tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64480330328448107522024-02-07T17:53:57.545-08:00Our Three Wild OnesSeriously, who's going to view this blog besides little ol' me? I call this my "Therapy Journal" ~no laughing, I need it! Consider yourself lucky, if you found this blog by chance or were one of the chosen ones to be an acceptable viewer to it...never know, there might be some Top Secret stuff in here!Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-31673687793880719612010-07-14T22:22:00.000-07:002010-07-14T22:31:08.725-07:00Just a Ducky Day!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I had an orientation meeting for the new season with my <a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://www.meetup.com/Moms-In-Motion-Elk-Grove/">Moms in Motion Group</a> at Elk Grove Park today. I was asked to speak to the group about why I joined MIM and why I keep coming back. Boy, I really had to think about it! So I came up with a Top Ten list and I think it was a hit. Everyone enjoyed it, as I did creating it. Perhaps I'll turn that into a blog post some day.<br /><br />Since Dominic spent the night with his cousin, I brought the other two boys along and they had fun target shooting with bread pieces at the ducks and geese. Thankfully no one was goosed this time.</span><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5463354d4459784e6a453d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5463354d4459784e6a453d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-42104685911708478712010-06-29T13:34:00.000-07:002010-06-29T13:43:37.213-07:00A River Runs Through It...<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Last week the boys and I met up with some awesome friends and cousins to play in the water. This is the first time my kids did NOT want to leave! They were having so much fun and getting so wet. Devin has now become a friend with water and is enjoying water parks a lot more now, thanks to this little trickle of water....</span><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5463324e446b794e7a633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5463324e446b794e7a633d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-49154727415180356452010-06-23T22:37:00.000-07:002010-06-23T22:53:14.379-07:00Blogging Hiatus<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >... yep, I'm on one! So for now, you get some random photos...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWyc0agIfixhc2B7HM7v7l45WyhLgLlduQPP5dlslujS0g615TgrEw04UVogyd5y3ovO0d92N2Jq_OG7wc-Q7oHbFvHDK9c95Sb11tk7eQDrPPuSlW_lQlr0I61CM9A33r3RX_pe7FJE/s1600/June23+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWyc0agIfixhc2B7HM7v7l45WyhLgLlduQPP5dlslujS0g615TgrEw04UVogyd5y3ovO0d92N2Jq_OG7wc-Q7oHbFvHDK9c95Sb11tk7eQDrPPuSlW_lQlr0I61CM9A33r3RX_pe7FJE/s400/June23+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486211190425315842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Blowing bubbles</span>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2e3YQTYlFBSAwuTkMkZvWcR630dxeRjWz8MnY_UKMbNeyXLGHLECUcO-twwLduuiiRMz6Hcnyj2HyaujFoFzTByS8yjtHCutxJLxOVYjaFuP-CuGl1x-e9G6AtL1mTuEo2hnIrfbzyE/s1600/June23+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2e3YQTYlFBSAwuTkMkZvWcR630dxeRjWz8MnY_UKMbNeyXLGHLECUcO-twwLduuiiRMz6Hcnyj2HyaujFoFzTByS8yjtHCutxJLxOVYjaFuP-CuGl1x-e9G6AtL1mTuEo2hnIrfbzyE/s400/June23+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486212437485462114" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Devin, in the doghouse again!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3bY6TAKdIz6gBcPl1Bb0l1x_GM07GgPpQma92oasvKZ5njsPhs18oeA3W4mj2FNXju1gP6sk8aGh9R1lKQhvYZF1mtI2rMyjkpwaAXsOc2zr4_q0p7Go4psLKqNfCcuHrWqEq7XaXeU/s1600/June23+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3bY6TAKdIz6gBcPl1Bb0l1x_GM07GgPpQma92oasvKZ5njsPhs18oeA3W4mj2FNXju1gP6sk8aGh9R1lKQhvYZF1mtI2rMyjkpwaAXsOc2zr4_q0p7Go4psLKqNfCcuHrWqEq7XaXeU/s400/June23+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486212911582899330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brothers and buddies.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4y94j-SI_sg_XuufHwCtgMMxoNwohr_ljzD1yJQ1AMwf8hGpiKZmTL50eKEkl_b-HXC9AP91CcQoGxZeclwZ2bKQOMlt6iDxlS5XR8Bn6G5m3rrk56JiOOSDkqqShEee2IKsUhvOaZs/s1600/June23+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4y94j-SI_sg_XuufHwCtgMMxoNwohr_ljzD1yJQ1AMwf8hGpiKZmTL50eKEkl_b-HXC9AP91CcQoGxZeclwZ2bKQOMlt6iDxlS5XR8Bn6G5m3rrk56JiOOSDkqqShEee2IKsUhvOaZs/s400/June23+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486213330882182322" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Brother-in-law Ben and his girls, on Father's Day.</span> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfdfinfJwYpvZvHyiCtNmSeo2sdatsoIIcK5Nx2if7jHA3eGawS7CfVwI-7BewZROc_ducs1OLfCLBhKGSJzIsheEqI2i9jpyu6QMrufstwF8LRQWtt45dHCnmNm8S4GsPGIF7ElN76c/s1600/June23+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfdfinfJwYpvZvHyiCtNmSeo2sdatsoIIcK5Nx2if7jHA3eGawS7CfVwI-7BewZROc_ducs1OLfCLBhKGSJzIsheEqI2i9jpyu6QMrufstwF8LRQWtt45dHCnmNm8S4GsPGIF7ElN76c/s400/June23+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486213932149251186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is how we do it. Go to GOAL!!!!!!</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-43609903495117435442010-06-09T00:01:00.000-07:002010-06-09T00:01:02.948-07:00Happy Birthday Dominic!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglZC4vOuJoN2xED_CzxvoHyvmdWIdFlet4KiC0n5qPtJ3jHWGi5NsrcKdXW0taq8sVivSSCEnuU-ZcVffkUVBVNWgdqUZ2PsUmJWdqithYcUU_XyuCcRNz_QQRvXa6CGAk07evzIrC-Y/s1600/bdaypic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglZC4vOuJoN2xED_CzxvoHyvmdWIdFlet4KiC0n5qPtJ3jHWGi5NsrcKdXW0taq8sVivSSCEnuU-ZcVffkUVBVNWgdqUZ2PsUmJWdqithYcUU_XyuCcRNz_QQRvXa6CGAk07evzIrC-Y/s400/bdaypic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480651208037758866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I have an 8-year-old!!! Can you believe it?</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-46997761319597738832010-06-08T22:55:00.001-07:002010-06-08T23:02:14.798-07:00Last Day of School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBrksyNC4AhAt01R0Vj4iadcBAWXms8z_p3CzrUwWMNWUox-Qr6lF8wLx4RJKvgstIBfQu15W0htH-uN6-k8UoxWtcoftmuvBXG1kiEp78n5fY1x3caFAzwiFW2eryso1ySrEthWpst0/s1600/school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBrksyNC4AhAt01R0Vj4iadcBAWXms8z_p3CzrUwWMNWUox-Qr6lF8wLx4RJKvgstIBfQu15W0htH-uN6-k8UoxWtcoftmuvBXG1kiEp78n5fY1x3caFAzwiFW2eryso1ySrEthWpst0/s400/school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480648733532769122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Today was Dominic's last day of Second Grade. The school year flew by fast. I can't believe I will have a 3rd grader on my hands beginning in August. It's going to be quite the change around here as Donovan heads off to school too. The boys are growing up way too fast!</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />I really enjoyed Dominic's teacher this year. Mrs. Davis is such a dedicated, patient, faithful, giving and kind person. She always seemed so calm while educating 31 students. Quite a feat, I'd say!</span>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-63857538364562276182010-05-31T19:32:00.001-07:002010-06-01T11:38:42.336-07:00Oh Joy, Another Boy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkIsw4dw0xYndk6O36oa0pqJfP0GBVdc0iEwunlBwNBfc37uhWkKkut6ezz6RZDA6FtxoCGdiXTxlE0Ihlf2Lo14t5cdep8N1Db5yq_fzpez-RvD6aVxxvaCszt4tbHhjDVILEJRgjRo/s1600/May23+005a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkIsw4dw0xYndk6O36oa0pqJfP0GBVdc0iEwunlBwNBfc37uhWkKkut6ezz6RZDA6FtxoCGdiXTxlE0Ihlf2Lo14t5cdep8N1Db5yq_fzpez-RvD6aVxxvaCszt4tbHhjDVILEJRgjRo/s320/May23+005a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477627811111731842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It's been over a week now, and we're finally getting used to our newest addition... and HE is getting used to us. We acquired Caesar last Sunday and are slowly learning to live with a puppy in the house, as it's been nearly 5 years since we brought home Roxy. Sadly, her life was too short.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > This little almighty Caesar is an American Bulldog with equal parts Johnson and Scott bloodlines. We are anxious to watch him grow and be a wonderful family companion. So far however, he's got some social skills to work on.<br /><br />The boys are loving our little comedian most of the time. Dominic seems to need a little training himself, as he isn't much of a dog person, just tolerates it... or not. Caesar is very fond of socks, slippers and pants on children. He's quite the nipper at times, but expect him outgrow the habit. He does well (for the most part) in the house and is becoming familiar with our routine. We do have to get up a couple times at night for potty breaks but what's any lack of sleep around here?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW7fYoifSdn6CQIkKd1Jkv_I5UgbiZyh1OiogqXhW80psFV-obEKSSZjbPvMkPfAmcpUYMgQpkZel0Kt2c9bUMMoKfAnYxn6AihyphenhyphenTdKTfjlO5-qLZenMwRCBNfMUIaelAYMG1aPBjmvI/s1600/May23+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW7fYoifSdn6CQIkKd1Jkv_I5UgbiZyh1OiogqXhW80psFV-obEKSSZjbPvMkPfAmcpUYMgQpkZel0Kt2c9bUMMoKfAnYxn6AihyphenhyphenTdKTfjlO5-qLZenMwRCBNfMUIaelAYMG1aPBjmvI/s400/May23+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477875640682773250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Caesar's safe haven - between the couches<br />and under the end table.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UfRE-MJBBgS4pjrGegsFleAkaKYltkDlUT62EtZGY2VD3ZYnYgyjnwnOKTWcRNbINdvMwjdcrhdC5F6iDrs2-GI2BGADZt-vjzvOmnpxK96SPz90i5ByDzR4aPZUaYpzBM1DOynSjew/s1600/caesar.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UfRE-MJBBgS4pjrGegsFleAkaKYltkDlUT62EtZGY2VD3ZYnYgyjnwnOKTWcRNbINdvMwjdcrhdC5F6iDrs2-GI2BGADZt-vjzvOmnpxK96SPz90i5ByDzR4aPZUaYpzBM1DOynSjew/s400/caesar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477875370874217922" border="0" /></a>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-58011488373913117152010-05-15T20:58:00.000-07:002010-05-15T21:33:02.513-07:00Gone Fishin'...<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Okay, not really. However, we did enjoy a fish-themed playdate last week and had a ton of fun. Donovan, Devin and I met up with two other moms for a visit to the Capitol Aquarium here in Sacramento. It's a not-so-huge fish store for all types of fish enthusiasts. They have both freshwater and saltwater fish, rare fish, tropical fish, bubbly-eyed fish, catfish and scary fish. The boys were very observant and even got to feed the koi fish that welcomed us into the store.