tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41106600748760276332024-03-04T22:32:20.261-08:00JVK Squad in Corvallis (not Utah)JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-33902842491439654322011-09-23T11:24:00.000-07:002011-09-23T15:45:31.495-07:00I Love to See the Temple<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHUHak9oW8fNE37hybO-KzJmk9736aSLSJrYYzbHQgq530fLJbR9GcMdzIuWJyzWpnJruX4Pr97UUFvFeZ-6ve2NWdrnPPlS83ROjqeMZhy35rRnb9BBdQA99nZCQI1CvY3QW5KKmRxs/s1600/Katarina+at+temple+doors.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjUHUHak9oW8fNE37hybO-KzJmk9736aSLSJrYYzbHQgq530fLJbR9GcMdzIuWJyzWpnJruX4Pr97UUFvFeZ-6ve2NWdrnPPlS83ROjqeMZhy35rRnb9BBdQA99nZCQI1CvY3QW5KKmRxs/s320/Katarina+at+temple+doors.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655685756662426482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZwcbByvbBKAHapnK0pe16wPOR68ptc_63lYQP6ajf7Nf0djyQuzNzRj2Js-1Yk-z4-W4g4lkVR1KZl3SMstjmGgShy7govtbbWtkQf-cQwi_D_8wFwOViSakIpOnY7QHWy6WDcjHt-M/s1600/Katarina+and+Elyssa+at+temple+flowers+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rmhYhjdxP0reT7ck7c8LrThQxbGHW5qXu1Ae3rAQtNYuSQotbkr3wfSXhX92poPMfoGKgOc-Kk5amnOfFHJE_ZiUdjLAR8-Zeegz3uPORrlMwxuj8kYDxjelLlG47Oy2VzbYN9KPnxA/s320/Virginia+and+Elyssa+at+temple.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655682347939457010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbLKN7cQY_GtgYHagc1Bov9jTR-bIBcTtKkGDs0V1-U9Os4YuFYXhajDHNgmzuang7ol1Q1PPiZRRitiJh6vDdDC7X62Gflp0qVzhqi9UYqb6vXPB-oAXN833ZQNmkSPibRMH0qg_EBo/s1600/Katarina+at+temple+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiDbLKN7cQY_GtgYHagc1Bov9jTR-bIBcTtKkGDs0V1-U9Os4YuFYXhajDHNgmzuang7ol1Q1PPiZRRitiJh6vDdDC7X62Gflp0qVzhqi9UYqb6vXPB-oAXN833ZQNmkSPibRMH0qg_EBo/s320/Katarina+at+temple+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655682179306243026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQPilJw5fJGBtMKAo7xBIjIlvp5h2IxETMiTSjpNrZZouE9EKRkQgyhyphenhyphenSMx65h5PnGiB6keUUr5o3RkhkmFj8I48O-jtWceSLBl74-r2_pGGIC5qew8U87MYsmq59wYA_1JexEoe0sSc/s1600/Katarina+and+Elyssa+at+temple+door.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhkQPilJw5fJGBtMKAo7xBIjIlvp5h2IxETMiTSjpNrZZouE9EKRkQgyhyphenhyphenSMx65h5PnGiB6keUUr5o3RkhkmFj8I48O-jtWceSLBl74-r2_pGGIC5qew8U87MYsmq59wYA_1JexEoe0sSc/s320/Katarina+and+Elyssa+at+temple+door.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655681798148098994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohhP87cBhVao1Shsy1yRwuapu9HSvbomOWVLd4zwSbEp8qKXJMoAdRZuJo0uG52Oa93-aXag73mzSCuUMBzbZH-9p1R6ApOcTk4TxzfEG8qSbWAyu7AquDDKLRWxW7S89G-ej7tg7tes/s1600/Katarina+and+Elyssa+at+temple.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgohhP87cBhVao1Shsy1yRwuapu9HSvbomOWVLd4zwSbEp8qKXJMoAdRZuJo0uG52Oa93-aXag73mzSCuUMBzbZH-9p1R6ApOcTk4TxzfEG8qSbWAyu7AquDDKLRWxW7S89G-ej7tg7tes/s320/Katarina+and+Elyssa+at+temple.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655624321198184258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAvUMN1HIUn99AGE94U8WvNIudBPI6DqlEZfAJ1a7MjXeIoegMXwjcI47lbUa0MszK_4VTfMtTJt8WH5b_Hix2xImfdMNm1inGZVEK2VQTWZydzWcxcB42tW8MGLXFaWXyMsLEZingDA/s1600/Elyssa+at+temple+door.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgCAvUMN1HIUn99AGE94U8WvNIudBPI6DqlEZfAJ1a7MjXeIoegMXwjcI47lbUa0MszK_4VTfMtTJt8WH5b_Hix2xImfdMNm1inGZVEK2VQTWZydzWcxcB42tW8MGLXFaWXyMsLEZingDA/s320/Elyssa+at+temple+door.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655624172359143874" /></a>The prophet asked that we have a picture of the temple in each of our bedrooms. It may have taken me six months, but I now have pictures of my girls at the temple, thanks to my dad. I love them. I am glad that I was able to take my girls there. The temple is such a special place and Katarina could tell. I love that her favorite song right now is "I love to see the temple". I am grateful for the counsel of the prophet and that we can follow such counsel. I am also grateful for the wonderful blessings of the temple and the impact they have on my family. I am grateful that I get to have my precious little girls forever. I can't imagine life without them.JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-8238458057906827052011-09-14T09:40:00.000-07:002011-09-14T09:43:25.708-07:00Katarina Loves to Sing<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWM7Bz2ltzLsWFZ8r-01oS4z3DhhZpdPBb8PRqsk9Kew4mmSQSVPANwRm9kpXKd8dheq6k8lvw_1cXiwAkYg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Here she is singing her favorite right now "I Love to See the Temple"</div><div>Last night she called up her Grandma and sang it to her over the phone. What a sweetie. Hard to believe she'll be 3 in less than a month!</div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-77353592598389637682011-06-17T07:12:00.000-07:002011-06-17T07:43:19.767-07:00Portofino's in LA<div>I was going to try and do our whole trip in one big post, but I have decided to do it in a few small(ish) segments. This is our time at Portofino's, my grandma's favorite restaurant. She eats there every Monday with all the family members that want to join her. It was fun to be with everyone and enjoy the good food and good company. We sure love family traditions.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0eGHE1FpcbjZ5Ba2RUaTy0mC8MiiGu-iCLi3eRbavjVxfm43ym2EOZnhogKTw6G4MT_botmFAnlzMlDe49-0fWtHJIpBiuV2Y1Db3MCj8UvInpe4TARtAm9fwSKppcNum3Y1sNyis4w/s1600/DSCN5115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjq0eGHE1FpcbjZ5Ba2RUaTy0mC8MiiGu-iCLi3eRbavjVxfm43ym2EOZnhogKTw6G4MT_botmFAnlzMlDe49-0fWtHJIpBiuV2Y1Db3MCj8UvInpe4TARtAm9fwSKppcNum3Y1sNyis4w/s320/DSCN5115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619196618834896066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Her first taste of lemon. (Long Story)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiigipUiCIyPfTNF1vtdaBZJ88LTek9xbA4iwUba1GcTxLKME1MGjwvYztXSXTUul4SA5XVRrxcdVpdKnPJd4jLKl8z-Jk-klMNRE3fmq-2xIOAKazcIICDJkHT0n3c2nDaAo71Ggmfkc/s1600/DSCN5112.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjiigipUiCIyPfTNF1vtdaBZJ88LTek9xbA4iwUba1GcTxLKME1MGjwvYztXSXTUul4SA5XVRrxcdVpdKnPJd4jLKl8z-Jk-klMNRE3fmq-2xIOAKazcIICDJkHT0n3c2nDaAo71Ggmfkc/s320/DSCN5112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619196613995440002" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ice cream toast.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAWqo3c20T0hiHo9Z5mfK0AOMuGVQh8KHIZ6ZkkXaBxDdVUPfgN9xdr_3v-JXoqnS8huUaH3FwaO8NuZzzqrZwA0PtSaQiMJdSGsr4AAY2mDMSH4ltGvL2NMINUeNTfbo3zN-gNrN9wg/s1600/DSCN5107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhgAWqo3c20T0hiHo9Z5mfK0AOMuGVQh8KHIZ6ZkkXaBxDdVUPfgN9xdr_3v-JXoqnS8huUaH3FwaO8NuZzzqrZwA0PtSaQiMJdSGsr4AAY2mDMSH4ltGvL2NMINUeNTfbo3zN-gNrN9wg/s320/DSCN5107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619196610621654082" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy juggling both girls. Look at him go!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsYH4Woj3WOyCooFapfya4SDRiJmflaLU6Bw7SKzGxmpwiE7x8omWrUZW1x8KRQZxyucZV2ee-aiJB2Bb79oIvKOyoCyyjBH4-moQq9rs4_MbFv2Kc2CjsbdY8_J0ybBzz5dOHB-RCAQ/s1600/DSCN5104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiCsYH4Woj3WOyCooFapfya4SDRiJmflaLU6Bw7SKzGxmpwiE7x8omWrUZW1x8KRQZxyucZV2ee-aiJB2Bb79oIvKOyoCyyjBH4-moQq9rs4_MbFv2Kc2CjsbdY8_J0ybBzz5dOHB-RCAQ/s320/DSCN5104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619196596341734018" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katarina dipping her bread.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVtYzUiKHKAsHbun01b2q6C52t97t2-3nPmjOPyeeli5Qef9ui665TOjJ4luWvXC1aXhnmbuDjp4U0tJuWrIJBK1MDpL_bMBOODq3YjTGIIUMzhuid3m0YrJKA014fzsI5yZlTHJkazc/s1600/DSCN5081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjtVtYzUiKHKAsHbun01b2q6C52t97t2-3nPmjOPyeeli5Qef9ui665TOjJ4luWvXC1aXhnmbuDjp4U0tJuWrIJBK1MDpL_bMBOODq3YjTGIIUMzhuid3m0YrJKA014fzsI5yZlTHJkazc/s320/DSCN5081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195834127870402" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Around the Table.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jABPmTeWEeF1i-WUs7C8GTSjJooChxvkl5f1nfhBcyAxzDYJYF3sgDp_HyycL6qFB75RoD0soryvbvn0KvWN7NGzsGI0mulzBib-f30gnQIlpWN3qGAjzkuJdcOkHvVKfGiWw5xXBZw/s1600/DSCN5080.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEj9jABPmTeWEeF1i-WUs7C8GTSjJooChxvkl5f1nfhBcyAxzDYJYF3sgDp_HyycL6qFB75RoD0soryvbvn0KvWN7NGzsGI0mulzBib-f30gnQIlpWN3qGAjzkuJdcOkHvVKfGiWw5xXBZw/s320/DSCN5080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195809304860178" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing with an ice cube.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJTAeU4VWFJZbYUoByjOspsGHT6PC3zqFuAp-3muks4zk9ebiGTD1zIOZa757zk597CGDTIsqQOmIevqAk5BGl6O6cp-epcuLJA_qMrcY3BATLFKfY4L0eBIkWwPdXrqSgBNjW0czsZw/s1600/DSCN5075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhfJTAeU4VWFJZbYUoByjOspsGHT6PC3zqFuAp-3muks4zk9ebiGTD1zIOZa757zk597CGDTIsqQOmIevqAk5BGl6O6cp-epcuLJA_qMrcY3BATLFKfY4L0eBIkWwPdXrqSgBNjW0czsZw/s320/DSCN5075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195797759604338" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Around the Table.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_WPB_efusB9QP5pm2mBR_1OCsAWJpnLzs-M5NlKyf2ip6vv0AvSsCKpRQfDOafM85DfNuI_NJv-vSvNM4tX4IpxivmpaegN3uTUEHwA7jkEiis9bhyphenhyphengGgg5HAkJzGpR6pFmpbKajkGk/s1600/DSCN5073.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhu_WPB_efusB9QP5pm2mBR_1OCsAWJpnLzs-M5NlKyf2ip6vv0AvSsCKpRQfDOafM85DfNuI_NJv-vSvNM4tX4IpxivmpaegN3uTUEHwA7jkEiis9bhyphenhyphengGgg5HAkJzGpR6pFmpbKajkGk/s320/DSCN5073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195790013853890" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Around the Table.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8EsjUWv2qdQXFL_177MV1bv00gvumwMu18qc9Dr5U418rVg4U_enOEButyFiQozjv5WydVuaRVCT5DJfC9y87WGMkUB9iL5_Zmkhk9rWI3QbwogS9Nb6iKwTndBrRC5ucMnY8vw_uks/s1600/DSCN5092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgb8EsjUWv2qdQXFL_177MV1bv00gvumwMu18qc9Dr5U418rVg4U_enOEButyFiQozjv5WydVuaRVCT5DJfC9y87WGMkUB9iL5_Zmkhk9rWI3QbwogS9Nb6iKwTndBrRC5ucMnY8vw_uks/s320/DSCN5092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195785475723170" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcDzrl7WzVk4hTucyAyIVpWiSl_a4cQCbshiTkQOg-Z4aN3iomaPyyN-m8Lv-uV3Oa2eIeJDdTfhgGLmwTdohGulgpuVt_iUfJmyutwdFTJIWzoYBTvcU0zBNFG58ZSEBt3qTc1ekqtc/s1600/DSCN5098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgvcDzrl7WzVk4hTucyAyIVpWiSl_a4cQCbshiTkQOg-Z4aN3iomaPyyN-m8Lv-uV3Oa2eIeJDdTfhgGLmwTdohGulgpuVt_iUfJmyutwdFTJIWzoYBTvcU0zBNFG58ZSEBt3qTc1ekqtc/s320/DSCN5098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195241966228786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qTaoGymPsVkQU7-N_PHe3pequ_a80f5eB9ujlpF3mgzuBZuzyzoxDSHbm-yYaXIE4O0q7kHnHHJtlGO1a-woD574oCaEm-q_1w2OcnOgy_bPGOO1jupF-lvFGNg946U1VuY02BUDYSo/s1600/DSCN5068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh5qTaoGymPsVkQU7-N_PHe3pequ_a80f5eB9ujlpF3mgzuBZuzyzoxDSHbm-yYaXIE4O0q7kHnHHJtlGO1a-woD574oCaEm-q_1w2OcnOgy_bPGOO1jupF-lvFGNg946U1VuY02BUDYSo/s320/DSCN5068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195140259887506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgXoQWUYTD6kSII0kUM3H_KRHB8wHSlTPASTGh1pzpYbsaVGlspq7mkoEpsgLkFeHiueG3_sjCllYsA6s3adaRIbeeCxU3GG_6VmVwJmUzdGjiNbG-KnZMbRG0fqtzQ3iKv7fOfcytb0/s1600/DSCN5116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgXgXoQWUYTD6kSII0kUM3H_KRHB8wHSlTPASTGh1pzpYbsaVGlspq7mkoEpsgLkFeHiueG3_sjCllYsA6s3adaRIbeeCxU3GG_6VmVwJmUzdGjiNbG-KnZMbRG0fqtzQ3iKv7fOfcytb0/s320/DSCN5116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619195021153495458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Saying Good Bye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf59r_nqici3Ro0IgVI75t8zl-3qn9mPKkX8HNtz-fN7t1TXaEYItvqu-5a6Mr7zh_SxrMXp6nBrPyKDcaN-FgaR6JgK4FxqHM_WyDxpml0B2Sy3KhtIBhPq9AHWrVPNCEM_FIXF6OBc/s320/DSCN5117.JPG" style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmBg7qUzrt1Q0XPqAPujCEv-0zPZ3jKNILxjVOmWSeVoh7JATeE5vjVV3X9Ae08poNeloz44Zux0deWJemgRliub5egjpffz22MSIJmL7QhOM7UFeV6XXgUfeJ9A5W-iy5eiD518bfQw/s320/DSCN5070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619194110025257362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look, no double chin. I love you mom. