnsXmvX1Ocaq5K1Ot-9VJ4FT63T-BZ2yCGWqkqoAwbg59zrBti8SWIRW6Uacva8U9tfLzQlppmEph_xGAKtU5N7scQpj75l4-dxaSCtoS_8J0-v8Qa8/s320/IMG_7552.JPG" /></a>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-72515846696507537392011-05-05T07:00:00.000-05:002011-05-05T07:00:15.347-05:00We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo<div align="left">How about you, you, you?<br />You can come too, too, too<br />We're <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">goin</span>' to the zoo, zoo, zoo<br /><br />Any other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Raffi</span> fans out there?<br /><br />Over spring break we made a quick overnight trip to Abilene and did all sorts of fun things. The length of the drive (2 1/2 hours) seemed really short compared to our usual destinations of Dallas or Houston. I think it was a good practice run with Genevieve - although she was the easiest one in the car. The pleas from the middle seat of "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aahver</span> [Oliver] get out" were very sad during that last stretch.<br /><br />Our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">itinerary</span> included:<br /><br />- Grace children's museum<br />- Awesome percussion demonstration at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ACU</span> by my very musical uncle, aunt and cousins<br />- Zoo<br />- Picnic<br />- Park<br /><br />I only remembered my camera for the second day - the zoo and park. I don't know why we waited so long to take the kids to this zoo. It was great!<br /><br />We got to meet my long-time friend Wes and his family there. Wes had to run back to work, so it was just a very quick "hi" with him, but Erin and their two precious girls met up with us both days and helped give us a tour since they are zoo regulars there. Erin's account of the morning can be <a href="http://wesanderin.blogspot.com/2011/04/fun-with-james-crew.html">found here</a>. She gives a fun summary of some college rivalry pranks. Their family will be moving further away soon, so I am so thankful it worked out for us to catch up in person. Blogs work very well when meeting in person isn't possible though.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">my cousin Emily and Camille soon after we arrived<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNhIRydqduCAaMxx3Bu3ziNbjMSKJ-0affc5x8MIQrQyIoSI-E66mfFhwv_wDdduKy9R9G0QWxAUI-9Byr-WwU7Id4ST20xbivZyhrHMhT-9KdJP2nt_f4pjg-I4aART4IwoP1E66BIQ/s1600/101_0903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603098533332918466" 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/AVvXsEhrNhIRydqduCAaMxx3Bu3ziNbjMSKJ-0affc5x8MIQrQyIoSI-E66mfFhwv_wDdduKy9R9G0QWxAUI-9Byr-WwU7Id4ST20xbivZyhrHMhT-9KdJP2nt_f4pjg-I4aART4IwoP1E66BIQ/s320/101_0903.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oliver looking at "the ducks" - you know...the big pink ducks that stand on one leg.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm1kuQ8gnUyJUgjWflbphdg910U4OXb6IvyCKTT2iQnMfTNn1TNvAxcRE0x7SNZY9cTepu3O2cCwgIHGgiSd4hKZWUItu701KcFL5dJJzgvd70OcUO2N2motVwZeVoOJ8bdaqlIaW5yk/s1600/101_0904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603098527786042098" 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/AVvXsEjrm1kuQ8gnUyJUgjWflbphdg910U4OXb6IvyCKTT2iQnMfTNn1TNvAxcRE0x7SNZY9cTepu3O2cCwgIHGgiSd4hKZWUItu701KcFL5dJJzgvd70OcUO2N2motVwZeVoOJ8bdaqlIaW5yk/s320/101_0904.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Julia and Lucy in the bird room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84ak3LNhQcDobo7NeuWc495rwWANQ3F79NyqPX2bm7j4jGq7lE3rGb0PxmCH9TB_JDJS8nioL-_DppC8H3NDsw343kseH4KjnrhqXbhXKRt4ADmQcPMYkUORS_plW1ds9fvTMCyOCP14/s1600/101_0912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603096652016890994" 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/AVvXsEh84ak3LNhQcDobo7NeuWc495rwWANQ3F79NyqPX2bm7j4jGq7lE3rGb0PxmCH9TB_JDJS8nioL-_DppC8H3NDsw343kseH4KjnrhqXbhXKRt4ADmQcPMYkUORS_plW1ds9fvTMCyOCP14/s320/101_0912.JPG" border="0" /></a>the highlight...GIRAFFES!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBc32K34MUBeBKV1-WMxkNN8mcC5d9XjbDND5lsbseZUpc-uE-XhHXmLgGH8pbybG5Fr9_Hv524grnxtRfbr4imm1F-W-s6yIEH64vbR9rFB-H9z26QVCthyphenhyphenDMKTdUDDjO8QwoTjub8k/s1600/101_0919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603096639988128898" 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/AVvXsEgoBc32K34MUBeBKV1-WMxkNN8mcC5d9XjbDND5lsbseZUpc-uE-XhHXmLgGH8pbybG5Fr9_Hv524grnxtRfbr4imm1F-W-s6yIEH64vbR9rFB-H9z26QVCthyphenhyphenDMKTdUDDjO8QwoTjub8k/s320/101_0919.JPG" border="0" /></a>how often do you get to see the top of a giraffe?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nll0o0UtGldXviAkikzNCEjHSRweZAoRhW7ZcTC6hWr-etx4ujm8b4Xh61ynN8KmC0ubvzu7xMdrtI9ikAxADq8f0c4Syv5wzyC2i9BF-Kx4icH-C1-BPSyFJRt4SrIYg6m2hTblOO0/s1600/101_0922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603096634874512866" 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/AVvXsEg5nll0o0UtGldXviAkikzNCEjHSRweZAoRhW7ZcTC6hWr-etx4ujm8b4Xh61ynN8KmC0ubvzu7xMdrtI9ikAxADq8f0c4Syv5wzyC2i9BF-Kx4icH-C1-BPSyFJRt4SrIYg6m2hTblOO0/s320/101_0922.JPG" border="0" /></a>we got to feed them cracker-like things...impressive tongue, huh?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmIVPlivk9IpzU6bv0HMPnhu6ViIXAhKHCwlGvb9lMAvBigBE9W-5WU43wj679DCZiHWLHo5Uh6ILA55mMkrq2TwcU-VnErtG-djFRFsNESz3NsaNcPycUE-pm4W8Q7zoBPM9P4WBnj4/s1600/101_0924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603091340498205010" 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/AVvXsEgCmIVPlivk9IpzU6bv0HMPnhu6ViIXAhKHCwlGvb9lMAvBigBE9W-5WU43wj679DCZiHWLHo5Uh6ILA55mMkrq2TwcU-VnErtG-djFRFsNESz3NsaNcPycUE-pm4W8Q7zoBPM9P4WBnj4/s320/101_0924.JPG" border="0" /></a>I managed to miss a family picture of all 7 of us at both Christmas and Easter, but now we have one in front of the giraffes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNsgRM1QnndnpUM8rCiialZURdQXr7_prHapWLdGjBCxS0amfwlcEAq1wdD-tzgdRxM6Bi3PEB5EN85jfZD_1FdLB4WKvtMwabxiiqC5JTFG0l_Le13SJ3j2x35tYovbFLEKXDvt8JEo/s1600/101_0929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603091332180105682" 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/AVvXsEhiNsgRM1QnndnpUM8rCiialZURdQXr7_prHapWLdGjBCxS0amfwlcEAq1wdD-tzgdRxM6Bi3PEB5EN85jfZD_1FdLB4WKvtMwabxiiqC5JTFG0l_Le13SJ3j2x35tYovbFLEKXDvt8JEo/s320/101_0929.JPG" border="0" /></a>zebra<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3L2ufCADLTFZJ1ZDVmQTaeyIoEa4JyIJPiIa6RzFouUj_vWXkni4Mr906I8rQkVApJ62zjCvXJ84TJkIVfntb4Bm2Zsuc2ijTeXi5kYsJlCgjrHaoccLtCBzifkp8KKI6Syq5Dibbk0/s1600/101_0931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603091322308743714" 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/AVvXsEgu3L2ufCADLTFZJ1ZDVmQTaeyIoEa4JyIJPiIa6RzFouUj_vWXkni4Mr906I8rQkVApJ62zjCvXJ84TJkIVfntb4Bm2Zsuc2ijTeXi5kYsJlCgjrHaoccLtCBzifkp8KKI6Syq5Dibbk0/s320/101_0931.JPG" border="0" /></a>tiger playing with a ball<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7KgHsRKVoGx6Zzeh3mKs-ljXUQFkCDFtrkHKkk7Hf-tAQHu5rmmSU6qRHMTTEoWi6dZBOkteATuKiDLNKe6pwI0AR28saX8MynxVb5mcT5ZpTljhZqP33yaSSDnygbg2NogvzJNBLX4/s1600/101_0934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603091319442323682" 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/AVvXsEik7KgHsRKVoGx6Zzeh3mKs-ljXUQFkCDFtrkHKkk7Hf-tAQHu5rmmSU6qRHMTTEoWi6dZBOkteATuKiDLNKe6pwI0AR28saX8MynxVb5mcT5ZpTljhZqP33yaSSDnygbg2NogvzJNBLX4/s320/101_0934.JPG" border="0" /></a>back of a lion - made me thankful I only have to deal with Lucy's tangles and not his<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb-9YkHYCSjJxWvxMRCMbS1ZrcGxKtRWT2amNJO1BOxLvLX7oIr1K0BH7-n9Yqzl848jKVJK3hMYp8R2c7VLcDaGG6UeeyHLgyZZ7Eg6FN7J35FvSLj2jTQdXf0n_rpWOHpYl4KjPojU/s1600/101_0935.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603091310360331602" 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/AVvXsEjhb-9YkHYCSjJxWvxMRCMbS1ZrcGxKtRWT2amNJO1BOxLvLX7oIr1K0BH7-n9Yqzl848jKVJK3hMYp8R2c7VLcDaGG6UeeyHLgyZZ7Eg6FN7J35FvSLj2jTQdXf0n_rpWOHpYl4KjPojU/s320/101_0935.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A big chubby frog...</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMykZQYT0f3ZZm1VSXQEGkzBZsOLZ3SsiORkCpDcsoakqR9fUUiinPXMqTgaWIWZoN4ITiFRBvVOweA3vhZzp1Y2x4kIzrht2q3BUF0VpjmTfD2f-mLlGs7rAp3sGZHBXIiPgoXTvEMg/s1600/101_0901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603098537562996946" 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/AVvXsEiGMykZQYT0f3ZZm1VSXQEGkzBZsOLZ3SsiORkCpDcsoakqR9fUUiinPXMqTgaWIWZoN4ITiFRBvVOweA3vhZzp1Y2x4kIzrht2q3BUF0VpjmTfD2f-mLlGs7rAp3sGZHBXIiPgoXTvEMg/s320/101_0901.JPG" border="0" /></a> or maybe that was from our house.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />does this kid below even have hair? how similar can hair and skin color be?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYipn2YxH-eT7std29DrLlZfSKRQbH-qfpEriGKudLPzXHiX4br8oIKYM1iXVJz-qoJavrMCAN332UxfpkhrZBecKtlDJQpv0OBXKXZkdcK1UPiHUarnBZtboHKGXeqKyIKZfyAT8cWs4/s1600/101_0937.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603086774859072626" 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/AVvXsEjYipn2YxH-eT7std29DrLlZfSKRQbH-qfpEriGKudLPzXHiX4br8oIKYM1iXVJz-qoJavrMCAN332UxfpkhrZBecKtlDJQpv0OBXKXZkdcK1UPiHUarnBZtboHKGXeqKyIKZfyAT8cWs4/s320/101_0937.JPG" border="0" /></a>how we get around these days<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4b181Lz4bav_Fdlx5UMiyd8gl_LoyExb5wLd2YpSZ6bYuf5i6g6m8ynqPwIKeCI4MmGb7C0j2isiFUnLkyC9ictccOdsAksjflzI0zMQWjShwEWmcnJgnCxN2ppGaCXS_FTMy6WFhF8/s1600/101_0939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603086766884510274" 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/AVvXsEhZ4b181Lz4bav_Fdlx5UMiyd8gl_LoyExb5wLd2YpSZ6bYuf5i6g6m8ynqPwIKeCI4MmGb7C0j2isiFUnLkyC9ictccOdsAksjflzI0zMQWjShwEWmcnJgnCxN2ppGaCXS_FTMy6WFhF8/s320/101_0939.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div>our kids were also amused by the hill.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIF-nxUtGa8trg1AgSjyTwXhtJRR9qL-hDE1AFxlPotYCQ4EXeRdmC1ikqD3qGXoXVgcV_FXF3Skj_F-wO-coQnSI_C-36kjEYOb9gZ7jJ4j_nkDdFcjQ-QpcKRb8adz0xLGjWMAJF1U/s1600/101_0943.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603086751100328434" 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/AVvXsEivIF-nxUtGa8trg1AgSjyTwXhtJRR9qL-hDE1AFxlPotYCQ4EXeRdmC1ikqD3qGXoXVgcV_FXF3Skj_F-wO-coQnSI_C-36kjEYOb9gZ7jJ4j_nkDdFcjQ-QpcKRb8adz0xLGjWMAJF1U/s320/101_0943.JPG" border="0" /></a> yes, we are from a very flat place<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjXNNHLOJF2DKuR87pubMfmgjUDrYtFlBEGTAJX6AQJYNVS67x0Wl_U08JHcHK0zPdujx4A1eu1wvhIvCPQeqak2ZShNisRt8MPol_Bu7wMbwn_DQ2ff6ySvpAyvV2bOnevmgHSDINjw/s1600/101_0945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603086742664002066" 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/AVvXsEjhjXNNHLOJF2DKuR87pubMfmgjUDrYtFlBEGTAJX6AQJYNVS67x0Wl_U08JHcHK0zPdujx4A1eu1wvhIvCPQeqak2ZShNisRt8MPol_Bu7wMbwn_DQ2ff6ySvpAyvV2bOnevmgHSDINjw/s320/101_0945.JPG" border="0" /></a> a group picture of the older kids (Wes and Erin's daughter Abby is on the left) just before it was time to go<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdXaIM0Y1CZpNROcjXd1zSYCwqPLo-MGiZqkbrjoRY-pEbebtT9IL5IZpJFtapcU__lcvRytwbWTwvLEz_fZo56iLWrq5k8s5-8-6NAWqKOZ2nkh4HZchjZXLscayp0CHrynUU126ZXY/s1600/101_0951.