tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44368062533796473722024-03-13T09:53:48.684-06:00Ryan, Beth & DylanBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-35230083076331968652011-02-21T00:17:00.002-07:002011-02-21T00:21:25.799-07:00**MOVING**<div align="center">Just my blog! I am sad to leave the explanations and spelling corrections of isthiscornhandshucked but it's not linked to the correct email address so I have to move...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Sorry to make you change your readers, links, etc. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://everydayworkandplay.blogspot.com/">http://everydayworkandplay.blogspot.com/</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-6644997483854548142011-02-15T21:32:00.016-07:002011-02-16T21:59:41.359-07:00Day By Day ~ Volume VIt's been almost a YEAR since I did one of these posts! And now that I have an even better camera phone it's time I started posting them again. So here goes...In reverse order from today to January 5th when I got my new phone.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jG4GUcnTrfI/TVtoJr6itRI/AAAAAAAAEKA/i8iqHc1CTgI/s1600/IMAG0348.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163479417500946" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jG4GUcnTrfI/TVtoJr6itRI/AAAAAAAAEKA/i8iqHc1CTgI/s400/IMAG0348.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.15.11 ~Playtime with Grandma<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bk6dJVrFO7g/TVtoJQhp0JI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/a-wTbR_yhJk/s1600/IMAG0345.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163472065351826" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bk6dJVrFO7g/TVtoJQhp0JI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/a-wTbR_yhJk/s400/IMAG0345.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.14.11 ~ Dylan Robot<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axyFH8EJjcU/TVtoI-NgDYI/AAAAAAAAEJw/JWArppqwJ9A/s1600/IMAG0341.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163467148987778" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axyFH8EJjcU/TVtoI-NgDYI/AAAAAAAAEJw/JWArppqwJ9A/s400/IMAG0341.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.14.11 ~ This FAKE cig was dropped on my porch from our party Saturday and I found it when I picked up this announcement on my door! Great! lol <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLBmk_p_Rc0/TVtoIj5hT9I/AAAAAAAAEJo/tG7F2sPYpOQ/s1600/IMAG0338.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163460085862354" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLBmk_p_Rc0/TVtoIj5hT9I/AAAAAAAAEJo/tG7F2sPYpOQ/s400/IMAG0338.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.14.11 ~ Ryan's Grandpa is AMAZING at sending cards for every occasion. He always chooses something thoughtful and they ALWAYS arrive on time! When I showed this to Dylan he said, very dramatically, "oh wow!" When I handed it to him he hugged it and said "I love mickey mouse". Adorable! Thanks Grandpa. <div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aWSiwYLEwo/TVtoIXEm7iI/AAAAAAAAEJg/vapmGrMaiiI/s1600/IMAG0327.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163456642706978" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aWSiwYLEwo/TVtoIXEm7iI/AAAAAAAAEJg/vapmGrMaiiI/s400/IMAG0327.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.12.11 ~ A self shot, after the party. I like it, so I'm posting it. <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rPRmRcYY2NE/TVtnxLfnQOI/AAAAAAAAEJY/m4Ba25p4WkA/s1600/IMAG0326.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163058397757666" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rPRmRcYY2NE/TVtnxLfnQOI/AAAAAAAAEJY/m4Ba25p4WkA/s400/IMAG0326.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.11.11 ~ New decor.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HS5_GVCRd0M/TVtnw9UnVMI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/x3t9eSRjmGg/s1600/IMAG0324.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163054593529026" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HS5_GVCRd0M/TVtnw9UnVMI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/x3t9eSRjmGg/s400/IMAG0324.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.11.11 ~ The red velvet cake center of our pretty desserts posted below. </div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J4y0bsnnEbs/TVtnwryNiaI/AAAAAAAAEJI/litrcifsDC4/s1600/IMAG0323.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163049885829538" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J4y0bsnnEbs/TVtnwryNiaI/AAAAAAAAEJI/litrcifsDC4/s400/IMAG0323.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.11.11 ~ Loving the warm(er) weather. It was Dylan's idea to hold hands, he is the sweetest! Also, not a great pic of me which helps me justify the pose of myself above.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oAcjj3eQ5d0/TVtnwPIG_ZI/AAAAAAAAEJA/2Xu4wPyOUy8/s1600/IMAG0322.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163042193046930" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oAcjj3eQ5d0/TVtnwPIG_ZI/AAAAAAAAEJA/2Xu4wPyOUy8/s400/IMAG0322.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.10.11 ~ I DESPISE doing anything with the cars! But Ryan nagged me enough to check my oil level, this is the pic I sent he and Mike (hoping someone would respond quickly!) to see if I needed to add any.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L26E9neCJnQ/TVtgeExkEXI/AAAAAAAAEIg/N5i2B8jez0Q/s1600/IMAG0268.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574155033595089266" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L26E9neCJnQ/TVtgeExkEXI/AAAAAAAAEIg/N5i2B8jez0Q/s400/IMAG0268.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DB3AYpNjJvo/TVtgd_ibstI/AAAAAAAAEIY/taX7Y36eycE/s1600/IMAG0264.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574155032189448914" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DB3AYpNjJvo/TVtgd_ibstI/AAAAAAAAEIY/taX7Y36eycE/s400/IMAG0264.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.05.11 ~ Grandma & Anna came up and SPOILED Dylan with a few hours of fun at Boondocks. We had a blast, thanks guys!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjnWur7PMpg/TVtnv9zQF5I/AAAAAAAAEI4/Snu0EuVOdLI/s1600/IMAG0281.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163037542160274" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjnWur7PMpg/TVtnv9zQF5I/AAAAAAAAEI4/Snu0EuVOdLI/s400/IMAG0281.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJNA2zk5oDc/TVtge3x2fmI/AAAAAAAAEIw/VGIJK-DuOqQ/s1600/IMAG0278.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574155047286505058" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJNA2zk5oDc/TVtge3x2fmI/AAAAAAAAEIw/VGIJK-DuOqQ/s400/IMAG0278.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DB3AYpNjJvo/TVtgd_ibstI/AAAAAAAAEIY/taX7Y36eycE/s1600/IMAG0264.jpg"></a> <div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yp1qToQcxMY/TVtgelmT-hI/AAAAAAAAEIo/jFxBWKSFQ30/s1600/IMAG0270.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574155042406267410" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yp1qToQcxMY/TVtgelmT-hI/AAAAAAAAEIo/jFxBWKSFQ30/s400/IMAG0270.jpg" border="0" /></a> He really is SO GOOD at this game!<br /><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlHvCf4SM4k/TVtgdqk1UrI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/GqmdurYBcfA/s1600/IMAG0256.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574155026562372274" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlHvCf4SM4k/TVtgdqk1UrI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/GqmdurYBcfA/s400/IMAG0256.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.04.11 ~ Flexing his muscles for Rubie, I should have posted this with the video.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJCLMirLjvw/TVtfyXxgi7I/AAAAAAAAEII/0TEcDc0TpUw/s1600/IMAG0254.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154282780887986" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJCLMirLjvw/TVtfyXxgi7I/AAAAAAAAEII/0TEcDc0TpUw/s400/IMAG0254.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.03.11 ~ I...errr...I mean DYLAN loves forts!! My living room frequently looks like this and honestly I think it's so much fun. I guess I never outgrew my fort building stage.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_BSdBfYeTkQ/TVtfq9C1yRI/AAAAAAAAEIA/ViX-kXtnUXk/s1600/IMAG0248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154155346741522" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_BSdBfYeTkQ/TVtfq9C1yRI/AAAAAAAAEIA/ViX-kXtnUXk/s400/IMAG0248.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yaSjXvYt0Rk/TVtfqgTnK1I/AAAAAAAAEH4/DxTwShkLBVs/s1600/IMAG0235.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154147632458578" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yaSjXvYt0Rk/TVtfqgTnK1I/AAAAAAAAEH4/DxTwShkLBVs/s400/IMAG0235.jpg" border="0" /></a> Love these squeezes & cheeses!<br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2PZVt97XPfM/TVtfqAfszJI/AAAAAAAAEHw/JEX4ZT52teI/s1600/IMAG0233.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154139093224594" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2PZVt97XPfM/TVtfqAfszJI/AAAAAAAAEHw/JEX4ZT52teI/s400/IMAG0233.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.02.11 ~ On my way to get about SIX INCHES cut off of my hair!<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-62Q6Ne0n1aE/TVtfoh3PbmI/AAAAAAAAEHg/e1JAnyOxxkc/s1600/IMAG0221.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154113690594914" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-62Q6Ne0n1aE/TVtfoh3PbmI/AAAAAAAAEHg/e1JAnyOxxkc/s400/IMAG0221.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQDhC34o2B4/TVtfpcqbwQI/AAAAAAAAEHo/Le1G82NCFsg/s1600/IMAG0229.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574154129474568450" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQDhC34o2B4/TVtfpcqbwQI/AAAAAAAAEHo/Le1G82NCFsg/s400/IMAG0229.jpg" border="0" /></a> 02.01.11 ~ My Dilly has had ear infections this month! I think (hope!) they are finally gone, he didn't complain about them until they had been around for "awhile" so it took some strong antibiotics to finally work. The scale pics are not nearly as cute as when he would sit on the small scale in his diaper, in fact he was jumping around so much I couldn't get a clear shot. His favorite part of the dr. is, of course, the suckers, and he really just sucks them. I finally threw this one away after he went to bed, it was a tiny nub left on the counter. Who is that patient with a sucker? It was only a small dum-dum to begin with!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJpKsjEGD28/TVteS317ZJI/AAAAAAAAEHY/5EOfnxpMcC8/s1600/IMAG0219.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574152642121917586" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJpKsjEGD28/TVteS317ZJI/AAAAAAAAEHY/5EOfnxpMcC8/s400/IMAG0219.jpg" border="0" /></a> Still at the dr. He had these other two boys running in circles after him in the waiting room, they were all laughing so hard! You can see why I didn't have any clue he was sick.<br /><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0g3CsPZ03U/TVteSXUsRDI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/QBDvZZj85VQ/s1600/IMAG0214.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574152633392579634" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0g3CsPZ03U/TVteSXUsRDI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/QBDvZZj85VQ/s400/IMAG0214.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.31.11 ~ Painting with his toes.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WoYTaWDIauo/TVta_d_G62I/AAAAAAAAEGw/JK0el9Q8BL0/s1600/IMAG0207.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574149010228702050" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WoYTaWDIauo/TVta_d_G62I/AAAAAAAAEGw/JK0el9Q8BL0/s400/IMAG0207.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOSzccZlNS4/TVteR_2yE5I/AAAAAAAAEHI/hUutW5LsSjM/s1600/IMAG0213.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574152627093115794" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOSzccZlNS4/TVteR_2yE5I/AAAAAAAAEHI/hUutW5LsSjM/s400/IMAG0213.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.30.11 ~ My poor mom was sick and in the hospital for a few days. (Doing better now thank goodness!) Anna and I were there for a long time the first day and ended up in state of silly delirium. The second pic is of our name tags, mine was a disaster and kept falling off, I even found it on Anna's back once - WTH? Her's never moved and was in perfect condition. We were laughing so hard about this...I know, had to be there! </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtyRCnimA1w/TVta_JkZ-XI/AAAAAAAAEGo/8V0MXpoDZ3s/s1600/IMAG0186.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574149004747995506" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtyRCnimA1w/TVta_JkZ-XI/AAAAAAAAEGo/8V0MXpoDZ3s/s400/IMAG0186.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.19.11 ~ Ryan had just built Dylan a VERY impressive book tower. I am not kidding, it was huge! Of course it fell, and so did the tears, right as I took this picture. </div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8zd83rGwQC8/TVta-zpc4jI/AAAAAAAAEGg/JlBwGsqInK0/s1600/IMAG0181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574148998863577650" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8zd83rGwQC8/TVta-zpc4jI/AAAAAAAAEGg/JlBwGsqInK0/s400/IMAG0181.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.17.11 ~ I can't tell you how many times a day we hear "I wanna play a game" and "where the iPad go?" This kid is hooked!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-52jZJMMyFBg/TVta-hRIavI/AAAAAAAAEGY/rKD3URRBJ6o/s1600/IMAG0180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574148993929734898" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-52jZJMMyFBg/TVta-hRIavI/AAAAAAAAEGY/rKD3URRBJ6o/s400/IMAG0180.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.17.11 ~ Just goofin'<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjKkJrZ7arM/TVta-fSiv5I/AAAAAAAAEGQ/bE8yFBrruyQ/s1600/IMAG0122.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574148993398783890" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjKkJrZ7arM/TVta-fSiv5I/AAAAAAAAEGQ/bE8yFBrruyQ/s400/IMAG0122.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.14.11 ~ He really is saying cheese! This post is making me realize how much time he spends nearly naked. Lucky. </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AH0H1xYVHXY/TVtYg0VB6nI/AAAAAAAAEGI/GSNHllLXeNM/s1600/IMAG0118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574146284627028594" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AH0H1xYVHXY/TVtYg0VB6nI/AAAAAAAAEGI/GSNHllLXeNM/s400/IMAG0118.