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCXy63CHcsnk4tRtGoqzvTRP211qgBuB2FQ5T-u8jHVfXGYMUWz_EcKzpvS1_yfnsyQjILSUxwLLugzLyMFkqv3py6KotrqIyozpO3N8lOP8BPeBa5P3YLQbEW3l7czYfldxnpFw2AZM/s1600/DSCN5101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEinCXy63CHcsnk4tRtGoqzvTRP211qgBuB2FQ5T-u8jHVfXGYMUWz_EcKzpvS1_yfnsyQjILSUxwLLugzLyMFkqv3py6KotrqIyozpO3N8lOP8BPeBa5P3YLQbEW3l7czYfldxnpFw2AZM/s320/DSCN5101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619193919851802130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJLOp9ZhBtfl3aqVY5cvGB2uaheDgj3BC4whoeSQPEzPaBS-Duz7_zteZFaDEWR2iVPXPf_jRT7E2dL7ecOPYfM0oWgrOyqxQIKMCFvgxTH5-mFDqsC8-34G1ssx5WFxwuu_5JVia1CQ/s1600/DSCN5091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpA_6k1fwAOl-ANnnd7OUHmvNDulZ_dbFlDZFutmiXfhwW4cDhXFPscZkGOJ4wGLI1VUzXaAERavq8c0DUsEgeOsbo1onjYCIhsy6tmbuvlKQ4LgM-kZzorOGbHOgTTEUnDEnd_z62Rs/s320/DSCN5090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619193140576288818" /></a><br /><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UF32hMFSCyeghPv5WwxT8sVold5RSgU6otfV8-1utfaw4aXqkamQmiyoFBO5YwTm8QHu23YkcVk5g-N3rs7iuyjQynJJAwchOL0LAQzFa9G52rGj4IM5MmBD9Bf0bzS3QtpZr_xSfac/s320/DSCN5113.JPG" style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619192689800855250" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Four Generations</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_kMQhJPtpXK5pS7HiED_IdzTnFnCkLvsTTmG8AWt01ZLjMsUm02PD7HXOGIdslS6gM3MTDfDB9AGf403NlNJLsCpoDR4y_OjFeWOHnRxu5xuimHIxmaXfQXwhWsdbD9IzbuUAxbVdTo/s320/DSCN5106.JPG" style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619192885044149090" /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Four Generations of Virginia</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Katarina's middle name is Virginia)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-28188808747736827532011-05-12T09:43:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:41:48.513-07:00Dancing Skirts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5SiV7nvxdhNsKGOKfbachpVp0KJ1F6rLwT2DwsFo3TFzrxuy-GsFhqJ7SHJHXomxtUT0Yw9bd227FOqZuXyhFUsbPyqQM-EO76rKvyAS__X1N5d1hqIyLefZMrASraVZEva9OjlPDLk/s1600/DSCN4806.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5SiV7nvxdhNsKGOKfbachpVp0KJ1F6rLwT2DwsFo3TFzrxuy-GsFhqJ7SHJHXomxtUT0Yw9bd227FOqZuXyhFUsbPyqQM-EO76rKvyAS__X1N5d1hqIyLefZMrASraVZEva9OjlPDLk/s400/DSCN4806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605871612451508114" /></a>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-65872146798395699552011-04-21T19:55:00.001-07:002011-04-21T20:12:39.107-07:00Zoo Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98iJqxn9rn_HZs0lZXw5sC67qu7C9OTxtr9DtsdV5ZX2-FnGQwTS-SnX_ur5aaUzr1QkH1nj-a7_E9vk-CuWpDnlSgvXOgBHx-uNG_oBDbUE8oB41cUoMpZfF8fAZPJrgpxwElqkr76I/s1600/DSCN4665.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98iJqxn9rn_HZs0lZXw5sC67qu7C9OTxtr9DtsdV5ZX2-FnGQwTS-SnX_ur5aaUzr1QkH1nj-a7_E9vk-CuWpDnlSgvXOgBHx-uNG_oBDbUE8oB41cUoMpZfF8fAZPJrgpxwElqkr76I/s400/DSCN4665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598237342469228914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We got to go to the zoo today with our cousins Kayden and Kyler and with Grandma Peggy. We had a lot of fun a couple of rain showers mixed with hail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Katarina got to go to the zoo last December with Grandma Mo. Every time that we pass the RiteAid in town she says, "Look, a waterfall, just like at the zoo." Well, since Jayme had never been to the Portland Zoo, and I hadn't been there since I was a young child, neither of us knew what she was talking about, until today. Behold the waterfall at the zoo.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfI2bY7-xF4vt9Z_yexnLhcNwv5jBtYeRh7j11YirrcCP9wbtrHfSQgVMNWf2PGs5iW25EorlTVv9gQmzj8cZ5p8qMZbbCVQaWGdgazHmLJwAAiKmrpegUTQH8pqoPt7Os58jwRr2xtc/s1600/DSCN4667.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjHfI2bY7-xF4vt9Z_yexnLhcNwv5jBtYeRh7j11YirrcCP9wbtrHfSQgVMNWf2PGs5iW25EorlTVv9gQmzj8cZ5p8qMZbbCVQaWGdgazHmLJwAAiKmrpegUTQH8pqoPt7Os58jwRr2xtc/s320/DSCN4667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598237253804658050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They were training the otters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8ePdzqYUk5TqQ1I1v_gYjxHFpm8elVINpecHiqz9ZQkEgcpI02tGQsyaMV_HJiiIvHA6QmnwAPToSl56hsoFdgDuQXAMHthcZu6X9I6ZHBs07igZX0HBkZj9tbQR5GiShpQg-68VlOU/s1600/DSCN4670.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjz8ePdzqYUk5TqQ1I1v_gYjxHFpm8elVINpecHiqz9ZQkEgcpI02tGQsyaMV_HJiiIvHA6QmnwAPToSl56hsoFdgDuQXAMHthcZu6X9I6ZHBs07igZX0HBkZj9tbQR5GiShpQg-68VlOU/s320/DSCN4670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598237171095800642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rc11rD9Wsn2JgpOQPB6gHKyrg2ZwQo7y09zk-As5vRDWVeQ9kOqz2O-DKmV9S1GuFBB8izvVjCcznzRTtW52kKK1y7Stw-TYCQMzk4pJSStfQKLcTVnmtMpSTEpUtDWv-59dEgmzd5g/s1600/DSCN4669.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEj9rc11rD9Wsn2JgpOQPB6gHKyrg2ZwQo7y09zk-As5vRDWVeQ9kOqz2O-DKmV9S1GuFBB8izvVjCcznzRTtW52kKK1y7Stw-TYCQMzk4pJSStfQKLcTVnmtMpSTEpUtDWv-59dEgmzd5g/s320/DSCN4669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598237087459465378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieefhwj9lEHsCDdQvu41Z5hUv7HxjceLNz4b3RFE_RaMEYPkLMUBEgMJNZFJaGJFKjiMPigqnwChIzlwjrKnOrdIBXF40Tc8_MvBwZuAh_8yfZoYRlH3-0Q_E48DKS3_2c0jQIJumV7Yc/s1600/DSCN4672.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEieefhwj9lEHsCDdQvu41Z5hUv7HxjceLNz4b3RFE_RaMEYPkLMUBEgMJNZFJaGJFKjiMPigqnwChIzlwjrKnOrdIBXF40Tc8_MvBwZuAh_8yfZoYRlH3-0Q_E48DKS3_2c0jQIJumV7Yc/s320/DSCN4672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236991559210866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We got to ride the train. This was a very big deal for Katarina.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2r1ogTiInbAYx9xpy0TSIjkb4YPGJNbuPpR8IQnM_WmHDkzGDQZw6em7CKJCtOFLDkn7fGwkHdHcZ-9jXTFSpQuFMVGQnu0eVFw0_BVdaLG21flyrS9f3ulHaBTLmsRIdJCOE3TmuW0/s1600/DSCN4675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh-2r1ogTiInbAYx9xpy0TSIjkb4YPGJNbuPpR8IQnM_WmHDkzGDQZw6em7CKJCtOFLDkn7fGwkHdHcZ-9jXTFSpQuFMVGQnu0eVFw0_BVdaLG21flyrS9f3ulHaBTLmsRIdJCOE3TmuW0/s320/DSCN4675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236851021054946" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQruYXI5base5Xki7WLGzAaaR_WGrjUYx2SRU1GF1tJ_L7WxGpcU11pBdbJWlNc2hAsg5avtNIM7tb0Dfhu8dUdMdX6MXRjMMvWC31X6EmhDhhUelXDMw-Oj5NwKBnb-JPaPlg2XedDo/s1600/DSCN4676.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgyQruYXI5base5Xki7WLGzAaaR_WGrjUYx2SRU1GF1tJ_L7WxGpcU11pBdbJWlNc2hAsg5avtNIM7tb0Dfhu8dUdMdX6MXRjMMvWC31X6EmhDhhUelXDMw-Oj5NwKBnb-JPaPlg2XedDo/s320/DSCN4676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236679088755106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6evYqz4uagga60dGsc0NAQ_oShAT8667-m-6i3NZXVrN-HFHiKS4hG55q8yTLfe7GVZ60OlVSj67JYlpArarABavZJJmzZ88Man9wSNZApr8MeXh_KhKT8IAUiyLHWcsqEDZcbwQFsCk/s1600/DSCN4685.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEi6evYqz4uagga60dGsc0NAQ_oShAT8667-m-6i3NZXVrN-HFHiKS4hG55q8yTLfe7GVZ60OlVSj67JYlpArarABavZJJmzZ88Man9wSNZApr8MeXh_KhKT8IAUiyLHWcsqEDZcbwQFsCk/s320/DSCN4685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236467409197954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ22aDb0_FuowSoWozw_qbi9TS6_DbKhP-g2DlP4b5loOYMWPSZLvvIpfQQwIWNVE1tJ2AZvNvj550e4g27iOoMw_FM-Q9fUddw1HLYglKlPuJ0FeNGOlAjwiLpjED-uGWJ1vlyIvwbco/s1600/DSCN4687.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjJ22aDb0_FuowSoWozw_qbi9TS6_DbKhP-g2DlP4b5loOYMWPSZLvvIpfQQwIWNVE1tJ2AZvNvj550e4g27iOoMw_FM-Q9fUddw1HLYglKlPuJ0FeNGOlAjwiLpjED-uGWJ1vlyIvwbco/s320/DSCN4687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236397097066594" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHR1jvQCXM85vnX4TyGW9eV8QdR9qTQRdU2G23t94j8ciAyv87oHl4o5LeJTiq5RWAGSbzi3tFWyvB8TltfSbcd7pHRE6SrJ5qrSdBua4mNSVz-xi4HEAROPnL3-Rs65pTi553Gpn7Zz8/s1600/DSCN4686.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjHR1jvQCXM85vnX4TyGW9eV8QdR9qTQRdU2G23t94j8ciAyv87oHl4o5LeJTiq5RWAGSbzi3tFWyvB8TltfSbcd7pHRE6SrJ5qrSdBua4mNSVz-xi4HEAROPnL3-Rs65pTi553Gpn7Zz8/s320/DSCN4686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598236327005217842" /></a>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-56394033859271272202011-04-17T20:04:00.000-07:002011-04-17T20:15:47.956-07:00Gifts from Hawaii<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85O1HRYE2z4Cc9_5h8GXcv8QECrMutsFDuVZsxazOC8AqgrTbvvcUt0-oeiMiBTOofsKrZAKO0hpIlM3cq6rQsZphnSXLV_Oka9ZksFotkY1_juOECfHb8XnbRRCP60NlTXtbPNMloKw/s400/DSCN4622.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596755632314226786" /><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma Peggy and Grandpa Reed just got back from their trip to Hawaii. They brought us all some gifts. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Katarina</span> loves her new "Hawaii Dress", and had a great time modeling it with her sister. Along with the dresses came the flower hair clips and some necklaces.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iCmnGQl9T2AJBF16dOj_jtfnRU6Txy_e5v9Qllkkylv5x-fE1R4AhIaf3mHMxPm-HUSGbgKJxuJQlMoZCCCdV7TfGYTpPY7vJfXMdfaD-rguONo9_T69B3yGeLxqOyonsIHqmRyxzzA/s320/DSCN4631.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596755541950588354" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0lhl7pKvxKo17W3W0Fh4JPxnRuT2wjU3okpT9TRFA3II5vh-3zfXBax6h-Hp9GtW5eDajZlm6vykeEZ502rbPH7kNxi-XkH37r8sjeTOXX72hdwiWW50mD3YB3-t_HcS89ALigmDwDM/s320/DSCN4649.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596756307562352146" /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy taught her how to pose doing the hula dance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rrfCUmsCWMIGKHT5d4tvBJuec2yXy7FI0acjiVCta7xqv7gwGIYcL80ypprmUHvgDuX2ygfT3bRc7efunKXiDMEz5OaLBnxTvwrW0xyfsOQvupam9EXH53Kd6PQFcIRTESgpXt_xWDA/s1600/DSCN4650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEg_rrfCUmsCWMIGKHT5d4tvBJuec2yXy7FI0acjiVCta7xqv7gwGIYcL80ypprmUHvgDuX2ygfT3bRc7efunKXiDMEz5OaLBnxTvwrW0xyfsOQvupam9EXH53Kd6PQFcIRTESgpXt_xWDA/s320/DSCN4650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596755226718047522" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArQ73mZhfkuBgqUWyYM-3t35WM-naIbxIBQfxfy2OivHjFkO2sw-81sTKSFYFd2chV76QUTXi0lZmYeqrwHGOO2dS1RBrdu__HEVN0rhjF8RdC2GvF4uF-_HwS1ZN6I_prHNwcNmmWX4/s1600/DSCN4658.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjArQ73mZhfkuBgqUWyYM-3t35WM-naIbxIBQfxfy2OivHjFkO2sw-81sTKSFYFd2chV76QUTXi0lZmYeqrwHGOO2dS1RBrdu__HEVN0rhjF8RdC2GvF4uF-_HwS1ZN6I_prHNwcNmmWX4/s320/DSCN4658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596755041186671698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Katarina</span> and Elyssa also got a quiet book about the ocean. They both enjoy looking at it.</div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-57077121650373166262011-04-14T13:27:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:49:25.617-07:00Hives<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NOJv6zLaYD2RU-1NnnK6jJda9nQKwkw1Nr3Psh1KVLBy8BPla6DqLERczhFfHSSQJUQcTS_zCVMDXVDX_ojG7gQw6rmgwQu36RwIouNm7WiG5hqBklT8lCWl0-88tAzpljhE1qH6ZqE/s1600/DSCN4572.