tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38737168833524717042024-03-05T03:23:42.540-06:00on becoming a familysuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-28141251513068531932010-02-10T20:55:00.006-06:002010-02-10T21:51:25.022-06:00Holidays and a HaircutHello!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFnGLjiMuCc2MuhcyezH4wOAD8YW0djcxH1WizoPmuFEa63kwmAYDAWTV0_cqBR6jRjuhNz9Qgbfjc8UXerU9jFPkt-215Xy0qifigWPiOHKhApi_kPa9wC8T19ehddq55msKfM57zhuB/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFnGLjiMuCc2MuhcyezH4wOAD8YW0djcxH1WizoPmuFEa63kwmAYDAWTV0_cqBR6jRjuhNz9Qgbfjc8UXerU9jFPkt-215Xy0qifigWPiOHKhApi_kPa9wC8T19ehddq55msKfM57zhuB/s320/craigslist+wedding+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822584929375170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gosh, so busy with the new house, haven't had time to update this blog! If you have time, check out the house blog.... http://thehouseonmarblestreet.blogspot.com<br /><br />Since the last time I posted, gosh, we've had Thanksgiving, Christmas and Kai's first haircut... and next week, the little booger will be TWO! Can you believe it? She acts every bit of the terrible two, especially when we're out and about... like at Lowe's for the 50th time in one week.<br /><br />We stayed in Arizona for Thanksgiving, but Shawn's dad came out. We had a wonderful dinner (including my first turkey!) at our friend Jill's house. Jill is a dear friend from college that is fortunate enough to be able to spend time here once a month or so. I love being able to see her so often! My good friend Tyna, another friend from college, lives in the area as well, and was able to join our feast too. I felt very blessed to spend Thanksgiving with such dear friends! The pictures are on facebook, and i can't seem to locate them right now, so if you'd like to see, send me an email.<br /><br />Before the holidays, we headed out to the Phoenix Zoo for Zoolights. Before the sun set, however, we hiked up to the hole in the rock close by and took some family photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVq3IY5mwS_9jQMbh6UjS6Ev09GYR9FXweomWg6O8FhEtdAHYDu0edk1qgklDqyPCMM2xeGTbb19gHMaRU4u3fnUN0gontECqy1fBt9R9Aw56ST07DNB5nUoCIT5UMg2d__xXp40cGd5y/s1600-h/christmas+card+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVq3IY5mwS_9jQMbh6UjS6Ev09GYR9FXweomWg6O8FhEtdAHYDu0edk1qgklDqyPCMM2xeGTbb19gHMaRU4u3fnUN0gontECqy1fBt9R9Aw56ST07DNB5nUoCIT5UMg2d__xXp40cGd5y/s320/christmas+card+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436824820744081026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYXFZIKpeTShDUvoBiMmZJ2IkDJSFD7XLlVRskvXdu8kl2q0dJBMN8DEIERBaaPY8PhAvjoYzaOdAlIaOfh_G3mFKHJKAImtiTa1_JAXjY_-GOoOW4-nhCRzZ5PIBfGYFI9VQq3XhsRVE/s1600-h/zoolights+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYXFZIKpeTShDUvoBiMmZJ2IkDJSFD7XLlVRskvXdu8kl2q0dJBMN8DEIERBaaPY8PhAvjoYzaOdAlIaOfh_G3mFKHJKAImtiTa1_JAXjY_-GOoOW4-nhCRzZ5PIBfGYFI9VQq3XhsRVE/s320/zoolights+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436824845427317874" border="0" /></a><br />Zoolights was pretty cool, lots of light displays like this one<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx05Lq2V9cnfSdvtc7BLd_GBIHOdJIDe_0VqxFPaT0zahiKF9g4YvbKEwTj3O1zR9WQOXXHTlmw4DyQBorehhSm4goMwRFKNX3BSi9_uFXv4OS0eyXhmCM1A7SvAO0MdkZx-K_mys_jXQ8/s1600-h/zoolights+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx05Lq2V9cnfSdvtc7BLd_GBIHOdJIDe_0VqxFPaT0zahiKF9g4YvbKEwTj3O1zR9WQOXXHTlmw4DyQBorehhSm4goMwRFKNX3BSi9_uFXv4OS0eyXhmCM1A7SvAO0MdkZx-K_mys_jXQ8/s320/zoolights+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436824830791313490" border="0" /></a><br />And a choreographed tree light show to music. We rode the carousel and drank hot chocolate and had a really nice time, except that it was pretty cold. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSydCy8Nd0C98HkAPeFDdXKvy58f6NT6ILbCVQaF-h_RgoOjb4ugHl1zNKHIDj72zSLGNcHewyZbXRkMLwF1PC668YUoF1cwkZyyDKGJv2JykF_gHUSbsqisuBNCMgX6d4-elyugh0XqJa/s1600-h/zoolights+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSydCy8Nd0C98HkAPeFDdXKvy58f6NT6ILbCVQaF-h_RgoOjb4ugHl1zNKHIDj72zSLGNcHewyZbXRkMLwF1PC668YUoF1cwkZyyDKGJv2JykF_gHUSbsqisuBNCMgX6d4-elyugh0XqJa/s320/zoolights+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436824838240919730" border="0" /></a><br />We also had this picture taken of Kai for a fundraiser for my MOPS group. It was a hit with the grandparents, and especially the great-grandparents this Christmas!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6xiYidudmoKgC3Vu4DeHUvP-H67bV1ebeiPfHBBHgcDf2VPO-Me3UdS7Hzg7CUTwmVftUGD2uggZwdAvDAPSyZLOcPSGEp9IeVzs6XINvo3rHUKXPpqbgIatxIz-a8Sf-CV4cy1qziO8/s1600-h/kai+antiquities.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6xiYidudmoKgC3Vu4DeHUvP-H67bV1ebeiPfHBBHgcDf2VPO-Me3UdS7Hzg7CUTwmVftUGD2uggZwdAvDAPSyZLOcPSGEp9IeVzs6XINvo3rHUKXPpqbgIatxIz-a8Sf-CV4cy1qziO8/s320/kai+antiquities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436824861019410546" border="0" /></a><br />We closed on our new house on December 22nd, I took my Anatomy final and we loaded up the mini-van and headed to Texas. We made it just in time for the "blizzard" of 09... and a white Christmas!<br /><br />Here's Kai bundled up with AJ waiting for the snow to come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zEKkTMkxEwJ6qzRSj8X0G1XcoGS5OvIUqpj_M8s0OFIF9AzmgJIg26CUUWDvFHRbP09WdLscizXsJvvi6Oqeb0Nr2LkQ-6Pcg1zHkt7T-KUVoOpgteGKq2JnNokM0WJrvtihfEAUWivm/s1600-h/december+09+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zEKkTMkxEwJ6qzRSj8X0G1XcoGS5OvIUqpj_M8s0OFIF9AzmgJIg26CUUWDvFHRbP09WdLscizXsJvvi6Oqeb0Nr2LkQ-6Pcg1zHkt7T-KUVoOpgteGKq2JnNokM0WJrvtihfEAUWivm/s320/december+09+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817227903930018" border="0" /></a><br />Opening presents at Pepaws house... including a tricycle!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSMeT4DRRcWJK8ONNKWaO6ZdBeU_x5KUGt-wDQXP14Gbpk5QU3A0qs94yR9D_Ueou8BbzSnZJSgbnzWB3NLdQ2jNoBJ8QbvgSdYgl_YRzzYK4Krji26bHI9jsHqzdU7q7nsI9LPsvqe7q/s1600-h/december+09+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSMeT4DRRcWJK8ONNKWaO6ZdBeU_x5KUGt-wDQXP14Gbpk5QU3A0qs94yR9D_Ueou8BbzSnZJSgbnzWB3NLdQ2jNoBJ8QbvgSdYgl_YRzzYK4Krji26bHI9jsHqzdU7q7nsI9LPsvqe7q/s320/december+09+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817204814533698" border="0" /></a><br />And jamming to the Yo Gabba Gabba Plex Piano from Aunt Jenny<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ma1Eoqa_M0EvNywT_lKoFQTQv9VjZ4j1rMsncrWhyphenhyphen6a_P_XQjoxyMqc_Axhw0S42DfSdOB6Aqfdk4nhbOW1C91KaJdjJ9n0RyQ-sMKHD9XImqk9apmA_Vg4sxyD2uYlSAtaHasAb9U_3/s1600-h/december+09+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ma1Eoqa_M0EvNywT_lKoFQTQv9VjZ4j1rMsncrWhyphenhyphen6a_P_XQjoxyMqc_Axhw0S42DfSdOB6Aqfdk4nhbOW1C91KaJdjJ9n0RyQ-sMKHD9XImqk9apmA_Vg4sxyD2uYlSAtaHasAb9U_3/s320/december+09+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817213678602578" border="0" /></a><br />Snow at Gramma and Pop Pop's House on Christmas Day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydInLHaTBL91rBvucJzmAYDip8RxmhiepxYSFX5HpxvHswAvmDI6otut5d2PgBmXwMTAohbvLJOkeztk7rPMx3KyXfhXWdeC57pV6G7UUkEyUpzzkDkWTV_7iZjSXbKsrTUsAC3qtqUmC/s1600-h/december+09+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydInLHaTBL91rBvucJzmAYDip8RxmhiepxYSFX5HpxvHswAvmDI6otut5d2PgBmXwMTAohbvLJOkeztk7rPMx3KyXfhXWdeC57pV6G7UUkEyUpzzkDkWTV_7iZjSXbKsrTUsAC3qtqUmC/s320/december+09+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817237908133634" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting with old-time BFF Noli, sharing some colors<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4iOtk9F-Kn_8v2Nqh3h6eiHqUThmSbqVw_QO6c05q111NZuSB995FE-_IlN_xMi4U7CPBKGMjb1vrLbl1BB6dSMn76aeaIkkMeFbPoMWMSfDXBVUDat9NUFEuYtQB0E9bW1wftHPv63z/s1600-h/december+09+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4iOtk9F-Kn_8v2Nqh3h6eiHqUThmSbqVw_QO6c05q111NZuSB995FE-_IlN_xMi4U7CPBKGMjb1vrLbl1BB6dSMn76aeaIkkMeFbPoMWMSfDXBVUDat9NUFEuYtQB0E9bW1wftHPv63z/s320/december+09+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817244284161938" border="0" /></a><br />Watching MORE snow fall out the window!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0pdTI88KqlvB9BnTVkQS2EhPeVwPXKYj7u08uH0ABLkrJOs1hJ-D8gHZK4_fkPfFu0_9RNPF5RTE2FhGpS5AzRfXnOll8EKZkSQUu89AnApH1nlhDkj-TKM9-gRl1QWOjPAK3n1F7l2L/s1600-h/december+09+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0pdTI88KqlvB9BnTVkQS2EhPeVwPXKYj7u08uH0ABLkrJOs1hJ-D8gHZK4_fkPfFu0_9RNPF5RTE2FhGpS5AzRfXnOll8EKZkSQUu89AnApH1nlhDkj-TKM9-gRl1QWOjPAK3n1F7l2L/s320/december+09+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436819474350352258" border="0" /></a><br />Lounging<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJrE6jSG37D9dSywdofh2BoyAJKehTBPan_Z6sVxq8GJBBdsK3eRHYpR6T8GtkdSyEWeuuoyUj6SRl1LZXLvNEc92AeBL6wepaJWmJDqMlW87YIuW_GUI37imhld98DQ8vxJleCpHEddB/s1600-h/december+09+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJrE6jSG37D9dSywdofh2BoyAJKehTBPan_Z6sVxq8GJBBdsK3eRHYpR6T8GtkdSyEWeuuoyUj6SRl1LZXLvNEc92AeBL6wepaJWmJDqMlW87YIuW_GUI37imhld98DQ8vxJleCpHEddB/s320/december+09+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436819464040179026" border="0" /></a><br />And running in heels, pushing the walmart shopping cart... awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4zJhMDFTM_cvweO60NFF6-NGXjevEQvuAjp9zebpWev3GPjIvr40AYn7YF3SFqTTD6-Wb4xOJVNJTULLWwiCUqzpIxoQZz6VhRSaAUYyDwTYULqBqAZMBOlrzKbpr5K0ZkZR8EnCuIS6/s1600-h/december+09+108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4zJhMDFTM_cvweO60NFF6-NGXjevEQvuAjp9zebpWev3GPjIvr40AYn7YF3SFqTTD6-Wb4xOJVNJTULLWwiCUqzpIxoQZz6VhRSaAUYyDwTYULqBqAZMBOlrzKbpr5K0ZkZR8EnCuIS6/s320/december+09+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436819481094100674" border="0" /></a><br />See the mullet above? We decided to go ahead and get baby's first haircut while we were in town... and her mullet became no more on Dec 31, 2009.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEqH8J2QIDbtOP26Jhw5xH4-DLjqBAaPgNfggJ1A0vl_O4P7cezKTHZ_wwI0bdomHfGmSl6by5xuVglSKlPR7EhzXK_aomV0IIB01Q-2L4PWbeFgdIckYMKhJYiqxMF3kr1VZbUw_Uu8r/s1600-h/december+09+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEqH8J2QIDbtOP26Jhw5xH4-DLjqBAaPgNfggJ1A0vl_O4P7cezKTHZ_wwI0bdomHfGmSl6by5xuVglSKlPR7EhzXK_aomV0IIB01Q-2L4PWbeFgdIckYMKhJYiqxMF3kr1VZbUw_Uu8r/s320/december+09+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436819500564593714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5PCMbMWfALOqgx33K6U7_yVU0SmqzwIxlgwNkEBhsEwQ8SZuAWB4WVMNwQ4o0Iku0Pe0bTPrtBa3F-1oIIbDbf4Gvsh-urv3czAPz6_KCT5QBWc1OSbPrTBK63uY2WgJJF-Bxh5t0IDV/s1600-h/december+09+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5PCMbMWfALOqgx33K6U7_yVU0SmqzwIxlgwNkEBhsEwQ8SZuAWB4WVMNwQ4o0Iku0Pe0bTPrtBa3F-1oIIbDbf4Gvsh-urv3czAPz6_KCT5QBWc1OSbPrTBK63uY2WgJJF-Bxh5t0IDV/s320/december+09+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436819512522665762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2ViWFhsliyndIOAZ4Zib-P7YaLHWsRJWFZzxKPmdCQzmX8fgXwwOdsXRkse1NRc82NoM7xEDhQXq2p9GJ5hg6P4Brti9zy6SrcpzVfv3yXr1CS00qvp4uVja1-pSKV01QXj3sPDpqEXI/s1600-h/december+09+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2ViWFhsliyndIOAZ4Zib-P7YaLHWsRJWFZzxKPmdCQzmX8fgXwwOdsXRkse1NRc82NoM7xEDhQXq2p9GJ5hg6P4Brti9zy6SrcpzVfv3yXr1CS00qvp4uVja1-pSKV01QXj3sPDpqEXI/s320/december+09+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822529894750338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJr3WDGE838sqwLKjqu81J30EgLJla3gEVT_K2uxS_17H3toMILMHTt6oMKbr_CykzUZdbvFbiQY0zjZKX4gz_VuSfK1NzATRriXo3Ibg39YNa4F92SLi1XgfCBBjVEtkR3z13MTsNjpJ/s1600-h/december+09+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJr3WDGE838sqwLKjqu81J30EgLJla3gEVT_K2uxS_17H3toMILMHTt6oMKbr_CykzUZdbvFbiQY0zjZKX4gz_VuSfK1NzATRriXo3Ibg39YNa4F92SLi1XgfCBBjVEtkR3z13MTsNjpJ/s320/december+09+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822541692786962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z_KPp3tRlW7LscrzOScubpRxHJlGLvUL_jEFIrw0hjUioaGIdZE53x5DtBG7V9oi8iKUZxjvF7WLmfzcw-2MjEi1o1mPu4cy6I8o8kEWyuOLSaEyzDLaeCFRHk6fX2gymZcxWHvMz4Hw/s1600-h/december+09+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z_KPp3tRlW7LscrzOScubpRxHJlGLvUL_jEFIrw0hjUioaGIdZE53x5DtBG7V9oi8iKUZxjvF7WLmfzcw-2MjEi1o1mPu4cy6I8o8kEWyuOLSaEyzDLaeCFRHk6fX2gymZcxWHvMz4Hw/s320/december+09+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822552183169538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-boEEEmioDGTeOagPhl4sneJ5_Zb5dSJXlMIJCGNVB-iNWsdevwjvIbVZBznWIWkQPg5crZ9IK1YldJapVKOuzZWUR7po7nWt02dEUazPJcZriIV2JH8UEQt34RTc9NsfhLwCJio9PND/s1600-h/december+09+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-boEEEmioDGTeOagPhl4sneJ5_Zb5dSJXlMIJCGNVB-iNWsdevwjvIbVZBznWIWkQPg5crZ9IK1YldJapVKOuzZWUR7po7nWt02dEUazPJcZriIV2JH8UEQt34RTc9NsfhLwCJio9PND/s320/december+09+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822564281423106" border="0" /></a><br />That's all for now folks! The next post will be Disneyland and birthday pics!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-80629844604982945702009-10-27T18:56:00.004-05:002009-10-27T23:28:15.694-05:00these boots were made for walking...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWXPgcOgqTf-hzk8McYCIFecxZBHFOtHcKcupvhH3neqpqrTlYgPKJw34Oh5bni8GWstmyg3H4Cf-5XYJbjqVFvFjPwHOEQI_L7dNc_E9q4qI-FE0bcZ1MQANQxlIfwVmSoPh0Pfnua7w/s1600-h/blog+walking+boots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWXPgcOgqTf-hzk8McYCIFecxZBHFOtHcKcupvhH3neqpqrTlYgPKJw34Oh5bni8GWstmyg3H4Cf-5XYJbjqVFvFjPwHOEQI_L7dNc_E9q4qI-FE0bcZ1MQANQxlIfwVmSoPh0Pfnua7w/s320/blog+walking+boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433454042743394" border="0" /></a><br />snapping pictures of kai are harder than ever... she's always on the move. and even though you all think she's a perfect angel, the truth is, she's got a little rebel in her and will pose and smile for other people taking pictures, but not mommy. can't imagine where she gets that from.<br /><br />so we've had a pretty busy couple of months. in september, we drove out to oklahoma and texas for a visit. i'm so bad about pictures when we visit, and this time, i was more focused on taking pictures of all the family members for kai to see so she could learn everyone's names even while we're 1000 miles away. but i managed to get some pretty cute ones.<br /><br />our first stop was at cousin jerry's out in the country of OK... it is so different than what i'm used to, but the 20 degree temperature drop was very nice! kai had a great time with cousin jenny and all of the animals (they have dogs - pups while we were there, donkeys and a goat)<br /><br />here's kai enjoying the sunset from the front porch with jenny:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdKZYrwPT2eK7koU_XTCRp7-xuymFiz6RQHUUkB7QRIh8njzc70XXaZ1jYpSzKO37tLdMAmlJAySRoZSAXYAahAio0sCCndUs9auIon81nERvnYGluYpIkjoWXkyfbC8alwU9ruydOkKh/s1600-h/blog+ok+jenny.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/AVvXsEgJdKZYrwPT2eK7koU_XTCRp7-xuymFiz6RQHUUkB7QRIh8njzc70XXaZ1jYpSzKO37tLdMAmlJAySRoZSAXYAahAio0sCCndUs9auIon81nERvnYGluYpIkjoWXkyfbC8alwU9ruydOkKh/s320/blog+ok+jenny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397435282207065906" border="0" /></a><br />the next day we drove into Oklahoma City to pick up cousin Michael from the airport and make our way to the Spears' family reunion in Okmulgee, OK.... it sounds about as exciting as it is! we had dinner in a little cafe on the square, complete with live music and a diner full of retirees. :-) after dinner, we spent some time hanging out.<br /><br />kai and jenna sharing a moment<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH6l4QEHSlXsFFn4jkTJ4w8wspjB2vz8cIYtCGijfaqd70387mOJP5AhniyBZ1L5eoDhUhEJ5E5VvVqCHP9dxtPNxr17aj7yjrAd9QL29MiAU9DcDwKLTVMKn4FCtO8ayDm0Pd-24kvJh/s1600-h/blog+jenna+and+kai.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/AVvXsEhTH6l4QEHSlXsFFn4jkTJ4w8wspjB2vz8cIYtCGijfaqd70387mOJP5AhniyBZ1L5eoDhUhEJ5E5VvVqCHP9dxtPNxr17aj7yjrAd9QL29MiAU9DcDwKLTVMKn4FCtO8ayDm0Pd-24kvJh/s320/blog+jenna+and+kai.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433253109262770" border="0" /></a><br />i love this photo because it looks like kai is on a mission!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9qXkfsS47p5VuWvY9KBQVny84IGygmEbDKoF1l_QCkdX07HBgix0h3hYTyXzI2yvNCUHyuRWLDIBcQ58YRoJnnBqlrDHiWv6i24MFl_RYgm99aGq82PBQ1Rt1-Xb3OaSvrXofVMIjuuH/s1600-h/blog+kai+on+the+town.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/AVvXsEhN9qXkfsS47p5VuWvY9KBQVny84IGygmEbDKoF1l_QCkdX07HBgix0h3hYTyXzI2yvNCUHyuRWLDIBcQ58YRoJnnBqlrDHiWv6i24MFl_RYgm99aGq82PBQ1Rt1-Xb3OaSvrXofVMIjuuH/s320/blog+kai+on+the+town.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433264121557250" border="0" /></a><br />after the reunion, we drove down to d-town and had a labor day bbq with my family - like i said, i have lots of individual pictures of everyone, but not too many action shots. after lunch we went on a walk with pop-pop (my dad) and jersey (the dysfunctional basset of my grandparents)... elle decided to join us and help with kai:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGDAUXBkrYFBNOF6Ec0DQStZVyPJZuhGONGcijQe31JNWNRfcyzU_3BFkM2v2yTrMikt8srobxsy4S-vNKDrgswdyemwduOG-7DQQdvcTFtDH83HrI8JzHDUX6o8BcjKouVw4WpGciCQ/s1600-h/blog+walking+with+amber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGDAUXBkrYFBNOF6Ec0DQStZVyPJZuhGONGcijQe31JNWNRfcyzU_3BFkM2v2yTrMikt8srobxsy4S-vNKDrgswdyemwduOG-7DQQdvcTFtDH83HrI8JzHDUX6o8BcjKouVw4WpGciCQ/s320/blog+walking+with+amber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433457752514610" border="0" /></a><br />we also went to dinner with kari and rob, who are expecting baby boy in feb! and melissa, expecting baby in may! we went to target afterwards and kai got some new clothes from aunt kari and aunt mel. here she is checking out the purchases!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaSCpETXJlNX_owFrtPpCSidAw4QXBugPRL6pT077bs4xk_iItJDz7jKNT3ts9L5ahRSHpQzH6eQFkCJnc5isB0Cd3M5uY__wgVVDWDiUznL9KV_t5QDs_Jc8OeBgog6uClIdGbD9qz97/s1600-h/blog+shopping+with+mel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaSCpETXJlNX_owFrtPpCSidAw4QXBugPRL6pT077bs4xk_iItJDz7jKNT3ts9L5ahRSHpQzH6eQFkCJnc5isB0Cd3M5uY__wgVVDWDiUznL9KV_t5QDs_Jc8OeBgog6uClIdGbD9qz97/s320/blog+shopping+with+mel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433446159498818" border="0" /></a><br />on the way back to phoenix, we decided to take the less-traveled, non-interstate route through the mountains... it was a little more interesting than the drive through tucson, but lots of stops and 25 mph zones along the way. here's a pic at the crossroads... she's probably in the middle of saying "shoo-ee" about her feet... ok, not really, because she just learned that a few weeks ago... she takes off her shoes and smells her feet and says "shoo-ee!" it's adorable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8LNH7MaQONYa2ZzW9jl8XDtGGmvdSg04VtgBI4Ik_Fr_bwnpbMZEC-qVjm0vQQPAQq3vzjxhueW6GX797ZIHzTVy8nbknZnNxXTulc-hk_kwdF47JJv8_TEVf7RhSzBTAlGvsqUavCoB/s1600-h/blog+truck+stop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8LNH7MaQONYa2ZzW9jl8XDtGGmvdSg04VtgBI4Ik_Fr_bwnpbMZEC-qVjm0vQQPAQq3vzjxhueW6GX797ZIHzTVy8nbknZnNxXTulc-hk_kwdF47JJv8_TEVf7RhSzBTAlGvsqUavCoB/s320/blog+truck+stop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433451390582018" border="0" /></a><br />since we've been back, we've met DJ Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iiTx1twHLAAk0p6zRQUJ8_AdaFKVTeJ6r-rE07B_NxJ3W4hflrK4Srj8mZDB2f7XuTwTobOwsJLojXJJ7eVLBupXm3UQFxS9_YhfbBXUvW91zIVIX8I-s4xXaIUIoAVkvsX7GCN-Fa-2/s1600-h/blog+dj+lance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iiTx1twHLAAk0p6zRQUJ8_AdaFKVTeJ6r-rE07B_NxJ3W4hflrK4Srj8mZDB2f7XuTwTobOwsJLojXJJ7eVLBupXm3UQFxS9_YhfbBXUvW91zIVIX8I-s4xXaIUIoAVkvsX7GCN-Fa-2/s320/blog+dj+lance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397435269240283794" border="0" /></a><br />been silly at dinner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfHHDCKf1f_3Y08EowyRdRoUzkfrQFhg_Ca1ZDKt5AhuAIpx6ONRTkOz6KD31Ofv6H70r54ChqfuauAF-N1SQAxL_lu0G_HOx-kMCEkhelIcvyjeucq0rsdyLHZ6Uku0uQ7p32OfNGDWu/s1600-h/blog+eating.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/AVvXsEhZfHHDCKf1f_3Y08EowyRdRoUzkfrQFhg_Ca1ZDKt5AhuAIpx6ONRTkOz6KD31Ofv6H70r54ChqfuauAF-N1SQAxL_lu0G_HOx-kMCEkhelIcvyjeucq0rsdyLHZ6Uku0uQ7p32OfNGDWu/s320/blog+eating.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433083490857474" border="0" /></a><br />learned to floss! (ok, not really, just copying mommy)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y39UVxFlxvr9tbHC8ArA60pdMcfsrLFep3kV3NJ0qlHmkec_WpXjnPd9JH_KctG2ptq-Hzq5YUBoe30QwONB51olOHwjaihEv5CTkHJ82uM5z-vXQR-iR3CwZ3PqRpSShCzZN8tjb3Jg/s1600-h/blog+floss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y39UVxFlxvr9tbHC8ArA60pdMcfsrLFep3kV3NJ0qlHmkec_WpXjnPd9JH_KctG2ptq-Hzq5YUBoe30QwONB51olOHwjaihEv5CTkHJ82uM5z-vXQR-iR3CwZ3PqRpSShCzZN8tjb3Jg/s320/blog+floss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433086619298610" border="0" /></a><br />and spent many minutes riding "horsey" who sings and neighs and wags his tail!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXfPtRli06Kd0xIrICBTZEuvfJwBswfdXOSIoGapkDihM062tFseXNUtqbHSLKyneu-eXYTJ7kgjfDrZ5yOdyo6BK2FHv9nMZep37IfjMHBovo86YYKB4YKwblGPHsCLfaSPqABtSNgo7/s1600-h/blog+horsy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXfPtRli06Kd0xIrICBTZEuvfJwBswfdXOSIoGapkDihM062tFseXNUtqbHSLKyneu-eXYTJ7kgjfDrZ5yOdyo6BK2FHv9nMZep37IfjMHBovo86YYKB4YKwblGPHsCLfaSPqABtSNgo7/s320/blog+horsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397435277891337362" border="0" /></a>october has brought cooler weather (finally!), but not any change in sunlight or foliage... it's kind of odd not to see leaves changing colors. this last weekend we were invited to a birthday party at a local farm... about 5 minutes down the road (we're kind of on the edge of civilization out here in east mesa... not to worry though, necessities like sonic are still right around the corner)... it was so fun to take kai because she actually knows the names of all the animals and we have the awesome pink cowgirl boots on loan from a new friend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4wLxEXQNNtwca7G-Ge1WeUXZO2R39CeIhzNIwIgEbw1qIsyo7_qct6lz6pUPrlLUKzcdI4xSZ3YFKWXb30tIFNiBQF2iOMBGMbHbfRVjT2CXAPxTATb00gZBQoUHwIIFiXwGFoCYx8yi/s1600-h/blog+boots.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/AVvXsEhV4wLxEXQNNtwca7G-Ge1WeUXZO2R39CeIhzNIwIgEbw1qIsyo7_qct6lz6pUPrlLUKzcdI4xSZ3YFKWXb30tIFNiBQF2iOMBGMbHbfRVjT2CXAPxTATb00gZBQoUHwIIFiXwGFoCYx8yi/s320/blog+boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433063110376274" border="0" /></a><br />the first stop at the farm was the fake cow, whose udders were dripping water... shawn was more interested than kai, apparently<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8yB4qsaXTfeB2LPsM-nv6c29yDGCMJ9pO85r46RRDN3tFIt-IoHS9-JLnhqMCBqwaFYDMis_LlR30GYMDqJbRmeGPJHhU_nC7CSo115_NfWQNfjB9QoIcNN6zNEHl6d2OmxZjmWhuF6-/s1600-h/blog+milking+cow.