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603083394409800850" 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/AVvXsEjcdXaIM0Y1CZpNROcjXd1zSYCwqPLo-MGiZqkbrjoRY-pEbebtT9IL5IZpJFtapcU__lcvRytwbWTwvLEz_fZo56iLWrq5k8s5-8-6NAWqKOZ2nkh4HZchjZXLscayp0CHrynUU126ZXY/s320/101_0951.JPG" border="0" /></a> the two little girls during a nap time picnic - Wes and Erin's Mackenzie is almost exactly one year older than Genevieve. AND they both have 9 letters in their names.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEK-8_CNR8aVoYhLkRPutl4uAc4vwYpej-xAnGM99tnmZQTRu6TAHwK_xGoscZhxf57urjqTyrc6WslstUi041zO876j5MbcmQ84jcuf_N-ZwJvjt1DTBiIi8LsR1EqtQRgGuaWLp5jk/s1600/101_0955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603083387881591250" 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/AVvXsEgoEK-8_CNR8aVoYhLkRPutl4uAc4vwYpej-xAnGM99tnmZQTRu6TAHwK_xGoscZhxf57urjqTyrc6WslstUi041zO876j5MbcmQ84jcuf_N-ZwJvjt1DTBiIi8LsR1EqtQRgGuaWLp5jk/s320/101_0955.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I wish I could bring Emily & Julia with us <em>everywhere we go! </em>I might have a little bit too much confidence about how manageable going somewhere crowded and taking pictures with 5 kids under age 10 is now.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEq8I9VQpsicayyUgmvhQEFAsmtFB27_WXSWjgR4Aix9XOqSGtKscpJq9t4WpsA3SR13o1YGQAmWxk6I-w7wQMKTMwxXrLV_MgvdVa4JzwlNuMdcQYyWJULXi4tSrqNVIooNufXBchmY/s1600/101_0965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603083364388931826" 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/AVvXsEhbEq8I9VQpsicayyUgmvhQEFAsmtFB27_WXSWjgR4Aix9XOqSGtKscpJq9t4WpsA3SR13o1YGQAmWxk6I-w7wQMKTMwxXrLV_MgvdVa4JzwlNuMdcQYyWJULXi4tSrqNVIooNufXBchmY/s320/101_0965.JPG" border="0" /></a>I think these guys were inspired when they saw Wes in uniform and learned that he is an Air Force pilot :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniNuwPQEfmYZwenqi4pvTq4GPXJGbHlp_ZD_YVkoJU2z6mWdiHFYKPYhKnFtLErdUwQKG1YqwQoA_Kanev6ptYPtdiU7Wi7cJqNH_xpxH5kr4DT839AAAT1c3a8CtLiwVav4V2cgjG_4/s1600/101_0971.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603083352810231202" 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/AVvXsEgniNuwPQEfmYZwenqi4pvTq4GPXJGbHlp_ZD_YVkoJU2z6mWdiHFYKPYhKnFtLErdUwQKG1YqwQoA_Kanev6ptYPtdiU7Wi7cJqNH_xpxH5kr4DT839AAAT1c3a8CtLiwVav4V2cgjG_4/s320/101_0971.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It was a perfect spring break get away for us! Thanks so, so much for hosting us Allen & Susan!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-71953170582033716402011-03-23T07:37:00.001-05:002011-03-23T07:37:00.512-05:00Little things I don't want to forgetMost of these are Oliver since he is at such a funny stage, but a few from the others as well. This is my main form of keeping up with these sorts of things, so this may be too much if you are not a grandparent or great-grandparent!<br /><br />I've enjoyed looking back at similar things I blogged when Camille was at this stage, so here we go with some recent/current <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oliverisms</span>:<br /><br />- he used to say <em>cocky <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bup</span></em> instead of coffee cup<br /><br />- Oliver weighs almost 25 lbs at 22 months. (what Kilian weighed at 12 months)<br /><br />- he gets bored pretend cooking, and will find a way to stir <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">someone's</span> leftovers...or sand from outside...or a grape that rolled under the table...or even his own spit in one of my skillets.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufVE8gpEMQ0j6Ii_vZvKYmzIv190jHtuswQQR0bnHeadFwjJurb37ofkIJ3E8N0OnPuGp9yrJr4wMgRso8v3gGrxBRcdNB6EMkBIsS1iUo3FQzPx9eyNBOMHeflK9ruPjoMgI9RXr9KE/s1600/101_0762.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549735412552450" 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/AVvXsEiufVE8gpEMQ0j6Ii_vZvKYmzIv190jHtuswQQR0bnHeadFwjJurb37ofkIJ3E8N0OnPuGp9yrJr4wMgRso8v3gGrxBRcdNB6EMkBIsS1iUo3FQzPx9eyNBOMHeflK9ruPjoMgI9RXr9KE/s320/101_0762.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />- siblings' names: <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">aahmille</span></em> = Camille, <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">woocy</span></em> = Lucy, <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">kiyan</span></em> = Kilian and <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Gebeeve</span></em> or <em>Gigi</em> = Genevieve<br /><br /><p>- he throws trash away for us, throws laundry up and into the washer, and throws his dishes up and into the sink</p>- he just says, <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bacuum</span>!</em> with a smile when I catch him making a mess<br /><p>- when I caught him with a finger in his nose and asked if he needed a Kleenex he just looked at me, shook his head and said <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">mouf</span></em> (mouth)<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip01IAbyfNRf9GS4LrVYxtIfwYuTrT0DMni-MOXRqbznC9FOZwTobBcO0NgRukUXLfgYxoAP5eDc-sz1BrGlSbDFJWOczGLE8QKEQhcAfFwu9ZXSEneibYu0PozHXNdiiHzWodMHzpIMw/s1600/101_0763.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549732503895442" 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/AVvXsEip01IAbyfNRf9GS4LrVYxtIfwYuTrT0DMni-MOXRqbznC9FOZwTobBcO0NgRukUXLfgYxoAP5eDc-sz1BrGlSbDFJWOczGLE8QKEQhcAfFwu9ZXSEneibYu0PozHXNdiiHzWodMHzpIMw/s320/101_0763.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />- the way Oliver says <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">nank</span> you welcome</em> when I give him something <p></p><p>- answers most "Do you want to...????" questions with <em>I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">guesh</span>-show</em><br /><br />- says <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">scoof</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">aahmille</span></em> = scoot over Camille </p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4QKtFDFD-u0E3FQ4BYosC__mDx1GMit9XLxK8Ou_TfWO3BGtu6AiVrvU94ZS7yDnmph-HpKl3Yj4csYXyTHwkT2wR0WaOBquxqfQfbinSYZRN6NS7bTaP-okyeb8Q1TJ3yLy30O-Ox4/s1600/101_0765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549723636300578" 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/AVvXsEjG4QKtFDFD-u0E3FQ4BYosC__mDx1GMit9XLxK8Ou_TfWO3BGtu6AiVrvU94ZS7yDnmph-HpKl3Yj4csYXyTHwkT2wR0WaOBquxqfQfbinSYZRN6NS7bTaP-okyeb8Q1TJ3yLy30O-Ox4/s320/101_0765.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />- points to Sonic when we drive past it and says <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Dippa</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Deppa</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Deppa</span></em> = Dr. Pepper <p>- he has reminded me to pray while eating lunch at home when it is just us at the table </p><p>- a hand towel fits him like this<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBjoN8vDMrmjAVRpSukNuJN9UWCMoN5eDvdpDlwKsQNFj9oCDdxRwPvCWVlfgJbYeb4187V3KEhmKZwnGfwJ_5KksAHA3xY5ofAbX9yQu6B9Rx4BypLM-KsQ6B4r1GpgtHk8wDjJcyUc/s1600/101_0704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549758671758402" 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/AVvXsEjnBjoN8vDMrmjAVRpSukNuJN9UWCMoN5eDvdpDlwKsQNFj9oCDdxRwPvCWVlfgJbYeb4187V3KEhmKZwnGfwJ_5KksAHA3xY5ofAbX9yQu6B9Rx4BypLM-KsQ6B4r1GpgtHk8wDjJcyUc/s320/101_0704.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also,</p><p>- that Camille thought long and hard about what would be a good thing to give up for lent. She arrived at "not dressing up in princess clothes". Then after giving in and dressing up anyway she changed it to "not wearing a swimming suit in the bath tub". </p><p>- how Camille frowns and says <em>Mom, I don't like this chicken (or whatever I cooked)......*dramatic pause*.....I LOVE it!!</em></p><p>- how much Lucy loves to climb in my lap in the driver's seat of the car at Sonic and do the talking into the speaker for my happy hour "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">dippa</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">deppa</span>" </p><p>- that Lucy plays indoor soccer much like I did the one season I tried it (at age 25) - not much contact with the ball...at all. She is doing very well in gymnastics, though.<br /></p><p>- how much Kilian loves to hear Genevieve's baby babble and says there is nothing sweeter in the world </p><p>- that Kilian is once again very excited about acquiring a new butterfly net for the upcoming bug season. I hope he doesn't outgrow this anytime soon.</p>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-21042001661535427012011-03-21T07:32:00.001-05:002011-03-21T07:32:00.385-05:00Clean Freak<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-P69_hyphenhyphen-zgfkHEdkI7wPwd6hoY3oBn6kazwGafpnnK2KObffuXeuqWVX4Xi-nw24L_hJEakv3x3eYR-0_g8Up0cxM79705amtGnSyOly4hNrDg4dBXu8QTmKEifdrrzCxSbiRuZownag/s1600/101_1002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586279523979145666" 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/AVvXsEh-P69_hyphenhyphen-zgfkHEdkI7wPwd6hoY3oBn6kazwGafpnnK2KObffuXeuqWVX4Xi-nw24L_hJEakv3x3eYR-0_g8Up0cxM79705amtGnSyOly4hNrDg4dBXu8QTmKEifdrrzCxSbiRuZownag/s320/101_1002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-11582216949811407762011-03-20T23:04:00.003-05:002011-03-20T23:22:42.456-05:00Puzzled<div align="center">I was puzzled when my friend, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><a href="http://fromnellescountry.blogspot.com/">Juanelle</a></span>, asked me to send her a digital picture of the kids last fall, before Genevieve arrived. I didn't have a recent one, so <em>they</em> were puzzled when I loaded them in the car and took them to my parents' back yard to try to get a decent picture.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc5wCMCjQc3A5AKqjjWXX_4RaohtFbIZrTkzKBwV-6mjDHtSxljIDGRKSpRC3jWMT631C4VCmYyphVkW4uCtG7CBcsO03piyJJW1Ak8-5iKe66R9ed2EnDlJ8fEDb4UHgrrhcNJDTEco/s1600/101_1020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586295607169639026" 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/AVvXsEhSc5wCMCjQc3A5AKqjjWXX_4RaohtFbIZrTkzKBwV-6mjDHtSxljIDGRKSpRC3jWMT631C4VCmYyphVkW4uCtG7CBcsO03piyJJW1Ak8-5iKe66R9ed2EnDlJ8fEDb4UHgrrhcNJDTEco/s320/101_1020.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then when I opened my Christmas present, I saw this neat tin box with their picture on the outside...