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.13.11 ~ More goofin' this time with TWO monkeys! Again he is saying cheese but it looks like a grimace.</div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BkKymF_gLqI/TVtYgqROEiI/AAAAAAAAEGA/LWUUYa2fgCs/s1600/IMAG0058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574146281926693410" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BkKymF_gLqI/TVtYgqROEiI/AAAAAAAAEGA/LWUUYa2fgCs/s400/IMAG0058.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.10.11 ~ And the "get your jammies on" chase begins!</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8cJ868Ql4MI/TVtYgfARG-I/AAAAAAAAEF4/Pmo8t4QEm8I/s1600/IMAG0053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574146278902799330" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8cJ868Ql4MI/TVtYgfARG-I/AAAAAAAAEF4/Pmo8t4QEm8I/s400/IMAG0053.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.09.11 ~ How would it be??<br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syTwREnw1L4/TVtYgLg0J_I/AAAAAAAAEFw/UD31xhbXZ8A/s1600/IMAG0010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574146273670604786" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syTwREnw1L4/TVtYgLg0J_I/AAAAAAAAEFw/UD31xhbXZ8A/s400/IMAG0010.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.06.11 ~ Watching a show in a very cozy boat. Love his imagination!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCqZ_iG2TIY/TVtYf3UTmVI/AAAAAAAAEFo/aXU2qceleVI/s1600/IMAG0006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574146268249430354" style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCqZ_iG2TIY/TVtYf3UTmVI/AAAAAAAAEFo/aXU2qceleVI/s400/IMAG0006.jpg" border="0" /></a> 01.05.11 ~ First pic taken with the new camera phone. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-1780067533361889992011-02-14T17:13:00.033-07:002011-02-14T21:28:31.853-07:00Murder, Mayhem & the Mob<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eVaHUeByYA0/TVnnYVjXtVI/AAAAAAAAEEo/kw_SUtlUgds/s1600/The%2BFamily-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573740419136075090" style="WIDTH: 537px; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eVaHUeByYA0/TVnnYVjXtVI/AAAAAAAAEEo/kw_SUtlUgds/s400/The%2BFamily-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Saturday we hosted a murder mystery dinner - roaring 20's, prohibition era, hardcore mobster, scandalous flapper style!</div><div align="center"><br /><div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Welcome to Rosie's Joice Joint </span><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="font-size:130%;">A lavish 1920's speakeasy</span><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UTU3v4G3acs/TVnG5itV2RI/AAAAAAAAEBg/YgRI_LsQ_p4/s1600/Dinner%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573704705719523602" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UTU3v4G3acs/TVnG5itV2RI/AAAAAAAAEBg/YgRI_LsQ_p4/s400/Dinner%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXJ4if4LFnU/TVnG6DDMeHI/AAAAAAAAEBo/BHb4DJ1-NJA/s1600/Dinner%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573704714401118322" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXJ4if4LFnU/TVnG6DDMeHI/AAAAAAAAEBo/BHb4DJ1-NJA/s400/Dinner%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br />We had a delicious <em>(if I do say so myself)</em> dinner of <a href="http://www.staceysnacksonline.com/2008/12/simply-saltimbocca.html">Chicken Saltimbocca</a>, <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Amazing-Sun-Dried-Tomato-Cream-Sauce/Detail.aspx">Creamy sun-dried tomato</a> pasta & roasted asparagus. Followed by these beautiful {great job Krissy} and only marginally yummy {recipes fault} <a href="http://www.foodbuzz.com/recipes/3253537-red-velvet-cake-balls">red-velvet cake balls</a>. </div><div>[since you asked - click names for recipes]<br />Thanks also to Krissy for the hotsy-totsy name tags/place settings.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fxEyl4AsYL4/TVnG7A95O8I/AAAAAAAAEB4/mdLNirrneFQ/s1600/Dinner%2B6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573704731021884354" style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fxEyl4AsYL4/TVnG7A95O8I/AAAAAAAAEB4/mdLNirrneFQ/s400/Dinner%2B6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ATOQ9IPjhzs/TVnG60kPG_I/AAAAAAAAEBw/GM-xmm16H-A/s1600/Dinner%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573704727693040626" style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ATOQ9IPjhzs/TVnG60kPG_I/AAAAAAAAEBw/GM-xmm16H-A/s400/Dinner%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >**The Dames**</span><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NPMROTSIEyQ/TVnLnds4AQI/AAAAAAAAECw/jXmkuld5_LA/s1600/Dames%2B1-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573709892695884034" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NPMROTSIEyQ/TVnLnds4AQI/AAAAAAAAECw/jXmkuld5_LA/s400/Dames%2B1-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /></div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >**The Fellas**</span> <div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxh_B1KWolw/TVnqQcPVfII/AAAAAAAAEFI/iHwHyNZjgN4/s1600/Fellas%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573743582027021442" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxh_B1KWolw/TVnqQcPVfII/AAAAAAAAEFI/iHwHyNZjgN4/s400/Fellas%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;">**The Couples**</span><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">~ Notorious Nick & Rosie Marie ~<br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Northside mob boss and notorious ladies man and a fashionable, wealthy skirt mourning the loss of her husband.</span><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JkllOUezlZk/TVnMfltiw7I/AAAAAAAAEDY/cQVMKR00NlE/s1600/Ryan%2B%2526%2BBeth%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573710856918844338" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JkllOUezlZk/TVnMfltiw7I/AAAAAAAAEDY/cQVMKR00NlE/s400/Ryan%2B%2526%2BBeth%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />~ Cindy Butt & Mayor Biggs ~<br /><div>The cigarette girl with the cutest baby bump and the very powerful, hilarious story-telling Mayor! Together they extorted and bribed the most money out of other players, but overall Cindy was named Mrs. Money Bags much to the Mayors disapproval.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kZRkuZ-Fq7E/TVnMex1g9YI/AAAAAAAAEDI/4ABG8UoC3JQ/s1600/Money%2BBags.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573710842993636738" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kZRkuZ-Fq7E/TVnMex1g9YI/AAAAAAAAEDI/4ABG8UoC3JQ/s400/Money%2BBags.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />~ Southside Sally & Bernie Booze ~<br />One tough & sexy mob boss and the other a successful, handsome, yet suspicious, bootlegger. Do not mess with this power couple!<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ohoswOgNhcw/TVnpi3fHpQI/AAAAAAAAEFA/VdZ1f2jYr6U/s1600/Neil%2B%2526%2BKrissy%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573742799066998018" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ohoswOgNhcw/TVnpi3fHpQI/AAAAAAAAEFA/VdZ1f2jYr6U/s400/Neil%2B%2526%2BKrissy%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>~ Kitty Cocktail & Cy Ramsey ~</div>Employees of the Juice Joint, this waitress and bouncer make one incredibly good looking couple! Not to mention Kitty wore the most amazing dress and Cy definitely brought the most impressive accent.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M9ibvrs3DRQ/TVnNpMe9_wI/AAAAAAAAEDg/Wm25W1haVsA/s1600/D20_0437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573712121457147650" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M9ibvrs3DRQ/TVnNpMe9_wI/AAAAAAAAEDg/Wm25W1haVsA/s400/D20_0437.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>~ Dina Diva & Hal Hollywood ~<br />This gorgeous couple brought the glitz and glamor of Hollywood as the canary and movie director kept everyone on their toes with promise of fame and fortune.<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7wxs9tPgSTs/TVnLm5s8vYI/AAAAAAAAECg/awHKfuPE9jk/s1600/Brock%2B%2526%2BJill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573709883032518018" style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7wxs9tPgSTs/TVnLm5s8vYI/AAAAAAAAECg/awHKfuPE9jk/s400/Brock%2B%2526%2BJill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>~ Chief Cameron & Molly Moll ~<br />An unlikely couple <span style="font-size:85%;">{or maybe not}</span> as the chief of police and the "most popular" gal in town. These two stole the night with their impeccable attire and acting abilities winning the Dressed to Kill award as a couple and the Drama Queen award for the Chief.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QM0-16rOkzw/TVnMeuLrzvI/AAAAAAAAEDA/XVB_2TQyvA8/s1600/Ivan%2B%2526%2BLauren%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573710842012880626" style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QM0-16rOkzw/TVnMeuLrzvI/AAAAAAAAEDA/XVB_2TQyvA8/s400/Ivan%2B%2526%2BLauren%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">**The Entertainment**</span></span><br /><br /></div>After dinner some of us dames got our wiggle on and learned the Charleston. We had so much fun we forgot to take pictures, let alone the video that I know you all would die to see!<br /><br /><div>What's a speakeasy without a little "Gentlemans Entertainment"? <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LXqcdnvTsKg/TVnJmaNIi_I/AAAAAAAAECQ/mjBaxsmslZs/s1600/Ivan%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573707675554319346" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LXqcdnvTsKg/TVnJmaNIi_I/AAAAAAAAECQ/mjBaxsmslZs/s400/Ivan%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W723UHdjl2w/TVnLn0EZ9-I/AAAAAAAAEC4/HtZXiEXXa5Y/s1600/Daphne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573709898700158946" style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W723UHdjl2w/TVnLn0EZ9-I/AAAAAAAAEC4/HtZXiEXXa5Y/s400/Daphne.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><span style="font-size:85%;">//Yes, I laughed so hard putting this together!<br />It was totally one of those last minute ideas.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">**The Story**<br /></span></strong></div><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">So this fella Nick, he was too powerful for his own good.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YQCd3Muxq0Y/TVnyedEALJI/AAAAAAAAEFg/OlXX34RromI/s1600/Mug%2BRyan%2BSquare-1%2Btext.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573752618859113618" style="WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 321px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YQCd3Muxq0Y/TVnyedEALJI/AAAAAAAAEFg/OlXX34RromI/s400/Mug%2BRyan%2BSquare-1%2Btext.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">These plugs made for a likely list of suspects...</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iOzt1BWVOlA/TVno04LcKAI/AAAAAAAAEE4/EC767npws9k/s1600/The%2BSuspects.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573742008978909186" style="WIDTH: 517px; HEIGHT: 322px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iOzt1BWVOlA/TVno04LcKAI/AAAAAAAAEE4/EC767npws9k/s400/The%2BSuspects.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />In the end this cat got the bit.<br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7w3umrTL0Yg/TVnY5pb2R3I/AAAAAAAAEEg/6AH82zqUNTA/s1600/Mug%2BIvan%2BSquare-1%2BBH.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573724498734499698" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7w3umrTL0Yg/TVnY5pb2R3I/AAAAAAAAEEg/6AH82zqUNTA/s400/Mug%2BIvan%2BSquare-1%2BBH.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />**The Awards**</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">--> Dressed to Kill<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tefpz7yQ-L4/TVnJm9HshdI/AAAAAAAAECY/amzQZFg_aAE/s1600/Best%2BDressed%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573707684926752210" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tefpz7yQ-L4/TVnJm9HshdI/AAAAAAAAECY/amzQZFg_aAE/s400/Best%2BDressed%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">--> Mrs. Money Bags</span> -- See above<br /><br /><div><strong>--> Drama Queen</strong></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XIRIyvzeDPg/TVnvSPGP-BI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/oA7XQm3IdlU/s1600/Drama%2BQueen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573749110417127442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XIRIyvzeDPg/TVnvSPGP-BI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/oA7XQm3IdlU/s400/Drama%2BQueen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">--> Smoking Gun</span> -- All four of these mugs guessed the killer. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vwBoUw2wNQ/TVnNpeUwa8I/AAAAAAAAEDo/EuU6PGR5Nfg/s1600/Smoking%2BGun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573712126246153154" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vwBoUw2wNQ/TVnNpeUwa8I/AAAAAAAAEDo/EuU6PGR5Nfg/s400/Smoking%2BGun.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-52787053913023046852011-02-04T23:08:00.012-07:002011-02-04T23:36:44.589-07:00Good thing we LOVE to dance!<div align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TUzuHTHG7yI/AAAAAAAAEBI/M0xpLWkCP1I/s1600/Desktop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570088648307044130" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 298px; height: 208px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TUzuHTHG7yI/AAAAAAAAEBI/M0xpLWkCP1I/s400/Desktop.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><em>“The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.” </em></span><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;">~Barbara De Angelis</span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></strong></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-4911886498749316412011-02-04T13:01:00.002-07:002011-02-04T13:03:32.624-07:00Young Love<div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsAaAJdLglEgGJBHeariCk5fXWxne2-iuBw5232_S8sGN4UJP6EozvCZsbFXrrG_csXHLC5gQGfpmTNXBUXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Translation:</strong> </div><div align="center">Happy Birthday Rubie</div><div align="center">Love you Rubie</div><div align="center">//muscle flexing</div><div align="center">Is that cool Rubie?