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/AVvXsEjr8yB4qsaXTfeB2LPsM-nv6c29yDGCMJ9pO85r46RRDN3tFIt-IoHS9-JLnhqMCBqwaFYDMis_LlR30GYMDqJbRmeGPJHhU_nC7CSo115_NfWQNfjB9QoIcNN6zNEHl6d2OmxZjmWhuF6-/s320/blog+milking+cow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433271873371026" border="0" /></a><br />we then made our way to the animals... pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, a donkey, and a cow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAZj8hCu5oSLtou4EJBoHDUKcAUmJ84poeKdcE8ecfJ1a7txo3G8BRZJ8DT2hXTggYA0UajtTFXCCqnI2kHHNnhMxY9NPA3LD_up1w2eH0FkzYtqz-CDgqXxlvTvosusQQUkKHRL1VwUa/s1600-h/blog+pig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAZj8hCu5oSLtou4EJBoHDUKcAUmJ84poeKdcE8ecfJ1a7txo3G8BRZJ8DT2hXTggYA0UajtTFXCCqnI2kHHNnhMxY9NPA3LD_up1w2eH0FkzYtqz-CDgqXxlvTvosusQQUkKHRL1VwUa/s320/blog+pig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433274105922786" border="0" /></a><br />we paused briefly to take a mommy and kai photo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnlF2K-FqH9Dhg1IEYB1zjcu6qsTdugW8rvxhMIdjrx5M8UJCE3kHkkASEJTVTj7W7e3ey41wxjUIq_kRqWRW3Fy_IhRhYbc2Rlj1hnox37d2NaGkuCCDZUmmyjzIOpua9QN-PJmMdcha/s1600-h/blog+kai+mommy+swing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnlF2K-FqH9Dhg1IEYB1zjcu6qsTdugW8rvxhMIdjrx5M8UJCE3kHkkASEJTVTj7W7e3ey41wxjUIq_kRqWRW3Fy_IhRhYbc2Rlj1hnox37d2NaGkuCCDZUmmyjzIOpua9QN-PJmMdcha/s320/blog+kai+mommy+swing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433258390131170" border="0" /></a><br />then headed to the cow-train...a handful of white and black barrels pulled by a tractor... which kairi really loved!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8gM5vTCJZb2fpJ3oMAEx6frvabkLYRsiPz1ukipzvrv2iJqQa2nMfMNisg7ZCxCG-0Dh6YERJvoClV23BR7dR4m9zhciiU9ty3ak21LzhDb79WrYUhwBxltEfrSw9zaC8a9iXzPreR9O/s1600-h/blog+cow+train.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/AVvXsEgq8gM5vTCJZb2fpJ3oMAEx6frvabkLYRsiPz1ukipzvrv2iJqQa2nMfMNisg7ZCxCG-0Dh6YERJvoClV23BR7dR4m9zhciiU9ty3ak21LzhDb79WrYUhwBxltEfrSw9zaC8a9iXzPreR9O/s320/blog+cow+train.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433074162072210" border="0" /></a><br />kai decided to do a little reading while the birthday boy was opening presents<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkBP8_zkvV7vUMVePrfjaS49R0V3jYQ4pP-H_F5qsgjGGQO82dlvoV93F_7h3f_hEZlF_j3cd9O_SPmNGzNnumB-Hi9sH_zZW5QfWbnJD_q8Oet-OOxGokgFbgkgbGzXCGggXRYy3gYOP/s1600-h/blog+cowgirl+reading.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkBP8_zkvV7vUMVePrfjaS49R0V3jYQ4pP-H_F5qsgjGGQO82dlvoV93F_7h3f_hEZlF_j3cd9O_SPmNGzNnumB-Hi9sH_zZW5QfWbnJD_q8Oet-OOxGokgFbgkgbGzXCGggXRYy3gYOP/s320/blog+cowgirl+reading.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433077166972626" border="0" /></a><br />and then the battery died... we also did a corn maze - for about 5 minutes - because by now the sun had come out in full force and it was like 20 degrees warmer than it was when got there - and because kai wanted to be carried instead of riding in the wagon, and i told shawn we needed to go back... it was like a 3 mile maze or something crazy. we also looked at a few pumpkins... but she wasn't really that into it.<br /><br />i know halloween is coming up and we will get more pics then, but in case you don't have facebook, or you haven't seen what shawn and I were this year... here's your opportunity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjRHm5DyYgqOr4l0_YZ-0GeOW5Wm2W8jzB4hCOPq65P-Zk_M4NiD_qOMYHueQVagw_2UHTjwqzqIdtqcPbhOGqPrbzCd6D5YUmuEFyAVnajkjO4yVjbSaaw2xXgU8r0BAomoPwrPi7n2h/s1600-h/richard+and+suz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjRHm5DyYgqOr4l0_YZ-0GeOW5Wm2W8jzB4hCOPq65P-Zk_M4NiD_qOMYHueQVagw_2UHTjwqzqIdtqcPbhOGqPrbzCd6D5YUmuEFyAVnajkjO4yVjbSaaw2xXgU8r0BAomoPwrPi7n2h/s320/richard+and+suz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397433470129911778" border="0" /></a>shawn was invited to a halloween party by a co-worker who told us the theme was sequins... so my wonderfully creative husband decided to go as richard simmons, which meant i had to be a sidekick... his biggest fan, and success story #4,326. :-)<br /><br />that's all for now folks! hope you are all well, and I'll update again post-thanksgiving!<br /><br />i'll leave you with this funny, dirty, precious toddler face!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jqRBcuapo3lgiY4ogId-LGTyBZhDP2AmczGZaIjCFCwh1-LNYNWL0qARVnBALK7hDRnquYPxXzAIob7UhR9dCI2EIOezc0Urrm-8ic-KV5oifFX0DVDFfA_PEHt6zVZme0xtyqOC9QH/s1600-h/blog+funny+face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jqRBcuapo3lgiY4ogId-LGTyBZhDP2AmczGZaIjCFCwh1-LNYNWL0qARVnBALK7hDRnquYPxXzAIob7UhR9dCI2EIOezc0Urrm-8ic-KV5oifFX0DVDFfA_PEHt6zVZme0xtyqOC9QH/s320/blog+funny+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397435274098375010" border="0" /></a>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-25277978431422612752009-08-26T18:23:00.004-05:002009-08-26T18:51:56.695-05:0075 words or moreNot the number of words in this post... although you probably will only read that many, I know you all just want to see the adorable pictures! That's the number of words Kai can say (that we or at least I) can understand! So smart, I know.<br /><br />So she's officially on her way to becoming a two-year old... 18 months old and counting. Where has the time gone? Here are her stats from her check-up:<br /><br />Height: 30 3/4" - 23rd percentile<br /><br />Weight: 23 lbs 4 oz - 34th percentile<br /><br />Head: 46cm - 34th percentile<br /><br />Doctor said she was perfect! I couldn't agree more... :-) I'll spare you the complete list of words, but here are some of her favorites (and what they actually sound like):<br /><br />poo-poo.... sounds exactly like it's supposed to<br /><br />teeth... tee... always accompained by moving her potty stool to the sink in an effort to brush her teeth (or at least eat the toddle toothpaste of the brush)<br /><br />helicopter.... sounds like hell-caw-ter.... shawn taught her this one!<br /><br />peek-a-boo.... sounds like pee-boo... also a synonym for yo gabba gabba... which sounds like o-bah-bah<br /><br />cheese... still one of her favorite foods<br /><br />water... sounds like agua... how do you like our little splanglish speaking baby?<br /><br />elmo.... she can ennunciate this one perfectly, much to my shagrin<br /><br />oh, i could go on, but why bore you with the erudite language of a toddler, when i can show you pictures?<br /><br />The fourth of July finally rolled around and Kai got to finally wear this adorable outfit from aunt jenn... unfortunately the festivities were cut short because Kai got sick that night... ended up with croup... it was awful! She sounded like a bulldog when she was sleeping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz2txKmw7hjZJdcluK12DwGBGiz7L71boFPmqCwiC1IUzXkVCnxouS001m1FAoBUojfDkdwkEQkGZ_xG8V7gO_n2oAkoXxmZ2M_EVsLO2b21s70zBh49CFOmlvodIJbUyK9Yo5xQWKEN5/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz2txKmw7hjZJdcluK12DwGBGiz7L71boFPmqCwiC1IUzXkVCnxouS001m1FAoBUojfDkdwkEQkGZ_xG8V7gO_n2oAkoXxmZ2M_EVsLO2b21s70zBh49CFOmlvodIJbUyK9Yo5xQWKEN5/s320/BLOGIMG_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419130159689026" border="0" /></a><br />Here's our little fashionista sporting her shades<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaGSF1nI3u4GIgvAI0U2PEZVTiXQt-2T1Muor_oRUB5CNjt3PQjY_h1-wW6snGgx9H7JRUFhuN6DZfXd5uyLtISULwiQpLkNrGk2NZB0y-9_bsiaRAVKAHksTibUXMaKqkinpYI880uGM/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2639.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaGSF1nI3u4GIgvAI0U2PEZVTiXQt-2T1Muor_oRUB5CNjt3PQjY_h1-wW6snGgx9H7JRUFhuN6DZfXd5uyLtISULwiQpLkNrGk2NZB0y-9_bsiaRAVKAHksTibUXMaKqkinpYI880uGM/s320/BLOGIMG_2639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417482545740978" border="0" /></a><br />And shopping for some more...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRAP1zVPzUmrgh7yM53aaO8Ruii866q2RvRuH7i2cCvH23qNwiJWWBvOnS_6mp7btIgcYcxjZExWTAqeFFingA0KU7PiKTIBtBpUW0b6MIoqGwCI2pU44_yrF_lfe8g86XSHp5RD_L24P/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRAP1zVPzUmrgh7yM53aaO8Ruii866q2RvRuH7i2cCvH23qNwiJWWBvOnS_6mp7btIgcYcxjZExWTAqeFFingA0KU7PiKTIBtBpUW0b6MIoqGwCI2pU44_yrF_lfe8g86XSHp5RD_L24P/s320/BLOGIMG_2641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417492167620402" border="0" /></a><br />We decided to get her a more sophisticated potty than the one we had bought at Ikea... this one supposedly plays a little tune after you do your business... not that we would know anything about that... she goes poop on the big potty if we can get her there in time... otherwise, she'll sometimes sit on it for a bit to catch up on the latest book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u1BxPBj3NMWCZtx0OARGjOHY_Bm1FplkI9wWvqWPVoVVSXsd7G7enFxkV_cYcepbslUdeLztIMRg5-QyuJIXg18MD4pIi7xsfty_Z24MHrc5gTYeJOAbHUjlBkMNoqnyYzQhgFyDrrzg/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u1BxPBj3NMWCZtx0OARGjOHY_Bm1FplkI9wWvqWPVoVVSXsd7G7enFxkV_cYcepbslUdeLztIMRg5-QyuJIXg18MD4pIi7xsfty_Z24MHrc5gTYeJOAbHUjlBkMNoqnyYzQhgFyDrrzg/s320/BLOGIMG_2643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417497064009506" border="0" /></a><br />We've had to get creative with things to do on the weekends... usually it's too hot, but that didn't stop us from checking out the railroad park in scottsdale a couple of weeks ago. We were the only ones on this little train (probably because everyone else was smart and stayed indoors)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjZ9NbMaYkZjo96zpPoBIgRNLaWBzGhb5BzhupXZSqguPRN9oGwwFuptO2mtHXMPyRnbM8FraVFtlDSYw1bzVVLtlZNyeO43Fj2JbvYsbi3ayXxSZwwbm0O_ugAMTAJ5GHGiE1zWTD00O/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjZ9NbMaYkZjo96zpPoBIgRNLaWBzGhb5BzhupXZSqguPRN9oGwwFuptO2mtHXMPyRnbM8FraVFtlDSYw1bzVVLtlZNyeO43Fj2JbvYsbi3ayXxSZwwbm0O_ugAMTAJ5GHGiE1zWTD00O/s320/BLOGIMG_2629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417466498766898" border="0" /></a><br />Kai also rode the carousel... i tried to get a good pic, but it was going really fast! She was so cute, she would smile and laugh everytime it came back around to where i was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPlbKdlJTHCfwH2RJtKEekd8OqheSdHMoiclmgUMqCXleZyS_rzM54f2uWAQAWeUP2FrYV7MXrCgvlGHTxvIQd8Bn1HPOqrMyET87Z2LizweixyxLHYK21KtGkoH3NEWxE6YPMc0abWlH/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2634.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPlbKdlJTHCfwH2RJtKEekd8OqheSdHMoiclmgUMqCXleZyS_rzM54f2uWAQAWeUP2FrYV7MXrCgvlGHTxvIQd8Bn1HPOqrMyET87Z2LizweixyxLHYK21KtGkoH3NEWxE6YPMc0abWlH/s320/BLOGIMG_2634.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374417474896017122" border="0" /></a><br />Since Shawn doesn't have a house to work on, he has to be a little more creative to stay busy. He built Kai this car a few days ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBnI0LUY7ht-Y0PHTPYpI6P2f-3IE6M9goLJGdjouNtMx8mG8w_tG9q4_i9H6DSAn_0v9JtKiqeNLildxRsbUqtryiOxN5H9sQPV19EqJW3BvOR2i7Sl2UHzfmE7jhNqbIq8WoTgdj4is/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBnI0LUY7ht-Y0PHTPYpI6P2f-3IE6M9goLJGdjouNtMx8mG8w_tG9q4_i9H6DSAn_0v9JtKiqeNLildxRsbUqtryiOxN5H9sQPV19EqJW3BvOR2i7Sl2UHzfmE7jhNqbIq8WoTgdj4is/s320/BLOGIMG_0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419138701783202" border="0" /></a><br />And last but not least, we ventured out to a nearby ghost town (about 20 minutes east of us)... the train there was advertised to take 20 minutes, so we thought it would be worth it... what they didn't say was that it only went about 2 mph and you had to listen to a bearded mountain man talk about the legends behind the superstition mountains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulgdN0HJpCW_vFvr08B5dqw1KIRS3eR6_QYAssyp1_cRa_QWEUudu1ar25AgsArqk-oj2Ovqx-cyaxRdqcartjVzcoxm9DGC88kyekwKzog38nGH3ZLY-TZTVqraorN4KT8hSkIgjzuWn/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulgdN0HJpCW_vFvr08B5dqw1KIRS3eR6_QYAssyp1_cRa_QWEUudu1ar25AgsArqk-oj2Ovqx-cyaxRdqcartjVzcoxm9DGC88kyekwKzog38nGH3ZLY-TZTVqraorN4KT8hSkIgjzuWn/s320/BLOGIMG_2657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419143958711410" border="0" /></a><br />All I could think about was how creepy this place was... can you blame me?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6yDICaLXIduE4iC4QVpnP2ZC7QzBrbTA3q5QT7GBdwhxU3G8768G_a8cHxf5trWQQdVV5N40g-37wR7WP2ovdBzygEpcBTp6f7046t6X0mozVvPlcdpYCvb13ET8r4g1dRM0i_-bTb44/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2658.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6yDICaLXIduE4iC4QVpnP2ZC7QzBrbTA3q5QT7GBdwhxU3G8768G_a8cHxf5trWQQdVV5N40g-37wR7WP2ovdBzygEpcBTp6f7046t6X0mozVvPlcdpYCvb13ET8r4g1dRM0i_-bTb44/s320/BLOGIMG_2658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419151681024994" border="0" /></a><br />That's all folks! Shawn's birthday is Monday and we're heading to Texas by way of Okmulgee, OK in a couple of weeks! We should get lots of good photos. Until then...suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-89423683354482143522009-08-26T18:03:00.003-05:002009-08-26T18:21:39.443-05:00Vegas, Baby, Vegas!<span style="font-family:verdana;">A little while ago, Shawn's hours got cut to four days a week. He arranged it with a friend to have a 4-day weekend every other weekend... so when my parents said they were going on a wild west RV tour, I mentioned that we could meet in Vegas... mostly so Shawn and I could go on a date! Turns out, he got his hours back, thank goodness! But we still went up to Vegas at the last minute. We should have probably just stayed home... things didn't work out to well for us... but we got some fun pics!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Westward ho! This wagon was in the parking lot of the McDonald's in Wickenburg, AZ. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-pFXiKLT8FlArYW10fK0Y7aT8XwFVltIjaoqTXqBG1PpBWVLRgtHSFfrIPzf0DOSDkpAOSaCs_wdWeTuezPwaX62sXGirFm9HqXs5TW7CORGFq52EEQ6goEmRzH13SWf5yLxmQ3_ciSc/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-pFXiKLT8FlArYW10fK0Y7aT8XwFVltIjaoqTXqBG1PpBWVLRgtHSFfrIPzf0DOSDkpAOSaCs_wdWeTuezPwaX62sXGirFm9HqXs5TW7CORGFq52EEQ6goEmRzH13SWf5yLxmQ3_ciSc/s320/BLOGIMG_2606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412405832966722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stopping at the Hoover Dam for some photo ops... notice the construction in the background... the dam is apparently not doing so well... they don't allow big trucks or buses to go over it anymore and they limit the speed and traffic of all the cars. They're building a huge bridge to by-pass it, but it's behind schedule apparently - the signs said it was to be completed in like the Fall of 07 or something... </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZ77hDuxviLw68BxeB3vWgiZNLuZwdVVD8WrORX01g-FPGjUUncorVXyy0WB3Iw8EXHWlwXqrF8ra01ztykmMVnwGxQD_RM1A_BKYMO91x45DlN3tdhZtPw7CbZGR_9QBM0ZIUzvUgyx/s1600-h/BLOGjune+texas+visit+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZ77hDuxviLw68BxeB3vWgiZNLuZwdVVD8WrORX01g-FPGjUUncorVXyy0WB3Iw8EXHWlwXqrF8ra01ztykmMVnwGxQD_RM1A_BKYMO91x45DlN3tdhZtPw7CbZGR_9QBM0ZIUzvUgyx/s320/BLOGjune+texas+visit+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374413489975039746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">They were just missing one piece of the arch while we were there... thanks to my super public school education, I know that the center piece of the arch is what makes it all work. :-)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoipCsRVmD3o7jls4RGqJ_3acSZlIqRqfxUsrSNMnxo_pGLHRDHgJ9-IMS3d656Ek28jBB3rmJz8jinIsy4YkcFaPxLUnLwEg0n_nxClQrvBiFyzUBiQ5vWcGEXIyV65P6rOOfYB5HNPLh/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoipCsRVmD3o7jls4RGqJ_3acSZlIqRqfxUsrSNMnxo_pGLHRDHgJ9-IMS3d656Ek28jBB3rmJz8jinIsy4YkcFaPxLUnLwEg0n_nxClQrvBiFyzUBiQ5vWcGEXIyV65P6rOOfYB5HNPLh/s320/BLOGIMG_2611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412413574958146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This picture is from underneath the bridge... look how tall it is! And we of course were already pretty high up on top of the dam.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfunXS4-thiSVblMm_87Ks_nChZlo1qrxuFz3XViMRC2Ru28WLRGFZAZzW1vGbixZdJmLNp0ab5-BScF3kvwozUnoRmeW4d5fvbqozm1CHyF4gHxopq-mgX8msSCXHk3avSIma4M0ogqR6/s1600-h/BLOGjune+texas+visit+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfunXS4-thiSVblMm_87Ks_nChZlo1qrxuFz3XViMRC2Ru28WLRGFZAZzW1vGbixZdJmLNp0ab5-BScF3kvwozUnoRmeW4d5fvbqozm1CHyF4gHxopq-mgX8msSCXHk3avSIma4M0ogqR6/s320/BLOGjune+texas+visit+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412439257759378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We had some time to kill while we waited for my parents to make it from Cali to Vegas, so we took the opportunity to pose in front of the vegas sign (I had never done it before!) and yes... Lucy is part of the family, even if Shawn thinks otherwise.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjkRF3I2QPdWaTrYxD9FNPl-ppwRDg8QTzbJ-6xR6k2PREoRtY_DJnpVP5wly9_xDvmaQpSr1VIjwUTfdTYOzaz2pLHwPxodZTxVFbaiRxoWTQL0c6sI830MsS2lvIL3B9FM_rMTgVER7/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2614.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjkRF3I2QPdWaTrYxD9FNPl-ppwRDg8QTzbJ-6xR6k2PREoRtY_DJnpVP5wly9_xDvmaQpSr1VIjwUTfdTYOzaz2pLHwPxodZTxVFbaiRxoWTQL0c6sI830MsS2lvIL3B9FM_rMTgVER7/s320/BLOGIMG_2614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412423244608338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kai got to hang out with Pop-pop (that's what she's calling him these days) and Gamma while Shawn and I had our date night. Apparently she didn't have too much fun here:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFlLZfIjfBePQLVkRg-LTpEg6EtPdKl1t9j-FzlMeY7YcJIZCK7_ciKqAuWLOIg9dDLTITjDEASdvgAAVZvuEqANyZRitWLFIQdTPogA8hoTOF8a_PI7mKCQQpBkBLn0-Oawilx91n2aX/s1600-h/blog+circus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFlLZfIjfBePQLVkRg-LTpEg6EtPdKl1t9j-FzlMeY7YcJIZCK7_ciKqAuWLOIg9dDLTITjDEASdvgAAVZvuEqANyZRitWLFIQdTPogA8hoTOF8a_PI7mKCQQpBkBLn0-Oawilx91n2aX/s320/blog+circus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374413497957423058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Can you blame her, I mean, there's a creepy clown in the car with her! And the last photo is a self-portrait of my man and I... strip style.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ5bFRr8YeZU7VBt42AEHTBusak1sVoAJkE_TH42Nvh-GYUV9z2gIH26TrQyWUDq8nyY3EePA5Aq7Z-U0AUDDobiexYUzFAKIYAtdctuYLB_Qjl4A0QKJL2mCoZFLIPDIc1oCTz1QfYZr/s1600-h/BLOGIMG_2618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ5bFRr8YeZU7VBt42AEHTBusak1sVoAJkE_TH42Nvh-GYUV9z2gIH26TrQyWUDq8nyY3EePA5Aq7Z-U0AUDDobiexYUzFAKIYAtdctuYLB_Qjl4A0QKJL2mCoZFLIPDIc1oCTz1QfYZr/s320/BLOGIMG_2618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374412430645637618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was nice to get away from house-hunting for a while! Too bad we didn't win any money to help buy one! :-)</span>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-27367924584112011602009-08-17T18:58:00.002-05:002009-08-17T23:32:23.380-05:00First Visit Back to Texas!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRglK-9BfBjAlQi2vdrTSgBCskPiDzkOlbpE8Wy-wiWz4OZRa6QeZ95-UX_MsWAsp8VZZ5dzZAMOLmZxGoZ5642wW6bAHA7KeU2IVRNGy5L32S_7XABEGCpvy7elqEek9YHhv9Fsfru-J/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+0751.jpg"></a><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="text-align: left;">So Kai and I made the journey to Texas without Shawn back at the end of June. The flights went well, we had a whole row to ourselves on the way there and Kai slept the whole way back. That being said, I'm not sure I'll ever take a toddler on a 3 hour plane trip alone by myself again! You should have seen me at security... stroller, diaper bag, toddler, taking mine and Kai's shoes off! It was insane. Here are some photos of our journey!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Daddy and Kai waiting at the airport before our flight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ31F6G0snp8zdLH47FfdO8VOsjNSwNAHHr9Ll9zcCQJNRQ6-8zqvQGdyw5g2aQJtMNyhQi7GHfi9nGj11uP0FcHnwyHg_meS3zsH2kNd7erm_wLRmglxdE5NcbNmAbh59-nUNq7Il65x/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+004.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ31F6G0snp8zdLH47FfdO8VOsjNSwNAHHr9Ll9zcCQJNRQ6-8zqvQGdyw5g2aQJtMNyhQi7GHfi9nGj11uP0FcHnwyHg_meS3zsH2kNd7erm_wLRmglxdE5NcbNmAbh59-nUNq7Il65x/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+004.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ31F6G0snp8zdLH47FfdO8VOsjNSwNAHHr9Ll9zcCQJNRQ6-8zqvQGdyw5g2aQJtMNyhQi7GHfi9nGj11uP0FcHnwyHg_meS3zsH2kNd7erm_wLRmglxdE5NcbNmAbh59-nUNq7Il65x/s320/june+texas+visit+004.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><br />And here's our big girl all buckled up! Actually, she rode in my lap, but I took this before we took off. Look how excited she is! :-)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7yB_zaqQnddRlGWHj8rOn1ZLDWaLfwN3WlO9dlZA08a8Z1KUOVqq8jOUjPmYuMrZsR8r2AjUmlDTPiYuEq3P7gWAdgd2XJ9me9KZ-WPs9emP6JJpfEYWmz3l3YcsfYlcPT7NhENTkwkr/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+010.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7yB_zaqQnddRlGWHj8rOn1ZLDWaLfwN3WlO9dlZA08a8Z1KUOVqq8jOUjPmYuMrZsR8r2AjUmlDTPiYuEq3P7gWAdgd2XJ9me9KZ-WPs9emP6JJpfEYWmz3l3YcsfYlcPT7NhENTkwkr/s320/june+texas+visit+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />When we got to Texas, Kai stayed a couple of days with her grandparents and I went on a little road trip down to Port A with the girls.<br /><br />Here we are walking down the super long boardwalk to the beach...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmdO_2f2VJs0azQ3PB0fBwBEL-5WwWGJkzdITMyJmPQSwJt2zNc2-grFLObLgUYp4CCHTGquo0vvMjAmEiMUV7hWl42PbmR-x8dQMX2dnjfBD6L5V-xENZg6_AuOUm-nA2fXeT86JjgJG/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+025.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmdO_2f2VJs0azQ3PB0fBwBEL-5WwWGJkzdITMyJmPQSwJt2zNc2-grFLObLgUYp4CCHTGquo0vvMjAmEiMUV7hWl42PbmR-x8dQMX2dnjfBD6L5V-xENZg6_AuOUm-nA2fXeT86JjgJG/s320/june+texas+visit+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />I'm not sure what they were looking for... I mean, it is the Gulf of Mexico.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh4ixB99IpZ04p21OomLVSZXAXAQtswmT2iJm3R2asogKlb9noaF8d4SmrXmiQIoCsNJAMOSx2_LDXQmHsHmujowiVoN_yqHhGSqeE869hMOIeKWh4iX4cQQRmD4KsoEp5o0sneErlz4c/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+026.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh4ixB99IpZ04p21OomLVSZXAXAQtswmT2iJm3R2asogKlb9noaF8d4SmrXmiQIoCsNJAMOSx2_LDXQmHsHmujowiVoN_yqHhGSqeE869hMOIeKWh4iX4cQQRmD4KsoEp5o0sneErlz4c/s320/june+texas+visit+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">After a fun-filled few days, we headed back to the big D for a couple of nights before returning to Phoenix. It was the longest I had been away from Kai and maybe even Shawn... and I'm happy to report that I missed them both, even Shawn. :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">We were fortunate enough to meet up with my old teaching buddies at Northpark. Here is Kai enjoying a Tiggemantastic puppet show</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRglK-9BfBjAlQi2vdrTSgBCskPiDzkOlbpE8Wy-wiWz4OZRa6QeZ95-UX_MsWAsp8VZZ5dzZAMOLmZxGoZ5642wW6bAHA7KeU2IVRNGy5L32S_7XABEGCpvy7elqEek9YHhv9Fsfru-J/s320/june+texas+visit+0751.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371155345103519970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Couldn't leave without a group shot. See how we've multiplied!</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2u3Puisb76sUh8ew4M_kSt5EUO8ByZT4VJVZxn5nLI7tF8VbHSYdmAH23acYVqOytwY90onfirYm1ijPdWFzX_F8VcXrm_hPD4iIJzi3OhOukv0rOO-kO4SfsvO-A3onJvRc6bjpFHWe/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+0761.