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjz-iAdkMoYb46xHiPV9IDPhiSecug8HLgmGn9dNnaRpp4mApAgN0Wyy88AvEsjo_OKH0Hvel6-acwDje7LzeG67V25HQPloukEqBinx0d993j6jRK0QakjyIlUVN2gDTrDKD5tnlbv4/s1600/101_1021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586295614860151778" 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/AVvXsEggjz-iAdkMoYb46xHiPV9IDPhiSecug8HLgmGn9dNnaRpp4mApAgN0Wyy88AvEsjo_OKH0Hvel6-acwDje7LzeG67V25HQPloukEqBinx0d993j6jRK0QakjyIlUVN2gDTrDKD5tnlbv4/s320/101_1021.JPG" border="0" /></a> and their picture as a puzzle inside.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6-wc_NHEJognJGjUTtJWIasGJ0SLfPV4Cj4yF0pBdgvmIRtVa4DtWKn2Pmz9W-z3liJaGbbrVfTAtDgeK2RnQ3LLV25JpVtobKDBiupEDxrjH7lG9eRSYETNqYMXL60F-3gh5Vu55M8/s1600/101_1014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586295635456701314" 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/AVvXsEhp6-wc_NHEJognJGjUTtJWIasGJ0SLfPV4Cj4yF0pBdgvmIRtVa4DtWKn2Pmz9W-z3liJaGbbrVfTAtDgeK2RnQ3LLV25JpVtobKDBiupEDxrjH7lG9eRSYETNqYMXL60F-3gh5Vu55M8/s320/101_1014.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am no longer puzzled,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflCnJupISQSjFrZpoQGTD2JTqVt9F9fyqq4dqnHn_aIov4qf-3wMmMjfgsrC1UZizdkuShC11Z7Zh9YNCBBL0Wicsb4eykMuYL476XOKvDqMWUFM0NKsce42ZthXk8XjCPlukTc2S_qY/s1600/101_1017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586295626787783602" 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/AVvXsEiflCnJupISQSjFrZpoQGTD2JTqVt9F9fyqq4dqnHn_aIov4qf-3wMmMjfgsrC1UZizdkuShC11Z7Zh9YNCBBL0Wicsb4eykMuYL476XOKvDqMWUFM0NKsce42ZthXk8XjCPlukTc2S_qY/s320/101_1017.JPG" border="0" /></a> but they are!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwaH0rYryzf6PTEcQGDnh9piJehWkMniQL5-SQofyMd5v8D_-wBQxWyOua_P04N1iQcs5n75-5RTCFznb1qoETdHm24gok-lPTZIDWlMCDb7B23m05UojI1KmXYPIz4adJKU8A1dq85w/s1600/101_1018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586295617961996146" 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/AVvXsEiXwaH0rYryzf6PTEcQGDnh9piJehWkMniQL5-SQofyMd5v8D_-wBQxWyOua_P04N1iQcs5n75-5RTCFznb1qoETdHm24gok-lPTZIDWlMCDb7B23m05UojI1KmXYPIz4adJKU8A1dq85w/s320/101_1018.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thanks, Aunt Nelle!! We love it! </div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-71701376512724091802011-03-15T07:19:00.003-05:002011-03-20T23:18:35.176-05:00The DanceA couple of nights ago Lucy talked Kilian into dressing up for a dance. She put on a fancy dress, and he reluctantly agreed to wear this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHjSeNhvauH8OQPpOfIvmvnaIp235GEg1yyS5WiC9sCaKhX1EbJAOQh4Bnt7ZKwc5RnYEsMhLDn3Eihb9xQl1w58a5TwU02szp4j_LvmtdItMmECH9L03ZSl4dDralf_MuFajMHJmhSE/s1600/101_0863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584191494002990514" 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/AVvXsEimHjSeNhvauH8OQPpOfIvmvnaIp235GEg1yyS5WiC9sCaKhX1EbJAOQh4Bnt7ZKwc5RnYEsMhLDn3Eihb9xQl1w58a5TwU02szp4j_LvmtdItMmECH9L03ZSl4dDralf_MuFajMHJmhSE/s320/101_0863.JPG" border="0" /></a> They selected The Blue Danube Waltz as music and when it started, she didn't really want a dance partner after all. She just wanted to spin around on her own. He was a little bit miffed that he went through that trouble for nothing.<br /><br /><div align="center">In comes Camille. She'll take a dance partner!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gLKFY1MCU6FasUGz0pQxSUZ_GysYiNNOvMf8jETBFs1fFpDzvtRtl6CixxyW-Ke4pmEA58d28VuCfWOyPXCrT4v3WN3p6i1oRriYoh8Cm-wfPKHtaq6f0G8Yyi39qLa01xjVDLq7_jo/s1600/101_0867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584191490366275170" 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/AVvXsEh7gLKFY1MCU6FasUGz0pQxSUZ_GysYiNNOvMf8jETBFs1fFpDzvtRtl6CixxyW-Ke4pmEA58d28VuCfWOyPXCrT4v3WN3p6i1oRriYoh8Cm-wfPKHtaq6f0G8Yyi39qLa01xjVDLq7_jo/s320/101_0867.JPG" border="0" /></a> I was reluctant to take pictures in case Kilian would change his mind.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcxwFRRE_8L9VGsfWRbU1qhi_JSb2Hs6rqpeNZsGtnUa5arANyLRyKV6Zfqr9oQeQVH3f1Sc7gVPTr9Ka4H7mDmoi6WQ6DU-FQyKfP98e0Ta8CynkwPtkI9MvKsS1gZ-WNUP-Cwmdwbc/s1600/101_0868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584191478178221410" 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/AVvXsEgPcxwFRRE_8L9VGsfWRbU1qhi_JSb2Hs6rqpeNZsGtnUa5arANyLRyKV6Zfqr9oQeQVH3f1Sc7gVPTr9Ka4H7mDmoi6WQ6DU-FQyKfP98e0Ta8CynkwPtkI9MvKsS1gZ-WNUP-Cwmdwbc/s320/101_0868.JPG" border="0" /></a>He was okay with it, even though he couldn't find his church shoes. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPJTdGiJyh6pXAEoRh0qYW2_pBU0xDBC_MkV7fLY-IarGBr9YGgIg9JO5d6AutnF-liqSeBfn92a0DbD4kphoWFpE7RtHybskD_DbVDv9YiGOrqOmqSe1DDGnOj7WYGSdNXewpCGGaaU/s1600/101_0869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584191473297732882" 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/AVvXsEjWPJTdGiJyh6pXAEoRh0qYW2_pBU0xDBC_MkV7fLY-IarGBr9YGgIg9JO5d6AutnF-liqSeBfn92a0DbD4kphoWFpE7RtHybskD_DbVDv9YiGOrqOmqSe1DDGnOj7WYGSdNXewpCGGaaU/s320/101_0869.JPG" border="0" /></a>They danced quite a while, then Lucy decided she wanted a partner after all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zNJnBfN0o17UJLh48e4pV9LGLBLTmrvF2krDpUTaXM1izDvQdevFAZrAVLd1ac7a-H70j-owQ1PVw-2nabpbpnPxCFxnLtN4QwVp25dWr5hXRAo7IOUDJTKbsIeNXr82Tn4kDio_nn8/s1600/101_0857.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584188939318269282" 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/AVvXsEh7zNJnBfN0o17UJLh48e4pV9LGLBLTmrvF2krDpUTaXM1izDvQdevFAZrAVLd1ac7a-H70j-owQ1PVw-2nabpbpnPxCFxnLtN4QwVp25dWr5hXRAo7IOUDJTKbsIeNXr82Tn4kDio_nn8/s320/101_0857.JPG" border="0" /></a>costume change!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8dMnIiCef2kq2olltsEtwVl-NzMxY1jeJ08ytrD2lwFCUxBgD8Ix-KVN0J-qfaK-28t1fkO_NgZOj9ITdkp11fWj4rtBlQFt2To-zZXF87qsMicr0oD1_8ajDVGlx9BkQYjN1a2P4D0/s1600/101_0858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584188938982649922" 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/AVvXsEjC8dMnIiCef2kq2olltsEtwVl-NzMxY1jeJ08ytrD2lwFCUxBgD8Ix-KVN0J-qfaK-28t1fkO_NgZOj9ITdkp11fWj4rtBlQFt2To-zZXF87qsMicr0oD1_8ajDVGlx9BkQYjN1a2P4D0/s320/101_0858.JPG" border="0" /></a>Quick side note: We love those cardboard blocks that are in 90% of the pictures on this blog. They are stacked up neatly some of the time, but probably not nearly enough. They do get played with almost everyday - and we got the first set about 8 years ago. We got the second this past Christmas. Excellent classic toy!</div><div align="center"><div><div></div><div>Back to the dancing<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIMMJ4FPjI4TUQ1jZi3qey9E-egNXI4dNmp-MVTgnOzf87yz_WiJ5qkkCfBW00GueN6SvsCNCHlMKTnedBRU6QAh7IJu5fZLqN4jhk92tcJOKgQA0eHpIcHQT8f-UKmvEWctbUrTpLlk/s1600/101_0861.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584188930235486930" 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/AVvXsEjaIMMJ4FPjI4TUQ1jZi3qey9E-egNXI4dNmp-MVTgnOzf87yz_WiJ5qkkCfBW00GueN6SvsCNCHlMKTnedBRU6QAh7IJu5fZLqN4jhk92tcJOKgQA0eHpIcHQT8f-UKmvEWctbUrTpLlk/s320/101_0861.JPG" border="0" /></a>and the lift for the finale!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4okbl7JOWZmvxFfzVon2b-OVmwi8lqr_AdMxL_xXwqrUKGezpAZHImpamVnMYcDZcIYmKcynSq2nHe62NlydM9zZeGpjT4keq4U54O48p8eMb4Zn-kl5IIBQlyY38mEksfh7A8L2yjc/s1600/101_0862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584188919482993906" 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/AVvXsEgK4okbl7JOWZmvxFfzVon2b-OVmwi8lqr_AdMxL_xXwqrUKGezpAZHImpamVnMYcDZcIYmKcynSq2nHe62NlydM9zZeGpjT4keq4U54O48p8eMb4Zn-kl5IIBQlyY38mEksfh7A8L2yjc/s320/101_0862.JPG" border="0" /></a>Oliver, you've got some big shoes to fill when it comes to being a good-sport of a brother!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWlLfSdfYxvaBX84nc4GfRc-J7MRe8b0ceUkf48AN-S0mdjA3FfjLEUp2EX5V_PC8pAi3-aiVjW3SweSMowBUApZrlz3-IyrgdOscC6MhAfvnSuTKASxQxQ2LMK_iRrznVk2QxZjJOcU/s1600/101_0866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584188913818396674" 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/AVvXsEjbWlLfSdfYxvaBX84nc4GfRc-J7MRe8b0ceUkf48AN-S0mdjA3FfjLEUp2EX5V_PC8pAi3-aiVjW3SweSMowBUApZrlz3-IyrgdOscC6MhAfvnSuTKASxQxQ2LMK_iRrznVk2QxZjJOcU/s320/101_0866.JPG" border="0" /></a>(ok so those are his dad's shoes not his brother's - I just really like big shoes on toddlers)<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-22851393239698970392011-03-11T23:24:00.004-06:002011-03-11T23:36:18.507-06:0080 percent...of my kids were crying at the same time one evening this week while I was cooking dinner.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqB2DEl_FC5ed4V7jOyxJ6yBTOY9G3TEi24hl9o0OUe6WHbuXr5aWHzsZcs1-l_GYj3ZwoMIxub7_1xXgo7aLSlix8YqAEEGpN40Ite47KDoymPZ9ve0-t03V74DgiRktdCSVhkL-VOQ/s1600/101_0772.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549749753878866" 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/AVvXsEjeqB2DEl_FC5ed4V7jOyxJ6yBTOY9G3TEi24hl9o0OUe6WHbuXr5aWHzsZcs1-l_GYj3ZwoMIxub7_1xXgo7aLSlix8YqAEEGpN40Ite47KDoymPZ9ve0-t03V74DgiRktdCSVhkL-VOQ/s320/101_0772.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Oliver was crying "hold you" at my feet, while Genevieve wailed in her swing. Lucy was quietly sobbing after I made her redo some homework. Just before she stopped, Camille started crying when I wouldn't let her have a snack 10 minutes before our meal was ready. I asked Kilian if there was anything he wanted to cry about so that I could possibly break some sort of record with 5 crying at once. He couldn't come up with anything.<br /><br />That is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span>. I survived. I just need to pay attention and be grateful for the times I get to hear 80 percent of my kids laughing at the same time...and in no time that last 20 percent will be laughing with them!</div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-67922085804645310112011-03-10T14:16:00.000-06:002011-03-10T14:16:32.225-06:00Lucy Lately<div align="center">There are three lucky people that get to call Lucy big sister:</div><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center">the look-alike</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivutXVj1GjrTSCaRtVPs4QkuqVjvQV4AdTGmW9znOGhdLGoLJuk6m8PFeTZSGtL2o-S99bNvHATeAK3abAl8UCBBrsjUwnGWgS1e16OxC8zjgD9_dMgAe9mrD2M1DeRilMLDk-_rIwgpU/s1600/101_0277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567471264935214594" 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/AVvXsEivutXVj1GjrTSCaRtVPs4QkuqVjvQV4AdTGmW9znOGhdLGoLJuk6m8PFeTZSGtL2o-S99bNvHATeAK3abAl8UCBBrsjUwnGWgS1e16OxC8zjgD9_dMgAe9mrD2M1DeRilMLDk-_rIwgpU/s320/101_0277.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">the roommate<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJolUEYq8fN74y6eeYND6Jv1S3ybhgycAtvtpHcOUrUmxXOkixm6kuTOKxZYLxCDOjutO6Gj42voQ6ydC5EO_-fXYSjNjp_jG_1k9vpDjs39azvwafIMz59UksXFqKIyn0N-ofdpf5A9k/s1600/101_0258.