tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12987147866950719792024-03-13T19:35:03.938-04:00Wrinkles Will Only Go Where the Smiles Have BeenEasy way for our distant family and friends to keep up with our growing and active brood. As long as I remember to update often!Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-77040360048904006582011-04-08T17:46:00.003-04:002011-04-08T17:52:58.242-04:00Hanna Anderson, Eat your heart out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiHCfBDtLNSAbgLR1mpX0fqse12JYntTaRCxk-VCVEPcKQi7jmGrok3JxDMK5eKJoS71WCDUuKG49-7TmthiSujh_wIIRlDFW-H7iikXhr3ymjeGnD3Q8VLontwqZw6MXX7_Cja0w8-5G/s1600/DSCN2901.JPG"><br /></a><br />I recently saw the new line of pillowcase dresses that Hanna Anderson has for the spring. $28 bucks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNwCgwQfEIZxU27-6yrgU-G0zjvK7XE8DLNTk5nkJ2cHkQcmIQXj3C-O0Cvxon8cPjKjmYPr-b3ZglJa92oAEH5OdS_f_wXITMinjXFk8JGvzBOx1sqw-gWLbxAH8nySJMzFAOSZ5yEWt/s1600/hannapillowcasedress.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNwCgwQfEIZxU27-6yrgU-G0zjvK7XE8DLNTk5nkJ2cHkQcmIQXj3C-O0Cvxon8cPjKjmYPr-b3ZglJa92oAEH5OdS_f_wXITMinjXFk8JGvzBOx1sqw-gWLbxAH8nySJMzFAOSZ5yEWt/s320/hannapillowcasedress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593333348628340610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"I can do that!" I think to myself.<br /><br />3 hours (interrupted - could probably make this in half the time if it weren't for "have a tea party, mom?" and "put on my movie, mom!"), some old ribbon, and a $2.99 fabric flat in some of Emmy's favorite colors and voila!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiHCfBDtLNSAbgLR1mpX0fqse12JYntTaRCxk-VCVEPcKQi7jmGrok3JxDMK5eKJoS71WCDUuKG49-7TmthiSujh_wIIRlDFW-H7iikXhr3ymjeGnD3Q8VLontwqZw6MXX7_Cja0w8-5G/s1600/DSCN2901.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiHCfBDtLNSAbgLR1mpX0fqse12JYntTaRCxk-VCVEPcKQi7jmGrok3JxDMK5eKJoS71WCDUuKG49-7TmthiSujh_wIIRlDFW-H7iikXhr3ymjeGnD3Q8VLontwqZw6MXX7_Cja0w8-5G/s320/DSCN2901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593333352537204738" border="0" /></a><br />The dress is blue and green retro flower print. Very Lilly Pulitzer looking. Used a pink polka dot ribbon and some scrap pink fabric for the bias on the arm holes.<br /><br />Suck it, Hanna.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS6vPZ9XYUmTyUY-Lkj2ssOewRm8sedW3MF68n4UdFPbiC4fEnNPnkFdLSU0zkyFHjA6Vzr0gXjbvOakJwezmY4qDx01E4p3BgVaguidQH9hEifrQ0WjNjaAryI9zpGL7ghhbuXJZgbVI/s1600/DSCN2899.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS6vPZ9XYUmTyUY-Lkj2ssOewRm8sedW3MF68n4UdFPbiC4fEnNPnkFdLSU0zkyFHjA6Vzr0gXjbvOakJwezmY4qDx01E4p3BgVaguidQH9hEifrQ0WjNjaAryI9zpGL7ghhbuXJZgbVI/s320/DSCN2899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593333352272108210" border="0" /></a><br />Emily has picked out a pink print with green ribbon for her next dress. I think I will try after she's asleep though.Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-5820051534037990112011-04-07T12:33:00.002-04:002011-04-07T12:39:07.059-04:00My mom yelled at me for not posting pictures.So here are some pictures.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD04UwRuW7cEkEyNQ2UISCgjqtP4urMEmyS3QGj9HOtJPOfnHvpvvSkiA96VWeruQddZ1RaTAhukl62b5aYEM0fzkQo0Ye5xPYYIvLr6Ri6JodeWbzl82mnTRY3nTFD9qDzDY1LiG-nT2/s1600/SAM_1599.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD04UwRuW7cEkEyNQ2UISCgjqtP4urMEmyS3QGj9HOtJPOfnHvpvvSkiA96VWeruQddZ1RaTAhukl62b5aYEM0fzkQo0Ye5xPYYIvLr6Ri6JodeWbzl82mnTRY3nTFD9qDzDY1LiG-nT2/s320/SAM_1599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592881719136635506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqwDMRgRvSJy6kpKGYXed3tztZ4q_E30Y_3SVllBZWFFSW2jX5yg-kHOEPolK9T12iY5VSSDj_w805EoXc4MV2gS68r0rNwaNJ4wE3CMFoylr57VQFTetPjyDuc-N54UrugKuT6uqE5wJ/s1600/SAM_1586.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqwDMRgRvSJy6kpKGYXed3tztZ4q_E30Y_3SVllBZWFFSW2jX5yg-kHOEPolK9T12iY5VSSDj_w805EoXc4MV2gS68r0rNwaNJ4wE3CMFoylr57VQFTetPjyDuc-N54UrugKuT6uqE5wJ/s320/SAM_1586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592881720325791906" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-24607141023490216682010-11-15T13:16:00.004-05:002010-11-15T15:52:04.893-05:00Trying again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVV5ldjx3P1g8IOMEXnL0mIw9hCUwzJW4PhbWZ147ULits6ZFdjs0KphKr3qZpoiGxTXFCnYcTbBJYt9h6ER7n12i2QY832hGiVW-ZNY76_i94nL8C9xcRahXhaGLuFdMjH-hQncsn2wab/s1600/DSCN2144.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD8jcHitKII_hPbi-hvPPS8kxPLFtoX8m5TVvgMCkm2WvtgYu_z7P0xHw2k_BkSUqQkKUwyBYA-uiuGbZGx2RdwM4RCqHCT5C3XNXX3U42XfmnXnmTAQ6CqxjLfQ_Vk20xk4V7zldincq/s1600/CIMG0606.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjvDx1RGEKhztD_8XwSdACFEqhQqQrQNrVm6B_HgsZkFteWtM07a4KsgjM6JM7L13sh3TvSgZQgfsgmfjvvyrrpNqqnrMst-BiUH7EUm6YZBC15k9F0pzDOIVGy_prUHvq_t5Ktobwpwv/s1600/CIMG0603.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaWC1HYLOydefX-QFtRtOWSLLM4zMJf7p4_0_SOLdEFqs4o8TSG2PPGxDBT87nfj5lNx54WqDQ9invZjzmevLoELSShN85LfinPA-7ktGnxIvNchjy_aKE2dhk_nMZYVqWa1-fUYZRlcy/s1600/CIMG0600.JPG"><br /></a><br />Tried to post a video of Christina's concert a few weeks ago with no luck. Trying again!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwT_H26R0b10RjCCfDEOkwIejqPTF3tXadQp-lZw47hLZItgIjWpI2UZRX_ypLBNS0OKo62SAPr6c7mDYCnDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looks like it finally worked!<br /><br /><br /><br />Also, some pictures from Halloween. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVV5ldjx3P1g8IOMEXnL0mIw9hCUwzJW4PhbWZ147ULits6ZFdjs0KphKr3qZpoiGxTXFCnYcTbBJYt9h6ER7n12i2QY832hGiVW-ZNY76_i94nL8C9xcRahXhaGLuFdMjH-hQncsn2wab/s1600/DSCN2144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVV5ldjx3P1g8IOMEXnL0mIw9hCUwzJW4PhbWZ147ULits6ZFdjs0KphKr3qZpoiGxTXFCnYcTbBJYt9h6ER7n12i2QY832hGiVW-ZNY76_i94nL8C9xcRahXhaGLuFdMjH-hQncsn2wab/s320/DSCN2144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539880624047707490" border="0" /></a>Grammy and her little pumpkins (baby is my nephew, Griffin)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjvDx1RGEKhztD_8XwSdACFEqhQqQrQNrVm6B_HgsZkFteWtM07a4KsgjM6JM7L13sh3TvSgZQgfsgmfjvvyrrpNqqnrMst-BiUH7EUm6YZBC15k9F0pzDOIVGy_prUHvq_t5Ktobwpwv/s1600/CIMG0603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjvDx1RGEKhztD_8XwSdACFEqhQqQrQNrVm6B_HgsZkFteWtM07a4KsgjM6JM7L13sh3TvSgZQgfsgmfjvvyrrpNqqnrMst-BiUH7EUm6YZBC15k9F0pzDOIVGy_prUHvq_t5Ktobwpwv/s320/CIMG0603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539880605178989538" border="0" /></a>Getting excited for trick or treating by putting on Grammy's witch hat<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD8jcHitKII_hPbi-hvPPS8kxPLFtoX8m5TVvgMCkm2WvtgYu_z7P0xHw2k_BkSUqQkKUwyBYA-uiuGbZGx2RdwM4RCqHCT5C3XNXX3U42XfmnXnmTAQ6CqxjLfQ_Vk20xk4V7zldincq/s1600/CIMG0606.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD8jcHitKII_hPbi-hvPPS8kxPLFtoX8m5TVvgMCkm2WvtgYu_z7P0xHw2k_BkSUqQkKUwyBYA-uiuGbZGx2RdwM4RCqHCT5C3XNXX3U42XfmnXnmTAQ6CqxjLfQ_Vk20xk4V7zldincq/s320/CIMG0606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539880617023723378" border="0" /></a>Pink Butterfly<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaWC1HYLOydefX-QFtRtOWSLLM4zMJf7p4_0_SOLdEFqs4o8TSG2PPGxDBT87nfj5lNx54WqDQ9invZjzmevLoELSShN85LfinPA-7ktGnxIvNchjy_aKE2dhk_nMZYVqWa1-fUYZRlcy/s1600/CIMG0600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaWC1HYLOydefX-QFtRtOWSLLM4zMJf7p4_0_SOLdEFqs4o8TSG2PPGxDBT87nfj5lNx54WqDQ9invZjzmevLoELSShN85LfinPA-7ktGnxIvNchjy_aKE2dhk_nMZYVqWa1-fUYZRlcy/s320/CIMG0600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539880595639555186" border="0" /></a>Blue Angel/Fairy/your guess.Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-46133952435104546372010-07-22T11:10:00.003-04:002010-07-22T11:19:02.286-04:00Tiny DancerOur newest obsession - dancing movies. For some odd reason, last night she grabbed a DVD - Barbie Nutcracker. If you've never seen this movie, avoid it. It's totally ruined a classic ballet and holiday story for me. Anyway, Emily is obsessed with watching it over and over and dancing along with the music. Sometimes WITH tutu on, sometimes without.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxuNtkcA8LTHDdZj6Xk-e5OmbxqRnUhYlsXBOYbf-CfJE-21Xt99l3blPY9Suad04V3aELnrs7J9cx2Qj1_H_PW3i5FqT8YKiOXGhkaKFuDseqr4jvvisFC4lbsLeKBpeK8ULnKJdUPjZ/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxuNtkcA8LTHDdZj6Xk-e5OmbxqRnUhYlsXBOYbf-CfJE-21Xt99l3blPY9Suad04V3aELnrs7J9cx2Qj1_H_PW3i5FqT8YKiOXGhkaKFuDseqr4jvvisFC4lbsLeKBpeK8ULnKJdUPjZ/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496748717691976658" border="0" /></a>Standing on her toes, like Barbie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4KCoyzJtks2b2QJrHjMJKSFLM-9rY4js-ty4e9zisCB7MnkPi_542fzHnnsSQOSUWN0IvmDJC2bOcB6QkRnn9MUJazSTWh65JpxxgJX3aqTEhuVz9ni4DTaWkL6qWMnckgx4s4ex7PWC/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4KCoyzJtks2b2QJrHjMJKSFLM-9rY4js-ty4e9zisCB7MnkPi_542fzHnnsSQOSUWN0IvmDJC2bOcB6QkRnn9MUJazSTWh65JpxxgJX3aqTEhuVz9ni4DTaWkL6qWMnckgx4s4ex7PWC/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496748708370215266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIQdlB8ATWoYu0zJG-myMQW1q8s9InKDymBs6WBTiMN7Sj2cs6Pxw8lIDQWPDnyoxSxAXT9SysiuOCSYvKKPDw4Y4zEiU2WMZF5YY1eOejgHgK-McseFpc9C5WOoAF4tlgXVuPMwj0QC8/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIQdlB8ATWoYu0zJG-myMQW1q8s9InKDymBs6WBTiMN7Sj2cs6Pxw8lIDQWPDnyoxSxAXT9SysiuOCSYvKKPDw4Y4zEiU2WMZF5YY1eOejgHgK-McseFpc9C5WOoAF4tlgXVuPMwj0QC8/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496748697788536050" border="0" /></a>Twirling and leaping along with Barbie. She's ready for dance class (except that she's not potty trained yet). She's about as graceful as an elephant!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4ISrndD3q36NG4Ti9UogeFBx9j8xHyvckzMwVag0nn8sDhpRmF9InAQIhpJz4zpoCX9k74tiLndz3AYam9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-12362354584863220922010-07-22T10:40:00.010-04:002010-07-22T11:07:26.150-04:00Catching up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8C4JAsSDgyjxH5GI0durkzMgYJUakrwsgTNBXBor7Vj861koN6acvTrEg1WMG1AS-YZQKnHkrq2btIsZc3Y__QrpIbplp1MB2EsmWDmv6G3C33z4I15NA-wFVEEKo2yB8qbIl1Nny8CS/s1600/July1-7+003.JPG">Here are some pictures from Gen & Beau's wedding (Emily was the flower girl) and 4th of July!</a><br /><br />Checking out the hotel room. She insisted it was a castle, since it was a high-rise building. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8C4JAsSDgyjxH5GI0durkzMgYJUakrwsgTNBXBor7Vj861koN6acvTrEg1WMG1AS-YZQKnHkrq2btIsZc3Y__QrpIbplp1MB2EsmWDmv6G3C33z4I15NA-wFVEEKo2yB8qbIl1Nny8CS/s1600/July1-7+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8C4JAsSDgyjxH5GI0durkzMgYJUakrwsgTNBXBor7Vj861koN6acvTrEg1WMG1AS-YZQKnHkrq2btIsZc3Y__QrpIbplp1MB2EsmWDmv6G3C33z4I15NA-wFVEEKo2yB8qbIl1Nny8CS/s320/July1-7+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496745844741414914" border="0" /></a><br />At the aquarium. She LOVED it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhLKYNNCqsBDu_VmSrBTRnYnrAwqHr5bAvgtbwMR9_UouQduLdSAf0PkEOyo02n3EUcPFVOONtrqy8gbbRDO09Ct4ePHw-v3mEoAJG3wFc83eZwxwAz_wGahQcjKQsQGaB7LlBK08aFex/s1600/July1-7+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhLKYNNCqsBDu_VmSrBTRnYnrAwqHr5bAvgtbwMR9_UouQduLdSAf0PkEOyo02n3EUcPFVOONtrqy8gbbRDO09Ct4ePHw-v3mEoAJG3wFc83eZwxwAz_wGahQcjKQsQGaB7LlBK08aFex/s320/July1-7+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496745823758271186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtsZtqynSt4fSp4R0xNTdaz7J7XBycHrCTUwgbQWkycIKa_chn8d58VdWV0nHF6OMx0vb_Jky2iRYaeT0i3T9xu56_xra7gmGX4pddmMDjDrEk7cIvz9P8f0sJniHjuyNKcL7M-u7ix8_/s1600/July1-7+007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtsZtqynSt4fSp4R0xNTdaz7J7XBycHrCTUwgbQWkycIKa_chn8d58VdWV0nHF6OMx0vb_Jky2iRYaeT0i3T9xu56_xra7gmGX4pddmMDjDrEk7cIvz9P8f0sJniHjuyNKcL7M-u7ix8_/s320/July1-7+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496745821680527586" border="0" /></a>She kept pointing at each fish and yelling "NEMO!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_-u5A_bhnvs1fMszPSDq-WwbXw7Y6-LhRMp4eySPcHOhMZWISkGzyS7i2txZA_CVATjVgTfa3wi-qxw6uBrSQ0xTT2bTDnOd7d3d_KR5KuYUfTpSDcaNvvOTsYZ90mavoTKEIP0TzGA7/s1600/July1-7+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_-u5A_bhnvs1fMszPSDq-WwbXw7Y6-LhRMp4eySPcHOhMZWISkGzyS7i2txZA_CVATjVgTfa3wi-qxw6uBrSQ0xTT2bTDnOd7d3d_KR5KuYUfTpSDcaNvvOTsYZ90mavoTKEIP0TzGA7/s320/July1-7+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496745812006451234" border="0" /></a>Dude turtles. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxoy1LfZu_nujiFxiQ6cRn1VwOx0Nqu6s6FLpXNY27vkWvPv1jAlUqxdP7-1PQAnd_3Q7J1mS9vUZ_apZmbPKqg-40vQ7ZXaNsa1v6eNkK7DNyU0fylnAdf2vBhPgNuu_pBwv2nVIi9_k/s1600/July1-7+010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxoy1LfZu_nujiFxiQ6cRn1VwOx0Nqu6s6FLpXNY27vkWvPv1jAlUqxdP7-1PQAnd_3Q7J1mS9vUZ_apZmbPKqg-40vQ7ZXaNsa1v6eNkK7DNyU0fylnAdf2vBhPgNuu_pBwv2nVIi9_k/s320/July1-7+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496745803817719458" border="0" /></a>Sharks at the aquarium. She kept saying "Bruuuuuuuce"... She's confused Springsteen with Bruce the Shark in Nemo. "Fish Friends! No Food!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3ICYEU1O9AE-JGrD3Rk1QQ1fmTNuBlVJGYrwUY3TE5gRr29pbJJrAnhtf80hR7y1JSBD8iFlLAGfT4DmNZ176Ig6gvtKohAignHyYNWWfNfsr0xMjrDwO1uIxFlQ24ly8EDistS3B0Db/s1600/July1-7+016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3ICYEU1O9AE-JGrD3Rk1QQ1fmTNuBlVJGYrwUY3TE5gRr29pbJJrAnhtf80hR7y1JSBD8iFlLAGfT4DmNZ176Ig6gvtKohAignHyYNWWfNfsr0xMjrDwO1uIxFlQ24ly8EDistS3B0Db/s320/July1-7+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744954608470146" border="0" /></a>At rehearsal.... she nailed it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg9QZWwOpv60sjnRIPjsT2t1PN8VK4CaoT5bF1yyE4T9kK4QPKtyKZvSsLPreOih6QgTeEoE-BtB3OkKtyokzR0HeuErVk_3cuJj1rx7ptHV5oKipIv3Nhx5flDLGk46T9KX_0yFXeKdw/s1600/July1-7+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg9QZWwOpv60sjnRIPjsT2t1PN8VK4CaoT5bF1yyE4T9kK4QPKtyKZvSsLPreOih6QgTeEoE-BtB3OkKtyokzR0HeuErVk_3cuJj1rx7ptHV5oKipIv3Nhx5flDLGk46T9KX_0yFXeKdw/s320/July1-7+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744949183168098" border="0" /></a>Emily hits it off with the groom's family!