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NOJv6zLaYD2RU-1NnnK6jJda9nQKwkw1Nr3Psh1KVLBy8BPla6DqLERczhFfHSSQJUQcTS_zCVMDXVDX_ojG7gQw6rmgwQu36RwIouNm7WiG5hqBklT8lCWl0-88tAzpljhE1qH6ZqE/s400/DSCN4572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595667887198788434" /></a><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Katarina</span> got pink eye. We took her to the doctor and he said it was viral, but he gave us some medication anyway, just to make sure that she didn't get a secondary bacterial infection. The next day we noticed a big growth on her eye. The doctor said that it was either a reaction to the medication or to the infection, and since he didn't know which, we should stop the medication. The next day we noticed spots on her body. It turns out that sulfa drugs give her hives. We gave her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">benadryl</span> to combat the hives, but that make her very excitable, which is somewhat normal in young children. After five days of hives, I have stopped giving her medication because she only has one or two little spots left. I hope they have run their cycle and we are done with the pink eye adventure.JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-88187645060366190352011-04-14T13:20:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:49:58.467-07:00Elyssa, Three Months Old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQrm5wr8fzhcw74wDqoavWMlSxLFxvu1xoOiWhAXL9WVmmCv4SXmJpXc2F5hyphenhyphen9xe3ebEGxjC16ADYa5uDnDihSPlKx-w3UyQfD6J3L7ZnVt-FECyZ0Yq92DK2yobGyyqv1B9764FzaW4/s1600/DSCN4615.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQrm5wr8fzhcw74wDqoavWMlSxLFxvu1xoOiWhAXL9WVmmCv4SXmJpXc2F5hyphenhyphen9xe3ebEGxjC16ADYa5uDnDihSPlKx-w3UyQfD6J3L7ZnVt-FECyZ0Yq92DK2yobGyyqv1B9764FzaW4/s400/DSCN4615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595668048354208882" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-41521829225439168342011-04-14T13:09:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:52:20.113-07:00Carrick Grandkids<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPHoUBhynFZARSu26_tL0pSbL_bN4Xkf4Lr7PrVp59T_s6eDDjHqEnSSyUlXyLGxYPWtQEkaq7nrSm4cKoZhahfVVV9oITovWdSzck9_-C_BN4SkMlua7rSmipKQ34VfbwWYvKh9k3-o/s1600/DSCN4601.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPHoUBhynFZARSu26_tL0pSbL_bN4Xkf4Lr7PrVp59T_s6eDDjHqEnSSyUlXyLGxYPWtQEkaq7nrSm4cKoZhahfVVV9oITovWdSzck9_-C_BN4SkMlua7rSmipKQ34VfbwWYvKh9k3-o/s400/DSCN4601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595668598036227058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div>It was great to have Ali and Brian in town with Liam, Tim, and Ty. I was sad that we get sick and weren't able to spend much time with them but at least we got a few pictures of all of the grandkids together. (Even if we did have to bribe Liam with a cookie.) Good luck in Colorado guys!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbTeLQwSVzM_jZwhpI4P6BN-QRchSFOP83MjXn6dlUhg6ZBRckoSM1cdSMC6VzubuDoHPu3lk8MlD7H3cNp4mCJmk4A5RD2ucAn0E9y9KGusHO6SWLJVvmY2y-UpaF2OU9xeKEzReonQ/s400/DSCN4590.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595534772168135442" /></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-75183885326075677752011-04-14T13:04:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:53:04.532-07:00Lesson Learned<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaWuhz38C98U9CaQerHGnE7Nyn0TErmEWZyTJsMCGZZaYFEW7fo2_q-14hF5SrZtraI_MOgZTThcvR4ZR_E_ucbbNMbm2LVMpgQMDhrANu3WRmCoRa7UEc4C_GViXzW6UYGrXyzmCoAQ/s1600/DSCN4611.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaWuhz38C98U9CaQerHGnE7Nyn0TErmEWZyTJsMCGZZaYFEW7fo2_q-14hF5SrZtraI_MOgZTThcvR4ZR_E_ucbbNMbm2LVMpgQMDhrANu3WRmCoRa7UEc4C_GViXzW6UYGrXyzmCoAQ/s400/DSCN4611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595668850938722770" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div>Katarina tried to pour her own milk today. After a half hour of cleaning and a change of clothes, I hope she learned that she isn't quiet big enough yet.JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-28260702740904237812011-02-27T16:05:00.000-08:002011-02-27T16:59:48.400-08:00FebruaryWait, the month is almost over? When did it start? This month has been a bit of a blur for me as I have struggled to get back on my feet, learn how to have two children, and then learn how to accomplish anything else as I care for two children. I feel like I am finally able to do the things that need to get done and not rely on Jayme so much. He has been very busy taking care of all of us and everything else the last month and a half. I am so grateful that I can start carrying some of that load.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>My favorite thing about being a mother of two is just watching the interaction of my two little girls. Katarina is such a great big sister. She is kind and thoughtful, patient and helpful. She is very gentle. She is also pretty good at playing on her own. Her one shortcoming is that of situational awareness. When she is not directly interacting with Elyssa she is not aware that her feet might be touching her, or that Elyssa might be affected by some of the things that she does, but I don't think it is very fair to expect that of any two year old. I just have to remind her not to be so close to her sister if she is not playing with her. She even gets excited about Elyssa's small victories, such as lifting up her head, though I am careful to let Katarina know that she is also very good at lifting up her head.</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>One of the sweetest moments that we have had was when Katarina was holding Baby Elyssa and singing her, "I am a Child of God". It was a very precious moment for me. Every time that Katarina holds Baby Elyssa she asks me to take pictures. I love being able to do that. She has also started asking me to take video but then will sit for the video and pose like for a camera. I try to tell her that she should do something for the camera but she just sits there and smiles. It is pretty cute.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>We had a lot of fun on Thursday. We got about four inches of snow that actually stuck. Jayme called his dad to let him know that he wasn't going out to work and then he made waffles for us. Elyssa slept while Jayme and Katarina made a Frosty the Snowman and then Katarina's friend came over and they played for a while.</div></div></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Elyssa is growing like crazy. I have had to rotate though clothes sizes about every week and a half since she was born. I just washed all of the 3-6 month clothes on Friday for her to start wearing. The biggest challenge is to have the clothes fit the length of her arms. She has an amazing arm span. My concern right now is that we don't have a whole lot of 3-6 month clothes and most of the 6 month clothes that we have are summer clothes. I think I will be shopping for baby clothes very soon. I weighed Elyssa about a week ago and she was 11 lbs 3 oz. Last night I had an amazing night. Elyssa went to bed at 8:00 and I woke her up at 3:00 for her to eat. She went back to sleep and didn't wake up until almost 7:00. It was so great. Unfortunately Katarina was up a lot last night. Someday we will all sleep though the night. 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cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDOP7Y3g0KtEK7RVHBh5JSodNOA-3gIoNmf9lEbfHSrC9dKdTzAu3cO9xUbCw9OtUncsbKW5_E1d3uxFMFJCk3wzkCwY7PjsGkANYdRsgfTpGqZr4Jiz2CntUKXFbbEU5vzbqoUrINnw/s200/DSCN4175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578533653368821186" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoohVAeTORD_9PcJ5Ycpodch-zSukTZ35-CscZ_xUHBE0hupT6eUNAG3fXZeSMnqG6G5qkQcX8Peff-2v2WB-bncTQy5PtEDWoAjnO_IlV0IWEjm9uGTqxvA_vWehSXKTStc0jqLXrII/s200/DSCN4176.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578533763657497602" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBA2bMf104dj7n7Rj8AqGqzgXVOynvX8BXncQPGDYzZxlqtGwMeWGV3XwmjDeelsNKYH2vDC3h2Nu8huy0cma4uuN4bJXI6sw1Sr9KPLdVi4InbIr9z6IneB4cOoZ6cPJpOrulRVOX_E/s200/DSCN4165.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578533268270600546" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The middle picture is Katarina ready for school. She has her "jacket" and everything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B4LjOC7_R741uQFrU9Q7bRAF6qVuT5OZ43EKZgRxEl9ztGiXTbpv_fCmpBE4lvZNRJkqAvUGf0eYLxBKyDligaOca1VgHx9T6VWkZml4zLODyo1wpkRHfYSPTqj4GLjf7B64T26exlQ/s1600/DSCN4173.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B4LjOC7_R741uQFrU9Q7bRAF6qVuT5OZ43EKZgRxEl9ztGiXTbpv_fCmpBE4lvZNRJkqAvUGf0eYLxBKyDligaOca1VgHx9T6VWkZml4zLODyo1wpkRHfYSPTqj4GLjf7B64T26exlQ/s200/DSCN4173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578533535347211394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp7dj0wFkFLVKG1duXOUj47BR45QxFjyM2H_F3nI5C3pDWU1FbLdxA4ZPqSmfMKVTX4xjSKYB2KzSNst49EExIncr7IOJi6G3Edk_JGYa8-rlMmNxmqujB00X5ulstRcM-g3m6gSGvXo/s1600/DSCN4160.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp7dj0wFkFLVKG1duXOUj47BR45QxFjyM2H_F3nI5C3pDWU1FbLdxA4ZPqSmfMKVTX4xjSKYB2KzSNst49EExIncr7IOJi6G3Edk_JGYa8-rlMmNxmqujB00X5ulstRcM-g3m6gSGvXo/s200/DSCN4160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578533010540063650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the arm span.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift9l41jVoSfUlc7bnewsdZdnuiZo-O6Udu_J2t7ZU7mUvSmzv3Zx7ZanpmZUAHALEKn_N3C-Dd9n-9XNm7VwFUOFVyYYpeDJkKbH8D6KQ66WrvFpVmOLp1vA_fraDuI3EePphwBbuo2s/s1600/DSCN4146.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift9l41jVoSfUlc7bnewsdZdnuiZo-O6Udu_J2t7ZU7mUvSmzv3Zx7ZanpmZUAHALEKn_N3C-Dd9n-9XNm7VwFUOFVyYYpeDJkKbH8D6KQ66WrvFpVmOLp1vA_fraDuI3EePphwBbuo2s/s200/DSCN4146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578532791104085730" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bathtime Together</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJJyslgTowagfaDH1Hxj0yLdMZHWJkZmmbtiIVoqQA2uh3yxQfG0dD26i8D5ayBvqJEWdIXakK3yhVKUIWJifAwveXTnRaW6pe6Aex1qhifRioWK1C-zzdZ8nN2WP6L0mawoXQ7cHCHM/s200/DSCN4119.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578531250983729298" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">CHEESE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kiq_gsqRVlL6PsM_vtr8vCDf1z0xOaZDnZtZCA0uuIXnn5Yu5aJgXajxgLh4Et0ou9Ah11wiHeweomK7iH9n2cwSVPFAlNZ2CYqc3M7QAUuaMHEB243D7Zu5wXYU1NJVM5ACuyxQM_4/s1600/DSCN4128.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kiq_gsqRVlL6PsM_vtr8vCDf1z0xOaZDnZtZCA0uuIXnn5Yu5aJgXajxgLh4Et0ou9Ah11wiHeweomK7iH9n2cwSVPFAlNZ2CYqc3M7QAUuaMHEB243D7Zu5wXYU1NJVM5ACuyxQM_4/s200/DSCN4128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578532157127100786" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLGioMrkJpd2X43_WDOZW9ADID8Q2-y8HtA7Hj7R5AtmX9eIwGcbg7CZI6UWRjG_FDkirbhn_d50WnFtAkNmbYYtgurVHvXntdSEducZ7Jhh7RXdqLlT6slIBUORVlPFMQWGlHzB6P1Y/s200/DSCN4132.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578532266257974610" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katarina flying. If you look close you will see that she is wearing a cape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZh2kIWiu_0haKfVn_pMfe7XDcHWkXdne6Jb92O7h_hOIEMvSy6f55rhVCqm0uxXSHl6XlcUKDPxCQ924JJmawy_CDBYdJKSIF5gFibpBPySclFBZa4TBWL3h6sZZ06MfISptLj7ggTc/s200/DSCN4121.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578531714220285602" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzxYckd6KMN2xoxZhROZQS0eWCUuB5hj3pu4Jypi0ype1g-_tMX_kPIdezONs-_7_03j0nH2RTxwqPKSDenw7Qvi9EgvoKKHTVez0QMgNtgDAylJ9UL4JYrTIFupqL38xvu8-HwJlh2k/s200/DSCN4143.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578532641503890690" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzDggWElq95Wzcv7qLe4j7IswBYF6BFIZrC5a4rAeWMQMluLdNQvHQIZhRZmX84dnN2hsWSjLpa2FRUXv2SMy_IPNh8qMk6X93mL6tUb84TZcrfx5DYx9J6CkMWrJr1cFE8h4QoWNsAo/s200/DSCN4106.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578530911060922786" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katarina wanting me to take pictures of her holding her sister.