</div><div align="center">Bye Rubie</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-76572138498810861602011-02-04T00:05:00.000-07:002011-02-05T00:14:08.985-07:00iCandy<div align="center"> My cute <a href="http://jandbschumann.blogspot.com/">cousin</a> just started a fun blog with lots of fantastically crafty ideas!! I can't wait for it to be HUGE so we can all have lots of ideas of things we will only half make...errr...maybe that's just me! No way, it looks like this inspiration may actually take me through to completion!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Looks like fun Jen!!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570099247504684178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TUz3wQMv9JI/AAAAAAAAEBY/YEWxpfFrCNk/s400/Smaller%2BHeader%2B1.png" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Check it out: <a href="http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/">http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-29454930358833070792011-01-29T14:30:00.004-07:002011-01-29T14:42:47.388-07:00**Blueberries & Stars**<p align="center"></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxu74khDV9OTCD4X0CaXS_umkV1Q3Cd_-gYsVZ7hVz3O_Ex7wYMzEnpXiHCP9AytBUudG9vaOFNBcbqFxaTkg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">I especially love this because it doesn't look like he likes them at all but he keeps eating and saying they are nummy!</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRhqnsoPNsa6tj-ozVDzMnfE3LpI-v_-hNv3kcC0F4v2H81tVusPUeEXXZ0YQu6zZWwVDeP_rGhVVRUB39cw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">It takes him about 30 seconds to get going from the beginning again...My favorite part is "like a diamond in the sky". Sometimes he substitutes diamond (a shape to him, not a gem) with circle, rectangle, etc. It was great to see him first have this thought - "why is a star like a diamond? they are different shapes!". I had never even considered this seeming contradiction before!</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPXRXix2yCgkOkueueJm0VOxk_2txjts-Zz0Fd9X73sgI1YuAaUFZOs75PwOxhvw1mZGHuy0bAKTpnkPAi8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-75906881194267100272011-01-20T15:08:00.015-07:002011-01-26T10:07:27.808-07:00Blaahhhgg<div align="center"> <a href="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/to_blog_or_not_to_blog.jpg"><img style="width: 490px; height: 348px;" alt="" src="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/to_blog_or_not_to_blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo courtesy of kaushik.net</span><br /></div><div><br />I consistently hear the 'debates' as to why one blogs so I'm putting it out there, taking out the mystery, you will wonder no longer! About me anyway...</div><br /><div>Simply put, I blog for me. That's it. I enjoy it, it makes me happy, it's rewarding. On many levels it makes me think. It forces me to always see the best in life, to find joy and excitement in the little things and most importantly to have them documented. I'm even making a book <a href="http://www.blurb.com/">http://www.blurb.com/</a> - thanks Lisa! Without my blog I would not have a journal. I would lose the vast majority of little moments that make up life, I am so glad there is a medium that keeps me interested and consistent. <br /><br />A common criticism is that many bloggers are unrealistic, they paint a pretty picture of life <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TUBK0S_9wqI/AAAAAAAAEA8/87XtdEC9yi0/s1600/glass_half_full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566531401743712930" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 199px; height: 180px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TUBK0S_9wqI/AAAAAAAAEA8/87XtdEC9yi0/s400/glass_half_full.jpg" border="0" /></a>that is not reality. Well who wants the nitty gritty in peoples lives? I know, dumb question there is a reason people love reality television where the characters are miserable, being objectified or are simply in a bigger mess than the viewer. There is also a reason why that type of entertainment is not for me. Instead I prefer a more positive outlook on life, not that I'm always very good at it... Not only that but when I blog about the happy events and moments in my life it actually makes me happier! I am forced to reflect on different aspects of my life from a positive perspective, that's really all it is anyway, perspective. </div><br /><div>My overall thought about the whole situation is who cares? If you enjoy reading my blog by all means read it, if you don't so be it, I am in no way offended. For those of you who are concerned by the judginess <span style="font-size:78%;">{fake word}</span> of readers don't let it be discouraging. Really. It's your blog, it's your life and YOU get to look at it however you want! Put yourself out there emotionally, or don't. Talk about the events of your life in a positive light, or don't. Blog weekly, monthly or annually. But be true to yourself, you're in no way accountable to anyone else just because you are willing to share. But keep sharing (if you want) because I love it! </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-42688486007751086812011-01-19T15:28:00.018-07:002011-01-20T15:07:54.834-07:00Clever Monkey<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><strong>I don't know how this boy gets more clever each day but he does!</strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" ><strong>His latest occupations...</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><strong>.: home building :. </strong></span><br /><div><div><div>Out of anything! This day it was books. He was so committed that he fell asleep with a roof on his head. Of course we took it off while he was sleeping not at all expecting him to wake up asking "where the roof go?". I refrained from telling him it was on fire (you're singing it now too aren't you?).<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim03fGKvI/AAAAAAAAEAM/VfCQU3X_PXQ/s1600/Silly%2BDilly%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380766794033906" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim03fGKvI/AAAAAAAAEAM/VfCQU3X_PXQ/s400/Silly%2BDilly%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">.: robot repair :.<br /></span></strong>He finds a screwdriver (real or toy) to repair all the robots in the house which include Mama Robot, Daddy Robot, Dylan Robot, Capri Robot and a variety of inanimate robots. He takes this job very seriously and if he needs help he will find another tool for others to participate. He is picking up on the "bleep blop blorp" language very well and I am confident his skills will be critical to our inevitable droid dependent future.</div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><strong>.: general silliness :.</strong></span><br /></div>In the soccer ball bin at Ikea.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim2MtYY_I/AAAAAAAAEAc/RYJxKPsbs74/s1600/Silly%2BDilly%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380789670962162" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim2MtYY_I/AAAAAAAAEAc/RYJxKPsbs74/s400/Silly%2BDilly%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">.: car creations :.</span></strong><br /></div>He is all about riding in luxury and comfort.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim1dh0KFI/AAAAAAAAEAU/1yKGuJKDPPo/s1600/Silly%2BDilly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380777005983826" style="width: 260px; height: 146px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTim1dh0KFI/AAAAAAAAEAU/1yKGuJKDPPo/s400/Silly%2BDilly.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">.: train tracks :.</span></strong><br /></div>He used to make trains out of EVERYTHING but now it's the tracks. He lines up pillows, studiously gathering them from all over the house to create a track. Straws, blocks and snacks are among his other favorite resources.<br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">.: blocks :.</span></strong><br /></div>First thing each day all of the blocks get dumped out, then we build. He has very specific requests but fortunately that is coupled with an even better imagination. My ability to build a house, airplane, doggie or car out of mega blocks is nothing to brag about but that's one of the greatest things about being mom - he thinks they are "wow cool"! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTiq-sF5frI/AAAAAAAAEAk/ldB9D27HH8g/s1600/Blocks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564385333580758706" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTiq-sF5frI/AAAAAAAAEAk/ldB9D27HH8g/s400/Blocks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><strong>.: art :.<br /></strong></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTil73tMnTI/AAAAAAAAD_c/vQjQpP-k4XI/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B3.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTil85SrvCI/AAAAAAAAD_s/hkE-1GMO67s/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564379805206166562" style="width: 250px; height: 168px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTil85SrvCI/AAAAAAAAD_s/hkE-1GMO67s/s400/Dyl%2BArt%2B13.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTil8c4RToI/AAAAAAAAD_k/JKcbxGCHIqI/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564379797579189890" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTil8c4RToI/AAAAAAAAD_k/JKcbxGCHIqI/s400/Dyl%2BArt%2B10.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>He is finally getting into drawing, cutting, coloring and painting. I have been looking forward to this his entire 29 month life! Now we get out the crayons, colored pencils, paint and/or play dough almost every day and he makes works of art.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimaaXSmyI/AAAAAAAAD_0/w6RVmR9tA68/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380312300067618" style="width: 160px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimaaXSmyI/AAAAAAAAD_0/w6RVmR9tA68/s400/Dyl%2BArt%2B17.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimayqBP9I/AAAAAAAAD_8/X3H3MfmKi1Y/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380318821072850" style="width: 161px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimayqBP9I/AAAAAAAAD_8/X3H3MfmKi1Y/s400/Dyl%2BArt%2B18.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimbsAu7QI/AAAAAAAAEAE/aSpr5uaaOOM/s1600/Dyl%2BArt%2B19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564380334217161986" style="width: 160px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTimbsAu7QI/AAAAAAAAEAE/aSpr5uaaOOM/s400/Dyl%2BArt%2B19.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-42427658229405139192011-01-18T11:55:00.018-07:002011-01-19T19:26:19.870-07:00Legen...hope your not lactose intolerant...dary<div align="center"><div><div><div>Dylan really got into Ryan's birthday last week. He is still telling him happy birthday every day. The day of his birthday Dylan was INSISTENT that it was also my birthday and when I corrected him he would argue vehemently. I loved it! Even today I was on a work call and Dylan came over and said "Hi daddy" and started singing Happy Birthday into the phone. Luckily the guy I was talking to also has a toddler and thought it was pretty funny!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzectjXcpIcgf2iUGLluu2QxPOVOdXhduoIZI6MpgukDihtZbXST0N1TjRr6tWKTAVlfMmAYA9RCsMe6fL7uw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />On the big day we decorated with "alloons", the banner Dylan chose and the card he made. Then we made numma french toast. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077664365213490" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 334px; height: 222px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeTJ-8sdzI/AAAAAAAAD-k/i00bagKdlSA/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B3.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV_brH06I/AAAAAAAAD_U/vpKsUBs03ZE/s1600/Ry%2BBday%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564080781632459682" style="width: 334px; height: 222px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV_brH06I/AAAAAAAAD_U/vpKsUBs03ZE/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077666462384706" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 334px; height: 188px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeTKGwswkI/AAAAAAAAD-s/zsLyjDI7I-s/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B2.jpg" border="0" /><br />I had planned a surprise dinner with Ryan's family but of course it didn't work out as a surprise! Ryan was starving and I ran out of excuses as to why he should wait until 7 to eat...Thanks everyone for coming and keeping it on the down low.<br />Thank goodness Grandpa took pictures because I wasn't very good about that this week! Of course they are all of Dylan, we all saw enough of Ryan in <a href="http://isthiscornhandshucked.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-birthday-for-all.html">this post</a> - or did we???<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSsIeL1xI/AAAAAAAAD98/0jPLFBI1YyE/s1600/Ry%2BBday%2B8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077151525525266" style="width: 240px; height: 161px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSsIeL1xI/AAAAAAAAD98/0jPLFBI1YyE/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B8.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSqwJhfhI/AAAAAAAAD9k/-C3vXzKFv9w/s1600/Ry%2BBday%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077127816543762" style="width: 241px; height: 161px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSqwJhfhI/AAAAAAAAD9k/-C3vXzKFv9w/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSrpmsqzI/AAAAAAAAD90/s7pvQVTK3ZQ/s1600/Ry%2BBday%2B7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077143239732018" style="width: 168px; height: 224px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeSrpmsqzI/AAAAAAAAD90/s7pvQVTK3ZQ/s400/Ry%2BBday%2B7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone was so thoughtful with gifts! We got him a new belt buckle and watch, his mom and dad got him a beautiful copy of Farewell to Arms, Kristi got him the running stuff mentioned before and Mike got him some of his favorite shows and a very funny card.<br /><br />Saturday the celebrations continued with my family at SDRC and dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was so much fun and really yummy! Again spoiled he got one of his favorite films Orange County, an Apple gift card and the book "Roanoke" which is right up his alley.<br /><p>(where was my camera??)<br /><br />My mom took Dylan home while we went to <a href="http://www.guster.com/">Guster</a> that night.