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc2tsNauPZD61IBkKGtbKe-KellRFAWB9yIe-Qk-EQ_QJw1M7QBHaT0wiykxwHQmYj-CnZFQUf2KRSDOdJK9E_Rk4x0MmiUnu1y9kFyE2xFMksMnhPzrHlvU2SLr2zR0ABx6kf7UgXy2O/s1600/July1-7+021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc2tsNauPZD61IBkKGtbKe-KellRFAWB9yIe-Qk-EQ_QJw1M7QBHaT0wiykxwHQmYj-CnZFQUf2KRSDOdJK9E_Rk4x0MmiUnu1y9kFyE2xFMksMnhPzrHlvU2SLr2zR0ABx6kf7UgXy2O/s320/July1-7+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744941804595410" border="0" /></a>So grown up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSB7IYPF06NrqQaldxJFEqkykR-ghL8SG7MZFDE3OJmNrtCktvkt1cHzRbbomgmWSIJ01EJs3rRxSYwVAW3h43O5AH1GZ3L-tzjCbRlwtZofVIpPg_3R0jtLFAgLA74fZD0Lpgm_uBYG-0/s1600/July1-7+029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSB7IYPF06NrqQaldxJFEqkykR-ghL8SG7MZFDE3OJmNrtCktvkt1cHzRbbomgmWSIJ01EJs3rRxSYwVAW3h43O5AH1GZ3L-tzjCbRlwtZofVIpPg_3R0jtLFAgLA74fZD0Lpgm_uBYG-0/s320/July1-7+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744931346448850" border="0" /></a>Big Sis giving little Sis a ride home from the rehearsal dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93NszrqoXgJbrm1KNHpUhRU6-pdQSDSzRu7IM9soIrNI7CtMZ4Q9ntqmecahQDb8OhWqWdDrL2lvZ6dcicLL8neV3DIltazjlIDvivYNXkQU0QDu-wlQhc6O9_2KZKVNaxrIUxFRSQmqJ/s1600/July1-7+032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93NszrqoXgJbrm1KNHpUhRU6-pdQSDSzRu7IM9soIrNI7CtMZ4Q9ntqmecahQDb8OhWqWdDrL2lvZ6dcicLL8neV3DIltazjlIDvivYNXkQU0QDu-wlQhc6O9_2KZKVNaxrIUxFRSQmqJ/s320/July1-7+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744922991460786" border="0" /></a>Fish face mandatory when watching Nemo, I guess.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitetnan24hijB0npQvOAx4hCYCGe1_ZHHUVUQfGLJ-XKyZZ1-6Ay5csV2n6IrzQCnZ6vwhv6m_kV3ED4YP8t4vQd2aOrA4os3L95J2TG2c0jm8zHpdczcNZ2WnoHaOo7Lo7axKOybSoEIg/s1600/July1-7+037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitetnan24hijB0npQvOAx4hCYCGe1_ZHHUVUQfGLJ-XKyZZ1-6Ay5csV2n6IrzQCnZ6vwhv6m_kV3ED4YP8t4vQd2aOrA4os3L95J2TG2c0jm8zHpdczcNZ2WnoHaOo7Lo7axKOybSoEIg/s320/July1-7+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744433061862450" border="0" /></a>Chilling out at the hotel before the wedding.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMIb25AcaBYAkJu7iGSM4MQt9QfLQYjgBs49d8xRhqvXI9XrZ8bT7RInaeZi2vRPAafeWSe9Xh5jJqGQRkIEVahju0An6Rrl9Rt55uT4nFKTEsW4YKZpDAmrIxOAUKz7CQp_8RTemOrtE/s1600/July1-7+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMIb25AcaBYAkJu7iGSM4MQt9QfLQYjgBs49d8xRhqvXI9XrZ8bT7RInaeZi2vRPAafeWSe9Xh5jJqGQRkIEVahju0An6Rrl9Rt55uT4nFKTEsW4YKZpDAmrIxOAUKz7CQp_8RTemOrtE/s320/July1-7+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744425231230178" border="0" /></a><br />Riding on the bus to the golf course. This was her favorite part of the day. Cried when it was time to get off the bus. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcFE6nyDVYeRJSnbajbQ-PJb9johQ-V579V22y-85OrsYjZDGAuQIelzRfX_CjMWzyrnEi9CGkeCiAxPWdnxmDECkjmpxrvMKGuMiYwjLIzM03vbfYe6NoMsTxcXd80vVwUKHqhf-DZz0/s1600/July1-7+041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcFE6nyDVYeRJSnbajbQ-PJb9johQ-V579V22y-85OrsYjZDGAuQIelzRfX_CjMWzyrnEi9CGkeCiAxPWdnxmDECkjmpxrvMKGuMiYwjLIzM03vbfYe6NoMsTxcXd80vVwUKHqhf-DZz0/s320/July1-7+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744415797495010" border="0" /></a><br />t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRdMeatjKrlMRIs4e3rSM-fbDTGCEBOHpx4r9WIZH8TdcRtxcskuuYO8emMvs4Rm3IIu5xrKC0nnpXsYGJTVgdjNYGhyphenhyphenhzoBJS0aorxwDndOZtuWCio363yx5p81NBDJVJf1g1vJuvqLG/s1600/July1-7+052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRdMeatjKrlMRIs4e3rSM-fbDTGCEBOHpx4r9WIZH8TdcRtxcskuuYO8emMvs4Rm3IIu5xrKC0nnpXsYGJTVgdjNYGhyphenhyphenhzoBJS0aorxwDndOZtuWCio363yx5p81NBDJVJf1g1vJuvqLG/s320/July1-7+052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744411546908946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFaX0UURBkUwl0aeJ_1B40BV9-KM7RanpW_bu8tk6Q6OjV393nXHfrnIsmBAyIbzuCUQSs1fJAJsaeqzhqoXgoLxPCiKnsYoMQ7nwmQsN6dK17FQi4yqOU1_NRBAJaj-xgczquJ3FFydB/s1600/July1-7+056.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFaX0UURBkUwl0aeJ_1B40BV9-KM7RanpW_bu8tk6Q6OjV393nXHfrnIsmBAyIbzuCUQSs1fJAJsaeqzhqoXgoLxPCiKnsYoMQ7nwmQsN6dK17FQi4yqOU1_NRBAJaj-xgczquJ3FFydB/s320/July1-7+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744404931608498" border="0" /></a>She practiced by picking buds off bushes and throwing the petals on the ground.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJxcQnUGr60KF5iCNJycmKt5JveVBRqqErBt1sQi1KRZXQrmqJpcHYzkWxlKImHResExp27khxgEjmZ4prmxVOYVNtLgJMwfr-I0nIhLbGjtCJ-TJLh1_-wHttX9a-qQS-36zuS0ZFGZe/s1600/July1-7+066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJxcQnUGr60KF5iCNJycmKt5JveVBRqqErBt1sQi1KRZXQrmqJpcHYzkWxlKImHResExp27khxgEjmZ4prmxVOYVNtLgJMwfr-I0nIhLbGjtCJ-TJLh1_-wHttX9a-qQS-36zuS0ZFGZe/s320/July1-7+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496743659865060114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpKXvF8Pi2wHNKTcuz1phisPoMtx1dTUKnIX93Lo7MoL6eCTlwBBCchiIqxeIA98uHVtuu8_LYVI_xl9yTeXwk2V6K-kTvTTQ5Xsy3QKlkwnG7KkSW4bTLxf8roLutjiVZjLPf6HTH-a6/s1600/July1-7+070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpKXvF8Pi2wHNKTcuz1phisPoMtx1dTUKnIX93Lo7MoL6eCTlwBBCchiIqxeIA98uHVtuu8_LYVI_xl9yTeXwk2V6K-kTvTTQ5Xsy3QKlkwnG7KkSW4bTLxf8roLutjiVZjLPf6HTH-a6/s320/July1-7+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496743647377979618" border="0" /></a>Aftermath. There are some angry groundskeepers at the golf course.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU5DZNZTDpUwTihgzc37xmBbmmtyRJsD5tPAcDvxSmBGwsbInBWAnibaOEgi7fvQoSXKy1bQ4W-Mb_yEoFR5S1VPt_42Td9_gzqrYC1IWUzxwlRkrIXb1jYjq28vYCLSVt1GXqlq_PgtQ/s1600/July1-7+072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU5DZNZTDpUwTihgzc37xmBbmmtyRJsD5tPAcDvxSmBGwsbInBWAnibaOEgi7fvQoSXKy1bQ4W-Mb_yEoFR5S1VPt_42Td9_gzqrYC1IWUzxwlRkrIXb1jYjq28vYCLSVt1GXqlq_PgtQ/s320/July1-7+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496743640352599778" border="0" /></a>Emmy and her Godmother, Gen. What a beautiful bride!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6MCUmq0qFF5LO4LS2QvO9t6O1p84qGqnFXhWl9TjPnJhRvNfvtkLmFmeH2tIjJUK_hnoJaJ0xmfqcavx4vK4QJ-AiHdJpjZzLI0IwA_LA3vAXP9dLgrPKL46_plqWGPTcEca342FHAOG/s1600/July1-7+076.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6MCUmq0qFF5LO4LS2QvO9t6O1p84qGqnFXhWl9TjPnJhRvNfvtkLmFmeH2tIjJUK_hnoJaJ0xmfqcavx4vK4QJ-AiHdJpjZzLI0IwA_LA3vAXP9dLgrPKL46_plqWGPTcEca342FHAOG/s320/July1-7+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496743636342378306" border="0" /></a>The Wedding party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wTGxZmlGzxtDDB1_SUvfKxr5F_8CHWIl8yFjP5p6uof05-19rs1uWPSFYbUXQZtcOS6zcIlKHizewtexH20RLKy4thsfFS1yG70OkYgu61Zuux7Efqj_Kt87xmWP40ZMqFY6olrAyrNa/s1600/July1-7+082.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wTGxZmlGzxtDDB1_SUvfKxr5F_8CHWIl8yFjP5p6uof05-19rs1uWPSFYbUXQZtcOS6zcIlKHizewtexH20RLKy4thsfFS1yG70OkYgu61Zuux7Efqj_Kt87xmWP40ZMqFY6olrAyrNa/s320/July1-7+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496743625713300146" border="0" /></a>Flower Girl in action! 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The goggles make her "special".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyK8FZWxtH_bnTDzzEELaeO20Y8WDq7foY-zoGkfEJ0jjUvPaLY5Q3X_HGZZrlBTQxboaAFaYoyKyXXGWZV2oN_lqxqWvcxqqglA67UY7D8JJRhTWW9X8ijIjKXJLWVmISl3t-m2APo9N/s1600/July1-7+125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyK8FZWxtH_bnTDzzEELaeO20Y8WDq7foY-zoGkfEJ0jjUvPaLY5Q3X_HGZZrlBTQxboaAFaYoyKyXXGWZV2oN_lqxqWvcxqqglA67UY7D8JJRhTWW9X8ijIjKXJLWVmISl3t-m2APo9N/s320/July1-7+125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741979913357698" border="0" /></a>"I'm ready for fireworks!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2uxosRk8EvbEK1MJTldfeo6jFmGNAu56xvVJ4pz4E1vzJi2Wg6BXlLSWzLnbhvsU_VLtibLro6wzwgWhxxzZR10BFQd22iJvrRbRHh5R0VUTmJVxtUaIfA7Y4N_cj5erou-GnLvj02KG/s1600/July1-7+132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2uxosRk8EvbEK1MJTldfeo6jFmGNAu56xvVJ4pz4E1vzJi2Wg6BXlLSWzLnbhvsU_VLtibLro6wzwgWhxxzZR10BFQd22iJvrRbRHh5R0VUTmJVxtUaIfA7Y4N_cj5erou-GnLvj02KG/s320/July1-7+132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741142617135474" border="0" /></a>Watching "booms in the sky" with Grammy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8dg_MZkaycErO_VsEskpZW8DejuJj1h1MF7I-caz-ggEZufLl2JKufpQ1bpt9XtAtjLHzR5SVqQWURFP7wmZHHmY-8FvAQZmYlLcOp2-ZbuSs5oOUGD4iueFdqhOGFxp7cIbCUz4obtG/s1600/July1-7+154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8dg_MZkaycErO_VsEskpZW8DejuJj1h1MF7I-caz-ggEZufLl2JKufpQ1bpt9XtAtjLHzR5SVqQWURFP7wmZHHmY-8FvAQZmYlLcOp2-ZbuSs5oOUGD4iueFdqhOGFxp7cIbCUz4obtG/s320/July1-7+154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741137893696194" border="0" /></a>Swim date with Grumpy at Uncle Ponz's pool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZaznOlohs2Kdvn01I6F_6eGL4kZPC7Va1OzVQ_wDTkZxqH9IZkSMgqMlDZ0rvrv5QscWL-dAlsyWcvGIdttl2tlsPBFcYG6mVv9bKSiU3HBXVxaoyEn6gIgWjE4j1KwSwYGIX7GLiZRF/s1600/July1-7+155.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZaznOlohs2Kdvn01I6F_6eGL4kZPC7Va1OzVQ_wDTkZxqH9IZkSMgqMlDZ0rvrv5QscWL-dAlsyWcvGIdttl2tlsPBFcYG6mVv9bKSiU3HBXVxaoyEn6gIgWjE4j1KwSwYGIX7GLiZRF/s320/July1-7+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741130774629042" border="0" /></a>"HEEEERE ALLIE!" playing with the dog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC94bdwir04cf3OBxZ-Nx5gM-NvhE-A2m50r_38vO4O5YiEKss4M6kBRQ5KvIqkGH-_HRuLKz449vXlgPk_9JVJBezd6PmjxvUc_lca9sQWh2-rS8oq8KinV-OgdLlmgWBcQTzjXAJG7N4/s1600/July1-7+160.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC94bdwir04cf3OBxZ-Nx5gM-NvhE-A2m50r_38vO4O5YiEKss4M6kBRQ5KvIqkGH-_HRuLKz449vXlgPk_9JVJBezd6PmjxvUc_lca9sQWh2-rS8oq8KinV-OgdLlmgWBcQTzjXAJG7N4/s320/July1-7+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741121928026242" border="0" /></a>Swimming with Grammy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-sfZbpmp9WyGJbZsJl36R2qMmne1qIlD_sGEKnkE8azelv2IokENKuc7QM8Fmb6y88b66mkhwai9ZTvVSnz4AjKSYyys6REdNihjes0_7eNPZK7VM_WJ0PuafDeAzYSj1-GiRZtNMe68/s1600/July1-7+165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-sfZbpmp9WyGJbZsJl36R2qMmne1qIlD_sGEKnkE8azelv2IokENKuc7QM8Fmb6y88b66mkhwai9ZTvVSnz4AjKSYyys6REdNihjes0_7eNPZK7VM_WJ0PuafDeAzYSj1-GiRZtNMe68/s320/July1-7+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741110668867442" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-32590647308526443842010-05-14T14:48:00.011-04:002010-05-14T14:58:54.673-04:00Spring Concert!It's spring, so it's concert time at school. This year, Christina was involved in both chorus and orchestra - she's a "dualie". <br /><br />First, waiting for the show to begin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih78rXWtw2cqea-W8bPlTzbueTHSI4H8hYSRez9tZaX8mT4l25gSwRAqnp1Q8tcYwvTiBeI9zSuYrZIxF3q9xeDKYPdCTKM0pRsK0T76LEvPzhTasVSxDihwe5Yx3RMSa4qkJ39tzSdbnW/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih78rXWtw2cqea-W8bPlTzbueTHSI4H8hYSRez9tZaX8mT4l25gSwRAqnp1Q8tcYwvTiBeI9zSuYrZIxF3q9xeDKYPdCTKM0pRsK0T76LEvPzhTasVSxDihwe5Yx3RMSa4qkJ39tzSdbnW/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201862254877650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUwTWa6BwL_X5wQjb77QfUjo7rjGAmtQMbasUA9FKuf5tae3S5mP8txCOg-dXuwS07Q9ku7fjwSVwWrJ8ykKib_h1vAqmW56-MdyC5rFbtINsVepT1lhO5-QJrd9V54sHPt_zR6GCqy-Q/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUwTWa6BwL_X5wQjb77QfUjo7rjGAmtQMbasUA9FKuf5tae3S5mP8txCOg-dXuwS07Q9ku7fjwSVwWrJ8ykKib_h1vAqmW56-MdyC5rFbtINsVepT1lhO5-QJrd9V54sHPt_zR6GCqy-Q/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201700617473122" border="0" /></a>Time for the intermediate chorus to perform.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-se-tWryauOoNt5_G1vE3nweTHGi76QgWyS2NxHyf5oxZdv4ZpX5sieZo4Jcv45bW3lTbnmRQfh5jn_it2ujYOlG-AixXcRKMSi0xuDLGHWkyfUMMwtH9pn-BmgUSakXVTs6_KyateYMZ/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-se-tWryauOoNt5_G1vE3nweTHGi76QgWyS2NxHyf5oxZdv4ZpX5sieZo4Jcv45bW3lTbnmRQfh5jn_it2ujYOlG-AixXcRKMSi0xuDLGHWkyfUMMwtH9pn-BmgUSakXVTs6_KyateYMZ/s320/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201601106757314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4VTzWTZhz1BxEqw1bGhS_Eu8zhyTn7xMj3-vKkyY86vDw1nZfkfRmH5Ry7BBSOJBbHYifzQtrlaV9QcZxCNtC3hhXyyCOUCaS2GTutrmCW0RSuY9cBTrJfR8PIGzUkSTfIM_IoEthoFv/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4VTzWTZhz1BxEqw1bGhS_Eu8zhyTn7xMj3-vKkyY86vDw1nZfkfRmH5Ry7BBSOJBbHYifzQtrlaV9QcZxCNtC3hhXyyCOUCaS2GTutrmCW0RSuY9cBTrJfR8PIGzUkSTfIM_IoEthoFv/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201499858539218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EbwO18bpedA68Lz6BYuTmhRlOhmx3K5fbc_4-ATZ-wyngtO9IxJ33__fN1U5PQ1h7rt7hYE692a_37ck2K59VFgHCuH263W_c0_4pVF2U_Yvj7_p69_DAImdYilXBjajq1cRWusAOKVf/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EbwO18bpedA68Lz6BYuTmhRlOhmx3K5fbc_4-ATZ-wyngtO9IxJ33__fN1U5PQ1h7rt7hYE692a_37ck2K59VFgHCuH263W_c0_4pVF2U_Yvj7_p69_DAImdYilXBjajq1cRWusAOKVf/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201306057977618" border="0" /></a>Emily watches and listens patiently.