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567487781816960850" 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/AVvXsEjJolUEYq8fN74y6eeYND6Jv1S3ybhgycAtvtpHcOUrUmxXOkixm6kuTOKxZYLxCDOjutO6Gj42voQ6ydC5EO_-fXYSjNjp_jG_1k9vpDjs39azvwafIMz59UksXFqKIyn0N-ofdpf5A9k/s320/101_0258.JPG" border="0" /></a>and the blue-eyed one<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqh5BWRHC8Vtct93j8EZ2pBsEdoYXtPPOnokwHtyn2olI8U0lh0PDpLfIaRISnEycBWZd9f9-LuFXtmGIQbsfNc_pLBMczCeo0TEKjuNymR3t-_iodoFENlfWA5eMWUPYK2X5E5re1sY/s1600/100_7573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567466876900952802" 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/AVvXsEjGqh5BWRHC8Vtct93j8EZ2pBsEdoYXtPPOnokwHtyn2olI8U0lh0PDpLfIaRISnEycBWZd9f9-LuFXtmGIQbsfNc_pLBMczCeo0TEKjuNymR3t-_iodoFENlfWA5eMWUPYK2X5E5re1sY/s320/100_7573.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdXYcK74Ittsr-agHUBWE2YdZSKPmpFPXBNq5hNe8ucAlvBb0uIA34CptGdsyHhG3kq5cSriKBP89QT_gn8tjks8sQj1O3-Eo9s8D7KFPiYsNkSN3Jsnerg10JeNQwDwW2vFn1YvqDdA/s1600/100_7575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567466860470187794" 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/AVvXsEjJdXYcK74Ittsr-agHUBWE2YdZSKPmpFPXBNq5hNe8ucAlvBb0uIA34CptGdsyHhG3kq5cSriKBP89QT_gn8tjks8sQj1O3-Eo9s8D7KFPiYsNkSN3Jsnerg10JeNQwDwW2vFn1YvqDdA/s320/100_7575.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p align="center">then there is also the one that gets to call her <em>little sister</em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM1N5xIHFSI3dhIakL2h7LG6mpcbPR28LjBZ6pl3UECPhNEaBHlMgp8BdEGouxw0KzDxnx2QuTT450cjU5KDXmKPMrdzIBFlHV4jBXkY1dF97wslmJaFfuVOj47E0_f2U5hjtryMWDUk/s1600/101_0781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582541811762279778" 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/AVvXsEgAM1N5xIHFSI3dhIakL2h7LG6mpcbPR28LjBZ6pl3UECPhNEaBHlMgp8BdEGouxw0KzDxnx2QuTT450cjU5KDXmKPMrdzIBFlHV4jBXkY1dF97wslmJaFfuVOj47E0_f2U5hjtryMWDUk/s320/101_0781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center">Wait. Where is he? Could that he him behind that yellow dust cloth Lucy used to dust the piano? She has subtle and not-so-subtle ways of taking out her frustrations. </p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyjnwLdp3cdzUuLwrxrMbjg6pazs-TbVYp0O5d-PBWLz9y0dG5nfBFfBkOKUvu0ovQ-ytvesfDy1rMOZCceEWvO4NkShQheTzgcG8lrYyErDyxmgV4NnEuQia2qAUln2TZcTTHRykUOE/s1600/101_0782.JPG"></a> Yes, we are still trying to play Christmas songs on the piano.</div><br /><div align="center">and</div><br /><div align="center">Yes, we are finding little cars <em>everywhere</em> now that Oliver plays with them.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaylk9l7HV1pnk7CAozhTpLOPL8Wuiof034ZMS60XrG-k_JAyvsYHdkgvWjOez_KdME0CKHH6oErOs3bA7Q1Xhj3jHvRfRKYho-HtkpUFMBsU_zoFTPevKDxrfqwuGbxRO9M0eWMXNqr4/s1600/101_0784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582541822586602514" 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/AVvXsEgaylk9l7HV1pnk7CAozhTpLOPL8Wuiof034ZMS60XrG-k_JAyvsYHdkgvWjOez_KdME0CKHH6oErOs3bA7Q1Xhj3jHvRfRKYho-HtkpUFMBsU_zoFTPevKDxrfqwuGbxRO9M0eWMXNqr4/s320/101_0784.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>Also, I need to get a frame for Miss G's picture. I figure I'm doing fairly well to have pictures of baby #5 at all. A frame would be the cherry on top!</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOEjIBjTfCs9tW-3tdS6YBvV0B-55iVstUB2iMU0PBxWo67Czm1QOf4m3V03LIOok5B9GUl2ByIuLL4KpWiEMbFpEGplU1U2ErGTtW75QnsY1rfubzACp-0nd9_HoifH3o9_BUujsRtI/s1600/101_0790.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582541829539476098" 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/AVvXsEjlOEjIBjTfCs9tW-3tdS6YBvV0B-55iVstUB2iMU0PBxWo67Czm1QOf4m3V03LIOok5B9GUl2ByIuLL4KpWiEMbFpEGplU1U2ErGTtW75QnsY1rfubzACp-0nd9_HoifH3o9_BUujsRtI/s320/101_0790.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">* * * * *</p><p align="left">Lucy: Mom, do you remember how Kilian was born with the bossiness? Well I think I was born with the sweetness.</p><p align="left">She is referring to her extreme love of sugar and all things sweet, not her temperment.<br /></p><p></p><br /><p align="center">* * * * *</p><br /><p align="center">She also got to attend her first official sleep over a few weeks ago.</p><p align="center">The new suitcase was carefully packed,</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4I5w73n5MiBRi_81TKk6b047XkWZuzj94NVB_7ARuSn4OoS6wLmJncntrgNc0p15gg3e2zcV6VTbCgd6rFDhH3JkUmxM_g3-GNyzFvzBVvRPpoEtIZ69vDAAXT8jNFWHq3MFXIpyziw/s1600/101_0471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582537790565605394" 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/AVvXsEhl4I5w73n5MiBRi_81TKk6b047XkWZuzj94NVB_7ARuSn4OoS6wLmJncntrgNc0p15gg3e2zcV6VTbCgd6rFDhH3JkUmxM_g3-GNyzFvzBVvRPpoEtIZ69vDAAXT8jNFWHq3MFXIpyziw/s320/101_0471.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>and there was absolutely <em>zero</em> hesitation when saying goodbye to me as she put on her bright pink boa and sunglasses and lined up next to the Hummer limo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbM8h7_kmUGxAVRcPwQEWzD9s96Mu6KaTUlfQzEpmJdFenlVf2SzkuDBxIpUgrzF970TmELHlsW_z7_POCx3SdpeTnBD6oZtpXbOcuKBo0xDefI-MsJgjalXz9cFF75pAivfFbE67Z1I/s1600/101_0477.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582537784792251346" 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/AVvXsEjIbM8h7_kmUGxAVRcPwQEWzD9s96Mu6KaTUlfQzEpmJdFenlVf2SzkuDBxIpUgrzF970TmELHlsW_z7_POCx3SdpeTnBD6oZtpXbOcuKBo0xDefI-MsJgjalXz9cFF75pAivfFbE67Z1I/s320/101_0477.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These girls rode to a private dance lesson and then back to her friend's house for pizza and Dance Party on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wii</span>.</p><br /><p align="center">I stuck my head in to see the inside of the limo and get one more picture. I think I wasn't the only mom that wished I had been invited, too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiQQzDnXnSuMCu0yQl7OpGYkLiUPXrR-lRQy33VkD3IOzmX2gIHmjDouPtK3oPsqGS_IlP6_hS62l4uFj2nCJlqLxGwpZGwv4WWXp5s_mcodfxslBcNGyQxo5CR0jXiiokTOwxss87QI/s1600/101_0484.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582537771063460418" 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/AVvXsEhjiQQzDnXnSuMCu0yQl7OpGYkLiUPXrR-lRQy33VkD3IOzmX2gIHmjDouPtK3oPsqGS_IlP6_hS62l4uFj2nCJlqLxGwpZGwv4WWXp5s_mcodfxslBcNGyQxo5CR0jXiiokTOwxss87QI/s320/101_0484.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, they had a blast. I am just <em>really </em>glad I am not the one that has to follow that party!</p>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-356312166057280272011-02-25T07:01:00.000-06:002011-02-25T07:01:00.815-06:00Technology: Jamesnia Style<div align="center">I'm not trying to brag, but we have a new gadget over here.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">not an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">iPad</span>, iPhone, or Mac laptop</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">not a new flat screen or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Blu</span> Ray player</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">not a Nook or Kindle</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">try to not be jealous</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">it is a....</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsYoi1YJnMTYZeXK0MUW4i2a5Fas2C6sRP9chRZg-6qShQY8VYSeh313uUh4nsfunIbo5-sYisJwVbeXsralYvhJ132AVL3kFUCi6T25ExMVe80xGg_Gpb3Cw9p0QeXoZKjeOUolYM6g/s1600/nasal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577505276812482930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsYoi1YJnMTYZeXK0MUW4i2a5Fas2C6sRP9chRZg-6qShQY8VYSeh313uUh4nsfunIbo5-sYisJwVbeXsralYvhJ132AVL3kFUCi6T25ExMVe80xGg_Gpb3Cw9p0QeXoZKjeOUolYM6g/s320/nasal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">musical, battery-operated nasal aspirator</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">and both Genevieve and I like it!</div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-57395038080058177062011-02-24T07:06:00.000-06:002011-02-24T07:06:00.593-06:00Valentines Day 2011<div align="center">All things pink, red, heart, cherry and chocolate made for a great heart day in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jamesnia</span>.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3ZvdvGvFmc_A0afwq9G0IF9S1l2_v7UsPBZ4HKLemXUrh8UQWnH501quc0YshgaKhlIpScL1ikGAA0vMTZSDnYVOKxLrxlktgTNFkUZaXuMaoICtGJZFjIblK8I4qQLyooP7YhvrFuY/s1600/101_0586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576407398139449074" 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/AVvXsEgc3ZvdvGvFmc_A0afwq9G0IF9S1l2_v7UsPBZ4HKLemXUrh8UQWnH501quc0YshgaKhlIpScL1ikGAA0vMTZSDnYVOKxLrxlktgTNFkUZaXuMaoICtGJZFjIblK8I4qQLyooP7YhvrFuY/s320/101_0586.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPENGEWJ3JonTm_iHt3c4Zc1eGR-qsSwyRiUx7d1aczuQ0qVKNioMHwbFvGtnPMCwHXG75JtbK2rqE7wpMTcMNsOBykg-y0I_RMT5EuKhe_tbufz9QafsBjo9jPFQ6IUtfLVKCpCMXdg/s1600/101_0599.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576407390061619330" 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/AVvXsEgdPENGEWJ3JonTm_iHt3c4Zc1eGR-qsSwyRiUx7d1aczuQ0qVKNioMHwbFvGtnPMCwHXG75JtbK2rqE7wpMTcMNsOBykg-y0I_RMT5EuKhe_tbufz9QafsBjo9jPFQ6IUtfLVKCpCMXdg/s320/101_0599.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy wanted to take my picture since I had pink on. This may be the first pic I have of me holding a carrier, which has been a pretty common sight over the last 9 years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8wdU_IdWFyKWiTdZI3qWTB-gpToShgohSxzd4Y4loIQM7y5MK7u9YWJf50J2UaJUvjc157AyU5cxqNasW-wBFo7_KZ-CshLIBHq9O3XgqIhaIXzel0YAsR1LPcjYzUkxDtMJeTU3JHw/s1600/101_0601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576407383949764754" 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/AVvXsEjT8wdU_IdWFyKWiTdZI3qWTB-gpToShgohSxzd4Y4loIQM7y5MK7u9YWJf50J2UaJUvjc157AyU5cxqNasW-wBFo7_KZ-CshLIBHq9O3XgqIhaIXzel0YAsR1LPcjYzUkxDtMJeTU3JHw/s320/101_0601.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />More photos by Lucy. I am getting good at holding two sweethearts at once.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPeRFauJAUNT190sAxe2JfSp5FfsBKZx9ZwTEVqG1dsi7sLDhDkiqiboQT8OF7_IvaTEv6k223i8kVDedq4A0lMzkKwEH2ts-YISdDgHNp7F9Wm_bAHbOG8W6RZYu9y2RN6qpUYJkgTA/s1600/101_0615.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576407383881470546" 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/AVvXsEjrPeRFauJAUNT190sAxe2JfSp5FfsBKZx9ZwTEVqG1dsi7sLDhDkiqiboQT8OF7_IvaTEv6k223i8kVDedq4A0lMzkKwEH2ts-YISdDgHNp7F9Wm_bAHbOG8W6RZYu9y2RN6qpUYJkgTA/s320/101_0615.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />heart leotard for gymnastics<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS124KBvQV9v480BSZyPcYuoLAB7CVPlM09QR2ISJvBXeCEmuCVG_Q1njzxUIqAfyBhoYzRrM_Z7kz3ScqSKxUytclQyDfeEEoqGArZJy-oE_5xKLiSN7hKnHAVvhl5_mSQIElMz9tImk/s1600/101_0623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576407378025639650" 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/AVvXsEgS124KBvQV9v480BSZyPcYuoLAB7CVPlM09QR2ISJvBXeCEmuCVG_Q1njzxUIqAfyBhoYzRrM_Z7kz3ScqSKxUytclQyDfeEEoqGArZJy-oE_5xKLiSN7hKnHAVvhl5_mSQIElMz9tImk/s320/101_0623.