<br /><br /></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-4135856651965689802011-01-29T10:02:00.000-08:002011-01-29T10:43:56.495-08:00Our Family of Four<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrwtl8ey_alDnp1ezs9fl7bedgrlwrLw7PgXEpYQC8Xrz38fpGNMqzEa-GRigBaY7QlpcX7mKkj5CP4IORKPHA90xofNe4nyNRqWoqgjlIl5XIKmPvBsTPAWgRRsClzU7zF0LxzjOkj8/s1600/IMG_5261.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrwtl8ey_alDnp1ezs9fl7bedgrlwrLw7PgXEpYQC8Xrz38fpGNMqzEa-GRigBaY7QlpcX7mKkj5CP4IORKPHA90xofNe4nyNRqWoqgjlIl5XIKmPvBsTPAWgRRsClzU7zF0LxzjOkj8/s200/IMG_5261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567672714379794914" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Elyssa Marie Glasmann was born at 19.19 on January 10th, 2011. She was 9 lbs. 12 oz. and was 23 inches long. She was diagnosed with strep B a short while later and was in the hospital for a week on an IV antibiotic. Virginia had placenta acreta, strep B, and later a bladder infection, and was released after six days in the hospital, to be moved to a different room in order to stay with Elyssa. We were all very happy when they were finally able to come home, one hour before Elyssa would have been in the hospital for a week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll3sNkdjv9zKqr8cgMWsna-y1f8J8R6bJClok3GlqLqMiOm3G0M_xGkomhL0TsLC81YbGCcshV5eBDtOA7Tc5UAI_8Rh4Ry2GTd67HQQJRp2N05wKvPRphS2_HBsngeO2e65NsAkR2CE/s1600/IMG_5253.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll3sNkdjv9zKqr8cgMWsna-y1f8J8R6bJClok3GlqLqMiOm3G0M_xGkomhL0TsLC81YbGCcshV5eBDtOA7Tc5UAI_8Rh4Ry2GTd67HQQJRp2N05wKvPRphS2_HBsngeO2e65NsAkR2CE/s200/IMG_5253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567672541170457442" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iGZGNremE_spF438MVvtMZAUgAiYB2trpZNz8fNB9_DmtdvvBXj9DEt9aTcpxINSc3YBe_qhyphenhyphen4z8YwV9AALjYZ_9DoCEYyiC9QCSHI1H16qbMFJ7dRWcILgD1KrJL7dUbcaNfDYa874/s200/IMG_5245.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567672129360292498" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZpa3bhwbbbcPeLSL_YrVD4nPNWpv3zXYw2cZTh7nZkSlYuS8xEE_dIXSb2qkGDY87mOEtTO1vuU76Gzf3S4iI6WR_3qxmcZQCsadn4XjTKX0vr0NiXRcgwNdHPp4lJr7PetsRZ_wtu4/s200/IMG_5206.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567671486737448562" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katarina has loved being a big sister so far. She is very gentle with Elyssa and loves to hold her, for about thirty seconds at a time. She has now learned that when she is done holding her she needs to let mommy or daddy know, and then wait for mommy or daddy to take Baby Elyssa, before just letting go. She is very attentive to Baby Elyssa and loves to help however she can. She has also become a very good mommy to her dolly. She likes to unzip her pjs and feed her dolly. We have also gone though a few burp cloths for dolly, she seems to spit up quite a lot. This morning dolly woke up with very wet pjs and had to be changed right away. Katarina was very careful to make sure dolly got cream, and even put the imaginary diaper in the trash. Last night we had a hard time making it through family prayer. Baby Elyssa was hungry but Katarina wanted to hold her for prayer. Katarina got a big "kiss" from Elyssa on the cheek as Elyssa was desperately searching for food. Elyssa then discovered Katarina's finger and Katarina was delighted that Elyssa kept sucking on it. Katarina kept sticking her finger further and further in her mouth. Elyssa gagged a few times but Katarina soon figured out how to do it right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGpxirRaj7A0XGHy-rwpj72iEKRBf25RdHs3Rm75ChDiQ-ibZllHDrjr9MJM_wLjbjH4wfGsO6-qgAN6CN3Q3QtghuoVzhNkI1mIgMuE0FesDd1T_eVnmSggwIbclGV3DjwwMNXEwWRw/s200/IMG_5191.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567671213005640386" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love watching Katarina hold her little sister and give her kisses. So far, that is my favorite part.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWERaQr5H4XvEPqMHsHOznVQmOvd18TbcDxx8TmqiS59xQeeU806Z6-Fj_lcfwHl7zf3wC1n_rBK1BRgZeKPkRPtYSk4CX4clZ2WYgomQtX-I1n6co_sFNkWPWoHfsMATSyW_rePAIwps/s200/IMG_5248.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567672374559159538" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_G35VELXvo2ipKPC_rkDAXmAiGWEg2Ud3zO-f2FUj0-iWve5b5IwZWbDSri5EKftELDNlm0HG0E8BB4DVKQQj7PjjPxZ2T0Y5952NG89LM63avV0i-2nEY2EebBrTxQqzeJ1eTz3jzg/s200/IMG_5173.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567670556642504626" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Elyssa, welcome to our family. We are so happy you are here and we love you very much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFNdfYfVB8AaA6-WDxW-52_UAdNbToV4L3mCqudc_qwpULjr_773IhlRDoUpGKgz3x2iwgmSitfnOT-WqCd_bitSSy_bXzWOMrIVPan-XP0avDIBHGS8THcGvKJVD5cVHf-G393UuYTI/s200/IMG_5230.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567671790753057666" /></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-80140326165340239892010-12-02T19:20:00.000-08:002010-12-02T19:44:36.505-08:00Family Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAQ5iPWJ7vjcIqQujAg1o3q_zxXVAgI1lQxg2AgSUGgl2wq8Nc0a95j5Ahg-zj8DUoZFVmixNtEircEiZ5NriXN6a84jBKe_uQmAjH3ID4l-egtSU0OoaIBtuM8RCA8vONEemxguZa4k/s1600/DSC_8284.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB9cHX9-3DyjNuTXj8q7k8c20qibVhYykZhsBO3W-9nFpadbXim6c3TvO5MTwps75ZbjYWsZ1jCEYkMdxcJiCSh8KibMazwWZQYAP2IC-3BsqUPrpspi9s0DFXa35FHRSxtYNvJZsoRs/s200/DSC_8499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546291035484910290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great time taking pictures and they turned out great. No need to say more.</div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-11862643139145948752010-09-30T20:14:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:14:46.958-07:00Katarina's New Bed<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LfH6eFjvIz0tvoh59T2HkQf42BsSYSDRJzWQSQ_AP5KlsBMLrTGohF0SNDoYjwE15ESDa27suJpf1N813t5BZMsgwdDT1kFLUr2snKbM2vaGaY2Usroq-Ay9AyXTUHXrD0H5Wvj3_iA/s1600/DSCN3751.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LfH6eFjvIz0tvoh59T2HkQf42BsSYSDRJzWQSQ_AP5KlsBMLrTGohF0SNDoYjwE15ESDa27suJpf1N813t5BZMsgwdDT1kFLUr2snKbM2vaGaY2Usroq-Ay9AyXTUHXrD0H5Wvj3_iA/s400/DSCN3751.JPG" /></a> </div>We decided not to buy a toddler bed but to just go straight for the bunk beds. The bed showed up yesterday and we rearranged the furniture last night. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katarina</span> was very disappointed when she learned that daddy wasn't going to assemble her new bed right then. She kept pointing to the empty part of her room and saying, "new bed goes there". The first thing she said to me this morning was, "Daddy make new bed now?" A short while later Daddy was woken up so that he could start working on it. He was very happy to find out that the desk section and the drawer section were completely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">preassembled</span> so all he needed to do was put the beds together and attach the top bunk. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katarina</span> has been so excited all day. She was sad when she learned that she couldn't take her nap in it because there were no mattress yet. They are supposed to show up tomorrow (hopefully). She was also very happy to move all of her clothes into the drawers on her new bed (which happen to be lined with cedar, and smell wonderfully). She said that she would share her old drawers (the changing table) with the baby. It is funny to me that we could now have three children in that bedroom. Maybe we should have some sleep-over.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-69142677064458148922010-07-25T19:46:00.000-07:002010-07-25T21:45:54.933-07:00Our Trip to L.A.Katarina and I flew down to LA to visit my grandma and most of my aunts and uncles. It was great to be down there and see everyone and especially get to spend time with "great grandma". I had a hard time narrowing down the pictures to share, so be warned, there are a bunch of them. Thanks to all of those that fed us, gave us soft beds to sleep on, drove us around (or lent us a car), and most of all, shared their love for us. We love you all.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498052273824664338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6lpN85Y_aYGDqSksi4FDK1FVbOp6bLSpEp4F7ZEWzx9jA1YaKJV6dTRN6pCcIICq7xI03PbPElOZK8VMoQAhUPRNe-IZgu9DTggOA1b5yyqYtvOXlSb7D-8HC5e2_KNOnrzWzZeBb3w/s200/DSCN3201.JPG" border="0" />We flew right over Crater Lake on the way down and on the way back. It was a beautiful sight. Katarina did really well on the plane (it was her first time on a plane) and we both loved looking out the window.<br /><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051386807914722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2X2cgz1rda5TQO2qKlM3Zv3Hwt5cwwAgc-jy3gCMB0A1VRDzNXRka2gGVqm4tgU1hA1iOp4jYZLGAAyUb3TDN9Vh_Yoauwzh_Hx7SWS559Iq6BhyoHIXhLgU3QJjDMPvS8kf5Xl6WVY/s200/DSCN3229.JPG" border="0" />We first stayed with my Auntie Bonnie, whom Katarina quickly started calling Grandma Bonnie. Grandma Bonnie played the part very well. Our first day in LA we went to KidsSpace. This is the hallway to get in. Katarina was instantly hooked. We spend most of the morning there and then went back after her nap.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051277435047250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5EQgJ45zVI4WNHx8JUhg_YiVByocfqz7-03NSvBDHzomSF93LLX4XIHhSt1IiiSEx1W5oZ2NStMQfIH8duZSMwO3kxQp4sClCTOjj-SxN3nkLNk6wBgyD0XcyW6y6lFpiqCkfCbbkws/s200/DSCN3213.JPG" border="0" />This is the Toddler Room. Everyone had to take off their shoes and most of the room was padded. There were lots of toys and puzzles and some big things to play with too. I think one of Katarina's favorite parts was just being able to watch all the other kids. My favorite part was the AC (it got to 102 that day).<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498052158537029346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaC7YJbx8oiHXx56-30Zf2NM3-d4dZyp9CICK2ROUv-22jXO3EE1f-8a6iL3IK8NtD1vWHcaLzbupy38_IYovP2VUoDRLt3mMsmCiAUkPErcharvVchtfGWdpHTAzRfyOMxhztN1U6E5w/s200/DSCN3203.JPG" border="0" />Katarinal loved standing on these padded stools and attempting to jump off of them. She fell almost every time, but tried at least twenty times.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFf5xUHmH4w2MoMWVFdcL3RUXPsBxiLq5ozUmpQdAkbrMD7hKL-0zZUKRlmkIKpcLJBJOXfr7YnA170MkSPPC9EDJ7jMEFPvvKhyw59LqlDkTtq2hrcJNdXDYMmMsWL2-EnhblyS8HPc/s1600/DSCN3215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051168883599522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFf5xUHmH4w2MoMWVFdcL3RUXPsBxiLq5ozUmpQdAkbrMD7hKL-0zZUKRlmkIKpcLJBJOXfr7YnA170MkSPPC9EDJ7jMEFPvvKhyw59LqlDkTtq2hrcJNdXDYMmMsWL2-EnhblyS8HPc/s200/DSCN3215.JPG" border="0" /></a> Auntie Bonnie being Grandma Bonnie.</div><div>Notice the white linnen pants. Those came in really handy when Aunt Bonnie video recoreded and hour and a half from her pocket. You can actually see quite a bit from the inside of her pocket. I guess the Flip isn't as easy to use as I thought. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w1KcSXxOoM_U3mpWpWqqqHcNCl3irkvzMFDF4biygfuL-mb1AgaBdqmHdh5rN6_vnS5kIeM0DKtIutkPXkTVc2C-01Sb7mp-ZzYsZyoPeCuDvZckLlFuW7W5YT7BEH_03XITOzzTzPw/s1600/DSCN3216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051077212713682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w1KcSXxOoM_U3mpWpWqqqHcNCl3irkvzMFDF4biygfuL-mb1AgaBdqmHdh5rN6_vnS5kIeM0DKtIutkPXkTVc2C-01Sb7mp-ZzYsZyoPeCuDvZckLlFuW7W5YT7BEH_03XITOzzTzPw/s200/DSCN3216.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is one of the coolest water fountains I have ever seen. It only shot up a large droplet of water at a time and the droplets made patterns up and down the strip of the fountain. Katarina had a great time playing in it and getting soaked. Good thing it was 102.