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3Lx26UpNeGV9W8zDd-COtfAKAJ1qX6OjrzTt0XqzjGkhe5A0QWfkTsXV7Lw2SwNbpy3gC1kPSRWj5t4QVgvFo6ML2MERPnEO4Z5siRhzYXPnkipv0WvsBE8vcuXpsDqBQGbjdSbLdGnB/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3Lx26UpNeGV9W8zDd-COtfAKAJ1qX6OjrzTt0XqzjGkhe5A0QWfkTsXV7Lw2SwNbpy3gC1kPSRWj5t4QVgvFo6ML2MERPnEO4Z5siRhzYXPnkipv0WvsBE8vcuXpsDqBQGbjdSbLdGnB/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201111148875250" border="0" /></a><br />Orchestra time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5_7ousy8fNW061N88dOdP-kN5c-_AYYtYwd_ap4Q8ahOmo1dhBUqEXtck1Sex5Dex6bXa0_ANnawaFdjrsgRSrolOhfWPgcJpN02dOfDNvXwCgoTCNMnQmW6Ye6ERvfaG68nnBW9pgBy/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5_7ousy8fNW061N88dOdP-kN5c-_AYYtYwd_ap4Q8ahOmo1dhBUqEXtck1Sex5Dex6bXa0_ANnawaFdjrsgRSrolOhfWPgcJpN02dOfDNvXwCgoTCNMnQmW6Ye6ERvfaG68nnBW9pgBy/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471201041143951362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8f6OEpM40hYcXBFJDHg3i3T1S7aARx1PJ3J8j1FvtMFwH0SurhJOdubypQORl2CbYsTNmgVtaOXY27XQu7vPM6WYPU1W9RBUFKG87bkc7BXZ0yktlQW_BuUX1gFeKEim_u58qD_z7QiK/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8f6OEpM40hYcXBFJDHg3i3T1S7aARx1PJ3J8j1FvtMFwH0SurhJOdubypQORl2CbYsTNmgVtaOXY27XQu7vPM6WYPU1W9RBUFKG87bkc7BXZ0yktlQW_BuUX1gFeKEim_u58qD_z7QiK/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471200920969034034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLAve0VDU_QrFJ6wKbtGZMu9SW2Qm89amMeBI61ZDsQknvs1kQilocaUEXZBt6zTWf1Uy6N8sgmOeHW278DhSQ9oFl2H5dmq_06OsSAhZ-M38TEEzome5oMopaaMQZv8W4_QR4jhTM8K2/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLAve0VDU_QrFJ6wKbtGZMu9SW2Qm89amMeBI61ZDsQknvs1kQilocaUEXZBt6zTWf1Uy6N8sgmOeHW278DhSQ9oFl2H5dmq_06OsSAhZ-M38TEEzome5oMopaaMQZv8W4_QR4jhTM8K2/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471200770465501058" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-68859363735480459632010-04-08T23:17:00.005-04:002010-04-08T23:31:53.143-04:00HolidaysI've missed three - Mardi Gras, St. Patricks and Easter - so here are a few photos, with my apologies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-O633d1-6e9heQ4u7DBixZe1O-VBtNnxiBqp0MpbAEMc-5p4dGRuy8t6wnMPoE9eN3Pz6UshIOjxu87-b4RD2x_szFbhcDCkDif7rFe-U68FjYNWn1ziJVF0lK2CI2BScrlusACBuzzg/s1600/21610+044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-O633d1-6e9heQ4u7DBixZe1O-VBtNnxiBqp0MpbAEMc-5p4dGRuy8t6wnMPoE9eN3Pz6UshIOjxu87-b4RD2x_szFbhcDCkDif7rFe-U68FjYNWn1ziJVF0lK2CI2BScrlusACBuzzg/s320/21610+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457972633918303122" border="0" /></a>Em loves that she gets to wear ALL her pretty beads on one day a year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pP9f-o3nuHdL4pM3pGBvs8VhKMklIYBRYbCs5a0I5EyCHa-T4t4_EjC-lPSjterlSqjMv3IwR0JGVNty7fc0wld7vxRk63pZjnkmZA1LWQIDfb0MZC7YoFMqUT7ZrO46uctirr1pgBTD/s1600/21610+052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pP9f-o3nuHdL4pM3pGBvs8VhKMklIYBRYbCs5a0I5EyCHa-T4t4_EjC-lPSjterlSqjMv3IwR0JGVNty7fc0wld7vxRk63pZjnkmZA1LWQIDfb0MZC7YoFMqUT7ZrO46uctirr1pgBTD/s320/21610+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457972628840323410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We took the kids to see the Alexandria St. Patrick's Day parade -<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmE-ewQdE34oNlKp3L8dJ_raHOYlIvWRBOrKQ39JBVGKGuDjK5G8ee-g-_oN-dSfs37q3eJbAXyQy919bU6MuGYf-1SG41Gh8gFwZDVTWME8EFWzxxuY1GQRqohA2bb21WgYqBLoGdJOnk/s1600/St.Pats+Parade+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmE-ewQdE34oNlKp3L8dJ_raHOYlIvWRBOrKQ39JBVGKGuDjK5G8ee-g-_oN-dSfs37q3eJbAXyQy919bU6MuGYf-1SG41Gh8gFwZDVTWME8EFWzxxuY1GQRqohA2bb21WgYqBLoGdJOnk/s320/St.Pats+Parade+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457972639034928210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_2DSmvuxRFskbbszDbGE_g995hcvjK1nUGDw3K8796rVIl5WPHgNQ4rA0EUU-yeAXDLtlrYqkGdw-zFsp68U0AfXpXBg6nadtL45akdtcRcSZ7wqacDYCiY-HZZOHi8GBJcO-i6G9XqF/s1600/St.Pats+Parade+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_2DSmvuxRFskbbszDbGE_g995hcvjK1nUGDw3K8796rVIl5WPHgNQ4rA0EUU-yeAXDLtlrYqkGdw-zFsp68U0AfXpXBg6nadtL45akdtcRcSZ7wqacDYCiY-HZZOHi8GBJcO-i6G9XqF/s320/St.Pats+Parade+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457972647992243410" border="0" /></a><br />Em on St. Patrick's Day in Mommy's shirt<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOE1tNYsyDMEAMWzIyPud9XJgXXMuxIT-stM18tb-l3HK0cwL1zOgQQqAcpWf6mvMIwH_ohuTTjH28g0lERQW8FKZVIYJwHzZFvS4_VJj9my5EuT0YtsOOp5NC-vEk5koBei1rQ-g2PxI/s1600/march+037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOE1tNYsyDMEAMWzIyPud9XJgXXMuxIT-stM18tb-l3HK0cwL1zOgQQqAcpWf6mvMIwH_ohuTTjH28g0lERQW8FKZVIYJwHzZFvS4_VJj9my5EuT0YtsOOp5NC-vEk5koBei1rQ-g2PxI/s320/march+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457972655249055282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0UGqKsaqLrDUJjdk3HmUO23NBHfu4PsDRqVDXgxNmiVhCocYAwX5_AmnGb0Scvdp7RlJ0981truF4VEiPPF5dZTBs-wBOWcYFmlZ61ezHJVjhiWAKTaIdSPGcGKdYsBWEiN9p38Bq5nx/s1600/march+073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0UGqKsaqLrDUJjdk3HmUO23NBHfu4PsDRqVDXgxNmiVhCocYAwX5_AmnGb0Scvdp7RlJ0981truF4VEiPPF5dZTBs-wBOWcYFmlZ61ezHJVjhiWAKTaIdSPGcGKdYsBWEiN9p38Bq5nx/s320/march+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973587632336706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2vmFcFZP3IYyfmh0_577StI7-9x_n9CAVIuKoR3MRrngWqLWevsLYmz3S1OsrZfm-FVOA0bdII82Z-unXpH5IOGtvp779wrRZAaw5kqPstHraDa5VvgdwW0Nq5S0CqJzuFjuApHcs9mW/s1600/march+066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2vmFcFZP3IYyfmh0_577StI7-9x_n9CAVIuKoR3MRrngWqLWevsLYmz3S1OsrZfm-FVOA0bdII82Z-unXpH5IOGtvp779wrRZAaw5kqPstHraDa5VvgdwW0Nq5S0CqJzuFjuApHcs9mW/s320/march+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973577532479266" border="0" /></a><br />And Easter Sunday's St. Alban's Easter Egg hunt (and obligatory stop on the playground for good behavior)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7ztZI5MnGxwyIYDaqute7F1ldusFYwB7M0W30LID6W4fm4waDPiKmqPbZvQgcUN-XJzGl3FvsHA8GVjRNMwuVOSv11ehsin_3RGf_Az1-9-gKQ_9x2GWUmPDUXHHy9Ef0fJby3y0WPy-/s1600/Easter+2010+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7ztZI5MnGxwyIYDaqute7F1ldusFYwB7M0W30LID6W4fm4waDPiKmqPbZvQgcUN-XJzGl3FvsHA8GVjRNMwuVOSv11ehsin_3RGf_Az1-9-gKQ_9x2GWUmPDUXHHy9Ef0fJby3y0WPy-/s320/Easter+2010+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457973593694919922" border="0" /></a>And while she actually looked for eggs this year, she was more interested in the cookies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFz7xT2oyHszI330rSDYObrreBRDtx5IBvkAOWbCRO-NktI2fnPQx6x8SAet-9JYVwBp1S5qdS3J_jJyaJCuTtMilXh8n05SPjJH0GB2bvAlSodmzbN2fxGS28u8WjaCkXH3pw7lwXVRb/s1600/Easter+2010+011.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2Psis9UvNkbpdu3N0i4b6WHh9NndhoGrR_wXPRCmkTOqGQ3eim3ZAVJ5_JKo9K38FSjWmeO4EGl3Q0P-8SwaPFgQbUbSYATido3WoULqtPDLPDO2vGnnVvYkwniPJ-K_Tp8nTTfsgG-u/s320/Easter+2010+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457974927128794178" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-11546282929389660432010-02-03T22:11:00.003-05:002010-02-03T22:20:03.286-05:00Chatty Cathy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9MqnUlypvqArn12r-JIy95Z9_hzjVOhxqCbTLLKqu6QF4hSLc5QiLQkDqkDKIRRujaDgPYjx-0x5UxEPpGT6HxLRxVqVTrmF7yWsSx6-Yunzc5wR4JeDdsfBSgUkZR19CSzBh6hz5beA/s1600-h/winter+070.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/AVvXsEjM9MqnUlypvqArn12r-JIy95Z9_hzjVOhxqCbTLLKqu6QF4hSLc5QiLQkDqkDKIRRujaDgPYjx-0x5UxEPpGT6HxLRxVqVTrmF7yWsSx6-Yunzc5wR4JeDdsfBSgUkZR19CSzBh6hz5beA/s320/winter+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222361473112658" border="0" /></a>My my, does the girl TALK! She spent ten minutes on the ride home from the sitter's telling me everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - she ate today. It was exhausting.<br /><br />She is now starting to order us around. "Get it, Mommy." is a favorite. She also yells "No Sadie" at BOTH dogs, regardless of whether it is Sadie or Marty. She also tells her baby doll that she can not have "Snoopy" snacks, because 9 times out of 10 when she asks Mommy, Mommy says no. We watch two movies on repeat - Yo Gabba Gabba and Little People. She will randomly tell me the plot of the Little People - takes a minute or so to figure out what the heck she's talking about. She loves watching the birds out in the snow. We decorated a house for the "Birdies" and hung it in our front tree.<br /><br />She also knows how to really get to Mommy - when arguing over whether a bowl was blue or not (it wasn't, but she insists everything is blue, because it's her favorite color) she blurted out "BOO! BOO DEVILS, Mommy! BOO!". This Devils fan was crushed and she laughed hysterically.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH_UURwutm4HOh4kqfoUzeb6qXQd9lsAgpYvIG8KwxvM3uhAWVtA3gIGLt4ZS39SivU96AcAKWNl-IKYkZUVVkmyqikQtV1_XjPYJ7WHjXFpc0q647RVGXqkwI2iilH9bJU6cmQTz636a/s1600-h/winter+038.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/AVvXsEgAH_UURwutm4HOh4kqfoUzeb6qXQd9lsAgpYvIG8KwxvM3uhAWVtA3gIGLt4ZS39SivU96AcAKWNl-IKYkZUVVkmyqikQtV1_XjPYJ7WHjXFpc0q647RVGXqkwI2iilH9bJU6cmQTz636a/s320/winter+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222358215896386" border="0" /></a><br />Being Goofy at the Botanical Gardens<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgKHd9LTOa7eO-rMrtuKuP4PMpsaSBGE1OOkb2z3NHIAH4YkTusRcUITo8_Dal-iH9XpF5SslKfwkngb5bVASn-C_hRxg4YVbADWt6I9p44uZhamk8qvcGJRdWbKoxkDl3wdKLUP9G9NU/s1600-h/winter+029.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/AVvXsEhRgKHd9LTOa7eO-rMrtuKuP4PMpsaSBGE1OOkb2z3NHIAH4YkTusRcUITo8_Dal-iH9XpF5SslKfwkngb5bVASn-C_hRxg4YVbADWt6I9p44uZhamk8qvcGJRdWbKoxkDl3wdKLUP9G9NU/s320/winter+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222348478516322" border="0" /></a>Big Sister at the Building Museum<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrEp7sukn129n_rjTLeLla6mgXtLrHBPBjoEbD4b5MH2zYcwArSIbxyH5LP9vhuh6Eyk730bIwFCR9QI4uurcoTyxx52yjGjZ2IG8CF4biYkMm-x6b2bJ06xyZAYYUck_zg0LBi02l0OQ/s1600-h/winter+012.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/AVvXsEixrEp7sukn129n_rjTLeLla6mgXtLrHBPBjoEbD4b5MH2zYcwArSIbxyH5LP9vhuh6Eyk730bIwFCR9QI4uurcoTyxx52yjGjZ2IG8CF4biYkMm-x6b2bJ06xyZAYYUck_zg0LBi02l0OQ/s320/winter+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222344706186898" border="0" /></a><br />Busted stealing pretzels from the pantry.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKf2buKayL8P4kZfKs6TiDTfH1Gp20GDFnI2fxLh67-Teay4LFNCcOj0PydHBDZQlRRkgMPNBqtRC-i7D2KTpmgtOw8K6QABKPmxCIZQKli71HZhopBHmmPUkwaJxT8y64VujZsnyahNX/s1600-h/winter+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/AVvXsEgDKf2buKayL8P4kZfKs6TiDTfH1Gp20GDFnI2fxLh67-Teay4LFNCcOj0PydHBDZQlRRkgMPNBqtRC-i7D2KTpmgtOw8K6QABKPmxCIZQKli71HZhopBHmmPUkwaJxT8y64VujZsnyahNX/s320/winter+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222336677981762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">C</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;">HEESE!!!</span></span><br /></span></div>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-87963323512791447622010-01-03T11:22:00.003-05:002010-01-03T12:48:47.068-05:00Emily's Acting DebutEmily was asked to be in the St. Alban's Epiphany Pageant. Her official role was as to be the understudy to Baby Jesus - or Back up Baby Jesus. You know, should Baby Jesus not be able to fulfill his baby duties, Emily would be called on. <br /><br />At rehearsal, Baby Jesus nailed his role, so Emily was given the option of being an angel or lamb. While we first chose to stand with the angels, it was clear there was serious competition to be the cutest angel at church. Almost every little girl aged 9 through 1 were suiting up to be angels, elbowing each other out of the way to get closest to the manger. <br /><br />So we walked over to where the shepherds gathered. There were 9-10 little boys and a few girls all waiting to be shepherds. Some taking their shepherding duties more seriously than others. However, they only had one donkey and one lamb to watch over. So, being an expert at making sheep noises, Emily seemed perfectly suited to play a lamb. At practice, she would walk up to the manger, point and BAAA at the baby so we figured we had this part nailed.<br /><br />Until it was time to leave for church this morning. Meltdown city!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4BF0Zb0ScwKDGTb_AxaB8yQ_sMSsXbCaHvlDLda1zszfKE2KJc80C-9afvYLxmHAMUwqyyMQOlR4LJ5mVIasC_v6M6OyLvOy3zzk1peW1nl3SLO1YMwmAhn_vF_7STZyueoETIo9tq97/s1600-h/DSCN0154.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/AVvXsEhx4BF0Zb0ScwKDGTb_AxaB8yQ_sMSsXbCaHvlDLda1zszfKE2KJc80C-9afvYLxmHAMUwqyyMQOlR4LJ5mVIasC_v6M6OyLvOy3zzk1peW1nl3SLO1YMwmAhn_vF_7STZyueoETIo9tq97/s320/DSCN0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569505953270354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The very cranky lamb was not at all interested in going and looking at the baby. She cried about 15 minutes before leaving the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FLdrDkCBs-PIQ0avch7NJ1Y-2LocKAQoIm6xFK6mfVGbYloz1gi7uoRw8ne5th9jt4LscJ3vOizpiDMUup6MA32HICdGbLogO_pJq6I29QVo4TmXsvxZ8N44IcZaJwrBMGnU7Qk04ZYq/s1600-h/DSCN0155.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/AVvXsEh4FLdrDkCBs-PIQ0avch7NJ1Y-2LocKAQoIm6xFK6mfVGbYloz1gi7uoRw8ne5th9jt4LscJ3vOizpiDMUup6MA32HICdGbLogO_pJq6I29QVo4TmXsvxZ8N44IcZaJwrBMGnU7Qk04ZYq/s320/DSCN0155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569498932828002" border="0" /></a><br />Once we arrived and put our lamb hat on, she began to warm up to this whole pageant thing. We even brought her lamb puppet along, since St. Alban's was experiencing a major lamb shortage this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiATRpV2xBbpMDEfa9Y0QjUPQr2roHQs_DjfPMiGWuIIf95AJobv5lNTy4MWmtQUvtjLyCa_809Y19f978N0Mp4eQ-iLdBavOsmNd2MUs1TWFOeT3GzXRcnVQK4F9cIDd-i8pw-8QUyW5C/s1600-h/DSCN0164.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/AVvXsEjiATRpV2xBbpMDEfa9Y0QjUPQr2roHQs_DjfPMiGWuIIf95AJobv5lNTy4MWmtQUvtjLyCa_809Y19f978N0Mp4eQ-iLdBavOsmNd2MUs1TWFOeT3GzXRcnVQK4F9cIDd-i8pw-8QUyW5C/s320/DSCN0164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569182754514114" border="0" /></a><br />After they all came in, Em had zero interest in looking at the baby. The angels were all in the way anyway. The other lamb had run back to his father. Emily is looking at Mommy, as I'm frantically whispering "STAY THERE!!! GO SEE THE BABY! WHERE IS THE BABY?"