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />home "heart attack" idea I found on <a href="http://71toes.blogspot.com/2011/02/heart-attack.html">this blog<br /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvuYjlazo3pui3YJesxWyBS73-69DS3rVEmC9mIzClldzJuUiHfnO640Z6Ac-tC4fqG_0qJlzmb9IBi0851Nx0DWzfglg1HGjCk0YFVQk7XK_-C0y2wB5uWuk_8aNTaTzisrSqJrW9Oo/s1600/101_0632.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576405614882608610" 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/AVvXsEgbvuYjlazo3pui3YJesxWyBS73-69DS3rVEmC9mIzClldzJuUiHfnO640Z6Ac-tC4fqG_0qJlzmb9IBi0851Nx0DWzfglg1HGjCk0YFVQk7XK_-C0y2wB5uWuk_8aNTaTzisrSqJrW9Oo/s320/101_0632.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Each family member writes what they love about the other family members on a heart and they are displayed on the walls. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Some favorites:</div><div></div><div>Camille - I love Lucy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">becus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rockstar</span></div><div>Kilian - I love mom because she copies some good recipes (meaning I don't ever make up any original recipes. He wanted "to be honest" he said.)</div><div>Lucy - I love Camille <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">becus</span> she is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">yong</span>.</div><div>Brad - I love Genevieve because she saves all her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">poopy</span> diapers for when only mom is around.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Everyone loved hearing nice things about themselves. We will be certainly be making this a tradition. Can you tell what is different between the picture above and the picture below?<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx1eWECWPamoZFebEx2QamoNsmWJngeZARx7WZI5sjLxxzdUc5z9GJFTAFv2yuEc0fE-mAn6udYrfwgbEjzMmgfbfeeW6sXV4NcABYf-_9p73PxilMOGJ4V2-MVyAAlB5cXOByFdbfE8/s1600/101_0631.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576405608255163810" 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/AVvXsEjYx1eWECWPamoZFebEx2QamoNsmWJngeZARx7WZI5sjLxxzdUc5z9GJFTAFv2yuEc0fE-mAn6udYrfwgbEjzMmgfbfeeW6sXV4NcABYf-_9p73PxilMOGJ4V2-MVyAAlB5cXOByFdbfE8/s320/101_0631.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cannot ever have enough hand print art!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSZi2aaXNStAxH49Mj5aIFzHNTrotrQ1b0xDr4vEGePHnVvxNfAJRNrazHAw4__LSd2y2kQ6hHdNq-tEP8n4ViZ3dVWT2x4EmiE7DIn8BXpTCKQVEX5arVJZkfM77Nh5dwYvoJJxoVeU/s1600/101_0637.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576405611255807954" 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/AVvXsEjnSZi2aaXNStAxH49Mj5aIFzHNTrotrQ1b0xDr4vEGePHnVvxNfAJRNrazHAw4__LSd2y2kQ6hHdNq-tEP8n4ViZ3dVWT2x4EmiE7DIn8BXpTCKQVEX5arVJZkfM77Nh5dwYvoJJxoVeU/s320/101_0637.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Kilian cut out the heart shape<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxwvbPeuCfRMaUlHo5y8lLdwmVVe6k_MmTRObPJEDJ2VtdYkip16YeIRTh5UgAUY53C4i8VGRHitcn4wF-M8hgfSiBuMNB9JkmB1zs9zPBxeMR8Uu3v3Vnoq5a2sZHYPXXIVLjccFT18/s1600/101_0642.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576405607130595426" 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/AVvXsEiqxwvbPeuCfRMaUlHo5y8lLdwmVVe6k_MmTRObPJEDJ2VtdYkip16YeIRTh5UgAUY53C4i8VGRHitcn4wF-M8hgfSiBuMNB9JkmB1zs9zPBxeMR8Uu3v3Vnoq5a2sZHYPXXIVLjccFT18/s320/101_0642.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He sure values originality (see comment about my cooking above). He also didn't want to buy valentines for friends. He cut out hearts and folded and stapled them to make little pouches for Hershey's kisses instead.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4v1Y0vZIp9ntLZieXbPtKe41uIv20lV_7mM5vYE7rFtHhyZMtIdalS8dHzpDupGlV9UwFN3gEvqPAKvAy_qbAqefl5P9Y2mcSxVPwoQy8xBsSI-88avqKDXphKwTfhWxnueiFiXwIf4/s1600/101_0578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576409107107790370" 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/AVvXsEiQ4v1Y0vZIp9ntLZieXbPtKe41uIv20lV_7mM5vYE7rFtHhyZMtIdalS8dHzpDupGlV9UwFN3gEvqPAKvAy_qbAqefl5P9Y2mcSxVPwoQy8xBsSI-88avqKDXphKwTfhWxnueiFiXwIf4/s320/101_0578.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now I know that food always looks gross in pictures unless you have proper lighting (and a better camera). Well Lucy invented chocolate stew and by the time Kilian talked her into some finishing touches...believe me. This picture <em>does</em> do it justice.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VU1JwHDGDBrUrNksgJq59KeFj1YtNC0Q_1CHxgryEWmEPAeMv_C7O-Tz43rADFKgGYMEYmwL2Bb87DaIeZpVzaUFIOL0BuEcgbVkFJClLIAVnwH4ONms3xGjIw20sBSEN7_WaWWnhIk/s1600/101_0579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576409104381753234" 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/AVvXsEi7VU1JwHDGDBrUrNksgJq59KeFj1YtNC0Q_1CHxgryEWmEPAeMv_C7O-Tz43rADFKgGYMEYmwL2Bb87DaIeZpVzaUFIOL0BuEcgbVkFJClLIAVnwH4ONms3xGjIw20sBSEN7_WaWWnhIk/s320/101_0579.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I never tried it, but Brad did. I was thrown by the hot spice tea mix and banana chunks. Lucky for me, Lucy wrote out her recipe so she could recreate it any time I'm ready to try it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU3gG5ad7DgA_xE4IRsmPJ2O7R5BVCXFqbEsFoTxwJVOD4yFDz3JgLMOB6cztdjt3oIPMR3S1pvGVC9kTgVR8cygV9Eh-Ed_bZS_2T_OiGJjqrzOzpJvVSRCRD6OyO3l7jaDNca6u3OI/s1600/101_0582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576409103795191746" 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/AVvXsEjnU3gG5ad7DgA_xE4IRsmPJ2O7R5BVCXFqbEsFoTxwJVOD4yFDz3JgLMOB6cztdjt3oIPMR3S1pvGVC9kTgVR8cygV9Eh-Ed_bZS_2T_OiGJjqrzOzpJvVSRCRD6OyO3l7jaDNca6u3OI/s320/101_0582.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-71723019243565527012011-02-23T07:42:00.000-06:002011-02-23T07:42:00.396-06:00Genevieve's Baptism<div align="center">Our sweet baby girl was baptized on February 5, 2011.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVnorcYgVJHekDLgJI0zO6dzcgWQzUfwgZtlI0uypOx2FrzrgvZ_0Y92OFPTYmbcwFTzoj6Eoh-Fqw6Mu_hDWIXY194KrsNT3L0w1Z4FZ_-FINxkBGeXmjvP6ZMsoyeuptx11jTEfU_0/s1600/101_0520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576419269112750210" 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/AVvXsEimVnorcYgVJHekDLgJI0zO6dzcgWQzUfwgZtlI0uypOx2FrzrgvZ_0Y92OFPTYmbcwFTzoj6Eoh-Fqw6Mu_hDWIXY194KrsNT3L0w1Z4FZ_-FINxkBGeXmjvP6ZMsoyeuptx11jTEfU_0/s320/101_0520.JPG" border="0" /></a>We were supposed to have a Saturday morning ceremony with 5 other babies. 4 of them cancelled, probably due to the very cold and icy weather we had been having. So instead, we had a very small private ceremony with just two babies. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Our photographers were two first graders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDS6hyphenhyphenVuQGakWbnmmhby32Ps-oRQBvHukF0BcCZ-UXtkq9VBqdOO59ZaKmVRN_rk9_zrx9cX66ydlVnHECUu0oMt5nJl8BC9uZSBazgnWYly7XUpvN96DCjydFXJHZg-nM-zX_YyxyqQ/s1600/101_0518.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576420478110117186" 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/AVvXsEhzDS6hyphenhyphenVuQGakWbnmmhby32Ps-oRQBvHukF0BcCZ-UXtkq9VBqdOO59ZaKmVRN_rk9_zrx9cX66ydlVnHECUu0oMt5nJl8BC9uZSBazgnWYly7XUpvN96DCjydFXJHZg-nM-zX_YyxyqQ/s320/101_0518.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lucy and Mac did a great job<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiP-cvKrf2idR0Nx_Xow_cwtQaO3qVt6xhKen1I3xlpFkGjmA6wnW9QYkX-hwhNWgQWkFgWndtb_zOXYg_mnueD0D3963XUs8qs1gQ6xDJ3kxJpGb1c0wDCdCsv6lhR7GsaFLxpZlIdZI/s1600/101_0530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576420475835732530" 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/AVvXsEjiP-cvKrf2idR0Nx_Xow_cwtQaO3qVt6xhKen1I3xlpFkGjmA6wnW9QYkX-hwhNWgQWkFgWndtb_zOXYg_mnueD0D3963XUs8qs1gQ6xDJ3kxJpGb1c0wDCdCsv6lhR7GsaFLxpZlIdZI/s320/101_0530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />but we have lots from this angle!<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWBuZjR5p4J77FvyvAqeTnyVCLpk4Olvv3ak6Gh5OVdW_Xar17tI2WPrGiWZftx8a1Y6O9KDPuZMJK9e1oWTlVj2oQBUSfRJAoHrsgcq6rTCtPBwm_F5q84FrouI527Qmv4wv6rPRtn0/s1600/101_0525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576419265772614018" 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/AVvXsEhVWBuZjR5p4J77FvyvAqeTnyVCLpk4Olvv3ak6Gh5OVdW_Xar17tI2WPrGiWZftx8a1Y6O9KDPuZMJK9e1oWTlVj2oQBUSfRJAoHrsgcq6rTCtPBwm_F5q84FrouI527Qmv4wv6rPRtn0/s320/101_0525.JPG" border="0" /></a> us with the deacon <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YRwscxiulUtdD1oJ0Z4QcsoDgtkYWSb4Xf_Pe06qebReKGC780WSm5rdGsRkOugNxb93ql8s9bTP5KmvrUwHA027fb8ujKUYaVLw45Yk7_TpN2OVkugomYCz6rlCZydWraGIjNP5aoA/s1600/101_0536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576419261277215714" 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/AVvXsEh-YRwscxiulUtdD1oJ0Z4QcsoDgtkYWSb4Xf_Pe06qebReKGC780WSm5rdGsRkOugNxb93ql8s9bTP5KmvrUwHA027fb8ujKUYaVLw45Yk7_TpN2OVkugomYCz6rlCZydWraGIjNP5aoA/s320/101_0536.JPG" border="0" /></a> Genevieve and her wonderful godparents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4KMLoPEb5JvE2jKK_f9uj8MOiKKr8BhIk9Wk3NJoiuvRQZBD39Sjsv-rTAz8BimRPPKn_bpSrHL6Cze6lxsJ6Y5Nsq7awK8LiRsN-cY3pVWgMizzAtBzuvO7vEvTOWGjYSlQ8zkIftA/s1600/101_0533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576417665430429026" 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/AVvXsEjp4KMLoPEb5JvE2jKK_f9uj8MOiKKr8BhIk9Wk3NJoiuvRQZBD39Sjsv-rTAz8BimRPPKn_bpSrHL6Cze6lxsJ6Y5Nsq7awK8LiRsN-cY3pVWgMizzAtBzuvO7vEvTOWGjYSlQ8zkIftA/s320/101_0533.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The older kids were happy we chose Lubbock rather than London, so they could see it this time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHy5cLEGklRMWBYctf-yhJYqWGkdlGM6rnyNjddf3pahho__QHWGpnYpHnoUzwEKW_28XmtZ36ZAyNQO-4-vsG8-1iuaXeyttC5MnKXbAoUcmNrs_A9rWXhrMW_5tdpyXQFxBz7MTEww/s1600/101_0531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576420472844709522" 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/AVvXsEiJHy5cLEGklRMWBYctf-yhJYqWGkdlGM6rnyNjddf3pahho__QHWGpnYpHnoUzwEKW_28XmtZ36ZAyNQO-4-vsG8-1iuaXeyttC5MnKXbAoUcmNrs_A9rWXhrMW_5tdpyXQFxBz7MTEww/s320/101_0531.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JEBKK-9MZF9p7jqkVYAalyOsp1F23iP9W_fstHUshc2An-MmuZmMPboPpR_wCgg2OqGmYX5Av1qsdo6T_fPv3Ycy2O3Opq5o6sM3qUpVE2ajEvg9dWQR2piA6L5aPVajmlpZPT7wlvk/s1600/101_0532.JPG"></a><br />the peanut gallery - 9 kids between the C family and us<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G8VkikkSha2BnwC4JtTR_WZCRye52c4C78M2iQs5eJS6pKW_iAE6CMDUa6EOElrBQMq_fJcEpjbE1vTn0IHFGN5j3PubHo1xOGcGO7gk-M1HVTjHQ5SLdqWZkQazdg8fjvApXe4QYSo/s1600/101_0535.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576417659684364162" 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/AVvXsEh7G8VkikkSha2BnwC4JtTR_WZCRye52c4C78M2iQs5eJS6pKW_iAE6CMDUa6EOElrBQMq_fJcEpjbE1vTn0IHFGN5j3PubHo1xOGcGO7gk-M1HVTjHQ5SLdqWZkQazdg8fjvApXe4QYSo/s320/101_0535.