tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752352174024066402024-03-19T21:09:32.933-07:00The Smedshammer SagaThe Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-6705850687252590962011-11-06T11:01:00.001-08:002011-11-09T22:37:31.537-08:00Summer 2011<div>Our summer began with some vacation time in June, which we used to visit my dearest friend, Sara, and her husband Eric. They live in a small (very small!) town in southern Oregon where Eric pastors a church. Their home was delightful, and Fin pretty much decided from the instant he stepped foot into it that it was his place. He LOVED playing with "Uncle" Eric, "Auntie" Sara, and their two dogs. </div><div> </div><div>Here's Fin, taking over the breakfast table. Yes, he wears that hat EVERYWHERE.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0xuWxf1kE5ZvJEKjmXp5PiJCpzJTAR_rktIyGeY6aV5GwxJS1Pqp-eNuqgXJBTpic1fchq-jOr8_ndTgispArq4zN-8jsYmwFs9nd-aLedXVCnmdFP_mPTrIV1lNcy_d0m2VGf7M7bHD/s1600/DSCF2477.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673240856227736786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0xuWxf1kE5ZvJEKjmXp5PiJCpzJTAR_rktIyGeY6aV5GwxJS1Pqp-eNuqgXJBTpic1fchq-jOr8_ndTgispArq4zN-8jsYmwFs9nd-aLedXVCnmdFP_mPTrIV1lNcy_d0m2VGf7M7bHD/s320/DSCF2477.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He also took advantage of plenty of auntie lap time - and nose picking time, I guess.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4djQ3WEN1qtBXhd5vOUVHfrnz4jgiJWpVvty4tCvQzn4tFZdYQ9dKTo1spMKxpltyOrWLTEYLyghtwv9yzeLqJ-oLZ57Nd2d9iN13iQZn7tVesn8uK17YYT4RhYUFvUSlM3GJve9lESY/s1600/DSCF2483.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673240598429007714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4djQ3WEN1qtBXhd5vOUVHfrnz4jgiJWpVvty4tCvQzn4tFZdYQ9dKTo1spMKxpltyOrWLTEYLyghtwv9yzeLqJ-oLZ57Nd2d9iN13iQZn7tVesn8uK17YYT4RhYUFvUSlM3GJve9lESY/s320/DSCF2483.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He decided to try on Uncle Eric's work boots. He was so proud of himself.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeHC-fs_5Nmhb1y6obY6UvTgTwpXw2nvM946AfU-6AiqjLoDCnSYPvVESJUy9-9pX6m6vrDFUm8ml2tqyMWEEJlliqDeiIfsldCs4pR2BJkt_eZvAFvjFgCESWH-RRCIynUuJGd_JiL0v/s1600/DSCF2488.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673240225600324434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeHC-fs_5Nmhb1y6obY6UvTgTwpXw2nvM946AfU-6AiqjLoDCnSYPvVESJUy9-9pX6m6vrDFUm8ml2tqyMWEEJlliqDeiIfsldCs4pR2BJkt_eZvAFvjFgCESWH-RRCIynUuJGd_JiL0v/s320/DSCF2488.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Cy5JZqKwfjmJ3vCZoxWt0ov04s-k0PaSJ1wvCIpy2avkrlCTGQ9D2QXGrALp15um6O_zHthGm7NvgnKG9zy6lZTyk9Jmrv7JZ7SsCM8OvKvR_2W6rmwKRerX2ikdlf4ujzwihVjvlsFE/s1600/DSCF2487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673239947091501250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Cy5JZqKwfjmJ3vCZoxWt0ov04s-k0PaSJ1wvCIpy2avkrlCTGQ9D2QXGrALp15um6O_zHthGm7NvgnKG9zy6lZTyk9Jmrv7JZ7SsCM8OvKvR_2W6rmwKRerX2ikdlf4ujzwihVjvlsFE/s320/DSCF2487.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8FZi6LxwIEeq3DabjRPcms-GkZiqZhAq8EeEUP5PfUt_1dAQP-ZtEqJVXwiLl-CoB9wvz5LdmHhhsFepT-ZVaWBzFTBPwBs6H_wDqiaB0n6FBQQ07a0R2VzA82NRGqlRGQAFic2n2DrO/s1600/DSCF2489.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673239649371917234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8FZi6LxwIEeq3DabjRPcms-GkZiqZhAq8EeEUP5PfUt_1dAQP-ZtEqJVXwiLl-CoB9wvz5LdmHhhsFepT-ZVaWBzFTBPwBs6H_wDqiaB0n6FBQQ07a0R2VzA82NRGqlRGQAFic2n2DrO/s320/DSCF2489.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then we couldn't get him to take them off...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKCM_JGoDtBQwCSxGxvcal5y_qLpR4tyudClgQNoUG9Lz1T7m2ysqIY4LdBAfD1DC11uEtvHhN06rMyTjI13zaDs0_E_971DcWHIHhpgx3sJe3oAn-xtN-4Sjb4q-ihVX8yHtemqTedKp/s1600/DSCF2491.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673239411210282162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKCM_JGoDtBQwCSxGxvcal5y_qLpR4tyudClgQNoUG9Lz1T7m2ysqIY4LdBAfD1DC11uEtvHhN06rMyTjI13zaDs0_E_971DcWHIHhpgx3sJe3oAn-xtN-4Sjb4q-ihVX8yHtemqTedKp/s320/DSCF2491.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We had a lovely time of relaxation and fellowship. There's a cute park in the middle of the town that Aunt Sara took us to. Fin took full advantage of the chance to climb. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_MND7nphvT79YiHp2aw2XMUfVjjXMbMUVhM3Cx7CHL5g6V9m5bbM4YK61mm1Vi3DRBBfLlo9QPwoEJIuYI6XhbsIc5N3hVXohkhWKtQ5r1GPEo4mrQt166LmunV6BgVoaVhTDCnRe3V6/s1600/DSCF2517.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673239155138720434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_MND7nphvT79YiHp2aw2XMUfVjjXMbMUVhM3Cx7CHL5g6V9m5bbM4YK61mm1Vi3DRBBfLlo9QPwoEJIuYI6XhbsIc5N3hVXohkhWKtQ5r1GPEo4mrQt166LmunV6BgVoaVhTDCnRe3V6/s320/DSCF2517.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />And slide.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9X14iwBr62j7GGKvZ7XLyPus_gWGDHYYwMEnv_SpM572z9fb71BsPtPseLptiQU93NzLXUBzt3Wtj_x0_1_CCaq6cyC6XU27iDFu3HyDeZHYbHVs_QcfCZFPPJ50VZZMfw9wv82o1ITm/s1600/DSCF2516.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673238886840845794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9X14iwBr62j7GGKvZ7XLyPus_gWGDHYYwMEnv_SpM572z9fb71BsPtPseLptiQU93NzLXUBzt3Wtj_x0_1_CCaq6cyC6XU27iDFu3HyDeZHYbHVs_QcfCZFPPJ50VZZMfw9wv82o1ITm/s320/DSCF2516.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />And perfect his acrobatic moves.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruAGqeyL4TC609RbxwX98bvrF0HZZmGkvLexO6rS5NMbw0QMsEvsEQMYiHJtFQkDEbEDtB8InaOEMDbase1zBNwdoriL3S54cBepbCjQiOMDOw03gIzXVB7NhBQafF3xLJ0Sl4K1B5SA0/s1600/DSCF2537.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673238483054475858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruAGqeyL4TC609RbxwX98bvrF0HZZmGkvLexO6rS5NMbw0QMsEvsEQMYiHJtFQkDEbEDtB8InaOEMDbase1zBNwdoriL3S54cBepbCjQiOMDOw03gIzXVB7NhBQafF3xLJ0Sl4K1B5SA0/s320/DSCF2537.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara also enjoyed the sunshine and good company.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jMO4RfJhX_KpHmdBGZvUxKKmd8J5ZuPYIMGovA20nJS4ecXnuU3CofvogL3LuM02FgsaZdhMFbBUiDUOpjRTND5DSvD05IqiCZGkSIlFIsqLkmXi3LTEcyTGtJ8BLyGr3ocB4JMrc0qE/s1600/DSCF2522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673238221952348306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jMO4RfJhX_KpHmdBGZvUxKKmd8J5ZuPYIMGovA20nJS4ecXnuU3CofvogL3LuM02FgsaZdhMFbBUiDUOpjRTND5DSvD05IqiCZGkSIlFIsqLkmXi3LTEcyTGtJ8BLyGr3ocB4JMrc0qE/s320/DSCF2522.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZGhPWJKIuyIbzBvixwJnjmYlTUNJAEsluDzQkUB7bOnhjWxHQF6ZmCcjccMEHvMLqywvnxDTEHtxNmfZup6A1XYNDYPTh_gTn48pfmKzQvovrh0NGghPQOZcONhLmPk_PJ9RhFo_zdVP/s1600/DSCF2533.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673237947559765170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZGhPWJKIuyIbzBvixwJnjmYlTUNJAEsluDzQkUB7bOnhjWxHQF6ZmCcjccMEHvMLqywvnxDTEHtxNmfZup6A1XYNDYPTh_gTn48pfmKzQvovrh0NGghPQOZcONhLmPk_PJ9RhFo_zdVP/s320/DSCF2533.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BRgHbNQteLTZDtB5YZKgs7D6_jy9tcTXy97JWPnUm2ls7osVbD7R-BYU4WbUMwkpr2ICUDjbYgpgxQaRoozB-neXKc0w3nLTF6JiB6WGgXZQ0zmmwxBK1dEEpuBYfNn75oM1djlRxIo8/s1600/DSCF2544.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673237645942884498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BRgHbNQteLTZDtB5YZKgs7D6_jy9tcTXy97JWPnUm2ls7osVbD7R-BYU4WbUMwkpr2ICUDjbYgpgxQaRoozB-neXKc0w3nLTF6JiB6WGgXZQ0zmmwxBK1dEEpuBYfNn75oM1djlRxIo8/s320/DSCF2544.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>The final morning there, we hiked out to a very pretty mountainous area with a stream. Fin got treated like a little prince.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PHa_EEIa_iFv5We5_jwxnFlNgz5yH5oFJNg260LY2FR1qqvVFJlFlQHbhD7CJ0lvXtzqP5i99kMKBecuLoi8aIII0eq20ay5XARFTu7jPrPANqkvrlgrAwsbnmT7v6iXf2UQHX6Q72Rj/s1600/DSCF2554.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673237216226757074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PHa_EEIa_iFv5We5_jwxnFlNgz5yH5oFJNg260LY2FR1qqvVFJlFlQHbhD7CJ0lvXtzqP5i99kMKBecuLoi8aIII0eq20ay5XARFTu7jPrPANqkvrlgrAwsbnmT7v6iXf2UQHX6Q72Rj/s320/DSCF2554.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />And had a great time looking at and throwing rocks with Uncle Eric.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDUxD74DNlBMMV_7k-K-Pc7Ljc4ASeR-Fv6z00p7MNd8CiOO72-hh-2gX1UMFYbgGAV1GrdPbnT1H7w6oEUMMW2xElrLinClx76h3hE69tCHNYhpEGbMzoZEzAWCcdMW8TSlyiyZ9trV0/s1600/DSCF2556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673236571247733570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDUxD74DNlBMMV_7k-K-Pc7Ljc4ASeR-Fv6z00p7MNd8CiOO72-hh-2gX1UMFYbgGAV1GrdPbnT1H7w6oEUMMW2xElrLinClx76h3hE69tCHNYhpEGbMzoZEzAWCcdMW8TSlyiyZ9trV0/s320/DSCF2556.JPG" /></a></div><div>Such a great time we had. Thanks, Sara and Eric, for a wonderful visit!</div><div><br />Then we celebrated Father's Day. It was Dru's 2nd Father's Day as a father...now with TWO kiddos! Enjoying some early morning Father's Day time with Clara.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR4Mv_A87uKSaTiJuux5vD0pREHu1OnJlY3pajLnG93Bm2qYeYxUkoKdjw-4ZrAqPyacUywi3i0dQO4UpLlSWyoNyGj3k98yxqsux40gQTpmTCzNHkj0Z734HHGCPBQK8KxbvhiGSqKlu/s1600/DSCF2563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673235714433504754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR4Mv_A87uKSaTiJuux5vD0pREHu1OnJlY3pajLnG93Bm2qYeYxUkoKdjw-4ZrAqPyacUywi3i0dQO4UpLlSWyoNyGj3k98yxqsux40gQTpmTCzNHkj0Z734HHGCPBQK8KxbvhiGSqKlu/s320/DSCF2563.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then Mr. Fin got up and wanted time with Daddy, too. I love this picture - you can see in Fin's look how much he adores his daddy.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaQlT_8h7m5lOlsz1e5v3KOJLUiaudFrE2IlDcPGAztKxKF5BqU2famTzaHOlaqAdeK4J7AwpGcvjV6AFf5gRiiPyGBx5THihxK5p5F6OBMPfbFeYhjasUdo1ZHyna8T3Rkcz4jqUfxKj/s1600/DSCF2571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673235307278138578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaQlT_8h7m5lOlsz1e5v3KOJLUiaudFrE2IlDcPGAztKxKF5BqU2famTzaHOlaqAdeK4J7AwpGcvjV6AFf5gRiiPyGBx5THihxK5p5F6OBMPfbFeYhjasUdo1ZHyna8T3Rkcz4jqUfxKj/s320/DSCF2571.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then we went out to my parent's farm so Dru could go ground squirrel hunting with my dad and brothers-in-law. He also had plenty of time to hang out with his kids.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz-EX4dAvV44iFC1iplNR6pypw8K27S-4AOcF5qXmNMsKsfJJDFcKfLBk9gfiaSu3xpxidnPS1nWJyg-OSWQxdCVvUQDUTRvJIktBXLf5bmmBPXjq5ETMVQ-1WW7qPejbjUwOJasI8cGX/s1600/DSCF2575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673235010113790050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz-EX4dAvV44iFC1iplNR6pypw8K27S-4AOcF5qXmNMsKsfJJDFcKfLBk9gfiaSu3xpxidnPS1nWJyg-OSWQxdCVvUQDUTRvJIktBXLf5bmmBPXjq5ETMVQ-1WW7qPejbjUwOJasI8cGX/s320/DSCF2575.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNEk1KG4kQdYA_qtB0P0iPMy9D2AbfruPNHF4MllK53L8Pc2QtxKDyfZspcqyhdkOZFb3LksUSjJhbp497D3c1aLV6MyiOdQsK5YeDtSF7PB_ReWAfHnVrFPfbAfgM71v9WA6cEk4GnRq/s1600/DSCF2578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673234723002214674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNEk1KG4kQdYA_qtB0P0iPMy9D2AbfruPNHF4MllK53L8Pc2QtxKDyfZspcqyhdkOZFb3LksUSjJhbp497D3c1aLV6MyiOdQsK5YeDtSF7PB_ReWAfHnVrFPfbAfgM71v9WA6cEk4GnRq/s320/DSCF2578.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoinixS9XqEZzKND0baDChHMX2lE6GymeirKfegvIEeT3VgfNzFeaG3xZLSRZhPbO0qx6dhDj1__fqQBVV2L8rV-cIPnkhNnuUWkgSaLPGP3_5YFTO2vRlo1zsFfdf2pNDOXP_bMy1x3Mg/s1600/DSCF2582.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673234364250835330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoinixS9XqEZzKND0baDChHMX2lE6GymeirKfegvIEeT3VgfNzFeaG3xZLSRZhPbO0qx6dhDj1__fqQBVV2L8rV-cIPnkhNnuUWkgSaLPGP3_5YFTO2vRlo1zsFfdf2pNDOXP_bMy1x3Mg/s320/DSCF2582.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Love this picture of brotherly love! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pXEssI4P_0497k4gE0P1lP2m2UjSBmWS_XUgJ3oz3jNO9dXUTScQSkTStuFypBNddt4T5DRrMtNjXwRqdtb1yunL5Gp3n1x7BxReNqvm9vtEuV3CjTBDA36ZGLztVN8c9MMCKF9JVqhE/s1600/DSCF2597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673233883409150658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pXEssI4P_0497k4gE0P1lP2m2UjSBmWS_XUgJ3oz3jNO9dXUTScQSkTStuFypBNddt4T5DRrMtNjXwRqdtb1yunL5Gp3n1x7BxReNqvm9vtEuV3CjTBDA36ZGLztVN8c9MMCKF9JVqhE/s320/DSCF2597.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Daddy with his babes.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAULcyeVjMFiD6gMA-4u3LDcgThzW91ErUkLrSNQA6Bf9c-kz5VkQladW1v9j4GarPiuvx4PSv43srifMR1-R8966JkQIYYSTORiwrGYF4whhyDu0VIAs8SjCjt74h_j1QFvu8zuHZix2/s1600/DSCF2598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673233491371422610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAULcyeVjMFiD6gMA-4u3LDcgThzW91ErUkLrSNQA6Bf9c-kz5VkQladW1v9j4GarPiuvx4PSv43srifMR1-R8966JkQIYYSTORiwrGYF4whhyDu0VIAs8SjCjt74h_j1QFvu8zuHZix2/s320/DSCF2598.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Brother-in-law, Heath, with his new baby, Leila, Poppy, Callia, Dru, Fin, and Clara.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PKsv7jyGTnjxG-UcVxkrurJbyJE3Si0pT7JanuKTNR5AYdZiE_umFKJrVAEmsiDllllDZ48Mb6HNQSj0cuozvouWqTP2e2k8xAewGsfkKxnxX9QQ-E2gq2eVl6UebxyBtqZVPTu9N5Tf/s1600/DSCF2606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673233171696434786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PKsv7jyGTnjxG-UcVxkrurJbyJE3Si0pT7JanuKTNR5AYdZiE_umFKJrVAEmsiDllllDZ48Mb6HNQSj0cuozvouWqTP2e2k8xAewGsfkKxnxX9QQ-E2gq2eVl6UebxyBtqZVPTu9N5Tf/s320/DSCF2606.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara getting some kisses from Daddy...love this pic.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO6p3BZWeR4eyRkEm3K_A68LwDiZv5QhRZweJIvy2-yhMpfgXwtH4roF610xleOICgDp6_VH15vgkMjZkkD_BHkdrVJCgSHb3P1-iZZVIrnPzKtQcuUiBJ7P12eRH4VJxp2QcCEBoAiB_/s1600/DSCF2615.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673232527089838914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO6p3BZWeR4eyRkEm3K_A68LwDiZv5QhRZweJIvy2-yhMpfgXwtH4roF610xleOICgDp6_VH15vgkMjZkkD_BHkdrVJCgSHb3P1-iZZVIrnPzKtQcuUiBJ7P12eRH4VJxp2QcCEBoAiB_/s320/DSCF2615.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD8OKGgTf-8wiuKiG7GUbhhGw51ZV7RaxxpUz6kGVKHobY_DbLNjP12Bcpq5ltFRXkw_Etq0rzabM_qo6C24MtSDgc0d_4TuSLIA2s_rLpUK_s3ZZnowwqQcuSLHExgGE1xxW-Um1jfoz/s1600/DSCF2621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673232228618735762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD8OKGgTf-8wiuKiG7GUbhhGw51ZV7RaxxpUz6kGVKHobY_DbLNjP12Bcpq5ltFRXkw_Etq0rzabM_qo6C24MtSDgc0d_4TuSLIA2s_rLpUK_s3ZZnowwqQcuSLHExgGE1xxW-Um1jfoz/s320/DSCF2621.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />The summer went quickly and Clara hit a bunch of developmental milestones. She started standing alone in July. So proud of herself here!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmhB3NR3eSORhujAOmum1O8Gciq2qOV-7ulmF70_9hyphenhyphenJvqukoIzAmXUIlVuU6IEDHSdwyJiAjy2xGSdnJd694GfdoS9IMDnOZqcD7vUYB8Nw1ksRYXHW4BJmHl10mDxge8TKfV8zj-2kv/s1600/DSCF2623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673231360196725202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmhB3NR3eSORhujAOmum1O8Gciq2qOV-7ulmF70_9hyphenhyphenJvqukoIzAmXUIlVuU6IEDHSdwyJiAjy2xGSdnJd694GfdoS9IMDnOZqcD7vUYB8Nw1ksRYXHW4BJmHl10mDxge8TKfV8zj-2kv/s320/DSCF2623.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />For 4th of July weekend, we went camping with my sister, Chelsea, and her family out at Silver Creek Plunge. We had SO much fun.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Dru putting up the tent first night there.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoupP-ZmMTV1lEPLyC4Q698okoeHy6Hh7JRTpaEU0Rhmpb22HMEdlDJg_XP9X-2n5uIoMfYJQfz1l7acLJ3z7ibxZMjocUXNzkry-M8uGSifY6hu_QjAlr_5z9dovhinZJIqf_YpTavt2/s1600/DSCF2692.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672038299268746706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoupP-ZmMTV1lEPLyC4Q698okoeHy6Hh7JRTpaEU0Rhmpb22HMEdlDJg_XP9X-2n5uIoMfYJQfz1l7acLJ3z7ibxZMjocUXNzkry-M8uGSifY6hu_QjAlr_5z9dovhinZJIqf_YpTavt2/s320/DSCF2692.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Callia and Fin, best buds, who did a great job playing together for the weekend.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINjV6llXicDjeGWrrXqvS3DNipqblUqEHmqQeDxraVThaaVSwdOkX5Mk-iGO5SWVo6UweMG5rC3esJ0j8laOLRXpBYdtsYKzrS_G_iBy8Xp1wdhcwaoq_Dp7scc-v25cW48uCic0Nx01s/s1600/DSCF2690.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672037583268962658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINjV6llXicDjeGWrrXqvS3DNipqblUqEHmqQeDxraVThaaVSwdOkX5Mk-iGO5SWVo6UweMG5rC3esJ0j8laOLRXpBYdtsYKzrS_G_iBy8Xp1wdhcwaoq_Dp7scc-v25cW48uCic0Nx01s/s320/DSCF2690.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara's excited to be on her first adventure in the great outdoors!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFycTZXbhF7IN8QKRpseIAz-sro6KL3dxsPDSLuxCwBDXMVepBLqInHWNXeXxND1g3rD4TttiFSiFFPRQ6l_fzGg-asbeNDAE9X57JQOpjMcV60pUgP8Eg1ENg2j5TATMG0UbG3LXGwgU_/s1600/DSCF2695.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672033373642667346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFycTZXbhF7IN8QKRpseIAz-sro6KL3dxsPDSLuxCwBDXMVepBLqInHWNXeXxND1g3rD4TttiFSiFFPRQ6l_fzGg-asbeNDAE9X57JQOpjMcV60pUgP8Eg1ENg2j5TATMG0UbG3LXGwgU_/s320/DSCF2695.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRzS1MeukSVzdH2feZAQjzBk-f3GneyL0ixjOxoflp9rj4cbcOw9he024QhbLchFp55bvGmS1UhHKnzMzg4kvIqUnP0aQG6nFgfeDx8qKN_ZrgTkkcdmntPiiYgVXXH2jTqdebdymrelb/s1600/DSCF2702.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672032856286020978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRzS1MeukSVzdH2feZAQjzBk-f3GneyL0ixjOxoflp9rj4cbcOw9he024QhbLchFp55bvGmS1UhHKnzMzg4kvIqUnP0aQG6nFgfeDx8qKN_ZrgTkkcdmntPiiYgVXXH2jTqdebdymrelb/s320/DSCF2702.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Hiking!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm2xJ2yyeDL_j73SqNDPo2HRId4kQxgro5Yj8XaKyaOTpMU-dx8vIVUeI8G2LKON8RMUILCGGSEE-2H9g49ItaA_JZVpSF_CUPY8b4GajWdVj0yx6vSkl8n0ltcJubkeFxtGXOjR-TByL/s1600/DSCF2704.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672031281852709922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm2xJ2yyeDL_j73SqNDPo2HRId4kQxgro5Yj8XaKyaOTpMU-dx8vIVUeI8G2LKON8RMUILCGGSEE-2H9g49ItaA_JZVpSF_CUPY8b4GajWdVj0yx6vSkl8n0ltcJubkeFxtGXOjR-TByL/s320/DSCF2704.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAWqJOvghSBcWicuP0u-E0KXIPUZmR8Qb1LVEFC5M1WPRsENogCNas3Tf-GXGmwuC2MYBh4ocQJRdDlo0ZgOxKZDss6ApRx5g9gpmaHvM6UZkTGv9Wxt-N-kJ3CghPDIY6rZU9Q0rmET6/s1600/DSCF2708.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672030650954716850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAWqJOvghSBcWicuP0u-E0KXIPUZmR8Qb1LVEFC5M1WPRsENogCNas3Tf-GXGmwuC2MYBh4ocQJRdDlo0ZgOxKZDss6ApRx5g9gpmaHvM6UZkTGv9Wxt-N-kJ3CghPDIY6rZU9Q0rmET6/s320/DSCF2708.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fishing!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeiXwWe5GMdI5H3ujM1ws__UcAIkcA0f7qwLfgb51jltV5LaGbdGM4ZRa8r2svgnDwi87XqrNzE1e_rDwwxwztkNw-BA10YiMxkG0ETCTa-kfm2aAdPJEfTw7jNxTrEv_L7GGgfKiTtmZ/s1600/DSCF2713.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672030220079486306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeiXwWe5GMdI5H3ujM1ws__UcAIkcA0f7qwLfgb51jltV5LaGbdGM4ZRa8r2svgnDwi87XqrNzE1e_rDwwxwztkNw-BA10YiMxkG0ETCTa-kfm2aAdPJEfTw7jNxTrEv_L7GGgfKiTtmZ/s320/DSCF2713.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Campfire time!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNC4-laoHvj1FyHtSncUf6MS2X3JmvA2jojwZgvk5BUOHcEKoPVTnU-SPXNrzZ1e_FtM4mrSa5IHn-B2O-GN814b7bdSwp6WNQpgLy6vCo6cZzCZII-P9K9asEV9KQXuF1qs3zXKRRb-6/s1600/DSCF2716.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672028690206545490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNC4-laoHvj1FyHtSncUf6MS2X3JmvA2jojwZgvk5BUOHcEKoPVTnU-SPXNrzZ1e_FtM4mrSa5IHn-B2O-GN814b7bdSwp6WNQpgLy6vCo6cZzCZII-P9K9asEV9KQXuF1qs3zXKRRb-6/s320/DSCF2716.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />My parents came out for a day to join in the fun.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHamEKNal57w5Qa-X21UZ0R4TkkeL9wDAbRJqh-x7BBPNKe0Pm7ryFv_ek4C0MMjFI02VLBD2BX5O0owziubqJQQU1QTPOQn7UGz3rrCuK80iriMnFY1sKBpZqJ1L96PwhzzX_oPuCBDzU/s1600/DSCF2722.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672028328748205362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHamEKNal57w5Qa-X21UZ0R4TkkeL9wDAbRJqh-x7BBPNKe0Pm7ryFv_ek4C0MMjFI02VLBD2BX5O0owziubqJQQU1QTPOQn7UGz3rrCuK80iriMnFY1sKBpZqJ1L96PwhzzX_oPuCBDzU/s320/DSCF2722.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />LOVE this picture of Poppy and Finny fishing together.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfa9_SVXV0BMHUo6Ub7dGFMWixW0sHuXhnFI0z6IaKxMyg2kJra2UyHVu8ubIcb6QwIm0t36c-haYQco9EtFBmazXfMubYFg5MghNnK136cb1Mbv5EL6Ks4mEP5Vfb_cDvkyku0JreRzy/s1600/DSCF2729.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672027897727546082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfa9_SVXV0BMHUo6Ub7dGFMWixW0sHuXhnFI0z6IaKxMyg2kJra2UyHVu8ubIcb6QwIm0t36c-haYQco9EtFBmazXfMubYFg5MghNnK136cb1Mbv5EL6Ks4mEP5Vfb_cDvkyku0JreRzy/s320/DSCF2729.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />S'mores!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSt5V3TFGYKZ3Lh_wF078Ia4eEie2BeTxPeEet_GRkfLGKkGlLmqozByO21png8B56eGq-1K1roFSZceeidLIV-DYGcBzcJ0x-NeGxeRqV72FkDCuvbZ45pnBr1TNev6721GWrYqZ6rim/s1600/DSCF2736.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672026527424803666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSt5V3TFGYKZ3Lh_wF078Ia4eEie2BeTxPeEet_GRkfLGKkGlLmqozByO21png8B56eGq-1K1roFSZceeidLIV-DYGcBzcJ0x-NeGxeRqV72FkDCuvbZ45pnBr1TNev6721GWrYqZ6rim/s320/DSCF2736.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Cute breakfast baby.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3qG77KDjXMGgAuQN1_GHx3YFR9rxxSzZ2Zhn3hYOr0Tk7Fa4UpvVKszQj1b3oh4YoC_c19gihHpsVp4eYTJxkl0kRnrtk85_EwPOFBu29ZKvTWDoxnkF4qSuUMnp_XAAFuQDx_4-E5W1/s1600/DSCF2741.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672026137017316530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3qG77KDjXMGgAuQN1_GHx3YFR9rxxSzZ2Zhn3hYOr0Tk7Fa4UpvVKszQj1b3oh4YoC_c19gihHpsVp4eYTJxkl0kRnrtk85_EwPOFBu29ZKvTWDoxnkF4qSuUMnp_XAAFuQDx_4-E5W1/s320/DSCF2741.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />More hiking!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt9DhGEhzothXCOuwQjJ62XBWl3WFU9fryzXdp2xjwJJVoAJthPbnmVx4pIEoaqmfxWVf1b3rnFxd-CDig03VBdo1io1fHI6uFCeZb-jSXszKC8XBtRgk3G-O-nUo6BdKlouTKtQjowQU/s1600/DSCF2744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672024059186487426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt9DhGEhzothXCOuwQjJ62XBWl3WFU9fryzXdp2xjwJJVoAJthPbnmVx4pIEoaqmfxWVf1b3rnFxd-CDig03VBdo1io1fHI6uFCeZb-jSXszKC8XBtRgk3G-O-nUo6BdKlouTKtQjowQU/s320/DSCF2744.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRfun8aC9Qv0YEdCSF70YbDQhYTfOP4l7roCfsO2MJ5Tr8KDDSwd3u88rNw4JoLYlxTr77vudG4XkjLQbd6rj7GW-JA7nhr-PPKFTNYtc8oKPbahGg7eAdqBiNUvaQX8QY7d8x5V2Ll-k/s1600/DSCF2758.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672023744684470402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRfun8aC9Qv0YEdCSF70YbDQhYTfOP4l7roCfsO2MJ5Tr8KDDSwd3u88rNw4JoLYlxTr77vudG4XkjLQbd6rj7GW-JA7nhr-PPKFTNYtc8oKPbahGg7eAdqBiNUvaQX8QY7d8x5V2Ll-k/s320/DSCF2758.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin playing with his new cousin, Leila. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OJCUXyGGEaQckbAInqnhLzzQz9gxUB9c59O0enUCWX4vV1RybsrqPfSfxXRsvZj3wqKXR7lytHOH_1oDecq2uZ8N2w5E2t7BVGi0TSnNZmB1KWVbeMFcyxLtN6Q2qFY_yuGzuxtHWNn3/s1600/DSCF2772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672023397169686098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OJCUXyGGEaQckbAInqnhLzzQz9gxUB9c59O0enUCWX4vV1RybsrqPfSfxXRsvZj3wqKXR7lytHOH_1oDecq2uZ8N2w5E2t7BVGi0TSnNZmB1KWVbeMFcyxLtN6Q2qFY_yuGzuxtHWNn3/s320/DSCF2772.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin and Clara both woke up with fevers on the day we left. They were extra cuddly.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzfgUBK4vGwJqwWiSIQBygzZuAiDn1zOnOLVRST6DVtgNlpMqaJtVWZCdahgSCIKjWzx474YHh2cfzzgONMssz3TSEG1KfNdSOwZ2ycvhmIKcx4IB3llIFuyxALqomjuejEXLbHJA1po-/s1600/DSCF2778.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672022727097550690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzfgUBK4vGwJqwWiSIQBygzZuAiDn1zOnOLVRST6DVtgNlpMqaJtVWZCdahgSCIKjWzx474YHh2cfzzgONMssz3TSEG1KfNdSOwZ2ycvhmIKcx4IB3llIFuyxALqomjuejEXLbHJA1po-/s320/DSCF2778.JPG" /></a></div><div>What a fun camping trip overall. Even with 4 very small children! :)</div><div><br />Clara 9 months old! Too cute...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6OqtIZQubXhmApp95hG6YuEVB-13_Pqcv2tie5CvQbrviomp9V6yIvHdM42C6v3pKeZkRIOedATM84J4OQgGpLFRdA0TDgTLLgXYDPDuD-nIjUiWDqDkLbxQbDwoLHM-vKBCjAmL_nmR/s1600/DSCF2802.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672018312801073858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6OqtIZQubXhmApp95hG6YuEVB-13_Pqcv2tie5CvQbrviomp9V6yIvHdM42C6v3pKeZkRIOedATM84J4OQgGpLFRdA0TDgTLLgXYDPDuD-nIjUiWDqDkLbxQbDwoLHM-vKBCjAmL_nmR/s320/DSCF2802.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />All the cousins at a pool party at Aunt Chelsea's.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY8PwuJfD4ySObcr3WxXNBiGlSBJqdNbl1c4kavvV0aFpD15xRZzIm4a6J6B5lgUE79Maxy1O6V8ov3V-FVTc-wAN-QuDvTBmitBdxlej-aT-aNx1b71-PtnspsW3cGXyJ2gR5B4z-epw/s1600/DSCF2832.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672017824297233266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY8PwuJfD4ySObcr3WxXNBiGlSBJqdNbl1c4kavvV0aFpD15xRZzIm4a6J6B5lgUE79Maxy1O6V8ov3V-FVTc-wAN-QuDvTBmitBdxlej-aT-aNx1b71-PtnspsW3cGXyJ2gR5B4z-epw/s320/DSCF2832.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Next up...Fin's birthday. He LOVES cars, so I decided to have a car-themed party for him and I attempted to make the cake - perhaps a bit overeager for my 2nd homemade cake endevour, but I think it turned out pretty well!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HWF1IU0c6vKqrczwbw07pDNT1ADIWFUbF5DiN3omu3jZ4hluLrh2mHPgVgCkKhOFIHThYhprR6HvFRGdao-qLFK7y4zpu9uHo95QW7uMyfBg1PqJi5UDlrboEUwQ-WIzx6aKy_biCfaU/s1600/DSCF2888.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671985002472162898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HWF1IU0c6vKqrczwbw07pDNT1ADIWFUbF5DiN3omu3jZ4hluLrh2mHPgVgCkKhOFIHThYhprR6HvFRGdao-qLFK7y4zpu9uHo95QW7uMyfBg1PqJi5UDlrboEUwQ-WIzx6aKy_biCfaU/s320/DSCF2888.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We had the party at the park in our subdivision. It was a perfect day!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpswRnF7ePg7jKlxghcndjDpJJcoGDQahyphenhyphenpW-0KozEcu57dgGYx3vshsoJbMg4qGTKYamknGXyNW7i-0fiyz6A565_8rRbgcMM5W-bhHxpmsfSSXnG24CFwY-SEXNzLc_5fwLfPSR9OmJ/s1600/DSCF2900.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671984615084745346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpswRnF7ePg7jKlxghcndjDpJJcoGDQahyphenhyphenpW-0KozEcu57dgGYx3vshsoJbMg4qGTKYamknGXyNW7i-0fiyz6A565_8rRbgcMM5W-bhHxpmsfSSXnG24CFwY-SEXNzLc_5fwLfPSR9OmJ/s320/DSCF2900.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Car-shaped watermelon and cheese. Fun!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9M0cMuD6EMhT5VoEPmrdcT_-kB_iT1tIMFPJoK26OFxLfjr0oWhFDWHvjDOA7SR5OKkeHz85qA3caIr06a-hEEjEfy4lBxuIZW-_ktv7WKWwPYGOGcUxLqootQ6z0n7IEnc_bNPUlHeL/s1600/DSCF2901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671984177553772162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9M0cMuD6EMhT5VoEPmrdcT_-kB_iT1tIMFPJoK26OFxLfjr0oWhFDWHvjDOA7SR5OKkeHz85qA3caIr06a-hEEjEfy4lBxuIZW-_ktv7WKWwPYGOGcUxLqootQ6z0n7IEnc_bNPUlHeL/s320/DSCF2901.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Birthday boy!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nGTuB9-hA_aRuZCysWrpyfr817Rqu4lTN6xTJd_P2k6SX1OYlCRYs95kSqIcrfLa7A2xtNE1_T-292eYKuT48Qchx82Ak43Fmq5KS0f20c7_PZf_i-rw-XfL_qeHvjyz7Pe7pWUEfLl0/s1600/New_1_DSCF2917.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671983808028654002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nGTuB9-hA_aRuZCysWrpyfr817Rqu4lTN6xTJd_P2k6SX1OYlCRYs95kSqIcrfLa7A2xtNE1_T-292eYKuT48Qchx82Ak43Fmq5KS0f20c7_PZf_i-rw-XfL_qeHvjyz7Pe7pWUEfLl0/s320/New_1_DSCF2917.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />All the kids decorated cardboard cars, which we hung around their necks...they then "raced" each other down a little hill. Here's Fin's car.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w5IzDcWlkd0h_64MpayoU7HUMLHmttR8C_eNohpe8OFt2rQ9wW96purSsSiPUZbMBEDscyBfcT7oe4otPjCd9-qsdvA4ffFMyw4odjEQeIuMIOQmNV9mpOP31xcnkbbnFv3lBTNvxUYo/s1600/DSCF2954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671983518828998866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w5IzDcWlkd0h_64MpayoU7HUMLHmttR8C_eNohpe8OFt2rQ9wW96purSsSiPUZbMBEDscyBfcT7oe4otPjCd9-qsdvA4ffFMyw4odjEQeIuMIOQmNV9mpOP31xcnkbbnFv3lBTNvxUYo/s320/DSCF2954.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oipAG8Va4glJYsixwuOymfTVUcXYXou1URtkvo0lfhm9vJ-t56f9G4QTD8G2CFxbgbLP43F5EDBg8CairM7e4frQUSdKaaY1mzQzhq3AVkHItOp167bkQCc46b1_pnEBxs6p3uM3POV5/s1600/DSCF2947.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671983238788017410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oipAG8Va4glJYsixwuOymfTVUcXYXou1URtkvo0lfhm9vJ-t56f9G4QTD8G2CFxbgbLP43F5EDBg8CairM7e4frQUSdKaaY1mzQzhq3AVkHItOp167bkQCc46b1_pnEBxs6p3uM3POV5/s320/DSCF2947.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sAgAZBv7JhsbDweBrjSAnwSOp0LSXeaFUeBhVSjdOxUz1Fv7qZ5dTgT4j1Edp7TPgqadt10NQassjCmPxXLE45-7xk4kt1bNMuQydvzDkhqKk1E2t27Wg-mY_9Y2O4cHar8qmPIy_oW1/s1600/DSCF2963.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671982834633875970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sAgAZBv7JhsbDweBrjSAnwSOp0LSXeaFUeBhVSjdOxUz1Fv7qZ5dTgT4j1Edp7TPgqadt10NQassjCmPxXLE45-7xk4kt1bNMuQydvzDkhqKk1E2t27Wg-mY_9Y2O4cHar8qmPIy_oW1/s320/DSCF2963.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then we had an egg hunt - I had put a small toy car in each egg. The kids loved this!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI8VOHZUIOw6pN6ecxf_ZKu-R1nIWHn1-Gbiom3TyOiTdaB-rnio3BPhRwDAn50HUFaosaYiBgTXpWaLAnDITadYpxj6MEqHBmJBCYJAZz7PR308pA6tr6zfCCflqsKeW6IgYUBKTp4Dv/s1600/DSCF2964.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5dCyaRtFxGcL3GyvBodof10UliZBrhAIeMYzvs4ic4fxMV_Q3g70r3rmV3LI6NsljullF7ys8tCEPK-1PPZE4AIoG1jQhgv9AdEBKp8zx1eWfKIzThxLsfxrRVTenTv14lx1ffug136T/s1600/DSCF2970.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671981386377049874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5dCyaRtFxGcL3GyvBodof10UliZBrhAIeMYzvs4ic4fxMV_Q3g70r3rmV3LI6NsljullF7ys8tCEPK-1PPZE4AIoG1jQhgv9AdEBKp8zx1eWfKIzThxLsfxrRVTenTv14lx1ffug136T/s320/DSCF2970.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Fin with the spoils of the egg hunt...he treasured his little cars. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7Swr-qm69hQSM8_mC5B5sbXBkysj3u74ZcKiI9Ls6h0xw6IWfG6n68zzN8gKfxBk5-3BMT9NoVjx9SR9hxchXmn8eEQKmXUi0JPb9XbEvIDGfmfi0PQKkUNnBFCTPBxjBNWynIgnJWLe/s1600/DSCF2993.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671981805721382578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7Swr-qm69hQSM8_mC5B5sbXBkysj3u74ZcKiI9Ls6h0xw6IWfG6n68zzN8gKfxBk5-3BMT9NoVjx9SR9hxchXmn8eEQKmXUi0JPb9XbEvIDGfmfi0PQKkUNnBFCTPBxjBNWynIgnJWLe/s320/DSCF2993.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Time for cake! Mommy and Daddy with the birthday boy.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H0k_lruIs7lmfUmlAmuHxLHCGHNEYWPDf0G4F3MS9__AgUQaa534HNDeUqF-aUPRhN8BziEI4opLrvxTDvN-MpWalBYJ96mHYi6Dd2qX7AJHKW8jMTaH5yaBT-50Wh7ryGkrBvg4v-zU/s1600/New_1_DSCF2985.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 213px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671980896117346690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H0k_lruIs7lmfUmlAmuHxLHCGHNEYWPDf0G4F3MS9__AgUQaa534HNDeUqF-aUPRhN8BziEI4opLrvxTDvN-MpWalBYJ96mHYi6Dd2qX7AJHKW8jMTaH5yaBT-50Wh7ryGkrBvg4v-zU/s320/New_1_DSCF2985.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCeLQ5Ite0SzV0NzoFoHWrR8HE6LKDw0hJs_3_FCAC3BDB08mhFkTziRhPOwOZg3Guv-jpEXZ928WWtmB2WlOKAwlNJqYnuUUV5ycqirFEgIFxUSfzlxlSQPRv-Okvi-tz4TczCDUHpuV/s1600/DSCF2989.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671980654102637458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCeLQ5Ite0SzV0NzoFoHWrR8HE6LKDw0hJs_3_FCAC3BDB08mhFkTziRhPOwOZg3Guv-jpEXZ928WWtmB2WlOKAwlNJqYnuUUV5ycqirFEgIFxUSfzlxlSQPRv-Okvi-tz4TczCDUHpuV/s320/DSCF2989.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Cake and ice cream! YUM!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OlGPyOKeC4L1B2Whv-ZOCUSxAeoewa8DGpgk9Y1ulw9mWXIXl_UIBJM2PLtRBnFVq6zDtFirZzeEhaoeqPWMgx7rB-ndb239OA97innojljE8cFtdTnLWQVGhLL-y3KiMucrAfPEgYgf/s1600/DSCF2998.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671980230524194354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OlGPyOKeC4L1B2Whv-ZOCUSxAeoewa8DGpgk9Y1ulw9mWXIXl_UIBJM2PLtRBnFVq6zDtFirZzeEhaoeqPWMgx7rB-ndb239OA97innojljE8cFtdTnLWQVGhLL-y3KiMucrAfPEgYgf/s320/DSCF2998.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin's favorite gift was his John Deere pedal tractor. I love this picture.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SLPQHWuGEGknJuXXqRbnEhyvwCp-HbiUoOuMPCj3v8hivoGBJIRCwlq-P8eUoCjbv75r6w_tcSPtSeQpmIzxUprBeX0rPP1UqCJsrkBSurShj87fsuZzht6S7pZGtAtDhAblE8jsJhaU/s1600/DSCF3023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671979682234134882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SLPQHWuGEGknJuXXqRbnEhyvwCp-HbiUoOuMPCj3v8hivoGBJIRCwlq-P8eUoCjbv75r6w_tcSPtSeQpmIzxUprBeX0rPP1UqCJsrkBSurShj87fsuZzht6S7pZGtAtDhAblE8jsJhaU/s320/DSCF3023.JPG" /></a></div><div>What a fun 2nd birthday!</div><div><br />The summer also saw the farewell of Fin's beloved pacifier. He got to pick out a toy to replace the paci, and he picked out a stuffed Elmo. They were inseperable for weeks.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyqoAp2QhhzBquXD-F3P2b3UCsCc5IkyTaOYooGih0Kn8QFY2K0dbMc6OycikfJ9nXatonX575XEa-bGX1SL7OXekjmC-wj5INmzfz5l6nOcdP8W89-y8FvzlrDIkpkBJBRiAtWQONFKN/s1600/New_1_DSCF3064.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671979036091336082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyqoAp2QhhzBquXD-F3P2b3UCsCc5IkyTaOYooGih0Kn8QFY2K0dbMc6OycikfJ9nXatonX575XEa-bGX1SL7OXekjmC-wj5INmzfz5l6nOcdP8W89-y8FvzlrDIkpkBJBRiAtWQONFKN/s320/New_1_DSCF3064.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uJDUYTi83GZROWqCLLf8lrluxg2ynpkks4ieKI1hExHawxm9soPaJQ6OR-ELN4HsE-rw9_0I6PDnggdFkHoLnn5At5DmTr17R9HChAJ4XsHrfEVwkzFbot57T1F7qhZkMQkNSZ1cGEt6/s1600/DSCF3073.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671978791828341890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uJDUYTi83GZROWqCLLf8lrluxg2ynpkks4ieKI1hExHawxm9soPaJQ6OR-ELN4HsE-rw9_0I6PDnggdFkHoLnn5At5DmTr17R9HChAJ4XsHrfEVwkzFbot57T1F7qhZkMQkNSZ1cGEt6/s320/DSCF3073.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxrV6ASQjvoVPRcs_aZozDK8ySwbGtBYgN4KvWIL69WxLyzGQOLxx0yAS1YUqzXl5tEpMobcIXBtqn5lsT6Vq7g7jXEbmE8-FkYHYdtQzzAZE4jU_Mu-UdN3B_Wrg9EJKXtv38uPijXzZ/s1600/DSCF3081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671978320756301922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxrV6ASQjvoVPRcs_aZozDK8ySwbGtBYgN4KvWIL69WxLyzGQOLxx0yAS1YUqzXl5tEpMobcIXBtqn5lsT6Vq7g7jXEbmE8-FkYHYdtQzzAZE4jU_Mu-UdN3B_Wrg9EJKXtv38uPijXzZ/s320/DSCF3081.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4p34cMz55pCCGmLjC__NtmIB_5Q8Saym5KRB44K4_tgp3JsyiBOwnggtRai_vrr1UVv4RjT2lA7704b-0ddZMPJUsf0H6U0siDRmsEQbuq106w8x_MZmx3ePVuqkd2zP5exJWoO8MQDl/s1600/DSCF3090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671977354128540562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4p34cMz55pCCGmLjC__NtmIB_5Q8Saym5KRB44K4_tgp3JsyiBOwnggtRai_vrr1UVv4RjT2lA7704b-0ddZMPJUsf0H6U0siDRmsEQbuq106w8x_MZmx3ePVuqkd2zP5exJWoO8MQDl/s320/DSCF3090.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We also took a little overnight visit to my parent's in early August. Clara loves being at Nana and Poppy's!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwSTMZDNGD-x8vXiuLXRbGWbZM_y9qqlI6METDFlD7vV_5nGMtLfxbX7lDJtzIgwTafue1KimAOZRnlukfSR84jEn1l3PjgulyzwErbMo1c5RCAJXNNsW4FQhudKdgSYQEOfLfLehAI9i/s1600/DSCF3097.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671977037529757570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwSTMZDNGD-x8vXiuLXRbGWbZM_y9qqlI6METDFlD7vV_5nGMtLfxbX7lDJtzIgwTafue1KimAOZRnlukfSR84jEn1l3PjgulyzwErbMo1c5RCAJXNNsW4FQhudKdgSYQEOfLfLehAI9i/s320/DSCF3097.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Crazy hair Fin already in his cowboy boots, giving Poppy "5" (or "10"?)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtasHlX7IkmkBUzDGBDkoc9pfNCJkuJh1M-ZBbmIE2jVsY1KiMxhSdDUAKf2taQ_5LPg5iL8wFFI7Y9pnFmWSdeHgoQgsaWKmN0l_s1Yo4oJyWwMRN8SSSpPUV0YoiC0GN_gBWSjaVJs-m/s1600/DSCF3105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976757182988370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtasHlX7IkmkBUzDGBDkoc9pfNCJkuJh1M-ZBbmIE2jVsY1KiMxhSdDUAKf2taQ_5LPg5iL8wFFI7Y9pnFmWSdeHgoQgsaWKmN0l_s1Yo4oJyWwMRN8SSSpPUV0YoiC0GN_gBWSjaVJs-m/s320/DSCF3105.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYO1iFJsT05852_d2LjbkRDMfK8Ewpb-UQx2G6P0KHDTO1qJm7Qx4-oHff2xDH63ejt6jovE5kR44GF_7wshxf59MH8TR72HUVgh685t4YgnnLdZGJqVjCd5I5EARTgshhxVGi8tBcCIF/s1600/DSCF3109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976450384026898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYO1iFJsT05852_d2LjbkRDMfK8Ewpb-UQx2G6P0KHDTO1qJm7Qx4-oHff2xDH63ejt6jovE5kR44GF_7wshxf59MH8TR72HUVgh685t4YgnnLdZGJqVjCd5I5EARTgshhxVGi8tBcCIF/s320/DSCF3109.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />A few random cute pictures...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1AGaysH1yGHNetL8eONwiNEUGPrzWX35enrKz6ATTHzRdOuoim9KchoOcezFNzIVzOa3kJhYR0Uq_hN6_r9B1aPNTzw9nInXhg1J5o_tgVrw5sYZ3NRvshas50QQYTpmiEtSJffK0NtN/s1600/DSCF3115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976186180028994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1AGaysH1yGHNetL8eONwiNEUGPrzWX35enrKz6ATTHzRdOuoim9KchoOcezFNzIVzOa3kJhYR0Uq_hN6_r9B1aPNTzw9nInXhg1J5o_tgVrw5sYZ3NRvshas50QQYTpmiEtSJffK0NtN/s320/DSCF3115.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpie0fDTcvgh5gI7rPzBRsoqaCU9vqLKVuOF-L4RYqRaP5xRdj3ooVQ7zcdm4x-uj0JGqe0Mwkk0g4ayGIny5kiLUias2XU_INR2CjgR_zqgEXVLc-KWXcGVvm7UknhcbiC_vKXfnxqjfp/s1600/DSCF3123.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671975860143438946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpie0fDTcvgh5gI7rPzBRsoqaCU9vqLKVuOF-L4RYqRaP5xRdj3ooVQ7zcdm4x-uj0JGqe0Mwkk0g4ayGIny5kiLUias2XU_INR2CjgR_zqgEXVLc-KWXcGVvm7UknhcbiC_vKXfnxqjfp/s320/DSCF3123.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrzcJJXUSi2RyGKu63eCQwmD4NUqkVFpl98XNnFUWyhlEywE-Z9qn_GGoMKmMX3HJMsHZtLEo7Q3nDQpPMAF8Y-UDZ-tjBZAob3nSBP7xkEVr5KJgurPz3Rzl4LxMidN4gDY6AE65YcAh/s1600/DSCF3139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671974785147965538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrzcJJXUSi2RyGKu63eCQwmD4NUqkVFpl98XNnFUWyhlEywE-Z9qn_GGoMKmMX3HJMsHZtLEo7Q3nDQpPMAF8Y-UDZ-tjBZAob3nSBP7xkEVr5KJgurPz3Rzl4LxMidN4gDY6AE65YcAh/s320/DSCF3139.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We went to the zoo in mid-August. Clara looked like this the entire time - she was mesmerized by all the sites.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmOfa1lraqAJ-Vw8_uCGAFkoijAdz2J6H-J_QuzpoVRmqBbtHO1L60m1TUkomq34E_w70aBZiLt5wE6cnX1A5jpSNNRs1nswHfbRwc7usVQMa48ZinjmhiprGDMqk2PFENqytOiEQMtYH/s1600/DSCF3144.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671974125385105794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmOfa1lraqAJ-Vw8_uCGAFkoijAdz2J6H-J_QuzpoVRmqBbtHO1L60m1TUkomq34E_w70aBZiLt5wE6cnX1A5jpSNNRs1nswHfbRwc7usVQMa48ZinjmhiprGDMqk2PFENqytOiEQMtYH/s320/DSCF3144.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin insisted on pushing his own stroller...hahaha!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QrJnuZu6eiIz7ebPZX7ddEh6XV6gZCKJllVAjaZZ578Q5l6GYAF8o4muazDrlG92mDYFkM9kQtEwaT1J6a1te-JWLknRfvcFwFKFQoryVfhh5VmeuW7mwxQ2dpNCE19JTz6sEvvar1hf/s1600/DSCF3227.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671973168968095074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QrJnuZu6eiIz7ebPZX7ddEh6XV6gZCKJllVAjaZZ578Q5l6GYAF8o4muazDrlG92mDYFkM9kQtEwaT1J6a1te-JWLknRfvcFwFKFQoryVfhh5VmeuW7mwxQ2dpNCE19JTz6sEvvar1hf/s320/DSCF3227.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Looking at the giraffes...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtABMOD8VZVvzd8AdWom6jZhiK5_BJpQo6So5pYXshZnyvNzFGlAaa02nnYOT_wBMlp58HIFqNOa7rZ4-3MpIgjLzn3gP5hyWgwPqA1lM9-JNXjuziK5CO4CXciqsBf1lJiEBC7m9gxeW/s1600/DSCF3233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671972730427660338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtABMOD8VZVvzd8AdWom6jZhiK5_BJpQo6So5pYXshZnyvNzFGlAaa02nnYOT_wBMlp58HIFqNOa7rZ4-3MpIgjLzn3gP5hyWgwPqA1lM9-JNXjuziK5CO4CXciqsBf1lJiEBC7m9gxeW/s320/DSCF3233.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />C'mon, Daddy, hurry up!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkS5uS8HmlpYdUSr2Wv7RqM7-A3r0G43S-K8_l48NrZXqbdwemhSYaLXzPfX0xSqZdpM6Lwu0cXnA9Yhv-qMsAem-dP5w7gaqUa0TMQZLa298bi_m_iJPOaI5_P4sO3-cE5zM9eIDTXDT/s1600/DSCF3248.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671972300339383234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkS5uS8HmlpYdUSr2Wv7RqM7-A3r0G43S-K8_l48NrZXqbdwemhSYaLXzPfX0xSqZdpM6Lwu0cXnA9Yhv-qMsAem-dP5w7gaqUa0TMQZLa298bi_m_iJPOaI5_P4sO3-cE5zM9eIDTXDT/s320/DSCF3248.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Bobcat!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGajsL6WDxbM-KvfDZLXeS9CEtkauOSlFz6cx5dfR7IA0MW7vr5Zzu0pvXBrDW5ZVphjXYTcXrZABwacG68p3WnrXEybRyFXWn4NTuP85Hhbr-nsSH2X2H3_M_37Rww_XwooZNTEuQcul/s1600/DSCF3216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671971798118302626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGajsL6WDxbM-KvfDZLXeS9CEtkauOSlFz6cx5dfR7IA0MW7vr5Zzu0pvXBrDW5ZVphjXYTcXrZABwacG68p3WnrXEybRyFXWn4NTuP85Hhbr-nsSH2X2H3_M_37Rww_XwooZNTEuQcul/s320/DSCF3216.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Tigers!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcvdf20x33omH54R3M3wbGlhQbzO5qQd5nK8-uwiA3Lhpo7tvAIRvv7wdI3kBP9vlBV3CeGLZslNXRBZIQ9RVa_ZuQUbOumsHT4_K8hcAqY6x4VLeWxC__-2GVZKu8Zq-HfYXwmIQIcbP/s1600/DSCF3148.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671971027139655970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcvdf20x33omH54R3M3wbGlhQbzO5qQd5nK8-uwiA3Lhpo7tvAIRvv7wdI3kBP9vlBV3CeGLZslNXRBZIQ9RVa_ZuQUbOumsHT4_K8hcAqY6x4VLeWxC__-2GVZKu8Zq-HfYXwmIQIcbP/s320/DSCF3148.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA07g5M45YsTSjjVDicUb6lclUImsndlSLd9AOL1ZEZ5ciY5L-1llMas6hI3cVrpauzR3bBC9ct-Y0OEsFHamvUXolb4DQdtx9OgvXzzayxFPeJB1uuKXIMFoPRtnKTqKyvJW2qAhxzhIL/s1600/DSCF3147.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671971447421158018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA07g5M45YsTSjjVDicUb6lclUImsndlSLd9AOL1ZEZ5ciY5L-1llMas6hI3cVrpauzR3bBC9ct-Y0OEsFHamvUXolb4DQdtx9OgvXzzayxFPeJB1uuKXIMFoPRtnKTqKyvJW2qAhxzhIL/s320/DSCF3147.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />More giraffes...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCr9ndqeawcLGPrk3JtkpmaCg6UxnSh46tQnK_p_5Z_Ym80O3RTvUCkMu-k5s6iSTpejS7z5wj02C_ghLpyyqTyNVXJQLK41O5YlPuxNkIqL3ohPdDjys0BWHkY4FPgvt2xDRLwdlh6lB/s1600/DSCF3236.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671969606169291474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCr9ndqeawcLGPrk3JtkpmaCg6UxnSh46tQnK_p_5Z_Ym80O3RTvUCkMu-k5s6iSTpejS7z5wj02C_ghLpyyqTyNVXJQLK41O5YlPuxNkIqL3ohPdDjys0BWHkY4FPgvt2xDRLwdlh6lB/s320/DSCF3236.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then we walked through the butterfly exhibit...very cool! Clara had a ball watching all the butterflies flit past.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny-Uh1DqLb02DJVNaRXRObD7zDn8j0noje4Gwnztfl9Ybxl53pbzzQlfubJ9slddAaaj5SYGcLK_YlRzjQNVmI7-siU1pj0dlbmU9bkrt15WMH5_7IyMHwNlWbeDewXVUex34KjW2z6l8/s1600/DSCF3194.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671968878005256018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny-Uh1DqLb02DJVNaRXRObD7zDn8j0noje4Gwnztfl9Ybxl53pbzzQlfubJ9slddAaaj5SYGcLK_YlRzjQNVmI7-siU1pj0dlbmU9bkrt15WMH5_7IyMHwNlWbeDewXVUex34KjW2z6l8/s320/DSCF3194.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY28Y7Or314NiB0ESphA2ADRmnoHo3I6z34176gLcjA_XKlXEmG2MSaYJbcyr-jJ2ucFBf5ozVoudyfZeiZNdaGG6D3bCyq_YPuN9gzZcPzPzEsUUR6kM2oC8PVgzVT3cgnWkSxUKoaN6/s1600/DSCF3178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671968358374008466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY28Y7Or314NiB0ESphA2ADRmnoHo3I6z34176gLcjA_XKlXEmG2MSaYJbcyr-jJ2ucFBf5ozVoudyfZeiZNdaGG6D3bCyq_YPuN9gzZcPzPzEsUUR6kM2oC8PVgzVT3cgnWkSxUKoaN6/s320/DSCF3178.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkt_PyTmwd_8ztqexx60QHdjDddi5sL4q76Hs74DRDoJhCUXWf-v8BX03QU9PLxtKyh4T_rMMzOype2SVBJvFTuLj0Etu-dzSIz2DFEyB8Ak-Q2B57SWYZDZAzFKrG4xNHhEu09xzFIu5/s1600/DSCF3185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671968017187314082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkt_PyTmwd_8ztqexx60QHdjDddi5sL4q76Hs74DRDoJhCUXWf-v8BX03QU9PLxtKyh4T_rMMzOype2SVBJvFTuLj0Etu-dzSIz2DFEyB8Ak-Q2B57SWYZDZAzFKrG4xNHhEu09xzFIu5/s320/DSCF3185.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnfkssE6iubcGAi-de1_G83U-EAty-ADEIiuNla2GP_-iGcE7APNTOOOxI49lWDIMT0BIFJFgrfn2hbrJk6oOU6j1C9LK5khY8KAdkbBzLp2xebFqV8xIDOI1vCahVNaoEvxJnigFmdnT/s1600/DSCF3191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671967625805059266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnfkssE6iubcGAi-de1_G83U-EAty-ADEIiuNla2GP_-iGcE7APNTOOOxI49lWDIMT0BIFJFgrfn2hbrJk6oOU6j1C9LK5khY8KAdkbBzLp2xebFqV8xIDOI1vCahVNaoEvxJnigFmdnT/s320/DSCF3191.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin....not so much. Heehee!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfvH4cbhDP06CY8dmqlSxHeihFKb7Hb0Bjslred-DeBfcZpGCDMIowszAjsLEzcvv60DwBnhwan7dDcbrwGRl-acI5iYBBp-WXJz9Bz_9qjv0suI9uxSaAN94xoWk-UqKmGS1BvjObvy0/s1600/New_1_DSCF3197.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 213px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671966094280211970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfvH4cbhDP06CY8dmqlSxHeihFKb7Hb0Bjslred-DeBfcZpGCDMIowszAjsLEzcvv60DwBnhwan7dDcbrwGRl-acI5iYBBp-WXJz9Bz_9qjv0suI9uxSaAN94xoWk-UqKmGS1BvjObvy0/s320/New_1_DSCF3197.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />However, he did start his first bug collection this summer. Here he is proudly clutching his jar of rollie-pollie bugs! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbam4hNET4m5oqsP53ssfhPc0aEKxJOEusHpI8adGFOXkEqczBkfU0g2PZZby3h-2tmD3MDMtn09z9WcZvFeuJV8slVh6-U3wNCbTxRyHzATmRHEBvHj9r0L7TiNsbpe5sqhLzPkdHWgn/s1600/DSCF3279.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671965559875166274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbam4hNET4m5oqsP53ssfhPc0aEKxJOEusHpI8adGFOXkEqczBkfU0g2PZZby3h-2tmD3MDMtn09z9WcZvFeuJV8slVh6-U3wNCbTxRyHzATmRHEBvHj9r0L7TiNsbpe5sqhLzPkdHWgn/s320/DSCF3279.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We had my niece, Callia, over for a princess party. Fin was not invited, but he showed up anyway. At least he came in the proper attire! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSaYDxb3KLq7yGTGYkKV_u9QCtGuiEocqkOhhFmiogG1hyaB8ICsdL89z8HX84RL1sUTU8mlfKZYmc6hFn20IBZ8wOOBcECnrIavXTD-NxJiD7IAEoaSdQrAM_4FbRmF1Xgjefj8XB94w/s1600/DSCF3287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671964761754698146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSaYDxb3KLq7yGTGYkKV_u9QCtGuiEocqkOhhFmiogG1hyaB8ICsdL89z8HX84RL1sUTU8mlfKZYmc6hFn20IBZ8wOOBcECnrIavXTD-NxJiD7IAEoaSdQrAM_4FbRmF1Xgjefj8XB94w/s320/DSCF3287.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />A few more random pics...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyeYMiRyI7u8UbrghDoR3L1_15AjoALoJiLcbdPmrGOCWzSEuLdyGzpugX9voJLQ5Bvaq_S72f_dw-DYhTaqo4pdFih1Km2XtuFyeEV7kVYi8UPw99QTPKR6u93QsuSyAZKLloGstq1nG/s1600/DSCF3300.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671964442664253986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyeYMiRyI7u8UbrghDoR3L1_15AjoALoJiLcbdPmrGOCWzSEuLdyGzpugX9voJLQ5Bvaq_S72f_dw-DYhTaqo4pdFih1Km2XtuFyeEV7kVYi8UPw99QTPKR6u93QsuSyAZKLloGstq1nG/s320/DSCF3300.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5f55zI-3QCnvno_yPsc3G-G75w6yRFXg5nGJ6BCY9RqkEIo9MDtUpGAtdC86y1qOgApR11D2inMju3c_0mKHOVvoWS8PZE9YGK5O4YqIYIlJqFv3YK8qq-sRfjewr9DAcgrepRtMT2U6/s1600/DSCF3342.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671962371892849554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5f55zI-3QCnvno_yPsc3G-G75w6yRFXg5nGJ6BCY9RqkEIo9MDtUpGAtdC86y1qOgApR11D2inMju3c_0mKHOVvoWS8PZE9YGK5O4YqIYIlJqFv3YK8qq-sRfjewr9DAcgrepRtMT2U6/s320/DSCF3342.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />I celebrated my 29.9999th birthday on August 25th. Had a blast with the kiddos!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHRB_MG8_R6kWty55cKxRSl9DkjglK_UhhgFWb3_K00w4ux1S77Sltw_n4KTOBar4lql_mqumokzDdxTxsGWBGoQk8HGeqRkKhZT1ijwmKlOrOm99Hl03-H_MAYdg4TATc01pUV2qpYcV/s1600/DSCF3333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671961950690994498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHRB_MG8_R6kWty55cKxRSl9DkjglK_UhhgFWb3_K00w4ux1S77Sltw_n4KTOBar4lql_mqumokzDdxTxsGWBGoQk8HGeqRkKhZT1ijwmKlOrOm99Hl03-H_MAYdg4TATc01pUV2qpYcV/s320/DSCF3333.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />And Dru got me a new laptop! Yeehaw!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUShKAxQ5DK8G3985v09Y2fvcBIYISY3bKk_hakGS6A42HOOuAg5SNlQV92Dip4HZdx0CZPK3HrJG8Nlwq5k57SrSRf4L_4SbSCg0GliLsywMXnpVismN8LhOYt_NHabpZgYVWy0xQHrLQ/s1600/DSCF3334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671961668125205346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUShKAxQ5DK8G3985v09Y2fvcBIYISY3bKk_hakGS6A42HOOuAg5SNlQV92Dip4HZdx0CZPK3HrJG8Nlwq5k57SrSRf4L_4SbSCg0GliLsywMXnpVismN8LhOYt_NHabpZgYVWy0xQHrLQ/s320/DSCF3334.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHwm4n3uZ7_1-dg6jueFu5gGlQCc7YrrQgpOIuUTeiP1M0UmSrpulTaMdxo3ffEQrrs5a1tfoSrmCH6l2-OjWEESnj_Q0SuFZTwobrvR75EliXzADSZnOXzB1SkF1ctMNpaGlJDHijJOq/s1600/DSCF3341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671960711121479282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHwm4n3uZ7_1-dg6jueFu5gGlQCc7YrrQgpOIuUTeiP1M0UmSrpulTaMdxo3ffEQrrs5a1tfoSrmCH6l2-OjWEESnj_Q0SuFZTwobrvR75EliXzADSZnOXzB1SkF1ctMNpaGlJDHijJOq/s320/DSCF3341.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>It was a super summer with lots of great memories. Fall post to follow...</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>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-19831868452620106252011-07-17T10:37:00.001-07:002011-07-17T15:21:07.652-07:00Road Trip! - Moab, Utah<div>The last week of May, we decided to take a last-minute family vacation to Moab, UT. We had planned to go to North Dakota to visit Dru's family, but an unfortunate series of events prevented us from doing so. We already had the time off of work, so we decided to head to where it was warmer (it was a cold spring here) and Moab sounded like the perfect destination. It's a 9-hour drive, but we did it in 12 hours - lots of stops. The kids did great!</div><div> </div><div>Here's Fin at one of our pit stops. He loved getting out of the car!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgXmlwkqFz-lW0OKCzYZLDd5VvxrQx7q8dgiaKKDBY8LjHBNTurQg5I2ObeUFB8p9fJSB7KStvzggrqFAlzNaodp55hJTBWnre5v5GIfySAS8LRXx9AP6TO-fx20RESD2MTgePbtF5iS/s1600/DSCF1846.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630431259187980770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgXmlwkqFz-lW0OKCzYZLDd5VvxrQx7q8dgiaKKDBY8LjHBNTurQg5I2ObeUFB8p9fJSB7KStvzggrqFAlzNaodp55hJTBWnre5v5GIfySAS8LRXx9AP6TO-fx20RESD2MTgePbtF5iS/s320/DSCF1846.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He slept a lot on the way, which was helpful. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiGTZaByWepDhMxYjwJiUJD75az1JWPQ_wKD2F8daGF6ReDby_CffeuNteN1VsoM6GkNpa5UxKR07LiOtOEWxYBHZ1TmwB0HpZ8MsPQvZgFNoPDJ_sX2wSEQzr9ygwNSvSS9TBMEamFNh/s1600/DSCF1851.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630430793309831474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiGTZaByWepDhMxYjwJiUJD75az1JWPQ_wKD2F8daGF6ReDby_CffeuNteN1VsoM6GkNpa5UxKR07LiOtOEWxYBHZ1TmwB0HpZ8MsPQvZgFNoPDJ_sX2wSEQzr9ygwNSvSS9TBMEamFNh/s320/DSCF1851.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Dinner break! It's amazing how much stuff one has to remember to pack for 2 kids under 2!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgit38G_KN-YwzacwjGk541uASqeZ_jWk9Gr3HFeYvL43-giitN7uDrG6r4n2a7f7rztW5L7MefpIWsFfBCE3n27TNd28lqokzC0IzGNweeB74oYGQSm8s07ZyaIv4DkAa7R10E_7XeGHlK/s1600/New_1_DSCF1853.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 213px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630429874331425058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgit38G_KN-YwzacwjGk541uASqeZ_jWk9Gr3HFeYvL43-giitN7uDrG6r4n2a7f7rztW5L7MefpIWsFfBCE3n27TNd28lqokzC0IzGNweeB74oYGQSm8s07ZyaIv4DkAa7R10E_7XeGHlK/s320/New_1_DSCF1853.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Our little foodie</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbl0apvMPBhyik0QdHlIH9nQ9ljPpdihKjP5vXchk0HmGX0Y5KremoRz1VFJUFm6c3Rrdm00_BrTkRaarWx3B5KiR-iawMELac2v42u4ofao4h_FvoOD1-DxskI7WVsyanjsTkXSr74Mq/s1600/DSCF1856.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630429150735881442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbl0apvMPBhyik0QdHlIH9nQ9ljPpdihKjP5vXchk0HmGX0Y5KremoRz1VFJUFm6c3Rrdm00_BrTkRaarWx3B5KiR-iawMELac2v42u4ofao4h_FvoOD1-DxskI7WVsyanjsTkXSr74Mq/s320/DSCF1856.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We finally checked into our hotel where we had a king suite - the only room that would fit 2 cribs and us. Clara was SOOO happy to be out of her carseat and rolling around on the floor!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKMX0NwmmZHl_RGOGH8sWd3wKTNZ_hqrFXSYcOvKyqhI5rRK_brjC4WgQu4uCGslhfgcwYQXjeQ6HstQ3_iuKvVHmNgMR-0-tTWtU5gGm0jebgLPDKQVgeTcZ20swDkkRjqt02iCSCqt_/s1600/DSCF1867.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630428879355867874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKMX0NwmmZHl_RGOGH8sWd3wKTNZ_hqrFXSYcOvKyqhI5rRK_brjC4WgQu4uCGslhfgcwYQXjeQ6HstQ3_iuKvVHmNgMR-0-tTWtU5gGm0jebgLPDKQVgeTcZ20swDkkRjqt02iCSCqt_/s320/DSCF1867.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLODnjoHt6-Dq44GfnZCuLomgc6E81iXYRJNZSk-5Ae4MRCAdaxP4qGdTRmcrR-8p4WDqWVDwpWJrkM_qIJpF37QlA7HpPgJXvYWqKZsG_3z0QxsOJweSIIpgqXvRAf3W6d9g6foX3wmf/s1600/DSCF1861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630428560264664098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLODnjoHt6-Dq44GfnZCuLomgc6E81iXYRJNZSk-5Ae4MRCAdaxP4qGdTRmcrR-8p4WDqWVDwpWJrkM_qIJpF37QlA7HpPgJXvYWqKZsG_3z0QxsOJweSIIpgqXvRAf3W6d9g6foX3wmf/s320/DSCF1861.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Bright and early the next morning we headed off to Arches National Park, only about 4 miles from Moab. They have some of the most incredible rock formations seen anywhere in the world.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1Bm7Z2r_IRY2xP1I5KGB1Zf_fv1pmTjxwodO0tQFaG00_afLiLo4l1WlrRJN15TNPcs8XABMoZMJjZEPE6Sz55a1NdEUYFRrDL_ZktdD2m0bER4hI5oTZemlFczhvFxOsh1ryv81GwU/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630427820619861138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1Bm7Z2r_IRY2xP1I5KGB1Zf_fv1pmTjxwodO0tQFaG00_afLiLo4l1WlrRJN15TNPcs8XABMoZMJjZEPE6Sz55a1NdEUYFRrDL_ZktdD2m0bER4hI5oTZemlFczhvFxOsh1ryv81GwU/s320/DSCF2016.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />View heading up to the park</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuLmu278b_cklocbaN-uSdkmz9yQbhyphenhyphenYIm3r_yEOdkrhFrIGmoDQ3IpeF-shKnDf5x8z0-MHU8t059dOgjrWNPaPSc5PEsSLsn3DdERiW0WyRhIA3qAGMFsrc-1EwKuQdNCO8dVsS_wTg/s1600/DSCF1872.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630427460130587858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuLmu278b_cklocbaN-uSdkmz9yQbhyphenhyphenYIm3r_yEOdkrhFrIGmoDQ3IpeF-shKnDf5x8z0-MHU8t059dOgjrWNPaPSc5PEsSLsn3DdERiW0WyRhIA3qAGMFsrc-1EwKuQdNCO8dVsS_wTg/s320/DSCF1872.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHGo9mskuFscEsk5jfkgx0roRyl3Y_Lsnu0CXISkz9xm0RqpW-1rNlgdm89Y9COYaKNQuvQnpB2AYpFOu6ouHJYDxlUftzSz2q02lh7r4csbXRScMrIyO-kemtMVSqCNHnpNNNO4YeGt/s1600/DSCF1875.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630427140196861250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHGo9mskuFscEsk5jfkgx0roRyl3Y_Lsnu0CXISkz9xm0RqpW-1rNlgdm89Y9COYaKNQuvQnpB2AYpFOu6ouHJYDxlUftzSz2q02lh7r4csbXRScMrIyO-kemtMVSqCNHnpNNNO4YeGt/s320/DSCF1875.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5U8IFDxWXzSR66zD6GcAtiVC_1BX-jkGNygTULRnzLXOmT_oRJWssEI11k0_UXd18TWUajz0c3rNw9AuwHjcic3lxGI2DYUA8sbrrlEWtzJNm8t-_-uU0rs71BLx1fbp4AVtsZuVrSIM/s1600/DSCF1876.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630426504024929922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5U8IFDxWXzSR66zD6GcAtiVC_1BX-jkGNygTULRnzLXOmT_oRJWssEI11k0_UXd18TWUajz0c3rNw9AuwHjcic3lxGI2DYUA8sbrrlEWtzJNm8t-_-uU0rs71BLx1fbp4AVtsZuVrSIM/s320/DSCF1876.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Our first stop was at a neat formation called the Balanced Rock.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvxz1QLWCh3FtB56_cbyTpYWRGRbKj8Fw3BZnADAdPNvALLy-uB_wmWaz8m9RAEAQs0psnmIXH1bx9NZXX4_OHfNOyqWj6OpfAEXqpE2wtb6sSnCOabjmsJi98tuz8fwMb_RbUov_JfA4/s1600/DSCF1885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630426193137782930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvxz1QLWCh3FtB56_cbyTpYWRGRbKj8Fw3BZnADAdPNvALLy-uB_wmWaz8m9RAEAQs0psnmIXH1bx9NZXX4_OHfNOyqWj6OpfAEXqpE2wtb6sSnCOabjmsJi98tuz8fwMb_RbUov_JfA4/s320/DSCF1885.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9RvVtF7SMSfm_COW59zVEvSd796lOLsb483Ho6jiJHb14cj8Dk52-5JqU8xIW6BPcccPA16b2eFJNyNJEPQ9PGlhY7hyoOPZ2HSOBjWu6oAqRH3KM-qltAMxuNC4CzXKOdKCNPgYJ4Jg/s1600/DSCF1883.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630425784410539122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9RvVtF7SMSfm_COW59zVEvSd796lOLsb483Ho6jiJHb14cj8Dk52-5JqU8xIW6BPcccPA16b2eFJNyNJEPQ9PGlhY7hyoOPZ2HSOBjWu6oAqRH3KM-qltAMxuNC4CzXKOdKCNPgYJ4Jg/s320/DSCF1883.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Ready to explore!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qw0PR4Cs5dlDwnvdlWrAdC1FeAsdSmL7ZTUPl9oh6ehH-NMtsQ4DGT86pBrIGA-NNz3gPl9nweQknMcO9pnl0qzYrk82HAhkYCvN7S3zyL-L95ZWRdAb7qaOPXYVvj0qRT7EYDf_CZ65/s1600/DSCF1887.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630425514035347298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qw0PR4Cs5dlDwnvdlWrAdC1FeAsdSmL7ZTUPl9oh6ehH-NMtsQ4DGT86pBrIGA-NNz3gPl9nweQknMcO9pnl0qzYrk82HAhkYCvN7S3zyL-L95ZWRdAb7qaOPXYVvj0qRT7EYDf_CZ65/s320/DSCF1887.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Here's the back side of the rock. Dru is standing at the bottom - you can see how tall it is!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrtNx87KxMi68I74kv7jH-tQr1IY2cv1nhy7qzgU_frN9VX6MPkaGIQ8mV9dELBkfMIbFFXPMW4tV5yMZ2mSHroqXa37PmHfwGQYaVItn6kBkA5SO6Njo5XMw8jBzWGQVF7yOPs3mEZy8/s1600/DSCF1908.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630425216123499362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrtNx87KxMi68I74kv7jH-tQr1IY2cv1nhy7qzgU_frN9VX6MPkaGIQ8mV9dELBkfMIbFFXPMW4tV5yMZ2mSHroqXa37PmHfwGQYaVItn6kBkA5SO6Njo5XMw8jBzWGQVF7yOPs3mEZy8/s320/DSCF1908.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe8rog_asMzGylNVRJXLVy2oBoCPJWdfk9Kpy6vLYq1lGNVUxkK7qbOLuXvksNvsZlGoy5q-BpIDRq_qptFjZsAS36pmDJ7Kt2eFqPyoiXctDaVrUUxIH2r6x9jASVtfNZ0ojVsCdJIsb/s1600/DSCF1911.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630424975014701234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe8rog_asMzGylNVRJXLVy2oBoCPJWdfk9Kpy6vLYq1lGNVUxkK7qbOLuXvksNvsZlGoy5q-BpIDRq_qptFjZsAS36pmDJ7Kt2eFqPyoiXctDaVrUUxIH2r6x9jASVtfNZ0ojVsCdJIsb/s320/DSCF1911.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51n2eoCoTJBTON5mawv1peI0hGQiIL8mOLWIbt75LBEkPwHQ0PZz5xPL92ofdls2jAmCtaoYaWKIvRR-klnlxvy6NO5ZC-vY4AvPsAml2Ktu7oiGK2yC2txWIfdYMkSG8WLs73u93Hnbe/s1600/DSCF1914.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630424676961889554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51n2eoCoTJBTON5mawv1peI0hGQiIL8mOLWIbt75LBEkPwHQ0PZz5xPL92ofdls2jAmCtaoYaWKIvRR-klnlxvy6NO5ZC-vY4AvPsAml2Ktu7oiGK2yC2txWIfdYMkSG8WLs73u93Hnbe/s320/DSCF1914.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98gOlU68vrx5dDWpPfci-SdS1EAf36rNB_MoxnOqafdIuKweSV8uw3kH56YJiQnLcEiW2sRBhJ2Lqz8dJjlYmQD4MDK7hOH8-UlhVQWK_fhZqtCYa0Qijcd1l9_n_uinOBN0jL11cp2wK/s1600/DSCF1923.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630424056439989410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98gOlU68vrx5dDWpPfci-SdS1EAf36rNB_MoxnOqafdIuKweSV8uw3kH56YJiQnLcEiW2sRBhJ2Lqz8dJjlYmQD4MDK7hOH8-UlhVQWK_fhZqtCYa0Qijcd1l9_n_uinOBN0jL11cp2wK/s320/DSCF1923.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Next stop was at a formation called the Delicate arch. It was a long hike to get to it, so we just went to the lower viewpoint, where one could still get a good view of it. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRC_U31h7TlrsxlUOnxpZBGdm-rQsSVnM0Pw8y8uOdekSe3h2ImvjReuC3m6LGHBBvLO95z0yiSx2EtySUyD7X762oW50Cb9fm2RKeJAzAkDjicCGr1otyjPJ219y1Pwhrg9yjxkSS2HR/s1600/DSCF1927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630423795992572594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRC_U31h7TlrsxlUOnxpZBGdm-rQsSVnM0Pw8y8uOdekSe3h2ImvjReuC3m6LGHBBvLO95z0yiSx2EtySUyD7X762oW50Cb9fm2RKeJAzAkDjicCGr1otyjPJ219y1Pwhrg9yjxkSS2HR/s320/DSCF1927.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Next we headed to Sand Dune Arch. It's an arch in between large slabs of sandstone, seen here. This is us headed in.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MAFSJ6WeTPXEBjipOQgjY34OBJfQ3YXqjHdiIO69xgQVT_64HRw47ALgB7NdiW8BMOyYOzG79wximbmAk-Ccoo78akjCRIcH8a1kmn04IkRy4wOAOxzb-LapOGQoAvf_Uf9n6kK5QNXB/s1600/DSCF1935.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630422137104120226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MAFSJ6WeTPXEBjipOQgjY34OBJfQ3YXqjHdiIO69xgQVT_64HRw47ALgB7NdiW8BMOyYOzG79wximbmAk-Ccoo78akjCRIcH8a1kmn04IkRy4wOAOxzb-LapOGQoAvf_Uf9n6kK5QNXB/s320/DSCF1935.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Once inside, it was like a miniature oasis - cool, shady, and complete with green vegetation!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6z79sLg37areQFekqCVfNxpR8U_pgOVr9OVf2Tu723xZe8jIZoOjLmP98EWjPonEpVw1nF_aKqBjb0qrRXd8IX72EVYQFeUgkRWjLwNjkeHpbcbCPgeb7ln2zDqPjxV5m9IquDOmcAFP0/s1600/DSCF1937.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630421895213220338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6z79sLg37areQFekqCVfNxpR8U_pgOVr9OVf2Tu723xZe8jIZoOjLmP98EWjPonEpVw1nF_aKqBjb0qrRXd8IX72EVYQFeUgkRWjLwNjkeHpbcbCPgeb7ln2zDqPjxV5m9IquDOmcAFP0/s320/DSCF1937.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtcNkg5eh7J0elMJZ4o-hBov94syiIZ0HpGKLkmFUQZ6VxzmMH6UVTfFnl0oOoqq6PSGYiTDuOMqn6XMIL9VU2KUNVGpGp6P5jETNXbDHK1TeC8iKW1cqgB1pI5noGa0P36kXOmal1WCt/s1600/DSCF1944.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630421622075270786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtcNkg5eh7J0elMJZ4o-hBov94syiIZ0HpGKLkmFUQZ6VxzmMH6UVTfFnl0oOoqq6PSGYiTDuOMqn6XMIL9VU2KUNVGpGp6P5jETNXbDHK1TeC8iKW1cqgB1pI5noGa0P36kXOmal1WCt/s320/DSCF1944.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Here's the very large Sand Dune arch - Fin and I are standing underneath for comparison.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ChW3Uo19rNExXkjqdsB0k94f0EkbSar5INx_lKToulgieIt8-K8iJMmWn57EqCgq6ar4iR2HMx4JjERK_m7jEuhXEFtC7W4a8YxqwPvOpElHOn3Wa_phVwD3DfmkI0KhfQe_BdhXrnyf/s1600/DSCF1942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630421373006036882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ChW3Uo19rNExXkjqdsB0k94f0EkbSar5INx_lKToulgieIt8-K8iJMmWn57EqCgq6ar4iR2HMx4JjERK_m7jEuhXEFtC7W4a8YxqwPvOpElHOn3Wa_phVwD3DfmkI0KhfQe_BdhXrnyf/s320/DSCF1942.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin liked sticking his fingers in the dents in the rock.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWeRzUXV-IxYqI-PZendsFRag9g-IIxQgfSfK1SedakbP3jWZ8rBntJJymQR8OkfFTulfmq3EZirDb46N5nIpJ5jF-w1fLuUhWXCsEDd6T_vcttdQP8QaIbSPHQw7hqPfkfh8deS7gBdt/s1600/DSCF1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630421100903512610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWeRzUXV-IxYqI-PZendsFRag9g-IIxQgfSfK1SedakbP3jWZ8rBntJJymQR8OkfFTulfmq3EZirDb46N5nIpJ5jF-w1fLuUhWXCsEDd6T_vcttdQP8QaIbSPHQw7hqPfkfh8deS7gBdt/s320/DSCF1946.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Just to the north of Sand Dune arch was a hike out to Broken Arch. Fin LOVED running down the narrow path to it and seeing all the wildlife.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtGhvqCuqFUqPTqbr5X5ti8bnKh6sOYfzNi5ABZXzoElYwS1Cj246TdaX_8o_0-iHx5xKkrvyrgpcg7nETLGx68VcuySHivYuBS6MIimY2SL1_DnC22_tkXhvcd5gVZNk3K_ndiI09j9J/s1600/DSCF1954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630420672663724610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtGhvqCuqFUqPTqbr5X5ti8bnKh6sOYfzNi5ABZXzoElYwS1Cj246TdaX_8o_0-iHx5xKkrvyrgpcg7nETLGx68VcuySHivYuBS6MIimY2SL1_DnC22_tkXhvcd5gVZNk3K_ndiI09j9J/s320/DSCF1954.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Broken Arch</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLVtTSQN_0ofEUYQfip0PPfoCN9ru15tC7UDaT0IIQVEhAqBDGykiyA3w7KpcSPXvsOKJQCsVkn8mGdiWTftbYEjOYNn-YMeJYczdEJ0mCgBTgLvHgLux05bkgmbtVng5APtK49nFAgSC/s1600/DSCF1952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630420413133364274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLVtTSQN_0ofEUYQfip0PPfoCN9ru15tC7UDaT0IIQVEhAqBDGykiyA3w7KpcSPXvsOKJQCsVkn8mGdiWTftbYEjOYNn-YMeJYczdEJ0mCgBTgLvHgLux05bkgmbtVng5APtK49nFAgSC/s320/DSCF1952.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara was having a great time in the hiking backpack, too!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-fZZAmc9tPazS7DwQpldD6YexKeWW05IT5NxRqcxB54B3WskL8Mb26_BEVt4y62jS6Jw0bNFWIWph1lqmmrWBQYzkB-__eOUC_lSYrv1fDJc-g7ZJBZ84hTcsWrX0lsVbdVOTVhazDOC/s1600/DSCF1956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630420143816098402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-fZZAmc9tPazS7DwQpldD6YexKeWW05IT5NxRqcxB54B3WskL8Mb26_BEVt4y62jS6Jw0bNFWIWph1lqmmrWBQYzkB-__eOUC_lSYrv1fDJc-g7ZJBZ84hTcsWrX0lsVbdVOTVhazDOC/s320/DSCF1956.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyYmRFlqYDkmKmWCcHoge-mps4MEs3dZ29KCIidAjEeeEbzMxGYaWo304U6ix0mOUof29n_lpSXQeJ82fH9QHaLmpWqNS0-KYvtwJ9SrCAR6TkLJgTteGDnZJO7GfnIAwFZDRvuuAiPSU/s1600/DSCF1957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630419869662643602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyYmRFlqYDkmKmWCcHoge-mps4MEs3dZ29KCIidAjEeeEbzMxGYaWo304U6ix0mOUof29n_lpSXQeJ82fH9QHaLmpWqNS0-KYvtwJ9SrCAR6TkLJgTteGDnZJO7GfnIAwFZDRvuuAiPSU/s320/DSCF1957.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then it was time for a lunch break. Fin ate like a grown man - so much energy he was burning!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi9fwmlPC7D1zo8U4p_9NjshVy6NmCxA_ut9eprz7niUNXBl0cwuDjGlDOTxmUrHYG9fbxQ29CERkKe-AuH_tf0yy7_IQkVNZF0AqMNFqoJPBAqrPRH75uh8jjzcxNtOWHAbtzFGB2ibe/s1600/DSCF1959.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630419601226449426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi9fwmlPC7D1zo8U4p_9NjshVy6NmCxA_ut9eprz7niUNXBl0cwuDjGlDOTxmUrHYG9fbxQ29CERkKe-AuH_tf0yy7_IQkVNZF0AqMNFqoJPBAqrPRH75uh8jjzcxNtOWHAbtzFGB2ibe/s320/DSCF1959.