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077654864321858" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 334px; height: 222px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeTJbjgXUI/AAAAAAAAD-U/lk70aaPV9vk/s400/Guster%2B3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564077655928837826" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeTJfhTlsI/AAAAAAAAD-c/C_LvIQpSmps/s400/Guster%2B4.jpg" border="0" /><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>I know you are thinking "I'm exhausted already!" but that's not all, not even close!<br /></strong></p><p><strong>Here comes the tasty icing...</strong><br /></p></div>Sunday we had dinner at Madsens. It was so much fun, I have serious withdrawals without you guys, it's not pretty! We did our Christmas and Ashlii and Ryan's birthdays, watched the Golden Globes and played this awesome new game they got us called <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit">Dixit</a> - check it out! It's hard (for some of us!) but really unique and fun.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-DXXy5I/AAAAAAAAD-8/gWNVRLVDqUM/s1600/Madsens%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564080757927299986" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-DXXy5I/AAAAAAAAD-8/gWNVRLVDqUM/s400/Madsens%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sophie and Rubie have a special place in my heart, Ryan and I both love these girls! And every time I see them I love them even more. Especially with Dylan. Sophie is so good at playing with these little ones and Rubie and Dylan are absolutely in love, as god intended. They were hugging and holding hands all night without us directing them at all. Granted we betrothed them in utero but since then they have made this choice all on their own.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-jF_0aI/AAAAAAAAD_E/owslrNQyYsI/s1600/Madsens%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564080766444360098" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-jF_0aI/AAAAAAAAD_E/owslrNQyYsI/s400/Madsens%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-2kRZvI/AAAAAAAAD_M/17UJ78jfkhc/s1600/Madsens%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564080771671615218" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTeV-2kRZvI/AAAAAAAAD_M/17UJ78jfkhc/s400/Madsens%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Thanks to all for the fantastically legendary week! I love that I get all the benefits of Ryan's big day too.</span><br /></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-20552974028074789162011-01-18T11:38:00.003-07:002011-01-18T11:54:14.009-07:00Run Ryan Run<div style="text-align: center;">If Ryan had any thought of slacking off with his running his "support" group is making sure that doesn't happen!<br /><br />It started at Christmas when my mom gave him a large supply of gels to keep him fueled, then Kristi gave him high tech running socks and sport beans for this birthday all to be topped off with this incredible basket from the Madsens. Really? You're all so generous. <br />You better not let them down Ry, Boston 2012??<br /><br />Kudos to Cole for the clever contents of the running basket and HUGE thanks to you both for the shoes. He was out in the cold breaking them in last night and raved about them and his happy feet the rest of the evening.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTXgNS54zMI/AAAAAAAAD9c/ih3nCidUrzE/s1600/Running%2BBasket.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TTXgNS54zMI/AAAAAAAAD9c/ih3nCidUrzE/s400/Running%2BBasket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563599433703673026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Contents: Men's Health and Fitness magazines, "Where Men Win Glory" by John Krakauer, Clif Bars, 5 Hour Energy, Forrest Gump and ...wait for it... the perfect fanny pack, Ryan wears it even when he isn't running ;-)</span><br /><br />Thanks everyone for keeping him equipped and motivated!<br /><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-45884993806005179982011-01-17T12:34:00.008-07:002011-01-18T11:38:14.626-07:00Perspective<div align="center"><strong>Like it...or don't. But I found it interesting!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.salon.com/life/internet_culture/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs"><strong>Why I can't stop reading Mormon housewife blogs?<br /></strong>I'm a young, feminist atheist who can't bake a cupcake. </a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.salon.com/life/internet_culture/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs">Why am I addicted to the shiny, happy lives of these women? </a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">For the less tech-savvy click on the above headline to read the full article. I'll feed you baby birds.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><strong>UPDATE</strong>:<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center">I don't know if people read the comments on my blog but don't want you to miss this link that Krissy left.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12192050">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12192050</a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">"<em>It's the imperfections that make us human</em>" I couldn't agree more Ms. Freegard!</div><div align="center"><br />And I say AMEN to Frank Furedi! <em>"Parents are always being judged in one way or another - including by this report. The real solution is to lay off parents and publish less reports."</em> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />And the one I truly take to heart:</div><div align="center"><em>"You're in competition with no-one but yourself - </em></div><div align="center"><em>all you can do is the best for you and your kid."</em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">-- Dr Linda Papadopoulos</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-74176924402410738412011-01-12T12:21:00.008-07:002011-01-13T11:11:53.313-07:00The perfect evening...<div align="center">I had the perfect evening planned Tuesday; Sams Club, spin class and a swim. Perfection, right?? Well Ryan threw that plan right out the window! He got home about <strong>5pm</strong> and decided we should go see Dashboard Confessional in concert. What? Spontaneous and random and SO not typical Ryan so I was all over this rare opportunity! </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Of course this isn't as easy as it used to be since we have Dylan logistics but thank goodness my mom is always willing to drop what she is doing to watch him - seriously we are so lucky!! And so is Dyl he already had a fun day in the snow with Grandma T. and now he was going to play with Anna and Grandma H. --> this plan was working out great for all!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So we sped to Murray to drop off Dyl and sped back downtown for the concert. We got there at about 6:45 to see some lame guy with even lamer hair play solo. After him was <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/ladydanville">Lady Danville</a> who were pretty good, quite clever and very entertaining. </div><p><strong><span style="color:#339999;"></span></strong></p><p align="left"><strong><span style="color:#339999;">DEDICATED: ASHLII</span></strong></p><strong><span style="color:#339999;"></span></strong><p align="center"><br />Next was Chris Conley from <a href="http://savestheday.com/">Saves the Day</a>. A little band <a href="http://marvelousmadsens.blogspot.com/">Cole & Ashlii</a> introduced us to at the <a href="http://www.thecrazydonkey.com/">Crazy Donkey in NYC</a> a few years back and one of Ashlii's favorites so this is for her...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FFsbafyI/AAAAAAAAD88/T7QpPpRqAe4/s1600/IMAG0081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561388185232768802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FFsbafyI/AAAAAAAAD88/T7QpPpRqAe4/s400/IMAG0081.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Remember when Andy rocked it with Ben? These guys attempted to rock it with Chris when the audience requested <em>Shoulder To the Wheel</em> and he couldn't play it with out "the band".</div><br /><div align="center">Not bad but not Andy...and truthfully pretty bad! :D</div><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNyIQnD4m_uqinrCprf2YB-H9rZD-oDm9f1VRWL8RQQoNNcHfolyRoIJybubAs7Yakhq48oZ6BQ3lr84Xp4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gotta love the annoying guy next to us who kept raising his bottle in front of me and spilling on everyone!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And last Chris Carrabba from <a href="http://www.dashboardconfessional.com/swissarmyromance/">Dashboard Confessional</a>. I gotta say we were a bit disappointed in his attire but then again, he's old (older than us even)! My favorite thing he said when he was explaining a song "I was sitting in my bedroom, oh no wait, I was a grown up so I had a living room at this point." </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Still he should have looked like <a href="http://image.com.com/mp3/images/genie_images/story/2006/c/chriscarrabba01_story.jpg">this</a> and not be shopping at Eddie Bauer for gigs!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FF1MUUwI/AAAAAAAAD9E/Kbs0-_st__Y/s1600/IMAG0090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561388187585368834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FF1MUUwI/AAAAAAAAD9E/Kbs0-_st__Y/s400/IMAG0090.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We didn't take many pics - this is the best one we got!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FGM_KgjI/AAAAAAAAD9M/8-aKPPXAYzo/s1600/IMAG0085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561388193972650546" style="WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TS4FGM_KgjI/AAAAAAAAD9M/8-aKPPXAYzo/s400/IMAG0085.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We had tons-o-fun even though the concert itself was "underwhelming" (Ryan's word) and it defnitely beat the evenings original plans!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-86933263353954158762011-01-12T10:41:00.013-07:002011-01-12T12:08:06.795-07:00A Happy Birthday for ALL!<div align="center">I think Krissy put it best the other day when she was talking about how old we are --> "<em>we are <strong>in our thirties</strong> not just 30 anymore!</em>" But old is all about perspective and if we don't keep each other young then Dyl will do it for us. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I KNOW Ryan is going to absolutely KILL me for posting this but here we go...Enjoy it while it lasts I forsee a post removal request coming but for now <em>you're welcome</em>!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Dylan loves to do anything and everything daddy does! His favorites are shaving, fixing things ("fik dat"), push ups and lifting weights (we have a 2 lb weight, and it's "heaby"). He usually starts out alongside Ryan doing pushups but as you can see ends up on top, adding a solid 27 pounds to the workout for Ry. The proof shows that Dyl's 'help' is worthwhile and for that we thank you! (*wink-wink*)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dww9SW4w_qKDKKGoZPBCRLrS6f-NKIDDiSxxdAW-rB0suwDyN95F66wy4oeubfOBf4q3egiNvoQ4CGEn75wnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center">Ryan: Is this what you meant when you said you can do whatever you want because this video is going in the vault?? (1:15)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>LOVE YOU AND </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>HAPPY BIRTHDAY </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>YOU SEXY BEAST!!!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;">**Mom disclaimer: Dylan was wearing a normal outfit and specifically asked to put his "didi" jammie top over his t-shirt, his fashion sense has not yet developed.</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-62502113702633781722011-01-08T19:48:00.000-07:002011-01-08T19:59:08.685-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,153,153);font-size:130%;" >Dylan had his first swim lessons today! </span><br /><br />We go to the pool a few times a week so he's pretty comfortable in the water, unfortunately because we do go here so often he wanted to do what we always do PLAY! The class was actually exhausting for me (it's a mom & tot class) because he was fighting me on everything. He is great at kicking and moving his arms on his tummy but try to lay him on his back and it's like I am torturing him, it's the end of the world for this kid! So after the constant struggle for 45 minutes I was relieved when class was over and he could just play.<br /><br />Hopefully next week it goes a bit better!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuqB8m8I/AAAAAAAAD8s/n0HHGJQMOQQ/s1600/Swim%2BLesson%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559994708219698114" style="WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuqB8m8I/AAAAAAAAD8s/n0HHGJQMOQQ/s400/Swim%2BLesson%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="DISPLAY: block"><span onmouseup="" class="down" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" title="Align Center" style="DISPLAY: block" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRtjqRoLI/AAAAAAAAD8U/JPRoP6uU8kQ/s1600/Swim%2BLesson%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559994689329930418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRtjqRoLI/AAAAAAAAD8U/JPRoP6uU8kQ/s400/Swim%2BLesson%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuB7PhgI/AAAAAAAAD8c/fBW0fm_1afQ/s1600/Swim%2BLesson%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559994697454159362" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 169px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuB7PhgI/AAAAAAAAD8c/fBW0fm_1afQ/s400/Swim%2BLesson%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuUhzynI/AAAAAAAAD8k/6PB9xG_mjuY/s1600/Swim%2BLesson%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559994702447757938" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 169px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkRuUhzynI/AAAAAAAAD8k/6PB9xG_mjuY/s400/Swim%2BLesson%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-6127483908950909232011-01-08T19:20:00.001-07:002011-01-08T19:26:37.004-07:00Christmas Numero Duo ~ And it's a pictoral doozy!<div style="text-align: center;">On the 21st we had a Christmas party with Ryan's extended family.<br /></div><div align="center">We had a fabulous time and covered all of the holiday essentials...