<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_81PO6d569aW6LkB3y7pCEzahmcRqe1xJuMXi_peiYA_KLWJ2nORtM4iFYIum7BcKUHi7nKIhlb95He9yHMHKG-Z6ik9y0LvDoOM-6-RrMC5quldp84GYB2Eshc52qSvTP6_K-vMUFY/s1600/May11+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_81PO6d569aW6LkB3y7pCEzahmcRqe1xJuMXi_peiYA_KLWJ2nORtM4iFYIum7BcKUHi7nKIhlb95He9yHMHKG-Z6ik9y0LvDoOM-6-RrMC5quldp84GYB2Eshc52qSvTP6_K-vMUFY/s400/May11+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471717101466253106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0rnPMeZzTljxU0EVTU8Pzz15Js_9WeQxS0TsRJCD_wB5sD-OuKaebs9y2tPVVk77iZGuEQZmiV2dh_s9RHf68eM-lM3MpNekm-y5np8nDgAhb_YtxSvyA3YD5xoX8nfRCAuzIgt6Oe0/s1600/May11+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0rnPMeZzTljxU0EVTU8Pzz15Js_9WeQxS0TsRJCD_wB5sD-OuKaebs9y2tPVVk77iZGuEQZmiV2dh_s9RHf68eM-lM3MpNekm-y5np8nDgAhb_YtxSvyA3YD5xoX8nfRCAuzIgt6Oe0/s400/May11+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471717426205047346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0a3amy1CRjvDKmRv6wF9yHKxWqBSKl7m1WpJqY2_N-SOxvOGy5V7UIuj3FGoX-RVv3CX5UALGttAShyK_QPiLbPyhuwvnZZ5GGYTneV_-zzksQxLkefUN4DbYSHkqJvf6odDsCpHQVg/s1600/May11+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0a3amy1CRjvDKmRv6wF9yHKxWqBSKl7m1WpJqY2_N-SOxvOGy5V7UIuj3FGoX-RVv3CX5UALGttAShyK_QPiLbPyhuwvnZZ5GGYTneV_-zzksQxLkefUN4DbYSHkqJvf6odDsCpHQVg/s400/May11+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471718001357764290" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >With one mom leaving due to an appointment, Susan (with Scarlett) and I (with the boys) headed to Old Sacramento for some fishy treats at Joe's Crab Shack. I had never been there, always wanted to go and took this opportunity and went! What a fun place this was! We were seated next to a window overlooking the Sacramento River, and much to our surprise, a sea lion was perched out on the dock. We were told this was "Ernie" by our server, only later to find out it's actually "Ernestine". After our meal we took the kids down for a closer view of Ernestine and her happy little dock.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWKT4JbX-6tuxiFyiFCFsA2eKqj7IztFBy29op1auh8cqZsysGjUqOv5sLKGn50zSHKRXvWnRjKnRue-8f3qhk9FbhERRLA5DPtEFaNxH_777XXbTSR3iJj11PB1oBOOGel_BOFgz-tw/s1600/May11+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWKT4JbX-6tuxiFyiFCFsA2eKqj7IztFBy29op1auh8cqZsysGjUqOv5sLKGn50zSHKRXvWnRjKnRue-8f3qhk9FbhERRLA5DPtEFaNxH_777XXbTSR3iJj11PB1oBOOGel_BOFgz-tw/s400/May11+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471719205366296962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What? We got there on the wrong day?</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunC7gBkkwMm4AEg3CXM84CqTkytrKaPgru7ons6A7RqYHoNx9B2keyCpHJSGks7iemHYZGQdXhyphenhyphenJ521hgCl-PPaeGmXE-ZjmjZZs_vu4ZpT7MlQY5BrTGaI_gIRmG5ClzmIXq6j4gVm0/s1600/May11+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunC7gBkkwMm4AEg3CXM84CqTkytrKaPgru7ons6A7RqYHoNx9B2keyCpHJSGks7iemHYZGQdXhyphenhyphenJ521hgCl-PPaeGmXE-ZjmjZZs_vu4ZpT7MlQY5BrTGaI_gIRmG5ClzmIXq6j4gVm0/s400/May11+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471718812370619010" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Scarlett was a bit braver than the rest of us.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />She was willing to try this tentacled calamari!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbS_GHoWPXxXADWO4JVE3-KDdkIGpryi42-VaIr4FyPit4Iwq3ffbqyeCK3fALW0RSLnq36bLjWQexVKeQEZNASQ7A4TRZo4oB6bTNSHZb98x-rzntFpk2nE6DiAnZGHEVdG-Bo2N-U8/s1600/May11+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbS_GHoWPXxXADWO4JVE3-KDdkIGpryi42-VaIr4FyPit4Iwq3ffbqyeCK3fALW0RSLnq36bLjWQexVKeQEZNASQ7A4TRZo4oB6bTNSHZb98x-rzntFpk2nE6DiAnZGHEVdG-Bo2N-U8/s400/May11+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471718542363777442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On our way to see "Ernie".</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XSieFr3xdDN7lpWrHhJWAoKhU7Y2Y_j9ME60QCICpaZBk34DvVxj8knLAjn2PBZlX_hQnRmji7vjqlkW7hiHOhOoWTWlaMQq7HAsdNIR4yehypxxd6fvZFSt6jE0IeH3u3MxqyDji4A/s1600/oldsac.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XSieFr3xdDN7lpWrHhJWAoKhU7Y2Y_j9ME60QCICpaZBk34DvVxj8knLAjn2PBZlX_hQnRmji7vjqlkW7hiHOhOoWTWlaMQq7HAsdNIR4yehypxxd6fvZFSt6jE0IeH3u3MxqyDji4A/s400/oldsac.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471720058879418706" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We strolled Old Sacramento and raided the candy store for some old time favorite Salt Water Taffy. With our loot in hand, we walked to the Westfield Mall to let the kids play in their kids area for a bit. Soon it was time to head back to our cars as we both had older children to pick up from school. Devin fell asleep in the car. Mission accomplished.<br /></span>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-52114107380698525242010-05-12T21:26:00.000-07:002010-05-12T21:52:22.356-07:00May Daze<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So it's only Week 2 of the month of May, but I've got a folder full of photos already! Are you ready? Here we go!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We celebrated Dominic's First Communion on May 1st. It was a beautiful day and we had a great celebration after Mass with family. Thanks to Grandma and Papa for the wonderful tamales. It was a feast!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DPN_MGdSrKlX9PJJnLimOb3Y4Ql5yWXqWbl3LsXL_pSxCBLRIch0lxDYoENPz_1kRDKn2Zg9LdQ-TaKmC6L43Wt3owS240WQOREXshaTJ43bRoxQSUaUi26IUUQW4vAY-S8eVq35sGk/s1600/LBR_3088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DPN_MGdSrKlX9PJJnLimOb3Y4Ql5yWXqWbl3LsXL_pSxCBLRIch0lxDYoENPz_1kRDKn2Zg9LdQ-TaKmC6L43Wt3owS240WQOREXshaTJ43bRoxQSUaUi26IUUQW4vAY-S8eVq35sGk/s400/LBR_3088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469498657510605330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Dominic with Fr. Moroney</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFYazfTMI4hfuxqEK6a4OIvrmnRB8rlyGFEnq6NKabQ1PKZpVWNNb9K4dd2kHoipYU7gKuubiMRXCy6LtQ4nf0eAQkc0w5wAKYc_Bx4Lkjnp83pkD65QPd1KR-U7jzf6IzBV7UFBBhps/s1600/LBR_3094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFYazfTMI4hfuxqEK6a4OIvrmnRB8rlyGFEnq6NKabQ1PKZpVWNNb9K4dd2kHoipYU7gKuubiMRXCy6LtQ4nf0eAQkc0w5wAKYc_Bx4Lkjnp83pkD65QPd1KR-U7jzf6IzBV7UFBBhps/s400/LBR_3094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469499411444944514" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our Family</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tKG1p-c_jqmjEIP-WGas_XCrf_ZmgmrWi8LBl1_qAXf_5Zm6B0s9NFLZnAcTMlg516BTK7uESk-pkGgrEhyCc5myxPAgKhNujG_siGVNaipi8LP_Me4213HoMaX5c2QZXnNxvGN5Kjo/s1600/LBR_3110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tKG1p-c_jqmjEIP-WGas_XCrf_ZmgmrWi8LBl1_qAXf_5Zm6B0s9NFLZnAcTMlg516BTK7uESk-pkGgrEhyCc5myxPAgKhNujG_siGVNaipi8LP_Me4213HoMaX5c2QZXnNxvGN5Kjo/s400/LBR_3110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469499511946470786" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dominic with his Godparents, Philip and Patty.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s-GbZJFZXN_-xoE36cn3AFfiDBOen72kjOHzEJqewzW8PIdm0QdOvp2FfO9FvNeJ0J7TZVo3LkKSmQNXwDNOk8MD6ZnXth9gAJtQOMOChccB89USD8-e1ghX5aLggv1OtLG_A4BAfGs/s1600/LBR_3128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s-GbZJFZXN_-xoE36cn3AFfiDBOen72kjOHzEJqewzW8PIdm0QdOvp2FfO9FvNeJ0J7TZVo3LkKSmQNXwDNOk8MD6ZnXth9gAJtQOMOChccB89USD8-e1ghX5aLggv1OtLG_A4BAfGs/s400/LBR_3128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469499652177595762" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >My nieces: Sydney, Bianca and Peyton.</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuX54-5fGgyyTNoYoPymXe5Ul0G8H3VeU7zoU6pvaV-onrgPQ89jg-QdXDX9FravuxHNmdWfBFtF-vh3CrpAPAiSoM_vFMK4CeIhqkGfsBzWKTjCujtkWrqj562H6y0UksL07hRjBT9s/s1600/May3+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuX54-5fGgyyTNoYoPymXe5Ul0G8H3VeU7zoU6pvaV-onrgPQ89jg-QdXDX9FravuxHNmdWfBFtF-vh3CrpAPAiSoM_vFMK4CeIhqkGfsBzWKTjCujtkWrqj562H6y0UksL07hRjBT9s/s400/May3+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469502186566035618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Summer hasn't started yet, but the sprayparks have!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCrepz9QRTEYCUCUo9pL0EBNMdsISh8fcl7iBrxcjWortsfRZtxwtRdpjkYXRlUsSgRbN6ntbGRqv_ZE2x6e-0L7lpLiRqFgLLLHx9gth8ZmVCMbweBmmREPhwFNxmAFkHyijKcWWab8/s1600/May8+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCrepz9QRTEYCUCUo9pL0EBNMdsISh8fcl7iBrxcjWortsfRZtxwtRdpjkYXRlUsSgRbN6ntbGRqv_ZE2x6e-0L7lpLiRqFgLLLHx9gth8ZmVCMbweBmmREPhwFNxmAFkHyijKcWWab8/s400/May8+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469502914824839650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First of the season! We now have about 6 green tomatoes hoping </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to become ripe and edible before the birds find them. Here's hoping!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROzR8uH4hsALjFva67juz01YHd37P-XrUZvRT4V017bVDcQ-JMg2DPoCGHtqOXLNK1ut4Ul-3M6o-DbFaR1YCxf19Z_0Cu2xYPmzYIXAIXVkJp3W9EO1hZSNKszjiNBRhSQ314AaIxWA/s1600/May8+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROzR8uH4hsALjFva67juz01YHd37P-XrUZvRT4V017bVDcQ-JMg2DPoCGHtqOXLNK1ut4Ul-3M6o-DbFaR1YCxf19Z_0Cu2xYPmzYIXAIXVkJp3W9EO1hZSNKszjiNBRhSQ314AaIxWA/s400/May8+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469503568327343570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The wind does crazy things to a head full of hair!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynyhyphenhyphenJ5bVh8Q0e7nRHj1Q6FuanNk4mOv0EpbvyPrJzEsdm0F5sPJ8gCTodaBFrSHnFv60OvJHNlRKZgAKbhDXnnwM-XG_AJZeUtZRBxtQ6U8pd9vfQQGhoF0_MV6x8J2GAqj1oSvfAxs/s1600/May8+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynyhyphenhyphenJ5bVh8Q0e7nRHj1Q6FuanNk4mOv0EpbvyPrJzEsdm0F5sPJ8gCTodaBFrSHnFv60OvJHNlRKZgAKbhDXnnwM-XG_AJZeUtZRBxtQ6U8pd9vfQQGhoF0_MV6x8J2GAqj1oSvfAxs/s400/May8+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469504107990265906" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Guess who???</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zYxkKBLU9e5P6shRGxcA8z-82w2R1oeadnVQvClN79bdWYTbuVxGp_AAYbkJAfE-xSAwDZBstEHtBvTF7rvxiwmzxOis3qxceOgRYbtzJC26Vknj23VURd6YaC1ewyW_pDyQPHjf78U/s1600/May8+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zYxkKBLU9e5P6shRGxcA8z-82w2R1oeadnVQvClN79bdWYTbuVxGp_AAYbkJAfE-xSAwDZBstEHtBvTF7rvxiwmzxOis3qxceOgRYbtzJC26Vknj23VURd6YaC1ewyW_pDyQPHjf78U/s400/May8+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469505040327695346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Pizza my heart!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_MGh_8Fkwb36isWh7aVMj9B_84mdyNN0DfaETLj7wYu6faue98zIlWdQGHu6LV9Xg8uRN_TGaTEW_r6HukXjsP9S4pErCVRDAKBjZWn1HqBSFLJA9SJaBrPcNQ-oFFh9-s0z0f8X0uQ/s1600/May8+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_MGh_8Fkwb36isWh7aVMj9B_84mdyNN0DfaETLj7wYu6faue98zIlWdQGHu6LV9Xg8uRN_TGaTEW_r6HukXjsP9S4pErCVRDAKBjZWn1HqBSFLJA9SJaBrPcNQ-oFFh9-s0z0f8X0uQ/s400/May8+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470606140043992882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I love feet... sometimes! Can you name them all?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >(Clockwise: Always spotting Bianca's toes (at 12), Peyton, Sydney,<br />Donovan, Matthew, Dominic and Kalyn.)</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljYhZ4SzdOqJUjnr0DeKm1ILBngB9Yk6pRiqyMZB82cj9SkBCR80WZR2OAepAD07fZ0s6jvC4PiXOyj9b2sAWyOPbqxbUceABT4-N2Gk-svsYqoPBnVOWANoxilcNRuXcRopX3KncZPI/s1600/May8+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljYhZ4SzdOqJUjnr0DeKm1ILBngB9Yk6pRiqyMZB82cj9SkBCR80WZR2OAepAD07fZ0s6jvC4PiXOyj9b2sAWyOPbqxbUceABT4-N2Gk-svsYqoPBnVOWANoxilcNRuXcRopX3KncZPI/s400/May8+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470607496712919698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hot Diggity Dog!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN935SRCQoHcSbTT11DRfO-dCvG0nozZ3XZt8OVsjFT9d8IqZTjYy4ByF28Vp9bGgCnY8jUUoFh50ZYGj0v-yLcbiNw67J7jEWm88CXAXQXutCn-Dcq0M5-ITVLkoShH6pLiRpXSWQ31o/s1600/May8+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN935SRCQoHcSbTT11DRfO-dCvG0nozZ3XZt8OVsjFT9d8IqZTjYy4ByF28Vp9bGgCnY8jUUoFh50ZYGj0v-yLcbiNw67J7jEWm88CXAXQXutCn-Dcq0M5-ITVLkoShH6pLiRpXSWQ31o/s400/May8+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470608120459239506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Like Father, Like Son. Just look at these men manning the grill for Mother's Day. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Work it! Or, shall I say, "Grill It!"