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />After lunch, we took the longest hike of the day out to the largest arch in the park, Landscape Arch. Clara was such a trooper for the 3-mile roundtrip hike.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv9vNlRShU7RTisUn78IWvRwQgL-o0Mwd5M0-ISNI6NYt30h7wqVp9prEUZBRImwSsuh78cjcMi_jlZWqHlCu_qy_kWoz4O9XqmH3VfHc5KEAXBYQo91h5cD71wfDM5I5BpgNRw8Dc1jS/s1600/DSCF1962.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630419352438580370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv9vNlRShU7RTisUn78IWvRwQgL-o0Mwd5M0-ISNI6NYt30h7wqVp9prEUZBRImwSsuh78cjcMi_jlZWqHlCu_qy_kWoz4O9XqmH3VfHc5KEAXBYQo91h5cD71wfDM5I5BpgNRw8Dc1jS/s320/DSCF1962.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Finally made it - here is Landscape Arch - incredible in person (camera does not do it justice).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYFwm9K8Sw2rFfANmzKNt3LL7_xz_XacGNqrHCvR-M9ynDd8z3r3IqSIrug_xNiW6tdZJ8ruvKTh8Xpt2KOqwMRhoQgxsizW6hezdRQ6g5S8MSrDSqnhhVbm6EwMWhKKQgNglqNEE69iA/s1600/DSCF1972.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; 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height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630418538339797266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGueEeUa9LaeiubKJRSps5BBZM3CAF2K2D5Bw74dTKeNQk2xIZVp9NP2ALR6LZVEBWMy08I4eZvI1PQ8B0AutY1RNuIrb26dgjusjE2SS6xQ2j9NrCCegVRLQpJg3UjIEX23VPPLqBNJnM/s320/DSCF1976.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnto8o0ShKd55Awj2kMlPpHrIR8cmnUpOtwxVijGpNmOwF5ys1f_ntw9yJgWWcII85akDz8WAej4_sDLHmYlv0LLUiknqcVg1h7UFkanaPfjL7jbx2lsWfF5q1zhVhq6HAwgL_4ty7mrG/s1600/DSCF1982.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630418263762769890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnto8o0ShKd55Awj2kMlPpHrIR8cmnUpOtwxVijGpNmOwF5ys1f_ntw9yJgWWcII85akDz8WAej4_sDLHmYlv0LLUiknqcVg1h7UFkanaPfjL7jbx2lsWfF5q1zhVhq6HAwgL_4ty7mrG/s320/DSCF1982.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin got a little tired on the hike back (understandably) so he hitched a ride.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mE9sMqlQHOkfPWxIZcKc-Dn9_qBNkwIFqYK1l3k8AGLNXj_MeYWB-qK6bnK7Mt2p6qRFc4vTaG9ngWQzUpl6kzfIQeZFf2giCXIXHYi4PhtazjCFxrLaryOo9FmwLJD_wv-zizuG6UoR/s1600/DSCF1985.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630417706547124386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mE9sMqlQHOkfPWxIZcKc-Dn9_qBNkwIFqYK1l3k8AGLNXj_MeYWB-qK6bnK7Mt2p6qRFc4vTaG9ngWQzUpl6kzfIQeZFf2giCXIXHYi4PhtazjCFxrLaryOo9FmwLJD_wv-zizuG6UoR/s320/DSCF1985.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />I got to pack Clara, but I didn't even think about the added weight - I was too busy enjoying this incredible scenery!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMQpbuBkfq6mon3f_4f4b6C0rfZXtOAeEpC-H4VPxNmNmsOOfTbFemv8Mja9HtqBj5dfn-mIYhozeGNWuFHl8g3m7wYNahdXIyr4EDicYwmFqXY6NaTEPYHm6N9txLfoBjRDLhJP1t4F/s1600/DSCF1987.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630417439616172050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMQpbuBkfq6mon3f_4f4b6C0rfZXtOAeEpC-H4VPxNmNmsOOfTbFemv8Mja9HtqBj5dfn-mIYhozeGNWuFHl8g3m7wYNahdXIyr4EDicYwmFqXY6NaTEPYHm6N9txLfoBjRDLhJP1t4F/s320/DSCF1987.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJHVIBMzlD4rkRyFo4pHGOaZGgfbdzcftcDiOvWpIFUsHwkCgBmz5MzblcJKksz5q8gg9eB-fNjI9IBK3hqNYPSkMS0q8E8wRm7BQfrzrHLSI-xOPm4213ynXX7qcx-Og88Ek9TKs7JE5/s1600/DSCF1989.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630417157533184770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJHVIBMzlD4rkRyFo4pHGOaZGgfbdzcftcDiOvWpIFUsHwkCgBmz5MzblcJKksz5q8gg9eB-fNjI9IBK3hqNYPSkMS0q8E8wRm7BQfrzrHLSI-xOPm4213ynXX7qcx-Og88Ek9TKs7JE5/s320/DSCF1989.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGPnYzzsflXpF4MGVuuYOhYmMqIpl9Sk7PYQ0NV9B8UbxDG-aD_3y0IoXckPpl8XL0_e3E4ymeQe9nI3PTTZ0Cq9nqosWvhQgg4xWqQAy9i07IcELvmiqGm7H7f6WPv3WAfq77rijFNDr/s1600/DSCF1991.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630416873674143042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGPnYzzsflXpF4MGVuuYOhYmMqIpl9Sk7PYQ0NV9B8UbxDG-aD_3y0IoXckPpl8XL0_e3E4ymeQe9nI3PTTZ0Cq9nqosWvhQgg4xWqQAy9i07IcELvmiqGm7H7f6WPv3WAfq77rijFNDr/s320/DSCF1991.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Lizard! Fin had to stop and look at this for several minutes. Heehee - he's all boy!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbERtR-0LUk9ILSz8dIGD42vPsTVNJIQALvxdQdconMzogIfJljNIh5Oo5RzfODP5eKVLS7mGUYqZJzVasw7nw7r_DTEt9JFUO0iA36T-juJV7Kh40YiNlJNYajfxmSriv6cpnRdEiafh/s1600/DSCF1996.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630416616541875010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbERtR-0LUk9ILSz8dIGD42vPsTVNJIQALvxdQdconMzogIfJljNIh5Oo5RzfODP5eKVLS7mGUYqZJzVasw7nw7r_DTEt9JFUO0iA36T-juJV7Kh40YiNlJNYajfxmSriv6cpnRdEiafh/s320/DSCF1996.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara fell asleep close to the end of the hike. Don't know how she slept like that!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik73TidZlPn6Ptaex3XscyibKl0GbFkojqblC6deAgBlzGFi7rDFIkn2InD0N-N__OagKYpfhdn8lhwd7lWYhWVdUEAuDojLgs1fNxThruDnCuJTmHeNrin7sEiofxD6XcYHanryJsRF8f/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630416284233356626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik73TidZlPn6Ptaex3XscyibKl0GbFkojqblC6deAgBlzGFi7rDFIkn2InD0N-N__OagKYpfhdn8lhwd7lWYhWVdUEAuDojLgs1fNxThruDnCuJTmHeNrin7sEiofxD6XcYHanryJsRF8f/s320/DSCF2007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nALPgt2XNdC1l4Rg0H7J9MrmPYRJzp14HDpPaghkxcBx3Ib1FixluxZrKRT7PLyKbw8UnaxC_x2JBUHRBVmoRGMH_ZHFoEEpa79sHjtTYpouKPW1xhb0f4LRUEF92ELzuVur1c0xRanl/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630415975782328770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nALPgt2XNdC1l4Rg0H7J9MrmPYRJzp14HDpPaghkxcBx3Ib1FixluxZrKRT7PLyKbw8UnaxC_x2JBUHRBVmoRGMH_ZHFoEEpa79sHjtTYpouKPW1xhb0f4LRUEF92ELzuVur1c0xRanl/s320/DSCF2009.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We went back to the motel for the hottest part of the day - Dru and Fin enjoyed the motel pool while Clara and I lounged in the shade.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iXjnJit8iRArHR9vFzNeKCW9K3Ltyo1mlbBeutfpC8d9xRmnSocOvLmlZYaEMG94T-NzSkzI_DZZjBnflUWEYybzNN2WTD6tUlO6OJu8dbk2FoXeDRFOYcZE-Lwuu1dGsePC6LKd9ZdA/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630415623549309746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iXjnJit8iRArHR9vFzNeKCW9K3Ltyo1mlbBeutfpC8d9xRmnSocOvLmlZYaEMG94T-NzSkzI_DZZjBnflUWEYybzNN2WTD6tUlO6OJu8dbk2FoXeDRFOYcZE-Lwuu1dGsePC6LKd9ZdA/s320/DSCF2014.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />After a delicious supper at a local Mexican restaraunt, we headed back to Arches in the cooler evening. These rock formations are sheer and monstrous - makes you feel like a tiny ant.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTB-nn6OcK7UCZRWKSGalqKTehLxfl8SyJnTw6D_tFM7-vyPVnfTfAwtl29KaU3HWdk0jK9DT9uypTKt2-RSFhXKDoEK7gJTYljizulZ3Usm7ecLyKwmrE_EDnuB9qa63HnKcmpxThj4h/s1600/DSCF2023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630415360355232114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTB-nn6OcK7UCZRWKSGalqKTehLxfl8SyJnTw6D_tFM7-vyPVnfTfAwtl29KaU3HWdk0jK9DT9uypTKt2-RSFhXKDoEK7gJTYljizulZ3Usm7ecLyKwmrE_EDnuB9qa63HnKcmpxThj4h/s320/DSCF2023.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OIwarl_DDJ1nHlKMIn2AGGSYLtxnwpFVBtZ1tTsK5u6IynQrrqHKyx7UeNA98gbj8R15BAgzVygTgOql064hf4z6Ut-uXXxuEzEvaXoYpekSVCTOVHgh6WLPYoTPcIp3-K5R_qhYHvBC/s1600/DSCF2028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630415105276195314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OIwarl_DDJ1nHlKMIn2AGGSYLtxnwpFVBtZ1tTsK5u6IynQrrqHKyx7UeNA98gbj8R15BAgzVygTgOql064hf4z6Ut-uXXxuEzEvaXoYpekSVCTOVHgh6WLPYoTPcIp3-K5R_qhYHvBC/s320/DSCF2028.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVR3gtbk5IhZWZ2nkCy0RMr6D9J1Jn0BHxPwqnROjxlyQXqj6q8PJmHGFfpgYUme6G-YGZZXj6OuqModI8024TqqL-Suu2m3VRxEed0M2PVv2Ey-xpfEUQo1s1tNirQe-8FNCJR-xeR0n/s1600/DSCF2037.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630414856460418210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVR3gtbk5IhZWZ2nkCy0RMr6D9J1Jn0BHxPwqnROjxlyQXqj6q8PJmHGFfpgYUme6G-YGZZXj6OuqModI8024TqqL-Suu2m3VRxEed0M2PVv2Ey-xpfEUQo1s1tNirQe-8FNCJR-xeR0n/s320/DSCF2037.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC9rSccxuQEtKVCM9JpCxIbQv9pLhLZznJOOLS2FG3zqlz2Us6nwRC6rWEOfCo-pOJZKUmHMVTx9XYVozaFEDHCJzLUJUgPH4aoUxC-Htjq7m5Z9JuxyCdYuTcKlgoVawiJGfR0HwQS-Q/s1600/DSCF2040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630414587058788242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC9rSccxuQEtKVCM9JpCxIbQv9pLhLZznJOOLS2FG3zqlz2Us6nwRC6rWEOfCo-pOJZKUmHMVTx9XYVozaFEDHCJzLUJUgPH4aoUxC-Htjq7m5Z9JuxyCdYuTcKlgoVawiJGfR0HwQS-Q/s320/DSCF2040.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbmy2FDM1TqhL8HfGjxNKFxo6xJrq_UQzanEYQkbQroXhQho-NEa1qyHxp_5nXrfe8fHDZAlkmi5BPKLpSxnllTjTWd02dZ1IrLtqWt1wcaRM7_NksjAFuGRczVbeBmJKMdLxkYuPkADY/s1600/DSCF2041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630414293037668786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbmy2FDM1TqhL8HfGjxNKFxo6xJrq_UQzanEYQkbQroXhQho-NEa1qyHxp_5nXrfe8fHDZAlkmi5BPKLpSxnllTjTWd02dZ1IrLtqWt1wcaRM7_NksjAFuGRczVbeBmJKMdLxkYuPkADY/s320/DSCF2041.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />This formation is called Double Arch - very impressive.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbALOQvkFiFZAuWA8ro0-eh1b4rrdFtT6p82NCBDfWEXXeQYGK4OKiNZMaMDNKSCtGn2n523quRGvi57aZPmXjofNjJ7wto-kIgC0APYkIKWlo22nkZVEwzUBtdD-RPBldUoWY_xbaA_3V/s1600/DSCF2065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630414025371091330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbALOQvkFiFZAuWA8ro0-eh1b4rrdFtT6p82NCBDfWEXXeQYGK4OKiNZMaMDNKSCtGn2n523quRGvi57aZPmXjofNjJ7wto-kIgC0APYkIKWlo22nkZVEwzUBtdD-RPBldUoWY_xbaA_3V/s320/DSCF2065.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />South Window Arch</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vh_xL3mWbNm3ZYB_arSHeMF6kS-qNbMXvuTbRc__x8tyymNdybGoNj6JXwVFYVKM3fL_c3CflhCf8EUZJc2TDplg2KuwF-sd4Y81PCxJD7oJn5M54TynR-VIKgtPKPcv1k2Ij3sxu6Z0/s1600/DSCF2044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630412515659027746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vh_xL3mWbNm3ZYB_arSHeMF6kS-qNbMXvuTbRc__x8tyymNdybGoNj6JXwVFYVKM3fL_c3CflhCf8EUZJc2TDplg2KuwF-sd4Y81PCxJD7oJn5M54TynR-VIKgtPKPcv1k2Ij3sxu6Z0/s320/DSCF2044.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcEVy1hbKo9GbhdISzDuWS5nnZUaujTmnC6NvB1v_E9MdMRHeJT3X2OIrjAckWoCZV2kSTggCsJtGrVR8XhUU2vb074Obq_01-m9opYHRrKkxA_0YwypHR8rMpsPnUQxMXOiNGODwpFbA/s1600/DSCF2045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630412044523375170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcEVy1hbKo9GbhdISzDuWS5nnZUaujTmnC6NvB1v_E9MdMRHeJT3X2OIrjAckWoCZV2kSTggCsJtGrVR8XhUU2vb074Obq_01-m9opYHRrKkxA_0YwypHR8rMpsPnUQxMXOiNGODwpFbA/s320/DSCF2045.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />North Window Arch</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_ZSz9xjkZ2dBpte7ARnra7rI5_CvzjpJ_y1pFe9ZOIdNOzJHtgq68VjZjZpzWiK_GWH_4oSxcVzpTGxtww3YDFbE7thtmiozXJzBJ2NNLDFXSSG1gaccnr37GHVZicMpf1P5eZ3u8KP2/s1600/DSCF2067.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630411372542167122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_ZSz9xjkZ2dBpte7ARnra7rI5_CvzjpJ_y1pFe9ZOIdNOzJHtgq68VjZjZpzWiK_GWH_4oSxcVzpTGxtww3YDFbE7thtmiozXJzBJ2NNLDFXSSG1gaccnr37GHVZicMpf1P5eZ3u8KP2/s320/DSCF2067.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Unfortunately, the sun was in our eyes looking at this very cool rock called Cove Arch. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgbF6woF1Ade7l1bsHcWJeVlOnp_DkhyEJ3IUzMHI22LdmTVizxuxjpmjck4fueQp05HbN9pjOwIyR8tPmVhyXO9o9R51L_Jqy5zbJTUbCbnJaLmOelZPQaKEN2E7M23A1o8ke2xUV1vJ/s1600/DSCF2060.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630410970887770178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgbF6woF1Ade7l1bsHcWJeVlOnp_DkhyEJ3IUzMHI22LdmTVizxuxjpmjck4fueQp05HbN9pjOwIyR8tPmVhyXO9o9R51L_Jqy5zbJTUbCbnJaLmOelZPQaKEN2E7M23A1o8ke2xUV1vJ/s320/DSCF2060.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Leaving the park - the sun was setting and casting long shadows across the rocks - very cool.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl4jHM2GMRPfUoKQjmXmcGFBzok32waZskF8I_xBR8mAwSNQXM7KR3N0aKRctPKQkAG4jJ2WZ7UOLCTC-ojNcFpgM4OkuStK3zimaI4tA5vBgrEvEwKZsMZEcE596NGEweLqmJxr1ARKD/s1600/DSCF2086.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630410501810427970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl4jHM2GMRPfUoKQjmXmcGFBzok32waZskF8I_xBR8mAwSNQXM7KR3N0aKRctPKQkAG4jJ2WZ7UOLCTC-ojNcFpgM4OkuStK3zimaI4tA5vBgrEvEwKZsMZEcE596NGEweLqmJxr1ARKD/s320/DSCF2086.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />The next day we drove about an hour out to Canyonlands National Park. We stopped on the way at Newspaper Rock, a petroglyph panel etched in sandstone that records approx 2,000 years of early man's activities! This was incredible!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrC9J4A_dwxkyTX6UXZwNMAH37G04aH2YmmAGEvjtifLkyt4uGNA-OKVZeT5cRJN5TT8DDJedEIWV81G6Iyx3_S6NEtKL6DV8a2TPmfYxxfA-S9sWPUXmfgFMQycPB6-P1mW_JzPOT_d7/s1600/DSCF2091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630410252316236882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrC9J4A_dwxkyTX6UXZwNMAH37G04aH2YmmAGEvjtifLkyt4uGNA-OKVZeT5cRJN5TT8DDJedEIWV81G6Iyx3_S6NEtKL6DV8a2TPmfYxxfA-S9sWPUXmfgFMQycPB6-P1mW_JzPOT_d7/s320/DSCF2091.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3xaqH574YzzmQrtSPzIKz61d8KDHdKkXK5v6ByX53ZReRPSU6M0LQPk7XhPJs0S5RfNlTzfzltdWHq1bjhPxbwH6HJmnKRLlNg9FHuLZYnan9SBKTImsDWr4xjNvCOYMvTfGGyWft6VS/s1600/DSCF2093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630409961461368594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3xaqH574YzzmQrtSPzIKz61d8KDHdKkXK5v6ByX53ZReRPSU6M0LQPk7XhPJs0S5RfNlTzfzltdWHq1bjhPxbwH6HJmnKRLlNg9FHuLZYnan9SBKTImsDWr4xjNvCOYMvTfGGyWft6VS/s320/DSCF2093.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmpp26l1oJrCl6Q7Kakk7YfEmxLaP0k3_6TA53yEpeA1OYa4ElcxULzYKwIjFDKPMfXwPsfNTC-5PuJERnFAIXe5BB3phIl_ZoagRleA6rjvaSr7i5pje7wzi_gXnI6aKGvJ7Tv7s1inY/s1600/DSCF2094.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630409595033438482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmpp26l1oJrCl6Q7Kakk7YfEmxLaP0k3_6TA53yEpeA1OYa4ElcxULzYKwIjFDKPMfXwPsfNTC-5PuJERnFAIXe5BB3phIl_ZoagRleA6rjvaSr7i5pje7wzi_gXnI6aKGvJ7Tv7s1inY/s320/DSCF2094.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz_O5AzaVCnH8BYAd42_2sEYsMDp92x1Mq4js_rk0eKhW8Nnhjbwb8SrZUP44oGn36Jh0U8YL0EFusUT3ukNW-xHvpnMhjHtaCw_C7Yii-cgBh3K1A3r6kFKKoezS-1ptae-ptZeuigf7/s1600/DSCF2095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630409211276263154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz_O5AzaVCnH8BYAd42_2sEYsMDp92x1Mq4js_rk0eKhW8Nnhjbwb8SrZUP44oGn36Jh0U8YL0EFusUT3ukNW-xHvpnMhjHtaCw_C7Yii-cgBh3K1A3r6kFKKoezS-1ptae-ptZeuigf7/s320/DSCF2095.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We went to the north side of Canyonlands, which is a gigantic national park. They had this cool rock formation called Wooden Shoe Arch. Can you see the wooden shoe?!?</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ46slvURCzozaxZfWxEso8dhyphenhyphenn-2BjQI9hUIMECqCg86IGCN5s7s7Upm25Whdc6ZpX_OtLNKNlOS7hlDatQgRAb6_M9Cpu48BhHc_tm7YBBRnm3RDC4tRrWOxzuRfXFlwBpUnNjSCdV8E/s1600/DSCF2104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630408504355538818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ46slvURCzozaxZfWxEso8dhyphenhyphenn-2BjQI9hUIMECqCg86IGCN5s7s7Upm25Whdc6ZpX_OtLNKNlOS7hlDatQgRAb6_M9Cpu48BhHc_tm7YBBRnm3RDC4tRrWOxzuRfXFlwBpUnNjSCdV8E/s320/DSCF2104.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Dru and Fin checking out one of the many canyons.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL2lvVQMdLpZsJ5iRvdcGVDYY2PzMHFdA079wfG9eiDfMtXXMro5FroVMdfSUwZ5zRxQQvd_v7DQDMjHQJ1yxnqH6wvy-iZYnhBhY0kV2EmQ3lb6Pnmp5Lxvk0P_t7er_WvZviCfpF4wj/s1600/DSCF2106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630407763137226258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL2lvVQMdLpZsJ5iRvdcGVDYY2PzMHFdA079wfG9eiDfMtXXMro5FroVMdfSUwZ5zRxQQvd_v7DQDMjHQJ1yxnqH6wvy-iZYnhBhY0kV2EmQ3lb6Pnmp5Lxvk0P_t7er_WvZviCfpF4wj/s320/DSCF2106.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucBvYx2_AgD6XrK5ay_h8eXTcfVhgl8_fMtIZCgK72xhNe9MenH9VcxiyBiCkYKGr1ZtlkR6iCNbQ0FUDBeKjW4YQeTcDsM3yeY4CV2Yn_Fd3Xp7do5MHSkx6frLvrdFTbBhprt8Nx0Gm/s1600/DSCF2114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630405975176277490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucBvYx2_AgD6XrK5ay_h8eXTcfVhgl8_fMtIZCgK72xhNe9MenH9VcxiyBiCkYKGr1ZtlkR6iCNbQ0FUDBeKjW4YQeTcDsM3yeY4CV2Yn_Fd3Xp7do5MHSkx6frLvrdFTbBhprt8Nx0Gm/s320/DSCF2114.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />There's also really neat rock formations called the Needles for obvious reasons.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa5Jbq1eq9U6LwcJpYS5f1qti_jHt5pSJ7NRPaR4G-ko4RFBnfcto0YAblKWrZAzEUAHX4qgMK_7CTPupFk8-e0RdzwimbmKK30Eg_EGuSGUf8yifhkvJ2lURtzFsjbGvVdV6Hupb18No/s1600/DSCF2120.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630405711440723618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa5Jbq1eq9U6LwcJpYS5f1qti_jHt5pSJ7NRPaR4G-ko4RFBnfcto0YAblKWrZAzEUAHX4qgMK_7CTPupFk8-e0RdzwimbmKK30Eg_EGuSGUf8yifhkvJ2lURtzFsjbGvVdV6Hupb18No/s320/DSCF2120.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iMjrmBouzjnteG0jYDw-fC05mGVZrsnONyAVj1FqbpBdHMn1nlWdpJTk4TQ6gvPQC2O704GQOFd8PrkrwxBdXeVlTj8UH94ebs2hvxYrpqfHt7ccFjDFQYEJNFp8yap4cF8pvvPjg52t/s1600/DSCF2121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630405431739130418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iMjrmBouzjnteG0jYDw-fC05mGVZrsnONyAVj1FqbpBdHMn1nlWdpJTk4TQ6gvPQC2O704GQOFd8PrkrwxBdXeVlTj8UH94ebs2hvxYrpqfHt7ccFjDFQYEJNFp8yap4cF8pvvPjg52t/s320/DSCF2121.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeakr76HJpcp5G0l490Em6KXxhYKSkwfwL8zkwGd_Ocz9WnoZmEXJzjMtuo1-d0a3nz__cc20LJOQdWbGMH9UIkBDmnWRKTaRdM56mPd3BacNJivygES5RMWvOb_b3yKMrMt2GCgu6DOHx/s1600/DSCF2126.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630405169471974450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeakr76HJpcp5G0l490Em6KXxhYKSkwfwL8zkwGd_Ocz9WnoZmEXJzjMtuo1-d0a3nz__cc20LJOQdWbGMH9UIkBDmnWRKTaRdM56mPd3BacNJivygES5RMWvOb_b3yKMrMt2GCgu6DOHx/s320/DSCF2126.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We found a picnic area and took a short hike after lunch. Fin can't get enough of being allowed to be outside so much! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlz5kTHfoEYz5Zgz_D6FW3yFykcWxYJ37uW1nSncVA84yOrJTSzIbpjkafM4BPlddGU4FPjt5x3WMek9FEi3kpWRAM6nXrTbUbGxGbnTDEPRneERXjhaEP7CFmSfJgQ5N4A8rLIE2atCJ/s1600/DSCF2133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630403851149067330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlz5kTHfoEYz5Zgz_D6FW3yFykcWxYJ37uW1nSncVA84yOrJTSzIbpjkafM4BPlddGU4FPjt5x3WMek9FEi3kpWRAM6nXrTbUbGxGbnTDEPRneERXjhaEP7CFmSfJgQ5N4A8rLIE2atCJ/s320/DSCF2133.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara was such a darling...hardly fussed the entire trip.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaUc1I3dZZzyHGgE60-5Oe2D7lm5KXt8jhGACjWnuR90rnBSvaFmdI2PVHLtiO8tViRGMMpJGacm7nzJVlndPP22RS5lcDb7PgSHcaW8R6JU2KgVsWS-Dj3HMcQvq-ovl6c4cXR_CtPkl/s1600/DSCF2145.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630403600304772418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaUc1I3dZZzyHGgE60-5Oe2D7lm5KXt8jhGACjWnuR90rnBSvaFmdI2PVHLtiO8tViRGMMpJGacm7nzJVlndPP22RS5lcDb7PgSHcaW8R6JU2KgVsWS-Dj3HMcQvq-ovl6c4cXR_CtPkl/s320/DSCF2145.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqxRB11_vR1e9gTob7lGrzE2IemosEB2A7qr9Zfnwcef9q4VDd047laLmGsYAhb6avEdspAZZG5-kPkL4-LVlIsARTNdo7Ap-M0qTp2Ttwps2EGFr21d6Y4cFIrsKj80qS_VtaZJYI4Ao/s1600/DSCF2148.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630403336820572978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqxRB11_vR1e9gTob7lGrzE2IemosEB2A7qr9Zfnwcef9q4VDd047laLmGsYAhb6avEdspAZZG5-kPkL4-LVlIsARTNdo7Ap-M0qTp2Ttwps2EGFr21d6Y4cFIrsKj80qS_VtaZJYI4Ao/s320/DSCF2148.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqfBpMxoZIWsxf-F-2msT4VqDbgw8o0oQOKnFIJr3JifDXHvIOLpEnKvdVBYHIZnufUSh8GqRxxsGJ2hjbS-3ypzr-e6e-TOwkzOhqzz1QIqhAtaljqUBrjZx61fV5Gax7hssyhWnx42T/s1600/DSCF2152.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630402707271037634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqfBpMxoZIWsxf-F-2msT4VqDbgw8o0oQOKnFIJr3JifDXHvIOLpEnKvdVBYHIZnufUSh8GqRxxsGJ2hjbS-3ypzr-e6e-TOwkzOhqzz1QIqhAtaljqUBrjZx61fV5Gax7hssyhWnx42T/s320/DSCF2152.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We walked out on these big flat rocks which eventually ended in breath-taking views of deep canyons.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83FVy0YDpzCrIG1SHih1q7ko_wd-qQuiHEL0Bcl1m6bGudbIxbYfORqPxTfMvve6BZd09isSmZyjHfcucUQzB5j5_A2odpO6CESJmUvtphCd3mhh2hoZrgg0MJkVRZdeN-b0aX2ANlb6E/s1600/DSCF2173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630402359375948322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83FVy0YDpzCrIG1SHih1q7ko_wd-qQuiHEL0Bcl1m6bGudbIxbYfORqPxTfMvve6BZd09isSmZyjHfcucUQzB5j5_A2odpO6CESJmUvtphCd3mhh2hoZrgg0MJkVRZdeN-b0aX2ANlb6E/s320/DSCF2173.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />In the middle of these gigantic flat rocks were little miniature cactus gardens. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz5WVnl0fj-pJELfHx55kTQ_0xebb_MhWib_U6e7wm6n2yQ3rT6wRdZjtAktZuph5YeKTenQXfbwT277l8hCHte9xwTPTS33cFxi8nzbQIecKsBmJ7_eSBACbq6Jf5uZDRCziPxdrF3RJ/s1600/DSCF2166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630402079523447634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz5WVnl0fj-pJELfHx55kTQ_0xebb_MhWib_U6e7wm6n2yQ3rT6wRdZjtAktZuph5YeKTenQXfbwT277l8hCHte9xwTPTS33cFxi8nzbQIecKsBmJ7_eSBACbq6Jf5uZDRCziPxdrF3RJ/s320/DSCF2166.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5jmWWWczdqao_DV3cFFMhOhEE-Mcm26_eWgju3WCnySsRxgpiok6TbgwvjnOWlFoQOnTT-u9ztmmphrcxkEpD23-jWoqmGvtc-btV_z10FywMa_QlBREIjvtzkDprxIaopB7VX7HKOjc/s1600/DSCF2162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630401813879547458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5jmWWWczdqao_DV3cFFMhOhEE-Mcm26_eWgju3WCnySsRxgpiok6TbgwvjnOWlFoQOnTT-u9ztmmphrcxkEpD23-jWoqmGvtc-btV_z10FywMa_QlBREIjvtzkDprxIaopB7VX7HKOjc/s320/DSCF2162.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbyPJP71FEpHsCE-ktzRyVNp1NzTpBt2aWQxxZ9iNzYPL4AsqEY5JLBH2RoadZMDeRKKCeIM2PD9Tkh8HGaC_YvKoH6alu4i0jrwlkqOTeOl5HeP1L9J2HSDKHo8T_hoNPw2vU_0FD12g/s1600/DSCF2178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630401517237048786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbyPJP71FEpHsCE-ktzRyVNp1NzTpBt2aWQxxZ9iNzYPL4AsqEY5JLBH2RoadZMDeRKKCeIM2PD9Tkh8HGaC_YvKoH6alu4i0jrwlkqOTeOl5HeP1L9J2HSDKHo8T_hoNPw2vU_0FD12g/s320/DSCF2178.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Panoramic views of canyons</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy_B7crOFDZJjmE9tAOa5YjqXc5j9nV6kgnwhV5WM1BtRhvb3BSRsCIWf6z5H2ZqBl2m1R6b8RIwBRXt4C1VE-6zj9YMPxBZBPo9SKiGwQhgXyyHb55mYQwdgcGYi-IgTqZVxWtdkDn_c/s1600/DSCF2180.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630401246518434338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy_B7crOFDZJjmE9tAOa5YjqXc5j9nV6kgnwhV5WM1BtRhvb3BSRsCIWf6z5H2ZqBl2m1R6b8RIwBRXt4C1VE-6zj9YMPxBZBPo9SKiGwQhgXyyHb55mYQwdgcGYi-IgTqZVxWtdkDn_c/s320/DSCF2180.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDp0TFO6E5YBZ1hmnc7qjZaPA8awBoly2vlj4WrWxEVI-wPJ5GjMKLYIyNrq_Og8kRaYJaJT8PmYnBLd3JSGLpV6NjsUd-cQazF2BQtc30PG9gqQkPc742Hr6uokZ1X7yvsdZBaiP5mjZ/s1600/DSCF2187.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630400982385800114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDp0TFO6E5YBZ1hmnc7qjZaPA8awBoly2vlj4WrWxEVI-wPJ5GjMKLYIyNrq_Og8kRaYJaJT8PmYnBLd3JSGLpV6NjsUd-cQazF2BQtc30PG9gqQkPc742Hr6uokZ1X7yvsdZBaiP5mjZ/s320/DSCF2187.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bmvtWTYAoKEwBPCniRRnO79AjSOXMdLj8DroC2CQWwjkhyc2eXs20g-Rt_YgNBUyohtrrA3FQXe3Ev-_zuidRE8H2C1msWmZfb0m6nlhVJSH8Y73douIH937qKfD5dfxhZUPqqewjMCk/s1600/DSCF2191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630400621492405314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bmvtWTYAoKEwBPCniRRnO79AjSOXMdLj8DroC2CQWwjkhyc2eXs20g-Rt_YgNBUyohtrrA3FQXe3Ev-_zuidRE8H2C1msWmZfb0m6nlhVJSH8Y73douIH937qKfD5dfxhZUPqqewjMCk/s320/DSCF2191.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDomhGVwPVck0GTzlemXHeUgROX88SUZRJRLxLc5qNbcdRAadGfxDTsdt1UTNx5dg19ODugfIKsfrYN25KjSVbA_hL68umDn-fWt6ZFmwfomEzv-RZK4WCQ-E5YVy2muP9Ak5GB4vjSGVr/s1600/DSCF2195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630400357765174514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDomhGVwPVck0GTzlemXHeUgROX88SUZRJRLxLc5qNbcdRAadGfxDTsdt1UTNx5dg19ODugfIKsfrYN25KjSVbA_hL68umDn-fWt6ZFmwfomEzv-RZK4WCQ-E5YVy2muP9Ak5GB4vjSGVr/s320/DSCF2195.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlvRCIzILoYhXDDwZK8-MgOJ3zE-tFczgvVT2ngiXNFgIC7wt4WAyXs83l95pPZVO3gs8mHYIY9qQtYnlELUF5YlA7YBdA69tn3_F9T_7zHBpU8dkOLMRsgKICu5KxYcIKhyphenhyphenlwydCGPE8/s1600/DSCF2198.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630400096593089650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlvRCIzILoYhXDDwZK8-MgOJ3zE-tFczgvVT2ngiXNFgIC7wt4WAyXs83l95pPZVO3gs8mHYIY9qQtYnlELUF5YlA7YBdA69tn3_F9T_7zHBpU8dkOLMRsgKICu5KxYcIKhyphenhyphenlwydCGPE8/s320/DSCF2198.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We got back to the hotel late that afternoon and enjoyed some down time together.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xHr6t59PKguV0_g_R4RXF0xZoHoBFlfYLgCqslvT9Sj7tRB6q_vKoXaeuCFmhWpmXXAuhrob5J_SK00X9DD931UqIRKa33v0FxqJCmBKtrmFqZ-b2D84lnmtadaLjW4jvNuCdT043XPk/s1600/DSCF2215.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630399836878179010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xHr6t59PKguV0_g_R4RXF0xZoHoBFlfYLgCqslvT9Sj7tRB6q_vKoXaeuCFmhWpmXXAuhrob5J_SK00X9DD931UqIRKa33v0FxqJCmBKtrmFqZ-b2D84lnmtadaLjW4jvNuCdT043XPk/s320/DSCF2215.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We left the next morning to drive home. About an hour out of our way was this off-the-wall national park called Goblin State Park. We decided we had to check it out.</div><div> </div><div>Fin entertained Clara while Dru and I parked and got situated</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fwZQGF_edS1mGjyRaPcKyT804EcstPMLMv-xKuw_1QP7aiMydSncrEuTt1_gZEFqy0va1vZ8Uy4r_XEb_NGcH7f8_Xf8Det05SkcTkXXaJn2D77E95LVkGeis8jxaRVKn_PQ7oQ5mJ3C/s1600/DSCF2225.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630399522935280194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fwZQGF_edS1mGjyRaPcKyT804EcstPMLMv-xKuw_1QP7aiMydSncrEuTt1_gZEFqy0va1vZ8Uy4r_XEb_NGcH7f8_Xf8Det05SkcTkXXaJn2D77E95LVkGeis8jxaRVKn_PQ7oQ5mJ3C/s320/DSCF2225.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />As we were getting ready to hike down into the park, Fin discovered his pockets. We do not know why this sudden discovery occured, we only know that no amount of wheedling could get this little man to take his hands out of his pockets. Hilarious!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuzaOxsEuI91GvJtnxXCPUCYAqlHmIxHuvcb86Dym_5PM4Z1NuI63M3cUuHAKILnmj2_prccnXkeEEQdGx5CtTC9a9P6h5U-eoWYrkte0CWDbLPszgnwFYp6SM8h-gBRit8WNf8lRcGTd/s1600/DSCF2228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630399047048157954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuzaOxsEuI91GvJtnxXCPUCYAqlHmIxHuvcb86Dym_5PM4Z1NuI63M3cUuHAKILnmj2_prccnXkeEEQdGx5CtTC9a9P6h5U-eoWYrkte0CWDbLPszgnwFYp6SM8h-gBRit8WNf8lRcGTd/s320/DSCF2228.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />You can see the "goblins" in the background here - hundreds of blob-like red rock formations down in a valley. Notice Fin's hands remain in the pockets.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0L8sYYDW91CyyhHjx4TgD9wklpjmpZvIWThcqqow3ZOT6xzbyoLuyLwWoKm0U1t-CJdJyQ8ZJEPtcHf4zyUTftOeegmSljWm1TG0En-aaUG_li3E3fBkYDzyHCoYe0ZgCvU6pY1cbQCv/s1600/DSCF2232.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630398718107838258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0L8sYYDW91CyyhHjx4TgD9wklpjmpZvIWThcqqow3ZOT6xzbyoLuyLwWoKm0U1t-CJdJyQ8ZJEPtcHf4zyUTftOeegmSljWm1TG0En-aaUG_li3E3fBkYDzyHCoYe0ZgCvU6pY1cbQCv/s320/DSCF2232.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zqwXtMvmJpYFyYm92_D8JjFKq6U6yn1tuarsdINThiWFzEEQ7vCtCBZhaoOm1CMvWmzyZUKEnK_LiI2LVjtgl_OfrwC8L-tWkLVjBYojDUuq1zSYHs5lXVU6g-_p5K-priiWbOTgOEdl/s1600/DSCF2302.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630398427251933122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zqwXtMvmJpYFyYm92_D8JjFKq6U6yn1tuarsdINThiWFzEEQ7vCtCBZhaoOm1CMvWmzyZUKEnK_LiI2LVjtgl_OfrwC8L-tWkLVjBYojDUuq1zSYHs5lXVU6g-_p5K-priiWbOTgOEdl/s320/DSCF2302.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfIb3BKraDB-HA7a0GneEkxsuUagD2lzpNbu1I7j6aA_XCndDSskyYTPc-sdhMt-M-DDBUa86Zcwz5D2xL7ojrJ3C5zDAWBeoHgraE1l2ky7_UieYWVqcLvTcw-8wrwiB7TwuWdWwvL5d/s1600/DSCF2234.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630398172366183170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfIb3BKraDB-HA7a0GneEkxsuUagD2lzpNbu1I7j6aA_XCndDSskyYTPc-sdhMt-M-DDBUa86Zcwz5D2xL7ojrJ3C5zDAWBeoHgraE1l2ky7_UieYWVqcLvTcw-8wrwiB7TwuWdWwvL5d/s320/DSCF2234.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Hiking down into the valley with the goblins. Hands still in pockets. In about 5 seconds after this picture was snapped, Fin tripped and was unable to put his hands out in front of him to break his fall. Result - nasty face plant and cheek scrape (thankfully not a broken nose). This STILL did not convince him to take his hands out of his pockets.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DatW7Tfg_MXZuNmfqOCQhiMPw3uWtWJN83lzy9w2RRNL4YMd4iPDoGxl7NplrESDoErKL6jAq3ADJ6U_K6LyYwIVlkOXdjSYCUTr69LY8VirtCKHp_4Fd8E1yUS5QYQeHtXspg3YGfyG/s1600/DSCF2244.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630397009467880082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DatW7Tfg_MXZuNmfqOCQhiMPw3uWtWJN83lzy9w2RRNL4YMd4iPDoGxl7NplrESDoErKL6jAq3ADJ6U_K6LyYwIVlkOXdjSYCUTr69LY8VirtCKHp_4Fd8E1yUS5QYQeHtXspg3YGfyG/s320/DSCF2244.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Climbing on the "goblins" - Fin loved this part!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFzYkxBFrC9CDcmzCiknK_DFQFHDmkuCxmsLeuLioEkxIpadupQGs74JPDueGZBHnyG7BBp_T4iHuRkcLbpZtanKlKyRFW9vq4tET8lYkWWBuL_s0TUT6rsEEo7cnGfxn7Si1wg61SAGa/s1600/DSCF2243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; 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Fin's so darn cute.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDmQhXIdrlIB75wMQDFQ8_LQBOO_NTn3cpjzP6w7mU-r72i8q79uuBl_FgEMTgpybWiKHpllL14NAPckYV8rgBirl8TCM6MBuEwAzcOhxjNd1yFVcdG81tGkH3-LVlU2NES2ecnME60Yu/s1600/DSCF2299.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630377530278806514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDmQhXIdrlIB75wMQDFQ8_LQBOO_NTn3cpjzP6w7mU-r72i8q79uuBl_FgEMTgpybWiKHpllL14NAPckYV8rgBirl8TCM6MBuEwAzcOhxjNd1yFVcdG81tGkH3-LVlU2NES2ecnME60Yu/s320/DSCF2299.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Goodbye, Utah!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-OMvKW68Yey2tx4Rw1YYCH7cpya-yKG0L9ug2pH-45HwUM-RJdyjoUXwYT6osb9Fpki-MbnwOFn8SlCAl_mB7wuwtdUWRvrrE0RRScMmn4wCLx1tIf5XB6i0afci74uz4Q2JVik6Dx8d/s1600/DSCF2304.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630377259939415858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-OMvKW68Yey2tx4Rw1YYCH7cpya-yKG0L9ug2pH-45HwUM-RJdyjoUXwYT6osb9Fpki-MbnwOFn8SlCAl_mB7wuwtdUWRvrrE0RRScMmn4wCLx1tIf5XB6i0afci74uz4Q2JVik6Dx8d/s320/DSCF2304.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We made it home around midnight. We had a great trip, saw some amazing things, and made lifetime family memories!</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-17276285436528691082011-06-09T13:00:00.001-07:002011-06-09T13:56:05.227-07:00Easter and Mother's Day<div>We've had a busy and very fun spring. Our Easter was lovely - we stuck around here and hosted Easter dinner at our house. Dru and I took the kids to the early service at church. The message was wonderful - there's nothing so simply profound as the love of God who sacrificed everything for mankind. I am deeply moved every time I am reminded of it - my favorite thing about Easter! After the service, they had an Easter egg hunt and balloon animals outside for the kids. </div><div> </div><div>Fin LOVED his balloon puppy - look at this face!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA8C3dytKzLMnlY1WVbblh-4dl_EURuNDp-HVNFA4u01sNxVCSGfwiedIxGrzJJDG674nnwvzypgHkIQVmtjta0MlOyDypSojN3MEoNwAzz6nkBmGjT2znvpAK-cvBhyphenhyphenvtYyj1KQOZtM1/s1600/DSCF1527.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616322633344689026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA8C3dytKzLMnlY1WVbblh-4dl_EURuNDp-HVNFA4u01sNxVCSGfwiedIxGrzJJDG674nnwvzypgHkIQVmtjta0MlOyDypSojN3MEoNwAzz6nkBmGjT2znvpAK-cvBhyphenhyphenvtYyj1KQOZtM1/s320/DSCF1527.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibASThQH7UHyAET-pKQqei6V1w-aCJBTv5QQwRx8lSKqNsDMtXVY68EQWcBRGnTFiszbvsfvqzmNPOgTNASZOmsKJZJyHD36Mi21da2uV2cXVMsStWcvi5HWQYFn1-Nzo7ElvrHxALOEvn/s1600/DSCF1526.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616322382764287458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibASThQH7UHyAET-pKQqei6V1w-aCJBTv5QQwRx8lSKqNsDMtXVY68EQWcBRGnTFiszbvsfvqzmNPOgTNASZOmsKJZJyHD36Mi21da2uV2cXVMsStWcvi5HWQYFn1-Nzo7ElvrHxALOEvn/s320/DSCF1526.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then it was off to the house to have Easter dinner. We had to get a few family photos in first, of course. I am so blessed to have a healthy, fun, wonderful family.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48sQ-CcCpM3rDn4uF9oE0iUlCAk2n19BMKYjU7cx5G4B9GrxUqivUtMw-2lSiK-NAUUJaPeoPszBQa8u0dqRow6rO_QjyEk702KOHKsPWaiIu2JD3b1pjH6KwusXsS_rrTJmZx9FOpIZk/s1600/New_1_DSCF1531.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 213px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616322046298635906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48sQ-CcCpM3rDn4uF9oE0iUlCAk2n19BMKYjU7cx5G4B9GrxUqivUtMw-2lSiK-NAUUJaPeoPszBQa8u0dqRow6rO_QjyEk702KOHKsPWaiIu2JD3b1pjH6KwusXsS_rrTJmZx9FOpIZk/s320/New_1_DSCF1531.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Nana and Poppy with the Easter kids</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-GrWg6YrW_zN94mZuaWdIGpTOHivr3R6lZG2dEQEkDZOIVIC58rfo4_sSMCE2jMNA7etMTPrMMS-TlzcT_NcFlTNJYQEN-TRLleURE6xKL4XsKZEAF0YcXFdYktJ9GPsK-U7iTEbQ2Az/s1600/New_1_DSCF1543.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616321865322270706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-GrWg6YrW_zN94mZuaWdIGpTOHivr3R6lZG2dEQEkDZOIVIC58rfo4_sSMCE2jMNA7etMTPrMMS-TlzcT_NcFlTNJYQEN-TRLleURE6xKL4XsKZEAF0YcXFdYktJ9GPsK-U7iTEbQ2Az/s320/New_1_DSCF1543.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We were blessed to have my ailing grandmother join us for Easter dinner. Here she is with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5arm98-mKxeo8QFNEfOWRy5TwBiVm_hXI-nrrG4kHOaHq6rHGW008aO97G3NaPgzttWI8fg7eU17SnE7FM6eBpvSSvKUUvlJfVbD-wubDDbi-RiJ5RDPtdkpO2lslLjVD9h8AU8qGTDB/s1600/New_1_DSCF1540.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 213px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616321556095614626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5arm98-mKxeo8QFNEfOWRy5TwBiVm_hXI-nrrG4kHOaHq6rHGW008aO97G3NaPgzttWI8fg7eU17SnE7FM6eBpvSSvKUUvlJfVbD-wubDDbi-RiJ5RDPtdkpO2lslLjVD9h8AU8qGTDB/s320/New_1_DSCF1540.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin and cousin Gretchen with their bunny ears on. Cute!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnGLfzt8UyO4P3SqCrdhjFaHIFJXPrJyEN4wr7763AJgPpZZ_-RgfrqBXOKqhkGy8XO4Lbz1WM0KAU7_S34dWOJCgenPjfqCmg7-Wj_wZ4sm5dAWVWDJnX4lqcOOlinDPHJmUgeAnxEeC/s1600/DSCF1550.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616321355615656050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnGLfzt8UyO4P3SqCrdhjFaHIFJXPrJyEN4wr7763AJgPpZZ_-RgfrqBXOKqhkGy8XO4Lbz1WM0KAU7_S34dWOJCgenPjfqCmg7-Wj_wZ4sm5dAWVWDJnX4lqcOOlinDPHJmUgeAnxEeC/s320/DSCF1550.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Kicked back, waiting for dinner. Fin is so funny.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC8qWKQoSGim472CUv-FWmEUl4Vf-82uNZTE-8jFAwy9q1Zv_tVVTLdVSqGqAICo5VvZqxnMmwpdWNP3GUlUxeg8Q6D1pxhz7iOsS7X2DK_873twOmNWGBBrDOVK-950EnRbEPBHFc20a/s1600/DSCF1556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616321062093665394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC8qWKQoSGim472CUv-FWmEUl4Vf-82uNZTE-8jFAwy9q1Zv_tVVTLdVSqGqAICo5VvZqxnMmwpdWNP3GUlUxeg8Q6D1pxhz7iOsS7X2DK_873twOmNWGBBrDOVK-950EnRbEPBHFc20a/s320/DSCF1556.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin with his Poppy. I think they resemble each other! Such love between these two!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7G9xQhgC1A9KfvWh2hrlStAqGo8bgSv-ebYOy7XkbKnf9UDCKCrboTfH2RSRtK6uP3y9nKND8xS1rEnVMhyphenhyphenZbY4IEz4lRQtsuBJLriwzf4QfIoHONKM7zJxXahEQx7pzbExrRJ3gUdZW/s1600/DSCF1561.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616320791062076178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7G9xQhgC1A9KfvWh2hrlStAqGo8bgSv-ebYOy7XkbKnf9UDCKCrboTfH2RSRtK6uP3y9nKND8xS1rEnVMhyphenhyphenZbY4IEz4lRQtsuBJLriwzf4QfIoHONKM7zJxXahEQx7pzbExrRJ3gUdZW/s320/DSCF1561.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />With my sweet little Easter girl - SO MUCH fun to be able to dress up a little girl on special occasions!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5YWIBVDW6D4X6L6TeNUfKHRp4M1Zvf6cOAmREEu2aCeozS2S8biP-9R9anVnqyK2io3N8nUb0Jt5ygvZ0s3TlS9mXKSUqJmKgw9L19hEJVFNvSIUN1pKwnjSxgJjiTYiqoTk22DbBamb/s1600/DSCF1567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616320542401176994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5YWIBVDW6D4X6L6TeNUfKHRp4M1Zvf6cOAmREEu2aCeozS2S8biP-9R9anVnqyK2io3N8nUb0Jt5ygvZ0s3TlS9mXKSUqJmKgw9L19hEJVFNvSIUN1pKwnjSxgJjiTYiqoTk22DbBamb/s320/DSCF1567.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Happy girl. Love it when she flashes those gums!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwC0PNhc5D7jtpmn7Y8o9S321Nk-_InLLTabKM0OofIbzN7GaLKi2Ep5efZqXt76f94QowmEG73iXv_zTr4rVhwcIJqOD5Qs_mcNbfpscA_AZfzspL9_hXHQht5YIPsMqhSO65-6a0VL1/s1600/DSCF1568.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616320283589573138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwC0PNhc5D7jtpmn7Y8o9S321Nk-_InLLTabKM0OofIbzN7GaLKi2Ep5efZqXt76f94QowmEG73iXv_zTr4rVhwcIJqOD5Qs_mcNbfpscA_AZfzspL9_hXHQht5YIPsMqhSO65-6a0VL1/s320/DSCF1568.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Just after dinner, monkeying around. I love the look on Clara's face. HAHA!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3NCxA3sFKTfztOV001UPQ_O_G_2OU9l9MO_oVlfxFRrq6-9f2W6IX_NV0ySibod0WvQ3cBJSCQ5vkUEh1Jvg1noAp-cmHOfRw86hKR6xfWzLMcfUMy360epvuHKps2SO9XhigiGaXGiu/s1600/DSCF1573.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616319950129518834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3NCxA3sFKTfztOV001UPQ_O_G_2OU9l9MO_oVlfxFRrq6-9f2W6IX_NV0ySibod0WvQ3cBJSCQ5vkUEh1Jvg1noAp-cmHOfRw86hKR6xfWzLMcfUMy360epvuHKps2SO9XhigiGaXGiu/s320/DSCF1573.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then it was Easter egg hunting time! As usual, Poppy was the designated egg hider. Fin actually did remarkably well hunting for the eggs and finding them!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiuG-aKJCdUn366hevHQylrh-Gdm3mzJRWVHXj7_ZW7FqIJ3Mr-EvPXl2h6NJVsMCTubzl7Heg6TPJGJY8GU9NE31dNvW5dWtE7O-vIeyhIUdWWW7I_QqaRDNfUK5OYBrJWo7o-OSbspq/s1600/New_1_DSCF1577.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616319675572323602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiuG-aKJCdUn366hevHQylrh-Gdm3mzJRWVHXj7_ZW7FqIJ3Mr-EvPXl2h6NJVsMCTubzl7Heg6TPJGJY8GU9NE31dNvW5dWtE7O-vIeyhIUdWWW7I_QqaRDNfUK5OYBrJWo7o-OSbspq/s320/New_1_DSCF1577.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He picked up one egg that had candy in it. After that, he'd find an egg, shake it to see if it had candy, and if it didn't make any noise, he'd throw it back down and go search for another. Stinker!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDctBmuHPkPCbioVeS-hHS1nS3ASydlo7XwJDDHQ-G5rUXYj0RVjtbGms5drjK8ISCdfgsXZ28aKS16hExD2GxyNQzX5U3I1VPKwnBTqHYp-JU1CUZHQbTyZ3vySaBkEzt_pFLv2ji6wrc/s1600/DSCF1578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616319476941728770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDctBmuHPkPCbioVeS-hHS1nS3ASydlo7XwJDDHQ-G5rUXYj0RVjtbGms5drjK8ISCdfgsXZ28aKS16hExD2GxyNQzX5U3I1VPKwnBTqHYp-JU1CUZHQbTyZ3vySaBkEzt_pFLv2ji6wrc/s320/DSCF1578.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />This is so cute...love these two!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUF4jXE0cBx-P0CCcsoGmeieXq3fdmJyKM866KK5rEPfDhKGpPnAmeI5IyVQ2YtYFV3XLx_UnC1NekPDG9zxy5Ct6CZj21_eC6viisawKxa5AlwpDoTkZN8fFe735BYv3_uP7a9jEJ6HS/s1600/DSCF1581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616319079220971522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUF4jXE0cBx-P0CCcsoGmeieXq3fdmJyKM866KK5rEPfDhKGpPnAmeI5IyVQ2YtYFV3XLx_UnC1NekPDG9zxy5Ct6CZj21_eC6viisawKxa5AlwpDoTkZN8fFe735BYv3_uP7a9jEJ6HS/s320/DSCF1581.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG4-UZk6fqux4SlSFog5GGoby3E57dZAbkuxqUyCLposmVdtlDDTGI-ExgXN3sD_eXzyXyzRzIJPG-5A50n0Lu-TxyuWc2xamxXANi3Uq3ocdMGWBTKx3lVa9X4n91zruxb3MOs6eBc0K/s1600/DSCF1584.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616318782846816674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG4-UZk6fqux4SlSFog5GGoby3E57dZAbkuxqUyCLposmVdtlDDTGI-ExgXN3sD_eXzyXyzRzIJPG-5A50n0Lu-TxyuWc2xamxXANi3Uq3ocdMGWBTKx3lVa9X4n91zruxb3MOs6eBc0K/s320/DSCF1584.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Mommy trying to help</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKYVrOl4Bcrw6laUAmnTKFoFKlIxn4k6gnybHI9zjeBwpNrdm4BccCNNXin29TdjZY5aDWpP6ZZvKN_c0JtCsex76inBW8perbbp3u66BBB_UomzzWDnT8eTu0AdTxVZoIg-UXq44nFP0/s1600/DSCF1589.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616318462039256258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKYVrOl4Bcrw6laUAmnTKFoFKlIxn4k6gnybHI9zjeBwpNrdm4BccCNNXin29TdjZY5aDWpP6ZZvKN_c0JtCsex76inBW8perbbp3u66BBB_UomzzWDnT8eTu0AdTxVZoIg-UXq44nFP0/s320/DSCF1589.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Daddy and Clara</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldYU9Yjg6LXxjEVytMd1Ns6Mq4KozKH1WYAC_-STNHh5FpBV8piJGAVHg12Mp3njxf8YZZplMQfGD0-KNyRY2RQ2Q4P7-dKYhwHzUVP8A2LfnFEEshRasTBhnaUUjqx9iMcsn3iJce19M/s1600/DSCF1605.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616318070711117074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldYU9Yjg6LXxjEVytMd1Ns6Mq4KozKH1WYAC_-STNHh5FpBV8piJGAVHg12Mp3njxf8YZZplMQfGD0-KNyRY2RQ2Q4P7-dKYhwHzUVP8A2LfnFEEshRasTBhnaUUjqx9iMcsn3iJce19M/s320/DSCF1605.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiuaZ4YiVuFLNPZUu4Erxrj6oSbFceD9ReTVZcXqu5RftNqMUXA4FQmqtdT19IKs2v22lr8fYU73V2zCm0s7A5iYr1jqjnjEu9nD9F6itisCP_vk5syZ5hAbWVKLfZb2Aoh_UEFAIVo5a/s1600/New_1_DSCF1601.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616317799063239938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiuaZ4YiVuFLNPZUu4Erxrj6oSbFceD9ReTVZcXqu5RftNqMUXA4FQmqtdT19IKs2v22lr8fYU73V2zCm0s7A5iYr1jqjnjEu9nD9F6itisCP_vk5syZ5hAbWVKLfZb2Aoh_UEFAIVo5a/s320/New_1_DSCF1601.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />We ended the fun day with grasshopper pie, courtesy of my mom. Fin LOVED it! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp0I6tGd1WcPU7R2WziGLjCvzOG6IIAr8SaC3j1J73Qdzx-i59juwC-lr5WEN1y9Uchltdde4TvqvUMxM5IDHyvFi0G3Z1_EPUeHqpC5hAfYz4WD4FlewEejOWXVfacVwmsK1R1XargWC/s1600/DSCF1608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616317496077063042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp0I6tGd1WcPU7R2WziGLjCvzOG6IIAr8SaC3j1J73Qdzx-i59juwC-lr5WEN1y9Uchltdde4TvqvUMxM5IDHyvFi0G3Z1_EPUeHqpC5hAfYz4WD4FlewEejOWXVfacVwmsK1R1XargWC/s320/DSCF1608.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Clara was so tired that night after a full day of activity. She fell asleep snuggled down with me. Love it!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NL2tc4SawJTOD1WuTrG8pMOopn9MCpBeDS2kjKnLuDSUh_vO-qs6wIGyuja-Hd2kqpZG3bWpmPDoIpTOhU0uOhhX6-EEfxhJIK7B7IPe3F0etM-S2QrHu7oHX0QV2Ia1NalQrlcdiWn_/s1600/DSCF1612.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616317133456524818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NL2tc4SawJTOD1WuTrG8pMOopn9MCpBeDS2kjKnLuDSUh_vO-qs6wIGyuja-Hd2kqpZG3bWpmPDoIpTOhU0uOhhX6-EEfxhJIK7B7IPe3F0etM-S2QrHu7oHX0QV2Ia1NalQrlcdiWn_/s320/DSCF1612.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />I had a wonderful Mother's Day, too. After a relaxed, fun morning with Dru and the kids, we went out to my parent's for the afternoon.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcfXvs2LQaOGRoK09XSf7z_6FmRIs4ENjqBEXnqWcP6MR6ixFrmAVKhYjyc3m017SbSk9g1z2RNVxxH33TtwKRA8b8K4DQG807dOO8CBtZUfBzA1-QjcRzPwDq6RM9RQMp6kkqFQY8jXa/s1600/DSCF1702.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616315445623442034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcfXvs2LQaOGRoK09XSf7z_6FmRIs4ENjqBEXnqWcP6MR6ixFrmAVKhYjyc3m017SbSk9g1z2RNVxxH33TtwKRA8b8K4DQG807dOO8CBtZUfBzA1-QjcRzPwDq6RM9RQMp6kkqFQY8jXa/s320/DSCF1702.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsb-FeLif-k0APQX7LDbLpTd99I_HyRzeL14QNtYjdN1hPWLBSSvDXjzfYYv1HrRavUMnLKvNsbT3JU3OIaUYAd2zdufQy0qa1hwKsbS-VHq-or6NKOXjY5zaTX5IhK6JHhVZogfLpPkY/s1600/DSCF1721.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616315144295297922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsb-FeLif-k0APQX7LDbLpTd99I_HyRzeL14QNtYjdN1hPWLBSSvDXjzfYYv1HrRavUMnLKvNsbT3JU3OIaUYAd2zdufQy0qa1hwKsbS-VHq-or6NKOXjY5zaTX5IhK6JHhVZogfLpPkY/s320/DSCF1721.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then Fin got to go horseback riding for the first time! Here he is petting the horse and getting used to it before we mounted.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XSd297fAoedMqRiCsbT1pucVA8Al07DijReL9vOEdiI_A6DTbiLtuVCap-FjAW4obXcEPHhS1O5fFOf_XrlGGEg2GWfWrfttlmwfc8ZpwhAxLmNfRYdefQJQOOFxUrWwYI7eRDRMK3d8/s1600/DSCF1724.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616314838032357330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XSd297fAoedMqRiCsbT1pucVA8Al07DijReL9vOEdiI_A6DTbiLtuVCap-FjAW4obXcEPHhS1O5fFOf_XrlGGEg2GWfWrfttlmwfc8ZpwhAxLmNfRYdefQJQOOFxUrWwYI7eRDRMK3d8/s320/DSCF1724.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />On the horse! Fin didn't scream or cry at all - he did great!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChL72jXCcO4z0jKj1pDno6ptPZVyM-UFijW6ZaolcmjGKUvo4i0q9FB8p3TdlbR00brHlgQA-58_dAcMgFYdPouxzwu2z3CF_EOGdS82b59suxMvj2o0HGgXeOEJ7Un6b8igzdUwTAz-l/s1600/DSCF1727.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616314543752868946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChL72jXCcO4z0jKj1pDno6ptPZVyM-UFijW6ZaolcmjGKUvo4i0q9FB8p3TdlbR00brHlgQA-58_dAcMgFYdPouxzwu2z3CF_EOGdS82b59suxMvj2o0HGgXeOEJ7Un6b8igzdUwTAz-l/s320/DSCF1727.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFkvvPREBFz8Wl5oiJ1NxbaHkoHD2v9SH69RuvB2505kj-aCjxmtp3SHzMN_-M-X6dR6X7glBaogOOYHe-QjaEvMqDRiKW8aAO3ld5DUQ0AwOHXPtCRBEpt3doiOJwmzHz9mq5jaodnTD/s1600/New_1_DSCF1731.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616314287254800018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFkvvPREBFz8Wl5oiJ1NxbaHkoHD2v9SH69RuvB2505kj-aCjxmtp3SHzMN_-M-X6dR6X7glBaogOOYHe-QjaEvMqDRiKW8aAO3ld5DUQ0AwOHXPtCRBEpt3doiOJwmzHz9mq5jaodnTD/s320/New_1_DSCF1731.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Poppy had the lead rope to start off - I didn't know how well I could reign and hold Fin. But soon into the ride, I figured it out - we even trotted! Such fun!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XtBSQDRO7yc1hIUtvuJkKaNd4XhynTcq3NzwS3AXa0H71YjbjfV5SONzj5zcjzGKBmLxjBa_USZ5xzKnq2Nrb8W_QoegQzXkLlQb4g1UF9gp648wAfugUuxktoh9_OO6gBcr_ho7Bcf/s1600/New_1_DSCF1737.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616313948387601506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XtBSQDRO7yc1hIUtvuJkKaNd4XhynTcq3NzwS3AXa0H71YjbjfV5SONzj5zcjzGKBmLxjBa_USZ5xzKnq2Nrb8W_QoegQzXkLlQb4g1UF9gp648wAfugUuxktoh9_OO6gBcr_ho7Bcf/s320/New_1_DSCF1737.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then Fin, Dru, and Poppy went off to pick me a boquet of wildflowers - a tradition we used to do for my mom on Mother's Day. While gone, Dru and Poppy taught Fin to say, "Happy Mother's Day" which Fin shortened to just "Happy Day!" Love that little guy!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJN2NkA_rH5TvGogyOJ4AGr3Ku1UaNF2w-XEPDuhZAKBFlu5BACuwNgxyuzWcSduEft4AXPXWfNmUir_Fkl0hm0ezk4vD2xsG-unGLMYKCv6VX_BtmGIZT4FgE0pELLhAGK-QGhG1kCcS/s1600/New_1_DSCF1745.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616313612162200370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJN2NkA_rH5TvGogyOJ4AGr3Ku1UaNF2w-XEPDuhZAKBFlu5BACuwNgxyuzWcSduEft4AXPXWfNmUir_Fkl0hm0ezk4vD2xsG-unGLMYKCv6VX_BtmGIZT4FgE0pELLhAGK-QGhG1kCcS/s320/New_1_DSCF1745.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />First Mother's Day with both my sweet, special babies. I AM SO BLESSED!!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3085KTkpF5nt6IhtIPc7rfKCrNzE4sKeckekm-Oa4dqvVOoStPOnzud6BhrX3Ec_YVmehWgExbDjqt_ktYrKBdyXDf1KmctkC0x1GWckKHKWFLGtJggoKBIcbr_DscBgm6AVCQnVqh5CB/s1600/New_1_DSCF1708.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 213px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616313373198245426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3085KTkpF5nt6IhtIPc7rfKCrNzE4sKeckekm-Oa4dqvVOoStPOnzud6BhrX3Ec_YVmehWgExbDjqt_ktYrKBdyXDf1KmctkC0x1GWckKHKWFLGtJggoKBIcbr_DscBgm6AVCQnVqh5CB/s320/New_1_DSCF1708.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-22464041533998668012011-05-15T17:37:00.000-07:002011-05-21T22:49:52.557-07:00Happenings<div><div><div><div><div><div>Time to update the blog! I'm not entirely certain too many people view this ol' blog so I don't keep up with it as regularly as I should. Never a dull moment around our house these days, with a VERY active almost-2-year-old and a little 7-month-old "pistol pants" (as her nanny calls her). The kids amaze me every day. Clara is sitting up on her own now, is developing several different language sounds, and laughs at her brother every day. Fin is now carrying out multiple step directions, can speak his mind (me: "Do you want a banana?" Fin: "NO! Blueberries!"), is just starting to form 2 and 3-word sentences ("baby crying" "oh no! ball down" "happy day!"), and just today started making up his own songs, ("happy day, happy happy day day, happy daaaaay"). Clara is pigging out on all kinds of solid foods now and is finally catching up on the growth curve - she's up to around the 25%.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Here's our little grinner on her 1st St. Patrick's Day. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX9ErODD6TlY_E8ASPNRfXtZVmg3Z16gXybbqttSfDBiSAZVohi2R2CDotW1KYccQw80IAGnkVmo54EHRyBCefDXmVBfquH9giA_mBEs2_c2uLRXAPByAdQ8FJoeFTEcT06dFmYYPFkXp/s1600/IMG_5893.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607163557809246466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX9ErODD6TlY_E8ASPNRfXtZVmg3Z16gXybbqttSfDBiSAZVohi2R2CDotW1KYccQw80IAGnkVmo54EHRyBCefDXmVBfquH9giA_mBEs2_c2uLRXAPByAdQ8FJoeFTEcT06dFmYYPFkXp/s320/IMG_5893.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />She's found her feet and is forever sticking them (and everything else!) in her mouth</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusn5EFJ-8sl9y-xXqo6KYqhWZdPrKT6uDLS3YSY7dIllsr4K72YeVsw7fy-lWcSN3WuMYNTvzFNeGPsokXA55_z9Dyi_GdZyDopBUbWz8s-N4nCufIsu8mk2GEbDYjI5ubmMLTndlVYGw/s1600/DSCF1048.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607163347915605074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusn5EFJ-8sl9y-xXqo6KYqhWZdPrKT6uDLS3YSY7dIllsr4K72YeVsw7fy-lWcSN3WuMYNTvzFNeGPsokXA55_z9Dyi_GdZyDopBUbWz8s-N4nCufIsu8mk2GEbDYjI5ubmMLTndlVYGw/s320/DSCF1048.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9xXNTcj2D9qrq7kfoirit_gdMCPt6X96DZ4N7UO4jFIOPnU5j_WJCj5ydsynUX24HYgfZPWLEZ7uLxrV7xg0GDeyRYxtMYNZrUtQVtgzY67B5r-12Hqfu85IwIHSNKeX5M4H3i7chrQ0/s1600/DSCF1049.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607163149850338338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9xXNTcj2D9qrq7kfoirit_gdMCPt6X96DZ4N7UO4jFIOPnU5j_WJCj5ydsynUX24HYgfZPWLEZ7uLxrV7xg0GDeyRYxtMYNZrUtQVtgzY67B5r-12Hqfu85IwIHSNKeX5M4H3i7chrQ0/s320/DSCF1049.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />I can't get over how beautiful she is - and how much she looks like her brother!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6ViKvW-uIAa4O4ps1pKndG18tUfcw4nE4La4tUaGKgkaVjUsCEiHk6YRkXEwY42te3WvleuNy9SpOmQF2aBRRwamxaEzUhT8J0C1oinjt8a5JvXNetY1zBNXyCUTn7Nhi7WR8n_cVV7u/s1600/DSCF1109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607162891560397026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6ViKvW-uIAa4O4ps1pKndG18tUfcw4nE4La4tUaGKgkaVjUsCEiHk6YRkXEwY42te3WvleuNy9SpOmQF2aBRRwamxaEzUhT8J0C1oinjt8a5JvXNetY1zBNXyCUTn7Nhi7WR8n_cVV7u/s320/DSCF1109.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She's very content to be lounging around on the floor, especially if Fin is nearby</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KHxmWAaatyjyClQyK5py74vfnS7hB18LGvp9wHdAq2gnze8ox9vW7HfQnqlJ6SU77HxHnRQtKqocwNSRtDh8ucZiFJTkENpGCHETfJVtyB_Ie0TRjsXrn-yz_m96aS4ZmPx3jKmJeLnk/s1600/DSCF1160.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607162705427950386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KHxmWAaatyjyClQyK5py74vfnS7hB18LGvp9wHdAq2gnze8ox9vW7HfQnqlJ6SU77HxHnRQtKqocwNSRtDh8ucZiFJTkENpGCHETfJVtyB_Ie0TRjsXrn-yz_m96aS4ZmPx3jKmJeLnk/s320/DSCF1160.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Her one-armed touchdown pose</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCOHO6c1LFyKElkJz98a25jStjZm4iHx4Q7985QQczpUy8WuEDjPHxj6F3Jra2MLMURpi3rmd3aALtyXz_qes6VKHEl-JhIGcoe5TTSpPwFkoJvuK0mqS1sI_WFvx4ObHE8FqePjGSa3h/s1600/DSCF1171.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607162535931145970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCOHO6c1LFyKElkJz98a25jStjZm4iHx4Q7985QQczpUy8WuEDjPHxj6F3Jra2MLMURpi3rmd3aALtyXz_qes6VKHEl-JhIGcoe5TTSpPwFkoJvuK0mqS1sI_WFvx4ObHE8FqePjGSa3h/s320/DSCF1171.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />This is her having her first bites of solid foods - sweet potatoes! At first, she was a little trepidatious, as seen here</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOEmmw7CNgQuunvzRSMtRvr4qSIyznY5zZbZL8N0B2xFBMFjzs1zjT_PIqMEWvViCoM7MLyjY61cZn5oIZjIfJMwoCqpSfph_vhxYI-j-h-3J3eQYxHPcqfeRAG32DMMXlXnzgAJIZ50w/s1600/DSCF1189.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607162211920807010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOEmmw7CNgQuunvzRSMtRvr4qSIyznY5zZbZL8N0B2xFBMFjzs1zjT_PIqMEWvViCoM7MLyjY61cZn5oIZjIfJMwoCqpSfph_vhxYI-j-h-3J3eQYxHPcqfeRAG32DMMXlXnzgAJIZ50w/s320/DSCF1189.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Then she got braver, but she watched my face the entire time to make sure I wasn't tricking her!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxngz0aOMSrgBfotMJ2I34Hbtcz88IpPU0jVvegKRnbob5EWuXDJ6kTqYw4CWRP7IC1ddhAQR0d1oldA6yH5XoQnOeEhsXKCV7IxXFUEFyNASoKx43a79N9wv0HRidswtcS9wxyW8Dbgcr/s1600/DSCF1187.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607161911150804818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxngz0aOMSrgBfotMJ2I34Hbtcz88IpPU0jVvegKRnbob5EWuXDJ6kTqYw4CWRP7IC1ddhAQR0d1oldA6yH5XoQnOeEhsXKCV7IxXFUEFyNASoKx43a79N9wv0HRidswtcS9wxyW8Dbgcr/s320/DSCF1187.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Taking a bite....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-rDS-5JnrdL9IUcnVV-xFjXvAnBbQVKko3hD03tnJk04Fu0ZbxdfajUAhDn6QzDpjEI0lTPbt_GxfqvIJIYWA8aw_FPXoKg1H0CaomYdWgCDM5dAx5iI91oCWiLKrhQl9PIqI_aHg58-/s1600/DSCF1188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607161588412640722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-rDS-5JnrdL9IUcnVV-xFjXvAnBbQVKko3hD03tnJk04Fu0ZbxdfajUAhDn6QzDpjEI0lTPbt_GxfqvIJIYWA8aw_FPXoKg1H0CaomYdWgCDM5dAx5iI91oCWiLKrhQl9PIqI_aHg58-/s320/DSCF1188.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She liked it!!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-PTTm94QsoC-B-uO943yKYMhNzs9SFPDOr0NWsTqgCZIpi1dd0gRVijGzZcogd5cLaC46herxFxqrm5tob67MuK2Exx5WhRJNGWCg-tBuqdRZB9URogA982czCjzM7uqv0UxApMNzX3a/s1600/DSCF1180.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607161172533319058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-PTTm94QsoC-B-uO943yKYMhNzs9SFPDOr0NWsTqgCZIpi1dd0gRVijGzZcogd5cLaC46herxFxqrm5tob67MuK2Exx5WhRJNGWCg-tBuqdRZB9URogA982czCjzM7uqv0UxApMNzX3a/s320/DSCF1180.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Full, satisfied customer! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KVD8MK8xqddzkl30mZmOTmwFxS-7X8FCIgEeFZ5z89MD9N9U3G80yPDzHiAWCh8wrWBCuQlz-Mt8Z0fanDiYIOl6RC_9YTG_brPOy0kIvTwPAZ9JObl0er-_R9t1UWCMDBUSf9O0jjGz/s1600/DSCF1183.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607160871097563202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KVD8MK8xqddzkl30mZmOTmwFxS-7X8FCIgEeFZ5z89MD9N9U3G80yPDzHiAWCh8wrWBCuQlz-Mt8Z0fanDiYIOl6RC_9YTG_brPOy0kIvTwPAZ9JObl0er-_R9t1UWCMDBUSf9O0jjGz/s320/DSCF1183.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KVD8MK8xqddzkl30mZmOTmwFxS-7X8FCIgEeFZ5z89MD9N9U3G80yPDzHiAWCh8wrWBCuQlz-Mt8Z0fanDiYIOl6RC_9YTG_brPOy0kIvTwPAZ9JObl0er-_R9t1UWCMDBUSf9O0jjGz/s1600/DSCF1183.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div>Sitting up in style - check out how she lounges with her feet crossed - sooo cute!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8kXudCa5QbO8AIFCqwCeWgsYsgOMDiuM-ghl9AzIL59vz91hgOApKHTr-9jVPoWDXsIEJWIPjf74eY9ontT_J005gqxNs9i7eABVivhAeAuZUbRZ_RrdJZchxy-1scnQUVPPvpb8trUx/s1600/New_1_DSCF1250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607160449972861282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8kXudCa5QbO8AIFCqwCeWgsYsgOMDiuM-ghl9AzIL59vz91hgOApKHTr-9jVPoWDXsIEJWIPjf74eY9ontT_J005gqxNs9i7eABVivhAeAuZUbRZ_RrdJZchxy-1scnQUVPPvpb8trUx/s320/New_1_DSCF1250.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ph3ByjphaPAUegi-0d6mb0RdgKuy6O6Cf2jKEwsG7lCAVfGr95tcXEg2uLQJh2KMrFAkXWA85mnQuxC16tm-X-RXMTEif2Q8GPqjM01rd7IdUluMALnE1e1l3EhlS-A88AoFYlcw_hP_/s1600/New_1_DSCF1255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607159648898240674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ph3ByjphaPAUegi-0d6mb0RdgKuy6O6Cf2jKEwsG7lCAVfGr95tcXEg2uLQJh2KMrFAkXWA85mnQuxC16tm-X-RXMTEif2Q8GPqjM01rd7IdUluMALnE1e1l3EhlS-A88AoFYlcw_hP_/s320/New_1_DSCF1255.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />My happy, pretty baby girl...growing up</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYAjRDQYdItJ5V_wlZWxrkdgrAlpQ935wuEP_goUVkt9mFs3_vKxD9YhQ1gQcG8ouFG_niJYle7f_5q_ug4BuNdbYkrObBzxmW1lnYV1Ic1khd_b4FdjVFvTNVswnG4UtC3Hv7kVnCkEB/s1600/New_1_DSCF1267.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607159020262440306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYAjRDQYdItJ5V_wlZWxrkdgrAlpQ935wuEP_goUVkt9mFs3_vKxD9YhQ1gQcG8ouFG_niJYle7f_5q_ug4BuNdbYkrObBzxmW1lnYV1Ic1khd_b4FdjVFvTNVswnG4UtC3Hv7kVnCkEB/s320/New_1_DSCF1267.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QLPo7rwXWe8qfBojcfbQygQUJE_kJwmQTqr-_k6EbhcatE6XPBUeLsDQF74nORQS5txkTPEAWsLnjgMgy33mC6xDYxupzfHtRvIMrBgDypgbpuT0IdEezitF_ndkrHBjoZqvalynWSaf/s1600/DSCF1265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607158317330994642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QLPo7rwXWe8qfBojcfbQygQUJE_kJwmQTqr-_k6EbhcatE6XPBUeLsDQF74nORQS5txkTPEAWsLnjgMgy33mC6xDYxupzfHtRvIMrBgDypgbpuT0IdEezitF_ndkrHBjoZqvalynWSaf/s320/DSCF1265.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Her airplane pose....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b8jQs41QkIqpuu9yHN346p18c-yfZ1GdmI7tfyZAXtSHIqGo3GjLGwWXKvkkIpWaIYSy8S8aQmZphEndvJ4POqSUXZH6viGiFrPCctUTkVtH_C-Sk0F8G0kZNTOJtv5rTzk30VhlqcPy/s1600/DSCF1289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607157788424491890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b8jQs41QkIqpuu9yHN346p18c-yfZ1GdmI7tfyZAXtSHIqGo3GjLGwWXKvkkIpWaIYSy8S8aQmZphEndvJ4POqSUXZH6viGiFrPCctUTkVtH_C-Sk0F8G0kZNTOJtv5rTzk30VhlqcPy/s320/DSCF1289.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She loves to cross those feet!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxYsym6RDrNmhPDyMF-h6UDEzJoF6g6_WVTU-v_Ae3qTf6UKenRQsJYciR2JE2Rvi6-gUqnY6GWHdYAo6TRIY4wykp8CbgUEu9oC-bgRC3wgrrqt_0tO8ZE79F6EQNjZLWDV1ktC1KkzO/s1600/New_1_DSCF1298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607156551347227074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxYsym6RDrNmhPDyMF-h6UDEzJoF6g6_WVTU-v_Ae3qTf6UKenRQsJYciR2JE2Rvi6-gUqnY6GWHdYAo6TRIY4wykp8CbgUEu9oC-bgRC3wgrrqt_0tO8ZE79F6EQNjZLWDV1ktC1KkzO/s320/New_1_DSCF1298.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Hilarious! - she fell asleep with her fingers in her mouth</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvDW-dJ8xmvwC_gaNUtiCtSj6V-LrVQ7gyPiuHjzfY-WnaYCazZQ1rA-9xDfW279CTiEIFh_aCC6oWHcV4YV9Gz6xi8ffoWPlkgfamcyIRrRkzIOsQPMFDwgTPfqFBWTxqnjmicKDwGEw/s1600/DSCF1308.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607155892792862930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvDW-dJ8xmvwC_gaNUtiCtSj6V-LrVQ7gyPiuHjzfY-WnaYCazZQ1rA-9xDfW279CTiEIFh_aCC6oWHcV4YV9Gz6xi8ffoWPlkgfamcyIRrRkzIOsQPMFDwgTPfqFBWTxqnjmicKDwGEw/s320/DSCF1308.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She even liked green beans (*gasp*!) </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0O3jyJBMdrfotNvJan9WEm8bVdr5iUBLsz2RmLJVlLgJ5XZ2Gq68mnIHNrzW0-xzNLTptXVg9VAhYYBJvSwDdtaSiXizoJlqwXkNxtKnK-JjnffpMxiTUwV7FYODZutyeLdOMr969uij/s1600/DSCF1332.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607155338644267458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0O3jyJBMdrfotNvJan9WEm8bVdr5iUBLsz2RmLJVlLgJ5XZ2Gq68mnIHNrzW0-xzNLTptXVg9VAhYYBJvSwDdtaSiXizoJlqwXkNxtKnK-JjnffpMxiTUwV7FYODZutyeLdOMr969uij/s320/DSCF1332.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Tired out and cuddled up. Love this picture.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w_oQc09utRzLDWBV3pNClOiTV_oNaW17rm7hoYVYQxDwU8OOmhOq5z7SLQ35qCcqbqd842l8tC8HBkTux4O1WrNAoYK6geeNZBDZ3soTTkokOGm92iG_0B9jhYADVZuW8qw7Ht_hrhRj/s1600/DSCF1397.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607154742117570402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w_oQc09utRzLDWBV3pNClOiTV_oNaW17rm7hoYVYQxDwU8OOmhOq5z7SLQ35qCcqbqd842l8tC8HBkTux4O1WrNAoYK6geeNZBDZ3soTTkokOGm92iG_0B9jhYADVZuW8qw7Ht_hrhRj/s320/DSCF1397.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />With her new cousin, Leila! Can't believe how much bigger she looks than Leila.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0etZMxfCXUVi4P59KjoUqZgbkeIcoSuWaHxy-sZgy3f8BV3mZx7qo9YIA66a93OkjZD2eM6UQnkwM5d7s6KRG1ybQ22SzxVQu9xvTR4rxpf2w4WBFfFe_lZ25AIjmtiim46Rjvk75DR3O/s1600/DSCF1392.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607154214768476930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0etZMxfCXUVi4P59KjoUqZgbkeIcoSuWaHxy-sZgy3f8BV3mZx7qo9YIA66a93OkjZD2eM6UQnkwM5d7s6KRG1ybQ22SzxVQu9xvTR4rxpf2w4WBFfFe_lZ25AIjmtiim46Rjvk75DR3O/s320/DSCF1392.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Billy Goat Clara - she even eats her own socks!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbEM8fU4nXLO3ojaU4jQhVoF80XqoJZhh19-JzTvh0P36_8fwAhyzmfzS0fBvoiyDteZB19hXxPWhyapjC8BRpU0wqOS8dsMfnMY4v8k2o9VhC0JZ4HcVgjWBp2Xd6MKL-CnjjVvRfRrs/s1600/DSCF1509.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607153491157707010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbEM8fU4nXLO3ojaU4jQhVoF80XqoJZhh19-JzTvh0P36_8fwAhyzmfzS0fBvoiyDteZB19hXxPWhyapjC8BRpU0wqOS8dsMfnMY4v8k2o9VhC0JZ4HcVgjWBp2Xd6MKL-CnjjVvRfRrs/s320/DSCF1509.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Smilin' with mom at Uncle Heath's birthday party</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdp_K7rv9aIPZxh9pLQ6_7OjvxKVZOsclz6Ua7z4yQHzIQlFJznd1Oo7SKwYnz2sL-MojnTq_t6ivID_VnHsRE5ZQ4rGXGG2h5DJREEInshgf3QhNRahIAb8L5pOn4cmlEuVlTUNWWct1/s1600/DSCF1501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607152983608700914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdp_K7rv9aIPZxh9pLQ6_7OjvxKVZOsclz6Ua7z4yQHzIQlFJznd1Oo7SKwYnz2sL-MojnTq_t6ivID_VnHsRE5ZQ4rGXGG2h5DJREEInshgf3QhNRahIAb8L5pOn4cmlEuVlTUNWWct1/s320/DSCF1501.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaftUjZGXZXw_bpqOmDbdRf2z9OHuv4q5INxsHXiKq9LykAqLbElKKba6nrC-JkmxC_VZcD1foNwORbD-qACmEQnkWV5GyxJ7Qr8nMpDglyGC8EPI_Run0FAIYFXWvpMzWtKXEnS1Tcz-/s1600/DSCF1495.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607152436559695042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaftUjZGXZXw_bpqOmDbdRf2z9OHuv4q5INxsHXiKq9LykAqLbElKKba6nrC-JkmxC_VZcD1foNwORbD-qACmEQnkWV5GyxJ7Qr8nMpDglyGC8EPI_Run0FAIYFXWvpMzWtKXEnS1Tcz-/s320/DSCF1495.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBSQRvpc7B_GmGZWJKoR4gtjd8gH9cJw55srQIASoqB4zLswsSdJiJi3aczeC_6HwK-nSJsvnSkxG8E_QaYJSI9JUPt44eHZAJuVkJiXXOyvHNa_eZx8DB1hJplAAYLEeXXe-hHZjXuba/s1600/DSCF1466.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607151920490776450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBSQRvpc7B_GmGZWJKoR4gtjd8gH9cJw55srQIASoqB4zLswsSdJiJi3aczeC_6HwK-nSJsvnSkxG8E_QaYJSI9JUPt44eHZAJuVkJiXXOyvHNa_eZx8DB1hJplAAYLEeXXe-hHZjXuba/s320/DSCF1466.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She can also drink from a sippy cup and can hold it herself</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UAQkvrwbx3-QRypFhk0kyKY6-jTXNPHaGiYQokxvYAq2CoVxTew2MBFpbeUXeTX0WXf2HY610V7dY7ORTDks1BHbXClej6COinsRat4T4EMdYUwdJdVGFW1lYmggwpbqQUqg2UK8yLpO/s1600/DSCF1687.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607151426375986546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UAQkvrwbx3-QRypFhk0kyKY6-jTXNPHaGiYQokxvYAq2CoVxTew2MBFpbeUXeTX0WXf2HY610V7dY7ORTDks1BHbXClej6COinsRat4T4EMdYUwdJdVGFW1lYmggwpbqQUqg2UK8yLpO/s320/DSCF1687.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />She can hold her bottle by herself, too, although she usually lets us do it</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkz7inHRAeGjAEZIwmZKVr_3e6hyphenhyphenT9cQtpHcy9z772pS3-FWoAX4WDHDDadUQ9rrbI8I3CfeSNGqg8g0WvhnJP2tUwhv85Q2bjlzNyBHEFmXPCQTPdgYD5XLd4GahkgGVtACljngRNRL/s1600/DSCF1639.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607150385465659458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkz7inHRAeGjAEZIwmZKVr_3e6hyphenhyphenT9cQtpHcy9z772pS3-FWoAX4WDHDDadUQ9rrbI8I3CfeSNGqg8g0WvhnJP2tUwhv85Q2bjlzNyBHEFmXPCQTPdgYD5XLd4GahkgGVtACljngRNRL/s320/DSCF1639.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Hanging out in the carrier with Daddy while Mommy and brother garden</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYsbwjsgbQrT5cohPMlE-2bCzGDhmT6uP1sOM57YummEP-YO7SFMnFzfJzkEznM1oxE_nA8KEEwPUwbt7375mVUYVuJaYkGN5mcjKvDaeSkKLgAT-qMSV1yMVTxXFrReHKq5FcBK1lb5J/s1600/New_1_DSCF1623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607149373660799362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYsbwjsgbQrT5cohPMlE-2bCzGDhmT6uP1sOM57YummEP-YO7SFMnFzfJzkEznM1oxE_nA8KEEwPUwbt7375mVUYVuJaYkGN5mcjKvDaeSkKLgAT-qMSV1yMVTxXFrReHKq5FcBK1lb5J/s320/New_1_DSCF1623.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin is our little chow hound. He had pancakes for the first time awhile back and LOVED them - he ate 3 1/2! And that was <em>after</em> having a full breakfast!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItYA48qWsU-JdyVlAVEHxhnMPo3P8ZmrO4mzv7QV84ps939HBk_xkxQc8THPXeSXU2R_4mBx3NXNl3wBiZi1GQhhlsKHCE_K94ugG3A-AZkFPOZoR-2nv7ioiwgoLhYMTBcuZ6t01-7QC/s1600/DSCF1033.