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPt_oG2c88LIO4kktwuftC3ANxaP4JryXKp14PqKv9InIskHsjh6GI8SbOBQ3QMTkoAQMi1bBsQSSUW9oZh8sWYItKa8KB5ybYpcPwaMzq-twJZuEbng9BEnKXKC0XW4nNGlkRvxxylQ/s1600/DSCN3217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051000215648914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPt_oG2c88LIO4kktwuftC3ANxaP4JryXKp14PqKv9InIskHsjh6GI8SbOBQ3QMTkoAQMi1bBsQSSUW9oZh8sWYItKa8KB5ybYpcPwaMzq-twJZuEbng9BEnKXKC0XW4nNGlkRvxxylQ/s200/DSCN3217.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katarina got a flower painted on her cheek. I thought that she would freak out over the whole process but she loved it and she still enjoys seeing the pictures of it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj414FieIGVqFjLA0KbjbqPRiMgqOqFjK2lbmGHx1KwFwFijKUEnedi3GW64ddS79bxm0iWf3pMXScD5DNnYpOhZbMa6LA8E2yMBFhLsXYEpwnxmQ-uiFg2Fhf5tSq-malErcjiGrCsFqM/s1600/DSCN3218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050868902930050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj414FieIGVqFjLA0KbjbqPRiMgqOqFjK2lbmGHx1KwFwFijKUEnedi3GW64ddS79bxm0iWf3pMXScD5DNnYpOhZbMa6LA8E2yMBFhLsXYEpwnxmQ-uiFg2Fhf5tSq-malErcjiGrCsFqM/s200/DSCN3218.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was great fun for Katarina, though she insisted on dumping most of her water on the ground instead of the different holes and bowls.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498051921399976738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbHw2tPHM0T_c3hjEPWWtFaFG1qtlUcja2QamP8PJqc8-zp46SxlHcdHINL2NLeW3TkyNmtdN1B6BSkPhgijss390LdY7QkHji6bBHya6Dx6KbgbW_y1ai5lYJufHyB7Qg6DzA9iRums/s200/DSCN3209.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuNRH3C9jAWVRv2z3tK5IAqkybrUQMp5nwY4v4PNdP2jsfwh9B8GthhO-jAfs3kzmuGm-8zkUqOAiGSOs1O7bxdLWMsjKUxx6bjoaV3icyU11bERlmee_IxUpe5S2CbEJE2_VK6JtfaQ/s1600/DSCN3220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050748090818738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuNRH3C9jAWVRv2z3tK5IAqkybrUQMp5nwY4v4PNdP2jsfwh9B8GthhO-jAfs3kzmuGm-8zkUqOAiGSOs1O7bxdLWMsjKUxx6bjoaV3icyU11bERlmee_IxUpe5S2CbEJE2_VK6JtfaQ/s200/DSCN3220.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eQk1DcmQuu31Z1F7WL4__9oj6w_xPPRMNQdbNLz03kThKxmFGOcvjgqwG_iuexMfsU3tCQBy8mABg6OibTI3RR3QxhMN-HlqYCLeinfbpqp88cx6izgIU3T1Qq-MEZyznCwFQQaqRGQ/s1600/DSCN3226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050587104606466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eQk1DcmQuu31Z1F7WL4__9oj6w_xPPRMNQdbNLz03kThKxmFGOcvjgqwG_iuexMfsU3tCQBy8mABg6OibTI3RR3QxhMN-HlqYCLeinfbpqp88cx6izgIU3T1Qq-MEZyznCwFQQaqRGQ/s200/DSCN3226.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was her favorite part of the whole place. There were a variety of water colors that could be painted onto the large leaf. Every minute or so the leaf would flush with water washing the colors away and allowing you to start all over again. Katarina insisted on using only the yellow and standing on the near side of the leaf, though I tried to show her that she could actually reach from the far side and use other colors. She spend about 45 minutes painting this leaf and waiting for it to "dry, dry, dry", so she could do it again.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498052020443858834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraKejcQqZlQxCsb7AR1KlRoabkGVUvYzpvGAhHE36zgRljv0teckuCPWoWEuvmrduIlo-cB1ohLUNtTA-UkwLJ6EV2lPsR_TPYUoma5G5VY7FPO_hWxjWNyt00Sb0CqQMzEyQ0ZF4FNM/s200/DSCN3206.JPG" border="0" />This is her signing spider as we looked a big spider. It was only later that I learned that Grandman Bonnie doesn't like spiders at all. Sorry I had you take the pictures here. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV67kf7P4UsrB1UU-4eHeC5COdBZ4TM6xSQ2PmhIklipdEL2o511mb746fbVOfleJMthdGMfwlIAJCRL4thuNU5pHw8Q4-BQXBjnLkSCNObMDkqcZzSU4Z4cHbHRdZF3TSYTgL77vd_0g/s1600/DSCN3228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050458736921490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV67kf7P4UsrB1UU-4eHeC5COdBZ4TM6xSQ2PmhIklipdEL2o511mb746fbVOfleJMthdGMfwlIAJCRL4thuNU5pHw8Q4-BQXBjnLkSCNObMDkqcZzSU4Z4cHbHRdZF3TSYTgL77vd_0g/s200/DSCN3228.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of our time at KidsSpace Grandma Bonnie treated us all to some ice cream.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2AMpePqYPtxb5eKKwoOG1a_20FnE5P1loIJ6U_dcUmurPutTI0SDlmfQwyeJgxViI-gYfxVp126Rvflz-dxLUfykrWQQCI8PaKvU-Dwcc0p4Rv0KwkNd3Wrae3TP13gK-MZ_gnIMeRA/s1600/DSCN3234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050274620092354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2AMpePqYPtxb5eKKwoOG1a_20FnE5P1loIJ6U_dcUmurPutTI0SDlmfQwyeJgxViI-gYfxVp126Rvflz-dxLUfykrWQQCI8PaKvU-Dwcc0p4Rv0KwkNd3Wrae3TP13gK-MZ_gnIMeRA/s200/DSCN3234.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katarina also got a balloon kitty cat from a clown at KidsSpace. We managed to keep it alive the whole trip.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb_RT1I_nJF0_3utiuWIjdspUoXcHWMTY57cXA6Kh_Bkf1R8UQu7J176TkiejT7c7r1E0KXiKyksk2rn8W06h7pn5qzOQjsL7JKiQuNXVLWjeNbXqDSUnMQJ6A6mrFU9lWetenb_-ijc/s1600/DSCN3238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050164485481682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb_RT1I_nJF0_3utiuWIjdspUoXcHWMTY57cXA6Kh_Bkf1R8UQu7J176TkiejT7c7r1E0KXiKyksk2rn8W06h7pn5qzOQjsL7JKiQuNXVLWjeNbXqDSUnMQJ6A6mrFU9lWetenb_-ijc/s200/DSCN3238.JPG" border="0" /></a> The next part of our trip took us to Aunt Betty and Uncle George and Colleen. During one of our many trips in the car Katarina became very concerned that her feet were dirty. This is a picture of her with a wet wipe cleaning her feet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMKd9ZIZil5F_FUjZtD-1nHEgEf8EUOp_WhCe5NdqfJB6HQvj6_yt4psllJtQgj1qT1YU0suxsEeA3ssvg9haC6oXfTg056sIo0o8ikfmFdtObxKvCRoT8sqgY8PEAgKD5kYnlRmde30/s1600/DSCN3240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498050023087750354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMKd9ZIZil5F_FUjZtD-1nHEgEf8EUOp_WhCe5NdqfJB6HQvj6_yt4psllJtQgj1qT1YU0suxsEeA3ssvg9haC6oXfTg056sIo0o8ikfmFdtObxKvCRoT8sqgY8PEAgKD5kYnlRmde30/s200/DSCN3240.JPG" border="0" /></a> We got to watch Colleen during one of her softball tournaments. We just barly missed watching her hit a home run. We also had lunch there and Katarina loved eating the chips.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_30qF-Mxz8Vk06BqcUpMrtbh32Vu-VbfOH8KwUsYqEk_XBcWhF0d4lWx3UAIFER7azmqKnqo0lzjNg27Y_WpwYaA4M2tJTQw3_oqnIo3FJvVU6yxbO0DXynAAMC6ERegFZDcRsTL7Pk/s1600/DSCN3241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498049855802101554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_30qF-Mxz8Vk06BqcUpMrtbh32Vu-VbfOH8KwUsYqEk_XBcWhF0d4lWx3UAIFER7azmqKnqo0lzjNg27Y_WpwYaA4M2tJTQw3_oqnIo3FJvVU6yxbO0DXynAAMC6ERegFZDcRsTL7Pk/s200/DSCN3241.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is one of the only pictures of the three of us that I got (not sure how that happened). That is the only reason I am using it. Grandma said it was one of her off days. You will see how great she looks in some of the other pictures. This is Virginia Weaver Reed, Virginia Lee Glasmann, and Katarina Virginia Glasmann. We are only missing my mom, Virginia Clareese Carrick.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAzGFjfypJWaqSXVY4LXsIv6lRoyGuSXxNsXcG32gU3vGjioGTkEixgwF4Jt2J_gQbDjlyogLj9oxDPr8A8IX6MAttnYdr9AjRc4xcIaz6iJY8rcpHpv0G-z0VSV9LBbfb3sckQzQ7w0/s1600/DSCN3244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498049543842793106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAzGFjfypJWaqSXVY4LXsIv6lRoyGuSXxNsXcG32gU3vGjioGTkEixgwF4Jt2J_gQbDjlyogLj9oxDPr8A8IX6MAttnYdr9AjRc4xcIaz6iJY8rcpHpv0G-z0VSV9LBbfb3sckQzQ7w0/s200/DSCN3244.JPG" border="0" /></a> It wouldn't be a trip to grandma's house without the youngest generation getting treats from grandma's treat drawer. Katarina didn't mind at all.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEjbszu8LLrTarPPmIeZQVsSoC8jKULpE_9drunBYEHP4hGn_3fIJx75ae-eNayWmMlj4E6MlWZldFlEDTXBZlCff-hwTfZYvANFJLjfJtsxyDUReSEJz6uCRwf6oLdwb6qX-ANTMsV4/s1600/DSCN3249.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498049375042861314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEjbszu8LLrTarPPmIeZQVsSoC8jKULpE_9drunBYEHP4hGn_3fIJx75ae-eNayWmMlj4E6MlWZldFlEDTXBZlCff-hwTfZYvANFJLjfJtsxyDUReSEJz6uCRwf6oLdwb6qX-ANTMsV4/s200/DSCN3249.JPG" border="0" /></a> One day while we were at Betty's, Dolly had a hard time, she ended up in time-out at least three times.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDLKAdcAKL-yHV6EMZeKaIXiD5wty5pflWZFHoTF2Srg4nLuAdWtrmDWA2ILtUfi2UPD9NQ2OYVNZDZDnXfRGXiikPDtvH7fmC_znVhOzGYRUQ7faq6r_vL-pnDadOlBmMCmo0ji6NYE/s1600/DSCN3250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498049248806444546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDLKAdcAKL-yHV6EMZeKaIXiD5wty5pflWZFHoTF2Srg4nLuAdWtrmDWA2ILtUfi2UPD9NQ2OYVNZDZDnXfRGXiikPDtvH7fmC_znVhOzGYRUQ7faq6r_vL-pnDadOlBmMCmo0ji6NYE/s200/DSCN3250.JPG" border="0" /></a> All was forgiven later.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0iIPqqQGk29U8NYP6-bicFhuZfRfCKzpXYi7-H-3rtedq-h76nI48Sqyxzfjabzidy2Wp0EaIexuE4rogx7lEtonm97Z7qhaa65Coxrai1SkCQAr1joK5C_IFM7UwOHSbUSPVjC8HQw/s1600/DSCN3256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498049076672568978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0iIPqqQGk29U8NYP6-bicFhuZfRfCKzpXYi7-H-3rtedq-h76nI48Sqyxzfjabzidy2Wp0EaIexuE4rogx7lEtonm97Z7qhaa65Coxrai1SkCQAr1joK5C_IFM7UwOHSbUSPVjC8HQw/s200/DSCN3256.JPG" border="0" /></a> My little girl is a dipper. She likes to eat anything that can be dipped in ranch, ketchup, mustard, jam, salsa, or anything else she can get her hands on. (Though she wasn't sure what to make of the Tabasco sause that Uncle Dave introduced her to, she didn't understand that it was a rite of passage into the Reed family and that her mommy got the same induction at her age.) Well, I introduced her to Great Grandma's favorite dipping, olive oil and vinager, and it was an instant hit. This is a picture of both of them dipping at the same time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3bByYxfH0UIWIS5JI1lPwNr4EOPPcVq931VyvNfo6tT51sY9fcpitjFO_v0X_TjhxwGBDxZHFf232P1-FFeRfDj_WamwxBR61rl77PQaGOPpBage8HCnK0va3D4VrgRWAgVNoltD42M/s1600/DSCN3260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048879985869506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3bByYxfH0UIWIS5JI1lPwNr4EOPPcVq931VyvNfo6tT51sY9fcpitjFO_v0X_TjhxwGBDxZHFf232P1-FFeRfDj_WamwxBR61rl77PQaGOPpBage8HCnK0va3D4VrgRWAgVNoltD42M/s200/DSCN3260.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katarina showing off some of her sign language.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bm021X3HVShx86jP2R133IoRA8fnEZAMmAbV5G9wp3BPwnLi1CBwC3kCvONbyhv1SzgcLHhEOUE7seXWNlPo6n8nzwbmSxO-AK7Uf3ihv5-ZZ0nCCb07SdMqA-9se8nYVJ265I1QDZw/s1600/DSCN3281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048720258128178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bm021X3HVShx86jP2R133IoRA8fnEZAMmAbV5G9wp3BPwnLi1CBwC3kCvONbyhv1SzgcLHhEOUE7seXWNlPo6n8nzwbmSxO-AK7Uf3ihv5-ZZ0nCCb07SdMqA-9se8nYVJ265I1QDZw/s200/DSCN3281.JPG" border="0" /></a> Betty, Colleen, and Katarina taking Coda for a walk. I got a lot of down time at Betty's because Katarina loved hanging out with Colleen. It was a wonderful break for me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAGoah3DtxB0YfVFIHsmTb6wdKRZE5ONx7F_yuhGOCh4TrER2MCAMksPlAtgjEs3zaBH9lLfk-1fjDrYWheOerlHM9ikZH8YOG0QtTOn12xTz11op50125uq4Z5JCH8kC_MH0ZhHrWW8/s1600/DSCN3283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048564242996530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAGoah3DtxB0YfVFIHsmTb6wdKRZE5ONx7F_yuhGOCh4TrER2MCAMksPlAtgjEs3zaBH9lLfk-1fjDrYWheOerlHM9ikZH8YOG0QtTOn12xTz11op50125uq4Z5JCH8kC_MH0ZhHrWW8/s200/DSCN3283.JPG" border="0" /></a> Breakfast full of fresh fruits and avocados on toast. The orange and the greatfruit were picked from the backyard. They tasted sooo yummy. I brought a couple of greatfruits home with me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8ZdH5L6DTrXoEHlQDlxaxcMauWYS75AesS3_cf6ss3aLgz_R_iSJvAzLMPzchzz9hQDq2jcKvCBX_-zpsiY4ufR5GEF-Wvau9LgZ1J-aZCfSGPN_zn7-uVAPOangeUo3Z87V0xpnr8s/s1600/DSCN3285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048443232222690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8ZdH5L6DTrXoEHlQDlxaxcMauWYS75AesS3_cf6ss3aLgz_R_iSJvAzLMPzchzz9hQDq2jcKvCBX_-zpsiY4ufR5GEF-Wvau9LgZ1J-aZCfSGPN_zn7-uVAPOangeUo3Z87V0xpnr8s/s200/DSCN3285.JPG" border="0" /></a> We aren't really sure what kind of animal this is, though I am sure that it is not the kitty that Katarina called it. The important thing is that it sang and danced and Katarina loved to dance with it. (Be careful Aunt Jackie, I think she might be stealing some of your moves.) I took about ten clips of her dancing but I will have to post those later.