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVSeDOm6NmVtVU_gtdP8_ltQ7SqlPRGN2nPBHaNuyLQhWY9RhkcUQfsiqsvagZ4NcOHIYFxKrXwFApMeeSEdB_pxAvMPJoHNbeRyM7YUOAd3ik9azcID-c4F6fjnVOjH7jYsPX2H9V95q/s1600-h/DSCN0169.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/AVvXsEhaVSeDOm6NmVtVU_gtdP8_ltQ7SqlPRGN2nPBHaNuyLQhWY9RhkcUQfsiqsvagZ4NcOHIYFxKrXwFApMeeSEdB_pxAvMPJoHNbeRyM7YUOAd3ik9azcID-c4F6fjnVOjH7jYsPX2H9V95q/s320/DSCN0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569179174965682" border="0" /></a><br />Instead she parked herself right up in front. Sat. Posed for pictures. Danced as the congregation sang.<br /><br />As the "director" of the play kept saying, "She stole the show!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj693KAAueodUU3gFK8K6p_lQQzAIJkBsCWRDyn7qmtU2njhzSIFGTbuoGgIps9rpreR_mbX1pYQeztq3s2ngU5AjzQR3kTXBs27ailhVua4-AeeGoUNz1J36_GXvQ1_fgrXXSt3SVnXE9P/s1600-h/uninterestedlamb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj693KAAueodUU3gFK8K6p_lQQzAIJkBsCWRDyn7qmtU2njhzSIFGTbuoGgIps9rpreR_mbX1pYQeztq3s2ngU5AjzQR3kTXBs27ailhVua4-AeeGoUNz1J36_GXvQ1_fgrXXSt3SVnXE9P/s320/uninterestedlamb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569175397161954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllt5bStEsSTXl6V3oH1Qf0O84FuNwdhi3zrVIFipXiJ83M-noTU-R5x9Lw9O4Tdh7S5WT77NzcVHDdpqh0Xvyk_YQfTVkNWi99grPZdqs36dteMZD-SNALTflkctVwTDUyRuw20b_bdB4/s1600-h/littlestlamb.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/AVvXsEhllt5bStEsSTXl6V3oH1Qf0O84FuNwdhi3zrVIFipXiJ83M-noTU-R5x9Lw9O4Tdh7S5WT77NzcVHDdpqh0Xvyk_YQfTVkNWi99grPZdqs36dteMZD-SNALTflkctVwTDUyRuw20b_bdB4/s320/littlestlamb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569171502749602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLkHHHblMj4-hO1bPn13T2lZ0bQQNv9gRRy0NyyuiFBA_ZxR8UHC03xm2LeN2srxFaVXCSBd_Ny8oPX1aLZ3Gq721byaExckovJ9DEviR7haaHdmLPjE-jQOoukaULiWrpems20bUfjlf/s1600-h/DSCN0173.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/AVvXsEjoLkHHHblMj4-hO1bPn13T2lZ0bQQNv9gRRy0NyyuiFBA_ZxR8UHC03xm2LeN2srxFaVXCSBd_Ny8oPX1aLZ3Gq721byaExckovJ9DEviR7haaHdmLPjE-jQOoukaULiWrpems20bUfjlf/s320/DSCN0173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422569163953685394" border="0" /></a><br />When it was all done, she got her well-deserved cookie and donuts as we greeting her adoring fans. "No autographs, people. I'm eating here."Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-41838894737731234682009-12-26T09:38:00.000-05:002009-12-26T09:39:09.715-05:00Christmas slide show<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d544d334e6a45344d6a633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Christmas 2009" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d544d334e6a45344d6a633d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-30126330332330961432009-12-15T14:59:00.006-05:002009-12-15T15:10:28.066-05:00Snow and CrayonsOur First Snowfall! Not a lot of snow, but enough to put on snow gear and take a few runs down the front lawn in the sled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOUBNCVXyFHGYVZFz8c9v8jBy9UvzRTzA4HQYehxwHdlrIorM4OE6uFSDuYlVM-GV12ZHQQSQjn9dsPnCpNIh-CUGvhgjpcoahfYv0efPdHdrDka1oYVdIjmAbHIkU_V75qfUYAAlneEI/s1600-h/December+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOUBNCVXyFHGYVZFz8c9v8jBy9UvzRTzA4HQYehxwHdlrIorM4OE6uFSDuYlVM-GV12ZHQQSQjn9dsPnCpNIh-CUGvhgjpcoahfYv0efPdHdrDka1oYVdIjmAbHIkU_V75qfUYAAlneEI/s320/December+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415557220661499602" border="0" /></a>She really wasn't thrilled. Even with Daddy playing in the snow too - our "city baby" yet again proved to be really unhappy when exposed to the elements.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqHDsGvvZpRKL0F25Vux7Nv8p4VgqU3Fx-ZEbPP77SM7QCI6DU4qnTtcPgKryKK7hq6hb9jK4_sf0mrdpNOGke2-iF2Cs8EAPtLI1BlMogIw2FxN8kzUsjagp1h9agpVJRIeGXZicpbo7/s1600-h/December+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqHDsGvvZpRKL0F25Vux7Nv8p4VgqU3Fx-ZEbPP77SM7QCI6DU4qnTtcPgKryKK7hq6hb9jK4_sf0mrdpNOGke2-iF2Cs8EAPtLI1BlMogIw2FxN8kzUsjagp1h9agpVJRIeGXZicpbo7/s320/December+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415557217511075602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKDYFigKfvFVUCu1dQQHLaGV6Hj1L237U4F7tFDJxCAHYMsd7yfNdJLxxy6sweWclxo1BXxwRJqM8PBoM4QPR7szbBh8pia1t-kESmRp6EzAERlB8v950K5MEcNjke2QKXjS0EEVd6_zz/s1600-h/December+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKDYFigKfvFVUCu1dQQHLaGV6Hj1L237U4F7tFDJxCAHYMsd7yfNdJLxxy6sweWclxo1BXxwRJqM8PBoM4QPR7szbBh8pia1t-kESmRp6EzAERlB8v950K5MEcNjke2QKXjS0EEVd6_zz/s320/December+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415557211317940418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPphXpf04s6R39yXZ2vseAlVNyCZmnHpqkjT5_SIrfZZHFo2EBYRIzxpINwDK468QKvimkg6UqMShvoxXKcUq17XknOE9oheQFMQXsXHZ_hXLd9N9uT2aPBKwLJ8-3g8HMbAIy3YNeiFg9/s1600-h/December+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPphXpf04s6R39yXZ2vseAlVNyCZmnHpqkjT5_SIrfZZHFo2EBYRIzxpINwDK468QKvimkg6UqMShvoxXKcUq17XknOE9oheQFMQXsXHZ_hXLd9N9uT2aPBKwLJ8-3g8HMbAIy3YNeiFg9/s320/December+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415556719442021906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDikKnqqvz-NtTnV5EYFTt6yTL6rJinMTLBR4H4yPuus_cTcCkyyOAE4W4b3WtJBrzeOevDOCivBjaxERozHe6svyUORb1xAYlpxiqzNFSpmiPalWwUsB3OScXF_W5sG8qtuOdexirTeY/s1600-h/December+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDikKnqqvz-NtTnV5EYFTt6yTL6rJinMTLBR4H4yPuus_cTcCkyyOAE4W4b3WtJBrzeOevDOCivBjaxERozHe6svyUORb1xAYlpxiqzNFSpmiPalWwUsB3OScXF_W5sG8qtuOdexirTeY/s320/December+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415556714992076834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is more Emily's speed. Some paper and a handful of Crayolas make Emily a very happy kid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD2ydb9HAhtDRzRTuIgR756eOzNs2vwh3HhtANoLlzfc7XTI-5J4wUX8FoXJZq0NgmNzKHlzwfV3sJzxCQHeACONuJLUPAk-KAjPZWPMZWewjUHuXEpWZXU9Bx6PoVKY-fL1XTFT-nVF8/s1600-h/December+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD2ydb9HAhtDRzRTuIgR756eOzNs2vwh3HhtANoLlzfc7XTI-5J4wUX8FoXJZq0NgmNzKHlzwfV3sJzxCQHeACONuJLUPAk-KAjPZWPMZWewjUHuXEpWZXU9Bx6PoVKY-fL1XTFT-nVF8/s320/December+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415556710281251282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXSnG6k6ApOBghc_tJ-N5U30KA2kmFANczNdsbJW_0sNViKS9RDe1eUPk5OZ97gPylJZ56MXjVjy-3_Y6CvBy1m5ZrWnbl4OXH-2c1v0Hhs16vlUeph9DQ6BYroEBo0ZxDfSZ-Z57dx7b/s1600-h/December+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXSnG6k6ApOBghc_tJ-N5U30KA2kmFANczNdsbJW_0sNViKS9RDe1eUPk5OZ97gPylJZ56MXjVjy-3_Y6CvBy1m5ZrWnbl4OXH-2c1v0Hhs16vlUeph9DQ6BYroEBo0ZxDfSZ-Z57dx7b/s320/December+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415556704142961394" border="0" /></a>Notice how she holds the crayon! Just like a pencil!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJlqqbDDSkIjSI4NCnMB0BrRs23rspYQIc2gGjPpTzqLAwKz8SSegSYpYmP3cX96lfXim3P6Y9Ck1QIS7OrdzyKvKTdRw1E8X-xp1XdgFfvZaH3nBC19x7ibL_OeAG3zRZUlzqwpPiLnE/s1600-h/December+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJlqqbDDSkIjSI4NCnMB0BrRs23rspYQIc2gGjPpTzqLAwKz8SSegSYpYmP3cX96lfXim3P6Y9Ck1QIS7OrdzyKvKTdRw1E8X-xp1XdgFfvZaH3nBC19x7ibL_OeAG3zRZUlzqwpPiLnE/s320/December+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415556698999775714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF66CAzPlkJ_vAJyTUYNY_iWcDWP0MLIpkEB9LCH1RTIeOgko3EIPxRH8zM3_2Ae-Rt_Gt11HMMn5NANUAM7FkK9h96Q4h1jOvKu28n7TafPI5BQEr5wQEBb1pqCNCaISbzr19Ru948OWn/s1600-h/December+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF66CAzPlkJ_vAJyTUYNY_iWcDWP0MLIpkEB9LCH1RTIeOgko3EIPxRH8zM3_2Ae-Rt_Gt11HMMn5NANUAM7FkK9h96Q4h1jOvKu28n7TafPI5BQEr5wQEBb1pqCNCaISbzr19Ru948OWn/s320/December+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415555536956844914" border="0" /></a>She spent most of the time putting the crayons back in the box upside down. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAUkz-73-M02RaBi7LqrnDmmjodzNvaeiaZh85PZKvUNBShOookEpXV_lVaxcxYCc5J_vC07uppBap4spY-Ru9lVPNB17yoEmxN8qOI-1gKyWRmMbIpjLeI5A6DB7iN-tvrpUXgRPp95b/s1600-h/December+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAUkz-73-M02RaBi7LqrnDmmjodzNvaeiaZh85PZKvUNBShOookEpXV_lVaxcxYCc5J_vC07uppBap4spY-Ru9lVPNB17yoEmxN8qOI-1gKyWRmMbIpjLeI5A6DB7iN-tvrpUXgRPp95b/s320/December+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415555531149587778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vPQIlsdb0bARR2WIM_vvvNejxw_zFbKgWPEYuEGAXtPDVkXDoTibZd5r0OmPQlgJJMsOqrR135Z6-e3CmIdT8G8RcnGyN38hBOc6T5G8zjg8fdLtSo1S1HfKS1ebELX-hbbiZY7-wbco/s1600-h/December+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vPQIlsdb0bARR2WIM_vvvNejxw_zFbKgWPEYuEGAXtPDVkXDoTibZd5r0OmPQlgJJMsOqrR135Z6-e3CmIdT8G8RcnGyN38hBOc6T5G8zjg8fdLtSo1S1HfKS1ebELX-hbbiZY7-wbco/s320/December+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415555528013892930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7he37XiWtSJjibwf0JuY_tLijWPPgbQzapSOyvwXECoLPBoLKdX4z9v6HzreSkB_g6xzRY8s7XvIPRI8SG3WTjKtRhbjZxoBYQhKz2aKowtRnPbbVeE3EPTbsk3uDqW982foGOPlXycT/s1600-h/December+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7he37XiWtSJjibwf0JuY_tLijWPPgbQzapSOyvwXECoLPBoLKdX4z9v6HzreSkB_g6xzRY8s7XvIPRI8SG3WTjKtRhbjZxoBYQhKz2aKowtRnPbbVeE3EPTbsk3uDqW982foGOPlXycT/s320/December+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415555522308543746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgOvdnNXymxSA144J8PjO-2jJzaRVeJq7F77kcwROfr8V7mQnMaLRIb17Uvpa2FteBM3VrwPq1PWe5LzPxq8EFNbXAd_y6eqlkPim_mqdRlQKrdRwe-W1R3n6DKZftlHCkGp4uqnpEQAx/s1600-h/December+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgOvdnNXymxSA144J8PjO-2jJzaRVeJq7F77kcwROfr8V7mQnMaLRIb17Uvpa2FteBM3VrwPq1PWe5LzPxq8EFNbXAd_y6eqlkPim_mqdRlQKrdRwe-W1R3n6DKZftlHCkGp4uqnpEQAx/s320/December+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415555513887752818" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-89820059702508228722009-12-05T10:21:00.003-05:002009-12-05T10:29:47.045-05:0018 Month Checkup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpobeh5PRtWBSMRukmELVFxukJCNlQbdM9VHcPzoUCWlEpaPYNlpUzXL8hOQf9xzO3X6f65_0pbUtnyrmDR9O0cJNM3YbgwRUoGLFul6lo7Bm9WVKyZ5QJjBtW8UdL9Las1rmr__5Jc8EC/s1600-h/em.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/AVvXsEjpobeh5PRtWBSMRukmELVFxukJCNlQbdM9VHcPzoUCWlEpaPYNlpUzXL8hOQf9xzO3X6f65_0pbUtnyrmDR9O0cJNM3YbgwRUoGLFul6lo7Bm9WVKyZ5QJjBtW8UdL9Las1rmr__5Jc8EC/s320/em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411774337674912050" border="0" /></a><br />We're now 31 inches long, weigh 21 lb 12 oz, and have a head circumference of 18 1/2.<br /><br />That's about 25% for height, 50% for weight (finally!) and still 50% for head. We're getting to be more average.<br /><br />Had four shots - for the first time, she connected the two together and after the first one, had to be held down. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree on that front (I was a TERRIBLE shot taker!). Finally got her flu shots (regular and Swine). No side effects!<br /><br />She still has a VERY extensive vocabulary that seems to have just exploded in the last two weeks. On Thursday, she asked Mommy for panties instead of a diaper. I don't think she's quite ready yet, but bought some Elmo and Zoe panties anyway. She was so proud of herself walking around the house in them on Friday night!!!Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-3608367159835797532009-11-18T21:52:00.003-05:002009-11-18T22:10:09.640-05:00Mommy's Little Helper<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLOrcdvN_EC0cDvkma9keTICGZTxHRx13Wy275T2jQgOJSaqo2hghKgaugZuVSGEedbYZX4HmdriU40Sbq67ms14X2Gx84lkPsz8ff0ewRy9sdBRLzlXK_dRNN6zR7hWcY50lOcxBehgR/s1600/camera+11+18+005.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzgZXkcn4zjJZHe25Qa_7wlSu6PvmuqZq8NvFo9SP97pu5vhhhMXyQHVxKVTlDumxTgm5WLwKIM5-hlp06_fZz6cINY08AVNV_n7SAE_HvBvPHjxSl7boTj0jehtO1KBKaeWJY8R_D6ct/s1600/camera+11+18+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405643222141532322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzgZXkcn4zjJZHe25Qa_7wlSu6PvmuqZq8NvFo9SP97pu5vhhhMXyQHVxKVTlDumxTgm5WLwKIM5-hlp06_fZz6cINY08AVNV_n7SAE_HvBvPHjxSl7boTj0jehtO1KBKaeWJY8R_D6ct/s320/camera+11+18+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomdYtvxPj-pEoX8zFNPDtO-tQpmDfFcjuJNhetnIXy-d9QU5OfcE5pLhzbiUdOEB-aoi4SiCI5qayepC-XjkT_nWlSm0f73A8caaYQYsvy3KhN6id-8Q5WNSkWtPqZtu0_Kr7ddGR283L/s1600/camera+11+18+002.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Emily is now into "helping"... she helps with laundry (takes stuff out of the basket), helps with unloading the dishwasher (hands me each plate or bowl), and now feeds the dogs. She does this whenever she feels that "Mar-EE" needs "FOO". Of course, the poor dog only gets two or three kibbles at a time, and is yelled at to "MOOOOVE" if he's in the way of Emily putting food in the bowl. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzuP0EKDeNKdFqWoau_m5tmtYAB6IKpJJ7tyhmGJw789LTb7Q4UE-66QGInhSF1B0XD3JfIGEdJRF7720xmZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-33137917543220733362009-09-14T21:38:00.003-04:002009-09-14T21:47:18.861-04:00Emily's 15 Month Stats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRvrs5Cpik6VBzR_Sr8nQ0oiyK8pugZKgBj6-yJBod5PYROrufTjj_KpIZ6dBDfnLOEQ1g1lllVVhl2zsISkEQAOTTIJlNvz9k9od3C1gObmoNCvQd77zk_0gc7Oqv6HFb5pwxp2meDl7/s1600-h/end+of+summer+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRvrs5Cpik6VBzR_Sr8nQ0oiyK8pugZKgBj6-yJBod5PYROrufTjj_KpIZ6dBDfnLOEQ1g1lllVVhl2zsISkEQAOTTIJlNvz9k9od3C1gObmoNCvQd77zk_0gc7Oqv6HFb5pwxp2meDl7/s320/end+of+summer+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381504274144145698" border="0" /></a><br />She took her shots like a champ - barely whimpered. Nurse said of all the kids she gives shots to, Emily is the best at taking them. She didn't get it from Mommy.