tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340237442024-03-14T09:25:26.700-06:00Schwartz FamilyThe Capers of Anna & Sonja and Other Schwartz StoriesChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-85751520823221886362011-04-17T21:06:00.013-06:002011-04-17T22:14:22.448-06:00In case you live outside the greater Baltimore/DC area, you may not have heard that Sonja turned three. If you have seen us in the past two weeks, you were likely told that that very day was her very birthday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLr2FLTqyA80pQv0CvaeYpe3QpND4USEJvT77XUqLA-8Mm8rBrLFlC9hp9Ixc_801rIcU0quBkQsR6uT-5-4_9RpLzKWyMlKGtXPuESOL2WMpj9Gmhy4dz87QR8Uydu_HfnPKgQg/s1600/DSC_0123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596756448343110002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLr2FLTqyA80pQv0CvaeYpe3QpND4USEJvT77XUqLA-8Mm8rBrLFlC9hp9Ixc_801rIcU0quBkQsR6uT-5-4_9RpLzKWyMlKGtXPuESOL2WMpj9Gmhy4dz87QR8Uydu_HfnPKgQg/s320/DSC_0123.JPG" /></a> We probably confused her by celebrating her birthday the Saturday beforehand, by giving her a credit card. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWbKZ1wV_EB8_2k-spTysI-8lgUXis8RMpWaJlxDc4lSsxbZfeuSmC7-WOzGz9sR-ESWD4eDGQd3uYuZoBa-dGSDu1iO7RINr94sEtP7UyIes6ST228fR9KlIq2smXpseZ0LXIw/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596757171862211186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWbKZ1wV_EB8_2k-spTysI-8lgUXis8RMpWaJlxDc4lSsxbZfeuSmC7-WOzGz9sR-ESWD4eDGQd3uYuZoBa-dGSDu1iO7RINr94sEtP7UyIes6ST228fR9KlIq2smXpseZ0LXIw/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" /></a> Actually, that is the business card of Bubbles the Clown. <br />We went to Port Discovery and happened upon Bubbles making balloon animals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8yFo8b5faIgaBqu8f5o4s5Zj4t397SsG-Opsz79BVCimzzmZJkLxwd2T8ofIDXXihyphenhyphenR_w-ghqzwPdxgcgZrJzq11zoyYzY190an3IsccnfTaXRtGgbOeBnnShqchhuUX1nl_SA/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8yFo8b5faIgaBqu8f5o4s5Zj4t397SsG-Opsz79BVCimzzmZJkLxwd2T8ofIDXXihyphenhyphenR_w-ghqzwPdxgcgZrJzq11zoyYzY190an3IsccnfTaXRtGgbOeBnnShqchhuUX1nl_SA/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596758628734532210" /></a><br />Some little folks were thrilled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CkiLZv0WH5yfVmkhPgCQIP2vfT7W7ed5D7QRSFmubgAbkMdvdjYXVJnga8w6mZfa7VM5Uh36LN-edidFbUt-MI56jRzszNOLsjBpq6du34fmMrud_QL3AlwzrSG3KDnT_myxlQ/s1600/DSC_0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CkiLZv0WH5yfVmkhPgCQIP2vfT7W7ed5D7QRSFmubgAbkMdvdjYXVJnga8w6mZfa7VM5Uh36LN-edidFbUt-MI56jRzszNOLsjBpq6du34fmMrud_QL3AlwzrSG3KDnT_myxlQ/s320/DSC_0077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596758892702616194" /></a><br />After a few hours of playing in the water works and bounce house, we strolled down to the Inner Harbor to find lunch. Our waiter was somehow given the impression that it was Sonja's birthday that day and we weren't going to bring up technicalities as he was handing her a brownie sundae. <br />After lunch, we watched The Fudgery crew make fudge and Anna had a double-decker ice cream cone while we watched a street performer ride a 12ft unicycle. It was a lovely day at the harbor and we returned home happy though some of us were a little worse for the wear.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWeFTDwcx_PUHRaKAQPjpxbBLiKse_2ofbwpHgRwHQVHGhO-DWksj8KqVNop3jKIeCk3fTAmFjouy8a4cnrk6qi1JKDzKTujIF6VOZ0Ok1Hgm7gInQBcihpT10B4S4didr1pnmw/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWeFTDwcx_PUHRaKAQPjpxbBLiKse_2ofbwpHgRwHQVHGhO-DWksj8KqVNop3jKIeCk3fTAmFjouy8a4cnrk6qi1JKDzKTujIF6VOZ0Ok1Hgm7gInQBcihpT10B4S4didr1pnmw/s320/DSC_0093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596761526910264834" /></a><br /><br />Sonja's true birth date was on a Tuesday so Chris surprised her at Story Time with a balloon. I didn't take a photo because her face was precious and I couldn't take my eyes off her. She's so captivated by her daddy, and princess balloons. <br />Chris joined us for lunch with some of our Story Time friends and we had princess cupcakes. Well, everyone but the birthday princess who touched nothing after one carton of Chik-fil-A chocolate milk.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZriK04qkwKowCheDgIKw4DyMkSCgKCIRvb10qZja6Gq68HMy4ZP4Yh7IdwhxrkrTfO73OVzNLicJIgWXQ-eaG_jS07ymmJ-M54MI8N_ue-eUbr2JA7V7mgYX6k7Vxx5Ba-8qV0g/s1600/DSC_0112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZriK04qkwKowCheDgIKw4DyMkSCgKCIRvb10qZja6Gq68HMy4ZP4Yh7IdwhxrkrTfO73OVzNLicJIgWXQ-eaG_jS07ymmJ-M54MI8N_ue-eUbr2JA7V7mgYX6k7Vxx5Ba-8qV0g/s320/DSC_0112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596763833427754210" /></a><br />I had a hilarious time making those. (The crowns are Laffy Taffy's...har har.) Anyway.<br /><br />That evening, we had Sonja's birthday dinner with Oma and Opa. I had asked her what she would like (and made Anna be quiet so the answer wasn't pizza! McDonald's! Chucky Cheese!) and she said, "Rice." Rice? Okay, what else? "Risotto." Both? Both are rice, pick one. So she said, "Risotto, carrots, broccoli and chicken." See why I heshed Anna? She's too young to know that you don't have to pick normal food.<br />So, we had a nice birthday dinner. And birthday cake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A_4UOI8_D2NJERiCEeTaPa1thYIOAWx6hYxUIgvgA_WtLgq-Xv1uUGH3SqH31nUY5CCCFF1l5ddzPFqPuBXVmNmwQpX9Z0Yf1PXfhziZQsgmgVXxIUyp4vbKCdlVTK1ZsZqfzQ/s1600/DSC_0122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A_4UOI8_D2NJERiCEeTaPa1thYIOAWx6hYxUIgvgA_WtLgq-Xv1uUGH3SqH31nUY5CCCFF1l5ddzPFqPuBXVmNmwQpX9Z0Yf1PXfhziZQsgmgVXxIUyp4vbKCdlVTK1ZsZqfzQ/s320/DSC_0122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596767485992349698" /></a><br />(This was the easiest cake I've done for the girls' birthdays, and my favorite. If you have a 103 tip and 5 minutes, and obviously a cake and frosting, you can whip this up. It's Martha Stewart's ruffle tower cake if you want to google directions.) <br />Sonja's face was fun to watch as she opened her gifts. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3LBNzKxXrnajfIEUllgjdnVnZumnjIdjV__G3UhdTjeis0Unx_UurU2-RIwY97F8ThO5jVmuQ1a4FmeAbhkl1mrGEyQdr10yWDw9RsObA-itUnwIR64BvPriLsvFCd3jRnbVjw/s1600/DSC_0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3LBNzKxXrnajfIEUllgjdnVnZumnjIdjV__G3UhdTjeis0Unx_UurU2-RIwY97F8ThO5jVmuQ1a4FmeAbhkl1mrGEyQdr10yWDw9RsObA-itUnwIR64BvPriLsvFCd3jRnbVjw/s320/DSC_0163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596770177964598258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c5bCwYE415bzhTnvZ1jt2FV0Auc79hn2a5F1DeX9-EU0gwfLHBq0SCJ67AzGdziFxwWicVxxGgx0YyNX0SIYnyRaISDlwxhfht0B3q8FfRQDdyhkVy1ka91fXYxyhTM3vH9ukg/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c5bCwYE415bzhTnvZ1jt2FV0Auc79hn2a5F1DeX9-EU0gwfLHBq0SCJ67AzGdziFxwWicVxxGgx0YyNX0SIYnyRaISDlwxhfht0B3q8FfRQDdyhkVy1ka91fXYxyhTM3vH9ukg/s320/DSC_0169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596768612648674418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozflQFRTXBHMx1VCOtEGKOf8tWX4W81RjLhJevSlTpT34tXOSDimG1jWxJhhyphenhyphendv3SrKnN6CGrBtxZ9OOctvE2r3_XBwAH7-12HoHPpYvLioY-pGaVGrcTtCsByaWj31ywEbkEnw/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozflQFRTXBHMx1VCOtEGKOf8tWX4W81RjLhJevSlTpT34tXOSDimG1jWxJhhyphenhyphendv3SrKnN6CGrBtxZ9OOctvE2r3_XBwAH7-12HoHPpYvLioY-pGaVGrcTtCsByaWj31ywEbkEnw/s320/DSC_0144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596769047038073938" /></a><br />Happy birthday, little princess!ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-43372678926274180602011-04-15T18:58:00.007-06:002011-04-15T19:40:33.747-06:00The Orioles picked up a new fan this season.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DL2ACKvM-Xe1DxZ7pzs7JSPL_rrzgrXupRftnZM_gH707aru-HLZmxi1WjmUzUSrUME0gPkwcBIr-n95RR3rpzd50ODIyFh8R91fkmmyH0RjZBS2ZiPD8opxaZr_r_sOWBh7UQ/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DL2ACKvM-Xe1DxZ7pzs7JSPL_rrzgrXupRftnZM_gH707aru-HLZmxi1WjmUzUSrUME0gPkwcBIr-n95RR3rpzd50ODIyFh8R91fkmmyH0RjZBS2ZiPD8opxaZr_r_sOWBh7UQ/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595982497800566050" /></a><br />I love this kid. =)<br /><br />Now believe it or not, the O's started the season winning games, so when we were offered tickets, we jumped at the opportunity to see them during the hot streak. But then, after one home run, we realized the girls enjoy the game much more when nobody is screaming, howling or scoring runs for our team. The O's, realizing the danger of ostracizing their cutest fans, aimed for the Ranger's mitts until we left in the 5th and then homer-ed for the win. Win, win.<br />Anyway, the real reason we go to the games is to enjoy the extracurriculars:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SqNw8IkIK5riZL-iGKeF5VdNOZWOEWjMi5IuVVITulIxE5tUq8j1YQ84kRF8FJDqR2YO5v5Vho0-p1ztcpj1KX46i5luc1FkI9kdtHlyKowIhWRwfDG9r_EiCV3WzianbWbfjw/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SqNw8IkIK5riZL-iGKeF5VdNOZWOEWjMi5IuVVITulIxE5tUq8j1YQ84kRF8FJDqR2YO5v5Vho0-p1ztcpj1KX46i5luc1FkI9kdtHlyKowIhWRwfDG9r_EiCV3WzianbWbfjw/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595985585538011202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz59_qz5WRE1NmkCIxOfJ7MMgCpogFNrDcKEYiMD2Ws2Q4Xug4p_0sRTDbLIew5qeFKUnpZBbML-DndONdt0GTp43XHPkABV7TFdaSYsUigqOWJdUefNb3UD3qnMvyVx6GlqraQ/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz59_qz5WRE1NmkCIxOfJ7MMgCpogFNrDcKEYiMD2Ws2Q4Xug4p_0sRTDbLIew5qeFKUnpZBbML-DndONdt0GTp43XHPkABV7TFdaSYsUigqOWJdUefNb3UD3qnMvyVx6GlqraQ/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595985858007896930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHriNFO06SLJyYwmR3LiumCIIENEuSUdh8QR4QFzHhQQLV-fyVHxx7QIymwNlzMXUjW11es6pA-fdGr393_dH2tKvtwnn-YyShiu8DPOFAHjCt21I1H8UFWLxBB_1GgTCfGrQ34w/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHriNFO06SLJyYwmR3LiumCIIENEuSUdh8QR4QFzHhQQLV-fyVHxx7QIymwNlzMXUjW11es6pA-fdGr393_dH2tKvtwnn-YyShiu8DPOFAHjCt21I1H8UFWLxBB_1GgTCfGrQ34w/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595986281791861538" /></a><br />These and cotton candy = they love going to Orioles' games.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrrUXu7ZYilAqBaElnbgfo-9bLT5khpiNc4yA65Oyvrdzfm6mUqDnQ-aF7yf0otrQkJ42SCblZjaeszZ6yJBDi6YzdEQ-iVgsCO4GBlNvEBjYOAOQbPvKGYXejBjnqdQpopjM3Q/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrrUXu7ZYilAqBaElnbgfo-9bLT5khpiNc4yA65Oyvrdzfm6mUqDnQ-aF7yf0otrQkJ42SCblZjaeszZ6yJBDi6YzdEQ-iVgsCO4GBlNvEBjYOAOQbPvKGYXejBjnqdQpopjM3Q/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595986876119898914" /></a>ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-71943844960329377982011-04-02T10:04:00.000-06:002011-04-02T10:19:04.792-06:00Who do bamboo? You do bamboo! <br />Congrats to Elaine! (and baby Walt!)<br /><br />I'll be mailing out your wipes next week! <br />Thanks for entering and happy Saturday, friends. =)ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-89637725588647219952011-03-26T13:50:00.004-06:002011-03-26T14:50:46.402-06:00My first giveaway:<br />Bamboo wipes.<br />I love them. And when you really love something, you give it away. Unless it is your kid. <br /><br />Anyway, let me try to convince you to love bamboo wipes, too. <br /> <br />As I said in <a href="http://chrisandmissy.blogspot.com/2010/06/projects-of-late-most-of-my-evening.html">my original post</a>, I was wary to try a reusable wipe, but then I felt how plush and soft bamboo velour is and thought, "Surely, I could not deny my baby this." (Although my first two daughters happily endured Huggies wipes.) <br />However, I still was not convinced I needed to deal with poopy wipes, especially as I use disposable diapers. So I decided to use lush wipes for wet, Huggies for the other. When Rachel was born, she turned out to be a very infrequent "diaper dirtier" (as in every couple weeks!) so everything turned out nicely.<br /><br />I've been trying to convince my friends to try bamboo wipes, but so far I have zero converts. So, I'll show you how easy it is to incorporate reusable wipes for wet diapers at least, and also give away one set of 10 so you can try them...and once you feel them, I'm telling you, you'll never go back. <br /><br />Every few days, I restock Rachel's wipes warmer like so. <br />Microwave 1 1/2 c water for two minutes. Add a 1/2 tsp baby soap and a few drops each of baby oil and tea tree oil. (I keep these mini sized containers in the kitchen cabinet so the operation takes 2.5 minutes.) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv3ydqrRfxvh1DeG-JgKG-VkI88PbYZYIqcAQa0uDTuRE-Tpl3K1fF8wFbfXis_3lt88VavZ0BsfMq8_7zJH3VrRmOy-iBHblVJc3G7U24oHRfcjQvRB8_p7Y5azSNxSojuXyhQ/s1600/Baby+wipes+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv3ydqrRfxvh1DeG-JgKG-VkI88PbYZYIqcAQa0uDTuRE-Tpl3K1fF8wFbfXis_3lt88VavZ0BsfMq8_7zJH3VrRmOy-iBHblVJc3G7U24oHRfcjQvRB8_p7Y5azSNxSojuXyhQ/s320/Baby+wipes+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588487855627240610" /></a><br />I place a cut-to-size wash cloth at the bottom of the warmer to prevent the last wipe from over drying, then a stack of wipes. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4wWmJPUabm2SiYacGkQORXKCEphuCuijWMI8VUTDp48tRoBQrNcYnOsJIym2Iway6IUEeVgcJQd7R38GdUbhmB3MSD68wdqVR0UMs-2gflIzdzaWufAbtGUa1ObUp03rcEZLVA/s1600/Baby+wipes+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4wWmJPUabm2SiYacGkQORXKCEphuCuijWMI8VUTDp48tRoBQrNcYnOsJIym2Iway6IUEeVgcJQd7R38GdUbhmB3MSD68wdqVR0UMs-2gflIzdzaWufAbtGUa1ObUp03rcEZLVA/s320/Baby+wipes+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588486633039233586" /></a><br />Pour the solution over the wipes and up to the nursery you go with a steaming cake of wipes. =)<br /><br />There are all sorts of stylish wet bags available to for storing used wipes until laundry time, but I simply toss the used ones into an open ziploc. Again, I don't deal with dirty wipes, so I wash these with towels or any other load of hot laundry.