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkgfnLMCQTXpkX8K3NpRiH-5eOwmpoThnV56mj5XLF_Y_nHZHgu9jJV2TzUGSzMLn1uwHUBZ5xgeR0C8yzuuB76Ubs81TBRzTi4YgfV-IMmYFZ9dYBoJTP3PNsHPy_9jxpTXpxVfPFg/s1600/DSCN3287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048296923567282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkgfnLMCQTXpkX8K3NpRiH-5eOwmpoThnV56mj5XLF_Y_nHZHgu9jJV2TzUGSzMLn1uwHUBZ5xgeR0C8yzuuB76Ubs81TBRzTi4YgfV-IMmYFZ9dYBoJTP3PNsHPy_9jxpTXpxVfPFg/s200/DSCN3287.JPG" border="0" /></a> Alas, even Kitty ended up in time-out once. (And in a suitcase twice, as Katarina tried to pack it to take it with us.)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihptDpY6ZMnAzbk5RqYh15bK_ARBnkjNYQTQcHwlNrGRQLHZEoPl-1-clY1HL6lXXE75lF7zH4Qq57FN_U03jRPuUkH-Sx-aW6-kRg4l0X9SNYy7offSYUNgE4YdjZHlyWB14eW0U-hLo/s1600/DSCN3290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048161376943602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihptDpY6ZMnAzbk5RqYh15bK_ARBnkjNYQTQcHwlNrGRQLHZEoPl-1-clY1HL6lXXE75lF7zH4Qq57FN_U03jRPuUkH-Sx-aW6-kRg4l0X9SNYy7offSYUNgE4YdjZHlyWB14eW0U-hLo/s200/DSCN3290.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am not a girly girl. So where does the need for a necklace, headband and purse come from?(We ended up taking two necklaces home with us, thanks Aunt Betty.)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07d1-YolkNPwEN_tWp_7qoiKypfX_WK4XO5GP7EsmDf-FX69LCVcAkl8_Srb3YRvGLriYu2yg2tx0-8M5mgv_Kp2hjJg2C0MOsl5hMf07Frl_jHZGzEo52GKqSUSFMvxOdRYexK-UxB4/s1600/DSCN3292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498048051748538706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07d1-YolkNPwEN_tWp_7qoiKypfX_WK4XO5GP7EsmDf-FX69LCVcAkl8_Srb3YRvGLriYu2yg2tx0-8M5mgv_Kp2hjJg2C0MOsl5hMf07Frl_jHZGzEo52GKqSUSFMvxOdRYexK-UxB4/s200/DSCN3292.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katarina enjoyed driving in LA much more than I did. Thanks Uncle Buddy for letting me drive your car. Next time I just need to learn how to use the navigation system :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQySz2a6bTNRMcx6-XKoYfA790ty3MFxbXM5IgshWilRZ9AbT3ZAWMhkxj5-fCrRMj8iChXoXfgBqeY-CAk5Uq_XjVgjFe3aSiojDE-MybES1rIVin6fDE3TOxk_T87Tpr4pBc2MYTMmU/s1600/DSCN3296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047895044834498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQySz2a6bTNRMcx6-XKoYfA790ty3MFxbXM5IgshWilRZ9AbT3ZAWMhkxj5-fCrRMj8iChXoXfgBqeY-CAk5Uq_XjVgjFe3aSiojDE-MybES1rIVin6fDE3TOxk_T87Tpr4pBc2MYTMmU/s200/DSCN3296.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katarina got to eat a lot of strawberries at Uncle Buddy and Aunt Nancy's house. I had to start limiting her fruit intake becuase I was worried about the plane trip home.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qn9MpRWWd7HJap4eaFVoALjzkQQeO2FZmXFOK_ZgdXJQLRXGIg_CZ46As6DQ7puXuBoNqHzfyvXIFW2yloi25nItpjlgS8d1dw-HOm_a-Ofx8zjTF4Fc72VZ-UOQD5n0GnJg6fUFy_0/s1600/DSCN3299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047751324226338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qn9MpRWWd7HJap4eaFVoALjzkQQeO2FZmXFOK_ZgdXJQLRXGIg_CZ46As6DQ7puXuBoNqHzfyvXIFW2yloi25nItpjlgS8d1dw-HOm_a-Ofx8zjTF4Fc72VZ-UOQD5n0GnJg6fUFy_0/s200/DSCN3299.JPG" border="0" /></a> Uncle Buddy let her have the controller for the fan and she thought she had control of the world. You can't really tell in the picture, but the fan is blowing her hair like crazy here.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmhTJptZlreJrl4jszkYW9PP_EMjSqQiPUxKitVTWttQ-AmalU4ynP_5l5YrIrn49Kg_xHTlySXcE067xaU_gqxmF5Pp7nqoPkgxPzs_ahYHQWb7xif3xkqfk0B67Pd1Vho9hSSjiSyg/s1600/DSCN3307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047600077922786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmhTJptZlreJrl4jszkYW9PP_EMjSqQiPUxKitVTWttQ-AmalU4ynP_5l5YrIrn49Kg_xHTlySXcE067xaU_gqxmF5Pp7nqoPkgxPzs_ahYHQWb7xif3xkqfk0B67Pd1Vho9hSSjiSyg/s200/DSCN3307.JPG" border="0" /></a> We got to go to a park and watch some ducks, and some miniutre sail boats with Aunt Nancy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-132yCd8M5dHkKDQ5MFvPwiV0tSP39vku3wFp_GtsrqCXwDMCofgSg2U_Cy9xsO1h0qXD8LxktUMlsxs9e5bhb3Al0rrXurhAIUdlOIKLQGc66UzI2nx4IBrxTjvnQVXzaGIIH8Q4EM/s1600/DSCN3311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047505282648098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-132yCd8M5dHkKDQ5MFvPwiV0tSP39vku3wFp_GtsrqCXwDMCofgSg2U_Cy9xsO1h0qXD8LxktUMlsxs9e5bhb3Al0rrXurhAIUdlOIKLQGc66UzI2nx4IBrxTjvnQVXzaGIIH8Q4EM/s200/DSCN3311.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the many play structures that Katarina played on. She loves the slides and swings.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3xYUw0V0etcpUefkj0Yr8zTSJftpN8yqvVcM1HrlK7vCLMwoQ-r6Lp7EI9E59fuOcEV2RKLBR34mKrU9oAyK_9-Ubev5Qyyke0fexnYb0k-bNmTZyq8qE9bGjXXJSjAOzTIuBys2SMM/s1600/DSCN3312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047372088267314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3xYUw0V0etcpUefkj0Yr8zTSJftpN8yqvVcM1HrlK7vCLMwoQ-r6Lp7EI9E59fuOcEV2RKLBR34mKrU9oAyK_9-Ubev5Qyyke0fexnYb0k-bNmTZyq8qE9bGjXXJSjAOzTIuBys2SMM/s200/DSCN3312.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the other picture of the three of us. We spent time with Great Grandma four days in a row and managed to get two pictures of the three of us. We will have to do better next time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl0obJtwKSNuzJUFC6OGqhW6TTxrJs6hLQeeCfUQSpiv3sUOqih8Z69VQ1ady0_WczfPlj7f72fKdViYSvX0mejq-oHKDShYfz70Mm6fXJ80UazSILkfO7EkLM2y5ckiw1Eo_sjILFyE/s1600/DSCN3315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047213065332466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl0obJtwKSNuzJUFC6OGqhW6TTxrJs6hLQeeCfUQSpiv3sUOqih8Z69VQ1ady0_WczfPlj7f72fKdViYSvX0mejq-oHKDShYfz70Mm6fXJ80UazSILkfO7EkLM2y5ckiw1Eo_sjILFyE/s200/DSCN3315.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a pictue of Katarina chasing rainbows that moved across the carpet. Unfortunately, you can't actually see the rainbows in the picture. Let me asure you that Katarina had fun, and it wasn't just in her head.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4p46w8M5_KgwoTQgcod1kcZf3g3DpYxVThO6tJSnvg43S4IQ_elXpxFrnqhp9XtfjTby70nfDvXr32hUS4Rhj_x_Mu5_W3_Ry_2JiRjxwkcoYxWwZPXjF6ppfAEjtDy8DqALu68JspI/s1600/DSCN3318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498047100806786450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4p46w8M5_KgwoTQgcod1kcZf3g3DpYxVThO6tJSnvg43S4IQ_elXpxFrnqhp9XtfjTby70nfDvXr32hUS4Rhj_x_Mu5_W3_Ry_2JiRjxwkcoYxWwZPXjF6ppfAEjtDy8DqALu68JspI/s200/DSCN3318.JPG" border="0" /></a> After I weighed all of our luggage for the return flight, Katarina wanted to weigh hers.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxk43G6YmwvDBgpJzLtynfICFhyphenhyphenFBP3vUxXNP0vjl-8eyKF-xrUmfL0MHOh-DTUGRNAH4e2zE41AaAe9hXpi0yceRrs3DQ21E-ZNNvf5U9SepsFY-9pyrhgbjR4NmayE3CHhj0kxNXG8/s1600/DSCN3320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498046901739579250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxk43G6YmwvDBgpJzLtynfICFhyphenhyphenFBP3vUxXNP0vjl-8eyKF-xrUmfL0MHOh-DTUGRNAH4e2zE41AaAe9hXpi0yceRrs3DQ21E-ZNNvf5U9SepsFY-9pyrhgbjR4NmayE3CHhj0kxNXG8/s200/DSCN3320.JPG" border="0" /></a> The toy that kept her busy at Buddy and Nancy's, and helped her start singing her ABC's again.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iKsXDmeqUnEgbOH-I2VSYDD9NRtoRyDrcF0iSKWrpJ6FO_9zNgH2am0GtyiK3-pyw6CoKwVfqeBhUN6qukXmO6vW4-LJRH12x5zqnt9VAnWx5VKAOLOpQSoFyiTNOM86JWlb034kjgA/s1600/DSCN3322.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iKsXDmeqUnEgbOH-I2VSYDD9NRtoRyDrcF0iSKWrpJ6FO_9zNgH2am0GtyiK3-pyw6CoKwVfqeBhUN6qukXmO6vW4-LJRH12x5zqnt9VAnWx5VKAOLOpQSoFyiTNOM86JWlb034kjgA/s160/DSCN3322.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> The drive home after a long day of traveling.<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCKU_7F3TpKTr6tuFYA8Jqh4lK74sRRn8LqQvOwoE6LhlQT_LS2R09yrKTYQbxbxlXkFW0QETq5p6CngoenL54O3BUS2rqDW4xZ9nkVyUTBtwFWVxx0E78XPUzpVNG9DDRL5XYpsFfH4/s200/DSCN2777.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-49505905204007737222010-05-04T13:38:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:01:37.573-07:00My Brown Belt TestI started really preparing for my test in January and for the months of March and April I was at the karate school in class or practicing four time a week (an hour and a half on Saturdays). The test was April 16th. We were told that it was supposed to start at 7:30 pm but that it might go late, because the juniors were testing before us, and that it would get over when it was done. (When the panel of black belts were satisfied with what they had seen.) Well, the test didn't start until a bit after 8:00. There were eight of us testing for 3rd brown, the lowest level of brown, three testing for 2nd brown, one testing for 1st brown, one testing for 2nd black, and one testing for 3rd black. We tested in front of a panel of black belts that included two ninth degree black belts (the highest rank there is), our instructor, a 4th degree black belt, and multiple 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree black belts. We started with a bit of a warm-up and some basic combinations with some bags. We then presented our forms, about ten of them, four people at a time, and then moved into self defense. I was prepared with 60 different self defense techniques, but was only tested on about 25 of them. We were separated into four different lines and took turns attacking and defending ourselves with techniques that were called out. We finished our test with sparing and then waited while the panel discussed our performances individually. That took about 30-45 minutes. They then presented us with our belts. Each of those that tested were promoted, which doesn't always happen. In fact, the last adult brown and black belt test, all four of the people failed. The presentation of the belts didn't occur until around midnight. I was really glad that I managed to take a nap that afternoon. I felt really good about my performance overall and I was really grateful for those that were able to come and support me, Jayme, Peggy and Reed, and my dad, who took over 500 pictures of the event (I will post some of them at some point.) And thanks to my mom for not coming (she had strep). I also wanted to thank all those that have babysat Katarina over the past year so that I could continue to go to karate. I couldn't have done it without the help of so many people, especially Jayme, who was patient with my after hard workouts and picked up the slack when it was needed. Karate is one of my passions and I am so glad that I am able to continue learning and developing myself in that area. Just two more belts before I get my black belt!JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-18151784885862206752010-02-08T12:19:00.000-08:002010-02-08T12:42:34.978-08:00Cousins<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_waApc0MNqjyPah9dOUjlgNbfVyOXz_Up5ksTuqXqSa0ZUVVBr7GKV4X7rCteYjIwoSRN69QAOenIMsDImwjk5Jm6eXN9GCDbbghvcxw6HS4Ub2eINApAhqXIXo0zG6ToN38OJe9cwk/s1600-h/Jan+2010+(roughly)+037.