<br /><br />She's 50% height (30 1/2 inches), 10% weight (20.5 lbs - long and lean), and 50% head circumference.<br /><br />Doctor was VERY impressed with Emily's vocabulary - amazed that at 15 months she not only has a vocabulary of 50-100 words, complete with colors, "please" and 8-10 animal noises but she is also putting words together ("Baba, peeze (Bottle please... also goes for cheese, peas, strawberry, grapes)" "MOOVE Sa-ie (Move, Sadie)" "I wunning (I'm running)" and "I poo"). She guessed Emily will probably potty train early since she's letting us know what is going on with her diaper and using the potty at night before bath. Not concerned at Emily's recent vegetarian tendencies - suggested giving her tofu (ick) and beans (fun).Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-30676797412054011412009-09-09T11:48:00.001-04:002009-09-09T11:50:08.794-04:00First Day of 6th Grade!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEXWUIfTq1MVqavEw_j15qgP0kk2nY82cf5jDr9HnG8C4DDqSv6EZ6tmCugZhghwa_wujdKvE4BFCtvKF00aOosKZ47vDuQPcVCyg2HE3cm7UKsQk0rCQsfganlS8ajnt1qToIw1v72rz/s1600-h/end+of+summer+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEXWUIfTq1MVqavEw_j15qgP0kk2nY82cf5jDr9HnG8C4DDqSv6EZ6tmCugZhghwa_wujdKvE4BFCtvKF00aOosKZ47vDuQPcVCyg2HE3cm7UKsQk0rCQsfganlS8ajnt1qToIw1v72rz/s320/end+of+summer+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379495320722119394" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-67836624856121453182009-09-09T10:01:00.003-04:002009-09-09T11:41:07.225-04:00GO HORSE! GO!Emily riding her Fisher Price pony. She presses the button over and over to get to a song she likes, then she'll go. Sometimes when she gets stuck, she'll yell "GO!"<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVklLT5Xkwp1x9ZYEB-IJjQmRQRh0_nRoaw09YdMeQBnU3ehMeZuhEB1CzQB7KcwkePi9Eg7TqsZUqc2bAcQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-15767693664632517662009-08-19T09:11:00.006-04:002009-08-19T11:24:28.775-04:00Dancing with EmilyShe's discovered she likes to dance. Here are two videos - one of her dancing topless to Neil Diamond (listen for her little BA-BA-BA in Sweet Caroline!) and trying to figure out how to dance to a card that plays Shout!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwibzTMYq0WAiTJsr_SZzP4mF6OZzqrkIZcnzLN51NAhkFEvuYvoG_kmG0hQrOBktBp34aH3HA8DlhE062o' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyygkO1iy51owbWTY3ExfOdTnkQRsxTq-KIxZcrOhVjKudg3nPcCrTD_SGNHPQG9DnCu7N_QUXaPjViMLZksA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-22737898730341334482009-08-11T13:22:00.004-04:002009-08-11T13:51:40.514-04:005 minutes in Emily's worldHere is 5 minutes in Emily's world. Lots of walking, talking, but no standing on her head (I'll try and get a good video of that, too!)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwDncLLPDBdTpivLIP-WWna57TMN0izFOOKON0DDIfxT66LaQS2jG8RIonWlVAV0tbilbci7qp-lYPB1ojSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-56129069471838366582009-08-11T12:45:00.006-04:002009-08-11T13:17:42.798-04:00Beach Week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNm43pZBjNHVY6nbJ-_3Qc-2H6wXg67PfkwgSSJjvE-Wr2Ki5bFeNbHsXgikYNbYxt_bGR8UQGCBjqVPeHOECwUn2GaeoBQU4R5hSTzm22VadhNJzc8WJFtKv1b0o5QpENfYitBwYBCOA/s1600-h/beach+week+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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They had a petting z00.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fFkX-jx4zFj_EQeo2MekQ4NQOnYHqRhwYf_u08CCGAjWcVc30JrrQyO4kOnWMk6EGeHow5tQvz6dDMOoSUJ3X8i1tHl6dLwpfOh7dcPbHcBQZLS8CNy5LsYGs7Wf0YabeRaacPSiFGk6/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fFkX-jx4zFj_EQeo2MekQ4NQOnYHqRhwYf_u08CCGAjWcVc30JrrQyO4kOnWMk6EGeHow5tQvz6dDMOoSUJ3X8i1tHl6dLwpfOh7dcPbHcBQZLS8CNy5LsYGs7Wf0YabeRaacPSiFGk6/s320/NJ+in+July+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637901314891186" border="0" /></a><br />Emily enjoyed petting the pony. It didn't bite her, even though the sign said it might.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRbjhcEf62qIqvcITHtc775sMz2kJCcvKrXg1F_vgmNjnsYWW2tcMONdnIRBLnwLCyY1qADjF8RICW1sq1r2qKfKl6EIcEEojsUlcUivJcpRorzG1Bn36S-bpghn_4YtGd2BJLZEb8EKI/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRbjhcEf62qIqvcITHtc775sMz2kJCcvKrXg1F_vgmNjnsYWW2tcMONdnIRBLnwLCyY1qADjF8RICW1sq1r2qKfKl6EIcEEojsUlcUivJcpRorzG1Bn36S-bpghn_4YtGd2BJLZEb8EKI/s320/NJ+in+July+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637899757539138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then we walked over to see the pigs. Emily stood SCREECHING "PIGGIE!" at them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwnMhwJp7PB2YjtOXHQMKYfVPlbLoqIMQrb7FQ6EdEqpGLvruR4J4WPBkBoeSGpTWMa2e60TxiMvn_Qy73KrXxAnpVpNl1oAkHdQtgEGHfRrVn4fZOQdyECuNJz1tlvC5HOwhL66QxxhO/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwnMhwJp7PB2YjtOXHQMKYfVPlbLoqIMQrb7FQ6EdEqpGLvruR4J4WPBkBoeSGpTWMa2e60TxiMvn_Qy73KrXxAnpVpNl1oAkHdQtgEGHfRrVn4fZOQdyECuNJz1tlvC5HOwhL66QxxhO/s320/NJ+in+July+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637894987825810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSytzrn_waQpmBfau-DT8gqUjhNzT_vj45Pdqr9mjEwPMKk48l_eZTmRkNn53PLyFJI-CLJgdt7I7Wg5qC6Zxjmr2K3dMJ-yOqvTCfP-2Wqs_gzp1CfrF1or007I0EHVmasucNHcQ6b6/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSytzrn_waQpmBfau-DT8gqUjhNzT_vj45Pdqr9mjEwPMKk48l_eZTmRkNn53PLyFJI-CLJgdt7I7Wg5qC6Zxjmr2K3dMJ-yOqvTCfP-2Wqs_gzp1CfrF1or007I0EHVmasucNHcQ6b6/s320/NJ+in+July+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637506431260322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaOJVN5hWI2_ipS2Q_x0Y3VqwF7kBmBY_5UhVPqiW9_VBBt3DRkjZbKgPA_U0VQ35qTtZmZayDrz4u0cQEpuKKcBMSvcMTH0c5CBz71whOwamLYQg-Ct3b51IWyyEXiNb76w1-7r6n1Pp/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaOJVN5hWI2_ipS2Q_x0Y3VqwF7kBmBY_5UhVPqiW9_VBBt3DRkjZbKgPA_U0VQ35qTtZmZayDrz4u0cQEpuKKcBMSvcMTH0c5CBz71whOwamLYQg-Ct3b51IWyyEXiNb76w1-7r6n1Pp/s320/NJ+in+July+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637503043775698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On Friday, we went to the duck pond to meet up with Mommy's friend and her daughter, Emily. <br /><br />"The two Emilys" weren't sure what to think of each other. Plus, my Emily was distracted by the ducks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURI6mVcnYpnLEB4enSwd3RaAeZCXNdUZ-5xcClk2bgKmFShKoG33jX_n2EpV-AnbEIQHNlcHA1GN4Dbe-hdUhJybg0FpxxLISnM6WA0oReoptSiMaO6uyKWsDFs2dbNR8Vd0Q32E5QJSu/s1600-h/5240_1163861009759_1024874420_30502700_7565278_n.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/AVvXsEgURI6mVcnYpnLEB4enSwd3RaAeZCXNdUZ-5xcClk2bgKmFShKoG33jX_n2EpV-AnbEIQHNlcHA1GN4Dbe-hdUhJybg0FpxxLISnM6WA0oReoptSiMaO6uyKWsDFs2dbNR8Vd0Q32E5QJSu/s320/5240_1163861009759_1024874420_30502700_7565278_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637494279470594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DdzI15N8lGEHGlrbx19UUo4XxBhUZRush0bONT0wv4ko51DkhVwG0l77oE4YWNO4UCj2oZcsILCkVsoC8pnn8-KnnPXlv0tO5Oa2FviYYUetFsG3Kp3Hepq8Cn_xIJdmVpDTpEOo74lE/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DdzI15N8lGEHGlrbx19UUo4XxBhUZRush0bONT0wv4ko51DkhVwG0l77oE4YWNO4UCj2oZcsILCkVsoC8pnn8-KnnPXlv0tO5Oa2FviYYUetFsG3Kp3Hepq8Cn_xIJdmVpDTpEOo74lE/s320/NJ+in+July+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637013092791426" border="0" /></a>Emily P is way mellower than Emily O.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikrJuu9w5N3chG3za2UOrbXd7gSns5HiQ3j0vpCCpr4G8To_rjL5QvJAdKSWO_8q2QEdu4LfYk9gpunFnxWH45dya_zIRil0EfMgF_BdpYiECB3M4jVh764sKvQsPsukzPIO1iXGNH1Nx/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikrJuu9w5N3chG3za2UOrbXd7gSns5HiQ3j0vpCCpr4G8To_rjL5QvJAdKSWO_8q2QEdu4LfYk9gpunFnxWH45dya_zIRil0EfMgF_BdpYiECB3M4jVh764sKvQsPsukzPIO1iXGNH1Nx/s320/NJ+in+July+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637008130743602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went to feed the ducks. Both mommies didn't realize you are no longer allowed to feed the ducks, because 30 years ago when we were taken there, that's exactly what we did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PXYIJ2f0karnwpjdBhk0ZisZ9QmS6y_Bd3xNPDYrm_2DSfF1qpaD1atPe8dAb0_0qbn7D48VejfC6FKuxc-7sWMCmWegadfcdOBEYljMySOAv21sd-0cRZsrZIe-O8fOrrVaqTm3coch/s1600-h/5240_1163861209764_1024874420_30502705_5696133_n.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/AVvXsEi3PXYIJ2f0karnwpjdBhk0ZisZ9QmS6y_Bd3xNPDYrm_2DSfF1qpaD1atPe8dAb0_0qbn7D48VejfC6FKuxc-7sWMCmWegadfcdOBEYljMySOAv21sd-0cRZsrZIe-O8fOrrVaqTm3coch/s320/5240_1163861209764_1024874420_30502705_5696133_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637489931235346" border="0" /></a>The girls weren't quite sure what to do with the bread.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiOGdcFXr_eOe2HeWi5nxrZOsSuchrlEPvjb2fRugmL6HXtRRE1KWbILR__COSpaFotNgHzcKeS3IVuk_OBsGA8vL0gq0ZSfjTB-75Dv22CTIXfJpiWAqu4kwvZ7RpSwEgj3bLthDKMIc/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiOGdcFXr_eOe2HeWi5nxrZOsSuchrlEPvjb2fRugmL6HXtRRE1KWbILR__COSpaFotNgHzcKeS3IVuk_OBsGA8vL0gq0ZSfjTB-75Dv22CTIXfJpiWAqu4kwvZ7RpSwEgj3bLthDKMIc/s320/NJ+in+July+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637003101301602" border="0" /></a>Emily O was more interested in feeding the bread to herself than to the ducks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2sLIeAQ8mfJAdEZMhQDpJ49GgkHe71H2xrM-Yki4qclS6sMcquO8kQi5qYJZY39LrlDHVfRcN-MZjgQey0kRhbU2_YBwPAcKhRUTJl5bu5HzXv3sUgapczNHVoTH3tbcxocOdD22-mQ3/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2sLIeAQ8mfJAdEZMhQDpJ49GgkHe71H2xrM-Yki4qclS6sMcquO8kQi5qYJZY39LrlDHVfRcN-MZjgQey0kRhbU2_YBwPAcKhRUTJl5bu5HzXv3sUgapczNHVoTH3tbcxocOdD22-mQ3/s320/NJ+in+July+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636994829971058" border="0" /></a><br />But she enjoyed how close they all got to her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhfzcqDNCRdU8Jzya3ocxFDUq82qA9q-_XVwq7R_tmBxmI0tCXqzGosXjqb-nkfO4yiIshJ4ueaVM5ghF11ywNLNTp9tbbXQ04KSKnRmaTXx-viiLZFef7NPyD6UcgvfZnUhkkGqT1KRC/s1600-h/5240_1163861289766_1024874420_30502707_4534306_n.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/AVvXsEgQhfzcqDNCRdU8Jzya3ocxFDUq82qA9q-_XVwq7R_tmBxmI0tCXqzGosXjqb-nkfO4yiIshJ4ueaVM5ghF11ywNLNTp9tbbXQ04KSKnRmaTXx-viiLZFef7NPyD6UcgvfZnUhkkGqT1KRC/s320/5240_1163861289766_1024874420_30502707_4534306_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637485082628274" border="0" /></a><br />Then the girls had a ride on the swings before we left. Dueling "WHEE!" <br /><br /><br />On the 4th, we went to Grumpy's funeral home to watch the parade, since it's on the route. This is where I watched the parade as a kid. I put Emily in front of the big flag to recreate the picture the local paper took of me 30 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1RH4-txHjJ3HkDB8fX597Sab_2MhuRlpc2ZCXsuL60lkaZ9W5Wb79Xt-wVk5Wlg5bHQSoe3NX_pfd4R_F2JACzsoiCbHMCQt-ckZdAzSK6jCXWVK9o6f2NzwsnjukZRGGC0SYwP_Xsje/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1RH4-txHjJ3HkDB8fX597Sab_2MhuRlpc2ZCXsuL60lkaZ9W5Wb79Xt-wVk5Wlg5bHQSoe3NX_pfd4R_F2JACzsoiCbHMCQt-ckZdAzSK6jCXWVK9o6f2NzwsnjukZRGGC0SYwP_Xsje/s320/NJ+in+July+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636987938931682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQseXJxHcGkalF0IY8crL5zc69ddwFoQuqAU26zLPyHmqkPiKi5mcanYtyEqL2-pJWIm2sGltVr1i2zVuLiqA91akJbfiJL6BgriLv9ae3yUumGHkDaW1BoWpHPCQVpEBnjfTC4mDnUAla/s1600-h/6330_117524966941_771816941_2868531_2802280_n.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/AVvXsEgQseXJxHcGkalF0IY8crL5zc69ddwFoQuqAU26zLPyHmqkPiKi5mcanYtyEqL2-pJWIm2sGltVr1i2zVuLiqA91akJbfiJL6BgriLv9ae3yUumGHkDaW1BoWpHPCQVpEBnjfTC4mDnUAla/s320/6330_117524966941_771816941_2868531_2802280_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636478000580594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiPh3RNJeOYVT0yum7FGOAvophavZqpYU2wSYk_2x6oeZ9H5VIE66B5JJsnZbMZJ5jPVY1lDGfYcEN2VD1BaZ-D1nYIxvGLBsY2l4Dg462w8EHTzmypY3TLjaUI5mIBFXKGF9m8IEyCk/s1600-h/6330_117524991941_771816941_2868536_678834_n.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/AVvXsEjwiPh3RNJeOYVT0yum7FGOAvophavZqpYU2wSYk_2x6oeZ9H5VIE66B5JJsnZbMZJ5jPVY1lDGfYcEN2VD1BaZ-D1nYIxvGLBsY2l4Dg462w8EHTzmypY3TLjaUI5mIBFXKGF9m8IEyCk/s320/6330_117524991941_771816941_2868536_678834_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636473921355282" border="0" /></a>Emily wasn't all that interested in the parade aka "1001 firetrucks". She liked the balloons. She wasn't really bothered by all the sirens. She LOVED the bagpipes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFMn0RkDh3yhUNAil-meLf3_lNEPb8HFtBYi9bKZz68wOTHv6I8w6usEBLMEWjJgWTzEc1lK5wONfJNyXMHTfLvpPvniohFCT7NTj0kYl5jBtj2bP7ZCTgxoIOeA97LXZuafoTv-JO0HS/s1600-h/6330_117525006941_771816941_2868539_4989998_n.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/AVvXsEiWFMn0RkDh3yhUNAil-meLf3_lNEPb8HFtBYi9bKZz68wOTHv6I8w6usEBLMEWjJgWTzEc1lK5wONfJNyXMHTfLvpPvniohFCT7NTj0kYl5jBtj2bP7ZCTgxoIOeA97LXZuafoTv-JO0HS/s320/6330_117525006941_771816941_2868539_4989998_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636465923071586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYd9gYYCBf5ZGeo2fCIGnc64dQ0W3wyz7pJpfix__UdqU15827TGplILAXTR1HBHXv_0vN92aPEJ-luZQHAfGx6V8i1xCffx8F5fx0rcacMlqo9O9A8Yfeg4GPaRDO3vTL0V2DcyQM7I/s1600-h/6330_117525086941_771816941_2868552_2273622_n.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/AVvXsEhwYd9gYYCBf5ZGeo2fCIGnc64dQ0W3wyz7pJpfix__UdqU15827TGplILAXTR1HBHXv_0vN92aPEJ-luZQHAfGx6V8i1xCffx8F5fx0rcacMlqo9O9A8Yfeg4GPaRDO3vTL0V2DcyQM7I/s320/6330_117525086941_771816941_2868552_2273622_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636459590485954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HPHNj4btjclEvAeR9acZUy6fJJqaNkMceTsstNA4Azo_FcMARbAUAd9ygKc8XPTYX9mqeS2pOgwb6VgcO5vB8dWFw3R4D2eyz2w0G9cDtO-ElzE6OVMgi9Ei79A7WnFup9jwoQkwIfY/s1600-h/6330_117525106941_771816941_2868555_1936263_n.