<br />So, it's all very easy peasy. <br />If you would like to try some bamboo wipes, leave a comment before noon EST, April 2. US addresses only please.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-11259259557044490282011-03-24T19:02:00.009-06:002011-03-24T20:10:07.495-06:00"Before and after" pics of the guest bedroom/nursery.<br /><br />Before: The guest bedroom wall:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5nDD2tLgQYkqQEpNPJ-B9oCwGGQSuQUWxO7hW_M4ruIbOJizH5ehU4DyS4nvQqjEvEW09D79lILGG6hygvEJbjSXPx7q2S8rE7CieRB8QDAEZUfrL4l1WWQfTBNJhYVSFnQ11w/s1600/DSC_0242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5nDD2tLgQYkqQEpNPJ-B9oCwGGQSuQUWxO7hW_M4ruIbOJizH5ehU4DyS4nvQqjEvEW09D79lILGG6hygvEJbjSXPx7q2S8rE7CieRB8QDAEZUfrL4l1WWQfTBNJhYVSFnQ11w/s320/DSC_0242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587824661064103458" /></a><br /><br />That'll wake you up. Good morning! He's a-happy to see you!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IY_6M1eqCjdpvJpShkj7KhJNG7MDk6EJLPNU4LvGJeJQs9IK9eVDkRPVvdDvXcFJXpaezBfrhHKLQleoUlpSrGFyfmoHtfS6bgBSHmyB23yav3WvrFM-92X4tH17U-sFmF6aGA/s1600/DSC_0242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IY_6M1eqCjdpvJpShkj7KhJNG7MDk6EJLPNU4LvGJeJQs9IK9eVDkRPVvdDvXcFJXpaezBfrhHKLQleoUlpSrGFyfmoHtfS6bgBSHmyB23yav3WvrFM-92X4tH17U-sFmF6aGA/s320/DSC_0242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587824341038699410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTE5m8pL5mte2AYE-TNYOL-ZcULRg6J6I5h2s_VSqYCMlgF_pDmF-tT4LJkQc2rZaTzrBdksQrCNeqpQs7kb9V3O0MtE53l32mC1bmXh10Gr5c4a6U4fIjKsypohGWS4TNJKkfA/s1600/DSC_0241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTE5m8pL5mte2AYE-TNYOL-ZcULRg6J6I5h2s_VSqYCMlgF_pDmF-tT4LJkQc2rZaTzrBdksQrCNeqpQs7kb9V3O0MtE53l32mC1bmXh10Gr5c4a6U4fIjKsypohGWS4TNJKkfA/s320/DSC_0241.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587833457909796162" /></a><br />He was outlined in Sharpie permanent ink...priming and priming some more. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2O3x5o5ccHgScoh0w47SNWTNwpnu7AwGsqRM4gfqfeQj0I1jiEd6N3sTT6KujXJHUXaq1Qr9xh-CLZ0ab2s-K-NErgOcUvcfg6dfuokmHc8FdqeyjlJQ_yZiHHMs_BQ9xDuvdA/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2O3x5o5ccHgScoh0w47SNWTNwpnu7AwGsqRM4gfqfeQj0I1jiEd6N3sTT6KujXJHUXaq1Qr9xh-CLZ0ab2s-K-NErgOcUvcfg6dfuokmHc8FdqeyjlJQ_yZiHHMs_BQ9xDuvdA/s320/DSC_0297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587826856663141986" /></a><br />After: Rachel's tame room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuJ3-WeH6YtdJlLrKchmrysiAIrDlVXLAhv90pKb-P1zLiNGvCzXIyoaUv6lkYfo72htITdE4Ev2X00puQxumuGWobG-cBmldXoqtduQ-t8ToYrVA_IqTP8brOj3FML2MPfmIBQ/s1600/DSC_0237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuJ3-WeH6YtdJlLrKchmrysiAIrDlVXLAhv90pKb-P1zLiNGvCzXIyoaUv6lkYfo72htITdE4Ev2X00puQxumuGWobG-cBmldXoqtduQ-t8ToYrVA_IqTP8brOj3FML2MPfmIBQ/s320/DSC_0237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587827927863162082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzly5NaNRKJcD2ffmAgwkmAjYm1_9_RGTJFaDawOghznw8-qNWeBXxSx4FTxbscQiYj0-uLvriQzFZDz29ny1-eo5X1WmVQ1VKEUwXaYU0Muk1Ckj3RT6_j1fOyU5NMarwghjkA/s1600/DSC_0239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzly5NaNRKJcD2ffmAgwkmAjYm1_9_RGTJFaDawOghznw8-qNWeBXxSx4FTxbscQiYj0-uLvriQzFZDz29ny1-eo5X1WmVQ1VKEUwXaYU0Muk1Ckj3RT6_j1fOyU5NMarwghjkA/s320/DSC_0239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587832677350839090" /></a><br />For the first six months we lived in this home, Anna and Sonja referred to it only as "the frog house." I'm sure we'll call it that too, when we eventually move out. You just don't forget a frog like that.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-84603057026090712382011-03-17T19:25:00.014-06:002011-03-17T20:43:20.898-06:00This happened some six months ago, but I have to share with you this treasure. Last fall, we were treated to a photo session with the talented Emily of <a href="http://www.willajphotography.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/">Willa J Photography</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gmSQTRZBgHUYYbDxvFLZOAK4lDdDKSXXtAHYf-_IbO0gvM1EcLCa_cQpYGwzkXSAXpFz979xYi9gPtSn6PteVlpFcxhDl7rajvfEYvQq7ANmYCEM3h5uUTigp7UfHl3zqZL-Ew/s1600/S32.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585232752607399778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gmSQTRZBgHUYYbDxvFLZOAK4lDdDKSXXtAHYf-_IbO0gvM1EcLCa_cQpYGwzkXSAXpFz979xYi9gPtSn6PteVlpFcxhDl7rajvfEYvQq7ANmYCEM3h5uUTigp7UfHl3zqZL-Ew/s320/S32.jpg" /></a><br />We met up near the city docks in Annapolis and had a lovely time walking around the pretty buildings and shops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw6XxsGM06r5Qm6sO9EERaa032JfYIjgzDyxjr39zrJ-NRypJJZRPDVueO6fHFmrgUbS75iZ3xlL-LDm5Y7kFcV1XUb1nk0uPUauNshGGv3P3_s5w45UvVwEg_kb69bLRmrhN4g/s1600/S45.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585235894069641026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw6XxsGM06r5Qm6sO9EERaa032JfYIjgzDyxjr39zrJ-NRypJJZRPDVueO6fHFmrgUbS75iZ3xlL-LDm5Y7kFcV1XUb1nk0uPUauNshGGv3P3_s5w45UvVwEg_kb69bLRmrhN4g/s320/S45.jpg" /></a><br />Emily stopped and positioned us along the way, or suggested to the girls to play in the leaves, or simply snapped shots of our family being ourselves.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFxgp1tUUGj6K0H9kwFDnL10VB56k-67Sb1LVwN8jhx11b3P0J5KRAJ16T2SWoYEjqSNcnhmFNVPLSeTeG_GJ2Xd_ACsJ0ZNyv7r9vT45LdztJ9vtjQAz6Tc82KxCry4bGz78TQ/s1600/S46.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585235020970798786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFxgp1tUUGj6K0H9kwFDnL10VB56k-67Sb1LVwN8jhx11b3P0J5KRAJ16T2SWoYEjqSNcnhmFNVPLSeTeG_GJ2Xd_ACsJ0ZNyv7r9vT45LdztJ9vtjQAz6Tc82KxCry4bGz78TQ/s320/S46.jpg" /></a><br />I was particularly impressed by Emily's ability to engage the girls, especially Sonja who was still in her anti-social phase at that time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPQ6D9xJnbKbOWRLcFvYKuFFkt95eRqaiCs1LSmj1dNeR9itL-sp8IP57e2FVxr7jxCWl6bpUczmTBA-YkT8ECEXMXqjRUZMf9ykmqJe57FsUEb3SrI7LQsdI4XZ_GNS1YmPtIg/s1600/S47.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585233024440390754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPQ6D9xJnbKbOWRLcFvYKuFFkt95eRqaiCs1LSmj1dNeR9itL-sp8IP57e2FVxr7jxCWl6bpUczmTBA-YkT8ECEXMXqjRUZMf9ykmqJe57FsUEb3SrI7LQsdI4XZ_GNS1YmPtIg/s320/S47.jpg" /></a><br />In addition to the candid shots, Emily was also able to capture the girls in studio-quality close-ups whenever the opportunity came up (ie. they were ultra happy because a puppy had just walked by.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nk80ugUUnGK5oja_LwWde5DMtFFuEZo4Kr2LM55GmosnnoKOEz1XOSKJL4Z6dEiVNQBIxZdXSZOFjL5SNgXdaNHTO-HutVSF5GoMSTeBY4Z0rA9TaWu9nEfAVsBvYwkJWaG1Kw/s1600/S20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585238966177042914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nk80ugUUnGK5oja_LwWde5DMtFFuEZo4Kr2LM55GmosnnoKOEz1XOSKJL4Z6dEiVNQBIxZdXSZOFjL5SNgXdaNHTO-HutVSF5GoMSTeBY4Z0rA9TaWu9nEfAVsBvYwkJWaG1Kw/s320/S20.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrpKGKkonERP7vVeOO-4ThXLUxWpal1XnH33EF4bA__dloa9ToEQMCrzW780RUQy92gJOPoAv-bObjsXeBCsx0NVnfMRKvRpYALcNg5_M3YJX0hUnOASsmFfXpWbfN1TWb5LY1g/s1600/S19c.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585238226535443218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrpKGKkonERP7vVeOO-4ThXLUxWpal1XnH33EF4bA__dloa9ToEQMCrzW780RUQy92gJOPoAv-bObjsXeBCsx0NVnfMRKvRpYALcNg5_M3YJX0hUnOASsmFfXpWbfN1TWb5LY1g/s320/S19c.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Emily articulates perfectly why I am so in love with her work:<br /><br />"My goal as a photographer is to find the uniqueness of a person, the beauty of a subject, and the essence of a relationship. I aim to capture real people in real places. Gone are the days of stale, stilted, overly-posed studio portraits! I hope that my photographs will not simply adorn your walls or serve as a display on your tables. I hope they will truthfully record a memorable season in your family's history."<br /><br />I am so thankful for her creativity in recording this season in our life.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETMZmudI8AyC5qcoS5Unbz0PjNX3HLK0wwL8kVE7U20iYS4Kmvm0YLz_TqxevWl1Eye6IfM7Y3OQi4foJbNfChKDHDOt2MdUUfuxrKL3S4xJ-XxuEJFp4CjiC_aUTBmkn1qG9gg/s1600/S44.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585239475730302306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETMZmudI8AyC5qcoS5Unbz0PjNX3HLK0wwL8kVE7U20iYS4Kmvm0YLz_TqxevWl1Eye6IfM7Y3OQi4foJbNfChKDHDOt2MdUUfuxrKL3S4xJ-XxuEJFp4CjiC_aUTBmkn1qG9gg/s320/S44.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Not long after our photo shoot, Willa J relocated to Western Pennsylvania, BUT she is scheduling MD/VA/DC photo shoots for specific times during the year. You can visit <a href="http://www.willajphotography.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/">her site</a> to learn more.<br /><br />Also, even if you are not close enough to take advantage of Emily's talent, or if you are a photographer yourself, check out the <a href="http://www.willajphotography.blogspot.com/">Willa J blog</a> for inspiration! You can also follow <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Willa-J-Photography/103811086332666">Willa J on facebook</a>, which is how I learned of her fabulous giveaway!<br />These are a couple of my favorites from her blog:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LsTaaIW2MDLC6mWqDRZH-JsoHDiNcQa4hjXofAn1cvEePb4fpYyFV121eRsOnhd_8SMmD8wqd0wbyHHHcVMCqNtda4gk3I1bLlFV06VYsKzz6HYJqVtrQQd3nIPU2E09mXBqHA/s1600/Willa+J+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585241095242306114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LsTaaIW2MDLC6mWqDRZH-JsoHDiNcQa4hjXofAn1cvEePb4fpYyFV121eRsOnhd_8SMmD8wqd0wbyHHHcVMCqNtda4gk3I1bLlFV06VYsKzz6HYJqVtrQQd3nIPU2E09mXBqHA/s320/Willa+J+1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjhKr6lPKB_DpPXWiTBkX3hrxNE4UyRO5e-NaO-2Uez4SUFJp8LWpqfthlZJ5o9kxPOCkTsVf2JIcg-9c2zWVEargilsc_AV6ds74Qw7_KOBbaEwsHdI89VKsAX27g1QD9cp8qA/s1600/Willa+J+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585241229904100898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjhKr6lPKB_DpPXWiTBkX3hrxNE4UyRO5e-NaO-2Uez4SUFJp8LWpqfthlZJ5o9kxPOCkTsVf2JIcg-9c2zWVEargilsc_AV6ds74Qw7_KOBbaEwsHdI89VKsAX27g1QD9cp8qA/s320/Willa+J+2.jpg" /></a><br />I just love her creative eye!<br /><br /><br /><em>(Photos use by permission from Willa J.)</em>ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-26511930984181176932011-03-15T19:07:00.004-06:002011-03-15T19:29:06.707-06:00When Chris and I graduated from college, we moved straight away to Philadelphia where I lived in a school dormitory and Chris set up in what was to become our first apartment. My Terp loving then fiance hung a large Maryland University banner showcasing the Maryland Terrapin in the dining room. I remember a conversation like, "So, once we're married, do you want to hang the banner over the couch or keep it in the dining room?" My response was...basement? And yes, when we wed, the Terrapin took up residence in the basement of that and every other homes. Until...<br /><br />Last week, I was browsing my Facebook feed and, being a fan of Pottery Barn, came across their March Madness contest in my newsfeed. Pottery Barn was taking photo submissions of "Game Watching Headquarters." I just started laughing. "Chri--is? Where is that Maryland banner?" <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU8TqI7g4UllCvBlgM6ry27JDdI0glUGr1A0C46-NL2cac6YxbMCLYHZupg_qTwjfxo2K-hxbm5Kzoyd0EC0lyjYnMgJxgublm73M2blZ3lypZKlz7cLlGkffhGqWZ5HW9lpCKA/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU8TqI7g4UllCvBlgM6ry27JDdI0glUGr1A0C46-NL2cac6YxbMCLYHZupg_qTwjfxo2K-hxbm5Kzoyd0EC0lyjYnMgJxgublm73M2blZ3lypZKlz7cLlGkffhGqWZ5HW9lpCKA/s320/055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584481798089366322" /></a><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0QZ2G-25YU8E9MCuN8ytbk4wVP565KhU0dF1OnyQ-XjeazMyF5Ng3P5hVlI9Cgo1rSQ5u76f2PyonI6Ajk5A1STPMVmNdW_doyvrCZlwoxuWTC0OP5MiE39SptRLHOTPlgNGcg/s1600/photo.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0QZ2G-25YU8E9MCuN8ytbk4wVP565KhU0dF1OnyQ-XjeazMyF5Ng3P5hVlI9Cgo1rSQ5u76f2PyonI6Ajk5A1STPMVmNdW_doyvrCZlwoxuWTC0OP5MiE39SptRLHOTPlgNGcg/s320/photo.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584483324424156530" /></a><br /><br />I'm just tickled pink about the whole thing!ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-6741256824313309642011-03-12T20:36:00.017-06:002011-03-13T22:09:24.940-06:00Time for my quarterly update, I suppose. <br />I can't believe how quickly time is going by these days. I felt like I updated this blog maybe week before last? Actually, it was January. And before that October. <br />So, three kids has sent our little world into warp speed. I say goodnight (for the fifth time) to the girls on Sunday night and it seems almost immediately we're waking up to Saturday.<br />We are not doing too much outside of daily home life and many days are nearly identical. Still, post kid-bedtime, I have about two ounces of creative thought power, enough for two complete sentences or the Times crossword with a cup of tea. And that has been a nice way to wind down, but it means this blog stagnates and come December, I will have no idea what we did all year and you will receive a Christmas letter filled with random trivia I picked up from Will Shortz. <br />So, moving forward. Here is an update on the bitty baby.<br />Rachel had her 6mos appointment and is shaping up like her dad. 25% in weight, 75% in height. My little string bean.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwpzZtEhX4RxSX7aa5T7Jdf8cOU3lANLOJ3g3LjxukR6D8z8rUkoUNDcj76EPBOPD4K8HCz_5t85UkfqFE16DWOgA3tO3G9qsqK2oXg7hJf4FPbkjuP5AbnK-kF0k8gWmeAswjQ/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwpzZtEhX4RxSX7aa5T7Jdf8cOU3lANLOJ3g3LjxukR6D8z8rUkoUNDcj76EPBOPD4K8HCz_5t85UkfqFE16DWOgA3tO3G9qsqK2oXg7hJf4FPbkjuP5AbnK-kF0k8gWmeAswjQ/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583761101577822226" /></a><br />She is the easiest thing I do all day. I think that is a built-in on all third child installments? She's starting to sit up on her own but predictably falls over if I dash for the camera. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-z1Vn0Gr_-TM52SAErxFjkA7ik06bxBiZRl76mu9NGintXFY3xDJcnfoxEFjlBL0cf5DPtd93SWtKSGXVneWROGJA77qcEKu4dNynRfovoZtlSX_OoLPGONc_qzNrcUZLLkMpA/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-z1Vn0Gr_-TM52SAErxFjkA7ik06bxBiZRl76mu9NGintXFY3xDJcnfoxEFjlBL0cf5DPtd93SWtKSGXVneWROGJA77qcEKu4dNynRfovoZtlSX_OoLPGONc_qzNrcUZLLkMpA/s320/058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583773356696305378" /></a><br />She rolls about in her crib, but stays put on the floor. Sonja is not allowed on the playmat so I think Rachel views it as a safe zone and wanders not.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi567KxR0Msq0nLQ7ZNdRs7rpbTPkSHHEfAiwy8AY222-_ou1M9LYBmzrwD5bXObhoiKS3bB98V_I7fibKQCxxL2DpnZMCMgRivhAOwWSanDNrYjl9Uy2rjYQOWZC0i_VQ-4h0isg/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi567KxR0Msq0nLQ7ZNdRs7rpbTPkSHHEfAiwy8AY222-_ou1M9LYBmzrwD5bXObhoiKS3bB98V_I7fibKQCxxL2DpnZMCMgRivhAOwWSanDNrYjl9Uy2rjYQOWZC0i_VQ-4h0isg/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583764317764835106" /></a><br />She makes us smile, a lot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uZ7xr6lOG9A6upFW8pn6_QCV_QbnDmfLiSLgTDGpKN1_vd1AR-8aW7ae-f4JRuZZr8z2YjnJvcqhSsmJybf4rsArJ2QTEykcDKS0SkgM_r70USCyQhsZwtyFSxqmPqkwTXGRRg/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uZ7xr6lOG9A6upFW8pn6_QCV_QbnDmfLiSLgTDGpKN1_vd1AR-8aW7ae-f4JRuZZr8z2YjnJvcqhSsmJybf4rsArJ2QTEykcDKS0SkgM_r70USCyQhsZwtyFSxqmPqkwTXGRRg/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583763375858509842" /></a><br />I think she is the best baby in the world and I tell her so fifty times a day. =)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsynpMd-41eG5vWW88dqxhADM1oQ3fh0z68uzLC-KMiXwoWI6QgfcpLiMibPI4NYoTQ0AM5wDRQ9erklgtn9Xqq2Z5EKpj2OTAvvn3AQbgyvbxXfGwBPjID_uLsuiCgSyiihOrrA/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsynpMd-41eG5vWW88dqxhADM1oQ3fh0z68uzLC-KMiXwoWI6QgfcpLiMibPI4NYoTQ0AM5wDRQ9erklgtn9Xqq2Z5EKpj2OTAvvn3AQbgyvbxXfGwBPjID_uLsuiCgSyiihOrrA/s320/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583759183669002034" /></a><br />Sonja bear. She is the kid in the center attempting to touch the crocodile. Need I say anything more? =)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs2hszN-hN-zaGDN3alTeRwpIOY6geD7QAWdUw-1LTadQz4r_vs0e13DOvOt6J1NVaDtjjYhDfaYwtbex6aoiE91SDAh9uPG1RdR5NVMdeNvCdELNU2sG5AtuW21jrxigWQkq-w/s1600/138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs2hszN-hN-zaGDN3alTeRwpIOY6geD7QAWdUw-1LTadQz4r_vs0e13DOvOt6J1NVaDtjjYhDfaYwtbex6aoiE91SDAh9uPG1RdR5NVMdeNvCdELNU2sG5AtuW21jrxigWQkq-w/s320/138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583765682717400850" /></a><br />Sometimes I do not know what to do with this little girl. But most of the time all she really needs is for me to sit down and read "Good Dog, Carl." (Those books make me wonder if Carl really could exist. "Now Carl, I'm going out *by myself*. You take care of these children and sic Social Services should they knock on the door.")<br />Anyway, Sonja has two loves. Rachel and her pink baby. Her pink baby doll smells like cupcakes and Sonja can no longer fall sleep without her pink baby directly under her nose. Her pink baby also attends all meal times and the child cannot eat if the pink baby is not sitted up and facing her. Her pink baby needs to be sitted up against the wall for all bathroom events. I do not permit Sonja to take her pink baby outside our house, other than in the car, because I don't quite know what would happen if we lost her. It is very sweet how consistently attentive an almost three year old is with her dolly. (Except the time she stuck play-doh in her eyes. A spa treatment?)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3d-yzP_TmDP5FVdZ6kFmu9c2k76CLfPa6SBKrU_abe7z7nwjt5DPINEzHof4op9N9l3vjoDWYvbToWD80Ynr72e1Fj-ytyFUTSoCmVfIej4Kf0riRfqgnILUZ7D4o4mKOWvrSg/s1600/125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3d-yzP_TmDP5FVdZ6kFmu9c2k76CLfPa6SBKrU_abe7z7nwjt5DPINEzHof4op9N9l3vjoDWYvbToWD80Ynr72e1Fj-ytyFUTSoCmVfIej4Kf0riRfqgnILUZ7D4o4mKOWvrSg/s320/125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583772155723783330" /></a><br />Taken at 11PM when our little insomniac called down the stairs, "Come see me!"<br />The Sonja we know and love...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAgQcY27DEmQUiw8b0Yylp4PWyW_Tnc6MvV2cTHAkBvPj7tUANGSSptVuDHmUTcU2miHgJ4HBIIAwzOkPbo9nT7veXHJCxlmbOMqTfZRfMhB531S8DhqLt33HgK1AtOpVEtbPAA/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAgQcY27DEmQUiw8b0Yylp4PWyW_Tnc6MvV2cTHAkBvPj7tUANGSSptVuDHmUTcU2miHgJ4HBIIAwzOkPbo9nT7veXHJCxlmbOMqTfZRfMhB531S8DhqLt33HgK1AtOpVEtbPAA/s320/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583781226537186866" /></a><br />And now, Anna.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGT3jQ-fmBVkVObo2KZYhjIAZWevn7t8SF1O69vokr7zqQsfGejycJdYvrqXEmApoYjCuAIuAImMIy2AFEqRr6CXBWQobuLtb5rU0aWK-y6ISztv5iQxMkPA-zGiBXVrfB0Y2Eg/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGT3jQ-fmBVkVObo2KZYhjIAZWevn7t8SF1O69vokr7zqQsfGejycJdYvrqXEmApoYjCuAIuAImMIy2AFEqRr6CXBWQobuLtb5rU0aWK-y6ISztv5iQxMkPA-zGiBXVrfB0Y2Eg/s320/038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583779149637178578" /></a><br />Anna has matured in the past six months, faster than I can stand. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGg24THPPmO8J0rE101tAuDSHw0w0rYd_DLqVTfMc1kfSUXjg8YBD3sizEMUrGiyjX3ieE_VuTsZbcASgYLCgf_XYcgloDJaXhIHgkDoDGT6Tj7mVLlWoWjm3JqAC_hs8J5nvFw/s1600/098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGg24THPPmO8J0rE101tAuDSHw0w0rYd_DLqVTfMc1kfSUXjg8YBD3sizEMUrGiyjX3ieE_VuTsZbcASgYLCgf_XYcgloDJaXhIHgkDoDGT6Tj7mVLlWoWjm3JqAC_hs8J5nvFw/s320/098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583780452303809426" /></a><br />She is eager to learn, everything, and has six hundred questions about jet planes, marshmallows and punctuation. We are honestly planning on giving her an encyclopedia for her birthday, as a gift to ourselves. She spends hours a day reading to herself, and another hour reading "Good Dog, Carl" to her little sister. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiGKACXTGOfqJz4I8d_d1qiBr6MnaJDuQDIW1nIiKaam2Q1lBGN-MD2Wp5HraWzF86TMkLgWXNCxUXsvcIXBF9Bh83EJBnhNHQrrNvZKiH0Rcktu0dBibgvoLTD8I3-zNbXwdYQ/s1600/178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiGKACXTGOfqJz4I8d_d1qiBr6MnaJDuQDIW1nIiKaam2Q1lBGN-MD2Wp5HraWzF86TMkLgWXNCxUXsvcIXBF9Bh83EJBnhNHQrrNvZKiH0Rcktu0dBibgvoLTD8I3-zNbXwdYQ/s320/178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583777560168678386" /></a><br />She loves the idea of school so we began a penmanship workbook several weeks ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5w4QgLd_EUqm6j3r4ne0KY36ndnzwHHuaDqeV0J2XrOk7Y5UdoOjG3knFaeJnsvNFu4mKAV2s1r4mmO9zAxFPHcCFXz2nb5MbYFL3nolHj4JmaDPFBWOQedT56Eo-zn5SL9_5A/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5w4QgLd_EUqm6j3r4ne0KY36ndnzwHHuaDqeV0J2XrOk7Y5UdoOjG3knFaeJnsvNFu4mKAV2s1r4mmO9zAxFPHcCFXz2nb5MbYFL3nolHj4JmaDPFBWOQedT56Eo-zn5SL9_5A/s320/079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774762762619330" /></a><br />I know she would be interested in doing more schoolwork, but she can never go back to these "goof off all day as you like" days so I'm not going to start anything else until fall. Even then, I think we'll just continue penmanship and start a little math workbook. I need to blog about this whole homeschool gig...another time.<br />For now, I'm just enjoying these three girls, and Sonja's pink baby.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKis9WKnwdJT-9YTVdMimVWB8VdSFwdivTxaQj0lEbhofGYfe2SVStihEXg6gswPyF1tmNZGbEUncHgZdtjOsh_az-0OJYcuQKAO5dTGv_pjgDkOT7Q8p9f5KWjLL7wOd6g2T8A/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKis9WKnwdJT-9YTVdMimVWB8VdSFwdivTxaQj0lEbhofGYfe2SVStihEXg6gswPyF1tmNZGbEUncHgZdtjOsh_az-0OJYcuQKAO5dTGv_pjgDkOT7Q8p9f5KWjLL7wOd6g2T8A/s320/073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774274307748242" /></a>ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-49585678243035766962011-01-12T22:46:00.002-06:002011-01-12T22:55:04.365-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6Jpg0af8d7HrX2S2SJCfGzbAHj-bEfXXUpZsvnCg0UmAunLMlZKFfLee6_2_NuVHsetUMlI77yx7DN4BXpOZd4xg50Z7zJtyD3Zoxo6jSculJztakQI8XQS4FCjZCvO396ePHg/s1600/DSC_0358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6Jpg0af8d7HrX2S2SJCfGzbAHj-bEfXXUpZsvnCg0UmAunLMlZKFfLee6_2_NuVHsetUMlI77yx7DN4BXpOZd4xg50Z7zJtyD3Zoxo6jSculJztakQI8XQS4FCjZCvO396ePHg/s320/DSC_0358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561529078989288402" /></a><br />Sonja bear. =)ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-29162811550153869592011-01-12T22:17:00.004-06:002011-01-12T22:30:07.332-06:00To acquire a tree.<br />The past two years, we have found our fir up by the PA state line. The farm is lovely, but the owners failed to realize that Christmas trees continue to grow after December and that new ones take years to grow.<br />So:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-MmNeVMDAp2l8xdFjIAX88DtqaJkAp6knjDn2p3QJltaIACm3tL4K-kQsftQFnOFvK5vtodhnxlufspfL5YTSsA7OPk6oqQIThska-wO8cnAWtnSKXf_Q49U1t-GjbQojL52Eg/s1600/DSC_0289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-MmNeVMDAp2l8xdFjIAX88DtqaJkAp6knjDn2p3QJltaIACm3tL4K-kQsftQFnOFvK5vtodhnxlufspfL5YTSsA7OPk6oqQIThska-wO8cnAWtnSKXf_Q49U1t-GjbQojL52Eg/s320/DSC_0289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561521340306378802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZNwH9AH3kkPUJdtwqcqeZ2jJIqE9L8faw4YxmH9silsOCXsJx2OaUqmiwEhBJ02BIU75lT5B9ERD5GtqHCOaBpw65GgisDVOyMcYqD8IoKj2k-m-7giqZtRIr5YykQLH9zQYng/s1600/DSC_0290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZNwH9AH3kkPUJdtwqcqeZ2jJIqE9L8faw4YxmH9silsOCXsJx2OaUqmiwEhBJ02BIU75lT5B9ERD5GtqHCOaBpw65GgisDVOyMcYqD8IoKj2k-m-7giqZtRIr5YykQLH9zQYng/s320/DSC_0290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561521618056657026" /></a><br />Also, this tree was very sappy. Sap in the girls' hair, on the rug, all over the tree skirt. I don't want to make any rash decisions, but an artificial is gaining appeal...ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-58160310263410300692011-01-12T21:52:00.003-06:002011-01-12T22:05:43.897-06:00Winter break of my sophomore in college, my mom picked out a Thomas Kinkade cross stitch pattern and asked me to make it for her. I made excellent progress during the break, but stalled out during the school year. My mom only asked that I finish it before I got married. In 2005, she asked that I finish it before we have our first child. Or second. Or third.<br />Here is the photo of the completed project SHE made me...and my slacking progress.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FXYEQS9oW_Ku3iXzD8S_DoX4psW_C6RiR-4m6nNq9k5zxRp7DULLdohpDoBVeQcLe2HZwowsc9V-9ok_GDCSuXp8U2WQQXNOvIvQP3L_R_x3ArC-d4vOsYmJ8qGbnEaEVNFEKg/s1600/DSC_0220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FXYEQS9oW_Ku3iXzD8S_DoX4psW_C6RiR-4m6nNq9k5zxRp7DULLdohpDoBVeQcLe2HZwowsc9V-9ok_GDCSuXp8U2WQQXNOvIvQP3L_R_x3ArC-d4vOsYmJ8qGbnEaEVNFEKg/s320/DSC_0220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561515681915418306" /></a><br />Mom, before I'm a grandma, I promise.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-66095412116038979732011-01-12T21:38:00.005-06:002011-01-12T21:52:26.095-06:00Port Discovery in Bmore.<br />Anna is in the bubble.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLshizlEdUCIHG6aGD8ODkCs6juOXro4wCjKEQcrmyh23LFwfIDgVnTxpHp32jINPZZZliaW7Azbv2298WN4_hjO5u2GAyMsAl6cICoTOmv1gVSqwLkvkWtf9BdbG68OlD7oPqg/s1600/DSC_0150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLshizlEdUCIHG6aGD8ODkCs6juOXro4wCjKEQcrmyh23LFwfIDgVnTxpHp32jINPZZZliaW7Azbv2298WN4_hjO5u2GAyMsAl6cICoTOmv1gVSqwLkvkWtf9BdbG68OlD7oPqg/s320/DSC_0150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511368523620226" /></a><br />Geometry with Grandpa.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygjUZLs5qZfinzd9GsY9SkIALxSG-leKLBWIsSvOvmdx49taJzS4-Qu26bg_D1CvYWT8YvPHnzI0KNN86t7e0h6ou0mHM7boJKtAKtNO4QPFZjmy9xc0BlJVwrbgRkQfiZ_wxQ/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygjUZLs5qZfinzd9GsY9SkIALxSG-leKLBWIsSvOvmdx49taJzS4-Qu26bg_D1CvYWT8YvPHnzI0KNN86t7e0h6ou0mHM7boJKtAKtNO4QPFZjmy9xc0BlJVwrbgRkQfiZ_wxQ/s320/DSC_0136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511680356527570" /></a><br />Plumbing with their Pa.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHQdI_lX62K9rWqHYmABbxDkTTIv9TE9bj1mb7-leM9qxXydx1M7MtRUBqdiAUjAYsgGdBcWrHofP4d-qW7CJQhQuYgx5u08aEIL2UJIcSy0njGOGrcN55s3Q3iWAmi1Q_kNmaA/s1600/DSC_0141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHQdI_lX62K9rWqHYmABbxDkTTIv9TE9bj1mb7-leM9qxXydx1M7MtRUBqdiAUjAYsgGdBcWrHofP4d-qW7CJQhQuYgx5u08aEIL2UJIcSy0njGOGrcN55s3Q3iWAmi1Q_kNmaA/s320/DSC_0141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511913210626130" /></a><br />I Love Lucy: the chocolate factory.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVMgKu2vM87Wmp-4K28DlKaQd9sCnVOVAlihjjLQN9lKVBKSGV2XxLfbMN7Z9OenXafvgugGSxytdq2xtQevPzlcSyZCQ6H8FO09e8E5NV1zrHaadJyoRAQXENlsqceFdVsc07A/s1600/DSC_0183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVMgKu2vM87Wmp-4K28DlKaQd9sCnVOVAlihjjLQN9lKVBKSGV2XxLfbMN7Z9OenXafvgugGSxytdq2xtQevPzlcSyZCQ6H8FO09e8E5NV1zrHaadJyoRAQXENlsqceFdVsc07A/s320/DSC_0183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561512511100843410" /></a><br />Super fun place. If you want to go, I have extra tickets...ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-55945506424277239012011-01-12T19:57:00.008-06:002011-01-12T20:41:03.581-06:00Check check? One, two? <br />Boy, it has been awhile. My Grandpa visited, then my parents came up, then we went to PA for Thanksgiving, then the holidays swamped me. Oh, and our computer died. And I would rather get an arm chair than another computer so...