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbCdosHbNZsYBCPtUtrT3BCfd0hZSsPmd80b1uTdhyGx-ZjTANdxBzBnSaZqdNx4QdilukORHS4aJSV1MuTmQ9Y4vfhieeBtRBb8Fl8q4ctC8yy1L-smukmdYmR6HO9J1u1I-fDVxsGc/s1600/May8+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbCdosHbNZsYBCPtUtrT3BCfd0hZSsPmd80b1uTdhyGx-ZjTANdxBzBnSaZqdNx4QdilukORHS4aJSV1MuTmQ9Y4vfhieeBtRBb8Fl8q4ctC8yy1L-smukmdYmR6HO9J1u1I-fDVxsGc/s400/May8+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470609104607337682" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Donovan, as is.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMMuhA13O2gHp28npmlRW_odM1U1nTtHglCfe7lw9T1iB6kYs-yRAbKyoxLksixJH00zteSa5_BlBcLu_Q2ZWPiMzlHtKFWDlpgRB48FFtDyJ3mh4f_TZFg2nUz6_S6ERRZxMrrR91io/s1600/May8+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMMuhA13O2gHp28npmlRW_odM1U1nTtHglCfe7lw9T1iB6kYs-yRAbKyoxLksixJH00zteSa5_BlBcLu_Q2ZWPiMzlHtKFWDlpgRB48FFtDyJ3mh4f_TZFg2nUz6_S6ERRZxMrrR91io/s400/May8+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470610140324591250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Some high flyin'!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhpuYFWhfremxuOeIeaVUdrHxGwFDrS1EbeEtWoNY83uR0NJHu1UlDBMWexz3OI_c-IIrv_p-dJCdDbYXLtFoKfhGXtInxLB70puVHzdqPY7OsNYU2P2-_q5b_G2iegyaB3ZZ26KNt4/s1600/May8+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhpuYFWhfremxuOeIeaVUdrHxGwFDrS1EbeEtWoNY83uR0NJHu1UlDBMWexz3OI_c-IIrv_p-dJCdDbYXLtFoKfhGXtInxLB70puVHzdqPY7OsNYU2P2-_q5b_G2iegyaB3ZZ26KNt4/s400/May8+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470610673155590962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dominic, hanging out.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJhpYq_8PIqCxGXFRYXL9eLVGKZFPLOy8a5PmqX6uf8chJRlzkkLpbJ7Und-c1O5JvJ__3TXUugEmy_sfcqDNb0OD0czByLfBVqejMumkxrWHL-g79rK4TC41vrYcmq2iEHd9uFeEG7M/s1600/May8+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJhpYq_8PIqCxGXFRYXL9eLVGKZFPLOy8a5PmqX6uf8chJRlzkkLpbJ7Und-c1O5JvJ__3TXUugEmy_sfcqDNb0OD0czByLfBVqejMumkxrWHL-g79rK4TC41vrYcmq2iEHd9uFeEG7M/s400/May8+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470611301827621378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sydney has a chat with her Dad... probably about scary movies.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wait! There's more!..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stay tuned....</span><br /></div></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-80750854806679848912010-04-20T13:29:00.000-07:002010-04-20T14:00:03.091-07:00My Birthday Bash (Smash?) Weekend!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It was nearing the end of Dominic's Spring Break from school and with my birthday falling on a Saturday, our family went on a short getaway and had the best time, despite the expense and the bruised tailbone injury I faced. It was a full weekend. The boys experienced snowboarding, snowtubing, miniature golf, swimming and bowling - all within hours of each other. Where else can you get that?<br /><br />We got out of Sacramento at a great time on Friday, the 9th, and headed toward Reno, where we'd stay for the weekend. We stopped at <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.skisodasprings.com/">Soda Springs</a> for some fun in the snow. It was our family's first EVER snow trip. The boys haven't ever been to, or played in, the snow. BRRRRRR... what an experience. After a few months of preparing for this day, we had more than enough "gear" to layer onto the kids. Funny how a ski resort's parking lot becomes a huge tailgating party while everyone attempts to bundle themselves and their kids up. We were there well before the crowds came in and it was absolutely gorgeous out. Although a bit chilly at first, once that "nip" burned off, we were very satisfied with the temperature and even started taking layers off because of the warmth of the sun. We enrolled all 3 boys to play at <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://skisodasprings.com/Tubing_and_PK/plaentkids">Planet Kids</a>. Donovan wanted to try snowboarding and here was the perfect opportunity. Dominic was surprised to find out that he was going to be doing it too. Smile! Devin, too little to do much, was giddy with just having a snowball built into his hands to throw at his dad. Papa and Grandma Avila were with us to help catch the kids as they came down the hill, whether on snowboard or tube. After a few hours of fun, it was time to refuel our bodies (tailgate party!) and take all of our layers of clothing off (potty time!) and begin the rest of our drive toward Reno.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><table style="width: 383px; height: 312px;" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5459784f4455784d54493d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5459784f4455784d54493d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Stopping at <a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" href="http://www.boomtownreno.com/home.aspx">Boomtown</a>, the kids were able to play games in the arcade and try a round of miniature golf. Finally arriving at our destination, we learn that our hotel room is on the 23rd floor and we have conjoining rooms with the inlaws! The kids thought that was fantastic! I'm not sure the grandparents did! Rudy set off to purchase some milk for our stay, while I finished unpacking and getting the boys ready for bed. I was ready for bed soon after, just exhausted and a bit sore from my tumble down the snowpacked hill that the kids insisted on climbing.<br /><br />We hit up McDonald's for breakfast the next day. What a treat! The boys thought "hot cakes" were an awesome treat to have at McDonald's. They are good breakfast eaters, most of the time. We then took a small road trip to see the <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.animalark.org/">Animal Ark Sanctuary</a>. After a mile of a dirt and gravel path, we were pleasantly surprised at what a neat place this was. Obviously not a world famous zoo, but a chance to see wildlife up close and learn about the different species common to our area.<br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5459784e6a67794d44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5459784e6a67794d44513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Back again to the heart of Reno, where we visited the <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://www.grandsierraresort.com/amenities/all-ages-fun/bowling/">Grand Sierra Resort</a>. Here we were able to enjoy a round of bowling as a family, while the grandparents tried their luck at the slot machines. Dominic and Donovan were tickled to be playing their parents in this sport. The grins on their faces were priceless. To see their mom lack any bowling skills was exciting for them. I think I will request that the bumpers be placed in the gutters next time we play, not just for the kids, but for me! I tried to blame my poor score on my tailbone mishap, but they weren't have it. Dominic won the round and Dad fell to a close 2nd Place.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U4kexoUZK1JuYqqTlC7bvtBAyHnRMqMPlLe9IGtJEbxcD9tQDu0DLapIJOfE5JLl7vq0-YDjn5jtpTcGtqoXMXjgVrKYE8Bs_30VjKwdS660HzezGo4X6xQnmkpq5LyQ2xcsHSuvirE/s1600/bowling.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U4kexoUZK1JuYqqTlC7bvtBAyHnRMqMPlLe9IGtJEbxcD9tQDu0DLapIJOfE5JLl7vq0-YDjn5jtpTcGtqoXMXjgVrKYE8Bs_30VjKwdS660HzezGo4X6xQnmkpq5LyQ2xcsHSuvirE/s400/bowling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461719070124709074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Donovan (L) and Dominic (R)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />Devin views out of his stroller window. What a clown!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >As if the day wasn't exhausting enough, the kids begged to go swimming. What was I to do? Take pictures I suppose! These water lovers had a splashing good time with dad while I held a camera and raised my blood pressure at the sides of the pool. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdnJ3khJbzuT323gCZfX0KkKncdBlMAq_jgaKO8YOQc5eztGREzUw1e99CLj8NyWYNL26sSJD8cvQBpfGw3hp7pGfKMaxD3CETk29cIJlToHJhdrQa_js1aT6WuXU90AOh_0a4ePnQMo/s1600/Apr11+138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdnJ3khJbzuT323gCZfX0KkKncdBlMAq_jgaKO8YOQc5eztGREzUw1e99CLj8NyWYNL26sSJD8cvQBpfGw3hp7pGfKMaxD3CETk29cIJlToHJhdrQa_js1aT6WuXU90AOh_0a4ePnQMo/s400/Apr11+138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462319119810716018" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mr. Independent</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjTWZP_Ga6AER_0R5dtosGjeiZi-f70JXfkphyLusOheJ7iaAFZqs7ITUfjJMGbEt4GnJxg5ua5flw5XB4tW-KQgHGgn7x8Vs4TteUs7FrxyXNYhuKqjVumtcgHlJ0DSatJamBN9uofI/s1600/Apr11+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjTWZP_Ga6AER_0R5dtosGjeiZi-f70JXfkphyLusOheJ7iaAFZqs7ITUfjJMGbEt4GnJxg5ua5flw5XB4tW-KQgHGgn7x8Vs4TteUs7FrxyXNYhuKqjVumtcgHlJ0DSatJamBN9uofI/s400/Apr11+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462319535133226178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Loving the personal jacuzzi.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW3bktYe80xuZpfyFSO1gs-Ts5xtC-YrUdt_XNlgw6FPkDvJQl3eW5a1qBrd2QRRpqEFp6mYNFSNh-UCVqNlFIh3w0LDa358Y_dtfT_k7nkJUCIl3raY8I38zjVf4jsrX7ia5ooaesLU/s1600/Apr11+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW3bktYe80xuZpfyFSO1gs-Ts5xtC-YrUdt_XNlgw6FPkDvJQl3eW5a1qBrd2QRRpqEFp6mYNFSNh-UCVqNlFIh3w0LDa358Y_dtfT_k7nkJUCIl3raY8I38zjVf4jsrX7ia5ooaesLU/s400/Apr11+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462319923404060978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Deep in thought.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">I finally got a few hours kid-free to spend with my hubby for my birthday. Grandma was able to put all of the kids to bed (yippee!) while we went out for a buffet dinner and played a few slot machines. No big jackpots here, but no significant losses either.<br /><br />The threat of yet another winter storm (this 2nd week of April!) forced us to leave pretty early on Sunday morning. It was a smart move as we beat the blizzard-like conditions on the road. It was still a pretty drive home. I'd say it was a successful getaway!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9FiJIgwh-WR2V5U7-OFrzRwn_si4epKc_whnJ9tjG5SQ0nzPApCBikVwdooPBz56phRo10I24TKgxR7AHj1Js0dp4BaBugpDTthbH6JPccKEod9Cg80TuK2qMWhBSc0_qPdVyU5R_5c/s1600/Apr11+101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9FiJIgwh-WR2V5U7-OFrzRwn_si4epKc_whnJ9tjG5SQ0nzPApCBikVwdooPBz56phRo10I24TKgxR7AHj1Js0dp4BaBugpDTthbH6JPccKEod9Cg80TuK2qMWhBSc0_qPdVyU5R_5c/s400/Apr11+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462321890813227586" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Leaving Reno, heading toward home.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE7-_iCetjBNhf1GXpbFApplLV1qjvQ1bihTxR9K5sP_G0887YbAW4DxCAYsfTvDjvboXhQKYuSsL8t50NRQfrZZ-QJMIoaQez6Z5CSZwpJ7Zsb4KWObWgZXBP9x4eNmT3ySuEtaEUGI/s1600/Apr11+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE7-_iCetjBNhf1GXpbFApplLV1qjvQ1bihTxR9K5sP_G0887YbAW4DxCAYsfTvDjvboXhQKYuSsL8t50NRQfrZZ-QJMIoaQez6Z5CSZwpJ7Zsb4KWObWgZXBP9x4eNmT3ySuEtaEUGI/s400/Apr11+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462321881304185266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Definitely cold!</span><br /></div></div></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-22353717055482431642010-04-05T15:33:00.000-07:002010-04-05T16:01:27.884-07:00Zippity Zoo Days<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We're loving our zoo membership and are becoming very familiar with the residents there. Some of our favorites are in the slideshow below. As you can see, the male lion and the snow leopard were very photogenic one day. As the giraffes get accustomed to their new exhibit, I hope they'll come closer to the public for some good picture taking. They are amazing creatures to watch.