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-HPHNj4btjclEvAeR9acZUy6fJJqaNkMceTsstNA4Azo_FcMARbAUAd9ygKc8XPTYX9mqeS2pOgwb6VgcO5vB8dWFw3R4D2eyz2w0G9cDtO-ElzE6OVMgi9Ei79A7WnFup9jwoQkwIfY/s320/6330_117525106941_771816941_2868555_1936263_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636452319870898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4csvX2_dv5OO8lNaEp6Ngz8dyOgLMFEiL5DL35A9Ke8gfOePMXfDxJLxp5gxlcJzBLtqwr6gc31PLAzy-DkDWUZowr-OXsTDaJzTOrIxHqdmcatANkVuP3Y6BYdFtap0jYxVM9-aIReA/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4csvX2_dv5OO8lNaEp6Ngz8dyOgLMFEiL5DL35A9Ke8gfOePMXfDxJLxp5gxlcJzBLtqwr6gc31PLAzy-DkDWUZowr-OXsTDaJzTOrIxHqdmcatANkVuP3Y6BYdFtap0jYxVM9-aIReA/s320/NJ+in+July+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636049396845810" border="0" /></a><br />After a few short naps at home, we went back to the funeral home for a BBQ and fireworks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqii-MffE5dm8tnIeOZa12WUQALaojj0FFQ4aqHZDXGmgk685Fs3aZwWhccuq-lwfhMsXqmQK-3oJFaR066GpfnVnwHnc7D-Sjxuip6GlFQbVv7K3XwHGixp38V-ybEI4hBc4hScqcQE/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqii-MffE5dm8tnIeOZa12WUQALaojj0FFQ4aqHZDXGmgk685Fs3aZwWhccuq-lwfhMsXqmQK-3oJFaR066GpfnVnwHnc7D-Sjxuip6GlFQbVv7K3XwHGixp38V-ybEI4hBc4hScqcQE/s320/NJ+in+July+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636043690896098" border="0" /></a><br />First slice of REAL NJ pizza with Grammy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDEYPoQ5Z1Ua2j_NgmEyLUgJ1RaGZM3hT7WzXLD2cKJZLtoG63hlcmztfmReNN9oOaUAB2EWsR3nIZsGtG1N4P6p4wB7sKdqbWc36q7ltzG89rldo-8xmTyNHKIlNZ2-_Wg2tcg0zgqk/s1600-h/NJ+in+July+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDEYPoQ5Z1Ua2j_NgmEyLUgJ1RaGZM3hT7WzXLD2cKJZLtoG63hlcmztfmReNN9oOaUAB2EWsR3nIZsGtG1N4P6p4wB7sKdqbWc36q7ltzG89rldo-8xmTyNHKIlNZ2-_Wg2tcg0zgqk/s320/NJ+in+July+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636037214515538" border="0" /></a><br />Emily and her cousin, Kayden. Neither were really interested in sitting for pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0q7GrBNktHzVrc6vLVZJtCkJYDIb6KWNSELW9CrINacK-27RLtJdiKtbNWsyduD6Cvb3fAj9JQSSX_Yoi962fNbDE2FAcJtkXuYOZwBSr768Z2affFkmkR8ynWGs6jUFZlaqj0dNnr3M/s1600-h/5689_1126205208582_1630733547_330697_6398152_n.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/AVvXsEi0q7GrBNktHzVrc6vLVZJtCkJYDIb6KWNSELW9CrINacK-27RLtJdiKtbNWsyduD6Cvb3fAj9JQSSX_Yoi962fNbDE2FAcJtkXuYOZwBSr768Z2affFkmkR8ynWGs6jUFZlaqj0dNnr3M/s320/5689_1126205208582_1630733547_330697_6398152_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636030069636050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHenKGg4RS7tmAjfuxavwmR31br1QHK_jziqd84LlYCYLT6LnEaDG5z5KoQOQey7WaYVfbStozCzlYQ6N5xgruMjjQYssl88Ws2TvsWpAA5ge6ooIW6aAUnPs5LisZg9MXNcthymfqaM/s1600-h/5689_1126205288584_1630733547_330699_1180176_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHenKGg4RS7tmAjfuxavwmR31br1QHK_jziqd84LlYCYLT6LnEaDG5z5KoQOQey7WaYVfbStozCzlYQ6N5xgruMjjQYssl88Ws2TvsWpAA5ge6ooIW6aAUnPs5LisZg9MXNcthymfqaM/s320/5689_1126205288584_1630733547_330699_1180176_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357636028794375570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2iikSQAYpI0Hcx1y7cYq7J4Q9rTJxlWb0vje1y7RRJwqMfeGl-bBmUmPHBX4oU8wl24oQM9p79Kbs7uYKD2xIZtVaAwCWJqPFFBFL7yQqfvhUNhecdtG6jluzgRyBT5-5XibuKkcyj0/s1600-h/5689_1126205488589_1630733547_330704_5354287_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2iikSQAYpI0Hcx1y7cYq7J4Q9rTJxlWb0vje1y7RRJwqMfeGl-bBmUmPHBX4oU8wl24oQM9p79Kbs7uYKD2xIZtVaAwCWJqPFFBFL7yQqfvhUNhecdtG6jluzgRyBT5-5XibuKkcyj0/s320/5689_1126205488589_1630733547_330704_5354287_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357635599199339938" border="0" /></a>Again, Kayden was more interested in grabbing and hugging and kissing Emily. Just like last September! <br /><br /><br />Once it got dark, the fireworks started. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLFBTW-XgdXwTGXIRmjsDOt7Px5C_DXdyKwvJhtwhCaypzZTRQi-umECGjjSgX7MMD4Ykbo4kVwosCFa3AOakCqNQLSWQRJE_rSK5MKhajEcTWijERyQcbYKn70Z8SBoqkobz3sFvbis/s320/6330_117675731941_771816941_2871321_6918828_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357635280874821250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGWsPaJ6oNpcAdjZwoQnXZfPbV1MdWzovSGzswiDdj0pmo0nlgdInWoH8To68sifDhsMTdOBjRdLT-fAvfANBT95gMjeQBr9sGvuT_HUkD3non4SPDf1xOW8eSgo6L_gb0rUxIPGZT5Y/s1600-h/6330_117675741941_771816941_2871322_6612560_n.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/AVvXsEhOGWsPaJ6oNpcAdjZwoQnXZfPbV1MdWzovSGzswiDdj0pmo0nlgdInWoH8To68sifDhsMTdOBjRdLT-fAvfANBT95gMjeQBr9sGvuT_HUkD3non4SPDf1xOW8eSgo6L_gb0rUxIPGZT5Y/s320/6330_117675741941_771816941_2871322_6612560_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357635269912415714" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-6754350518625820452009-06-26T08:42:00.006-04:002009-06-26T08:56:46.082-04:00Middle School, here we come!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc5QTu4Odz056o5ELJKgK8K0thPitrWHH7uTyvADCpnmAMa4FFoqH16WQeRYRNBdTwebxtooNBswsFOFMLpWBHVnhlUVrEwe1ZPaQsZQFTBHTxSfSrxGuUtYIwy0VC-1moWxMM2s_JgM/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc5QTu4Odz056o5ELJKgK8K0thPitrWHH7uTyvADCpnmAMa4FFoqH16WQeRYRNBdTwebxtooNBswsFOFMLpWBHVnhlUVrEwe1ZPaQsZQFTBHTxSfSrxGuUtYIwy0VC-1moWxMM2s_JgM/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617257662742322" border="0" /></a><br />On Wednesday, June 17th we said goodbye to Columbia Elementary, the school that was so good to our family through many rough times. Always understanding, always trying to help, always wanting what was best for Christina.<br /><br />Christina had her 5th Grade Awards ceremony. All the kids filed into the cafeteria, dressed in their shirts for the party that followed. The theme for the party was "All the places you'll go", an "Around the World" theme. They came in, sang, then filed back out so they could be introduced by their teachers and given their "diploma".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDqtwF1VQyFfRATv8R5AibAONAiTxAGlfCJCvd21YlD5JYmqM5DjhCg6jkvAuLN9pgiTt_Z3Yf2yu7l_aHS0Y07cKOGtvLroDczBqo5EDX6RCNbkLOkpD8ZMwXAkTKBq-GeiDlHjGkMk/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDqtwF1VQyFfRATv8R5AibAONAiTxAGlfCJCvd21YlD5JYmqM5DjhCg6jkvAuLN9pgiTt_Z3Yf2yu7l_aHS0Y07cKOGtvLroDczBqo5EDX6RCNbkLOkpD8ZMwXAkTKBq-GeiDlHjGkMk/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617253488933074" border="0" /></a>Here's Christina's teacher introducing her class. This was also her teacher's last day - she retired after spending 22 years at Columbia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaN4djw-m2iBVwUHuKNlXcABCk-A4QZfhY-SKbbaWfMjHffHQF42s1vER2SuGAe6jT7IWPR-PuD3RtSDBQ0h0kXFQAI_MMAqnVyiurlxma4cjryzUgH3C2Xz5uHXNEZYH37GEVYSFvO0/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaN4djw-m2iBVwUHuKNlXcABCk-A4QZfhY-SKbbaWfMjHffHQF42s1vER2SuGAe6jT7IWPR-PuD3RtSDBQ0h0kXFQAI_MMAqnVyiurlxma4cjryzUgH3C2Xz5uHXNEZYH37GEVYSFvO0/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617029433791618" border="0" /></a>Here she is being introduced by Mrs. Bugelski.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgeJqLHHN55T86dRAcB6sF8aryu_CNA_ZL_mHwyK79SV8ceUcxwyUBHn9OqGqE8Y7tkQ3rU-CA2VugcUnLdty3kENb5D0EvzcmYA2NUERd3xad-6HQ18nZ6E3ZSNxc6uq8j2pc9H-opw/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgeJqLHHN55T86dRAcB6sF8aryu_CNA_ZL_mHwyK79SV8ceUcxwyUBHn9OqGqE8Y7tkQ3rU-CA2VugcUnLdty3kENb5D0EvzcmYA2NUERd3xad-6HQ18nZ6E3ZSNxc6uq8j2pc9H-opw/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617028502378818" border="0" /></a>The "graduate"!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTCJThIPkt4F8yeeP4WLQ_VWRapsfUOhIW2WjGmAKLGcMGNw1bLUjOJ3SXOaQvqSUrkaffsNFTzJMjbhJSp8WNFawdYB5-zCE6h55dbZfRSE6OzxQYQIFnTRSu2x60hl8pnMWyHoQbe8/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTCJThIPkt4F8yeeP4WLQ_VWRapsfUOhIW2WjGmAKLGcMGNw1bLUjOJ3SXOaQvqSUrkaffsNFTzJMjbhJSp8WNFawdYB5-zCE6h55dbZfRSE6OzxQYQIFnTRSu2x60hl8pnMWyHoQbe8/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617024598446530" border="0" /></a>She went back up several times for awards - Broadcasting, SMART Team, Art Award, Honor Roll and Citizenship Award. Her final report card was 3 B's and the rest A's!!! We were so proud!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18blV1odTxNrXT5_1fka7f7M5rtCdQWG_zunDbHs2UrnZpS5w-MDKnsxkSxzoJ6UvnieqaFs0ijnfrc_zZ9Zr3n9wP19iSkgwsxjbY4UX_Yrrl4vG6BrxHraKgqE1Eyaw_eaqO1R1TBE/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18blV1odTxNrXT5_1fka7f7M5rtCdQWG_zunDbHs2UrnZpS5w-MDKnsxkSxzoJ6UvnieqaFs0ijnfrc_zZ9Zr3n9wP19iSkgwsxjbY4UX_Yrrl4vG6BrxHraKgqE1Eyaw_eaqO1R1TBE/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351617021824759538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE2r7U7pQ4m7WbrRNM63ovEV3sqevqxyjyYxnY-k9uFzlF8UAplRK9l84wPDTt7pYFS2pmvu5CuQZbO8C4SPKso8MEl1iHctIn13VEICc7ilyAmKsiO8wbH1wRNsD0c-EAAizWSob1EA/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+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/AVvXsEjPE2r7U7pQ4m7WbrRNM63ovEV3sqevqxyjyYxnY-k9uFzlF8UAplRK9l84wPDTt7pYFS2pmvu5CuQZbO8C4SPKso8MEl1iHctIn13VEICc7ilyAmKsiO8wbH1wRNsD0c-EAAizWSob1EA/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616719394930066" border="0" /></a>At the end, they all sang again. I fully admit, I teared up. Those 5 years flew by! It feels like yesterday we sent her to Columbia for her first day of First Grade with Miss Blocker!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWaKZGZP7_i64NXs9Yajfbn7mjep6U8XeJEB9F7S-AOGY2r0hLZ4hF5z0bxIicRZFl8VYAHWPartI0cM5eC7OEkuqK4dIIrvduPU0dVBAEJZzt8b9WbzyZWtouabtUNzrItl5DJt1Two/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWaKZGZP7_i64NXs9Yajfbn7mjep6U8XeJEB9F7S-AOGY2r0hLZ4hF5z0bxIicRZFl8VYAHWPartI0cM5eC7OEkuqK4dIIrvduPU0dVBAEJZzt8b9WbzyZWtouabtUNzrItl5DJt1Two/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616713827166898" border="0" /></a><br />At the after-party, we'd planned all these outside activities (below, the kids all lined up to "Attach the German Castle" with water balloons), but it was raining. The kids LOVED it - they'd never been allowed to play on the playground in the rain before!!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNOdqAVuKHWcoXEzCjJQoc-q_MWc29Vs51_vnHm14L0zbkWUq-b083IrJdMMoEMH8ewIYXgAMtX3UImVzTfriyZBNIz6ToxG3hNk-ksTkpYZu1kUCv9tjAXHIWuDRUVcfGbMJLZW1Dd0/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNOdqAVuKHWcoXEzCjJQoc-q_MWc29Vs51_vnHm14L0zbkWUq-b083IrJdMMoEMH8ewIYXgAMtX3UImVzTfriyZBNIz6ToxG3hNk-ksTkpYZu1kUCv9tjAXHIWuDRUVcfGbMJLZW1Dd0/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616713060454178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D5oHJpn83JsEb3n2EFJF3aKUu6KQ6_LXqR-UsfTYLn0ws6R1oMjGEezMUmGfCSwa1cEGcEbHecZ2QgVtNP1rO73XZHhxS9Kn_leegZLXNrBx4SbELz4bdy58Kc4BqJzqHJBPaIO24Go/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D5oHJpn83JsEb3n2EFJF3aKUu6KQ6_LXqR-UsfTYLn0ws6R1oMjGEezMUmGfCSwa1cEGcEbHecZ2QgVtNP1rO73XZHhxS9Kn_leegZLXNrBx4SbELz4bdy58Kc4BqJzqHJBPaIO24Go/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616711383610434" border="0" /></a>Christina and her friends on the playground in the rain!<br /><br /><br />With the "Around the World" theme, some parents made these AWESOME photo cut outs - Below, Christina and her best friend posed as penguins in Antarctica -<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TWqzgqefYg1WiK93vV39mYlAhR3LN8EV7WM5yuEEqq_8C6HJL_Q3Skv0KHieTibCfTXE1POd9NhZDTmxHnOOusZVQz3wfduGKonnzWb_KiSno9xycqCRToLeTwJwnaluOUxWeZHHIjI/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TWqzgqefYg1WiK93vV39mYlAhR3LN8EV7WM5yuEEqq_8C6HJL_Q3Skv0KHieTibCfTXE1POd9NhZDTmxHnOOusZVQz3wfduGKonnzWb_KiSno9xycqCRToLeTwJwnaluOUxWeZHHIjI/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616705447067442" border="0" /></a><br />And as an African Lion -<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ_PKPpDRrQ0mR4HipJJFVPkRUjCkIX0CuSqTOJOY2VfX3VcmJ_q6XMwWYWY3LQqpWNh5EQgHFRmEdsT1Y_anP-Jyab_Vv4imhorMOY_3mKq4TmKQSSQBkqFWhyphenhyphenR3c8P3PW2rum_792w/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ_PKPpDRrQ0mR4HipJJFVPkRUjCkIX0CuSqTOJOY2VfX3VcmJ_q6XMwWYWY3LQqpWNh5EQgHFRmEdsT1Y_anP-Jyab_Vv4imhorMOY_3mKq4TmKQSSQBkqFWhyphenhyphenR3c8P3PW2rum_792w/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616312472163570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Christina did some dancing (she's on the right, in plaid shorts)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDLK5bwQFQI4E0cXxD922i5wnkhflA1cSQCBo-jV7TpVMuzhkXt4CQhV7JctpvhzvjtzJc5WU6HtGe7lkX5xcSuJTn4elwjcPFMaF415PhC_ERT4ITxQ5DijoLeQZYrFbm-Jns7wUvR4/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDLK5bwQFQI4E0cXxD922i5wnkhflA1cSQCBo-jV7TpVMuzhkXt4CQhV7JctpvhzvjtzJc5WU6HtGe7lkX5xcSuJTn4elwjcPFMaF415PhC_ERT4ITxQ5DijoLeQZYrFbm-Jns7wUvR4/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616307764049170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylozM4LuLlwDkcyS_3a8LALc7Oa3k9yeExGcEflIqoXOjeIriGE94WLuh_neU0T67GV10mYPkkrLBEgotb4sWE1Q4hpnO6xewI-QeYhu3Foipflo16JldW-d3Zs9HVbHqpk_YvGv3Zlc/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylozM4LuLlwDkcyS_3a8LALc7Oa3k9yeExGcEflIqoXOjeIriGE94WLuh_neU0T67GV10mYPkkrLBEgotb4sWE1Q4hpnO6xewI-QeYhu3Foipflo16JldW-d3Zs9HVbHqpk_YvGv3Zlc/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616305086978786" border="0" /></a><br />Then she sang karaoke with friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbcrQLgWsFQ5okcLb8r7tyomHmoE8I-IY8V4kmLoGhyeILUnHAxhbK58OzS6Ziel2KxlCtnMmiZsTXK-lQJnc9J5Ivir99xfUI35gglhwklgGVUBewjs5xvwAtNyqT8X4Ij-dy4J7b4c/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbcrQLgWsFQ5okcLb8r7tyomHmoE8I-IY8V4kmLoGhyeILUnHAxhbK58OzS6Ziel2KxlCtnMmiZsTXK-lQJnc9J5Ivir99xfUI35gglhwklgGVUBewjs5xvwAtNyqT8X4Ij-dy4J7b4c/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616296474878802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw8ic-Ip8dcmySrI2jmZO7d1RLgUsrHxoCLU-FQf3dk80GYLmfYDYnHK6is-XclqR1-mNn-tWpRnJT3DOzEIFt8_DMd5SknPetFUJBXzz_J3di5EDfIFrj_qsL1QirtFot90QvkgnPjs/s1600-h/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw8ic-Ip8dcmySrI2jmZO7d1RLgUsrHxoCLU-FQf3dk80GYLmfYDYnHK6is-XclqR1-mNn-tWpRnJT3DOzEIFt8_DMd5SknPetFUJBXzz_J3di5EDfIFrj_qsL1QirtFot90QvkgnPjs/s320/5th+Grade+Awards+and+Party+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351616288562694194" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-51093060359770980502009-06-11T14:37:00.005-04:002009-06-11T14:50:09.453-04:00One Year StatsStill a peanut, but a bit less of a peanut.