<br />Anyway.<br />This is most of the gang in Georgia for Christmas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGdIpVPmmVkipky3Pz4ZC1A-DsqFTmgPotnhkHd7HALfWTeJ5aeYvF-pLXiON9I6sGXvBSiW-Fm8mkc329Uk1RNN8msuSROZteqNfqmTK7dsgQWGlIWjOc6VL50qDG6XJAkTftA/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGdIpVPmmVkipky3Pz4ZC1A-DsqFTmgPotnhkHd7HALfWTeJ5aeYvF-pLXiON9I6sGXvBSiW-Fm8mkc329Uk1RNN8msuSROZteqNfqmTK7dsgQWGlIWjOc6VL50qDG6XJAkTftA/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561485134505401922" /></a><br />Cousins and two aunts.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN9JcrJK2mVVxLuUopLBeX_z9eBRopXZSfoGe7u1aVZftOJuvWQ74Tf2umMtkUcNTUSsCbhu0p4HKhBg45Kz95XeoG9QyFm4L6KTMGne7YEfx-2SvWIOehy4AnCOEXe-v2HNOtw/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN9JcrJK2mVVxLuUopLBeX_z9eBRopXZSfoGe7u1aVZftOJuvWQ74Tf2umMtkUcNTUSsCbhu0p4HKhBg45Kz95XeoG9QyFm4L6KTMGne7YEfx-2SvWIOehy4AnCOEXe-v2HNOtw/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561485474932501442" /></a><br />An epic Christmas morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEyyxOBXPU6a3RVBjZRhwbHa7TQCK8EWr7EO9tgogAJgnevqqwJlvEvk768ZJbDGK-CCX5AKMdIgZwoihEjTvYwuMXVKGickGgPIrTkEQextm84CmF0QpXN5nZHXlcRqM1DMw7A/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEyyxOBXPU6a3RVBjZRhwbHa7TQCK8EWr7EO9tgogAJgnevqqwJlvEvk768ZJbDGK-CCX5AKMdIgZwoihEjTvYwuMXVKGickGgPIrTkEQextm84CmF0QpXN5nZHXlcRqM1DMw7A/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561486811818347618" /></a><br />Sonja finally warmed up to Uncle Rob...who secreted her cookies at any time of day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbA9WhQRL4jzFDY24qiVbC7_hBkYcmwvTMcVI_GsyzR9X_AMdumG7b59J4RgjNTlXe4niSHic83gpkVy1hMk-_1EyJmEf2bhFfoLpswewESKK6EnhgrVuEL72DnMmW9BWWi8Sbpg/s1600/DSC_0114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbA9WhQRL4jzFDY24qiVbC7_hBkYcmwvTMcVI_GsyzR9X_AMdumG7b59J4RgjNTlXe4niSHic83gpkVy1hMk-_1EyJmEf2bhFfoLpswewESKK6EnhgrVuEL72DnMmW9BWWi8Sbpg/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561490373768456770" /></a><br />We had a Christmas celebration here the week before Christmas. It was very, very exciting:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWESJxQwP_XEg7fGW5U95DST0ggr15yqwLGaii-q0byS-1LjixIRA6G2w9RJ5XEGFfQ2i_jEbzmsW40B0kt7fpVVoqU1iNZk4HGCce2jhcGUmp6akkHrzVfHI1hqKuL35v0bd0A/s1600/DSC_0371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWESJxQwP_XEg7fGW5U95DST0ggr15yqwLGaii-q0byS-1LjixIRA6G2w9RJ5XEGFfQ2i_jEbzmsW40B0kt7fpVVoqU1iNZk4HGCce2jhcGUmp6akkHrzVfHI1hqKuL35v0bd0A/s320/DSC_0371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561493815690891906" /></a><br />On New Year's Day, we had another celebration with the Schwartzes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07x18g3XaVF-L3sDK6urvBiFfv0brgwwBN-J4KXxwWUhVMgKnF09bciOk2JNY9LkogPKZSkDbJBWTEgLHTgHfBhDzIB96GFF7chrV-BIIQAWwif6aYBL8kX1TZSkMldDVbb294A/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07x18g3XaVF-L3sDK6urvBiFfv0brgwwBN-J4KXxwWUhVMgKnF09bciOk2JNY9LkogPKZSkDbJBWTEgLHTgHfBhDzIB96GFF7chrV-BIIQAWwif6aYBL8kX1TZSkMldDVbb294A/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561494520635811250" /></a><br />I plan on posting more pics...<br />I'll be back.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-11634494062737492932010-10-30T21:45:00.011-06:002010-10-30T22:31:01.076-06:00Our bitty baby is two months old, already.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuUtN82I7-XLdM_LaQgCvpPeJNY4x07IsOjcoBEDE6yvCe0H6EEFnNWwIKfRy9dwlgm_PctvBijBP0JnAib2crGyKIVnX1wVVIsooFrtjX5iPSAYp965qRCHvIZEvnr6qNcveqg/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuUtN82I7-XLdM_LaQgCvpPeJNY4x07IsOjcoBEDE6yvCe0H6EEFnNWwIKfRy9dwlgm_PctvBijBP0JnAib2crGyKIVnX1wVVIsooFrtjX5iPSAYp965qRCHvIZEvnr6qNcveqg/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534051982255334066" /></a><br /><br />She started rolling over from tummy to back this week.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqixW-zJVyORepRgVpCaMxobYGcPQ-hy-QV-UCVPGRVTt7yFKzfDtU_peAc6H0dUQ4NnRW92LFyZ2oaaukmz2U7EP-YnnAZmMX17Q11CkP39KgIEkQ7p7hTc0BBvVzHmvufiFeg/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqixW-zJVyORepRgVpCaMxobYGcPQ-hy-QV-UCVPGRVTt7yFKzfDtU_peAc6H0dUQ4NnRW92LFyZ2oaaukmz2U7EP-YnnAZmMX17Q11CkP39KgIEkQ7p7hTc0BBvVzHmvufiFeg/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534053363084978450" /></a><br />She's got the cutest little dimple I ever did see.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0C1iVRYZ83lC2otJlZ5gFwwni52qhubEA2YilKiI9XUU94GRCzKT9xvsuZLhkqbFUfZryaAmQDXmB3VSpLs77zN7gp6BpphCdN0DshRa6CLgG0kS-Lw_PjDOpqQxxzFtIFq1PA/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0C1iVRYZ83lC2otJlZ5gFwwni52qhubEA2YilKiI9XUU94GRCzKT9xvsuZLhkqbFUfZryaAmQDXmB3VSpLs77zN7gp6BpphCdN0DshRa6CLgG0kS-Lw_PjDOpqQxxzFtIFq1PA/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534056421759205682" /></a><br />We get pretty excited about these smiles. Way too excited to focus the camera...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirURRgYuChEltFhzF_vwKs9peGi9-iw_rm6c-tduqEl2kq1mQXLs9EYCBOk4FO2Vt5rSGSGQEpt_AQIjKuvimgtaubGtlSRDP3AZqN4-bCd-0DedhF5zdEssArJnbR-TEhyphenhyphenl8o1A/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirURRgYuChEltFhzF_vwKs9peGi9-iw_rm6c-tduqEl2kq1mQXLs9EYCBOk4FO2Vt5rSGSGQEpt_AQIjKuvimgtaubGtlSRDP3AZqN4-bCd-0DedhF5zdEssArJnbR-TEhyphenhyphenl8o1A/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534057307161597010" /></a><br />She is settling into a predictable routine, but has yet to sleep through the night- she wakes up to nurse sometime between 2-4AM. If I went to sleep when she does, I'd be getting two 4-5 hour stretches on either side. If. I. went. to. bed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4tB4odzLPRHgR1EXwye83f7h87v4NDpmpoqbhZDd1u_PH4PfkTA58wFiGHqpchgB_WPq71Xeo3HUqFiJ8zQIgLike394RjCNxL79lCdWmRPe-MalMSkHZRV-FMtuY8XnIAb8-A/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4tB4odzLPRHgR1EXwye83f7h87v4NDpmpoqbhZDd1u_PH4PfkTA58wFiGHqpchgB_WPq71Xeo3HUqFiJ8zQIgLike394RjCNxL79lCdWmRPe-MalMSkHZRV-FMtuY8XnIAb8-A/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534053969252367218" /></a><br />Her sisters are very into her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvIioQRB1O0jaArtDSdicVAdTTatRTVwah-N1rQGa6dgkmBI9QBsBgFM31wxpM4I7uyJgUF1jlkB66XGSqMGJazHTaxid7DuT1w68hctOHN32GMALpn2_Lnd4JakVYCV98eE8ew/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvIioQRB1O0jaArtDSdicVAdTTatRTVwah-N1rQGa6dgkmBI9QBsBgFM31wxpM4I7uyJgUF1jlkB66XGSqMGJazHTaxid7DuT1w68hctOHN32GMALpn2_Lnd4JakVYCV98eE8ew/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534058523172412866" /></a><br />Speaking of, these two are nuts. Here they are going to sleep in the playhouse. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdzN_GS1HtSUTVaTrU2UHgh3krFmPJd1soZHvA8mpFdCrbfbrY_33evHiSwJFXgHvVj_qXxw-Dq_vK_vYDuxkml2u6hNbbDUmwC4Wnkhra81HcYcYwYG30Sxw5Y2S69hA4i1l0w/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdzN_GS1HtSUTVaTrU2UHgh3krFmPJd1soZHvA8mpFdCrbfbrY_33evHiSwJFXgHvVj_qXxw-Dq_vK_vYDuxkml2u6hNbbDUmwC4Wnkhra81HcYcYwYG30Sxw5Y2S69hA4i1l0w/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534058957667536754" /></a><br />I think Anna gave up and crawled into her bed pretty quickly. Sonja has spent a couple nights in there. We've become pretty lax about their sleeping arrangements. Maybe a month ago, they agreed to switch bunks so Sonja sleeps on top now, when she sleeps in her bed, that is. (One evening, we went upstairs and found her on the bedroom floor, another time in the hall...) Never a dull moment.<br />Okay, MY bedtime. Night, folks!ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-70281306594390993832010-10-18T12:23:00.013-06:002010-10-18T13:12:47.817-06:00Welp, it is Monday and for the first time in many moons we are hitting the pavement at a dead sprint. I mean it. Except about the running part, which is metaphorical.<br />Our dinner for tonight is already made. I made a beef stew last night and put in the fridge overnight to allow the flavors to develop. A completely unrelated fact- we had cereal for dinner last night because the beef stew wasn't ready. Anyway, Chris was home most of this morning to meet the electrician, which meant I could take a shower in the AM and also that our house is less Twilight Zone-y. The electrician coming meant that I tidied up everywhere yesterday because you never know where an electrician might go. Additionally, having an electrician around, I didn't feel I could chat with my mother in my usual Monday fashion, so bathed the children and worked on projects until he left and I could return to standard operations.<br />So, my clean home, self and children, dinner already made, projects worked on Monday is probably an isolated event. Unless we always have cereal on Sundays and electricians on Mondays.<br />Anyway, the real reason I came on here was to put up pics for the relations. These are from a visit to a local farm last Saturday.<br />Anna had been asking for weeks about milking a cow. This was the best they had, but she seemed satisfied with the experience and hasn't asked since.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXV8h1ACKamAPTK9FAV-CAEWLDuVyUFAZrjhCTjBgdiRAZDTuHd2NzUYAM_NjDXc91YJOXxnU0y31saHQjH5-KtxKgs9LcVWPQzPwokUOcEKEkkLaOLEMn-DDlIwZqSEromW_Yg/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXV8h1ACKamAPTK9FAV-CAEWLDuVyUFAZrjhCTjBgdiRAZDTuHd2NzUYAM_NjDXc91YJOXxnU0y31saHQjH5-KtxKgs9LcVWPQzPwokUOcEKEkkLaOLEMn-DDlIwZqSEromW_Yg/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529459565272562722" /></a><br />The girls rode horses and Sonja uncharacteristically participated and asked to be on the big horse instead of the little pony.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSfs85kkNYCleVR8VySLR-vNTzkpPUQKPr03nxc1UirKPxrXYJ210uiuiBr59hxW5xF9IrsqtgNQI7iRoYYxmh1G7keOCf31vVTMGwTrpR7w2q89lQhj_YnLr13IbQBNGzLTnIA/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSfs85kkNYCleVR8VySLR-vNTzkpPUQKPr03nxc1UirKPxrXYJ210uiuiBr59hxW5xF9IrsqtgNQI7iRoYYxmh1G7keOCf31vVTMGwTrpR7w2q89lQhj_YnLr13IbQBNGzLTnIA/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529460330072498482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTQ5uBp7nrZWakUK5O-NXKTvmFH3oNnejRVTwq5gaIbd0NC0-0OrnlwdHxUOvQ0lQmkkbqHk7kA5uYpWHYkYHIoPAkgPzL6tSd7CVa7xQiRZHuOyI4yOtmd6_KlYCzZvp9sXnlg/s1600/DSC_0026c.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTQ5uBp7nrZWakUK5O-NXKTvmFH3oNnejRVTwq5gaIbd0NC0-0OrnlwdHxUOvQ0lQmkkbqHk7kA5uYpWHYkYHIoPAkgPzL6tSd7CVa7xQiRZHuOyI4yOtmd6_KlYCzZvp9sXnlg/s320/DSC_0026c.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529460687885590850" /></a><br />They had a very fun bouncy obstacle course.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4czBYki1flrokYjrqvJO9bQDTBlasQuFjOdxBfzp4WA-DhwO6M0EsZQ_FMKvQxsgKSbieUjkJM5ypwEYhcFXL5cy0buKkewq2m5-NrSa2eywjBRSp-La5PYmcwQ12YwM4XZjfQ/s1600/DSC_0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4czBYki1flrokYjrqvJO9bQDTBlasQuFjOdxBfzp4WA-DhwO6M0EsZQ_FMKvQxsgKSbieUjkJM5ypwEYhcFXL5cy0buKkewq2m5-NrSa2eywjBRSp-La5PYmcwQ12YwM4XZjfQ/s320/DSC_0050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529461608446921954" /></a><br />The final wall was a little much for Sonja and most of the little kids, so Chris went in and tossed kids up for awhile.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f7G2PATRj-05-IOtt1EGBtai4pdUhFyBtXVtEUgx6I1A27kf4aPVGgwglrguvKJmQVJBVsFKjkWhZxmXYMrVl5XEuy_2EdXkvIW66zCgOUn9u4LBg9kTwIotiuw-RlPkN0tkiA/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f7G2PATRj-05-IOtt1EGBtai4pdUhFyBtXVtEUgx6I1A27kf4aPVGgwglrguvKJmQVJBVsFKjkWhZxmXYMrVl5XEuy_2EdXkvIW66zCgOUn9u4LBg9kTwIotiuw-RlPkN0tkiA/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529462225862250818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLyCZ9Jnhg2JarRsVdRSdRvWUX3Mi63egrZlNK19xVz0XwlB31Y5Uh0NusAm1DXW50XHD_6HpR-RaJwbdet5d6p922mcDzlt-IM6PWR7w_jl1OkpQNDMIHrHeufHTlW1D0f0XqA/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLyCZ9Jnhg2JarRsVdRSdRvWUX3Mi63egrZlNK19xVz0XwlB31Y5Uh0NusAm1DXW50XHD_6HpR-RaJwbdet5d6p922mcDzlt-IM6PWR7w_jl1OkpQNDMIHrHeufHTlW1D0f0XqA/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529462831601093778" /></a><br /><br />The Saturday before the farm festival, in which we went to the farm on the wrong day so played at the park.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLpPe8Rp5Jrep8bgEvOCICWo0zyCLBZ5W6rmhzT48AnF_TDQygFR6ZGFWqtfWDYo7gqbmuZgV1MaKDYT_NsP1VoMVaoE-vWM3CDPtyxQ8bQY7SifC9gDl1n6Zf7-NiK7fyd3IKg/s1600/DSC_0287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLpPe8Rp5Jrep8bgEvOCICWo0zyCLBZ5W6rmhzT48AnF_TDQygFR6ZGFWqtfWDYo7gqbmuZgV1MaKDYT_NsP1VoMVaoE-vWM3CDPtyxQ8bQY7SifC9gDl1n6Zf7-NiK7fyd3IKg/s320/DSC_0287.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529463537444510930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO8V1pFOE_Il3AFETaTesod92Q5xpdidzs6xbLhI3lo-HXWi6-zOmlgvpU5Lc3UokoE82wMmWLpytdIr0QeEpiQ_WSvcbNbJRaaCOrjzGbIMwrr8p7fpEvw_rWut71SrDXx68Ug/s1600/DSC_0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO8V1pFOE_Il3AFETaTesod92Q5xpdidzs6xbLhI3lo-HXWi6-zOmlgvpU5Lc3UokoE82wMmWLpytdIr0QeEpiQ_WSvcbNbJRaaCOrjzGbIMwrr8p7fpEvw_rWut71SrDXx68Ug/s320/DSC_0303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529463810717666722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v48_6wA3dpcriczfmqkorJvL1ioHOWWnoCi_Tse67uMQUPajGZsUdT876_QV5XIxHWg5A4qaxaahK5Pb0Q8sooXkL0locCxUOPyI02w1yQQJ7SF8EmE-8Nw2DTHsiwuTNXprpQ/s1600/DSC_0314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v48_6wA3dpcriczfmqkorJvL1ioHOWWnoCi_Tse67uMQUPajGZsUdT876_QV5XIxHWg5A4qaxaahK5Pb0Q8sooXkL0locCxUOPyI02w1yQQJ7SF8EmE-8Nw2DTHsiwuTNXprpQ/s320/DSC_0314.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529464434061713650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88FaN1kCheB7jOEgv25SknO5akiPf08TQv8Uk49i2OMfFsVHOB7okxM8RCJHveFhdvQqfANvWZE2s1_C653A0faixKnABGG4E4QM7Akb4pFVzJgDnQnwWDuVCkaP54RHpbiqb4Q/s1600/DSC_0344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88FaN1kCheB7jOEgv25SknO5akiPf08TQv8Uk49i2OMfFsVHOB7okxM8RCJHveFhdvQqfANvWZE2s1_C653A0faixKnABGG4E4QM7Akb4pFVzJgDnQnwWDuVCkaP54RHpbiqb4Q/s320/DSC_0344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529465756143482546" /></a><br />Alright then, I'm down to one kid still asleep, so things are getting crazy here.