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2u3Puisb76sUh8ew4M_kSt5EUO8ByZT4VJVZxn5nLI7tF8VbHSYdmAH23acYVqOytwY90onfirYm1ijPdWFzX_F8VcXrm_hPD4iIJzi3OhOukv0rOO-kO4SfsvO-A3onJvRc6bjpFHWe/s320/june+texas+visit+0761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371155352170001010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Our last night back home took us to the *NEW* Irving El Fenix (AKA old Don Pablo's) for some Tex-Mex. </div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4B6XdAhBjWlBmH4jx-p3BKp2jZEPT5yBVzKOAsUvb3xQE-r3xFwEI59ImvlUMujzdqEkPbjCLL06YsmuWbftVewprdYd6DuReLvA1IjlyEeTjnPNRtrAwjU10HHW6sLzffPnG_MGfSXf/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+0771.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4B6XdAhBjWlBmH4jx-p3BKp2jZEPT5yBVzKOAsUvb3xQE-r3xFwEI59ImvlUMujzdqEkPbjCLL06YsmuWbftVewprdYd6DuReLvA1IjlyEeTjnPNRtrAwjU10HHW6sLzffPnG_MGfSXf/s320/june+texas+visit+0771.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371155360030473618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Kai was excited to see uncle Matt and aunt Rita!</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSHtXqQiXu4_0W-zZDW-_JEpiphoUDSG7IGDc7XVxf2-eqKjn6Ur518uWgL2Qke4EUSYLHcMUz0KUYfPoVtHYNBXKNGIoq70jQ_UpQyL0LEv_QZxvI2PA6LCzxpVjimYTd6hdIvK3iBKo/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+0801.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSHtXqQiXu4_0W-zZDW-_JEpiphoUDSG7IGDc7XVxf2-eqKjn6Ur518uWgL2Qke4EUSYLHcMUz0KUYfPoVtHYNBXKNGIoq70jQ_UpQyL0LEv_QZxvI2PA6LCzxpVjimYTd6hdIvK3iBKo/s320/june+texas+visit+0801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371155374887125234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3afPE0GYFQBWINtwESEZSjAkle5whdnwbBXJ4EMDH61mrMBq6f0mxNcZwEXITk-vTUFaRJKSr8cNDMw7SV51gms53jVr11DQwGqqrN0oE4B45SCvB0XSIg26D_rwBxyfO3EfifvEmDplA/s1600-h/june+texas+visit+0791.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3afPE0GYFQBWINtwESEZSjAkle5whdnwbBXJ4EMDH61mrMBq6f0mxNcZwEXITk-vTUFaRJKSr8cNDMw7SV51gms53jVr11DQwGqqrN0oE4B45SCvB0XSIg26D_rwBxyfO3EfifvEmDplA/s320/june+texas+visit+0791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371155371805241506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">It was a great trip and we look forward to our next trip home in just a few weeks! Shawn's coming this time... and probably Lucy too. :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-87687827438986253722009-06-23T14:07:00.007-05:002009-06-23T14:32:20.164-05:00phoenix fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDTjpgYgC1KLKGCpNwPDOXX2P6KZOFWKuH6eOVVEeIEMhll9TYwtMc0y6VHJlghxWDg1U538N3dEI4bP3mnw7aYYDJCq4Rf3oPfJkAw-ajscifaxCLALJqO0-eKquYd_WNsypLSjjW22_/s1600-h/DSCN3740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDTjpgYgC1KLKGCpNwPDOXX2P6KZOFWKuH6eOVVEeIEMhll9TYwtMc0y6VHJlghxWDg1U538N3dEI4bP3mnw7aYYDJCq4Rf3oPfJkAw-ajscifaxCLALJqO0-eKquYd_WNsypLSjjW22_/s320/DSCN3740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602203599351842" border="0" /></a><br />so you guys are probably wondering how we're adjusting to living in the desert, right? well it's been pretty great so far... june has been unseasonably cool (low 90's) so it's been very nice as far as weather goes. it still gets hot, but it's not unbearable. luckily, there are tons of splash pads here... the first time kai encountered one, she wasn't quite sure what to think<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1aFSl3OZbmMB5TOQ7aqvk98dKhinotB9ONZU8BoKadDDC-8CN0Qdpdz9vkLLo5h9-7OCY5LirPez8qcQVVoETUhkNQM_xt7JhML2fLE047VbVr2E7S3l4GDNx2ojfmBu9Ifyi1B_Iq31/s1600-h/DSCN3717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1aFSl3OZbmMB5TOQ7aqvk98dKhinotB9ONZU8BoKadDDC-8CN0Qdpdz9vkLLo5h9-7OCY5LirPez8qcQVVoETUhkNQM_xt7JhML2fLE047VbVr2E7S3l4GDNx2ojfmBu9Ifyi1B_Iq31/s320/DSCN3717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602192341610594" border="0" /></a><br />but as you can see from this photo, it didn't take long for her to figure out what you were supposed to do... get wet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmhKavKBNRUUrFN5EyYV5jQZ5xVprPQXgTkFdN6tAP_EBFzikT77tH4Cq6NR5CW7WfItOHRN9ghD17k14YaKpmtOqCGJ-Ckq1vU8yTfl2LtBKlSSwk69SNGfqgNHz7xoAv0o1vBooy3vQ/s1600-h/DSCN3728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmhKavKBNRUUrFN5EyYV5jQZ5xVprPQXgTkFdN6tAP_EBFzikT77tH4Cq6NR5CW7WfItOHRN9ghD17k14YaKpmtOqCGJ-Ckq1vU8yTfl2LtBKlSSwk69SNGfqgNHz7xoAv0o1vBooy3vQ/s320/DSCN3728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602197634838178" border="0" /></a><br />mom came out for a visit a couple of weeks ago and took kai swimming (she's a total water baby by the way... watch out michael phelps!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxX-d_Nhe8VoD3QidhX8UL4k6GMxqLGG1PBY7NHF8S9AX3iMS1kn8Prj8ZgRyXf2qZ-LG_ta3RID1QTppujWcoFst9CESfz3pqaxGoxBujezsI8g-VOg2QPtdL3uTGp0o9X7O200qIHei/s1600-h/DSCN3743.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxX-d_Nhe8VoD3QidhX8UL4k6GMxqLGG1PBY7NHF8S9AX3iMS1kn8Prj8ZgRyXf2qZ-LG_ta3RID1QTppujWcoFst9CESfz3pqaxGoxBujezsI8g-VOg2QPtdL3uTGp0o9X7O200qIHei/s320/DSCN3743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602509027020450" border="0" /></a><br />and we spent an evening up in scottsdale... the fancy pants mall has a fancy pants play area for the kiddoes - seriously, the coolest playhouses i've ever seen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5KAEMhyphenhyphenlFa-XiAHQ085iut-41tRMc4v4klEk25tuvcG7NpueggDnraw_mo9SWhJmpAhnGDlpB6EVhLob_8YRwr87DMKCwoOEfJnA3O9mRgFmtUSTXWpB-tT75hvdUadznWRu2JcKcmI2/s1600-h/DSCN3750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5KAEMhyphenhyphenlFa-XiAHQ085iut-41tRMc4v4klEk25tuvcG7NpueggDnraw_mo9SWhJmpAhnGDlpB6EVhLob_8YRwr87DMKCwoOEfJnA3O9mRgFmtUSTXWpB-tT75hvdUadznWRu2JcKcmI2/s320/DSCN3750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602515754177362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpceOdTi5TCza2UkX3glxPEmOQUcjkiodTLI5lqxnF9rxhNuHjzAETH-5Ns2b5RXgHXFlFfDgV3_c_cRGxx7z-MTwicTGN6WCuTgCkC-f215-7YZCNZ9C7lDe99Qg-UAT_9pP1yLhJjbzy/s1600-h/DSCN3755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpceOdTi5TCza2UkX3glxPEmOQUcjkiodTLI5lqxnF9rxhNuHjzAETH-5Ns2b5RXgHXFlFfDgV3_c_cRGxx7z-MTwicTGN6WCuTgCkC-f215-7YZCNZ9C7lDe99Qg-UAT_9pP1yLhJjbzy/s320/DSCN3755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602517046353794" border="0" /></a><br />and mom came with me to a MOPS playdate at another splash pad/park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nh01OXglhWQFMKZkTDGtTbU7r5SUcLm0tv-IiZwWyxh3rL-HdgVhXy8PLvfRvgcJ73jEmXb7nGLqJURji-yNNiWEyeMo6rwswt8vLuaX189KnIJ3g9CEd7t2OfWmQ1PZGWoeAu4KL2Dx/s1600-h/DSCN3772.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nh01OXglhWQFMKZkTDGtTbU7r5SUcLm0tv-IiZwWyxh3rL-HdgVhXy8PLvfRvgcJ73jEmXb7nGLqJURji-yNNiWEyeMo6rwswt8vLuaX189KnIJ3g9CEd7t2OfWmQ1PZGWoeAu4KL2Dx/s320/DSCN3772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602517244834738" border="0" /></a><br />kai's favorite word for a while was hot... which she kept saying as i pushed her in the swing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPe1wGUwJIsqR_nJLHk90jfsQh0s0eITZAbofshItIEpihbr188wBJAAKMVUWvBtY9DAdQOtU27MnKhQmGc9A7aG6JEiChFrbqLWXGxQdn4f2HMGb_sytRr6vEnb2k39KacCUKWc1EzHb/s1600-h/DSCN3770.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPe1wGUwJIsqR_nJLHk90jfsQh0s0eITZAbofshItIEpihbr188wBJAAKMVUWvBtY9DAdQOtU27MnKhQmGc9A7aG6JEiChFrbqLWXGxQdn4f2HMGb_sytRr6vEnb2k39KacCUKWc1EzHb/s320/DSCN3770.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602526462529234" border="0" /></a><br />we've also been blessed to have an old friend from FBC Irving close by... Karen has watched Kai a few times (and even now as i'm updating the blog - much easier without a 16 month old climbing in and out of my lap!) her son Nicholas loves Kai and is so good with her!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qhp_92Xm7YNf6ggPAt2X5gSX7tIWA-sn4JOi5giBKrsNx0Ga0D1VVnksLtGHhwJbISMLlnm3DGSEHmw8aMRgBiDDNulEw9O1M9mCXgsRAT-XkfSGGZjaAe3gl6eGERor7DqY8Z5E17cK/s1600-h/DSC05266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qhp_92Xm7YNf6ggPAt2X5gSX7tIWA-sn4JOi5giBKrsNx0Ga0D1VVnksLtGHhwJbISMLlnm3DGSEHmw8aMRgBiDDNulEw9O1M9mCXgsRAT-XkfSGGZjaAe3gl6eGERor7DqY8Z5E17cK/s320/DSC05266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602190269222242" border="0" /></a><br />she snapped this great pic of kai in the swing one evening when we had just moved here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzEefydhm7oDq52Novj-wt7Hm1o-OejNGMxKk5wT4XyHLWssUK3c-S93EB5-kDgZbxxjr3kVHVpWsBF3zlfYC9qrLY397pgo32jH-Drd6hwndeqZ-eoe8AZs4NNIVYUutDyDx7VOehCji/s1600-h/DSC05267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzEefydhm7oDq52Novj-wt7Hm1o-OejNGMxKk5wT4XyHLWssUK3c-S93EB5-kDgZbxxjr3kVHVpWsBF3zlfYC9qrLY397pgo32jH-Drd6hwndeqZ-eoe8AZs4NNIVYUutDyDx7VOehCji/s320/DSC05267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602191904582098" border="0" /></a><br />we're so thankful for karen and brad and nick for their kindness... and it's nice to have someone to talk "texas" with!<br /><br />last weekend we didn't have much to do, so we decided to go for a little road trip. Payson is a town about 75 miles north of our apartment... it's up in the mountains, so it's about 20 degrees cooler and one of shawn's coworkers actually commutes from there so we wanted to see what it was all about. it was a nice drive, but i can't imagine doing it twice a day!<br /><br />here is red mountain... seriously about 5 minutes from shawn's office<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeZckanQovB5DkAY0qNnnaTDX0JPxK2Ig5JlCNHByRNryzIbV0Y-8F_K-gcgriYzgSDVV18_sfNddGZsqOggxf_WkwkONjc_s3qNqawInPE83t6TwSBpe1rnrn64mlQeIc5ceq0p0pouh/s1600-h/payson+002b.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/AVvXsEjNeZckanQovB5DkAY0qNnnaTDX0JPxK2Ig5JlCNHByRNryzIbV0Y-8F_K-gcgriYzgSDVV18_sfNddGZsqOggxf_WkwkONjc_s3qNqawInPE83t6TwSBpe1rnrn64mlQeIc5ceq0p0pouh/s320/payson+002b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602922359574258" border="0" /></a><br />about 15 minutes into the drive<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM8Eac8roDLFlL1WNFND5a9niXuZUCkkmxqXOkG_mBmQ9S34rHdf3C1mulAXbn9L6MlLEJmBoNUxsLTAdz99OJClSCNOkR7O7hcgovkN_cgaAf3HYKVONavF1mLyYuFlP_gKxgJPxeaRQ/s1600-h/payson+009b.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/AVvXsEiZM8Eac8roDLFlL1WNFND5a9niXuZUCkkmxqXOkG_mBmQ9S34rHdf3C1mulAXbn9L6MlLEJmBoNUxsLTAdz99OJClSCNOkR7O7hcgovkN_cgaAf3HYKVONavF1mLyYuFlP_gKxgJPxeaRQ/s320/payson+009b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602926963122210" border="0" /></a><br />and about 30 minutes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuerDCOuVr8rlZrVS2aVlOQXd8Xp1sMQrb8pwUw1tKn02rVlJNrmE0fP3r0qNGs-uBjx9p4ltkstV9FBQnok1oqb5Yyml3ZH4MUdFMlMaxpBsoKFmvLcEoHEvwMiyTVlzUhB9iQzUnQ_0/s1600-h/payson+015b.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/AVvXsEgOuerDCOuVr8rlZrVS2aVlOQXd8Xp1sMQrb8pwUw1tKn02rVlJNrmE0fP3r0qNGs-uBjx9p4ltkstV9FBQnok1oqb5Yyml3ZH4MUdFMlMaxpBsoKFmvLcEoHEvwMiyTVlzUhB9iQzUnQ_0/s320/payson+015b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602929704887858" border="0" /></a><br />most of the drive is through Tonto Nat'l Forest and along the way is Saguaro Lake... we're planning on getting an annual pass so that we can go offroading and camping and boating and stuff of that nature...<br /><br />when we arrived in payson, we were a little disappointed... wasn't much to it. we ate lunch at a little cafe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrZnEbb-A0WL9_VqhgW5RE3xfWXkD7NHNbIg3kjGTkfR3l5wZiWneD5Ce7EVFOdH2PNqIdnyJFRSG-ocJTvLAY8gYyQNlzum5TVBk5lSaHSFTzOP16rtpcio8cld444l6FRqJR463Y_Aj/s1600-h/payson+024b.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/AVvXsEhQrZnEbb-A0WL9_VqhgW5RE3xfWXkD7NHNbIg3kjGTkfR3l5wZiWneD5Ce7EVFOdH2PNqIdnyJFRSG-ocJTvLAY8gYyQNlzum5TVBk5lSaHSFTzOP16rtpcio8cld444l6FRqJR463Y_Aj/s320/payson+024b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602935043912642" border="0" /></a><br />and turned around to head back to mesa, i did my best to get some good snap-shots of the mountains through the window in our moving vehicle...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOKdKvB19q5kZsTExvqeWCLNXqYT1FAGMUoVnncSRg8_4nzHgI2UbJD4TmiPXvUEnF8p65FRyqNYm_XXnpFjyWy5Ro7Bus2ExtA3ZEPUqfPADlBF6-YpMM19bCvwQOadLAr1KV-2_Er5a/s1600-h/payson+030b.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/AVvXsEhpOKdKvB19q5kZsTExvqeWCLNXqYT1FAGMUoVnncSRg8_4nzHgI2UbJD4TmiPXvUEnF8p65FRyqNYm_XXnpFjyWy5Ro7Bus2ExtA3ZEPUqfPADlBF6-YpMM19bCvwQOadLAr1KV-2_Er5a/s320/payson+030b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350602938584594482" border="0" /></a><br />can you believe this is like 45 minutes from my front door?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi00XqICl29UHoOgSoqLF8a9y69JIfvXG92N7xEEMwuOQpEXQaDbHpfzxNwVmHCym6ykanLWzO8PNIfRUX6_vJWDNnUpLsZwXTwCj8a1H1S4U0Dvw7VBurXmaaIRwGbTwwC3jiiEIK7qi/s1600-h/payson+041b.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/AVvXsEgYi00XqICl29UHoOgSoqLF8a9y69JIfvXG92N7xEEMwuOQpEXQaDbHpfzxNwVmHCym6ykanLWzO8PNIfRUX6_vJWDNnUpLsZwXTwCj8a1H1S4U0Dvw7VBurXmaaIRwGbTwwC3jiiEIK7qi/s320/payson+041b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350603112116784882" border="0" /></a><br />and this is even closer, although it does look a little more like it belongs in the desert<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jTvcBF7dG7tItVzg2pVFiuR90Sgvv3BL_skLqhboNZqwDj2J0MAR-joiP-wwPxoMHjTx0jgUPHjARE6OR4JP8P0zJ_AobgLqhzwRpOTaEUFnrTOx1_6Z6Rzvj7S86VLIQ2B4zXMx9CW6/s1600-h/payson+052b.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/AVvXsEh4jTvcBF7dG7tItVzg2pVFiuR90Sgvv3BL_skLqhboNZqwDj2J0MAR-joiP-wwPxoMHjTx0jgUPHjARE6OR4JP8P0zJ_AobgLqhzwRpOTaEUFnrTOx1_6Z6Rzvj7S86VLIQ2B4zXMx9CW6/s320/payson+052b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350603117206630802" border="0" /></a><br />it was a nice alternative to house hunting and car shopping which has taken up much of our free time since we've been here.<br /><br />well, that's all for now folks. consider this blog up to date! kai and i are heading to dallas tonight... and i'm going to the beach with the girls... so photos of that to come.<br /><br />maybe if i'm bored (yeah right!) i'll post one about what a 16 month old is like through her mother's eyes. :-)suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-72299417928857353452009-06-23T12:51:00.008-05:002009-06-23T14:05:53.495-05:00california dreamin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdjik8A9Ubbb2jduNR5jIH6-PEKVUibKsj5rVRYl0VgtV1_ZoEqN8P20fILahyphenhyphenMSLjN7lf6KWoVCcGmoHyUieWna7wKgRZUlllCgswbRWR-hO_sRN7GrJelkstjpdx6VpKSZhPtJPF-5J/s1600-h/sand+dunes+003b.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/AVvXsEhfdjik8A9Ubbb2jduNR5jIH6-PEKVUibKsj5rVRYl0VgtV1_ZoEqN8P20fILahyphenhyphenMSLjN7lf6KWoVCcGmoHyUieWna7wKgRZUlllCgswbRWR-hO_sRN7GrJelkstjpdx6VpKSZhPtJPF-5J/s320/sand+dunes+003b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350591283525238674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shawn was off the week of Memorial Day, so we took advantage of the short drive to Cali and headed to San Diego! The cool weather was a nice change, but it was overcast the whole time, so unfortunately S.D. was a bit gloomy. The drive along Interstate 8 was fairly uneventful (although I do think it's more interesting than the drive along I-10)... but we did come across these awesome sand dunes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lzCT_D_QaMNKUMusvddOz2p2FHkwikfQQS_xz5lTrL02NJuQ0KMGJr0DvRAkaaQ-SkY3BCLnUbFyduMwdUelbJeVwr53Vb_Py4ra9yDDxktX3PGq_gn7WG2cf5tYglr0n5Vs0JBpBRxo/s1600-h/sand+dunes+006b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lzCT_D_QaMNKUMusvddOz2p2FHkwikfQQS_xz5lTrL02NJuQ0KMGJr0DvRAkaaQ-SkY3BCLnUbFyduMwdUelbJeVwr53Vb_Py4ra9yDDxktX3PGq_gn7WG2cf5tYglr0n5Vs0JBpBRxo/s320/sand+dunes+006b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350591280574139554" border="0" /></a><br />we figure this is where they shoot all those crazy desert scenes in the movies... they were huge!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VIAME83vu653Pm5nw_lRrldFSz0P4XTpHrDGsBmCnkHc6qKjqh9amSyupvtoH88VbWtwIqu5SkTbG1Ldd7Sl0ZrhEqJmDY16rqIVGw9DakxOyVakfYjsXKdlSEEfE0czYKpBZPsQrwTn/s1600-h/sand+dunes+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VIAME83vu653Pm5nw_lRrldFSz0P4XTpHrDGsBmCnkHc6qKjqh9amSyupvtoH88VbWtwIqu5SkTbG1Ldd7Sl0ZrhEqJmDY16rqIVGw9DakxOyVakfYjsXKdlSEEfE0czYKpBZPsQrwTn/s320/sand+dunes+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350583276904324722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />we stayed right on the beach in Ocean Beach... if you don't know about O.B., let me tell you... the natives are very laid back, like hippie laid back... and there are hardly any corporate run businesses in town. it's a great little town, particularly if you appreciate surfers and hippies and a few homeless people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElzHg4GlIptcXqkuEM5i5CuH0GeHMtO_O3E_ZeVYaTQXyjcdKmL6RWI3Yr2jBMIPVHQiPZ2vMW9T2_L8VgOIj6U1WoSHBHck-5sZbi85ucSVWZJacB_yHs27DBV5lsJdBmkSt-iCtq405/s1600-h/sand+dunes+018b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElzHg4GlIptcXqkuEM5i5CuH0GeHMtO_O3E_ZeVYaTQXyjcdKmL6RWI3Yr2jBMIPVHQiPZ2vMW9T2_L8VgOIj6U1WoSHBHck-5sZbi85ucSVWZJacB_yHs27DBV5lsJdBmkSt-iCtq405/s320/sand+dunes+018b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593053530574802" border="0" /></a><br />the first night we were there, they were having their weekly farmers market on the main street... it was the busiest we saw it, but there were all kinds of yummy, fresh foods and beautiful flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQNBJ2NgVBdLn7gIbcH1Imk5UYyTNqR2ETTMARwkyMUS6_4eZ1wYqg8YrdVtFiZr50tL04JVYcVBueuwxdiABGpIYTvYLAdziT9gtFJe05czPtWXkgbzhThpeHtkzgLWIaV6Phq2k0hIz/s1600-h/sand+dunes+006b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQNBJ2NgVBdLn7gIbcH1Imk5UYyTNqR2ETTMARwkyMUS6_4eZ1wYqg8YrdVtFiZr50tL04JVYcVBueuwxdiABGpIYTvYLAdziT9gtFJe05czPtWXkgbzhThpeHtkzgLWIaV6Phq2k0hIz/s320/sand+dunes+006b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350591284635594306" border="0" /></a><br />after perusing the market, we walked down to the sand (just across the street from the hotel)... since i had the stroller, i stayed on the sidewalk and shawn walked kai down to the water... she didn't know what to think of the sand at first... but loved the water (even though it was frigid! shawn still doesn't understand why people want to go to a beach where you can't swim because it's too cold!) kai played in the waves and her daddy let her get soaked in the chilly water... i didn't get any pics because i was so concerned about getting her back to the hotel and out of her freezing clothes! but here's a sweet one of kai and her daddy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQySSgvBsUBsCB1l9SAOu_RXwpciMp5TAfU8LQWDsQLt-FDijJ9C_ZxsxfDaXOuYl2cnEu48A7R8u13XrwwOkGkrIwU6775GdeH7lp1-q8otqczABJqfjhsCkvr78loeevbhXUndYFLy1K/s1600-h/sand+dunes+017b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQySSgvBsUBsCB1l9SAOu_RXwpciMp5TAfU8LQWDsQLt-FDijJ9C_ZxsxfDaXOuYl2cnEu48A7R8u13XrwwOkGkrIwU6775GdeH7lp1-q8otqczABJqfjhsCkvr78loeevbhXUndYFLy1K/s320/sand+dunes+017b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350591292882259714" border="0" /></a><br />after we dried off, we headed downtown to find a place to eat and walk on the boardwalk...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4boSsFtV7_VDlMve6adcccyfsGzS_NftFyF7zD-SGdEtO4Ecj4QS4wZ3Qy5nDQhODlZdJsaqkJLhTdrXZaz-twVOgV08hho4HsymkJEDEPG6q1cUES9CijxAyaASOUtFl-8_Ja0jo_daF/s1600-h/sand+dunes+020b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4boSsFtV7_VDlMve6adcccyfsGzS_NftFyF7zD-SGdEtO4Ecj4QS4wZ3Qy5nDQhODlZdJsaqkJLhTdrXZaz-twVOgV08hho4HsymkJEDEPG6q1cUES9CijxAyaASOUtFl-8_Ja0jo_daF/s320/sand+dunes+020b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593057848554674" border="0" /></a><br />i thought this was a pretty cool picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5vJHV6imxIWErfpJ_kymVuXav-T1VsJyC2yJvCVk8GhgHMStSiNrdOHmilBdwGNBRVCkm4oao59t4qPcNwGwjG3C6eIeswNcnbFrAA5sOq2ct9Ae5wBX8wWjybVGSBzYU7eqG83ETj4K/s1600-h/sand+dunes+022b.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/AVvXsEhw5vJHV6imxIWErfpJ_kymVuXav-T1VsJyC2yJvCVk8GhgHMStSiNrdOHmilBdwGNBRVCkm4oao59t4qPcNwGwjG3C6eIeswNcnbFrAA5sOq2ct9Ae5wBX8wWjybVGSBzYU7eqG83ETj4K/s320/sand+dunes+022b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593063222462226" border="0" /></a><br />after walking for a while, we headed back to the hotel and rested up for our trip to the san diego zoo the next day!<br /><br />the first thing we did was ride the double-decker bus for the tour... this was the best family pic we could get...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhgN72HfdYuUHac2hhw3kP72Lcod4-7yOAkgk2L-6d5-eqZwiObJmlytffDbsm1b-_f1tJfhNfWKKOlL20NjNkoPiX78oFqxWfm2gW6Ar35oyRiyrjLA-fqNl399YtRvgDCguHrVhfplF/s1600-h/sand+dunes+025b.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/AVvXsEgOhgN72HfdYuUHac2hhw3kP72Lcod4-7yOAkgk2L-6d5-eqZwiObJmlytffDbsm1b-_f1tJfhNfWKKOlL20NjNkoPiX78oFqxWfm2gW6Ar35oyRiyrjLA-fqNl399YtRvgDCguHrVhfplF/s320/sand+dunes+025b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593065359397346" border="0" /></a><br />this is kai's excited face<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1zvcrsrEXItAcZZsxx18Jh_MYnO267oRd-psM5neEc1QH793EFNPw3wtKMFzXxjCOxDcf-pzYF__wJftC6ReDHC3o-MULr64ijtTYSZr1N0Fr91HYIboTH9kjNy4J7nYnrLX8mkDCvub/s1600-h/sand+dunes+030b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1zvcrsrEXItAcZZsxx18Jh_MYnO267oRd-psM5neEc1QH793EFNPw3wtKMFzXxjCOxDcf-pzYF__wJftC6ReDHC3o-MULr64ijtTYSZr1N0Fr91HYIboTH9kjNy4J7nYnrLX8mkDCvub/s320/sand+dunes+030b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593069037307298" border="0" /></a><br />after seeing the animals from the bus, we headed to the children's zoo where kai tried to feed the goats and sheep<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6fCu7XzvJSre9I9z5VZvQFg5wAMp-5t30sxZcIedROcMS56YSy0VDGaj7ks5-tsC80BE5m6QZthxF2nAqSva-Br0Qq7RlNihMDsNzconJdgAumn02auNCMwon87bXugxJsaK5qDRgw6_/s1600-h/sand+dunes+042b.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/AVvXsEje6fCu7XzvJSre9I9z5VZvQFg5wAMp-5t30sxZcIedROcMS56YSy0VDGaj7ks5-tsC80BE5m6QZthxF2nAqSva-Br0Qq7RlNihMDsNzconJdgAumn02auNCMwon87bXugxJsaK5qDRgw6_/s320/sand+dunes+042b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593336360503874" border="0" /></a><br />then we rode the sky tram (so scary for me!) across the park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXQfDI1RB100pj_Vz4tYdy_IfeZ4A2cLaaMS5WlG81gZYnx7zhxUs9zzHlOJfPfdm875xApRYGfG10kVxX5YyOTxq5k5Qtn-ta0fsbfaDu2WqPxL0kBLGNqNddQf-p5d2i3eiXojalsCF/s1600-h/sand+dunes+043b.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/AVvXsEhuXQfDI1RB100pj_Vz4tYdy_IfeZ4A2cLaaMS5WlG81gZYnx7zhxUs9zzHlOJfPfdm875xApRYGfG10kVxX5YyOTxq5k5Qtn-ta0fsbfaDu2WqPxL0kBLGNqNddQf-p5d2i3eiXojalsCF/s320/sand+dunes+043b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593337596170818" border="0" /></a><br />to see the polar bears...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeOOrwnDfkVnGkiRqkifMaNzy7hu6QZPOPADuaVcpz4sDq1Rds2a39j1zQaKaH6gkRg83P6oCJFosHi2stsitWUBuasRFIL0Gx5KEy3GEl9jEJ6Y-rOheUN-Gz3wtozzby209QGFIzh-4/s1600-h/sand+dunes+047b.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/AVvXsEiDeOOrwnDfkVnGkiRqkifMaNzy7hu6QZPOPADuaVcpz4sDq1Rds2a39j1zQaKaH6gkRg83P6oCJFosHi2stsitWUBuasRFIL0Gx5KEy3GEl9jEJ6Y-rOheUN-Gz3wtozzby209QGFIzh-4/s320/sand+dunes+047b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593339069787154" border="0" /></a><br />pandas...