<br /><br />Weight - 19 1/2 lbs... 25th percentile<br />Length -29 3/4 in ... 75th percentile (HUGE jump, Dr. thinks someone measured wrong either last time or this time)<br />Head - 17 3/4 in... 50th percentile.<br /><br />She was consistently in the 5-10th percentile on height/weight until this visit. Head circumfrence has always been in 50%.<br /><br />She got three shots, finger stick and a TB test. Handled all really well - well maybe the last one not so well.<br /><br />She also got her first haircut. I broke down and took her to get it cut - tired of fighting the ponytail/barrette battle so she could see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCV05XI1BAgm0JyjR4pvtxO1h1WA-gPMNUFD1qRAqp5iWJFx84cBYatmpFVS0dCsiZjz_iabWx1zcDe5TaMoU916X8BOFQw492cglbMqn8p1hXBODY9IrS9VEt8iaHsgWKrqR3Hviomw/s1600-h/First+Haircut+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCV05XI1BAgm0JyjR4pvtxO1h1WA-gPMNUFD1qRAqp5iWJFx84cBYatmpFVS0dCsiZjz_iabWx1zcDe5TaMoU916X8BOFQw492cglbMqn8p1hXBODY9IrS9VEt8iaHsgWKrqR3Hviomw/s320/First+Haircut+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346142566265061474" border="0" /></a><br />She looked so little in that chair!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4l1PR7cyPwK4MBF7M0iQhO2Tl786amJdGZ3Jaca9Q7ODft-6KBmWFyaqQnriNg9SnSh4PCyZ1rSsISx_yptRCXE7vhjmTN3fJmDsIF2oouqXASQsNkghJdgxCz2_ZAV4ZSMdAlX-JAw/s1600-h/First+Haircut+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4l1PR7cyPwK4MBF7M0iQhO2Tl786amJdGZ3Jaca9Q7ODft-6KBmWFyaqQnriNg9SnSh4PCyZ1rSsISx_yptRCXE7vhjmTN3fJmDsIF2oouqXASQsNkghJdgxCz2_ZAV4ZSMdAlX-JAw/s320/First+Haircut+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346141693827279794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPrjYLJ5HPtAGWdXEHzREnUSIpt3hyg-ra8ZUlPWykYJVJaaGkm4p0TnukVkYA2kCO9OoT769wvBG4xY66yguS1CZ0zY9Uir39ybumKR9chimp-BXZmV2wS8kkR66ulMfMVSABlxxfa8/s1600-h/First+Haircut+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPrjYLJ5HPtAGWdXEHzREnUSIpt3hyg-ra8ZUlPWykYJVJaaGkm4p0TnukVkYA2kCO9OoT769wvBG4xY66yguS1CZ0zY9Uir39ybumKR9chimp-BXZmV2wS8kkR66ulMfMVSABlxxfa8/s320/First+Haircut+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346141688008453330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-a1564KUxUv_kh6ECnTUFqkUwId6HdVbswIhR9_aZAuk8FgMQYCtFrjvRLx-DzR1tStaaf-CbWuzr8fdQ-ejfU8zVSJK_F7ETYTea5cBVKkA-WJIfx6-Nbn4PVpnszqq7ooUsAC_Yig/s1600-h/First+Haircut+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-a1564KUxUv_kh6ECnTUFqkUwId6HdVbswIhR9_aZAuk8FgMQYCtFrjvRLx-DzR1tStaaf-CbWuzr8fdQ-ejfU8zVSJK_F7ETYTea5cBVKkA-WJIfx6-Nbn4PVpnszqq7ooUsAC_Yig/s320/First+Haircut+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346141682189295922" border="0" /></a>Mr. Le had a TV with Barney in front of her the whole time. I'm sure that helped in keeping her so still.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc916G4Q-G_2KGJU6SH_1Hr4Sr-PS37H3NTKKGSobvLvgH-glWrDpCcwnkNhz7JXzJ3v_jqB0xWQT_29KcamAJLD59PQaoP5p9GI0m4rapvUBPjm6EZlH-_DWiXPgqpTuFpSTEOP2G_JQ/s1600-h/First+Haircut+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc916G4Q-G_2KGJU6SH_1Hr4Sr-PS37H3NTKKGSobvLvgH-glWrDpCcwnkNhz7JXzJ3v_jqB0xWQT_29KcamAJLD59PQaoP5p9GI0m4rapvUBPjm6EZlH-_DWiXPgqpTuFpSTEOP2G_JQ/s320/First+Haircut+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346141674879607714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nEWHzTDbcnM4ttTIOlUJ4zLiZFoW3FnZ5fMMzCPdmee0bh8_64AhvaKJ4WVoCcBd8z3JdcOdjt1WTfFrGlnzia534cF2pV67RQ29nC_G-9UfX-MXj2gctX_9si8SIEfr4NOzonKeaoY/s1600-h/First+Haircut+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nEWHzTDbcnM4ttTIOlUJ4zLiZFoW3FnZ5fMMzCPdmee0bh8_64AhvaKJ4WVoCcBd8z3JdcOdjt1WTfFrGlnzia534cF2pV67RQ29nC_G-9UfX-MXj2gctX_9si8SIEfr4NOzonKeaoY/s320/First+Haircut+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346141673596030482" border="0" /></a>Blown dry like a big girl!!<br /><br />I'm still getting used to the haircut - at least three little girls, including her sister, has said she looks like a boy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk1W4qsSme18GpO1pigIjfZ0cr0SucY9DoHBD2Bsp7_OHR5CdENbTGdHWoifGu2vlpoh-dUbgZ6YisMWQOHqsjh2ukQ9ZQQzNnS6wduNtNtJKFY9iGTY-AAC7Q1m0dmWhYR4er-w_CfM/s1600-h/First+Haircut+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk1W4qsSme18GpO1pigIjfZ0cr0SucY9DoHBD2Bsp7_OHR5CdENbTGdHWoifGu2vlpoh-dUbgZ6YisMWQOHqsjh2ukQ9ZQQzNnS6wduNtNtJKFY9iGTY-AAC7Q1m0dmWhYR4er-w_CfM/s320/First+Haircut+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346143845303545154" border="0" /></a>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-9640993041028778152009-06-08T22:12:00.008-04:002009-06-08T22:47:33.121-04:00Party Pictures<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Two days of Parties!</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><br />She loves balloons. I've been telling her for months when we see balloons at the grocery store that she can have them on her birthday. So I tied all these balloons to her high chair to surprise her when she woke up. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw9e7IsgaLzzkztRyw-PSxbXklsh1NDVwUUpLaLzUr3Mgy4Y7ZUFUZoeuxrYkh2I7zh4rTkaHKiTq9hjhDxRSzfjAaVqsrRfx0sZBODwdGzUhttn3s8B6Z5gzrNgEOAMEWtrhqlhqSqM/s1600-h/First+Birthday+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw9e7IsgaLzzkztRyw-PSxbXklsh1NDVwUUpLaLzUr3Mgy4Y7ZUFUZoeuxrYkh2I7zh4rTkaHKiTq9hjhDxRSzfjAaVqsrRfx0sZBODwdGzUhttn3s8B6Z5gzrNgEOAMEWtrhqlhqSqM/s320/First+Birthday+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345152236788055858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She was mesmerized! Kept saying "Baaa-ooon!" over and over. She loved it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgF43Vqj063pvF4-mIE7b7KyIUP-aL1xcWwAoztW_BtD1PIuIJAsZcq11Hw9_94Zc0WwnKH4FpDCtiXcdMN9UaqUl3_aSWKXk2nimEWdWUhduCbnzgG59TE4cI4Xwume_D9tCpK-uS4w/s1600-h/First+Birthday+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgF43Vqj063pvF4-mIE7b7KyIUP-aL1xcWwAoztW_BtD1PIuIJAsZcq11Hw9_94Zc0WwnKH4FpDCtiXcdMN9UaqUl3_aSWKXk2nimEWdWUhduCbnzgG59TE4cI4Xwume_D9tCpK-uS4w/s320/First+Birthday+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345152233004106866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPv-ZgKokXqDj6BMsnidOIfNrwpKN_6DXYhuwEJbKigIlYImX1mMb2LyT4lwr6KzyVu5kJF1h7Cw0QrhSqv7PuuRVfQCt9Irx645UqO4so6G2OssuKbxzjdIMg5CiL6BdkKdiGXrxzR4/s1600-h/First+Birthday+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPv-ZgKokXqDj6BMsnidOIfNrwpKN_6DXYhuwEJbKigIlYImX1mMb2LyT4lwr6KzyVu5kJF1h7Cw0QrhSqv7PuuRVfQCt9Irx645UqO4so6G2OssuKbxzjdIMg5CiL6BdkKdiGXrxzR4/s320/First+Birthday+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345152225449175794" border="0" /></a><br />We found that she also loved the candle on the cake. I love that these pictures were taken by Christina. She captured the moment fabulously and really did a great job!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7foGCiM83F_czdzK5V5Cdci_rwMMKARLsTSiiKkum8Swp7OFAZY8Q1Vve7hSrshTZ8SkLW_5N3T5e_XZnL5b7eht2pxrLdjy7-S-tlXXy36FuDpAJa6Yxq0nO-jMJ9CsYG2JdBJPi1M/s1600-h/First+Birthday+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7foGCiM83F_czdzK5V5Cdci_rwMMKARLsTSiiKkum8Swp7OFAZY8Q1Vve7hSrshTZ8SkLW_5N3T5e_XZnL5b7eht2pxrLdjy7-S-tlXXy36FuDpAJa6Yxq0nO-jMJ9CsYG2JdBJPi1M/s320/First+Birthday+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151445390721842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pLbQRqUy1iWibQEdTUEbABwxlsrbU5bL1vR2ip4xpff5iZMePxXhgyk9IrSszfV4c6xoYbjAzWchqqRlamC9y_1D4fo6OEUDmepQd9CuNMXKlrzAe8E47IPOch867FdxUDJadRuK1ZQ/s1600-h/First+Birthday+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pLbQRqUy1iWibQEdTUEbABwxlsrbU5bL1vR2ip4xpff5iZMePxXhgyk9IrSszfV4c6xoYbjAzWchqqRlamC9y_1D4fo6OEUDmepQd9CuNMXKlrzAe8E47IPOch867FdxUDJadRuK1ZQ/s320/First+Birthday+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151436967086562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uhSH51fKFQ6OX2AQ2565PbcPcsWfbLvC270WEMu2W1PLDIqAiH8tCjLnJjXfDRP_v4NikEljSv-4GiHLLWmm4vwHUiQvsd7uE4d8olCZ4BJphKP_MfXkKTAeXOYQkMZ2cQ2mBr4G0eQ/s1600-h/First+Birthday+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uhSH51fKFQ6OX2AQ2565PbcPcsWfbLvC270WEMu2W1PLDIqAiH8tCjLnJjXfDRP_v4NikEljSv-4GiHLLWmm4vwHUiQvsd7uE4d8olCZ4BJphKP_MfXkKTAeXOYQkMZ2cQ2mBr4G0eQ/s320/First+Birthday+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151431306543410" border="0" /></a>She loved the icing more than anything else. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp8_TD_Vsmr-Z_effFsumw_raVCYZlMpy961150Bs-Kaugi69bkdauUmSAe-7t9w34if08BHhAW7wOW-9E0oeTUWEPRYka3E9R02kXYOpltYsHvX1NDTxmPL-eCV0g03nQJUq5LxWf5M/s1600-h/First+Birthday+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp8_TD_Vsmr-Z_effFsumw_raVCYZlMpy961150Bs-Kaugi69bkdauUmSAe-7t9w34if08BHhAW7wOW-9E0oeTUWEPRYka3E9R02kXYOpltYsHvX1NDTxmPL-eCV0g03nQJUq5LxWf5M/s320/First+Birthday+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151431005189250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Emily and her rocking ladybug from Grandma and Grandpa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VyYZR0Yi1A1OZzM3kZyvxVoccdsO7cJoWfxobwsudx0_HCWSWrfk2wnOgSGpplYyX8Ld7HOMtNfMYClvqJQ-cS99-67h4R-CtUeN6Nnx7uzC_ibDCvxnD90qvcH93eX4eGh6btUoPfo/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+092.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/AVvXsEi3VyYZR0Yi1A1OZzM3kZyvxVoccdsO7cJoWfxobwsudx0_HCWSWrfk2wnOgSGpplYyX8Ld7HOMtNfMYClvqJQ-cS99-67h4R-CtUeN6Nnx7uzC_ibDCvxnD90qvcH93eX4eGh6btUoPfo/s320/Grandpa+pictures+092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345150267524511090" border="0" /></a><br />Emily and her Millie Doll. Very special gift!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV8sVZTNYFOh7t7h9kTUgrbq4qioiWCZ1q7Bct_28XX6ZcOcs_jKyzvPcNHpv3DQ4ngkyUYfZHfDd5WlRWgDx5pSipEHs5bhdbeqVSbuQ19Oik7MSpYlg5B-dfcf9dDL_CcL1dKAsBpo/s1600-h/First+Birthday+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV8sVZTNYFOh7t7h9kTUgrbq4qioiWCZ1q7Bct_28XX6ZcOcs_jKyzvPcNHpv3DQ4ngkyUYfZHfDd5WlRWgDx5pSipEHs5bhdbeqVSbuQ19Oik7MSpYlg5B-dfcf9dDL_CcL1dKAsBpo/s320/First+Birthday+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345150283029711234" border="0" /></a>Emily's Cupcake Cake. Thanks to Aunt Mary for decorating!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6fKr3ptYUDS2_Hej1qb7NCmqBOyEc1z3WBEDiWvqtzD-QXzJcIEY7vr9IxXv8fJJoRJZ4tQ7KWaUvVqoF8gMGvIKFYgzU4N7yaZp8K7s1fA7dLE5aKFiDJUVtzp670baS4_XgAN6Q0/s1600-h/First+Birthday+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6fKr3ptYUDS2_Hej1qb7NCmqBOyEc1z3WBEDiWvqtzD-QXzJcIEY7vr9IxXv8fJJoRJZ4tQ7KWaUvVqoF8gMGvIKFYgzU4N7yaZp8K7s1fA7dLE5aKFiDJUVtzp670baS4_XgAN6Q0/s320/First+Birthday+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345150278766797538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYGv4yOcRb00YQOQy5RpWyMMTpv3BvPLdbQ26crIcUeLSzHkEoZbati_s8pZzpEK3ugQCbasGQJZmR0ugzr2EPfD7AmVpPJmQ78AKi1Nt_0GTq0Hw8QT6kWwgKdpcXXHMiHdokuJU3oA/s1600-h/First+Birthday+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYGv4yOcRb00YQOQy5RpWyMMTpv3BvPLdbQ26crIcUeLSzHkEoZbati_s8pZzpEK3ugQCbasGQJZmR0ugzr2EPfD7AmVpPJmQ78AKi1Nt_0GTq0Hw8QT6kWwgKdpcXXHMiHdokuJU3oA/s320/First+Birthday+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345150272332726018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Emily enjoying all her great toys from Grammy! All the "noise" toys were a big hit with the kids!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6inb1DD0A-s6eMO8Bo0lFxkdSArWHRD_3ilTSqaFbiI1Pe4GMH777CvBZiplfwYuZefeGb-Bo7oH7ouCmRmA8mDwYur1Xd-C456UDlj9kKoS_sscIBL7zjV43BY3mlGg_Aw6j7CIuSQ/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+096.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/AVvXsEio6inb1DD0A-s6eMO8Bo0lFxkdSArWHRD_3ilTSqaFbiI1Pe4GMH777CvBZiplfwYuZefeGb-Bo7oH7ouCmRmA8mDwYur1Xd-C456UDlj9kKoS_sscIBL7zjV43BY3mlGg_Aw6j7CIuSQ/s320/Grandpa+pictures+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345150263614225202" border="0" /></a>Emily and some guests. She was wondering who the heck were these kids playing with her new toys. But within about 10 minutes everyone had warmed up to one another<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLne7iLiKYb8wXps4dLucUxFtWVuoR9dOyI3vwtSfHW6WtCMsGs-AMTTnT7G5UVvOF69yM4_L8Jj8JnP6QLKPg6evCRPlE3y7bO-093pTeQ_O_EZ7L3Dyt6hlFyCtdHqsoTKVvA2FzOk/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+095.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/AVvXsEhcLne7iLiKYb8wXps4dLucUxFtWVuoR9dOyI3vwtSfHW6WtCMsGs-AMTTnT7G5UVvOF69yM4_L8Jj8JnP6QLKPg6evCRPlE3y7bO-093pTeQ_O_EZ7L3Dyt6hlFyCtdHqsoTKVvA2FzOk/s320/Grandpa+pictures+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148734218346546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Emily and her buddy, Erin. Erin just LOVES watching out for Baby Emily, "Because I love her." Too cute.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYofbsy3A4O73Ev1JviliQf-5aZHY8dHtOErpzz8eJMEqgY1u2Hi07CqO5f98IdGq5vyvBjdTP4G2VtJhKRI-LwvaldpQjPfAcmNQNen9zSmx6dfWCPIts4iKswf6qqSWzl5k_GZptNU/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+100.