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607148528056681778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItYA48qWsU-JdyVlAVEHxhnMPo3P8ZmrO4mzv7QV84ps939HBk_xkxQc8THPXeSXU2R_4mBx3NXNl3wBiZi1GQhhlsKHCE_K94ugG3A-AZkFPOZoR-2nv7ioiwgoLhYMTBcuZ6t01-7QC/s320/DSCF1033.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />This was his gut sticking out afterward...heehee!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighwHQpMZA0RqMMHuW4xMRd3Dav7O7TFt3AagJ1WkjO-9dIFOsQZfoZrWjvGml9j-dCyo5PGhyphenhyphenQGMKg1CeEnrzHf0D8KXmAvLIZdVWF2G8b-s_7yVlgGMdmpw7ZVSfHn3rjxh7LB9fjARj/s1600/DSCF1042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607148281252087026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighwHQpMZA0RqMMHuW4xMRd3Dav7O7TFt3AagJ1WkjO-9dIFOsQZfoZrWjvGml9j-dCyo5PGhyphenhyphenQGMKg1CeEnrzHf0D8KXmAvLIZdVWF2G8b-s_7yVlgGMdmpw7ZVSfHn3rjxh7LB9fjARj/s320/DSCF1042.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />We also took him to an indoor play gym called Jabbers. He had a blast!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISi3DGQUhJObPyUhdd1JR8w-5wrJV4gAUxCsvuGuMAyyy0HB2RygsmP2Ve0dnJw1qCV26Q1j6avVo7rI3foYffuMrFZ4AdMGUHpigOtb1jbMF6KO_eHoAvkxKuWJIHk8iDM_eqYDxZAN-/s1600/DSCF1066.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607148079735201618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISi3DGQUhJObPyUhdd1JR8w-5wrJV4gAUxCsvuGuMAyyy0HB2RygsmP2Ve0dnJw1qCV26Q1j6avVo7rI3foYffuMrFZ4AdMGUHpigOtb1jbMF6KO_eHoAvkxKuWJIHk8iDM_eqYDxZAN-/s320/DSCF1066.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z-4usx53wTONyT0I9BVIGsBR0rHHvo7HdUUjM8khCDvZoCStRSDW6XLtolKWPISgJdK9IeD2oKxjsGOsvDGYTs1aEhlUb-JEYtsfS8I21QU8rxJuClb5CsW3LiWIOSdP5nWjqxdSSIq9/s1600/DSCF1068.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607147759961515330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z-4usx53wTONyT0I9BVIGsBR0rHHvo7HdUUjM8khCDvZoCStRSDW6XLtolKWPISgJdK9IeD2oKxjsGOsvDGYTs1aEhlUb-JEYtsfS8I21QU8rxJuClb5CsW3LiWIOSdP5nWjqxdSSIq9/s320/DSCF1068.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mcHdgybY3xx3Kt-TeScTDlLmQ1gIUWUzOzZPuu-oVvn6W7uVrsvo1ff54PWkVF_Ua2Do0G_X2ZWapAjJzr-JS5RW-vK8P8mSiSYyQ0cMNi0l8EvsFMR40GWQ7k1inA2i2wxEY3G1GITg/s1600/DSCF1067.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3q98oTRUJhc-FuDQjGOwOclS12RnN_yYXv0O9kpeXEbz5HiijPMWab9H_atMHBeedtGCBa3ThcQ6jZksXFNdhbcJ0WpnF99lNABdtmDCg94IE_HBKzVBIPeLWnyiWPI6hhHN3WxGFpvz/s1600/DSCF1064.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607147069356415394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3q98oTRUJhc-FuDQjGOwOclS12RnN_yYXv0O9kpeXEbz5HiijPMWab9H_atMHBeedtGCBa3ThcQ6jZksXFNdhbcJ0WpnF99lNABdtmDCg94IE_HBKzVBIPeLWnyiWPI6hhHN3WxGFpvz/s320/DSCF1064.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />He had to eat a cookie after the gym to replenish all the calories he burned!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlC3N_OVgmxSMKoO9vkEECB_diuyayvlZ7SBwkBJtT2Eu96HuqeJbnp4Mesg2nvsTZt7Zh99kqw9swlBjv_ZKnvPktNU6R5atzwGzUCyMd0qD13lSompn-0P31j2FimFkZcpogNvskI-b/s1600/DSCF1095.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607146640663850210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlC3N_OVgmxSMKoO9vkEECB_diuyayvlZ7SBwkBJtT2Eu96HuqeJbnp4Mesg2nvsTZt7Zh99kqw9swlBjv_ZKnvPktNU6R5atzwGzUCyMd0qD13lSompn-0P31j2FimFkZcpogNvskI-b/s320/DSCF1095.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />He also loves cups and straws. If he has a chance, he'll carry two around with him.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHFmH0i_g-muA7yZj5Rs9q1q9f2OSNSBAdj1RRHegeibR8sHYdhjZb7VdF0pZpFDOUpq7AfX3OEChxwD_pJLQVFWVIyCdNSf7z0WrO5UhzPD3ftK09EFSkMwc3tzI98e_wDiO0jqSPok7/s1600/New_1_DSCF1144.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607145434561250802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHFmH0i_g-muA7yZj5Rs9q1q9f2OSNSBAdj1RRHegeibR8sHYdhjZb7VdF0pZpFDOUpq7AfX3OEChxwD_pJLQVFWVIyCdNSf7z0WrO5UhzPD3ftK09EFSkMwc3tzI98e_wDiO0jqSPok7/s320/New_1_DSCF1144.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Finny also does a funny thing to self-soothe and has done it since he was about 6 months old. He finds the corner of his blanket (and it HAS to be the corner) then rubs his nose with it. I hadn't gotten a picture of it until now.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuApMGQwbNuFEIACozgPTp3DIyh2Ku2-tF2YWvbN0zbSVuhe0RZXSEL6gxORfxAf_UMw07fdgsnI901raRsJaTk0_kSubXhg7rw3P-n8tsgIGr0K2hHyoOS_10QfKOx67u7unvqOSUkL23/s1600/DSCF1223.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607144453819576306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuApMGQwbNuFEIACozgPTp3DIyh2Ku2-tF2YWvbN0zbSVuhe0RZXSEL6gxORfxAf_UMw07fdgsnI901raRsJaTk0_kSubXhg7rw3P-n8tsgIGr0K2hHyoOS_10QfKOx67u7unvqOSUkL23/s320/DSCF1223.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyqCugmjTPVhK9wCqLafzq5PhKRm84ETGyan6Bi2UmNnwmr4BCIl5hqmKI8y7_l0zVWnEcUnqI5qoFLdYQ-pcvWRW5F2i6l20YQxd50lN_6M8XXx3GJPFE_I4fR_k2hF6ZiS110d1j62M/s1600/DSCF1227.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607144069050127458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyqCugmjTPVhK9wCqLafzq5PhKRm84ETGyan6Bi2UmNnwmr4BCIl5hqmKI8y7_l0zVWnEcUnqI5qoFLdYQ-pcvWRW5F2i6l20YQxd50lN_6M8XXx3GJPFE_I4fR_k2hF6ZiS110d1j62M/s320/DSCF1227.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydEEew1SXgG6idNdRJJl7ySco6amR3EG3fKbcKZrD3gC1nfvud8-k8AjyP1mg9ccIvgrDw1NMr6feYRJR0cPvswQjfUiLJI14E1H-_Soxgvzjnd4Tbt35t3-mLTCZo6SAj3aezWW7rOr9/s1600/DSCF1233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607143744119775362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydEEew1SXgG6idNdRJJl7ySco6amR3EG3fKbcKZrD3gC1nfvud8-k8AjyP1mg9ccIvgrDw1NMr6feYRJR0cPvswQjfUiLJI14E1H-_Soxgvzjnd4Tbt35t3-mLTCZo6SAj3aezWW7rOr9/s320/DSCF1233.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />His new favorite thing is riding on your back for a "horsie ride." Anytime one of us happens to be down on the ground (usually playing with Clara), Fin climbs on our backs and demands, "neigh, neigh!" Here, Poppy's the lucky horse.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSft1cbGAfQgerVB-T0t0fiR-0B7whq2P2qiHptl9IBPwCiFe-iGUaicdEYTcegyiLkhJsHFckMP7i8wyQw79-QJLuu9ptatBO-j4IOcM0pQM2cnEbvA3FF4ibpMmbIvz2JzpgbajVCex/s1600/DSCF1280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607143263721717186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSft1cbGAfQgerVB-T0t0fiR-0B7whq2P2qiHptl9IBPwCiFe-iGUaicdEYTcegyiLkhJsHFckMP7i8wyQw79-QJLuu9ptatBO-j4IOcM0pQM2cnEbvA3FF4ibpMmbIvz2JzpgbajVCex/s320/DSCF1280.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Finny also attended his first branding this March at my folk's place. Here, he's excitedly pointing at the cows and shrieking, "moo!"</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2cIWdy6OS0IDk5fcTQRJS7niuXwgTv8sillDGeOJoEPGGGbwkZ-qJss6_Uot14uuGsJsAAaTfIfCqdmY3EAe-gDcv4z6driZ6vTZY1S9yeFKq39w2kO0E48nissom_RIJkm8ZvVSmzfB/s1600/DSCF1365.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607142857660024210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2cIWdy6OS0IDk5fcTQRJS7niuXwgTv8sillDGeOJoEPGGGbwkZ-qJss6_Uot14uuGsJsAAaTfIfCqdmY3EAe-gDcv4z6driZ6vTZY1S9yeFKq39w2kO0E48nissom_RIJkm8ZvVSmzfB/s320/DSCF1365.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzB78Ve3QitlVCZL5N13Nt77AP-t4XtM7ywsMYluMoOg-ii_CkOM4-yCuz_y1VilMsQjJO8YdYV5WmkFrw9ehT9OFMo7U4SWLeHW7uHrXRgGE2PQKyRa5dA_WLYQgJ_IbGcZ3ePAdc9lw/s1600/DSCF1367.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607142540317517186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzB78Ve3QitlVCZL5N13Nt77AP-t4XtM7ywsMYluMoOg-ii_CkOM4-yCuz_y1VilMsQjJO8YdYV5WmkFrw9ehT9OFMo7U4SWLeHW7uHrXRgGE2PQKyRa5dA_WLYQgJ_IbGcZ3ePAdc9lw/s320/DSCF1367.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />My little cowboy</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsITbK6oNWZusGEju92o5HrfZ9klx8EfIUOC85goNfNrBCXuCSIvJ97xQ9qw0KdlTMSQPgM4D-GNb2qf9MbPS0Spn3PRaN9Ang2_fIszrtjFiyYiKNs5Yc2hp3O5uKBJRdlOwrAU75gAQm/s1600/DSCF1372.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607142238043597650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsITbK6oNWZusGEju92o5HrfZ9klx8EfIUOC85goNfNrBCXuCSIvJ97xQ9qw0KdlTMSQPgM4D-GNb2qf9MbPS0Spn3PRaN9Ang2_fIszrtjFiyYiKNs5Yc2hp3O5uKBJRdlOwrAU75gAQm/s320/DSCF1372.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He of course LOVED rides on the 4-wheeler, too. Instead of asking for a ride, he'd simply look up at his Poppy and excitedly say, "Vroom!" Poppy was happy to comply.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rAg0XWELSEWouKaHybW5Yn6IOnAGsKOrQS5LQUgLqWlwq-EWyz-qI5DTL1qHo-2sTSxB3vYCSNHxpRnHd19YZEjHJApbYSmw1HzbHivEldWfKzAvVpeyJKC3PCHnXSw0noaICF8uV1aj/s1600/DSCF1351.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607141888640723362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rAg0XWELSEWouKaHybW5Yn6IOnAGsKOrQS5LQUgLqWlwq-EWyz-qI5DTL1qHo-2sTSxB3vYCSNHxpRnHd19YZEjHJApbYSmw1HzbHivEldWfKzAvVpeyJKC3PCHnXSw0noaICF8uV1aj/s320/DSCF1351.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsAjktpaLgNQ6eXLbr2fNsWQQQM1aL0GbekeKTRxp9hWVZvDH9Kxkm0Gg7grVu4v-1NwGCgus0oVKviMahDdMBUnMqhMZMOdOHSGaBPnMqBx1WaZ0EsbS6U_n99TpClmioTJGPXIlEoAI/s1600/DSCF1354.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607141577017274450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsAjktpaLgNQ6eXLbr2fNsWQQQM1aL0GbekeKTRxp9hWVZvDH9Kxkm0Gg7grVu4v-1NwGCgus0oVKviMahDdMBUnMqhMZMOdOHSGaBPnMqBx1WaZ0EsbS6U_n99TpClmioTJGPXIlEoAI/s320/DSCF1354.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Our little wild man also took his 1st trip to the ER. He fell off the couch and banged his face on the side of the coffee table (which, by the way, is entirely padded minus a 3-inch gap - this is of course where his cheek happened to land). He got two stitches and did a great job.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPA6B4YSBBFHpwtxIII0hUv1NByl6pqLJ-VihJz90-zq9cUm3Ce2Y31zzwJtasy5ZZN8oab6CgarATc2DhcsxG6vujNURDt_0_FigXXj6E8RzfECRelUSgZF1dv68c-_naLou9NgcYV_j/s1600/DSCF1441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607141160993992786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPA6B4YSBBFHpwtxIII0hUv1NByl6pqLJ-VihJz90-zq9cUm3Ce2Y31zzwJtasy5ZZN8oab6CgarATc2DhcsxG6vujNURDt_0_FigXXj6E8RzfECRelUSgZF1dv68c-_naLou9NgcYV_j/s320/DSCF1441.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He needed a little TLC afterward, so he got to read 3 bedtime stories with Mommy.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QlIPng3PjKY1HRrHOSDCKbASVjT90eapqroCzHgdGiYHkF7ZUJMpPFPlNd3OcLxEmmEQgjUqZ8rJZUl-xg8BeUffcPyN-vE8e3sYXbMGgePQ1LqNpEXG6M21t1Ssf7urpbdA5mp5f30w/s1600/DSCF1456.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607140815920195906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QlIPng3PjKY1HRrHOSDCKbASVjT90eapqroCzHgdGiYHkF7ZUJMpPFPlNd3OcLxEmmEQgjUqZ8rJZUl-xg8BeUffcPyN-vE8e3sYXbMGgePQ1LqNpEXG6M21t1Ssf7urpbdA5mp5f30w/s320/DSCF1456.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNiTWij-EVMBj_lzWtNVmPu3O5dRbVGhMXm8hO_CyJhkQo5jVjBYV3sNdX8f9593jjqd_KAXVEfWK23goTG5NbxcjorIEN4lfeYjQdDuZQVlZk5C7So6sLRMhFkUuNFtu46pLDUOc1dV/s1600/New_1_DSCF1447.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 270px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607140454245055554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNiTWij-EVMBj_lzWtNVmPu3O5dRbVGhMXm8hO_CyJhkQo5jVjBYV3sNdX8f9593jjqd_KAXVEfWK23goTG5NbxcjorIEN4lfeYjQdDuZQVlZk5C7So6sLRMhFkUuNFtu46pLDUOc1dV/s320/New_1_DSCF1447.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He's also into making all kinds of faces and funny sounds (thanks to his Daddy!) Little clown.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZMvrc9gD1deKiZe9f7JL_aQa7Y6hUPgqLD2Qv8N46PJypN6VH6GKEmbcqckekajcrprx5bhRLH3n16F7mg0iKedPhVsx5MYQGVWUcZkQ1VXN56itdOUbTviKPQnzxL8ThtHQx3SCa6wh/s1600/New_1_DSCF1346.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 213px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607140124984476274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZMvrc9gD1deKiZe9f7JL_aQa7Y6hUPgqLD2Qv8N46PJypN6VH6GKEmbcqckekajcrprx5bhRLH3n16F7mg0iKedPhVsx5MYQGVWUcZkQ1VXN56itdOUbTviKPQnzxL8ThtHQx3SCa6wh/s320/New_1_DSCF1346.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He is definately our outside boy and would rather be outside than just about anywhere.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mOeQopRSODWr0aWAdKhTmiLa_RZFr8mYJdVzgK8VpNVsQbQf74MLuFeKyxNdQmDtCU46til_wceRoJY7ts6bBnzp-zpaolw6MAJb_Zxi6iFO5F0gUx21TbY9LzOojY1ZnUVu5QJOQ3sL/s1600/DSCF1491.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607139826208419458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mOeQopRSODWr0aWAdKhTmiLa_RZFr8mYJdVzgK8VpNVsQbQf74MLuFeKyxNdQmDtCU46til_wceRoJY7ts6bBnzp-zpaolw6MAJb_Zxi6iFO5F0gUx21TbY9LzOojY1ZnUVu5QJOQ3sL/s320/DSCF1491.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />I LOVE this picture - blowing bubbles with Poppy.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQjQwzEfbCCc8VqG6heo75RF7m63v6JQfTsFP2MQv66en9CugzSYh0cBfli7qfI3IPogv-LJ9bqXIu_uqyNIOLAPpbFEGBe2j7Vl8ZdqzNjh9KByW3IUPnN8-h9CjhC2dXebzyKcnRhXk/s1600/DSCF1479.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607139460809678178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQjQwzEfbCCc8VqG6heo75RF7m63v6JQfTsFP2MQv66en9CugzSYh0cBfli7qfI3IPogv-LJ9bqXIu_uqyNIOLAPpbFEGBe2j7Vl8ZdqzNjh9KByW3IUPnN8-h9CjhC2dXebzyKcnRhXk/s320/DSCF1479.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Can you tell who the kid magnet is in our family?!?</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hly9NoC0L6rNBNXNrr2XTsqPWBfjwXO6OtVp3sQ2NmNyxMwhK0rt5rGfiJAQ_AKjZBD9lJREyZs74xiwFTyAGkj9eECXdFNDBDag0wNeTn0EHkCKYMyYDL3XKgi_Hsn22AD-1ATizPsp/s1600/DSCF1480.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607139075351392738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hly9NoC0L6rNBNXNrr2XTsqPWBfjwXO6OtVp3sQ2NmNyxMwhK0rt5rGfiJAQ_AKjZBD9lJREyZs74xiwFTyAGkj9eECXdFNDBDag0wNeTn0EHkCKYMyYDL3XKgi_Hsn22AD-1ATizPsp/s320/DSCF1480.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He tries on a multitude of different "hats". Here it's a rather large basket.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GVaYCaP5VlqQFEVUfzdqsUEE0PQzN_gOH9zGSx4HU4dZljTdK796hMH89ZQipOo8yzSbKevrb-lq4fqa6DqpDWsefM0cmUR0lCOJ1-4RvRb1tx3HOVj8DzZa46ybxuBbSU8uM1n1Xsb0/s1600/DSCF1522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607138727816702594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GVaYCaP5VlqQFEVUfzdqsUEE0PQzN_gOH9zGSx4HU4dZljTdK796hMH89ZQipOo8yzSbKevrb-lq4fqa6DqpDWsefM0cmUR0lCOJ1-4RvRb1tx3HOVj8DzZa46ybxuBbSU8uM1n1Xsb0/s320/DSCF1522.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He's also figured out how to push the water dispenser on the refrigerator. I heard it running the other day while I was in the den and rushed out - he had taken a canning jar off the shelf in the pantry and was filling it up. Stinker!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVPvnVzbFtAnwBa7aGyd3gIEDz0Akp4RkkyEp31cgikl549bUBjg31n7tSAKg6AQive9mjcIz1CpAJBD1jNOjLY9Mkpmlu9inffIUdwmPy8wMYfEAj3WCq1YJzpdmEhhESHAPAqaJgirh/s1600/DSCF1616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607137758442724034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVPvnVzbFtAnwBa7aGyd3gIEDz0Akp4RkkyEp31cgikl549bUBjg31n7tSAKg6AQive9mjcIz1CpAJBD1jNOjLY9Mkpmlu9inffIUdwmPy8wMYfEAj3WCq1YJzpdmEhhESHAPAqaJgirh/s320/DSCF1616.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd4ibImCyL2kk3qWHHaRuzXcDuaM5O094OSatqL3F3I_uNUOL3KyrWORDUbjxv3u3yUbqbqm4817i_rCxTFAE958q_cv5f46DBLMZF0ehXJfpeOaF6EZd4uhe9oeDawKdBj_bjx1ldO1G/s1600/DSCF1621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607137301554172018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd4ibImCyL2kk3qWHHaRuzXcDuaM5O094OSatqL3F3I_uNUOL3KyrWORDUbjxv3u3yUbqbqm4817i_rCxTFAE958q_cv5f46DBLMZF0ehXJfpeOaF6EZd4uhe9oeDawKdBj_bjx1ldO1G/s320/DSCF1621.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He's my little helper - he likes to come out and "week" with me - he puts our much-too-large gloves on and digs around in the dirt with his own little trowel, occasionally picking up rocks and throwing them at the plants (I have no idea why).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH3GPHMjcVZDJpFJMpq3D6Pja9-xUjlYElO-FWLMOzyyh-3yXi25tMUvqo1V7foiNmDm9r4QiukmM8mO3cPA2onHPINWk4CdGjN2l5JcJfvR5lIMRhRFlQjZlWMu-mfO1yY2I8qzojB4f/s1600/DSCF1629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607136682346456242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH3GPHMjcVZDJpFJMpq3D6Pja9-xUjlYElO-FWLMOzyyh-3yXi25tMUvqo1V7foiNmDm9r4QiukmM8mO3cPA2onHPINWk4CdGjN2l5JcJfvR5lIMRhRFlQjZlWMu-mfO1yY2I8qzojB4f/s320/DSCF1629.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Coloring and color crayons are his new favorite indoor activity. He likes to eat and break the crayons, too, but truly enjoys coloring. He even gets the colors blue and purple right (most of the time).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyNIyQTHtwpqvaH2X3R70RhQR-LUC5fYekBmkDUgFH0hizWpPSk9knYVSdTwkxcdN6TESDXfhDPkV5lH2lSu-5PR54nKnuBeXDDCr3wpEPXWsp-nv_Q-MlT9VIF6CREwmwPW15gySFQYY/s1600/DSCF1641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607136007631979602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyNIyQTHtwpqvaH2X3R70RhQR-LUC5fYekBmkDUgFH0hizWpPSk9knYVSdTwkxcdN6TESDXfhDPkV5lH2lSu-5PR54nKnuBeXDDCr3wpEPXWsp-nv_Q-MlT9VIF6CREwmwPW15gySFQYY/s320/DSCF1641.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhdo6TSvzj0B72Z8U3QqgL7Lv7Kn-0YDXlnePDjbPXyxiJtdrVpI-F9fips8OZvrwZu8qzMa8hHYN-6M0m5IGF2wOQ4aQTc_NNPdwdt4qTnNYF_yDy4TaMlkiCL3kdOXHaKYrDjYs7RqK/s1600/DSCF1647.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607135470847560642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhdo6TSvzj0B72Z8U3QqgL7Lv7Kn-0YDXlnePDjbPXyxiJtdrVpI-F9fips8OZvrwZu8qzMa8hHYN-6M0m5IGF2wOQ4aQTc_NNPdwdt4qTnNYF_yDy4TaMlkiCL3kdOXHaKYrDjYs7RqK/s320/DSCF1647.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />What a ham. He stuck his finger through a hole in his sandwhich bread and was twirling it around.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpGVw0fwG4da3CXaMcJCrHTjcx1Ry-cfGz2M-049iTUWqWh1dShsV3QVht2xhIwlkXjq7I54ffOShD24FQQMo3_q5Pu31xNnpayv2uOAcKXSV2dDLsGBZEwVRj_T6pvJowVTSVC_ZB-0e/s1600/DSCF1682.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607134775510352258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpGVw0fwG4da3CXaMcJCrHTjcx1Ry-cfGz2M-049iTUWqWh1dShsV3QVht2xhIwlkXjq7I54ffOShD24FQQMo3_q5Pu31xNnpayv2uOAcKXSV2dDLsGBZEwVRj_T6pvJowVTSVC_ZB-0e/s320/DSCF1682.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />I think he looks like a bull dogger (rodeo clown) in this picture. Handsome boy!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hklcsUtU775dYcaGoppxD8bJSOq_aBtfRaBw34Qws6sM9Notbzb6Ktv8hfXO4rtHZFxE3Ni3yeK2cIVjM8h0qw873wSiAXFjZU9ZrkypI4UysG8Ko__CMUMsacw51G_W1eNiLG2ZGwFv/s1600/DSCF1697.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607134116132470194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hklcsUtU775dYcaGoppxD8bJSOq_aBtfRaBw34Qws6sM9Notbzb6Ktv8hfXO4rtHZFxE3Ni3yeK2cIVjM8h0qw873wSiAXFjZU9ZrkypI4UysG8Ko__CMUMsacw51G_W1eNiLG2ZGwFv/s320/DSCF1697.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />These two love each other. They like PJ time to hang out and giggle.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3RbEbZrumhN5etWpU0xw4LhaSa1Mg5KHxnDH1kx7YOmMbMFFMpHHZ39wc_yGGUJ_4rUOIX950MFqZu2_RHEHm8ny8EncqtpGlzDCJBMFohu5qDMu-Pk_zS_FP2OgMksG7esArneIJJNQ/s1600/New_1_DSCF1164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607132961276943938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3RbEbZrumhN5etWpU0xw4LhaSa1Mg5KHxnDH1kx7YOmMbMFFMpHHZ39wc_yGGUJ_4rUOIX950MFqZu2_RHEHm8ny8EncqtpGlzDCJBMFohu5qDMu-Pk_zS_FP2OgMksG7esArneIJJNQ/s320/New_1_DSCF1164.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpMw1kJp1sst0NAaYpfxAX9AhtctRQM2XXDSdjAjTkEjp0RYUAu9ZegtTmtu2w5Fqef_p3XeJG1YBZKbRmZCA-hLgaNzGl2IKeV5OR529cM2VtOsKImNuzXyfr9yeY4ScEzTc4-KFrO_v/s1600/DSCF1168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607132703512230498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpMw1kJp1sst0NAaYpfxAX9AhtctRQM2XXDSdjAjTkEjp0RYUAu9ZegtTmtu2w5Fqef_p3XeJG1YBZKbRmZCA-hLgaNzGl2IKeV5OR529cM2VtOsKImNuzXyfr9yeY4ScEzTc4-KFrO_v/s320/DSCF1168.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Meal time is their other favorite and they're constantly looking at each other, squealing, and lauging.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ75lV7Xz7Tq4VsHc-vJpM5KjRnS-3V-dlVYgLKXzIf8F156Q948b4GecTVFqz7jLLJI4apxEnWH7CsdTv5Hg7C2id6uxVuDZotQyEz9A8m1h11lndTHYpLOTXCB4NWvvYcTuPbi_RE41R/s1600/DSCF1325.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131817525485490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ75lV7Xz7Tq4VsHc-vJpM5KjRnS-3V-dlVYgLKXzIf8F156Q948b4GecTVFqz7jLLJI4apxEnWH7CsdTv5Hg7C2id6uxVuDZotQyEz9A8m1h11lndTHYpLOTXCB4NWvvYcTuPbi_RE41R/s320/DSCF1325.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fRV8OSkP3iQ6vkzuNfq8q2EqcvsDCN5-JRvQ1_oDLdlbo1pwHPFJRpYtvV39p-Ilq_dXvdS6rRANi7LsjkHPyx2o3hyphenhyphenxo80057KPg3hyphenhyphenwjEC572D10afWuDo_xixT1SQCjKbao5fkJ04/s1600/DSCF1326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131299451260914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fRV8OSkP3iQ6vkzuNfq8q2EqcvsDCN5-JRvQ1_oDLdlbo1pwHPFJRpYtvV39p-Ilq_dXvdS6rRANi7LsjkHPyx2o3hyphenhyphenxo80057KPg3hyphenhyphenwjEC572D10afWuDo_xixT1SQCjKbao5fkJ04/s320/DSCF1326.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7OUZ96C7TllBQi-Sh308TRXfNxduMM3qWcpX1EGJBRi_i4BaHQNO_gi3Hl7UpbvcHOSXT3AjybV-E5cx7CcLbYy4_mz3Jhk7MvB96I7HKXPXWgrPyqSub3PDyckSXM1Bye5G9D5_2v3B/s1600/DSCF1328.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607130891835707106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7OUZ96C7TllBQi-Sh308TRXfNxduMM3qWcpX1EGJBRi_i4BaHQNO_gi3Hl7UpbvcHOSXT3AjybV-E5cx7CcLbYy4_mz3Jhk7MvB96I7HKXPXWgrPyqSub3PDyckSXM1Bye5G9D5_2v3B/s320/DSCF1328.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Fin will sit down, hold up his arms, and demand "baby!" We'll sit her on his lap and he'll hug and cuddle her and kiss her head. Oh, my heart melts.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z2AixW4-YLKudKLiI7-ODEKtmQWpzFNcoXiJl34uJDZiVZEFeYwn8PzTcgxMD0fFtjK8ucfdEMY9G9sOPT9LUq2ByeEOQfm1Xf-VrdlKJUi5LH6QrC0eKEXolcJFAhDDUgwIjIQVXLk1/s1600/New_1_DSCF1416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607130250759587154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z2AixW4-YLKudKLiI7-ODEKtmQWpzFNcoXiJl34uJDZiVZEFeYwn8PzTcgxMD0fFtjK8ucfdEMY9G9sOPT9LUq2ByeEOQfm1Xf-VrdlKJUi5LH6QrC0eKEXolcJFAhDDUgwIjIQVXLk1/s320/New_1_DSCF1416.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />He likes to try to feed her, too. Clara does not care for this too much.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhta7MjwKNBNGrOfdr4O8rHwVjvTjaLmYMc24ZrhWpULI8QOK8dmc4NaTEV4jNS5r0CxNa9pLWuhMlsmGik3TbQFl31niy0z93AIMCxcVjSTDcCHphT0B00pdmuUsW9JfQxqEl_esPcCb/s1600/DSCF1402.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607129907240085394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhta7MjwKNBNGrOfdr4O8rHwVjvTjaLmYMc24ZrhWpULI8QOK8dmc4NaTEV4jNS5r0CxNa9pLWuhMlsmGik3TbQFl31niy0z93AIMCxcVjSTDcCHphT0B00pdmuUsW9JfQxqEl_esPcCb/s320/DSCF1402.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40r8C3S2JwSoOSsTYtSFrNWfGGv_jEF6XgVy_Z0wS5uv176Du-zAndFafKwQtgUsuiIZyeWygzz9pHBIA4eD05f_CrRmfsYRJFjhSWrw0w71FXNj9BVdBudXL4XfBV85-wRrn8wd0bk9_/s1600/DSCF1343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607129403817800850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40r8C3S2JwSoOSsTYtSFrNWfGGv_jEF6XgVy_Z0wS5uv176Du-zAndFafKwQtgUsuiIZyeWygzz9pHBIA4eD05f_CrRmfsYRJFjhSWrw0w71FXNj9BVdBudXL4XfBV85-wRrn8wd0bk9_/s320/DSCF1343.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiYmVgj_4l1CfwQ2Voqm4wZIsvAe0h2mIJf7w9ZzgIeV9fYBo8OWN4YN7k8vk0jkZzrThJmjqekSJfM1Drw_u8ZNRLeK7kllgmRBWGSnFjUgaeeU1gvncAgVTikSDIfIlqkxkcH2xwL9E/s1600/DSCF1339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 240px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607128931878758194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiYmVgj_4l1CfwQ2Voqm4wZIsvAe0h2mIJf7w9ZzgIeV9fYBo8OWN4YN7k8vk0jkZzrThJmjqekSJfM1Drw_u8ZNRLeK7kllgmRBWGSnFjUgaeeU1gvncAgVTikSDIfIlqkxkcH2xwL9E/s320/DSCF1339.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />One of my favorite all-time pictures. The kids love it when Daddy gets home from work - he's often right down on the ground with them. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-la_fqQRAe8lrIKRwgAuEAI_nXaDPaoXkxS5x_PTBeLrOA77yQUINKqK9fXjAhUgJLpWSr2V5nbkdfL0v5Mi_35u601oID3-fFsZ-Dz0MiGxd-OAttiirZemzH2WhGrEM7dlFS3-QyLfZ/s1600/DSCF1659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607128108714891250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-la_fqQRAe8lrIKRwgAuEAI_nXaDPaoXkxS5x_PTBeLrOA77yQUINKqK9fXjAhUgJLpWSr2V5nbkdfL0v5Mi_35u601oID3-fFsZ-Dz0MiGxd-OAttiirZemzH2WhGrEM7dlFS3-QyLfZ/s320/DSCF1659.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Finally, a few videos for your enjoyment. This is Fin pushing Clara in the swing; you can hear them both laughing. Cute!</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeiAYu5MMDzJxKWZzqGnwhq7eJMmX61_PvP_hV3xDZF2skYGGkJSvIQ8FpffHJu6d0LG6ZUKYVyffzU5s02w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>At the indoor gym, Fin was very quickly brave and would climb all the way up and slide down this huge slide - <em>all by himself</em>! It was rather remarkable.</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw618gyL0UBClgsGl7SLI86tmXEABxhIZrnEkXH3MMcfhLa2KoesZvkl2Imtfp1i96EZRD-clPP08FhBNY6ug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>Here, Fin got the oven mitts out of the drawer (by himself), then proceeded to wear them for about an hour, all the while performing "normal" things like trying to play with his large bouncy ball. He kills me.</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSAyHJyA4CmE2VLR3stLZgBCy-4bAERv7FSIBjv8dzq68G0q_scfzGfSoaeoqflmNwUWAlY2Aw3xL3HC6yKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>Don't know how this picture got down here, but I'll end with the sweetest smile from the most darling little girl in the world. :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yUjNu0QnO3k7RHxTYkNb3e8G5ow3mSqIACmHDFmxfZYuHFftTpINMIZfsxFhhW8byKhx0tMsE35bgxOx3weqWMxYNN2g3YiPqrTrDC5iX8TWMul7X5mdR-mLls3aVDp7-ZXdNfO6farz/s1600/DSCF1674.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607150933985255890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yUjNu0QnO3k7RHxTYkNb3e8G5ow3mSqIACmHDFmxfZYuHFftTpINMIZfsxFhhW8byKhx0tMsE35bgxOx3weqWMxYNN2g3YiPqrTrDC5iX8TWMul7X5mdR-mLls3aVDp7-ZXdNfO6farz/s320/DSCF1674.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-90496450072116822782011-03-12T19:00:00.000-08:002011-03-17T23:03:52.388-07:00Well, life has been a little nut-so for us lately. We have all had multiple illnesses, from strep throat to pneumonia to the stomach flu. Clara probably got hit worst of all - she vomited for 8 days straight and developed a post-infectious ileus. It was horrible watching our baby girl be so sick - I would have done anything to take such misery from her tiny little body; but, she's finally on the mend and is back to being our sweet, smiling baby girl. It's amazing how God's hand sustains us through so many little trials of day-to-day living. Clara is learning so much - she's reaching out and grabbing things, trying to sit up on her own, chuckling softly (she's not a laugher yet), and she has found her feet! <br /><br />Fin is growing oh-too-fast. He vocabulary is rapidly expanding, and he is starting to reason and put concepts together. The other day, he opened the drawer, found Dru's keys, held them up and said, "Car! Outside! Bye bye!" He also helps pick up his toys, says "please" for anything he really wants (especially cookies, crackers and booberrs which is how he says blueberres), helps fetch things for his sister, and launches himself in my arms for hugs and kisses. He loves to line up his cars now, and can specifically say and correctly identify cars, tractors, and trucks. <br /><br />I have several pictures to share, starting with family shots. This is celebrating my sister's birthday at a restaraunt. Clara was sick so she wasn't in the photo with us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSTzVeqBegRKNh3ikjEoSvwzYVCraX_5u-FrRSahSuoZafhdWa6J8RV8SFbfkLt-BnyiTknobFp7XPsmW8NJ9paNak_0uU7Qcbbuw8DPT92GVsfD8zxW4PzEHGKanYa7mZ5LnUYi1qiDs/s1600/IMG_5844.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583431400625910530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSTzVeqBegRKNh3ikjEoSvwzYVCraX_5u-FrRSahSuoZafhdWa6J8RV8SFbfkLt-BnyiTknobFp7XPsmW8NJ9paNak_0uU7Qcbbuw8DPT92GVsfD8zxW4PzEHGKanYa7mZ5LnUYi1qiDs/s320/IMG_5844.JPG" /></a><br /><br />These were all my valentines waiting for me when I got home from a long day at work on Valentine's Day. They're all so sweet!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bQoGeYbM1tCG9U-zyM3ns8lmIViF6yZ07sHs7C6KtYzdFYG8PqOVkyusYbc2AST35dkD4OXcsbQn9n7AT1sqO9l3_s6q7H9M2sg1kQOymDPLiRwal9LuLf6l5aow0MGwGP9sJy_wZbE7/s1600/IMG_5661.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583431167600563474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bQoGeYbM1tCG9U-zyM3ns8lmIViF6yZ07sHs7C6KtYzdFYG8PqOVkyusYbc2AST35dkD4OXcsbQn9n7AT1sqO9l3_s6q7H9M2sg1kQOymDPLiRwal9LuLf6l5aow0MGwGP9sJy_wZbE7/s320/IMG_5661.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Every night we have story time. Fin loves this - he gets to pick any book he wants and then the 3 of us read it together. Clara enjoys it, too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8yGYIJab1JfMPvO1WqLmStqEwZmujxNWT3boRey3n_ySZqqFAoLfdhM09bUCasTlV5FqIl58EDf7h-hjVulXsF4eUGm8JWDqjKmBWqb7pfXg6Xa5v18aOaDRVUIGrpwHJlBAiPC3sO9Y/s1600/IMG_5642.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583430992820343074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8yGYIJab1JfMPvO1WqLmStqEwZmujxNWT3boRey3n_ySZqqFAoLfdhM09bUCasTlV5FqIl58EDf7h-hjVulXsF4eUGm8JWDqjKmBWqb7pfXg6Xa5v18aOaDRVUIGrpwHJlBAiPC3sO9Y/s320/IMG_5642.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is often how you'll find Dru - a baby in each arm. They LOVE their daddy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXIyNW1zr1bQLAdJDqWL7Wx4Dak80fiOyoH3danAlg1DZ8vDOzkn5sHKncsnnyKVqlEmoWVRsdkub9BOK7NBN4dZb4dlkOjmuRByc0pXXkIkJ7xeGueNrPnpiYbWLt5LNUN4n7lvuFkJB/s1600/IMG_5607.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583430779906254994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXIyNW1zr1bQLAdJDqWL7Wx4Dak80fiOyoH3danAlg1DZ8vDOzkn5sHKncsnnyKVqlEmoWVRsdkub9BOK7NBN4dZb4dlkOjmuRByc0pXXkIkJ7xeGueNrPnpiYbWLt5LNUN4n7lvuFkJB/s320/IMG_5607.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This next series if of Finny and Clara together. They were totally enjoying each other one day and I was lucky enough to capture it on camera. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEIxnm98xI-0ovv8Kf79SMWIqgxSpYME1isx2xZ6rUHVFwpn2aawRsGxt8PJpKw0jD3UNXDfjR-l9SrTcqtdg7Cot0hwh1is7SAQL5E1aDz0Lh2QPpYxfJvt8ZzlTC8oH-CoTb-4J29pZ/s1600/IMG_5591.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583430536188952290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEIxnm98xI-0ovv8Kf79SMWIqgxSpYME1isx2xZ6rUHVFwpn2aawRsGxt8PJpKw0jD3UNXDfjR-l9SrTcqtdg7Cot0hwh1is7SAQL5E1aDz0Lh2QPpYxfJvt8ZzlTC8oH-CoTb-4J29pZ/s320/IMG_5591.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQyYDEcAkrPQ6yLXXwUAeL7J-jtgLm6_wiCHWSO9nrdHWhtEnvbWSlJ-lq-eGTi8cigrlTDPcw0JKokjNCeTvFH1dOgt6nLwvQAR6JffDrca2jpfv4uyIOcrGB7ycEDxg7FF4JXGu45V/s1600/IMG_5593.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583430400324742642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQyYDEcAkrPQ6yLXXwUAeL7J-jtgLm6_wiCHWSO9nrdHWhtEnvbWSlJ-lq-eGTi8cigrlTDPcw0JKokjNCeTvFH1dOgt6nLwvQAR6JffDrca2jpfv4uyIOcrGB7ycEDxg7FF4JXGu45V/s320/IMG_5593.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7-C_p12aS3KCswozi4AVHTXfbMz4wJP6QgHZ1IYp9PF3bs_QUAf1doN38yCuJZ5P2dHGgPk5Y-AaRIv3EWe8nZPUCHXI3ynHu4vtvNL5L_luv5ctzfyTaaq0oWIUl1Tr6p5-0qe9hxsu/s1600/IMG_5599.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583429807153406322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7-C_p12aS3KCswozi4AVHTXfbMz4wJP6QgHZ1IYp9PF3bs_QUAf1doN38yCuJZ5P2dHGgPk5Y-AaRIv3EWe8nZPUCHXI3ynHu4vtvNL5L_luv5ctzfyTaaq0oWIUl1Tr6p5-0qe9hxsu/s320/IMG_5599.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZNAJc73EdEaWg9LeypJvyBaDmmzsMhTcuqdjSE33qD8_XSjsxksTg8SBdJQx9kqJpkD4_YxvDUJEgyyBas4pKZtsZPK-AOsnKWBLJd1zuFTqXI4GcTo71-5gkYhlauNc0i-oytoOSkij/s1600/IMG_5600.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583429668287128130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZNAJc73EdEaWg9LeypJvyBaDmmzsMhTcuqdjSE33qD8_XSjsxksTg8SBdJQx9kqJpkD4_YxvDUJEgyyBas4pKZtsZPK-AOsnKWBLJd1zuFTqXI4GcTo71-5gkYhlauNc0i-oytoOSkij/s320/IMG_5600.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV6h8mtMoL-JiaQctA6VItlCtmwwxHDHJyxL7ck3YY6eDWBokTU3TjHwSrrYBsLfmpM5moQVLL527et6cgiJz0mbfDkzCvnyqzY4C2DH8e70u2kCAUpokTdzgaz-XRQj0Ea1BT_l5-4qc/s1600/IMG_5606.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583429413874101490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV6h8mtMoL-JiaQctA6VItlCtmwwxHDHJyxL7ck3YY6eDWBokTU3TjHwSrrYBsLfmpM5moQVLL527et6cgiJz0mbfDkzCvnyqzY4C2DH8e70u2kCAUpokTdzgaz-XRQj0Ea1BT_l5-4qc/s320/IMG_5606.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara's turn! She is really starting to smile great big happy smiles now. Look at this face!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ23X_hyphenhyphendAXrm5K68nZw1wEEnfLkUXOiz3jYqqSK6POntbwJluczmaTu5E08tvKbVojvVpi5WJPWJDLR75B_rtqNz8YcJOzfSwPVq495eXZR9kJp4CwECsk90hs7Bp2tcKwo_9Rf6xusOC/s1600/IMG_5874_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583428737726178834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ23X_hyphenhyphendAXrm5K68nZw1wEEnfLkUXOiz3jYqqSK6POntbwJluczmaTu5E08tvKbVojvVpi5WJPWJDLR75B_rtqNz8YcJOzfSwPVq495eXZR9kJp4CwECsk90hs7Bp2tcKwo_9Rf6xusOC/s320/IMG_5874_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><br />She's very expressive...like her mommy. Uh oh.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTPcKn3zSWT6zMFHUrzVrw1NK_tZRUcCQ1igizOELq0Ly6XPWtjbU9ThjNDJcg9TFeyh_mbMS0L4x5WG0VGjUGlggQGhejeqDEVNnlmiZnbJy0mX0cxpLn9XV1DCGRrcf5uT4NMdXbSa3/s1600/IMG_5545.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583428502474102786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTPcKn3zSWT6zMFHUrzVrw1NK_tZRUcCQ1igizOELq0Ly6XPWtjbU9ThjNDJcg9TFeyh_mbMS0L4x5WG0VGjUGlggQGhejeqDEVNnlmiZnbJy0mX0cxpLn9XV1DCGRrcf5uT4NMdXbSa3/s320/IMG_5545.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaA4p1RzwNztvx1swEgQc9_fBnofIKKS-JXX9kW9K4L6KUzFjyc96GY9rel9_FYuP10CRMqvBB_uUCl74CxJ6I8xOJoUtswBkpruOhlruOfdYU3FGx_qBRY1rqxqDlCS-Pe2c1KwXfE_7n/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583425610475988370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaA4p1RzwNztvx1swEgQc9_fBnofIKKS-JXX9kW9K4L6KUzFjyc96GY9rel9_FYuP10CRMqvBB_uUCl74CxJ6I8xOJoUtswBkpruOhlruOfdYU3FGx_qBRY1rqxqDlCS-Pe2c1KwXfE_7n/s320/IMG_5550.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She's my little cuddle bug, too, which is great because Fin is NOT a cuddler unless he's sick.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6foETZhOaBRP1n9TPMBBwH1huYYuD9lDdOuVIulTx0c6R6_oFo2NXWoAo31Jt_gWSoSb53YeEuKnExm_WrbATTzZF92XrjVENrgvd_JoQMjhMUxtCFuXeVWcjEInnl7jXMEMx6Kh7n05X/s1600/IMG_5582_TR.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583425289971017922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6foETZhOaBRP1n9TPMBBwH1huYYuD9lDdOuVIulTx0c6R6_oFo2NXWoAo31Jt_gWSoSb53YeEuKnExm_WrbATTzZF92XrjVENrgvd_JoQMjhMUxtCFuXeVWcjEInnl7jXMEMx6Kh7n05X/s320/IMG_5582_TR.jpg" /></a><br /><br />She loves sleeping in our bed. Found her like this one morning after I'd nursed her and then got up to take a shower.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMNsuERISs4xtd_YndqSKJUWbqrTkkzuk0_x8p28n0BL9EDB6_QaPZN5Y-OZ3FRph79CZrojS5BFW4uW4Tuv8SBgXbK94Yx3OnGwP8iPY8DF6G7jaE-9y2Jke2sTgpCAZVFA5lV8F-I68/s1600/IMG_5609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583424445879340194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMNsuERISs4xtd_YndqSKJUWbqrTkkzuk0_x8p28n0BL9EDB6_QaPZN5Y-OZ3FRph79CZrojS5BFW4uW4Tuv8SBgXbK94Yx3OnGwP8iPY8DF6G7jaE-9y2Jke2sTgpCAZVFA5lV8F-I68/s320/IMG_5609.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here she is sitting up!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wlo36gtpRc7PEjPRKorV15cNZ1cCeBx0JyMLKDyJFS4f8Aow0SedGye2bMtMethnid3rXnrls7SgnUJ-WxVb-wtAmWgYSFhveCN4TlvV81v9UGeDypM8f91ShyI3sz54As59St78oz_X/s1600/IMG_5617.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583424140971204274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wlo36gtpRc7PEjPRKorV15cNZ1cCeBx0JyMLKDyJFS4f8Aow0SedGye2bMtMethnid3rXnrls7SgnUJ-WxVb-wtAmWgYSFhveCN4TlvV81v9UGeDypM8f91ShyI3sz54As59St78oz_X/s320/IMG_5617.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She's usually very active in her little gym, but one afternoon I was in the kitchen and it was awfully quiet. I went in to the living room and found her up on her side fast asleep!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF9AB2UKvn-xe8ZHfKk2XY-GyWOO5MNV5rDeIfo7yPTqTHSRMUDCKA_ZTbT2iNFoaPBEnaltVghWN7s8ARZ1GJhVsG4pSGdOrTBL7zStM-Kc7pGiyVF1Da9yIB2pnqEaLaX8onkaE99n2/s1600/IMG_5634.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583423640446542098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF9AB2UKvn-xe8ZHfKk2XY-GyWOO5MNV5rDeIfo7yPTqTHSRMUDCKA_ZTbT2iNFoaPBEnaltVghWN7s8ARZ1GJhVsG4pSGdOrTBL7zStM-Kc7pGiyVF1Da9yIB2pnqEaLaX8onkaE99n2/s320/IMG_5634.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeubR78xIZYLZZI2HBi8fjjPaX07O4pfLLfssAwMUtsMjsOzvNKKDGGS_K2JGO-JJUImMM0srFm198Tzf5gmj3b4jOBUmGdXgLQaLI4dw9jLphoNTM4reVJBeaiQNJptnFEW8fFW9ddZxQ/s1600/IMG_5633.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583423464970290978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeubR78xIZYLZZI2HBi8fjjPaX07O4pfLLfssAwMUtsMjsOzvNKKDGGS_K2JGO-JJUImMM0srFm198Tzf5gmj3b4jOBUmGdXgLQaLI4dw9jLphoNTM4reVJBeaiQNJptnFEW8fFW9ddZxQ/s320/IMG_5633.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She still loves bath-time! Look at those eyes. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBeBMlwLchLPJdFkfeFpYCxV2bzD-g0l-XT3pX5skyFIGfiG6W77AHVYa6qHi_62DV42xDnbYhHDxWu0MZC6jCd1ri27pvBaEIhaK1PZPnCRAuwCy6Oc83nEq2sbyn7vzKOvf6pdiKSb9/s1600/IMG_5644.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583423286972511522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBeBMlwLchLPJdFkfeFpYCxV2bzD-g0l-XT3pX5skyFIGfiG6W77AHVYa6qHi_62DV42xDnbYhHDxWu0MZC6jCd1ri27pvBaEIhaK1PZPnCRAuwCy6Oc83nEq2sbyn7vzKOvf6pdiKSb9/s320/IMG_5644.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My happy little sweetheart<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX3oXT_ERXBbHpiuCXjjuD2rHs5gHnc6JufN_dlgP_NL91qLLpPwCM9eNVl0SBRJ4p7eTCHCnYvogckDlKlspSLjg4iIs1xQtq5pFFd3js6U7X69Ng6oHDU8JSTjLPKyxqdTIs8hneNFz/s1600/IMG_5656.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583423042742687010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX3oXT_ERXBbHpiuCXjjuD2rHs5gHnc6JufN_dlgP_NL91qLLpPwCM9eNVl0SBRJ4p7eTCHCnYvogckDlKlspSLjg4iIs1xQtq5pFFd3js6U7X69Ng6oHDU8JSTjLPKyxqdTIs8hneNFz/s320/IMG_5656.JPG" /></a><br /><br />....and poser. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uirTd4HI0lJ6Vqd0kqq0Do0BJ-lDaf48ICfllPc8fLjbMfaXckqaxi-q0leb-i6LTg9Gegyq8lJRtTyKwXqsVCZctcSBzAqaLSzLiknTOgV7hkEfQ2o5gaSWufuSr6gHmKH8WJWPVJmz/s1600/IMG_5657.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583422848197501234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uirTd4HI0lJ6Vqd0kqq0Do0BJ-lDaf48ICfllPc8fLjbMfaXckqaxi-q0leb-i6LTg9Gegyq8lJRtTyKwXqsVCZctcSBzAqaLSzLiknTOgV7hkEfQ2o5gaSWufuSr6gHmKH8WJWPVJmz/s320/IMG_5657.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My sisters also threw a "welcome to the world" baby shower for Clara. It was so lovely! Here's the guest of honor and her mother.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEqM1v9cDGDz2EaMfvc_bG7Ebgs3CDXpNUBYWirs903ZyBz1d7wV_M8pQECU1thvaHPUkVvVXPFyCUMEh93RlQ1QTnFe7hCBrnuJK8AolPjc1DeQshv_cSHfDBMB4w8g31-vjjNtYCtUy/s1600/IMG_5697.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583422484110931890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEqM1v9cDGDz2EaMfvc_bG7Ebgs3CDXpNUBYWirs903ZyBz1d7wV_M8pQECU1thvaHPUkVvVXPFyCUMEh93RlQ1QTnFe7hCBrnuJK8AolPjc1DeQshv_cSHfDBMB4w8g31-vjjNtYCtUy/s320/IMG_5697.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrw6AFnWPdB4Gsw9ixK_ZarQB_C6xgPEcfxVMHEwKK8fjSyPh0tQLLaAhZcn4BGTpFpajADVSefs0JbUMbtLcr7GHZMWekU6ERAxz3lBndJB9BoiCnBI9R1YysqItB6rhtMea-EFLfm6H/s1600/IMG_5703.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583422291162502178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrw6AFnWPdB4Gsw9ixK_ZarQB_C6xgPEcfxVMHEwKK8fjSyPh0tQLLaAhZcn4BGTpFpajADVSefs0JbUMbtLcr7GHZMWekU6ERAxz3lBndJB9BoiCnBI9R1YysqItB6rhtMea-EFLfm6H/s320/IMG_5703.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara with her cousins - Callia and Gretchen, who both looked so pretty at the shower.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX9xeE3fr2GJ3Gt1sN3RMaT_o5tbh1sEyBY57VKO98HOSGwmGi0tv39lVanwziyQP9gBjaf2kMquWTlwKhuHptmYsSN-ANpDnJPi2NStomfj_1ErBUIyyIcjLyFqu_XIL7jAlwJ5Ig3pl/s1600/IMG_5713.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583422079536721666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX9xeE3fr2GJ3Gt1sN3RMaT_o5tbh1sEyBY57VKO98HOSGwmGi0tv39lVanwziyQP9gBjaf2kMquWTlwKhuHptmYsSN-ANpDnJPi2NStomfj_1ErBUIyyIcjLyFqu_XIL7jAlwJ5Ig3pl/s320/IMG_5713.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Playing games with Grandma Margaret, a dear family friend.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTeCdK_Pms0TXXv0Y3VX9yo2VNm_3k0qoEkcJ0pvOhm0wc87jSbnF9iWjExt1o73BYwBSofTc0uFVMXFgPj4YfrOHCXfuouZhodxpJTqSQO7CwTtsK1O7ZMqKUqaH6XVmoA73HO93e53d/s1600/IMG_5719.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583421931552607954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTeCdK_Pms0TXXv0Y3VX9yo2VNm_3k0qoEkcJ0pvOhm0wc87jSbnF9iWjExt1o73BYwBSofTc0uFVMXFgPj4YfrOHCXfuouZhodxpJTqSQO7CwTtsK1O7ZMqKUqaH6XVmoA73HO93e53d/s320/IMG_5719.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There were lots of sweet gifts<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o9L1yfYugewd0kpVqKtk4hQrbCKvb_DVWdOeR3SMpsmc1YDfctixpjr29NcYLvqSELGGRa7ZfQzexOSTsUkgikgo_YkFCR8T8K2L_boUDclQzy_WEwHrGCIUDS4vuVsY-E0UxbrX4CUG/s1600/IMG_5721.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583421724953096082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o9L1yfYugewd0kpVqKtk4hQrbCKvb_DVWdOeR3SMpsmc1YDfctixpjr29NcYLvqSELGGRa7ZfQzexOSTsUkgikgo_YkFCR8T8K2L_boUDclQzy_WEwHrGCIUDS4vuVsY-E0UxbrX4CUG/s320/IMG_5721.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And Clara enjoyed meeting new people (once she finally got over her stranger anxiety, which took about 45 minutes of screaming!) :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T6Wj3DPypUGMRqvzoylybxS4_USYDBZMjMiV-V0kDpOHBbTLs9FesQ6dv_jB_p16Fuwa9PZf0mRllWDiF8tF3N33nnDauEHSsTw1bJ8m68p0FiiI8y62Cxqs-pKTTfa7SjDZUS_c0xvA/s1600/IMG_5734.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583420990624039090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T6Wj3DPypUGMRqvzoylybxS4_USYDBZMjMiV-V0kDpOHBbTLs9FesQ6dv_jB_p16Fuwa9PZf0mRllWDiF8tF3N33nnDauEHSsTw1bJ8m68p0FiiI8y62Cxqs-pKTTfa7SjDZUS_c0xvA/s320/IMG_5734.JPG" /></a><br /><br />With Auntie and Gerri<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKhddrwlq2GBBAs7NwBe92oT_fNMnTT39mWAHwXW6m9JL-Ao3bqx4ftW02F8DtyH8czVw_h6jsbym5P-bl6iPw8xy5o3fyq-u_in2qlIqdPAOL8oKqNME2hAzOoQMO3RE-WP02CBMC_Do/s1600/IMG_5738.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583420500480875954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKhddrwlq2GBBAs7NwBe92oT_fNMnTT39mWAHwXW6m9JL-Ao3bqx4ftW02F8DtyH8czVw_h6jsbym5P-bl6iPw8xy5o3fyq-u_in2qlIqdPAOL8oKqNME2hAzOoQMO3RE-WP02CBMC_Do/s320/IMG_5738.JPG" /></a><br /><br />With Nana - Clara got mad right before I snapped this. *sigh*<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS0OvCPJ8X80ZqbE8xNVM6Sb8tMRCUh6KCXsLjVDkC_gKYNrJ-2m7c9wrl_mVRMNTtmJm_BQM7BAPTegogyCToWg8sbgRmYZHg3AtFnvlAsDcRAjR1RMmmxHRLQ7DeZArm43QvHtfDFhq/s1600/IMG_5739.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583420354459443186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS0OvCPJ8X80ZqbE8xNVM6Sb8tMRCUh6KCXsLjVDkC_gKYNrJ-2m7c9wrl_mVRMNTtmJm_BQM7BAPTegogyCToWg8sbgRmYZHg3AtFnvlAsDcRAjR1RMmmxHRLQ7DeZArm43QvHtfDFhq/s320/IMG_5739.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And of course, fast asleep on Aunt Sharon, who we tease about wearing an "ether necklace" because kids love her and are always soothed to sleep by her.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdf3cGdydYxPZmkGBFrXYgslQ0cmyOBu9YmHh41jVYiLta7GtNQt92YZePMN9OterYNV2liTZspa1N0qyYYsj1Oj28TFURXAOqcpSZe_10WSlLdlCxBUxlM1B2_QJo67f-vZlDk0yl9Fk/s1600/IMG_5745.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583420184632803842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdf3cGdydYxPZmkGBFrXYgslQ0cmyOBu9YmHh41jVYiLta7GtNQt92YZePMN9OterYNV2liTZspa1N0qyYYsj1Oj28TFURXAOqcpSZe_10WSlLdlCxBUxlM1B2_QJo67f-vZlDk0yl9Fk/s320/IMG_5745.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The party planners with me and Clara<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAORtiUX9xQnvpI-lC_sSP0rf2RmUKgsYY8GNMxjV5EtrkUm1elhsQyGmgsmWSezlD6K2QQ8ipSBOk2_fpZQT3zfUJJcFsyUtF8Qa5lHymww2RsiIPqWvjWT2ZlaRU35PLi9Ndg5Yhi4K8/s1600/IMG_5746.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583419994425213842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAORtiUX9xQnvpI-lC_sSP0rf2RmUKgsYY8GNMxjV5EtrkUm1elhsQyGmgsmWSezlD6K2QQ8ipSBOk2_fpZQT3zfUJJcFsyUtF8Qa5lHymww2RsiIPqWvjWT2ZlaRU35PLi9Ndg5Yhi4K8/s320/IMG_5746.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She was so cute afterwards, smiling at everyone from her carseat.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHJBKCZNap1TD0nuUOTK5NTFLsz3HnmlSezB-TJ2ih3H4qRnL53vhy1qF6gCuyzLZnZ6oGOSUvvB8uIJj0gTgraYjSj5F-9GWT6MhISu0z5IA2xnQvIpTJW9HfxDANxNM3paP7pCJ79b-/s1600/IMG_5753.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583419759771466418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHJBKCZNap1TD0nuUOTK5NTFLsz3HnmlSezB-TJ2ih3H4qRnL53vhy1qF6gCuyzLZnZ6oGOSUvvB8uIJj0gTgraYjSj5F-9GWT6MhISu0z5IA2xnQvIpTJW9HfxDANxNM3paP7pCJ79b-/s320/IMG_5753.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She was so tired that night...she didn't even make it all the way to the crib before falling fast asleep. Sweet baby!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtUas5Np8MS5HaKq6Gt_8LdyWT-w9MFOwWtWa6F_MJFQNWT4ZP9GbMhjuXRVu_7YtIt1ZXCD6lh8d8WWCRhP3dLC3s8TSqAF4u2-XbMSLNDYUmJMYaD4ysrEIrpZyyvqSFm6gGnW0Y7pn/s1600/IMG_5754.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583419571954436530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtUas5Np8MS5HaKq6Gt_8LdyWT-w9MFOwWtWa6F_MJFQNWT4ZP9GbMhjuXRVu_7YtIt1ZXCD6lh8d8WWCRhP3dLC3s8TSqAF4u2-XbMSLNDYUmJMYaD4ysrEIrpZyyvqSFm6gGnW0Y7pn/s320/IMG_5754.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She's growing and learning, too. She loves floor time where she gets to pick up different toys that interest her.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a1knGcA3DYUFTLudDgEZl6NCNvHwRHeOlvS0HSIQkAdyQPT-H7PqanDJJtfj6nKehH624wHdZ5LWFPYMAqec46_welbDXV7UrBB4ozclbPTtjN7n9uh8CyB4gp8wPwSKXEWt2NCsaXme/s1600/IMG_5770.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583419269672112114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a1knGcA3DYUFTLudDgEZl6NCNvHwRHeOlvS0HSIQkAdyQPT-H7PqanDJJtfj6nKehH624wHdZ5LWFPYMAqec46_welbDXV7UrBB4ozclbPTtjN7n9uh8CyB4gp8wPwSKXEWt2NCsaXme/s320/IMG_5770.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZkMAsCe6Pfwbmq4Pu0ydUvwNvOr9uRYvOxSfnWMBS11vhCvO4EgCiOz9J98eA_I9OAOC3lkjW56zVPObq0r7MUJNHkNgFGAqE57m8kiy8yPuFCt6ZVOv3dzEcwPpPTmORM637ErkcmBJ/s1600/IMG_5771.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583419088170907842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZkMAsCe6Pfwbmq4Pu0ydUvwNvOr9uRYvOxSfnWMBS11vhCvO4EgCiOz9J98eA_I9OAOC3lkjW56zVPObq0r7MUJNHkNgFGAqE57m8kiy8yPuFCt6ZVOv3dzEcwPpPTmORM637ErkcmBJ/s320/IMG_5771.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She was so sweet one night after falling asleep in Dru's lap - she looks like a tired princess.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhUTjXYVxzjOr7Kvb9Mk7XbaGHc93btKZyepdIj4XitZkhXWByfjn1LnFCAaDeIBRcL_o5wtVDx63lBQQoaIzST99CVLWzBB_seNOdDO-VCtPP4AfD1NiAxL-09I1tBib4upJ857CdKxm/s1600/IMG_5790.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583418761364760850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhUTjXYVxzjOr7Kvb9Mk7XbaGHc93btKZyepdIj4XitZkhXWByfjn1LnFCAaDeIBRcL_o5wtVDx63lBQQoaIzST99CVLWzBB_seNOdDO-VCtPP4AfD1NiAxL-09I1tBib4upJ857CdKxm/s320/IMG_5790.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Bright eyes<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNa5D-Q9NzuZpW842o14QbVvNbMp62ngqqOhMHeYkYcTjlHqGHJYNv4y90HATB7eVVZ3__t4c1p-XR18Elwc0m0qFKZifU0KhWBQ92x5y_D5CpUN8lMku3RSz5xv0g9BnLqBYnYJtkGvJ/s1600/IMG_5800.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 226px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583418549864751186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNa5D-Q9NzuZpW842o14QbVvNbMp62ngqqOhMHeYkYcTjlHqGHJYNv4y90HATB7eVVZ3__t4c1p-XR18Elwc0m0qFKZifU0KhWBQ92x5y_D5CpUN8lMku3RSz5xv0g9BnLqBYnYJtkGvJ/s320/IMG_5800.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Funny facial expressions, too. Wonder where she gets that???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhKXMZM3S0qE1xCRytCpIeyPWPyw9oehC6SSzz6B8pSH-QOvNmParCcY5USWuHvG_2GbGTL3A99wtpNSYNt1C6lWhXoCUSzhqXf1iK-_3fIXg1cXQrrlz8W82zZs-r8gGXp1i_481Ytqi/s1600/IMG_5802.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 199px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583418391001737650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhKXMZM3S0qE1xCRytCpIeyPWPyw9oehC6SSzz6B8pSH-QOvNmParCcY5USWuHvG_2GbGTL3A99wtpNSYNt1C6lWhXoCUSzhqXf1iK-_3fIXg1cXQrrlz8W82zZs-r8gGXp1i_481Ytqi/s320/IMG_5802.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She likes to curl her little hands up around her face. Just darling.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugEaKt4ZA-fgMRaAXiWeN5D8GX_k6JArUXWjIWeCIckKRi1Oo4ZZtxv3IykQcy0el2PUZW-48aJ8P47Q1PG_C9V8f63D4qNwcBox5TpvTDd_OoSY2iv_tp7nSvQ_nCsMzaxNNBovD6uPp/s1600/IMG_5846.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583418046912752706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugEaKt4ZA-fgMRaAXiWeN5D8GX_k6JArUXWjIWeCIckKRi1Oo4ZZtxv3IykQcy0el2PUZW-48aJ8P47Q1PG_C9V8f63D4qNwcBox5TpvTDd_OoSY2iv_tp7nSvQ_nCsMzaxNNBovD6uPp/s320/IMG_5846.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>She's also a lounger. I've found her splayed out in the swing - it's really cute.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoRpJLi0udf5vM0zv6VTtFRU6flrxYXw3g72LEb2eb0BjyHU6LmhP_9yIaEYJLrqakQBwoZJh0_gfQvZ_YZuOmGWmEeQxzJgy9IwiMCaH3vyR9D4L4EpUqBMGp2IuNNO6C89GawqTie4s/s1600/IMG_5854.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417854375970034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoRpJLi0udf5vM0zv6VTtFRU6flrxYXw3g72LEb2eb0BjyHU6LmhP_9yIaEYJLrqakQBwoZJh0_gfQvZ_YZuOmGWmEeQxzJgy9IwiMCaH3vyR9D4L4EpUqBMGp2IuNNO6C89GawqTie4s/s320/IMG_5854.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Her newest thing is sticking out her tongue. That's all her dad....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC6fZ4RcqtwNDIkNS2702SMfrDoROByXXy4bVWo7DtUgwAv5p6yziCniQZXUIGGccyifrx9WRrwU5gi6Qy2kq8Y4a7ogDzrgruV5AFDzzTFmAugg3ruOFwqib1gHrkol0qyUxxvQs-2NK/s1600/IMG_5856.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 298px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417681751557778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC6fZ4RcqtwNDIkNS2702SMfrDoROByXXy4bVWo7DtUgwAv5p6yziCniQZXUIGGccyifrx9WRrwU5gi6Qy2kq8Y4a7ogDzrgruV5AFDzzTFmAugg3ruOFwqib1gHrkol0qyUxxvQs-2NK/s320/IMG_5856.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhdN1-od9put8M4jlUD7l3MgVeDz5DD7SeKA_Ji8SZF7hwTZ9AwPlOSEXkZhD4myvyaHZO_N0qFmvsoxr3JSLtAozziLDG4A87chbjdrKd3kIHDfkAN-5XfXzQQxO9oGN2prAFBV6TJvf/s1600/IMG_5867.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583417469701047298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhdN1-od9put8M4jlUD7l3MgVeDz5DD7SeKA_Ji8SZF7hwTZ9AwPlOSEXkZhD4myvyaHZO_N0qFmvsoxr3JSLtAozziLDG4A87chbjdrKd3kIHDfkAN-5XfXzQQxO9oGN2prAFBV6TJvf/s320/IMG_5867.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Now Finny. He has become much braver, and is taking more risks. Hence, more cuts, scrapes, bruises, etc. Lord help us. Here, he'd just fallen outside on the cement...he was okay once he got his blanket and sippy cup.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvIWmi_e2skVNT3B-F5cz-MylwdklORAKUczkG8JYIPwYen89DqbB66C5MWZCBMWyCu0BW-wd27I1VWPFIG93BJunnau2x0KTPpnpetqYgOMDSDUrTUjqhnfGO1gyynopAcb74_8Ix95-/s1600/IMG_5543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583416898351341890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvIWmi_e2skVNT3B-F5cz-MylwdklORAKUczkG8JYIPwYen89DqbB66C5MWZCBMWyCu0BW-wd27I1VWPFIG93BJunnau2x0KTPpnpetqYgOMDSDUrTUjqhnfGO1gyynopAcb74_8Ix95-/s320/IMG_5543.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8SWvteFLCdzjnj0L1MKOdY862D9f3gcRLFXEE-fI1PjSA1QR7qifdJKinS2R4ebstamX9bOE3wEG2MeeV-r2Wg2xkqohuEU0TIkKEINl6I5nYOIRGeqnLhatWfAkJHbGIj6XDRb6VxB_/s1600/IMG_5541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583416757600085874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8SWvteFLCdzjnj0L1MKOdY862D9f3gcRLFXEE-fI1PjSA1QR7qifdJKinS2R4ebstamX9bOE3wEG2MeeV-r2Wg2xkqohuEU0TIkKEINl6I5nYOIRGeqnLhatWfAkJHbGIj6XDRb6VxB_/s320/IMG_5541.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A close up of the war wound....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslHF_aNpAHOK9mBSk-ZOAo2ktS8X4ZhCA5_zM6js5Zbt9rSHjKn-jaUWW4TU8yR_KKuR_nSWvhfIh7KuEmY5MYcPTYhxDrla3ei4b-kA8_paL2WX5C0xmCf6GnvCOQ4yoDH2Bw_oh5oTF/s1600/IMG_5547.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583416562712362130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslHF_aNpAHOK9mBSk-ZOAo2ktS8X4ZhCA5_zM6js5Zbt9rSHjKn-jaUWW4TU8yR_KKuR_nSWvhfIh7KuEmY5MYcPTYhxDrla3ei4b-kA8_paL2WX5C0xmCf6GnvCOQ4yoDH2Bw_oh5oTF/s320/IMG_5547.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He climbs onto this rocking horse now, and rocks himself. He's already quite the little cowboy (yes, that's his other favorite cowboy hat....oh, boy).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-6xAprFmMInz4jxk-SapuCZxS-Or9bk5fqnrqDMqzJL7iZUVFeh3qYE_G6P9bqqSExF0ig68LD4QLUgOT8K9-QRJ-ZDynT9ptcJLhC_xQGrzKrSgS6y_-qVQbmp6sIuDpNv4EpNnn0J_/s1600/IMG_5555.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583416419191301538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-6xAprFmMInz4jxk-SapuCZxS-Or9bk5fqnrqDMqzJL7iZUVFeh3qYE_G6P9bqqSExF0ig68LD4QLUgOT8K9-QRJ-ZDynT9ptcJLhC_xQGrzKrSgS6y_-qVQbmp6sIuDpNv4EpNnn0J_/s320/IMG_5555.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He likes to "help" with the laundry. His version: take all the clothes out of the basket, carry them to the kitchen floor, drop them in a pile, then scamper off to play with cars while mom puts the clothes in the washer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr_LganNmxloPUoIj4te5tLhfCn1mYbLAZYK1_y-DbuOQn0153Ai-ROpmowqLdSGuI_wpsud9nk58jW5ivzM1gKciaZYy5vWq6XmYMmT3z2YhFAOS6f31rBKbBnAwYfpdEW3-M0O4lqOz/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583416158283309138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr_LganNmxloPUoIj4te5tLhfCn1mYbLAZYK1_y-DbuOQn0153Ai-ROpmowqLdSGuI_wpsud9nk58jW5ivzM1gKciaZYy5vWq6XmYMmT3z2YhFAOS6f31rBKbBnAwYfpdEW3-M0O4lqOz/s320/IMG_5564.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He thinks it's hilarious to look at you from between his legs. He'll do this randomly at any time. Here, he'd also raided my shoe rack.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn-mGnyjWjggX-LLEYbaTuuKDn0YA5yshyphenhyphenb-kiAsVKUpV69xQAkyDftwz5tSv7WpNqqF5-5HQOifqdu75AUU605o6PEAWzRCBjkjwBiSJW0194yUbKiaEr5hCbrEW0UR_J5sngIgpR2i_/s1600/IMG_5570.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583415930885269058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn-mGnyjWjggX-LLEYbaTuuKDn0YA5yshyphenhyphenb-kiAsVKUpV69xQAkyDftwz5tSv7WpNqqF5-5HQOifqdu75AUU605o6PEAWzRCBjkjwBiSJW0194yUbKiaEr5hCbrEW0UR_J5sngIgpR2i_/s320/IMG_5570.JPG" /></a><br /><br />In my shoes, again. This time with blankie in tow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-vfXeigtyJDWztmqlcJdWdMGwhf8JoCrZcQy17WG6En9INllNnVyMtysMlXo5Da-rz9RsKo0wvZ3PUDlHCue1L3d3u-V_0XU9AmtBlZzYj-UFkHBxceAAToW-7qcS6V-dVBm7mklFlwV/s1600/IMG_5588.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583415517680999746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-vfXeigtyJDWztmqlcJdWdMGwhf8JoCrZcQy17WG6En9INllNnVyMtysMlXo5Da-rz9RsKo0wvZ3PUDlHCue1L3d3u-V_0XU9AmtBlZzYj-UFkHBxceAAToW-7qcS6V-dVBm7mklFlwV/s320/IMG_5588.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He's also decided that he likes his old car seat better. He can "rock" in it. Brother.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FXNmmn8quCeD4zWt4cdnzbXSgwtkp1ebRULpCaiGc0A-lgk5odGFrnxlUmFkBgT5HMt0_TQVJ1UqiemIGsGgeMIiNSqvOOxzyB4pXoAQ63d48fosrrT2KufuKkBeDxTKiXPU4_dOHOpW/s1600/IMG_5645.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583415165723908002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FXNmmn8quCeD4zWt4cdnzbXSgwtkp1ebRULpCaiGc0A-lgk5odGFrnxlUmFkBgT5HMt0_TQVJ1UqiemIGsGgeMIiNSqvOOxzyB4pXoAQ63d48fosrrT2KufuKkBeDxTKiXPU4_dOHOpW/s320/IMG_5645.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This was the day after he was born, for size reference. I can't believe how much he's grown! He's the 90th% for his height now...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi829XEoph4vIt6PacA3oVxplE_NoyCbo30jzf8dNu-zSuQy3_ibtdlWJIhpBJTnnyfgO4D7l3_sPFi4j4vL0PVCFScyPI6aqFuZGYbzcRHDAi3cABmPUUYmWGK_Fnb0MgEvi6yEKUNx9y7/s1600/IMG_0476.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583414852362283474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi829XEoph4vIt6PacA3oVxplE_NoyCbo30jzf8dNu-zSuQy3_ibtdlWJIhpBJTnnyfgO4D7l3_sPFi4j4vL0PVCFScyPI6aqFuZGYbzcRHDAi3cABmPUUYmWGK_Fnb0MgEvi6yEKUNx9y7/s320/IMG_0476.JPG" /></a><br /><br />His favorite toy of all time is the balloon. The balloon is also my new best friend! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktdaJyJIUuPYV0lN7FOTrGUVvhNKUpc2azQm3Oyt_Et-RT8jZljzNDYcEGNwWlMq5oENMfO_vsSSYL57Uv9z0Jai73MxnEsc7wteO7YGYSQS-CHcQZhDqTzfmTmQT7KM4jZ6DFXXtlLeE/s1600/IMG_5673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 203px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583413367259189618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktdaJyJIUuPYV0lN7FOTrGUVvhNKUpc2azQm3Oyt_Et-RT8jZljzNDYcEGNwWlMq5oENMfO_vsSSYL57Uv9z0Jai73MxnEsc7wteO7YGYSQS-CHcQZhDqTzfmTmQT7KM4jZ6DFXXtlLeE/s320/IMG_5673.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He insisted on holding his balloon one day while he ate. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrtAwIm6eEAMih5pVSY5zJx1cqiRc8za5Vu3gPu5oEq8SJg-2H69N8a241Rt02R751eKPnYWxWQ2M8kVtg8rr01hWOpfH7jTzF78gR7UOV34nfaZP_VO9AtY1rbSVct-IEwM9zC61ImhF/s1600/IMG_5677.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583413158409853586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrtAwIm6eEAMih5pVSY5zJx1cqiRc8za5Vu3gPu5oEq8SJg-2H69N8a241Rt02R751eKPnYWxWQ2M8kVtg8rr01hWOpfH7jTzF78gR7UOV34nfaZP_VO9AtY1rbSVct-IEwM9zC61ImhF/s320/IMG_5677.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He also raids Daddy's shoe rack once in awhile.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_dbS4UiAVaVMWnPBhBHBr3jbYze0iQoEeQvQV2UxxifcAgDeHCIZRQzDzqt_ik1ZwzokLTzjVer6vkQl3dND8q-juyMB3UGgCaOPdogagYpEHjIBI0fC7skANcxcoolqkJ1LHGFeRkwV/s1600/IMG_5761.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583412933789668610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_dbS4UiAVaVMWnPBhBHBr3jbYze0iQoEeQvQV2UxxifcAgDeHCIZRQzDzqt_ik1ZwzokLTzjVer6vkQl3dND8q-juyMB3UGgCaOPdogagYpEHjIBI0fC7skANcxcoolqkJ1LHGFeRkwV/s320/IMG_5761.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Him and Daddy practicing for the Olympics. Or just goofing off.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbZcJHfxvMLT4Jlc1VLQBugEMVmoiq5WSMhj2Axq6iBIoiJWroUMYPspi1MmoKMPkpcfk547SOZtxnSy0gRnoBq3vUSIO9OQW26Hy8uuV8lCvwkzeUfH14-lXh5LTrZvKLYvg9zTHn6hh/s1600/IMG_5780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583412558900784882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbZcJHfxvMLT4Jlc1VLQBugEMVmoiq5WSMhj2Axq6iBIoiJWroUMYPspi1MmoKMPkpcfk547SOZtxnSy0gRnoBq3vUSIO9OQW26Hy8uuV8lCvwkzeUfH14-lXh5LTrZvKLYvg9zTHn6hh/s320/IMG_5780.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGm8x0ACoA_nLrNL2gw-kwx7GeIPblcTtodVSe86BY0kJdlUcuVkf8oBh-FkgBnmq_jIvXhwrbdcopr0D5ZwOlZ16UR2eh48FW4H83cEp7X936YwGLOPDGoXmin1SG8SjMbUH7onMg7ak/s1600/IMG_5781.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583412408597426930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGm8x0ACoA_nLrNL2gw-kwx7GeIPblcTtodVSe86BY0kJdlUcuVkf8oBh-FkgBnmq_jIvXhwrbdcopr0D5ZwOlZ16UR2eh48FW4H83cEp7X936YwGLOPDGoXmin1SG8SjMbUH7onMg7ak/s320/IMG_5781.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Like his sister, he's also a lounger. He just forgets he can't fit in the baby's stuff very well anymore. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF9wslooXv8rbp-fN5A39xfoECxPratAhWNFrG-9ISSvGJY0xHnLmFyixt-GJ26e2fBjN2Yzre8Hzi5aWkfhZvfyl0Vbeh-oOiIkLL9gOFi3NhyPICAzFpfFF0j79HLngdF_NFd_ecgdy/s1600/IMG_5806.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583412144917447026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF9wslooXv8rbp-fN5A39xfoECxPratAhWNFrG-9ISSvGJY0xHnLmFyixt-GJ26e2fBjN2Yzre8Hzi5aWkfhZvfyl0Vbeh-oOiIkLL9gOFi3NhyPICAzFpfFF0j79HLngdF_NFd_ecgdy/s320/IMG_5806.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He's also a big fan of balls - small ones, bouncy ones, plastic, rubber, hard, soft - anything. One day, he got two small rubber balls and carried them around ALL DAY. He would not set them down to eat, even. Here, he's got one ball in each hand and is trying to figure out how to eat without setting either one down.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGPVFpEy9ti0fgMws2Jd0P8-uKXGctZ8Fuc7-19Ja4IHh1N15NC5FMWIoBrK318YWv7SecRGR-LIFe-5qZv_pkrdXXK6_Kx0sLvy5_76peb0L6HiyQz3lNnRShv0uJyUFsp-CHDz6dEtx/s1600/IMG_5793.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411944224620914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGPVFpEy9ti0fgMws2Jd0P8-uKXGctZ8Fuc7-19Ja4IHh1N15NC5FMWIoBrK318YWv7SecRGR-LIFe-5qZv_pkrdXXK6_Kx0sLvy5_76peb0L6HiyQz3lNnRShv0uJyUFsp-CHDz6dEtx/s320/IMG_5793.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He succeeded.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuscSjJmDxyfpGTmCUOqU-2byQJ-brqcxfpw91sA75gMbnLU4MhM85-hAQr1F2WPvnxPEG3IM5v-5fXzgC-5TjOkNOLmBYEqWso_ByjDewuVIuksNWwrKYYhAi5uAljIjz4ynQHWc3_in/s1600/IMG_5794.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411830972417458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuscSjJmDxyfpGTmCUOqU-2byQJ-brqcxfpw91sA75gMbnLU4MhM85-hAQr1F2WPvnxPEG3IM5v-5fXzgC-5TjOkNOLmBYEqWso_ByjDewuVIuksNWwrKYYhAi5uAljIjz4ynQHWc3_in/s320/IMG_5794.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEYsQFIFP8SXNgKSI3fO5FW1wHsa5vZbhEQT1CP77p2y-2sAqrbGU2U6zTZq4oLlOHn0Stjd80DXHxbnwmQtU522Mz0PXCp6rwyX-DwvhSxtFbYihfj_uqt8bfGCpHK7y0Cj8JpbL94VM/s1600/IMG_5796.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411705330288178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEYsQFIFP8SXNgKSI3fO5FW1wHsa5vZbhEQT1CP77p2y-2sAqrbGU2U6zTZq4oLlOHn0Stjd80DXHxbnwmQtU522Mz0PXCp6rwyX-DwvhSxtFbYihfj_uqt8bfGCpHK7y0Cj8JpbL94VM/s320/IMG_5796.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>He also LOVES TO EAT. At the restaraunt, he ate and drank everything put in front of him.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0HcM8pzjrIYC5jJJGUIszRoXDuD3UXHgt82oPqg64k2TtGhcv-TX1mLd0g3iMt7OHoCu6r7rKpMInc0m28-kSZZkA715lyhdaHOyxVbnI1GCk2diHaC7y8k5qmdRnbctqoVe76gAvcUC/s1600/IMG_5825.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411532251651586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0HcM8pzjrIYC5jJJGUIszRoXDuD3UXHgt82oPqg64k2TtGhcv-TX1mLd0g3iMt7OHoCu6r7rKpMInc0m28-kSZZkA715lyhdaHOyxVbnI1GCk2diHaC7y8k5qmdRnbctqoVe76gAvcUC/s320/IMG_5825.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He stuffed the last 3 bites of quesadilla in his mouth when the waitress came around, then held up his empty plate to her. SO hilarious!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5bjpx0TgS60g2c3A71yCq2QGuHoH8I1rjSaLG-SD2EMyLQIrcsZcT-2KQ1wqRZB4iFyk2g-sT5jcex0YNnAvf27gwJqqSR85HterHh93PmGz4gnUfisBIQW0guqgXXbX7YfWMu6SABO/s1600/IMG_5830.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411404456594594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5bjpx0TgS60g2c3A71yCq2QGuHoH8I1rjSaLG-SD2EMyLQIrcsZcT-2KQ1wqRZB4iFyk2g-sT5jcex0YNnAvf27gwJqqSR85HterHh93PmGz4gnUfisBIQW0guqgXXbX7YfWMu6SABO/s320/IMG_5830.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Just a nice smile. Love this boy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI2nNhIpDD_kImrAAGBW-yZqTvtHWy26ru-zWZ5eUPhgdLBuPa9_35MXYPA9pSMUT2FB7GKlmjNglLSaT9Hbsep78sBa4waLQH4NkfIuwPsP-L2LJWSlzzMQL6phQ-NcG7-GHM4oj2SiX/s1600/IMG_5850_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 192px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583411101345788498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI2nNhIpDD_kImrAAGBW-yZqTvtHWy26ru-zWZ5eUPhgdLBuPa9_35MXYPA9pSMUT2FB7GKlmjNglLSaT9Hbsep78sBa4waLQH4NkfIuwPsP-L2LJWSlzzMQL6phQ-NcG7-GHM4oj2SiX/s320/IMG_5850_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Finally, a few videos. The first is Fin's version of jumping. I know every kid goes through this stage, but it seems funnier when it's your own.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkXBMpcN7kEWDDccB6kSsXdypNKA17u8n0Y2PBxmoePAxOMKXaO7oBZlYbi89Veg5uz5kueOma_1r5BnuUyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This was right after he got his first bouncy ball. So stinking funny.</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwiIh5kfksuNxxAv7NPgAeOVzV9CVi1Dr9AvVParIAidthdDusAwQ5FtaP9Di8z5sUPmohno7AD5GVLKlOTXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>And here's Clara's newest noise. Funny!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyTrFBzHuvDBudLdHTJxNLNM81-PE1MvcmWNiBjXJik8GReMMuz6UBWthc66ei7zhiN95LcPWu8qOSEmpKNHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></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></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><br /><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" width="320" height="266" contentid="FAILED"></object>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-30235981695821993082011-01-16T15:10:00.000-08:002011-01-16T19:40:46.364-08:00Our Two KidsWe have been SO busy with our two little ones over the past month or two. We enjoy them so much and marvel at how quickly they grow and learn. Fin is now 18 months old (!) and says over 30 words. Clara is 3 months old and is such a darling little girl who is smiling and cooing when her tummy doesn't hurt (since I've switched to a hypoallergenic diet, Clara has been much less fussy and more like her normal sweet, happy self). Here's a bunch of photos from our past 6-8 weeks.<br /><br />Clara smiling at Daddy...precious<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZTf31I4-eTj1DhBnu4FMWBo2Xv0j29A2Ti3mR-vnwq3p5CVPGzUAOn2aqtGJf0eXSETLsHxWwcsyx8conRCMXpurZFOHd1U4IacnlIGMhHq5izFRF-LI9V51QiYBft_cKYecakWfMBCI/s1600/IMG_4873.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562988432939180850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZTf31I4-eTj1DhBnu4FMWBo2Xv0j29A2Ti3mR-vnwq3p5CVPGzUAOn2aqtGJf0eXSETLsHxWwcsyx8conRCMXpurZFOHd1U4IacnlIGMhHq5izFRF-LI9V51QiYBft_cKYecakWfMBCI/s320/IMG_4873.