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-39945437478795724062010-10-07T11:42:00.000-06:002010-10-07T11:55:16.701-06:00What we've been up to the last couple weeks...<br />Playing with Rachel. =)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHtV1ssAzdIYkuZwMwVG6U2uZs9pmUyufUSCyc21cZhWDUgEWF5Nkihyphenhyphen6eZUM61EIV6ZeOwc9DI_KRh3MXrzKLO7PwhVCX0ntxWXNxX61yh1CzliDAOfvQ8U5qA8h8nxKG6r55g/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523996841204896354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHtV1ssAzdIYkuZwMwVG6U2uZs9pmUyufUSCyc21cZhWDUgEWF5Nkihyphenhyphen6eZUM61EIV6ZeOwc9DI_KRh3MXrzKLO7PwhVCX0ntxWXNxX61yh1CzliDAOfvQ8U5qA8h8nxKG6r55g/s320/DSC_0106.JPG" /></a><br />My Anne Geddes moment.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk48LFlP4al4uIfK0bXMI5YdCBNxVGTq9bsAiv8M6Dfjzklsi4fKDpaGyFjX2TSizcnlUTiwEqC1qeip8AvIjkPO7k47CPkmiodHmrhpadudBr26LOBsHaqrLaxHrcOlQN3kJNg/s1600/DSC_0109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk48LFlP4al4uIfK0bXMI5YdCBNxVGTq9bsAiv8M6Dfjzklsi4fKDpaGyFjX2TSizcnlUTiwEqC1qeip8AvIjkPO7k47CPkmiodHmrhpadudBr26LOBsHaqrLaxHrcOlQN3kJNg/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525351958909031138" /></a><br />Napping. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju3U6WgIJyW0H8-PWbnuWtk56zMX0uDtAh0UuMVCkPSvO8Pj0g2yqqVuUXC9jmvYhUWClO7LV0FBZi3vXryd5N0tDHMpaqYO7wFTEvczBlFcGRb_pDvCIcZ7ytArtJglS0P0hdQ/s1600/DSC_0134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju3U6WgIJyW0H8-PWbnuWtk56zMX0uDtAh0UuMVCkPSvO8Pj0g2yqqVuUXC9jmvYhUWClO7LV0FBZi3vXryd5N0tDHMpaqYO7wFTEvczBlFcGRb_pDvCIcZ7ytArtJglS0P0hdQ/s320/DSC_0134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525353339681681138" /></a><br />I turned 28 and don't know how I managed the candles before children.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh7AipaYW-3IfhC6VVNr_uFvSiLUphEQ1wT5kBefYcLbmJ2DAUXhtI8Rbyn83Q9v7Z3JQZF_W5eEj1-9oncs_j-W71cgJBC6rjGSSI8StMz3SNOegWLkebofn4yRAdrp3-G_RBg/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh7AipaYW-3IfhC6VVNr_uFvSiLUphEQ1wT5kBefYcLbmJ2DAUXhtI8Rbyn83Q9v7Z3JQZF_W5eEj1-9oncs_j-W71cgJBC6rjGSSI8StMz3SNOegWLkebofn4yRAdrp3-G_RBg/s320/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525354852308740018" /></a><br />Anna and Sonja started taking ballet. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKBEOIA-vRSnMXnsZ4700jsPEoKRVfRRJAQ8Wyv7H_U5lt9CjhypKz1i6LU0YChWr1PL4VlFfSKjsemMWzvR3121lbe_M361KclO8PC8JFDrcaYv7jbxpM93mOLBnQUzzY08N3g/s1600/DSC_0196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKBEOIA-vRSnMXnsZ4700jsPEoKRVfRRJAQ8Wyv7H_U5lt9CjhypKz1i6LU0YChWr1PL4VlFfSKjsemMWzvR3121lbe_M361KclO8PC8JFDrcaYv7jbxpM93mOLBnQUzzY08N3g/s320/DSC_0196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525356735686096994" /></a><br />Anna adores her teacher and endeavors to please her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4FJh7GpgsWyPHS_XHykbHD-F1Z8rGzm6TbHLSC0akS7VckfgULiajZqwtorF88uNWHOidDnyWSuhDzyy3IeIfim4RYwJb2YYw5DuGPfZun8ueaSCnIdZwk9LmsmkOSdAN96n2A/s1600/DSC_0202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4FJh7GpgsWyPHS_XHykbHD-F1Z8rGzm6TbHLSC0akS7VckfgULiajZqwtorF88uNWHOidDnyWSuhDzyy3IeIfim4RYwJb2YYw5DuGPfZun8ueaSCnIdZwk9LmsmkOSdAN96n2A/s320/DSC_0202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525357010024764514" /></a><br />Sonja sidles away from her teacher and strives to avoid any physical contact. She does like the bears used in class. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYkZz3OWW7LD3ylv0RYf_KysvOQOwthgG-RiRndsVkJoodeIjxy3AFEPI37B9BfqhR7J_3foblOn3Dk-IC37iL8aFkXU1HCzlYV1z3goYfyGm9e20jhWRMJ4s5B_gM3CsXjygkg/s1600/DSC_0185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYkZz3OWW7LD3ylv0RYf_KysvOQOwthgG-RiRndsVkJoodeIjxy3AFEPI37B9BfqhR7J_3foblOn3Dk-IC37iL8aFkXU1HCzlYV1z3goYfyGm9e20jhWRMJ4s5B_gM3CsXjygkg/s320/DSC_0185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525357916288819698" /></a><br />Rachel made it to one month...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aFJODQzKulPs8YfnP503YiZgRW3s6kc6drqjTdi9QjmJYEWr_uwrAOd4y4rkL6kY9KNHpHD0rikKbMScznQf2GE1HzOPcgNG0nLm6bcfDvjQmGeDTLtNcqbftMAcKCNvm3SUqQ/s1600/DSC_0263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aFJODQzKulPs8YfnP503YiZgRW3s6kc6drqjTdi9QjmJYEWr_uwrAOd4y4rkL6kY9KNHpHD0rikKbMScznQf2GE1HzOPcgNG0nLm6bcfDvjQmGeDTLtNcqbftMAcKCNvm3SUqQ/s320/DSC_0263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525359278941111250" /></a><br />...despite persistent loving from a certain sibling.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Gt5_bqcgp1RCnGZWdgTzgh_AQ5Sdybdduo7ttDO9m12b2wqL0Crj3hpmaNULBLK3DkHMDX0K65eODD9o6omhbVSL25OFnuglr6ZnYORigjdrUW1YkuQEVXDF3mvvV5Ktf_qMRQ/s1600/DSC_0281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Gt5_bqcgp1RCnGZWdgTzgh_AQ5Sdybdduo7ttDO9m12b2wqL0Crj3hpmaNULBLK3DkHMDX0K65eODD9o6omhbVSL25OFnuglr6ZnYORigjdrUW1YkuQEVXDF3mvvV5Ktf_qMRQ/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525359620007745602" /></a><br />The girls are still very enamored with their baby sister.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomou-bAGDGNjYm54j5W4UyWNwmfJc2eFU8vbvzgoGApV8mQM-fIPgbto4txJDr5GZ7EsN_CShcfvGPPw77rE676LYHIWlPS96l-GnySYxUbRbT7N66rU44Vfia4DYOPWH7pdvUw/s1600/DSC_0364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomou-bAGDGNjYm54j5W4UyWNwmfJc2eFU8vbvzgoGApV8mQM-fIPgbto4txJDr5GZ7EsN_CShcfvGPPw77rE676LYHIWlPS96l-GnySYxUbRbT7N66rU44Vfia4DYOPWH7pdvUw/s320/DSC_0364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525360596022326146" /></a><br />And we're generally learning to live life with three chilidren. Currently, that means I type one handed, which is slow going and means this post is done. I plan to be back soon. Although, knowing how well my "plans" go these days, that means nothing. Cheers for now.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-19328639215841669612010-09-15T08:38:00.009-06:002010-09-16T09:38:18.137-06:00<div align="center">Something has happened.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517528852725363538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPENQotJpoNRR2uopFJVTnQXyGjGTKyHkwO0tObAodEzSGo5VmMVRH_I8yQxRp7SoaKsCpr3lpt3Unw3MOiFcut7IDCpUSyK7mEPxymdISSnbIZ5487florg0uUCrKTRwDF5qZQ/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" /> <p align="center"><br />It's happened to me!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eSkkH3J6yNh_mfrt4M4-daOqmPP3kYBUZhMwVoh0hZWULT3EigigI0xG94ppzqNcLM2aI2c2XOSDcLIUDgukzTWNaHbNXi8j_Rh6ygtrSj_yQ_KIAtmLtU9iVN01w17v7VzfSA/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517531620092224642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eSkkH3J6yNh_mfrt4M4-daOqmPP3kYBUZhMwVoh0hZWULT3EigigI0xG94ppzqNcLM2aI2c2XOSDcLIUDgukzTWNaHbNXi8j_Rh6ygtrSj_yQ_KIAtmLtU9iVN01w17v7VzfSA/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Yesterday, I was only three.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzTwaOF5K3qgPPwwQlMzc2ld3yh2xx9QMz5vBySwqlX1Ijz28Rx5X291kaIHMstAbdNjqwhYi6udP8Q7A0ilhYMVHmPBwWs_AgTTUtsVwPzVGPWaM63JbIToZviXyWr-Q1e6ACQ/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517529832718944178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzTwaOF5K3qgPPwwQlMzc2ld3yh2xx9QMz5vBySwqlX1Ijz28Rx5X291kaIHMstAbdNjqwhYi6udP8Q7A0ilhYMVHmPBwWs_AgTTUtsVwPzVGPWaM63JbIToZviXyWr-Q1e6ACQ/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />But when today came through the door...<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-egeb5ydL0PITB5RrhCt5mCpiyPSdTelZYwHZ8PnaN7fy90xSfvPoiyNsIGnPfDPhhIQUetuRj9AposBKxRBSF847bxGju9hqdb6HYdpVPvBuffQgrVYmyc-iWzrxOtZ8aPizw/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517530969011308210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-egeb5ydL0PITB5RrhCt5mCpiyPSdTelZYwHZ8PnaN7fy90xSfvPoiyNsIGnPfDPhhIQUetuRj9AposBKxRBSF847bxGju9hqdb6HYdpVPvBuffQgrVYmyc-iWzrxOtZ8aPizw/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Suddenly, I turned to four!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iJDPsRR6jXmOtSDyo-BAFOYamPABrG7Ghvhyphenhyphen2gHIV_rIFIVSC9v-jvMKIybXLJo9qdNuOIXVbXG5-R0cFGWeyTTq4I6yn5IYaI8b5bBVWAGGe5bID3Q-7kOLE9JhAAx8bqy_Xg/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517533237426948754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iJDPsRR6jXmOtSDyo-BAFOYamPABrG7Ghvhyphenhyphen2gHIV_rIFIVSC9v-jvMKIybXLJo9qdNuOIXVbXG5-R0cFGWeyTTq4I6yn5IYaI8b5bBVWAGGe5bID3Q-7kOLE9JhAAx8bqy_Xg/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" /></a><br />Happy Birthday to our little cupcake. =)<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PUgNEg8nosIfQL4x8fR8GB5jd_uST1Q-zjct2LK6L5SlAw0FNj4T4kylI5Pr2j3vgZoiI2ckSykGSxEycYU1SXwXJpVOlW-2c5Bb0L7MvigwsWAPh-PGFIIsPgliXaecRyHeGg/s1600/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517532375260939986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PUgNEg8nosIfQL4x8fR8GB5jd_uST1Q-zjct2LK6L5SlAw0FNj4T4kylI5Pr2j3vgZoiI2ckSykGSxEycYU1SXwXJpVOlW-2c5Bb0L7MvigwsWAPh-PGFIIsPgliXaecRyHeGg/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" /></a><br />Anna's friends had cupcakes while she opened her gifts. After most folks had left, Anna asked Chris if she could have one...I completely forgot to give the birthday girl a cupcake. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5RdOaXfwJCcfjhH7_Jzc-VTL8tQLXRRzWd-GNqd4OSZmGYWFYom2NBYjJTFU3Tp_v3JViwQPOqdqmD8F_3WJZFzwMUCNg2LNe15gaf6DM8vbmDiv08orSniVheLqTCSKjQ1vGw/s1600/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517534800493028306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5RdOaXfwJCcfjhH7_Jzc-VTL8tQLXRRzWd-GNqd4OSZmGYWFYom2NBYjJTFU3Tp_v3JViwQPOqdqmD8F_3WJZFzwMUCNg2LNe15gaf6DM8vbmDiv08orSniVheLqTCSKjQ1vGw/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> (The above may or may not have contributed to a dramatically increased blood pressure resulting in Rachel's early delivery...)</span>ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-64104680771914836162010-09-14T19:00:00.003-06:002010-09-14T20:10:32.974-06:00Chris and the girls are out at the Orioles' game...I think all blog posts for awhile will begin something like that. <br />We've been on our own for two days now. My mom was here until Saturday and she is sorely missed, by everyone. Sonja sometimes just sits on the guest bed with a book, waiting for Grandma. =( I sometimes just sit at the kitchen table with a plate, waiting for Mom. Just kidding. Thanks, Mom, for being a huge help to our family!<br />So, it is onward to reality. Forward, ever forward. Actually, I feel like we've been pretty stagnant the last two days. We aren't running errands, I'm not doing projects, the house is on basic upkeep mode. I guess we're just easing into this party of five scene. My goals for today were 1- dress everyone. That was it. Baby steps.<br />Anyway, let's go back a bit, before baby came, to a day of productivity... A week before Rachel's arrival, we had a wonderful time celebrating a wonderful little Anna turning four. I can't believe we've had Anna for four years. Alas, no time to wax reminiscent. The clan will be returning soon and little R is starting to wake up, so here go pics... Nope, blogger isn't cooperating and Rachel says time's up.<br />Pics will have to wait...will I ever be productive again???ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-59630979404168370522010-09-02T18:19:00.015-06:002010-09-02T20:11:04.965-06:00Hello, hello! Here is Rachel Aileen!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0eNvBK__4Z4v_bbB0oFO7USeW0za_cto5oelZjio8zvTaAXxAwlW1ZGfZqHCSdjY8j2coCOkYu1IE0C3GSX_55RECe2yehNIwCPaisp4EpfJiLiwjtI3fOyGz8eFUOP9VkXDog/s1600/DSC_0421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0eNvBK__4Z4v_bbB0oFO7USeW0za_cto5oelZjio8zvTaAXxAwlW1ZGfZqHCSdjY8j2coCOkYu1IE0C3GSX_55RECe2yehNIwCPaisp4EpfJiLiwjtI3fOyGz8eFUOP9VkXDog/s320/DSC_0421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512492250509657394" /></a><br />August 29th, 5:12AM.<br />6lbs 1oz, 18in<br /><br /><br />Chris has the girls out at the mall, Rachel is snoozing, and there is an empty candy bar wrapper next to the computer (and an ice cream sandwich wrapper in the trash bin...yes) so I'm feeling pretty peachy. =)<br />We are just thrilled with Rachel. She surprised us a bit, arriving at 37 1/2wks, but we were hoping she would come early. If you'd like to hear the story, read on. If not, squinty up your eyes and scroll down for some pictures.