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUDZ0kJP5Dn91hAhbj7653AuC5G4DsUy4ASdmi4iXhsUdiDALVyGdwnzDBSi9QypXFyaWS6yCrS2TRHiBmWb7Ax_7NkemETh3Dn0gjH0wPQmpJZWIftXZXiNNkxTFIdEBqkF88NLS-5-N/s1600-h/sand+dunes+051b.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/AVvXsEiBUDZ0kJP5Dn91hAhbj7653AuC5G4DsUy4ASdmi4iXhsUdiDALVyGdwnzDBSi9QypXFyaWS6yCrS2TRHiBmWb7Ax_7NkemETh3Dn0gjH0wPQmpJZWIftXZXiNNkxTFIdEBqkF88NLS-5-N/s320/sand+dunes+051b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593346461790594" border="0" /></a><br />and homeless people, oh my! (this wasn't actually at the zoo... it was at our hotel... but it was ironic because we had spent all day at the zoo)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFM9zJrOtW2cEGFZd9R7T-9BevEaIIgK_Yqrexi86juF9cyMejMsvQ3davLUE4f1WpnCtyztYckT4nODbIR_fxzQoouK35BI62iHsD7TYI46GMk2mEroczsKgWc_MYSFlg73Vx1wfGzDHz/s1600-h/sand+dunes+078b.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/AVvXsEiFM9zJrOtW2cEGFZd9R7T-9BevEaIIgK_Yqrexi86juF9cyMejMsvQ3davLUE4f1WpnCtyztYckT4nODbIR_fxzQoouK35BI62iHsD7TYI46GMk2mEroczsKgWc_MYSFlg73Vx1wfGzDHz/s320/sand+dunes+078b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593564841839986" border="0" /></a><br />our last stop at the world famous zoo was their new elephant exhibit... this was the closest kai got to any elephant - although the exhibit was the best thing about the zoo by far (we felt a little ripped off by the $35 per person entrance fee - it was big, and yes they have polar bears and pandas, but a bit overrated in our opinions)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR4BdtG_HNmvkjgmemp1hIF9NImt5cHFP8lZz1xioddsg5YVUmcdMQlccczj8tjDa_SlNnT7Nlv_EPfN8rGbtbDWpBPoqUDMS2sAT_u2LEbknbKewQeOr1DavkYO5lSvcNWNB4QUVgvwo/s1600-h/sand+dunes+058b.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/AVvXsEjUR4BdtG_HNmvkjgmemp1hIF9NImt5cHFP8lZz1xioddsg5YVUmcdMQlccczj8tjDa_SlNnT7Nlv_EPfN8rGbtbDWpBPoqUDMS2sAT_u2LEbknbKewQeOr1DavkYO5lSvcNWNB4QUVgvwo/s320/sand+dunes+058b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593349631227586" border="0" /></a><br />we made one last stop at the sign before heading back to hippie holl--- i mean ocean beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CAtPoAhHVjCb3Jm8MTeLvo2mkdlIckX1h84ef77odSev0sViF9doUZVJF8Rd66ntfXWSjarWSbbr82sil1ZpO6GCnpvMPL64FSeJ-Ja1wWmweD8_Q1UG5IGzm0X5K3YaGDv8h2meovbt/s1600-h/sand+dunes+060b.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/AVvXsEi2CAtPoAhHVjCb3Jm8MTeLvo2mkdlIckX1h84ef77odSev0sViF9doUZVJF8Rd66ntfXWSjarWSbbr82sil1ZpO6GCnpvMPL64FSeJ-Ja1wWmweD8_Q1UG5IGzm0X5K3YaGDv8h2meovbt/s320/sand+dunes+060b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593554780403266" border="0" /></a><br />we enjoyed some time in the quaint courtyard of our hotel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuD9VP8-qp874DbWJXiEgEpGq3OCX80FseP86BAqYRlSLH80lsmR0whyqXJWL8AE2DPd_ijxDxhVR_Atxy7L-FIbSxMpdQfp8lQCMDiVR1HsoOY5Q4MAaKV783Sv6qiqwONO6i3iNGFlq/s1600-h/sand+dunes+072b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuD9VP8-qp874DbWJXiEgEpGq3OCX80FseP86BAqYRlSLH80lsmR0whyqXJWL8AE2DPd_ijxDxhVR_Atxy7L-FIbSxMpdQfp8lQCMDiVR1HsoOY5Q4MAaKV783Sv6qiqwONO6i3iNGFlq/s320/sand+dunes+072b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593566019895954" border="0" /></a><br />and walked around a bit more<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkBHCVQHvWUkh4Bv9XkO8B-6Rl45FfhrDAhc_mXff_xytxJ-ssIqPuZ1a1I3uaBdiTtbUDwzyT5S6D1jJ1qDVu_fby31eH-305qVBFtr-y7aCTzan2bc4jrsopVFTmSyYGYsb9QLquxUe/s1600-h/sand+dunes+071b.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/AVvXsEjWkBHCVQHvWUkh4Bv9XkO8B-6Rl45FfhrDAhc_mXff_xytxJ-ssIqPuZ1a1I3uaBdiTtbUDwzyT5S6D1jJ1qDVu_fby31eH-305qVBFtr-y7aCTzan2bc4jrsopVFTmSyYGYsb9QLquxUe/s320/sand+dunes+071b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350593557824666482" border="0" /></a><br />and turned in for a relaxing night before our long trip home the next day.<br /><br />i'll leave you with our beautiful girl enjoying the cool ocean breeze (check out that mullet!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlYAGHX4dFrgrA5UvHP4nRP0W47SPNQXM4EoNhbTbkdY7q43PP5SkcuwuyOASwv6Hk4H1Fo8dS-dcIxNJk7m8G03xPmQxQ1_tF8Nuy6PziCYEQHxfdT2_maSHMxVQlMiDPKdi08MQJ9mb/s1600-h/sand+dunes+009b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlYAGHX4dFrgrA5UvHP4nRP0W47SPNQXM4EoNhbTbkdY7q43PP5SkcuwuyOASwv6Hk4H1Fo8dS-dcIxNJk7m8G03xPmQxQ1_tF8Nuy6PziCYEQHxfdT2_maSHMxVQlMiDPKdi08MQJ9mb/s320/sand+dunes+009b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350591288801153442" border="0" /></a>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-79153645747440233082009-06-08T14:31:00.004-05:002009-06-08T16:52:34.463-05:00i'm not sure if you all realize this, but taking a 2 day road trip with a moving truck, dog and 15 month old is quite exhausting... kai caught a cold just before we moved, so she was a bit fussy on the ride... but did way better than we could have imagined! unfortunately for the blog and our fuzzy memories down the road, we didn't get many pictures of the trip... and the strangest thing happened... i took a couple of pictures at 'the thing' in eastern arizona and when we got here and settled in, i couldn't find the memory card that was in my camera.... very eerie!<br /><br />so about the move: we signed our house over on monday morning and ran a few errands and hit the road. we made it to midland by about 7 pm and thought, it's still daylight out, let's keep going... not sure if you know it, but there's hardly more than some desert brush, truck stops and cheap motels between midland and el paso... so we kept trucking all the way to texas' finest city - el paso - we arrived around 2:30 am and were pooped but didn't have as far to go on tuesday, so it worked out well. we got to our new apartment sometime tuesday afternoon and shawn didn't sit down until he unloaded the truck (mostly by himself!) we spent the first week here shopping for some odds and ends and driving lots of neighborhoods! more on our time in phoenix later...<br /><br />before we made the semi-cross-country journey, we had the chance to say goodbye to many good friends... unfortunately, we don't have many pics... but here is kai with kari and rob a couple of days before we left i-town - we miss them so much!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbRtRplEFpg45ym5xruHuKZNU4B2GBGzKenZHpUNCwWyWsQ8A_qQ8lURnIiBSYsa7UBx6dxqNkIn3ZCasy9qw8EJoToMYtjFit_RdYP7tCYiQbr6CevsylETV6N2RmlYeMDOqyPYcYzzx/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbRtRplEFpg45ym5xruHuKZNU4B2GBGzKenZHpUNCwWyWsQ8A_qQ8lURnIiBSYsa7UBx6dxqNkIn3ZCasy9qw8EJoToMYtjFit_RdYP7tCYiQbr6CevsylETV6N2RmlYeMDOqyPYcYzzx/s320/craigslist+wedding+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345042860651772434" border="0" /></a><br />uncle rob had fun pushing kai in her homemade diaper box car racer!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbRtRplEFpg45ym5xruHuKZNU4B2GBGzKenZHpUNCwWyWsQ8A_qQ8lURnIiBSYsa7UBx6dxqNkIn3ZCasy9qw8EJoToMYtjFit_RdYP7tCYiQbr6CevsylETV6N2RmlYeMDOqyPYcYzzx/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+010.jpg"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-Pcr3z7gFxn5eMMqK5xMA7pV76RkLMdlG-6lOI_cM4paZtcIO8RuDXt67V7wWjGvPODTXa_O5nuf7MVu_nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /></div><br /><br />kai also made sure to share lots of love with kari<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiVxclwJh1tzM4amRivFAvFcQ3YThAjhx7-XdYGg051HSaDkv97a2NsjURDBFwWGTOB1GS5DmcMwOBBicJkw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br />we also spent lots of time with our dear neighbor louise... kai loved going over to visit susie, louise's doggie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAghduTeggPIMY__Dg4A-ZhYmSvdZAzw8wVmVtAvCb18fkJIYW7ds0TVC6K7ZzaxuP5egPYSjLi3jYQc1HYnNvMyaHMsOp7cNLlUvLbOHH6zaRcQufj1FyEl1gpHLP3UaCABCsziuOOD-b/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAghduTeggPIMY__Dg4A-ZhYmSvdZAzw8wVmVtAvCb18fkJIYW7ds0TVC6K7ZzaxuP5egPYSjLi3jYQc1HYnNvMyaHMsOp7cNLlUvLbOHH6zaRcQufj1FyEl1gpHLP3UaCABCsziuOOD-b/s320/craigslist+wedding+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345043307099467602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />annie and noli came over just before we hit the road and why i didn't get any pictures of us all together i don't know... but annie was kind enough to take one last family photo in front of our first house for us<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwCqsNVialNl5UCmne5LP8Ax8ZrGwbBmobmYty43Ziz_REzPHpb2T6LMZA-Hp5nx4XAhaHKuDzNP3dRKGk9KguC3aJbQUUKCjF0FFcPAV1uW7VHTct9ac7MQIjf1IVbJ1yqPCf19M9MKl/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwCqsNVialNl5UCmne5LP8Ax8ZrGwbBmobmYty43Ziz_REzPHpb2T6LMZA-Hp5nx4XAhaHKuDzNP3dRKGk9KguC3aJbQUUKCjF0FFcPAV1uW7VHTct9ac7MQIjf1IVbJ1yqPCf19M9MKl/s320/craigslist+wedding+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345042863587291794" border="0" /></a><br />like i said, we didn't get many pictures on the road - mostly because gas stations and mcdonald's look pretty much the same in every town... we did stop at the first mile marker in arizona and snapped some first photos<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ_2aPj0hVCKgmtVNO4IAIsW6dpN2urz-VOmIML8OutW1aA2lfbVwa1JFg3UeTO5TJFgdbPpNZsDI2OVg2UUhe0ipyDZRB9JFvFR6knMruEZ0GSg9IDEU1Wtv7GkoTrpzQD8-a5ILZPEe/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ_2aPj0hVCKgmtVNO4IAIsW6dpN2urz-VOmIML8OutW1aA2lfbVwa1JFg3UeTO5TJFgdbPpNZsDI2OVg2UUhe0ipyDZRB9JFvFR6knMruEZ0GSg9IDEU1Wtv7GkoTrpzQD8-a5ILZPEe/s320/craigslist+wedding+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345043305916790386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2JGJu_l2C6-mh1Ea9KjMoegqJ8-qP_X9BOjMVPP8MgpSaO4cPCPaK_Q2waErZJy0WtLNU5yeYyclXklJY9BBMRLRRePQ2STBhmkaPT-5PqvgRYwtfQ2yFLegbNho-KNbDrFhNXotFi3n/s1600-h/craigslist+wedding+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2JGJu_l2C6-mh1Ea9KjMoegqJ8-qP_X9BOjMVPP8MgpSaO4cPCPaK_Q2waErZJy0WtLNU5yeYyclXklJY9BBMRLRRePQ2STBhmkaPT-5PqvgRYwtfQ2yFLegbNho-KNbDrFhNXotFi3n/s320/craigslist+wedding+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345043312313480754" border="0" /></a><br />and i caught this video of kai dancing in the car<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwjL3Y5dqso0nBdl7NXRMkMjZZt5kNvU1tZqZTuOZq7R4ie8YRv5ITQwPUBLHBDVGhED0DvlS-B6Hf-PUmN8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>and pretty soon we were here... our new temporary home - sorry we don't have pictures of the inside... it's your pretty standard apartment and quite frankly, our decorating is a bit embarrassing for now...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJWqsrvvq2PsJn-wnBDwARsSZYe5gjuFcwg60M8whLJQtjqjyl1Zw8bXJTewd9SJLA8i1K8RSWVm6Ehda-kYkmbq36o2qMNpVSJDEt_DMV7JFqeSKCH4o0vmNrg7kPlyt2NzDE3FG6m01/s1600-h/phoenix+013.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/AVvXsEiZJWqsrvvq2PsJn-wnBDwARsSZYe5gjuFcwg60M8whLJQtjqjyl1Zw8bXJTewd9SJLA8i1K8RSWVm6Ehda-kYkmbq36o2qMNpVSJDEt_DMV7JFqeSKCH4o0vmNrg7kPlyt2NzDE3FG6m01/s320/phoenix+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345042856329861330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />we are looking forward to hanging out with old friends and meeting lots of new ones!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXvz1J6_Jx0CFjM0fKQsQ2kEd-pPde2AG_3sla4SEWaoxt6xGkWDOiHGxhH4YHSYR87aO-iJ_C6hnWbxiAzwuNnxggb6ZdInF0T6n5R0iVmy6jeIW6MS4Irm3U8hEuFvookOe2HYWStJL/s1600-h/phoenix+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXvz1J6_Jx0CFjM0fKQsQ2kEd-pPde2AG_3sla4SEWaoxt6xGkWDOiHGxhH4YHSYR87aO-iJ_C6hnWbxiAzwuNnxggb6ZdInF0T6n5R0iVmy6jeIW6MS4Irm3U8hEuFvookOe2HYWStJL/s320/phoenix+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345042851333934770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />next post - our second family trip to southern california!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-14940387960277214162009-06-08T11:12:00.005-05:002009-06-08T13:04:34.082-05:00easter and the arboretum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdG4eUM70Vhhe7GubuZkfG9-5gI7vLBfU0YkKO7epxuCVJOvix8NxNn2zMhYt8p1z1d_SbeSOiocNwKxPsnuHwF-Vgac61mSYH2x3ow_tOJ7IY_CWAmppGoNBRtZnQyuer0KGfiA96e1N/s1600-h/IMG_1015b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdG4eUM70Vhhe7GubuZkfG9-5gI7vLBfU0YkKO7epxuCVJOvix8NxNn2zMhYt8p1z1d_SbeSOiocNwKxPsnuHwF-Vgac61mSYH2x3ow_tOJ7IY_CWAmppGoNBRtZnQyuer0KGfiA96e1N/s320/IMG_1015b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003278860168354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i promised these pictures a long time ago! i can't remember if it was before easter or after, but we went with cass and tobey and jen sperl (in town from snowy co) to the arboretum and snapped some lovely pics... the weather was good and it was my first time going... they had these 'playhouses' that were an art installation, but the kids could play in and on them... there was a pirate ship, alice in wonderland, dr. seuss, and more... they were all based on different storybooks.<br /><br />we had a picnic lunch before exploring... here's kai's closeup<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxivG2jhO9eu1fmo1zPhkfhIPlCkX8KxaHxyVmmjLtXUhsCHR_YmRei37yOWgWiwldi8zWY1wlGgsVrcBlxXuRs_hhFOe6tIjCDKJXc1EDfF_L8vdKcmgxSnLWRBPHrtPNzz3DDlvpYRu/s1600-h/IMG_0893b.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/AVvXsEhnxivG2jhO9eu1fmo1zPhkfhIPlCkX8KxaHxyVmmjLtXUhsCHR_YmRei37yOWgWiwldi8zWY1wlGgsVrcBlxXuRs_hhFOe6tIjCDKJXc1EDfF_L8vdKcmgxSnLWRBPHrtPNzz3DDlvpYRu/s320/IMG_0893b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345011999090501586" border="0" /></a><br />tobey and kai peeking into the gingerbread house<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfv4kOc9GM4wb6zGq6aTUW0rBEpi_-E8cmYnO7202p0PCEaQwupUYu9kqOAlPlzfOka1pOzSvmpgi-hVYJ7tvK6RjAKbtSM2XCGt1Rj6CTMJhKSEmLqhFcxPZGz1RREMQl1yyOGNb3N8/s1600-h/IMG_0906b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfv4kOc9GM4wb6zGq6aTUW0rBEpi_-E8cmYnO7202p0PCEaQwupUYu9kqOAlPlzfOka1pOzSvmpgi-hVYJ7tvK6RjAKbtSM2XCGt1Rj6CTMJhKSEmLqhFcxPZGz1RREMQl1yyOGNb3N8/s320/IMG_0906b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012003790181330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />kai and tobey, hand in hand<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nnWvnY55QWmfUwlSkfQCyb7RKxX6PROUxsdkpx-Rv9-eDSITYK6H_T0lJTEphhWhYQ1Fx5HbwUhRktk4xW1nhOXW76H9brPMmHCPYJNjxP97CtRAOF2FybEfTgoKjCLUu5QK-UEQVKxj/s1600-h/IMG_0908b.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/AVvXsEj1nnWvnY55QWmfUwlSkfQCyb7RKxX6PROUxsdkpx-Rv9-eDSITYK6H_T0lJTEphhWhYQ1Fx5HbwUhRktk4xW1nhOXW76H9brPMmHCPYJNjxP97CtRAOF2FybEfTgoKjCLUu5QK-UEQVKxj/s320/IMG_0908b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012003682961746" border="0" /></a><br />my beautiful baby<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzMMkr21QtV0UQtFjnL9BqqzHva7v-0hBGMaVmoQKw3nJtfvBs1OG156ivtWdBLf0sBPnqSyvlH92sCJ5rEDisMs4Ao1f2zkOmPFiTIR4080qvMPbigzIBKWi0h9fH79gGqVeTpkG6VRI/s1600-h/IMG_0915b.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/AVvXsEjzzMMkr21QtV0UQtFjnL9BqqzHva7v-0hBGMaVmoQKw3nJtfvBs1OG156ivtWdBLf0sBPnqSyvlH92sCJ5rEDisMs4Ao1f2zkOmPFiTIR4080qvMPbigzIBKWi0h9fH79gGqVeTpkG6VRI/s320/IMG_0915b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012009276952674" border="0" /></a><br />wait for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZmIfZ9EYK1wZwslOCFXdECHC_Y15smqJ-wR0Gktguhh9CRYX2MFgSrB0n7Cf73nEWjHLeP9nHYVZy5kfcEjgWryGjDn84WCQTCvIqQq5WwfUXOG-shXERAYCIwbxacfeAbFOFXVhB9Nz/s1600-h/IMG_0917b.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/AVvXsEhjZmIfZ9EYK1wZwslOCFXdECHC_Y15smqJ-wR0Gktguhh9CRYX2MFgSrB0n7Cf73nEWjHLeP9nHYVZy5kfcEjgWryGjDn84WCQTCvIqQq5WwfUXOG-shXERAYCIwbxacfeAbFOFXVhB9Nz/s320/IMG_0917b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012014102743266" border="0" /></a><br />playing on the slide at one of the houses<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY9HWYwikwVUo98qZIbvbGBtA4O_2p5GECkMskjpfEqRpks-eNly8KfZOP33yboFPgNfZru0wu4H-2N0s2ottHHBl4TQJ0hy6eV06K5pKKsNy-U-Bbq93FIoLZF8rWWZbAzE4dBPJwcsC/s1600-h/IMG_0919b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY9HWYwikwVUo98qZIbvbGBtA4O_2p5GECkMskjpfEqRpks-eNly8KfZOP33yboFPgNfZru0wu4H-2N0s2ottHHBl4TQJ0hy6eV06K5pKKsNy-U-Bbq93FIoLZF8rWWZbAzE4dBPJwcsC/s320/IMG_0919b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012898813674258" border="0" /></a><br />and finally, our little model (serious about the shoot!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXziBfz5-W35R9tn_KkJaSXp2Yu_pCnwDMYmgcgCjMq_i2VQ_dTq1k1LwFpSgGtkbSsftwV17Sqc4t-VCSD1zGlIIYMbiVZVJn7C0XdxiX7qpHV9YXmliDDEJ3JuNvsiiuoDaijHUWulZ_/s1600-h/IMG_0924b.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/AVvXsEhXziBfz5-W35R9tn_KkJaSXp2Yu_pCnwDMYmgcgCjMq_i2VQ_dTq1k1LwFpSgGtkbSsftwV17Sqc4t-VCSD1zGlIIYMbiVZVJn7C0XdxiX7qpHV9YXmliDDEJ3JuNvsiiuoDaijHUWulZ_/s320/IMG_0924b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345012901286820274" border="0" /></a><br />for easter, we headed down to pepaws house for the annual easter egg hunt... it was pretty cold, so it took place indoors and since i'm still learning how to use my camera, i didn't get many good pics of the hunt...<br /><br />here's kai taking in her spoils (lots of gummy candy and quarters)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbLk6rD_RerCA2lGEdmjZky-xlON-k0_K3Xl5elxXnjQWEv14hWfNXJ2IOc_OBjgqNBli7fFEckftdLGc-h-ruhF6kJL_Nhar9V2r3rcNP5XZbnyIJlaoxeG9cAJEmfQqU85itvokllUu/s1600-h/IMG_1002b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbLk6rD_RerCA2lGEdmjZky-xlON-k0_K3Xl5elxXnjQWEv14hWfNXJ2IOc_OBjgqNBli7fFEckftdLGc-h-ruhF6kJL_Nhar9V2r3rcNP5XZbnyIJlaoxeG9cAJEmfQqU85itvokllUu/s320/IMG_1002b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003277535249506" border="0" /></a><br />after the hunt, we spent lots of time outside with friends and family... self portrait of daddy and mama<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrZhwHpDQAz990OUZhf_UEu_CP0mG0mT665_06wQxLg688nAfMw184WQfHt5zYfDng1QSMxBQdEypj1NRXBeuSyaaGqcE3bnwLfHLWJmKYuGqkPveAnxHdxzcmh1Tm90DzJs5yMvpcgkA/s1600-h/IMG_1019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrZhwHpDQAz990OUZhf_UEu_CP0mG0mT665_06wQxLg688nAfMw184WQfHt5zYfDng1QSMxBQdEypj1NRXBeuSyaaGqcE3bnwLfHLWJmKYuGqkPveAnxHdxzcmh1Tm90DzJs5yMvpcgkA/s320/IMG_1019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003281491502402" border="0" /></a><br />slam dunk<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCT7c8Xu6Jmf-hsiuyaFumAVt6ME8ZjuWKvXEh02Mm3rzG5Kz6FX3KoX27Ls42dBrQMNlft-a8j6k24k7JSPP3Foc1EoxiAifeRj0wCvb0iunNOLz25TnVD7r1bNRwFZnTAwrS0I_W5s9/s1600-h/IMG_1023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCT7c8Xu6Jmf-hsiuyaFumAVt6ME8ZjuWKvXEh02Mm3rzG5Kz6FX3KoX27Ls42dBrQMNlft-a8j6k24k7JSPP3Foc1EoxiAifeRj0wCvb0iunNOLz25TnVD7r1bNRwFZnTAwrS0I_W5s9/s320/IMG_1023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003285767666978" border="0" /></a><br />aj, i'm open!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-FC2GXNz0pSJBRvTINeFD7VdNaM-I0VJi_wNLZArgQGP53Rc0LZXy-G2ltWVqXgNoquJeE2RDTknMEbizWdDwaLzDaVe5b-Uz4a9ktj6JX-Zrh5Ei81vq-4xugGERAj1pSiPACDk0I9P/s1600-h/IMG_1025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-FC2GXNz0pSJBRvTINeFD7VdNaM-I0VJi_wNLZArgQGP53Rc0LZXy-G2ltWVqXgNoquJeE2RDTknMEbizWdDwaLzDaVe5b-Uz4a9ktj6JX-Zrh5Ei81vq-4xugGERAj1pSiPACDk0I9P/s320/IMG_1025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003289198421842" border="0" /></a><br />fun times on the trampoline... run<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LJ1E5DH8Lng3w1dw3J8nejv_pbvXCOJ1z6wW5VMJhLglwB4O1wT2dIBOF1VRf2t4M0iWf-kOU1PNwkaywKyMAd9czLDA_rcm94FyJ2V2OgAvuHm4Q8cYQzA9yEjEP7jQLrNXQSFzT5NI/s1600-h/IMG_1036b.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/AVvXsEg-LJ1E5DH8Lng3w1dw3J8nejv_pbvXCOJ1z6wW5VMJhLglwB4O1wT2dIBOF1VRf2t4M0iWf-kOU1PNwkaywKyMAd9czLDA_rcm94FyJ2V2OgAvuHm4Q8cYQzA9yEjEP7jQLrNXQSFzT5NI/s320/IMG_1036b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003650032706914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />hug...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8wiz-FJQbsRlDQpMYLW1wnRtDhexwykmsnZ9JcotU4EBFJMFd4azmHanegtt1yK_s9m21o8wfzAhKKwa2k7vVnEpx7iF-VNidoO6XYgvJWWIglmlIIp3otOg5W7uu7NKaCVPxYV4fb4Y/s1600-h/IMG_1037b.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/AVvXsEg-8wiz-FJQbsRlDQpMYLW1wnRtDhexwykmsnZ9JcotU4EBFJMFd4azmHanegtt1yK_s9m21o8wfzAhKKwa2k7vVnEpx7iF-VNidoO6XYgvJWWIglmlIIp3otOg5W7uu7NKaCVPxYV4fb4Y/s320/IMG_1037b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003651565539090" border="0" /></a><br />and take em down!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl58jCquuIvmgach5HJFU1EuTGqJvXSIV4SQVboTgJgzc6JraaLgdRi4FhddfTO4kjJ4K0jPKXRKlsXamHvhvEzKTb7U2uFadDrSjF3VaPooHOpJ_LoDVR8B887fZrONXn5yXHQse6iD7/s1600-h/IMG_1034.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/AVvXsEirl58jCquuIvmgach5HJFU1EuTGqJvXSIV4SQVboTgJgzc6JraaLgdRi4FhddfTO4kjJ4K0jPKXRKlsXamHvhvEzKTb7U2uFadDrSjF3VaPooHOpJ_LoDVR8B887fZrONXn5yXHQse6iD7/s320/IMG_1034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345003648045575890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />next up, the move, san diego and fun times in phoenix!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-756691643019803352009-05-18T00:02:00.005-05:002009-05-18T00:58:59.142-05:00kai's first birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-qyR1rPhjlzEEzB797ifUZCbUgnpllT_fqXLl4j7kDVYApnAym7YF0-oDk2GyWjmc1TDKhyphenhyphenwWjWY2Di8foYUGlpUp_xwSI2uhSQSYyEX2RgB9vv0CbySRD13BtBGqC98HcANzqsDLzc/s1600-h/random+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-qyR1rPhjlzEEzB797ifUZCbUgnpllT_fqXLl4j7kDVYApnAym7YF0-oDk2GyWjmc1TDKhyphenhyphenwWjWY2Di8foYUGlpUp_xwSI2uhSQSYyEX2RgB9vv0CbySRD13BtBGqC98HcANzqsDLzc/s320/random+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337038870842603154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i realize i'm like 3 months late with this... but we've been busy. :-)<br /><br />here's a few pics in case you couldn't make it... and if you did make it, thank you so much for coming and for all of the wonderful gifts! we felt so blessed to have so many people want to share in kai's special day!<br /><br />this is my first attempt at making a cake for a child... kinda rough around the edges... but i did the best i could! the cupcakes above were lovely thanks to annie's cupcake decorating skillz!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19PxRArXyfyvwhf4EG09P7olHBJMNh_G7vMIi11FX3iw3mDfDjG8YGJJNxD2QI912ZVckp7e17qVOwcGRzHdVQzquVc-slA0DMyViT_85IrkmM-uxCm2JKHvOlEMY5jllWl2AjfePdDtc/s1600-h/random+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19PxRArXyfyvwhf4EG09P7olHBJMNh_G7vMIi11FX3iw3mDfDjG8YGJJNxD2QI912ZVckp7e17qVOwcGRzHdVQzquVc-slA0DMyViT_85IrkmM-uxCm2JKHvOlEMY5jllWl2AjfePdDtc/s320/random+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337028597694417474" border="0" /></a><br />kai didn't seem to mind that it wasn't aesthetically pleasing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc1jvoLpsMWi-sdy-UFwatsKBIPFbHdFIlxfGnL1Zcja8Xr9NWmBSNmPEFMbJTyA-j0IX9aFeeetFUrL6VVUnkIOP4r0YZS5gfJBRL15GOPHoOQrOH_NgVF-nfPMlZranDRzbvn6HgHMB/s1600-h/random+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc1jvoLpsMWi-sdy-UFwatsKBIPFbHdFIlxfGnL1Zcja8Xr9NWmBSNmPEFMbJTyA-j0IX9aFeeetFUrL6VVUnkIOP4r0YZS5gfJBRL15GOPHoOQrOH_NgVF-nfPMlZranDRzbvn6HgHMB/s320/random+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337028597769119778" border="0" /></a><br />and ate mostly frosting...