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In all past baptisms, I changed the baby out of the gown before leaving. I had her buckled up before I realized what I had done. </div><div> </div><div>This gown was a baby gift at our shower in Houston before Kilian was born. There are tons of tiny pleats and Brad's mom's friend, Olga, ironed it for us (perfectly) before Lucy wore it in 2004, and I've been very careful to not wrinkle it too much since then...until now.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVJ0guhYlRpK82N_lCB-8A_mPSqqRj7O7piw7eLDVuT0RE7gPp5fr5hKiM8Gto1_AmUrrXDTokEt_ZQj8Hrofaja2UZiDcOZ8SPVJ72_E4oraygqZOKi1ljdAc6xuVO25OHlP1-_0H90/s1600/101_0538.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576419255829996770" 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/AVvXsEipVJ0guhYlRpK82N_lCB-8A_mPSqqRj7O7piw7eLDVuT0RE7gPp5fr5hKiM8Gto1_AmUrrXDTokEt_ZQj8Hrofaja2UZiDcOZ8SPVJ72_E4oraygqZOKi1ljdAc6xuVO25OHlP1-_0H90/s320/101_0538.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At home afterwards<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEokulAmSI_lvOvPMrdN1QTOqmaGgquF0v_w8eQ_zh2f_yUoYNgSssD374Gm_3DFyokKAB3_DBl6ZcPG91aD9uS2f06Ww25UlAgYWW5jCx5KMgsYtxomLuKqPLChWEX1IWdTSUkqPLKE/s1600/101_0543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576417652430721666" 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/AVvXsEjWEokulAmSI_lvOvPMrdN1QTOqmaGgquF0v_w8eQ_zh2f_yUoYNgSssD374Gm_3DFyokKAB3_DBl6ZcPG91aD9uS2f06Ww25UlAgYWW5jCx5KMgsYtxomLuKqPLChWEX1IWdTSUkqPLKE/s320/101_0543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />a cake* to celebrate<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VyM1FfOfpv3qFNXPyxemXq5bfd8BILEhyphenhyphenYggilQjFYB9MsWXHkDyzzCyy32ZGpZwYchjrT0UNBFFhy7ycG2jDLl9SxKlAHmrNdTTUDMNPqvg8WaDnZebR2lczytZ9VMuuTByLRdx7Gc/s1600/101_0540.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576419252095325138" 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/AVvXsEh8VyM1FfOfpv3qFNXPyxemXq5bfd8BILEhyphenhyphenYggilQjFYB9MsWXHkDyzzCyy32ZGpZwYchjrT0UNBFFhy7ycG2jDLl9SxKlAHmrNdTTUDMNPqvg8WaDnZebR2lczytZ9VMuuTByLRdx7Gc/s320/101_0540.JPG" border="0" /></a> *This will be my "go to" sweet for all events now. I threw together a similar one for <a href="http://chroniclesofjamesnia.blogspot.com/2011/01/7.html">Lucy's birthday</a>, and then copied it for the baptism. Lazy much? I guess. It sure was good though.<br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-75637378630880403322011-02-22T07:43:00.001-06:002011-02-22T07:43:00.320-06:00For Grammy...who recently found a shirt handmade by her mom when she was a tiny baby. Knowing how fast Miss G is growing, Grammy sent it in the mail so that we could try it on.<br /><br /><div align="center">It fits!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIDSzhGzahcddqwVDQMGzt3FnyIB_70OZa02wOxmBinMTPP1KchhTw-aiTZ6SNF1njf6W1QlJEvUyEX0f2_So8T8ZJi7HD8s28AMHXyfzv09g4y9Rycevyh6wn_b25znLLpF9tDPo2Sk/s1600/101_0679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576396995210242946" 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/AVvXsEjWIDSzhGzahcddqwVDQMGzt3FnyIB_70OZa02wOxmBinMTPP1KchhTw-aiTZ6SNF1njf6W1QlJEvUyEX0f2_So8T8ZJi7HD8s28AMHXyfzv09g4y9Rycevyh6wn_b25znLLpF9tDPo2Sk/s320/101_0679.JPG" border="0" /></a> She seems to like it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zJH03LYhNAnNwZWCFhKWhsKzgx26iIgfR39akiuUvYDlCRgFOoF-t28Ygvl23_SzSvPtbs08OnnaRvB_U5qImfBwTs4D82p05YAWJuzc1GkKRV1mL91L3-2Z3yr1mgIiz-tbgXmaVBw/s1600/101_0664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576397000161199250" 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/AVvXsEi8zJH03LYhNAnNwZWCFhKWhsKzgx26iIgfR39akiuUvYDlCRgFOoF-t28Ygvl23_SzSvPtbs08OnnaRvB_U5qImfBwTs4D82p05YAWJuzc1GkKRV1mL91L3-2Z3yr1mgIiz-tbgXmaVBw/s320/101_0664.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center">* * * * *<br />Grammy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pawpaw</span> live in the much hotter and more humid Houston area. Grammy enjoys visiting us and our cooler, more dry weather. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pawpaw</span> would prefer the warm weather to follow him up here when they visit. </p><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So speaking of contrasting weather...this February we enjoyed record-breaking heat - 84 degrees -exactly one week after record-breaking cold - wind chill of negative 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ish</span>. No wonder these girls are confused. Ever seen such crazy kids wearing swimsuits with not a bit of green in the grass (minus a couple of weeds) and no leaves on the trees?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrObK9wqJld5Uwp8lbBEvZlqtOyk1znyA-CyYEgTkJJSpkI39AB1nuES08WjxROhRJGkmcW7baDZFVs28qYrT7SGdx6qF6VG5P8_DEV3PJP-gzswvh-9DN7jgWD9hTSUl1lXxFnoxlw8/s1600/101_0652.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576396998600687474" 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/AVvXsEhPrObK9wqJld5Uwp8lbBEvZlqtOyk1znyA-CyYEgTkJJSpkI39AB1nuES08WjxROhRJGkmcW7baDZFVs28qYrT7SGdx6qF6VG5P8_DEV3PJP-gzswvh-9DN7jgWD9hTSUl1lXxFnoxlw8/s320/101_0652.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-88449336167460070122011-02-22T07:35:00.001-06:002011-02-22T07:35:00.752-06:00Not even two whole months late<div align="left">Alternately titled: Christmas 2010. Better late than never!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">I may have mentioned this here before, but one of my very favorite things is rocking a new baby at night, in total silence, beside the light of a Christmas tree. I got to do plenty of that with Genevieve over the holidays and although I was exhausted, I loved it. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I also got to do the same with Oliver, who woke up multiple times each night for the first three weeks Genevieve was home. I have always wanted twins, and those really busy nights will likely be as close as I'll ever get.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6NfWi8aN_It_poCc3rpMvnrmXEmY50L2oWIBUVjHBQWKtjOlMYY7g4ni7xIvyJnwNKmaLobMswshLDruPbY9sdqggGbyMXbc7attwVmSlDzwdsYWKM41Ep3Lqki0EOQri8W4LrUxMCE/s1600/101_0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567704596370770850" 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/AVvXsEjU6NfWi8aN_It_poCc3rpMvnrmXEmY50L2oWIBUVjHBQWKtjOlMYY7g4ni7xIvyJnwNKmaLobMswshLDruPbY9sdqggGbyMXbc7attwVmSlDzwdsYWKM41Ep3Lqki0EOQri8W4LrUxMCE/s320/101_0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We took our Christmas card picture at my parents house in early December. I just realized that this wasn't the one we wound up using, but it is close.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJbt10X0uTAw6Eg_LNylr_RM_JkaMSd1bzJS5CO3HxNuaXipGXcCXYFyYWutHs2yHq4yQM9Wtp_R0-RVFFlNcw1PE-hFbGm7p_jmtZ6nCE80gfZ8Xcs1qqmlhTwBstXowQi6nM3M6sQk/s1600/101_0012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567704585058594674" 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/AVvXsEhPJbt10X0uTAw6Eg_LNylr_RM_JkaMSd1bzJS5CO3HxNuaXipGXcCXYFyYWutHs2yHq4yQM9Wtp_R0-RVFFlNcw1PE-hFbGm7p_jmtZ6nCE80gfZ8Xcs1qqmlhTwBstXowQi6nM3M6sQk/s320/101_0012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Brad discovered what a fun set up a nearby neighborhood had. While trying to capture the kids playing near the snow machine I caught an invisible guy's glove! The lights on the trees were set to music. My pictures of the horse drawn carriage were terrible, but the kids loved it each of the three times Brad brought them here during December.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VnkMByni1o_TUGIvdj7FIpeOMzdlJACXBZgUl5S45pEmjkzFamf0PthSIKPtVSwFHxkF__mq65egoOt7Puy01GmG3MBFxGt-TjST_y4rhHm8Vn8SvT0J3dq1Su8aiyKT_XWhhlh3-Xk/s1600/100_0246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575281219015219026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VnkMByni1o_TUGIvdj7FIpeOMzdlJACXBZgUl5S45pEmjkzFamf0PthSIKPtVSwFHxkF__mq65egoOt7Puy01GmG3MBFxGt-TjST_y4rhHm8Vn8SvT0J3dq1Su8aiyKT_XWhhlh3-Xk/s320/100_0246.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lucy sang in the choir at the children's Christmas Eve Mass<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI1EKcnNb0cOLDkvde9YGJ8E-U7sscsXUYvC8E5srJRRIDUqa69GEQimy4BwxbZiUymH4P-MWY6TTQk8g9j-wuHww7w8JjBFREY78T5b-mg-oxAf3wE3qWdlyIWThDg-sQM2YiG1-oy4/s1600/101_0177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576381304455789458" 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/AVvXsEibI1EKcnNb0cOLDkvde9YGJ8E-U7sscsXUYvC8E5srJRRIDUqa69GEQimy4BwxbZiUymH4P-MWY6TTQk8g9j-wuHww7w8JjBFREY78T5b-mg-oxAf3wE3qWdlyIWThDg-sQM2YiG1-oy4/s320/101_0177.JPG" border="0" /></a> and Kilian got picked to be Joseph in the pageant.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0lxsQCrhTawUaxcDnjeYgymu1j6ns61Mm-jRxN-OGhEcVtY0MvqDQS1UeQ7uitog30xDRRTkJ2hgNawC-_Pcr48YSAL22hr9V2-kHCPfCtWZnRJUeaVt9Dq7h72YOv9IkKFyzL6Q8AE/s1600/101_0182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576381299753720546" 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/AVvXsEjB0lxsQCrhTawUaxcDnjeYgymu1j6ns61Mm-jRxN-OGhEcVtY0MvqDQS1UeQ7uitog30xDRRTkJ2hgNawC-_Pcr48YSAL22hr9V2-kHCPfCtWZnRJUeaVt9Dq7h72YOv9IkKFyzL6Q8AE/s320/101_0182.JPG" border="0" /></a> We missed our chance to get a decent family picture before mass. That's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span> since I was still getting over pink eye and Camille was just starting to get it. Also, Oliver threw up some of the 94 goldfish he ate on his special Christmas shirt as we left the church.</div><div></div><div>This is as close as we got.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhgiCmPdRMFs_6Kd5SNtqn55oRomQ9yrdn9D-cgahDHgyIMfhxu0cNh79BN3tLqcnB-duKCEKLxMRpYVr2GVPOGMfuVTh_eLlSpE_ng1PriVOFGtowlasVlRKOQ2WUAEsn8t48niKdPI/s1600/100_0286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575281235383092578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhgiCmPdRMFs_6Kd5SNtqn55oRomQ9yrdn9D-cgahDHgyIMfhxu0cNh79BN3tLqcnB-duKCEKLxMRpYVr2GVPOGMfuVTh_eLlSpE_ng1PriVOFGtowlasVlRKOQ2WUAEsn8t48niKdPI/s320/100_0286.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Since my parents were leaving town Christmas morning, we opened presents from them that night. Oliver and Genevieve will get tons of use out of our family's first wagon! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yay</span>!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonzA_y4P7_eSgYKO6BbW0TI6Bd9GjG4LxaJchktHsuMmREkMFDsQMFpzcEfoICKo5VTWmtNnVhVmd_0YBKxDa01a7MtnFCEsG-sMmhyJhbRN1EkqIloqSB0wKraz7CUWEBFYIx7XdL_k/s1600/100_0308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575281228644250802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonzA_y4P7_eSgYKO6BbW0TI6Bd9GjG4LxaJchktHsuMmREkMFDsQMFpzcEfoICKo5VTWmtNnVhVmd_0YBKxDa01a7MtnFCEsG-sMmhyJhbRN1EkqIloqSB0wKraz7CUWEBFYIx7XdL_k/s320/100_0308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our tiny little reindeer slept through almost all the excitement.