<br /><br />So, Monday last week, my blood pressure went up and I had proteinuria. My ob scheduled a non-stress test for Friday, checked my cervix to try to get things moving, and said to take it really easy. Cancel upcoming beach trip... <br /><br />On Friday, my bp was pretty high and they said I wasn't going home unless it came down. Cancel any fifth anniversary plans??? The NST showed baby was doing great, my bp came down, the doc swept the membranes and I came home. No contractions or anything so Chris and I left the girls with his parents that night and drove up to the outlets in Lancaster, PA. Contractions started on the drive up, but were not getting any more intense, so we continued to drive away from the hospital. We walked around the PB outlet to the rhythm of ctx every five minutes, found nothing to buy, and decided to make for home. I felt bad about dragging Chris all the way up there, not finding any furniture and heading home, but I felt even worse about possibly delivering a baby in an Amish barn somewhere north of the MD border. So, for our fifth anniversary dinner, we had Panera in the car and talked of ctx. <br /><br />Once we were within 40 min of the hospital, the ctx petered out and stopped. We stopped by C's parents' house to check in on the girls and I walked the neighborhood, but all was calm. I was a little bit bummed, but then I remembered that NOTHING was ready for baby. So, we went home, just we two and I resolved to get my mama act together the next morning. <br /><br />Next day, random ctx in the morning to keep me on task preparing for baby. Chris and I went to the post office and mailed out my last, and biggest, sewing obligation and I felt free as a bird, light as a pregnant feather. I told Chris that NOW, we could have the baby whenever... We went to Chipotle, sat outside and chatted...discussed if we would still name her Rachel if the baby had red hair, etc. Came home, did all the laundry, including baby's first load, organized everything including my purse(?), put all in its rightful place, nested my little heart out. Chris finished putting up new doors in the house. <br /><br />That evening, C's parents brought the girls over and some dinner. It was a very nice dinner, but I didn't want to eat at all, which I figured was because of Chipotle's five pound burrito. Anyway, at 9PM, a very strange feeling came over me. I was irritable, which is not really that strange, but for no reason I felt like I was going to die if I heard the football announcer say one more word. (Chris had earlier asked if I could kindly wait to have the baby until after the Raven's pre-season game 3. I was not having ctx then and said sure, but I was taking that back, swiftly.) So, I shut myself in the bathroom with the lights off and plugged my ears so I wouldn't hear anything or yell, or die. Ctx started right then, every three minutes. I filled in the mister, who turned off the tv and started getting things ready, just in case this was it.<br /> <br />Ctx continued and increased in intensity for a couple hours. I finished packing a few things and laid around, hoping each ctx would be stronger so we really would be in labor. C's mom came back over around midnight and we got into the hospital around 1AM. Ctx were completely tolerable, but I've never gone into labor on my own, so we didn't know how fast or slow things would go. <br /><br />I went into triage, they monitored ctx for awhile and checked me- I was at 3cm. We went over to labor and delivery at 2AM. Ctx were still manageable, I just needed to really focus on relaxing and thanking God that I actually did go into labor on my own. At 3AM, my ob came in, I was 4/5cm and we decided to break my water. That ramped things up and ctx were getting pretty intense. Chris used a hot pad to apply counter pressure to my back at each ctx, but even that was losing its appeal. As with Anna, Rachel was prone with the back of her head against my back so it was all back labor. At 4AM, I was ready to be done getting through ctx and asked the nurse to check me. I was at 5/6cm, which is not 10cm. I was more than a little discouraged and said so, emphatically. C and the nurse pointed out that I was almost to 7cm and things would go much faster then. It wasn't that helpful to hear, but I had nothing better to do than continue so we went on. 15 more brutal ctx later, I was overwhelmed by the urge to push and made it known to the greater Annapolis area. The doc and nurses came flying in and I shrunk when I realized it was really time to push her out. As the first ctx came, I held my breath and pretended to try but did not push because I didn't want to. The doc looked at me and said, "Okay, you need to try." So, I took another breath and did push, and out came Rachel. Also, a small explosion of amniotic fluid which soaked Chris alone. And there we were. Rachel, and Chris, were cleaned up and we praised God for bringing us through.<br />We came home Monday and have just been hanging out. The girls love fawning over their new sister and Rachel has been a tolerant child, except when she was sat on momentarily. <br /><br />Okay, here are the pictures of our little lovely:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQJNStit63hzTzngULPNZbe_-nR8gyAopfbLveB9_3At_tlPllr1SyDcH4uZcMi7GunFq1WvnCj-QYLjkbRD27ECNTRHgNRF7hAfqqUEcolcESVZdxcxEHriXZynX9uMfDBbuA/s1600/DSC_0218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQJNStit63hzTzngULPNZbe_-nR8gyAopfbLveB9_3At_tlPllr1SyDcH4uZcMi7GunFq1WvnCj-QYLjkbRD27ECNTRHgNRF7hAfqqUEcolcESVZdxcxEHriXZynX9uMfDBbuA/s320/DSC_0218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512494463734626754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzezgPA_BrYEKjLJsLJltPUDKjHWk0E_2pF3_2FcjB1k2rhiELym2um-qlPmXEEEaWf7Jt_jonqDMobX6i0bYZP2GYl78rPIdiVX18tObyW6pgqp0abBxeiZlVASkUC0dgh8uK0w/s1600/DSC_0256.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We didn't know about the beach part until we arrived though so did not have swimsuits for the girls. But what was that when there was such fun to be had? We drove home with two naked children.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnIU-kqSLe7-BEuQ5EqhXqaVJ4WxNlbXZtgeR2lo2Q-fLnU1OqwhvBEdG23gWA7L3DBgBqLcQXejrX3WuOk1F5bQtmpZC8aouMDPKd6LWnu-jD1pq_gsiGzwlvu8Lnp2oX9ZfnA/s1600/DSC_0569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnIU-kqSLe7-BEuQ5EqhXqaVJ4WxNlbXZtgeR2lo2Q-fLnU1OqwhvBEdG23gWA7L3DBgBqLcQXejrX3WuOk1F5bQtmpZC8aouMDPKd6LWnu-jD1pq_gsiGzwlvu8Lnp2oX9ZfnA/s320/DSC_0569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509918268470405298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjAyY9M9g-g3w1Mz2DRbgWFx75Vo3ad6gHn0rbLaZZpiPnG2srYXWne-HgV8ZQHENpwolK_5SCLPWH49k3TU2r584e6vXKNs-dU27rl0zaQZYcmqpf2BmyTjGAC56FHjkX_WA4g/s1600/DSC_0565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjAyY9M9g-g3w1Mz2DRbgWFx75Vo3ad6gHn0rbLaZZpiPnG2srYXWne-HgV8ZQHENpwolK_5SCLPWH49k3TU2r584e6vXKNs-dU27rl0zaQZYcmqpf2BmyTjGAC56FHjkX_WA4g/s320/DSC_0565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509919169193029938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BbpeGAPbRsFeS33_6FO965dv4MpZSybzyb91zGkYT899M4fiSyaXa9FMr8AhXycJRi0clUPCf4J2vlo7w5VHqIei9H5vWBBNpfxl40Mrdb-V3c80Zw8NGgwOkwRpfoFenLOKCw/s1600/DSC_0571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BbpeGAPbRsFeS33_6FO965dv4MpZSybzyb91zGkYT899M4fiSyaXa9FMr8AhXycJRi0clUPCf4J2vlo7w5VHqIei9H5vWBBNpfxl40Mrdb-V3c80Zw8NGgwOkwRpfoFenLOKCw/s320/DSC_0571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509919600815942370" /></a><br />Another Saturday, we went up to see C's grandmom.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEAmpMuDK3CuAJGT6V21vZGTjva_xiW2K9CgJoje4K6ujGGdgdjlRVbJayRtbM-aw17x2Y0L18FlAvUZVT14oCNEFdxvC2XD1sCj2jYtjspBTIl7nVY1Y69c87suMrR-HFdfTGQ/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEAmpMuDK3CuAJGT6V21vZGTjva_xiW2K9CgJoje4K6ujGGdgdjlRVbJayRtbM-aw17x2Y0L18FlAvUZVT14oCNEFdxvC2XD1sCj2jYtjspBTIl7nVY1Y69c87suMrR-HFdfTGQ/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509920895974202530" /></a><br />Then had lunch with Opa and started for home well into naptime. En route, some friends phoned to say they were at the pool near our house. We decided to stop by to just say hello as we didn't have the girls' swimsuits. Again, swimsuits are optional, apparently. Second Saturday of driving home with naked children.<br />Later that evening, we went to a neighbor's birthday party. <br />Scavenger hunt:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8sCqUjSoxxdb5VkJVl6KQSqURAlRtiBV0kQHfAHZoZLXgwnTqOymMp7aCb8BUE1oLaCXvrsAHr8DIiynEkLK3b0IpAA3YYnVSUk14r80Hddms39xBFsUJmDDUWop-HeQ-dZIdw/s1600/DSC_0095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8sCqUjSoxxdb5VkJVl6KQSqURAlRtiBV0kQHfAHZoZLXgwnTqOymMp7aCb8BUE1oLaCXvrsAHr8DIiynEkLK3b0IpAA3YYnVSUk14r80Hddms39xBFsUJmDDUWop-HeQ-dZIdw/s320/DSC_0095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509923606515768690" /></a><br />Anna earning her Junior Camper badge.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIdG9QQNQL5mq3PdzQItYsuHr8QV465DcWF22nmJDWavmo3SSrwnpobNX8tmYUhiKFiFVL2E7xI0qG7Ns2LCioVf9gE1AlmjSuZg-WdyCxLV04E8QSXXknUYnWlgFR9aBtRLVfA/s1600/DSC_0118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIdG9QQNQL5mq3PdzQItYsuHr8QV465DcWF22nmJDWavmo3SSrwnpobNX8tmYUhiKFiFVL2E7xI0qG7Ns2LCioVf9gE1AlmjSuZg-WdyCxLV04E8QSXXknUYnWlgFR9aBtRLVfA/s320/DSC_0118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509923901886732850" /></a><br />Going fishing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0gLoHkDJvB7DTpohmZDgvx7pgy9d7yt6yGDTzuxOwyO7n8jf-ibmecMcyZy-fHjiqiFPYBvHEN0DEjwynjlaAul2kSFE5_fxsTNWlgIVy26lipq_X6OFe1hdZHf-T3YsToIkFg/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0gLoHkDJvB7DTpohmZDgvx7pgy9d7yt6yGDTzuxOwyO7n8jf-ibmecMcyZy-fHjiqiFPYBvHEN0DEjwynjlaAul2kSFE5_fxsTNWlgIVy26lipq_X6OFe1hdZHf-T3YsToIkFg/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509924216706587090" /></a><br />Another Saturday, we enjoyed a backyard bbq with a sandbox.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVBfgWUeedBqcP2T0DwsFoALpAX_BW-QYa3r26Vp4LUl29wT5jv9phuq2jR3tFr6lN5QFpQO-ZhDiUC9JflPvtSiR6v4AsCa3CRv18sJUNpfS3bYU2qmfqq77xs2iGL81uaeAjw/s1600/DSC_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVBfgWUeedBqcP2T0DwsFoALpAX_BW-QYa3r26Vp4LUl29wT5jv9phuq2jR3tFr6lN5QFpQO-ZhDiUC9JflPvtSiR6v4AsCa3CRv18sJUNpfS3bYU2qmfqq77xs2iGL81uaeAjw/s320/DSC_0624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509927850973343362" /></a><br />And a juice box.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT1DQvx4UCW8BJgAcld-13x-PdIPQpi6iaP4858q8q7h1EOJNCourUae5BNyBKvGgMzADXMgQc2QWTQR4qjy7XbiZ8eF2Be3pw5l3z5UT6PBHWiaCfuSPPQRwv-98YXLhDTXj6Q/s1600/DSC_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT1DQvx4UCW8BJgAcld-13x-PdIPQpi6iaP4858q8q7h1EOJNCourUae5BNyBKvGgMzADXMgQc2QWTQR4qjy7XbiZ8eF2Be3pw5l3z5UT6PBHWiaCfuSPPQRwv-98YXLhDTXj6Q/s320/DSC_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509928398998958674" /></a><br />Summer days are made for bike rides.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihORPDdQXhr5zF0RVD4GDDnPw6aDPNmQ8O1Nipj-sMHNE1xn_VkOWkXwPHmwj4zDyaK3ZSzwmBJ4eEFKxgt0ZbMLTS57ZgBMW-l9QqJFBzvZu92rlSe7v4eRHAXXV9A0ZCEZ9Tug/s1600/DSC_0614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihORPDdQXhr5zF0RVD4GDDnPw6aDPNmQ8O1Nipj-sMHNE1xn_VkOWkXwPHmwj4zDyaK3ZSzwmBJ4eEFKxgt0ZbMLTS57ZgBMW-l9QqJFBzvZu92rlSe7v4eRHAXXV9A0ZCEZ9Tug/s320/DSC_0614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509929152396353746" /></a><br />And of course, we've had lots...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshl3nzA6kxonwuruDtQ-cWJgGdsvDjwMd4iBBqLUYG8S2jG2U9vxllGEKdFBoTv_2hNVFgPGMZ7roHCYD_XIhJBnoM7N-KxFg7PNiwQel5qkAUVTZBXuAPNzq689XWsTmUBDnLA/s1600/DSC_0435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshl3nzA6kxonwuruDtQ-cWJgGdsvDjwMd4iBBqLUYG8S2jG2U9vxllGEKdFBoTv_2hNVFgPGMZ7roHCYD_XIhJBnoM7N-KxFg7PNiwQel5qkAUVTZBXuAPNzq689XWsTmUBDnLA/s320/DSC_0435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509926520811154018" /></a><br />...and lots... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCPdR0kD0fOJVRH_DJ-zJLH0avLrRvsNj-L4yfU02cySeEhCoTfjuh6g_6Y2O7WTRivylFz8AUHi4VpphDzMgPc-4HsnIydfHJvhoPC_aSIjREMoyqlviwpm-qkuKCoCsesr1aQ/s1600/DSC_0526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCPdR0kD0fOJVRH_DJ-zJLH0avLrRvsNj-L4yfU02cySeEhCoTfjuh6g_6Y2O7WTRivylFz8AUHi4VpphDzMgPc-4HsnIydfHJvhoPC_aSIjREMoyqlviwpm-qkuKCoCsesr1aQ/s320/DSC_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509926938208796562" /></a><br />and lots of frozen treats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4EkTyGhGr5e8kLG2kT1qk6mKzG5BOHukhR8QKH2CJtHKlPP8vF45e5nD4Y5DIbsgwEu-280QGGTABANfjntfSrGtwtIC4I8-gEDZ3Ev9OEf4dLQXorWfF60yFtQKgA1wqFJb3Q/s1600/DSC_0597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4EkTyGhGr5e8kLG2kT1qk6mKzG5BOHukhR8QKH2CJtHKlPP8vF45e5nD4Y5DIbsgwEu-280QGGTABANfjntfSrGtwtIC4I8-gEDZ3Ev9OEf4dLQXorWfF60yFtQKgA1wqFJb3Q/s320/DSC_0597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509928806368417330" /></a><br />So, we have had some fun this summer. =)ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-48407649838500713082010-08-22T12:57:00.014-06:002010-08-22T14:36:22.903-06:00<div align="center">We moved into our house the weekend of July 4th. Chris and a buddy worked until the wee hours that Friday night to get most of the wood floor done on the main level so we could move furniture over. Saturday morning, the girls and I headed out to Virginia for the day- pregnant women and small children are best out of state during a move, apparently. My college girlfriends were in the area for the weekend so it just worked out well to spend the day away.<br />Second Floor North reunited. =)</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMVOBUjQOjAqCwhcMN3Pax-dyVKM1fi4i-wxxURp6jEb87sLVa5LTciCBtVIB8bi1wVCELZNDGiA8vhV0yOCiIbuOBMJKy5o_w2TtiDrwoEBmQxLHj2akvl-yhQPk_F-09d0stA/s1600/DSC_0354.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508317566448391922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMVOBUjQOjAqCwhcMN3Pax-dyVKM1fi4i-wxxURp6jEb87sLVa5LTciCBtVIB8bi1wVCELZNDGiA8vhV0yOCiIbuOBMJKy5o_w2TtiDrwoEBmQxLHj2akvl-yhQPk_F-09d0stA/s320/DSC_0354.JPG" /></a><br />We came home that evening, ate chinese take-out amongst a hundred boxes in the living room and spent our first night here.<br />We woke up Sunday morning to find someone was a little disoriented by the move. (She did have the presence of mind to bring water with her for her hallway camp out.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLsUcLq9JRWq6UNiwl7fdEOpcpmraVZyy5m7BKVvosJo5V_H7lgo7ekaoZ4QWqVaPbjC21uufFEQNjgQL1N5AUrDADu0DS-c1EzUlydOh5xnXC6B4mS6YMeEFnSLssGCyZxiXIg/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLsUcLq9JRWq6UNiwl7fdEOpcpmraVZyy5m7BKVvosJo5V_H7lgo7ekaoZ4QWqVaPbjC21uufFEQNjgQL1N5AUrDADu0DS-c1EzUlydOh5xnXC6B4mS6YMeEFnSLssGCyZxiXIg/s320/DSC_0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508319640561648866" /></a><br />Church on the 4th.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkbZimH8Xm-KYS3falvHhtaw2xpVM8C7kixa_1udwMOG6UdKzFVWN3FRBwrwRP9onB_rS-el25czqBF6VrVIf9t7dG-VxZsu2tiMTTLk2loTj2o5W3XKZEF7qRj8xSiXYZW7aJA/s1600/DSC_0356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkbZimH8Xm-KYS3falvHhtaw2xpVM8C7kixa_1udwMOG6UdKzFVWN3FRBwrwRP9onB_rS-el25czqBF6VrVIf9t7dG-VxZsu2tiMTTLk2loTj2o5W3XKZEF7qRj8xSiXYZW7aJA/s320/DSC_0356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508321167388308946" /></a><br />Sunday night, C put the last board in the floor...