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJgUpmA1Op_UrreZQNlj3mahXbq2YfbF7F3Woj7TmF1aJ9U9M6Kcu9t6JrycGRXASN71oqCn-GYbdFJfOJ-nE8NEj4y2b9MAtDyXz1MLCJH2opAE4w6XYwnulm1Y0I3FCPdQObfXZfT9N/s1600/IMG_4866.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562988299785720594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJgUpmA1Op_UrreZQNlj3mahXbq2YfbF7F3Woj7TmF1aJ9U9M6Kcu9t6JrycGRXASN71oqCn-GYbdFJfOJ-nE8NEj4y2b9MAtDyXz1MLCJH2opAE4w6XYwnulm1Y0I3FCPdQObfXZfT9N/s320/IMG_4866.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Double chin girl - love those eyebrows and that hair!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9ncQoyCOmknFPPf6KEsZvsRZlIXoiAD9kqgAoQx5_Jn_CPsxzY8pOQBMa1b60OsNCgDv67akCAT4zBMJXGOzsLdPRnnhfZcTaJX9HfJ5EinkZwious34pAvtGa_IEA2iJ3C5TxRhw7QK/s1600/IMG_4890.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562988114563867138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9ncQoyCOmknFPPf6KEsZvsRZlIXoiAD9kqgAoQx5_Jn_CPsxzY8pOQBMa1b60OsNCgDv67akCAT4zBMJXGOzsLdPRnnhfZcTaJX9HfJ5EinkZwious34pAvtGa_IEA2iJ3C5TxRhw7QK/s320/IMG_4890.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Chillin' with Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH_s1-Dk20uqajhp8QdKdFmJ3hrJlOFevhPqSt_Wlz4WG7TuBTvQ0UdSXRmv74_maJ2bw2s87fwVHLnOMpQZJODphp7hh740ywOrROiJtf1JTwVRro21mALNf5llHRV_w2LG_VkWIVYa_/s1600/IMG_4939.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562987638951263234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH_s1-Dk20uqajhp8QdKdFmJ3hrJlOFevhPqSt_Wlz4WG7TuBTvQ0UdSXRmv74_maJ2bw2s87fwVHLnOMpQZJODphp7hh740ywOrROiJtf1JTwVRro21mALNf5llHRV_w2LG_VkWIVYa_/s320/IMG_4939.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br />Who, me?!?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQF3o1H04iY6LOi3_eVwgoTIVo67UDbBq9bT8bEfYbl0ODGIqNWiOYYW5gpu58GO3qb8XNeeE-2BcQDJhAGZqgbsEf-euKmDY3tlZ07HKDeEccgX5JhlJAtlIlwRndKl9NNCvdoJiuNYH/s1600/IMG_5100.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562987206923324690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQF3o1H04iY6LOi3_eVwgoTIVo67UDbBq9bT8bEfYbl0ODGIqNWiOYYW5gpu58GO3qb8XNeeE-2BcQDJhAGZqgbsEf-euKmDY3tlZ07HKDeEccgX5JhlJAtlIlwRndKl9NNCvdoJiuNYH/s320/IMG_5100.JPG" /></a><br /><br />So tired...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp3oSZggoaLkkAE0Hl_I3ewn3yTTgquwshreWVPvLoKqh8ezTXjtISA52-qGFL5K9zNUslaZnHFLfvQrJP9U-FP_bXfK3lpqFIUIw0kzKBGMjGAI0RdMWOdX3a_J-TPwwBIK58xP2stYj/s1600/IMG_5113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562986642257243506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp3oSZggoaLkkAE0Hl_I3ewn3yTTgquwshreWVPvLoKqh8ezTXjtISA52-qGFL5K9zNUslaZnHFLfvQrJP9U-FP_bXfK3lpqFIUIw0kzKBGMjGAI0RdMWOdX3a_J-TPwwBIK58xP2stYj/s320/IMG_5113.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Can you find the baby amid all the flotsam?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNcoMJOOABiAqatNUSNBNaC3pqKYKsGeZYc_nWc4epkDPBZ8lWkDoCTtXz9xKFDfhAj7fJPDMhE5xsD7N9bOFE3WsG0XQjoVBFtI6oTX_owlvtxhM2iItOR8BVHhRtBV10VUru_7yCa2e/s1600/IMG_5140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562986460182074978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNcoMJOOABiAqatNUSNBNaC3pqKYKsGeZYc_nWc4epkDPBZ8lWkDoCTtXz9xKFDfhAj7fJPDMhE5xsD7N9bOFE3WsG0XQjoVBFtI6oTX_owlvtxhM2iItOR8BVHhRtBV10VUru_7yCa2e/s320/IMG_5140.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>There she is!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZgZxR-qW8l7QBlaQlibvGl0X92GX_Jddh1wvyCWhmTaULGyFJWEZ6xF8aNgm-mSPF8s3xxH1qH17VYisGT6GuspsWSDOOlzYXR5pphtc1jDqON7OfAIVdCEIZpL5yDlaweuaXTn47xmu/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562986307511015810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZgZxR-qW8l7QBlaQlibvGl0X92GX_Jddh1wvyCWhmTaULGyFJWEZ6xF8aNgm-mSPF8s3xxH1qH17VYisGT6GuspsWSDOOlzYXR5pphtc1jDqON7OfAIVdCEIZpL5yDlaweuaXTn47xmu/s320/IMG_5142.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Happy Girl!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMqF-xUzfHz2IjloB6F9UreEkNlHlLd7PfaxmdV65xb-L4u5_v3hqH71RkLndfybR7LwHW6qKOfHPFbv4-j_ByftAFnO2M4vWJVSGr3XSvJqh5EdTVYvP2TfiJfoTj8HtQOvW_3iZTIxC/s1600/IMG_5412.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562986047121943362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMqF-xUzfHz2IjloB6F9UreEkNlHlLd7PfaxmdV65xb-L4u5_v3hqH71RkLndfybR7LwHW6qKOfHPFbv4-j_ByftAFnO2M4vWJVSGr3XSvJqh5EdTVYvP2TfiJfoTj8HtQOvW_3iZTIxC/s320/IMG_5412.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>It wasn't me...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zTBn1oeyBIB4f32eq2WIOiESsDPIhhNXUo5v_REUAj4MW6-R_dQswmnJCFp1p7z8mTr-NRT4B2LtIZHgOlRKKR_HjLFLuBMin5uHQiCy670f2pLIHXywLyZdc7taY-8bOOR-eV_uqmcj/s1600/IMG_5410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562985637460156994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zTBn1oeyBIB4f32eq2WIOiESsDPIhhNXUo5v_REUAj4MW6-R_dQswmnJCFp1p7z8mTr-NRT4B2LtIZHgOlRKKR_HjLFLuBMin5uHQiCy670f2pLIHXywLyZdc7taY-8bOOR-eV_uqmcj/s320/IMG_5410.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Floor time<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJqneiX5h2UXVOK_Jc-QOoJCqxSzYyQF-yBeBLSfkeO5WiAhXRRJGpm03gt5W_qqiDJZSfIwjRHcMjAdPiWitpOoTE1EBLBVS2iXDxiF8jOnCmVLElGERQ4DmIwYeBeN8zzzMv1tiwBfc/s1600/IMG_5405.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562985514521917570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJqneiX5h2UXVOK_Jc-QOoJCqxSzYyQF-yBeBLSfkeO5WiAhXRRJGpm03gt5W_qqiDJZSfIwjRHcMjAdPiWitpOoTE1EBLBVS2iXDxiF8jOnCmVLElGERQ4DmIwYeBeN8zzzMv1tiwBfc/s320/IMG_5405.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hmmm....I am pondering the meaning of life<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlor5awO5IPsHbIvG3JRwJm5Xfu1Nv99_EK7vorQlmt91sb7Y8QQe16c0UA2sSWvbNHGs_awkkvsI23bVUK1_1iEn4KABgqxEPxH1gqbiM7BiZNwf4kTnGykjAC-ok-LDwR2cIICbFBJY/s1600/IMG_5417.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562985271741232642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlor5awO5IPsHbIvG3JRwJm5Xfu1Nv99_EK7vorQlmt91sb7Y8QQe16c0UA2sSWvbNHGs_awkkvsI23bVUK1_1iEn4KABgqxEPxH1gqbiM7BiZNwf4kTnGykjAC-ok-LDwR2cIICbFBJY/s320/IMG_5417.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Still thinking about it....this is a hard one....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVIgESbg_7XvNblDEwmnRttMdXzIU60rtEdevdJQCMdF9SUo1VQnxAmo85VhsDSzgEya-lkpg4YEw3DcYVF4szv0DsFsec2rHqITymS_F2J_yxs0yQXoI4J4TUnhqAbJgEi3FjdI7yq9V/s1600/IMG_5416.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562985171773501970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVIgESbg_7XvNblDEwmnRttMdXzIU60rtEdevdJQCMdF9SUo1VQnxAmo85VhsDSzgEya-lkpg4YEw3DcYVF4szv0DsFsec2rHqITymS_F2J_yxs0yQXoI4J4TUnhqAbJgEi3FjdI7yq9V/s320/IMG_5416.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Practicing my rolling<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf6XQTjWNhlxMAlqVTtIWBnI-jjHB5RG17-QrgopypcSmqN2B_R-J6jAp5chcg8tYzbZyJwBktWVZV4S2xSRDIUbr2cq3a8STrCNDZIKNc7PzqMiBHLJhk61nEKZYvJ0TzrRcCkU4M03k/s1600/IMG_5435.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562984978968650690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf6XQTjWNhlxMAlqVTtIWBnI-jjHB5RG17-QrgopypcSmqN2B_R-J6jAp5chcg8tYzbZyJwBktWVZV4S2xSRDIUbr2cq3a8STrCNDZIKNc7PzqMiBHLJhk61nEKZYvJ0TzrRcCkU4M03k/s320/IMG_5435.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Bath time!...Clara loves her baths - she is so content to be in the warm water.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gJeAJ1zOKMg9txc74hr8wtHRo42JdNT1ZpnjjMQyTqQxeTzsCCJNOZOYFcP4MI_vL9lCBv7O2jxok7beKcsMlo4gl7EdBkyWkJyvsGlaZqVSll7KDZBGJbFeqJS1gaST6B9BnWvxjCf7/s1600/IMG_5499.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562984386625561218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gJeAJ1zOKMg9txc74hr8wtHRo42JdNT1ZpnjjMQyTqQxeTzsCCJNOZOYFcP4MI_vL9lCBv7O2jxok7beKcsMlo4gl7EdBkyWkJyvsGlaZqVSll7KDZBGJbFeqJS1gaST6B9BnWvxjCf7/s320/IMG_5499.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Cheeky chick<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhr5UWVGjEUqdjIAs-Pii6xSNI7_dUk8O36J1q21szesAaTZgtjUdKjG1aTAPcAwND1qJ4Uj-u049Bp15mJjrCT1kXx1qL3vBZ_XxreLXtDAp0jbaU0H3KuFbEXdz4jT4YfY0FcMekbsp/s1600/IMG_5484.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562984244531150482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhr5UWVGjEUqdjIAs-Pii6xSNI7_dUk8O36J1q21szesAaTZgtjUdKjG1aTAPcAwND1qJ4Uj-u049Bp15mJjrCT1kXx1qL3vBZ_XxreLXtDAp0jbaU0H3KuFbEXdz4jT4YfY0FcMekbsp/s320/IMG_5484.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Laughing....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIfXdB260cfGFsYa6gqUTNIBgGNR09i4j3FelvD7ISQ7PhsrSxAhxhroJSAArDTQkU-mkcH6coPOQ89vXC_09wvE3C2DbqGjIYBdpqoJNOnk1sSHLMayeuEhzye5Wo8p9apGVa-Un5AsI/s1600/IMG_5481.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562984097797818386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIfXdB260cfGFsYa6gqUTNIBgGNR09i4j3FelvD7ISQ7PhsrSxAhxhroJSAArDTQkU-mkcH6coPOQ89vXC_09wvE3C2DbqGjIYBdpqoJNOnk1sSHLMayeuEhzye5Wo8p9apGVa-Un5AsI/s320/IMG_5481.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Ready to go out in the cold<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1Uiz6-mFTF4nnQ6CfeSTdcLLFY9_AhiuGaEhjK_Y8B5vP6Yvx1IjDd1b0yLKfFpcl3pGFHWDty8rzeEnpdf0-0PVfPXZdMMo55qLQ7EaBeFg_356RGa7r7lwvPtgdkAL51_bFIorcQZh/s1600/IMG_5505.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562983122847109554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1Uiz6-mFTF4nnQ6CfeSTdcLLFY9_AhiuGaEhjK_Y8B5vP6Yvx1IjDd1b0yLKfFpcl3pGFHWDty8rzeEnpdf0-0PVfPXZdMMo55qLQ7EaBeFg_356RGa7r7lwvPtgdkAL51_bFIorcQZh/s320/IMG_5505.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She holds her head up now and rolls easily from both tummy to back and back to tummy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8N47ewVmWHJ4PY1B3nhwnozv3tGNB2reqTUbJr8eDTj2-UQlM8AykoRXUr617kX4_cW0RRrvsi1_lAFNyVMU5Jo-0vkW9Hl3ZyEFJthMbDoSny_fuXoqoOGUvAgTeyd1iPfbDB0DmxKf/s1600/IMG_5513.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982919424868898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8N47ewVmWHJ4PY1B3nhwnozv3tGNB2reqTUbJr8eDTj2-UQlM8AykoRXUr617kX4_cW0RRrvsi1_lAFNyVMU5Jo-0vkW9Hl3ZyEFJthMbDoSny_fuXoqoOGUvAgTeyd1iPfbDB0DmxKf/s320/IMG_5513.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe1iRP7baFOP7xpRT56IOO2AxVM2L-xfqQdxJwjd0OAW410WSd4YoJII3p2Dtzwwk0hAQEkc_AtPd1mO4MXpeq9vRBVtO3MfgoY9oUJNoMYh9FAnx3hsImQMqtErIJcH-8WOgDtBZkEBz/s1600/IMG_5507.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982807892350450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe1iRP7baFOP7xpRT56IOO2AxVM2L-xfqQdxJwjd0OAW410WSd4YoJII3p2Dtzwwk0hAQEkc_AtPd1mO4MXpeq9vRBVtO3MfgoY9oUJNoMYh9FAnx3hsImQMqtErIJcH-8WOgDtBZkEBz/s320/IMG_5507.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Out cold on Daddy's lap<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXWFGQnzSQXxoFtL1NZ5beWjgnnxOr3mSNw4rhBnSdBeavES1cIYKZ-ntglzTPlL16IT1zCLdOF0aWDpLUgSv82xFnE2cUwAkjPc83kgRWrlXQsfZR7td8Dd4tgllnjEOt8nis_VVLHgi/s1600/IMG_5527.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982636846087954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXWFGQnzSQXxoFtL1NZ5beWjgnnxOr3mSNw4rhBnSdBeavES1cIYKZ-ntglzTPlL16IT1zCLdOF0aWDpLUgSv82xFnE2cUwAkjPc83kgRWrlXQsfZR7td8Dd4tgllnjEOt8nis_VVLHgi/s320/IMG_5527.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Now Finny's turn....he's had a shoe fettish lately - he puts our shoes on or he brings us our shoes and insists we put them on. He's become quite adept at walking around with gigantic shoes on. Here's some pics of him wearing our shoes.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_IrQZMfnhMGbmPIAG5pU-Eb5br1R3ygMefU4Kwy_MEup9IStqEVPVxwzZYwa1eDdsbqykwEVzsaGGYt-3y9zrLmADqX-GJDOqIHb9qg-cuRGVRQ7eCGf_j6yage4CUkqSytsc4HrzC3o/s1600/IMG_5421.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982447402656818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_IrQZMfnhMGbmPIAG5pU-Eb5br1R3ygMefU4Kwy_MEup9IStqEVPVxwzZYwa1eDdsbqykwEVzsaGGYt-3y9zrLmADqX-GJDOqIHb9qg-cuRGVRQ7eCGf_j6yage4CUkqSytsc4HrzC3o/s320/IMG_5421.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVAAHPgbYEceKHhk4t2Y4EA7buE_im3lXd3i0w2YoJXfqzpdo8vlE5emU3UC972DvMEM_Aje4cszqd90L3BcsHCvDmUZtQHkOuRBiVRY_qixuuoFhmvi-vZfM3kfo5fhV_F8HX-_ezckd/s1600/IMG_5422.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982323742388866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVAAHPgbYEceKHhk4t2Y4EA7buE_im3lXd3i0w2YoJXfqzpdo8vlE5emU3UC972DvMEM_Aje4cszqd90L3BcsHCvDmUZtQHkOuRBiVRY_qixuuoFhmvi-vZfM3kfo5fhV_F8HX-_ezckd/s320/IMG_5422.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmXKELnKWAGHqdE_coZ0FqnazRztQj46Xviy2rfIXU_Z2iBzk23Boa-_L0D7U7DJDhr48TkMAOj_H1OvUlJRdqHwSvT6ivnHkXZxjzHnpPQozC2HL9jdwLR5oppBqrkTKMQZzNmdDDHc-/s1600/IMG_5469.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562982114328771650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmXKELnKWAGHqdE_coZ0FqnazRztQj46Xviy2rfIXU_Z2iBzk23Boa-_L0D7U7DJDhr48TkMAOj_H1OvUlJRdqHwSvT6ivnHkXZxjzHnpPQozC2HL9jdwLR5oppBqrkTKMQZzNmdDDHc-/s320/IMG_5469.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyIyFEnIK3YxZBMsmeJPcFvullfhfjO9FTNg2rHQbu4jzYk5em3U2J0HJvTwMo0PWMMs_NwytaLaNKAJUPjfunheQymszn29ns21qgpQvB6vAnJOfvEciEFN3jyfI75LptJ8A9iztH4-K/s1600/IMG_5471.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981968913977762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyIyFEnIK3YxZBMsmeJPcFvullfhfjO9FTNg2rHQbu4jzYk5em3U2J0HJvTwMo0PWMMs_NwytaLaNKAJUPjfunheQymszn29ns21qgpQvB6vAnJOfvEciEFN3jyfI75LptJ8A9iztH4-K/s320/IMG_5471.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_Tg9oio2DykSgeQ7FD22GPQDPqef00NkbaLa1Oki_JrDRhplGLm-mJdDs6ngwlqrcH9sLFwYBxhbgLtS8xfBLOT-MWRkVoqohtSS38m8s0Dq7jK7xE0C2_Bq5J102U26QuNsEqzyjMDs/s1600/IMG_5474.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981769947783586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_Tg9oio2DykSgeQ7FD22GPQDPqef00NkbaLa1Oki_JrDRhplGLm-mJdDs6ngwlqrcH9sLFwYBxhbgLtS8xfBLOT-MWRkVoqohtSS38m8s0Dq7jK7xE0C2_Bq5J102U26QuNsEqzyjMDs/s320/IMG_5474.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had a gigantic snow storm the beginning of December. Fin hadn't really ever been out in the snow before. Here's some shots of his first experience in it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCFVx8BCEQQFGx1XyH62hzWFQPptZNNL7aWhoSFFqKez27qS7OYfNeUfO_qRo-6lsPOvn0_aUwbKmbUPj_D_jm_bpBMPiUzG9-x2hByOrX7qP8v_Uus-g5OVMTBk0HOciR4mgjnfqUjNF/s1600/IMG_4849.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981425244663698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCFVx8BCEQQFGx1XyH62hzWFQPptZNNL7aWhoSFFqKez27qS7OYfNeUfO_qRo-6lsPOvn0_aUwbKmbUPj_D_jm_bpBMPiUzG9-x2hByOrX7qP8v_Uus-g5OVMTBk0HOciR4mgjnfqUjNF/s320/IMG_4849.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxfWNoGq-uzNxnt0qtZsOt2m6KjK5-JaIccrHSDUP18pmdaL_T-s9_467NyBCq-Z56qSmCfWP7jn4wqWqTOfUlnjhJ0XEbpUA-NWNpMjOHXZlhRrh5B2JHREEqR9RntmZ6IBna_9_AoIL/s1600/IMG_4853.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981335358481906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxfWNoGq-uzNxnt0qtZsOt2m6KjK5-JaIccrHSDUP18pmdaL_T-s9_467NyBCq-Z56qSmCfWP7jn4wqWqTOfUlnjhJ0XEbpUA-NWNpMjOHXZlhRrh5B2JHREEqR9RntmZ6IBna_9_AoIL/s320/IMG_4853.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZgLxxevmThY9aJm6iCIy_Kdc6snLw3fTXM1LiKwDZ9hvbnHp2V3aF78TQMqfbptCUZxoebQqxa2jF9ObHePRpxS3NHhiymvoIeo0pVC5I2ejz6M-nOU6mg0mBggegGjxsX2v4hroQguw/s1600/IMG_4855.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981228830236466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZgLxxevmThY9aJm6iCIy_Kdc6snLw3fTXM1LiKwDZ9hvbnHp2V3aF78TQMqfbptCUZxoebQqxa2jF9ObHePRpxS3NHhiymvoIeo0pVC5I2ejz6M-nOU6mg0mBggegGjxsX2v4hroQguw/s320/IMG_4855.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He is constantly active and moving...hard to keep up with and always making us laugh.</div><div><br />With his "cape" - sister's blanket</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4f6crzsPpRSSTYhkSGi7OvXZoFZDJxgwk8Oq7YC4ojXTWvnhCCxqijjbLhf_C6d9VoRNZqrV5YnOiuFeml6asI9S3QRHnqP1WTueOKbulg7uhZKaZzU3lIWb4lY2sZZw8A7MWIHotCFI/s1600/IMG_4894.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562981050923253234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4f6crzsPpRSSTYhkSGi7OvXZoFZDJxgwk8Oq7YC4ojXTWvnhCCxqijjbLhf_C6d9VoRNZqrV5YnOiuFeml6asI9S3QRHnqP1WTueOKbulg7uhZKaZzU3lIWb4lY2sZZw8A7MWIHotCFI/s320/IMG_4894.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My boys<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq-9iRoVHrOGNTO546hFo2EmGCNiZGYiZ_1iphvLoHYaUTD3DsJS9J9E-t3RT1f5hwD-OY4u0AdmGsec29yeTTK6x9TRLC5hqoo-rhTxMIUrKiEiB-Uor3L_D158Y-cDi81t5YcCKa3Cg/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980903735197218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq-9iRoVHrOGNTO546hFo2EmGCNiZGYiZ_1iphvLoHYaUTD3DsJS9J9E-t3RT1f5hwD-OY4u0AdmGsec29yeTTK6x9TRLC5hqoo-rhTxMIUrKiEiB-Uor3L_D158Y-cDi81t5YcCKa3Cg/s320/IMG_4908.JPG" /></a><br /><br />At the Christmas Lights Parade in Caldwell<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHgPPPbT4EeS1EMGDztQB3mFl44ZhU5WI1Zh3pKVpE_cRWabHLK_21HxYoT_2Nd0q5Hk68oDF_yojgDLXwi29dtqyua9ItHyV8V6F3Ywv4kQ8xUvpTn_W1DDSmN5IP0xi9NPlzkzrA4PK/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980757252838578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHgPPPbT4EeS1EMGDztQB3mFl44ZhU5WI1Zh3pKVpE_cRWabHLK_21HxYoT_2Nd0q5Hk68oDF_yojgDLXwi29dtqyua9ItHyV8V6F3Ywv4kQ8xUvpTn_W1DDSmN5IP0xi9NPlzkzrA4PK/s320/IMG_4912.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Waving at floats with Mommy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i_NFPM3UDcnLZ4c0yKVACZAxAVBcz4MNN3tBR5rShAbg3GUglDVVmp4Ni6VYiBULoIw4WrbWtq1QrwzZ3u_3DgOiyfYQjK0n1HbD3donPKb8SSki-jKXPDFzTL9FKFI1027nnKtUrIfr/s1600/IMG_4928.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980634518599490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i_NFPM3UDcnLZ4c0yKVACZAxAVBcz4MNN3tBR5rShAbg3GUglDVVmp4Ni6VYiBULoIw4WrbWtq1QrwzZ3u_3DgOiyfYQjK0n1HbD3donPKb8SSki-jKXPDFzTL9FKFI1027nnKtUrIfr/s320/IMG_4928.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trying to stay warm with Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpNaxgJRa3f2Mmx_NZJyH_ufDNy1uqhr6zHHIhIQIXHJBq5_igUpQnJSrI0WWqriSx6x3bcryaoU9_Zl0KItQwtX1WriRd3wux8rzL6BLJU8A8lVuteYixz972squwNpPgbmdFBG3dQF2/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980483041396322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpNaxgJRa3f2Mmx_NZJyH_ufDNy1uqhr6zHHIhIQIXHJBq5_igUpQnJSrI0WWqriSx6x3bcryaoU9_Zl0KItQwtX1WriRd3wux8rzL6BLJU8A8lVuteYixz972squwNpPgbmdFBG3dQF2/s320/IMG_4924.JPG" /></a><br /><br />His absolute favorite fruit of all time is raw blueberries - he literally hollers when he sees us getting them out of the fridge and then shoves them in his mouth as fast as he can.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFw6CUN_v2UTxJjK0T6lpp5C4tiJsEhUpmxuiDvQwvw_3ZtcDGJo54C04G7J2MTMku8zxUEJavk99aXQsw5406U7HMVpOmFUkXFfRNXsYvOzDIFbKlrHhbZbHQQdkj6MANaVt4V3coHj/s1600/IMG_4943.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980249258620354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFw6CUN_v2UTxJjK0T6lpp5C4tiJsEhUpmxuiDvQwvw_3ZtcDGJo54C04G7J2MTMku8zxUEJavk99aXQsw5406U7HMVpOmFUkXFfRNXsYvOzDIFbKlrHhbZbHQQdkj6MANaVt4V3coHj/s320/IMG_4943.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He's also started hooking his feet under the lip of the high chair tray - funny!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx7EUc0hVN59d2KtGdhaeuYYiW-SiLw8ObX73GJGg-3f2ZmL3j5YKqx3mkksJetmHZljhNASygjC5jgQhqBBBhwkyF4npSLBk1tMxR8bZYFT75c8KU1dVLD_fYLo4iRdNUGW7Xyh-s6P2/s1600/IMG_4944.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562980139586010722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx7EUc0hVN59d2KtGdhaeuYYiW-SiLw8ObX73GJGg-3f2ZmL3j5YKqx3mkksJetmHZljhNASygjC5jgQhqBBBhwkyF4npSLBk1tMxR8bZYFT75c8KU1dVLD_fYLo4iRdNUGW7Xyh-s6P2/s320/IMG_4944.JPG" /></a><br /><br />His other fettish is wearing a hat while in the house. This day, he insisted on keeping his cowboy hat on the entire day (even for naps!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg7wKEDr-UCXuJ0cdrox96cfQq90ut2VAIsusRJ85-UcCdyZfFkRdz3-CiCN_mBmBTgKnxIFaoEOcnTQoix7N7a6Ie_c78hRKuYxYoK1SZLq450riz_qdUJoqEZ7ArACqOeWYYVeyG8oS/s1600/IMG_5159.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979813286172706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg7wKEDr-UCXuJ0cdrox96cfQq90ut2VAIsusRJ85-UcCdyZfFkRdz3-CiCN_mBmBTgKnxIFaoEOcnTQoix7N7a6Ie_c78hRKuYxYoK1SZLq450riz_qdUJoqEZ7ArACqOeWYYVeyG8oS/s320/IMG_5159.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JTKKbdgyB-2LJp12L9PscSaOSWachSZ1vkpqZArB32iPYm4ngnxjZvfjVXf5N4OoZBsGcdSzVkIfjbvrseFb5yMeJ3AqIxWzYh2fIZOMD_vnZE1KO2fgLQbWyKPONDrMQ_6nxswzQ0z8/s1600/IMG_5164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979666483333554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JTKKbdgyB-2LJp12L9PscSaOSWachSZ1vkpqZArB32iPYm4ngnxjZvfjVXf5N4OoZBsGcdSzVkIfjbvrseFb5yMeJ3AqIxWzYh2fIZOMD_vnZE1KO2fgLQbWyKPONDrMQ_6nxswzQ0z8/s320/IMG_5164.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXC8sNPJthzZ-vnyySS1hL6Z5g1fB37uhuFOv7nUKuxHc3QFbgZYTqVzP7kfqNQZYnXmqhdFb9LjZ8jCM9gTHlI6TU_m2ITfIfYzP1c38odgsUQ5GUrpJHY3QHg80YFDpvqEJM_nxZu-C/s1600/IMG_5167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979546657875826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXC8sNPJthzZ-vnyySS1hL6Z5g1fB37uhuFOv7nUKuxHc3QFbgZYTqVzP7kfqNQZYnXmqhdFb9LjZ8jCM9gTHlI6TU_m2ITfIfYzP1c38odgsUQ5GUrpJHY3QHg80YFDpvqEJM_nxZu-C/s320/IMG_5167.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYXGQ34xRIY3qUQnExnoLuLPOlUqZcuIX5iOHlPsdM29_PgZX4mVyEBWhxurj4gbbpDP2JVGSKTJojrnt50T71T7oO8lV4v0tC60Qoa93C9TbbzNuZ4egQwf1gmG_d6eCuk9wqY2QQk_A/s1600/IMG_5176.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979343063298306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYXGQ34xRIY3qUQnExnoLuLPOlUqZcuIX5iOHlPsdM29_PgZX4mVyEBWhxurj4gbbpDP2JVGSKTJojrnt50T71T7oO8lV4v0tC60Qoa93C9TbbzNuZ4egQwf1gmG_d6eCuk9wqY2QQk_A/s320/IMG_5176.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw73fXZh6YsxwMCQCiQ6u8ME4BnY5OA7HU_fvzSKe-Id4r3RTRQcDgk55_PEqD6ubKf614Mgj246mu9DMH9NOJn1_j0z8tVW75Gi60Gn8Rm_8VhcPlCQGTFtOv2DbT36PlT1yOx6vp_oQW/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979231313630434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw73fXZh6YsxwMCQCiQ6u8ME4BnY5OA7HU_fvzSKe-Id4r3RTRQcDgk55_PEqD6ubKf614Mgj246mu9DMH9NOJn1_j0z8tVW75Gi60Gn8Rm_8VhcPlCQGTFtOv2DbT36PlT1yOx6vp_oQW/s320/IMG_5172.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>He even had to wear his cowboy hat over his stocking cap when we went out to play. Hilarious!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMlE66yQmPUZj92ORI9jSiOqYbN6NW7yBxwRekmJk3x4HAZP2mfggumCIbq-isGpKQLTgKQEXrKsnXzPKrs_irEyldmJ9xOvIbqwPPKoPhlMS7yu1XLApOXEwwyLudJ32Pl9AJ7u4ndHc/s1600/IMG_5191.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562979050374896130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMlE66yQmPUZj92ORI9jSiOqYbN6NW7yBxwRekmJk3x4HAZP2mfggumCIbq-isGpKQLTgKQEXrKsnXzPKrs_irEyldmJ9xOvIbqwPPKoPhlMS7yu1XLApOXEwwyLudJ32Pl9AJ7u4ndHc/s320/IMG_5191.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8wnlz8rY3XV8Qk56JRXQPhhz99I9iP62hnAHNmhbcJ_nuyyf2mzp-qPTnQ6J-x3OMpz7JlD-m7qBDCpNPpfyunu-uxuXZI5tEai1AuOlL9PZR0ECWP9uRiukCc7zqv7VYzipqa7JrUgQ/s1600/IMG_5194.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562978942524219186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8wnlz8rY3XV8Qk56JRXQPhhz99I9iP62hnAHNmhbcJ_nuyyf2mzp-qPTnQ6J-x3OMpz7JlD-m7qBDCpNPpfyunu-uxuXZI5tEai1AuOlL9PZR0ECWP9uRiukCc7zqv7VYzipqa7JrUgQ/s320/IMG_5194.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He aslo likes wearing his new mittens everywhere - even when he's trying to drink.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwq6SehhBMkvUiAudRr-VhnJVvDmVHrl_AEGWFm0bKA7JfCzj9g9y2wua4fT0bVcRe2VPW00WLCErn5VoRC5YyxuSw4MuAlh2YxyPu28l2XpTn_cNXn39UvivOxsUStw-Bjm3FhV4XQFG/s1600/IMG_5454.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562978629872156802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwq6SehhBMkvUiAudRr-VhnJVvDmVHrl_AEGWFm0bKA7JfCzj9g9y2wua4fT0bVcRe2VPW00WLCErn5VoRC5YyxuSw4MuAlh2YxyPu28l2XpTn_cNXn39UvivOxsUStw-Bjm3FhV4XQFG/s320/IMG_5454.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Our kids love each other, too. Fin is constantly kissing his sister, rubbing her head, or pointing out her body parts to her (eyes, nose, mouth, hair). It's very sweet.<br /></div><div>Kissing baby sister...awwww</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJsKEuK93dLBx3V4E2XeZirLuaAuxbjHZK9yKjE8duJXGa81c_M3-xxDMWiAedNrgP5Yet5kpNkRsrnBVOsnet8oSWXz8Phbs-Qj74bb3JT_wafTdhe2OOuoH25hoaNRNClxZiM6RVcrB/s1600/IMG_4876.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562978089872768034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJsKEuK93dLBx3V4E2XeZirLuaAuxbjHZK9yKjE8duJXGa81c_M3-xxDMWiAedNrgP5Yet5kpNkRsrnBVOsnet8oSWXz8Phbs-Qj74bb3JT_wafTdhe2OOuoH25hoaNRNClxZiM6RVcrB/s320/IMG_4876.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I LOVE this picture!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfmenLXtctcdQEMKqugiqp3JL3fzL3QxH-ltCqkULDnM0Ls4lM1TEv3vsa5Sw4Uv9PaXRvRN6Tpc2Mt_DEtNEk08Gdei-0Cf_5IuibZ-s05wJ64jiqmOFyGmJcLqH4Rp38zsBitoHYnxz/s1600/IMG_5123_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562977812448235730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfmenLXtctcdQEMKqugiqp3JL3fzL3QxH-ltCqkULDnM0Ls4lM1TEv3vsa5Sw4Uv9PaXRvRN6Tpc2Mt_DEtNEk08Gdei-0Cf_5IuibZ-s05wJ64jiqmOFyGmJcLqH4Rp38zsBitoHYnxz/s320/IMG_5123_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Baby's nose!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNLrTiYU2xr8iKAQ7ZAf0MnB2Ui8bAi24BOJbtzTA1PXDG4iZy1ny_OIb-HNKrjhJC8vId_bcLGuw0JyP22019ynhUxcHsA-CKlR-c0p1RJ4gSeZGhwLUw7f-LqDIJrypLL8F2nQ3KYbI/s1600/IMG_5127_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562977694483330546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNLrTiYU2xr8iKAQ7ZAf0MnB2Ui8bAi24BOJbtzTA1PXDG4iZy1ny_OIb-HNKrjhJC8vId_bcLGuw0JyP22019ynhUxcHsA-CKlR-c0p1RJ4gSeZGhwLUw7f-LqDIJrypLL8F2nQ3KYbI/s320/IMG_5127_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxaDjyYuwZK-_8u3KBXZuHa2UaEzqXaTfZDLhxE1VN1_7D0USiHkg_dZh5fteX3A3h78-No4g15XQtS8CDsP5seeEOcfnJl6owQq8J6KGtdVhbzyuxNw6vjgke6uvUE7VXXmDpEq5jd-M/s1600/IMG_5150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562977413297169234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxaDjyYuwZK-_8u3KBXZuHa2UaEzqXaTfZDLhxE1VN1_7D0USiHkg_dZh5fteX3A3h78-No4g15XQtS8CDsP5seeEOcfnJl6owQq8J6KGtdVhbzyuxNw6vjgke6uvUE7VXXmDpEq5jd-M/s320/IMG_5150.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hi, Baby!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE0YaBfBY5714c8XizO_9hx1ozAUeTojSlMCfgXiB9B5kbYp5hdLw5QSQJsoKnJCcyvDfYU0q-lYQEgPD4CYsRYNbT_lIKfNHBvcCWYyPIYXxzgg4oNPDZQevrBWS2oZcqB2FigCxxU7E/s1600/IMG_5152.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562977293019652850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE0YaBfBY5714c8XizO_9hx1ozAUeTojSlMCfgXiB9B5kbYp5hdLw5QSQJsoKnJCcyvDfYU0q-lYQEgPD4CYsRYNbT_lIKfNHBvcCWYyPIYXxzgg4oNPDZQevrBWS2oZcqB2FigCxxU7E/s320/IMG_5152.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Resting his head on hers...so sweet</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FdOEtkI_TUeZK4wx10QB66YR6guvJ5ezb9QWryFEYOjUeKXyaTlqF-lU3dl-SwNqh0zmk_hixdCKBoRavH5pHdNEQk6KjI5xTAqanq1OwSZ0wk-u6icRecIHnEbYfZS-MUtIQx8TL6-F/s1600/IMG_5494.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562977020943300562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FdOEtkI_TUeZK4wx10QB66YR6guvJ5ezb9QWryFEYOjUeKXyaTlqF-lU3dl-SwNqh0zmk_hixdCKBoRavH5pHdNEQk6KjI5xTAqanq1OwSZ0wk-u6icRecIHnEbYfZS-MUtIQx8TL6-F/s320/IMG_5494.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Cuddles all around...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLwv1zQkCV9NTwLYqkinOkMgFLwODcJHUduNuTg4OPOACrvcip5xxDV-dZfqRMh7jNxZXL56rfiPPyu4WZ2cvlHpGWbirM_BlC12zi-kOSUEPPQJLERKCwJfP-bbCcVkFRH9Yl2hvQ1VE/s1600/IMG_4840.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562976680025687554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLwv1zQkCV9NTwLYqkinOkMgFLwODcJHUduNuTg4OPOACrvcip5xxDV-dZfqRMh7jNxZXL56rfiPPyu4WZ2cvlHpGWbirM_BlC12zi-kOSUEPPQJLERKCwJfP-bbCcVkFRH9Yl2hvQ1VE/s320/IMG_4840.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Finally, some videos for your enjoyment. This is Fin speaking his classic babble while walking around in my new work shoes.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXUncbiWcoT50VFRE4p-HPczbKK7Ikr_Bsgj3fu0S59pS5AhRqf4btXUiZHdsjI-WFfFTMaoh1mU6DsW2wVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here, Fin is talking to Clara. At the very beginning of the video, notice how he thinks I'm taking a picture and smiles a huge, cheesy grin. SO FUNNY!!!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzK0L-60h0P6yxVljcc491HIhMq1j3V_XifjFVA1lu8vaoQ68rwx-SbzmzM8d10X5SikYko1awRbIXXlarCJQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Fin loves to help us around the house, no matter what we're doing. Here, he's helping Dru fix the door with the electric screwdriver.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCPp1GfkbWLzpckozucsI2KIj1Z-VGxgLzrqZDiTiT5KYLvp8p8kIwZ5_xnb28h4svn_O5TunC-w8Ga814fA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And here, Clara demonstrates her rolling skills!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-L8oKOAMkk5Ich8wJxQxKAd-0MG-8MP5rhsYPFqwgPefAO4yLH69cxL7HFeCcbxykJdlKTwVXfa4rDkNlGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-73374456106734938352011-01-04T18:12:00.000-08:002011-01-04T18:50:48.446-08:00Dru's BirthdayOn December 9th, Dru had a big milestone birthday. I won't say <em>which</em> milestone, but suffice it to say that we're both decade babies and it's not the same decade! :) To celebrate, the whole fam went out for some seriously good Mexican food. The margaritas were good, too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-S5Qdlv8OEq5BmAYdNLuTCkuYe_wikofgu-1PoZ8owaJWRfgcExnNGif9WemvwNGPz_P8BUZOZdY2UABsIx1CFXYyj3rDu1xMkBPomwRzE9ITaXRaM0De63RphN0JP5tj9CZ2OY-tWlq/s1600/IMG_4989.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558524422555265554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-S5Qdlv8OEq5BmAYdNLuTCkuYe_wikofgu-1PoZ8owaJWRfgcExnNGif9WemvwNGPz_P8BUZOZdY2UABsIx1CFXYyj3rDu1xMkBPomwRzE9ITaXRaM0De63RphN0JP5tj9CZ2OY-tWlq/s320/IMG_4989.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydAzsjaBHrnxbrFfPsbMzq59wZBNTVilFXSdFj2g37VbrfX7yiquxfXgrYwQj2S_IPxa6mcDTpMW2yYW1_AgE_G49OA8F9OKMBXdfRpCWTa4hg187chessjLpg9HYZrwsRDJAjYkUxbRW/s1600/IMG_4983.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558524301546031202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydAzsjaBHrnxbrFfPsbMzq59wZBNTVilFXSdFj2g37VbrfX7yiquxfXgrYwQj2S_IPxa6mcDTpMW2yYW1_AgE_G49OA8F9OKMBXdfRpCWTa4hg187chessjLpg9HYZrwsRDJAjYkUxbRW/s320/IMG_4983.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBDJGS8m2geZgREy6o50tfbZTd3VZVGQh0B-fJrdvjdoKCUuugHeFiKUOetCUBJWgqwqEWa80nvHH02ttA_ddW9vXUkgBLOjAVrfRupdcZdWBT8AxiCE1uYGThWq8VnNMKks5R2NQLXYx/s1600/IMG_4987.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558524175486764354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBDJGS8m2geZgREy6o50tfbZTd3VZVGQh0B-fJrdvjdoKCUuugHeFiKUOetCUBJWgqwqEWa80nvHH02ttA_ddW9vXUkgBLOjAVrfRupdcZdWBT8AxiCE1uYGThWq8VnNMKks5R2NQLXYx/s320/IMG_4987.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin with his favorite person of all time; he <em>had</em> to sit next to Poppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vYdGNo1f6hCAX_wjhJ8XLe6ShwKsd8ZJPYuLJ64hEuuoADMWSwTCwKjIHR7sKev-UMlNgTNOLcEmtbYj7KKIN4ZN8Q1B3nvo_bWFxJ3QgkZUuT7pTnTfpk5I89pf9HZT39_06W9ZnunF/s1600/IMG_4980.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558524013656992194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vYdGNo1f6hCAX_wjhJ8XLe6ShwKsd8ZJPYuLJ64hEuuoADMWSwTCwKjIHR7sKev-UMlNgTNOLcEmtbYj7KKIN4ZN8Q1B3nvo_bWFxJ3QgkZUuT7pTnTfpk5I89pf9HZT39_06W9ZnunF/s320/IMG_4980.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Julia and Gretchen<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhui32xes39Ik6ikw0ZdDNCrQuYu1bpEusW672foXKN_ueN9m6qMG0ChJXEgxPUpA_qZzf7uKNi9prratUvKPfWZJl3iTG57RWQ41sNAdP5R63dj2UHJGhQOKJF7BjgCtzjbLlBPOvs_Z/s1600/IMG_4981.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523864317046258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhui32xes39Ik6ikw0ZdDNCrQuYu1bpEusW672foXKN_ueN9m6qMG0ChJXEgxPUpA_qZzf7uKNi9prratUvKPfWZJl3iTG57RWQ41sNAdP5R63dj2UHJGhQOKJF7BjgCtzjbLlBPOvs_Z/s320/IMG_4981.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Chelsea and Heath<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGnMJbOYPbRFbwtuQjrICGHvoCgdFiCw_5lIhCHh9KUthtieAY_BwtWGkc-53rzMfDfRMlejjOX76cMqs8QeB_W_hvtFig91UiUaZF1rt0M7ubM62_yd748jc08yfbGYAJ7cBXhuLh1wh/s1600/IMG_4985.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523698042859986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGnMJbOYPbRFbwtuQjrICGHvoCgdFiCw_5lIhCHh9KUthtieAY_BwtWGkc-53rzMfDfRMlejjOX76cMqs8QeB_W_hvtFig91UiUaZF1rt0M7ubM62_yd748jc08yfbGYAJ7cBXhuLh1wh/s320/IMG_4985.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Nana and Callia<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqr9DaXn7V0zmzkSDcFHBVdFBtElDr2_RsivVyYoVGn-ZQwxPReoxn7-1A7_uBkRXBBbfXoXz3_6P-wfS4ohk3HYGv-7NdcnDiKC75QfcJ-50z8wcC1yT1ITvP8eclk7PW5fBJ5Lc5S6r/s1600/IMG_4994.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523498119075282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqr9DaXn7V0zmzkSDcFHBVdFBtElDr2_RsivVyYoVGn-ZQwxPReoxn7-1A7_uBkRXBBbfXoXz3_6P-wfS4ohk3HYGv-7NdcnDiKC75QfcJ-50z8wcC1yT1ITvP8eclk7PW5fBJ5Lc5S6r/s320/IMG_4994.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The birthday boy with his little darling<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd0Rl8wLorsGrWzfEEKmdQNEUG4nOcqQUkLrzQgGDWgnHwMtMclcXfRTlLCgnpojiQdaJRJ7Dlj71gSm_5jzLURw6ILv-zmU3__uX0zQJNezbnnj-LjlVMKZtLZMhjDJvG9l2FrdV5bOF/s1600/IMG_4988.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523314182230866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd0Rl8wLorsGrWzfEEKmdQNEUG4nOcqQUkLrzQgGDWgnHwMtMclcXfRTlLCgnpojiQdaJRJ7Dlj71gSm_5jzLURw6ILv-zmU3__uX0zQJNezbnnj-LjlVMKZtLZMhjDJvG9l2FrdV5bOF/s320/IMG_4988.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3wU0suU2qqXnssFsZIW1uvaG1s7s7gDJtsOx5LuRVu5bOkVUev7W2mBsFxk6WgOGsA7ra_ZIA9OpACCLz9JwysjvkuTTydmLtBjRI62ee6O0F86rndKjxu3A7gvOZymcNvx_rva-Lswn/s1600/IMG_4996.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523172027392642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3wU0suU2qqXnssFsZIW1uvaG1s7s7gDJtsOx5LuRVu5bOkVUev7W2mBsFxk6WgOGsA7ra_ZIA9OpACCLz9JwysjvkuTTydmLtBjRI62ee6O0F86rndKjxu3A7gvOZymcNvx_rva-Lswn/s320/IMG_4996.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then, time for presents. I got Dru a Ruger pistol that he'd been wanting for months. He was soooo excited!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0SGRDt601FDu5PnCVs8MLCCpjGOlUWh7CyLXqelZwB34epfi0CIiT9sm3-NiYKbKZUU0yRVifM5HDxovBepF64RQOmphCf_wV_Upl01vUicvvUsotUzslSy2SJjElxEBKT47ASX1UOTH/s1600/IMG_5003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522973511801634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0SGRDt601FDu5PnCVs8MLCCpjGOlUWh7CyLXqelZwB34epfi0CIiT9sm3-NiYKbKZUU0yRVifM5HDxovBepF64RQOmphCf_wV_Upl01vUicvvUsotUzslSy2SJjElxEBKT47ASX1UOTH/s320/IMG_5003.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Julia and Chelsea got him a very cute gift with books, movies, etc from the year he was born<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWozxUzLn300aNfZk55TSm-XSQERxY0wIfO_J9oNKm2EfqVgq65eNkAa_mXbaK0Cs2EgB9y_8tWeCiB1EBQoczJnEu3QhJrHkPIKUFU2-ydkkwJPoup8QRhOKKRTn2x3MzuKcrrd1Tofnk/s1600/IMG_5010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522784062611234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWozxUzLn300aNfZk55TSm-XSQERxY0wIfO_J9oNKm2EfqVgq65eNkAa_mXbaK0Cs2EgB9y_8tWeCiB1EBQoczJnEu3QhJrHkPIKUFU2-ydkkwJPoup8QRhOKKRTn2x3MzuKcrrd1Tofnk/s320/IMG_5010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPLQT-1U4cXABElz0gFfDoYuHWRmnjcI_G6pW7emiyeaEub_7I-g0JroWIv7k2FZDwJG3fLdBY5hz4sOk_W1UzS7opBd2lJDuOGdDwVbhZ0QB8csITR1urEoWzWm4WatBZqPg1oV_E0yt/s1600/IMG_5019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522512927565746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPLQT-1U4cXABElz0gFfDoYuHWRmnjcI_G6pW7emiyeaEub_7I-g0JroWIv7k2FZDwJG3fLdBY5hz4sOk_W1UzS7opBd2lJDuOGdDwVbhZ0QB8csITR1urEoWzWm4WatBZqPg1oV_E0yt/s320/IMG_5019.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />After celebrating that night, I came into the bedroom after feeding Clara to find this; seriously, this is exactly how I found him. He is like a little boy with a toy gun!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMfbqzrUqknV5UQNPcyG_lzcEHAxdrBFMRq9aWxhmK0f3Cr-nTviOn0gtMf7Sh6EObhUUlvIjMg4O0A0mWa7hlm6PYfyUMa8xthCo28iEgxTNVt6m-Q14yb8we_Qsoz8fH30-e-rWAeqq/s1600/IMG_5021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522329828535874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMfbqzrUqknV5UQNPcyG_lzcEHAxdrBFMRq9aWxhmK0f3Cr-nTviOn0gtMf7Sh6EObhUUlvIjMg4O0A0mWa7hlm6PYfyUMa8xthCo28iEgxTNVt6m-Q14yb8we_Qsoz8fH30-e-rWAeqq/s320/IMG_5021.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then, that weekend, I surprised Dru with a trip up to the Ashley Inn in Cascade, Idaho. Fin stayed with Nana and Poppy, but we needed to take Clara since she's still nursing. This was our lunch stop at a little cafe.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWgT6QG-KnhvusbQ09DSpHW5qchVDNYc7o9NT2MQopM3XRp8KJhaWNmg78KWa9_M_HfY0ZP0rhW7thUkRDQX0jRcmaw59-eqw-HpO300r9YZfwZw4a6rj1Ar8TJpbZR8K6rRrCdHNG_ie/s1600/IMG_5025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522117420002066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWgT6QG-KnhvusbQ09DSpHW5qchVDNYc7o9NT2MQopM3XRp8KJhaWNmg78KWa9_M_HfY0ZP0rhW7thUkRDQX0jRcmaw59-eqw-HpO300r9YZfwZw4a6rj1Ar8TJpbZR8K6rRrCdHNG_ie/s320/IMG_5025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-DKHl5x4AQaoCrXGmDM262vkvFi5_VkCfgu1LqmJiE0h1J7AZd_VvJfy1vy1zhy5Mxs4nacQFBwJRyzBUzbuP6NUY_9DyGVm4EM4Nu7LjTl5eFYGIJZzMObBPGJ0U9ETlZ8ppOZHwFcF/s1600/IMG_5033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521981857681586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-DKHl5x4AQaoCrXGmDM262vkvFi5_VkCfgu1LqmJiE0h1J7AZd_VvJfy1vy1zhy5Mxs4nacQFBwJRyzBUzbuP6NUY_9DyGVm4EM4Nu7LjTl5eFYGIJZzMObBPGJ0U9ETlZ8ppOZHwFcF/s320/IMG_5033.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhYAD3ARj64kugO_bd_IWbZ8ex1AVh75DeU1bYH8YSHpL3xn9D-pwXu59edHPn_GWpMpssKMNxqulZB1_BX7I2q8GK4WS5EzygyBsVuhrYLjvRpu5qadgYHgpCdwsvCdpL2i_q4jpO20p/s1600/IMG_5034.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521861221350818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhYAD3ARj64kugO_bd_IWbZ8ex1AVh75DeU1bYH8YSHpL3xn9D-pwXu59edHPn_GWpMpssKMNxqulZB1_BX7I2q8GK4WS5EzygyBsVuhrYLjvRpu5qadgYHgpCdwsvCdpL2i_q4jpO20p/s320/IMG_5034.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>When we got there, the Inn was all decked out for the Christmas season. It was spectacular!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EEiw631h8KYcXnMfJaOqpARjL9xSMjDD2-nlSfsrJY0zmTeng27L4CEN93x89qeIy05zAtkw8yr3g_B-S72Ly-rX3BGHB8XL5S7v8PFLlrc6CXm0ab6jhQj6GK2C4-Qd3FsKTbdMuZ0r/s1600/IMG_5035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521655027757042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EEiw631h8KYcXnMfJaOqpARjL9xSMjDD2-nlSfsrJY0zmTeng27L4CEN93x89qeIy05zAtkw8yr3g_B-S72Ly-rX3BGHB8XL5S7v8PFLlrc6CXm0ab6jhQj6GK2C4-Qd3FsKTbdMuZ0r/s320/IMG_5035.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>The hallway leading to our room</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qsPTO_fwzvlFW1ifB-XPDXeiLMAShWSa6TYwEBM_dqxuC-qq_46utZe7YzXKQuESuAGhMSwrmHfeAvyempgnUtjO2g0-cWPaQxHKvOByL9GfrKlIWit0eh2Hj5QUNEtmjNsBI-CufOxo/s1600/IMG_5038.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521464806357266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qsPTO_fwzvlFW1ifB-XPDXeiLMAShWSa6TYwEBM_dqxuC-qq_46utZe7YzXKQuESuAGhMSwrmHfeAvyempgnUtjO2g0-cWPaQxHKvOByL9GfrKlIWit0eh2Hj5QUNEtmjNsBI-CufOxo/s320/IMG_5038.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And this was our room...gorgeous!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26CwTJv6Mtaq9SMKIN5bGMAguRvAJNt9DFPAzpmFvlS37CvL7OxaUfFgkBkLd_bTx33do4VN3nSQqJZ4aOQ8n0fP6Itd05z_YZSaDzLLnTp12jvxKM0NzHbu2G7lmUKXA92PBWGw1-DGs/s1600/IMG_5045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521233234442946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26CwTJv6Mtaq9SMKIN5bGMAguRvAJNt9DFPAzpmFvlS37CvL7OxaUfFgkBkLd_bTx33do4VN3nSQqJZ4aOQ8n0fP6Itd05z_YZSaDzLLnTp12jvxKM0NzHbu2G7lmUKXA92PBWGw1-DGs/s320/IMG_5045.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>The bathroom...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcuk0daD2rwBiegiNBS1dgz15egSJutVDXF6ddMMAvzUHadtJgIBxsDPFWWdIbCYXEV75gwUxwnwRORc4Mh4B02FR030qYtLupPeDLmiDe00UpdF4pANmADGIdadJZpg98AzLfYN1RIbj/s1600/IMG_5042.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520986603952610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcuk0daD2rwBiegiNBS1dgz15egSJutVDXF6ddMMAvzUHadtJgIBxsDPFWWdIbCYXEV75gwUxwnwRORc4Mh4B02FR030qYtLupPeDLmiDe00UpdF4pANmADGIdadJZpg98AzLfYN1RIbj/s320/IMG_5042.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>...and the best part - the jacuzzi tub up in the bay windows. It was like taking a bath outside. And it was beautiful because it was snowing when we arrived, so it was like taking a bath out in the snow.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Fer5Fz5-llvbLkLLtiuloQ3vrGLYQ77K4XNGdPxClWNAi0kjBFmPB0CvYK8jm-meVNIrX_TpBtkN6XIM86MGGVir7mBona5swOMDJwwsA9tGOy9bjLDNEHBUNkSQomtWL795XfnBZvHk/s1600/IMG_5051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520820006692162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Fer5Fz5-llvbLkLLtiuloQ3vrGLYQ77K4XNGdPxClWNAi0kjBFmPB0CvYK8jm-meVNIrX_TpBtkN6XIM86MGGVir7mBona5swOMDJwwsA9tGOy9bjLDNEHBUNkSQomtWL795XfnBZvHk/s320/IMG_5051.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The bed was ginormous and very comfy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3iU2mBw37SLC4Bw5HX1lMgbJHfAjS1NIu9PqKm0Qxv7yNtK-5PhN77RpZvtWkzO7m_Dc9uI8t0rpvkXfxXq8Uj_juFaq0Ug0mCsnG5p134xDwhhDNamEKNHnAXSD4ahPYgCFPCE88gB-/s1600/IMG_5056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520536237304546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3iU2mBw37SLC4Bw5HX1lMgbJHfAjS1NIu9PqKm0Qxv7yNtK-5PhN77RpZvtWkzO7m_Dc9uI8t0rpvkXfxXq8Uj_juFaq0Ug0mCsnG5p134xDwhhDNamEKNHnAXSD4ahPYgCFPCE88gB-/s320/IMG_5056.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittyKOWn1zETei_11fikmH_B1sdkxaJKa0ZendW_2AS2a9VyXYyNiRHeynYwoeZOyPtUfn8np9LHVrI0-hYTi2zFnob5zLCHHrdHRbiIoFwP5c8xXZdqLxkvKy2AX3bTPMmwI7VKZaaRPg/s1600/IMG_5057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520354982978786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittyKOWn1zETei_11fikmH_B1sdkxaJKa0ZendW_2AS2a9VyXYyNiRHeynYwoeZOyPtUfn8np9LHVrI0-hYTi2zFnob5zLCHHrdHRbiIoFwP5c8xXZdqLxkvKy2AX3bTPMmwI7VKZaaRPg/s320/IMG_5057.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We put the camera on auto-timer and caught a shot of us enjoying the jacuzzi tub.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVS5QFNeHbCg47uqgOANM0h3JZ7BuYxVYOQ-GCcdIQK0r3Wz3WKr4v3hOe8BhVlmNReQiYurCNLZvwNIhA0sx5iLBkaOivy0XvuJL21O7M_7cYvKALSGsJtQwoXb7vE150a1vc-qRvqmp/s1600/IMG_5068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520171727017282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVS5QFNeHbCg47uqgOANM0h3JZ7BuYxVYOQ-GCcdIQK0r3Wz3WKr4v3hOe8BhVlmNReQiYurCNLZvwNIhA0sx5iLBkaOivy0XvuJL21O7M_7cYvKALSGsJtQwoXb7vE150a1vc-qRvqmp/s320/IMG_5068.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara enjoyed it there, too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikue843pNH9Uq70lV6UIfmJ7MFMrMM-UF9EzoncTxSHvtSAmd_d1FK-lvbCxXI2EjYHRWzGDhg2YtGxM2qDagh05V4ld7Tx9TOP20A6RO7b4eU3cyoWDENisrD5eLGMs8uv6UA8oItyiS_/s1600/IMG_5060.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558520014312036210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikue843pNH9Uq70lV6UIfmJ7MFMrMM-UF9EzoncTxSHvtSAmd_d1FK-lvbCxXI2EjYHRWzGDhg2YtGxM2qDagh05V4ld7Tx9TOP20A6RO7b4eU3cyoWDENisrD5eLGMs8uv6UA8oItyiS_/s320/IMG_5060.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After the bath, we wrapped ourselves up in the complimentary thick bathrobes.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWDdEcfZD21wtOhXED3cRzQ4AC4nirQglFROgsBsgazYDKWkwG6XSOWgqrTOT7syrZWPk9s2A6UR_jBEhJT2yyCapZmqR3Pf0RSPz6d0o7sWWEH3ErnXNshhuNM5QTv5IXpBTNKbA629b/s1600/IMG_5071.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558519805161270722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWDdEcfZD21wtOhXED3cRzQ4AC4nirQglFROgsBsgazYDKWkwG6XSOWgqrTOT7syrZWPk9s2A6UR_jBEhJT2yyCapZmqR3Pf0RSPz6d0o7sWWEH3ErnXNshhuNM5QTv5IXpBTNKbA629b/s320/IMG_5071.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dru and Clara fell asleep on the couch - I found them like this. Awww...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ceqSDFk4thlus_Tup_VTE5w__oz8HRFtCPjNEbyurBjbFL5r2rcs-1N86AbqztSygO298ktTXBQmSSn7AWWf-HVBcE4WZivH28rfBaZBpqbirV4ujvNXRJvUZ1mLdV-m0PdR4ykphEqL/s1600/IMG_5076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558519519634891634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ceqSDFk4thlus_Tup_VTE5w__oz8HRFtCPjNEbyurBjbFL5r2rcs-1N86AbqztSygO298ktTXBQmSSn7AWWf-HVBcE4WZivH28rfBaZBpqbirV4ujvNXRJvUZ1mLdV-m0PdR4ykphEqL/s320/IMG_5076.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finally, we had a nice romantic dinner with sparkling lights and snow coming down outside. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypW3whGZqOLJ3vzcKxZaaB2rOypaZtCe5Crx820zNXMXRje7ZtsaBrUbeHhv5NCdcZ9bCFr-LuQ8M16C7R4mBL_vTiT9Oqq1nkmMMnzqusYCObvHTZfQmjEU9_GcDpNF8UXujZz1LWwHO/s1600/IMG_5080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558519320908392610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypW3whGZqOLJ3vzcKxZaaB2rOypaZtCe5Crx820zNXMXRje7ZtsaBrUbeHhv5NCdcZ9bCFr-LuQ8M16C7R4mBL_vTiT9Oqq1nkmMMnzqusYCObvHTZfQmjEU9_GcDpNF8UXujZz1LWwHO/s320/IMG_5080.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-65772316627017317692010-11-27T10:13:00.000-08:002010-11-27T13:48:42.857-08:00Look Who's Smiling!Yep, our little sweetie has hit another milestone! She'll already be two months old in 2 days - unbelievable. This baby stage doesn't last long at all.... *sigh* We've had a very busy last month - our kids both got sick again. Fin was VERY sick - he contracted a nasty viral infection, then got strep throat on top of that. His fever spiked to 105.5 which is scary, even to this pediatric PA mom. Poor bug. He's back to his old self, though, making us laugh every day with his antics. And Clara is growing and thriving. She's beautiful and we marvel at her sweetness daily.<br /><br />Smiling Princess<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7caowv2DJbSNZ0AInqDJkzw9BQlS9mKpbtbayObtJwwiNBM5Ulh4E8ivT04pzNw7SmLi_1jCzvw-TqUT8sktrP6nED5scZA5Anoo-YkcHSyB3j3e2aQYgahYV6OaeDWG4hV-ChhBaOjl/s1600/IMG_4822.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339303997722658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7caowv2DJbSNZ0AInqDJkzw9BQlS9mKpbtbayObtJwwiNBM5Ulh4E8ivT04pzNw7SmLi_1jCzvw-TqUT8sktrP6nED5scZA5Anoo-YkcHSyB3j3e2aQYgahYV6OaeDWG4hV-ChhBaOjl/s320/IMG_4822.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B5Mf9ynFBHHhTYSx0tnUO83eQizYzdUygtYxoozO9iorNGHGFmUm7O34_hyphenhyphenbV8Hj9PgzFYLA1LVVdtmXpF6elRhfsgScYDf6LHaTctwOmNouYY-BNUSY3epgLCrNMFy8eJFwJ2J273dY/s1600/IMG_4808.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544338967244330194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B5Mf9ynFBHHhTYSx0tnUO83eQizYzdUygtYxoozO9iorNGHGFmUm7O34_hyphenhyphenbV8Hj9PgzFYLA1LVVdtmXpF6elRhfsgScYDf6LHaTctwOmNouYY-BNUSY3epgLCrNMFy8eJFwJ2J273dY/s320/IMG_4808.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEzo8uKSAAN-nUJ_6QE9JO9WDN8REYkRNoH5k-yN4WBisxCQGzIG9IZPF-olCWTFKhhULoSggi_bbOIo8I1NAyu0QBW_Gizafk2CiShK4tKQs79nHe9RSTVS9Td8uTjLt5JHDfdo17CIE/s1600/IMG_4807.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544338799139189986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEzo8uKSAAN-nUJ_6QE9JO9WDN8REYkRNoH5k-yN4WBisxCQGzIG9IZPF-olCWTFKhhULoSggi_bbOIo8I1NAyu0QBW_Gizafk2CiShK4tKQs79nHe9RSTVS9Td8uTjLt5JHDfdo17CIE/s320/IMG_4807.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqbuKIe-IO3JDVCTQ_Xi-HjvIEd2f5WTkn5Q7g_nLMJkoA4Dk71qQYSkqHQTxf1vMsiyMf42abdybwVon9lRkS5CQmad6rMkqSQvCsZTtM2ZHnSy-Ihb1cUvGeKw5Enw2_irHb76dXRak/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544338345239142514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqbuKIe-IO3JDVCTQ_Xi-HjvIEd2f5WTkn5Q7g_nLMJkoA4Dk71qQYSkqHQTxf1vMsiyMf42abdybwVon9lRkS5CQmad6rMkqSQvCsZTtM2ZHnSy-Ihb1cUvGeKw5Enw2_irHb76dXRak/s320/IMG_4804.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We went for a visit to Aunt Juju and Uncle Ben's as Ben was home for a brief visit from his new job which has him stationed in Portland, Ore. Fin was like a cocklebur attached to his Poppy all evening. </div><div><br /> </div><div>Juju, Clara, Fin, Poppy</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BHICMhaEonPO8hyT7Jsc7aLgOuGZBRsAHQYMc_YGGOp4dXwI3cawQ9Syz7bi-3iy7tNVZXw3PTKmGwBGhyphenhyphen-3638HfrUHA8WAk-DkrSMUYEuBV9RaD8XvG4bW22SUdcQXXIGzx2DZ_ME8/s1600/IMG_4628.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544337265272820930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BHICMhaEonPO8hyT7Jsc7aLgOuGZBRsAHQYMc_YGGOp4dXwI3cawQ9Syz7bi-3iy7tNVZXw3PTKmGwBGhyphenhyphen-3638HfrUHA8WAk-DkrSMUYEuBV9RaD8XvG4bW22SUdcQXXIGzx2DZ_ME8/s320/IMG_4628.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Gretchen and Uncle Dru<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4PfU1F-gGnPQmV4saIaGrgmjTtPriln7bUyXeT-Uy0d8QhN3e1gjdVhqnx1l8hpcYrKmQf3LUNklQWKR85Dn-J98uxZf5CKWTCv7W4Ft-zBoaOj8cKi36TZeLPusS5i5GKsK1rs_3sdK/s1600/IMG_4631.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544337102582028130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4PfU1F-gGnPQmV4saIaGrgmjTtPriln7bUyXeT-Uy0d8QhN3e1gjdVhqnx1l8hpcYrKmQf3LUNklQWKR85Dn-J98uxZf5CKWTCv7W4Ft-zBoaOj8cKi36TZeLPusS5i5GKsK1rs_3sdK/s320/IMG_4631.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finny playing with Gretchen's toys<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsowkZE9AKQrpqqzku6nMCPqepsxGdxSKSL9Ztlfh239Fw9XRJoTHFQ8qNkl3MX2Tufxms8RUKpCXWBJTq1Nx5rtmk5Vk0nbLi0mkw0vKz-_3drhE0luM9p91FfTWnwjQ6YofSDCmFlPPC/s1600/IMG_4632.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544336941469128354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsowkZE9AKQrpqqzku6nMCPqepsxGdxSKSL9Ztlfh239Fw9XRJoTHFQ8qNkl3MX2Tufxms8RUKpCXWBJTq1Nx5rtmk5Vk0nbLi0mkw0vKz-_3drhE0luM9p91FfTWnwjQ6YofSDCmFlPPC/s320/IMG_4632.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finny with his favorite person of all time<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwwfibF_GiGLvZa1mspvA6ooYGm4qVZ30XcwWoLRgYBol-F7dy3bIXdit1mLkkF1CTpY18som125sTGvuZtQVj7DTGq-x8nkYFGMyEEFqd6qscnrb86t4fiuCcFnKZh4lWRFbxLX1jgQh/s1600/IMG_4634.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544336754161236530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwwfibF_GiGLvZa1mspvA6ooYGm4qVZ30XcwWoLRgYBol-F7dy3bIXdit1mLkkF1CTpY18som125sTGvuZtQVj7DTGq-x8nkYFGMyEEFqd6qscnrb86t4fiuCcFnKZh4lWRFbxLX1jgQh/s320/IMG_4634.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara and Auntie Chelsea<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwzh57Dj1boMxoM5A6AjABnyw_zyZ027NuKvmeZdi2F-6_kV0p3OzoJJyfkkjxRKQ5vk1US_r_QVCcXkTBBVhmiimXEgw7S81MKiNPcXknVwzPdGXWYX7PZff1MiBnO6cm0rzG5j0puvk/s1600/IMG_4635.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544336445987027250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwzh57Dj1boMxoM5A6AjABnyw_zyZ027NuKvmeZdi2F-6_kV0p3OzoJJyfkkjxRKQ5vk1US_r_QVCcXkTBBVhmiimXEgw7S81MKiNPcXknVwzPdGXWYX7PZff1MiBnO6cm0rzG5j0puvk/s320/IMG_4635.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We were also blessed by a visit from my dearest friend from college days, Sara. She drove 5 hours to visit us and our newest little addition. It was SO nice to have her here - she's such a wonderful friend. Unfortunately, she was here at the height of everyone's illness, so the kids were fussy - but she was a tremendous help!</div><div><br />Sara and Clara - and they both have the middle name Jean!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwll3f7yvnzPzp761PK_G0w8pBVBYXiqc1DTLmTcVIhQdlh4rYwmJhBpWfcMXI0gljh-xHkH25ueuscOKu-xmw00admzV6SZRGLznPLQWwm32ZNAigg1Sa6Ak3eA0qHwTeDheYILNXyBD/s1600/IMG_4655.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544335352306835122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwll3f7yvnzPzp761PK_G0w8pBVBYXiqc1DTLmTcVIhQdlh4rYwmJhBpWfcMXI0gljh-xHkH25ueuscOKu-xmw00admzV6SZRGLznPLQWwm32ZNAigg1Sa6Ak3eA0qHwTeDheYILNXyBD/s320/IMG_4655.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Sara and Finny - Fin loves "big people" drinking glasses and ice; they were playing on the floor with the water and ice so it wouldn't get on the carpet<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2R38ti_QvTbXYZ-rqGkE8Cu8umBaLq5dH_ved2UXaDbjhEA_h5_rrS-jlgruugiff6i4hu1E2i6k9CUfVJMeEnnpUOigpTKlVLqoy8G-k_VP9ioqKUWG5b__EgPNmddNRw0Nz2yDri6k/s1600/IMG_4663.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544335216116139346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2R38ti_QvTbXYZ-rqGkE8Cu8umBaLq5dH_ved2UXaDbjhEA_h5_rrS-jlgruugiff6i4hu1E2i6k9CUfVJMeEnnpUOigpTKlVLqoy8G-k_VP9ioqKUWG5b__EgPNmddNRw0Nz2yDri6k/s320/IMG_4663.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-GBWbEWNkBP_GmFoDeLIwv6bPV_nikkA9dkryeOo2rTaKHrMkhnKdHiUTGY1h9AO2LoNgqk3ctMO6p0WmLKqqaM9yaGMVVxrRcb_UOA05QR-bdk4ODX4QdlbeS4l5Ldd2LoxLubija9j/s1600/IMG_4666.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544335036256743330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-GBWbEWNkBP_GmFoDeLIwv6bPV_nikkA9dkryeOo2rTaKHrMkhnKdHiUTGY1h9AO2LoNgqk3ctMO6p0WmLKqqaM9yaGMVVxrRcb_UOA05QR-bdk4ODX4QdlbeS4l5Ldd2LoxLubija9j/s320/IMG_4666.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Funny Finny!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSR05UZhA-inVpD8F-FiZ7yiHNJ3M8lan0AO1FmW4x6z5YN5VZcvvzsikr_bxVYRLnOXk_O-asmTDWxUHRpei2ZLBCq7klX0rRVSWskQCevInYpnqgHv-y8JCfL7tpuYobc8tZBH4_li4/s1600/IMG_4665.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544334905252123554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSR05UZhA-inVpD8F-FiZ7yiHNJ3M8lan0AO1FmW4x6z5YN5VZcvvzsikr_bxVYRLnOXk_O-asmTDWxUHRpei2ZLBCq7klX0rRVSWskQCevInYpnqgHv-y8JCfL7tpuYobc8tZBH4_li4/s320/IMG_4665.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next day we met up with our friend Anna and had a wonderful girl's day of shopping, Olive Garden, and chatting - it was so nice to not just be a mom & wife for awhile!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-NeAwHWXpOQOdxfVAhpMV8vuUjKZsWm50Ndk2vimI_DCwA7Re13wi1TyeKtbsrtRP53bhld7e_1gM6hr9FDkJUP_Ds-3OheEwvCL4UeYouETXvv8xvBV8vV1hOGbn-zfC4o4Gel5lnlB/s1600/IMG_4668.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544334722467575074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-NeAwHWXpOQOdxfVAhpMV8vuUjKZsWm50Ndk2vimI_DCwA7Re13wi1TyeKtbsrtRP53bhld7e_1gM6hr9FDkJUP_Ds-3OheEwvCL4UeYouETXvv8xvBV8vV1hOGbn-zfC4o4Gel5lnlB/s320/IMG_4668.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Anna and Clara<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79mQ2V0WBIDFSbmk9drLQbNKGx5rr0PAvaKJFjn8PM6e0k0E3JUukSD099tmCn_Q9sv0-UF6b8YdUDUglrwDsQBPYSwHg99Iocr8zGyisog9hxO-F8Vk19P_xKF6nAywi0GFvZlr-6DTB/s1600/IMG_4670.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544334574073571218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79mQ2V0WBIDFSbmk9drLQbNKGx5rr0PAvaKJFjn8PM6e0k0E3JUukSD099tmCn_Q9sv0-UF6b8YdUDUglrwDsQBPYSwHg99Iocr8zGyisog9hxO-F8Vk19P_xKF6nAywi0GFvZlr-6DTB/s320/IMG_4670.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin continues to enjoy his sister immensely. Here, he insisted on wearing my headband and his shoes and nothing else. Hilarious!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LLhgzeJWN4DmL0GRb9jX42RgGs05JMFf1Hyxf5WWlYwFReMInHNzrMi2d8b1Nc0u76Xr15u8kMJVfIzvIOGAGfRlwnXKrpqW73NqI0SGHB9_mcE6Vd3RvW0isQeCZkP3E15Cu1hq9xVZ/s1600/IMG_4605.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544334309119368882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LLhgzeJWN4DmL0GRb9jX42RgGs05JMFf1Hyxf5WWlYwFReMInHNzrMi2d8b1Nc0u76Xr15u8kMJVfIzvIOGAGfRlwnXKrpqW73NqI0SGHB9_mcE6Vd3RvW0isQeCZkP3E15Cu1hq9xVZ/s320/IMG_4605.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjIRJSgw4kWzlMf36pSDcOxAFUmrCmMCtKsMuWA4X6hVx_RGCmYVKR1mXjpuW6yzsurtoc2qrCm2bN3_M_aj0NVc7Zj3S1nSQ029AxEpKYOsG8Wp95ms4VAGin_xv-uESPFZIzfj7Hw0F/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544334066286887922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjIRJSgw4kWzlMf36pSDcOxAFUmrCmMCtKsMuWA4X6hVx_RGCmYVKR1mXjpuW6yzsurtoc2qrCm2bN3_M_aj0NVc7Zj3S1nSQ029AxEpKYOsG8Wp95ms4VAGin_xv-uESPFZIzfj7Hw0F/s320/IMG_4607.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And here he is playing with his sister - and she smiles at him! It's so darling...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl1JOUMFX71a-7ofrdauj2XiaVe4b2OPv0oyS1qDLKz-_B-txH3k7UpEFoXehsD6ioq4wjZLx1ti_Eu472ZWYLRgHUdgWYqqbnEHcRIUP3rlDUJt9VyWZ1d9T0VtPViNvyp2X17XMraIJ/s1600/IMG_4697.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544333817651003634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl1JOUMFX71a-7ofrdauj2XiaVe4b2OPv0oyS1qDLKz-_B-txH3k7UpEFoXehsD6ioq4wjZLx1ti_Eu472ZWYLRgHUdgWYqqbnEHcRIUP3rlDUJt9VyWZ1d9T0VtPViNvyp2X17XMraIJ/s320/IMG_4697.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqANYdQPW5rrMjcoZUB8hHJ1AZ7FKyMHtbKlkDviRAZETR8bak25EmonNSz3R4FXaFkR9UQ29BVC8ceYmAduZz-HuLrAZaKIBiFiIo0q5rtMMk-raey0su1U57GAWEBtU6t-hPSwSmNub/s1600/IMG_4699.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544333645158769890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqANYdQPW5rrMjcoZUB8hHJ1AZ7FKyMHtbKlkDviRAZETR8bak25EmonNSz3R4FXaFkR9UQ29BVC8ceYmAduZz-HuLrAZaKIBiFiIo0q5rtMMk-raey0su1U57GAWEBtU6t-hPSwSmNub/s320/IMG_4699.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO3zV9dlfjPMIuxETWbu2ht_vyfL0bI811nlopJYfwif_L-NYdX6uSpTX1qJeNfFruttpaNQ35Kf_MJZ-NI-o1AX5o3ny-CuC7eoSlmLZNennwjiKYfzJ1kxBLvqTU7lBQm0N6MRyR2i6/s1600/IMG_4701.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544333494598198738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO3zV9dlfjPMIuxETWbu2ht_vyfL0bI811nlopJYfwif_L-NYdX6uSpTX1qJeNfFruttpaNQ35Kf_MJZ-NI-o1AX5o3ny-CuC7eoSlmLZNennwjiKYfzJ1kxBLvqTU7lBQm0N6MRyR2i6/s320/IMG_4701.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukh-HubJhmvYu69lAKxg4A7v8Gsg21sOKf-H2UDfACDWIkSm_RwKVRIbFrr7DrDPaNMYB7jM1yLha0r1Anvzqh-J80xyLKqgHLWOSaKmNfkHmGuJbRsvoHoINGlhhmhbd6ZtnZrpuHofU/s1600/IMG_4703.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544333341291426594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukh-HubJhmvYu69lAKxg4A7v8Gsg21sOKf-H2UDfACDWIkSm_RwKVRIbFrr7DrDPaNMYB7jM1yLha0r1Anvzqh-J80xyLKqgHLWOSaKmNfkHmGuJbRsvoHoINGlhhmhbd6ZtnZrpuHofU/s320/IMG_4703.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Aunt Juju and Gretchen came over one night for dinner. Gretchen loves babies, and Clara is no exception. Look how cute the 3 of them are!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbB7oWU759q_aE2-8up-LWtd06fHqf7IH5QQXy2_67qPDeUM8d4HA6ERy6dLwoUzrYxWNiSDu5Kh3fMea2OjbVkvzT49WdQ_kTY3gJrm8Cqa4ScHgAkCuIOnsbN-LNm3NFYT7xju4ESav/s1600/IMG_4717.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544333163089642578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbB7oWU759q_aE2-8up-LWtd06fHqf7IH5QQXy2_67qPDeUM8d4HA6ERy6dLwoUzrYxWNiSDu5Kh3fMea2OjbVkvzT49WdQ_kTY3gJrm8Cqa4ScHgAkCuIOnsbN-LNm3NFYT7xju4ESav/s320/IMG_4717.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzDGJfqGmQgPPcdTM_Kt5Mlg70YURFubCPhMf7ll-nWkGQ-_U0GyZzIpboTDKKiSgmjDWT_SdJJAOMVRaOXUWhGkds_VmPW2NOIDkymtapDb_aut3TDTsH5jxa1FAUAgy0RBmrw2n-zEt/s1600/IMG_4718.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544332986270532930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzDGJfqGmQgPPcdTM_Kt5Mlg70YURFubCPhMf7ll-nWkGQ-_U0GyZzIpboTDKKiSgmjDWT_SdJJAOMVRaOXUWhGkds_VmPW2NOIDkymtapDb_aut3TDTsH5jxa1FAUAgy0RBmrw2n-zEt/s320/IMG_4718.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Following are many pictures of tiny Clara<br /></div><div>Clara with Mommy</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgOpHOs0KvUweqh29vb8q4Kwv1Sd9DGuP8Xx4KXlemWsJK8N_HaFb8TLP9CqYM37IeYx-DIah4n61r0VgGCqz9CrL0R3Nk5ociIloVy0t4BVZbv9EiXB0lYOAXWb2V3D5d-BbZm_MYjkS/s1600/IMG_4639.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544332242982466850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgOpHOs0KvUweqh29vb8q4Kwv1Sd9DGuP8Xx4KXlemWsJK8N_HaFb8TLP9CqYM37IeYx-DIah4n61r0VgGCqz9CrL0R3Nk5ociIloVy0t4BVZbv9EiXB0lYOAXWb2V3D5d-BbZm_MYjkS/s320/IMG_4639.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GhSHDvujycH94yEAKxm7AafLSKhxo6qqPjpBJ-muDcXwxwgs_0q0TEofJKG5y3EdnFyLdAO5aVkociPvWe0EZzGFxHa4Q3Dbj2205E1jHpkzdI_jCUW30eyrmaoxjXNlp40Ap9_jovc7/s1600/IMG_4672.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544331993144026098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GhSHDvujycH94yEAKxm7AafLSKhxo6qqPjpBJ-muDcXwxwgs_0q0TEofJKG5y3EdnFyLdAO5aVkociPvWe0EZzGFxHa4Q3Dbj2205E1jHpkzdI_jCUW30eyrmaoxjXNlp40Ap9_jovc7/s320/IMG_4672.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Big yawn for such a tiny girl<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqv_iqIHH1oWZOpqyEXYIs-n20wFrCMj9hDCYCKnygpj-vQm7iKrP8PyTZU42QHd6g7y9ytubisB5QJ_ybYHnhVzcYf8T7BZB2zN6PjyTfJ5aCNow6qcmbb7a6BgCQLO3Pea3K8jaRKQr/s1600/IMG_4674.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544331816230881810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqv_iqIHH1oWZOpqyEXYIs-n20wFrCMj9hDCYCKnygpj-vQm7iKrP8PyTZU42QHd6g7y9ytubisB5QJ_ybYHnhVzcYf8T7BZB2zN6PjyTfJ5aCNow6qcmbb7a6BgCQLO3Pea3K8jaRKQr/s320/IMG_4674.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Out cold on Daddy's lap<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpPPlNG7UfUjPKK3ggUTlO9IUAo6bMezVqEuSoE-Nm0C2b5enF528FU_QwD4zSCgj5DcInae4grWWI2e3ZwqMbs263EHxXmYotTumnzm_J96eAIUDprIBXGMR90IjDPzEG6TmUsQhEfbV/s1600/IMG_4654.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544331536612672338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpPPlNG7UfUjPKK3ggUTlO9IUAo6bMezVqEuSoE-Nm0C2b5enF528FU_QwD4zSCgj5DcInae4grWWI2e3ZwqMbs263EHxXmYotTumnzm_J96eAIUDprIBXGMR90IjDPzEG6TmUsQhEfbV/s320/IMG_4654.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU2C7ry7tildo_fEzSsJPKofYrxPtM_4D6KArO35anpRGdNIX3Zy42gSOw5VNshyFYfNCHtT0H49Ucgl3DIA5J0PwgD8VTBHJpBAlBCXFyugngrkyXxoTeZFci5unFb41RpGf-f8N7-zu/s1600/IMG_4647.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544331178602582130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU2C7ry7tildo_fEzSsJPKofYrxPtM_4D6KArO35anpRGdNIX3Zy42gSOw5VNshyFYfNCHtT0H49Ucgl3DIA5J0PwgD8VTBHJpBAlBCXFyugngrkyXxoTeZFci5unFb41RpGf-f8N7-zu/s320/IMG_4647.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />Daddy and Clara sacked out - this happens a lot! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Iwj7hn5_EF3yBN6YYVmxg5ozjyfulFSG5trXXT0OFgovsWzc7Yh2dfewCF0CvJg_MMvWiPOMMvhPmODEIIw2twQFNoghV4MCecvyYJSvNPPyP1vn5VJgM3US-jllt1-4zbmMDrdpEThl/s1600/IMG_4642.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544331026441096258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Iwj7hn5_EF3yBN6YYVmxg5ozjyfulFSG5trXXT0OFgovsWzc7Yh2dfewCF0CvJg_MMvWiPOMMvhPmODEIIw2twQFNoghV4MCecvyYJSvNPPyP1vn5VJgM3US-jllt1-4zbmMDrdpEThl/s320/IMG_4642.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Pretty in pink<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeO-RTK9IAk41EUTwlq4zwg7Di0v6Zm3JDhIXiprW9n5zShhwE_eKhTZITwuJaDYyI9P82DJNYJT6Ml7OBwZJ-5IApYHDAaMvxN4vSJFXe73Dus-ujH-2h7tfWssTO-ksVmhMNEKg6KbZ/s1600/IMG_4660.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330684988082786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeO-RTK9IAk41EUTwlq4zwg7Di0v6Zm3JDhIXiprW9n5zShhwE_eKhTZITwuJaDYyI9P82DJNYJT6Ml7OBwZJ-5IApYHDAaMvxN4vSJFXe73Dus-ujH-2h7tfWssTO-ksVmhMNEKg6KbZ/s320/IMG_4660.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Bug-a-boo; I love this picture<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0kCjCe-giBj2wt5u_OQrLoJOPqzv6NvwyYXrP_mjRAN5U-7R7nyQjfIMbj3Z2gtZZvU5ViRe-Pxz_rq44XvDDWlO1j41DbmKsbRmBw2pZMmhUrGpHlZ634l9hcWfmSzCztHcE5a6pNrt/s1600/IMG_4611.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330387759042738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0kCjCe-giBj2wt5u_OQrLoJOPqzv6NvwyYXrP_mjRAN5U-7R7nyQjfIMbj3Z2gtZZvU5ViRe-Pxz_rq44XvDDWlO1j41DbmKsbRmBw2pZMmhUrGpHlZ634l9hcWfmSzCztHcE5a6pNrt/s320/IMG_4611.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Becoming more and more interactive; she really enjoys this gym.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBi98QOV5SrFFtAbEoBx4uWPJPjxj7a7NWqjqY-8YgMa5-W_Z5NysCdpFqOpjsPbEKRvKHwKjRdGG3E-tTdfcyCdHJiwdRXihsw_zEQFJxVrkd3VuzgMhLgsUref8rYMjJVj0pftbGQaR/s1600/IMG_4695.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329904786340018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBi98QOV5SrFFtAbEoBx4uWPJPjxj7a7NWqjqY-8YgMa5-W_Z5NysCdpFqOpjsPbEKRvKHwKjRdGG3E-tTdfcyCdHJiwdRXihsw_zEQFJxVrkd3VuzgMhLgsUref8rYMjJVj0pftbGQaR/s320/IMG_4695.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCafC-h8V8nPP_JMXzWtYnLzBVaGeNBBphs_k7ba1j1u9sj_vx5UE5TQBeYYw32IzMLh5kuRbADQEaztf7fNx-2mhB2nclnuVwtxvqvX8_kz1vcn3nYkLx8sqOPO6Ouenw9wHnGfGElRGz/s1600/IMG_4687.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329690186981234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCafC-h8V8nPP_JMXzWtYnLzBVaGeNBBphs_k7ba1j1u9sj_vx5UE5TQBeYYw32IzMLh5kuRbADQEaztf7fNx-2mhB2nclnuVwtxvqvX8_kz1vcn3nYkLx8sqOPO6Ouenw9wHnGfGElRGz/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Tummy time!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhdFbV3bDeOthjRTT7r3zbMZvMuKAx75d1v_MvsuBEFXaz8kq-HBj1MzMQqhUmHgF94ARJwyLef6xRdwSGRXmmQhyphenhyphenUSf6T_qXBgb66KyHDwzlXnr-0kEjDkUdJtw5e09_K5jnXQ8TnPrE/s1600/IMG_4720.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329410184278946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhdFbV3bDeOthjRTT7r3zbMZvMuKAx75d1v_MvsuBEFXaz8kq-HBj1MzMQqhUmHgF94ARJwyLef6xRdwSGRXmmQhyphenhyphenUSf6T_qXBgb66KyHDwzlXnr-0kEjDkUdJtw5e09_K5jnXQ8TnPrE/s320/IMG_4720.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>But not for long 'til she was fast asleep...stinker!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2UFwIe5xNEVcKiAYRyYU2EVuCp1SNlGpx_iEklhe5MAPNxN5P1AdD3JmqcUO9ms-4iJp98yO_lLXtJIb8A4UnCuURyMRbzKZwiHKSrq_KuXE8lzy6loViMfHFAhq1CwRAO48yRHtIyFU/s1600/IMG_4722.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329297882535154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2UFwIe5xNEVcKiAYRyYU2EVuCp1SNlGpx_iEklhe5MAPNxN5P1AdD3JmqcUO9ms-4iJp98yO_lLXtJIb8A4UnCuURyMRbzKZwiHKSrq_KuXE8lzy6loViMfHFAhq1CwRAO48yRHtIyFU/s320/IMG_4722.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Big eyes #2 - she and Fin look very similar because they both have huge eyes.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02YLwxdSB1zbe7zYHW0zmB0dwZNltYzNCz_CrnGucTaly_phI3y8dPkqOanvnoXZiuhfLz7zMtMJEwoXQwzkWEJoY-yKQH8gGWvq-nf5RX_1HHrSXfdWfN00Ar2KQXOJ8wl50bX2zng-d/s1600/IMG_4709.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328948082492738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02YLwxdSB1zbe7zYHW0zmB0dwZNltYzNCz_CrnGucTaly_phI3y8dPkqOanvnoXZiuhfLz7zMtMJEwoXQwzkWEJoY-yKQH8gGWvq-nf5RX_1HHrSXfdWfN00Ar2KQXOJ8wl50bX2zng-d/s320/IMG_4709.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Smilin' again<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubyCOVGSlCOa-BqqUNovqm2fi_mhWuVHFSkW-lRWM23eIAJOmRJ5m8YYu54YeYM2CyrHnidaclKXXl2yZfI0YECidAWK-wu61b3lGb2ThHX0LJSzrjwpbF5xUIet4dak1AQZL2xeVcS2c/s1600/IMG_4711.