<br /><br />~ Food ~ ~ Presents ~<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpNSljwSI/AAAAAAAAD7s/qtLch5JK-84/s1600/TP%2B9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559950154525819170" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpNSljwSI/AAAAAAAAD7s/qtLch5JK-84/s400/TP%2B9.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpaca22-I/AAAAAAAAD78/LdjO2U45Sfg/s1600/TP%2B11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559950380503587810" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpaca22-I/AAAAAAAAD78/LdjO2U45Sfg/s400/TP%2B11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ Games but we were too busy for pictures! ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSj1v7WlvuI/AAAAAAAAD8M/6yyHiV863kE/s1600/buzz-quiz-world-PS3-ss-1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSj1v7WlvuI/AAAAAAAAD8M/6yyHiV863kE/s400/buzz-quiz-world-PS3-ss-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559963943723974370" border="0" /></a><br />~ Laughter ~<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpNn-l5cI/AAAAAAAAD70/OctpvVYH3Yo/s1600/TP%2B10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559950160267961794" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpNn-l5cI/AAAAAAAAD70/OctpvVYH3Yo/s400/TP%2B10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ And a festive Mama-Dilly shot! ~<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpaiH3MuI/AAAAAAAAD8E/4qBLEtH2fXI/s1600/TP%2B14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559950382034531042" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpaiH3MuI/AAAAAAAAD8E/4qBLEtH2fXI/s400/TP%2B14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">********************************<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHRISTMAS DAY</span><br />********************************<br /><br /></div><div align="center">We were supposed to go to Lovell for Christmas this year to visit Ryan's grandparents but it didn't work out! So instead we had a pretty chill holiday at home. </div><br /><div align="center">Christmas Eve we went to Ryan's parents for Toy Story 3.<br />Dylan loves it and held Woody the whole time.<br /></div><div align="center"><br />~ Cute and Cuddly in his Christmas Jammies ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQSX1WR0I/AAAAAAAADzk/86x1fND1YSQ/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459847996655426" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQSX1WR0I/AAAAAAAADzk/86x1fND1YSQ/s400/Christmas%2BEve%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Dylan still doesn't quite understand how the whole Santa visit works, which we are enjoying for now... He slept until 10AM!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">We always do Santa at our house with just the three of us before going to Ryan's parents for presents and breakfast.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQtwT8HNI/AAAAAAAADz0/jEoLJHBJP8I/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557460318423882962" style="width: 201px; height: 303px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQtwT8HNI/AAAAAAAADz0/jEoLJHBJP8I/s400/Christmas%2BEve%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP-7yaxlI/AAAAAAAADy8/lmhFIKIoQ-0/s1600/Christmas%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459514050659922" style="width: 200px; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP-7yaxlI/AAAAAAAADy8/lmhFIKIoQ-0/s400/Christmas%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP_tblBOI/AAAAAAAADzM/3tItX66YAy0/s1600/Christmas%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459527376635106" style="width: 200px; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP_tblBOI/AAAAAAAADzM/3tItX66YAy0/s400/Christmas%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQSCCoRqI/AAAAAAAADzc/aXRU_JdMqdo/s1600/Christmas%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459842146780834" style="width: 200px; height: 306px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQSCCoRqI/AAAAAAAADzc/aXRU_JdMqdo/s400/Christmas%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQRvY1eiI/AAAAAAAADzU/yEQz8mRTIdM/s1600/Christmas%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459837139647010" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAQRvY1eiI/AAAAAAAADzU/yEQz8mRTIdM/s400/Christmas%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP_JIaYeI/AAAAAAAADzE/rvrMNYJJF-M/s1600/Christmas%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557459517632569826" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSAP_JIaYeI/AAAAAAAADzE/rvrMNYJJF-M/s400/Christmas%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Ryan's dad is so good at keeping Christmas Day exciting with a bunch of adults! In the past he has created riddles, used music for clues, etc. and if you don't guess (supposedly!) you don't get your gift. This year we each had ten clues to reach our present...<br /></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkafbyE8ZI/AAAAAAAAD80/jMJ1M877fWM/s1600/Christmas%2B8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSkafbyE8ZI/AAAAAAAAD80/jMJ1M877fWM/s400/Christmas%2B8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560004342301651346" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">**Cool shot Mike!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The clues led to places and things in the house. It was hard!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ Ryan was first! ~<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjfG_3rSiI/AAAAAAAAD4E/PcGqa9ifafc/s1600/Christmas%2B12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559939051306043938" style="width: 280px; height: 186px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjfG_3rSiI/AAAAAAAAD4E/PcGqa9ifafc/s400/Christmas%2B12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjfGviSzuI/AAAAAAAAD38/nrQfO1cRiI0/s1600/Christmas%2B10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559939046921391842" style="width: 280px; height: 186px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjfGviSzuI/AAAAAAAAD38/nrQfO1cRiI0/s400/Christmas%2B10.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Some clues required research on Jim's iPad <span style="font-size:78%;">{foreshadowing}</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgpobM5BI/AAAAAAAAD4s/BJ62auYao0M/s1600/Christmas%2B23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559940745819644946" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgpobM5BI/AAAAAAAAD4s/BJ62auYao0M/s400/Christmas%2B23.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ Then Michael ~<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhVwDkZPI/AAAAAAAAD48/rQ-V04JAxq8/s1600/Christmas%2B25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559941503782249714" style="width: 280px; height: 186px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhVwDkZPI/AAAAAAAAD48/rQ-V04JAxq8/s400/Christmas%2B25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjf_522NxI/AAAAAAAAD4M/o119dt2ME1A/s1600/Christmas%2B14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559940028944496402" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjf_522NxI/AAAAAAAAD4M/o119dt2ME1A/s400/Christmas%2B14.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgp64_lGI/AAAAAAAAD40/JoQLw1Px5kg/s1600/Christmas%2B24.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559940750776439906" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgp64_lGI/AAAAAAAAD40/JoQLw1Px5kg/s400/Christmas%2B24.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had to break for a delicious breakfast<br />because it was already 1PM!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgAU3eDGI/AAAAAAAAD4U/-Yz2cz4czqU/s1600/Christmas%2B15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559940036194864226" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgAU3eDGI/AAAAAAAAD4U/-Yz2cz4czqU/s400/Christmas%2B15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ On to Kristi ~<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlZ4Qep4I/AAAAAAAAD6k/2vXwzfc5RSk/s1600/Christmas%2B48.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559945972749870978" style="width: 324px; height: 216px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlZ4Qep4I/AAAAAAAAD6k/2vXwzfc5RSk/s400/Christmas%2B48.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjke9YSRQI/AAAAAAAAD6M/3oaTjZ_kF0g/s1600/Christmas%2B45.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559944960512509186" style="width: 300px; height: 199px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjke9YSRQI/AAAAAAAAD6M/3oaTjZ_kF0g/s400/Christmas%2B45.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjh6cy2j9I/AAAAAAAAD5c/TdO-TwHl0-M/s1600/Christmas%2B32.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559942134267023314" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjh6cy2j9I/AAAAAAAAD5c/TdO-TwHl0-M/s400/Christmas%2B32.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjiiOMj_fI/AAAAAAAAD50/anu6TuxbUb4/s1600/Christmas%2B39.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559942817543093746" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjiiOMj_fI/AAAAAAAAD50/anu6TuxbUb4/s400/Christmas%2B39.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This round required some old school research materials...<br />it's called an en-cy-clow-pee-dee-ah kids.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjkeU3MlcI/AAAAAAAAD6E/jQFG0k4eayA/s1600/Christmas%2B42.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559944949636306370" style="width: 325px; height: 216px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjkeU3MlcI/AAAAAAAAD6E/jQFG0k4eayA/s400/Christmas%2B42.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ And last the best of all the game...ME! ~<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm9P363TI/AAAAAAAAD68/x526LGBj0hM/s1600/Christmas%2B58.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559947679896362290" style="width: 300px; height: 199px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm9P363TI/AAAAAAAAD68/x526LGBj0hM/s400/Christmas%2B58.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlZmPTCZI/AAAAAAAAD6c/T9G37Ue9gOo/s1600/Christmas%2B47.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559945967913077138" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlZmPTCZI/AAAAAAAAD6c/T9G37Ue9gOo/s400/Christmas%2B47.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlaZyj2GI/AAAAAAAAD6s/Wn13nSuU6z4/s1600/Christmas%2B51.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559945981751187554" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjlaZyj2GI/AAAAAAAAD6s/Wn13nSuU6z4/s400/Christmas%2B51.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jim & Dylan anxiously awaited our return with each new clue!<br />Can't you just feel their radiating excitement??<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgA37kKlI/AAAAAAAAD4c/QpfdJFvPvqY/s1600/Christmas%2B17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559940045607283282" style="width: 320px; height: 214px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjgA37kKlI/AAAAAAAAD4c/QpfdJFvPvqY/s400/Christmas%2B17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And after four hours of brain racking suspense and non-stop thrills...<span style="font-weight: bold;">iPads for all</span>!<br />Yes, we know we're spoiled!<br />We also got a beautiful copy of Hans Christian Andersons Fairy Tales.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm9sBRzPI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rauHpUd8y4k/s1600/Christmas%2B59.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559947687451806962" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm9sBRzPI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rauHpUd8y4k/s400/Christmas%2B59.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />During the hunt there was no shortage of entertainment for Dylan!<br />~ An art easel from Aunt Kristi ~<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhWc8Eu_I/AAAAAAAAD5E/dHu0zJjlROA/s1600/Christmas%2B26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559941515830410226" style="width: 195px; height: 294px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhWc8Eu_I/AAAAAAAAD5E/dHu0zJjlROA/s400/Christmas%2B26.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ GeoTrax from Grandma & Grandpa & lots of puppy love from Bella! ~<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3Am4pJI/AAAAAAAAD7M/CJX645MCPUU/s1600/Christmas%2B60.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559949771742422162" style="width: 237px; height: 157px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3Am4pJI/AAAAAAAAD7M/CJX645MCPUU/s400/Christmas%2B60.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm84R0jOI/AAAAAAAAD60/pMINADtjiv4/s1600/Christmas%2B53.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559947673562549474" style="width: 235px; height: 157px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjm84R0jOI/AAAAAAAAD60/pMINADtjiv4/s400/Christmas%2B53.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />~ And never ending Toy Story on Grandpa's iPad ~<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhWtHtddI/AAAAAAAAD5M/_xWl8hg3Qw0/s1600/Christmas%2B27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559941520174183890" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjhWtHtddI/AAAAAAAAD5M/_xWl8hg3Qw0/s400/Christmas%2B27.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjh58FZeOI/AAAAAAAAD5U/LDlDD-ok_MQ/s1600/Christmas%2B28.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559942125486438626" style="width: 235px; height: 156px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjh58FZeOI/AAAAAAAAD5U/LDlDD-ok_MQ/s400/Christmas%2B28.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kelly and Lisa joined for a bit via Skype. <br />Thanks for the adorable Latvian purses!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3VJIl8I/AAAAAAAAD7U/hmqi7fGg-xU/s1600/Christmas%2B61.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559949777254782914" style="width: 236px; height: 157px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3VJIl8I/AAAAAAAAD7U/hmqi7fGg-xU/s400/Christmas%2B61.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3vVKasI/AAAAAAAAD7c/GWcf7jy-Uz0/s1600/Christmas%2B62.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559949784284555970" style="width: 235px; height: 157px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjo3vVKasI/AAAAAAAAD7c/GWcf7jy-Uz0/s400/Christmas%2B62.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Florence got a bunch of new swim stuff.<br />Dylan loves goggles and I couldn't resist posting this adorable pic!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpMXGFvpI/AAAAAAAAD7k/cDLFPpC0w7g/s1600/Christmas%2B63.