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The boys' favorite are the gibbons. They are fun to watch and mimic their unique call. Yes, I've got a few monkeys on my hands!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eFcvfx1RHDnJ_ZjlwS-ljNNnfIf_w1fNT9cYH4vON-OtKmi6sNrFblTLFWdIWhldVTQplJj9qwuhZTdCZiibldlUjiumWsFsYBsiFRfxBJIutbutd-scsC91GSRp-8XYwZpucFGN4SY/s1600/Mar19+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eFcvfx1RHDnJ_ZjlwS-ljNNnfIf_w1fNT9cYH4vON-OtKmi6sNrFblTLFWdIWhldVTQplJj9qwuhZTdCZiibldlUjiumWsFsYBsiFRfxBJIutbutd-scsC91GSRp-8XYwZpucFGN4SY/s400/Mar19+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456791299736072466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Special treats for my sweets.</span><br /></div><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5455354e6a6b784e6a4d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5455354e6a6b784e6a4d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-63317680481170169332010-04-04T23:00:00.000-07:002010-04-04T23:31:56.570-07:00March Madness - Round 2!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And more of our March Madness (before it becomes May) ....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkh2pn6iMSaRhRnBPIbklJqMw0B5V4Ae9vLbI_kS7LJof2Vm8U6bHYGXSo6qiHZYBRp_LNCfMr3yHbTJguhlK_lgHHp40mjFP5rOUglKbtp5DHE4XHKn5YFrW0vN3BJ5yUFEiupA1U3E/s1600/Mar18+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkh2pn6iMSaRhRnBPIbklJqMw0B5V4Ae9vLbI_kS7LJof2Vm8U6bHYGXSo6qiHZYBRp_LNCfMr3yHbTJguhlK_lgHHp40mjFP5rOUglKbtp5DHE4XHKn5YFrW0vN3BJ5yUFEiupA1U3E/s400/Mar18+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452988352888885458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Wheee ..... times 3!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgReUFmtAhllRi4SbGl-xrCU8nFBOAunfd8tv_3dopVqpSDnUZeL9YUj5eZXJ0kfemsqixqDhKNwEouR_BWGtDWmspuPu4BDpcHchYSaIIpSmDK-D85wUn5B01bmywQw4o33FjTa5amU/s1600-h/Mar18+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgReUFmtAhllRi4SbGl-xrCU8nFBOAunfd8tv_3dopVqpSDnUZeL9YUj5eZXJ0kfemsqixqDhKNwEouR_BWGtDWmspuPu4BDpcHchYSaIIpSmDK-D85wUn5B01bmywQw4o33FjTa5amU/s400/Mar18+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451644642054384802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Such a good poser!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcXgAuxxVmJgrsuGS7TWxQqC5erE2u6BkdGmTDqsF_kPZVcYD4HVTGoOJz7b2hYFXvm6_ACsNaSbQn5W6dBJhJfvhbgI0Wwqf1ig_IUySfpQakws5maciZUZheG9s6ilvfnjjqxQs2p4/s1600-h/Mar18+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcXgAuxxVmJgrsuGS7TWxQqC5erE2u6BkdGmTDqsF_kPZVcYD4HVTGoOJz7b2hYFXvm6_ACsNaSbQn5W6dBJhJfvhbgI0Wwqf1ig_IUySfpQakws5maciZUZheG9s6ilvfnjjqxQs2p4/s400/Mar18+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451644403854001202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The climbing cousins.</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHTf7hUWsspqTr7iMpwhHdnRwccRfSYIedwW6nhQAF8lHbFAyLWrWEhO-QPpUD91-pnXh4NqVPBPt2UUJP-gjjE4zduvSwcQEGST6Sl1BMEqq99uZlBCo_mmTXJj0jLPh3qLmfJB77A4/s1600/Mar18+163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHTf7hUWsspqTr7iMpwhHdnRwccRfSYIedwW6nhQAF8lHbFAyLWrWEhO-QPpUD91-pnXh4NqVPBPt2UUJP-gjjE4zduvSwcQEGST6Sl1BMEqq99uZlBCo_mmTXJj0jLPh3qLmfJB77A4/s400/Mar18+163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452988976178742242" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">We went with Gertie to the dog park.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm not sure who had more fun?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC-FhrSdrCYcqRE_uGhF7OwARdSJAoj4QF2Zhew9-0iEFmJ8R3jiwP0Nq-t5xOjv5zAiGy43sZcPhTKxhPT6bpTCeyIVDGUdKwlxHIuv64tk-RBTAW1tlHbsH7dcY6aPmJSSyld07c8c/s1600/Mar18+155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC-FhrSdrCYcqRE_uGhF7OwARdSJAoj4QF2Zhew9-0iEFmJ8R3jiwP0Nq-t5xOjv5zAiGy43sZcPhTKxhPT6bpTCeyIVDGUdKwlxHIuv64tk-RBTAW1tlHbsH7dcY6aPmJSSyld07c8c/s400/Mar18+155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452989451898956978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This new yoga position is called "Dog Tired".</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv_JHMhdIvUQK3W2EPdh1xiLAqAg9HJABOHHCpvCF4-8RXPq-NjOaxmLJxFHewNn7qlQ9pIhQs2ExoBMJ7Uqyvem6aroyWDnxcOuNAwowQRccNBSzX3bQ__HvS9FfcQXPfp0xIn4n9ag/s1600/Mar20+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv_JHMhdIvUQK3W2EPdh1xiLAqAg9HJABOHHCpvCF4-8RXPq-NjOaxmLJxFHewNn7qlQ9pIhQs2ExoBMJ7Uqyvem6aroyWDnxcOuNAwowQRccNBSzX3bQ__HvS9FfcQXPfp0xIn4n9ag/s400/Mar20+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456535085874493506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Just cruisin'</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZR7JlnKqHtWjxz9eleYXZA3caVCA4T3KDaZHkrYCKlnaP7O6-p24oaJxgOtzBWQd3vRXCDc-AGXbclHknOBRmgNOASK5bHTrv5Srdp52AbxvHQv1GzeFGuFQ9_KcZb2G-hVvjoIOioU/s1600/Mar20+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZR7JlnKqHtWjxz9eleYXZA3caVCA4T3KDaZHkrYCKlnaP7O6-p24oaJxgOtzBWQd3vRXCDc-AGXbclHknOBRmgNOASK5bHTrv5Srdp52AbxvHQv1GzeFGuFQ9_KcZb2G-hVvjoIOioU/s400/Mar20+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456535916828111554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And sliding...<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxn29d8ziWC7i8k_FpnMBn86k35cZAhjnfLuywe-2UiGAlQ57VvjvyhlpKHbRdFeptZ3LFcARpTVah8EMr79aagDtInXGWe99KXTrVPzlnV14xKBPqhyBICsMFw-JQZpOdffV96lB4Do/s1600/Mar28+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxn29d8ziWC7i8k_FpnMBn86k35cZAhjnfLuywe-2UiGAlQ57VvjvyhlpKHbRdFeptZ3LFcARpTVah8EMr79aagDtInXGWe99KXTrVPzlnV14xKBPqhyBICsMFw-JQZpOdffV96lB4Do/s400/Mar28+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456536692606819074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3 boys on 1 beanbag and no dog :(</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(looks like Donovan let loose with his pants) HA!</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-67573339954995406842010-03-27T15:52:00.000-07:002010-03-27T15:56:13.254-07:00Missing our Baby Girl<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We tragically lost our Baby Girl on Friday. She passed away at a dog park on just this side of Heaven. She has now crossed that bridge and will be greatly missed. We love you Roxy!</span><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5455334e5451314e54413d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5455334e5451314e54413d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-81187534148575466362010-03-20T23:03:00.000-07:002010-03-20T23:23:51.476-07:00Our March Madness<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Nope. This post has nothing to do with NCAA Basketball. Even though March is nearing its end, I've already got a folder full of pictures from our little outings during this beautiful weather. We welcome Spring today with open arms.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Here are some of my favorite photos of the month:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4lhFHL-8AWbrnUhHb9hVbAtyj7c3gUlxe7TArQT6ym0-t2gatHahcW3dKbiBCvmRAHelSVe1iwf9FGAsppZkBQ8eYz6ls9ZK-T6DRawmAz4HPs-3C6UY2eT4wm4WcpK3-ryvUBGlv4c/s1600-h/Mar10+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4lhFHL-8AWbrnUhHb9hVbAtyj7c3gUlxe7TArQT6ym0-t2gatHahcW3dKbiBCvmRAHelSVe1iwf9FGAsppZkBQ8eYz6ls9ZK-T6DRawmAz4HPs-3C6UY2eT4wm4WcpK3-ryvUBGlv4c/s400/Mar10+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450811218427753890" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We showed Luke the fish at the hatchery.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIb3DCwer4tNQ-T4tfwvv8bE0cdF81UQ0edNe7B1ZhWVAdaT58GpUB9Wu-H3KqRm0HZvM1f-EWvLmtpzNxbq6IggrU2OLq8sZugLZ4YlA0uMFST2NkpxPfvf2T8-IdLCPsVRSFd1iVRk/s1600-h/Mar10+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIb3DCwer4tNQ-T4tfwvv8bE0cdF81UQ0edNe7B1ZhWVAdaT58GpUB9Wu-H3KqRm0HZvM1f-EWvLmtpzNxbq6IggrU2OLq8sZugLZ4YlA0uMFST2NkpxPfvf2T8-IdLCPsVRSFd1iVRk/s400/Mar10+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450812619433320178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Luke, from inside the big fish.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID4qVNX2a0lEI8FVFvDiaSDoAHFVhpXmpsApScls2aKc5es1kYQnv_-_5FcihItNyEUoT_FoF55KGjzABPpfboFxp33Zc3mx8cXSERq97o-D-VPSrCloGRVzIbYvkO0tRAdRCEhADID0/s1600-h/luke1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID4qVNX2a0lEI8FVFvDiaSDoAHFVhpXmpsApScls2aKc5es1kYQnv_-_5FcihItNyEUoT_FoF55KGjzABPpfboFxp33Zc3mx8cXSERq97o-D-VPSrCloGRVzIbYvkO0tRAdRCEhADID0/s400/luke1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450812944110326274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Dude, I don't kiss on the first date...<br />or any other date after that!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uS3gfLhH6vOLEtwiBfqG6naGBN6dbD90VNcojHpeh7C4iJgDpCMaN4NeQvg-LEI1aYh_72Q0bMCfW1fSPaTKw10wzA3CtcQDn1sW6W4KuIc2BfPUgUhX4FQ_sHE2bSPSOYYRfvwTuQY/s1600-h/Mar15+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uS3gfLhH6vOLEtwiBfqG6naGBN6dbD90VNcojHpeh7C4iJgDpCMaN4NeQvg-LEI1aYh_72Q0bMCfW1fSPaTKw10wzA3CtcQDn1sW6W4KuIc2BfPUgUhX4FQ_sHE2bSPSOYYRfvwTuQY/s400/Mar15+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450961440848711938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Donovan always showing Roxy some love.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboyYw63HQUJ65z4Y0qVP4kEIotuM6KOD4wh_u63hmkiN4MYiB5ugTQBIEQ4y8OAz1DSzySci29iMVmdX92tGvGOP8AjPPBodG5XRo2Dmd0xb8xkkb2azCChR8NSONrvFnFk694nKCqng/s1600-h/Mar16+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboyYw63HQUJ65z4Y0qVP4kEIotuM6KOD4wh_u63hmkiN4MYiB5ugTQBIEQ4y8OAz1DSzySci29iMVmdX92tGvGOP8AjPPBodG5XRo2Dmd0xb8xkkb2azCChR8NSONrvFnFk694nKCqng/s200/Mar16+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450962184732983570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >My Moms' Group enjoyed a walk along Laguna Creek and to a park where the kids played. My friend Linda joined us with her grandson, Xavier, and will hopefully be out with us more often since the weather has allowed it. This was Xavier's first "playdate" and he had a great time (even with an emergency store-bought binky!).</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpkLouagx6xGd8pWzA98YBDoUBi_RnNer84AWykBMt1Pq59LAfQQNS7qc-l4tJTmQFi7x5KM6ENo7t-tJbJScvkYtUoj1LTH9asQ5X519Eu8Gy9-nRM6jTHqPiqJwq-G1KNcwUApt5dc/s1600-h/Mar16+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpkLouagx6xGd8pWzA98YBDoUBi_RnNer84AWykBMt1Pq59LAfQQNS7qc-l4tJTmQFi7x5KM6ENo7t-tJbJScvkYtUoj1LTH9asQ5X519Eu8Gy9-nRM6jTHqPiqJwq-G1KNcwUApt5dc/s400/Mar16+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450963146801016306" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Binky Tree</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Bet you didn't know?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtqPqNbCe6b_7t-bamz5ZxpNF6Wf7hONAfBrTuV0M_ISLnKlBwsmI2sxRpJHGcS6iSiGHJpntYGXUqsYKPA0jOfmcTeDJlTIm8VWjCMWWbZERtWnmid7xlBARHzOR73Xzso2MckZxG8Q/s1600-h/Mar16+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtqPqNbCe6b_7t-bamz5ZxpNF6Wf7hONAfBrTuV0M_ISLnKlBwsmI2sxRpJHGcS6iSiGHJpntYGXUqsYKPA0jOfmcTeDJlTIm8VWjCMWWbZERtWnmid7xlBARHzOR73Xzso2MckZxG8Q/s400/Mar16+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450963489915632466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >How many turtles do you see?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL659IvyslGxnDOKXk77duAj8g2E39MiAGRPMVAzpxA_ncVZNSbVehimX3yS_kplFtmCNALVpa38zZ94aFYXYV7PcUhXON5jTKHnrV2sWWpfL8RykELSipAazpB4ve3nsizdkgru1G7o/s1600-h/Mar18+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL659IvyslGxnDOKXk77duAj8g2E39MiAGRPMVAzpxA_ncVZNSbVehimX3yS_kplFtmCNALVpa38zZ94aFYXYV7PcUhXON5jTKHnrV2sWWpfL8RykELSipAazpB4ve3nsizdkgru1G7o/s400/Mar18+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450965947087622386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the Leprechaun Follies at school,<br />Donovan sits with Dominic and best friend, Trevor.