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxVHSTUZiYz9UcBIHVj7TRERpxK9bkM8eRrVs6fBzaEH2OZ3tqQGJ1-1dV5ijLpzU0DzxO9UAOsKPU14ho1u5LflusAwRiLPMdcX6IhBOl9Xu10XUWia3rG2j3EOyVMb0QxQqsOAZbkL7/s1600-h/random+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxVHSTUZiYz9UcBIHVj7TRERpxK9bkM8eRrVs6fBzaEH2OZ3tqQGJ1-1dV5ijLpzU0DzxO9UAOsKPU14ho1u5LflusAwRiLPMdcX6IhBOl9Xu10XUWia3rG2j3EOyVMb0QxQqsOAZbkL7/s320/random+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337028601418955106" border="0" /></a><br />but didn't take long to say in her own words - enough's enough!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFGSmJFVeY8cPYA-Uh-4zvyZ-qljWfg0MNX676R_URrsMG6NjaA81x7U10Gp8pph5wW55dZuqGX_6RWMNfBFVepUYe5ZzfMTo4oZ2uvTd0l8GBwFOrlPKQ0RxTYVqKt_MB6Tq23H6sFnO/s1600-h/random+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFGSmJFVeY8cPYA-Uh-4zvyZ-qljWfg0MNX676R_URrsMG6NjaA81x7U10Gp8pph5wW55dZuqGX_6RWMNfBFVepUYe5ZzfMTo4oZ2uvTd0l8GBwFOrlPKQ0RxTYVqKt_MB6Tq23H6sFnO/s320/random+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337028616329235106" border="0" /></a><br />kai had lots of friends and family come to the salem house for her shin-dig<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC2u6tRSn7bGBumS2_FkicUzKGo0lB5qpZn6KV6YpBzhGoHm0ZgJQopIMVkZO-EGJTRKG_p-AmvAgf017g_O-D4oeAETjwrBElFUYJnYh9qe3wnT6oJaxBOMO26qwDSBoQooZudZXhomG/s1600-h/random+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOmWHe3PXX-esJQ_J3IGxd7xztC89hRJ09XxhWvGd0g3UEC86K8UW4-a42L-3SrlzqMaSRsMmhrsnH606fvjAM3u2j_Luyq83VDEF2Gt2aOz4NgUTfFUBVLZYkJ4SqBDAy9OF2q0OqOyS/s320/random+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337034017187093042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4riqfpWj_t9DR_AxfHAB6hz_pEIciLw-9cjts2gjdR_1dHbKzPcQb7o2ZfaD6cVt34mxEc0rObHkqZK3UpyrCY6Vog1-YFe3D1slmmBzKdnMMhYnu0yNvafS0bpM2ul_C2sfnjf1SNN7x/s1600-h/random+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4riqfpWj_t9DR_AxfHAB6hz_pEIciLw-9cjts2gjdR_1dHbKzPcQb7o2ZfaD6cVt34mxEc0rObHkqZK3UpyrCY6Vog1-YFe3D1slmmBzKdnMMhYnu0yNvafS0bpM2ul_C2sfnjf1SNN7x/s320/random+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337034018979611602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ1celaIs0dg6ROXBHLxws_HUJDA5ca7jKdY_frDdULTVtVYoOkAnMpLgo5Y0C6KS-B1Rr8HkA-Hx7ImNMvgDYgT3krb6FnN3cHnd_dd3W0tDbPV3wFmLPBYO4bCTZul5vKya478mTogS/s1600-h/random+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ1celaIs0dg6ROXBHLxws_HUJDA5ca7jKdY_frDdULTVtVYoOkAnMpLgo5Y0C6KS-B1Rr8HkA-Hx7ImNMvgDYgT3krb6FnN3cHnd_dd3W0tDbPV3wFmLPBYO4bCTZul5vKya478mTogS/s320/random+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337034011832365362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1InUnVHuW_GsOZyhBDXDI6SeCZlJ3p5-6RmDkvobzJDgspZSM5AkpiR_3zSJDmGt7QJpZq6DZUOb508HKDQ5w2e3YrE96Du_PLZ9yNC6Vn-8dHnwink0Kw1dxtej9bSV63tUlgQm2CvqR/s1600-h/random+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1InUnVHuW_GsOZyhBDXDI6SeCZlJ3p5-6RmDkvobzJDgspZSM5AkpiR_3zSJDmGt7QJpZq6DZUOb508HKDQ5w2e3YrE96Du_PLZ9yNC6Vn-8dHnwink0Kw1dxtej9bSV63tUlgQm2CvqR/s320/random+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337034003855369346" border="0" /></a><br />kai opened some awesome gifts...with the help of bff, noli... (this picture is awesome)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48VEu3VZ9z37rHDZ6nDHpqmuAi0cRQYuH3h9yYHg3-bfF6jXX0fLANZHTNbztuQgt0a3_KYelPVl1opLmDAjEp0bUeyjqjUKbafIaQf1-DLpTAmZe33eU3YjrEGW2EU1CWT8nfsoYEkcx/s1600-h/random+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48VEu3VZ9z37rHDZ6nDHpqmuAi0cRQYuH3h9yYHg3-bfF6jXX0fLANZHTNbztuQgt0a3_KYelPVl1opLmDAjEp0bUeyjqjUKbafIaQf1-DLpTAmZe33eU3YjrEGW2EU1CWT8nfsoYEkcx/s320/random+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337036506561763698" border="0" /></a><br />and crashed pretty quickly in her swing outside!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTom0Y7H9TxliOo4VFcW4Gj5bAGK27gEJHg0XhV0w1gtv2bb_eO4XEpJYDFNVSPWdODpuL0xmmtSWelPpyv50sT309nUjwwxo3-cEMauwYBvZfyO_lnad4vr5Q3ZzRScrzkmdpZoH2R9Y/s1600-h/random+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTom0Y7H9TxliOo4VFcW4Gj5bAGK27gEJHg0XhV0w1gtv2bb_eO4XEpJYDFNVSPWdODpuL0xmmtSWelPpyv50sT309nUjwwxo3-cEMauwYBvZfyO_lnad4vr5Q3ZzRScrzkmdpZoH2R9Y/s320/random+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337036509141875058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />pics of the move and such coming soon... maybe this week if you're lucky!<br /><br />****ps... if you're picture is on here and you would like it removed, just email me and i'll gladly take it down... no questions asked, no hard feelings!****suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-30567215118935992992009-04-22T22:28:00.003-05:002009-05-18T00:59:40.891-05:00Arizona bound!so... we're about 99% sure we're heading to arizona on may 11th (we're still waiting on the "official" details from shawn's company - say a prayer we get them tomorrow!)... we have that date because it's the date we're closing on our house! we sold it in about a month, without a realtor, and for 15% more than we paid two years ago! we're pretty proud of all the work we've done and feel very blessed that we will get back what we've invested into it in this market!<br /><br />so... on to more exciting stuff!<br /><br />we went out to phoenix to visit (shawn's first time - he loved it!) and find a place to live... we will be living here until we find a house.... which hopefully will be in the next seven months!<br /><br />we did a little sight-seeing, but mainly drove around different parts of town to get a feel for where we might want to buy a house. shawn also spent a day at his new office and met some of his new coworkers. when i picked him up, he was like a giddy school-boy... we're very excited about the move!<br /><br />shawn was only there for the weekend... we stayed in this funky <a href="http://www.scottsdale-resort-hotels.com/index.php">hotel</a> (very reasonable) in scottsdale.<br /><br />and then i headed down to <a href="http://www.agritopia.com/">agritopia</a> to spend a few days with my friend jill from college... our girls had so much fun together! i'm so excited to be able to see them more often and to let the girls "grow up together"<br /><br />i drove back yesterday and today and came home to a mess! shawn started "packing" - it looks like the house exploded! we have so much to do before may 11th! shawn did sell his truck today (even made some money on it!) and we've sold some of our furniture... we're having a moving sale next weekend (may 1st - 3rd)... so come by and take a look... we may have something you just can't live without! and tell your friends too! 1815 salem st 75061<br /><br />ok... i'm off to watch a couple of episodes of lost! i'll try to get some pics of the little darling up soon, but life's pretty crazy right now!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-22036970666444751082009-03-30T00:23:00.009-05:002009-03-30T14:50:59.288-05:00a-town<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeoflsmuLH0xXaKNvQWnMrskKkBasXQ5jPAKdAngWuiQOMzVTUD_4J0BnNdtpA8Bd2eLVW1ru35ycfubMMHtUGhHMV78hzwPQ5xp2QhjeHaml7Vr-u0MOkZYcW-TSlxlEh37_y40ooqWD/s1600-h/austin+004+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeoflsmuLH0xXaKNvQWnMrskKkBasXQ5jPAKdAngWuiQOMzVTUD_4J0BnNdtpA8Bd2eLVW1ru35ycfubMMHtUGhHMV78hzwPQ5xp2QhjeHaml7Vr-u0MOkZYcW-TSlxlEh37_y40ooqWD/s320/austin+004+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319048338560499378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So... We went to Austin for my 30th and kai's 1st birthday. I realize</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am over a month late in posting this, but I've been trying to go</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">through some 300 pictures that I took that weekend and edit some good</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ones. I'm still learning how to use my new camera... So it's taken me</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">a while to sit down and play with them on photoshop. But you guys</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">aren't all that interested in all that, are you? Here's what we did...</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">With some pictures in case you are one of those "I don't read unless I</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">have pictures" kinds folk (shawn).</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2.19.09</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Started the trip off with a bang... stopping in pflugerville to visit cousin melissa! she was so gracious to let us stay with her and even slept on her sleeper sofa so we could have the comfy bed! </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1yWG5KygpBep0u93T1EiwSmtfNQatrVlOwM7Zx8NvrpSi1qFySYgaP9GhO4UMEO2_e_YF4tDaYQx1vxGXldJOxPDu8hf6O3Y64pCkVidYD7jXthMAZHn5_3fyl6FUIwe0KHSg9mwyCOp/s1600-h/austin+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1yWG5KygpBep0u93T1EiwSmtfNQatrVlOwM7Zx8NvrpSi1qFySYgaP9GhO4UMEO2_e_YF4tDaYQx1vxGXldJOxPDu8hf6O3Y64pCkVidYD7jXthMAZHn5_3fyl6FUIwe0KHSg9mwyCOp/s320/austin+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319049654742232578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2.20.09 - suzy's 30th birthday!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">melissa left early to head to oklahoma to be with her dad... so we didn't get to visit long... but we did stop by her store - which is the nicest wally world i've ever been in - and shawn picked up my cake while i got a really decent pedicure!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BulJjokB6NBTcU0H9nkp-Uqyz8A-26fd6-9iH9rwRcwhUkCB2kYcyVy0fb0hkZ6bZoki9bbWeQ4RkpgcGOsDraZYnPtxBpTW3nMbOmAvberpCUDb1_sCPtFSxnUDR7-GPgRdiyD-Ric5/s1600-h/austin+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BulJjokB6NBTcU0H9nkp-Uqyz8A-26fd6-9iH9rwRcwhUkCB2kYcyVy0fb0hkZ6bZoki9bbWeQ4RkpgcGOsDraZYnPtxBpTW3nMbOmAvberpCUDb1_sCPtFSxnUDR7-GPgRdiyD-Ric5/s320/austin+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319051464886537298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">after the morning's errands, we met up with kari and rob to head down to lockhart, texas... home of the country's best bbq and filming local for one of my all time favorite movies, waiting for guffman!</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv3iY_q29ydT_od-9gnJ1PrtuMUUT3vKXNHB0o0JCGnNKko-Ol2i9dnUAp2TJzH943icY2q3P3jiJaApCTwqxtVcP_42rW30yVX-krYlpYoQDzmkhre0sD3VywHCXLjYa6pSwNEmLjdMz/s1600-h/austin+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv3iY_q29ydT_od-9gnJ1PrtuMUUT3vKXNHB0o0JCGnNKko-Ol2i9dnUAp2TJzH943icY2q3P3jiJaApCTwqxtVcP_42rW30yVX-krYlpYoQDzmkhre0sD3VywHCXLjYa6pSwNEmLjdMz/s320/austin+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319050763029813538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">the bbq places there are not typical restaurants... you enter through a soot-covered hallway and go through a smoky room where you buy your meat by the pound...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1xeylsCBJhSFUQS3ORCk8xYUR86mBLpNVyGzWS8wZpMXqKcNqvEHEqr5KBa2tZ5ux8nLwpfSbo_gqyPLxnfPArapQFTnKnQ_CphJULcoSaTzOPSzAxK9oY_amJ3wF71vFaSeFJlZAOC6/s1600-h/austin+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a0iXJFCETwW73nIsjggO4na255s6WXCKQN0yqsymVZ44bZCkYrsH1pgF4dztVqlWcJ0MX8hyVcomVx1dkrMgryHgWVd5aVo7xd31guMslurdi9e-jlDPhSl_vLMAxZfRY_uoiGGky3VB/s320/austin+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319049674430978978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">then you go into the actual restaurant and order your sides and drinks and dig in... no forks on premises!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pi6M4Jby-ATqQK9msyw4l8lj66zFfivcoLfuFuXhS08afZ40cXOVihvL34I_fvvkG72gG-kc55umyc8CwDToHljcZSGgoHdJXqdcpgKWonOgdBmC1rVmBSYzw3q8oObCN01mfcIodgvX/s1600-h/austin+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pi6M4Jby-ATqQK9msyw4l8lj66zFfivcoLfuFuXhS08afZ40cXOVihvL34I_fvvkG72gG-kc55umyc8CwDToHljcZSGgoHdJXqdcpgKWonOgdBmC1rVmBSYzw3q8oObCN01mfcIodgvX/s320/austin+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319049668871899090" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR9XieV7Bt4eVxNxbMp66Ov9XJDx3CMB-7P-lTfvPLCu7Kj0kU8TMtY8fddOgM_XswQh3TeCNRXzFB62i1jgwvxpNGznxcTGhq7a-B2W7dl39m6Bdg0NYICcxNfvrKsMuzTO-smRv9X65/s1600-h/austin+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUetiIKyyqx3CV7aRCN5tmBxbV-6YFeiAJhALh4N7boO9yxVV6FGaWyU6swad6qpPOPIn_psVi99tEZgIhyuzi2WwnVv9BW379Lxvkt1saag4UD3AG5xuwUuRLot_mN1PDe3naQ4IV8yoe/s320/austin+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319050775172431522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">with full tummies, we headed back to the house to rest up for a busy day on saturday!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2.21.09 - kai's 1st birthday!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">we woke up and headed up the street to juan in a million's... yummy cheap breakfast tacos! </span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Koa8GI_v-Jk8RQLp4qSVSwzbgLMntLLsQMzhXoX6OauvZ3717TsDm7w1Q4z7NX4Ev5MHBIfEgkrGG6k-QvsQJsEbhyY7G4PI_Pc7Svyg6Lb-9qFo_VdQCeWT5NSHF_IDwMVLGED8nzpN/s1600-h/austin+132+a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Koa8GI_v-Jk8RQLp4qSVSwzbgLMntLLsQMzhXoX6OauvZ3717TsDm7w1Q4z7NX4Ev5MHBIfEgkrGG6k-QvsQJsEbhyY7G4PI_Pc7Svyg6Lb-9qFo_VdQCeWT5NSHF_IDwMVLGED8nzpN/s320/austin+132+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319051474920462866" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">and then headed out to visit catherine on the farm! they had six-day old piglets which kai thoroughly enjoyed with an excited "eeeee" the whole time we were here. we also visited the chicken coop and toured the veggies that were planted!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj975HFG8O7FKh5STFalY5m5JJKzHAwgVnutR5tNXbKepjQC5cQS2Tq9MXJDbBrgU1PB9tdhioDvE1D4kuk7-k4BNIefVf4VvsZblRrUzTnaMEpLUHDVI6kX5madZSuuAgHoImfjkg4AxH0/s1600-h/austin+139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMz5IdYMen-rdmlJkrK7XPv9RmuzgDjrSPjaW28FiIzBlurudlUcMMD1MCBx3Ggwh1v6ruNM9vE6B3hExNn5AEoC-YaY9J-V9ESOHRYP4hgoRwwLLfHEMMZXimvU0ONk82TueCgVUFq6r/s320/austin+183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319053481479756850" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrXfQVUcrM6FlIlJsNjyrhz7kM3yJp7Y2FzeRmua9QAGpTMOx9txkzY0nhoALkzF5Fv_SebOaj2KT2n7N9HD7j3jgOYirw9afmn36kyWMrUchpbcYR6-JC5ZEQ3hin6p-wWWObfAqUlOa/s1600-h/austin+187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrXfQVUcrM6FlIlJsNjyrhz7kM3yJp7Y2FzeRmua9QAGpTMOx9txkzY0nhoALkzF5Fv_SebOaj2KT2n7N9HD7j3jgOYirw9afmn36kyWMrUchpbcYR6-JC5ZEQ3hin6p-wWWObfAqUlOa/s320/austin+187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319053485207751810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">saturday night, we took it easy and lounged around the house with some wine and good </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">conversation (after the babes went to sleep!)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BgelXFa3SsCMy__6mJ3hDtunC1GHXYgwIMyA2QNJtb8i33K5rab3ApOR6IwRUMAtRiBd4ock_o3S27zMi6lzZHpiTcRPA1-GwHMLhB15Kh7uNWnPAsjP_dWuUABiJEUN-lb_34wlPusU/s1600-h/austin+224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BgelXFa3SsCMy__6mJ3hDtunC1GHXYgwIMyA2QNJtb8i33K5rab3ApOR6IwRUMAtRiBd4ock_o3S27zMi6lzZHpiTcRPA1-GwHMLhB15Kh7uNWnPAsjP_dWuUABiJEUN-lb_34wlPusU/s320/austin+224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319053498363631186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">sunday morning we woke up and packed up and cleaned up... we stopped by zilker park for the mini-train ride before we ate our last austin meal at huts and headed back to the plex!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiHUKj9uVIj5zDkcFVVPBHzwoGExRZJ44lPhXeOP0lkStkCq0_fnzNx5meuE9rVwRZfRMP-9gNC5jGwjwHx-tg3i3H1kALw20tNbjXDyWEolxv_oNO6LtyiKGKedYnsxBcfzcMjpDdsz9/s1600-h/austin+232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFitTqaA9pIwMkpZqalon3GrvkoJYxSJvh-RIoGD1sw3e6ZDvjQpBSbqReIowsxbo47_VxzrIthsY1S1ik92-1QeJB8fswIMs85whJf1XG6GpLLaNXjW2jORfsD5trbjxn7M_fjLZ6FIc/s320/austin+249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319054206737854754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">it was an awesome trip and i am so thankful for good friends that ventured out with us and made my thirtieth and kai's first so memorable!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">our little monkey's birthday party coming soon!</span>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-15548095818953034812009-03-18T08:39:00.006-05:002009-03-18T08:51:10.790-05:00our house, is a very, very, very fine house!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>so... some of you have heard the news that we are most likely relocating to phoenix in a couple of months! it is exciting and scary to think about... and nothing's official yet, so i hope we're not getting our hopes up in vain... but we've put the house on the market anyway. we scrambled like mad, and thanks to the habitat for humanity store, were able to put our finishing touches on updating the home before sunday... when we had our first showing!<div><br /></div><div>here are some pics of the house in all it's glory:</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AKqY8er_vVaObNjPCYCgG6vZAUpeNAyn_GIONZbsm-JyfKDLbqg-eDVimJslIQvx7Yql9u-LaQmxMHfAqlJb-NizCxgGuJW1RbF243x8PHXLF2mstPqmbS2WYtuTa2ASnLIcBjZ521d5/s1600-h/random+167.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiN1d29P8JIfULfPU4xY3GM64hUarHaurv6XwKmjQIJ1WLgcn89C7_xdnGzzYoiu3z_6spdqUUeY7A6J-Lo25dx5iO-I09Te60Gmlw7Z8yXfpWm2O9kM-jeic9nu1MKeKEOPfwrR0Z8-hR/s320/random+010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314523122025606626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4Votx20QcS29sS42LYDNrQRHyl37vZSxHarSRP6pc47InW8b28MK-dyw8UsOIwImu2foBkW9BlovYMY0YjEX3rVb68JqBu1fat3A6PuuJ1eVZsEt8drZDSF0RJZA9bh11QH-2bgRtFCi/s1600-h/random+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4Votx20QcS29sS42LYDNrQRHyl37vZSxHarSRP6pc47InW8b28MK-dyw8UsOIwImu2foBkW9BlovYMY0YjEX3rVb68JqBu1fat3A6PuuJ1eVZsEt8drZDSF0RJZA9bh11QH-2bgRtFCi/s320/random+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314523116895685730" /></a><div><br /></div><div>our austin trip, kai's party and a trip to the arboretum coming soon!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-81852469030646818852009-02-04T21:52:00.011-06:002009-02-09T12:47:28.279-06:00so much to post, so little time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxC_OO6WMJ89DDR5Uiku4E6lu4nRFZk504AQv1GX1s66ZqTOMtXdYyrjJDClBQ5AmEJ5Wk4Vq0qsfQkckodlUxAdgOxFju8ZJ3EGJ4-jedTqgg86TxfosjSvA1smrhceMU8PTqxEtMjJu/s1600-h/christmascard.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC7wtbK4EjGiqB7FvnZJwmkIq4VOkQK7T9DYoz83Mlb_dkIBCsq6Ue1vxr2lbxWtH8qnjVbVVj1PaKQIKxC98xtN7Xkr1e0_9YLo_fOK13PNuXnZh-kPMzJmb7XIQjgvx7EzLGKTDa93h/s1600-h/holidays+029.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sCKfu4iaJndVxkSNKVkxDWpfukeH4RpGJGuL0FEuAn9pv5ReeFMx94NxA5u0u4FWs3n95zQMFgAi5wFoDJaQdXgzwS3JYPFa9rdn6JFA98Gz-TehvDEXekwwZYHhNadKl4Yy6nk4vYiL/s1600-h/holidays+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sCKfu4iaJndVxkSNKVkxDWpfukeH4RpGJGuL0FEuAn9pv5ReeFMx94NxA5u0u4FWs3n95zQMFgAi5wFoDJaQdXgzwS3JYPFa9rdn6JFA98Gz-TehvDEXekwwZYHhNadKl4Yy6nk4vYiL/s320/holidays+009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300775431676318674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">so i have been dragging my feet big time on posting! so sorry! i officially have a toddler now, so i'm definitely not literally dragging my feet, rather, following her around all day long... so i'm pretty wiped out by the time she hits the hay... and we also rediscovered my nintendo ds, so i've succumbed to the video game gods more than i'd like to admit.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">anyhoo... you probably want to know what's going on in the world of kai!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">well, she flew through her first christmas with flying colors... and made out like a bandit! and believe it or not, we're gearing up for her 1st birthday, which is in less than 2 weeks! everyday she amazes us with new tricks, here's a list of what our little genius child can do:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">speak in tongues - we have no idea what she's saying, but she talks all day </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">long<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">walk backwards - and forwards and sideways and speedily and like a drum </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">major<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">climb - as long as it's no higher than a foot or so off the ground (she's a </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">munchkin!)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">sit on a seat - as long as it's no higher than about 4 inches (again, she's a </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">munchkin)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">squat - how i envy her agility<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">bite - she hasn't bit us yet (thank goodness!) but she can bite off pieces of </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">food with her silly front teeth<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">itsy bitsy spider - one day she was playing with her fingers so i started singing </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">it to her... now when i sing it, she automatically does the hand motions<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">bathtime - we say the word, she does a beeline for the bathroom! (totally GT, </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">i know)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">diaper - a couple of times, she's brought me a diaper and is, as a matter of </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">fact, in need of a new one<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">love lucy, or daddy, or mommy, or her dolly, or a stuffed animal - but </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">especially lucy - she'll walk up to her and give her a big hug and </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">say "awwww"<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">waving bye-bye  - you know, the whole open/close fist thing they do<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">feed the fishies - we say it, she goes to the tank<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">sing - she doesn't quite have the range of mariah carey, but she's getting </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">there<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">dance - is anything cuter than a baby dancing, i think not<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">play the recorder - ok, i know you think i'm crazy, but she does and i have </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">video to prove it<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">barks - she couldn't do a voice over for a dog, but she does copy lucy </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(especially if lucy's barking at the door to come inside)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">laundry - she is a pro at closing the dryer door, and also taking folded laundry </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">out of the basket... we're working on putting it back in<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">sweeping - she holds the dustpan for me... ok, not really, she usually grabs a </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">fistful of dust but i tell her she's a good helper anyway<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">type - or rather bang the keyboard.