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328767980650210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubyCOVGSlCOa-BqqUNovqm2fi_mhWuVHFSkW-lRWM23eIAJOmRJ5m8YYu54YeYM2CyrHnidaclKXXl2yZfI0YECidAWK-wu61b3lGb2ThHX0LJSzrjwpbF5xUIet4dak1AQZL2xeVcS2c/s320/IMG_4711.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Now for pictures of Finny </div><div><br /> </div><div>He enjoys drinking from a straw - we can get him to drink <em>anything</em> as long as he's sucking it through a straw. Here is a fruit/veggie smoothie that he drank...with a straw.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuvW2FvWXFqAk3egZpuUWVSWRXVQEg9O0XIYydkCxiJ0CQNGlskJW-2WpVhMEnsa46BAYiNBzQHeq-iStVcqr4o8sNc3_9X_OufvNbzFTSOaAXxH0ipziYnHbmvoPeO8C4gE_Ci4HBLfC/s1600/IMG_4726.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544324688375124594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuvW2FvWXFqAk3egZpuUWVSWRXVQEg9O0XIYydkCxiJ0CQNGlskJW-2WpVhMEnsa46BAYiNBzQHeq-iStVcqr4o8sNc3_9X_OufvNbzFTSOaAXxH0ipziYnHbmvoPeO8C4gE_Ci4HBLfC/s320/IMG_4726.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaLhBxKfiF-HvDZ316jE_HvX9JLMWTkUv48PFzHHu7FkHL8afa-ZV2-0Wwo1C65uZyUXYDjPYTgib_7w4wglef-kDThhRoF_0tedFQDYrghNZhve3r5Viwwg0XRzIn6kM5Fks30bEuF2t/s1600/IMG_4725.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544324492701134706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaLhBxKfiF-HvDZ316jE_HvX9JLMWTkUv48PFzHHu7FkHL8afa-ZV2-0Wwo1C65uZyUXYDjPYTgib_7w4wglef-kDThhRoF_0tedFQDYrghNZhve3r5Viwwg0XRzIn6kM5Fks30bEuF2t/s320/IMG_4725.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin also likes to re-position our bar stools. Look at his little face here - so proud of himself!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiPitFljnwDggcrz8hh7jC1Avu5J7XP81NpXCToSA4wTaxRQR1sgmJ-fQ4AWAfa6FHWX36foGH0MKn0fVoFDSZwCy6dmJ_W8CkzzjPH8miJHWJg3T6Topb8GeqqsFXnQW2qAXRZIGR6X_/s1600/IMG_4713.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544324186237206674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiPitFljnwDggcrz8hh7jC1Avu5J7XP81NpXCToSA4wTaxRQR1sgmJ-fQ4AWAfa6FHWX36foGH0MKn0fVoFDSZwCy6dmJ_W8CkzzjPH8miJHWJg3T6Topb8GeqqsFXnQW2qAXRZIGR6X_/s320/IMG_4713.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he knows how to make a mess in a matter of seconds, scattering toys throughout the house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvTnorawmZe5cSboiZPW3_rwkRptwY7PKDGPTXGEZD48Li4EbteT-4wb-GxV-DLsm3olPE5UySaQOgwIhQ4KG8NTiZNVg86hRT1c1-thFTvSMVUGOjh6gwaLo1gPpw6vWOSeGFoyJcyB8/s1600/IMG_4715.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544323492405147234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvTnorawmZe5cSboiZPW3_rwkRptwY7PKDGPTXGEZD48Li4EbteT-4wb-GxV-DLsm3olPE5UySaQOgwIhQ4KG8NTiZNVg86hRT1c1-thFTvSMVUGOjh6gwaLo1gPpw6vWOSeGFoyJcyB8/s320/IMG_4715.JPG" /></a><br /><br />One day, he found both his pacifiers within grasping range. He proceeded to put <em>both</em> of them in his mouth. We were in stitches!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfdwmppD7XjKGnHMEnOYw4Uh93crXOJFLP6SHCr20ksa1zkrnJtmhZ_favJCEo6rdtR67-MJIplqfLgNmPPr8Sn8HTUICjV1TNexcok7Pt66ZYm22fWQAwQzJNJTdBEdZEzkWXa0Tvp4P/s1600/IMG_4677.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544323173652851778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfdwmppD7XjKGnHMEnOYw4Uh93crXOJFLP6SHCr20ksa1zkrnJtmhZ_favJCEo6rdtR67-MJIplqfLgNmPPr8Sn8HTUICjV1TNexcok7Pt66ZYm22fWQAwQzJNJTdBEdZEzkWXa0Tvp4P/s320/IMG_4677.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTXE9ds3vWfQQCSf29I0L0OuCJpbSeWpOUw4cIxd3eynFU2f3BRpFGYKjX69aFsXWqaexs1DBgO-Cd-a6fLI0WzNvrlIQItNNlDQgcxAIXJIkzMicQVrpGiKrgGRf77H5p1KJEWJXZOPh/s1600/IMG_4679.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544323010474181634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTXE9ds3vWfQQCSf29I0L0OuCJpbSeWpOUw4cIxd3eynFU2f3BRpFGYKjX69aFsXWqaexs1DBgO-Cd-a6fLI0WzNvrlIQItNNlDQgcxAIXJIkzMicQVrpGiKrgGRf77H5p1KJEWJXZOPh/s320/IMG_4679.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We also hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. We had a small group - just my parents and grandmother. Mom and Dad came over early, and Mom and I made a large feast with all of the fixings.<br /><br />Here's our gorgeous table, all set up for dinner<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1g6qnU6VCKNkwIy4c1E42nziFYf3Tv0NR0jNV28GwzCdUCw2SycslCxeThyb_rKtcmXm4df2eb_vETzAhfZ1zsIftDb4KCw4Jx4SfiYLdIynQN97Hg11ekCAjYc9-xOMSb63igFnNIL9/s1600/IMG_4735.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544301849268855554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1g6qnU6VCKNkwIy4c1E42nziFYf3Tv0NR0jNV28GwzCdUCw2SycslCxeThyb_rKtcmXm4df2eb_vETzAhfZ1zsIftDb4KCw4Jx4SfiYLdIynQN97Hg11ekCAjYc9-xOMSb63igFnNIL9/s320/IMG_4735.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our first Thanksgiving with little Clara!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotsxjeYAE1hmiMaVqwHVH124TlIv4Kykb3YFwIf60IP5S9PMJCw3HDoFQbWb2Ox0vh5niLk0-yFCjVQ5AD9iKgI4ZkqIgvq2A40M7zAG_5knci8QYyeblYSjvuhyVoNMxlrJTCnoBozBc/s1600/IMG_4746.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544301666877162146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotsxjeYAE1hmiMaVqwHVH124TlIv4Kykb3YFwIf60IP5S9PMJCw3HDoFQbWb2Ox0vh5niLk0-yFCjVQ5AD9iKgI4ZkqIgvq2A40M7zAG_5knci8QYyeblYSjvuhyVoNMxlrJTCnoBozBc/s320/IMG_4746.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Nana and Poppy with the grandbabies<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7n7xrCQfVTVezk-TaeIAwRao8eSC8VJsLEAaV0VhjkMyyN8mn30SmftXne0GDKA-BuFTX_kElfp4QVS9fCapDwowz-gMpDpYfOWecj_uVYoZhxZzNPxZxhjWkv6Yz7mziCe4BamvUBlZ/s1600/IMG_4741.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544301483605065218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7n7xrCQfVTVezk-TaeIAwRao8eSC8VJsLEAaV0VhjkMyyN8mn30SmftXne0GDKA-BuFTX_kElfp4QVS9fCapDwowz-gMpDpYfOWecj_uVYoZhxZzNPxZxhjWkv6Yz7mziCe4BamvUBlZ/s320/IMG_4741.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin can't keep his hands off of his sister - it's so cute!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfFRFSRo3OW9RAcEANNNCbEBN5Tp08VhtWtRIJt8ElUgEPqtFXZvN4M5C-D4BcRAblt9R8S8LycYIlbe-WZYSJvOI-1GVR_w_6C11M4O1rIG9y5-NbojZzZvlBVoQ9eGiytnB1kNA6yxv/s1600/IMG_4742.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544301332286319410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfFRFSRo3OW9RAcEANNNCbEBN5Tp08VhtWtRIJt8ElUgEPqtFXZvN4M5C-D4BcRAblt9R8S8LycYIlbe-WZYSJvOI-1GVR_w_6C11M4O1rIG9y5-NbojZzZvlBVoQ9eGiytnB1kNA6yxv/s320/IMG_4742.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Four generations of ladies.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmCqtMSgnhH8RbltCBhc9IddW1qK0zdoEdizYXZ0U5RKnmk5e-bgyaFPyWpReOn9mExoV30rIKY3pNbIseDKr9Lj-KwnqsEyFkgeENOjwf5RLp2LUc_jDa4LGAvwNNK9ENVTNVEIknyHS/s1600/IMG_4749.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544301118347110722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmCqtMSgnhH8RbltCBhc9IddW1qK0zdoEdizYXZ0U5RKnmk5e-bgyaFPyWpReOn9mExoV30rIKY3pNbIseDKr9Lj-KwnqsEyFkgeENOjwf5RLp2LUc_jDa4LGAvwNNK9ENVTNVEIknyHS/s320/IMG_4749.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My little Thanksgiving girl - I am so thankful for her!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXYQwZ956G-mkjVL28Mn_2pnBxhSIhH3320S8ImsEyIp52o6mbMHzldN95dutMpj3Y_YxUwVx35RUpTLOpgg2ZQ30jc9yZPbCSTs_Zzr8c2uHUPPVn9Yme42zFi8t0iZ0ro5iXuxtaCpr/s1600/IMG_4753.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300975011439826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXYQwZ956G-mkjVL28Mn_2pnBxhSIhH3320S8ImsEyIp52o6mbMHzldN95dutMpj3Y_YxUwVx35RUpTLOpgg2ZQ30jc9yZPbCSTs_Zzr8c2uHUPPVn9Yme42zFi8t0iZ0ro5iXuxtaCpr/s320/IMG_4753.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Awwww....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbyTQhdgkYjr_3ZffueQujpO5lyIgCZSNKuPDufvUHbU5wlKF9XSS1A0EB-cao2DVGkqxVE_OLkR6_S2ED8FCvJPSu-F0wM3d4z5cDjMXvwnL1Xkz2mHCWs9d0BHlruj3Pv10yiK1g2Px/s1600/IMG_4757.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300822763416418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbyTQhdgkYjr_3ZffueQujpO5lyIgCZSNKuPDufvUHbU5wlKF9XSS1A0EB-cao2DVGkqxVE_OLkR6_S2ED8FCvJPSu-F0wM3d4z5cDjMXvwnL1Xkz2mHCWs9d0BHlruj3Pv10yiK1g2Px/s320/IMG_4757.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Daddy with Clara<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4k7D0AyhBQ9J3mnVlDtYZ1OHUZNXYjaw9KyC3Npxw-v2A-1V24zyCyRmgmK156vjDojmcm1LJY9hCFkOHZlsBg7ew9bQ5hf5SuhciZUS_bTB3XrkRH4VvCCm7hy6gPNxxA85Bm_TsXwe5/s1600/IMG_4762.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300682037948818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4k7D0AyhBQ9J3mnVlDtYZ1OHUZNXYjaw9KyC3Npxw-v2A-1V24zyCyRmgmK156vjDojmcm1LJY9hCFkOHZlsBg7ew9bQ5hf5SuhciZUS_bTB3XrkRH4VvCCm7hy6gPNxxA85Bm_TsXwe5/s320/IMG_4762.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mom and me preparing the feast - the timing had to be right which was tough!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDsQE_TmZdEXnMDs9qdYNpCd6K6W6tJJNkn8hO-GIR6GF0IUEdFtgfzSYggRok2lzPrZH701D1N9t0dG07ZUH-qhxcVj807uEVCGPI5uRlTxbSECoC10brEQuw17xKdyaTvjVETxhIth5/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300517084530258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDsQE_TmZdEXnMDs9qdYNpCd6K6W6tJJNkn8hO-GIR6GF0IUEdFtgfzSYggRok2lzPrZH701D1N9t0dG07ZUH-qhxcVj807uEVCGPI5uRlTxbSECoC10brEQuw17xKdyaTvjVETxhIth5/s320/IMG_4765.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqkNYgnTL5_5unCG0jkEtrTRfP3DydPUdWmmxBob1BYuhUyQjWIyPTuZBpNl-6hQzX9Xuu8Q_pzats8fP4rJxO881lYeyCc_nY5P2IHxsghCE521ILGCCUfZ7_FBmpij0SguMN-zrMM4y/s1600/IMG_4767.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300334276493154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqkNYgnTL5_5unCG0jkEtrTRfP3DydPUdWmmxBob1BYuhUyQjWIyPTuZBpNl-6hQzX9Xuu8Q_pzats8fP4rJxO881lYeyCc_nY5P2IHxsghCE521ILGCCUfZ7_FBmpij0SguMN-zrMM4y/s320/IMG_4767.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />Passing the food...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX9ox3ZJm6Z3d7Su7_2xiMeCkBsDqSj8DPmnt04H-NAMRtnnhFyfGjM9pbXOy2e-8FQl9yJU_0Up3q1U16RdsUPnJ3D3jEyCQm8ZzaAgnDXq3c1zULvR5P0LD0tj6uHWhrCfDNSMpKuxb/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300164317934466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX9ox3ZJm6Z3d7Su7_2xiMeCkBsDqSj8DPmnt04H-NAMRtnnhFyfGjM9pbXOy2e-8FQl9yJU_0Up3q1U16RdsUPnJ3D3jEyCQm8ZzaAgnDXq3c1zULvR5P0LD0tj6uHWhrCfDNSMpKuxb/s320/IMG_4769.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin can't wait for his first Thanksgiving meal!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTJs7t-0twnxQaOlr45ZE2SG67_3Tr54nFJJAKyl-lM7a8mlUI40zxs1_4s2y0Eud8PqDeVCic-lSed-Q0NidJ728DWDyQQ3ilP7HD7rFJHo3PqYoy0HFdqs7bSBFXENqxSxcyx5mbhY8/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300011371019794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTJs7t-0twnxQaOlr45ZE2SG67_3Tr54nFJJAKyl-lM7a8mlUI40zxs1_4s2y0Eud8PqDeVCic-lSed-Q0NidJ728DWDyQQ3ilP7HD7rFJHo3PqYoy0HFdqs7bSBFXENqxSxcyx5mbhY8/s320/IMG_4771.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The Thanksgiving "crowd"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cK_3Sp_zyadFQkwGk4JLmA7P2RuPK9Z0gy-vfbGJ97SfJZslO8C4F_nlxnaKhexFf0y9VUUOmiV__ZNqvb40L_GaUOuNc_oOFtSFcf2megGEVUYRTQsNhe9Zfq3AzLq5x1pz7641FsrD/s1600/IMG_4774.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544299777126855858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cK_3Sp_zyadFQkwGk4JLmA7P2RuPK9Z0gy-vfbGJ97SfJZslO8C4F_nlxnaKhexFf0y9VUUOmiV__ZNqvb40L_GaUOuNc_oOFtSFcf2megGEVUYRTQsNhe9Zfq3AzLq5x1pz7641FsrD/s320/IMG_4774.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><em>Somebody</em> had too much turkey! Hee hee!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO5Pb92Dc2olN-gkJNnYXpMKcE9p2jJG9kZPfQjtDarPy4nghHciGHeRfYP_2DPpDypyj4TYX3KGrVm-sMRVTRlz6ltWU6NTJkYQl_ARbOVqu8pnNJHQBPzs94EmMryaoqDA33gYHxh4x/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544299582399831330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO5Pb92Dc2olN-gkJNnYXpMKcE9p2jJG9kZPfQjtDarPy4nghHciGHeRfYP_2DPpDypyj4TYX3KGrVm-sMRVTRlz6ltWU6NTJkYQl_ARbOVqu8pnNJHQBPzs94EmMryaoqDA33gYHxh4x/s320/IMG_4775.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Sacked out with Daddy after a tryptophan-laden dinner...ahhh....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH5E8_CxUmLj8zqi3TSKiCK7Z9G9zR2xGJqwr2yZpS0i_gtbDJ_i-ThHx2vgWk509BF7bQ284eZ00sOD5qE0mHyHYgNZYRGJ0kmBXwbg2iFAbMZYqyEiLBlf96mLZ61TsMIJs_STpG2W6/s1600/IMG_4779.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544299343435334194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH5E8_CxUmLj8zqi3TSKiCK7Z9G9zR2xGJqwr2yZpS0i_gtbDJ_i-ThHx2vgWk509BF7bQ284eZ00sOD5qE0mHyHYgNZYRGJ0kmBXwbg2iFAbMZYqyEiLBlf96mLZ61TsMIJs_STpG2W6/s320/IMG_4779.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMghREwhKd0jfZ8FJh81QNFVwVz7xPHmzJvUNBYTDCDL1yZuuUZRk0bqf8cZPdRI4zxl8FiLjXXJEzKu3L5oXuvT3aVLI0UwzUbRe6KfeHKJIJ0OjzhHyaPB6XbITjzuMLOX-Gbuquj2-/s1600/IMG_4781.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544298507377412066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMghREwhKd0jfZ8FJh81QNFVwVz7xPHmzJvUNBYTDCDL1yZuuUZRk0bqf8cZPdRI4zxl8FiLjXXJEzKu3L5oXuvT3aVLI0UwzUbRe6KfeHKJIJ0OjzhHyaPB6XbITjzuMLOX-Gbuquj2-/s320/IMG_4781.JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Finny with Poppy, watching the football game.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCILesnie_fa1KpIPsHogSfpBBGCSI_RPeiE5Vt-ONt5hfnTwn9qCcWNCz2_5nQ9vET7ZTA-y-jIOsiwNFLqhCETG-kVYUwqdSM_0Xv5YivJXE99Fr6crkeaVsfGOyyAnI8zPt0mTKBb-/s1600/IMG_4778.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544299129354280866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCILesnie_fa1KpIPsHogSfpBBGCSI_RPeiE5Vt-ONt5hfnTwn9qCcWNCz2_5nQ9vET7ZTA-y-jIOsiwNFLqhCETG-kVYUwqdSM_0Xv5YivJXE99Fr6crkeaVsfGOyyAnI8zPt0mTKBb-/s320/IMG_4778.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And finally, a few videos. The first one is of Clara smiling<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyA_tmqb97ORLpiASETFR6NhoNy3adP8Kzp4IZTuZtgAv1MeObguK8VKY6tIrK3N65svk4xK22OtRLgN2Kl_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Also, my dad taught Fin how to do "touchdown" on Thanksgiving day...very cute.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyA_eF8SyAA25VTYHougv_HTkdbsq3huNbiZmM6vtQLnAA8AuD3XFjZ1lpkdVnL35oTocWNRL5VPTarXmsldA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here is a hilarious video of Fin dancing to music and speaking his classic gibberish - he talks like this all day! Too funny!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2sfqiEpfYSRVOBIlVPpiRWPidgFFEDSug2479US6P1OT4yUoVfiwE0QnDXxq3cNdi_Cl1f1v2EwBZTfUUaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And Finny loves it when you blow in his face - he thinks it's hilarious. He also likes to try and blow back. Enjoy the show...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwy7EMZPFwFxuFlal8NsUBQA9PI5GzBOyYTDa-ugzlaeyVby8jIOwnAuTh1ttDWNyklv3bLuXUDr57PxHzylg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-87703226659279241742010-11-03T20:28:00.001-07:002010-11-04T20:57:39.966-07:00One Month...Praise GodOur sweet tiny Clara is already one month old for which we are very thankful. We had quite the scare last week - Clara was very fussy on Friday afternoon/evening and didn't sleep much when we put her down. I tried to feed her at 1:00 AM but she refused to eat. I got her up again at 2:00 and she felt warm - I took her temperature and it was 100.7 which is considered a fever in an infant under 3 months old. Since she wasn't even 4 weeks old yet, I knew that a fever meant she was more likely than other babies to have a very dangerous bacterial infection that could kill her within 24 hours. I panicked and texted one of the PA's at our office, who thankfully called me right back. She told me to go straight to the ER at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. So, we got Fin up and headed in. The ER doc was very kind, and she immediately started what's called the sepsis work-up - it's a number of tests to rule out the most common bacterial infections. Clara got a chest x-ray, a urine test via bladder catheter, blood tests, and a lumbar puncture (where they collect fluid from around the spine). Unfortunately, Clara has very tiny veins and it took them 5 attempts to get an IV in her little arm. Also, the doctor couldn't get the fluid from around her spine after two attempts - the poor, poor baby was poked 10 times total!!! I had a very difficult time dealing with that - she just screamed and cried and cried. I eventually had to leave the room and went outside and bawled. It is heart-wrenching to see your child suffer so. Once the IV was finally in, Clara was started on doses of two different antibiotics and we were transferred up to the pediatric unit. We stayed in the hospital two and a half days total while we waited for all of her tests to come back and so they could monitor Clara around the clock. Thankfully, all of her tests came back negative - she ended up having a viral infection of some type which she most likely contracted from Finny who <em>loves</em> to kiss his sister!<br /><br />Little Clara in her hospital crib - I love this picture because she is finally at peace after all the trauma she went through<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-MNozmr7gzlxFPv9ZMe094saKSSdROV9qG2OcNKTGn4ZjfzFId9YJuB8HlEQ14dyui2XNaxX_uRKXuwkamEKsxbOXT_oULX6z_K_InmR4MxNYHmTXYZHm03XQpZHUv_WKniRpkhAtnJ7/s1600/IMG_4577.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535898551825465218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-MNozmr7gzlxFPv9ZMe094saKSSdROV9qG2OcNKTGn4ZjfzFId9YJuB8HlEQ14dyui2XNaxX_uRKXuwkamEKsxbOXT_oULX6z_K_InmR4MxNYHmTXYZHm03XQpZHUv_WKniRpkhAtnJ7/s320/IMG_4577.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Her precious little face<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3aLQH7ga-1nKTLqrJ8s3RMMcn7NgfRiwd93oysfd2K2DlfrGQLm_fvL62KbKikIMHtHZxxbePw83uZ_sbwK-OhTxRIWJf3-mAHNTiXMxnbuYLjoYQVKonyCLW8Ocecf8ymz11uDYctkj/s1600/IMG_4581.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535898369379392226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3aLQH7ga-1nKTLqrJ8s3RMMcn7NgfRiwd93oysfd2K2DlfrGQLm_fvL62KbKikIMHtHZxxbePw83uZ_sbwK-OhTxRIWJf3-mAHNTiXMxnbuYLjoYQVKonyCLW8Ocecf8ymz11uDYctkj/s320/IMG_4581.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dru was great through the whole ordeal, and even stayed with Clara when I had to leave the room because I couldn't take her suffering any more - and Dru's the squeamish one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1okZuYw2SK4-gZy5Mp9gt7NxKDUo6lyZK183GaPE23WG1u33OQOoBRmJEzXiACB_uau0nM3MIpRu1uN133T7dQWPaxoAeTpQIakk0U_78o_tg1u7AYFGSwNQ086e2seTBJNzRRaByrqvN/s1600/IMG_4534.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535898215217843922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1okZuYw2SK4-gZy5Mp9gt7NxKDUo6lyZK183GaPE23WG1u33OQOoBRmJEzXiACB_uau0nM3MIpRu1uN133T7dQWPaxoAeTpQIakk0U_78o_tg1u7AYFGSwNQ086e2seTBJNzRRaByrqvN/s320/IMG_4534.JPG" /></a><br /><br />With her little IV hand in the air. Look how chubby she's getting! As Dru would say, she has more chins than a Chinese phone book!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcE7DU06HgclgoN1AuLLepY3AWS3_5Wjc4Vgsp8MAcam7bOlX1j86p7G4NuYlzR4K_r1qOnI4aP0Ko2SIsr4TK92Ck5zA5yV1-hMUQjkxv-qFdnmt6Q0x8Qd3uDb2_HuPWqjH7lhnuCnHx/s1600/IMG_4533.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535898047244144818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcE7DU06HgclgoN1AuLLepY3AWS3_5Wjc4Vgsp8MAcam7bOlX1j86p7G4NuYlzR4K_r1qOnI4aP0Ko2SIsr4TK92Ck5zA5yV1-hMUQjkxv-qFdnmt6Q0x8Qd3uDb2_HuPWqjH7lhnuCnHx/s320/IMG_4533.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had to spend Halloween at the hospital. I had gotten the kids Halloween costumes long before, so we brought them to the hospital and let the nurses enjoy them.</div><div><br />Clara was a little banana</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh6BQx82kGmBPz1A0dT_H3NcmiuUVE0foaI4txobiSZ9oqueMB9ZTeBLOpFEmV4LIOocmcLtwh3LLPM2RJhIf_KFen73SlNOYQAPs31auuH17kT90kLEmRKwB-i9h-mAKBbCD_RoRH29h/s1600/IMG_4541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535897901026486130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh6BQx82kGmBPz1A0dT_H3NcmiuUVE0foaI4txobiSZ9oqueMB9ZTeBLOpFEmV4LIOocmcLtwh3LLPM2RJhIf_KFen73SlNOYQAPs31auuH17kT90kLEmRKwB-i9h-mAKBbCD_RoRH29h/s320/IMG_4541.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTaITTrzkfvZA_o3e5vVVUoCPQFFV_cS5Xpifqk-dxBwicejytf_5thPgHgBGyisPEclSFArXI3b5ONatuXVvwWoQgpFOl78V1SgGUR74HBZ_6VFT0uo0bx1nzR2WgiU_M69urD4M641i/s1600/IMG_4539.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535897766917337570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTaITTrzkfvZA_o3e5vVVUoCPQFFV_cS5Xpifqk-dxBwicejytf_5thPgHgBGyisPEclSFArXI3b5ONatuXVvwWoQgpFOl78V1SgGUR74HBZ_6VFT0uo0bx1nzR2WgiU_M69urD4M641i/s320/IMG_4539.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And Fin was a monkey<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8PwEX5xRV96uZxXLJLifuRDqA5Pf72WdX-DwYdndTAyG4Lw_CjqQLLURe9keI4bfhKiWJ6W6TkieQEl3uGqk7ZshRX2_JxoQfD7V5ZvhQKIu9UlfMH2RLajzIolgCCXfTnAqa4MOhV_z/s1600/IMG_4551.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535897566342740850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8PwEX5xRV96uZxXLJLifuRDqA5Pf72WdX-DwYdndTAyG4Lw_CjqQLLURe9keI4bfhKiWJ6W6TkieQEl3uGqk7ZshRX2_JxoQfD7V5ZvhQKIu9UlfMH2RLajzIolgCCXfTnAqa4MOhV_z/s320/IMG_4551.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9DKqB7z-WE6eI1kjPV6a4wyh0Z1DyWrEju-D4cxmXbl2mlVuvxWRye6sp2k95m-yxHmfLBwTvCHbsV5kMcxpdaM_4pMRMfa75UZ0HMNT5Pd0tt8vaKUddJhCXK_GBWo843oO_vb5LEC/s1600/IMG_4555.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535897310661787922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9DKqB7z-WE6eI1kjPV6a4wyh0Z1DyWrEju-D4cxmXbl2mlVuvxWRye6sp2k95m-yxHmfLBwTvCHbsV5kMcxpdaM_4pMRMfa75UZ0HMNT5Pd0tt8vaKUddJhCXK_GBWo843oO_vb5LEC/s320/IMG_4555.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZYi41ChdruYU29gQmU-2cR_lqSS6jcH7ATVBiPrzI5yZei7awxQahnPspb6-vRz3wQ1rC3RsBCtVmsiiGlWb630ePU6Fl3fAszs8q-b4uHkQvbK0_p5Zom1WoZmQ3KHGv4bIGSXGzDV1/s1600/IMG_4561.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535897138224451778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZYi41ChdruYU29gQmU-2cR_lqSS6jcH7ATVBiPrzI5yZei7awxQahnPspb6-vRz3wQ1rC3RsBCtVmsiiGlWb630ePU6Fl3fAszs8q-b4uHkQvbK0_p5Zom1WoZmQ3KHGv4bIGSXGzDV1/s320/IMG_4561.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The monkey with his banana<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG8gS22z1m1bbEteUe7ZuhLRq8aMWegc6Q7tHJQHXoGOzmw5RmypQvxK7b3tea-ay4MHYZwQgn-xWM52HWjQZlUMOsC29rr9HkOUsDhlpNzTAkVFIb6nO_aPvgX6ALImB_n5_FgQe5Uiz/s1600/IMG_4564.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896857422800770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG8gS22z1m1bbEteUe7ZuhLRq8aMWegc6Q7tHJQHXoGOzmw5RmypQvxK7b3tea-ay4MHYZwQgn-xWM52HWjQZlUMOsC29rr9HkOUsDhlpNzTAkVFIb6nO_aPvgX6ALImB_n5_FgQe5Uiz/s320/IMG_4564.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The monkey peeling his banana<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kB74dVr4WvhNLaUef6zGVOir4W4S8nab9LrqSMlztoyBcoTRS7DNwsRhtUGzyozViLQJbTg0omasgVS01uIDFe5uvlCHDA0OyBnPvgcGg4sotPftQC2hp45u6YYFMkDtaF1yYt1p4dPE/s1600/IMG_4562.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896668450389730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kB74dVr4WvhNLaUef6zGVOir4W4S8nab9LrqSMlztoyBcoTRS7DNwsRhtUGzyozViLQJbTg0omasgVS01uIDFe5uvlCHDA0OyBnPvgcGg4sotPftQC2hp45u6YYFMkDtaF1yYt1p4dPE/s320/IMG_4562.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had visitors, too! My niece, Callia, dressed as a raindrop - <em>adorable!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Bl2ZZHyBvLs9Dv3Q7iMd-IxBSBv7F3Ttpsx61Z8Th2PCeyTpBngtwY92QR1Q0p62LM7uZP9MXHJALN-alQIvj1jMY0MbnqbNsN2CupR96ojUwP5YQ5XYrlOo2nQwBniIEGlColP96d6/s1600/IMG_4546.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896503529343426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Bl2ZZHyBvLs9Dv3Q7iMd-IxBSBv7F3Ttpsx61Z8Th2PCeyTpBngtwY92QR1Q0p62LM7uZP9MXHJALN-alQIvj1jMY0MbnqbNsN2CupR96ojUwP5YQ5XYrlOo2nQwBniIEGlColP96d6/s320/IMG_4546.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And my other niece, Gretchen the Ladybug - so darling!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgnghhZDynejra67wMgoA6xWSdBGlFDRthd4OpOjGtMRPFFOSZ_UFSseGZRdEpzoy7RRETzkGxNyXGwwL1QLLMll9BACXVwm2Rm0fyzBgxX3r0fRJlZdTj-nKLxGq_lYQBn2Rs3aiQaT3/s1600/IMG_4571.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896276038088482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgnghhZDynejra67wMgoA6xWSdBGlFDRthd4OpOjGtMRPFFOSZ_UFSseGZRdEpzoy7RRETzkGxNyXGwwL1QLLMll9BACXVwm2Rm0fyzBgxX3r0fRJlZdTj-nKLxGq_lYQBn2Rs3aiQaT3/s320/IMG_4571.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BTLlZWJ_MPA01ifzpuZ4zM8gbmW3xtReL4PHaCtcb5ynC6T2g_IubeUruAWnjDu2ecHXFqhh7pNLLd74P5CUh26kAEPSBdAwDrU-WtIUxD1Mw638fNeYJCgUtDP5U_VGWS_CTvbgYgrG/s1600/IMG_4573.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896121811448178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BTLlZWJ_MPA01ifzpuZ4zM8gbmW3xtReL4PHaCtcb5ynC6T2g_IubeUruAWnjDu2ecHXFqhh7pNLLd74P5CUh26kAEPSBdAwDrU-WtIUxD1Mw638fNeYJCgUtDP5U_VGWS_CTvbgYgrG/s320/IMG_4573.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mommy poses with the banana<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04hzLB0oraiHKPjy5ZuauAvdmd91OXm1z7ImUGuz9A8w-jqujSDe_EFJt4hQqGHfgW-eKkDPjvCmJfXrKfb4tcgUQIp6OzYx5WtmQWqSy5bcjIsRZV5mBDPV7Zy1IACS1c_NwnaKW0D6S/s1600/IMG_4543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895683970534722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04hzLB0oraiHKPjy5ZuauAvdmd91OXm1z7ImUGuz9A8w-jqujSDe_EFJt4hQqGHfgW-eKkDPjvCmJfXrKfb4tcgUQIp6OzYx5WtmQWqSy5bcjIsRZV5mBDPV7Zy1IACS1c_NwnaKW0D6S/s320/IMG_4543.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the monkey<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS-q3l7-Lrb-JGZDejY87hmO1zeAnT5Tx51F-RTvNPKh5fselrGW3caVSGvdMDomxn7AQtMPmOijZ4-Jas46NpkO-meACFxhg3xd1uHJ_VdIKYFc7qXc0WOSfGIK3uCGJivEIWclJt6hq/s1600/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895507154091474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS-q3l7-Lrb-JGZDejY87hmO1zeAnT5Tx51F-RTvNPKh5fselrGW3caVSGvdMDomxn7AQtMPmOijZ4-Jas46NpkO-meACFxhg3xd1uHJ_VdIKYFc7qXc0WOSfGIK3uCGJivEIWclJt6hq/s320/IMG_4553.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We thank God for His mercy and grace. We are grateful that all turned out well and our little Clara is back home and okay.<br /><br />On a lighter note, Clara has given us much joy these past 2 weeks and has been experiencing many new things. She had her first bath - she didn't mind it nearly as much as Fin did his first bath. In fact, she just kind of relaxed and enjoyed it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxpOKslG76aUdNjU9K9B4lrGfMYlustaut5myBq8KZzwWZ5RJOvI9iKfkKaoXUvri7cDreuO3jVNvLzR4uZIgUjyeBoflHfrL6KItRDicTKPc2fjN314QohrQlnmtv7jmUvgLLYydNyEX/s1600/IMG_4413.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895089832898738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxpOKslG76aUdNjU9K9B4lrGfMYlustaut5myBq8KZzwWZ5RJOvI9iKfkKaoXUvri7cDreuO3jVNvLzR4uZIgUjyeBoflHfrL6KItRDicTKPc2fjN314QohrQlnmtv7jmUvgLLYydNyEX/s320/IMG_4413.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftPNVnk4X-E7d7jC76L6J4UlPgFfKMOTkrPjlbiqqNBQ11jApVJf8W2AGOmiW_l9eGEzng4bujG48MNV-bd-T2PuqGphB0sy4MKP8vXqbJbk6FtIqOLvJklNjLt2L6PKemfihGviW6fke/s1600/IMG_4415.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535539344987189810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftPNVnk4X-E7d7jC76L6J4UlPgFfKMOTkrPjlbiqqNBQ11jApVJf8W2AGOmiW_l9eGEzng4bujG48MNV-bd-T2PuqGphB0sy4MKP8vXqbJbk6FtIqOLvJklNjLt2L6PKemfihGviW6fke/s320/IMG_4415.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And she definately enjoyed the warm towel afterward<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a_Rtq249gQPZK8c-Du06W2XgujO9cvm0dEvBNSVeAm77NMj27Jw9Of1teDKFp3R8x2cNHbDzXeeAY3Vxup2BuwggsGwRElmapI2z6ejVzZrbOqSxY195GGWRcYnpep0b8o4l1fDFUoRK/s1600/IMG_4417.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535539200363170658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a_Rtq249gQPZK8c-Du06W2XgujO9cvm0dEvBNSVeAm77NMj27Jw9Of1teDKFp3R8x2cNHbDzXeeAY3Vxup2BuwggsGwRElmapI2z6ejVzZrbOqSxY195GGWRcYnpep0b8o4l1fDFUoRK/s320/IMG_4417.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She's gone on several walks and has charmed the neighborhood kids with how darling she is<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaD7Wo4YTo7nHaFoyLG9Dnnw46pnonfbIsoLaNx501jdMpWflVBzqoIca_Jj86csKef5na9TswZ_S_WjqSYis_yDNYEo3Yo6VVcoeGZYoJTA83prNrzF1UoItSQADjbjZHXIhtR_vPA_Mn/s1600/IMG_4424.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535538874072556882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaD7Wo4YTo7nHaFoyLG9Dnnw46pnonfbIsoLaNx501jdMpWflVBzqoIca_Jj86csKef5na9TswZ_S_WjqSYis_yDNYEo3Yo6VVcoeGZYoJTA83prNrzF1UoItSQADjbjZHXIhtR_vPA_Mn/s320/IMG_4424.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She's enjoyed being wrapped up tight<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpoRAJDn1BkAfs-m3Eh0jZard-Rro5EIPjKYTS7AgkwQO9RJ438qZ-WRWMuAWDv8NFPksFHiIVSfTC-2qAKQH0V-G8mPcKcuCfQ956rLUH-l0hEXJYyMbDyj6yYtlBhgLpE-_eR3ZXBk7/s1600/IMG_4427.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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One day I got him up from his nap with his hair like this.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENBq1y_hRs1J4tdd9EHRJeUDrTxXIt6Ip5ja5EdhQiiNI10nGNy3asdyRluDgA0LbFb_IyaKdhyY9Wwn9vMaupbDkyGnPyL0vRDpaMzWvx4ci1ehCuhPTbk-jq1p_zQaRSc7nLPbzIkBU/s1600/IMG_4459.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535533585532395298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENBq1y_hRs1J4tdd9EHRJeUDrTxXIt6Ip5ja5EdhQiiNI10nGNy3asdyRluDgA0LbFb_IyaKdhyY9Wwn9vMaupbDkyGnPyL0vRDpaMzWvx4ci1ehCuhPTbk-jq1p_zQaRSc7nLPbzIkBU/s320/IMG_4459.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8ttzdbk9ZKVEdd8IeimCjfd2BO8VGeH2Wey3Iaropw8gJ6E4b05QHmQFn_p7CKET_ofdY3xEkS_oCsbFxDW_dw9GtAG-RuO-W-Hoq8e9PVkumTLZns7RlpIUgql-UoNM5t2-iRlOq102/s1600/IMG_4458.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535533411142401778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8ttzdbk9ZKVEdd8IeimCjfd2BO8VGeH2Wey3Iaropw8gJ6E4b05QHmQFn_p7CKET_ofdY3xEkS_oCsbFxDW_dw9GtAG-RuO-W-Hoq8e9PVkumTLZns7RlpIUgql-UoNM5t2-iRlOq102/s320/IMG_4458.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Hamming it up for the camera with a mouthful of cracker....nice</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1qMt0YvseM76ULKstGqrD6aQzsNufj-JYx3NjWSP8mvVYpuZQy1TpEHmxy45Dv6g6LCoxIC1yl2amjqg-KwuMQeos4tqcjSKR3-TFQGNhgLf8o9KCMEil1RMuxiX_6DqWigopo37ikEf/s1600/IMG_4462.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535533284195381570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1qMt0YvseM76ULKstGqrD6aQzsNufj-JYx3NjWSP8mvVYpuZQy1TpEHmxy45Dv6g6LCoxIC1yl2amjqg-KwuMQeos4tqcjSKR3-TFQGNhgLf8o9KCMEil1RMuxiX_6DqWigopo37ikEf/s320/IMG_4462.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He's also starting to understand and follow directions! One day I told him to go get his shoes. He looked at me, and I repeated the instruction. He then scampered off and brought me his shoes! Now, every time he wants to go outside, he brings me his shoes. Even if we can't go outside, he still wears his shoes around the house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAeDPNca7rIkVROEBqOpEjzFIUz0M7DhHyIBRf6VEc2sKJXTvi8id3IaRS2R6zj9s3yws-gYKomWUoA0VYxqns6oGFkvE-WapQfEkNbAZHXm5RHh470KG-PpFkQpgGfLhwpnd-b8ryePx/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535532951410334178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAeDPNca7rIkVROEBqOpEjzFIUz0M7DhHyIBRf6VEc2sKJXTvi8id3IaRS2R6zj9s3yws-gYKomWUoA0VYxqns6oGFkvE-WapQfEkNbAZHXm5RHh470KG-PpFkQpgGfLhwpnd-b8ryePx/s320/IMG_4513.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he likes to crawl into anything that's his sister's, even if he's way too big.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLVMyatCgCSLvpPpVgu6IECBT5ro4_mzFp2MIxxUwhldO3n9UF_RIwMzaNPhrHBmVBLJAEWxopP2hiQPFZjnlCAFllmb41NwTAc6BHwuYpiYgs7k9JJkOhiv4CB-Lj1K9Np63DzezBdEO/s1600/IMG_4587.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535532642373071714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLVMyatCgCSLvpPpVgu6IECBT5ro4_mzFp2MIxxUwhldO3n9UF_RIwMzaNPhrHBmVBLJAEWxopP2hiQPFZjnlCAFllmb41NwTAc6BHwuYpiYgs7k9JJkOhiv4CB-Lj1K9Np63DzezBdEO/s320/IMG_4587.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he's decided he likes to play with Clara, even if she can't play back yet. Here he is contemplating her in her gym.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x8dtmdfKvToFVDcDC6RHq9txF8-Pdawx53-5Ct7b9Xfh4Ul2Zp-NK2XoDrxZOwvoKZVNoGMlUycaRuhiwbuj5cHCxG-XeJgOZwhIEvmC41F16M5a2kVI-n5cByxn-DnmGbJ3zJoWM0f7/s1600/IMG_4589.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535532319698485378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x8dtmdfKvToFVDcDC6RHq9txF8-Pdawx53-5Ct7b9Xfh4Ul2Zp-NK2XoDrxZOwvoKZVNoGMlUycaRuhiwbuj5cHCxG-XeJgOZwhIEvmC41F16M5a2kVI-n5cByxn-DnmGbJ3zJoWM0f7/s320/IMG_4589.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"C'mon sis, let's play!"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhiatyLPRIUOCAdmQXCDJ5_-VT2tv_wp4XICKDhputMEEpGBcZlDl4-1UPBUdRinqyJT3e0Gpqf-lM0xjhzLWO0guFkuFu9Lh7mZIwlyKnymfBV9bbk5fYlHdACw6tAarBirSIp_4kGhZ/s1600/IMG_4594.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535532137258010754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhiatyLPRIUOCAdmQXCDJ5_-VT2tv_wp4XICKDhputMEEpGBcZlDl4-1UPBUdRinqyJT3e0Gpqf-lM0xjhzLWO0guFkuFu9Lh7mZIwlyKnymfBV9bbk5fYlHdACw6tAarBirSIp_4kGhZ/s320/IMG_4594.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then he crawled right under the cross bars, sat down, and entertained Clara.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UEd8XdXfRKWpCJjdD4E9RUzKC7xvwtcjXKRCn9Zkmb136OzswNY4ekPlqImGXHDXI_Ego2NUkZir-BWMwwYGeSRUQg7nH7yTgfUwNoBn6bHSe8pvV8F75kvCFs06z0HKzA1UP7oEMeZl/s1600/IMG_4595.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535531957700707874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UEd8XdXfRKWpCJjdD4E9RUzKC7xvwtcjXKRCn9Zkmb136OzswNY4ekPlqImGXHDXI_Ego2NUkZir-BWMwwYGeSRUQg7nH7yTgfUwNoBn6bHSe8pvV8F75kvCFs06z0HKzA1UP7oEMeZl/s320/IMG_4595.JPG" /></a><br /><br />When she went down for her nap, he decided this was an excellent place to play by himself, too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI2CI3XEe4IIEi61a8qZdOlYmUoLqXF6o68RNrX5csHwjKxK9mNHZSxYJVYB-ZJPoZLMjWgwIOJe92BlKfXSwmnp8KFARDvAcCU0kidwkV3SzxgIf3PlTtt08raqg6Y_9i3LgUcCdRbvA/s1600/IMG_4599.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535531699299267074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI2CI3XEe4IIEi61a8qZdOlYmUoLqXF6o68RNrX5csHwjKxK9mNHZSxYJVYB-ZJPoZLMjWgwIOJe92BlKfXSwmnp8KFARDvAcCU0kidwkV3SzxgIf3PlTtt08raqg6Y_9i3LgUcCdRbvA/s320/IMG_4599.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he insisted on wearing the hat that I made for his sister - it was obviously way too big but Finny loves it - too bad it's pink and yellow! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsJsEo1VNS6WsEyRPjjCpLUh3JGJP8zBWVuKkHMEJSiL_yS6h9iova4x76704aE3eneN8CTy-78T-U_HRd5gJ0i-feDMprLRoyKhnc_ezrQ0DGCzpsAUgsUnalfHsccmTrnYmoeYN2KJn/s1600/IMG_4598.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535531528954544114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsJsEo1VNS6WsEyRPjjCpLUh3JGJP8zBWVuKkHMEJSiL_yS6h9iova4x76704aE3eneN8CTy-78T-U_HRd5gJ0i-feDMprLRoyKhnc_ezrQ0DGCzpsAUgsUnalfHsccmTrnYmoeYN2KJn/s320/IMG_4598.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>We are so blessed!!!</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-65612693456696511992010-10-18T15:13:00.000-07:002010-10-18T21:05:29.036-07:00Clara's First 2 WeeksI can't believe our tiny precious girl is 2 weeks old already. I am trying to treasure every moment, as I know they are fleeting.<br /><br /><br />First, we got to leave the hospital after 48 hours. Here's me with our new precious bundle, waiting for the doctor to give us the go-ahead to leave.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm8pgf0uf_xlprXg4J7kCbTX2fKxSLW_XDosPA0MFfx6Mn1ZKt_LTCsZq9gvDd31U21uKk-Vd8iuLW1x1yVF6CkXF7ToSOKfkP2clQF8lvM1Ih-e89w-bi4AVc10f5hwoj8TAQf6fXNtB/s1600/IMG_4156.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529539518805614402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm8pgf0uf_xlprXg4J7kCbTX2fKxSLW_XDosPA0MFfx6Mn1ZKt_LTCsZq9gvDd31U21uKk-Vd8iuLW1x1yVF6CkXF7ToSOKfkP2clQF8lvM1Ih-e89w-bi4AVc10f5hwoj8TAQf6fXNtB/s320/IMG_4156.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The 3 of us, with our balloons and flowers from our relatives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceLbseaW2rSqIuJoYL-Flaa1TlV9P1I4ReOT2IUP79BT7JGXOkEi7JNUDw8InbtoqWgyEj5JvIjbb4Bf9lnWbwu9AilWXAoF-3Sws_p1aR7NzZoPADvIcZYV0MnVIeNChJJ601huNTNOw/s1600/IMG_4159.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529539292061906130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceLbseaW2rSqIuJoYL-Flaa1TlV9P1I4ReOT2IUP79BT7JGXOkEi7JNUDw8InbtoqWgyEj5JvIjbb4Bf9lnWbwu9AilWXAoF-3Sws_p1aR7NzZoPADvIcZYV0MnVIeNChJJ601huNTNOw/s320/IMG_4159.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara's ready to go!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE997caUGkSjksm1P3fdtjB28lPnDmYjdfK-Jfl3_0hA8OibemZYYvolH8cenvwV45f0TMeBEGpTra6-WQxbpBNhX3lKZZZm81pER9rJdj2MeW3PCGoz2VOot9ipUCaB8QkqegPuKAUgpc/s1600/IMG_4163.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529539088170416834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE997caUGkSjksm1P3fdtjB28lPnDmYjdfK-Jfl3_0hA8OibemZYYvolH8cenvwV45f0TMeBEGpTra6-WQxbpBNhX3lKZZZm81pER9rJdj2MeW3PCGoz2VOot9ipUCaB8QkqegPuKAUgpc/s320/IMG_4163.JPG" /></a><br /><br />First time in her carseat - she's so tiny compared to Fin! We had to move the straps back to their lowest position - hard to believe Fin was ever this small!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZexAGIa9bwHtco6gDdDSBzv_AQKSqzwijJHJVUqp3uE8NaOm_SCaEyIrUCxkW1JkDf9eHvUfheiTStPhNXs2G-XERsyfyXfJZeCHxER76MGl6EFNuK2feJviLP-wL_8PnKhqOPg2tEGGf/s1600/IMG_4164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529538900523932914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZexAGIa9bwHtco6gDdDSBzv_AQKSqzwijJHJVUqp3uE8NaOm_SCaEyIrUCxkW1JkDf9eHvUfheiTStPhNXs2G-XERsyfyXfJZeCHxER76MGl6EFNuK2feJviLP-wL_8PnKhqOPg2tEGGf/s320/IMG_4164.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />Then we were home! We drove up to a decorated house and yard, with a bunch of pink streamers and balloons, with signs declaring "It's a Girl!" My sisters had apparently come the night before to make our homecoming memorable - very sweet!</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_p9SW23wyoq_dz88Y10QAUnUFSmNPfIupuVrKVZCZGtvO5AB0xcAn8rgcwhuPCWmbBygZWd4vmzzLLGpGuDHpTHSyelKGiOcTPlAKqo-MTD8yfi3H-guhyphenhyphenfooo0RjmVF28Est8d9VIo6/s1600/IMG_4167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529538141570934418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_p9SW23wyoq_dz88Y10QAUnUFSmNPfIupuVrKVZCZGtvO5AB0xcAn8rgcwhuPCWmbBygZWd4vmzzLLGpGuDHpTHSyelKGiOcTPlAKqo-MTD8yfi3H-guhyphenhyphenfooo0RjmVF28Est8d9VIo6/s320/IMG_4167.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK9mlQZhpzzgFTPKIv1gqKty4YW-P6FEiJml3KcXismZ2vvoyy8hBdPZk-eo8U07kmNy3aRmSmRbEKcvuQhEJ502wkEC1BHnvCNnjLAFmsuePJChwGzob4PNS3nCXSr8CTm9bA3zB6Dmj/s1600/IMG_4169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529538008250577138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK9mlQZhpzzgFTPKIv1gqKty4YW-P6FEiJml3KcXismZ2vvoyy8hBdPZk-eo8U07kmNy3aRmSmRbEKcvuQhEJ502wkEC1BHnvCNnjLAFmsuePJChwGzob4PNS3nCXSr8CTm9bA3zB6Dmj/s320/IMG_4169.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3HIX8IHrEuDQnh79BFwHYgE5o0MZxv2hnA_e2MwNSV1VkuqBeokhpCBPLkGWg5Ci1A1aZeW6_E6-vkxHqrJI0eYewsQMoHXvArKCP7GrcZJFs_nZkDUk-YIbpIQjpJdirbltNBmAd8xT/s1600/IMG_4171.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529537882205148722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3HIX8IHrEuDQnh79BFwHYgE5o0MZxv2hnA_e2MwNSV1VkuqBeokhpCBPLkGWg5Ci1A1aZeW6_E6-vkxHqrJI0eYewsQMoHXvArKCP7GrcZJFs_nZkDUk-YIbpIQjpJdirbltNBmAd8xT/s320/IMG_4171.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Clara got to see her nursery for the first time - she liked it! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2w4pyuqC0R8WmI3HYpBIuqyhYZAaGZvXUE2vlRaWAtxlf94_4V2H-wl5j1UfTVFQvZ4soJNXFsbzW8PvMpHWLQA60bVB654c1_8uFhWByvrmNxk905QT5kZ4D0nelsigrlb-wNaP2XH_/s1600/IMG_4185.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529538478778778594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2w4pyuqC0R8WmI3HYpBIuqyhYZAaGZvXUE2vlRaWAtxlf94_4V2H-wl5j1UfTVFQvZ4soJNXFsbzW8PvMpHWLQA60bVB654c1_8uFhWByvrmNxk905QT5kZ4D0nelsigrlb-wNaP2XH_/s320/IMG_4185.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeCboS7MI087NzXz9IOPuEadRBMvy-cHbbDiFBzvDfb57HwZLfgheK5MZ4dDBzh8RU5F_2KLVfSOTfoInLMxHySh1udngKhweUojXQ9fUaO0H2UEmCnbgJ-Ckh6yORp4VQEJN6F54x7Ez/s1600/IMG_4186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529538636261959538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeCboS7MI087NzXz9IOPuEadRBMvy-cHbbDiFBzvDfb57HwZLfgheK5MZ4dDBzh8RU5F_2KLVfSOTfoInLMxHySh1udngKhweUojXQ9fUaO0H2UEmCnbgJ-Ckh6yORp4VQEJN6F54x7Ez/s320/IMG_4186.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trying out her changing pad - very soft, Mommy and Daddy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9o-wxcGMR26m2UnavmfX4YJwBhQMS8VRysQMQwFC9xj5G2xJJEBVPQFP91U_sJK1m-9F43P9_ZwRhfMWxSxNXnAlWauFllHcL4wsr6W0DZ_M4FfCDZ1YKtswF5lwtGzDBrVo0kjz5yE4/s1600/IMG_4181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529537721769792722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9o-wxcGMR26m2UnavmfX4YJwBhQMS8VRysQMQwFC9xj5G2xJJEBVPQFP91U_sJK1m-9F43P9_ZwRhfMWxSxNXnAlWauFllHcL4wsr6W0DZ_M4FfCDZ1YKtswF5lwtGzDBrVo0kjz5yE4/s320/IMG_4181.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Proud Daddy, relaxing at home with tiny girl</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSY9ClKJ0tnVlzBwXNXV1MnIAe0rvkDIMLXw-Xl7_BfpdLBxnc6JEt0fmiaI9TYj5zpc_k6Wkv6TpUzdMYCK8b6O0bS3N1Tl2RmlohPRag7bItHPlGOQwvw9jA8wO6XvSli6GtXbNGSmy/s1600/IMG_4183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529537481700486386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSY9ClKJ0tnVlzBwXNXV1MnIAe0rvkDIMLXw-Xl7_BfpdLBxnc6JEt0fmiaI9TYj5zpc_k6Wkv6TpUzdMYCK8b6O0bS3N1Tl2RmlohPRag7bItHPlGOQwvw9jA8wO6XvSli6GtXbNGSmy/s320/IMG_4183.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCa3HUNzMnN-KZYAwyctwuZa8l3U2jp6x6hSuPoz1Bo9qq1UPAh-i7n6ujMMlTo7ipRuLA1dheUTIG62cjKj14bvY2kidPnwlUxg221NMeNEPo-Z7KcJ4LT47c9p26Lrkdl5p9a1qTWgL/s1600/IMG_4188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529536778776505010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCa3HUNzMnN-KZYAwyctwuZa8l3U2jp6x6hSuPoz1Bo9qq1UPAh-i7n6ujMMlTo7ipRuLA1dheUTIG62cjKj14bvY2kidPnwlUxg221NMeNEPo-Z7KcJ4LT47c9p26Lrkdl5p9a1qTWgL/s320/IMG_4188.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She was very comfortable with her new home - she caught some snoozes against Mommy's chest<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvZGQShQEagz_87geMwpKBQ8W4mzriBpmASxGNhaocJLUyVRSUb1mIWuy1Ukwy2qxeg43hHXgZIISxHRmDacSRG5sayrSyRYgQMZAcKKLcbQVsVe-hkwxXMsNG06qIUq1Mr4ZY0rjAFU9/s1600/IMG_4194.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529536473251892962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvZGQShQEagz_87geMwpKBQ8W4mzriBpmASxGNhaocJLUyVRSUb1mIWuy1Ukwy2qxeg43hHXgZIISxHRmDacSRG5sayrSyRYgQMZAcKKLcbQVsVe-hkwxXMsNG06qIUq1Mr4ZY0rjAFU9/s320/IMG_4194.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then my mom brought Fin home - here he is checking out his new sister at <em>his</em> house<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fN1MtErznhILLMe7MfiYV2yAid0pOwqQf0M9Wb_a0zr5RVrSYhouLnZ4tgebSJx-GulyJwRoKo9rQY5tOZ1qYPWVkSvhmea7OEMF39TKi7hsH98sz-XO0dAroaWi-TXDUQvnRLOTTTKx/s1600/IMG_4204.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529536335081254146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fN1MtErznhILLMe7MfiYV2yAid0pOwqQf0M9Wb_a0zr5RVrSYhouLnZ4tgebSJx-GulyJwRoKo9rQY5tOZ1qYPWVkSvhmea7OEMF39TKi7hsH98sz-XO0dAroaWi-TXDUQvnRLOTTTKx/s320/IMG_4204.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our family - home together<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKl7VksDl98FSuWyoOrIYBi3pdmkSEacmKCBwPN-QJ0vkH_R9oraqy_yngkF23rGSacdOx9Ri3xIhugA5K_kDp3fjW0QILC0p3DBLHfnj4jXDjzOp-KmONzfErzN-RHK0c4rxY52dxdJe/s1600/IMG_4211.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529536111415137714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKl7VksDl98FSuWyoOrIYBi3pdmkSEacmKCBwPN-QJ0vkH_R9oraqy_yngkF23rGSacdOx9Ri3xIhugA5K_kDp3fjW0QILC0p3DBLHfnj4jXDjzOp-KmONzfErzN-RHK0c4rxY52dxdJe/s320/IMG_4211.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara also got to try out her new crib - she loved the swaddle, as did Fin<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOowTvD6pmE3E6YhW9hzFyXq6dQ1co7J0a7U6bRth5JP6wWikSBiA_qKKaa0vQ0uscVY9AvoYKa0lVXp6WX9Uo6oh5B3XDbavn0uXk8F5PIVExhHGH6Ren2Mxg4JCZDuF7pTKPUANFJTt/s1600/IMG_4214.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529535962825969426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOowTvD6pmE3E6YhW9hzFyXq6dQ1co7J0a7U6bRth5JP6wWikSBiA_qKKaa0vQ0uscVY9AvoYKa0lVXp6WX9Uo6oh5B3XDbavn0uXk8F5PIVExhHGH6Ren2Mxg4JCZDuF7pTKPUANFJTt/s320/IMG_4214.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then is was time for goodnight kisses with Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4TfVISnyXKCByaEW-O2YZUHS0PvrE7dwzN755e4133bd04_YDE8fBEwmeiPPG6BrxF0GEjLsurwABIGyWfavYeuStkc16QffXq5NmKu7t9OpaMfHP9dSsTsGjsjHnEPJ4tEkVcgzZWIw/s1600/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529535353595446194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwQRsPEwejnS5POiSi6r2Aoj6VTkJDte3saSzaQQelMRUUteFf6IPQDVds7NHvld2IJybNPkbfTJsS6aBnT91Z-wknfnUCJS0ZPik67Rnnjx1Z8LnJh4cq9Pc3dqbdzlIfevRcy8n_H27/s320/IMG_4241.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dr. Dunbrasky (the owner of the clinic where I practice) is her doctor and said she looks perfect!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o2RVNSG4p7KGEmdZeTOVK7hCQLGP02r-8ds92KAhIlZ9gOvXR7N8bFsO8SOFpnbv4xFxO4_byHbHPjIeBBe98B4inHhiX_PdJoK4uorjAqgpMWneDiNhE0wLVNeB27jq3-bkU6_pXKhr/s1600/IMG_4245.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529535168428325186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o2RVNSG4p7KGEmdZeTOVK7hCQLGP02r-8ds92KAhIlZ9gOvXR7N8bFsO8SOFpnbv4xFxO4_byHbHPjIeBBe98B4inHhiX_PdJoK4uorjAqgpMWneDiNhE0wLVNeB27jq3-bkU6_pXKhr/s320/IMG_4245.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp0ADhcazeRZC098SchZSEvoQirxiossakzE4WnWKQY7ONK409k59Lg6LabMfxr3C5BOiFcJ-EyEQ6m4JYnBC9fHLhx81BWe8x_EQPWVwusmnmPlFkiNifyXVrp-nsl9X6LaaGjaJBxUm/s1600/IMG_4247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534988443039682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp0ADhcazeRZC098SchZSEvoQirxiossakzE4WnWKQY7ONK409k59Lg6LabMfxr3C5BOiFcJ-EyEQ6m4JYnBC9fHLhx81BWe8x_EQPWVwusmnmPlFkiNifyXVrp-nsl9X6LaaGjaJBxUm/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Back home, it was time for more cuddles with Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyjMDxFWvnXIGqmKcjvYwbDjckAlMewvzkY_WItjV7qrLE9NrI1UNxvD5IWlWJEoCHyivjiY8pm_J1YisjdCkTeNQy0WSx-FHIoO5EgkHUaZ8gre-tZAlQ4yMkEyngX_EhN8MXj_A-Ovt/s1600/IMG_4249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534848480872050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyjMDxFWvnXIGqmKcjvYwbDjckAlMewvzkY_WItjV7qrLE9NrI1UNxvD5IWlWJEoCHyivjiY8pm_J1YisjdCkTeNQy0WSx-FHIoO5EgkHUaZ8gre-tZAlQ4yMkEyngX_EhN8MXj_A-Ovt/s320/IMG_4249.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And Mommy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEy0vRFQD7ui7Zqw1bwJj2yV64okfqXzx9lOXo6PeX3sZ7Zb1qoMAdwFntkwmrx2RsYpHOaX8QtY-pPyunNZKQz_qQTkX_85RVQdodPTMPtVeEBg56_VFeNdjC6ltm-u5vnUZU4VCNfmx/s1600/IMG_4256.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534653203581346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEy0vRFQD7ui7Zqw1bwJj2yV64okfqXzx9lOXo6PeX3sZ7Zb1qoMAdwFntkwmrx2RsYpHOaX8QtY-pPyunNZKQz_qQTkX_85RVQdodPTMPtVeEBg56_VFeNdjC6ltm-u5vnUZU4VCNfmx/s320/IMG_4256.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finny was not to be left out - I love this picture of Dru with both his babies<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBJxG5CpGvgT0zcI2RjF6in7n_2rRUygPiOo4gRQ45tKjj5iiGJhM44SSv5bzSlKhI3kAfN85Bz8c_FSugswM4UkwXnCnr3ndXEj0TVvaLizcLSp6GlZOQab7lLc5fzWupOaa641FevKP/s1600/IMG_4258.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534506782658514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBJxG5CpGvgT0zcI2RjF6in7n_2rRUygPiOo4gRQ45tKjj5iiGJhM44SSv5bzSlKhI3kAfN85Bz8c_FSugswM4UkwXnCnr3ndXEj0TVvaLizcLSp6GlZOQab7lLc5fzWupOaa641FevKP/s320/IMG_4258.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next day brought our first guests - dear family friends of ours, Marilyn, Elaine, Destiny, Haleigh, stopped by bearing gifts and <em>yummy</em> carrot cake muffins</div><br /><div>Destiny with Clara</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybqMLiztYw4uBwuZPfTIp9M4eJt8goUjo4gjsZGup_YpJLSgmDu5IR8bHpWXn_g9WQdw_A9rnUGj1VMEaRJslukI9sQPa1Dn3MH-q9AfFJ3z5gfnL788LJ1ENjPp99qtCdiU8Qe66Ufrw/s1600/IMG_4260.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529534179742765762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybqMLiztYw4uBwuZPfTIp9M4eJt8goUjo4gjsZGup_YpJLSgmDu5IR8bHpWXn_g9WQdw_A9rnUGj1VMEaRJslukI9sQPa1Dn3MH-q9AfFJ3z5gfnL788LJ1ENjPp99qtCdiU8Qe66Ufrw/s320/IMG_4260.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Haleigh and Clara</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPYqryIKg6uQEvvRTU0l1sFBt9eNqshnTlLbYKaoda_aOw_IoLT8ha0s_Am9NWTfR2z3O2-U7ymQIS4hnlE0qS-p6yLi2oCRYqb7g0PuczspKs8sOQreo_sdZ-CMZeP8xQWhDH2ueulGM/s1600/IMG_4263.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533992612293554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPYqryIKg6uQEvvRTU0l1sFBt9eNqshnTlLbYKaoda_aOw_IoLT8ha0s_Am9NWTfR2z3O2-U7ymQIS4hnlE0qS-p6yLi2oCRYqb7g0PuczspKs8sOQreo_sdZ-CMZeP8xQWhDH2ueulGM/s320/IMG_4263.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The four kiddos<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbaP8OURulBGrVzvU2sB55rI45PebrJXcHbmaL5829PsYXcTXEyu5a2aNZOyhp4anhNdmgTM5VG9GGyPsUctPfHzArrxMfcwzK8iE9GDZWw46j5gs57ZyO7fcWhCK9ReSzOSAjl_e2Pbj/s1600/IMG_4264.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533844666686386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbaP8OURulBGrVzvU2sB55rI45PebrJXcHbmaL5829PsYXcTXEyu5a2aNZOyhp4anhNdmgTM5VG9GGyPsUctPfHzArrxMfcwzK8iE9GDZWw46j5gs57ZyO7fcWhCK9ReSzOSAjl_e2Pbj/s320/IMG_4264.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Elaine loved our little girl<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-6e_RdPHSp6hi1VUb4DVUT06cFxeH4aWQQZUEVJWWXF1-AL1N7FUFEKCbTdc-WuD7YYg_Q3oNK1g_46BWNt6ki7TYgm-GOKnynKo1nLsyot4C80RX3vwz5LlWWBdr42Ca_mFE5jGlVfm/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533712034707154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-6e_RdPHSp6hi1VUb4DVUT06cFxeH4aWQQZUEVJWWXF1-AL1N7FUFEKCbTdc-WuD7YYg_Q3oNK1g_46BWNt6ki7TYgm-GOKnynKo1nLsyot4C80RX3vwz5LlWWBdr42Ca_mFE5jGlVfm/s320/IMG_4265.JPG" /></a><br /><br />As did Marilyn - and Clara was just happy for all the cuddles<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqjpnknzNKh1tTfCylQKNlnwBBshsZYuQhq1CQS_5OQJ-Uo9bt9WyOIPU_Sdbp9TyD9UBj8EI6oRrhacWmIwEqO-DJP4bDevtSwvwQeO1srLfS2cTFPG2wIPnZjM3YqE_y5CAuPYpInJA/s1600/IMG_4267.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533426445314978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqjpnknzNKh1tTfCylQKNlnwBBshsZYuQhq1CQS_5OQJ-Uo9bt9WyOIPU_Sdbp9TyD9UBj8EI6oRrhacWmIwEqO-DJP4bDevtSwvwQeO1srLfS2cTFPG2wIPnZjM3YqE_y5CAuPYpInJA/s320/IMG_4267.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After they left, Clara ate and this is her "I'm Full" look - very cute<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_aqtqZedKCKuSOfeHfS4u-lsCYpIFn7EHLY4OigaP8vk6iiQEwbZsOaQBMTwgfxrGprW-Akq6t292pVruydoQLcXRA8N5Rb85u5mK03XS5IcO59C6JDvj7E13_YvQfU1r32uNQNijwUo/s1600/IMG_4271.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533285792499666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_aqtqZedKCKuSOfeHfS4u-lsCYpIFn7EHLY4OigaP8vk6iiQEwbZsOaQBMTwgfxrGprW-Akq6t292pVruydoQLcXRA8N5Rb85u5mK03XS5IcO59C6JDvj7E13_YvQfU1r32uNQNijwUo/s320/IMG_4271.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then she was wide awake - look at those cheeks!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiyCe3Psm5NTDPkCb4gWg9DUVWWqKAWUVx8YoJhvv36uctVXjzlW8vxYPVoIx2yskvlARaK2TfxL0fyCS7mobiT6HMlG4A8mvCxRShgRSMrRimOLp1H8dRPvn5416wam4smgcolhyphenhyphenBCkk/s1600/IMG_4278.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529533105068023538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiyCe3Psm5NTDPkCb4gWg9DUVWWqKAWUVx8YoJhvv36uctVXjzlW8vxYPVoIx2yskvlARaK2TfxL0fyCS7mobiT6HMlG4A8mvCxRShgRSMrRimOLp1H8dRPvn5416wam4smgcolhyphenhyphenBCkk/s320/IMG_4278.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ahhh...sacked out again on Mommy's lap<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18qW03Iw6DokHTOm3zTyiYhUa6EL1i7Ut-iKmZvR7X5A6uz9nAKRkX0VlRiD5iDXN1EswKY9kXoO2HwyvSmfk6on26u-ppkOhixSZm2XTEd12wvRsFJ2GkggluI8iZoafTmxNIF9Xk0j5/s1600/IMG_4282_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532965283156258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18qW03Iw6DokHTOm3zTyiYhUa6EL1i7Ut-iKmZvR7X5A6uz9nAKRkX0VlRiD5iDXN1EswKY9kXoO2HwyvSmfk6on26u-ppkOhixSZm2XTEd12wvRsFJ2GkggluI8iZoafTmxNIF9Xk0j5/s320/IMG_4282_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then, for Clara's first weekend, we headed over to my mom and dad's for hunting weekend - it was opening pheasant season and middle of deer season - Dru and the other son-in-laws wanted to hunt with my dad on my parent's property. Clara and Fin enjoyed their weekend outing and Nana and Poppy's!</div><div><br />Nana cuddling her newest grandchild</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA4_TCFacQ0s0jouCOi1ZhHlbNt2qxo81eLu9g50fu9JAEsXlLGs8GNeoz2UU0xPk3lJSZHbAQstcihhQwQQLchCFFA4slVzoHa7KskVC_72s82Iq2KL2ohp-9Cw6c8wtP5w-sRw5JinK/s1600/IMG_4285.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532722642780498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA4_TCFacQ0s0jouCOi1ZhHlbNt2qxo81eLu9g50fu9JAEsXlLGs8GNeoz2UU0xPk3lJSZHbAQstcihhQwQQLchCFFA4slVzoHa7KskVC_72s82Iq2KL2ohp-9Cw6c8wtP5w-sRw5JinK/s320/IMG_4285.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin was devastated when the men left to go hunting and he didn't get to go (he even had his camo shirt on, darnit!) so I took him on a walk around the farm</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EG9wNfoO5zVPb0_4XMe6qcyQvVdMJE-0Mum18VNtY905JZYMTcpaiF9KGROsVjxVe7gsG1vKvVbbBZUvHoDZo0fX0dGRVqH-misHzhQIf7NgqT48WNJNR_GJhpRHvh48K4D_ZViWfpMU/s1600/IMG_4287.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532517970062242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EG9wNfoO5zVPb0_4XMe6qcyQvVdMJE-0Mum18VNtY905JZYMTcpaiF9KGROsVjxVe7gsG1vKvVbbBZUvHoDZo0fX0dGRVqH-misHzhQIf7NgqT48WNJNR_GJhpRHvh48K4D_ZViWfpMU/s320/IMG_4287.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Look, Mom! A rock! Woot woot!"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ1ruxBN3waVqJaqxGLzIB-X7Ni9veDjWPOVeRRWsi7KQwRuYeg9Sn9ARmVphbTDSlULlsH7FFYLNp0d4_-QXrHYKyIoeaVjzEefhVxlGjU06rlX6e-99SeWHnHwJ7J5Ws6RgGD4Ip0Pj/s1600/IMG_4288.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532328142955410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ1ruxBN3waVqJaqxGLzIB-X7Ni9veDjWPOVeRRWsi7KQwRuYeg9Sn9ARmVphbTDSlULlsH7FFYLNp0d4_-QXrHYKyIoeaVjzEefhVxlGjU06rlX6e-99SeWHnHwJ7J5Ws6RgGD4Ip0Pj/s320/IMG_4288.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Not too sure about the cows</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4sDuyc-0RiRlUCjgUj-ORvjDRFQercXmwiLej44o8ZFJShRPezOPPyLB5ULS9Uw77H_vP9AeE6iKmaCsM0OxsnBSvH412-ZoyXQddUagLUd4TckE3puRdQ7qfC82f6xl25_diX3-nJ-M/s1600/IMG_4292.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529531803109322850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4sDuyc-0RiRlUCjgUj-ORvjDRFQercXmwiLej44o8ZFJShRPezOPPyLB5ULS9Uw77H_vP9AeE6iKmaCsM0OxsnBSvH412-ZoyXQddUagLUd4TckE3puRdQ7qfC82f6xl25_diX3-nJ-M/s320/IMG_4292.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He wouldn't get any closer than this for awhile</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2Eb4KUk3eauomI_k5JdECXiNu-pw5gvLjDtNX0vmqcE_ddTbXThfHZ6k6eUskAcSQu03JCJVMk_jxqZgy8MDkVZccVVh9oHzQh-wAB-oPzzmJeRtbtWT_yMTpeg2rq8Y4JVznf66RVY9/s1600/IMG_4290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529530838984629282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8SJuc_hxpR8eLEOJ3jE1KW089y6HHK4fWzVSVKKzhyphenhyphenzitgJrQaywMXMqxoDAepZz8LtmbGCOnx9zhipCIDw_GAg6uxcEnvZpPa2mLMxzVL68u6zpCuAx-jHoE6Y1X9D1HmrSgeYewnn3/s320/IMG_4304.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Clara enjoyed the weekend, lounging around on various laps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pphrTBFJoYTSyoDEwWHFUnMu7sNLLo2-EEK7WL98jDPC8Y5NygQ69EUIWdpbE5Hr_hvSYdmlkc2mD0DcW9oSuag_SLouHCjGr0uYwCxfad7bFlbRX8L3UddAOSLVMeaEOL6j-_rZ0T_8/s1600/IMG_4307.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529530682159119506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pphrTBFJoYTSyoDEwWHFUnMu7sNLLo2-EEK7WL98jDPC8Y5NygQ69EUIWdpbE5Hr_hvSYdmlkc2mD0DcW9oSuag_SLouHCjGr0uYwCxfad7bFlbRX8L3UddAOSLVMeaEOL6j-_rZ0T_8/s320/IMG_4307.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpvaaxyW_kTUlbUnb3yUTmBAjDROU8fFWrqE8x5OD9dQLO0UEaT4pEWp6n3DctP-GSTAGhycEE6LYgxFiLs-lFaFWEvtjb1ZB59dpxo7o6gKlkoA1zSzC5AVMsgoSQy5OkIbFH0noVJJb/s1600/IMG_4314.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529530536063303282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpvaaxyW_kTUlbUnb3yUTmBAjDROU8fFWrqE8x5OD9dQLO0UEaT4pEWp6n3DctP-GSTAGhycEE6LYgxFiLs-lFaFWEvtjb1ZB59dpxo7o6gKlkoA1zSzC5AVMsgoSQy5OkIbFH0noVJJb/s320/IMG_4314.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXdee5hErX6595ltc-ZZr9oYdbfGavSnKWZrZL5MM74Y7mKZ2yUYScWkwCUZ8eWq0zXmY25uiFUQ-XH0B6smS3rIuZ6sZHmWGK29ahNUX7NKd5Pm0ZB1onvdctkY0sO523N98YWtYKzJU/s1600/IMG_4317.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529530145467743538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXdee5hErX6595ltc-ZZr9oYdbfGavSnKWZrZL5MM74Y7mKZ2yUYScWkwCUZ8eWq0zXmY25uiFUQ-XH0B6smS3rIuZ6sZHmWGK29ahNUX7NKd5Pm0ZB1onvdctkY0sO523N98YWtYKzJU/s320/IMG_4317.JPG" /></a></div><div><div><br />And some cuddle time with Daddy - she just stares and stares at him - it's so darling</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBB3s56wN16TEMj6XQuVo7mVlhkkeyymfUBfFNHcBeHeNs42swtQI0EKwXk-CcmIPnfShVah3xlfxK8r6vEzIP7Dq7NX0P3UQ1LmvUsITy6yUeU0-ZBSVCHBcer0ZtRSX1dlPuHZQlL-Y/s1600/IMG_4316.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529530286391393282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBB3s56wN16TEMj6XQuVo7mVlhkkeyymfUBfFNHcBeHeNs42swtQI0EKwXk-CcmIPnfShVah3xlfxK8r6vEzIP7Dq7NX0P3UQ1LmvUsITy6yUeU0-ZBSVCHBcer0ZtRSX1dlPuHZQlL-Y/s320/IMG_4316.JPG" /></a><br /><br />With cousin Callia, who's such a good big cousin</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_Eoc9y3buHsw-B6TufG-9KhO8En4Oi855cpWH_f3RbzJDWL1QpyVTfw2ObRfO_fBRz6nAPMvpt0BYKjI7t6w6RzLY91WkVYTeUNMT7nqYkcZEtWyeIx83CyHRdPQxn3bokRML0BPVQxM/s1600/IMG_4319_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 222px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529529901361214866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_Eoc9y3buHsw-B6TufG-9KhO8En4Oi855cpWH_f3RbzJDWL1QpyVTfw2ObRfO_fBRz6nAPMvpt0BYKjI7t6w6RzLY91WkVYTeUNMT7nqYkcZEtWyeIx83CyHRdPQxn3bokRML0BPVQxM/s320/IMG_4319_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>This is what Clara does most of the time - sleeps. She's such a calm baby!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnFilg_IQs4LU6OgNxOo1wu2oOOa8NNsyH4qDpU36C5veTLW1HiRDKqGOUHkvvXwiio42rCghQqLbxcWv6llIMq0KLiVUzKSFgnkGcOxijF1kPfu_WC89DX_U0vgYaVmtrtMrCV-JY08c/s1600/IMG_4326.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529597368473368674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnFilg_IQs4LU6OgNxOo1wu2oOOa8NNsyH4qDpU36C5veTLW1HiRDKqGOUHkvvXwiio42rCghQqLbxcWv6llIMq0KLiVUzKSFgnkGcOxijF1kPfu_WC89DX_U0vgYaVmtrtMrCV-JY08c/s320/IMG_4326.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />Fin went out with Poppy the next day</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNj8OsA391dAgoHuUPY8QcQ70RTmqX6AxjFvqZ9F3u5njJHGeNcQDh3y6gErOCVpHhb9plWOC4hv_ed3u7Jn0tJiC4BCnwcVJHaCHCnodg-VeFSNv9Vi0fyT9HwS9b9yvYI5tz2ojO95N/s1600/IMG_4338.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529528771689916562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNj8OsA391dAgoHuUPY8QcQ70RTmqX6AxjFvqZ9F3u5njJHGeNcQDh3y6gErOCVpHhb9plWOC4hv_ed3u7Jn0tJiC4BCnwcVJHaCHCnodg-VeFSNv9Vi0fyT9HwS9b9yvYI5tz2ojO95N/s320/IMG_4338.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br />And this time he got much closer to the cows!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJhcYmur7oOr6tyVnyGM1igkjE4dUlQhzq8kFzETW1Ix82j4SY-LXnG4pmfePsaB8rAqETnj8PFMpDG2joxY1xbkh2Ny4zNxLKTBhwsK4ssitps0sRiO8FokBFSZ2Es1L2D2Jg8xpDFy_/s1600/IMG_4340.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529528608253309330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJhcYmur7oOr6tyVnyGM1igkjE4dUlQhzq8kFzETW1Ix82j4SY-LXnG4pmfePsaB8rAqETnj8PFMpDG2joxY1xbkh2Ny4zNxLKTBhwsK4ssitps0sRiO8FokBFSZ2Es1L2D2Jg8xpDFy_/s320/IMG_4340.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWM2q_bzNKCP5xQhOWKA5H_MPAl1bkakwg33np4s3WQvMTQK-8qvZUstRF5jueP0tTv9b9QPcagFMa1LWHX03ejwHOPJ-UIpmBgCA_B0ywrfjZavL_h6TQ2_qRsPq25dE8DMUYptToow5/s1600/IMG_4341.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529528039124569186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWM2q_bzNKCP5xQhOWKA5H_MPAl1bkakwg33np4s3WQvMTQK-8qvZUstRF5jueP0tTv9b9QPcagFMa1LWHX03ejwHOPJ-UIpmBgCA_B0ywrfjZavL_h6TQ2_qRsPq25dE8DMUYptToow5/s320/IMG_4341.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWWcDF8dM39smEMwF1xclP_c6c4wpCY0hXhS1X0vbQYtYGTaTBR7EPW_APmjdRL5Za-zDh8-x10VzJUxd-4sNs0bjL4UCuUJpIc5LRXJJ2d3UsS2HdIHV-zASiAdNNk5P3e6i5lsO1spM/s1600/IMG_4342.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527872516309650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWWcDF8dM39smEMwF1xclP_c6c4wpCY0hXhS1X0vbQYtYGTaTBR7EPW_APmjdRL5Za-zDh8-x10VzJUxd-4sNs0bjL4UCuUJpIc5LRXJJ2d3UsS2HdIHV-zASiAdNNk5P3e6i5lsO1spM/s320/IMG_4342.JPG" /></a><br />What a fun weekend! </div><div><br /> </div><div>This week has been a little less activity, which is good for this tired Mommy of two! Here are a bunch of random pictures of little Clara over the past week</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQmZ9UX0HAl_ExlAZPYG8TXE78Vn2C59bWN0_ko9v8kqBFKOuJHOYVmfKoImQ6CqeWefYQTt_6naOILL7S84wav7BjAWJDFg8yEro5UAQncDDhxg9xp6dGqx7gJNEb7hHTEPdt3Di8vTa/s1600/IMG_4356.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527529538710066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQmZ9UX0HAl_ExlAZPYG8TXE78Vn2C59bWN0_ko9v8kqBFKOuJHOYVmfKoImQ6CqeWefYQTt_6naOILL7S84wav7BjAWJDFg8yEro5UAQncDDhxg9xp6dGqx7gJNEb7hHTEPdt3Di8vTa/s320/IMG_4356.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Two sleepy heads<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf9-EFjk0UDpUXYpPOuZmXNIN4FMDgPZWb13yK9_RRUatgBl-2vadHHDX8WgEbbEbBH4khJa3U_Wh1-d5VfT3xqx7nP71sMUalmvmFWWskGZiOlK_OyjHIoaGVm15INN-zDsGecJ34mNw/s1600/IMG_4358.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527396968326770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf9-EFjk0UDpUXYpPOuZmXNIN4FMDgPZWb13yK9_RRUatgBl-2vadHHDX8WgEbbEbBH4khJa3U_Wh1-d5VfT3xqx7nP71sMUalmvmFWWskGZiOlK_OyjHIoaGVm15INN-zDsGecJ34mNw/s320/IMG_4358.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIx_IN2h3CUzkb9nXDD2KHgW-pp-N5Kl87APfmYBO2ls-X3fGB6BE2ab0H8DyTArZQagmSybtBdM6Xo5D6ZIE5zxgBCqghGJFtyqLdLi9a0jCpvyX-X3yHpR1NYY5wJdd0e6942pbYAq6/s1600/IMG_4359.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529527112871546306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIx_IN2h3CUzkb9nXDD2KHgW-pp-N5Kl87APfmYBO2ls-X3fGB6BE2ab0H8DyTArZQagmSybtBdM6Xo5D6ZIE5zxgBCqghGJFtyqLdLi9a0jCpvyX-X3yHpR1NYY5wJdd0e6942pbYAq6/s320/IMG_4359.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Tummy time! She can almost lift her head!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLx0Nln3IXw_bTmP8-Bq6GZQ1Vy2Wc7jgs6x7u_y8LY_1ZYgxVcz8zYiR44zwU0RRxCulJpJvdsfIiYIoZWGroGCwLH5PCWl9AtgnW5drQOUaAapDABGQAtpS7lQ56Fi9gc6iT9foalhN/s1600/IMG_4370.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526903723598978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLx0Nln3IXw_bTmP8-Bq6GZQ1Vy2Wc7jgs6x7u_y8LY_1ZYgxVcz8zYiR44zwU0RRxCulJpJvdsfIiYIoZWGroGCwLH5PCWl9AtgnW5drQOUaAapDABGQAtpS7lQ56Fi9gc6iT9foalhN/s320/IMG_4370.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Propped up on Fin's puppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVbC5i-V5YowVOT3h77k1Sxr8goAMVZoDoRJbtu5Yedtog6mdI5GhczwQW4wjsefFN2U6IaSuo4DCAWZ5SB5TeemjJuri938JUcenOnrgJ44R9slbUX_P3CZahSB88ob92qDDF50iGgtV/s1600/IMG_4372.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526609022874210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVbC5i-V5YowVOT3h77k1Sxr8goAMVZoDoRJbtu5Yedtog6mdI5GhczwQW4wjsefFN2U6IaSuo4DCAWZ5SB5TeemjJuri938JUcenOnrgJ44R9slbUX_P3CZahSB88ob92qDDF50iGgtV/s320/IMG_4372.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKpu_hhjja5dRY7q0rENJONOy3v9a5X0vXxL6UG0h_1hDimfOLu87ADLkkMAo4zLH3fj8v5Fo7Iq5tIvZqidR4DXDAQBR_F5z29wiq3EWVxr3wT-jCHn4XSiPbC07mtHq8uNv1giKTT8a/s1600/IMG_4380.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526366993444322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKpu_hhjja5dRY7q0rENJONOy3v9a5X0vXxL6UG0h_1hDimfOLu87ADLkkMAo4zLH3fj8v5Fo7Iq5tIvZqidR4DXDAQBR_F5z29wiq3EWVxr3wT-jCHn4XSiPbC07mtHq8uNv1giKTT8a/s320/IMG_4380.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTy-0Bb0fThyphenhyphenhVz4rqUOVRYFYTRFAUl0f91y8mmoIg8j6UWWBe2OjT_75reWnV0IleIvB6Sfh1TvQgZIZb4LTnRtSOt7TCxRI8wkyEPGnzn6hiridBFZvMAr9iGHkPy7MT2b6jHkQJHZV/s1600/IMG_4383.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526238975538050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTy-0Bb0fThyphenhyphenhVz4rqUOVRYFYTRFAUl0f91y8mmoIg8j6UWWBe2OjT_75reWnV0IleIvB6Sfh1TvQgZIZb4LTnRtSOt7TCxRI8wkyEPGnzn6hiridBFZvMAr9iGHkPy7MT2b6jHkQJHZV/s320/IMG_4383.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mommy with two sleeping babies<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz2csfvaWoFf9uYkMx2UPyIOtYumk53V5bxIjm4QOxpnJqmyn50WL63Ma7uKBIpMQnjHrHb-Qrqhyphenhyphen5JW3NZn7oTBi8FsEeQywlk9eoL3ebGE2K3rFO6en3Z3QczyPQEaY66j51O8GjTvt/s1600/IMG_4393.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526049142961058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz2csfvaWoFf9uYkMx2UPyIOtYumk53V5bxIjm4QOxpnJqmyn50WL63Ma7uKBIpMQnjHrHb-Qrqhyphenhyphen5JW3NZn7oTBi8FsEeQywlk9eoL3ebGE2K3rFO6en3Z3QczyPQEaY66j51O8GjTvt/s320/IMG_4393.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Her favorite pose<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vkDgJkE0XRhOJUWXYgIA4okgf0jwoMoW0MzEf10wqHZrRA8U6qQMMKi4n8yLYWAnNIh_IuKRqOvt5ganuHQcV-9RQxTo3LKW3SCuCLQ5jXCSYJ4VHPP5qDryjFShN8O4mYM30nw_GXaU/s1600/IMG_4396.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525879690507410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vkDgJkE0XRhOJUWXYgIA4okgf0jwoMoW0MzEf10wqHZrRA8U6qQMMKi4n8yLYWAnNIh_IuKRqOvt5ganuHQcV-9RQxTo3LKW3SCuCLQ5jXCSYJ4VHPP5qDryjFShN8O4mYM30nw_GXaU/s320/IMG_4396.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Funny face<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPfvaNTN4K42Gf54UfJ3dI88nX9IIoQloAd1FV4dOh-EAriMR2VUSfZjlEPzgoIoSm3IVeUjUjdGbetBGA2vNsTQIWLO1Zsu_7Kok8qHHSCdDSMqIVVDUEX1yKiE2yA5XibRSa8GQgP7S/s1600/IMG_4401.