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf5LvxfhZWdkHB6XfdKKsxE4WmGySESRfIyTTRIFGFdnU1cSBbQVv2kTpwVYE77_9WZ5bY2EyqcZ3VD4-0JVIIjdXPqqN2b3L430nq8kJdYYhORQj2ylcAUC5c4J4FhZKPNzSFw/s1600/DSC_0365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf5LvxfhZWdkHB6XfdKKsxE4WmGySESRfIyTTRIFGFdnU1cSBbQVv2kTpwVYE77_9WZ5bY2EyqcZ3VD4-0JVIIjdXPqqN2b3L430nq8kJdYYhORQj2ylcAUC5c4J4FhZKPNzSFw/s320/DSC_0365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508320663225554946" /></a><br />...and was mighty glad to be done with his marathon installation.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvmqt_4HAsURD8KUmzYlWUXPtxR6A9zYLt2YfKYGRq5mXpDJ4NpDNuwQm6cXr6yp_Ea6TRKIWyXRqZYPjUM1GhfgEOlcfJ3T_7a0fi9lRYRZzxWImZmW7fha1mNJZsDedjeXlXQ/s1600/DSC_0366c.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvmqt_4HAsURD8KUmzYlWUXPtxR6A9zYLt2YfKYGRq5mXpDJ4NpDNuwQm6cXr6yp_Ea6TRKIWyXRqZYPjUM1GhfgEOlcfJ3T_7a0fi9lRYRZzxWImZmW7fha1mNJZsDedjeXlXQ/s320/DSC_0366c.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508321799295353234" /></a><br />That evening, we had our first house guest...so we put a temporary door on one bathroom and my college roomie slept on Anna's bunk while the girls slept-toe to-toe on the bottom. A week later we had the pleasure of hosting the Kirklins from Ohio. They got to have the guest bedroom, with a door even. The day they left, we had C's bud from college stay the night. And then we realized we were crazy and haven't had any overnight guests since. <br />These are pics from the Kirklins' visit.<br />Making coffee.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_fRhMdE5fNpQYMmqj8z3T6zWi6PRbk8VU0sbCKGcor6aD1KTmrdV9t-US71BJdaNI5Lby3IL64cO2arMLQcoExZpET_nY_IkNX0IyUQFspdjH7Er0zmHK-ze7ar35b-Fpc7Cvg/s1600/DSC_0384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_fRhMdE5fNpQYMmqj8z3T6zWi6PRbk8VU0sbCKGcor6aD1KTmrdV9t-US71BJdaNI5Lby3IL64cO2arMLQcoExZpET_nY_IkNX0IyUQFspdjH7Er0zmHK-ze7ar35b-Fpc7Cvg/s320/DSC_0384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508324889065426226" /></a><br />Jason and Chris installing the microwave. Nice to have some method of cooking since our stove didn't work that weekend...it's a good thing the Kirklins are really good friends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4X9mdNN25cj0l9WeCWxf93pEwS-xiqtYu5IaE93hGYuMvbvWcWt5ugdf1RMmix7N5bXHp6HO7WHgqVP12bHhIxqCkPhlWkClyxcv-JDAmfuw27zm9pAS_uYupjj52KdespGQiQ/s1600/DSC_0387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4X9mdNN25cj0l9WeCWxf93pEwS-xiqtYu5IaE93hGYuMvbvWcWt5ugdf1RMmix7N5bXHp6HO7WHgqVP12bHhIxqCkPhlWkClyxcv-JDAmfuw27zm9pAS_uYupjj52KdespGQiQ/s320/DSC_0387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508330679265275666" /></a><br />The Simmons, from Philly days, were visiting family nearby so we all met up that Saturday for a rousing game of croquet and a walk around the Annapolis harbor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoP2FS8yR3W7cdnoLhhCFFcy-puRz8kv3g-VpKakgDTS8Z5uGWnbxGcGiB-tz2bV7v5Sr8PlcPLb1iBHRwIvGW3G-WnuyPKGaTnjFlRdgsRzgO1UPz7u6xZNfnFHmPWAQ7K2GLg/s1600/DSC_0403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoP2FS8yR3W7cdnoLhhCFFcy-puRz8kv3g-VpKakgDTS8Z5uGWnbxGcGiB-tz2bV7v5Sr8PlcPLb1iBHRwIvGW3G-WnuyPKGaTnjFlRdgsRzgO1UPz7u6xZNfnFHmPWAQ7K2GLg/s320/DSC_0403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508332426529506930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4iWJhjf-_csDLZj_Bl1NXwFzugTale5GSW7fySNad00-mW3RRNra_N3DG_T16TskawGCYGBCYBhWRrbYs2NgMXtrBF2UogVZ12FoIXVN7NL6OQ5lUTn5hSo9NKQOshluEjFRrg/s1600/DSC_0430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4iWJhjf-_csDLZj_Bl1NXwFzugTale5GSW7fySNad00-mW3RRNra_N3DG_T16TskawGCYGBCYBhWRrbYs2NgMXtrBF2UogVZ12FoIXVN7NL6OQ5lUTn5hSo9NKQOshluEjFRrg/s320/DSC_0430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508333126240168706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY0BJCD4cBrjjSio7wgfZ9zySNcSmJBRM8bexqtJq5KQljhIxYaKVeVj-m_MK-b3r_qDb5vKohIk6cf5Tu0cNIE0yiEqRHhYKj4MgbzL-nAhNq1zcRgsXZj5FSOJejbECtAxxWA/s1600/DSC_0461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY0BJCD4cBrjjSio7wgfZ9zySNcSmJBRM8bexqtJq5KQljhIxYaKVeVj-m_MK-b3r_qDb5vKohIk6cf5Tu0cNIE0yiEqRHhYKj4MgbzL-nAhNq1zcRgsXZj5FSOJejbECtAxxWA/s320/DSC_0461.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508334106252952130" /></a><br />"Find your toes..." Or your nose.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf7AohRhKa79Omqo_RKZAQAcyT2ntX6NGRpJsQ_znDT_rXogmZSfzQ6jmd0bMdZ-WOAv4VlqgNhhpnpKiH_5p5r-p9YUmK0JSok1SIZZXKedsV4ARFtTDr9ilwlSPQuOMEVgfrg/s1600/DSC_0495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf7AohRhKa79Omqo_RKZAQAcyT2ntX6NGRpJsQ_znDT_rXogmZSfzQ6jmd0bMdZ-WOAv4VlqgNhhpnpKiH_5p5r-p9YUmK0JSok1SIZZXKedsV4ARFtTDr9ilwlSPQuOMEVgfrg/s320/DSC_0495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508335032227048450" /></a><br />Thanks, Kirklins for being the most understanding guests ever. Next time, we'll have it together.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-4823069530196719882010-08-21T20:04:00.024-06:002010-08-21T21:55:30.917-06:00Two months...sorry about that. I kept meaning to post pics of the house, but I would then think, "I'll wait to take a picture of that room until the light is installed." And then "The outlet plates are not on yet...I'll wait until that's done." But now, I've wisened to the realization that we will always have something more to do on the house. And besides, I'm getting way behind in pictures and events. Without further ado, here are before and after pics of our first home:<br />Before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDiBuWUsoUcHi4eeaYI7Lsr13wl9xpPVXXjziXM0SKJ0_t17OhWvWvgJFNj9riuHs8pz9y37G3bEoGBl5Yc-2q6A8NYjP2Eo7sKcPORHAkGlIl3czgyyGELQEpy60gWIEmMxnw/s1600/DSC_0227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDiBuWUsoUcHi4eeaYI7Lsr13wl9xpPVXXjziXM0SKJ0_t17OhWvWvgJFNj9riuHs8pz9y37G3bEoGBl5Yc-2q6A8NYjP2Eo7sKcPORHAkGlIl3czgyyGELQEpy60gWIEmMxnw/s320/DSC_0227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508053700006737906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S3Vkgd77AP2HdCS90xhTVXSmicPzd2hX57xNyIWAS6_G9hUZkHP-7dK0AxGAhdUQXhXPsGYgglaBYEo-U4vyT51_XVyOZxHOpdSfigbGfk_IiK5r5EfJwyx_ayXX2Bn_Kz4YRA/s1600/DSC_0228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S3Vkgd77AP2HdCS90xhTVXSmicPzd2hX57xNyIWAS6_G9hUZkHP-7dK0AxGAhdUQXhXPsGYgglaBYEo-U4vyT51_XVyOZxHOpdSfigbGfk_IiK5r5EfJwyx_ayXX2Bn_Kz4YRA/s320/DSC_0228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508054285658832114" /></a><br />During:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF-gk5N-2WZJvhBsEPzw04uOOuiJnPKsHGK57vrONFoNjH9RYi7RxVjmdR6TKD3_TcUiE89VXy0Pw0V-3tD8sim0_EQUdFiA2URb6sgfwexmfbJDyEcgDfyx5UO-YF9rbLu8SYQ/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF-gk5N-2WZJvhBsEPzw04uOOuiJnPKsHGK57vrONFoNjH9RYi7RxVjmdR6TKD3_TcUiE89VXy0Pw0V-3tD8sim0_EQUdFiA2URb6sgfwexmfbJDyEcgDfyx5UO-YF9rbLu8SYQ/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508054771575709890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKTcXwD83tIW6dmdIwvqIXHSiI2cZCD-BohMpAMBIgcNZlqnVK6VD8KhyKRd9LojE7pLZItAhDcr1piEYL3koTOrlOOlJYNY6ACaPXjo7B2zFIl0BMhvaG-iNDfmuvX6pPoxt-w/s1600/DSC_0371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKTcXwD83tIW6dmdIwvqIXHSiI2cZCD-BohMpAMBIgcNZlqnVK6VD8KhyKRd9LojE7pLZItAhDcr1piEYL3koTOrlOOlJYNY6ACaPXjo7B2zFIl0BMhvaG-iNDfmuvX6pPoxt-w/s320/DSC_0371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508055755293674498" /></a><br />After:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH2CY6WzmYH_BC4fgk3SmOlNSG2nV44d9BjRv8b4HSQNq3gBC0C6iitUVGij4inTBbw9Nsti_ggzkfReKrXRRdIaDake9krPqIjm6mbwL-U8b5XNiEyyKVbEHEMPuf3Pjibm6fA/s1600/DSC_0537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH2CY6WzmYH_BC4fgk3SmOlNSG2nV44d9BjRv8b4HSQNq3gBC0C6iitUVGij4inTBbw9Nsti_ggzkfReKrXRRdIaDake9krPqIjm6mbwL-U8b5XNiEyyKVbEHEMPuf3Pjibm6fA/s320/DSC_0537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508057753801581442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStayJgpM7JxjQLAvxxn-qZdI7tieM9RinQP4ybfT-9rtfnh8uZ6MRZ4IITnJGffOwGThJrx9nsecgnf_z7Y0FG5C4ZhuIGmEFss7IQfD32Adc1MzzPOjMZbYvJyrl_JrAfPcaew/s1600/DSC_0545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStayJgpM7JxjQLAvxxn-qZdI7tieM9RinQP4ybfT-9rtfnh8uZ6MRZ4IITnJGffOwGThJrx9nsecgnf_z7Y0FG5C4ZhuIGmEFss7IQfD32Adc1MzzPOjMZbYvJyrl_JrAfPcaew/s320/DSC_0545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508058474182470034" /></a><br /><br />Dining room before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOyqA3z7nqy29-vyVc4BNf7PpmT3gRvE-TFSnhZl5ne4WCe7911_t8rzwW56g7UppzUDfBYvNFiu8VBoOE3t6y-rfhl3ePPiCjg3yPcyztxyO5kc3oKaLprLfuI1HRbR1cDEW0A/s1600/DSC_0223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOyqA3z7nqy29-vyVc4BNf7PpmT3gRvE-TFSnhZl5ne4WCe7911_t8rzwW56g7UppzUDfBYvNFiu8VBoOE3t6y-rfhl3ePPiCjg3yPcyztxyO5kc3oKaLprLfuI1HRbR1cDEW0A/s320/DSC_0223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508060001249970786" /></a><br />During:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU0gEbcHXt9Fct2T09XhdB2Tv010cH9yy9GwCWeNtMcLHoJum9bIZdK50Gqirf1DwklvxJwBmipkzYPLJkVsGbKgDJB_vwyEJO7vIo1hn7dhP0hQSSE7TTyqwexIiUhi-eHOKfQ/s1600/DSC_0285.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU0gEbcHXt9Fct2T09XhdB2Tv010cH9yy9GwCWeNtMcLHoJum9bIZdK50Gqirf1DwklvxJwBmipkzYPLJkVsGbKgDJB_vwyEJO7vIo1hn7dhP0hQSSE7TTyqwexIiUhi-eHOKfQ/s320/DSC_0285.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508062866999354914" /></a><br />After:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj_7vT4oWBxHozxfwYD-gxC_EnWRPq8El9mbMup_z4neJAD2JBaHYIG4jZQ_vY-xJvf4MCO9wOezC7VeApqsB_bJyLu9QZ0r9656SEFv1QDvqoROoyEkMnyxPYEAico5fzET6pQ/s1600/DSC_0099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj_7vT4oWBxHozxfwYD-gxC_EnWRPq8El9mbMup_z4neJAD2JBaHYIG4jZQ_vY-xJvf4MCO9wOezC7VeApqsB_bJyLu9QZ0r9656SEFv1QDvqoROoyEkMnyxPYEAico5fzET6pQ/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508062361036815314" /></a><br /><br />Living room before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjRSdK-Qss4WBXZwJBXVKV8w2exZjbJhBOFOssjdNigbEfriVe_2NmLkOY-TNvwOW-8QVkbCR4hfshGyT3IXOAWx3YBsHyzV8vwdlHdLnT3cnTF3B-80PVS8_SIoRzHuQbRPMSg/s1600/DSC_0220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjRSdK-Qss4WBXZwJBXVKV8w2exZjbJhBOFOssjdNigbEfriVe_2NmLkOY-TNvwOW-8QVkbCR4hfshGyT3IXOAWx3YBsHyzV8vwdlHdLnT3cnTF3B-80PVS8_SIoRzHuQbRPMSg/s320/DSC_0220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508069996462847602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHuU632_4iHmixQHeNS0BhiTFXLNNfosGCyrU_G5FH6lXbkZQivqqRwXqYdB3aGwE7eSFz3rxVNJlB3IEm-Pt6q-ElNCAKe8lSwYXQeOxwxvsmJ9UNk_XO6e2XslFG1-yKxIOkQ/s1600/DSC_0219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHuU632_4iHmixQHeNS0BhiTFXLNNfosGCyrU_G5FH6lXbkZQivqqRwXqYdB3aGwE7eSFz3rxVNJlB3IEm-Pt6q-ElNCAKe8lSwYXQeOxwxvsmJ9UNk_XO6e2XslFG1-yKxIOkQ/s320/DSC_0219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508073266413235346" /></a><br /><br />During:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikEL6iDp5Y0e65KvtvIDHO6xstUs5WQlYVsKVoZRF1gbaIYOIWkGAD7As_b3L_t2GiDgODeEGAcWShPqL2kGabQ1jdjAEImXjktFfi-0cGsmibh7wgtKJPidTouy4clJ1l7jmaw/s1600/DSC_0330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikEL6iDp5Y0e65KvtvIDHO6xstUs5WQlYVsKVoZRF1gbaIYOIWkGAD7As_b3L_t2GiDgODeEGAcWShPqL2kGabQ1jdjAEImXjktFfi-0cGsmibh7wgtKJPidTouy4clJ1l7jmaw/s320/DSC_0330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508072679918003026" /></a><br /><br />After (I took this picture right now for you. See blogger on the laptop screen?):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvHa1nadk8kpKC3i2qBklbQXEdpYorosO4Aatd6jcxyAvq2bpO1hYj7g4R6D431_uLx-rp-W5F_iWhEWMPIKtFH1LxwM4LIXqCxnoKo5hk5v4hkRjqHbzYLoPlFas5FKU9ThD2A/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvHa1nadk8kpKC3i2qBklbQXEdpYorosO4Aatd6jcxyAvq2bpO1hYj7g4R6D431_uLx-rp-W5F_iWhEWMPIKtFH1LxwM4LIXqCxnoKo5hk5v4hkRjqHbzYLoPlFas5FKU9ThD2A/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508073825357447170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yP4XOxAX30_3mjqyTIB__xqyuUIzp8jcTviIUzWyCaa7w1GyhsrzCUcAmGa1SRPnXg7H-nXE_dW_KuL_9-zRzOyMshVQleN4T5JMXZ5wloGM7aCDrM74HhBZH5MuZl4RnI7oxw/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yP4XOxAX30_3mjqyTIB__xqyuUIzp8jcTviIUzWyCaa7w1GyhsrzCUcAmGa1SRPnXg7H-nXE_dW_KuL_9-zRzOyMshVQleN4T5JMXZ5wloGM7aCDrM74HhBZH5MuZl4RnI7oxw/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508074357746354354" /></a><br /><br />Girls' room before (wow):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3cxcD-VTcgelBlvJN6Fkk2v82hwwkj7uNes_bVP7WbbbEgqKL3FgFy2IAOLYLmyrpz_0W_xkZMiOBVBzRmjfg4Ex5hl8NJFJZhVhhekooylvNLUH-p2-37fQZIHrd-shBur6rQ/s1600/DSC_0243.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3cxcD-VTcgelBlvJN6Fkk2v82hwwkj7uNes_bVP7WbbbEgqKL3FgFy2IAOLYLmyrpz_0W_xkZMiOBVBzRmjfg4Ex5hl8NJFJZhVhhekooylvNLUH-p2-37fQZIHrd-shBur6rQ/s320/DSC_0243.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508063986895758226" /></a><br />During:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl86-I0W2a8nJuY8qg5uzJWL0EW38cqTf3txb7P2qJ4ZSHoVVUDzdrMyI1nAGnULEqx4weYUmQ_twAnvfn3ShzvVgnfpFisVIgp7reRWuM5WsG9EZaI3_4fq_kKuBSntsBIXJbA/s1600/DSC_0300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl86-I0W2a8nJuY8qg5uzJWL0EW38cqTf3txb7P2qJ4ZSHoVVUDzdrMyI1nAGnULEqx4weYUmQ_twAnvfn3ShzvVgnfpFisVIgp7reRWuM5WsG9EZaI3_4fq_kKuBSntsBIXJbA/s320/DSC_0300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508063561693366018" /></a><br />After:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_m0IrwvlYIxspAIDF4ZEl1KkLre-ZZu6NMLMRy34999uWqAOg1FmkdiPRbwt08UmOOmyc_0POOM1w92Nu5oJl5f5NKcw7c0LinkN2YAVCG37eiRJ153d4S_3jKOsLovV8gONzg/s1600/DSC_0601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_m0IrwvlYIxspAIDF4ZEl1KkLre-ZZu6NMLMRy34999uWqAOg1FmkdiPRbwt08UmOOmyc_0POOM1w92Nu5oJl5f5NKcw7c0LinkN2YAVCG37eiRJ153d4S_3jKOsLovV8gONzg/s320/DSC_0601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508064870646026946" /></a><br /><br />Our bedroom before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYmb-UawXv91DiiZbfBl0UVSTfUxFTNtIdkFt52l_gNNnr__1zz0TpNme-6fuBi0c5R5gJe5ecgzBD8qEFbFlHzn9o68hskgii_VyfEn0fBrEPV_x5HhmEf9qRicKgnMNWOJkyQ/s1600/DSC_0231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYmb-UawXv91DiiZbfBl0UVSTfUxFTNtIdkFt52l_gNNnr__1zz0TpNme-6fuBi0c5R5gJe5ecgzBD8qEFbFlHzn9o68hskgii_VyfEn0fBrEPV_x5HhmEf9qRicKgnMNWOJkyQ/s320/DSC_0231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508066617942624850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0htOQLv2zR1J_6jEE0nv3tWCTyhM6LHERa9HKPI2uBlHET_TMcbpeWGgNMTh43SswHkBn_82Q-jIA3F4JyWPnBggrOSdh9Xo32mXCgAtTa32C2NEKFGDgCCd-yYV-djUZBiBKQ/s1600/DSC_0232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0htOQLv2zR1J_6jEE0nv3tWCTyhM6LHERa9HKPI2uBlHET_TMcbpeWGgNMTh43SswHkBn_82Q-jIA3F4JyWPnBggrOSdh9Xo32mXCgAtTa32C2NEKFGDgCCd-yYV-djUZBiBKQ/s320/DSC_0232.