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfryOjxgH8Z3xLVsc5BNcVFltjcvazDRS-NUvYGGcpT5cQIEB-L0sMoRk9ZwmoxaZPDghCZ4Z2WpXFuB7-TyWUSB0nxAGJvghqIyfPyt8w7QxAlu-o9B3YBX8v_VJIeVa5sedsPNpfBw/s1600-h/Mar18+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfryOjxgH8Z3xLVsc5BNcVFltjcvazDRS-NUvYGGcpT5cQIEB-L0sMoRk9ZwmoxaZPDghCZ4Z2WpXFuB7-TyWUSB0nxAGJvghqIyfPyt8w7QxAlu-o9B3YBX8v_VJIeVa5sedsPNpfBw/s400/Mar18+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450966302977141506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Showing off the "green".</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >... more to come!</span><br /></div></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-71201767442836283192010-03-15T22:00:00.000-07:002010-03-15T22:09:52.837-07:00It's a Spring kind of thing!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNa0RnGZsOomKGYRxw2qTaU9cnTT1JzB_8AclyzLuQoyfwTkVAtzTKmxF-g7YOMtpozEHlnMA1a5jyI3bsPg2M84m97zJbhSNXAUBknRqwJj6VbW4BoiO2xE5ZQeJSdb19e1-p_ZWLLU/s1600-h/spring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNa0RnGZsOomKGYRxw2qTaU9cnTT1JzB_8AclyzLuQoyfwTkVAtzTKmxF-g7YOMtpozEHlnMA1a5jyI3bsPg2M84m97zJbhSNXAUBknRqwJj6VbW4BoiO2xE5ZQeJSdb19e1-p_ZWLLU/s400/spring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449092496798804610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >My two little ones are my "outsiders". They can play for hours outdoors, but also track a lot of the dirt they find indoors. The weather is going to be fantastic this week. I can't wait to soak up the sun.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd0ZQiEdDUZnWBYsPkPiSQJtMSAyUuURnlQo_iDSb6OaUq6AecRDx1q3iiCdVQXXzB-2PovTm946WKaarAfX-z9uMoY4rg2xgNiPwgkgCgOQDIcL6dqheJ_e99sXKMMRFmsF2BzE3nL4/s1600-h/Mar15+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd0ZQiEdDUZnWBYsPkPiSQJtMSAyUuURnlQo_iDSb6OaUq6AecRDx1q3iiCdVQXXzB-2PovTm946WKaarAfX-z9uMoY4rg2xgNiPwgkgCgOQDIcL6dqheJ_e99sXKMMRFmsF2BzE3nL4/s400/Mar15+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449093611332948018" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Can you believe this? Devin... telling me about the piles of green waste to pick up so that he can ride the loop in the backyard. There's no off-roading for him!</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-22814294978215694912010-03-09T22:14:00.001-08:002010-03-09T22:52:35.739-08:00The Zoo with 2!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4-AADOcKYxTKbrINZRoawjSSYjGOKE9iu9r72cA5ZGNK0BvIPeJXh_0u9bJuE_X0Xy7_cbJiQnFUsp5KXgR4JInDrdygAgNphSBBYTeeR52Jwp1DYx6xwZJa9BfajdBnFzeQ1iZQ7Ss/s1600-h/devinzoo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4-AADOcKYxTKbrINZRoawjSSYjGOKE9iu9r72cA5ZGNK0BvIPeJXh_0u9bJuE_X0Xy7_cbJiQnFUsp5KXgR4JInDrdygAgNphSBBYTeeR52Jwp1DYx6xwZJa9BfajdBnFzeQ1iZQ7Ss/s400/devinzoo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446884999668737090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We had some threatening clouds here on Monday, and after a beautiful Sunday, we were hoping the rain would stay away so that we could take a zoo trip with the moms' group. What a gorgeous morning it ended up being. I'm so glad we went.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Feeling the need to keep these kids out of the house more and more, especially when the weather allows, I felt it was time to apply for a membership to the zoo. I think it will be beneficial for all of us. I'm excited to get to know the animals a lot more. It's not the biggest or greatest of zoos, but it'll suffice for these kiddos.<br /><br />Let me tell ya... it wasn't easy keeping track of these mobile ones. As Donovan usually hid around a bush or just out of sight, Devin insisted on pushing his own stroller. This mama was wrangling kids left and right. And so I lost my fellow moms and kiddos back near the kangaroos. We wandered on our own before stumbling upon my good friend Phyllis, from back in my clogging days. She is a docent for the zoo and was kind enough to spend some quality time with me and the boys and gave us the "inside scoop" on some of the exhibits here. Thank you Phyllis!<br /><br />As we were strolling along, and my kids were out of control, three of the cutest girls in hot pink hoodies and one daringly handsome little boy following behind them, came dashing by on a mission somewhere. About all the same height, I began to recognize these kiddos - especially once I saw their beautiful mother trying to keep up with them. Ms. Gen is a hero, in my book. As a blog follower of her family since the kiddos were born, I approached <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://mcnultyquads.blogspot.com/">Quad-Mom Gen</a> (almost kissed her feet!) and told her who I was. I'm sure she is now seriously contemplating having a bodyguard out on her excursions with the kids, as I am just some strange woman in a zoo KNOWING who she was. FREAKY! She is the sweetest thing though.... and the kids... were long gone, but certainly in eyesight. We both had to hurry along and catch our rugrats. She had twice as many... How does she do that???<br /><br />My boys had a great time. We saw a lot of the animals out in their enclosures and enjoyed watching the primates and their silly maneuvers. I didn't take as many pics as I would have liked, but I got some nonetheless....<br /></span></span></span><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5455304e546b314d6a633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5455304e546b314d6a633d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/photobooks/" target="_blank"></a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-28000765562747986732010-03-03T21:46:00.000-08:002010-03-03T22:58:13.214-08:00Random Pandamonium<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We're keeping busy around here. I'm so thankful that my moms' group has so much on the calendar to keep me out of the house for a few hours here and there. I can't wait until the better weather allows for more outdoor playdates too! And coming this Friday.... Bunco! Woot, woot! (I wonder if the kids will be in bed by the time I get home?).</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />So, here's what we've been up to...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzC3Ytt2VUIXfM8OpzxL_wqGdmWoVK33TkzKnUrrzagHbkut-pGRxq8jwpi333ENA0bsVnZ9u6YGJqQKs37OZEDwE1v76piVC4uw19fLMVCfbRbFBoYy6PneMhBXn-jrpqEIVe76AoUU/s1600-h/Feb24+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzC3Ytt2VUIXfM8OpzxL_wqGdmWoVK33TkzKnUrrzagHbkut-pGRxq8jwpi333ENA0bsVnZ9u6YGJqQKs37OZEDwE1v76piVC4uw19fLMVCfbRbFBoYy6PneMhBXn-jrpqEIVe76AoUU/s400/Feb24+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444653651601398994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Devin got his curls cut. He and some other boys got together for a "Kids Cut Playdate" and enjoyed every minute of it.... well, the haircut part wasn't entirely enjoyable. It wasn't the best haircut either, but certainly a cheap one!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92JIl2vYR0p38Nrnud4tGl4IS_IAeqtESVofGflm0HGYRblnYNQcLQDQNhm2jxkQ909P855p24nTbrQ36b-WeluzkMtDvRMhBRrnC-KHhTGEakDdJFCG9Sos5uh-nwEncl9DkhpDWn7Y/s1600-h/eghaircuts.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92JIl2vYR0p38Nrnud4tGl4IS_IAeqtESVofGflm0HGYRblnYNQcLQDQNhm2jxkQ909P855p24nTbrQ36b-WeluzkMtDvRMhBRrnC-KHhTGEakDdJFCG9Sos5uh-nwEncl9DkhpDWn7Y/s400/eghaircuts.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444652502222872114" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Our group of boys with their pre-nap sugar.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pPBa7fo7-ek5rTMgMomWOOsgAtzgt03ypTtAxyF-jymPMbAwEwAn7G1ExEUEWWqJ7LqN-7etzbYAuyyuH3mCmTmE8itxdZBW0JHUg2z_5Om5kua9uLgjHO7lakB_BpRUZwK52_6_K1Q/s1600-h/Feb24+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pPBa7fo7-ek5rTMgMomWOOsgAtzgt03ypTtAxyF-jymPMbAwEwAn7G1ExEUEWWqJ7LqN-7etzbYAuyyuH3mCmTmE8itxdZBW0JHUg2z_5Om5kua9uLgjHO7lakB_BpRUZwK52_6_K1Q/s400/Feb24+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444655727758392802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We went to the park with the new do</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">... and a runny nose.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdw9JEkLrTUD4-WXsbJAG-qjwp9eize8T8XEjkkp6w43fef9ZpZohlz_S19etJvWAtxWpOda2NgL03NGvE8oo3MujpatTEP3-iUbiHxUL4ySWNH2ilvm_ZlJbs3evTbxHLTeS0w3an5w/s1600-h/Mar3+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdw9JEkLrTUD4-WXsbJAG-qjwp9eize8T8XEjkkp6w43fef9ZpZohlz_S19etJvWAtxWpOda2NgL03NGvE8oo3MujpatTEP3-iUbiHxUL4ySWNH2ilvm_ZlJbs3evTbxHLTeS0w3an5w/s400/Mar3+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444656606014886642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We had a weird-weather day last week </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and I caught this double rainbow. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >No lucky charms were found nearby.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfTmL6AbhiVnViY2gWyMutWtySIXywSgBvEVMfvDESa9MkaMJVZqlHP7uQz8MQUdMAmv2dBaXAvu7Qa46hX8Z6TpFXpjBHDvHNNawlGda7BuYLbjk5Ec4u2fj0ZIXDSn7LmL8PWTycdw/s1600-h/Mar3+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfTmL6AbhiVnViY2gWyMutWtySIXywSgBvEVMfvDESa9MkaMJVZqlHP7uQz8MQUdMAmv2dBaXAvu7Qa46hX8Z6TpFXpjBHDvHNNawlGda7BuYLbjk5Ec4u2fj0ZIXDSn7LmL8PWTycdw/s400/Mar3+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444657914795544274" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It was really bright for a while.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsokgn2PI4Nm9mEBxJ8uODoZYQoInyPY227u5jKmaWt_MYzrMhQBYifRbWSXdD7erdxLOddfNgGpEpMsoLMublyaifUm2gY0w7AOIYw0z25M8a_yDEZ094q2zqn0zd10v7nZTl9kpGW8M/s1600-h/Mar3+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsokgn2PI4Nm9mEBxJ8uODoZYQoInyPY227u5jKmaWt_MYzrMhQBYifRbWSXdD7erdxLOddfNgGpEpMsoLMublyaifUm2gY0w7AOIYw0z25M8a_yDEZ094q2zqn0zd10v7nZTl9kpGW8M/s400/Mar3+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444659169975727058" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Cousin Ana had a birthday....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUNoPKzJJCq5NuUcJ_Znlb0pfhQPLeyRmoyw3rjV5TWioApvOFeSf5oTFfkySQOaoaOCC_mKQP2AuQajoFunhgosdEOyLU2NP5eE51gWq7B8Y7r48thUZSe-PgrGqt_QjZKGy94exoXc/s1600-h/Mar3+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUNoPKzJJCq5NuUcJ_Znlb0pfhQPLeyRmoyw3rjV5TWioApvOFeSf5oTFfkySQOaoaOCC_mKQP2AuQajoFunhgosdEOyLU2NP5eE51gWq7B8Y7r48thUZSe-PgrGqt_QjZKGy94exoXc/s400/Mar3+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444658759968890818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">... so we partied.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL1RDqrto66f-GO-FMZZ1vd8EC6JviTwhPLz9WaTDqg-VIcSNKK0sH7Oj6pMPUAEGHMv8eweYSqqcOlaT0bffu7xjSTdqLj7HHb2rNdTbsZzRrnt3lJhVVwPG_uWwXawyyDbCB9jcNCw/s1600-h/Mar3+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL1RDqrto66f-GO-FMZZ1vd8EC6JviTwhPLz9WaTDqg-VIcSNKK0sH7Oj6pMPUAEGHMv8eweYSqqcOlaT0bffu7xjSTdqLj7HHb2rNdTbsZzRrnt3lJhVVwPG_uWwXawyyDbCB9jcNCw/s400/Mar3+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444660335624443394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Donovan's been training for the "Tour de Family Room" </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(notice the obstacles on this course!)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Special thanks to Grandma and Papa and the SJV Crab Feed.