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559950138556137106" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSjpMXGFvpI/AAAAAAAAD7k/cDLFPpC0w7g/s400/Christmas%2B63.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Given the difficult clues (or our slow brains) we weren't done with Christmas "morning" until about 3PM and it was nap time!<br />At least for Dyl and I.<br />Everyone else stuck to Thomas family tradition and went to a movie, True Grit.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Thanks to all for yet another fantastic holiday season and generous Christmas. </span><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-72971601943075518272011-01-06T09:32:00.005-07:002011-01-06T10:14:39.304-07:00Christmas with friends.<div style="text-align: center;">Each year we have a Christmas party with our friends and this year we decided to simplify. We went out to eat, no kidlets and in my opinion it was fantastic! More time to chat and relax.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSX2RN_eZtI/AAAAAAAAD3s/cyPebmaluV4/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSX2RN_eZtI/AAAAAAAAD3s/cyPebmaluV4/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559120090732848850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSX0DJ4qBzI/AAAAAAAAD3k/fEAUIPeZzOM/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSX0DJ4qBzI/AAAAAAAAD3k/fEAUIPeZzOM/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559117650089084722" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXxyFB09vI/AAAAAAAAD2k/IZ-9sNbvQmE/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115157704341234" style="width: 230px; height: 172px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXxyFB09vI/AAAAAAAAD2k/IZ-9sNbvQmE/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXxysh5-yI/AAAAAAAAD20/I5xCgUbvyv8/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115168307870498" style="width: 230px; height: 172px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXxysh5-yI/AAAAAAAAD20/I5xCgUbvyv8/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyJZcMpII/AAAAAAAAD28/2cr2pqDQxPo/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115558320645250" style="width: 230px; height: 172px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyJZcMpII/AAAAAAAAD28/2cr2pqDQxPo/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyJpcN1MI/AAAAAAAAD3E/qTrKAloYoQU/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115562615690434" style="width: 230px; height: 172px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyJpcN1MI/AAAAAAAAD3E/qTrKAloYoQU/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyKYPw9dI/AAAAAAAAD3U/3Y6R_212PIo/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115575179933138" style="width: 230px; height: 153px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyKYPw9dI/AAAAAAAAD3U/3Y6R_212PIo/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We went to hang as couples and since Scott and I switched places for most of the evening it seemed appropriate they should have their own 'happy couple' pic.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyKAuYorI/AAAAAAAAD3M/5WTm9haA1yQ/s1600/Friends%2BChristmas%2B7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115568865911474" style="width: 293px; height: 195px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSXyKAuYorI/AAAAAAAAD3M/5WTm9haA1yQ/s400/Friends%2BChristmas%2B7.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-61802796909689781912011-01-03T16:40:00.004-07:002011-01-03T16:46:18.984-07:00**To 2011**<p align="center"><object height="385" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IleeqYTnj84?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IleeqYTnj84?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="385"></embed></object></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://gavinmikhail.bandcamp.com/album/the-acoustic-collection-volume-ii-ep">http://gavinmikhail.bandcamp.com/album/the-acoustic-collection-volume-ii-ep</a></p>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-91015923467731964722011-01-01T13:55:00.018-07:002011-01-03T21:16:18.483-07:00NYE - The Final Countdown<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSKXasLVv9I/AAAAAAAAD2U/DF8RgBrqmTc/s1600/P1010287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558171374919729106" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSKXasLVv9I/AAAAAAAAD2U/DF8RgBrqmTc/s400/P1010287.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>NYE was pretty near perfect! My mom very generously took Dyl for the night so we could go out on the town!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEExTm_9XI/AAAAAAAAD0s/VqxYvqtHaFY/s1600/image_2.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728660275852658" style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEExTm_9XI/AAAAAAAAD0s/VqxYvqtHaFY/s400/image_2.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know why I always take these pics of us driving, maybe in case I don't get anymore and they usually turn out pretty good!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6UT7bpFI/AAAAAAAAD1c/voCCmDhefBg/s1600/NYE%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558069010749957202" style="width: 226px; height: 151px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6UT7bpFI/AAAAAAAAD1c/voCCmDhefBg/s400/NYE%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6U4k2JqI/AAAAAAAAD1k/8pIjurNIPvs/s1600/NYE%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558069020587337378" style="width: 226px; height: 151px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6U4k2JqI/AAAAAAAAD1k/8pIjurNIPvs/s400/NYE%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>First we went to Iggys' downtown for dinner (hence the near perfect and not actual perfection!) and then we went to TRON. I know I have claimed nerd before but I have a feeling my next confession will confirm my place in nerd-dom I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Seriously, it was fantastic! Even now I am trying to think of a reason that is not nerdy, like Garret Hedlund and Olivia Wilde were really hot, or Jeff Bridges performed beyond expectation...but lets be honest, I just liked it because of the total techy nerdness. I feel like understanding how lame <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=252263&title=web-redemption-tron-guy">this guy</a> is makes me a bit less nerdy but whatever, I can't deny my true self.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED2wXdAkI/AAAAAAAADz8/aVeImonT3io/s1600/2010-12-31%2B19.43.16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557727654382993986" style="width: 130px; height: 174px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED2wXdAkI/AAAAAAAADz8/aVeImonT3io/s400/2010-12-31%2B19.43.16.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED3Ga7paI/AAAAAAAAD0E/zPKIKb2Uzgs/s1600/2010-12-31%2B19.43.23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557727660303164834" style="width: 130px; height: 174px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED3Ga7paI/AAAAAAAAD0E/zPKIKb2Uzgs/s400/2010-12-31%2B19.43.23.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED3YgxGhI/AAAAAAAAD0M/I1RdyfyPw94/s1600/2010-12-31%2B19.43.44.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557727665159477778" style="width: 130px; height: 174px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED3YgxGhI/AAAAAAAAD0M/I1RdyfyPw94/s400/2010-12-31%2B19.43.44.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After the Tron documentary we went to our hotel to thaw out a bit before heading to the Eve finale! We stayed at the Gateway Hyatt which is absolutely fantastic.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6l7UKdmI/AAAAAAAAD2E/edVM23-eYjQ/s1600/NYE%2B6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558069313380447842" style="width: 230px; height: 154px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6l7UKdmI/AAAAAAAAD2E/edVM23-eYjQ/s400/NYE%2B6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And who couldn't have the time of their life with these two?!? Serious fun right??<br />Yup, I've replaced by the iPad!<br /></div> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6lP1vA2I/AAAAAAAAD10/CbmKvJYOLHo/s1600/NYE%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558069301710095202" style="width: 230px; height: 154px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6lP1vA2I/AAAAAAAAD10/CbmKvJYOLHo/s400/NYE%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6lfII6KI/AAAAAAAAD18/_jWbE1bZ79Q/s1600/NYE%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558069305813821602" style="width: 230px; height: 154px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSI6lfII6KI/AAAAAAAAD18/_jWbE1bZ79Q/s400/NYE%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Eve at 11PM and checked out all the crazy happenings that had been going on for three days.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED4BaaiYI/AAAAAAAAD0c/I9g2hLV4Tjk/s1600/2011-01-01%2B00.19.48.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557727676138686850" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSED4BaaiYI/AAAAAAAAD0c/I9g2hLV4Tjk/s400/2011-01-01%2B00.19.48.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Then we grabbed some hot drinks and watched the fireworks before embarrassing my sister in front of her friends.<br />Seriously, look at my face! Supa embarrassing!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSKXajmURXI/AAAAAAAAD2M/_k2phgDl8EE/s1600/P1010286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558171372616959346" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSKXajmURXI/AAAAAAAAD2M/_k2phgDl8EE/s400/P1010286.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I redeemed myself with the Ice Eskimo pose.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEEwzNztMI/AAAAAAAAD0k/z5dWNGYEGBM/s1600/image.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728651580257474" style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEEwzNztMI/AAAAAAAAD0k/z5dWNGYEGBM/s400/image.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />Fortunately on the way back we were inside the Salt Palace and could walk clear to the Delta Center (call me old school) without having to face the absolutely frigid 4 degree weather until the very last moment possible. Asleep by 1:30, we are pretty much rock stars!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Welcome 2011 ~ I have never been so excited for a fresh start!</span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEEyPTc0rI/AAAAAAAAD08/YoT6lu6G5Ms/s1600/image_1.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728676299985586" style="width: 299px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TSEEyPTc0rI/AAAAAAAAD08/YoT6lu6G5Ms/s400/image_1.jpeg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div align="center">Michael picked the evenings theme song and it's a goodie, enjoy!<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1iVRV09mRo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1iVRV09mRo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-71647774110191290402010-12-25T22:23:00.005-07:002010-12-25T22:56:25.606-07:00The greatest news!<div align="center">We are absolutely overjoyed by the latest family news!<br /><br /></div><div align="center">Curtis & Brittany have been in the adoption application process for months and their positive attitudes and diligent efforts have paid off, <strong><em>THEYARE APPROVED</em></strong>! We are so happy for them, truthfully for all of us, and can't wait to have a new little one in the family. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">So I am doing my part and spreading the word! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://www.itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/25001259/ourMessage.jsf"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554865069853744130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRbYWZ_bnAI/AAAAAAAADxs/mUXT65jR7fI/s400/CB%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://www.itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/25001259/ourMessage.jsf">https://www.itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/25001259/ourMessage.jsf</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://curtisbrittany.blogspot.com/">http://curtisbrittany.blogspot.com/</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Help us out & wish us luck!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-85074769257267763492010-12-22T10:07:00.000-07:002010-12-23T11:44:29.952-07:00Christmas Numero Uno<div style="text-align: center;">A few years ago we started the tradition of celebrating Christmas with my family the Sunday before the actual holiday. Genius! It removes the pressure of a single day where you need to see everyone and be everywhere, we love it. We do dinner and gifts and really get to enjoy the time without having to run to the next house or feel guilty that we aren't doing it all. Genius!<br /><br />This year Curtis and Brittany were our fantastic hosts! They made a delicious meal, I mean DELICIOUS chicken fricasse. And had quite the spread of snacks and treats. After absolutely stuffing ourselves we opened presents, lots of presents! My mom went a little crazy this year but we aren't complaining.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLaTyGK1I/AAAAAAAADvs/6B4EoRxdMiI/s1600/Humphrey%2B6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936049581206354" style="width: 250px; cursor: pointer; height: 168px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLaTyGK1I/AAAAAAAADvs/6B4EoRxdMiI/s400/Humphrey%2B6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL8Unv7sI/AAAAAAAADwM/krRxq-2QOmw/s1600/Humphrey%2B10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936633921793730" style="width: 250px; cursor: pointer; height: 168px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL8Unv7sI/AAAAAAAADwM/krRxq-2QOmw/s400/Humphrey%2B10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love this shot. It started as a totally random moment but I made Ryan re-do for a picture, then the camera wouldn't focus so it took a long time and got pretty awkward!