<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">text - she totally texted annie the other day<br /></span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">do you think i should go ahead and test her? just kidding.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">we haven't heard many intelligible words (although others swear they have)... here's a list of some words we think she knows.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">daddy - alot of times, no matter what she's saying it sounds like dada... of </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">course shawn thinks she's always talking about him, but i know better<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">dog - again, quite indistinguishable from dada... but she does use only one </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">syllable<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">cat - that one's a stretch... it actually sounds more like kitty<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">fishie - which sounds more like shhhhishhhhhee<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mama - but she only says it when she's crying (awesome, i know)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">thank you - more like ehnk ew (and not very often!)<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">hi - which is more like heh!<br /></span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">so i guess that's all for now... i'll try to be better at updating again. we're working on the back room that used to look like a garage and it's going to look awesome! i can't wait to post pics. also, we're heading to austin for mine and kai's actual birthdays, and of course her first birthday party is coming up... so there's lots to share in the coming weeks!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">hope everyone is doing well! love to you all!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ps... if you didn't get a holiday card, don't hate... we grossly underestimated the number we would need, so i didn't get to send one to everyone i wanted to... we'll get you next year, promise!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">here's a copy for your digital files:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxC_OO6WMJ89DDR5Uiku4E6lu4nRFZk504AQv1GX1s66ZqTOMtXdYyrjJDClBQ5AmEJ5Wk4Vq0qsfQkckodlUxAdgOxFju8ZJ3EGJ4-jedTqgg86TxfosjSvA1smrhceMU8PTqxEtMjJu/s320/christmascard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300870471385368258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">enjoy our latest pics (by the way, if you skipped all the wordage, you really should go back and read it... funniest post yet, comic genius, will make your day):</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">piano time with dr. doe and addie</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWLN1MFyxGL7NPMx1mT2n7IcxNXq8RknvvukLX3dm-qm8AxUxoE5Esgp69TDYDC9GV09XgDPDE6t6z0G4wGBrlKmbFqaPhnEMpDPNJMJr_4nzpV90LXqPSJB6TJ2ldfWUEsw06fViEBEY/s320/holidays+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299167365118168546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mommy finally finished (kinda) our stockings on christmas eve</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0nAI3TDYbtBeLN2632ClAsuDiTtHRySFMffb4RG1P7COcz7kki4hfpWlFWqgsWTC3oRJKoTUydyT4iSM6mSrviNWeqYb8ivrK12mMsOTehanDvt5bRU_9EsqkCw3YwzGa_875ZHB5dPz/s320/holidays+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299167364185643954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mommy and kai on christmas eve</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmzqhmFb_3drru9VxybfFYhBTnGhahhF27Twz4b4WSP_YBaAJr9hQ6ovu7OxOmeFc7KlgJfUG1xofcyc5YBZERUlUQiFJ_-7_rUVz1HwxajuTTcQwQjeehnRYbe8SrD1wtwrW2M54EZq8/s320/holidays+019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300775422783560018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">what a cool present!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9_mvLAufBSXzqqJwM1KEqvs7oCMNSH1ubvD627A_dqwoHC2Oa8JekRGFOyyGVHFWH82KYi5_aRWIsyU4R-QDYViFmLCYJ8_s22h-cgD62VI2nUcM_ontteMNAjg2tLE_-KgKxptZIQPs/s1600-h/holidays+039.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9_mvLAufBSXzqqJwM1KEqvs7oCMNSH1ubvD627A_dqwoHC2Oa8JekRGFOyyGVHFWH82KYi5_aRWIsyU4R-QDYViFmLCYJ8_s22h-cgD62VI2nUcM_ontteMNAjg2tLE_-KgKxptZIQPs/s320/holidays+039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299167368453692546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ummmm, could you guys hurry up already?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBwZgxGb52P88MNcZSP9CNP3YYPStjymnVaAVdtIY8VT3sHiRFjShkewiyTfmEWu1_wyk_4mKMPYiMb2QkelQc9lAsPItWSfc1HooMfVPmDjhC0DAGFg7kMyq1Fn3av4jRQbztvDXHNp4/s1600-h/holidays+042.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBwZgxGb52P88MNcZSP9CNP3YYPStjymnVaAVdtIY8VT3sHiRFjShkewiyTfmEWu1_wyk_4mKMPYiMb2QkelQc9lAsPItWSfc1HooMfVPmDjhC0DAGFg7kMyq1Fn3av4jRQbztvDXHNp4/s320/holidays+042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299167372771079698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mesmerizing...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9MwLdxkNMwjLtGsOyO1TnWoJalgN0Twe3UPbeIN-E_6RYKMmN2jyKsjidAOWVfM3dBH4ATUS8Uf4fiziccFjXvTWqZy9BFVtL4SfU9QRcvYY-D9RqA3Nl5GPLdKSv8QEpKPV2gtnncKl/s320/holidays+058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299167372232858930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">T-R-O-U-B-L-E!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_46jyeczJFkAYR7BHjKbIQz4rn8LW6ZKOHtSXPhO-nuxD61C3iwlFm4K7mMdWYGOmvvALM0S-SamN4oXvHaGgXpJSDftCaPgm7TznfdibH49D6I7MGDwlKdBgO2TkX1WBfiwnHaiXrOc/s320/holidays+082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300775424470712146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">let's see if this is the right size...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSM9pA5bu_twW7u85F5DSiOlB0_kF7oyOOdo4WAHlOryPPqqQNinrYz88PKafsCuBvUMj0y6qmZz8CmAu55llTp1rYG6-a5N9W9gjJFKFxHETiomQlDMpeujc5RTPWQNoCLaYi0aVMEs8Q/s320/holidays+067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300775426728280802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">go ahead and say it...  cutest baby ever! i know!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC7wtbK4EjGiqB7FvnZJwmkIq4VOkQK7T9DYoz83Mlb_dkIBCsq6Ue1vxr2lbxWtH8qnjVbVVj1PaKQIKxC98xtN7Xkr1e0_9YLo_fOK13PNuXnZh-kPMzJmb7XIQjgvx7EzLGKTDa93h/s320/holidays+029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300775434311354546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><br /></div></span></span></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-17232243233819584072008-12-19T22:36:00.004-06:002008-12-21T00:12:30.970-06:00this is for casscassi tagged me... which means i get to answer some questions that i'm sure you guys are dying to know...<div><br /></div><div>8 tv shows i watch:</div><div>1. The Office</div><div>2. Kath and Kim</div><div>3. ER (off and on... but i'm watching this final season pretty regularly)</div><div>4. Any of the Rock of Love franchise</div><div>5. Intervention</div><div>6. Dog the Bounty Hunter</div><div>7. Ugly Betty</div><div>8. Super Why</div><div><br /></div><div>8 things that happened to me today (let's do this week):</div><div>1. got my vitals checked </div><div>2. found a pair of black boots</div><div>3. got a free route 44 at sonic</div><div>4. was told my baby was so cute (a few times- not that i'm bragging or anything)</div><div>5. only spent 13 dollars to fill up my car (it wasn't quite empty)</div><div>6. saw snow/freezing rain and 80 degree weather (in the same place, not at the same time)</div><div>7. made my first crock-pot meal</div><div>8. started a new book - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ethan Frome </span>by Edith Wharton</div><div><br /></div><div>8 things i look forward to:</div><div>1. kai being able to tell me what's wrong when she's unhappy</div><div>2. the end of teething</div><div>3. taking Painting I</div><div>4. selling more stuff on etsy</div><div>5. bunco at the first of each month</div><div>6. getting back into my pre-pregnancy jeans</div><div>7. a sonic diet coke</div><div>8. my birthday</div><div><br /></div><div>8 things i wish for:</div><div>1. contentment</div><div>2. money to not be such a stressor</div><div>3. all my friends to live close by</div><div>4. more understanding </div><div>5. to be able to see more of the world's cultures first hand</div><div>6. my phone to be fixed</div><div>7. a wii fit</div><div>8. a good camera</div><div><br /></div><div>people i tag:</div><div>1. Annie A</div><div>2. Vanessa</div><div>3. Melissa</div><div>4. Jen Sperl</div><div>5. Abby (or James - or both)</div><div>6. Rachel</div><div>7. Bonnie</div><div>8. Carolyn</div><div><br /></div><div>(but my feelings won't be hurt if you don't participate... except you, Annie.)</div><div><br /></div><div>ok... bye for now... four christmases coming soon!</div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-81347712754907140682008-12-09T14:03:00.011-06:002008-12-09T22:08:17.437-06:00tis the season for sweaters, crafting and a growing baby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl8i_hZ6drzBroidsqCPWK0scE8KdXPD4nWnhyphenhyphenhzPEDjm843MMYNDS_pj6_vCiLIEebL9EGSZ5V8fuPeidvjjMvRsq4Gf96C_L9By-ebR21CBcANzrDY1aAwpltzeAuERdEqd8KJTZAfU/s1600-h/november+023.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB-R8x0_2YYXhu76KQ-1-jCgKQog1P1Br3TCOT9vr-nnGJE32uOsL9SFf0JCnzjyC0cTwCEO8Zw3hsyOcZraWbbWnHIBTlTXrjWqUrXArjBwtGyB16kJOFO4U733lyowwwQvF2sT2cBb_/s1600-h/november+063.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NHQbo4j20oJC8IPgQmg5pw3tjW8pSDQeI4fRzFyntgzOlq3p4n7K0e7ruYa1zAkACauowcLujMpnOk8vHsIOIN8ycOcu3yvMi650VhwHaR9Koqgv69nVmIxWBDs0qbyBlr7lpqH1NJLK/s1600-h/november+033.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFYijAtw9Qieg2G_PiktUqloVeGwbRSmjr1NP-8eHP175drDG22kRzjmBTIkALOHcibYHbBG6zRGI1SMr-rlQxFgaa703JSyNHoNbP-X0nlHH1fOcG-UTvfW34HX2iEvIFEu0VuMlrajr/s1600-h/november+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFYijAtw9Qieg2G_PiktUqloVeGwbRSmjr1NP-8eHP175drDG22kRzjmBTIkALOHcibYHbBG6zRGI1SMr-rlQxFgaa703JSyNHoNbP-X0nlHH1fOcG-UTvfW34HX2iEvIFEu0VuMlrajr/s320/november+049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278006756567537058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifktNaMJUzjbu5Ejxh8BpgAJc5uKHC44OykeeZKn4j8dZJKx6c2ScDAbwwrMpmAPZhj9JCZdx8B5fVcgT4XnTSz4v7BasEqamn_x_MSdU4WAKjaV7MueADomDadz4XeXHzCd5055tHRn0S/s1600-h/iphone+128.jpg"></a><div><br /></div>so sorry it's been a while! well, i guess technically it's only been a couple of weeks... but boy has a lot happened!<div><br /></div><div>first off, we had our 9 month check up... here are the little one's stats:</div><div><br /></div><div>height: 27 3/4 in - 50th percentile</div><div>weight: 20 lbs 8 oz - 75th percentile</div><div>head: not sure, but 25th percentile</div><div><br /></div><div>so kai's growing has definitely slowed down - but doctor said she looked good and that she wasn't worried about anything because now that she's a mover (and she doesn't sit still unless she's asleep) she's using more energy... also her tiny hands and feet most likely indicate that she'll be petite (no idea where that comes from!)</div><div><br /></div><div>we had baby's first thanksgiving... and didn't get any pics (can you believe it?) somebody send me some if you have some. kai got to eat pretty much everything... and liked it all. in fact, if it's on mommy or daddy's (or any grown-up really) plate, it's awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>along with her first thanksgiving came her first solo steps... aunt deanne and cousin leslie were the lucky people to witness along with mommy (although it was really just from one piece of furniture to another)... but low and behold each day she took a few more. tyna and jimmy, visiting from arizone, got to see a few more on friday, and then some girlfriends got to see a few more on monday... and by the end of last week, she was walking across the room! now she's become a pro at pushing/pulling her little walking toy around - we thought we were going to have to keep it put away until christmas... but she thinks she's so big!</div><div><br /></div><div>here's some video to enjoy:</div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gc6tmwAd4wk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gc6tmwAd4wk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OHjQCc8ikcY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OHjQCc8ikcY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div>in other news, we attended rob and kari's sweater party - <br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-5WFTQzKP-t9RP0JSbrguiZ9qDwzrYLwGllhJSm0xjj5rZgAYpzDSYiEgvGqJMpAClgUu3OKAJjfBh2MxLcLjOW3EYvlraTF5egN2n_8UzaPOsRRShZ7fEEGsjevTKpNZiRIfRRw5e8T/s320/etsy+002.jpg" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3jyUNkHmEl6xDaeoG-Qcg7lB5D0Lr4QVrzmlgF6e-1SuKkuFA5WU8HBI-HQBXkSZIiLp2Kkxz0aAjPctRH2z-vHlM-RdpmyAWVC_GMY-z77oOL2vI-dm0C1fbIIWknZyCMabDRF9JsQg/s1600-h/etsy+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3jyUNkHmEl6xDaeoG-Qcg7lB5D0Lr4QVrzmlgF6e-1SuKkuFA5WU8HBI-HQBXkSZIiLp2Kkxz0aAjPctRH2z-vHlM-RdpmyAWVC_GMY-z77oOL2vI-dm0C1fbIIWknZyCMabDRF9JsQg/s320/etsy+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277885015597383826" /></a><br /></div><div>kai got her picture taken with senor santa:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyiQ_PZxB32176nnyFW7EsxwYwtVY_wvudk1ajsYMcyPgxtkT2wpoEeZRoWc20ZskjaPizjt24OhucHalY1S6FR2NALjP4B1H6mRupCsiKBLRZnAxnArcOEzTe7oe8p2htkTSa37IJh32/s320/iphone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278005224498058226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>and i've been crafting... <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsvfRZqGwl2UPU0QKBpDpZMMbPjMovNwd9WFVXoNepB2eL23Xc7sWCIFm6kn2mwMccfWROLCZ94yrzAvynvh8fbY5SZ3EBdfO2zb9xwKmmeMfT4HTcdq-l2DadwWImKARVdVwGn44VMBP/s1600-h/etsy+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsvfRZqGwl2UPU0QKBpDpZMMbPjMovNwd9WFVXoNepB2eL23Xc7sWCIFm6kn2mwMccfWROLCZ94yrzAvynvh8fbY5SZ3EBdfO2zb9xwKmmeMfT4HTcdq-l2DadwWImKARVdVwGn44VMBP/s320/etsy+022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277885006998299410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i've actually made my first sale on etsy.com - check out my page by clicking on the banner on the right side of the blog.</div><div><br /></div><div>abby inspired me to make our own stockings... pics of those next time.</div><div><br /></div><div>the artistic stuff started with me painting kai's first triptych:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl8i_hZ6drzBroidsqCPWK0scE8KdXPD4nWnhyphenhyphenhzPEDjm843MMYNDS_pj6_vCiLIEebL9EGSZ5V8fuPeidvjjMvRsq4Gf96C_L9By-ebR21CBcANzrDY1aAwpltzeAuERdEqd8KJTZAfU/s320/november+023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278008051487673298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and we've decorated the house:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifktNaMJUzjbu5Ejxh8BpgAJc5uKHC44OykeeZKn4j8dZJKx6c2ScDAbwwrMpmAPZhj9JCZdx8B5fVcgT4XnTSz4v7BasEqamn_x_MSdU4WAKjaV7MueADomDadz4XeXHzCd5055tHRn0S/s320/iphone+128.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278005267713273874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuprQV2lHFsTK13ocgb3t1AJUYh7psCwHnTph4D7lqt-xFSVZ23Ujh6BOeAYBTRKGDFpavFoVGrGmuCwf7ImC9dxMVwV3pc5TXSqeZLq9IzLmLOxuAyg30sztfhPe36QJrz90ronjhsI6w/s320/iphone+068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278005259037191074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>whew! i'm worn out... so let me leave you with a picture of the cutest baby ever:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB-R8x0_2YYXhu76KQ-1-jCgKQog1P1Br3TCOT9vr-nnGJE32uOsL9SFf0JCnzjyC0cTwCEO8Zw3hsyOcZraWbbWnHIBTlTXrjWqUrXArjBwtGyB16kJOFO4U733lyowwwQvF2sT2cBb_/s320/november+063.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278008045335783442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-782484663332888802008-11-20T21:37:00.006-06:002008-11-20T22:06:36.587-06:003/4 of a year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhua3S9O3QEKrdMKAyMAEHanUg0G7099VSPjs2D8mbt8TFG5a12GQiD05p64BiicFpo0PNwV4kmsdc7kgP6PUBsOLFbjSZFEk_JSo4D2AKUXO8ItDTZZlJo9GmbbrzwLkh6ftNx5PFb6abj/s1600-h/november+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhua3S9O3QEKrdMKAyMAEHanUg0G7099VSPjs2D8mbt8TFG5a12GQiD05p64BiicFpo0PNwV4kmsdc7kgP6PUBsOLFbjSZFEk_JSo4D2AKUXO8ItDTZZlJo9GmbbrzwLkh6ftNx5PFb6abj/s320/november+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270957160125740226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW49jRWamC5migFIpFQ0FSKxZVMG9Tv930a5fQzjyUpaXF47sV3aKKtMe-nmTDXGIceEEr1u59YUnH4gAAd6rj38nnGpHG_dNlrADBEyVacfu_B8kA6mWiLp-4IiOLcK72HNCHAB9QOZU/s1600-h/november+014.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MKavYuEJp3gWeEEFZLBFAV3pC4nZ7QTr0QJTzay5I1IP4HNAkRKpvvZQPXHAfktyKtXwiS6f1F9tdpLTgJhyfaikrD4pXYMRQFzTf0RxvSthKM3sJGuvsusW-46teW1o2RkMTxf41n9I/s1600-h/november+075.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>well, i must say these last 9 months have flown by compared to the 9 months before... maybe it had something to do with the big ole baby in my belly!<div><br /><div>things are good in the land of kai... not much to report... she's still cruising and letting go every once in a while... she can drink out of a straw... and has learned the art of clapping. it really is a joy to see her learning and growing and changing... and to think her birthday (and mine - don't forget!) is just around the corner is a tad bit crazy! </div><div><br /></div><div>she still loves the fish tank...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cbhGdZawyJ28v1n3z6_NIxJSWZJDRSS_PBoNOIq2fMxclOHOY6WIMPW9_3NdPhVTfRQpgfR33vOMA4bjbn33-4ShDbRpRzTsMDEyITZ4je_Pezyai-Cg9CtLnbZPUsu6nLycVCF7zZZn/s320/november+009.jpg" /><br /></div><div>(look at the older posts to see her at 3 months enjoying the view from her bumbo)</div><div><br /></div><div>eating cheerios... and feeding lucy a snack as well </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDQuRrDlO7uGyeEw02N7fDsWKcJmC6w1veLnuqhdh4TT9CFGGoYR-slsaygP7DTmshkeFnR43QAKVu3oAw32uw3NI3431_JWlVLcv126-HuH6mUwB-aZZNU255P0B9rJ-m_hbO3VCy1KP/s320/november+032.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>yes those are zebra print parachute pants (thanks DD!)</div><div><br /></div><div>i forgot to mention the fine art of climbing! she put herself on top of her favorite cardboard box for this one!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8q7YV_XaJypU5qlKl9UDL9GDuxWpnIVKzc9sZNNkLcHAC5Zz7wWbNB8Fy1O6UqqS1dVRMQmOVHmN7Q-5eg5q0JpL11fkah4FkUoyu79asBMdDWNGn88SElZ75PSJCTghfzLTsx2IHiTb/s320/november+037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270951584943205954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>we went to the zoo last week (half price wednesdays!)</div><div><br /></div><div>napping with noli on the way</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_MM1Mb4LmsISnRAeh3p-bwQ2bZd6XJQcCUr2EZGHy9fZuxX87n7FQTZTNdBagIdpsbgOZrQL5nm1-MuiTNo_ekoJ7ffvm24h2qMG7-KWYKZkNjBqxlGIWMnfkbJ8mMEtBAbLDRIPkHRY/s320/november+040.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>checking out the chimps</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9So3aLdydaVGHsVx4tel6dNw0C2UnFQXrwkUHDkRobHeuQzLpehWGZ-L44dPRxprWECskFHFUOfR09ubY3mBIyq2oA2rAmIvM1cuv6p02Ffu1dtlcle25PsldsIZ01q9CIlxVi62QHwvn/s1600-h/november+048.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9So3aLdydaVGHsVx4tel6dNw0C2UnFQXrwkUHDkRobHeuQzLpehWGZ-L44dPRxprWECskFHFUOfR09ubY3mBIyq2oA2rAmIvM1cuv6p02Ffu1dtlcle25PsldsIZ01q9CIlxVi62QHwvn/s320/november+048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270953861818442082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div>mommy and kai and an old man gorilla<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KiBhTYOZMAUQTCq-yeoPBSwM2YTJ6OCg1fQhLX5s6nZN3lRCKfBwkwtCQVJWqPOrlJ2NLzFwDSGuBjEla0bwFFQxz_EDF79FhfKuUR_MixL4yOgQleLaoaMNIudbqOL5iQpA0kjjf-4c/s1600-h/november+049.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KiBhTYOZMAUQTCq-yeoPBSwM2YTJ6OCg1fQhLX5s6nZN3lRCKfBwkwtCQVJWqPOrlJ2NLzFwDSGuBjEla0bwFFQxz_EDF79FhfKuUR_MixL4yOgQleLaoaMNIudbqOL5iQpA0kjjf-4c/s320/november+049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270953867201696018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div>pig... but noli's more interesting over there<br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilslYCzpL5AGFX8Y1UnoyEztx-hpdjZ_hp8dzIOAfatZV6_ne4TqfC2xeoxFx6g60uJfM-bVN-jfEVEGqNI-EFIctkwNaH8aEuvLNoXRIKrncnsX4TPxVrrKQ98VrWrJvfiWpOLKpND78U/s320/november+050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270953873742395746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>riding the train with our bff's<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZdEHZMuh9ZSWXRyzY-PY6asLv9wWOI421TngNJPI5DZLTe8mNlsVxW0cWOKpdduv-EbLdD2Dl3UcsR1bcFv7XZhFdKXr-tMKJnmY0FpPObJsyw6L7TkSJQCs2ZN8m-JPQjxHkuozuUNu/s1600-h/november+054.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZdEHZMuh9ZSWXRyzY-PY6asLv9wWOI421TngNJPI5DZLTe8mNlsVxW0cWOKpdduv-EbLdD2Dl3UcsR1bcFv7XZhFdKXr-tMKJnmY0FpPObJsyw6L7TkSJQCs2ZN8m-JPQjxHkuozuUNu/s320/november+054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270953883304629378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div>just can't stay awake<br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBiv4olE_cvf0pzVLqUd1g_EfflMPqs5V-hif81mYsedbP1ZG4OvcY8hTR-ZfLQppOFP3GegWqZEswlLgG-r-d-kEQMvHHoZ2-pvQFQqfEuroMxD3q30GOCegOsN6eK9GMoX_oqJDuqWR/s320/november+055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270953933418689378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div>to see this beautiful, sad lion<br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqeGfT4hlGGx_1poBDqZqR0vpDS_uz2HvYIqLjDexIfL1QV7TAOpbh86ImHyerwrBrkXn2j-ueF2x8WP-mEgF6BOK4M2ld2_L2aPCEHOgVXNy93ZmHGKvzBEaOKxzKbDKZ-4xcZdMS2hM/s320/november+059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270955710603085042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>also, last week, we went to a memorial service for one of shawn's former coworkers so we stopped by to visit grandma candy's grave<br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqknIkDWzK7san958ShkR6EGgpx5vgxnZcVlA_rztXdbvVxzVT1gZ7yl0_PHkJCorft3vn3b4mLWDYv56cdiSQG7_zLz_QGqoUMFxGDJ_V7toNmlAFNRKuHCwl3c3NF-JHuUkOGatiHLRv/s320/november+062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270955714099518946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>the weekend brought cousin AJ's 5th birthday party... cosmic bowling!<br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_moDTNvBtCwm2fRl3ecMihRloEDiQtksHt-lDqjo3TIVihxq7BLKfU3tGIT_kTUdqwLANgS8jCT7xk1uBOSyjqImNxAoog64OY2JrF52GNWTfnmvwnl3WQOGBnADfAgxjCtUWtoGlwa-/s320/november+065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270955721825324834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div>kai also got to see cousin brian... a rare treat... <br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MKavYuEJp3gWeEEFZLBFAV3pC4nZ7QTr0QJTzay5I1IP4HNAkRKpvvZQPXHAfktyKtXwiS6f1F9tdpLTgJhyfaikrD4pXYMRQFzTf0RxvSthKM3sJGuvsusW-46teW1o2RkMTxf41n9I/s320/november+075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270955728840763346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>check out that score... i don't know if you can read it or not, but the 99 goes with Suzy and the 36 with Shawn... not that i'm boasting or anything....