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iefj7digAC-D32xtm9fV7tqScmdc1vxU2ggFbKe5ZQP1e6SlWWsGsZ-HMF8ORRdOXOedvQNfzHB06ZWRJhZ3S3FCViLb5bPKoxeNvhw347PlsRbSYAFzwtQ5t4LJe78SqTMA2YMzfk8/s1600-h/Mar3+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iefj7digAC-D32xtm9fV7tqScmdc1vxU2ggFbKe5ZQP1e6SlWWsGsZ-HMF8ORRdOXOedvQNfzHB06ZWRJhZ3S3FCViLb5bPKoxeNvhw347PlsRbSYAFzwtQ5t4LJe78SqTMA2YMzfk8/s400/Mar3+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444661427861437266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Devin is trying to "catch up" to his brother.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And today, we went to the Party Palace where Devin will have his 2nd birthday next month!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mAQmgvmUVAF5vNFEcbN7c-FFel7Xhx5i1uBZ75xonkympDgIkxI5RFIf69Ce6RnZ2cYkRsnVL66dYUXti4Zf_BCL5VLctZzKytU1mdr7FsN4lDzWT8hGPi8NQnqHAguaHL5brhcduQA/s1600-h/Mar3+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mAQmgvmUVAF5vNFEcbN7c-FFel7Xhx5i1uBZ75xonkympDgIkxI5RFIf69Ce6RnZ2cYkRsnVL66dYUXti4Zf_BCL5VLctZzKytU1mdr7FsN4lDzWT8hGPi8NQnqHAguaHL5brhcduQA/s400/Mar3+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444662850217710546" border="0" /></a>This kid is just plain WORN out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRXqcPLzh7IvPO8_evOy-ggnIheA799OUASwqCvdTfE3HE8KGXlDyWYcBFF7Tsi6ET64z4eirfsg98MP2ddQIuj-tO5FK3wY7xt7OHz0_wUgudNIMfgOLMb216OZmXN6JVNgTfVZL0_s/s1600-h/Mar3+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRXqcPLzh7IvPO8_evOy-ggnIheA799OUASwqCvdTfE3HE8KGXlDyWYcBFF7Tsi6ET64z4eirfsg98MP2ddQIuj-tO5FK3wY7xt7OHz0_wUgudNIMfgOLMb216OZmXN6JVNgTfVZL0_s/s400/Mar3+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444664006926611746" border="0" /></a>Donovan's having a ball!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxSiSBbx4JWkSZSkGXLM0d4WTQKylaQXePrFRvxOIqvnq88X8vOr0elB2P2qKT_b2GD597eQIHyc6k92hMKC1PCJTHNbUz4apLV-0rtKX_2OmQJL21AWhzXnP8DMOZGQ4XwibMtx3FNw/s1600-h/Mar3+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxSiSBbx4JWkSZSkGXLM0d4WTQKylaQXePrFRvxOIqvnq88X8vOr0elB2P2qKT_b2GD597eQIHyc6k92hMKC1PCJTHNbUz4apLV-0rtKX_2OmQJL21AWhzXnP8DMOZGQ4XwibMtx3FNw/s400/Mar3+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444665143169838162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">... and disregarding the "feet first" rule down the slide.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLUdHrogDi8N4gYiONX-7un_bgtvj3zrbSQcu4jQ3uPcyIIpufOkB0fxptOiKxu47zEAijDDEu5p1TObmY78b-M0N67FXj4ufyrG4_VtLk1mLtaT4ocfdDKyqCMOIFkzZAL6oF5Wh25g/s1600-h/lapp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLUdHrogDi8N4gYiONX-7un_bgtvj3zrbSQcu4jQ3uPcyIIpufOkB0fxptOiKxu47zEAijDDEu5p1TObmY78b-M0N67FXj4ufyrG4_VtLk1mLtaT4ocfdDKyqCMOIFkzZAL6oF5Wh25g/s400/lapp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444666235995831298" border="0" /></a>It only took me 3 premature falls down the ladder (not the slide!) and a skinned-up elbow to finally make it down the slide. Again? Yes, we did it again and again. Hence the soreness in my left arm from carrying 25+ pounds UP the thing. I'm whooped!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There's more in store for us for the month. Hopefully I can keep the camera nearby!<br /></div></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-28797652992351197312010-02-26T20:11:00.000-08:002010-02-26T20:46:15.390-08:00Yep... It's the Chicken Park!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I think Donovan requests this park for the sand, not the chickens, but I enjoy the chickens more than that sand! Did you know that the Fair Oaks Chickens have their own Facebook Page? They have a lot to crow about! With a little break in the weather systems pushing through, we enjoyed the sunshine with the chickens (and children)!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6zDgGT-ET4Gma6WWq5PseyjLZYHpL9rDmuq24Q3M7RpCQrkZs6rFT9ECZieXawEgOUQ1Y_-Gwnxe7gUPHOGQEWuaUtu11G8QAufvn3YJHXhE6rIOYqe9OzfmSinssMEUp1E-Utz1R24/s1600-h/Feb22+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6zDgGT-ET4Gma6WWq5PseyjLZYHpL9rDmuq24Q3M7RpCQrkZs6rFT9ECZieXawEgOUQ1Y_-Gwnxe7gUPHOGQEWuaUtu11G8QAufvn3YJHXhE6rIOYqe9OzfmSinssMEUp1E-Utz1R24/s320/Feb22+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442772961997209634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Just some pecking chickens!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXyMxA3JyDXzC2tG8Pem6WgaINxUOxqRDFT6oQN1K3TEkakNe0UjUBjaxq4O-kXXgMGGz5uw-fLbaOruEyNeSm2OD7Xbe0lBSEk9YDM1gCX5zE6STnO29wDhpnjF-9KFQYVwxd04W4EE/s1600-h/Feb22+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXyMxA3JyDXzC2tG8Pem6WgaINxUOxqRDFT6oQN1K3TEkakNe0UjUBjaxq4O-kXXgMGGz5uw-fLbaOruEyNeSm2OD7Xbe0lBSEk9YDM1gCX5zE6STnO29wDhpnjF-9KFQYVwxd04W4EE/s400/Feb22+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442774740245728434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Devin braves the slide ALONE.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uefXsaAgm-0ZQEgGoLUzu61FPWtFIGnGMF2xg0gfIXiG43kO8SUnzSRZWbDe5f8otmYRIku392yyxh0LHXWRTn392BGVIE6U25h1HcIQfHlzOnEpddc2k1Bm2GztEuSgU_XvxqLW5NQ/s1600-h/Feb22+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uefXsaAgm-0ZQEgGoLUzu61FPWtFIGnGMF2xg0gfIXiG43kO8SUnzSRZWbDe5f8otmYRIku392yyxh0LHXWRTn392BGVIE6U25h1HcIQfHlzOnEpddc2k1Bm2GztEuSgU_XvxqLW5NQ/s400/Feb22+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775987308503762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGLcVooVXfsHE1cC0b2m25fojL-Mzq7BvvNLIFhxNq-qurICtu7yMWqa-8G6Xfj0h40Ui_rNRutJdZ7DPBJfenTcqjaop3Znw4_W9VzFnJlclfa13hHrDQS_zEgU5hDNDVVgBBMzmot4/s1600-h/Feb22+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGLcVooVXfsHE1cC0b2m25fojL-Mzq7BvvNLIFhxNq-qurICtu7yMWqa-8G6Xfj0h40Ui_rNRutJdZ7DPBJfenTcqjaop3Znw4_W9VzFnJlclfa13hHrDQS_zEgU5hDNDVVgBBMzmot4/s400/Feb22+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442777549214271522" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The sand crab.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBH0HH66ROXvHSas4x-bKJVYBOOWfr9soOfu0ozVcAFEKVM6Hx7qZBX22h6zI6ZJm4Mf9GZzxSDgtVp06RYI9wB9SJ9JXHO6vUvUjMPSQertNP028-97sDE5e0f0Y0iXU8tlAL_fO9ig/s1600-h/Feb22+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBH0HH66ROXvHSas4x-bKJVYBOOWfr9soOfu0ozVcAFEKVM6Hx7qZBX22h6zI6ZJm4Mf9GZzxSDgtVp06RYI9wB9SJ9JXHO6vUvUjMPSQertNP028-97sDE5e0f0Y0iXU8tlAL_fO9ig/s400/Feb22+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442778631592563090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Down and dirty.</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-25039464630120489362010-02-24T21:50:00.000-08:002010-02-24T21:50:45.204-08:00A Munchkin Monday Emergency<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Okay, okay, not really..... but the excitement was real!<br /><br />Donovan and Devin love The Trampoline Place. I do too, on Mondays. I can't afford regular prices for these little ones. I love watching the kids test their balance and jumping skills on these massive, wall-to-wall trampolines. Cousin Vinny came along today to have some fun with us. But first, to let everyone know that he had arrived, he unknowingly (?) pulled the fire alarm switch on the wall. Classic! Gotta love those clever, red reachable pull tabs! As if that wasn't enough embarrassment for his dad, we all had to evacuate the building and watch the fire engine pull up and investigate the building (and turn off the alarm). </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh8Wn2uzhG5Lc1k2aBqjKLirX4rYFSYOc75gMKo2bBvaWLrz3f4ADmB6oygE0uDNqFJYb6s5k59x6LddujOEHv1knv3tAP9SiKy2VxHyF0HGkSajLRZPPMnk4eFbrwlvtggu41T5FOjs/s1600-h/thetruck.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh8Wn2uzhG5Lc1k2aBqjKLirX4rYFSYOc75gMKo2bBvaWLrz3f4ADmB6oygE0uDNqFJYb6s5k59x6LddujOEHv1knv3tAP9SiKy2VxHyF0HGkSajLRZPPMnk4eFbrwlvtggu41T5FOjs/s400/thetruck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441315750220645218" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I think Vinny just wanted to see the Big Red Truck!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jw8zjDyZHM-WBmlHnK82240z4UX-AQXWt1Q0FntSOY9_UaDPZgtF8_Vm3HSIDvIwHvTQ1vHu-0c0EnmbgntBRGuzKHpnQ8A7OcxSfSZNCDPBa3cRs_I2YbWfF8DYffT6NkLKBAQKuXo/s1600-h/chrisvinny.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jw8zjDyZHM-WBmlHnK82240z4UX-AQXWt1Q0FntSOY9_UaDPZgtF8_Vm3HSIDvIwHvTQ1vHu-0c0EnmbgntBRGuzKHpnQ8A7OcxSfSZNCDPBa3cRs_I2YbWfF8DYffT6NkLKBAQKuXo/s400/chrisvinny.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441315754413345666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Like Father, like Son?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >After the "all clear", we were allowed back inside and were given extra time on our wristbands for the interruption. Thanks Vinny! So, let the bouncing continue....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkEU95Tv5z80Cm4enTohdvlBSPLOayx4YWdMfPGcIx5VyUV2aK_IafXB36eRJ5-d8ISdj7mhLydMh_525XN7zHjfUqDCfpfEL56gZz-zVicho1qA4juN9Ux2RYwvJhVw0pE9V3i8FQyE/s1600-h/Feb22+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkEU95Tv5z80Cm4enTohdvlBSPLOayx4YWdMfPGcIx5VyUV2aK_IafXB36eRJ5-d8ISdj7mhLydMh_525XN7zHjfUqDCfpfEL56gZz-zVicho1qA4juN9Ux2RYwvJhVw0pE9V3i8FQyE/s400/Feb22+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441528288116314146" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Vinny found an orange ball.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVeF6QNpdeDcRSVAOOinQ_H9RHgsXof4X6dVLaumXj6l9aEUlPaQqAI_8el_csKuQxFciCWr7Xwh1Uv6B7M2XKuHOz3D50PZwcX8LqhWIFP_EWlysU922XEIOsrh3LqVr0fQtDZpoN2s/s1600-h/Feb22+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVeF6QNpdeDcRSVAOOinQ_H9RHgsXof4X6dVLaumXj6l9aEUlPaQqAI_8el_csKuQxFciCWr7Xwh1Uv6B7M2XKuHOz3D50PZwcX8LqhWIFP_EWlysU922XEIOsrh3LqVr0fQtDZpoN2s/s400/Feb22+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529115759226386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vinny found a purple ball. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTbaVSbDM_6h8R5BMoWHYWFMIjx4o7KHPalVM9Om1UaFyJVTnC2QfMtdBlOidEpSU7etI2ZPNwj_8EU4Yo5bsyuyUcIjobdtou6Mf8kgPH95ZAMyC-_C2vgQ4E3EuawZDj9-Ds5Hedt8/s1600-h/Feb22+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTbaVSbDM_6h8R5BMoWHYWFMIjx4o7KHPalVM9Om1UaFyJVTnC2QfMtdBlOidEpSU7etI2ZPNwj_8EU4Yo5bsyuyUcIjobdtou6Mf8kgPH95ZAMyC-_C2vgQ4E3EuawZDj9-Ds5Hedt8/s400/Feb22+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529637073996226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Vinny catches a yellow ball.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Next post: Guess where else we went on Monday? Here's a clue.....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbAGzyGyI7d7FdKKSptXtrfJptI5tdHeikoInz_KX_a3u640Dh7fxaRFoCWckSDJwKizxH_imRLXA5MGC4JbMzKP04D80TfxXlpPiF05NH_Mz6e0irKKJB8YH76Tmoc1DK5Vg1o2PjIA/s1600-h/Feb22+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbAGzyGyI7d7FdKKSptXtrfJptI5tdHeikoInz_KX_a3u640Dh7fxaRFoCWckSDJwKizxH_imRLXA5MGC4JbMzKP04D80TfxXlpPiF05NH_Mz6e0irKKJB8YH76Tmoc1DK5Vg1o2PjIA/s320/Feb22+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442054155193858050" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-80019799294240353462010-02-16T22:53:00.002-08:002010-02-16T23:12:14.662-08:00Fishies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaZ9y-5JhDJK9QrmuBNiX6kTj3YRea5GdMhCaS_llgEpnCcy3WfIXgQdqxFj-ardQt_VSZhdc1bks9vzpQGFOluw5cu4R6_aT6upTcezQj2kjGmr1qsB-6MkbncX0JYBNpuTuyMAVNcE/s1600-h/nemo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaZ9y-5JhDJK9QrmuBNiX6kTj3YRea5GdMhCaS_llgEpnCcy3WfIXgQdqxFj-ardQt_VSZhdc1bks9vzpQGFOluw5cu4R6_aT6upTcezQj2kjGmr1qsB-6MkbncX0JYBNpuTuyMAVNcE/s400/nemo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439103422148154482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We've been on a roll for cheap thrills lately, and this is one of our favorites. We visited the <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/Nimbus/VisitorInfo_Center.asp">Nimbus Fish Hatchery</a> today with other moms and had a blast feeding the fish and soaking up the beautiful day we had. This picture here reminds me a lot of the Pixar movie, <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/nemo/">Finding Nemo</a>. It so happens that while I was pregnant with Devin, his interim name was "Nemo", because it meant "no name", and we hadn't decided on one yet for him. So here he sits in his own little egg. So cute! We fed a lot of steelhead trout in the hatchery today, but also had time to chase birds and play in the Big Fish. We enjoyed the company of other mommies and their little "fishies" too!