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQT4NLjfI/AAAAAAAADxc/styrkdUrkeM/s1600/Humphrey%2B19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553941436657536498" style="width: 280px; height: 186px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQT4NLjfI/AAAAAAAADxc/styrkdUrkeM/s400/Humphrey%2B19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Dylan fell asleep on the way there so he slept through dinner and you can see in the first few pics that he was a bit cranky from just waking up. Also, he insisted on wearing the tie - so cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLrhB0hfI/AAAAAAAADwE/do7JtxMsCog/s1600/Humphrey%2B9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936345194595826" style="width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 199px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLrhB0hfI/AAAAAAAADwE/do7JtxMsCog/s400/Humphrey%2B9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As part of his crankiness he did not like the sound and feel of ripping the wrapping paper. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL8o3GL0I/AAAAAAAADwU/Yi9Zm4AGn6A/s1600/Humphrey%2B11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936639354875714" style="width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL8o3GL0I/AAAAAAAADwU/Yi9Zm4AGn6A/s400/Humphrey%2B11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ryan insisted I sit on his lap to open our joint present,<br />he's so in love with me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLKuC_5RI/AAAAAAAADvE/d-E-u_b7Q5I/s1600/Humphrey%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553935781753513234" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLKuC_5RI/AAAAAAAADvE/d-E-u_b7Q5I/s400/Humphrey%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Anna has been dying for an excuse to get Dylan this ladybug. <br />It's adorable and he loves it!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQTOu2t-I/AAAAAAAADxM/jh4LPPmQzL8/s1600/Humphrey%2B17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553941425524488162" style="width: 310px; height: 206px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQTOu2t-I/AAAAAAAADxM/jh4LPPmQzL8/s400/Humphrey%2B17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The bubble choo choo train has been on pretty much non-stop since Dylan got it Sunday. If you have been to my house you can attest to this, NON-STOP! <br />He loves the train and I love the pics...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLaG0iNkI/AAAAAAAADvk/n6g22fxw9oQ/s1600/Humphrey%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936046101771842" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLaG0iNkI/AAAAAAAADvk/n6g22fxw9oQ/s400/Humphrey%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMU5PQSbI/AAAAAAAADws/hmtP9PKy75A/s1600/Humphrey%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553937056068028850" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMU5PQSbI/AAAAAAAADws/hmtP9PKy75A/s400/Humphrey%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLLDUnSII/AAAAAAAADvU/2DdwO2ILPI0/s1600/Humphrey%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553935787464542338" style="width: 250px; cursor: pointer; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLLDUnSII/AAAAAAAADvU/2DdwO2ILPI0/s400/Humphrey%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLZjwSyOI/AAAAAAAADvc/xPaExE_TNLU/s1600/Humphrey%2B4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936036688742626" style="width: 250px; cursor: pointer; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLZjwSyOI/AAAAAAAADvc/xPaExE_TNLU/s400/Humphrey%2B4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I also love his efforts to play with everything at once! In the sled from grandma, playing with the train from grandma and wearing monkey from Curtis & Brittany. At one point the ladybug was in there too but it was collecting too much soap. <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQTb1W0GI/AAAAAAAADxU/yAPrBmjG4DI/s1600/Humphrey%2B18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553941429041418338" style="width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROQTb1W0GI/AAAAAAAADxU/yAPrBmjG4DI/s400/Humphrey%2B18.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My mom made us these awesome aprons. <br />Don't we look fantastically domestic?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMVooyAaI/AAAAAAAADw8/WOxSSdnza1A/s1600/Humphrey%2B15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553937068791562658" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMVooyAaI/AAAAAAAADw8/WOxSSdnza1A/s400/Humphrey%2B15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We're so happy grandpa and grandma came this year! <br />Dylan is thanking them for the cozy hoodie, he's such a sweetie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL83AfjuI/AAAAAAAADwc/ra9QJqWri68/s1600/Humphrey%2B12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936643152383714" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROL83AfjuI/AAAAAAAADwc/ra9QJqWri68/s400/Humphrey%2B12.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMCbq55hI/AAAAAAAADwk/uXZrLCUe9q0/s1600/Humphrey%2B13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936738893293074" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROMCbq55hI/AAAAAAAADwk/uXZrLCUe9q0/s400/Humphrey%2B13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the book we read the ENTIRE way home, over and over.<br />Like I mentioned in a previous post - constant sugar high!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLqxbN08I/AAAAAAAADv0/H_R3iJoL55A/s1600/Humphrey%2B7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553936332416209858" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TROLqxbN08I/AAAAAAAADv0/H_R3iJoL55A/s400/Humphrey%2B7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks everyone for all the thoughtful and generous gifts.<br />We had a wonderful night!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-68374030177183136172010-12-22T09:34:00.000-07:002010-12-23T11:46:07.788-07:00Trees, Rinks, Dickens & Gingerbread<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJmpQlmVrI/AAAAAAAADu4/-6VYRlLjZ1s/s1600/Gingerbread%2B14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553614149514581682" style="width: 199px; height: 299px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJmpQlmVrI/AAAAAAAADu4/-6VYRlLjZ1s/s400/Gingerbread%2B14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the Festival of Trees with my mom and sister a few weeks ago. Dylan wanted to play with all the trees that had toys! He also loved watching the hip-hop dancers, he was totally rockin' with them. I'm telling you he can't sit still when there is a beat! He also ate SIX of these gingerbread men along with Hershey kisses, he's been on a sugar high most of this month. He had fun painting a gingerbread man and making a stained glass ornament too.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitahP9RI/AAAAAAAADt4/43NRqH4H6is/s1600/2010-12-03%2B18.52.59.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553609822853657874" style="width: 220px; height: 294px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitahP9RI/AAAAAAAADt4/43NRqH4H6is/s400/2010-12-03%2B18.52.59.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitO9wxAI/AAAAAAAADtw/8Tqm65NPlAA/s1600/2010-12-03%2B18.23.41.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553609819752023042" style="width: 250px; height: 187px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitO9wxAI/AAAAAAAADtw/8Tqm65NPlAA/s400/2010-12-03%2B18.23.41.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitjWLbpI/AAAAAAAADuA/MKRAHU_c_js/s1600/2010-12-03%2B19.41.43.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553609825223143058" style="width: 250px; height: 187px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJitjWLbpI/AAAAAAAADuA/MKRAHU_c_js/s400/2010-12-03%2B19.41.43.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Dickens Festival was fun too! Dylan fell asleep in the car and actually made it through transition to the stroller so he slept for the first hour, it was fantastic! Once he woke up he was on the go. Grandpa was looking at this amazing "playhouse" that Dylan of course fell in love with, well to be honest we all did! We also played in this synthetic snow stuff, it was really weird.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaj411cSI/AAAAAAAADsg/7ttUNL3llKw/s1600/Dickens%2B4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178650636284194" style="width: 250px; height: 166px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaj411cSI/AAAAAAAADsg/7ttUNL3llKw/s400/Dickens%2B4.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDai9gleSI/AAAAAAAADsQ/dOdjGb4Kukg/s1600/Dickens%2B1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178634709465378" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDai9gleSI/AAAAAAAADsQ/dOdjGb4Kukg/s400/Dickens%2B1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDajeZ_k3I/AAAAAAAADsY/jMSwr3ExcqI/s1600/Dickens%2B2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178643540185970" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDajeZ_k3I/AAAAAAAADsY/jMSwr3ExcqI/s400/Dickens%2B2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaMG_eMtI/AAAAAAAADsI/jeD5i5uvkCU/s1600/Dickens.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178242117939922" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaMG_eMtI/AAAAAAAADsI/jeD5i5uvkCU/s400/Dickens.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My mom gave us this rink that we had given her 14 years ago and Dylan absolutely loves it! Anna was about his age when we got it and I remember her nicely sitting and watching the pretty ice skaters and listening to the carols. Dylan sees this as an entirely different game and he is not content with simply observing. He loves to take it apart put everything back together, knock down all the skaters in one fell swoop often using the Christmas tree, put his cars on the ice, run over the skaters - basically there is the grand addition of crashing and exploding sounds to this once serene piece. Boys are so awesome!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaLefHa_I/AAAAAAAADr4/Gkn-X7Bww44/s1600/12.16.10%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178231244811250" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaLefHa_I/AAAAAAAADr4/Gkn-X7Bww44/s400/12.16.10%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaLltp4pI/AAAAAAAADsA/o9d8J-XYOPY/s1600/12.16.10%2B3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553178233184838290" style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDaLltp4pI/AAAAAAAADsA/o9d8J-XYOPY/s400/12.16.10%2B3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I was totally a slacker with the Christmas decor this year, it didn't get up until last week. But totally worth the wait. Dylan loves his own little tree and for a few days wanted to hang anything on it that had a string, for example his boots. So funny! I can't tell you how many times I heard "hang on dare?".<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbNh-HurI/AAAAAAAADso/Qb9SxQa5XKY/s1600/Dylan%2BTree%2B1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553179366051527346" style="width: 250px; height: 166px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbNh-HurI/AAAAAAAADso/Qb9SxQa5XKY/s400/Dylan%2BTree%2B1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbOMtJmfI/AAAAAAAADsw/2jhY47uRg-w/s1600/Dylan%2BTree%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553179377523071474" style="width: 251px; height: 167px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbOMtJmfI/AAAAAAAADsw/2jhY47uRg-w/s400/Dylan%2BTree%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDZ1lvkRPI/AAAAAAAADro/Ycsz3RrWr1M/s1600/12.15.10%2B5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553177855235736818" style="width: 268px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDZ1lvkRPI/AAAAAAAADro/Ycsz3RrWr1M/s400/12.15.10%2B5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I ventured into uncharted territory this year by making homemade gingerbread and it was not a simple task, especially with the "help" of a two year old! But it turned out to be a lot of fun, Dylan loved decorating the house, tree and cookies and it was actually quite tasty. However next year Ryan will not be in charge of buying the candy decor, M&M's and Mike & Ikes - that's it! What? No gumdrops, licorice ropes, red hots, mints, etc. etc....But the end result is still pretty impressive.<br />Such a good helper!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbOo1ncRI/AAAAAAAADs4/X9cgDLJ_v6g/s1600/Gingerbread%2B1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553179385074774290" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDbOo1ncRI/AAAAAAAADs4/X9cgDLJ_v6g/s400/Gingerbread%2B1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDcVIDqvNI/AAAAAAAADtY/OkI4cEybIFc/s1600/Gingerbread%2B5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553180596046052562" style="width: 300px; height: 201px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDcVIDqvNI/AAAAAAAADtY/OkI4cEybIFc/s400/Gingerbread%2B5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Flour on the face, floor, you name it!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDb6cMATUI/AAAAAAAADtI/b_sZ6Z7jp2w/s1600/Gingerbread%2B3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553180137593261378" style="width: 220px; height: 329px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDb6cMATUI/AAAAAAAADtI/b_sZ6Z7jp2w/s400/Gingerbread%2B3.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDb5wj8PwI/AAAAAAAADtA/nQtwaxhh1gY/s1600/Gingerbread%2B2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553180125882498818" style="width: 220px; height: 329px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDb5wj8PwI/AAAAAAAADtA/nQtwaxhh1gY/s400/Gingerbread%2B2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our supplies...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJmpEQ-8aI/AAAAAAAADuw/C8iYKdE62jA/s1600/Gingerbread%2B13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553614146206888354" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJmpEQ-8aI/AAAAAAAADuw/C8iYKdE62jA/s400/Gingerbread%2B13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cutting the cookies & snitching the candy. I love the "who me?" face.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgkGJuRI/AAAAAAAADug/6g4pAWiaKIA/s1600/Gingerbread%2B11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553612900620941586" style="width: 210px; height: 314px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgkGJuRI/AAAAAAAADug/6g4pAWiaKIA/s400/Gingerbread%2B11.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlf5eR7TI/AAAAAAAADuQ/b4mf2opJ2QY/s1600/Gingerbread%2B8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553612889179417906" style="width: 210px; height: 314px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlf5eR7TI/AAAAAAAADuQ/b4mf2opJ2QY/s400/Gingerbread%2B8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />When Dylan broke this one he said "sorry gingerbread man leg".