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525708868395234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPfvaNTN4K42Gf54UfJ3dI88nX9IIoQloAd1FV4dOh-EAriMR2VUSfZjlEPzgoIoSm3IVeUjUjdGbetBGA2vNsTQIWLO1Zsu_7Kok8qHHSCdDSMqIVVDUEX1yKiE2yA5XibRSa8GQgP7S/s320/IMG_4401.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She also went for her first walk outside!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrDmdDEYLWnuGaBzBlVATwltAAHAibi-KCEleOG05dd1Z0wKbfX9PEkxgaQl3XyujrowbEHkypGzsL5W7HfPkzNtVeim0ZzUdHN-s1WhQ-ZautMyyeOK1Zxf4UDAj8FgavMviq7XOlSHh/s1600/IMG_4407.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525459172866194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrDmdDEYLWnuGaBzBlVATwltAAHAibi-KCEleOG05dd1Z0wKbfX9PEkxgaQl3XyujrowbEHkypGzsL5W7HfPkzNtVeim0ZzUdHN-s1WhQ-ZautMyyeOK1Zxf4UDAj8FgavMviq7XOlSHh/s320/IMG_4407.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This was her take on all the excitement of walking outdoors....zzzzzz......<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH77nFJBtuLMrcQ3y9LqXq8QxwP-ZcNWpJP0t3J7NRTA3PAALepdEkk6i2uqZKS7vQO1QpYHEQqaWNUwL1TZ3OToUBRPS7pvPGdGKOal8ieOud97BsZn1R2cCqqOUzGVsm5LN1H_suBb6e/s1600/IMG_4405.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525327654756098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH77nFJBtuLMrcQ3y9LqXq8QxwP-ZcNWpJP0t3J7NRTA3PAALepdEkk6i2uqZKS7vQO1QpYHEQqaWNUwL1TZ3OToUBRPS7pvPGdGKOal8ieOud97BsZn1R2cCqqOUzGVsm5LN1H_suBb6e/s320/IMG_4405.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our friend, Anna, came to visit, bearing adorable little tie-dyed onesies. Clara seemed to like her, too! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBmXcm3_rH5yls_yBZXcn0Q_GchO0abgHa-DLjiuSJHTIl9tTXvU555ydYnpXUmAnSjk9EPvpET2y3WWOK7JFQPrK5vCSsTwOSSDa5b31V1SjBHGlcTDmiXO2W45aIqF5IPc6a5Cqyjo6/s1600/IMG_4410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525076469319458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBmXcm3_rH5yls_yBZXcn0Q_GchO0abgHa-DLjiuSJHTIl9tTXvU555ydYnpXUmAnSjk9EPvpET2y3WWOK7JFQPrK5vCSsTwOSSDa5b31V1SjBHGlcTDmiXO2W45aIqF5IPc6a5Cqyjo6/s320/IMG_4410.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>And finally, a precious video of Fin playing peek-a-boo with his baby. He is so good with her - he gently strokes the top of her head and calls her "baby!" He has yet to hit her or act aggressively towards her, for which I am thankful!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzltkvZcHss6duoMbGqR-5nEq0J9eKco6mUjIgL7qX0Oma2d2vmzmbl4d02lg33Vnj5fLMJl7YIIPOAT3SYMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-68375915642694984272010-10-07T19:38:00.000-07:002010-10-07T22:10:59.167-07:00SHE HAS ARRIVED!!!We are thrilled to introduce our new little one.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45TsKxsOjaFJWVKSlpV72tTO4DXaCiQPxG4QLpL3lJfdMgH-0pTig22nOG_ZPi4ylLcbcGXy7fyNP5CkNHAeJoeoKpKuuu4GKcRTUebnNgBoFSJ1kCx3BfvgVs3sqtTGiSxVLMbj5wUDU/s1600/IMG_4218_TRIMMED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525511954149223698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45TsKxsOjaFJWVKSlpV72tTO4DXaCiQPxG4QLpL3lJfdMgH-0pTig22nOG_ZPi4ylLcbcGXy7fyNP5CkNHAeJoeoKpKuuu4GKcRTUebnNgBoFSJ1kCx3BfvgVs3sqtTGiSxVLMbj5wUDU/s320/IMG_4218_TRIMMED.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#993399;">C<span style="color:#cc0000;">L</span>A<span style="color:#cc0000;">R</span>A <span style="color:#cc0000;">J</span>E<span style="color:#cc0000;">A</span>N <span style="color:#cc0000;">S</span>M<span style="color:#cc0000;">E</span>D<span style="color:#cc0000;">S</span>H<span style="color:#cc0000;">A</span>M<span style="color:#cc0000;">M</span>E<span style="color:#cc0000;">R!<span style="color:#993399;">!</span>!</span></span><br /><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;">She arrived October 4th at 6:48PM, weighing 6 lbs 10 oz and measuring 18.5 inches long. </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;">I started having contractions the evening before around 4:30. They were coming about every 5-10 minutes. Dru and I debated about whether or not to go in to the hospital, but they weren't coming any more quickly and weren't getting really strong. So, we decided to go to bed; I didn't sleep. Finally, at 4:30, we got up and I told Dru we needed to go in. The contractions were every 5 minutes and were becoming painful. So, we called my mom, packed up Finny, and headed in to the hospital. They hooked me up to the monitor, and sure enough, my contractions were every 3-5 minutes. However, my cervix was dilated to only 3 cm, which is what it was 3 weeks earlier when I'd left the hospital with pre-term labor. The doctor told me to walk for 2 hours and if my cervix had changed, they would admit me. My mom had arrived, so she and I walked the halls of the labor and delivery unit for 2 hours. When they checked me again, I was dilated to 3.5 cm, so they admitted me! </span></span></p><p>Our family just after I was admitted, awaiting the arrival of Fin's sister<br /><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS1uyTDPyxeqUo1zhTLF3-FrgU67Du-ZmB8arrl155expBuWiGnskqJE5_rPOzdC8xqPNzCquHBHCM59LngMVeh5iIfRC1E8hhYIxPVXzDaAZ3wuGiLzsGbhXrJomdrIZmfqSSxBX4cF9/s1600/IMG_4052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525508510673526946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS1uyTDPyxeqUo1zhTLF3-FrgU67Du-ZmB8arrl155expBuWiGnskqJE5_rPOzdC8xqPNzCquHBHCM59LngMVeh5iIfRC1E8hhYIxPVXzDaAZ3wuGiLzsGbhXrJomdrIZmfqSSxBX4cF9/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" /></a></span></span></p><p>Fin's getting excited to meet his sister!</p><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx13Mlun4SWGniX8tqcyvRe-30w9a3Tj0F86rV1rB1sxp2rG5yuij_noBdB5NN48gZM1ND6FuXfNoQYaReezhrxijfp3vZf1gqoKQKHUpA07_LM6_7_NKe_cBpNUvKigenoay3PtW4_k8/s1600/IMG_4057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525508157220703234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx13Mlun4SWGniX8tqcyvRe-30w9a3Tj0F86rV1rB1sxp2rG5yuij_noBdB5NN48gZM1ND6FuXfNoQYaReezhrxijfp3vZf1gqoKQKHUpA07_LM6_7_NKe_cBpNUvKigenoay3PtW4_k8/s320/IMG_4057.JPG" /></a></span></span> </p><p></p><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;">Mom's getting excited, too!</span></p></span><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdx_15YqVWG4SAxP3NrEPw8zHyeysyiFhJrn_pmBfjcKGUYVU8K7WNCHvJldOXD0igiDn3ynQYEsE2xhcQz91uhyyVF65BwYvYfZGBgf225FFZ9xy2cREWm0cKKPgOXrfIFpmQjDPukZr/s1600/IMG_4060.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525508009392551154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdx_15YqVWG4SAxP3NrEPw8zHyeysyiFhJrn_pmBfjcKGUYVU8K7WNCHvJldOXD0igiDn3ynQYEsE2xhcQz91uhyyVF65BwYvYfZGBgf225FFZ9xy2cREWm0cKKPgOXrfIFpmQjDPukZr/s320/IMG_4060.JPG" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000000;">My contractions were getting stronger, and I opted for an epidural this time, so my OB came in and broke my water and then the anestestheologist came in and started my epidural. After awhile, I couldn't feel a thing on my left side, but was feeling every conraction on my right side. This went on for a few hours, and I started getting really uncomfortable. The anestesthiologist came back and said the epidural catheter must have gone sideways and that I would need another one. UGH!! So, he put in another epidural (ouch!). Then they had to start a drug called pitocin to re-induce my labor because the epidural had slowed my contractions way down. My OB came in and said it could be anywhere from 2-6 hours before I would deliver. However, shortly after starting the pitocin, I started having contractions every 30 seconds to 1 minute (thankfully by this time the 2nd epidural had kicked in so I wasn't in much pain) and within 45 minutes, I felt the urge to push. I called the nurse, who checked and sure enough, I was ready to push. She called my OB, who had left the hospital to go pick up his son. He started to race back, but was stuck in traffice; he told her to tell me not to push. He finally arrived 35 minutes later, and I started pushing. Clara made her entrance into the world with just 4 pushes. Unlike Fin, she cried immediately. The doctor cut her cord and put her on my chest. It was the most magical moment - there is nothing else quite like it - the instant surge of love.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Me and my man, waiting for the doctor so I could start pushing.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_e1YHvt3sWB8-PAp0VSu_6QHYobTIHIvI65qIU1GwBSbA56UUuE5XNFhW_qgg4NWJ0Et827-kygHFbPJj6RkAuk66HLQC0JQq9OeDTj8SQxZoNdxBFMqC8hIPS5B6Lcmvm9-hrZL31-v/s1600/IMG_4062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525507869797983042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_e1YHvt3sWB8-PAp0VSu_6QHYobTIHIvI65qIU1GwBSbA56UUuE5XNFhW_qgg4NWJ0Et827-kygHFbPJj6RkAuk66HLQC0JQq9OeDTj8SQxZoNdxBFMqC8hIPS5B6Lcmvm9-hrZL31-v/s320/IMG_4062.JPG" /></a> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Finally, the doctor had arrived and I could push. I love this picture of me pushing and Dru wincing.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavZLWjKu20KjnLP7P4Zh_s9S0bGehkeRajFrjEWh6GRFT6Q9xfwFFgEHCPzLAQijb0uRvsm5WfelXfhs6bC2qUk4N23KEQgPxKpWJMZ8WzwJl1SCQOqpfHe9n9ukhIQSZMOWuK83Ls-g-/s1600/IMG_4065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525507312419967506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavZLWjKu20KjnLP7P4Zh_s9S0bGehkeRajFrjEWh6GRFT6Q9xfwFFgEHCPzLAQijb0uRvsm5WfelXfhs6bC2qUk4N23KEQgPxKpWJMZ8WzwJl1SCQOqpfHe9n9ukhIQSZMOWuK83Ls-g-/s320/IMG_4065.JPG" /></a> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">And she's out!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_LFOt_9F1pHhyphenhyphen4tCBDBn59MW6RVSrTwcrWsS2cqDi0nZAgWfnNvPN58Ktv6xFURStNgXDu7Wja60_N98m7wbVpCamB99wJLZNahGtx4c6GYiH1wBnEfSZT_CGDmY9y4CW7p8jQ5mfG-2/s1600/IMG_4074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525506749875157106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_LFOt_9F1pHhyphenhyphen4tCBDBn59MW6RVSrTwcrWsS2cqDi0nZAgWfnNvPN58Ktv6xFURStNgXDu7Wja60_N98m7wbVpCamB99wJLZNahGtx4c6GYiH1wBnEfSZT_CGDmY9y4CW7p8jQ5mfG-2/s320/IMG_4074.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Our new baby!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zVB5trSR2iLnBw1GQcz8QTF3NGiV1aMpnhdh3PKPKY6jXbDzU-QKmlZ93XimvSqriCqCxxcVsFF5VMYoKfIjvm2pikUHRyZ7zFqlTQWbN3X-vJigWROb0g-O4q1vQkWfvCUjht_mfLNz/s1600/IMG_4076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525506496658854066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zVB5trSR2iLnBw1GQcz8QTF3NGiV1aMpnhdh3PKPKY6jXbDzU-QKmlZ93XimvSqriCqCxxcVsFF5VMYoKfIjvm2pikUHRyZ7zFqlTQWbN3X-vJigWROb0g-O4q1vQkWfvCUjht_mfLNz/s320/IMG_4076.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Can you believe it, honey?!?<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0XyePmtJiOuMpzuuPxRA4O95FGiBI-k1E0HPzwmdYv3l5Prgpx1ki28JFurb6h5mKhG4LLYaWjp61_mCw5k8mEzyeCiA2AsGgMEkH4VyXSF6EY0BuPdUZskcqF5ZvS374HregE3i7By/s1600/IMG_4077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525506284315779762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0XyePmtJiOuMpzuuPxRA4O95FGiBI-k1E0HPzwmdYv3l5Prgpx1ki28JFurb6h5mKhG4LLYaWjp61_mCw5k8mEzyeCiA2AsGgMEkH4VyXSF6EY0BuPdUZskcqF5ZvS374HregE3i7By/s320/IMG_4077.JPG" /></a> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Clara getting all cleaned up. She stuck her little feet up the whole time. So cute!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZtr_4L31VgPG87Aodv7wgDnHAhxvB7Xus6d-l2RHrc-TLSy6Dm2i0O9yZWM98_hWWdRo_ORX9O70e6dnswNKHdfbD1qXlAYCl1badaORc2rMZ__YU1SiWyYEFGGU-JuLXZWb3F9bDwFF/s1600/IMG_4083.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525506132129775490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZtr_4L31VgPG87Aodv7wgDnHAhxvB7Xus6d-l2RHrc-TLSy6Dm2i0O9yZWM98_hWWdRo_ORX9O70e6dnswNKHdfbD1qXlAYCl1badaORc2rMZ__YU1SiWyYEFGGU-JuLXZWb3F9bDwFF/s320/IMG_4083.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">All dressed up and warm</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIczCoUT43oW2qVf_43STszlrPL7RLcMXZeIGs-6M5nr3ltQr25xh5D2sfZOPZDhotgqOLM9ijQ2tfCNaG7_jnMSMf3zopFzwHxiyvpGFDUrFHeq-YjB-lkhdjgzYIghYtXJ49SyrtSrt4/s1600/IMG_4087.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525505977512719586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIczCoUT43oW2qVf_43STszlrPL7RLcMXZeIGs-6M5nr3ltQr25xh5D2sfZOPZDhotgqOLM9ijQ2tfCNaG7_jnMSMf3zopFzwHxiyvpGFDUrFHeq-YjB-lkhdjgzYIghYtXJ49SyrtSrt4/s320/IMG_4087.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Back with an estactic mommy</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT_Lo1A4oP3L7NeGKislgEJmwGtKIpZYncZ9Cl_w5hkqpbFMBAB6WwTCv4HWToSAZ9lZ8sc3OwErAJ4mlG7Y8URomINXyIh3qnwQaEutlqc5H4PZ7Vad0NM3edyjWvdyebD0MQe3aJmp8/s1600/IMG_4091.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525505682264982898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT_Lo1A4oP3L7NeGKislgEJmwGtKIpZYncZ9Cl_w5hkqpbFMBAB6WwTCv4HWToSAZ9lZ8sc3OwErAJ4mlG7Y8URomINXyIh3qnwQaEutlqc5H4PZ7Vad0NM3edyjWvdyebD0MQe3aJmp8/s320/IMG_4091.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICJJ54EgQ9tRENWSZRvQ0FcebEU0QpQ8VUAWvmazyB4aELz2qZPs2UyvfKOlGXHRA1vpCT2uSdDn2JQ-e2ZxMBtpVQCT22wFIgqpeMvF1ft0e2Hu4MP4nIUA87vOasR6wlrPtqB-JUZ54/s1600/IMG_4092.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525505502593533250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICJJ54EgQ9tRENWSZRvQ0FcebEU0QpQ8VUAWvmazyB4aELz2qZPs2UyvfKOlGXHRA1vpCT2uSdDn2JQ-e2ZxMBtpVQCT22wFIgqpeMvF1ft0e2Hu4MP4nIUA87vOasR6wlrPtqB-JUZ54/s320/IMG_4092.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">With Dr. Hughes, my OB, who barely made it back in time. He was wonderful! </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2UsATXF4ts-AK9oKnm4hROf3qFa4Mu0A8WstvObc0VKgxkOF8E8CCniDDBG83EZnNbwwmhcldMzK5-hqda9q1n3YQMRHB7Yoy3sJc84mLrQYGgScu4b57Qyjjqmf_ZD3-gIXT7rl6Fk_/s1600/IMG_4088.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525507056744566914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2UsATXF4ts-AK9oKnm4hROf3qFa4Mu0A8WstvObc0VKgxkOF8E8CCniDDBG83EZnNbwwmhcldMzK5-hqda9q1n3YQMRHB7Yoy3sJc84mLrQYGgScu4b57Qyjjqmf_ZD3-gIXT7rl6Fk_/s320/IMG_4088.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Fin met his sister for the first time shortly after she was born. He looked very intently at her for a long time.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc2lBFlRkXAMuWpMHBnN4s9mH86JyPadiAQQ3Mn2n-X8Jjh1USbRLTDYF8myWdE7aMhz5fkJlHb5svrcj2AHgoPvtPrJXXJWjKCE5FAZf4DpSbN48OstEAqelP1_3LZgRIR1KZbAoMk9_/s1600/IMG_4098.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525505105413079026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc2lBFlRkXAMuWpMHBnN4s9mH86JyPadiAQQ3Mn2n-X8Jjh1USbRLTDYF8myWdE7aMhz5fkJlHb5svrcj2AHgoPvtPrJXXJWjKCE5FAZf4DpSbN48OstEAqelP1_3LZgRIR1KZbAoMk9_/s320/IMG_4098.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Then he tried to poke her. What's this?!?</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSNzjoTeSGdihoyTfsAtszubqFNDXLFtc7St6iAKkNxREI549dLBVdP-8xWsdpsQTs397r8PFc4h3bz16n-NAaQL94_zfP0F0_EnfH88pjbfIhmxPFVO3UJ57OYLGmkQuD9LbOCz6qwZk/s1600/IMG_4097.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525504733490831442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSNzjoTeSGdihoyTfsAtszubqFNDXLFtc7St6iAKkNxREI549dLBVdP-8xWsdpsQTs397r8PFc4h3bz16n-NAaQL94_zfP0F0_EnfH88pjbfIhmxPFVO3UJ57OYLGmkQuD9LbOCz6qwZk/s320/IMG_4097.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">The four of us now!</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIzi4rqk11GIQO4XQCRbpchyphenhyphenFU91cuvZ4aYP8B8Woe5zU5W-Obm7u4sn5EEIOhrzq0_-lbp2xucUIzWwd9JjqS1_vCsKnydjytNvJ9YUe_c3k_S-Q9wvpzLYvdzU5V3-DFzh8iY2fhDgH/s1600/IMG_4101.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525504539898752738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIzi4rqk11GIQO4XQCRbpchyphenhyphenFU91cuvZ4aYP8B8Woe5zU5W-Obm7u4sn5EEIOhrzq0_-lbp2xucUIzWwd9JjqS1_vCsKnydjytNvJ9YUe_c3k_S-Q9wvpzLYvdzU5V3-DFzh8iY2fhDgH/s320/IMG_4101.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">And with Nana, who was there the entire day to help with Fin and support me. She was so good to us!</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQVFdxuZ_tY4-2nNCAVBkZENFyV84lYyNo5cPXQoUaNJhh9S6z6MUdn4TPWHJgEWCA1vLYFkp4nb3AVs-l5GSOl-BVG-Jhn1a7pVYMZPeU-s5bYdxWoke_r6d6uuFwpYGrBhLx8EGh9yh/s1600/IMG_4102.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525504340052122482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQVFdxuZ_tY4-2nNCAVBkZENFyV84lYyNo5cPXQoUaNJhh9S6z6MUdn4TPWHJgEWCA1vLYFkp4nb3AVs-l5GSOl-BVG-Jhn1a7pVYMZPeU-s5bYdxWoke_r6d6uuFwpYGrBhLx8EGh9yh/s320/IMG_4102.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Daddy enjoying his new baby girl</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcHC5Ozi8_DJ7J6dj57nPgrjwBXy3hhVzEj-8Ik4Sn24MpenvQzrCa8BhCg-wyYnMfua0ZCMsluRCfbfJDhpY1lh8tY0EJpyOW06F5xumyK6dSvC8DBANDil3-RSlCh8uGMij2m-6r2zN/s1600/IMG_4109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525503488669111890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcHC5Ozi8_DJ7J6dj57nPgrjwBXy3hhVzEj-8Ik4Sn24MpenvQzrCa8BhCg-wyYnMfua0ZCMsluRCfbfJDhpY1lh8tY0EJpyOW06F5xumyK6dSvC8DBANDil3-RSlCh8uGMij2m-6r2zN/s320/IMG_4109.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJDIwlzgDobihsPdb_7kjM7U7IMtHA8pt48Hu4ITSK0H9KNarp6AJ3SEMaPHGf4xnmygPxRsPBRat8P7S328p2mq-CKP-qnXGXN1ZUpenXq8OBjn-MjVit3DZs7CtguktpyC3-tg59xqK/s1600/IMG_4110.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525503317297983618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJDIwlzgDobihsPdb_7kjM7U7IMtHA8pt48Hu4ITSK0H9KNarp6AJ3SEMaPHGf4xnmygPxRsPBRat8P7S328p2mq-CKP-qnXGXN1ZUpenXq8OBjn-MjVit3DZs7CtguktpyC3-tg59xqK/s320/IMG_4110.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Clara with Nana</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTjfzORfdtglgGy7OPdDycyyXW8roXllLH4UpMxHvLJ1V88vMrHo-TFCHf7ef7Sgo9kc7uGeVpqHueKVGcacJXBKTf6jOUduKn6ObqMB76hUvq7-AtYrUbHOYSFBQ0KXXPRVX3NshajF0/s1600/IMG_4112.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525502787721813586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTjfzORfdtglgGy7OPdDycyyXW8roXllLH4UpMxHvLJ1V88vMrHo-TFCHf7ef7Sgo9kc7uGeVpqHueKVGcacJXBKTf6jOUduKn6ObqMB76hUvq7-AtYrUbHOYSFBQ0KXXPRVX3NshajF0/s320/IMG_4112.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Then the guests arrived. Poppy came first, followed shortly by both of Clara's aunts and their families.</span> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Meeting Poppy for the first time!</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVwHQL7QKWrzLAj1DePnSOVS4J_FYWUskUbsufbjdNyOxXAUGC8RzTA5fQxg49j0Kqf5k6f_JRnCLeNGCz6CsJ2Cv5caDxcSp9x8D_0HklDQFEmpduNfUQ32E7he3KiGXmUEd-B67n66k/s1600/IMG_4120.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525500999340827970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVwHQL7QKWrzLAj1DePnSOVS4J_FYWUskUbsufbjdNyOxXAUGC8RzTA5fQxg49j0Kqf5k6f_JRnCLeNGCz6CsJ2Cv5caDxcSp9x8D_0HklDQFEmpduNfUQ32E7he3KiGXmUEd-B67n66k/s320/IMG_4120.JPG" /></a></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Dad was so proud. This is his 3rd grand daughter!</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMXStTUn7e0iJGkJeZ5SJjUl_UbivmN7zxBy8zQ2VaXowQGRK7oFAu_fu50nsa_CnKvO5X3fCnhxR4z4iSWC9qRGxEJLdt0BYpXI5FFX3TNau_Tc7Fgec2o2J1zDWjKZZRY5Yj_CoKs95/s1600/IMG_4107.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525503882040505042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMXStTUn7e0iJGkJeZ5SJjUl_UbivmN7zxBy8zQ2VaXowQGRK7oFAu_fu50nsa_CnKvO5X3fCnhxR4z4iSWC9qRGxEJLdt0BYpXI5FFX3TNau_Tc7Fgec2o2J1zDWjKZZRY5Yj_CoKs95/s320/IMG_4107.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Poppy and Nana with their two Smedshammer grandkids</span><br /></div><div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiyY_ShU1C01lLw_w5YDeuS_swv80mDtqT9Z1kZh_Zoyv8lyAToTbGShP_3ggQ4qqkt1pQWhIIUVX_3cNszaYagaxDJqfCIL3rncx_HkKYSzs_WTpQuW5y5W9C_M3_15sxrDs6cE4T5L5/s1600/IMG_4115.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525503000400634242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiyY_ShU1C01lLw_w5YDeuS_swv80mDtqT9Z1kZh_Zoyv8lyAToTbGShP_3ggQ4qqkt1pQWhIIUVX_3cNszaYagaxDJqfCIL3rncx_HkKYSzs_WTpQuW5y5W9C_M3_15sxrDs6cE4T5L5/s320/IMG_4115.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Meeting Aunt Chelsea</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBChrWdyiNHBIOH7JEIFOriSLSXQwxIBPPezEq2CXrgS6md3JB7ZTena8IzEgCEyygAwvFwZEe9Vw8_W_M4ul-s3EOfa53L6nzzPTWyVBnMScx5CG_5aU6ZOHEHWWloX8nsy5ZrMWIhzO/s1600/IMG_4143.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525501504191319314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBChrWdyiNHBIOH7JEIFOriSLSXQwxIBPPezEq2CXrgS6md3JB7ZTena8IzEgCEyygAwvFwZEe9Vw8_W_M4ul-s3EOfa53L6nzzPTWyVBnMScx5CG_5aU6ZOHEHWWloX8nsy5ZrMWIhzO/s320/IMG_4143.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">And Aunt Juju!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuIknTr4pyEH3CEjkPGV6DIT1Lf939HyEgKazwcU0XCVVy5oeI-N4OBRQE5lVsr3Jkrk9nk6qO3Tyczb0E856XARMg5fbENuBKpf0QrB3WxjFVi6F9GZnM70J3sPk_sNb8SJ8G10Uo71_/s1600/IMG_4146.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525501322195263346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuIknTr4pyEH3CEjkPGV6DIT1Lf939HyEgKazwcU0XCVVy5oeI-N4OBRQE5lVsr3Jkrk9nk6qO3Tyczb0E856XARMg5fbENuBKpf0QrB3WxjFVi6F9GZnM70J3sPk_sNb8SJ8G10Uo71_/s320/IMG_4146.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Cousin Gretchen loved the baby!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXu5qnuvmJ5PFclY6h60VlBwjh3kiLX-1nwfmu3XhM__TFMGi6gMTKWFzzlB0UnZ_618jIA44vSD2lWozOA_VnzQDrVk-MSuSZ8XnNlNla6QYjGjXN9gyJqtYy3UMVq7PdbXTnwscaGV9/s1600/IMG_4141.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525502262565707762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXu5qnuvmJ5PFclY6h60VlBwjh3kiLX-1nwfmu3XhM__TFMGi6gMTKWFzzlB0UnZ_618jIA44vSD2lWozOA_VnzQDrVk-MSuSZ8XnNlNla6QYjGjXN9gyJqtYy3UMVq7PdbXTnwscaGV9/s320/IMG_4141.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Aunt Chelsea with her two nieces</span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJJNMuNEjcLJaKsrcdQCrAqf8p5tLIGsfiYVhfE6u3c0OvCev-uCLU8rdg-F-jAWmrjrzeieDM1NFj7YihZ4MbSj0jNtbE3uoAXiKBIIIw3VCYR46Ve21lFMPjTl4BXOdx2MGpLKSuvE/s1600/IMG_4150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525501950127346610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJJNMuNEjcLJaKsrcdQCrAqf8p5tLIGsfiYVhfE6u3c0OvCev-uCLU8rdg-F-jAWmrjrzeieDM1NFj7YihZ4MbSj0jNtbE3uoAXiKBIIIw3VCYR46Ve21lFMPjTl4BXOdx2MGpLKSuvE/s320/IMG_4150.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Me with the 3 girl cousins (Clara's nursing under the blanket!)</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiO4Eca5CZuHlNgVCBPqi2EZ3gG07k6RDZ3TT3wD2S3kL0o-Ka629ZAN64kUxZBfQZdHV6wPKbUpbc6lvVG9m8KZnVJ6ozaSwgjYVsI_gtt1PhBnEUsTI0LTwSsaXY4nMetzBZlIcipw2/s1600/IMG_4121.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525500742079317650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiO4Eca5CZuHlNgVCBPqi2EZ3gG07k6RDZ3TT3wD2S3kL0o-Ka629ZAN64kUxZBfQZdHV6wPKbUpbc6lvVG9m8KZnVJ6ozaSwgjYVsI_gtt1PhBnEUsTI0LTwSsaXY4nMetzBZlIcipw2/s320/IMG_4121.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Poppy with all of his grandkids</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAaGZWrdk1mssfTIvBUQAv7JwdaKspplCCaKDIXHAOPX1AMTh7DK15E9twmHId06cG3zhWDufffbsKnZhY1iS9x85uF_uQvQP0wbK8CCDNBWpicVq23i_ptDmFOywXeWXTfhp-jBvZ0_q/s1600/IMG_4123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525500522239348290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAaGZWrdk1mssfTIvBUQAv7JwdaKspplCCaKDIXHAOPX1AMTh7DK15E9twmHId06cG3zhWDufffbsKnZhY1iS9x85uF_uQvQP0wbK8CCDNBWpicVq23i_ptDmFOywXeWXTfhp-jBvZ0_q/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">After the guests left, Dru and I enjoyed a little alone time with our beautiful new baby girl</span><span style="color:#000000;">.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bVwpNuG-I4YHOwyKk12I4dQP0Yxf8p-lRNpMIcyK7DkftYjH28_1XJYlK1O6elpXRUPoEDGJhKImDnImAbRYfCC91K9MAEbfbQuuENjXlH0IlqU5xqKXgyYsIFKM5hln4TkLwChfHGb0/s1600/IMG_4124.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525499950909582658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bVwpNuG-I4YHOwyKk12I4dQP0Yxf8p-lRNpMIcyK7DkftYjH28_1XJYlK1O6elpXRUPoEDGJhKImDnImAbRYfCC91K9MAEbfbQuuENjXlH0IlqU5xqKXgyYsIFKM5hln4TkLwChfHGb0/s320/IMG_4124.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Proud Papa</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeYwHSbDVZWpHjBJmi5bjDwgPWnFR6YdogJw5Lfts54TwfQ0ZmS42Lgu28MrwpXwb-Iu2d0BGEhj82v3Yqpw2eng0qcCvdU2wWKcbsgTLN-BAgFDeosbYnYFapVCvGootDZJsGPkIoWV/s1600/IMG_4130.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525499713898246114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeYwHSbDVZWpHjBJmi5bjDwgPWnFR6YdogJw5Lfts54TwfQ0ZmS42Lgu28MrwpXwb-Iu2d0BGEhj82v3Yqpw2eng0qcCvdU2wWKcbsgTLN-BAgFDeosbYnYFapVCvGootDZJsGPkIoWV/s320/IMG_4130.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rrf-4i4gEO_QpLW2USnPa1qoV_qUWGxZ6wbY2uCY4LLnhMguh6zeKvfUIEUM0IxAgv9sgC2wxLpGupVIRavSKApmgvl4mpDrufb5ocokKv3EZw40GrWgw3Mv4PfXy4WHt1wFKYglqj1n/s1600/IMG_4132.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525499511818204642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rrf-4i4gEO_QpLW2USnPa1qoV_qUWGxZ6wbY2uCY4LLnhMguh6zeKvfUIEUM0IxAgv9sgC2wxLpGupVIRavSKApmgvl4mpDrufb5ocokKv3EZw40GrWgw3Mv4PfXy4WHt1wFKYglqj1n/s320/IMG_4132.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Welcome to the world, Clara! We're so glad you're here!</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><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-56858754842666038872010-10-01T19:34:00.001-07:002010-10-01T21:09:23.292-07:00More FinOur little man continues to grow and is such a source of joy, laughter, and wonder. He is a <em>very</em> active little boy - into everything and so curious about everyone that crosses his path. He is speaking now, saying several words including "cracker" "water" "juice" "puppy" "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span>" "hi" "ball" and "uh-oh". He surprised us with "cracker" which he says with perfect clarity - anytime Dru or I go into the walk-in pantry, Fin gets excited and says "cracker?" as he knows that's where we keep the crackers. Funny. Here's some pictures of the past 6 weeks or so of our recent <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">endeavors</span>.<br /><br />For the day of my birthday, we went to the Western Idaho Fair. Here's our family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-drfcc8llZ6sw7VNlfCtWqeH6QDC2TaQewcAytWsPTzmYYgRy-U07C_0pUTYfDsStnzxxCkLun42RjKh4mM0WU4gBpvRjAjoXe1i4EflDUhqBLcd6K30ukrwYqvHT_aNUpVPejE4jcjk/s1600/IMG_3810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276955418813122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-drfcc8llZ6sw7VNlfCtWqeH6QDC2TaQewcAytWsPTzmYYgRy-U07C_0pUTYfDsStnzxxCkLun42RjKh4mM0WU4gBpvRjAjoXe1i4EflDUhqBLcd6K30ukrwYqvHT_aNUpVPejE4jcjk/s320/IMG_3810.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We went to watch miniature pigs race for an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Oreo</span> cookie - Fin was enthralled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLDFjjuSqOZiiFDCoeE0RTZgFkmeWfLe3vae2u-mI0KFGEPfAKJYAE6NHBq8vl7GQqTk6B6WOGTPMKvuBUlQFk8SIVEX5BSP0mA6CHQv6Fmbuv-k_P5H9DnxBuGmdNwLr5Kr34UVzST7V/s1600/IMG_3813.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276793916924546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLDFjjuSqOZiiFDCoeE0RTZgFkmeWfLe3vae2u-mI0KFGEPfAKJYAE6NHBq8vl7GQqTk6B6WOGTPMKvuBUlQFk8SIVEX5BSP0mA6CHQv6Fmbuv-k_P5H9DnxBuGmdNwLr5Kr34UVzST7V/s320/IMG_3813.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He liked those pigs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0czQ12uHyfhpyhAKz7usgixgoO1cAzQBDs4QbDPpRFV2BSuSpKI0LXGmFQbkCjmeaUPm4MsxYrO3hcD5PDe1w4QRmvWOZK3p62FTMJhWjWZGqzrrU9e08BBYcBYxZVMVDWZbO70JtbdH/s1600/IMG_3815.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276649591032290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0czQ12uHyfhpyhAKz7usgixgoO1cAzQBDs4QbDPpRFV2BSuSpKI0LXGmFQbkCjmeaUPm4MsxYrO3hcD5PDe1w4QRmvWOZK3p62FTMJhWjWZGqzrrU9e08BBYcBYxZVMVDWZbO70JtbdH/s320/IMG_3815.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also checked out some livestock, like this long-horned steer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFP2zNtjZOMyXoFOhB2cuDBKcQwundBna1XiocClDAKKHu3hVCwCNFVM8i-6KeeLv8sdUGgxBd1cb-o2rpO8gryU4nvPlv15eMANncC-Lsj-wzmg3qjYZN9536nUSIDFnNgRShaqzZrn3/s1600/IMG_3824.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276279711168946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFP2zNtjZOMyXoFOhB2cuDBKcQwundBna1XiocClDAKKHu3hVCwCNFVM8i-6KeeLv8sdUGgxBd1cb-o2rpO8gryU4nvPlv15eMANncC-Lsj-wzmg3qjYZN9536nUSIDFnNgRShaqzZrn3/s320/IMG_3824.JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>This was Fin's reaction to getting too close to the steer...too funny<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL4HmqEP47T9CrkgJio3fcaqHBIjI5qqyaDGYQxd4RnVEl5Oydou5cR_JLP9b1g90ItAKLlblhM4rAInt0rv1XkeQ-YXnhm4g__eJWLFSQW3gQvkLv4DietTi41oK0GmFIPBAIOAj-COB/s1600/IMG_3819.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276468724616050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL4HmqEP47T9CrkgJio3fcaqHBIjI5qqyaDGYQxd4RnVEl5Oydou5cR_JLP9b1g90ItAKLlblhM4rAInt0rv1XkeQ-YXnhm4g__eJWLFSQW3gQvkLv4DietTi41oK0GmFIPBAIOAj-COB/s320/IMG_3819.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Birthday Mama with her sweet babe</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemk8e8xP2-_n-6w79AiE3uYU7wYcEvNS8KWadZOnvXjWOYDTb5nui-Ld22i9BUg4UlI5HBpGXy5OzgZ7SbhydKVgdihQKazoa-oDYVFMS30zvtwphHh4ttT2gxxDkVF1J1IdYMZBhvhU9/s1600/IMG_3832.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523276132100153138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemk8e8xP2-_n-6w79AiE3uYU7wYcEvNS8KWadZOnvXjWOYDTb5nui-Ld22i9BUg4UlI5HBpGXy5OzgZ7SbhydKVgdihQKazoa-oDYVFMS30zvtwphHh4ttT2gxxDkVF1J1IdYMZBhvhU9/s320/IMG_3832.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Over Labor Day weekend, we went camping with my two sisters and their families. It was Fin's first time to really walk/run outside. He was in 3rd heaven!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpfCAbRR8GAnXENLOwny6PXW_cwoDj00ozTA78NxmdiZO_NqtFUsUR5cyko6gH9qbJyGTkC2O3iLr-y_hQHXZtY7JEPM-2uGiZ9t4aKkFvgy4A__Q9ezwlKJsiaNnTO4oT9u7jrA37vMl/s1600/IMG_3842.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275921661099042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpfCAbRR8GAnXENLOwny6PXW_cwoDj00ozTA78NxmdiZO_NqtFUsUR5cyko6gH9qbJyGTkC2O3iLr-y_hQHXZtY7JEPM-2uGiZ9t4aKkFvgy4A__Q9ezwlKJsiaNnTO4oT9u7jrA37vMl/s320/IMG_3842.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Playing with cousin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Callia</span>, who's always such a good sport with him.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlC-zpi5J_KLt1OyG869I3LVp8T4WvgabreqVLG2GZ_wJEZmL6eoygm4LgBj14-zmdKlBPMWTgDKlVvVnY9gFkSNNGWIR2Pt12pjm9n309U2QeZ6c6tRw5NLyYlccDtQXhIIyoAtvkhnT/s1600/IMG_3844.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275783903225874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlC-zpi5J_KLt1OyG869I3LVp8T4WvgabreqVLG2GZ_wJEZmL6eoygm4LgBj14-zmdKlBPMWTgDKlVvVnY9gFkSNNGWIR2Pt12pjm9n309U2QeZ6c6tRw5NLyYlccDtQXhIIyoAtvkhnT/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" /></a><br /><br />All 3 cousins "helping" Dru set up the tent<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSrr83cR02-zKHiQaO_pXm91x8tPxZJAB2wsA6kZDU0bonHjJIqBk3M4ONQiGMQC6IpvJHirQ_Z__Y3x_fKVo-Wcq1gH0abp7xNqvdZWf8eNTBUZsnys3KlyB-NbPCLc2MN5w5zziE8kb/s1600/IMG_3847.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275588459421730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSrr83cR02-zKHiQaO_pXm91x8tPxZJAB2wsA6kZDU0bonHjJIqBk3M4ONQiGMQC6IpvJHirQ_Z__Y3x_fKVo-Wcq1gH0abp7xNqvdZWf8eNTBUZsnys3KlyB-NbPCLc2MN5w5zziE8kb/s320/IMG_3847.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yay</span>! We have a bed!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx08GyVLa3eF6zWEi2xiQTjlUgi_j98xxMlbHhITZq9wwwZ3qZjo010yQYXY_faF0Dd8DvWL0NPLKqHS9nmC9ewA3WcdWGwb0LI-mhZttLc7lL2VKe7XdmKGmCIb43e6Q4lD8rWAn32uGT/s1600/IMG_3849.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275422354610402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx08GyVLa3eF6zWEi2xiQTjlUgi_j98xxMlbHhITZq9wwwZ3qZjo010yQYXY_faF0Dd8DvWL0NPLKqHS9nmC9ewA3WcdWGwb0LI-mhZttLc7lL2VKe7XdmKGmCIb43e6Q4lD8rWAn32uGT/s320/IMG_3849.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Are we done yet, Daddy?"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0PadMP0E3Uyk79aCikzSti_m7Ai_D58XqsqpnBRLphmJjGR77PXXLMpuydDmC6Qekz_24qPT6eaXEy0h2mGTan1MaaJNYqRbSkSH1eH4Z0s9VoNXpTZ18sDha1bXLjfB4VVKGPQypBl7/s1600/IMG_3850.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275233577029906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0PadMP0E3Uyk79aCikzSti_m7Ai_D58XqsqpnBRLphmJjGR77PXXLMpuydDmC6Qekz_24qPT6eaXEy0h2mGTan1MaaJNYqRbSkSH1eH4Z0s9VoNXpTZ18sDha1bXLjfB4VVKGPQypBl7/s320/IMG_3850.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My parents drove up for a day to have lunch and hang out with us. Here's the whole gang around the campfire.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8tvrwZ9x2K6nr40q_6Lc1Lb7Rnpghc1jLQUH3RRcSCjP_1mGtkxItLDSszcAdJxIjY2L6oELY3eb19B6HoEjzRSWJhNanB2qqEAY8Z0b8u0zSf2x1Unds62lFKvEfURgdCMySWJmbOib/s1600/IMG_3871.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523275019557259922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8tvrwZ9x2K6nr40q_6Lc1Lb7Rnpghc1jLQUH3RRcSCjP_1mGtkxItLDSszcAdJxIjY2L6oELY3eb19B6HoEjzRSWJhNanB2qqEAY8Z0b8u0zSf2x1Unds62lFKvEfURgdCMySWJmbOib/s320/IMG_3871.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We went fishing - the only fish in the lake were perch and a few trout.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHnXaNGbn6S_5nrORUGYM8C9Ru_rzLEvLNX0X6n5DgFujUPlGYMak5mxvsQojIyEIm95XOgTzIyohnBoWHwreB_EJaDYKTtAQRxbuV-BYT2iY1dl9AvlcJMbk7z3fRWEqJXxW4erasv4p/s1600/IMG_3884.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523274835930281826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHnXaNGbn6S_5nrORUGYM8C9Ru_rzLEvLNX0X6n5DgFujUPlGYMak5mxvsQojIyEIm95XOgTzIyohnBoWHwreB_EJaDYKTtAQRxbuV-BYT2iY1dl9AvlcJMbk7z3fRWEqJXxW4erasv4p/s320/IMG_3884.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We all caught some perch, even the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">preggo</span> lady!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3LNmzrz3_4uvBQxy75smEg1QEWRh9ggZP1Y3Nd_YhHkzXpjjBF7WCAwjvMKxIyFnVPsElSOGOIIcat1vKVICoKZ3ONhJ3QZ1VIVqg5lPKVtH_n0q30zcH3kqJeQ8gjXIYjypAHRAg4Pz/s1600/IMG_3879.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523274626242513442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3LNmzrz3_4uvBQxy75smEg1QEWRh9ggZP1Y3Nd_YhHkzXpjjBF7WCAwjvMKxIyFnVPsElSOGOIIcat1vKVICoKZ3ONhJ3QZ1VIVqg5lPKVtH_n0q30zcH3kqJeQ8gjXIYjypAHRAg4Pz/s320/IMG_3879.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dru and I catching a rare chance to enjoy some couple time while Fin napped in the tent.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-xSykE7x6ClVflHECdZ7vq8L-omsG8GWny0KOTkq4DjedG9TwYUkK4qDyP4kzk8frOHVTVTtrTEdVhSwRtVUYdCWdRqJKqAQX9aFOERIpNvVj6Dhp5K5btgm3grmlpn9JtytiUN5XP3/s1600/IMG_3888.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523274432741340642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-xSykE7x6ClVflHECdZ7vq8L-omsG8GWny0KOTkq4DjedG9TwYUkK4qDyP4kzk8frOHVTVTtrTEdVhSwRtVUYdCWdRqJKqAQX9aFOERIpNvVj6Dhp5K5btgm3grmlpn9JtytiUN5XP3/s320/IMG_3888.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lovebugs</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXlw0yBVwWxuawZR-HeIQHs645a_AceYz8nojeuBfI1uGYUFtguZg0IFr5w5JpaSzHuUZeeyMzSJe6_6hRQiSLz65MFWph6SBEybWx-3PCiP_PtuECADLdPE2d8qAawtGHipBaauTzg7K/s1600/IMG_3889.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523274248187259554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXlw0yBVwWxuawZR-HeIQHs645a_AceYz8nojeuBfI1uGYUFtguZg0IFr5w5JpaSzHuUZeeyMzSJe6_6hRQiSLz65MFWph6SBEybWx-3PCiP_PtuECADLdPE2d8qAawtGHipBaauTzg7K/s320/IMG_3889.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin, of course, loved playing with Poppy, who was more than happy to oblige him<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhdSKj1upYaItf1ovRcsFnrqPHS5mKObzbXkwAdIKf4C65GAQeVL0lf9NtTBC6GdmhoaVKDvvo2MUPDZKAossNAJHHcan5IRNuscOuY22nitqn-Hc6gABgF4zF3-wCxzXotKMCsuNnuX7/s1600/IMG_3896.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523274040428055714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhdSKj1upYaItf1ovRcsFnrqPHS5mKObzbXkwAdIKf4C65GAQeVL0lf9NtTBC6GdmhoaVKDvvo2MUPDZKAossNAJHHcan5IRNuscOuY22nitqn-Hc6gABgF4zF3-wCxzXotKMCsuNnuX7/s320/IMG_3896.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Running to Poppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisynMKhlXCCq-AaBolhG86rtLq7maGxKSrzL1FPzgCAjXG0OAZbkaw5M_-Bh7KbitLLmC6U563J2UscuJ65pXi-k0J_FTyvgt6qMNigYgajBt2vOhosLuFq-MnJ5H5M0JowgwufwT6emsM/s1600/IMG_3897.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523273790825562290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisynMKhlXCCq-AaBolhG86rtLq7maGxKSrzL1FPzgCAjXG0OAZbkaw5M_-Bh7KbitLLmC6U563J2UscuJ65pXi-k0J_FTyvgt6qMNigYgajBt2vOhosLuFq-MnJ5H5M0JowgwufwT6emsM/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hanging out with the rest of the gang - I love this picture<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFveoI5ll4HETj5D5inNqH12Ej_umPDNRQRrM9R-rwhj0vCITstx4dMU137c7RxV6na066exiuv2-aqDoFvgscm3lyjgRNxeN0ECaYbjd5sEusbd-VOPF3yy4M0CZzCCKFjQmCJ07TxP3F/s1600/IMG_3904.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523273609772780706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFveoI5ll4HETj5D5inNqH12Ej_umPDNRQRrM9R-rwhj0vCITstx4dMU137c7RxV6na066exiuv2-aqDoFvgscm3lyjgRNxeN0ECaYbjd5sEusbd-VOPF3yy4M0CZzCCKFjQmCJ07TxP3F/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We went hiking around the lake - Fin caught a ride with Daddy. Yes, those are socks on his hands - we didn't bring any mittens and it was cold.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz9wzLZlbgZhFOgn7YqkNOuNtL2HOUJ1R0RyCtk77SvCtvl_Ljqh_GtS71GGJeJjwzx9qEJH5HfWpQpAo2C_F2LPe73p8bPXgEN8Hq8xZMudARudwS87WZAE-qB8amg4a4a-wmc_Hx93P/s1600/IMG_3911.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523273397223632338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz9wzLZlbgZhFOgn7YqkNOuNtL2HOUJ1R0RyCtk77SvCtvl_Ljqh_GtS71GGJeJjwzx9qEJH5HfWpQpAo2C_F2LPe73p8bPXgEN8Hq8xZMudARudwS87WZAE-qB8amg4a4a-wmc_Hx93P/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The view of the lake and mountains. Gorgeous.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6NKvvA6vdbdu2Yx4Bq5ZAZO2pPme0dSxfRNouOZw8AiaDCqsDfuxVHkvjtH8e8FjLZWuhN0E7NpN-xcYU8uumpjCLDKYGKfx23TxOYWixf38iNbzmz_Fjpj-9GScCdVri6GQAMICJXBJ/s1600/IMG_3907.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523273218850380914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6NKvvA6vdbdu2Yx4Bq5ZAZO2pPme0dSxfRNouOZw8AiaDCqsDfuxVHkvjtH8e8FjLZWuhN0E7NpN-xcYU8uumpjCLDKYGKfx23TxOYWixf38iNbzmz_Fjpj-9GScCdVri6GQAMICJXBJ/s320/IMG_3907.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">fam</span> enjoying God's beauty<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1uOVaZDngsRW42XBLA-eoZ2iXfHUaoEXSNP2P5Qrfbt7ZMpmEjQZG2Dy46OZQUDRAv8tZ1gLLfhsSvdCofVvB0v3GO5nmc58ZKuXp0K61-l-kMtAyRdimNp0SWL1ZSWT4asLBEWcjIAr/s1600/IMG_3910.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523273044358760114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1uOVaZDngsRW42XBLA-eoZ2iXfHUaoEXSNP2P5Qrfbt7ZMpmEjQZG2Dy46OZQUDRAv8tZ1gLLfhsSvdCofVvB0v3GO5nmc58ZKuXp0K61-l-kMtAyRdimNp0SWL1ZSWT4asLBEWcjIAr/s320/IMG_3910.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin also enjoys books, if we can get him to sit still for a few minutes. Here's, he's snuggled down with mom.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPzMMBuUsiyXtmM_8z5aUYDg_2PdbP5TwW7MLA6jwI_tzLb_vjZ5j7s2wSfefUZbUgsbbENlVR_gr9y2q311lXn6-6A3tpnAGgFJHxYCwlX3-uoC4p1o6e8o5hLGywQsvPeK3jhbwTu9O/s1600/IMG_3992.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523272740697842754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPzMMBuUsiyXtmM_8z5aUYDg_2PdbP5TwW7MLA6jwI_tzLb_vjZ5j7s2wSfefUZbUgsbbENlVR_gr9y2q311lXn6-6A3tpnAGgFJHxYCwlX3-uoC4p1o6e8o5hLGywQsvPeK3jhbwTu9O/s320/IMG_3992.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He also came with us when I went back to the hospital for what I thought was labor - turned out to be a false alarm but Fin enjoyed running all over that hospital!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo14116eYRpOHDtZlxvF3dpMlvqATOYX4kLL3OY6vIpvQhQ0YptArNjOTueSD_pVm1xmNKOzId9Sav6sWFJ7K8EWUxZtUnO__oQfCtSymm29wPV1g42iqRwWSGqdtvB5igeKbGbKj4ONQ/s1600/IMG_4000.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523272456086569890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo14116eYRpOHDtZlxvF3dpMlvqATOYX4kLL3OY6vIpvQhQ0YptArNjOTueSD_pVm1xmNKOzId9Sav6sWFJ7K8EWUxZtUnO__oQfCtSymm29wPV1g42iqRwWSGqdtvB5igeKbGbKj4ONQ/s320/IMG_4000.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My niece, Gretchen, turned 2 on 9/26. Here's a cute picture of the 3 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">grandkids</span> with Nana and Poppy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6eojJ4zKkIJfFDOBYIVIMuUHv_yt7mWK9vhw9q7TaVYjJ3Jdl90iwgxyo9VRH8CkgDvU2f6Z8FZKvknnIp3sMceTgnIa9C0Zj2MNIZpW_jPBB_j5RQf3tW9DEqLA0jwQLfUDodZcCfG/s1600/IMG_4002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523272273632437810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6eojJ4zKkIJfFDOBYIVIMuUHv_yt7mWK9vhw9q7TaVYjJ3Jdl90iwgxyo9VRH8CkgDvU2f6Z8FZKvknnIp3sMceTgnIa9C0Zj2MNIZpW_jPBB_j5RQf3tW9DEqLA0jwQLfUDodZcCfG/s320/IMG_4002.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin also has two stuffed puppies that he loves. He drags them around everywhere and when he spots one of them after not having seen it for awhile, he shrieks and says "puppy! puppy!"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjvgZ7-uV2r57i3A5tq1f24lgHcGYtxHVxcMhH1A4TXmpPsWmvuBKD7kUCdyU67FZMZnIhntzXwQ4cr4-6IlaY87vzz6mSFul1JHyT6JvuunvHUsLww2-3hgqXgSq-ToapC40pBz-O1cu/s1600/IMG_4033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523271970012227506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjvgZ7-uV2r57i3A5tq1f24lgHcGYtxHVxcMhH1A4TXmpPsWmvuBKD7kUCdyU67FZMZnIhntzXwQ4cr4-6IlaY87vzz6mSFul1JHyT6JvuunvHUsLww2-3hgqXgSq-ToapC40pBz-O1cu/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He still likes playing with cars/trucks and has started putting large <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Lego's</span> together<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MQftjnZJYsZB-C5fgHNq1xYGqkmYDLSkvC4pCnmTDjEEaktFdCclGigIvGvgJxulfSxO6OWbpDfaeGIqAAn3NtRgB2tirVursYYFYYEddg57JsGozpdmnooJ0v6uu2w5puwoX7A5rGGb/s1600/IMG_4036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523271816858989362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MQftjnZJYsZB-C5fgHNq1xYGqkmYDLSkvC4pCnmTDjEEaktFdCclGigIvGvgJxulfSxO6OWbpDfaeGIqAAn3NtRgB2tirVursYYFYYEddg57JsGozpdmnooJ0v6uu2w5puwoX7A5rGGb/s320/IMG_4036.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And here you can see how many teeth our happy little bug has - 12 total, with 4 more coming in<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXLUwnOy2rrD51jqwtdyqJzGRSXbS_537dqyeVLy1IDWBNblV-vpOADF1YSu4pwsX6j0yBTaFWmTPZ3hTh8gAu9EqEihiApsIgsKYPGT4AmzngvoTM9zggAWJsJJ8nC4gWEw6WfSsbRNS/s1600/IMG_4039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523271643177217490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXLUwnOy2rrD51jqwtdyqJzGRSXbS_537dqyeVLy1IDWBNblV-vpOADF1YSu4pwsX6j0yBTaFWmTPZ3hTh8gAu9EqEihiApsIgsKYPGT4AmzngvoTM9zggAWJsJJ8nC4gWEw6WfSsbRNS/s320/IMG_4039.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I'll end with a few videos. Somewhere (probably daycare) Fin learned that when you push a car around, you make a motor sound with your mouth. He's been doing it for a few days and it makes us laugh.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxFxsCLHKbiK0LqFZIMh9pRUa3SUkMdgereoKyV4EtH2WN8Hy2tneBVElIZI9WzffbRRf9mcv1wpDrbRCHww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p><p>He also imitates everything. Here, he got <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">a hold</span> of the washcloth I typically wipe him and his highchair down with after eating, and imitated my wiping of the tray</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxngiw6cEfI8o49rwDZtLeJzfv2CX5Y98S5W7mD_xbHrs94SSNKLIxScjV0bD7VJ3xtQaIUv4o3d8YQrgnI8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>And here, he's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fascinated</span> with the water coming out of the tap in the bath. I love his shriek because this is how he is with every new discovery. *warning* - Fin is nude in this video, so don't watch if it makes you uncomfortable</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWYlU4DBEnr0lo_SCXHkWttNW4BIo9CMYMJpG7u3f-tt4WuBDEJt-r_id6FOI5QXhysBZ_RR3KdO4lYt8psw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-28345469665861034922010-09-21T21:23:00.000-07:002010-09-21T22:12:41.694-07:00Baby and MeI realize I focus a lot on Fin on this blog, but the reality is that soon I will be bragging about<em> two</em> precious children on this site. Hopefully not <em>too</em> soon. Nine days ago, when I was 34 weeks and 4 days pregnant, I started having regular contractions about every 10-15 minutes. This lasted for about 16 hours, through Sunday evening and night. I called my OB Monday morning before going to work, and he told me if the contractions weren't getting any stronger or closer together, then I should be fine to carry on as usual. So, I went to work and saw patients all the while continuing to contract away. Finally, around noon, the contractions started to get stronger and closer together - two of them were only two minutes apart! So, I called my mom to come and pick me up to take me to the hospital in Nampa where my OB delivers. Dru and Fin met us there. Upon exam, they discovered I was already 3 cm dilated and my contractions were coming every 3-4 minutes. My doctor came to see me, and since my baby wouldn't be full term for another 2 1/2 weeks, he ordered a medicine called IV magnesium sulfate "IV Mag" which is a potent tocolytic meant to slow contractions of the uterus. They warned me of the side effects, but I had no idea how bad it would be - I got dizzy, lightheaded, flushed, short of breath, and felt like I'd marched through the Sahara desert - my tongue was dry and cottony and I felt like I had a fever of 105. Then they gave me a steroid shot in my bum in order to develope the baby's lungs in case she decided to come anyway - *OUCH*!! The initial dose of IV Mag did nothing to slow my contractions, so they gave me another huge bolus and decided to transfer me via ambulance to a hospital in downtown Boise where there was a NICU and several perinatologists on staff. When I arrived to that hospital, I was given even more IV Mag and plugged into all kinds of monitors. I was in and out of it - the Mag makes you feel so loopy - but my contractions finally stopped. I woke up throwing up around 1:00 AM and continued to do so throughout the night - another unfortunate side effect. The next morning, one of the perinatologists came to see me, but I was "Mag Tripping" so hard I had no idea what he said. They also did an ultrasound of the baby, who was doing just fine, but again I was so loopy I missed the whole thing. Thank goodness, my dear sweet Dru - my rock - was there through the whole ordeal. All told, I stayed in the hospital 4 1/2 days while they continued to monitor my contractions, which never became regular again. I was discharged on strict bedrest, and an oral medication to continue to help slow my contractions. So here I am and so far I am doing fine although it's been hard to not be able to do much around here. Once I'm 36 weeks (in two days), baby has a good chance of being fully developed and able to suck/swallow on her own.<br /><br />After being transferred to the second hospital and my second dose of magnesium - I literally could not open my eyes all the way because of the medication<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZO_PmM6EoAGpA02RD68KEPPXtKEgGmKCmOv5Esz4X1zcmZ6a-aprWbISPeDpNrI2EQOLXs64NNjZfPQdU3mXCbj5YhmQ0RSr0_2cN5yDmLxtopE_clfrfIk9NybUzQlf8__Eh739OX83/s1600/IMG_3934.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519594791274367730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZO_PmM6EoAGpA02RD68KEPPXtKEgGmKCmOv5Esz4X1zcmZ6a-aprWbISPeDpNrI2EQOLXs64NNjZfPQdU3mXCbj5YhmQ0RSr0_2cN5yDmLxtopE_clfrfIk9NybUzQlf8__Eh739OX83/s320/IMG_3934.JPG" /></a><br /><br />With my sweet man, my rock<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPc8skWETQq6uzeYGgQ7jtfjYKSQ6Of4fFSgUkfoe5ixXXEkE5u9hqJ1UaD-roM5nqhsNppUx95KwovYX4HmpZu1mYhyphenhyphenQh0TO7S56gomhcUko7oaDXrl9Qdvyu3vFiRLcSjLxFKny45Wa/s1600/IMG_3935.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519594635733473154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPc8skWETQq6uzeYGgQ7jtfjYKSQ6Of4fFSgUkfoe5ixXXEkE5u9hqJ1UaD-roM5nqhsNppUx95KwovYX4HmpZu1mYhyphenhyphenQh0TO7S56gomhcUko7oaDXrl9Qdvyu3vFiRLcSjLxFKny45Wa/s320/IMG_3935.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I also thought it would be fun to take you through the progression of this pregnancy. Here I am around 16 weeks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hDeCqY2DPVKaUm6mlNmtJsXp-F5PNnlTHidL-okTPiItlrHcFkBCfqC7QzCS2v9fTHP-9tTZmoS3TZvhJHClhXvIAf0EbiCSACYsQB7tGPlcohkKQGZqLcqkjCVBvPU7IyB8fsPlNxDl/s1600/IMG_2536.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519593715100835778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hDeCqY2DPVKaUm6mlNmtJsXp-F5PNnlTHidL-okTPiItlrHcFkBCfqC7QzCS2v9fTHP-9tTZmoS3TZvhJHClhXvIAf0EbiCSACYsQB7tGPlcohkKQGZqLcqkjCVBvPU7IyB8fsPlNxDl/s320/IMG_2536.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And at 22 weeks<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3FRGDCnz4NJxYq_GX_8Vbbjt8dZJ7lKMKhk_Mzld8ENbVZ9IuNCSJJa-uvkx_IcxYf_i1jHQhWTKIM79tgKGFvjCswYT8gKpSCcr2e29h3dTxXuMxKhm4SJhYgHRGNqlboF5E_s6owAq/s1600/IMG_2840.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519593053715460482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3FRGDCnz4NJxYq_GX_8Vbbjt8dZJ7lKMKhk_Mzld8ENbVZ9IuNCSJJa-uvkx_IcxYf_i1jHQhWTKIM79tgKGFvjCswYT8gKpSCcr2e29h3dTxXuMxKhm4SJhYgHRGNqlboF5E_s6owAq/s320/IMG_2840.JPG" /></a><br /><br />26 weeks<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzeLy0cNpF-Oo138MOgO907l-Fqntn-BnIl0kT0J6kFPTXZ6Z4RJc15yKsMMVmKKNOiw2osW_Jb-VAob7nCWh4Gzfkc-DVxAPJXas2AAGjFXWWrDUmYjkhG7NBg-j3GL8Xi2aznNU2Q_7/s1600/IMG_3420.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519592102371115378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzeLy0cNpF-Oo138MOgO907l-Fqntn-BnIl0kT0J6kFPTXZ6Z4RJc15yKsMMVmKKNOiw2osW_Jb-VAob7nCWh4Gzfkc-DVxAPJXas2AAGjFXWWrDUmYjkhG7NBg-j3GL8Xi2aznNU2Q_7/s320/IMG_3420.JPG" /></a><br /><br />32 weeks<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP38xK2kc97Grtv3181QZRSrS7i-Ysu4h6Rq3dyRDSjiZX-hxkelLdAYxm_yqke6na8BIL4yM9Npn_NfmCAf5LWrWUKJwdQCZn7OL9kK9bGXzri1CCWYK7wACDY-R3SnINj527eqcjYtW/s1600/IMG_3799.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519591463830215138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP38xK2kc97Grtv3181QZRSrS7i-Ysu4h6Rq3dyRDSjiZX-hxkelLdAYxm_yqke6na8BIL4yM9Npn_NfmCAf5LWrWUKJwdQCZn7OL9kK9bGXzri1CCWYK7wACDY-R3SnINj527eqcjYtW/s320/IMG_3799.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And my bare-naked belly shots at 36 weeks (almost)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKIPjjU6hXMoTt_dnkqRboFf-upRUTM4Qd2yrnUSPBN6P4JmPRMnvpCrsh7izYh3t9xi8Vq8yyXMIQV6WPqMLmOtOFBdzsQ_P03uIwXcVtXDGMskv2uwxZNjf-65GRP6iDRWD4DAu8OUM/s1600/IMG_3994.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519590553508441634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKIPjjU6hXMoTt_dnkqRboFf-upRUTM4Qd2yrnUSPBN6P4JmPRMnvpCrsh7izYh3t9xi8Vq8yyXMIQV6WPqMLmOtOFBdzsQ_P03uIwXcVtXDGMskv2uwxZNjf-65GRP6iDRWD4DAu8OUM/s320/IMG_3994.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAg33EeqbF2gjnnphbhuvK-TcyoAZNLVvDdh-V0X2gHgZuj2dKi4blLzs62U_hAJCwEOAg5HaCe-n2wAewmBnDeW5SLL8W0wq0aE5CkFLuCjD94EDzBl6dw8evZP8m2lmcyiW0_MRuYT7r/s1600/IMG_3978.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519590307332835202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAg33EeqbF2gjnnphbhuvK-TcyoAZNLVvDdh-V0X2gHgZuj2dKi4blLzs62U_hAJCwEOAg5HaCe-n2wAewmBnDeW5SLL8W0wq0aE5CkFLuCjD94EDzBl6dw8evZP8m2lmcyiW0_MRuYT7r/s320/IMG_3978.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Xq4Ct6V_1IIeOoFvekVgEbiIt8BK4CdpGtkBXKsootbOgd-M1hJcqLwLRFiXwzZqFL5GwC09CIl8xsazhe_JIF8EcJd-Kj9XDwOkuCrzw0ghfDF1UKsjQ8vr30GcbnhlDhIuva0ef7d/s1600/IMG_3980.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519590059153181970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Xq4Ct6V_1IIeOoFvekVgEbiIt8BK4CdpGtkBXKsootbOgd-M1hJcqLwLRFiXwzZqFL5GwC09CIl8xsazhe_JIF8EcJd-Kj9XDwOkuCrzw0ghfDF1UKsjQ8vr30GcbnhlDhIuva0ef7d/s320/IMG_3980.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFtOE49MrjpTnlfPJXJ4dUJ8IBEta7FbmIpxDpQZMvVp5r4zuSvLRhsKXDLcjpKvWAGu31gt4UNOQIAAM93-geHzZm90gqOT8T3ebbFq0VGH4ukpj_B34FZTLF5Idzzjf1HcrXvePQJub/s1600/IMG_3973.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519589923230853538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFtOE49MrjpTnlfPJXJ4dUJ8IBEta7FbmIpxDpQZMvVp5r4zuSvLRhsKXDLcjpKvWAGu31gt4UNOQIAAM93-geHzZm90gqOT8T3ebbFq0VGH4ukpj_B34FZTLF5Idzzjf1HcrXvePQJub/s320/IMG_3973.JPG" /></a> <div> </div><div>We cannot wait to meet you, Baby Girl Smedshammer! You can come anytime now that you're almost old enough! :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-18696157379032875492010-09-09T18:14:00.000-07:002010-09-09T19:16:05.137-07:00My ---th BirthdayYup, my 29.99999999<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> birthday, as I choose to call it, came and went on August 25<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Three days before my birthday, I was COMPLETELY surprised by a luau party thrown in my honor by my sisters (with a little help from Dru). All three of them did a fantastic job of keeping it a surprise - I had NO CLUE what was happening - as far as I knew I was meeting my sister and niece for a nice Sunday afternoon picnic and swim at Lucky Peak State Park. However, when we pulled up to the place we were to meet them, I began recognizing people who were NOT supposed to be there. I turned to Dru and asked, befuddled, "what the heck is this, Dru?? What the heck is this?!?!" He laughed and told me to get out of the car, which I was embarrassed to do as I hadn't taken a shower and had a bathing suit on underneath my grubby clothes. But I got out of the car and was greeted with a loud shouted "Surprise!" Surprise indeed!<br /><br />The scene that we pulled up to<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwlvMJ29H4gLvqnVB1-0EDdx9XfzxL1eQIY1cxAu7uWaYulzYGD2dnjcd76pBNFc2PKFQpRkOLnmsWPNOk0B0JpoZ6-1zS2HZxOCkEk59_6ishNzKfViE7O2IQG88w7Fb_pntjlap8RA/s1600/IMG_3740.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515098113867723810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwlvMJ29H4gLvqnVB1-0EDdx9XfzxL1eQIY1cxAu7uWaYulzYGD2dnjcd76pBNFc2PKFQpRkOLnmsWPNOk0B0JpoZ6-1zS2HZxOCkEk59_6ishNzKfViE7O2IQG88w7Fb_pntjlap8RA/s320/IMG_3740.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My birthday banner (the sign mistakenly has a 3-0 on it instead of 29.99999999)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL1H1GszEpb_R1sr9IE51MAfZ_hNNFnc6LobjUdHrBDawBVlW8crYCKeP6LAhaCaIZ-48VFFsLx0-iPg2tJ0emsMXuZjr4Cg5juO09Cdai8c4BTpBqDbBgZbKHdfyczC3wlaUAklyLtI/s1600/IMG_3737.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515097864813686850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL1H1GszEpb_R1sr9IE51MAfZ_hNNFnc6LobjUdHrBDawBVlW8crYCKeP6LAhaCaIZ-48VFFsLx0-iPg2tJ0emsMXuZjr4Cg5juO09Cdai8c4BTpBqDbBgZbKHdfyczC3wlaUAklyLtI/s320/IMG_3737.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The guilty instigators - Julia and Chelsea<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngeggvcor2CadFdHRgLVRJnvZX73niZxNKjROnlVCZZKa2hmMHdvPLoB9NN6gxm3BTju1o_FaaSFv9QMnIsnqbWNznTNi-jKJHSFJxaxwv0_vWXNSkA6sxkm9cyVZjTJoUKQWXZrd26E/s1600/IMG_3734.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515097551783750002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngeggvcor2CadFdHRgLVRJnvZX73niZxNKjROnlVCZZKa2hmMHdvPLoB9NN6gxm3BTju1o_FaaSFv9QMnIsnqbWNznTNi-jKJHSFJxaxwv0_vWXNSkA6sxkm9cyVZjTJoUKQWXZrd26E/s320/IMG_3734.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our family<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI4gbQBo9cYSTt-ykBPc-78BZX9dFdrtp7QD6Y9KHzlJAmmqKqvMtdChS5GrcbjGLNDbx2-B5SIImpw_SASMGQb47vWIGAUOY6zPHz2maulJtSeMY2LaF27E3orxcyS0TkQtNPeL6szs/s1600/IMG_3748.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094974317041250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI4gbQBo9cYSTt-ykBPc-78BZX9dFdrtp7QD6Y9KHzlJAmmqKqvMtdChS5GrcbjGLNDbx2-B5SIImpw_SASMGQb47vWIGAUOY6zPHz2maulJtSeMY2LaF27E3orxcyS0TkQtNPeL6szs/s320/IMG_3748.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin thought the surprise on Mommy was great<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePzKzW7nVUVJdqXrkRVVq2tiD8FcjBIb8Z4U0Yghx5VdyqD67Bk9krHVn6J_FbXKomHb3PUULyFoYWxH8szymb15soGD41Rs_ZzUh_GNj5YtdFEaW7s07z1j4qapcx7LdQIkd5HwRax0/s1600/IMG_3746.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515097242950655554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePzKzW7nVUVJdqXrkRVVq2tiD8FcjBIb8Z4U0Yghx5VdyqD67Bk9krHVn6J_FbXKomHb3PUULyFoYWxH8szymb15soGD41Rs_ZzUh_GNj5YtdFEaW7s07z1j4qapcx7LdQIkd5HwRax0/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I mingled with guests for awhile - here with my nurse, Christie, from work and her mom - I was delighted they could come!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLgkhmjNpo7mUNbYmMO7mN0u1DSWnOilTCpeHxHA6apdDhh94ygU0mALCVJNIWIIACcryU3xqKOMbwXZG2Uy0htUqPzBbUMFmPfK1yGhwuxE79M11jggcMlFzQ0SVl15kCPAcY7rCCYc/s1600/IMG_3721.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096834132608994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLgkhmjNpo7mUNbYmMO7mN0u1DSWnOilTCpeHxHA6apdDhh94ygU0mALCVJNIWIIACcryU3xqKOMbwXZG2Uy0htUqPzBbUMFmPfK1yGhwuxE79M11jggcMlFzQ0SVl15kCPAcY7rCCYc/s320/IMG_3721.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Of course Fin enjoyed being with Poppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaHA7FA8HBtfMWJ9vHUYJhqUH7pJ1eXPeoOyEbozgJ9bvcauzbCcMHKbNH_I1mTO4-DWCBQmbx33KKygLnuIlIVMR94HtHNzNJVdeJXmzDVli6qs_poFmys8YjV3KVQAu1WF-BSNYLzg/s1600/IMG_3725.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096565298331826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaHA7FA8HBtfMWJ9vHUYJhqUH7pJ1eXPeoOyEbozgJ9bvcauzbCcMHKbNH_I1mTO4-DWCBQmbx33KKygLnuIlIVMR94HtHNzNJVdeJXmzDVli6qs_poFmys8YjV3KVQAu1WF-BSNYLzg/s320/IMG_3725.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Even my 91-year-old grandmother showed up for the festivities!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkDnDNKHAKWkcYaorw4IzD_kB7DtxoEc88xlMgsI0gowq5RkWqbj4g5JX9P15gEpzLzFYz-JvUtr5xeE9vfYAI6C7UG3JMwnGgQtvG24F7KIF5EyOnkTwnUvQGs9aZP4BGTMaaHeTNtw/s1600/IMG_3726.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096310053422098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkDnDNKHAKWkcYaorw4IzD_kB7DtxoEc88xlMgsI0gowq5RkWqbj4g5JX9P15gEpzLzFYz-JvUtr5xeE9vfYAI6C7UG3JMwnGgQtvG24F7KIF5EyOnkTwnUvQGs9aZP4BGTMaaHeTNtw/s320/IMG_3726.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then it was time to eat - there was a snow-cone appetizer before dinner<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9E_ZCkQOygJRTCbl-N8ivnJnmI7e98YBMBueFUXwIvlsFobSK_wjzLSvIPq7gWIVAnVW0nq7mav_l3Tco4rw_pFhyK7tlN8FQzkypMJ29VmttjSzfLY9isiQrDHQQlNgJ3WMzavK_DE/s1600/IMG_3730.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096088998253378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9E_ZCkQOygJRTCbl-N8ivnJnmI7e98YBMBueFUXwIvlsFobSK_wjzLSvIPq7gWIVAnVW0nq7mav_l3Tco4rw_pFhyK7tlN8FQzkypMJ29VmttjSzfLY9isiQrDHQQlNgJ3WMzavK_DE/s320/IMG_3730.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the boys (Ben and Dru) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barbecued</span> delicious marinated chicken and pineapple<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdstNvdXAfgQV6WHFZa2yasG46c9cvcSPZilMJywGL9ktVNtlMo3iWgI9Jq2ekaBjjrjrFyDCutbGsmJU_KkAIRCPx-dGesW3CS5-GqDHzfkTnITpTt-aL4GzCOmtq8kJgjcR3_D2m4qs/s1600/IMG_3727.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515095741953205234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdstNvdXAfgQV6WHFZa2yasG46c9cvcSPZilMJywGL9ktVNtlMo3iWgI9Jq2ekaBjjrjrFyDCutbGsmJU_KkAIRCPx-dGesW3CS5-GqDHzfkTnITpTt-aL4GzCOmtq8kJgjcR3_D2m4qs/s320/IMG_3727.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here I am with my plateful of Hawaiian goodies<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsT-SsOJaqWr-8nD7UdkzncaKVdh95_nH3ZtYFC5ph0783beTq0wbLSS35T4JFhOASezIa29SnfOrN80oZ6cXlDrZrrETew48nSfdZ9ryRT6YOPMpybwYeNvoF-9CYgEeWzy8iWi02NM/s1600/IMG_3738.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515095478751476306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsT-SsOJaqWr-8nD7UdkzncaKVdh95_nH3ZtYFC5ph0783beTq0wbLSS35T4JFhOASezIa29SnfOrN80oZ6cXlDrZrrETew48nSfdZ9ryRT6YOPMpybwYeNvoF-9CYgEeWzy8iWi02NM/s320/IMG_3738.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>After we ate, we played games - horseshoes, croquet, and volleyball<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpJfvMpggf-O4HI6pJ0FUS30W__t_gDCmPoK39IgQC9CgHmEIP6IHEG7UzS7u_qb2tmpBIPGTPOUEdLkmr4IXrIHOdo1gZYLy1KjYOq1HiImrEm3V38CS-T5N2DXGSLxHFaRvZNFao-k/s1600/IMG_3749.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094652721734354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpJfvMpggf-O4HI6pJ0FUS30W__t_gDCmPoK39IgQC9CgHmEIP6IHEG7UzS7u_qb2tmpBIPGTPOUEdLkmr4IXrIHOdo1gZYLy1KjYOq1HiImrEm3V38CS-T5N2DXGSLxHFaRvZNFao-k/s320/IMG_3749.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The master player<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo_IftsW-iVAI-y9ZtEgC2QoEwyHpPEy-f31YL3a-xQ13800SRoIEcRZ8uZjbmuu2oUVrUTKLMPUMno0xE4slnSqLd1LHG3469YF8ntzYGKqaMNsurwBkZmDdlSDsGT6XdMVK0XBh6Fg/s1600/IMG_3751.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094379127306642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo_IftsW-iVAI-y9ZtEgC2QoEwyHpPEy-f31YL3a-xQ13800SRoIEcRZ8uZjbmuu2oUVrUTKLMPUMno0xE4slnSqLd1LHG3469YF8ntzYGKqaMNsurwBkZmDdlSDsGT6XdMVK0XBh6Fg/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" /></a><br /><br />No, wait, <em>here's</em> the master player<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqsPNx8RYlViQMP22DloETVGEueJWGlyi8gamkHOprQkCnPIw225cA6MUTS5y5WxRb9FKzW1FS4acPS0qaFeb9l4P-BYMMzXBhj1AOdPuDvt0ZCpXDwA2IYWOr9zo6B0VErHWAnujIwI/s1600/IMG_3753.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094139564827906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqsPNx8RYlViQMP22DloETVGEueJWGlyi8gamkHOprQkCnPIw225cA6MUTS5y5WxRb9FKzW1FS4acPS0qaFeb9l4P-BYMMzXBhj1AOdPuDvt0ZCpXDwA2IYWOr9zo6B0VErHWAnujIwI/s320/IMG_3753.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A pic of the winning shot - or so I hoped; Julia actually beat me - <em>barely</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIc7ZoTyQ9049olxmlrB_9n2hlHoQrzsZ07SrXSF8A9cHTHFX9zFRdnwEzgE2MKt2DArkN8UxZk1Zt0J4IAy2rvutWHW2uS6_6LmcRPMKsybYrusJTx2QkZnPJpPpsYDcETmEnPOMEG0/s1600/IMG_3757.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093818527532338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIc7ZoTyQ9049olxmlrB_9n2hlHoQrzsZ07SrXSF8A9cHTHFX9zFRdnwEzgE2MKt2DArkN8UxZk1Zt0J4IAy2rvutWHW2uS6_6LmcRPMKsybYrusJTx2QkZnPJpPpsYDcETmEnPOMEG0/s320/IMG_3757.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then...my favorite part...CAKE!! Julia made this incredible Hawaiian cake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZXIQi8bXy3ZPvxLSPLxzvhl2cj34Ikrm5evR-zfU6F5g18ydlZNJOuMyyCEDZo7pj0QspR7sUatQPPVfyYAXYSIDl0GFdVXbJe7l6QFSCvGw72HlFQyi7TScfjq8MLZWh8VOVasfu3A/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093559737862706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZXIQi8bXy3ZPvxLSPLxzvhl2cj34Ikrm5evR-zfU6F5g18ydlZNJOuMyyCEDZo7pj0QspR7sUatQPPVfyYAXYSIDl0GFdVXbJe7l6QFSCvGw72HlFQyi7TScfjq8MLZWh8VOVasfu3A/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The detail was stunning - check out those palm trees and hibiscus flowers<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieC1vqfJ3gL32Zd2OfwpLnoaHtCmgJcqxn8qsIe4XWJ7G-le0VHHLdp9bNnyTkWA4WBZrgYUdHKJIpwSMVz6X9RXpzVC7oLkcIgH0ZqP3RhPksytZxlek-bEtLn89JLmOQXHX7z84c2Bw/s1600/IMG_3761.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093395427576386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieC1vqfJ3gL32Zd2OfwpLnoaHtCmgJcqxn8qsIe4XWJ7G-le0VHHLdp9bNnyTkWA4WBZrgYUdHKJIpwSMVz6X9RXpzVC7oLkcIgH0ZqP3RhPksytZxlek-bEtLn89JLmOQXHX7z84c2Bw/s320/IMG_3761.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She even hand-sewed together mini leis and fashioned tiny flip-flops out of icing!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-gGs2P_UWrK5PO9MC0HkAl38RDyrmmJxIEu2M1SAfRW-EL2Xg1S7QBOCfQZKPrpYWjYqJjbJo1upxf0G1q4KlzHPjCy9RYggsVL63p6GhJoPLaX4qrD6MWq0VGxendMAxseIqRDNHc4/s1600/IMG_3762.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093207181514610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-gGs2P_UWrK5PO9MC0HkAl38RDyrmmJxIEu2M1SAfRW-EL2Xg1S7QBOCfQZKPrpYWjYqJjbJo1upxf0G1q4KlzHPjCy9RYggsVL63p6GhJoPLaX4qrD6MWq0VGxendMAxseIqRDNHc4/s320/IMG_3762.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A shot of me with my cake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML6d1h8kHjcRTF4kv6NQdLDlLJbVpD77JxqwzSunT-gwSLlXW8brL0bSLuo8NYidp_axKmzIwAqbpTk7D2IObslaWyBrJkvoLP6Z_Dy842helLuCe8Jj3BBazNBwfhA3paNuQfQjM_80/s1600/IMG_3764.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093056515837986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML6d1h8kHjcRTF4kv6NQdLDlLJbVpD77JxqwzSunT-gwSLlXW8brL0bSLuo8NYidp_axKmzIwAqbpTk7D2IObslaWyBrJkvoLP6Z_Dy842helLuCe8Jj3BBazNBwfhA3paNuQfQjM_80/s320/IMG_3764.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And with the decorator<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpCLW77Ml_KLOlZyun7Lb7oqmPnNs4gAHICfUeq0iO5Z7O8p6Vprye2d2gxlF4xN4NCiEFmiYDK2pVKj-_i4xSSyusoseLcu_zjkc8qNPaAowrcpEAMUK4LN5z9gXAhZbTS3RkQH1FMk/s1600/IMG_3766.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092885639870530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpCLW77Ml_KLOlZyun7Lb7oqmPnNs4gAHICfUeq0iO5Z7O8p6Vprye2d2gxlF4xN4NCiEFmiYDK2pVKj-_i4xSSyusoseLcu_zjkc8qNPaAowrcpEAMUK4LN5z9gXAhZbTS3RkQH1FMk/s320/IMG_3766.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And with the planning committee<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSd_vSo76hyUUjGwHdK0LFirmHQUEi9uwgVZqqhpGffL6xbPev8zBmUQeDEke4TjDrzVIHiKDgBjiSgDgmtiN9ctL31_mtvHtbPVPIaL9XK_1h_reG4ZBp62y0qKxxMsdYQheOOdLDis/s1600/IMG_3767.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092734435235314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSd_vSo76hyUUjGwHdK0LFirmHQUEi9uwgVZqqhpGffL6xbPev8zBmUQeDEke4TjDrzVIHiKDgBjiSgDgmtiN9ctL31_mtvHtbPVPIaL9XK_1h_reG4ZBp62y0qKxxMsdYQheOOdLDis/s320/IMG_3767.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And my dearest hubby<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0E9wStwZxfRu8atCLVUko1Bs4Y6euzcc2tgxNHLna8w-RhuNHQ1G6bfG7sPxiKb7DpBHcHeZCWVh1fQyuGipv6x7fXNKNHb1u18FMEv6Egq-2oY3TrQ7oJPRr9zlQl4-dBhAPD7TErQ/s1600/IMG_3768.