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_h580jFEuza2W0wRQlcJTlBjJtnk_vgJzc8YSVFzgDug0K9ZzReoJUEdrMycPNhGT4IR9kvfupE7H8johPTUDGLBuaMYI7XozmTB_aGfWaspL4qF84t-LeC5VP3Sp3pAn-ozv8Ar2gC8/s1600/100_0304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575281221705854130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_h580jFEuza2W0wRQlcJTlBjJtnk_vgJzc8YSVFzgDug0K9ZzReoJUEdrMycPNhGT4IR9kvfupE7H8johPTUDGLBuaMYI7XozmTB_aGfWaspL4qF84t-LeC5VP3Sp3pAn-ozv8Ar2gC8/s320/100_0304.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />but not all of it. Here she is with her Noni.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce2B_epV700Wvdx4ikXJP0PIRJjS8DJ2786OzFrib9JxhXO_6zp6FYvxNmt-Qrc87Enjbj66q-zz7K03UPraVoMoDqOR1k51TmfMV2XlwEVVMLviH1J04gIynFGauydrmKLmwLzIY8Xw/s1600/100_0307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575281227050947298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce2B_epV700Wvdx4ikXJP0PIRJjS8DJ2786OzFrib9JxhXO_6zp6FYvxNmt-Qrc87Enjbj66q-zz7K03UPraVoMoDqOR1k51TmfMV2XlwEVVMLviH1J04gIynFGauydrmKLmwLzIY8Xw/s320/100_0307.JPG" border="0" /></a> * * * * *</div><div><br />Joy to the World!! </div><div>Our relaxing Christmas morning was spent at home with no plans, no packing, and no driving!</div><div></div><div>Santa left some musical gifts</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrh5CU51P5GYnIwT_U1IITIMYy-ZvBIQcXnrlQcK6ZlQwpKLXJSu006Y7h4wHWeezV-uv2DOlSg6-_Uudyl9PdUI9PdtwZLSGykn6gWrEQclKgcNOOA72NcLIssFxDwd-of5pp2aEhw8/s1600/101_0190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576381310674267714" 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/AVvXsEjYrh5CU51P5GYnIwT_U1IITIMYy-ZvBIQcXnrlQcK6ZlQwpKLXJSu006Y7h4wHWeezV-uv2DOlSg6-_Uudyl9PdUI9PdtwZLSGykn6gWrEQclKgcNOOA72NcLIssFxDwd-of5pp2aEhw8/s320/101_0190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />some gifts that wobble, but don't fall down (as well as some practical gifts, see the diapers?)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAYxZirx2WsK5pSj6M9OHxZps5l9zy0A9xLEnGBHhOjrH07ymDUXdLzGImrTbW2KlcrWqgCRa4lnq6J_lAVey7VTIDTNDXx8F5dYYi-05PKVJ7njeGK8j5jytX-bMul8nPKiCp68Um5Q/s1600/101_0192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576381315105810306" 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/AVvXsEjyAYxZirx2WsK5pSj6M9OHxZps5l9zy0A9xLEnGBHhOjrH07ymDUXdLzGImrTbW2KlcrWqgCRa4lnq6J_lAVey7VTIDTNDXx8F5dYYi-05PKVJ7njeGK8j5jytX-bMul8nPKiCp68Um5Q/s320/101_0192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and some science gifts.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oi5lvT_fKHVdZxzjTMl8f0nQH4EoR2czY8aq-CZSodoiB5eWo7j8G0xfTevn_wVE3A8g-oFMGMT01gYNSly402Pg5NisjBxXGu0nArak3pOrS6RQ8oEpBgRJlHNO9QtkT5d6P76tFJU/s1600/101_0187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576381308149013698" 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/AVvXsEj7oi5lvT_fKHVdZxzjTMl8f0nQH4EoR2czY8aq-CZSodoiB5eWo7j8G0xfTevn_wVE3A8g-oFMGMT01gYNSly402Pg5NisjBxXGu0nArak3pOrS6RQ8oEpBgRJlHNO9QtkT5d6P76tFJU/s320/101_0187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was our tenth Christmas as parents, yet our first to have to put a gate around the tree. Oliver pulled the tree down on top of him once, and almost did a second time so up the gate went.</div><div></div><div>Camille refused to wear her snowman gown to match Lucy. No harm done. I am all about choosing battles these days.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NAcXkcQQP3O8LTprU-3IpCDvsz6oCHyoVjT-e22n-RKX0kA_FAOtPqWYwZHeFwasJNChkdrxOJygFUwd8I-Tp_CL-5p3cpVIFfxIiGT2XWD1oShGtviiC7gSMfurpbEtC3JOQDEmjnI/s1600/101_0204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567709531880811954" 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/AVvXsEg9NAcXkcQQP3O8LTprU-3IpCDvsz6oCHyoVjT-e22n-RKX0kA_FAOtPqWYwZHeFwasJNChkdrxOJygFUwd8I-Tp_CL-5p3cpVIFfxIiGT2XWD1oShGtviiC7gSMfurpbEtC3JOQDEmjnI/s320/101_0204.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Little Chef got some cookware from Grammy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PawPaw</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eXwdvxNWGJjaf1e3dr7o7e27BpALw3jBbDNVX42XJCWezXNoqHG__AzbsyXh_9kSj9o7Hyhu6O_R15rfkfbyhyphenhyphenovk6xpwXuaHYzORsCN_qfmoS_NgIW9LsPbvDWQYhRycA9-sxnlulo/s1600/101_0207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567709523322456946" 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/AVvXsEh0eXwdvxNWGJjaf1e3dr7o7e27BpALw3jBbDNVX42XJCWezXNoqHG__AzbsyXh_9kSj9o7Hyhu6O_R15rfkfbyhyphenhyphenovk6xpwXuaHYzORsCN_qfmoS_NgIW9LsPbvDWQYhRycA9-sxnlulo/s320/101_0207.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>Finally, Lucy got a magic wand from Santa, but not the kind she hoped for. This purple one, which resembles a hand-painted dowel rod, came with a note that explains there is no such thing as a "real" magic wand. Remember this post <a href="http://chroniclesofjamesnia.blogspot.com/2010/09/magical-wand.html">HERE</a>? She had been planning to turn herself into a flying mermaid on Christmas morning for months. Now we know!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZNpO0_qbSCK5_6g80MBmEwOHga24vEbmJ0uvgPpPFBXay2ZaD2JJRffJ6DlfGIWbxEVx313NY3jB3iHIYNzMM3oaxvYIhB5c8LFnKRwe9sW0qPxzeB-54XFQ_0pQ8J6xaF54JTu3e7k/s1600/101_0203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567709537701593490" 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/AVvXsEhsZNpO0_qbSCK5_6g80MBmEwOHga24vEbmJ0uvgPpPFBXay2ZaD2JJRffJ6DlfGIWbxEVx313NY3jB3iHIYNzMM3oaxvYIhB5c8LFnKRwe9sW0qPxzeB-54XFQ_0pQ8J6xaF54JTu3e7k/s320/101_0203.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-18636418897116999022011-02-07T07:30:00.003-06:002011-02-07T07:30:01.378-06:00Little Big Brother<div align="left">Some friends of ours had a baby boy (also their fifth) one month before Genevieve was born. That mom and I agree that it is not the <em>fifth baby</em> that makes our lives...um...challenging. In both cases, it is the fifth baby's<strong> </strong><em>toddler brother</em> that makes things...um...challenging. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Oliver is 20 months now. I wanted to document was he is up to and in to these days.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">He loves his cars and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">choo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">choo's</span>.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bUdX_OZ8X2i2aXx-bDnPU3e6Cdu7WxD-R8MYYsrORzJcxlUGfJ8onJK9jTpa3lDa1iAhWOk0RtONHLioKajIcfq-2hJDF2WUmwYChVPxFUegzQYe1UkdQBctjq0WdG2G-H5ORaWZoH8/s1600/101_0416.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570842559904564562" 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/AVvXsEi2bUdX_OZ8X2i2aXx-bDnPU3e6Cdu7WxD-R8MYYsrORzJcxlUGfJ8onJK9jTpa3lDa1iAhWOk0RtONHLioKajIcfq-2hJDF2WUmwYChVPxFUegzQYe1UkdQBctjq0WdG2G-H5ORaWZoH8/s320/101_0416.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And getting stuck going after them, too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWVjyDhOX8lYmFVdxoYEl7qYLH-UUC6Y0vAwKYPscnyvin7NCU6xewN1dn7UCz9bKsMArvjMTFaupl8obVegO7wyKhhxkQfQuSQHJ-Z5Mqdz-MsPJd_5nXNGtEKag_DTsiJMxXwtampc/s1600/101_0433.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570842568010146050" 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/AVvXsEgSWVjyDhOX8lYmFVdxoYEl7qYLH-UUC6Y0vAwKYPscnyvin7NCU6xewN1dn7UCz9bKsMArvjMTFaupl8obVegO7wyKhhxkQfQuSQHJ-Z5Mqdz-MsPJd_5nXNGtEKag_DTsiJMxXwtampc/s320/101_0433.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He loves talking on his plastic banana phone.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMKXTDulSnoAflzw5fevevU5dg7UFB0VxbdVUXxlk6QU5GK7R8kuwrVPM9xQiQvztd-WppDCezky8h-GEMG8KbLmdeaYPheKID-1wz14gwdB_Bpr5zsA_056NfpUVSRZDxyDVhr4o7lw/s1600/101_0268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570842552565233218" 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/AVvXsEiWMKXTDulSnoAflzw5fevevU5dg7UFB0VxbdVUXxlk6QU5GK7R8kuwrVPM9xQiQvztd-WppDCezky8h-GEMG8KbLmdeaYPheKID-1wz14gwdB_Bpr5zsA_056NfpUVSRZDxyDVhr4o7lw/s320/101_0268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And sharing plastic grapes with "Baby" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlGGwLTlqtZY1zEUVGg7qdYkVtk8Xxh-JMjd80BbrHDYa9vtwllWBPTLCjhAq1ZkdWsaYlrhCLwkWSI3WvSlqDBJzSR1VrSRcea888a7dCMFLE0edS-qFPMuXsTL99zHBgzMNovs2LXQ/s1600/101_0562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570842545158565170" 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/AVvXsEhLlGGwLTlqtZY1zEUVGg7qdYkVtk8Xxh-JMjd80BbrHDYa9vtwllWBPTLCjhAq1ZkdWsaYlrhCLwkWSI3WvSlqDBJzSR1VrSRcea888a7dCMFLE0edS-qFPMuXsTL99zHBgzMNovs2LXQ/s320/101_0562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />"Gigi" is what he is calling her more and more.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlkXByZfnx04aHX2pl6Dstl339z4ya2Zf0gf4VjLTT9xfOtHUG33ouLv9TPKZKO7qqva35ziGVuF_Mvuo4OtJaZbBe0toVI0Q1WyLjVIYkMxyamJA4rlBkRW4tMGlLzjz_1NY1XFOl6M/s1600/101_0561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570838102684516674" 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/AVvXsEjWlkXByZfnx04aHX2pl6Dstl339z4ya2Zf0gf4VjLTT9xfOtHUG33ouLv9TPKZKO7qqva35ziGVuF_Mvuo4OtJaZbBe0toVI0Q1WyLjVIYkMxyamJA4rlBkRW4tMGlLzjz_1NY1XFOl6M/s320/101_0561.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He also shares plastic broccoli<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9UQMq4wEt7CfFVs_Qf-NrcHw0NflshrvXHO0RGrMPSKLBaNSTDH73jZC9Q0ZHPSiqKcm-6UM5gK6jLv_NFprj5LibJAIzRQ-DWiddJber73ZbyahTwSz1zrdPo5wx8_C8wrP-614lyM/s1600/101_0565.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570838094328204194" 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/AVvXsEiD9UQMq4wEt7CfFVs_Qf-NrcHw0NflshrvXHO0RGrMPSKLBaNSTDH73jZC9Q0ZHPSiqKcm-6UM5gK6jLv_NFprj5LibJAIzRQ-DWiddJber73ZbyahTwSz1zrdPo5wx8_C8wrP-614lyM/s320/101_0565.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and what else did he get at the plastic food store??<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IsrRxpJ3nPor9WG1SlaCbVf-cfZP1_B4yXw9d9sRAz3BBiysbsvqRFoo5tfa38IfJtPEil1AR2VPmtJn2qNxi3VIWySRDInWxpCwqHLV0iMWbeCKF-hjmz_FExKXR8PwPgI2eGaEWXs/s1600/101_0568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570838087243473186" 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/AVvXsEj_IsrRxpJ3nPor9WG1SlaCbVf-cfZP1_B4yXw9d9sRAz3BBiysbsvqRFoo5tfa38IfJtPEil1AR2VPmtJn2qNxi3VIWySRDInWxpCwqHLV0iMWbeCKF-hjmz_FExKXR8PwPgI2eGaEWXs/s320/101_0568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ah yes, plastic red pepper!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfgm7pf-yJn1HKTy5zKjSqRgTEHrZkAn4dBdhW9Y6Qly0-o3UOVFS-cVlcf9jA1T3vfFPnNuiKGpHvWC_Y9knHCBHoamFQH_fkD5LiqCmsq9ngXGiG-z0afM3gpHc-JbwJTdSFv2FUaI/s1600/101_0567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570838081810601730" 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/AVvXsEirfgm7pf-yJn1HKTy5zKjSqRgTEHrZkAn4dBdhW9Y6Qly0-o3UOVFS-cVlcf9jA1T3vfFPnNuiKGpHvWC_Y9knHCBHoamFQH_fkD5LiqCmsq9ngXGiG-z0afM3gpHc-JbwJTdSFv2FUaI/s320/101_0567.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>When I remove her from the situation, he rests from all that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">shopping and</span> sharing in her cradle.