<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgydBenI/AAAAAAAADuo/pgQoRvxpoQ4/s1600/Gingerbread%2B12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553612904474966642" style="width: 280px; height: 187px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgydBenI/AAAAAAAADuo/pgQoRvxpoQ4/s400/Gingerbread%2B12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah ~ Our masterpiece is complete!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgY9B3aI/AAAAAAAADuY/dgnpzunOayM/s1600/Gingerbread%2B10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553612897629887906" style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRJlgY9B3aI/AAAAAAAADuY/dgnpzunOayM/s400/Gingerbread%2B10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Oh and a funny story that I don't want to forget...Dylan was at my moms house a couple of weeks ago and she had her tree with wrapped presents under it (she is very on top of things for Christmas!) and he took one over to her and said "open book?" - and it really was a book for him! Clever kiddo :D</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-81036446781850805562010-12-21T09:21:00.008-07:002010-12-21T23:13:42.106-07:00Anniversary ExtravaganzaI guess to us <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">EXTRAVAGANZA </span>means...<br /><br /><div align="center">Self taken pics in front of our Christmas Tree.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553173046805957058" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVds8kicI/AAAAAAAADrY/Z0rEN8qPTeA/s400/D20_0773.JPG" border="0" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Posing in my awesome leather jacket - thanks Ry!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVdEbgOeI/AAAAAAAADrQ/RxRUxu0OYXI/s1600/D20_0780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553173035929844194" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVdEbgOeI/AAAAAAAADrQ/RxRUxu0OYXI/s400/D20_0780.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Driving to dinner.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVcdSS8HI/AAAAAAAADrA/3u8c7xzVfqo/s1600/D20_0770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553173025422241906" style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVcdSS8HI/AAAAAAAADrA/3u8c7xzVfqo/s400/D20_0770.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVcsaFDZI/AAAAAAAADrI/l2T6EZXg890/s1600/D20_0771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553173029481418130" style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDVcsaFDZI/AAAAAAAADrI/l2T6EZXg890/s400/D20_0771.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Dining at our favorite restaurant ~ Cafe Trio.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUt7zS5hI/AAAAAAAADq4/b9NDCuefs70/s1600/D20_0764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553172226159863314" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUt7zS5hI/AAAAAAAADq4/b9NDCuefs70/s400/D20_0764.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUtZGgT4I/AAAAAAAADqw/3uqW3Ujs1mw/s1600/D20_0759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553172216845193090" style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUtZGgT4I/AAAAAAAADqw/3uqW3Ujs1mw/s400/D20_0759.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUtMTRAhI/AAAAAAAADqo/xQFSxLT5JHg/s1600/D20_0758.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553172213409055250" style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TRDUtMTRAhI/AAAAAAAADqo/xQFSxLT5JHg/s400/D20_0758.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align="center"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Pretty much a perfect night out!</span></em></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-46115823702504434222010-12-18T13:00:00.019-07:002010-12-18T16:52:35.071-07:00Dylan's December Doings<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0aygrjy5I/AAAAAAAADoI/zTP4HfdTWM4/s1600/12.7.10%2B1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0aygrjy5I/AAAAAAAADoI/zTP4HfdTWM4/s400/12.7.10%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552123370686106514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0aywTvDSI/AAAAAAAADoQ/MZfTOmGZ-Wk/s1600/Misc%2BDecember.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0aywTvDSI/AAAAAAAADoQ/MZfTOmGZ-Wk/s400/Misc%2BDecember.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552123374881148194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This kid is hilarious - I am not exaggerating even a little bit!</span><br /><br />The many faces in these pics don't even begin to portray his personality!<br /><br />It's amazing to me how seemingly overnight he has started speaking in full sentences, and not just repeating what we say (although he does a lot of that too!) but actually taking what we say and forming his own sentence. Some of my favorite things are "hinga" (finger), "put on dere" (put it on there), "I dun lika" (I don't like it), "heno"(hello, he answers the phone heno mama), "kissmas" (Christmas), "hlease" (please), he says all of his shapes, numbers and colors so cute, "watch a show", "sicka" (sticker), "my turn" or "din turn" (Dylan's turn), "goo clues" (Blues Clues), "fassa" (faster), "bizzy" (Dizzy, he is always bizzy when he dances), "koo koo hlock" (Cuckoo clock, in reference to any clock), grunting when he flexes his muscles, "gabba gabba" (Yo Gabba Gabba, loves that show), "watch me", "kayzee" (crazy, he loves us to drive crazy), "reay set go" (when he wants you to go do something for him), "ball ceral" (kix), "apple ceral" (apple jacks), "canna" (camera), "sawich" (sandwich), "pack pack" (backpack), "ouside" (outside), "what doing?" (what are you doing), "i luh you" (I love you) "gimmie dat" (give me that), "I wanna" (I want it), "fwing" (swing) "Din" (Dylan, he references himself in the third person).<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I dun lika</span> is one of my favorites and most often heard, for example when I am trying to find out what he wants to eat it goes like this...<br />Me: Dylan do you want chicken for lunch?<br />Dylan: No mama, I dun lika chicken<br />Me: Ok do you want a sandwich?<br />Dylan: No, I dun lika sawich.<br />Me: What about a quesadilla?<br />Dylan: No, I dun lika quasadilla.<br />Me: Do you want cheese?<br />Dylan: No mama, I dun lika cheese.<br /><br />I make him chicken.<br /><br />My other favorite is "what doing?"<br />Dylan: What doing mama?<br />Me: Working on my computer, what are you doing?<br />Dylan: Din working fire truck.<br /><br />He is not playing, he is working too!<br /><br />*********<br /><br />On the look-out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0bfFjgzkI/AAAAAAAADow/nn3aobchgBo/s1600/12.5.10%2B4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0bfFjgzkI/AAAAAAAADow/nn3aobchgBo/s400/12.5.10%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552124136498712130" border="0" /></a><br />In "Dylan's House" and swinging<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0beNGtF0I/AAAAAAAADoY/-Z-gL2l9bus/s1600/12.5.10%2B1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0beNGtF0I/AAAAAAAADoY/-Z-gL2l9bus/s400/12.5.10%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552124121345496898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0beQLjtlI/AAAAAAAADog/EO8BoUAa4-I/s1600/12.5.10%2B2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0beQLjtlI/AAAAAAAADog/EO8BoUAa4-I/s400/12.5.10%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552124122171160146" border="0" /></a><br />Lots and lots of swinging!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0be92cT8I/AAAAAAAADoo/5WdjbCLv0fs/s1600/12.5.10%2B3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0be92cT8I/AAAAAAAADoo/5WdjbCLv0fs/s400/12.5.10%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552124134430625730" border="0" /></a><br />He spends so much time in this pot! His latest game is to start the singing Christmas toys we have (a penguin and Pooh Bear) run to the pot, climb in and to sit in the pot to watch them, then he does it all over again!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0gVDfARqI/AAAAAAAADo4/1N67-cdt5GY/s1600/12.9.10%2B1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0gVDfARqI/AAAAAAAADo4/1N67-cdt5GY/s400/12.9.10%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552129461702379170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0gVffcu1I/AAAAAAAADpA/DFmL1eWRRiw/s1600/12.9.10%2B2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0gVffcu1I/AAAAAAAADpA/DFmL1eWRRiw/s400/12.9.10%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552129469220436818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0iBsvZXOI/AAAAAAAADpI/hj017JbZSYY/s1600/12.11.10%2B1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0iBsvZXOI/AAAAAAAADpI/hj017JbZSYY/s400/12.11.10%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552131328202857698" border="0" /></a><br />And in this basket. He loves to put the lid on and hide from us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jALXhD6I/AAAAAAAADpg/M2sf5gc_SOk/s1600/12.15.10%2B1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jALXhD6I/AAAAAAAADpg/M2sf5gc_SOk/s400/12.15.10%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552132401576087458" border="0" /></a><br />Or just chill and watch a show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jAfP2QCI/AAAAAAAADpo/uJJbn2vyadg/s1600/12.15.10%2B2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jAfP2QCI/AAAAAAAADpo/uJJbn2vyadg/s400/12.15.10%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552132406912630818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jAvbGeKI/AAAAAAAADpw/0j48VhCyOpk/s1600/12.15.10%2B3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jAvbGeKI/AAAAAAAADpw/0j48VhCyOpk/s400/12.15.10%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552132411254798498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you for making every day more exciting, unpredictable and fun little Dilly!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jzTeGisI/AAAAAAAADqI/o4Hc-sqlM0Y/s1600/12.15.10%2B6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQ0jzTeGisI/AAAAAAAADqI/o4Hc-sqlM0Y/s400/12.15.10%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552133279924521666" border="0" /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436806253379647372.post-24268153384297153612010-12-17T11:10:00.013-07:002010-12-17T12:03:44.669-07:00...Downtown, things'll be great when you're downtown...This week we celebrated the VERY belated birthday's of Jim & Florence with dinner at <a href="http://www.lambsgrill.com/">Lamb's Grill</a> and downtown lights.<br /><br /><div> The sequence of events to get ....<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuuS26ia4I/AAAAAAAADmw/3KxmCP2MlyQ/s1600/New%2BFolder1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551722604666186626" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 309px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuuS26ia4I/AAAAAAAADmw/3KxmCP2MlyQ/s400/New%2BFolder1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div><br /><div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br />This picture! I love that Kristi, Jim and I are the same but Ryan and Florence are different in every pic trying to get Dylan looking at the camera.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuuTEZG6wI/AAAAAAAADm4/6qp9ZecNUjY/s1600/Family%2BPic.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551722608284068610" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 267px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuuTEZG6wI/AAAAAAAADm4/6qp9ZecNUjY/s400/Family%2BPic.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQur3DO0d2I/AAAAAAAADmg/g4l_Bm7KGGQ/s1600/DSC_1274%2B2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551719927912888162" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQur3DO0d2I/AAAAAAAADmg/g4l_Bm7KGGQ/s400/DSC_1274%2B2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQur3Y-2M5I/AAAAAAAADmo/ORPShR74Ywc/s1600/DSC_1281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551719933751473042" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 301px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQur3Y-2M5I/AAAAAAAADmo/ORPShR74Ywc/s400/DSC_1281.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuriDDLB-I/AAAAAAAADmQ/d5QqEkqls3w/s1600/DSC_1269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551719567086782434" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 325px; height: 216px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuriDDLB-I/AAAAAAAADmQ/d5QqEkqls3w/s400/DSC_1269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQurh5ErBtI/AAAAAAAADmI/7Lt-Qy0wC64/s1600/DSC_12512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551719564408719058" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 267px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQurh5ErBtI/AAAAAAAADmI/7Lt-Qy0wC64/s400/DSC_12512.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuoPSyHJPI/AAAAAAAADlg/MROQHrJDlio/s1600/DSC_1227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551715946357794034" style="width: 325px; height: 216px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuoPSyHJPI/AAAAAAAADlg/MROQHrJDlio/s400/DSC_1227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At Lamb's Grill we ate...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5-opZ5I/AAAAAAAADmA/n4luclCPUnU/s1600/Family%2B1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551717779195389842" style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5-opZ5I/AAAAAAAADmA/n4luclCPUnU/s400/Family%2B1.JPG" border="0" /></a><div>posed with our favorite condiments...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5noYRAI/AAAAAAAADl4/_cFXRFj32X8/s1600/D20_0657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551717773020251138" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5noYRAI/AAAAAAAADl4/_cFXRFj32X8/s400/D20_0657.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and danced with Santa...<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5SuuJBI/AAAAAAAADlw/_SoIaOVrwXM/s1600/D20_0647.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551717767409706002" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQup5SuuJBI/AAAAAAAADlw/_SoIaOVrwXM/s400/D20_0647.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />a lot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuyoaeLvVI/AAAAAAAADnA/7GV915ItfTs/s1600/D20_06492.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GDVNis5AuHg/TQuyoaeLvVI/AAAAAAAADnA/7GV915ItfTs/s400/D20_06492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551727373034700114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224607364494194556noreply@blogger.com1