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092535628405170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0E9wStwZxfRu8atCLVUko1Bs4Y6euzcc2tgxNHLna8w-RhuNHQ1G6bfG7sPxiKb7DpBHcHeZCWVh1fQyuGipv6x7fXNKNHb1u18FMEv6Egq-2oY3TrQ7oJPRr9zlQl4-dBhAPD7TErQ/s320/IMG_3768.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the whole <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">fam</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeGbGQ_CjxjP2FQCPHhIupJl6YawuO8A_-u690bHUKPZEo0rrTVSoPkDy2gVYzcNC0g4LmWnTaYjsCyAPWRrDA0k-kxAfUybtsuovLLQqHqsSMhxIC1INp8OTvpDhWv3i5vbbCqTDntE/s1600/IMG_3770.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092373024372018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeGbGQ_CjxjP2FQCPHhIupJl6YawuO8A_-u690bHUKPZEo0rrTVSoPkDy2gVYzcNC0g4LmWnTaYjsCyAPWRrDA0k-kxAfUybtsuovLLQqHqsSMhxIC1INp8OTvpDhWv3i5vbbCqTDntE/s320/IMG_3770.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin loved eating the cake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT_FIF8E7n620VIq0R2xjIoHqFc1jM_SIZ-VtRgqw1aVztKa4Exs64N5dkro11FdLNrgwOTWZcrC6ZLiayE5ptdiLPwunwaJ8NIYvC-qKw8EoSRe28nTytZSiL-YD5zUOTKZZ7W-fajE/s1600/IMG_3771.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092235147889250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT_FIF8E7n620VIq0R2xjIoHqFc1jM_SIZ-VtRgqw1aVztKa4Exs64N5dkro11FdLNrgwOTWZcrC6ZLiayE5ptdiLPwunwaJ8NIYvC-qKw8EoSRe28nTytZSiL-YD5zUOTKZZ7W-fajE/s320/IMG_3771.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I mean <em>really</em> loved it (you'd know how he feels if you tasted my sister's cake)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGco60FO3-JsfGR8YxyIcRFXy4F2-SyfM_axm_2vIFSZD6nbXWTNzWMeqvWW7TzZkETUQCoBoi1bzKgqaTTwap2LyIy1f0N6D1C5hTQx5ldLKlOOw4j3xc10uGkzXvJasCyaPs8RvtQEw/s1600/IMG_3772.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092089270282946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGco60FO3-JsfGR8YxyIcRFXy4F2-SyfM_axm_2vIFSZD6nbXWTNzWMeqvWW7TzZkETUQCoBoi1bzKgqaTTwap2LyIy1f0N6D1C5hTQx5ldLKlOOw4j3xc10uGkzXvJasCyaPs8RvtQEw/s320/IMG_3772.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then it was more fun and hanging out. Here's Gretchen Hawaiian style - "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">hangin</span>' loose"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMjGEvYJUu2tONoclP7Qh7ny-zJePfU0S0Gt3KxY15bt4OnFhYcILPHl84PkdKIF1R5QA-D4FuNLvnOatOx7NNyRjkI2ydYpTUu_eU-lEB8vBRCrbyX4YVWg5RiEDv-wf372ER8Lkufw/s1600/IMG_3783.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515091898103463522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMjGEvYJUu2tONoclP7Qh7ny-zJePfU0S0Gt3KxY15bt4OnFhYcILPHl84PkdKIF1R5QA-D4FuNLvnOatOx7NNyRjkI2ydYpTUu_eU-lEB8vBRCrbyX4YVWg5RiEDv-wf372ER8Lkufw/s320/IMG_3783.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Gretchen and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Callia</span> in their Hawaiian gear<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxmCwxoYwWIBHDZEMxyt_jKPwp_d6CR9rzMF-t6saggj1GPXDN0JdYjxaQfh9Io7clEOJCvqA4q9eWTKXf1vMUAfxFK87X1jhwCDUOaOu9IMA3oK3eNnYApHFvONZKWMqiVd5JK4f-Dc/s1600/IMG_3785.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515090472675483138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxmCwxoYwWIBHDZEMxyt_jKPwp_d6CR9rzMF-t6saggj1GPXDN0JdYjxaQfh9Io7clEOJCvqA4q9eWTKXf1vMUAfxFK87X1jhwCDUOaOu9IMA3oK3eNnYApHFvONZKWMqiVd5JK4f-Dc/s320/IMG_3785.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Poppy playing with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">grandkids</span> (of course)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfoa0BRsGURe-1XDnEpGtFWxdwmW_Ay-ae2-HHIkggnniqE4UI491O8qQJaWEDBWlDgW3fgurDGGVSHl4MT3tUdr-KEmH7Gg-8Tu3O2T79J30N1mY0ejHVpaaIUhKDwduXY4VG-dI_WU/s1600/IMG_3788.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515090256781572626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfoa0BRsGURe-1XDnEpGtFWxdwmW_Ay-ae2-HHIkggnniqE4UI491O8qQJaWEDBWlDgW3fgurDGGVSHl4MT3tUdr-KEmH7Gg-8Tu3O2T79J30N1mY0ejHVpaaIUhKDwduXY4VG-dI_WU/s320/IMG_3788.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And one final shot of me with my delightful sisters, who threw me a wonderful party. As a gift, my mom got me a bottle of wine called "Middle Sister" - classic. That pretty much says it all. Thank you, Jules and Chelsea!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuheBUBzbWZtf28txjQh2fiKuQOmeqxvXJfDKosEtSR_OSW8B2Fpnxp2C2vrTOESHdO2_24ApytQCUwd1I0iRtK0CdjNS6QSnMe1NuojUPphvFavMXRe900HKqkpJZRwMOoPJaiFwdUM/s1600/IMG_3791.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515090061248746130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuheBUBzbWZtf28txjQh2fiKuQOmeqxvXJfDKosEtSR_OSW8B2Fpnxp2C2vrTOESHdO2_24ApytQCUwd1I0iRtK0CdjNS6QSnMe1NuojUPphvFavMXRe900HKqkpJZRwMOoPJaiFwdUM/s320/IMG_3791.JPG" /></a><br /><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>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-47404295990898644602010-08-26T10:11:00.000-07:002010-08-26T13:28:34.768-07:00Movin' and Shakin'Our little Finny isn't so little any more. At his one year check-up, he was 32 inches tall - in the 90th% for his height (up from 25% - unbelievable). His weight was in the 40th% and his head was 95th% (oh yeah, I always knew he had a big ol' noggin!) He's had quite the summer, doing all kinds of new activities. Here's a snapshot of some of his summer activities and acquired skills.<br /><br />He has figured out how to open all kinds of things. He loves getting the lids off of things he can eat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFykYmAOWlk42FwqSTsUTtqAkxSBBCAdbipN9s6idDusu7wb5MI94pLgiM-v44-AaphbSduUbONhuqBfEjauDB0F_OdlQTRwkiBAW1TwfsplZLdKhIkKrDzNxWkGT35BP7Dou8kOCP2c/s1600/IMG_3679.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509799375039698002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFykYmAOWlk42FwqSTsUTtqAkxSBBCAdbipN9s6idDusu7wb5MI94pLgiM-v44-AaphbSduUbONhuqBfEjauDB0F_OdlQTRwkiBAW1TwfsplZLdKhIkKrDzNxWkGT35BP7Dou8kOCP2c/s320/IMG_3679.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he's developed quite the sweet tooth. Here he is with a classic strawberry milkshake mustache - I think he would be a good candidate for the "Got Milk?" commercials.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5o1KI62p4hzoWDxYVjFtEV6A-y1cT3cObAlTPwrjHovlopDu57O-EmrRNunm1LQQMA8ZPYBeggErqxZd-cEZfHNUdE3FAlTXx0NdR6bANDVyzpEIf4etIuBXA8MtfLcweVmF_9iiJzk/s1600/IMG_3593.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798975315956514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5o1KI62p4hzoWDxYVjFtEV6A-y1cT3cObAlTPwrjHovlopDu57O-EmrRNunm1LQQMA8ZPYBeggErqxZd-cEZfHNUdE3FAlTXx0NdR6bANDVyzpEIf4etIuBXA8MtfLcweVmF_9iiJzk/s320/IMG_3593.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our little buckaroo has also been to TWO rodeos this summer. Most recently, we went to the Caldwell Night Rodeo with our friend Anna. Here's Finny in his cowboy boots and jeans, enjoying the action.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3MfI1RUn14sQM5Re-x5Tt5zeuCXksYEwt9w-v4UgDSR9LT2XC4IBDpAjHBfIBVg6IIhrXt1zWK7FsdEiCQ8T4L5YdD3-BkOomLTHMW6TgCSQJl8ZeSk9nZ-hq5gbpqCCmJPXyu80q9E/s1600/IMG_3700.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798354011962514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3MfI1RUn14sQM5Re-x5Tt5zeuCXksYEwt9w-v4UgDSR9LT2XC4IBDpAjHBfIBVg6IIhrXt1zWK7FsdEiCQ8T4L5YdD3-BkOomLTHMW6TgCSQJl8ZeSk9nZ-hq5gbpqCCmJPXyu80q9E/s320/IMG_3700.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He loved people watching<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrIQJKYPk1gGWJ0aRYrbsOi7WUF791Jk6j_zaEWavjLLM9_Uci3bmRn0uacgSf8IBZlB17yxGv32LDGh1YP2pFOq1dK6H9rQB9ln4d4Sj-ArsaP37E0aiY0_pwG6PJ_9MPsyGiHEq4Qw/s1600/IMG_3702.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509798182751536066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrIQJKYPk1gGWJ0aRYrbsOi7WUF791Jk6j_zaEWavjLLM9_Uci3bmRn0uacgSf8IBZlB17yxGv32LDGh1YP2pFOq1dK6H9rQB9ln4d4Sj-ArsaP37E0aiY0_pwG6PJ_9MPsyGiHEq4Qw/s320/IMG_3702.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There was quite a crowd there - Fin couldn't decide between people-watching and watching the events<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3qDmH6FA7ULb5kZXXqTov8o3fOQLO7DHBxTxdXgc1bT6Izd4SS9JF77Ort8OuCT9oKe97K3WqfuNZoYAmhL0714Ibmm9lSZpQqKMxw4YPc-QiAevdm4mFXz9LCe-DAHB12MtIOoy-Qo/s1600/IMG_3709.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509797926160657570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3qDmH6FA7ULb5kZXXqTov8o3fOQLO7DHBxTxdXgc1bT6Izd4SS9JF77Ort8OuCT9oKe97K3WqfuNZoYAmhL0714Ibmm9lSZpQqKMxw4YPc-QiAevdm4mFXz9LCe-DAHB12MtIOoy-Qo/s320/IMG_3709.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wdCcFnW9jhlHyD-fROLfRx2NaQ3vbscuZkrKw5kHaaqnO5UW85jMNEasvRqT15-ahdVbZo5ah1dQGXi9Wb94rpwubPtpQOUfhadQk-re6kZUL8f6XsulxvEei6zCL-e2u7rIkgYEpQ4/s1600/IMG_3708.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509797700039450850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wdCcFnW9jhlHyD-fROLfRx2NaQ3vbscuZkrKw5kHaaqnO5UW85jMNEasvRqT15-ahdVbZo5ah1dQGXi9Wb94rpwubPtpQOUfhadQk-re6kZUL8f6XsulxvEei6zCL-e2u7rIkgYEpQ4/s320/IMG_3708.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He was a happy camper for the entire rodeo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacDb7qdUbL-FJKuc_l4Mvv-wRDrjqXFqzU_yXJgDKVfVjVmIXXu0M8dm3N_JW03oJbSs-rW43k5RZxGB1OvLZWKEIvdkyLeCei7rAmD911SO9WmnvIi3mOqMX5Py6bmVOMlBkDHXRwVc/s1600/IMG_3715.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509797471742449554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacDb7qdUbL-FJKuc_l4Mvv-wRDrjqXFqzU_yXJgDKVfVjVmIXXu0M8dm3N_JW03oJbSs-rW43k5RZxGB1OvLZWKEIvdkyLeCei7rAmD911SO9WmnvIi3mOqMX5Py6bmVOMlBkDHXRwVc/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>He would clap to the music and cheer when everyone else was cheering</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOwLexUozS-1XGuMFNsPLBvIIV7PAHGrpxpvl5s0doccJOrQa1BXlYmOgggMJ3ifXnRWmyRPe9Ic_d4_2sr3s7CH91evqV_gSkvXs0NB_LqS8IEcoMADCHC5WmgEUzJ_dGdqfVIYVDLA/s1600/IMG_3712.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509797276194219090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOwLexUozS-1XGuMFNsPLBvIIV7PAHGrpxpvl5s0doccJOrQa1BXlYmOgggMJ3ifXnRWmyRPe9Ic_d4_2sr3s7CH91evqV_gSkvXs0NB_LqS8IEcoMADCHC5WmgEUzJ_dGdqfVIYVDLA/s320/IMG_3712.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is the only shot I got of the events - here are the cowboys headed down the arena for team calf roping<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhuWpEfI-C6gakBKwX9nuPJdj2fPLhNJKrHK29s_fG2edpVE08ap92T0aOOLehnslasj0-YJqMRbc2XjYZ74k8x-U2CQzjYS4nukRsUzUqvlslf_9Ewv2E8fmLJQhiuxdtoKHTiY4gR0/s1600/IMG_3717.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509797143062225778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhuWpEfI-C6gakBKwX9nuPJdj2fPLhNJKrHK29s_fG2edpVE08ap92T0aOOLehnslasj0-YJqMRbc2XjYZ74k8x-U2CQzjYS4nukRsUzUqvlslf_9Ewv2E8fmLJQhiuxdtoKHTiY4gR0/s320/IMG_3717.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin also switched to his big boy foward-facing car seat! He LOVES being able to see out the windows and I love being able to check on him in the rearview mirror.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPJiOCnlktWtDCrcgR-W2wnSWwKL_fc1h_OjQ_PEfAMkWqxrSUjYvkCtefI6qjI74UNJJ9xgreQy-lIRxnok1I9QrIX7HaJFyWR_3rEsAWERSGpPz93jywvEzobVAvgU12LITIQOSAVU/s1600/IMG_3604.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509796574678032578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPJiOCnlktWtDCrcgR-W2wnSWwKL_fc1h_OjQ_PEfAMkWqxrSUjYvkCtefI6qjI74UNJJ9xgreQy-lIRxnok1I9QrIX7HaJFyWR_3rEsAWERSGpPz93jywvEzobVAvgU12LITIQOSAVU/s320/IMG_3604.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finny also took his first trip to the zoo. Zoo Boise is a nice little zoo; it was sweltering hot the day we went, but we still had fun.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv39woUavWvGx8KHwDuCybHVhH0J1vb02ulvqH6XKjzo2f6YGQ9kM6SWXVEdqIQrErJXyqMKZSCMNZ0odOKmr4Q4x7vFeRHOZWIPJPumEH98462v4iCcGrDAq9WKZzlo3v6mfNAdFJyc/s1600/IMG_3607.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509796360293166274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv39woUavWvGx8KHwDuCybHVhH0J1vb02ulvqH6XKjzo2f6YGQ9kM6SWXVEdqIQrErJXyqMKZSCMNZ0odOKmr4Q4x7vFeRHOZWIPJPumEH98462v4iCcGrDAq9WKZzlo3v6mfNAdFJyc/s320/IMG_3607.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>We saw lots of animals - some of them Fin wasn't too sure about - check out his apprehensive face here....cute.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDd6FwHTZArvhNezYJ04y6k9pp1XkvFb8GwaKMTR4I7v0tqz9Oow0OyB5A7tXxmZKIAW_8Na61qyDYOxGhLJ07E4xkjZpZrP4ncZFDVAG1R-F7FLOyLfuB1Jw9moMkb53bRUBfokJhFk/s1600/IMG_3609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509795817462041906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDd6FwHTZArvhNezYJ04y6k9pp1XkvFb8GwaKMTR4I7v0tqz9Oow0OyB5A7tXxmZKIAW_8Na61qyDYOxGhLJ07E4xkjZpZrP4ncZFDVAG1R-F7FLOyLfuB1Jw9moMkb53bRUBfokJhFk/s320/IMG_3609.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The tigers were out, which was neat<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyPImuRgrAE_3_FthnDXLU5ctsj0DejnYw2spDc_9tvuYmrxWK4dBQb-zB_tFzhgRQAcAoUPmZvqjy6miqNuNW8dzqXFUu0_r1dD0hUtasyImUw_BA8NHZNsVGtz282h2PtiFE1N0xp0/s1600/IMG_3610.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509795576995546194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyPImuRgrAE_3_FthnDXLU5ctsj0DejnYw2spDc_9tvuYmrxWK4dBQb-zB_tFzhgRQAcAoUPmZvqjy6miqNuNW8dzqXFUu0_r1dD0hUtasyImUw_BA8NHZNsVGtz282h2PtiFE1N0xp0/s320/IMG_3610.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And this was a giant tortoise that I thought was a statue - nope, he moved.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowcbbKULjc5NVCjcoXo1GN4YXk5InyG-ofaAtd0N252XGhaHG3IBzBBipnNQs2Qowet9O2SgGP1XAFcr7Nb8c1AsuFo-DqeAxA7pf1ZEpyhj4l5o87USyJM7ZNFo-e5jvMJ5nBJuEIoI/s1600/IMG_3612.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509795372059841346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowcbbKULjc5NVCjcoXo1GN4YXk5InyG-ofaAtd0N252XGhaHG3IBzBBipnNQs2Qowet9O2SgGP1XAFcr7Nb8c1AsuFo-DqeAxA7pf1ZEpyhj4l5o87USyJM7ZNFo-e5jvMJ5nBJuEIoI/s320/IMG_3612.JPG" /></a><br /><br />They had a little petting zoo - here were some hungry goats<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2Sy_hqHEs40zaSo1m26zTQ4376Nk7yY5dfqprm2mf4S5Vywqc_684eftG4YMv1inX5gpaNF4DUSrGxHoepAW1kivbgQFBOt_27IDadAxFFy0RJJysUP-zz7iCq2GM1a32Nvcb0eqUWw/s1600/IMG_3616.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509795188181714626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2Sy_hqHEs40zaSo1m26zTQ4376Nk7yY5dfqprm2mf4S5Vywqc_684eftG4YMv1inX5gpaNF4DUSrGxHoepAW1kivbgQFBOt_27IDadAxFFy0RJJysUP-zz7iCq2GM1a32Nvcb0eqUWw/s320/IMG_3616.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin was terrified and clung to my hip the whole time<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Ke5eSK5XwLT9DlXTWYdVNjq7LHAExI79Izly2_JsjLT6Q6JFzXtmt79MbnRovAC_uny4hyphenhyphenlAJV14yxPptfw_DtBqrVjn9_z6bYZbQt3GiK8BYeZprV7ch_ivE4akgt0ZWZPwv1LOdA/s1600/IMG_3617.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509794168365546354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Ke5eSK5XwLT9DlXTWYdVNjq7LHAExI79Izly2_JsjLT6Q6JFzXtmt79MbnRovAC_uny4hyphenhyphenlAJV14yxPptfw_DtBqrVjn9_z6bYZbQt3GiK8BYeZprV7ch_ivE4akgt0ZWZPwv1LOdA/s320/IMG_3617.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Getting braver...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoMNASSy3o5ZTT2avmYzaep_-JsDAI8ORwrZsCVS5l9L4ff_WKoRj9ypToU-oMWH2kqumAKogYdqKe5kjoDxsQrZ0rg5IF59R0wQWJXVVCXchlJKFmBz7vT7eZIBybAyRkzn6SVSw-fk/s1600/IMG_3619.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509793995677989810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoMNASSy3o5ZTT2avmYzaep_-JsDAI8ORwrZsCVS5l9L4ff_WKoRj9ypToU-oMWH2kqumAKogYdqKe5kjoDxsQrZ0rg5IF59R0wQWJXVVCXchlJKFmBz7vT7eZIBybAyRkzn6SVSw-fk/s320/IMG_3619.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Now he's at least waving at them<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kO2be5tNOURGJTNczKqgW8m1dmrfALcB5Cke6XO07Jklm_I3vzngVLcSR_9RV8bBykaoaK-H18SxSasa3OCpJIt7Dz5FJ3jCaaU60nb953Ln555wEMaAvowQCYDoI-BS2zQ_edOkTOg/s1600/IMG_3620.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509793756911618898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kO2be5tNOURGJTNczKqgW8m1dmrfALcB5Cke6XO07Jklm_I3vzngVLcSR_9RV8bBykaoaK-H18SxSasa3OCpJIt7Dz5FJ3jCaaU60nb953Ln555wEMaAvowQCYDoI-BS2zQ_edOkTOg/s320/IMG_3620.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ah, his favorite part of any day...SNACK TIME<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw7JuZ_0rVEsId_PF0x2rLhgPgb768u1LbFj5nVn8nKXv9ovD2Wd8edZNxJqyp49UQrJriBCmibqZB_pmQs1GPsQFoWRksxoemRwi0D8RTy4fpxeJUAvrqnWb5rC9e_0KIADAfIBi1Hs/s1600/IMG_3625.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509793464923098354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw7JuZ_0rVEsId_PF0x2rLhgPgb768u1LbFj5nVn8nKXv9ovD2Wd8edZNxJqyp49UQrJriBCmibqZB_pmQs1GPsQFoWRksxoemRwi0D8RTy4fpxeJUAvrqnWb5rC9e_0KIADAfIBi1Hs/s320/IMG_3625.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then it was off to see the giraffes - we got pretty good views of them<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmNHZttDVa1UqcW3EZLaRogI3SkLg_54tNKQ0OD8CFAybfZkp2l7fOiqY4JViJ4wnFvCo4cBZh13urDLTtkXun7Sladff22C6MYIcAWjiwxqnxkR97iw_tJuuQe3AqEYwjqz34GxAblc/s1600/IMG_3626.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509793263880950626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmNHZttDVa1UqcW3EZLaRogI3SkLg_54tNKQ0OD8CFAybfZkp2l7fOiqY4JViJ4wnFvCo4cBZh13urDLTtkXun7Sladff22C6MYIcAWjiwxqnxkR97iw_tJuuQe3AqEYwjqz34GxAblc/s320/IMG_3626.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf2kqeTaWtxCXBunS5NntwzVU40fn07aBaS8PQ-90f72Gagw3814STHkO6CDK-xxVpoh4Q9CmSV8CjVO8f3mUEHkkusxLF_q7QEn7-QYYowi8z7B9wXTzvHYl6JEcLKrG-RrqbI_EpSE/s1600/IMG_3627.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509793062427915042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf2kqeTaWtxCXBunS5NntwzVU40fn07aBaS8PQ-90f72Gagw3814STHkO6CDK-xxVpoh4Q9CmSV8CjVO8f3mUEHkkusxLF_q7QEn7-QYYowi8z7B9wXTzvHYl6JEcLKrG-RrqbI_EpSE/s320/IMG_3627.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin liked the fact that they were pretty far away<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5EEb5aE4ij4YNnYVEw6nimkd1_4GRhzq35oWiLpcz6qqJLDgPqf9me0zkHz-UYRRD2iWWYmXi9QNz7_i942rCsKXAaIYl74EJ9fDmrRtQKJTKUdxGSAkRg80JO44NnF1NCOT3Oi9im0/s1600/IMG_3628.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509792878482168850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5EEb5aE4ij4YNnYVEw6nimkd1_4GRhzq35oWiLpcz6qqJLDgPqf9me0zkHz-UYRRD2iWWYmXi9QNz7_i942rCsKXAaIYl74EJ9fDmrRtQKJTKUdxGSAkRg80JO44NnF1NCOT3Oi9im0/s320/IMG_3628.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNYSPF0ONPdO4PnDfJwwikR2vO08gAYsOa01PEv5zgXswRuO0YhNjbW-VrtzQGIsDB5CEcqIqochWyug4u5Qk3j0wi1g6ELv8JcwqQQ5qY18m0-JX6wXD9WktIVao-HeP69KLOubbKgA/s1600/IMG_3632.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509792527371051490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNYSPF0ONPdO4PnDfJwwikR2vO08gAYsOa01PEv5zgXswRuO0YhNjbW-VrtzQGIsDB5CEcqIqochWyug4u5Qk3j0wi1g6ELv8JcwqQQ5qY18m0-JX6wXD9WktIVao-HeP69KLOubbKgA/s320/IMG_3632.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He was so exhausted that he conked out immediately on the car ride home<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgXTJJz1eJ_xGQbxATBFaKJv7iaW5aRDUb5oqai71Pvt0_DS-kdeaE4Td2-oKcaBO1QISaaiudLBLlHNJYPw3tIgFmdFpIE4TzdmDQZpblh6LJrORfS7dxFqeBbAwUxC917yqQ_MzxQk/s1600/IMG_3635.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509791909479932802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgXTJJz1eJ_xGQbxATBFaKJv7iaW5aRDUb5oqai71Pvt0_DS-kdeaE4Td2-oKcaBO1QISaaiudLBLlHNJYPw3tIgFmdFpIE4TzdmDQZpblh6LJrORfS7dxFqeBbAwUxC917yqQ_MzxQk/s320/IMG_3635.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And when we got him home and into bed, this is how we found him when we went to check on him. Tired little bug!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzsj-uEcaaYqvT1wJfmt5wb-MgExfsquDmvighAGDgDe1YvEAiW95pw7gOSYN_dT9HVp3fbAWYsMOGZpL6ShOojsdPFWQI17OPHf6bP5WMpr2Ot6e8IrYUcj1lMrroX2N8yU6jNt6pj4/s1600/IMG_3636.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509791771446021506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzsj-uEcaaYqvT1wJfmt5wb-MgExfsquDmvighAGDgDe1YvEAiW95pw7gOSYN_dT9HVp3fbAWYsMOGZpL6ShOojsdPFWQI17OPHf6bP5WMpr2Ot6e8IrYUcj1lMrroX2N8yU6jNt6pj4/s320/IMG_3636.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Fin's also got the art of walking down. At first, he only walked well with a musical walking machine that our friends Rick, Lorena and Hannah got him for his 1st B-day - he got exceptionally good at walking with it, dancing at the same time, and navigating corners. Here's a little video.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx70DjkVA6iCpVdHtAlxqidY5tZXvsIKyJM-UsvUw68BOOBfHz7_ulEzL8oW721h2eEc5blhqr3W2oNdd_W' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div>Then he wanted to walk on his own. At first, it was a very awkward walk with his hands held straight up in the air. Dru called him "Franken-Fin" because it looked so much like Frankenstein. Here's a video of that.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPVuLPZ2ob0ew5B9481mtnCEBY4I8yr0CUE9FVcViKBDCQDcSa3UZfBc_3FsXH-Knhil7WksRcyhavPXcKlw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div></div><div>Then he got to a point where he could walk and drink from his cup at the same time.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvJ1k7AawA7aK4QwfPeBWrXyc2sMQXazKtxqUhx_3vs62Lx75i_4PfaUqOa5X11oAnj3xL4jRxBo97jcT3Tg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Then things got really impressive - he has a plastic recorder that he's figured out how to play, and here he's playing it AND walking at the same time. Boo-ya!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysFHCa09-qRN3bCy-nrM-TluHU8Ac2pDT71ilwlvVzDk8yROXWcArq8Jv6Ue4akh289EQBR4Pw_yZjE-gAFQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And now, he's running. Here's a very cute video of him playing with Dru - he loves to be chased and Dru is happy to oblige.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8tT7GE6KPbcDbeAi3zId-ppGai_EJI53o406e18haTb2XdUNd1jKLq8bWa7ypnVa03mrLHn3Z9tTaosiR-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-51373619320656086502010-08-03T19:40:00.000-07:002010-08-03T20:43:55.092-07:00Lois Jean SmedshammerDru's mom, Lois Smedshammer, passed away last week, June 26th, after a severe battle with Parkinson's Disease. By all accounts, she was a funny, generous, witty, kind, talented woman. I had the privelage of meeting her 2 years ago; at the time her disease had already progressed, but she had a few good moments with me - she told me she was so glad Dru had met and married me and how much her sons meant to her. She also made me laugh with her mischeviousness and her love of ice cream. Fortunately, Dru had flown out to North Dakota for a visit 3 weeks before she passed away - a blessed time for him.<br /><br />Our whole family was able to fly to North Dakota for the funeral. All 3 of Dru's brothers and their families were able to be there as well, which was wonderful. The first day there, we all met for lunch and then spent the afternoon looking through pictures and sharing memories.<br /><br />At lunch - from bottom L to R - Bucky, Matthew, Rose, Fin, Isaac, Jacob<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjUWxfhxPEfPp1tge7NCBNIXvK4kWIKVZDx3q15HC3ispoZaZR8w2Cfte3sbBkew-hYmTUEkYCDbcJwLKZLe6V5PM1aV-_70HvMbprkPBGisifvPH6psPn4dgRcI89tHHPCI1JyTSRP8/s1600/IMG_3643.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501389246342427074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjUWxfhxPEfPp1tge7NCBNIXvK4kWIKVZDx3q15HC3ispoZaZR8w2Cfte3sbBkew-hYmTUEkYCDbcJwLKZLe6V5PM1aV-_70HvMbprkPBGisifvPH6psPn4dgRcI89tHHPCI1JyTSRP8/s320/IMG_3643.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the other table. From L to R - Darris, Mars, Kerry, Dru<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK05JSodAz0qXPLpr4beAJHolxNLjGYa8IC_OU_4h-s13Nk6OA-5NHljOlFqYL32L1FbDULXs4D0CrfnOEQQmU-N031XwONABcpei78XW03pge6FfVYmWSN9eIV3P32ufA2Fd8mMK9N4/s1600/IMG_3644.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501388802965574066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK05JSodAz0qXPLpr4beAJHolxNLjGYa8IC_OU_4h-s13Nk6OA-5NHljOlFqYL32L1FbDULXs4D0CrfnOEQQmU-N031XwONABcpei78XW03pge6FfVYmWSN9eIV3P32ufA2Fd8mMK9N4/s320/IMG_3644.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Auntie Rose and Fin - the first time he got to meet her!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GAwWnS_JqIBwgvQJDQk0vIUQfLkZFZMvIDr6l4RR_2RgRt3_T9yp_1MVDvjekE8aD743StKHtw0dHdSOZyp_yJ2p0UOOPwVivWwF5X51ZL6nlD4tHmwyvn8jzhWqGKtK7SwcqKSVOII/s1600/IMG_3645.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501388575309235138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GAwWnS_JqIBwgvQJDQk0vIUQfLkZFZMvIDr6l4RR_2RgRt3_T9yp_1MVDvjekE8aD743StKHtw0dHdSOZyp_yJ2p0UOOPwVivWwF5X51ZL6nlD4tHmwyvn8jzhWqGKtK7SwcqKSVOII/s320/IMG_3645.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The four brothers - Darris and Kerry in back, Bucky and Dru in front<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-K29pjDZ436Hmof_TajwevVBXKO3EPmtvnPH5Nq6msBNiqu2qXz5lFJqwU6gDa8Gb2WqOOFmXcL8yv4qcBm8NT0GHBszmy9rEURcH3m5g0p6PqPFzSW22sUXeukKjMXTNi4mcf9CLNY/s1600/IMG_3646.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501388429781939714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-K29pjDZ436Hmof_TajwevVBXKO3EPmtvnPH5Nq6msBNiqu2qXz5lFJqwU6gDa8Gb2WqOOFmXcL8yv4qcBm8NT0GHBszmy9rEURcH3m5g0p6PqPFzSW22sUXeukKjMXTNi4mcf9CLNY/s320/IMG_3646.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the four grandsons - Fin, Jacob, Matthew, and Isaac<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSOyVliOAMoDkGPLc1Rw_LzDQUoZez2VvRTIaJ3MSs9Ncc67_ZezhPAxNp-F-GbvtIY8MdjvxYwaF_IBB6jXK88_xZmbfJzCql5fkzJJBvpVeo4zUXEiQnG3w6Ovp0kVqNDqUKEqUGoY/s1600/IMG_3648.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501388171551852546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSOyVliOAMoDkGPLc1Rw_LzDQUoZez2VvRTIaJ3MSs9Ncc67_ZezhPAxNp-F-GbvtIY8MdjvxYwaF_IBB6jXK88_xZmbfJzCql5fkzJJBvpVeo4zUXEiQnG3w6Ovp0kVqNDqUKEqUGoY/s320/IMG_3648.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The service itself was lovely. Dru grew up attending a small Lutheran church, and one of the pastors who had influenced Dru quite powerfully as a young man, Dan Faust, performed the service. Afterward, the church had a very nice lunch during which I got to meet several of Dru's old high school buddies. Then, there was a nice graveside service, during which Lois was buried next to her late husband, Burton. Dru said she always looked forward to the day she would be reunited with her husband. Both Lois and Burton are with the Lord now, which we are so grateful for.<br /><br />The four brothers at the graveside<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkTrMCbldoxUIa0CatFKLb9byKpwRC2rTFwm3fHgVgq6psE-1zbI9XkHpTBPGxc3X18v-KHOGqGULVgSWHNk89L0dzzozKXoUXQS0Glv1pZLC_a9RHev77g5o_KFFQul8YwDTXbUSIN0/s1600/IMG_3657.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387958648945602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkTrMCbldoxUIa0CatFKLb9byKpwRC2rTFwm3fHgVgq6psE-1zbI9XkHpTBPGxc3X18v-KHOGqGULVgSWHNk89L0dzzozKXoUXQS0Glv1pZLC_a9RHev77g5o_KFFQul8YwDTXbUSIN0/s320/IMG_3657.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our family<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYFADa-un5iyN5th-poa1yQ0M64ufo3CsbSvV9Y9LXke_Un1hXZyvOfKwltVDDxwrAY3hnVUaxL0NrTYQEdnXez1ztGSIdRD8zDpHTmokoD7fsA8Mc65kfGDRX1-8krQFFLJtIF0C-U/s1600/IMG_3661.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387751610423730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYFADa-un5iyN5th-poa1yQ0M64ufo3CsbSvV9Y9LXke_Un1hXZyvOfKwltVDDxwrAY3hnVUaxL0NrTYQEdnXez1ztGSIdRD8zDpHTmokoD7fsA8Mc65kfGDRX1-8krQFFLJtIF0C-U/s320/IMG_3661.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Us with Dan Faust, the pastor who performed the services<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWXwOq8SwCccnmx_ZJicwOZd84K6fuNmoFBkvN4nKYZpzjsC5uSASI44761JuoJYUK8tNeOq4m9QIiUuqZCwemzvPHlmcdjDEjjRucJBoFELS4CTJFJSfIVazN7W1tAcLWtXQ5h5CqxY/s1600/IMG_3663.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387593726413986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWXwOq8SwCccnmx_ZJicwOZd84K6fuNmoFBkvN4nKYZpzjsC5uSASI44761JuoJYUK8tNeOq4m9QIiUuqZCwemzvPHlmcdjDEjjRucJBoFELS4CTJFJSfIVazN7W1tAcLWtXQ5h5CqxY/s320/IMG_3663.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We stayed with Dru's Aunt Sharon and Uncle Harlan, an absolutely delightful, generous couple who have opened thier home and hearts to us. We asked them if they would step in as Fin and the new baby's surrogate paternal grandparents, as both Lois and Burton are gone. They were happy to do so.</div><div> </div><div>Fin with "grandpa" Harlan and "grandma" Sharon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xs1Ckc1bz3sS_I0MUwjrBS8uKLXMQNg_hfI6b1n4HgHWX_CkO2oZoQOuKtEWn8TlZk0lRHOeJR-GyX8deHgqK_lO7NKhyphenhyphencuz-ZSjT3qBViDCCnIMvp6AuoLrO5BPf7tdlTkBGHvo5xs/s1600/IMG_3676.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387076437962082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xs1Ckc1bz3sS_I0MUwjrBS8uKLXMQNg_hfI6b1n4HgHWX_CkO2oZoQOuKtEWn8TlZk0lRHOeJR-GyX8deHgqK_lO7NKhyphenhyphencuz-ZSjT3qBViDCCnIMvp6AuoLrO5BPf7tdlTkBGHvo5xs/s320/IMG_3676.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Playing with grandpa on their front lawn</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E2Erv7meIL7IOVzrdstu7okVAGSq9CxfVEoRd9VIHK6RYhVJbU_0_4S6HaHN6o2rsEb1rB8iTd1YVq2-XadqZEO15rAPjc1rN-fMDWqHNE0PvZVfQ7-aQQAaOlxdbt4ieY3aA5Gah4E/s1600/IMG_3667.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387443012832018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E2Erv7meIL7IOVzrdstu7okVAGSq9CxfVEoRd9VIHK6RYhVJbU_0_4S6HaHN6o2rsEb1rB8iTd1YVq2-XadqZEO15rAPjc1rN-fMDWqHNE0PvZVfQ7-aQQAaOlxdbt4ieY3aA5Gah4E/s320/IMG_3667.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Grandma feeding our little bird ice cream...yum!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA0jXhb621gpIYYtSIn-ci_TeJVKy57sj1TUOWRXcVzCMAOeJblrpfXaRgG45xkNA9hwtGNg3qWSztzTFl0JIVbyuXGRRwOXoyZ8TRWpchV19TeSy8K7othhwSEIAuy6ltr9cp3TomJ0/s1600/IMG_3651.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501386819156566658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA0jXhb621gpIYYtSIn-ci_TeJVKy57sj1TUOWRXcVzCMAOeJblrpfXaRgG45xkNA9hwtGNg3qWSztzTFl0JIVbyuXGRRwOXoyZ8TRWpchV19TeSy8K7othhwSEIAuy6ltr9cp3TomJ0/s320/IMG_3651.JPG" /></a><br /><br />More!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rk3reAiEWPrVs2ZWZQL-kNCK-yL5eX86kPx6mJiA_cNa_CywbGVGcL1YgPqMyz4d95kIF7P7kIEXEHpdWuhrVlbm_v2gHDfa-KISnQ5dsML8t49ZfCdUOCOoUkIorT-hM5XLetd_VoQ/s1600/IMG_3654.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501386492014207874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rk3reAiEWPrVs2ZWZQL-kNCK-yL5eX86kPx6mJiA_cNa_CywbGVGcL1YgPqMyz4d95kIF7P7kIEXEHpdWuhrVlbm_v2gHDfa-KISnQ5dsML8t49ZfCdUOCOoUkIorT-hM5XLetd_VoQ/s320/IMG_3654.JPG" /></a><br /><br />In this video, grandma Sharon is still feeding Fin ice cream. His reactions are priceless.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzmHAtzevK2C3RYRZuN4IWk0MzwpUSQiyKnVNp5PlM_Z-Ua62NyeRNq0JEuZzGIPOnF9Eb4dA1e9m64J6jP6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And, Fin took his first steps while in North Dakota!!! On our last night at Sharon and Harlan's, he was entertaining us with his shenanigans - he was dancing and taking some steps. In this video, you can see him do both!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzM6ThO6x8riN_OdO1VQhjmvh_nN59xYaLI_Lmjt4ck7ttprgjR-VGvZ1rLjLQrATJcraPFcQDKyZRzVaHfEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-21499574589070544012010-07-22T09:18:00.000-07:002010-07-22T13:48:09.912-07:00Birthday Extravaganza!!!Incredibly, our little man turned one on Wednesday, July 14th. It seems like just the other day that we were in the hospital, marveling at this tiny little infant. And now, we've got a bustling, energetic, adorable, funny, blonde bomber. How we have been blessed to be this little man's parents. God has absolutely overflowed our cups with blessings. The following is the account of Fin's birthday party. You will understand by the end of this post why I can't scrapbook - I can't choose just a few pictures!!! I LOVE pictures - I love the stories they tell. So, please excuse my overload of photos and enjoy the day we celebrated Findley James' 1st birthday.<br /><br />We decided to throw a "buckaroo" western party for his 1st birthday. Fin was dressed in his little wrangler rompers and a shirt with a horse that said "Little Cowboy". He also had a hat. Here he is in his cowboy get-up before guests arrived.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKFH8eA-5JuRQQJZy0mE5n4FTU8hQEbxVWxj53dDYDnjCSj3XQD1Ut78wiMh7YIigqgkuFQmXa3tmKdmzBXsMkRhNicY8CSgCMc9q6FEeJoTJY7jvxXNghsJvUqydDR6nzu0i_e5FlpA/s1600/IMG_3451.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783123349347346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKFH8eA-5JuRQQJZy0mE5n4FTU8hQEbxVWxj53dDYDnjCSj3XQD1Ut78wiMh7YIigqgkuFQmXa3tmKdmzBXsMkRhNicY8CSgCMc9q6FEeJoTJY7jvxXNghsJvUqydDR6nzu0i_e5FlpA/s320/IMG_3451.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Mommy, this hat itches!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgJU8N05MN7gmTL64MsIYla8TO32q_y08YGGY7pXffHQrTLo1Cwcp64kL0m3M9BOFLTAmiaXfyA3VpMZcbjSuxh0Ivorlo3WrYjM2gncPkoNvkxoUfY4_aZG0fqw0TfMFZPqTA3HEcwY/s1600/IMG_3452.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782963965078754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgJU8N05MN7gmTL64MsIYla8TO32q_y08YGGY7pXffHQrTLo1Cwcp64kL0m3M9BOFLTAmiaXfyA3VpMZcbjSuxh0Ivorlo3WrYjM2gncPkoNvkxoUfY4_aZG0fqw0TfMFZPqTA3HEcwY/s320/IMG_3452.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then Aunt Juju, Uncle Ben, Gretchen, Aunt Chelsea, Uncle Heath, and Callia arrived. The 2 girl cousins were in the western wear. Here's all 3 cousins in their cowboy hats....sooo cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaUw-7evc9LzfYOzM4FNh-Ih9ENWN6q2k-KmQNOowoD9tP1iOFo8R6Grp4nRlT-NmYQVLZxArGDB2bBDB51evvWw2OwOTcotoXtXM8yEv0wKqVIlwnTubIR2xj0COVohgyOVYfohtemw/s1600/IMG_3456.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782825114666674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaUw-7evc9LzfYOzM4FNh-Ih9ENWN6q2k-KmQNOowoD9tP1iOFo8R6Grp4nRlT-NmYQVLZxArGDB2bBDB51evvWw2OwOTcotoXtXM8yEv0wKqVIlwnTubIR2xj0COVohgyOVYfohtemw/s320/IMG_3456.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin wouldn't leave his hat alone....I think he liked being "sheriff"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2Wmer9v6rYwZjYpdikNbVSE9Wp1HkA4Uk7pUoExT4ZSf2nT0RFLd3BVI779HtLNJ2npD5jwQHpBMX2w-oi5DeM3jM_oAaFnQmoddlUAjiluKmWKbCzXiBWgL5aBTwoVxpX1ecfx62Oo/s1600/IMG_3457.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782600376599618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2Wmer9v6rYwZjYpdikNbVSE9Wp1HkA4Uk7pUoExT4ZSf2nT0RFLd3BVI779HtLNJ2npD5jwQHpBMX2w-oi5DeM3jM_oAaFnQmoddlUAjiluKmWKbCzXiBWgL5aBTwoVxpX1ecfx62Oo/s320/IMG_3457.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had decorated the patio and back yard for our western party. Here's the set up.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ih7zu-gJH1DtL0UR_XCF591X3hl6LZ0j_YOjOm-WyuW0JDmssNs1uCQWIwNxFbX5nWgNcbOgEWYZa9oNIjK5-BvwhNDKqr9r6noz-JORSdTCiFgGWidmkPuSOPK32Ab8OeoeqYQ9II/s1600/IMG_3460.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782411101872322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ih7zu-gJH1DtL0UR_XCF591X3hl6LZ0j_YOjOm-WyuW0JDmssNs1uCQWIwNxFbX5nWgNcbOgEWYZa9oNIjK5-BvwhNDKqr9r6noz-JORSdTCiFgGWidmkPuSOPK32Ab8OeoeqYQ9II/s320/IMG_3460.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Adorable cowboy hat/boot garland I found<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHyDKEDuEK5-1hyphenhypheni4J4yHjbUGAAJwByYOorDHIDk1SWbHCA00NZws7dkR_PA8M13GHICptgVwPNG6Bb7pvkNoe3oTQix_r7HzhP8oTVCYDy4IABc2YaZgSl5-_3LOewE8QV1Uhf1Ux7s/s1600/IMG_3586.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782199632566290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHyDKEDuEK5-1hyphenhypheni4J4yHjbUGAAJwByYOorDHIDk1SWbHCA00NZws7dkR_PA8M13GHICptgVwPNG6Bb7pvkNoe3oTQix_r7HzhP8oTVCYDy4IABc2YaZgSl5-_3LOewE8QV1Uhf1Ux7s/s320/IMG_3586.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We set up a "drink station" on haybales with bandanas<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharX7pk1U4MpdcQYjauzzwCZ9S0Ex6SoSnX_o94z1_FWAl7A-10S480h2zRCaL2bjyuEuxCxfjUliL-DdZtFQu3-oNi0RXKGFqPmGEzvWAx-xfXHHifLjQHGX4zG7E3aNZnz8vsQY0lhA/s1600/IMG_3462.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781989281881186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharX7pk1U4MpdcQYjauzzwCZ9S0Ex6SoSnX_o94z1_FWAl7A-10S480h2zRCaL2bjyuEuxCxfjUliL-DdZtFQu3-oNi0RXKGFqPmGEzvWAx-xfXHHifLjQHGX4zG7E3aNZnz8vsQY0lhA/s320/IMG_3462.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And I found western paper plates/napkins<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTrNOQXufW5ZrCDC3nT47G1AdUIuNT6zil5UUNAWz-1Vjo1R9S7-pv4se7-7T60Or53CcSMqPlpF13WbsT4BdszK_Fv-aFCjndhHMXAfuKJftTcFPtzTR-y7RvI7wgCZYwolrJsgLr48/s1600/IMG_3463.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781818816176546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTrNOQXufW5ZrCDC3nT47G1AdUIuNT6zil5UUNAWz-1Vjo1R9S7-pv4se7-7T60Or53CcSMqPlpF13WbsT4BdszK_Fv-aFCjndhHMXAfuKJftTcFPtzTR-y7RvI7wgCZYwolrJsgLr48/s320/IMG_3463.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And western serving dishes!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwMBOWdEyA9LfVmCo3Yk4kvW1_wAQDK0cEEknNO4MCE1kuJhzud-SrlZDHTmBOSdrjrAIjpEiaBhcCgvwBlFx6QXhjsbCvietI_fIftcOKjzvZKU0yXba8Qq6_r1ac6-WpNsHYxkTdPQ/s1600/IMG_3464.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781678550595026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwMBOWdEyA9LfVmCo3Yk4kvW1_wAQDK0cEEknNO4MCE1kuJhzud-SrlZDHTmBOSdrjrAIjpEiaBhcCgvwBlFx6QXhjsbCvietI_fIftcOKjzvZKU0yXba8Qq6_r1ac6-WpNsHYxkTdPQ/s320/IMG_3464.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the guests - here, Julia, Poppy, and Gretchen<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsfsMBXrOcrsHx9jhQhaoarE-gpYyiZY2vC7PAulnkYq_16sX3GhFfV9zpN6cwlBMUB73ffPZDYCATkfb8zF5wVa_shslzofgjmQbNWx8bQFGI-8VA49br46TciQAHKYd0hwbxnTV7nY/s1600/IMG_3465.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781518537877362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsfsMBXrOcrsHx9jhQhaoarE-gpYyiZY2vC7PAulnkYq_16sX3GhFfV9zpN6cwlBMUB73ffPZDYCATkfb8zF5wVa_shslzofgjmQbNWx8bQFGI-8VA49br46TciQAHKYd0hwbxnTV7nY/s320/IMG_3465.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Nana, Chelsea, and Heath<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUarB4_ZkGjM6FsY6El0VLHTlKTQgljT5wj4VCEZ4OJeZXA8Qguj2DbjKIHSALaQ9ss-EkmUSkUWjiVuohPXEzEK9Gc2_uamNlFSK0PkJMK2qsr5d3o5qbMaFNizEZmxitCLmc24MZYs/s1600/IMG_3466.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781356245788786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUarB4_ZkGjM6FsY6El0VLHTlKTQgljT5wj4VCEZ4OJeZXA8Qguj2DbjKIHSALaQ9ss-EkmUSkUWjiVuohPXEzEK9Gc2_uamNlFSK0PkJMK2qsr5d3o5qbMaFNizEZmxitCLmc24MZYs/s320/IMG_3466.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Poppy, Gretchen, and Callia enjoying pre-dinner horseback games (courtesy of Poppy, of course)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IOib25zVSfPAmky2B2TsSZdDJaN26DAUQeCHc8EVGj22XT3SJOsKftqIoCvNChaJS6p-gz08cIp7BfreFKc88h_vilY0ek-Hi6HAQyuiYrzQJUcnuUqpSAwTEQ3Rld8oefv1jwcEs9M/s1600/IMG_3495.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781149937680258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IOib25zVSfPAmky2B2TsSZdDJaN26DAUQeCHc8EVGj22XT3SJOsKftqIoCvNChaJS6p-gz08cIp7BfreFKc88h_vilY0ek-Hi6HAQyuiYrzQJUcnuUqpSAwTEQ3Rld8oefv1jwcEs9M/s320/IMG_3495.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Time to eat! My friend, Anna, joined in the festivities. Dru was busy grilling.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QKwBiqJe31aF_JpmEwjHFl_48znjRu2y25ZHoxLAqP0kSlfR3q1Pyl3fm_OdyXV2nMLIX_9Az8i1o8RqYKe9hiqNtFxlYzQO6IzeqipWrXCezfCQ7SBEdYphH0oOGZjMuH6aUgZcedU/s1600/IMG_3470.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780883292140402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QKwBiqJe31aF_JpmEwjHFl_48znjRu2y25ZHoxLAqP0kSlfR3q1Pyl3fm_OdyXV2nMLIX_9Az8i1o8RqYKe9hiqNtFxlYzQO6IzeqipWrXCezfCQ7SBEdYphH0oOGZjMuH6aUgZcedU/s320/IMG_3470.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Hi, Poppy!" "Hi, little buckaroo!" I LOVE this picture<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7dWTx59l1ad1KfqL_8uJxgUBcLMc4OOtgyHGv5yeUXjWSGbgZFXDCxMOarrT1yJ8yTXPM42zZzqzIt5WARLgLMmW-LE97PY6YAXJjyAYzhrfynlR3g-ustlfLQPVtx8MwpCC3X9F9rU/s1600/IMG_3467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780698007532610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7dWTx59l1ad1KfqL_8uJxgUBcLMc4OOtgyHGv5yeUXjWSGbgZFXDCxMOarrT1yJ8yTXPM42zZzqzIt5WARLgLMmW-LE97PY6YAXJjyAYzhrfynlR3g-ustlfLQPVtx8MwpCC3X9F9rU/s320/IMG_3467.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The cowboys are ready to eat!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D7H-v-3UQreHd5Ix4F1V7IJ6W-hoAY2OOuXoHJK7sCLmiohV3X7-upsnzAWE9kFCI2LFPiJzXuCV9jLdmNSQrBOlNPdWsygHIBKPkyo9KsvXA3PPjIIGp6sVQwP8QOtiPMDho0LYAq4/s1600/IMG_3469.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780565549057618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D7H-v-3UQreHd5Ix4F1V7IJ6W-hoAY2OOuXoHJK7sCLmiohV3X7-upsnzAWE9kFCI2LFPiJzXuCV9jLdmNSQrBOlNPdWsygHIBKPkyo9KsvXA3PPjIIGp6sVQwP8QOtiPMDho0LYAq4/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Food!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFBnitL4OMr2NGiqMN33KmQ-upZ6w4jKbChh8DiIGlwp5XlqJ7zPCUhbgrEtX2hmSvYy0AdQhQSIRrYkUqppZpXLh41od7J4vDClLthfKqdxwzrv5ACQXqwn4S752gXyjicv21hUKmnY/s1600/IMG_3471.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780370503080546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFBnitL4OMr2NGiqMN33KmQ-upZ6w4jKbChh8DiIGlwp5XlqJ7zPCUhbgrEtX2hmSvYy0AdQhQSIRrYkUqppZpXLh41od7J4vDClLthfKqdxwzrv5ACQXqwn4S752gXyjicv21hUKmnY/s320/IMG_3471.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Callia and Poppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQzoQI23Vag8PNKMBzNWpfSJs9H93gTM9borZl6uk-nlfCurytQwd8ry_0kndjXroIBRyv3kH74y33FBrQERM4DVfooHML-ySORPmwLMMtBYO4HuKfmGPUq_56iNOBWlWomgS1jDKhbk/s1600/IMG_3475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780215394641010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQzoQI23Vag8PNKMBzNWpfSJs9H93gTM9borZl6uk-nlfCurytQwd8ry_0kndjXroIBRyv3kH74y33FBrQERM4DVfooHML-ySORPmwLMMtBYO4HuKfmGPUq_56iNOBWlWomgS1jDKhbk/s320/IMG_3475.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had baked beans, melon salad, burgers, chips, and veggies<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uhJdKvYSIJ2UzHUMjpvpvktBW2bTF0TYGH_esqXUth-Cf9RmTiWmFC_Vqvc67M4jP0V93ml50hWSZQgZJMd3YCeVUVZxndAS4nfSQYtwzqrpZ8ZYclgJfGVXplK8WvpCicitPFKmr_Q/s1600/IMG_3477.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779980979725874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uhJdKvYSIJ2UzHUMjpvpvktBW2bTF0TYGH_esqXUth-Cf9RmTiWmFC_Vqvc67M4jP0V93ml50hWSZQgZJMd3YCeVUVZxndAS4nfSQYtwzqrpZ8ZYclgJfGVXplK8WvpCicitPFKmr_Q/s320/IMG_3477.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin entertaining himself by poking Gretchen - she was a good sport<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko5cy041jbRPEhAiLI3N1PbN9SN8AiLgYRF97vgIvDd9xigHR93MVVvmZVKEae79U2weKqwkTEH8TG8uq0muo5s9sx_E45-uxOY2Lv-8vS5VSjHrZuV3XNrJ3HXrK7WBQw0KkzqKFUGE/s1600/IMG_3483.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779818467575202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko5cy041jbRPEhAiLI3N1PbN9SN8AiLgYRF97vgIvDd9xigHR93MVVvmZVKEae79U2weKqwkTEH8TG8uq0muo5s9sx_E45-uxOY2Lv-8vS5VSjHrZuV3XNrJ3HXrK7WBQw0KkzqKFUGE/s320/IMG_3483.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Me and Anna<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThVZqTVj3924EE5Fo_dOHWOp2k6EnrYggdzXc0X9QtSbEBOG9QpY9fxTK80hpJkYvM1mg_NApPEvJqYzBvgX4WLumqwZ3O3JmUO8MKzZLvbpnVvzz56-pCOlHSbCjqetkzwSOL1J3678/s1600/IMG_3479.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779686500351266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThVZqTVj3924EE5Fo_dOHWOp2k6EnrYggdzXc0X9QtSbEBOG9QpY9fxTK80hpJkYvM1mg_NApPEvJqYzBvgX4WLumqwZ3O3JmUO8MKzZLvbpnVvzz56-pCOlHSbCjqetkzwSOL1J3678/s320/IMG_3479.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Our family, chowin' down - notice little Fin's hand is in his mouth and he has a piece of hamburger bun on his head! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKcK8Nl2ToaMe5BtW_-t2OXM9fnp9y3GdsdPN6R8-OsOeQe6UnTzi3o7EmieEqpW_B7XRUIvTOd7HQ-DucXvkfsTJuqS3CSejgw7j4Mk_j0gIq_N2pmflVr6kBzNJsHghi4Phf7pk4Qs/s1600/IMG_3482.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779209543495826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKcK8Nl2ToaMe5BtW_-t2OXM9fnp9y3GdsdPN6R8-OsOeQe6UnTzi3o7EmieEqpW_B7XRUIvTOd7HQ-DucXvkfsTJuqS3CSejgw7j4Mk_j0gIq_N2pmflVr6kBzNJsHghi4Phf7pk4Qs/s320/IMG_3482.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After dinner shot of us<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs1AE3kNq7fOCmbVIHkeXRUTuv7mbYHmc8z8I2FnlrjNWK-aCQtSTTLL8LDnfe2KE1z0VJG0XoZNHJMEcQkNnZGIPKDwd0MQDIE6s3l56rI6VTrDWgNtcth1zAdFELE6gj_0iDzNYJLs/s1600/IMG_3487.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779061945412354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs1AE3kNq7fOCmbVIHkeXRUTuv7mbYHmc8z8I2FnlrjNWK-aCQtSTTLL8LDnfe2KE1z0VJG0XoZNHJMEcQkNnZGIPKDwd0MQDIE6s3l56rI6VTrDWgNtcth1zAdFELE6gj_0iDzNYJLs/s320/IMG_3487.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mommy, Daddy, and the BIRTHDAY BOY<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzZeGBcFH2X8kcpC0j2J1TMeULhxx7nlZeLhL1jHmFPdRtmYMkMRw190hKyf-Iq7O-C9d4JzD3p8BCsQ94eJmOfOoArWfygMovz5AHdSaKA5nR24pts55CHLhyj9F_NkkKe8yc12W3pA/s1600/IMG_3490.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778919186734466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzZeGBcFH2X8kcpC0j2J1TMeULhxx7nlZeLhL1jHmFPdRtmYMkMRw190hKyf-Iq7O-C9d4JzD3p8BCsQ94eJmOfOoArWfygMovz5AHdSaKA5nR24pts55CHLhyj9F_NkkKe8yc12W3pA/s320/IMG_3490.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then it was cake time - Fin almost immediately reached for the cake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVom5GUIJ55Y5p8je1EDjZYkTvjKyP9rTCUM2rAPNuonmXk0UwGzM_Py_dEw4yJ_xtzUa4QBvGdXNOofpg0pMeR9OW9n49fEQny5zj1O7p_IBnp5p9O3HqiRZvWURb1hQCiPjrLu3hZf0/s1600/IMG_3499.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778781691109234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVom5GUIJ55Y5p8je1EDjZYkTvjKyP9rTCUM2rAPNuonmXk0UwGzM_Py_dEw4yJ_xtzUa4QBvGdXNOofpg0pMeR9OW9n49fEQny5zj1O7p_IBnp5p9O3HqiRZvWURb1hQCiPjrLu3hZf0/s320/IMG_3499.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He seemed to know right away that it was something GOOD and YUMMY<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEIlt_R0Bjol7xjLg8PKve5hhq2ISO-n6Z2UB9Rra0-ZFqWZe-HaO9alOlflRYvua5UDYPUg8hA48Aez2ytpT2r4b9eNwwVwk4_6-1gE7LQhcu74v79pAagsoEaZwhdw_qNbNP4PGH18/s1600/IMG_3500.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778629948087394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEIlt_R0Bjol7xjLg8PKve5hhq2ISO-n6Z2UB9Rra0-ZFqWZe-HaO9alOlflRYvua5UDYPUg8hA48Aez2ytpT2r4b9eNwwVwk4_6-1gE7LQhcu74v79pAagsoEaZwhdw_qNbNP4PGH18/s320/IMG_3500.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's a close-up of the cake - I made it using an idea I found online at familyfun.go.com/recipes/horse-cake-685952/ - I think it turned out really cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4oZ3P4cTCxd1cY35lbSiEI5M3YCukwBvACZIduZczBq2BNDBzG2jjon2gGlRmubv-QD5Mt7Rd4jEAy-Tm_-6SKIyp0GvfBq5LL8qS6nGeR-VDYAAnp1gZZGlKw5x4R8NNPqrL0n69fA/s1600/IMG_3450.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496779528918543202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4oZ3P4cTCxd1cY35lbSiEI5M3YCukwBvACZIduZczBq2BNDBzG2jjon2gGlRmubv-QD5Mt7Rd4jEAy-Tm_-6SKIyp0GvfBq5LL8qS6nGeR-VDYAAnp1gZZGlKw5x4R8NNPqrL0n69fA/s320/IMG_3450.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin can't get enough<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZbCXaCCiLDRpPscb2TSSTOSdg_ejKk4muHC1kVPIj15ihGBeC66HZd25R1UORhTtYkv8ZmdNN5MyFRDAgwuQ1nTHdC4w2tuGDEfAzUxah2mSoFPlAbPVUD8QnwAdAcc_QmFx3BO6HiU/s1600/IMG_3502.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778446592774882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZbCXaCCiLDRpPscb2TSSTOSdg_ejKk4muHC1kVPIj15ihGBeC66HZd25R1UORhTtYkv8ZmdNN5MyFRDAgwuQ1nTHdC4w2tuGDEfAzUxah2mSoFPlAbPVUD8QnwAdAcc_QmFx3BO6HiU/s320/IMG_3502.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I took the cake away from him briefly to cut off a piece for him, and this is the reaction I got<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gAmjpXShxxEaIEoZbY82u8nRWBD588ilkUKxZZhgwrP5TBk474XAqIg0ofm6_yFE6oR1A1ieqmvIRGCSwS6jlp-A_Ka32ij8fUJqSE9cSMltq6L5Jyg6kuwnKqlYUzQlOGJOlA9eS0Y/s1600/IMG_3503.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778228299883234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gAmjpXShxxEaIEoZbY82u8nRWBD588ilkUKxZZhgwrP5TBk474XAqIg0ofm6_yFE6oR1A1ieqmvIRGCSwS6jlp-A_Ka32ij8fUJqSE9cSMltq6L5Jyg6kuwnKqlYUzQlOGJOlA9eS0Y/s320/IMG_3503.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Mmm...that's better, Mommy</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINr62A9Pyb9pfTtBTxfOxac_3qKJTTtDdGGuYRtrSwHPXTUEo9FOBoGrZGK31ysQGSCY8mdPGYOXLOlw243jECEsD_5VoKBQ_rWg-tzNZu6FP2umKU-hmq3tKQKmo5mDTau9sn86_xFE/s1600/IMG_3506.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496778061440077010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINr62A9Pyb9pfTtBTxfOxac_3qKJTTtDdGGuYRtrSwHPXTUEo9FOBoGrZGK31ysQGSCY8mdPGYOXLOlw243jECEsD_5VoKBQ_rWg-tzNZu6FP2umKU-hmq3tKQKmo5mDTau9sn86_xFE/s320/IMG_3506.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is SOOO good<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrM44IFO_ECRmghG0Uh5T-oguBkHslse_Rl9sn3hVSmvBReIdmBDIGPVG_fbpPSN685ZS5ISKgOv2V5L-kxXEZjkn8f97ln5ca2GlPJ8O630uYSbf59Db0RoUnEUe0_a2uEpxTYElBUw/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496777807089799586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrM44IFO_ECRmghG0Uh5T-oguBkHslse_Rl9sn3hVSmvBReIdmBDIGPVG_fbpPSN685ZS5ISKgOv2V5L-kxXEZjkn8f97ln5ca2GlPJ8O630uYSbf59Db0RoUnEUe0_a2uEpxTYElBUw/s320/IMG_3508.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the obligatory appropriately covered in cake photo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeqeD-fIy1oqvbufXbckkii0IUE5LtsbH7kgtK4tXoZvKfo9-Pcr29II76MOKiUePBpNWNzVykCMAvBEOTECQ67kkPLeID-iyCmP07Xij20eHPnWuB7OXcPzBYGWHEDdhT7Dk2w5UBRw/s1600/IMG_3511.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496777666939294658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeqeD-fIy1oqvbufXbckkii0IUE5LtsbH7kgtK4tXoZvKfo9-Pcr29II76MOKiUePBpNWNzVykCMAvBEOTECQ67kkPLeID-iyCmP07Xij20eHPnWuB7OXcPzBYGWHEDdhT7Dk2w5UBRw/s320/IMG_3511.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we went inside to open gifts - first, though, Callia decided to push Poppy, Gretchen, and Fin around and around in Dru's giant captain's chair<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySIsuBKZgo_FrDBJiyo4Eod6GenwNVrqJjBnw_Ddx2XQlthyphenhyphenwGdtISvyzEfLI0NGJVMeBR04MsuH55z-AkRERo69yBTReDo3yXW_KXVbokC-2Lr987GKxeMrlSHqot3WTp65bBUG3gkM/s1600/IMG_3515.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496777527794518722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySIsuBKZgo_FrDBJiyo4Eod6GenwNVrqJjBnw_Ddx2XQlthyphenhyphenwGdtISvyzEfLI0NGJVMeBR04MsuH55z-AkRERo69yBTReDo3yXW_KXVbokC-2Lr987GKxeMrlSHqot3WTp65bBUG3gkM/s320/IMG_3515.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And then we had to get a pic of Poppy with his 3 grandkiddos - nice hat, Poppy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZaBdWPqpfxsG67YS39q6lZ0nUC5JUHHBULkOk6mNISVYnjeDJywEHIj57KKKnKEiMMReREHDAkx0fDz4NSp35ZuBQ4C03q8GXJkxO6c7F7w74ZAs9-VXPE2AsIxCdbWS5YJrYSK5ALA/s1600/IMG_3518.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496777160642231506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZaBdWPqpfxsG67YS39q6lZ0nUC5JUHHBULkOk6mNISVYnjeDJywEHIj57KKKnKEiMMReREHDAkx0fDz4NSp35ZuBQ4C03q8GXJkxO6c7F7w74ZAs9-VXPE2AsIxCdbWS5YJrYSK5ALA/s320/IMG_3518.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin's (well, Daddy's) opening his first gift!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHkuBJ33XqmdK38R4pN9jXUIjQip7mV4U8F1PPUR8oMPW2lNO4D5nwW5FerPgwh11wcJPTb1Ti3yQM1ubMskdWHDtKNwy48FCc2pUW4BenRdQAOkcdUnzNXcfWan1_rqJw6hhhyDR4MM/s1600/IMG_3519.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776998089107410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHkuBJ33XqmdK38R4pN9jXUIjQip7mV4U8F1PPUR8oMPW2lNO4D5nwW5FerPgwh11wcJPTb1Ti3yQM1ubMskdWHDtKNwy48FCc2pUW4BenRdQAOkcdUnzNXcfWan1_rqJw6hhhyDR4MM/s320/IMG_3519.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's his first tractor! - a cute lego one<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNCkB8NYfboIQJbh8hEwb56XT4A8fT1TeKBpD3t0zSJoUKD9dNwp7nc6JWUVMVuXC0Jy-zFF7il3jlotUDd7263vYxOmFWRDoXPBD9b3IxmF_7wmR3mFB7bonCcptq9T8FxgPj6o4RCo/s1600/IMG_3521.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776826053331090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNCkB8NYfboIQJbh8hEwb56XT4A8fT1TeKBpD3t0zSJoUKD9dNwp7nc6JWUVMVuXC0Jy-zFF7il3jlotUDd7263vYxOmFWRDoXPBD9b3IxmF_7wmR3mFB7bonCcptq9T8FxgPj6o4RCo/s320/IMG_3521.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I got my first card, Mommy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZD6YHXxphQyrGZN18vjCmhzpCbXyBgGPMb772J35BvwD-eyauI-OmeGMOu_WTFRBGjg0cNW_7Yqe7n0tEKlMzi3D9hVq0rKKUZbVQC8OdY5oFFRvGjI4nJXBrZu5A_U6QyQelO0UJZ0/s1600/IMG_3523.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776676960746578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZD6YHXxphQyrGZN18vjCmhzpCbXyBgGPMb772J35BvwD-eyauI-OmeGMOu_WTFRBGjg0cNW_7Yqe7n0tEKlMzi3D9hVq0rKKUZbVQC8OdY5oFFRvGjI4nJXBrZu5A_U6QyQelO0UJZ0/s320/IMG_3523.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ohhh..what's this BIG gift???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rZq7pppUuo998gkZVDWxBDL3VIGT_Ape__9jVmid3clpzSq9PZLNyhkqb9GWq9uD4VwaKSla7P7bYHwhkxWAKmIn11lfKPBklMetnJ6IYeGxaP3cBrwiixG3EN0YFv5VfMm62Dqjlu4/s1600/IMG_3522.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776525863781842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rZq7pppUuo998gkZVDWxBDL3VIGT_Ape__9jVmid3clpzSq9PZLNyhkqb9GWq9uD4VwaKSla7P7bYHwhkxWAKmIn11lfKPBklMetnJ6IYeGxaP3cBrwiixG3EN0YFv5VfMm62Dqjlu4/s320/IMG_3522.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's a rocking horse!!! Thanks, Aunt Juju and Aunt Chelsea!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsO3jCRok8b2RHVY8SY5HyTcYIK9WOaKMx6wMpkky1_MCPbtSyl0_FD6grtjKz9Zc__i4UtHol4u4MmG2wx_3in4J0R-3dIh_oDtPhfV6F1FlZIbuaQCh19f6Hee_DGKg0FTY_G_HTUY/s1600/IMG_3524.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776364589145858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsO3jCRok8b2RHVY8SY5HyTcYIK9WOaKMx6wMpkky1_MCPbtSyl0_FD6grtjKz9Zc__i4UtHol4u4MmG2wx_3in4J0R-3dIh_oDtPhfV6F1FlZIbuaQCh19f6Hee_DGKg0FTY_G_HTUY/s320/IMG_3524.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBR-WHh-Wy6OMLJ5o-3Q9-H_Id45BkxHrrhlifcaIaFsILs8yfCCLBsfGutvJvGYHV8DMvKc2QeIIEgl-tqei4AubIkORW__UvQZwamRKEYabrouw1Banbw1n7kIW3Q7D6bgOkzfVKkc/s1600/IMG_3532.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496776181066906866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBR-WHh-Wy6OMLJ5o-3Q9-H_Id45BkxHrrhlifcaIaFsILs8yfCCLBsfGutvJvGYHV8DMvKc2QeIIEgl-tqei4AubIkORW__UvQZwamRKEYabrouw1Banbw1n7kIW3Q7D6bgOkzfVKkc/s320/IMG_3532.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Another present?!?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3viHs_kDczmeV8sTShrs_c-W4uky_FFduzOG_k7UWIbkJ9jpgNyGJply4tw5ng1W6fTMBqe4YN4eoeAIlZzE4beS_bSYPUjBhNPIz-QWv4yEpMlc6QZi-9PpBaWOzLlBusiauoJkbFPw/s1600/IMG_3529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496775997078096658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3viHs_kDczmeV8sTShrs_c-W4uky_FFduzOG_k7UWIbkJ9jpgNyGJply4tw5ng1W6fTMBqe4YN4eoeAIlZzE4beS_bSYPUjBhNPIz-QWv4yEpMlc6QZi-9PpBaWOzLlBusiauoJkbFPw/s320/IMG_3529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's a car that makes noise - funny!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhIixeSyPMmVLIA9XbUwru6RVyZQzhcirXExA5w48UGU4mT7ta2RCdZOQTvgz1v_IdUHdY4krrgG8nu68jujbsRG4PNAEW56KSEtNeSvpLZzKgAfnElm0ZTQ0QGgGMUS3rEZwNj_96zw/s1600/IMG_3535.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496775833246381746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhIixeSyPMmVLIA9XbUwru6RVyZQzhcirXExA5w48UGU4mT7ta2RCdZOQTvgz1v_IdUHdY4krrgG8nu68jujbsRG4PNAEW56KSEtNeSvpLZzKgAfnElm0ZTQ0QGgGMUS3rEZwNj_96zw/s320/IMG_3535.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Look at all the tissue paper, Mom<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio52Fvqfb34vWwH8nG9oQRCM-v1UioBNI2QkQcc4qts8gkCEmoqGLtmQueVCyV0i1nlSstmBycsuFXp5RMn0RUjsNZoKXBfMgoOD5kzTgb4lFocueKO_CIuyIjFPQ_9UYMVdAVyagxts/s1600/IMG_3537.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496775657240353698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio52Fvqfb34vWwH8nG9oQRCM-v1UioBNI2QkQcc4qts8gkCEmoqGLtmQueVCyV0i1nlSstmBycsuFXp5RMn0RUjsNZoKXBfMgoOD5kzTgb4lFocueKO_CIuyIjFPQ_9UYMVdAVyagxts/s320/IMG_3537.JPG" /></a><br /><br />What is it???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwZmezAfpBxpWNdMZgSTAXTrwD-WBaVTv-T1Rl4CRU9W1HQ_b_iVBktvimipxmuYcCTNuxeSJMnWS9RlJJKITqWwoePfhyphenhyphenkw_34svBsBnvkNUZhDT21hY76GebZCDxOTLWLqToHxhtkM/s1600/IMG_3538.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496775486907623474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwZmezAfpBxpWNdMZgSTAXTrwD-WBaVTv-T1Rl4CRU9W1HQ_b_iVBktvimipxmuYcCTNuxeSJMnWS9RlJJKITqWwoePfhyphenhyphenkw_34svBsBnvkNUZhDT21hY76GebZCDxOTLWLqToHxhtkM/s320/IMG_3538.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I like presents! Are they all gone???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGVHxGJZdP6383YPaYVrrbwFwtEQoUOl3US5OLesQ34r7b8YFtKWxq00byIr5CxkasaPSL_s5AcGjQ-7IkR_XLzjQUgCVG-vUPwR5RAQ4mFmSh_OzfJsa0a6IdNMD50nwb-E8rxzb1eQ/s1600/IMG_3540.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496775085893436434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGVHxGJZdP6383YPaYVrrbwFwtEQoUOl3US5OLesQ34r7b8YFtKWxq00byIr5CxkasaPSL_s5AcGjQ-7IkR_XLzjQUgCVG-vUPwR5RAQ4mFmSh_OzfJsa0a6IdNMD50nwb-E8rxzb1eQ/s320/IMG_3540.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Reading my new book from Nana - <em>Goodnight Gorilla. </em>Hey, who put a bow on my head?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJZMlzl8g6VeoNNvsXGF0BKd8kPQyL6Rx_0-Ns7y2Di6Hhl5ALSI44IlgE5fTpMBD7iQ_k2Tku-AhwxeBR6uM_N7-nwFEQoSjUGXSfjWItJINLIRYAufqLapzxDB5tAOD6ip6uceL1fU/s1600/IMG_3543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496774829905953154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJZMlzl8g6VeoNNvsXGF0BKd8kPQyL6Rx_0-Ns7y2Di6Hhl5ALSI44IlgE5fTpMBD7iQ_k2Tku-AhwxeBR6uM_N7-nwFEQoSjUGXSfjWItJINLIRYAufqLapzxDB5tAOD6ip6uceL1fU/s320/IMG_3543.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ah, cool, I can push and hit buttons and stuff pops open.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAEW0iPLZbIsKLJBTEDWcmN3I7ZabaLJz7EcsB-aH8s5O2OdJ22xEymZpVtTd84PVOIy4F1wgkORIfLVh7wg9uJxe9aK_qBIrycZuS8bEgWdW3WthcyKlqu7lnVL9KkX348a3FRDK6Jg/s1600/IMG_3545.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496774648822635922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAEW0iPLZbIsKLJBTEDWcmN3I7ZabaLJz7EcsB-aH8s5O2OdJ22xEymZpVtTd84PVOIy4F1wgkORIfLVh7wg9uJxe9aK_qBIrycZuS8bEgWdW3WthcyKlqu7lnVL9KkX348a3FRDK6Jg/s320/IMG_3545.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The 3 cousins playing with all the new toys<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu0G29Roq972x-rqi-dBxYvrjkYnsq5XpBtV9SCK7W0kmtX8htvifCqDaJkuYFrmd6pQ6TxKso_64ikeU-oGrH41hMW5tdtshyphenhyphenBaG_jYrIa-IW2kUANWm296-FaXBA165oVSdH7ECoRI/s1600/IMG_3555.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496774368122768514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu0G29Roq972x-rqi-dBxYvrjkYnsq5XpBtV9SCK7W0kmtX8htvifCqDaJkuYFrmd6pQ6TxKso_64ikeU-oGrH41hMW5tdtshyphenhyphenBaG_jYrIa-IW2kUANWm296-FaXBA165oVSdH7ECoRI/s320/IMG_3555.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finny and Anna<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wPuEEdEr1xzwxmR9BHl40E7naI6azx3tydPtH7-HtoGV_tQF84vF3QQ-LAGB-KMmeWunDPaNdG6QPkkDmsYwTxlhxP1gao3acrhZbk5-SbbmZuvzwvY_luxi-KOLJRaIrc-R3qqOW5E/s1600/IMG_3559.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496774188604122754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wPuEEdEr1xzwxmR9BHl40E7naI6azx3tydPtH7-HtoGV_tQF84vF3QQ-LAGB-KMmeWunDPaNdG6QPkkDmsYwTxlhxP1gao3acrhZbk5-SbbmZuvzwvY_luxi-KOLJRaIrc-R3qqOW5E/s320/IMG_3559.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Poppy's little helpers - putting together the rocking horse<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUu8p-WU1VpBGAyx3BN09z9zbNjAnyzUzV8bCXQJVD499vyzmhmkOja4IKYp942h64p4FGP7xURqnStunU_x-EmvQ9wSCTDRzEH_OawntpxoA-bUBk_tLdG0gqBhf_FVpIUD14rfXHhM/s1600/IMG_3562.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496774029803985074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUu8p-WU1VpBGAyx3BN09z9zbNjAnyzUzV8bCXQJVD499vyzmhmkOja4IKYp942h64p4FGP7xURqnStunU_x-EmvQ9wSCTDRzEH_OawntpxoA-bUBk_tLdG0gqBhf_FVpIUD14rfXHhM/s320/IMG_3562.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Now we mean business - the boys will get this horse together tonight!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3fVxOasFKheviPmCuuC5UxTHpX9s8AcbzztypK8usOBrLLYul9el-FiaKb6dR5uNkRHvVOvzzmpYswhbTkIZbJz0kr4coEAPyBO7eepFNSw3TxfAaLnxkQ50J4jQSZ-70b3_xUxovqI/s1600/IMG_3567.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496773854025364290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3fVxOasFKheviPmCuuC5UxTHpX9s8AcbzztypK8usOBrLLYul9el-FiaKb6dR5uNkRHvVOvzzmpYswhbTkIZbJz0kr4coEAPyBO7eepFNSw3TxfAaLnxkQ50J4jQSZ-70b3_xUxovqI/s320/IMG_3567.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Is it ready yet, Poppy???" "Almost, little buckaroo...be patient"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ8dyiZTvP9SgaUPJszMb8eYwHpNsVt_vwW4ELOEcdD9m_ndlwtiP-cVcK5AOgLB_gEBn950c8dPVeQnZLdVhHtOYOqLDaihUXNDeRVnX529mf1NPyizlEVrL2WFYpGITCfs5LGlnYUs/s1600/IMG_3568.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496773667143610962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ8dyiZTvP9SgaUPJszMb8eYwHpNsVt_vwW4ELOEcdD9m_ndlwtiP-cVcK5AOgLB_gEBn950c8dPVeQnZLdVhHtOYOqLDaihUXNDeRVnX529mf1NPyizlEVrL2WFYpGITCfs5LGlnYUs/s320/IMG_3568.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Finally - Fin's first ride on the rocking horse!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oU0HmkJJdo4sstlkE7yD3kbtVFbrGBfh9g7R7xpPVYMiW4Xv2vynJIhRysE7IfA2KyZlQxI1L3czO7-CaB0mW2lI7BDGgyVzDFIocFXcQKoIkhHxe2m9I8EBDhgeHamIHDervQUTiTU/s1600/IMG_3570.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496773379433229794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oU0HmkJJdo4sstlkE7yD3kbtVFbrGBfh9g7R7xpPVYMiW4Xv2vynJIhRysE7IfA2KyZlQxI1L3czO7-CaB0mW2lI7BDGgyVzDFIocFXcQKoIkhHxe2m9I8EBDhgeHamIHDervQUTiTU/s320/IMG_3570.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Whee - I got my arm up just like a real cowboy! Ride 'em, pardner!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllTxN5mOuz8-xnu3CZ0FezfY-6LcOPYfxW2MVYpZb4_A2ezjy4tT-FCo4LRqfiOL54fnVjOBU_17eyGnqqcWfLF8UmZx6ShVIEYzQVF_tgJZOzccBRl4JJczGnflCsbnpaSZlSVeQzVs/s1600/IMG_3573.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496773200355199970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllTxN5mOuz8-xnu3CZ0FezfY-6LcOPYfxW2MVYpZb4_A2ezjy4tT-FCo4LRqfiOL54fnVjOBU_17eyGnqqcWfLF8UmZx6ShVIEYzQVF_tgJZOzccBRl4JJczGnflCsbnpaSZlSVeQzVs/s320/IMG_3573.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin trying to put two cowboy hats on his head at once - notice he would rather do this than play with all the new toys scattered at his feet<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8z_OK1qIv7zQFLE_9drT7YuCgTfKN5fBnVy-rdhO0fovYXirPTpzqMTRtm-Xb5Wv1Gp7gO3SbwbQJB7uudojmSif5Qu8wW2D8CjDDdKDwQsS4ot9IqwOxtKnNOLnfJVWm-EJT7VYxOs/s1600/IMG_3580.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496773021534140082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8z_OK1qIv7zQFLE_9drT7YuCgTfKN5fBnVy-rdhO0fovYXirPTpzqMTRtm-Xb5Wv1Gp7gO3SbwbQJB7uudojmSif5Qu8wW2D8CjDDdKDwQsS4ot9IqwOxtKnNOLnfJVWm-EJT7VYxOs/s320/IMG_3580.JPG" /></a><br /><br />One last shot with Nana and Poppy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCr9yPvT4nZGsoq8muEwO3OAONLhDendnVCswFcu9M0S0WfyRmQH4EwlXMZPgPIRVxRgGNRnuDtRHuGovyj4KhPD1ZzOqfonMukAl6EEkFJ4wFw2mdAaAOR2gfDFYNwnl0vNCWK0x9nM/s1600/IMG_3582.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496772840802947026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCr9yPvT4nZGsoq8muEwO3OAONLhDendnVCswFcu9M0S0WfyRmQH4EwlXMZPgPIRVxRgGNRnuDtRHuGovyj4KhPD1ZzOqfonMukAl6EEkFJ4wFw2mdAaAOR2gfDFYNwnl0vNCWK0x9nM/s320/IMG_3582.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Wow, what a great birthday! Happy birthday, our dearest little Fin. We love you!</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-42227820672374154052010-07-08T20:38:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:42:41.643-07:0011 Months Old and First HaircutIt's hard to believe that in one short week, our little man will be turn one already. He's been very busy this month...here are a few highlights.<br /><br />He discovered the joy of a cheap plastic inflatable pool in the backyard...this joy will last several years, hopefully<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aVRc3PonVlsdrFcIuPR9pLKS1j328u3l6JUpLS_4dMhbXB76RMPAUVhzvagybmD0y8nrJ9Eam_vxIgtFBfJgx06fZ4XsbymZ6WlfAF-t13ECcQ-GeG86aWouZKxk5H9HrOrg7lPtyfE/s1600/IMG_3315.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756680389896706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aVRc3PonVlsdrFcIuPR9pLKS1j328u3l6JUpLS_4dMhbXB76RMPAUVhzvagybmD0y8nrJ9Eam_vxIgtFBfJgx06fZ4XsbymZ6WlfAF-t13ECcQ-GeG86aWouZKxk5H9HrOrg7lPtyfE/s320/IMG_3315.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlrD9T82yT-L30rd8Ua9LFcJ9LNW28WXz9Kmn5sHVMLv89X5F2bCe-T02j6WWUky8D8QgLSRBzd9J6kd2KCFvbW7WBBQ_9r2z_RVvdQVaOJaWcUZa925KxYsY-7czt57MIZ4D81v2Q5A/s1600/IMG_3316.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756516366973682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlrD9T82yT-L30rd8Ua9LFcJ9LNW28WXz9Kmn5sHVMLv89X5F2bCe-T02j6WWUky8D8QgLSRBzd9J6kd2KCFvbW7WBBQ_9r2z_RVvdQVaOJaWcUZa925KxYsY-7czt57MIZ4D81v2Q5A/s320/IMG_3316.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>He also discovered that door stops make the funniest noise and are a source of endless fun</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaume0fM00daPVYj69Ha3u05lCJ1lXIk3SzklwsVTuvY_A-HgNiQYJR9NWA_ZiyY0YhvqbPxoRfpQM33teOB7gygWJrIwbBCH_UrBRvMdpFtOVtXcZGaZhUjP8lXsoPSr0t5WM69Sne6Y/s1600/IMG_3317.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756330193221458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaume0fM00daPVYj69Ha3u05lCJ1lXIk3SzklwsVTuvY_A-HgNiQYJR9NWA_ZiyY0YhvqbPxoRfpQM33teOB7gygWJrIwbBCH_UrBRvMdpFtOVtXcZGaZhUjP8lXsoPSr0t5WM69Sne6Y/s320/IMG_3317.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He learned how to stand by himself (look at that face!!!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a3tFQmIvfbm56R5V4OvTAGh4uChX_FpS8sPR87OyuIOrJ1fzmWXxWbANiRfJisnA2hjT2omph9VVicTkhBmesmwaI3vM7AZn0XbCJ_nzkQ5DiuOJn5djLNP7pERgJTn4Nyqzecp1BJc/s1600/IMG_3322.