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5455784d4467314e6a493d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5455784d4467314e6a493d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-46432525009360373752010-02-14T16:54:00.000-08:002010-02-14T23:41:45.538-08:00An Afternoon at Black Chasm Cavern<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >On Saturday we loaded up the car with the kids and the grandparents and took a road trip to see the <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.caverntours.com/BlackRt.htm">Black Chasm Cavern</a>. It is one of the caverns we had to see after purchasing our Passport Package that started it all. It was a year and a half ago that we visited <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.caverntours.com/MoCavRt.htm">Moaning Caverns</a>. This trip was just as exciting, and just as painful for out-of-shape legs!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >(... and I just lost the rest of this post because my browser crashed on me and lost it! How can I recreate my own work of art? It can't ever be done! I guess you just have to believe me, it was good!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFapFJh9UbsSzn-jWZWwhdT1ghNQ6HPAnaXFTjCXBfVio0sv1i1aOW4boGHqAW04Glc6huhQrJz0lZUPfDf7JfRlAltIZd-hKxckwmQZ-UXLXCehypfvwOvGkAclShWbj_MAY0v5QTOA/s1600-h/Feb13+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFapFJh9UbsSzn-jWZWwhdT1ghNQ6HPAnaXFTjCXBfVio0sv1i1aOW4boGHqAW04Glc6huhQrJz0lZUPfDf7JfRlAltIZd-hKxckwmQZ-UXLXCehypfvwOvGkAclShWbj_MAY0v5QTOA/s400/Feb13+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438369389603430930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Devin gets wet in the flume.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpp7jWtY1vzmUykJUxWU5Wu652MMEeOnUNbEXPrZqUTOqIwNnwFNzvAoRCtsG6_4y9Tt8frsw8Y-G2ca7_S4GGumJl230QgmHoQzfejhQYbytHO3pkHRhPeQ6e4o0KP7qUpI3W95vF3w/s1600-h/Feb13+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpp7jWtY1vzmUykJUxWU5Wu652MMEeOnUNbEXPrZqUTOqIwNnwFNzvAoRCtsG6_4y9Tt8frsw8Y-G2ca7_S4GGumJl230QgmHoQzfejhQYbytHO3pkHRhPeQ6e4o0KP7qUpI3W95vF3w/s400/Feb13+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438369955693647042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The entrance/exit.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepd0sv6TTpYIJi3v48rSXPn5yXdIZWMm2Cn1juWOH7Xha9RMD563GSKfVyp32EpaGRutFWEAWUEPC8BOo5Inr3sccv0uKFj9spIsT9obtfqWpQx0JPR_TsctuSVRDXk6TGQMIXNOg68o/s1600-h/Feb13+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepd0sv6TTpYIJi3v48rSXPn5yXdIZWMm2Cn1juWOH7Xha9RMD563GSKfVyp32EpaGRutFWEAWUEPC8BOo5Inr3sccv0uKFj9spIsT9obtfqWpQx0JPR_TsctuSVRDXk6TGQMIXNOg68o/s400/Feb13+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438370363940801346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm not sure what I was thinking, but didn't bring my flash.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">I like this one though!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS345VV8ZvP2vXRLYTgR0CdMrJi6WVW_L9v4eDz_hxJxw1wK1QT3SjnxiegI2I4d6qXKsrXil9m0oK5a44L_ZgjAKG5QRxOVBZq9Jk0wIl2BdxNNZGJHEdY_BUdqDqrTDD_ZZuuNKPH5o/s1600-h/Feb13+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS345VV8ZvP2vXRLYTgR0CdMrJi6WVW_L9v4eDz_hxJxw1wK1QT3SjnxiegI2I4d6qXKsrXil9m0oK5a44L_ZgjAKG5QRxOVBZq9Jk0wIl2BdxNNZGJHEdY_BUdqDqrTDD_ZZuuNKPH5o/s400/Feb13+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438371213767726498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Papa makes it out before Grandma.</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-67260918189825981252010-02-08T22:10:00.000-08:002010-02-08T22:33:57.989-08:00Whew! It was a Wild Weekend! (and a Monday!)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >But now, my car is fixed! Extra kudos to Uncle Chris (my bro) for his mechanic hands. He was able to stop the oil from spewing from my car (for the 2nd time since Friday). I am faithful the problem is now solved and I can drop Dominic off at school tomorrow and make it home without oil puddling in my driveway. What an adventure!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV1bYReYpj7FpWy02AmPWYN7UsuoBG9nyZyyIHLSK-Ik51UZUDlJE-irPdxXFnfOatoxbapWP9HCekSmxxJ6AaXnIYbrw5K8BJ6_q-83IFM6BmuVKjHZWQqnJ7QCcrafZ2TXzebB0JGY/s1600-h/febboys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV1bYReYpj7FpWy02AmPWYN7UsuoBG9nyZyyIHLSK-Ik51UZUDlJE-irPdxXFnfOatoxbapWP9HCekSmxxJ6AaXnIYbrw5K8BJ6_q-83IFM6BmuVKjHZWQqnJ7QCcrafZ2TXzebB0JGY/s400/febboys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436125715713122978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I missed my MIM run on Saturday knowing we were down a vehicle. Rudy and the boys had a workout at their Kickboxing class. However, we managed to squeeze into Rudy's car with the kids' trikes and scooters for an ultimate birthday bash at <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.safetycenter.org/sv_childrenssafety.html">Safetyville USA</a>. My sweet twin nieces turned 4 and my nephew turned 7. It was down right busy in that little town. Thankfully the forecasted rain held off long enough for the little tikes to run themselves ragged and loaded on sugar.</span><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5451344d444d794e7a413d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5451344d444d794e7a413d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" height="303" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" height="46" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-69518892380816245422010-02-01T22:02:00.000-08:002010-02-01T22:48:17.475-08:00Grey skies are gonna clear up...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >...(then come back again) so, put on a happy face!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ2DKS5Xbw5Cm9MYP1TUbf2hVDUBD4sbKqOD5730ikE1C7M3cvRfxjAaUpKIoQBEmonECVHL42BPjrHLDcoYbhA89SONhjW6Trk_NhxwzY3hgm83uGK0vZ8UuWll4lWpZMhM9ukgk_zo/s1600-h/Feb1+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ2DKS5Xbw5Cm9MYP1TUbf2hVDUBD4sbKqOD5730ikE1C7M3cvRfxjAaUpKIoQBEmonECVHL42BPjrHLDcoYbhA89SONhjW6Trk_NhxwzY3hgm83uGK0vZ8UuWll4lWpZMhM9ukgk_zo/s400/Feb1+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433532894502465122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We took advantage of this short break in weather systems around here. We got out of our slump and out of our PJs to enjoy some sunshine today. Donovan didn't want to stop playing. I hope we can do this again soon.</span><br /></div><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5451324e7a49344d54453d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5451324e7a49344d54453d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-49774230021957623902010-01-06T21:38:00.000-08:002010-01-06T22:36:54.124-08:00Eau de Roxy... Ewwww!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Oh what a sleepless 4 nights we've had! What were we thinking, leaving "baby girl" home all alone on New Year's Eve with no one to cuddle with as the ball dropped 2010? Same thing you're thinking.... she's a dog!<br /><br />Our last Thursday was productive, from what I remember. After Devin's afternoon nap, we went to Costco for some much needed staples - milk, bread, water, etc. - and came home quickly to put our groceries away, feed the dog, and grab our stuff to take with us to Grandma and Papa's. Not knowing how long the kids would last (or behave!) we took their pajamas over in case we came home anytime after their bedtime, which was almost very probable anyway! We had a yummy dinner and rang in the New Year with some Martinelli's and headed home no later than 1/2 hour into the New Year. I almost forgot... we only had ONE kid coming home with us, as Dominic and Donovan hitched a ride with the Party of Six girls and had a groovy time spending the night with their cousins. How sweet was that??<br /><br />Because of the cold nights we've had, and the lonesome doghouse Roxy's had in the past month, we've allowed Roxy to sleep in our bathroom at night. She LOVES her Costco bed! And here is where the saga begins.... {enter Twilight Zone music here}....<br /><br />It was nearing 1:00 AM when Rudy went to lock the doors, turn off lights and bring in the dog. She wasn't at the back door; didn't come when called; not a peep was heard from her, but the fireworks being blasted in the court next to ours. Roxy was GONE! Devin was sound asleep in his crib, I was ready for bed, and Rudy headed out in search of our girl. She has NEVER left her home before. We didn't know what to think! Getting a little worried myself (and not able to sleep anyway) I went to grab the phone and call Rudy to get home, as there was no point in searching in the dark, nor cold. It was 2:30 AM when he walked through the door. Luckily, Devin slept in a bit and we all got some much needed sleep. New Year's Day was a bit awkward not having Roxy around. The Animal Control and SPCA shelters were closed for the day and we didn't have much hope of having Roxy returned. She's a gorgeous, sweet little girl who would be happy with any attention she got. I was a bit furious, knowing she had her BRAND NEW collar on with her tag, giving out our address and 3 phone numbers, and STILL she had not be returned??? No call??? Next thought, if nobody has her, what street might she be lying in?<br /><br />Saturday, January 2nd: Rudy went to three shelters in search of Roxy and left information in their LOST binders. I created a post on Craigslist about her disappearance. Apparently, there are a lot of animals gone astray on this very night. I didn't get any "leads" from my post; just the typical sales-pitch email that gets spammed to everyone. Thankfully my email address was hidden.<br /><br />We went to church on Sunday and prayed for Roxy's safe return, when it was getting scarier just thinking of how long she'd been gone and our hope was near nonexistence. Grandma Gertie made the BEST "Missing" flyers to post around the neighborhood. Certainly someone had to have seen her, right? Rudy posted the flyers around the neighborhood in the dark that Sunday night. He had intentions of printing up more while he was at work the next day. I was looking forward to a good night's sleep, knowing that Monday would bring me a day of hope and phone calls. It was, however, a rough night. I couldn't sleep. I SWORE I heard dog feet scratching at our back door in the middle of the night - so much so, that I got up to go see if Roxy happened to be there. Nope.<br /><br />Monday morning came along, kids were still in bed (Dominic didn't have school until Tuesday), Rudy was packing his lunch for work, when the doorbell rang... Our neighbor's son has spotted Roxy and is after her on his bike!!! Rudy takes off with his car, and comes back without Roxy. It was a positive identification however and we now know she's in the neighborhood somewhere. She's running scared. After dropping of his kids at school, our neighbor kindly went out searching for Roxy himself, knowing I had my hands full with three kids on the brink of breakfast. I gathered his search was unsuccessful when I spotted his car back at the house and no Roxy at mine.