<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAuVtOev2iiqvnv6uoqwgyZTQZoTXfT2sbd-SsvvIS-2Vgnp8nl5Wh7Brhj7SA-NW9ayQNAivYs3i0dcaUSVa8THq0AircFcmHSH1kKCn6R0FXgwk3C3jTwBUhrYbQo51vAN_U1t8eG6M/s320/november+071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270955724614526802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>that's all for now! happy thanksgiving! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW49jRWamC5migFIpFQ0FSKxZVMG9Tv930a5fQzjyUpaXF47sV3aKKtMe-nmTDXGIceEEr1u59YUnH4gAAd6rj38nnGpHG_dNlrADBEyVacfu_B8kA6mWiLp-4IiOLcK72HNCHAB9QOZU/s320/november+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270957156036919042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-32249489775863110282008-11-05T22:29:00.005-06:002008-11-05T22:55:18.166-06:00a chessire cat, a monumental election day and falafel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7U49YyNvosoUGONafSpbThOcWxV5tzVjIiP534HhYk5z7rI0hzTigfUvv5ZoiMDOT0sWqdGG1zMcCsXguj9TfqlpnHqHEDBqebqba9qxjTv5HqFxeELg6_0CMnmrAoA-wNtdF6BauL2m/s1600-h/halloween+035.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMiiclcOLh0lzAhUOivmgwMFbvLrhukRis5fZRoBhNSKfOxoSrxnMu1sqyk8zG5wgDoIbVMqU3uKwqaDITeFiWYOJJdC-hihAtBMtG5Dl2_bZAeaBRqOS7YnZ2CG52r_wQwPv2-jma6f6/s1600-h/halloween+012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMiiclcOLh0lzAhUOivmgwMFbvLrhukRis5fZRoBhNSKfOxoSrxnMu1sqyk8zG5wgDoIbVMqU3uKwqaDITeFiWYOJJdC-hihAtBMtG5Dl2_bZAeaBRqOS7YnZ2CG52r_wQwPv2-jma6f6/s320/halloween+012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265397528181553298" /></a>For Halloween this year, we threw around some ideas... Popeye, Olive Oil and Sweet Pea.... Fred, Wilma and Pebbles... but finally settled on Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Chessire Cat. Grandma J/Amba/who knows what we'll actually call her made Kai's tail and ears (thanks!) and Shawn put together his ensemble with one trip to the thrift store (complete with size 8 women's pants - i'm just a tad bitter)... I spent all week looking for mine and still people were like, and you are...??? Guesses included Ma and Pa Kettle (what?!) and someone Irish - thanks to Shawn's green hat I suppose. Anywhoo...we had a great night. We stopped by my parents house to show off the costumes and my grandparents and then headed to some friends' house where they were having a block party. Kai was so good! She enjoyed watching the older kids hit the pinata and ride their big wheels round and round. When the older kids went trick or treating, we got the bounce house all to ourselves and Kai's godfather, Rob, took her for a ride in a wagon!<br /><br />enjoy some pics!<br /><br />the whole gang:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WbW1DjtnJuEn4ZFjB95Faz5LHry_wOjJmrimFsFrGOHB0Pc64hjztLXppeDP0q629AcMggWMASV5oykwQbstcN0B009D0Gtefv4PQbP_sR2zgUv-jpzytnTkwW-q7O_AIQF3I-AFIUAD/s1600-h/halloween+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WbW1DjtnJuEn4ZFjB95Faz5LHry_wOjJmrimFsFrGOHB0Pc64hjztLXppeDP0q629AcMggWMASV5oykwQbstcN0B009D0Gtefv4PQbP_sR2zgUv-jpzytnTkwW-q7O_AIQF3I-AFIUAD/s320/halloween+008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265399362205151698" /></a><br /><br />Kai with grandma j:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsCbCHs2tUr6GmnGMRpI017UgK2HKrUr2hs6Xd97HiwNwjSzKCEwmB_HICYi9_pohR2fNoWT3Sb2KijsT-p01kLOWCEx72yCau0cO9ptf7EtR_LammcGNjrpCNFXfgseECKkA6PSrI7ed/s1600-h/halloween+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsCbCHs2tUr6GmnGMRpI017UgK2HKrUr2hs6Xd97HiwNwjSzKCEwmB_HICYi9_pohR2fNoWT3Sb2KijsT-p01kLOWCEx72yCau0cO9ptf7EtR_LammcGNjrpCNFXfgseECKkA6PSrI7ed/s320/halloween+015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265399382267444114" /></a><br /><br />Kai and daddy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVt__IuvYHSGfxSEjoFytNtMktmrSWf4UwqJ9ifv03B27sT5pgpqN-XAvb-KavnjXKhTxUqN0EX19NZd1Edm-pWTwrCXd-E1rAdNyeGljbKbaTUiyws7J8CHIJkgY6YYSug4YNmwhe6BC3/s1600-h/halloween+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVt__IuvYHSGfxSEjoFytNtMktmrSWf4UwqJ9ifv03B27sT5pgpqN-XAvb-KavnjXKhTxUqN0EX19NZd1Edm-pWTwrCXd-E1rAdNyeGljbKbaTUiyws7J8CHIJkgY6YYSug4YNmwhe6BC3/s320/halloween+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265399379154213954" /></a><br /><br />Shawn enjoying his own private tea party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrxEk8ZmmiV9cevwdQXuoEvfc7k1SOxtwyRWy22cEBe9FOYa51fX5RR2XyUwLJixfz7nt8gPaR1sFNLYUtc-tF4lUI-IuslOGEpGdYO7DW3gCjGSFHklgmcFEefXJrsV9PkH1aFOUxKB8/s1600-h/halloween+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrxEk8ZmmiV9cevwdQXuoEvfc7k1SOxtwyRWy22cEBe9FOYa51fX5RR2XyUwLJixfz7nt8gPaR1sFNLYUtc-tF4lUI-IuslOGEpGdYO7DW3gCjGSFHklgmcFEefXJrsV9PkH1aFOUxKB8/s320/halloween+016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265399391046466498" /></a><br /><br />Riding around with The Godfather:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM77ac8SjtiY0x2-90Jei5n2rF_qzNdzH_TM_hukIZszH9LOKe2F_NBaGJcC7BDp1la3HVr_2hHRv7-bVvlirLlVH64N4FNdYZjLaoIxXtB0xiwzmrmUMjlKs_IYf7yfjsMym2bhT4zKr/s1600-h/halloween+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM77ac8SjtiY0x2-90Jei5n2rF_qzNdzH_TM_hukIZszH9LOKe2F_NBaGJcC7BDp1la3HVr_2hHRv7-bVvlirLlVH64N4FNdYZjLaoIxXtB0xiwzmrmUMjlKs_IYf7yfjsMym2bhT4zKr/s320/halloween+019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265401288606323922" /></a><br /><br />So tired!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajzrc_2BOEsOOauIZdbjC3kkIlqMFLMdWE8jzvAPiVuNXTY3-MMANQnpgnmpgpU1KNMVxGBoJYhXjIBpn5FNoOZd5xD2pP_qFDPmoHDWA7YLHkJeulkS97FvFTxATKEgh4wsjM6k-jdO7/s1600-h/halloween+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajzrc_2BOEsOOauIZdbjC3kkIlqMFLMdWE8jzvAPiVuNXTY3-MMANQnpgnmpgpU1KNMVxGBoJYhXjIBpn5FNoOZd5xD2pP_qFDPmoHDWA7YLHkJeulkS97FvFTxATKEgh4wsjM6k-jdO7/s320/halloween+021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265401300925366994" /></a><br /><br />Mommy and Kai:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7g8Km0rrewok6k_cyK6H7VldRPUCEEob_24Fm8SI8EYm83J_n6AP-Cbhw1gS5sqvZad5mcE3AoBY3gi0KuijqifredmqI20t3EqQfUhsfCXGxTVymuoNRVLl2LdTn3uRynPdVojLmjEh/s1600-h/halloween+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7g8Km0rrewok6k_cyK6H7VldRPUCEEob_24Fm8SI8EYm83J_n6AP-Cbhw1gS5sqvZad5mcE3AoBY3gi0KuijqifredmqI20t3EqQfUhsfCXGxTVymuoNRVLl2LdTn3uRynPdVojLmjEh/s320/halloween+025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265401302927853314" /></a><br /><br /><br />Saturday night we went down to Shawn's dad's for the annual halloween party... we didn't get any pics, unfortunately, but a good time was had by all!<br /><br />Tuesday brought election day as we all know! My friend Katie (that I've known since 1st grade!) was in town helping her dad out, so we stopped by her post and kept her company for a couple of hours. It was also her birthday so we took her a special treat! What dedication to spend your entire day at the polls! Don won... so it was worth it! Go Don!<br /><br />Kai and Katie:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W89-NgEwffrnC6g43SyzTJmjR6gZJEcSsXp8btoGz5BdZdBxh-cSDuQW5SNAnFtVAdMUPxG-ORYStlu7O6tfYGPrvnCWuRWGwVEXAO4eUyrLRzZF8qDrNjSclUwL8eb-od7KVjD7eeHF/s1600-h/halloween+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W89-NgEwffrnC6g43SyzTJmjR6gZJEcSsXp8btoGz5BdZdBxh-cSDuQW5SNAnFtVAdMUPxG-ORYStlu7O6tfYGPrvnCWuRWGwVEXAO4eUyrLRzZF8qDrNjSclUwL8eb-od7KVjD7eeHF/s320/halloween+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265401311365076194" /></a><br /><br />Future pollster??? (she stood up all by herself for this one!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiJ-0mSU2yNXJhMKNQhiOZjWEjC8W7LOQTHaxKi9D0QnYBK7hedemyZL3iVLJ13YDFtGZrSlTcZJ6e-A1YLkNtfwz1LgWxyzDGpX2UdVKRn-x24H55FzIwKHjeh-oB1iFIMCIyLaxxnH/s1600-h/halloween+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiJ-0mSU2yNXJhMKNQhiOZjWEjC8W7LOQTHaxKi9D0QnYBK7hedemyZL3iVLJ13YDFtGZrSlTcZJ6e-A1YLkNtfwz1LgWxyzDGpX2UdVKRn-x24H55FzIwKHjeh-oB1iFIMCIyLaxxnH/s320/halloween+031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265401314914144594" /></a><br /><div>And finally, tonight we went to dinner with our friends, the Andersons. If you've been reading my blog since the beginning, you know that Kai is a week younger than their sweet pea, Noli. I can't believe how much they've changed in this nine months! It's so fun watching them start to interact with each other!</div><div><br /></div><div>Besties forever - if only we could look at the camera at the same time!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizabQ9yM8XlYw9v95GpTuxffsrAVvEJtGYLTf3eKyF-1mTusWR00abKja8qVlVzLtaV4dT1sfMn6lwQSXXk1TA3per1S7WHX2atvPP2Vlsmi5juXQvmJ4KqxsTlASh9SksV1BMYCI6v3Ml/s1600-h/halloween+034.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizabQ9yM8XlYw9v95GpTuxffsrAVvEJtGYLTf3eKyF-1mTusWR00abKja8qVlVzLtaV4dT1sfMn6lwQSXXk1TA3per1S7WHX2atvPP2Vlsmi5juXQvmJ4KqxsTlASh9SksV1BMYCI6v3Ml/s320/halloween+034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265403192380746322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>And... this picture pretty much sums up why i love Annie so much.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7U49YyNvosoUGONafSpbThOcWxV5tzVjIiP534HhYk5z7rI0hzTigfUvv5ZoiMDOT0sWqdGG1zMcCsXguj9TfqlpnHqHEDBqebqba9qxjTv5HqFxeELg6_0CMnmrAoA-wNtdF6BauL2m/s320/halloween+035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265403199525057426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Obamadios (totally stolen from someone much more funny than I) for now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKWwh8wh8KQTgawZ8XwOS870l_Wc_cQrhFKzMBYKvIXvOkQZd9nnLDTBN_flCBECkkR_pX7SoXZhXQkR42jhCEszpUZhexRNjIJNQeo07wllVnf7ZvWywpxEbNJSQ2-Ze28rchyphenhyphenRgUq_e/s1600-h/halloween+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKWwh8wh8KQTgawZ8XwOS870l_Wc_cQrhFKzMBYKvIXvOkQZd9nnLDTBN_flCBECkkR_pX7SoXZhXQkR42jhCEszpUZhexRNjIJNQeo07wllVnf7ZvWywpxEbNJSQ2-Ze28rchyphenhyphenRgUq_e/s320/halloween+013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265399371299438866" /></a></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-16193976160757951512008-10-30T23:51:00.001-05:002008-10-31T22:23:31.570-05:00California and the Great PumpkinNo... that's not the next installment of Charlie Brown... it's what we've been up to lately! Sorry it's taken a while to post... after we got back from california i caught a nasty cold and i've been running around the plex trying to put together my halloween costume... pictures will be up next week of that... right now, sit back, grab a cup of joe and enjoy the stories and slideshows- which have to be separate posts, thank you blogger(grrr)!<br /><br />*disclaimer* the following is a play-by-play of our trip to california... you won't hurt my feelings if you decide to skip the wordage and view the slideshow... but you're gonna miss out! (not really... humor me)<br /><br />10.18.08 - We wake up and finish packing (of course it wasn't even started until the night before... do you people know me?) and head over to my mom's house to drop off the dog... we head up to Lewisville to drop off my car that's making funny noises and then head to the airport. Everything with check in goes smoothly... including the new baggage fee that United implemented AFTER we booked our ticket... until we get to security. Shawn's backpack needs to be searched... hmmm... it's the toothpaste that's the culprit. The odd security man says, "do you have someone waiting on the other side of security that I can hand this to?" And we're like, "no, it's ok, just throw it away." and he's like, "Are you sure, because it would be no trouble to just hand it through?" and we're like, "No, really, it's no big deal, we'll just buy some more." and he's like, "Are you sure?" and we're like, "Yes!"<br /><br />Whew... so glad that's over. Onto McDonald's for brunch and to the gate to wait. We find a fancy, hi-tech tv stand that shawn helped design at one of this many jobs from the past 3 years... and sit for a bit... until shawn goes upstairs and finds the sky-link train. Woohoo... something to do for a while! We're hoping it doesn't take more than 45 minutes to make the circuit... turns out... only 15. So if you need to kill some time, there ya go.<br /><br />11:45 PM - Board our first plane together as a family! It's tiny! Only 17 rows... and the center aisle dead ends at the lavatory. Little claustrophobic but not too bad because there are only two seats on each side... so we didn't have to fight over any armrests. Kai does really well... even gets a few compliments on not crying. Way to go Kai!<br /><br />1:30 PM - Arrive in the land of sunshine... get our rental... head to In-N-Out... so yummy and right by LAX so we got to watch lots of planes landing as we enjoyed our burgers.<br /><br />4:00 PM - Meet friends Michelle and Laura at Santa Monica Pier... we had a great time catching up, looking at pictures and enjoying the cool California evening. Michelle has a baby girl that's 4 months older than Kai. I'm so excited for them to grow up together!<br /><br />11:00 PM - After a LONG drive to our hotel in Anaheim with a couple of pit-stops along the way... check-in and crash! By the way, we stayed at Hotel Peppertree... and it was a diamond in the rough! Check them out if you're visiting the area any time soon!<br /><br />10.19.08 - Wake up in California! Decide to go ahead and visit the only Sonic in So Cal for my caffeine and head up to Hollywood. Shawn can't help but notice how dirty LA is and how many homeless people there are. I am like, if you were homeless wouldn't you want to live here?<br /><br />Hollywood BLVD was touristy and crowded but we got a few good pics and even got to see the Tinkerbell Premiere from across the street. We left in quite a hurry because I had left my wallet in the car (but hadn't remembered doing so - does the pregnancy fog ever go away?).<br /><br />We stopped at Pinks Hot Dog stand, but the line was an hour long and it was hot... so we decided to continue to Venice.<br /><br />12ish - Arrive at Venice! Ah sweet Venice! Walked around, took Kai to the water - well not the water, water... took some pics of her tasty the sand... ate pizza... laughed with the crazies... fun times had by all. My favorite was a guy sitting on top of a trash can with a cardboard sign that said "Why lie? I need weed."<br /><br />3ish - Arrive back at hotel after a drive down the coast and rest!<br /><br />7 - Dinner with Chrissy at Claim Jumper! I ordered a piece of cake to go and ate it every other day we were there. Yummy!<br /><br />10.20.08 - DISNEYLAND! Shawn's favorite day... and mine too! We were so fortunate to be able to meet up with Beth and her family. She was a roomate in college and has two boys and a little girl on the way! She was so kind to sit with Kai while we road some of the bigger rides like Splash Mountain and Space Mountain. Also, Shawn had been the lucky recipient of some Dream Fastpasses that basically allow you to cut in front of at least half of the line! <br /><br />We also met up with my friend Jill and her family. It was great because I hadn't gotten to meet her daughter either! They had been at Disney all weekend and were pooped so we had a low key dinner (well as low key as a dinner with 6 adults and 4 kids under the age of 4 can be). <br /><br />The park was only open till 8 and we felt pretty rushed and will definitley have to go back (no arguments here)... but the last thing we did was visit toon town and went pretty quickly through mickey's house to his "movie barn." Turns out he was still back there doing pics... so we got some great pics with mickey - Kai was not scared at all! she kept petting his face... it was fun.<br /><br />After we left Disneyland, we walked to the Lego Store and took some fun photos... Shawn is a huge lego fan... and we would have gone to Legoland on Tuesday, but we were pretty exhausted!<br /><br />10.21.08 - A pretty low key day... we drove up to check out how much Biola had changed since i graduated almost 8 years ago! got pedicures... so cheap compared to dallas! and went to huntington beach to meet up with leland for fish tacos at wahoo's. there was a street fair going on (on a tuesday night, so awesome) so we walked around for a bit and of course watched the surfers for a while.<br /><br />10.22.08 - Took a drive up through Beverly Hills and Brentwood on the way to the airport... no luck with the celebrity sightings! <br /><br />It was a great trip... you all know i love me some cali! <br /><br /><br />Tonight we went to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch and got some great pictures as well. It was beautiful weather and i can't wait to go at Christmas time to see the trees!<br /><br />All is well in the land of Kai... her two bottom teeth are sticking out of her cute little gums and she is a pro-crawler now. She loves to pull up on anything and everything... has let go and held her balance a few times... and even stood up in the high-chair TWICE at area restaurants... crazy girl! We love her!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-39348476186105848302008-10-30T22:43:00.001-05:002008-10-30T22:43:12.538-05:00Kai and the Great Pumpkin<div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w51.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/travelinsuzy79/b855d097.pbw" height="360" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/travelinsuzy79/?action=view¤t=b855d097.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-83812091279803216492008-10-30T22:21:00.000-05:002008-10-31T22:22:30.439-05:00California Slideshow<div><embed src="http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=125792590&ver=102906" quality="high" salign="lt" width="426" height="319" wmode="transparent" name="rockyou" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"/></embed><br><a style="padding-right:1px;" target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/?type=slideshow&refid=125792590"><img style="border:0px;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/link/logo.gif"></a><a style="padding-right:1px;" target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/slideshow_create.php?refid=125792590&source=cyo"><img style="border:0px;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/link/create_own.gif"></a><a style="padding-right:1px;" target="_BLANK" href="http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?instanceid=125792590"><img style="border:0px;" src="http://apps.rockyou.com/link/view_all.gif"></a></div>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-84943257613825231152008-10-06T23:51:00.008-05:002008-10-07T14:50:33.719-05:00exciting stuff people... exciting stuff!first of all... our wedding was picked to be in the "real weddings" section of the next issue of D Weddings! We are honored and excited and so thankful to our awesome photographer, Julie Robles and her husband Alberto for taking such wonderful pictures and for submitting our wedding. It will be on newstands Dec. 26th! Here's a sneak peak... i had to scan in pages from our awesome album since i can't find my cd with the images on it... <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp5NOwlKyjNVTiZ3BbitfWEIng0MzOT1A_Si48dIH4ueKiKLMOAcg0IO9b2Py5MySNp18fMuF9KY9NlJPtc36R9OsfNSlwYbEatAYz8AZ1T8kbnSzVEHNtR_Si-Y4YsWjD9mBAUSlFToU/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254271245654527490 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp5NOwlKyjNVTiZ3BbitfWEIng0MzOT1A_Si48dIH4ueKiKLMOAcg0IO9b2Py5MySNp18fMuF9KY9NlJPtc36R9OsfNSlwYbEatAYz8AZ1T8kbnSzVEHNtR_Si-Y4YsWjD9mBAUSlFToU/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtjKz7Wo_aXIze76BAat7RaiQDcXHpbiEYET9IqU6igw8IN2-k01WTa-rNgfWmogyop7sXke4VuVEntm0nKcXHsCaQH3hW9zSJrgz9IdrYI4byFgcYdzWe148-IRx50TVdnY62eY8Bbmm/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254271249763891506 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtjKz7Wo_aXIze76BAat7RaiQDcXHpbiEYET9IqU6igw8IN2-k01WTa-rNgfWmogyop7sXke4VuVEntm0nKcXHsCaQH3hW9zSJrgz9IdrYI4byFgcYdzWe148-IRx50TVdnY62eY8Bbmm/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWT6MuXislGw7HEH6HGmTpgdjpGqhT9cxleIC6a-x4Po6mcHw966pRCvwqj84mfe8xwHdzvKAVO8Us_-nIi69ga7_mPCLIdfFS6yXhguEMXyAsYnMPPEAYKZV6EHT7OtXhNbRy8YwtBkk/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254271256303612626 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWT6MuXislGw7HEH6HGmTpgdjpGqhT9cxleIC6a-x4Po6mcHw966pRCvwqj84mfe8xwHdzvKAVO8Us_-nIi69ga7_mPCLIdfFS6yXhguEMXyAsYnMPPEAYKZV6EHT7OtXhNbRy8YwtBkk/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br />in the world of kai... trouble, trouble trouble! not really... but she has become a pro at crawling and pretty much starting pulling up the day after she started crawling... her favorite thing to do is crawl over to the couch where lucy is lying, stand up and stick out her tongue for some licking action... gross! of course i stop it, they both look at me like, what? and try again. I can't blame Lucy... kai's the sweetest thing in the house! here's some video to enjoy! <br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nfKVPzA9XjY"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nfKVPzA9XjY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X8Nxh5mUfG8"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X8Nxh5mUfG8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br />other recent news included celebrating rob's 35th b-day... dinner time is fussy time and kai only wants to be in mama's arms... as indicated by this awesome photo: <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMQxL1ytZVs6IB6sQIU4DKWt4NCfZAFaNe7L4G2CRpLFfo8aBF9RwxpLNVIJrETNJk6RjGHi9PkVHwBetYroI6_0YLGP2G2oN8q506iIUxRZXrZ-bA8Ex5dcNtrSkzDk1r21tFyxs2oe/s1600-h/IMG_1195.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254272950263702370 style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzCGrJsXOpTGz4wHOhJnWiBsaKGtAYwOEnURyRV3J5aczFKlyjsDjGMMmg0vRy_vuD8idcG3i4m-7nlyfYPlPdbtdXjfiHn4RJb1L0vFG4tJy02UeoHq_ggAlwuOInU07Nu7RePALDIu2/s320/IMG_1213.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />after church we headed to my brother's house to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday... kai was the star of the show of course... but she was more interested in playing with the guitar as indicated in the pics below... she's actually standing up and holding on to the guitar in this one: <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcit92k7nVN_B9AtQ7EdZ5vd6oiM1YgwwNP8ERGPa4QEHAMzDefi4qaE65qc60URsaLXj8tpCpOvWcxCjkRRSqNa4Bms_R7hfotFF1fqkZ1H8mv94-egLQWH2tPo-zltWXw8Ti3hRwqjY/s1600-h/IMG_1218.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254272976058516898 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcit92k7nVN_B9AtQ7EdZ5vd6oiM1YgwwNP8ERGPa4QEHAMzDefi4qaE65qc60URsaLXj8tpCpOvWcxCjkRRSqNa4Bms_R7hfotFF1fqkZ1H8mv94-egLQWH2tPo-zltWXw8Ti3hRwqjY/s320/IMG_1218.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />and wanting to eat the strings while pop plays some johnny cash: <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2ouDGkamdTzFFZ6Op1g9tNTuozvRzGN6ZerziIyAkAz1HI7Nixj3GVUN2TcS0oFWcCFY0r13go5q4IoEcsIYdFTF4Aqc77aGH2iv_IwPDjSUe3uf2zjumrT8YE-5irUl4VyKAuwW_lNM/s1600-h/IMG_1215.