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9wvcU9uBgSOCTDUs4Lm1tx1XsOjiT3kwmLEL-zPNIRe5BhwCJ05Q1QB3AacmPB6IMDOD_u-MflCJ6LyID8MKG2XugAlpSgnUO3EtYGP9GhDsDKRb8nB5_RcjT-1jHS5ZxOMPpyFfVh4/s1600/101_0569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570838072555092690" 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/AVvXsEiI9wvcU9uBgSOCTDUs4Lm1tx1XsOjiT3kwmLEL-zPNIRe5BhwCJ05Q1QB3AacmPB6IMDOD_u-MflCJ6LyID8MKG2XugAlpSgnUO3EtYGP9GhDsDKRb8nB5_RcjT-1jHS5ZxOMPpyFfVh4/s320/101_0569.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />When he sees me holding Genevieve, he'll often drop to the floor on his back and pat his chest, saying "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">howd</span> baby"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzPjp6idP5uTem_elT5EGAcGWfV-yoUunuDp0LmOjr4RIu1BMLoBF3Ua9_vEUKTN8rmP2UjwNUlsL8uPhjIUTEVo7dz8f9tv25f188WcyOFRkaj91FHFYCopP3pzAafl94qY4DqfpQrM/s1600/101_0445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570833578826846866" 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/AVvXsEgBzPjp6idP5uTem_elT5EGAcGWfV-yoUunuDp0LmOjr4RIu1BMLoBF3Ua9_vEUKTN8rmP2UjwNUlsL8uPhjIUTEVo7dz8f9tv25f188WcyOFRkaj91FHFYCopP3pzAafl94qY4DqfpQrM/s320/101_0445.JPG" border="0" /></a> He loves his Daddy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZowE0XFx2cuY1lD2U2mVfstf12YZa9_R-t62vRa22dQVE8QkgeI9iepBtd0klgejZtVWAlwrgETkdsJqYxI_jmExzz0AapO2gSMk_WRaLuHAPNjnNLBdFGx_w6zG19pi409-b5hbcBKE/s1600/101_0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570833569581932130" 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/AVvXsEjZowE0XFx2cuY1lD2U2mVfstf12YZa9_R-t62vRa22dQVE8QkgeI9iepBtd0klgejZtVWAlwrgETkdsJqYxI_jmExzz0AapO2gSMk_WRaLuHAPNjnNLBdFGx_w6zG19pi409-b5hbcBKE/s320/101_0059.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>He still loves to "cook", so he can be found waiting at the front door for his Noni while carrying around a skillet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Rs50Hq5lT1s9MofY3So9u2MCObx0VeETeYtoANQ5KXzTdzZTXZGW2W9yA8qGuOMIod0mc0TvRyr3ZHS0GL0Wr0-Sl7GqDJA5sxgniY_UXr7btMEZ3uw-TTBZ8cHeTD-1hOImIeO2vwk/s1600/101_0056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570833558566491986" 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/AVvXsEg7Rs50Hq5lT1s9MofY3So9u2MCObx0VeETeYtoANQ5KXzTdzZTXZGW2W9yA8qGuOMIod0mc0TvRyr3ZHS0GL0Wr0-Sl7GqDJA5sxgniY_UXr7btMEZ3uw-TTBZ8cHeTD-1hOImIeO2vwk/s320/101_0056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At first I discouraged him from climbing into the baby swing, but once he pops the tray down into place, he is stuck. Now I let him, and enjoy those few moments that I know he is not making a mess.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCiVfgtGEQ-BlK1blDG-q5kagxV0MRY7wsH6dn5NZ3tnSLMcMhd_yUeNPRR5_9txxLmGZK5PzBWsQoDC8XP5xe8TLx6B8n3f0mW3ZDurNhTYPpqWTfEbG9Klb6pUC0r7Exk4QD7-biO4/s1600/101_0054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570833549686018930" 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/AVvXsEjaCiVfgtGEQ-BlK1blDG-q5kagxV0MRY7wsH6dn5NZ3tnSLMcMhd_yUeNPRR5_9txxLmGZK5PzBWsQoDC8XP5xe8TLx6B8n3f0mW3ZDurNhTYPpqWTfEbG9Klb6pUC0r7Exk4QD7-biO4/s320/101_0054.JPG" border="0" /></a> Becaue he is getting pretty good<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K4nBhxIxOStshP1R8b77YkJQp1gt2kzlyiKuorQK3F4IvR-S5yBUELO99OaQJenUIs-9_ODxkc-96YjdaFVt7hrQ4uWWXIfkURI5sMo21D33LHX5Qahr9cjBJ2YV7pHEeB79Qbm_1Bo/s1600/101_0346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567134526761867474" 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/AVvXsEg3K4nBhxIxOStshP1R8b77YkJQp1gt2kzlyiKuorQK3F4IvR-S5yBUELO99OaQJenUIs-9_ODxkc-96YjdaFVt7hrQ4uWWXIfkURI5sMo21D33LHX5Qahr9cjBJ2YV7pHEeB79Qbm_1Bo/s320/101_0346.JPG" border="0" /></a> at making messes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAN-PXEyHxXtJ7VV_qPs5YoLqo96tNhY0cggbGegfpUrIhLSVj-tmdMdFeVkFnmJyNdkoGRbIgvd_17T0lYT53sbr5Xzj1cGvDMrxiPbsDcipp_SE2XLegphAl52_RF3D4-4yFMYyAII/s1600/100_7610.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567397823793465682" 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/AVvXsEhdAN-PXEyHxXtJ7VV_qPs5YoLqo96tNhY0cggbGegfpUrIhLSVj-tmdMdFeVkFnmJyNdkoGRbIgvd_17T0lYT53sbr5Xzj1cGvDMrxiPbsDcipp_SE2XLegphAl52_RF3D4-4yFMYyAII/s320/100_7610.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>He likes to play "down, set, hut"</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOsMyDVEMDC8h4POYZENaxJ-WoqXgejsudgjbYSYA_Bc0P2gAOW5z253QUj3UNSH9ITVOqEmdtnka6izdiypauGG-fwSpWxBC03mRiRmYKQIR7Xx25HyirZt2291OMEpGIUb37XMLuFg/s1600/101_0036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570833541474160930" 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/AVvXsEgsOsMyDVEMDC8h4POYZENaxJ-WoqXgejsudgjbYSYA_Bc0P2gAOW5z253QUj3UNSH9ITVOqEmdtnka6izdiypauGG-fwSpWxBC03mRiRmYKQIR7Xx25HyirZt2291OMEpGIUb37XMLuFg/s320/101_0036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and kiss his "Baby Gigi"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI4EWen44qnHi7sT8-ycJTxRYZmXlB2HeRE0o0vkWavPX95t9u1G6owdoUrRQSeVGDd3Wzi9xnak0UAOj6uOhObIQhPX0BQREfIMDTPmPXaI-LuwZqcVuIjt1YxFcrH_UoGOBKQ6cErA/s1600/101_0373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567134525774242050" 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/AVvXsEjEI4EWen44qnHi7sT8-ycJTxRYZmXlB2HeRE0o0vkWavPX95t9u1G6owdoUrRQSeVGDd3Wzi9xnak0UAOj6uOhObIQhPX0BQREfIMDTPmPXaI-LuwZqcVuIjt1YxFcrH_UoGOBKQ6cErA/s320/101_0373.JPG" border="0" /></a> until he is plain worn out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztkyayCQ9jtzUNEFLRdf8WDcjZJeExFkyI5JB0EDF3YfIn-o1t2iB38IeoInuYOFFcx9GKcmF6zCF48lgUYGrhdDab2dLSLXQ1HCF8dHvmrjaqzIynGGSBwypCCEPULeTitK5qhyphenhyphenuLVY/s1600/101_0502.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570842575788734546" 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/AVvXsEgztkyayCQ9jtzUNEFLRdf8WDcjZJeExFkyI5JB0EDF3YfIn-o1t2iB38IeoInuYOFFcx9GKcmF6zCF48lgUYGrhdDab2dLSLXQ1HCF8dHvmrjaqzIynGGSBwypCCEPULeTitK5qhyphenhyphenuLVY/s320/101_0502.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654746790936440725.post-88983109244459667812011-01-31T21:14:00.000-06:002011-01-31T21:14:01.045-06:00The Very Middle Child<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP0g7R0tb_YJaN1RIJDA7fXCk_wPMajfAffEpwrOdseaKdqhvMebMmLcDwFWZm3VjlPJ9GZppOkPvlinAnXL_WH60ZCL5kvZgW1NgnxZrP8fhD4JfmzJNiDOpE4u2JCUsnVCZ59rw73M/s1600/100_7546.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567497335316270834" 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/AVvXsEglP0g7R0tb_YJaN1RIJDA7fXCk_wPMajfAffEpwrOdseaKdqhvMebMmLcDwFWZm3VjlPJ9GZppOkPvlinAnXL_WH60ZCL5kvZgW1NgnxZrP8fhD4JfmzJNiDOpE4u2JCUsnVCZ59rw73M/s320/100_7546.JPG" border="0" /></a>third of five<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDDOGjnkV1iNcDMC3jTKkOhYAevFVPewfuLqJCxZauzeVYckDw-nTFNYrNYEgCDpVo3oALthBHIfBOA_FyOBt47OrgpW9tICiITDa3RQFh1deRgdXTcYmoaqG-kXpiBPN_AMuEOrHFik/s1600/100_7547.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567497327930701666" 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/AVvXsEgeDDOGjnkV1iNcDMC3jTKkOhYAevFVPewfuLqJCxZauzeVYckDw-nTFNYrNYEgCDpVo3oALthBHIfBOA_FyOBt47OrgpW9tICiITDa3RQFh1deRgdXTcYmoaqG-kXpiBPN_AMuEOrHFik/s320/100_7547.JPG" border="0" /></a>Exactly half way between the ages of the oldest and youngest<br />(Kilian - 9, Camille 4 1/2, Genevieve - 0)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZghLOweMusEAz_b0JT2baU_2NAfQd70RoMciVNPxmEQ_us6pJeLrT24pnK3vvFdyarwccNsjCweIyxlgsRTuFUH2GUSruOePoYxJ9Ppy-e2kUTfF2vo59H3wjHZHphJ1KGZ8wvXJPOBg/s1600/100_6495.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567497321564906594" 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/AVvXsEiZghLOweMusEAz_b0JT2baU_2NAfQd70RoMciVNPxmEQ_us6pJeLrT24pnK3vvFdyarwccNsjCweIyxlgsRTuFUH2GUSruOePoYxJ9Ppy-e2kUTfF2vo59H3wjHZHphJ1KGZ8wvXJPOBg/s320/100_6495.JPG" border="0" /></a> Older <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blond</span> brother and brunette sister AND younger <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blond</span> brother and brunette sister<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1-0kcF-MxJWjVDwlbIkyutmBnv2LwvyA5947KnizXsHrRTaPP-_vb3E_X4A46pfvx3DrkC83NPze2H20N5EQFXFgTTq5bhDOxW9PEuUB9wiUdKpx2rvMwxJ1zTYYSUV-acDACuiuao8/s1600/100_7321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567497322590331858" 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/AVvXsEhS1-0kcF-MxJWjVDwlbIkyutmBnv2LwvyA5947KnizXsHrRTaPP-_vb3E_X4A46pfvx3DrkC83NPze2H20N5EQFXFgTTq5bhDOxW9PEuUB9wiUdKpx2rvMwxJ1zTYYSUV-acDACuiuao8/s320/100_7321.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know any specifics of "middle child syndrome"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLXfTKWrKwzhS3kBPb8uIQWU4wBHV7wJnkddO6s1xlsiC9l_rNUWU8KbaVl88kwXKZ2GsrK3eYpyA4FhEbhFQOdi2E-Apl8tXWikSjQoX5T527YdCmVvWwI8KXg_CVklNsB2XkbZvh7o/s1600/101_0023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567494386878164706" 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/AVvXsEgcLXfTKWrKwzhS3kBPb8uIQWU4wBHV7wJnkddO6s1xlsiC9l_rNUWU8KbaVl88kwXKZ2GsrK3eYpyA4FhEbhFQOdi2E-Apl8tXWikSjQoX5T527YdCmVvWwI8KXg_CVklNsB2XkbZvh7o/s320/101_0023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />but in your case, it must mean: amazing, fun loving, girlie little ball of sunshine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVHI5fBLwmx0RBXmXxkBCoF1IHjzEB6WkBd2Sc0KcPJTED-gTO88AIHKywsnH88LxUm3v8in_zqqqUoZ43FtirK23wRb5xYuWZk_fHnjf3zi4EtyIsbEOanBf6ON88k1R8n0Pz3kniMY/s1600/100_7299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216155662620770" 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/AVvXsEgJVHI5fBLwmx0RBXmXxkBCoF1IHjzEB6WkBd2Sc0KcPJTED-gTO88AIHKywsnH88LxUm3v8in_zqqqUoZ43FtirK23wRb5xYuWZk_fHnjf3zi4EtyIsbEOanBf6ON88k1R8n0Pz3kniMY/s320/100_7299.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />May you never get "lost" in this growing family<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VErw4Vlv3juAzyF_HOq0N6jbAMeJEYpukrhbiTdfm5PnBz1vgrYaT8U7wMsNRCew4KZv5LG-sPjVxa8g_cH-4k6Tu5bPd5OPLFBUkP1DICgnN3UcKK0qIyEPyLW6A9s3AfqJidjMq-Q/s1600/100_7296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216143051681058" 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/AVvXsEi3VErw4Vlv3juAzyF_HOq0N6jbAMeJEYpukrhbiTdfm5PnBz1vgrYaT8U7wMsNRCew4KZv5LG-sPjVxa8g_cH-4k6Tu5bPd5OPLFBUkP1DICgnN3UcKK0qIyEPyLW6A9s3AfqJidjMq-Q/s320/100_7296.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><div><div><br /><div>although I just don't see it happening!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAFiMGuNaxy0ccHiAMpIh0lhP4gvVgvUOTgCg51KEPWKRSaXCCCpvqjT4r1NzALjjw86Dx3XN6r_ZQo8v6RKX7OpqjDcbklE0PGl_zrnYLokBFXxNcEFWsFw8XcbUiA0rPMVaYh5_4SQ/s1600/101_0168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567502513064524674" 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/AVvXsEhAAFiMGuNaxy0ccHiAMpIh0lhP4gvVgvUOTgCg51KEPWKRSaXCCCpvqjT4r1NzALjjw86Dx3XN6r_ZQo8v6RKX7OpqjDcbklE0PGl_zrnYLokBFXxNcEFWsFw8XcbUiA0rPMVaYh5_4SQ/s320/101_0168.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div><br /></div>Laelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892565720713349873noreply@blogger.com3