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508067209594227426" /></a><br />After:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdC2j8zvnvSWjudT-0XXKpbyaNBAgpRDEaynL0E5GcSNbLo-Xk7t3BCn4WmDXD2cKGtTXZNsuKwfEx3qnbC794IycPGDAdTJi3V1moSmSM7NQjm1X_HcV43EvSdG31V5DPOZG0A/s1600/DSC_0611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdC2j8zvnvSWjudT-0XXKpbyaNBAgpRDEaynL0E5GcSNbLo-Xk7t3BCn4WmDXD2cKGtTXZNsuKwfEx3qnbC794IycPGDAdTJi3V1moSmSM7NQjm1X_HcV43EvSdG31V5DPOZG0A/s320/DSC_0611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508065540385857954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IFbHzk1cFFEAnkQRzK045UnAOEtDI0SoNpPSrbbLA0YS6_NF1To-dhB_MsdCtdSCLTHw9ZcTYqiUZ2e4um1FG-Wd5qNuatwtHilet6hJDfR_ISffydxMgJ9fWsT7xfejqXSQA/s1600/DSC_0612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IFbHzk1cFFEAnkQRzK045UnAOEtDI0SoNpPSrbbLA0YS6_NF1To-dhB_MsdCtdSCLTHw9ZcTYqiUZ2e4um1FG-Wd5qNuatwtHilet6hJDfR_ISffydxMgJ9fWsT7xfejqXSQA/s320/DSC_0612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508067728437770690" /></a><br /><br />The guest bedroom is hosting boxes and extra furniture at the moment so I could not get a picture. And the bathrooms are done, but I didn't take pictures and that involves going upstairs, which post-Anna's-party-sloth-mode doesn't do. We're getting there...<br />Chris is doing an awesome job. Love this guy. =)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad7S5r8qUfom3lpf9FTydO3su_m21-WgJTUuFtVLD6RXC1NrUIEbTv62aoVgxzH4HQDEUr9PH3ECQWj8a1phVZ4FTVPqIsxb3k47pK6o3ZKYn1dR40Eds_OTSDdbfTFqer8GAPg/s1600/DSC_0613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad7S5r8qUfom3lpf9FTydO3su_m21-WgJTUuFtVLD6RXC1NrUIEbTv62aoVgxzH4HQDEUr9PH3ECQWj8a1phVZ4FTVPqIsxb3k47pK6o3ZKYn1dR40Eds_OTSDdbfTFqer8GAPg/s320/DSC_0613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508076817223495586" /></a>ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-32648459029483207592010-06-21T19:24:00.013-06:002010-06-21T20:33:29.042-06:00Howdy friends.<br />Welp, we officially became homeowners last Monday. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNlEbjlY4jeqyguuKSrdl3YI9QSu2yvvLauDYCQZqBSIKTXBCaK7ipue8LjbmfulNFSXx-Jkc2JY_YsmrHGWE6KfvHuKvMlsXJ_TUfdCezmVTiJuE-4eUXnnhPx5VZtDF-ANL5g/s1600/DSC_0216c.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNlEbjlY4jeqyguuKSrdl3YI9QSu2yvvLauDYCQZqBSIKTXBCaK7ipue8LjbmfulNFSXx-Jkc2JY_YsmrHGWE6KfvHuKvMlsXJ_TUfdCezmVTiJuE-4eUXnnhPx5VZtDF-ANL5g/s200/DSC_0216c.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485412155012932514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqooslxEBigQxQIra5R6oK9PHTBIQnC2u0yqkTide_j0_vM8WzR_pxK9wjPam1Ftk2ZF5RU_83O1D80z3gvuxiVXEazyaeAUI18yhzYI9SzhOdUahXnhTKnZtXQytkQxgr5A0OQ/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqooslxEBigQxQIra5R6oK9PHTBIQnC2u0yqkTide_j0_vM8WzR_pxK9wjPam1Ftk2ZF5RU_83O1D80z3gvuxiVXEazyaeAUI18yhzYI9SzhOdUahXnhTKnZtXQytkQxgr5A0OQ/s200/DSC_0215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485413046832096290" /></a><br />And Chris has been working to beat the band since. I knew it was going to be busy, but things have been insane of late. Chris comes home after work to change clothes, sometimes eats dinner and then is over at the new house until wee AM hours, snatches a little sleep here and heads back to his day job. I can't comprehend this stamina. He's a Power Ranger. The blue one, I think. <br />I've spent very little time at the new house. Within hours of getting the keys, C had all the carpet out making the house a death by tack strips trap for children. So, the kids can't be over there at all until the new flooring is in. And someone needs to watch them. So, my job is to parent the kids and pack up this house. It's going fairly well, actually. I put the kids in the first box I packed. =) No really, God has been very, very gracious in granting me patience. And C's parents have taken the girls a couple times to give me a chance to help Chris out at the house or go to Best Buy and enjoy(?) a non-interrupted conversation about dishwashers. <br />In spite of the craziness, Chris was forced to take an afternoon off on Saturday to visit with J&J in from Texas. Here are some pics of the girls from that day:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtphrTz7I1zJxBfRPKe16EpiayNup-zhBLBzpCkU1pe4cNILORTds-TNc7SNLF4NedcdYsv0cn39KGnGlIEiYRtHaY-nlUNwjePdNXi6Spi79J1ZGQZgjPvqSb76bWK7mIaLlVw/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtphrTz7I1zJxBfRPKe16EpiayNup-zhBLBzpCkU1pe4cNILORTds-TNc7SNLF4NedcdYsv0cn39KGnGlIEiYRtHaY-nlUNwjePdNXi6Spi79J1ZGQZgjPvqSb76bWK7mIaLlVw/s320/DSC_0258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485416572168023794" /></a><br />Anna was dubious as to the bouyancy capabilities of arm floaties, but finally was coaxed to swim to Jonny.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1kPdHuy14vjJm1_Y4yavE1Y-PQZHOOGRc4T7Rfl7o93hPzLEjDEtXjcaFQB8KBd-9wWHsEYQYIyxGsjLE5pHI9WBIEdMkdLdoFAx206YEYVky5uQsrlG6Rp0Pna0C9A75V52uQ/s1600/DSC_0267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1kPdHuy14vjJm1_Y4yavE1Y-PQZHOOGRc4T7Rfl7o93hPzLEjDEtXjcaFQB8KBd-9wWHsEYQYIyxGsjLE5pHI9WBIEdMkdLdoFAx206YEYVky5uQsrlG6Rp0Pna0C9A75V52uQ/s320/DSC_0267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485417810457112130" /></a><br />Sonja was frightfully confident. Kind of freaks me out how daring this child is.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMq6Jb_8ZxA5XjD_lQ2eKQLxrIzToo01gWUi40Q69neyXasmw6RwoOMzlg20v9VbMhF-WNSANiXyOjIyyEiVcKbGh2GecFfnguboFCLFDuxefYlZPFJcogzNtQc_0-utMMF9RSQ/s1600/DSC_0271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMq6Jb_8ZxA5XjD_lQ2eKQLxrIzToo01gWUi40Q69neyXasmw6RwoOMzlg20v9VbMhF-WNSANiXyOjIyyEiVcKbGh2GecFfnguboFCLFDuxefYlZPFJcogzNtQc_0-utMMF9RSQ/s320/DSC_0271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485417333837958450" /></a><br />See what I mean?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2W1v_5nVe6lQoJqSsQfWmlfzL1rf8L9rBB2WyMw__MYX3XCaO5tIQpd2HvbkrjAZlq735d87MJifR-nm8zkOToAWSD8D4NbNIpH2KaILf4I0KWO9MtY-i96hnrLnxXtvBUgsqQ/s1600/DSC_0276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2W1v_5nVe6lQoJqSsQfWmlfzL1rf8L9rBB2WyMw__MYX3XCaO5tIQpd2HvbkrjAZlq735d87MJifR-nm8zkOToAWSD8D4NbNIpH2KaILf4I0KWO9MtY-i96hnrLnxXtvBUgsqQ/s320/DSC_0276.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485415868838662626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KR6umlZ9MpSLyKE4iaS-eIm-IG_SoVtmwd31d6dRY2Zxxy1QMUc6whtQHzfPxZNycCltgOuaxg0ZcSaACwP4-Oj20K1qTG-casTsNbuhO8fPhhl23QPPE75Szyy47LJwm-FzNA/s1600/DSC_0278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KR6umlZ9MpSLyKE4iaS-eIm-IG_SoVtmwd31d6dRY2Zxxy1QMUc6whtQHzfPxZNycCltgOuaxg0ZcSaACwP4-Oj20K1qTG-casTsNbuhO8fPhhl23QPPE75Szyy47LJwm-FzNA/s320/DSC_0278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485418152024542450" /></a><br />Just kidding. She's not <em>that</em> crazy, thank goodness.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1QhoqsArI4LRNv1-6AE57Lg80MCX0ySaC9UVV3zxPvaZ4AEGQe7teGwm5Pc_wwHmsk26olyeBb-s550O5-XXpawUYULaUg36zIgUacWz51xQXro-pSDNveCOZDSracDmDtuKqQ/s1600/DSC_0277.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1QhoqsArI4LRNv1-6AE57Lg80MCX0ySaC9UVV3zxPvaZ4AEGQe7teGwm5Pc_wwHmsk26olyeBb-s550O5-XXpawUYULaUg36zIgUacWz51xQXro-pSDNveCOZDSracDmDtuKqQ/s320/DSC_0277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485418772060127058" /></a><br />Okay, I've got to get to bed. Another day to get at tomorrow. As soon as I get a chance to be over at the house, I'll take some pics to give you a rough look at our future home.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-43604405851596164352010-06-11T13:46:00.006-06:002010-06-11T15:08:38.628-06:00Projects of late:<br />Most of my evening time has been geared towards the new house...which we STILL are waiting to close on, hopefully Monday...researching appliances, etc. But, after a week or so, I miss my little Viking lady and find a reason to sew something. Once inspired, I always stay up too late, and <em>always </em>regret it, and spend the next day flat on the couch as often as possible (not very with these two). Anyway, this is what I've been making: <br /><br />My friend <a href="http://www.fixfab.blogspot.com">Rachel</a> made <a href="http://fixfab.blogspot.com/2009/08/pinkalicious.html">this sweet dress</a> for her niece last year and lent me the pattern. She warned that the pattern ran large, so I made the newborn size and ended up with a shirt(!) for Anna:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0dMI8wDV_MOC0jg4wcAOdsIIuUeX1dxszliT2Hp7XlyQ3NJ7sJAV6qVry7XxudnWgo4mtq36TMyNmexEBWmSPMq5ujYgZadA4rWhp_afDLp3qWzTUShHTeaQe1_dwMbu92f2jg/s1600/DSC_0176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0dMI8wDV_MOC0jg4wcAOdsIIuUeX1dxszliT2Hp7XlyQ3NJ7sJAV6qVry7XxudnWgo4mtq36TMyNmexEBWmSPMq5ujYgZadA4rWhp_afDLp3qWzTUShHTeaQe1_dwMbu92f2jg/s320/DSC_0176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481608225564316002" /></a><br />This quilt was finished in the eleventh hour so this pic is swiped off Rachel's blog:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP7UguWCr50LB03D9wz4lDix-ahjk53XapgPDuX-e6N3241MedID8CRQCUCN6f8eSfZI68Nw0U7E-bXuy_iFAU_zZe53fMSsjYGvZ4XBhKH_4Knuuo06MR-RgI1fX4-2ErNkbcQ/s1600/first+quilt"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP7UguWCr50LB03D9wz4lDix-ahjk53XapgPDuX-e6N3241MedID8CRQCUCN6f8eSfZI68Nw0U7E-bXuy_iFAU_zZe53fMSsjYGvZ4XBhKH_4Knuuo06MR-RgI1fX4-2ErNkbcQ/s320/first+quilt" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481610517656455570" /></a><br />Guess what these are:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvMMTkwin0Az3DANKb5WDkvvKLv08CVO1H6NRLLgRLwxCtp4CvS8t9ELhI7c5h2kkqfVLIFKUtNcqDs5XRUy8x_-hyHPHRnEPFjS33LP70xPaW70vbcv9WaeCy9eV1_icpI_BAQ/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvMMTkwin0Az3DANKb5WDkvvKLv08CVO1H6NRLLgRLwxCtp4CvS8t9ELhI7c5h2kkqfVLIFKUtNcqDs5XRUy8x_-hyHPHRnEPFjS33LP70xPaW70vbcv9WaeCy9eV1_icpI_BAQ/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481612437007711058" /></a><br />Baby wipes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yA3gVYOn_m7ejpseQL0e0bZ0soK4BoHAeaJFE8JDWltMcY1kHiATfBbwD-p4zYryJXNGcLfKqwmgCoHmwon043ndDtgan3ricNiQjwWqMwVNcrTQ9LJxCUYQfFYNmUexBKrR1Q/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yA3gVYOn_m7ejpseQL0e0bZ0soK4BoHAeaJFE8JDWltMcY1kHiATfBbwD-p4zYryJXNGcLfKqwmgCoHmwon043ndDtgan3ricNiQjwWqMwVNcrTQ9LJxCUYQfFYNmUexBKrR1Q/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481618813244404002" /></a><br />Friends of ours used these bamboo velour wipes with their first child and loved them. They asked me to sew up a second set for their newest edition and sweetly gave me enough fabric to make a couple extra sets. When I heard the idea of reusable wipes you had to wash, I was not interested at all. And then I felt the fabric...double.ply.plush.velour...so soft and buttery, and in a solution in a wipes warmer? Wow. Luxury and thriftiness meet. We'll try these with baby girl in September and I'll let you know how wipes-washing goes.<br /><br />And last, quilt for <a href="http://www.whaticallpretty.etsy.com">WICP</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYCrgWmiavIziG0ApI_7UqWMMMcFMbk28WBXvfbYL3i6pQ9IEE2i1vGZaFIRSiuvXCOe-YAW2W0EImWKwpVXUl-14GLq7hcnccuHOy-gZ3kvZimeWFfHnFg58TLM6Gd5hHuM3JQ/s1600/DSC_0119-+Baby+Quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYCrgWmiavIziG0ApI_7UqWMMMcFMbk28WBXvfbYL3i6pQ9IEE2i1vGZaFIRSiuvXCOe-YAW2W0EImWKwpVXUl-14GLq7hcnccuHOy-gZ3kvZimeWFfHnFg58TLM6Gd5hHuM3JQ/s320/DSC_0119-+Baby+Quilt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481605061658115762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3fp9gQ_MXEQGAFnAcbWR91eVHdL-kKP9bJFdTvvYzXXF2mOlJB9plEAIamBIyDndvLoq5b5Uv1E-U7XpMBXfj-5WTgdVTeCik0xiUI01v79aIeEMyc24d3TTDbC_FV88zPGzJw/s1600/DSC_0159-Baby+Quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3fp9gQ_MXEQGAFnAcbWR91eVHdL-kKP9bJFdTvvYzXXF2mOlJB9plEAIamBIyDndvLoq5b5Uv1E-U7XpMBXfj-5WTgdVTeCik0xiUI01v79aIeEMyc24d3TTDbC_FV88zPGzJw/s320/DSC_0159-Baby+Quilt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481605239882678642" /></a><br /><br />Alright, my brain just walked out the door. Like a light switch, it's gone, so I guess we'll end here. Happy weekend!ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34023744.post-24007038634376221202010-05-31T08:20:00.002-06:002010-05-31T08:29:06.046-06:00Some of the big cats of C's work invited him on a fishing trip a couple Mondays ago. Chris reeled in the only catch of the day. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo93-qkQKeDkrQFrI-q8dFtBA2-b-l3FaHlZUbCgiudX7U9NaY7w3T3Uq0ZCwJsfnocubfroPztjYPGWUxBzlE2hCvhRS2diNQ6qRHPRcRnhVsSXT9wyCFJxN3aDbXDy7vao_reg/s1600/The+Fish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo93-qkQKeDkrQFrI-q8dFtBA2-b-l3FaHlZUbCgiudX7U9NaY7w3T3Uq0ZCwJsfnocubfroPztjYPGWUxBzlE2hCvhRS2diNQ6qRHPRcRnhVsSXT9wyCFJxN3aDbXDy7vao_reg/s320/The+Fish.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477439225045043186" /></a><br />I don't know if that is a good thing or not. They didn't throw him off the boat. And he shared most of the fish because 3/4 of the homestead do not eat seafood.ChrisandMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444666763836392600noreply@blogger.com3