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254276893572764498 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2ouDGkamdTzFFZ6Op1g9tNTuozvRzGN6ZerziIyAkAz1HI7Nixj3GVUN2TcS0oFWcCFY0r13go5q4IoEcsIYdFTF4Aqc77aGH2iv_IwPDjSUe3uf2zjumrT8YE-5irUl4VyKAuwW_lNM/s320/IMG_1215.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />she also got some good floor time with aunt rita... well, she was trying to get at her camera for some tasty metal-munching: <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UaqEmlAR7NoM1-BtXow6UJbGOzG3RTK2Mt6MXrfs5S0GPQVf_FYqiq6ZkTB4FDiNDhZ7pPrXVj8wZ_fAzlYb4Hk2d3N_BZVWVhORI8KVQGNlID29L9f27y8UUM4m8eojiQHW8N5i-R-K/s1600-h/IMG_1233.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254272981211939698 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UaqEmlAR7NoM1-BtXow6UJbGOzG3RTK2Mt6MXrfs5S0GPQVf_FYqiq6ZkTB4FDiNDhZ7pPrXVj8wZ_fAzlYb4Hk2d3N_BZVWVhORI8KVQGNlID29L9f27y8UUM4m8eojiQHW8N5i-R-K/s320/IMG_1233.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />kai's new favorite toy... yes, that's a plastic jar with some chocolate covered raisins inside... it's the simple things people. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB6VG_obUUBuRuiKLOnBg37QWM-wC6RpIbAszxOd4XGP3dd-S_-bQmd0zrcu3X7NH5PjrG-p3qoRCjwLOd3oJyK19cqo0KioKek0sACzLzmds1EEUvyuVupUsvniiLBPpg_vfGdXbqZ-W/s1600-h/IMG_1247.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254276907894260962 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB6VG_obUUBuRuiKLOnBg37QWM-wC6RpIbAszxOd4XGP3dd-S_-bQmd0zrcu3X7NH5PjrG-p3qoRCjwLOd3oJyK19cqo0KioKek0sACzLzmds1EEUvyuVupUsvniiLBPpg_vfGdXbqZ-W/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />playing with her exersaucer from the other side! what a big girl... and she even stood up on her own for this one! <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9z4J0lfNp4A9c5Gzn6Rxu9l8TN50hvIBmRfQnwdGQKwXKNqvNvc2BCBc1zGioXyBQRL-oUs0nnHGGJn9QbZRRWRLgBidIQfeL1cxJL33OgSLNBtplSxOVIaJdhNPKWKCHgXIDU_wkJIg/s1600-h/IMG_1248.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254276912033417618 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9z4J0lfNp4A9c5Gzn6Rxu9l8TN50hvIBmRfQnwdGQKwXKNqvNvc2BCBc1zGioXyBQRL-oUs0nnHGGJn9QbZRRWRLgBidIQfeL1cxJL33OgSLNBtplSxOVIaJdhNPKWKCHgXIDU_wkJIg/s320/IMG_1248.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />i thought this was funny because lucy gets so jealous! tonight she just came over and sat in shawn's lap! silly lucy! <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFiKfFfJfiXAjk7WhGt8eEG-5mG-cJUvk_kunzLvhmcs6zhJnjnoldkSgYvIHWXaE-W9tK7qEbFle-szls63pfYDS5SaxvQm53LyK4jedH9-9VMAQcU5AH1AP6n0ZjfOh5Jzj3zJc3EiF/s1600-h/IMG_1250.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254276913090945266 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFiKfFfJfiXAjk7WhGt8eEG-5mG-cJUvk_kunzLvhmcs6zhJnjnoldkSgYvIHWXaE-W9tK7qEbFle-szls63pfYDS5SaxvQm53LyK4jedH9-9VMAQcU5AH1AP6n0ZjfOh5Jzj3zJc3EiF/s320/IMG_1250.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />and last, but not least... eating time. kai is eating all kinds of fruits and veggies... sweet potato, squash, green beans, pears, avocados, pumpkin... and her bottom two teeth have broken through and are emerging more and more each day... i can't wait to get that toothy grin on camera... in the meantime, enjoy this video of her silliness during dinner recently! <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cD3Tw3Pc6z4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cD3Tw3Pc6z4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />we'll be celebrating kai's 8 month birthday in sunny CA! so our next post will have lots of pics from disney and the beach! adios for now! <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM0eDNjKUPAsNwB-RvMP_u9b961pCYoXxevIhgpQV4cCImwo_BKOq5bnnCGnHREuRdT0q2fz3wg2bG_y2qdTQoJNY_LDVVWd55yHSacJGcKAgUsJxuNM9E5f2eEVWenIKuezFasAB_g5b/s1600-h/IMG_1251.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254276915198789346 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM0eDNjKUPAsNwB-RvMP_u9b961pCYoXxevIhgpQV4cCImwo_BKOq5bnnCGnHREuRdT0q2fz3wg2bG_y2qdTQoJNY_LDVVWd55yHSacJGcKAgUsJxuNM9E5f2eEVWenIKuezFasAB_g5b/s320/IMG_1251.JPG" border=0></A>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-48037245431444063102008-09-22T22:15:00.005-05:002008-09-22T23:01:41.512-05:00time to baby proof the house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNXmQGNUkQ1g6tUk93r6O7tNp5BEc0-zc28OGqIjEZdZowgQSxiaDv499CuHJYUAmiPBnX9XRX88S8HMlXrm9aZFGRS9z9gihjMvU6eAderdM1i-Qp1QIY8tmUM7s5Hh57QtcZ7WkUxWP/s1600-h/iphone+pics+148.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNXmQGNUkQ1g6tUk93r6O7tNp5BEc0-zc28OGqIjEZdZowgQSxiaDv499CuHJYUAmiPBnX9XRX88S8HMlXrm9aZFGRS9z9gihjMvU6eAderdM1i-Qp1QIY8tmUM7s5Hh57QtcZ7WkUxWP/s320/iphone+pics+148.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060930010358338" /></a><br /><br /><br />lots of pictures and some pretty important milestones this update.<br /><br />seven months old... can you believe it? we're on the latter side of the first year and going strong... it seems like this last month flew by! i'm finally getting the hang of being a stay at home mom... we joined a baby and me work out class twice a week (only $20 for 8 weeks - thank you city of irving)! kai loves playing with the other kiddoes - well mostly just touching their heads and i love getting out and exercising with the other moms... my buddy annie and kai's bff noli go with us!<br /><br />also, i'm subbing just one day a week when Gilbert (the school i most recently taught at) needs me for a bit of extra money and some adult interaction... i have my first gig this friday and am super excited!<br /><br />shawn and others (buddy brad, cousins michael and wesley) have finished the ceilings in the other two bedrooms as well... so the house is almost done! i'll get pics after we de-clutter with a garage sale this weekend...<br /><br />ok... enough blabbering... here's what you all are here for!<br /><br />fun times at the park... she LOVES the swing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI3GkyCrKLdtMBfdXQBqEs2G4qbVX8QK2sU6iV6FG7uisg3p4f6mkaMd-bFxxo-IRhsKQkWhN5C-VHIBUAzKbJAfMkPN9gr3lGLOzfEO4oFMsDl8ANp-M2rUeo1Kws_nq3DU4QC_45kXq/s1600-h/iphone+pics+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI3GkyCrKLdtMBfdXQBqEs2G4qbVX8QK2sU6iV6FG7uisg3p4f6mkaMd-bFxxo-IRhsKQkWhN5C-VHIBUAzKbJAfMkPN9gr3lGLOzfEO4oFMsDl8ANp-M2rUeo1Kws_nq3DU4QC_45kXq/s320/iphone+pics+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249052801680251218" /></a><br /><br />isn't this a sweet picture?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPFXkQ_JpSrHhYeG6wrRWMZ14-MqB02oOyDSGPWVik8na5B-pLuWzRFn19BM3TSDeYjHRmjCE4F2zaelIIU1KSF_eKb3RtagRyuzw2PzRDUD04O1sciYxvEgheBlJeYPvCwulvUEo6U9p/s1600-h/iphone+pics+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPFXkQ_JpSrHhYeG6wrRWMZ14-MqB02oOyDSGPWVik8na5B-pLuWzRFn19BM3TSDeYjHRmjCE4F2zaelIIU1KSF_eKb3RtagRyuzw2PzRDUD04O1sciYxvEgheBlJeYPvCwulvUEo6U9p/s320/iphone+pics+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249052800362710738" /></a><br /><br />a couple of weeks ago we went to tobey's bday party and kai got to ride the train with daddy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDcomCYsMeSTQAcGIrx-cB7_SuEP2gQ9pj0DeEgtVcwWFdrjJcyZMNclVXBBczetnpOE4dZvWfxoG5or2Drh3D0YvM-CNaFU7gd83cbCJOg86WCYaGpiLBvFtBilGC3p_DpABsLvNytfR/s1600-h/iphone+pics+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDcomCYsMeSTQAcGIrx-cB7_SuEP2gQ9pj0DeEgtVcwWFdrjJcyZMNclVXBBczetnpOE4dZvWfxoG5or2Drh3D0YvM-CNaFU7gd83cbCJOg86WCYaGpiLBvFtBilGC3p_DpABsLvNytfR/s320/iphone+pics+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249052817055291746" /></a><br /><br />now about those milestones... we had to lower the crib because i came in to find this one afternoon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHjzWod0dvNsUysiVyCKWngNYy0qTbF0_zOhAkM-qVSPWvvO6nDrAhtIYDTevYz0cHgjhmwmfrLmv_oGpQe3YU1utFpqU0_imzOgs5b8nCQjq8rCHdYWqU58ptrraNBpoS6JlcEBxE0fR/s1600-h/iphone+pics+108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHjzWod0dvNsUysiVyCKWngNYy0qTbF0_zOhAkM-qVSPWvvO6nDrAhtIYDTevYz0cHgjhmwmfrLmv_oGpQe3YU1utFpqU0_imzOgs5b8nCQjq8rCHdYWqU58ptrraNBpoS6JlcEBxE0fR/s320/iphone+pics+108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249052819515526450" /></a><br /><br />and then this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkpbYpXbhKWbqhdCClTZBOjAQxmdlq7eI0oMBaIYb90VjJpEYW83B9XRdSY2tezm1V7WLDIZxArXOEG-PnZQyQZTTEi-S0PStyv_94qKHWRe4mlJtY-j6Zbb63MByMzjfhYzQnvMFl2i/s1600-h/iphone+pics+109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkpbYpXbhKWbqhdCClTZBOjAQxmdlq7eI0oMBaIYb90VjJpEYW83B9XRdSY2tezm1V7WLDIZxArXOEG-PnZQyQZTTEi-S0PStyv_94qKHWRe4mlJtY-j6Zbb63MByMzjfhYzQnvMFl2i/s320/iphone+pics+109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055537444981522" /></a><br /><br />she is trying super-hard to pull up on her crib and has succeeded once... she loves to hold on to the side if i help her up... and... she officially CRAWLED today! i'm assuming in the next couple of days she'll become a pro and i'll get some good video!<br /><br />we went to toys R us and got this horsey bouncer thing on sale because the store is relocating... sadly she has never enjoyed it as much as the first night we brought it home! that is pure bliss people!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IFPGsJrBfkx6xxLKlJU-bzs39KBxyvtu9djS_mAGQEdG4ItcX-B2k3VbxM5FAtsU6XX1KFJ_Gs7wU1KQ2ogIpSFn5t59AmLwQrJH1jQi_CG6ybR5GnO6R3Ui377x0-sYmW1qotRlXtJ0/s1600-h/iphone+pics+116.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IFPGsJrBfkx6xxLKlJU-bzs39KBxyvtu9djS_mAGQEdG4ItcX-B2k3VbxM5FAtsU6XX1KFJ_Gs7wU1KQ2ogIpSFn5t59AmLwQrJH1jQi_CG6ybR5GnO6R3Ui377x0-sYmW1qotRlXtJ0/s320/iphone+pics+116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055548939350194" /></a><br /><br />i mentioned cousin wesley above... he came up to dodge Ike and got suckered into helping shawn put the finishing touches on the rooms... but i think he enjoyed seeing kai! he was great with her!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJS2-2Bas9Pr3gy06r4cjE0uiJ-0trOni8hRynnmJfDR427qfsyR4FUubVcMamIbQ2WqtI4iIFF59bb7myVJ_hIyCHRiMzVBrR0WCby8vfltSRFpeATmJJh_-tkzgyhyv7p1zNhW79k3L/s1600-h/iphone+pics+119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJS2-2Bas9Pr3gy06r4cjE0uiJ-0trOni8hRynnmJfDR427qfsyR4FUubVcMamIbQ2WqtI4iIFF59bb7myVJ_hIyCHRiMzVBrR0WCby8vfltSRFpeATmJJh_-tkzgyhyv7p1zNhW79k3L/s320/iphone+pics+119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055557243013106" /></a><br /><br />when the weather changed, i couldn't resist buying these leg warmers for kai... and she's so smart, she knows when she sees the orange light on my camera that a super bright light is coming... so that's why she's got the funny face!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzegg0SMawT05EuE_1rDuxyH49tIWcCRYhdUZOSEWxBnwlheuTypljWF_f8umbvpFn5BmLdjEKKP5x2cpUS76Yb5tqMlwISWiydF3PDcaHuTZwgk_Ad89yRT4HnT9JqWMRiHt_tA5e9UO/s1600-h/iphone+pics+131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzegg0SMawT05EuE_1rDuxyH49tIWcCRYhdUZOSEWxBnwlheuTypljWF_f8umbvpFn5BmLdjEKKP5x2cpUS76Yb5tqMlwISWiydF3PDcaHuTZwgk_Ad89yRT4HnT9JqWMRiHt_tA5e9UO/s320/iphone+pics+131.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055560867306386" /></a><br /><br />and for the sad news of the month... kai had her first major boo-boo... she fell while we were at the park last week with some friends and scraped her head and nose on the concrete (ouch!) she was such a trooper though and it's already almost completely healed! it was way harder on me than her... i bought her a super soft stuffed monkey for being such a tough gal!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-dCqMufiCFwh0uL9nq5zw8yyr-NYaUpom4coyv-6hcIPshyphenhyphendyMh6Q5RVuR5oYAJGpyeGjHkkTQpsM1xz_p75m9IuV2owH63u3kObwwRetIpdgMG91y9iy39L5Gt185fcTk92FW2rZ6q7/s1600-h/iphone+pics+141.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-dCqMufiCFwh0uL9nq5zw8yyr-NYaUpom4coyv-6hcIPshyphenhyphendyMh6Q5RVuR5oYAJGpyeGjHkkTQpsM1xz_p75m9IuV2owH63u3kObwwRetIpdgMG91y9iy39L5Gt185fcTk92FW2rZ6q7/s320/iphone+pics+141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055564799330738" /></a><br /><br />noli and kai doing the butt-touch as only bff's can do<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj6bZ3NRUsQGVA2YyaRheg04XPDxQkn0VoAHipGq1TP5B-ajzaCMCJLrYHKMijeulY1NMowuIJuOQKSRDW2VGk_V-kxPLdqoZkXVazVjok3Kdji0tIa64wA-1aa887ylduWd6i_ep9wwx/s1600-h/iphone+pics+147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj6bZ3NRUsQGVA2YyaRheg04XPDxQkn0VoAHipGq1TP5B-ajzaCMCJLrYHKMijeulY1NMowuIJuOQKSRDW2VGk_V-kxPLdqoZkXVazVjok3Kdji0tIa64wA-1aa887ylduWd6i_ep9wwx/s320/iphone+pics+147.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060926064350178" /></a><br /><br />and a final note... this saturday we had a youth group reunion... over 150 (including spouses and kids) people came including our old youth pastors rick and angela! it was amazing to see everyone 10 years grown up... so much fun! here's our group pic... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyCNdwL79IZUzsx-py0tr7ATtrTpqxAhgq_pL49rt3U9gfLhZlm5shcSfAw50Lbtdlgi-IN6w0A9SZZ4kGqDRt9fPAoVFvVKzTF31iFLadnTehlOozBttTnqDQV2PwIdRYgPzwF-5JrKu/s1600-h/iphone+pics+174.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyCNdwL79IZUzsx-py0tr7ATtrTpqxAhgq_pL49rt3U9gfLhZlm5shcSfAw50Lbtdlgi-IN6w0A9SZZ4kGqDRt9fPAoVFvVKzTF31iFLadnTehlOozBttTnqDQV2PwIdRYgPzwF-5JrKu/s320/iphone+pics+174.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060938496927314" /></a><br /><br />until next time!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-86545445998310463132008-08-25T22:52:00.005-05:002008-08-25T23:21:11.818-05:00saavy six months!hey everyone... kai is officially half a year old! on one hand, it goes by super fast, on the other, painfully slow... it was weird not having a classroom to get ready this year and it still feels like summer to me, even though most of my friends have completed yet another first day!<br /><br />we had our 6 month check up today... and kai got her first vaccine... the dTap... it's a combo of diptheria, tetanus and pertussis... unfortunately the only one she really needs is pertussis, but they don't make it alone... i've been debating this shot for a while because it's the one that both my OB and Pediatrician recommended above all the others... and i'm wanting to put kai in the church nursery so she can get some social interaction.... so i did it... she did well, i nursed during it, so it distracted her a bit... and she's had a good evening, so all is well. on that note, since i had to vaccinate my little girl for a disease we can all catch and spread... you all should go out and get yours done as well... shawn and i are both planning on getting it... there was a news special on an outbreak of pertussis in the DFW area... so i'm thinking it's a good one... and Dr. Sears says it's one of the least reactive, so go for it. ok enough of that...<br /><br />growth!<br /><br />height: I forgot to ask them the official measurement, but i just measured her while she was sleeping and got about 27 inches... that means she's grown 7/12 of a foot since she was born! crazy... not sure about the percentile...<br /><br />weight: 18 lbs 14 oz... i guess our scale at home is different from the scale at the office, or she's lost a pound in the last couple of weeks (not entirely impossible since i was giving her corn syrup - yuk! - in her bottles to combat constipation and for the last week or so, she's only wanted me)<br /><br />head: 42 cm... 50th percentile... in the words of Dr. Agrawal...a big noggin<br /><br />otherwise, we're still not crawling... well, she can do a 360 on her cute little belly and can scoot backwards across the room and do a push up on her cute little toes... but she still hasn't put it all together yet... we're thinking in the next couple of weeks at most... fun times!<br /><br />dr. agrawal also gave us the ok on ALL fruits and veggies! so fun... i made our first batch of sweet potatoes tonight... i figured some things will be easy and cost effective to make and others i'll buy... like bananas and avocados can just be mashed up... the sweet potato was super easy... just bake and blend with a little water... i made one ice cube tray from one fairly large potato ($0.98) which is the equivalent of about 4 jars of store bought stuff ($0.50-$0.99 per jar)... so that's a pretty good deal if you ask me!<br /><br />hmmm... sorry this is so long and i'm such a chatty cathy... lots to say i guess... but i'm done now... enjoy some pics!<br /><br />the other day i put kai in her crib like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRq6sZrRNRlXQNjLnFxzTlwpA57-MXtZahSh-lJiwrRrB5OUw-T-yQX7GxlaDP90c4WqazcxXhwGzGzXNEVpRQux6su3SaaAf2NonFcJjWqnhEACZtS4v3wrP84q_C5DvbY8Xt5htiWHt/s1600-h/6+months+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRq6sZrRNRlXQNjLnFxzTlwpA57-MXtZahSh-lJiwrRrB5OUw-T-yQX7GxlaDP90c4WqazcxXhwGzGzXNEVpRQux6su3SaaAf2NonFcJjWqnhEACZtS4v3wrP84q_C5DvbY8Xt5htiWHt/s320/6+months+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238673363155006914" /></a><br /><br />and came back to find this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWv-EJyvzzkP6aC6aeceG9dKWp8D1GiRPXWgxQj2SlF_c0SO4pT_yPCG2_fq804-N9uDzKoijadQvSMV2zFYj_vq9TtZEQAe0jHl894nMTAZG2WrPVTb0zqAhMCRkG6tcSJRNOYLgW1G34/s1600-h/6+months+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWv-EJyvzzkP6aC6aeceG9dKWp8D1GiRPXWgxQj2SlF_c0SO4pT_yPCG2_fq804-N9uDzKoijadQvSMV2zFYj_vq9TtZEQAe0jHl894nMTAZG2WrPVTb0zqAhMCRkG6tcSJRNOYLgW1G34/s320/6+months+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238673362467121778" /></a><br /><br />she's a mover!<br /><br />this is what eating looks like in our house:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzKZmFuh-yen6PFYORMDDuGYRCw8X5GJuWQ8td_6B9wjh4xzZKf4ViT7v9gvM4wvoPN9VOTgtatumCn_5MzThFe-5V610ryQ-0YC9UCShbydVJjQ7uBI87HQ4RiqdYcp34F7FOS8Id84M/s1600-h/6+months+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzKZmFuh-yen6PFYORMDDuGYRCw8X5GJuWQ8td_6B9wjh4xzZKf4ViT7v9gvM4wvoPN9VOTgtatumCn_5MzThFe-5V610ryQ-0YC9UCShbydVJjQ7uBI87HQ4RiqdYcp34F7FOS8Id84M/s320/6+months+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238673370223186114" /></a><br /><br />a couple of weeks ago we went to the Dallas World Aquarium (a misnomer to say the least) but kai enjoyed the fish she could see... here she is with her older gal pal emma:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mHk7mrAZt2BBDFqP3t2rmMQ5O9VUEPRoeEYsTDEOwbjtgWb_3dvrvTZgLBMCLLDwA3xp1x3_0nO09TNBGphm_bZqz6r1ZSqpWaLfEwQZcdadCXxenCvlkiPaoPL0seNSZAm-TsdknAR-/s1600-h/6+months+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mHk7mrAZt2BBDFqP3t2rmMQ5O9VUEPRoeEYsTDEOwbjtgWb_3dvrvTZgLBMCLLDwA3xp1x3_0nO09TNBGphm_bZqz6r1ZSqpWaLfEwQZcdadCXxenCvlkiPaoPL0seNSZAm-TsdknAR-/s320/6+months+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238673373659447954" /></a><br /><br />shawn has already had two cookouts in honor of his birthday and will get another one this saturday... here's kai with her two great-grandmas on my side:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBGTmipYfq0JITd48l16gZ7NUIPUNXQbskVVTsafB1bi6BhcsjT40j9V03w5meMC-EE3SP0qHnreC3bwnzv1pJYyPp_JVQLgr1361Uk9XXVm816sUKYKWON7BgWpa_a3lwAhhMHmTcymJ/s1600-h/6+months+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBGTmipYfq0JITd48l16gZ7NUIPUNXQbskVVTsafB1bi6BhcsjT40j9V03w5meMC-EE3SP0qHnreC3bwnzv1pJYyPp_JVQLgr1361Uk9XXVm816sUKYKWON7BgWpa_a3lwAhhMHmTcymJ/s320/6+months+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238673378610134754" /></a><br /><br />and here's kai's first sweet potato souffle ala ice cube tray<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtFcEZ_3SqOtzanwKjjjMywQi6N-euW0tL-UNDX2kk-Z7RM8X1ZvXw8piznKqSRG0xCC8W60hhclax9bUtW0ciZkhfP8N6uqlg2X-hu9hI_hoO2rzj_5G1IY34MphRa6hoBfoNPeRnLoE/s1600-h/6+months+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtFcEZ_3SqOtzanwKjjjMywQi6N-euW0tL-UNDX2kk-Z7RM8X1ZvXw8piznKqSRG0xCC8W60hhclax9bUtW0ciZkhfP8N6uqlg2X-hu9hI_hoO2rzj_5G1IY34MphRa6hoBfoNPeRnLoE/s320/6+months+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238675843111892882" /></a><br /><br />i guess that's it for now... love to you all!suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873716883352471704.post-90091847445858025152008-08-11T21:50:00.004-05:002008-08-12T10:47:34.810-05:00our sloppy eaterso i've started giving kai just a taste of some foods... namely cereals (not a big fan), avocado and applesauce... i've also let her play with the sippy cup a few times, but when she gets the water, she makes a face like, this is not milk! <br /><br />can you see why i'm so in love with her?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvrYKGa_myUVQqpsIWxIbPZF0eTmBWaWdVadrf7MOBPPLeaoZ6v0eiNI3rU3i1xgCcvrlj4V2KtNHLYg_YDU7ttx4fND3qdjlF2QzcDIJQqyFtjAR6X-OH8QsvtQdeiyismtgBoFwaE-C/s1600-h/5.5+months+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvrYKGa_myUVQqpsIWxIbPZF0eTmBWaWdVadrf7MOBPPLeaoZ6v0eiNI3rU3i1xgCcvrlj4V2KtNHLYg_YDU7ttx4fND3qdjlF2QzcDIJQqyFtjAR6X-OH8QsvtQdeiyismtgBoFwaE-C/s320/5.5+months+011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233459555501115618"></a><br /><br /><br />such a dainty sipper - pardon her french (it was a gift from friends)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjhlA22_A6RK1-ZiToxzu4EI0FFWEm3da5w1zx9V4til4xuKsMTlAbNVf6AtJRukzIMmURVtzJlX7t6M8oM2rCFOcZsoGZanYhwm2bpbGOi7jnjmQ8kKUqnOkh0dMpwFxVFIAXbNQjA0O/s1600-h/5.5+months+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjhlA22_A6RK1-ZiToxzu4EI0FFWEm3da5w1zx9V4til4xuKsMTlAbNVf6AtJRukzIMmURVtzJlX7t6M8oM2rCFOcZsoGZanYhwm2bpbGOi7jnjmQ8kKUqnOkh0dMpwFxVFIAXbNQjA0O/s320/5.5+months+018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233459561496440082"></a><br /><br /><br />avocado is yummy! and a fun color!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2XrYEBf_T3GknI3Zo55v_hjtlP1-ylNeof7NEAuabbzId2HjcQX5tboMY_7iQqmMVl8XogTxvjCuuk9IjxY0UHgWQh2H_p-8dFjDm4MbBwUEa3kPk8xwbWRLTSS-Y3o-mhfsxuG_MPnO/s1600-h/5.5+months+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2XrYEBf_T3GknI3Zo55v_hjtlP1-ylNeof7NEAuabbzId2HjcQX5tboMY_7iQqmMVl8XogTxvjCuuk9IjxY0UHgWQh2H_p-8dFjDm4MbBwUEa3kPk8xwbWRLTSS-Y3o-mhfsxuG_MPnO/s320/5.5+months+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233459573825207138"></a><br /><br />she loves the irobot - which helps me get things done around the house (cleaning the floors and keeping her entertained!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOYlJFt7YYlwpzi-Nq6720QQnDtHA4X1oBPOlETcHglJ36aU1bAP5r5tVvXNhLj9ZJwLiZuSa_F1TzAOWAl84uGGD_c2ZmOishsEi6XQXL_X_6jt2GZ2N4MwuJ15xl7h_KK3TevdZ7LMO/s1600-h/5.5+months+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOYlJFt7YYlwpzi-Nq6720QQnDtHA4X1oBPOlETcHglJ36aU1bAP5r5tVvXNhLj9ZJwLiZuSa_F1TzAOWAl84uGGD_c2ZmOishsEi6XQXL_X_6jt2GZ2N4MwuJ15xl7h_KK3TevdZ7LMO/s320/5.5+months+028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233459568474896514"></a><br /><br />and now for the really fun stuff... just a peek of what i get to watch everyday!<br /><br />kai trying to crawl<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CzyeqB8XpPQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CzyeqB8XpPQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />funny baby eating applesauce!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pER15uqs4Bg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pER15uqs4Bg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782181153216677579noreply@blogger.com3