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435974616366341442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_waApc0MNqjyPah9dOUjlgNbfVyOXz_Up5ksTuqXqSa0ZUVVBr7GKV4X7rCteYjIwoSRN69QAOenIMsDImwjk5Jm6eXN9GCDbbghvcxw6HS4Ub2eINApAhqXIXo0zG6ToN38OJe9cwk/s200/Jan+2010+(roughly)+037.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Katarina loves her cousins on both sides of the family. She loves playing with them, looking at their pictures and she loves trying to say their names. We got to go up to Portland yesterday for Kyler's baby blessing. Kat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5sauMcTpbh-Jq3FTk9pEW4XIJ8n2UI6gh9cXOxfGckvKxkalARmzqmNIxT8TdH-MxdOQDFVugkgdC5EpvHU2kvJIW0QoFKOiptF9SRM55jJZZNIz7H1EGmuSO-d2exXIPWfNpedUMAs/s1600-h/Jan+2010+(roughly)+153.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435975112346094338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5sauMcTpbh-Jq3FTk9pEW4XIJ8n2UI6gh9cXOxfGckvKxkalARmzqmNIxT8TdH-MxdOQDFVugkgdC5EpvHU2kvJIW0QoFKOiptF9SRM55jJZZNIz7H1EGmuSO-d2exXIPWfNpedUMAs/s200/Jan+2010+(roughly)+153.JPG" /></a>arina traveled so well and was so excited to see her cousins. It was fun spending the day with the family.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have been working hard to get ready for my brown-belt (re)test. I earned my kenpo brown-belt the month before I got married, but then got mono, moved to Utah, and then, five years later, moved back to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcr1WWV7KEdjwhflqfbTOuaDRV7Lj8888_rYp6VLrAVdTYcUO85xDj4yPd4PIrIQZnWwEe07sfG_4sReWbEiv1A20IfUYrVstk4wPCaMj4pQ-PSdGYQCauSED070nV_MaraShRgiNczo/s1600-h/Jan+2010+(roughly)+104.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435974948430868210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcr1WWV7KEdjwhflqfbTOuaDRV7Lj8888_rYp6VLrAVdTYcUO85xDj4yPd4PIrIQZnWwEe07sfG_4sReWbEiv1A20IfUYrVstk4wPCaMj4pQ-PSdGYQCauSED070nV_MaraShRgiNczo/s200/Jan+2010+(roughly)+104.JPG" /></a>Corvallis. I started going back almost immediately but my attendance has been sporadic due to pregnancy, child-birth, and now, raising a young child. I have managed to stay in it and slowly progress. My belt test is in April and I will be tested on 60 self-defense moves, 10 forms, 11 sparing combinations, and general stamina, as I have to make it through the test. February is family month too, which means that family members can participate for free. Jayme has been able to take extended lunch breaks and is joining me out on the mat. I love having him there. Now we just need to get baby-sitting stabilized so that we can both be out on the mat at the same time.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjhAittdZYiyc7qox_ldvkhMBZdalZB1oWeVBi_EGKUYptMA_m6XND1R92jMBfTmnEGE5xz6dSAEh4TlwmImpRttxw5ubgGrdgLVlzUzlmmduEQFG-8XYg0oAnwrGy7GakRwHwsfaHD0/s1600-h/Jan+2010+(roughly)+187.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435975279507166866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjhAittdZYiyc7qox_ldvkhMBZdalZB1oWeVBi_EGKUYptMA_m6XND1R92jMBfTmnEGE5xz6dSAEh4TlwmImpRttxw5ubgGrdgLVlzUzlmmduEQFG-8XYg0oAnwrGy7GakRwHwsfaHD0/s200/Jan+2010+(roughly)+187.JPG" /></a></p></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-55707523911862806222010-01-03T18:15:00.000-08:002010-01-03T18:30:21.743-08:00Growing Up!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVBxIA50MxQVR2M40e8G_BOgiE44r15tM_tSyFaomEJ5z6X4IvpiHRyxkVDaIcpzLZVnukmL9yj5XH9ae24AkXA76wzYHFwCpzNNRPddKS_jw3B9JCpyN9D28OqI56Jwy5sGmcv4iX2Q/s1600-h/DSCN2769.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422706330284212098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVBxIA50MxQVR2M40e8G_BOgiE44r15tM_tSyFaomEJ5z6X4IvpiHRyxkVDaIcpzLZVnukmL9yj5XH9ae24AkXA76wzYHFwCpzNNRPddKS_jw3B9JCpyN9D28OqI56Jwy5sGmcv4iX2Q/s200/DSCN2769.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR6a7JDzFoKNT8ZbgFYITR1UlAPtFnk03qFTQ02hnCWWaV_r6xgoHRwwCdVM3zuZwio9KYdKYQTV9t4ftgNJlof4vTy67zadU2J9qxnPBDMgFed_nCj5p9LA4rk6ztQvdLaNaNYRogRY/s1600-h/DSCN2717.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422706322802939778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR6a7JDzFoKNT8ZbgFYITR1UlAPtFnk03qFTQ02hnCWWaV_r6xgoHRwwCdVM3zuZwio9KYdKYQTV9t4ftgNJlof4vTy67zadU2J9qxnPBDMgFed_nCj5p9LA4rk6ztQvdLaNaNYRogRY/s200/DSCN2717.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEYHlN_rMhaCPpNWEMH23C4C2baVe52FSU-EVN4-rVsD72iDk8QIXmnpuxece7km5EJlTb_9O2w9IzoDLUN3OvhbpgZzKGXsN3U0odYTwutM5DWJ5JKbegyaRM9xZFKcTVRAUII73WS8/s1600-h/DSCN2817.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422706317713104114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEYHlN_rMhaCPpNWEMH23C4C2baVe52FSU-EVN4-rVsD72iDk8QIXmnpuxece7km5EJlTb_9O2w9IzoDLUN3OvhbpgZzKGXsN3U0odYTwutM5DWJ5JKbegyaRM9xZFKcTVRAUII73WS8/s200/DSCN2817.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierPurNCLJmDl2kBXXy3F1Eo6Vb-wpdKPVLQl_Mz86P_fpNjhv7bIenIskeCSM4gDLwTaIf6e6uBAkKjYAiZwoH_iY608yYyoYmuW1vR5_MvXGYv2BsRYeTDHCaK9DsAEOj6qtrsz-CGc/s1600-h/DSCN2816.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422706311328078658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierPurNCLJmDl2kBXXy3F1Eo6Vb-wpdKPVLQl_Mz86P_fpNjhv7bIenIskeCSM4gDLwTaIf6e6uBAkKjYAiZwoH_iY608yYyoYmuW1vR5_MvXGYv2BsRYeTDHCaK9DsAEOj6qtrsz-CGc/s200/DSCN2816.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Virginia claims that one of the defining moments in any young girl's life is the first time she gets to have pigtails...</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So...my girl has started to grow up I guess. We had a wonderful Christmas. Now we just have to get back to a schedule of naps and sleeping through the night! Hope everyone had a great holiday season and is excited for this new year!</div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-5285941709938446242009-11-22T16:03:00.001-08:002009-11-22T16:15:33.597-08:00Birthday PartyKatarina turned one on October 10th. We had her birthday party one week later. She loved the tiger cake that Grandma made for her. She is such a happy child and she loves learning new things. We love having her in our family. I look forward to celebrating more birthdays with her, though I think she is growing up too fast as it is.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xMjM6Drke65f5wGleoS9qtMhSO9MBXFnxzfSv6jTH0R0F2i7Sv2SOFreRzx9sfschKUlnoUDVmCtc_umYTT5hZz4S4d3sSG2-XbS0Fa8tC4phznfbTF60e9kUsdg8hEAgPtkfYCfs-k/s1600/Oct+2009+044.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407083202673902066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xMjM6Drke65f5wGleoS9qtMhSO9MBXFnxzfSv6jTH0R0F2i7Sv2SOFreRzx9sfschKUlnoUDVmCtc_umYTT5hZz4S4d3sSG2-XbS0Fa8tC4phznfbTF60e9kUsdg8hEAgPtkfYCfs-k/s200/Oct+2009+044.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3CpGtSDG0T6mcgFtUu1OZErfiEYi9U-9dgLfpj9UrygccDX3bkv53nyrYe969Kq4_wV-zy_koxU9BchE9cWj7dxv4BOGheKpVMJCc_Q3sOXYhti2WSs2XnFjJmnoR14_49w3dND0Lg0/s1600/Oct+2009+052.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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She would point them out in pictures and on cereal boxes and wherever else they happened to pop up. She soon learned how to growl like a tiger and that growl became the universal sound for every animal. It was all very cute. So, you may ask, what does that have to do with meerkats? Well, Jayme decided that Katarina needed a tiger and ordered her one online. When we opened the box we were a bit surprised to find a meerkat instead of a tiger. The company eventually sent a tiger and let us keep the meerkat for our troubles. During the intervening period we had a little trip to Astoria and a wild adventure on a little bridge:) Try and follow the little mind of a little girl as you look at the picture procession. 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WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388885755081022082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGw2ck79P-ySAMwqnJzciUivBEzLsxP6s0dnrBEWnm1n04Prc4K72ZxhXjabfQfSJG4ut0j0XJp5S2AVLO9QBf3KyhDgD5MSL6MViiCKWUPf0WW0_eLKM_E1LgqQBmxJeboPdIcW7ltU/s200/DSCN1718.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I didn't add words cause I thought each of you could invent your own story about this that would bring a smile to your faces. We hope you enjoyed the story:) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-80415488185044367912009-09-22T18:27:00.000-07:002009-09-22T18:39:04.231-07:00I AM A MACHINE<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhcM4a4CxyEUfuiRVKi-HcSdhy1eUO0AnldsykcIOqAVvKF4Gf7vyc9Hrr9gcBrvUz4DY1-iGiKxKu0a2VLw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><p>Ya, I like peas. Don't ask why. It's just the way it is.</p>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-20117244861248977592009-08-30T20:07:00.000-07:002009-08-30T20:24:52.631-07:00Wild Adventures at Grandma's House!<div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>So...we never post. Until we do. Now we're crashing at Grandpa and Grandma Glasmann's house while they party on the East coast and get squished by big waves. Not much to say but here are some interesting pictures of the adventure.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm5DXNkBggXNtfVkV9TiGGnLWlHzlkSLY0I4zxZui_5W7xcLB7BbbvWT_fyALxranM383YcZCQuZj-ovTeSZQsfI4X2ZDKhX12BKW5Kxl0XbsCtxz763Oqxx2T30Dngi7b9MMJl3yQdU/s1600-h/DSCN1509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375960480264713746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm5DXNkBggXNtfVkV9TiGGnLWlHzlkSLY0I4zxZui_5W7xcLB7BbbvWT_fyALxranM383YcZCQuZj-ovTeSZQsfI4X2ZDKhX12BKW5Kxl0XbsCtxz763Oqxx2T30Dngi7b9MMJl3yQdU/s320/DSCN1509.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNYUaGe4gXF_2OLffNspUFnOqvOxWZyW5gzdqbEL-43haUHI5CgDmjzJZuxjpbB3ihUGPWGjraBY56dyHrHtkzwG0WOS2ukWY2bw7CvIfDYVFzdnidPTm2m8YjxM_bYqgTWjaYWX6Bq0/s1600-h/DSCN1507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375960471330290178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNYUaGe4gXF_2OLffNspUFnOqvOxWZyW5gzdqbEL-43haUHI5CgDmjzJZuxjpbB3ihUGPWGjraBY56dyHrHtkzwG0WOS2ukWY2bw7CvIfDYVFzdnidPTm2m8YjxM_bYqgTWjaYWX6Bq0/s320/DSCN1507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Checking out the front and back of a cop car..front was better...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8TczxoNRi_494CxW7vo-Mdy90yHGdwjfpS-_rAE4SihlmTcwWpxOxlkMUcmUH4vYE3gXU_Z6nkrscy0BMkijP6vZKNmNP6xTvNNAaczdokIkOYu1v3Y_VoDKwoYDWQqqJnrJeBLVtB4/s1600-h/DSCN1503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375960457918121218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8TczxoNRi_494CxW7vo-Mdy90yHGdwjfpS-_rAE4SihlmTcwWpxOxlkMUcmUH4vYE3gXU_Z6nkrscy0BMkijP6vZKNmNP6xTvNNAaczdokIkOYu1v3Y_VoDKwoYDWQqqJnrJeBLVtB4/s320/DSCN1503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tomatoes are on....I looooove Tomatoes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiNtZOt-qtl04s-cmpIqAhyphenhypheniUGsQ2bv3PYY79h-IfXUOHW_IKoVaBOrssi_cjBwcCRXazoPWfpd7-NTu1vEVUHQJ0usABB0vBEcNWuHLp6GB82lp3G9D6kzAMqobaIc1x6K2CFVhCvI4/s1600-h/DSCN1525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375960485672557986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiNtZOt-qtl04s-cmpIqAhyphenhypheniUGsQ2bv3PYY79h-IfXUOHW_IKoVaBOrssi_cjBwcCRXazoPWfpd7-NTu1vEVUHQJ0usABB0vBEcNWuHLp6GB82lp3G9D6kzAMqobaIc1x6K2CFVhCvI4/s320/DSCN1525.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaMadCRGkpgjsVFG9sbrIjg5j74gQm7ughlkQlhFjntWJr-YweZ142M8PWUGaWir0AphU4bjsHG_qZVEBADiuHKlwSzDwWPKPbGJ2M6gifeR9lmmw6v_jg_fLJ4GbZ8LPxcsThhryI78/s1600-h/DSCN1530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375960494460315730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaMadCRGkpgjsVFG9sbrIjg5j74gQm7ughlkQlhFjntWJr-YweZ142M8PWUGaWir0AphU4bjsHG_qZVEBADiuHKlwSzDwWPKPbGJ2M6gifeR9lmmw6v_jg_fLJ4GbZ8LPxcsThhryI78/s320/DSCN1530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ya..I'm choking...and Mom was taking a picture thinking it was a funny face...