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756191907818434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a3tFQmIvfbm56R5V4OvTAGh4uChX_FpS8sPR87OyuIOrJ1fzmWXxWbANiRfJisnA2hjT2omph9VVicTkhBmesmwaI3vM7AZn0XbCJ_nzkQ5DiuOJn5djLNP7pERgJTn4Nyqzecp1BJc/s320/IMG_3322.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Still our sweet happy little guy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvJfNIEaUQRMSNIIdaniDrgLwpTgVlSb_XJOOGr4EgN6sy9ZTB3ShN85ppb5NJWv2VGhT51c0cXiYz-0XJCSz1mAxPgTJ_Qwmprt8DyGRhE8Gfnnqa6z7g0XphPjX63ISMhXtKid66Y0/s1600/IMG_3324.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756029767516226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvJfNIEaUQRMSNIIdaniDrgLwpTgVlSb_XJOOGr4EgN6sy9ZTB3ShN85ppb5NJWv2VGhT51c0cXiYz-0XJCSz1mAxPgTJ_Qwmprt8DyGRhE8Gfnnqa6z7g0XphPjX63ISMhXtKid66Y0/s320/IMG_3324.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He also discovered that big people food is WAAAY better than that baby food crud - here he is on the morning he decided he no longer liked baby oatmeal and smeared it ALL over himself - he settled for a piece of toast instead<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzggjPnG_uG6FXZgagQ7h-q48tdT2KXml97RfllwGoZ0NFQYAblQHG3lv4d2PgOJ9xX4K7TDO9G1LJAFyTHZv6er0ni0YGHtXRpw8EawGXcepgSNTuHWO2GPLEpIh_AoYag2neFBmdWVs/s1600/IMG_3333.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491755884196905026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzggjPnG_uG6FXZgagQ7h-q48tdT2KXml97RfllwGoZ0NFQYAblQHG3lv4d2PgOJ9xX4K7TDO9G1LJAFyTHZv6er0ni0YGHtXRpw8EawGXcepgSNTuHWO2GPLEpIh_AoYag2neFBmdWVs/s320/IMG_3333.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He also got his first major owie - he fell face first onto the kitchen floor and cut his upper lip - it bled and swelled immediately<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCK_Vk07HmjvM5PXWQFSMFFSySznEGv6fyeaafKxmkTUjhHPiNK0zP0ADDW-F0PmPqcuY9ymqUgaoIR5_y6qsWPDnp17qvt20eEzqD9HJbvMl68DCLxgcmUTC1KxRb9LR5qYRAHM77do/s1600/IMG_3334.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491755684744952162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCK_Vk07HmjvM5PXWQFSMFFSySznEGv6fyeaafKxmkTUjhHPiNK0zP0ADDW-F0PmPqcuY9ymqUgaoIR5_y6qsWPDnp17qvt20eEzqD9HJbvMl68DCLxgcmUTC1KxRb9LR5qYRAHM77do/s320/IMG_3334.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Close up of his first fat lip<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_BH7OSrv40U5Ov5umaNESXtJPJmx4GwVBUOQ7O2NKTHE8CdQV-C3dSWKuk2Ck9piSnpM5gg2-DIDCQt5jyQUxFqBfsKOj-Me3XE130dMEmm2NHpQV_A-Z_BTxtY53R9Dhuf0W3tiIaU/s1600/IMG_3335.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491755493672879394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_BH7OSrv40U5Ov5umaNESXtJPJmx4GwVBUOQ7O2NKTHE8CdQV-C3dSWKuk2Ck9piSnpM5gg2-DIDCQt5jyQUxFqBfsKOj-Me3XE130dMEmm2NHpQV_A-Z_BTxtY53R9Dhuf0W3tiIaU/s320/IMG_3335.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He did that about 20 minutes before we left to go see my cousin James who I haven't seen in 6 years - when we got home, he was plum tuckered out and fell asleep before Dru even got him inside from the car<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSBa6UCJOOdJSJIpb09ctdJOlLWYJjS6skNna3bsCcVUPHB2hFWdjNRU5NmD7qfPcRWto3UP0-_vTlAy2lrtPbuSHcqVNhSRFQyxsApcicFepcWCMl8AMdZmVvanUDEofqfsm3l89N94/s1600/IMG_3336.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491755367017948690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSBa6UCJOOdJSJIpb09ctdJOlLWYJjS6skNna3bsCcVUPHB2hFWdjNRU5NmD7qfPcRWto3UP0-_vTlAy2lrtPbuSHcqVNhSRFQyxsApcicFepcWCMl8AMdZmVvanUDEofqfsm3l89N94/s320/IMG_3336.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He tried scrambled eggs for the first time and decided they were all right - after he dumped them out of his bowl, of course!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv73KhLyMdIqzL2tFVEAFL3aMnVmdoq0DZ-6xvkSlhnd1Q_8jL5n452v-mKkVfDcf1kHsWYY6T0wT8WA5eUAylJVKBwa0GjKeK-N11C7BmJyHlglTzQ4DB-tAuQm2CueDnWS-DKNKu4s/s1600/IMG_3341.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491755221559573746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv73KhLyMdIqzL2tFVEAFL3aMnVmdoq0DZ-6xvkSlhnd1Q_8jL5n452v-mKkVfDcf1kHsWYY6T0wT8WA5eUAylJVKBwa0GjKeK-N11C7BmJyHlglTzQ4DB-tAuQm2CueDnWS-DKNKu4s/s320/IMG_3341.JPG" /></a><br /><br />AND --- he got his first HAIRCUT!!! I can't believe he finally grew enough hair to be cut. We took him to Mindi, Dru's barber, who Dru really likes. Mindi and Fin both did beautifully.</div><div><br />Not sure about this yet...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn2riZT6SExxtwPv5Np0X1ktroKBt1jHliuN-XsbrXaKVORY-wZjJKA8g522UgNuBgh4DW89A7eahGNdwltx3YH_jW98lGq0JBGJmxL9WMNiMCEo5vaNOoTl64wgOTvQkqmtTuJuIcw8/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754917656653106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn2riZT6SExxtwPv5Np0X1ktroKBt1jHliuN-XsbrXaKVORY-wZjJKA8g522UgNuBgh4DW89A7eahGNdwltx3YH_jW98lGq0JBGJmxL9WMNiMCEo5vaNOoTl64wgOTvQkqmtTuJuIcw8/s320/IMG_3421.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Putting on the cape</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKnacaIeMkPGL92xihgyLZUAUORpSfFALKw2aeaZ91t-55dUVUR5642Ty2dku0FZKkfhQkkPgGfI_zCkncl4okei8RoTm7nhczDD1AA7RTaXJh0a95TduS5_-pjybReembU5YL4GLr-I/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754761664711042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKnacaIeMkPGL92xihgyLZUAUORpSfFALKw2aeaZ91t-55dUVUR5642Ty2dku0FZKkfhQkkPgGfI_zCkncl4okei8RoTm7nhczDD1AA7RTaXJh0a95TduS5_-pjybReembU5YL4GLr-I/s320/IMG_3422.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The first cut - I love his little face here - he looks scared but he didn't cry!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllXQ4T3s_zkiqkOj10-Pq0OriWgTxS7u9QFe_VqBQfCKYH7pLEsb95GNaNB0IArzGYHeynVD_UG7Aidrihrh-atNZvHMuRgXfm-shNiytp9a14CJYg5tTAa5sMBRqurkMLz_kSqWscVA/s1600/IMG_3426.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754615259766722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllXQ4T3s_zkiqkOj10-Pq0OriWgTxS7u9QFe_VqBQfCKYH7pLEsb95GNaNB0IArzGYHeynVD_UG7Aidrihrh-atNZvHMuRgXfm-shNiytp9a14CJYg5tTAa5sMBRqurkMLz_kSqWscVA/s320/IMG_3426.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trimming the back - Fin looks like a professional, tipping his head forward and everything!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQQ5-yUXA2KxafcLYHPRMKe77kDliU2YvtkTtvz8bhxqmxS6CcVddlB-bWNgU66PdcDKyRNshc_JNLRoD7tx0E-AGAcqvfzOEnRtBwAKHVJV3uSm1eLrBjPm05rDMxvF-i9HcqmFGkcU/s1600/IMG_3427.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754494930610530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQQ5-yUXA2KxafcLYHPRMKe77kDliU2YvtkTtvz8bhxqmxS6CcVddlB-bWNgU66PdcDKyRNshc_JNLRoD7tx0E-AGAcqvfzOEnRtBwAKHVJV3uSm1eLrBjPm05rDMxvF-i9HcqmFGkcU/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Getting the other side...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADvlGelpavXbMHPlroi7KlRmClT35ma4-bmIgpYiayAAaBA1HXsr1MQzUmqBhqiXQWek0Td0rNK58CrI2j3PuNbNEKi_i_IqoQeVi1v3JLF3V0A2fMFH8YVpflPnJHE0v0hcPU9FPXEY/s1600/IMG_3430.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754325286783874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADvlGelpavXbMHPlroi7KlRmClT35ma4-bmIgpYiayAAaBA1HXsr1MQzUmqBhqiXQWek0Td0rNK58CrI2j3PuNbNEKi_i_IqoQeVi1v3JLF3V0A2fMFH8YVpflPnJHE0v0hcPU9FPXEY/s320/IMG_3430.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And WOOLA! DONE! Aren't I handsome?!? -- no more mullet...yay!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAUb7N4fUTinw6-Pt3D1Uufw1S3zESDMzYWfhzhjs0Q5IiiiB_1Y4C3-9ueiGNrQBoLfcrB3-UwKQsVeuBE4a8kX6XTeft3yzThbgYwE4wCRMjWATVNMy5760AIyVAqb52MVUbOTTk2s/s1600/IMG_3436.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754182896436450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAUb7N4fUTinw6-Pt3D1Uufw1S3zESDMzYWfhzhjs0Q5IiiiB_1Y4C3-9ueiGNrQBoLfcrB3-UwKQsVeuBE4a8kX6XTeft3yzThbgYwE4wCRMjWATVNMy5760AIyVAqb52MVUbOTTk2s/s320/IMG_3436.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He had to get a bath to wash off all the hair, and I couldn't resist a shot.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXA0DP7sITHyxXI5pNi7FQXDooE_M4nlwiGTCiwzemk_D2FaJiqC9GqQf_GHi9wTUk2Yvc_gHCw9FC6vOtYUWan9V6ppitGxREMG_8GK79FZNUNbkK9g3mH3zd81BEPxUgDCcYfbGXEk/s1600/IMG_3440.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491754045525248210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXA0DP7sITHyxXI5pNi7FQXDooE_M4nlwiGTCiwzemk_D2FaJiqC9GqQf_GHi9wTUk2Yvc_gHCw9FC6vOtYUWan9V6ppitGxREMG_8GK79FZNUNbkK9g3mH3zd81BEPxUgDCcYfbGXEk/s320/IMG_3440.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>And finally, some videos of the little stink bug...the first is him playing peek-a-boo. Here he is plaing with a cloth diaper - what's so funny is that he thinks as long as the cloth is anywhere on his head, he's hidden, even if his face is still fully visible. He can play this game for hours...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIzfKVT4W59lK0Ap1YBitYa1hD06Y8HpU_S1oKciMAm03LkemnQOcp-lwzGrTwnnL8S7NOnj4PqSR9s632ag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This is of his new favorite noise. He will boing his lips with either his finger or with his whole hand - he does both here.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0IQIXr7FY0L10hgiFfMxEQ-2mb_jb8flzLyc1e3JacpPu-lr5vbj3LiDRFDOncfKxmHDe4obHs9kJ8R1mjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Our little man is all boy - at daycare, he's always pushing around the cars and trucks. Since we don't have many here, he finds alternatives. In this first one, he's pushing around his toy phone like a car - not altogether surprising considering is has wheels.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzejSY8hxVC_B2rFZS3NJG_A_adwtNFNtB-SFaDg_CLixwLEXZmJ-uSC_r5B6g3wEk2Lp2ZoQMTPGHJCr_Ygg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />However, he pushes around all kinds of other things that DON'T have wheels, too. Here, it's a can of formula<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgOLew3EjyRVF6tKBt-tDkJVCsmvrDq9gk-Wm_0MTiPq_fSjlnSXbbRhVPSZ47mYy3ZaOJh4jaz3nCY0Lcyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And here, it's my flip-flop. Funny boy!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyDtMCtG8LY2XCfllbefZfWodsJsXSyFGZitIEgIcXE1cDTggPVU1V9kZV2wrgTxQ1IIHaxoTR5hDqtOYfPvw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-20043666075350416692010-07-07T19:23:00.001-07:002010-07-07T19:54:37.510-07:00Father's DayWe had a nice Father's Day just relaxing at home. The day started with Fin being extra cuddly in the morning - Dru was loving it as Fin usually doesn't just hunker down and cuddle but he was snuggling big time with Daddy. We didn't know at the time that Fin had strep throat and would have a high fever for the next four days until he was diagnosed...we just loved having a snuggly baby for Father's Day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEOpSkAiBHTh73EEassZEDPMAQUez7TosNuJkOeCCrRJOlbZ4H-WdR16IeCSlotHAo-cuqTeVCwVYehC6WZvrCcU045cQ5aQ_CWyEFD12rwPXxAhdYfj6wtAH4_fBI72eDSoNxIS0E78/s1600/IMG_3282.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491361209234926386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEOpSkAiBHTh73EEassZEDPMAQUez7TosNuJkOeCCrRJOlbZ4H-WdR16IeCSlotHAo-cuqTeVCwVYehC6WZvrCcU045cQ5aQ_CWyEFD12rwPXxAhdYfj6wtAH4_fBI72eDSoNxIS0E78/s320/IMG_3282.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we had Dru's favorite breakfast - banana pecan pancakes! Then we went to church and sat together in the "Family Room" - a fellowship hall where families can sit together during the service if they have little ones that they don't want to put in the nursery. It was nice to be together during the service (and I'm glad in hindsight that Fin did not go to the nursery that day).<br /><br />Afterward, Daddy and Fin had a photo shoot together. These are the best ones.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdUZ7QJFJeRlB5b9Rx_CgiFuPlpoy8O781oFmYlzV8swTZKjedYzyoDPbYYPnIF7JiuxIfS9UfSoJqCXYREEKwG6nU9RQpvkQ_S_Y2wJ4y4CVu9R8wzvcr8MPOMGq_WPMW6ksBQp9s88/s1600/IMG_3289.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491361011125772818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdUZ7QJFJeRlB5b9Rx_CgiFuPlpoy8O781oFmYlzV8swTZKjedYzyoDPbYYPnIF7JiuxIfS9UfSoJqCXYREEKwG6nU9RQpvkQ_S_Y2wJ4y4CVu9R8wzvcr8MPOMGq_WPMW6ksBQp9s88/s320/IMG_3289.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2dymKZt8JlA9xTcMNYhotYG1dd58zc99WwMg_FmpXUDOAUZYiTGkF6Qbptb2xJoaFPsbE5mUMXW5zphs7-A8UwhtVJ-rc1jA7UjQOj43Yn2w1hvOjRVc0wfpc2ugdYhO37TaaiVOMCM/s1600/IMG_3294.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491360864876542578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2dymKZt8JlA9xTcMNYhotYG1dd58zc99WwMg_FmpXUDOAUZYiTGkF6Qbptb2xJoaFPsbE5mUMXW5zphs7-A8UwhtVJ-rc1jA7UjQOj43Yn2w1hvOjRVc0wfpc2ugdYhO37TaaiVOMCM/s320/IMG_3294.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5waip9Wy9RGZBHq27av4QusrFUq60AwdWAEiw796NAI7HMgCF1tmEr_5RG5MgBhR20HJFCFBdLDMptBwmbRuwPgPF4dxGvKWF6pEpRf3MB32oGCWlUBqJq8s9GVLo0t9TcBdwoFQKuu8/s1600/IMG_3290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491357082404853122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5waip9Wy9RGZBHq27av4QusrFUq60AwdWAEiw796NAI7HMgCF1tmEr_5RG5MgBhR20HJFCFBdLDMptBwmbRuwPgPF4dxGvKWF6pEpRf3MB32oGCWlUBqJq8s9GVLo0t9TcBdwoFQKuu8/s320/IMG_3290.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we had Dru's dream lunch - BBQ cheeseburgers with the works, strawberry walnut salad, and ice cream. YUM.</div><div> </div><div>Fin entertained us the rest of the day. He's still not walking but is walking along walls. Here's a video of him walking along our kitchen wall and talking to himself.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKkYL35acDUpAhJ657qQWlcai0Kjmeg18oclal5a1Xbu1VJzblm9AndRjDf4bJl_DGICbfVwgDaJE7TBLLMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />You know when everything goes quiet suddenly that someone is getting into trouble. It was quiet for about 30 seconds (seriously, a record with our little chatterbox) and when I heard a strange sound coming from the pantry, I knew Finny was up to something. He had somehow pushed the pantry door open (we keep it closed) and was playing with the distilled water bottle underneath the shelves.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0C_Y7si09fk-ofG_StzcJxgfLaPJ1cPaFbj3G2IbtoPDnk6MOwZRWpM9iiE3iSk5KZOcJ9ZONysd2QuIWzA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-62777890439490927862010-07-07T09:02:00.000-07:002010-07-07T09:22:28.882-07:00A Wedding and a BirthdayMy sister Chelsea, and her new husband, Heath, had a wedding reception at my parent's house a few weeks ago. It was nice to celebrate their wedding with so many friends and family!<br /><br />Fin was his usual sparkling self<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC79URV9Mh8tWORHU6Q-alQ47jbImB5vVSODM80Bm-riIPkbB4r6iWmombtahsgaVxs-JrSWdurXYBllZwl67EWX-VoQO319XGqnEEG79bLZsyoWyItig6Hfah8ZRJ9AQyWCzZhWNbKLE/s1600/IMG_3232.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491198749576376530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC79URV9Mh8tWORHU6Q-alQ47jbImB5vVSODM80Bm-riIPkbB4r6iWmombtahsgaVxs-JrSWdurXYBllZwl67EWX-VoQO319XGqnEEG79bLZsyoWyItig6Hfah8ZRJ9AQyWCzZhWNbKLE/s320/IMG_3232.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He and his cousin, Callia, have a special bond - they're so cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Ud4EtA4QNfccXvTl2_tFC7SPmsiex_79o4PPp1Lz84hSY6qlb2rTLrxNm8y9A_n__Ilp0NfAc213cEoft-wtQXX07n_VqTd7fxLvNz-_uUibnbvX5x2XhuSXjZXJNn_wY1mx2TFtnE/s1600/IMG_3245.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491198146313544514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3Ud4EtA4QNfccXvTl2_tFC7SPmsiex_79o4PPp1Lz84hSY6qlb2rTLrxNm8y9A_n__Ilp0NfAc213cEoft-wtQXX07n_VqTd7fxLvNz-_uUibnbvX5x2XhuSXjZXJNn_wY1mx2TFtnE/s320/IMG_3245.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's the best shot of all 3 cousins that I could get<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJKS3UPm7WUdXEVOsg5wo60bQ-fA1gSD2DEi6kK0ve_lU7sFWZBYh_mEsPLWr4CWVEpb43T5msT7ZqJW1buSEi3vGsMhaPyDJ1JG0Uuz0hR8t0tFjqsD5yckvQxAP55JinImqgoOnjlI/s1600/IMG_3248.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491197876981390626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJKS3UPm7WUdXEVOsg5wo60bQ-fA1gSD2DEi6kK0ve_lU7sFWZBYh_mEsPLWr4CWVEpb43T5msT7ZqJW1buSEi3vGsMhaPyDJ1JG0Uuz0hR8t0tFjqsD5yckvQxAP55JinImqgoOnjlI/s320/IMG_3248.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And our little family, enjoying the beautiful day<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgWOCbVv0owXLQR8j2vU2Y6dIGAqj9KNFryQvrUh_IyudoQulk63ShOGSS5ckdDc4N_FDkJ6QyCEcmQRtbE1RtuVYGyhrCQzQxbq-6t6BkwZ-fdKRDpc0yC6tPe7KOA8FTSPWVxSfSvA/s1600/IMG_3256.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491197588827594818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgWOCbVv0owXLQR8j2vU2Y6dIGAqj9KNFryQvrUh_IyudoQulk63ShOGSS5ckdDc4N_FDkJ6QyCEcmQRtbE1RtuVYGyhrCQzQxbq-6t6BkwZ-fdKRDpc0yC6tPe7KOA8FTSPWVxSfSvA/s320/IMG_3256.JPG" /></a><br /><br />2 sisters with the bride - we were laughing at something<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HsyGEf8pTcIwIDQl-iweyUKNhELcm-Fh_GiDYxeCT_xnSHgNtiwMCRl4wbDNZVBPKBAwP-TiM6C0P5ckQe_D15hLq4lNg8V8S3HC4M43SBPdjIus5F6YGgchoeg6Ikv1lZ9pIA1If9U/s1600/IMG_3262.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491197356823029314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HsyGEf8pTcIwIDQl-iweyUKNhELcm-Fh_GiDYxeCT_xnSHgNtiwMCRl4wbDNZVBPKBAwP-TiM6C0P5ckQe_D15hLq4lNg8V8S3HC4M43SBPdjIus5F6YGgchoeg6Ikv1lZ9pIA1If9U/s320/IMG_3262.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday at a Mexican restaurant - I was in charge of decorations and thankfully, some dear friends arrived early to help. Here I am putting up the finishing touches with Margaret<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVXf7CGP2T8AMCTaYbbRauB92IZxwdAeygtj23XLEfCLCCjtynN7QBmrsfsdgyVtlm8pa6lAEwwWJfcc1e2GLufO4aJ41IAUQP4Rrn1BxUbQuld1N2Hl0mU-FMrn3PKyjFSmBjSXHHbc/s1600/IMG_3267.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491196471430069570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVXf7CGP2T8AMCTaYbbRauB92IZxwdAeygtj23XLEfCLCCjtynN7QBmrsfsdgyVtlm8pa6lAEwwWJfcc1e2GLufO4aJ41IAUQP4Rrn1BxUbQuld1N2Hl0mU-FMrn3PKyjFSmBjSXHHbc/s320/IMG_3267.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Guests arriving - Dad was in his prime<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WxrcPcAyozGi-PJW8WdwoOEIFVJH1pvNeSXytfz_VcRjj-mmvAC5JDAqDI1PXtbl63-wy0o3gYS0u1rWfWZ0iOV5Z6cx_8HA-TxcBXjpttSYuazFpj-2k2Kt9-_TFmA4F_v_U7ble3I/s1600/IMG_3266.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491196034761899106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WxrcPcAyozGi-PJW8WdwoOEIFVJH1pvNeSXytfz_VcRjj-mmvAC5JDAqDI1PXtbl63-wy0o3gYS0u1rWfWZ0iOV5Z6cx_8HA-TxcBXjpttSYuazFpj-2k2Kt9-_TFmA4F_v_U7ble3I/s320/IMG_3266.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We told stories and "roasted" Dad - we had some good laughs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78wcRCdK3whtnFsYSu6txCE525d6ieaU4dR8wnrA6IojFUpSE_8lTYXhq3SVB8L9ueZamjb_Tp2_VRN_WlQ5Ra2skuc30Ry-aa_m7wwVanlsi0GLQ6j22bUr-qhUUx1tYTn07XdsDWVE/s1600/IMG_3273.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491196838520205314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78wcRCdK3whtnFsYSu6txCE525d6ieaU4dR8wnrA6IojFUpSE_8lTYXhq3SVB8L9ueZamjb_Tp2_VRN_WlQ5Ra2skuc30Ry-aa_m7wwVanlsi0GLQ6j22bUr-qhUUx1tYTn07XdsDWVE/s320/IMG_3273.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He had to wear the obligatory sombrero and have Happy Birthday sung to him in Spanish<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpoPJNrGtOXW8AHs-YUXUm_OV8Y8U6qQcKf-BoNi_F4vtP00hoM5w_cPwI4hwOPsocARPuhUKCu0tg-Ktl3jXm4lmNgyML702sbcRb9O6Ql8U5p6gUk15zeClnR5ODvIsla9eblOouWw/s1600/IMG_3272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491195784716051842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpoPJNrGtOXW8AHs-YUXUm_OV8Y8U6qQcKf-BoNi_F4vtP00hoM5w_cPwI4hwOPsocARPuhUKCu0tg-Ktl3jXm4lmNgyML702sbcRb9O6Ql8U5p6gUk15zeClnR5ODvIsla9eblOouWw/s320/IMG_3272.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And my sister, Julia, made him this t-shirt. Overall, a very fun day!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT25S1CeTuRYSjbEEUKxQujzULeeDGSwdp4WQ_Sjb_OkGhRqLdITz1GoQi0KpGVCqB3dL-bpQcLg4YtWaLmcZc4pDAQzMrepVwIxAbgEjAylNr4dAfUSWojPHzqc0qLpii7xq3gEBaOE/s1600/IMG_3277.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491195490196937090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT25S1CeTuRYSjbEEUKxQujzULeeDGSwdp4WQ_Sjb_OkGhRqLdITz1GoQi0KpGVCqB3dL-bpQcLg4YtWaLmcZc4pDAQzMrepVwIxAbgEjAylNr4dAfUSWojPHzqc0qLpii7xq3gEBaOE/s320/IMG_3277.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-74869432865820188962010-06-22T14:12:00.000-07:002010-06-22T15:05:39.526-07:00Memorial Day and a Picnic in the ParkWe had a nice Memorial Day weekend close to home before Dru started his job the following day. <br /><br />Fin was ready to go!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgThdNEk4lWkHrjln2E98Zl-CeA2fWvF01Fm9X07wa3d4jQ_zNzhodLz0eBRXsETv4gbsjFsWjePr_q5G-zpHLIBr07pv0sNLJqnoCt-2DOG6Y1nHwQ3xARWvO2j3gmox5bkdmSHghAk/s1600/IMG_3067.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715546140181250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgThdNEk4lWkHrjln2E98Zl-CeA2fWvF01Fm9X07wa3d4jQ_zNzhodLz0eBRXsETv4gbsjFsWjePr_q5G-zpHLIBr07pv0sNLJqnoCt-2DOG6Y1nHwQ3xARWvO2j3gmox5bkdmSHghAk/s320/IMG_3067.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We visited the local Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa - definately worth the price of admission and the time to visit. They had amazing exhibits and extremely personalized accounts of war from different servicemen, all displayed very well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnFOJ0TxNz27LXqY497gPG53rVO6ks50gi1vQan_VUdLJuHIas_R-ZdQaSIZ5G24-qxpRhRsMEYhsmzFLqX0qzdpDxbABnaX8qO7udI2jmxWk-UimVHRHuz8k69TmVj-SoWTGHVSY0eE/s1600/IMG_3069.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715388492592066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnFOJ0TxNz27LXqY497gPG53rVO6ks50gi1vQan_VUdLJuHIas_R-ZdQaSIZ5G24-qxpRhRsMEYhsmzFLqX0qzdpDxbABnaX8qO7udI2jmxWk-UimVHRHuz8k69TmVj-SoWTGHVSY0eE/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dru, checking out some ammo<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP8GzFMilm0-E_T1mOyzLfjO_aCybf-iR9dEksHzLw3njTBkzhDvVgrtbI0amXzCa2sGq67DwwWiihVJCJZYyBnsKQ3OG4XnQavbNJY1f7wfPlnE0GzjWwiMqF9fw6rZojbCf-ajss2s/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715273236621794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP8GzFMilm0-E_T1mOyzLfjO_aCybf-iR9dEksHzLw3njTBkzhDvVgrtbI0amXzCa2sGq67DwwWiihVJCJZYyBnsKQ3OG4XnQavbNJY1f7wfPlnE0GzjWwiMqF9fw6rZojbCf-ajss2s/s320/IMG_3070.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Me and Finny in front of a glider from WWII<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_HcArnk2n6JB-LxOndO7xR2VURYkTbpkozN34J221Pp5uZvI2MSjneujvggCJIxDolCeT0K22gWgnI0YGXpq2JT5hNkRa3bLrWDiihwNy6D_eldKQdcg7Bekl6ZDHn6KDoCve_N756I/s1600/IMG_3074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715115761916402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_HcArnk2n6JB-LxOndO7xR2VURYkTbpkozN34J221Pp5uZvI2MSjneujvggCJIxDolCeT0K22gWgnI0YGXpq2JT5hNkRa3bLrWDiihwNy6D_eldKQdcg7Bekl6ZDHn6KDoCve_N756I/s320/IMG_3074.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Sjqg8MWAiUcYoNOl8AMVoAWcAsWeumUp8AWTC4qCNHJ_nxnW9JT_OPOCYefL3h8IUit4gd9lhPRtMPRuT086e-uWyzZE0V7R19NPCQCXbO0L4ekijtcQWpHaCTxyh6Q1WvDjB-ZdV7c/s1600/IMG_3075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714958998438226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Sjqg8MWAiUcYoNOl8AMVoAWcAsWeumUp8AWTC4qCNHJ_nxnW9JT_OPOCYefL3h8IUit4gd9lhPRtMPRuT086e-uWyzZE0V7R19NPCQCXbO0L4ekijtcQWpHaCTxyh6Q1WvDjB-ZdV7c/s320/IMG_3075.JPG" /></a><br /><br />In front of a wedding dress made from a silk parachute from WWII - the guy was in the army and he and his fiance were too poor to afford a dress, so a local dressmaker made the dress from his army parachute!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIlkQmFCRJIvk5JoEV64YAyJDGrFz3epYQIYQbGt-wWJW7dXjdA5coFRWfaPO7feIMLoc1-Himk3nZWVvO8BTDByS_2KngxuMEFHgRjdumFpLwKh9i14PiczTe-tTZHWOpZfs1Y1XENk/s1600/IMG_3077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714791654313682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIlkQmFCRJIvk5JoEV64YAyJDGrFz3epYQIYQbGt-wWJW7dXjdA5coFRWfaPO7feIMLoc1-Himk3nZWVvO8BTDByS_2KngxuMEFHgRjdumFpLwKh9i14PiczTe-tTZHWOpZfs1Y1XENk/s320/IMG_3077.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin in front of the little boy uniforms and kids toys from WWI and II<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_VZ_q6MYgT6YpF3DaqED3sv9mJoFncxGoO4Gb1LA-2wOPB4yk7nEwygyKZEwfK2Y8QTHslEPD9dDwJdMAVKcJWVPhtLzI3qbtICM6YaDwo4moQdu6n16j7HVlh00-0F54uniBOfmRdU/s1600/IMG_3078.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714651694581026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_VZ_q6MYgT6YpF3DaqED3sv9mJoFncxGoO4Gb1LA-2wOPB4yk7nEwygyKZEwfK2Y8QTHslEPD9dDwJdMAVKcJWVPhtLzI3qbtICM6YaDwo4moQdu6n16j7HVlh00-0F54uniBOfmRdU/s320/IMG_3078.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Enjoying the sites</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW984JQHSNGuc3Hv2kBAzJMR_Iw1-Y5RJxmv75wKOekIXeBhI0RlH9lAfrSAKjihxl2sj9OmrP16QGNLn9KVfHfJ9g7wDYPb2_afE7Dkm35W2q3F2Dx0oc67Mu2rU_mQ9MXPkMNPN0E8/s1600/IMG_3080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714517075604274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW984JQHSNGuc3Hv2kBAzJMR_Iw1-Y5RJxmv75wKOekIXeBhI0RlH9lAfrSAKjihxl2sj9OmrP16QGNLn9KVfHfJ9g7wDYPb2_afE7Dkm35W2q3F2Dx0oc67Mu2rU_mQ9MXPkMNPN0E8/s320/IMG_3080.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Checking out one of the many planes...sadly, I can't remember which kind<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TdFofrk6238cM13cC-VrhR7LbOFk2kRKMMt6zfNbcyBrJnRbr4h74EkK6Kqgn50MBc667294BA85C3BShvqn6Ak-DcSmPevN0hAQPg1yyslkze1danIfbfRH7o8jIxi4nGBe9SYCP0s/s1600/IMG_3081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714374700040994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TdFofrk6238cM13cC-VrhR7LbOFk2kRKMMt6zfNbcyBrJnRbr4h74EkK6Kqgn50MBc667294BA85C3BShvqn6Ak-DcSmPevN0hAQPg1yyslkze1danIfbfRH7o8jIxi4nGBe9SYCP0s/s320/IMG_3081.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin thought the guy wandering around answering questions from museum-goers was hilarious<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1V7PpPcjmAG2XMbObuy2Sidf3DUVcaneXnVaq8tbo55l5CjcNjNqtoW78xhSHGDVTr8j39rFkOOTLIXXs5pojBojh7H7d3Mv1u0g7Q3xOGFgj26EvCpBSzigmMF-6raAOJFiw-i6Axww/s1600/IMG_3084.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714233280942418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1V7PpPcjmAG2XMbObuy2Sidf3DUVcaneXnVaq8tbo55l5CjcNjNqtoW78xhSHGDVTr8j39rFkOOTLIXXs5pojBojh7H7d3Mv1u0g7Q3xOGFgj26EvCpBSzigmMF-6raAOJFiw-i6Axww/s320/IMG_3084.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our family<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QcF-OpdzEy2EJvh9qmScUNxX3B9mYDqbVrQY2QjITFwxlwP_WM3mgqbLaxJxc4UuOCIimihAyfz9FG8_yxr4m7wmgZ-jrw1sJ-iHqD1rudHfv-NP76-GAj3MrG_FRghFLbm-2mSMC-E/s1600/IMG_3085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485714091927543378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QcF-OpdzEy2EJvh9qmScUNxX3B9mYDqbVrQY2QjITFwxlwP_WM3mgqbLaxJxc4UuOCIimihAyfz9FG8_yxr4m7wmgZ-jrw1sJ-iHqD1rudHfv-NP76-GAj3MrG_FRghFLbm-2mSMC-E/s320/IMG_3085.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we visited a memorial stone up on a bluff outside of Emmett, Idaho<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6ePSseJ7M0NFOexHGR9fZCD5vDH75wV-bkUiUmqnA0p5OjgvapeoFLoc048vS_4JVEZUmPR9DXvCTj9k1esFH4OXZSPUS9l9_pY8EDtwmgKYhmrd2_sNzTOUoxvbC_idh76g3u1jLFc/s1600/IMG_3086.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485713911642423346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6ePSseJ7M0NFOexHGR9fZCD5vDH75wV-bkUiUmqnA0p5OjgvapeoFLoc048vS_4JVEZUmPR9DXvCTj9k1esFH4OXZSPUS9l9_pY8EDtwmgKYhmrd2_sNzTOUoxvbC_idh76g3u1jLFc/s320/IMG_3086.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The view was spectacular - this is a lovely part of Idaho<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB1EQW5FYip4mfCm8RCYNHFfkLa8vTTqO-JG85u-ka_rvKAl4ZwSlu-3IHJNSwT9yTklLXmjOOzAUlD8CTHNMehLmSCSR8R6zrXxDvtaXtVYYbCXEFJ660RtL6w1SeOR_qdbFrSbhpI8/s1600/IMG_3087.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485711924656454802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyFIN4yWU9fFLrPc878zORDNknIC33R92AN_OKL_2MhVsFaeIrR9dq-CzPqAQLLSPNFAUCQvNiSzgw6QxLhMAijWIoeNp0PDpypNaQYuOxJ6uE5kxfEr2fk7v4bhoxEZs1D6howm6opg/s320/IMG_3110.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>All the decade birthday folks!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oHqGY_8QoY3-QiYXbwdG4fLwKF3-R0l41vUM5SgEq0ZKSzCVTyUElWhyxEg7c7NiyH2HxDaUfa3UMt2YMvB5Dz23DPSKmbqia486auqli1yBS_vL6zZiyND4TujihKm9qs9jgorOvUI/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485711732162526690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oHqGY_8QoY3-QiYXbwdG4fLwKF3-R0l41vUM5SgEq0ZKSzCVTyUElWhyxEg7c7NiyH2HxDaUfa3UMt2YMvB5Dz23DPSKmbqia486auqli1yBS_vL6zZiyND4TujihKm9qs9jgorOvUI/s320/IMG_3113.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next weekend, we decided to have a picnic at Lake Lowell, a fairly large lake not too far from our house. It was a lovely day, and we found a nice shade tree on a lawn overlooking the lake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCSEkixoYI-yKBSTeowEdiLJWOFE5ecr_sjhfiehHe0ftTXqP2ALyiXVxbDGeDiBcExnlx3rgP_J7dfrM_6PfY2uqtHBlTLG8pwrOVtoJNYcyqkoZg1eTO-IOK2Nqdn7LdI7rsu6A7s4/s1600/IMG_3187.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485711397633244866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCSEkixoYI-yKBSTeowEdiLJWOFE5ecr_sjhfiehHe0ftTXqP2ALyiXVxbDGeDiBcExnlx3rgP_J7dfrM_6PfY2uqtHBlTLG8pwrOVtoJNYcyqkoZg1eTO-IOK2Nqdn7LdI7rsu6A7s4/s320/IMG_3187.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin enjoyed playing on the blanket - he wasn't too sure about the grass because it was so prickly<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr6hyphenhyphenmUMXRyHUWK9r8f5Bj0KLvb2j9947ubIQC5Zy1VyyFI7YzCBX2cIXn8lwY2ffebTE-h6o4Msmi2DT-zMPvSyK1mw8nD6qgD8q9Ow04s90TqrptQqfcIRFTEU95Kl0-CTU_M2fGjs/s1600/IMG_3185.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485710722972480690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJ0MsNK1g0OqSG3V6Y1CKijH3PuhP_lCUQ9AMa7-a0i6OA-inLB3SAKpKMuN4sO_oYvCpWLQfwYOiQyjfpNyoYSGeCpyE4O4YwCArixI48efw6M2Ehq24oX6laT3C1MenzXZG6NBz3sQ/s320/IMG_3193.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Whhhheeeee!!!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKq8jz0sjfceuZ3TDGTFI9bmbmniVzloIgqkt-cZTEXyqRWwU5dES5zUt3xr9JS5wcEUZcRvPLbLGoE-VrME-YLAzGjeawoNK94v54oE-6QTmdVywuQgJAakl32o3cKAmhNNeu6V12dI/s1600/IMG_3191.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485710555257199090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKq8jz0sjfceuZ3TDGTFI9bmbmniVzloIgqkt-cZTEXyqRWwU5dES5zUt3xr9JS5wcEUZcRvPLbLGoE-VrME-YLAzGjeawoNK94v54oE-6QTmdVywuQgJAakl32o3cKAmhNNeu6V12dI/s320/IMG_3191.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He played some with Mommy, too<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveV80O_4GqZTUg7OXXCjR0oY3pEy9vd_LsvStaYmiWJpeZFj2-ZDGT11qr40DJy5Y9BkXfHHLYGXeR37HLBDCuCwven9O-2zlN4yL6a8XXstJDhXLT-duNpcBXMznVLQdzeG_mx6kiVQ/s1600/IMG_3196.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485710354942395618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveV80O_4GqZTUg7OXXCjR0oY3pEy9vd_LsvStaYmiWJpeZFj2-ZDGT11qr40DJy5Y9BkXfHHLYGXeR37HLBDCuCwven9O-2zlN4yL6a8XXstJDhXLT-duNpcBXMznVLQdzeG_mx6kiVQ/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Especially if he could use her as a prop stand<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx6IhF-Cwaw4FR7TyaXq0ipWRlKd7-WgcpShj60wZmOdZUbliKg3_PcIOqYHAlHHwmXtatBhaIWCWHJWTeLBmcAXr6Ns5hXXOwgYYh1j6wVBkbj71TB6tnc7tFjc37yxKJVubPD4SO4o/s1600/IMG_3207.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485710144021679794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx6IhF-Cwaw4FR7TyaXq0ipWRlKd7-WgcpShj60wZmOdZUbliKg3_PcIOqYHAlHHwmXtatBhaIWCWHJWTeLBmcAXr6Ns5hXXOwgYYh1j6wVBkbj71TB6tnc7tFjc37yxKJVubPD4SO4o/s320/IMG_3207.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Overlooking the lake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0buSpv6C-NmTkQ3geyHzBhzJBCyxxMvF_ARVzF6pSPxqd4Cyihq6KZSupfWViiBaAf2U57eXso9ZBsZirrwaCzQgwFfgqsIQ_91onVBBUz-sbOrvEg_sGyn4FlkBhFd3eZ8OS-Uuzfs/s1600/IMG_3213.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485709917535146498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0buSpv6C-NmTkQ3geyHzBhzJBCyxxMvF_ARVzF6pSPxqd4Cyihq6KZSupfWViiBaAf2U57eXso9ZBsZirrwaCzQgwFfgqsIQ_91onVBBUz-sbOrvEg_sGyn4FlkBhFd3eZ8OS-Uuzfs/s320/IMG_3213.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The boy scouts had put a nice little garden in<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-j8KQ4XB1plGABM66u2PyTaaJmyAAwC7htrxT9uDvlMR1XSwCIKjefAOOUSHXpG4jJAqgJCDQ-fWh3er0eKycyIBx_aaeBQom4MKDuk5f2WPdXGA6OuJnJxToVhfREQhpK9sKLAdoj8/s1600/IMG_3214.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485709708753319922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-j8KQ4XB1plGABM66u2PyTaaJmyAAwC7htrxT9uDvlMR1XSwCIKjefAOOUSHXpG4jJAqgJCDQ-fWh3er0eKycyIBx_aaeBQom4MKDuk5f2WPdXGA6OuJnJxToVhfREQhpK9sKLAdoj8/s320/IMG_3214.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin enjoyed the day...but he was a tired little bug!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnZdCMYdmEN0JvYROWDXrY8u1iuJpUAUldegD2qiH3dJT6H_FDiCaUzRwe7fUgRLW0DrRfVCFMwdhQsj1w17c57lPV2sLhkfDLyfHmiB0MlWlkzKvKKa8dsZ_O16TPgcXAD4GNWc1YvY/s1600/IMG_3218.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485709464525912114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnZdCMYdmEN0JvYROWDXrY8u1iuJpUAUldegD2qiH3dJT6H_FDiCaUzRwe7fUgRLW0DrRfVCFMwdhQsj1w17c57lPV2sLhkfDLyfHmiB0MlWlkzKvKKa8dsZ_O16TPgcXAD4GNWc1YvY/s320/IMG_3218.JPG" /></a><br /><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>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-60923583378993224082010-06-08T13:55:00.001-07:002010-06-08T14:32:11.401-07:00Sea Pines...Anniversary Trip Part 3One afternoon after classes, we headed to a nearby hotspot called the Sea Pines Plantation, a 6-mile stretch of land that borders Cabilouge Sound and extends into the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the original plantation has been preserved as a forest preserve, complete with the original wetlands. If you head all the way to the end of the peninsula, there is a little Harbour town with a lighthouse. That's where we headed first, and had a nice lunch overlooking the bay where 75-million dollar yachts were bobbing.<br /><br />Our favorite thing...FOOD<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoGeOAT5N7YaQldkMYGcWnjuxjoB7xNxPDUsOsIu7U0dK9bniJ0yHwz9-GWVo96_DFW_mGU5Zk2nqkOeFdt-6pB9CQYro1XUWk-act4iUu0doQM7elZ1_2WSXYTNJIbtLVDKLfZu1HYY/s1600/IMG_2909.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480513891028402658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoGeOAT5N7YaQldkMYGcWnjuxjoB7xNxPDUsOsIu7U0dK9bniJ0yHwz9-GWVo96_DFW_mGU5Zk2nqkOeFdt-6pB9CQYro1XUWk-act4iUu0doQM7elZ1_2WSXYTNJIbtLVDKLfZu1HYY/s320/IMG_2909.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we toured the Harbour Town Lighthouse<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKhv2MLntScsbcLgBTOivha71TH3AQAsjri-xQLLNK6NmiSA1k-7okK8die81CP5Ymksm1FILw6TPH4_hFWbfGT24KaoWIdiIwQYzpzBxa-WUX0nCBROcibfruirtmBeesf7s4OOxBM4/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480513694938569602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKhv2MLntScsbcLgBTOivha71TH3AQAsjri-xQLLNK6NmiSA1k-7okK8die81CP5Ymksm1FILw6TPH4_hFWbfGT24KaoWIdiIwQYzpzBxa-WUX0nCBROcibfruirtmBeesf7s4OOxBM4/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YZJP7Pao6_a0o6LH70vEc_r9zpgd_E8b4-nAc_IXRubjz3ZZTo3upI0cZIqUhb93_oCBAkfvrAEYYIL0XnrrQ7-37PJZRCWNtkoA0cTxSFLnYrjszwOE1ifWdXnMMOjxWshP5fMiXMs/s1600/IMG_2922.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480513038283466642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YZJP7Pao6_a0o6LH70vEc_r9zpgd_E8b4-nAc_IXRubjz3ZZTo3upI0cZIqUhb93_oCBAkfvrAEYYIL0XnrrQ7-37PJZRCWNtkoA0cTxSFLnYrjszwOE1ifWdXnMMOjxWshP5fMiXMs/s320/IMG_2922.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We climbed to the top, and along the way they had several interesting Civil War museum-like pieces<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j3QzLuRSFGEKUzZ7m5x6z9RZoFPzEZD5ZQGJdWmenwPfZ8vY4C3RPlzfj9Z1ZhoRl6rTwK_PJqTHMpCk55Lj4DBbFk_oTDfvYsheeXNrVO9aBLPkzv3CSZKDcR6NZ_3FtjI5TkQEh0k/s1600/IMG_2912.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512390698970114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j3QzLuRSFGEKUzZ7m5x6z9RZoFPzEZD5ZQGJdWmenwPfZ8vY4C3RPlzfj9Z1ZhoRl6rTwK_PJqTHMpCk55Lj4DBbFk_oTDfvYsheeXNrVO9aBLPkzv3CSZKDcR6NZ_3FtjI5TkQEh0k/s320/IMG_2912.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin liked hiking up, as long as he was carried!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf04lb3YrLCpc_WG3Lo59H5sv5gCa2vlLVb4Cy37gwq6c0D8KU7xcvMsuUktbg8kZ2GXTBz8gBMfauc-v7g4WB2mfJFz1uJ-Rj3C7MqDdbOmAEyxIBRoHKoNmrxVxnotBlAJhso8ZpMA/s1600/IMG_2913.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512238197471378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf04lb3YrLCpc_WG3Lo59H5sv5gCa2vlLVb4Cy37gwq6c0D8KU7xcvMsuUktbg8kZ2GXTBz8gBMfauc-v7g4WB2mfJFz1uJ-Rj3C7MqDdbOmAEyxIBRoHKoNmrxVxnotBlAJhso8ZpMA/s320/IMG_2913.JPG" /></a><br /><br />When we got to the top, this was the view of Cabilouge Sound<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyy4xbDTcWWzGqGCr8W3LuR1zJ7ZzTbs0QTYLBYGKi-rVnjVl8wtKzzGAFgxzDFzBy1DRSWjCfCBcOz_ez1fi4jQRBymbc1coj5Pg14eCWBUEryuCkO4QT9AHmcvd5YycXO-vQvEGjqU/s1600/IMG_2914.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512078379777298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyy4xbDTcWWzGqGCr8W3LuR1zJ7ZzTbs0QTYLBYGKi-rVnjVl8wtKzzGAFgxzDFzBy1DRSWjCfCBcOz_ez1fi4jQRBymbc1coj5Pg14eCWBUEryuCkO4QT9AHmcvd5YycXO-vQvEGjqU/s320/IMG_2914.JPG" /></a><br /><br />...and the bay with the yachts<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp68cnPDY8MXvuQlHb3z0IsmjcNZn8C7BTtIGGQQsQd20dhXuRdlTPOpZT64p-9Bm4dAOfNYoM_8ielaggVY5OvyRD0urUSIWCkqAZ1uiFHLBvFOzVWOy9LEHH8bD77oQYY8FY6LGhsg/s1600/IMG_2916.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480511959046409234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp68cnPDY8MXvuQlHb3z0IsmjcNZn8C7BTtIGGQQsQd20dhXuRdlTPOpZT64p-9Bm4dAOfNYoM_8ielaggVY5OvyRD0urUSIWCkqAZ1uiFHLBvFOzVWOy9LEHH8bD77oQYY8FY6LGhsg/s320/IMG_2916.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mom and Finny at the top<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqjz-gltO0XdohRxOylJaggvNkr9FSX_u203oX73d8Y_JfUqi6_bxIkVNs9ry2ZDRdUDuokT2V1P9k5G0WaH6GmYhWdBxToqMTXMPZ2VHvulLCVLhm_YVn18q2VUa80t2QHMyCPL_oVE/s1600/IMG_2919.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480511801674258722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqjz-gltO0XdohRxOylJaggvNkr9FSX_u203oX73d8Y_JfUqi6_bxIkVNs9ry2ZDRdUDuokT2V1P9k5G0WaH6GmYhWdBxToqMTXMPZ2VHvulLCVLhm_YVn18q2VUa80t2QHMyCPL_oVE/s320/IMG_2919.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Daddy and Fin enjoying the views<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRuVdf6-OYdZwnNXbfGFOCrBoZQMdp0Rny4GCfuscgP6JebO-AN1wQ3mvmPPynFy1lBPydkMBnUcbmYuTWgTpv4yxPdhmnKLuOBKVnD2I13dL66rhVFcKiPMIKhc0k1TVDjxr6smCTKE/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480511680631450322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRuVdf6-OYdZwnNXbfGFOCrBoZQMdp0Rny4GCfuscgP6JebO-AN1wQ3mvmPPynFy1lBPydkMBnUcbmYuTWgTpv4yxPdhmnKLuOBKVnD2I13dL66rhVFcKiPMIKhc0k1TVDjxr6smCTKE/s320/IMG_2920.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then we took a stroll out on the dock extending into the ocean - there were bottlenosed dolphins frollicking in the ocean about 200 feet from where we were standing on the dock!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W_93ZPPVdBAUeJ-LUAI_pLxy4PFJwKcloEQw732PBYryDET3xzQ_AVbOjsQHpiLE9H2V5C6wctSTXyqftqk0ZQVDtFgTOObV5dKcxM7TUsjK9HkCinGWlTTGJ-0iG9Yw7jzklnFB-SA/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480510608919290898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BBJjbmYajsDvxiyEK-ekpzWQDW7HrnM4SpuWTu_O9jc5Kfk_4Tzaeccv7-NcsyTy-YapTatfTSOasPYvUgrLKBZ7k-39ZsUxMubVWsT76BKFv8PU7Uq8KxYJJYL0Fxe1cPF36u0oKpc/s320/IMG_2934.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We hiked into an Native American monument called the Ring of Shells, where native tribes would hold meetings within a ring of crushed shells - the shells offered protection and good fortune - you can still see parts of the original ring of shells if you look closely at the ground<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQAz87WuUdrEgfylyi58uc3h-G5Q0OBKgApNWchtkXdBQnry5c61hZ7If7tM_S9nmNSmrLj0zf6Wbi2Hms30m6zBltSZ3Td32hP5scUaHmt8S8ZQYcRA8HJwp1lPpcnprXYPFPk7kIjM/s1600/IMG_2936.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480510359588429282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQAz87WuUdrEgfylyi58uc3h-G5Q0OBKgApNWchtkXdBQnry5c61hZ7If7tM_S9nmNSmrLj0zf6Wbi2Hms30m6zBltSZ3Td32hP5scUaHmt8S8ZQYcRA8HJwp1lPpcnprXYPFPk7kIjM/s320/IMG_2936.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Standing in "the ring"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0l9x_KkTQzAE0Z5Ak6a8Ipr-ZRRvODcg4CXiou9zIYCVyLQn_1rCpDySYljUSPNClfMreSSIl0ycqzK7M9CGzjXBiBVUkcAjqq3q6rkCarbgJbYQALPTWrxMEA63AaAI8E30oBTRjM8/s1600/IMG_2938.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480510212250142114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0l9x_KkTQzAE0Z5Ak6a8Ipr-ZRRvODcg4CXiou9zIYCVyLQn_1rCpDySYljUSPNClfMreSSIl0ycqzK7M9CGzjXBiBVUkcAjqq3q6rkCarbgJbYQALPTWrxMEA63AaAI8E30oBTRjM8/s320/IMG_2938.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The trees were an odd mix of deciduous, palm, and swamp<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Da_MvmkGRpfLGrCgSI_eX73Gm2ccvLnU4SaOEK4qdqOlMXbpVq3SD1fDyK91Fe8M8OmxffaUEcpsxA1gyuM_Riq-NycmagqqTPmqvgLQQt0a8AzzQLJTwp-CJ-yTXN9YPFI9_7b-jVE/s1600/IMG_2939.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480510015724242466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Da_MvmkGRpfLGrCgSI_eX73Gm2ccvLnU4SaOEK4qdqOlMXbpVq3SD1fDyK91Fe8M8OmxffaUEcpsxA1gyuM_Riq-NycmagqqTPmqvgLQQt0a8AzzQLJTwp-CJ-yTXN9YPFI9_7b-jVE/s320/IMG_2939.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dru is getting anxious about meeting and alligator...he was a little jumpy! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsdaM9YCL0ZbF2tAxAo1CeZqRlWGNfQQ-kpxDjBkHaV0zBolMp3fnuXEiU1xmGl4Wq8EWvK4_aJkMLZTRY2j01lDMC4evaj8p6mnefEX56Uv6fxK-NWOdBRi3KNbLdZZw1OWk5NhW9Ls/s1600/IMG_2940.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480509825432444370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsdaM9YCL0ZbF2tAxAo1CeZqRlWGNfQQ-kpxDjBkHaV0zBolMp3fnuXEiU1xmGl4Wq8EWvK4_aJkMLZTRY2j01lDMC4evaj8p6mnefEX56Uv6fxK-NWOdBRi3KNbLdZZw1OWk5NhW9Ls/s320/IMG_2940.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The end of our hike...aw, just like the old days. Happy Anniversary, Babe!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsrMMSidfNxiFF5NFnReW9dkfEZKGbCsqrYTtLw2zH_8otOWNe7_pkJfqGd7PUhN0lJBMDqfEosXiJUYPXx5G2hwjce_T7J6PawSx9qz8ZAz_lnZvkc6BFX4nI0bHmIq6QE6zjH6t90k/s1600/IMG_2941.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480509569732182722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsrMMSidfNxiFF5NFnReW9dkfEZKGbCsqrYTtLw2zH_8otOWNe7_pkJfqGd7PUhN0lJBMDqfEosXiJUYPXx5G2hwjce_T7J6PawSx9qz8ZAz_lnZvkc6BFX4nI0bHmIq6QE6zjH6t90k/s320/IMG_2941.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-26352246772533726652010-06-08T09:48:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:09:13.662-07:00Beach Time...Anniversary Trip Part 2My classes ended every day around 1:00 so we had plenty of time to explore the resort and the surrounding areas. A few days after lunch, we hit the beach. It was Fin's first time on the beach and he loved it.<br /><br />He loved eating lunch with us, too, sitting up in a high chair with us like a big boy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRKqOPF5dFN1CyTN2rpbLAYdAOlHUVfW7a5x7Q11usS50fCTV1PZyQqbkGzZzSkNTZKDuT2dnq6gaYGbYUvHn6CrNG6i4LonydhelyCJ9HVbsp6JkOF7U6gRM1Q5Gl2AG6d_R_tBLT3k/s1600/IMG_2882.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448914986404690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRKqOPF5dFN1CyTN2rpbLAYdAOlHUVfW7a5x7Q11usS50fCTV1PZyQqbkGzZzSkNTZKDuT2dnq6gaYGbYUvHn6CrNG6i4LonydhelyCJ9HVbsp6JkOF7U6gRM1Q5Gl2AG6d_R_tBLT3k/s320/IMG_2882.JPG" /></a><br /><br />At first, he was a little confused by all the different noises on the beach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyQCkB1ky52Ij_sHkjRvmcGaAY66xc489sXUtkI0zauHLvsdj8u4WMa2HI58WJpw3AwtDGWLBTJWej7-Rws4c5p2XqVG9fVMrwBWfyPzg3gb-boEsYBfBJ_Oelf4xBm7YV-IX-4jyFb8/s1600/IMG_2884.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448797469123506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyQCkB1ky52Ij_sHkjRvmcGaAY66xc489sXUtkI0zauHLvsdj8u4WMa2HI58WJpw3AwtDGWLBTJWej7-Rws4c5p2XqVG9fVMrwBWfyPzg3gb-boEsYBfBJ_Oelf4xBm7YV-IX-4jyFb8/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" /></a><br /><br />But then he got down on the sand and decided this was alright<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6IieH-A6FJtvqRzjzHJtnWMIrf1QyHt1ldQGDVV8c26f5MXBLD0gV-orTCrsgQ3nha8ZFfYYJfX5dD7oSaDYKHRGYlqh4O1r6elz2eY2jNHOuDENUFuhxKW3Vxkz7AXWWUwWmpFybjk/s1600/IMG_2886.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448663275072194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6IieH-A6FJtvqRzjzHJtnWMIrf1QyHt1ldQGDVV8c26f5MXBLD0gV-orTCrsgQ3nha8ZFfYYJfX5dD7oSaDYKHRGYlqh4O1r6elz2eY2jNHOuDENUFuhxKW3Vxkz7AXWWUwWmpFybjk/s320/IMG_2886.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then he went to play in the water and sand with Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy24OnziJjULoCC5qM8fjCy9bLobWOPZ8iY1QfiNtVEn-e-bndp3R1_klotmYnLVlKRW6-VEdgmcGd36DhZ2h_Jxu6jMc-cTVnTIfnUg-VMOGdn8WMPQbpKlDEUNSbQjFEncrPPeayNoo/s1600/IMG_2890.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448447788908498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy24OnziJjULoCC5qM8fjCy9bLobWOPZ8iY1QfiNtVEn-e-bndp3R1_klotmYnLVlKRW6-VEdgmcGd36DhZ2h_Jxu6jMc-cTVnTIfnUg-VMOGdn8WMPQbpKlDEUNSbQjFEncrPPeayNoo/s320/IMG_2890.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He liked playing with the twigs/sticks and eating sand<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHmeYcqqqWfgQZAc6gH2AU_qg8e7fQkE3xj-atGnGdbYfCGmWZf3-nyoLnCEWz6zdCXuSQoyEYJkn1U78ZDPkiYt4IwwYhnISbVPsq8KhjZ0_XH9i_J984KjARDMvYqr2mA0pfz4lBG0/s1600/IMG_2896.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448333304622418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHmeYcqqqWfgQZAc6gH2AU_qg8e7fQkE3xj-atGnGdbYfCGmWZf3-nyoLnCEWz6zdCXuSQoyEYJkn1U78ZDPkiYt4IwwYhnISbVPsq8KhjZ0_XH9i_J984KjARDMvYqr2mA0pfz4lBG0/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He was not too sure about the waves coming up around him<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVx-vecfmta9MkrlR-_5mj7Eg232BEKwZjMROsl2PtpcyZ8Zl86CFvIwjME9yatPcR5GS9Kfqmzh66RHR2jIe3Vt-DfV3dgetxFsHpGeFi2QORDSr5q0KEoWfVeljhvE9yw7UkqYTFCA/s1600/IMG_2897.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448187225275138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVx-vecfmta9MkrlR-_5mj7Eg232BEKwZjMROsl2PtpcyZ8Zl86CFvIwjME9yatPcR5GS9Kfqmzh66RHR2jIe3Vt-DfV3dgetxFsHpGeFi2QORDSr5q0KEoWfVeljhvE9yw7UkqYTFCA/s320/IMG_2897.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The water was very warm, but Finny didn't know if this was okay or not<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyQrsGWSdHh9cgTZc-_pBAlV8AOahiZlYOYSDMD-q5jyYvjqjA5I6DtJjEXexS5uTCPjP2wqnVy3jnEXac0pLdYVP0ZklpTnbJF85bgKDWZDT6TEg_eSUDlUJSxZf6J2BDGdtWGWZ8TM/s1600/IMG_2899.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480448016495637618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyQrsGWSdHh9cgTZc-_pBAlV8AOahiZlYOYSDMD-q5jyYvjqjA5I6DtJjEXexS5uTCPjP2wqnVy3jnEXac0pLdYVP0ZklpTnbJF85bgKDWZDT6TEg_eSUDlUJSxZf6J2BDGdtWGWZ8TM/s320/IMG_2899.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Look, Daddy, another stick!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAwvqs44L7IPqRvGTLvHihjIy4v-1b4b5KpS4G19kt_9JnK6Ba6BQz0C8jUnNCg63nPDDKuqkPVewBNVWUjig0USqGxtAYOnJEK_UMfuSUrUfB0DD-p3g4dfGNubtk81En_CHCydHoqs/s1600/IMG_2901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480447897101410722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAwvqs44L7IPqRvGTLvHihjIy4v-1b4b5KpS4G19kt_9JnK6Ba6BQz0C8jUnNCg63nPDDKuqkPVewBNVWUjig0USqGxtAYOnJEK_UMfuSUrUfB0DD-p3g4dfGNubtk81En_CHCydHoqs/s320/IMG_2901.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFTGPEiUARcUDuRyOKtr21rOMmwkgPGSLkluSbHYSfII6RUB_ZnHPP42SYy9kAki4T0FySa0mgxhA-JLifXxT67ZKDXHxF5gqS0hJPpYD-ELwLxbjTQT9RISXnCgljSDKdGNFG0NNT_I/s1600/IMG_3043.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480447665123602242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFTGPEiUARcUDuRyOKtr21rOMmwkgPGSLkluSbHYSfII6RUB_ZnHPP42SYy9kAki4T0FySa0mgxhA-JLifXxT67ZKDXHxF5gqS0hJPpYD-ELwLxbjTQT9RISXnCgljSDKdGNFG0NNT_I/s320/IMG_3043.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Silly bug<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_E9aRFdlDh0GeF5sjb5faBLbSkTACkgdPLBnBYWeplVlkxP-9WWfEOSMMlK64jajIQJwP9YMKLhMevIM3cL6OiCq630hCAMueOvOxckbUe7ttXXY-4bzWyPfCD-aQGOuUr6CXhww2Y/s1600/IMG_3044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480447524885058194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_E9aRFdlDh0GeF5sjb5faBLbSkTACkgdPLBnBYWeplVlkxP-9WWfEOSMMlK64jajIQJwP9YMKLhMevIM3cL6OiCq630hCAMueOvOxckbUe7ttXXY-4bzWyPfCD-aQGOuUr6CXhww2Y/s320/IMG_3044.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trying out the sand again...no better the 12th time he tried it...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T_P-QWFMV3KEyCGDCgeHZ3t4fpxg4GiAJyTnhOnbaYJ-Fw8-XFXHhzwNSwoNyV4LeEJml629qSdizZgJDN7WmZNMoRP9-XRn4OooMC2OhKLQdc2RMmRoUbvoCOHfNJPdcKGVu7H942c/s1600/IMG_3045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480447393064068466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T_P-QWFMV3KEyCGDCgeHZ3t4fpxg4GiAJyTnhOnbaYJ-Fw8-XFXHhzwNSwoNyV4LeEJml629qSdizZgJDN7WmZNMoRP9-XRn4OooMC2OhKLQdc2RMmRoUbvoCOHfNJPdcKGVu7H942c/s320/IMG_3045.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then Mommy decided to take him into the ocean<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pLVGi3buDJpt_U1s6ml5kIjP1pYOusQR8VtY8PqTwiN5OmSYw5z4geVI9bEEmxZH4H-XQvazQUB5MnPhd0KjD1zrMw_tU1ZXQVPg6AkPkw6LWPG-13B9gbY_zIBo3YMW7ToLHrPnFVU/s1600/IMG_3047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480447087555754066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pLVGi3buDJpt_U1s6ml5kIjP1pYOusQR8VtY8PqTwiN5OmSYw5z4geVI9bEEmxZH4H-XQvazQUB5MnPhd0KjD1zrMw_tU1ZXQVPg6AkPkw6LWPG-13B9gbY_zIBo3YMW7ToLHrPnFVU/s320/IMG_3047.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin loved being dipped in and lifted back out<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQbSgR6HJlHNqOZ9O4UBg5KkBvldHtSer5H5vu8axfAqSpuQJTQTr0d5rn8IHeeZCorE9UZ46DD-LG1zcYb1zT9WJS2WvoLugF7iFo3DdD0YrU8LYrAV2lJA21Q_Ds_OXlal49INCuB4/s1600/IMG_3048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480446888906314962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQbSgR6HJlHNqOZ9O4UBg5KkBvldHtSer5H5vu8axfAqSpuQJTQTr0d5rn8IHeeZCorE9UZ46DD-LG1zcYb1zT9WJS2WvoLugF7iFo3DdD0YrU8LYrAV2lJA21Q_Ds_OXlal49INCuB4/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wOQXuhlPsUGNddyRUTjSIIciNGJYcge5-8w6PI8R-9jfvTh-wWxaqGbQS7_zXSm9-pjj-9pzaGpvv8C4QnVj3bbEaiJi0bqRrmuXYbO_9Zm5pMm0SHfNgaqcJI5i9cnd0MS69SCjW1Y/s1600/IMG_3049.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480446763630619090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wOQXuhlPsUGNddyRUTjSIIciNGJYcge5-8w6PI8R-9jfvTh-wWxaqGbQS7_zXSm9-pjj-9pzaGpvv8C4QnVj3bbEaiJi0bqRrmuXYbO_9Zm5pMm0SHfNgaqcJI5i9cnd0MS69SCjW1Y/s320/IMG_3049.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Aww, time to get out already??<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFxpuaOxNGBdj11R2I_MA4UueHNXJNA7s8PHvYy0xooDllxDx2Pu-xouH4m8gnwP2i54M9-ZMPwN7i_asXRcIBBvveP4r3FYqGtbImnPPaSfFJG66LGPwj63n_fkZKJ11hL482ePP2bc/s1600/IMG_3052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480446599130846466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFxpuaOxNGBdj11R2I_MA4UueHNXJNA7s8PHvYy0xooDllxDx2Pu-xouH4m8gnwP2i54M9-ZMPwN7i_asXRcIBBvveP4r3FYqGtbImnPPaSfFJG66LGPwj63n_fkZKJ11hL482ePP2bc/s320/IMG_3052.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A shot up the beach where we were...a lovely, warm water beach!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPm6cE9eEfqqO85DhJqc-CfHrSz3n3WUfSbeJLYNda3BDSB7peHANjFtghYEr_TLkkxZ8x1YZYDVlRhirkclRG1aPcFZJRhXG86SQOxSMJZxkGom-42bM9eyFcQ-zHvzMP8bTFbBJHFY/s1600/IMG_3053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480446475176951218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPm6cE9eEfqqO85DhJqc-CfHrSz3n3WUfSbeJLYNda3BDSB7peHANjFtghYEr_TLkkxZ8x1YZYDVlRhirkclRG1aPcFZJRhXG86SQOxSMJZxkGom-42bM9eyFcQ-zHvzMP8bTFbBJHFY/s320/IMG_3053.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-1737599855433475852010-06-08T08:39:00.000-07:002010-06-08T09:47:47.996-07:00Anniversary TripTo celebrate our anniversary this year, Dru, Fin and I took a trip to South Carolina. I had a medical conference there for a week, and Dru & Fin came along for fun.<br /><br />As usual, Fin was a great traveler. We took a total of six planes and Fin did really well. He enjoyed being packed around by Daddy through the airports.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsQ0XLDDThvAKH2KxPxCqyUZCNQGKqq4ik9IS72Y9mhhrvciEtrIR257KcMIt2CL1jS_h_DlIInrj0m66VMaBUpaXFfcjyj0FBmq9fIv8ZPW8Uv5Gc79IuT-x5lvEL8njwQB_gN5BHKE/s1600/IMG_2841.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434796759330194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsQ0XLDDThvAKH2KxPxCqyUZCNQGKqq4ik9IS72Y9mhhrvciEtrIR257KcMIt2CL1jS_h_DlIInrj0m66VMaBUpaXFfcjyj0FBmq9fIv8ZPW8Uv5Gc79IuT-x5lvEL8njwQB_gN5BHKE/s320/IMG_2841.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eq1wUPksvB94Qr0crDbvztilEdenl7rZR4C1uLW9jXu40DqcpdLIonI1_ols4RNFCvNk3cqukNSvQiJhFrpJb-9bupRZ9HMjJX19Sxa3xpPcSjYyjAN9tvKAv12kwqkotnG8d-7dyLY/s1600/IMG_2847.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434594509749762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eq1wUPksvB94Qr0crDbvztilEdenl7rZR4C1uLW9jXu40DqcpdLIonI1_ols4RNFCvNk3cqukNSvQiJhFrpJb-9bupRZ9HMjJX19Sxa3xpPcSjYyjAN9tvKAv12kwqkotnG8d-7dyLY/s320/IMG_2847.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div>And he slept well in odd places - if it was naptime, he was asleep. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61jALsQiwJvil7zNRIMyxIfiqd0dRbR8_Xfbz11Xr5RPNpYd-OjvRC30jIbRY6j-fYWpJDRZQ4Vz7CXlbcpm7PSOanlCrg-yGDfySAHkk60oZoT8AoQ3wyaLywvF1z-2hyphenhyphen3An-aquu_0/s1600/IMG_2844.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480435099447451474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61jALsQiwJvil7zNRIMyxIfiqd0dRbR8_Xfbz11Xr5RPNpYd-OjvRC30jIbRY6j-fYWpJDRZQ4Vz7CXlbcpm7PSOanlCrg-yGDfySAHkk60oZoT8AoQ3wyaLywvF1z-2hyphenhyphen3An-aquu_0/s320/IMG_2844.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkyFOBooq9fuRyQii1nsPdDyG2YaetqV9dalsz0v3tZbZJIFKG1Kz2YpwlmmmwIuET5UaQ3sOfR3hyphenhyphenAzB8HtIipMNq6xNcXEjE8RTePHpmnPCyLzxMK_1hSR4hYGFWMftY1mzrxYB9Rs/s1600/IMG_2845.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434944717821458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkyFOBooq9fuRyQii1nsPdDyG2YaetqV9dalsz0v3tZbZJIFKG1Kz2YpwlmmmwIuET5UaQ3sOfR3hyphenhyphenAzB8HtIipMNq6xNcXEjE8RTePHpmnPCyLzxMK_1hSR4hYGFWMftY1mzrxYB9Rs/s320/IMG_2845.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /> </div><div><div>We arrived to our hotel late Saturday night, and Sunday morning we woke up to this outside our balcony. We had a lovely room with a dynamite ocean view.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcEBhC-uO6lCkngDDqHJLPHTenEmbUvV7gdzUP_vdZlvDRRIFyqU9X_jkMpn6wHOkbmjtZCn1UscVu0JGiKhBVwLbz7WB-knjCagNmMUYlvUyDiwUm5NtwlQncNE5BcCfeZmRTFodMm0/s1600/IMG_2848.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434455226716162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcEBhC-uO6lCkngDDqHJLPHTenEmbUvV7gdzUP_vdZlvDRRIFyqU9X_jkMpn6wHOkbmjtZCn1UscVu0JGiKhBVwLbz7WB-knjCagNmMUYlvUyDiwUm5NtwlQncNE5BcCfeZmRTFodMm0/s320/IMG_2848.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Relaxing on the "veranda"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi300zSovnIRYRnZpAFSL0jzQhDHm7eeWchdQpD0-2zB_JhHGePJDX6tTGum2whOTh8c32u94RjXxqgTi_17PA7T4xpyrQtvZlKMvnyT2TaX81kWVxu3ujw30o2zaTI9g0eXnMgBBCV3Zs/s1600/IMG_2851.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434287785202306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi300zSovnIRYRnZpAFSL0jzQhDHm7eeWchdQpD0-2zB_JhHGePJDX6tTGum2whOTh8c32u94RjXxqgTi_17PA7T4xpyrQtvZlKMvnyT2TaX81kWVxu3ujw30o2zaTI9g0eXnMgBBCV3Zs/s320/IMG_2851.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Fin liked the view, too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHi0o0R_dGe4Eu84-daixH0vRlgDpgnsmP5eqqEPDCBAG2Z7Doo1EZ0MSN0uB7BkhN_9JDcxXH6nOgF7Z63Fa89cYrlgECGsrPyt77aVkaGYRHtUqf-59bIX56NFT09rivqY7naRKLUE/s1600/IMG_2853.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434145676019250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHi0o0R_dGe4Eu84-daixH0vRlgDpgnsmP5eqqEPDCBAG2Z7Doo1EZ0MSN0uB7BkhN_9JDcxXH6nOgF7Z63Fa89cYrlgECGsrPyt77aVkaGYRHtUqf-59bIX56NFT09rivqY7naRKLUE/s320/IMG_2853.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then it was off to one of the three resort pools for Fin to take his first ever dip in a pool.<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA1N2Pdq1VnchlCKDvAgGQhsR648kncQcUwy1LbtV7k5E53hpOyGxpihk-vhlIxe2g9XcSgGsn1vmtQCvQmNf8RfQ5l627JCzIZUqM6LIx345nzu8DmhyS69W3Qwf4x8MK9SsJVsInPc/s1600/IMG_2880.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480433442340275154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA1N2Pdq1VnchlCKDvAgGQhsR648kncQcUwy1LbtV7k5E53hpOyGxpihk-vhlIxe2g9XcSgGsn1vmtQCvQmNf8RfQ5l627JCzIZUqM6LIx345nzu8DmhyS69W3Qwf4x8MK9SsJVsInPc/s320/IMG_2880.JPG" /></a><br /><br />At first, he was not sure this was a good thing and clung to Daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tk4N846zT1-GWNZIkMPcufjfXro3jLCeQg2tmHsD2pkw8BRhLKcnHn2Iq9_v6LOj5RCBgG1sfq07iVeO2JfymG14mP9KaQ122_qGobKH45012OXBMjnmwPvuUTNNunuleYVFBv7Mw84/s1600/IMG_2856.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480433087442688226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tk4N846zT1-GWNZIkMPcufjfXro3jLCeQg2tmHsD2pkw8BRhLKcnHn2Iq9_v6LOj5RCBgG1sfq07iVeO2JfymG14mP9KaQ122_qGobKH45012OXBMjnmwPvuUTNNunuleYVFBv7Mw84/s320/IMG_2856.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A little scary....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aKEPfJ5VjVRgfnvBFV5jZiw1jtTWY5zFB2Y91uxSul6LqWGfnoraNHQK_inYzbj2EC97YJmXA8RpqcgA1pNTbtZR0WFrPq-v5VudYyH9RVHXSzU93xtjEjqAMUjfxkzNB_9pXfWypOk/s1600/IMG_2860.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480432870973379538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aKEPfJ5VjVRgfnvBFV5jZiw1jtTWY5zFB2Y91uxSul6LqWGfnoraNHQK_inYzbj2EC97YJmXA8RpqcgA1pNTbtZR0WFrPq-v5VudYyH9RVHXSzU93xtjEjqAMUjfxkzNB_9pXfWypOk/s320/IMG_2860.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then he started to relax and enjoy himself a little<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33exBEKQK4wlVycAA6Z2hVh5S_pHfLEc0KdoPVbLUG2dO97BKNOGCxE4DPlI4jEa9Q93yTSZXNiXFUgqfLS7zkmwZW9e-6ck3msXbXVz_dq5kX3XNnjsoJSVWnLvdlYAPUMaquxbZxJY/s1600/IMG_2858.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480432678338683346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33exBEKQK4wlVycAA6Z2hVh5S_pHfLEc0KdoPVbLUG2dO97BKNOGCxE4DPlI4jEa9Q93yTSZXNiXFUgqfLS7zkmwZW9e-6ck3msXbXVz_dq5kX3XNnjsoJSVWnLvdlYAPUMaquxbZxJY/s320/IMG_2858.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then, he got in his floating innertube and life was grand<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGEHlEk_Sd0eDQiSxbmUj6pESfcmjBcVdMKi4Nhng0SS82lCcYZc4xcAi-E6kGv8HA9uvCUJyLB_qEUkW3rpemyWDVcG41HwgoxmNRucI3IJMHEuo4g5EBM6-uiQkdMUAV61dkG6tZq8/s1600/IMG_2862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480432515179381074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGEHlEk_Sd0eDQiSxbmUj6pESfcmjBcVdMKi4Nhng0SS82lCcYZc4xcAi-E6kGv8HA9uvCUJyLB_qEUkW3rpemyWDVcG41HwgoxmNRucI3IJMHEuo4g5EBM6-uiQkdMUAV61dkG6tZq8/s320/IMG_2862.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkSUr10qnIZnxX33CS_Qgc-XN_g50sXrrsQINMFl9r2MfhZdGZe2DszYCCQjYQNZYwnxUMuZDsCJySd9skyGAJOo7Mqv9VfF5-_7_L7OuUWygsPStwwb8sPKRYWIgtN6_5B2JGJ7Tbds/s1600/IMG_2863.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480432322151866114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkSUr10qnIZnxX33CS_Qgc-XN_g50sXrrsQINMFl9r2MfhZdGZe2DszYCCQjYQNZYwnxUMuZDsCJySd9skyGAJOo7Mqv9VfF5-_7_L7OuUWygsPStwwb8sPKRYWIgtN6_5B2JGJ7Tbds/s320/IMG_2863.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReindwlaJBJq_kGOxRXPwLfJ7xKkzxgNPn2fqEJqTTg1PIKKatEYM1ZuWhZJ9DvOlN5SWivBdncakbdNBIUrI8q_LQyWtK2NOe_YGpcsjyseqkCCLjoiJU_Sp_WX9EbO1S2cVTtQ2K4U/s1600/IMG_2864.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480432142902732786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReindwlaJBJq_kGOxRXPwLfJ7xKkzxgNPn2fqEJqTTg1PIKKatEYM1ZuWhZJ9DvOlN5SWivBdncakbdNBIUrI8q_LQyWtK2NOe_YGpcsjyseqkCCLjoiJU_Sp_WX9EbO1S2cVTtQ2K4U/s320/IMG_2864.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He relaxed, kicked back, and enjoyed watching the ceiling fans above the covered pool.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBeZzvgtz3HGFVus1LA1H9CloY_SI92P4yZNpbQi3OvCeTbZL53hpqQqdKUJ6m3bYL7oKtMlQRqjCp7HEtRv46Hnwq6jlWesfJ1fGZRiajvewUQftyWjhV5Y6591BfNM0VNi7RsLQ64I/s1600/IMG_2865.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431948998670930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBeZzvgtz3HGFVus1LA1H9CloY_SI92P4yZNpbQi3OvCeTbZL53hpqQqdKUJ6m3bYL7oKtMlQRqjCp7HEtRv46Hnwq6jlWesfJ1fGZRiajvewUQftyWjhV5Y6591BfNM0VNi7RsLQ64I/s320/IMG_2865.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He got to play with Mommy, too<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOErWjhMuPDlxmslg6gDYApVDf6aCvJaA0rKapDoe2tj4Xc71DkF8B8Rr77faT5KRcEUYYvuvkXWrlrqii5-f2XN6zJs4Kbw57rrT6Xs_fOnGYB_bLCoPZRqNrUMmz-5y6p-wSLkdlrY/s1600/IMG_2874.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431812907164210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOErWjhMuPDlxmslg6gDYApVDf6aCvJaA0rKapDoe2tj4Xc71DkF8B8Rr77faT5KRcEUYYvuvkXWrlrqii5-f2XN6zJs4Kbw57rrT6Xs_fOnGYB_bLCoPZRqNrUMmz-5y6p-wSLkdlrY/s320/IMG_2874.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksJN6YtkJEGaab2cB8oioFC2lZQlVPuzVg1JBsEsUyZ3yDLueE6wkqLVDvWUf-Gkc8XodIn1KgdsgGmjDCaxQz8885PnMaz7YLJ7YCXM0eQpAZzjDKqJc4nRBIGaGhc54viTh3bzaXWE/s1600/IMG_2870.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431535095164258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksJN6YtkJEGaab2cB8oioFC2lZQlVPuzVg1JBsEsUyZ3yDLueE6wkqLVDvWUf-Gkc8XodIn1KgdsgGmjDCaxQz8885PnMaz7YLJ7YCXM0eQpAZzjDKqJc4nRBIGaGhc54viTh3bzaXWE/s320/IMG_2870.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A nice lady came over and took a picture of the three of us<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfDJZrradn5VhdpyXk5RF00fzCnDxRhbBnX11Xhhwy26QcLFds9yic9nmMyXcbjAQSmWJIGcvZzIvIpv-glOBciONVwqbn3rzdzqvkZkP21EwRH4CqLI8JV6-LjZytYiYtJb1r9gSMhM/s1600/IMG_2875.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431329688509682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfDJZrradn5VhdpyXk5RF00fzCnDxRhbBnX11Xhhwy26QcLFds9yic9nmMyXcbjAQSmWJIGcvZzIvIpv-glOBciONVwqbn3rzdzqvkZkP21EwRH4CqLI8JV6-LjZytYiYtJb1r9gSMhM/s320/IMG_2875.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After awhile, Fin didn't want to get out. Look how relaxed he is!! It was so funny.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1DNViAhMm71cbPQUmcVJDYm3ZhpLodD4xXVU52lV2UQfHnFnbA91zDIEhUnJ750IK9td5z9MEIDGowN6OqAATDI1zowg2he_lnygaEwBuGZuFZgw5Rrqv5GVxJ0VxtP7xKWXdhjZXa0/s1600/IMG_3054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480430461083261426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1DNViAhMm71cbPQUmcVJDYm3ZhpLodD4xXVU52lV2UQfHnFnbA91zDIEhUnJ750IK9td5z9MEIDGowN6OqAATDI1zowg2he_lnygaEwBuGZuFZgw5Rrqv5GVxJ0VxtP7xKWXdhjZXa0/s320/IMG_3054.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0vOp4iL5aK1Sojuh0y64IoNpzqnQSMi_CwC0WfkqUgpE2wwl-XCegJyy9DpuKZ2LsU9_It5Q5xeK-ivx-Z816AMtB45V1UYO3DBARZIKiPNTpGGyl4OowGS0pQrCl6DBDvuX3o5mPl8/s1600/IMG_3055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480430008016973506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0vOp4iL5aK1Sojuh0y64IoNpzqnQSMi_CwC0WfkqUgpE2wwl-XCegJyy9DpuKZ2LsU9_It5Q5xeK-ivx-Z816AMtB45V1UYO3DBARZIKiPNTpGGyl4OowGS0pQrCl6DBDvuX3o5mPl8/s320/IMG_3055.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My little pool baby - in the background you can see the resort and pool<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2OrERm0ewaZ8CEDPO5nmRYp70I3sKNc6iav888mbu4BNCJmz5fK4VQC4iLot92GS3WYAH2L7SqUj4CAo4qtIscblYSAyeRfAkXNRg_dUS1fShll4jdboWcd9Nx1MW48Cb6f0mejd7cc/s1600/IMG_3059.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480433973866691458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2OrERm0ewaZ8CEDPO5nmRYp70I3sKNc6iav888mbu4BNCJmz5fK4VQC4iLot92GS3WYAH2L7SqUj4CAo4qtIscblYSAyeRfAkXNRg_dUS1fShll4jdboWcd9Nx1MW48Cb6f0mejd7cc/s320/IMG_3059.JPG" /></a><br /><br />GQ Boy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5l9qlz32p3Zt1r8czLUhVsRzp-XAmiwCmJc02cEfEkWiSC6k33Yih1K1G87RST27Sfa2xJ8N8JT2pJJ7XXzfbUL7wfm-RtBqU4CzcbOPQ-EvKs-OxmCEdpkonjbXpWhpJrnMaxWWHqw/s1600/IMG_2878.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431065809671938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5l9qlz32p3Zt1r8czLUhVsRzp-XAmiwCmJc02cEfEkWiSC6k33Yih1K1G87RST27Sfa2xJ8N8JT2pJJ7XXzfbUL7wfm-RtBqU4CzcbOPQ-EvKs-OxmCEdpkonjbXpWhpJrnMaxWWHqw/s320/IMG_2878.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>Drying off with Mommy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HSeYhupl2h1RfVkcCLVhHdBRG3FMl789-ga13P3ookw9EM2208NA8b1gsRCTGpxNtLbDKuW4cvLmKWYHSILyBjqrNtj1ZAaow9rtLVGjfWpo2vnf6n8Qz0MocLDC2-II7K0RDlxRm8A/s1600/IMG_3058.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480429467247151858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HSeYhupl2h1RfVkcCLVhHdBRG3FMl789-ga13P3ookw9EM2208NA8b1gsRCTGpxNtLbDKuW4cvLmKWYHSILyBjqrNtj1ZAaow9rtLVGjfWpo2vnf6n8Qz0MocLDC2-II7K0RDlxRm8A/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Another shot of the resort <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIii6mXi9W1hxGdoqhVQ7eJXCvPnyYtlUMK-xdzkFgbUXv9TvcKFvToBEb5PP9vh-g_Mjar6oi_3eC-lAAQcImRN7C3O_1D9P2jODZNBqibm0la9E84qSM2UnuZoo0uMHxu8ki9a_XwzQ/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480429148278141618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIii6mXi9W1hxGdoqhVQ7eJXCvPnyYtlUMK-xdzkFgbUXv9TvcKFvToBEb5PP9vh-g_Mjar6oi_3eC-lAAQcImRN7C3O_1D9P2jODZNBqibm0la9E84qSM2UnuZoo0uMHxu8ki9a_XwzQ/s320/IMG_3062.JPG" /></a><br /><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>The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375235217402406640.post-30411776465507907342010-06-02T14:21:00.000-07:002010-06-02T14:24:09.157-07:00UpdateWe had our ultrasound yesterday and we're having a GIRL!!! We are so excited!...one of each!The Smedshammershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084627802468543843noreply@blogger.com2