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/AVvXsEggYofbsy3A4O73Ev1JviliQf-5aZHY8dHtOErpzz8eJMEqgY1u2Hi07CqO5f98IdGq5vyvBjdTP4G2VtJhKRI-LwvaldpQjPfAcmNQNen9zSmx6dfWCPIts4iKswf6qqSWzl5k_GZptNU/s320/Grandpa+pictures+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148730769947090" border="0" /></a>CHEESE!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNxjBlLk3ejXv3-6_ZN_6Bo80k4XgjXMYTUleTGpRqg8BNFQXgMn6p4wvUIJa_SD2-rtvUxRUd9V5TPcgchuHUgku4MDDLM8uTos6DRIUqqKckWOId81MZXIs7xHXtIz5J2s4xQwf0_E/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+101.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/AVvXsEgiJenI_WGJFtvfVhosdinwGSFkrnvdwAmZsgshQaKBY3fMKTnsAgNGjgapIEa52cq8LEKIzTOJxXUgG4pLMMTtv-4eP7MAfPtQMRw5AT__sfoGC_50VBQYEr2icQMeyXK7nFWZ9j1eveA/s320/Grandpa+pictures+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345146163298001010" border="0" /></a><br />Had a bath after presents and before bed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGRk21XWYJrcotqTriJt5zVIoIoG_fUPh_CYi4g_xQSIfRy6yuTBp9jpP0G-_kcUxFfzFBsImptGGpQm2hGAqor0NI0DLriTIl2BxPUWxmiG2G43qizbSAxvJHtadaJRWE1yB4vTiAJE/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+135.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/AVvXsEjBGRk21XWYJrcotqTriJt5zVIoIoG_fUPh_CYi4g_xQSIfRy6yuTBp9jpP0G-_kcUxFfzFBsImptGGpQm2hGAqor0NI0DLriTIl2BxPUWxmiG2G43qizbSAxvJHtadaJRWE1yB4vTiAJE/s320/Grandpa+pictures+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345146156393933074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next day, Em went for a swim in her pool in the yard. Marty kept taking toys out of the pool while Em was in. He went in for the plunge when it was empty. Here you see her "fishy face" and her stylish two piece (Thanks Grammy!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRuVayc3YSwicLhi-ayg0FTqw2fxG7hOeY4GXDQl6RflmYXws-0FRrc0NTl4bTU5tVwAvmYzgvbblZb7mld6MQ3uptbNV6i9gKacDmC_JqH9NMzFd6sPjW7Zks7R7_UYXS4JEqvioJ-8/s1600-h/Pool!+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRuVayc3YSwicLhi-ayg0FTqw2fxG7hOeY4GXDQl6RflmYXws-0FRrc0NTl4bTU5tVwAvmYzgvbblZb7mld6MQ3uptbNV6i9gKacDmC_JqH9NMzFd6sPjW7Zks7R7_UYXS4JEqvioJ-8/s320/Pool!+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345146155310171234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z-wRzZ83nEAw-8-9Ptvyn-XYD7V3Uj_SYoVoYz8n4yVQQnpQvz6m2jJ9hh61YfWsRwq70fL8GDbzGh7snc5roDCeKlYp-UftomH4fnC_vHOe6YV5djh15XIJrV8FQYFQBeUR9OyK4Dc/s1600-h/Pool!+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z-wRzZ83nEAw-8-9Ptvyn-XYD7V3Uj_SYoVoYz8n4yVQQnpQvz6m2jJ9hh61YfWsRwq70fL8GDbzGh7snc5roDCeKlYp-UftomH4fnC_vHOe6YV5djh15XIJrV8FQYFQBeUR9OyK4Dc/s320/Pool!+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345146148847728386" border="0" /></a><br />Big Sister came home on Sunday, and posed for a great picture with her little sister and Aunt Mary.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFJ5gPuRdlly2IYQ3ps-Ezw9XmnPMqOEN1lIkRRgplMD5EnvLoTTSzPNaKel9hlIlFEACYXhJORP3D_sNFoapZK-e1S0-2oCF9LPpfYMS3rDD1FstYcN_1kD9MO518R2MgvrlGNapU0U/s1600-h/Grandpa+pictures+144.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/AVvXsEjxFJ5gPuRdlly2IYQ3ps-Ezw9XmnPMqOEN1lIkRRgplMD5EnvLoTTSzPNaKel9hlIlFEACYXhJORP3D_sNFoapZK-e1S0-2oCF9LPpfYMS3rDD1FstYcN_1kD9MO518R2MgvrlGNapU0U/s320/Grandpa+pictures+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345146144165855586" border="0" /></a>Hope you all like the pig-tailed pictures of the baby... she got her first hair cut today. I will post those pictures when I'm ready *sniff*. The haircut was definitely harder for Mommy than it was for Emily.Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-54225230761654336892009-06-04T09:40:00.003-04:002009-06-04T10:04:23.217-04:00Emily's First Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCED4dH2JhgxPgwrBoICuEOXz6LSUYk9i2KGYPUW32gWW4g4VaP4JABZSdvkeYVAOHk5wIfobaFkjHGMgDjicncZCYNLButI7okFqhfD7tYiAgu5C_RFarKfzcxpJPgNrqAu0-qaVCkc/s1600-h/laughing.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/AVvXsEhdCED4dH2JhgxPgwrBoICuEOXz6LSUYk9i2KGYPUW32gWW4g4VaP4JABZSdvkeYVAOHk5wIfobaFkjHGMgDjicncZCYNLButI7okFqhfD7tYiAgu5C_RFarKfzcxpJPgNrqAu0-qaVCkc/s320/laughing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343467365731442370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Happy First Birthday, Big Girl!!! </span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8JhpILgN22AhjxSw05O1tatoT8JWecDXAYkLD7XkEajjScizdsJ2I-oVDFiVJgf2klsR5wfOifuuCut1hMwgS5AC1FDnwSkqdNpJP_yYt5q0oUgldbwAKFBqI9-MpaeKdRqxg0SoOlQ/s1600-h/horse.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/AVvXsEhs8JhpILgN22AhjxSw05O1tatoT8JWecDXAYkLD7XkEajjScizdsJ2I-oVDFiVJgf2klsR5wfOifuuCut1hMwgS5AC1FDnwSkqdNpJP_yYt5q0oUgldbwAKFBqI9-MpaeKdRqxg0SoOlQ/s320/horse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343467364263750786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmxNUsHUHsyScCqWLC9hujw3ZZF2M8rULhfmV54JGwk5O2pwuFLFNJZwbteuvnbc2CzFkN_rYGmepiMHhGmgJFCf8CNqey179qzEphhqb9eSxBdd0cY3jZkZg9P0U5mvucUSrw887ClA/s1600-h/emily+dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmxNUsHUHsyScCqWLC9hujw3ZZF2M8rULhfmV54JGwk5O2pwuFLFNJZwbteuvnbc2CzFkN_rYGmepiMHhGmgJFCf8CNqey179qzEphhqb9eSxBdd0cY3jZkZg9P0U5mvucUSrw887ClA/s320/emily+dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343467358196141090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2PMHlbIraROSRTVotTB_L0MxaobHzVQ8AhuKI972pNhPb0tu07ZfZ8FhFFES6giZNz0i09Lt7IHrP3VW7fxWdwuAnPV5EVRIN4KMepcoc-aq-3pMFEzHmgnNEv7zVssYfpmuvebaq4M/s1600-h/emily1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2PMHlbIraROSRTVotTB_L0MxaobHzVQ8AhuKI972pNhPb0tu07ZfZ8FhFFES6giZNz0i09Lt7IHrP3VW7fxWdwuAnPV5EVRIN4KMepcoc-aq-3pMFEzHmgnNEv7zVssYfpmuvebaq4M/s320/emily1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343467348385786322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGnzKFFD3z34itG9JBEWOeqqd4b75g0r95Ahv1khQB6_XQcy33cb1YVKb3dC71pati1hpzEibV2-CAGFNTB6DVadgE-yhWmLbbnAXtD-kolDD3CA3WbxdRKSpGnx49JoiepG0E3Ul-Qs/s1600-h/clap.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/AVvXsEhSGnzKFFD3z34itG9JBEWOeqqd4b75g0r95Ahv1khQB6_XQcy33cb1YVKb3dC71pati1hpzEibV2-CAGFNTB6DVadgE-yhWmLbbnAXtD-kolDD3CA3WbxdRKSpGnx49JoiepG0E3Ul-Qs/s320/clap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343467350383311570" border="0" /></a><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f5459334d6a517a4f413d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: Emily's First Birthday" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f5459334d6a517a4f413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298714786695071979.post-9396733133203576132009-06-02T09:20:00.008-04:002009-06-04T08:44:55.733-04:00Chairs and StairsWe're into climbing everything. We love to climb on and off our new Emily-sized chair!<br /><br />Thanks for the great early birthday gift, Grammy! She loves it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XIPgnGM56ZDMrbYPlH44p4LTTKXcrgwDrbls1yxykFyxcGfxJtaeZbJkhnWQntJrfilQWT2ef9kjBMVP9DNqlXbJBi-V2fv5Iy5Aom4nXFV0eacoJ9kwqSsW-V7M0rrUheeM91en2F4/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XIPgnGM56ZDMrbYPlH44p4LTTKXcrgwDrbls1yxykFyxcGfxJtaeZbJkhnWQntJrfilQWT2ef9kjBMVP9DNqlXbJBi-V2fv5Iy5Aom4nXFV0eacoJ9kwqSsW-V7M0rrUheeM91en2F4/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342725329064938050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs4R1qLfNPUOXMNOvBtaI0O5sb4kHG3M-tj-W1wNu9YgXtAXdBkV85QyjInVfU8C3ccImE4vwEqRMOM7DKn6uksdU96mcQKUGDQAaPYHdh8SkijEEqNPvmbD7v23EtfBdvArh-Pnpsso/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs4R1qLfNPUOXMNOvBtaI0O5sb4kHG3M-tj-W1wNu9YgXtAXdBkV85QyjInVfU8C3ccImE4vwEqRMOM7DKn6uksdU96mcQKUGDQAaPYHdh8SkijEEqNPvmbD7v23EtfBdvArh-Pnpsso/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342725329685600594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS9sTstyTX-FtRuo5bcR17Xei878EsA83bHSav7rtNCGzd35e4ejZhVd9HXfYF1Qlrx8C7N-iJ-cMpOV6Q8jlmrjjcPkOtwRqBsDoP-2kivvSccvT53NwR2Mqa7CKiYoqIyK8Y1yDFGc/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS9sTstyTX-FtRuo5bcR17Xei878EsA83bHSav7rtNCGzd35e4ejZhVd9HXfYF1Qlrx8C7N-iJ-cMpOV6Q8jlmrjjcPkOtwRqBsDoP-2kivvSccvT53NwR2Mqa7CKiYoqIyK8Y1yDFGc/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342725327252608610" border="0" /></a><br />This makes Mommy VERY nervous - the STANDING on the arms of the squishy chair. She does it to torment Marty in the backyard who is barking at her through the glass door.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcloTGkbJFqAcKUGnTOQpHA1Cjykj7j0L8P7hCTLJ3MmDZqXdZxv9rx8os-EmyKWC0JVt6JIxI9WirTkhxz6ifq4SICFuKL4Ujr76bWH6LJ4P4mI7v4ATxLXWR3I7LZdUZqYLeb3yOkY/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcloTGkbJFqAcKUGnTOQpHA1Cjykj7j0L8P7hCTLJ3MmDZqXdZxv9rx8os-EmyKWC0JVt6JIxI9WirTkhxz6ifq4SICFuKL4Ujr76bWH6LJ4P4mI7v4ATxLXWR3I7LZdUZqYLeb3yOkY/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342724749385076082" border="0" />T</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb__aaXLvmAmjBtQS4vCnyPR4d95A6KfLuxvyIQbjiHGUVgdrbcnANUtirogi-U98RAtcwy6xbai3Buo2Svo4gqQpJ5baG5HywWlcZ2kfojrVEsob2guk_J5Q0Uc7AVdibpSzu2WYnDA/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb__aaXLvmAmjBtQS4vCnyPR4d95A6KfLuxvyIQbjiHGUVgdrbcnANUtirogi-U98RAtcwy6xbai3Buo2Svo4gqQpJ5baG5HywWlcZ2kfojrVEsob2guk_J5Q0Uc7AVdibpSzu2WYnDA/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342724746809486754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2haw8FpZRkxC2RXBUiRYmlfkr1Yi4-xb0OMr4YouAV2kwq_fPuX_NN4DvyPIvgmmv2twidOo7U75GmyLyZXQiC1opZRKwA-aVLl5LEGCwI5ticzqOfrd9Jq_Nzv77taj00dGRtU_xRI/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2haw8FpZRkxC2RXBUiRYmlfkr1Yi4-xb0OMr4YouAV2kwq_fPuX_NN4DvyPIvgmmv2twidOo7U75GmyLyZXQiC1opZRKwA-aVLl5LEGCwI5ticzqOfrd9Jq_Nzv77taj00dGRtU_xRI/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342724743552887970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwXKP6JjPjewxoXq9EFnS14UajVAz-FNi26UPp911QSMyy7TExY2n3f61Rx0SvlfAnI45rf7vPFKIeHnVe-qdmoSeK7hh9Rj0bnzOBa1PtamdtZmjAf57sNyKVrSc_E7SVVbWpse7U0c/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwXKP6JjPjewxoXq9EFnS14UajVAz-FNi26UPp911QSMyy7TExY2n3f61Rx0SvlfAnI45rf7vPFKIeHnVe-qdmoSeK7hh9Rj0bnzOBa1PtamdtZmjAf57sNyKVrSc_E7SVVbWpse7U0c/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342724738098574210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvZPAbiK2boiGjXKR-8Ayq6EInOOYaRB0-BvUd6Mbpt-DPjIGBnOXQx6aID5rQczLulCahzT7kyO5Z6fZFwnD8RALk_peIFhNbxxSLsDHclrwJbFVMLo9uc65J9JWbXO60yQ7ckV1Lpw/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvZPAbiK2boiGjXKR-8Ayq6EInOOYaRB0-BvUd6Mbpt-DPjIGBnOXQx6aID5rQczLulCahzT7kyO5Z6fZFwnD8RALk_peIFhNbxxSLsDHclrwJbFVMLo9uc65J9JWbXO60yQ7ckV1Lpw/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342724734746103986" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are giving pizza to her baby doll. We got a great kitchen set with dishes and pretend food from our friends and Emily just loves playing with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa0cPEF5j9d7QgTMV8oregm7FTEH0OEXnkif2-u7FjgMJm1pSOWjuqZMHwch-WPQvRvs5Zh1Yh2_gHqqlVPwd0vmM92XeGRppSq66Ovv0-FNwC-_odSBeoEN0kfJugoDWdxrYDh2EoZM/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa0cPEF5j9d7QgTMV8oregm7FTEH0OEXnkif2-u7FjgMJm1pSOWjuqZMHwch-WPQvRvs5Zh1Yh2_gHqqlVPwd0vmM92XeGRppSq66Ovv0-FNwC-_odSBeoEN0kfJugoDWdxrYDh2EoZM/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342720321122477810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijefdoxxOSRaODtuV5tkPHucSRvNx2jqpN-h1oIAvhmyUNzlApSxSn6lge2R29UQSlYlk_sDxm4B-307LDB996a8CizgcUiRmYUF5nWKZDT85bn3a9S_zHjpYotLdX0mEmaiQZu6CGVxk/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijefdoxxOSRaODtuV5tkPHucSRvNx2jqpN-h1oIAvhmyUNzlApSxSn6lge2R29UQSlYlk_sDxm4B-307LDB996a8CizgcUiRmYUF5nWKZDT85bn3a9S_zHjpYotLdX0mEmaiQZu6CGVxk/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342720317622499986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jkiBdtD0sZzxYideMvaJfQsX9kZXdo_rKtFF9cL0IqJRXyC4N9Z0eh0ThBdgAl1IyYdTOaaLZijbUOsP8eCnfoCVMOdjYHIhbUG12ddoa0cS4rp1K2l4wfBgUtgb1fKIp6wQgX51MvQ/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jkiBdtD0sZzxYideMvaJfQsX9kZXdo_rKtFF9cL0IqJRXyC4N9Z0eh0ThBdgAl1IyYdTOaaLZijbUOsP8eCnfoCVMOdjYHIhbUG12ddoa0cS4rp1K2l4wfBgUtgb1fKIp6wQgX51MvQ/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342720315121198130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgUQe-sCFt-9iX_iItuGAEIEPgj5gMQMzIIQ_2oPuE-PcDJNE9AOB3hL5-Php71l5jLSEWyzsPRB5Yn9cPHgzY8d9cu_JHRcje89v-1347xJxA-X2ZLqiEnsMbDbtl-NHfdvPESAkQds/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgUQe-sCFt-9iX_iItuGAEIEPgj5gMQMzIIQ_2oPuE-PcDJNE9AOB3hL5-Php71l5jLSEWyzsPRB5Yn9cPHgzY8d9cu_JHRcje89v-1347xJxA-X2ZLqiEnsMbDbtl-NHfdvPESAkQds/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342720305541277762" border="0" /></a>We can climb on and off the chair for HOURS. She loves exploring this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_LWAuc64vlg3oO77VHhCsj5zOJ43xr5h2Crt49qFMqDfbP-pQkF6mPI6cQDCVet7Q6TuTlQqPjknl3WtEH3xZobwjAHn3eI9OA2Cjsd9CG5fZUXon7y2J8LlwYcIevgDq4yn5-zHCBw/s1600-h/Chairs+and+Stairs+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_LWAuc64vlg3oO77VHhCsj5zOJ43xr5h2Crt49qFMqDfbP-pQkF6mPI6cQDCVet7Q6TuTlQqPjknl3WtEH3xZobwjAHn3eI9OA2Cjsd9CG5fZUXon7y2J8LlwYcIevgDq4yn5-zHCBw/s320/Chairs+and+Stairs+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342720300324441090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here we are going up the stairs. We go up like a champ. Often when I can't find her and I see someone (usually Big Sister) has left the baby gate open, I can find her upstairs in the bathroom trying to climb in the tub. Haven't learned how to go down the stairs yet. That will be scary, I'm sure.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwzjJlBYQjgh63j0Wroq6sik-_gi0N4bA4a1vVqxCDI1wAn81lrHDYp-hn2Cb62cc03uFYP8A23Mi3y7MygDg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beth Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881184102250033305noreply@blogger.com0