<br /><br />About 9:30 am, the first call came in. I have an intersection to where she was seen. I load up the pajama'd kids, grab a leash and head out. Nothing. Not a sight. I looped around the block, and up and down a few nearby streets. I was determined to find her. I was about to turn a corner when I spotted her, running down the sidewalk toward me. I got out of the car, called her (to which she gave me the 'deer in the headlamp' look), crouched down to her level, yet she ran back the opposite direction... FAST. I got back in the car and began what was clocked as a 25 mph chase around the block. She was bookin' it! I wondered when a car would come along and hit her, or if anyone coming out of their house would see her and try to help me, but no. The chase was on. I felt bad, but I didn't want to lose her... again. I wondered what was going through her mind. She'd been roaming the streets all this time? Finally, I think she surrendered out of desperation. She was tired. She had a limp in her rear leg. I stopped the car as she wandered between parked cars. I lost track of her for a second, but she came around my car and allowed me to leash her. Her toenails were bleeding, her mouth moist with slobber, and oh my.... she'd been SKUNKED!!!<br /><br />I hoisted her into the car and led her home where she belonged. She's home, she's safe, and she's getting so spoiled! A visit to the vet checked out okay and she's been enjoying her Costco dog bed A LOT. We are so happy to have her home, and so afraid to ever leave her again.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMjarCtceLWL8LIftrTjvx0qJtIZ_3YhH95Tcda7-7bjj3vcBpPOsImbvgtZbyjAEiUnfI9Dgg5RJJx8geOATpO5ejA_Ym9L6FgnoPJDIzMEzDyICw_6OxW8t1PGtG1SYHZ8QHwKFjcE/s1600-h/Jan06+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMjarCtceLWL8LIftrTjvx0qJtIZ_3YhH95Tcda7-7bjj3vcBpPOsImbvgtZbyjAEiUnfI9Dgg5RJJx8geOATpO5ejA_Ym9L6FgnoPJDIzMEzDyICw_6OxW8t1PGtG1SYHZ8QHwKFjcE/s400/Jan06+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423874133321624834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >She's been doing a LOT of this since she came home.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ZOU26KsxnUW_2Z2i4p0eXyD5Vz4yWIqUciKrYvgj6qGhn94Vm_O5DjZDIOrWWQta_v2ZkL0F1VtDk81F-INjUggM_WiXQtZfCRxjHQCT_Y8QxVrDQ6Z0AaJGza2EwI_4yLrjzYi4UQ/s1600-h/roxye.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ZOU26KsxnUW_2Z2i4p0eXyD5Vz4yWIqUciKrYvgj6qGhn94Vm_O5DjZDIOrWWQta_v2ZkL0F1VtDk81F-INjUggM_WiXQtZfCRxjHQCT_Y8QxVrDQ6Z0AaJGza2EwI_4yLrjzYi4UQ/s400/roxye.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423874136368285266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >....zzzzzZZZZZzzzzzZZZZZ....</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8E9pb9oDu7qa-0kBZsnU7zXks4-ciyKl0sr86kEssJAUZe_np8Uod3jPWHGliD-ULviylS6GS0hwRpTUfVaYsu77s_sgp2FJ0dB0NaG0mbdULau-AcemkNvU-ZjdvK08fFLEzmeyvy0/s1600-h/roxyg.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8E9pb9oDu7qa-0kBZsnU7zXks4-ciyKl0sr86kEssJAUZe_np8Uod3jPWHGliD-ULviylS6GS0hwRpTUfVaYsu77s_sgp2FJ0dB0NaG0mbdULau-AcemkNvU-ZjdvK08fFLEzmeyvy0/s400/roxyg.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423874141089058066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Mom says, "Don't you ever, EVER run away again!"<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL9YadJB1xMxPhU4X77CBLn-bb97QFv8X1VzNBj828MBCmBqRl7TSozR8MlUaK9koEC3nwZazwFIkUs4WZv9RQqpIUlkAUUgHs6debalDdNlbKveRgaHAzb9zUrx11ha6ytyXYmnMFg0/s1600-h/Jan06+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL9YadJB1xMxPhU4X77CBLn-bb97QFv8X1VzNBj828MBCmBqRl7TSozR8MlUaK9koEC3nwZazwFIkUs4WZv9RQqpIUlkAUUgHs6debalDdNlbKveRgaHAzb9zUrx11ha6ytyXYmnMFg0/s400/Jan06+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423876081298935922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Too tired to chew...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPBg7UraO0J8m1tzEUsrTHJikZHAk6gEUN63_wm31drVUpxVO7EazbQE-vnMGH-k2h3yGpylHF3_HCfGO6PzC7e-IVnQj6OG0jwQWi_fwhFl_-iBKA7Q_E7HgA4qqN_RaE-9fmQ6njfE/s1600-h/Jan06+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPBg7UraO0J8m1tzEUsrTHJikZHAk6gEUN63_wm31drVUpxVO7EazbQE-vnMGH-k2h3yGpylHF3_HCfGO6PzC7e-IVnQj6OG0jwQWi_fwhFl_-iBKA7Q_E7HgA4qqN_RaE-9fmQ6njfE/s400/Jan06+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423876090462905346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">... easier to just dream about it.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLz5nbxcXJR3cd5qSZgSD9yNhLCDokd1guMtCCl77oZbw6uLP8QwtTQzF2J5TTC-yZ55RXQKz1q-HqiqImQZVNPjF6RwqiMBxSgnMYCsEsfRqDU5BA-qzZ1Po3zfxuQIr02-c2_MPplE/s1600-h/Jan06+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLz5nbxcXJR3cd5qSZgSD9yNhLCDokd1guMtCCl77oZbw6uLP8QwtTQzF2J5TTC-yZ55RXQKz1q-HqiqImQZVNPjF6RwqiMBxSgnMYCsEsfRqDU5BA-qzZ1Po3zfxuQIr02-c2_MPplE/s400/Jan06+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423876095515449954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Delirious, Roxy took up the kids' bean bag chair as her own!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlqQ_Qpv2eyazd7j2Cm33mUHUC-WIJEhr2d_Sd8hM_qVyHL-t03s8HzoTOOGFjAfUj2E9t9_e9JwjS2Jxam6jA_FYuSwWRHvqRSqE2pJSsN91EVASX1P-y8xR7LP7kU-acCGMD1E-uto/s1600-h/Jan06+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlqQ_Qpv2eyazd7j2Cm33mUHUC-WIJEhr2d_Sd8hM_qVyHL-t03s8HzoTOOGFjAfUj2E9t9_e9JwjS2Jxam6jA_FYuSwWRHvqRSqE2pJSsN91EVASX1P-y8xR7LP7kU-acCGMD1E-uto/s400/Jan06+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423878124830187426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Donovan is glad to have his girl home.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ9l78cnIR7wNdiCUaJUMdA-_j8GJ_w-ZkGf3BKMN0yxLjzOzff8FDnNEB6JYBNMMc8KJyrxhXXA0emAhQkQxQxsAhBAD4hER99GWUflsw4y_Zjek1Bz-j9kxc_e1LcBpgY7bRbjuH_o/s1600-h/Jan06+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ9l78cnIR7wNdiCUaJUMdA-_j8GJ_w-ZkGf3BKMN0yxLjzOzff8FDnNEB6JYBNMMc8KJyrxhXXA0emAhQkQxQxsAhBAD4hER99GWUflsw4y_Zjek1Bz-j9kxc_e1LcBpgY7bRbjuH_o/s400/Jan06+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423878126849074514" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >He's trying so hard not to disturb her.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xytBgZORdXGJWKobjpzG6sBIu6aqaNS_eYDenP2S8JvOxhVrm6_w0CL009uFkV9C2liy4R7yqEUmsOwA89Qr2B618gVLtdW_BYHZSj40Tw5zr8Euwtg1Ey5AnCrsqrikmaJPg9_P4eU/s1600-h/Jan06+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xytBgZORdXGJWKobjpzG6sBIu6aqaNS_eYDenP2S8JvOxhVrm6_w0CL009uFkV9C2liy4R7yqEUmsOwA89Qr2B618gVLtdW_BYHZSj40Tw5zr8Euwtg1Ey5AnCrsqrikmaJPg9_P4eU/s400/Jan06+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423878135700225090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >... and gets this for doing so!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi4HwrDl0zBL6JZU6loL4b9XG3yRmD9Wceyr7ljZA9RMFuKxkPockLj0lW2vSwCWt7EYaM0zEWgtGGKB9UBMv0QmZxqgKK2mmpCvWhDt5Z76IFT6RiWBigHyWGNJquv2hVuHCJub59TU/s1600-h/Jan06+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi4HwrDl0zBL6JZU6loL4b9XG3yRmD9Wceyr7ljZA9RMFuKxkPockLj0lW2vSwCWt7EYaM0zEWgtGGKB9UBMv0QmZxqgKK2mmpCvWhDt5Z76IFT6RiWBigHyWGNJquv2hVuHCJub59TU/s400/Jan06+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423880485179385778" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Having a little chat with Dad...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-2SBm9VUOfVpStQTJDj-0ZUWNGSvNiCgdcilJ94MvMxllFCirmYl3GJkXfv-woAEnlC6GCRWZCf5Ebgpwqb8E2Pvm0jbi15de7ModALKyenws_YOisnQf6Ytnk8viiyjNuPPjWH6gNo/s1600-h/Jan06+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-2SBm9VUOfVpStQTJDj-0ZUWNGSvNiCgdcilJ94MvMxllFCirmYl3GJkXfv-woAEnlC6GCRWZCf5Ebgpwqb8E2Pvm0jbi15de7ModALKyenws_YOisnQf6Ytnk8viiyjNuPPjWH6gNo/s400/Jan06+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423880489072112578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">... and still not seeing eye to eye on things.</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-68073923886107287672009-12-28T12:15:00.000-08:002009-12-28T14:39:39.304-08:00Rock On!<div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span><embed src="http://widget-ac.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=648518346389873836&site=widget-ac.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed></div></div></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I had no idea how fun this could be! Donovan's been dying to go over and play with his Padrinos' guitar. So we did! ... and the drums and a tiny bit of singing too! Nina Kristie put on Band Hero and Rock Band and showed us how much fun can be had. Bianca showed us why she'll never be the next American Idol, while the rest of us took turns playing instruments. Of course, the guitar was the favorite.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Sydney was hilarious... pausing the concert to get the right wardrobe. Apparently we didn't make enough money for the good stuff, but there was plenty of pink attire at the thrift store, thank goodness. The look was complete and we were on with the show. Sing it sister!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Thanks for having us over to rock out with you all. We can't wait to do it again!</span>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448033032844810752.post-21645076835773174572009-12-27T22:09:00.000-08:002009-12-27T22:28:01.840-08:00A Cozy Christmas<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The presents under our tree weren't nearly as abundant as years past, but the kids are enjoying the stuff they did get. Santa picked out some favorites. We spent Christmas Eve at Rudy's parents and had Christmas Day dinner here in our home. It was cozy. We want to thank all of our family for the gifts the kids received. It was pretty chaotic opening gifts in a flurry. THEY don't even know what they received from who.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvbrqk-P0Bsa8cP3ilafTOyogXXfl3kr6W9-Hn55-XbhNQgGslnPN8Qh1LGb2n_gcUwsUQ1zp08gxi-5fwMq_MOwSWHkDTnq7jpDs6NwYcwF48VkpMSQZHwNV3JXAJWpmpVEbo8-3e8w/s1600-h/Dec27+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvbrqk-P0Bsa8cP3ilafTOyogXXfl3kr6W9-Hn55-XbhNQgGslnPN8Qh1LGb2n_gcUwsUQ1zp08gxi-5fwMq_MOwSWHkDTnq7jpDs6NwYcwF48VkpMSQZHwNV3JXAJWpmpVEbo8-3e8w/s400/Dec27+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420166473019469042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My best presents, my kids.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhXkkxKjryF-JLR4o1iATzklvaLVKLUToPrmAkcrFUfj8STIgcYHxUshtiPCWorFdhhYjTelrL3jHHQRLn1T1dTbHCL6MnyqLsr2fc2rh2El51I-vCoCf_cAlQrrqdnAjlDQYKp0JgCQ/s1600-h/Dec27+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhXkkxKjryF-JLR4o1iATzklvaLVKLUToPrmAkcrFUfj8STIgcYHxUshtiPCWorFdhhYjTelrL3jHHQRLn1T1dTbHCL6MnyqLsr2fc2rh2El51I-vCoCf_cAlQrrqdnAjlDQYKp0JgCQ/s400/Dec27+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420166476974017314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">You want me to sit between them???</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FHpafzKIlSKHXd3xu3kzgIv_7cigjV1Ag4ybAg_atf9Fwlcjh__Z9c18YTkxyPe1D8upaAkAYoIj5ktNAEbWmjP8tmOBf16oDvzP1ERVNlK5pc9SR317E9csijLOVsnTGvhkNYll2Gw/s1600-h/Dec27+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FHpafzKIlSKHXd3xu3kzgIv_7cigjV1Ag4ybAg_atf9Fwlcjh__Z9c18YTkxyPe1D8upaAkAYoIj5ktNAEbWmjP8tmOBf16oDvzP1ERVNlK5pc9SR317E9csijLOVsnTGvhkNYll2Gw/s400/Dec27+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420166490447327698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cousin Alex spent the night. Don't they look like they're having fun?</span><br /></div>Andriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430675488741443755noreply@blogger.com0