(huuughghghgaaa)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSgxxeYrHUDFd3K0d3U_MoHgXjYLroBihtUuNSbztd07DCS31GPPL76DKmv1Qg4JcyGnDd8PrkebwhcMXk9E1fC0ZqHLddILRuakfnzBhgFLiCYjxLbSswtWLjvIXvC4ShcgHrknuWUw/s1600-h/DSCN1532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375961859925386946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSgxxeYrHUDFd3K0d3U_MoHgXjYLroBihtUuNSbztd07DCS31GPPL76DKmv1Qg4JcyGnDd8PrkebwhcMXk9E1fC0ZqHLddILRuakfnzBhgFLiCYjxLbSswtWLjvIXvC4ShcgHrknuWUw/s320/DSCN1532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvvwiQgODxedEqRW_6quevu_T4GLAecQKO11b-mroUz3qCaY-9PptrZMascymfg1AKZgGnXsvaWG8Os4EFxTVAbDqp5ccfgkneW_rYydFFp9b2iaqG1KPvLFSuPOc7k4-soW75e3_Bhg/s1600-h/DSCN1560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375961872500658786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvvwiQgODxedEqRW_6quevu_T4GLAecQKO11b-mroUz3qCaY-9PptrZMascymfg1AKZgGnXsvaWG8Os4EFxTVAbDqp5ccfgkneW_rYydFFp9b2iaqG1KPvLFSuPOc7k4-soW75e3_Bhg/s320/DSCN1560.JPG" border="0" /></a>What do you mean it's all gone?<br /><br />Then these animals with big horns showed up around dinner...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnUzZpmS7lC20p62htlv9BQN2ckKKjAHqb1dXllEkxItTsaEz9zXgr847TYM8wbYz1xjexsFar-sFGJfLQ7veF7ZCfo6TovkX3rfIaDgg4l4YoX38qqWhVaC4S4wN75tGNbuqgZBqlPc/s1600-h/DSCN1565.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375961884867912866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnUzZpmS7lC20p62htlv9BQN2ckKKjAHqb1dXllEkxItTsaEz9zXgr847TYM8wbYz1xjexsFar-sFGJfLQ7veF7ZCfo6TovkX3rfIaDgg4l4YoX38qqWhVaC4S4wN75tGNbuqgZBqlPc/s320/DSCN1565.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbyBKMAYKk1j2-XoC-8DJfpYgCCQ2xKv0-4GqO2atnyGduBSw2WyozyI4WnWF73IxvqbmbNs0GL0FSlBSSd9DsZ4nCiHHxPZUnbq5nRY_93NGLSj5gwkKqHKLzFxWKyqPes5Cwpt0zZs/s1600-h/DSCN1563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375961893447580818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbyBKMAYKk1j2-XoC-8DJfpYgCCQ2xKv0-4GqO2atnyGduBSw2WyozyI4WnWF73IxvqbmbNs0GL0FSlBSSd9DsZ4nCiHHxPZUnbq5nRY_93NGLSj5gwkKqHKLzFxWKyqPes5Cwpt0zZs/s320/DSCN1563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh...and Grandma and Grandpa got new couches...And they are perfect for climbing on...I'm halfway up the back here...Thanks for the new jungle gym guys!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCcLoRgicfkNQSzR3ZjBsVP2USI3V1-tLaTbt_IMHCS_n7YKp-8Nz_v2eycuipekH8s7MAC_znu-bFcF0nm94-C09gagNH7A7Mi3wxQQwy7Mwl8K3NIbuX-jc_iJEi_ieltcED08n73Y/s1600-h/DSCN1571.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375963333328710610" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCcLoRgicfkNQSzR3ZjBsVP2USI3V1-tLaTbt_IMHCS_n7YKp-8Nz_v2eycuipekH8s7MAC_znu-bFcF0nm94-C09gagNH7A7Mi3wxQQwy7Mwl8K3NIbuX-jc_iJEi_ieltcED08n73Y/s320/DSCN1571.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110660074876027633.post-32957334249950161712009-07-15T17:06:00.000-07:002009-07-15T17:41:27.392-07:00Pit of Despair???<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yW6kLHto3xi-gvrg_C7TsPTaD2cLZQ6UYKU0YKZvoo6ST5dfuLBUMWM6F3J8KrXjjh4q3IL97yMhb0rkE8PE8oHpjwwPuMsbLciglDMatTGW_j5G2BtLKURkod3BdItJ0vIEImaLZBM/s1600-h/DSCN1437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358843475491516722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yW6kLHto3xi-gvrg_C7TsPTaD2cLZQ6UYKU0YKZvoo6ST5dfuLBUMWM6F3J8KrXjjh4q3IL97yMhb0rkE8PE8oHpjwwPuMsbLciglDMatTGW_j5G2BtLKURkod3BdItJ0vIEImaLZBM/s200/DSCN1437.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once there was a semi-barren field that wanted to be something more... So after consulting the great source of knowledge that is the Internet...rules for the construction of a horseshoe pit were discovered and the field found a future! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AhbjBvrmg54cC-wc5lFCj7XjPYw7dJQyhqdrKtw8Qt5NnkHMHcdaA4TZiz6ZWSCkTvo2tei5-W5HZZ2r_hG_Co2xC7CzQPSI6SslngCzt39mBdMO9nL_DvIw49qhIG1TETA_pXCVMI8/s1600-h/DSCN1438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358846087015886210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AhbjBvrmg54cC-wc5lFCj7XjPYw7dJQyhqdrKtw8Qt5NnkHMHcdaA4TZiz6ZWSCkTvo2tei5-W5HZZ2r_hG_Co2xC7CzQPSI6SslngCzt39mBdMO9nL_DvIw49qhIG1TETA_pXCVMI8/s200/DSCN1438.JPG" border="0" /></a>So we visited the local hardware stores after doing some rough math to determine our needs and began to rototill the soil to make the process easier.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5nubbMYUNfMaqN4iAEk6FblB-2U48eWbWHznt9yoG-swsIeizgpQXMCKHlEbWr6jbIapVjbR-gCoQv4_SuxTLQgg-OrA1ZBVYQV6owqRPnxwvh6AC8insYXAj_bEA3yliRAcr32V1NA/s1600-h/DSCN1439.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358846095492572834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5nubbMYUNfMaqN4iAEk6FblB-2U48eWbWHznt9yoG-swsIeizgpQXMCKHlEbWr6jbIapVjbR-gCoQv4_SuxTLQgg-OrA1ZBVYQV6owqRPnxwvh6AC8insYXAj_bEA3yliRAcr32V1NA/s200/DSCN1439.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXS-ucKqMJ7vF9ka4vqOtX1uTy_H-hDE0mPM2ZFG3De6OpEiWpT2o2pfDkZT-65Hb_caoR7gpMlb3M9ITE5M5XE3OXNJgfcQ5v6O4wLZK2aOU_TXYu39NJ8FniNh2oNTA-oZDu1DnA-M/s1600-h/DSCN1442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358846638445422994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXS-ucKqMJ7vF9ka4vqOtX1uTy_H-hDE0mPM2ZFG3De6OpEiWpT2o2pfDkZT-65Hb_caoR7gpMlb3M9ITE5M5XE3OXNJgfcQ5v6O4wLZK2aOU_TXYu39NJ8FniNh2oNTA-oZDu1DnA-M/s200/DSCN1442.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then the two Glasmann men got to work with scraping out the pit and cutting up the lumber to make the frame...good thing we measure twice!After completing the frame it was time to core out a hole for our horseshoe pin...lets see...need 14 inches to be out of the ground and the post is how long? 4 feet??!!?? Keep turning!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMNBEqGWiwPwzWhBKGYp93vSUArYJT-sywmsjxnyipJLfm9sYcMUh5MwVxS8aw6yod_a5nayHbXQ4-7V5paTH6nX9Yc1JbPPbWd65VaCfMyhtejPa5fDsteLtIhaaDJ2JKVv5ZT4c8wM/s1600-h/DSCN1445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358847562393563954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMNBEqGWiwPwzWhBKGYp93vSUArYJT-sywmsjxnyipJLfm9sYcMUh5MwVxS8aw6yod_a5nayHbXQ4-7V5paTH6nX9Yc1JbPPbWd65VaCfMyhtejPa5fDsteLtIhaaDJ2JKVv5ZT4c8wM/s200/DSCN1445.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The last part of the day was cementing the pole in place...cause all those ringers might make it loose otherwise, right??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_mlU-cunJyjxert-oGg1DCfZ6qncW6-IVkHIz4nZvVBjCufo1BI0j67hmmpjO5WNEObO-TY3Cp5xkyl-uxg7GWuj3InaYYeQLdjQ_k-sTuWs0jQI8wxsxVpAKrwIkxf9ehujFM7beM8/s1600-h/DSCN1446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358847575903808418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_mlU-cunJyjxert-oGg1DCfZ6qncW6-IVkHIz4nZvVBjCufo1BI0j67hmmpjO5WNEObO-TY3Cp5xkyl-uxg7GWuj3InaYYeQLdjQ_k-sTuWs0jQI8wxsxVpAKrwIkxf9ehujFM7beM8/s200/DSCN1446.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKjq5KC6UAy5Ds7nq3h3QWLUO5gRi1l7mHJe8sKsHCGTpfQks9jKN6e_agVC-JiCFTxEbZnprw5veEM0mQJwXCtZT195JSIsnMyK3omwXhGHCngePe71TsT3_bzHg44szw_KaPzz-oYU/s1600-h/DSCN1448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358847585988783938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKjq5KC6UAy5Ds7nq3h3QWLUO5gRi1l7mHJe8sKsHCGTpfQks9jKN6e_agVC-JiCFTxEbZnprw5veEM0mQJwXCtZT195JSIsnMyK3omwXhGHCngePe71TsT3_bzHg44szw_KaPzz-oYU/s200/DSCN1448.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Day two: We visited the local rock store for some sand and started filling after making sure the frame was level and in the right place.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kYOrqI1dNOujwfBp2eDJPidupaNTvJZG2kA7TfwAfTFl-EduGIzpyDiijkBn3-Elv94_uga4O-SgQ-G4VkSc4HU89Q5Wo7Mpru4T25WMlw2seipnsDDSRyGpOkb1koPs-nN7asnMYi0/s1600-h/DSCN1450.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358850518834385474" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kYOrqI1dNOujwfBp2eDJPidupaNTvJZG2kA7TfwAfTFl-EduGIzpyDiijkBn3-Elv94_uga4O-SgQ-G4VkSc4HU89Q5Wo7Mpru4T25WMlw2seipnsDDSRyGpOkb1koPs-nN7asnMYi0/s200/DSCN1450.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIy08-uIygPTB414gVBiWNAcPflJQb8NV12lgyw7nNrFSJf_gPuXMJpEftQQOrQHhn-3oTx64aBdMwOEt1Wjw1o040XmZ8elUnN7kHVVCXhuKt73-qMAd3otu5tckeWtut9F3famDX40/s1600-h/DSCN1453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358849415877765506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIy08-uIygPTB414gVBiWNAcPflJQb8NV12lgyw7nNrFSJf_gPuXMJpEftQQOrQHhn-3oTx64aBdMwOEt1Wjw1o040XmZ8elUnN7kHVVCXhuKt73-qMAd3otu5tckeWtut9F3famDX40/s200/DSCN1453.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After filling the pits, we bolted on the back stop to protect people from those who may be a little less accurate.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfzgJLW5Lv9DGJ5UU3657ehAytJwdX6E3BbXZijHoSyGPx78zJ81pwYkz_6FhHO_UDBz2fEVXMVKNZg1ijnzwVHMFtx0zr-MlG9t0DXnHVFkFPJukXDgSUsH8LnwKq_lWdRA_yYvNPQ8/s1600-h/DSCN1454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358849425681785858" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfzgJLW5Lv9DGJ5UU3657ehAytJwdX6E3BbXZijHoSyGPx78zJ81pwYkz_6FhHO_UDBz2fEVXMVKNZg1ijnzwVHMFtx0zr-MlG9t0DXnHVFkFPJukXDgSUsH8LnwKq_lWdRA_yYvNPQ8/s200/DSCN1454.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then, we let Mom and Dad throw the ceremonial first shoes! Dad landed a ringer on the first throw! Guess all that work on the pit gave him some inside pointers...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK8sFVgkvyI3pzx_cmu_kDnXw9Ldg4nzhi6mD0Qua-ebhR_loKtAYISemwo4TL_LKtpTG8dCCtDTGsk_L4UWdrYMzd_uJcbIFFqdOgTeoJNxs1tpIWjkNVM_KHgXIbfFevMqO4ybzW2A/s1600-h/DSCN1458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358849438499057426" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK8sFVgkvyI3pzx_cmu_kDnXw9Ldg4nzhi6mD0Qua-ebhR_loKtAYISemwo4TL_LKtpTG8dCCtDTGsk_L4UWdrYMzd_uJcbIFFqdOgTeoJNxs1tpIWjkNVM_KHgXIbfFevMqO4ybzW2A/s200/DSCN1458.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpnoiMcM3VwpMPErmrJM5jieORmP5uGGIFV16o1gDqVFoiDJX1HXYxk6WZNBpBKjKMZ8GogorDxQ_HanRKRq8f54pEisfZaDwBWbvYHQzlf8j27RG50OeQAhhK69N0JOZjSf7xdcHDPo/s1600-h/DSCN1459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358849447565612386" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpnoiMcM3VwpMPErmrJM5jieORmP5uGGIFV16o1gDqVFoiDJX1HXYxk6WZNBpBKjKMZ8GogorDxQ_HanRKRq8f54pEisfZaDwBWbvYHQzlf8j27RG50OeQAhhK69N0JOZjSf7xdcHDPo/s200/DSCN1459.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DoesXTxmFr52U3BdO50t6zfWs2P9qPgB9lSaU-fmXc9KNfE5_FuXFTw4Lg2JPk1ImDUm537C5jIeabDPOcjdS3QNEJ6VVXshyphenhyphenlNx0bPY0LcJIYqvs9EfLvg1yyPjzQflBjJauGqQiSU/s1600-h/DSCN1462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358851218752622146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DoesXTxmFr52U3BdO50t6zfWs2P9qPgB9lSaU-fmXc9KNfE5_FuXFTw4Lg2JPk1ImDUm537C5jIeabDPOcjdS3QNEJ6VVXshyphenhyphenlNx0bPY0LcJIYqvs9EfLvg1yyPjzQflBjJauGqQiSU/s320/DSCN1462.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zpfSAeyX8GaK5ZuS8h1GoMlhzOVrG2QOC3jJevklKXJd_mLZiIjdGI6r6nUSjnc_-aBo0-gxMS3XNc2bgzRLGezX5llnqc3NVwtp_I1tFzCLWDp6naWV6IYC-hd5IyB6sljQtXP0QMU/s1600-h/DSCN1461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358851214723908322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zpfSAeyX8GaK5ZuS8h1GoMlhzOVrG2QOC3jJevklKXJd_mLZiIjdGI6r6nUSjnc_-aBo0-gxMS3XNc2bgzRLGezX5llnqc3NVwtp_I1tFzCLWDp6naWV6IYC-hd5IyB6sljQtXP0QMU/s320/DSCN1461.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>What form!! Can you see the horseshoes in these pictures? The first part of the Glasmann amusement park is now in buisiness! When do we start on the mini golf??</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JVKsquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478414734903389544noreply@blogger.com2